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Just hours after fans endured the shock of seeing popular professional dancer Sharna Burgess excluded from the "Dancing with the Stars" season 19 cast, the talented performer took to Twitter to address the situation on Aug. 13. In light of previous reports, Burgess' tweet served up a welcome bit of relief for disgruntled show viewers.
Immediately after the pro cast list was revealed during "Good Morning America," Burgess' boyfriend Paul Kirkland posted a series of tweets criticizing "DWTS" for treating the gifted dancer with less respect than she deserved. Although many of those posts have since been deleted, a large number of fans echoed Kirkland's sentiments, calling the decision everything from flat out wrong to "appalling."
Eager to clear the air, Burgess' late-day tweet contradicted Kirkland's claims. After thanking fans for their "amazing" support, she wrote "please know 2day wasnt a shock 2me! #dwts has been very respectful! Keep an eye out 4 me very soon #dwtsfam."
Although entertainment correspondent Kristyn Burtt's mid-afternoon edition of "15 Second Dance Scoop" confirmed that none of the potential "DWTS" troupe members had been notified of their show status, Burgess' tweet came much later in the day and could suggest that she'll appear on season 19 in that capacity. The field of potential troupe members also includes, among others, Sasha Farber, Lindsay Arnold, Jenna Johnson, and Paul Karmiryan.
The list of professional dancers who will team up with celebrity partners in the quest for the mirror ball trophy includes a mix of long-time favorites and newcomers. Included are Cheryl Burke, Karina Smirnoff, Peta Murgatroyd, Emma Slater, Witney Carson, Allison Holker, Tony Dovolani, Val Chmerkovskiy, Derek Hough, Mark Ballas, Artem Chigvintsev, and Keo Motsepe. Motsepe, who hails from South Africa and performs as part of the cast of "Burn the Floor," tweeted his excitement following the cast reveal, writing "It's my dream, come true, to be a Pro on DWTS."
To see which celebrities join the season 19, tune in to "Good Morning America" on Sept. 4 for the official full cast announcement. "Dancing with the Stars" season 19 premieres Sept. 15 on ABC.
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Beechwood High School Speaking Event
- April 29, 2013
It was my pleasure to be asked to speak to the kids at Beechwood High School. Little did I know there would be a quiz to see if they had paid attention. They sure did! God bless their hearts. The questions they answered pretty much explain why I do what I do. The kids listened to every word, never taking their eyes off of me! It was time well spent, especially for me. I love doing this…Here are some of the excerpts from their "Jeff Ruby Quiz".

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Are you one of the many, many consumers who looks at the label on a food item and simply sees gibberish or one who picks out the one nutrient you understand somewhat and base eating a food off that information only? If so, you're not alone. Whether you're on a specific diet or not, being able to read and comprehend a nutrition label is a right that everyone has and should used to your advantage. While some people only look at one ingredient or nutrient on the label, commonly sugar, calories, and trans fat (which is actually banned in some countries, foods, and restaurant dishes), it's much more beneficial to be able to decode the entire contents, because after all, you are what you eat, right?
Let's start with the top.
· Serving size
o This indicates a portion of the product that contains the amount of nutrients you see on the label. Therefore, if the serving size on a bag of bread says "one slice", that means you can scan down the nutrition facts and see exactly how much you're eating with one serving. If you choose to make a sandwich with two slices of bread, you would then simply multiply the numbers by two, as you're now consuming two servings. Sometimes doing the adding and multiplying gets tricky because the serving size may involve conversions, but that is an easy problem to solve when you get to know your kitchen utensils and measurements.
· % Daily Value (%DV)
o This is just a tool to utilize when determining the amount of a certain nutrient is in the serving size compared to the entire day's suggestion, generally based off an individual trying to consume about 2000 calories per day. For children, the elderly, and people with special diet needs, this value may not be accurate or reasonable, but it is a great guideline to look to for the average adult when making dietary decisions. If the percentage is above 20%, the amount per serving is a high value for that particular food or drink. If it is below 5%, that is considered a low value. Again, this percentage is merely a marker for targeted consumers averaging about 2000 calories per day, and may be manipulated as needs/changes are necessary.
· Total Fat and Cholesterol
o Total fat usually includes the trans fat and saturated fat contents as well. As in the case of products like skim milk and low fat cheese, this amount on the label is not 100% accurate all the time, because there always will be traces of fat in items like these, although they may be very small and hard to detect. Saturated fat is usually found in animal sources, including meat, poultry and milk. Both trans fat and saturated fat have been noted to increases LDL-cholesterol in the blood, or the "bad" cholesterol doctors warn about when it comes to heart disease, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and numerous other diseases. While this is scary business, fat is needed in particular amounts and in different forms for good reason. There are many types of fat, and classifying it bad and ruling it out altogether is not beneficial nor recommended. Cholesterol is found solely in animal products, which means that cutting out fruits and vegetables won't solve any problems if that doctor tells you to watch your levels, so good try guys!
· Sodium
o Sodium has been studied for several decades and its use in food through different forms has transformed the food industry tremendously. Shifting to low-sodium alternatives when at a high risk for heart disease may be recommended, however every individual is different and has different needs when it comes to sodium. For most Americans, the sodium requirement for adequate nutrition is not nearly as high as the typical dietary intake amount, so the excessive consumption often leads to hypertension and related diseases.
· Potassium
o Like sodium, potassium is an essential electrolyte which is found not only in bananas, but also in berries, grapes, spinach, lettuce, grapefruits and so many other foods. This mineral is important in maintaining homeostasis in the body and in protecting nerves and muscles.
· Carbohydrates
o For whatever reason, carbs have long been a controversial nutrient. Listed by "total carbohydrates" is the amount per serving, but this can even be broken down further. This includes fiber, added sugars, and sugar alcohols. All of these affect blood glucose levels, which is why this part of the label is particularly well-known by the diabetic community and with people who are dieting on certain programs. Keep in mind that food manufacturers may list "Net carbs" to list only the carbohydrates not including sugar alcohols and fiber, to make the product appear "healthier" or "better" for a particular audience.
· Protein
o Listed here is another very important macronutrient that supplies energy to the body and helps repair muscles, skin, nails and organs as needed on a daily basis. It is a great idea to determine a target goal for how much protein should be eaten daily for maintenance of a healthy mind, body, and lean muscle mass. Protein is especially important in the event of sickness or injury, as it helps in the recovery process.
· Vitamins and Minerals
o Towards the bottom of the label, a few major micronutrients such as iron, calcium, vitamin A, and vitamin C may be listed. Many people rely on supplements or multivitamins to reach their daily goals for these, however pill form and dietary form are digested differently and sometimes one works better than the other in being absorbed by the body. Regardless, having a diet rich in vitamins and minerals has proven to be beneficial to all.
· The footnote
o At the very bottom of the nutrition facts, a footnote is listed with general guidelines usually for people on a 2000 calorie diet or a 2500 calorie diet. These are listed purely as an example and are intended to simplify the process of reading a label.


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One of the biggest questions for experienced and newbie eBay sellers alike is, "How much should I sell this item for?". While there are numerous ways to research selling prices for items listed on eBay, I will discuss just one: search completed items on eBay for similar items or exactly the same item. Be sure to subscribe to my articles for future publications on other ways to research starting bid / best offer prices for items listed on eBay.
To search completed listings for similar or exactly the same item on eBay:
1. Click the Advanced Find link in the upper right hand corner of most any eBay page.
2. On the Advanced Find page, enter the keyword search term (very generically).
3. Check the appropriate box for Condition (New or Used).
4. Then, scroll further down the page and select the box for Sold Items.
Optional: On the left side, click the box to search US only listings
5. Click the button to Search Now.
6. On the search results pages, the completed and sold listings appear. In the Sort drop down box, select the option to sort by "Highest price plus shipping"
Optional: The date of sale may be important if an item was once hard to find or just released. Newly released items will initially fetch a higher price until the item is readily available nationwide (rules of supply vs. demand)
Using the steps above, click here for an example of completed eBay listings for "cashmere sweater"
A seller can see what similar items are selling for by looking at these completed search results listings. If desired, click one of the completed listings to see the item auction description to verify the item is exactly you think it is.
If an item sells quickly at the Buy It Now price, some sellers may think that they let the item go at too low of a price. In fact, some sellers may think they could have received more for the item and greed sets in. Second guessing the price of an item that has already sold is easy to do, but not healthy. As long as a seller had made money on the item (after all fees, of course), then selling the item was a success and the overall store inventory turnover ratio has been improved.
If an item sells via Best Offer acceptance, the price is crossed out. To see the actual price accepted, visit How to Research an Accepted Best Offer Price on eBay
Shop resourceful pricing guides for even more information on setting the price for marbles, toys, comics, antiques, Disney collectibles and just about everything!


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Living by my own rules, I will not watch today's game live. Today, I am taking a soccer referee course. I've been coaching youth soccer for years, and I've grown to love the game to a degree (it is called football in most of the world, after all!). Now, I'd like to know more.
And frankly, that sounds like more fun than watching the Fins play live!
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Off to the island
By dlacher on Sep 27, 2007
Tomorrow morning very early I am headed out for the second to the last backpacking trip of this season. Dave and I are headed for a three day hike on North Manitou Island about 6 miles off shore in Lake Michigan. If you are a follower of my hiking adventures you will know that I normally also take along the furry hiking buddy (my dog) but there are no dogs allowed on the island... guess she has to sit this one out, she is going to be depressed and confused when I leave with the pack and without her, sorry girl there is another one coming up in mid-October that you can come with.
After I get back I will post the pictures that we get. I hear there are some awesome sights and Dave love his camera so I am sure that there will be some great photos to share.
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2005 -- Recruited to UCLA ... Contributed to the 2V8, N8 and V4 boats throughout the spring season ... Chosen as the most improved rower ... Helped the V4 record victories against LMU (Mar. 12) and USC (Mar. 20) ... Rowed the seven seat for the N8 at the San Diego Crew Classic (Apr. 2) ... At the Stanford Invitational (Apr. 9), helped the N8 defeat Cal, Washington and Clemson ... Rowed the three seat for the 2V8 at the Miller Cup (Apr. 16) and against Minnesota (Apr. 23), recording victories at each ... Captured first varsity letter after rowing with the 2V8 that placed second at the Pac-10 Championships ... Named to Director's Honor Roll for the spring quarter.
High School/Club -- Earned varsity letter in volleyball and four varsity letters in rowing ... Member of the St. Louis Rowing Club.
Personal -- Daughter of Robert and Lizabeth Roewe ... Has an older brother, James ... Full name is Jaclyn Lee Roewe ... Born May 7, 1986 in St. Louis, MO ... Chose UCLA for its great reputation in academics and athletics ... Enjoys art and keeping up with other sports ... Admires Harry Parker, coach of Harvard's men's rowing team ... History major with minors in English and political science.


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On March 2, 2014, musicians Si Astbury and Evan Hendry from the UK announced launching of their new single "Hope." The charities are Cancer Research and Ataxia UK. Carol Ann Docherty has been one of the helpful resources.
This charity single launch is just the beginning, as apparently there will soon be a charity video. The video is in pre-production.
Singer-songwriter Si Astbury, who resides in Burton on Trent, is also a TV host who presents talent on Burton TV News' "In The Spotlight."
Evan Hendry, 14, has known music in the professional sense of the word since he was very young, and his family and friends support his "every move" when it comes to music!
In addition to playing guitar, Hendry, who resides in Swadlincote, England, also writes songs. He plays rhythm and is the lead guitarist for the new band Ignition. Soon he and the band will be performing at Bramley Festival.
Both Astbury and Hendry are excited about this new project, although they won't stop here. In addition to this single they look forward to the upcoming video plus more singles and videos in the near future. Their band, Ignition, also keeps them busy "on tour."
According to Si Astbury, he and all those concerned with the charity, are looking for media support. They hope radio stations will get behind this charity single.
Astbury has also found time to enter a singing competition and is asking for your vote. One can vote every day and follow up with email link at Vote for Si Astbury!
To learn more about the launch, the musicians, their music, the band, Piggyback Studios and their gigs go to various links. Fans can view each band member in slideshow and even follow them on Facebook and YouTube!
Thanks Si Astbury for keeping Examiner.com abreast of your muscial projects. More to follow!
Enjoy above video on "Mobile Game Aids Cancer Researchers."
Suggested Links
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- Interview and behind the scenes with jazz band Jay and Friends (Photos)
- Debut music video released by singer songwriter Glen S. Wade II (Photos)
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I'd like to get the parent directory of a file from within a .bat file. So, given a variable set to "C:\MyDir\MyFile.txt", I'd like to get "C:\MyDir". In otherwords, the equivalent of dirname() functionality in a typical UNIX environment. Is this possible?
This will set
Careful with filenames containing spaces, though. Either they have to be set with surrounding quotes:
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Either method will work, both at the same time won't :-)
If for whatever reason you can't use FOR (no Command Extensions etc) you might be able to get away with the ..\ hack:
The problem with the for loop is that it leaves the trailing \ at the end of the string. This causes problems if you want to get the dirname multiple times. Perhaps you need to get the name of the directory that is the grandparent of the directory containing the file instead of just the parent directory. Simply using the for loop technique a second time will remove the \, and will not get the grandparent directory.
That is you cannot simply do the following.
This will set dirname to "c:\1\2\3", not "c:\1\2".
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After almost 4 years of writing as Boston Budget Wine Examiner, I am excited to be moving on to a new city and gaining new insights in Chicago. Boston has been great to me, as was my short stint in NYC, bringing the world of food and food writing to my computer.
Boston is where my love for seafood (really good seafood) grew, and I got to explore so many fabulous spots, working on pairing the best wines with each bite.
Check out some of my Boston highlights here:
May is Muscadet Season in Boston
Fantastic Ways to Enjoy Boston Marathon Monday (from my first Marathon)
Had a riot at Wine Riot Boston
NYC is foodie and wino heaven, and where most of the best start off, so I am so happy I got that experience (though minimally, I only touched the nearly 20,000 restaurants in the city).
If you want to keep following me, check out my posts at (and be sure to subscribe):
Chicago Food Examiner - I'm entering the food writing scene full force (not that I wasn't before) in one of the best eating cities in the US, so this just seemed fitting. As a wine writer, food is often an essential additive to make the pairing stick, so this should be a great undertaking. I am excited to taste all that Chicago has to offer, and maybe get a reservation at Alinea if I am lucky.
Chicago Budget Wine Examiner (articles coming soon!) - keeping the wine writing streak going, and bringing local Chicago wine and wine events to you. I love wine, and love sharing my love with you all, so this is going to be a constant of sorts.
You may see the occasional post from me for a Boston or NYC event, but Chicago will be home, so that's where I'll be. Cheers!


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Omicron Delta Kappa is the first college honor society of a national scope to give recognition for leadership. Since its founding, over 300,000 individuals from over 300 college and university campuses across the United States have been recognized for meritorious leadership and service in extracurricular activities. As a prospective member, you have an opportunity to be recognized for your leadership achievements in one of the recognized Five Phases of Campus Life:
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Membership in Omicron Delta Kappa is as much an obligation and responsibility in leadership as it is a mark of highest distinction and honor. Membership is awarded to undergraduate junior and senior students; to graduate students; to faculty, staff, administration, and alumni; and to persons qualifying for membership "honoris causa." Student membership candidates must rank in the upper 35 percent of their school or college and must show leadership in at least one of the five phases of campus life.
The initiation fee for a lifetime membership into Omicron Delta Kappa is $70. Some Circles will include an additional fee to fund Circle programs and events.
Contact the Faculty Secretary, Dr. Charles Eberly (firstname.lastname@example.com), Professor Emeritus, Department of Counseling and Student Development, 2107 Buzzard Hall, Campus.
Click here to download the Omicron Kappa Delta Application. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.


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Welcome back first time grower. In last week's piece we looked at the steps you would need to take to undertake your first grow. Those steps included: Environment, Airflow, Lighting, Timers and Medium. In this continuation of getting started with your first grow we will look at the final steps needed.
Keep it simple. The plants need three main nutrients to survive: N-Nitrogen, P-Phosphorus, K-Potassium. In addition to these main nutrients there are also micronutrients, which are crucial for the plants well being. However, if you are just starting out it would be easiest to use a one-part organic nutrient designed for grow and one for flowering that contains all of the essential elements needed. This could always be supplement with an organic top booster during the flowering phase. I would recommend a company called Bio Bizz as their nutrient line is simple to use and quite forgiving. This means that unless you completely overdo, it's hard to burn your plants. This is where the next point comes in handy.
It's very important that you measure the PH and the EC of your nutrient solution. The PH of the water when growing in soil should be between six and seven, while the EC should not go higher than 1.8 or you might risk burning your plants. EC in laymen's terms is Electro Conductivity it will tell you how much of your nutrients are present in the water. A great rule of thumb is to use half the amount specified on the label.
This is a super-important aspect of growing and often the one where it goes really wrong. The key here is to find the balance between overwatering and under-watering. "The best tip I can give you is to pick up your pots." Feel your plants. Water them and pick up the bucket to see what a full bucket feels like, then wait two-three days and pick them up again. Really let yourself get a feel for what a full bucket feels like and what an empty one feels like. This way you will get a sense for what the perfect amount of water is. Leaves are also a good indication, however you shouldn't let your plants get to that state. In the below photo you can see really droopy leaves this is a clear sign that the plant needs water.
This is an incredibly important aspect of your grow. For a first-time grower I would recommend using female seeds, this will make your grow much easier as you will be guaranteed to have an all-female room. However keep a close eye on your plants, as from my experience the potential chance for hermaphrodites in feminized seed is high. When selecting a seed company I recommend going with one that has been established for many years or is run by people with a lot of experience.
This is an equally important part of the grow. How to know when they are ready? You should invest in a loupe or miniature microscope, its always best to look at your crystals and cut them down once you have around 20 percent amber heads. The heads are the tops of the trichomes and look like little balls on top of stalks. These domes change from clear to cloudy to amber. When there is about 20 percent amber color they are ready to harvest. Alternatively if you don't have a mini scope or loupe I would suggest going five days over the recommended flowering period, so if your plants are ready in 63 days then go to 68. They really pack on the weight in the last few days as they get more ripe.
When your plants are finally ready cut them down and hang them upside down in a dark place with a steady temperature and even humidity roughly between 30 and 40 percent. Once your plants are hung wait about a five days to a week until they are somewhat dry. Then start manicuring them. This means trimming all the big leaves off first while they are still hanging. Then trim the smaller leaves. If possible trim over a fine screen as you will be rewarded with some nice hash. Also save your fine trim for use as bubble hash or oil making material. Once your buds are trimmed put them into a glass jar, then open and close them for a week letting them air out for about an hour or two. After another week you will have amazing buds. Happy growing!!


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In my experience as an academic, professional musician and, for the past 17 years, dentist--I not only concur, but would add a corollary to your schema. There was a time (back in the days when I tried it and didn't exhale!), that I decided that it would be cool to become a studio musician. So, as an ex-philosophy jock, I decided to approach it backwards. I set up a tape recorder and some mikes and invited every reasonably good solo artist over to make demo "records" (spell that cheap tapes) in the studio (spell that garage). Putting myself in the position of having to BE a studio musician by DOING what studio musicians did and making "recordings", I desperately analyzed the tapes, practiced and learned what worked for me during the sessions.
The intensity of the need to learn and practice (after all--I was hosting these sessions and didn't want to be a total jerk) was an enormous motivator. Later, a band I was in went into a studio to make a "real" demo. The engineer said that the group wasn't so hot, but my fiddle and bass playing was "cool" and he had groups coming in that needed some help (spell that overdubs). Would I do it? Sure.
Soon, I had more and more jobs and found myself being just what I had pretended to be: a studio musician making some money at it!
In dental school, I did the same thing--considering myself a dentist, volunteering for every new demonstration and desperately preparing so as not to look foolish. This approach has served me well.
You are onto something!!
Tom's response:
Good for you Bob. There aren't many people with the courage to do what you did. Whether you did well or not, I'll bet you were NEVER bored. Think about learning the same stuff in a classroom. Certain death. But much easier on the instructor. So who is education for? The learner or the "teacher?"
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52.1 The Employer and the Union acknowledge that this Agreement provides, through the grievance procedure and through other administrative remedies, for an orderly settlement of grievances or disputes which may arise between the parties. Accordingly, the parties agree that the public interest requires the uninterrupted performance of all University services and to this end pledge to prevent or eliminate any conduct contrary to that objective. Therefore, during the life of the Agreement the Employer shall not lockout any of the employees as a result of a labor dispute or grievance or disputes on personnel matters nor shall the Union condone or authorize a work stoppage, work slowdown, or any other curtailment of work in the bargaining units.
52.2 Should the employees engage in any unauthorized concerted action, the Joint Union/Management Committee shall immediately convene and shall continue to meet until the dispute is settled, and the employees involved shall immediately return to work and continue working. Any employee who refuses to perform his/her work may be subject to disciplinary action.
52.3 There will be no strike or lockout regarding any matters pertaining to the contents of this Agreement.
52.4 Any action of the Employer in closing the University during a general strike, riot, or civil disturbance for the protection of the institution, its property, or its employees shall not be deemed a lockout.
52.5 Any action of an employee in refusing to cross, for his/her own personal safety, a picket line at the Employer's premises in case of an officially declared strike by some other employee organization or union representing employees working for the Employer shall not constitute a violation of this clause of the Agreement, provided, however, that such a decision shall be made freely by the employee without coercion by either the Employer or the Union and provided further that nothing herein shall preclude the Employer from continuing to operate the University with or without temporary replacement personnel.
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Mill Creek selects the best gardens in town
The city of Mill Creek announced its annual list of Great Gardens chosen by the Art and Beautification Board.
The 2013 award-winning homeowners are:
The 2013 award-winning homeowners are:
- George Guimont, 13823 23rd Ave. SE, Heatherwood W.
- Steven Diamond, 13307 28th Ave. SE, Heatherwood W.
- Scott and Vickie Jensen, 15404 Third Drive SE, River Crossing
- Bruce Marshlain, 2702 143rd Place SE, Huckleberry
- Dennis and Mary Maher, 16317 29th Drive SE, The Highlands
- Alice Wilburn, 13724 28th Drive SE, Silver Crest
- Frank and Christina Lemos, 14631 14th Ave. SE, Holly
- Mark and Renee Oostra, 3325 157th Place SE, The Parks
- John Turner, 15812 32nd Ave. SE, The Parks
- Ernest and Virginia Plaster, 2918 140th Place SE, Silver Crest
- Donald and Caroline Sand, 2916 145th Place SE, Appletree at Thomas Lake
- Kum Yoou, 1701 166th Place SE, The Lakes
- Peter and Linda Gilmartin, 15914 24th Court SE, Heatherstone.
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Megan Fox is quite an adorable gal. She has graced the covers of countless magazines and is a daily fixture on many entertainment news sites and blogs. Her exposure on the web is so great that there was even a "A Day Without Megan Fox" that called for a boycott on news regarding the starlet.
Considering, she is very easy on the eyes and have been known to be very friendly to her fans, it is pretty insane when it comes of some of the stuff she has said on the red carpet and during interviews.
E! Online's Breanne L. Heldman beautifully complies a list of Megan Fox's "WTF did she say?" moments.
1. Golden Globes, January 2009:
"I am pretty sure I'm a doppelgänger for Alan Alda. I'm a tranny. I'm a man."
2. FHM, June 2007:
"I forget to flush the toilet. Friends will tell me, 'Megan, you totally pinched a loaf in my toilet and didn't flush.' "
3. GQ, September 2008:
"Olivia Wilde (13 on House M.D.) is so sexy, she makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands."
4. New York Post, November 2008:
"I'm obsessed with [Zac Efron]. What you don't know is that Zac and I are the same person. It's like Janet and Michael [Jackson]. We are the same person."
5. Esquire, May 2009:
"Let me tell you what it's really about. High School Musical is about this group of boys who are all being molested by the basketball coach, who is Zac Efron's dad. It's about them struggling to cope with this molestation. And they have these little girlfriends, who are their beards. Oh, and somehow there's music involved."
6. GQ, October 2008:
"If you eat Chinese food, your farts come out like Chinese food. If you eat Mexican food, your farts come out like Mexican food. And milk, it's like—you can smell the warmth in the fart."
7. San Diego Comic-Con, July 2009:
"I would eat Rob Pattinson (Edward Cullen on Twilight) so that I could steal some of that pretty. I wanna be pretty like he's pretty. I want that James Dean, that sexy-ass hair."
8. Esquire, May 2009:
"I have no question in my mind about being bisexual. But I'm also a hypocrite: I would never date a girl who was bisexual, because that means they also sleep with men, and men are so dirty that I'd never want to sleep with a girl who had slept with a man."
9. GQ, June 2009:
"When you think about it [actors are] kind of prostitutes. Other people are paying to watch us kissing someone, touching someone…It's really kind of gross."
Did you scratch your head for a second? Considering, she has been known to idolize Angelina Jolie, she possibly may be going through a "Billy Bob" phase. Can we expect her to ditch B.A.G. (Brian Austin Green), adopt some orphans, and become a world renowned humanitarian in the near future?
Gawd, I love her….
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Eugene F. "Gene" Ely, age 90, died early Wednesday morning, July 13, 2011, at the Minneola District Hospital, Minneola, Kansas.
He was born May 13, 1921, at Moscow, Kansas, the son of Roy Razz and Ethel (Nimmo) Ely Harmon. As a young boy he attended school at Wilburton, later moving to Elkhart where he graduated from Elkhart High School. In 1942, he joined the United States Army Air Corps, serving as a belly gunner aboard a B-17 in Africa during World War II. In January, 1946, he was honorably discharged from active service. After his discharge he returned to Elkhart before moving to Fowler in 1948 where he made his home for many years. In 1983 he retired from the Michigan-Wisconsin Pipeline as a plant foreman. Over the years he was also an active farmer.
He was a member of the Fowler United Methodist Church, American Legion, Odd Fellows, and the American Quarter Horse Association. He enjoyed rodeos, working with horses, traveling, goose hunting, car races, and spending time with his family and friends.
On December 27, 1941, he married Martha LaVern Strobel at Hugoton, Kansas. She precedes him in death on March 12, 2002.
He is survived by:
A daughter, Bonna Nichols and husband Gary of Beaver, Oklahoma
Seven grandchildren Eleven great-grandchildren Five great-great-grandchildren
He is preceded in death by his wife; a son, Donald Dean Ely on February 7, 1988; and his parents.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 18, 2011, at the Fowler United Methodist Church, Fowler, with the Reverend Dick Robbins presiding. Friends may call from 11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Sunday, at Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade. Interment will follow in the Fowler Cemetery, Fowler, with military honors provided by the United States Air Force.
The family would welcome memorials to the Fowler United Methodist Church or the Fowler Residential Care Center in care of the funeral home.
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Aisino Corporation, a Chinese company that specializes in intelligent anti-forgery tax control systems, EFT POS solutions, financial IC cards, bill receipt printing solutions and public IT security solutions, has established a joint venture (JV) with Wincor Nixdorf in China to develop, produce and market IT solutions for banking and retail companies in China. The JV is strategically positioned to primarily tap the sizeable banking business in the country by offering solutions that meet Chinese banking regulations.
Having won the Top Retail Supplier award in 2015, Wincor Nixdorf has won it again this year.
Wincor Nixdorf is moving with confidence toward the business combination with Diebold scheduled to take place this summer, said Eckard Heidloff, President and CEO of Wincor Nixdorf AG, at a press conference in Madrid, where Wincor Nixdorf is currently holding its International Management Seminar, a congress attended by around 150 experts from retail banking.
The Bank of England recently reported a 5 percent rise in the volume of cash circulation in the UK.
Following a test installation, which is due to begin in August 2016, Wincor Nixdorf will equip all 59 stores of Dutch supermarket chain Jan Linders with new POS systems starting early 2017.
Wincor Nixdorf has reached a major milestone in its quest to deliver one of the most robust self-service machines in the industry – it has shipped its 100,000th ProCash 280 globally. The recipient of the recently rolled out 100,000th ProCash 280 is one of the leading banks in Thailand.
Helping AEVI to grow in a dynamic market
In the context of a capital increase worth up to EUR 30 million, HPE Growth Capital is acquiring a minority stake in AEVI, a subsidiary of Wincor Nixdorf AG, with retroactive effect from October 1, 2015. AEVI intends to use the extra capital to accelerate its successful growth trend in the market for cashless payments.
Wincor Nixdorf and HESS Cash Systems, a subsidiary of Gauselmann Group and one of the leading coin process automation vendors, have agreed on a strategic cooperation.
Wincor Nixdorf has received the renowned Red Dot Design Award for a new automated teller machine at which customers can withdraw cash via a smartphone or NFC card. The Red Dot Design Award is conferred by Design Zentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen and is one of the most prestigious design competitions in the world.
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Jenelle Evans and Kail Lowry had a falling out last month after Kail tweeted a link to a story claiming Jenelle had used drugs during her current pregnancy. After Jenelle saw what her "Teen Mom 2" co-star and friend had done, she went off on her on Twitter, telling her to leave her "the f**k alone." But now, they appear to be on friendly terms.
On March 11, during the new episode of "Teen Mom 2," Jenelle reached out to Kail in regard to her issues with encapsulating her placenta on the show.
"I found that weird he didn't want u doing that... It's kinda your choice," Jenelle told her co-star, after seeing her doctor inform her that he wouldn't be able to make the accommodations necessary to have Kail's placenta encapsulated.
Since their feud, Jenelle and Kail appeared to have ceased all communication, so seeing them in contact once again is big news. However, it's unclear if that is what is best for these two.
Ever since Jenelle began working as a Teen Mom reporter (and reportedly started a website under her name which reports on the girls), Kail and her have feuded. While Kail doesn't want her co-star reporting on her, Jenelle continues to do so, which angers Kail. So, why even try at a friendship? Their best bet is to go their separate ways instead of continuing to feud in such a public way.


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Critics Say Justice Reinvestment Sidesteps Minority Communities
April 17, 2013 09:59:53 am
A group of the nation's leading criminal justice advocates and researchers have charged that the much-lauded "justice reinvestment" strategy has failed to divert meaningful funds to minority communities who have been the most deeply affected by high levels of incarceration.
In a report issued today, the advocates are sharply critical of how the six-year-old strategy--warmly endorsed by the Department of Justice only last week---has evolved in many states.
While they note progress on many prison and sentencing reforms, the critics argue that the strategy has fallen short in efforts to reduce prison populations sharply, and to reinvest the money saved into heavily minority communities whose residents fill many prison cells--key pillars of the Justice Reinvestment Initiative.
By making political compromises to enact reform legislation in states, the critics charge, the Initiative, "as it has come to operate, runs the danger of institutionalizing mass incarceration at current levels."
The group argued that by agreeing to changes in state law that may reduce prison growth but not the actual number of inmates, high incarceration rates may persist "for many decades to come, largely ignoring its impact on communities of color in particular."
They added: "This is not the future we want."
The report's 10 signers are James Austin of the JFA Institute; Eric Cadora of the Justice Mapping Center; Todd R. Clear, dean of the Rutgers School of Criminal Justice; Kara Dansky and Vanita Gupta of the American Civil Liberties Union; Judith Greene of Justice Strategies, Marc Mauer and Nicole Porter of The Sentencing Project; Susan Tucker, former director of the Open Society Foundations' After Prison Initiative; and Malcolm C. Young of Northwestern University Law School, former director of The Sentencing Project.
The critics' paper comes at a critical time for justice reinvestment, which is run largely by the Council of State Governments Justice Center, and supported by the U.S. Justice Department and the Pew Public Safety Performance Project.
In general, justice reinvestment aims to trim prison populations and apply the savings to services that would help the communities that historically have produced the most inmates.
Last week, the advocates issued their own report on their project's successes, and President Barack Obama's proposed budget for the year starting October 1 asked Congress for a large increase in the federal contribution to it, from $6 million to $85 million annually.
Twenty-seven states have taken part in justice reinvestment in some way, and at least 17 of them have enacted legislation on the subject.
The overall growth in U.S. prison populations has stalled in recent years and may be declining slightly.
The critics say that justice reinvestment has not led the way in reducing "correctional populations and budgets below the historically high levels that persist today."
They list several examples of states often cited by justice reinvestment advocates, including Kansas, where the inmate population grew from 8,539 in 2008 to 9,327 in 2011; Arizona, where there were 39,589 inmates in 2008 and 40,020 in 2011; and Texas, which rose from 171,790 in 2007 to 172,224 in 2011.
Projected increase in inmate populations
The report asserts that prison populations are projected to increase slightly over the next four years in 14 of the 18 states that have passed justice reinvestment legislation.
Justice reinvestment advocates, the new paper argues, have not "steered reinvestment toward the communities most weakened by aggressive criminal justice policies."
Since "reinvestment" leaders have had to make compromises with state legislators on many key points, the new report maintains, "Justice Reinvestment risks becoming all things to all people."
"The lack of targeted reinvestment in high incarceration communities is probably the most glaring weakness" of justice reinvestment, the analysts go on to write.,
They cite Pennsylvania, where a reinvestment initiative last year "made no attempt to advance a goal of community reinvestment" and instead directed anticipated savings in a new sentencing law to law enforcement and other criminal-justice agencies.
The critics urge those running Justice Reinvestment programs to change their strategy, for example by working for the reduction of unnecessary arrests at the front end of the justice system, mainly for drug crimes; by emphasizing legislation that would reduce the average length of stay for convicts, and by expanding their reach beyond political and criminal justice leaders to include more grassroots organizers and better public-education campaigns.
The new report says the current public dialogue on sentencing and prison issues "might be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make sure that people mired in the injustices of the U.S. punishment system are not left out, forced to the back of the line again, and told to wait until all the other big problems facing the world have been dealt with."
It concludes that justice reinvestment "needs a new orientation and a new future."
Adam Gelb, director of The Pew Charitable Trusts' Public Safety Performance Project, said in response to the report, "In all of its work, Pew applies a rigorous, analytical approach to improve public policy. From the inception of the Public Safety Performance Project, the stated goals have been to protect public safety, hold offenders accountable, and control corrections costs. While we recognize others have different goals and approaches to reform, Pew's focus on nonpartisan, fact-based policymaking has found strong resonance among decision makers once paralyzed by partisan public safety rhetoric.
"Our landmark research and work with more than a dozen states has helped reorient the policy debates to a more productive deliberation on how to deliver the best possible public-safety return on tax dollars. This, in turn, has helped states adopt comprehensive research-based sentencing and corrections policies and practices that slow the growth of prison costs while reducing recidivism and keeping communities safer."
Ted Gest is president of Criminal Justice Journalists and Washington DC bureau chief of The Crime Report. He welcomes comments from readers.


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The holy grail for politicians is the comfort of incumbency. House Speaker John Boehner has achieved that status and then some after 24 years in the House of Representatives. He is so entrenched in his native Ohio and national politics, he is running his first television ad in four years to rally support for other Republicans in Ohio, Politico reported Wednesday.
Boehner became the House majority leader after Tom DeLay's departure in 2006, and then served minority leader in Obama's first victory in 2008. He was elected speaker after the GOP triumphantly swept into the House majority in 2010's stunning rebuke of President Obama's liberal agenda.
Cory Fritz, a spokesman for Boehner's political operation, told Politico, "Republicans have a big opportunity in 2014, and the speaker wants to make the most of it. With no significant statewide primary to mobilize and engage voters in Ohio, we're stepping up and doing our part to build a strong foundation for victory up and down the ticket in November."
This is every politician's dream scenario. Don't worry about the opposition facing you directly. That means destroying the opposition for your political allies with your own campaign war chest.
The Speaker faces marginal opposition in his 13th election – three to be precise. He is expected to win easily.
Rumor has it that with the recent purchase of a condo in Florida, Boehner is about to hang up his career and spend his sunset years living the good life. "Absolutely not true," Boehner told The Washington Post.
The political commercials will premier April 16 in Cincinnati and Dayton, according to Politico.
Life is good when your future is assured. Something Boehner's predecessor Nancy Pelosi knows all too well that fact in ultra-liberal San Francisco - her cmfort zone.
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AAlaska's vote-counting system has flaws that could threaten the integrity of upcoming elections, according to voting technology experts.
A report on how to protect elections in an electronic world was issued in June by a task force on voting security at the Brennan Center for Justice, NYU School of Law. This nonpartisan think tank's report details how Diebold's optical-scan and touch-screen machines could be attacked and votes manipulated (www.brennancenter.org).
The task force found more than 120 security threats that affect the three most common electronic voting systems. Alaska has two of these systems -- 1) Diebold optical scanners and 2) Diebold touch-screen machines with voter verified paper trail, to be used here for the first time in August.
The touch-screen machines are particularly unreliable, insecure and vulnerable to attack. Diebold's ubiquitous optical scanners also are vulnerable.
In Alaska, questions remain about the vote counts from Diebold's optical scanners that showed a massive misreporting of votes in Alaska's 2004 general election, with turnout reported at more than 200 percent in 16 of the 40 State House districts and other anomalies. The Alaska Democratic Party has sued the Division of Elections in an effort to get public records from that election. A court hearing will begin Sept. 25 that will determine whether the state must release the electronic database containing those votes.
Since Walden O'Dell, Diebold's former chief executive, infamously told Republicans in an August 2003 fundraising letter that he was "committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president next year," questions have mounted about the reliability of Diebold's voting systems. (For an eye-opening account of what happened in Ohio in 2004, see the article by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the June 1, 2006, Rolling Stone magazine.)
Aggressive action is needed to restore Alaskans' confidence in our election system. What can Alaskans do?
Reforms Democrats support include:
• Banning wireless components on all voting machines.
Machines with wireless components are particularly vulnerable to attack. Wireless components make it possible for an individual to insert malicious code from a portable digital assistant.Unfortunately, Alaska's new touch-screen machines are designed to accept a wireless Ethernet card and have built-in software to use it. Every touch-screen machine should be audited and all wireless components disabled before any are used in our upcoming elections.
• Making verification procedures transparent and publicly observable.
In 2005, Rep. Berta Gardner (D-Anchorage) authored an amendment that requires significant hand-counting of ballots, which will be done for the first time this year.
The Division of Elections should implement this law with transparent and publicly observable procedures. Independent auditors should be assigned immediately before the hand counts, and these should begin immediately after the election. In addition to precinct counts, the division should hand-count absentee, early and questioned ballots, which were misreported by the Division in 2004.
• Testing machines on Election Day.
Another safeguard Alaska should implement is "parallel testing" while voting is under way, by taking randomly selected machines off line for testing.
• Addressing evidence of fraud or error. Alaska should adopt detailed procedures to deal with any problems found in the hand counts and audits.
• Making source code public.
Source code is the set of instructions that run the voting machines and tabulators. Alaska should prohibit any election contracts that rely on "proprietary" processes or programming. We should require open publication of a vendor's source code, or "open source" programming, for all election-related computers and software.
More must be done to restore public confidence in our voting system. To keep vote counting honest and under constant public scrutiny, changes are needed now.


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President Barack Obama sat down for dinner with five individuals who have written to him at Wazee Supper Club in downtown Denver after arriving in Colorado on Tuesday evening, July 8, 2014. President Obama is in Colorado to speak about the economy and raise money for Senator Mark Udall's re-election campaign. Obama then joined Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper for a game of pool at Wynkoop Brewery. Photos by RJ Sangosti and by Kent Nishimura, The Denver Post. Follow @RJSangosti Follow @kentnish


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The Bergen County Academies (BCA), is a free public magnet high school of choice for Bergen County residents located on the Dr. John Grieco Campus in Hackensack, New Jersey. The school offers seven specialized programs in the areas of mathematics and science, engineering and design, medical science, business and finance, culinary arts and hospitality administration, visual and performing arts, and technology and computer science.
The Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, New Jersey was among the 285 public and 50 private schools nationwide to be recognized as 2015 National Blue Ribbon Schools. Bergen County Technical Schools Superintendent Dr. Howard Lerner, BCA Principal Mr. Russell Davis, and Mr. William Pavlu represented the school at a gala ceremony in Washington, D.C on November 9 and 10, 2015. Bergen County Academies was awarded Blue Ribbon status in the category of Exemplary High Performing Schools, a designation that acknowledges BCA as one of New Jersey's highest performing schools as measured by state assessments or nationally normed tests, student performance, and high school graduation rates.
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On March 17th a hearing will be held at the San Diego Superior Court regarding a proposal to make Terry Stone a resident of Rancho San Diego. Terry Stone is a Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) who has been convicted of molesting children between the ages of 6 and 11.
The California Department of State Hospitals (DSH) has recommended that Stone be placed at 2919 Millar Ranch Road in Spring Valley. This location is the jurisdiction of the Rancho San Diego Sheriff's Station. This would place Stone near the following schools: Jamacha Elementary, Hillsdale Middle School, Rancho San Diego Elementary, Loma Elementary School and Cuyamaca College.
February 21, 2014 is the deadline for comments to be emailed or phoned in. E-mail your comments to: firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also call (858) 495-3619. People in East County who want to stop DSH from planting SVP Terry Stone in their neighborhood should attend the hearing detailed below:
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Asus Eee Pad Transformer goes on sale in US, sold out nearly everywhere online
The US had to wait a little bit longer than the rest of the world to get their fair share of the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Android tablet and consumers were certainly very anxious to get their hands on the tablet when it was released today on all of the online major retailers.
It is unsure yet on whether or not there is a huge demand for the tablet, or there is just a limited stock. Although, you can't really blame consumers for wanting this slick dual-core Honeycomb tablet with a 10-inch IPS display all for under $400.


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Hunt Ball trainer Keiran Burke confident ahead of Paddy Power Gold Cup
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Somerset trainer Keiran Burke is confident of a big run from 11-2 shot Hunt Ball in the £160,000 Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham (2.35pm) on Saturday.
The seven-year-old and his passionate owner Anthony Knott burst into the limelight during his 2011-12 campaign with seven victories in a string of weight defying performances that saw the gelding flout a rise of 88lbs in the weights, while crowning a remarkable season with victory at the Cheltenham Festival.
"He is as good as gold. We have got him as fit as he can be. But whatever he does on Saturday, he will improve on," Burke told London24 at the Hunt Ball Raceday at Fontwell Park.
"We got him back in July and have brought him along steadily. I am confident for Saturday, but it is a big race and I wish that I was as confident as the owner is.
"I have been very lucky [with Hunt Ball's great form last season] to be honest. I was lucky that he came to my yard – but we do everything different.
"We don't have an all-weather gallop and when we want to do anything different we have to put him in a box and take him to the beach or somewhere else to work. I think it suits him and I don't think he would be suited by a big yard.
"The Paddy Power is obviously his first target. Next the King George with possibly something in between. Then the Gold Cup or the Ryanair Chase."
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Website: http://www.lorihdogtrainer.com
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Phone: (408) 410-8226
Trainer: Lori Hamilton
Dog training begins by helping family members become the "Leader of the Pack." Lori trains her dogs with the foundation of the "Pack Dog Theory." According to this theory, dogs are born into a pack, and when they join your family they become part of "your" pack. In every pack there needs to be a leader—that leader needs to be you! Lori's training empowers her clients to incorporate their dog into everyday life. This includes correcting unwanted behaviors while teaching each dog to be an obedient and well–rounded member of the pack. Lori is an APDT member and is licensed and insured.
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Dec. 7, 2010
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - University of Arizona Wildcat women's basketball moved to 6-2 on the season with an 84-60 win over the University of New Mexico Lobos, Tuesday night at The Pit. The Lobos fell to 5-4 on the season.
"I really proud of our effort tonight," head coach Niya Butts said. "Senior Soana Lucet really jump started it for us and she gave us some quality minutes before getting into foul trouble. The important thing was we kept the pace going. Freshman Erica Barnes really gave us a lift with her double-double and senior Amanda Pierson played some great minutes off the bench. So did junior Reiko Thomas and junior Tasha Dickey. They all came in to give us some quality minutes."
Junior Shanita Arnold, freshman Erica Barnes, junior Brooke Jackson, senior Soana Lucet and sophomore Davellyn Whyte got the start for the Wildcats against New Mexico. Senior Amanda Pierson got the most minutes off the bench with 19. Arizona was without senior forward Ify Ibekwe on Tuesday while she is recovering from illness. In her place, Barnes made her first career start.
Whyte was Arizona's leading scorer with 24 points, including five three pointers. She was one of four Wildcats to score in double digits: Lucet (18), Jackson (17) and Barnes (10). Barnes turned in her third double-double of the season with her 12 rebounds, in addition to her 10 points. Pierson and Barnes did a great job filling in at the post. They accounted for 11 points and 19 rebounds.
Junior Reiko Thomas made her 2010-11 debut Tuesday night. She scored four points in the first half of play with a good jumper and two made free throws. She ended the game with six points, two assists, one steal and one rebound in 12 minutes of action.
The Wildcats opened up the contest with five quick points from Lucet and never looked back. It took New Mexico nearly two minutes to make their first basket of the contest. The 25-4 Wildcat run through the first nine minutes of play included three three-point baskets from Jackson. Arizona closed the first half with a 9-4 run, including a perfect 4-for-4 from the charity strip by Whyte, leading the Lobos, 38-24.
Lucet dumped in two good jumpers and a free throw to open the second half for the Wildcats. Jackson added two more three pointers to her total in the second half of play. Whyte was also hot from behind the arc, hitting five three-point baskets in the final nine minutes of play.
For the Lobos, Amanda Best was their leading scorer with 20 points. She also led at the glass with nine rebounds, including six defensively.
The Wildcats will take a break from games with the start of finals and return to the court Sun., Dec. 19 to face the New Mexico State Aggies. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. at McKale Center.
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Actor Jake Gyllenhaal recently lost 30 lbs. for a role in a movie and the actor is now talking about it. On Tuesday, Yahoo shared what he had to say about losing this weight and actually himself as well while preparing for his role in "Nightcrawler." He even got a small scar on his hand during filming that will always remind him of it.
The scar was an accident, but it just seemed to fit in the role at that time. Jake said, "We were in the middle of a scene with a mirror, I hit the mirror. It was just a choice in that moment that happened." It wasn't even part of the script. This character had to be skinny and Jake did what he could to make it work.
Jake barely ate and even ran 15 miles at a time to stay small for the film. This is a very dark character for Gyllenhaal to see. Jake shared saying, "I always have nightmares. I don't really believe in nightmares. I don't believe the things that scare us are in our dreams. I think they are us communicating with ourselves. Even if I'm scared, I think they are helpful sometimes."
Jake doesn't really mind his scare though. He shared, "As an actor, you're constantly true to your feelings and the feelings of a character. The most interesting moments are always the most unexpected. I'm not saying it's a positive thing to get hurt and have to get stitches in your hand. But to me, the scar is about a certain type of commitment."
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Campus Security Authorities are obligated to report Clery Act qualifying crimes that are reported to them which occurred on Clery reportable locations.Campus – (i) any building or property owned or controlled by an institution within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area and used by the institution in direct support of, or in a manner related to, the institution's educational purposes, including residence halls; and (ii) any building or property that is within or reasonably contiguous to the area identified in paragraph (i) of this definition, that is owned by the institution but controlled by another person, is frequently used by students and supports institutional purposes (such as a food or other retail vendor).
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UFC Fighter Pays Tribute to The Ultimate Warrior, Former TNA Knockout Attends NXT Event
May 10, 2014 - by Marc Middleton
– Fighter Lorenz Larkin paid tribute to The Ultimate Warrior at Friday's UFC Fight Night 40 weigh-ins. Below is a photo:
– Former TNA Knockout SoCal Val was in attendance for last night's WWE NXT live event in Orlando. She has attended several NXT events over the past few months. Last night she watched the matches and posed with fans for photos.
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PDN Video Pick: KI: Michael Levin, by Brad Kremer
Fine-art photographer Michael Levin says he first came across filmmaker Brad Kremer's video work in late 2010 and was immediately engaged. "His video "Hayaku" is like a poem told through time-lapse photography. I felt moved along by the kinetic energy in the piece and he had me hooked," says Levin, who needed some video footage shot in Japan for a separate project. He contacted Kremer with a basic pitch. The resulting video shown here reveals Levin's personal experience of witnessing Japan as he worked in different locations. "I wanted to show the process, the journey, the adventure in a way that would give the viewer an emotional connection to Michael and his photography," Kremer explains.
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i am very opinionated. I am gentle and i love to be with my friends. i get easily flustered ). i love being independent and i cant stay mad at certain people for a long time. i love harmony and balance
My Dream Job:
fashion designer
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My perfect date:
Well, alot of times it depends on what the girl likes. Personally, i like really romantic dates. Like walks on a beach, AT SUNSET <3
Most embarrassing moment:
i have many
Biggest Turn-On:
a chivalrous guy, &smile
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whatever flatters the bod
Best pick-up line:
You're so beautiful that you made me forget my pickup line.
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I'd bring an ipod iphone with my favorite music. Maybe someday I would get a signal and be rescued.
My best friend would describe me as:
My bestfriend would probably describe me as extremely persistent, practical, flexible and great friend.
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life as i know it
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Today the Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta in collaboration with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff made a major announcement about women's roles within the Department of Defense.
As you can probably guess from the byline, I am a woman, one that currently serves in the DoD. As many people did, I was glued to the screen as the Secretary of Defense delivered his remarks on the subject and was moved by the following:
"It's clear to all of us that women are contributing in unprecedented ways to the military's mission of defending the nation. Women represent 15 percent of the force, over 200,000. They're serving in a growing number of critical roles on and off the battlefield. The fact is that they have become an integral part of our ability to perform our mission."
You can watch the whole announcement here, but you should also know that there are women out there right now on front lines, in hospitals, flying planes, driving ships and promoting relationships on behalf of our nation. Women that humble me and make me proud to be a part of our service.
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Black Cats in action
by Ashley Houghton
A look ahead to tonight's international fixtures.
James McClean will be looking to feature for the Republic of Ireland as Giovanni Trapattoni's side take on world and European champions Spain in New York on Tuesday.
Keiren Westwood is ruled out of the friendly at the Yankee Stadium due to injury. The clash will be the Irish's fourth game in two weeks, and O'Shea isn't expected to feature after playing in two of the previous three games.
McClean has featured in all three, though he is yet to complete 90 minutes, so he is likely to play against Spain.
The Spaniards are without a defeat in 22 games with their last defeat coming in November 2011 when a Frank Lampard goal was enough to secure victory for England at Wembley.
Ireland were comprehensively beaten 4-0 by Spain in the last encounter between the two sides in the group stages of Euro 2012.
Meanwhile, Seb Larsson's Sweden will look to go level with Ireland in Group C of the European Qualifiying stages of the World Cup.
Larsson's side host the Faroe Islands in Solna knowing they have to win to keep tabs on both Ireland and Austria in their search for a playoff place.
The Swedes will fancy their chances against the Faroe Islands as the visitors have lost all five of their qualification fixtures.
Elsewhere, Connor Wickham will look to record his 16th England under-21 cap when Stuart Pearce's side travel to Jerusalem for the final game of the UEFA under-21 European Championship campaign.
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Earlier today, at a press conference at the Phoenix Park Hotel on Capitol Hill, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) divulged publicly 109 earmarks costing taxpayers $2.7 billion in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014. This marks the second time CAGW has unearthed earmarks in the appropriations bills funding the federal government since Congress enacted an earmark moratorium in fiscal year 2011.
CAGW was joined at the press conference by Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). Also in attendance were CAGW's mascot, "PigFoot," and two live pot-bellied pigs, Churchill and Annabelle, courtesy of the Pig Placement Network in New Jersey.
The 2014 Pig Book has already been featured in news stories nationwide, including on USAToday.com, RollCall.com and in a syndicated column by Cal Thomas that has appeared on FOXNews.com, among other news outlets. CAGW President Tom Schatz is scheduled to appear this afternoon on FOX News Channel's "Your World with Neil Cavuto" at 4:20 p.m. EDT and on FOX Business Network's "The Willis Report" at 5:00 p.m. EDT. Tom is also scheduled to appear tomorrow morning on FOX News Channel's "FOX & Friends" at 6:15 a.m. EDT.
As RollCall.com noted, the release of the 2014 Pig Book is particularly timely, coming just a day after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) joined a number of his colleagues in expressing support for scrapping the earmark moratorium. However, as CAGW has documented for 22 years now, earmarking perpetuates the culture of corruption in Washington and increases the cost of legislation for taxpayers.
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The 2014 omnibus package was certified as earmark-free by Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) and Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio). Members of Congress will argue that their standards differ from the earmark criteria used in the Pig Book, but that has been true since the first Pig Book in 1991. The pork-free claim can also be challenged based on the inclusion of projects that have appeared in past appropriations bills as earmarks. In addition to meeting CAGW's long-standing seven-point criteria, to qualify for inclusion in the 2014 Pig Book a project or program must have appeared in prior years as an earmark. The total number and cost of earmarks are, therefore, quite conservative.
The question for Senate and House leaders and the few individual members who can be directly identified as having requested earmarks in FY 2014 is: why were these projects previously considered earmarks, but not in 2014?
Unfortunately, the earmark moratorium has not only failed to eliminate earmarks, but also made the process patently less transparent. Since earmarks were deemed to be non-existent in the FY 2014 omnibus bill, there are no names of legislators, no list or chart of earmarks, and limited information on where and why the money will be spent. Earmarks were scattered throughout the legislative and report language, requiring substantial detective work to unearth each project. While the lower number and cost of earmarks are an improvement over prior years, transparency and accountability have regressed immeasurably.
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WHY and how do Ai clubs manage to get like 50-mill for players but they offer us low pathetic bids.?
WHY and how do Ai clubs manage to get like 50-mill for players but they offer us low pathetic bids.?
yes i have proof. Palermo just signed 2 players 1 for 59 mill and the other for 47.5 mill. and the 2nd i tried to get 15 mill for him and only managed to get 9.5 year later he's sold on for 47.5
Stick some screenshots up then and lets have a look at the players involved.
i've noticed this, it seams to be the AI goes off your own players value, then drops it slighty to then make an offer, since noticeing that, i tried doubleing the value and putting it in the askling price which has turned made the AI offer slighty more for the players.
but on the other side of that if you say put £100M for a player worth £10M the AI does not borther and sometimes only offers what his value is, so you need to work out a good value - to me i set any player who has a wanted sign next to there name to around double of what there value is.
The highest I've ever been offered is £69 million for a CB, but I did buy him for £50 million the previous summer. He is easily one of the best defenders ever to play the game.
Maybe they have tycoons or something so the other team asks for more. On my save Man City bought Gourcuff for £57 million, Real Madrid bought Fabregas for £59 million and Barcelona had a £66 million offer for Sakho accepted but he turned down the contract.
I would say this happens at the beginning of the game not when it is just regens !
I beg to differ. As you can see many of these are regens. I think only Criscito was not a regen (of the top, top transfers). I'm not involved in any of those big transfers btw. It's AI v AI in all of them. Unfortunately they've never been willing to pay such prices for my priced assets, but often wanting 100+ million for their star players...
yea just like my save , pato 60m to man city - and danny wilson for 55m to real madrid lol im in 2018 and u cant get a decent player for stupid prices
Wait, how the hell was Nemeth worth 30.5M?!?!?!
I'm not currently a member of any photo sharing web site. whats th ebest for hosting screen shots..?
I notice the Palermo got taken over by a tycoon and have spend 125 mill on players since the summer, the 2 transfers i listed abopve took place in Jan..
SI have taken inflation into account.
Leading Transfers
You can get a lot more for your players if you offer deals with money spread over 4 years and tied up in clauses. The top four all had large fees based on goals, with just one yet to pay out.