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EUGENE – A pair of road victories has the Oregon lacrosse team in the thick of the conference race heading into a crucial home weekend.
The Ducks (6-6, 3-0) host No. 7 Stanford and UC Davis at Pape' Field on Friday and Sunday, respectively. Friday's clash with the Cardinal starts at 3 p.m. and Sunday's showdown with the Aggies begins at 1 p.m.
With three games left in the regular season, Oregon and Stanford are the only two teams with an undefeated record in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. The Ducks moved to 3-0 in league play after defeating both California and Saint Mary's on the road last weekend. UO scored 32 goals in the two wins, netting 16 in each game. The Ducks are second in the MPSF with a 9.84 goals against average and are third in the league in scoring at 12.17 goals per game. Alex Breiner and Bina Barrett rank fourth and seventh in the league in scoring with 3.73 and 3.25 points per game, respectively.
Stanford sports a 12-1 overall record and holds a 4-0 mark in MPSF games. The Cardinal leads the MPSF in goals against average (9.38) and is second in the league and third nationally in scoring (16 goals per game). Sarah Flynn leads the Cardinal with 43 points (38 goals, five assists) while Leslie Foard (40 points) and Lauren Schmidt (32 points) help balance their attack.
UC Davis is 10-3 overall and is fighting for a spot in the MPSF tournament with a 2-2 league ledger. The Aggies boast the nation's top offense (16.69 goals per game). UC Davis is also third in the MPSF with a 10.15 goals against average. Five Aggies' players have tallied 37 or more points this season, led by Gina Hoffmire's 65 (fifth in the nation). Christina Corsa is tied for sixth nationally with 58 points, Elizabeth Datino has 44 points on the year and Hanna Mirza and Anna Geissbuhler are tied with 37 points.
Live stats will be available for both games this weekend and a live webcast will be provided for O-Zone subscribers. Results and a recap will be on GoDucks.com following each game.
Friday's contest against Stanford is University Day, Faculty Appreciation Day and Alumni Discount Day at Pape' Field. UO alums who show their UO Alumni Association card get in for $2 admission. All students in attendance get free pizza and all faculty can enter into a drawing to win a prize. Sunday is Senior Day as UO will honor seniors Anna Swicklik and Alex Breiner before the game. It is also Bi-Mart Family Day as two adults and any number of children accompanying them can get in for $10. Fans who wear their lacrosse team jersey on Sunday get free admission to the game and there will be a post game meet and greet with the team following the contest against UC Davis.
News and Notes:
Balanced Attack – Oregon's offense has featured multiple weapons to form a diverse attack. A quick look at Oregon's statistics shows five players with 14 goals or more and seven players with at least 10 points, led by Alex Breiner 's 42. Bina Barrett is second on the team with 39 points, Jana Drummond has 32 points, Jess Drummond has 23 points, Nikki Puszcz has tallied 20 points, Shannon Propst has 17 and Maggie Kovacs has chipped in 12 points.
Moving Up – Alex Breiner 's hot streak (32 points in the last eight games) has moved her up UO's career scoring list. Breiner is now third in school history with 159 career points. Over her career, the Alexandria, Va., native has tallied 108 goals (fourth in school history) and 51 assists (fourth) She is three goals shy of tying Jana Bradley and three assists away from tying Ilsa van den Berg for third on both lists.
Not to be Outdone – Junior midfielder Jana Drummond is doing some climbing of her own on the UO to a strong start in her own right, leading the team with 27 goals and ranking third with 32 points. Drummond has eight multi-goal games in 12 outings this season. The Nashua, N.H., native has tallied 11 goals and 13 points in her last four games and is currently fifth in school history with 104 career goals.
Friendly Competition – Oregon has been getting a good look at both of its goalkeepers in game conditions this season. Sophomore Salliebeth Finnegan , last season's starter who ranks second on UO's career list with 173 saves, started the first nine contests while newcomer Caroline Federighi started the past two games against and has been in the crease during the second half of the first nine tilts. The tandem has posted a combined 9.84 goals against average and a .441 save percentage. Federighi is second in the MPSF with a 9.39 goals against average and ranks third in the league with a .443 save percentage. Finnegan is second in the MPSF in save percentage (.439) and third in goals against average (10.12).
Climbing the Mountain (Pacific) – The Ducks have made progressive leaps up the MPSF standings over the last few years, finishing third place or higher in the conference three of the last four years, including second-place finishes in 2007 and 2009.
Oregon Under Jen Larsen – The Ducks have been under the leadership of head coach Jen Larsen ever since the program started in 2005. After struggling to a 6-11 record in that first season, Larsen guided UO to four-straight winning seasons, including a program-best 13-7 mark in 2008. Oregon enters the 2011 season with a 60-50 overall record and is 17-16 in the MPSF while finishing .500 or better in the league in three of the past four seasons.


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NSF grant boosts Calvin's research infrastructure
A $338,000 grant from the National Science Foundation provides more research opportunities for students through access to more state of the art equipment.
October 15, 2013 | Connor Sterchi
Calvin receives Amway One By One grant
Amway's One By One grant is enabling more high school students to participate in Calvin's Excel ACT tutoring program.
May 14, 2014 | Connor Schmidt
Chemistry prof named Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar
Doug Vander Griend is one of seven faculty members in the U.S. to be awarded an unrestricted research grant of $60,000.
August 12, 2014 | Matt Kucinski
U.S. News recognizes Calvin College for its undergraduate research
Calvin is on a short list of institutions that U.S. News & World Report highlights as outstanding examples of undergraduate research and creative projects.
September 09, 2014 | Matt Kucinski
Novel NIH grant provides synergy in the student-faculty research experience
A trio of profs has teamed up to better understand the regulation of GLUT1.
September 25, 2014 | Matt Kucinski
Plaster Creek Stewards receive $1.1 million grant
A group working to restore Michigan's most contaminated watershed recently received its largest grant to date.
October 09, 2014 | Matt Kucinski
Grant brings together experts on American–Chinese relations
Some of the world's foremost experts converge on Calvin's campus next summer for a three-week seminar on the relationship between the two countries.
November 19, 2014 | Grace Ruiter
NIH grant brings students to the cutting-edge of cancer research
Biochemistry prof Brendan Looyenga recently received a $295,939 grant from the National Cancer Institute to do research with students that could provide useful insights into both neurology and oncology.
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Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise:
Observations on NNSA's Options for Meeting Its Plutonium Research Needs
GAO-13-533: Published: Sep 11, 2013. Publicly Released: Sep 11, 2013.
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What GAO Found
The National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Los Alamos National Laboratory's (LANL) April 2012 study (1) identified general options for meeting the plutonium research needs of NNSA--a separately organized agency within the Department of Energy (DOE)--during the several-year gap created by the deferral of the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement (CMRR) nuclear facility and (2) included limited information on costs and health risks. The study noted that the level of plutonium research necessary to support the nuclear weapons life extension programs is affected by the planned schedule of the life extension programs, the number of pits that will be needed under the programs, and the number of pits that will need to be manufactured versus re-used, all of which have uncertainties. According to the April 2012 study, one option for meeting NNSA's plutonium research needs is to relocate analytical chemistry and materials characterization capabilities among facilities at LANL, which will require upgrades costing roughly $480 million to $820 million. A second option is to move capabilities to existing facilities at other sites. The study concluded that no single site could provide all the capabilities that might be needed, but that the facilities could be renovated to meet the needs. The study did not include costs for relocating capabilities to other sites. A third option is a combination of these two. The study also indicated some potential health risks to workers from increased plutonium handling if samples need to be transported to other sites. As of July 2013, NNSA officials stated that an option had not yet been selected for meeting plutonium research needs from 2019 through the late-2020s, and no decisions have been made on facilities to address longer-term plutonium research needs. To address its ongoing, longer-term plutonium research needs, NNSA stated it is now considering a modular facility.
The potential impacts of the options identified in LANL's study on NNSA's plutonium research for the nuclear weapons stockpile and other plutonium mission areas are uncertain. If NNSA uses space only at LANL, rather than relocating some capabilities to facilities at other sites, some LANL plutonium research missions could potentially be impacted because space may have to be reconfigured to accommodate nuclear weapons stockpile mission needs. NNSA has tasked LANL with assessing building space to see if it can be repurposed to better support plutonium research. In addition, the study noted that one potential impact of using facilities at other sites could be delays in completing needed analytical chemistry or materials characterization due to time needed to transport samples between sites. Using facilities at other sites will require time for NNSA to plan for and transport materials between LANL and other sites, which could increase the total time needed to complete the analyses for weapon pits. The study also noted that the shortage of trained staff in analytical chemistry could impact the ability to execute the options, which could affect NNSA's ability to meet proposed schedules for the refurbishment of nuclear weapons. The study reported that the analytical chemistry staff at LANL has been reduced by 60 percent in the span of a few years due to retirements and budget cuts. The contractor at LANL recommended that NNSA conduct a detailed risk analysis on staffing needs to better understand and plan for staffing limitations, according to the study.
Why GAO Did This Study
Nuclear weapons are an essential part of the nation's defense strategy. NNSA manages the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile and carries out research to help extend the life of existing weapons. The core of a nuclear weapon requires plutonium--a man-made radioactive element--to create a nuclear explosion. NNSA's LANL in New Mexico houses key plutonium facilities needed for research for nuclear weapons life extension programs and other missions. In 2005, NNSA approved construction of CMRR to replace the aging facility being used. In February 2012, NNSA announced it had decided to defer CMRR nuclear facility construction for at least 5 years, creating a potential gap in plutonium research capabilities from 2019 to the late-2020s. NNSA requested LANL to study options to address this gap. The study was completed in April 2012.
The Senate Armed Services Committee Report accompanying the 2013 defense authorization directed GAO to review the study. GAO examined (1) the options identified in the study for meeting NNSA's plutonium research needs, including costs and health risks, if any and (2) the potential impacts of those options on NNSA's plutonium research for the nuclear weapons stockpile and other plutonium research missions.
What GAO Recommends
GAO is recommending that NNSA continue efforts to assess how plutonium research and capability needs and stockpile requirements have changed, if at all since 2008, and develop a plan for both near- and longer-term needs. NNSA agreed with the recommendation.
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Recommendation for Executive Action
Status: Open
Comments: When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Recommendation: To ensure that NNSA's investments in plutonium research facilities and capabilities result in an operationally effective and affordable solution, the Secretary of Energy should continue efforts to assess how plutonium research and other capability needs and stockpile requirements have changed, if at all, since the needs were revalidated in 2008, and develop a plan to appropriately meet the nation's near-term and longer-term plutonium needs.
Agency Affected: Department of Energy
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Combating Nuclear Smuggling:NNSA's Detection and Deterrence Program Is Addressing Challenges but Should Improve Its Program Plan [Reissued on June 20, 2016]GAO-16-460: Published: Jun 17, 2016. Publicly Released: Jun 17, 2016.
Mar 3, 2016
DOE Loan Programs:Information on Implementation of GAO Recommendations and Program CostsGAO-16-150T: Published: Mar 3, 2016. Publicly Released: Mar 3, 2016.
Feb 23, 2016
Department of Energy:Observations on Efforts by NNSA and the Office of Environmental Management to Manage and Oversee the Nuclear Security EnterpriseGAO-16-422T: Published: Feb 23, 2016. Publicly Released: Feb 23, 2016.
Nuclear Nonproliferation:Preliminary Observations on IAEA's Role in Verifying the Iran AgreementGAO-16-417: Published: Feb 12, 2016. Publicly Released: Feb 23, 2016.
Feb 4, 2016
Nuclear Weapons:NNSA Has a New Approach to Managing the B61-12 Life Extension, but a Constrained Schedule and Other Risks RemainGAO-16-218: Published: Feb 4, 2016. Publicly Released: Feb 4, 2016.
Jan 19, 2016
Offshore Oil and Gas Resources:Actions Needed to Better Protect Against Billions of Dollars in Federal Exposure to Decommissioning LiabilitiesGAO-16-40: Published: Dec 18, 2015. Publicly Released: Jan 19, 2016.
Nov 19, 2015
Bulk Fuel Pricing:DOD Needs to Take Additional Actions to Establish a More Reliable MethodologyGAO-16-78R: Published: Nov 19, 2015. Publicly Released: Nov 19, 2015.
Oct 30, 2015
Nuclear Nonproliferation:NNSA's Threat Assessment Process Could Be ImprovedGAO-16-118: Published: Oct 30, 2015. Publicly Released: Oct 30, 2015.
Oct 13, 2015
Department of Energy:Transactions Involving USEC Inc. Since 1998GAO-15-730: Published: Sep 10, 2015. Publicly Released: Oct 13, 2015.
Oct 1, 2015
Spent Nuclear Fuel:Legislative, Technical, and Societal Challenges to Its TransportationGAO-16-121T: Published: Oct 1, 2015. Publicly Released: Oct 1, 2015.
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Comparing costs: BYU rolls out new seat selection process, sells out season tickets rapidly for big revenues
, Brian Nicholson
Editor's note: This is Part Four in a four-part series on college football ticket sales and marketing in Utah. Also read Parts 1-3 which compare ticket prices at Utah, BYU and Utah State and to the rest of the country.
Fans of Brigham Young University football expect big crowds and a strong atmosphere in LaVell Edwards Stadium on game day.
Since the school made the leap to independence in football, rumblings and grumblings from local media and fringes of the fan-base might have some wondering if the jump from a conference might negatively affect the stadium atmosphere in Provo.
But complaints about opponents, November matchups and kickoff times didn't make a blip in season ticket sales for 2013.
The opposite appears true: Independence is strengthening ticket sales.
Selling out season tickets
According to BYU athletic media relations, BYU has sold more season tickets in 2013 than any other year since 2003. Not only did the stadium sell out season tickets quickly, there was hardly any turnover. BYU saw close to a 97 percent renewal rate from last year. BYU also provided information pointing out that the number of tickets per order also increased this season.
All are positive signs and a testament to what Athletic Director Tom Holmoe has been saying since 2010: The schedule will continue to improve and the home slate will be one fans are excited to see.
Even if the games aren't in the afternoon, fans are clearly more excited to see Texas and Georgia Tech than they were for Wyoming and New Mexico.
While the school has sold out its season tickets, it's important to note that unlike schools with smaller stadiums like Utah or Boise State, BYU has the capacity to set aside seats for single-game buyers. That allows the school to make extra money as higher profile games like Texas, Utah, Boise State and Georgia Tech command higher single-game ticket prices.
Those tickets will go on sale to Legacy Club Members on next Monday, July 29, Cougar Club Members on Tuesday, season ticket holders on Wednesday and to the public on Aug. 5.
Gauging the revenue
Fans in Utah get a good deal on football tickets. All three FBS programs offer a great product for a price well below many other schools, and even though BYU raised the price of tickets for most seats in the stadium — some by more than 30 percent — the gameday experience in Provo remains very affordable.
The University of Utah will bring in more than $14 million in ticket and ticket-donation revenues this season. Naturally, BYU fans are eager to know how much BYU makes from its season ticket sales.
Because BYU is a private institution it is not required to share sales or revenue numbers, unlike state-funded schools. The $14 million figure provided by Utah, however, can be used to derive an estimate for BYU's revenues.
BYU's ticket prices on average are 10-15 percent more than Utah's. In addition, LaVell Edwards Stadium's seating capacity is about 40 percent higher than Rice-Eccles Stadium. Utah's schedule gives the Utes a seventh home game, and BYU plays six.
Using the $14 million baseline and assuming BYU sells 40 percent more season tickets at a 12 percent higher price on average, adding in the $115 per person BYU assesses its students, it appears BYU likely generates nearly $20 million in season ticket sales for football. This figure includes a 15 percent reduction for not having a seventh home game.
It also shows how important and lucrative a seventh home game can be — Notre Dame usually plays eight.
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Draft Minutes of MFOAC 13 June 2014
June 13, 2014
Michigan Economic Development Corporation
300 N. Washington Sq., Lansing, Michigan
1. Call to Order/Welcome from the Chairman
The meeting of the Michigan Film Office Advisory Council was called to order by Chairman Bill Ludwig at 10:02 a.m. A quorum was present with the following members: Bill Ludwig, Hopwood DePree, Marcia Fishman, Cal Hazelbaker, Richard Hert, J.D. Loeks, Terry Terry, Timothy Pietryga, Marc Prey, Joseph Voss, Brian Winn, and Margaret O'Riley (ex-officio, non-voting member). (Note that Sanford Nelson was not present)
June 13, 2014
Michigan Economic Development Corporation
300 N. Washington Sq., Lansing, Michigan
1. Call to Order/Welcome from the Chairman
The meeting of the Michigan Film Office Advisory Council was called to order by Chairman Bill Ludwig at 10:02 a.m. A quorum was present with the following members: Bill Ludwig, Hopwood DePree, Marcia Fishman, Cal Hazelbaker, Richard Hert, J.D. Loeks, Terry Terry, Timothy Pietryga, Marc Prey, Joseph Voss, Brian Winn, and Margaret O'Riley (ex-officio, non-voting member).
Chairman Bill Ludwig, welcomed everyone and thanked Hopwood DePree for the great opening night party.
2. Adoption of the Agenda
The members adopted the proposed agenda.
3. Adoption of the Minutes
The minutes from the April 23, 2014 MFOAC meeting were approved.
4. Introduction of Film Office and MEDC staff
Introductions of all of those in attendance. Margaret O'Riley introduced Amaya Gonzalez from the Michigan Film Office, and Michelle Grinnell from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.
5. Public Comments
a. Mark Adler was not present but sent an e-mail to be read. Terry Terry read the following statement on his behalf:
"For Public Comment:
Mark Adler Michigan Production Alliance Novi MI
I am sorry, I cannot attend this meeting today as I am, along with hundreds of other MI film crew, working on one of the many sets of the largest film project going in Michigan right now.
Please clarify in great detail the way the grant dollars just passed in the legislature will be promoted and used. I speak for many who are curious how this split of 25 million for next fiscal and 25 million ongoing will translate to growing and maintaining another revenue stream for economic development in the state.
Will the MFO continue to try and support a MIX of projects large and small, film, and TV?
Also, please clarify exactly what the 5% earmarked dollars within the program are for. It is my understanding that it is to promote more local game and app design, CGI and post production."
Margaret O'Riley indicated that she will get to those points in her Director's Report.
b. Lisa Shanley from South Haven Convention and Visitor's Bureau CVB:
Lisa thanked everyone on behalf of the South Haven Convention and Visitor's Bureau and expressed they are thrilled to have the Waterfront Film Festival (WFF) here in South Haven. She thanked the MFOAC for having their meeting in South Haven. They are proud to be one of the sponsors of the WFF. This is South Haven's first year in launching a Pure Michigan campaign and working with MEDC to get the word out on South Haven as a tourist destination.
6. Director's Report
Margaret O'Riley gave an overview of the Michigan Film and Digital Media production assistance program and Michigan Film Office activities:
Thanked members for attending the meeting. Thanked everyone in attendance and again introduced Amaya Gonzalez and Michelle Grinnell.
a. Project Status Review
i. In FY14 there were 29 applications received. The Film Office approved nine applications totaling $43,307,528 in incentives. This includes: Superman, Crash Course, 12 Monkeys, Eloise, Northern 48, The Middle Distance, Moontrap 2: Target Earth, The End of the Tour, and ISRA 88.
ii. An additional $15,982,204 in incentives for nine projects are currently pending.
iii. One project was denied, three projects have withdrawn, and seven projects are under review.
b. FY2014 Incentive Update
i. The current balance for funding is as follows:
Total: $9,202,917 (not counting the 7 projects that are under review)
1. Film: $3,265,401
2. Post-production: $5,187,516
3. Administrative: $750,000
ii. More than $228 million in private investment has been committed in FY14.
iii. More than 1,200 FTE's have been created in FY2014.
c. Attraction Efforts
The budget was just passed this week and is currently awaiting signature. Once it is signed, a plan will be put together for the FY15 attraction efforts.
d. Film Festivals
i. The Michigan Film Office will continue to sponsor and attend film festivals including the Waterfront Film Festival this week and Traverse City Film Festival in July.
ii. We anticipate that MSU will work with the TCFF with an interactive event, as part of the festival.
Brian Winn – MSU is still working out the details for this interactive portion.
7. FY 2015 Film Promotion Fund Budget Update
The budget passed with $50 million for FY14. $25 million of that is identified as ongoing funding. The other $25 million of that is dedicated to one-time funding. This is the third year that MFO has $50 million for production, continuing Michigan's reputation as an attractive plan for productions, attracting a mix of projects. MFO will continue to promote post production dollars as well.
In reference to the question during public comment, the law requires that 5% of our annual funding be set aside for post-production projects and expenditures, including sales and marketing of productions.
Discussion continued regarding clarifying of the $50 million split, and a question from Rick Hert regarding line items for promotion and administration in the budget bill. Margaret will review the budget line items and follow-up with Rick to answer his questions.
8. Finance Sub-Committee Update – Joe Voss
At the last MFOAC meeting, financing issues were discussed, and a sub-committee was appointed by the Chair. This was in response to public comments regarding what the MFO can do to help provide information on how to access capital for productions in Michigan. The Finance sub-committee is comprised of Joe Voss, Hopwood DePree, and Sanford Nelson. The committee met on June 3rd with Margaret O'Riley and Selam Ghirmai from the Michigan Film Office, and Mark Morante from MEDC.
The committee discussed different financing options available in Michigan today for movie productions. They also looked at existing MEDC structures on how they provide guidance and assistance to business customers who want to access capital. Currently, MEDC has a "capital locator" on their website, and the committee will explore if this too might be a useful resource for filmmakers, or if another tool might be more conducive.
This initial meeting was just the beginning of discussions. More details will be reported out as viable recommendations are finalized.
9. Special Guest Presenter: Producer Joel Potrykus, from Buzzard
Joe Voss introduced Joel Potrykus of Ape (2012) and Buzzard (2015). Joel Potrykus spoke about his experiences and love of film-making in Michigan. He gave an overview of his success and his interest in doing more films in Michigan in the future.
10. Welcome from the Waterfront Film Festival
Hopwood thanked everyone for coming to South Haven. A special thank you to Rick Hert from the West Michigan Film Office and to Michelle Grinnell from MEDC/Pure Michigan for their assistance. He thanked the MFO for being a sponsor to the WFF.
WFF began with a handful of volunteers and has grown over the past 16 years to make a significant economic impact to west Michigan. The goal was to bring the art of filmmaking to west Michigan. WFF is a non-profit and all proceeds go into next year's film festival. Hopwood expressed how great it has been to be a part of that process and to work with the MFO.
11. Old Business
There were no items discussed under old business.
12. New Business
There were no items discussed under new business.
13. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 10:46 a.m. NEXT meeting 29 July 2014 in Traverse City.
Upcoming MFOAC Meetings
Michigan Film Office Advisory Council Meeting
Upcoming Meetings: Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Agenda: TBD
If you are an individual who needs special accommodation or arrangements at this meeting, please contact the Michigan Film Office (see below) as soon as possible, and before the date of the meeting, to notify us of the special assistance you may need.
Please call or write:
Michigan Film Office
Attention: Amaya Gonzalez
300 N. Washington Square – 2rd Floor
Lansing, Michigan 48913
Phone: (517) 373-3456


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The one-and-only Jackie Gleason died on this day in 1987. Gleason was born in 1916. When he was three years old, his dad walked out, saying he was going down the street for a pack of smokes, and never came back. The young Gleason naturally turned to…comedy.
He grew up in Brooklyn, the setting for "The Honeymooners," in which Gleason played the most famous bus driver ever, Ralph Kramden. (A statue of Gleason as Kramden stands outside the Port Authority bus terminal in New York.) Only 39 major episodes were made, and Gleason eschewed rehearsals, maybe because they cut into his drinking time. He was a fixture at Toots Shor's restaurant and lounge; when his pal Toots Shor died in 1977, Gleason sent roses and a note: "Save a table for 2."
He could do drama as well as comedy; he gained the sobriquet, "The Great One," supposedly hung on him by Orson Welles. A whole new generation was introduced to Gleason as Sheriff Buford T. Justice in "Smokey and the Bandit."
Gleason was a smoker as well as a drinker, with a five-packs-a-day habit. He died at home, of colon and liver cancer. He donated his huge collection of books, many on the subject of life after death and the occult, to the University of Miami.
In an episode of "The Honeymooners" called "A Matter of Life and Death," Ralph is convinced he's dying, having mixed up his medical report with that of his mother-in-law's dog. "Yeah, Norton," he tells his pal Ed Norton (the great Art Carney), "my life's been no bed of roses. Forty years ago I came into this world with a pair of strong lungs, pink cheeks, and a lot of big ideas. And what'll I have to show for it when I'm leavin'? A blue tongue, a bald head, and a saucer of milk with a pill in it." (Norton wipes a tear and blows his nose.)
Ralph decides to sell his "story" to a magazine so that his widow, Alice, will have money to live on. When he discovers his mistake, he has his pal Ed Norton pose as a doctor to help him get out of his deal with the magazine. ("Don't touch me – I'm sterile," Norton warns.) The publisher realizes Dr. Norton is a fake, and that his part of the story is a hoax. He blows up.
"Abba, abba, abba," Kramden stutters, his signature response when he gets nervous. But then the publisher fingers Norton only, still believing Ralph has a fatal illness. He threatens Norton with lifetime in jail for taking advantage of poor Ralph. Norton goes to pieces, and Ralph steps in and confesses. They get out with only a tap on the wrist.
Jackie Gleason's epitaph: "And a-way we go!"
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The WWE has one reality show on the way for the WWE Network in the "Legends House," which puts a number of classic WWE stars under one roof similar to a "Big Brother" styled show. According to PWInsider.com on March 20, the WWE just sent out a survey to fans to see what else they would like to see in reality shows on the WWE Network.
The best idea of the bunch was for a show called "NXT: Behind the Scenes." The description read that the show would follow NXT wrestlers as they trained and worked while delving into their personal lives as they attempt to make the big league. It sounds like "Tough Enough," but without eliminations outside of the occasional cuts.
The rest of the shows seemed like retreads of other reality shows with the wrestling spin on them. There was a bounty hunter show with former star Steve Blackman, which is similar to Dog the Bounty Hunter or Steven Seagal.
There were competition shows including a wrestling themed "Pros vs. Joes," "Xtreme WWE Collector," which is a toy hunt styled show, and "WWE Ultimate Challenge," a spin on the "Great Race."
Other ideas included "WWE Rescue," where WWE stars help "super fans" with personal or business problems, "WWE Dirty Jobs," where WWE stars attempt unpleasant jobs, "WWE Around the World," with stars doing scary or gross things, and "WWE Prankdown," where WWE stars pull pranks on super fans like a WWE version of "Punk'd."
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Baum Speaker Series
In 2006, the Gannon Center for Women and Leadership became the fortunate recipient of a bequest from the estate of the late Ann and Alvin Baum Family for a speaker series. The series invites women of national and international renown to frame an informed discussion with members of our Loyola community, our neighborhood and city on issues at the intersection of women and leadership, public policy and social justice. In the past, the Gannon Center has been pleased to present the following speakers in the series.
- 2006 Emily L. Barr
- 2007 Lisa Ling
- 2008 Shirin Ebadi
- 2009 Vandana Shiva
- 2010 Sheryl WuDunn
- 2011 Vi Daley, Virginia Rugai, Helen Shiller and Mary Ann Smith
- 2012 Lisa H. Sideris
- 2013 Monica Ramirez
- 2014 Judith Moberly Mayotte
- 2015 Adrienne Y. Bailey
- 2016 Naomi Klein


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A Calabash man is among 11 people indicted last week for unlawfully operating a sports-betting enterprise in Queens County, N.Y.
Investigators with the Queens County District Attorney's office executed search warrants Aug. 5 and recovered $210,100 from a safe at the home of William E. Jennings, 55, 1380 N. Middleton Drive in Brunswick Plantation near Calabash. The safe was found in a box of Christmas decorations.
Jennings is listed in a press release from the DA's office as one of eight "agents" in the operation.
Liens are pending against Carolina Shores Golf and Country Club for nonpayment of property taxes totaling $22,542.57.
Brunswick County tax administrator Tom Davis said last week the golf course also is in bankruptcy.
"We'll file a claim with bankruptcy court," Davis said of pending tax liens for the unpaid balance on approximately 14 property parcels. "We stand in line with everybody else."
Davis said the county tax office couldn't force payment when someone goes into bankruptcy.
CAROLINA SHORES—Town commissioners last week approved an injunction and fines against an Internet sweepstakes business they say is continuing to operate in violation of town ordinances.
Commissioners voted Aug. 4 to direct town attorney Holt Moore to proceed with an injunction against Cyber Connect, 10200 U.S. 17. They also approved having town building inspector Chuck Riggins impose fines against the business.
Town commissioner Gere Dale deemed the situation an "ongoing fight for the last several months."
May-or: an official elected or appointed to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city, town or borough—Webster's definition
Mayor: (1.) a person who is very popular, as in "Dude! The girls are all over you. When did you become the mayor?"
(2.) a male cheerleader, as in "Haha! Look at the Mayor! What a dork!"
—Urban Dictionary definitions
No matter how you slice or dice 'em, mayors in my neck of the county have been getting lots of Beacon ink lately.
Shallotte now has its own celestial venue for convivial pursuits.
Planet Fun, at 349 Whiteville Road, is having its grand opening for fun-seekers of all ages.
Highlights in the 50,000-square-foot entertainment center, located beside Lowe's Home Improvement, include the 32-lane constellation bowling alley, four lanes of mini bowling, a two-story laser tag arena, nine-hole black-light miniature golf, a soft indoor playground, arcade, party rooms, concession stand, pro shop and a restaurant, the Starz Grille.
Flynn is a playful gray male tabby kitten who's about 3 months old and has lots of personality. He was found wandering and homeless at Sunset Beach Town Hall. To see him, call Cat Tails at 253-1375 or visit its Web site at www.cattails.org. You can visit Flynn, as well as all the other cats and kittens available for adoption, at Cat Tails in the Corner Stone center at 6622 Beach Drive in Ocean Isle Beach. Visiting hours are 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays and 1-3 p.m. Sundays. Other hours are by appointment. Cat Tails is also desperate for volunteers.
State Rep. Frank Iler, R-Oak Island, has completed his first eight weeks in the N.C. General Assembly, and the legislature has adjourned its long session.
Iler was chosen to fill out the unexpired term of former Rep. Bonner Stiller, also an Oak Island Republican, when he resigned in June. Since that time Iler has been able to vote on numerous bills that affect Brunswick County.
Shallotte Public Works Director Albert Hughes has seen the town grow from a small, rural community to a commercial hub, and during his 26 years with the town, he has had a front row seat for most of that growth.
Hughes has been with the town of Shallotte since 1983, when he was hired as public works director to oversee the implementation of the town's sewer system. During his tenure, his duties have also including serving as the town's building inspector and zoning administrator.
SUPPLY—Residents of the Midway Road area say they don't have anything against the residents of St. James—they just don't want to be forced to live there.
That was the consensus of speakers at Monday night's public hearing on the town of St. James' attempt to annex properties on Midway Road and across from Arbor Creek on N.C. 211. The hearing was in the events center at Brunswick Community College's Odell Williamson Auditorium.
SHALLOTTE—An afternoon fly-by eradication operation led to the seizure of 158 marijuana plants—some reaching 8-10 feet tall.
During a joint eradication operation with the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and the State Highway Patrol Monday afternoon, a highway patrol helicopter spotted marijuana plants growing in a Shallotte backyard.
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Women who are overweight or obese are at greater risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a new study presented at the 2012 annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology. This adds to existing evidence that maintaining a healthy weight is necessary to avoid potential health problems, including RA.
"Controlling your weight not only prevents diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, but it can also prevent RA," says study researcher Bing Lu, MD, assistant professor of medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
"Previous studies have had inconsistent results, but we were able to confirm that obesity increases RA risk based on two large studies, with a much better study design and a very large sample size," says Dr. Lu.
For the analysis, Dr. Lu and his colleagues reviewed two large studies, the Nurses' Health Study (NHS), which ran from 1976 to 2008, and the Nurses' Health Study II (NHSII), which ran from 1989 to 2009.
The NHS group included 121,700 female registered nurses, who were between the ages of 30 and 55 years at the start of the study; the NHSII group included 116,608 nurses between the ages of 25 and 42 years at the start of the study.
Their body fat was calculated by using the Body Mass Index (BMI), a ratio of weight to height. Women were classified as being of normal weight if their BMI was 25 or less, overweight if their BMI was between 25.0 to 29.9 and obese if their BMI was 30 or greater.


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James Villiers Movies and Career Information
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James Michael Hyde Villiers was an English character actor and a familiar face on British television. He was particularly memorable for his plummy voice and ripe articulation. Born in London and educated at Wellington College, Berkshire and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, 'Gentleman Jim' Villiers was from an upper class background, related to the Earls of Clarendon, and this was often reflected in the types of roles he played, such as King Charles II in the BBC series, The First Churchills. He made his film debut in 1958, and appeared in many British films over the years, including Joseph Losey's The Damned a.k.a. These Are the Damned, shot in 1961, but not released until 1963; Seth Holt's The Nanny, Joseph Andrews, For Your Eyes Only, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Mountains of the Moon and The Tichborne Claimant, along with numerous other projects. He often specialised in playing cold, somewhat effete villains. He played the role of Colonel Hensman in the children's television drama Brendon Chase and was heard on BBC Radio 4 as the voice of Roderick Spode in The Code of the Woosters and several other adaptations of the Jeeves stories of P. G.
- James Villiers Movies before 2015
- Eva (2003) 2003
- Tichborne Claimant 1998
- Saint Jack 1979
- Ruling Class 1972
- Some Girls Do (1969) 1969
- Touchables (1968) 1968
- Wrong Box (1966) 1966
- Eva (1962) 1962
- Pygmalion (1973)
- For Your Eyes Only
- Nanny (1965)
- Murder at the Gallop
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I have a wordpress blog (www.livlifeandchocolate.com) using Hemingway template. I've made changes to fonts, widget locations, menus etc
I have just created a new wordpress blog (www.flowingsuccess.com) again loaded Hemingway template - and I want to pretty much copy everything over from the first one into this one - and then make changes from there.
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Disease Proof
Eating to Live on the Outside: Wholly Tomato!
Hopefully the altitude doesn't bother you, because Eating to Live on the Outside is heading to Colorado, Denver to be exact. What's in Denver? Wholly Tomato! No, I'm not trying to sound like the old Batman television show. Wholly Tomato is actually the name of this week's restaurant. So, if there's a veggie in the name, it's got to be good, right? Well, let's see.
For starters, Wholly Tomato's menu is pretty cool. It's actually divided into two parts, Carnivore and Herbivore. Now, if you're like me, you're going straight for Herbivore. Why? Because the Carnivore section isn't exactly loaded with foods Dr. Fuhrman considers health-promoting. Yeah, last time I checked bacon, cheese, and sausage don't rank too highly on the Fuhrmometer. So let's just pretend this portion of the menu doesn't exist, shall we?
Okay, back to the Herbivore dishes. Honestly, they're not perfect. Some of them need a little work, especially the ones with cheese, but, they've got potential. Alright, the first one I'd order would be the Nebuchadnezzar sandwich. And right off the bat there's a concession. It's a sandwich, so there's bread, but let me cushion the blow. I'm going with the Agave whole wheat bread. Given the feel of this menu, I'd bet that this bread is very rustic and full of whole grains. So I don't feel too bad about it. And, once you get past the bread you'll see it comes with things like avocado, tomato, sprouts, roasted garlic hummus, and swiss cheese. Yeah, you guessed it—adios cheese! Now clearly I'm excited about the avocado, but, the hummus gives me pause. Why? Well I suspect that it's made with at least some olive oil, again, according to Dr. Fuhrman not exactly a healthful food. Although I'll stick with it, but I'm invoking my standby justification—I don't eat out very often, so I can deal with a little olive oil. What do you think?
The other sandwich to catch my eye was the Barbar-Bella, although it also needs a little tweaking. First off, the melted swiss cheese is going out the window. I don't do diary—no exceptions! So, once you've ditched the cheese and relaxed about the whole wheat bread, you're left with roasted portabella mushrooms, romaine lettuce, tomatoes, and a light dijonaise. The portabellas look good, so do the tomatoes and romaine lettuce, but the dijonaise also has to hit the bricks. Why? Well, to the best of my knowledge dijonaise is a mix of mustard and mayonnaise—I could be wrong on this—if I am wrong, the dijoniase can stay, but if I'm right, I'll repeat what I said last week. I'd rather lick a Manhattan sidewalk on a hot summer day than eat mayonnaise. If you know what dijoniase is made with, please give me a heads up.
Moving on, a couple of the Bowls are looking real good, in particular the Quin Kong and the Acropolis. Let's start with the Quin Kong. It's made with quinoa, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, green peppers, light olive oil, and tamari sauce. Quinoa! You don't find that popping up on too many menus. Actually, I've never eaten it before, so this would be a great opportunity to give it a whirl. Clearly the veggies are great, but the tamari sauce and the olive oil give me pause. Since the tamari sauce is loaded with salt, I'm ditching it. And for the sake of adding a little more flavor, I'll keep the olive oil, which will be my concession. Now the Acropolis, it comes with roasted vegetables, brown rice, artichoke hearts, tomatoes, cucumbers, capers, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and feta cheese. Okay, I'm tossing the capers, feta cheese, and the olive oil. Capers are salty, I don't eat cheese, and since Acropolis includes balsamic vinegar, I don't need the oil for added flavor. So with that being said, the brown rice would be my only major concession—I just have to make sure I run an extra mile at the gym to make up for it.
Wholly Tomato also offers up a variety of salads. Salads are usually a great safe haven for an Eat to Liver. Let's see how Wholly Tomato's salads stack up. Well, they look okay, but each requires some futzing with. Like a lot of restaurant salads they're prepared with things that don't look so good, like cheese and various bread or pasta strips. Take the Asian salad for example. It comes with Asian vegetables, mixed greens, fresh pineapple, a light sesame dressing, and rice noodles. I'm digging the veggies and of course I'm going easy on the dressing, but rice noodles? Why ruin a salad with refined pasta? Yup, you guessed it, sayonara rice noodles! The other salad to snatch my attention is the Mediterranean. The Mediterranean is made with roasted vegetables, mixed greens, fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, artichoke hearts, capers, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and pita slices. Okay, kiss the capers, olive oil, and pita slices good bye. Then you're left with a good looking salad. Personally, I love artichoke hearts, so when I see them in a menu selection, I'm most likely going to order it. Do you eat artichoke hearts too?
Not bad, right? Wholly Tomato certainly has some potential. Sure, you've got to work around the cheese and other animal products, but if you give it a little thought you can make almost any dish work. So, while it's not a home-run, Wholly Tomato is certainly on the right track. And hey, don't forget to check out Wholly Tomato's menu and let us know how you Eat to Live on the Outside? Leave a comment or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
adding that you'd have to "run an extra mile at the gym" for brown rice seems a little over the top. i used to really like this blog but sometimes it comes off as an unachievable lifestyle.
Maybe consider Gerry is trying to be funny. He is not teaching dietary dogma here, he is entertaining! Fuhrmometer? that is a good one.
Tell us how you eat in a restaurant? Where do you draw the line when you go out?
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This is the tragic, true story of a father trying to do the right thing, which ultimately ended in the death of his son.
We all know the stereotypical pressure society puts on men. Don't show emotion. Man up. Be tough. Protect what is yours.
Life can be a bit tricky at times, and it helps to know that you can cheat the system every now and then.
Ever been the kid that dreaded taking art because it was all you could do to draw a decent circle? Image Source Well, fear no more my fellow art dud.
With all of the things that the kids in the 80s were exposed to we scratch our heads in wonder to how the heck they are still alive today!
Have you ever been taking a shower and had some wild and crazy thought pop up in your head and then the more you thought about it the more it actually made sense?
There really are people out there that do look just like some celebrities. Some people work so hard to try and look like a celebrity, then you have people that are born looking like a star.
When young 32-year-old Jonathan Bellshaw unhealthy eating habits lead him to reach almost 300 pounds he realized he had to make a change in order to run and be there for his young son.
Lego building is one a game to some but to others is an innovative hobby, ask this Norwegian teenager Lasse Ankersø who built a 30,000 Lego bricks scale model of the RMS Titanic in his living room.
Lie detector expert claims you might as well flip a coin to tell if somebody's lying. The polygraph test was invented 100 years ago, the technology hasn't changed since then.
Naturally generations change, and the youth of these wonderful times of the Iphones, their wittiness and out of the box responses are priceless.
What a blast from 80's past! Who remembers these awesome toys? There were 2 types of Keypers toys, Adult and Baby Keypers. Adult Keypers came with a Keyring, Brush & Key, all Baby Keypers came with brushes.
When Groupon posted this image of their newly advertised 'Banana Bunker', the fans couldn't have enough, and neither did Groupon themselves!
Photographs are cherished memories that no one can deny their importance and sentimental values to most families.
Don't you just hate when you are trying to text someone real quick only to realise after you already sent it that the stupid auto correct totally messed up your text?
If you are a 90s kid you are going to connect instantly to these 27 struggles that you probably experienced at some point in your life.
Nowadays texting is much easier and somewhat more preferable than meeting face-to-face or even picking up the phone and dialing the number… Until we hear crickets on the other end….
1. You don't think before you speak Because you don't need to. Why would you? If you've got something to say, you just say it.
If you grew up in Britain then you are going have a quick flashback to times spent on the bathroom floor praying to the toilet gods.
For probably the first time in the history of pregnancies, a husband (who's also very handsome – but that's not important) reveals to his wife that she's pregnant.


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Oxyfresh donates cash, pet products to animal shelter
Your pet knows he's loved when you give him Oxyfresh pet products. From Pet Jerky Treats to Pet Oral Hygiene Solution, he knows he's being cared for and will grow healthier and be happier.
However, some animals are not so lucky. Think of the animals that suffer from illnesses or don't have a place to call home—these animals don't get to experience such love.
The Kootenai County Humane Society, located just north of Oxyfresh's Corporate headquarters in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, is constantly running up against its 250 animal capacity. From stray cats fighting disease to newborn puppies needing motherly care, the Humane Society has a big job to do: to protect and find homes for these animals.
Rondi Renaldo is up to the challenge. She's the Executive Director of the Humane Society, and she watches these dogs and cats come and go. She rarely has space to spare at the county's only refuge for lost, abandoned and neglected dogs and cats. The shelter recently opted to quit euthanizing pets, many of whom have health-related problems ranging from oral disease to weakened immune systems—and that's where Oxyfresh is determined to help these struggling animals with their recovery.
"When I look for a partner for our Humane Society the relationship needs to be based on many factors. We have a lot of animals to care for, and if those animals eat something not suitable for their digestion then we could have 200 sick animals. We also need to wash and medically take care of these animals," Rondi says.
The animal shelter has been on the receiving end of Oxyfresh pet products and employee donations for several years. It's a project spearheaded by Tom Lunneborg, Vice President of Production and Distribution for Oxyfresh. Tom makes frequent visits to the shelter, armed with boxes full of leading-edge pet products and cash—money donated to the Kootenai Humane Society by Oxyfresh employees.
"Oxyfresh has chosen to donate because of our love for pets and the local community," says Tom. "Our products improve these animals' quality of life and, in turn, help their chances of adoption."
Rondi says the Oxyfresh products have been used and appreciated at the shelter.
"All of the Oxyfresh items have been approved by our vet, and we have never had a bad reaction. This is a big accomplishment considering we have just about every breed of dog and cat."
Because healthy pets are much easier to adopt out than unfit animals, Rondi says she is encouraged with the Oxyfresh donations.
"The partnership goes beyond the basics. They are extremely easy to deal with, and their customer service is top notch. They give back to their communities in large ways. We would not be able to afford the items that we have through Oxyfresh had it not been for their generosity and giving spirit."
Shelter employees love the Oxyfresh pet line.
"They say there is a night and day difference since using our products," Tom says. "The primary caregiver on staff loves our Pet Oral Hygiene Solution and Pet Gel. She says the ulcers and sores are healing faster than she's ever seen. Plus, the staff loves our deodorizer, shampoo and antioxidants. They can definitely see the results!"
Rondi says the shelter, a nonprofit organization, relies on adoption fees, sales from a thrift store and generous donations to care for animals 365 days a year. "We use Oxyfresh products every day at our facility," she says.
At Oxyfresh corporate headquarters, employees don't even think twice about making donations to the shelter.
"I think all the employees here have a lot of compassion for pets," Tom says. Between their generous monthly donations and Oxyfresh products—the Kootenai County Humane Society can give the proper care and treatment to the next pet that awaits your loving home.
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Back in April, Stratasys (NASDAQ:SSYS) announced its intent to purchase 3-D printing service provider Solid Concepts for $295 million. Having been in business since 1991, Solid Concepts is one of the world's leading 3-D printing service providers in terms of technical expertise.
On a high level, Stratasys purchased Solid Concepts because it gives the company access to 3-D printing manufacturing expertise, and a host of 3-D printing technologies that Stratasys doesn't sell. As a result, Stratasys is now better equipped to capitalize on the growth of 3-D printing, regardless of what technology ultimately prevails. Being technology agnostic mitigates the risk of a technology portfolio becoming obsolete, and allows a company to better serve its customers' ever-changing needs.
In the following video, 3-D printing specialist Steve Heller asks Scott McGowan, vice president of marketing at Solid Concepts, to provide an overview of its approach to technology, and to give more insight into the growth around 3-D metal printing. Going forward, Stratasys investors should acknowledge that longer-term success in 3-D printing isn't likely going to rely on a single technology or approach, but instead, a multi-faceted approach to technology and business.
Leaked: Apple's next smart device (warning, it may shock you)
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I want to have a super long-range wifi adapter .
that i can use for wardriving.
so thx to any one that helps!
A super long-range wifi adapter? That's easier to answer, but varies with the price range.
But different usb-dongle adaptors have different ranges. From 30ft to 300+meters.
Your -best- bet to wardriving, is to use a USB wifi dongle that has an antenna, and combine it with a secondary amplifier/receiver that has the 'pigtail' connector.
Like these two, and you can probablly get them cheaper on ebay.
Currently 80% off on Amazon. A real bargain.
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I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
I recently disabled (accidentally pressed "don't show again" button) some network notification on GNOME Shell. There are (as I can remember):
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Now both on Unity and GNOME Shell, those notifications didn't showed up, and it felt just wrong. What can I do to re-enable those disabled notifications? Thanks.


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Ben Askren, NCAA wrestling champ and Olympian who went on to become a mixed martial arts titlewinner, will make his debut at the top of the card in One Fighting Championship's ONE FC 16 "Honor and Glory" event in Singapore May 30, the MMA organization announced Monday.
Askren's opponent will be Bakhtiyar Abbasov, an experienced judo and combat sambo star from the eastern European country of Azerbaijan.
Askren, 29, will put his perfect 12-0 professional MMA record up against Abbasov's 11-2 mark which includes a nine-match win streak. Of the 28-year-old Azerbaijani's 11 victories, five were by knockout or TKO, five by submission, and just one by decision.
In describing Abbasov in its announcement of the ONE FC 16 event in Singapore, One Fighting Championships said, "He has defeated the best in Europe and has decided to come to Asia in search of new challenges. He will get all he can handle in wrestling legend Askren. The balanced knockouts and submission victories on his record is a testament to his versatility and predatory instincts, which will come in handy as he tries to become the first man in history to defeat Askren in a mixed martial arts bout."
ONE FC also reported that Abbasov has traditionally competed as a middleweight who has set his sights on the organization's welterweight division.
Askren, Abbasov analyze each other
When asked about Abbasov, Askren admitted he didn't know much about his opponent, then addressed the issue of his opponent dropping down a weight class, saying, "I'm not really worried about the weight factor. Usually with guys who have never made a lower weight, it's more of an issue for them than an advantage."
According to TodayOnline.com, Askren was originally scheduled to face Nobutatsu Suzuki. But the Japanese fighter dropped out after failing to recover from an injury sustained in his win over American Brock Larson in Kuala Lumpur last month.
"I don't really care who they put in front of me," said the former Mizzou mat champ. "He (Abbasov) presents a different challenge, but it will be the same end result. He's not going to be able to stop my takedowns, and with the ONE FC unified rules, I will have more liberty to finish him. I think I can implement a smart game plan (that is) also cerebral to finish the bout once I sense the opportunity."
ONE FC's rules allow kicks and knees to the head of a downed opponent, techniques banned under UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championships) and Bellator Fighting Championships were Askren was once welterweight champ.
Abbasov said: "I will out-strike Askren and I am taking his undefeated record away."
In revealing the thinking behind the Askren-Abbasov bout, ONE FC CEO Victor Cui said, "We signed Abbasov in March and were presented with an amazing opportunity to match up two of the most impressive winning streaks in the division against each other. This bout will set the entire MMA world abuzz with excitement."
"An upset can happen ... A victory over Askren will be the largest in Abbasov's career and make him a frontrunner for a title opportunity in the future," Cui added.
Askren's background
Back in December 2013, Askren announced he has signed with Singapore-based mixed martial arts organization One Fighting Championships (ONE FC).
Askren told "The MMA Hour" that his ONE FC deal is for two years and six fights.
Launched in September 2011, ONE FC has held 13 events since its inception on Sept. 13, 2011. According to onefc.com , the organization has 17 welterweight fighters on its roster, including reigning champion Adam Shahir Kayoom.
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Genre: Electronic
Remember first time we met day one
Kids in the garden' playin' games heaven' fun
Excitin' and amazin' havin' a real friend of mine
Face to face and eye to eye
Usin' our hands to buy and supply
Chillin' is cool from January to June
And we still stiked together like the glue
And know the rules
Forever you and I and believe it was clear
If I ever should fall I could count on you with no fear
Runnin' out of time I see who's fake
Alone without protection from all them snakes
All for one one for all I was told
Black white yellow no matter if your young or old
Nana's in the house to let you know
What I see is how I feel and damn
I'm alone
I am lonely lonely lonely
I am lonely lonely in my life
I am lonely lonely lonely
God help me help me to survive!
Everybody's trippin' on me
Oh lord come help me please
I did some bad things in my life
Why can't you rescue me 'cause you've got all I need
I know I got to pay the price
Lonely (2x)
Cheepin' thru the streets at night after a fuss and fight
Tears in my eyes I'm a man lookin' for the light
Dark is the path I know he will rescue me
The lord is my shephard I'm cool despite emergency
Whom shall I fear exept the god
Thank you for the blessin' and the skils on the mic
Five years we know there's no diggity
Free at last see the light in me
What goes up must come down
I'll be around while you heading towards deathtown
Always look forward hardly never look back
So many tears and the snakes on my jock
Now I'm riding in my big fat ride
Your ass is late so look for the line
Nana in the house to let you know
What I see is how I feel so leave me alone
Lonely (3x)
Knock on my door whom you lookin' for
A dream or reality enemies at my door
Eyes I realize it's fantasize I must be high
So let me live before I die
Once again grab the bottle twist the cap
To survive your life is yours my life is mine
No emotions in this world full of lies
Step my step and be versatile
Love peace and crash that's what it's all about
Alone by yourself than you lack there's no doubt about
I'm always into something making moves to improve
What would you do if you where in my shoes
Boom a letter oops another suicide
Meet me for a ride at the boulevard
Nana's in the house to let you know
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Junior quarterback Andrew Graham (9) and senior running back Austin Kautzman (14) exchange pre-game greetings during Senior Night at last Friday's Cheney-Colville game, won by the Blackhawks 42-7.
Junior quarterback Andrew Graham hasn't done a lot of passing this season for his run-oriented Cheney team, and that held true Friday night in the regular-season finale with Colville.
But when Graham did throw he was pretty effective – completing five of 10 attempts but with four of those going for touchdowns in the Blackhawks 42-7 rout of the Indians on a cold, damp evening at Eastern Washington University's Roos Field. And as dominating as Cheney's running game can be, going over 300 yards for the fourth time this season, their defense was equally so, limiting the Indians to just...
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Daryl Dragon has no idea why his wife Toni Tennille filed for divorce. On Jan. 22, the 71-year old Captain & Tennille keyboardist – who suffers from a neurological condition that causes him to have tremors -- told TMZ, "I don't know why she filed. I gotta figure it out for myself first." Dragon also revealed that they're still living together in the same house.
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In 1997, SKI magazine published a two-page photo spread featuring the titans of the ski industry that year. Pictured around a poker table covered with highball glasses and cigars were Intrawest founder Joe Houssain, American Skiing Company's Les Otten, Booth Creek Ski Holdings' George Gillett and Vail Resorts' chief at the time, Adam Aron. Widely regarded as the titans of the ski industry, the four were on an acquisition spree that was sweeping across the country from ASC's flagship ski area in Maine to Intrawest's ambitious new properties in British Columbia, Canada.
Seventeen years later, those players are gone either forced out by bankruptcies and takeovers or by choice -- and the companies they founded have been shuffled and reshuffled. But the ski areas they captained are still thriving.
That is important to remember as Park City reels from this week's unequivocal ruling by 3rd District Court Judge Ryan Harris that Park City Mountain Resort's lease on the upper terrain had expired.
Since Wednesday's ruling, the landlord, Talisker Land Holdings LLC., has announced it intends to turn the lease over to Vail Resorts, which already operates Talisker's nearby property, Canyons Resort. At the same time, PCMR, which owns the base facilities and some of the lower slopes, has vowed not to give up control and says it will appeal the judge's decision.
That impasse poses a significant threat to the local economy.
An appeal, which would likely halt pending improvements and new development in the area, would only serve to prolong an already drawn out period of insecurity among employees, business owners and property owners.
Make no mistake about it every sector of Park City's economy, along with a good portion of Summit County's has skin in this dispute. And now that the judge has ruled, it is time for a negotiated settlement, even if it takes a third party to spur the discussions.
For its part, PCMR has earned the community's loyalty. Its founders helped to establish Utah's ski industry and laid the groundwork for Park City's subsequent selection as an Olympic co-host. It adopted the fledgling National Ability Center and gave the program a base from which to launch an internationally recognized facility for disabled athletes. PCMR has also been a leader in environmental stewardship among ski areas.
But PCMR's latest statements seem to be alarmingly out of sync with its contention that it has the community's best interests at heart. The resort doesn't seem willing to acknowledge the damage their inflexible stance is inflicting on the town and on its own credibility.
On the other side, Vail Resorts, which has taken the lead role in the case, seems willing to negotiate.
Nevertheless, in today's ski industry, Vail is a 800-pound gorilla. As Utah learned when Vail introduced its Epic Pass, the company wields a big hammer, a fact PCMR knows all too well, and Park City would do well to keep in mind.
It may therefore be necessary to introduce a mediator into the talks one that truly has a single mandate to do what's best for the community.
Park City could step in to fill that role. City Hall has already laid the groundwork for linking future resort plans to requirements that PCMR's base will continue to serve as a permanent portal to the upper terrain. Both PCMR and Vail have supported that concept.
Summit County can offer a good template. In approving American Skiing Company's plans for Canyons, it outlined a Specially Planned Area designed around a resort base. The SPA's density constraints and public amenity requirements were intended to remain in place regardless of who owned or operated the resort, and that proved to be wise. American Skiing and the former landowners are gone, replaced by Vail and Talisker respectively, but the county's guidelines are still in effect.
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I would like to understand the connection between the term D-finite power series (in n variables) and the term of a holonomic module over the Weyl algebra A_n.
A power series $f \in K[[x_1,...,x_n]]$ is called D-finite if all partial derivations of f lie in a finite-dimensional vector space over K(x). Equivalently f satisfies a system of partial differential equations with polynomial coefficient (one equation for every variable).
An left ideal I in the Weyl algebra $A_n$ (the algebra of partial differential operators in n variables with polynomial coefficients) is called holonomic if its Bernstein dimension equals n (the smallest possible value), i.e. the Bernstein dimension of the module $A_n/I$ equals n.
Now i've read the following definition of a holonomic function (e.g. a power series): f is called holonomic if the $A_n$-module $A_n/Ann_f$ is holonomic, where $Ann_f = \{P \in A_n: Pf = 0\}$, the annihilator of f.
My question: does the following hold (i guess so): a formal power series $f \in K[[x_1,...,x_n]]$ is D-finite iff it is holonomic (over A_n)? (does it has to do with the module-isomorphism $A_n/Ann_f \cong A_n \cdot f$?) I've also read that f holonomic implies that f satisfies "many" differential equations with polynomial coefficients. What does this mean precise and what is the intuitive idea behind the term holonomic module? Thanks.


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Why Go: The Country Superfest doesn't mess around with smaller acts, taking over Tiger Stadium with three days of performances from stars like George Strait, Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean and Eric Church. So what do you do before each evening of shows gets going? To quote the festival website, "enjoy the great tradition of LSU tailgating."
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Uwate, Y; Nishio, Y; Stoop, R (2009). Durability of affordable neural networks against damaging neurons. IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences, E92.A(2):585-593.
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Durability describes the ability of a device to operate properly in imperfect conditions. We have recently proposed a novel neural network structure called an "Affordable Neural Network" (AfNN), in which affordable neurons of the hidden layer are considered as the elements responsible for the robustness property as is observed in human brain function. Whereas earlier we have shown that AfNNs can still generalize and learn, here we show that these networks are robust against damages occurring after the learning process has terminated. The results support the view that AfNNs embody the important feature of durability. In our contribution, we investigate the durability of the AfNN when some of the neurons in the hidden layer are damaged after the learning process.
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Magazine of the painting blogosphere.
Noreen Kress reviews the exhibition Polly Apfelbaum + Dan Cole: For the Love of Gene Davis at Temple Contemporary, Philadelphia, on view through July 11, 2014.
Kress writes that the "two-person show [is] grounded in the work of American painter Gene Davis, who in 1972 created 'Franklin's Footpath,' a 414-foot-long striped painting on the Ben Franklin Parkway in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art... Apfelbaum's installation consumes the viewer upon entry into the gallery—the entire room is quite literally a painting. Floor-to-ceiling wallpaper, in broad and vibrant horizontal stripes, wraps around the entirety of the long, rectangular space, accompanied by four rugs of the same pattern. The monumentality of Apfelbaum's work alone reflects the show's basis in Davis' large-scale work... Apfelbaum evolved the horizontal paintings in this show by allowing them to be walked on–a format inspired by the experimental nature of, and pedestrian access to, Davis' work... In Cole's work, three projectors flood the painted walls with moving pictures; one shows a scene from the 1971 film 'Harold and Maude,' while the other two show the same film of Gene Davis painting his much-referenced work. To Cole, the influence of Davis' enormous, endless stripes manifests in the projected scene from 'Harold and Maude,' offering two anchoring moments of the cultural era from which Cole and Apfelbaum are drawing."
Joanne Mattera posts an extensive overview of abstract painting on view at the 2013 Miami Art Fairs.
Mattera's selections from among the "thousands of paintings at the fairs" includes works by Agathe de Bailliencourt, Agnes Martin, Alex Hubbard, Amy Feldman, Anke Weyer, Anne Truitt, Chris Martin, Craig Taylor, Deanna Lee, Enoc Perez, Federico Cattaneo, Gabriel Hartley, Georg Baselitz, Grace Hartigan, Günther Förg, Jaq Chartier, Joan Mitchell, Jon Pestoni, Joshua Aster, Keltie Ferris, Louise Fishman, Melissa Brown, Morris Louis, Norbert Prangenberg, Per Kirkeby, Polly Apfelbaum, Sachin Kaeley, Sam Gilliam, Shaun O'Dell, Theaster Gates, and Todd Kelly.
Mario Naves posts his catalogue essay for the exhibition Wit, curated by Joanne Freeman, at The Painting Center, New York through February 23, 2013. The exhibition features works by Marina Adams, Polly Apfelbaum, Joanne Freeman, Joe Fyfe, Barbara Gallucci, Phillis Ideal, Jonathan Lasker, Sarah Lutz, Doreen McCarthy, Mario Naves, Thomas Nozkowski, Paul Pagk, Ruth Root, Fran Shalom, and Stephen Westfall.
Naves writes: "Eschewing the purity that was once abstraction's sine qua non, the artists featured in Wit opt for an almost promiscuous inclusivity. No inspiration is suspect. High-flown ambitions–sure, we got 'em; historical cognizance, too. But these artists are also characterized by a willingness to embrace a veritable laundry list of references: nature, narrative, comics, design, technology, science, representation and, not least, humor. Not that humor has been entirely absent from the history of abstract art: Malevich pranked Mona Lisa five years before Duchamp and Mondrian paid winning homage, in oil and canvas, to his beloved boogie-woogie music. Still, abstraction nowadays is more and more a repository of quirks, tics and pictorial double entendres, having as much in common with Buster Keaton, say, as Neo-Plasticism."
Review of two recent exhibitions: Flatland: Color Revolt at Hansel and Gretel Picture Garden and Flatterland Funkytown at D'Amelio Gallery.
"Seen in concert, these exhibitions demonstrate that Apfelbaum is an impressively crafty artist, and not only because her materials of choice are glitter, clay, and hand-dyed velvet. More important is the artist's clever and considered deployment of these supplies. Apfelbaum selects these materials not to displace painting, but rather, to tell us something about it: what it's been, what it is, and what it could be."
Joshua Abelow photoblogs a studio visit with artist Polly Apfelbaum.
Roberta Smith noted in a 2010 review that "Ms. Apfelbaum... [is] trying a new tack. Working in a manner reminiscent of the colored-glass technique of milles fleurs, she has fashioned small, smooth, brightly patterned panels she calls Feelies from contrasting shades of polymer and plasticine clay. There is a cuteness factor here, but it is quickly overruled by the blazing colors, assorted stripes, dots, checks, swirls and grids and abstract intelligence evident in the 200- plus examples."
Some of these works are visible in Abelow's photos.
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