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December 22, 1998
PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State makes is second appearance in the Sierra Providence Sun Classic Basketball Tournament December 28-29 in El Paso, Texas. The Cougars open the tournament with host Texas-El Paso at 6:00 p.m. PST (7:00 MST). Detroit and Grambling State round out the four-team field.
Tentative Cougar Starters
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. 1998-99 Statistics 5 Mike Bush F 6-5 186 FR 7.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg 13 Kojo Mensah-Bonsu F 6-5 217 SR 12.9 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 1.0 bpg 3 Blake Pengelly PG 5-10 163 JR 4.9 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 4.6 apg 4 Jan-Michael Thomas G 5-10 169 JR 14.1 ppg, 2.7 rpg 34 Chris Crosby G 6-7 215 JR 18.1 ppg, 5.6 rpg
44 Eddie Miller F 6-6 216 SO 10.4 ppg, 4.9 rpg 41 Steve Slotemaker F 6-9 221 SR 5.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg 12 Kab Kazadi G 6-0 184 SR 3.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg 54 Leif Nelson C 6-10 272 SR 2.6 ppg, 1.9 rpg 42 Will Hutchens G 6-3 201 SR 1.9 ppg, 2.1 rpg 40 Brian Stewart C 6-10 223 SO 1.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg 10 Cedric Clark G 5-11 175 SO DNPDARE WE SAY EN FUEGO?: Junior forward Chris Crosby was nearly unstoppable in WSUs 84-69 Dec. 20 win at Idaho. He tied a school record with nine three pointers (set by Bennie Seltzer, vs. Stanford, 2/27/93), was one shy of the Pac-10 record and nearly set another by hitting 90 percent (9-10) of his three point attempts (Eddie Hills 1.000/6-6 is the school mark).
Crosby scored a career-high 38 points (tied for the fifth-highest single game total in school history) on 13-of-17 shooting from the floor and was a perfect three-for-three at the free throw line. His 38 points was the most by a Cougar player since Isaac Fontaine scored 38 in a double-overtime loss to Arizona on March 2, 1995. Crosbys 13 field goals and 17 attempts were also career-highs.
The Littleton, Colo., native has been a key reason why WSU has been able to put together a four-game winning streak. He is the only Coug in double figures during all four; he had 17 versus Portland State, 20 at Eastern Washington and 12 against BYU before the Idaho outburst.
In the last four games, Crosby is averaging 21.8 points and 4.3 rebounds per contest. He is shooting 50 percent from both the field (31-62) and beyond the three-point arc (18-36) and 87.5 percent (7-8) from the foul line.
Tournament Facts
Monday, December 27, 1998-
Tuesday, December 28, 1998
Don Haskins Center (12,222)
Radio: The Crimson & Gray Sports Network will broadcast all WSU games on its 16-station network with Bud Nameck (6th season) calling the play-by-play. Broadcasts are also available via the Internet, www.broadcast.com
Records: WSU is 5-4 and on a four-game winning streak after pounding Idaho 84-69 December 20 in Moscow. UTEP was 6-4 before its Dec. 22 home game with Arkansas-Little Rock. The Miners were also on a four-game winning streak coming into the Arkansas-Little Rock game.
Tournament Format: WSU and Texas-El Paso open the tournament on Monday at 6:00 p.m. PST (7:00 MST) with Detroit and Grambling State following at 8:00 p.m. PST (9:00 MST). Tuesdays championship game will be at 7:30 p.m. PST (8:30 MST), while the consolation game will be played at 5:30 p.m. PST (6:30 MST).
Series History: WSU is 2-0 all-time versus Texas-El Paso. The Cougars knocked off UTEP (then Texas Western) at Tempe, Ariz., 67-63 in the consolation round of the 1964 Arizona Invitational. The Cougars were also 70-54 winners over the Miners in the first round of the 1994 Sun Classic in El Paso. WSU has never faced Detroit or Grambling State.
On Deck: Pacific-10 Conference play opens with the Cougars hosting cross-state rival Washington on Sunday, January 3 at the Spokane Arena. That game, which will be televised live on Fox Sports, will start at 2:00 p.m.
|1998-99 Schedule/Results
|at Alaska-Fairbanks+
|vs. Nebraska+
|vs. Virginia+
|vs. Gonzaga*
|at Eastern Washington
|at Idaho
|at Texas-El Paso
|6:00 p.m.
|Detroit or Grambling State
|vs. WASHINGTON (FSN)#*
|2:00 p.m.
|at Arizona#
|5:37 p.m.
|at Arizona State#
|5:00 p.m.
|7:05 p.m.
|3:05 p.m.
|at Stanford#
|7:30 p.m.
|at California (FSB)#
|1:00 p.m.
|7:05 p.m.
|5:00 p.m.
|7:05 p.m.
|3:00 p.m.
|at Oregon#
|7:05 p.m.
|at Oregon State#
|5:07 p.m.
|7:05 p.m.
|7:00 p.m.
|at UCLA#
|7:30 p.m.
|at USC#
|5:00 p.m.
|at Washington#
|3:00 p.m.
|All times Pacific
|# Pacific-10 Conference game
|+ Top of the World Classic, Fairbanks, Alaska
|* Spokane Arena, Spokane, Wash.
|Sun Bowl Classic, El Paso, Texas
|@ Doubleheader with WSU women
COUGS IN THE SUN CLASSIC: Washington State has played in one previous Sun Classic. During the 1994-95 season, Kevin Eastmans first year at WSU, the Cougars defeated host UTEP in the first round 70-54 before falling to Texas in the championship game 86-81. No current member of the WSU roster played in that tournament, though redshirt-senior forward Steve Slotemaker was enrolled at WSU at the time.
EASTMAN NEARS 200 VICTORIES: Kevin Eastman is in his fifth season as head coach at WSU. He has a 64-63 (.504) five-year record. Among Cougar coaches with at least a four-year tenure, Eastman's winning percentage is fourth, just ahead of Kelvin Sampsons .500 (103-103/1988-94). The New Brunswick, N.J., native's winning percentage also trails three WSU coaching legends, Jack Friel's .568 (495-377/1929-58), Fred Bohler's .561 (226-177/1909-26) and George Raveling's .551 (167-136/1973-83).
Overall in 11 years as a head coach, Eastman holds a 188-138 (.577) record. Included in that are a 65-22 mark at Belmont Abbey and a 59-53 mark at UNC-Wilmington.
Eastman is 1-0 all-time versus Texas-El Paso and Grambling State and has never faced Detroit. His win over Grambling State came while at UNC-Wilmington in 1994.
WHATS THIS, A FULL CUPBOARD?: For the first time this season, all 12 WSU players are expected to be in uniform and healthy when the Cougars take the floor versus Texas-El Paso. From game one, WSU has had at least one player unavailable due to injury.
The first four games, back-up point guard Kab Kazadi was nursing a deep thigh bruise. Then just as Kazadi returned for the Gonzaga game, another player, sophomore forward Eddie Miller, the first of WSUs six left ankle injuries, went down during the last 15 minutes of the last practice before the Gonzaga game.
Sophomore center Brian Stewart was ankle No. 2 just three days later, while senior forward Steve Slotemaker suffered the teams third left ankle sprain during the first half of the December 2 win against Portland State when he fell on a Viking player following a three-point shot attempt. That was a span of six days when three players sprained their left ankle. Miller and Stewart each missed two games, while Slotemaker, has not played since Portland State, a span of three games.
Freshman guard Mike Bush sprained his left ankle walking on an icy sidewalk, while Kazadi suffered a left ankle sprain during a finals week practice. Both were able return in time for the Idaho game.
Perhaps the strangest left ankle sprain happened to senior center Leif Nelson who suffered the injury on December 13 while playing with some local youths during a Cougar appearance in the Pullman community. Nelson missed the Idaho game but is expected to be ready to go versus the Miners.
Cougar players have already sat out a combined 12 games due to injury.
KOJOS MOJO: Senior forward Kojo Mensah-Bonsu has been a spark in WSUs first four-game winning streak of the season. He has two of his three career double-doubles during the streak (17 pts., 10 reb. vs. Portland State and 13 pts., 10 reb. at Idaho) and also scored a career-high 22 points in the Eastern Washington win. During the BYU game, Kojo was held to just eight points, but posted a solid all-around game with six rebounds, two steals, two assists and a block.
Kojos performance included a career-high four blocks versus the Vikings and nine boards in the EWU game -- leaving him one shy of three double-doubles in four games. Kojo is averaging 15.0 points and 8.8 rebounds during the last four games.
SWITCHING STARTERS: Mainly due to injury, WSU has used five different starting lineups in nine games this season. Only senior forward Kojo Mensah-Bonsu and junior guard Blake Pengelly have started all nine games. The Cougs have used the same starting five each of the last three games. Eight of WSUs 13 players have made at least one start this year. Heres a look:
G 1-3 Mensah-Bonsu, Crosby, Nelson, Pengelly, Bush G 4 Mensah-Bonsu, Crosby, Miller, Pengelly, Thomas G 5 Mensah-Bonsu, Crosby, Nelson, Pengelly, Thomas G 6 Mensah-Bonsu, Slotemaker, Pengelly, Thomas, Bush G 7-9 Mensah-Bonsu, Crosby, Pengelly, Thomas, Bush1998-99 Career Player Starts
1998-99 Starts Career Starts Mensah-Bonsu 9 12 Pengelly 9 41 Crosby 8 29 Bush 7 7 Thomas 6 6 Nelson 4 28 Slotemaker 1 14 Miller 1 1 Kazadi 0 18SCOUTING TEXAS-EL PASO: Like the Cougars, UTEP is one of the more proficient three-point shooting teams in the nation. The Miners connect on better than 40 percent of their shots from downtown and make about six treys per game. Another similarity between the two teams is that both have used a number of starting lineups. Both teams have had eight players start at least one game this season and both utilize a three-guard, two-forward lineup. If the game comes down to free throws, UTEP holds the edge at 73 percent to 64 and WSU opponents are averaging 23 free throw attempts per game, while UTEP foes are only getting 18 trips to the line per game.
Senior forward Sharif Fajardo is the only Miner to start every game. He leads a quintet of UTEP players who are scoring nine points or better per game.
Tentative Miner Starters
No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. 1998-99 Statistics 5 Sharif Fajardo F 6-9 SR 15.3 ppg, 5.5 rpg 33 Jon Bomba F 6-11 SR 2.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg 11 Rico Nelson G 6-1 JR 6.3 ppg, 0.7 rpg 35 Eggie McRae G 6-1 JR 8.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 4.9 apg 31 William Smith G 6-2 JR 9.9 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.7 apgLAST GAME: WSUs best game of the year resulted in an 84-69 rout of border rival Idaho December 20 in Moscow. Junior forward Chris Crosbys record day (nine three pointers) and 38 points was the highlight, but a number of individuals posted career marks. Freshman guard Mike Bush tied a career-high with 14 points and more impressively held Idahos leading scorer Gordon Scott to just nine points on two-of-eight shooting from the field. Senior forward Kojo Mensah-Bonsu continues to be a menace down low as he posted his third career double-double with 13 points and a career-high 10 rebounds. And senior guard Will Hutchens, a former walk-on, played a career-high and very important 19 minutes in place of a foul-plagued Cougar backcourt.
THOMAS NAMED PAC-10 POTW - Junior guard Jan-Michael Thomas was named the Pac-10 Player of the Week on December 14 for his performance in the Cougars 70-69 win against Brigham Young December 8 in Pullman.
Thomas scored 17 of his team-high 22 points in the second half. He converted three of his final four free throw attempts, including the game-winner with nine seconds remaining. On the night, Thomas shot six-of-10 from the field, five-of-eight from three-point range and five-of-six at the free throw line. It was the first time this season WSU won after trailing at the half (34-31) and marked the Cougars' third straight victory.
Thomas, a native of Inglewood, Calif., is is among the Pac-10 leaders in three-point field goal percentage, having connected on 30 of 64 attempts (.469). As a team, the Cougars lead the conference in both team three-point percentage (.436) and three-pointers made per game (8.33). It was the first career award for Thomas and the first Pac-10 player of the week award for WSU since Mark Hendrickson was honored on January 23, 1995. It is the Cougars 13th all-time player of the week award.
At his current pace of 3.3 three-point baskets per game, Thomas would record 96 during WSUs 29-game regular season, which would easily shatter the Cougar single-season record of 83 set by Eddie Hill in 1994.
HOME NON-LEAGUE STREAK AT 41: By defeating Brigham Young 70-69 on December 8, WSU posted its ninth straight perfect home non-conference season. The BYU win was WSUs 41st consecutive non-conference victory in Pullman. The Cougars have not lost at home to a non-conference foe since December 14, 1989, when Idaho escaped Friel Court with a 56-52 win.
The streak began with a 112-81 win over BYU-Hawaii in the first game of the 1990-91 season. WSUs 41 wins include 36 at Friel and five at Bohler Gym (all during the 1990-91 season). The streak also includes NIT victories in 1992 (Minnesota), 1995 (Texas Tech) and 1996 (Gonzaga).
WSU WINS 200th AT FRIEL COURT: Washington States 74-71 victory December 2 against Portland State was the Cougars 200th all-time win at Friel Court. Beginning with an 80-78 WSU victory against Louisiana State on December 1, 1973, the Cougars have won nearly two-thirds of the games they have played there (.653). WSU has a 201-107 all-time record at Beasley. Milestone wins at Friel:
No. 1 WSU 80, LSU 78, 12/1/73 No. 3 WSU 71, USC 56, 1/5/74 (first league win) No. 25 WSU 77, Cal 63, 1/8/77 No. 50 WSU 77, USC 57, 1/24/80 No. 100 WSU 75, Oregon 71, 2/14/86 No. 150 WSU 95, Oregon 79, 1/21/93 No. 200 WSU 74, Portland State 71, 12/2/98CROSBY EARNS ALL-TOURNEY NOD: Junior Chris Crosby was named to the all-tournament team for his play at the Top of the World Classic, November 19-22, in Fairbanks, Alaska. It was the first career all-tournament selection for the Littleton, Colo., native. Crosby was among the tournaments top scorers and rebounders, averaging 17.8 points and 7.3 rebounds per contest for the three-game event. Included in that was 25 points and career-highs in rebounds (13) and free throws (12) versus Alaska-Fairbanks.
MANAGER COHN HONORED: Perhaps the surprise of the Top of the World Classic came during the awards ceremony when WSU student manager Jeff Cohn was honored with the Order of Nanook Award. The Fairbanks Princess Hotel presents the award to the top manager, "for meritorious demonstration of courtesy, cooperation and competence." Cohn, a senior from Foster City, Calif., majoring in communications, was honored with two different plaques and a giant collectable polar bear (stuffed, of course).
ABOUT THE SCHEDULE: Washington State is again playing a challenging schedule. The Cougars have eight games against teams ranked in the preseason polls (Stanford, UCLA, Washington and Arizona - twice) and 14 games versus teams that played in the 1998 postseason (NCAA: Stanford, UCLA, Washington and Arizona - twice; Detroit and Nebraska - once; NIT: Arizona State - twice - and Gonzaga; NAIA: Central Washington).
THE PENGELLY IS MIGHTIER THAN: Junior guard Blake Pengelly is climbing WSU career lists in assists and three-point shooting. He currently ranks ninth in assists with 243 (12 behind No. 8 Anthony Kidd), third in three-point field goal percentage at .427 (behind No. 1 Isaac Fontaine, .457, and No. 2 Joe Wallace, .427), ninth in three pointers made with 99 and 10th in three-pointers attempted with 232.
Junior Chris Crosby passed Pengelly for eighth in three-pointers made during the Idaho game and is closing in on No. 7 Brian Wright (111). Here's a look at where Pengelly and Crosby rank:
Assists 1. Bennie Seltzer (1990-93) 473 2. Keith Morrison (1983-86) 456 3. Donminic Ellison (1994-96) 441 4. Marty Giovacchini (1974-77) 371 5. Dan Steward (1970-72) 277 6. Isaac Fontaine (1994-97) 269 7. Brad Johnson (1972-74) 263 8. Anthony Kidd (1986-89) 255 9. Blake Pengelly (1997- ) 243
Three-Point Field Goals 1. Eddie Hill (1991-94) 233 2. Bennie Seltzer (1990-93) 230 3. Isaac Fontaine (1994-97) 208 4. Terrance Lewis (1991-92) 137 5. Donminic Ellison (1994-96) 128 6. Shamon Antrum (1995-96) 113 7. Brian Wright (1986-89) 111 8. Chris Crosby (1997- ) 107 9. Blake Pengelly (1997- ) 99 10. David Sanders (1986, 88-90) 93 Three-Point Field Goal Attempts 1. Bennie Seltzer (1990-93) 585 2. Eddie Hill (1991-94) 561 3. Isaac Fontaine (1994-97) 455 4. Terrance Lewis (1991-92) 343 5. Donminic Ellison (1994-96) 322 6. Brian Wright (1986-89) 302 7. Shamon Antrum (1995-96) 294 8. Chris Crosby (1997- ) 272 9. David Sanders (1986, 88-90) 251 10. Blake Pengelly (1997- ) 232


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Judicial Watch reported on Wednesday through a release to the media that on March 19, 2014, it was able to obtain flight expense records from the U.S. Department of the Air Force revealing that President Obama incurred $15,885,585.30 in flight expenses alone for the Obama family June to July, 2013 trip to Africa and their 2013-2014 Christmas vacation to Honolulu.
Judicial Watch stated that they were able to obtain the records from the Department of Air Force through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
Through the obtained records, Judicial Watch explained that the Obama family 2013-2014 vacation to Honolulu cost $210,877 per hour for travel alone; at 36.9 total hours, the cost to taxpayers for the vacation's flight expense was $7,781,361.30
The Air Force documents revealed that the flights to, from, and around Africa for the June-July 2013 trip totaled 35.5 hours at $228,288 an hour, which comes to a flight expense alone of $8,104,224
The flights to and from Honolulu for the December 2013-January 2014 Christmas vacation totaled 36.9 hours at $210,877 an hour, which comes to a flight expense alone of $7,781,361.30.
"This is an increase of $3,695,006.10 from the flight expenses Judicial Watch reported the Obama's incurred for their 2012-2013 Honolulu Christmas vacation," said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.
Fitton reported:
"From June 27, 2013, to July 3, 2013, Obama visited three countries in Africa: Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania. According to reports in the Washington Post, the total cost to taxpayers for the Africa trip was approximately $100 million. The Hill newspaper reported that when pressed by reporters about the "massive cost," the White House simply responded that the trip offers "great bang for the buck."
"Saying he was "eager to skip town" Obama also took his family to Honolulu on December 20, 2013, for a 17-day Christmas vacation."
In February, Judicial Watch reported that Obama incurred $1,164,268.60 in flight expenses alone for the August 2013 Obama family vacation to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. During that vacation, the Obama family spent eight days at the $7.6 million Martha's Vineyard home of David Schulte, founder of the private equity firm Chilmark Partners.
"The costs to taxpayers of President Obama's travel, especially his luxury vacation travel, are beyond the pale," said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. "And the secrecy surrounding these costs shows that Obama's vows of transparency are rubbish."
In related news, Tony Lee of Breitbart also reported on Wednesday that the liberal media are ignoring the Obama lavish vacations and costs but were vastly critical of former president George W. Bush vacations in which the vast majority were not lavish.
Lee said, "When President Barack Obama vacations in Hawaii, sets up a fantasy golf vacation for himself with Butch Harmon and Tiger Woods, averages more than a vacation a month in 2013 while purporting to be a man of the people and demanding the rich pay their fair share, and playing sequester politics by shutting down White House tours… the mainstream media is silent."
"And while Bush spent more time outside of Washington than Obama, it is also worth noting that nearly all of Bush's vacations were trips back to his Texas ranch or family vacation homes in Maine, "Lee said.
"The Washington Post, in 2005, conceded that Bush's vacations… unlike Obama's were not lavish and he did not "make time for fun"."

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Joined a CMS, now more confused..
When I started my rebuilding journey back in May, I pulled my reports from annualcreditreport.com. At that time, I had several student loans mid-rehab, so I figured that once they were due to come out of rehab, I could then join a CMS so that I could then focus more attention/money on PFDing & GWing the baddies. In the meantime, I DV'd some CA's and waited waited waited.
Rehab ended in Sept, loans are transferring as I write this - so I joined USAA's monitoring. After looking at the reports, I'm more confused than ever.
A few things that were on the report in May are no longer showing. This is good, I hope.
There's no new baddies nor new unexpected HP's. Yay there.
But the collection accounts have different reporting timelines. The dates don't line up with my AnnualCreditReport.com reports. My student loans show months of OK reporting with an odd 120 late sprinkled in. (NOT accurate, in other words.) A couple are showing as "disputed" when in actual fact I haven't disputed anything, I just DV'd.
Is this normal? I feel like maybe the information is so different I should be concerned. What in the Wide Wide World of Sports is going on here, anyway?
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The Bachelor of Arts in liberal studies focuses on the core competency areas of communication, critical thinking, understanding society, and self-understanding. Students will complete eight hours each in the humanities, fine arts, and social sciences, and then select one of those three as an area of concentration. With help from a faculty advisor, students may choose courses from a variety of disciplines.
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Tragic cop David Rathband threatened to film himself commit suicide on his mobile phone so his wife could watch him hang.
The 44-year-old told estranged wife Kath he was going to make her watch him die on a 'Facetime' video phone call, the inquest into his death heard today.
Nurse manager Kath told her husband's former police family liaison officer of the threat, and she raised the alarm with her superior officers just hours before the tragedy.
Det Cons Alison Brown broke down as told the hearing: "He rang Mrs Rathband and made reference to her visit being the last time she would see him alive.
"He informed her he was thinking about hanging himself.
"He said he would put his telephone on Facetime so she could watch. I know that you can do that when you are in contact and you speak directly, it is similar to a webcam."
DC Brown, who became close to the Rathbands after being appointed their family liaison officer when David was shot by maniac gunman Raoul Moat in July, 2010, was so alarmed by the "bizarre" message she contacted Det Chief Insp Nicola Musgrove.
Officers were sent to PC Rathband's address in Blyth, Northumberland, on the evening of February 29, 2012, when he was found hanged.
DC Brown was aware of the Twitter messages which PC Rathband had posted while in Australia in the days before the tragedy, including "RIP PC Rathband".
She phoned him Down Under and he sounded 'fine', claiming his Twitter account had been 'hacked'.
But she said: "My concern was raised when he said he was going to hang himself on Facetime so that Mrs Rathband could watch.
"I then became concerned for his immediate welfare and I spoke to Kath again. I just thought it was a bizarre thing to say.
"That's why I wanted to speak to someone who had seen David, and why I spoke to DCI Musgrove.
"For someone to say they were going to hang themselves and film it on Facetime, that was an awful thing to say."
The inquest heard the 'feud' between Kath, estranged from David over his relationship with 7/7 survivor Lisa French, and her husband's family created conflict in the hours before his death.
Kath had sent a text to her sister-in-law Debbie Essery, who lived in Stafford, suggesting she come and take David to her house shortly before he died.
DC Brown said Debbie contacted her, initially via Facebook, to say she would not be able to get her brother, suggesting it was 'Kath's job to look after him'.
In the days before PC Rathband's death, DC Brown was also contacted by his close friend, the former DJ Tony Horne.
He warned the hero cop's threats of suicide were real. DC Brown read out a text from Mr Horne. It said: "This is not going to end well. The force has to look after him, or they will have blood on their hands."
Police called DC Brown to inform her of PC Rathband's death shortly after he was found hanged at the house he once shared with Kath, and their children Ashley, 21, and Mia, 15.
She said: "It was a terrible shock. I still believed David would be found alive."
Moat's attack on David came 24 hours after he shot his ex Sam Stobbart, now 25, and killed her new love Christopher Brown, 29, in Gateshead. He took his own life after being surrounded by armed cops after a week on the run in July, 2010.
The inquest in Newcastle continues.


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Plans for the world's largest eco city were recently unveiled by none other than former Australian Prime Minister John Howard at the China Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting. But while the city is said to feature cutting edge technology in areas like energy and wired infrastructure, not everyone is buying into it. As Jenny Marusiak from Eco-Business explains, some would prefer the money went to making existing cities more sustainable.
Located in Langfang in the Hebei province, the 30 square kilometre development will feature a theme park and an exhibition centre, designed to be the world's largest with over 1.3 million square metres. Green space will flow throughout the development and there will be restrictions on gasoline powered vehicles, according to the developers.
Speaking at the China Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting, Mr Howard said, "I am very pleased that Langfang is taking a leadership position in developing smart city technology. This is an outstanding opportunity to build a new city from the ground-up with wired and eco-green technology that will pave the way for cities of the future around the world."
A representative from global investment company Southworth International, which is developing the project in a joint venture with the privately held Chinese Bestsun (Baichuan) Energy Group, told Eco-Business they would be using "cutting-edge technology in energy, transportation, low carbon, water and wired infrastructure in the recreational business district and residences."
The joint venture, dubbed the SunWorth Development Group, has not yet determined which technologies will be included in the project but transportation technologies will be a major consideration, said Southworth International's Ted Phillips. He added that the group was exploring options including personal pod vehicles and a monorail system. In addition, he said that all loading and unloading for the exhibition centre will take place underground.


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Southern Illinois leads its all-time series with Evansville 35-11.
Oct. 17, 2013
CARBONDALE, Ill.-- Southern Illinois has one game on tap for the weekend. The Salukis will travel to Evansville, Ind. on Friday. SIU and Purple Aces will get underway from the Carson Center at 7 p.m.
Friday, October 18 | 7 p.m.
Southern Illinois (10-10, 5-3 MVC) vs. Evansville (7-12, 2-6 MVC)
LAST TIME OUT Southern Illinois finished last weekend with a 2-0 record, topping Drake and Northern Iowa. On Friday, SIU topped Drake in straight sets and pulled out a four-set win on Saturday against UNI.
SCOUTING EVANSVILLE Evansville enters Friday's match with a 7-12 overall record and a 2-6 record in the Missouri Valley Conference. UE senior Rachel TenHoor set a school record, hitting .737 in Evansville's win over Drake last Saturday. TenHoor compiled 14 kills on 19 attempts with no errors. Ashley Ring is Evansville's kill-leader with 247 recorded this season to average a team-high 3.63 per set. Jenn Murphy leads the Purple Aces in assists averaging 9.13 per set to rank seventh in the Missouri Valley Conference. Last season, Southern Illinois topped UE in both its meetings. SIU leads its all-time series with Evansville 35-11.
HISTORIC VICTORY The Southern Illinois volleyball team recorded its second historic win of the season last Saturday, topping Northern Iowa for the first time since 1993. The Salukis looked as sharp as they have all season topping the Panthers in four sets to end a 40-match losing streak against UNI.
MVC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Hannah Kaminsky was named the MVC Freshman of the Week while Alex Rivera was named the Defensive Player of the Week. Kaminsky, a freshman setter recorded eight kills, 78 assists, three service aces, 14 digs and four block assists during seven sets of play. Rivera recorded 38 digs to average 5.43 per set.
SUCCESS IN SPRINGFIELD (FINALLY) Southern Illinois topped Missouri State on Saturday, Oct. 5 in a thrilling five-set duel. This was the first time in 15 years the Salukis beat Missouri State on its home court. The last season Southern Illinois saw a victory in Springfield was during the 1998 under the direction of Saluki great Sonya Locke.
NCAA NATIONAL RANKINGS NCAA statistics were released Monday and senior Jessica Whitehead ranks 36th in the nation in kills averaging 4.05 per set. She also cracked the top-50 in points per set ranking 50th with 4.41. Taylor Pippen ranks 104th in the country in blocks averaging 1.14 per set. Setter Hannah Kaminsky ranks 101st in assists per set averaging 10.11 per set.
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Basically, Wetlands is a kind of twisted coming-of-age romance centering on Helen, a rebellious skateboarding chick with a voracious sexual appetite. Unfortunately she also has no particular love for hygiene and often comments on how much she loves to stink. She also takes some serious gambles with her body in repulsive ways, and when she uses a razor to try and pop a nasty hemorrhoid it lands her in the hospital where she meets the guy of her dreams. If they had titled this 'Love & Body Odor" it would have been more appropriate.
Wetlands hits theaters in limited release on September 5th. My suggestion is not to see it if you have dinner plans after.
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Medical staff were able to switch Combs to an alternative pain reliever, but it was necessary to keep him in the hospital for a week as his body regained strength.
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If I run
ab -k -n 1000 -c 50 http://myproductionserver.com/something/restful through the windows CLI I usually get stopped between 300-700 requests. The error says "apr_socket_recv: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host. (730054). Total of X requests completed."
I figured I would check my Apache Error logs. Not Helpful. Here's the error I invoked with ab:
[Fri Feb 24 17:23:27 2012] [notice] Parent: child process exited with status 255 -- Restarting.
[Fri Feb 24 17:23:27 2012] [notice] Apache/2.2.17 (Win32) PHP/5.3.5 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Fri Feb 24 17:23:27 2012] [notice] Server built: Oct 18 2010 01:58:12
[Fri Feb 24 17:23:27 2012] [notice] Parent: Created child process 768
[Fri Feb 24 17:23:28 2012] [notice] Disabled use of AcceptEx() WinSock2 API
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[Fri Feb 24 17:23:28 2012] [notice] Child 768: Starting 64 worker threads.
[Fri Feb 24 17:23:28 2012] [notice] Child 768: Listening on port 80.
So when I got home, I ran the same test using my local ip- thinking it might be a network issue. Same thing happened. I've been searching for quite a while with not a lot of answers. I found a very similar problem and the resolution was to use "Win32DisableAcceptEx" in the httpd.conf file saying the issue is actually a bug with PHP .dlls. I disabled all of them but the basic MySQLi. As you can tell from the logs above, neither did much of anything.
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More: How did your boys react to you getting remarried?
RL: They really love him. It is amazing. I have a 15-year-old and an 11-year-old. They are doing such amazing work as artists and musicians and everyone gets along great. Plus, we added a new addition to the family. I met this seven-year-old girl, Tori, and her mom, who adopted her from foster care, on Twitter (www.torigaga.com). She has a disease called NF1 [neurofibromatosis type 1], which is a genetic disease in which tumors grow on your nerve endings. She has 15 months on chemotherapy ahead of her. I basically adopted them, and not only have the family stay with us but took her to see a round of doctors. This is a time of transition for me and my priorities have really shifted. I have this beautiful family and now another family to blend with mine. It makes me appreciate things so much more. The complaints I had before I met Tori and her mom have become fewer.
More: You recently lost a lot of weight. How did you do it?
RL: I had no choice. I was doing Dancing with the Stars and was working out seven days a week. I wanted to feel and look my best while I was on the program. When I turned 40, my priorities shifted. It is not necessarily fitting into a specific size—you just want to feel great. I do Soul Cycle. I confess, I am addicted and I love how I feel afterward.
More: In 2007 you went public with a very personal story: you were sexually abused.
RL: I have always been outspoken and candid about my own hardships and triumphs. It is not something that is calculated. If it helps other people and helps me come to terms with what I was going through in life, then I am happy to talk about it. After I started talking about it I didn't feel as alone, which is very healing.
More: Was it hard to admit something like this?
RL: Talking about my weight is so personal, too, but I do it. Once you decide to become a public figure you have a responsibility, even if you are heavily flawed. I am someone whom people have seen at 260 pounds, married, divorced and then madly in love. There are high and lows in life, and I feel some sense of responsibility to be forthcoming. When it comes to the hardships I have faced, I talk about them not only as a way to help others but because it is cathartic for me as well.
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From the moment I met this family, I could feel their closeness. Jaime's attachment to her parents is so, so beautiful, and something I can't put into words. She's shy and sweet and gentle, and beneath the surface I can see a quirky, creative little soul starting to emerge. I adored photographing her. Her nature allowed me to hold back and do very little but give her space and wait for her gorgeous expressions.
As you know, documenting family life, love and connection means everything to me, and I know that all the families I photograph feel the same because that's why they book me. But for parents who have experienced the stress and heartache of a very sick child, and an uncertain future, it takes on a preciousness that most of us can only imagine. I feel honoured beyond words to be able to give this experience to this amazing family.
I am sponsoring the Stella Bella Little Stars ball again this year, by donating another portrait package to be auctioned. It's an amazing cause to support, if you're in a position to do so – just hop on to the website to find out how. Some of the proceeds from this year's ball will go directly towards implementing the Little Stars Bead Program for families in the ACT and surrounds. I found out about these beads when I met Jaime and her parents on Saturday. Jaime has had all her treatment at Westmead Children's Hospital in Sydney, where beads are given to children for each medical procedure, as well as at specific milestones in a child's treatment. Over time an incredible string of beads is created which tells the story of that child's journey. I was amazed by Jaime's heart bead necklace… I photographed them as they sat and talked about some of the beads; recalling days and events and feelings… and I was moved beyond words. The concept is incredibly powerful, beautiful and meaningful, and I'm so proud to be able to support a cause that will implement this for families here in Canberra. This string of beads is a treasured possession for Jaime's family. It represents courage, determination, love and strength. It's Jaime's story and it's amazing. She is amazing.
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PITTSBURGH — The Robert Morris Colonials broke open a tight contest with four third period goals en route to a 5-1 victory over the visiting Holy Cross Crusaders Saturday afternoon. Robert Morris netminder Terry Shafer stopped all but one of 24 Crusader shots and forward Zac Lynch led the Colonials scoring charge with a goal and two assists.
"When, they (Holy Cross) tied it early in the third, we didn't let it affect us," said Colonials coach Derek Schooley. "The sign of a frustrated hockey team or a team that didn't believe in itself would have been a team that would have caved and probably ended up losing. But we stuck with the process, got the next goal, Shafer made a huge save for us, and then the floodgates opened. Tonight might have been our most complete game of the year."
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Both teams increased their first-goal desperation level in the second frame, a task made harder by an increasing number of penalties, stoppages and ill advised passes perhaps betraying a level of fatigue factor. The scoring finally opened on an inspired individual effort from Lynch, who broke up a Crusaders defensive zone pass, then found himself all alone in the slot where he put the moves on Ginn, scoring his fourth goal of the season to put the Colonials in the driver's seat at 17:34 of the second.
Holy Cross came ready to play in the third, as Crusaders forward Sean Gustin buried his first goal of the season from the right circle to knot the game at one at the 4:16 mark.
The Colonials didn't blink however, and proceeded to put the game away with four goals in the game's final 15 minutes.
Robert Morris forward Scott Jacklin knocked home a Cody Wydo rebound behind Ginn to put the Colonials back up at 5:30. Then Jeff Jones joined the scoring parade by finishing off a well-placed saucer pass from Lynch in the slot for his first goal of the year at 10:54.
Colonials forward Matt Cope then added his second goal of the weekend with a power-play tally at 13:13, and Wydo deposited an empty-netter with just over a minute left to cement the victory.
"In the first two periods, we just didn't generate any scoring," said Crusaders coach Paul Pearl. "We changed it up a little bit, tried to play more of an aggressive style, got a goal out of it, and then they got a goal right back. Then after that, we pressed to open it back up a little bit and it didn't work out well. We're not satisfied with a two-point road weekend. We're still a work in progress and we need to work on some things that we're deficient at."
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May 4, 2013
Championship Match Press Conferences
Postgame Quotes
UC Irvine Head Coach David Kniffin
(Opening statement) "We came into the season with this as our goal. There was no question in our minds that this was the place we wanted to be in. A lot of us had a feeling that BYU is the team that we would be playing in this moment. All season has been around playing BYU at the end of the season. I'm incredibly proud of the guys tonight for capitalizing and executing on what I think was a pretty great game plan by the staff. We've got some experience and we've got some perspective put together. This is part of the experience. This is a part of the journey of being a UC Irvine athlete, this is not the entire experience. It's exciting to hoist up this hunk of wood, but I am incredibly proud of the kids and the journey.
(On second set comeback) "I think we had some comebacks tonight, didn't we? Our conversation in the huddle was just very simply that we don't need to close the gap right now. We don't need to get 11-11 and we don't need to get to 24, what we need is to get the next point. The guys were confident and that's what allowed us to truly play one point at a time."
(On strategic moves) "It had less to do with me and more to do with the personnel on the court. You don't really get to see Connor Hughes until you see Connor Hughes in a championship run and he becomes what he was tonight. We have some guys that the lights go on and they perform and you can't show that during the season. I thought our middle blockers were good, patient and disciplined tonight more than they have been all season. You don't get to see what UCI athletes can do until you put them on the big stage."
(On blocking) I think blocking is one of those things that comes down to familiarity with the team. There's something about actually seeing someone across the net - we can actually learn how they play. When they get out there and they are able to adapt during a match, that's when you see our blocking numbers go up."
(On character of the team) "The beauty of our team is that we have some depth. It speaks a lot to the character and quality of a student athlete at UCI. I like to think we are really a hidden gem, it's a special institution.
UC Irvine Player Scott Kevorken
(On third set) "It was a pretty big moment. We've been there before, but for me it didn't feel like last year. It didn't feel like a championship point it just felt like any other point in the game. We had a great game plan and I felt like we executed well."
UC Irvine Player Connor Hughes
(Second set comeback) "I feel like it was a pretty big turning point. We've been playing point to point all year and that's kind of what we did. At that time I wasn't' even looking at the scoreboard I was just focusing on who's serving, what do I need to do, how do I need to execute it. Thinking about all of those different aspects helps you take your mind of what the actual score is."
(On being clutch) "Going through my head right now I am just so excited. It's these types of moments throughout my whole career. You really just have to live in the moment and I really took that to heart. Live in the moment in these championship settings and I love it."
UC Irvine Player Zack La Cavera
(On what it means to him) "Winning this is so great for me. I definitely struggled this year finding my place on the team and learning how to contribute."
BYU Coach Chris McGown
(opening statement) "We were, as you can imagine, disappointed in the result. I thought that UCI played inspired volleyball. They were just as good as anyone we've played this season in serve and serve receive. That kept us out of it all match; we never could get in an offensive rhythm. They were really good in serve receive and ultimately it comes down to who could execute serve and serve receive. They for sure won that part of the game. To our part, we were struggling offensively all night. I told the boys in the locker room what wonderful season it's been. It was a remarkable run by these guys. I'm so proud of our team for what they represent and the way they represent BYU and the way carried themselves all season and battled. I figured we were in for a long match, and until the last ball went in the stands, I thought for sure it would go to five, but it didn't end up that way."
"They (UCI) just executed. They served us well. We passed actually okay for the first few points, but they're big guys and got in good position and executed, and we weren't able to. What we've been able to do all season was execute in big points, and we weren't able to do that tonight. They were better tonight than anybody we've played."
(on using his time outs early) "Points are points. They were making runs, and I was trying to break some momentum there. Ultimately it would have been nice to have some time outs down the road, but I don't regret taking them early. If they're scoring early, it counts the same as when they're scoring late."
(on the difference between earlier matches against UCI) "The difference for me was in their serve receive. They served really well. They've got some guys who are great jump servers, but their float serves got us in trouble. We never really found our rhythm defensively or offensively. They ran a nice offense - it was well-distributed."
(on the difficulties of winning back to back) "Just thinking about how hard it was to get to this point for us, unless you're in it, you have no idea how hard these guys work every single day, how much of their soul they commit to being a good volleyball player. I know how hard we worked to get to this point, and how much blood, sweat, and tears it takes to do that. For them (UCI) to do that, for them to stay with it and do it again this year is a tribute to how hard they work. They're a deep team. They can summon guys three-deep from the bench we've never seen before, and suddenly there's a 6-9 outside who's out there hammering balls. How deep they were was a part of how successful they've been."
"We didn't pass as well as we wanted to, so our offense became predictable. They got in good spots. I was surprised that they blocked 17 balls. That's unreal."
BYU OH Taylor Sander
(on UCI's blocking) "They're big guys, like Chris said, and they made some big moves."
(on what he's feeling after the loss) "I'm disappointed. It's so hard to get this far into the season and not come out with the win. Anyone would be. But I wouldn't trade any of these guys on the team for any of those guys. We've had such a great season. I'm so proud of my guys, my team, and my program. They just showed up tonight, and we were caught off guard. Hats off to them; they played a wonderful match."


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For those who like to plan ahead, this article may be helpful. If you prefer to wait until the last minute, (like you did with Christmas), or if you don't celebrate Valentine's Day, this article will be nothing more than a few moments of whimsical escape.
So onto planning ahead. Money is always a factor. As our middle class continues to shrink and people living at or below the poverty line increases, few of us have money to do anything but survive. If that is your situation, you and your sweetie could do a few different things. Watching a movie at home and popping your own corn while cuddling on the couch can be romantic. And if you can possibly swing it, buy a candle. Warm oil baths, massages and making love are also options. Bath oils are relatively inexpensive and your lover better not be charging you.
If you do have a few extra bucks, now you have the luxury of choices and personal preferences. Let's say you still enjoy listening and talking to your partner. Then romantic dining at an elegant restaraunt is a perfect selection. You can gaze lovingly into each other's eyes while you nibble on filet mignon. If you need a break from all the talking and listening, then going to a movie is a perfect option. For one and a half to three hours you can be in the company of your sweetie without having to say a word. In fact you will probably get chastised if you do talk. It isn't too often in life that you can fulfill an obligation and escape at the same time.
And just a few brief comments on gift giving for Valentine's Day. Homemade cards are from-the-heart and again, if you are poor, very inexpensive. Candy and flowers are quaintly traditional but of course, way overpriced. Lingerie has also become somewhat traditional. Probably because so many people assume they are going to get sex on this holiday. And if you want to continue along this line of thinking...glow-in-the-dark condoms are a possible gift idea. If you have a creative mind, you will come up with gift ideas that wow your partner. If you haven't had a creative spark since you were 4, the flower and candy shoppes adore you.
However you decide to observe this holiday, keep it real. Engage in activities and give gifts that come from your heart. After all, you make a daily decision to be with your partner so let Valentine's Day be a reminder that you continue to make a beautiful choice.


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|Men's golf finishes 19th
PALM DESERT, Calif. - The Idaho men's golf team slid into a 19th place finish at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate after the final round of the 24-team tournament on Sunday.
Idaho began the day in 14th place, and posted matching 297 team scores in the first two rounds, but finished with a 304 to finish with 898, one shot behind Cal Poly.
Jared Bossio had the low round and the low overall tournament score for Idaho, finishing with a four-over 220 for the tournament after rounds of 76-68-76 to place in a tie for 44th. Bossio's four-under 68 in the second round was the only under-par round for an Idaho player, while Sean McMullen had an even-par 72 in the first round for the Vandals, and finished in a tie for 59th with a 223 after posting 72-75-76.
Justin Kadin tied for 83rd with rounds of 73-77-78, Stefan Richardson tied for 98th after posting 76-82-78, and Gordon Webb tied for 107th with 78-77-79.
Idaho will be back in competition at the Jackrabbit Invitational in Prim, Calif., March 12-13.


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Let's Pack the House: Broadway Bits to Benefit Bishop Manogue!
What's better than a fun night of live entertainment?
A fun night of live entertainment for a great cause!
The 6th Annual "Broadway Bits" production by the Sierra School of Performing Arts (SSPA) will include a single performance to benefit Bishop Manogue Catholic High School. On the night of Saturday, Feb. 4, SSPA will donate half of the box office to the school's Tuition Assistance Program. Last year the school awarded more than $500,000 in tuition assistance to help students cover the cost of attendance, and the need continues to grow. A sellout crowd on "Manogue Night" could raise more than $2,000 for that cause.
In addition to helping students at Bishop Manogue, you'll be watching students from Bishop Manogue! This year's "Broadway Bits"cast includes three current students, James French, Ashley Laughlin, and Charlie Manoukian, and is also under the direction of former Manogue drama teacher, Janet Lazarus. The show features local thespians, singers and actors showcasing more than 20 of Broadway's greatest moments, including songs from "Wicked," "Oliver," "West Side Story," and "Spamalot."
Tickets to the "Manogue Night" performance and other dates are available at the door, or in advance at http://sierraschoolofperformingarts.org/. Ticket prices are $16 adults, $12 students/seniors in advance, or $20 adults, $15 students/seniors at the door.
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Challenger Astronauts Memorialized on the Moon
Craters in the center of Apollo basin (36°S, 209°E) named after Space Shuttle Challenger astronauts, LROC WAC mosaic, ~190 kilometers wide.
Apollo is a 524 km-diameter impact basin located within the center of the the giant South Pole-Aitken basin. After the loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger, seven craters on the eastern rim of this basin were named after the crew: Gregory Jarvis, Christa McAuliffe, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Judith Resnik, Dick Scobee, Michael Smith.
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center built and manages the mission for the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera was designed to acquire data for landing site certification and to conduct polar illumination studies and global mapping. Operated by Arizona State University, LROC consists of a pair of narrow-angle cameras (NAC) and a single wide-angle camera (WAC). The mission is expected to return over 70 terabytes of image data.
Image Number: NASA-PIA13998
Credit: NASA/GSFC/DLR/Arizona State University
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Weaver feels lucky that when she made her debut in sci-fi, "I didn't have to be a superwoman in a tiny outfit doing bizarre things." Indeed, her Ripley look consisted mostly of khaki jumpsuits and an expression of sweaty apprehension. "My impression is that [today's young actresses] want to be more glamorous, like, 'Why can't I be smart and powerful and sexy?' Well, to me what was sexy about Ripley was that she was who she was."
In between the first two Alien installments, she played the poised British embassy official who has a fiery affair with Mel Gibson's dashing journalist in The Year of Living Dangerously. "It was an odd situation to be the girl in a romantic story when the man is so much more attractive," she muses. "When I first saw Mel, I felt like a little brown mouse."
Then came two movies that yielded Oscar nominations for Weaver in the same year. In Working Girl, she gave a delicious performance as a backstabbing boss who steals her assistant's ideas—"sort of the humorless character in a comedy," she says, "which is the basis of a good comedy." And in Gorillas in the Mist, she had "a huge, eye-opening experience" playing primatologist Dian Fossey. "It was the first time I understood what a small part of the big plan man is," she says.
The acclaim she received was especially resonant because Weaver was famously told by her professors at the Yale School of Drama that she had no talent. "I wanted to prove them wrong," she says. "It activated in me some sort of spite." She has often talked about how bone-deep hurtful this evaluation was, and now she reveals that despite decades of success she carried the grudge until very recently: "I'd say within the last two or three years," she says. "A friend of mine said to me, 'You know you have to forgive them,' and I said, 'Really? But I don't want to.' He said, 'No, you really have to forgive them.' And, in a way, forgive myself for being so vulnerable and letting it get to me."
Today she's simply focused on what's ahead. "I have wonderful agents who think I can do anything and know that I want to try," Weaver says. "I feel very blessed that I get to read a lot of scripts." A recent high point for her was improvising dialogue with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in the surrogacy comedy Baby Mama. Her schedule is now studded with projects, including two movies in the can (the comedies Paul and Crazy on the Outside); You Again, which she's shooting; and an HBO biopic about Gypsy Rose Lee toward the end of her burlesque career, which she's prepping to star in. "I don't care what the genre is, and I don't really care how big my part is," she says. "If it's a story worth telling, I just want to be a part of telling it."
When Weaver isn't working, she can usually be found in her hometown of New York City, trying to pass herself off as just another denizen of Manhattan's Upper East Side. "I wear dark colors a lot because I don't want to be noticed," says the actress, who, asked how her personal style has evolved over time, adds, "I have a real horror of trying to not be my age—although I do think that women of many ages can wear many different styles." So paparazzi won't be snapping photos of her strolling around in those navel-revealing, skintight jeans that practically beg their wearer to be called a cougar? "My jeans might not be the same ones I wore 30 years ago, which were pretty funky," she says. "I like things that fit well, so now they're more elegant. But if someone were going to take away my jeans, I'd have to strangle them."


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Valentine, an eight-month-old feline born with a heart condition that is certain to shorten his life, still has a world of love to give to a very lucky forever family. This precious ball of fur has tugged at everyone's heartstrings at the Helen Woodward Animal Center (HWAC) Adoption Department in Rancho Santa Fe, California.
This domestic short-haired kitten's life expectancy has a maximum of only about four years, but the love he will be able to pack into that short time will change someone's life forever. He has an affectionate nature which earned him his time-honored name. Center workers are also hoping that the right person gets shot with the love arrow for this special kitten with the appropriate name in time for the loving holiday tomorrow.
The little boy kitty was surrendered by an over-capacity rescue facility in the Los Angeles area. He arrived with all the characteristics that a potential adopter could ever hope to find. Valentine's handsome face and sweet devoted purrs immediately gained him a new family, but something went awry. When the family took him to their local veterinarian, they discovered a heart murmur. The family was unable to afford the specialized medical care the little fellow needed, so they brought him to Helen Woodward.
The veterinary staff at HWAC quickly took action. They diagnosed his condition as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In laymen's terms it means that his heart developed with an obstruction blocking and limiting the blood traveling to his aorta – the main artery to the body and organs.
Valentine's condition forces his heart to work extremely hard and will eventually cause it to thicken. If he had not received the medical care by the Center's veterinarian staff, he most likely would not have lived to see his first birthday, but Dr. Stephanie Oba was proud to announce that with care the little kitty will most likely have three, possibly four, years. "He is a happy and loving cat," stated Oba. "We want those years to be the best years he can have."
"I know there's someone out there for Valentine," stated Adoptions Inventory Manager LaBeth Thompson. "One of the most wonderful things I've learned in this business is that our adopters have very big hearts. There are incredibly generous people out there who open up their homes to orphan pets with short life expectancies. I have my fingers crossed for this sweet kitten."
Thanks to the generosity of those special adopters out there, HWAC's President, Mike Arms, was instrumental in launching the I REMEMBERYOU.org website. Arms has also been influential in twelve other programs that were designed with the dedicated human-animal bond in mind. This last program was just so that the animals could live in their human's hearts throughout their lifetime as well.
In addition to the candle lighting gallery, the site is getting set to introduce Dr. Wendy Khentigan and Dr. Vogelsang, both of whom specialize in the emotional phases of pet illness and pet loss. Upcoming expansion of the program promises grief counseling blogs penned by the two doctors as well as pet grief resource recommendations and an upcoming on-line live chat for those struggling with pet grief issues.
In the meantime, however, Valentine will be available for adoption on February 14th and has years of adoration to offer the perfect caring family. Although he will require medication twice daily and follow-up ultrasounds every six months, the devoted kitten is bursting with love to give and a heart set on a forever home of his very own.
See Valentine playing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lyd5NmJrN-A; and then witness Valentine purring: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82YE9b3rkAo. When you do, feel that love arrow pierce your heart. Don't miss out!
For more information on Helen Woodward Animal Center or for inquiries regarding adopting Valentine, please contact: 858-756-4117 ext. 1, go to www.animalcenter.org or stop by at 6461 El Apajo Road in Rancho Santa Fe. For more information on I REMEMBER YOU.org, go to www.IRememberYou.org.


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Park Record columnist
As we head into the summer season before the 2014 Olympic Winter Game in Sochi, Behind the Gold will take a look back at some of the greatest moments in Winter Olympic history for America's skiers and snowboarders.
Nearly 20 years later, the 1994 Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer are still remembered among the greatest in history. In the birthplace of the skiing, the tiny Norwegian mountain village put on a spectacular show over two frigid weeks, with seemingly every single Norwegian making the pilgrimage to see their heroes perform.
All the way back to 1924, the Summer and Winter Olympics were held in the same year. That all changed in 1994 as the International Olympic Committee split the Summer and Winter Games into different cycles, giving skiers the opportunity to compete in two Olympics spaced two years apart. The 1992 Olympics had been a breakthrough for the U.S. Ski Team. But the 1994 Games set a new standard one many weren't expecting.
Despite promising results in the World Championships a year earlier in Japan and in World Cups leading up to Lillehammer, Sports Illustrated called the U.S. Alpine Ski Team "Uncle Sam's lead-footed snowplow brigade."
That preview article could have dealt a crippling blow to team morale. Instead, coaches and athletes turned it into a motivator for the entire team, especially Montana-born-turned-Alaskan Tommy Moe, who would later remark, "We work very hard.
On a clear, bitter cold Norwegian day, Tommy Moe rewrote history winning the twisting, turning downhill in Kvitfjell, a half hour north of Lillehammer. It was as if he were in a daze wandering around the finish pinching himself. Mom and Dad had just arrived, sans tickets. That didn't keep them out of the venue, as they jumped fences to get to their son. Even Hillary Clinton got into the act, congratulating Moe on his win 10 years after Bill Johnson set the standard in Sarajevo.
Another, friendlier Sports Illustrated writer, William Oscar Johnson, was there to absorb the win. The veteran writer piled into the car with Moe on the way to get his gold medal, quickly grabbing a story on deadline.
It was Day One and Tommy Moe was on the cover of Sports Illustrated labeled simply: "Golden Boy."
It wouldn't be the last U.S. alpine medal. Moe would take silver in the super G on his birthday. Liz McIntyre would win silver in moguls. And 1992 silver medalist Diann Roffe, starting number one, would suffer through over an hour of watching other racers before claiming her Olympic gold in the women's super G.
Many called the Lillehammer Games the best ever. They were near perfect, with challenging courses, knowledgeable and passionate fans and great athletic performances.
For Tommy Moe, his opening weekend gold was the only major downhill he would win. A year later he suffered a serious knee injury, ironically, on the same course. He came back for the 1998 Olympics in Nagano where he finished 12th in downhill and 8th in super G before retiring. Today, he and wife Megan Gerety are raising their family in Jackson Hole where he serves as a ski ambassador. He also has an interest in a mountain lodge in Alaska and is a frequent star in Warren Miller videos. He was inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame and continues to be a strong supporter of the U.S. Ski Team.
Amidst it all, great memories remain of the day in 1994 when he became the Golden Boy.
One of the most experienced communications professionals in skiing, Tom Kelly is a veteran of eight Olympics and serves as vice president, Communications, for the Park City-based U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association. A Wisconsin native, he and his wife Carole Duh have lived in Park City since 1988 when he's not traveling the world with the team.


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Well, I think the yellow thingie is a "tea table". But what am I doing there and what's with the happy face on the dish?
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New suite unveiled at the SoL
by Kate Smith
Business Lounge opens its doors.
Hospitality customers will be able to take a look at the brand new Executive Business Lounge at the Stadium of Light.
Over the summer the former Durham Suite has had a major revamp and is in a league of its own when it comes to matchday experience.
As well as top-flight football, the new Executive Business Lounge combines superb facilities, great food and unrivalled panoramic views across the River Wear.
If you're interested in sampling the new lounge why not take advantage of one of our matchday hospitality packages at a forthcoming game.
There is availability for the visits of Liverpool (15 September), Wigan (29 September) and Newcastle United (21 October).
Packages in the suite are priced from £135.
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Fiat introduces the new 'Strada', an upgrade of its little pickup truck assembled at their plant in Betim, Brazil. The model will become available in Europe in a matter of days and is meant to be first and foremost a commercial vehicle, but nonetheless it can be used outside work too. The Fiat Strada measures 4.41 meters in length (4.46 for the Adventureversion), 1.66 in width (1.74 m) and wheelbase of 2.72 meters, whereas its loading area is 1,685 mm long and 1,300 mm wide in its 'standard' configuration. The variant with the long cabin instead will have a cargo area measuring 1,332 x 1,070 millimeters.
The Strada weighs 1,915 kg, can tow up to a ton and - driver included - can carry between 630 and 705 kg. The range includes three trim variants (Working, Trekking and Adventure) and three body-types (with short, long and double cabin), all of which will come with a 1.3-litre Multijet engine producing 95 hp and 200 Nm of torque from 1,500 rpm, with an average fuel consumption rated at about 5.3 l/100km. In its basic version, the Fiat Strada comes with a whole new instrumentation, ABS and (for Trekking and Adventure variants only) a steering wheel adjustable in height. The Adventure can be recognized by its black grille with chrome inserts and by its foglights integrated in the front fascia. Its standard features also include air conditioner, leather seats with special 205/65 R15 all-terrain tyres and E-Locker (Electronic Locking Differential), which improves the car's performance on low-grip surfaces and includes compass and inclinometer.
All versions will also come with standard audio system and CD player, clima, sunroof, alloy wheels. Fiat has also released to official prices (before taxes) for the Italian market: the basic Fiat Strada with Working trim and single cabin will cost 12,900 €, while at the top of the range we have the Strada Advenure with double cabin, priced at 16,000 €.
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Chen Guangcheng-NYU Dispute Gets Chinese Spy Twist
<span>"Like a 007 thing."</span>
The tale of blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng already includes a dramatic escape from house arrest, a kiss for Hillary Clinton, and accusations that NYU is pushing him out due to its cozy relationship with China. Now it also involves a spying angle, as Reuters reports that an iPad and iPhone presented to Guangcheng and his wife by supporters when they first arrived in New York contained spyware. Supposedly NYU technicians found secret, password-protected software that allowed a third party to connect to the device's GPS system and backup the contents to a remote server. However, none of the parties involved can agree on whether the spyware existed, and who might have put it there.
NYU professor Jerome Cohen, who is Chen's mentor, and a second anonymous source say that the devices were a present from Heidi Cai, the wife of activist Bob Fu, in May 2012. Within a few days they were screened by NYU technicians and the spyware was detected. "These people supposedly were out to help him and they give him a kind of Trojan horse that would have enabled them to monitor his communications secretly," said Cohen. They say Chen was "furious" and "very upset" when he found out, but maintained contact with the Fu family.
Fu runs the Christian group ChinaAid, which supports underground churches and victims of forced abortions, and was out of the country when his wife presented the gifts. He told Reuters, "This is the first time I've heard of spyware," calling the charges "ridiculous" and "like a 007 thing." He said he talked with ChinaAid's computer technician, who activated the devices, and "my staffer is 100 percent sure that the only thing he added on the iPad was a Skype account."
Mark Corallo, a media consultant who has been working with Chen, had an entirely different version of events. He says NYU snatched Fu's gifts before Chen received them, and performed a check even though they were brand new. "None of these functions was on any of the devices provided to him by ChinaAid," he said, adding, "At least to Chen's knowledge, none of these devices was ever found to have any tracking or listening mechanisms."
So, it's unclear if the software was added by ChinaAid, spies infiltrated NYU's tech department, or the entire incident was made up. The bugged Apple equipment certainly isn't as exciting as a bowler hat knife or a ski pole gun, but what it lacks in innovation it makes up in intrigue.