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Electronic Performance Support Systems (EPSS) was a termed coined in 1991 by Gloria Gery. As the personal computer became a part of the work environment, Electronic Performance Support Systems became frequently requested by our clients. We worked to develop many custom solutions for clients that helped provide easy access to information, sales simulations, advice, and custom simulations. I personally managed several of these products which were met with a great deal of enthusiasm by our clients. The PC was becoming more capable and a better tool for training.
Wireless keypad technology was a frequently requested feature for our products. Wireless keypads were used in large group settings and provided an easy way for a large audience (up to 250 people) to interact in a group meeting without having a laptop or personal computer. I managed the porting of our Quiz Bowl and Digital Professor software to take advantage of this new technology. With wireless keypad technology and our new software, up to 250 people could participate in Quiz Bowl games and take electronic exams in an auditorium setting. The games were especially popular and many companies offered prizes for the people who answered the most questions correctly. Instead of falling asleep at meetings, employees were asking to play Quiz Bowl.
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America is being left behind in Asia
Author: Evan A. Feigenbaum, CFR
So the US is going to join the East Asia Summit (EAS) … and you can hear the cheers all the way to Hanoi.
But why exactly are they cheering? Here are a few of the arguments:
(1) The US has been 'missing in action' in Asian institution-building; so joining EAS 'puts the US firmly into the picture.'
(2) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is the convener of EAS; so joining EAS 'signals US support for ASEAN.'
(3) US membership can help counterbalance pan-Asian groups that exclude Washington, such as ASEAN Plus Three.
(4) US membership in EAS 'could help bring Presidential attention to individual Southeast Asian countries that are downplayed in US policy.' It would enable President Obama to 'become the first serving President of the United States to visit Cambodia.' And in 2013 we would have 'the first-ever visit of a US President to Laos.'
Seriously, the US should join EAS to assure a presidential visit to Laos?
Actually, I'm not that surprised the US is joining EAS; American officials have been signaling as much for a year. But does joining EAS do anything at all to remedy the most important challenges to American interests in Asia?
I've argued repeatedly over the last year (for example, here, here, here, and here)
that America's problem in Asia is not that the US is absent from every regional institution. Rather, America's problem in Asia is that the institutions that are most meaningful to US interests are precisely those that have defined the United States out. Put differently: joining EAS gets the US into yet another room. But the rooms Washington is not in, is not being invited to enter, and will probably never be invited to enter are the ones that actually matter. At the end of the day, EAS simply may not matter much at all.
The fact is, most pan-Asian institutions will move forward regardless of American views and preferences. So the groups that merit vigilance from Washington are those that pursue functional agendas detrimental to American economic or security interests, such as preferential trade agreements. Some pan-Asian formations are inevitable. And so, while joining a group like EAS allows the US to barrel its way into yet another room, it does little to solve America's central problem in Asia—namely, that Asians (including some of Washington's closest allies) are groping for their own solutions to regional problems, especially economic and financial challenges.
The US continues to have a very static view of a region that is changing rapidly. Linked by a growing web of economic and financial connections, a diverse Asia is searching for a common identity—and for ways to turn economic success into greater global clout. And Asians are increasingly doing this on a pan-Asian basis, without the United States.
It is widely—if nearly always privately—acknowledged by diplomats and intellectuals in the region that the proliferation of Asian fora has done little to address functional problems. Some of my closest friends, even in Southeast Asia, readily admit that these fora are long on rhetoric and long overdue for a stock-taking:
What works, and what doesn't?
How could multilateral efforts be more effective?
Would Asia really be less secure if the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) did not exist?
Who does Asia call when there is a tsunami or a cyclone in Burma?
What is needed isn't a headlong American rush into groups like EAS, but a hard-headed assessment of what tables Washington actually needs to sit at, and when and where it can afford to just step aside.
The dominant trend in the region is that Asians are making pan-Asian groups, not trans-Pacific ones, their defining regional institutions. And the United States still isn't adjusting to these. It remains too focused on getting into whatever rooms it can, and merely for the sake of it.
The challenge I see for the US is how to redefine the American role—how to link trans-Pacific groupings, such as APEC and ARF, to the pan-Asian groups. Several key US partners (not least Indonesia, Vietnam, and South Korea) badly want the US involved. They know the current architecture is flawed, and either have ideas for how to fix it or are open to such ideas.
What to do?
Ulitmately, the problem of Asian architecture is a functional one: too much redundancy, and too much architecture that does nothing much at all. The problem for the United States, then, is that the groups that do actually do something, usually on economic and financial issues (not least trade, investment, and standards) are pan-Asian clubs.
Skillful American diplomacy would use the US entry into EAS as leverage, seeking to redefine the group as more than just another leaders' group-grope of little material consequence. Ultimately, joining EAS does nothing to resolve the fundamental challenge to US interests.
To the contrary, it is ASEAN Plus Three, not EAS, that is already the most functional body at the core of a new pan-Asian regionalism. And ASEAN Plus Three is likely to focus on an economic agenda that challenges traditional American approaches and ultimately disadvantages US firms and manufacturers.
For example, if Japanese and Korean firms enjoy tariff-free treatment of the manufactures they sell in China while US firms face the current average most-favored nation rate of 9 per cent, American firms will lose substantial sales in an import market worth well over one trillion dollars. The same will be true if Beijing, Seoul, and Tokyo use their 'Plus Three' dialogue to agree on telecommunications or other standards for emerging technologies that create impediments for US firms in a very large Asian market. US firms will lose substantial sales in Korea and Japan too, as ASEAN Plus Three moves toward further tariff reduction and becomes the locus of Asian trade liberalisation.
Since the US has been defined out of ASEAN Plus Three, a more vigorous trade policy would do far more for American interests than will pounding down the door of yet another large, unwieldy, mostly purposeless group. Not every architectural problem requires an architectural solution.
Let's at least hope the US parlays its membership in EAS into an attempt to rationalise pan-Asian and trans-Pacific groupings. That would be useful.
Evan A. Feigenbaum is a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
This article was first published here by the Council on Foreign Relations' Asia Unbound blog.
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During the April 15 episode of 'The Wendy Williams Show', Williams claimed that stars are scripted to act for the camera during their time with their coaches. Williams appeared on season 12 of 'Dancing With The Stars' and was partnered with Tony Dolvoloni.
The 49-year- old talk show host claims DWTS producers wanted her to play a finger snapping, teeth sucking, head rolling angry woman. Williams says she pulled Dolvoloni to the side and spoke to him about the scripted role she was expected to play and Dolvoloni responded "my wife told me I should have told you about that".
The conversation came up during the 'hot topics' segment of Williams' show. Williams was pointing out the apparent rift between Nene Leakes and her partner Tony Dolvoloni. During the April 14 episode of 'Dancing With The Stars' the cameras captured some tension between the two as Leakes removed her microphone and walked off of the set.
Apparently Leakes was unhappy with Dolvoloni's "attitude" as she shared her time with coach, Derrick Hough during the couples switch last week. Leakes left the rehearsal session saying, "maybe we can start again tomorrow when you have a better attitude. I give you nothing but the best every week and I don't deserve an attitude."
Leakes seemed a bit more humble during the judging session on Monday when the judges expressed their pleasure the couples performance claiming it was the couples best they produced this season. Leakes was holding back tears during the judge's critique of her and Dolvoloni's performance.
According to William's, Leakes will do just fine on this season of 'Dancing With The Stars' as long as she maintains her sass and attitude. Leakes is known for her confident and confrontational (not that they must go hand and hand) personality on Bravo's hit show 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta'.
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"Tessa and Scott: Our Journey from Childhood Dream to Gold" was released in early November. The hardcover volume is bursting with full-page photographs, more at home on a coffee table than tucked into a bookshelf.
Though the book is publicized as an autobiography, with the authors listed as "Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, as told to Steve Milton," it is written from Milton's perspective.
Instead of a juicy tell-all, Milton simply tells their story, leaving plenty of room for the Olympic champions' own voices to come through. Always classy, Virtue and Moir remain respectful of their competitors and have no hesitation in thanking everyone who impacted their journey.
I usually find coffee table books to be heavy on photos but lacking in content. This is not the case here. Milton's storytelling is captivating with a touch of sentimentality that comes off without sounding too schmaltzy.
Casual skating fans will appreciate the breakdown of the skating world's structure, and dedicated fans will enjoy the inside perspective of what it's like to turn the ice dancing world upside down with a rapid rise to the top.
The photos add an extra spark to the compelling story. Readers will love the never-before-seen photos from Virtue and Moir's childhoods, as well as the early skating shots.
The book features plenty of full-page photos, including a stunning collection of their Olympic moments, and chronicles the pain Virtue endured in the two seasons leading up to the Olympics.
Unfortunately, in getting the book on the market quickly, the publisher cut some corners—many of the early skating photos are credited to Kate Virtue, Tessa's mom. Although the early action photos were shots she collected over the years, it is unlikely that she took all of them.
Overall, the book is a must-have for fans of all ages. I've been following Virtue and Moir's career closely for five years, but I found plenty of anecdotes I hadn't read before, particularly from the early years.
Virtue and Moir's honesty and vulnerability elevate this biography to a collectible.
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I am 'flu-riddled.
My dad had it all last week and kindly passed it onto me. I feel terrible; laden with a scratchy throat, drippy nose, high fever, achy limbs, a pounding head... I could go on. But then I be at risk of feeling sorry for myself and I totally never do that. Nope.
Our friend The Flu has, however, given me the opportunity to feel genuine boredom. Who knew I only enjoy doing nothing when I'm obliged to be doing something? Life's a bitch. Though it has also given me some extra reading time. And given I have a great book on the go, this could only be a blessing.
I'm reading Lunch in Paris by Elizabeth Bard (side note: all the best writers are named Elizabeth). It is self proclaimed as "part love story, part wine-splattered cookbook" - perfection? I hear you cry. Well just about.
Being part-cookbook means the author is entitled, nay obligated, to focus the story almost entirely upon food. It being set in Paris obviously makes it all the more a treat for your over-active salivary glands. The book is autobiographical, and so the restaurants and places she mentions are all real, making it, I think, even more appealing. All in all, it is the body of my ideal book.
I've always dreamed of taking off to Paris for six months, to just write, drink coffee and eat pastries. It's every Romantic's dream. One day, when I have a bit of money and maybe a little freelance work, I might do just that. Until then though, I will live vicariously through Elizabeth Bard and her story.
Every one of the recipes looks delicious and I have plans to work my way through them, one dish at a time. Her story is beautiful too. It's not perfect, there are definite issues that come with moving to a foreign country and adapting to a new culture, and, technically speaking, it's not the most literary of publications, but who cares? Essentially, Lunch in Paris it is about love and food and Paris, and that's pretty great.


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Blues musician, singer, and producer, Johnny Winter, brother of Edgar Winter, died Tuesday July 16, 2014 in Zurich Switzerland. He was 70 years old.
Born in Beaumont, Texas, Johnny Winter's story reads as a veritable fairy tale with its "right place at the right time" rise to success. Having been exploring and playing blues music since he was young, Winter cut a record for a small Houston label in 1968. Late that year, his friend Mike Bloomfield asked him to jam during an Al Kooper concert at Filmore East. Winter played on stage with Muddy Waters; not realizing a Columbia records representative was in the audience. Winter signed a contract with the label for the unprecedented high advance of $600,000. In 1969, the musician released two successful and acclaimed albums, toured extensively (including a Woodstock appearance), even had a fling with Janis Joplin (occasionally joining her onstage in concert).
Rumors have circulated that Winter appears on the 1968 Jimi Hendrix bootleg album "Woke Up This Morning and Found Myself Dead" but Winter always denied it to interviewers (including this writer). "I knew Jimi pretty well but I not only never played with Jim Morrison, I never once met him."
Brother Edgar had been in Johnny's blues band, but went off to form his own rock/R&B outfit in 1970. Johnny then added others to his band (including guitarist Rick Derringer) and also investigated more of a rock sound. Also in the 70s, Winter produced three Grammy winning albums for Muddy Waters.
Johnny Winter kept touring and recording for several labels, but it is said that the majority of his album output consists of unauthorized releases, some of them including later overdubs by other musicians, much to Winter's chagrin. He has said he doesn't care about not getting royalties, he just doesn't want the work out there because the claims it is bad music. There are many official releases that show what a fine musician and producer Winter always was.
In 1996, Johnny and brother Edgar, who both suffered from albinism, unsuccessfully sued DC comics and the creators of the Jonah Hex series claiming the Autumn Brothers strongly resembled them.
Winter's latest Grammy nomination was for a 2004 release, and his most recent album came out in 2011. He had performed live only four days before his death at the Lovely Days festival in Switzerland. He had a number of tour dates scheduled at the time of his death, and plans to release a new album on September 2.
In a 2010 issue of Guitar World, Winter stated: "I was not in the best shape for a while there. I was going through some really difficult personal issues, and I started taking prescription drugs to help with the problems on the advice of a doctor. But I ended up taking too many prescription drugs for too long. Combined with drinking, the adverse effects just got worse and worse. I feel great now."
Last month, in an interview with JournalStar.com, Winter said, "I just hope I'm remembered as a good blues musician."


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McGuinness Ready to Step-Up Against Navarrete This Saturday
Considered by many to be Canada's top boxing prospect, Orangeville, Ontario's Logan Cotton McGuinness (9-0, 4 KO's) is about to take a major step forward in his young career this Saturday at the Casino De Montreal.
Not only is Canada's top lightweight stepping up his competition by facing Mexican warhorse Pedro Navarrete (24-6-3, 13 KO's), but he'll do it as a lean, mean, and far stronger junior lightweight.
"Logan has been making 135 lbs. almost too easily," said his promoter, Adam Harris, MD of Hennessy Sports Canada.
"We think he can make 130 on a controlled schedule, and emerge as a very, very dangerous 130 lb. fighter, without compromising any of the qualities that have already made him the best in the country at 135 lbs."
He'll need all that strength and more against Navarrete, who has proven himself to be not only durable, but flat-out dangerous.
In June of 2006 he flew to Japan and went 10 spirited rounds with Jorge Linares, then considered the world's top boxing prospect, en route to a hard-fought unanimous decision loss.
In his last fight, this past January, Navarrete halted a two-fight losing skid in violent fashion, demolishing Adrian Tellez in the seventh round to set up his test against McGuinness.
"Navarrete is by far the toughest fighter I've ever had to face," said the 22 year-old McGuinness.
"Not only has this guy been in there with some of the best in the world, but he's shown he's more than just a guy who can go rounds. This guy steps into the ring to win every time out. And win big."
"A win over a guy like Navarrete will show the world that I'm one of the best young fighters out there."
Trainer Chris Johnson – the man who honed Steve Molitor into one of the best Junior Featherweights in the world – sees nothing but great things ahead for his young protégée.
"It's rare that you have a guy as gifted as Logan, but at the same time, so eager to learn. I tell this kid something once, and it's like he's been doing it all along."
"That's why when you look at Logan's career, you see such eye-popping improvement every time out. To the point where, in just his tenth pro fight, he's more than ready to face a quality thirty-three fight veteran like Navarrete."
Also appearing on the card will be Hennessy Sports' newest signing, all-action welterweight Samuel Vargas (1-0, 1 KO)
"This kid is a promoter's dream," said Harris.
"He puts on thrilling fights. But not only does he start wars, he finishes them too."
© 2010 by Fightnews.com.


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Did you miss me last Friday?
I'm already in summer mode and we've been spending more time outside and less time inside, near the computer! That's a good thing don't you think?
But I am back this week and today I want to share Aubree with you. She's another one of my gluten-free blogging friends.
Aubree has been one of my consistent commenters, and perhaps even one of my first commenters! Aubree leaves great comments on everyone's blogs and always loves to have a chat on twitter. Needless to say, I have a special place in my heart for her.
Aubree was one of the first people to make me feel like a real blogger! Back in February she tried my gluten-free and dairy-free caramel recipe and blogged about it! It was really cool to see She Let Them Eat Cake on someone else's blog.
Aubree has a feature on her blog called Top Ten Tuesday. She highlights 10 recipes she's seen throughout the week that she likes – her faves! I love this idea – it's one of those ideas that you wish you'd thought of first!
Basically Aubree is creating an e-cookbook for herself. Now she has a great list of recipes she can refer to when she has time to play in the kitchen. I love it!
You don't know how many times I see a recipe and wish I could try it. It's so hard to try someone else's recipes when you have your own food blog. You really want to work on new recipes for your own blog and therefore have little time to try other people's recipes. Know what I mean?
Check out Aubree's lists and take some time to peruse her blog. She has a lot of amazing tips and recipes that I know you'll want to put on your "Must-Try" list.
And did I mention that Aubree has another blog? She is in love with all things horticulture. You can check out her other blog Horticulture By Heart.
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The best argument for doing yoga at home? It's where the inner practice of yoga happens best. Another argument, however, can be the cost of doing yoga with others. With the price of a single studio class in LA in the $20-plus range, asana practitioners wanting to practice in groups may need to seek alternatives.
Some studios are offering more affordable options, and some groups are creating their own community sessions.
To receive active instruction
For those seeking active guidance and instruction in the practice of yoga postures, one choice stands out. The Iyengar Yoga Institute of Los Angeles has begun offering Iyengar for All, a community class, at a cost of $7 per class. The course's teacher, Jennifer Edwards, has been teaching for more than 10 years and is trained to instruct students how to accomplish alignment in poses for maximum benefit and safety. A single class at the institute costs $20.
The class is offered Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:30-4 pm. The institute is at 1835 S. La Cienega, Ste. 240. Contact number: 310-558-8212.
Another studio option is Yogala Echo Park, which offers donation-based classes in a variety of styles on three mornings, one afternoon and two evenings. The studio is at 1840 Echo Park Ave., Los Angeles. Contact number: 213-375-4505.
For a sense of community
For those more interested in community and someone to lead them through a series of postures, groups organized through meetup.com offer many choices, typically free. Most, but not all, are provided out-of-doors. Some meetups gather sporadically.
Some examples of those with consistent, ongoing sessions:
Open Sky Yoga meets Mondays at 6:30 am at a location disclosed only to members of the meetup group.
Free Yoga in LA offers classes in a variety of spots, currently at Pan Pacific Park, 141 S. Gardner St. at 9 am Fridays.
YEP – Yoga at Echo Park offers classes Wednesdays at 5:30 pm and Saturdays at 10 am. Groups meet at Echo Park Avenue and Park Avenue in Los Angeles.


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My evergreen bushes are still brown and not showing any signs of recovery from this winter. Is it possible this winter was just too cold for them and I'm going to lose them or what?
Ours are like this too. But I think they're getting better
Winter burn. From what Ive been told, they will either very slowly get better, or die. The later is more likely.
Central Iowa got his with a pretty dry fall and a colder and windier than normal winter. This caused wide-spread "winter burn" in evergreens that are susceptible. I started wrapping some of my more vulnerable conifers in burlap a few years ago and this has worked well in the past. However even these got burned this year.
Yours may still come back as not all plants will have new growth quite yet. You may need to do some heavy pruning but I would wait a few more weeks yet to see what happens. I am waiting on a few of mine but I yanked four out of the ground already and will be replacing them with varieties that can handle winter a little better.
Not an expert at all (brown thumb actually)
But I have two iteas/sweetspires that I thought had bit it from the winter. About dug them up last weekend.
Just noticed today it's leafing out down low.
I've heard alot of people talking about damage, winter burn and late starts to plants this year. May be worthwhile to hold out a few more weeks before doing anything. If you're in the central Iowa area - it's not like we've had a whole lot of warm weather yet. I know my vegetable seedlings are really struggling this spring
I think the color brown might be antithetical to the term "Ever-green". They be dead.
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As others have said, very common this year. Be patient this year may be worse than others. You can try watering them w/ some muric acid or acid based Miracle Grow. This has helped ours in the past. Pretty cheap option to replacing. I recommend doing this annually. Has done wonders for ours.
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Women's Gymnastics Makes History In Big Win Over Northern Illinois
March 15, 2003
Chicago, Ill. - It's that time of year when scoring becomes very critical when deciding if a collegiate women's gymnastics team visits the postseason.
The UIC women's gymnastics team realized that on Saturday and posted a school record breaking score of 196.350 as the Flames dominated Northern Illinois (192.05) at the UIC Physical Education Building in their home season finale.
Saturday's performance bested UIC's output from a year ago at the Midwest Independent Championships where they Flames posted a 196.025.
UIC took at least the top-two places in each event, including the top-five slots on bars, the first four places on floor and first three on beam.
Veronique Meunier won the all-around competition with a personal-best of 39.325. The freshman also won the vault competition with a performance of 9.9.
Regine Charron equaled Atlin Mitchell to win the floor competition with score of 9.9.
As a team on floor, UIC broke the school mark, as the Flames totaled a 49.4 to eclipse the old mark of 49.3 set at last year's Midwest Independent Championships.
On beam, the Flames put it all together, as Stacey Magiera won the title with a score of 9.85.
Holly Bruhn led the UIC barrage on bars with an impressive 9.9, while Jamie Grabowski, Magiera and Meunier each added 9.875's to tie for second.
The Flames will return to action on Sunday, March 23, at the Illinois Classic hosted by NIU at 2:00 p.m. in DeKalb.


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I am in Spring cleaning mode. I know it's the middle of the summer, but I have the cleaning bug. The majority of this is wanting to clean things out and get rid of everything we don't use. We have too much stuff!!
The biggest part of this has been wanting to clean out the fridge, freezer, and pantry. One of these days, I would love to have a huge, extra freezer in the garage where we can freeze all of our leftovers. But for now, all I have is the freezer that is with my fridge, and it's a fairly small freezer!! When we bought our house about a year and a half ago, we remodeled everything. I love my kitchen (even though it's still not finished), but if there is one thing I wish we would have done, it would have been to make the spot for the fridge bigger. Our house built in the 50's, so the spot where the fridge goes is not as big as the refrigerators they make these days. So although my fridge is new, it is the smallest model that is made. So we've been eating frozen enchiladas, going through the frozen meats, and trying to clear out everything that has been in there for ages.
I decided to tackle the pantry as well. It is filled with many items that I use a lot, and that I am always replenishing, but I have a lot of items that have been on those shelves for ages. Some things that I bought, intending to use them for a recipe that never got made, and many things that I think I bought just because they were on sale. So when I saw these cookies on Becke's blog, I thought it would be a perfect way to use some cake mixes that were coming up on their expiration dates. I have made cake mix cookies before, although it's been ages. I adapted them just a bit from Becke's recipe. I first made strawberry. I used the recipe I typed below, but the dough seemed very oily, so I decided that I would cut the oil a bit for my chocolate batch. While they both tasted very good, I liked the texture of the strawberry cookies better. The chocolate cookies did not spread like the strawberry cookies – instead they stayed in a little puffy ball. My husband did not have any the night I made them, but I put a couple of them in his lunch the next day. I got a text message half way through the day claiming that he thought the strawberry cookies were in his top 5 favorites! I probably wouldn't go that far, (they do taste like artificial strawberry), but I still enjoyed them. And I took a bunch to work and they all got eaten, even though half of the people in my office are doing a weight loss contest. (I'm the devil, aren't I!!??) So, if you need some cookies in a hurry, this is a good recipe to turn to.
- 1 strawberry cake mix
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup coconut
- 1 chocolate cake mix
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup oil
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips
- Mix eggs and vegetable oil until well combined. Stir in cake mix and add ins; drop by teaspoons onto greased cookie sheet. Cook for 8-10 minutes at 350 F.
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Hollywood certainly took over Washington D.C. for the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner.
Katy Perry was a vision in pale green, giving serious Scarlett O'Hara all night long, only she clearly did not make that beautiful gown out of curtains hanging in her livingroom at Tara. Darren Criss from Glee looked classically elegant in a traditional tux and black tie.
Not to be outdone by the White House itself, comedienne Amy Poehler dazzled in a white, sparkly dress that surely would make Leslie Knope herself proud. True Blood star, Ryan Kwanten, took a bold chance in an all-leather brown suit that only he could pull off. And Nashville's Hayden Panettierre was divine in a pale yellow gown. All around, everybody looked GAWGEOUS.
Late night talk show host, Conan O'Brien, took to the podium to poke fun at Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, and of course, President Barack Obama.
O'Brien asked POTUS during his bit, "It's been several months since you were reelected, sir, so I'm curious, why are you still sending everyone five emails a day asking for more money?"
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Welcome to year four of Wrestler of the Week. Much like the previous three years this will continue to be a little way to highlight an individual (or tag team as the case may be) that had a particularly banner week in terms of storyline or on-air achievement. Just like in previous years, in addition to highlighting a Wrestler of Week, two honorable mentions will also be noted. Throughout the year point totals will be tallied. Just like in year three, each week 10 points will go to the actual Wrestler of the Week, 5 points going to the first Honorable Mention and 3 going to the second Honorable Mention. At the end of the year a Wrestler of the Year will be crowned.
Wrestler of the Week
Kazuchika Okada
New Japan Pro Wrestling's G1 Climax round robin-style tournament has been talk of the pro wrestling world the past couple of weeks, with Match of the Year candidates popping up each night of the tournament. The tournament ran from July 21 until August 8, with Okada racking up a record of 8 wins and 2 losses. He defeated Shinsuke Nakamura in the finals of the tournament on August 10 to again cement his place in New Japan. Alongside Hiroshi Takanashi, Okada is considered the "ace" of New Japan and this tournament victory put him in line to challenge for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship on January 4, 2015 at Wrestle Kingdom IX, which is New Japan's version of WrestleMania.
Honorable Mention
Samoa Joe
"The Samoan Submission Machine" defeated Seiya Sanada and Low Ki in a triple threat bout to win the vacant TNA X-Division Championship. Each man previously won a triple threat match to advance to the finals of this mini tournament. The match actually happened way back on June 27 during TNA Wrestling's raucous New York City marathon of television tapings, but the match did not air on television until the August 7 of Impact Wrestling. Joe is now a five-time X-Division Champion.
Drew Galloway
The former "Drew McIntyre" was released from WWE back on June 12 amongst a myriad of other talents. But he has already rebounded nicely on the independent circuit. On August 8 at EVOLVE 31, he defeated reigning EVOLVE Champion Chris Hero to win the Championship. The next night at EVOLVE 32 he successfully defended the Championship against Anthony Nese.


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Effective immediately, General Racing Ltd. will merge with the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA). The merger was announced via press release on Monday, August 4.
According to SVRA, General Racing Ltd., a U.S. West Coast-based historic/vintage racing organization, was founded by Steve Earle in 1970. In 1974, with the support of Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance organizers, Earle launched the inaugural Monterey Historic Automobile Races at Laguna Seca Raceway. Races on the calendar expanded to include Portland Historic Automobile Races; the Coronado Speed Festival; special events at the Long Beach Grand Prix and the Kansas City Historic Grand Prix; as well as the Wine Country Classic at Sonoma Raceway.
Earle will advise SVRA on historic/vintage events around the country, including the Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival. The Sonoma Raceway event will continue under SVRA; it is slated next on the calendar for May 28-31, 2015.
From the beginning, Earle will also advise on SVRA's Gold Medallion Program as a member of SVRA's executive team. The Gold Medallion program seeks to recognize and reward historic/vintage car owners who have kept, or restored, their cars to "as originally raced" condition.
About the merger, SVRA CEO Tony Parella said, "I am thrilled to have Steve Earle join our team. Steve shares our vision and focus on developing national vintage racing. He has shown himself to be an extraordinary leader throughout his career, and has a proven track record in identifying, encouraging and celebrating authentically prepared cars. His view of vintage racing cars and events is a perfect match for the goals of SVRA."
Earle commented, "I am excited to join the SVRA team. I have been involved in vintage racing at all levels for over 40 years. I look forward to lending my experience and knowledge to help and support the growth of SVRA through the Gold Medallion Program, which will benefit the individual vintage racer, and the community as a whole."
Earle continued, "There is a recognized need for car period-authenticity and preparation as well as events that embrace it. I've been impressed with Tony Parella's vision and determination to open the doors for those who share similar interests in the historic significance of the cars they and their competitors enjoy owning and racing."
SVRA's season continues with the next event slated for August 14-17 at Pocono Raceway. According to SVRA, races remaining on the 2014 calendar include those at Watkins Glen International, September 3-7; Virginia International Raceway, September 25-28; and the organization's national championship to be held at Circuit of the Americas, October 8-12.
Suggested Links
- Historics: Watkins Glen shares Cary Agajanian racing family history, photos
- Historics: Lime Rock announces 5 Ralph Lauren cars for Historic Festival 32
- Historics: Lime Rock announces Bentley sponsor of Sunday in the Park
- Historics: Goodwood Revival debut expected for Kevin Schwantz on 'Featherbed'
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Dennis the Menace (1959-1963)Dennis and the TV Set - Season 1, Episode 22 - Mar. 13, 1960 - When Dennis is over at one of his friends he notices that his friend has his own TV set so Dennis is doing anything he can to convince his parents to buy him a TV set of his own, However when Henry and Alice both turn him down he has Mr. Wilson show him how to work his remote control which was a mistake cause then Dennis rents a remote of his own and ends up controlling Mr. Wilson's TV set from the guest room with the remote that he rented.
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New Legal Analysis: White House Can Let Judge End Military Gay Ban
Santa Barbara, Calif. (September 22, 2010) - Today, the Palm Center released a new legal analysis prepared by Legal Co-Director and Law Professor Diane Mazur suggesting that the White House has a strong foundation for not filing an appeal to the recent case which declared "don't ask, don't tell" unconstitutional, Log Cabin Republicans v. United States.
The memo concludes: "The Department of Justice has discretion to decline appeal of Judge Phillips's September 9, 2010 Memorandum Opinion in Log Cabin Republicans v. United States holding 'don't ask, don't tell' unconstitutional. No mandatory duty or obligation requires the government to appeal."
"When Congress debated 'don't ask, don't tell' in 1993, the constitutional landscape was different than it is today," stated Professor Mazur, adding: "In 2003, the Supreme Court held in Lawrence v. Texas that the Constitution protects the liberty of all persons, straight and gay, to choose their personal relationships without interference from the government, unless the government has a good reason. In the Log Cabin Republicans case, the government was unable to produce any such reason. Judge Phillips recognized that 'don't ask, don't tell' can no longer be justified under current constitutional doctrine, and President Obama is not required to argue otherwise. He need not defend laws that are based on old, discredited constitutional assumptions."
This analysis comes one day after a Senate vote failed to override a filibuster on a motion to proceed to consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act of FY2011. The vote failed due to the inclusion of language within the bill to conditionally repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" law. "Professor Mazur's analysis delivers the final argument on whether the White House has the option to let Judge Phillips' ruling on 'don't ask, don't tell' stand," stated Christopher Neff, Deputy Executive Director of the Palm Center. He added: "The answer is clear: the Obama Administration can end 'don't ask, don't tell' by not appealing this ruling."
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Gates open one hour prior to the start of events.
To schedule a tour of the facility, please contact Facilities & Operations at (650) 723-1949.
Guest Services, including Lost and Found, are handled through any Redcoat or the Event Manager.
Restrooms are located on the east and west sides of the stands on the Plaza Level.
Home to Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving, Men's Water Polo, Women's Water Polo, and Synchronized Swimming
If Stanford Athletics is recognized as "Home of Champions," then one can argue the most prolific room in the house is the Avery Aquatic Center. Since opening in its current form in 2001, the magnificent facility has been home to four NCAA team champions, 50 individual NCAA titles, 16 Pac-10 Conference team champions, 162 individual Pac-10 titles, six MPSF team titles, four U.S. Collegiate team champs, 20 U.S. Collegiate individual titles and 33 Stanford Olympians (through the 2008 Games) in the sports of men's and women's water polo, men's and women's swimming and diving and synchronized swimming.
The Avery Aquatic Center is the home of all Stanford aquatic teams, and widely considered to be the finest outdoor swimming and diving facility in the United States and perhaps the world.
The Avery Aquatic Center has hosted the 2004 and 2008 USA Olympic Swimming Team prior to the Olympics, the 2004 & 2011 Summer Junior and Senior Swimming Nationals and the 2006 FINA Masters World Championships - which featured 7,200 athletes from 75 different countries competing in all five aquatic disciplines. America's best divers came to The Farm in the summer of 2007 for the Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships. The facility has also hosted the 2009 U.S. National Synchronized Swimming Championships, the Synchronized Swimming 2010 U.S. Collegiate Nation Championships and 2010 & 2012 Junior Olympic Water Polo Championships. The top collegiate water polo players descended on the Avery Aquatic Center in 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2008 for the NCAA Men's Water Polo National Championships and 2004 & 2008 for the NCAA Women's Water Polo National Championships.
Initially christened the deGuerre Pool Complex after Dorothy and Sidney deGuerre, the original facility was completed in 1972. In May 1999, an extensive renovation and expansion began that would ensure a world-class home for Stanford Aquatics well into the future. Behind these efforts were the generosity and passion for water sports of Burt and Marion Avery and their family.
As it stands today, Avery Aquatic Center features four separate pools: the Avery Competition Pool, the Maas Diving Center, the Belardi Pool and the Baker Pool. The main attraction is the Competition Pool, which can hold up to 2,530 fans (2,480 fixed seating) and hosts all of Stanford's collegiate swimming, water polo and synchronized swimming events. One of the fastest pools in the nation, the Competition Pool is 37 meters long and 20 meters wide, tapers from 11 to 14 feet deep and features dual one-meter and three-meter springboards on the south end.
Avery Aquatic Center also houses the Maas Diving Center, which stands as the finest outdoor diving facility in the country. Stanford student-athletes, along with divers from around the world, are treated to a concrete dive tower with platforms at 1, 3, 5, 7.5 and 10 meters. The dive tower is flanked on each side by dual one-meter and three-meter springboards.
Complementing the two world-class competition areas are a pair of top-rate training pools which offer Stanford student-athletes and coaches tremendous flexibility when designing training programs. The Belardi Pool is 50 meters long, 25 meters wide and tapers to a depth of 11 feet in the center, while the Baker Pool is also 50 meters long, but 25 yards wide and with a varying depth of 4 1/2 to 8 1/2 feet.
Stanford's many student-athletes in the aquatic disciplines have four locker rooms at their disposal. The Sandy Foundation Team Room is used by the Men's Water Polo team and is located on the east side of the Avery competition pool deck. The Harold A. Miller Team Room is used by the Women's Water Polo and Synchronized Swimming teams and is located on the west side of the Avery competition pool deck. Both rooms were refurbished by Joan and Mel Lane in 1996 and then again in 2010 by an anonymous donor. In 2000, two additional team locker rooms were completed. The Men's Timkin Team Room and the Women's Team Room which are now in use by the Swimming and Diving teams.
The many fans of Cardinal Aquatics can keep track of the meets, events and games via a Daktronics scoreboard on the north end of the Avery Competition Pool.
Avery Aquatic Center is truly among the best facilities in the world, and ensures that Stanford University and Cardinal student-athletes will be at the forefront of the aquatics world well into the future.
Regular season Swimming & Diving, Water Polo, and Synchronized Swimming events are free. Post-season and some special events will require a ticket. Ticket windows are located at the East entrance of Avery Aquatic Center for tickets on the day of an event.
All other ticket inquiries, including advance tickets and tickets to other sporting events, are handled through the main Stanford Athletics Ticket Office, located at Gate 2 of Stanford Stadium. For events requiring paid admission, tickets may be purchased online at www.GoStanford.com.
Office Hours: Monday thru Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Closed Holidays.
The capacity of Avery Aquatic Center is 2,480 for fixed seating. With compatibility for 25 disabled seats and an equal number of disabled companion seats, the total seating becomes 2,530. Avery Aquatic Center has aluminum bleacher-style seating in the grandstands.
Avery Aquatic Center is located in the center of a majority of Stanford's athletic facilities. It is between the Arrillaga Family Sports Center and Sunken Diamond, and is north of the Elliot Football Practice Fields. The event entrance is on the northeast side via Avery plaza, adjacent to Chuck Taylor Grove.
Address: 235 Sam McDonald Mall, Stanford, CA, 94305 - Google Map
Parking is located in the Varsity Lot between Stanford Stadium and Klein Field at Sunken Diamond. Entrance to the lot is via Nelson Road, off of Galvez Street. Marked disabled spaces are available in the south end of the lot. A valid disabled placard (from any state) will be necessary to access the disabled parking areas. For larger events, overflow parking is available in Lot 2 (El Camino Grove) just east of Stanford Stadium, accessible via Nelson Road.
Stanford's athletic facilities accommodate disabled guests by wheelchair ramps, lowered drinking fountains, Braille signage and wider doorways.


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University of Puget Sound Aims to Create a Culture of Neuroscience for Students and the Public
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The Neuroscience Program provides a forum for faculty and students interested in the sub-disciplines within the field of neuroscience. The program offers a general introductory course in neuroscience as an elective for all students, and also offers a curricular concentration (interdisciplinary emphasis) that may serve as an enhancement of, or complement to, any major of a student's choice. This interdisciplinary emphasis provides additional opportunities for students to develop skills necessary to become successful scientists and is recognized with a designation on the transcript upon graduation. Participation in the emphasis by both faculty and students facilitates involvement in broader neuroscience topics and contributes to a sense of community across departments. A key feature of this program is a research or internship experience in the field. Involving students in research with faculty not only broadens their knowledge and training in brain sciences, but also kindles an interest in and an appreciation for the methodological, philosophical, and ethical issues with which neuroscientists are concerned. This additional experience significantly improves the training of our students as they prepare for entry into careers in basic research, health care, secondary teaching, and public policy. Additionally, the Neuroscience Program is a part of a consortium of Northwest Liberal Arts Colleges offering Neuroscience experiences.
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Hudson Park offers a lifestyle only possible in a new building -- and yet, it melds fluidly with the Upper West Side's legendary pre-war architecture. With its oversized windows, modern kitchens, and compelling structural details, every day here is aesthetically beautiful, and state-of-the-art reliable. Here, modern conveniences and functional details exist within a dynamic, contemporary, yet still classic setting.
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Schönbrunn Palace
Schönbrunn, the former summer residence of the imperial family, is considered one of the most beautiful baroque palaces in Europe. The Habsburgs divided their time between the more urban Hofburg palace and this estate. It was here that baby Mozart first played for the family. My favorite room was the one where Sisi maintained her floor-length hair!
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Green Roofed Farm City Combines Agriculture and Urban Density
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- Milano Stadt KroneAs populations expand cities will have to increase their density, and farmland will need to increase output to adequately provide food for everyone. A sponsored exhibition by the Architectural and Urban Forum (AUFO) of Milan asked 12 firms to imaginehow increased density could be achieved while providing more public space and agriculture to support a growing Milan. Studio Shift's proposal, Milano Stadt Krone, suggests that residences and an urban farm can be layered on top of each other, working in a harmonious pair to provide better quality of life for the people of Milan.1
- Milano Stadt KroneThe residential and agricultural system allows for a self-sustaining community of 25,000 people where food can be produced within the dense urban fabric.2
- Milano Stadt KroneStudio Shift's proposal is one of twelve proposals that seek to find a way to fit a total of 300,000 people into the city and still provide enough food for them.3
- Milano Stadt KroneA side elevation of the residential/agricultural system, which consists of apartments, an agricultural plane, a commercial area and a network of paths connecting to transit lines.4
- Milano Stadt KroneThe agricultural plane is raised up to create a new ground plane and sloped towards the south for better solar gain and water control.5
- Milano Stadt KronePlants are arranged in a patchwork grid based on how much sun and water they need. Plants that need drier, more drained soil are located up the slope, so the excess water drains away towards plants that need more.6
- Milano Stadt KroneA diagram depicting the various programs and their hierarchy in the development.7
- Milano Stadt KroneThe location of the project with relationship to nearby transit lines.8
- Milano Stadt KroneThe new project would take up a larger area and significantly increase the city's density.9
- Milano Stadt KroneInterior paths, strands and nodes for access to transit lines and commerce.10


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Cora Amburn-Lijek talks about life in Tehran leading up to the 1979 hostage crisis.(01:12)
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The leader of Japan's biggest business lobby on Monday credited the government's economic policies, including aggressive monetary easing, for the ruling coalition's landslide victory in the weekend upper house election.
"I believe that bold monetary easing and other efforts to overcome deflation and achieve an economic recovery have drawn big support," Hiromasa Yonekura, leader of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, told reporters in Tokyo.
Yonekura welcomed the fact the House of Councillors election brought an end to the divided Diet, in which the lower house was controlled by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner, the New Komeito party, and the upper house by the opposition camp.
"It has created an environment (for the government) to steadily implement necessary policies including growth strategies," Yonekura said. "The business community will make utmost efforts to expand employment and investment."
The Keidanren chief also called on the government to raise the nation's sales tax next April as planned, telling Kyodo News in an interview, "It is one of the government's responsibilities to steadily fulfill restoration of fiscal health."
He also urged the government to proceed with tax reforms including lowering the corporate tax rate.
Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association Chairman Akio Toyoda said the election results reflect voters' "strong expectations" for the Abe government's ability to carry out economic policies and called for swift implementation of tax breaks for automobile-related spending.
"It is necessary to ease the burden on Japan's vehicle users, who are overburdened with tax from a global perspective, in order to revitalize the domestic market," he said in a statement.
Makoto Yagi, head of the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan, called for maintaining and utilizing nuclear power generation, saying in a statement that it is important to "diversify energy sources including nuclear power in our resource-limited country."
"It is important to achieve stable (energy) supply, protection of the environment and economic efficiency simultaneously on the premise of ensuring safety," said Yagi, who is also president of Kansai Electric Power Co.
"I'd like the government to firmly position energy policies as the country's core policies and promote them without wavering in the medium to long term," he said.
Akira Banzai, president of the Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives, said the ruling coalition's victory made him feel "encouraged."
On talks to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership, he demanded the government work to exclude key farm products such as rice and wheat from items subject to tariff elimination.
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Engineers are in their final stage of testing equipment which will be used to recover the Costa Concordia cruise ship in Italy.
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Final preparations are being made to raise the Costa Concordia from the rocks off the Tuscan island of Giglio, almost two years after the liner capsized and killed at least 30 people.
An international team of hundreds of engineers and mechanics have been working on the site for over a year to complete the project - one of the biggest marine salvage operations in history.
Known as parbuckling, the operation to raise the 114,000-tonne ship, which is the length of three football pitches, will be carried out on Monday, weather permitting.
Salvage master Nicholas Sloane, who will be calling the shots on the big day, says most of the preparation work ahead of the parbuckling has now been completed.
"We are doing the final testing at the moment, all the pre-tension tests have been completed and are successful, now it is just the ballistic control systems for the buoyancy tanks and that will be finished late tonight, early tomorrow morning," he said.
"The vessels are doing the final underwater inspections and putting the sand on the platforms as a soft resting place. So by this time tomorrow we will just be in the waiting game and look forward to Monday."
Inflatable pollution barriers have been put up around the wreck and along the shoreline to try and hold back any debris or oil that will spew from the innards of the Concordia when she is hauled upright.
Mr Sloane said one of the most critical times of the parbuckling would be the initial pulling of the Concordia away from the rocks.
"We are not sure about the actual weight and how much the rocks are going to hold onto her. So that is a critical point as when we start up we will watch all the accelerometers and we want to increase the tension very slowly until she comes off the rocks," he said.
The task to remove the wreck intact by 2014 has been given jointly to salvage teams from the US firm Titan Salvage and Italian company Micoperi. The 600 million euro budget to complete the project is expected to rise.
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Colbie Caillat, Ron White, E.O. Wilson, The Mavericks and More Come to The Music Hall; Tickets on Sale 7/19
The Music Hall has announced six new shows coming to its already robust fall season of performances, cinema, and literary events on stage and on screen in two theaters. Tickets go on sale first to Music Hall members Saturday, July 5 and are on sale to non-members starting Saturday, July 19.
"We're excited to be bringing back a couple of old favorites this fall -- including the hilarious comedian Ron White as well as the genre-defying Grammy winners The Mavericks," said Thérèse LaGamma, Deputy Director of Programming/Performing Arts Curator. "New to our Intimately Yours roster is the amazingly talented pop sensation Colbie Caillat. And the Music Hall Loft welcomes one of Boston's most buzzed about bands-Air Traffic Controller!"
Writers on the New England Stage will be welcoming Pulitzer-prize winning author E.O. Wilson this October, "Author and Harvard Prof E.O. Wilson is at the top of any naturalist's or scientist's "must see" list. It's a tremendous honor that such world renowned expert is coming to town - his event will be enjoyed by anyone who has thought for a moment about our planet earth and its species. Don't miss him!" says Margaret Talcott, Producer of Writers on a New England Stage.
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Monday, September 1, 2014, Historic Theater: Intimately Yours presents Colbie Caillat. Since her 2007 debut, Colbie Caillat has skyrocketed to fame. She has been honored with two Grammy Awards and sold over six million albums and ten million singles worldwide. Her breakthrough hit "Bubbly" remains one of the best-selling digital tracks in history; her multi-platinum debut Coco hit #5 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart upon release; and her sophomore set Breakthrough landed at #1. She will rock The Music Hall on Labor Day with her new Gypsy Heart Tour. Beyond music, Colbie is an avowed spokesperson and supporter for the The Humane Society of the United States, the ASPCA, Farm Sanctuary, Surfrider Foundation, and Save The Music.
"Colbie Caillat has embraced soft rock, letting her surface shine and sparkle, letting her songs pulse with melody. . ." allmusic.com
Sunday, September 7, 2014, the Loft: National Theatre of London Live presents Medea. Terrible things breed in broken hearts. Medea is a wife and a mother. For the sake of her husband, Jason, she's left her home and borne two sons in exile. But when he abandons his family for a new life, Medea faces banishment and separation from her children. Cornered, she begs for one day's grace. It's time enough. She exacts an appalling revenge and destroys everything she holds dear. Helen McCrory (The Last of the Haussmans) takes the title role in Euripides' powerful tragedy, in a new version by Ben Power, directed by Carrie Cracknell.
Sunday, October 5, The Historic Theater: Hilarity at the Music Hall presents Ron White. One of most successful stand-ups in the country, Ron "Tater Salad" White is a classic storyteller, with tales lifted from real life-from the time he was a boy growing up in a small town in the middle of Texas oil country, to selling windows for a living in Arlington, to performing in sold-out theaters and arenas as a headlining comedian all across America. The razor-sharp, outrageously funny White first rose to fame as the cigar-smoking, scotch-drinking funnyman with the Blue Collar Comedy Tour. All four of his comedy albums have charted #1 on the Billboard Comedy Charts; he has sold over 14 million albums (solo and with the Blue Collar Comedy Tour); has been nominated for two Grammys; and has consistently been one of the top three grossing stand up comedians on tour in America. As an actor, White played supporting roles in the films Horrible Bosses and Sex and the City 2.
Tuesday, October 14, 2014, Historic Theater: Writers On A New England Stage presents: E. O. Wilson. The Pulitzer Prize winner and Harvard professor emeritus visits with his new work examining what makes humans beings supremely different from all other species, and how advances in science and technology bring us great moral dilemmas. Don't miss hearing from the bestselling author of The Social Conquest of Earth and co-author of On Human Nature- the renowned naturalist, theorist and humanist E.O. Wilson.


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CNN journalist Soledad O'Brien will deliver the 47th Hanify-Howland Memorial Lecture on March 19 at 8 p.m. in the Hogan Ballroom at the College of the Holy Cross. Following her talk, O'Brien will be available to sign copies of her book "The Next Big Story: My Journey through the Land of Possibilities" (Penguin, 2010), which will be available for purchase prior to the lecture at the Holy Cross Bookstore, as well as at the event. The talk is free and open to the public.
O'Brien is the anchor for the CNN morning show "Starting Point with Soledad O'Brien" and a special correspondent for the network. Since joining CNN in 2003, O'Brien has reported breaking news from around the globe and has produced award-winning, record-breaking and critically acclaimed documentaries on the most important stories facing the world today. In 2010, she wrote her highly praised memoir, which chronicles her most significant reporting moments and how her upbringing and background influenced her experiences.
In 2011, O'Brien won her first Emmy for "Crisis in Haiti" (Anderson Cooper 360) in the category of Outstanding Live Coverage of a Current News Story. O'Brien was part of the coverage teams that earned CNN a George Foster Peabody award for its BP oil spill and Katrina coverage and an Alfred I. duPont Award for its coverage of the Southeast Asia tsunami. The National Association of Black Journalists named O'Brien the Journalist of the Year and the Edward R Murrow Awards lauded her with the RTDNA/UNITY award for "Latino in America" in 2010.
O'Brien came to CNN from NBC News where she anchored the network's Weekend Today. She is a graduate of Harvard University and lives with her husband and four children in Manhattan.
Since 1965, the Hanify-Howland lecture series has brought to the Holy Cross campus a series of distinguished speakers who have exemplified in their own work the spirit of public service that the series was established to encourage. Past speakers include Retired Lieutenant General Brent Scowcroft, USAF; Hon. Clarence Thomas '71, Supreme Court justice; Ruth Wedgwood, director of the Program in International Law and Organizations at Johns Hopkins University; investigative journalist Bob Woodward; and most recently Steven D. Levitt, co-author of the bestselling books "Freakonomics" and "Superfreakonomics."
In keeping with the traditional practice of the Hanify-Howland Series, O'Brien will conduct a seminar on campus, which will allow students to interact with the speaker in an intimate and intellectually exciting environment.
Holy Cross is celebrating the 40th anniversary of coeducation with a series of events throughout the 2012-13 academic year. Students, faculty, and staff will have extensive opportunities during the year to reflect on, acknowledge, and commemorate the moment in 1972 when the College opened its doors to women students for the first time.
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The Children's Book Council of Australia announced its Book of the Year winners on August 18th. Click on the following link to see the winners and honorees.
The Children's Book of the Year Awards 2006
Over at the New Misrule Blog, an Aussie venture by Judith Ridge, you'll find lots of fun photos of authors and illustrators at Friday's festivities.