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Oven-Baked Asian BBQ Riblets
from Emily (who loves food)
Riblets. Such a silly word.
These are actually what I would refer to as ribs, because here in New Zealand, this particular cut of meat (short, little ribs with not-much-meat clinging to the bone) are what are labeled as 'ribs' in the supermarket. However, to the rest of the world, the idea of ribs brings up images of the American cut – longer, fleshier, heavier. So, to keep my blog world-friendly, I shall call our wee ribs 'riblets.'
This marinade is sticky, sweet and tasty, though it's much lighter than normal rib fare. It's not grossly sweet, nor is it so heavy that it overwhelms the meat – so if you like your ribs coated in a few centimeters of caramelized sugar or gooey barbeque sauce, this probably isn't for you. Don't get me wrong though, these riblets still pull their weight in the finger-licking department.
One of the major benefits of these ribs is the fact that you can bake them in the oven – quick, easy and painless. The marinade caramelizes slightly on it's own to create an amazing golden colour, and you only need to flip 'em over once. Forget about grilling and broiling and messy clean-up.
The fact that these are so healthier than normal ribs means that they're perfect for painless dinners – pair them up with a crispy stir-fry and some rice, and you've got a meal that everyone will love.
Oven-Baked Asian BBQ Riblets – Serves 4
Prep time: 5mins Cook time: 30-40mins
- 1 kg pork riblets (New Zealand rib cut)
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1 tbs fish sauce
- 1 tbs oyster sauce
- 1 tbs mirin
- 1/3 cup of your favorite bbq sauce (or ketchup, if you're not a bbq fan)
- 1 star anise
- 1 large/2 small cloves of garlic, grated finely
- 2cm piece of fresh ginger, grated
To make it a meal:
- 1 tbs sesame oil
- 4 cups stir-fry vegetables of your choice (I used broccoli, capsicum, snow peas, bean sprouts and green onion)
- 2 tbs mirin
- 1 1/4 cups white rice
Combine the riblets (whole and uncut) in a ziplock back with all the marinade ingredients, ensuring all the meat is getting it's fair share of juice. Marinade for a minimum of four hours – ideally overnight.
Preheat the oven to 180C, and line a roasting dish or baking tray with non-stick foil. Place ribs on the foil, ensuring a little of the marinade remains on top of the ribs, and doesn't all make a puddle at the bottom.
Bake for 15-20mins, then flip the ribs over to brown the other side. At this stage, you can use some of the marinade that has accumulated on the bottom of the tray to baste the ribs – using a meat baster, or like me, just scooping it up with a dessert spoon and pouring it back over the top.
Bake for a further 15-20mins until golden and sticky, then cut into individual ribs and serve.
To make it a meal:
While the ribs cooking in the oven, and before you've flipped them, put 3 cups of water on for the rice to boil. Chop up your vegetables, and heat the sesame oil over medium-high heat.
Flip the ribs.
Put the rice in the water, give it a stir then immediately turn the heat down to low and cook, covered for 12mins.
Add the chopped vegetables to the oil (if you're using broccoli, add this first, as it takes a bit longer to cook – conversely, if you're using bean sprouts, add them at the last minute, because they don't need to cook at all!) and stir fry until slightly coloured but still crunchy. Turn the heat down to very low to keep warm.
Drain the rice, then slap back in the pot to keep warm while you cut up the ribs.
Divide the rice, ribs and veggies between four plates.
There, wasn't that easy?


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On Thursday afternoon I happened to have a few things to do in the St-Germain area. Being in that neighborhood never fails to send my food-hunter's antennae aflutter, in particular because of the nearby presence of Pierre Hermé's boutique on rue Bonaparte. It took me about one split second to decide that since I was having dinner at my neighbors' apartment that night to watch the Nouvelle Star semi-finals (previous episode here), well, wouldn't it be a good idea to bring dessert?
So I got in line with the others, on the sidewalk. This had never happened to me before, I guess I'd always been there at odd times of the day, but fortunately the line moved rather swiftly. It was also an excellent people-watching occasion — quite a few passers-by pausing to wonder what it was we were waiting for outside this… um, what is it, a jewelry store or something? — not to mention the eavesdropping, as half the people in line around me were talking on their cell phones, debating which macaron flavors should be purchased and whether little Alexandre had liked the rose-flavored ones last time (answer: no, because they were pink).
I stepped into the shop, took a deep whiff of the powerful chocolate and sugar scents, and studied the pastry case. It was late in the day (around 6pm) and they were out of some of the pastries — which was a good thing (I tried to convince myself) because I am so bad at narrowing things down among too many edible choices. I made my selection, and it was elaborately packaged up by the kind salesguy, who also threw in the spring/summer catalog, an ivory leaflet which reads like an incredible tastebud teaser, sending you flying in sweet daydreams onto cotton-candy clouds.
And so, later that night, after a fabulous duck magret courtesy of Stéphan, and as Roland was meeting his doom, the three of us proceeded to share and taste three entremets — here are our tasting notes!
We started with the Surprise Mosaïc. "Meringue croustillante, compote de griottes acidulée, crème mousseline à la pistache et crumble à la cardamome", says the little catalog: a dome of crunchy meringue on a cardamom-flavored biscuit, filled with a tart cherry compote and pistachio mousse, and wrapped like a giant bright green bonbon. We loved the texture of the meringue and the cherry-pistachio pairing worked really well, but we felt that there was too much meringue for the amount of filling, and that its sweetness overpowered the other more subtle tastes — in particular, the cardamom was all but muted out.
Next up, we tried the Inca (pictured above). "Biscuit dacquoise aux noisettes, crème onctueuse au chocolat, pamplemousse confit, compote d'avocat à la banane, enrobé de fines feuilles de chocolat blanc" : layers of soft hazelnut meringue and chocolate cream, candied grapefruit, avocado and banana compote, in a thin white chocolate casing. We noticed (and appreciated) that all the flavors in this one could be distinctly tasted, and did not step on each other's toes. We liked the avocado and banana compote, the avocado adding an interesting twist to the other more "obvious" flavors (banana, hazelnut and chocolate). It was just the right level of sweetness, but we thought that the bitterness from the candied grapefruit was a tad too strong: we would have preferred just a subtle hint. Also, the whole thing was very soft and moussy, and I thought there lacked an element of crunch or bite in the textural scenery — but this is something I've often found in this kind of entremets by Pierre Hermé, and maybe it is just how they are meant to be.
Finally, we shared the Emotion Ludic, which is part of this season's collection: "Compote de fraise, crème de mascarpone au sirop de coquelicot, fraises et betteraves cuites au jus de fraise, guimauve à la fraise". This is served in a small transparent glass (which you get to keep of course) and consists in layers of strawberry compote, strawberries, beetroot (yes! beetroot!) cooked in strawberry juice, mascarpone cream flavored with poppy syrup, and strawberry marshmallows. The guy who served me at the boutique explained that the way to eat this dessert was to make sure one pushed the spoon to the very bottom of the glass so that there was a bit of each layer in every spoonful. This we conscientiously did, passing the glass around until there was not one bit left (this can only be shared with people you know and love, as you will likely note), and we were blown away. The multiple textures blend together in a beautiful ensemble — the beetroot pieces you can't really taste as such, but you can definitely recognize their distinctive texture. The strawberry taste, made heady by the flowery poppy accents, is extremely fresh and powerful, and the fact that it comes from different sources and in different forms makes every bite surge in your mouth in the most delightful way.
I had never been much drawn to Hermé's desserts in glasses, thinking that they looked pretty but maybe a little dull — or at least less spectacular to the eye — and well, I have now revised my judgement: the Emotion Ludic was clearly our favorite of the three. While we were of course very happy to taste the Inca and the Surprise Mosaïc, we found them to be just a little disappointing, not quite living up to their promise. I am guessing that it has to do with the fact that we only had a few bites of each — complex flavor marriages often need to build up on your palate before you can truly register and enjoy them — but that is the necessary trade-off when you want to taste it all!
The next day, Maxence and I shared the four small macarons I had also bought: the classic and always successful Caramel à la fleur de sel (caramel macaron biscuit with fleur de sel, caramel cream with "demi-sel" salted butter) and Chocolat au Lait et Praliné (milk chocolate and flaky praline), and two of the season's stars: Pêche, abricot et Safran (peach and saffron cream, pieces of apricot) and Pistache et Griottine (vanilla macaron biscuit, cinnamon pistachio cream, cherries), the latter being our favorite.
As always, Pierre Hermé's seasonal items make their appearance in two waves, so look out for the new additions on May 17 — new pastries and macarons, and his brand new line of cakes on a stick called "Mr. H". And on a hot summer day you may also want to try his Miss Gla'Gla ice-cream sandwiches, which he introduced last summer — I know I will!
Want more? Previous Pierre Hermé tasting notes:
– Goûter (presque) chez Pierre Hermé
– Galette des rois
– Ceci n'est pas un macaron
– Aztec entremet
Pierre Hermé
72 rue Bonaparte
75006 Paris
01 43 54 47 77
(Also at 185 rue de Vaugirard
75015 Paris
01 47 83 89 96)

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An ex-friend of Lindsay Lohan, model Lauren Hastings, claims that the starlet made out like a bandit when she walked into Hastings' home and left with over $10,0000 worth of clothing and other items. Apparently, their friendship ended on bad terms and while Lauren was working out of town on a shoot, Linds sauntered over to Lauren's pad, told the housesitter that she needed to retrieve some of her items and hijacked Hastings' possessions. From Star:
"The mutual friend saw Lindsay leaving with everything, but she just didn't think that Lindsay would actually be lying about the clothes and steal their friend's things! At the time, she was under the impression that Lindsay and Lauren were still friends! That is, until Lauren came home the following day and flipped out. She started yelling, 'Where are all of my clothes? Where are my things?'"
At this point, Lauren decided to text message Lindsay for her things back, and then Lindsay was all laughing like, "OMG, you're so crazy!" and then Lauren was like, "I'm going to go to the police," and Lindsay was all, "You'll regret it." I'm summarizing, but you get the gist of it. From there, Lindsay's current BFF's, who I'm sure will be future victims–just give it time–Nicole Richie and DJ Samantha Ronson were all enjoying a good laugh over the situation.
"Nicole wrote that she and Lindsay were going to cut holes in Lauren's jeans because Lauren was so fat and her jeans didn't fit," our source notes. "Then Nicole told Lauren that if she went to the cops, she would regret it!" our insider said.
Lindsay's rep, Leslie Sloane calls the report "totally untrue."
Yes, because I'm sure this Lauren girl who models for a living is enormous. The little posse of Mean Girls were probably, "Sure, you can see Lauren's ribs, but you can barely see ol' Fatty Pants' organs under her skin. She's a whale!" I really hope this all of this is true, including my re-enactment I just made up, just cause it's so damn ridiculous.


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College: Albany State (GA)
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I have a Java Application that calls a c library for performing crypto functions. This is a custom library implemented in c that we need to use from some Java programs. I need a way to define a SWIG typemap that will allow me call a function passing bytearray from Java and treat it as an unsigned character pointer in C function where c function fills data and returns it to java
Excerpt of my present unhappy interface file is as follows
%module CryptoFacade
%pointer_functions(int, intp);
%pointer_functions(unsigned char, unsigned_charp);
int enCrypt(char* clearText, int clearLen,unsigned char* retCipherText, int *retCipherLen);
And Excerpt from my unhappy Java code is as follows. In the code below I expected that the call to enCrypt function will give me a buffer but it gives me a "short" as per generated code. (See comments in the code)
class MainLoader {
static {
System.loadLibrary("dccasecuJ"); //Load my crypto library
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Define the parameters to be passed by reference
SWIGTYPE_p_int retCipherLen=CryptoFacade.new_intp();
SWIGTYPE_p_unsigned_char retCipherText =
CryptoFacade myFacade=new CryptoFacade();
// Call crypto library function. First two are value parameters, next two are return
myFacade.enCrypt("STRING-TO-ENCRYPT", 17, retCipherText, retCipherLen);
// The length I get back in fourth parameter is just fine
int gotLen= CryptoFacade.intp_value(retCipherLen);
//The value I get for the Ciphertext though is a "short" ... no good
// I need a byte[] in java that has the ciphertext
short gotText= CryptoFacade.unsigned_charp_value(retCipherText);
I guess I should change my interface definition to something like below where I make my third parameter a jbytearray and then I got to implement a typemap that will copy the contents pointed to by unsigned character pointer in C program to a java bytearray.
I am perfectly fine if I have to specify the length of content to 256 bytes, because handling arbitrary lengths may be tricky.
Can someone point me to place where I can find such a typemap (I am new to SWIG and have no experience in writing typemaps)
%module CryptoFacade
%pointer_functions(int, intp);
%pointer_functions(unsigned char, unsigned_charp);
int enCrypt(char* clearText, int clearLen, jbyteArray retCipherText, int *retCipherLen);


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The Montreal Canadiens had a lot to prove in the Stanley Cup playoffs. After their last postseason ended in disaster, the Canadiens probably didn't expect to have it easier in this year's playoffs. But after finishing a sweep of the Tampa Bay Lightning on April 22, and doing what no Montreal team did since its last Stanley Cup run, the memories of the past don't seem so bad.
The Canadiens broke the Lightning's hearts late to end Game 4, just as they did in Game 1. A power play goal from Max Pacioretty with 43 seconds left is how Montreal became the first team to advance in the Stanley Cup playoffs. It is a direct contrast from last year, when the Canadiens were one of the first teams to be eliminated from the postseason, despite winning their division.
The seventh seeded Ottawa Senators manhandled Montreal in five games a year ago, yet Tampa Bay did even worse this year. Despite having home ice advantage and earning second place in the Atlantic Division, the Lightning were never the same after the Canadiens beat them in overtime in Game 1.
Overtime looked like a sure fire outcome for Game 4, until Cedric Paquette was called for a tripping penalty with 2:11 left in the third. The Lightning killed off most of the power play, yet Pacioretty converted a rebound off a Thomas Vanek shot to send the Canadiens forward.
Montreal shouldn't have needed that much effort in Game 4, after jumping to a 3-1 lead and getting Tampa Bay goalie Anders Lindback pulled. Kristers Gudlevskis stabilized the Lightning as Victor Hedman and Tyler Johnson tied the game early in the third -- but the Canadiens ended the third in much better fashion.
Few expected a sweep either way in this series, but it still went down as Montreal's first sweep since 1993 -- the last time it won the Stanley Cup. There's still a long way to go towards this year's Cup, especially with the Boston Bruins as the next potential opponent for the Canadiens.
It is nothing to be the first team to win a series in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Nevertheless, now there are only 15 teams left with the chance to win the last series of the postseason. The next round will truly show how good of a chance the Canadiens really have.


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It appears that Matt Bloom is not Lord anymore as WWE is now referring to him simply as Tensai. You can view his profile on dot com at this link.
Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Fernando for sending this in.
Wrestling news, rumors, spoilers and results. We are a leading resource for WWE, TNA and everything related to pro wrestling.
By Richard Gray
It appears that Matt Bloom is not Lord anymore as WWE is now referring to him simply as Tensai. You can view his profile on dot com at this link.
Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Fernando for sending this in.
Ummmm ok
Weird WWE refers him with one name, we refer to him with a letter and a locomotion!!!! A-train!!!
Personally would of preferred him going back to an older gimmick like a-train or Albert.
well we are getting somewhere, all we need to get them to do now is drop the tensai and give him a name of .hmmm ohh i dont know maybe a train
Wwe has never used the big guts right way. Look at Kane coming and becoming a monster yet loosing to cena. Big show should be the biggest dog and his character should be a a lot different
They probably got in trouble for using the word Lord, which would be gay if that were true. They should Just call him Prince Albert again, cure Droz's paralysis and make them tag partners again!
I wish Tensai would just go away.
…yet still sucks
First he loses his Prince from his name and now the Lord, Matt Bloom doesnt have a good peerage
Shut up with the albert a train names. We know his name they know his name so just leave it at Tensai.
Call him whatever you want, he is horrible to watch.
Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeee – Moted!!!!!!!
They can call him whatever they want. It isn't going to change how incredibly horrible that gimmick is and it sure isn't changing how horribly stiff he's been working since his return.
He's got to be the only WWE Superstar to have multiple names (gimmics) in the WWE without any disguises to try to cover it. I mean, there was Owen Hart/Blue Blazer and Dr. Isaac Yankem/Kane, among others, but at least they gave them disguises. I know it didn't fool us, but to just bring Matt Bloom in as Albert, then back as A-train, and now as Tensai, without even trying to hide who he is, is just ridiculous. The Tensai gimmick is a bigger failure than Funkasaurus. They should just can him and be done with it.


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Nowadays, with the miniaturisation of components, along with the complexity of electronic circuit functionality, most circuits are comprised of a high number of leadless or surface mount components. Because of this, it is often necessary to mount a component along with its supporting components on a circuit board to test its functionality.
The resulting circuit board is what is often called a development kit (dev kit), demo board, or evaluation board.
The fascinating trend that has been evolving is the types and usages of these dev kits outside of the professional engineer's workspace.
Suppliers of electronic components have long used development kits to showcase their products' functionality. There are traditionally two main types of kits – embedded and analogue kits. Embedded kits are those that allow users to program and test microprocessors, microcontrollers, and other programmable components.
Analogue kits, on the other hand, usually do not need programming, but instead need many additional components to highlight their functionality. These types of kits include a wide range of functions including sensing, power management, amplification and more.
More recently, development kits have expanded in terms of their function and range of application, as well as their price point.
Manufacturers have realised that many users simply want to try out a product, but do not want to invest a lot of money for a full-featured development kit.
The LPCXpresso from NXP and the Discovery series from STMicroelectronics are examples of low cost kits that allow users to evaluate their microcontrollers for little cost.
Likewise, many manufacturers are now developing lower cost base boards and allowing users to choose which type of product or additional functionality they need by adding on accessory boards that are designed to "plug" into the baseboard.
Examples include Freescale's Tower platform, Texas Instruments' LaunchPads and BoosterPacks, Atmel's STK600 and Microchip's PICtail add-on boards.
Another type of development kit that has been gaining popularity is the single board computer (SBC). An SBC features a processor that has the ability to run an operating system and has inputs and outputs that allow it to function as a stand-alone computer.
The rise of a few SBCs in particular, the Raspberry Pi and BeagleBone (pictured), have driven dramatic interest in this type of dev kit. Both of these kits have the ability to work as a true stand-alone computer. And while they may not be comparable to most desk or laptop computers on the market in terms of performance or processing power, they are far more reasonably priced and offer support from their manufacturers and online communities.
These types of kits are used in a multitude of ways, an educational tool being one of them. The cost of these boards allows engineers, hobbyists and students to experiment with computer programming without the cost of a home computer. Another popular usage is as a product in itself. Because these products come as fully tested and complete devices, entrepreneurs and businesses have begun incorporating them into their end products to reduce development time and cost, as well as add additional functionality to existing designs.
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Bridging different countries and cultures, new collections of dazzling hues and mix-and-match patterns designed by Israeli swimwear mavens, due to hit beaches this summer, create the 'wow' factor women look for.
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By Avigayil Kadesh
What will trendy women be wearing at the beach and poolside this spring and summer? Nobody can answer this question better than Israeli industry leaders
. These two brands are responsible for pushing Israel's annual women's swimwear exports to about $50 million, selling in fine stores in more than 40 countries.
Both fashion houses combine Israeli design ingenuity with fine Italian fabrics made to order. The products are decidedly upscale, created with stylish durability in mind for a range of ages and body types.
Gottex, America's top imported swimsuit brand, helped establish beachwear as a fashion category and takes credit for pioneering the use of Spandex and hard-cup swimsuit bras.
This Profile suit by Gottex is slimming in all the right places
"We have a lot of new fabrics, including hand-painted Italian fabrics, and specially developed Lycra [spandex] to control and conceal body contours so that a woman will feel confident her silhouette is slimmed where she needs it," says Gottex creative director Molly Grad.
Grad says the 2012 collection "is all about color -- very bright and flattering colors, beautiful prints, a lot drawn by hand with a beautiful artisan feel to them, and intricate details such as jewelry-like trims."
2012 is all about color, says Gottex creative director Molly Grad
The judicious use of color can bring out the best features of the female body, she says. "Color placed in significant areas is super bright and flattering, slimming in the right areas. We have lot of florals and decoratives, and some swimsuits with more than 30 eye-popping colors, including flame red, jewel green, cobalt blue and touches of gold that reflect the sun."
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Family-owned Diva is celebrating its 70th anniversary with seven special-edition swimsuits in black and white. Each is designed and engineered in the style of a specific decade in Diva's history, but the company used a cutting-edge fabric -- Eurojersey's trademarked Sensitive microfiber, which is lightweight, chlorine resistant and manufactured to environmentally friendly standards.
This Diva Special Edition suit harks back to the 1990s
The regular Diva 2012 catalogue, shot on location at the Dead Sea, features lots of bold animal and floral prints.
"The signature of Diva is rare prints," says Weiss. Diva award-winning designer Rachel Pappo innovated the leopard-print swimsuit decades ago.
Matchy-matchy is not the idea here. You'll see a yellow bikini top paired with a turquoise bottom, for example, and a leopard print combined with polka dots. "Dots are always in fashion," says Weiss, "but we always try to give the lady something new."
Another brand-new fabric in Diva's 2012 collection, elasticized plissé, stretches in two directions. The beauty of this material is that it's an eye-catching element that also is kind to less-than-perfect physiques.
"God is in the details," remarks Diva Marketing Director Adi Weiss. "Bodies are changing, and we are attentive to that."
Meaning you don't have to look like Israeli supermodel Esti Ginzburg (who appeared several years running in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issues) to wear a high-fashion Israeli swimsuit with confidence.
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Grad says she approaches each Gottex piece as part of a greater whole, or what she terms "a lifestyle type of approach" to swimwear for women who want the same ensemble to take them from shore to restaurant and beyond.
It's hard to imagine how designers keep coming up with myriad ways to dress the body for the beach.
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Rio Vista Estates is a wonderful mobile home park that features magnificent views of the Santa Catalina Mountains from just about every area of the property.
This established mobile home park features mature landscaping that provides wonderful shade and a lovely environment for the residents, in addition to the stunning view of the Catalina foothills.
Rio Vista Estates Manufactured Home Community also features a full-size swimming pool and large ramada area, a fully-equipped laundry room, and quick and easy access to the Rillito River Park Trail, which runs along the northern perimeter of Rio Vista Estates. In fact, many of the mobile homes in our park sit right along the river walk and they have completely unobstructed views of the foothills.
The Rio Vista Estates Community is located close to many conveniences for shopping, dining, entertainment, and the everyday necessities of life. To the west, Tucson Mall is only a few minutes away as well as a number of major grocery, variety, and specialty chain stores. Drive east a few miles and you will be at the Crossroads Shopping Center that provides a wide variety of shopping, dining, and entertainment opportunities.
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The Mexican aviation industry is recovering from adverse conditions over the past few years, including the effects of high international oil prices, excess seat offerings of several low-cost carriers, and the de-facto bankruptcy of the second largest airline Mexicana de Aviación. In 2012, the aviation sector registered positive growth with an increase in the number of passengers transported: domestic services advanced 10.3% and international services 7%. Air transportation continues to be a high demand sector and has matured to where there are now only a few low-cost carriers and one domestic leading airline, all improving coverage/routes, frequencies, prices, and services to passengers.
In the National Program for Investments for Communications and Transportation Infrastructure, the Mexican Ministry of Communications and Transportation (SCT) will be developing modernization programs for seven airports: Hermosillo, Nuevo Laredo, Toluca and Puerto Vallarta, among others. This webinar will address the general characteristics of these projects and will explain how public-private partnership schemes will support the development of a more efficient connectivity systems for the Mexican airport network.
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Record number of entrants for GALA SPA AWARDS / Nominees now announced
Hamburg, 5 March 2009. The people magazine GALA can report a new record number of entrants for its renowned beauty- and wellness-related GALA SPA AWARDS: 77 care lines with 390 entries as well as 155 hotel and day spa concepts from 19 countries participated in the competition in seven categories. Now the 21 nominees for the coveted award have been announced.
In the "Luxury Concepts" category the nominees are "Absolue Nuit Ultimate ßx" by Lancome, "The Body Cream" by Sensai Premier and "Sublimage" by Chanel. In the "Innovation Concepts" category they are "Baborganic" by Dr. Babor, "Super Hydratante Multi-Climats" by Clarins and "Prodigy Re-Plasty" by Helena Rubinstein. The nominees in the "Cult Concepts" category comprise "Perfectionist CP+" by Estée Lauder, the "IQV Naturkosmetik" by IQV and "Cellcosmet" by Mercatura, while the finalists in the "Men Concepts" category are "Skin Minerals For Men" by Giorgio Armani, "Homme Force Supreme" by Biotherm Homme and "Shaving Line" by Acqua di Parma. The nominees in the "Treatment Concepts" concepts comprise "Premium Glacier Facial Deluxe" by Niance, "100% Active De-Crease Facial" by Anne Semonin and "Ila Experience" by Ila.
In the "Luxury Hotel/Resorts" category the nominees are the Hotel Schloss Elmau/Elmau, Hotel Schloss Fuschl/Hof near Salzburg and The Dolder Grand/Zurich. The hopefuls for an award in the "Innovative Spa Concepts" category are Aiyasha Medical Skin Care & Spa/Munich, Mavida Balance Hotel & Spa/Zell am See and Buddha-bar Spa at Hilton/Evianles- Bains.
Moreover, the (highly profiled) Spa Personality of the Year is due to be selected and a special prize will be awarded for a masterful professional realization of the spa philosophy. The premium people magazine GALA will be conferring the GALA SPA AWARDS jointly with the co-initiator Brenner´s Park-Hotel & Spa and the sponsors JOOP!, TAG Heuer and Nintendo in Baden-Baden on 21 March. Further partners in this event are Audi, Schwarzkopf and Pommery. The award is among the most important international beauty and spa accolades and is conferred only on top-quality care products and hotels or locations that meet the holistic standards of the GALA SPA AWARDS.
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Imagine a post-apocalyptic world torn apart by warlords who battle for ultimate power and scheme to control the communications network that allows vital access to their essential mobile devices. Picture the most ruthlessly brilliant of these warlords as a man who started life as a female and has had to contend for power amongst his more charismatic siblings – all while fighting for them against a common mortal enemy – also blood relatives. Have him give voice to some of the most searing soliloquies in the English language. Do this, and you begin to understand the mesmerizing production of "Richard III" currently being staged at Performance Network Theatre. Brace yourselves for a bleak but ripping good story.
Directed by Julia Glander, this is a dystopian reimagining of Shakespeare's history that culminates in the final battle of the War of the Roses. It is true to the scripted language (with minor tweakage) and tackles the expected themes of fate, politics, good and evil. But PNT's "Richard III" adds a new nuance – ambiguous or switched gender roles – as just another dimension in the epic power struggle. Described as "gender-fluid," this reimagined production of "Richard III" stars Associate Artistic Director Carla Milarch as the eponymous villain who climbs to power over the stacked up bodies of his brothers, nephews, cousins, and once loyal supporters. Milarch is terrific.
Instead of Richard's traditional malformed back, with his trademark hump, he is represented as a transgender man. And though the soliloquy remains true to Shakespeare's words, Milarch's Richard finds new meaning when describing himself as "Cheated of feature by dissembling nature, Deform'd, unfinish'd, sent before my time into this breathing world, scarce half made up." When you see it, it makes sense.
"The quest for power (the crown) really felt like a means of survival – a perfect setting, actually, for a villain to take advantage of a disheartened people. Make our villain a female who openly identifies as a male, and it opens up possibilities for a time period in which gender fluidity comes to the forefront. I am particularly excited to have Carla Milarch bring a new, outrageous, audacious, and humorous re-imagining to Shakespeare's 'Richard III,'" said Director, Julia Glander.
Other effective examples of gender-fluid casting include actors John Seibert and Alysia Kolascz. Siebert, as Queen Margaret, steals each scene she is in by giving us a feisty, tragic and sorrow-bent woman who has survived at the expense of her sanity. Ultimately, it is Seibert's mad Margaret who is the only character to understand and voice the trajectory of truth – which comes as a curse on the house of York. Siebert also plays the obsequious and publicity-obsessed Lord Mayor to great comic effect. Alysia Kolascz plays both doomed Hastings and triumphant Richmond, which adds nuance to the whole sense of "winning" wars that ultimately leave families on both sides irreparably damaged.
Other characters were effectively cast in gender-matched roles per traditional productions – Terry Heck as the Duchess of York, Brian Sage as the Duke of Buckingham, Janet Haley as Queen Elizabeth and Logan Ricket as Catesby.
Another intriguing aspect of this production is that it works this gifted company through multiple roles – particularly those who get killed off early in the play and reemerge as someone else. Joanna Bronson plays both Lady Anne and Lord Novel. Drew Parker is the doomed Duke of Clarence but returns as Lord Stanley. Derek Ridge manages three male roles plus the androgynous Mistress Shore. Johnathon West is majestic as King Edward IV and downright creepy as Richard's henchman. Jason Tomalia plays four roles, ranging from a comic murderer to the Archbishop of York. Justin Dietzel also plays multiple roles, ranging from a vile, bumbling assassin to the innocent young Prince of Wales. And 12-year-old Francisco Fiori plays both his younger brother, Richard, and a page to Richard III.
If you want, you can spend hours trying to fathom the Plantagenet family tree, and it might add to your enjoyment of this historical drama. But for most people, we recommend that you sit back, listen to the glorious language, and enjoy the epic battle between the good, the bad and the ugly as presented by Performance Network Theatre. There is enough seduction, treachery and murder to make your favorite HBO series pale in comparison.
This provocative production of Shakespeare's "Richard III" runs at Performance Network Theatre through June 1, 2014, with evening performances on Thursday evenings at 7:30, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and matinees on limited Saturdays at 3 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are available online or through the PNT box office by calling 734-663-0681. Prices range from $27 - $46, with discounts available for students, seniors, children under the age of 16, and members of the military. The theatre is located at 120 East Huron Street in downtown Ann Arbor.


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There is no such thing as bad publicity.
Antonio Margarito is living proof.
In the wake of his very public disgrace as a result of plaster-gate, there were more than a few who believed Margarito's days as a professional fighter might be numbered. Those people, however, severely overestimated the power of boxing officials and the long-term memory of the sporting public while simultaneously underestimating the power of the greenback.
The fact of the matter is that for every good guy, there needs to be a bad guy, and Antonio Margarito has whole-heartedly embraced his role as the bad guy, the boxing pariah so many love to hate. Margarito hasn't exactly been the most congenial of figures since his suspension, between brazenly making light of Freddie Roach's Parkinson's disease and vehemently deflecting responsibility for the handwrap controversy. Maybe Margarito has faced the reality that his boxing sins are unpardonable, that no amount of groveling and contrition will ever pay due penance, and that he might as well cash in on the image he inadvertently created for himself the moment his loaded wraps were found out. His image is now of the outlaw, the remorseless bad boy who relishes his place in the hurt business. Even his appearance has changed since his boxing exile; Margarito now sports a shaggy danger-mullet, a Luciferian goatee, crime kingpin sunglasses, and almost exclusively black and red garb. His bad-dude gimmick is so obvious as to border on comical.
This is a far cry from the Margarito of old, whose image focused solely on his ring abilities, and whose reputation was that of an honest, old-school Mexican warrior who was a mean son-of-a-gun in the ring, but a decent family man out of it. With that image, Margarito was not a particularly bankable fighter, which led to him being dubbed "the most avoided man in boxing" for years. It's hard to sell a major attraction in boxing without a little controversy. The old Margarito was a little too boring for that, even if he fought like a maniac. The new Margarito, on the other hand, is a whole different matter altogether.
If any skeptics out there doubt the marketability of Margarito's new maverick persona, consider this: Margarito headlined exactly one major pay-per-view before his loaded-wrap suspension, and that was his first fight with Cotto. Saturday's rematch with Cotto will be his second fight in a row headlining major pay-per-view. All this for a fighter who has not won a significant bout in over three years and has been obliterated in his last two meaningful fights. In boxing, it is apparent that being bad pays.
Perhaps Margarito has taken a a page from boxing's most celebrated bad boy: Floyd Mayweather. While Mayweather has always been a prodigious talent, he has not always been a bankable box office attraction. It wasn't until his 2007 showdown with Oscar De La Hoya that Mayweather vaulted to superstardom, and he did it by playing the heel. Mayweather's self-aggrandizing, narcissistic bravado has reached new heights as he plays to onlookers and HBO's 24/7 crew in the years since, and it has made him one of the biggest earners in all of sports. Like Margarito, Mayweather has a lucrative incentive to be bad.
Margarito has also emulated Mayweather's persona in another respect: it is unclear where the schtick ends and reality begins. With Mayweather, the act of uber-villian is prevalent even when the cameras aren't rolling and the fans are nowhere to be found. His often-discussed, real-life legal travails reflect the same character traits of his supposed alter-ego, Money Mayweather: propensities toward violence, vulgarity, and vice that make him an easy target for criticism. The word in acting is to never break character; Mayweather must be one good actor.
Similarly, Margarito's blatant disregard for boxing protocol as well as the health of his opponent(s) in illegally wrapping his hands demonstrates an obvious and severe character flaw. His unrepentant demeanor doesn't help either, considering that the likelihood that he knew exactly what was going on is more along the lines of certainty. Some might argue that this version of Margarito is who he really was all along. As is the case with Mayweather, the enigma of Antonio Margarito is a difficult one to interpret. It's all too difficult to see where the villainy, or reality, begins and ends.
One thing is for sure: Margarito has been highly successful at turning shunnings into earnings. One of the most polarizing figures in the sport will take to the ring Saturday night in what could potentially be his last big payday, but who knows? This bad guy gig could go a long way, possibly longer than the span of true boxing relevance.
Margarito looks really Gansta with long hair and sunglasses... Makes Cotto look like a certified public accountant by comparison... but after the bell rings... I expect Cotto to reconcile the ledger with precise punching and movement... if he doesn't... he'll never work in this town again.
Margarito has won one fight since Mosley destroyed him. This is his last paycheck. Without the plaster in the gloves Cotto will out manuver him for a UD. I'll be watching Mares-Agbeko on Showtime.
I don't see how Marg is intentionally going along with the villain personna. Just because he refuses to give in to the public's pressure for him to admit that he's ever cheated, doesn't make him a villain. He shouldn't ever confess to anything he's not guilty of. Cotto's the whiney little female dog who's still bitter that Marg, the "mere" Mexican, spanked his spoiled little arse.
Hehehehehe! Quit, mortcola, QUIT! Holla!
Cain't help myself, Rad! Hold me back! Raw meat to a hungry wolverine....
I just hope that Cotto doesn't slit his wn throat if Marg embarrasses him again in front of his countrymen.
I believe it's your turn, mr. mortcola...
Is it too late to add a "Loser wears drag" stipulation to the contracts?
Apples with apples; this writer is comparing Mayweather's behavior with that of Margarito's and that is ridiculous. Margarito has stated he did not know of the wraps and that's it. The fact that Margarito does not wish to talk about that alleged incident does not make him a villain. Let's see what happens in this rematch so those haters can judge for themselves. Margarito has been feared by a lot of fighters and he has been marketable all along. Boxing "experts" should analyze Moslely's excessive holdings to Margarito in their fight as well as the punishment Pacquiao absorbed with Margarito. Mayweather and Margarito should not be in the same page. I don't even care to comment on the constant misbehavior of the former,
Controversy, like sex, sells. Proven, as seen in the anticipation of Saturday's fight. At least there is true animosity between the two, so it's not as if it were manufactured. Still, you may be right when you said, "His bad-dude gimmick is so obvious as to border on comical."
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I've changed venues and this stunning dress will unfortunately not suit our beach wedding.
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Navy's Jay Stell
June 16, 2014
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Four Patriot Leaguers competed at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships over the weekend at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., and the results were outstanding as Navy's Jay Stell and Boston University's Allison Barwise had two of the best-ever finishes out of the League.
Stell placed third in the men's javelin, matching Army's Jason Stewart (1994, 5,000-meter run) and American's Sean Duffy (2005, 1,500-meter run) for the best men's finish in Patriot League history at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Barwise came in sixth place in the women's high jump, the second-best mark ever on the women's side behind Fordham's Lauren Gubicza placing third in the 3,000-meter run in 1993.
Stell began the second heat with a throw of 71.30m, which placed him third overall amongst the 24 competitors. He threw a mark of 67.95m for his second throw and fouled his third throw to wrap up his three throws in the second heat. Stell's mark of 71.30m placed him third overall to qualify in the final heat of the NCAA Championship.
Stell's mark of 71.30m withstood the rest of the competitors and placed him third overall at the NCAA Championship to earn First Team All-America laurels. His throw of 71.30m was .05m off of his personal-best 71.35m that he set at the NCAA East Regional Preliminaries two weeks ago. Stell becomes the first Patriot Leaguer to earn first-team All-America honors from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) since Bucknell's Ted Heitzman in the javelin in 2011.
Barwise finished sixth in the high jump with a mark of 1.83 meters. She had clean jumps at 1.77m, 1.80m and 1.83m before missing at 1.86 meters. She earns a First-Team All-America selection thanks to her top-eight finish, joining Gubicza as the only Patriot League females with that distinction. Barwise finished an outstanding outdoor season that saw her earn the Patriot League Female Field Athlete of the Meet award and the USTFCCCA Northeast Region Field Athlete of the Year honor.
Also competing over the weekend were Boston University track standouts Rich Peters and Rosa Moriello. Peters placed sixth in his semifinal heat of the 1,500m on Thursday with a time of 3:46.74, edged by just four-tenths of a second for fifth place and an automatic spot in the finals. Peters was a first-team All-America selection in the indoor season by finishing fourth in the mile at the NCAA Championships. Moriello finished 18th in the 5,000m run with a time of 16:31.13 to complete an outstanding season that included the individual title at the Patriot League Cross Country Championship and victories at the League Championship in both the indoor and outdoor season. Peters earned second-team All-America honors, while Moriello was an Honorable Mention All-America.
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Ann Wolbert Burgess, D.N.Sc., RNCS, FAAN
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Psychiatric/mental health response patterns of crime victims; internet crimes against children
Dr. Ann Wolbert Burgess is an internationally recognized pioneer in the assessment and treatment of victims of trauma and abuse. She has received numerous honors including the Sigma Theta Tau International Audrey Hepburn Award, the American Nurses' Association Hildegard Peplau Award, and the Sigma Theta Tau International Episteme Laureate Award. Her courtroom testimony has been described as "groundbreaking," and she has been called a "nursing pathfinder."
Her research with victims began when she co-founded, with Boston College sociologist Lynda Lytle Holmstrom, one of the first hospital-based crisis counseling programs at Boston City Hospital. She then worked with FBI Academy special agents to study serial offenders, and the links between child abuse, juvenile delinquency, and subsequent perpetration. Her work with Boston College nursing colleague Carol Hartman led to the study of very young victims and the impact of trauma on their growth and development, their families and communities. Her work continues in the study of elder abuse in nursing homes, cyberstalking, and Internet sex crimes. She teaches courses in Victimology, Forensic Science, Forensic Mental Health, Case Studies in Forensics and Forensic Science Lab.
- 2014 - Distinguished Professor, Uniform Services University Health Sciences
- 2013 - Inaugural Living Legend Awad from the New England Chapter of the American Psychiatric Nursing Association
- 2010 - Sigma Theta Tau Hall of Fame, Sigma Theta Tau International
- 2010 - Inductee, Sigma Theta Tau International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame
- 2009 - Inaugural Ann Burgess Forensic Nursing Award, International Association of Forensic Nurses
- Burgess, A. W. (in press). Rape: To tell or not to tell. To appear in Violence Against Women.
- Moylan, G., Burgess, A. W., Berstein, M. & Figley, C. (in press). Motivating game-based learning efforts in higher education. To appear in International Journal of Distance Education Technologies.
- Burgess, A. W., Sekula, L.K. & Carretta, C.M. (2015). Homicide-suicide and duty to warn. Psychodynamic Psychiatry, 43(1), 67-90.
- Herlihy, P. & Burgess, A. W. (2014). Breaking the Silence of Military Sexual Trauma. Journal of Employee Assistance. 44(4), 10-13.
- Douglas, J. E., Burgess, A. W., Burgess, A. G. & Ressler, R. K. (2013). Crime Classification Manual: A standard system for investigating and classifying violent crime, 3rd edition. New York, NY: Wiley.


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2010: Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the pommel horse...earned conference championship honors on the horse...named Academic All-American
2009: An NCAA qualifier...placed third on the pommel horse against Illinois Mar. 7 with a season-best score of 14.550...won the pommel horse event titles against Iowa and Temple...took second place on pommel horse at Ohio State Feb. 21 with a score of 14.00...took 12th place at the NCAA Championships on the pommel horse with a score of 14.250.
2008: Pommel horse specialist...competed in nine meets...debuted at the Windy City Invitational on Jan. 12...placed fifth on the pommel horse with a 13.00 against Minnesota on Feb. 16...runner-up finish on the pommel horse with a season-best 14.55 at the New England Invitational on March 22...took third-place on the pommel horse (13.85) at the ECAC Team Championships on April 4...recorded a Top 20 finish on the pommel horse with a 13.50 at the NCAA Championship Qualifiers on April 17.


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Have Your Cake And Eat Its Package
Maybe in the future you'll be able to sip some juice, and eat the package.
Major undertakings.
No More E-Books Vs. Print Books Arguments, OK?
We should worry less about how people get their books and — say it with me now! — just be glad that people are reading.


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Rising Star is having their season finale on Sunday, August 24 th on ABC. Rapper Ludacris is one of the experts helping the show find the next rising star.
The show reinvents the traditional singing competition as--for the first time ever--the audience has the final say in real time. The show follows a group of aspiring singers as they audition in live performances. During the performances, viewers vote via an App in real time to determine if the singer will advance in the competition. If the voting reaches a certain threshold, the performer moves on, and the performer can see how the voting is going during the performance, so the feedback is immediate. After three weeks of contestants who earned more than 70% of the vote move on to the 3 week duals round where they competing against another constestant with the person with the highest score advancing to the next round. The semi final rounds were held last week with the remaining 6 performers with 4 advancing to the finale.
This week, the top 4 performers will all compete for the win.
The Top 4 finalists are:
Audrey Kate Geiger, 24, New York, NY
Originally from West Long Branch, NJ, Audrey got her musical dreams for her dad. She used to be a surfer girl in NJ, but she gave that up to pursue singing in the city and works as a bartender and yoga instructor.
Dana Williams, 24, Los Angeles, CA
A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, she has worked as a teacher's assistant in an elementary art school class. Her father, David Williams, was a rhythm guitarist for Michael Jackson and one of her biggest musical influences. Her dad bought her the guitar at a young age and gave her the music bug. He passed away a few years ago but he keeps on inspiring her to go for her dream.
Austin French, 20, Tifton, GA
He is a worship pastor at Journey Church in Tifton,GA,, Austin is an online student at Liberty University studying Evangelism Ministry. A singer/songwriter, he also plays guitar, drums, piano and bass. He's engaged and comes from a musical family. His mom taught voice and piano—he's been training since he was just two years old.
Jesse Kinch, age 20, Seaford, NY
A full-time musician and singer, Jesse plays guitar, piano, bass and drums and also writes music. He counts many of rock's greatest artists as his influences including John Lennon, Jim Morrison, Stevie Nicks, Bruce Springsteen and many more.
The show is hosted by Josh Groban and the experts are Brad Paisley, Kesha and Ludacris.
I spoke with expert Ludacris about the show. Click on the video link to see what he had to say about mentoring the contestants, song choices and being honored by BMI.
Ludacris received the BMI President's Award at the BMI R&B/Hop Hop Awards on Friday, Augus 23rd. Check back to this page for full coverage on Ludacris honored at the awards.
Rising Star airs on Sundays on ABC


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Tough days for DeBoer and Vokoun, but coach believes better days ahead
I was relating to coach Pete DeBoer how it seemed as if Tomas Vokoun seemed down even moments after singlehandedly winning Tuesday's game against the Hawks because of enduring another season with nothing to look forward to except early golf tee times. DeBoer is also hurting, and admitted it's quite difficult emotionally to be back in a teaching mode at this time of the season.
"If you sat back there and had 150 shots at you for 40 minutes you might not be happy either," DeBoer said after morning skate. "[Vokoun] said it best, for the veteran guys, even for the coaches who been around here a couple of years it's not easy to walk around with pom-poms and cheer for what's going on. We're competitors, we're not where we want to be. You have to put a brave face on and keep working."
"I can only speak form ground zero, where I am in the dressing room and on the ice, we're in a teaching mode here. We got a lot of young players a lot of guys up from the AHL. The natural progression of the season is you teach and this time of year you're tweaking and pushing buttons in order to get into the playoffs.
Obviously, what we've done and what Ottawa's done at the deadline, that gets flipped around and you start teaching again. You got a whole new group, a lot of young guys that need attention down here. We're at a teaching level. Up top I'm very confident that Dale [Tallon] has a handle on where we need to go. He's made some tough decisions and those aren't easy to make. Long term I'm sure it's going to pay off."
Do you envision next year being another "slog to the finish?"
"I wasn't here for seven of them. "It's tough. There's no doubt. The goal when I got here was to get this team in the playoffs. We had 93-94 points, missed by percentage points two years ago. And the last two deadlines we've unloaded. That's not easy on a coach. You take a lot of personal responsibilty with that."
"I don't think it's a 5-year turnaround with the plan Dale's laid out, he made it clear he's going to try to turn this around as quickly as possible, bringing in fresh faces, theres' money to be spent, so yeah, I'm confident that this isn't something that's going to go on another 10 years."
DeBoer, who has another year on his contract, may be wondering if he will be allowed to see Tallon's plan through to the finish line. Tallon said recently that he will evaluate DeBoer once the season is over just like he'd evaluate players. Remember, Tallon fired Denis Savard four games into the 2008-09 season, replacing him with a more experienced Joel Quenneville. Like DeBoer will be, Savard was in the final year of his contract. Tallon said at the time it was one of the toughest decisions of his life but that training camp was flat and so were the first four games.
That season the Hawks reached the conference finals and you know the rest of the story.
Tallon has repeatedly praised the Panthers for its work ethic, which is a huge part of any coach's job, especially when it's clear that he's carrying a gun with blanks in it while teams like the Blackhawks have Uzis! Also, the Panthers have dramatically improved in so many areas that are directly tied to coaching, more so than talent, like penalty killing (third) and committing penalties (No.1). Of course, Gord Murphy must receive his laurels for that, as well as new Panthers such as Mike Weaver and Marty Reasoner.
In the first half of the season even their 5-on-5 scoring was ranked among the top seven in the league before the offense slumped since the All-Star break. Young players such as Santorelli, Ellerby, Garrison, Dadonov have all progressed under DeBoer's tutelage.
Do you think Tallon will allow DeBoer to finish out his contract?


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More then Skin Deep
Time and progression of a profession and a person
J. F. Johnson II
I am 51 years old and was in business for over 30 of those years. I began my Studio, Sure Shot Photo Studio and Modeling agency in 1979 in the Washington DC area. I now reside in South Carolina. I retired in 2007 but continue to work on my Photography as a hobby and as an Art. And hopefully will continue to write and publish my works as it progresses and inspires me.
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Published November 23, 2011
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From left to right: East Carolina men's basketball Paris Roberts-Campbell, Terry Whisnant, and BJ Tyson work on the siding of a home with Habitat for Humanity on July 17, 2014. (Aileen Devlin/ The Daily Reflector)
July 18, 2014
GREENVILLE, N.C. - The East Carolina University men's basketball team volunteered for Habitat for Humanity, helping build a house in a neighborhood near the University on Thursday.
"Habitat for Humanity is an organization that does a lot for Greenville and Pitt County," Director of Basketball Operations Kyle Robinson said. "The Pirate Nation supports our program all season long so it is good to be able to give back to the community. It was a great team bonding experience for our guys and something we look forward to doing again in the future."
The team split into several work groups, helping in various areas of the home. As a whole the team helped with the putting on siding, while also assisting with framing and a variety of other tasks.
"It's great to give back to a community that supports us so much," said rising sophomore Caleb White. "I actually had a lot of fun being out here with my teammates and getting some things done. I'm from the country, so I'm used to this. My grandfather used to make me use the hammer a lot back in the day.
"Working together here helps us form the close knit bond we need going forward."
Habitat for Humanity of Pitt County's mission is to transforms lives, families, and the community through building affordable homes while creating opportunities for responsible homeownership. Habitat homeowners pay interest-free, no-profit mortgages, which are used to build more Habitat houses. Because houses are principally built with volunteer labor, mortgage payments are affordable for low-income partners.
"We have been looking forward to this all week," said redshirt sophomore Marshall Guilmette. "The heat was pretty tough and it was a lot of hard work, but it was also loads of fun. Since we are a two semester sport, we only get a few opportunities each year to serve the community and we try to make a big difference on those occasions."


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Billie Faiers' Cleavage Show
I always have a tough time deciding whether I like Billie Faiers better or her equally busty sister Sam, but luckily I don't have to choose between the two here. According to my sources, Billie's hosting the opening of some new Irish bar in these shots. And considering how good she's looking, that gives me a great idea: I should hire Billie to host my next party. So far the guest list is just me and the Little Tuna, but she's more than welcome to invite her sister along as a +1.
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