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Shopping & Dining
Boston offers world-class dining and shopping options as well as local, artisan, and ethnic favorites.
Find Your Favorite Food Truck
Food trucks can be found at 20 public locations around Boston and at special sites like the Rose Kennedy Greenway. Search by map, truck name, and more.
Main Street Districts
With over 2,000 businesses in the neighborhood, you are bound to have a good time.
Downtown Crossing
It is here, in the bustling fast-paced financial district, that you will find a full range of national department stores, boutiques, and pushcarts.
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
Here you will find over 40 pushcart eateries and 17 restaurants. Aside from the world class food, you can also find great shopping.
HaymarketEvery Friday and Saturday year-round from dawn to dusk, this open fruit and vegetable market draws in locals and tourists alike with their great products and low prices. Located along Blackstone Street between Hanover Street and North Street. Take the Green or Orange line to Haymarket and the market is located right next to the station.
Boston Public Market
Opened in July 2015, the Boston Public Market is the first and only locally sourced market in the United States. All of the vendors and products sold at the Market are from the New England area.
Newbury Street
World renowned shopping in some of Boston's most chic and fashionable stores.
Copley PlaceThis upscale mall is filled with stores and restaurants that are sure to please!
The Prudential Center
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Marion County Leap Day Flood Remembered One Year Later
Written by Your 5News Team
Last updated on March 01, 2013 @ 8:10PM
Created on March 01, 2013 @ 8:01PM
For a number of Marion County residents, especially in East Fairmont, it's been a long road to recovery after the floods on February 29th 2012.
"We didn't get to move back in until September, took about six months to get the house ready to move back into and were still not finished, still got things to do" Said Yvonne Yow, Flood Victim.
Yvonne Yow who's house is off Bunners Ridge Road in Marion County went under water in about three hours. She remembers how in just a matter of time her life was changed forever.
"It was really bad, of course it was February and the water was very cold, we were all in the yard trying to move things out so we didn't loose them. When it started coming in my house I couldn't think straight then" Said Yow.
It's been a long year for Yow, but she said the toughest part for her over the last year was during the holidays.
"Christmas was very hard, I had a lot of decorations, we saved a few, but the majority of them were gone" Said Yow
Alan Baker also had issues on February 29th he remembers that night as water came up behind his garage and flooded it.
"I had to get another freezer and my refrigerator I threw away, and you can see the rest of the stuff in the garage is piled up" Said Baker
Marion County officials also learned from the February 29th flood, their lesson was to be better prepared
"We're better prepared to handle, we have places for people to go too and get equipment to them like water, first aid and the red cross. The communications with different areas in the county, we are better prepared now" Said Butch Tennant Marion County Commissioner
"No Flood Insurance" said Yow
In most flood cases the home owner does not have flood insurance. Flood insurance is an easy addition to the home owners policy so you are not stuck with the bill.
"Flood insurance would be extremely important to have because it's excluded under almost all home owner policies" Said Randy Parks Insurance Agent
Maybe the biggest lesson from the flood is the items we hold close to ourselves.
"Its said we lost a lot of our mementos but no one got hurt that's the main thing said" Yow
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Oct. 11, 2012
Arizona 1, Stanford 4 (Final Box)
TUCSON, Ariz. – The University of Arizona women's soccer team fell to No.2 Stanford 4-1 Thursday night at Murphey Field at Mulcahy Stadium.
At tonight's match, fans were asked to wear pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month. An 2012 season attendance record of 1,021 fans attended the match to honor survivors and loved ones who have lost the battle to breast cancer.
Arizona (5-7-3) scored its only goal of the night in the 74th minute of action, courtesy of sophomore forward Candice Osei-Agyemang. Osei-Agyemang was one on one with Stanford goalkeeper, Aly Gleason, and placed the ball in the upper left corner of the net to score her second goal of the season. Junior Jazmin Ponce led the Wildcats in shot attempts with five and teammate Ana-Maria Montoya behind her with two.
Stanford (12-1-1) outshot the Wildcats 16-12 with four separate Stanford players registering a goal. In the 67th minute, Alina Garciamendez registered her fifth goal of the season with a header off a corner kick from teammate Lo'eau LaBonta to put the Cardinal up 4-0. Junior Courtney Verloo led Stanford in shot attempts with four.
"We're always going to have tough teams in our conference," head Coach Lisa Oyen said. "We have to put a 90 minute effort into every game and I don't think we did that today. There were some nerves playing against a team with Stanford on their jersey and being ranked nationally. We have played very good teams these last few weeks so now we're just focusing on the last five."
In the net, Arizona goalkeeper Gabby Kaufman recorded six saves. In 67 minutes of play, Stanford goalkeeper Emily Oliver registered two saves while back-up goalkeeper, Aly Gleason, registered two saves in 23 minutes of action.
The Wildcats head to Oregon to take on the University of Oregon and Oregon State. Arizona matches up with Oregon on Friday, Oct. 19 at 7:00 p.m. at Pape' Field in Eugene, OR. On Sunday, Oct. 21 the Wildcats travel to Corvallis, Ore. to take on the Oregon State Beavers at Paul Lorenz Field at Patrick Wayne Valley Stadium at 12:00 p.m.


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Jeff Bennett pitched six-plus solid innings as the Albuquerque Isotopes earned a 4-2 victory over the visiting Nashville Sounds on Sunday afternoon. Albuquerque snapped a four-game losing streak.
"It feels good to finally shake hands again," manager Damon Berryhill said. "It really felt like it had been eight (losses in a row). It feels good. We played a nicely played game."
Bennett (7-6) allowed just one run on nine hits and one walk while striking out four batters. He gave up just a two-out, RBI double to former Isotope Eugenio Velez in the fifth inning.
"It was a good day, the guys made some good plays behind me," Bennett said. "I pretty much rely on (catcher Tim Federowicz). Fed has a good head on his shoulders. I just kind of trust him and I put the ball where he wants it and it works pretty good."
Nashville (69-59) had more than one hit in an inning only once. Even then their three hits in the third inning were all soft singles and no runs scored.
"He's been real consistent this year at being able to minimize damage," Berryhill said of Bennett. "He's done a good job scattering hits here and there. For the most part he's kept us in ballgames all year."
Joc Pederson had a tough day in his quest for 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases. He remained stuck on 29 and 28 as he had a home run taken away by a leaping Sean Halton in left field in the first inning and then was caught stealing in the fifth.
The Isotopes (57-71) took the lead for good in the second inning. Clint Robinson blasted a leadoff home run to center off Jay Jackson (0-2).
Alex Guerrero singled with one out, stole second base and advanced to third on a throwing error by catcher Adam Weisenburger. Two batters later, he came around to score on Walter Ibarra's home run to left field.
"Ibarra coming up with the big knock, big two-run homer," Berryhill said. "Since he's come back (from Double-A Chattanooga) he's swinging the bat really well."
Albuquerque picked up another run in the third on Robinson's RBI groundout. Nashville came back to score on Velez's RBI double in the fifth and Hector Gomez's RBI double in the eighth.
Scott Elbert pitched a scoreless seventh inning. Yimi Garcia gave up the run in the eighth and then struck out the side in the ninth to earn his third save.
"Elby came in and got us out of that inning and Yimi then finished that ballgame," Berryhill said. "That's a big pickup by the bullpen."
The Isotopes and Sounds will continue their series Monday at 6:35 p.m. Right-hander Barry Enright (0-2, 7.89 ERA) gets the nod for Albuquerque against right-hander Donovan Hand (2-7, 5.40) for Nashville.
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Facing a shortage of infielders, the Isotopes recalled Delvis Morales from Single-A Great Lakes. Morales hit .293 (17-for-58) with Albuquerque earlier this season. ... To make room on the roster, catcher Johnny Monell (sprained left ankle) was placed on the disabled list.


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WHEN school holidays roll around it usually means kids are stuck with shopping or the movies.
But these school holidays, Civic Theatre Newcastle is hosting a full scale adaptation of the classic Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs. The musical features Novocastrian Jim Chapman in the role as the Shy One, an original member of the seven dwarfs.
Sydney based Dance Encore Productions has added professional lighting, stunning costumes, props, acrobatic dancers and an original score.
Civic Theatre's season of Snow White will continue until Sunday with a series of daytime matinees.
Tickets are priced from $28 to $12.75 at Ticketek on 4921-2121.
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The beginning of a world cup cycle always means its time to try out new players – the squad that Kieran Crowley has picked to tour the UK this month does exactly that. Ten of the 26 players selected for … Continue reading
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The first biography of Craig Claiborne, the founding father of the American revolution in cooking, who as the food editor of the New York Times invented the whole idea of independent restaurant criticism; introduced the country to Julia Child, Wolfgang Puck, and Alice Waters; and in thirty years as the reigning arbiter of all things epicurean in the country, introduced Americans to the food of the world, from French haute cuisine to the previously unknown flavors of the Far East.
THOMAS McNAMEE's essays, poems, reporting, and reviews have appeared in Audubon, The New Yorker, Natural History, and the New York Times. He wrote the PBS documentary Alexander Calder, which won a Peabody Award and an Emmy.
Click here to read the "Tomfoodery" blog and follow Thomas McNamee on Facebook and Twitter.
"Craig Claiborne was the greatest influence of my professional life in America. Knowledgeable, dedicated, and driven, he was determined to better American eating habits. As Thomas McNamee nicely portrays in The Man Who Changed the Way We Eat, Claiborne's impact on the culinary revolution of the last forty years cannot be ignored or overstated." —Jacques Pépin
"Claiborne's enormous influence — signaled by the title Thomas McNamee has given his new biography, The Man Who Changed the Way We Eat — was due to good timing, but also to his eccentric and willful imagination, his openness to the cuisines of the world, high and low, and not incidentally to his enormous capacity for hard work
His books include The Grizzly Bear, A Story of Deep Delight, The Return of the Wolf to Yellowstone (named by Amazon.com as one of the ten best nature books ever written), and Alice Waters and Chez Panisse. He lives in San Francisco.


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I love the Harry Potter stories. My first trip through them was an audio excursion guided by the talented Jim Dale. Enthusiasm for the books swept me right into reading them aloud to my children, and we're almost finished with the series. I am thrilled that J. K. Rowling's next book, The Casual Vacancy, is appearing any moment now. I can't wait to read it. Sorry for my effusive delight over these books—what I'm trying to do is tell you about one of the characters in the Harry Potter stories, Remus Lupin.
There's a play on his name, as lupus is the Latin word for "wolf," and Lupin is a werewolf. Werewolves are not exactly pleasant, and the surprising thing is that Lupin is one of the good guys. This is one of the ways that Rowling has given us stories that are true to life.
In the Potter stories, if you get bitten by a werewolf, the bite infects you and can make you a werewolf. Remus Lupin's father had offended an awful villain of a werewolf, and that werewolf sought revenge by biting Remus when he was a child.
Remus did not want to be a werewolf. Abused by an adult, he became a danger to himself and others. He was cut off from society. He suffered terribly, and he had no control over his affliction. At the full moon, whether he wanted to be transformed into a werewolf or not, he lost control of himself and became something dangerous.
Have you ever met anyone who has experienced something like this? Or has this been your own experience? Something tragic, awful, happened during childhood, and its painful repercussions seem all but inescapable?
J. K. Rowling tells a story in which there's hope for people who have been abused as children, abused in ways that threaten to make them monsters as adults. Rowling's story helps us to sympathize with people we might not otherwise understand, people we might otherwise fear. Lupin tells his personal history in book three, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. I saw Rowling interviewed, and she commented on how much Lupin means to her.
Remus relates how it seemed impossible that he would get to study at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, until a headmaster came to the school who believed in giving people second chances, believed in trusting people, believed in the power of love. Albus Dumbledore allowed Remus Lupin into Hogwarts, and he devised a way for Lupin to be protected—from himself and others—when his monthly transformation took place. Dumbledore thought carefully about the situation, about Lupin's affliction and needs, and he took steps to make sure that Lupin would not destroy others or himself when he became a werewolf.
Lupin goes on to relate how as the years of his schooling passed, his "three great friends" did something for him that made his painful transformations "not only bearable, but the best times" of his life.
What could his friends have done for him?
First, when his friends learned his secret, they didn't reject him. From there, his friends began to explore ways to care for him, ways to enter into his experience, ways to be in his life in his moment of need, to walk with him through the trial.


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Kai Aras has introduced MIDIBrute – an unofficial iOS companion app for the Arturia MiniBrute and MicroBrute synthesizers.
MIDIBrute lets you configure your keyboard's software-only features from an iOS device.
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'Moonrise Kingdom' Star Jared Gilman Takes Questions From Tweens
Jared Gilman turned 13 on Dec. 28 and when asked what he wants to do when he grows up, he says, "I'm kind of doing what I want to be right now."
Gilman and co-star Kara Hayward were both 12 and had never acted professionally when they landed their roles in "Moonrise Kingdom," Wes Anderson's film set in the summer of 1965 about 12-year-old Sam and Suzy who meet, fall in love and make a secret pact to run away in the wilderness. The film has garnered rave reviews for both newcomers, who got to work with film veterans Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, Frances McDormand, Edward Norton and Tilda Swinton.
The film kicked off opening night at last month's Cannes Film Festival, where the young stars, now both 13, saw the finished film for the first time. It has been a busy two years for Gilman, who just finished 7th grade, and although he's auditioning for film roles, his main project this summer is attending golf camp.
Speakeasy asked several 12-year-old filmgoers to submit questions for Gilman, who lives in northern New Jersey with his parents and several pets. The answers from Hayward will be posted here next week.
Have you ever been in love? How do you play being in love if you've never been in love?
Jared Gilman: I have had crushes and that kind of stuff. But it's really hard to match the level of love that Sam and Suzy had for each other. I guess something that kind of helps is just the overall preparation that I went through before filming actually began, all the rehearsals I did on Rhode Island with Kara. And the sets, the fact that they were so detailed and everything felt so authentic, it really helped me to transform myself from 2011 into 1965, helped me get into character.
What was the hardest and easiest part of the movie to film?
I wouldn't really say anything was really difficult to film. Wes made everything so easy for us. I guess the most fun thing – there were a lot of fun things – I guess I would have to say the confrontation between Sam and (fellow Scout trooper) Redford was a blast to film. It was when my character tried to grab the binoculars … I don't really charge at people. I'm very contained.
What it it like watching yourself on onscreen?
I tried to think of it as me watching my character as opposed to me watching myself … me critiquing my own performance.
What was it like to kiss a girl in your underwear in front of so many people on the set?
It's not as uncomfortable as it sounds. It was a closed set. There were very, very few people there. It was the last scene we filmed and we got to know each other very well, so we weren't uncomfortable or anything. ….This is what our characters wanted to do and you can't really argue with your character. I think Wes wanted it to be the last thing we ever did on the set.
Was that your first kiss ever?
Uhh, yes.
Who's your role model?
I'm a huge movie buff so I'm a fan of a lot of actors and actresses. It's really hard for me to put it down to just one person. I have a lot of favorite movies: Something I saw really recently is Sam Rockwell's "Moon." I really love that movie. … I thought Sam Rockwell gave a really good performance considering it was just him and Kevin Spacey. (He also likes "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," "The Matrix" and "Monty Python and the Holy Grail.")
Were you ever a Boy Scout?
I was always a very indoor videogame nerd movie buff…. Now I've come to appreciate Scouts and the outdoors. I don't think I'd ever really survive the outdoors. … I learned how to canoe, how to cook over an open fire and how to flip a fish, if that counts.
(SPOILER ALERT!) Did you ever think you'd be in a movie where you would be hit by lightning twice?
No. I never would have actually thought that. Before "Moonrise" I never thought I would be in a movie where I would be struck by lightning.
How did you get the role?
The first audition was in September 2010. It took about six months and another three callbacks for me to finally be cast. I tried not to think about it. I was trying to stay optimistic while knowing how unlikely it would be for me to be cast. … I didn't know until afterward, apparently Wes had said in an interview that he really liked my personality. My first audition he thought I was very funny. Of course back then I had really big sports glasses wrapped around my head and had really long hair, it went down to my shoulders and it was really curly. I guess Wes found that really funny.
What was your reaction when you got the part?
Well, my mom was picking me up from school, mind you I'm in the school parking lot … when my dad told me over my mom's Bluetooth, I started screaming and crying and laughing at the same time. Like I said before, I'm very contained. That's one of the few moments when I actually exploded. I just don't get very emotional that often.
Do you think the ending of the movie is too happy?
I think the ending of the movie is fine. I think it's appropriate for the story and for the characters. I'm happy everything turned out the way it did, without spoiling anything, of course.
Did you like working with experienced actors?
It was a pleasure to work with everyone. They were all so kind and sweet and down to earth. …Bill Murray taught me how to tie a tie.


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"Stella Batts" is a series for early chapter-book readers, and Courtney Sheinmel really knows how to write for that age group. In "Stella Batts: Something Blue," the sixth book in the series, Stella's aunt is getting married.
Her Aunt Laura is marrying Rob, who is divorced and has a daughter. While Stella and her sister are excited to be in the wedding, Rob's daughter is not.
Stella is a good role model for young readers. She wants to do the right thing, but at that age sometimes it's hard to know what the right thing is. And while she wants to keep promises, she's confused about what she should tell her parents. So when Rob's daughter Lia wants to disappear instead of being a part of the wedding, and she makes Stella promise not to tell, Stella doesn't know what to do.
The Stella Batts stories are great vehicles for teachers and parents to use for starting dialogue with kids about what is right and wrong. The stories will also help kids understand that sometimes it's hard to know the right thing to do. And at this age (from six through ten) kids are often struggling with right and wrong.
There are other issues in the story. The wedding cake they bring is broken. Stella spray paints the wedding dress blue by mistake. The wedding is delayed. Stella wonders if the problems are because her aunt doubled up on the traditional "Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue."
But the reader learns that mistakes are just that. And fixing the mistakes and finding solutions to problems works out just fine. And at the end, nothing ruins the wedding. In fact, Stella finds out why Lia is so resistant to attending the wedding and fixes that problem.
Stella Batts books are perfect for beginning-reader girls who have not yet fallen in love with reading. I know that because a friend borrowed a few of these books for her six-year-old daughter, Sofia. The girl is hooked. In fact, she was able to articulate why she like the books so much. "There is so much happening in them." She is able to relate to the character, and in fact, talks about her to others.
She showed the series to her teacher, who was so impressed that she began to read the book aloud to the class. That's a good book!
Also, the books are written in first person narrative, so the readers know exactly what Stella is thinking. She narrates as if she's writing in her journal, and when she stops to explain difficult words, both readers and teachers are appreciative.
Begin with the first book, "Stella Batts Needs a New Name," and then move on to the rest: "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow, "Stella Batts: Pardon Me, "A Case of the Meanies, and "Who's in Charge?" The books even have their own website.
Why five stars? Because any book that can make a reader out of a child deserves five stars in my book! It's all about getting kids "hooked" on reading.
Please note: This review is based on the final paperback book provided by the publisher, Sleeping Bear Press, for review purposes.
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Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose, is working with the House Judiciary committee to scale back the National Security Administration's use of surveillance programs to collect information on U.S. citizens.
Lofgren signed a letter with Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., urging members of Congress to vote for their amendment to a Department of Defense appropriations bill that would prohibit the NSA from using its funds to collect information on any American unless he or she is "the subject of a national security investigation."
"This amendment would not prohibit the government from spying on terrorists," said the letter. "However, the amendment would prevent the bulk collection of sensitive information on innocent Americans."
In a related development, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday titled "Strengthening Privacy Rights and National Security: Oversight of FISA Surveillance Programs."
Gas trading fraud amendment OK'd
An amendment by Sen. Dianne Feinstein to oversee petroleum markets, watching for fraud and other malpractice, was adopted by the Senate Appropriations Committee on Friday.
The amendment would create a joint committee from the Federal Trade Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to analyze data from petroleum markets to better detect "malicious or manipulative trading activity."
The FTC currently has no staff dedicated exclusively to avoiding manipulation and does not collect ample data on oil and gasoline market activity.
"Last year, California consumers faced a gasoline price spike that could not be explained by market fundamentals and forced commuters to pay hundreds of dollars to fill up their tanks," said Feinstein in a statement. "This is a pervasive pattern in California, the result of what may be malicious or manipulative trading activity. It is with this history in mind that I urged passage of this amendment."


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It is hard not to be awed by the magnificent Uluru and the mysterious shapes of Kata Tjuta. A few hundred kilometres from Uluru lies Kings Canyon, a mighty chasm cleaving deep into earth. Renmants of an inland sea covering the area five hundred million years ago can still be found in the Garden of Eden, a lush waterhole thick with ancient cycads. The jagged and rocky spine of the MacDonnell Ranges stretches for hundereds of kilometres, harbouring gorges and permanent rock pools carved by prehistoric rivers.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Uluru, George Gill Ranges, Kings Canyon
Our tour begins with a breathtaking ride to Uluru (Ayers Rock), where we will spend the morning riding around the giant monolith illuminated by the morning sun. You will also have the opportunity to explore the sacred sites of the area. After visiting the Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre, we leave for Kings Canyon, riding parallel to the stunning George Gill Ranges to our camp. Includes: (L), (D).
Day 2: Kings Canyon, Mereenie Loop Road, Palm Valley
After an early rise and a big breakfast, we spend the morning hiking through Kings Canyon, admiring the stunning views of its sheer southern wall and honeycomb shaped landscape. We also detour to explore the cool waterholes and ancient vegetation of the Garden of Eden. The afternoon is spent travelling along the infamous Mereenie Loop road to our destination for the next two nights: the surreal desert oasis of Palm Valley. An awe-inspiring ride along parts of the (mostly dry) Finke River bed into Palm Valley concludes the day. Over the last 100 million years the Finke River has cut a series of majestic gorges from the soft sandstone rock, and cycling through this country enables an appreciation of this ancient land and its spiritual and cultural significance. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 3 & 4: Palm Valley Rest Day, Hermannsburg, Gosse Bluff, Red Bank Gorge
After a lazy start and cooked breakfast, you will have the opportunity to cycle into the tranquil oasis of the valley itself, and then pull on some good walking boots for a 1-2 hour bush walk through the valley. After returning to the camp the afternoon is yours to trek 'Initiation Rock', which overlooks a natural amphitheatre, or rest under the shade of a tree. We leave Palm Valley in the morning of Day 4, and travel through to Hermannsburg mission, which was the home of artist Albert Namatjira, and have opportunity to visit the old town settlement and gallery to view some of his works.
There is also time for freshly baked scones, apple strudel, tea and coffee! Driving north for a short distance we arrive at the spectacular scenery of Tylers Pass. The pass overlooks an impressive 1.3 billion year old comet crater called Gosse Bluff. Then it's on the bikes once more for an invigorating ride into Red Bank Gorge, with stunning views of the West MacDonnell Ranges, to our camp for tonight. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 5: Glen Helen, Ormiston Gorge, Simpsons Gap, Alice Springs
The last day of our adventure is spent cycling along the base of the Western MacDonnell Ranges into Glen Helen homestead. This must surely be one of the most scenic rides you could hope to do anywhere in Australia! From Glen Helen, it's onto Ormiston Gorge for a bushwalk amongst the steep gorge walls. We drive to Ellery Big Hole, for a lunchtime swim. Simpsons Gap is our last stop before a 17 km ride along the purpose-built cycleway, set away from the traffic and featuring informative signage, ending at John Flynn's grave memorial. We will arrive in Alice Springs in the late afternoon after five days of red centre adventure. Includes: (B), (L).
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Ayalon Makes Israel's Case for Judea and Samaria
Deputy foreign minister makes Israel's case in a YouTube video that uses animation, wry humor, and clear fact-based arguments
By Gabe Kahn.
First Publish: 7/18/2011, 10:40 PM / Last Update: 7/18/2011, 10:32 PM
Deputy foreign minister Danny Ayalon has narrated a video on YouTube, where he presents the truth of Judea and Samaria with animated aids.
In the video Ayalon answers the use of such terms as "West Bank," "occupied territories," and "1967-lines," and makes Israel's case in clear, factual terms without equivocation.
Ayalon says Judea and Samaria were taken from the occupying Jordanians during a defensive war and therefore the "settlements" are legal.
"The idea behind the creation of the video is distributed in an innovative way and explains the Israeli position in fighting unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state," Ayalon said.
"Israel's argument based on facts get lost in the headlines and pictures. The challenge is to adjust the message to the medium and nature of the online world," he added.
The video is an English-language version of an earlier Hebrew-language video, produced in cooperation with international organization StandWithUs, and is presented with subtitles in several languages, including Arabic, Spanish, French, Russian, German and Hebrew.


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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have filed notice they'll sue the city-county Sports & Exhibition Authority over stalled plans to add 3,000 seats to the team's 11-year-old stadium, Heinz Field.
The Steelers contend their lease requires the authority to pay about two-thirds of the estimated $39 million the team expects it will cost to add the end zone seats and a new video scoreboard those fans can see.
The team thought the authority could raise its share through a $1 ticket surcharge and an extra $2-$3 parking fee, but Alco Parking Co., which operates the stadium lots, has balked at that.
As a result, the authority — which runs the city's sports stadiums and venues like its convention center — has so far refused to foot its share of the looming bill, the team says.
But they can pay Rapistburger how many millions of dollars....
It's not the Steelers that are paying for this - it's the company that owns & operates the Heinz Stadium, the "Sports & Exhibition Authority."
It's like renting an apartment where the landlord promised some addition, but never delivered on that promise.


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This week on Money Talks Havoc finds the perfect girl for our topless pogo stick. Then we get a surprise of our own when our vag wedgie turns out to be a muff wedgie! Finally we're back at it with Esmi as she hits up a local bbq and persuades Angelina to take the money and our sausage!


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Cutting the ribbon on the new MRI machine are Dr. Michael Tartell; Bishop Provenzano; Patricia Gillespie, director of the Imaging Department; Assemblyman Phillip Goldfeder; Rabbi Tzvi Flaum, a member of the SJEH local governing board; and CEO Nelson Toebbe. Photos by Miriam Rosenberg.
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Accounting for Preferred Share Conversion Into Common Shares
Original post by Sue-Lynn Carty of Demand Media
Convertible preferred shares are preferred stock that gives shareholders the option of converting their preferred stock into common stock after a specific period. The time period before the preferred stock is eligible for conversion as well as the conversion rate is stated in the shareholder's preferred share purchase agreement.
When investors purchase preferred shares, they are not purchasing an interest in the company as they would with the purchase of common stock. Instead, preferred shareholders receive regular interest payments as long as they own the preferred shares or until the shares reach their maturity date. If the shares are not convertible, at the maturity date, the company redeems the preferred stock outstanding and pays preferred shareholders their initial investment amount.
When investors own convertible preferred shares, they may convert the shares into common stock any time after the conversion date stated on the preferred share purchase agreement. A company can also include an option in the purchase agreement that gives it the ability to force the conversion of outstanding preferred shares. In a forced conversion, investors must convert their preferred shares into a specific number of common shares, whether they want to convert or not.
Accounting for Preferred Conversion
When investors convert their preferred shares to common shares, the company debits the preferred stock account and credits the common stock account. If the common stock price at the time of conversion is more than the par value of the preferred stock then the company debits retained earnings for the difference between the two prices. If investors paid a premium on the preferred stock at the time of purchase, the company must also make adjusting entries to the additional paid in capital accounts.
Additional Paid in Capital
Additional paid in capital is the amount of money investors paid for the preferred stock at purchase in excess of par value. Additional paid in capital is also referred to as a premium. Mathematically, additional paid in capital is the issue price of the preferred stock minus its par value multiplied by the amount of preferred shares issued. If this excess exists, then the company also debits the additional paid in capital -- preferred stock and credits additional paid in capital -- common stock at the time of the stock conversion.
- John Wiley & Sons: Convertible Preferred Stock
- Accounting Study: U.S. GAAP: Contributed Capital
- Principles of Accounting: Corporate Equity Accounting
About the Author
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Dr. Mehmet Oz discussed the three biggest health traps women experience on the Feb. 14 episode of the Dr. Oz Show ("Biggest Health Traps Women Fall For").
"If diet, sleep and stress issues are sabotaging your health, you're not alone," said Dr. Oz.
1. Stress. Dr. Oz said many people turn to caffeine when they're stressed, but this is a huge mistake. Caffeine is a stimulant that makes you even more stressed and anxious. Dr. Oz suggested replacing coffee with green tea, which also curbs hunger.
2. Diet. In a bid to lose weight, many women turn to frozen dinners, but Dr. Oz said most frozen meals have 20% more calories than they say they do on their labels. You don't have to give up frozen dinners, but limit them to no more than two or three times a week.
3. Sleep. Many women are sleep-deprived, and try to make up for it by sleeping more on the weekends. Dr. Oz said this is a bad idea because our bodies have natural circadian rhythms, which work best when we go to bed and wake up at the same time every day. To fall asleep easily, Dr. Oz suggests putting a few drops of relaxing lavender oil on your pillow at night.
Hulled Barley Is a Natural Appetite Suppressant
Dr. Oz is thrilled that thousands of people have lost an average of 9 pounds in 14 days on his 2-Week Rapid Weight Loss Diet, and recommended a natural appetite suppressant proven to promote weight loss.
Dr. Oz said hulled barley is a game changer because its high fiber content makes you feel full and takes a while to digest, so you don't get hungry. He said hulled barley (also called "hull-less barley" or "whole barley") keeps your blood sugar stable and prevents blood-sugar spikes.
He asked three women in his audience to try hulled barley as an appetite suppressant for a few days and report their results. The ladies substituted hulled barley for pasta or other carbs at their meals, and said they felt dramatically less hungry throughout the day. One woman even lost 3 pounds in 3 days.
Dr. Oz suggested replacing the starches in your diet with one-half cup of barley at lunch or dinner, and watch the pounds melt away without hunger.
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Re: Groovy incompatibility with Java
On 9 Jul 2004, at 10:28, John Wilson wrote: > On 9 Jul 2004, at 10:13, Andrew Ferguson wrote: > >> hi, >> >> since you seem extremely open to constructive criticism.. :) >> >>> Perhaps we'll add some more Java "compatibility" >> >> the one thing that would most likely get me using groovy in >> production code (sooner rather than later) is if groovyc produced (or >> had the option to produce) .class files (or maybe even java source >> code?) that didn't require any redistributables to execute. I don't >> know how realisitic this is, and if the only way of doing it was >> equivalent to "generating" the pre-written runtime in the groovyc >> output directory then that's probably not worth looking into > > This really isn't an option. The generated bytecodes need some > standard classes (Like groovy.GroovyObject) and because you can > dynamically compile Groovy scripts it need the groovy compiler and a > couple of support jars (for the ASM code generation system) FWIW the ASM jars are only required if you want to dynamically compile some Groovy code. If you're happy to use Groovy as a kinda pre-compiler to make .class files and you're not dynamically evaluating any Groovy scripts then you don't need to ship the ASM jars. > If users wanted a minimal system which didn't support dynamic > compilation of scripts then we cold produce a reasonably small set of > classes which had to be included with the application but it would > always be needed Agreed. If no dynamic compilation is required we could avoid shipping a large part of the groovy jar (compiler, AST, bytecode generator etc). > (unless Sun could be persuaded to make Groovy part of Java 1000!) :) > > >> >>> LOL I don't think it may become an obscure code contests ) >> >> I've not delved that deeply into groovy yet, but one thing I saw on >> the presentation slides was that you could refer to the end of an >> item in an array (or maybe list) by using negative indices. This is >> surely the kind of thing that obscure code contests rely on? I think >> its because it's a special case that would surprise java programmers >> and maybe only caters for a minority need (?), which seems in >> contrast to the concise way of allowing access to Get/Set methods >> without typing the full name? >> > > It's certainly an arguable point. Personally I find having to do > a[a.length -1] noisy and error prone ;) Agreed! or a[a.size() - 1] if a happens to be a list rather than an array (or a.length() if its a string and I can't even remember what to do if its a result set :) James ------- http://radio.weblogs.com/0112098/


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After days of record-breaking cold, highs will rise back up into the upper 60s Wednesday and low 70s through the weekend, officials said.
Conditions are expected to be sunny with Wednesday's high forecast to be about 61 degrees and Thursday's high expected to reach 71 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Lows are expected to get down into the low 40s.
Temperatures are expected to stay in the low 70s for at least the next five days. The forecast for Martin Luther King Jr. Day calls for a high of 71 and sunny skies.
A freeze warning for Maricopa County that has been in effect since Friday is set to expire Wednesday morning, officials said. Last weekend's temperatures shattered records throughout Arizona.
Tuesday's high of 51 in Phoenix tied a record minimum high for that date set in 1960, the National Weather Service said.
On Monday, the high in Prescott reached 29 degrees, breaking a record minimum high of 32 degrees set in 1930.


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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wezT5rTaCmQ[/youtube]If you haven't been able to catch it so far this season, then I absolutely must recommend ABC's Modern Family. In my opinion, it's one of the best written comedies that I've seen on the small screen in a long, long time (excluding CBS's The Big Bang Theory, which keeps me laughing every week). Modern Family follows three families that comprise one large extended family unit and all the hilarity that ensues trying to blend the mix. It appears to be a truly "modern" family and I love it.
First you have Jay, the patriarch of the family, and his much younger, very hot Colombian wife Gloria, and her son Manny, who is certainly an old soul. The actor Ed O'Neill plays Jay and even though he will always be Al Bundy to me, it's possible to completely forget his former role while watching him struggle with the trials and tribulations of this one. Another family grouping surrounds Jay's daughter Claire (actress Julie Bowen) and her family. Clair's married to Phil, who desperately wants to be "the cool dad" to his three teen and pre-teen kids. Needless to say, he's failing miserably at being cool. Finally, the last grouping is made up of Jay's son Mitchell, his life-partner Cameron, and their adopted daughter Lily. Watching the two men struggle to care for a new baby makes them my favorite to watch.
Needless to say, I'm looking forward to more new episodes and I like it so much, I even watch the re-runs.
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January 10, 2013 | Vol. 116 -- No. 38
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Cheney High School seniors Matt Bitz (left) and Calvin Berstler (right) were named Cheney Rotary Club Students of the Month for December 2012.
Bitz is CHS student body president, a member of the Blackhawks football team and has enlisted to serve in the Air Force after graduation. Berstler is CHS student body vice president, a member of the Blackhawks football, basketball and track teams and is pursuing a nomination to the U.S. Air Force Academy.
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College Hockey:Quick start helps Minnesota sink Michigan Tech
Hoeffel, Haula, and Barriball combine for eight points in the win
HOUGHTON, Mich. — Mike Hoeffel, who hadn't scored a goal in five games, broke through in a big way against the Michigan Tech Huskies, as the senior scored twice to lead the No. 19 Minnesota Golden Gophers to a 6-4 win Friday night over the Michigan Tech Huskies at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena. Gophers captain Jay Barriball added three assists in the game.
"I thought that we good, fresh legs," said Gophers head coach Don Lucia. "The guys did a lot of good things tonight."
It took the Gophers (6-4-1 overall, 4-4-1 in the WCHA) just 2:02 to strike as freshman winger Max Gardiner tipped a shot from junior center Taylor Matson past Huskies goaltender Kevin Genoe. Junior defenseman Aaron Ness assisted on the goal.
"Our first 10 minutes of the game weren't good," said Huskies head coach Jamie Russell. "I thought we had some passengers tonight … guys who didn't move their feet."
Hoeffel got on the board about three minutes later after taking a pass from freshman center Erik Haula and burying a shot behind Genoe. Barriball also assisted on the goal.
"Every time you are on the road, it's important to get a good first five minutes," said Hoeffel. "I don't know what it is, but I just enjoy playing here."
On one of their next offensive possessions, senior defenseman Cade Fairchild fired a shot at Genoe that Hoeffel redirected into the back of the net at 7:28. Barriball notched his second assist on the goal as well.
The Huskies (3-5-1, 1-5-1) roared to life, scoring a pair of power-play markers before the opening period came to a close.
The first goal came off the stick of freshman winger Ryan Furne. The puck bounced around and right to Furne in front of Gophers goalie Kent Patterson. Furne waited until his shooting lane opened up, and he fired the shot home at 9:53.
Freshman winger Milos Gordic scored his team-leading fifth goal of the season at 18:34 to pull the Huskies within one. Gordic slapped a rebound off a shot from freshman center Jacob Johnstone. Furne also assisted on the goal.
"I was very pleased [with the power play]," said Russell. "To go 2-for-3 with guys that were in new spots I thought did a good job of getting us back in the hockey game."
Scoring two power play goals about six minutes apart in the second period, junior winger Jake Hansen just about put the Huskies away.
Hansen's first goal, at 6:11, was a perfect tip-in off a shot from Fairchild. Barriball found Fairchild at the point for his final point of the night.
Hansen's second goal 5:58 later would prove to be the game-winner as he took a pass from Hoeffel below the goal line and buried a one-timer that Genoe couldn't react to quick enough.
The Huskies pulled back within two as Gordic notched his second goal of the night at 13:49 of the third. Furne and sophomore defenseman Carl Nielsen both assisted on the goal.
Senior winger Jacob Cepis iced the game for the Gophers at 15:22. Cepis gobbled up a rebound off a shot from sophomore defenseman Seth Helgeson and put it in the back of the net. Freshman winger Nick Bjugstad picked up an assist on the goal as well.
The Huskies again pulled within two at 19:16 as freshman center Daniel Holmberg tipped a shot from sophomore defenseman Steven Seigo past Patterson. That was as close as the Huskies could get, though.
Despite surrendering four goals, Patterson picked up his fifth win of the season, masking 19 stops. Genoe was forced to make 44 stops for the Huskies.
The Huskies went two-for-three on the man advantage while the Gophers finished two-for-four.
Hoeffel had only scored one goal in his last seven games coming into the game.
Michigan Tech was without injured assistant captain Brett Olson and senior center Eric Kattelus, who has been removed from the team.
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This educational travel guide of life in the Arctic documents a circumnavigation of Spitsbergen - the largest island of Svalbard - with extensions to Moffen, Lågøya, the sea ice at 81° N, and the second largest island of Nordaustlandet in August 2010. On route, we encounter polar bears, walruses, Arctic foxes, fin whales and reindeer in their natural habitat.
The voyage starts and ends in Longyearbyen, and visits Barentsburg, Ny-Alesund, Magdalenefjorden, Moffen, Lågøya, Nelsonøya, Kinnvika, Alkefjellet, Bråsvellbreen, Kvalvågen, Isbukta, Gnålodden, Samarinvågen, Alkhornet, and Skansbukta.
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Wanted Level in GTA IV Era
A Wanted Level is a measure of how much the player is wanted by law enforcement and therefore how much force law enforcement will use to stop the player. As the player's wanted level increases, more powerful forms of law enforcement pursue the player. In Grand Theft Auto IV, wanted level is measured on a six-star scale. Committing several minor crimes in quick succession - such as beating people up, destroying cars, etc - will earn the player one star. Continuing to commit crimes or resisting arrest will often lead to a second star. Committing serious crimes (for example, throwing a grenade into a large crowd of bystanders) often earns the player multiple wanted stars outright. Killing or wounding an officer of the law with a firearm will result in an immediate three stars being earned.
If the player has one or more wanted stars, nearby police will give chase and attempt to arrest the player. An arrest is executed by either coming into close proximity with the player, forcing them to put their hands up, or by opening the player's car door and holding Niko at gunpoint. In the latter case, the player has no choice but to be arrested. In the former case, it is possible to resist arrest. However, this will raise the player's wanted level and most often result in the player being shot multiple times at close range. If arrested, the player is transported to the nearest police station and is released a few hours later after a variable amount of money (10% of the money that the player currently owns) and all weapons are taken.
A player's wanted level can be decreased in various ways. The most straight-forward way is to escape the search radius and remain out of sight for several seconds. Unlike GTA III era games, wanted levels cannot be lost by picking up police bribes, as these no longer exist. However, GTA IV still features Pay 'n' Spray, but unlike in previous games, they can only be entered when the player is out of sight of police (shown by the stars on the HUD being grayed out). Like in GTA III era games, Pay 'n' Spray will instantly remove Niko's wanted level.
Police in GTA IV are better equipped, smarter, more brutal and merciless and will respond even to crimes not directly witnessed by them, as civilians will call on their cell phones to report crimes, usually resulting in a one-star wanted level. Also, police will commandeer civilian vehicles if their vehicles are destroyed or if the police car is nowhere to be seen. Police also commandeer parked vehicles, including those saved in a parking space in front of Niko's safe houses, this can result in the player being chased by their favorite car (Bernie's Infernus perhaps) and will give the player little to no chance to retrieve the lost vehicle, seeing as the police crash often and if the player stops to re-commandeer the car Niko will probably be caught in the open by a large group of officers. If an Officer commandeers a vehicle in Niko's parking space and the player uses the "Wanted Down" cheat, getting the car back from him will not earn the player a wanted rating.)
Star levels are cumulative, therefore repeatedly committing even a "minor" infraction (such as vehicular homicide) can lead to higher wanted levels.
One Star
At a one star wanted level, any police patrols that spot Niko will give chase and attempt to arrest him. Officers will only shoot if they feel threatened (usually when Niko hits an officer with his car but doesn't kill him) and will most commonly attempt to arrest the player. police cars will follow Niko at lower speeds than at higher wanted levels. The wanted radius is approximately 2 blocks large. Cops also give chase to the player if they spot the player driving through the tollbooth without paying, stealing money from cash registers, driving while intoxicated, or even climbing onto a police car. The player won't be able to buy weapons, food, or use a taxi. Niko also can't enter the Split Sides Comedy Club, the Perestroika club, either The Triangle Club or Honkers or any of the clothing stores. Police officers will be able to commandeer parked vehicles to pursue the player.
A one-star wanted level is attained by committing the following crimes:
- Attacking and/or killing bystanders
- Damaging or destroying a vehicle (explosives may lead to higher levels)
- Attacking a police vehicle
- Crashing into a police vehicle
- Killing a police officer from behind (while he is in a police car)
- Firing a weapon in public
- Pointing a weapon at a police officer
- Running over a police officer
- Carjacking and stealing parked cars.
- Breaking through a tollbooth without paying
- Driving while intoxicated
- Pushing a police officer repeatedly
- Spraying cops or pedestrians with a water cannon when driving a fire truck
- Climbing on top of a police car
- Stealing money from cash registers
- Attempt to steal a police car
- Getting caught on fire (on foot or vehicle)
- Obstructing the way when an officer is making an arrest on an npc.
- Driving a car with an alarm going
Two Stars
Officers will now shoot to kill more often. Officers in cars now chase Niko rather than simply follow behind and will often try to overtake the player or spin them out.
Two wanted stars are attained by:
- Returning fire on a police officer (but not hitting him)
- Aiming a gun at a police officer
- Shooting at the body of a police car
- Destroying many cars at once
- Killing many people in a short space of time
- Crashing into a petrol pump
- Resisting arrest/Refusing to cooperate (running after an officer tries to arrest Niko, excessive running or not pulling over)
- Destroying a Securicar or the Police Stockade
- Flying over the Civilization Committee in Algonquin in a helicopter
- flying over the runway at Francis International Airport in a helicopter
Three Stars
At a three-star wanted level, pursuing police vehicles become more aggressive and the police also begin to set up roadblocks on main roads. A police helicopter is also called in to assist and its crew will follow Niko, put a spotlight on him at night, and shoot at Niko if they get a clear shot. NOOSE Cruisers will join chase and create roadblocks on bridges as well as NOOSE Patriots. NOOSE Patriots will also frequently attempt to hit the player's car headon similar to Rhino Units in Need For Speed: Most Wanted, usually causing ejection from the vehicle. All police vehicles pursue at maximum speed. Police boats are dispatched if the player enters or goes near water. Niko is unable to board the subway now and is unable to evade the police in a helicopter. However, the helicopter has limited fuel and will break off pursuit if the player enters a tunnel or destroys the heli.
Three wanted stars are attained by:
- Killing a police officer
- Killing many bystanders
- Causing excessive property damage very quickly, such as blowing up several cars at once
- Wounding an officer in a firefight
Four Stars
At four stars the player will be confronted by either NOOSE Enforcers or FIB Buffalos. The LCPD still chase the player, and they are as frequent as before, only now accompanied by NOOSE/FIB vehicles. The other forms of NOOSE still chase the player as well. The officers and agents will begin to use shotguns along with pistols. It has been speculated, but not confirmed, that FIB Buffalos are dispatched when the player is in a small, quick car as they are fast and maneuverable. The NOOSE Enforcer is dispatched when the player is in a larger vehicle and is retaliating with a large amount of force. Sometimes, both services will chase the player in order to have a well-rounded arsenal: NOOSE Enforcers to stop the players vehicle, and FIB Buffalo to keep up with the player's car. At this point it is also speculated that the car the player is driving decides how many of the other services are dispatched. For example, if Niko is driving a fast car NOOSE Patriots are spawned as the specially modified Patriots possess both speed and stopping power. However what vehicle the player is driving may not even really be a factor. Four wanted stars are attained by:
- Continuing to retaliate against law enforcement
- Continuing to kill civilians
- Causing extreme property damage, such as blowing up many, many cars
- Entering the runway at Francis International Airport
- Entering the grounds of the Civilization Committee in Algonquin
Five Stars
At five stars the Police Maverick is accompanied by a NOOSE Annihilator. All law enforcement open fire, even in pursuit, making getaways and keeping the vehicle in good condition difficult. The FIB will now dispatch even more Buffalos. The FIB are really skilled with their cars so be careful, as they will usually try to make the player spin out of control or crash into a (wall/car.etc) They will also usually use the PIT maneuver as one of their blocking skills. They also have very powerful weapons at their disposal. NOOSE/FIB cooperation is more apparent at this level, and they both appear equally, chasing the player. Five stars are attained by:
- Continuing to retaliate
- Taking down a few more police helicopters
- Continuing to cause extreme property damage, such as blowing up more than a dozen cars
- Going on the site 'Littlelacysurprisepageant.com'.
Six Stars
At six stars the Police Maverick is replaced with a second Annihilator. The police forces have a larger percentage of FIB/NOOSE. LCPD is still evident, though not as much as before. More NOOSE Cruisers, Patriots, Enforcers and FIB Buffalo are found instead, with only a smattering of LCPD cop cars. Survival in a car and on the streets is much more difficult. All parties will doggedly try to ram/shoot the player into oblivion. Escape is harder, due to the constant presence of two police helicopters. The best way to escape is to shoot down the Annihilators, and, before they re-spawn, sneak into a Pay 'n' Spray. Another easy way to escapeis if your are near the Internet cafe in Algonquin is to go onto the train tracks with a vehicle then just follow the subway until you are out of their radius, but it is quite easy to get lost down in the subways. Six stars are attained by:
- Continuing to retaliate
- Destroying a huge number vehicles at once
- Take down several police choppers and kill scores of law enforcement officers
- Cross police barricades areas that are yet to be unlocked


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Tobacco and the ethics surrounding it is a touchy subject. However, menthol tobacco products are even more controversial.
Unfortunately, this is bad news for Altria (NYSE:MO), Reynolds American (NYSE:RAI), and Lorillard (NYSE:LO). These groups are committed to the cause of menthol, but the FDA is currently considering taking action against the product.
Plenty to loose
Lorillard stands to lose the most from any form of menthol regulation. Around 90% of Lorillard's sales are menthols, with the company's Newport brand being the top-selling menthol cigarette in the U.S. with nearly 38% of the market .
Meanwhile, menthol cigarettes account for around 20% of Marlboro-maker Altria's sales. Reynolds actually has several menthol brands, including Camel, Kool, and Salem brands, which account for about 30% of overall sales.
The argument
So why are menthol cigarettes such a touchy issue?
Menthol is found naturally in plants and removes much of the harshness of smoking, making smoking more palatable, easier to start, and harder to quit. For this reason, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 banned all flavored cigarettes—except menthol.
Now the FDA is currently considering whether or not to make a move on menthols. The agency believes that the removal of menthols from the marketplace would benefit public health within the U.S. The agency started its investigation last year, inviting comments from the public as well as tobacco companies and health agencies.
Under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, the FDA's Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee has to submit a report to the agency for consultation before any action can be taken. This document has been received and the FDA is currently reviewing its contents. In addition, the FDA has received an industry perspective document on the public health impact of menthol cigarettes .
However, the Tobacco Control Act does not set a required deadline or timeline for the FDA to act. This means that it could be some time before the FDA publishes its recommendations. The agency has promised to update stakeholders during the second half of this year.
The race issue
There is also a strong argument that menthol producers are targeting African-American smokers, and this has ignited the race argument. Menthol cigarette use among African-American smokers has jumped from 69% to 85% over the past ten years. What's more, the proportion of black smokers who smoke menthol cigarettes is nearly three times that of white smokers.
It is claimed that the reason for this discrepancy is marketing. With this in mind, a group of present and former health secretaries, surgeon generals, and CDC directors called on the big three tobacco companies to stop selling menthols . Their argument is based on the fact that selling menthols cigarettes is affecting the health of the black community. They argue that if the majority of menthol smokers were white, the FDA would have banned the products years ago.
Foolish summary
It's not possible to guess what the FDA's ruling on this matter will be. However, there are some very powerful and respected figures arguing for the prohibition of menthol cigarettes.
If the FDA does go ahead and regulate menthols, Lorillard has the most to lose as around 90% of the company's sales are menthol products. Reynolds also stands to lose around 30% of sales, while Altria would only lose 20%. It would seem as if Altria is the least worried here, while Lorillard's investors need to keep an eye on how this menthol debate evolves.
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Part One: Intelligence Testing and Cognitive Development.
When I first learned and made my own early observations of early childhood development under the tutelage of Dr. Antonia Bercovici, I had just had a baby and was working with infants and young children myself. It was a wonderful opportunity to learn from such an excellent professor, and to experience first-hand how the developmental stages occurred and how children experienced learning differently at different stages of life. Mind you, in those days, one fellow student in an psychology class noted, "Nothing really happens with a child until they are 12 or so. They can't really think until then." Not only was I stunned to hear anyone say this, but also I was horrified at the thought of someone with this attitude going into teaching or psychology. Dr. Bercovici introduced me to the ideas of Jean Piaget and Maria Montessori at a time when standardized testing had lumped children and students (and later adults), into boxes which tended to define and categorize them for lives that were anything but respectful of the whole person. The idea that development, including cognitive, psychological, creative, physical, emotional, and spiritual, was ongoing and dynamic, was considered fairly progressive for the time.
It was also a time (late 60s-early 70s) when educators and parents were looking for the 'right' standard by which to measure their children's intelligence. Or perhaps it was simply that we were the children of a generation of parents who thought the most educated and the ones in control knew more than they did about their children. In any event, there was little choice to 'buck the system'. It wasn't done. It was also at a time when the Stanford-Binet intelligence tests were being used in schools throughout the United States. They are what we now know as IQ tests. Since the inception of the Binet-Simon Intelligence Test in 1905, there have been five different versions of the test used in the school systems of this country. The tests include: 1916, Stanford-Binet Edition by Terman; 1937 Second Edition by Terman and Merrill; 1973, Third Edition by Merrill; 1986, Fourth Edition by Thorndike, Hagan, and Satler; and the latest, 2003 Fifth Edition, by Roid. The tests are designed to measure five cognitive skills: fluid reasoning, knowledge, quantitative reasoning, visual-spacial processing, and working memory. Designed to be administered to anyone from 2-85, and the most recent version of the test includes both verbal and non-verbal domains thereby making it more useful for those who do not speak the English language or who are not able to read (sight impairment, dyslexia). Interesting to note that ideas about intelligence and tests designed to measure it were created in the 1930s and used to test people until the mid-1970s--a time of rapid change, growth, and discovery. Makes me wonder what potential was missed, suppressed, or dismissed during the latter period of the use of this test.
Among the criticism of this type of testing is the fact that the tests in no way measure adaptive decision-making skills. The IQ tests are primarily used as an educational placement tool, and do not take into account such important functions as learning how to problem solve and/or to adapt to change. Given the kind of culture we live in, this seems lacking. Another problem with this type of testing is that such tests ignore a large part of cognitive functioning that is foundational to rational thought and action. Our ability to discern and make thoughtful decisions, is a key element in our ability to function and thrive as human beings.
Another area of our being that involves cognitive development and that is not measured by such testing is creativity and artistic talents and aptitudes. When I was studying cognitive development and functioning with Professor Bercovici, my friend and I both questioned, at the time, the lack of measurement of creativity and other forms of artistic skills and talents. We did extensive research on that subject, and found at the time and since, that what makes a person creative, artistic, or talented in other ways, is not necessarily quantifiable, however, it is nevertheless important and an aspect of intelligence.
The idea that we can measure a person's intelligence simply by isolating some aspects of a person's ability to successfully answer questions about just some of their abilities, was and is counter-intuitive. We would not think of making choices for our children and grandchildren based solely on just one aspect of their skills and abilities. Another criticism of such types of testing is that it leaves out other important areas of a person's make up. So-called intelligence tests do not, for example, measure any of a person's psychological functions. Qualities including motivation, emotion, empathy, or as understood through Carl Jung's typology, the processes of thinking and feeling, intuiting and sensing. Such tests do not measure dominant functions that a determined by how a person is stimulated or energized (introversion or extroversion) nor does it take into account the individual differences that are a result of a multitude of factors that together shape a person's whole being (conscious and unconscious).
Swiss psychologist and philosopher, Jean Piaget, made some observations himself when he was teaching at the Grange-Aux-Belles Street School for Boys. The school was run by the developer of the Binet Intelligence Test, Alfred Binet. While assisting Binet with the tests, Piaget observed that young children repeatedly made the same mistakes when taking the test. It was during this period of time when he determined that children's cognitive processes-their thinking and the way they learn-are different than those of older children (adolescents) and adults. In this series of articles, I will discuss Piaget's ideas as they relate to cognitive development in children and in ways to recognize, support, and encourage the full development of children at different ages.


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Will Smith and Jada Pinkett's 14-year-old son Jaden went "bonkers" on a female fan on Instagram, claims MediaTakeOut.
According to the site, which has a very dicey track record when it comes to reporting about the famous family, Jaden told the user she has a "big p***y" and "threatened" to do something obscene to her.
MediaFakeOut writes, "There is something SERIOUSLY WRONG in the Smith household… for the 12 year old [Willow Smith] to be getting GREEN MOHAWKS and the 14 year old [Jaden] to feel COMFORTABLE spouting this FILTH on the internet."
The blog then posts screenshots of a series of explicit messages from the Instagram account @letsmakeItdotorg, which has a photo of Jaden as its avatar.
"We're just gonna pray that Will and Jada can work this out," adds MediaTakeOut.
Well, instead of praying, Gossip Cop simply checked with a rep for Pinkett in order to see if Jaden has any affiliation to this account.
He absolutely does NOT.
The rep tells us, "This was 100% not him."
Jaden's Instagram handle is "@letsmakeitdotorg," but the messages came from a parody account called "@letsmakeltdotorg" — with a lowercase "L" standing in for the "i."
The user clearly states in his bio that the account is "just another funny parody."
Once again, MediaTakeOut gets duped.


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CLEVELAND — It wasn't the blockbuster move most fans were hoping for, but the Indians did make a trade Thursday, acquiring one-time big-name outfielder Kosuke Fukudome from the Cubs for minor leaguers Abner Abreu and Carlton Smith.
In need of offensive assistance, the Indians think they got that and more from Fukudome, a three-year veteran, who hit .273 with three home runs and 13 RBIs in 87 games for Chicago this season.
"Generally speaking, we feel we are a better team today than we were yesterday," said Cleveland general manager Chris Antonetti of the addition of Fukudome, a native of Osaki, Japan, who ranked 14th in the National League through Wednesday with a .374 on-base percentage. "We feel he can help us both offensively and defensively. Ultimately, our goal is improve our run production and run prevention. I think Kosuke can help us in both areas."
With Shin-Shoo Choo on the disabled list with a broken left thumb, Fukudome is expected to play right field on a regular basis, a spot previously occupied by Austin Kearns and Travis Buck. Buck was designated for assignment Thursday to clear room for Fukudome on the big league and 40-man roster. Fukudome was expected to arrive in Cleveland late Thursday, starting in right tonight for the series opener with Kansas City.
Fukudome has played mostly right field this year for the Cubs but did play center field in over 100 games in 2009. Either he or left fielder Michael Brantley will play center should Grady Sizemore fail to make it back from another knee injury.
"If we are still in contention when Grady and Choo come back, we'll examine that," Antonetti said.
Fukudome, 34, was a star in Japan before coming to the states in 2008 as a highly-touted player and signing a four-year contract with the Cubs worth $48 million. It hasn't panned out for Fukudome, who entered the season a career .262 hitter and hasn't hit more than 13 homers or driven in more than 58 RBIs in any of his three previous years in Chicago.
The Indians were listed as one of the teams in Fukudome's no-trade clause but he agreed to waive it, with the Cubs responsible for the majority of what remains on his $13.5 salary for this season. He becomes a free agent at the end of the year, with the Indians able to offer him salary arbitration. If Fukudome declines, Cleveland will receive a draft pick as compensation under the current collective bargaining agreement.
"I think in the end, Kosuke looked at this as an opportunity to come to a club that was competing, and the opportunity to get regular at-bats," Antonetti said.
Responsible for only $775,000 of Fukudome's contract, the Indians essentially acquired him for a pair of prospects, but none from the coveted list that includes first-round draft choices Drew Pomeranz (LHP), Alex White (RHP), Lonnie Chisenhall (3B) and second-round pick Jason Kipnis (2B).
Still, Antonetti said Smith, 25, was close to pitching on the big league level, the right-handed reliever going 2-3 with a 4.50 ERA in 34 games for Triple-A Columbus this year.
Abreu, 22, was batting .244 with 12 homers and 35 RBIs in 91 games for High-A Kinston, Antonetti calling the non-drafted free-agent acquisition in 2006, a talented outfielder.
"We understand that we're going to have to give up good players to improve the major league team," Antonetti said. "We felt this was a reasonable cost."
Fukudome's addition will not appease fans, nor manager Manny Acta, who want to see the Indians bring aboard a player with the ability to hit in the middle of the order. Antonetti said Fukudome's acquisition will not prohibit the club from doing so, as Sunday's trading deadline approaches.
"We're continuing to look at every opportunity to improve the team," Antonetti said. "This isn't going to limit us in the opportunities that we are going to continue to explore. We are going to look at anyway possible to improve the team."
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