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Find the recurrence relation satisfied by $R_n$ , where $R_n$ is the number of regions that a plane is divided into by $n$ lines , such that There are $k$ lines among $n$ lines that are parallel to each other and no two of the $n-k$ lines are parallel,(no three of the lines go through the same point).
I get answer for "if no two of the $n$ lines are parallel" is : $R_n=R_{n-1}+n$
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Texas Among the Baseball Teams with the Most Expensive Food
It's opening day for most Major League Baseball teams, and it's time to talk about the important baseball things; like the food!
Have you tried that $26 hot dog at the Texas Rangers' stadium? That hot dog dubbed the "Boomstick," is a 2-foot-long beef hot dog, smothered in chili, nacho cheese, jalapenos and caramelized onions on a potato bun. Even if you break it down into 6-inch portions and share it with your buddies, that monster still costs $6.50 per person.
What do baseball fans around the country pay for concessions, and how does Texas compare?


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TERRA HAUTE, Ind. — Through cold, windy and muddy conditions, the No. 3 ranked University of Colorado men's cross country team once again proved to be the top team in the land as they claimed the 2013 NCAA Cross Country team title here today at the La Vern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course.
This marks the fourth team title for the Buffs since 2001 and is their first since 2006. They also won in 2004. The Buffs now have six overall cross country titles along with two women's titles, all coming under Coach Mark Wetmore. On top of being the fourth men's cross country national championship and sixth overall cross country title, it's the 26th in CU history and 460th in Pac-12 history.
"This is amazing. It's hard coming to a program like this and living in the shadow of the past national championships," junior co-captain Blake Theroux said. "I was just talking to Jorge Torres, an individual and team NCAA champion, and told him that we are living in the house that he built and I'm really happy to contribute to that."
The Buffs soundly defeated runner-up and current No. 1 Northern Arizona (149-169) for the team crown after losing to NAU just eight days ago at the regional meet by eight points. Oklahoma State, ranked second overall, was an overwhelming favorite heading into the race and placed third with 230 points. BYU was fourth (267) and Oregon took fifth overall (274).
"I like it that people said that we were over ranked after the conference meet and after regionals," Wetmore said. "That adds a little bit to the enjoyment of winning today."
CU was led by true freshman Ben Saarel with an eighth-place finish, finishing in 30:14.1. It is the highest finish for a Buff since Richard Medina placed eighth in 2011. With the finish, Saarel became the first true freshman to earn All-American honors since assistant coach and Olympian Billy Nelson at the 2002 championship. That year Nelson placed 42nd overall.
"It feels awesome," Saarel said. "It's such a privilege to be able to run with these guys and to finish in the top ten is great. I'm not the best freshman in the NCAA, but I did the best I could."
Saarel started the race back in the 64th position, before moving up to 32nd at the 5k mark. Through 8k he had move up 21 more spots to 11th and continued to work his way into the top-10 by the end of the race.
"Everybody had to deal with the same conditions, so as long as you stay relaxed and stick with the game plan, the conditions shouldn't affect you too much and that is the attitude our entire team had today," Saarel said. "I feel really good right now."
Wetmore was very pleased with his freshman standout's performance.
"Ben was one of the best high school runners in American just six months ago," Wetmore said. "We knew he was a big talent, but the NCAA Cross County Championship is a killer race with a lot of mature, developed young men. For him to be eighth overall is indicative of his talent. I don't think it would be fair for us to take a whole lot of credit for what he's done in only three months, but he is going to be one of the major runners for us over the next four years if we all make good decisions."
Colorado did quite well in the unfriendly conditions, placing four of its five scorers in the top-40, which earned each of them All-American honors. Morgan Pearson was CU's No. 2 scorer, coming in at 17th overall (30:35.0). Theroux finished 23rd overall, improving from a 39th-place finish in 2012, to record his second All-American cross country honor (30:34.6). Pierce Murphy was the fourth runner for the Buffs and he was 39th (30:44.9); improving from 45th place last year. This sets Pearson and Murphy's first All-American honor.
Rounding out the team scoring and clinching the team title for CU was Ammar Moussa, who placed 95th overall as CU's fifth runner. He finished in 31:17.1. Moussa also won a national championship with his high school team in 2010 to become one of the first men to win a high school and collegiate national championship.
Although they didn't score, Zach Perrin and Connor Winter also raced for CU at the meet. Perrin placed 107th (31:23.3) and Winter was 177th (32:02.2). Oregon's Edward Chesarek was the individual winner, finishing in 29:41.1.
Across the board, the Buffs did what they needed to do, which was steadily move up during the race. They were 10th at the 3k mark and halfway though they had moved into third. CU gradually kept picking off its competition and would be able to best NAU in the final 2,000-meters of the 10k race. NAU placed runners third, 20th, 23rd, 61st and 62nd.
Saarel became the fourth different No. 1 runner for the Buffs this season. Theroux led CU at the Rocky Mountain Shootout and Pac-12s, while Pearson led CU at NCAA Pre-Nationals and Murphy was the top racer at regionals.
"We had four different No. 1 men over the course of the year and people have asked me what the significance of that was and I say it means it's a heck of a top-five," Wetmore explained. "Connor [Winter] has been as high as the second runner for us, and he struggled a bit today; but he had been a wonderful leader for us. Everyone has a little bit of an off day. Morgan [Pearson] was a little off at the conference meet. Ammar [Moussa] ran a wonderful last 2k and saved the meet for us, but you have to have that front four. t's been a pleasure to have an interchangeable front five like we have had this year and they are all back next year."
This is the fourth win of the season for the Buffs. They also won the Rocky Mountain Shootout, NCAA Pre-Nationals and their third straight Pac-12 Conference meet.
The CU women also had a strong day, finishing seventh overall with 265 points. The Buffs were led by senior Shalaya Kipp who placed ninth overall in 20:21.7 and recorded her fourth All-American honor. In doing so, she became CU's first ever female to earn All-American honors four times in cross country. Kipp's finish was the highest for the women since Allie McLaughlin's fifth-place finish in 2009.
"When I think about it, I get goose bumps considering all of that talent that has come before me with Emma [Coburn], Jenny [Simpson], Kara [Goucher] and so many others," Kipp said. "Not only does that mean I'm good, but that I'm lucky and have great coaches, I have coaches that have kept me healthy and I haven't had any injuries come NCAAs. I'm very proud."
Kipp started the race 40th through 2k and climbed up to 10th after 4k. In the final 10 meters she was able to overtake Cal's Kelsey Santisteban, who had the same time as Kipp (20:21.7).
"Shalaya has had enough cool things happen to her in her career, so she doesn't need any sympathy, but if not unfair, it has probably been difficult for her in every cross country season. She starts about six-eight weeks after everyone else because she has been lucky to compete at the Olympics and World Championships. This was a wonderful performance for her given how little time she had to prepare. She has been such a leader to the team, and one of the really major people to pass through our program, and I'd say I'm sad to see her go but we have a full track season still to come."
The women's team was ranked fifth overall heading into the meet, and coach Wetmore was very pleased with the way his team ran. The team finished 13 points in front of No. 4 Florida State (278), which took eight overall.
The women, like the men, also worked their way up the entire race coming in at 19th after the 2k split time and moving all the way to 10th by the 4k split to finish seventh in the end.
"They started the season around 16th and just kept working their way up," Wetmore said. "Seventh is a wonderful finish for them given how young they are. I'm as happy for them getting seventh as I am for the men winning."
Abby Levene was the second scorer for CU, finishing 59th in 20:57.4. Melanie Nun was next for the Buffs in 68th (21:04.0) and Erin Clark took 97th (21:17.7). CU's final score was Carrie Verdon, who placed 132nd (21:31.4).
Also running at the meet for CU were Jenny DeSouchet and Liz Tremblay. DeSouchet finished 161st (21:43.1) and Tremblay was 175th (21:52.0).
"I'm so proud of the team," Kipp said. "They made huge jumps this season; Erin Clark and Melanie Nun coming in as freshmen and not really knowing what to expect and Carrie stepping up as a leader of a team, it's all been a great learning experience. I know today is not what they wanted. Erin fell down and Carrie fell down twice, but I think the team really did do well. Not everything went the way we hoped, but still ending up seventh is great compared to where we were ranked at the beginning of the year."
Top-ranked Providence won the women's 6k race with 141 points and No. 2 Arizona took second with 197 points. Dartmouth's Abbey D'Agostino was the women's individual finisher in 20:00.3.
CU graduates three women (Shalaya Kipp, Abby Levene and Liz Tremblay), while all of the men will return next season.
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MEN'S TEAM TOP-10 10K RESULTS (of 31 teams):
1. Colorado, 149. Northern Arizona, 169; 3. Oklahoma State, 230; 4. BYU 267; 5. Oregon, 274; 6. Iona, 284; 7. Portland, 293; 8. Indiana, 306; 9. Wisconsin, 326; 10. Syracuse, 329.
1. Edward Cheserek, UO, 29:41.1; 2. Kennedy Kithuka, Texas Tech 29:59.1; 3 Maksim Korolev, Harvard, 29:59.5; 4. Futsum Zienasellassie, NAU, 30:05.7; 5. Jim Rosa, SU, 30:08.9; 6. Stanley Kebenei, Arkansas, 30:10.1; 7. Andrew Colley, N.C. State, 30:12.5; 8. Ben Saarel, CU, 30:14.1; 9. Patrick Tiernan, Villanova, 30:15.7; 10. Luke Caldwell, NM, 30:17.2.
17. Morgan Pearson, 30:25.0; 23. Blake Theroux, 30:34.6; 39. Pierce Murphy, 30:44.9; 95. Ammar Moussa, 31:17.1; 107. Zach Perrin, 31:23.3; 177. Connor Winter, 32:02.2.
WOMEN'S TEAM TOP-10 6K RESULTS (of 31 teams):
1. Providence, 141; 2. Arizona, 197; 3. Butler, 200; 4. Michigan, 215; 5. Georgetown, 226; 6. Michigan State, 236; 7. Colorado, 265; 8. Florida State, 278; 9. Virginia, 283; 10. New Mexico, 301.
1. Abbey D'Agostino, DU, 20:00.3; 2. Emma Bates, BSU, 20:03.9; Kate Avery, IU, 20:05.4; 4. Aisling Cuffe, SU, 20:09.3; 5. Emily Lipari, VU, 20:10.8; 6. Colleen Quigley, FSU, 20:11.3; 7. Emily Sisson, Providence, 20:17.5; 8. Shelby Houlihan, ASU, 20:20.9; 9. Shalaya Kipp, CU, 20:21.7; 10. Kelsey Santisteban, Cal, 20:21.7.
59. Abby Levene, 20:57.4; 68. Melanie Nun, 21:04.0; 97. Erin Clark, 21:17.7; 132. Carrie Verdon, 21:31.4; 161. Jenny Desouchet, 21:43.1; 175. Elizabeth Tremblay, 21:52.0.


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The production in Namet Cayirova Plant begins with red meat chopping line. For health and quality purposes, the temperature in here and in all other production areas is kept at +8 °C. Slaughtered in most hygienic and modern environment at Kayarlar Bursa Meat Complex, the meats come to Namet Cayirova Facility by frigorific vehicles without breaking the cold-chain. Unloaded at the acceptance area, carcass meats are left to rest at 00C cold storages after veterinarian and retrospective traceability controls and wait their turn to enter the chopping line.
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Women's Lacrosse Ranked No. 13 In deBeer Media Poll
Jan. 31, 2013
AMHERST, Mass. - As the start of the 2013 season is just over one week away, the UMass women's lacrosse team will enter the year with a No. 13 national ranking according to the InsideLacrosse.com/deBeer Media Poll. The Minutewomen are seeking their fifth straight Atlantic 10 title and fourth NCAA Tournament appearance in the last five years.
Syracuse earned the No. 1 spot, while defending national champions Northwestern took the No. 2 preseason ranking. UMass will open the 2013 campaign next Friday, Feb. 8 against the Wildcats in a game played at Southern California in Los Angeles.
The only other team the Minutewomen will face this season in the preseason poll is Albany which is the first team listed under Also Receiving Votes.
UMass finished 2012 with a 19-2 overall record and a 7-0 record in the Atlantic 10. Last season marked the second consecutive year that the Minutewomen posted a perfect mark in league play.
One of the top offensive teams last season finishing first in the nation in points per game, UMass was ranked No. 10 in the final poll of 2012. The Minutewomen won their fourth straight Atlantic 10 Championship Title before winning an NCAA Play-In game against Canisius. UMass fell on the road in a tightly fought battle at Maryland in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Earlier, Inside Lacrosse also announced its preseason All-America squad with Katie Ferris being named to the second team. The native of Carthage, N.Y., finished 2012 as the nation's fourth leading scorer and set UMass and Atlantic 10 single-season scoring records with 98 points.
The 19 wins in 2012 were the second most in program history. UMass will open the 2013 season with a 20-game win streak alive against conference opponents.
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May, 31st May 2005
- Lawsuit Tries to Stop Cobb County iBook Program
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May, 30th May 2005
- Scan of the Beholder
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- Amateur Filmmaker Uses Mac to Create DVD Documenting the Editing of Star Wars
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- X2: The Threat Now Available for Download, CD Available June 17
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May, 25th May 2005
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by Kate Smith
Phillips nets award on this day in 2000.
2000 - Kevin Phillips was named the Carling Player of the Year after finishing top of the Premier League's scoring charts.
1999 - Sunderland manager Peter Reid appointed England U21 coach in addition to his role on Wearside.
1957 - Gary Rowell born in Seaham.
1908 - Arthur Bridgett became the first Sunderland player to score for England, netting in a 6-1 win over Austria.
Facts taken from the All The Dates book by Mike Gibson, still available from all club stores.


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Since taking over for me last year, Kyle McCarter has done a great job representing us as state senator in the 51st District.
McCarter is working to reverse the disastrous last eight years of fiscal mismanagement in state government. Our state's financial future – and the future of our children and grandchildren – are at risk. So, if we're going to root out waste and live within our means, we need people in office like McCarter.
15 Years Ago
1995 – The Fayette County Board voted to seek bids for the removal of asbestos from the old county nursing home on Ill. Route 185 northwest of Vandalia.
Sophomore Gretchen Schneider was crowned homecoming queen at Vandalia Community High School.
20 Years Ago
1990 – Molly Schumacher was crowned VCHS Homecoming queen.
This week's Mystery Banks Photo: This family photo was taken in 1954. The father was a corporal in the Army and fought in the Korean War. He and his son could often be seen racing at the Fayette County Speedway. The mother and daughter are both retired from state jobs. The father is deceased. The mother and son live in the Brownstown area, and the daughter lives in Vandalia.
Do you know them? If so, call The Leader-Union, 283-3374.
In last week's Mystery Banks Photo was: Twyla Haynes Durbin.
Identifying her was: Rosemary Case.
In July 1935, the Vandalia School District purchased the two-story brick house on the corner of Third and Randolph streets, built by John J. Schneider, Vandalia's premier boot and shoe dealer.
The home was built around the same time as the high school building, and by 1935, more room was needed because of the increase in student census. My late aunt, Vida Rebbe Freeman, remembered attending home economics classes in this house.
Between the activities planned by Vandalia Community High School, the Vandalia Community Schools Foundation and the Vandalia Main Street Program, local residents will have a lot of ways to enjoy the weekend.
The high school is in the midst of its homecoming week celebration, which includes the homecoming parade at 2:30 p.m. and the homecoming football game at 7 p.m. on Friday. The homecoming parade will follow its traditional route in making its way downtown.
1995 – At the request of Mayor Rich Walker, the Vandalia City Council agreed to hire a Missouri firm to update the city's zoning, subdivision, lake and interchange regulations.
The city's consulting engineering firm, HMG of Carlyle, recommended that the city increase its water and sewer rates. The proposed rate increase would be 35 percent. It would be the first rate hike since 1986.
Site work began on the new work camp at Vandalia Correctional Center.
This week's Mystery Banks Photo: This young woman grew up in Lone Grove Township. She is married, and has a son, two grandsons, a stepdaughter, two stepgrandchildren and a grand- dog! She lives in Vandalia and works in a local factory.
Do you know her? If so, call The Leader-Union, 283-3374.
In last week's Mystery Banks Photo was: Camille Ann (Hathaway) Brown.
Identifying her were: Linda Townsend and Lily Reed.
This week's Scrambler: dohbel eht luertt: eh lyno kemas srepgors nehw eh kitscs shi kenc uto.
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When the interview subject you are talking to gets to refer to her creative partner and long time collaborator as 'Marty', you know you are in rarified air. In advance of "The Wolf of Wall Street" release on DVD, Blu-Ray and On Demand this week I got the chance to talk to Martin Scorsese long time Academy Award winning editor, the one and only Thelma Schoonmaker.
I got to talk to her about her involvement in the creative process, the evolution of her job over the years, her relationship with Martin Scorsese, her work in film restoration and what editors just don't get enough time to do these days.
Even for long time film fans, looking from the outside in historically the role of the editor in the movie making process has been so misunderstood even with the likes of the great Alfred Hitchcock not having some very nice things to say about your profession. Considering your unique relationship getting to work almost exclusively with Martin Scorsese over the years, I am wonder when you ultimately get involved with the actual creative process?
Thelma Schoonmaker: Well hardly at all to be honest, Marty usually doesn't need me at all when he is conceiving or co-writing a film and I really only tend to come in when the film starts shooting and I'll be around cutting but there are sometimes where he has asked me to do a few things on the film "Kundun" where he wanted me to learn how the monks make what are known as Sand Mandalas. They use these little funnels to create this beautifully intricate work and then simply wash it all away into the river afterword which I know sounds a little wild but it truly is such a beautiful idea. But like I said, I'm usually not around until shooting starts and I'm with him watching dailies every day and our relationship there is really so important because he is constantly talking to me about how he feels about what he has shot and I tell him how I feel and from our collective notes I just start to make cuts. And after multiple rounds we'll make second cuts and he truly is a wonderful editor, he has taught me everything I know about editing and it truly is a great collaboration. We are constantly talking to one another all day long, making a thousand decisions, so it is very much a give and take, a genuine partnership.
Now when the film was released theatrically the word spread about how it was initially a 4 hr cut of the film. I guess I'm just curious if a.) That was actually true and b.) If it was how hard was it to trim an entire hour out of the thing?
TS: Well the four cut thing was a little overblown and over emphasized because all of our first cuts are usually pretty long. What happened was that the agent saw it and they just flipped for it and they were really pushing to release the film in a 4 hr version, but Marty & I knew that was just really not that practical to distribute a movie that was actually that long...and it really was just our first cut, you know? (Laughs)
So we started to begin to shave it down right away, hoping to truly not lose the beautiful quality of the film, especially the improvisational quality of it all. But it was so much better to do that and maybe lose a couple of lines in each scene rather then cut whole scenes, which can be really painful, almost like cutting off your own leg. Sometimes Marty and I have had to cut our favorite scenes, some particular ones in "After Hours" come to mind and it was so much better here to be able to shave it all down rather than having to cut out huge chunks of it.
Does being involved in the dailies process help that? I can imagine that helps when you have a real sense of the context of it all.
TS: Well you know, this film really was quite different then a lot other films because of all the improvisation and it is very hard to cut because there just is no structure to it. The actors are given a lot of freedom and the genuine beauty of humor is the surprise in some of the choices that they make. Sometimes that just doesn't cut together very well (laughs). I have to struggle with it quite a bit sometimes to make something look like a dramatic scene even though it wasn't necessarily scripted that way or vice versa. Marty had to understand that it would take me a while to struggle with it and genuinely understand it and shape it into something that would work for the film and he was very good about that. That was very different on this film from some of our other heavily improvised films like "Raging Bull" or "Goodfellas" which is also very hard, but it was truly a joy, just one that takes quite a bit of time. Much more time then a scripted scene would take.
You've always been so heavily involved with film restoration and preservation and now with some other films that you have worked like 'King of Comedy' now available on Blu-Ray, how involved do you get to be with these releases?
TS: Yeah, I was very involved with "King of Comedy" and we've put a ton of extra footage on their that wasn't in the film so I worked very hard in retrieving all of that and I worked very hard on the colour timing for that and coming up I'm going to be working on the colour timing of one of the movies my late husband Michael Powell did with his long time partner Emeric Pressburger "The Tales of Hoffman" and I'll be supervising the colour timing on that, so yeah I make it a point to get involved on this projects as much as I can. You know it's a little scary these days with digital, which just isn't stable when you have to keep migrating everything every so many years to a new hard drive or a different format and who is going to be around to make sure that the color of it is right? I mean there are quite a number of terrible things that can go on and when Marty and I have passed on, I worry who might be there to do it? Colour timing is just so critical and complicated and thankfully Marty has been able to raise the money for some of these beautiful restorations and I have been so thrilled to work on some of them.
Did you ever see "The Red Shoes" or "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp"? Those were some incredibly difficult restorations because the negatives were just in such terrible shape. Marty was just devoted to making sure that those films were done right and just loved working on both those projects. It really is such an important part of our relationship because we both share such a passion for it and it is a lot of fun.
How has your day to day job changed over the years as we have transitioned from film to video?
TS: It really is just that digital allows me to experiment a lot more, because it only takes me a second to back up and save my original edit. I can be extremely free and try anything that I want, whereas on film it was just a laborious process where I would have to take apart the original edit, remember how I did it, then re-cut it and then if it didn't work put it back the way I originally had it...and that took A LOT of time. Now instead, I will always have my original edit but I can experiment like crazy and it isn't uncommon for me to give Marty 3 or 4 different cuts of anyone scene to look at. While that has obviously been a great boon, it's still just a tool, it doesn't mean that you don't have to live with the film and screen it a lot and talk about it all the time, these days I just don't think that an editor is given enough time to do that these days. Fortunately we are given that time because we fight for it, but it's just a tool. I don't think that "Raging Bull" would look any different if it was cut digitally but you really do need to be able to truly live with a film and discover what it needs because these days I just don't think most editors are given that time.
Now I'm curious you were an assistant director on "Woodstock" years ago, having spent all these years working on set with someone like Marty has the desire or the temptation ever been there for you to direct your own project one day?
TS: (Laughs) You know if I had something that was burning inside of me I would certainly consider it, but to be honest I never have. The richness of what I get to work with is just so incredible and rewarding when you get feedback on something that is released around the world is just so amazing and it's a great experience. I really do wish all films were made that way, that the director just has something that is burning inside of them that they have to say because I think that there are just too many films out there doing the exact opposite. So I would never direct something unless I had that passion, and honestly I doubt that it would ever come up.
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A samurai and his retainer helping his load to dress in armor. Painted with ink and pigments on silk. During Warring States period (sengoku period), samurai had a specialist retainer who can put armors on them before going to a war. The specialist stylists were familiar with armor and well aware of the order of dressing up so that samurai did not waste their time to join the war. Signed Hogan Eishin and sealed. Kano Yasunobu (Eishin) (1613-1685) was a brother of Kano Tan'yu (1602-1674) and Kano Naonobu (1607-1650). He was selected to succeed as head of the Kano school. In 1630 Yasunobu moved to Edo, where he served as court painter at the Tokugawa shogunal court. He was granted a residence in the Nakabashi district of Edo, where he founded the Nakabashi Kano School, which was one of the four highest-ranking Kano studios. Yasunobu received the honorary religious title hogen (Eye of the Law), bestowed on artists of merit in 1662.
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Painting: 20x 41 3/8 (50.5cm x 105.0cm)


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ALL HALLOWS EVE 2010 – REVIEW: Soulless by Gail Carriger
Soulless by Gail Carriger
(The Parasol Protectorate #1)
Orbit Books (Sept 2010)
Paperback, 291 pages
Steampunk Romance
Soulless is a fun, entertaining read which has a plot that kept me turning the pages until the very end. It's a fairly fast paced read too.
One evening Alexia Tarabotti is attacked by a vampire who doesn't seem to understand the code of etiquette by trying to feast on her, but also hasn't been told that Alexia, being Soulless, can actually neutralise all supernatural beings. This is rather odd but before she can find out what is going on she accidentally kills the newbie vampire and there begins the intriguing story of rogue vampires, sinister waxy human-like beings and the disappearance of werewolves.
I think Alexia Tarrabotti is quite an original character – she has no soul and yet can still feel emotion. Alexia has great wit and a delightful sense of humour which had me smiling, especially when it came to her interactions with the gruff, Lord Maccon, investigator for BUR by day and Alpha werewolf by night. Alexia is intelligent, smart and quite capable of taking care of herself, especially if she has her trusty parasol!
My one complaint regarding Alexia is her lack of self-asteam. Sometimes she would have contradicting opinions about herself. On the one hand she called herself "plain" and constantly put herself down, but on the other batted her eyelashes, continued to mention her good figure, with full bust, and used her feminine wiles to get her way.
She threw herself at Lord Maccon on several occasions with the premise 'as a virgin she was just seeing what would happen', an 'experiment' if you will…mmmm. And yet she continues to put herself down at every opportunity. I also cannot see how an Italian looking woman, even with a distinct nose, could be called "plain" – I would think, interesting or intriguing or beguiling but never plain.
With this small annoyance aside, Soulless is an entertaining read and Alexia, for the most part, a likeable heroine. I enjoyed her sense of self – she knew who she was and could be quite feisty and I liked the fact that she was prepared to fight for herself instead of waiting for a man to do it for her.
I loved the interactions between Alexia and Lord Maccon, they had me giggling and their attraction to one another is totally obvious but both are unwilling to accept it.
When Alexia and Lord Maccon find themselves in dire straights they still find time to quip and practically have sex (although never quite achieved due to interruption), even though they are in peril, their lives at stake, possible death imminent. I understand that certain situations can lead to strong emotions but these instances were not those. They had time to joke with one another, snark and quibble in a humorous way. This is unfortunately where the book lost me a little. I can suspend my believe with regards to werewolves and vampires but I do need the characters, their emotions and situations to be as realistic as possible and to be thinking about sex when you could be killed in the next few minutes was pushing it a bit too far.
On the whole, Soulless is an enjoyable paranormal romance. It's light, easy to read and I really enjoyed the time period of Victorian England and the world Carriger created. Even with the few negative points I found I would still recommend it, especially to fans of paranormal romance.
- Soulless
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Moraine Park Technical College's Surgical Technology associate degree program received a full five-year accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
Five-year accreditation is the highest level available to educational institutions. "Since it ties our clinical affiliates and national accrediting body together, the accreditation ensures that our program graduates meet the highest national standards and are prepared to enter the workforce," said John Phillips, Moraine Park dean of health sciences.
Surgical technologists are vital members of surgical teams who work closely with the surgeon, anesthesia care provider and nursing staff to provide optimal care for the surgical patient.
"The accreditation means that our program provides students with an appropriate quality education in compliance with nationally established standards and ensures students' eligibility to take the National Board Certification exam upon graduation," said Nancy Bertram, BS Ed, NPA, CST, Moraine Park surgical technology instructor. "The accreditation is important for the students we teach, the people they will serve, and is a benefit to the healthcare communities we are committed to."
In addition to ensuring that graduates meet the required educational standards, accreditation stimulates improvement of educational programs by involving faculty and staff in ongoing self-evaluation, research and planning. The accreditation process includes a self-study of the program, a site visit, an evaluation by a review committee and an evaluation by the CAAHEP's reviewers.
"Achieving full accreditation for the Surgical Technology program enforces Moraine Park's mission to provide the best education to our students," said Dr. Gayle Hytrek, president of Moraine Park. "This is another great accomplishment for the College as we strive for the success of our students."
The Surgical Technology program is a two-year associate degree offered at MorainePark's Fond du Lac campus. Coursework focuses on the development of knowledge in human anatomy; microbiology and medical terminology; and how to identify and effectively handle surgical instruments, supplies and equipment. Clinical rotations provide hands-on experience in hospital operating rooms to apply the knowledge and skills under real surgical conditions.
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The young Hollywood stars on definitely shining on Gregg Sulkin! Just looking at this young actor's impressive resume just proves he is someone we're going to be hearing out for a long time! Best known for portraying Selena Gomez's boyfriend on the Emmy-Winning Disney Channel series "Wizards of Waverly Place and most recently seen recurring on the popular ABC Family teen dramas "Pretty Little Liars" and "Melissa & Joey", Sulkin can next be seen starring on the highly-anticipated MTV show "Faking It" premiering Tuesday. In addition to the series, the London, England native has several films set to be released this year, including "A Daughter's Nightmare" airing this month on Lifetime. In a recent interview, discussed these projects, his passions and the music icon he would love to be for a day!
Tell me about your character on "Faking it"? What can fans expect?
Gregg- I play Liam Booker, a very talented and creative artist. At first, he is fascinated by Karma's "lesbian factor", oblivious to the fact she's faking it, and then realizes that she has something very unique about her.....and so their friendship blossoms. He is a bit of a lone-wolf and has a few secrets no one is aware of. It's been fun playing a character that is so multi-layered.
What did you most enjoy about your role on "Faking It"?
Gregg- Working with the cast is a pleasure. They are very hard-working and lovely people. We love making the show and hopefully we can continue to do so!
Was there one storyline on the show that most stood out to you that you can give viewers a little sneak peek about?
Gregg- We have fantastic episodes in our first season. I can't give anything away, but each episode gets better and better.
I know you have a Lifetime film premiering soon called, "A Daughter's Nightmare"-what is your story arc in the movie?
Gregg- I play Ben Woods. He is a boy who recently lost his mother and is living with his step dad. To make matters worse, he is beginning to suffer physical problems. He knows he is sane, but the world is viewing him as crazy. He meets Ariel (Emily Osment) and she is his saving grace...however, there is a MASSIVE twist at the end of the movie, and completely shakes up Ben's life. It was a very big challenge to take on a role like that, and an amazing opportunity to do research into the physical condition my character has...which obviously I can't give away.
You were on ABC Family's very popular and successful show, "Pretty Little Liars", what did you most enjoy about your experience on that show?
Gregg- It shot 10 minutes away from my house, and the fans were epic. I loved my character and loved causing some conflict in rosewood.
I know you were born and raised in London, what was it that sparked your interest into acting and led you coming here to the U.S. to do it? Was there a specific film or actor that made you want to act in America?
Gregg- I owe it all to my mother. She encouraged me to go to an audition, where I ended up booking the lead role in a big universal/working title production in England when I was 13. Helena Bonham carter played my mother in it, and once I worked with such talent, I completely caught the bug and continued....plus, I wanted to get out of school as much as possible.
You're a young actor, what would be your dream role to play some day?
Gregg- I want to choose my roles carefully and ones that will fulfill me....so, you never know what roles will come my way. I'll just keep working hard and focusing on improving as an actor in the meantime.
What else are you passionate about? What do you think you would be doing if you weren't acting?
Gregg- I'm a very passionate soccer fan/player, so either I would be coaching soccer or be a detective. I love challenges and getting in the mindset of other people.....hence, I'm an actor!! Hahaha. Makes sense.
This is a question I like to ask everyone I interview: If you could go back in time and spend a day in the life of anyone from history, who would it be and why?
Gregg- Elvis Presley. He's a legend. He had the ability to inspire others with his talent.
Anything else you would like to share with your fans?
Gregg- Yes! I have a movie coming out called "Affluenza" on July 11th, in theaters and available worldwide, which I think they will love! I also have a FOX movie called "Another Me" that is coming out later in the year, with Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Sophie Turner. And my show "Faking It" airs April 22nd on MTV! Some may think it's controversial and I think if anyone has any pre-conceived idea of the show, all I would say is don't judge a book by its cover and just give it a chance. Oh and I really do thank my fans for always being in my corner.
Keep up with Gregg Sulkin on Twitter: @GreggSulkin
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College Hockey:Former Harvard Player Dies on TWA Crash
BOSTON — Former Harvard player Michel Breistroff was reportedly aboard TWA Flight 800 when it crashed last week and is presumed dead.
Breistroff, a native of Roubaix, France, scored four goals and 20 points in his 95-game career at Harvard, but was known more for his defense play.
The anthropology major was returning to France when the plane went down. He was considered to have a good shot at making the 1998 French Olympic hockey team.
"This is a very sad time," said Harvard hockey head coach Ronn Tomassoni. "Michel was an outstanding young man who touched the hearts of many people at Harvard. He was very proud of being at Harvard and very proud of playing hockey at Harvard.
"He was an unselfish player who would do anything to help his team. He was the consummate team player. We who were fortunate to be part of his life at Harvard will miss him greatly.
"Our prayers and thoughts are with Michel and his family."
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Could you ever see The Boogeyman returning to a WWE ring?
With The Boogeyman announcing his return to pro wrestling, many readers have emailed in with this question. I'm sure Marty Wright would welcome the opportunity to return to WWE but I don't see there being a lot of immediate interest due to his age. Wright will turn 48-years-old next week.
Are CM Punk and Beth Phoenix still together?
I can't believe I chose a question about CM Punk's love life but he's being hanging out with Lita again. Given the public nature of their relationship the first time around, if I had to guess, that is his current love interest. I've said too much already.
What are your thoughts on Hornswoggle being the General Manager of Raw this whole time?
To quote one of my favorite bloggers (who was writing on an entire different topic, on a completely different subject, here for those interested), the move was "unimaginative, lazy, cheap, and likely for the wrong reasons." I was appalled at the decision to reveal Hornswoggle as the Anonymous Raw General Manager and it is moves like this that give me a complete lack of confidence not only in the WWE creative team but in Vince McMahon in general. Obviously they tried to get some comedy out of a past angle but the Anonymous Raw General Manager gimmick was far too big to be lightly brushed off with Hornswoggle. The entire gimmick was horrifying from square one, completely defying logic at every turn, only for them to put the ultimate "crap stamp" on it on Raw Supershow. Rest assure, WWE will not have a lack of content for their "Are They Serious?" Web show any time soon.
Is it possible that Doink worked against Heath Slater because DDP cannot risk wrestling a match due to his injury that ended his career?
Diamond Dallas Page said that John Laurinaitis called him, told him about Heath Slater's match with Doink and asked if he would be interested in coming back to hit the Diamond Cutter. He was never asked to wrestle and Vince McMahon wanted to use it as a message to Randy Orton. Learn more about that at this link.
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SADLY EVER AFTER is a semi-fictional journey from birth to death while experiencing the phenomena of the world. It's essentially, an odyssey that explores the search for the perfect ending to your life. Featuring special collaborations with Samantha Foley-Puentes, Zach Taylor and Kat Benson as well as featuring various models and celebrities making it the most diverse installment in the Dystopian Society series.
Nicholas Ephram Ryan Daniels was born in Orlando, FL in 1990 and is now currently serving his country in the United States Navy. He has an Associate's Degree in Chinese-Mandarin from the Defense Language Institute and is also an Eagle Scout from the Boy Scouts of America. Drawing since he was about six years old, Nicholas has always aspired to be an artist. Mostly self-taught, Nicholas plans to further develop his abilities by attending a fine art school when he leaves the military. He enjoys finding new ways to express himself and is constantly working hard to improve his skills and diversify his abilities. Aside from drawing, Nicholas enjoys writing poetry, raps and song lyrics as well as modeling and photo manipulating.
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