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Festus Ezeli is usually smiling on game days. He can be found joking with his teammates in the locker room. Or celebrating and encouraging on the bench. Or posing for pictures with friends and family after games.
It's his best attempt to keep his sanity while rehabbing his surgically repaired right knee. An honest effort to not be overcome by the helplessness he feels.
"He aspires to be something in this league," Warriors center Jermaine O'Neal said. "So having a knee injury and missing a whole year. If you have any competitive juice in you, that will bother you."
A year ago this month, Ezeli, then a rookie, injured his right knee in the regular-season finale at Portland. Refusing to miss the playoffs, he played through it in the postseason, sporting a bulky brace to protect his knee from himself.
Two months later, the Warriors announced Ezeli had "successful surgery . . . to reinforce both the medial collateral ligament and posterior cruciate ligament." The team said his recovery would take at least six to nine months. He's now into the 10th month and still isn't close to taking the court.
And it's eating at him.
"It's frustrating I can't play," Ezeli said. "But I've got to do something."
Ezeli has been tempted to return at a fraction of himself. But any serious thoughts about such are always talked out of his head.
So instead, he contributes by staying positive and engaged. He focuses closely from the end of the bench. Hoping he notices something, anything, he can share with a teammate.
"I haven't drawn up plays yet," Ezeli said with a smile, a reference to NBA Development League call-up Hilton Armstrong, who Andre Iguodala credited with provided a game plan idea. "That's not my specialty."
What really gets under Ezeli's skin is there is nothing he can do. He said it isn't a matter of putting in the work. He denied a setback has delayed his return.
The hold-up: his PCL. He couldn't do anything until it completely healed and the ligament has a mind of its own. It only recently was cleared, allowing Ezeli to fully bend his right knee.
It became such a cloud over Ezeli, his teammates noticed and intervened. Especially O'Neal, who has battled knee injuries in his 18-year career.
"He's been going through it all year," O'Neal said. "Nobody knows what you're going through from the outside looking in. Knees, ankles, backs are something you live with every moment of the day. It's hard to put on that smiling face every single day when you go through many different emotions. . . . He has had periods this year when you can tell it really affected him."
Despite his knee issues, the Warriors have already picked up Ezeli's contract option for next season. But after starting much of his rookie season, Ezeli was the shoo-in to be Andrew Bogut's backup. However, Golden State brought in O'Neal and Ogjnen Kuzmic, and will probably find more big help this coming offseason.
So it would make sense if Ezeli, drafted No. 30 overall in 2013, is feeling the pressure.
Throw in the fact Bogut is out, leaving the Warriors undersized against the Los Angeles Clippers' physical and athletic frontcourt tandem of DeAndre Jordan and Blake Griffin. Ezeli, a chiseled 6-foot-11, 255-pound Vanderbilt product who thrives on physicality, knows he could help in this series.
But just as soon as this week, O'Neal had a talk with the young pup in the weight room, reminding Ezeli an NBA career is a marathon.
"I just tell him to understand the big picture," O'Neal said. "He's only in his second year. Longevity means everything. . . . You've been out this long. Do you want to risk coming back unless you are physically and mentally ready? . . . You want to make sure you do the right things for your body, for your family, for your brand. Ultimately, that's all you're going to have when these teams make the decision to do what they're going to do."


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The current snap of harsh winter weather across much of America predictably has given rise to snarky chortling among global warming deniers. Their grasp of the overall situation apparently doesn't extend beyond what they can perceive from their front porches or what the thermometers outside their kitchen windows tell them.
All of this brings to mind a point I've made repeatedly in recent years: There is not a single scientific organization of national or international standing — not even one in the whole world — that doesn't subscribe to mainstream scientific theories regarding man-made global warming.
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1A band of absorbent material worn around the head or wrist to soak up sweat, especially by participants in sports.
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The athletes representing Team USA at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, have been hitting the gym, lifting weights and doing crunches for the past four years. We get the better deal, though, since we get to sit back and enjoy the fruits of their grueling labor from the cozy confines of our couch. Unfortunately, the abs of Winter Olympians are way more covered up than those of, say, Ryan Lochte and his swimming bros, but as every lady knows, what's left to the imagination can be every bit as sexy. Here are 14 American Olympic heroes to watch out for in Sochi.
You have to admire a guy who's achieved the greatest accolades in his sport — speed skating — but is still hungry for more. Davis, the first African-American to win an individual gold at a Winter Olympics, already has four medals, including back-to-back golds in the 1,000-meters. Fans will be tuning in to see if this Chicago native can be the first to make it a three-peat — and, yeah, also to see his pretty face.
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Williamstown and Parkersburg High Schools have faced unexpected closures of their football stadium bleachers this year, a situation some Washington County schools have faced in years past and one could in the near future.
"We're probably playing on borrowed time," Belpre High School athletic director Ken Cox said.
The bleachers at PHS' Stadium Field were shut down this month after a visual inspection revealed deterioration of the 90-year-old cement structures. How to address the problem is expected to be the main topic of conversation at tonight's Wood County Board of Education meeting.
In March, a cursory inspection of Williamstown High School's 40-year-old home bleachers raised concerns and led to their closure. Wood County Schools paid a large portion of the nearly $100,000 project to have the stands brought up to code in time for the start of the 2012 football season, said Sue Woodward, assistant superintendent of school services for Wood County.
Belpre High School's Ralph Holder Stadium might be the next to need new bleachers. The visitors seats were removed two years ago, and the district spends $2,000 to $4,000 a year replacing as many as 80 to 100 boards on the home side.
"We are constantly repairing, replacing boards and trying to maintain them as best we can," Cox said. "Right now we're one step ahead."
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Ralph Holder Stadium (Belpre) - Visitors bleachers removed two years ago; annual repairs on home bleachers.
Cadet Field (Fort Frye) - Renovated, including new bleachers, in 2004.
Cougar Field (Frontier) - Upgraded about 10 years ago; home bleachers power-washed and partially painted this year.
Don Drumm Stadium (Marietta) - Owned and maintained by Marietta College, recently renovated.
Warrior Field (Warren) - Home stands replaced more than 10 years ago.
Waterford High School stadium - Grandstand seats and press box installed in 2006.
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The more-than-40-year-old bleachers are inspected annually to make sure they're safe, Cox said, but eventually, it will make more sense economically to tear them down and replace them with a smaller set.
"But you'd still be looking at six figures," he said. "The question becomes, where does that money come from? And I don't have that answer."
Other area districts had to replace their aging bleachers years ago.
Fort Frye Local Schools used its first payment-in-lieu-of-taxes from Duke Energy in 2003 for an approximately $400,000 renovation of Cadet Field that included new bleachers. Current Fort Frye board of education Vice President Kevin Worthington said the bleachers had been condemned then but are now in good shape.
"We don't have any concerns about that," he said.
Warren High School Principal Dan Leffingwell said new seats were constructed at Warrior Field more than a decade ago and the stadium is currently in compliance. He empathizes with PHS and Williamstown officials over there recent troubles.
"It's a tough spot to find yourself in. Unfortunately, everything needs replaced (eventually). Nothing lasts forever," Leffingwell said.
Wolf Creek Local Schools was able to be somewhat proactive when it had aluminum grandstand seats and a press box installed at its stadium for just less than $200,000 in 2006, said Doug Baldwin, Waterford Elementary School principal and former athletic director. That served as the initial step for an upgrade of all the district's athletic facilities, including installing a track at the field and the field house project now being completed.
Wooden features at Frontier High School's Cougar Field were replaced with aluminum and safety features were added about nine or 10 years ago, Frontier Local Superintendent Bruce Kidder said. The bleachers are inspected annually and the home side was power washed and half of it painted prior to the 2012 season after some rust was detected, he said.
"They're holding up real well," Kidder said.
Emergency lighting was also installed on the home bleachers during the recent season and will be added to the visitors side in the future.
Marietta High School plays its home football games at Don Drumm Stadium, which has been owned by Marietta College for the last decade. The college recently completed a $3.6 million renovation of the stadium. Under the current agreement which is expiring soon, the city school district does not have to pay to use the field, so it has not faced the football stadium expenses other districts have in recent years.
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OAKLAND -- A Gold Rush-era jewelry box swiped from the Oakland Museum of California in a brazen January burglary has been recovered, and a parolee with 10 prior felony convictions has been charged with the crime.
"We were so happy. We thought we were in the movie 'National Treasure,'" Oakland police investigating Officer Michael Igualdo said Tuesday in announcing the discovery and arrest at a museum news conference.
The box, valued at $805,000, was recovered Monday at a business police declined to name. The box may have been damaged, but the extent of any possible damage has yet to be determined.
Andre Taray Franklin, 45, of Hayward, was arrested on suspicion of twice burglarizing the Oakland Museum of California. He was charged Tuesday with receiving stolen property that is valued at more than $200,000.
Police consider Franklin a suspect in both the Jan. 9 burglary, when the quartz and gold box was taken, as well as a Nov. 12, break-in when gold nuggets and Gold Rush-era pistols were taken. Those items have not been recovered, and police suspect they may have been sold.
Franklin, who was already on parole for possession of stolen property, was arrested Sunday morning while driving in the 600 block of East 15th Street in Oakland.
Police, who don't need a warrant to search people on parole, found pictures of the box and one pistol on Franklin's cell phone, which linked him to the museum burglaries and also helped detectives track down the gold box.
Franklin remains at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin on a no-bail hold.
The historic jewelry box was made between 1869 and 1878 by a San Francisco goldsmith, A. Andrews, who also signed the piece. Officials were concerned following the January theft that the thief would melt down the irreplaceable box, which includes gold that hasn't been mined in California since the 19th century.
Police Lt. Oliver Cunningham said detectives put "a lot of effort into finding this very, very valuable piece.
"Everybody wants you to solve the case now. We're always getting stonewalled from different points during the investigation," but the museum has been patient with this case, Cunningham said.
During the January burglary, a security guard heard the alarm sound and could see the intruder on a surveillance camera screen in another section of the compound, which stretches for a city block along Oak Street. The guard called Oakland police, but the thief had already left by the time officers arrived.
It was the second time the box was stolen. It was also lifted in 1978, but was found eight years later and returned to the museum by an art appraiser, who did not know the item was stolen.
The two burglaries forced museum officials to add security guards, cameras, alarms and additional lighting to protect the 1.8 million objects at the museum.
"It is our mission and responsibility to share California history," said museum Executive Director Lori Fogarty.
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Genre/Subjects: American Indie, Comedy
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Producer: Jason Klorfein, Devoe YatesEditor: Onur TukelScreenwriter: Onur TukelCinematographer: Jason Banker, Jorge Torres-TorresPrincipal Cast: Onur Tukel, Jennifer Prediger, Darrill Rosen, Jamie Dobie, Oona Mekas, Heddy Lahmann, Adam Schartoff, Lawrence Michael Levine, Dustin Guy Defa
Onur Tukel wrote, directed, and stars in this quirky comedy about a motley group of friends headed to Central Park for a wedding. Tuna—sporting a suit with tags still attached—meets up with impatient Alex, and as the pair stroll through New York, they set the tone for the freewheeling dialogue that makes up the film. In the style of ensemble classics like The Big Chill, the friends in Richard's Wedding riff on and on, with conversation ranging from the inane to the profound.
Alex and Tuna arrive at Russell's apartment, and as drinks are served, the host's newfound success (he created a best-selling app that Tasers the unsuspecting) becomes the topic of debate. More eccentric friends join the party, and the group meanders to Central Park while chatting, often at odds with one another. Old jealousies and rivalries surface, politics and religion join the list—no subject is taboo.
Bridal jitters turn into drama when Alex is phone-dumped, the preacher is a no-show, photographers duel, and storm clouds gather. Just when the wedding looks like a bust, Alex's cousin, a certified online reverend fresh out of rehab, saves the day by performing the nuptials.
The friends, all faults and insecurities exposed, make a believable set of thirtysomethings still trying to make their way in the world. While their conversation often tilts toward the politically incorrect, these moments are softened by the reverse, a tenderness that shows what true friendship is about: acceptance.
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Six new editing tools and four plugins. Shutter just got even better
If you want to do more serious, integrated screenshot stuff then Shutter's the kiddie
A few months ago I stumbled across a screenshot utility called Shutter. I liked it. A lot. So I decided to give it some well deserved publicity. I wasn't the only one. It has been been getting rave reviews and it will be or should be in everyone's toolbox. Bog standard screenshot software has been available as bundled software in both Gnome and KDE desktops for ever. They're good at what they do but they are limited to relatively simple tasks. If you want to do more serious, integrated stuff then Shutter's the kiddie. The latest version of Shutter (0.80) takes the "serious stuff" to the next level by adding six new features to the Edit tool. Shutter's screenshot-taking features alone make it worth installing but the additions for editing make it the software of choice. This article describes the latest tools.


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- Feb 16:
- Purdy: USA-Canada Olympic hockey showdown ahead
- Olympics: U.S. bobsledder in position to end medal drought
- Sharks in Sochi
- Olympics: Doughty OT goal leads Canada over Finland
- Sochi dogged by canine issues; Olympic athletes try to help
- Olympics: U.S.'s Davis, White win short dance
- Olympics: Some athletes hand over social media accounts to sponsors
- Purdy: Vernon Davis enjoying curling and pancakes in Sochi
- Winter Olympics: Your Sunday morning update
- Olympics: Jamaican bobsled team has its own tune
- Olympics: U.S. men eliminated in curling
- Olympics: Smartphone dating app Tinder popular with athletes
- Olympics: Lindsey Jacobellis crashes in snowboard cross
- Olympics: Andrew Weibrecht, Bode Miller lead U.S. resurgence in super-G
SOCHI, Russia -- Phil Kessel scored two of his three goals in the opening five minutes and became the first U.S. player to record an Olympic hat trick in more than a decade, leading the Americans to a 5-1 win over Slovenia on Sunday.
The U.S. is undefeated through three games in the men's hockey tournament at the Sochi Games and with Sunday's win earned an automatic spot in the quarterfinals.
"The most important thing is getting the win," Kessel said. "We just gotta keep improving and keep winning games."
Kessel scored 1:04 after the puck dropped, removing any thought the Americans would have a hangover after their emotionally charged shootout win against Russia on Saturday. His third goal midway through the second period made him the first U.S. player to score a hat trick at the Olympics since John LeClair did it on Feb. 15, 2002, against Finland.
Slovenia's Marcel Rodman scored with 17.6 seconds left in the game, denying U.S. goalie Ryan Miller a shutout. Miller made 17 saves in his Sochi debut.
"Yeah, I definitely had some nerves," Miller said. "It was an important game to ensure that we're at the top of our pool."
With plenty of support at the other end of the rink -- Sharks center Joe Pavelski chipped in with three assists -- the 2010 silver medal winner didn't need to worry.
Ryan McDonagh scored about a minute after Kessel's third goal to put the Americans up 4-0. David Backes gave them a five-goal cushion early in the third.
Kessel is the first American to score four goals in the three-game preliminary round of the Olympic tournament since Bill Cleary and Roger Christian in 1960. Fittingly, the native of Madison, Wis., and his teammates were sporting throwback jerseys in the style Cleary and Christian wore at the games in Squaw Valley -- "USA" from right shoulder to left hip.
Luka Gracnar made 23 saves for Slovenia, who play in the qualification-playoff round Tuesday after beating Slovakia and losing to the U.S. and Russia.
Even if Slovenia don't win another game, it has been a successful appearance for a country that earned a surprising spot in the Olympic hockey tournament for the first time.
Slovenia has just one NHL player, Anze Kopitar of the Los Angeles Kings, and he didn't finish Sunday's game with flu-like symptoms, according to his father and coach, Matjaz Kopitar.
"He don't feel good, because he has something with the stomach," Matjaz Kopitar said. "He didn't feel well. He was without the power. Hopefully, he's going to be better."
Slovenia was also without another key player, forward Sabahudin Kovacevic, who was suspended for one game for swinging his left elbow and landing it on the head of Slovakia's Tomas Kopecky.


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New York state has purchased 2,460 acres along Lake George in the southeastern Adirondacks, including two small mountains with hiking trails and panoramic views of the 32-mile-long lake.
The purchases, using $1.8 million from the state's Environmental Protection Fund, will help protect the scenery and water quality of Lake George and its watershed.
Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens said Wednesday the land acquisitions are part of an effort to maintain the water quality of Lake George, slow the spread of invasive species and promote outdoor recreation and tourism.
The parcels include Cat and Thomas mountains in Warren County. That 1,900-acre tract was previously owned by the Lake George Land Conservancy.
The state also bought the 565-acre East River Road Tract from The Nature Conservancy for $381,000.


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Can you add an option to hide certain folders to 1 of my PS3's?
Foir example I would not want my Adult folder to be shared on the living room PS3
So maybe you could pick what IP address to allow each folder on. Or something like that
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|Rory McIlroy
Late on Monday evening, the captain's table of the Dublin Journalists Golf Society discussed the enigma that is Rory McIlroy 2013.
The august collection of former captains and presidents of the fine body were gathered on the terrace of the equally fine Hollywood Lakes course in North County Dublin.
Within a stone's throw of the famous village of Ballyboughal – every green falls to the village they told us – the course just played would test even the best golfers gathered in Carton House for this week's Irish Open.
McIlroy, a two time major winner as you well know, is among that group of exceptional players set to battle it out for Ireland's national title between now and Sunday.
And those of us of lesser ability but just as much enthusiasm for the game were only doing what every other golfer in these parts is currently doing as the sun set on Monday – we were dissecting McIlroy after his U.S. Open travails and his ongoing problems since the split from Titleist and the move to Nike in January.
There was and is a lot to talk about on the McIlroy agenda. The rumor mill in media circles is abuzz with tales of McIlroy this week, and all sorts of reasons are being offered as to why he has yet to threaten to win a tournament in 2013.
Some of the stories would make the National Enquirer, others would make a Bible blush. None of them are fit for general consumption in an upright publication like this one.
But that's what happens when you are public property, when you step across the line that divides amateur hope from professional engagement.
Like it or lump it, McIlroy is guaranteed no privacy whatsoever in Ireland this week. None.
We own him. We deserve to scrutinize his every move. We are entitled to deride him for picking Ireland or Britain or nobody at the next Olympics.
And the "we" I refer to here is the general we, not just the media who will intrude into his life no matter what invitation or barrier he puts up.
That is the way of modern life. Rory earns the big bucks now, and with the big bucks comes a green light for those who like to scrutinize every moment of a celebrity's life.
If Rory steps into a bar this week in Maynooth, the closest town to the majestic Carton House estate, you can guarantee his photo will be on Twitter before he can say cheese.
If he snaps a club shaft, as he almost did at Merion in the final round of the U.S. Open, it will be across the social media almost as fast as it is across his knee.
If he steps out of line, socially or professionally, it will be hot news before the day is out. That's life for Rory now, and well he will know it.
So the only place he is going to find any calmness this week, any privacy, is actually going to be the very place where he is most exposed to the Irish public – on the inland links golf course at Carton, the Colin Montgomerie design that will test his desire to lift his national championship.
Once he goes inside the white ropes that divide the crowd from the players, McIlroy will be in the only place in the world where he can control what happens next.
And how he performs in that zone is going to be more intriguing than almost anything else on offer in Co. Kildare this coming weekend.
As discussed late on Monday afternoon, Rory needs a good Irish Open, and the Irish Open needs the real Rory to turn up.
The tournament needs Rory to prove that he can hit the Nike clubs he took up in January for something approaching $150 million in the most lucrative sponsorship deal ever signed by an Irish sport star.
The country needs Rory to prove once and for all that his golf is all that really matters – not his romantic interests, not his allegiance or otherwise for the Olympics, not his penchant for walking off courses, all of which have been in the headlines in the past few months.
Rory can do it. He has the God given talent to take an old niblick club around Carton and still win the Irish Open.
So does Padraig Harrington or Shane Lowry or Graeme McDowell, the other Irishmen who will carry most local expectation into Thursday's first round.
But the man we all want to win this week, even the skeptics, is Rory.
What better place to taste his first victory as a Nike professional than the grounds of the former Guinness estate?


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Never Have Another Junk Food Craving. Ever.
Hitting those late-night ice cream binges hard? Regularly polish off 10-too-many chocolate chip cookies? Here's why
If you can't get enough Big Macs, Metsovas says you may have a deficiency in either B12, fat, or iron. Supplements can help, but Metsovas also recommends making sure you're getting fat in your diet from healthy sources like olive oil, coconut, avocado, nuts, and seeds (not bacon cheeseburgers). You can also boost your iron intake with lean red meat and dark leafy greens.
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theory... but a lot of the replacement foods and nutrients are slow-working. let's admit that sometimes when we crave chocolate, it's CHOCOLATE that we want
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a lot of interesting information!! :-)
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This was super helpful. Now I know what I need when I get those weird cravings.
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I basically need to eat more salad and nuts. Will do :)
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fish oil helps stabilize blood sugar...wow, I really like the information in this ariticle. Thanks!
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salt is what i always crave for. will bookmark this article for future refrence.
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Source: The Verge
quote: Google is always trying to find ways of preventing Microsoft from progressing with Windows Phone
quote: Eventually Google gave in and provided Microsoft access to the APIs, because they knew that if this went in front of a judge, they would be thrown out.
quote: Besides, the options we have available on Windows Phone are better (in my opinion) than Google's apps anyway, except for search.
quote: First off Google makes it's money from ad revenue generated by people using it's services. Google doesn't make it's money from smartphones sales directly. Google doesn't lose profit if someone uses Gmail on a Windows Phone as apposed to Android.
quote: After all, Apple's iOS is a far bigger competitor to Android than Windows Phone. Yet Google makes a ton of profit from iPhone's/iPad's using their services. It would be crazy to attempt to block competing platforms from using Google services. That makes no sense!
quote: More wild speculation. Microsoft doesn't have a god-given right to Google's API's. What judge, exactly, do you know who would say otherwise?


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CINCINNATI (AP) - The Grammy-nominated and internationally known rock band The Killers will be the first performers at an outdoor plaza in front of Ohio's newest casino in Cincinnati.
Known for hits like "Mr. Brightside" and "Somebody Told Me," The Killers will fit their May 16 performance at Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati into a world tour that has stops in Mexico, Italy and England.
The casino's management announced the performance Monday and said tickets for the show will go on sale Friday. The cost was not released.
The show will be the first in a series of summer concerts at the 1-acre outdoor plaza in front of the downtown Cincinnati casino. The casino calls the space "The Shoe."
The Killers formed in Las Vegas in 2001 and have been nominated for seven Grammies.
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Many Irish women believe that their sons can walk on water, but Mary the Mother of God's son literally did. It made for a remarkable life, regardless of whether or not you believe in it.
Next week Irish actress Fiona Shaw, 54, will be channeling both the love and fury of the most famous woman of all time when she steps into the title role of The Testament of Mary, the remarkably powerful new play by award winning Irish novelist and playwright Colm Toibin, when it opens in previews on Broadway.
At first glance Mary may seem like an unlikely subject for Toibin, originally from Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, but look again and she follows easily from the central themes of his most recent novel, Brooklyn – both stories feature women asserting their identities in an era and in an atmosphere that's usually hostile to their efforts.
It's impossible to refrain from speculating about what made Toibin, a former altar boy raised in a Catholic home where the rosary was said, approach his famous (and famously elusive) subject. Lives of Jesus are often attempted by celebrated writers but Mary, he concedes, has been consistently overlooked.
"Maybe it's because they feel her life is so well-known," Toibin tells the Irish Voice. "She suffers but she doesn't speak, she's meek and mild.
"As opposed to Jesus on the cross who says quite a lot, he has parables and sermons, he has a lot to say and so do the gospel writers. Growing up I noticed how her silence gave her power. I didn't notice particular devotion to Saint Matthew, Mark Luke or John."
The Testament of Mary is not, it should be noted, the work of a militant agnostic or atheist out to prove or disprove anyone's theories, his own or anyone else's. Instead it's a remarkably powerful – and at times terrifying – attempt to grapple with the reality of the woman who inspired it. But it not a Molotov cocktail delivered to the crisis-plagued church.
"We would have said the rosary at home," says Toibin, recalling the utterly unremarkable Irish religious traditions of his youth with obvious affection.
"The first connection our house had with the wider continent of Europe was via Lourdes. People came back talking of the heat, the different habits, people didn't put milk in their tea, all the strange things that happened in France – you couldn't get fizzy orange.
"But in the evenings they were in the grotto. All of that was a part of my life."
In a staged rehearsal with Shaw on Broadway last week to introduce the play, the spine-tingling fury that accompanies Mary's recollection of her son's terrible fate came to the fore early. I ask him if he was surprised by the intensity of Mary's anger as he wrote the play?
"No, because if you're writing that it's not a question of technically getting it down on the page. It's a question of actually inhabiting it," he says.
"It's the only way the voice will come. If you give yourself the feeling first and then see what words come. That was the way it came."
Toibin admits that didn't plan the play out in detail, although he did have in mind how it would go.
"When I was starting I intended that the Lazarus story, who Jesus raises from the dead, would be a small part, there would only be a glancing reference to it. Then I found that when I wrote it, it had taken pages. Of all the stories, of all the miracles, this is the one that is awe-inspiring."
In performance Shaw memorably recreates the moment, as Mary watches her son raise a man from the dead. But to be dug out of the earth and reborn, in the sight of many, having been buried for days and left behind is, when you think about it, utterly terrifying.
Toibin recreates Mary's awe, and the crowd's awe, but he also notes that Lazarus does not speak, nor seems to know where he is, and the wonder turns to quickly to profound dread. It makes for electrifying theater.
"Any time you write a novel or fiction, it's just an idea that someone had. Your job is to find the detail and see where that takes you," says Toibin.
"That would include attempting to wonder and then try and write down what it might have been like if someone had told you that story and everyone around you believed it. So she has to listen to it, and she remembers it in great detail."
In Toibin's play Mary has not ascended in to heaven. In fact she's under a kind of house arrest as the men who are writing the gospel interrogate her about every detail of her past. She's being guarded and protected for her own good, but they pointedly need her cooperation.
"They're attempting to put shape on what happened and to her, it was chaotic and won't ever be otherwise. If you're writing fiction you're always aware that you're putting a shape on something," Toibin says.


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In this multiple exposure image, St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Michael Wacha throws during the fifth inning of Game 2 of baseball's World Series against the Boston Red Sox Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, in Boston. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) by Ronald BlumAP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — One is 22, brimming with vigor and riding a hot streak in the dawn of his career, the other is 36, injected with a painkiller just to make it on the field and refusing to succumb to discomfort during his first and perhaps last chance to earn that elusive ring. Michael Wacha and Carlos Beltran, both trying to make the most of their first World Series, helped lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night that evened the matchup at a game apiece. "It's the World Series, big-time game," Wacha said. Wacha bested John Lackey in a matchup of present and past rookie sensations, Beltran provided a big hit and this time it was the Red Sox who were tripped up by fielding failures. "Somebody would have to kill me in order for me to get out of the lineup," said Beltran, undeterred by bruised ribs that landed him in the hospital a night earlier.


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8 Easy Microwave Recipes
Not all heat-and-eat food is bad for you. See these healthy, dare we say gourmet-tasting recipes that you can actually nuke
Let's face it: Meals you can nuke come in really handy. But they also come packed with a lot of bad-for-you ingredients -- from too much sodium to surprisingly high fat and calorie counts. But while microwave meals can be total diet bombs, they don't have to be. Tons of chefs, restaurant owners, and even Food Network stars all agree that you can use your microwave to actually cook healthy meals that don't come packaged in a box in the freezer aisle.
Skip ahead to see the 8 easy microwave recipes for gourmet meals now.
"Put fruit in a crepe for dessert, broil fish with some lemon juice, brown a potato casserole -- there are gorgeous, easy microwave recipes that you can whip up fast; you just need to be willing to experiment," says Mark X. Dowling, Vice President of Academics & Executive Chef of the Escoffier Online International Culinary Academy.
The biggest misconception people have about microwaves is that they can only be used to reheat meals or cook pre-packaged foods, says Dowling. And what he wants everyone to know is that microwave cooking is a viable way of cooking. And here's some more good news: Since you're not coating the food in oil or fat when you cook in a microwave, the method can actually be a lot healthier than cooking that same food on the stove or a grill.
So, we asked Dowling and some of the most ingenious cooks in the country to give us meal ideas for breakfast, lunch, and dinner that require nothing more than a cutting board, a mixing bowl, and a microwave. That's right, these 8 easy microwave recipes are tasty, healthy, and seriously easy to whip up fast.
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I have been preparing and eating the omelette in a cup for a while now. Good variations are to add bacon bits and chopped fresh tomoto.
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FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at the American Legion National Convention in Indianapolis. When Romney addresses the Republican convention Thursday night, he'll do it from a stage that puts him a little bit closer to the crowd inside the convention hall. His campaign hopes the evening ends with Americans feeling a little bit closer to the Republican presidential candidate, too. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is planning to tell the nation that he wishes President Barack Obama had succeeded but that the time has come to move beyond the disappointments of the last four years.
In excerpts from his Thursday night speech released by his campaign, Romney says that Obama had promised to slow the rise of oceans and to heal the planet, an apparent reference to efforts to stem global warming. Romney says that his own promise is to help voters and their families.
Romney also is making the case that the company he started at age 37, Bain Capital, grew into a great American success story. Democrats have criticized Romney's tenure at the private equity firm.


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Saturday, Feb. 4 • 7 p.m. CST
American Bank Center (8,100) • Corpus Christi, Texas
CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi women's basketball team will wrap the first round of Southland Conference play Saturday night when they return to the American Bank Center to take on Northwestern State. The Islanders snapped a three-game losing streak Wednesday night, downing Nicholls State, to improve to 7-14 overall and 2-2 at home in conference play.
In the Islanders last contest, Zoe Vega-Vega powered the team with her third double-double of the season with 14 points and 12 rebounds and Verne'qua Taylor tallied a career-high 20 points to lift the Islanders to a 70-63 victory over Nicholls State. The Islanders sit at 3-5 in the conference and will continue action against the East Division, before traveling to take on Sam Houston State out of the West Division to begin the second round of league play on Feb. 11.
Northwestern State comes into the game looking for their first conference road win of the season. The Lady Demons hold a 5-16 overall record and are 1-7 in the league with five of those losses coming on the road. Northwestern State sits in last place in the East Division behind Southeastern La. Saturday's game will mark the seventh meeting.
• The Islanders snapped a three-game losing streak Wednesday night over Nicholls State at the American Bank Center.
• Verne'qua Taylor led all scorers with 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting and dished out six assists. The junior had totaled 100 assists this season and is seven assists shy of tying the Islanders all-time assists record for a junior. The all-time Islanders record of assists in a season is 179.
• Zoe Vega-Vega tallied her third double-double of the season with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
• Prior to Wednesday's game the Islanders were 0-7 when at least two players have posted double-digit scoring efforts.
• Texas A&M - Corpus Christi shot a season-high .818 percent (9-of-11) from behind the charity stripe Wednesday.
• Head Coach Robert Robinson has used eight different starting lineups this season.
Zoe Vega-Vega powered the Texas A&M - Corpus Christi women's basketball team with her third double-double of the season and Verne'qua Taylor tallied a career-high 20 points to lift the Islanders to a 70-63 victory over Nicholls State Wednesday night at the American Bank Center.
Taylor led all scorers with her seventh double-digit scoring game while dishing out six assists and tallying two steals in 36 minutes. Vega-Vega led the glass with 12 rebounds and registered 14 points for the Islanders. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi took the lead with 14:36 to play in the first half and never trailed through the rest of the game.
Northwestern State heads into Saturday's game with a 5-16 overall record, 1-7 in conference play and sits at 1-9 on the road. The Lady Demons are 0-5 on the road in Southland Conference action. Northwestern State has dropped four straight and seven of their last eight.
The Lady Demons lone victory in conference action came against UTSA at home. Northwestern State sits in last place in the East Division.
On the season, Northwestern State averages 64.3 points, shoots .390 from the floor (515-of-1321), .282 percent (88-of-312) from three-point range and .638 (233-of-365) from the line.
Individually, the Lady Demons are led by Jordi James with 14.0 points per game. Trudy Armstead is second on the team with 13.0 points per game and leads the team with 9.3 rebounds per game.
Saturday's game will mark the seventh meeting between the two schools with the Islanders claiming the 5-1 advantage. Northwestern State garnered their first victory over the Islanders last season on Feb. 5, 2011. The Lady Demons sealed a 78-59 victory in Natchitoches, La. Prior to that the Islanders sealed five straight wins.
The Islanders are leading the conference with 29.1 defensive rebounds a game and are fifth in offensive rebounds with 14.9.
Myeisha Myles is leading the team on the glass with 7.0 rebounds per game, which is good for 10th place in the conference. Myles has 4.3 defensive rebounds (14th, SLC) and 2.8 offensive rebounds (8th, SLC) while Damequia Montgomery is in 15th place in the conference with 2.4 offensive rebounds.
The Islanders have been a force on the defensive end, tallying 612 rebounds to their opponent's 597.
The Islanders have tallied 17 assists or more in four games this season. They have registered 17 assists in wins against Jackson State, UT Arlington and a loss at SMU. The Islanders dished out a season-high 18 against Southeastern La. The Islanders are in seventh place in the conference with an average of 11.7 assists per game.
Verne'qua Taylor has tallied six or more assists in nine games this season and five of those she had eight or more assists. The junior is seven assists shy of tying the Islanders all-time assists record for a junior. Kirbria Lewis set the record with 107 during the 2005-06 season. The all-time Islanders record of assists in a season is 179 set by Mandie Vinck during the 2002-03 season.
The Islanders sit in sixth place in the conference with 3.2 blocks per game. Myeisha Myles and Jessica Jammer are two of the top shot blockers in the league. Myles leads the way in ninth with 0.9 and Jammer is in 10th with 0.8 a game.
Coach Robinson has used eighth different lineups this season. Myeisha Myles and Verne'qua Taylor are the only two Islanders to have started all 21 games. Nine of the 12 players have made their way into the starting lineup. The most times one set lineup has been used is five games.
This season the Islanders seem to perform better when at least three players have scored double-digit points rather than two. The Islanders are 5-3 when at least three players have scored and 1-7 when at least two have posted double-digit scoring efforts.
The Islanders broke the spell Wednesday night when Zoe Vega-Vega and Verne'qua Taylor both scored in double-figures to power the Islanders past Nicholls State.
Myles and Roberts led the Islanders in double-figure scoring against Texas State. Myles tallied 17, while Roberts added 15. Against SFA, Roberts tallied 17 points and Taylor added 10.
Myles leads the Islanders with 10 double-figure scoring games, Jammer and Taylor each have seven while Anderson-Sparks has tallied six.
Jammer also has two double-doubles apiece this season, while Myles and Vega-Vega each have three.
Verne'qua "Nene" Taylor leads the team at the point guard position and has no problem sharing the ball.
The junior is leading the conference with an average of 4.8 assists a game with a total of 100 assists in 21 games in a team-high 30.9 minutes per game.
Against SMU, the Wharton, Texas native, posted a season-high 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting and dished out eight assists while jumpstarting the Islanders scoring in the second half.
The junior registered a balanced attack at Texas State with seven points, six rebounds, five assists and a season-high six steals in 34 minutes. She also tallied 10 points, eight assists and six rebounds in 32 minutes at SFA.
She is averaging 7.1 points per game, 4.1 rebounds and is tied with Alisa Roberts with a team-high 35 steals, which is good for 13th place in the conference. Taylor along with Myles are the only two Islanders to have started all 21 games.
Joining Myeisha Myles as the lone seniors on the team is Zoe Vega-Vega. She is in her second season after transferring from Daytona State College. In the Islanders conference opener against McNeese State, the senior stepped her game up, posting her first double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds in her first season start. The senior also tallied two assists, one steal and went 3-of-4 from the charity stripe in a season-high 27 minutes.
In the Islanders first conference victory of the season, Vega-Vega notched a double-double with a career-high 15 points and a career-best 15 rebounds in 34 minutes. She was two points and two shy of a double-double against UTA with eight points and eight rebounds in 26 minutes. Vega-Vega powered the Islanders with her third double-double of the season with 14 points and 12 rebounds against Nicholls State in a career-high 35 minutes.
The senior is averaging 5.2 points per game and 5.2 rebounds per game in 18.8 minutes per game.
The Islanders were picked to finish last in the Southland West Division after finishing last in the conference last season.
The Islanders will hit the road to take on Sam Houston State, Saturday, Feb. 11, for a second round matchup at 2 p.m.


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Born: November 28, 1905, Ontario, Canada
Died: January 25, 1995, Hightstown, New Jersey
Albert William Tucker was a mathematics professor at Princeton University, a pioneer of linear programming and game theory, and a leader in the mathematical community.
At the 1962 summer meeting, Tucker gave a talk on "The Problem of Staffing College Departments of Mathematics." E.E. Moise then made remarks to open a discussion on the problem.
1928 University of Toronto, B.A.
1929 University of Toronto, M.A.
1932 Princeton University, Ph.D.
After earning his Ph.D., Tucker spent a year as a National Research Fellow at Cambridge, Harvard, and the University of Chicago. He rejoined Princeton as an instructor in 1933. He had become a full professor by 1946.
Tucker spent 1949-50 on sabbatical at Stanford University. There, to explain game theory to psychology students, he reformulated the Dresher-Flood game as the Prisoner's Dilemma, now a well-known example of a non-zero-sum game.
At Princeton, Tucker advised eleven doctoral theses. One of them, completed by John Nash in 1950, later earned Nash a Nobel Prize in economics. Tucker chaired the department starting in 1953 and retired in 1974.
Tucker was the 1956-57 MAA's national visiting lecturer, vice president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a council member and trustee of the American Mathematical Society, chair of the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences, the initial mathematical consultant to the President's Council of Scientific Advisors, chair of the College Board Commission on School Mathematics, and a member of the Committee on the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics.
He won the MAA's Gung and Hu Distinguished Service to Mathematics Award in 1968. The citation praised his work as a teacher, researcher, leader in the mathematical community, and reformer of mathematics curriculum. The Mathematical Optimization Society (formerly the Mathematical Programming Society) awards the A.W. Tucker Prize for outstanding doctoral theses.
In 1938, Tucker married D.R. Curtiss' daughter Alice Judson Curtiss.
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A.W. Tucker: Some Reminiscences (pdf)
IFORS' Operational Research Hall of Fame: Albert William Tucker (pdf)
Gung and Hu Distinguished Service to Mathematics Award citation
Mathematical People: Profiles and Interviews, by Donald J. Albers and Gerald L. Alexanderson
Albert William Tucker Papers, 1946-1983 at the Archives of American Mathematics
Records of editors, presidents, and secretaries from MAA headquarters, Albert W. Tucker, president, 1953-1963 at the Archives of American Mathematics
Oral history interview with Albert W. Tucker
The Princeton Mathematics Community in the 1930s: An Oral-History Project
"Pivoting and Extensions: In Honor of A.W. Tucker"
The Mathematics Genealogy Project
"Albert W. Tucker, 1905-1995," MAA FOCUS, Volume 15, Number 2, pages 1 and 3


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Friday, August 3, 2012
Contact: Liz Owen | firstname.lastname@example.com> | (202) 467-8180 ext. 214
WASHINGTON, DC—PFLAG National (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)—the nation's original family and ally organization, and the largest grassroots-based non-profit for families, friends, and allies of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people—issued the following statement today regarding the recent Chick-fil-A controversy:
"While we find his beliefs and actions to be deeply damaging, PFLAG National supports Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy's right to freely express those beliefs, religious or otherwise. And no matter how destructive the action, or how much we disagree with it, we support his right to funnel profits from his company into that company's charitable arm (WinShape) which subsequently donates dollars—over five million of them and counting—to groups that openly work to deny basic rights to our lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) loved ones.
But let's be clear: It is also the right of millions of LGBT people and their families, friends, and allies to use this same right to free speech to protest that position, and to educate the public as to just where the revenue from Mr. Cathy's business is going.
Dan Cathy may say that his company has never discriminated against an LGBT person, but WinShape's massive financial contributions to organizations that advocate for the passage of laws that would make such discrimination legal (or in some cases, keep discrimination legal) say otherwise. WinShape has funded numerous organizations that oppose efforts to protect LGBT youth from bullying in schools, support "ex-gay" groups, and bankroll efforts to allow international laws enabling the execution of LGBT people to stand. Educating people as to this reality isn't about crushing freedom of religion— it is about exercising the right to free speech…just as Mr. Cathy has done.
For many years, anti-equality activists have used boycotts and protests against corporations to voice their opposition to LGBT-inclusive practices. Ironically, when Americans who support equality use this same strategy, it is called discrimination. As this issue continues to be discussed, PFLAG members everywhere will continue to exercise their right to free speech and dialogue, sharing the truth about this situation: Chicken, speech, religion…these are simply a distraction from the real issue: a well-funded campaign against equality for all people.
On behalf of the hundreds of thousands of families, allies, and LGBT people represented by PFLAG, PFLAG National President David M. Horowitz welcomes the opportunity to open a dialogue with Mr. Cathy about these issues."
Founded in 1972 with the simple act of a mother publicly supporting her gay son, PFLAG is the original family and ally organization. Made up of parents, families, friends, and straight allies uniting with LGBT people, PFLAG is committed to advancing equality through its mission of support, education and advocacy. Now in its 40th anniversary year, PFLAG has more than 368 chapters and 200,000 supporters crossing multiple generations of American families in major urban centers, small cities, and rural areas in all 50 states. To learn more, please visit http://www.pflag.org.
18 comments:
- kandisnz said...
Dear PFLAG: While I appreciate that you THINK this is about free speech. It isn't. It's about Mr. Cathy financially supporting HATE GROUPS such as Family Research Council and Focus on the Family. If it were merely a free speech issue...there would be no issue. Mr. Cathy is free to use his money as he sees fit, but as an American Lesbian, I am free to not put any of my own money in his pocket.
- August 3, 2012 at 5:32 PM
- Liz Owen said...
Yes, we agree! It's NOT about free speech, he has a right to exercise it, but it's a distraction from the real issue: millions of dollars funneled from Chick-fil-A profits into a charitable organization that then funds anti-equality groups with destructive missions and policies. Thanks so much for your comment!
- August 3, 2012 at 5:47 PM
- Rebecca said...
Kandisnz- Did you actually read the article or just stop after the first 2 paragraphs???
- August 3, 2012 at 5:49 PM
- NoraA said...
We also have the right to not eat his food, and make sure everyone we know doesn't spend even a penny in his restaurants.
- August 3, 2012 at 5:52 PM
I am so very proud to be a PFLAG member. This is the best statement of fact, combined with civility, that I have read during this whole thing. What is troubling to me is that 2 out of the 4 comments that are already here, it seems that the people did not actually READ what was written. Thank you so much for taking a stand and showing people how it's done. I hope more people will read and comprehend this article. I know I'm spreading it around to all my friends.
- August 3, 2012 at 6:10 PM
The problem here with PFLAG's position and anyone who supports it is that Chick fil A has been denied the right to do business in certain cities because of his (Dan Cathy's) religious beliefes. I live in New Orleans and I can only imagine what would happen and how the LGBT community would respond if the Mayor suddenly said that all the LGBT businnesses in the French Quarter were having their business permits revoked because it offended him. This is just another case of double-standard. You do have the right to make known where the money at CFA is spent, and you do have the right to eat elsewhere, BUT nobody has the right to tell a person they cannot do business in "their city" because they hold to a different religious conviction on marriage. That is what the real isssue is here...and you are correct...it is hate speech...only it is coming from those who oppose the religious freedoms of Christians.
- August 3, 2012 at 6:15 PM
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- August 3, 2012 at 6:21 PM
- Torry Jennings said...
I very much agree with everything that all the LGBT Organizations are for but i just would like to ask that as we all protest and do the various things we are doing to educate people on this subject that we are still respectful and kind to those who are working in these stores as we need to realize many of them are probably on our side but have worked there prior to this issue coming to their attention and are not faced with paying their bills or standing for their beliefs which must be a hard decision. So i just ask that we all think about this as we make decisions at these stores. Remember they are not the ones whos opinion we are against. Yes some of them may agree with him but not all of them and they are not the ones we are fighting against. Thanks With Love!
- August 3, 2012 at 6:24 PM
- Michelle Call said...
I've been thinking about this a lot - and I have come to the conclusion that this is not really about Chik-Fil-A - but rather about whether we, as a society, want to allow religious fundamentalism to shape our views on civil liberties. I know I don't.
- August 3, 2012 at 6:27 PM
It should be obvious that the moron politicians threatening to block Chick Fil A from entering their cities, who politicized the other moron's (Cathy) statements, are at fault. And resulted in that huge turnout of "support".
Overreaching to extend BIG GOVERNMENT interference is always going to result in pushback by America - at least for now. Until the scale is tipped and more people are taking money from the government than producing and contributing to GDP.
Most people do not care about chicken, Cathy or "spreading the gospel". People DO care about tyrannical politicians who have the audacity to interfere with citizens' constitutional rights to create a business where the market demands one, and WORSE to edict that certain foods like SUGAR are illegal (NYC Bloomberg). BACK OFF and stop crossing the line into tyranny. It becomes the "last straw" of many "last straws" that fuel citizens' anger.
You realize that local governments have even instituted government "inspectors" who go through student's lunches and replace them with "approved foods" and tell the children that their PARENTS don't know how to feed them properly, right? All funded by federal tax dollars. The entire chicken debacle really had nothing to do with marriage equality and fueled the obvious stance that people take when government gets too egotistical and power grabs beyond it's constitutional pervue.
Marriage equality is the unfortunate victim of The Left's elected politicians' ongoing disengenous false rhetoric engineered for control of the citizens who put them in office and their power grabs.
And it didn't help that Obamacare was politicized as "not a tax" to the voters then presented to the Supreme Court as a TAX, and upheld as such. People are paying ATTENTION and marriage equality has taken a couple steps backwards.
Of course, with so many states having laws prohibiting equality, it is also sadly obvious that only the courts will resolve the issue, never the voters, until this generation takes over politics through attrition.
- August 4, 2012 at 8:08 AM
I agree that the mayors who have asserted that Chick-Fil-A should not be allowed in their cities are mistaken. We certainly would be opposed to a conservative governor or mayor seeking to keep out, or drive out, our corporate allies because they help advance equal rights for LGBT people.
It is tempting to choose up sides and shout at each other across a chasm, our side on one hill, the opposition on the other. But what we need to do is to find ways to talk with each other. The progress we have made in recent years has much to do with the conversations we have all been having with our family members, friends, neighbors, co-workers, etc.
In my role as advocacy chair for Metro DC PFLAG, I was interviewed yesterday on the local Fox outlet. See http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/19191694/kisses-at-chick-fil-a-to-protest-gay-marriage-view
The first link to video has a small snippet. The link to the second link is the longer, live interview.
- August 4, 2012 at 6:45 PM
This is a losing argument for everyone involved. I'll say it again, but differently: Everyone loses.
Why? It's actually very simple and I've yet to hear a single person make these two very important points.
First, let me say this: Whether you agree or disagree, Cathey can say what he wants and he can spend his money as he wants, as long as he doesn't break the law. PFLAG and LGBT can say what they want and they can spend their money however they want, as long as it doesn't break the law.
When politicians state they will not allow a business permits to operate, or state they will not allow a business into their cities, because of a practiced religion or a spoken word that's protected by the constitution. Imagine if the bible belt said, "no more Starbucks because...blah, blah, blah." That's downright scary.
OK, the two most important points that have been completely lost in all of this: Chick-fil-A is a franchise and these businesses are owned by franchisses. They didn't make this statement and many don't support the statement.
The employees that work in these franchises, didn't make this statement and most don't support it.
Do you think Cathey is being hurt by this? Nope. not at all. You're hurting the innocent owners and employees.
If you want to protest, go to Chick-fil-A headquarters and picket.
How do I know this? I'll let you guess.
- August 5, 2012 at 4:27 AM
@Anonymous @ August 3, 2012 6:15 PM:
I think people are taking the actions of certain government officials in some cities across the US out of context. If you spend a few minutes and listen to what they are saying, I think you'd understand a bit more.
Our federal, state, county and city governments all have sets of rules that they use to make a determination as to allowing businesses to reside certain places. A lot of cities and counties do not permit businesses which practice discrimination (aside from businesses which are geared toward a specific group of people - ex. a gynecology practice) to transact business within their territorial limits.
I believe it's important that our city officials speak out when issues like this come up. As the CEO of a privately held corporation, Mr. Cathy represents the brand. And what's almost more appalling, is that his statements reflect poorly upon his employees as well. Some of whom are part of the LGBT community.
So, I encourage you to take a step backwards from what is front and center in the media, and look at the picture as a whole, or from wider view. The issues here on both sides of the fence are deep rooted in our culture. It's a sad fact, but these shenanigans are nothing more than smoke and mirrors while something far more important takes place.
- August 9, 2012 at 1:31 PM
I'd like to say I appreciate the intelligent and hate-free exchange I've read here. I have gay and lesbian friends and my stepdaughter confesses to be bi in her journal... I am a Christian wanting to love and support my friends and family and anti-Christian hate is so prevalent today that I was nervous about becoming involved with PFLAG
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A parade and block party honoring the soldiers and veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars are planned for Saturday, August 18, 2012 in Hawley, PA. The parade on Church Street starts at 12 noon.
Parade lineup is at 11 a.m. at Queen of Peace parking lot on upper Church Street. The parade starts at 12 noon and heads down Church Street, crosses Main and ends at the American Legion headquarters at Church Street and Penn Avenue.
A community block party will be held outside the Post. All are welcome. There is free food and beverages for the soldiers and their families. Post 311, Woodloch Pines and The Dime Bank have contributed funds for the party.
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- BART to resume service, no deal reached with union
- Jul 4:
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- Jul 3:
- BART strike talks stretch toward holiday
- BART strike hits Day 3 as overnight negotiations yield no deal; talks to resume this afternoon
- Negotiations ongoing, but BART strike likely to continue Wednesday
- Jul 2:
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- Data Center: Current and projected average BART wages
- Director says his team must hold the line in BART negotiations
- BART strike: San Francisco garages raising rates over parking crunch
- With no BART, 4th of July plans shift
- BART strike: What can be done to get trains running?
- Contra Costa Times editorial: Overlap of AC Transit, BART contract expirations leaves East Bay vulnerable
- BART strike: Labor talks set to resume after 36-hour break since shutdown
- Jul 1:
- BART strike leaves commuters weary, wiser for Day 2
- BART strike costing Bay Area economy more than $73 million a day
- Herhold: Time and geography will shape the BART strike
- BART strike a moneymaker for ride-sharing services and taxi apps
- Contra Costa Times editorial: Striking BART workers out of touch with financial reality.
- The Great BART Strike Race of 2013: A recap
- BART strike: Commute chaos rages on as strike begins with no end in sight
- Bart Strike Raw Video: What commuters have to say about transit strike
- Jerry Brown's office asks that BART talks continue
- Jun 30:
- Bay Area commuters scramble for alternatives on Day 1 of BART strike
- BART strike: With a day left, labor talks fail again Saturday but pay proposal doubled
- Roadshow: Getting ready for BART-ageddon
- Jun 29:
- BART's top-level employees' vacation bank tops 69 years of unused time off
- BART strike: Guide to getting around the Bay Area during shutdown
- Jun 28:
- BART riders worry strike could make travel miserable
In light of the BART strike, baseball fans heading to the Coliseum the next three days to watch the A's play the Chicago Cubs are being encouraged to carpool to the games.
The A's are expecting good-sized crowds for their Tuesday and Wednesday night games, as well as Thursday afternoon's July 4th game, as the Cubs make their first appearance in Oakland. In anticipation of their parking lots being filled, the A's are also making offsite parking available.
The A's issued the following statement Tuesday morning, hours before their 7:05 p.m. series opener against Chicago.
"A large number of our fans do take BART to the games. In light of the strike, we are encouraging all fans to car pool to the games and all of our lots will be available for parking including offsite parking. We believe that we will be able to accommodate all fans for the next three games."
BART and its unions failed to negotiate a new labor deal, which has resulted in the transit agency's first strike in 16 years. Most of the impact has been felt by the 200,000 who ride BART on a daily basis.


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MIT scientists report the use of a CRISPR methodology to cure mice of a rare liver disorder caused by a single genetic mutation. They say their study ("Genome editing with Cas9 in adult mice corrects a disease mutation and phenotype"), published in Nature Biotechnology, offers the first evidence that this gene-editing technique can reverse disease symptoms in living animals. CRISPR, which provides a way to snip out mutated DNA and replace it with the correct sequence, holds potential for treating many genetic disorders, according to the research team.
"What's exciting about this approach is that we can actually correct a defective gene in a living adult animal," says Daniel Anderson, Ph.D., the Samuel A. Goldblith associate professor of chemical engineering at MIT, a member of the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, and the senior author of the paper.
The recently developed CRISPR system relies on cellular machinery that bacteria use to defend themselves from viral infection. Researchers have copied this cellular system to create gene-editing complexes that include a DNA-cutting enzyme called Cas9 bound to a short RNA guide strand that is programmed to bind to a specific genome sequence, telling Cas9 where to make its cut.
At the same time, the researchers also deliver a DNA template strand. When the cell repairs the damage produced by Cas9, it copies from the template, introducing new genetic material into the genome. Scientists envision that this kind of genome editing could one day help treat diseases such as hemophilia, Huntington's disease, and others that are caused by single mutations.
For this study, the researchers designed three guide RNA strands that target different DNA sequences near the mutation that causes type I tyrosinemia, in a gene that codes for an enzyme called FAH. Patients with this disease, which affects about 1 in 100,000 people, cannot break down the amino acid tyrosine, which accumulates and can lead to liver failure. Current treatments include a low-protein diet and a drug called NTCB, which disrupts tyrosine production.
In experiments with adult mice carrying the mutated form of the FAH enzyme, the researchers delivered RNA guide strands along with the gene for Cas9 and a 199-nucleotide DNA template that includes the correct sequence of the mutated FAH gene.
"Delivery of components of the CRISPR-Cas9 system by hydrodynamic injection resulted in initial expression of the wild-type Fah protein in ~1/250 liver cells," wrote the investigators. "Expansion of Fah-positive hepatocytes rescued the body weight loss phenotype."
While the team used a high pressure injection to deliver the CRISPR components, Dr. Anderson envisions that better delivery approaches are possible. His lab is now working on methods that may be safer and more efficient, including targeted nanoparticles.
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Thomas Brisby (2007 Physics graduate) performed various calculations to iterate the orbit parameters for the Earth. These involved comparing the accuracies of Euler's Method, 4th order Runga Kutta, and a dynamical time series method suggested by astronomy Jean Meeus. Tom analyzed high accuracy kepler calculations (which included a selected number of solar system objects) with Meeus' dynamical time series calculations and studied how the differences grew over time and orbits. As part of the project, Tom sharpened his computational skills as well as his numerical methods knowledge. Advisor: Dr. Scott Schneider (firstname.lastname@example.com).
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Scientists have revealed that a stem cell treatment that is commonly used on injured horses could help humans battling Achilles Tendinopathy, a crippling tendon disease. Scientists hope this may lead to a new non-surgical treatment within the next 3-5 years.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 - 15:16
Scientists have revealed that a stem cell treatment that is commonly used on injured horses could help humans battling Achilles Tendinopathy, a crippling tendon disease. Scientists hope this may lead to a new non-surgical treatment within the next 3-5 years.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 - 15:16
Rat models help researchers discover a compound that may treat symptoms of depression just as effectively and rapidly as ketamine, without the unwanted side effects.
Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 15:48
With the help of mice, researchers at Duke Medicine have identified a new strategy for treating neuroblastoma. This discovery may translate to new therapies for treating neuroblastoma and other cancers.
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 15:28
Using a single dose of a century-old drug, scientists have eliminated autism symptoms in adult mice with an experimental form of the disorder, providing hope that some autism traits may not be permanent.
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 09:35
Mouse models help scientists reveal that high-factor sunscreen doesn't completely protect against skin cancer such as malignant melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer.
Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 15:54
Can the brain repair itself from within? Duke researchers, who have discovered a new neuron in the brain of adult mice that is capable of telling stem cells to make more new neurons, are suggesting it's possible!
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 - 14:20
A genetic mutation causes mice to over-groom to the point of near baldness, except for an obsessively touched-up strip of hair between the ears. Such were the findings of an international team of neuroscientists at NYU Langone Medical Center, who intentionally bred the mice hoping to uncover clues about autism.
Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - 15:42
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 15:31
Working with man's best friend, doctors are hoping to find an effective treatment against bone cancer for both dogs and humans.
Friday, May 16, 2014 - 15:08
Researchers at the University of Kansas Medical Center are hoping that a new project can bring two new cancer drugs to market — one for humans and another for their furry friends.
Friday, May 9, 2014 - 14:50
Zoo-goers may marvel at their bare skin and wrinkles, but scientists are more interested in the long lives of the pale, toothy and nearly hairless rodents known as naked mole rats. With lifespans of up to 31 years, naked mole rats live decades longer than would be expected based on their size. By comparison, mice live at most four years.
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 13:35
There have always been limitations to experiments with mice, but new technology, which allows scientists to replace mouse genes with human genes, could clear the way for new ground to be broken.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 14:21
Deadly Australian snake venom is being used in an innovative new product to fast-track blood test results for seriously ill patients.
Thursday, April 17, 2014 - 14:56
With funding from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Aging, Cornell scientists are joining interdisciplinary collaborators from across the country to form the Canine Longevity Consortium – the first research network to study canine aging. It will lay the groundwork for a nationwide Canine Longitudinal Aging Study (CLAS), using dogs as a powerful new model system that researchers can study to find how genetic and environmental factors influence aging and what interventions might mitigate age-related diseases.
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - 13:24
Schizophrenia is a severe disease for which there is still no effective medical treatment. In an attempt to understand exactly what happens in the brain of schizophrenic people, researchers from the Univ. of Southern Denmark have analyzed proteins in the brains of rats that have been given hallucinogenic drugs. This may pave the way for new and better medicines.
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 15:02
Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 15:28
Working with animal models, Duke University researchers and other scientists are making strides in growing muscle in the lab that not only repairs itself but exhibits strength similar to that of normal muscle.
Using lab-grown muscle could one day help people with certain muscle injuries, including accident victims with big gashes that lead to significant scar tissue. Engineering muscle that works like natural tissue could also accelerate the testing of new drugs: Scientists could use this tissue in place of animals.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 14:38
Using a new gene-editing system based on bacterial proteins, MIT researchers have cured mice of a rare liver disorder caused by a single genetic mutation.
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 16:00
A new drug extracted from snail venom could provide a breakthrough in treating severe chronic pain without the risk of addiction and dangerous side effects, researchers have found. The venom - considered 100 times stronger than morphine - could lead to the development of a new class of oral drugs used to relieve nerve pain associated with injury, cancer, AIDS and other diseases.
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Ofcourse, youtube video you can directly watch in PS3, but say you want to WATCH that youtube
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2012 CROSS COUNTRY (SOPHOMORE): Participated in three meets … teamed up with Daniel Barlow to record a second-place finish at the Rio Grande Valley Classic (8/31) … clocked a time of 17:51 in the 6k at the Rice Invitational (9/14).
2012 OUTDOOR TRACK (FRESHMAN): Set four all-time records including a fourth all-time record in the 800m with a time of 1:51.98 set at the Southland Conference Championships (5/12) … led the men's 4X800 relay team to a school record finish with a time of 7:38.56 at the Texas Relays (3/29) … ran the third-leg of the men's Distance Medley Relay team to a school record time of 9:52.89 at the Texas Relays (3/31).
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2011 CROSS COUNTRY (FRESHMAN): Finished third in the men's 8k run with a time of 26:28.6 at the Grass Routes Grand Prix (9/30) … recorded a personal-best time of 26:13.5 in the men's 8k at the Southland Conference Championships (10/31) … clocked a personal-best time of 32:12.7 at the Chile Pepper Cross Country (10/15) … competed in three out of four meets.
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Long considered a classic for its enlightening analysis of what went wrong in Vietnam, this frank assessment of the American involvement in the war comes straight from the U.S. Army generals responsible for its conduct in the field. First published in 1977 to great acclaim, the painful indictment of both the military and civilian policy makers serves as a useful guide on how to avoid similar disasters in today's conflicts. The author, an American general who was chief of staff of the most important field command in Vietnam before his retirement in 1970, sent an extensive questionnaire to 173 other generals in 1974, seeking their views on the war and guaranteeing anonymity. Nearly 70% responded, with many adding pages of comments about such sensitive subjects as leadership and integrity. General Kinnard then interviewed twenty of the respondents and supplemented their input with research of Army documents. What emerges from his analysis of the generals' responses is a uniquely fascinating and penetrating look at the war, focusing on such central issues as the competence of American and Vietnamese troops, the clarity of U.S. objectives, the influence of body counts, and much more.
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Protecting IP Encourages Global Innovation
Protecting IP Encourages Global Innovation
01.24.13 | By Mark Grayson
Intellectual property spurs global economies by promoting innovation, and protecting its integrity is critical. With the Global Intellectual Property Convention (GIPC), the world's largest intellectual property rights conference, convening in Bangalore, India from January 23 - 30, addressing the issue's significance is essential.
As more than 340 speakers from 30 countries and variety of industries come together, it is important to emphasize that without robust, global protection of intellectual property and a comprehensive enforcement framework, research and development and innovation could be stifled. This is especially disturbing for the pharmaceutical industry because it means that life-saving and life-enhancing medicines may not come to fruition, creating an environment that is vulnerable to public health and safety dangers for patients around the world.
Countries like India have erected barriers that make it increasingly difficult for U.S. pharmaceutical companies to compete globally by enacting policies that favor domestic companies and undermine IP rights. As a compelling report by the Global Intellectual Property Center noted, India ranked last because it does not apply or enforce its counterfeit and copyright laws and issued compulsory licenses that stripped products of their patents for domestic industrial purposes.
Addressing these discriminatory policies should be a key priority for U.S. government officials, and we hope that U.S.-based conference attendees will take the time to emphasize the importance of protecting intellectual property as part of a broader dialogue.