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Men's soccer co-captain Lucky Mkosana '12 was named Ivy League Player of the Year on Wednesday, capping an exceptional regular-season performance that may rank as the best in his record-breaking collegiate career. Mkosana was also unanimously selected to the All-Ivy First Team and has now been named to four consecutive All-Ivy First Teams, although this is his first Player of the Year award.
Mkosana is the first Dartmouth player to win the award since Craig Henderson '09 was selected in 2009. Co-captain Nick Pappas '12, midfielder Kevin Dzierzawski '13 and goalie Noah Cohen '14 also earned League recognition for the first time in their careers. Pappas and Dzierzawski were named to the All-Ivy First Team and Cohen was given an honorable mention.
Mkosana said he was flooded with emails, text messages and phone calls on Wednesday and was "taken away" when he learned of the announcement.
"I am really excited," Mkosana said. "Andrew Olsen ['11] was the first person that told me and then when I read about it online I was like, Woah.' Other guys on the team were texting me congratulations all day."
Mkosana recorded 10 goals and one assist this season, totalling 34 goals and 79 points in his career. He broke Dartmouth's all-time records for goals and points with a goal against Cornell University on Nov. 5.
Mkosana's statistics have placed him among the best offensive players in the nation this season. His 0.63 goals per game currently rank 22nd in the country, and he also ranks in the top 40 in goals and average points per game. He has received several other awards this season, including the Most Valuable Offensive Player award in the Dartmouth Classic and the Ivy League Player of the Week award in mid-September.
Mkosana credited the Player of the Year award to the support of his teammates and fans, and called this season's Dartmouth spectators "the best hecklers in my career at Dartmouth."
"It means so much to me," he said about the selection. "It is what I was working for all of this year. I have been working hard and had in my mind that I had to work hard and score goals to get this award."
As a freshman, Mkosana was unanimously named the League's Rookie of the Year and selected for the All-Ivy First Team, among countless other awards. Mkosana netted 11 goals and tallied two assists in his first season with the Big Green.
He was again awarded a spot on the All-Ivy First Team as a sophomore, and for the first time was placed on the National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-Northeast First Team. Mkosana registered 20 points, including four assists, to lead the Big Green offense during his second season.
Although his production declined due to injury during his junior season, Mkosana continued earning All-Ivy First Team honors for the third year in a row and was slotted into the NSCAA All-Northeast Third Team.
Mkosana said his life-long dedication to the sport culminated this season, preparing him for the Player of the Year award.
"I had in mind for my last year to do my rehab and have no injuries so I could play my best," he said. "Since last winter, [head coach Jeff] Cook and the trainers have been pushing me really hard and I have been pushing myself to my limits, starting by running after practice this summer."
Mkosana said that the request to choose a favorite memory from his Big Green soccer career was "a tough one."
"There are so many," he said.
When pressed, Mkosana said Dartmouth's win against the University of Notre Dame in the NCAA tournament last season "was the best."
Pappas has anchored a strong defensive unit for Dartmouth, helping the Big Green register six shut outs while holding its opponents to 1.18 goals per game. He has also worked hard to become a greater offensive threat, managing 13 shots this season. He scored in Dartmouth's game against the University of Vermont on Oct. 4.
Pappas said that while "it is nice" to receive recognition for his performance this season, it is important to focus on the present.
"We have a game [today] and I need to be able to move on," Pappas said.
Dzierzawski's seven assists this season led the League, and he also ranks 23rd in the nation in average assists per game and 36th in total assists. He scored four goals and earned a spot on the Dartmouth Classic All-Tournament team earlier this season.
Dzierzawski said that it has been "incredible" playing for Dartmouth this season, adding that it is easy to "take for granted the people you play with."
"Since my freshman year I have gotten to play with Henderson, Lucky and Dan Keat ['10], who I think if we had done better last year would have been Player of the Year," Dzierzawski said. "These guys have gone on to play professionally and I am honored and hope I can take with me what I've learned from them and emulate it next year without Lucky."
Cohen emerged as a force in goal for Dartmouth this season. He saved 69 shots, was named the League's Player of the Week in late October and was selected for the All-Tournament Team at the Southern Methodist University Invitational at the beginning of the season.


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Temperatures in the low to mid 20's last week have many producers concerned with the status of the wheat crop. The best thing producers can do is to wait a few days before evaluating the damage. It takes four to five days of warm weather before the freeze damage becomes visible.
There are a number of key factors in determining freeze damage: the stage of development of the wheat, the density of the stand and condition of the plants, the amount of residue on the soil surface, the extent and duration of low temperatures, temperature gradients within the field, soil moisture, and the wind speed.
After several days, producers should split open some stems and check the developing head. If the head is green or light greenish in color and seems firm, it is probably fine. If the head is yellowish and mushy, it may have freeze injury.
If a field of wheat is giving off the aroma of silage, that indicates that leaves have been damaged. Damaged leaves will likely turn black within a few days, then become bleached.
Plants that had ice in the stems below the lowest node, pose a good chance of resulting in stem injury, but not always. Stem injury can be determined by looking for crimped and damaged stems. Flag those areas, and monitor them to see if the leaves continue to emerge as the tiller grows. If they do, then they likely do not have injury. If they don't or if the leaves emerge discolored, or if the plant lodges, then it likely has freeze damage.
Tillers damaged during early jointing may stop growing so the head will never emerge. In the boot stage, the heads will go ahead and emerge even if they are severely freeze damaged. However, the head may be partially damaged or completely dead.
Producers are encouraged to talk with their crop insurance advisers prior to making any decisions regarding terminating the crop. Producers can stop by the McPherson Extension office and request the publication Spring Freeze Injury to Wheat for more information.
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A string of break-ins in Richmond County have a common thread, as several women are robbed of their medicines.
Crime Team 12's Kate Tillotson spoke with two victims about the break-ins and their losses.
Imagine you're a diabetic, an insomniac, and clinically depressed. That's why one woman is heavily medicated...and now, because of these robberies, she's forced to go without.
"OK, this right here. There was all kinds of medicines here," Gay says, showing us her medicine drawer. All that's left there are over-the-counter pills like Tylenol.
But Gay needs a lot more than this.
"The Levapro is for my nerves. I take it twice a day. I take two blood pressure pills a day," she says.
The sixty-year-old woman was wiped clean of her medicine Monday when someone broke in and stole it.
Surprisingly, they ignored her expensive jewelry and several of her electronics.
"Somebody knew that I take that medication," she says.
The same thing happened to Avis Miller, who called 911 when her bottle of 90 pain pills went missing.
"I don't want them in my house," Miller says. "I don't care who you is, stay away from me. I don't want you in my house."
The break-in has Gay locking up and installing a door alarm for extra protection.
"Because I feel like they invaded my privacy whenever they came in here, and especially ransacked my dresser."
And by the end of the month she'll have completely moved out.
Until then, the grandmother of eight will sleep with a pistol under her pillow.
"Because, if anybody comes in here, they're not gonna walk out," Gay says.
Both Gay and Miller have their suspicions as to who may be to blame for these crimes...however, in the last four days, no one has been arrested.
Unfortunately, often in cases like these the robbers will re-sell the stolen medicine on the streets.
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CBS and Time Warner have agreed temporarily to lift the blackout on CBS to ensure as many New Yorkers as possible have access to the upcoming debates for comptroller and mayor, officials confirmed Wednesday.
That means Thursday night's hour-long debate between the Democratic candidates for New York City comptroller will air live on WCBS-TV beginning at 7 p.m. It will be the first CBS programming to air on Time Warner systems since the blackout began Aug. 2.
"With vacancies in all three citywide offices, this election will decide the future of the city we all share and love," Joseph Parkes, chairman of the Campaign Finance Board, said in a statement. "We are very pleased that these two institutions have chosen to look past their differences and provide all New Yorkers the best opportunity to see these important debates."
Mr. Parkes and another board member recently sent a letter to Time Warner and CBS beseeching company executives to set aside their differences for the public good.
Officials at the city's Campaign Finance Board, which administer the city's debate program, were concerned that the blackout would prevent hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers from seeing some of the upcoming debates for the city's top elected offices.
Viewers will now be able to watch Thursday night's debate on WCBS, as well as CUNY-TV, which was to be the backup in the event that a temporary agreement hadn't been reached.
In the event that the companies' dispute is not resolved soon, both companies have also agreed to lift the blackout for the other upcoming CBS debates, which include a debate among the Republican mayoral candidates on Aug. 28 and a potential runoff debate between the top Democratic mayoral contenders in late September, an official said.
A spokeswoman for Time Warner and a spokesman for CBS did not immediately return requests for comment.
The dispute between Time Warner and CBS centers on fees that cable companies must pay to broadcast stations to transmit programming. CBS is seeking an increase, and Time Warner has said it is too expensive.


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Sage Francis write-up in the Philly Weekly. Little dramatic
Sage Francis Jarring and unspeakably sad from the get-go, Sage Francis' Personal Journals brusquely upends everything Ja Rule is currently using to make bank. Love goes rancid, sex is revolting, parents leave, children cry and drugs bring swift and terrible deaths. Francis is the anti-MC. His rhymes are shot through with bitter self-loathing, and his frequent bouts of braggadocio often give way to disgust and frustration. He labels himself a "nonprophet" and an "avant-guardian-angel-dust-mite," displaying a nimble tongue and a devastating grasp of syntax while sounding desperately uncomfortable in his own skin. The songs moan and mourn--a lone oboe gets trampled by palpitating percussion, flutes sputter and flail and Francis' leathery voice wages war with apocalyptic backbeats. It's the work of a man as shattered by what he sees in the world as what he sees in the mirror. There's no need for constant, vapid reminders that Francis is still "keeping it real." Not a harrowing second of Personal Journals will allow you to forget it. (J.E.K.)
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No decent person is up at this hour....go to bed!
Yes, a little dramatic, but a good review nonetheless. And with all of the emotion you put into your writing, I wouldn't say it's mystifying to provoke such a strong response in the people who listen to it.
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Well let's be realistic sage.... YOU are a drama queen!!!!
Nah just kidding, nice article evendough I don't totaly agree.
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the whole business about the poetry slam circuit and all the little "wanabee mos defs" running around is disturbing (and true, i guess). i really enjoy spoken word poetry and its weird to discover that sage is easily one of the top slammers out there. not that its surprising, its just youd think with so many damn poets out there, you'd be able to find a load of excellent ones. i can count the ones i consistently enjoy on one hand. the art form is too accepting, i think. theres just not enough criticism for fear of negativity. i totally agree that its being pigeon-holed and taken over by these def poetry jam types and, on the other end, these kids who have a lot to say and no real mastery of the language or of conceptualism. soon someone will have to write a "Used to love H.E.R." peice to lament the death of slam poetry.
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props on the word vapid.
lucid and languid are also some faves.
i saw taylor mali last night. say word.
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I think life is a little dramatic. Which is what Sage writes about which is what this article was about. Doesn't it make sense that the article would be a little dramatic?
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It may be serious shit....but come on y'all. Its just hip hop.
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It may be serious shit....but come on y'all. Its just hip hop.
And just a few people die from cancer every year.
And...........you're completly right. Please forgive me.
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nothing wrong with drama. the reviewer was feeling it. the recent minneapolis show left me with profound respect for what you do sage. only you know what you're music is about to you, but i got the impression that its power comes from the fact that you express your personal issues in a manner that reflects the world, and so we listeners/recievers connect with the reflection. that show was extremely cathartic.
...and in contrast to carnage, all i can say is holy shit! from the worst performance i'd ever witnessed among the greatest!
wasn't all internal, cerebral, emotional though. believe i was dancing :)
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The reviewer was totally stoned. It's a really nice review, but maybe a little too over the top. It sounded like the dialogue from a movie promotion. It's gotta sit on some sort of realistic level if the writer expects people to take it seriously. I never trust any review if it doesn't have at least something bad to say about the reviewed. I'm a huge Sage fan, but I'll bet this made even him chuckle.
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mixednut, you've never seen a perfect performance? i can remember many shows that i wouldn't have changed anything about, had it been up to me. if they in the zone, riding the wave, how they gonna go wrong?
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Saturday, January 12, 2013
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Junior Ryan Weems sealed the win with four seconds left, when he slammed home a wide open dunk in the 74-56 Augusta State victory over Armstrong Atlantic State University. ASU scored first in the Peach Belt Conference contest and remained ahead of Armstrong in Christenberry Fieldhouse on Saturday, Jan. 12.
The victory enhances ASU to 4-1 in conference play and 8-3 overall. The loss put the Pirates at 4-2 in the PBC and 8-5 overall.
The Jags put up an early 11-4 lead into the first media timeout. Roman Hill struck first with a layup and Harold Doby added two field goals of his own to increase the ASU lead by as much as 11 before the half's whistle. Doby finished the day with his fourth double-double, adding a team-leading 18 points and 13 boards. Weems and Devonte Thomas each had 15 of their own.
With three minutes left in the first half, sophomore D'Angelo Boyce was forced to the basket and sunk a windmill-layup to put the Jags up 33-24. ASU forced a turnover on the next Pirate possession that lead to an open layup from Thomas.
The Jags took the half 37-24, shooting 50 percent from the floor and scoring 19 off the bench. Thomas finished the half with 13 points, hitting three treys, and knocking down 5-9 from the field, while Ryan Weems and Boyce each added six in the first.
The Jags continued their intensity after the second half whistle when Travis Keels and Doby both hit layups to put the Jags up by 17 with 18:08 left. Armstrong answered on baskets from Aric Miller and Kenny Bellinger II, bringing the game back to 44-49 for their closest effort since the opening whistle. Two Doby layups and a couple of offensive boards stretched the lead back to an 11 point ASU advantage.
Doby came alive in the second scoring 14 points and bringing down 10 rebounds in the victory.
Miller of Armstrong posted a game-high 27 points. ASU had 48 points in the paint and outscored the Pirate bench by 20. ASU shot 48 percent in the game to AASU's 32 percent and the team posted a season-high 23 assists.
ASU returns to the court on Thursday, Jan, 17 when they host Flagler at 7:30 p.m. in Christenberry Fieldhouse.
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The Boy Scouts of America said Monday it is considering ending a ban on gays in its ranks, following years of controversy that reached a crescendo recently when a Moraga teenager was denied an Eagle Scout badge because of his sexuality.
Whether the policy will change in time for the East Bay's Ryan Andresen, 18, remains to be seen: The Scouts put no firm time frame on making their decision final -- though they said it might happen as soon as next week. Officials said they would likely leave it up to local Scouting groups to choose for themselves whether to allow gay members and leaders.
"It's certainly good news," said the teen's father, Eric Andresen. "Most certainly a step in the right direction."
The announcement marked an enormous shift for an organization that has become a lightning rod in the national debate over gay rights, and was hailed by many advocates as the latest step in an inexorable march toward equality. Membership in the Scouts has dwindled in recent years, and some businesses and individuals had stopped supporting the group financially because of the ban.
"This would mean there would no longer be any national policy regarding sexual orientation, and the chartered organizations that oversee and deliver Scouting would accept membership and select leaders consistent with each organization's mission, principles or religious beliefs," Deron Smith, a spokesman for the Boy Scouts of America, said in a statement.
Andresen was expelled from the Boy Scouts last year after informing his scoutmaster that he was gay and objected to the organization's "Duty to God" requirement. An online petition supporting Andresen's attempt to gain his Eagle badge was signed by more than 500,000 people around the world.
"He'd still like to get his Eagle award,'' Eric Andresen said. "The last four months have been really rough, but he looks at this as being a step in the right direction." A shift by the national Scout leadership would push the issue back to the Mt. Diablo Silverado Council, which oversees Scouting in Contra Costa County.
"We have had a lot of conversation within the council to see what the temperature is," Scout Executive John Fenoglio of the Mt. Diablo Silverado Council said Monday after news of the possible policy change. "We have heard from fervent supporters of Ryan, and we've heard from people who don't want the policy to change, and we've heard from people who are ambivalent. We don't really know what's going to happen yet."
Scouting, with its three-fingered salute and oath of honorable conduct, has for generations of boys and leaders promoted itself as a place of high moral conduct and quasi-military upright bearing. Outdoor skills and experience were bound, the organization preached, with the values of character. But revelations about sexual abuse by Scout leaders have emerged in recent years, with some victims and parents saying the organization shielded predators and tarnished the group's reputation as protective of youth.
Andresen fulfilled the requirements for his Eagle badge by completing a "tolerance wall" -- an anti-bullying art project -- at Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School.
His story struck a nerve nationally. He was interviewed by national talk show hosts Ellen DeGeneres and Anderson Cooper, as well as the Washington Post, Huffington Post, MSNBC and the New York Daily News.
In addition to Bay Area officials denying Andresen's bid for an Eagle badge, Scout leaders in Ohio drew widespread criticism in recent months for ousting Jennifer Tyrrell, a lesbian mom, as a den leader of her son's Cub Scout pack.
"An end to this ban will restore dignity to countless families across the country, my own included, who simply wanted to take part in all Scouting has to offer," Tyrrell said. "My family loved participating in Scouting, and I look forward to the day when we might once again be able to take part."
The Scouts had reaffirmed the no-gays policy as recently as last year and appeared to have strong backing from conservative religious denominations -- notably the Mormons, Roman Catholics and Southern Baptists -- which sponsor large numbers of Scout units. Under the proposed change, they could continue excluding gays.
The BSA's overall "traditional youth membership" -- Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturers -- was less than 2.7 million in 2012, compared with more than 4 million in peak years of the past.
In addition to flak over the no-gays policy, the Scouts have been buffeted by multiple court cases related to past allegations of sexual abuse by Scout leaders, including those chronicled in long-confidential records that are widely known as the "perversion files."
The Associated Press and The New York Times contributed to this story. Contact Rick Hurd at 925-945-4780 and follow him at Twitter.com/3rdERH.


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BEVERLY - When the Fort Frye Cadets travel to Lore City to take on the Buckeye Trail Warriors Friday night, a share of first place in the PVC will be on the line.
Both teams are 4-2 overall on the season, while the Warriors are a perfect 3-0 in the PVC compared to 2-1 for the Cadets.
Buckeye Trail has league wins over Caldwell (29-7), Frontier (21-12) and Shenandoah (48-14) last week. Fort Frye, after dropping its season opener to River (38-13), has won back-to-back league games against Monroe Central (27-0) and Frontier (40-6).
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Fort Frye's Spencer Lang (42) stiff arms a Belpre defender during a non-conference game on Aug. 31.
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Fort Frye's defense overwhelms the Monroe Central quarterback during PVC action in Beverly on Sept. 21. The Cadets are scheduled to play at Buckeye Trail Friday night.
Both teams head into the game with fairly different styles. While the Warriors are a big, physical team, the Cadets are a smaller but quicker group. Fort Frye head coach Eric Huck knows the Dale Broomhall-coached Warriors present a big challenge.
"They are a big, physical football team," Huck said. "They've got a couple of running backs in (Lane) Starr and (Seth) Doudna that run the ball hard. They play pretty disciplined football."
Along with Starr and Doudna, the Buckeye Trail offense will be led by quarterback Morgan Dougherty and running back Tyler Nealey.
On the other side, the Cadets have been led by the triple threat of quarterback Chandler Lang, running back Spencer Lang and fullback Max Alsbach.
At quarterback, junior Chandler has completed 37-of-68 pass attempts for 650 yards and nine touchdowns to six interceptions. Chandler also has racked up 472 yards on 49 carries, which equates to a team-leading 9.6 yards per carry. He also leads the team with nine rushing touchdowns and 61 tackles on defense.
Alsbach, a senior, leads the team with 603 rushing yards on 74 carries and five scores. He and senior Justin Massey each have an interception to lead the team.
Spencer, also a senior, is the team's leading receiver with 254 yards on 12 catches and four touchdowns. On the ground he has 392 rushing yards on 52 attempts and four more touchdowns. He also done a good job on defense as the team's number one corner, routinely matching up against opponents' number one receivers.
Other top receiving options for the Cadets are senior Tyser Shilling (7 rec, 148 yards, 2td), senior Justin Massey (6 rec, 134 yards, 1td) and junior Colten Shuster (4 rec, 66 yards). The Cadets have also been solid up front on both sides of the ball. Senior Dylan Bowman has provided solid protection from the left tackle spot, as well as been a dominant pass rusher. Also contributing on the lines have been sophomore Tyler Wittekind, junior Garrett Hall, sophomore Branden Close, junior Drew Layton, freshman Derek Layton, sophomore Luke Yates, sophomore Sam Bidwell and junior C.J. Huck.
The Cadets have a very well-balanced group but also, perhaps more importantly, they have good chemistry.
"They're very coachable," Huck said. "They work extremely hard and are excellent leaders. Also, they're a very football savvy group. They understand the game and what it takes to win."
Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m., and the winner of the game will move into the driver's seat in the conference.


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SAN JOSE -- Justin Timberlake is good.
He did everything right Sunday night at the SAP Center in San Jose. He looked good. He had a stylish big band behind him, with lots of musicians, singers and dancers decked out like they were backing Frank Sinatra in the 1940s. He didn't hit bad notes and he was his usual charming self.
But there was just something missing. Call it the element of surprise.
Timberlake might be the most reliable entertainer in the world. That obviously meant a lot to his fans Sunday, most of whom didn't bother to sit down even once during his more-than-two-hour set. They knew what to expect, and they got it.
But, unlike Sinatra -- whose style he obviously emulates -- Timberlake isn't good enough to get away with just showing up and being reliable. He doesn't deliver a lot of eye-popping or memorable moments. At least, not to those who aren't big fans, and, as Sunday showed, Timberlake has a lot of them.
So he won't go down in history as one of the world's greatest live performers. He still might end up being one of the best loved.
Timberlake, who performed in the Bay Area six months ago with Jay Z on the Legends of Summer tour, did what he needed to Sunday. When he wasn't offering old-school charm during songs like "TKO" he was channeling his inner Michael Jackson. No one can say Justin Timberlake doesn't worship the right influences, especially when he acknowledges them with a few minutes of a surprisingly potent "Human Nature" (one of Jackson's most underrated songs and something perfectly suited for Timberlake's voice).
By the time he played his third song, "Rock Your Body," the former N' Sync singer clearly had his groove -- and falsetto -- dialed in. Backed by the tuxedoed Tennessee Kids -- and their fantastic four-piece horn section -- Timberlake ran through his solo material, including last year's "The 20/20 Experience," on a long, linear stage set that emphasized the performers without too many special effects (though the movable stage section was pretty cool).
Timberlake certainly knows how to work a crowd. One of the best moments of the night was during "Summer Love," when the 32-year-old sang to the women up front until they were screaming like they had no idea he was married to Jessica Biel. He showed his versatility, shifting from big funk to soulful semi-balladry on "My Love." He also plays guitar and piano, dances and always makes sure he's the most charming guy in the room, even if it's an arena. Which is why when he gets funky, like on "SexyBack," it's so effective. He can pretty much do it all, and do it well.
But does he do one thing great? Does he live up to the hype of being one of the world's biggest entertainers? Judging by Sunday's show, probably not. He was good. He was likable. He was professional and, of course, has an incredible sense of style. But watching him, there's a discernible feeling that there should be more.
His fans would argue -- and who could blame them? -- that Timberlake exudes likability. He works hard and doesn't have any flaws on stage. But it's difficult to watch him and not wonder why he has yet to take it to the next level -- to rank among the truly great performers he so obviously admires.
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Brussels International Festival of Fantasy, Thriller and Science Fiction
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Actors and directors, make-up and body painting contests, unusual parades and a Vampire Ball. All this and much more in Brussels from 07 to 19/04/15!
Bifff is an oasis where cinema-lovers can quench their thirst for "good-quality" films that get your adrenaline going and your heart pumping!
This 33rd edition remains at the Fine-Arts Museum, and so does the spirit of the festival: high quality horror, science-fiction and thrillers.
Not to mention the themed exhibitions running alongside the festival.
Every year a swarm of lovers of science-fiction, thrillers and other genres by the most visionary directors gather here for two weeks.
You will be plunged into close to 150 films, the majority being shown in a preview showing. To give you an idea of what Bifff is really like, here is a list of films shown in previous years:
- Let the Right one In,
- The Last House on the Left and Rec,
- Frontières and Dog Soldiers,
- The Butterfly Effect and Cube,
- Dark City, Ringu and Dark Water.
All awarded with prizes by Bifff! In a world where DVDs are released before films in the cinema, or where almost every film is available on pirate copy or can be streamed online, where films "that we have heard of" are often huge blockbusters!
Come and discover Bifff!
Definitely one of the most original festivals on the planet!
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Brand new FREE Steam keys giveaway! 500,000 must go!
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My love/hate relationship with The Evil Within makes me flashback 10 years
Poor controls, a sloppy camera and dreadful acting. The Evil Within is an old-school horror game that wouldn't have been out of place on the PS2, says Matt Martin.
The Evil Within reviews - all the scores for Mikami's latest
The Evil Within marks the return of acclaimed genre master Shinji Mikami to old-school survival horror. How did it go down with critics?
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 and The Evil Within: a return to old school horror
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 and The Evil Within were both showcased prominently at Tokyo Game Show 2014. Brenna reports on the return of old school horror.
Bloodborne: more aggressive than any Dark Souls game
Bloodborne. I had it in my grasping, sticky paws. They made me give it back.
Bloodborne walkthrough video from TGS shows 30 minutes of gameplay
A Bloodborne video out of TGS 2014 is posted below and shows 30 minutes of the demo present at the event.
From Dark Souls to DayZ: the high-risk, high-reward cycle of masochistic gaming
What is it about games that punish us for failure that is so damn addictive?
The best games on Xbox One
Xbox One launched in November 2013 and since then the format has been bolstered with several new releases. Join us as we run down the best games on Microsoft's new-gen format, and add to the list as other notable games release.
Alien Isolation: the essential survival guide
It's not just the Alien you need to worry about in Alien: Isolation. You need to master crafting, handle your firepower and deal with looters and the synthetics.
Half-Life to Vice City: 8 classics we want remastered for next-gen
If we're only going to get remasters and HD remakes for Xbox One and PS4 in the near future, can we have these ones please?
The Last of Us PS4 development began as soon as original game wrapped, says Wells
The Last of Us: Remastered is now official, following Sony's confirmation and new details last night. Now, Naughty Dog has given an interview on the updated version, and revealed that work began straight after the original game wrapped.
THQ: where are they now?
South Park: The Stick of Truth arrives in Europe today – many months later than anticipated by THQ. What's happened to the shuttered publisher's other lost gems?
DayZ creator Dean Hall to leave project & Bohemia, will start new studio
DayZ creator Dean Hall has confirmed he will leave the survival sandbox project to found a new team.
The Walking Dead: Season Two to be unveiled tomorrow
TellTale Games' award-winning and best-selling The Walking Dead will return for a second season, and first details of the new episodes are expected tomorrow.
Dying Light - EG Expo 2013 Livestream: Techland talks open world zombie hell
From 2pm Dead Island developer Techland is on stage at Eurogamer Expo to talk about their upcoming zombie free-runner Dying Light. Word has it they'll be showing live night footage for the very first time Watch the session right here.
The running dead: the flight or fight mentality of Dying Light
Dying Light is the cross-gen survival horror title from Dead Island studio Techland. VG247's Dave Cook plays it and talks with Przemyslaw Mróz about the importance of knowing when to flee.
DayZ Standalone: first gameplay from E3 2013
Bohemia Interactive's Matt Lightfoot gives VG247 a world's first look at the standalone version of Day Z, direct from E3 2013.
The Last of Us: something to fight for
The Last of Us stands as the culmination of the developer Naughty Dog's journey from the creator of Sony's erstwhile bandicoot mascot to a master of interactive story-telling. You really should play it.
The Evil Within: Shinji Mikami's bloody return
The Evil Within creator Shinji Mikami is back with a new studio and a horror-filled nightmare to remind us all how to feel afraid once more. Stace Harman checks out the game and reports from hell.
The Astronauts: Chmielarz on life after People Can Fly
The Astronauts is looking to revolutionise story-telling in games. VG247's Dave Cook speaks with co-founder Adrian Chmielarz about his new project, and life after People Can Fly.
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"Surreal horror" Here They Lie coming to PS4, PlayStation VR
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Select Capcom titles deeply discounted on North American eShop
Dead Island 2 Steam page removed, resurrecting cancellation talk
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Wingate to offer political science
Published: Friday, November 16, 2012 at 8:12 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, November 16, 2012 at 8:12 a.m.
Wingate University will offer a new political science major beginning in August, in response to the demands of the community and the interests of students.
"This has been three years in the making, and I am happy both the administration and faculty believe in and support political science," said Dr. Joseph Ellis, assistant professor of political science. "This will be an enriching major for students interested in public service, non-governmental work, the legal profession or education. Dr. Magdalena Krajewska and I are thrilled about the future of political science at Wingate."
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PORTSMOUTH — Police found a wanted man hiding in an attic Wednesday night after smelling his cigarette smoke, said Deputy Police Chief Corey MacDonald.
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House warns Kerry he could be 1/16,000th poorer
Published: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at 1:20 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at 1:20 p.m.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers are threatening to withhold salary representing less than one-sixteen thousandth of multimillionaire Secretary of State John Kerry's net worth.
The House Appropriations Committee's measure demands Kerry's agency implement recommendations of a U.S. investigator for Afghan reconstruction. If the State Department doesn't report progress, he loses a quarter of his salary for three months next year.
The conditions also apply to the U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan.
For Kerry, whose assets totaled at least $184 million according to a 2011 Senate disclosure, it hardly matters.
His wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, is reportedly worth more than $1 billion.
And the family made more money when billionaire Warren Buffett bought out ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co. earlier this year.
Still, some Democrats opposed the amendment to next year's foreign operations bill.
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Above is a highlight reel of last night's Roast of Roseanne on Comedy Central. Its messiness was an aesthetic choice — many members of the panel, whose star power was repeatedly called out for being underwhelming, aired out their dirty laundry. Carrie Fisher talked about her addiction and its affect on her memory, but best of all was when she read Jeff Ross with drag queen's precision. Ellen Barkin talked about popping Valium and drinking several cocktails before taking the stage — good thing, because I wanted to get to the bottom of why she could barely open her eyes all night before that. Gilbert Gottfried joked about his tsunami joke that went awry and got him fired as the Aflac duck's voice last year. He wants his job back, of course.
Tom Arnold showed up as a surprise (or whatever) roaster — he announced that the taping, which happened last week, marked the first time he and his ex, Rosey, had been in the same room together in 18 years. He had tender words for her, and she had some for him. And then the not-so-fat-anymore lady sang on key (or at least, relatively).


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A 70-year-old Fairport man is facing charges after sheriff's deputies say his gun accidentally discharged inside a restaurant.
John Cassata is charged with first-degree reckless endangerment, a felony.
According to deputies, Cassata and a friend, 67-year-old Charles Raab, were at the Cottage Hotel in Mendon on Saturday afternoon. Investigators say Cassata and Raab were sitting at a table together when Cassata decided to show his firearm to Raab. Deputies say the gun accidentally went off and the bullet went through Cassata's hand, grazed his leg and then grazed Raab's ankle. No one else in the restaurant was injured. Both men were transported to Strong Memorial Hospital with minor injuries.
Cassata war arraigned in Mendon Town Court and released in lieu of $1,000 bail.
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Hey Guys,
I have been using PMS for quite with my PS3 and, because it's made to work so well with that particular system , it's been simple to use from the start.
I have just recently added a Sony BDP-S390 to my network, and am now trying to get the software to play nice with this player. The default configuration file that comes with the install (SonyBluRay.conf) does not allow native playback of mkv files. I found another post in this forum from the user Axess_Denied with this exact model. He claimed to have a complete working .conf file for this player and was nice enough to share it.
While his conf file certainly allowed me to play mkv files and MP4 files with no encoding, Istill had to tweak it slightly. Unfortunately, there are still a couple things that I have not solved.
One being playback of divx avi files. I know this player doesn't support them, so I have to use transcoding to view them. While MEncoder and FFmpeg are able to create a compatible stream to the player, the file jumps forward several minutes at around 40 seconds into playback, and then continues to playback smoothly. This annoying jumping continues as the playback goes on, at around the same repeating interval. This behavior happens with both Mencoder and FFmpeg. Tsmuxer and Avi Synth are not able to transcode Divx for me (at least with the settings I currently have). TsMuxer gives me "file unsupported" error and AviSynth locks the player up.
The other problem I cannot solve is that whenever I transcode with Mencoder, the video playsback too fast and the audio is badly delayed by severeal seconds. Playback is smooth though.
This is a real problem when I am trying to watch DVD iso files, as Mencoder is the only choice I am given on the player when accessing isos. I tried playing with a couple settings in the gui (AV sync alternative method, and force framerate parsed from FFmpeg) but still the same problem.
Here are the settings in the SonyBluRay.conf file that are *mostly* working for me at this point.
Supported = f:mpegps|mpegts v:mpeg1|mpeg2 a:ac3|dts|lpcm|mpa|mp3 m:video/mpeg
Supported = f:mpegts v:h264|vc1 a:ac3|dts|dtshd|truehd|aac|lpcm|mpa|mp3 m:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts
Supported = f:avi|divx v:divx|mp4 a:ac3|lpcm|mpa|mp3 m:video/x-divx
Supported = f:avi v:mp4|xvid a:ac3|lpcm|mpa|mp3 m:video/avi
Supported = f:divx v:divx a:ac3|lpcm|mpa|mp3 m:video/mpeg
Supported = f:wmv v:wmv|vc1 a:wma m:video/mp4
Supported = f:mp4|m4v v:mp4|h264 a:ac3|dts|dtshd|truehd|aac|lpcm|mpa|mp3 m:video/mp4
Supported = f:mkv v:mp4|divx|h264 a:ac3|dts|dtshd|truehd|aac|lpcm|mpa|mp3 m:video/x-matroska
If I understood what all of these things meant I might have a better chance at finding a solution. Is there a FAQ that breaks this part down for new users who want to learn? Specifically I want to know how the settings here relate to the different encoding engines, and how they affect the choices that appear for transcoding on the rendering device.....
Finally, if I am able to get everything working perfectly, wouldn't it be a good idea for your users to be able to upload and share their fully working configuration files? I imagine it would save people a lot of time in getting PMS to work properly with their specific devices.
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Transmission is a free, lightweight BitTorrent client. It features a simple, intuitive interface on top on an efficient, cross-platform back-end.
Transmission sets initial preferences so things "Just Work", while advanced features like watch directories, bad peer blocking, and the web interface can be configured with just a few clicks. Macworld put it this way: "It's fast, it's extremely lightweight, and â" even though it's available for a variety of platforms â" it behaves just as you'd expect a Mac program to."
Transmission supports full encryption, file selection, a web-based interface, groups, peer exchange, automatic port forwarding, webseeds, watch directories, tracker editing, global and per-torrent speed limits, and more.
Its code is freely available online and is licensed under either the GNU Public License v2 or the MIT License. The development team welcomes anyone who is interested in contributing code, documentation, translations, or other help.
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Tags: bittorrent , download , torrent , p2p , beta , file , share , client
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Will use less memory when run in 32 bit mode.
Check this thread for more info: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3238726
Intel ony? Fine, your out!
If your updated version won't run on 10.4 on a NON_INTEL mac you should state so so that I know not to update. :P
must-have for torrents download.
I love it!
Must have!
I've tried others (Azureus, Xtorrent, µTorrent (but on Windows - not Mac), even Opera's client) but I always come back to Transmission. It "just works". Azureus is for experts only (I was never able to get it to work). The others have frustrating glitches. Some of them may have more features or may even be faster, but for casual use Transmission is the easiest to use.
Contrary to it's description as lightweight, I have encountered significant hangs on 2 machines, running 10.4.11, and 10.5.7.
Transmission is visually pleasing, and very simple, so i still use it for quick grabs - however it's still quite limited in comparison to Azureus. Most of these features relate to organizing lists of 25+ torrents, or selecting files to DL inside torrents with 25/50/100 files.
Features I miss:
-Click sortable columns when picking files for DL
-Keyboard navigation when picking files for DL
-Network activity graphs with history
-Manually kicking/banning peers
-Viewing selected groups of torrents
-Very compact torrent listings
Very similar to utorrent but has more features.
Download speed does depend 99.9% on the seeders/peers connection....that's why a good test uses THE SAME torrent with a LARGE amount of seeds so that that's not a limiting factor. This way differences on speed can't be blamed on the torrent as they're both the same (basic scientific method 101).
Anyway, good test and I can confirm that Transmission starts up a bit more slowly but otherwise has more features.
miknos, if you want to browse the web and download torrents at the same time, you should try Turtlematic: http://osx.iusethis.com/app/turtlematic
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Make this Father's Day extra special, and make your own gift! Check out a few ideas below!
Homemade Cards
The DAD Card
Take a piece of colorful construction paper and fold it in half. Trace or draw letters onto the paper, using a pencil. You want to spell out "DAD". Make sure the letters are touching the seam of the paper, that way when you cut the letters out, it will open like a card. You can make the card horizontal or vertical depending on what you want your card to look like.
Once the base of your card is complete, feel free to decorate it as you wish. Be as creative as possible. Use buttons, bows, glitter, stickers; anything that is pretty, inexpensive, and fun to decorate a card. You can even use old magazines and cut out pictures that remind you of your dad; then glue those to the outside of the card. Write a nice message inside the card wishing your dad a Happy Father's Day.
A Memory Card
Pick a colorful piece of paper, then fold in half. You can make the card horizontal or vertical depending on what you want your card to look like. Find an old photo of you and your dad smiling and doing something fun together. Trace a heart on the front of the card that is a little smaller than the photo and cut it out. Then tape the photo to the inside of the card, facing out, so your heart frames the picture.
Use buttons, bows, glitter, stickers; anything that is pretty, inexpensive, and fun to decorate the outside of the card. If you want, use old magazines and cut out pictures of anything that reminds you of your dad, then glue those to the outside of the card.
On the inside of the card, write a nice message wishing you dad a Happy Father's Day. You can even write something referring to the picture you chose; for example: "Remember when we … It's memories like these that make me happy that you are my dad."
If you are looking to send dad an e-card online, try this website: Hallmark E-Cards
For a quick, printable card, try this website: 123 Print Cards.com
Homemade Gifts
Personalized Picture Frame
Purchase a wood frame from a local craft store and decorate it 'dad style'. Find a photo of you and your dad participating in his favorite activity. Then, decorate it with little knickknacks to personalize it! Whether he is into sports, gadgets, or the outdoors, a personalized frame is sure to put a smile on his face this Father's Day!
Snack Can
What a better gift for dad then the gift of food! Decorate a coffee can with your dad's favorite things, using stickers, press-on knickknacks, and other decorations from your local craft store. Then, fill it with all of your dad's favorite snacks!
Need other gift ideas? Check out the links below for other gift ideas for dad!


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Roller coasters ruled in 2013, as several California theme parks opened new high-flying thrill rides. This year, however, it's all about getting wet. On May 31, Tsunami Soaker -- a spinning teacup ride with water guns attached -- debuts at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo. Gilroy Gardens opens Water Oasis, a half-acre of H2O delights for young ones, in late June. Then there's Legoland's new Legends of Chima Water Park in the San Diego area, which opens May 24 to the delight of Lego lovers of all ages. And don't forget all the other water parks in our fair state -- such as the Raging Waters locations in San Jose, San Dimas and Sacramento as well as Waterworld California in Concord. While they aren't traditional amusement parks, these dedicated water parks offer plenty of splish-splashy fun. Here's our annual roundup of what's new and notable at California's top amusement parks:
What's new: Discovery Kingdom is moving to a year-round calendar, which means that the thrill rides now won't stop once the cooler weather hits.
Of course, some attractions work best on a warm, sunny day -- such as the new Tsunami Soaker, which opens May 31. As one might expect, people definitely get wet on the Soaker, a spinning, interactive boat ride where passengers shoot water guns at each other. Up to six people ride in each vessel, which should result in some truly memorable water fights. Riders can use their water guns to drench innocent bystanders -- so, in other words, you might not want to stand too close to the ride unless you want to get wet.
Also, coaster enthusiasts won't want to miss Superman Ultimate Flight, a DC Comics-themed ride that stands 15 stories high and carries riders at speeds as high as 62 mph. It's truly super, man.
Bargain alert: Save up to $20 per ticket when you pick the date you'll visit and buy online. Also, Six Flags is offering a monthly membership program, which provides the same benefits as a season pass. Memberships start at $5.19 per month.
Details: Open May 18, then daily starting May 23. 1001 Fairgrounds Drive, Vallejo. 707-643-6722; www.sixflags.com/discoverykingdom.
What's new: Wooden roller-coaster enthusiasts are still going for Gold -- Gold Striker, that is -- at Great America. The park's latest thrill ride, which opened last year, is a major hit. Billed as "the tallest and fastest wooden roller coaster in Northern California," Gold Striker soars as high as 108 feet and at speeds approaching 54 mph. The twists and turns are dramatic, but it's really the vertical descents -- the steepest of which is approximately 50 degrees -- that provide the greatest thrills.
Great America is also set to open "Aerial Ice Extreme," a new ice show featuring ice skating, aerial acrobatics and participants from TV's "America's Got Talent."
And, of course, there's the Boomerang Bay Water Park, which provides plenty of ways to get wet -- from the family-friendly Boomerang Lagoon pool to the three-story-tall Screamin' Wombat water slide.
Bargain alert: Buy online and save $25 on single-day tickets, when you purchase four or more tickets. Great America is also now offering a payment plan for season passes, which start as low as six payments of $14. All tickets include free admission to Boomerang Bay Water Park.
Details: Open May 18, 20-21, then daily starting May 24. Water park opens May 24. 4701 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara. 408-988-1776; www.cagreatamerica.com.
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
What's new: It's time to go for a spin -- on Undertow, the Boardwalk's newest thrill ride. The spinning coaster, which opened in 2013, races along at speeds of up to 40 mph along 1,410 feet of track. Yet, it's not just the speed that gets you -- it's the way this coaster twists and turns that really provides the A-grade thrills. It even does a complete 360-degree spin, so you might want to limit the amount of cotton candy, corn dogs and other delights you consume before boarding this beast.
Undertow joins the Giant Dipper as one of the Boardwalk's marquee attractions. The classic wooden coaster is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year.
Also, the "Free Friday Night Bands on the Beach" series offers up two shows, at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m., Fridays June 13-Aug. 29. The lineup includes classic rock's Greg Kihn Band (June 20), soul singer Macy Gray (July 11) and hard rockers Y&T (Aug. 1).
Bargain alert: Buy tickets at Costco and save as much as 30 percent on some packages.
Details: Open for the season. 400 Beach St., Santa Cruz. 831-423-5590; www.beachboardwalk.com.
Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park
What's new: Kids can cool off this summer at Water Oasis, a half-acre attraction that features plenty of H2O-fueled family fun. Water Oasis has three main components -- Water Journey, Lagoon and Splash Pad -- that will allow kids to slide about in the lagoon, get soaked by giant flowers and play with water, while parents hang out on Adirondack chairs and sip lemonade. Yet, it's more than just fun and games -- Water Oasis was designed to help children learn how to conserve water while they play in it.
Of course, the park offers many other family-friendly attractions. It's also a great place for a stroll -- it's a horticultural wonderland of twisted trees and landscaped gardens made possible by tree lover Michael Bonfante.
Bargain alert: Save up to $20 on single-day admission when you buy online. Also, a season pass costs $39.99 (ages 3 and up) until Memorial Day.
Details: Open Fridays-Sundays and Memorial Day, then daily from June 6. 3050 Hecker Pass Highway, Gilroy. 408-840-7100; www.gilroygardens.org.
What's new: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad -- aka, "The Wildest Ride in the Wilderness" -- is back in business at Disneyland. The ride, which originally opened in 1979, now has an enhanced audio system, upgraded track, new special effects and restored Rainbow Ridge Mining Town. All that should combine to make this ride -- on a "runaway" mine train -- more thrilling than ever.
Disneyland will kick off the summer season with a 24-hour, overnight celebration on May 23-24. Yes, that's right, Disneyland -- as well as California Adventure next door -- will remain open from 6 a.m. May 23 to 6 a.m. May 24. That should make for a very memorable Memorial Day weekend for Disney fans.
Bargain alert: Save money when you buy a Park Hopper ticket. Includes one Magic Morning early admission.
Details: Open daily. 1313 S. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim. 800-854-3104, 714-781-7290 for guest relations; http://disneyland.disney.go.com.
Disney's California Adventure
What's new: Cars Land, the huge new expansion that opened in 2012, is still driving much of the traffic to this companion theme park. So expect to see lines if you want to hang out with the Radiator Springs gang. Cars Land, which is based on the 2006 smash animated film "Cars," is one of eight themed areas at the park. Also make sure to take a stroll through Buena Vista Street, a "land" designed to look like Los Angeles in the 1920s.
Bargain alert: Save money when you buy a Park Hopper ticket. Includes one Magic Morning early admission.
Details: Open daily. 1313 S. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim. 800-854-3104, 714-781-7290 for guest relations, http://disneyland.disney.go.com.
Six Flags Magic Mountain
What's new: Magic Mountain is roller coaster nirvana. It already has 18 coasters -- which is reportedly more than any other theme park in the world -- and plans to open its 19th in early summer. The newest edition will be the pint-size coaster Speedy Gonzales Hot Rod Racers, which will anchor a revitalized Bugs Bunny World. (Speedy will be the park's fourth kids' coaster, which is reportedly a record for U.S. theme parks.)
The bigger kids will want to head straight for Full Throttle, which opened last year. Full Throttle lives up to its name, hurtling passengers both on the inside and the outside of what's being called the world's tallest vertical loop, at 160 feet.
Bargain alert: Save at least $20 when you buy tickets online. Also, Six Flags is offering a monthly membership program, which provides the same benefits as a season pass. Memberships start at $6.09 per month.
Details: Open for the season. 26101 Magic Mountain Parkway, Valencia. 661-255-4100; www.sixflags.com.
Knott's Berry Farm
What's new: This Orange County theme park is celebrating 30 years of Camp Snoopy and will make improvements to its classic Grand Sierra Railroad attraction. Set to reopen in early summer, the 180-passenger train will chug through six new scenes depicting Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang on a camping trip through the High Sierra.
This renovation follows a busy 2013, which saw Knott's Berry Farm open three new attractions in its Boardwalk section. The most appealing of the bunch might be the Coast Rider, which takes people along a 1,339-foot-long track designed to mimic the California coast, complete with harrowing twists and turns. But also check out the Surfside Gliders, where folks board two-person aircrafts and sail 28 feet above ground, and the Pacific Scrambler, which is designed to evoke traditional boardwalk fun.
Bargain alert: Knott's is the most reasonably priced of the SoCal parks. Online single-day tickets can be had for as low as $33 for kids and seniors; $39 general admission.
Details: Open daily. 8039 Beach Blvd., Buena Park; 714-220-5200; www.knotts.com.
Universal Studios Hollywood
What's new: Join Gru and the crew on the new Despicable Me Minion Mayhem 3-D motion-simulation ride. The adventure starts in the home of Gru (the villain-turned-hero in the "Despicable Me" movies) as riders are recruited to join his many minions. Let's just say that things don't go quite as planned during "minion training."
After the ride, visit the "Despicable Me"-themed Super Silly Fun Land, an all-new outdoor family play zone. For more thrills, check out Transformers: The Ride 3-D and the always popular back-lot Studio Tour.
Bargain alert: Buy a one-day ticket online for $92 and get the rest of 2014 free. Note: Blackout dates (holidays, most of July, and some of May, June and August) apply at this price. You are able to upgrade to add a visit on a blackout date or buy a no-blackout pass.
Details: Open daily. 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City. 800-864-8377; www.universalstudioshollywood.com.
Legoland California
What's new: Opening May 24, the Legends of Chima Water Park is a major new addition to the Legoland empire. It includes eight areas, such as Cragger's Swamp (where guests can slide through the head of a massive Lego crocodile), the Lion Temple Wave Pool and Eglor's Build-a-Boat. There's also Explorers Forest, a lush, tropical forest area where the 15-foot-tall Gorzan the Gorilla lives, as well as the cozy Rhino Beach, which sounds like an ideal spot to relax in the shade. Chima Water Park is included with admission to the regular Legoland Water Park.
Also, don't forget that you can now stay overnight at this San Diego County park. Last year, Legoland opened a three-story, 250-room themed hotel with restaurants adjacent to the amusement park.
Bargain alert: Get five days at three parks -- Legoland California, Legoland Water Park (including Chima) and Sea Life Carlsbad Aquarium -- for $97-$107, the price of a one-day resort-hopper ticket. Or, save $15 and get a second day for free when you book seven days in advance.
Details: One Legoland Drive, Carlsbad. 760-918-5346; http://california.legoland.com; www.visitsealife.com.
Seaworld San Diego
What's new: The theme park is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a "Sea of Surprises." During this 18-month-long celebration, SeaWorld visitors will enjoy a variety of treats, including new shows, more up-close animal encounters and plenty of prizes being given away. The biggest surprise comes at the park's entrance, which has been completely transformed into a kind of undersea oasis. Dubbed Explorer's Reef, this "arrival experience" is said to be inspired by "waves crashing over a coral reef, as well as up-close encounters with marine life." Guests will now enter SeaWorld under a massive sculpture of a wave, which measures 30 feet tall and 100 feet long.
Also, its sister water park, Aquatica San Diego in nearby Chula Vista, is opening for its second season and introducing the new 375-foot, high-speed Taumata Racer water slide.
Bargain alert: Save $20 on adult single-day tickets -- and $14 for kids -- when you buy online.
Details: Open daily. 500 Sea World Drive, San Diego. 800-257-4268; www.seaworldparks.com.
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It's safe to say Thursday wasn't Lindsay Lohan's best day.
Not long after she was arrested for allegedly punching a woman in a New York City club, Lohan was charged with lying to police after she crashed her car into a big rig June 8 on the Pacific Coast Highway in Santa Monica.
Prosecutors charged the actress with resisting, obstructing, or delaying an officer in the course of their duties, providing false information to an officer, and reckless driving, according to E! News. All of are misdemeanors, and a court date has not yet been set.
Lohan is currently on probation for stealing jewelry from a Venice store earlier this year. And if the crash wasn't enough to get her probation revoked, the assault charges on the other side of the country might.
Maybe they'll split the difference and put her in jail in St. Louis or something.
The alleged assault was trhe result of Lohan and another woman fighting over Max George from the boy band The Wanted. According to TMZ, Lohan went to the Justin Bieber concert in New York, where The Wanted was opening the show. She met up with George and some of his friends at a hotel bar, then went to a club together.
Apparently as the night went on, Lohan got pretty... wait for it ... drunk, which turned George off. He then started talking to another woman, which made Lohan, like, totally mad. Words were exchanged and Lohan allegedly hauled off and let the woman have it, punching her in the left side of the face.
Well, that makes sense. Guys always take home the girl who throws the best right cross.
Anyway, the police were called, but didn't arrive before Lohan took off around 4 a.m. They found her outside, leaving the scene with someone else behind the wheel. They arrested her for alleged assault. Apparently, while she was in handcuffs, she kept repeating "Are you kidding me?"
Guess not.
Lohan was booked on suspicion of third degree misdemeanor assault and released several hours after she was taken into custody. TMZ said investigators went back to the club looking for security footage of the alleged altercation.
HALLE BERRY SELLING FIGHT HOUSE: Halle Berry is selling the house where the big Gabriel Aubry-Olivier Martinez brawl took place on Thanksgiving.
Maybe she couldn't get the blood out of the driveway.
TMZ said Berry is selling the place for $15 million. Multiple real estate sources said Berry gave a prominent realtor a pocket listing -- which means property that isn't advertised. The broker -- Billy Rose -- happened to own the place a decade ago. He renovated it and sold it to actor Frankie Muniz, who later sold it to Berry.
That's right -- a celebrity's current man violently pummels her former man, and everything about her suddenly becomes a story.
TMZ said last week Berry got an $11 million offer, but she's holding out for more. Hopefully the two guys rolling around on the driveway didn't push the price down.
In case you have that kind of money laying around, it's a 5-bedroom, 5,900 square-foot Tuscan-style estate, with a huge backyard, a 1,400-square-foot. guest house, a pool and spa, fireplaces galore, and incredible landscaping, hardly any of which has yet been destroyed by two idiots kicking the snot out of each other.
Berry obtained a temporary restraining order against Aubry after the fight, barring him from being with 100 yards of Berry, their 4-year-old daughter, and Martinez, the latter was included just in case Aubry decides to assault Martinez's fists again with his face. Aubry also got a restraining order against Martinez, which makes perfect sense. Berry is trying to get a permanent restraining order against Aubrey, with whom she was involved in an ugly custody battle.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY LOST ALMOST 40 POUNDS: Matthew McConaughey has pretty much been vanishing before our eyes the past few months. But he says there's nothing to worry about.
"I feel fine. I really do," McConaughey, 43, told the Daily Beast, saying his quest to lose nearly 40 pounds from his chiseled 183-pound frame was healthy, disciplined and well thought-out.
He probably said the same thing about the whole naked bongo episode.
The dramatic weight loss was needed to play HIV-positive Ron Woodruff in the upcoming film "Dallas Buyers Club."
"I'm eating fresh fish. I'm just eating small amounts. I'm not being starved," said the actor, who also says he's sleeping well. "If anything, it's as much a spiritual journey as it is physical."
I don't know. You see a lot of big beefy people in church.
Though his body's "fine," McConaughey says, "Everything has shrunk quite a bit. ... I don't have the leverage I used to. I have body soreness. But I'm as healthy as can be. My blood pressure, everything's fine."
Everything shrunk? Uh ...
McConaughey said getting back to his normal weight will be tricky, as he risks getting a form of diabetes.
"You can't just start eating cheeseburgers and ice cream," he said. "Your body will go into shock."
CHINA CATCHING UP TO U.S. BOX OFFICE: Within seven years, China will eclipse the United States in box office revenue, according to a study by accounting firm Ernst & Young reported Thursday's Los Angeles Times.
That's not surprising, since both places are obviously full of commies.
China's domestic media and entertainment industry is expected to grow at an average 17 percent annual rate through 2015, exceeding the country's overall economic growth, according to the study, released at a conference hosted by the accounting firm in Shanghai. China currently has the second largest film revenue.
I guess we now know why producers changed the enemy in the new "Red Dawn" from the Chinese to the North Koreans.
According to Studio Briefing, the report also said the Chinese entertainment industry faces numerous obstacles, including domestic piracy so pervasive that Chinese consumers expect to pay little or nothing for content. Government restrictions will also limit participation by domestic or foreign private companies.
In a statement, Ernst & Young's John Nendick said: "The challenges for media and entertainment companies to penetrate China are still considerable; however, the vast potential of the market makes it impossible to ignore."
KRISTEN STEWART WAS A MESS: Kristen Stewart went out Thursday night dressed like she just rolled out of bed.
Yes, this does qualify as news, and will continue to as long as 20 million crazed twihards still think it qualifies as news. I have a family to feed.
According to Us Weekly, weeks after she wore glamorous couture gowns by Christian Dior, Zuhair Murad and other designers, the 22-year-old actress dressed down at the Variety Awards Studio in Los Angeles.
Everyone say it with me: "O ... M ...G!"
With messy hair hanging over one shoulder, the "Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2" actress showed off her black bra through a sheer A.L.C. top, which she paired with plaid Juicy pants and Cole Haan oxfords. Stewart completed her look with kohl-rimmed eyes and a nude lip.
I don't know what any of this means, but I'm just the messenger.
Us Weekly said that during a recent interview with The Cut, Stewart's stylist, Tara Swennen, explained how Stewart's style has evolved since they began working together in 2007.
"She's a tomboy at heart, but she understands that fashion is an arena, that she can be a chameleon and not dress the way she does every single day," Swennen said. "She'll always change into her Converse by halfway through a carpet, which is to be expected at this point, but she puts on the heels for me for the photos, God bless her."
Yes, please God. Bless Kristen Stewart.
Still, Swennen admitted, "There are definitely times when I have to say, 'Please, please, please put the heel on just for me.'"
My mom used to try that with me. It was a little weird.
Stewart has been more willing to embrace feminine frocks in recent years, Swennen added. "One of the things that I love about her is that she is willing to take a risk. As a stylist, that is one of the best things you can ask for," the stylist told The Cut. "She's not afraid of prints and sheerness and textures, so I just hope we can to continue to do fun things."
Contact Tony Hicks at email@example.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.TonyHicks.
Friday is Nov. 30, the 335th day of 2012. There are 31 days left in the year.
1782: The United States and Britain signed preliminary peace articles in Paris, ending the Revolutionary War.
1803: Spain completed the process of ceding Louisiana to France, which had sold it to the United States.
1835: Samuel Langhorne Clemens -- better known as Mark Twain -- was born in Florida, Mo.
1874: British statesman Sir Winston Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace.
1900: Irish writer Oscar Wilde died in Paris at age 46.
1936: London's famed Crystal Palace, constructed for the Great Exhibition of 1851, was destroyed in a fire.
1939: The Winter War began as Soviet troops invaded Finland. (The conflict ended the following March with a Soviet victory.)
1954: Ann Elizabeth Hodges of Oak Grove, Ala., was slightly injured when an 8½-pound chunk of meteorite crashed through the roof of her house, hit a radio cabinet, and then hit her as she lay napping on a couch.
1962: U Thant of Burma, who had been acting secretary-general of the United Nations following the death of Dag Hammarskjold the year before, was elected to a four-year term. Eastern Air Lines Flight 512, a DC-7B, crashed while attempting to land at New York's Idlewild Airport, killing 25 of the 51 people on board.
1966: The former British colony of Barbados became independent.
1982: The Michael Jackson album "Thriller" was released by Epic Records. The motion picture "Gandhi," starring Ben Kingsley as the Indian nationalist leader, had its world premiere in New Delhi.
2002: International weapons hunters in Iraq paid an unannounced visit to a military post previously declared "sensitive" and restricted by Baghdad. A nightclub fire in Caracas, Venezuela, killed 50 people.
2007: A man took hostages at a Hillary Clinton campaign office in Rochester, N.H.; Leeland Eisenberg surrendered about five hours later. An Atlasjet plane crashed in southwest Turkey, killing all 57 people on board. An Amtrak train and a freight train collided on a track on the South Side of Chicago, injuring dozens of people. Motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel died in Clearwater, Fla., at age 69.
Actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (94), actor Robert Guillaume (85), radio talk show host G. Gordon Liddy (82), director Ridley Scott (75), writer-director Terrence Malick (69), rock musician Roger Glover (Deep Purple) (67), playwright David Mamet (65), actor Mandy Patinkin (60), singer Billy Idol (57), former football and baseball player Bo Jackson (50), rapper Jalil (Whodini) (49), actor Ben Stiller (47), actress Sandra Oh (42), country singer Mindy McCready (37), singer Clay Aiken (34), actress Elisha Cuthbert (30).
Associated Press


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The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Baseball team will take to the road this weekend for an important Southland Conference series against the Southeastern Louisiana Lions in Hammond, La. Both teams are tied for second place in the conference standings, and are just one game back from first place. The series will be at Pat Kenelly Field at Alumni Field, with start times of 6 p.m. on Friday, 2 p.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday.
The Islanders (23-17, 9-6 Southland) recently suffered their first series loss since the Southland Conference opener, and they will be looking to bounce back against another top team from the league in the form of Southeastern La. (26-16, 9-6 Southland) on the road.
Trevor Foss (5-5, 3.71 ERA) will get the start for the Islanders on Friday night, where he will face Andro Cutura (0-2, 7.45 ERA). On Saturday, Trevor Belicek (6-1, 2.62 ERA) will get the nod against Tate Scioneaux(5-0, 3.29 ERA), and Sunday will see Matt Danton (4-2, 4.12 ERA) get the start for the Islanders. The SELA starter is TBA for the finale.
Offensively, Eric Weiss is tops on the team with a .333 batting average, while Zach Taylor (.323), Jonathan Gonzales (.318), Cody Stephens (.312) and Brad Porras (.304) are all above the .300 threshold for the Islanders. Gonzales has a team-high 33 RBI, one ahead of Weiss' 32 on the year. Gonzales also leads the team with four home runs, while Weiss is also one behind with three in 2013.
The Lions Jameson Fisher and his .329 batting average leads the team, with Harry Slade (.314) and Ben Hernandez (.303) also above the .300 mark. Slade is first in RBI with 29, while the pair of Hernandez and Fisher are tied for second at 21 on the year.
The last time the two teams met, Daniel Minor pitched a shutout against Lions for a 4-0 Islanders win. SELA won the first two games of the series before Minor got the team back on track with the Sunday win.
Live audio will be available through www.GoIslanders.com, while live video and stats can be found at www.LionSports.net.
For all the latest on Islanders Baseball, like the team on Facebook (Islanders Baseball) and follow them on Twitter (@CorpusBaseball).


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Well I've finally given in and decided to sell some splash 'n go stones and I went with what I know best, stones that I started sharpening with myself, stones that I've done many (many) hundreds of knives, woodworking tools, and hair shears on making them something that I can get behind as long as I represent them for what they truly are - convenient.
I say that they're "convenient" as being their greatest asset because I don't believe them to have the greatest feel or feedback qualities when compared to soaking stones but I do believe these to have the best feeling and feedback compared to other splash 'n go stones I've used.
My recommendation for someone looking for convenience afforded by non-soaking stones is the Shapton Professional Series
I selected the stones from this series that I find most useful and friendliest to work with. The lower grits (320x, 1000x, & 2000x) have the best feeling and feedback of all the Shaptons I've ever used. The polishing stones are not as easy to use though, they require a slower beat and steady hand, they're hard and more unforgiving for sure. The 5000x is very slick while the 8000x is rubbery/slick. Again these aren't the great feeling soaking stones I prefer but they get the job done when convenience is the greatest concern. I offer these stones for those people who need the convenience.


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News 12 at 11 o'clock / Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- It was a humbling day as News 12 watched nearly 20 people become American citizens. Besides finally calling this country their home, the newly-official Americans said their citizenship could not have been finalized at a more appropriate time and there's one thing they can't wait to do.
"Most importantly, I can vote and I've been looking forward to that for a very long time -- you can imagine 25 years, and more now, so I'm looking forward to being eligible and being able to vote in this presidential election that is coming up," said Nigerian native Emmanuel Enoghayin.
A ceremony that gives the phrase "proud to be an American" a whole new meaning.
"It is probably the happiest moment we have in federal court all year," said presiding Judge Randal Hall.
Emmanuel left his family and his home in Nigeria when he was only 27 years old.
When News 12 asked what brought him to the United States in the first place, Enoghayin replied, "That is the million-dollar question. In search of opportunities, in search of opportunities."
Now, at the age of 51, he has finally earned the right to call himself an American.
"This a treasure right here, it's going to be kept by itself, and I'm going to make sure it's well protected," he said as he cradled his certificate.
"These are new citizens who will, I think, be more than willing to participate, more than willing to vote, more than willing to go the extra mile to do what we all should be doing as citizens," Judge Hall said.
Even though the process of becoming a citizen took years, Emmanuel says it's like the old adage: "It's about quality, not quantity."
"They want to make sure that the right people are given the opportunity to become citizens of this country," he said.
"I think every native born American citizen should attend one naturalization ceremony just to see what a gift we've all been given," Hall said.
A gift now earned -- and probably framed -- for the rest of Emmanuel's life.
Thirteen different countries were represented at Tuesday's ceremony, including Bangladesh, Dominican Republic, Italy, France, Germany, India, Jamaica, Malawi, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia and Vietnam.
Right outside the courtroom, everyone was given the chance to register to vote.


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So far this summer, over 100,000 acres of forest have burned in Colorado, along with over 600 homes. At least five lives have been lost to wildfires. And July has barely started.
Many are asking the question, why? Why would God allow this to happen? It doesn't seem possible, and it doesn't seem fair.
Nearly 2,000 years ago, one of God's faithful servants was facing a different kind of disaster. St. Paul, who was on board a ship bound for Italy, where he was to go on trial before Caesar, suddenly found himself caught in the storm of the century. The seasoned sailors couldn't control the ship, as it was driven by hurricane-force winds across the Mediterranean Sea. Almost everyone on board gave up all hope of surviving this storm.
Why? Why did God allow this to happen? Paul had been a tireless missionary who had already suffered much for the sake of the gospel. Why should he now have to endure a disaster at sea, and possibly drown? It doesn't seem fair.
God never revealed to Paul why he allowed this disaster to strike. And he hasn't told us why we're experiencing the drought and wildfires our state is going through right now. It's easy to become frustrated and angry with God when disasters like this strike, thinking and acting as if he has let us down. But the truth is, God never promised that our lives would be pain-free and problem-free. In fact, he warned us they would often be just the opposite. When Adam and Eve first introduced sin into the world, God told them that from now on, there would be problems and pain and disease and disasters and death. Shortly before he was crucified, Jesus soberly warned his disciples, "In this world you have trouble."
God never promised us that disasters would never touch our lives. Nor did he promise to explain why when they do. As tempting as it is for us to become angry with God, let's not hold God to promises that he never made.
But while God doesn't always give us the reason why disasters strike, he always gives us a reason to have hope when they do. When Paul faced disaster at sea, God revealed to him that while he and the others on the ship would suffer, none would perish. We may not receive a direct revelation from God like that, but God's Word gives us many promises, promises which give us hope. God doesn't promise a pain-free life, but he promises to be with us always. He doesn't assure us that we will never experience disaster, but he assures us that he will never allow any temptation to come our way that he won't also give us the strength to bear up to. He doesn't tell us that we'll never experience loss, but he does tell us we will never perish.
Economic disaster may take our job. Disease may take our health. Wildfire may take our home. But nothing can take God's love, his forgiveness in Christ, or his heaven away from us. How can we be sure of this? Because God promised these things. And he never, ever goes back on his promises.
- Brent Merten is pastor of Mountain Valley Lutheran Church, 802 Brush Creek Terrace, Eagle.