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Nebraska Law Allows Wind Developers to Sell Power Out of State
April 30, 2010
A Nebraska bill, signed into law by Governor Dave Heineman on April 12, is designed to tap the state's renewable energy resources by allowing private companies to sell up to 90% of electricity out of state. The new law, dubbed the "Wind Bill," takes effect on July 15. Under its terms, private wind-energy developers who go through the Nebraska Power Review Board's regulatory process can sell power generated in Nebraska out of state as long as they meet requirements, including paying costs such as infrastructure development.
The American Wind Energy Association ranks Nebraska fourth among states in potential wind energy development but places it 24th in actual production. A main sponsor of the bill hailed the law as a boon to the state's economy and a responsible change in the state's renewable energy policy because it protects the state's public power system while giving private developers an avenue to tap wind resources. See the governor's press release.


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Research In Motion 'Still a Company in Sharp Decline'
Research In Motion shares are getting shellacked this afternoon following the company's lukewarm quarterly results.
Shares are down 21% to $11.13 on nearly three times the average daily trading volume, according to FactSet. The drop doesn't come as a total shock; shares had more than doubled over the last three months in anticipation of the BB10 launch.
Some profit taking was bound to happen at some point.
But whether the stock can regain its footing remains the big question through the rest of the year and heading into 2013.
Colin Gillis, an analyst at BGC, isn't optimistic.
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"This is still a company in sharp decline," says Gillis, who maintained his sell rating and $7 price target on RIM following the earnings release. "It is too soon to tell if there can be a rebound…The force of momentum behind other platforms such as Android, iOS, and even Windows Phone, may have already sealed RIM's fate."
Gillis says there's a disconnect in RIM's business model that could hinder the company's ability to return to its glory days.
RIM has had some success selling lower-end smartphones in emerging markets, he says. But the BB10 operating system is aimed at a higher-end market, in an attempt to regain some of the customer base the company has lost in recent years.
"We see the company getting a degree of traction in this higher-end market, but doubt there is a return to its former glory," he says. "At best RIM becomes a niche player, and at worst its current focus on the higher end market causes it to lose traction in emerging markets.
"The question we have is, can the company structure itself to be a profitable entity selling 20-25-30 million units per year while also managing a decline in its subscription revenue base?"
RIM swung back to profitability after several quarters of losses. The company also boosted its cash position as it battles Apple Microsoft Corp. and Google, among others, in the crowded smartphone market.
The company also reported 150 carriers are testing new BB10 phones, which is triple the amount that were testing it at the end of October.
But Gillis isn't banking on a grand turnaround anytime soon.
"It is unclear that the company is going to get traction with its new operating system," he says, "and sales of its existing phones are not likely to accelerate meaningfully as the products continue to age."
For more MarketBeat and other streaming markets coverage from The Wall Street Journal, point your mobile browser to wsj.com/marketspulse.

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As soon as I got pregnant, I had to rethink many things in my life, including one of my most prized possessions – the small case of CDs mixes I had made in high school during the glorious days when Napster was alive. With the help of free downloads, every Friday night my friends and I would cruise down the streets of downtown suburbia belting out the lyrics to a new music mix blasting from our car speakers. But here's where it gets weird – on our way to Uptown Yogurt, we enjoyed exposing our quiet neighborhood to the nastiest songs we could find – classics like Freaks of the Industry by Digital Underground and Give me that Nut by Easy E. Looking back, I realize how inappropriate this was. But we were otherwise such good girls, which is probably why we found this activity so hilarious and thrilling.
Fast forward ten years and I still know every lyric to Snoop Dogg's Aint No Fun and still find great enjoyment in singing along to them – windows rolled up of course so I don't overwhelm unsuspecting shoppers in the Trader Joe's parking lot with references to Snoop Dogg's balls. Maybe it sounds odd or even perverted. But my love affair with these songs isn't really about the dirty words, it's about reliving a carefree time when outings meant frozen yogurt not the grocery store, extra sprinkles not responsibilities. Speaking of which….I was now becoming a mother, which I had heard was the biggest responsibility of all. What did this mean for myself, my husband, and most importantly, my mix CDs?
I turned to BabyCenter.com for some answers, which had been sending me vital information about my pregnancy like when my baby was developing fingernails or had reached the size of a kumquat. I found an article called Music and your unborn child, and while there wasn't much talk about the musings of Snoop Dogg, one obstetrician said he "observed a 33-week-old fetus pattern his breathing to the beat of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony." Well, perhaps I needed to get my sh*t together then! With a protective hand over my pregnant belly, I changed my Pandora radio station from Two Pac to Beethoven and read on.
"You may have heard that exposure to music makes kids of all ages smarter in math, but Gordon Shaw [a neuroscientist at the University of California at Irvine], who pioneered this type of research, says these studies focused on older children, not fetuses. " Janet DiPietro, a developmental psychologist who studies fetal development at Johns Hopkins University adds, "There are no studies on the effects of stimulation before birth on intelligence, creativity, or later development." The article cautioned against wearing headphones around your pregnant belly (those new mamas sure get creative!) because amniotic fluid is a good sound conductor. Luckily, I hadn't thought of putting my vPulse anywhere besides my ears.
So I kept the classical station going for a couple of hours – feeling smart – but when Sunday rolled around and it was grocery time, I knew this was going to be the real test. Sure enough, the instant I was back in my car and stopped at a red light, my fingers itched for my CD case – craving to feel those inappropriate lyrics and heavy beats flowing through my body. I thought, When do I kill this habit in order to hide from my child truths about the world and about myself? I took a deep breath – pregnancy could be so exhausting sometimes. Feeling my tension rise, I gave up and slid in a tattered disk titled "Rap Mix!" I turned up the volume (not too loud) and let myself be me. If the little one was bobbing his head to the Notorious B.I.G, I decided, for now, let him jam.


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And that's not even the worst of it: A 'smokin' hot' 73 degree high is expected tomorrow. Drink lots of fluids!
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It's a potential game changer on the region's cultural scene: Two new concert halls are opening in the Bay Area, Bing Concert Hall at Stanford University and the SFJazz Center in San Francisco. Add in Sonoma State University's classy Weill Hall, which opened in September, 45 minutes from the Golden Gate Bridge, and the startling total spent on new performance venues is about $325 million -- in the middle of a recession.
Naturally, there's excitement surrounding the sold-out openings of the $111.9 million Bing (Jan. 11-12 with the San Francisco Symphony and Los Lobos, the rock band) and SFJazz's $64 million space (where comedian Bill Cosby emcees the star-studded opening concert Jan. 23). There's also nervousness: Will the halls live up to the expectations of audiences, ever thirstier for a range of comforts, state-of-the-art production capabilities and infallible acoustics?
"These days, the venue has to be part of the attraction," said Sam Berkow, the Los Angeles-based acoustician for the SFJazz Center. "It has to make you feel, 'Wow, I'm really glad I went to see that show there. That place feels great.' "
Appraisals are already in for 1,400-seat Weill Hall in the Green Music Center in Rohnert Park, which has cost $148 million to date. David Harrington, violinist with the Kronos Quartet, says Weill's acoustics are "fantastic, very warm and natural. The wood in that hall feels like an extension of your instrument." Patterned by architect William Rawn after Ozawa Hall at the Tanglewood performance complex in Massachusetts, the Sonoma State hall was completed with a $12 million gift from Sanford I. Weill, former chair of Citigroup. He hopes to establish a cultural tradition in Sonoma much like Tanglewood's, he said, "only with better weather and wine."
Bing -- named for benefactors Helen and Peter Bing, class of '55 -- rises like an ochre-colored drum amid the developing arts district on the Stanford campus. Inside, it's a knockout: an elliptical valley with 842 seats arranged in terraces. The "vineyard-style" seating surrounds and flows down to the 3,200-square-foot stage, made of Alaskan yellow cedar, requested by acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota, because the material is said to vibrate like the back of a violin.
Toyota also designed the acoustics of the acclaimed Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Bing is smaller -- most seats are within 65 feet of the stage -- and has its own flair: steamed beech floors, maple seats stained to match and walls that curl like waves. Circling the hall are 10 white "sails" of fiber-reinforced concrete, stretching to a height of about 40 feet, which can function as video screens to create a 3-D environment for special events.
"Every day I want to visit it and see it and touch the walls," said Jenny Bilfield, executive and artistic director of Stanford Live, which has booked Bing's first season. This month's performers include superstar cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Wilco percussionist Glenn Kotche and vocal ensemble Cappella Romana, the latter performing Byzantine chant amid acoustics electronically enhanced to simulate those of ancient Hagia Sophia cathedral in Istanbul.
The space went through 18 preliminary acoustical designs -- "stabs in the dark," said Bing architect Richard Olcott, of New York-based Ennead Architects. Finally, from the original rectangular-ish design emerged the ellipse, which got the go-ahead from Toyota. "We looked at a lot of imagery of water and rippling landscape, sand dunes, clouds -- no straight lines, just organic shapes," explained Olcott, whose firm has designed projects such as Zankel Hall inside Manhattan's Carnegie Hall. "This really is a departure. It's amazing what you can accomplish with computer software these days. We couldn't have done it five years ago."
The new SFJazz Center, down the block from the San Francisco Symphony and War Memorial Opera House, is another outside-the-box experiment. Designed by San Francisco architect Mark Cavagnero, it's also the baby of Randall Kline, founder and executive artistic director of the organization, which has moved its shows from venue to venue for 30 years now. The prospect of having a permanent home is putting Kline "over the freaking moon," he said.
With adjustable seating for an audience of 350 to 700, the center's main performance space is meant to provide the intimacy and vibe of a jazz club, along with the comforts and high-end sound of a modern hall. Berkow -- whose firm, SIA Acoustics, has designed sound for New York's Jazz at Lincoln Center -- has suffused the room with acoustic-friendly surfaces, including a 24-foot canopy over the stage to absorb, redirect and scatter sound with a broad "range of flexibility," he said.
Surrounding the thrust stage on three sides, the amphitheater-style seating will bring every audience member to within 55 feet of the performers. There's a cup holder beside every seat; the hall has three bars. Walls can be used for video projections, and the center has a sound studio and production capabilities for live or recorded streaming.
On Jan. 23, in addition to Cosby, the many performers will include pianists McCoy Tyner and Chick Corea, saxophonist Joshua Redman and bassist Esperanza Spalding. With glass wraparound walls on three sides of the building, those standing outdoors on the center's Fell Street side will enjoy a straight line of vision to the stage. The idea is that the center should merge with the community, inviting people to come in for coffee and a beignet at the cafe, run by trendy restaurateur Charles Phan -- and perhaps sample a show, too.
Let the music begin.
Contact Richard Scheinin at 408-920-5069. Read his stories and reviews at www.mercurynews.com/richard-scheinin. Follow him at Twitter.com/richardscheinin.
Bing Concert Hall
Opening: Jan. 11
Where: 327 Lasuen St. (off Campus Drive and near Galvez St.), Stanford University
Details: http://live.stanford.edu/bingconcerthall, 650-725-2787
SFJazz Center
Opening: Jan. 23
Where: 201 Franklin St. (at Fell), San Francisco
Details: www.sfjazz.org, 866-920-5299


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News 12 at 11 o'clock / Friday, May 4, 2012
MILNER, Ga. -- More than half of those arrested will be arrested again. Some are arrested a third, fourth, even fifth time. It's a problem that doesn't just overwhelm the jails and the courts. It overwhelms families, rips them apart and destroys lives.
But now there is hope.
It was born in a barn years ago, thanks to some wild kittens and a little girl who refused to give up on them, even when it hurt. Cherrie Burdeshaw remembers devising the plan that she believes planted the Potter's House seed. She would sit far away from the barn and throw food. The hungry kittens were happy to get it.
Each day, she would make sure the food landed closer and closer to her until eventually the kittens were close enough for her to grab. She says she'd hold them for hours, comforting them and petting them. After that, they were tame.
"Later on, the Lord showed me, I was training you from the time you were a child because you're going to get some women who are going to kick and are going to bite, and they are going to scratch," she said. "They're not going to want what you're trying to give them."
And all Cherrie is trying to give them is another chance at life.
For years, she's opened her doors to women who feel like the rest of the world has slammed one in their face. Drug addicts. Prostitutes. Criminals. She doesn't see them for what they've done.
She sees them for who they are.
"They are ordinary people, just like us, that made wrong choices," she said.
And Cherrie wants to help them make it right. Now, for the first time, Cherrie is also opening the Potter's House to television cameras, sharing her Potter's House with you.
Her idea for this place started years ago when she was teaching Bible study in prisons, and she'd see the same women get arrested again and again and again.
"It just always bothered me and I thought, wow, I wish I had a house. If I could just have a house and keep them in this house and take them to church, they'd be fine."
So, she bought one. Her mother passed away, and she used the money to buy a 1,400 square foot home. She then opened the doors to women who needed it.
"People thought, 'Wow. You're going to do that? You don't know what you're getting yourself into,' you know. I mean, they may steal from you. They may kill you. You don't know what they're going to do."
What they did was amazing. It was so amazing they needed more room. Cherrie bought another house. It was more than twice the size of her original Potter's House.
Still, her ministry kept growing.
In 2007, the pastor of Rock Springs in Milne invited Cherrie to move her Potter's House into a house right behind the church. He said he couldn't pay the bills but offered the much bigger home rent free. He promised the church would not interfere. It hasn't.
This former second grade teacher with no formal training for anything like this was able to keep growing her ministry. As the Potter's House evolved, Cherrie kept trusting her heart but still used her head.
"Well if they come in, especially if they've been on pills or alcohol, we send them to detox," she said.
After that, they move in. Cherrie is often their last hope.
"Most of them have tried to take their lives before they actually came here. I'd say, 80 percent of them at least," she said.
Cherrie says no one has ever tried that at the Potter's House. She also says drugs are not a problem either, even though most of these women have been drug addicts for years. Some have been using for decades.
"We had one girl one time try to bring some pills in, but that's it. Other than that, we've never had anybody," Cherrie said.
Perhaps that's because for the first time in a long time, the women have someone to lean on. When you first move in to the Potter's House, you stay in a room with 11 beds.
"After the first two or three days, usually they're fine. They fit right in."
Suddenly, people who felt like they were going through something all alone ... are never alone.
And they have structure. And responsibility. The women have chores and homework.
Cherrie teaches a class two hours every day. She also teaches them to take care of themselves again. A hair stylist gives them a free makeover, and the women help each other feel beautiful again.
Local dentists help them feel good about smiling again, too. Meth doesn't just destroy your life, it can destroy your teeth. The women get theirs fixed for free. The transformation is incredible.
On your second day in the Potter's House, Cherrie takes your picture. She hides it from you until you get a photo shoot five or six months later.
The before and after shots speak volumes.
"Wow. They just cry. Many of the girls just cry and say, I never knew I could look like that."
They are the faces of recovery. Restoration. Originally, Cherrie's program was six months, but she found it wasn't enough time. Eventually she added another month, which to her, seemed poetic.
"I was thinking seven is God's number of completion," she said.
The eighth month is a new beginning, which is why Cherrie insists her program is not rehab. It's a Christian discipleship program. After 12 years, there are a lot of disciples. Cherrie has never really counted exactly how many.
"I'm not really sure. Probably 500 or 600, maybe. 700?"
Cherrie has never held a fundraiser or asked anyone for money. The Potter's House operates entirely on donations.
So what's her secret? She says faith. And prayer.
"And I would tell him, OK Lord. You started this and if you want to keep it up, then you're going to have to pay the bills, and if you don't want to pay the bills, we'll just have to close the doors," she said.
After 12 years, the doors to the Potter's House are still open. In fact, they're never locked. The women who were prisoners of addiction are now free.
"The problem when they get in is getting them out. They don't want to leave," she laughed.
When they do walk out, they don't just look different to the world, they look at the world differently. They know this time is different.
This time, they're going to make it. Almost all of them do.
Now, two local groups are working to bring Cherrie's program here. Augusta Aglow and iCare are taking a big step forward with making it a reality next week. Cherrie is coming to Augusta to meet when them and to tour a temporary Potter's House. She is bringing a women with her who has been through the program and will potentially run the house as house mother. Still, they are going to need a permanent house.
They hope someone in the community will step forward to fill this need.


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The Molly Malone statue, erected in 1988 by the Dublin City Council, attracts flocks of picture-snapping tourists. The statue's inspiration, the 1883 song "Molly Malone" (also known as "Cockles and Mussels" or "In Dublin's Fair City"), is probably not based on any historical person.
The Temple Bar pub in the Temple Bar district is an absolute tourist trap that attracts an older crowd.
Until the revolution, Dublin Castle was the seat of British rule in Ireland; 18th-century additions jut out from one surviving mediaeval tower. The Castle is now a tourist attraction and used as a site for state events and conferences.
Under the Castle lie the remains of the original city wall of Dublin, built after the Norman conquest. The Castle site may have been a Gaelic ringfort before the Vikings and Normans, successively, conquered it and used it as the seat of their own fortifications.
Phoenix Park was a hunting preserve for the Viceroy, the crown representative in Ireland, until 1745, when it was opened to the public. Its fallow deer are now wild; the park also holds the residence of the President of the Republic of Ireland, Dublin Zoo, and the Wellington Monument.
The Bow Street building of the original Jameson Whiskey distillery is now a tourist attraction; Jameson is presently distilled in Cork.
The Guinness factory tour takes visitors through museum displays like this one; the actual brewing takes place in adjacent buildings, with more modern equipment than that on historical display.
Clonycavan Bog Man is one of several Iron Age bog-preserved bodies on display at the National Museum of Ireland's Archaeology branch, in the permanent exhibition 'Kingship and Sacrifice.' Clonycavan Bog Man is notable for his hairdo, which he set in place with a special fixative compound.
Stop by the National Library's Yeats exhibit to brush up on your literary history.
Trinity College, Dublin, synonymous with the University of Dublin, was founded in 1592 and is ranked by international education surveys as the best university in Ireland.
The Long Room of Trinity's Old Library is open for visitors but not for student study. Also on display is the illuminated Gospel manuscript the Book of Kells, ca. 800.
The Arts Block and Berkeley-Lecky-Ussher libraries are constructed in blocky style out of concrete, in contrast to the classic buildings that surround the Trinity College quad.
The General Post Office served as uprising headquarters for the 1916 Easter Rising against the British; as such, it remains a potent symbol of nationalism for the Republic of Ireland.
The General Post Office served as uprising headquarters for the 1916 Easter Rising against the British; as such, it remains a potent symbol of nationalism for the Republic of Ireland.
Bullet scars cover the GPO, results of the British assault on the rebellion headquarters during the 1916 Easter Rising.
The Gate Theatre, just off O'Connell and Parnell St., is a staple of Dublin's excellent theatre scene.
The town of Avoca in county Wicklow is the base for Avoca Handweavers. The mill on the banks of the River Avoca was used for weaving wool as early as 1723; the company today maintains retail stores selling women's clothing, housewares and food, in addition to the traditional Avoca knits.
Powerscourt Estate in Enniskerry, co. Wicklow, charges admission fees to the historic mansion and manicured gardens, but walking the Estate's grounds and taking in views like this one remains free.
This view of Lough Leane in Killarney National Park speaks for the park itself. The best way to take in the park is by bike, available in the adjacent town of Killarney.
Ross Castle, on the shore of Lough Leane, was built in the late 15th century.
The city of Galway - the fourth-largest in the Republic of Ireland - is a necessary seaside overnight for a trip from Dublin to the Aran Islands.
Inis Mór is the Ireland many Americans expect to find. The largest of the Aran Islands, Inis Mór is windswept, with ancient stone fences enclosing small farm plots, and the remains of houses in the old whitewashed, thatched style. Although it's a tourist destination, Inis Mór has a population that works and lives on the island, some descended from long lines of Aran inhabitants.
The view from Dún Aonghasa, a prehistoric fort, rivals that of the Cliffs of Moher.
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1A projection of the pelvis and upper thigh bone on each side of the body in human beings and quadrupeds.
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- Not only was there damage to my hip, but my pelvis had been fractured as well.
- Through its Sagittarius connection, Jupiter rules the hips, the pelvis, the thighs, and the sciatic nerve.
pelvis, hindquarters, haunches, thighs, loins, buttocks, posterior, rear
1.1 (hips) The circumference of the body at the buttocks: a dark girl with big hips
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1.2A person's hip joint: she dislocated her hip
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2The sharp edge of a roof from the ridge to the eaves where the two sides meet: [as modifier]: hip tiles
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be joined at the hip
- informal (Of two people) be inseparable.Example sentences
- Referring to their relationship at DubbelJoint, Ms Jones said that 'someone described Marie and I as joined at the hip creatively'.
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on the hip
- archaic At a disadvantage.
Words that rhyme with hipblip, chip, clip, dip, drip, equip, flip, grip, gyp, kip, lip, nip, outstrip, pip, quip, rip, scrip, ship, sip, skip, slip, snip, strip, tip, toodle-pip, trip, whip, yip, zip
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(also rose hip)
The fruit of a rose, especially a wild kind: the hips and haws in the hedges
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- Less well known is rose hip soup, a sweet, cold soup high in vitamin C, traditionally served during the long winter months when fruits are scarce.
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Old English hēope, hīope, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch joop and German Hiefe.
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adjective (hipper, hippest)informal
1Very fashionable: it's hip to be environmentally conscious
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- You could be wearing the most fashionable, hip outfit, and you will still look like a doofus when you're on vacation.
2Aware of or informed about: he's trying to show how hip he is to Americana
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- He's hip to what he calls "the game" the music business has evolved into.
- I thought it was some new street slang that I wasn't yet hip to.
hipness noun
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- He chooses Bjork, on the grounds that 'anything even breathed on by her has the permanent seal of hipness.'
- But it soon abandons easy-listening hipness and becomes a heavy-handed biopic about a tormented genius.
- Despite her harpy reputation and upper-middle class projects, Stewart has elevated the happy homemaker to hipness.
Early 20th century: of unknown origin.
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(also hip hip)
Used to introduce a communal cheer: hip hip hooray!
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- Neil was born today, hip-hip hooray!
- Hip Hip Hooray! OK, Dad is out of the woods. He was moved on Monday to the "Transitional Care Unit" (rehab floor).
Mid 18th century: of unknown origin.
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Abbreviation of home information pack.
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Argentina, 2012, 110 Minute Running Time
Genre/Subjects: Comedy, Romance
Program: Focus on Nation Cinema: ArgentinaLanguage: Spanish English Sub-Titles
Argentinian director Daniel Burman's romantic comedy shuffles the lives of poker player Uriel (Oscar-winning songwriter Jorge Drexler), his two children, and an old flame who reappears just as he is about to get a vasectomy. Uriel, a divorced middle-aged lothario, hopes to put his sex life in high gear without any long-term commitments. He confides to his doctor, "My heart is like a Tupperware, there is no more room in it." But when Gloria, the woman who jilted him in their youth, returns to Buenos Aires following her father's death, he changes his tune. An avid cardsharp, Uriel puts on his poker face to pursue her, and piles on the lies. He tells Gloria he works in the glamorous entertainment industry instead of at a mundane money-changing business. As the two get reacquainted, Uriel finds himself enamored of the girl from his past. Gloria just wants an attentive boyfriend as he continues to "lie for love."
A cast of delightful supporting characters adds to the fun in this "boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl" scenario. Gloria's mom (Norma Aleandro) complicates her daughter's life with secrets of her own, while Uriel's children, Otto and Sarita, coax him into pursuing his dreams. If only he would put live fish in the family's empty tank, they would all be happy. Uriel's doctor/confidant also adds a few surprises to the mix. Burman addresses Uriel's Jewish heritage with scenes in a synagogue and onstage with a Jewish band. As a rabbinical rock group performs, ten-year-old Otto, dressed in full Hasidic garb, plays his electric guitar.
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Cisco Systems is discontinuing its WebEx Social service in a concession that its collaboration software for businesses had lagged rivals.
The world's biggest maker of computer-networking equipment said Thursday it will stop selling WebEx Social and replace it with a competitive product from Jive Software. Cisco will continue to support WebEx Social for another two years for cloud customers and three for customers who have the software installed on their own servers.
"We continually evaluate our portfolio to ensure it aligns with our strategy and provides the greatest benefit to our customers, partners, and employees," Peder Ulander, Cisco's vice president of collaboration solutions marketing, wrote in an email.
While the project-based product will be shut down, the WebEx online-meeting service will continue. The deal with Cisco represents Palo Alto-based Jive's biggest-ever partnership and the first time that another company will be a full reseller, according to Tony Zingale, Jive's chief executive officer. The combination of the companies' software allows users to initiate WebEx conferences from within Jive's software, for example.
Jive shares jumped 10 percent to $8.25 at the close in New York, the biggest gain since November 2012. The rally trimmed the stock's loss for the year to 27 percent. Cisco fell less than 1 percent Thursday to $23.01.
"Cisco has a few more sales guys than we do and a few more entrenched WebEx installations," Zingale said in an interview. The combination "is what the market was screaming for, and they were lacking this component," he said.
The move comes as San Jose-based Cisco is facing slowing growth in its core businesses of selling routers and switches. Sales in Cisco's collaboration business -- which includes WebEx -- declined 5.7 percent to $3.96 billion in the latest fiscal year. The company has eliminated 12,300 jobs over the past two years.
In December the company forecast average sales growth of 3 percent to 6 percent in the next three to five years, which was down from an earlier projection for a 5 percent to 7 percent rise.
Jive has explored a sale of the company in the last several months, Re/code reported in March.


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—Redbook Magazine
One of the world's most popular writers of women's fiction—author of the beloved international bestseller, P.S. I Love You, basis for the popular film starring Hilary Swank—Cecelia Ahern now gives us Thanks for the Memories, a heartwarming tale of déjà vu and second chances. Reminiscent of The Time Traveler's Wife, Thanks for the Memories is a love story brimming with hope and feeling and enlivened with an enchanting touch of magic.
How is it possible to know someone you've never met?
With her marriage already in pieces, Joyce Conway nearly lost everything else. But she survived the terrible accident that left her hospitalized—and now, inexplicably, she can remember faces she has never seen, cobblestone Parisian streets she's never visited. A sudden, overwhelming sense of déjà vu has Joyce feeling as if her life is not her own.
Justin Hitchcock's decision to donate blood was the first thing to come straight from his heart in a long time. He chased his ex-wife and daughter from Chicago to London—and now, restless and lonely, he lectures to bored college students in Dublin. But everything is about to change with the arrival of a basket of muffins with a thank-you note enclosed—the first in a series of anonymous presents that will launch Justin into the heart of a mystery . . . and alter two lives forever.
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Critical Praise
"Love and déjà vu feature in this wacky fairy tale about a woman 'transfused' with a stranger's memories. The romance is just what you'd expect from the popular author of P.S. I Love You." — Good Housekeeping
"Ahern cleverly uses the same mystical flirtations that made her P.S. I Love You a big-screen rom-com." — Marie Claire
"The what-if questions that arise [in Thanks for the Memories] give us full permission to believe in magic." — Redbook Magazine
"Ahern has a knack for getting to the heart of human emotions--Joyce's emotional pain is palpable, as is Justin's longing for meaning in his life." — Library Journal
"Ahern devotees will enjoy the magical connection that springs up between Joyce and Justin, and will keep turning the pages to find out if the two can make their way to a happy ending together." — Booklist
"Tender and funny . . . Nice comic timing and [an] affectionate portrayal of a father and daughter." — Kirkus Reviews
"Cecelia Ahern follows the success of her novel P.S. I Love You with another must-read book. Thanks for the Memories leads readers on a journey of the heart in this profound story." — Complete Woman
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- Imprint: Harper Perennial
- On Sale: 02/02/2010
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Geezers and iPhones
By Ultan O'Broin Oracle UX-Oracle Paas4SaaS-Oracle on Apr 22, 2011
Shortly after I relocated to the United States I realized that the term "geezer" wasn't a reference to one of those dodgy, fast-talking, wheeler-dealer character types from "Eastenders" or "Only Fools and Horses", but to an, eh, more mature person. All sorts of labels apply to the older generations: seniors, senior citizens, old folks, the elderly, old age pensioners, and so on. From a design perspective though, whatever you call this group of users, one thing is clear: the last thing you want is a UX that screams "older user", something I was reminded of by this Irish Times article.
Nowhere is this clearer than in the smart phone space. Instead of offering older users dumbed-down and patronizing designs with over-simplified features and larger controls, it is possible to offer a graceful, highly intuitive and classy design for all. The iPhone for example is one such device that works for users of all ages simply because of a great universal design, and one whose form factors--the large display and controls--work especially well for older users (though perhaps some of the finger-based gestures not so, maybe). Compare the keyboard experience when sending an SMS message on the BlackBerry with the iPhone, for example.
The Nokia 6310 phone was another device example, cited by the article, that was very popular with older users, yet like the iPhone was never marketed specifically for that age group (mind you, an endorsement by Jeremy Clarkson of any product would be enough to put me off it for life).
These older users must not be forgotten from design perspective. They're active with technology and online too, and besides the obvious social inclusion aspects of universal design, to not consider their UX needs leaves designers missing out on a very large global audience, one with a lot of economic clout. And, of course, we're all getting older too. If we consider ageing as an accessibility issue, then remember we're all "temporarily abled" up to some point in time, so designing for age is a wise investment, one that doesn't mean compromising on features or usability in any way (in fact, designing on accessibility ground has often led to improvements for the entire community). For details of the importance of this group in Ireland as well as some general observations, see the proceedings of the Business of Ageing conference.
So, it's not just "UX for kids" that we need to think about.
Addendum: I picked up some great Tweets on this subject from CHI 2011, triggered by Alan Newell's presentation: Older people - a commercial imperative.
@chatchavan: #chi2011 Alan Newell: older people don't want "accessiblity". They just want to use the damn system!
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July 16, 2008
G8 Leaders Commit to 50% Cut in Greenhouse Gases by 2050
The world's eight leading industrialized nations—Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States—agreed on July 8 to pursue an international agreement that would achieve at least a 50% cut in global emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050. During the annual summit for the Group of Eight (G8) in Japan, which is also attended by the president of the European Union, the leaders agreed to pursue the proposed emissions cut during negotiations for a new climate agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The G8 leaders and the UNFCCC intend to have a new climate agreement in place by the end of 2009, allowing for a full ratification and implementation of the agreement in time for the expiration of the Kyoto Protocol in 2012.
The G8 nations have also pledged $6 billion toward two Climate Investment Funds: the Clean Technology Fund, which aims to deploy clean energy technologies in developing countries, and the Strategic Climate Fund, which will help vulnerable countries develop climate-resilient economies while preventing deforestation. Both funds are administered by the World Bank. See the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit Web site and the "G8 Declaration on Environment and Climate Change" on the White House Web site.
While the G8 is now onboard with a 50% cut in emissions by 2050, it may be harder to achieve an agreement with other leading economies. In a subsequent meeting of the leaders of the world's major economies—including the G8, Australia, Brazil, India, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, and South Africa—no such goal was agreed to. The leaders of the major economies declared that climate change is one of the great global challenges of our time and agreed to pursue an international climate change agreement under the UNFCCC by December 2009, but did not list specific goals. See the declaration on the White House Web site.


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Of her aspiration to compete for an overall title after 303 starts stretched across 15 World Cup seasons, Tina Maze says, "it's now or never."
The 29-year-old Slovenian is off to quite a start.
The longtime skiing standout and burgeoning musician was pitch-perfect in a convincing season-opening win in Soelden, Austria, in late October. On an unseasonably warm Saturday at the Aspen Winternational, she was even more dominant.
On a hill where she had finished no higher than sixth in 18 starts, Maze, the third skier out of the starting gates, vaulted into first place with a blistering first run down Aspen Mountain's technical, steep Lower Ruthie's Run track.
She fearlessly tackled both the pressure and some tricky shadows in the afternoon and emerged victorious. Her combined time of 1 minute, 59.39 seconds was nearly a second better than her nearest competitor.
"It's an amazing feeling to ski GS like that," a beaming Maze said as she clutched her gold medal. "I'm having fun, and everything is under control. I don't have to risk too much, and it's just fun to come down."
Aspen podium regular Kathrin Zettel, of Austria, settled for second in 2:00.29, while 2011 champion Viktoria Rebensburg clinched her third consecutive top-three finish here with a time of 2:00.93. The German missed out on a victory by one-hundredth of a second in 2010.
Switzerland's Lara Gut (2:01.19) and Italy's Irene Curtoni (2:01.19) rounded out the top five. Vail teenager Mikaela Shiffrin (2:01.73) laid down the day's third-fastest second run to improve from 18th to ninth, while Lindsey Vonn (2:02.84) faded down the stretch in her return from illness en route to 21st. (See related story.)
"I'm pretty happy being on the podium. This day was pretty hard," Rebensburg said. ?I went out in the first race in Soelden, so that's always in your head a little bit, but I tried to push. It's always nice being up there and enjoying the atmosphere, but I still have a lot of work to do.
"Tina is really fast right now."
Maze appears to have been buoyed by the International Ski Federation's new rules restricting the turning radius of GS skis. She is 2-for-2 in the discipline since the regulation was implemented.
"I think with the power I have, I could not use the old skis the way I wanted to," Maze said. "With these, you can use your power and really go down fast. It feels great to ski the way I do right now."
Great for her, but not the competition.
While Austrian Anna Fenninger kept things close in Run 1, crossing the line in 57.88 - 0.12 behind Maze, one of the few who was able to both attack and shed time on the bottom section of the course near Summer Road - the next-fastest competitor was 1.31 off the pace.
Fenninger could not keep the momentum going in the afternoon. She leaned sharply into a turn mere seconds after leaving the start, and her skis slipped out from under her, sending the 23-year-old skidding across the hard snow and off course.
Maze had no such problems - her only bobble on this day came when she failed to stick the landing on her celebratory cartwheel in the finish area.
She amassed a 1.13-second advantage over Zettel at the first split and relinquished little down the stretch.
"I'm on the podium. It cannot be better," said a satisfied Zettel, who was 21st in November 2011's GS on Ajax.
The 26-year-old logged six podium finishes in nine races here from 2005 through 2009, highlighted by a win in 2006's GS - her first ever in the discipline.
Added Maze on her first podium finish on U.S. soil: "I'm feeling fit and strong, and I'm taking every run as much as I can. I'm trying not to make mistakes and ski the way I am in training. Everything is going well for me.
"I feel like people are watching me more than they did - it's something different. We were working for years to be at the place I am, and now I'd like it to continue this way for the rest of the season. Then we see."
While the season is just three races old, Maze certainly has put the world on notice.
Said reigning overall champion Lindsey Vonn, "I have a lot of work to do to try and keep up with Tina this year."


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Mike's gonna get a come up.The Dolphins have been expected to be heavy bidders for wide receiver Mike Wallace in free agency for some time and it looks like theyll have some company from up north.
Jeff Darlington of NFL.com reports that the Vikings are expected to join the Dolphins in the quest to add Wallace to their offense. Thats not surprising news, given the state of the Vikings receiving corps with Percy Harvin and the lingering possibility that they wont wind up having Harvin in the fold when the 2013 season gets underway.
With the Dolphins missing out on several big targets over the last few years, it would be a cruel twist for them to lose out to one of their former general managers. Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman once ran the show in Miami and now he could keep the Dolphins from landing the apple of their eye.
The Vikings might not be the only bidder. Peter King said the Titans could be in the mix for Wallace on Tuesdays Pro Football Talk on NBC Sports Network and it wouldnt make Dolphins fans feel any better if Ruston Webster is the one who winds up landing the big fish. Theyve been the bridesmaid for players (Vincent Jackson, Peyton Manning) and coaches (Jim Harbaugh, Jeff Fisher) often enough that there need be no special salt in the wound for it to sting all over again.
Darlington reports that the team thinks the new three-day negotiating window this year will work to their advantage since it will give them a better sense of the market than they had when the Buccaneers outbid them for Jackson last year. That could wind up working the other way just as easily, though, and we its hard to imagine why that would make the Dolphins likelier to get him than being able to sign a player as soon as possible. In other words, well still be waiting to see if the wind blows the Dolphins way this time around.


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Genre/Subjects: Documentary, Religious
Programs: Documentary, Women + FilmLanguage: English
DIRECTOR: Victress Hitchcock
Producer: Victress Hitchcock, Amber BemakEditor: Catherine HollanderCinematographer: Pablo Bryant, Sasha Dorje MeyerowitzPrincipal Cast: Anam Thubten, B Alan Wallace, Choegyal Rinpoche, Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, HH Dalai Lama, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche
Director Victress Hitchcock (Blessing: The Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns of Tibet) traces the evolution of Buddhism from the isolated caves of Tibet to the bustling metropolises of the West. Since the Chinese forced the Dali Lama from his homeland in 1959, banned Buddhist practices, traditions, and spiritual teachings have managed to survive in unlikely new locations. More than 50 years later, Buddhist meditation centers thrive in every major city in the Western world. The Dalai Lama counts more than 5 million followers on Twitter. Does the future of Buddhism reside in the West?
As Buddhism experienced a seismic shift, teachers adapted and shared their wisdom in a variety of new languages. They established the College for Higher Tibetan Studies in India to translate ancient manuscripts. The Mind & Life Institute was established to extend the teachings of the Dalai Lama to other cultures. Both Eastern and Western scholars began to work with practitioners to teach the Four Noble Truths, while Western scientists studied brain change during meditation techniques.
When the Iron Bird Flies presents this astounding transformation through historic black- and-white footage of the Dalai Lama's escape, testimonials from new practitioners, and interviews with famous and not-so-famous believers. Among the film's Buddhist spokespersons are actor Richard Gere, teacher Chögyam Trungpa, founder of the Naropa Institute in Boulder, as well as Anam Thubten, Tsoknyi Rinpoche, HH Dalai Lama, Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, Reggie Ray, Lama Tsultrim Allione, Elizabeth Mattis Namgyal and Fleet Maull. In one of the film's most powerful moments, former drug smuggler Fleet Maull relates his story of finding peace through Buddhist meditation in a prison cell. The film also addresses male/female roles, and shows how a Buddhist nun broke through traditional barriers to become the first to receive her Geshe degree, an honor previously limited to male monks.
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Ashland audiobook publisher Blackstone Audio Monday was sold for an undisclosed sum to United Kingdom-based AudioGO, representatives from Blackstone confirmed today.
Former owners Craig and Michelle Black will retain a small share of Blackstone, and will continue to work as consultants for the company, Craig Black said in a Monday email sent to Blackstone's employees.
In the email, Black said he also will serve on the company's board of directors, and former Blackstone president Josh Stanton will serve as the company's chief executive officer in North America.
"AudioGo is a strong, well-managed, and strongly backed company that shares Blackstone's vision," Black said in the email. "This move will surely produce new and enlarged opportunities and benefits for Blackstone's employees, narrators, and customers."
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BERKELEY -- Cal's hopes of a first-round bye in the Pac-12 tournament and a place anywhere in the NCAA tournament took another hit Wednesday night with a 63-59 loss to Utah in front of 8,287 fans at Haas Pavilion.
With their fourth loss in five games, the Bears dropped to 18-12 overall and into a four-way tie for fifth place in the Pac-12 standings at 9-8.
Cal might still earn a top-four seeding and first-round bye for the Pac-12 tournament by beating Colorado in its regular-season finale on Saturday afternoon. But it's not guaranteed, depending on results elsewhere.
"We can't even win a game. I can't tell you about a tiebreaker," senior Richard Solomon said.
For now, the Pac-12 standings are a tangled mess.
Arizona State and Colorado share third place at 10-7. Cal, Utah, Stanford and Oregon are one game back at 9-8.
The Bears, who entered the day with a No. 55 ranking by RealTimeRPI, will fall a bit further off the proverbial NCAA bubble after losing to a team that had won just once on the road all season.
Once 5-0 to start the Pac-12, Cal has won just four of 12 since.
"I don't have the answer," sophomore guard Tyrone Wallace said. "Everybody's not engaged in the game at all times. We're letting our individual play affect how we play as a team.
"The season's not over yet. Yeah, we're losing right now, but it could turn around for us."
Utah point guard Brandon Taylor, the smallest player on the floor at 5-foot-10, hit his third 3-pointer of the second half with 51.2 seconds left to push the Utes (20-9) into a 55-50 lead.
Solomon scored nine points in the final 35.9 seconds as the Bears tried desperately to fight back. But the Utes made just enough free throws to repel the Bears' comeback.
Solomon finished with 19 points -- all in the second half -- to go with 14 rebounds in his best game in weeks. Justin Cobbs had seven assists, giving him 502 for his Cal career.
But Cal shot just 39 percent and was plagued early by turnover problems, leading to a 17-4 Utah edge in points off turnovers. The Utes also dominated around the rim, outscoring the Bears 26-16 in the paint.
"We've got to find a way to play better," Solomon said.
Scoreless in the first half, Taylor made 3-pointers on either side of a dunk by Renan Lenz, and the Utes surged into a 44-38 lead with 9:03 left. The margin reached 48-42 when Taylor scored on a fast-break layup with 6:09 left.
Cal's defense held Utah scoreless on five straight possessions before two free throws by Solomon gave the Bears a 50-48 lead with 3:27 left.
Utah fought back, getting two free throws each by Delon Wright and Taylor to regain a 52-50 lead with 1:46 left.
David Kravish lost possession at the other end, and Taylor delivered the biggest shot of the game with his long 3-pointer.
Colorado (21-9, 10-7 Pac-12) at Cal (18-12, 9-8), 3:30 p.m., Pac-12 Networks


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With the hustle and bustle of our busy lives who has time to plan a wedding? Eureka! The Las Vegas Wedding Wagon can pull up to a Sin City curbside near you and hold the street wedding of your dreams all for about $99.
Andy Gonzalez and James Cass are Internet-ordained ministers who said they were inspired to kick off the Wedding Wagon idea because, "having fun and making people happy seemed like the best job on the planet."
The entrepreneurial reverends said offering "mobile matrimonies" seemed like a simple, affordable and innovative option for couples looking to wed in Las Vegas, so they launched the business together.
"We both saw the potential," Gonzalez told ABC News. "There could be real money here."
As for the Wedding Wagon's denomination, the ex-corporate businessmen said they are kind of nondenominational.
"We did a wedding Friday for a couple who wanted an Apache prayer added," Gonzalez said.
The duo said they hope build up the business to a point where they are marrying four to six couples a day or more.
According to ABC News, they performed their first Wedding Wagon ceremony just last week and have married four couples so far.
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Eagle County Veterans Service Officer Pat Hammon will conduct an open house for veterans and their families from 3 to 7 p.m. Nov. 14.
Veterans are invited to the Eagle County Building's Garden Level Classroom, located at 550 Broadway in Eagle, to meet Hammon and receive information regarding veterans' services and benefits.
Representatives from Eagle County Health and Human Services and other community organizations will be available to answer questions. Bob Herrera, Staff Service Officer for Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, will conduct a formal presentation on veterans' benefits at 4 p.m. and again at 5:30 p.m. Information concerning veterans' education, vocational rehab and VA medical care will also be available.
In her role, Hammon assists veterans and their families with information regarding veterans' rights and benefits, as well as help veterans submit claims for benefits. Hammon also serves as the Service Officer for the local post of Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife is currently proceeding with phase two of a fishery and wetland rehabilitation project at Gypsum Ponds State Wildlife Area, and is asking for the public's patience as the work will temporarily limit public access to the popular fishing spot.
Agency officials advise visitors to use caution and avoid construction areas until the project has been completed.
Phase one of the project concluded earlier this summer. The work resulted in an increase in height of the berm around the main pond, enhancing fish habitat by making the water deeper. The elevated berm will also help prevent water encroachment from the Eagle River.
Phase two will continue through November of this year, and will include making the east pond deeper to improve fish habitat. In addition, a small pond at the south end will be filled to create a wetland environment with a goal of increasing the diversity of forage for waterfowl.
Water inlet infrastructure and related pipeline will be upgraded, and improvements to the riverbank along the main road will ensure continued safe, public access to the SWA.
Once completed, wildlife officials say the project will improve angling opportunities, enhance waterfowl hunting and create additional watchable wildlife opportunities.
For more information, contact Colorado Parks and Wildlife's Glenwood Springs office at 970-947-2920.
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Princeton, NJ, August 16, 2013–The Henry Luce
Foundation has awarded Princeton Theological Seminary a grant of $1.5 million
to expand the Seminary's Theological Commons, a project to develop a digitally
connected global library of theological resources. The grant is one of the
foundation's 75th Anniversary Grants.
Princeton Seminary has taken a leading role in the creation of digital resources
for shared knowledge and learning by creating the Theological Commons in 2012, a
free public digital library of more than 75,000 books on theology and religion.
The project has been designed from the ground up with students, pastors, and
theologians in mind, and it will establish partner relationships with theological
libraries and communities in North America, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. It
has the capacity to offer sufficient resources to enable study for a
theological degree in countries where such resources are too costly to acquire.
Although it is powered by advanced technology, the purpose of the Commons is
simple and straightforward: to make religious resources in multiple media
easily accessible to researchers worldwide.
As both
the Luce Foundation and Princeton Theological Seminary celebrate the
anniversaries of their founding (the Seminary celebrated its Bicentennial Year
in 2012), it is fitting that a project of strong mutual interest offers both
institutions the opportunity to support the expansion of theological scholarship
on a global scale. Princeton Theological Seminary received the grant announcement
with gratitude and with the commitment to offer a program that will honor the
mission of both institutions. Separately
and together, both the Luce Foundation and the Seminary have provided strong
leadership for the Christian church in the world. The
Seminary prepared Henry Winters Luce for his work as a missionary in China (he
graduated from Princeton Seminary in 1896), a ministry he pursued for 30 years (1897–1927). The
Luce Foundation, established in 1936 in honor of his parents by the
missionary's son, Henry Robinson Luce, has provided the Seminary with
an endowed professorship, collaboration in developing the now independent
Center of Theological Inquiry, numerous fellowships, and the launch of the Seminary's
Asian American Theology Program. And the late Henry Luce III, grandson and son
of these accomplished men, served on the Seminary's Board of Trustees for 35
years, lending his energy and leadership in the 1990s in the Seminary's
campaign to build a library for theological research.
the commitment of the Henry Luce Foundation "… to encourage the development of
religious leaders through theological education," Princeton Seminary president
M. Craig Barnes values the partnership expressed in this gift. "We are deeply
grateful for the Luce Foundation's generous support of our mission," he said. "Together
we are committed to providing excellent theological education and service to
scholars and religious leaders here and around the world."Dr.
Michael Gilligan, president of the Henry Luce Foundation, remarked, "In
awarding the Seminary one of our few 75th anniversary grants, the
foundation's board of directors noted that the Theological Commons represents a
convergence of this historic relationship with 21st-century
innovation, bringing the best of traditional scholarly resources to new audiences
through current technology. With a major grant to support the development of
the Theological Commons, the Henry Luce Foundation is honored to support
Princeton Theological Seminary's pioneering efforts in scholarship and
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General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. Its mission is to educate leaders
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The curriculum on offer is engaging and relevant and offers students a range of future pathways and destinations. Our skilled staff make lessons interactive and enjoyable and all students are made aware of how they can secure further progress.
There are three main strands to our work at King's Lynn Academy which direct all that we do:
Knowledge – we want all students attending the academy to develop a thirst for new knowledge, to have their current understandings challenged and to learn new skills which they can apply to different contexts and work-settings. Our specialism in mathematics will inform learning across the curriculum.
Leadership – all who work and learn within the academy will act with a sense of responsibility. There are many opportunities to take a lead: in lessons; within sports; the arts; and work within the community. In particular, our specialism in business and enterprise will enable students to practise entrepreneurial skills in real work environments.
Aspiration – every young person attending the academy can expect to be supported to achieve the very best outcomes, through coaching and mentoring and support for individual gifts, talents and learning needs. We do not set limits on how far our students can go in their learning and set challenging targets for all.
We hope that you find this website of interest and that it gives you a flavour of academy life. I would be delighted to welcome you to the academy for a tour in the near future – please contact reception for details of how to book.
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Recently I was browsing video on Youtube and a page popped up saying it was from the FBI and demanded $200, to be paid by Moneypak.
A little research revealed this to be a ransomeware virus. The FBI has stated they do not, and would not, conduct business this way.
I took my laptop to (a local electronics store) and they said it would cost $149 to clean the hard drive of the virus. They said within the past week at least four other computers had been brought in with the same issue.
My laptop was an older model, so I put the money toward a new computer. This virus is very tenacious and difficult to get rid of. I was able to get around the block by hitting the F8 key on start up and booting up in "Safe Mode with Networking". That does allow me access to the internet.
However, no scan with either Norton Antivirus or AVG would isolate the virus. Apparently there are a large variety of sites that could lead to infection.
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September 14, 2005
Delta is the latest airline to fall victim to high fuel costs and heavy debt. The company filed for chapter eleven bankruptcy Wednesday afternoon, following United Airlines and US Airways. News 12 is on your side to tell us if you should be concerned about cancelled flights.
It's business as usual at the Delta terminal. There is no sign of delayed flights and plenty of luggage lying around.
"We don't really see any changes right now for our passengers. We should have the same service. It shouldn't effect us at all," said Susan Johnson, Marketing Director.
But after the Atlanta-based company filed for chapter eleven bankruptcy, some frequent fliers are launching questions.
Susan Cota flies Delta at least four times a year.
"You don't know who's gonna be running the airline. Is the quality going to be the same that we've experienced in the past? What are the checks and balances?" Cota said.
Delta's sky-high debt is roughly $23 billion. They are the third major airline to file for protection since 9/11. The move now allows management to begin chopping wages for more than 65,000 full-time employees.
A Delta call center is located off of River Watch Parkway. It employs more than 200 people. But the supervisor there did not invite News 12 inside out of fear it would scare his workers.
While Delta has yet to say when and where cuts will happen, it insists its schedule won't suffer in the meantime.
Good news for Cota, whose idea of "fun flying" is without interruption.
"We just want to make sure that the same quality is there for the flights we take," Cota said.
A service Delta will no doubt pilot its efforts toward as a sign of reassurance for its fliers.


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Definition of silver plate in English:
silver plate
noun[mass noun]
1A thin layer of silver electroplated or otherwise applied as a coating to another metal: the vase is finished in silver plate
More example sentences
- For unclear reasons there was neither motivation by American flatware manufacturers to transfer the style from silver plate into stainless steel nor demand by consumers for them to do so.
- For example, the thickness of the silver plate that is deposited electrochemically on a spoon is greater if the electrical current is allowed to flow longer.
- They carry a jug and bowl of silver plate, luxury objects of great costliness in ancient Rome, either as a gift for Agrippa or perhaps, as Ebers suggests, to pour a libation before him as if he were a god.
1.1Objects coated with silver: the tables were groaning with silver plate
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- Cahill's 20-year criminal career is believed to have netted him more than €40m, and Gardai believe some gold bullion and silver plate still lies buried in the Dublin mountains.
- At this point, he traded with local Inuit for officers' silver plate, the treasured medal making Franklin a Knight Commander of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, and other relics.
- The finds from the Shaft Graves at Mycenae contained massive quantities of gold and silver plate, including the gold death mask of Agamemnon.
1.2Plates, dishes, etc. made of silver.
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- The restoration work on the castle is progressing and he is now calling on her to return the silver plate to its rightful home.
- He photographed the silver plate, pulled his hands away and put it back in the safe.
- It also means having to repress the vision of oneself staring back that appears in the mirrored surface of the silver plate.
verb(silver-plate) [with object]
Cover (something) with a thin layer of silver: (as adjective silver-plated) a pair of silver-plated spoons
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- He said the coins are advertised as nearly pure silver when they're only silver-plated.
- Wood veneer sweeps right round the cabin, leather covers the floor as well as the seats, and many jewel-like details are silver-plated.
- For example, the technique is used to silver-plate table utensils and to weatherproof objects with cadmium or chromium plating.
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Kathrine Pemberton, daughter of Robert and Roberta Pemberton, earned her 2nd Gold Cup from the National Federation of Music Clubs, Sunday March 3, in Jefferson City, Mo. Kathrine, known as Katie to friends and family, lives with her family at Rocky Mount and is a freshman at School of the Osage, where she is involved in Band, Jazz Band, Choir, FTA and Math Club.
Katie received her 1st Gold Cup in 2009 as a Primary IV; 2nd Gold Cup was received as a level Elementary III. It takes a total of 15 points for one Gold Cup, with a maximum of 5 points possible each year. Katie has earned a total accumulation of 31 points, giving her 30 points for the 2nd Gold Cup + 1 point toward a possible 3rd. (It will take 45 accumulated points.)
Katie has taken piano lessons from Elaine Wilson at Wilson Music for four years this June and from Christinea (Wall) Schwarzer three years before that. She plays some piano in her church, Blue Springs Baptist Church, who also sponsors her lessons.
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David Fincher's 'Gone Girl' to Open New York Film Festival
David Fincher's "Gone Girl" will make its world premiere on opening night of the New York Film Festival on September 26. The movie, adapted for the screen by Gillian Flynn from her bestselling book, stars Ben Affleck as Nick, an affable midwesterner who is eyed in the murder of his wife, Amy, played by Rosamund Pike, who disappears on the morning of their fifth anniversary.
The cast also includes Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, Patrick Fugit, and Casey Wilson.
"Gone Girl is so many things at once: sharp as a razor about many aspects of American life that have been untouched by movies, very tough and just as funny, brilliantly acted, and 100% entertaining—a wild ride from start to finish," said Kent Jones, director and selection committee chair of the New York Film Festival.
The movie options were picked up by Twentieth Century Fox for $1.5 million in July 2012, a month after the book was published, after it had climbed to the top of bestsellers lists. Reese Witherspoon's company, Pacific Standard, produced the film.
The film will be released Oct. 3.
Ms. Flynn, a former EW film critic, said she rewatched "A Simple Plan" after signing the deal to write the screenplay, hoping the movie would allay her fears of adapting the book to the screen.
"As far as I'm concerned, that's one of the all-time great book-to-film adaptations, so I thought, 'Oh, this will calm me,' and actually, it freaked me out more because it was so good," she told the Journal.


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Thursday, December 9, 2010
Snow Peas With Sesame-Cream Cheese Dip
I opted to simply place the sesame-cream cheese dip in a serving bowl, stick two pea pods in it so that people would know what it was for, and sat it along side the pea pods which started out arranged like a Christmas tree. The star on top was cut from a yellow bell pepper and the garland was fashioned from red bell pepper strips. I then sprinkled sesame seeds over all (it's the snow!!)
This comes together very quickly (if you skip the part where you think you're going to slice the pods and stuff them, that is.) Festive also, yes?
Sesame-Cream Cheese Dip
3 green onions, green part only
2 (8 ounce) packages of reduced-fat cream cheese, room temperature
2 TBSP reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 1/2 TBSP sesame oil
3/4 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp hot sauce (I used sriracha )
sesame seeds (optional) as garnish
In food processor fitted with blade, process green onions until finely minced. Add cream cheese, soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic powder and hot sauce. Process until mixture is smooth and creamy.
30 comments:
- Moogie said...
GIRL!!!!!! This looks super. Where do you get all your energy? You are putting my blog to shame.
- December 9, 2010 at 6:18 PM
- Sue said...
Such a healthy dip! LOVE the snow pea tree!
- December 9, 2010 at 7:29 PM
- Design Wine and Dine said...
LOVE this, as usual! So super cute in a fun and festive way!
I will share this post for sure!
- December 9, 2010 at 7:30 PM
- Julie said...
Love the pea pod tree...so cute and festive! The dip looks delicious, too.
- December 9, 2010 at 9:55 PM
- Bo said...
This has to be the coolest veggie tray I have ever seen! Awesome!
- December 10, 2010 at 12:57 AM
I'm confused - in the directions you talk about chicken, but it isn't listed in the ingredients. I'm thinking that maybe there really isn't any chicken in the recipe?
It is a beautiful presentation, however!
- December 10, 2010 at 8:10 AM
- Nanan said...
Much better with the tree than stuffed - brilliant - as always!!!!!!!!
- December 10, 2010 at 8:22 AM
- June said...
Adorable tree Mags! I can't believe anyone would bother to stuff those little suckers - like your version much better.
- December 10, 2010 at 8:33 AM
- Mags @ the Other Side of 50 said...
Anonymous: Thanks for catching that. The recipe has been corrected.
- December 10, 2010 at 8:40 AM
You're very welcome, Mags. It is a hectic time of years, trying to do it all, isn't it? I do enjoy your blog so very much, and I knew you wouldn't want a booboo on a recipe. Thank you for all the wonderful dishes that you've brought to my table that have become a part of our regular repetoire! Anon.......
- December 10, 2010 at 9:09 AM
- SeattleDee said...
OMG, I'm still laughing at the memory of playing with peapods - trying to slice and stuff dozens of those little suckers was not my finest kitchen memory. Your solution is brilliant and oh, so festive.
- December 10, 2010 at 11:07 AM
- Natalie said...
- December 10, 2010 at 2:02 PM
- Lauren said...
What an adorable - and festive! - presentation! I can only imagine how frustrating the stuffing process was ;). The sesame-cream cheese dip sounds delicious.
- December 10, 2010 at 3:26 PM
- Karen said...
Awww, I love this how it looks like a Christmas tree! Stuff those little itty bitty pods? Not me... you did the right thing Mags :)
- December 10, 2010 at 7:53 PM
- Megan said...
Very cute indeed! I love it.
- December 10, 2010 at 8:09 PM
- Smita Srivastava said...
First time here, i jus love love ur cute & innovative christmas tree. Simply wonderful !!!
I love food creations you can take a look at mine at my blog wenevr time permits .
- Smita
- December 10, 2010 at 8:44 PM
- Sean Grey Hanson said...
Brilliant as always!
- December 11, 2010 at 1:47 AM
- Jenn said...
Wow, I would have never thought to do that with peas. It really looks like a christmas tree.
- December 11, 2010 at 11:35 PM
- Shelby said...
So festive! I love this! I am doing veggie and dip this weekend what a great way for me to impress the inlaw's!
- December 12, 2010 at 7:16 PM
- Amanda said...
You are just way too smart! Love this :)
- December 12, 2010 at 7:21 PM
- Jennifer (Savor) said...
LOVE this and healthy. Keep it up!
- December 12, 2010 at 7:28 PM
- Amy said...
So cute. And I'm with you, don't bother stuffing when you can easily dip em.
- December 13, 2010 at 6:43 AM
- Chic Cookies said...
Amanda (up there) sent this to me. LOve it! I posted a link on ediblecrafts.craftgossip.com :)
- December 13, 2010 at 1:30 PM
- Lisa said...
That is SOOOOO Cute!!! What a clever and delicious idea! Beautifully put together.
- December 13, 2010 at 1:49 PM
- Paula said...
that`s beautiful! I love this
have a great time,
- December 13, 2010 at 2:50 PM
- Barbara @ Modern Comfort Food said...
This is brilliant, Mags! How smart of you to skip all the fussy stuffing bits and go straight to something much prettier and more creative with your pea pod and pepper Christmas tree. I've got oodles of sugar snap peas in my garden now and will definitely give this recipe a try.
- December 13, 2010 at 5:47 PM
- Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction said...
So tasty! That looks like a fabulous dip. Love the Christmas tree picture, too. So fun!
- December 13, 2010 at 9:42 PM
- Kathleen said...
I went to a wedding many years ago and they had crab meat stuffed snow peas. I still remember how good they were!
LOL about the stuffing. Always good intentions.
I love your presentation!
- December 13, 2010 at 10:06 PM
- marla said...
Such a cute way to eat your veggies! The dip & the veggies would be a hit at any holiday party!
- December 16, 2010 at 8:03 PM
- Cheryl said...
My favourite Appy this year so far! My little one is going to love it too! Thanks for sharing!
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Hey Everyone
I've been dealing with this problem for a while and hoping someone here can help. I never had a single problem streaming to my PS3 when I had windows 7. That computer crashed and I now have a laptop with Windows 8. Ever since I've had this laptop, the streaming to my PS3 has been unpredictable. What typically happens is the video will start playing and eventually (1, 5, 20 minutes in... it's random) it will begin to have pauses/freezing. Sometimes it will come back a few seconds later, but once it starts it does not stop and gets worse. A lot of times, I will eventually get "File not supported" or "corrupt file" and this is after the file has been playing. It happens to all files and there is never a problem playing them directly on my laptop. My network as plenty of bandwith. This only started with the new laptop. This also occurs if my laptop is connected via wireless or wired and same goes for the PS3. I've tried all setups. At one point I had a different Windows 8 laptop when I was just trying one out to see Windows 8 and from what I recall, I didn't have these problems with that one. There have been times when the videos would play without problems, but I couldn't fast forward, do scene select or pause. If I did any of those, then the problems would start.
I've tried windows server, Plex and now PMS. I tried playing with the buffer size and other settings on PMS with the same results. It's also a coin toss if PMS will find the PS3. Sometimes I have to stat Plex in order for PMS to start working. I've also tried with just one media server installed to make sure they aren't stepping on each other. Nothing has worked.
Has anyone else experience this issue? I assume there are some sort of system settings I am not aware of as streaming worked for years without problems, before this new Windows 8 laptop. Really makes me wish I could have avoided this new laptop!
Any help would be very appreciated!!