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Bride team blog
The most important rule of bridal beauty5:08AM, May 16 Bride Team
Katie Price is no stranger to faking it
Just recently, I interviewed an absolutely gorgeous bride. I stumbled across her wedding photos on a photographer's website and had to know how she achieved such a luminous make-up look.
I tracked down her contact details and asked her to tell me EVERYTHING about how she came to look so flawless on her wedding day - starting with the brand of her primer.
"Oh, I didn't wear any primer."
I reminded myself that not everyone is obsessed with primer yet and that's OK. Not every make-up artist uses it. I continued onto my next question.
"What foundation did you go with?"
"Oh, I didn't wear any foundation," was her response. I tried my best to sound cool and calm.
"So you just opted for a concealer?"
"No, no concealer."
Now I was stumped. No primer, foundation or concealer on your wedding day? REALLY? I'm aware I sound like one of the ladies from Beauty and the Geek right now, but this type of nuptial nudity was unfathomable for me. Then, I thought I'd cracked the code.
"Did you get oxygen facials in the lead up to your wedding?!"
"No... to be honest I wash my face with soap usually… and I don't really wear make-up."
I see.
After digging a little deeper, it turns out this beautiful bride did try the whole full face of make-up thing for her wedding day, but only because she felt like she had to. In the same way people feel obligated to have penis paraphernalia at their hen's night I guess. Blush and false lashes seem mandatory on your wedding day, even if you're strictly a bronzer only type of gal.
This bride had walked out of her make-up trial looking very made up and glam, but very not her. Kate Bosworth in Kardashian-style make-up, I imagine. She felt a bit unrecognisable, which was the last look she was going for.
In the end, she decided to purchase a reasonably priced bronzer, eyeshadow, mascara and lip gloss, which her make-up artist applied sparingly, and that was all she needed to look freakishly fabulous on her wedding day.
I hung up the phone having realised what could be THE most important rule of bridal beauty: you have to ensure you still feel like yourself on your wedding day.
All the primping and plucking will be a waste of time if you don't feel comfortable. One look at my year 10 formal photos confirms this for me (my eyes are half shut in every photo due to the weight of some hefty false lashes). Lay your eyes on the beautiful bride I've been raving about in Cosmo Bride Best Real Weddings, on sale now. The gorgeous Justine appears on page 246. PS her softly waved hair and floral headband look just as effortless and stunning.
Southern charm5:48PM, Oct 11 Bride Team
My hubby and I recently headed down to the NSW South Coast to check out some gorgeous venue options for Cosmo Bride readers. Even though we're already married, it was such a lovely way to spend a weekend, and definitely brought back memories from our own venue search six years earlier.
Our first stop was Ravensthorpe, a stunning 19th-century country manor in Albion Park (a 90 minute drive from Sydney or just 10 from Shellharbour), that has been lovingly restored by owners Jim and Deborah McCallum.
Complete with an outdoor rotunda for your ceremony and a gorgeous marquee out the back, which seats 200 guests for the reception, it also has a private cottage and three rooms in the homestead for you, your bridal party and/or some VIP guests to stay, and the picturesque gardens provide ample opportunities for your post-ceremony shots.
We arrived just in time for one of the menu tasting nights that Ravensthorpe regularly holds for couples who've booked the venue - such a great idea.
Executive chef Joel cooks up some of the more popular wedding menu options for you and your parents, and you're welcome to try a selection of wines from the large list on offer to create the best food and beverage matches for your day.
We felt very privileged to take part in this special night and sampled some mouthwatering options, including the slow-cooked pork belly with Asian greens and five spice broth, chicken breast on corn and chorizo risotto, and a delish banana and cinnamon pudding with toffee sauce and passionfruit ice cream for dessert.
Ravensthorpe is a great venue option for Sydney couples looking for a country getaway with everything included. There's plenty of parking on the grounds and you can set your guests up with accommodation at Ravensthorpe or in nearby Shellharbour. The next morning, staying guests can congregate for a post-wedding brekkie, where you'll sample Deborah's homemade range of Ravenous mueslis, breads and spreads. Yummo!
For more details, see ravensthorpe.com.au, and stay tuned for more of my blogs, detailing the other great venue options we discovered in nearby Kiama and Shellharbour.
First-class invitations8:22PM, Oct 8 Bride Team
It truly is wedding season and I can tell by the colour of my fridge. It's filled with cards that are all shimmering with bliss screaming at me to RSVP to the Wedding/engagement/kitchen tea. Among this pastel rainbow is the recycled-paper number with loud typography, the classic black and white vellum card with elegant script, and then there's bespoke white jacquard invite showing off a ribbon to match their colour scheme. But my favourite, my absolute favourite, (sadly) could not be stuck to the fridge. In fact, it couldn't even be mailed to me.
Over brunch last weekend my girlfriend Catherine handed me her invitations. Sitting above a shimmering stack of envelopes was a miniature purple cheese grater. Needless to say, I looked at her like she was mad until I saw the little card strung by a ribbon to the top inviting me to her kitchen tea. I swiped it off the table, gushing over how it was such a brilliant idea, and she told me how she had a whole bag full of mini kitchen appliances including whisks and wooden spoons to hand out for her day.
It's such a great idea - and easy to recreate. You can buy mini kitchen appliances from Pink Frosting (pinkfrosting.com.au), including measuring spoons and whisks, and all you need to do is print out your invitation on a mini card and tie it with some ribbon to match your colour scheme. Voila.
Have you guys come across any other cool invitation ideas?

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Eagle Police were called to a bike path location in town recently on a report of two boys shooting BB guns and attempting to kill birds.
The resident who called police said he was walking along the path with his young son when he witnessed the two youths shooting their BB guns in an area near cars and pedestrians. When he contacted the youths about their behavior, one of them responded with profanity. The man continued to his residence and contacted the police.
The officer caught up with the pair walking a short distance where the reported incident happened. He spoke with the youths and advised them that shooting a BB gun in city limits is illegal. The officer placed the boys in custody and proceeded to contact their parents.
When the parents of the first boy arrived, he defended his actions and said the man who confronted him had grabbed him and called him names. The boy's father said he wanted to pursue charges against the man. The officer said he would investigate the matter further.
Both boys were cited for prohibited use of a weapon and cruelty to animals.
When the officer spoke with the man who reported the incident, he disputed the boy's account. He said he had placed a hand on his shoulder, but wasn't aggressive. The man said he knew one of the boys, and just wanted to speak with him, but abandoned the idea when the youth started using profanity.
• An Eagle man reported his bicycle had been stolen from outside of an Eagle bar. The man said he had ridden the bike to the tavern around 11:30 p.m. April 20. When he went back outside at around 1 a.m. April 21, the bike was missing. The black Felt bicycle is valued at $1,200 and Eagle Police have watched surveillance video from the incident and the case remains active and open.
• A Denver man reported someone stole this front and rear license plates when he parked his car at the Eagle County Justice Center on April 24. The man said the surveillance video from the property where he lives showed the plates were on his car when he left Denver that morning. Video from the justice center shows the man parking his vehicle, but is not detailed enough to show if the plates were on the car. The man was issued a one day temporary registration from the Eagle County Clerk and Recorder's officer and the license plate numbers were entered as stolen in the state database.


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Prescription Medicine Spending Trends
Prescription Medicine Spending Trends: AARP's Dissemination of Misinformation
FICTION: Drug costs continue to soar past the average rate of inflation and continue to be the largest portion of total health spending.
FACT: Prescription medicines have always comprised a small share of total health spending and in recent years the rate of growth of spending on prescription drugs has slowed markedly.
- Prescription drug price increases have been in line with overall medical price increases since the passage and implementation of the Medicare prescription drug program, according to a September 2006 Milliman, Inc. report.
- AARP relies on the wholesale acquisition cost (WAC), which does not reflect the prices paid by consumers at the retail pharmacy. Instead AARP should use the change in the Prescription Drug CPI (CPI-P) as the more reliable and relevant measuring tool. The CPI-P reflects a full range of factors that typically affect retail prices, including wholesale costs, discounts manufacturers negotiate with distributors or other customers, product distribution costs (i.e., getting the product to the pharmacy), pharmacy mark-ups, and dispensing fees.
- Prescription medicine spending increases are at their lowest level in a decade, according to data from CMS.
- IMS Health reports that total U.S. prescription drug spending continues to decline. They reported that: in 2004, drug spending grew at 8.4 percent; in 2005, drug spending growth was 5.4 percent; and, only 5 percent growth for the 12 months ending in July 2006.
- Data released by CMS in January 2006 show continuing deceleration in prescription drug spending since 1999. CMS projects that spending will continue to slow this year.
- Since 2000, prescription medicine prices have increased at about the same rate as overall medical inflation, according to the government's publicly available data for overall medical inflation. This information comes from Milliman, Inc., which tracked the consumer price index for prescriptions (CPI-P) in its "Prescription Medicine and its Place in the Medical Care CPI: December 2004 Report."
- Prescription medicines account for 10 cents of every dollar spent on health care in the United States, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
- 90 percent of all health care spending in the United States paid for hospitals, doctors, nursing homes, other health services and administrative costs.
- Prescription drugs' share of spending – which includes both brand and generic drugs, along with the cost of pharmacies – is not projected to rise to 11 percent until 2015, according to CMS.
- Prescription medicines can play a vital role in reducing overall health care costs by helping keep patients out of the hospitals. In fact, a March 2006 NBER paper found that the use of medicines that help treat hypertension reduced the amount of hospitalizations for stroke by 38 percent and for heart attacks by 25 percent in one year, and that if those with hypertension were treated according to guidelines, an additional 89,000 deaths, and 420,000 hospitalizations could be avoided.
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A Marietta man who was released from prison early on a 2009 theft charge was sentenced Tuesday in Washington County Common Pleas Court to return and finish his time before serving an additional year......
On behalf of my Family, and My brother who u say is a piece of crap ... You sir are not perfect, and neither is anyone in this world. Yes we all make mistakes & do things we regret but its all about learning experience, I am highly proud about who my brother is becoming, he has opened his eyes & seeing clearer than he has ever have! Im sure you have stuff you have done that you regret, and so do I however, your remark about how he should be locked up & never let out is extremely harsh considering its not like he killed anyone or anything. So therefore, out of respect, God Be with you! That's right.... God Be with you! if your not gonna say anything nice don't say anything at all.... My brother has been through more stuff than you can imagine, the guy he is becoming; I am quite happy to say "I am proud!" so therefore, keep your opinions to yourself unless u don't expect a comment back.
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Oxford, MA: South of "Wooostah", exactly 20 miles west of Hopkinton.
Originally posted by coolrunnergirl4:
I'm from Wisconsin. Anyone else from WI too?
i was born there so i used to live there a long,long time ago...
south Milwaukee...
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Originally posted by coolrunnergirl4:
I'm from Wisconsin. Anyone else from WI too?
i used to live there a long,long time ago...i was born there in fact! haha
south Milwaukee...yeah,yeah as usual another 'hood....i was born in the hood...
who's your daddy?
"and will be a father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters..."
2 corinthians 6:18
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Edwardsburg, Michigan about 45 minutes from Ann Arbor, mi and 30 minutes from South Bend, Indiana
ATL Georgia!! (thats atlanta) !http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/wink.gif|src=http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/wink.gif|border=0!
But I was born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
And I want to go to college in Boulder, CO.
Born in Illinois some time ago, grew up in Pennsylvania, now a resident of Arkansas. Y all come see us, y hear!
Originally posted by sparks77:
I feel like i'm the only person on this site from Massachusetts is anyone else?
Franklin MA, Southwest of boston...any running clubs in htis area..they all seem to be out of Boston and Northshore.
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I am also from Worchester/ WOOSTER
hi i grew up in ma.a little town south of worc.called e.douglas.ever hear of it? what town you from?
I'm from Brighton England! Check out this blog about solo running exploits in England (well, it's for everyone round the world but mostly seems to be Brits!)
Love this site!
I'm responding from Woodstock, GA; a displaced Yankee (former life-long NE resident) from Franklin, MA (20 years). NO, you're not the only person from Massachusetts (what the heck happened to Welker, anyway?).
I like the ATC quote (not to be confused with Atlanta Track Club). I got 100 pages left. A personal fav from OAR...."hold it, hold it, hold it, hold it, hold it.." etc.
Give my regards to the Bay State.
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Published: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 7:09 a.m.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A bill that could send women to prison for publicly going topless has been sent back to a committee in the North Carolina legislature.
The Republican-backed measure had been scheduled for a vote Tuesday in the House. Buncombe Rep. Tim Moffitt said the delay would give time for consultations with Senate lawmakers.
The bill was a response to two topless rallies in Asheville. The bill would expand the state's indecent exposure law's definition of "private parts" to explicitly include the nipple. Exposure determined to be for sexual gratification would be a felony, punishable by six months in prison.
Breastfeeding mothers are exempted.
Moffitt said he is confident the bill will come up for a vote later in the legislative session.
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SAN JOSE -- Police announced Friday that a 23-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the suspected gang-related slaying of Daniel Capetillo, a 17-year-old San Jose resident who was gunned down last week.
Police, citing the fact that the investigating is ongoing, did not release any details regarding the arrest of Rebecca Michelle Villanueva, also of San Jose. It is unclear when or where she was arrested or what led police to suspect her.
Capetillo became the city's 43rd homicide of the year -- matching a 20-year high recorded in 1997 -- when he was shot around 11:30 p.m. Nov. 30 on the 900 block of Pacific Avenue. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators declared it the city's 16th gang-related killing this year. In 2011, 18 of the city's 40 homicides were thought to be fueled by gang tensions.
On Friday, police said they believe additional people were involved in Capetillo's killing, and they remain at large.
Anyone with information about the homicide may contact San Jose Police Department's Homicide Unit at (408) 277-5283. Those who want to remain anonymous may call Silicon Valley CrimeStoppers at (408) 947-STOP ext. 7867 or may visit tipsubmit.com and may be eligible for a cash reward.
Contact Eric Kurhi at 408-920-5852. Follow him at Twitter.com/erickurhi.


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SAN JOSE -- Where Stephanie Bravo comes from, the working-class Northside neighborhood of San Jose, the title of "Doctora Bravo" sounded awfully nice in Spanish. And it almost rang true until the bright, over-achieving Mexican-American left medical school.
"Medicine wasn't playing to my strengths," she said recently. "It was very trying, because it kept me from doing other things that I was good at."
One of those things earned her an invitation to the White House and recognition as an up-and-coming Latina leader. She is the founder and president of StudentMentor.org, a free online mentoring service that in fewer than three years has paired 10,000 college students across the country with 6,000 professionals eager to help them set goals and stay on course.
"It's built like a tech company but with a social mission," Bravo said at Santa Clara University, where she is assistant director for social media in the office of marketing and communications.
At 27, she has the big brown eyes of a curious student framed by the long, arching eyebrows of a super model, giving her a near perfect look for a millennial generation leader -- optimistic, smart and cool.
What separates StudentMentor from traditional mentoring programs is that the students and mentors seldom meet face-to-face. Well, they sort of do on Skype, a video-communication service. Yet, they manage to deal with heavy issues, from choosing careers and finding money for tuition, to coping with outside responsibilities and building the confidence to stay in school and graduate.
"It's 90 percent online, computer to computer," Bravo explained with a laugh. "We're millennials. We grew up using technology. Everyone is on a gadget of some sort."
Educated girls
Growing up on the Northside, Bravo took free tennis lessons from Don Johnson, an African-American coach from back east who took a young Arthur Ashe under his wing and later helped the late tennis champion establish a nationwide tennis program for disadvantaged kids.
Bravo's parents found the money for private piano lessons and a piano teacher in the neighborhood. Her grandfather owned El Tarasco Restaurant, a local landmark known for its mural of an ancient Mexican warrior until it was unceremoniously whitewashed after the restaurant closed. After middle school, Bravo boarded buses for the one-hour ride to a white high school in suburban San Jose.
"My mom decided education was important and that her girls needed to go to a good school without violence, drugs and high rates of failure," Bravo recalled.
But just as the busing ultimately failed to integrate schools or deliver equal education, it didn't work out personally for the bright, barrio girl. She still remembers being on the outside of a conversation between affluent girls discussing which stylish and expensive Coach purse to buy.
"I felt out of place," Bravo said. "My whole world had been turned upside-down."
After transferring and excelling at Lincoln High, a more urban campus, Bravo entered San Jose State. Still undecided about her future, she took special "interest tests" designed to help students find their true calling. She scored high on nursing. Nothing against nurses, but she was a little miffed.
"Forget that! I'm going to be a doctor," she told herself. "I did not want to take orders. I wanted to be in charge."
Open the mind
While taking pre-med courses at San Jose State, she joined a mentoring program for minority medical students at Stanford University. She was surprised to meet her assigned mentor, Matthew Goldstein, who was from a rich, Jewish family.
"He was a shock and I had to open my mind a bit," she said. "But Matthew was just what I needed. He actually prompted my affinity for mentoring. He showed me that mentoring meant getting past your comfort zone, trusting other people for their experience and getting through to a sense of purpose."
Taking a hard look around, Bravo noticed the high number of low-income, minority students dropping out of community and four-year colleges. Four of five failed to earn bachelor's degrees by their mid-20s, she said.
After entering the University of California-Irvine medical school she started a similar mentoring program. She was already working online to raise money for orphanages and water projects in Cambodia when the idea of online mentoring popped into her head.
She took a break from medical school and teamed up with Ash Jafari, a partner in the Cambodia effort, to launch StudentMentor.org in October 2010.
"We wanted to bring mentoring to the masses," she said.
They did, and fast. Latina magazine named her one of 10 "Next Generation Latinas" in 2012. The White House invitation came earlier in 2011. Although they were greeted by President Barack Obama, the two actually spoke with White House insiders and congressmen about the details of the program.
"That's when the tables turned, with that visit," Bravo said. "What I was doing had value. I liked it and decided to switch my career to education."
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Borrowing from her stereotype-busting experience with Goldstein, StudentMentor does not figure race or ethnicity into the pairing of students with mentors. It does it by field of study, career goals, financial advice and so on.
"I was interested in pursuing a finance career, so I looked for mentors who currently work in the financial services industry," said Jason Au, a senior at San Francisco State. "I think the difference in background did not matter. All the mentors I got a chance to connect with were all very helpful and able to give me great insights about their careers."
The online approach appeals especially to busy mentors with hectic jobs or family obligations, or who live far from the students best suited for them.
"Mentoring anytime, anywhere, sounded awesome," said Joelle Brinkley, a graduate student, wife and mother with a full-time job. "I enrolled because it worked with my schedule but more importantly would allow me to actually have an impact on individuals' lives in a new way."
Another mentor, Rachel Collier, misses the face-to-face meetings with students, but going online makes for more frequent contact.
"It's a simple idea that didn't exist before," Collier said. "What a great way to connect with people."
With such early success, Bravo said she and Jafari are seeking grants to grow StudentMentor. Currently, the program runs on about $350,000 annually, much of that from in-kind services donated by 15 volunteers and paid part-timers.
For now, she's happy at SCU, a Jesuit college where she can blend her social media skills with Catholic teaching on social justice and equality. She still lives in the family homestead in the old neighborhood.
"I like educating and bringing people together," Bravo said. "That's what mentoring is for me."
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More than 1,300 donors supported Pacific University during its 24-hour giving drive March 15-16, contributing $226,647 in support of students and programs.
"Pacific Has So Many Different Opportunities"
Elona Wilson '18 explored a lot of options before settling on early childhood education. "Pacific has so many different opportunities," she said.
Campus Wellness Newsletter | April 2016
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Celebrate Dr. Richard Rutt on His Retirement
Dr. Richard Rutt, director of the School of Physical Therapy, will retire this spring. Celebrate his career with a reception from 3 to 6 p.m. April 20, in the Sara Hopkins-Powell Atrium, Hillsboro Campus Building 2.
CCE Gets Students Into Community Through G.I.V.E.
The Center for Civic Engagement hosted G.I.V.E. projects, helping to get students involved in community.
Center for Civic Engagement Hosts Give & Go
The Center for Civic Engagement will host its annual spring Give & Go donation event May 13-18.
Innovative Ideas Competition Open to All Students
Faculty and staff: Encourage your students to sign up today. The event is from 10 a.m. to noon April 30, in Strain Science Center Room 121.
This Alumna is working as a Junior Software Engineer
Alexandrea Beh, class of 2015, was the founder and club president of Women in Computer Science (WICS). So you might be thinking, she must have entered college knowing that she wanted to be a CS major? Well, you'd be wrong.
Just because you earn your degree in one field, that doesn't mean you have to follow the obvious path!
Pacific University's Rev. Dr. Chuck Currie to Attend White House Easter Prayer Breakfast
This year's event takes place on Wednesday, March 30.
Public Invited to Health Fair on Saturday, April 2
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ARNOLD - Calaveras County sheriff's deputies called to the 2600 block of El Dorado Drive in Arnold about 12:15 p.m. Monday on a report of a possible stabbing found a 63-year-old man suffering from injuries caused by a sharp instrument, the Sheriff's Office reported.
The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment, and there was no further information on his condition.
Deputies are investigating what happened and offered no further information on the victim's assailant.
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The mayor of an Australian city wants Justin Bieber to clean up the graffiti he sprayed all over one of his town's walls last week.
I thought it was illegal to sell spray paint to children under 12?
According to TMZ, Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate has issued a video message to Bieber, after the Biebs spray painted a hotel wall during a visit last week.
"I've got a message for pop princess Justin Beaver (sic)," Tate said "We love your music but we hate your graffiti and your vandalism here in our city."
That's pretty funny.
He continued, "Mate, you've got two choices: come back and clean up your mess or come back and sing at the (Mayor's Christmas Carols event) on the 7th of December."
It's unclear what will happen if Bieber ignores both requests. Probably what happens every time Justin Bieber does something dumb that irritates adults. Nothing.
Last month, Bieber tagged his way through Latin America, making headlines for brandishing spray paint in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (where he was charged a fine) and Bogota, Columbia.
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ATLANTA -- Warriors center Andrew Bogut strained his right calf during the second half of Thursday's win over the Miami Heat. His status for Friday's game against the Atlanta Hawks remains unknown.
Bogut checked out of the game with 7:03 left in the third quarter and never returned.
Jackson said Bogut was going through his normal pregame workout before Friday's game against the Atlanta Hawks and he would meet with him afterwards to discuss his status.
Bogut has played in 33 of the Warriors' 34 games this year, missing one due to a suspension. It's the most games he's played in since the 2010-11 season after dealing with multiple injuries.
Jackson said he hasn't had to monitor Bogut's status at all this year up to this point.
"There's no restraints on him," Jackson said. "He's playing at a high level. He's an anchor to our defense."


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Japan's Still a Risky Bet, Even With a Weakened Yen
The aggressive monetary easing undertaken by Japan's central bank should give the country's deflation-stifled economy a boost in the short term. But that doesn't make Japan a good investment for outsiders.
For now, the measures have been welcomed by investors in Japan's stock market. The Nikkei Stock Average is up 25% since the beginning of November, when current Prime Minister Shinzo Abe began his election campaign with a platform that called for more central bank and government stimulus, a stance that pushed the yen significantly lower and improved the outlook for Japan's export-dependent companies.
On Monday, the Nikkei surged another 2% after government officials said Abe plans to nominate Asian Development Bank head Haruhiko Kuroda as the next governor of the Bank of Japan. Kuroda has advocated more easing measures by the central bank, which in January doubled its inflation target to 2% and expanded its bond-buying, or "quantitative easing" program.
But there's a risk when the fortunes of an economy are turned solely by weakening the local currency, especially for foreign investors. The recent equity rally in stocks has coincided with a 18% gain in the dollar against the yen, which has significantly diluted the returns in dollar terms.
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Earlier this month, after the broad rally had already taken place, Nicholas Ferres, investment director for the Global Asset Allocation team at Eastspring Investments, began selling. He had allocated more than the 8.5% in one of his funds into Japanese stocks over the previous 18 months, believing that a stock market pullback following the 8.9 magnitude earthquake and corresponding tsunami of March 2011 had made Tokyo's market cheap. "But we're now a little skeptical of the valuations," said Ferres, whose firm manages about $90 billion as the Asian investment management unit of Prudential
The 225 stocks in the Nikkei index now trade at a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.5 times four quarters of forward earnings, roughly in the middle of the pack in Asia.
Economists note that the country continues to postpone critical structural reforms needed to overcome the loss of competitiveness that Japan has suffered over the past two decades.
History is on the side of the bears. Similar government promises for reform over the past seven years have produced short-term rallies, but each has eventually run out of steam.
A new BOJ governor could provide more upside for Japanese stocks in the short term, but without major changes the country will have to rely on its currency to do the heavy lifting, and that's a bad thing for overseas investors.
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Published: Friday, February 1, 2013 at 5:19 p.m.
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Spartanburg County Sheriff's deputies responded Friday afternoon to a stabbing at Johnstone Supply on Dexter Road.
The incident involved two people whose names were not immediately available.
Lt. Tony Ivey wrote in an email that one person felt an HVAC unit was not correctly installed and wanted his money returned. The man seeking a refund followed the other man to Johnstone Supply where he confronted and physically assaulted him, Ivey wrote. The victim stabbed the assailant once in the torso with a small pocket knife, Ivey wrote.
"The man being assaulted told investigators he was afraid of being injured by his attacker and that is why he stabbed him. Witness statements confirm the victim's version of the incident and Investigators have determined he acted in self-defense. At this time there will be no charges filed against anyone in this case," Ivey wrote.
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World Vision is distributing pre-positioned relief items to families impacted by the quake and tsunami.
A magnitude-8.0 earthquake on February 6, followed by several forceful aftershocks, generated tsunami waves nearly five feet high that battered Santa Cruz island in Temotu province of the Solomons.
Eight people have been confirmed dead and the homes of up to 700 families have been damaged or destroyed. As many as 3,500 people are believed to be affected by the earthquake and resulting tsunami.
There is no power or running water in Lata, the provincial capital of Temotu Province. Coastal wells have been covered with debris or contaminated, water tanks and toilets have been destroyed, and the coastal areas are littered with dead fish and poultry.
"Access to clean water and sanitation will be critical in the coming days," says Jeremiah Tabua, emergency response coordinator for World Vision in the Solomon Islands. "The tsunami destroyed clean water sources, ruined food gardens, and demolished houses. There are also some fears of another tsunami due to the ongoing aftershocks of the earthquakes."
More than 70 aftershocks have struck the islands.
Provincial authorities, World Vision, and the local Red Cross are working together on a rapid assessment of damages and needs in the hardest-hit areas.
World Vision is shipping pre-positioned relief items from the capital city of Honiara, via patrol boats. Supplies to be distributued include: tarpaulins, blankets, water containers, hygiene supplies, baby kits, emergency kits, kitchens sets, and mosquito nets.
"Debris and water on the [airport] runway ... have prevented aid from reaching the people most in need. So we hope to reach some of the most remote communities by boat," says Andrew Catford, World Vision's country program director in the Solomon Islands.
Food distributions are being handled by the National Disaster Management Office, which is organizing a shipment of rice to affected communities. World Vision and partners are concentrating on meeting water and shelter needs and completing a more thorough assessment of the area.
World Vision will also provide boats and fuel to government assessment teams as they try to access the remote outer islands where the full impact of the tsunami and earthquake remains unclear.
Word Vision has been present in the Solomon Islands, located northeast of Australia in the South Pacific, for more than 30 years, working across five provinces on disaster risk reduction, health, education, and water and sanitation.
The 200 islands in the Solomons are located on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," where 90 percent of the world's earthquakes occur. Temotu, with a population of 30,000, is the easternmost province in the Solomons.
In 2007, a magnitude-8.1 quake in the western Solomon Islands killed more than 50 people and displaced thousands.
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Published: Monday, February 4, 2013 at 7:57 a.m.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina workers and their advocates are trying to slow an unemployment insurance overhaul bill that's on the fast track at the General Assembly, saying the plan would be cruel to the jobless and their families.
The AFL-CIO, N.C. Justice Center and other groups held a news conference hours before the state House was slated Monday evening to debate the package that would cut benefits and raise business taxes.
The $2.6 billion the state owes the federal government would be repaid three years faster. Maximum weekly benefits also would fall by one-third to $350.
The event included a video of union workers who've been laid off recently and said they wouldn't have survived with the lower benefits.
The Legislative Black Caucus scheduled a news conference voicing its opposition later Monday
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FRISCO, Texas – Texas A&M – Corpus Christi junior Patrick Kimeli has been named the Male Southland Conference Cross Country Athlete of the Week, the conference announced today.
"Patrick is ahead of where he was last year at this time, so it bodes well for his long-term prospects to defend his SLC title and return to nationals," head coach Shawn Flanagan said. "He is a real joy to work with and I am very glad that he is getting this honor."
For the second straight meet, Kimeli finished as the top individual runner in the men's race against nine other schools. He led the men's 5k, crossing the line with a time of 16:52, three seconds ahead of second-place finisher Alex Littlewood of McNeese State.
The Eldoret, Kenya, native helped the Islanders to the runner-up spot with 67 points, finishing behind No. 4 Lamar, which took first with 36 points. The Islanders finished in front of three higher ranked teams in the USTFCCCA Regional rankings, including host No. 8 Rice (3) along with Southland foes No. 7 Stephen F. Austin (4) and No. 6 McNeese State (6).
The runner-up finish helped the men's team move up four spots in the rankings to the No. 6 slot, behind Lamar and UTSA in the Southland.
This is Kimeli's second Southland Conference weekly honor. He is the reigning Southland Male Athlete of the Year and reigning Southland champion.
On the women's side, senior Danielle Higgins, received honorable mention accolades for her fourth place-finish at the Rice Invitational in her first 4k run of her collegiate career. Higgins led the Islanders with a personal best of 14:18 and helped her team to a runner-up finish with 45 points, one spot behind host Rice, who won with 41 points.
The Islanders will return home to host the Islander Splash on Fri., Sept. 23, at West Guth Park. The women's 5k will begin at 6 p.m. followed by the men's 8k at 6:25 p.m.
For the latest information, follow Islanders Cross Country on Twitter (@IslandersTFXC) and Facebook (Texas A&M Corpus Christi Track & Field/Cross Country).
Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week – Patrick Kimeli, Texas A&M – Corpus Christi
Honorable Mention: Cole Reveal, UTSA; Alex Bruce-Littlewood, McNeese State; Matt Johnsen, Lamar.
Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week – Nina Herrera, UTSA
Honorable Mention: Ingvild Vedde, Nicholls State; Lauren Smith, Stephen F. Austin; Lawana Perkins, Northwestern State; Danielle Higgins, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi; Sandra Venegas, Texas State.


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how much is my flexidisc worth? (no saying "whatever anyones prepared to pay for it").Put it in the basket...Chief
What's a flexidisc? and wht's on it? as to worth, I have no clue, except to say that it's all about supply and demand, so I suppose its worth...whatever someone is willing to pay for it. sorry "If you don't have anything nice to say about somebody, sit right here by me"
It was given away with free with Record Mirror magazline in the early 70s.Its a wafer thin single with a few samples of his songs.The last valuation I saw in Record collector was about Ł10/15,but that was over ten years ago.It is in my mums possesion but if it has increased significantly in value I shall get It back off her.Put it in the basket...Chief
I think generally vinyl has dropped in price over the last few years. I also have the record mirror flexi but as it only contains standard release material I don't think it will ever be highly collectable. Ł8-Ł10 sounds about right to me, a bit more if you have the original magazine aswell.The only other Bowie flexi I have is a dutch one from around 83 that contains the press conference interviews for the Serious Moonlight tour. With the magazine this usually goes for around Ł20-Ł25 because at least it contains material unavailable elsewhere.
Jesus, Pythonite? Why even bother to react if you clearly have NO idea what lestw is on about?
I was curious as to what a flexidisc was. If it was cool enough, I might even have made an offer on it. I just wondered "If you don't have anything nice to say about somebody, sit right here by me"


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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is pressing Congress to take action aimed at curbing gun violence, but he's not waiting for lawmakers to act.
At a White House ceremony today, Obama announced he's issuing 23 executive orders, including measures to encourage schools to hire police officers and requiring federal agencies to make more data available for background checks.
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Meridian, Miss. Following the recent death of its longtime director, Jimmy Pigford, Meridian Little Theatre now has a new leader at the helm. This marks week one on the job for Warren Friedman. Having worked as a professional director, choreographer, and musical theatre instructor in New York, Friedman hopes to bring a little bit of the big apple to the Queen City.
"The amazing thing that Jimmy Pigford created here, we're going to take that and now we're just going to move that to the next level," said Friedman.
At 51, he comes to Meridian from New York with more than 20 years of experience in all facets of theatre.
"My style is very energetic! I am a very hands on person and I always have been. I always give, I would say, 250% into my work."
That's exactly what Friedman plans to do at MLT where he hopes to add a fifth show to the regular season.
"The fifth show will probably be a very small like two person cast. It will have the shortest rehearsal period, but it's something to offer to the audience."
Friedman also has plans to offer an adult acting class, after-school programs and audition training for young people at the theatre.
"Some of it will start in the fall and some of it will continue into the spring and then we'll have new programming in the spring as well. I'm hoping to possibly work with the Riley Center and possibly do a co-production or do a performance there and maybe do something with Stage II by doing co-productions; whatever groups that I can go out and meet and bring into the fold, I say the more the merrier."
The first thing that the new director is adding at MLT is a musical theatre camp. It's titled Broadway Comes to MLT. It's for students who are in 6th through 12th grades. It will be held July 8th through the 19th. Tuition for the two week camp is $200; the deadline for the $100 deposit is June 15th. For more information call the Meridian Little Theatre office at (601) 482-6371.


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NEW YORK -- Back in New York for the second time since a 2011 trade, Angel Pagan showed the Mets what they have been missing since they dealt him away. He also reminded the Giants what they were without for 82 games this season.
The center fielder had his best game since returning from hamstring surgery, reaching base five times to spark an 8-4 win over the Mets at Citi Field. Pagan had two walks, a single, triple and his first homer since an inside-the-park job May 25 that was his final play before having a damaged tendon removed from his hamstring.
"I worked hard for this, I worked hard to get back," Pagan said. "I feel just as fast as before and I'll keep working on it, so I'll be back to normal. I wanted to come back strong and help the team finish strong. I know we're not going to the postseason, but we can use this year to get ready for next year."
Pagan is doing just that, hitting .368 since coming off the disabled list Aug. 30 and helping the Giants to an 11-7 record. They went 31-51 while Pagan was sidelined.
"You have to deal with injuries and good teams are able to overcome them," manager Bruce Bochy said. "But he changes our club, no question about it. I think we'd be in a better situation than what we are right now if we would have had Angel."
Pagan wasn't the only player facing his former team Tuesday night. The Giants had just three hits against Zach Wheeler, the top pitching prospect they traded away for Carlos Beltran two seasons ago. But Wheeler walked a career-high six, including four of the first five Giants in the second inning.
The fourth walk was of pitcher Yusmeiro Petit and gave the Giants a 1-0 lead. A single by Pagan and groundout by Gregor Blanco put the Giants up 3-0, but Petit couldn't make the lead hold up.
Petit was the top pitching prospect in the Mets system in 2005 and has been a revelation for the Giants eight years later. He entered the game with a 2.36 ERA in four starts but gave up a run in the third and three more in the fourth.
The Giants tied the game in the fifth on a walk, sacrifice, single and groundout. Wheeler gave up one run over seven innings in his first start against the Giants this season, but was charged with four runs in five innings Tuesday.
"He had trouble getting the ball where he wanted," Bochy said. "That was the difference. He's got great stuff but we took advantage of the walks."
Pagan's seventh-inning homer gave the Giants the lead and they added two more runs in the eighth and one in the ninth en route to their fourth straight win. The four-game winning streak is their first since a season-best six-game streak from April 29 to May 5. Pagan was part of that streak before getting hurt, and he said he came back to help the club use September as a springboard to a 2014 recovery.
"We can all see that we're good, that we're a championship team," he said. "This year happened to be a tough one with injuries and ups and downs, but that happens to every team. We're playing pretty good right now and that's what we've got to remember before next season."
Bochy said the Giants are confident that Scutaro will hold up next season, the second of a three-year deal.
"We think in the offseason he can do a lot of core work to help get (his health) back to where it needs to be," Bochy said.
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LETTER: Stations should air the national anthem
Published: Monday, December 31, 2012 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 11:39 p.m.
Dear Editor: If you have ever been in the military, you learn to notice things, especially those relevant to patriotism.
A local TV station carries the Alabama (women's) softball games at times. During the last season this TV station was showing the start of the game. The time came to play the national anthem and raise the flag. What did this station do? It switched to a commercial and did not show the event. The same thing happened at the SEC championship football game in Atlanta. When time came for the national anthem, it switched to a commercial.
The question is, will the same thing happen at the BCS championship game in Miami.
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A Yahoo! User Apr 30, 2012 07:05 Flag
The performance against Wigan, was really bad. It felt as if the team never took off and unfortunately I feel that we will dfinitely lose the next 3 games and 62 points is where we will finish.
I never believed the hype amout CL, as it was too good to be true but again it is becoming obvious that we need a few more quqlity players, very soon.
It is true to say that this has been an excellent season for us, given what we got but it is a worry that a few times this year we played very badly and that when it begins to matter, the mental toughness and steel is not there.
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I agree entirely this was a shocking performance and someone needs a rocket up there backside, as I have said before about Newcastle they often play without any method or organisation and Tiote's passing is shocking to say the least Mr Pardew get the whip out, they get paid well enough make them earn it, I must finish with Wigan are probably the worst team in the division, if you can't beat them you have a problem
If Newcastle end up in sixth place that is something to be proud of. Ofcourse CL is a tall order and Spurs and Chelsea would need to slip up, but I wish you all the best. It's been a top season whether you end up third, fourth, fifth or sixth. Isn't it nice to have a six pointer at the top end of the division?


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It is a rivalry.
When the Warriors and Clippers face off at Oracle Arena on Thursday, there will be playoff intensity -- on the floor and in the stands. There will be trash talk, a certain amount of chippiness, a palpable sense of enmity.
Unless you're Mark Jackson.
"Forgive me," the Warriors coach said Wednesday. "I was raised on Magic and Bird. Lakers and Celtics. Yankees and Red Sox. Real rivalries. So let's pump the brakes a little bit."
True, Warriors-Clippers hasn't reached that level. But that doesn't mean it isn't a rivalry.
This is a rivalry, and a good one. Even without Chris Paul -- the Clippers' star guard and chief rabble-rouser is injured -- the game Thursday night will feel like a rivalry.
That Jackson won't call it a rivalry -- and he's not alone among Warriors and Clippers -- could be another indicator of the dislike these teams share. Neither is willing to admit it cares that much about the other.
Warriors-Clippers hasn't yet produced a game that grandfathers will tell future generations. But the matchup has all the markings of a growing rivalry: Good teams. Popular players. A common goal. Geographic proximity. And, most important, drama that seems to build on itself at every meeting.
It started in November of 2012 when the Warriors won in L.A. and celebrated a little too much for the Clippers' liking. Paul said the Warriors acted as if "they won the Finals."
The next time the teams met, in Oakland, the Warriors won again. Stephen Curry hit a big 3-pointer and celebrated by galloping downcourt. The only thing that angered the Clippers more was the Golden State bench openly laughing when Blake Griffin took a shot that hit the side of the backboard.
The teams completed their season series in January -- the Warriors winning three of four -- but the ensuing 10-month hiatus hardly served as a cooling-off period. On the second night of the 2013-2014 season, the Warriors traveled to L.A., and the bad blood was in evidence before the teams even took the floor. A pregame Bible study, usually a joint venture, was broken in two at the Clippers' request. Once on the floor, the teams got in a scuffle, Andrew Bogut and DeAndre Jordan engaging in a shoving match.
There was another scuffle when the teams met again, on Christmas Day in Oakland -- two scuffles in fact. Draymond Green was ejected after an incident with Griffin. Griffin was ejected after an incident with Bogut. Then Bogut and Paul punctuated the Warriors' win with more pushing and shoving.
The NBA nation was buzzing about Clippers-Warriors. And now, we eagerly anticipate Round 3 on Thursday night in Oakland.
Waiting to see if the teams get together before the game and sing "Kumbaya." Waiting to see how the Warriors bench reacts when something goes well. Waiting to see what happens when Bogut or Matt Barnes applies a hard foul.
Even Jackson had to admit the entertainment value of the rivalry.
"It's not a rivalry," he said.
Well, the bad blood between the teams.
"We don't have blood."
Then the intense competition.
"OK. Thank you for the remix," Jackson said with a smile. "It makes it exciting. We embrace it. They embrace it. ... It's good for basketball. Certainly it's good for both teams."
Because it's a rivalry.
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Here is one nights worth of work: 3 QC Courses
I had started this project last year but ran into programming problems. Google just came out with this My Maps thing that makes the whole process way easier, although right now the interface has very limited options along with some bugs. I'm expecting it will improve quickly since its Google.
I am looking for feedback, suggestions, etc. You'll notice that on Eastern I plotted each hole. I think having every hole makes everything take a lot longer to load, making the map klunky to use. Adding every hole is not only a graphical overload but a time killer too. But at the same time, it is pretty friggin cool! That technology really blows my mind that you can grab a zoomed in satellite image from anywhere you want and add drawings and pictures and links and get directions, and publish it available to anybody within an instant. Really thats amazing - explain that to someone from 1930 (even 1970).
To get back on track... I'm down for adding every Iowa course to this map. I'm hesitant to jump the gun because I know Google has a lot of development to do with this yet, and I'd also like to hear peoples ideas to prevent having to re-do each listing. Let me know how the map works for you (slower than normal?) and how it can be better. Thanks,


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Lorde was on "Late Show with David Letterman" on Thursday, and sang her hit "Team."
Earlier in the day, Lorde was spotted at Shake Shack with Taylor Swift.
Check out the video of her performance below!


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NEW YORK (February 1, 2013)--Former New York Mayor Ed Koch, the combative politician who rescued the city from near-financial ruin during three terms at City Hall, died Friday at the age of 88 of congestive heart failure, spokesman George Arzt said.
At City Hall, Koch embodied New York for the rest of the world.
He won a national reputation with his feisty style and his trademark question, "How'm I doing?"
During his years as mayor, from 1978 to 1989, his tight fiscal policies pulled the city out of severe financial difficulties, but homelessness and racial tensions soared and critics charged that City Hall's responses were ineffective.
His mark on the city was set in steel when the Queensboro Bridge, connecting Manhattan to Queens, was renamed in Koch's honor in 2011.


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Based on an obscure novel and featuring the shopworn premise of a thirtysomething who moves in with his parents, the new movie "Silver Linings Playbook" wouldn't seem to have the earmarks of a breakout hit or award-season contender.
Yet, a week before its release, the modestly budgeted picture -- about $21 million -- from "The Fighter" director David O. Russell has emerged as an unlikely force this holiday season. A world premiere screening at the Toronto International Film Festival earned a rapturous response, and buzz has recently grown as the dramatic comedy, about a bipolar man trying to rebuild his life after a broken marriage, has screened for Hollywood tastemakers.
In an era when even many adult-oriented movies come with a recognizable title or a big concept -- think "Lincoln" or "Les Misérables" -- "Silver Linings Playbook" distinguishes itself by being a throwback. Its concerns aren't historical moments or iconic works, but the messy business of ordinary people interacting with one other.
"What enchanted me about this film were the neighborhoods and rhythms of everyday life, and the specificity of that," Russell says.
Predicting the fate of movies that hit theaters this time of year can be a sucker's bet. Supposedly surefire hits often fail, while longshots -- like, say, a French-produced silent film set in a changing Hollywood, as "The Artist" was last year -- can become Oscar heavyweights and crossover successes.
Still, there's particular reason for optimism about "Silver Linings," and not just because Harvey Weinstein, famous flogger of fall films, is behind it. "Silver Lining's" balance of laughter and drama -- comedic set pieces are stacked carefully around heartfelt moments -- help it stand out among the season's serious entries. Bolstering its chances is a stellar cast that includes Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, each stretching in new directions.
The challenge for "Silver Linings," then, will be to catch moviegoers' eye amid the season's splashier offerings.
"When people see it, they tend to love it," says Donna Gigliotti, one of the film's producers. "We just have to make sure they see it."
Based on Matthew Quick's 2008 novel, "Silver Linings" explores the bipolar Pat Solitano (Cooper, in a turn that goes well beyond his signature "Hangover" role) who moves in with his parents (De Niro and Jacki Weaver) in suburban Philadelphia after being released from a mental hospital.
Intelligent but lacking any sort of verbal filter, Pat is always getting himself in trouble, which complicates his bid to reunite with his estranged wife. In the meantime, he takes tentative steps to connect with his family and a new acquaintance, the deeply idiosyncratic Tiffany (Lawrence, alternating between vulnerable and a little bonkers).
Russell, who has a reputation for strong storytelling, stuffs into the film's narrative suitcase subjects as diverse as mental illness, ballroom dancing and Philadelphia Eagles fanaticism.
The movie also explores a sports-themed American subculture that will be familiar to Russell fans. If "The Fighter'" became a hit (and Oscar winner) two years ago by playing with the dynamics of boxing-mad Irish-Americans in Lowell, Mass., "Silver Linings" attempts the same against the backdrop of football-crazy Italian-Americans in suburban Pennsylvania.
With each setting, though, there's a larger aim. —'The Fighter' wasn't about fighting, and this isn't about bipolarity or football," says Russell, who drew on his partial Italian-American heritage to write the script. "It's about family and community."
The director first attempted to cast his longtime collaborator Mark Wahlberg, but when a deal couldn't be struck, he brought on Cooper, whom Russell had tried to cast in an earlier project. De Niro, who worked with Cooper on their 2011 hit "Limitless," also joined.
And in a story that is quickly gaining fame in Hollywood circles, Lawrence, who had yet to star in the mega-franchise "The Hunger Games," turned in her audition via Skype from her parents' house in Kentucky. Russell actually filmed her on the computer screen, studied the footage and decided to cast her ahead of a half-dozen more veteran actresses.
He then set about combining them all into a movie that can go from knee-slapping farce to tearjerking drama in the space of minutes.
In addition to the varying tones, Russell said he also wanted to give the film an authenticity of place. He would often peek around the Pennsylvania homes he and his crew were scouting to see what might be cooking on the stove or hanging on the walls. To capture Eagles-mania -- De Niro's character is a tad obsessed -- Russell hired a crazed fan whom he happened to meet during the shoot to serve as a consultant.
"I wanted to make a movie that's set in an authentic world but also satisfying narratively," Russell says. "That's where I am right now as a director. I live somewhere between 'It's a Wonderful Life' and 'GoodFellas.' "
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Opens: Nov. 16 in San Francisco; elsewhere Nov. 21
Rating: R (for language and sexual content)
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro and
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In the highlights I saw from the United States vs. North Korea match early this morning, there seemed to be some dicey goalkeeping going on, especially from Hope Solo.
Solo has a combination of size and agility that allows her to make more reaction saves and challenge in the air with greater success than most keepers in the women's game. According to ESPN's special section on the Women's World Cup, her biggest weaknesses in the past have been lapses in concentration or miscommunication with her back line.
I'm curious what the soccer community thinks -- do you like Solo in the net or the longtime national team keeper, Briana Scurry?
I like having Hope Solo in net. However, that's not a commentary on her skill as a keeper.
I would hope that a clean sheet against a very dangerous England squad would put the doubts on hold. Good defense starts much further up the field and as the USA's midfielders have exerted more control over the matches, the defending will benefit.
No sooner did I write this post do I read on Soccernet that they've benched Solo for the semi-final against Brazil. Oh dear.
Solo did seem to be more of a commanding prescence in general against England. England's keeper was the one with the mishaps--misreading a long ball and having it bounce over her head for an easy tap in for Lilly.
I, too, just read that Coach Ryan is making adjustments to prepare for the upcoming game by replacing Solo with veteran Briana Scurry with the hope that Scurry's "reaction type" saves will keep Brazil at bay.
Do you think she will keep Brazil at bay?
Marta makes me nervous. But I must admit, I just feel better with Scurry in goal. I hope she comes through tomorrow with some big saves.
I didn't see the game but evidently putting Scurry in didn't do the trick. Was it problems with her or was there communication problems with her defense. Above that was the knock on Solo. Maybe it's the back line with the problem, not either goalie. I relly don't know and am only asking for information and discussion purposes.
Michael S. Taylor
There were problems all over the pitch. But certainly there was a lack of communication on the OG. There were no yellow jerseys around and the defender still tried to head it out. Unfortunately she put it into the net, but that should have been the keeper's ball.
I think it was a little bit of both. Here's a recap of the highlights to check it out:
How about Marta's touch there for their fourth goal? Amazing.
Not in this video, but there was an unfortunate call on Boxx to give her a second yellow card resulting in the red to bring the U.S. down to 10 players. Boxx was running in front of the Brazilian player and their feet clipped each other while running. It was more of a mutual, accidental trip. That definitely doesn't help going up against a crafty Brazilian team.
But I think we lose that game with either keeper in the net and with all eleven players.
I watched the clip of the yellow card and it looked like the other player thought she was getting the card. It looked like she tripped herself on the back of the US player. I don't know if the official didn't get a good look and just saw the player go down but it was a suspect yellow.
Michael S. Taylor
Check out my blog post about the USA goalkeeping controversy: Loss of Hope: Did Solo go too far?
Do you think Hope Solo went too far? So far that not practicing or suiting up for the 3rd place match was warrented?
First, I think that Ryan's decision to sit Solo was WAY wrong. However, he is the coach and has a lot more information that I do. Once a coach makes a decision, if you don't agree, take it behind close doors. Going public with comments like Solo's shows a lack of support for the team. I've seen this kind of thing take a team apart real fast. Short answer: Ryan's decision to sit Solo for the Brazil match: WRONG. Ryan's decision to exclude Solo from the Norway match: RIGHT.
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WASHINGTON -- Failure of a new anthrax vaccine production plant to pass FDA inspection has led DoD to postpone the second phase of vaccinations for at least six months.
Defense officials announced Dec. 13 the Pentagon will delay inoculating troops other than those deployed to Korea and the Persian Gulf until new batches of the vaccine are proven safe and effective. Dr. Sue Bailey, assistant secretary of defense for Health Affairs, said there are enough FDA-certified dosages to continue vaccinating troops headed to those high-threat areas.
Since the first phase of inoculations began last year, 383,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines have received anthrax shots. The second phase will cover first responders to military contingencies or those ready to deploy, Bailey said. The third and final phase will inoculate the remainder of the force.
But if the United States had to conduct a military buildup now, such as it did for Desert Storm, it couldn't fully protect those troops against anthrax, a senior officer said.
"We're not there, yet," said Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Randall West, a special adviser on anthrax and biological weapons to Rudy de Leon, undersecretary of defense for Personnel and Readiness. "We could not today do a full buildup to Desert Storm and have every serviceman and -woman that was sent there vaccinated."
Bailey said DoD has other ways to protect troops against anthrax attacks, including chemical/biological protection suits, gas masks and antibiotics. "We are able to provide, as we did during the Gulf [War], some significant protection against anthrax," she said. She said DoD also could decide to give every soldier a portion of the six prescribed inoculations, so they would have some protection.
In addition, Bioport -- the company that produces the vaccine -- has stockpiled more than 1 million doses that would have to be recertified before they are used, according to David Oliver, principal deputy undersecretary of defense for Acquisition and Technology.
Bailey said DoD has no plans to halt anthrax inoculations all together. "The program is safe, effective and necessary," she said, "and we will continue to meet the highest possible standards."
Defense Secretary William S. Cohen delayed the second phase of inoculations until the new production facility built by Bioport, the Michigan-based manufacturer, achieves FDA certification. Bioport built the new production facility after demolishing the smaller state-regulated facility on the same site. The larger facility is necessary to meet DoD production requirements of some 400,000 dosages a month. The old plant produced just 2,000 doses a month.
Defense officials thought the process -- from demolishing the old plant, building the new one and getting FDA certification -- would take less time than it has.
"Frankly, it has been more difficult than the department and Bioport expected to move from a small, state-regulated production facility to a large, modern production facility that meets state-of-the-art FDA requirements," Bailey said.
The Pentagon has left the date open as to when the second phase of inoculations will begin. In the meantime, the Army, as executive agent for the anthrax program, has assigned a general officer to provide full-time oversight and review of Bioport processes to help facilitate FDA certification.
Related Site of Interest: DoD News Briefing on the Anthrax Vaccination and Immunization Program, Dec. 13, 1999


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Kansas City's American Heartland Theater has announced that it will close in August at the end of its current season.
The theater, which operates on the third floor of the Crown Center Shops, has been in existence for 26 years. More than 160 productions have been performed on its stage.
AHT said its current production of "Life Could Be A Dream" will continue through April 21. Two other shows, "Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage," and "The Bikinis – A New Musical Beach Party" will also run this spring and summer.
The final performance at the theater is set for Aug. 25.


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Same thing as "n00dz"
Meaning: Nude pictures of a real person. Normally a girl.
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VAIL, Colorado - Lindsey Vonn is still winning World Cup titles even though she's not walking yet after suffering injuries in a season-ending crash at the World Alpine Ski Championships last month.
International Ski Federation officials canceled the final men's and women's downhill races of the season in Switzerland Wednesday because of fog, sealing the championship for Vonn, who has three out of seven World Cup downhill wins this season. She missed two downhill races - one in Meribel and one in Garmisch - since her super-G crash in Austria last month and it wasn't until Wednesday that she officially locked in the title.
The win marks Vonn's sixth-straight downhill title and her 17th World Cup title. She needs just two more titles to reach Ingemar Stenmark's record of 19.
Vonn, who could not be reached for comment Wednesday, had surgery in Vail in mid-February. She suffered a torn ACL, MCL and a tibial plateau fracture. When she spoke to reporters after the surgery, she hadn't lost her spark. Vonn was also posting photos of herself doing upper body strength workouts with her right leg encased in a massive brace.
The next World Cup season begins in October, and the women are scheduled for a test race on the new downhill course in Beaver Creek in late November. The Winter Olympics in Sochi begin Feb. 7, 2014.
"No doubt I'll be ready for Sochi," she told reporters in February.
Her workout and training regimen began almost immediately after surgery. Vonn has two physical therapy sessions seven days a week. The first session is at 8:30 a.m., and for now she can't do a whole lot beyond patella therapy - essentially moving the kneecaps around - as well as range of motion and quad therapy. She said Feb. 22 that she expected to do a lot more in about six weeks.
After therapy, Vonn heads to the gym for about an 1 1/2 hour workout focusing mainly on upper body and core exercises. After a break and some lunch, she's back in physical therapy.
She said she's taking her recovery and progress one day at a time. But with Sochi less than a year away, Vonn is as focused mentally as she's ever been.
"A lot of people have blown out their knees and come back and had a lot of success. I have no doubt I'll be back and be able to ski the same, if not better, than I did before, it's just going to take some time," Vonn said. "It all depends on me - I have to work hard."
Stacey Cook, the highest finishing female American downhiller behind Vonn fourth place, called this end to the downhill season "pretty anti-climatic."
"Normally finals are so fun and such a good atmosphere, especially here with how many people show up to watch," Cook, who finished fourth in the downhill standings, said Wednesday. "It's not the way you want to end, but I'm psyched to be ranked where I am and to keep getting better year-by-year."
The Women's U.S. Ski Team as a whole also celebrated victory Wednesday - the team won the women's nation downhill standings by 457 points; 1,330 to 873 over the Swiss team.
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RIR keeps both race weekends for 2013
Officials from Richmond International Raceway today announced that the track will continue to host two NASCAR weekends in 2013. The events will be held April 26-27 and Sept. 6-7, with the September Sprint Cup Series race again serving as the final race before the 2013 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup (the circuit's playoff equivalent).
The total financial benefit to the region as the result of both weekends – each of which includes a Nationwide Series and Sprint Cup Series race – is more than $300 million, according to RIR officials.
"Bringing NASCAR back to Richmond International Raceway twice next year is huge for everyone in Greater Richmond," said RIR President Dennis Bickmeier. "The money being pumped into our economy twice a year makes a big difference in the livelihood of the 1.3 million people who call Greater Richmond home. Hotels, restaurants, grocers and many other locally owned businesses will benefit when NASCAR flocks to RIR."
Tickets for the April NASCAR weekend go on sale Friday, Dec. 7. Fans who purchased tickets to this month's NASCAR weekend at RIR will be receiving renewal invitations in October. Guests who renew receive a savings on each ticket purchased, opportunity to keep their seats and may add or relocate seats before the general public.
For details, visit http://www.rir.com or call 1-866-455-7223.
Free children's clothing for those in need
The Children's Clothing Closet at Highland Springs United Methodist Church will be open Saturday, Aug. 27 and Tuesday, Aug. 30 to provide free new or nearly new children's clothing for families in need, prior to the start of the school year. The Clothing Closet will be open from 10 a.m. to noon both days. The church is located at 22 North Holly Avenue. > Read more.
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Good Vibrations choral group is looking for all voices with some musical experience to sing with the volunteer choir. The season runs from August to November. Genre includes patriotic and inspirational. > Read more.
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It's a great weekend to get outside! The Pocahontas Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society is offering two events this weekend. Accompany the group to find and document native plants present and blooming in Echo Lake Park on Saturday or take a "Sunday Stroll" at Dorey Park to observe the seasonal changes taking place. Other outdoor events this weekend include the final summer concert at West Broad Village and "Fridays on the Patio" at James River Cellars Winery in Glen Allen. If you're going to be outside, don't forget the insect repellent! To learn more about avoiding those pesky mosquitos, check out Henrico County's "Fight-the-Bite TODAY" event tomorrow. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
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