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Development of a new pedestrian bridge crossing the Providence River and connecting the I-195 Redevelopment District sites on both banks, appears to be back on again. more
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Former Gov. Donald L. Carcieri deflected a number of red flags raised by a high-ranking cabinet member about the proposed financing deal subsequently approved for the now-bankrupt video game company 38 Studios LLC founded by former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling. more
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A jury has convicted a Boone County minister on all five counts in a tax evasion case.
Jurors deliberated for less than four hours before returning with guilty verdicts against Ronald Weinland, minister for Church of God-Preparing for the Kingdom of God.
Weinland was charged with not paying $357,065 in taxes from 2004 through 2008.
In about 2000, Weinland formed his church with a small congregation in Cincinnati. With no building to meet his followers in, Weinland began streaming audio of his sermons on the Internet. He now has followers from Los Angeles to Ireland and New Zealand. The Cincinnati congregation gathers weekly in a Sharonville hotel conference room to listen to the sermons.
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Denver's Old House Society's Old House Fair & RoadShow scheduled for Saturday March 10, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Tivoli, 900 Auraria Parkway, is the only one of its kind west of the Mississippi River, offering information, resources and workshops specific to homes over 50 years of age. The $12 tickets now available at all Front Range King Soopers stores, online at www.TicketsWest.com or at Modern Bungalow, 2594 S. Colorado Boulevard, Denver. Tickets will be available at the door for $15.
This year the Fair includes an Old House RoadShow. "Notable Denver appraisers will be on hand to, hopefully, confirm your visions of grandeur. Robert Rust, Eron Johnson, David Prebble and Diane Hoffman will give you the scoop on your treasures," states Kate Sultan, chair of the Old House Fair & RoadShow. Appraisers will give verbal consultations and they are free with admission. You can sign up now for an appraisal time. Complete information available at www.DenversOldHouseSociety.org
"We're so excited that Dr. Colorado, Tom Noel, will be giving a workshop on Denver neighborhoods and the importance of old houses" Sultan stated. Starting at 9:15 a.m. there will be 10, 45-minute workshops on flooring, foundations, color, chimneys, masonry, rugs, architectural styles, Denver history and energy conservation. Bruce Smith, author and historian, will speak during the lunch break. During the event, tours of the 1866 landmark Tivoli building will be given.
More than 60 exhibitors will showcase products and services for older homes – even those more than 100 years old.
Sponsors include Ask Genie! Communications, Colorado Countertops, Crawl Spaces 2 Basements, Guiry's, jchutch.com, Modern Bungalow, University of Colorado Denver College of Architecture & Design, Van Camp's Flooring and Xcel Energy.
Denver's Old House Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating owners of older homes about the care, maintenance, and preservation of old houses and their neighborhoods.by


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If you search for 'using flags to represent languages', you'll get a swathe of wisdom as to why this is a really bad idea. This really bothers me whenever I see it; which unfortunately is really quite often. I blogged about a language selection screen in the Steam client last year which again fell into the trap of presenting users with a selection of flag icons in order to choose their language.
I went to the Tate site today and a little UN-style gathering of flags caught my attention.
What really bothers me about what the Tate have done here is that they've obviously put some thought into this design decision, but the logic behind the decision is broken.
They've realised that using the Chinese flag for Chinese might be a bit politically sensitive (to say people form Taiwan or Singapore) and that there is no standard recognisable flag for Arabic — so while Arabic and Chinese are presented as the name of their languages, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Japanese and Italian users are given flags.
Swiss users in particular must love this scenario: they must choose the French, German or Italian flags (or stick with the English!).
Why not just list all the languages like you did with Chinese and Arabic?
I wonder if there's some obsession with flags that overrides the logic behind such a decision. A few possible thoughts:
- we love flags because they're graphical and a strong visual metaphor
- they take up less space on the screen, therefore are seen as advantageous
- they're seen as 'instantly recognisable' therefore being more usable
- we don't want to 'confuse' other users by showing scripts/languages they won't understand
Any other thoughts as to what is behind this enduring phenomena?
The reasons that make flags such powerful and strong symbols are exactly why they're so bad for representing languages: you are coercing users into identifying with another country in order to proceed to content in their native language.


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$1 million Powerball ticket sold in Vt.
Ticket was sold at the Circle K convenience on Main Street
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Vermont Lottery officials say a $1 million Powerball ticket has been sold in Lyndonviile.
The ticket was sold at the Circle K convenience on Main Street.
Officials say the winning ticket matched five out of five numbers but not the Powerball number.
The winning numbers were 02, 09, 26, 45, 47, and the Powerball, 11.
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Diddy, Jennifer Lopez, 50 Cent And More At The Golden Globes After Party [Photos]
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Diddy, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez all walk into a party. No, it is not the start of a bad joke; it happened last night. The 70th Annual Golden Globes took place last night and Hip-Hop was represented in the form of Sean "Diddy" Combs, Jill Scott, 50 Cent and more were all in the house to party it up after all of the hardware was given away…. Continue


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This is to all of you people who have stated that you've either gone on, or sent your child on these so called great experiences. You are all FOOLS. Right from the get go, I knew this letter that we recieved was a load of crap. It had that stench of marketing all over it. Have we not all gotten the post cards in the mail saying you have won a trip, cruise, etc. All you have to do is call the number and reserve your spot. Then come to find out, it's a silly timeshare ploy, or magazine subscription play. This is no different. Now that being said, the trip may be legit, as are the others, but how could ANY parent send a 12 year old across the world by themselves. Not me!! Not in this day and age, with all the negative going on. No WAY.
I my honest opinion, the cost in a non factor. If this program was offered by a reputable company, organization, school, etc., it would be a different story. This is just a company out to make money at our childrens expense. Furthermore, I find it despicable that P2P uses the emotion of our children just to make a pretty profit.
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6. 24 per cent of motorists avoid making car accident claims
7. 26 bus passengers make car accident claims in Belfast incident
8. 600kg of smashed eggs leads to work accident claim
9. 8 Jobcentre workers win £12k in personal injury compensation
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110. Carlisle girl wins £5.6m medical negligence claim
111. Carpenter loses two fingers in gruesome work accident
112. Cathedral sues NHS after £130,000 accident claim
113. Cemetery worker receives £65k in personal injury compensation
114. Changing clocks could result in more car accident claims
115. Chef makes personal injury claims, receives six figure award
116. Cheshire worker may file for personal injury compensation
117. Child suffers serious injuries at celebrity-owned safari park
118. Cleaner from Mansfield awarded £12k from work accident claim
119. Clinical Negligence Claims could be first Casualty of Higher Fees
120. Colchester schoolgirl wins medical negligence claim
121. Collapsing roof leads to accident claim for demolition worker
122. Compensation claim considered by Hartlepool worker
123. Compensation culture needs to stop, say accident claim insurers
124. Compensation culture spreads to Northern Ireland
125. Compensation takes time, but when it arrives…
126. Construction company fails to secure cladding, injures two
127. Construction worker hurt, may file work accident claim
128. Construction worker injured in fall from scaffolding
129. Construction worker injured, considers work accident claim
130. Construction worker suffers personal injury at work in fall
131. Construction worker suffers serious work accident
132. Contractor loses two fingers, may make work accident claim
133. Cook falls into curry pot, suffers serious burn injuries
134. Council employee falls out of bed, wins £5k in compensation
135. Council litter collector suffers personal injury claim
136. Council pays more than £6.3k in personal injury compensation
137. Council pays out more than £57k in accident claims
138. Council worker wins £4,600 in personal injury compensation
139. County council pays out £330k in injury claims
140. County Durham man loses arm in devastating accident at work
141. Courts cracking down on personal injury claims fraud
142. Crane driver seeks compensation for life changing injuries
143. Crash-for-Cash scam busted; Direct Line chasing £600k fraud case
144. Criminal behaviour and accident claims hand in hand?
145. Criticism for Justice Secretary's "no win no fee" restrictions
146. Cumbria County Council pays massive accident claims bill
147. Cumbrian farm worker awarded personal injury compensation
148. Custody officer nets £100k in personal injury compensation
149. Cycle accident claim leads to £5,000 award
150. Cyclist deaths & accident claims increase during recessions
151. Cyclist hit by truck, injured in RTA, wins accident claim
152. Cyclist in Lancashire blames botched repair job for RTA
153. Cyclist pursuing car accident claim after injuries
154. Cyclist seeks £300k in damages after RTA
155. Cyclist sues for injuries caused in accident with police car
156. Damages awards set to increase next year by 10 per cent
157. Dangerous town centre junction will continue to have RTAs
158. David Cameron draws fire for health and safety comments
159. Defendants giveth, and defendants taketh away
160. Delivery driver may file personal injury claim after accident
161. Delivery driver wins £500,000 from work accident claim
162. Demolition worker caught in gas pipe explosion at work
163. Derbyshire worker traps both arms in machine, suffers injuries
164. Digger driver considering work accident claim after injury
165. Diminutive disabled access door leads to accident claim
166. Disabled twin nets £2.5 million from his car accident claim
167. Discount rate review may lead to increased injury claims awards
168. Dressage rider makes car accident claim for £300k
169. Driver collides with stray horse, asks for £3.8 million
170. Driver flees scene of RTA with injured motorcyclist
171. Driver makes personal injury claim against employer
172. Driver sued for £150k in damages in car accident claim
173. Drivers encouraged to make injury claims, says TSC
174. Driving sims lead to more car accidents, says new study
175. Drunken pedestrian struck by bus wins traffic accident claim
176. E coli personal injury compensation could run into millions
177. East London worker makes work accident claim for burns
178. Edinburgh guesthouse owner wins her £7,500 accident claim
179. Edinburgh pothole accident claims soar to £40k annually
180. Elderly at Risk as PPI and Accident Claims Calls Rise
181. Elderly great grandmother wins her accident claim
182. Elderly pensioner awarded personal injury compensation
183. Electrocution and fall leads to work accident claim
184. Employee considers work accident claim for severed finger
185. Employee falls from height, may file for damages
186. Employee falls from roof of truck, may make work accident claim
187. Employee loses fingertip, considers work accident claim
188. Employee loses hand, may file work accident claim
189. Employee loses thumb in gruesome printing press accident
190. Employee may make work accident claim for lost fingers
191. Employee to make work accident claim after factory incident
192. Employee's hand severed, states work accident claim
193. Engineer awarded £100,000 personal injury claim settlement
194. Engineer loses fingertip, say work accident claim experts
195. Engineer makes £750,000 work accident claim
196. Engineering firm fined in drill related work accident claim
197. Engineering firms neglect the safety of their employees
198. Equestrian enthusiasts warned against no win no fee claims
199. Essex man awarded £35,000 personal injury compensation
200. Essex man catches fire, reports one work accident claim


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Final Thoughts
With all the innumerable gaming mice out there, it can be hard to accurately test and gauge what makes a great gaming mouse. The laser diode technology has brought about a new level of accuracy that we can take advantage of, but the LED based optical system is not out the door just yet.
This is mainly due to the price differences between the two still being too big for some people to justify spending the readies. This is evident in these two Souris with the Ikari Optical coming in at around $40 and the Laser at $60 or so, but that doesn't just cover the cost of the laser diode technology, as the Ikari Laser is a far more advanced mouse in terms of features than the Optical, and this is reflected in its pricing as well.
If you are serious about gaming and feel that your current rodent is not giving you the accuracy you deserve, then I would have to recommend the Laser. It's an ergonomic and feature packed beast that will have you covered for many years to come.
However, with the multitude of gaming mice on the market now there is something to suit every ones budget, and I would have a hard time choosing the Ikari Optical given its current pricing and the features present.
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SDCC '12: Silvestri Reboots CYBER FORCE, Offers It for Free
Joined by co-writer Matt Hawkins and artist Khoi Pham, Silvestri will act as co-writer, cover artist and art director of this new Cyber Force series which debut this October. Silvestri's sleek cybernetic soldiers are revamped for a modern age and rounded out with a dose of what the comics' giant calls "cybernetic steampunk," with influences rangng from Syd Mead to H.R. Giger.
In addition to pushing the edge of innovation in terms of story and art, Silvestri and his Top Cow team are also doing it with the release of the book. Every new Cyber Force issues will be available to readers for free similiar to Free Comic Book Day, with retailers paying a small fee and receiving variant covers whose sales will offset the expense. In addition, Top Cow will be collecting some of the classic Cyber Force stories from the past twenty years to be offered during the expected renewed interest in the series.
Newsarama: The big question everyone is asking after hearing the announcement: what prompted Cyber Force to return here and now in 2012?
Marc Silvestri: Well on the surface, one could say that it's to celebrate Image and Top Cow hitting the 20 year mark which isn't a bad reason but celebrating anniversaries isn't enough. To warrant bringing something back and in turn retooling it, you'd better have something new to say. And that thing you want to say needs to be relevant and organic to the concept/characters. Thematically, the ideas for Cyber Force fit in today's world much more fluidly than they did 20 years ago. The literal fusion of nature and technology is a future we can all see coming and the doors that open because of it are as interesting as the doors it will close.
Matt Hawkins: We knew with the "Rebirth" of our universe titles we had a good reason to be able to completely relaunch and reground the concept.
Silvestri: The big idea is that for the first time in history, mankind and his intelligence is outpacing evolution. It takes nature thousands of years to adapt to changes and the things we've accomplished technologically in just the past 100 years have thrown our ability to evolve, and in turn survive, completely out of whack. In other words, we're creating a world of wonders and conveniences that we could never hope to survive. This dilemma is at the heart of what Cyber Force is all about.
Nrama: How long would you say you've had this in the works?
Silvestri: A lot of what we're going to explore in this reboot are things I've wanted to do from the beginning but the initial series took a left turn somewhere. So I guess you could say it's been in the works for 20 years. And like I said earlier the stories that are going to be told are far more relevant in 2012 than they were in 1992. But eh, really about a year.
Hawkins: Loosely for a year, more concretely over the past 5 months.
Silvestri: I grew up on Sci-Fi and fantasy but I'm also one of those believers in how the supernatural and the mysteries of energies, spirits, and forces blends perfectly in. I absolutely love the juxtaposition of the hard-edged analytical nature of science and technology and the gooey center that resides in the human belief of a soul and or a higher power. So yeah, I think Cyber Force fits right into the Top Cow universe.
Nrama: Marc, what are your goals with this new Cyber Force series?
Silvestri: What I really want is to do is provoke thought while telling a thrilling, character-driven adventure story. Wish fulfilment with a message if you will. And I wanna blow stuff up.
Silvstri: I'd describe the characters and the world in general as beautiful and at the same time disturbing, calming and yet filled with tension. Like a fine watch, all the pieces press and move against one another but fit perfectly and move everything forward. Kind of like nature itself but in this case, man-made and somewhat twisted by our need to improve what needed no improvement. Plus I just wanted it to look cool.
Nrama: Drawing this new Cyber Force series is longtime Marvel artist Khoi Pham. How'd you enlist him, and how are you trying to calm him down and not try to be you in drawing this book?
Silvestri: Khoi is a huge talent and a genuine pro so there's no need to calm him. My designs are meant to be a guide and to plant ideas but it's up to khoi to translate them using his unique style. My work (including tech) is very organic and once an artist gets that in my concepts, it's easier for them to interpret me without losing who they are as a creator.
Nrama: Another interesting facet of the Cyber Force relaunch is that you're going to be using Kickstarter to fund the production. I may be misreading it, but your plans are to use to funds to allow you to "produce the first five issues for free". Does that mean the comics themselves would be free, or just that you're hoping to pay all the creators, editorial, publishing and printing for free?
Nrama: One of the things that makes Kickstarter so enticing for would-be supporters is the incentives offered at different pledge levels. What kind of incentives will you have for the Kickstarter?
Hawkins: The main pledge drivers will be the exclusive hardcover and the sketch black and white variants of the 5 issues that will only be available through Kickstarter. Marc is also offering the Cyber Force #1 original art and some commissions as well for some of the top tiers.
Nrama: And what is the funding goal you'll set with the Kickstarter?
Hawkins: $75,000 in 30 days.
Nrama: Getting back to the comic itself... Marc, co-writing this with you is your long-time associate and current Top Cow President Matt Hawkins. I've seen him write comics like Lady Pendragon, Pilot Season: The Test and the forthcoming Think Tank, but this is without a doubt his biggest comic writing gig yet. As someone who's a veteran and an icon in the industry, what assured you he was ready to do this?
Silvestri: We're screwed.
Nrama: [laughs] You've been friends for awhile now, so I just want to assure our readers you're joking there.
Silvestri: Yeah. Seriously though, I've been spit balling ideas with Matt for years and I can attest to the man's talent, but with all the responsibilities of running Top Cow he's just never had the time to show it.
Silvestri: Matt and I work really well together and have a great "writing partner" approach to our stories. And the best part is we can tell each other when an idea sucks. Then we strip down and fight.
Nrama: Wow, you two are intense. In the press materials released, it says this new series will be updated for a modern audience with "bio-cybernetic steampunk". Can you describe that aesthetic?
Silvestri: I'm a huge fan of industrial steampunk , the sleek futurist design of Syd Mead, and the techno-organic aesthetic of H.R. Giger. But obviously that stuff had been done so I needed to tweak things a bit. Plus I didn't want Cyber Force to be locked into any one visual genre so I created a hybrid of the three of them. Once I saw how the combo was taking shape the best term I could come up with was "bio-cybernetic steampunk". The end result is a look not too chunky, not too slick, and not too squishy. The color pallette was crucial as well and Sunny Gho (as always) nailed it.
Nrama: Last question, guys -- will people need to know anything about the previous Cyber Force stories to jump on here in October?
Hawkins: Nope. This is a complete relaunch and will not be in canon with any of the previous material. With the Top Cow Universe "rebirth" through Artifacts and the other books were rebooted we're doing a similar thing here. Readers will NOT have to read any of the other books either, this is self contained and will not bleed over into anything else for at least the first year or so.
Well I can tell you that Cyber Force will be ever evolving and full of shocking turns. Velocity and Ripclaw are definitely there though. Oh, and we kill some.
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Meet The Team - Simon Burnett
Get to know Simon Burnett. View images, watch videos of him in action and being interviewed, check how his Olympic rivals compare with him and much more.
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Training base
Tuscon, Arizona (USA)
Frank Busch
Olympic History
2008: Sixth in 4x100m Medley Relay, eighth in 4x100m Free Relay
2004: Seventh in 200m Free, fourth in 4x200m Free Relay
In Action
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay on 29 July
Did you know?
- Simon married long-term girlfriend and American swimmer Whitney Myers in 2011.
- He admits Sir Steve Redgrave is his all-time Olympic idol and was there to see the rower win his fifth gold at the Athens Games in 2004.
- He is club patron for Thame Swimming Club who are based at his local pool in Oxfordshire.
Simon's Career
Simon is one of the most experienced members of the British squad with London 2012 set to be his third consecutive Olympic Games. He reached the 200m Freestyle final at Athens 2004, finishing seventh, and added 4x100m Freestyle and 4x100m Medley Relay final appearances at the 2008 Games in Beijing. Simon's greatest international success has come at the Commonwealth Games, having won 100m Freestyle gold and 200m Freestyle silver in 2006 then 100m Freestyle silver in 2010. He qualified for his fourth World Championships in 2011 with double gold at the ASA Nationals before booking a spot at his third Olympics with gold in the 100m Freestyle at the 2012 British Champs.


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Old age is the harbor of all ills.
Bion (c.325 - c.255 BC)
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The road to Hades is easy to travel.
Though boys throw stones at frogs in sport, the frogs do not die in sport, but in earnest.
Source: Bion, from Plutarch, Water and Land Animals
Wealth is the sinews of affairs. (business transactions)
He has not acquired a fortune, the fortune has acquired him.
The end of a dissolute life is a desperate death.
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News 12 at 6 o'clock, August 17, 2007
Going through foreclosure can be a nightmare. But that nightmare can only get worse if you're duped into a scam that's disguised as a helping hand.
These companies promise to help save you from foreclosure, but the Better Business Bureau says many of them are just trying to put you deeper in debt than you already are.
Tonya and Alphonsa Reeves have been living with they hope would just be a bad dream.
"She said Mrs. Reeves, are you aware your house is in foreclosure?" Tonya said.
"I couldn't believe that." Alphonsa said.
But believe it they must, because it's true. And that means they had to act fast. They got a flyer in the mail from a company promising to get them out of foreclosure.
We call these guys, they say no problem. They do it all the time." Alphonsa said.
They ended up wiring several hundred dollars. Everything sounded good, and then things took a turn for the worse.
"They would give us the run-around." Tonya said.
So they moved on, the next company was called Stay Home U.S.A. This company promised a 100% guarantee that they too could get them out of foreclosure.
"We were in dire straits." Tonya said.
They made the calls and wired the money. The results were the same. Nothing happened and that means the Reeves and their 4 kids were still in danger of being homeless.
The Better Business Bureau says it is seeing a rise in foreclosure rescue scams. People get false promises of saving their house and making everything ok after paying a lot money they'll never see again.
No one is saying the Reeves are victims of a scam, but what's happened to them is just making their nightmare worse.
"I don't know. We got nowhere to go. 4 kids. It's hard to find somewhere to go. There's no money for a down payment on a house." Alphonsa said.
We did call both companies to try and figure out what happened. Stay Home U.S.A. did not return repeated phone calls. The other company promised an immediate refund and apologized for any misunderstanding.
If you're in foreclosure, contact the better business bureau before paying or signing anything. You can do that by going to http://www.bbb.org


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(WOMENSENEWS)-- Among notable film openings today, May 2, don't miss "Belle." This is the truth-based story of a half-black girl brought up as a wealthy member of the 18th century English aristocracy who cannot enjoy the privileges of her station because of her gender and mixed blood. Filmmaker Amma Assante deftly raises consideration of gender and race-related issues in the guise of a lavish, beautifully produced Austenian romance. Gugu Mbatha-Raw is exquisite as Belle.
In ""Decoding Annie Parker," another truth-based narrative, a breast cancer patient and her doctor strive to prove that the deadly disease has a genetic component. Their persistence eventually leads to the breakthrough discovery of the gene BRCA1. Sensitively directed by Stephen Bernstein, the film delivers an emotion-loaded story that is beautifully brought to life by Samantha Morton as Anne Parker and Helen Hunt as Marie-Claire King, the geneticist whose research and persistence were key to the discovery.
"Walk of Shame" provides comic relief, as wannabe TV news anchor Meghan Miles (Elizabeth Banks) comes up against one obstacle after another in trying to get across Los Angeles to audition for her dream job. Banks' angst gives the unlikely, often outrageous, obstacles some credibility, but bear in mind that if the lead character were not a woman, the plot hijinks wouldn't work at all.
"Beneath the Harvest Sky" is about two teenage boys whose plans to escape their rural Maine town and experience the wide world's greater opportunities lead to circumstances that seriously test their friendship and force them to make life-shaping decisions. The story is engaging, the performances are full and appealing and the film is beautifully crafted. All in all, this is a captivating first feature for Gita Pullapilly and Aron Gaudet.
Opening May 9
"Palo Alto," Gia Coppola's first feature, is a cinematic rendition of James Franco's eponymous short story collection. The film, scripted by Coppola, brings together several coming-of-age adventures within the geographic confines of the privileged California community. April, a shy girl (Emma Roberts), is being hit on by her older soccer coach (Franco) while she tries to cope with her secret crush on the school stoner (Jack Kilmer), who's constantly getting into trouble with his best friend (Nat Wolf), and promiscuous Emily (Zoe Levin) is part of the mix. Coppola's cinema lineage gives her a lot to live up to, and this film still begs the question about how well she'll do in the long run.
"Fed Up" is filmmaker Stephanie Soechtig and news anchor Katie Couric's timely expose about the prevalence of sugar in our diets and its negative effects on our health. The documentary shows that sugar, the primary cause of diabetes in both children and adults, is an additive in most prepared foods. The bottom line is that current food consumption habits will cause today's children to have an average lifespan that's five years shorter than that of their parents, and one that is burdened with all sorts of ill health. Seeing this well-made film is essential for your well-being.
"Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return" is an animated sequel-come-lately to the classic "Wizard of Oz." Escaping tornado-devastated Kansas, Dorothy returns to Oz to save the Scarecrow, Lion and Tin Man and others from a new nemesis. Fans of the original may find it a fun extension of the Dorothy legend, others may be disappointed. Kids will undoubtedly be fans -- but make sure they see and appreciate the original as well.
"Moms' Night Out" is a you-know-how-it-is comedy about devoted housewives who need a break and, in order to get one, must convince their rather spoiled and unsympathetic spouses to take care of the kids while they don high heels for a night on the town. The issues are certainly familiar, the strategies stretch the relationships in amusing ways, the denouement is appealingly unpredictable. "Mom's Night Out" is worth a night out of your own.
"Stage Fright," a girl-centric horror flick, is Jerome Sable's fan-pleasing genre riff with references aplenty to horror classics. It's set in a summer theater camp where the director (Meat Loaf) is staging "Haunting of the Opera." The film's scare-a-minute plot centers around Camilla (Allie MacDonald), a girl who emulates her actress mom (Minnie Driver), who starred in the musical's original production and was murdered on opening night. Don't ask for more details. Just go and scream.
May 16 Openers
"The Immigrant," James Gray's compelling 1920s period drama has compelling feminist overtones. Marion Cotillard stars as Ewa, a Polish woman who arrives in New York with her sister, who has become ill during their voyage and is sent into quarantine to await deportation. To save her, Ewa attaches herself to an unscrupulous man (Joaquin Phoenix) who forces her to perform in his disreputable burlesque show. The film follows Ewa's attempts to defy male manipulations, find a way out of her troubles and rescue her sister. Cotillard is magnificent, as always.
May 23 Films
"We Are the Best," Lukas Moodysson's appealing coming-of-age drama, centers around three teenage girls in 1980s Stockholm who decide to exert their gender equality by forming a punk band. In the process they displace the male band that dominates the music scene at their school and community youth center. Moodysson's work is impressively sensitive and presents female teenage rebellion in an appealing constructive way. The three lead characters in the film -- and the young actresses who play them -- are wonderfully brave, loyal and persistent in realizing their goals.
"Tracks" is the truth-based tale of Robyn Davidson (Mia Wasikowska), a 27-year-old woman who trekked across the Australian outback, some 2,000 miles of unforgiving desert terrain, accompanied by only four willful camels and a faithful dog. Davidson's life-changing journey was an astonishing accomplishment. The film, directed by John Curran and scripted by Marion Nelson based on Davidson's book, is a thrilling adventure. A must-see.
Opening May 30
"Night Moves," Kelly Reichart's latest film, is an action thriller in which three determined eco-terrorists (Jessie Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning and Peter Sarsgaard) conspire to blow up a hydroelectric dam in the Pacific Northwest. The plot-heavy narrative sets the stage for consideration of environmental concerns, effective activism and personal commitment, but doesn't dig deeply into issues. Nevertheless, it's beautifully shot and succeeds as an interesting and engaging character study.
"Maleficent" is a come-lately spin off of "Sleeping Beauty," the 1959 Disney classic. Scripted by Linda Woolverton, the fantasy is star-studded (Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Imelda Staunton and Miranda Richardson, among others), spectacle-filled and action-packed. A good Saturday matinee for the family, if perhaps a bit scary for little kids.
In addition to covering film for Women's eNews, Jennifer Merin writes about documentaries for About.com and is president of the Alliance of Women Film Journalists, a nonprofit organization of the leading female film journalists in the U.S. and Canada. She is also a member of the prestigious Broadcast Film Critics Association.
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Join us for a colorful good time! As the Community Health Educator at The Three Rivers District Health Department, I am excited to announce the award of $3,000 to promote and host a 5K Color Run/Walk. This will be a new health/fitness opportunity made possible by an Interact for Health mini grant that I wrote. Saturday, July 23, will be the day of the color blast at The Kentucky Speedway in Gallatin County as a central location for our serviced counties.
The Carrollton Main Street Program would like to express its sincere thanks to the following for their help in making our recent Easter on the Square event a huge success: Carrollton Wal-Mart, Ron Knight and the City of Carrollton Public Works Department, Carrollton Police Department, Carrollton Fire Department, Kentucky Kruizers and Dave Weed, our volunteers from Family Worship Center, and the other volunteers who helped with the event. Without these people, the event would not have been possible.
In one sense, Kentucky's budget doesn't change much from year to year. A little more than half of every state dollar, for example, goes to our schools, colleges and universities. Another fourth is dedicated to Medicaid and other health services, a little more than a tenth is spent on criminal justice and the final dime goes to everything else.
While there is relatively little discussion in the General Assembly about those ratios, there is often lively debate on the best way to move each major area forward.
After over two months of anticipation and debate, the Senate finally received the state budget bill from the House midway through the 11th week of the 2016 Kentucky General Assembly. Gov. Matt Bevin was elected in a landslide because the people of Kentucky recognized a need for financial change and fiscal responsibility. We think the upcoming budget will reflect those needs for the betterment of the Commonwealth.
On March 12, Three Rivers Friends of NRA held its annual banquet at the National Guard Armory in Carrollton, and it was a huge success. This year we had 226 people participate in our raffles, games and live auction. Congratulations to all the winners.
Starting to exercise and keeping at it can be a real struggle. Here are a few ways that helped me to get and stay motivated.
1. Lighten goals
Sometimes when starting to exercise, your goal may be too big for you at that time. Make smaller goals (go to the gym three times a week, walk a mile, drink more water). Slowly change your exercise habits and eating habits. Doing everything at once can be overwhelming.
2. Track or journal your progress
Not only did Friday mark the end to another busy week in the Kentucky Senate, it also was day 46 of our 60-day legislative session. We are now in the proverbial "fourth quarter" when the House and the Senate must come together to get a victory for the state of Kentucky by passing a responsible budget. After 10 weeks we are still awaiting a key "assist" from our colleagues in the House in the form of a budget bill that has yet to pass the lower chamber.
As other Kentucky House leaders and I were putting the final touches on a proposed two-year state budget last week, legislators received not one but two reports of good economic news.
On Thursday, state officials said that revenues have grown 4.3 percent so far this current fiscal year, all but guaranteeing a surplus with less than four months to go. The sales tax – one of the state's major revenue sources and a strong indicator of consumer confidence – has now increased in 24 of the past 26 months.
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Women in northern Burma are living in fear as the Burmese military regime employs sexual violence in their offensive against the Kachin Independence Army.
Members of the Burmese Army gang-raped at least 18 women and girls between June 10 and June 18. Four of the women were killed after their rapes, while one later died from injuries sustained during the incident.
"These are not random acts of violence," said Shirley Seng, a spokesperson for the Kachin Women's Association Thailand. "The Burma Army is committing gang-rape and killing on a wide scale. It is clear they are acting under orders."
Read KWAT's press release on the rapes in Burma here.
KWAT is calling for an end to the use of rape as a weapon of war in the Burmese conflict. The group also wants the army to end the offensive against Kachin and other ethnic groups, and withdraw from ethnic areas. They are urging China to mediate in the conflict and provide refuge and humanitarian aid to those who flee.
Nobel Women's Initiative is supporting KWAT in their call to stop the widespread sexual violence being committed by the Burmese Army.
Find out what you can do by visiting our Take Action for the Women of Burma page.
Burmese Army Accused of Raping Kachin Civilians, Irawaddy, 22 June 2011.
Myanmar fighting flares after peace talks fail, Reuters, 20 June 2011.
It is time to fine-tune sanctions on Burma, Financial Times, 20 June 2011.


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SIKESTON - Johnny Eugene Nimmo, 72, died at 5:03 a.m. April 8, 2003, at his home.
Born Jan. 27, 1931, in Morehouse, son of the late John Luther and Jenny Catherine Frazier Nimmo, he worked at the Sikeston Power Station for 15 years and was a member of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. He had also been a member of Carpenter's Local 618 in Cape Girardeau.
On Jan. 10, 1949, in Dexter, he married Barbara Jane Woods who survives of the home.
Other survivors include: two sons, Johnny Eugene Nimmo Jr. of Sikeston and Wayne Lee Harris of Mayfield, Ky.; three daughters, Connie Sue Bolen and Sandria Gene Costin of Sikeston and Patty Faye Bolen of Wappapello; one brother, Jerry Ray Nimmo of Sikeston; two sisters, Wanda Tippy and Estelle Oliver of Sikeston; and 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Three brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.
Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel.
Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Jerry Adams, pastor, and the Rev. Tom McCanless will officiate.
Burial will follow in Garden of Memories Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be his grandsons: Michael Bolen Jr., Matt Bolen, Eric Harris, John Riley, Troy Riley and Jason Cope.
Honorary pallbearer will be Tyler Lockwood.
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Judge Dismisses Suit Against Online Gun Marketplace
Armslist.com isn't liable for the brutal murder of an Illinois woman shot to death by a man who used the online firearms marketplace to make an illegal gun purchase, a federal judge ruled this week.
The lawsuit was brought by the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence on behalf of the brother of Jitka Vesel, a 36-year-old immigrant shot and killed in 2011 by a Russian immigrant living in Canada. Gun-control advocates said the legal challenge was the first of its kind.
U.S. District Judge Charles Norgle of Illinois dismissed the wrongful death claim this week, concluding that Armslist can't be held responsible for the criminal conduct of its users.
"The Court finds that Defendant owes no duty to the general public to operate its website to control private individual users' sale of handguns," the judge wrote.
Attorneys for Armslist didn't respond to a request for comment.
One of its users was Demetry Smirnov, who is serving a life sentence for stalking and murdering Ms. Vesel, whom he met online years earlier.
Mr. Smirnov admitted to purchasing a .40-caliber handgun in Seattle from a private seller who posted an ad for the weapon on Armslist. Mr. Smirnov paid an extra $200 because it was an illegal purchase, and then shot Ms. Vesel about a dozen times in the parking lot of a Chicago-area museum, according to federal prosecutors. The seller received a one-year sentence.
The Brady Center argued that Armslist endangered public lives by designing a website that "encouraged" people to buy illegal guns. Judge Norgle called the argument "speculative," saying Armslist "has no involvement in the sales transaction of the products, including firearms, merely advertised on the website."
The judge also noted that people who visit Armslist must first click through a terms-of-use disclaimer and agree to comply with state and federal gun laws.
The Brady Center said the disclaimer was hardly an obstacle and that the site ought to at least require buyers and sellers to enter verifiable identification, such as a driver's license number.
The Brady Center is weighing an appeal. "We continue to believe that those who choose to facilitate the supply of guns to dangerous people owe society a duty to use reasonable care," Jonathan Lowy, a Brady Center lawyer, told Law Blog.


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The estimated damage on this Columbia County family's home could go up to $100,000. (WRDW-TV / Aug. 8, 2012)
News 12 at 11 o'clock / Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012
MARTINEZ, Ga. -- Pamela Williams and her family are still reeling from the headaches left over from Tuesday's storms.
"The plants were floating, all of the plants were floating," Williams explained.
Plants weren't the only thing floating; furniture, Tupperware and anything else water could pick up was swept away in minutes.
"[The water] was rushing so fast we decided to open up the doors to let it through rather than damage the house," she explained.
In minutes, rain covered her backyard pool, making it invisible to the naked eye. Minutes after that, she says it was rushing up against her house.
Her husband was outside trying to clean out a Columbia County storm drain.
"I knew that it was probably the storm drain because we'd had problems with it in the past with a log clogging it up or debris clogging it up," Williams said.
"We took a couple of sticks and started stirring around, and finally we knocked something loose and it started drawing water," her husband, Jason, told News 12.
They say the water would have never come close to their house had the county properly maintained its drains.
"It's clear that the water is not being diverted properly because it's coming through the house," Williams explained.
Now, they're waiting to see if Columbia County will help them out. Williams told News 12 the county was out looking at the drain Wednesday and told them to get an estimate for the damages inside their home. Those early estimates, she says, are coming it at over $100,000.
"Just to get the fans in there and get the subfloor pulled out and the hardwood floor and the carpet, we've been hearing well over $25,000 just to begin," she said.


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I live in Medford. I don't know of any/many groups around, but the only FLGS I know of is dedicated mainly to wargaming. There used to be a comic/gaming shop, but it closed a couple years ago. A new one opened, then moved and apparently went under new ownership; it's now wargaming, like I said - last time I went there, they had one shelf of D&D books. Unfortunately for you, I'm a diehard 3tard. I was hoping to find someone around here too, but it doesn't look likely.
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I've been looking for a new group, too. I'm an avid tabletop gaming with 28 years experience and I just returned to Southern Oregon from Idaho, after a 10+ year self-exile.
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I run a live action role-playing game out on the SOU campus (Vampire: The Masquerade). Even if you're not into LARPs it's a good place to network for other gamers. We generally head out to the Iron Skillet in Phoenix after our game (11:30pm or so), if you wanna find some of us that way.
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Those cute floppy ears on your poodle can turn into infected and matted messes if not groomed and cared for properly. The ear canal is deep and moist and must be cleaned and groomed to avoid chronic infections and bacteria. All poodles are different; some have more ear hair than others.
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Step 1
Brush your poodle's ears with a pin brush. A pin brush has fine stainless steel pins that allow you to easily brush out his ears. A poodle's ears require frequent brushing, at least once a week, to remain clean and unmatted. Brushing before attempting any cutting or grooming will cause less discomfort for your dog.
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Check the inside of your poodle's ears before attempting any grooming. If his ears are red, itchy and waxy or he is resistant to you touching his ears, he may have an infection. Consult with your vet on how to handle this and wait until his ears clear up or your vet gives you the go-ahead to proceed with grooming his ears. Treatment may include ear washes, drops, daily cleaning and oral medications.
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Pluck, trim or shave the fine hairs inside your poodle's ears. You can use a hemostat, a tool available at pet supply stores, to pluck the hair. Do not pinch the skin in the ear canal, which may cause your poodle pain or inflammation. You may prefer to use small scissors or shave the ear canal hairs instead of plucking.
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Trim your poodle's ear hair length to your preference. Some prefer their poodle's ear length longer and some shorter. The American Kennel Club breed standard is for the ear to be long, wide and feathered, but the ear fringe should not be too long. Shorter ears may be easy to manage if your poodle tends to mat. Use shears to groom ear hair and round the bottom of each ear.
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Our Man in Cyberspace
The man in charge of the London Cyberconference, which opens today, is a geek. He blogs, but much more important, he codes.
To be more precise, John Duncan, special representative for the London Conference on Cyberspace, who is responsible for the day-and-a-half gathering that has attracted the likes of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, used to write code as an undergraduate.
"Algol and Cobol to be precise," he said. Being a coder, even if it was a long time ago, certainly won't harm Mr. Duncan's chances of winning over the more fringe elements of the cyberspace debate. Being able to code is a badge of honor.
Refreshingly open approach to the task
Mr. Duncan, who took over the brief in August was previously the U.K. ambassador for Arms Control and Disarmament. Given the complexity of tackling cyberspace, he may look back with fondness for the relative simplicity of his previous post.
But he has a refreshingly open approach to the task. "We are all struggling with how to respond to the degree of interdependence and interconnectivity that exists in the network world," he said. "It is one of the major challenges that exists for our institutions and governments. That question cannot be easily resolved in one and a half days."
He is frank when challenged that the conference runs the risk of being simply "talks about talks." In one and a half days, the conference isn't going to produce an action plan or a treaty. So what would the U.K. government consider a success? "If we have started a dialog at senior level with a series of platforms where that dialog can take place. It is a dialog with business, both small and big, civil society, and governments, looking at how do we rise to the challenges of cyberspace, both the opportunities and the threats," he said.
70,000 people have joined Twitter conversations
"Success is about making sure it is a sustainable dialog, not a one-off."
Mr. Duncan is rightly proud of the 70,000 people who have joined Twitter conversations, but how will he keep that level of engagement once the conference is over. Is there a risk that governments will simply "take the problem in house" and not involve anyone else?
"I would imagine — and my experience shows this to be what happens — when you do these multistake holder exercises you generate momentum which everyone is part of and they start doing it themselves.
"It is very different to what we have done in the past. We are so used to government running everything. In this sort of exercise the engagement has to continue with everyone so that no one closes the door."
However, Mr. Duncan was keeping an open mind about how it would go forward.
"I think that is how it will work. it is such an evolving thing that they may surprise us."
There is a role for government
He flatly rejected the view, espoused by some, that governments had no mandate in cyberspace.
"We need to find a way to make sure that behavior of human beings in cyberspace matches behavior of what we expect of human beings in the real world.
"Yes there is a role for government," he said. "But I expect that the mechanisms of regulation that will evolve over the next few years will be a mix of international agreements, national laws, things like ISO business regulations, in other words business regulating itself. Then there will also be standards and benchmarks, and self-regulation as we have seen with wikipedia."
But he stressed there were balances. How to make sure that the torrent of innovation that the internet has unleashed is not cramped. And how to make sure that changes in one area do not adversely affect another.
"What has struck me in doing this job is that there is a risk — and it is surprising given the nature of cyberspace — and that is silo-thinking. It is quite demonstrably happening. There are people working on the development silo, and there are other people working on the developed world's economic growth silo, and there are yet more working on the security silo.
"There isn't at the moment a mechanism that allows us all collectively to understand the connection between those areas. The risk of not understanding that connectivity is that we make decisions which make perfect sense in one silo, but really damage one of the others."


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One of the most impressive and entertaining chapters of local theater offerings has been Walnut Creek-based Center Repertory Company's Off Center play series, which, in the company's own words, presents "new and more challenging contemporary works."
The series solves at least a couple of problems faced by theaters seeking to take the risky step to becoming a regional theatrical force. It allows Center Rep to broaden its repertoire by staging plays that, for any number of reasons from language to subject matter, would attract a smaller than average crowd. Center Rep handles this by staging Off Center shows in the Lesher Center's more intimate Knight Stage 3 (black box) Theater, as opposed to the larger Hofmann Theatre, which hosts Center Rep's main stage plays.
Second, these shows give some East Bay theatergoers a chance to see edgier fare closer to home, rather than travel to San Francisco. Saturday might be a good time to begin this adventure by seeing "Pilgrims Musa and Sheri in the New World," an edgy romantic comedy by Seattle author Yussef El Guindi.
Although the award-winning playwright often focuses his works on Arab-American characters in the post-9/11 landscape, he says he doesn't consider himself a political writer. He seems quite happy to claim "Musa and Sheri" as a romantic comedy, saying the seeds for the show were sewn as he eavesdropped on a conversation in a stairwell.
The play is about a budding romance between Musa, an Egyptian immigrant working as a cabdriver, and Sheri, a white American waitress whose vocabulary is considerably more colorful than that of the more contemplative Musa.
As it unfolds, the play looks at the differences between American and Middle Eastern values.
"Musa and Sheri" won the 2012 Steinberg Award, which is presented to the best new American play of the year not yet produced in New York.
The play runs through May 12 at the Knight Stage 3 theater; performance are Thursday through Sunday. Tickets are $20-$35 and may be reserved at 925-945-7469 or www.centerrep.org.
EUGENE O'NEILL INFLUENCES: Recognizing that creativity doesn't flourish in a vacuum, the Eugene O'Neill Foundation will present readings of plays by two authors whose work had a large effect on O'Neill, helping him turn American theater on its ear in the 20th century.
Readings will be presented in the Old Barn at Tao House, O'Neill's Danville home. First up is Anton Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard," on May 5, followed by Henrik Ibsen's "The Lady from the Sea" on May 19. Both readings are at 3 p.m.
Before studying the masters from Chekhov and Ibsen, to Shaw and Strindberg, American playwrights churned out chest-thumping melodramas and sentimental dramas that were almost completely out of touch with reality. Among these was "The Count of Monte Cristo," which made a star of O'Neill's father, actor James O'Neill, who reportedly appeared in the production more than 6,000 times.
But after studying the European and Russian authors, Eugene O'Neill found what he believed was lacking in American theater and turned out most of the starkly realistic plays for which he is remembered.
Tickets to the plays are $25 for each of the staged readings, or $45 for both. Reservations may be made at 925-820-1818 or www.eugeneoneill.org. There's no parking at Tao House; theatergoers can park at the Museum of the San Ramon Valley, 205 Railroad Ave., Danville, and catch a shuttle provided by the National Park Service.
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damaged by abusive relationships is presented by the Saint Mary's College performing arts department. Performances are 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at LeFevre Theatre on the Moraga campus; $8-$12; 925-631-4670 or www.brownpapertickets.com.
"Copenhagen": The Michael Frayn drama launches Indra's Net Theater, a new Berkeley theater company based at Osher Studio. The Tony Award-winning play, about a clandestine meeting between World War II-era nuclear scientists Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg in 1941, runs May 9-26 in the theater at 2055 Center St., Berkeley; $20-$25;


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Some people, like Papa Joe Aviance, really walk the walk. The Los Angeles recording artist lost 250 lbs. in eighteen months by walking five miles a day and switching to discounted healthy food he bought at the 99¢ Store.
He also walked at the American Heart Association's Dallas HeartWalk Saturday, which attracted 17,646 registered walkers and 20,000 attendees. His thoughts about it, which he emailed to me today: "I left the HeartWalk with a full heart - seeing people out there trying to change their lives and save the lives of others! At 450 pounds, I was a cheeseburger away from a heart attack so I truly admire the work the American Heart Association does. Happy heart, healthy heart…what more do you need?"
Whether or not you walked that day, you may want to try Papa Joe's budget health tips:
• Plan ahead: Plan out your meals ahead of time, and stick to your list when you're shopping! You'll save money and avoid that tempting snack aisle…• Shop in Season: Go for the fresh vegetables and fruits that are in season. They're easier to find, you'll get double the flavor, and you'll save money in the process!• Stock up: Buy in bulk… Look for those big bags of vegetables or frozen fruits. And always go for the store brands, they're just as good!• Take it outside: No diet is complete without exercise! I chose walking because it was all I could afford and it was the easiest for me. So get some fresh air in those lungs- go for a walk, jump on your bike, or jog around your local high school stadium…• Be Patient! It's not going to happen overnight. And when you have setbacks, like we all do (I have a weakness for peanut M&M's)-don't beat yourself up. Just keep chipping away and the results will follow!


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Pierpont Community & Technical College proudly announces its first Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) pinning ceremony celebrating its first 17 graduates.
In attendance were more than 125 guests, family members and college administrators. The highlight of the evening was the traditional pinning of the graduating nurses.
Career opportunities for a licensed practical nurse can be found in hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers, nursing care facilities, physician offices, and in home care. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, employment of LPN's is expected to grow by 25 percent between 2012 and 2022, much faster than the average for all occupations, in response to the long-term care needs of an increasing elderly population and the general increase in demand for healthcare services.
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Pierpont Community & Technical Center recently announced its first Licensed Practical Nurse pinning ceremony celebrating the first 17 graduates.
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Since his becoming an attorney, Mr. Lowther has practiced law exclusively in the field of criminal defense. He began his career by defending clients in federal and state courts in the Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area, and has since limited his practice exclusively to defending clients in federal trial and appellate courts nationwide. By his doing so, it was no longer necessary for Mr. Lowther to maintain an office in any particular geographical location; therefore, his firm's principal office is now located in Savannah, Georgia, from where he continues his national federal trial and appellate practice.
Mr. Lowther is admitted to practice in the US Courts of Appeals for the Eleventh, Tenth, Ninth, and Eighth Circuits; the US District Courts for the Districts of Colorado, Georgia (Northern, Middle, and Southern), Illinois (Northern), North Dakota, Texas (Eastern and Southern), and Wisconsin (Eastern). Additionally, Mr. Lowther may represent clients in ANY federal district, appellate, or administrative court in the nation.
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Singer, songwriter, humorist and small-town philosopher Antsy McClain and his group celebrate American roots music and the lives of ordinary people. Look for down-home entertainment in the style of Garrison Keillor's "Prairie Home Companion."
The show is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, in the Music Recital Hall on the Southern Oregon University campus, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland. Tickets cost $22 and $25 and can be purchased at Music Coop or www.gaiaconcerts.com.
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The TYPros YP Day at the Capitol takes TYPros members each year to the state capitol to spend a day lobbying legislators about the changes they desire for Tulsa.
It's that time of year again. TYPros and the Government Relations Crew will take a group of young adults to Oklahoma City this March to speak with legislators and advocate for issues important to YPs in Tulsa. Join us to boost your political awareness and involvement.
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