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For the better part of nearly five decades McCoy Tyner has remained the most pervasively influential, highly acclaimed, widely imitated jazz pianist in the world ' universally acknowledged for the invention of a style that continues to be uniquely personal, powerfully passionate and consummately creative. From his early association with the great John Coltrane, through his most recent work with the venerable vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, Tyner has determinedly delivered to adoring audiences music that is both consistently challenging and spiritually uplifting. An unusually soft spoken, honest and humble individual, he graciously agreed to devote some time from his busy schedule to discuss his art with AAJ.
All About Jazz: You've been using different rhythm sections recently after an approximately 15 year association with bassist Avery Sharpe and drummer Aaron Scott. Does your choice of new band mates reflect a (subtle) change in your approach to creating new music?
McCoy Tyner: It's a gradual process, which is only natural. It doesn't have to be drastic, but I'm definitely hearing some different things. I think that the group that I had before was a really great group, but sometimes one has to make a change and move along with your' development. It was good for the amount of time that it existed, really good. Everybody was very talented, but sometimes you have to move, especially after twenty years. That's a long time.
AAJ: Sometimes you have to change your environment just to be in a situation where you can change.
MT: That's right. As my old agent Jack Whittermore used to say, 'Nothing ventured, nothing gained.'
AAJ: How did you decide on the new players? Are there any younger (or older) musicians you might be considering for your band?
MT: That all depends. It's something that's hard to predict because you don't know what you'll be hearing a year from now, or two years from now. If it's working then okay you stay with it. If it's growing and if you feel comfortable and it's not inhibiting then it's worth it to keep the band together. Right now it's a good move.
Eric Harland was with Betty Carter for a while. She was a school. She reminded me of Art Blakey. She really trained people who played with her She was like a teacher, the same with Art. We were overseas, actually we were in Lebanon, it was part of a European tour. So Betty was on the show and I had a chance to hear him (with her). I'd heard about him. A friend of nmine is in Texas, which is where Eric is from. Betty went down there and made a gig at a concert and he heard Eric and told me, 'Yeah, he might be kinda good with you.' So I kept that in mind and I happened to hear Eric on that gig and I said, 'Oh yeah. I think he's right.' I was looking for something like that.
AAJ: Throughout your early and middle years as a bandleader you usually chose a saxophonist as the other main melodic voice in your small groups. Recently you've been utilizing vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson in that role. Is there a reason for your preference of the vibes instead of saxophone these days?
MT: Bobby and I are musically very close. We came up in the same generation. We recorded together in the past. We moved around some of the same people . . . Naturally there are differences, in a sense, but we have a lot of things we can associate with together and we has a lot of fun; past, present and maybe the future. It's not a regular thing. He's got his own band, I have my own group. I was just in Brazil with my big band. Then I may have a quartet sometimes. It all depends on what happens. Bobby and I don't work together all of the time, but we do work together quite often. We do a lot of things together.
Last year Michael Brecker played with me New Year's Eve at the Iridium and he's done some other things with me and there may be some gigs coming up. Joe Lovano was with me, and Kenny Garret, not together, but separately at Yoshi's, because every year I do an artist in residence (there) for a couple of weeks. It's been ten years and he still wants it to happen.
AAJ: Your other regular working unit is the big band. How often do you get to play with the larger group? Who does the arrangements?
MT: It's not a problem, but we don't work that much. We've been to Europe (like) three times. We just came back from Brazil, they wanted the big band in particular. We were down there, played one concert, then came back. I'm looking for a corporate sponsorship so we can tour the states. We've played in Mount Hood, Playboy Jazz Festival. We've played a lot of cities. Chicago Fest we played recently, but not back-to-back gigs. Unless we're on a tour and that usually happens in Europe. We've never done a tour in the states. So we're thinking that one of these big corporations like where we are now [Starbucks] could sponsor us. Maybe if I drink enough coffee (laughs).
Dennis Mackrel has done quite a bit of the arranging. Steve Turre has done some arrangements and I have. But even if I have a song . . . like Dennis arranged 'Passion Dance' and a lot of songs that I've written. I don't compare me and him to Billy Strayhorn and the Duke, but he knows a lot of things about my harmonics and my style.
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Dozens of Ford customers in 14 states have filed a class action lawsuit against Ford Motor Co. alleging its vehicles accelerate unintentionally and suddenly without any way to stop them.
The Ford acceleration class action lawsuit, filed Thursday in West Virginia federal court, takes aim at approximately 30 Ford models from 2002 to 2010 — including the Ford Mustang, Ford F-Series pickup trucks, Mercury Cougar, Lincoln Town Car and Ford Explorer — that contain an alleged design defect that allows the electronic throttle system in the cars to take control of the accelerator from the driver. Plaintiffs note that Ford installed a brake override system in cars manufactured after 2010, but did not install this safety measure in older Ford models.
Plaintiffs say Ford deliberately hid the issue from buyers and "could have and should have prevented dangers presented by these foreseeable incidents by including a [brake-override safety feature]." As a result, customers were not only put in danger but also bought and leased vehicles that aren't worth as much as they paid, the class action lawsuit says.
The Ford class action lawsuit is reminiscent of those filed against Toyota after the Japanese automaker recalled millions of vehicles over reports of sudden, unintended acceleration. The cases were consolidated in 2010 and have slowly made their way through the court. In February, a federal judge preliminarily approved a $1 billion class action lawsuit settlement to compensate certain Toyota, Scion and Lexus owners and lessees affected by the vehicles' defective electronic throttle control systems.
The Ford unintended acceleration claims are the latest blow for the company, which has battled several class action lawsuits over alleged engine defects. In January, six consumers filed a class action lawsuit claiming Ford knowingly sold certain 2005-2012 vehicles, including the Ford 150 and Lincoln Navigator, with engine defects that caused performance and safety issues. One month later, U.S. consumers who purchased or leased a model year 2003-2007 Ford vehicle equipped with a diesel engine received notices of a class action settlement resolving claims the engines are defective and plagued with problems.
Plaintiffs in the Ford Unintended Acceleration Class Action Lawsuit are seeking compensation from Ford for the loss of their vehicle value. The case is Belville v. Ford Motor Co., Case No. 12-cv-06529, U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia (Huntington.)
The Ford brand vehicles listed in the class action lawsuit are:
2005-2007 Five Hundred
2005-2009 Crown Victoria
2005-2010 Econoline
2007-2010 Edge
2009-2010 Escape and 2005-2010 Escape hybrid
2005-2010 Expedition
2004-2010 Explorer and 2007-2010 Explorer Sport Trac
2004-2010 F-Series
2009-2010 Flex
2008-2010 Focus
2005-2007 Freestyle
2006-2010 Fusion
2005-2010 Mustang
2008-2010 Taurus
2008-2009 Taurus X
2002-2005 Thunderbird
2010 Transit Connect
Ford Lincoln vehicles:
2006-2008 Mark LT
2005-2009 Town Car
2006-2010 Zephyr
Ford Mercury vehicles:
2002-2005 Cougar (XR7)
2005-2009 Grand Marquis
2009-2010 Mariner and 2005-2010 Mariner hybrid
2006-2010 Milan
2005-2007 Montego
2004-2010 Mountaineer
2008-2010 Sable
UPDATE 1: A new Ford unintended acceleration class action lawsuit has been filed. Plaintiffs from both cases want the class actions combined.
Update 2: A federal judge refused to dismiss the Ford class action lawsuit on March 31, 2014, but did trim several claims.
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HONOLULU (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that a Hawaii court will keep a case involving a State Department special agent accused of killing a man at a McDonald's in Waikiki last year.
U.S. District Judge Leslie Kobayashi on Tuesday denied a request by lawyers for 28-year-old Christopher Deedy to have his case moved to federal court.
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LATE night drunken disturbances in residential areas is a ' very serious problem' and is 'something that has to be dealt with', stated Judge Dermot Dempsey at Swords District Court last week.
' The message has to be sent out that I am taking a very dim view on this behaviour,' said Judge Dempsey. Residents, added the Judge, are entitled to have peace and quiet and not to be disturbed by others drunkenly making their way home. Judge Dempsey made his comments in a case where three young men were before him for using threatening and abusive language and behaviour at Carrick Hill Road Upper, Portmarnock on Thursday, July 5. Cian Flannery (20) Ashleigh Rise, Swords; Sean Quinn (21), Moat Lane, Brackenstown, Swords and Philip Higgins (20), Larkspur, Carrick Hill Road, Portmarnock all pleaded guilty to the offences.
Additional charges of causing €1,700 criminal damage to a car during the same incident were struck out against the three men. The court was told that each of the three defendants have each paid €565 compensation for the damage caused. Garda Brian Judge of Coolock Garda Station told the court that around 3.30am on July 5, the men had insulted and threatened a female resident who came out of her home because of the noise they were making. John Hennessy, solicitor for Cian Flannery and Philip Higgins, said that his clients were 'nice lads' but they ' simply could not handle' the excessive amount of alcohol they drank on the night.
They were drinking 'shots and doubles on a student night' in Tamangos nightclub. Mr Flannery expressed his sincere regret in person to Garda Judge after the incident and asked that his apology be given to the resident. Mr Hennessy handed references into the court written on behalf of Cian Flannery by Dublin Business School where he is in a degree programme and by Dunnes Stores where he works part-time. Philip Higgins, said Mr Hennessy, is a part-time chef, who also regrets the incident and has learned a lesson. Fiona D'Arcy, solicitor for Sean Quinn, said that her client, who works in a restaurant, was 21 that day but there would be no celebrations for him and no gifts either. He was 'simply out of his mind with drink' and his memory of the incident is 'at best, sketchy'.
Ms D'Arcy said that Mr Quinn is not the type of person who regularly goes to Tamangos taking shots and creating a nuisance for people in estates every weekend. His home life has not been pleasant since this incident as his parents are 'absolutely disgusted with him' and he is disgusted with himself. Both Mr Hennessy and Ms D'Arcy, in seeking leniency for their clients, suggested that the three defendants would be willing to come up with money to make a charitable contribution. Judge Dempsey remanded the three men in custody until 'such a time as I make a decision'. Recalling the case before the end of the court sitting, the Judge stated that the three defendants have one month to each come up with €500 or they will receive prison sentences. Adjourning the case to Swords District Court on November 12 for payment of the charitable contribution, Judge Dempsey stated that he will want proof that they have come up with the money themselves and have not been given it by their parents.


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Businessman and former radio talk show host Herman Cain pulled off an upset Saturday. He came in first in the Florida straw poll, handily beating both Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. It's a big victory for a candidate who, up to now, has drawn little media attention and placed fifth or sixth in many national polls. Host Audie Cornish talks with NPR's Greg Allen about whether this marks a change in the Republican presidential nominating contest.


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FLINT, MI -- Visitors to the University of Michigan-Flint campus have more places to get clean water.
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abbreviation for the phrase "bitch ass nigga". often used in chat rooms.
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A new book by Dr. Justin Frank, director of psychiatry at George Washington University, raises many questions about the President's mental stability.
"George W. Bush is a case study in contradiction," Dr. Frank writes in Bush On The Couch: Inside the Mind of the President. "Bush is an untreated ex-alcoholic with paranoid and megalomaniac tendencies."
In addition, a new film by documentary filmmaker, and frequent Bush critic, Michael Moore shows the President indecisive and clearly befuddled when he learned about the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
While conservative critics who have not yet seen Fahrenheit 9/11 dismiss the work as an anti-Bush screed, Roger Friedman of the normally pro-Bush Fox News Network has seen the film and calls it "a tribute to patriotism, to the American sense of duty — and at the same time a indictment of stupidity and avarice."
Friedman also says the films "most indelible moment" comes when Bush, speaking to a group of school kids in Florida, is first informed of the 9/11 attacks.
"Instead of jumping up and leaving, he instead sat in front of the class, with an unfortunate look of confusion, for nearly 11 minutes," Friedman says. "Moore obtained the footage from a teacher at the school who videotaped the morning program. There Bush sits, with no access to his advisers, while New York is being viciously attacked. I guarantee you that no one who sees this film forgets this episode."
Dr. Frank says the episode is typical of how Bush deals with death and tragedy. He notes that Bush avoids funerals.
"President Bush has not attended a single funeral - other than that of President Reagan. In my book I explore some possible reasons for that, whether or not it is "presidential". I am less interested in judging his behavior on political grounds than I am in thinking about its meaning both to him and to the rest of us," Dr. Frank says. "He has spent a lifetime of avoiding grief, starting with the death of his sister when he was 7 years old. His parents didn't help him with what must have been confusing and frightening feelings. He also has a history of evading responsibility and perhaps his not attending funerals has to do with not wanting to see the damage his policies have wrought."
In his book, Dr. Frank also suggests Bush resents those in the military.
"Bush's behavior strongly suggests an unconscious resentment toward our own servicemen, whose bravery puts his own (nonexistent) wartime service record to shame," he wrote.
Supporters of President Bush dismiss Frank's book as the work of a Democrat who once headed the Washington Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility, but his work has been praised by other prominent psychiatrists, including Dr. James Grotstein, Professor at UCLA Medical Center, and Dr. Irvin Yalom, MD, Professor Emeritus at Stanford University Medical School.
Dr. Carolyn Williams, a psychoanalyst who specializes in paranoid personalities, is a registered Republican and agrees with most of Dr. Frank's conclusions.
"I find the bulk of his analysis credible," she said in an interview. "President Bush grew up dealing with an absent but demanding father, a tough mother and an overachieving brother. All left indelible impressions on him along with a desire to prove himself at all cost because he feels surrounded by disapproval. His behavior suggests a classic paranoid personality. Additionally, his stated belief that certain actions are 'God's Will' are symptomatic of delusional behavior."
Ryan Reynolds, a childhood friend of Bush, concurs.
"George wanted to please his father but never felt he measured up, especially when compared to Jeb," Reynolds said.
Dr. Williams wonders if the Iraq war was not Bush's way of "proving he could finish something his father could not by deposing Saddam Hussein."
But Bush's desire to please his father may have backfired. Former President George H.W. Bush has remained silent publicly about the war, saying he will only discuss it with his son "in private." Close aides say that is because he disapproves of his son's actions against Iraq.
"Former President Bush does not support the war against Iraq," says former aide John Ruskin. "It is as simple at that."
While current White House aides and officials would not allow their names to be used when commenting about Bush's erratic behavior, others like former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill confirm concerns about Bush's mood swings.
O'Neill says Bush was moody in cabinet meetings and would wander off on tangents, mostly about Saddam Hussein and Iraq. Bush, O'Neill says, seemed more focused on Iraq than on finding Osama bin Laden and would lash out at anyone who disagreed with him.
Harleigh says it is not unusual for White House staffers to refuse to go public with their concerns about the President's behavior.
"We saw the same thing in the Nixon years," he says. "What is unusual is that the White House has not been able to trot out even one staffer who is willing to go public and say positive things about the President's mental condition. That says more than anything else."
Dr. Frank, the Democrat, says the only diagnosis he can offer for the President's condition is removal from office. [shouldn't that be cure rather than diagnosis? - Norbert
Dr. Williams, the Republican, says she must "reluctantly agree."
"We have too many unanswered questions about the President's behavior," she says. "You cannot have those kinds of unanswered questions when you are talking about the leader of the free world."© Copyright 2004 by Capitol Hill Blue
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Fights to make after UFC on Fox 7
Clifford Starks vs Michael Kuiper
Yoel Romero vs Clint Hester
Roger Bowling vs Lucas Martins
Anthony Njokuani vs Yves Edwards
Hugo Viana vs Chico Camus
TJ Dillishaw vs Raphael Assuncao
Tim Means vs Ramsey Nijem
Jorge Masvidal vs Myles Jury
Darren Uyenomoya vs Louis Gaudinot
Joseph Benavides vs John Dodson
Lorenz Larkin vs Tom Lawlor
Francis Carmont vs Brad Tavares
Darren Elkins vs Erik Koch
Chad Mendes vs Clay Guida
Jordan Mein vs Patrick Cote
Matt Brown vs Martin Kampmann
Nate Diaz vs Joe Lauzon - Stay at LW Nate
Josh Thompson vs Jamie Varner
Frank Mir vs Alistair Overeem
Daniel Cormier vs Werdum/Nog winner
Gilbert Melendez vs Diego Sanchez
Ben Henderson vs Grant/Maynard winner
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Great list, I definitely agree with Matt Brown vs Martin Kampmann, that fight would be fireworks for sure! :D
Mendes - Should be fighting the like of KZ, Lamas, Swanson and Edgar for the number one contender spot. Too bad they are all competing on UFC 162. Feed him Guida then.
Brown - On a pretty good win streak. Siyar? I think Brown would KO Kampmann.
Josh Thomson - Wait for the winner of Miller-Healy.
Nate Diaz - Lauzon is a great choice. Thing is...both of them are on my NPFFL team. Ah nevermind I want to see the FOTY, bring on Diaz-Lauzon!
Cormier - Probably dropping to 205 after this fight. Fight against the winner of Rashad-Hendo for LHW number 1 contender (After the Gus and Machida stuff is settled). I want Cormier vs Hendo! Dam I want to see Cormier fight Gus, Machida and Jones as well.
Mir - Struve. I think we will get to see a knockout here.
Melendez - Hmm...I can't really think of anyone for him to fight. No one near his level. Maybe the loser of Grant-Maynard?
Henderson - Man he really needs to start winning in more convincing fashion. I see him going to a split decision again against Maynard. Hopefully Aldo goes up to LW soon and get that title.
Cormier should drop weight imo. If he's not going to fight Cain, then theres no point in staying in the same weightclass.
Campmann is a good fight for Matt Brown, but I also like a Robbie Lawlor match-up as well.
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Bendo vs. Maynard/Grant winner
Gil vs. Maynard/Grant loser
DC vs. Travis Browne or Tex/Te Huna winner for chance at title shot at 205.
Mir vs. Struve
Nate Diaz vs. Sanchez
Thomson vs. Cerrone/Noons winner
Brown vs. Kampmann
Mein vs, Pyle/Story loser.
Mendes vs. Lentz/Dias winner
Where to go for all the main card fighters, and the prelim winners....
Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert Melendez II: We've had a couple of rematches for the lightweight title recently, so why not have another one? At least this time there is no clear number 1 contender - Pettis is dropping to Lightweight and a couple of contendor fights are coming up involving Maynard/Grant and Miller/Healy. I say rematch Bendo & Melendez and have the winners of the contendor fights mentioned above fight each other.
Daniel Cormier vs. Werdum/Nogueira winner: He's said a LHW move is possible, but until he decides to move down, he's a heavyweight. Most the top 5 HW's are lines up with fights with the Velasquez/Silva title fight and Dos Santos/Hunt number 1 contendor fight. So line Cormier up against the other top guys, and have him fight the winner of the TUF Brazil coaches.
Frank Mir vs. Travis Browne: In the last 5 years, Mir is 7-4 in the UFC with the only losses to top guys - Lesnar, Dos Santos, Cormier & Carwin. His wins in that period include Nelson, Kongo, Crocop & Nogueira x2, so he is still easily a top 10 fighter, even though he's on a 2 fight skid. I'd like to see him matched up with an up and comer on the verge of the top 10 in Travis Browne.
Josh Thomson vs. Donald Cerrone: Thomson looked great in his UFC debut, becoming the first guy to stop Nate Diaz. In my opinion the win immediately puts him in the top 10 of the Lightweight division, so he deserves another UFC fighter in the top 10 - Donald Cerrone.
Nate Diaz vs. Diego Sanchez: Diaz's time in the top 10 of the lightweight is now over. He's talked about going back up to welterweight, but that would be crazy. He's lost 2 fights in a row, and in my opinion should be given a guy a bit lower down the pecking order in order to get back on track. Sanchez recently dropped back down to lightweight and won a controversial split decision over Gomi, and with the history with Nates brother Nick, this one could be fireworks.
Matt Brown vs. Carlos Condit: Matt Brown has unexpectedly won 5 straight fights at welterweight, with recent wins over Swick and Mein putting him on the verge of the top 10 and an outsider in the title hunt. He deserves a step up in competition in order to break into the top of the division, and i'd give him former WEC champion and title challenger Carlos Condit, who could do with a win after 2 losses.
Jordan Mein vs. Court McGee: Given that he has had 32 pro fights, people forget he is one of the youngest UFC fighters at 23 years old. Even though he got battered by Brown, he is still a top prospect and should drop back to fighting guys lower down the division. Ultimate fighter winner McGee is still a solid fighter, as his 4-2 UFC record shows, and would make for a fun fight, which is winnable for both.
Chad Mendes vs. Lamas/Sung-Jung winner: Since getting stopped by Aldo in his title fight, Mendes has looked like a beast, stopping all 3 opponents in the first round. With Aldo not fighting Pettis until August, and with all the guys at the top of the division having fights lined up, i'd have him fight the winner of the Ricardo Lamas/Chan Sung-Jung fight to determine a true number 1 contendor.
Francis Carmont vs. Yushin Okami: There must be something about Carmont that the judges love - he's now on a 5 fight win streak, when personally I think he should be on a 2 fight losing streak. If you win 5 fights in a row at middleweight, you deserve a top 10 fighter, so lets see if Okami can avoid the judges wrath!
Myles Jury vs. Ross Pearson: The ultimate fighter contestant that failed to deliver on the show has certainly delivered after it. Jury once again looked great, and the extremely well-rounded fighter moved into the top 20 in the division with the knockout. Since going back up to lightweight, Pearson has won both fights by stoppage, and the winner of this could go on to bigger things.
Joseph Benavidez vs. John Dodson: Benavidez is clearly the second best fighter at 125 pounds in my opinion, but the division is so thin with just 12 fighters that it is hard to match him up with anyone! I was reluctant to match him with Dodson due to Dodson coming off a loss, but there really isn't many other options besides Gaudinot or Lineker.
Jorge Masvidal vs. Joe Lauzon: Masvidal looked solid but not spectacular in his UFC debut and the first fight since the title fight against Melendez. He's probably roundabout a top 20 fighter, so to give him a test have him fight Lauzon, who is 9-5 in the UFC and would be making his return after a bloody loss against Miller.
TJ Dillashaw vs. Takeya Mizugaki: Since losing the ultimate fighter finale to Dodson, Dillashaw has looked unstoppable, winning 4 in a row including finishes in his last 3. After this win, Dillashaw must be verging on top 10, and i'd give him Mizugaki, who has won 2 straight and is another verging on the top 10.
Anthony Njokuani vs. Daron Cruickshank: Njokuani has taken up position of being gatekeeper in the lightweight division, alternating between wins and losses in his last 8 fights. The best use for Njokuani is utilizing him against another striker to make a good fight on the lower end of a card, and to do this i'd have him go against Cruickshank.
Yoel Romero Palacio vs. Brad Tavares: You never know what to expect from Palacio - one minute he looks awful, the next he looks like a world beater. After an awesome KO win in his UFC debut, i'd give Palacio test against a well established UFC middleweight to see where he's at. Tavares, who has gone 5-1 in the UFC, fits the bill.
Benson/Gil 2 I'm still bitter
Mendes needs a top 10 guy, stop feeding him cans
Thomson/winner of Miller/Healy
DC move to LHW
Brown Vs Stun Gun/Lawler
Henderson vs. Maynard/Grant winner
Melendez vs. Sanchez
Cormier vs. Shogun/Nogueira winner
Mir vs. Gonzaga
Thomson vs. Varner
Diaz vs. Bocek
Brown vs. Kampmann
Mein vs. Bahadurzada
Josh Thompson vs Gilbert Melendez IV - I was going back and forth on Melendez or Dos Anjos but I think a three round co-main event is what both guys deserve. I think it's conceivable that these guy could have a best of seven series and as long as the fights are good and they in the top ten... then go for it.
Frank Mir vs Stefan Struve - I like the Browne fight but at two loses Mir needs a winnable fight. After that feed him to Overeem and Browne and end his career.
Daniel Cormier vs Junior Dos Santos - I believe with a win Werdum/Velasquez makes the most sense. I think Junior is still a fight or two away from the title this would be a good title eliminator.
Nate Diaz vs Diego Sanchez - Diego wants both Sanchez brothers, Diaz wants a WW test give them a catch-weight fight and the winner moves up and the loser drops to the prelims.
Matt Brown vs Robbie Lawler - Brown deserves a top ten guy and Lawler is arguably the softest option for him. I'm not sold on Robbie yet as he looked so bad at the end of his Strikeforce run.
Jordan Mein vs Duane Ludwig - I don't know if Ludwig is retired but this would be a fantastic going away fight for him.
Francis Carmount vs Chris Cammozi II - Francis is on a five fight "win" streak, Cammozzi is on a four fight "win" streak neither belongs in the title picture knock one of them out.
TJ Dillashaw vs Michael Macdonald - TJ has just been the divisions mini-monster I would give him a shot at a top five guy in Macdonald, if he can get past him he should be in the title mix.
Chad Mendes vs loser of Pettis/Aldo - I don't think Chad is going to get another shot and fighters will keep getting "injured" before his fights so give him the loser of the title fight, and then the loser of the next title fight and then give him his title shot.
Joseph Benavidez vs Jon Dodson - kind of a given, though I would like to see John Lineker as a replacement if either guy falls through.
Edgar vs Melendez is the fight I want most.
Before Henderson got his first shot at Edgar, Melendez was lobbying for that fight and I thought he was the more worthy candidate without hesitation. Strikeforce ended up staying in business for another year and the fight never happened. Judging by the respect Melendez was getting around the webz going into yesterdays fight I'm going to make the assumption that a lot of fans didn't know he was a wrecking ball in japan at 143 pounds in the early years of his career. He gave Takaya his first loss out there and got a big upset of Sato. He was the Number 1 ranked Featherweight in the world in 2005 heading in to 2006 before he moved to 155 in Strikeforce. Edgar vs Melendez is a big fight and would set up a Melendez Showdown with Aldo or Pettis should he win among other big fights.
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Thomson - Nurmagomedov/ Trujillo winner
I'm very intrigued by this idea.
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Sorority Boys
Yes, this is "Tootsie" meets "Animal House," but let's face it: Unless the guys go through hours and hours of makeup, they can't pull off the chick look. What's supposed to be funny just ends up being stupid because every guy in the audience is saying to himself, "That's a dude, dude." There was a film in the mid-'80s called "Just One of the Guys" where an attractive woman masquerades as a guy. She pulls it off until the end, when she has to bare her breasts to prove to everyone she's not male. Generally, however, we bought that she passed as a guy, albeit a somewhat effeminate one.
The only guy in this film who looks even remotely like a woman is Barry Watson, who plays Dave/Daisy and falls for the Delta Omega Gamma president, Leah (Melissa Sagemiller). And yes, that acronym is DOG. The acronym for the frat house is KOK, pronounced "cock." Man, ain't that humor? You'd need to lock a dozen Nobel Laureates and three Cray supercomputers in a room full of laughing gas to come up with complex, multi-layered humor like that.
Along with Dave, Adam (Michael Rosenbaum) and Doofer (Harland Williams) pretend to be girls to expose a plot at their frat perpetrated by the president that kicked them out. Rosenbaum is sort of passable as an ugly woman. However, Harland Williams isn't even believable as a college-aged man. What is he, like 40? And we're supposed to believe he can pass as a college-aged woman? Who else was up for this role, Bob Hope?
That they stick these three in a house full of homely women is practically beside the point and insulting to boot. Naturally, Leah is hotter than any girl alive, so what she's doing in the DOG house, we have no idea. Apparently we're supposed to believe she wouldn't be considered the hottest woman on campus simply because her breasts haven't applied for their own area code like all the women at the Tri Pi house.
"Sorority Boys" is one of those films where you can tell which men in the audience are potential rapists by how hard they laugh.
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With nearly 20 years of ministry experience including missionary, church planter, and senior pastor, Traver combines his love for the Word and the Church with the reality of life. Traver holds two earned doctorates—a D.Min. in Spiritual Formation from Haggard Graduate School of Theology (Azusa Pacific University) and a Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies (Missions) from Fuller Theological Seminary. Traver's primary research interests include discipleship, church systems, and biblical interpretation. Alongside his involvement with planting house churches, Traver serves as a regular presenter for church planting conferences (Church Multiplication Associates) and has taught at Western and Fuller Theological Seminaries. Traver lives in Roseville, CA with his wife, Aimee, and two sons, Keith and Keagan.
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College celebrates National Day on WritingThe Penn State Berks Professional Writing Program and the Writing Center will co-sponsor an event on October 20, 2010 to celebrate the National Day on Writing. The event will feature a "six-word memoir" activity, in which students, faculty, and staff can write their own personal stories using exactly six words. Interested participants can visit the tables in front of Tully's Cafeteria from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Markers, note cards, and refreshments will be provided. The six-word memoirs will be displayed above the tables and later will be part of a framed collage in the Writing Center. Examples of the six-word memoir can be found at: http://www.smithmag.net/sixwords/
All participants may also enter a drawing to receive small giveaway items related to writing, including portable flash drives, paperweights, leather folders, notebooks, pens, and other desk items.
Penn State Berks offers a baccalaureate degree in Professional Writing, designed for students who want to develop valuable communication skills. The program provides hands-on training for students who would like to pursue careers in writing.
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That would be that dude to the right. Anyway, I'm back from hearing Saban speak, so I can post this update from News reporter Enea Zhonga who has been on the Richardson case all day.
Here is what happened at Escambia High:
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Tana Patrick put on the Nick Saban straw hat with the Alabama stripe on it. Trent Richardson went old school by putting on the Bear Bryant hat as he announced to the world what was already obvious.
"...the school I choose is Alabama," Richardson announced at a news conference.
Things looked good right away for Alabama when some of Trent's family members were wearing Crimson Tide colors when they walked in to the Escambia high school library.
What made it more obvious was when AJ McCarron walked in to the press conference wearing a Crimson Tide tie and black suit. McCarron signed with Alabama earlier today.
"You question (why) I took all these trips to make sure I made the right decision for myself," Richardson said. "I'm happy to step right in for (departed running back Glen) Coffee and play behind DJ Fluker."
Escambia coach Jimmie Nichols said he expects Richardson to play right away.
"I expected to play right away and be a big contributor at any of the three schools," Nichols said. "I'm just proud of him."
After visiting FSU this past weekend, Richardson narrowed it down to Alabama, Florida and LSU. He didn't keep people at the edge of their seats. He announced his intentions to play for Alabama almost a minute after he sat down.
Despite Escambia's struggling 5-5 season, Richardson finished with 2090 rushing yards and 25 touchdowns on just 228 carries. Florida named the Class-5A player of the year.
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An Orange County mother accused of using a stun gun on her daughter because the girl apparently didn't make her oatmeal correctly was released from jail Friday.
Deputies said Melissa Heale, 34, started chasing her daughter at their home on Sunday because of how she made the food.
According to the arrest report, Heale touched the child with the stun gun, and the victim fell to floor and screamed.
Heale was charged with aggravated child abuse. She bonded out of jail late Friday night.
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Les Robinson has been on the selection committees for the NCAA and NIT basketball tournaments for more than a decade.
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON NIT APPEARANCES (4)All-Time NIT Record (4-4)1995 - C of C at Providence, L, 67-721996 - College of Charleston at Tennessee, W, 55-491996 - College of Charleston at Rhode Island, L, 58-62 (OT)2003 - College of Charleston at Kent State, W, 71-66, 2003 - College of Charleston at Providence, L, 64-692011 - Dayton at College of Charleston, W, 94-842011 - College of Charleston at Cleveland State, W, 64-562011 – College of Charleston at Wichita State, L, 75-82 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON CBI APPEARANCES (2)All-Time CBI Record (2-2)2009 – College of Charleston at Troy, W, 93-912009 – College of Charleston at Richmond, L, 74-722010 - College of Charleston at Eastern Kentucky, W, 82-792010 – College of Charleston at VCU, L, 86-93
In all that time, he can't remember there being a season like this one, when there are so many bubble teams under consideration for the NCAA and NIT tournaments.
Robinson, who has been on the NIT selection committee since 2008, said the problem isn't that there aren't enough good teams, it's that there are not enough great teams. Robinson will sit down with the rest of the NIT selection committee Sunday night, after the NCAA makes its picks, and put together the event's 32-team field.
"There are about 20 to 25 teams that are on the so-called NCAA bubble, and normally that number is between 10 and 12 going into the conference tournaments," Robinson said. "If I polled 10 different college basketball experts on those 25 teams, I'd probably get 10 different answers on what teams should and should not be in the NCAA tournament. The NCAA selection committee is going to have a difficult time, and so are we."
Two teams with more than a passing interest in what the NIT selection committee will do Sunday night are Charleston Southern and College of Charleston.
Charleston Southern (19-12) won the Big South regular season title and received the league's automatic bid into the NIT. Meanwhile, the Cougars (24-10) will be waiting to learn their fate.
"Obviously, Charleston Southern has its ticket, and we try to make it as much of a regional game as we can in the first round," said Robinson, who served as the head basketball coach and athletic director at The Citadel. "We want their fans to be able to see them play."
Robinson said the Cougars are among about two dozen teams under consideration for the NIT field. The Cougars' 24 Division I wins, their 11-2 mark on the road and a win over Baylor, make for an impressive resume. The problem for the Cougars is that the Southern Conference was among the weakest leagues in the country this season.
"We'll have to see how things go in the conference tournaments, but Charleston has had a great season," Robinson said. "One of the main things we look at is a team's non-conference schedule. We don't punish a team for the conference they play in."
This is only the second postseason appearance for the Bucs, who went to the NCAA tournament in 1997, losing to UCLA, 109-75, in the first round.
Charleston Southern coach Barclay Radebaugh said he's not going to try and speculate on who the Bucs' first-round matchup will be.
"It's such a fluid situation," Radebaugh said. "I was looking at it the other day, and there are so many different scenarios that I gave up. I know one thing — we're happy and excited to be in a national tournament. It hasn't happened every day around here."
Radebaugh said he hopes that the NIT committee won't send the Bucs too far away from the Lowcountry.
"We're hoping for a bus ride, not a flight," Radebaugh said. "We want our fans to be able to see us play."
Charleston coach Doug Wojcik said the Cougars are a long shot to make the NIT field. The Cougars have played in the College Basketball Invitational Tournament twice and would be happy to return. Wojcik's Tulsa team won the inaugural event in 2008. VCU, Oregon, Oregon State and Pittsburgh have all won the event.
"It's a great tournament and it's gotten better with each season," Wojcik said. "You think about the teams that have won the tournament and the teams that have played in it, and it's an impressive list. Butler played in it last year after going to the Final Four two straight seasons. This is something we'd love to be a part of."
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NBC (Sun., Oct. 14, 9 P.M. ET)
On the intercom in her baby's room (nice touch, that), fledgling suburbanite Teri Garr picks up the voices of a man and woman plotting to kill his wife. The problem is that her husband (Robert Urich) and the police detective (Alex Rocco) she starts pestering are more than a little skeptical about her discovery. So Garr does her own sleuthing, keeping her eye on the dizzying number of suspects (Jeffrey Tambor, Susan Ruttan, Florence Stanley, Tom Poston, Charles Taylor, Gail Edwards) who fit her clues.
Garr and Urich match up pretty well. That's because like a woman wearing Hats for a date with a shorter man, Garr tones down her delivery a little to accommodate him. Not as smoothly blended is the glib-but-entertaining movie's tone: part yuppie satire, part comedy and part suspenser.
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Executive Leadership
Rob Eberle President & Chief Executive Officer
Rob Eberle President & Chief Executive Officer
Rob is passionate about innovative customer-centric solutions created and delivered by employees who take pride in the work they do.
Under Rob's guidance, Bottomline has become a leading provider of innovative payment, digital banking, invoice and cyber fraud solutions, delivered across multiple geographies and markets. The company is frequently recognized as a leader in innovation and regularly named a "Best Company to Work For".
Prior to joining Bottomline, Rob held senior executive positions in the wireless and handheld computer industry. Rob has served on the board of a number of venture backed companies, non-profits and community organizations. He currently serves on the board of End 68 Hours of Hunger.
Rick Booth Chief Financial Officer
Rick Booth Chief Financial Officer
Leveraging his deep understanding of how to optimize global financial operations, set strategic direction, and maximize shareholder value, Rick leads financial planning, accounting, tax, and investor relations for Bottomline worldwide.
Rick has more than 20 years of experience providing financial, strategic and operational leadership to rapidly growing global technology companies. Most recently he was at Sapient Corporation where he was Vice President and Corporate Controller. Previously, he held a number of senior finance positions of increasing responsibility at Nuance Communications as it grew from less than $400 million in revenue in fiscal 2006 to $1.9 billion in revenue in fiscal 2013. Rick has held a variety of executive roles at EMC Corporation, Mercer Management Consulting, and Coopers & Lybrand.
Rick is a licensed CPA, and holds an MBA from Stanford University, an MS in Taxation from Bentley University, an MS in Organizational Development from American University, and a BS in Accounting from the Pennsylvania State University.
Karen Brieger Vice President, Human Resources
Karen Brieger Vice President, Human Resources
Karen knows that Bottomline's success is dependent upon our employees, and the creativity and commitment they bring to work every day. In leading our worldwide HR function, Karen and her team work with Bottomline employees to help them innovate, communicate, win, and grow.
Karen has over 20 years of demonstrated success in senior HR roles, including roles at Pricewaterhouse-Coopers, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and Smiths Medical ASD, Inc.
Norm DeLuca Managing Director, Digital Banking
Norm DeLuca Managing Director, Digital Banking
Norm thrives on accelerating innovation in financial technology. As General Manager of Bottomline's Digital Banking and Business Solutions, Norm has proven that a deep understanding of banking and financial institution needs, regulatory trends, global market dynamics, and technology capabilities are critical to driving market changing innovation, winning, and delighting customers.
Norm brings an extraordinarily deep and rich understanding of the banking industry to Bottomline, with over 20 years' experience working for and/or with some of the world's largest banks, including Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank of America and Fleet Financial.
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Paul leads sales for Europe. He is a strong advocate for the development of talented people, setting the proper vision, creating partnerships, and delivering the very highest standards in customer service.
Paul has over 20 years' experience in the IT and finance sectors as a sales, business development, and marketing executive.
John Kelly General Manager, Legal Solutions
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In leading Bottomline's Legal Solutions organization, John recognizes the importance of understanding and meeting the needs of legal professionals and the insurance industry. With over 25 years of experience in sales and development of B2B software solutions, John offers a rich set of senior management leadership skills complemented with extensive software, SaaS, insurance, and legal industry knowledge.
John's background includes leadership positions at Wolters Kluwer Corporate Legal Services and Sony, together with online experience at Prodigy and management consulting at KPMG. John holds both an MBA from the London Business School and a B.S. in Economics from Loughborough University in the UK.
John Mason Chief Information Officer
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John believes in a team oriented, pragmatic and forward thinking approach to managing enterprise systems and infrastructure. Using a combination of deep technical knowledge, management skills, and general business expertise, John ensures that Bottomline and its global customers benefit from a robust, secure, and reliable technology infrastructure.
John has over 25 years' experience in managing complex internet, enterprise software, and information technology projects and departments at companies including Anacomp and Polaroid
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Brian thrives on delivering innovative and elegant solutions. As Vice President of Product Design and User Experience at Bottomline Technologies, Brian leads a global effort to ensure that Bottomline provides an exceptional experience for the users of our products and services.
Brian has 25 years of experience delivering end user focused products, designs and innovation for a range of companies including: Exxon, Sunoco, Williams-Sonoma, The Home Depot and Starbucks.
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Andrew drives product innovation and excellence at Bottomline. He is all about building innovative solutions, delighting customers, and developing great talent.
Andrew has over 25 years of experience at firms dedicated to developing and deploying software and SaaS products to the financial and insurance industry, at firms including Wall Street Systems, ICM Electronic Banking Services, and RAC Information Systems.
Eric Morgan Executive Vice President, Global Controller
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Eric ensures Bottomline meets its reporting obligations as a global, public company for Bottomline's accounting, tax, SEC reporting and internal control related functions. Eric encourages his team to work with and for each other and to remain focused on delighting Bottomline's customers.
Eric has over 20 years of experience with complex accounting, finance and SEC financial reporting matters. Prior to joining Bottomline, Eric was a Manager with Ernst and Young where he worked predominantly with private and publicly traded technology and manufacturing clients.
Jessica Moran General Manager, Cloud Payment Solutions
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Jessica understands the value of putting customers first, and leverages this in managing Bottomline's Cloud Payments sales, product management, product development, and partner relationships. She drives Bottomline's innovative Paymode-X platform, and is passionate about changing the way businesses pay and get paid.
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CAMDEN — A Westwood man admitted Friday that he took part in a $2 million mortgage fraud scam that used phony loan applications and "straw buyers" to illegally profit on real estate in three states, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said.
Raffi Oghlian, 38, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Jerome B. Simandle in Camden federal court to a charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
In 2008, Oghlian worked as a loan officer for MJS Lending, a mortgage loan business in Hasbrouck Heights. He and his conspirators tried to profit from the sale of overpriced homes in Newark, Atlanta and Naples, Fla., owned by developers trying to sell off inventory, court documents said.
Oghlian's conspirators used straw buyers to purchase the overpriced homes, documents said. The straw buyers had good credit, but not the financial resources to qualify for mortgage loans.
So Oghlian created loan applications with false information about the buyers' employment, income and assets, documents said. Oghlian also said he created false documents to support the phony applications.
Once mortgage lenders approved the loans and sent the proceeds, Oghlian and his conspirators pocketed some of the money, wiring funds or depositing checks into various accounts, documents said. MJS Lending released $2 million in loans because of the conspiracy.
Oghlian faces up to 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine. Sentencing is scheduled for March 13.


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Dear Kay, Snowflakes snowflakes snowflakes. That's what I'm thinking about. A couple of weeks ago, cruel, merciless Erin tweeted about crocheted snowflakes. Her Tweet sent me into an instant nostalgia spin about the crocheted snowflakes of my youth that my mom found long ago at a Christmas bazaar at Cheekwood. I have exactly one of those snowflakes left, a dumpy and misshapen one which is the fate of treasured Christmas ornaments, I...Read More


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Silver Linings Playbook
Jennifer Lawrence Reveals She Was Sent to 'Tiny Little Jail' After Lying to U.K. Customs Officers
Originally posted 05/19/2016 12:20AM
Jennifer Lawrence can't tell a lie.
Amy Adams on Kissing Jennifer Lawrence: She Has Very Soft Lips
Originally posted 12/14/2013 04:10PM
We already know she can dance (thanks to Silver Linings Playbook) and kick ass (as seen in The Hunger Games). But apparently, there's something else Jennifer Lawrence is good at: kissing.
The Oscar winner's lip-locking abilities got high praise from Amy Adams, her costar in the Golden Globe-nominated film American Hustle. The pair share a kiss in the crime drama, set in the 1970s.
"She does a great job at it," Adams, 39, said of Lawrence, 23, during an interview with Extra. "She has very soft lips."
Jennifer Lawrence: 'I'm Just Not Okay' with Being Famous
Originally posted 08/12/2013 09:45AM
Jennifer Lawrence is struggling with one particular aspect of fame: being famous.
"If I were just your average 23-year-old girl, and I called the police to say that there were strange men sleeping on my lawn and following me to Starbucks, they would leap into action," Lawrence says in the September issue of Vogue.
"But because I am a famous person, well, sorry, ma'am, there's nothing we can do. It makes no sense."
Jennifer Lawrence's Silver Linings Playbook Costumes Go Up For Auction
Originally posted 02/26/2013 09:05PM
Ever wanted to dress like an Oscar winner?
Here's your chance.
Just days after Jennifer Lawrence took home the Best Actress Oscar for her role as Tiffany in SIlver Linings Playbook, Nate D. Sanders Auctions of Los Angeles is selling off some of her costumes from the film.
One of the items the auction includes is a black wool winter coat by Moda International – which even comes with a pack of spare buttons with "Tiffany" written on them by the film's wardrobe department – worn throughout the movie.
Jennifer Lawrence Dyes Her Hair Jet Black
Originally posted 02/26/2013 09:15AM
Oscar's golden girl, Jennifer Lawrence, has gone brunette – almost jet black, in fact!
The day after winning Best Actress for her role in Silver Linings Playbook, Lawrence, 22, was right back at work – emerging from a Beverly Hills salon with newly dyed black hair as she prepares to play Katniss Everdeen in reshoots for the next Hunger Games movie.
The actress was dressed mostly in black, too – with a black cardigan and black skirt to go along with a gray T-shirt.
Jennifer Lawrence Changes Into Second Oscar Gown
Originally posted 02/25/2013 03:45PM
What actress won't go for a costume change? Especially when it means wearing two gorgeous gowns. After winning the Best Actress Oscar at Sunday's 85th Annual Academy Awards, Jennifer Lawrence pulled off a dramatic switch.
The Silver Linings Playbook actress, 22, made the change from her over-the-top Christian Dior Couture gown – which luckily cushioned her fall as she made her way up to accept her Oscar – to a sexy, form-fitting Calvin Klein Collection dress for the party circuit.
Jennifer Lawrence: The 'F' Word Was All I Could Think When I Fell at the Oscars
Originally posted 02/25/2013 08:00AM
Jennifer Lawrence's Best Actress win at the 85th Annual Academy Awards was memorable for more than just her role the movie.
The Silver Linings Playbook star, 22, took a little fall on her way up to accept her statuette.
"Look at my dress!" she told reporters backstage after the show, of her Christian Dior Couture gown. "I tried to walk upstairs in this dress. That's what happened. I think I stepped on the fabric and they waxed the stairs."
Throw a Star-Worthy Oscar Party!
Originally posted 02/24/2013 03:05PM
It's Hollywood's Super Bowl – so if you're throwing an Oscar party, hot wings just won't do.
Instead of critiquing the gowns over cold pizza and nachos, check out these glam recipes that will rival what the stars are eating – or pretending to eat – at the posh post-Academy Awards bashes.
Facebook Research Says Your Oscar Picks Say More About You Than You Realize
Originally posted 02/22/2013 12:00PM
A person's favorite film says a lot about – especially when it's Oscar season.
Researchers at Facebook have found some interesting links between moviegoers' Oscar picks and their other interests.
For example, if you're rooting for David O. Russell's Silver Linings Playbook to take home Best Picture during Sunday's 85th Academy Awards, chances are your other interests on Facebook include Smarties (the candy!), musical acts LMFAO and Ke$ha and films like Wreck-It Ralph and Despicable Me.
This Silver Linings Playbook Slider Is Perfect for Your Oscar Party
Originally posted 02/22/2013 11:15AM
It's almost Oscar time! And Brooke Parkhurst and James Briscione of Just Married & Cooking have created a Silver Linings Playbook-inspired pork tenderloin slider recipe that will be a tasty start to the big night.
"Think of this appetizer as the best of both worlds. Juicy slices of grilled pork tenderloin are topped with an avocado, fennel and radish mash. Everyone's two favorite game day eats – sliders and guacamole – come together," Parkhurst says.
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Study Objective: To determine whether methotrexate has anti-inflammatory activity in refractory inflammatory bowel disease.
Design: Nonrandomized, open-label, preliminary trial of methotrexate along with standard medications for 12 weeks.
Setting: Referral-based gastroenterology practice.
Patients: Twenty-one patients with refractory inflammatory bowel disease (14, Crohn disease; 7, chronic ulcerative colitis); 17 taking variable doses of corticosteroids and 14 on sulfasalazine or metronidazole. Of the 21 patients, 10 had previously failed azathioprine or 6-mercaptopurine trials.
Interventions: Sulfasalazine and metronidazole were continued and prednisone dose was tapered according to clinical response. Methotrexate was given as a 25-mg intramuscular injection weekly for 12 weeks, then switched to a tapering oral dose if a clinical and objective improvement was noted.
Measurements and Main Results: Sixteen of twenty-one patients (11 of 14 patients with Crohn disease, 5 of 7 patients with chronic ulcerative colitis) had an objective response as measured by disease activity indices (modified Crohn's Disease Activity Index, 13.3 to 5.4 [P = 0.0001], Ulcerative Colitis Activity Index, 13.3 to 6.3 [P = 0.007]). Prednisone dosage decreased from 21.4 mg ±5.6 (SEM) to 5.5 mg ±2.0; P = 0.006 and 38.6 mg ±6.35 to 12.9mg ±3.4; P = 0.01, respectively. Five patients with Crohn colitis had colonoscopic healing and 4 had normal histology at 12 weeks. In contrast, none of the 7 patients with ulcerative colitis had normal flexible sigmoidoscopies, despite histologic improvement in 5. Side effects included mild rises in transaminase levels in 2 patients, transient leukopenia in 1, self-limited diarrhea and nausea in 2 patients, and 1 case each of brittle nails and atypical pneumonitis.
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For those participating in the company's discount drip plan, the purchase price is 95% of the average of the highs and lows on the 5 trading days immediately preceding the pay date, which is 11/14. Thus, the computation period begins with 11/7 and ends with 11/13.
On the pay date I will post my usual thread polling for which brokers post the drip faster and which do not participate or do not participate without being asked by the client. ETP holders at Etrade, Vanguard and Schwab, pay attention. You may be paying more for drip shares than you could at a different broker.
The average of the 4 days ending yesterday is 41.70. I hope today brings the average up. Nevertheless, any average of 42.00 or under means a drip price of under 40.00.
Nothing new. Some participate and others do not. If getting a doscount is important then Schwab holders need to contact Schwab NOW at tell them to include or close their account. Other simply do not and will not participate. I closed my Schwab account over this exact issue. The $$ difference is not huge, but it is the principle.
Schwab does participate, I have been in the etp sponsored drip for almost a year now. You do have to ask for it, and be sure to differentiate it from the regular schwab drip. Seems that not all of the schwab telephone people know about their own program to enroll in a number of company sponsored drips.
I guess this is good news where the share price has been at lately, . I'll be purchasing cheaper shares.


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Embracing Travail: Retrieving the Cross Today, by Cynthia S. W. Crysdale
"In midlife I found myself lost in a dark wood." This, the opening sentence of Dante's Divine Comedy, marks out a journey many of us know well. The suffering we must endure and see others endure is a mystery at once terrible and familiar. Cynthia Crysdale, professor of faith development and ethics at Catholic University in Washington, D.C., considers this "problem of suffering"—as it is so blandly called—the centerpiece of contemporary theology. Crysdale offers a meditation on the problem, not a solution to it. She explores how the long shadow cast by suffering touches all aspects of Christian life and doctrine.
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This almond cake is one of the easiest bakes I know and takes no more than 10 minutes from mixing bowl to oven.
It is made with ground almonds, no flour, so is suitable for those following a gluten-free diet. If you aren't too fond of lavender or cannot source it, then it is just as good without.
This is a pudding/dessert kind of cake rather than a have-a-slice-with-a-cup-of-tea cake and is best eaten on the day of baking, preferably whilst still slightly warm from the oven. I like to serve it with a dollop of lavender infused mascarpone but you could use whipped cream instead.
Almond, honey and lavender cake with lavender mascarpone
Serves 8-10
For the cake:
- 350g ground almonds
- 300g caster sugar
- 2 1/2 tsp baking powder (or 1 1/2 tsp if at high altitude i.e. Jo'burg)
- 8 eggs
- 400ml rapeseed/canola oil
- 1/2 tsp vanilla paste
- 2 tsp fresh or dried lavender flowers
- 40g flaked almonds
- 4 tbsp runny honey
For the mascarpone:
- 500ml mascarpone
- 50g icing sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla paste
- 1 tsp fresh or dried lavender flowers
1. Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan. Grease and base line a 20cm round cake tin and set it on a baking tray.
2. Mix the ground almonds, caster sugar and baking powder in a large bowl. Beat the eggs and add to the bowl with the oil and vanilla paste. Stir to combine with the dry ingredients then fold through the lavender flowers.
3. Pour the mixture into the cake tin and gently scatter the flaked almonds evenly across the top. Carefully transfer the cake tin to the oven and bake for 1 hour, covering with foil after the first 20 minutes.
4. When the cake is cooked, remove from the oven and immediately drizzle over the honey. Allow the honey to soak into the cake before removing from the tin.
5. Tip the mascarpone into a bowl and loosen with a whisk. Add the icing sugar and vanilla and keep whisking until combined and the mascarpone has thickened again. Fold through the lavender flowers and serve with the almond cake.


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Two homes in Auburn were destroyed by a fire early Wednesday morning, but crews managed to save other houses on either side of the blaze.
A woman reported her house along College Way was on fire at 3:29 a.m., fire crews said.
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Maidenhead, UK, 12 February 2013 - Talend, a global open source software leader, has announced results of the Integration Survey it commissioned from professional services firm Decision Management Solutions, which showed that nearly 50% of organisations are taking a holistic – or global – approach to integration that covers data, application and process integration – three areas that have historically been viewed as separate challenges. The Talend survey polled 236 integration professionals worldwide to gain a better understanding of how far enterprises have evolved from this siloed approach, and to evaluate the drivers and challenges for enterprise integration.
Data and Application Integration
The results reveal that data, application and process integration are widely regarded as linked problems best solved collaboratively, with 71% of respondents either using a combined, integrated team or at least ensuring that their separate teams worked closely together. Only a small number (10%) were working completely siloed. Those organisations focused on data integration were significantly more likely to have a single, integrated team that handles multiple integration disciplines. By contrast, a focus on application integration or process integration tended to generate a separate data integration effort.
Integration Challenges
Survey respondents were asked both what caused their integration challenges and what those challenges are. The biggest cause of integration challenges was not internal reorganisation or mergers and acquisitions, but application consolidation. New business strategies, improving decision-making and streamlining business processes also drive challenges.
Process Integration Approaches
As far as the integration projects themselves were concerned, business process improvement was by far the top challenge. Well over half (58%) of respondents said they could not easily model and manage new and existing processes to help them integrate business workflow into their existing applications and data. Most of the respondents are adopting business process management (BPM) to address these issues, with three quarters of teams actively considering BPM. Technical workflow and orchestration of IT applications and customer facing systems were the top two use cases for BPM, reflecting respondents' focus on internal process improvement.
"As organisations around the world seek to optimise their systems and business processes, they are increasingly looking to integrate IT systems and disparate teams to eliminate redundancy and improve efficiency," said Fabrice Bonan, Talend's co-founder and chief technical officer. "Our survey shows that putting a global and unified integration strategy in place ensures that organisations are building a platform that can serve as a true foundation for their future growth."
For a complimentary executive summary of the research findings, please visit http://www.talend.com/resources/whitepapers/holistic-integration-survey-results.
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Talend provides integration that truly scales. From small projects to enterprise-wide implementations, Talend's highly scalable data, application and business process integration platform maximises the value of an organisation's information assets and optimises return on investment through a usage-based subscription model. Ready for big data environments, Talend's flexible architecture easily adapts to future IT platforms. And a common set of easy-to-use tools implemented across all Talend products enable teams to scale developer skillsets, too. More than 4,000 enterprise customers worldwide leverage Talend's solutions and services. The company has major offices in North America, Europe and Asia, and a global network of technical and services partners. For more information, please visit http://uk.talend.com