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But soon after Meg goes head-to-head with egomaniacal series star Tamerlaine Wynncliffe-Jones, the "Queen B" turns up brutally murdered. Now, with Michael in the running as prime suspect, Meg will go up against an all-star cast of not-even-innocent parties, hidden identities, and buried motives. And she'll cross swords with a deviously obsessed murderer determined to write her out of this picture for good.
©2004 Donna Andrews; (P)2004 Books on Tape, Inc.
"Perfectly showcases Donna Andrews' gift for deadpan comedy." (Denver Post)
"Laughter, more laughter, we need laughter, so Donna Andrews is giving us We'll Always Have Parrots...to help us survive February." (Washington Times)
"When you need a distraction and a laugh..."
Donna Andrews mysteries are perfect for getting away from it all. They seem somewhat silly on the surface, the opposite of Agatha Christie books which I love too, but they have serious crimes going on. They make you think about yourself, your relationships and the strangers around you. You'll laugh especially when you realize you've had the same thoughts as her characters. And Meg, the heroine, is a strong, capable young woman, led by her heart and her mind but not fashion. You'll enjoy how she thinks for herself and supports others to do the same. These are fun books, quick to read/listen and perfect for taking some time off.
"I love this series"
I have read the complete Meg Langlow series and am disaapointed that Audible is not carrying all of the books in the series. In fact, the two books carried by Audible are probably my two least favorite in the series. Having said that, they are still excellent "reads". After reading the paperbacks first, I usually have a hard time adjusting to the voices of the narrator. However, Bernadette Dunne did an excellent job. The story takes place at a science fiction convention, along with live parrots, monkeys and tigers - oh my! Imagine a diva actress, fans dressed in costume, an evil little dog, a murder and chaos of the most hilarious nature. If you like to laugh out loud, I recommend this book!
I am so happy to have found the books by Donna Andrews. They make me laugh until I cry.
Love love love them!
"Quirky Fun"
Parrots, Monkeys, Murder - Oh My! I completely enjoyed this novel. The dialogue is fun and the characters are quirky and enjoyable. This is definitely a 'repeater'. The cast of suspects are so nicely defined, I can picture each of them beautifully. The 'sane' Meg Langslow is, as always, surrounded by such unique individuals that each turn of the 'page' is a joy. Even the critter characters contribute to the fun - or should I say insanity. The culprit is evident - but then again - maybe it's....or even.... listen and see!
"Great for a chuckle"
This book was a gift, so not one I would have necessarily chosen to listen to. Both the author and narrator provided a cute, easy listen. I would recommend this book to anyone liking amusing mysteries.
Sci-fi, detective, cozy. Only give 5s to those books I think stand above the rest. 4 is a good solid book. 3 is average, nothing special.
"nice and quirky"
Fun little story. Good Quirky Characters. The mystery wasn't bad and there was a twist at the end.
"Very Enjoyable Light Entertainment"
Loved the narrator! Well worth the listen! Story is not the strongest, but characters were interesting.
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Get a Handel on 'Messiah' Tuesday at St. Peter Cathedral
As a young girl, Gabrielle Dietrich would take a hymnal into her backyard and sing.
"I would sing all the parts, giving myself a note with my Casio keyboard, because I wanted to know how [the music] worked," Dietrich said. "I needed to know why things worked the way they did."
Call her a musical shade-tree mechanic, if you will, but all that musical taking apart is inevitably followed by putting the pieces back together. That's exactly the task at hand Tuesday when Dietrich conducts her first "Messiah" at St. Peter Cathedral.
Dietrich will lead four soloists, a small orchestra and the Erie Philharmonic Chorus, which she's directed since Jason Bishop departed during the summer. Though the concert will present just "Part the First" of Handel's 1742 work, it's still a lot of music, music that Dietrich grew to love through many performances as a chorus member.
"I feel a real deep sense of connection to this piece of music and I'm really embracing the opportunity. I wouldn't get to conduct 'Messiah' as a chorus member," she said.
Dietrich is young enough to have come up during the spread of performance practices that attempted to present "Messiah" as Handel himself might have heard it in the 18th century. That doesn't necessarily mean that she will unilaterally adopt the fast tempos and lean textures that are now widely used.
"I try to not get too involved in the past," she said. "I do what I do, and I want to respect traditions, but in terms of being an artist, I forge my own way."
Because she got what she called "my Anglican immersion experience at St. John's Cathedral in Denver," Dietrich promises a Messiah with "an Anglican bent." That includes the use of certain conventions of pronunciation that have a long history in England, but which may be less familiar here.
"Details like that can make more of a difference than you think," Dietrich said. "'The Book of Isaiah,' from which much of the text is drawn, is so full of metaphor and Handel's take on it is so interesting. He was a native German speaker who had spent a lot of time in Italy, so English was his third language.
"I really hope people come with fresh ears and curiosity about the way it's going to be, and to embrace the story," Dietrich added. "That kind of 'beginner's mind' is a great way to approach the piece."

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Beyoncé Knowles Bound for Big Screen
For Beyoncé Knowles, her destiny appears to be on the big screen. The Hollywood Reporter says that the lead singer of the R&B trio Destiny's Child, who will be making her movie debut this July in the Mike Myers spy spoof "Austin Powers in Goldmember," is already laying the groundwork for a follow-up feature. The Texas-born Knowles, 20, has her eye set on starring as the female lead opposite Oscar-winning actor (for 1996's "Jerry Maguire") Cuba Gooding Jr., 32, in "The Fighting Temptations." The film will be directed by Jonathan Lynn and is a joint production of Paramount Pictures and MTV Films -- the latter of which presented the TV movie "Carmen: A Hip Hopera," which marked her acting debut. "Temptations," due to begin shooting this summer, is described by the Reporter as "Soul Food" meets "The Full Monty" and concerns a Los Angeles rap producer (Gooding) who ends up in a small Southern town to collect an inheritance. According to the provisions of the will, he must come up with a gospel choir and lead it to success before the lawyers for the estate will show him the money. Knowles would play a member of the choir who is also the love interest.


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Mini Ninjas Review
Mini Ninjas is fun, if you play stealthily, but it will do nothing to quell the growing call from a new Hitman from IO Interactive.
Ninjas are hard wired into our psyches as visual shorthand for cool. I mean, they hide in the shadows and throw shurikens. Make them mini, though, and wrap them in a Pixar-esque art style, and they become cool AND cute - a dangerous combination. This, effectively, is what IO Interactive, developer of the gritty Hitman games, has done with its latest effort, the 3D adventure Mini Ninjas.
The story is a classic caper the kind of which you see every afternoon on the Cartoon Network. The star is Hiro, a young ninja who has the ultra rare ability to use Kuji magic. It's up to him, and a handful of other similarly young and cute ninjas, to save the world from the Evil Samurai Warlord, a wizened old bloke who spends most of his time sitting cross-legged in his Fortress of Doom shouting at his twisted Samurai army. It won't win any Oscars for storytelling, but it's a perfectly apt yarn.
This is family friendly stuff in the extreme - think huge Samurai bosses who choke you with fart clouds, caged rabbits that can be possessed to sneak past enemies, and absolutely no blood whatsoever. Yes, Hiro uses a sword, the speedy Tora uses Wolverine-like claws, the acrobatic Shun uses a bow and arrow and Kunoichi uses a spear, but you'll never see a drop of the dreaded red stuff no matter how hard you try. When you defeat one of the Evil Samurai Warlord's endless magical goons, they turn back into their original form, usually a fuzzy wuzzy animal. Aww.
The only problem is, Mini Ninjas' undeniable cute factor falls just short of making up for its clear gameplay failings, chief of which is the repetitive combat. It's all too easy to button mash the seemingly endless conveyor belt of similarly styled magical enemy samurai into oblivion. Usually only a slightly different strategy is required when you do come up against an enemy with a special attack. A floating samurai that spawns enemies as it backs away from you, for example, can be stunned by reflecting its magical spell back at it with a basic attack. Spear wielding samurai should be stunned with shuriken before dispatching up close. The most glaring example of the dull combat, however, occurs around about halfway through the game, when you need to kill ghost samurai in a creepy graveyard area. The only way to dispatch the apparitions is to hit them with a sunlight spell. There are loads of them and they pose no threat, just hovering, waiting for you to kill them, one after the other after the other after the other. Nobody was expecting God of War or Ninja Gaiden quality combat, but still, this is too repetitive to let slide.
IO will point to the fact that as you work your way through the campaign you'll eventually rescue and thus make playable a total of six mini ninjas, each with their own unique feel and combat style. That's fine, in theory. But in practice, you never want, or need, to play as anyone but Hiro, who is by a country mile the best character in the game. He's fast, his sword swipes do good damage and he's the only mini ninja who can cast spells - some of which are essential to hunting down the many collectibles, including shrines that train new spells. But, more than anything else, it's his power attack that makes him so indispensable. Press and hold Y and Hiro will leap into the air and slow down time Matrix style, allowing you to queue up enemies to attack with a reticule. Then, when time reverts to normal, Hiro speeds towards his enemies, one-hit killing each in the order selected like a demented bullet. As you level up, this power becomes even more useful: no other mini ninja's power attack can compare.


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I don't typically watch much television. But when I can, I watch The Daily Show. Jon Stewart brings humor, satire and truth-telling to the news of the day -- qualities also characteristic of the Hebrew prophets. When I once suggested that to Stewart, he immediately denied any similarity, saying, "No, no, no, I'm just a comedian from the Borsch Belt!" But further discussion revealed a selection of topics that evoke his moral passion and even a righteous anger at political hypocrisy.
Glenn Beck and a Neighborless Christianity
I want to thank Glenn Beck.
What I Learned From the-Gasp!-Word of Faith Movement
Perhaps you've heard of them.
Diagnosing Our Economic Illness
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Welcome to the official website of BioCorps!
BioCorps is a volunteer organization that began in Fall 2011. It is a place where students, staff, and faculty can come together to find a common ground and assortment of volunteer capabilities within the Sacramento area. We hope to be involved all over the Sacramento community! If a volunteer event is happening, we want BioCorps to be there! Let's have a great year!


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Academic group pushes for tougher lese majeste law
A new group of royalist academics from eight universities issued a manifesto yesterday attacking those who want to amend or abolish the lese majeste law and vowing to fight what they called the monopoly of Thai politics by a "capitalist political party".
The group, calling themselves Siam Prachapiwat, or Siamese People Progress, is composed of 26 academics from eight universities including Chulalongkorn and Thammasat.
The group said no one should touch the lese majeste law and that the penalty for violating it should be made more severe, because there exists a movement to defame and abolish the monarchy institution.
Komsan Pho-kong, a lecturer of law at Sukhothai Thammathirat University and a member of the group, said the "real problem" is not the lese majeste law but "an attempt by some to establish a new Thai state", referring to the perceived threat of republicanism.
Komsan added that most Thais do not understand what liberty is all about. The Siam Prachapiwat group stated in its manifesto that Thailand is facing a "crisis of [too much] liberty".
"There exists the overuse of liberty, leading society toward anarchy," part of the manifesto reads.
"[Nitirat] speaks like Latin American revolutionaries," said Sattra To-orn, a law lecturer at Rangsit University and a member of Siam Prachapiwat.
The group said their aim, besides defending the monarchy institution, is to "destroy the political monopoly" of the capitalist political party, said Assoc Prof Banjerd Singkaneti, dean of the Graduate School of Law at the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), where the group was launched.
Thaweesak Suthakavathin, president of the Faculty Senate at NIDA, said the monopoly is reflected in the fact that the past few years have seen three members of the extended Shinawatra family become prime minister. He added that the monarchy institution has nothing to do with "the backwardness of Thai society".
The group said it opposes the belief that elections are the be-all and end-all of democracy. When asked by The Nation if the group considers military coups a legitimate part of the solution to get rid of autocratic regimes, Thaweesak was ambivalent.
"We haven't discussed the matter yet," he said, adding that autocratic and corrupt politicians should not test the limits of the group's perseverance. "We probably can't order the military." None of the members of the group played any role in opposing the military coup in 2006, however, and one member, Chatchai Rattanadilok na Phuket, was a frequent speaker at the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) rally.
The group, which includes Prof Charas Suwanmala, a former dean of Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Political Science and a leader of the multi-colour-shirt group, will soon begin organising academic symposiums to discuss the "monopolisation of Thai politics" by the Pheu Thai Party.
The group insisted that military dictatorships' domination of Thai society is over and the sole threat is that of the so-called "capitalist political party", which it said is corrupt.
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DOHA: A team of experts from Georgetown University in Qatar's (GU-Q) Centre for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) recently returned from a trip to Delhi that focused on creating institutional linkages between universities in India and Education City.
They also explored exchange of research on topics on the Middle East and India through dialogue on geographic, social, political and economic connections. The team, which included faculty and staff, took part in three programmes at major organisations.
They also organised an alumni reception for graduates and incoming students of the university who are living in India.
"One of the advantages of GU-Q's Doha campus is its regional proximity to emerging global actors such as India. "So through this trip, we are seeking to cement ties with our academic colleagues and forge new ones between Qatar and India," said Dr Mehran Kamrava, Director of Research at CIRS and Professor of Political Science.
Amol Dani, GU-Q's Chief Operating Officer and trip participant, said: "Taking part in these conferences and connecting with past and future GU-Q students in India provides an excellent platform where everyone benefits. "It also strengthens Qatar's position as a valuable hub of education and research that addresses the specific issues of this region."
The trip began with the alumni event, followed by a meeting at Observer Research Foundation, a not-for-profit think tank founded by many of India's leading public figures and institutions of higher learning to contribute to economic reforms and improving the government's economic policies.
GU-Q attendees contributed to a discussion with a presentation on 'Nuclear Trends in West Asia'.
The following day saw the Education City team at the 'Changing Dynamics in West Asia and the Persian Gulf' conference hosted by Delhi Policy Group, an independent think tank which seeks to build a non-partisan consensus on issues of critical national interest in India.
GU-Q contributed to the proceedings with two panels on 'Iran and Security in the Persian Gulf' and 'Trends in Egypt: Case for Concern'.
The final prong of the mission to develop ties with India was a 'Joint Workshop on Internal and External Dynamics in the Middle-East Post-Arab Spring' organised by Jindal School of International Affairs, in Delhi.
GU-Q's contribution to the workshop, which was also attended by GU-Q students, included topics on security, Egypt's revolution, sectarian issues stemming from the Arab Spring and migration politics in the GCC.
GU-Q, the Knowledge Partner for the workshop, also took part in a faculty meeting between O P Jindal Global University and Jindal School of International Affairs officials and shared insights.
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The Occupy Sandy Registries are a way that you can help donate supplies to the victims of Hurricane Sandy by sending them the exact items that they most need! Coordinators that are helping to provide aid on the ground post what they need to these registries – and you buy the items off the registry to have them shipped to the various locations. Thank you for your help!
Local Business Registry
The Occupy Sandy Local Business Registry is a fund raising effort that puts 100% of the funds raised for needed tools, materials and goods directly in the hands of locally owned businesses in the areas hit hardest by Superstorm Sandy. The items purchased in turn are delivered directly from store to work crew or recovering family. It's like an online wedding registry that does twice the good – providing relief workers and recovering families with essential goods, while providing local business with the financial boost they need.
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Published in Russkii vestnik [The Russian Messenger] in 1871-72, Dostoevsky's Besy [The Devils], a novel in three parts, began in the author's imagination as a "political pamphlet" that would encapsulate his objections to the radicalism of the Russian "nihilists" of the 1860s. The novel achieved both this and more, transcending the cultural-historical debates of the period to become one of nineteenth-century literature's most profound depictions of revolutionary activity and radical thought. Such was its force when it appeared that some critics objected to what they considered The Devils' scurrilous depiction of the radicals. In the …
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Relationships are about compromise which is why I gave my girlfriend a night stand. She spends enough time at my place that she deserves an end table. While I accept her nightstand is hers to decorate, the chaos on her nightstand looks like it was caused by Sandy.
My nightstand is clean and uncluttered. I house my glasses, keys, and pocket change along with Charles Grodin's 2009 memoir, "How I got to be Whoever it is I am." It's a 60 year old man's nightstand. The key essentials are within arms reach. Beyond the promise that stories of Charles Grodin's Bar Mitzvah will put me to sleep, I require nothing else but an an appropriate temperature to doze off.
My girlfriend does not sleep as well, and her nightstand is a reflection. Next to her bed she keeps Melatonin, a hormone to make her sleepy and two bright pink ear plugs. Sleeping next to me is clearly a challenge. I appreciate that. I snore a bit and make jokes in my sleep. I tried to help her fall asleep better by placing a framed picture of me and my late Golden Retriever, Cody Boy on her nightstand. In response she stuffed a red flower inside an empty beer bottle. It took me a while before I even realized where the flower came from.
"You took a flower from the Korean BBQ buffet?" I asked her.
"You weren't going to buy me any," she sassed.
I believe there is a better place for a red flower growing out of beer bottle. That place is her apartment. There is more to her nightstand than sleep medication and arts and crafts. She has reading material on her nightstand, a hard bound copy of "365 Days of Salad." It took me a moment to figure out how "365 Days of Salad" found it's way into my apartment.
"Did you take this from the fundraiser?" I asked.
"You don't buy me books," she retorted.
"So you saw '365 Days of Salad' and thought to yourself, I have to have that. I need that much salad?"
I like salad fine, but what would be achieved by having this salad bible bedside? It's a glorified cook book, an index of exotic and organic greens. The author describes "A medley of corn with glossy black beans, pale gold quinoa and red tomatoes and bell pepper make a colorful, eye-catching salad."
"Eye-catching" but not before bed. A fall salad of apples and walnuts of stilton cheese? This book makes up its own cheeses.
For someone who reads so much about salads, it would be nice if she actually made one from the book. Her salad of Blue Moon and sleeping pills is not featured in "365 Days of Salad."
The thought of separating chick peas from leafy greens is enough to keep me up at night. Not too mention the time Lovebirds in Pasadena placed their fruit tray atop shreds of romaine. Lettucey cantaloupe, the stuff of nightmares. And looking at "365 Days of Salad," the flowery beer bottle, the bright pink ear plugs, that might soon keep me up at night!
My hope is that a new day will rise when the nightstand will return to its original state. The Melatonin will find itself in the medicine cabinet and "365 Days of Salad" will be donated to Lovebirds. Maybe not before feasting upon potato salad with fava beans, green garlic and creme fraiche to be served on her clutter free night stand.
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text: By MICHAEL J. GRANEYThe world economy has been on a roller coaster for the past 18 months. Actually, the roller coaster ride started a few years before that as easy credit seeped into the economy, pushing it to the peak from which it started its precipitous fall in September 2008. Most economists believe that the fiscal and monetary actions of governments and central banks around the world at the end of 2008 and into 2009 likely forestalled an even worse financial and economic disaster. But not without costs. Government debt has risen to unprecedented heights, especially in the developed world, which will constrain future growth and limit the ability of the advanced economies to pull the world out of recession. While this may be of interest to economists (and hopefully readers of The Republican's Outlook 2010), what does it have to do with Western Massachusetts? The significance for Western Massachusetts is that we are inexorably tied to world economic conditions, just like virtually every region on the planet. To quote Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council director George Burtch, senior vice president of global integration for Hasbro, "The term 'global business' is redundant; all business is global these days." Many of us believe that further integration of world economies will accelerate growth, hasten our recovery from recession and stimulate hiring (although not necessarily without dislocation; this would be a tough argument to make in Michigan). That is why the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts continues to maintain its international business development initiative. Some suggest that in difficult times, we should retrench and only focus on local companies, to look only at retaining companies and not attracting them. We maintain that this is a false choice. The business community should expect us to address both tasks, even in difficult budgetary times. Economic Development Council staff has met with executives from key industry clusters around the region in support of our "Homefield Advantage" program. Whether the cluster is mature (like the paper industry) or young (like the IT-software industry), our companies are in the middle of global supply chains and have an international customer base. These meetings have reinforced our belief that pursuing international opportunity enhances rather than detracts from our regional growth programs. In 2010, the Economic Development Council will focus on initiatives that merge our "Homefield Advantage" goals with our (international and domestic) corporate attraction goals. So when we meet with international business delegations and trade missions, we will not only try to convince them that Western Massachusetts is their best region to invest and to hire the employees they need to maximize their U.S. business prospects, we will also involve local companies who could be customers or suppliers. We will not only represent the region at industry trade shows, we will invite local companies to come along with us. These are examples of how we will efficiently merge our corporate attraction and "Homefield Advantage" strategies for the benefit of Western Massachusetts companies and workers. Michael J. Graney is senior vice president of business development at the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts; to learn more about the council, call (413) 755-1300, or go to www.WesternMassEDC.com


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Hitman: Blood Money (360) $40 + $3.10 shipping (free to Japan) at Play-Asia
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I've been playing alot of Hitman since I got it. It's really a fun game.
I'm going to talk about it during our next CAGcast.
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Posted 11 July 2006 - 04:21 AM
One thing question I have in mind is: why and how are they so cheap? Is it simply because they're made in Asia? Thanks in advance!
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Posted 11 July 2006 - 04:27 AM
I've heard a lot of Play-Asia and was about to ask if they're reliable. I just wanted to make sure before I gave them my credit-card information. I'm guessing from all of the happy customers that they are indeed very reliable.
They are one of the biggest importers on the internet. You are safe with them.
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It came in a normal bubble envelope.
Here's everything that came in the package. The Dead Rising sticker was a nice surprise.
The back of the cases. Everything on the packaging is in English.
Sadly, during it's journey to America, my Hitman: BM disc popped out and bounced around in the case causing alot of scratches all over it. It still works but man if that isn't a kick in the balls. If it gives me any trouble I guess I'll have to call Play-Asia up and see what they can do.
Here's the inside of the case. The instruction manual are all in English with no Chinese/Japanese in sight.
The main screen of Moto GP (yes, I know my TV is dusty). Everything in the game is in English.
The main screen of Hitman: BM. Again everything is in English. Not real difference between this and the version you would get from your local Best Buy.
Not bad for $85.40 shipped.
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Thanks for posting them.
One question: where it says "NTSC-J" and "PAL" on the top right front corners of MotoGP 06 and Hitman, respectively, are those on the covers or are they stickers, because the one on MotoGP 06 kind of looks like a sticker?
MotoGP is just a sticker on the wrapping. When you take the wrapping off, it just says NTSC. And underneath the sticker of proof of purchase on the case is a real proof of purchase printed on the insert.
On Hitman it's the PAL version but it works fine on an American X360


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Owner: Furnace may be behind deadly Indiana blast
INDIANAPOLIS -- The owner of one of the homes that exploded in Indianapolis said Monday that a problem furnace could be to blame for the blast that killed two people and damaged dozens of homes on Saturday.
John Shirley, 50, of Noblesville, told the Associated Press that his daughter sent him a text message last week complaining that the furnace in the home where she lives with her mother and her mother's boyfriend had gone out.
But Shirley also said when he asked if the furnace had been fixed, his daughter said yes, and he wasn't aware of any additional problems until he heard from his daughter again Sunday morning.
Citizens Energy, the natural gas supplier to the home, did not receive any reports about a faulty furnace at the home, spokeswoman Sarah Holsapple said.
"It's too early to speculate that this might have been caused by a gas leak," Holsapple said at an afternoon news briefing.
Citizens Energy tested for gas leaks in the neighborhood but hasn't found any. Holsapple said crews were also testing lines that run from the gas main to the home and were testing the home's gas meter. She said the utility had no record of abnormal gas consumption in the home that exploded.
Investigators said they have not yet determined a cause for the Saturday night blast that sparked a massive fire, blew out windows, collapsed ceilings and shook homes up to three miles away.


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The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning strives to facilitate this integration of planning, assessment and institutional research to encourage continuous assessment and improvement of the College's missions and goals.
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Taking the stage with his mother and wife, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson told a cheering crowd Tuesday night, "thank you for four more years."
With more than half the precincts reporting, Johnson has nearly 60 percent of the vote in his bid for a second term as the city's top elected official Tuesday night.
The next closest contestant was Jonathan Rewers with 23 percent of the vote.
Bounty hunter Leonard Padilla had 14 percent of the vote.
Johnson was joined on stage for a victory speech at K Bar with his mother and wife, Michelle Rhee.
Johnson said that he was "deeply humbled by the opportunity to serve four more years."
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A Los Angeles judge has tentatively determined that Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada Flintridge did not improperly fire a longtime employee because he espoused the theory of intelligent design in the workplace, according to the Associated Press.
David Coppedge, a former administrator on the Cassini project to Saturn, sued the NASA rocket lab, claiming he was demoted and then let go in 2011 because of his religious beliefs about the origins of the universe. At trial this spring, attorneys for JPL portrayed Coppedge as a problematic worker who was let go during a time of budget-related cutbacks.
On Thursday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Ernest Hiroshige announced in a tentative decision that Coppedge did not prove his discrimination claim, according to the Associated Press. Hiroshige ordered that a final ruling rejecting Coppedge's claim be issued in 30 days, according to the wire report.
Man's case against JPL drags on
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Law Enforcement Information Technology Standards Council and Standard Functional Requirements
By Jennifer Hicks, Project Manager, Law Enforcement Information Technology Standards Council, IACP
Law Enforcement Information Technology Standards Council
Imagine that your department staff could develop a request for proposals (RFP) for a new records management system without having to start from scratch but with the peace of mind that comes from knowing that the system will have little difficulty exchanging data, based on open standards, with other systems in and beyond your jurisdiction. The use of standardized functional and technical requirements (or standards) is a step in the right direction for moving the justice community toward this goal.
Attention to information technology standardization continues to grow stronger in the justice community. With the justice and public safety community's mounting responsibility and depleting fiscal resources, justice IT practitioners are turning to standards-based systems as the most viable and efficient way to share information electronically.
Another consideration in the push toward standardization is that industry drives the development of technology to support justice business practices. So it is imperative that the law enforcement practitioners have trusted standards available to them that have been developed based on their input. It is also important that chosen vendors are committed to using those trusted standards to develop products that best serve the law enforcement community.
The Business Case for StandardsUsing trusted IT standards not only makes the procurement process less costly and daunting but also paves the way for more efficient information sharing. Law enforcement agencies all over the country spend millions of dollars and hours of valuable staff time developing complicated requests for proposals (RFPs) for each system they need. Yet many of the basic functions of those systems, no matter agency demographics, are essentially the same. The use of standardized functions (or functional standards) to develop a RFP can cut costs by eliminating the need to reinvent the wheel and allowing law enforcement agencies to deploy resources for other policing needs.
Another benefit is that use of standards can help vendors and law enforcement practitioners speak the same language. Often, law enforcement agency staff members are not equipped to communicate with vendors while procuring and implementing technology. They often feel as if they are being out-teched by vendors who may appear to have more technical knowledge. Standards developed with the input of the vendor community foster communication between vendors and practitioners as well as facilitate development of products that more adequately suit the needs of law enforcement.
IT Standardization LandscapeUsing standard technical specifications for data transport will enable agencies to share information locally, statewide, and nationally. Technologies like XML have made information sharing possible, and the Global Justice XML Data Model (GJXDM) is further standardizing the way that justice organizations can share data with each other.
A number of initiatives continue to develop standard specifications that affect the justice community. Specifically, the Global Justice XML Standards Task Force (XSTF) has developed and continues to improve the Global Justice XML Data Model (GJXDM), which sets a common data dictionary and model to share information using XML in the justice community. The data model and supporting documentation can be found at (www.it.ojp.gov).
Parallel organizations in other disciplines, such as the National Center for State Courts Joint Technology Committee (www.ncsconline.org), American Probation and Parole Association (APPA); (www.appa-net.org), and the Corrections Technology Association (CTA); (www.mtgmc.com/cta/), are working on functional requirements or standards for their respective constituencies.
The standards set by each of these bodies are considered to be voluntary compliance standards, meaning that it is up to the agency to support, implement, and use them in its information systems. The success of these initiatives and of the standards themselves lies largely with the agency's decision makers. The decision for agencies to develop their systems based on open standards will promote information sharing nation-wide.
LEITSC RoleThe U.S. Department of Justice, as well as the IACP Criminal Justice Information Systems Committee, recognized the need for an organized body of law enforcement practitioners that could provide a way for law enforcement to be involved and knowledgeable in the development of IT standards. The LEITSC (pronounced "leets") addressed this by bringing together the IACP (www.theiacp.org), the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE); (www.noblenational.org), the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF); (www.policeforum.org), and the National Sheriffs' Association (NSA); (www.sheriffs.org) to discuss these issues. Membership and staff representatives from the associations began the project with discussions about respective members' questions and concerns regarding IT standards. They also addressed what the council should do to answer those concerns. The discussions led the council to establish the following project goals:
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Standard Functional Requirements DevelopmentOnce the council established its primary goals, it began designing a strategy to develop standard functional requirements. LEITSC was able to learn from the experiences of other justice organizations that had undertaken similar development processes. The council's main goal was creating a set of requirements developed for law enforcement practitioners by law enforcement practitioners who know the intricacies of law enforcement functions. Knowing that many state and local law enforcement agencies have already implemented RMS and CAD systems, the process began with an environmental scan, outlining a high-level list of general functions necessary in any CAD or RMS system. This step (phase 1) involved gathering information from law enforcement agencies that use RMS and CAD systems, as well as the vendors who develop the systems.
The council has been on the forefront of partnering with industry to develop functional requirements. With the assistance of the Integrated Justice Information Systems Institute (www.ijisinstitute.org) and its members, the vendor community was brought into the process early to ensure buy-in from those who develop CAD and RMS products. In addition, the vendor community provides technical input that is invaluable during the process of creating standardized functional requirements. Their involvement in the LEITSC will continue through the life of the project.
Once baseline functional requirements are gathered, these requirements will be entered into a computer-aided modeling tool that will allow the functions to be viewed in more a discernable way (phase 2). The expectation is that this modeling tool will enable those validating the functional standards more flexibility. They will be able to view the standards both in diagram form and in text. In addition, they will have the option of working on the standards online using Internet conferencing software.
The most important phase of the project is the validation of the standards (phase 3). Law enforcement representatives from across the country will come together to review the requirements structured in the modeling tool. These subject matter experts will validate the standard set of functions for use in law enforcement agencies across the country. The representatives have been chosen from a number of volunteers who have substantial involvement in the development of their department's CAD or RMS or both. This process will take place in a set of 3-5 meetings each for CAD and RMS, with a number of virtual meetings via conference calls and net conferences in between meetings.
The final phase of the project will use each of the participating association's technology committee and section membership to vet the developed standards (phase 4). The success of this phase depends upon the willingness of the members to review and provide input to the standards. This phase will continue as the standards are released to the law enforcement community and broader public safety community.
Representation in Standards Development EffortsAnother goal of LEITSC is to provide a central body that could ensure that the law enforcement community is represented in other IT standards development efforts that cross into law enforcement domain and communicate information to and from those initiatives-a cross-pollination of sorts. A LEITSC representative, for example, is currently participating in the National Center for State Courts Joint Technology Committee's effort to develop traffic standard functional requirement for courts. This function of the LEITSC continues to work to bridge the gap between law enforcement and other public safety, justice, and related communities working toward the goal of securing the home front.
Outreach and EducationLEITSC continues to act as a trusted resource providing law enforcement executives with information on IT standardization and information exchange as it pertains to what they and their officers do on a daily basis. LEITSC has been able to address this goal by regularly providing outreach to law enforcement executives and their staff. Using the assets of each of the participating associations, LEITSC has been able to provide updates to each association's pertinent committees and sections, through workshops and seminars as well as publications and other written material. In addition, the LEITSC Web site (www.leitsc.org) provides current information on the IT standards issues that concern law enforcement executives and their technical staff.
The LEITSC is working to simplify the procurement and implementation of information technology systems in law enforcement agencies, while focusing on the goal of nation-wide information sharing. Developing common functional requirements is the foundation needed to build other technical specifications that will further simplify the seamless sharing of information in a secure environment. Ultimately, the seamless sharing of information will provide the right information to the right person at the right time.
From The Police Chief, vol. 71, no. 6, June 2004. Copyright held by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, 515 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 USA.


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Andre Braugher will topline Manhattan Theater Club's upcoming Off Broadway production of "The Whipping Man."
Thesp will play one of two former slaves in Matthew Lopez's play, set just after the Civil War. The storyline follows a Jewish Confederate soldier who returns to his family home and celebrates Passover with the pair of ex-slaves.
Braugher ("Homicide: Life on the Street"), whose current TV gig is TNT skein "Men of a Certain Age," has a list of stage credits that includes the title role in the 1996 Shakespeare in the Park production of "Henry V."
"Whipping Man" has been produced at theaters including Luna Stage, the Old Globe and Barrington Stage. MTC run is the play's Gotham preem.
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Stocks, Italian Bonds Decline Amid Bailout Concern; Yen Tumbles
Stocks retreated from an almost three-month high as Italian and Spanish bonds fell amid concern European leaders will struggle to raise funds to contain the region's debt crisis. The yen sank from a post-World War II record against the dollar after Japan intervened in the market.
The MSCI All-Country World Index lost 3 percent at 4:24 p.m. New York time, trimming its monthly rally to 10 percent, still the most since April 2009. Deutsche Bank AG, BNP Paribas SA and Morgan Stanley dropped at least 8.6 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index slipped 2.5 percent, the most since Oct. 3. Italian five-year yields rose 13 basis points to 5.88 percent. German bunds and U.S. Treasuries advanced. The yen tumbled as much as 4.6 percent against the dollar, the most since 2008. Copper futures fell 2 percent.
Equities extended losses in the last hour of trading after Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said he will put the European Union's new deal on financing for Greece to a referendum. Stocks fell, led by banks, following the biggest weekly gain since 2009 after China's official news agency Xinhua said the country can't play the role of "savior" for Europe and as a MF Global Holdings Ltd. unit filed for bankruptcy.
"Some of that rally that we've seen were on comments that China would provide support to Europe," Mark Bronzo, who helps manage $23 billion at Security Global Investors in Irvington, New York, said in a telephone interview. "If you get a comment saying that they can't be viewed as a savior, the market will react," he said. "MF Global declaring bankruptcy is certainly not a positive for the perception about the financial sector."
Last Week's Surge
The MSCI All-Country World Index jumped 5.6 percent last week after European leaders increased the region's rescue fund to 1 trillion euros ($1.4 trillion) and investors agreed to a voluntary writedown of 50 percent on Greek debt. The index posted the biggest monthly gain since April 2009.
Stocks extended losses after Panpandreou said today that he will ask his citizens to vote on the rescue package.
"For the new agreement, we must go to a referendum for Greeks to decide," he told lawmakers of his ruling socialist Pasok party in statements carried live today from Athens on state-run Vouli TV. "Democracy is alive and well and Greeks are being called to rise to a national duty beyond the regular electoral processes."
Equities and commodities fell today after a measure of banks' reluctance to lend to one another in Europe rose to the highest in almost a month. The Euribor-OIS spread, the difference between the borrowing benchmark and overnight index swaps, climbed to 81 basis points from 78 on Oct. 28. That's the highest since Oct. 5 and compares with 89 points on Sept. 23, when the measure was its widest since 2009.
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Financial stocks helped lead losses in the MSCI index, dropping 3.8 percent as a group. Deutsche Bank slumped 8.6 percent, BNP Paribas retreated 9.6 percent and Morgan Stanley fell 8.7 percent. Citigroup Inc. lost 7.5 percent.
Energy, raw-material and financial companies led declines in the S&P 500, retreating at least 3.8 percent. Yahoo! Inc. lost 5.6 percent after five people familiar with the situation said the company is leaning toward selling its Asian assets and redistributing the proceeds to shareholders, rather than selling itself to a group of buyers.
The Stoxx Europe 600 Index retreated 2.2 percent as all 19 industries declined.
"We're not out of the woods yet," Jeffrey Saut, chief investment strategist at Raymond James & Associates in St. Petersburg, Florida, said in a telephone interview. His firm manages $300 billion. "Europe did get a rescue that buys them more time, but they are not anywhere near a resolution to their crisis. In addition, we've been on a buying stampede. The market was due for a pullback."
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Yields on Italy's 10-year government debt added seven basis points to 6.09 percent, widening the difference over benchmark German bunds to 407 basis points.
The Spanish-German 10-year yield spread widened 19 basis points to 352 basis points. German 10-year yields dropped 15 basis points to 2.03 percent, while equivalent-maturity Treasury yields were 19 basis points lower at 2.13 percent.
The yen lost 3 percent versus the dollar and 0.9 percent against the euro after Japan stepped into foreign-exchange markets to weaken the currency for the third time this year. The yen fell against all of its most-traded counterparts tracked by Bloomberg. The euro fell 2.1 percent versus the dollar.
Gold futures dropped the most in more than a week after the dollar surged, reducing demand for the precious metal as an alternative investment. Gold for December delivery slumped 1.3 percent to $1,725.20 an ounce.
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index declined for the first time in seven days, falling 1.9 percent and paring its October rally to 13 percent. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index dropped 1.1 percent, led by property-related companies after Premier Wen Jiabao said the government should "firmly" maintain real-estate curbs.
"In this kind of environment, you should think more about tactics, so while I want to invest in the market, while I want to buy and sell stocks, I'm going to be a little more cautious," Laszlo Birinyi, founder of Westport, Connecticut-based Birinyi Associates Inc., said during an interview on Bloomberg Television's "Street Smart" with Adam Johnson. "I want to recognise that there's a lot of volatility, and quite frankly, it's likely to last for a while."


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In partnership with the Dutch Reformed Translation Society, Baker Academic is proud to offer in English for the very first time the fourth and final volume of Herman Bavinck's complete Reformed Dogmatics.This volume includes the combined indexes for all four volumes. In addition, editor John Bolt introduces each chapter and has enhanced the footnotes and bibliography.This masterwork will appeal not only to scholars, students, pastors and laity interested in Reformed theology but also to research and theological libraries.
"Arguably the most important systematic theology ever produced in the Reformed tradition—I have found it to be the most valuable. " - Richard B. Gaffin, Jr., Charles Krahe Professor of Biblical & Systematic Theology
Author Information:Herman Bavinck (1854-1921) succeeded Abraham Kuyper as professor of systematic theology at the Free University in Amsterdam in 1902.John Bolt (PhD, University of St. Michael's College) is professor of systematic theology at Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The late John Vriend translated many classic theological works.Westminster Faculty Endorsement:[Written upon the publication of volume 1:]"Arguably the most important systematic theology ever produced in the Reformed tradition - I have found it to be the most valuable. English-speaking theology throughout the 20th century until now has been singularly impoverished by not having at its disposal a translation of Bavinck's Dogmatiek in its entirety."The appearance of this volume…will be an incomparable boon for generations of students, pastors, teachers and others, serving to deepen understanding and enrich reflection in both historical and systematic theology."
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With a city so full of culture and a location filled with beauty, it's hard to narrow down what you should do in Rio de Janeiro. That's why we've compiled a list of the top 5 things for you to consider on your holiday, whether you're looking to relax, party, explore, or all three!
Whether you're looking for some leisure time in the sun, or a shopping excursion, the neighborhood of Ipanema is the perfect place to unwind after a long day exploring in Rio De Janeiro. The beautiful beach unfolds displaying people enjoying the sun in all different ways. If you're looking to nap in the sun, surf and play in the water, or have a friendly game of volleyball, you'll have company in whatever you choose to do. The locals are known for being as beautiful as they are friendly, and with what seems like endless supplies of beer and the traditional cachaça, you might want to become a local yourself.
Once you get off the beach, there's streets upon streets of trendy shopping, and since Ipanema is known for being one of the most expensive places to live, these stores are top of the line. If you're a bargain hunter or looking for something more unique, fear not–on Sundays they hold a "Hippie Fair", which is a market proudly displaying homemade crafts, clothing, and souvenirs. Also on Sundays, the roadway closest to the beach is closed to motor vehicles allowing visitors and residents alike to enjoy an open area for jogging, roller blading, skateboarding, or however else they choose to get out and enjoy the town!
The first thing I think of when I hear "Copacabana" is, unfortunately, the Barry Manilow song. Don't worry though, there's much much more to the name. Most recognizably, the southern area of Brazil, home to a beach community that's as beautiful as it is famous. Attracting the best looking beach-goers, Copacabana is a perfect spot for unashamedly people-watching. Although many people assume that Copacabana and Ipanema are similar, they have their distinctive features. While Ipanema is known more for being a sexy, young, lively, and high end atmosphere, Copacabana holds similar values but proves to be a little less ritzy for those who want to enjoy the local culture in a more laid-back fashion.
Another amazing feature of this area is the promenade. Spread over four kilometers and housing endless restaurants, bars, shops, and clubs, this strip has also hosted numerous concerts. One of the most noteworthy being the New Years Eve Rod Stewart concert garnering 3.5 million, making it the largest concert crowd ever.
Rio de Janeiro has a specifically laid back lifestyle, and if you're looking for a beach area to enjoy the sunset and a drink, no place is more appropriate than Copacabana.
Held 46 days before Easter and traditionally being seen as a way to indulge in some crazy behavior before the start of Lent, Carnival is known as Brazil's biggest party, and why wouldn't you want to attend? Carnival is four days and four nights of partying, dancing, drinking, and parades. Most importantly, the Samba parades, which feature shows and competitions of numerous Rio Samba schools. Often with preparations starting months in advance to impress the judges and spectators, this is no ordinary street parade, and definitely recommended as a must-see during Carnival. All regions are brought together for this parade, not only increasing competition but also displaying a wide variety of costumes, techniques, and design of their parade.
After watching such talent through the streets, you won't have to be just a spectator for long. Another great event of Carnival are the numerous Balls that you are able to purchase tickets to. There is samba dancing all night, and if you're feeling up to the challenge of meeting the high standards for Carnival costumes, you can dress up and become truly immersed in the culture.
The Balls and the Parades are just two of the many events that express the vibe of extravagant glamour, but no matter which events you choose to see, they're guaranteed to blow you away. It is said that Carnival accounts for 70% of the annual tourism and 80% of the annual beer consumption, so if you're looking for a good way to party like a local, Carnival is something you shouldn't miss.
This mountain that lies west of the city, is so spectacular that it is still visible from miles away. However this is not just another mountain gracing Rio de Janeiro's geography, it is also topped at the peak by a thirty-eight meter statue of Jesus, known as Cristo Rendenter. The homage to religion portrays this statue of Christ with open arms, which is a symbol of peace representing the local culture and their religious values.
The peak of the mountain and the base of the statue is accessible on a narrow path if you're driving, or you can opt for the Corcovado Rack Railway. When you reach the top, you then need to ascend to the very top via the 223 stairs, also available are elevators and escalators if you'd rather preserve your energy.
Religious or not, this is an attraction that is popular for a reason. Whether you know it from the appearances it made in the Twilight films, or because you want to see one of the "New" seven wonders of the world, Corcovado is a moving way to appreciate natural beauty. The view from the peak looking out on the city and surrounding area is just as breathtaking as the inspirational view looking up at the statue from sea level.
Sugar Loaf Mountain
396 meters high, Sugar Loaf mountain towers above the Atlantic Ocean on the beautiful coast of Rio de Janeiro. In history, it was seen as a landmark to travelers as the entrance to the Guanabara Bay, today however it gives tourists endless amounts of spectacular views of the surrounding city. Although it is similar to Corcovado in how it overlooks Rio, visitors to Sugar Loaf can experience the glass enclosed cable cars which bring them to the peak of the mountain offering an even more unique aspect to this experience. At the top there are souvenir and refreshment booths so you can both relax, and browse some of the shops before returning to sea level.
For all you explorers out there, hiking is an option, but it is highly discouraged as the trails are rugged and extreme. If you do choose to hike however, it is encouraged to buy a one way ticket before you ascend so that you can take the cable cars on the way down – hiking down the steep granite exterior is more dangerous than you're trip up.
There is no doubt that Rio de Janeiro is graced with beautiful geography. Mountains like Sugar Loaf let you look down on the beaches you may have been laying out on the previous day, and allow you to appreciate the beauty of the city.


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Tony Perkins says Repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell led to Cascade of 'Deviance' in Condemnation of Military Academy Club
After linking the Secret Service prostitution scandal to the end of the military's Don't Ask Don't Tell policy, Family Research Council president Tony Perkins is doubling down on his anti-gay attacks by now launching a tirade against a student club at Norwich University in Vermont for organizing a Pride Week. A group of LGBT students and straight allies is planning to host "seminars on bullying, safe sex and HIV testing and discussions with veterans" along with a queer prom that will include speeches from Gov. Peter Shumlin and US Army Chief Warrant Officer Charlie Morgan. Student organizer Joshua Fontanez said that the week is meant to help create "a community here who will embrace you and love you and support you" in an interview with WCAX, whose news van was tagged with the word "Fags" while parked on campus.
Perkins, however, claimed in a radio message today that the Pride Week was all about the desire to throw a "party" for "a community that thinks promiscuity is something to celebrate." Perkins also said that the Obama administration is "banning Christian speakers at military academies," presumably referring to Jerry Boykin who decided to withdraw from a speaking engagement at West Point after his extremist anti-Muslim statements came to light.
Perkins: When students at Norwich University crowed their prom queen, something was missing. That something was a girl. Hello, I'm Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C. America's oldest private military academy says it prides itself on being unconventional--and last month's "gay prom" proved it. School officials said they wanted to have an "open dialogue" on homosexuality--but what they really had was a party. Unfortunately, this is America's new military. When the President wanted to overturn "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," he didn't talk about flying rainbow flags at Afghan bases or asking chaplains to perform gay "weddings." He didn't mention banning Christian speakers at military academies, tearing down crosses at Camp Pendleton, or pulling Scripture out of Army curriculum. What he said was it's time to let homosexuals be true to who they are. And who they are is a community that thinks promiscuity is something to celebrate. Norwich's "free love dance" and "condom Olympics" aren't tolerance. They're deviance. And a school of young, strong cadets deserve better.
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Casey Anthony sat beside her attorneys, ripping sheets of toilet paper to wipe her eyes and nose on Friday morning as more gruesome pictures flashed on the monitors around the courtroom.
Sniffling audibly, Anthony watched as the prosecutors showed photos of 2-year-old Caylee's skull, her vertebrae, and her tiny finger bones.
"What are we seeing here?" prosecutor Jeff Ashton asked as jurors looked at a picture of Caylee's remains.
"These are the leg bones," explained John Schultz, a forensic anthroplogist. "These have actually been chewed on by animals."
Anthony gasped and started to sob, as her attorneys approached the judge for a sidebar. The judge quickly declared a recess, and the stunned jury filed out of the room.
During the break, Anthony's attorneys gathered around to console her. She briefly put her head on the table and wept before being led out.
After a 15 minute break, the court resumed showing more pictures of Caylee's remains as Casey, who left court ill Thursday, continued to cry.
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Casey Anthony Breaks Down During Court
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Quality Education in the Benedictine Tradition
January 31, 2012
Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve at Saint Vincent College will sponsor an Outside Your Frosty Window presentation in February and a Tai Chi workshop in March as part of the Saturdays at the Barn programs.
Environmental Education Director Angela Belli said, "The events allow the community to explore nature on many levels and in many ways." An animal and plant informational session on Saturday, February 4 from 10 to 11 a.m. will end the six-session series on how animals and plants survive winter in Pennsylvania. Outside Your Frosty Window will review how animals in Pennsylvania survive four distinct seasons and the drastic changes between them. The program will be led by Ali Klofta, a senior at Saint Vincent College majoring in environmental science. A Tai Chi workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 3. Living "With" the Seasons, a two-hour Qigong (Tai chi) workshop will focus on the postures that represent the five elements in nature – fire, water, earth, mineral/air/metal, and wood. Presented by Linda Vucelich, Qigong is an energy practice that represents each element and goes through the cycle of the seasons, each with an energy associated with it. Registration is required and the fee is $30 per person. A Food, Land and People Educator Workshop on Saturday, March 31 will focus on agricultural and environmental awareness. Food, Land and People is coordinated and sponsored by the Office of Environment and Ecology, Pennsylvania Department of Education. Participants will receive a FLP curriculum manual. Registration deadline is March 15. For more information or to register visit www.wpnr.org or call the Reserve at 724-537-5284.


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Game On
Summer is coming to an end, the heat will end soon, and fall is almost here. That might not mean that the leaves will dramatically change color here in north Texas, but it sure means that football season is here! Here's to a great season for all the athletes and their fans.
Helen M. Post (1907--1979)
Phoenix Indian School, Beginning at Football, ca. 1936--1941
Gelatin silver print
Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, Gift of Peter Modley
©Amon Carter Museum
Photo of the Week: Back to School
You may have noticed there was no Photo of the Week for last week. We were undergoing a major behind-the-scenes upgrade to the Carter website and didn't want to lose any blog posts! I'll make it up to you this week with a super-sized Photo of the Week with extra images, celebrating the first week of school here in Fort Worth!
All the following photos depict schools and students here in Texas:
Lewis Hine, [Children at a district school near Corsicana], October 1913, gelatin silver print, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Allan M. Disman
Lewis Hine, [Kindergarten students], October 1913, gelatin silver print, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Allan M. Disman
Esther Bubley, High School. Typing Class. Tomball, Texas, 1945, gelatin silver print
Gift of Texas Monthly, Inc., printed from a negative in the Standard Oil of New Jersey Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives; © Standard Oil Company
Esther Bubley, High School. Band and Baton Twirlers Practicing on the Football Field. Notice Tank Battery in Background. Tomball, Texas, 1945, gelatin silver print
Gift of Texas Monthly, Inc., printed from a negative in the Standard Oil of New Jersey Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives; © Standard Oil Company
Recognizing the Loss
A recent fire destroyed a significant collection of African-American art owned by Peggy Cooper Cafritz. Her loss is our loss too and brings new significance to the Harmon and Harriet Kelley collection now on view at the Carter. This exhibition will close on August 23rd, so be sure to come in and see examples of great American art.
Save the Date
Please join us this Friday for a presentation by the museum's Davidson Family Fellow, Aaron Carico, PhD candidate in American Studies at Yale University, as he discusses the painting Attention Company! by William Harnett.
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Photo of the Week: Office Space
I'd never noticed until this morning just how many photographs of workers there are in the Carter's collection. And not just photos of exciting outdoor work, but people sitting at their desks...going back to 1847!
For Photo of the Week, pencil-pushing through the years:
Unknown artist, [Unidentified civilian, seated at desk, pen in hand] , daguerreotype, ca. 1847, Gift of Paul Katz, Bennington, Vermont
Karl Struss, [Cecil B. Demille in his studio office], gelatin silver print, 1919
©1983 Amon Carter Museum
William Joseph Carner, C. R. Church, Jr., Seismographic Computer, Checking and Comparing Seismograph Reflections Sent in from the Field. Humble Oil and Refining Co., Houston, Texas, gelatin silver print, 1947
Gift of Texas Monthly, Inc., printed from a negative in the Standard Oil of New Jersey Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives, © Standard Oil Company
Paul Hester, Republic Bank. Office. Houston, gelatin silver print, 1984
Gift of the Texas Historical Foundation with support from a major grant from the DuPont Company and Conoco, its energy subsidiary, and assistance from the Texas Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, © 1984 Paul Hester
What a View
Many thanks to Jim Hargrove and readers of the Star-Telegram for choosing our "front porch" as one of the most inspiring places to stand in Fort Worth. I've always thought that one of the fringe benefits of my job was walking out of the front door on Thursday evening (we're open until 8 p.m.) and viewing the lights of downtown. Come see some beautiful landscapes inside then step out for a wonderful look at an inspirational view.
Photo of the Week: Rainy Day
Because we're all so excited about the unseasonably un-miserable weather lately, this installment of Photo of the Week features an unusual view of a rainy day. Special thanks to registrars Melissa and Lacey for helping choose this photo from hundreds of contenders.
Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006), Apple Tree, gelatin silver print, 1970
Gift of Paul Brauchle, Dallas, Texas, ©1970 Ruth Bernhard
Photo of the Week: The Man in the Moon
The moon has been a source of inspiration for artists for ages, and it is a common theme in the Carter's collection. In honor of the 40th anniversary of the moon landing on Monday, our Photo of the Week features some charming, pre-space-race depictions of the moon from the photography collection: postcards from the moon!
Spooning in the Moon, published by A.C. Busselman, halftones with applied color, ca. 1906
And my favorite:
Spooning in the Moon is not currently on view, but you can see two more recent interpretations of the moon at the Carter right now: Louise Nevelson's Lunar Landscape, currently installed in the permanent paintings and sculpture galleries, and Moon Face (Cara de Luna), now on view in the exhibition Rufino Tamayo: Tamarind Lithography Workshop.
New acquisition in Star-Telegram
Check out this nice article in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram about the Carter's new photography acquisition, Edward Curtis's The North American Indian portfolio set (previously here and here).


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Was that 2011 Luck-led 65-21 humiliation of the Huskies real?
In less than a year, Stanford's offense went from scoring 58 points, rushing for 446 yards, and averaging 10.1 yards per carry to mustering just six points, 70 ground yards, and a long run of seven yards in its match-up with the Huskies. For the first time since 2007, the Cardinal attack failed to score a touchdown.
The Stanford O has tumbled off a cliff, statistically performing Thursday at only about 10 percent of its 2011 level - despite being buoyed by a significantly improved defense.
Under new defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox, Washington swarmed to the football with passion, deception, and intelligence that was absent at Stanford Stadium last year. Still, the Huskies' personnel remained considerably lighter than the Cardinal. A simple eye test immediately indicated they should have been no match for David Shaw's stable of weapons - particularly his running backs and gigantic tight ends.
Should have, could have, would have. In the end, Stanford's failure to coordinate wasted a boatload of talent and damaged a promising season. A year after being mauled so viciously on the ground, the Huskies said "never again." Wilcox's defensive alignments included borderline suicidal nine to 10-man boxes, anchored by linebacker Thomas Tutogi (10 tackles) in the middle.
Nunes would have to keep Washington honest with his arm, a venture that actually began decently. Stanford's second drive featured a nice slant to Ty Montgomery and a pretty third down conversion downfield to Zach Ertz. Good times were fleeting; Ertz, despite hauling in six passes for a career-high 106 yards, would not be targeted nearly enough beyond that point. Jordan Williamson trotted on for a field goal after Nunes threw into the turf on the subsequent third down.
Thus began the horror story No. 6. It would feature delay of game penalties, 19 off-target passes - many straight into the ground or 10 yards over the head of prospective receivers - and an inexplicable scramble out of bounds two yards behind the line scrimmage when simply throwing the ball away was an option. In fairness to Nunes, Montgomery's rough day contributed deep drops that further sullied his outing. But the short passing game is especially critical to the Cardinal's ground-and-pound approach, and the quarterback's favorite receiver here was the ground.
Despite their quarterback's struggles, Stanford never fully committed to establishing the run. The Cardinal's attack is predicated on wearing down smaller defenses in the first half to set up murderous play-action down the stretch, so the team's lack of ground creativity in the first half was perplexing. All-everything Stepfan Taylor wasn't even in the game on a failed third-and-one attempt in the second quarter, and Stanford neglected to use its loaded stable of running backs to complement its workhorse.
Kelsey Young's electric speed certainly could have been used to loosen up Washington's stacked interior, but his number was called just once. Remound Wright and Ricky Seale didn't get a single touch, though third-string quarterback Kevin Hogan did. Despite the lack of deception, the offensive line's push was still there in the first half, so it's impossible to understand why Stanford virtually abandoned the run: Taylor racked up 46 yards on 11 vanilla first-half carries. The Cardinal were getting push without getting fancy. Yet they passed 18 times and ran the ball only 15 times in the first half. Keep in mind that this preference to throw in favor of establishing a creative running game came less than a year after the Cardinal rushed the ball twice as often as they went to the air (44 to 22) - and that was with a golden arm at quarterback.
Inept short-yardage passing attempts ruled the day instead and produced a parade of three-and-outs (four in a row at one point) that slowly began to fatigue the Cardinal defense. Not surprisingly, the trademarked wear-down and knock-out punch never came. Washington, bolstered by a CenturyLink Field crowd that produced ear-splitting noise, was the team that grew stronger instead. The tables, so decidedly tilted in Stanford's advantage the year before when the Cardinal scored on their first eight possessions, had completely turned. Could the absence of one player really be so devastating to a football team?
The respective teams' approaches on fourth and short perfectly illustrated the dramatic shift in mentality from 2011 to 2012. Faced with a fourth and less than a yard from their own 40-yard line in the second quarter, Stanford punted. With this decision, the same team that had rolled up an absurd 10.1 yards per carry against the Huskies just a year prior completely surrendered its punishing physical advantage up front. The open admission that Washington had suddenly become good enough to prevent an eight-inch gain energized the home team. The punt firmly stuck the Cardinal on their heels for the remainder of the game, while the Huskies - despite the physical disadvantage that comes from missing four of five offensive linemen - attacked the rest of the way on their toes.
In fact, when faced with a nearly identical fourth and one from their own 39 late in the third quarter, Steve Sarkisian took control of the game by making the appropriate aggressive call. As the third quarter game clock wound down, the Cardinal might have thought the Huskies were timid, too. It appeared that Stanford's defense was surprised Washington rushed to the line and snapped the ball. Bishop Sankey blasted through the line of scrimmage and sprinted 61 yards to the promised land. A commanding 13-3 Stanford lead turned into a tight 13-10 contest. Entering the final period, the momentum was on the Huskies' sideline to stay. Fortune favors the bold.
With that, Trent Murphy's spectacular 40-yard pick six was wasted. Stanford, which has now reached last season's seven interception total in just four games, desperately needed to force one more turnover to bail out its punt-happy offense. It suffered through a devastating missed tackle from Terrence Brown instead. Kasen Williams took a Price screen, shook the cornerback, and bolted 35 yards down the sideline to give Washington a permanent 17-13 advantage.
Four minutes, 53 seconds remained at that point. There might as well have been only 10 seconds left on the clock, though. As I observed the Cardinal's final gasps from the sidelines, I couldn't imagine that offense, immobile all night, marching to the end zone in the teeth of a furiously loud crowd. Without Luck facing them, the normally porous Huskies defense became the Steel Curtain. It was absolute doom, and the blank expressions and body language on the Stanford sideline reflected that.
So did the Farm Boys' final, desperate play. Despite needing only four yards on fourth down, they resorted to a low-percentage desperation lob to Levine Toilolo down the sideline. Nunes' badly overthrown ball was intercepted by future NFL cornerback Desmond Trufant, the strength of the Husky defense. Inexplicably, he was the guy Stanford tried to pick on all evening. Needless to say, it didn't work out. (The Cardinal's chances probably would have been better by chucking one up to the opposite corner of the end zone and trying for simultaneous possession. After all, the same stadium had awarded a gift to the NFL's Seahawks in the same spot earlier that week.)
In the final box score, Price's numbers (19-37-177-1 INT) almost mirrored those put up by Nunes (18-37-170-1 INT). But the two quarterbacks' games were markedly different. Whereas Stanford's man struggled despite excellent protection from his offensive line, Price posted his statistics while being pile-driven into the Seattle turf by Stanford's front seven for the entirety of the game. He hung in there with his trademarked smile long enough to see his team rip off two big touchdown plays.
Last year's Stanford defense also missed pivotal tackles on separate occasions to surrender 14 Washington points. Nobody's talking about those miscues now, though, because the Cardinal put up 65 points to counteract them. This time around, though, 26 first downs whittled down to 10 and an offensive touchdown never came. Defensive mistakes were magnified tenfold.
To unchain its embarrassment of riches at all other positions, Stanford needs decent quarterback play. That will have to come via massive Nunes improvement, since Shaw indicated that he does not plan to turn to back-up Brett Nottingham.
In their failed road test Thursday, the Cardinal were defeated as a disorganized band of warriors. That cohesive field general presence was sorely missing. The success of 2012 relies on quickly finding it and preventing immense talent from producing mediocrity.
David Lombardi covers Stanford sports for The Bootleg and FOX Sports NEXT. He was the Cardinal football KZSU play-by-play voice for several years. He can also be heard on San Francisco's 95.7 The Game. Check him out at www.davidlombardisports.com. Follow him on Twitter: @davidmlombardi.
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Johnson City Police make arrest in March 2013 restaurant robbery
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - An Erwin, Tennessee man now faces charges in Johnson City. He's accused of robbing a restaurant in 2013.
Johnson City Police arrested Ariel Fagoth-Muller Tuesday. Muller is charged in connection with a robbery at La Perla III Mexican Restaurant in March of 2013.
Police say Muller is accused of putting an object underneath his shirt and demanding money from the register. We're told after he was given the cash, he ran and got away in a vehicle.
Muller is now charged with aggravated robbery, theft over $1,000 and criminal impersonation. He was taken to the Washington County Detention Center and was scheduled for court Wednesday.


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