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Lord Skildelsky Discusses Keynes, Crisis and Management
I've always found Robert Skildelsky to be a very clear exponent of Keynesian ideas. Here's a video of him discussing some of the most important aspects of the current crisis. Keep an eye out for Part II as well — … Continue reading
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New Adam Curtis Film — Trailer
Adam Curtis has released a trailer for his new film 'All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace' — which can be seen here. The film is set to be released next month on BBC2. Curtis, of course, is — … Continue reading
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Cities of Gold: Is There a Bubble in the Gold Markets?
Let me start by answering the question posed. Yes — there is almost certainly a serious bubble inflating in the gold markets. Now let's step back a moment and take note of the irony of this. Why did this bubble … Continue reading
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Food Prices, Speculation and Other Assorted Fun
Here's a fantastically in depth interview with UN Chief Economist Jomo Kwame Sundaram. He talks about a variety of topics — including speculation and its effects on the price off food; a topic that is chronically under-reported in the mainstream … Continue reading
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British Youth Unemplyment Hits the 1m Mark
Well, there we are. Over 1m under-24s are soon to be officially unemployed in Britain. Youth unemployment is expected to reach a record high of close to 1 million – one in five 16 to 24-year-olds – when the latest … Continue reading
Apocalypse Now: How the Right-Wing are Trying to Destroy the World Economy in Order to Realise their Imaginary Idea of Utopia
I thought this was one of the best videos I've seen on the situation facing the world economy today. The interviewee, Bill Janeway, is spot on the money: a strange irrational fringe group has gained sway over the current debates … Continue reading
How to Be a Financier That Isn't a Self-Destructive Shill
Excellent interview with Amar Bhide on how (bad) financiers and (bad) regulators use mystical abstractions to assess risk – and, of course, make loads of megabucks. Bhide talks about how we need to return to a model based on case-by-case … Continue reading
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Wow the Ladies field has to be really weak that Makarova skates as badly as she did with that crappy LP and still finishes in the top ten.
Wow the Ladies field has to be really weak that Makarova skates as badly as she did with that crappy LP and still finishes in the top ten.
Evan, well we will see. I think his rumored comeback is a publicity stunt personally and no way he medals if the skating is like we saw in the mens event earlier. Takahashi would have blown any version of Evan out of the water with his LP here and still came only 3rd in the LP.
No booing referees but no clapping either.
Awwww, Caro looking so emotional.
Awww, Caro is crying on the podium. Congrats to all the medallists!
We may not see Alena in 2 years once the world junior champ is eligible. Plus there's so many other good skaters coming out of Russia.Quote Originally Posted by sky_fly20 View Post
we wont be seeing Makarova again, her purpse is done, to keep 3 spot for Russia
next Worlds it will be Alena, Tuktamisheva and Adelina
Is "It's raining men" the only song the french own?
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Anyone know if Caro will continue?
Even during the Ladies event... it's raining men.
Well, 2 out of my 3 favorites for the podium made it--Carolina and Akiko. I wish Mao would have been on the podium, but oh well. There's always next season!
Question: Is this the first time an Italian has won a world gold medal in ladies singles?

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Hi all, I am wondering what printer would give the best results ? Is there a better brand than another ? Any advise would be very much appreciated.
Hi all, I am wondering what printer would give the best results ? Is there a better brand than another ? Any advise would be very much appreciated.
i personally use an epson stylus cx3200 which prints great 8x8 pages, if you want to print 12 x 12 you will need to buy one of the larger format printers that are on the market
it's really a personal choice thing...i prefer epson as i like the print quality but all you really need is a colour printer that prints 300dpi or above to get a great effect
i'm sure the others will come along and tell you their preferences soon
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I use an epson cx3500, it prints wonderfully clear pictures, it doesn't do 12x12, If I want to put my layouts in a 12x12 album I do the layout in 8x8, print it out, then chose I piece of 12x12 paper that matches the layout, glue the printed layout onto it (using it as the main background)
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A rundown of some of the top stories being produced in The Oregonian and OregonLive.com newsroom on Tuesday, July 22:
Immigration activists hold rally to 'welcome' children to Portland
Immigration activists held a demonstration in downtown Portland on Tuesday to welcome unaccompanied child immigrants rumored to be arriving in Portland within the next few weeks. It's unclear when children might arrive, but the activists sought to pre-emptively counter anti-immigration protesters in Oregon and across the country.
Buzzard wildfire leaves more dead and burned cattle in its wake (video)
At the Drewsey Field Ranch near Burns, the Wilber brothers are dealing with the Buzzard complex fire, which scattered the family herd of about 750 cattle and calves. Tuesday's news, like previous days, is grim: The Wilbers find 10 more dead cattle and a handful of calves with burned hooves.
Wilson lacrosse player's lawsuit challenging sports suspension dismissed
A Wilson High junior claimed recently that his rights were violated when the school suspended him from the lacrosse team, saying he violated the school's drug and alcohol policy. A judge issued a court order Tuesday rejecting the claim. The family's defense attorney offered little opposition.
Pendleton Round-Up family feud over queen's outfit settled
A longtime family feud in Oregon's cowboy country over a vintage rodeo outfit has ended in a settlement after a five-year battle in the courts. The story dates back to 1930, when Lois McIntyre was crowned queen of the Pendleton Round-Up in the fringed leather skirt and vest.
You loved the 7 wonders of Oregon, but you'll hate these 7 non-wonders
You may have seen recently the 7 best hikes in the 7 Wonders of Oregon. Well now we offer the 7 Non-Wonders of Oregon. Let's just say they're the less-than-wondrous things about Oregon.


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A police substation near South 15th and Derry streets in Harrisburg's crime-plagued Allison Hill gives Sally Snyder a sense of protection when she walks through the neighborhood.
But Snyder, who works as a tutor and lives at the nonprofit Joshua House, a halfway house for teens trying to improve their lives, said there's a need for at least one more precinct in the community.
A good place for it, she said, would be along Market Street in South Allison Hill where there is a lot of crime and drug activity.
"[The substations] remind people to chill out, especially during the summer," Snyder said. "It reminds me that if I need anything it's right there. It's just a bit too far away from me."
Mayor Linda Thompson has pushed community policing since she campaigned for the office more than two years ago. The opening and reopening of substations is a big part of that, she said. In 2010, Thompson reopened the Allison Hill station after it had been closed for months due to budget cuts.
Another substation is planned for Allison Hill, but it will likely be in the area of North 13th and Derry streets in a space the county plans to donate, city spokesman Robert Philbin said.
Most recently, a precinct opened last month in the 1500 block of North Fourth Street at Harrisburg Area Community College's midtown campus. The college donated the space and a computer for police to use. An uptown station, at North Sixth and Peffer streets, is now housing the Police Athletic League, which moved in this week. The facility is still operating, in part, as a substation, officials said.
The midtown facility has had an impact in the community, Philbin said. Officers who work out of the substation walk and ride on bicycles around the neighborhood. People can go there to report crime, but police still advise people to call 911 in emergencies.
"People recognize it, and they feel more secure," Philbin said. "They feel comfortable that there is a police presence in the neighborhood. People generally see it as a deterrent."
Don Barnett, president of the Friends of Midtown neighborhood group, said he thinks the facility has provided a helpful police presence in light of the recent muggings and assaults in the area. But more officers are needed walking the streets and on bicycles to provide more of a deterrent, he said.
Eric Papenfuse, co-owner of Midtown Scholar Bookstore in the 1300 block of North Third Street, believes the midtown station should be open on weekends. Right now, it's open 7 a.m.-10 p.m. weekdays.
"Weeknights and weekends, those are the times you most need the substation," he said. "It should be open when crime is most prevalent."
Papenfuse is co-chairman of a committee behind the proposed Midtown Improvement District, which seeks to hire more police by having residents and business owners in the neighborhood pay an annual fee based on the assessed value of their properties.
Papenfuse said the station should be a bit more obvious. Right now, the entrance has a police decal on it and patrol cars sometimes park in front of the building, residents said.
"If you are going to have a substation, it ought to scream safe and secure and that we are ready to help you," Papenfuse said.
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— Hall Manor housing complex.
— 1500 block of North Fourth Street, Harrisburg Area Community College midtown campus.
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What a glorious time to be a Spartan.
Though not exactly underdogs, the Bainbridge High soccer team won the 3A state title — for the first time in the school's history — against a scrappy Mercer Island team on Saturday.
The victory in the finals came after a playoff win against No. 1 Shorewood. And Mercer Island was no slouch, either, ranked at No. 6.
Few expected the Spartans to return to the state championship match after last year's golden run to the top, where the Spartans fell in the finals to Camas.
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During the few weeks he spent with the Syracuse Crunch last season, forward Brandon McMillan often ended practice on a playful note befitting a rookie.
McMillan and fellow youngsters Nick Bonino and Kyle Palmieri liked to put together pickup baseball games after drills were over, pitching pucks at each other and swinging their sticks at the offerings. The routine worked for all the talented rookies, especially McMillan, who impressed enough to spend 60 games in Anaheim last year.
Now, clearly, the time for play is over. Tuesday, McMillan closed his first practice with the Crunch since being demoted from Anaheim stickhandling through a tight line of pucks spaced on the ice.
"I'm down here to get better, get some confidence, play well with the puck, be patient, make plays," he said. "It (being sent down) was kind of a shock at the start. But it's one of those things where it's not your choice."
In a sense, however, McMillan forced Anaheim's hand with one look at the scoresheet. He is goal-less in 23 games for the Ducks this season, after going 11-10 up top last year. While points aren't a full reflection of McMillan's value — he's a scrappy defender — struggling Anaheim would like to see him offer a little more.
"We felt that Mac has got more to give from a standpoint that he was a very useful player for us last year," Ducks coach Randy Carlyle told the Orange County Register.
"You think about (not having a goal). But I've been trying to focus on playing the way I can play," said McMillan, a third-round choice in 2008. "I know it will come. I've had my chances. If one goes in, you don't know how many others will go in."
McMillan said he thought he started this season well and can't pinpoint exactly how his confidence vanished.
"It's tough to say. Anything can make you lose it," he said. "When things aren't going good for anybody, the team (Anaheim) wasn't exactly playing great, nobody had the confidence."
Carlyle put McMillan in the middle of the action by recently switching him from wing to center. It looks like he will continue that role in Syracuse for now, as he skated between Troy Bodie and Nicolas Deschamps on Tuesday.
"Today, he worked hard in practice. (He should) stay positive," Holick said. "To try and get your touch back is to keep things as simple as you can."
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Goalie Timo Pielmeier, the man with the perpetual smile, is finding it hard to keep the corners of his mouth pointed upward this season.
Pielmeier, the co-No. 1 in Syracuse last year, was pinched out by Jeff Deslauriers and Iiro Tarkki this year. Pielmeier was sent to Elmira of the ECHL, where he is 4-5 with a 3.45 goals-against and a .896 save percentage.
Pielmeier is back with the Crunch now because Deslauriers is in Anaheim filling in for Dan Ellis (groin). Pielmeier might find minutes hard to come by behind the terrific Tarkki, but he hopes to get another chance to prove he belongs at this level.
"I'm not happy, to be honest," he said. "I'm happy being here now, but I'm happy being a member of the team, not just a callup. I showed I can play here. It's kind of tough to be down there and not up here. I think I've been in the ECHL long enough. Maybe they make some room here."
Pielmeier, who played with Bakersfield of the ECHL two seasons ago, also said it's tough to get used to the different approaches and skill levels of players in that league.
"They do care about hockey, but they are not as professional as they are up here," he said. "There's really good players down there. It's more individual hockey. They (AHL teams) call up players every weekend. We end up playing with players from the Federal Hockey League and Central Hockey League, which doesn't help the goalie or coach. It's easier to play up here when you know where guys are and what guys do."
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And it is expected to go on until at least Monday, as election crews tally the write-in votes on 38,000 ballots by hand.
A recently appointed sitting judge, Jay McAlpin, missed the filing deadline for the Circuit Court position, so he and four lawyers launched write-in campaigns, the The Eugene Register-Guard reported.
When the votes came in last week, about 130,000 voters hadn't marked anything on the ballot for Circuit Court Judge Position 7, but 38,000 voters had filled in names.
Scanners can't handle that chore, so six four-person vote-counting crews are tallying the results in the judicial race.
The counters can set aside the obviously spurious votes -- for the Oregon Duck and the like.
But everybody else who got a vote, even just one, will be listed. The results are expected to run for "pages and pages," said Lane County clerk Cheryl Betschart.
"Everyone has fun writing in their neighbor or their friend, but the reality is that it translates into a lot of work," she said.
Ordinarily, write-in votes aren't individually tallied, Betschart said. Exceptions are when the number of write-in votes is greater than the number cast for the leading candidate on the ballot, or if no candidate files for a position.
Betschart said the election workers are expected to have about 35,000 votes tallied by Friday, and partial results may be made public then.
She said the remaining 3,000 votes may be tallied by Monday. They are on ballots dropped off in other counties, or ballots that were unsigned or have other signature issues.
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A former Nazareth Area Middle School drama teacher gave up his right to a preliminary hearing today, sending charges he allegedly sexually assaulted a student to Northampton County Court.
Shawn William Salevsky, 39, of Macungie, faces multiple charges, including indecent assault on someone 16 or younger, sexual assault, corruption of minors and reckless endangerment.
Today's hearing was scheduled before District Judge John Capobianco of Nazareth. Salevsky's first scheduled appearance in Northampton County Court is in August.
Salevsky, wearing black dress pants and a purple button-down shirt, did not speak during the hearing. He didn't answer when asked for comment after the hearing.
His attorney, Marc Neff, declined comment. Assistant District Attorney Patricia Broscius also declined comment.
Nazareth Area School District Superintendent Dennis Riker and board solicitor Gary Brienza attended the hearing. It's unclear if they were there to testify.
According to police, the victim said Salevsky would rub his back, chest, stomach, thighs and then, gradually, more inappropriate areas. Salevsky and the student would be alone during after-school activities in the middle school, according to the charges. Police said the encounters took place between January 2011 and March 15.
The alleged assaults occurred once in the auditorium and once in the drama room, court records say. The student told police Salevsky forced him to perform a sex act on Salevsky, police said.
Salevsky worked at Holy Family School in Nazareth in 2005, where he was involved in the theater program. The school houses kindergarten through eighth grade. He also worked at William Allen High School, according to a Nazareth Area Middle School drama class website bio.
He was also involved in theater outside of the school. He performed with the Associated Mess improv group and at the Civic Theatre in Allentown.Former board member Chris Miller in May called for stricter background checks on all new teachers and staff in the wake of the allegations. Nazareth Area Middle School Principal Robert L. Kern sent home two letters to parents following the incident emphasizing the importance of safety and security.
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Ilya Kovalchuk is one of the few players who can consider 30 goals to be a disappointing season.
The left winger became a 30-goal scorer for the eighth straight season (he had 29 as a rookie) when he scored a power play goal during the first period tonight.
"I don't really care about that," Kovalchuk said. "What's that supposed to mean? It's nice that we won."
Coach Jacques feels 30 is a low total for such a talented player.
"Definitely. He's at least a 40-goal scorer," Lemaire said. "I think he started very slow. That's why he only has 30 at this time.
"I thought he played better today. I don't think it's a secret that prior to tonight, the last 2-3 games, he didn't play well at all."
Kovalchuk also set up Mattias Tedenby's one-timer in the second period for the rookie's eighth goal of the season. With a goal and an assist in the game, Kovalchuk now has 700 career points (368 goals, 332 assists) in 700 NHL games.
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Martin Brodeur is hoping that Saturday's game against the Rangers will be meaningful in that the Devils could play the spoiler role.
"For us it would be nice to have something to play for," the goalie said. "I know the Devils fans I talk to are hoping this matchup is meaningful a little bit."
Lemaire said: "I've said all along we have to play the best we can. If it happens, it happens."
As for playing out the string, he said: "We try to make the best out of this. It's definitely a difficult situation for everybody to try to get themselves up for games. We have to. Our season is 82 games. We're going to try to have fun. If you don't play hard that's where it's dangerous for injuries. You can't just go through the motions. You have to compete. Try to win every game you play."
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Lemaire had a playful give and take with former Minnesota Wild GM Doug Risebrough during his postgame press conference. He called him, "My former boss."
At various points he asked for Risebrough's opinion following certain questions.
When asked about the Rangers, Lemaire said he had to be careful what he said because Risebrough is now a pro scout for that club.
When I asked Lemaire if one of his teams ever allowed a goal while on a 5-on-3 power play, he asked Risebrough.
"Not that I remember," Lemaire answered. "Doug, did we?"
The answer was no.
The last time the Maple Leafs scored while two men down, was on March 19, 1980, against the Winnipeg Jets. Darryl Sittler scored the shorthanded goal.
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A grand jury indicted eight men accused of running The Taliban, a street gang that has terrorized Pigeon Town neighborhood for years. The gang is behind several shootings, including the drive-by slaying of a man on the Pontchartrain Expressway in 2011, prosecutors say.
The 12-count indictment, unsealed Thursday, lays out a series of claims against The Taliban, which is also called the Hot Glocks and P-Block, saying its members created a "climate of fear" in its territory, which is loosely bound by South Carrollton Avenue, Freret Street, Leake Avenue, Monticello Avenue and South Claiborne Avenue. The group's primary focus, however, is the area inside Monroe, General Ogden, Green and Hickory streets.
"They were using violence in an effort to maintain a territorial authority over their neighborhood and they were using violence against people who they felt would not submit to their control," said Assistant District Attorney Christopher Bowman, spokesman for Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro.
Those indicted were Dale "Check Peazy" Elmore, 22; Jamal "Malloyn Calloyn" Harris, 25; Seyuntray "Brotha" Noel, 24; Tyrone "Tyga" Davenport, 24; Jerome "Sookie" Toliver, 22; Cornie "Porch" Jones, 24; Darryl "Dino" Bannister, 27; and Tyrone "Goggles" Brooks.
All the suspects were in custody by late Thursday.
The 13-page indictment marks the sixth racketeering case against a street gang by Cannizzaro's office in an effort to take whole violent groups off the street by showing patterns of criminal activity.
Cannizzaro sees the gang indictments as a powerful tool that he intends to use to target the small number of offenders who cause a disproportionate amount of the city's shootings, Bowman said.
"The jury gets to see the whole picture," Bowman said. "I think we're learning in this community that the violence problem is not a series of isolated events. The events are all linked together. It involves efforts to control neighborhoods."
But defense attorneys argue prosecutors are only trying to bolster cases that handled alone would be weak. They also complain that the large number of defendants for one case is too burdensome on a court system that is already under intense strain.
The Orleans Public Defender's office, which in the last two years has lost about one-third of its budget due to cuts, does not have the resources to provide defense for more than a couple of the defendants, if at all, said spokeswoman Lindsey Hortenstine.
While it's too early to say whether there are existing conflicts of interest for the office in the Taliban case, Hortenstine said, the office could only represent one defendant through its normal office, a second defendant through its conflict office and then potentially use contracted private attorneys for others. But in the two most recent gang cases -- the indictment of 20 members of the 3-N-G gang and 15 members of the 110'ers gang -- the public defender's office had to recuse itself entirely due to conflicts of interest, Hortenstine said. Any of those defendants who were found to be indigent are being represented by private attorneys on a pro bono basis.
"It's likely we're going to be in the same situation," she said.
The most serious allegation in Thursday's indictment is the Jan. 5, 2011, murder of 20-year-old Ralph Bias while he was driving on the Pontchartrain Expressway near the South Broad Street overpass. Elmore, Harris and Davenport were indicted in the killing of Bias and the attempted murder of Bias' passenger, identified in the indictment only as C.M. The passenger was shot and badly wounded, but survived. Noel was indicted as an accessory after the fact to Bias' murder.
The indictment includes information accusing members of The Taliban of trying to kill both men since at least June 1, 2010, when Harris and Davenport first attempted to kill C.M. In November 2010, Elmore, Harris, Noel and Davenport threatened to kill C.M. and Bias, according to the indictment.
Elmore and Toliver were also charged with being in possession of guns and cocaine at the same time on Jan. 13, 2011.
Toliver, Jones and Bannister, the indictment says, threatened and tried to kill C.M. and another person identified only as J.L.
Jones, who was previously convicted of felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile, was also charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm on that day.
A bloody feud between The Taliban and another gang called the Mid-City Killers led to the April slaying of Americorps volunteer Joseph Massenburg, police have said. Massenburg, 18, was gunned down while he was walking near the corner of Eagle and Birch streets, which is supposed Taliban territory. Police said Glen Emerson, 18, of the Mid-City Killers gang, mistakenly thought Massenburg was a member of rival gang The Taliban, or Hot Glocks.


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The message of hate was strongly condemned by Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski, who said Thursday that there is no place in Polish society for extremists who commit such acts.
The monument in the town of Jedwabne honors the victims of July 10, 1941, when about 40 Poles hunted down Jews, closed them in a barn and set it alight. Between 300 and 400 Jews were killed in a notorious case of local people collaborating with the Nazis in killing Jews during the Nazis' wartime occupation of much of Eastern Europe.
The vandals used green paint to spray the symbols of a swastika and "SS" _ the name of an elite Nazi force _ on the monument, as well as the phrases "I don't apologize for Jedwabne" and "they were flammable."
Sikorski expressed "unequivocal condemnation" of the act of vandalism and expressed solidarity with anyone affected by it. He said he was convinced the perpetrators would be caught and face justice.
Police discovered the desecration Wednesday during a patrol and are trying to find the culprits.
The massacre came to light only a decade ago with the 2000 book "Neighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne, Poland," by sociologist Jan Tomasz Gross, which sparked outrage and soul-searching in Poland.
The book led to a government investigation that confirmed that Poles _ and not Nazi Germans _ were to blame for the killings. Poland's then-president Aleksander Kwasniewski apologized for his country's sins, but some Poles today remain in denial that such horrors were committed by their own people.
Meanwhile, Polish officials on Thursday were commemorating the anniversary of the German attack on Poland on Sept. 1, 1939, that marked the start of World War II.
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-Who is more of a distraction to their co-workers: Plaxico Burress, Terrell Owens, Sean Avery or Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner?
-Fox News is reporting that former Danity Kane singer Aubrey O'Day from "Making the Band" is an out lesbian. That means I have to throw my theory on why Diddy put her on the show right out the window.
-Tara Reid checked into Promises Rehab center this week. She used to be so hot (remember "American Pie"?). I kind of feel bad for her because everything was going great until she had the plastic stomach surgery that went worse than a Big Dig tunnel project. She had that travel show where she just went places and got hammered-and it was great. Suddenly, she didn't have the show anymore and I guess it's a bad thing that she was still getting dismantled. On the bright side, at least she can still afford Promises.
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-Who do you think will spend a longer period of time in jail next year: Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, OJ Simpson or Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner?
-I love Christmas and I think it's great to get in to the holiday spirit. I'm all for decorating the tree, the house, even the workplace. But I draw the line at the reindeer antlers and wreaths that people put on their cars. I think it's cheesy. Christmas is still supposed to have a little bit of the respect for the birth of the baby jesus in it. You don't see people driving down the road with a giant lit mennorah on their roof, do you?
-After winning Friday's "Great Latka cookoff" at our Toys for Tots broadcast, Chef Michael Schlow suggested that Spaz pay off his bet from the last cookoff, two years ago. Spaz is supposed to do the dishes one night at one of Michael's four star restaurants (Great Bay, Radius, Via Matta or Alta Strada). We are trying to turn this into an upcoming fundraiser. The Can Man will be the maitre'd.
-Who is more likely to come to your house this Christmas and leave with an extra gift: Wynona Ryder, the CEO's of the big three automakers, or City Councilor Chuck Turner?
-Finally...it has been a great year for the Hillman Morning Show. You are the best listeners anyone could ever ask for. You participate in the show, go to our events and rip us all on "Hillmail". I hope you have an incredible holiday and an even better New Year...and I will be blogging over our vacation!
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Victor Sustarsic Jr., 92, of Leesburg, FL, died Sunday, June 22, 2014.
He was born October 29, 1921, in Lincoln Hill, PA, and moved to Leesburg in 1997 from Benwood, WV.
He was a member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Leesburg, and a life member of DAV. He was a member of Mason Lodge 5 of Wheeling, WV; Scottish Rite Bodies of Wheeling, WV; Osiris Temple Osiris Clown Unit, Wheeling, WV, and a Veteran of WWII.
He is survived by his wife, Mildred Sustarsic of Leesburg; son, Dr. David (Mary Beth) Sustarsic of Lady Lake; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
He was predeceased by his son, Robert.
A Memorial Service will be held Monday, June 30, 2014, at 11 a.m. at Beyers Funeral Home Chapel, Leesburg with Chaplain Mary Vanderplas officiating.
For those who wish, memorial donations may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children, Office of Development, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607 or Cornerstone Hospice, 601 Casa Bella, The Villages, FL 32162.
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BOGOTA, Colombia--Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos warned leftist rebels their attacks were threatening peace talks as he was sworn in Thursday for a second term dedicated to ending the country's 50-year-old conflict.
The center-right leader won a new four-year term in a June 15 runoff election widely viewed as a referendum on his pursuit of peace deals with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (ELN).
"I'm going to employ all my energy to fulfill this mandate of peace," said Santos, who wore a dove pin on his lapel, an emblem of the peace pledge on which he staked his reelection campaign.
But he warned the FARC that recent attacks risked scuttling ongoing talks in Havana.
"The violent acts of recent weeks are an unacceptable contradiction that put the (peace) process at risk," said Santos.
Listing a string of recent attacks, he accused the FARC of targeting the very infrastructure they have agreed to at the negotiations in Cuba, which opened in November 2012.
"Who can understand that while we're in Havana agreeing to build piped water systems, in Colombia the FARC is destroying those same water systems, as happened in Granada, or seriously damaging the water supply, as happened in Putumayo?" he asked.
"It's even harder to understand how they can keep causing civilian victims, as happened in Miranda."
In July, a girl was killed and three other people wounded in a bomb attack in the western town.
Recent attacks also cut off the water supply to the central town of Granada and spilled thousands of barrels of oil into the water supply for the southwestern department of Putumayo.
"Colombians' patience and that of the international community is not infinite," Santos said.
"Gentlemen of the FARC, you have been warned," he added to applause from hundreds of guests at the ceremony in Bogota.
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The conflict between the government, the two rebel movements and various right wing paramilitaries and drug gangs has killed more than 220,000 people and caused more than five million to flee their homes since the FARC and ELN were formed in the 1960s.
Santos, 62, led an aggressive campaign against the guerrilla groups when he served as defense minister under his former mentor Alvaro Uribe, Colombia's president from 2002 to 2010.
But he changed course after taking office, launching peace talks with the FARC in November 2012 over Uribe's bitter opposition.
After losing a first-round election last May to top rival Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, a fierce critic of the talks with the FARC, Santos doubled down on the peace process by announcing his government had entered initial talks with the ELN as well.
The strategy worked, and he reversed his three-percentage-point deficit from the first round to win the runoff with 50.6 percent of the vote.
But with no cease-fire in place — Santos has argued it would strengthen the rebels — attacks have continued even as peace talks move ahead.
An economist by training, Santos also faces the challenge of reducing inequality.
More than 30 percent of Colombia's 47.7 million people live in poverty. But the country is in the middle of a boom that saw its economy grow 4.7 percent last year.
Wearing the presidential sash, newly sworn-in President Juan Manuel Santos reviews the troops during his inauguration ceremony, in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, Aug. 7.


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Painter DeMarcus Smith, 32, hosted a silent art auction for his work at the Greater Flint Arts Council on Saturday. All but two of the paintings were of the current president.
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"I knew the election was coming up, and I thought I'd give a chance for Obama supporters to own a piece of art," Smith said. "We never know when we'll have another black president again."
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Enumclaw High grad Kenicia McClellan Female Athlete of the Year at Green River Community College
Former Enumclaw Hornet Kenicia McClellan capped a fine two-year fastpitch career at Green River Community College by being named the school's Female Athlete of the Year.
The numbers she posted while hitting cleanup for the Gators speak for themselves. Her career totals include a .424 batting average with 15 doubles, four triples and six home runs. Playing first base, she also served as a backup pitcher and won five games for GRCC. She struck out just four times during the recently-concluded season.
McClellan's performance didn't go unnoticed, as she was a two-time selection to the All-West softball team and represented the Gators in the sophomore all-star game. She also performed in the classroom and was an GRCC honor roll member.
Her collegiate success followed a disappointing senior season at Enumclaw High. In the opening game, McClellan suffered a knee injury that kept her sidelined the entire campaign.
She bounced back and arrived at Green River healthy and ready to play.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — For a neat Halloween trick yesterday against the Packers, the Jets made it look like they spent their last five games in costume, masquerading as a Super Bowl contender.
Either that or the ghosts of Browning Nagle and Glenn Foley swept in on one of those old swirling Meadowlands winds and possessed Mark Sanchez for a day, scaring the heck out of those perennially haunted die-hards who spent the bye week swimming in the Super Bowl hype that came with a five-game win streak and the best record in the AFC.
All Hallows' Eve comes just once a year, and the Jets are hoping the same of the performance put up by Sanchez and his receivers in the dismal 9-0 loss to Green Bay, because you don't have to go back to the dark ages of the early 90s to reference this misfire. Just think back a year, when Sanchez was a scatter-armed rookie.
He started sharp in 2009, then fell into a midseason rut that ran most of the way to the playoffs. After getting through the first five games of 2010 without an interception, Sanchez has thrown four in his last two games.
The last chance expired with Sanchez throwing high to Braylon Edwards along the sideline on fourth-and-10 from his own 23-yard-line and less than three minutes to go. He ended up 16 of 38 with two interceptions. On each interception, Green Bay defenders seemed to rip the ball away from Jet receivers on the ground.
But coach Rex Ryan lost a replay challenge on the first, and didn't have another left for the second.
"The exact same thing," said Ryan of the two plays.
Give Sanchez a pass on the picks and he was still all over the place, often firing high, with a couple other throws that could have been swiped.
"Some days you have days like this," said Sanchez.
Sanchez blew off the bye week as a cause for the offensive failures. On the first day back at practice on Monday, he thought his unit was sharp and fresh enough to have gone on twice as long.
He wasn't alone.
"I thought we were ready to roll for this game," said wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery. "But we were so up and down. We would start to get a little momentum, next thing you know you turn it over. Get some momentum, you have a drop. Get some momentum, you have a penalty.
"That hurt us a great deal. Next thing you know, you don't have enough time in the fourth quarter."
It wasn't just Sanchez. Brad Smith lost a fumble running out of the Wildcat on second down at the Packers' 33 on the first play of the second quarter.
In the third, with the Jets still down just 3-0, center Nick Mangold was called for holding on a second-and-2 sweep play from the Packers' 20-yard line. The Jets went back 10 yards, ended up with fourth-and-2 back at the 20 and kicker Nick Folk missed a 37-yard field goal.
Mixed in with that were all the drops. Cotchery was guilty there, and so was running back Shonn Greene on an early screen pass. Santonio Holmes spent the postgame with his head in his hands at his locker after he flubbed Sanchez's toss into the right flat with Holmes two steps ahead of a defender and nobody else between himself and the end zone.
"He put some balls in there on the mark and we've gotta catch 'em," said Ryan. "One of 'em would've been a touchdown."
Sanchez wasn't talking about drops after the game. He didn't need to play a role to step up and take the blame for the loss. The second-year quarterback showed up in New York smooth, savvy and media-ready. He shouldered this one all on his own.
"We have something going and I throw a pick on two different drives," said Sanchez. "It can't happen.
"For every dropped ball today, there were two or more poor throws on my part."
So after the game, at least, Sanchez was right in character. With the Lions and Browns coming up the next two weeks, he'll get a chance to find himself on the field and avoid the midseason doldrums he fell into a year ago.
"Just get back to work because you know how to play," said Sanchez. That's my plan. I know everyone in there, especially on offense, we looked at each other and said that we didn't have our best day. We'll come back and have a real good one next week and that's it."


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Proposition 35 would increase prison sentences and fines for anyone convicted of human trafficking — the illegal trade of human beings for sex slavery or forced labor. Prison sentences would be increased to up to 15-years-to life, and fines up to $1.5 million. Prop 35 would also require anyone convicted of sex trafficking to register as a sex offender and would force them to disclose the identities they use on the internet, as well as which sites they visit.
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But it was a battle we also fought together - by walking for many years in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in honor of her survival and in memory of her mother and aunt who died from breast cancer. The walk helps raise funds for breast cancer awareness and research - but for us and many others it was about more than that. It was a morale boosting, bonding experience. Even after my mom wasn't well enough to walk and other busy aspects of our lives got in the way, we still put on our pink T's and pins and caps – my mom had a drawerful - and made donations to Komen every October, Breast Cancer Awareness month.
This October my mom is not around to put on her pink ribbons, but I'm doing so in her honor. I'm also trying to "think pink" and support breast cancer awareness in any way I can – in honor of her, but also in hopes that by the time my daughter is an adult, more will be known and done about this awful disease.
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1. Donate for a Paladar Latin Kitchen and Rum Bar gift card: Today and tomorrow (Oct. 7 and 8), donate $25 or more to The Gathering Place and get a $25 gift card to the chic Nuevo Latino restaurant at 28601 Chagrin Boulevard, Woodmere. Donations can be made online or by calling (216) 595-9546
2. Lick pink at The Sweet Spot: Through the month of October, this funky artisanal gelato shop is donating 10 percent of all of their sales of pink gelato and sorbet to the Cleveland Clinic Breast Center. That includes their wonderfully tart raspberry sorbet, the creamy (hard-to-believe-it's) vegan cherry vanilla and the rich strawberry gelato. "We've been open almost three years and wanted to give something back to the community," says owner Celeste Blau. Sweet Spot is at 17806 Detroit Ave., Lakewood. 216-221-8870. One scoop is $3; two scoops are $5.
3. Pink your hair at 'do Blow Dry Bar: Through October, the area's first blow dry bar is donating $1 from the sale of all pink hair extensions to The Gathering Place. Extensions are one for $7 or three for $15. 'do is at 7540 Chagrin Blvd., Orange, 216- 342-5173. No appointment necessary.
4. Pink lips for the cause: The Estée Lauder Evelyn Lauder and Elizabeth Hurley Dream Lip Collection, available at Macy's, Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue, is donating 20 percent of their sales of the pink lipstick to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation through October. The cost is $29.50.
5. Pinktober at the Hard Rock Café: Donate $25 or more through the month to the Gathering Place and be entered to win four loge tickets to the Genesis tribute band The Musical Box at the State Theatre. Or, donate to the restaurant's "Pinktober" wall through the month and a donation will be made to the Gathering Place. Call 216-595-9546.
6. Pink bagels at Panera Bread: Yes, I said pink bagels. Till October 31, area locations of the bread and sandwich shop are selling pink ribbon twist bagels. A portion of proceeds from each bagel sold locally will be donated to the Cleveland Clinic.
7. The Browns go pink: For the fifth consecutive year, the Cleveland Browns are supporting the NFL's A Crucial Catch campaign, designed to encourage yearly breast-cancer screenings, during their games. Also, the team is selling an official line of pink (and brown) breast cancer awareness-themed clothing in its team shop and online at http://shop.clevelandbrowns.com/NFL_Cleveland_Browns_Breast_Cancer_Awareness, including some very cute pink caps and raglan T-shirts. The team is also auctioning off game-used pink items at http://nflauction.nfl.com/ through the month. All net proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society.
8. Sparkle for the cause: A portion of all sales at Peter & Co. Jewelers, 32020 Walker Road, Avon Lake, will be donated to Susan G. Komen Northeast Ohio through the month. This includes engagement rings, items from the Tacori and Hearts on Fire lines. Call 517-347-4000 or visit www.peterjewelers.com.
9. Donate at Walgreens or JC Penny: All area locations of the drugstore are accepting donations for the Susan G. Komen foundation and other charities. So when you pick up your gum, or newspaper, or pop, why not give $1, too? Also, all month long customers can round up any purchases to the nearest whole dollar, in store or at jcp.com, and donate the difference to benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF). Plus, as part of the "Give Breast Cancer the Boot" promotion, JCPenney will also donate $2, up to $250,000, for every pair of boots purchased in-store and online from October 4 —14 to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
10. Harley goes pink: Through October, Century Harley Davidson, 3053 Eastpointe Drive, Medina, is donating a portion of the proceeds from the Harley-Davidson Pink Label Collection to breast cancer charities. Or shop online at www.harley-davidson.com. It includes some pretty awesome pink trimmed chaps and black leather jackets. Call 330-721-1702.


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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- The Community Awareness For Youth (CAFY) event will return to Huntsville for the second year from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Aug. 18 at the Jaycees Fairground with food, music, giveaways and games.
CAFY helps educate children in grades seven through 12 about health, fitness, career and education. The free event is open to all families. More than 2,000 children attended the first CAFY in 2011.


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No matter how you slice it or spice it, spam on a community site like FohBoh leaves a bad taste in our member's mouths. We get email all week long from users who are finding it in the most unlikely of places; direct messages from their contacts, discussion forums, blog posts, and so on. We act quickly to remove the content and inform its creator of the proper posting etiquette. But, like any inexplicably tasty treat that's ultimately bad for your health, spam creeps back onto FohBoh's plate, clogging up the arteries of our community, corroding the heart and health of our network. To quote FohBoh's senior spam detector, Michael L. Atkinson, "nothing kills a community like spam." So what is spam and why all the fuss? According to Wikipedia, "spam is the abuse of electronic messaging systems (including most broadcast media, digital delivery systems) to send unsolicited bulk messages indiscriminately." Put another way, spam is the unwanted, unsought, and unwelcomed promotion and advertisement of a service or product. FohBoh has very clear guidelines concerning self-promotion. We've even created a video to further break it down for the community.
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There are many different flavors and recipes for spam, though, and since I spend all day tasting and sampling them, allow me to be your guide. We'll focus on three, for now. Canned Spam These posts are the easiest to identify. Written with almost any audience in mind, these messages are meant for mass distribution. They have almost no relevance to our community, and always link off site to a website that's extremely promotional. A brief check of the spammer's profile often reveals that they've entered false information about themselves, and have absolutely no activity on site other than their posting of spam. Deep-fried Spam A little harder to spot, mainly because it looks so harmless at first glance and smells like a blog post. Usually something related to the foodservice industry, sometimes cloaked as an article, but filled with hyperlinks to other websites. Often a direct ad for some service or product, this type of spam is the most harmful to our community. It's a slow death, but a steady diet of this stuff will eventually lead to community-wide arterial sclerosis, also known as a community without a pulse. FohBohlogne The most excusable of all spam, these are the posts that contain directs links to our member's businesses, language that is self-promotional, or industry-related press releases. We feel that these are easy to edit into content more fitting for our community, and we are happy to suggest ways to do so. If you've ever received a message from our Community Manager asking you to edit your blog post so that it's less promotional and more informative, you know to what we're referring. FohBoh is a growing community, and with nearly 14,000 members, we can't catch everything, so please lend us a hand if you see something that seems spammish. Here at FohBoh, the Community Managers 'virtual' door is always open.' With a few minor ingredient changes, and a little creativity, you can turn a spammy post into something that we'll all want to consume. You just need to know how to feed the community. There are a lot of great content creators on FohBoh who are writing thoughtful posts and commentary that attracts other members back to their profile. Find one whose stuff you like and ask for a few pointers. You'll be cookin' in no time. See you on FohBoh! Michael Biesemeyer Community Manager FohBoh click for a link to the image above


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Fastpitch: Royals run by Wildcats
Oak Harbor scored first but host Lynnwood scored often in the Royals' 10-1 fastpitch win in five innings Thursday, April 28.
The Wildcats scored in the top of the first when Bailey Martinez singled in Shawna Steele who had doubled. Oak Harbor would get only three hits and no runs the rest of the way.
Lynnwood (9-7, 6-5) pushed across two runs in the bottom of the first and never let up, getting at least two runs in each of its next three at bats.
Martinez finished 2-for-3 and Nichelle Trumbull and Ally McGuire rapped Oak Harbor's other hits. Coach Jess Weikle said Morgan Young "hit the ball hard but nothing dropped."
The Royals' first four runs were unearned. Weikle said, "We started making errors and the energy went down."
Oak Harbor (1-14, 1-9) faces 10th-ranked Meadowdale (11-3, 7-3) Monday, May 2, at Hillcrest Elementary at 4 p.m.
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BON SECOUR, Ala. -- Baldwin County sheriff's deputies arrested a Foley woman on a charge that she robbed the Pic and Pay convenience store in Bon Secour on Friday night, officials said today.
Adrienne Elaine Blair, 39, has been charged with first-degree robbery. She was arrested ather home on Sage Lane on Wednesday after photos of the robbery were published in local media and several residents called the Sheriff's Office.
Blair told sheriff's investigators she robbed the store. She said she had taken crack cocaine and oxycotin before the robbery and remembered little about the incident, Maj. Anthony Lowery, Sheriff's Office spokesman, said today.
"We don't believe she was armed, but she told the clerk she had a gun and that meets the criteria under the law," Lowery said. Under the state criminal code, a person who uses a weapon or implies she or he has a weapon can be charged with first-degree robbery, a felony that carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.
Blair told investigators that she had borrowed the jacket and Auburn cap she was seen wearing in a surveillance photo taken during the robbery.
Lowery said that after the photo appeared in the media, the Sheriff's Office received about 30 calls from residents.
In the statement released after the robbery, officials said they were also looking for a man seen in the store just before the incident. Lowery said today that the man was not involved in the robbery and is no longer being sought.


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Pregame photos from the final home game of the 2011 season. Thanks to Jarrod Rollins for the captions.
Pregame photos from the final home game of the 2011 season. Thanks to Jarrod Rollins for the captions.
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Dauphin County Library System recently presented the 2012 Sara Haldeman Haly Service Excellence Awards.
The awards are presented each year to individuals who have made significant contributions in the areas of literacy and education in the community and to organizations that strive to improve library service in the community by partnering with The Library.
They are named in honor of Sara Haldeman Haly who in 1896 provided money in her will to establish a public library for Harrisburg. Four years later her estate's executors honored her vision by donating the plot of land at Front and Walnut streets that had been Sara's garden for the building of a new library in her memory. Opened on January 1, 1914, the building has been in continuous operation as a library ever since.
The awards presented were:
- Organization of the year: Dauphin County Probation & Parole. The agency's partnership with the channels donated children's books to families who are in the probation and parole system.
- Person the year: Cynthia Minnich. Minnich, an educator with Upper Dauphin Area High School, received the award because of her dedication to inspiring a love of reading among her students and in her community.
- Catalyst award: John Killian for his lifetime of service to The Library and in support of library service at the state level as well. Killian, a partner at Killian & Gepart LLP, was the original author of the state library code, has served on The Library's Board of Trustees for many years and has provided leadership to several successful capital campaigns over the years.
- The Katherine M. & Joseph H. Myers distinguished service award: Senior computer technician Jason Hoover. The award is given to The Library employee chosen by his or her peers as having shown exemplary performance throughout the year.
- Dottie and Henry Swartz volunteer excellence award: Ron Blood, because he provides critical assistance to three departments at East Shore Area Library.


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Wildfire becomes second largest in Arizona history (Associated Press) SPRINGERVILLE, Ariz. -- Bulldozers scraped away brush and trees on Tuesday to create a barrier between two eastern Arizona mountain towns and a mammoth wildfire. Crews removed brush from around homes and firefighters were sent to protect other buildings from the flames.Smoke-related chemical discovered in the atmosphere could have health implications (ScienceDaily)
Cigarette smoking, forest fires and woodburning can release a chemical that may be at least partly responsible for human health problems related to smoke exposure, according to a new study by NOAA researchers and their colleagues.
Group wants $1 million to raise national awareness about lowering wildfire risk (Canadian Presss)
EDMONTON — A non-profit group is seeking $1 million for a national pilot project to raise awareness about how forest communities can reduce the risk of destructive wildfires.
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It's Day 3 of the Robert Pattinson publicity tour, an event marked by widespread curiosity about ... well ... you know.
Yesterday, he was given ice cream on "The Daily Show" as a setup for Jon Stewart's humorous effort to dish with him about relationship breakups. This morning, it was George Stephanopoulos on "Good Morning America" who offered him breakfast cereal.
Is the 26-year-old actor tired of getting media food bribes? "Food bribes," he repeats rather quizzically. "Oh yeah, I got offered some Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal this morning. I don't even know (why). I haven't had Cinnamon Toast Crunch for about six years. I actually ate some french fries just before these interviews. I had a carbohydrate O.D."
The pleasant British chap talking on the phone could be any hot young star promoting a movie. Except that he's not just anyone. He's RPattz, the hunk from the phenomenally successful "Twilight" films who's making his first public forays since his long-rumored girlfriend and "Twilight" costar Kristen Stewart made their relationship official. With a public apology to him. After some photos surfaced of her dalliance with her "Snow White and the Huntsman" director. Which caused an online/celebrity media frenzy approaching the level of the Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes split.
Awkward! Only Pattinson is handling it about as well as anyone could. He's already made it clear on his TV appearances that he isn't going to discuss such personal matters.
During this interview, he politely deflects a question about the comparisons between the movie's strange world and the weird celebrity-driven culture that surrounds him. "I don't know if our culture is celebrity-driven at all," he says. "I think it just drives itself."
He sounds quite levelheaded and likable as he talks about "Cosmopolis," his new movie opening Friday in metro Detroit. The unusual film is loaded with metaphors and big statements on capitalism, technology, wealth, fear, paranoia, ambition and emotional isolation. But its leading man seems refreshingly uncomplicated.
"It's a guy who's having a strange day," he says with a laugh in what could be the understatement of the month.
Directed by David Cronenberg, a modern master of weird cinematic think pieces, "Cosmopolis" explores where society is going -- or the rather bleak place it already may have arrived. Drenched with elaborate, almost free-verse dialogue, it gives Pattinson an opportunity to veer as far as possible from the mainstream romantic melodrama of "Twilight."
The action centers on Eric Packer, a young king of Wall Street whose billion-dollar empire is crumbling with the shifting sands of monetary exchange rates. As Eric spends most of the day riding around in a limousine, he meets with employees, watches angry protests erupting in the streets and, yes, has a medical checkup inside his limo that includes a prostate exam.
The screenplay by Cronenberg is based on the 2003 novel by Don DeLillo, an author who, like Cronenberg, is known for intellectually hefty, psychologically jarring material. Long before the Occupy Wall Street movement, DeLillo saw the growing divide between the 99% and the financial tycoons who make money by moving money around.
Although "Cosmopolis" has a chilly, otherworldly feel to it, Cronenberg, who is joining Pattinson for interviews, doesn't think it's that removed from the world we live in. "Don (DeLillo) really had his finger on the pulse of what was happening at the time and it's just emerged more clearly now," he says. "I don't think it's futuristic at all. I think it's actually pretty strangely accurate."
On this particular week, Pattinson has been generating megawatts of promotion for the sort of film that normally would have to compete mightily for attention.
Even without the current gossip frenzy, Pattinson's "Twilight" fame -- the final installment, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 2" opens Nov. 16 -- has put him constantly in the public eye over the past few years. He's been using that cachet to take challenging roles in smaller films and work with directors he admires. He's reportedly set to star next in Werner Herzog's "Queen of the Desert" as T.E. Lawrence -- the British figure played by Peter O'Toole in "Lawrence of Arabia."
Pattinson has an easy explanation for why he wanted to work with Cronenberg. "My main thing is that David is consistently good," he says. "There are very, very few people who have been good twice in a row, let alone for a long time, and very few people who have been good once."
For Cronenberg, casting the role of Eric Packer was critical, "because this character is in absolutely every scene in the movie, without exception, so you've got to get the right guy. It is a case of even beyond the norm, that if you miscast it, you've killed your movie."
To prepare for "Cosmopolis," Pattinson concentrated on the screenplay. "When I first read it, I really, really just enjoyed the cadence and the rhythm in the writing. I wanted to read it out loud as soon as I started reading it."
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EWING — They are young people nobody wants. They range in age from 14 to 18, two girls and five boys poised between adolescence and young adulthood.
Every day they go to school, return to participate in group activities, and sleep each night knowing they are safe in the Pennington Road house they call home. Some live there for just a month; others have stayed as long as two years.
What distinguishes the young residents of Ewing's Triad House from other homeless, abused or neglected teens is their sexual orientation. The male and female teens of Triad House are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.
Triad House is a 24-hour residential group home for these youths. It is funded by the state and by private donations. To some, it is the only solid home life they have ever known.
It's part of the LifeTies Inc. group of services in three Mercer locations for youth in a range of crisis situations, and it employs professional counselors and supervisory personnel to nurture, support and guide the youths into their transition to adults.
According to the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C., there are 1.6 million to 2.8 million homeless youth in the U.S. Of that number, 20 to 40 percent are gay or transgender compared with only 5 percent of the overall youth population.
"It usually takes three to six months to develop a level of trust," said Mary Inzana, who created Triad House in 1984. She had founded its parent company, LifeTies Inc., in 1982.
One of only three such residential LGBT homes in the United States (the others are in Minnesota and Massachusetts) and the only one in New Jersey, Triad House keeps a low profile that Inzana would like to expand, both in concept and in physical presence.
She points out that her attempt to expand Triad physically met with community opposition in Ewing and was rejected three years ago.
Inzana, a former New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services worker who left her job in 1982, sees the popularity of the gay-themed television show "Glee" as an example of a "move toward acceptance" of gay sensibilities.
Triad director of development John Mikytuck points out that, "as the LGBT community becomes more prominent in the media, it encourages kids at a younger age to 'come out.'"
"There is a huge range of kids who have been seriously abused and harassed," adds Inzana. "We run the gamut. But most have some mental health issues."
Triad program director Tamra Hooks said youths are sent to Triad by referral. A psychological exam, a meet-and-greet, a discussion of the youth's background and a 30-day probationary period are required before admission to Triad, which has a limit of 10 to 12. They sleep two to a room, divided by sex.
"It's a really unique process," says Hooks. "We get them to talk amongst themselves and start expressing themselves and they begin to open up, It takes months for them to make the breakthrough."
The youths are encouraged to express themselves in artwork or to dance at nearby Body Language Dance Center in Ewing, which gives them a discount.
"They're very creative artistically. They write poetry, sing, dance and like fashion. We reach out to the community so they can have a poetry night and attend MCCC (Mercer County Community College) programs," Hooks said.
It's all done under 24-hour supervision, with a staff of 16, says Inzana, whose work was the subject of a locally made, 20-minute documentary called "Mary Land: The Story of LifeTies." In it, a young man says he found a place where he could be himself and reject the gang persona he showed on the street. He expresses his gratitude for getting help in buying his first suit.
Although state law prevents the nonprofit organization from revealing the names or faces of its residents, some of the young people who have lived at Triad speak out on Facebook.
"Triad was the only home I ever knew," posts one female on Triad House's Facebook page. "They loved me more than my own sorry family. Please keep it running. It's horrible how many kids have nothing at all."
Another female gives thanks to Triad House and Inzana, posting, "Triad was my home for about a year. I learned a lot, and most importantly, I was safe — away from harm, neglect and abuse. The residents and staff of Triad were my family when I didn't have one."
From now through Dec. 30, the Amwell Antiques and Fine Arts Gallery at 100-A Old York Road in Ringoes will hold an art show called Quiet Moments. A portion of the show's proceeds, featuring the work of local painter Dot Bunn, will benefit Triad House. An opening reception with the artist will be held Nov. 20 from 2 to 5 p.m.
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hi everyone
I am starting primal on monday - getting my food in this weekend and getting rid of the old SBD (standard British Diet) food
i am really excited - my starting weight is 214lbs and i am keen to lose the weight - I have no calorie goal as in the book Mark state eat until you are satisfied but i will be using MFP so i can keep my eye on my carb levels as i want to be under the 100g for weight loss mode.
Does anyone know if sparkling water is allowed? its just a preference - i can drink still water also. also looking for some easy recipes that i can make quickly
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Sagebrush Loeflingia (Loeflingia squarrosa var. artemisiarum )Caryophyllaceae
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Description: Annual plant, 3/8 - 2-3/4 inches (1-7 cm), much branched at base, glandular-hairy, and more-or-less fleshy. Leaf stipules 1/32 inch (0.4-0.6 mm); blade 1/16 - 1/8 inch (2-4 mm) long, bristly; base generally fused into a sheath that is short, thin, dry, pliable, dark-colored or translucent (scarious); tip blunt to spine-tipped. Flower bud like; sepals 2.7-3 mm, spine-tipped, in fruit equal and tip straight. Fruit 1.5-2.5 mm.
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1. Flowers axillary and bud like.
2. Plant much branched and glandular-hairy.
3. Sepals equal and tip straight
Distribution: Lassen County. Also Nevada and Oregon. Within public lands administered by the Eagle Lake Field Office near Cal-Neva Lake northeast of Herlong. Also north of Bonham Place at west side of Smoke Creek Desert. No status in Nevada.
Habitat: Sandy dunes and flats in sagebrush scrub at 3,500 to 4,000 ft. (1067 to 1219 meters).
Flowering Period: April - May.
Similar Plants: Loeflingia squarrosavar. squarrosa but sepals unequal and tips recurved. Also, supposedly it does not occur here.
Status: BLM Sensitive, California Native Plant Society List 2
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The Bible miniseries has been one of cable television's top performers of the year, averaging more than 11 million viewers per episode. That success has sparked both enthusiasm and skepticism among Christian media watchers.
Jonathan Bock, whose Grace Hill Media promoted the miniseries, thinks that anything that tilts the cultural conversation towards Christianity is a plus.
"I think this is fantastic," he said. "For generations, [Christians] have critically stood by with our arms crossed…. Now we are at a moment where we can actually shape culture by making these Bible projects into big hits."
Phil Cooke, president of Cooke Pictures, calls it positive when a major network promotes a story grounded in faith: "Since the series aired, I have talked with numerous people who used to be afraid to discuss their faith with co-workers, but now are being asked all kinds of questions about Christianity," he said. "How great is that?"
Cooke said there is no question that Mel Gibson's take on Christ's crucifixion sparked the trend that has produced everything from Narnia to The Bible—and he expects it to accelerate.
His theory is borne out by DVD sales of the miniseries, which quickly seized iTunes's top spot for downloads. That reflected favorable campus feedback observed by former White House aide Michael Wear, who screened the series at colleges around the country.
"Young people responded that the series made them rethink and revisit Scripture," said Wear, senior vice president for Values Partnerships. "And that sparked new thoughts about its meaning,"
The series has produced three books, and one of them reached No. 20 on the New York Times hardcover fiction list on Easter. The Bible's success prompted veteran screenwriters Michael Landon Jr. and Brian Bird to start work on a six-hour miniseries, Jesus of Nazareth, while Showtime started filming The Vatican in April.
Meanwhile, the Game Show Network, whose The American Bible Challenge has doubled the ratings of anything else in its lineup, recently announced a possible Christian-themed dating show.
On the film side, among biblical epics on the drawing board are movies about Noah (coming next March), Moses (currently being eyed by Ang Lee), Pontius Pilate, Cain and Abel, and several about Christ or his resurrection.
Besides influencing decisions to pursue such projects, a Seattle Pacific University professor foresees the miniseries making an impact on American culture.
"Clips from The Bible will become the fodder of sermon analogies and examples in Sunday school for awhile," Jeffrey Keuss said. "Therefore, they will frame the text for those who read both passively and actively."
But not everyone agrees that history repeating itself—a la 2004's The Passion of the Christ—is a good thing. Veggie Tales creator Phil Vischer says that the series may generate fresh conversations about the Bible, but studios are generally tone-deaf when it comes of the nuances of faith.
"If history repeats itself, a la The Passion, a herd of Christian consultants will arise to help Hollywood pick Christian projects," said Vischer, whose Jellyfish Labs has produced a 13-part DVD Bible series. "But the consultants will choose poorly, weak projects will be made, and Hollywood will lose interest."
The Bible also exhibited some financial weakness. Although its ratings measured close to The Walking Dead, the latter hit show pulled twice as many viewers in advertisers' coveted 18-to-49 demographic.