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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product.
Name of Product: Bally Total Fitness, Everlast, Valeo and Body Fit Fitness Balls
Units: About 3 million
Manufacturer: EB Brands, of Yonkers, New York
Hazard: An overinflated fitness ball can unexpectedly burst while in use, causing the user to fall to the floor.
Incidents/Injuries: EB Brands has received 47 reports of fitness balls unexpectedly bursting, including reports of a fracture, and multiple bruises.
Description: This recall involves rubber fitness balls sold in 55-, 65- and 75-cm diameter sizes. The fitness balls were sold with a pump and inflation instructions. The fitness balls were sold in various colors with the Bally Total Fitness, Everlast or Valeo logo printed on the ball.
Sold at: Department stores and fitness retailers nationwide from May 2000 to February 2009 for between $15 and $30.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should contact EB Brands to receive a copy of the updated instructions on how to safely inflate the ball.
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In the last week, every time I've read the news, I saw a picture of this 33-year-old unemployed, single mother of 14, who recently gave birth to octuplets. The most popular headlines on web sites are all about Suleman: "Octuplets' mom enrages California taxpayers" or, "Octuplets mom Nadya Suleman on food stamps."


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I try to be careful about how I date myself. Or how out of date I can become.
In case you were out of the country, we just had an election for president and Americans re-elected President Barack Obama. I am happy with the results, as is just about exactly half of the republic. And just about half of the republic isn't.
He's only the third man whom I've voted for who has won election. The others were Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. Clinton won re-election, and Obama has won re-election, but Carter didn't. He lost to Ronald Reagan, and that was one of the darkest nights of my young college life.
But I was there in 1976 when Jimmy Who? won the presidency over unelected President Gerald Ford, who succeeded President Richard "I'm not a Crook" Nixon after he resigned on Aug. 9, 1974. I remember that quote. I remember that date. I remember watching his resignation speech on TV in our sweltering living room in Donnellson, Iowa, and man, does that date me, even if it seems like yesterday.
When I look at relevance, I try look at it in terms of an 18-year-old, when I first voted for president, and that was Jimmy Who? That was 36 years ago. So, I think – and I thought this back then – who was elected president 36 years before that? It was Franklin Roosevelt. Oh, my gosh.
When I was 18 years old, I was thinking Roosevelt was some guy from distant history who pulled the United States out of the Great Depression, who spoke about "a day that will live in infamy," who went to war against Germany and Japan, who died in office after being elected to a fourth term, whose school I went to in kindergarten.
That was something I read about in the history books. And Harry Truman who succeeded him wasn't any more relevant. Or Dwight Eisenhower, for that matter, a World War II hero.So, today, when I say I voted for Jimmy Who? in 1976, it's like I'm saying I voted for Franklin Roosevelt. It is ancient history.
Jimmy Who? earned that surname when the peanut farmer and former governor of Georgia ran for the Democratic nomination for president in 1976. Not many people could name the governor of Georgia, much less a former governor. But he won the Iowa caucuses in January and the New Hampshire primary in February, and beat back about a dozen other candidates to win the nomination and the presidency.
In response to Jimmy Who?, he would open his campaign speeches with, "My name is Jimmy Carter, and I'm running for president," to the guffaws of his ever-growing audiences. He even did it at the national convention when he accepted the nomination.
I participated in the Iowa caucuses in 1976, even though I was only 17 years old – I would be 18 by Election Day, so I counted. But I can't claim credit for helping propel Jimmy Who? to the nomination that night.
In my precinct of Donnellson, population 800, our caucus consisted of two people, me and an old guy whose name I can't remember, who was in favor of Jimmy Who? from the start. And I wasn't enthused about the peanut farmer, so I cast my ballot in public for all to see for Indiana Sen. Birch Bayh. "All" was one other person. The "old guy" was probably about my age today. He probably voted for Roosevelt and Truman, too.
But I voted for Jimmy Who? on Nov. 2, 1976, and all of this Carter talk has young people scratching their heads. Not a lot of history was made during his time in office, not like Roosevelt, but he has had a successful post-presidency, so more people remember him for his work that won him the Nobel Peace prize 10 years ago than they do for him being president.
No, I didn't vote for Carter in 1980, when I sided for Barry Commoner, a third-party candidate who had a solid energy policy, and even more heads are being scratched. It would be 16 years before I voted for a candidate who won the presidency, Bill Clinton. And I voted for him when he won re-election. Then it would be eight years before I voted for another winner, Barack Obama.
That's five of 10 presidential terms, which is about the same odds as flipping a coin and it landing on heads. But only three men have been president whom I've voted for. But if I were voting for Republicans, only three different men would have been president, as well.
And the word "men" when I write it is like fingernails screeching across a chalkboard. It's about time a woman is elected president. I say that so as not to date myself. But, really, isn't it about time? We will be electing a new president in four years, so why not a woman? Lord knows there's plenty of no-names out there already plotting for 2016, which will be 40 years after I voted for Jimmy Who?
• Dick Peterson, who lives in Woodstock, is a mental-health advocate, a freelance writer and a former Northwest Herald Opinion Page editor. He may be contacted at email@example.com.


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- Requires states, should the number of vacancies in the House of Representatives exceed 100, to hold special elections no later than 45 days after such a situation is announced by the Speaker of the House (Sec. 2).
- Provides that a special election shall not be required if a regular general election is scheduled to occur within the following 75 days (Sec. 2).
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Miley Cyrus Goes Braless & Calls Liam Hemsworth Her 'Hubby' In The March Cosmo
Miley Cyrus has been working hard to put her Disney-kid image behind her and show the world she's all grown up now.
Despite trying to prove it with a bra-less, plunging neckline on the cover of the March issue of Cosmopolitan, it seems that the 20-year-old may even be already married to longtime beau Liam Hemsworth.
Miley refers to Liam as her "hubby" in her chat with the magazine, leading many to speculate whether or not the couple -- engaged since May 31, 2011 -- have tied the knot in secret.
"I'll literally look at him and be like 'You are hot, dear God!' The other day, I turned on the pool heater and it was steaming, and he walked outside and took off his clothes and jumped in the pool," she says. "I was like, 'I'm gonna faint -- the hottest guy of my life is in a steaming pool. This looks like a Playgirl shoot.' So I took a photo and made it the background on my phone. My best friend grabbed my phone and was like, 'Who's that? He is so hot!'
"That's my hubby!" she exclaims.
The former Hannah Montana star is set to release a new album soon, produced in part by Pharrell Williams; and she says it'll have a "dirty-south" vibe to it. But regardless of what happens with the new disc, she puts her relationship with Hemsworth above all.
"Number one is my relationship with Liam," she says. "That's what I feel the most confident in because you never know; there's so much hype behind my new record, but it could come out and, worst-case scenario, everyone f-----g hates it."
Last November Miley was overheard telling a friend that she and Liam were planning to walk down the aisle this summer (June 11th in Palm Springs, Calif. to be exact), according to Perez Hilton.com. But despite referring to Liam as her hubby (and posting a few Instagram photos of the two of them at Christmas wearing rings on their wedding fingers), Miley still talks about her expectations for her big day.
"I feel the bigger the wedding, the more it becomes a target for people to ruin. So we just want it to be small, with the people who we'd take bullets for. I don't want to be looking at those photos and see people that I wish hadn't been there. C'mon, I can't even get coffee without a million paparazzi following me, so I don't know why anyone thinks I'm going to have this huge, extravagant wedding. That is so not who I am."
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(Bluefield)—Dr. Tesfaye Belay, a faculty member at Bluefield State College, has been selected to receive a $40,000 "Energy Conservation Grant" from the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. The grant will cover the cost of a research project to promote adopting solar energy to illuminate a primary parking area at the College and to train BSC students in solar panel installation technology.
"The project is designed to reach out into the community to increase understanding and utilization of solar energy technology, reduce the College's electricity costs, and increase students' knowledge of the principles of solar energy conservation," noted Dr. Belay, an Associate Professor of Biology at BSC. "This grant will permit Bluefield State College to illustrate how an energy conservation program can benefit students, administration and community."


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Spinach Lasagna Rolls-Mayo Clinic Health System
Spinach Lasagna Rolls
Time Prep: 25 minutes
Total: 55 minutes
Servings Total: 6 servings
What You Need:
4 Oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, well drained
1-1/4 cups Kraft Shredded Low-Moisture Whole Milk Mozzarella Cheese, divided
1/4 cup Kraft Grated Parmesan Cheese
6 lasagna noodles, cooked
2 cups spaghetti sauce
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HEAT oven to 375ºF.
MIX cream cheese, spinach, 1 cup mozzarella and Parmesan until well blended; spread onto noodles. Roll up tightly.
PLACE, seam-sides down, in 9-inch square baking dish; top with sauce and remaining mozzarella.
BAKE 30 min. or until heated through.
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Calories 320
Total fat 16 g
Saturated fat 8 g
Cholesterol 45 mg
Sodium 690 mg
Carbohydrate 32 g
Dietary fiber 4 g
Sugars 6 g
Protein 14 g
Vitamin A 130 %DV
Vitamin C 15 %DV
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DCRA Gets High Marks
5/18/2011, 8 p.m.
Center to Aid Small Businesses Opens
A District government's agency that regulates businesses is getting high marks for its fast, efficient service and its new offerings to customers.
The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA), an agency that's infamous for its long lines and its unprofessional staff has turned a corner.
Today, the practices have changed and the agency and its employees are being commended for excellent customer service.
"It is quite an improvement from the old days," said Theodore Wade, owner of Theodore Wade & Company, Inc., in Northeast.
"In the old days, you had to plan your whole day and maybe another day to get something done here at DCRA. Now, you can just come down, get your business done and be about your way."
Wade, 83, showed up at the DCRA headquarters in Southwest to re-register his real estate corporation. A real estate entrepreneur in the District since 1967, he said that he would have done the re-registration online, but he lost the form.
"Doing it online is a lot simpler than waiting in line," Wade said.
The online option is the latest move by DCRA to assist small business owners interact with agency officials. Individuals or businesses required to contact DCRA can now submit their documentation online by presenting a flash drive to the appropriate agency official.
Agency officials can reply to customers electronically, as opposed to mailing correspondence that may take days or attempting to reach clients by phone.
In the past, customers had to wait for hours in line to submit paperwork.
The online option is one of the changes that's taken place at DCRA, but it's not the only one.
D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray announced on Wed., May 11 that his administration, in conjunction with DCRA, has created the Small Business Resource Center (SBRC), a service center which will provide technical assistance to small businesses.
"The launch of the Small Business Resource Center brings us one step closer to achieving my vision, and reiterates the importance of DCRA to economic development in the District," Gray, 68, said.
"It helps support my vision of making the District of Columbia's regulatory environment more streamlined and less burdensome to the business community."
The SBRC will provide one-on-one technical assistance, pro bono legal services and workshops on such matters as corporate registrations, licensure, tax compliance and other compliance-related topics for small businesses. Nicholas Majett, the director of DCRA, said that the SBRC will help small businesses.
"While DCRA has been making strides to modernize, update, and streamline processes so that businesses can operate in the District of Columbia with greater ease, we continue to find that the complexity of the District's regulatory environment creates challenges for small businesses," Majett, 58, said.
"We do not want to be an obstacle. Instead, we want to be facilitators of business activity within the District."
Majett said that the SBRC will be "business friendly" and will be by appointment only.
Frank Moody, who is the owner of Diversity Concierge for Regulatory Assessment LLC., in the District, agrees with Majett that DCRA is now "business friendly."
Moody, 58, serves as a consultant to businesses that want to move into the District and need help dealing with DCRA in setting up their operations.
"The DCRA is definitely small business friendly," said Moody, a Hyattsville, Md., resident. "I love what I do for my clients. There are so many different elements to setting up a business here in D.C. and there is so much involved in terms of processing. The staff here is knowledgeable and friendly and they know what they are doing."
Gray cannot help but smile. He's excited about what's taking place at DCRA.
"I was visiting [DCRA] recently and I was talking to a customer who appeared to be disgruntled with the new process," the mayor said.
"Just as he was about to tell me what the problem was his number was called. That is progress."


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Timothy Juliani is the Senior Director of Business Strategy and Partnerships at the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), which has been consistently named as one of the top global environmental think tanks. He directs the multi-sectoral, invitation-only C2ES Business Environmental Leadership Council (BELC). With combined revenue of $2 trillion and 3.5 million employees, the BELC is the largest U.S.-based group of companies devoted to climate- and energy-related policies and solutions.
Mr. Juliani also co-developed and sits on the Steering Committee of the annual EPA Climate Leadership Awards and conference, and he participates in the center's policy work and publications on energy issues, carbon markets and offsets. He has represented C2ES at the past five UNFCCC Conferences of the Parties, and has spoken on corporate sustainability and climate change issues across the United States, in Europe, Africa and Australia. He has also worked at the US EPA, where he launched the GreenChill corporate partnership program.
Mr. Juliani earned his Master of Arts in international economics, energy and environment at The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, D.C., where he is currently an adjunct professor and teaches a course on corporate social responsibility. He also completed a post-baccalaureate program at the University of Washington, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in religion, magna cum laude with highest honors, and a minor in medieval history from Middlebury College in Vermont.


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Grinnell's commitment to social justice and serving the common good is reflected in the college's strong philosophy of student self-governance and personal responsibility, as well as in campus programs and initiatives that encourage students, staff, faculty, alumni, and the larger community to learn about civic issues and effect positive social change. Each year through various scholarships, fellowships, and awards the college recognizes individuals for outstanding commitment and innovation in serving the common good. Below are a few examples of such awards.
Sarah Boyer '08 Community Service Fellowship
The Sarah Boyer '08 Community Service Fellowship is given to one or more currently-enrolled students each year to fund a community service project within the Grinnell community. The fellowship is designed to allow one or more students to conduct a project over the summer to serve the common good. There are no restrictions on the class year of applicants, and the purpose of the fellowship is defined broadly so as to encourage student creativity about how they can best use their particular skills, talents, and interests to serve their community. Fellowship recipients may be able to pay to live in college housing, but the fellowship is considered a taxable benefit if taken. Fellows will submit either a final narrative or presentation after their summer, reflecting on what worked well; the impact this summer had on them and their community; and what they learned, along with a final financial accounting of how the funds were spent.
For more information see Grinnell-Specific Awards.
Community Engagement Award
The Community Engagement Award annually provides up to three $1,000 grants to students who wish to implement a community improvement and enhancement project. The award is co-sponsored by the Student Government Association's Student Services Committee as well as the Service Learning and Civic Engagement Program and the Community Enhancement and Engagement Office. Strong campus-community partnerships are a vital component of this award. Applications must demonstrate strong collaborative working relationships between students and local community partners. All applications must be endorsed by both students and an appropriate community partner.
For more information see Community Enhancement and Engagement Documents.
Lori Ann Schwab '95 Prize for Community Service
The Lori Ann Schwab '95 Prize for Community Service is a $1500 award given annually by Grinnell College to recognize a senior student's service to the campus and local community during their time here. While there are no restrictions on the use of the award, the recipient will be strongly encouraged to donate at least $500 to an organization with which he or she volunteered while at Grinnell. The recipient is announced during the commencement weekend Baccalaureate program, and the recipient's name is added to a plaque on permanent display in the Center for Careers, Life, and Service.
The Lori Ann Schwab Memorial Fund recognizes the spirit and memory of Lori Ann Schwab '95 and her commitment to making the world a better place by helping others. Lori died from a tragic illness during a study-abroad program in London. Lori, whose home was in Berkeley, California, was an art major and especially active at the college's pre-school and in women's advocacy.
For more information see Grinnell-Specific Awards.
Lori Ann Schwab '95 Alumni Grant
Lori Ann Schwab '95 was committed to making the world a better place by helping others, but her life was cut short by a sudden illness while she was studying in London in 1994. The Lori Ann Schwab '95 Alumni Grant recognizes the ongoing community service of Grinnellians who were at the College with Lori. The grant provides stipends to support specific projects or fulfill the needs of nonprofit service organizations or public schools in which these individuals are significantly involved.
Grinnell College alumni (defined by the College as anyone who was enrolled at least one full semester) from the classes of 1992 through 1998 are eligible to apply for the grant.
Grant and Criteria
The number of grants awarded varies from year to year based on the financial performance of the fund and the number of applications deemed deserving. Each grant awarded is for a minimum of $250 and a maximum of $1,500. Applications for grants must demonstrate a tangible benefit to others. Stipends may be used to support original projects, to supplement existing projects or programs, or to fund professional development. Preference will be given to proposals that benefit children. The following examples of possible unfunded or underfunded needs (listed in random order) are meant to stimulate thought but not to limit ideas:
- Books, art supplies, or science equipment
- Health or safety outreach programs
- Senior/school or "buddy" partnerships
- Field trips to museums or environmental centers
- Activities in homeless shelters
- Attendance at conferences or workshops on learning disorders
The alumnus must be significantly involved as a staff member or a volunteer at the organization or public school that benefits from the grant. Organizations (with the exception of public schools) must be 501(c)(3)nonprofits as defined by the IRS.
Please note: Schwab Grant funds are sent directly to the alumni who receives the award, and may be treated as taxable income. Schwab Grant recipients may themselves donate the award to a non-profit agency, and in doing so may reduce their tax liability. If requested, Grinnell can pay the award in two halves in 2015 and 2016. All applicants for the Schwab Grant should consult with a tax professional to determine how receiving this award would impact their individual tax picture. Schwab Grant recipients may hold part of the award in reserve to offset any additional tax payments, but the plan to do so should be noted in their Schwab Grant budget. If the alumni who receives the award has non-resident tax status in the US, Grinnell College is required to withhold 30% federal tax unless the award is exempt under IRS tax code or a tax treaty.
Application Process
The deadline for applications is June 15, 2015. Members of the selection committee include faculty, staff, and alumni, who will consult with members of Lori Ann Schwab's family, and recipients will be recognized in College publications. To apply for the Lori Ann Schwab '95 Alumni Grant, please complete the Schwab Alumni Grant Application, which includes:
- A 2-3 page brief essay which answers the following questions:
- Describe your project. Why is it important? What are its goals?
- Why is this project especially important to you?
- What is your work plan (if applicable)?
- A proposed project budget
- Letter of support from your sponsoring organization/public school
- Confirmation of 501(c)(3) status (if applicable)
Ethical Guidelines
All applicants are expected to adhere to these ethical guidelines.
Remembering Lori (excerpts of letters from her friends)
{C}It is all too infrequently that we meet someone with Lori's smile, with her energy, and her enthusiasm for life and experience. She touched many people and taught them by example how to laugh, how to appreciate the art around them, and how to put their principles into action.
I have many memories of Lori being so happy because of the smallest things. She used to love telling silly jokes, and when she was telling them she had a grin that was so bright and happy you couldn't help but laugh.
Lori was in constant communication with her friends, and it appears that everyone with whom she came into contact became a friend. This is a gift that few possess and even fewer use well.
Behind her giggles was a strength of conviction and a desire to conquer her fears, which she imparted to everyone who knew her.
I always appreciated our short conversations because I knew that when she asked how I was doing, she genuinely wanted to know. I remember when I broke my ankle. At breakfast the next morning, Lori was there to bus my tray and help me to class. She carried my books as I hobbled along, knowing she'd be late if she walked with me.
Horace said, 'CARPE DIEM' - seize the day. Lori sure did that.
Lori had such a sweet soul. To talk merely of her smile and her warmth is only to scratch the surface. I never felt I had to hide my true feelings from her, or be anything I wasn't, as she would never judge me. What shines forth is her passion for social justice and her compassion for those who have been unjustly deprived. In these stirrings of her heart, Lori was a person of rare and valuable commitment.
[Discussing a camper with Down's syndrome] During her one week with this camper, your daughter showed deep devotion to the idea of beating the odds. Never before have I seen such determination or courage. Lori was and always will be a tribute to camp counseling. She lived her life as a blessing,and I promise that as much as I am able, I will make her memory a blessing as well.
Lori found pleasure and comfort in ordinary places and things that most of us took for granted.
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Wall Alumni Award
During Grinnell College's sesquicentennial celebration in 1996, the Joseph F. Wall '41 Service Award was established as a tribute to the college's 150 year tradition of social commitment. The award was named in honor of Joseph Wall '41, late professor of history and longtime dean of the college, who inspired an ideal of social responsibility in his students.
This year, the college will award two graduates with a prize of $25,000 each to either jump start or complete a project that shows creativity and commitment to effecting positive social change. Projects may be original or supplement existing programs; address issues specific to local communities or be of wider global concern; be carried out domestically or internationally. Any graduate of Grinnell College is eligible to apply, so long as they themselves will act as a principal of the project.
Applications for the 2016 Wall Alumni Award are due by June 30, 2016 and will be reviewed by a committee composed of alumni and faculty, with a student representative. Winners will be invited to share their work with campus in meaningful ways.
Past Winners
- Jenny Dale '06
- Latona Giwa '09
- Amy Smith '95
- Chase Strangio '04
- Jefferson Mok '02
- Leah Bry '04
- Catherine Foster Alter '60
- Rebecca Mwase '07
- Kirsten Anderson '00
- Elizabeth Powley '93 and John Fuson '93
- Kara Murphy '97
- Alice Gates '97
- Benjamin Hodgdon '96
- Dave Calvert '75
- Karry Coon-Carr '84
- Luna Ranjit '00
- Daniel Werner '91
- Janet Olson '02
- David Simmons '88
- Jane Hayes '58
- Sabrina Eagan '96
- Theodore Massey '00
- Anita Chakravarti Hale '94
- Sarah Fee '86
- Hollis Pfitsch '96
- J. Scott Raecker '84
- Amy Neevel '95
- Lorie Hill '68
- Anne Anderson '64
- Sandra Stein '88 & David Loewenstein '88
- Benjamin Whitehill '51
- Trevor Harris '89
- Doug Cutchins '93 and Anne Geissinger '93
- Jenny Egan '49
- Lynne Stoelting Leeper '67
- Ric MacDowell '68
- Tracy Huling '77 and Brian Buckley '14
- Alvin Irby '07
- Bryan Boyce '08
Grinnell Prize
The Grinnell Prize — which annually presents winners with a prize of $100,000 — honors leaders who show creativity, commitment, and extraordinary accomplishment in effecting positive social change.
The program directly reflects Grinnell's historic mission to educate men and women "who are prepared in life and work to use their knowledge and their abilities to serve the common good.
The Grinnell Prize reflects our college's longstanding commitment to educating men and women who will make a difference in the world," said President Raynard S. Kington. "We have been impressed by the high quality of nominations that we've received in the first years of the prize, and our students benefit greatly from interacting with Grinnell Prize recipients in the classroom and in informal settings on campus. The Grinnell Prize honors those who 'practice what we teach,' and we are pleased to have this forum to recognize people who are raising visibility and creating innovative solutions for some of the world's most pressing issues.
For more information see the Grinnell Prize page.


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Narrated and hosted by Liev Schreiber (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Showtime's Ray Donovan), SUPERHEROES: A NEVER-ENDING BATTLE is the first documentary to examine the dawn of the comic book genre and its powerful legacy, as well as the evolution of the characters who leapt from the pages over the last 75 years and their ongoing worldwide cultural impact. It chronicles how these "disposable diversions" were subject to intense government scrutiny for their influence on American children and how they were created, in large part, by the children of immigrants whose fierce loyalty to a new homeland laid the foundation for a multi-billion-dollar industry that is now an influential part of our national identity.
"SUPERHEROES: A NEVER-ENDING BATTLE is one of the most comprehensive surveys of the vibrant comic book industry ever created; it explores cultural histories in an entertaining and educational way — just as PBS viewers have come to expect," said Donald Thoms, Vice President, Programming and Talent Management for PBS.
SUPERHEROES will be presented in three one-hour parts:
PART ONE, 7 PM: "Truth, Justice, and the American Way" (1938-1958)
During the Depression, the popularity of dozens of superhero characters opens the door for a new generation of artists and writers. World War II creates a patriotic fervor for star-spangled adventurers to represent the American spirit at war and on the home front, but in the 1950s, superheroes are caught in the fire of government scrutiny and regulation. When the thrilling "Adventures of Superman" is broadcast on the new medium of television, America's first and greatest superhero leads the entire comic book industry to renewed strength.
PART TWO, 8 PM: "Great Power, Great Responsibility" (1959-1977)
In the 1960s, a new breed of superhero emerges in the pages of Marvel Comics, inspired by the age of atomic energy and space travel and, in turn, inspiring the pop culture and pop artists of the time. Spider-Man, the Hulk and others are the first to have "problems" with which an adult audience can identify, and contemporary social issues make their way into comic books. Black powerhouses such as the Black Panther and Luke Cage appear on the scene, and the pages of "Green Lantern/Green Arrow" explode with relevant storylines as comic books are forced to confront the reality of an increasingly complex world.
PART THREE, 9 PM "A Hero Can Be Anyone" (1978-Present)
Modern enthusiasm for superheroes has been embraced in all forms of media and by all demographics, beginning with the historic Superman movie featuring Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel. In 1986, Batman is overhauled as The Dark Knight to reflect the nocturnal underside of his character, and Watchmen bring new sophistication to comic book narratives, illuminating a violent and politicized world. In the burgeoning new millennium, superheroes have taken over popular culture with feature films, television shows and video games complementing a new generation of web-based comics that bring superhero adventures to every corner of the world.


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Journal Club Debunks Anti-Vaccine Myths
American Family Physician, the journal of the American Academy of Family Physicians, has a feature called AFP Journal Club, where physicians analyze a journal article that either involves a hot topic affecting family physicians or busts a commonly held medical myth. In the September 15, 2010 issue they discussed "Vaccines and autism: a tale of shifting hypotheses," by Gerber and Offit, published in Clinical Infectious Diseases in 2009.
The article presented convincing evidence to debunk 3 myths:
- MMR causes autism.
- Thimerosal (mercury) causes autism.
- Simultaneous administration of multiple vaccines overwhelms and weakens the immune system, triggering autism in a susceptible host.
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Andrew Quarless didn't even want to think about it, which was understandable given the circumstances.
But with his fellow Green Bay Packers tight end Jermichael Finley's condition improving Monday – Finley, who suffered a frightening neck injury during Sunday's victory over Cleveland, left the intensive care unit of an area hospital Monday afternoon – the reality will have to sink in at some point: With Finley presumably sidelined for at least the short term – and perhaps long-term – Quarless becomes the most experienced tight end on the roster and one of three players at the position who'll be counted on starting with Sunday night's game at Minnesota.
The Packers are also likely to be without tight end Ryan Taylor, who suffered a knee injury against Baltimore on Oct. 13 and underwent arthroscopic surgery last Wednesday to repair it. Coach Mike McCarthy had said that Taylor would miss "a couple weeks" because of the injury, but McCarthy suggested Monday that there might be a chance Taylor returns this week. The Packers return to practice on Wednesday.
The remaining tight ends on the roster are Quarless, who missed all of the 2012 season with the knee injury he suffered Dec. 4, 2011 in a game against the New York Giants at the Meadowlands; first-year player Brandon Bostick, who spent last season on the practice squad; and undrafted rookie free agent Jake Stoneburner, who was called up from the practice squad to the 53-man roster last week.
The Packers chose not to re-sign restricted free-agent tight end Tom Crabtree, who ended up with Tampa Bay, and released 2011 fifth-round pick D.J. Williams, who now plays for the Jacksonville Jaguars, at the end of training camp.
"I mean we have three good tight ends. It's important to define roles for those guys," McCarthy said Monday. "You never want to put too much on a young guy's plate. So we're not going to just go out there and say 'Hey, we're going to ask you to do the things that Jermichael Finley did.' That won't be the case.
"Also, Ryan Taylor is pushing, coming back strong, so we'll see what he gives us potentially this week. So, we'll be ready to go."
Quarless admitted he was so shaken by what he saw after Finley went down that he needed his coaches to snap him out of it in order to keep playing. Of the Packers' 71 offensive plays Sunday, Finley played 44, Quarless played 31, Bostick played eight and Stoneburner played two.
"Right now, the playing time, that's irrelevant to me. I don't care," Quarless, who was the first player to get to Finley after the play, said immediately following the game. "I just want him to get better. We'll see. We'll see."
While Finley's long-term health is most important, the sixth-year tight end, who is also in the final year of his contract, was playing very well at the time of his injury. He caught all five passes thrown to him for 72 yards and a touchdown against the Browns and through six games has 25 receptions for 300 yards and three touchdowns.
Quarless, meanwhile, has four catches for 28 yards, Taylor has two receptions for 11 yards, and Bostick and Stoneburner have yet to record a reception.
"For sure I'm ready. I don't think they called me up for me not to be ready," Stoneburner said. "They kept me around here for a reason. You know, I didn't play special teams in college, so I don't think they wanted me because I can run around and make tackles. That's not really my forte. I love doing it, but I think they brought me up hopefully to make an impact on this offense. Now with Jermichael down, who knows?"
The most intriguing player is Bostick, who earned a contract as a tryout player at the team's post-draft rookie orientation camp in 2012 and stuck on the practice squad last season. The Newberry College product has similar size (6-foot-3, 250 pounds) and speed as Finley (6-5, 247) and spent the summer doing his best Finley imitation. Their jersey numbers (Bostick is No. 86, Finley No. 88) could even cause the occasional moment of confusion on catches during practice. Bostick played in a very simple offense at the Division II school, so perhaps his biggest improvement has been in learning the playbook over the past year and a half.
"They're both big and athletic. Jermichael's a little bigger and a little stronger right now, obviously has more experience than Brandon does (but) there are some similar qualities," offensive coordinator Tom Clements said. "But he's a young guy still developing.
"(Bostick) played well in his limited time in the game yesterday. He's gotten better as time has gone along. He's been playing a lot of special teams, he's doing well there, so I'm sure that helps his confidence. He just needs to carry it over to the offensive side of the ball."
Listen to Jason Wilde every weekday from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on "Green & Gold Today" on 540 ESPN, and follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/jasonjwilde.


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On the doorstep of Egypt's presidential palace, angry protesters accuse Mohamed Morsi of stealing power and imposing a constitution they consider illegal. NBC's Richard Engel reports.
Updated at 4:25 p.m. ET -- Opposition protesters fought presidential supporters outside the Egyptian presidential palace on Wednesday, while inside the building the president's deputy proposed a way to end a crisis over a draft constitution that has split the most populous Arab nation.
Stones and petrol bombs flew between opposition protesters and supporters of President Mohammed Morsi, and the Interior Ministry said 32 people had been arrested and three police vehicles destroyed.
The Egyptian ministry of health told NBC News 60 people have been wounded in the clashes, but said there have been no fatalities.
The president's backers tore down tents erected by opponents of Morsi who began a sit-in protest on Tuesday, Reuters reported.
The demonstrators are angry over the president's expanded powers and his decision to rush through a new constitution they say does not represent the whole nation.
Tweets from activists on the scene said some anti-Morsi protesters were overwhelmed by the president's backers, who beat some of the protesters with clubs. Rocks were thrown, and some protesters were left bleeding.
Riot police were deployed between the two sides to try to stop confrontations that flared after dark despite an attempt by Vice President Mahmoud Mekky to ease the crisis.
Mekky said amendments to disputed articles in the draft constitution could be agreed on with the opposition. A written agreement could then be submitted to the next parliament, to be elected after a referendum on the constitution on Dec. 15.
"There must be consensus," he told a news conference, saying opposition demands had to be respected to reach a solution.
Violence breaks out in Cairo, Egypt, outside Mohammed Morsi's presidential palace. NBC's Jim Maceda has more on the clashes and a possible constitutional compromise by the Egyptian government.
Ready for dialogue
In a news conference Wednesday, opposition coordinator Mohamed ElBaradei said: "We hold President Morsi and his government completely responsible for the violence happening in Egypt today."
"We are ready for dialogue if the constitutional decree is canceled ... and the referendum on this constitution is postponed," he said of the document written by an Islamist-led assembly that the opposition says ignores its concerns.
Opposition leaders have previously urged Morsi to retract the Nov. 22 decree, defer the referendum and agree to revise the constitution, but have not echoed calls from street protesters for his overthrow and the "downfall of the regime."
Morsi has said his decree was needed to prevent courts still full of judges appointed by ousted leader Hosni Mubarak from derailing a constitution vital for Egypt's political transition.
Protests spread to other cities, and offices of the Muslim Brotherhood's political party in Ismailia and Suez were torched.
Morsi flees Egypt's presidential palace as 'last warning' protesters battle cops
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Egyptian supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood attack an Egyptian opposition protester in front of the presidential palace one day after a protest against President Mohammed Morsi, in Cairo, Egypt, on Dec. 5.
On Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Egypt's unrest showed the urgent need for dialogue between Morsi's government and opposition figures.
Supporters of Islamist president push Egypt to tipping point
Speaking at NATO, Clinton said the U.S. wanted to see a constitution emerge that protects the rights of all Egyptians — men and women, and Christian and Muslim.
But asked to specifically address any shortcoming in the Islamist-supported draft constitution, Clinton didn't name any.
Rights groups as well as secular opponents of Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood have criticized the draft. They say it rolls back the rights of women, religious minorities and others.
Liberals, Christians left out as Islamists back Egypt's draft constitution
Clinton said Wednesday the dialogue needed to be two-way — not the government imposing its view.
She also called for Egypt's courts to be allowed to function.
On Tuesday, Egyptian police battled thousands of protesters outside the palace, prompting Morsi to leave the building, presidency sources said.
The Associated Press reported that some people broke through barbed wire around the building and hurled chairs and rocks at retreating police on Tuesday night.
The crowds had gathered in what organizers had dubbed "last warning" protests against Morsi, who infuriated opponents with a November 22 decree that expanded his powers. "The people want the downfall of the regime," the demonstrators chanted.
NBC's Jim Maceda and Charlene Gubash, Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's supporters, background, clash with opponents, foreground, outside the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, on Dec. 5.
More world stories from NBC News:
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- Researchers: North America least likely region for terrorism
- Africa's lion population plummets, study finds
- Supporters of Islamist president push Egypt to tipping point
- North Korea pays tribute to Kim Jong Il's 'threadbare' parka
- ANALYSIS: Egyptians warn Morsi is no friend of US
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During the last weekend in October, the forensics team traveled to Lee's Summit, Mo., near Kansas City, to compete at the Central States Swing Forensics Tournament, which included two different tournaments on Oct. 30-31. North Central's team took first place both days and six students placed in the finals—"an incredible feat," says John Stanley, assistant professor of speech communication, assistant director of forensics and director of individual events.
The student finalists are Nicole Autry '11, William Miller '12, David Depino '12, Colin Loeffler '14, Nancy Guzman '14 and Tristan Zemtseff '14. They won individual contests in Informative, After Dinner Speaking, Impromptu, Extemporaneous, Persuasion and Communication Analysis.
"It was exciting to compete in an area outside our region and to see our students perform so well against schools we don't normally see until Nationals," said Stanley.
During the weekend of Nov. 6-7, three team members—Autry, Miller and Depino—attended the Bradley University Forensics Tournament in Peoria—the biggest tournament of the year before nationals with nearly 50 schools competing. All three students made it to the semi-finals in various events. Autry was in the Top 12 in Dramatic Interpretation, among 71 competitors. Depino made the Top 12 in Informative Speaking, among 90 students. Miller was in the Top 12 in Extemporaneous Speaking, included with 72 competitors.
Earlier in the term, the team competed at tournaments at University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison, UW-Whitewater, Illinois State University, Northern Illinois University and at home. The team's novices, students competing in their first and second year, traveled to Moraine Valley Community College where they placed fourth as a team.
The term winds down during week 10 with a set of tournaments at UW-Madison and UW-Whitewater and at College of Lake County during D-Term.
The students competing and placing on the team are majoring in speech communication, psychology, chemistry, history and Japanese.
Photo: Taken at the Central States Swing Tournament, l. to r., William Miller '12, Nicole Autry '11, Colin Loeffler '14, faculty coach John Stanley, assistant coach Renee Moseley '09, Nancy Guzman '14, Tristan Zemsteff '14, David DePino '12.


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The world's first LEED® Gold certified art museum. The 125,000 square feet (11,600 m) building, which features 20,000 square feet (1,900 m) of gallery and exhibition space, has been certified LEED Gold. London-based Munkenbeck+Marshall Architects was appointed architect for the new building in 2002 and developed the design from initial concept to construction document phase. In summer 2004, the museum board terminated Munkenbeck+Marshall's involvement and hired architect Kulapat Yantrasast of wHY Architecture to complete the project.


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Published annually, the Literary Gazette is a unique niche product showcasing the region's rich literary flair. Each issue centers around a certain theme, and poems, stories and essays by area writers explore that theme. Past themes have included "A Sense of Place," "Compassion," "Nature," "Bridges," "Roots" and (for the upcoming issue) "Dreams." Each Literary Gazette also features the work of an accomplished area photographer, whose pictures provide images related to the theme, serving as emphasis and counterpoint to the poems and stories.
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Despite progressive victories in 2012, the far right's outsized influence on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit gives them the power to undermine progressive laws and thwart the agenda that Americans elected President Obama to pursue. This court's decisions affect the entire country, making it second only to the Supreme Court in national importance.
The DC Circuit is dominated by right-wing ideologues who are deeply hostile to the use of a robust federal government to tackle national problems and make our lives better. There are now three vacancies on the 11-member court, and President Obama has nominated three highly qualified people – Patricia Millett, Cornelia "Nina" Pillard, and Robert Wilkins – to fill them. But Senate Republicans – who blocked President Obama's efforts to get even one judge onto the DC Circuit during his first term – are gearing up for more obstruction. Too much is at stake for us to allow that to happen again.
The DC Circuit Is Unique. The DC Circuit by law is the exclusive court to consider appeals of an array of agency regulations and decisions affecting the entire country. Moreover, even when parties appealing agency decisions, congressional statutes, or presidential actions have a choice of venues, they often choose to have their cases heard by the DC Circuit due to its expertise in complex administrative matters.
While the Supreme Court is better known, it only hears a miniscule portion of appeals that are filed with it. So when the DC Circuit makes a ruling, it is almost guaranteed to be the last word on the matter.
Every facet of our lives is affected by some aspect of federal law, whether it's clean air rules, gun safety, telecom regulations, investor protection rules, securities fraud laws, labor law, banking regulations, food safety requirements, credit card regulations, election law … All these can be appealed to the courts, and that court is often the DC Circuit. So for those seeking to block a progressive federal government agenda, the DC Circuit is an important vehicle.
Consequences of Far Right Domination of the DC Circuit. Unfortunately, the current ideological imbalance on the DC Circuit has led to troubling decisions, frequently ones favoring the powerful and limiting the role government can play to address national problems. A sampling of those decisions:
Workers' Rights: The DC Circuit in January issued a ruling on recess appointments – Noel Canning v. NLRB – that undermined every action the Board has taken for over a year and threatened to prevent it from functioning at all going forward. The ruling was an unprecedented gift to Senate Republicans, who, if the ruling stands, can now wield the filibuster to keep NLRB vacancies open indefinitely and keep it from functioning at all – or at least until a Republican president is the one making nominations. And in May, the DC Circuit struck down a law requiring employers to tell workers of their legal rights, claiming it violated the employers' free speech rights.
Environmental Protection: In 2012, in the much-criticized EME Homer City Generation case, the court struck down important new EPA rules on air pollution that crosses state lines. Based on the administrative record and its expertise on environmental health, the agency had concluded that the rules would prevent 13,000-34,000 premature deaths, 15,000 non-fatal heart attacks, and 400,000 cases of asthma. They would also save $280 billion a year in healthcare. But the conservative DC Circuit rejected the conclusions of experienced experts at the EPA and threw the rules out.
Consumer Health and Safety: In 2012, the DC Circuit struck down FDA rules requiring graphic warning images on cigarette packages. In addition to text warnings, cigarette packages would also have pictures depicting the factual, negative health consequences of smoking cigarettes. In other words, consumers would see the results of using this particular product in the manner intended by the manufacturer. In an opinion written by one of George W. Bush's most notorious nominees, Janice Rogers Brown, the DC Circuit concluded these warnings violate the tobacco companies' First Amendment rights.
Protecting Main Street From Wall Street Abuse: In 2010, the SEC adopted rules aimed at increasing corporate accountability by requiring companies to include qualifying shareholders' nominees in the proxy material, not just the slate preferred by management. The SEC, acting with Congressional authority under the Dodd Frank law, based its rules on a voluminous record and an exhaustive cost-benefit analysis. But in 2011, the DC Circuit struck down the SEC's rule, claiming that the SEC had not engaged in an adequate cost-benefit analysis.
Another gift to financial giants came in the Noel Canning case discussed above, the reasoning of which would also apply to Richard Cordray's recess appointment to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Under the law creating the Bureau, it cannot do many of its most important tasks without a director. So Republicans filibustered Cordray, acknowledging that their objection was not to him but to the strong Board whose creation they had failed to torpedo. The DC Circuit's ruling lets Senate Republicans use obstruction rather than legislation to gut the work of an important consumer protection agency.
Obstructing the President's Nominees. In 2011 and again in 2013, Senate Republicans – determined to keep Obama from restoring the court's balance – filibustered the indisputably qualified Caitlin Halligan. Republicans who said the Constitution prohibited filibusters of George W. Bush's judicial nominees nevertheless filibustered Halligan. Republicans who condemned opposing Bush's judicial nominees because of arguments they had once made as lawyers representing their clients filibustered Halligan because of legal arguments she had once made on behalf of her clients.
President Obama also nominated Principal Deputy Solicitor General Sri Srinivasan, whose nomination Republicans delayed for nearly a year before finally lifting objections to a committee hearing. He was finally confirmed in May.
What's Next? There are now three vacancies on the 11-member court, and President Obama has nominated three highly qualified people – Patricia Millett, Cornelia "Nina" Pillard, and Robert Wilkins – to fill them. Republicans who voted to fill the ninth, tenth, and eleventh seats with George W. Bush nominees are now saying the court only needs eight judges, with some signaling that they will try to obstruct the nominations. This effort to rig the court by preventing a Democratic president from filling existing vacancies shows a deep hostility to the constitutional ideal of an independent judiciary, and it must be countered.
The Judiciary Committee must hold timely hearings to allow senators to question the nominees, and the full Senate must be allowed to hold timely confirmation votes on all three nominees once they are vetted by the Judiciary Committee. Balance must be restored to the nation's second most important court, so it will again issue decisions reflecting the wisdom of judges who understand the impact of the law and the Constitution on Americans in our everyday lives.


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For the first time ever, Eastern New Mexico University is hosting the All-State Jazz event this weekend.
Organizer Michael Ellzey, an ENMU assistant professor of trumpet, said 54 high school students who had been chosen by audition, plus accompanying band directors, would arrive Friday. The students are to rehearse Friday night, all day Saturday and Sunday morning, before performing a public concert Sunday afternoon.
Clovis High School students Bryan Wygant and Jacob Caffrey are among those participating. Ellzey wasn't aware of other participants from the area in All-State Jazz this year.
The New Mexico Jazz Educators Association is co-sponsoring the 27th annual event with ENMU.
In past years, All-State Jazz events took place in Las Cruces or Albuquerque, according to a news release from ENMU.
Ellzey said ENMU couldn't host All-State Jazz before because it had only two large venues, the band room and Buchanan Hall, for the three jazz ensembles to practice. However, the remodel of the Music Building added a large refurbished choir room.
Along with the renovated Music Building, New Mexico Jazz Educators Association President Pancho Romero said, the organization likes to rotate All-State Jazz to universities around the state, and it was about time ENMU hosted the event.
Ellzey said the Music Department was excited to host All-State Jazz.
"I think our biggest thing was the honor of having it here," he said.
Ellzey also said the event would provide good exposure and recruiting opportunities for ENMU.
The finale concert features all three bands, which are divided by skill level, playing back to back.
"The pieces are selected by the guest conductors to reflect the finer points of jazz and showcase the talents of the students," according to the news release.
Ellzey said each ensemble would perform for 20-25 minutes.
"It should be a good afternoon of music," he said.
Romero said the importance of the weekend was the element of jazz.
"Jazz is one of America's original art forms," he said, adding that its preservation is important to everyone, and high school is good place to start.
All-State Jazz is a rare opportunity to play with other students, Romero said. He said it brings together the best jazz students in the state to work under clinicians from outside the area and be exposed to new ideas and music.


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Hey Rady, I'm in the mist of creating some banners that will be a fit for these forums. With the banner you provided I am going to post up a few of my very own banners (1200 x 130)
You stated it's tricky, and I'm a trickster, I pretty much see how it works.
I will be posting some new and improved banners by tonight as links (since they are so damn long)-
Here we freaking go, I worked hard on these, one of them better be used or I will be overly pissed, check out these bangin banners created by me:
Random Order: (1200 x 130)
Akamu's Top Picks: (1200 x 130)
(-2-) (Glassy)
(-3-) (Glassy)
Lemme know what chu think Holla!
You should have more then two players, and some old and new players.
Clyde, Willis, Benard, Spree, Starks, Houston, Ewing, then maybe Chandler, Gallinari, and Lee if he stays on the team.
I know you worked hard. But this will be the banner for the next five years so we need something really over the top good.
Give serious feedback before I close photoshop-
akmu, wait until the summer is over at least...we are not sure about player movements as yet
maybe a team pic may come out when the season starts. dont waste ur time
All i was saying was i expected much more after all your sigs were so good. I expected something more creative then that. Its fairly similar to the banner now.
It's not like you need to have the words world wide knicks fans. Thats needless.
I don't really care either way though.
Before you get all emotional, your the one who asked for feedback. I never said i could make a banner but you claimed to be a genius at it. I really don't care if we change the banner at all but if your going to do it you should go all out.
ROFL I'm playing bro, but re-read my post I said you can give me like a basic example like make some bs small banner, saying like "put pic here" or something, I never said go make one, and your no where near hurting Akamu's feelings. I LOVE feedback, and true on the words, I'll see what I can do...I'll update and toss more variations of my sig.
akmu, y u gatta call names tho? we are all adults here, u asked for a suggestion, he gave it to u....when getting a suggestion, there is no criteria to a persons thougths, u open the floor for both specific and non specific ideas....its ur job to decifer which piece of information you can use or not.....in the words of homeboy u replied to....dont get emotional. i just dont think its a good idea to make a banner in this time of heavy league trades and moves....for example, if steph goes, an u have him on the banner, ur banner is automatically out of date.....if someone gets traded in august, same thing, u would have to redo the banner a ton of times....just wait a month or so dude....its not that big of a deal
Here's my suggestion(you could do a different banner, if you don't like this suggestion-I don't mind): Put Walt Frazier, Bernard King, and Patrick Ewing to the left of the banner. Put the Knicks logo in the middle. Then put Stephon Marbury, Jamal Crawford, and Danilo Gallinari to the right of the banner. For the background, you should put a picture of Madison square Garden, or if it doesn't fit, put "MSG" in bold letters.
Like I said, you don't have to use this suggestion, but I think it would look better if you used more players for the banner.
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January 16, 2013 —
Larry Richardson said his views on gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing have evolved over the years. He's now convinced that the best way to protect the town against the possible harms of drilling is to follow the lead of four other Sullivan County towns, and adopt a ban on gas drilling.
Richardson, a long-time member of the Cochecton Town Board, made the comments during a brief PowerPoint presentation at the town meeting on January 9. He listed a number of concerns that are well known to residents of the county, as well as a couple that have not received much attention. For instance, he said that the hospital in Tioga County, PA would operate at a loss this year because, while gas drilling jobs are well paid, many of them don't come with health insurance, and that has impacted the hospital's bottom line.
Richardson asked if a ban could be put on the agenda for next month's meeting, but his proposal received no support from the other members of the board. Supervisor Gary Maas said he agrees that there is probably room for improvement in the process of drilling and fracking and, he said, in time it may come.
But he said his basic position on gas drilling has not changed. He said the New York Department of Environmental Conservation is responsible for regulating drilling and until the organization issues its new regulations, he was not going to make a decision about drilling.
Councilmember Anna Story said she had never told anyone she was in favor of or opposed to gas drilling, but she was prompted by a letter from a constituent to change her position from "neutral" on the issue to "undecided" because she understood that was the preferred terminology among some residents.
After the discussion, resident Allan Rubin noted many people in the town signed a petition criticizing the board's neutral position on drilling. He said, "It is not acceptable to ignore the will of the 586 people who signed that petition."
It is possible that drilling will become an issue in the election for town supervisor this fall. In the 2011 election, a candidate on the Rural Heritage line was easily defeated by Maas, but there was no opponent running on the Democratic line. Maas ran on the Republican, Conservative and Independence lines.
Richardson, a Democrat, said several people had asked him to run for the supervisor position but he said, "I'm hoping we'll find someone else."


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Written by InnerSelf on 09.03.2012 at 23:15
No prog death here whatsoever ! I haven't heard the debut EP but reading the review it seems that they sounded like Opeth while this has no Opeth at all. A true gem of an album
Written by tea[m]ster on 10.03.2012 at 02:01
Aww, awesome find Innerself! This album is definetly post-metal/sludge, I would know! I like this album as well. I need a few more listens before I rate it!
Written by InnerSelf on 10.03.2012 at 02:21
I thought you might like this since it has that Post-metal element definitely an album that needs time and the beauty about it is that it keeps getting better
Written by tea[m]ster on 10.03.2012 at 02:30
To be honest, I am surprised this is on the website. Hope people will take notice and give this a chance!
Written by Ag Fox on 17.04.2012 at 18:03Didn't know they have a page here haha.
Written by tea[m]ster on 30.09.2012 at 19:23
Godammit, should I "10" this people? Help? Anyone? I don't give out "10's" like a Pez dispenser!
Written by R'Vannith on 08.11.2012 at 17:13
Jeezus Christ that "Trismegistus" track almost turns sludge into technical death.. how the hell are they doing that?
Written by Kuroboshi on 06.02.2013 at 04:11
Really liked this album, especially what they did on "Samaroid"; haven't ever heard such fast and technical metal actually feeling post! At the moment, though, I feel that the mellow parts fail a bit, and the explosive parts are too extensive and chaotic. But that might change with further listens. Might bump it up to a 9.
Written by tea[m]ster on 07.02.2013 at 02:29
Great album, best of 2012 for me.
Written by !J.O.O.E.! on 15.08.2014 at 19:06
I still cringe every time I see this band name.
Written by Alex F on 15.08.2014 at 20:17
I think I'm immune to bad band names after a binge of brutal death metal when I was 13. Cephalotripsy....Visceral Disgorge.....Disgorge.....Septycal Gorge.....all worse names
Written by !J.O.O.E.! on 15.08.2014 at 20:28At least they all make sense. Here it looks like they tried to make a pun out of sun and hypocrisy. Just doesn't work and sounds unpleasant to say.
Written by Ilham on 15.08.2014 at 20:32
Written by !J.O.O.E.! on 15.08.2014 at 20:36I could allow Hypocrisunny.
Written by tea[m]ster on 16.08.2014 at 16:51
Hey hey, careful now...you know how I feel about this album
Written by Jonsunpo on 16.10.2015 at 15:03
Ehi Guys, Jonathan from Sunpocrisy here! ;-)
Here you can stream some audio excerpts from our new album "Eyegasm, Hallelujah!" that will be out in November, 1st.
Hope you'll enjoy!
Written by JayMo4 on 12.01.2016 at 03:22
Just recently discovered this band, but I have to say based on early impressions that this is some of the best post metal I've heard.


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By Gabriel Monte, Freedom New Mexico
Clovis and Portales Realtors are starting to see the housing market improve from a dismal first-quarter but say it's still sluggish compared to last year.
But they are optimistic Cannon Air Force Base's transition to a Special Operation's Wing will bolster the area housing markets.
Aces Realty owner Benny Pacheco said the realty business has been in a holding pattern, partially from the wait on new personnel at Cannon and partially due to rising food and fuel costs.
"What's happening is people's confidence has dropped," Pacheco said, "and they don't have as much money left over.
"When your gas bill was $150 a month versus $300 or $400 a month, you had a little more confidence in what you could do."
According to the Clovis Multi-Listing Service, 33 houses were sold in Clovis in January for $4.3 million. That number increased in July to 41 houses for $6 million.
In August, 18 houses have been sold for $2.9 million as of Aug. 18. The number of houses sold this year peaked so far in May at 43 for $7.4 million.
Pacheco said his market is mostly working-class families looking for houses in the $30,000 to $80,000 range. He said while sales are down, he's at least getting more calls than he did a few months ago and he has received inquiries from airmen assigned to Cannon.
"All in all, I would say our market (in eastern New Mexico) is still healthy, we're still making a decent living," Pacheco said.
According to the listing service, 283 houses have sold since January for $42 million.
In 2007, 349 house were sold from January through August for $45 million.
There are 336 houses listed for sale presently in Clovis, according to the listing service.
"A year ago, we were selling eight to 12 houses a month," Pacheco said. "That dropped by 50 percent."
Kathy Graham of Kiva Realty said the rebound from first-quarter housing slump in Portales started in May.
Skip Overdier, managing broker of Coldwell Banker Colonial Real Estate, said he expects more houses sold once the population ramps up at Cannon.
He has seen a surge in the rental market, and feels it is partially due to airmen who can't commit to buying homes in Clovis because they are the midst of selling their homes at their prior bases.
Other military members may rent because the commitment to Cannon and Clovis may be a short one.
"There are some military folks for some reason, need to rent rather than buy," Overdier said. "Some of them are only here for a few years, some are on their last year of enlistment."
Pacheco said he has heard from colleagues about the rental market surge. Even if a large number of Cannon personnel end up renting, that drives rental prices up, which in turn drives up home prices.
"The more of any group you get, the more buyers you get," Overdier said.
Cannon officials have said the base population would climb to between 4,400 to 5,600 by 2014.


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This month, we brought 85 amazing women -- and men -- from around the world to the United States on the Women in Action exchange. The participants were community activists, elected officials, academics, and representatives of organizations who are devoted to preparing women across the world for leadership roles. They joined their U.S. counterparts to look at issues such as gender equality and empowering women and girls.
In Washington, I met with the participants and moderated a panel discussion with ABC News senior correspondent Claire Shipman and BBC reporter Katty Kay, who collaborated on the book Womenomics. Both Claire and Katty shared practical advice for balancing work and personal life, as well as statistics that demonstrate the dramatic impact women have on the global economy. We know that the participants have the leadership skills they need. What the exchange provided was the confidence to take the next step.
At the end of the exchange, the International Visitor Leadership Program staff sat down with the women to ask them for their thoughts. Many of the participants mentioned going home with a new perspective on mentoring the next generation of women leaders. Several said they were inspired to run for political office. And almost all of them said they were inspired to return home and think bigger.
As one of the women leaders from Africa said, "Women around the world share the same realities, just in a different context." Revelations like this are making a real difference in the world. When women come together, they realize that they are not alone and that their challenges can become opportunities. They return home energized, ready to lead in their respective fields and make their countries better places. A European participant observed that feminism is "strong and universal," even with the diverse cultural and religious backgrounds within the group.
Earlier this year, President Obama stressed the need to promote gender equality and empower women and girls so that we can "unleash the power of everyone, not just some." The question, however, is how to overcome the barriers that prevent women from reaching their full potential. Exchanges like Women in Action provide the means. As one non-governmental organization leader from Colombia remarked: "I'm leaving totally changed. Although I had an identity before this program that I had been building, I was a bit limited and restricted, and I needed this little push."
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Wangeci C. in Kenya writes:
Greetings from Nairobi, Kenya.
My name is Wangeci C. I participated in the 2008 International Visitor Leadership Program. The selected theme then was 'International Security'. As a professional, I can say I greatly benefited from the said program, having received great insights from the US departments, UN, media houses among other related stakeholders - we visited. Sincerely, my life took a 360 degree turn about for the better. Todate, my professional focus is to impact of policy and academic research in the African region.
I take this opportunity to congratulate IVLP - on the 'Women in Action' developments. I am of the view that women have not been equitably represented in matters concerning - International Security. I see a void that could/can be filled by academics and researchers.
Allow me also to inquire whether IVLP has existing alumni follow-up program? this would be ideal, in as far as having a global collaboration is concerned.
Kudos on the gender perspective initiative.
Keep up the great work, of transforming lives.
Kind regards
Rima R. in New York writes:
Assistant Secretary Ann Stock replies:
Dear Wangeci,
I am delighted to hear that you benefited from your participation in the International Visitor Leadership Program in 2008. Let me encourage you to become member on the International Exchange Alumni website. By joining, you can network and collaborate with other alumni and have access to numerous resources.
The State Department has many programs for returning alumni. You can find a list on the U.S Embassy Nairobi website or contact Alumni Coordinator Ken Waiki via email at email@example.com for more information. And this February we hosted an International Visitor Leadership Program Gold Stars' Tour which brought alumni from six countries to the United States. These community leaders were able to share their insights and to discuss new strategies with each other and with Americans who shared their interests. You can read more about these individuals here.
You may also be interested in the Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF). This competition provides small grants to teams of past and current participants of our exchange programs. To participate, you must be a member of the International Exchange Alumni website and form a team of at least ten other people. You may be particularly interested in one of the categories, citizen security. Teams submit project proposals through the International Exchange Alumni website and compete to win awards of up to $25,000. You can find more information about how to apply here.
I encourage you to apply for another exchange program. And best of luck to you should you enter the AEIF competition.
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I have a hearing impairment and i'm divorce and I have two sons and i live in the house of my father and worked as a specialist in laboratory school and my problem I harassed because I serve my father and the cleanest house and raising two sons and I want to travel to America to Live gone home and worked and Over pain and and spend the sons; how i can line my home and freedom?