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Tupac Shakur Lives Through Hologram - Set to Tour with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre
Tupac Shakur is set to go on tour - 16 years after his death.
The rapper - who was shot dead in a gang killing in 1996 - appeared on stage as a hologram to perform with Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre at the Coachella Music Festival on Sunday (04-15-12) and now there are plans for the trio to go on the road together.
Representatives for Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg plan to discuss logistics for a tour involving the two performers and the virtual Tupac with one option being a stadium tour involving other hip-hop stars, including Eminem, 50 Cent and Wiz Khalifa.
However, they could stage a more limited tour, featuring only Dre, Snoop Dogg and Tupac's hologram, in smaller arenas.
Ed Ulbrich - creative director of Digital Domain, the company who helped stage the Coachella performance - said: "To create a completely synthetic human being is the most complicated thing that can be done.
"This is not found footage. This is not archival footage. This is an illusion.
"This is just the beginning. Dre has a massive vision for this."
Spokeswomen for Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg declined to comment.
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Rod Stewart Blasts Russell Brand . . . Again
Rod Stewart has called out comedian Russell Brand on his claim that he once slept with 90 women in one month. During a recent interview with British journalist and talk show host Piers Morgan, the rock icon says there's no way that Brand's claims can be true.
"Get out of here. Not true. You can't bed two or three women a day," Stewart says of Brand's claims in the interview, which will appear as part of the U.K.'s Life Stories series.
The comment reignites some bad blood between Stewart and Brand that dates back to an awards show in 2006. Brand had reportedly blabbed about his relationship with Stewart's daughter Kimberly. Rod did not take the comments lightly and blasted the comic publicly at the event.
When asked by Morgan if he could recall the number of his past mistresses, Stewart confessed, "I can't remember how many. I'm not proud of it."

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Missoula's indoor soccer arena grand opening is Saturday
MISSOULA, Mont. - Missoula will unveil western Montana's first indoor soccer arena Saturday. Crews have been working overtime to get it done, and are putting on final touches.
The Valentine Community Center has both a soccer arena and a play area, with inflatables for little kids.
The nonprofit Clark Fork City Church leases the new facility to a for-profit business.
"We hope that people will come into our building more than just Sunday," said Associate Pastor Andrew Squires. "So we think this is serving our city by bringing business like this in."
"The business owner, Missoula Indoor Soccer Arena's Matt Fowler, said, "there's a lot of soccer players in Missoula. It continues to grow and then of course our climate...you need places to play inside."
The grand opening will be at the Valentine Community Center on Latimer Street, across from Pacific Steel. There will be youth and adult teams playing in exhibition games. Kids are welcome to play in between exhibitions.
The InflataPark will have slides, bouncy houses, and obstacle courses.
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|Magic 9-Ball: Rajon Rondo Trade Barometer v5.0
|12.16.14 at 1:04 pm ET
Let's face it: This is the season of Rajon Rondo. As interesting as it is to evaluate the frontcourt progress of Jared Sullinger and Kelly Olynyk, Avery Bradley's offensive potential and Jeff Green's surprising consistency, the biggest questions the Celtics must answer all involve Rondo. Just how good is he? Will he be traded? What can they get in return? In a weekly feature on Green Street, we'll take stock of the Celtics captain's status every Tuesday.
During a dismal week in which the Celtics lost to the Hornets and Knicks before snapping a three-game skid with a wire-to-wire win over the hapless 76ers, here are Rondo's three-game totals: 19 points (9-17 field goals, 0-3 3-point range, 1-2 free throws), 27 assists (8 turnovers), 24 rebounds and six steals. He was a minus-26 in 88 minutes.
And here are the combined totals for opposing point guards Kemba Walker, Jose Calderon and Michael Carter-Williams: 40 points (14-36 FG, 3-10 3P, 9-12 FT), 20 assists (9 turnovers), 13 boards and six steals. They were plus-20 in 98 minutes.
Not great, even if Rondo submitted his third triple-double of the season against Charlotte. While he owned a superior true shooting percentage (53.1 vs. 48.5) and assist-to-turnover ratio (3.38 vs. 2.22) with more rebounds and the same number of steals, the C's captain should wipe the floor with that trio.
As if we expected to solve Rondo over the first six weeks of the 2014-15 season, he remains an enigma. Should he continue averaging 10.6 assists, 8.0 points and 7.5 rebounds over 82 games, Rondo will join Oscar Robertson and Magic Johnson as the only players to produce those numbers. Yet, he ranks among the league's worst shooters from mid-range (30.2 percent), 3-point range (24.1 percent) and the free throw line (33.3 percent).
|5 things we learned in the Celtics' loss: Al Jefferson upstages Rajon Rondo's triple-double
|12.10.14 at 9:28 pm ET
Marcus Thornton scored 13 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter, but it wasn't enough to claw the Celtics out of an early hole in a 96-87 loss to the Hornets .
Rondo finished with 12 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds — his third triple-double of the season — and Jeff Green added 16 points, but the Celtics scored just two points in the final 4:32 against Charlotte (6-15).
Meanwhile, the C's had no answer for Al Jefferson (23 points, 14 rebounds) in the middle, losing a third straight road game and falling to 7-13 on the season.
For a complete box score, click here.
SLOW START: The Celtics entered Wednesday's game with one of the NBA's most efficient first-quarter offenses, averaging 26.7 points on 49.4 percent shooting, but struggled in the opening 12 minutes against one of the league's worst defensive units. With the exception of Green (3-for-5 field goals), the Celtics started just 4-of-16 from the field, missing all five of their 3-point attempts. The end result was a 22-16 deficit, so rather than protecting an early lead, the C's found themselves in the unfamiliar position of digging themselves out of a first-quarter hole.
BENCH PRESS: The C's bench picked up right where it left off in Monday's second-half comeback against the Wizards, quickly erasing the early deficit and pulling even at 32 apiece midway through the second quarter. Kelly Olynyk anchored the effort, scoring eight points in a span of just more than three minutes. While the reserves battled their way back into the game, the C's starters couldn't maintain the momentum, falling behind again 45-40 by halftime.
|Magic 9-Ball: Rajon Rondo Trade Barometer v4.0
|12.09.14 at 1:20 pm ET
Let's face it: This is the season of Rajon Rondo. As interesting as it is to evaluate the frontcourt progress of Jared Sullinger and Kelly Olynyk, Avery Bradley's offensive potential and Jeff Green's surprising consistency, the biggest questions the Celtics must answer all involve Rondo. Just how good is he? Will he be traded? What can they get in return? In a weekly feature on Green Street, we'll take stock of the Celtics captain's status every Tuesday.
Either Rondo hasn't fully recovered from the knee injury he suffered nearly two years ago or he's no longer capable of carrying the Celtics offense the way he once did during four straight trips to the NBA All-Star Game from 2009-13.
We may have to accept one or the other as fact.
Rondo's 32.1 minutes per game are the lowest of his career since former Celtics coach Doc Rivers handed him the keys to the duck boat during the 2008 playoff run, and he's been atrocious in back-to-back performances this fall after sitting out those games last season. The Celtics have played three back-to-backs this year, and here are the point guard's performances in those contests.
- Celtics 106, Bulls 101: DNP. The Celtics opted to keep Rondo home in order to remove screws from his surgically repaired left hand.
- Celtics 109, Pistons 102 (OT): 34 min, 2 pts (1-6 FG, 0-1 3P), 8 ast (4 to), 3 reb, 3 stl. At the end of regulation and for portions of overtime, the C's deliberately kept the ball out of Rondo's hands, even benching him for a stretch in favor of Evan Turner, a superior free throw shooter.
- Wizards 133, Celtics 132 (2OT): 21 min, 0 pts (0-3 FG), 4 ast (3 to), 2 reb, 1 stl. Rondo did not return once Marcus Smart replaced him with 5:20 remaining in the third quarter and the Celtics trailing by 20.
As you can see, the C's finished 2-1 in those games, only losing to the Southeast Division-leading Wizards in double overtime. Any way you slice it, there's been a stark contrast between rested Rondo and fatigued Rondo.
|Celtics captain Rajon Rondo and Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, 'just two [expletives] having breakfast'
|12.06.14 at 2:37 am ET
As Lakers coach Byron Scott gritted his teeth through another postgame press conference, this time after a 113-96 loss to their equally struggling rivals, Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge stopped to ask, "Want to get some breakfast?"
He was joking, of course, about Rajon Rondo and Kobe Bryant sharing a morning meal at The Paramount in Boston on Thursday, a concept that might have seemed absurd when Ainge's Celtics and Scott's Lakers split four straight trips to the NBA Finals from 1984-87.
It's a different NBA landscape nowadays — what with AAU, shared agents and summer workouts making bros out of foes more than ever before — and it's a different rivalry.
"We've had our battles, but it doesn't carry over," Bryant said after his team fell to 5-15 on the season. "The stone-throwing and all that doesn't carry over to these types of games."
|Greg Monroe willing to 'weigh options' with Celtics
|12.04.14 at 10:25 am ET
When Pistons starting forward Josh Smith fouled out with 6:47 remaining against the Celtics on Wednesday night, Detroit trailed by nine. Enter backup Greg Monroe off the bench.
Over a 2:21 stretch in the final minutes of regulation, the 24-year-old big scored 10 straight points — all either within four feet of the basket or from the free throw line — during a furious comeback to force overtime.
"We played pretty well in a lot of the fourth quarter, until the very end," said Celtics coach Brad Stevens. "Monroe, obviously, that's a tough spot, especially when you're coaching, because you know what can beat you is the 3, and they keep chipping away with two after two. I thought [Brandon] Bass and Tyler Zeller guarded them about as well as you could, but he just made shot after shot after shot."
The Celtics had few, if any, answers for Monroe or Andre Drummond, who combined for 56 points (21-35 field goals), 21 rebounds and six blocks. (And, yet, somehow the Pistons still managed to lose to a Celtics team that shot a combined 39.8 percent from the field.) The C's could sure use a guy like that.
Actually, the Celtics could sure use that guy. And it's not out of the realm of possibility.
|Marcus Smart on Celtics-Lakers rivalry: 'We've got 17 [championships]; they've got 16'
|at 1:38 am ET
In his first action in almost a month, Celtics rookie Marcus Smart played just 4:38 of the first half of Wednesday's 109-102 overtime win over the Pistons, but he feels ready to contribute more.
"It felt good to be out there," said Smart, who missed all three of his 3-point attempts, collecting two assists and a pair of fouls. "Last game I played was Nov. 7, so it's always a good feeling to get back out there with this group of guys and get a feel for the game again. I felt like I could've gave more, but we're taking things slow, and that's just kind of how it goes."
Celtics coach Brad Stevens sounded more cautious about Smart's availability so soon after a severe ankle sprain, opting instead to play Phil Pressey and Gerald Wallace a combined 26 minutes.
"I didn't think he looked ready," said Stevens. "It had nothing to do physically. He hadn't practiced. I felt like it would be better to go with Phil and Gerald. They would give us the same things that Marcus gave us, and they've been traveling with the team and everything else. That's kind of tough to just throw him in there. I didn't even see him until we got to the gym today."
"What he says goes," countered Smart. "If he felt like I wasn't ready, then that's what it is. I thought I was ready. I was lagging a little bit until my ankle got warm, and then once it did, by that time I was already out of the game. But, like I said, we're just taking things slow, so it's all good."
The Celtics do not plan on practicing Thursday and will hold only a walk through session prior to Friday's game, so there isn't much of a window for Smart to make up for lost time. Still, Smart is optimistic he'll be able to impact his first career game against the Lakers.
"It's the rivalry," he said. "We've got 17 [championships]; they've got 16. Everybody knows that. I'm excited. I definitely feel like I'll be ready Friday to give a little bit more, but it really comes down to how coach feels and if he feels like I'm able to give more."
|Rajon Rondo: 'I've not been myself'
|at 1:15 am ET
After finishing 1-for-6 from the field against the Pistons, Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo has now scored just two points in each of his last three games. He's been held to single digits in six of his last seven outings and he hasn't made a free throw since Nov. 23.
This isn't your older brother's Rajon Rondo.
"I've not been myself," he said after a 109-102 win snapped a five-game losing streak. "I haven't been as aggressive. I haven't been making shots. I've been turning the ball over. So, like I said, a lot of those losses I put on myself, and I've got to find a better rhythm."
How, exactly, does Rondo plan to find that rhythm? He could start by attacking the basket, getting to the free throw line and breaking out of his 30 percent free-throw shooting funk.
"I don't really have the answer," added Rondo, who had eight assists against four turnovers. "If I had it, I'd probably figure it out, but I'm still confident in myself. I'm still believing in myself. So, that hasn't shied away from my game, and I'll continue to get better."
Things have gotten so bad that Celtics coach Brad Stevens benched Rondo for one possession on each end in the final minute of a one-possession game, replacing him with Evan Turner for free-throw shooting and defensive purposes. In the final minutes of overtime, the Celtics actively kept the ball out of Rondo's hands in order to avoid any Hack-A-Rondo attempts. It's hard to remember any team ever freezing out an All-Star and all-defensive point guard in such a manner.
"Evan's shooting 87 percent or something?" said Stevens, who sold Turner short on his 92 percent free-throw shooting. "We were playing Rondo off the ball in some actions … and it doesn't really matter who has it to me. I took him out the one time, and I immediately regretted it. I felt like I should have had him back in, so I had him take the ball out the rest of the time."
Regardless of how Stevens couched his reasoning, it was obvious the Celtics did not trust their captain with the ball in the final minutes of a close game, and that strategy actually worked to their advantage in their first home victory in almost a month. That's not normal.
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Dishonored - Game of the Year Edition Trailer
Bethesda has released a new trailer for the Dishonored - Game of the Year Edition. The game releases tomorrow on October 8th.
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To hell with these epileptic editing ! I won't talk for others but I'm fed up with these absurd presentations. I'll buy the game but I spit at this madly hectic trailer.
I agree about the trailer Gloo but Dishonored is a game well worth getting.
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Rihanna: Dating Life Details, Plans for Motherhood Revealed on 'Ellen'
Rihanna stopped by "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" and was promptly put in the hot seat by the talk show host about her relationship status amid rumors she's rekindled her romance with her abusive ex-boyfriend Chris Brown. Ri also divulged whether or not she sees marriage and kids in her future, and revealed her celebrity crushes in a hilarious game of "Who Would you Rather?"
"I think a lot of men are intimidated by you," Ellen suggested to Ri as the songstress revealed she's currently single. "That might be it," Rihanna conceded. Ellen then asked the 24-year-old if she planned on having children one day. "Eventually. I mean, absolutely," Ri revealed.


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Autoblog Says Audi A5 Sportback Possible for USA and A8 TDI within 1 Year. They're Half Right.
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We'll make no secret that we love the A5 Sportback. With a shape somewhere between an Aston Martin Rapide and a Bentley Continental GT but the size of the more livable A5, it's really a perfect setup. We'd take ours in 3.0 TDI S-line trim were they sold in the U.S. but alas they're not. Well, that might be a possibility says Autoblog in a story this week.
The report, along with suggestion of a TDI version of the A8 is by the normally very reliable Damon Lavrinc so we're wondering his source. Why? Well, we think he's spot on with the A8 part. A 3.0 TDI is being very seriously considered for America and we'd put our money on that coming to fruition.
The part that we're more interested in, the part about the A5 Sportback, is categorically untrue according to our intel source. The A5 Sportback, at least in current form, is a bit of forbidden fruit for America because when the American market was dropped from the A5 Sportback business plan word is Audi designers were granted more liberty to do an even more aggressive sloping rear roofline that you see on today's car.
According to our source, the car wasn't designed with U.S. rear occupent crash criteria in mind and making it work for America would be a costly endeavor that would also see a car decidedly less aggressive in appearance. For this reason, the business plan as it applies to today's car does not work.
As the story references the A7 and Audi's plan to measure the car's success, one has to wonder if Lavrinc's source is referencing the next generation model be it the 2013 product improvement (facelift) or the eventual successor further out. It's doubtful that Audi would make such a structural change to the product improvement or P.I. but perhaps with the 'B9' generation it could happen.


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Published: Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at 11:57 p.m.
This is the 11th of a 12-part series breaking down the Florida football roster, looking ahead to 2014 and projecting how the Gators might look at each position:
WHO'S GONE: Jaylen Watkins, a former cornerback who started 12 games at safety and broke up seven passes this past season.
WHO'S BACK: Senior Cody Riggs, sophomore Marcus Maye, senior Jabari Gorman and sophomore Keanu Neal.
WHO'S NEW: Redshirt freshman Marcell Harris.
WHAT'S NEXT: The Gators return four of their top five safeties, so this is a potential area of strength in 2014. Riggs, a former starter at cornerback, played well at his new position last season and figures to be the leader of the secondary. In the spring, UF will try to determine the starter at the other safety position. The leading candidates are Gorman, a senior who has seen extensive playing time, and sophomore Marcus Maye, a starter entering last season who lost his job early in the year after making some crucial mistakes in coverage. Maye rebounded from his early setback and re-emerged in the latter half of the season, seeing valuable playing time and making some plays. He has the size/strength/speed combination the Gators are looking for at the position opposite Riggs. Two highly rated players from last year's recruiting class also figure prominently in the competition for playing time in the spring — Neal and Harris. Neal was a standout on special teams and saw playing time on defense as a true freshman. He is considered one of the biggest hitters on the team. Harris, considered an elite safety prospect coming out of high school, was expected to push for playing time as a true freshman, also, but a knee injury during his senior season lingered and he had to redshirt in 2013.
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The world of The Dream of Doctor Bantam, Jeanne Thornton's debut novel, mostly resembles our own except no one seems to want to be in it (you may think that, too, is a similarity, but I prefer not to). Julie's sister, Tabitha, has died, and Julie's flashbacks reveal Tabitha's unhappiness and longing for release. "It'd just be nice to be outside of time for a little while," Tabitha says. "Just to stop and look around and notice things. Just to figure out where to go. Just not to exist for a little while." Soon enough, she doesn't. Soon enough, her little sister—anguished and pawing through her sister's old belongings, from her sex toys to her diary—discovers a girl, much like Tabitha, who has found a way to escape time: a cult named THE INSTITUTE OF TEMPORAL ILLUSIONS: A COMMUNAL PLACE OF IDENTITY AND FOCUS OUTSIDE OF TIME. Rather than fall for the cult's gimmicks—their eerily convincing rejection of being "timebound"—Julie falls for the girl, Patrice. What follows is a haunting story of Julie's attempts to save Patrice, to save herself, to see if anyone at all can be satisfied living inside of time. Thornton doesn't give us the formula, but her story, channeled through Julie's desperation, has a heavy beauty.
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V. Companion
BEFORE she had time to find a new situation, Christie received a note from Miss Tudor,
saying that hearing she had left Mrs. Saltonstall she wanted to offer her the place of
companion to an invalid girl, where the duties were light and the compensation large.
"How kind of her to think of me," said Christie, gratefully. "I'll go at once and do my best
to secure it, for it must be a good thing or she wouldn't recommend it."
Away went Christie to the address sent by Miss Tudor, and as she waited at the door she
"What a happy family the Carrols must be!" for the house was one of an imposing block
in a West End square, which had its own little park where a fountain sparkled in the
autumn sunshine, and pretty children played among the fallen leaves.
Mrs. Carrol was a stately woman, still beautiful in spite of her fifty years. But though
there were few lines on her forehead, few silver threads in the dark hair that lay smoothly
over it, and a gracious smile showed the fine teeth, an indescribable expression of
unsubmissive sorrow touched the whole face, betraying that life had brought some heavy
cross, from which her wealth could purchase no release, for which her pride could find no
effectual screen.
She looked at Christie with a searching eye, listened attentively when she spoke, and
seemed testing her with covert care as if the place she was to fill demanded some unusual
gift or skill.
"Miss Tudor tells me that you read aloud well, sing sweetly, possess a cheerful temper,
and the quiet, patient ways which are peculiarly grateful to an invalid," began Mrs.
Carrol, with that keen yet wistful gaze, and an anxious accent in her voice that went to
Christie's heart.
"Miss Tudor is very kind to think so well of me and my few accomplishments. I have
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Site: State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion Softball Park)
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- The No. 6-ranked University of Michigan softball team continued its offensive onslaught, sweeping the season series at Penn State with a 12-4 run-rule victory in five innings Saturday (March 29) at the Nittany Lion Softball Park. U-M took the three-game set by a combined score of 40-4 and outhit PSU, 39-8.
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The Imperial was a resort not far from the corner of Sutter and Kearney streets, a few
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Pushing a camera to force weird images is as old as photography itself, though. I wonder if photographers will start to exploit digital noise and other defects the same way that film photographers exploited grain?
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the judge of a music anti-trust lawsuit will force a number of music labels to refund customers nearly us$13 each. the settlement comes after a lawsuit was brought alleging that the music industry conspired to inflate music prices. a website was set up for customers who purchased prerecorded music products from january 1, 1995 through december 22, 2000, and consumers could fill out the claim form until march 2, 2003. if you were one of those who signed up for the settlement refund, will you spend your money at the itunes music store, drop it on a retail cd, or just pocket the cash?
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|hmm (10:00am est tue jun 17 2003)
why is this a mac catagory? well on a related issue, ever since the itunes music store came out, i no longer buy music at retail stores. – by shampoopoo
|pyrater (10:18am est tue jun 17 2003)
i steal all my music. – by honestthief
|so is that… (10:37am est tue jun 17 2003)
$13… per album?
'cause that would be sweet… – by riaa goin' down
|$13 (11:31am est tue jun 17 2003)
yeah, just try buying a cd for $13 anymore.
last time i went to tower, they want $18-$19 for a single cd
and they wonder why we download all our music…
i bought my first cd player in 1985. i remember at that time hearing about how cds cost $15, but once more production facilities were built that cost would drop.
lying bastards.
– by too damn expensive
|apple…i'm wevy wevy cross wiz u! (11:43am est tue jun 17 2003)
i would spend it if i could…
wheres the uk service! – by macman
|i'll spend mine (12:27pm est tue jun 17 2003)
buying 0.50 vinyl records at the local thrift store. – by spin around
|blanks (1:03pm est tue jun 17 2003)
i'll spend my $13.00 on blank cd-rs that will be used to burn the next set of mp3s i download and then mass distribute those cds to everyone i know.
– by you can't stop us!
|haven't bought a cd in years anyways (1:35pm est tue jun 17 2003)
i'm w/ pyrater and blanks…have a few millions songs, but haven't paid for 1…have fun w/ u'r $13 peeps cause we saved about $10,000 – by disrespectufly yours
|retarded riaa (2:38pm est tue jun 17 2003)
if the riaa just put its full weight behind one internet service selling its songs for $.50 apiece with no subscription, they could make tons of money. also it would have to be for the pc and have a ton of songs. none of this 300,000 song database stuff. lets go with every song ever made! i bet they could do that if they wanted to. – by macs suck
|re: retarded riaa (2:49pm est tue jun 17 2003)
every song ever made? such a system already exists. it's called the internet, and it costs far less than $0.50 per track. – by stick it to the man
|re: too damn expensive (3:25pm est tue jun 17 2003)
i actually have a photocopy of a magazine article from late 1984 that says the same thing. "we expect prices to drop to $4-6 within a few years if the format takes off" (emphasis mine). they lied to us, so screw 'em, the deserve all teh problems they have now. – by tt
|down with the riaa (4:56pm est tue jun 17 2003)
this is just great to see the corporations have to pay for all of their wrongdoing. why not pirate when its against companies like these who have been ripping off consumers for years, and for sure breaking alot more laws than us p|rates!
btw i dont think that cds were invented until 1989…ill have to check tho. – by down with the dmca
|cds are crap anyhow (5:15pm est tue jun 17 2003)
i saw my first cd player in 1983 it sounded awful they still do.
i hope the apple store comes to the uk as itunes is fab.
the whole music chart is a rip off thats why the sale volumes are at an all time low – by vinyl rules
|down with the riaa (5:28pm est tue jun 17 2003)
this is just great to see the corporations have to pay for all of their wrongdoing. why not pirate when its against companies like these who have been ripping off consumers for years, and for sure breaking alot more laws than us p|rates!
btw i dont think that cds were invented until 1989…ill have to check tho. – by down with the dmca
|so the "music industry" were the criminals after all! (7:55am est wed jun 18 2003)
i'll use the money to buy a programing book to learn to build a p2p program/site. – by viva napster
|hail to the thiefs….. (11:02am est wed jun 18 2003)
looks like a bunch of petty criminals got loose on this post. my aren't we proud of ourselves for stealing thousands of dollars worth of copyrighted music! that'll teach the riaa.
unlike you dipsticks, apple and steve jobs went out and did the hard work by negotiating a palatable deal with the records companies, bringing us the convenience of the itunes music store. but you didn't want to hear that, did you? you're content sponging off society. i guess you can justify stealing your twinkies and mountain dew because the big bad grocery stores are so opressive.
anyway, to answer shane, i think that's a great idea to take the small settlement i get from this ruling and put it back into the itunes music store. maybe by then the indie labels will be all set up and ready to go. – by solid
|re: hail to the thiefs….. (11:34am est wed jun 18 2003)
no matter how much you whine and cry like a little baby, it's not going to change the situation. people are going to keep stealing music from now on until it's free. i'm sure you're so moral that you've never made a copy of a record/tape/cd.
from the apple itunes web site:
a macintosh computer (ibook, powerbook, imac, emac or power mac)
here's a pacifier for ya: you can keep using your itunes (which, according to my apple-using friend does not have the current tracks that i'm looking for) while the rest of us will continue to "sponge off society". i'm sure we're stealing much away from you personally because of what we're doing (yeah, like cd prices weren't already high before piracy ramped up). i also wonder if your precious itunes would even exist if it weren't for folks like us and the rise of downloading music.
goo goo ga ga, solid. – by by
|cd's… (12:06pm est wed jun 18 2003)
actually the cd was invented in the sixties by philips (64?) and then developed thorughout the seventies by philips and sony commercial release was in the early '80 (83-84) – by
|to by….. (12:41pm est wed jun 18 2003)
"no matter how much you whine and cry like a little baby, it's not going to change the situation. people are going to keep stealing music from now on until it's free."
first of all, i'm not whining and crying, i'm just pointing out the obvious that some of you are selfish adolescents. all you think about is me, me, me. if you want to steal music all the time, go right ahead. and i'm sure you're right that people will keep stealing music, although i highly doubt that it will become totally free.
"i'm sure you're so moral that you've never made a copy of a record/tape/cd."
yes, i've done that on a small scale, and i'm not too proud of the fact. as well as downloaded individual songs i couldn't obtain by themselves. but now i have a viable option with the itunes music store, where i can purchase just the song i want at a reasonable price. so i will take advantage of this service without feeling guilty. yes i do have a conscience, unlike some of you.
"unfortunately, a majority of us are not using macs (and thank fuck for that!)"
well, good for you. i'm all about choice. i just thank f*ck that i can use a mac if i want to.
"here's a pacifier for ya: you can keep using your itunes (which, according to my apple-using friend does not have the current tracks that i'm looking for) while the rest of us will continue to "sponge off society".
ok, i'll keep using my itunes. the music store is obviously not filled out yet. give them a few months. they will be adding the indie labels pretty soon. and they will be developing itunes for windows by the end of the year. not that any of you rampant thieves will use it.
"i'm sure we're stealing much away from you personally because of what we're doing".
hard to say, but that very attitude is what causes me to pay double in insurance premiums to cover all the nice folks out there who submit fraudulent claims. believe me, it happens all the time.
overall, i would have to say your immature approach is much more infantile than my reasoned, adult viewpoint. but you don't really care, do you?
hey, we could argue about this till the cows come home. have a nice day!
– by solid
|downloading made me buy more! (11:29pm est wed jun 18 2003)
honestly, for a while i didn't like any kind of music enough to pay $20 for a cd, but through mp3 streams i found trance and after downloading mp3s found artists i liked, and bought trance compilation cds. this in turn introduced more artists and got me downloading more songs, which gets me buying more compilations.
my point is, you have to start free to sample it, then buy once you know you like it. i'm not spending $20 on cds i might not like at all. – by raptor007
|mac (11:39pm est wed jun 18 2003)
oh, as a side note, i've got a mac g3 on os 9.2.2, a mac ibook on os x 10.2.6, and an athlon xp 2200 i built on win xp pro. of the 3, windows xp has by far given me the most problems, and i only still have a pc for the gaming and my cs courses.
unfortunate it is indeed that not a majority of us use macs. if we did, macs wouldn't lack the software, and everyone would be happier — my only complaint then would be that you can't build your own mac from scratch. – by raptor007
|solid (2:02pm est thu jun 19 2003)
get your head our of your self-important, holier-than-thou ass. the riaa and music industry was found guilty of price fixing, and monopolistic practices. you conveniently ignore that fact while spouting how everyone else is some kind of "criminal." two rights dont make a wrong, to be sure, but the riaa are guilty for fostering an atmosphere of contempt and dissatisfaction with their product, prices, and heavy-handed, greedy tactics. when they pay their artists a fraction of the cost of a cd and pocket the rest for themselves, no one is going to be sympathetic about their whining about how they are being "stolen" from. they steal from every artist they have, every day, and in far worse fashion than any "pirate" out there. why don't you crawl back to suckling the teat of the "industry" you so obviously love (and maybe even work for) and spare us all your blithering tripe. – by tt
|one question…. (2:51pm est thu jun 19 2003)
i realize that file sharing is here to stay…..but what about up and coming musicians such as myself who are trying to figure out how to make a living from our music. do we deserve to be ripped off? file sharing leads to less profits for record labels, which leads to less money for developing talent. i dunno, maybe the "american idols" are all we need to choose from. – by desperado
|you know.. (8:32pm est thu jun 19 2003)
i've always thought that most musicians – like me – just want to have their music heard. only the ones that suck and want to be on the top 40 count down are in it for the money. do you really think the backstreet boys deserve to make that much? – by dirkdiggler
|no…not really (4:17pm est fri jun 20 2003)
no, i don't think the backstreet boys deserve as much as they make…but there is a segment of the market that like them. i'm not part of that segment. although boy bands have been heavily promoted in recent years, that genre is no longer popular with the major labels. the good news is that the industry is waking up to the fact there is a wide consumer base out there with varied tastes…and they're not just catering to teenagers anymore. norah jones' success has forced the industry to start focusing on talent and songwriting again, rather than image and fluff. the reality is there are some great bands out there that record companies are signing…but their marketing budgets are drying up because no ones buying cd's anymore.
the main role of record labels is marketing. i'm not saying they always promote the most talented bands (but hopefully they've learned their lesson and will start), but how else are you going to hear new music. self-promotion? that sorta takes away from creating good music, right? – by desperado


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Port, ferry, and cruise-ship terminals are often located in highly congested areas where large numbers of people live and work. Given the importance of foreign trade to the U.S. economy, an attack that shuts down a major American port for even a few days could devastate the regional economy served by that port.
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Defend Library Funding
A Call-to-Action for Libraries and the People Who Love Them.
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The Brian Lehrer Show
Less Hovering, More Exercise
Recently, a mother was jailed for leaving her kid unsupervised in a park, sparking a fierce debate about the responsibility of parents (who may not have a child care option available). Lenore Skenazy, author of the book and blog Free-Range Kids, has long argued for greater independence and unsupervised outdoor play for children. She makes her case.


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William R. King
BAY LAKE — William Richard King, age 59, of Bay Lake, died at his home on Nov. 14, 2011. He was born on Sept. 18, 1952, in Brainerd to Richard and Arvilla (Tretter) King. He married Vicky Lee Baillif on Oct. 26, 1974, in Garrison.
Survivors include his wife, Vicky; one son, Isaac (Alicia Martin) King, of Deerwood; one daughter, Kristi (Rick) Pierzina, of Deerwood; one brother, Michael King, of Grand Rapids; three sisters, Brenda Rehling, of Monticello, Jody (Dick) Pettey, of Grand Rapids, and Becky King, of Brainerd; three grandchildren, Ariel, Koral and Ashley.
Preceding him in death are his parents and one sister, Susie Rehling.
Memorial services will be 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 18, 2011, at the Light of the Cross Lutheran Church in Garrison. Friends may call one hour prior to the services at the church on Friday.
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Marinated Carrot Salad
This garlicky salad travels well. Pack it in a container for a potluck supper or serve it as a side dish with anything from pork and steak to chicken and fish.
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- 1 pound carrots, thinly sliced on the diagonal or julienned
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon minced shallot
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- Freshly ground pepper
How to make this recipe
Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil. Salt the water, then add the carrots and cook until they are barely tender, about 3 minutes; drain them.
In a large bowl, whisk the olive oil with the vinegar, garlic, lemon juice, shallot, parsley, mustard and sugar and season with salt and pepper. Add the carrots and toss to coat. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight. Serve the carrot salad chilled or at room temperature.
Make Ahead
The marinated carrots can be refrigerated for up to 2 days.
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The Reserve Bank today left interest rates on hold for the 11th consecutive month. It means the official cash rate will remain at 5.25 per cent.
Analysts had been expecting the bank to leave rates unchanged, with most tipping a rise in the first quarter of next year.
Higher oil prices have helped quell the economy while much of the steam has been taken out of the housing market by the bank's two rate rises of November and December last year.
Later today two key data releases should provide more insight into the strength of the domestic market.
Analysts are tipping strong retail trade figures which have been down in recent months, partly due to uncertainty over the result of the federal election.
Building approval figures should also provide a clearer picture on the housing sector and whether a rate rise will be needed sooner rather than later.
Westpac senior economist Justin Smirk said a rate rise was on the cards in coming months.
He said inflation on the producer side, plus an ever increasingly tight labour market, meant the Reserve would have to consider a rate rise soon.
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Come and make a sweet treat in time for the holidays. We will be having two sessions of our ever popular Gingerbread Workshop. This program is for children ages 5-12. Come on Saturday, December 11th. Sessions will be at 2:00 & 3:00 PM. Tickets will be given out 30 minutes in advance of each session. First come, first gingerbread!


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Apr 25, 2012 - By Joshua Spivak, MCT News ServiceWith Mitt Romney all but officially anointed the Republican presidential nominee, the national political narrative now turns to the "Veepstakes": who Romney will choose for his running mate. From a policy point of view, this is arguably the most important decision Romney will make in his race.
The importance of the vice president is not for electoral reasons -- even the most disastrous choices have been found to have a negligible impact on the electorates' voting decision.
These are changes from the historical norm. From 1836 until 1960, when Richard Nixon broke the streak, only vice presidents who moved up due to the death of a president were able to later claim their party's nomination for the presidency.
Most of the recent VP candidates have been prominent political figures. In fact, every first-choice Democratic vice presidential nominee since 1940, with the exception of Rep. Geraldine Ferraro, was a sitting U.S. senator.
This has resulted in much higher name recognition for vice presidents, which helps with getting voter support.
There are other reasons that the choice of a vice president is particularly important today. Vice presidents have increasingly become players in politics and governing. The vice president's office has grown greatly in power over the past 50 years.
In that vein, the vice president is one of the only executive officials in the administration whom the president cannot get rid of during an initial term.
Pundits will carefully examine the candidates for political benefits and drawbacks, focusing on whether the running mate can help pick off a swing state and what momentum boost he or she can provide to the ticket.
Few will mention that the only vice presidential choice in modern history believed to have made an electoral difference was Lyndon Johnson more than half a century ago.
Romney's pick will be gone over with a fine-tooth comb for these electoral benefits. But voters should treat this choice as more than some overblown and temporary strategy. If Romney is elected, the choice of the vice president is the single campaign move most likely to shape both his and the next presidency.
Editor's note: Joshua Spivak is a senior fellow at the Hugh L. Carey Institute for Government Reform at Wagner College. He wrote this first for the Los Angeles Times.
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Whether in times of war or peace, seeing our military men and women in uniform often compels us, each in our own way, to recognize them for their sacrifice. Maybe you've seen a spontaneous round of applause in the airport for a returning service member or you've watched as complete strangers walk up to someone wearing the uniform just to give them a handshake and thank them for their sacrifices in putting our security, and that of our country, ahead of their own.
I serve alongside our proud veterans who deserve that gratitude. Here at TSA, I am privileged to work with many employees who are veterans of the United States Armed Forces. I myself served in the U.S. Army's Third Armored Division during the end of the Cold War and in Operations Desert Shield and Storm. Across our entire agency, veterans account for nearly 25 percent of the workforce. They're still serving, only in a different uniform.
In addition to the veterans among us, there are many other TSA employees who continue to serve our nation as reservists. Every month some of our colleagues throughout the agency deploy to active duty and others return from military service to their work at TSA.
We are proud that so many veterans have made the choice to wear the uniform of a transportation security officer when their commitment to wearing the uniform of the United States military has been fulfilled. Our workforce is strengthened by the qualities and disciplines our service men and women possess as a result of their military training.
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No, it certainly is NOT!
Anxiety disorder is NOT a mental illness, it is a behavioral condition, there is a very BIG difference.
Mental illnesses are clinical conditions which have a 'biological' basis, anxiety disorders are caused by a 'resetting' of the 'baseline' anxiety level; this happens through reinforcing the anxiety disorder by repetitive anxious behavior.
There is NO other cause for anxiety disorders, FACT! All of the symptoms you experience are caused by maladjusted reactions in the brain causing your mind and body to react with an inappropriate level of anxiety.
Doctors pigeon-hole their patients by naming their conditions and, because there is no pigeon-hole for anxiety as such, they label their patients as 'mentally ill', 'neurotic' or as 'hypochondriacs' - They are wrong!
Mental illness is very specific and can't be treated through behavioral treatments alone - they require medicinal treatments also.
Anxiety disorder does not require any medicinal intervention, which is why psychologists have been treating anxiety disorders with psychotherapy for decades; it just falls short of providing a complete solution.
You see, anxiety disorders are not at all related to mental illness, they are caused by a misfiring of the emotion of fear - by preventing that 'misfire' you can completely erase anxiety disorders, their symptoms and every thought, obsession, phobia, compulsion or anxious focus they cause.
The Linden Method addresses that issue directly, tackling the problem at the root cause, in the exact place where the anxious decisions are made.
This is done without medicine, without medical treatment and without long-winded therapy programs.
The Linden Method is so simple to understand and implement and has already treated tens of thousands of people in the last 2 years alone (this is when we introduced the latest version of the Linden Method.)
In January, Sarah Coates, my friend and in-house psychologist, left her job as a psychologist after working with me to cure her anxiety disorder completely after just a few weeks. She too had been categorized as having a mental illness and was sure that it was wrong.
She became disillusioned with what the psychology profession could achieve with anxious patients and since joining me in her quest to help people become well again, has now realized just how misguided psychology really is.
Sarah's quest to find a way of helping people has been realized, she now helps people become well again and gets so much from receiving the emails of gratitude from our clients.
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I have been contributing editor for New Internationalist magazine for the past five years and in that capacity, I have been a regular news commentator on mainstream and alternative news.
I also have the privilege of being on the advisory board for the International Modern Media Institute based in Iceland and on the board of trustees for the UK Youth Climate Coalition.
I was a secondary school teacher for 20 years in London specialising in English, Drama, Special Educational Needs and Citizenship Education. My students included the writer Zadie Smith at Hampstead School in North London.
After publishing a "ground breaking" GCSE textbook in 2010 called the Rax Active Citizenship Toolkit, I founded the specialist educational service Rax Consultancy.
Rax is a genuinely innovative educational consultancy, at the cutting edge of new learning strategies, youth engagement and authentic active citizenship.
Rax students have the confidence to make the journey from political literacy to political agency and to make an informed and valuable contribution to how community and society is shaped.
Our work is rooted within a unique mix of thorough educational experience in schools across London, ten years running a series of community led projects, as well as being a key figure in many of the main grassroots campaigns in the UK and five years as a commentator on mainstream media on both television and radio.
Our work has been transformational on the lives of hundreds of young people across the UK.
Aside from over 50 schools and colleges, Rax have provided workshops and educational consultancy services to Kids Company, Belarus Free Theatre, The House Of Fairy Tales and the Citizenship Foundation.
"Jamie's input into the 2014 Giving Nation Awards was invaluable. The activities within the workshop were innovative, engaging and thought-provoking, and Jamie's passion and energy were a huge inspiration to both students and teachers. They went away from the session equipped with real-life, practical skills for social action and a renewed understanding of the importance of active citizenship, with many groups immediately planning how their new skills could be used to take their projects further." Martha Grove, Education and Engagement Officer – Citizenship Foundation
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The benefits of a Masters extend beyond improving your earning potential. They can provide you with personal and professional skills to accelerate your development. They are also an opportunity to differentiate yourself from your peers, many of whom will have similar A-level and undergraduate qualifications.
Earning a Master requires two years of education after earning a Bachelor. This advanced degree may help students to achieve their educational and professional goals, as the rigors of a Master's program help train students in the skills and knowledge they need to land the career of their dreams.
The people, language, and culture of the Netherlands is referred to as "Dutch". A modern European country today, Netherlands preserved its highly international character and is known for its liberal mentality. The Netherlands has many universities. The country has recently converted their own titles into the bachelor/master system. There are two types of universities: Academic (focussing more on theoretical knowledge, aka "Universiteit") or Applied Sciences (focussing more on practical knowledge, aka "Hogeschool")
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Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (NAUSS) is under the leadership of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince,
Deputy Prime Minister, Head of the Council of Political and Security Affairs and Minister of Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. His Royal Highness is the Chairman of the Supreme Council at NAUSS.
NAUSS is a unique educational institution in the Arab world and is situated in Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
was established in 1978 and was named The Arab Centre for Security
Studies and Training. It was established through cooperation between
Arab police and security chiefs and the Council of Arab Interior
Ministers to meet the training needs of Arab security personnel.
In 1997
the Council of Arab Interior Ministers, recognizing the great academic
advancements of NAUSS under the leadership and support of His Royal
Highness Prince Naif Ibn Abdul Aziz Al-Saud, Second Deputy Prime
Minister and Interior Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, named the
center Naif Arab Academy for Security Sciences.
NAUSS advanced in all of its
fields of security training and developed its various departments into
separate colleges offering postgraduate level qualifications such as
doctorates, master's degrees and diplomas.
In 2004, NAUSS was granted
official university status by the Council of Arab Interior Ministers due
to its major academic achievements. The name given to the university
was Naif Arab University for Security Sciences.
The mission of the University is to advance the progression of security sciences both in theory and methodology in order to contribute to developing the performance of security and criminal justice sectors based on a comprehensive concept of security with guidance from the Islamic Sharia and to lay down strategies to predict future security challenges and threats and to treat them through academic means.
- Providing the foundations of security sciences and
giving knowledge about regulations in the Islamic Sharia
- Making academic specializations in postgraduate studies in fields of
security based on a comprehensive concept of security available to
people from Arab countries
- Training Arab security and professional personnel and qualifying them
in the field of criminal justice and crime fighting
- Enriching academic research in fields of academic and strategic
studies and providing academic consultation and strengthening the body
of security related literature with research and specialist studies
- Strengthening academic and security related cooperation with academic
and police-based institutions and with international organizations
- Contributing to nurturing an awareness of security to serve issues of
sustained growth
Programs and research at the University relate to a large number of security topics including counter-terrorism, drugs, human trafficking, forensic sciences, strategic sciences, civil defence, border security, criminal justice, domestic violence, fraud, rehabilitation of offenders, prison management, security training and education, and more.
The University is one of the 17 centers around the world that are collectively part of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Program Network.
NAUSS specializes in advanced security related studies at postgraduate level in the form of diplomas, master's degrees and doctorate programs. NAUSS also offers other security related diplomas and training courses, and holds various security exhibitions. The medium of study is Arabic and students come from all over the Arab world. Students may be accepted from other countries upon agreement from the executive committee.
NAUSS is the only academic institution directly serving the Council of Arab Interior Ministers. Programs at NAUSS are offered in accordance with the directions and advice of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers and the Arab League.
In striving to fight and prevent crime in all its forms, the university aims to serve all Arab nations in providing expert academic studies and training to its security forces. In addition, NAUSS cooperates with international security institutions and experts in exchanging knowledge and experience.
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A Community of Learners
Dedicated to connecting the Wittenberg University and Springfield communities, the Hagen Center for Civic and Urban Engagement hosts an internship program each summer for students to work with community partners on key strategic initiatives, including improving afterschool programs.
Partnering with the Springfield City School District, two of the fifteen Wittenberg interns have spent the summer leading reading clubs while four lead math and science clubs, with support from the Robert C. Noyce Scholarship Program, at Lagonda Elementary School.
Reading club leader Emily Fitch '16, an English major and education minor, became interested in the internship through her work at the Perrin Promise Neighborhood.
"As a resident of Springfield, I feel that community engagement is essential for growth and continual improvement that can help shape and improve local school settings," she said. "Finding out the majority of the students I worked with would be attending was a huge motivational factor since I had built strong relationships with the students."
With a passion for fostering interest in reading and writing and for establishing a beneficial and engaging educational environment, Fitch's previous experiences in the community helped equip her with the skills needed for the internship.
"Completing my community service at the Clark County Literacy Coalition and working with the Perrin Woods Elementary reading clubs helped prepare me for this internship. Having spent the past year at Perrin woods working with Dr. Linder and the reading clubs essentially provided me with the overall experience and skills to accomplish what we are doing at Lagonda this summer."
Science club leader Menna Abaye '15 joined the program because, like Fitch, she wants to make a positive impact on her current community.
"I wish to pursue studies in the Public Health/Social Work sector and follow a career path that involves improving all types of communities," Abaye said. "This internship provides the opportunity to study and positively impact Springfield."
A biology and business double major from Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, Abaye brings a fresh perspective to solving local issues, and her Wittenberg experiences have allowed her to gain more insight into solving issues on all scales.
"As an international student I take a global stance to most social problems and usually have an outsider's point of view on many issues. I took a class called Global Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship in East Asia with professor Sunny Jeong, which not only introduced me to some of the social issues of the Springfield community but also helped me gain a lot of knowledge on how to tackle global issues. I was also fortunate enough to be part of the 2014 Global Social Venture Competition in Japan through the Business department, where a select few Wittenberg students were able to work with people from all around the world. These experiences have helped me gain the tools to look at social issues from different angles."
Encouraging future students to participate in the internship, Abaye notes that getting off campus and into the community has been an educational and rewarding experience.
"The most rewarding part of this internship is definitely the discovery of a whole new side of Springfield that most Wittenberg students never see. There are a lot of foundations and community leaders who are taking small steps towards building a better city," she said. "I also never knew that I could teach students, but this experience has enabled me to be comfortable in a sector that I previously never thought about pursuing."
Since the internship program's inception in 2008, 100 student interns have worked on 56 projects in collaboration with 70 community partners.
By connecting student interns with schools, government agencies, non-profit organizations and businesses both large and small, the Hagen Center empowers students to take an active role in addressing the challenges being faced by American cities today.


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Another day, another dollar. That's the saying that we've been repeating over the last 2.5 weeks, at the end of every work day. Although it's been a hectic, swamped and challenging June thus far, we're pleased to announce that we can finally take a day off beginning next week! Until then it's been a seven day a week, 15 hour days of pure work. Anything less than those hours means running home and hosting dinners to some hungry dinner guests (producers). That means seven days = seven dollars to add to our escalating gasoline bill! Don't any of you feel defeated when your hard work and slightly fatter paycheck gets suddenly skinny to the bills waiting for you at home? We feel this way every time we check our mail box. Ugh! Luckily this blog has allowed us to relax by cooking, sharing and distracting us from what lies ahead at work. We cook in the mornings or late at night, or sometimes not at all after work. Getting home past midnight or 1am means just enough time to shower and crash in bed. But all your company and kind comments keep us going and powers us to repeat another day at the office. Thank you everyone!
Since our last big party, we've not even wanted to think about posting any recipes from the menu. There's just not enough time during the day and at this point, impossible to have the recipes ready any time soon. During the course of the next few months, or even till the end of the year, we'll slowly but surely write out the recipes, one by one. Until then, we'll post the recipe of the mini tangerine carrot cupcakes that so many of you have requested. These mini cupcakes that were made for the big party were perfect for the quick grab dessert. For large parties such as these, we always like to have platters of sweets that don't require any utensils or plates. It's easier for those to crave sweets who satisfy their desire for sugar in a quick and clean manner, before cutting of the cake or the main desserts.
Having a platter of mini cupcakes is standard at our large gatherings and on the menu that day were the tangerine carrot cupcakes. There were still tons of tangerines on the tree and sweet carrots in the garden, so we decided to put the combination of these two into cupcakes. Based loosely on the carrot cake batter, but with the addition of citrusy tangerine, these cupcakes were just delicious, flavorful, bright and summery! Better yet, we kept our food costs for the party down by gathering from the garden as efficiently as we could. The frosting we made is a cross between a cream cheese and a buttercream, smooth, creamy, not too sweet and bright with fresh tangerine flavors. Add as much tangerine zest as you want to the frosting, the more, the better! Just make sure you use a very fine microplane. We're submitting these tangerine carrot cupcakes to Weekend Herb Blogging, a fun event started by Kalyn at Kalyns Kitchen. This weeks host for the event is Joanna from Joanna's Food.
Total Time: 30 Minutes
Preheat oven to 350º F
Our tangerine tree has been generous to us this year and our "world's smallest carrots" which are not so small any more. Making these party-perfect mini cupcakes is on the menu for next month's bash…which we hope to have on Live Web Cam! You're all invited!!
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More women partners at Biglaw – but are they at the firms you are working with?
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The following picture is found on page 126 of the 1972 LDS Family Home Evening Manual to describe to Mormon children "how Jesus was the only begotten Son of God."
Utter blasphemy!
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Redefining the Virgin Birth: Mormonism's Teaching Concerning the Natural Conception of Jesus
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Requirements for Mormon salvation
The Mormon doctrine of Blood Atonement as taught by Brigham Young
The doctrine of Blood Atonement as taught by the Mormon organization
The Mormon "Jesus" is Satan's brother
Recognizing the 202nd birthday of Joseph Smith by posting some of his false prophecies
What Mormonism really teaches about the Bible
The Gordon B. Hinckley interview (video)
When is an "everlasting covenant" not an "everlasting covenant?" When polygamy becomes unpopular
On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the LDS church wishes to remind you that they've been racism-free since 1978