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Survey: CFOs Weigh In on Affordable Care Act, Interest Rates, Stock Market Overheating
September 11, 2013
DURHAM, N.C. -- U.S. chief financial officers are concerned by several risks on the horizon -- including an overvalued stock market, interest rates that are expected to jump and a shift toward temporary and part-time workers driven by the Affordable Care Act and overall economic uncertainty.
In spite of all this, profits are expected to jump by more than 10 percent, full-time employment is anticipated to increase by two percent, and capital spending could rise by nearly five percent.
These are some of the findings from the latest Duke University/CFO Magazine Global Business Outlook Survey, which polled 1,212 chief financial officers (CFOS) worldwide and concluded Sept. 6. The survey has been conducted for 70 consecutive quarters and spans the globe, making it the world's longest running and most comprehensive research on senior finance executives. Presented results are for U.S. firms unless otherwise noted.
In the survey of 530 U.S. CFOs, full-time domestic employment is expected to rise nearly two percent in the U.S., which would reduce the unemployment rate to less than seven percent within a year. This increase comes in spite of some reluctance to hire full-time employees due to economic uncertainty and implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
Fifty-nine percent of CFOs report they have increased the proportion of their workforce made up by temporary and part-time workers or shifted toward outside advisors and consultants. Among these firms shifting away from full-time employment, 38 percent say the shift has occurred, in part, due to implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Another 44 percent say they are hiring temporary workers in response to extreme economic uncertainty.
"The expected two percent growth in employment is solid, given the context of long-run shifts away from full-time employees largely because of concerns about health care reform and economic uncertainty" said John Graham, Duke Fuqua School of Business finance professor and director of the survey. "Another trend that is affecting the growth in domestic employment is the hiring by U.S.-based companies of full-time employees in foreign countries. More than one-in-four U.S. CFOs say their firms have hired full-time employees in other countries, and that number is expected to accelerate."
Forty percent of CFOs say they believe the stock market is overvalued and will experience a downward correction. Eighty percent believe that long-term interest rates will rise by year-end, increasing by 70 basis points.
"The CFOs are telling us that the stock market is overvalued," said Campbell Harvey, a Fuqua finance professor and a founding director of the survey. "This is extraordinary because usually they argue that their own stock is undervalued. CFOs expect a correction and this correction is one of the major risk factors they face in the short-term."
In spite of interest rate risks, capital expenditures are expected to rise by nearly five percent over the next year. This indicates that near-term capital spending plans are fairly immune to interest rate levels. CFOs say if interest rates were to increase by 100 basis points by year-end, only seven percent of U.S. companies would reduce spending plans. It would take a 200 basis point increase in rates for spending plans to be curtailed at 30 percent of companies.
"The fact is that rates are still at historic low levels," Harvey noted. "Even if the benchmark bond yield increased to four percent, it would have a minimal effect on the CFOs spending and employment plans. This type of information bodes well for the Fed's tapering strategy."
In the next year, earnings are expected to increase by about 13 percent among public U.S. companies.
"Even with numerous risks and uncertainties affecting the global economy, U.S. firms have been able to protect the bottom line, operating at near-record profit levels," said Graham. "By year-end 2014, U.S. firms expect return on assets to jump above 10 percent for the first time since 2007."
The U.S. Business Optimism Index fell slightly to 58 on a scale from 0 to 100, just below the long-run average index value of 59. Latin American CFOs are the most optimistic in the world (61, down from 66 last quarter and 69 two quarters ago). European optimism rebounded to 56 (up from 53), followed by Asia 54 (down from 62). African (53) CFOs are the least optimistic about the economic future over the next year.
"It's encouraging that U.S. finance executives continue to have guarded confidence in their businesses, following on the burst of optimism we saw last quarter," says David Owens, director of research at CFO Publishing. "The fact that they feel able to shift more of their attention to core business concerns -- such as meeting competitive price pressures -- is, I believe, a positive step toward a return to normalcy."
The European outlook has improved but still has weak spots. Earnings are expected to rise nearly eight percent across all firms (including private). The return on assets is expected to jump from about eight percent over the past two years to more than 10 percent by year-end 2014. Capital spending should increase by three percent and tech spending by five percent. Manufacturing capacity is expected to increase to 79 percent over the next year.
In contrast, domestic full-time employment is expected to continue to fall. Due to high levels of economic uncertainty, a shift has occurred toward temporary and part-time workers at 55 percent of companies. Half of European firms have full-time employees outside of their home country, and at half of these firms the trend toward non-domestic employees is expected to accelerate.
Top concerns in Europe include weak consumer demand, price pressure from competitors, difficulty in maintaining profit margins, challenges in attracting and retaining qualified employees, and difficulty in planning due to economic uncertainty.
Employment will continue to grow rapidly in Latin America, increasing by 6.6 percent over the next year. Wages and salaries will grow even faster -- at seven percent. Half of companies report the proportion of part-time and temporary workers has increased in recent years, primarily due to economic uncertainty and to avoid the higher wages that full-time employees would earn.
Capital spending should increase by nearly six percent and tech spending by eight percent. Capital spending plans are fairly insulated from interest rate increases. Nine percent of firms say they will reduce capital spending if interest rates rise by one percent by year-end, and 30 percent would reduce spending if rates were to rise by two percent.
Revenues are expected to rise by eight percent and earnings even more rapidly -- at 9.3 percent.
Nearly two-thirds of Latin American companies have obtained long-term credit in the past three years, primarily bank loans with an average maturity of about five years.
Top worries in Latin America include concerns about consumer demand, government policies, currency risk, difficulty in maintaining profit margins, challenges in attracting and retaining qualified employees, and balance sheet weakness.
The employment outlook varies significantly by country within Asia. Full-time domestic employment is expected to fall by 3.5 percent in India and wages will increase two percent. In China, employment will increase by four percent and wages by seven percent. In Japan, employment and wages will increase by 0.6 and 2.3 percent, respectively.
Capital spending will increase by 6.6 percent in India, eight percent in China, and by a median 10 percent in Japan.
Top concerns in Asia include weak consumer demand, government policies, price pressure from competitors, currency risk, difficulty in maintaining profit margins, challenges in attracting and retaining qualified employees, and maintaining employee morale. Finding qualified employees and maintaining morale is a more challenging issue in China than in India or Japan.
In Japan, 86 percent of CFOs favor the planned increase in sales tax (to eight percent) that is scheduled to take place in April 2014. More than 90 percent think Prime Minister Abe's
economic plan -- which includes the creation of tax free trading zones, allowing online pharmaceutical sales and increased contract workers -- will spur economic growth.
Though optimism about their countries' economies is low among African CFOs (averaging 53 out of 100), they are relatively optimistic about their own companies' prospects (63).
Full-time employment will decrease by about one percent in Africa, while the number of temporary workers will jump by nearly four percent. Wages and salaries will increase by eight percent.
Top worries in Africa include consumer demand, currency risk, input costs, difficulty in maintaining profit margins, attracting and retaining qualified employees, liquidity management, and employee morale.
Detailed information about how African companies implement corporate sustainability is available online.
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For additional comment, contact CFO Magazine's David Owens at (617) 790-3000 firstname.lastname@example.com or Duke's John Graham at (919) 660-7857 or firstname.lastname@example.com. For commentary about European results, contact TiasNimbas Business School's Kees Koedijk at +31-6-55186755 or firstname.lastname@example.com. For commentary on the Latin American results, contact Gledson de Carvalho at +55-11-3799-7767 or email@example.com; or Klenio Barbosa at +55-11-3799-3565 or email@example.com. For commentary about Japanese results, contact Kobe University's Takashi Yamasaki at email@example.com. For commentary on African results, contact Kelly Masete firstname.lastname@example.com .
Detailed results, including tabular summaries of the numbers in this release and results from previous surveys, are available at www.cfosurvey.org.
About the survey: This is the 70th consecutive quarter the Duke University/CFO Global Business Outlook survey has been conducted. The survey concluded September 6, and generated responses from 1,212 CFOs, including 530 from the U.S., 205 from Asia, 175 from Europe, 248 from Latin America, and 54 from Africa. The survey of European CFOs was conducted jointly with TiasNimbas in the Netherlands. The survey of Latin America was conducted jointly with Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) in Brazil. The Japanese survey was conducted jointly with Takashi Yamasaki at Kobe University and Kotaro Inoue at Tokyo Institute of Technology. This is the second quarter for the African survey, which was conducted jointly with SAICA in South Africa. Results in this release are for U.S. companies, unless otherwise noted.
The Duke University/CFO Global Business Outlook survey polls a wide range of companies (public and private, small and large, many industries, etc.), with the distribution of responding firm characteristics presented in online tables. The responses are representative of the population of CFOs that are surveyed. Confidence ranges are reported in the online top line and banner tables for most of the numeric variables. A typical confidence range is less than one percentage point (e.g., capital spending is expected to increase by 4.8 percent
with a 95 percent confidence range of 4.4 percent to 5.2 percent, which is a 0.8 percent confidence interval).
Among the industries represented in the survey are retail/wholesale, mining/construction, manufacturing, transportation/energy, communications/media, technology, service/consulting and banking/finance/insurance. The average growth rates are weighted by revenues or number of employees. For example, one $5 billion company affects an average as much as 10 $500-million firms would. Revenue-weighted mean growth rates are provided for earnings, revenues, capital spending, technology spending and prices of products. Employee-weighted mean growth rates are used for health care costs, productivity, number of employees and outsourced employment. The earnings, dividends, share repurchases and cash on balance sheet are for public companies only. Unless noted, all other numbers are for all companies, including private companies.
CFO Publishing LLC, a portfolio company of Seguin Partners, is a business-to-business media brand focused on the information needs of senior finance executives. The business consists ofCFO magazine, CFO.com, CFO Research, and CFO Conferences. CFO has long-standing relationships with more than a half-million financial executives.
Duke's Fuqua School of Business was founded in 1970. Fuqua's mission is to educate business leaders worldwide and to promote the advancement of business management through research. For more information, visit www.fuqua.duke.edu.


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Alice is a choreographer, director, teacher and dancer based in Perth Western Australia. As an independent artist, the Artistic Director of STEPS Youth Dance Company and sessional lecturer at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), Alice has been dancing, making dances and making dancers professionally for the past ten years.
As an independent artist, Alice has created a number of works for companies and organisations such as Tasdance (Launceston), QL2 Dance (Canberra), Labor Forces Dances (New York), The Yard (Massachusetts) and locally for STEPS Youth Dance Company, Buzz Dance Theatre, WAAPA, Strut Dance, The Graduate College of Dance and Artrage.
Independently Alice has presented two full-length works, tiny little tragedies at the State Theatre Centre of Western Australia in August 2012, and Preparing to be Beautiful at the Moore Building in Fremantle, October 2008. Alice is currently working on a new project.
Alice has been the Artistic Director of STEPS Youth Dance Company since 2009, during which time she has created a number of full-length works, toured regionally, and also internationally to Taiwan for the Dance and the Child International Conference in 2012. Since Alice's appointment, the company has been short listed six times for Outstanding Achievement in Youth or Community Dance at the Australian Dance Awards.
Registration is now open for the West Coast Summer Workshop, with Alice Lee Holland and James O'Hara - January 2017 - at the State Theatre Centre of Western Australia. See "Workshops" for further information.
Registration is now open for the West Coast Summer Workshop, with Alice Lee Holland and James O'Hara - January 2016 - at the State Theatre Centre of Western Australia. See "Workshops" for further information.
Registration is now open for the West Coast Winter Workshop in Safety Release Technique - June 2015 at King Street Arts Centre Perth. See "Workshops" for further information.
Registration is now open for the Summer 2014 Infinity Interrupted workshop - see "Workshops" for further information.
Since 2004, Alice has focused her practice on the development of her unique choreographic voice. Below is a list of works created since then, which includes her independent works, as well as those she has been commissioned to create for various companies and organisations.
Alice's movement practice stems from her training in Safety Release Technique (SRT) studied with creator B.J. Sullivan (USA), as well as earlier training in Bodenwieser technique with Ruth Osborne (Australia).
Alice is committed to a contemporary dance style that is seeded from the modern dance tradition. Over the past twelve years, Alice's class has developed to focus specifically on training contemporary dancers to be as grounded as they are buoyant, as fearless as they are precise and equally as strong in their movement as they are released.
Alice's class begins with SRT floor work as developed from the Bartenieff Fundamentals. The repetition of simple actions allows the dancer to 'enter' the class with a quiet and focused mind and body, as well as a conscious awareness of their own unique anatomical considerations. Following the warm up, the class focuses on less familiar floor-based movement sequences that are increasingly complicated musically, temporally and sequentially. Here, there is a focus on the core as the "command centre" for these physical challenges. The second part of the class focuses more equally on the incorporation of the vertical; yet maintains the key focus that the dancer is in command of their movement through their awareness of and reference through the core.
Alice is currently codifying her own movement practice/philosophy as "Infinity Interrupted", which includes both her focus as a choreographer and also as a dance teacher.
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The man-of-war on Delray's beach had to make some room Tuesday morning when a 3-foot squid, squirting ink by the cupful, washed ashore.
Delray Beach Ocean Rescue lifeguard Conor Gorman said he saw a dark cloud drifting in the water, stretching up to the shore just south of Atlantic Avenue. Then there it was, washed up onto the beach.
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EUREKA- At Tuesday night's Eureka city council meeting, the council unanimously approved adopting the state's water shortage emergency provisions.
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Million Moral Monday March
The latest act of the "Moral Monday" political theater in Raleigh led to about 100 arrests. While always difficult to determine, it seems like about 2,000 showed up to protest.
I have been critical of these weekly Democratic Party gatherings for a variety of reasons - none of which is that people should be prohibited from protesting. (The latest crowd estimate is now 3,000 from yesterday.)
So, to be clear - if people want to protest, they are free to do so. I am not arguing against their right to peacefully assemble and petition their government.
(This just in: the latest crowd estimate is now 8,000 from yesterday.)
My criticisms are about the political messaging and media coverage of these events.
The plan was known but let's act surprised by the plan!
The protests (or "Days of Action") are explicitly called for in the Blueprint NC memo - authored by Democratic and progressive activists well before a single piece of GOP legislation was passed. In other words, they don't like the GOP and they really don't need more of a reason than that to protest. Further, the omission of this key piece of information from every single media report helps paint a false narrative.
(This just in: the latest crowd estimate is now 26,000 from yesterday.)
These protests seem really important and totally unique!
The protests are receiving glowing coverage from a compliant, if not complicit, media. Celebratory narratives offered up in defense of these protests were no where to be found during the rise of the Tea Party movement in 2009. Indeed, when it wasn't outright mocking and ridicule, the media focus on the Tea Partiers was whether participants were really racist or really, really racist. When this narrative was not used, the focus was where Tea Partiers got their evil funding. No similar lense has been turned on the Moral Mondayers.
(This just in: the latest crowd estimate is now 135,000 from yesterday.)
These Bible-thumpers aren't as offensive as those other Bible-thumpers!
The double standard enjoyed by the Left is best seen in the treatment of the relgious folks. Clergy members are receiving support from media and progressives as these collared leaders quote Bible scriptures and use their religion to argue how the GOP is mean and evil. But evangelicals and pro-life demonstrators do not enjoy a similar advantage. Indeed, for Righty protesters, discussing God, Jesus, or religion at a political demonstration will get you dismissed as a Bible-thumping, racist, sexist neanderthal. Hands will be wrung and cries will be wailed about the separation of church and state. Being a progressive has advantages. One of these is the ability to use your religion in political debates.
(This just in: the latest crowd estimate is now 387,000 from yesterday.)
What the protests are really about
As Lady Liberty writes at her blog today (and quotes the Daily Haymaker blog), the real story is what's NOT getting reported vis a vis the Moral Monday protests.
It's a sign of how much trouble the Democratic Party and the progressive movement are in:
Once again, I assert this is not about any of the touchstone Liberal causes the Reverend is using to whip up a frenzy in the useful pawns that have decided to follow him into arrest. This is about the loss of control. The sheer volume Barber is yelling his slew of shaming labels attests to the panic in the Left in North Carolina. This state has voted not to become New York or California and they are in free fall. Via Daily Haymaker:
Rob "Mr. Politics" Christensen says North Carolina politics has gone from "polarized to paranoid." The guy who was the first — and I think ONLY – member of the news media to ever be physically removed from a NCGOP convention, says we are overreacting to what he and his comrades have been doing: [...]Which brings me to the conservative fantasy – being flogged by Pope, Gov. Pat McCrory and other Republicans: that there is a vast Democratic conspiracy to take them down. Never have the Democrats had less clout in North Carolina. They have lost control of all three branches. The state Democratic Party is in disarray. The party's sources of money have dried up. No new leaders have stepped forward. It's best response so far has been getting arrested – a tactic traditionally reserved by the powerless in societies. And how did this vast Democratic conspiracy develop you might ask? Faced with what they knew would be an unstopped onslaught of Republican-backed legislation , liberal groups held a strategy session in December on how they might slow it down. A three-page memo was prepared by Jessica Laurenz, North Carolina director of America Votes, a liberal group that works with a coalition of other liberal groups. The memo says the Democrats didn't have a prayer to pass anything they wanted, but their best shot was in "mitigating" the damage done by Republicans by crippling GOP leaders McCrory, House Speaker Thom Tillis and Senate Leader Phil Berger. The memo lays out numerous ideas, including videotaping GOP leaders' speeches, hiring private detectives and in other ways attempting to "eviscerate the leadership and weaken their ability to govern."
Videotaping, private detectives, evisceration… sounds pretty 'extremist' to me.
(This just in: the latest crowd estimate is now 2 million from yesterday.)


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A Mirage - Poem by William Schwenck Gilbert
Were I thy bride,
Then the whole world beside
Were not too wide
To hold my wealth of love -
Were I thy bride!
Upon thy breast
My loving head would rest,
As on her nest
The tender turtle-dove -
Were I thy bride!
This heart of mine
Would be one heart with thine,
And in that shrine
Our happiness would dwell -
Were I thy bride!
And all day long
Our lives should be a song:
No grief, no wrong
Should make my heart rebel -
Were I thy bride!
The silvery flute,
The melancholy lute,
Were night-owl's hoot
To my low-whispered coo -
Were I thy bride!
The skylark's trill
Were but discordance shrill
To the soft thrill
Of wooing as I'd woo -
Were I thy bride!
The rose's sigh
Were as a carrion's cry
To lullaby
Such as I'd sing to thee -
Were I thy bride!
A feather's press
Were leaden heaviness
To my caress.
But then, unhappily,
I'm not thy bride!
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Also Known as: Millard Owen Sheets
Pomona, California 1907
Gualala, California 1989
Active in:
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Image is courtesy of the Millard Sheets papers, 1907-1990 in the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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"I believe that art . . . has always existed at the very core of life, as necessary and as nourishing as food, as natural as love." Millard Sheets, quoted in Steadman, Millard Sheets, Scripps College, 1976
Born and lives in California. Painter, etcher, illustrator, designer, who has received numerous prizes for his work.
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Millard Sheets studied art in California and became one of the state's foremost artists and architects during his lifetime. He worked hard to make a name for himself early in his career, and by 1935 he had already shown his work in twenty-seven museums across the country. One critic titled a review of Sheets's New York debut "A Name to Remember." Sheets supplemented his income working with architects as a color consultant and designer, and during World War II he worked as an illustrator for Life magazine, traveling to India and Burma. When he returned from the war, he organized an exhibition featuring the work of German and Japanese artists as a gesture of reconciliation. Over the course of his career, Sheets designed numerous buildings, including banks, malls, schools, and private homes. He also produced watercolors, prints, and mosaics while serving as chair of the art department at Scripps College and Claremont Graduate School, and he later directed the Otis Art Institute. (Steadman, Millard Sheets, Scripps College, 1976)


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Batman Games — A Brief History of the Best of the Dark Knight
Over the past 23 years, there have been twenty different games starring the Dark Knight, and more if you count the different systems! ComicsAlliance has looked at the highs and lows of Batman's video game career from his 8-bit origins and unlicensed Shinobi cameo to his Lego and Mortal Kombat team-ups!
The first ever Batman game was produced for 8-bit home computers in 1986 by Ocean Software, a company widely known for their licensed titles like "RoboCop" and "WWF WrestleMania." It was loosely based on the 1966 television series, and saw Batman wandering around a surprisingly dangerous Batcave looking for pieces of a hovercraft so that he could, of course, rescue Robin. While this isn't exactly the action-packed adventure one would expect for the Caped Crusader, it does have some nice elements, like a chiptune version of the famous '66 theme song and Batman tapping his foot impatiently while waiting for the player to do something.
If you remember the insane media blitz that surrounded the release of Tim Burton's first "Batman" movie, it shouldn't be much of a surprise that there were video game tie-ins released on twelve different systems, including an NES version that stands as the first and only video game appearance of ComicsAlliance favorite, the "KGBeast!"
The trend of video games based on Batman's TV and movie franchises continued in 1994 with a side-scroller for Super Nintendo and Genesis. A tie-in to the "Batman: the Animated Series" cartoon, this one is notable for the stylized "episode title" screens for each level, the fluid animation that captured Bruce Timm's character designs, and the fact that if you'd seen the episode with the Riddler, you pretty much knew all the answers already.
For the terrible third movie, "Batman Forever," Acclaim released a fittingly terrible tie-in game that essentially recycled graphics and gameplay from their big hit, "Mortal Kombat" (not the last time those two would meet), and combined them with unheard-of load times (for a cartridge game!) and a control style that Wikipedia refers to as "unconventional." The rest of us will probably just stick to "f—ing awful."
Batman's video game appearances weren't limited to his own games: 1989's "Revenge of Shinobi" featured a stage where the main character battled completely unlicensed bosses modeled after Batman and Spider-Man. Batman's sprite was later changed for the American release (and Spidey was actually licensed from Marvel), but for a brief period, there was a video game that featured Spider-Man, Batman, and Sonny Chiba. Truly, it was a magical time.
Not to be confused with the far more popular "Project Gotham Racing," which has nothing to do with Batman, the Playstation's Gotham City Racer was an odd attempt to capture the success other unlikely racing games like "Mario Kart." Unfortunately, in addition to making no sense, it played like "Grand Theft Auto"'s vigilante missions set on an ice rink, and was quickly forgotten.
Another tie-in to the animated series, this was essentially an attempt to create a breakout character for the Batman universe in the form of a new villain, Sin Tzu. Unfortunately, despite a design from superstar artist Jim Lee, Sin Tzu was a flop and was never seen again outside of this game and its accompanying novelization.
In a related story, holy crap, there was a novelization of a Batman video game.
If you're not familiar with this one, don't worry: It never actually came out. But in the run-up to the release of the second Christopher Nolan movie, a "Grand Theft Auto/Assassin's Creed" style "sandbox" game was in the works from Australian-based studio "Pandemic Brisbane" (then a division of Electronic Arts), but a combination of an attempt to use an engine built for another game that didn't fit, rebranding it from a comic-based game to a movie tie-in, and severe time constraints not only killed the project, but led to the dissolution of Pandemic Brisbane itself.
On the surface, throwing the Justice League of America and their villains into a blood-soaked game that rose to prominence mainly because you could get one guy to rip another dude's spine out seems completely insane, but… well, it actually is pretty nuts, especially once characters like Superman start throwing around the oxymoronic "Heroic Brutality." We've got to admit, though, the Joker's Fatalities are pretty good and if nothing else, it's better than 1995's Justice League Task Force.
For the third game in their series based on the popular building blocks, "Traveler's Tales" followed up "Lego Star Wars" and "Lego Indiana Jones" with "Lego Batman," in an obvious attempt to combine every single thing we loved when we were children. In addition to cutesy versions of everyone's favorite urban vigilante and his mass-murdering foes, Lego Batman also featured the series' trademark humor, like our favorite moment: Batman's ill-fated attempt to shop online at Awesome-Capes.com.
We'd be remise if we didn't mention the game listed in the Guiness Book of World Records as "Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever." Written by long time writer of "Batman the Animated Series," Paul Dini, "Batman Arkham Asylum" was went on to win a slew of best game of the year awards from review sites as well as "Genuinely Best Game of 2009″ from professional video game curmudgeon Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw. Your move "Marvel vs. Capcom 3."


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If a director were casting someone to play the role of Mayor Rob Ford comedian Woody Harrelson likely wouldn't be on the list.
The actor, who has filmed a number of movies in Toronto,
joked about playing Mayor Ford to alt-weekly magazine Now
. "I hope one day to play Rob Ford," said the actor, who appears on this week's cover of Now clutching a controversial back-issue of the magazine
featuring a photoshopped image of Mr. Ford.
"Being a method actor, I'll have to start eating meat, hating bikes and enjoying censorship," the actor said. Harrelson, a vegan and marijuana activist, is best known for roles in popular sitcom
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Natural Born Killers
White Men Can't Jump
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IKEA Mammut Three Drawer Chest
Not much to review on this thing — the IKEA Mammut Three Drawer Chest has three drawers and works — but I did want to show a picture of how it looks in a room. The curtains in the background are from IKEA as well — but we had bought them years before for a different room. They just happened to match everything else.
Basically, in all of our searching we didn't find anything similar to this set. I know it isn't solid wood, much less wood, but the pieces definitely brighten his room. I really wanted to get the wardrobe, but we didn't have a spot for it in the room. I still wish we had it, but I also wish that I could win the lottery…or a bottle of whiskey from a radio call-in contest.
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It is my pleasure to announce the substitute appointment of Ms. Leteria Scott to the position of Administrative Specialist replacing Reginald Madden in the President's Office, effective Monday, August 11, 2014.
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Valentine's Day is without a doubt the most romantic time of the year. Of course, this is also the one day of the year where you need to make an effort to do something special with your partner. However, finding things to do in order to have the perfect evening is a game in itself. In this article we are going to take a little look at some of the best things you can do on Valentine's Day.
Let's start with the traditional going for a romantic meal and a movie (or something else!). With this combination you are safe, almost every restaurant you turn to during the evening will have something romantic going on. However, if you want a romantic meal you are going to need to book early. As you can probably guess, everybody is going to be having exactly the same idea as you, and thus they will fill up incredibly quickly. If you can't get a meal booked then there are plenty of others things you can to still be romantic.
Why not look into cooking a meal at home for you and your lover? You don't need to be an especially good cook, you just need to show that you have made a bit of an effort. Cook her a favorite meal, set up a table in the center of the room with some candles and then wait on her hand and food. She will love it. You won't have far to go for something else either! (by that I mean a movie on the sofa). There is absolutely nothing wrong with staying in on Valentine's Day with your partner, you just need to make it a little bit special.
All around your city there will be various events held to celebrate Valentine's Day. Why not take her to one of these? Surely there is nothing better than dancing the night away to some of the most romantic songs in the world from the likes of Eric Clapton, Luther Vandross and many more. Of course, if she isn't into that sort of stuff take her to a more 'upbeat' place to celebrate Valentine's Day.
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Of course, if you want your Valentine's Day to be absolutely perfect, don't plan it perfectly! Just see where the night takes you and go with the flow. Do whatever your partner wants you to do whilst out and about. Honestly, some of the best Valentine's Days ever are completely unplanned. So don't get too hung up on it.


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A man from Marion, Iowa claims he lives in Heaven. The Department of Justice has a different view. From the Des Moines Register:
A Marion man, who allegedly claims to be a citizen of heaven rather than a U.S. Citizen, has been charged in federal court in Cedar Rapids with making a false claim on his taxes.
Richard Lee Mellor, 53, has been indicted on a charge alleging that he sent a tax return to the Internal Revenue Service claiming a refund of about $240,000.
Anybody who goes to the movies knows the problem with Mr. Mellor's claim.
When it comes to trying to get your taxes back from the government, this indictment is a pretty good argument against the "sure it's nuts, but it's worth a try" approach.
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I have been trying to locate any leads to where my family history is from. My dad Don Wayne Goldwood was from Columbia City IN and his dad was an only child that we know of. His dads name was Carroll Goldwood also known as Goldie, his moms name was Goldie Wood Goldwood (no this is not an error) We have not been able to trace any further back and I know that there is someone somewhere that may have information. Please contact me if you have any information. Also there is another sibling of mine somewhere I am trying to locate.
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Aaron Paul Gets In On the Fan Proposal Action… Find Out If His Surprise Cameo Worked
First, it was Zach Braff. Then, Justin Timberlake. Now, Aaron Paul is getting on the this-is-how-you-propose-the-right-way bandwagon.
And the bride-to-be's priceless reactions just never get old.
Take, Jason Lord, for example, who decided to set the bar pretty high for every guy out there. He popped the question Dec. 15 to his girlfriend of three years, Jackie Prater, and captured every memorable moment on video — complete with a rousing rendition of "To Be With You" by Mr. Big and a few surprise words from Jesse Pinkman himself.
"I just wanted to send you a message on behalf of my good friend Jason who I understand has a very important question to ask you," the Breaking Bad star said in the video.
"Ohhhh, I hope you said yes," Paul continued. "If you didn't, it would be pretty awkward for everyone involved. Good luck to you two. Couldn't be happier for you."
Find out how it all went down and if she said yes in the video above.


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I'm torn on sludge metal. On the one hand, sludge bands generally have a terrific guitar sound and thick production that, when combined well, leads to an experience akin to being buried in, well, sludge. On the other hand, the genre as a whole seems dependent on unbearably slow, long songs. This has lead me to wishing a band would take the sound of Eyehategod, Crowbar, et al, and speed it up. Enter Lair of the Minotaur.
These Chicagoans take a sludge metal base, but instead of relying on long, droning songs that are seemingly dependent on being high to be enjoyable, they speed things up to near thrash speeds on virtually all the songs on here. That's not to say there's no slow, doomy moments - closer "The Hydra Coils Upon This Wicked Mountain", is a slow, lumbering number, that while going on a bit long at seven minutes, is still a decent song thanks to some inventive riffing and a great performance from vocalist Steven Rathbone. His performance throughout this release is very good - mixing a nice Tom Warrior like voice with some shrieking vocals.
The rest of the songs on "The Ultimate Destroyer" are generally up tempo and fairly simple - think Celtic Frost crossed with Eyehategod and you'll get a a general idea of what the band sounds like. Rathbone's guitar tone is absolutely vicious - a thick, meaty sound that is perfect for the music at hand. The production overall is great - the drums are a little buried and the bass might as well be nonexistent, but the guitar sound loud and strong, and the vocals are clear. The actual music sounds incredibly heavy - as mentioned, it sounds like a thrashing version of the New Orleans sludge bands. There's also a definite '80s metal influence on here, most notably Celtic Frost and Bathory.
As for highlights, virtually every song is one. "Juggernaut of Metal" opens things with a blast, being the fastest song on the album, with a great main riff and some well placed slower moments throughout. The rest of the songs on the album basically repeat the same formula, opening with a speedy main riff, then slowing down before repeating the opening riff once more, generally at a higher speed than before. It's a pretty simple formula, but it works. That's not to say all the songs sound the same - the tempos are varied enough, the riffs different enough for each song to stand out on it's own. The standouts for me are "Grisly Hound of the Pit", which features my favorite riff of the album, "Cannibal Massacre" rips by at high speed, feeling much shorter than the five minutes it is, and "Lord of Butchery", which utilizes feedback and noise to make good use of its' sub-minute running time.
What I'm trying to say in all these words, is that this is probably the best metal album of 2006. An unrelenting, vicious classic of sludgy metal that every metalhead worth his salt should hear at least once.


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – What's the big deal about who starts the All-Star Game, anyway?
Who finishes it more likely will determine the winner, home advantage in the World Series and the highlights we'll remember.
And all that adds up to advantage, National League, thanks to the makeup of the bullpens and benches.
SIMULATION: NL roars back to win
Odds are this game will be decided late. Before last year, when the NL scored the winning run in the fourth inning, no decisive run had scored earlier than the seventh inning since 2005. Only twice since the 2002 tie prompted MLB to add the World Series reward has a winning run scored earlier than the sixth.
And never have the substitutes been more anticipated than in tonight's game.
Ask the casual fans – the ones who beef up the ratings and qualify the game for prime-time network TV – who they want to watch and none of the most likely answers are in the starting lineup.
It's rookie sensations Mike Trout and Bryce Harper they want to see. It's knuckleballer R.A. Dickey and his feel-good story they're curious about. It's Atlanta franchise icon Chipper Jones in his final season who will be the sentimental attraction.
And they're more likely than any starters to be the hero.
So, how could this game be won late?
NL manager Tony La Russa has a more varied collection of weapons. There's Harper and Pirates MVP candidate Andrew McCutchen if it's a full-speed catalyst they need. If manufacturing a run is what's required, there's also Braves speedster Michael Bourn, Astros mighty mite Jose Altuve and Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro.
David Wright should have been the starting third baseman, but he'll bring his 4.7 wins above replacement, the best overall WAR of anyone in the game, off the bench. McCutchen's 4.9 offensive WAR is the best in the majors. Add Carlos Ruiz to that pair and three of the top four batting averages in the majors belong to NL subs.
And there's still David Freese, who proved his big-game prowess last October, plus Jay Bruce, Matt Holliday and Bryan LaHair.
Trout and Angels teammate Mark Trumbo are among the biggest threats the AL has to offer after the starters leave. Power is the more likely source of any AL heroics, with Adam Dunn, Miguel Cabrera and Billy Butler on the bench.
Trout can fly but the next-best sources of a speed game are Baltimore center fielder Adam Jones and Texas middle infielders Ian Kinsler and Elvis Andrus. Otherwise, it's Paul Konerko, Joe Mauer, Matt Wieters and Asdrubal Cabrera.
Among the closers La Russa has available are Aroldis Chapman and Craig Kimbrel, 1-2 in the majors among closers in WAR and strikeouts per inning. NL closers also include Jonathan Papelbon, Joel Hanrahan and Huston Street.
The AL list isn't exactly weak, with Joe Nathan and Fernando Rodney ranking 3-4 in the majors in WAR for closers. Manager Ron Washington also has Chris Perez and Jim Johnson.
If the game is close, a few more offensive options favor the NL, as does a collection of closers on both sides who are relatively unproven on this big a stage – Papelbon and Nathan are the most notable exceptions.
And you know La Russa will be primed for one last chess match in his career.
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Vacant Batavia warehouse may get new life
BATAVIA – Another holdover from the old downtown Batavia – a storage barn – is a step closer to new life after action Tuesday by the City Council.
An easement to aid in reconstruction was granted by the Council to Thompson Builds of Byron. The firm plans to convert the three-story structure, used by the C.L. Carr Co., a department store, as a warehouse.
The site – in an alley in the business district adjacent to Jackson Square, a stage for the summer concert series – will be converted into ground floor commercial space and four apartments on the upper floors.
Carr's closed more than 10 years ago, and its Main Street store and warehouse were acquired by the city. The store was sold and the city foreclosed on the warehouse. It was given to the Batavia Business Development Corporation, which will turn it over to Thompson before renovations begin.
The Council also approved the appointment of Dawn Fairbanks, human resource specialist, to serve as the Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator, and City Manager Jason R. Molini as fair housing officer.


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Safety/Efficacy Study of Optimizing Ibuprofen Dosing to Achieve Higher PDA Closure Rates (OIDS)
This study has been terminated.
(FDA drug recall on July 30, 2010)
OSF Healthcare System
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
James Hocker, OSF Healthcare System
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First received: August 18, 2009
Last updated: January 25, 2014
Last verified: January 2014
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The purpose of this study is to determine if increasing the ibuprofen dose will increase the likelihood of closing the patent ductus arteriosus in premature babies.
|Patent Ductus Arteriosus
|Drug: optimized ibuprofen Drug: Standard Ibuprofen
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Safety and Efficacy of an Optimized Ibuprofen Dosing Regimen Versus Standard Dosing for Pharmacologic Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus
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Further study details as provided by James Hocker, OSF Healthcare System:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- PDA Closure [ Time Frame: 1-42 days of age ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- renal function [ Time Frame: 1-30 days of age ]
|Study Start Date:
|August 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|October 2010
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: Optimized Ibuprofen
Drug: optimized ibuprofen
day of life 0-3 - 10, 5, 5 mg/kg/dose at 24 hour intervals day of life 4-6 - 14, 7, 7 mg/kg/dose at 24 hour intervals day of life 7-29 - 20, 10, 10 mg/kg/dose at 24 hour intervals
Other Name: neoprofen
|Active Comparator: Standard Ibuprofen
Drug: Standard Ibuprofen
day of life 0-29 - 10,5, 5 mg/kg/dose at 24 hour intervals
Other Name: neoprofen
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Failure to close the PDA in premature neonates in a timely fashion can lead to pulmonary over-circulation and systemic under-circulation. The PDA often fails to close using currently approved Ibuprofen dosing regimens, and surgical closure becomes necessary. Ibuprofen clearance in premature neonates is significantly correlated with postnatal age, increasing rapidly over time. Hirt et al. published and optimized dosing scheme for preterm neonates based on pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic data. We aim to use this dosing regimen in the clinical setting to determine if increased rates of pharmacologic PDA closure can be achieved.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|up to 29 Days (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- All neonates (0-29 days old) less than or equal to 33 post-menstrual age at time of PDA diagnosis requiring nasal CPAP or mechanical ventilation
- Echo confirmed PDA with a transductal diameter of 1.5 mm or greater and demonstrating a left-to-right shunt
- Signed informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Presence of: ductal-dependent congenital heart disease, pulmonary hypertension,
- Active bleeding (including Grade 3 or 4 IVH)
- Platelet count < 100,000
- Coagulopathy
- Suspected NEC
- Suspected perforation
- Creatinine > 1.5
- Hyperbilirubinemia requiring exchange transfusion
- Hypotension requiring pressor support
- Life-threatening congenital malformation
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00961753
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|Children's Hospital of Illinois at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
|Peoria, Illinois, United States, 61637
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OSF Healthcare System
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|James R Hocker, MD
|OSF Healthcare System
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on July 27, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|James Hocker, M.D., OSF Healthcare System
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00961753 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|August 18, 2009
|Last Updated:
|January 25, 2014
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Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent
Heart Defects, Congenital
Cardiovascular Abnormalities
Cardiovascular Diseases
Heart Diseases
Congenital Abnormalities
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Antirheumatic Agents
Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
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NCR has been covering the international gathering of women religious meeting in Rome:
- Vatican religious prefect: 'I was left out of LCWR finding'
- LCWR head to global sisters: 'Serious misunderstandings' with Vatican
- Servant, feminine leadership focus of global sisters' gathering
- Global sisters explore models of effective leadership
Pope names Dallas Auxiliary Bishop Mark J. Seitz to head Catholic Diocese of El Paso
Colts Neck, N.J. -- Pastor, youth ministers step down at church where priest violated ban on child contact
Editorial: Pope Francis could appoint a coadjutor bishop to Newark, N.J. This would enable the archdiocese to move forward and restore trust among parishioners.
Columbus, Ohio -- Gay Catholic-school teacher's firing raises questions
Madison, Wis. -- Holy Wisdom Monastery now off-limits to Catholic priests A February visit to the monastery by Sr. Simone Campbell appeared to be the final straw for Bp. Morlino.
Eau Claire, Wis. -- Eau Claire Catholic schools chief candidate says false report killed his contract. Diocesan officials mistakenly believe he is gay.
New Mexico Catholic church members start fund for stabbing victims 1 week after attack
Australia Parliamentary Special Commission of Inquiry into child sex abuse: 'Catholic mafia' hindered priest probe
The Philippines prepare for election -- Philippines' Roman Catholic Church's influence wanes Effort ahead of midterm vote targets backers of birth control
Tanzania -- One killed in attack of Arusha church
Israel's Red Line Crossed, U.S. Tacitly Backs Ally's Strikes in Syria
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Marlins 6, Cubs 2: One wonders if the Cubs did much due diligence on Aaron Heilman prior to bringing him onboard. I mean, I watch a lot of baseball, so I certainly knew from Mets games of the past couple of years that he was not to be trusted in tight spots like extra innings, but maybe the Cubs don't watch as many as me since they're playing all of the time. Perhaps his tendency to blow up was simply unknown to them? Yeah, that's gotta be it. And the Cubs certainly need to DL somebody, because you can't win a division using Carlos Zambrano as your primary pinch hitter and playing Koyie Hill at third. Hey wait! If they had a really versatile guy — a Mark DeRosa type — and a good relief pitcher — say, a Kerry Wood type — maybe BOTH of these problems are solved!
Royals 8, Blue Jays 6: On Wednesday it was Bengie Molina hitting a triple. Yesterday it was John Buck, only he did it twice. Let's hear it for the portly among us! Six double plays by the Royals as well as they take three of four from the previously hot Jays.
Athletics 4, Rangers 2: Ryan Sweeney's robbery of Ian Kinsler at the wall was pretty freakin' sweet. Andruw Jones hit a home run. It was his third, which is the same number he hit all last year. It ain't exactly Babe Zaharias returning from colon cancer surgery to win the 1954 U.S. Open, but he is at .344/.523 /.781 and has to be the early leader for Comeback Player of the Year, right? I mean, he got fat and everything, which is practically dead, isn't it?
Yankees 7, Angels 4: Behold! A bullpen worse than the Yankees! In fact, it's the worst in baseball, and helped New York pull away in the eighth. Every Yankee starter got a hit, which is kind of fun to look at in a box score.
Cardinals 9, Nats 4: I guess that Julian Tavarez in the ninth inning thing didn't work out as well this time, did it? Here Tavarez entered the game, walked a guy, gave up a double, hit a guy, walked another guy, and gave up a single before Acta brought out the hook and brought in Hanrahan. Only two possible reasons for that: (1) Hanrahan wasn't warmed up and couldn't come in until the game was out of control; or (b) Acta actually thought Tavarez could get out of this jam once he was in it. If it was the latter, Acta isn't all that familiar with Julian Tavarez's body of work. Otherwise, it also strikes me that if the Nats are going to with a Frankenbullpen made up of guys like Tavarez, that they should always have two guys warmed up at the start of an inning.
Rays 13, Red Sox 0: The Rays basically ripped off the Red Sox' legs and beat them with 'em. Not much more you can say about that.
Brewers 4, Diamondbacks 1: Max Scherzer probably didn't buy Tom Gordon any beers after this one. Scherzer handed Gordon a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the seventh inning and Flash did this: walk-wild pitch-single-fielder's choice-wild pitch-single-walk. Four runs charged to Gordon.
Dodgers 8, Padres 5: Rookie James McDonald didn't have it, but luckily Jeff Weaver was around (how many people have ever said that before?). He came in and pitched four scoreless innings to keep the Padres at bay long enough for the offense to come and bail Big Blue out. The Dodgers are now 7-0 at home.


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TWO people arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was found dead at a house in Burnley have been released on bail.
A woman, aged 49, and a man, aged 42, both from Burnley, were arrested by detectives along with three others, after the body of Brendan Lally, 51, of Springfield Bank, Burnley was found at the foot of a stairway at a house in Reed Street on Hallowe'en.
At 11.20pm officers attended the address following a report of an unconscious man at the terraced house.
On arrival officers found the man at the bottom of the stairs and despite the efforts of police and paramedics, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Detectives said they are still treating his death as 'unexplained'.
A post-mortem examination carried out on Thursday revealed Mr Lally died from both head and neck injuries.
Five people, including two women, aged 20 and 49, and three men, aged 42, 45 and 48, all from Burnley, were arrested on October 31.
The 20-year-old woman and men aged 45 and 48 have were later released without charge.
Yesterday, the remaining 49-year-old woman and 42-year-old man, both from the Burnley area, were released on polcie bail until November 8, so officers can carry out further inquiries.
A Lancacshire police spokesman said: "Our investigation into Mr Lally's death is continuing.
"I would urge anyone with information or who saw anything suspicious to come forward and contact us."
Police can be contacted on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.


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My aim here isn't to take some kind of victory lap or to get in the granite faces of our eternal pundit corps one more time. Nor is it to blame Republicans for our problems. It is true that, from the scandal of CEO pay to the scandal of lobotomized regulators, each of the really monumental mistakes of our time arose from the trademark doctrines of the political right. And, yes, it was the Bush administration that muzzled government scientists and declared war on organized intelligence in a hundred other ways.
But the problem goes far beyond politics. We have become a society that can't self-correct, that can't address its obvious problems, that can't pull out of its nosedive. And so to our list of disasters let us add this fourth entry: we have entered an age of folly that—for all our Facebooking and the twittling tweedle-dee-tweets of the twitterati—we can't wake up from.
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NFL executive Ray Anderson dismissed complaints on Thursday from James Harrison that the league is targeting the Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker for discipline.
Harrison, fined Tuesday for the fourth time this season for a total of $125,000, said Wednesday that he thinks the league is making him an example as it cracks down on illegal on-field hits.
But Anderson, the league's VP of football operations, said it's wrong to think the league would target any one player for discipline.
"I would say that's misguided and, frankly, completely untrue," Anderson told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "Every team and every player, hopefully, will have the confidence that, if they play within the rules, we won't have this problem."
Anderson administers the league's discipline program, which enhanced its enforcement against illegal hits in October. Harrison has been fined $120,000 since then, and five players have received fines of at least $50,000.
But Harrison and his Steelers teammates railed against the NFL on Wednesday. WR Hines Ward called NFL officials "hypocrites" and said they are not really concerned about player safety.
Baltimore Ravens LB Terrell Suggs said he thinks the NFL has "red-flagged" Harrison. Chicago Bears LB Brian Urlacher added that the current discipline process is "outrageous."
The NFL has warned players that suspensions could come if they continue to violate the guidelines on illegal hits, but no players have yet been banned.
Harrison has insisted his style of play is legal and vowed not to change. Anderson declined to address that.
"But what we will say is, we expect every player to play within the rules," he told the Post-Gazette. "They're very clear so players and coaches should know the rules, particularly Rule 12 and its variations. If they aren't able to play within the rules, ultimately, they will be sitting and watching games like you and me and watching games from outside the stadiums of their NFL team.
"At the end of day, if they are not willing to make the adjustment, we're not backing off this because we know how important it is for all concerned."
-- Sean Leahy
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On seeing her ranch in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada for the first time. It was winter. Very barren. Coyote country, I thought. I came back in the spring, and it was lush and beautiful. And there was an old adobe from the 1920s.
On fixing it up. I raised the roof on the adobe. That's actually quite a lot, raising a roof.
A day at the ranch. At about 7 a.m., I hear the click-click of my dogs' paws on the floor outside my bedroom telling me it's time to feed them. I put on coffee, look at the beautiful garden, and decide whether I'm going to ride the horses before they eat or after they eat. Usually it's after. Then after you ride, you might take a nice plunge in the pool.
The evening meal is about 7 or so. When my husband comes up, his son usually comes too and they barbecue. Ribs, chicken, sometimes fish they bring up from town.
What it's like to ride a horse in the movies. When you're filming, you don't get the opportunity to know your horse. The horse is ruled by the wrangler, and rightly so ― they're there to make sure you don't have an accident. But it's a little bit mechanical. Even so, I love making westerns. I wish I could do one a year. I like hanging with the cowboys. I like horse people.
Favorite thing about living here. It's lovely to have a place that echoes back to what I feel Old California must have been. To be able to sit in the hot sunshine at the base of a palm tree and look into the snowcapped mountains of the High Sierra is wonderful.
Anjelica Huston's ranch is in Tulare County, CA. She has starred in The Grifters, Lonesome Dove, and Art School Confidential. Her newest movie, Material Girls, is in theaters now.


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Charlotte, N.C. - March 10, 2014 - Coming off their inaugural season in 2013, the Charlotte 49ers will begin their spring 2014 practice season, Tuesday, March 11, to prepare for year two.
The 49ers will practice for four weeks before the spring campaign concludes with the annual Spring Game at 12 noon, Saturday, April 5.
Charlotte's inaugural season was highlighted by the program's first-ever FCS Top 25 win over #24 Gardner-Webb as well as a 52-7 victory over Campbell in the historic first game, the program's first FCS road win at Presbyterian and a record-setting 61-point performance in the season finale at Morehead State. Charlotte finished its first year with a 5-6 record against a schedule that included four FCS Top 25 teams.
The 49ers return 18 starters (nine on offense; nine on defense) from a year ago and have added five December signees to the spring roster: Fr. QB Brooks Barden; Jr. DB Branden Dozier; Jr. ILB Nick Cook; R-So. DE Josh Manley and Jr. H Richard Murphy. The 49ers have a solid set of returnees, many of which are now in their third year with the program. This spring, in addition to the five new signees, the 49ers will be evaluating players that red-shirted last season.
"I've liked the attitude they've brought to preseason workouts," 49ers second-year head coach Brad Lambert said of the newcomers. "(This spring) we want to find that group that's going to step up and make plays for us. We continue to get older. Our guys know the routine. They know the pattern. Now we're infusing that second class in."
Charlotte, which will compete as an FCS Independent, will open the 2014 season, Thursday, Aug. 28 at Campbell. The 49ers first home game of 2014 will be Saturday, Sept. 6 vs. Johnson C. Smith at 12 noon. The 49ers will move to FBS Conference USA in 2015 with an opportunity to gain full FBS member status with bowl eligibility in 2016.
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The second day of the Chingford Big Weekender was called off due to bad weather.
Due to torrential downpours overnight and this morning, the ground conditions at Ridgeway Park in Old Church Road have been deemed unsuitable.
In a statement posted online, the Waltham Forest council said: "Unfortunately due to inclement weather, we have had to cancel the second day of the Chingford Big Weekender.
"The ground conditions are not suitable for large crowds and it is with regret that we are unable to proceed with the event."
The rain held off for day one of the festival, with temperatures hitting the mid 20s as Sister Sledge, Gwen Dickey of Rose Royce and Soul II Soul took to the stage.
By the time the live entertainment started at around 3pm, the park had reached its capacity and the organisers had to revert to a one-in one-out policy.
Thousands made the most out of the day by setting up picnics and seating areas, while others stood up and danced and sang as inflatable balls were passed through the crowd.


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US cool on bin Laden confidant's surrender
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US officials downplayed the importance of a Saudi-born imam said to be an al-Qaeda member and confidant of Osama bin Laden, who surrender on Tuesday to Saudi Arabian authorities.
Khaled bin Ouda bin Mohammed al-Harby surrendered to Saudi diplomats in Iran and was taken to Saudi Arabia, where he is to be held under an amnesty program announced by Saudi rulers last month.
He is considered close to bin Laden because of a 2001 videotape depicting a gathering at which a man reported to be Harby appeared with bin Laden as the al-Qaeda chief spoke glowingly of the success of the September 11 attacks.
Saudi officials said in television reports that Harby would be treated for unspecified medical conditions. They did not detail what charges led to his arrest. Broadcasts showed Harby, unable to walk, being hoisted by pilots down the steps from an aircraft.
"Thank God, thank God ... I called the embassy and we were very well-received," Harby said at the airport.
He described the amnesty as a "generous offer" and urged other militants to take advantage of it.
US officials said that Harby had had little effectiveness lately and that his former value was as an extremist speaker and "sounding board".
"It's easy to overstate his importance," a US official said. "It's clear that a lot of bad guys have been caught, but there remain a lot of bad guys out there. This isn't going to be the critical blow" to the terrorists' organisation.
Analysts at the CIA and other intelligence agencies do not see Harby as a likely source of valuable information on bin Laden's whereabouts or al-Qaeda's operational activities.
"I'd be cautious in terms of characterising him in terms of a significant al-Qaeda figure," another US official said.
The Saudi Interior Ministry issued a statement saying that Harby had got in touch with the Saudi embassy in Tehran.
He became the third insurgent to surrender under the amnesty, which was offered after the kidnapping and killing of an American worker, Paul Johnson.
Los Angeles Times