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Mia Duckstein, 4, and her sister, Emma, 3, of Robinson approach Santa Claus, who is seated in his big comfy chair inside the Mall at Robinson. The younger sibling asks a question to the jolly old man in the red suit.
"Santa," she says. "You are tall and big. How are you going to fit down our chimney? I don't think you will fit."
"Oh, Santa will find a way," he tells her.
She smiles, and now she can relax, so she proceeds to tell him what she has on her list, which includes a puzzle and a baby doll. The sisters then pose with Santa and their 2-month-old brother, Henry, while mom Mikela looks on.
Little ones such as Emma Duckstein ask and tell Santa everything from funny to serious and in between.
It's a chance for them to share what's on their minds. And they certainly have a receptive ear.
"Kids say and ask all kinds of things," says Santa, during a stop at the Mall at Robinson. "They talk about what is important to them and what is on their minds. I enjoy listening to them."
The answers aren't always as easy as his girth and the chimney situation, Santa says. He recalled one little boy who asked for his mother to have a good Christmas because she had cancer.
"I see Mom standing there with a scarf on her head and tears in her eyes," Santa says. "I gave her son a hug and told him Santa cares about your mom. Another youngster asked for his dad to be able to get up and run with him like he used to. So, I told him maybe the two of them could find an activity to do sitting down, like playing a game or watching a movie."
There are some things Santa can't promise, and he doesn't. If a video game isn't age-appropriate or an item might be too expensive, Santa talks to the children about those things, saying he loves them too much to bring them a game that is for an older child.
"When they come to see me, it's about starting a tradition," Santa says. "This is an important part of their child's life, and, sometimes, entire families come back to see Santa. That's what it's all about."
There are times Santa gets a heads up from parents about what the child might ask for so he can prepare, but there are occasions when a request just comes without any warning, says Santa, who was visiting Ross Park Mall.
"One little boy asked for stocks in Costco," Santa says. "I told him that might be a good gift for Mom and Dad to buy him."
After that, two little girls came by and one had a list that included items such as chicken salad, a loaf of bread and sugar. Santa asked her if this was her list? And her mom chimed in, saying, "No, that is my grocery list."
There are so many fun times with the children, Santa says. He recalled last year when a mom brought her child in early for a photo to send to Dad in Afghanistan. This year, a man came by and shook his hand and thanked Santa, telling him the picture helped him get through his military service overseas.
"I thanked him for protecting us and serving his country," Santa says.
There was a time when a little girl asked Santa for her friend, who was dying, to get out of the hospital. Santa told her he would pray for her friend.
"Sometimes, that is all you can say," Santa says. "I feel so bad, because I want to make it better. But, sometimes, I can't."
Santa has to tread lightly on some topics such as when a child asks for a puppy or kitten or expensive items. He tells the youngster that it is too cold at the North Pole for animals and as for items like iPads and other electronics; he can't promise those … "I will see what I can do," he says.
Santa sometimes uses his magic, like when he got a special-needs child, whose mother told him that the boy wouldn't sit on his lap, to not only do that, but to smile, too.
"Mom and Grandma were in tears," Santa says. "Because that was the first photo with Santa and that the boy was also smiling. It's about the magic of Christmas and of Santa."
The smiles are the most rewarding for Santa, he says during a visit to the Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills, Frazer. The best way to get a child to come close is to get down and look at them eye-to-eye, Santa says.
It's about making the child feel comfortable, Santa says. Santa can sometimes feel a little uncomfortable when a child asks for a baby brother or sister. He defers that to Mom and Dad, because that is not up to Santa, he says. "Santa can help with things like trucks and baby dolls," Santa says. "I love to bring toys that I and the elves can make."
There are times children will tell Santa they talked with him the night before on the Internet, but Santa tries to move the conversation to the here and now. Children often worry about how Santa will find them at Grandma's house or, what if there is bad weather.
"Santa is magical," Santa says. "I know where they will be. Nothing stops me because I have Rudolph and all my reindeer and my sleigh."
Santa says it is amazing to think of how many households and wallets and scrapbooks and, now, cellphones and Facebook and Twitter and Instagram accounts that have his photo.
"I love every minute of it," he says. "The children are so cute, because their hearts are so pure. I tell them, when they interact with me, it touches Santa's heart."
There are other touching moments, too. A young boy came by with his mother and Santa told him to bring his father next time.
"Santa, don't you remember? My daddy died," the little guy says. "I got tears in my eyes. 'Yes, Santa remembers,' I told him."
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LAWRENCEVILLE—The Broncs committed five errors in a loss to La Salle Tuesday. "You can't win with five errors," said Rider head coach Barry Davis.
The loss snapped Rider's seven-game winning streak, the longest of the season. "You just hate to lose," Davis said. "You just don't want to lose."
Rider (33-18) tied the score at 1-1 when freshman Lee Lipinski (Glen Arm, MD/Calvert) singled and scored on an RBI single by senior Ian Lindsay (Oaklyn/Haddon Twp.) in the fifth inning, and took a 2-1 lead when freshman James Locklear (Hamilton, NJ/Steinert) walked and scored on an RBI single by junior Jerry Mulderig (Langhorne, PA/Council Rock South).
La Salle (24-24) scored three unearned runs in the game off of six Rider pitchers, including two runs in the seventh inning without a hit on two Rider errors, a walk and a strikeout wild pitch.
Rider out-hit La Salle 7-4 despite having three non-regulars in the starting lineup. "That's the goal of these games, to play some people who could be important in certain situations in the playoffs," Davis said.
Rider sophomore pitcher David Hafer (Pine Grove, PA) started and pitched three innings, allowing one hit. "Hafer looked good," Davis said. Hafer has now pitched in 17 games, more than 22 innings, and has yet to allow an earned run. "If we have a fourth or fifth game in the tournament we're going to need some of these pitchers to perform for us."
Rider beat La Salle 10-4 in the last meeting, in 2011 at Rider. The Broncs lost at La Salle 12-10 on a two-out, three-run, walk-off extra-inning home run in 2010.
Rider and La Salle were East Coast Conference rivals in the 1970s and early 1980s. The two teams have now met 51 times since the series began in 1968 with Rider winning 32. La Salle defeated Rider in the 1985 NCAA East Regional at South Carolina.
First place Rider (17-4) now travels to Poughkeepsie, NY to take on second place Marist (15-6) in the final series of the season. Rider has won its first seven MAAC series but only needs to win one of the three games at Marist to win its first MAAC regular season title.
The MAAC Tournament begins May 23 with a 3pm game and Rider plays at 7pm. The four teams are Rider, Marist, Canisius and Siena. The pairings will be decided this weekend.
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Coral reefs can be surprisingly noisy places and the noise level is a good indication of the reef's overall health, U.K. scientists say.
Researchers at the University of Bristol in England say coral reef inhabitants, such as fish and invertebrates, produce clicks and grunts that add up to considerable cacophonies, a university release reports.
Analyzing recordings of coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean near Panama, Bristol marine biologists found some reefs are noisier than others, and these differences provide useful information about the state of the reef.
Healthier reefs were louder, with a clear association between overall noise level generated and the amount of living coral, the researchers found.
"This study provides evidence that reef generated sound contains a real richness of information," Bristol University scientist Steve Simpson said.
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D-rop, Video editor (2420 posts)
Posted: 2011-03-06 at: 08:06
-- Robin van Roosmalen def. Chahid Oulad el Hadj (dec)
D-rop, Video editor (2420 posts)
Posted: 2011-03-06 at: 09:06
-- Danyo Ilunga def. Wendell Roche (dec)
-- Andy Souwer def. 'Aussi' (dec)
Rishi (1321 posts)
Posted: 2011-03-06 at: 09:30
Also disapointing al fight so far By jury decision .
Even the Souwer vs Aussie a dec damnn
Drago klost on points thats a pitty ,anyway thanks for the update
i hope to godd hesdey will win on ko .
Kim, Editor (1548 posts)
Posted: 2011-03-06 at: 09:51
Rob, Holland reporter (1964 posts)
Posted: 2011-03-07 at: 12:20
Allthough there were a lot of decisions, there were knockdowns. And the undercard had some nice KO's :D
We saw lots of great fighters, offcourse everyone on the card was there, but also Bonjasky, Aerts, Hari, Spong, JLB, (even Singh Jaideep!) and many more!
Small teaser: We have interviews with Daniel Ghita, Hesdy Gerges and Andy Souwer! All of which were very kind to sit down and talk to us with no hesitation :)
Aussi and Drago wanted their interviews afterwards, but since they lost we wisely let them be after the fight. And helas..Kyshencko's (Russian) manager or trainer kept us from interviewing him. But I'm very happy with the ones we did get.
I will edit the videos monday and tuesday night, since I have no time in the day.
I really loved the fact I saw Souwer fight in real life. He looked sharp!
And Ghita vs Gerges was a lowkick war! I actually thought there would have been an extra round. But I will save discussions for tomorrow, since I'm way too tired now haha
Canuck (257 posts)
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Posted: 2011-03-07 at: 02:23
Obviously I did not see the event, but I read the report at HeadKickLegend, and it seems Ghita was impressive again. Even in defeat he is awesome. I cannot wait to see him get a big win. I think I am becoming a fan of Daniel Ghita.
BukiLand (204 posts)
Posted: 2011-03-07 at: 07:10
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhek3y_gladiatoriu m-ro-daniel-ghita-vs-hesdy-gerges-1-2_sport
http://www.daily motion.com/video/xhekd7_daniel-ghita-vs-hesdy-gerge s-2-2_sport
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Posted: 2011-03-07 at: 07:23
Rob, Holland reporter (1964 posts)
Posted: 2011-03-07 at: 10:08
I had the first round 10-10, Ghita was better in the beginning and Hesdy finished a bit stronger, so an equal round. Then the second was more Hesdy, plus the clean shots he landed. But the count thingy was a bit unclear to me. Nevertheless a 10-8 round is possible here. And then the third it was all Ghita imo. with 10-9. So in that case Hesdy won. But if the 8 or 10 count was recovery time, then I would have liked to see an extra round!
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Ron Artest will meet with Indiana Pacers CEO Donnie Walsh and president Larry Bird this morning in the wake of stalled trade talks with the Sacramento Kings.
The meeting was scheduled for 10 a.m. at Conseco Fieldhouse.
The Pacers and Kings were working to execute a trade that would exchange Artest for Peja Stojakovic on Tuesday.
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Located in Brooklyn Heights on a bluff overlooking the East River, New York Harbor, and the Brooklyn Bridge, the house at 7 Middagh Street was a social and intellectual mecca for artists in the early 1940s, many of whom had escaped the war in Europe. Drawn to the wharves and warehouses of the waterfront, McCullers became one of three original tenants along with George Davis, then the fiction editor of Harper's Bazaar, and the poet W.H. Auden.
Dubbed the February House by the French writer Anaïs Nin when she discovered how many of its residents had February birthdays, the $75-a-month, ramshackle brownstone with the high-ceilinged parlor and marble fireplace garnered a reputation among the Manhattan elite for its brilliant dinner conversations and raucous parties. The days at the house were quiet, providing a sanctuary for those in need of literary inspiration and supportive company.
Frequent visitors to the house included the writer and musician Paul Bowles; dancer and choreographer George Balanchine; British composer and pianist Benjamin Britten; German author Klaus Mann, son of Thomas Mann; Russian surrealist painter Pavel Tchelitchew; and actress and theater producer Cheryl Crawford. McCullers, a great raconteur, entertained these and other houseguests with her descriptions of life in Georgia in a thick Southern drawl.
"Carson's heart was often lonely and it was a tireless hunter for those to whom she could offer it, but it was a heart that was graced with light that eclipsed its shadows."
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The representative body for New Zealand's eight universities.
The New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee website.
To enrol at a New Zealand university a student needs to meet the legal definition of a domestic student and fulfil one of the following modes of entrance:
The University Entrance standard
Admission ad eundem statum at entrance level
There are small numbers of programmes which can be taken without one of the above. These are generally programmes that prepare students for university-level study or impart basic workforce skills. Further information is available from each university.
The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA), under section 257 of the Education Act 1989, established the minimum standard required for entrance to a New Zealand University.
The standard established by NZQA may be met in a number of ways, some of which are no longer available, but students who have met them are eligible to enrol at a university.
Some universities have adopted additional standards for entry, above the university entrance standard, for admission either to some or all of their programmes. For more information visit the universities' websites.
NZQA sets the requirements to obtain NCEA. Please note that the requirements for entrance into a university in 2015 have changed - refer to the NZQA website for details.
Other qualifications available to students in New Zealand may be deemed equivalent to the university entrance standard either on their own (CIE, IB, Steiner, ACE), or in combination with NCEA (NZIM Certificates and Enterprise NZ).
University of Cambridge International Examinations
Accelerated Christian Education
International Certificate of Christian Education (ICCE)
New Zealand Institute of Management Certificates
Enterprise New Zealand Trust - Young Enterprise Certificate (the YES Certificate)
Older qualifications (e.g. University Entrance, Bursary etc.)
Ad eundem statum means "with equivalent status".
Domestic students who received their schooling in another country may be eligible for this admission on the basis of their school-leaving qualification. As requirements vary such students should seek advice from the university they wish to attend.
This form of admission is also used for students who have studied in New Zealand and gained a university entrance equivalent such as the CIE examinations or International Baccalaureate.
Universities sometimes charge a fee for this form of admission to cover administrative costs.
Exams must be taken in New Zealand. To be eligible for admission candidates must achieve the following:
Literacy and numeracy must be satisfied as follows:
An E grade or better in any one of AS English Language, Language and Literature in English, Literature in English. A 'D' grade or better will satisfy one of the syllabus requirements of Part A.
As prescribed for university entrance with NCEA.
(i) A 'D' grade or better in IGCSE or GCSE mathematics, or
(ii) Any mathematics passed at AS level. A 'D' grade or better will satisfy one of the syllabus requirements of Part A.
As prescribed for university entrance with NCEA.
Completion of the Diploma (minimum of 24 points).
An IB Diploma completed with English as Language A1 at either Higher or Standard Level and including any mathematics subject satisfies the literacy and numeracy requirements for university entrance.
A completed Steiner School Certificate Level 3, including 9 points in each of 3 approved subject areas, 7 points in literacy (4 writing/3 reading), and 9 points in numeracy.
A Year 13 Academic Certificate containing at least 4 credits in subjects designated Year 13.
This certificate satisfies the literacy and numeracy requirements for university entrance through its compulsory components in English and mathematics.
ICCE Advanced (Academic) Certificate and ICCE Advanced (Academic) Certificate Honours acceptable for entrance.
Numeracy and literacy requirements may be fulfilled by passes in Algebra I 1097-1108 and English II 1097-1108 respectively, and by satisfying the ICCE Course Work, 0.5 credit, at each Certificate level.
The Certificate in Management or the Certificate in Small Business Management may contribute to the 'third subject' of the NZQA university entrance standard (i.e. a minimum of 14 credits at level 3). Requirements for literacy, numeracy and 2 approved subjects must be separately fulfilled.
Through credit inclusion as recognised by NZQA may contribute to the 'third subject' of the common entrance standard (i.e. a minimum of 14 credits at level 3) in one of 2 ways:
(a) completion of the YES Certificate, or
(b) completion of the course requirements only (worth 10 level 3 credits equivalent to NZIM paper 836) plus at least 4 further credits at level 3 or higher, or a pass in another NZIM paper (worth 10 credits).
Requirements for literacy, numeracy and 2 approved subjects must be separately fulfilled.
The NZUEBS examinations were offered for the last time in 2003. People who have qualified for entrance by this mode may still apply for admission. To qualify for entrance a student must have achieved one of:
*For this purpose 13 credits at level 3 in a single subject are deemed to be equivalent to a C grade in NZUEBS in that subject.
This provision was discontinued at the end of 2003, although people who achieved it by that date will be eligible to apply for admission in succeeding years.
The requirement was at least 39 Level 3 credits in unit standards* from the National Qualifications Framework in at least 3 subjects on the approved list, plus Higher School Certificate.
*For this purpose 13 credits at level 3 in a single subject are deemed to be equivalent to a C grade in NZUEBS in that subject.
Note: The National Qualifications Framework was superseded in 2010 by the New Zealand Qualifications Framework and the Directory of Assessment Standards.
New Zealand University Bursaries examination prior to 1993
A grade of A, B C or D in each of 4 subjects satisfied the university entrance requirement.
New Zealand University Entrance prior to 1986
An award of university entrance, by examination or accreditation, was sufficient for admission to a university.
For admission from Year 12 see Discretionary Entrance.
Persons over the age of 20 years, who are New Zealand or Australian* citizens or permanent residents of either country, may enrol at a New Zealand university without having otained a university entrance qualification. Further information is available from each university.
*Australian applicants' most recent year of schooling must have been in New Zealand.
The Discretionary Entrance Regulations were published in July 2002 and came into force in 2003. They provide a route to university study for students who have not continued secondary education beyond Year 12. The chief features of the regulations are as follows:
domestic student, at any time, means a person who is then—
(a) a New Zealand citizen; or
(b) the holder of a residence class visa granted under the Immigration Act 2009 who satisfies the criteria (if any) prescribed by regulations made under subsection (4); or
(c) a person of a class or description of persons required by the Minister, by notice in the Gazette, to be treated as if they are not international students
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New Brand For Downtown Omaha
People walking or driving on Douglas Street between 15th and 16th Streets can now see Downtown Omaha's new brand, DO! Downtown Omaha. It is prominently displayed on the skywalk over Douglas Street to welcome people to Downtown Omaha.
The new brand was developed by the Omaha Downtown Improvement District. Executive Director Joe Gudenrath says they came up with the idea following a series of interviews, focus groups and a lot of input from businesses. Gudenrath says it celebrates everything there is to do in Downtown Omaha, including dining, shopping, playing, working and living.
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By Emily Baker
Killeen Daily Herald
FORT HOOD Recent high school graduate Jennifer Deem is looking at eight expensive years of school.
When she graduates from dental school in nearly a decade, shell have $1,000 less of debt to worry about, thanks to the Central Texas-Fort Hood Chapter of the Associa-tion of the United States Army.
The chapter handed out 41 scholarships, each worth $1,000, to area students during a luncheon Thursday at the Fort Hood Officers Club.
Deem, who graduated last month from Copperas Cove High School, received one of the scholarships.
This will help pay for a couple of my classes and books, which is very great, said Deem, who plans to attend the University of Texas at Tyler for an undergraduate degree in biology before heading to UT Health Sciences Center in San Antonio to become an orthodontist.
The chapter has offered scholarships for 10 years now, said Steve Hanik, the groups vice president for scholarships and public affairs manager for Sprint, a corporate partner in the scholarship effort. Including this years scholarships, the chapter has now handed out $250,000 to area students, Hanik said.
Scholarship recipient Victoria Chings school bills might mirror that total by the time she is finished with her education.
Medical school is my ultimate goal, so I was hoping for some help getting there, said Ching, a sophomore pre-medical and psychology major at UT-Austin.
Chings mother, Yonsuk, said she was grateful when she learned her daughter would receive the scholarship.
Im so thankful; I didnt expect this gift, she said.
The students were encouraged by Lt. Gen. Thomas F. Metz, commander of III Corps and Fort Hood, to continue to search for scholarship opportunities as they continue their educations.
You are the future, Metz told the students. You are who we are fighting the Global War on Terrorism for.
Other scholarship recipients were Lisbeth Aaron Boule, Dana Burke, Monica Campbell, Jessie Cayton, Rickie Cayton, Jamie Cedillo, Paige Cox, Tatiana DeKoning, Katherine Eikenberg and Joshua Flanagan.
Also, Allison Garrett, James Gray, Derek Jones, Scott Key, Miles Kroeger, Tiffany Kroontje, Jessica Menking, Lavonya McAlister, Amber McCloud, Robert Moore, Shannon Neely, Katelyn Nelson and Kimberly Norville.
Also, Jessica Potts, John Reeves, James Roman, Porcia Scott, Johnny Shafe, Victoria Smith, Joseph Stevens, Eileen Stock, Priscilla Suggs, Justin Swanberg, Mary Tait, Jodi-Ann Thomas, Ashley Visser, Aubri Waters and Casey Whalen.
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Top five shows: Sept 26–Oct 2, 2013
The best of the week in art.
"Magritte: The Mystery of the Ordinary, 1926–1938"
Museum of Modern Art, Sat 28–Jan 12
One of the titanic names of 20th-century art—and certainly one of the most popular and recognizable—René Magritte (1898–1967) is synonymous with a specific vision in which our experience of the ordinary is thrown into doubt, and real life seems invaded by dreams. The uncanny effect of his work was due precisely to the fact that Magritte, as a painter, stuck tightly to realist script in order to upend the conventions of realism. This retrospective focuses on the years 1925 to 1938, the period when he developed his iconic style that spoke eloquently of its time: the uneasy interlude between World Wars.
"Robert Indiana: Beyond LOVE"
Whitney Museum of American Art, Thu 26–Jan 5
Robert Indiana became one of the most famous 1960s Pop artists, due mainly to his signature image, LOVE, which first appeared in 1966. Rendered by the artist in both 2-D and 3-D versions, it instantly became synonymous with the era of flower power. However, its successive—and unauthorized—proliferation on products ranging from posters to keychains had a deleterious impact on Indiana's career. The artist became viewed by many as a hack, and as a result, his art, which stylistically alluded to roadside Americana, was dismissed. But in fact, social justice was often a subject in his work, and his emphasis on typography arguably anticipated certain aspects of late-1960s Conceptualism. This retrospective sets out to restore Indiana to his rightful place in the annals of postwar art.
"Robert Motherwell: Early Collages"
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Fri 27–Jan 5
Although somewhat younger (and Waspier) than the Abstract Expressionists he associated with, Robert Motherwell was a noted figure of the New York School (a term that he, in fact, coined), thanks largely to his role in introducing his peers to "automatic" drawing—a concept he'd picked up from the Surrealists on his travels to Europe. Painterly free association, coupled with existentialism, thus became the linchpin of AbEx, though Motherwell's own work was defined more by formal stylishness than by sturm und drang. While Motherwell produced large canvases, the collages he created throughout his career were particularly beautiful and elegant. The Gugg offers a choice selection from the first decade of his output, during the years in which he helped to lay the foundation for New York's art world ascendancy.
Alexis Rockman, "Drawings from Life of Pi"
The Drawing Center, Fri 27–Nov 3
Rockman was commissioned by film director Ang Lee to help him visualize the fantastical sea creatures in Life of Pi, and the results on view here are surely among the artist's most exquisite works.
"Chris Burden: Extreme Measures"
New Museum of Contemporary Art, Wed 2–Jan 12
The New Mu gives over its entire building to this first major New York survey of legendary L.A. artist Chris Burden, who emerged in the early 1970s as the enfant terrible of performance art. He had himself shot in the arm, for example, and once used the back of a VW bug as the cross for his self-crucifixion. Over the ensuing decades, he moved into creating complicated sculptural objects and installations, such as a built-from-scratch automobile and a toy-model metropolis, featuring miniature freeways teeming with tiny cars zipping by at breakneck speeds. This show covers it all, offering New Yorkers a rare comprehensive look at one of the most innovative artists of the past 40 years.


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He won't say when, but veteran actor Bill Nighy has admitted that he was once offered the starring role in Doctor Who, only to turn it down.
The 63-year-old actor, whose latest film is Richard Curtis's About Time, told the Daily Express: "I won't tell you when because the rule is that you are not allowed to say you turned that job down because it's disrespectful to whoever did it. I will say that I was approached. But I didn't want to be the Doctor. No disrespect to Doctor Who or anything, I just think that it comes with too much baggage."
Peter Capaldi is the new star of Doctor Who
Nighy did, however, star in the sci-fi series back in 2010, when he played an art gallery curator in an episode that saw the Time Lord travel back in time to meet Vincent Van Gogh.
He also approves of Peter Capaldi in the role of the 12th Doctor, saying, "He's a marvellous actor. He'll be very good as the Doctor. He'll bring a lot of wit and dry humour. He's elegant and he looks great."
The long-running sci-fi series is due to return for a special 50th anniversary feature-length episode on November 23.


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Created: July 31, 2003
Latest Update: July 31, 2003
- Professor Brian's Tour of Washington State University A beautifully done photo essay, of the kind I wish one of you would try with our own local campuses. Notice how Professor Brian writes a story as he shows the photos. What I learned is that I would love to visit his campus for a few days to walk in all those serene and beautiful places, and balance it with libraries and bookstores and sculptures and paintings that would give me more than I could drink in in such a short time. Link added July 31, 2003.


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Don Giovanni
Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Don Giovanni' one of the greatest lovers of all time with 1,003 conquests in Spain alone, arrives at the Crusaders court in Akko. Mozart's dramatic masterpiece, dealing with the battle of the sexes, in a semi staged production under the stars.
Libretto: Lorenzo da Ponte
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Do you know how many days you have lived so far? How many years, months and days you have been working? How many days are left until the New Year? Or maybe, how many days you have been engaged or married? Date Computer may answer all these questions easily. If you want, Date Computer may also post the result on your Facebook wall and share them with your relatives and friends. For example: "I have been working for 8 years, 3 months and 21 days".
Date Computer is a free and easy to use calculator that computes the day of the week for a provided date. Also, it calculates the day difference between two entered dates. The result is shown both in total days and in years, months and days. An additional feature is the ability to enter a date and a number of years (0-99), months (0-11) and days (0-31). The application will add (or subtract, if desired) that time to the original date and compute the resulting date. Instead of years, months and days it is possible to specify a total number of days (0-9999). Use years and months equal to zero in this case.
Date selection is very easy. It uses a rotating wheel to select the desired year, month and day.
Recent improvements: Added a settings screen to select a language (English/Spanish at this time) and color intensity (Strong/Soft). Added a Help screen and an About screen (shown in the selected language). Also, now you may post the date difference calculated by Date Computer on your Facebook Wall. You choose the format (total number of days or number of years, months and days) and select from a list of predefined messages or enter your own. The message list is shown in English or Spanish depending on your language setting. The Facebook post screen allows you to add longer comments to the chosen message.
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Free Mental Health First Aid Training Offered in Ocean County [AUDIO]
As New Jerseyans living in the areas impacted the hardest by Superstorm Sandy continue to put their lives back together, many are seeking help for mental health disorders.
To help those in need, the Ocean County chapter of the Mental Health Association in New Jersey will offer residents in Ocean County a free course on mental health first aid during the month of May in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month.
"I think everybody should have mental health first aid training," said Michelle Green-Ferrante, director of MHANJ's Ocean County office.
Green-Ferrante said the training is applicable for anyone, especially case managers that are directly working with Sandy victims. "There's so many folks out there that still don't know what's going on with their homes – still stressed. Some are still living in motels and can't go back home."
The training is also important for Meals on Wheels workers because they go door-to-door. "They may be the only face that those people behind that door see and maybe if something is going on, they could identify it," Green-Ferrante said.
The eight-hour course teaches participants a five-step action plan to assist someone with an emerging mental health crisis or disorder. It covers the most common health problems, and teaches participants how to assess a situation, select and implement appropriate interventions and secure appropriate care for a person experiencing a mental health problem.
The course will be provided in two sessions scheduled for May 5 and May 19 at MHANJ's Ocean County office in Toms River.
Anyone interested in participating must pre-register by either going to MHANJ's website,calling 732-244-0940 or emailing Laura Guida at email@example.com.
Those who successfully complete the training will be issued at certificate. The program is being made possible through a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the American Red Cross as part of a major initiative to bring Mental Health First Aid, a national program created in 2001, to communities severely impacted by Sandy.


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Latest question:
How do you think the new GigE standards will influence the machine vision industry?
Respond or ask your question now!
On July 31, FireWire met GigE. That's when Allied Vision Technologies (Stadtroda, Germany) acquired Prosilica Inc., (Vancouver, B.C., Canada) for an undisclosed purchase price.
Allied is a market leader in FireWire industrial cameras and Prosilica, which was founded in 2003, produces primarily GigE cameras. The entire Prosilica team, led by CEO Marty Furse, will remain in place.
Both companies have a history of growth and their technology teams will continue developing both FireWire and GigE interfaces, says AVT CEO Frank Grube. The already established brand names will continue.
After the announcement of the acquisition, Grube and Furse provided Advanced Imaging Magazine and AdvancedImagingPro
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GHOST project developing intelligent public transportation
News from the European GNSS Agency (GSA) All across Europe, the number of smart cities is multiplying. To tackle their growing needs and to guarantee efficient city planning and maintenance, many cities are engaged in massive investments in such key areas as street lighting, road maintenance, traffic and waste management. In parallel, public transportation is continuously evolving in terms of... read more


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Research Profiles : CSI: Olduvai Gorge :
From modern bones to fossils
Jackson's experiments were done with modern crocodiles feeding on modern organisms, but he saw the same patterns of tooth marks and bone damage on the fossils from Olduvai. Some fossils did look they'd been chewed by mammalian carnivores, but others bore the distinctive marks of crocodiles. For example, the fossil leg bone of an antelope-like animal from Olduvai was whole when the animal died (though it was broken after it was originally deposited), had not been gnawed, bore many bisected pits, and was found near shed crocodile teeth in an area that was a prehistoric wetland. All of those lines of evidence suggest that the marks on the bone can be attributed to a crocodile and not to a lion or hyena.
Such details can be important for understanding ancient hominid behavior and evolution in these dangerous environments. For example, some paleoanthropologists had noticed that the Oldowan fossil assemblage included a number of complete limb bones and had hypothesized that early humans had butchered these animals. According to this hypothesis, the early humans had been in a hurry because of the risk of terrestrial carnivore attacks and so had done a sloppy job, failing to break these long bones to get to the marrow. That's certainly a possibility, but Jackson points out that there may be a simpler explanation for the presence of these whole, long bones especially given that we know that crocodiles were present at Olduvai. Intact bones are often left behind by crocodiles, buried in muddy wetlands after frenzied feeding.
Crocodiles seem likely to have played an important role in the Olduvai ecosystem, but Jackson wondered whether they might have attacked hominids there as well …
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Iran rejects bank profits taxation
The cabinet recently approved a new law permitting all bank account profits to be tax-exempt, according to the governor of Iran's Central Bank. The government also approved a tax-exemption on private banks and credit institutions profits.
The new law was passed following a proposal by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, suggesting that bank profits be subject to a maximum tax of 15 percent. Had the proposal been accepted, stated economic expert Bijan Bidabadi, it would have discouraged investments — thus leading to a reduction in bank deposits.
"Investors would divert their investments to sectors with high liquidity" added Bidabadi. He concluded that taxation on bank profits is the appropriate approach — rather the government should opt to levy taxes on other sources of public investments. ― (Albawaba-MEBG)


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Essential Tactics for Product Management in Game Design
General Assembly
Monday, November 18, 2013 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (PST)
Essential Tactics for Product Management in Game Design
Monday, November 18th from 7:00pm-9:00pm
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How does Candy Crush achieve more than 100 million monthly players and make over $1 million a day, while similar games launched at the same time fall into obscurity? The answer lies in the game's product strategy.
This class will provide a comprehensive overview of the 'secrets' to game monetization and growth. We'll discuss product management in gaming, how to build virality and monetization into a game, and how to flawlessly execute at each stage of the product development life-cycle.
This class is intended for people with a background in gaming who want to become a gaming PM or learn the business of the industry. Gamers from all backgrounds are welcome.
Come prepared to participate, as this class will be interactive!
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The new ordinance would scrap all previous efforts to ban smoking.
Westville introduces measure to repeal and replace smoking ban
January 11, 2013
By Jason Laday/South Jersey Times
Westville council on Wednesday introduced an ordinance repealing its smoking ban and replacing it with another.?? WESTVILLE — Finding the current ban on smoking at municipal buildings and grounds too restrictive, the borough council on Wednesday introduced an ordinance that repeals the measure and replaces it with a new ordinance they hope will strike a better balance between individual rights and the health of children.
The previous smoking ban, approved by the council on Sept. 12, 2012, inadvertently prohibited residents from smoking "almost anywhere outdoors in the borough," said Westville Mayor Russell Welsh.
"That made it so someone fishing on the bank of River Drive couldn't smoke," the mayor stated. "This new ordinance bans smoking at sports fields and different parts of parks within Westville."
According to the new ordinance, smoking would be prohibited in Westville "on all borough athletic fields, basketball courts, playgrounds and tennis courts."
However, it contains the following exceptions: "Smoking is permitted within 50 feet of any borough athletic fields, basketball courts, playgrounds and tennis courts," and "Smoking is permitted within 50 feet of the municipal building entrance doors."
Signs will be posted in areas where smoking is banned.
Those found in violation of the ordinance would be subject to a fine of up to $100.
The original smoking ban, prohibiting residents from lighting up at any public recreation area or building, was introduced at the urging of Westville Little League president Joe Bobiak, who contacted borough council in August with concerns that children were being exposed to second-hand smoke at games.
While the old ordinance was approved by a vote of 6-1, with Councilman William Rebel dissenting, the council later opted to amend it by adding language allowing for "smoking sections" on borough property.
The new ordinance would scrap all previous efforts to ban smoking.


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Photographers In Central Park
by Paul Kessel
About the Book
Photographers are ubiquitous in Central Park in New York City. It seems that everyone who enters the park has a camera. Most carry a phone camera or a point and shoot camera. More serious amateur photographers have bigger and more complex equipment. In addition, commercial shoots and wedding photography go on almost every day somewhere in the park. Typically, regardless of the kind of photography, people are the subjects. Less often, the park, which is a work of art itself, is the subject. Of course both are often combined.
There have been many photographic publications involving Central Park. Bruce Davidson's book is perhaps the gold standard. Todd Papageorge, Lee Friedlander, and Joel Meyerowitz, have published books devoted entirely or partially to Central Park.
Sarah Cedar Miller, James Freund, and a book collaborated on by Mick Hales, and Sandee Brawarsky are all relatively recent photographic books about Central Park. Of course there are historical books about the park as well; some with photographs. There are also books devoted to wildlife in the park. Many films and television shows have scenes in the park.
The current project is unique in that it documents the connection between Central Park and photography. The focus of my interest is to show photographers in Central Park.
Features & Details
- Category Arts & Photography
Large Square, 12×12 in, 30×30 cm
54 Pages
- Publish Date Jul 26, 2010
- Tags Central Park, Photography
About the Creator
Former Clinical Psychologist and Psychoanalyst Member: International Center of Photography
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bigfried enjoyed your book a lot.
Frank Lavelle +6! This only reinforces my conviction that you indeed are a stalker. Congrats, very nice book. I especially like the behind the scene aspect, the ideal vs the reality. Frank


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In March 2007 I was covering business rather than politics. One balmy evening that month I boarded a huge luxury yacht in Cannes as the guest of a real estate billionaire (well, he was at the time).
Most of the guests were Arab investors, middle-aged British businessmen or good-time girls in their early 20s. Read more


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*WARNING* This is a link for adults only - do not click if you are easily offended:
A friend sent this too me. I supposed if you feel uncomfortable using one made from a mold of a famous porn star, or if your husband feels threatened by Ron Jeremy (and what man wouldn't)...this is the perfect solution.
A less obvious thought occurred to me, however. I think this kit could be a wonderful way to preserve your man in his "prime"...for those golden years. Ya know? When my husband is 80, I can whip it out and say "Hey Honey! Remember when..." It could come in handy. Or am I just crazy. Probably.
Oh! And since I mentioned Ron Jeremy, that brings to mind another favorite link (Thanks Joanne - I aced this quiz - what does that say about me???): Blogjam quiz: Saddam Hussein presents 'Despot or Sexpot?'