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Best Western Cooperstown Inn & Suites
Top Family Hotel
Easy check in, room spacious and clean. Great Breakfast selection. Def recommend.
Quick check-in and friendly staff. Room was clean and nice continental breakfast for the kids.
Room was clean and comfortable. Good continental breakfast. Only five minutes from downtown Cooperstown. We have stayed here twice and both times we were satisfied.
Service was prompt and friendly. Room accommodated all our needs and little niceties a bench and chair to sit and converse and a decent size fridge for beverages. TV was washed out an blurry. However, it's like this in every hotel. HDTVs broadcasting standard picture look just plain horrible! Not a biggie though.
My trip was just an overnight stay - with my 22 year old son. I chose this venue because of its location to the Baseball Hall of Fame Museum. It did not disappoint - it was within a few blocks walking distance. Our room was right on the lake - very nice setting, as was the dining area outside the hotel restaurant. Complimentary breakfast, and boat tour on the lake was included. Very clean, but smallish (queen size) room. Free parking was nice (not much parking in Cooperstown). I would definitely stay again.
The hotel is right on Lake Otsego and it is a beautiful setting. The entire facility is updated and very clean. The proximity to town and other local attractions is very convenient. The room was a litlle cramped. There was an exhaust fan in the bathroom that sounded like a jet engine. It didn't have a seperate switch so it went on every time you turned the light on. VERY annoying. Be aware there are NO cancellations. We were going to leave one night early to visit old friends we hadn't seen in 30 years, and they would not refund the one night. The woman at the front desk was not very personable, however the other staff members we met were all friendly.
The location It was way too expensive for what the hotel offered. The only rooms left were ones listed as "lake view" which means a 4'x10' concrete area facing a cove with two lawn chairs. You can hear the people who dock their boat there at night and the morning. It's a fairly decent motel room that is priced at least twice as much as you would pay anywhere else. With taxes and fees the two nights cost about $600, quite a surprise for upstate NY. Only choose here if it's one of the last places available, which we did.
The location is ideal - less than two blocks from the Hall of Fame - and it is right on the edge of the lake. It was dark, uncomfortable, the bathroom fan sounded like an air raid warning, the walls were bare, and the sofa rock hard. At $150 a night this might have been okay - at $300 pretty much unacceptable.
Location was beautiful on a lake. This two story hotel is withing walking distance of Main St. in Cooperstown so the location is perfect in every way. There is a restaurant on the property and the breakfast was very nice. There is ample parking. The room we stayed in was very, very clean and tastefully decorated. The room was simple and on the small side. There was no microwave and no coffee maker. The bathroom was small but adequate. The fan in the bathroom went on when you turned on the light and was very loud. I would recommend that if you stay there, you bring a night light as turning on the light( and the very noisy fan) is disruptive if you are sharing the room with anyone.
Great place and walking distance to museum
Visited this hotel in Winter and the heat was not controllable in the rooms as the regular heating system was malfunctioning requiring heat to be pumped through the central AC. The result - some very high temperatures and major discomfort in the rooms. The staff was great and very apologetic and the rooms were otherwise very clean. It would've been nice to receive a discount of some kind (not sure if it was already baked into the price online) to account for the heating issue. Overall, the location, staff, and cleanliness of the hotel balanced out the heating issue.
Beautiful lakeside, downtown location.
Wonderful staff, perfect location Rooms a bit too cozy but not terrible
Wonderful location, right in the middle of everything. Never used the car for 3 days. Rode the trolley to other locations. Enjoyed the provided breakfast buffet. Hotel and room were very unique. Town of Cooperstown was a treat. Window air conditioner drove us nuts at night. Bathroom was a little tight.
The staff was very nice and helpful. Beautiful lakefront breakfast!
Very nice location near the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. Two pool, one outdoor and one indoor. Continental breakfast included. I really liked everything but for the purpose of this section Id say some stuff is a bit dated but well kept.
Extremely friendly staff, well kept grounds, clean rooms, quiet, beautiful lake view, will stay every time i go to this area!! Had a fire in the firepit out by lake at night and met new friends. Took their kayak out in the morning at sunrise. Beautiful!
My fiancé and I stayed at Bayside Inn & Marina for 1 night. It was a lovely stay. The room was ready for us when we arrived, check in was simple. The room was immaculate in terms of cleanliness which was huge for me. We walked down to their beach/picnic area and it was beautiful. The views of the lake and the lake water itself - gorgeous. We just sat outside for most of the evening. When it was time to get dinner, we asked for a recommendation of light fare and got a great one, came back to the hotel and ate by the lake. The next day we were able to get up and borrow one of the hotel kayaks for free and take it out on the lake for an hour, so beautiful! When it was time to leave, we asked for a recommendation for brunch and were sent to the Double Day cafe in Cooperstown and had a wonderful meal. Overall a great experience, I would definitely go back! The hotel isn't within a reasonable walking distance to Cooperstown center but it's an easy price to pay for the gorgeous lake views and access.
Great rates and location. Only issue I had is my girlfriend and I drove 4.5 hours and arrived a little early and my girl had to use the bathroom. We asked the front desk and were told they dont have a public bathroom. After explaining we were guests and that we pre paid for our room we were denied. We were told too drive one mile up the road and see if we could use there bathroom. We went to a small country store and got to use the rest room. Told the owner of our situation and she was shocked and said we could use her bathroom any time.
We had a medical appointment in Cooperstown. The Red Carpet Hotel was very convenient and more reasonable than others of equal quality. We will use your hotel again.
The location was ideal. They claimed to have free wi-fi and breakfast, but there were neither. The rooms were decently clean, but I found some dirty socks on the floor and a hole in the wall when I arrived. Shower didn't drain properly. It was way too expensive for what I received. And there were only double beds, no queen beds!
They had rooms available less than $200/night. Outside of town, small beds, no breakfast, wifi was totally unusable, way too much money for what you got.
Absolutely spectacular. Service, service, service - a lost art in too many places - the team at the Overlook Mansion - Jamie, Steve, Jim, Sherry and Bellagio from the moment we arrived - from the best breakfast to the last evening cocktail wonderful!! We couldn't stay longer - we already miss the grandeur and comfort of our room overlooking Little Falls and the thoughtful dining recommendations - one great unexpected experience after another!!
The building and grounds are beautiful. The staff was more than accommodating and the breakfast was very nice. Everything was extremely clean and well appointed. The shower head was short. I am 6'2' and the shower head was about chest level. The hot water was not steady.
Our 2nd stay at the Overlook Mansion. It reminds me of staying in castles in England and Scotland.
It was the closet I think I will ever get to the 'Downton Abbey ' experience. It was like rooming in a castle. Don't be fooled by the outside appearance as it could do with some sprucing up a bit. I still cannot believe how clean the floors were. The wate pressue can be a little iffy when taking a shower.
Hard to say what I liked best: the breakfasts were incredible. I also loved the house, a gilded-era Upstate NY mansion.
Qwerkiness, the style and setting. The welcoming staff. No but it would be nice to have a comfortable sitting area in the reception area .
That it was not a chain-hotel? I like to support local businesses, but this place left a lot to be desired. I knew that this place was going to be a bit rustic, but for the prices of other rooms in the area-- we were up for the adventure! I was travelling with my wife and in-laws-- we were spending the weekend doing Cooperstown. First, I received a text message on my phone around 9:20pm telling me that I needed to check in by 10pm and also telling me to go to an address different than the one that I thought I had booked at. We were sent to a place that was NOT on the lake as advertised...and since when does someone get to tell me WHEN I need to check in?? This was nothing I had ever experienced before... We arrived about 9:45 (we were on our way already). Not sure what would have happened if we pulled in after 10. (we were the only people there that night). Upon arrival, we were greeted by an elderly woman along with a rather scruffy, biker type looking guy smoking on the porch. She then had two younger girls escort us to our rooms. (Perhaps they were exchange students). The rooms were rustic just as expected, but worked. We were never asked to sign anything, no one ever looked at my ID...it was a very twilight-zone experience. That being said, the beds were comfy, there was a continental breakfast, and the AC worked. We weren't looking for much more this particular weekend...We left by 9am and didn't come back until after 9pm every night. I would not go back.
Dated yet quaint
It is an old boarding house, but each room had its own bathroom. It was clean and the bed was just fine. The price was on the low end for the neighborhood. We got what we paid for. We needed a place to stay and it worked out just fine. There was no lake in sight. It was more of a youth hostel type of place.
Because we changed rooms after our first night, I need to give two sets of ratings to question 2. For night 1, they're good, poor, poor, poor, mediocre and poor. For nights two and 3, they're good, good, mediocre, poor, good and poor. We had a VERY disappointing stay at The Lake House Lodge. We made our reservation more than 3.5 months before our arrival date, but when we arrived, we were escorted to a separate building that I'll describe as a bunk house, more than a mile from the lodge and the lake. Our first-night room was small and cold with a tiny bathroom. There was no trash can, no wash cloths (though I scavenged the building and found some) and the TV was a 13" computer monitor (being a hockey fan, I wanted to watch the Stanley Cup playoff game, and doing so on that TV was totally unsatisfactory). In short, it was the worst accommodation I've ever experienced. The next morning, the owner gave us our choice of rooms for our remaining two nights and we found a much better one. It was, however, still in the bunk house away from the lake, not the lodge. She also said that she'd give us dinner at the lodge to compensate for the night before and we had a nice dinner in the dining room overlooking the lake at sunset our last night. Since we paid for the accommodations in advance and felt that being put in the bunk house was less than what we paid for (and with the free dinner only compensating us for the first night debacle), I e-mailed the owner on June 4 saying I thought a partial refund or a free night on a subsequent visit (the lodge would be a wonderful place to visit in autumn when the leaves are changing) would be appropriate compensation for being housed in the bunk house rather than the lake house for nights 2 & 3. I felt that if I'd gotten a satisfactory, good-faith response, I'd chalk it up to experience and consider myself a satisfied (albeit minimally) customer. As it turns out, though, I've gotten no response, so I remain a dissatisfied customer.
Far beyond my expectations with regard to comfort, cleanliness and service. The staff were very helpful, the pillows perfect and I slept so soundly and peacefully! I will definitely stay here again! The eggs may have been cooked with some bacon fat, don't know for sure so I had to skip them despite really hoping for eggs for breakfast. Plenty other choices this is extremely minor, but a vegetarian might want to ask first.
The breakfast was terrific! No
Clean, well maintained
This is a very nice hotel in a great location. It's very clean and the rooms are well appointed. The breakfast was very good for a 'free hotel breakfast.' There was always eggs, meats, coffee, juices, muffins, etc.
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Coarse bed sheets.
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Nice newer hotel with big clean rooms. Nice public areas. Its a few miles drive from town. There is a grocery store and Pizza hut etc close to the hotel. If you want to be close enough to walk to old Cooperstown and HOF its too far for that. Out in the countryside if you prefer that.
Room was nice size & clean. Bed was good. Pillows are awful, breakfast was less than average. Coffee was not available until just before breakfast time.
Conveniently located near the Main Street area of Cooperstown and very clean. Great experience. Free breakfast.
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There were no options when it came to relaxing. You had 2 choices laying on bed or sitting on wooden rocking chairs. We feel that there should of been at least a couch to sit on after a long day.
Close to town and room was spacious. Next to a bar but was surprisingly quiet. We are told Cooperstown is dead after Labor Day - which was OK for us.
Reasonably close to Cooperstown village and Dreams Park baseball fields. Across the street from fishing docks and swimming in the lake. Very reasonable prices during peak season. Strong AC window unit. Nice staff. Musty smelling room due to lack of bathroom ventilation so all of the humidity is stuck in the room. Old tube style TV (some rooms have flat LCDs). Beds are terrible....lumpy, squeaky and old. Wifi was very sporadic and slow. Parking can be tight for certain units next to the entrance.


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CSCI 597: Seminar (Spring 2014)
Table of Contents
Course Info
Course Policy
Course Schedule
Course Info
12:00pm - 12:50pm, Monday, SAL 101
Leana Golubchik
(leana [AT] usc.edu)
Instructor Office Hours: By appointment
Ranjan Pal
(rpal [AT] usc.edu)
TA Office Hours: By appointment
Please contact the TA if you wish to confirm your attendance record.
If you miss more than 3 lectures, please contact the Professor and make an appointment.
Course Policy
Please get to the classroom on time. The TA is not going to distribute the comment sheet 10 minutes after the class begins.
It is MANDATORY for each student to submit few sentences on the talk at the end of each lecture. Failing to write a few sentences on the talk with result in NO ATTENDANCE.
Each student is required to attend a minimum 75% of the lectures, which is equivalent to missing no more than
Contact the Instructor if you have any question regarding the course policy.
Contact the TA if you are not sure about your attendance record.
Course Schedule
January 13th
Lecturer: Professor Milind Tambe
January 20th
(Martin Luther King Day; No Class)
January 27th
Lecturer: Professor Yan Liu
February 3rd
Lecturer: Professor Shanghua Teng
February 10th
Lecturer: Professor Shahram Ghandeharizadeh
February 17th
(President's Day'; No Class)
February 24th
Lecturer: Professor Minlan Yu
March 3rd
Lecturer: Professor Nenad Medvidovic
March 10th
Lecturer: Professor Paul Debevec
March 17th
(Spring Break; No Class)
March 24th
Lecturer: TBA
March 31st
Lecturer: Professor Laurent Itti
7th April
Lecturer: Professor Dennis McLeod
April 14th
Lecturer: Professor Aiichiro Nakano
April 21st
Lecturer: Professor Ethan Katz-Bassett
April 28th
Lecturer: Professor Michael Arbib

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There are times in the Commons when the only tolerable response is to throw food. Sadly this is not allowed. Nor may we shout at MPs from the public and press galleries. Otherwise we'd be constantly yelling "Next!", or as they would say in the comedy clubs, "Taxi for the minister!"
The urge to interrupt the proceedings is often strongest when members are trying to be funny. This is usually like watching a walrus attempting to tap-dance: you admire the effort rather than the result. Today Harriet Harman, leader of the house, was standing in for Gordon Brown who was at the climate change conference in Copenhagen.
Anne McIntosh, the Tory MP for Vale of York, saw her chance. "Copenhagen is the land of make-believe and fairytales," she said. "Does the leader of the house have a favourite fairy tale?" We groaned, silently, for we could guess what was coming. "Could it be The Emperor's New Clothes? Is she The Little Robber Girl, or is she really the princess?"
Oh dear. Laugh? We almost started. A team of top French deconstructionists could have spent semesters on that question. The reference to the emperor's new clothes was, I suppose, something to do with the government thinking it had performed better than it had. Or that Gordon Brown was preening himself while wearing nothing but body hair and goose pimples. Who can say? I don't know which princess Ms McIntosh had in mind, since there are several.
As for The Little Robber Girl, no doubt this was meant to evoke high taxes, yet the actual story is horrible, involving mass murder and hideous cruelty. It is the kind of tale that was probably read to kids who have gone on to coin millions with misery memoirs: "Mommy chained me to the radiator, and Daddy read me The Little Robber Girl, every night."
Anyhow, Ms Harman was prepared, sort of. She leapt up and said: "We could all learn a lesson from fairytales, which is that you need to avoid" – and here she waved frantically at the Tory front bench – "the brothers Grimm!"
She kept on talking, but we couldn't hear. Labour MPs, who had been largely sitting in a grumpy and morose silence, suddenly erupted as if it were the funniest political barb every fired. They rolled round in fits of comedy delight, slapping their thighs and holding their stomachs as if afraid that the force of the laughter inside them might make them explode.
I began to suspect that the noise had little to do with the quality of Hattie's joke but the fact that she had made it – and had said something brief and crisp in contrast to the endless vague rambling she had offered before.
The row did not stop: it grew more raucous, and in the end the Speaker had to intervene. Good humour was one thing, disorder another, he said. The public wanted to be reassured, not disgusted.
A good point, but it may be a bit late to worry about public disgust now.


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1) As you know, I completely agree with what Brad Richards said post-game. That you don't judge how a team played in a hockey game based on the coin-flip that is the skills competition. Because, as you know, I always maintain that it's not part of the hockey game, and that if the Rangers had won the gimmick contest, you'd all feel much better about your team today. You would. You shouldn't feel any differently, whichever way you felt before the shootout.
2) That said, this sure wasn't the Rangers best game of the season, but it was also far from their worst. A lot of players are better the last two games than they had been for a while, when there were a pile of ghosts. Now there are only a few. And we'll get to that in a minute. The glass-half-full part is that, two games in a row now, the Rangers have come back in the third period to force OT (and then a tie-breaking gimmick). That shows some fortitude. I'm not ready to compare this team's character to 2011-12's team by any stretch. But any character looks good on a team that had shown almost none for a couple of weeks.
3) The biggest friendly ghost is Rick Nash. One of the Pittsburgh columnists tweeted that Nash is a dog. Just awful. Can't stay upright (did he catch Dubinsky Disease?). Won't go to areas where he might get a pass and fire a shot. Won't go near contact (he actually had a first-period hit, a legit hit, his third of the season, which is two more than Jaromir Jagr, who right now is about three times the player Nash is). If it's the concussions, that's pretty frightening. If it's not the concussions, that's even more frightening.
4) That overtime power play. It had some chances. It did. Richards can't shoot that puck five feet wide, just can't, not 5-on-4, but especially not 4-on-3 when not only is it almost certain to come out of the zone, but it could very well be an odd-man break the other way. Worse, much worse, was Nash drifting backward near the left point until he actually took himself completely out of the offensive one, while the Rangers had the puck, on a power play! WTB?
5) And, anyway, Mats Zuccarello is the best power-play player the Rangers have, and he couldn't get a shot there? Derick Brassard and Chris Kreider have been good on the power play all year. They were stapled to the bench, too. I don't get it. The power play's been much better this year, but that power play left me scratching my head. And don't forget, Brassard had scored the PPG that forced OT. Kreider didn't play a shift in OT.
6) Ryan McDonagh was so good vs. Sidney Crosby. McDonagh's only bad moment was when he lost his stick and he chased the puck up the wall, and Derek Stepan didn't cover for him as Pascal Dupuis, wide-open, buried Crosby's pass (Dan Girardi doing the snow angel). To that point, Stepan had made two or three fabulous defensive plays, one to prevent Crosby fromn getting a hack at a rebound early on
7) Henrik Lundqvist. Was really good in the shootout this time … until the Sutter GWG. Was really good in regulation, too … If you want to complain, because I know a lot of you complain about all the goals he allows, maybe you can complain about the back-hander on which Sutter scored after he went right around Michael Del Zotto on the 4-on-4 to make it 3-1.
8) I said it in the comments shortly before those two Pittsburgh goals in 1:01, that I know it will come back and bite me in the butt, but Michael Del Zotto was having a pretty strong game. As one of our main Boneheads, Latona, then replied. "Chomp." Before that, I thought Del Zotto had a good response when that Penguin whose name I can't spell gave Lundqvist a snow shower. Del Zotto crosschecked him in the back, right down to the ice. Good for him. And good for the refs, who were otherwise sub-standard (which is becoming the new standard), to call the unsportsmanlike penalty for the snow shower. Carl Hagelin then scored on the 4-on-4 that resulted. So good response all around.
9) On the other hand, I thought the non-response after Chris Kunitz steamrolled Lundqvist was rather pathetic. At least it required a facewash and some nastiness.
10) The Rangers sure do give up a lot of goals right around the goalmouth. On the 1-0 goal, hey, it's a power play and Derek Dorsett broke his stick, so it's 5-on-3 essentially. And still, Girardi is laying face down in the crease when Chris Kunitz puts in his own rebound. If he's on his feet, maybe he can prevent it, or knock Kunitz on his keyster. I really am not a big fan of the snow angel.
11) And I haven't even gotten to the fact, yet, that Pittsburgh was missing literally half it's regular lineup, including one of the best players in the world, five of six regular defensemen, and most of its muscle. The Penguins have won five in a row and 10 of 11. This kinda shows how far above the rest of the Lesstropolitan Division the Pens really are. And they are running away with it, using half a team.
12) I thought, overall, Richards continues to be better lately. Stepan too, Brassard definitely. I thought Dorsett deserved more shifts — he had a bunch of hits and was involved all night. Hagelin's been really good for two games in a row, even though he was right back on the fourth line until he was promoted during the game. John Moore's been a lot better lately. Hey, it's two decent games in a row for Benoit Pouliot, too. On the other hand, you have Nash, and you have Anton Stralman, who's really fighting it, among others.
13) The Islanders come in for their Stanley Cup Game 7 Friday.
My Three Rangers Stars:
1. Carl Hagelin.
2. Mats Zuccarello.
3. Ryan McDonagh.
Kenny Albert's Three Rangers Stars:
1. Mats Zuccarello.
2. Carl Hagelin.
3. John Moore.
Your poll vote for Three Rangers Stars:
1. Carl Hagelin.
2. tie, Mats Zuccarello, Henrik Lundqvist.
Photos by Getty Images.
Twitter: @rangersreport.


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Star-Mangled Banner: The 10 Worst Performances of The National Anthem Ever
What's more American than barbecued brats and apple pie? Schadenfreude, that's what. So what better way to celebrate America's birthday — you don't look a day over 150, doll — than with some good old fashioned shame. Our national anthem is notoriously hard to sing and the lyrics are frequently botched even by the pros. Here are the 10 worst performances of "The Star-Spangled Banner" ever.
Honorable Mention for Creativity: R. Kelly
The thing about R. Kelly is, you don't ask him to do anything if you don't want it done weird.
10. Steven Tyler – Ravens vs. Patriots: 2012 NFL Playoffs
Steven Tyler was ridiculed for this rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner." He flubs the lyrics around the 1:00 mark, but mostly people were just upset about the quality of his voice. This isn't the first time he's sung the national anthem, however, and at least it's true to who he is as a singer. If you don't like how it sounds, stop asking him to sing it.
9. Keri Hilson – Lakers vs. Hawks: 2010
Keri Hilson must have seemed like a good choice to sing the anthem before a Lakers-Hawks basketball game: she's a talented singer, plus she's from Atlanta. The problem is, she didn't learn the lyrics.
8. Christina Aguilera – Steelers vs. Packers: 2011 Super Bowl
Christina Aguilera made mistake similar to Hilson's. Unfortunately, hers was on a much bigger stage: the Super Bowl.
7. Scott Stapp – Ford 400: 2005
Unfortunately, Scott Stapp's "Grammy Award-winning voice" just doesn't cut it.
6. Cuba Gooding, Sr. – CIAA Soulabration: 2008
Known better as the father of Snow Dogs star Cuba Gooding, Jr., Sr. is the lead singer of The Main Ingredient, best known for "Everybody Plays the Fool." His spirited rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" has been mocked for years.
5. The Fray – Kansas vs. Kentucky: 2012 NCAA Championship
It's hard to blame The Fray for this hard to watch performance of the national anthem, as there were clearly some audio issues behind the scenes. It is, nonetheless, certainly cringe-worthy.
4. Lauren Alaina – Packers vs. Lions: 2011
American Idol runner-up Lauren Alaina forgot the first rule of performing live: never stop going. Especially when you're on live television, it only draws attention to your mistake.
3. Michael Bolton – Yankees vs. Red Sox: 2003
Michael Bolton, on the other hand, forgot the second rule of performing live: never keep notes on your hand. Sarah Palin could have told you that one.
2. Roseanne Barr – Padres vs. Reds: 1990
Roseanne Barr was obviously trying to create an uproar, which she did, which is why this only lands at number two on the list.
Side note: remember Madonna's old accent?
1. Kat DeLuna – Cowboys vs. Eagles: 2008
The only thing worse than singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" poorly is looking like some B-grade pop diva while doing so, which is exactly what Kat DeLuna did in 2008. Through a thousand vocal runs and forgotten lyrics, you can tell that DeLuna thinks she looks like Beyoncé he whole time. She doesn't. Plus she defiled my precious Dallas Cowboys with her nonsense, which earns her the top spot on this list. (My list, my rules.)
Bonus Best Performance Ever: Whitney Houston – 1991 Super Bowl
Whitney Houston's Gulf War-era performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" is everything every performance of the national anthem should be: dramatic, stirring and, above all, patriotic. We miss you, girl.


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The concept of isomers in chemistry is very important. Here is a simple definiton of an isomer:
Isomers - Molecules with the same Molecular Formula but different Structural Formula. n-butane and iso-butane have different structural formulas, but as we see in the following table both molecules have the same molecular formula.
Both n-butane and iso-butane have the exact same Molecular Formula. Both have 4 carbon atoms and 10 hydrogen atoms in the molecule, but look again at Figure 9.3 in your textbook. Notice how the 2 molecules DO NOT have the same Structural Formula. These 2 compounds are different substances. They have DIFFERENT chemical and physical properties. They are unique compounds even though they have the same number of carbons and hydrogens in the molecule. The Structure of the molecule is extremely important in determining what the substance is. n-butane and iso-butane are Isomers.


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Let's face it; taking the time to really understand anxiety symptoms is boring. There just isn't anything sexy about the autonomic nervous system.
But that doesn't change the fact that it's important. If you can wrap your head around how your anxiety symptoms spring to life then you've won.
Remember that scene from The Matrix when Neo is standing in a hallway made of green numbers? That's true badassery. And that can be you.
Truly understanding how anxiety symptoms work paves the way towards ultimate freedom from fear, worry, and every single part of abnormal anxiety that's made your life suck.
But why symptoms? Well, isn't that what this is all about? I know that symptoms are only a reflection of emotional angst, and maybe bad genes, but not for you.
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So, instead of trying to take you on some transcendental trip, I'm just going to roll up my sleeves and explain the nuts and bolts of how anxiety symptoms work and why this is so crucial to feeling better.
I get so many emails from my anxious brethren about their latest ache, itch, or twinge and it saddens me, really.
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Shorter Wait for Surgery After Stents OK, Surgeon Says
Requiring patients with drug-eluting stents to wait a year before they can undergo elective surgery "is a common problem" for surgeons. But a large-scale study indicates the risk of adverse events such as serious blood clots may be overblown.
To avoid major adverse events like thrombosis, surgeons require patients implanted with drug-eluting stents (DES) to wait at least one year before they may safely undergo elective surgeries.
But a large-scale study indicates the risk of adverse events such as serious blood clots may be overblown and half of that wait may be unnecessary. The report suggests that patients need only wait six months, with no more risk than patients implanted with bare metal stents (BMS).
"Our study, in combination with several other large population-based studies published in the last several years, will probably prompt cardiology societies to revisit their guidelines and clarify when it may be safe to operate on a patient with DES, and under what conditions," says Mary Hawn, MD, of the Department of Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the study's corresponding author.
"What we found is that there's really no difference in outcomes based on stent type."
Hawn and fellow researchers can't say definitively how many patients might benefit from earlier surgery, but she notes that requiring patients to wait before they can undergo needed but non-urgent surgeries "is a common problem for us [surgeons]. I do think that there are many patients I see in my own practice who are upset by the delay, because they have symptoms they want to have treated."
Additionally, surgery to relieve pain may prompt patients to move more, which may reduce their heart disease risks.
Hawn's report, based on a sample of 41,989 stent procedures between 2000 and 2010, and which tracked surgery related events for two years, was published online Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The study is important because more than 600,000 procedures a year involve the placement of one or more stents, and often patients require subsequent surgery for unrelated medical conditions. About 60% to 70% of those stents are DES.


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Spring Fling 2013: Fashion Show & Mixer
The Havana Club
Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 8:00 PM - Sunday, March 31, 2013 at 4:00 AM (EDT)
Who's Going
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Event Details
The World's Famous Havana Clubs presents a very special and intimate fashion show & mixer: Spring Fling 2013 Be on the look out for glamorous runway looks and musical delights all night long. Spend the weekend in a visual and audible bliss along with other special guests at one of Atlanta's most notorious Saturday night parties, Havana Club Saturdays! See you on the dance floor! Bottle service is highly recommended. Get on the list here or call today for Saturday specials at 404 941 4847
Voted best Nightclub in Atlanta, Havana Club on Saturdays features: 3 unique rooms, 7 top djs, 9 bars, performances, dance lessons at 9pm, and more. Music by Miami DJ Rico Sanchez (Retro Music 8-11pm) followed by Superstar Dj Ros (Main Room), Reboot Music Event with House Djs (Gallery) & The #1 Latin Dj Harold (Salsa Room). Specials for birthdays/ bachelorettes & over 2000+ attractive guests
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Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 8:00 PM - Sunday, March 31, 2013 at 4:00 AM (EDT)
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The breathtaking design of our luxurious venue captured the hearts of Atlanta's elite social groups on day one. The evolution of Havana Club began in 1996 with a humble yet popular cigar bar that withstood a miraculous transformation, developing the supreme nightclub destination you frequent today. Our venue fuses the appeal of an ultra exclusive lounge and a high-energy nightclub. We consist of three separate environments. Each individual room has plush VIP seating, a specific music genre, sensual lighting, custom sound systems, exclusive DJ's, & weekly themed events. The extraordinary design & ambiance of each room furthered our reputation of uniqueness amongst Atlanta's other leading venues. Havana Club was designed with your party in mind. With 15,000 square ft of space, our venue can comfortably accommodate large corporate/private parties. With our bungalow/cabana sections, we are perfect for your intimate gatherings. Each room is available for rent individually.
Hours Of Operation: Friday & Saturdays (8PM to 3AM)
Dress Code (Strictly Enforced): No sneakers/tennis shoes. No work boots. No flip flops. No shorts. No T-shirts. No athletic wear. No baggy clothing. No hats.
You are welcome to send all questionable clothing inquiries to our email.
Smoking is permitted.
Main Room:
Music: Top 40's (Current Hits)
Seating: Exclusive Stage Sofa, Premier VIP Sofas, Cabana/Bungalow Sections, Humidor area, Banquets
Our main room has hosted many of Atlanta's most successful holiday parties, corporate events, bachelorette parties, & themed events. It has been the permanent & temporary home to celebrity DJs worldwide. The humidor area is equipped with a full cigar bar stocked with your favorite brands.
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Hard work places Mt. Pleasant track team on path to victory
A group of experienced seniors will lead Mt. Pleasant's boys and girls track teams, according to third-year coach Shawn Thompson.
"We have so many kids involved," Thompson said. "We have a lot of contributors, but there are some seniors that have really been faithful to the program."
For the boys, those seniors are Eric Porter, Ryan Bartok and Mitchell Neiderhiser. All three are expected to compete in distance events.
"They've all worked hard," Thompson said. "They all ran in the cross country program, and these are active kids. They have made themselves good through hard work."
Along with being talented runners, the senior trio has and continues to provide leadership to underclassmen.
"They've taken that role already and stepped up to the front; the other kids feed off that," Thompson said. "I like my chances in the distance events with those three leading the way."
Mt. Pleasant has dropped down a classification and will compete in Section 4-AA, along with Clairton, East Allegheny, Greensburg Central Catholic, Jeannette, Neighborhood Academy, Serra Catholic, South Allegheny, Southmoreland and Trinity Christian.
The Vikings finished 10-1 in section action last season, with their only loss a one-point setback to Southmoreland. Because of their proximity, the teams usually have a strong rivalry in all sports.
Thompson graduated from Southmoreland in the mid-1990s and was a pole vaulter and sprinter on the track and field team.
"Southmoreland has been our nemesis the past two years," Thompson said. "It's usually us versus them for the section title. We both went into our meet last year undefeated and they beat us by one point. We expect the same type of thing this year. These school are five miles apart. Everybody knows each other."
Seniors Kelsey Kronk, Nicole Malara and Elizabeth Susko will form the nucleus of the girls team, which finished 10-1 in section meets a year ago.
Kronk is a thrower and shot putter.
"She's just a super kid," Thompson said. "She gets it done, and the kids really look up to her. She does all the right things when it comes to workouts."
Susko will compete primarily in the long and triple jumps; Malara is a hurdler and triple jumper.
"Nicole was part of the basketball team, and they had a really nice season," Thompson said. "We'd like to see her continue that through the track season.
"We have a bunch of nice hurdlers this year, and I like our jumping events — especially the long and triple jumps. We have a couple of nice sprinters, as well. It seems like we have kids all over the place."
Because of the drop in classification, both the boys and girls should be Section 4-AA favorites.
"Obviously, you try to put yourself into a situation to win a section title," Thompson said. "You want to go out and compete, and see what happens. Hopefully you'll get a good draw and maybe move onto West Mifflin (for the WPIAL finals).
"We have a hard-working group of kids, and we should be able to do pretty well within our section. I'm excited about watching these kids go out and compete."


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town, southeastern Bangladesh, situated along the Bay of Bengal.
A small port and health resort, it has one of the largest beaches in the world. Cox's Bāzār is
The town, constituted a municipality in 1869, was named for Hiram Cox, who supervised the settlement there of Arakanese refugees from conquest by Myanmar (Burma) in 1799. Ramu, 10 miles (16 km) to the east, is the site of a historic Buddhist temple. With a long unbroken beach and a small port, Cox's Bazar is a popular tourist resort,
connected by road, rail, and air with Chittagong to the north.
Its industries include cigar and cotton-textile manufacturing. Nearby are numerous salt-producing cottage industries and magnetite iron-ore, monazite, zircon, and titanium deposits. Rāmu, 10 miles (16 km) east, is the site of a Buddhist temple. Constituted a municipality in 1869, the town was named for Hiram Cox, who supervised the settlement there of Arakanese refugees from Burmese conquest in 1799. Pop. (1991 prelim.) 55,026
In addition to tourism, fish processing, salt production, ice making, printing, and the milling of rice, flour, and wood are among the town's major industries. Garment production and weaving, woodworking, and metalworking are prominent cottage industries. Pop. (2001) 51,938


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THE sky really is the limit for Bolton School pupils who have joined the space race.
Pupils have designed equipment and programmed technology to capture the curvature of the Earth through photographs and video footage using a helium balloon.
The space team is celebrating a successful test launch of its tethered balloon from the school's playing fields in advance of a summer lift-off.
An insulated capsule, containing a high-resolution camera, will be sent to the edge of "near space" — an altitude of 100,000 feet.
Pupils will track the flight with amateur radio equipment and retrieve the capsule where it lands via GPS.
James Whalley, aged 15, said: "Friday was a real milestone. It was great to have such a successful conclusion to a lot of hard work and we now look forward to the full launch in June.
"My role has revolved around programming and developing the GPS model.
"The project has involved the working together of many departments in a highly unusual venture. It is certainly a first for Bolton School."
The team, under guidance staff members Alec Jones and Chris Walker, head of the technology department, has designed and built the project.
They have custom-built most of the hardware and electronics and have written most of the software for the onboard computer.
Teachers say the project has captured the boys' imagination and demanded a high level of problem-solving skills to bring it to completion — comparing it to NASA and the early days of space exploration.
Previously, pupils have designed and built an ocean yacht — Tenacity of Bolton — but this is the first time they have aimed for space.
Mr Walker said: "The test launch comes after a year of planning and developing.
"We are very pleased with the success so far, but we have learnt a number of lessons from this exercise and we plan to improve the electronics and onboard computer ready for the real launch in the summer."
Mr Jones said: "I am extremely pleased at how smoothly the test launch went.
"It was the culmination of 18 months' hard work on the part of both pupils and staff. We are all now enthusiastically looking forward to the real launch which will be scheduled as soon as we receive permission from the Civil Aviation Authority."
High-Altitude Ballooning
- High-altitude balloons are unmanned balloons — usually filled with helium or hydrogen — that are released into the stratosphere, generally reach between 60,000 to 120,000ft.
- The balloons are launched into "near space"— the area of Earth's atmosphere where there is little air, but where the remaining amount generates too much drag for satellites to remain in orbit.
- An insulated capsule containing electronics such as a GPS and a radio is attached to the balloon.
- The balloon is released and as helium is lighter than air it will rise.
- As it rises the outside pressure decreases which leads to the helium expanding, causing the balloon to stretch.
- The balloon is made of a form of latex and is incredibly stretchy, however it gets to a point where it cannot stretch any more and bursts.
- As the capsule begins to fall a parachute glides it down to Earth.


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- VIC - Melbourne
Adventure underground at the State Coal Mine
The State Coal Mine in Wonthaggi is an historic Gippsland attraction as well as a fun day out for the whole family.
Journey back in time and discover what life was like working in a coal mine in the 1900s and explore the network of tunnels. Imagine them dusty and dim filled with men drilling and chipping for coal. Kids will love donning their hard hats, getting hands-on at the coal face with original tools and being winched back to the surface in the new skip transporter!
Above ground meet Cobber the pit pony, climb aboard the old steam locomotive, follow the heritage walk amongst buildings and gardens or relax in front of a film in the theatrette.
Visitors can enjoy lunch or light refreshments from the newly built Visitor Centre café, or make use of the sheltered picnic area and free barbeques before continuing to explore the museum.
Free entry to all above ground activities. Underground tours 11:30am and 2pm daily.
Please see website for price details.
Note: Closed toe shoes must be worn on underground tours and children under 16 years must be accompanied by an adult.
Don't miss this opportunity to explore Victoria's newest family attraction .
Looking for more fun family adventures in Victoria?
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Northbound I-270 now has an extra lane between I-44 and Manchester Road
What is the problem?
The stretch of Interstate 270 between Interstate 44 and I-64 is one of the most heavily traveled sections of interstate in the St. Louis greater metropolitan area. On average, between 175,000 and 185,000 vehicles travel the section of interstate each day. During morning and evening rush periods, the heavy levels of traffic cause significant backup. In the morning, traffic on northbound I-270 backs up from about Big Bend to Gravois (Route 30). In the evening, it is not unusual to have traffic backups on southbound I-270 from Dougherty Ferry to Olive Boulevard (Route 340) or Page Avenue (Route 364). A significant amount of merging traffic from I-44, railroad bridges with columns just off the roadway and the rock bluffs on the east side of the roadway all contribute to overall congestion on the interstate.
During a typical weekday morning commute, traffic slows to 35 miles an hour in this stretch of northbound I-270. It takes about 10 minutes more to drive this stretch of roadway than when the roadway isn't congested.
What options were looked at?
This particular stretch of northbound I-270 has a lot of areas which provide design concerns – among them, traffic ramps from Watson Road, eastbound and westbound I-44 and Big Bend; the rock bluffs on the east side of the interstate and a narrow railway bridge south of Dougherty Ferry. Southbound also has the narrow railroad bridge, the ramp to Big Bend, as well as ramps to eastbound and westbound I-44 and Watson Road.
What is the solution?
There is no easy solution to all of the problems, since there is so much traffic moving between so many different places. A portion of the solution involves increasing the merge lanes from Watson and eastbound and westbound I-44 onto northbound I-270 and adding one more through lane onto northbound I-270 between I-44 and Manchester Road. MoDOT is also adding an additional through lane on southbound I-270 between Dougherty Ferry and I-44. Because of the restrictions on the roadway, MoDOT will be widening the roadway somewhat, but will have to permanently narrow all lanes on northbound and southbound I-270 to 11 feet (the same width as I-44 during the I-64 reconstruction in 2009 and 2010). As much as possible, MoDOT will maintain full shoulders along the roadway.
MoDOT will narrow and shift the existing four lanes from Manchester to I-44 in the two year project, so motorists will have no shoulders in some locations as crews widen the road. There should be some lane closures at night as part of this work. When construction is completed, travel times through this corridor should decrease during peak hours and reduce traffic delays.
What will this solution require?
This work will require about two years of construction on I-270, to include widening work, roadway construction and work in the rock bluffs. We will narrow and shift the existing four lanes in that area early in the two year project, so drivers will have no shoulders in some locations as we widen the road. There should be minimal lane closures as a part of this work.
Construction overview northside of project (7.8 Mb)
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What will happen to the rock bluffs just north of I-44?
Some of the rock bluff will need to be removed as part of the widening project. The way that will be completed has not yet been determined.
Will sound walls be included?
**Six sound walls are being built for this project.
MoDOT has conducted a sound study for the corridor and determined which areas may qualify for a sound wall. Six sections of the roadway have qualified for sound walls and will be built in the following locations: (Click below to see the six qualified locations highlighted in yellow and blue).
Sound wall locations
The department has held several meetings with the affected residents to discuss the sound study and why they may or may not qualify for a sound wall. For more information on sound walls and sound wall criteria, please surf to this web page.
What is the timeline for work?
Construction for this entire project on I-270 will occur for approximately two years, which includes widening work, roadway construction, work in the rock bluffs and installing soundwalls. Construction of northbound widening work is now complete. The southbound work begins in 2013.
For more information, contact:
For comments or questions about the project, please e-mail MoDOT Area Engineer Michelle Voegele or MoDOT Community Relations Jack Wang.


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Feb. 17 Deadline for 11th Annual Black History Month Poetry Contest
PINAL COUNTY, Ariz. - Submissions are now being accepted for Central Arizona College's 11th Annual Poetry Contest Celebrating Black History Month.
This year's theme is One Simple Wish. The contest is open to everyone in the community and is not limited to CAC students.
The deadline for submission of poems is Thursday, Feb. 17, at 9 p.m. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, Feb. 22, during halftime of the Central Arizona College women's basketball game vs. Yavapai. Tip-off for the game is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at the Signal Peak Campus.
To submit an entry for consideration, please e-mail the poem to Barrington Campbell at firstname.lastname@example.com. Please send the poem as an attachment in MS-Word.
Entries also may be submitted in person at the Learning Center located on the Signal Peak Campus. All entries should include name, address, phone number and e-mail address.
The first-place winner will receive $100 prize, while the second-place recipient will receive $60. Third place will receive $30. Each winner also will receive a trophy.
For more information about the poetry contest, please contact Barrington Campbell by phone at 520-494-5067, or by e-mail at email@example.com.


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A recent poll reveals most people would rather live at sea than on land, citing fresher air, thicker beards, and a disdain for their office's strict No Sharks policy. Get a taste of the good life with this Groupon.
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- $60 for one year of unlimited Golden Gate Bay and Bridge 2 Bridge cruises for one (a $128 value)
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- $189 for one year of unlimited cruises for four (a $512 value)
Following a more than 70-year-old tradition, the Golden Gate Bay cruise sails west toward the city's famous bridge, passing historic sties such as Fort Mason, the Presidio, and the town of Sausalito. Passengers have often spotted a menagerie of marine creatures such as sea lions, pelicans, and harbor porpoises during their voyages.
Alternatively, the Bridge 2 Bridge cruise charts a course underneath the Golden Gate and San Francisco–Oakland Bay bridges. As the ship passes waterfront landmarks such as Alcatraz, Coit Tower, and the Palace of Fine Arts, an audio guide divulges local natural history and the unique ways in which architects deal with the city's legendary seismic activity, such as building antigravity chambers.
On both tours, an audio device equipped with 12 language choices and headphones unveils historic details about many of the sites.
Red and White Fleet
Red and White Fleet's inaugural launch in 1892 came courtesy of founder Thomas Crowley, a 17-year-old seafarer whose vision has since spawned one of the Bay Area's most sought-after guided sightsees. The placid shores of Fisherman's Wharf host a bobbing quartet of wave-riding vessels, each crewed by a savvy staff of sailors versed in the Bay's stunning maritime marvels, including rock seals, easily recognized by their Dee Snider wigs and Flying V guitars.
Other tours with Red and White Fleet include the Bridge 2 Bridge Cruise, which sails beneath the Golden Gate and San Francisco-Oakland Bay bridges, its iconic red-and-white boats dwarfed by the imposing structures. Passengers can venture onto the open-air deck to take in unobstructed views of the skyline, or gaze through large windows within indoor cabins furnished with plush seating and a full-service bar. A host of other tours is available; view the full schedule here.


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Author: Buwaneka Saranga
Self-taught motion graphics and 3D artist Buwaneka Saranga lives in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He uses the digital medium for most of his artworks, but also creates sculpture from clay. He's currently studying for an HND in filmmaking.
In this Masterclass, Sri Lankan animator Buwaneka Saranga explains how to create a cosmic motion graphics scene derived from a particle animation using After Effects and Red Giant's Trapcode Particular.
The latter is a particle generating plugin that presents the user with intuitive parameters to create various particle effects. As with most particle systems, it works best on a powerful workstation, allowing you to see high-quality previews at a decent framerate and render the final results without having to wait too long.
The technique Buwaneka's going to demonstrate is how to use the primary particles (Main particles) to drive secondary particles (Aux particles). You'll also learn how to create complexity using turbulence and spherical fields. You can use the same technique with different parameter values to create a multitude of effects.
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(AP) TITLE: "Pride of America"
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AIRING: Michigan
SCRIPT: Romney: "I grew up in Michigan when Michigan was the pride of America. It breaks my heart to see us in a one-state recession. We can change that. We need new leaders with the experience and energy to turn us around. Let's invest in the future with new technology and innovation and unleash the power of Michigan. I'll work everyday to change Washington and bring us back, because Michigan is personal to me.
"I'm Mitt Romney and I approve this message and ask for your vote."
KEY IMAGES: Romney appears in a blue open-collar shirt in a split screen. Opposite him is a picture of his father, the late George Romney, holding Mitt as a toddler in his arms. As Romney utters the words "...when Michigan was the pride of America," his father's image is replaced by another split screen with a picture of Tiger Stadium and of a red Mustang on the road. The ad then quotes a newspaper: "Michigan facing a 'critical moment'" Clips of Romney supporters give way to the Detroit skyline. The a picture of auto workers and a clip of a car on an assembly line as another newspaper headline appears: "Romney is best GOP choice." Romney appears again. More skyline, a lake, a sign stating "Washington is broken." It culminates with yet another photograph of George Romney with his young son.
ANALYSIS: This sounds more like an ad for a candidate for U.S. Senate from Michigan than for president. Indeed, the word president is never mentioned and appears only in the disclaimer at the end: "Paid for by Romney for President Inc."
Romney seeks a three-point play with this ad.
He establishes his roots with the photographs of his father, who was governor of Michigan in the 1960s, chairman of American Motors Corp. and a contender for the 1968 Republican presidential nomination. He casts himself as the type of corporate savvy leader who can tackle Michigan's economic problems. And he gets to feature a couple of newspaper endorsements of his own on the same day his rival John McCain aired an ad displaying his newspaper support.
Michigan is struggling. Its unemployment rate is the highest in the country and the state has lost 76,000 jobs in the 12 months ending in November. Romney is presenting himself as a foil of McCain, who has conceded that some jobs may not be coming back. Romney challenged McCain on that point in a presidential debate Thursday and kept up the criticism Friday while campaigning in the state.
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Adrienne Bailon Plays Celebrity with Celebuzz
Sure she's been one since she was a Cheetah Girl, but how well does Adrienne Bailon play Celebrity? That was my mission when Bailon stopped by our studio this week. As it turns out, she's a pro (her Macaulay Culkin impression is particularly entertaining).
Bailon and I also talked about her new movie, I'm in Love with a Church Girl (out Friday) and taking on "adult" roles. Plus, we got real about The Real and I got the scoop on a Cheetah Girls reunion. Watch our interview:


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For the past 12 years filmmaker Richard Linklater has been filming Ellar Coltrane in the role of Mason for Boyhood, due in theaters July 11. The actor, who was just 7 at the time the process began, grows up in real life before our eyes through a fictional coming-of-age story that promises to be unlike any other.
Take a look at the first Boyhood trailer here:
Starring dad-of-four Ethan Hawke and mom-of-two Patricia Arquette as Mason's parents, along with newcomer Lorelei Linklater as his sister, Samantha, Boyhood "charts the rocky terrain of childhood like no other film has before," touts IFC Films.
Those lucky enough to have seen the film when it premiered at Sundance seem nothing but head-over-heels for it. One person commented on IMDB, "This film blew me away and it is hard to describe why… Although it is a fictional piece, you can't help not to relate to the actors as if it would be a documentary. Every scene feels like real life."
Another gushed at Huffington Post, "This film was truly transcendent. I walked out of the theater literally tingling."
Despite not having had the opportunity to watch Boyhood yet, my Facebook feed has been peppered by friends enthusiastically sharing this first look.
A wise, book-loving buddy of mine named Dawn posted, "As the mom of two boys — 6 and 13 — I am also completely in love with the idea of watching this young actor grow up on screen, literally! The unique nature of it by itself is appealing to me."
Like the first commenter above, I've had a hard time nailing down exactly what it is about this movie that piques my interest, but I think it's just that I want to see. As the mom of two boys also — mine are 7 and 9 right now — I have no idea what's around the tween corner.
I love that Boyhood picks up at that age where parents typically stop sharing and blogging about their children as often and as honestly, and we're being invited in. Unique, indeed.
Has Boyhood caught your interest? Why or why not?
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W.Pa. homes selling fast at higher prices — both good signs for economy
It took Stephan Swentkowsky just five days from the time he listed his house in Seven Fields, Butler County, to get a signed contract, and at his asking price of $425,000.
"It was quick, and that was great," said Swentkowsky, 44, who closed on the sale of his four-bedroom home Aug. 30. "They gave us full price."
Homes are selling faster in Western Pennsylvania now than they did before the housing crisis hit about five years ago and at higher prices — both good signs for the region's housing market and the economy generally.
According to West Penn Multi-List Inc., a data repository for the real estate industry, homes sold in the 13-county area in August were on the market for an average of 72 days. The span is far shorter than the 82-day average a year ago, and the 91 days for-sale houses sat in August 2009, in the thick of the housing and financial crises.
In addition, average selling prices have risen to $177,901 as of last month, versus $173,311 the year earlier, and $152,536 in August 2009.
"We went through a bit of slump in 2008, but we were able to build up average sales prices, due to the increased demand and limited inventory," said Barbara Kohl, chief operating officer of West Penn Multi-List of McCandless.
Swentkowsky, for instance, said there were "zero houses for sale" in his old neighborhood other than his former home.
"Last summer, you didn't hear about multiple offers being made on the same house. Now it's commonplace," said Sonny Bringol Jr., president of the Mortgage Bankers Assn. of Southwestern Pa. and owner of mortgage banker Victorian Finance LLC, Bridgeville. "That's what drives up home values, multiple offers."
The increase in local home values also means homeowners are in better financial shape than those in most other markets.
Many U.S. housing markets — such as in Florida, Arizona and California — suffered more of a crash than this region's mere slump. Plunging home prices years ago left many homeowners "underwater," which occurs when a home is worth less than the mortgage amount owed.
Underwater homeowners represented a vivid symbol of the depths of the housing crisis in many parts of the country, but not here, a report showed this week.
The Pittsburgh region has the second-smallest percentage of home mortgages underwater of the 97 largest metro areas in the country, according to a report from RealtyTrac Inc. of Irvine, Calif.
Just 7 percent of the region's 1.1 million homes were "seriously" underwater in September, meaning homeowners owe at least 25 percent more on their mortgage than the home is worth. By contrast, 23 percent of the nation's roughly 46.5 million homeowners were underwater.
Only Buffalo; Portland, Maine; and San Jose, Calif., were also at 7 percent, said RealtyTrac. Best, at 6 percent, were Austin; Rochester, N.Y.; and Honolulu.
"Western Pennsylvania did not see the huge increase in home prices in the 2000s, so we didn't have very far to fall in the market crash," Bringol said.
Since spring, there has been some concern in the real estate industry that rising mortgage interest rates would dampen demand for homes. Interest on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.57 percent in the first week of September, a sharp increase from 3.55 percent the year earlier.
"Even though rates have picked up, we're still very busy, especially in the last three weeks," said Andrew Dodd, senior vice president and director mortgage banking Allegheny Valley Bank of Lawrenceville.
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Hi, everyone; I'd like to rebind some of the DrRacket editor keys. (I'm trying to reproduce the idiosyncratic editor layout I'm used to; it has an emacs flavor but with different keys.) To start, I just want to map ^t to move up a line, ^v to move down, ^f to move left, and ^g to move right. I created this file ("keys.rkt"): #lang s-exp framework/keybinding-lang (keybinding "c:t" (lambda (editor evt) (send editor previous-line))) (keybinding "c:v" (lambda (editor evt) (send editor next-line))) (keybinding "c:f" (lambda (editor evt) (send editor backward-character))) (keybinding "c:g" (lambda (editor evt) (send editor forward-character))) I add the file using "Add User-defined Keybindings" in DrRacket. But I get this message as soon as I type one of my rebound keys: Error running keybinding .../Scheme/keys.rkt:18:18 send: no such method: previous-line for class: ...engine/test-tool.scm:36:6 It's complaining about the previous-line method, but that's listed in section 7 (Editor Functions) of the Racket Graphical Interface Toolkit manual: http://docs.racket-lang.org/gui/Editor_Functions.html?q=Editor_Functions&q=editor%25&q=forward-select-word&q=key%20bindings I'm running Racket 5.1.3 on a two-year-old MacBook Pro under OS X 10.7 Lion. I'd be grateful for any assistance. Thanks, --DGK -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.racket-lang.org/users/archive/attachments/20110910/fb2616e7/attachment.html>
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The Japanese government launched an organization Friday to promote the use of robots in cooperation with the private sector.
The Robot Revolution Initiative is aimed at promoting cooperation between industry, academia and government to utilize robots in various fields, including manufacturing, agriculture, medical care and nursing for elderly people.
It is joined by more than 200 companies and groups, including Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co., Panasonic Corp., Komatsu Ltd. and IHI Corp., as well as national research institutions and researchers from universities.
At a party after an inaugural meeting of the new organization, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he will make every effort to remake the world with a robot revolution starting from Japan.
The government plans to promote robot use as part of efforts to spur economic growth.
By 2020, the government aims to expand the size of the market for robots to ¥2.4 trillion from the current ¥600 billion.
It plans to increase related investment in a wide range of fields, including assembly robots for manufacturing, robots to support surgery and self-driving systems for agricultural tractors.


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In this brief 10-second clip, an adult Matthew Broderick throws open the curtains to some posh bedroom suite, and offers an updated take on his famous line from Ferris Bueller's Day Off: "How can I handle work on a day like today?" Then we get the iconic "Bowmp bowmp .... chuckachucka" music and the date "2.5.2012".
Is this a teaser for a Ferris Bueller's Day Off sequel that will be released in less than two weeks and send Gen-Xers everywhere into throes of nostalgic joy? Well, maybe, if you believe that somehow an incredibly highly anticipated film could be written, green-lit, and filmed without anyone having heard of it. Since February 5 is the day of the Super Bowl, it's more likely heralding some sort of Ferris-themed Super Bowl ad that Broderick participated in because he needed money, (or attention, which would be even more depressing).
On the other hand, the concept of a teaser for a commercial is an interesting development in modern life. It's up to you to decide if this shows more or less dignity than just releasing the ads weeks in advance on the Internet.
UPDATE: The folks over at Jalopnik are reporting that this is a Super Bowl ad from Honda, advertising for the new CR-V. The clip will mimic the original movie, but instead of Ferris and Cameron jumping into a Ferrari, they'll be jumping into a CR-V.


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How can this large birthmark on my arm be remove? (photos)
I was born with a birth mark on my left arm but I have notice that is been growing and is begining to look more noticible. The layer on that part of my skin feels diferrent too. Like rusty and is more dark now and hudge! Please help. I would like to know what kind of birth mark it is if possible. Thank you.
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This is a type of birth mark called a "Becker's Nevus" and there are very little treatment options. we are having success using picosecond lasers for the color and laser hair removal for the hair. However, there is a chance with any lasers for rebound pigmentation or for the birth mark to recur. I suggest only seeing an expert in lasers such as a cosmetic dermatologic surgeon. Best, Dr. Emer.
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A few weeks ago, Anna and Alex Nikolayev took their 5-month old son Sammy, who has a heart murmur, to Sutter Memorial Hospital in Sacramento. But the couple has since claimed to any news agency willing to broadcast it, that they were unhappy with the care that their son received so they left Sutter [Read More…]
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Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al Sabah told reporters last week that a "major cabinet reshuffle is imminent" (Courtesy of Naharnet)
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All Kuwaiti ministers submitted letters of resignation from their post to the Prime Minister Monday, according to Agence France-Presse.
"I have received an official letter from the government that all ministers have submitted their resignations to the prime minister," Marzouk al-Ghanem, the speaker of Kuwait's National Assembly, told reporters.
Tuesday's parliamentary session has also been canceled as a result.
Monday's move comes amidst the publication of media reports last week in which Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al Sabah was quoted as saying that a "major cabinet reshuffle is imminent."
The 16-member cabinet came into power in August, but has been increasingly under scrutiny from parliament with more than a dozen requests submitted to question the cabinet--including the prime minister--in parliamentary session.
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Everything below was created or configured by Thomas Lunde Creative. This is a visual resume that reflects the broad range of projects that I have worked on over a number of years. I have extensive experience with the latest internet technology and I work now using Drupal with some Wordpress. I shoot with a Canon 5D, and I make hefty use of Photoshop for theming and image manipulation. I use Ilustrator for logo and brand development. I am always looking for challenging projects that can draw on my depth of experience in creative development and extensive content design. I am comfortable theming, configuring modules, working with css, and digging into a mysql database. My studio is in Soho and I have a summer studio on an island in Maine. Of the many advertising projects that I worked on at Saatchi & Saatchi and at Messner Vetere, I include an example of a campaign for MCI that included extensive design and visual development in which I played a major role.
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This super commercial was actualy a mini-series in the summer of 1994. It was to promote MCI services to smaller businesses. Paul Wolfe was the head creative director and I was called in to be his partner on this project doing all the visual development. We decided on the fictitious publishing company "Gramercy Press", which had lots of people thinking it was a real company. I developed all the visual support material, from designing the book jackets for a full catalog line, to the main book named "Death on the 18th Hole. I shot the cover image used on a green of the Portland, Maine Country Club and drew a chalk line around the hole so it appeared that the flag was a spear. All of the interfaceing on the screens of the computers as well as a full catalog that was interactive was developed. Posters and other promotion material was also created to support the videos.
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The Mother Monster announces on Twitter that the Maybach Music Group boss is already on board to do the the remix of the R. Kelly-assisted single.
Lady GaGa has enlisted Rick Ross for the remix of her R. Kelly-assisted single, "Do What U Want". The Mother Monster made the announcement on Twitter on Friday, November 29. "Do What U Want the Remix feat. RICK ROSS. It's happening," she wrote.
The original version of the song has been performed in various shows, including "Saturday Night Live" and 2013 American Music Awards. The song serves as the second single off "ARTPOP", the 27-year-old pop star's latest studio effort that topped Billboard 200 after it was released on November 11.
This won't be GaGa's first time to collaborate with a hip-hop artist. She has previously worked with rappers Too Short, T.I., and Twista for another "ARTPOP" track called "Jewels & Drugs".
GaGa recently opened up about her love for hip-hop. In an interview with E! News on the red carpet of AMAs, the New York native revealed that she'd been a fan of Chicago rapper Chief Keef, saying, "I've been listening to a lot of Chief Keef, so I'm kinda into Chicago music right now."
"I was living there for a while, so we've been listening to a lot of his records. I'm a big fan," she added.


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Columbus Point Series #4 results @ Hoover
Pictured is Open Winner Tyler Horne, Sponsored by Discraft, he was able to shoot an incredible last round of 66 on 27 holes which is -15 at Hoover from the longs. This record will stand for some time. Congratulations Tyler! On a similar note Brad Schick not pictured also set a course record the first round from the short tees. He shot a 64 on the 27 holes which is -17. Congratulations Brad!
Pictured above is Andrew Schrum(Am Winner) and David Keller (Novice Winner). Andrew had to play off against Bryan Huffmaster to get the win in the Advanced Division. They pushed with pars on hole 1, and on hole 2 Andrew unleashed a huge drive (Discraft Crush) from the long tee and parked the hole. He made the put for birdie and for the win! Congratulations Andrew!


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Armed with facts, Rachel Maddow completely obliterated the great Republican lie that President Obama has blown up the deficit.
After discussing the Jack Lew nomination, and Lew's past success in the Clinton administration, Maddow said,
You would never know it from the way the deficit peacocks are crowing against this administration, but the deficit is now more that two hundred billion dollars smaller than it was when President Obama first took office. We are currently witnessing the fastest deficit reduction in this country since the end of World War II. That alleged big spending liberal, Barack Obama, has already signed into law $2.4 trillion in deficit reduction measures over the last decade. And that total could be even higher except that the deficit peacocks on the other side of the aisle in Congress keep balking at reduction ideas like cap and trade, and the Dream Act, and closing tax loopholes. All of which would reduce the debt and the deficit, and all of which are policies that Republicans used to like, until President Barack Obama said that he liked them too, then they turned against their own ideas.Even the dreaded Obamacare was one of the biggest debt reduction proposals considered in Washington since the Clinton era, and Republicans hate that with the heat of a thousand suns. So some talk the talk, and others walk the walk.
There is a school of thought that says that deficit reduction shouldn't actually even be a national priority right now. As we slowly recover from the most brutal recession since the Great Depression, there is a strong case to be made that the government should just borrow away. The government should take advantage of how low interest rates are, should take advantage of a market in which the world is eager to loan us money right now. We could borrow like crazy right now, invest that money in job creation, and infrastructure, and economic growth. We could worry about debt reduction when we are fully back in our feet. If we took that strategy we would get fully back on our feet faster, and frankly in a more sustainable way, if we used that spending to invest in our economic strength.
But the political world is going to reject, if the political world is going to reject, or ignore that school of thought. If we are all going to be all wringing our hands all of the time, we should at least get our facts straight about who has been better for the deficit and who has been worse. No peacocks, no jerks, no whiners. Sounds good in English, but it's going to sound even better when they put it in Latin on the back of a quarter.
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University of Texas researchers have found a new species and family of catfish that are the last members of a group of fish that may have lived during the dinosaur area.
The species is called Lacantunia enigmatica while the entire family will be called Lacantuniidae. The fish live in the Chiapas region of Mexico. The Lacantuniidae is the 37th species of living catfish.
"To most people it's just a catfish, and externally it looks a lot like an ictalurid, the family to which all North American freshwater catfishes belong," said Dean Hendrickson, one of the discoverers, said in a prepared statement. "But once we got into the skeleton, we started seeing all these weird things."
The catfish are somewhat rare. The researchers collected just one specimen in a recent five-day expedition.
Finding new families of living vertebrates is rare. In ichthyology, only two new families have been discovered in the past 60 years: the coelacanth in 1938 and the megamouth shark in 1983.


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Barker: I think that Woody was also surprised that blue jasmine did as well as it did because it was so dark.
His latest is the critically acclaimed dramedy blue jasmine, starring Cate Blanchett.
But I did vote for Sally Hawkins [for Supporting Actress for blue jasmine].
But I think it will be Sally Hawkins for blue jasmine who nabs it.
blue jasmine touched on this a bit, but as a New Yorker, how do you feel about the state of New York City?
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This goes to show that skiing is still being progressed in the park. I haven't seen an edit with this much personality in a long time. Hats off to Inspired Media for bringing us another B&E show.
In this Episode, BEing, The B&E takes you thru their early season of skiing the park at Mammoth Mountain. Inspired by Life, deep rooted with Love for Freeskiing and driven by progression, The B&E updates their repertoire with this episode and offers new tricks, styles & ways to ride the park. The song used in this episode is a old-school hip hop track with a jazzy groove from Digable Planets album Reachin (A New Refutation Of Time And Space) 1994, filled with freshness, witch is why it was chosen.
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Making career choices is tough. We get caught in what psychotherapists call "approach-avoidance conflict." We move toward making a change out of hope things will get better (approach); but we fear making a mistake, or jumping from the frying pan into the proverbial fire (avoidance). Small wonder many of us remain stuck until someone makes the decision for us.
Sarah Peck has come up with a simple way of thinking through the decision that I think is brilliant. When you've already done the work of investigating some options and collecting information, this way of looking at things helps you check your gut and clarify your values.
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