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Undergraduate Research
Penn State Worthington Scranton is strongly committed to promoting opportunities for students to work with faculty engaged in research and scholarly activities. We are interested in engaging students not only in the laboratory sciences but also in scholarship and creative activity in all disciplines.
Research Opportunities for Undergraduates
Working one-on-one with a member of the Penn State faculty will give you a special academic advantage. As a researcher, you have a unique opportunity to work with faculty and join in their pursuit of new knowledge. Penn State, a comprehensive public research university, offers an undergraduate education that is available at only a few select institutions of higher learning. Laboratories, special library collections, museums, studios, and academic computing facilities enhance the instructional environment and complement traditional classroom teaching and learning experiences. By participating in an undergraduate research project, you will be introduced to the basic principles used to make new discoveries and develop theories. This new knowledge will build your confidence in independent inquiry, show you the value of critical thinking, and prepare you for the challenges of tomorrow's world. All Penn State Worthington Scranton students conducting research or scholarly work with faculty are encouraged to present their work as a poster presentation at the annual Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Fair which is held in the spring semester.
Three Important Steps to Becoming a Student Researcher
Read. Information about research opportunities is available for undergraduates displayed at the below link, where you can search by campus or by faculty member. You'll find a listing of academic department research sites along with faculty projects that have opportunities for undergrads. Take the time to browse these listings and you just might find a research project that interests you. http://www.undergradresearch.psu.edu
Think. Are you interested in the sciences, engineering, arts, or business? Do you want to work in a laboratory, library, or out in the field? Do your interests include computer technology, numerically intensive studies, or qualitative analysis? Do you have the experience, skills, intellect; and most importantly, the motivation and desire to be a contributing student researcher?
Contact. Once you have identified an undergraduate research project that is of special interest to you, your next step is to contact the department or faculty member in charge of the project. When talking with a faculty member about a specific research opportunity, remember to ask questions about wage payroll or work study support, and/or credit for independent study or thesis research. Most arrangements will be strictly voluntary, but some may offer remuneration. Not all students requesting a particular research involvement can be accommodated; judgments will be made on an individual basis by the department or faculty member in charge of the project. Note also that in some instances research projects can be initiated and/or changed to accommodate your special interests.
Why Should You Get Involved?
Through research you can:
- Work with internationally known scholars.
- Learn more about the newest technologies.
- Develop a better understanding of current intellectual debates.
- Build experience that is valuable in business, education, and government-related careers.
- Get an early introduction to graduate-level study.
- Share in the excitement of discovering something new.
- Build a lasting relationship with a faculty member or research team.
- Possibly conduct field research locally, nationally, or internationally.
- Have the opportunity to present your research regionally or nationally.
Research Opportunities for Undergraduates at Penn State is sponsored by participating faculty and coordinated by the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and International Programs, The Pennsylvania State University, 417 Old Main, University Park, PA 16802.
2017 Undergraduate Research Fair
Registration for Participation
Conference day: Thursday, April 6, 2017, from 6pm - 8pm in the View Café.
Project registration deadline: March 17, 2017.
Posters must be submitted to the Academic Affairs Office, Dawson Room 6, by Monday, April 3, 2017.
Ready to register? Find instructions here: Project Registration Instructions
Registration for Judging
Posters will be judged by volunteers from the faculty and staff of the Worthington Scranton campus.
Scholarship and Research Integrity (SARI) Training
All undergraduate researchers who plan to present their research at meetings or publish their research in any form are now required to complete on-line SARI training. This is a University requirement. For instructions on how to access the on-line training, and for guidance for what to complete, please see "SARI instructions" below. All students who wish to present at the Penn State Worthington Scranton Research and Scholarship Fair must complete this training and provide proof of successful completion when registering. Please talk to your faculty adviser with questions or contact Dr. Yili Lian via email at email@example.com.
Scholarship and Research Integrity (SARI) Training
Instructions for Poster Presentations
Students should be dressed professionally and be present beside their posters during the time indicated to address questions and speak with judges.
There will not be a formal workshop on poster presentations but students are strongly advised to discuss the format with their project advisers.
Posters may be printed in 3' by 4' sheets on the plotter printers in the Dawson main computer lab (room 115) or in Dawson 119. For space reasons, posters MUST BE in a portrait format (36 inches width, 48 inches length).
Instructions for creating and printing a poster in PowerPoint
While the Research Committee feels that standardization of posters is preferable, they recognize that a formal poster format may not lend itself to projects from all academic disciplines. For this reason, the Research Committee has decided to allow for variation on the general format, as needed. For example, students submitting creative works, such as poems, should submit them on an 8 ½" x 11" paper using 14 or 16 sized font.Students who need special equipment (such as computer) will be accommodated to the best of our ability; but it is up to the student to make us aware of this need as soon as possible. It should be noted that a computer will NOT be allowed in the poster presentation unless it is actually necessary (such as projects that involve development of a computer program). Students are required to generate a poster for their presentation but may use additional equipment (such as laptop computer) to actively demonstrate software programs as part of the presentation. Students may not use a computer simply to enhance the presentation of material that can be adequately displayed on the poster. Students who wish to keep their projects should take them down at the end of the fair and take them away.


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State Museum Holding 25th Birthday Party
There have been more than four million visitors to the South Carolina State Museum since 1988.
And the facility is celebrating its 25th anniversary by holding a big birthday party on Saturday.
Not only will guests have the opportunity to decorate their own birthday cupcake, but there will be Halloween games, plus a costume contest and parade.
The name of the Museum's new shark replica will be unveiled, and you'll encounter Star Wars impersonators, the Wurst Wagon with its German food, and you'll also get a special glimpse of the Museum's construction project for its new digital dome planetarium, 4-D theater and observatory.
But Museum spokeswoman Anna Kate Twitty says that's not all.
"We are reducing our general admission pricing," Twitty told WVOC. "It's going to be $2.50 for general admission, and then an additional $2.50 to see our blockbuster exhibit 'Tutankhamun: Return of the King,' which is popularly known as 'King Tut.' So, for $5, people can see everything in the museum. This is a great value."
Plus, guests will receive 25% off their purchases at the Cotton Mill Exchange store, which features unique South Carolina gifts and items for the upcoming holidays.
The day-long birthday bash gets underway at 9 a.m. Saturday with those birthday cupcakes served at 4 in the afternoon.

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WASHINGTON (Nov. 4)
A week of intense diplomatic discussions here by the United States with Israel Egypt and Syria recessed early today with another round set to begin tomorrow in the Middle East itself, No official statements of tangible progress toward an understanding, let alone a settlement, came from any quarter but there were signs that all four nations were deeply involved in discussions that took on a tinge of optimism. After the second late night session between Israeli Premier Golda Meir and U.S. Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger at Blair House that broke up at 1:20 this morning, the Israeli Embassy press officer, Gad Ranon in a rare direct quotation, declared that the discussions were "friendly and constructive."
Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammed Zacharia Ismail, following his meeting with Kissinger Friday evening, returned to Damascus yesterday after inviting Kissinger to visit the Syrian capital to continue discussions. But in view of the Secretary's set travel plans timetable, the State Department indicated that Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Joseph J. Sisco would visit Damascus. Premier Meir, who has been here since Wednesday night; was to have returned to Israel last night but postponed her departure for a full day and is due to leave for Tel Aviv this evening. She delayed her departure reportedly at Kissinger's request which probably originated with President Nixon who is at Key Biscayne, Florida. Kissinger has been in regular telephone contact with the President.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ismail Fahmi, who arrived here last Monday, remained in Washington three days longer than he had planned. He departed for Cairo today to confer with President Anwar Sadat about this weekend's talks and to prepare for Kissinger's arrival in the Egyptian capital Tuesday. Kissinger himself and his top Middle East aides leave tomorrow for Rabat. Morocco, the first stop on his visit to four Arab countries. He will be in Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia before going to Iran, Pakistan and China. Sisco will accompany Kissinger on his Middle East trip but will leave him in Pakistan to visit Kuwait, Jordan and Israel in that order. It was Indicated here today that he will probably stop in Damascus before going to Jerusalem, the first high level U.S. official to visit the Syrian capital since the 1967 Six-Day War.
The State Department itself steadfastly refused to characterize Kissinger's weekend discussions in terms of substance. The Department said there was a "cross-current" of discussions, adding that they were "not quite in the proximity style" that had been broached to the parties by the U.S. on various occasions, starting two years ago. State Department officials pointed out that their idea of proximity talks would have been "more structured" and that on this occasion, Kissinger was engaged in a "solo performance" in seeking to obtain the views of all parties during the concurrent visits to Washington of officials of Israel, Egypt and Syria.
Premier Meir spent the last hours of her stay here at meetings at the Israeli Embassy with Ambassador Simcha Dinitz and Embassy officials and the advisors who accompanied her from Israel. A report in a Beirut newspaper today to the effect that a plan under discussion in Washington over the weekend called for an Israeli withdrawal from all of Sinai and part of the Golan Heights in return for Egyptian and Syrian recognition of Israel elicited no indications of credibility in diplomatic circles here.
Mrs. Meir breakfasted at Blair House Friday with 14 Senators to whom she indicated serious concern with the feelings of Israeli troops over the supplying of Egypt's encircled Third Army and the failure of Egypt to agree to a prisoner of war exchange. Sen. Charles Percy (R.III.) told reporters after the meeting that Mrs. Meir had spoken at length about the Third Army in the cease-fire context. She pointed out, he said, that in her own talks with Israeli troops on the west bank of the Suez Canal the soldiers expressed resentment at the humanitarian treatment under UN auspices, with Israeli agreement, of the surrounded Egyptian forces, especially the officers corps and the Intransigence of the Egyptians and Syrians on the relief of Israeli POWs.
Mrs. Meir said she was informed that the first shipments of supplies to the Egyptians included candies and cigarettes for the officers instead of water and medicine to meet the needs of Egyptian soldiers. Sen. Edward Kennedy (D.Mass.) said that Mrs. Meir emphasized Israel's willingness to negotiate. Sen. Stuart Symington (D. Mo.) told newsmen that he felt it is up to the U.S. and the Soviet Union to help solve the Mideast issues.


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Link Ink: Blizzard Comes To 'Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.', Transforming Sushi And Live Action 'Patlabor'
Mosey past the cut for Monday's links.
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Here at ComicsAlliance we respect any foodie who takes the time to craft a dish in the likeness of one of their favorite characters, but there's something extra special about a Japanese chef who compares sculpting a robot out of vegetables to building a plastic Gundam model kit...
The "Astro Boy" movie is out, and how better to celebrate the Hollywood debut of one of the most beloved manga characters in history than by eating his face for lunch? There is no better way.
This Tezuka treat comes from the pages of "Face Food: The Visual Creativity of Japanese Bento Boxes" by Christopher Salyers,
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Top MBA colleges in Singapore
For any student aspiring to study MBA and pursue their career in Management study getting enrolled in the top colleges of the home country or any other foreign country is the first priority.
There are several countries where one can continue their higher education. But Singapore is one of the most lucrative options for many students specially the students from Asian countries.
The reason for this conclusion is simple. Not all countries have world renowned MBA colleges and course content of International standards. It is only few countries who have the same and Singapore is one of them. The quality of study is outstanding and quite recommendable. The major advantage of pursuing MBA from the top MBA institutes in Singapore is the fact that it is a one year course and the course fees are much reasonable in compared to many. Another advantage of the colleges in Singapore is the fact that they are admitted more on the basis of academic record than that of the entrance test or work experience. One can pursue their career in their chosen field and choice of subject while pursuing MBA from Singapore.
There are other benefits attached to studying in Singapore. Firstly the supreme standard of educational institutes in Singapore is truly the best. Few of the finest colleges of the Asia-Pacific region are present in Singapore. The colleges also have a much higher level of study which is parallel to the global standards and apt for the practical working field. The faculties are some of the most experienced and best mentors available who guides each student in the most supreme pattern. Second benefit of pursuing MBA from Singapore is the cost effectiveness of the course and the country. It is the most economical choice to pursue MBA from Singapore since the course fees are much less in the country. The living cost is also affordable which makes it more apt. Another advantage is the opportunity to study with students from different countries and getting exposure to a wide variety of cultures and being a part of global networking. The students in the Singapore MBA colleges get the advantage of working during their study in the country. Many students find it expensive to maintain living in a foreign country and for them the institute's grants permission to work for 16 hours each week to have some financial relief. Lastly Singapore is an industrial hub for many organizations of this Asia pacific region. There are more than twenty six thousand international organizations running in the country. So the job opportunities for successful candidates are much higher in the country. This in a way is an opportunity towards a better career.


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Broadway Theatre Center hosts open house July 29
As it gets ready for the upcoming season, Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway, invites Milwaukeeans to wander through the facility, grab a drink and get a sneak peek of the season soon to come.
The open house takes place during the Broadway Theatre Center's Summer Gallery Night and features free self-guided tours of the facility – including theatres, stages, production shops, dressing rooms, bar and salon – and free performances by resident companies.
On the self-guided tour, guests have an opportunity to learn about each resident company and to collect multiple entries for a drawing of prizes.
Listed below is the tentative schedule of events at the open house.
Skylight Bar & Bistro
6-6:45 p.m.: Ed Doemland, piano
7-7:45 p.m.: Carolyn Wehner, piano and vocal
Lower Level
5-7:45 p.m.: Present Music will present concert videos created by UWM film students featuring contemporary music artists and the Present Music ensemble.
Cabot Theatre
7-7:15 p.m.: Milwaukee Chamber Theatre : Open rehearsale of CRIMES OF THE HEART
8-9 p.m.:
Bel Canto Chorus: Summer Love Songs
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre: Preview of CRIMES OF THE HEART by Beth Henley
Renaissance Theaterworks: Preview of GORGONS by Don Nigro, Performed by Jennifer Rupp and Marcella Kearns
Skylight Opera Theatre: Season Preview Performance of THE RIVALS Music & Libretto by Kirke Mechem, Performed by Diane Lane, and Alicia Berneche; THE MUSIC MAN Book, Music & Lyrics by Meredith, Performed by Eric Minnesale and Alicia Berneche; EDITH PIAF ONSTAGE, Performed by Leslie Fitzwater, Paula Tillen (Piano, music director) and Tom Kanack (accordion);CABARET SERIES, Performed by Sheri Pannell and Cynthia Cobb; DADDY LONG LEGS Music & Lyrics by Paul Gordon Book by John Caird, Performed by Rana Roman and Tommy Hahn; THINGS THAT GO DING, Performed by Mike "Ding" Lorenz, Jamie Johns; SUNDAY IN THE PARK Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by James Lapine, Performed by Steve Koehler and Full Company
The open house is free and open to the public. The Broadway Theatre Center is located at in Milwaukee. For more information contact the Broadway Theatre Center box office at (414) 291-7800.
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MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski Lauds Bush-Bashing Book by N.Y. Times Reporter
Tina Brown's liberal Daily Beast website (a Huffington Post wannabe) contains a feature called "Buzz Board," where Brown-favored personalities recommend their new favorite things, from restaurants to movies to books. MSNBC's Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski sounded a lot like her Carter administration-serving dad Zbig in enjoying a good rip into the Bush foreign policy. Mika recommended a Bush-bashing book by a prominent New York Times reporter:
David Sanger's The Inheritance is one of the best books I've read about the complex foreign-policy issues of the past eight years. Using his incredible access, David lifts the veil of secrecy in Washington and exposes the missteps and missed opportunities of the Bush administration. He interviews high-level government officials and puts you in the front row in the White House Situation Room. This is the kind of reporting we need a lot more of in this country.
Mika's not the only one. The Sanger book comes with supportive blurbs from CBS's Bob Schieffer and PBS's Jim Lehrer, both presidential debate moderators last fall. What "kind of reporting" is necessary? As Clay Waters noticed at our Times Watch site, the New York Times itself lauded a "let 'em rip" indictment of Bush's over-aggressive war on terror:
Mr. Sanger, the chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, drops the strict detachment of a daily reporter and lets rip, delivering a withering indictment of his longtime subject: President George W. Bush's foreign policy, which he writes "has left us less admired by our allies, less feared by our enemies and less capable of convincing the rest of the world that our economic and political model is worthy of emulation."
...These unvarnished conclusions by Mr. Sanger will of course confirm the perfidy that Karl Rove and Bill O'Reilly presume lies in the black hearts of Times reporters. But Mr. Sanger's criticism, the product of extraordinarily diligent reporting, is too hawkish to be easily dismissed by conservatives.
Hawkish? Clay also noted that Sanger went on the Charlie Rose show on PBS and announced his book told the story of how the Iraq war was a massive blunder:
The argument of the book is that Iraq not only cost 4,000 American lives, $800 billion and untold casualties among Iraqis and Americans, it occupied so much of the attention and the resources of the top levels of the U.S. government that we ignored much bigger threats, short-term and long-term.
Sanger also appeared on The Daily Show, and host Jon Stewart compared the Bush administration to a group of drunken bar bullies who were spoiling for a fight every night. Sanger joked that designation clearly fit Dick Cheney.


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In this study, a novel moiré fringe analysis technique is proposed for measuring the surface profile of an object. After applying a relative displacement between two gratings at a constant velocity, every pixel of CMOS camera can capture a heterodyne moiré signal. The precise phase distribution of the moiré fringes can be extracted using a one-dimensional fast Fourier transform (FFT) analysis on every pixel, simultaneously filtering the harmonic noise of the moiré fringes. Finally, the surface profile of the tested objected can be generated by substituting the phase distribution into the relevant equation. The findings demonstrate the feasibility of this measuring method, and the measurement error was approximately 4.3 μm. The proposed method exhibits the merits of the Talbot effect, projection moiré method, FFT analysis, and heterodyne interferometry.
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When you are accustomed to babysitters who expect nothing more than a cup of tea once the children are asleep and some cash to spend on the weekend, lining up superannuation and group certificates for a professional nanny can be daunting.
But there is an upside to doing things by the book, says Cathy Clark, mother of three and owner of My Little Friend nanny agency.
"Professional people - like lawyers, accountants, big CEOs, they don't want - to pay cash because if they got caught it would look really bad for them."
Nannygate scandals aside, there is a sense of security and permanence that comes with all that paperwork.
"They will get a person who wants to stay in a job for a long period of time," Mrs Clark said. "You tend to find the girls who want to work for cash are transient."
Nannies themselves often preferred to pay tax and reap the benefits of a formal employer-employee relationship, Mrs Clark said. A solid credit record and proof of income would be needed to obtain a home loan or buy a mobile phone plan.
Mrs Clark's agency pays GST on nanny placement fees, and nannies working through the agency pay income tax. Families seeking a nanny through My Little Friend must register as a group employer, pay superannuation, holiday and sick pay and issue group certificates.
As a working mother, Mrs Clark can understand why there may be some families who prefer to use cash. And it's not just about convenience.
"To put someone in my office to run my business for me, I can claim it back. But if I decide to come back to run my business and employ a nanny, it's not tax deductable. Technically, the tax is coming out twice."
When the GST was introduced, two years ago, tax concessions were introduced for parents who used child care, which is GST-exempt, through registered child-care providers.
Mrs Clarke did not believe the incentive was sufficient to lure some families out of the child-minding cash economy. With professional nannies earning between $600 and $1000 a week, the amount of income tax paid can be many times more than the Child Care Benefit incentive.
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What's in a Name?
So our middle child got married a month ago and since then has had to do all the name changing stuff to get her new life started. It really has been a transition for the whole family, even if she lives across town, it's a big change. My ability to move with the times isn't my forte and even my boss told me that earlier this year with my review...."You don't do well with change." speaking about all the new rules of retail incentives in the job. Anyway, my daughter getting married while still in college at the young age of 21 has been a struggle for me, but we supported her as you can see by my previous post and wish them well in their lives together.
The other day she invited me to take a zumba class with her at the gym her husband and she joined. I accepted and met her there ready to zumba away. She was all made up and pretty, so I asked her, you wear make up to work out? She said, "No, i had to get a new license and today I had my picture made." Oh, you are now officially (our last name and her new married name)! She said no, I dropped my last name and kept my middle name. My jaw dropped, my heart went into my throat.....I was floored. I asked her why would you do that? She said, I'm not discussing this with you, it's my decision." I stood there for a moment, feeling blown away, speechless, and then realizing I couldn't go through with the class, picked up my stuff and left.
Over the past 4 days I have been struggling to understand why she would drop the name that is her history, that represents her grandfather, her own daddy, as well as the family of her origin. Why she would be happy with removing a name that was her home, family, and the love she received from it. My husband wasn't as upset as I was, but still he was upset. I don't know....I just can't get this way of thinking. She says she didn't want 2 last names and that a name doesn't mean the same anymore...that she will always be from our family, she just doesn't have to have it as her name.
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>Off the Beaten Path>Just Started Watching Breaking Bad...Help, Please.
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Just started watching Breaking Bad on Netflix; we're about four episodes in.
The writing is every bit as awesome as I'd heard it is...wow, it's been awhile since I've watched a show that had me just staring at the screen without any desire to browse the internet/play a game at the same time. I forget how many awards it's won, but it certainly deserves them. And Bryan Cranston, who knew?! (I realize most everyone "knows" by now, but I'm late to the game)
However, it still bothers me as I watch that the protagonist is a meth cook, a key position in a type of operation that is second from the bottom only to child sex rings in my estimation. I suspect a major theme of the show is going to be Mr. White's inner conflict over his situation, maybe a Michael Corleone-esque attempt to extricate himself from that world (though the current reputation of the character as the ultimate bada** leads me to think I could well be wrong), and I could practically feel the turmoil he felt in dealing with "Krazy 8," but the whole time I kept thinking, "yeah, all this could have been avoided if you'd not started cooking in the first place, idiot! Very distracting.
So, without spoilers, can anyone reassure me that there's something redemptive about this character that we're going to see soon, other than "aw, but he has cancer and wants to take care of his family"?
"God guides us on our journey, but careful with those feet." - David Lee Roth, of all people
Enjoy the ride. No spoilers from me, except that the mission of the show's creator, Vince Gillian, is to show a downward character arc from Mr Chips to Scarface. And to always surprise the viewers.
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I got bored & stopped watching in season 2.
Ha, maybe there's something in the air. A friend and I just started watching as well. I'm only two episodes in right now. Very interesting to say the least.
I'm clearly not sure about whether there's any redemption to come... but I wouldn't have said there was any in the Sopranos but I thoroughly enjoyed that show.
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There are plenty of redemptive things, but they may not come from the areas you'd expect. One of the things I've really enjoyed about the show is how it challenges the preconceptions of its characters and, by extension, its audience. It's a very gritty, but thoughtfully written show.
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Having heard all the good stuff about the writing and acting, I tried to watch it. I watched two episodes, but could barely keep my eyes on the screen. My tolerance for violence is very low. I couldn't watch the Sopranos either, fwiw.
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I can really relate to what you wrote.
In my younger days, I watched every violent show/movie I could get in front of me.
However, as I've grown older, my tolerance (and perhaps more interestingly, my taste) for violence has waned. I come face to face with actual violence pretty much every day during the course of my job, so that most likely has a lot to do with it as well.
Not being judgmental here--I've heard the show is quite good. I'm glad that people are enjoying it.
Breaking Bad for the most part is a great black comedy of errors. It's constant tension with barely any release--like Dexter. I take a break after each season (on Netflix), as sometimes it's hard to root for the "protagonists." There were points like that in The Sopranos, but I never felt like I needed a break as I do with this show. If you suspend disbelief, which is easy to do, because it's so well done, it can take a lot out of you by the end of the season (if you binge watch like I do).
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As far as redemption for Walt White. Can't tell you. I'm only through season 4. I can tell you that Walt White changes from season to season, as does Jesse. Good shows will show changes. They're cooking meth in season 1. Meth is an awful drug. You have to make a mental leap right there and rationalize it somehow if you're going to keep watching (he's doing it to make sure his family is taken care of, because of his cancer). The title of the show illustrates what constantly is going on. Breaking Bad. Walt's not the only one who breaks bad as it goes. At least one character seeks redemption. Maybe more. Doesn't mean they get it.
I can't say you have much redemption to look forward to, but you can definitely expect a great deal of ambivalence. I think that's (well-)written into the character from day one, and you will see the development more clearly if you ever go back and rewatch the series. I'm up to date with the show, and though Walt is the main character, I'm not sure I would call him the 'protagonist' (at least not anymore).
Every good story is primarily about character development, and Gillian's got it covered.
"Because in the end, you won't remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain."
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I've been watching this show all the way through and am waiting to see what happens in the new episode this Sunday. Even though I love this show I no longer care much for Walter White. I rooted for him in the beginning but now feel he is beyond redemption. Ironically Jesse is the one who struggles the most with the morality of their actions. I wonder if Jesse will be the one to finally bring Walt down.
And yet somehow I see Walter as flawed but noble in his own way. Jesse is simple, easily swayed, and yet also has an element of nobility to him.
I'm sorry that some folks were turned off by the disturbing stuff. I understand, I really do, but in terms of interpersonal dynamics the show is brilliant and fascinating.
What's nice about all of these new collection of good tv shows: Mad Men, Breaking Bad, etc., is that (finally) we are given plot lines that have little to do with a simplistic arc of redemption.
Any identification with Walt or Jessie has to be a complex identification. We identify with the characters because we have made dubious choices in complex situations. It's sorta the zeitgeist as well: is it possible to believe in the "arc of redemption" these days? Seems to me the mark of the times is moral uncertainty, and these shows do a great job reflecting the zeitgeist back to us.
In many ways, I think this is exactly the sort of art we need right now because if we are going to get our politics straightened out and learn to talk with each other, we need to give up on the simplistic narratives of redemption that the parties offer us and look to the difficult and perhaps doomed choices we have to make with respect to issues like, well, drugs, but also global warming, the economy, immigration, prisons, etc. We all sort of find ourselves like Mr. White, led by good intentions deep into a dark and bewildering world, where no choice bears the possibility of absolute redemption.
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Most of Houston knows Ronnie Renfrow from the Ronnie Renfrow Big Band. But bandleader Renfrow turned radio host a while back and has been spinning jazz and big-band tunes on the Swinging 650 -- Classic Cool show on 650 AM for more than a year now. He's on air seven days a week with partner Tom Richards (weekdays from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and weekends from 1 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.). This is swinging music, bound not by era or genre but by quality, and he plays everything from Frank Sinatra to Norah Jones. Renfrow knows all about each song and singer, the backstories, the gossip and the official line. Funny, smart and on the inside, the show is the coolest spot on the AM dial. And they take requests; listeners can call in to 713-965-0650.
We've heard plenty about the problems Katrina washed onto our shores, but we can't forget those magical months right after the storm when our city was flooded (yeah, we said it) with the sounds of the Big Easy. Kermit Ruffins, Lil' Wayne, Glen David Andrews, Corey Henry, Dr. Michael White and several members of the Rebirth Brass Band were but a handful of the folks who blew their horns and banged their drums around town in the days after the storm. The influx was bitter, bitter, bittersweet, and we're not sure how to reconcile that. But, hey, we've got to be honest: For a few months, this town was alive.
If years and years of practice have taught us anything, it's that happy hours end pretty badly unless you get some food in your stomach before things really get going. Otherwise, you forget to eat altogether (and we all know how that turns out) or you end up snacking later in the evening and get a severe case of the yawns. And that's why we love Cafe Adobe. The drinks might not be the cheapest in town, but the $5.50 super fajita nachos and $3.25 mini chimichangas do a great job of greasing up our stomachs for the long slog ahead. Next to the cheap grub, all the other perks -- the discounted margaritas, the hip clientele, the view of Shepherd -- are nothing but gravy.
We love Francesca Fuchs's breasts. We especially love that she had the balls (so to speak) to devote an entire show, "MOM," to them at Texas Gallery. All six paintings were different shots of a breast-feeding baby, seen from above, through the mother's eyes. But this wasn't a foray into maternal sentimentality: The works were clean, muted, formal. Of course, not everyone agrees with our assessment, as was evident by the whining that went down on the Glasstire.com message board after Fuchs scored the $50,000 Hunting Prize earlier this year. But we think that, for once, a group of corporate grant-slingers got it right.
Last year was a paint-splattered banner for I Love You Baby. The collective -- consisting primarily of Will Bentsen, Andrea Chin, Rodney Elliott, Mark Flood, Paul Kremer, Chris Olivier and Dale Stewart, but involving whoever the hell shows up on any given Wednesday night -- showed pieces at DiverseWorks and the gallery formerly known as Mixture. But what really got us going was the group's crazy-ass musical performance at Rudyard's and its drunken office Christmas party at Commerce Street Artists Studio. So when we heard the boys (and girl) had decided to take some time off at the beginning of the year, we worried that the group was about to go the way of the Beatles. Thank goodness we were wrong. Come May, they got back to splattering paint and beer all over each other once a week, and all we can say is, We love you, baby.
A stone's throw from Memorial Park sits a ramshackle house with a roof that appears to be caving in under the weight of two enormous satellite dishes. Inside Bubba's Sports Bar & Grill, flat-screen TVs fill every corner. With its worn wood floors and stone fireplace, this neighborhood favorite has retained its homey atmosphere since being converted from a residence more than a quarter-century ago. The friendly waitstaff serves up cheap beers and the best chili and burgers of any sports bar in the city. Whether it's the Astros, the Rockets or the Texans on the tube, Bubba's packs it in with families who go to chow down and root for the home team.


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NEW YORK - Sanford I. Weill, chairman and chief executive officer of Citigroup Inc., has been elected to the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, it was announced today. Mr. Weill begins a three-year term starting January 2001 and succeeds Walter V. Shipley, retired chairman of the board, The Chase Manhattan Corporation, as a class A director.
Citigroup Inc. was formed in October 1998, by the merger of Citicorp and Travelers Group. Prior to 1998 Mr. Weill, had been chairman and chief executive officer of Travelers, and chairman of its predecessor, Commercial Credit Company since 1986. Prior to 1986, Mr. Weill had been president of American Express Company and chairman and chief executive officer of its Firemans Fund Insurance Company subsidiary.
His affiliation with American Express began in 1981, when the company acquired Shearson Loeb Rhoades. Shearsons origins date back to 1960 when Mr. Weill and three partners co-founded its predecessor, Carter, Berlind, Potoma & Weill. He served as the firms chairman from 1965 to 1984, a period in which it completed over 15 acquisitions to become the countrys second largest securities brokerage firm. In 1993, when Travelers Group acquired Shearson Lehman Brothers retail brokerage and asset management businesses, he was reunited with the firm he founded.
In addition, he is a trustee of New York Presbyterian Hospital, a governor of New York Presbyterian Healthcare System, Inc., and an overseer of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He is vice chairman of The Business Council and The Business Roundtable. He served on the Working Group on Child Care, headed by then U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Robert E. Rubin.
Mr. Weill, who was born on March 16, 1933, is a graduate of Cornell University. He and his wife, Joan, have two children and four grandchildren.
The Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is comprised of nine members, six of whom (three class A and three class B directors) are elected by depository institutions of the Federal Reserves Second District. The remaining three (class C directors) are appointed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Class A directors are drawn from among the banking community. Class B and C directors are individuals chosen from professions outside the banking community and typically represent business and industry, agriculture, labor and consumers.


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"Tonight, the auto industry is back!"
Tuesday night at the Sunday Dinner Company in Detroit was a celebration of progress and determination to finish what we started in 2008. Over 100 supporters mixed and mingled over dinner before the address courtesy of Chef Giles, and discussed their plans for the year.
I asked Errol G. why he came out Tuesday.
"I am a team member who wanted to spend this time with fellow volunteers. It's a great reminder of the work we've done so far and what we have left to do. The energy in this room is electric."
Errol was right. The entire room jumped to their feet and cheered at the mention of progress the auto industry has seen right here in the Motor City. The Big Three is very much woven into the identity of all Detroit residents – and to be mentioned as a model for industries our country should invest in was a humbling moment for all attendees.
When I asked volunteer Bernadine J. what she liked about the speech, she beamed with pride about mentions of the auto industry.
"I am a product of the auto industry and everything the President spoke to of his vision for our country is the American dream. In fact, my father was a returning WW II veteran who worked at General Motors for 30 years so he could put me through college. That education allowed me to be an educator for over 40 years and give back to my community – and I want others here in Detroit to have that same opportunity."
Tuesday was a great night to be in the midst of the people who have realized the dream for America that our President laid out in his address. With the backdrop of the recovering auto industry in an improving Detroit economy, the message couldn't have been any better received. Now we must take that message and turn it into action across the state. Visit mi.barackobama.com to take action and sign up to volunteer.


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Normally the sight of state DOT enforcement agents setting up portable truck-weighing scales under the watchful eyes of the state transportation agents would have signaled a bad day coming for Graham Poole. But on this warm fall day, it was an opportunity for which he had been waiting for several months.
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Families welcome home 185 National Guardsmen
02/21/05 12:00AM By Steve Zind
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(Host) On Monday, the first group of Vermont Army guard soldiers deployed in the Middle East came home to be reunited with their families. The men and women of "Task Force Red Leg" have spent most of the past year Iraq. Their group suffered the first Vermont Guard casualties in combat in over a half century.
VPR's Steve Zind attended the homecoming.
(Zind) Early Monday morning while it was still dark, sleepy children and excited adults crowded into the big national guard hanger at Burlington Airport, waiting for the moment they'd be reunited with the soldiers.
(Reina Denis) "Long wait. It's going to be great to see him. I can't wait."
(Zind) Reina Denis and her husband Victor drove from their home in Maine to welcome their son Morris, who's a Vermont State Trooper.
Tammy Holt has felt a little more anxiety than many over the last year. Both her husband and her brother are among the returning guardsmen. Now the anxiety has given way to other emotions.
(Holt) "Nervous, excited."
(Zind) Holt and the others discovered ways to cope while their loved ones were in Iraq. Many avoided news about the war which heightened their anxiety. They established routines and stayed busy. Being busy hasn't been a problem for Gretchen King. She's taken care of two young children while her husband Adam has been in Iraq.
(King) "It's definitely gotten easier with routines and just getting used to it but I'm really glad it's over."
(Zind) Many at Monday morning's homecoming carried hand-made signs and banners or wore tee-shirts bearing the name of the soldier they'd come to greet.
When the soldier's flights were delayed because of bad weather, the wait got longer. The roar of a jet outside the windowless building would quiet the crowd for a moment. Someone might press an ear against the side of the hanger. Then, shortly after 7 o'clock, a bell sounded and the wide hanger door was slowly raised. Just outside, like a mirage in the opaque light and swirling snow, stood the soldiers in tan desert fatigues, shoulder to shoulder lined up in formation. Moments later, they rushed inside to meet their families. There were long hugs as parents greeted sons and couples were reunited, the youngest children hanging back uncertainly.
The official part of the homecoming was brief. Adjutant General Martha Rainville was presented with the Green Mountain Boys' battle flag that she'd given to the unit when they left Vermont in January of last year.
(Rainville) "This flag looks dirtier and a little more faded than when I gave it to you."
(Zind) As the reunited families headed home, Guardsman Paul Perreault reflected on his time in Iraq. Perreault said the deployment was more dangerous than they expected but he feels the Vermonters made a difference.
(Perreault) "Our base was just outside of a small village and we could see the changes and how we helped a lot of the people there, just by their appreciation and the way they treated us in return."
(Zind) Kevin Davis of Waitsfield echoed the sentiments of many of the returning guardsmen when asked what he'll remember most from the deployment.
(Davis) "Friendships. Lost friends and good friends met."
(Zind) Lost friends included four members of the unit who died while deployed. Sitting quietly in the milling crowd was Kim Bean. Her son Alan died in a mortar attack south of Baghdad last May. She said it was very difficult, but important for her to attend the welcome home ceremony of her son's unit.
(Bean) "It's important for us to come and support the troops that are coming home. We want them to know that we are so proud of what they did and what they were over there for. And it just gives us a little bit of closure."
(Zind) The men and women of task force Red Leg are only a fraction of the Vermont National Guard members who've been deployed. More than 1,000 of the state's Army Guard have been mobilized in the last three months. For their families the wait continues.
For Vermont Public Radio, I'm Steve Zind in South Burlington.


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Braves Win Second Straight Over Augusta
By Eric Little / Augusta GreenJackets | July 31, 2012 7:18 PM ET
Rome, GA - The Rome Braves rallied twice over the final three innings of Tuesday's game against the Augusta GreenJackets to come away with a walkoff 6-5 win over Augusta. For the GreenJackets, it's the third time in their last ten road games where the opponent has won the game in their final at-bat.
With the game tied at five in the bottom of the ninth, Tony Mueller singled to lead off the frame for the Braves. He was moved to second on a sacrifice bunt and the GreenJackets responded by walking William Beckwith to set up the force play and potential double play. Robby Hefflinger hit a grounder to third and Jose Cuevas touched third for the inning's second out but couldn't complete the double play as his throw to first was wide of the bag, allowing Hefflinger to reach and extend the inning. Kyle Kubitza followed with the game-winning single to center, scoring Beckwith from second.
The GreenJackets handed starter Clayton Blackburn an early lead by getting runs in the first and third innings. With runners at second and third in the first inning, Devin Harris grounded to third. Kubitza threw high to the plate with Galindo running on contact, allowing Galindo to score the game's first run. In the third, Harris singled home Augusta's second run. The GreenJackets had a chance to score more runs in those innings, but grounded into double plays to end both frames - and with multiple runners on the basepaths. In addition, the GreenJackets ended the sixth inning with the bases full.
Blackburn pitched well enough to get the win, allowing one run and six hits through six innings. He walked one and struck out six. It was the 12th time in Blackburn's last 13 starts where the right-hander has thrown five or more innings.
The Braves got their lone run off Blackburn in the sixth, when they got a single from Beckwith and a double from Hefflinger to open the inning. Kubitza's groundout gave Rome their first run of the game, but that was the only run the Braves scored in the inning.
Rome took the lead in the seventh off the Augusta bullpen. With runners at second and third and one out, Ross Heffley unloaded with his first homer of the year - a three-run shot off Derek Law - to give the Braves a 4-3 edge. Beckwith followed with a solo shot of his own to make it a 5-3 game.
Brett Krill led off the eighth with a double on the first pitch he saw, but the GreenJackets couldn't move him past second. Then, in the ninth, Kelby Tomlinson walked and Jesus Galindo doubled - his fourth hit of the day - to put runners at second and third with no one out. Shawn Payne stroked a two-run single to tie the game at five. With no one out, Payne represented the winning run at second - but the GreenJackets couldn't score him, opening the door for Rome's ninth-inning rally.
The win extends Rome's winning streak to nine games and the red-hot Braves have now won 11 of their last 13 games. On Wednesday, the GreenJackets send Kyle Crick (5-6, 2.69) to the mound against Fabian Williamson (1-2, 3.76) in an attempt to get back in the series. First pitch from Rome comes at 7:05 p.m. with radio pregame coverage beginning at 6:50 p.m. on ESPN Radio 1340 AM and online at www.greenjacketsbaseball.com.
The GreenJackets return home on Friday to open a four-game series with the Charleston RiverDogs. Single-game tickets for any GreenJackets home game are currently available by calling the GreenJackets front office at 706-922-WINS and online at www.greenjacketsbaseball.com.
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The 'Modern Family' star reigns as the richest TV actress for two years in a row now, beating out Kaley Cuoco and Mariska Hargitay.
Sofia Vergara is the highest-paid television actress of 2013, according to Forbes. This is the second consecutive time the Colombia-born beauty claims the throne on the business magazine's annual list.
The Gloria Delgado-Pritchett of ABC's "Modern Family" is estimated to earn a total of $30 million from June 2012 to June 2013, thanks to the show, her endorsement deals with Diet Pepsi, Covergirl, Rooms to Go and thyroid medicine Synthroid, as well as her Kmart-based clothing line. It's a huge bump from her total earnings last year ($19 million).
Tied on the second place are "The Big Bang Theory" star Kaley Cuoco and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" longtime cast member Mariska Hargitay, with $11 million each. They are followed close behind by comedienne Tina Fey, reality star Bethenny Frankel, the Kardashian sisters, Melissa McCarthy and Ellen Pompeo with $10 million apiece.
"How I Met Your Mother" co-stars Cobie Smulders and Alyson Hannigan are slightly below the top ten. The Robin Scherbatsky depicter, who is going to reprise her "The Avengers" role of Agent Maria Hill on "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.", lands at No. 11 with $9 million, while Hannigan who plays Lily Aldrin earns an estimated $8 million from the same CBS sitcom to secure the twelfth spot.
Forbes' List of Highest-Paid TV Actresses of 2013
1. Sofia Vergara, $30 million
2. Kaley Cuoco, $11 million
2. Mariska Hargitay, $11 million
4. Tina Fey, $10 million
4. Bethenny Frankel, $10 million
4. Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian and Khloe Kardashian, $10 million
4. Melissa McCarthy, $10 million
4. Ellen Pompeo, $10 million
11. Cobie Smulders, $9 million
12. Alyson Hannigan, $8 million
13. Amy Poehler, $7 million
13. Julianna Margulies, $7 million
15. Lena Dunham, $6 million
15. Zooey Deschanel, $6 million
15. Courteney Cox, $6 million
18. Whitney Cummings, $5 million
19. Mindy Kaling, $4 million
20. Kerry Washington, $3 million


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A brutally cold, long winter has overwhelmed the city's capacity to respond to frozen water mains and lines. More than 1,000 properties will be without piped water for several weeks, waiting for help to thaw lines, and 5,000 more are at risk. The backlog and the fact most of the frozen lines are city owned has led to the city to suspend charging homeowners $305 for thawing lines on their own property.
That's not sitting well with those who, prior to the policy's suspension, were stuck with a bill their neighbours, now, won't be paying if their lines freeze. Timing, alone, has caused an uneven application of policy. City council should vote to forgo charging all property owners for thawing of private lines this winter.
City hall now should be looking at how to prepare for the possibility the extraordinary becomes predictable. Global warming will see more frequent weather extremes. With a large portion of city waterlines buried within reach of frost, many Winnipeggers may revisit the troubles created in the hardest winter since 1978-79.
The sheer number of vulnerable properties makes a quick solution unaffordable for a city buckling under an infrastructure deficit. But to do nothing, especially since the city can no longer buy thawing equipment, is unacceptable. The city needs a strategy. It does not have data on how many kilometres of pipes were buried near the higher end of the 1973 waterworks bylaw (seven feet, six inches to nine feet), so it cannot estimate the cost of sinking the lines deeper. The depth of the frost this year means, at the least, it should revisit its 1973 bylaw -- seven feet, six inches has been shown to be too shallow.


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"For many years, Mexico was not a desirable place for investors because it was very reactionary to political ups and downs. But now both domestic and foreign investors are more mature."
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"In this space there's a lot of fast money and it tends to be very reactionary. But patient investors will absolutely be rewarded."
"Gore is taking a reactionary approach: He is not rejecting just specific proposals, he is rejecting the whole idea of changing these programs. And that's too bad, because they have to change."
"I very much dislike doctrinaire liberals - they want to own your minds. And I don't like reactionary conservatives. I like to face issues in terms of conditions and not in terms of someone's inborn political philosophy."


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Exclusive: Little Big Town Shares Stories Behind 'The Breaker'
Little Big Town is breaking down The Breaker.
The country quartet sat down for an exclusive conversation with Cody about their eighth studio album in the latest episode of the CodyCast, revealing why the title track and a song called "Free" inspired the entire project.
"TJ Osborne from Brother Osborne and Connie Harrington wrote ['The Breaker']," the band's Karen Fairchild tells Cody, "and it is a really beautiful and sad turn that you are the one breaking the heart. It's so clever and good, so we started off the record with the thought of that song being on there."
"Free," on the other hand, takes a lighter approach.
"Everything that really matters is free and the memories you have," Karen says. Adds Phillip Sweet, "Free drove the nature of this record."
Keeping with happier of themes, "Happy People" gives the band an opportunity to comment on the current political climate in the United States.
"'Happy People' is a social commentary of what is going on in this chaotic world of ours, and it is so relevant for what we need right now ... You have to just be aware of what is going on in this world. I think people will relate to this song and the chaos and unrest."
The members of Little Big Town had a hand in writing only three of The Breaker's 12 tracks, adding "a lot of the record you're hearing is a lot of songs from our friends." One of those outside tracks is "We Went to the Beach."
"We heard 'We Went to the Beach,' which was a very sentimental song about family memories of going to the beach, and I think you can almost smell what the beach smells like when listening to that song. That was something that inspired us."
Perhaps Little Big Town's most famous friend, Taylor Swift, gave "Better Man" to the group, and it became the album's first single.
"There are a lot of sentimental nostalgic tracks to this record—and breaking through or being the breaker. Obviously, 'Better Man' is about being broken in a not so fun way," Karen shares.
The Breaker drops February 24. Little Big Town kicks off their residency at the Ryman the same day.
The Breaker Tracklisting
1. "Happy People"
2. "Night On Our Side"
3. "Lost in California"
4. "Free"
5. "Drivin' Around"
6. "We Went To the Beach"
7. "Better Man"
8. "Rollin'"
9. "Don't Die Young, Don't Get Old"
10. "Beat Up Bible"
11. "When Someone Stops Loving You"
12. "The Breaker"
Cody Alan is the host and executive producer of CMT After MidNite, CMT Radio Live and CMT All Access. A respected veteran personality, producer and programmer in the broadcast industry, Cody's shows originate from Nashville and are broadcast on stations across America. Cody's shows feature the biggest names in country music and entertainment, and his wit, energy and charm shine with big star guests and live interaction with listeners. He brings fans unprecedented access to all things current in country music and entertainment in an environment that's genuine, unpredictable and fun. Dierks Bentley says, "Cody's show always feels fresh and current. Cody cares about country music's past and future, and has always worked to make his shows exciting, interesting and personal."
Named the Academy of Country Music's "National On-Air Personality" in 2013 and 2010, Cody also hosts CMT's weekly Hot 20 Countdown and #1 Music and a Movie, in addition to co-hosting CMT's annual red carpet special live from the CMT Music Awards.
After gigs in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, Cody made it to the major leagues at age 23 when he landed in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. He's been honored at the Grand Ole Opry, featured in USA Today, GQ Magazine, People Country and Country Weekly; and has been seen on E! News, as well as HLN. Cody has been named Radio and Records Music Director of the Year five times, while Billboard magazine and the Radio Music Awards honored him with the annual title as well.
When not on radio or TV, Cody loves working out, running, watching reality shows, superhero movies, listening to all kinds of music, relaxing in the mountains, eating Mexican food and spending time with family and friends.


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Big-game hunters may soon be shooting animals that are now still science fiction. Tom Noble reports.
Big-game hunters may team up with vets and geneticists to create new types of prey, such as elephants that look like mammoths or even creatures that hunt back, the head of the world's only animal forensics laboratory warned yesterday.
Ken Goddard, director of the US Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory, said those who hunted endangered species had the money and enthusiasm to develop new types of animals.
"All it's going to take is a person with a criminal bent or an entrepreneurial bent to grab a couple of these guys (specialists at the International Genetics Congress), offer them money, link them up to a vet clinic and start experimenting," Mr Goddard said.
"For the past 24 years I have got to meet these people who love showing off their trophies. I have no doubt whatsoever that if they get an opportunity to create something better, they will."
Money would not be an object, he said, for those whose targets include tigers, rhinos and bears.
"Some of them are wealthy CEOs, presidents of corporations - some have access to their own laboratories."
Mr Goddard said while he did not believe damaged DNA could be used to rebuild a dinosaur or mammoth, geneticists were rapidly understanding how animals became bigger or more hairy.
"So get an elephant, make the tusks bigger, make them curve, make the animal bigger, put a lump on its head, make it hairier - and you've effectively got a mammoth."
Hunters might also seek the challenge of a creature that also hunts back, he said. "Then it's going to get loose."
Mr Goddard, a New York Times bestselling author with eight crime thrillers in print, said the scenario was science fiction, but could be real within 10 years.
"I don't think it will be too far off based on how fast things are moving," he said. "We are in a position in our lab to think about these things because we see what is going on now. You have a sense of what criminals have done in the past and what they are doing now, it's not hard to extrapolate."
Another scenario was an entrepreneur who developed an exotic, friendly pet. "They'll make a fortune."
Mr Goddard said the global illegal wildlife trade was worth $US10 billion ($A14.9 billion) a year, and Australia was a transfer point for animal products from Asia as well as a source of animals.
His laboratory was building a DNA database to establish which animals had been used in products or pieces. The lab received requests for identification from investigators in more than 100 countries.
The priority was building a database of endangered creatures.
"We are having a very difficult time dealing with that. We can probably do 20 per cent of what we need to do," he said.
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In the below zero temperatures of a harsh polish winter aging survivors of Auschwitz Birkenau have come together with delegations from Israel and both the Jewish and non-Jewish worlds to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Several of the women are wearing mink coats over expensive sweaters and trousers, one of the most visible signs of life rebuilt after time spent in this inhuman hellhole.
In the below zero temperatures of a harsh polish winter aging survivors of Auschwitz Birkenau have come together with delegations from Israel and both the Jewish and non-Jewish worlds to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Several of the women are wearing mink coats over expensive sweaters and trousers, one of the most visible signs of life rebuilt after time spent in this inhuman hellhole.
A middle-aged Israeli woman, a former officer in the Israel Defense Forces, tries to imagine what it was like to be in this place more than 60 years ago, tortured, undernourished and dressed in rags. The image makes her feel guilty about complaining of the cold.
"How can we compare this discomfort to their suffering?" she remarks.
Her mother, a Holocaust survivor who did not accompany her to Poland was thrilled that she was part of one of the Israeli delegations.
"This was her greatest revenge against the Nazis," says the woman, "Not just to survive, but to raise a family in Israel."
Eva Slonim, an Orthodox woman from Australia, finds people whom she has not seen since they were children in Auschwitz. It is a bittersweet reunion. Czech-born Slonim, lost 180 members of her family in Auschwitz, Treblinka, and Maidanek. On her father´s side, no one was left. Before being captured, Slonim and one of her sisters had hidden under false papers in Bratislava and Nitra. Of all their relatives who were taken to Auschwitz, they were the only two who remained.
"How could you stay religious after what you experienced?" I asked her.
She admits that there were times that she had questions but she always found her bearings. "I talked to Hashem every day and I think that sustained me."
What does coming back to this atrocity filled place mean to her?
"It´s like coming to a cemetery. I feel souls hovering over us in a place where there are no graves and I feel that I am fulfilling a solemn promise to those who with their last breath asked to be remembered and to have a Kaddish said for them."
Yona Laks, from Tel Aviv, and her late sister Hannah, were among the twins who endured the infamous Mengele experiments. Returning to Auschwitz-Birkenau is not a novel experience for Laks. Since 1985, she has been accompanying groups of schoolchildren and IDF soldiers to Auschwitz to give them an eyewitness account of the cruelties that took place here.
"Each time I come back, it´s as if it the first time," she says. "I can still hear the savagery of the dogs, and Mengele´s voice and screams of terror and Nazi officers barking out orders for people to go left or right."
If it is such a tortuous experience, why does she and others like her keep returning?
"We return because this is where we left our loved ones. I am ill each time I come, but I swallow the nausea because I have to be here."
Polish born Laks and her sister who died in Israel were the sole survivors of their family.
Yediot Ahronot veteran journalist Noah Kliger does not allow the Holocaust to dominate his life, but the Auschwitz survivor, who has been back many times, admits that there is not a day in which the Holocaust does not in one way or another invade his consciousness.
"Auschwitz was my university of life," says the French-born survivor. "But at that time, I kept waiting for the gates to open and never really believed they would. Now, I can sit on a bus and instruct the driver to drive through the gates."
Also among the survivors is Pnina Segal, who, at six years of age, was the youngest survivor of Auschwitz.
"How did you manage?" I ask in wonderment.
"It was a miracle," she replies.
"Each day that we survived was a miracle," says Kliger.
For the Jewish survivors, this is a particularly poignant time. To be here with the President of the State of Israel and uniformed members of the IDF in this place, which, more than any other, symbolized the Nazi attempt to annihilate the Jewish people is the greatest proof of all that Hitler failed.
Many of those present, young and old alike, are wearing prominently displayed Stars of David. Not the hated yellow star the Jews were forced to wear and that singled them out for persecution, but large pendants worn with pride and a sense of defiance in the face of the current resurgence of virulent anti-Semitism in Europe. (© 1995-2005, The Jerusalem Post 01/27/05)
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Cannibalism is abhorrent to us when we contemplate eating others of our own species; the plight of the Donner party and the rugby-team survivors of the 1972 Andes flight disaster make chilling tales. Yet cannibalism is widespread in the animal world. There are obvious benefits, both short term and long term: cannibals gain calories and reduce competitors. The nutritional boost might decrease development time and increase survival, and the cannibals might reach maturity at a larger size, which could increase fecundity. However, there may be inclusive fitness costs as well if kin are the victims, and if the victim fights back there is the risk of injury. The latter cost may be greatly reduced by cannibalizing eggs, which are defenceless. Eggs may also be richer in nutrients and easier to digest than juveniles and, for herbivorous insects, eggs can supply a critical source of protein. On the other hand, hatchlings consuming eggs are likely to be consuming siblings.
The many experimental studies of the benefits of cannibalism have yielded mixed results. In some insect species, larvae fed other larvae develop faster and have lower mortality but in other species there is a negative effect of eating conspecifics. Fewer studies evaluate the costs of cannibalism. In this issue Karyn Collie, Sung Jin Kim and Mitchell Baker of Queens College of the City University of New York estimate the quantitative fitness benefit from faster development and simulate the necessary development time gain to balance the inclusive fitness costs of egg cannibalism by the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Fig. 2). Normally, if the consumed individual has an equal probability of surviving to reproductive age as the cannibal, consuming a half sibling must increase the cannibal's fitness by 25% and a full sibling must increase it by 50% for cannibalism to be favoured. But as the probability of hatching for the egg to be cannibalized goes down, the required fitness gains are reduced.
Figure 2. Larvae from a single clutch of the Colorado potato beetle that are consuming their own chorions. The larger larva in the top right corner also consumed a viable sibling egg and is now larger than its siblings, demonstrating the immediate size benefit of cannibalism. Photo: Karyn Collie.
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Source: South Williamsport, Pa.
Date/Time: Monday, August 22, 2011, Noon ET
Behind Gillian Wernet's complete-game shutout, Aruba defeated Rapid City, S.D., 5-0, in a consolation game at the 2011 Little League Baseball World Series Monday afternoon.
Wernet threw 61 of his 80 pitches for strikes over six innings and struck out 12 batters while only allowing four hits.
Wernet also had a nice day at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two singles and scoring a run.
The Caribbean champions gave him run support early after shortstop Albert Pop doubled to open the game, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on Vaughn Bergen's groundball to second base.
Later in the inning after Wernet singled to centerfield, Giomir Leocadia hit him in from second with a single up the middle.
After scoring a run on a wild pitch in the third inning to give Aruba a three-run lead, Albert Pop capped the day off with a two-out, two-RBI single to left field in the fifth frame for the 5-0 win.
The contest was the first consolation game of the tournament, pitting two eliminated teams against each other. While these teams are no longer in contention for the championship, these consolation games ensure every team is given at least three games.


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Here in the UK the maps are useless - but even if they fix the maps, the satellite view is 'patchy' at best and street view on Apple Maps is non existent.
To take away features lots of people use was not a good idea, especially as the maps, outside the USA are often very inaccurate. Just because something works in the way tou use it, where you are does not mean it works for everyone, everywhere.
Street view in the new google maps app works just fine. All you have to do is swipe up and you'll get the option for street view. I hope that helps...
You just have to swipe up inside the app to get to Street View when looking up an address.Attachment 617070
A feature that needs to be integrated from the default iOS Compass.app:
It shows you the direction you are facing in real time, and I don't know if many people know about it. You have open the compass app first and hit the GPS button which then takes you into the Maps.app
I love the new app, voice navigation on my iPhone 4
Well I used it last nite to route me home and it wasn't that accurate. It said my house was half a mile more down the street and on the opposite side of the street think I will stick with apple maps till google fixes this issue.
A tweak idea for any devs taking note. Navigate to a place in Google Maps using Siri...
I guess I'm one of the few that never had any problems with Apple Maps. The only thing I missed was the street view, which was basically just a novelty. The new Google Maps doesn't even integrate with the contact list nor does it offer any sort of voice control. I'm not impressed and will stick with Apple Maps.


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This article was published 12/10/2013 (1381 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
SUNRISE, Fla. -- It was 1992.
Bill Torrey, the iconic architect of the New York Islanders Stanley Cup dynasty team of the early 1980s, moved to Florida to retire and play golf, when he got a call from Blockbuster mogul and then Miami Dolphins minority owner H. Wayne Huizenga, asking him if he thought South Florida was ready for an NHL franchise.
Skate ahead to the summer of '93.
Craig Ramsay was finishing up loose ends to a season as the Buffalo Sabres assistant general manager when he got a call from his close friend and freshly fired Rangers coach Roger Neilson, asking him if he'd be his associate coach of the Panthers.
Billy Lindsay was 22, coming off his first NHL season with the Quebec Nordiques and had just finished playing golf with three of his former junior teammates from the Tri-City (Wash.) Americans -- Stu Barnes, Scott Levins and longtime Capitals goalie Olaf Kolzig -- when he got a call from his agent informing him the Panthers had selected him with their 38th pick of the expansion draft.
All three phone calls led directly to the aforementioned trio becoming integral parts of Florida Panthers history.
Two decades later all three are still employed by the team that celebrated its 20th birthday with a stirring, 6-3 home-opening victory over the Penguins Friday night.
"It almost didn't happen because (then Disney CEO Michael Eisner) didn't have a facility for the Ducks, and the NHL wasn't going to bring in one team," said Torrey, 79, the team president for nine years and then alternate governor until new co-owner Douglas Cifu took the title last month.
Torrey made many of the personnel decisions, along with Neilson, Ramsay and then-GM Bobby Clarke, that led to the magical, rat-filled Stanley Cup final run of 1996.
"There was real excitement for the game again when I brought (GM Dale Tallon) in and we made the playoffs, but unfortunately, we got hit with the lockout when we had momentum building again," Torrey said.
"I see the excitement again with (Jonathan Huberdeau, Aleksander Barkov) and the signing of Timmy Thomas. I see the light. It's dimmed, but it's never gone out."
The lights almost went out on Ramsay, who after saying yes to Neilson, his late friend, wasn't able to get to South Florida in time for training camp because he began bleeding internally in Buffalo.
He headed south for the start of that first season, but had a relapse. After needing 32 pints of blood to live, which is about 22 pints more than a healthy male carries, and the removal of his stomach, Ramsay finally felt good enough to join the Panthers on Dec. 26.
"They called in a priest; my family was at my bedside," said Ramsay, 62, who left the Panthers after the '95 season but returned to be coach Kevin Dineen's assistant in 2011. "I was dead, and dead is no fun.
"That ('93 season) was one of the greatest experiences of my life and I've been in the business for 43 years. To be part of picking that first team, that will never happen again."
Panthers assistant coach Gord Murphy, taken 15th in that draft, scored a goal in the first game, a 4-4 tie with the Blackhawks.
Brian Skrudland, the Panthers' first captain, selected 32nd, was all smiles Friday, as he watched Huberdeau and Barkov score goals, kids he's helped nurture in his role as the team's director of player development.
Lindsay has been the Panthers television analyst since 2009.
"I knew I was unprotected, but I didn't think a new team would select young kids," said Lindsay, a British Columbia native. "When I saw Scott later at the gym, I told him I got picked by the Panthers and he said, 'No kidding, so did I (at 27th).' "
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Why are we there?
- Armed Conflict
- Health care exclusion
Ukraine: Latest MSF Updates
- Aiding the Elderly Caught in Conflict in Ukraine
- Mental Health Care in Ukraine: "Your Entire Universe Falls Apart"
- Patient Stories From Eastern Ukraine: "Tell People What is Happening Here"
- Lost, Scared, and in Despair in Eastern Ukraine
UPDATE: March 19, 2015
Fighting in eastern Ukraine has reduced since the February 15 ceasefire, halting more than a month of escalating violence. Despite the ceasefire, however, some areas still experience shelling. Meanwhile, intense fighting continues over the front line town of Debaltseve.
The conditions for civilians caught in the conflict zone are dire and the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate. "We don't have plans for the future," says Alyona, a 24-year-old woman who fled Debaltseve with her husband and two-year-old son. Concerned about the impact the conflict was having on her son, Alyona sought assistance from an MSF psychologist. "It is difficult to have hope," she says. "Everybody has been affected, mentally or physically. People had everything, [and] now my child is homeless."
For people on both sides of the front line, living conditions are precarious. Residents face a severe shortage of basic needs, such as food and medication. Many medical facilities have been damaged or destroyed by the fighting, while doctors struggle to treat their patients with dwindling supplies.
"Medical workers have been under intense strain for months on end dealing with thousands of wounded and displaced people," says Loïc Jaeger, deputy head of mission for MSF in Ukraine.
MSF is responding by expanding its operations in the region. Aside from supporting doctors and medical facilities close to the fighting, MSF medical teams are providing basic health care and medicines to people close to the fighting, mainly through mobile clinics.
Mobile clinics are now operating in 25 locations in and around the front line, including rural areas outside Donetsk and Luhansk cities, in heavily affected towns such as Uglegorsk and Debaltseve, and to displaced people staying in Svyatogorsk.
"We haven't had a doctor in Uspenka for many months," says Lydia, a 65 year-old living in the Donetsk region. "The previous doctor died before the conflict. So people had to go to Amvrosievka [approximately 14 miles away] if they needed to see a doctor. Now Dr Wael from MSF comes here and there are long queues to see him. I'm very grateful to MSF, they help people here a lot."
MSF has also expanded its psychological support program, providing counseling to both individuals and groups affected by the violence in 30 locations.
As of March, more than one million people have been displaced by fighting in Ukraine, with over 600,000 seeking refuge in other countries. Many more have been trapped in front line towns, unable to escape due to heavy fighting. In Gorlovka, one of the hardest-hit cities on the front line, thousands of civilians were unable to flee the violence, with only one narrow and dangerous road leading out of the city.
Since January 13, when the most recent surge in violence began, directors of hospitals in Dontesk, Stakhanov, Pervomaisk, and Novoaidar—all supported by MSF—have reported a drastic increase in wounded patients admitted for care, putting increased pressure on overburdened and under-supplied hospitals.
"The intensification in fighting has only exacerbated the already acute shortage of essential medicines such as antibiotics, pain killers, and suture materials," says Jaeger.
MSF has been relieving pressure on these and seven other hospitals on both sides of the front line by providing much-needed supplies. Since the beginning of the conflict, MSF has providing supplies and medicine to treat almost 18,000 wounded patients, 14,400 chronic diseases, and 2,000 childbirths.
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|Since Start of Conflict
|Wounded (supplies for treating X wounded patients)
|Chronic diseases (medicines for treating X patients)
|Primary health care (medicines for treating X patients)
|Maternity (supplies for X deliveries)
|Hygiene kits (no. of recipients)
|X-ray film
|Mobile clinic locations
|Primary health consultations (mobile clinics)
|Individual counselling sessions
|Group counselling sessions
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|Drug resistant-TB facilities supported
|Drug resistant-TB patients under treatment
Our Work
This is an excerpt from MSF's 2015 International Activity Report:
In January and February, fighting between the Ukrainian army and the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics escalated to a level not seen since August 2014, and had a devastating effect on civilians caught in the conflict zone.
MSF teams urgently expanded their support to hospitals on both sides of the frontline. However, heavy fighting trapped civilians in frontline towns and made it difficult for MSF to reach the hardest hit areas. Medical facilities were regularly shelled, forcing staff to flee and depriving thousands of people of healthcare. A ceasefire came into effect following the fall of the strategic city of Debaltseve on 18 February, three days after the signature of the Minsk II agreement.
In 2015, MSF donated medicines and medical equipment to more than 350 health facilities on both sides of the frontline, enabling the treatment of over 9,900 patients with conflict-related injuries and more than 61,000 with chronic diseases; additionally, 5,100 births were assisted. Teams also carried out around 159,900 basic healthcare consultations and 12,000 mental health consultations in cooperation with the Ministry of Health.
Supplying Essential Medicines
Although there was less fighting after the Minsk II agreement, shelling continued in many areas and medical needs remained on both sides of the demarcation line. Drug supplies had been disrupted or cut off for more than a year by this point and prices had increased significantly. People struggled to obtain antibiotics, painkillers and psychiatric drugs, as well as medications for chronic illnesses such as high blood pressure, diabetes and heart and kidney disease. The supply of essential drugs for tuberculosis (TB) and HIV, as well as vaccinations for measles and polio, was also disrupted.
MSF became one of the major suppliers of medicines for chronic diseases to hospitals, health centers and homes for elderly and disabled people in the east of the country. Teams provided insulin to more than 5,000 diabetic patients in 16 hospitals in Gorlovka, Donetsk, Yenakevo, Starobesheve, Telmanovo and Novoazovsk, and also provided haemodialysis supplies for patients with advanced kidney failure in Gorlovka and Donetsk.
In addition, teams ran mobile clinics in 80 towns and villages around Donetsk, Luhansk, Artemovsk, Mariupol and Debaltseve and throughout Luhansk region, offering basic healthcare and mental health support to residents and displaced people.
Providing Psychological Support
MSF psychologists provided individual and group counselling sessions for people affected by the conflict, including those displaced or wounded, and the elderly and children. They also trained health workers, teachers and social workers.
Continuing multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) treatment
Throughout the conflict, the MDR-TB program that MSF has been managing in the penitentiary system in Donetsk region since 2011 continued until October. The team expanded its support to patients in penitentiary facilities in Mariupol, Artemovsk, Dnepropetrovsk and Zhdanivka.
First Aid at Checkpoints
MSF teams opened first aid and water points to assist people waiting in long queues in the freezing cold or intense heat who wanted to cross the frontline at the Artemovsk–Gorlovka, Volnavakha–Donetsk, and Mayorsk checkpoints.
MSF Forced to Cease Activities in Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics
Although MSF succeeded in working on both sides of the frontline for most of the year, in September MSF's permission to work was refused in the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, and at the end of October, its accreditation in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic was also withdrawn. The projects were closed, leaving thousands of people vulnerable and without access to essential medical care.
Ukraine: War-Torn Minds
At the end of 2015, MSF had 254 staff in Ukraine. MSF has been working in the country since 1999.
Patient Story
Nina Dedukh – 64-year old patient receiving counselling from an MSF psychologist in Popasnaya
"I was in the yard with my husband when the shelling came. We had heard shelling before, but never this close. An artillery shell hit very close by. My husband was very badly wounded. Some shrapnel went into my legs and my chest. I still have a piece of metal lodged between my ribs. I called for an ambulance, but they said it was too dangerous . . . My husband died in the yard. I've been staying at this hospital in Svitlodarsk for two months with my five-year-old daughter because we have nowhere else to go. I'm too afraid to go back to Debaltsevo . . . Now I hear explosions when there aren't any. When my daughter hears an explosion, she asks 'Is that a grad or a shell?' Is that normal for a five-year-old?"


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Criminal Law Questions? Ask a Criminal Lawyer.
Hello there.
Good evening. Thank you for your question. What evidence do they have of your guilt?
Do you know under what code section you are being charged?
Certainly. Take your time.
No problem at all.
Thank you. You said that your friends blew a 1.0. Could you have possibly meant a 0.01, or a 0.10? 1.0 would be fatal, 0.10 would be drunk, and 0.01 would be half a beer.
Thank you, XXXXX XXXXX sense.
I can potentially see why you were charged under this particular statute. The crime is not being under the influence of alcohol, consuming alcohol, or purchasing alcohol. Under subdivision (C) of that statute, "It is a violation of the Liquor Control Act for a minor to buy, attempt to buy, receive, possess or permit himself to be served with alcoholic beverages." (emphasis added). Possession means that it is within the person's domain and control. If you have a drink in front of you, holding it in your hand, for example, that is a violation of the law even if you have not consumed a drop of it.
You know the circumstances--do you believe that you had possession of alcohol, even if you did not consume any?
Well, that's what we call "circumstantial evidence". :-) The state has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, and that's certainly possible to prove with circumstantial evidence, but not as easy as proving with direct evidence.
If someone walks in the door wearing rain gear and soaked from head to toe, that is circumstantial evidence that it is raining outside. Direct evidence is if you look out the window and see rain falling. It's harder to prove that it is actually raining under the first scenario. Likewise, it is harder to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt that a minor had possession of alcohol if the minor isn't found to actually have possession of alcohol.
Correct. And the nuances of every situation is different, so I would recommend having the evidence, including the police report (which would be generally available after the first court appearance) and your case examined by an attorney in person before relying on any information as complete or advice. But that said, it's certainly going to be easier to prove possession with your friends who blew .10s.
With a .00 and empty containers, it raises questions, and only reasonable doubt is needed for a dismissal or acquittal.
Well, it wasn't a good decision, but the good news is that it isn't likely to derail any of your lives. It's not like armed robbery. It's just not that serious an offense and I would seriously doubt that it would hold any of you back in your lives or careers.


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M240 as a non M camera ?
I had this camera for about a week now and this is the second one. The first one was dead on receiving (half- dead) with the electronics for metering all messed up for the LV portion while the rangefinder mode is fine .
So the camera was taken back to the Head Distributor for a replacement on the second day after I received it . Oh by the way, they are all fresh out of the box and carton from Solms.
The reason why I changed to the M 240 was the infamous cracked sensor while under warranty for my M9. I sold my M9 to get the M . The camera is fine now when i is working with the colour rendering more like the Nikon / Cannon combined . It is definitely not like the M9 or M9P.
I have a few M lenes, R lens and a few other legacy lenses.
I found the R lens works well on the M240 more than the M lens !!! The colour rendition and IQ is more to my taste. I prefer the M9(P) colours with my M lens . Of course I could not try out the R lenis on the M9 for comparison.
Also, I have put on my Topcon 58/ 1.4 and Topcon 25mm f 3.5 to the camera and its works very well via an adaptor from EOS to M ( after Topcor to EOS. )
All of these are possible with the help of the Olympus EVF2 for focusing .
I prefer Leica M lens with the M9P, and Leica M be the general multi plug camera for all my legacy lenses such as , R , Topcon, Nikon , Hasselblad etc. Couldn;t wait now to try them out .
I have to start saving to fund another M9P now ...
Love to hear others' comment .
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MANAGER Carl Heeley says Worcester City will be relegated from Skrill North unless different players are brought in.
But he admits attracting new faces to the second-from-bottom Blue and Whites will be a major challenge.
Heeley labelled the majority of his team as not good enough after Saturday's 6-1 drubbing at Bradford Park Avenue and also questioned their character.
City are back in action tomorrow night when they welcome Telford United to Aggborough (7.45pm) "We're going to make some changes but enticing players to a struggling side is difficult and this is what I said would happen in the summer," the Worcester boss said.
"Once you get in there (the relegation zone) it's hard to get out and it's difficult to get players to come and join you because people want to be challenging for play-offs and at the top end of the league.
"There aren't many who want to come and join a relegation scrap and that's, without doubt, what we've got.
"We've got to keep trying to change it round because we won't get out of trouble with this group of players, that's a fact.
"We have to make some changes and to be honest if we signed myself, Snapper (John Snape) and Matt Gardiner for tomorrow, it would be an improvement and two of us are in our mid 40s but at least we care."
Striker Dominic Dell and winger Niall Thompson, whose loans ended last month, are also unlikely to return to the club.
Heeley explained: "They are more young lads and we've got enough younger players who are inexperienced and get no consistency in their performances.
"With respect to those boys, they are not the answer.
"We need some experience but so do a lot of other clubs and they are in far better situations than ourselves."
Captain Graham Hutchison sat out the weekend trip to Yorkshire with an ankle injury and is not expected to be fit to face Telford.
Shabir Khan was back in the team against Bradford but his ongoing hernia complaint could rule him out against the Bucks.