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The first movie is supposed to take place in the 40's, as in the book. The 2nd movie obviously takes place now, as they have PS2s, skateboards and wide popularity of soccer.
Stuart Little: (using a pay phone) Snowbell, I need more change.
Snowbell: What do I look like, a fanny pack?
Snowbell: (after Stuart wakes him up) This better be important.
Stuart Little: Margalo's still missing.
Snowbell: I should have been more specific. I meant important to me.
(Mrs. Little finds out about Stuart)
Will: What are you going to do now?
George: Which way is Canada?
Falcon: Did you really think I wouldn't find out?
Margalo: What are you talking about?
Falcon: I'm talking about you and your little mouse friend. Big mistake. Never make a friend I can eat.
Stuart: We're not giving up.
Snowbell: Why not? Giving up is fun! And look at all the time you save. (Stuart ignores him) I'm telling you, Stuart- if more people gave up, there'd be fewer wars.
Chef: (in Chinese) You come in here again, I'll run you through the Visa machine!
Monty: Don't you threaten me! What I could tell the Health Inspector would close you down in a New York minute!
Stuart: I mean, what am I? A man or a... (trails off and frowns) mouse?
Snowbell: Uh... is that a trick question?
Snowbell: I wish I were the one that was dead!
Margalo: Really?
Snowbell: No. But I'm feeling very unhappy!
Some Songs:
* I'm Alive This song was sung by Celine Dion. It was featured at the end when they were showing the main characters and who played them. This song is in Celine Dion's album "A New Day Has Come" and the "Stuart Little [OST]."
* Put A Little Love In Your Heart This song was preformed by Mary Mary. It was heard in the first scene where the showed the main cast and when the Littles were just waking up.This song is on the "Stuart Little [OST]"
* Top Of The World This song was sung by Mandy Moore and was heard on the part when Stuart was skateboarding in the backyard and showing Margalo a good time
Only Hugh Laurie played a character both in the series and the movie.
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Now running as a live musical production … "die hard fans" of the film will love it!
Sleepless in Seattle – The Musical
Most of us fondly remember Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in this romance-affirming film, and have seen it more than once. On many people's personal "favorite films" list, The American Film Institute placed it among the TOP 10 Best Romantic Comedies of all time! Directed here with creative class and "lots of love" by Sheldon Epps, this musical adaptation based on Nora Ephron's 1993 script, follows the delightful fairytale romance of Sam and Annie, all over again. (Book written by Jeff Arch, Music by Ben Toth, and Lyrics by Sam Forman.) Although I quite enjoyed the production, I must say that many of the songs were a bit unmemorable … "It Might Be Magic" was by far, the strongest song offering in the show! It opens in the 1990s … as Jonah, a 10-year-old boy in Seattle, calls in to a talk radio hostess, longing for a new mother after the passing of his own. Sam, his widowed father resistantly then takes the phone and grippingly relates the pain of the loss of his wife. Touching the hearts of countless single women, the response was quite staggering! (200,000 calls came in.) This charming tale focuses on one such woman living in Baltimore, and her quest to meet the heartbroken Sam. Annie, a sweet, hard working gal, already engaged to another man, is so touched by their story, that she heads for Seattle to try to meet Sam and Jonah … but doesn't succeed. Chandra Lee Schwartz is delightfully believable as the conflicted Annie, Tim Martin Gleason is charming as the lonely Sam, and young Joe West is showstoppingly sensational as Jonah! As Annie's boss/friend, encouraging Annie's quest … Sabrina Sloan is a sizzling standout, Robert Mammana is heart-touching as her lackluster fiancé, Lowe Taylor is heart-rending as Sam's sister, and Todd Buonopane is quirky as Rob. Nice work too by the enthusiastic ensemble cast! The lonely young Jonah then writes Annie a letter, asking her to meet them in New York at The Empire State Building on Valentine's Day … convinced that she and his Dad were destined to meet, but Dad nixed the idea. Mood setting kudos to: Spencer Liff (choreography), John Iacovelli (inventive scenic design), Kate Bergh (costumes), Brian L. Gale (lighting/clever projection design), Carl Casella (sound), and David O (musical director), and his fine orchestra. A sweet story … That final scene, "The One We All Wait For" … in New York, is touchingly magical! Sure to flutter your heart and reaffirm our fascination with "true love" … this is an enjoyable PG production, suitable for the entire family. You must act quickly to catch this one, as it closes on June 23 at The Pasadena Playhouse located at 39 S. El Molino in Pasadena. For tickets call (626) 356-7529 or visit PasadenaPlayhouse.org.
That's all I've got for this time. Keep reading my column, and make it a point to catch some of L.A.'s innovative and highly entertaining theatrical productions. It is endlessly rewarding and offers viewpoints and lifestyles that take us out of our daily grind. Whether dramatic, funny, creepy, musical, historical, or bawdy … it always broadens our horizons in one way or another!

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No. 25 Colorado 41, Missouri 12
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - He's part tailback, part fullback and 100 percent football player.
Lawrence Vickers proved that again Saturday, scoring four touchdowns to help No. 25 Colorado move closer to another division title with a 41-12 victory over Missouri.
Vickers normally does more blocking and pass catching than running, but when the Buffs decided right before kickoff that hurting tailback Hugh Charles couldn't go, Vickers got the call.
He ran for touchdowns of 1, 2, 20 and 7 yards for the Buffs (7-2, 5-1 Big 12) and finished with a career-high 85 yards on 18 carries.
``I was motivated,'' Vickers said. ``I love carrying the ball.''
Coach Gary Barnett said he offered Vickers a break from the special teams units he plays on, knowing his ``V-back'' - the `V' stands for ``versatile'' - would be getting extra work against the Tigers (5-4, 3-3).
Not surprisingly, Vickers declined.
``He's on punt return but he didn't want out. He's on punt coverage but he didn't want out of that,'' Barnett said. ``He wanted to be in the game every snap and you love an attitude like that.''
Vickers' super game was part of a great all-around performance for the Buffs, one Barnett called the most thorough he's seen this season.
Joel Klatt threw for 253 yards and a touchdown, Mason Crosby hit a 56-yard field goal and CU took a two-game lead over Missouri in the Big 12 North.
If the Buffs win next week at Iowa State, also 3-3 in the conference, they'll secure their fourth trip to the conference title game in the last five years.
Missouri, meanwhile, came into the game also controlling its destiny. But the Tigers fell flat, lost their second straight and now will probably focus more on getting another win to become bowl eligible rather than winning the division.
``Maybe they felt too much pressure. Maybe I did it,'' Missouri coach Gary Pinkel said.
CU lost to South Division leader Texas 42-17 earlier this year and, though it's hard to imagine the Buffs closing the gap enough to beat the second-ranked Longhorns, it's also hard not to believe Colorado has a rightful spot among the nation's upper class.
This game, against a contending Missouri team and its dynamic quarterback, Brad Smith, was supposed to a big test. As they have in every home game since their three-point win in the opener against Colorado State, the Buffs took a big lead early and left little doubt about who was the better team.
And when the Tigers briefly tried to make a game of it, the Buffs answered immediately - the way good teams do.
Missouri pulled within 24-12 early in the third quarter when Stryker Sulak hit Klatt and forced a fumble, which Jamar Smith scooped up and ran 12 yards for a touchdown.
The Buffs responded with an 80-yard touchdown drive, helped tremendously by a roughing-the-punter call. On third-and-goal from the 6, Klatt rolled to his right, patiently waited for Quinn Sypniewski to shed a defender, then hit Sypniewski with a strike in the back of the end zone to make it 31-12.
That was the lone touchdown pass. The rest of the scores belonged to Vickers, who came one touchdown short of the school record. The Buffs ran for 170 yards after struggling on the ground for most of the past month - averaging 80 yards over the last three games.
``Coach said the only way we'd have a chance to beat Texas is if we run the ball better,'' Vickers said. ``He called us out on that, and when he calls us out, we had to respond.''
The defense was good, too.
Smith, he of the 246-yard rushing game two weeks ago in a win over Nebraska, got the 5 yards he needed to break Antwaan Randle-El's NCAA record for yards rushing by a quarterback (3,895). But overall, he was held in check, throwing for 160 yards and running for 16 more, as the Mizzou offense managed the single touchdown and no other real threats.
``I didn't even know,'' Smith said of the record. ``Winning is the most important thing in the world to me, as far as the game goes.''
Crosby, meanwhile, made his 10th career field goal from 50 yards or longer. Last week, he booted a 50-yarder in the final seconds for a 23-20 victory at Kansas State.
This time, after Klatt threw incomplete on third-and-6 from the Missouri 39, Buffs fans actually started cheering, anticipating another long try from the strong-legged kicker. Crosby didn't disappoint. When his kick went over the crossbar, the ball was still above the top of the uprights - a shot that might have been good from 80 yards in the thin Boulder air.
``No,'' was all Barnett said when asked if he thought twice about the 56-yard attempt.


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|Original Continuity
The Battle Bird Armada is a Mobian army consisting entirely of birds led by the Battle Lord, presently Grand Battle Kukku XV.
Lost Legacy and Deserters
Described by Battlekukku XV as an "ancient order of avians aspiring to command the skies, find our fabled homeland, and unlock the mysteries of our forebears," the Battle Bird Armada has long followed a dogma establishing birds as the destined rulers of the sky and all beneath it. This was established by the first Battle Kukkus, who managed to unite about half of their race while the others set out on their own. To achieve their goals, the Battle Birds believed that they first had to locate Babylon Garden, the long lost city of the Armada's supposed ancestors, the ancient Babylonians. It was for this purpose that the Battle Lord attempted to inspire Jet the Hawk to help him find it, as he believed Jet had the skills to do so. Unfortunately Jet's conviction remained unchanged, and the Battle Lord had him imprisoned in the hopes that he would change his mind. (SU: #18, #33, CSE)
This action, however, led the Battle Birds to suffer severe setbacks in their enterprises. Jet escaped the brig, also freeing a mechanic, Wave, and a problematic soldier named Storm, who had both been locked up for unrelated offenses. Together, they decided to get back at the Armada for their treatment and find Babylon Garden first, becoming the deserters known as the Babylon Rogues. The loss of the Rogues cost the Armada its best chance of finding the Garden, and forced the Battle Lord to make it a top priority to reign them in after they fled. While they tried to hunt down the deserters over the following years, the Armada would on occasion find itself being hunted by the Rogues, especially when pursuing an objective of mutual interest. (SU: #20, #30, #33)
Since then, two other birds were also known to have deserted the Armada: Bean the Dynamite and Predator Hawk. Bean was thought to have been "taken out" by the Battle Lord (most likely for his crazy antics), but he actually fled, stealing some Extreme Gear in the process. Predator was a highly skilled soldier in the Armada, who had been promoted after many years of vigorous physical and mental training. Hoping for more freedom, Predator was instead met with even more rules and regulations, while all the added power was passed onto Speedy, simply for being the "heir" to the Armada. Furious, Hawk attacked Speedy, only to be caught & thrown in the brig by Battle Lord for his attempted assault. Fortunately for Predator, he was freed by the Babylon Rogues whom he joined for a time. (StH: #173, #187, SU: #23, #30)
Cocoa Island Conflict
During the Second Robotnik War the Armada leased itself to Dr. Eggman in opes of reuniting their scattered race. This arrangement left them rather behind on current events despite having access to the Eggnet, and prompted them to focus on achieving their own objectives. Establishing a training area on Cocoa Island with their headquarters disguised as a sister island to the main one, the Battle Bird Armada were surprised when Miles "Tails" Prower, Bunnie "Rabbot" D'Coolette, and Antoine D'Coolette landed on the beach. Believing they had been found out by special operatives, and apparently unaware that Tails had previously set up a workshop on the main island, they observed the trio for some time. (SU: #17, #18, #19, CSE)
On Speedy's orders with the Battle Lord's clearance, armed troops landed on the island at night for an ambush, eventually subduing the D'Coolette's as Speedy went after Tails. Tails escaped while Bunnie was taken before the Battle Lord, who mistook her for a member of the Dark Egg Legion. Going along with the mistake, Bunnie learned of the Armada's affiliation with the Eggman Empire, gathering details on their operations. She also found out the Rogues' status as former Armada members before being alerted that Antoine escaped his cell. (SU: #17, #18)
Elsewhere, Armada troopers guarding the Sea Fox were neutralized by Tails with knockout gas, allowing the Fox to investigate their base which he deduced was the third "sister island". He then engaged Armada submersibles in battle, briefly complimenting their technology before defeating them, but not before the Sea Fox was damaged, forcing it to surface. Meanwhile, Speedy and Bunnie both went after Antoine and clashed over who had greater authority, only for the coyote to leap to his believed demise from an escape hatch at the top of the headquarters after being supposedly convinced that Bunnie was a traitor. (SU: #18)
Defeat and Retreat
Tails and Antoine (who had been saved by landing into the Sea Fox when he saw it below him) later infiltrated the base through a tunnel beneath the sea bed and while dispatching the guards, were saved when Bunnie showed up to assist them. In the storage bay, the heroes then confronted Dr. Fukurokov who set his Mole Mech against them, which was destroyed by Tails while the D'Coolette's inflicted significant structural damage to the whole base by attacking key areas of the bay. After rescuing Speedy from Mole Mech's wreckage, the three of them escaped from the damaged fortress as it rose from the ocean and headed away from the island. (SU: #19, #20)
After their retreat, Battlekukku XV accosted Speedy for not informing him Bunnie was a Freedom Fighter and told Dr. Fukurokov that he would have to repair the fortress by himself. XV then decided to renew their efforts to find those who left the Armada--namely the Babylon Rogues-- so they could return to their full strength and defeat the Eggman Empire in order to conquer Mobius and get their revenge on Tails, while seemingly oblivious that the Rogues themselves were following them for a confrontation. (SU: #20)
Homeland Found
Some time after their failure at Cocoa Island, a Babylonian energy signature was detected by Dr. Fukurokov, and the Battle Birds headed for the origin point. Arriving in the Gigan Mountains, the Armada then mobilized a large force to investigate the energy source, only to encounter the Babylon Rogues as they emerged from the collapsing ruins underground with the key to Babylon Garden. A standoff followed, where Speedy attempted to convince them to surrender peacefully, but the Rogues thought otherwise and took off in an attempt to escape. Armada troopers then shot at the Rogues furiously from their combat pods, but their blasts were evaded with ease and the Rogues quickly outpaced them, leaving only Speedy and Dr. Fukurokov's Pursuit Drones to give chase. (SU: #33, #34)
As the drones were destroyed in short order, Speedy continued after the Rogues up the mountains alone, until he too was bested by them and about to die for it. By that point, the Battle Lord himself joined the fight, and took down the Rogues with almost no effort, rescuing his son in the process. The Rogues were then were forced back into the Armada with death threats leveled against them (a decision that Speedy strongly opposed but could do nothing about), and they surrendered the key over to the Battle Lord. After explaining how his family knew how to work the device, the Battle Lord activated the key, and it displayed a map showing the exact resting place of the Garden. After Speedy relayed the coordinates with orders to proceed, the Armada readied for battle and made course for it's next destination: New Mobotropolis. (SU: #34)
As the Armada approached the city, recon scouts reported back on it's defensive capabilities, comprising mainly of an AI computer that operated a dome force field generated by nanites. This data allowed Dr. Fukurokov to create a device to bypass the shield that the reinstated Babylon Rogues deployed, starting off a full-fledged invasion. The Battle Birds were soon engaged in the sky by their old foe Tails, along with the Freedom Fighters and "King" Ixis Naugus, as they penetrated New Mobotropolis' perimeter. Though the defenders made a valiant effort in the ensuing dogfight, the Armada prevailed due to it's overwhelming numbers and the Battle Lord's domination of Naugus when he tried to wrest control of their flagship. With the Battle Fortress positioned over Castle Acorn, the Battle Lord gave the order to fire it's main cannon and the Battle Birds succeeded in excavating the Babylon Garden's resting place at the cost of the complete destruction of New Mobotropolis, avenging themselves over their foes and practically achieving their destiny in one fell swoop. (SU: #35)
However, things quickly began to go awry for the Armada soon after. Though the Babylon Garden ascended to the sky, it started to fly off just as the Battle Birds realized they lost contact with the Rogues. In a desperate attempt to keep a hold of their destiny, the Battle Fortress fired anchor lines and tethered the two ships together as the Garden headed for the upper atmosphere. Fearing the worst at being betrayed by the Rouges, the Battle Lord then ordered Speedy to board the Garden and take command of the situation. Instead it continued to deteriorate despite Speedy's efforts, as the Babylon Garden rapidly lost altitude for unknown reasons. With the Battle Fortress still hooked onto their ancestors' relic, the Armada was forced to abandon ship before both vessels crash-landed in the nearby mountains. (SU: #36)
Having their destiny denied to them and suffering another defeat, the Battle Birds swore vengeance, this time against the Babylon Rogues in particular, whose betrayal led to this disastrous turn of events. After such a devastating loss though, they had to first focus on salvaging as much of their resources as possible, and began a hurried evacuation of personnel from the crash site. While doing so, a security patrol discovered Sonic the Hedgehog and Tails spying on the operation, and tried to kill them before they could escape. However, the two made short work of the assault pods and sent the soldiers running before they departed, allowing the Battle Birds to continue their business. (StH: #233, SU: #36)
The Battlebird Armada has very advanced surveillance equipment hidden throughout Cocoa Island that not even trained and experienced Freedom Fighters can spot. In terms of combat technology, they have laser pistols, robotic walkers with laser cannons and flamethrowers, flying pods similar in design to the walkers equipped with the same weapons and one very large, heavy-armored battle robot called the "Mole Mech" that shoots lasers and has a segmented arm held together using electrical currents which is able to overpower personal energy shields. Another piece of their technology is Extreme Gear- hoverboards that can travel at incredible velocities comparable to Sonic the Hedgehog.
They also command armed submersibles equipped with technology that allowed them to escape detection by Tails' Sea Fox, though their torpedo weaponry proved inferior. The cabins of these subs are apparently reinforced enough to allow them to survive even when the frame that provides motion and weaponry is destroyed. Overall their technology seems roughly on par with that of the Republic of Acorn: Bunnie's cybernetics proved superior to their walkers and lasers, but were ill-suited to match their most powerful combat machine, while the sensors on Tails' Sea Fox proved unequal to the cloaking/dampening technology used in Armada subs. They also appeared to have made air ships in the past that are now considered outdated, one of them which became the Babylon Rogues' headquarters.
- The Battle Kukkus: supposed heirs of the Babylonian culture, founders of the Battle Bird Armada, and self-appointed leaders through birthright.
- Battle Lord: at the very top, the uncontested supreme commander and leader, though leaving most day-to-day operations to subordinates.
- Speedy: the heir-apparent underneath the Battle Lord, acting field leader and second-in command with a more hands on approach in the armada's workings.
- Doctor Fukurokov: head of the R&D department (and possibly sole member), chief of science and advisor, responsible for most of the armada's gear and equipment
- Drs. Bin and Pin: rumored members of the Battle Bird Armada who may have had a hand in the creation/transformation of Bean the Dynamite. According to one possible origin story, the pair of doctors attempted to make Bean into a living weapon by combining dark magic and science. However, given the many stories circulating around Bean's origins, it is possible that the pair are merely a myth. (CSE)
- Troops: The bulk of the armada's warriors is made up of blue-armored avians, either armed with a rifle or piloting submarines, Battle Walkers or aircrafts at the armada's disposal.
Former Members
- The Babylon Rogues: a group of deserters who left the Armada for various reasons, usually after earning the ire of the Battle Lord. This group has included:
- Jet the Hawk
- Wave the Swallow
- Storm the Albatross
- Predator Hawk (formerly-left Rogues to join the Fearsome Foursome and later the Destructix)
Background Information
- The Batte Bird Armada originated in the Game Gear game, Tails Adventure (though in the Japanese version of the game they are called the Battle Kukku Army).
- So far, the Battle Bird Armada has appeared solely in the Sonic Universe comics, save for the Babylon Rogues, Predator Hawk, and Bean the Dynamite, plus a cameo of the Armada's soldiers in the beginning of Issue #233.
- Based on dialogue from StH issues #163, #173, and #187, it is implied that Predator Hawk, Bean the Dynamite, and the Babylon Rogues are deserters from the Battle Bird Armada, and that the Armada developed Extreme Gear technology. The Sonic Universe Blog later revealed that they all have previously been in the Armada and that the Battle Bird Armada's story had been planned for over four years. [1] [2]
- Though it is heavily implied that the Battle Bird Armada were the first ones to develop Extreme Gear, the only members seen using it so far have been deserters such as Bean the Dynamite and the Babylon Rouges. Extreme Gear was not seen anywhere among the Armada's troopers still in the organization or equipment when they first premiered in Sonic Universe's Tails Adventure arc. This is possibly due to mandates on Sega's part; in story Extreme Gear is implied by Speedy to be outdated.
- While not initially stated so in the actual comic, it was believed the "homeland" that the Battle Bird Armada sought was actually known as the Babylon Garden as stated in the Sonic Universe comic blog. [3] This was later confirmed true as of Sonic Universe Issue #33 during the Babylon Rising arc.
- Sonic Universe Graphic Novel #5 featured early designs by artists Jon Gray and concepts for the Armada and its members. These concepts included the Armada serving as Eggman's resident forces in the Land of a Million Lights, Battlekukku XV as Speedy's grandfather rather than father and Bean as his grandson as well, and the group's connection to the Dynamite Dux, a nod to the video game of that name. An actual allusion to the game came in The Complete Sonic Comic Encyclopedia, in which Drs. Bin and Pin-the protagonists of the game-are mentioned in connection with one of Bean's possible origin stories.


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San Clemente de Taüll Church
Church of San Clemente de Taüll
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Barruera, Vall de Boí, La, Lleida
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World Heritage, a certification granted by UNESCO.
Vall de Boí Romanesque
San Clemente de Taüll is one of the Romanesque churches in the Boí Valley, which received the UNESCO World Heritage designation in 2000.
The church was built between the 11th and 12th centuries and was consecrated in 1123. It has a basilical ground plan, with three naves separated by columns. The altar gives onto three arched apses. The bell tower is square, with six floors, and is decorated with pilaster bands and geminate windows. The wall paintings in the sanctuary (Pantocrator, Saints and Apostles and scenes from the Old and New Testaments and the Apocalypse) date from 1123. The paintings in the church are copies; the originals are preserved in the Catalonia National Art Museum (MNAC).
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It's the beginning of a new year, and as we show off some of the best things we've done in 2012, it's also time to get back to business as usual.
Our weekly Winners & Losers post continues below:
IL's Photo Department — I don't know about anyone else, but I am loving our photos of the year posts (part I, part II, women's), and knowing what else is in the archives, I feel like we could probably make another 10 that would be filled with some eye-catching images. Perhaps I have a particular fascination as photography for me hovers somewhere between a challenging hobby and a rough professional skill, but this is a sport that translates well to both the moving and the still image, and there is something about a great action shot in sports that I sometimes prefer to seeing a clip of the play — all the energy and effort of both the players and the photographer crystalized in one frame frozen in time that tells it's own engaging story. Flipping through these galleries makes me excited to get my camera back out there on some sidelines soon enough.
San Diego — I'm looking forward to heading out to SoCal this upcoming weekend to cover both the Adrenaline Challenge and to take in the LXM Pro game. Always enjoy talking to the top recruits and players helping the game out West. Especially looking forward to checking in with the Class of 2014 (four west coast players in our Top 50 juniors) and their development.
James Hansen and Team Hansen — Congratulations to IL Business Manager James Hansen and his Team Hansen fantasy football squad, winners of this year's IL fantasy football league. I called it a few weeks back that James would take the league championship, but anyone could see it coming. A few weeks into the season, Team Hansen started to put up some big points, and Hansen's crew gained momentum down the back stretch and became the team that no one wanted to face. It had the look and feel of a championship team, and James' oversight led it to victory.
The Past, and Future — I've been spearheading the recent Biggest 15 Stories in IL's 15 Years series. It was a massive, intimidating undertaking. But in compiling the list, researching and reading some of the great stories from our reporters and insight from those heavily involved in these 15 stories, I learned a hell of a lot. The game's history is not filled entirely with positives — the Duke lacrosse scandal and its lasting effect on lacrosse's image was the No. 2 story of the past 15 years — but it's clear in looking through this series that we are a part of a special thing. Lacrosse is great sport, with great people. And, it's on the rise. I noted that the one theme throughout the whole project is "Growth." I'll be interested what the next 15 years brings us.
Social Justice in Durham — That title sounds kind of high-minded, but I don't know how to phrase what still infuriates me about the fall out from the Duke Lacrosse scandal that was IL's second-biggest story of the past 15 years. The whole case was just a mockery of the justice system, the insatiable and irresponsible media, common sense and accountability. The university turned its back on its own students for fear of bad press, and in the end paid enough money to hide its embarrassment further. The "Group of 88" teachers that condemned the entire team when the scandal broke never had to own up to their irresponsible witch hunt. Mike Nifong should be in jail for a long time, not just for wrongful prosecution, but for fleecing the public of the tax money spent on his needless trial that was orchestrated to help get votes in an election year. And yes, the accused players walked away free and financed for their troubles, but that does not right what was a horrible example of the worst practices in the fields of law, media and higher education. I would hope we all learned something from watching that ridiculous charade play out, but I know that we haven't, as evidenced by the fact that the sport still carries the scars of false accusations very few people bothered to approach responsibly.
Once Again, Those Who Want to Right the Changing Tide Of Early Recruiting — The walls continue to fall down for recruiting restrictions in all NCAA sports, as in a few weeks the NCAA is expected to vote on a series of measures that will loosen the reigns on recruiting high school juniors. The new set of rules will also not impose any restrictions on verbal commitments, and with the sports' supply and demand measurements staying close to par, that list of close to 100 sophomore verbals will continue to grow into the new year.
Me and Adirondack Iron — Adirondack Iron's 11-2 run through the regular season felt much too good to be true. My IL fantasy football record was helped by some participants forgetting to set lineups in the latter part of the season, giving me a bit of an inflated record, and in the playoffs pitting me against a hot All We Need is Luck squad captained by Amanda Albright. Though my Upstate Ghostbusters won the Plattsburgh-based league I'm in, I was disappointed with Adirondack Iron. In looking at the points I racked the last two weeks — 250 — it feels like my week 14/15 output was flukey and really looked like a flop. Hey, can't win 'em all. Congrats to Hansen and all the other participants. Looking forward to next season.
MLL Haters — I have to give a shout-out to Kyle Devitte for his magnificient piece on Major League Lacrosse's impact. I can assure you no one puts more into a piece than Devitte does, and he cares greatly about this game. But we're coming in to a big few weeks for MLL, with the Collegiate Draft Friday, Jan. 11. Next week we'll have lots of preview content. I'm as critical of the league as any, but there's no denying its impact. From growth of the industry, to growth of the game, to innovation of rules, MLL has really been influential in the decade-plus it's been around. You don't need to follow it, but please recognize its impact.


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Comment on "I Made Azunyan into a Nineties Character" by Sylar:
Yes i am. More doesn't always mean better. That more must be properly put in the image to look better and that's not the case here. Also some things need a simpler look for what they want to show. You can't make moe anime with very detail shading and lot's of other staff because the pic will become too serious and realistic.
You can even draw animation with each frame having the art style of Mona Lisa but it won't be anime anymore, it would be something else no matter how well detailed it would be and lot's of us won't like it.
If what you hate is moe in general then it's not the 21st century art that you hate but moe anime. Just watch something else like Texhnolyze, Hellsing or something else.
Sylar made other comments on this post:
- "I Made Azunyan into a Nineties Character":
Wait until we built a time machine. But it would be sad for you to have to thank future technology for sending you to the past.
- "I Made Azunyan into a Nineties Character":
You are just nostalgic old fags. And sorry but no. That doesn't look better. Sometimes we have to appreciate the age we live.
Recent comments by Sylar:
- JK Dominatrix Busts Unwanted Slave:
You people forget that this ain't 2D girls. They ain't as cute as you think.
- Chikan Clergy Brit Busted:
Calling a 22 year old, old hag. How old are you 8?
- Akira "Predicted Tokyo 2020 Olympics":
Yeah, nice dreaming. Unfortunately the only way the tech for a good robot is if billion were thrown into such research but no one seems to care enough.
- Akira "Predicted Tokyo 2020 Olympics":
They will disqualify anyone with as man name and has a penis under the swimsuit.
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People have been celebrating fictional characters since Ever. They just called them Gods. Oh! wait considering this otaku's call this girls goddesses then there is almost no difference.


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I read a story yesterday that drilled right through me. It's from a letter Montaigne wrote to a neighbor about the love fathers show toward their children. The excerpt is long. Forgive me in advance. You'll thank me when it's done:After the late Marshal de Monluc lost his son . . . he used to stress greatly to me, among his other regrets, the sorrow and heartbreak he felt for never having opened up to him. He had lost, he said, by that habit of paternal gravity and stiffness, the comfort … [Read more...]
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Apple Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
- 1 package yellow cake mix (regular size)
- 1-1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 cup finely chopped peeled apple
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1. In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, oats, brown sugar and cinnamon. In a small bowl, combine the egg, applesauce, apple and raisins. Stir into oat mixture and mix well.
- 2. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool. Yield: about 5 dozen.
Nutritional Facts
1 each: 57 calories, 1g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 55mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch.
Reviews for Apple Oatmeal Cookies
Average Rating
"I just made these cookies and I must say they are scrumptious! My picky 3 year old came back begging for more cookies! These cookies makes feel less guilty for eating and giving them to my son since it has apples, oatmeal, raisins, and apple sauce in it."
"My husband who usually passes on cookies, went back for more! The only thing different I did was to use Butter Pecan cake mix. Adding chopped nuts in the future may be another option."
"I've made several versions of cake mix cookies, and we always enjoy them. No major changes to this one, except that I omitted the raisins because I didn't have any on hand. They'd be great with Spice cake mix and Craisins. They are good as is, but we took them over the top by sandwiching two of them together with some store bought cream cheese frosting that I added some cinnamon to."
"I made these and they were great. My husband loved them and these were keepers. I also made a batch with pineapple upside down mix with the zest of one orange. They were marvelous!"
"Yummy--so soft and moist!"
"made 1 batch and my family liked so much that I made another to take to our sr. hal. party next thurs. definitely a keeper. really easy to make. mixed by hand even tho arthritis in hands bad."
"Fair at best..."
"good cookie, very moist, but I think I will add pecans the next time I make them."
"Just finished making these. They are just OK. They never flattened out like the picture."
"CASNIP if u don't have applesauce on hand why not make some? Peel, chop, cook and mash 2 1/2 to 3 medium apples for 3/4 cup. Not sure if it's necessary but I'd cool it in the freezer in order to avoid cooking any of the egg."
"Yummy and easy to make"
"Very good. Only change I made was to replace the raisins with butterscotch chips. My husband couldn't stop eating them!"
"CASENIP, wonder if no applesauce might make it dry? Besides the egg, that is the only "liquid". But they do sound good."
"I haven't made these yet but wondering if I could use all chopped apples instead of applesauce?"
"easy to make and yummy! My kids love them."
"My son won cookie Competition with this recipe!!! His Boy Scout troop held a Christlmas cookie competition, boys had to make the recipe on their own. Instead of using a yellow cake mix he choose a limited edition Pillsbury Carmel Apple cake mix. It tasted just liike an apple crisp dessert. The cookies were moist and very flavorful. Kids and adults alike loved this cookie. We made our cookies slightly larger, so we did not get 5 dozen. Try this recipe with any seasonal cake mix!!!"
"very yummy- I must have made them too big because I only got 49! Didn't use raisins just added more apples- next time I am going to add cranberries!"
"I've made these 2x. The second time, I made the batter without cut up apples then scooped 1 doz cookies, then added cut up apples, another dozen, then raisins, and finally finely crushed walnuts. It was just a little something for everyone's taste that everyone seemed to appreciate."
"Delicious and super easy to make!"
"very yummy!"
"Left out the raisins. Added walnuts and chocolate chips. Very moist."
"I made these the way it was originally written (without the egg) and they came out excellent. I did add an extra 1/2-1 tsp. cinnamon the second time I made them and I liked that better. I also added about 3/4 cup raisins. I just kept mixing the batter until it was all moist and looked like your typical cookie batter and it all held together pefectly. The cookies came out moist and have received rave reviews and have been requested since. I will be making often (without the egg)."
"Due to the comments of batter being dry, the cookie recipe was tested again with 1 egg and had better results. We appologize for this error and it will be updated here soon.Taste of Home Test Kitchen"
"Just wanted to add that the cookies lost their crispness over night but still taste great. Definitely would make again."
"I was a little hesitant to make these after reading the mixed reviews. The mixture was very dry so I also added 1/3 cup melted butter, one egg and only 1/3 cup of the applesauce. The cookies were crisp on the outside and soft and chewy in the inside. I baked them for 20 minutes. Yummy!"
"When I first took them out of the oven and cooled them, they were slightly crisp and my family loved them. However, after cooling on cookie racks, I put them into glass cookie jars and they became sticky and soft. I took them out of the jars thinking that the open air would harden them up some, but that didn't work. The taste is great, but due to the texture I don't think I'll be making this recipe again."
"I will eat about anything made with apples but these cookies were dry, flavorful but dry.The ingredient concept was good so I made them again and omitted the apple sauce and substituted 1/3 cup of melted salted butter and one egg. Bull's eye, they were delicious.There are different types of moistness, one is watery moist the other is rich moist.Certainly the fat and calorie content changed but who cares, they're cookies.Altered, the recipe is definitely a keeper."
"These cookies turned out great. I made them at the assisted living home I work at and everyone loved them! Two things I altered though...I added a splash of vanilla and stirred in extra applesauce because the dough was a touch crumbly. Delicious!"
"These cookies were super easy to make and result in a great finished product. I added an egg since I was nervous about the lack thereof in the recipe. Also, didn't have an apple on hand so I omitted that putting in butterscotch baking chips instead. I baked them for 14 minutes and that seemed perfect in my oven. Perfect for baking when there are little cooks in the kitchen who want to pitch-in!"
"The recipe is missing something. I have it in a bowl right now and there's no liquid. Where's the egg or the water? Are you supposed to make the cake mix as directed? It doesn't say that. What do I do now?"
"I just took these out of the oven.They are soft and chewy but a little doughy and i left them in for 20 min. I don't think that i will make them again.SJS99"


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Hi I am only 22 but yet always have puffy bags and dark circles under my eyes. I always make sure to get enough sleep and my diet is in check. I have tried nearly every eye cream under the sun. A while ago I was told by a nurse who administers botox, that in fact my puffy eye bags are a genetic trait. I have noticed that many members in my family do indeed posses this trait. What are your recommendations? I have been looking into possible fat transfer injections as these seem permanent.
Puffy Eyes and Dark Circles, is This Genetic? What are Non-Surgical Options?
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Non-Surgical Treatment for Puffy Eyes & Dark Circles
The bags under your eyes and dark circles don't go away no matter how much sleep you get. As a Cosmetic Oculofacial Plastic Surgeon (specializing in Eyelid and Facelift Surgery), I get this concern all the time from my patients. These dark circles and puffy eyes are not age-related or sleep-related but rather are related to your genetics and facial structure. There are several non-surgical ways to manage this problem so do your research to find a Cosmetic Surgeon you will feel comfortable with. Fillers, such as Restylane, under the eyes has become very popular to help with balancing areas under the eyes. In my practice, we use a combination approach with modalities such as injectables, PRP and other techniques to move attention away from the hollow under eye area and restore the color to the skin.
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There is no substitute for a personal assessment.
You should know that unless a physician does a good faith examination at the time of your BOTOX treatment and is present on the premises at the time of the service by a registered nurse, the State of California regards this as the illegal practice of medicine.
Under eye filler with Hyaluronic acid filler has evolved to be the most important emerging facial plastic procedure in the past 10 year. Treat often last well over a year. However this must be regarded as an advanced method. I would strongly discourage you from having this service from anyone but a surgeon with detailed knowledge of midface anatomy.
Restylane for undereye ideal for undereye darkness hollows and to minimize "puffy bags"
Restylane is a hyaluronic gel and safe to use in the infraorbital region. The Restylane provides contour which minimizes "puffy eyes" and lifts hollowness which improves dark cirlces. Yes undereye darkness can be genetic other contributing factors to dark circles is blood vessels, dark pigement, thinning of the skin due to aging and enviornmental factors. There is a chance of brusing in this area. I would avoid aspirin and or advil the week of the injection. Restylane in this area will last up to 12 months. I would avoid fat in this area as the skin is very thin however, fat transfer in the cheek will sometimes indirectly improve this area.
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Matthew Phelps reaches his century for NSW yesterday.
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Queensland captain Jimmy Maher turned yesterday's action in the Pura Cup match against Tasmania into a one-man show, scoring 170 of the Bulls' second-innings 271 at Bellerive Oval to give his side a winning chance.
After trailing by 54 runs on the first innings, the Bulls were able to set the Tigers 340 runs for victory today, off 104 overs.
Maher opened the innings and was almost there at the end, his knock finishing when he slipped and was run out. The second-highest scorer was sundries (22), ahead of Maher's fellow opener Brendan Nash (20).
"Obviously, it would have been nice if we as a group had've got another 50 runs but sometimes that's the way it happens," said Maher, who was "pretty confident" his bowlers would do the job today.
Adam Griffith (4-85) and Brett Geeves (4-94) did well to stem the Bulls' progress after a foot injury to Damien Wright depleted the attack.
In Adelaide, all-rounder Dominic Thornely continued a stellar season with the bat with a dashing century as NSW moved towards outright victory going into the last day of the Pura Cup match against South Australia.
SA was 4-155 in its second innings, needing another 340 runs today for a win.
NSW had started the day on 2-150 in its second innings and declared at 7-331, setting the Redbacks a target of 495. The total was set up by a 186-run third-wicket stand between Thornely (102) and Matthew Phelps (127 not out).
Phelps began the day on 61 and Thornely on 25, but Thornely, who scored 77 off 76 balls yesterday, was the first to a century. He faced 131 balls and hit 12 boundaries and two sixes, in an innings lasting three hours three minutes. By comparison, Phelps faced 278 balls, hit 13 boundaries and batted for six hours.
Meanwhile, Tasmania and Western Australia will play a Twenty20 match in Hobart next week in another experiment to gauge the format's popularity
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Motor Fuels Support Staff Moves Temporarily from Rock Quarry Road
Date: November 20 , 2012
RALEIGH – Motor Fuels and Motor Carrier taxpayers who need to file returns, pay their taxes or obtain decals should visit NCDOR's taxpayer service center at 4701 Atlantic Avenue in Raleigh beginning Dec. 3. Staff from the Excise Tax Division is temporarily moving to this new location while the offices at 1429 Rock Quarry Road undergo renovation.
The Rock Quarry Road office will be closed beginning Monday, Nov. 26 for the move and remain closed during the renovation. The temporary office on Atlantic Avenue will open on Monday, Dec. 3. The employees are expected to move back to their regular location by the end of next spring.
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One of the most surprising parts to our family tour in Egypt was how we sailed down the Nile River. Most people choose one of the plush Nile Cruises but Egypt Uncovered, our tour company, encouraged us to consider trying a much more adventurous choice that our family, especially the kids, would never forget: the Felucca Sailboat.
On January 24th, somewhere between Aswan and Luxor, Egypt, I wrote in my journal;
"We have made it to the Felucca sailboat. It slips slowly down the Nile's black, evening waters, almost not moving. The sun has set, and the silhouette of the palm trees outline the banks of the river. One of our three Nubian captains is cooking a pot of stew. The aroma of saffron, cumin, and tomatoes fill the air. Our Egyptologist Guide, Sam, and our accommodations manager, Tom, speak together in Arabic, erupting into loud bouts of laughter without warning A lone, mud colored cow, calls out along the grassy banks. A camel grazes behind him. Beyond the palm trees is miles of desert, stretching long and wide. There is a peace in this moment that I have not experienced any where else. This is sailing down the Nile."
Go to my Babble column today, 20 Favorite Photos from Sailing Egypt's Nile River with Our Kids, to see our Felucca sailboat experience and read about what happens beyond the pyramids.


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The cute fuzzy guy in the picture with me is my best friend Buddy. He was diagnosed on Sept. 17 with Auto Immune Hemolytic Anemia and on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, Buddy was called home by God, he was 12 years old. He didn't suffer but went peacefully at home with me close by. God showed mercy on Buddy and me by sparing me having to make the decision to have him euthanized.
I got Buddy from my uncle's friend when he was 5 weeks old, he was an "oops" puppy meaning the Rottweiler on the hill met his mother a Labrador. Long story short this little black ball of fur picked me out on two different occasions I became his human.
He was the friendliest little guy he was everyone's buddy; so he got his name honestly Buddy.
This big gentle, sweet dog grew into his paws weighing 132 pounds. He absolutely loved plain, raw vegetables and fruit from the time of being a puppy always lying at my feet in the kitchen.
Bud (or Spud as we sometimes called him) loved to go "bye-bye" and for walks. My son, Jeff, and I would take Buddy for a walk or I should say he took us for a walk. From the time, he was a puppy into his old age he would take the leash in his mouth and walk you. We were good with that; he had his dignity.
Sled riding was a blast with him, he'd run alongside the sled grabbing the glove off of your hand. At the bottom of the hill he took the rope attached to the old metal runner sled in his mouth running with it behind him; going further than our starting point.
Hubby wasn't allowed to even look at me or hug me without Buddy barking then walking in between us wagging his tail looking at me and then at Rick. Rick's nickname for him was Jealous Butt. I was the only person that Buddy gave kisses to.
Bud became the bull that Rick's then 3 year old grandson would ride. While Buddy was lying down, Mikey would climb on, put his arm up like a bull rider and say, "OK Wisa!" I'd call Buddy, he would get up Mikey would fall off saying, "I got bucked off!" Buddy would lie back down and we'd do this until Buddy looked at me like "I'm done now OK?"
In the last year Buddy couldn't always walk upstairs. Almost nightly after saying goodnight, I'd get tucked into bed to have him bark for me. I'd go downstairs to him, he'd wag his tail and I'd lay there hugging him; I'd tell him, "I love you, your perfect you know that?" He'd give me a slurp.
I miss him. Someday his ashes will be mixed with mine, we'll be sprinkled somewhere we can play together that's pretty.
I love you Spud.
Lisa Bell is a volunteer Humane Officer for Guernsey County.
Lisa, I read your article today and it brought a tear to my eye. It's so sad losing such an important part of your family. I would like to make contact with you as I have a couple questions. What is the best way to do so?
S. Carpenter


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Released Monday, March 28, 2005
New Compliance Assistance Products on Machine Guarding Now Available from MSHA
Inadequate Machine Guarding is Major Hazard in Mining Workplaces
ARLINGTON, Va. - The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) today made available three new compliance assistance products -- an updated handbook and two new DVDs. The new resources will help the U.S. mining industry reduce hazards caused by improperly guarded moving machine parts on equipment in the mining workplace, a hazard that contributes to more than 100 industry injuries each year.
"Failure to properly guard equipment is the violation most frequently cited by MSHA inspectors. Proper guarding of mining equipment is one of the most important and obvious safety hazards to be addressed in the mining workplace," said David Dye, acting assistant secretary of labor for mine safety and health. "These new products update MSHA's best suggestions and advice for properly guarding machinery. We hope they will help reduce and eliminate the injuries currently occurring due to improperly guarded equipment."
Equipment guards protect working miners from injury and death that can be caused by moving machinery parts. MSHA's analysis of reported guarding-related injuries shows that 38 percent of these injuries occur while equipment is running, and 50 percent occur during maintenance. At least 12 percent are attributed to hazards posed by handling the guard itself.
MSHA's new 33-page, updated handbook, "MSHA's Guide to Equipment Guarding", was produced to help mine operators with properly designing, installing and maintaining equipment guards. The publication gives examples of commonly used equipment guards and includes examples of improper guards as well as considerations and recommendations on usage.
A new DVD, "Equipment Guarding" (a 2-DVD set), produced in cooperation with more than three dozen mining operations and scores of mining industry associations and equipment manufacturers, focuses on reducing risk by improving equipment guarding. It discusses protection levels provided by various types of guards, as well as design and construction considerations of guards for many types of equipment.
Another new DVD, "Junkyard Guards," is a fast-paced and informative depiction of two teams of miners who solve equipment guarding problems by creatively using parts and materials commonly found on mine sites or recycled after use on mining equipment. The video was produced through a cooperative effort with two MSHA alliance partners-the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) and the Industrial Minerals Association-North America (IMA-NA).
The new products are available from MSHA's National Mine Health and Safety Academy in Beckley, W.Va., at 304-256-3257.


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Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman and members of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. Thank you for the opportunity to discuss the VA Rocky Mountain Network 19 and the health care services we offer to the veterans it is our privilege to serve. My remarks will briefly review current programs and collaborative efforts in Network 19 and our plans to increase services and access to care.
The VA Rocky Mountain Network 19 covers a geographic area of 470,000 square miles across nine states and principally serves the states of Colorado, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming. Our service area also extends into portions of Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, and North Dakota. We are the second largest VA Network in terms of geographic area and deliver health care services to urban, rural and frontier locales. Distances between our medical centers, severe weather, secondary roads, and high mountain passes are significant factors to veterans' access to care.
Network 19 has consequently focused on providing care closer to veterans both in their homes and in their communities. We have established Community Based Outpatient Clinics ( CBOCs) or Outreach Clinics as sites of care to provide high quality primary care and mental health care to veterans. Network 19 currently has 32 CBOCs and one Outreach Clinic: 10 CBOCs are located in Colorado, five in Wyoming, nine in Montana, five in Utah, two in Nevada-one of which is an outreach clinic-, one in Idaho, and one in Nebraska. Most of these CBOCs are located in rural areas. Network 19 will open six additional sites of care in FY 2007 and FY 2008. These new sites are planned for the West Valley of Salt Lake City; Lewistown, Montana; Cut Bank, Montana; Craig, Colorado; Burlington, Colorado and Elko, Nevada.
Network 19 is a national leader in Care Coordination and Telehealth. We serve more than 1000 veterans in Care Coordination Home Telehealth programs. Fourteen care coordinators use disease management protocols and home telehealth technologies such as the Health Buddy. The Health Buddy is an in home messaging device that serves as a connection between patients at home and care providers, facilitating patient education and monitoring of chronic diseases. We have 26 other telehealth programs across the Network including primary care, home care, cardiology, dermatology, retinal screening, radiology, rehabilitation and polytrauma. We are also using tele-mental health to reach into the veterans' homes and into community clinics. This allows us to evaluate and follow patients without them having to travel long distances.
Network 19 serves a large Native American population and through our Tribal Veterans Representative program, we have been successful in our outreach to the sovereign nations of Nevada, Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana. Agreements with the Indian Health Service ( IHS) have allowed us to expand our tele-mental health program to the nations of the Crow, and Northern Cheyenne of Montana, and the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapahoe of Wyoming. We plan to bring tele-mental services to three reservations in Montana (Rocky Boy, Fort Belknap and Fort Peck) in the next six months. These agreements also open the door to establish referral patterns from IHS clinics to VA medical centers, and improve sharing of medical information.
Access to mental health resources is one of the concerns facing veterans in rural areas. Therefore, comprehensive mental health care is one of the top priorities for Network 19. We have added 140 mental health positions. Some of these positions have been placed in CBOCs to add resources and greater mental health expertise in primary care clinics. Each medical center has a designated Suicide Prevention Coordinator. Their activities include identification of veterans at high risk for suicide and education of providers, veterans and families and members of the community. The Network has added staff to improve the coordination and delivery of care to the following programs: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; Substance Abuse; Mental Health/Primary Care Integration; Homeless programs; and for the re-entry of incarcerated veterans.
Network 19 is being called upon to deliver 21st century health care to 21st century combat veterans. They are young. Many have young families. Some have suffered traumatic injury on the battlefield. Our mission is to ensure continuity and improved coordination of healthcare for seriously injured or ill service members returning from theaters of combat as they transition from DoD to VA.
We have been aggressive with our outreach efforts to these soldiers by participating in out-briefings for returning soldiers and we make individual contact with soldiers identified by DoD as having an injury. Our medical centers actively collaborate with state national guard and reserve components to ensure that no returning soldier slips through the cracks.
Network 19 has enhanced their Operation Enduring Freedom / Operation Iraqi Freedom program staff to provide intensive case management in every state for seriously injured soldiers. Transition Patient Advocates serve as personal advocates for seriously injured returning veterans by traveling to Walter Reed, meeting with the families, and helping the veteran navigate the VA system.
We have established a Polytrauma System of Care for veterans and active duty personnel with lasting disabilities due to Polytrauma and Traumatic Brain Injury. This system of care consists of teams of doctors, therapists, nurses, case workers and other health care experts who work closely with our patients and their families to provide top-quality individualized care. Our goal is to help veterans and service members achieve their highest possible level of recovery and functioning. The Denver VA Medical Center has been designated as the VISN 19 Polytrauma Site working directly with the Palo Alto VAMC as our Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center. The Grand Junction VAMC and the Salt Lake City Medical Center have Polytrauma Support Clinics and the Sheridan, Cheyenne and Montana VA Medical Centers have designated Polytrauma points of contact. The goal of this system of care is to ensure that important specialty care can still be provided to veterans as close to home as possible.
Also, the Vet Center program provides quality readjustment counseling and community outreach to combat veterans and their families. There are several Vet Center sites throughout VISN 19's geographical area.
The demand for Long Term Care has greatly increased due to the aging veteran population. Network 19 has developed an array of home and community based care services. We have five Home Based Primary Care Programs in our VISN. In addition, VISN 19 has a unique program for non- VA, or fee basis care which includes a nurse-managed system of care authorization and review. Through this system we have supported home based care and community based outpatient care - devoting more than $28.5 million dollars to this program in FY 2007 to date, and almost $61 million dollars to care in the community.
Contracts with community care providers also serve to improve access. As an example, in Montana, where advanced practice mental health providers have traditionally been scarce, we contract with three community mental health systems across the state to augment VA staff and provide treatment of severe mental illness, medication management, psychotherapy, and case management for veterans in their local communities.
Transportation in the Rocky Mountain States is an unremitting challenge. Assistance from the Disabled American Veterans Transportation Network makes the journey to secondary care much easier for our patients. DAV has established a responsive, professional network and we cannot thank them enough. In the last six months in Montana alone, DAV has operated 46 vans, utilizing 246 volunteer drivers who have driven almost 400,000 miles and transported almost 9,000 veterans for VA care.
Network 19 is committed to providing quality health care to veterans, regardless of where they live. New technologies allow us to provide that quality care in any location. We remain keenly aware of the importance and challenges of service in rural areas, and believe our current and planned efforts are addressing these concerns for our current and emerging veterans.
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His announcement came ahead of talks in Scotland with the first minister.
Jack McConnell was expected to raise concerns about the use of so-called dawn raids - the majority of which have happened in the west of Scotland.
Mr Byrne said the new system should reduce the need for the enforced removal of failed asylum seekers.
However, critics have said the reform will make little difference unless the rules themselves are changed.
A protest calling for an end to dawn raids has been held at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh and outside the city chambers in Glasgow to coincide with Mr Byrne's visit.
Building relationships
Speaking on BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland, Mr Byrne said the key behind the reforms was to make decision-making more rapid.
"Faster decisions are fairer decisions," he said.
"Nobody wants the asylum system to be a soft touch.
"We have to remember that 70% of asylum claims are found to be unfounded and so often decisions do need to be enforced."
However, Mr Byrne said one official would be responsible for taking each case forward and that would make enforced removal less likely.
"You've got a case owner that's able to build up a relationship with the individual and the family," he said.
Mr Byrne said Scotland had "blazed a trail" on the issue and had prompted a UK-wide review of the deportation of families.
The Immigration and Nationality Directorate said the Home Office has been supporting 1,500 families in Scotland, two thirds of whom have seen their applications fail.
In September, a scheme was set up for 40 families to self check and leave voluntarily.
However, out of the 140 individuals involved, only one turned up.
Over the next two weeks every failed asylum seeker family in Glasgow would be offered a £3,000 support package, she said.
If that support is turned down, enforced removal would be considered.
'Refusing refuge'
Campaigners have said the proposals do not go far enough as the decision-making process would not be altered.
Robina Qureshi, director of Positive Action in Housing, said: "Until the system is based on fairness rather than on refusing asylum to as many as possible regardless of circumstances, asylum seekers will continue to face injustice in their claim for refuge in the UK."
The Scottish Green Party welcomed the move but called for an end to dawn raids.
Patrick Harvie MSP said: "Changing the system so that applications made in Scotland are decided on by officials here is to be welcomed as it implicitly recognises that the current system is failing some of the most vulnerable people in Scotland.
"However, until the system is based on fairness rather than on refusing refuge to as many as possible regardless of circumstances, injustice will continue to be inflicted on those who come here in search of refuge."
'A sham'
Kenny MacAskill, the SNP's justice spokesman, said: "Simply establishing a branch office will be a sham unless it is met with devolved powers and implemented in accordance with Scottish values.
"Our economic needs and social wants are different and distinct to the rest of the UK."
However, Conservative justice spokeswoman Margaret Mitchell MSP, said that laws covering asylum should be enforced in the same way throughout the UK.
She welcomed "any measure which would speed up the decision-making process".
She added: "Crucially however, there should be no difference between how asylum seekers are dealt with in Scotland as opposed to the rest of the UK."
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York Street gardens will close at 3 p.m. on July 28, Aug. 1 and 3 for concerts. York Street gardens and the Children's Garden will close at 3 p.m. on Aug. 4 for a private event. Other early closings.
Enhance your visit to the Mordecai Children's Garden with one of our free drop-in programs. Offered every weekday, these programs will help your child connect to the wonders of the natural world. Programs are free with admission and do not require any advance registration.
Exploration Station
Drop by the Exploration Station every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning to take a closer look at the wonders of nature. Dissect a plant in the alpine garden, discover how to tell the age of a tree on Marmot Mountain, or use the natural grasses in the Glorious Grasslands to weave a masterpiece! A perfect setting for grownups and children to appreciate nature together. All ages welcome; best for ages 3-8.
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10-11:30 a.m.
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Sensory Sensations are specially designed to give the Children's Gardens youngest visitors, and their grownups, their first hands-on experiences with nature. Feel grasses tickle your toes, watch the wind carry bubbles up and away, and hear the striking sounds of the outdoors. Drop by on Tuesday mornings to experience a special activity that stimulates the senses. Ages birth to 36 months; best for ages 12-24 months. Older siblings are welcome to gently experience nature with their senses.
Tuesdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Stories in Action
A perfect opportunity for children and their grownups to experience nature through literature! Join us at Sagebrush Stage every Thursday at 10 a.m. as we make our favorite stories come alive. Some of our favorite fall stories include: "Inch by Inch" by Leo Lionni, "Little Cloud" by Eric Carle, "Possum's Harvest Moon" by Ann Hunter, and "Bug Town Boogie" by Warren Hanson. All ages welcome; best for ages 3-8.
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Praxair Inc., a valued corporate partner of the University at Buffalo and its School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has established the Praxair Professor in Operations with a generous gift of $250,000, as well as a $25,000 gift to support the universitys annual Business Partners Day.
Mark Karwan, professor of industrial and systems engineering, former dean of the school and a UB faculty member for more than 30 years, was the first to be named to the new professorship. Under his leadership as dean for 12 years until stepping down in 2006, the school saw tremendous growth and development, including the establishment of new research centers and increased research expenditures. Last September, the UB Alumni Association, in conjunction with both the engineering and management schools, hosted an event to honor Karwan and to highlight UBs partnership with Praxair.
The company, which actively recruits UB graduates for positions around the globe, employs more than 300 UB alumni in research and development, business management, operations and production at its Tonawanda, NY, facility.
Praxairs support of UB includes multidisciplinary optimization research, lecture series, fellowships in chemical engineering, internships and various sponsorships of campus-wide events.


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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Adconion Media Group Buys Joost
Santa Monica-based Adconion Media Group, an online advertising network, announced today that it has acquired certain assets of Joost, the online video site founded by Skype founders Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Adconion Media said it would continue to operate Joost.com, and use it to bring additional "scale" and content to its network. Adconion offers pre-roll ad placement for its clients. Janus Friis of Joost said in a statement that the firm had been actively exploring "strategic options" for the firm, and decided the sale of its assets was in the best interests of the firm.


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Teenager Darcey Kelly has been experiencing life as a Cambridge undergraduate, as one of 360 participants in the 2014 Cambridge University Students' Union (CUSU) Shadowing Scheme.
Organised annually by CUSU, the scheme aims to give bright young people from non-university backgrounds the opportunity to experience life at a top university.
Darcey, 17, studies at Watford Girls' Grammar School and hopes to study English Literature at university.
She is the first in her family to aim at university and hopes the shadowing scheme would show her what to expect.
At Cambridge she teamed up with a student from Murray Edwards College, attending lectures, supervisions, and social events.
She said: "I really enjoyed the style of teaching. It was very personal and provided lots of guidance, but still pushed me.
"I felt very comfortable around the people here."
Sam Ruiz, Access Officer for CUSU and one of the organisers of this year's scheme, said: "The Shadowing Scheme gives bright students from state schools the chance to experience university life, and really helps to break down the myths surrounding Cambridge.
"We know that some students may be put off applying to Cambridge by misconceptions and negative stereotypes, while others just may not have considered Cambridge or Higher Education as viable options at all.
"We hope the experience students like Darcey get from the Shadowing Scheme will help them to make informed choices about their options post-sixth-form."