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Tommy Lee Jones was not amused by Will Ferrell's hijinks at last night's Golden Globes. And he was the only one. On the one hand, look at him -- he's ancient. Let him laugh or not laugh whenever he wants or doesn't want to. On the other hand, BWAHAHA he looks just like Grumpy Cat.
It's Tuesday, so you probably need a good cry. Here, watch this video. It's children from Sandy Hook Elementary performing 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' on 'Good Morning America.' The kids recorded the song, with folk musician Ingrid Michaelson, at the home of former Talking Heads members Tina Weymouth and Christ Frantz.
Unlike when we juggle faces with our friends, when you swap the faces of actors from the Golden Age of Hollywood, the results are delightful. In fact, they aren't terrifying at all. That's all they're serving up at the Tumblr Old Hollywood Face Swap -- face swap pictures of old Hollywood stars.
Hey, did you hear the good news? We managed to avoid soaring headlong off the fiscal cliff yesterday. Granted, the House pulled the plug on a bill providing emergency aid to people whose lives were destroyed by Superstorm Sandy to do it. But they did it. Hooray!(?)
We're staying calm. We really are. But what if despite all signs to the contrary, the world ends on Friday, December 21? Here's a guide to handling that particular little dilemma.
Well, we really hope the Mayans were wrong. We aren't quite ready for the world to end -- we need to know how 'Breaking Bad' ends. Here are some memes to cheer you up and bolster your confidence that we just might see the sun come up on Saturday after all. Enjoy!
This is a very impressive supercut. Not only is it very well edited, it also makes us feel bad about how few movies we saw this year.
Just because it's legal to do it on your own time in Colorado, doesn't mean you can drug your whole class. Two University of Colorado students in Boulder thought it would be funny to bring pot brownies to a morning class to share. Then a bunch of people who ate them had freak-
outs. Suddenly it was not so fun.
Because we can't all be in the Christmas spirit all the time, here is a gigantic supercut of all the "bah humbugs" from movies and TV shows. It's perfect those who hate eggnog and glad tidings, and those think that 'A Christmas Carol' is a classic and what a wonderful way to catch as many version of it as possible at once.
Dave Brubeck, whose quartet had the first million-selling jazz album, 'Time Out,' passed away today at the age of 91 from heart failure. Whether you realize it or not, you have probably heard Brubeck's music, which has been featured on myriad soundtracks for television and film.
On the one hand, a lot of people are going to be prepared for a zombie apocalypse in case that ever happens. On the other hand, a lot of people out there are buying guns to protect themselves from zombies. According to a gun rights advocate as well as a gun store owner, people are preparing themselves for the zombie apocalypse with guns and ammo.
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Exhibition - February 17th -May 6th 2017
Opening Exhibition (Meet and Greet) - February 17th, 7-10:00pm
Featured Artist - Albena Hristova
Participating Artist - Judith Seay
Featured Artist: Globally Accliamed, Albena Hristova born and raised behind the Iron Curtain
"For me everything starts with seeing, nothing rings more true to me than the eye of the beholder". Hristova examines the beauty and grandeur of Mother Nature through highly textured surfaces detailing a wide range of light and dark variances form dusk to dawn; inviting the viewer to make their own discoveries in these close encounters with the Earth.
Globally successful and acclaimed artist, Albena Hristova, was born and raised behind the Iron Curtain in Bulgaria. Her first influence was her mother, who at the time was the leading restorer of the Bulgarian National Gallery in Sophia. Following in her mentor's footsteps, she started painting at an extremely young age and went on to complete 12 years of classical art education, as well as a Masters in Mural Painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia.


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Kimberly Elementary School students recently had an assembly program celebrating Latino history and culture.
Two groups, Multicultural Music Tree and Danza Kapulli Tepeyolotl, presented songs, dance and stories that gave children a view of other cultures. The children heard stories from indigenous ancestors and participated in singing and dancing.
Kimberly Elementary School's Culture Cubs have been inviting performers to the school the past six years. The mission of Kimberly Culture Cubs is to raise cultural awareness and to promote cultural unity. Ed Gomez, a former Kimberly Elementary School father, started the Kimberly Culture Cubs.
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This landmark structure was built in 1818 by George Casper von Schroeppel a German merchant who was instrumental in the development of the Erie Canal and the father of our town. This Stately Greek Revival Mansion is currently listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The 4200 sq. ft. von Schroeppel Homestead has been lovingly restored in full detail. Many of the original features still exist. Five marble and stone fireplaces, wood spindle staircases, pocket doors, and a tin ceiling remain as well as exquisite hand-carved moldings and cornices. This gracious bed & breakfast allows you to escape from the ordinary.
Tastefully decorated rooms create an atmosphere of elegance and refinement yet allow you to completely relax and feel right at home. Languish in a whirlpool bath, read by a marble fireplace or dream under a canopy bed. Spacious surroundings inside and out, give you an opportunity for complete privacy or gracious sharing. A private pathway leads you directly to the Oneida River where you will find New private docking facilities for boating, fishing and swimming.
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Do you want your iPhone to sport wood? Now it can with these wooden iPhone cases that come in several different colors. Natural case for an unnatural phone.
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Mix the natural beauty of wood with the sleek iphone. <3 gimmie.
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Bought one, and lo and behold, I got less than what I hoped for. The camera hole is not properly centered (made worse by climactic shifts) and the little opening for the silent/ring switch is nigh on impossible to operate even with the tiniest of pinky fingers. The magnets they use to keep the two pieces together are nowhere near strong enough and have popped out numerous times (I've finally used some Loctite super glue to bung 'em in). The power of the magnets prove futile, especially when the said product exhibits a gap between the pieces that is further exacerbated by changing weather or the warmth of your trouser pocket. My worst scenario is when it's a humid or hot day, and when it comes time to answer a call, one piece decides to stay in my pocket. I am also able to wobble both pieces freely. It looks to me like they never built this product with any design tolerance towards the fit and the magnet's pulling power. I guess the Dutch aren't known for precision engineering like the Germans. So to sum it up; risk it if you want, but you're paying a heck of a lot for a badly crafted piece of wood, not covered by any warranty or guarantee by a company with nonexistent customer support. Oh, prepare to be potentially slugged more with their payment system that uses delayed conversion rates compared to PayPal. It's too bad. In my eyes this case has the best aesthetics when compared to any leather, plastic or silicone case. Please note: This is a critique of the iWood for iPhone. Who knows, the line for iPods might be pretty good.


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GAME ENDING AUDIO: NLCS Game 1, Cardinals win in Busch
Let's have a listen to how the Busch Stadium crowed reacted to Carlos Beltran's game-winning single in the 13th.
MORE: Game 1 quick hits | Dodgers-Cardinals: Who's got the edge?
ST. LOUIS -- So this marks the start of "Game Ending Audio," which brings you, variously, the explosion of joy or the groan-punctuated silence of the last out or hit of these most meaningful October games.
In Game 1 of the NLCS between the Dodgers and Cardinals, you'll be very unsurprised to learn that the Busch Stadium crowd's reaction can be characterized as being "as loud as loudness itself."
Carlos Beltran steps up in the 13th, scored tied at 2-2, winning run 180 feet from the plate, the 3-1 pitch comes in from Kenley Jansen ...
That's the sound of an NLCS walk-off hit -- before a home crowd, of course -- after almost five hours of baseball.


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Every time she drinks alcohol, she is badly behaved.
If he were an ordinary man instead of a nobleman, they would call him badly behaved.
Angèle is a little vixen, a badly behaved, spoilt child, I fear.
Of course, every girl must respect herself; there's nothing I dislike more than a badly behaved girl.
We are not generally so badly behaved, though you are the only lady that has so far honoured Growlers' with a visit.


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Markham Life, the City of Markham's recreation program guide, features a wide variety of excellent programs and services, events and drop-in activities offered by the City of Markham and community partners. View the full program guide or browse by category below.
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National in scope, but local in focus, Canadian Tire Jumpstart® delivers support to children in financial need through a Canada-wide network of local chapters. Markham, through its Recreation Department, is one such Chapter. The City, working together with Canadian Tire Associate Dealers, identifies children who would benefit from Canadian Tire Jumpstart® and ensures effective delivery of the program.
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Routers aren't the most exciting gadgets in the world, but this one is an exception. Made by Christoph Kauch and Rol Schwarz, it looks just like the USS Enterprise NCC-1701. The pair hacked a Revell 1:600 model and fitted the router inside. There are even lights on the bridge!
Check out the video after the break along with a gallery of images that illustrate how it was done.
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Electronic Submissions of Grant Applications
In this scenario, the grant RFP says you must submit the grant electronically by a certain time and date through an online portal. NSF has been using this for quite a while. The federal department of education has also started the move to online submissions. Their system is actually quite user friendly compared to NSF.
Concerns you should have over electronic submissions:
Apart from the usual nightmares that you have left it until the last minute and are now concerned that the entire University network will go down, you have to be very concerned about the authorization process and the time lines associated with that process. Electronic submissions are actually a multi-step procedure.
Once you get all of your bits and pieces uploaded, the system sends a message to the authorized representative for the University who must electronically sign your document to authorize it to go forward to the competition. Without that step, your proposal is going nowhere. For electronic submissions, the Provost's Office has been the authorized representative. NSF provides a breathing space between your submission of the proposal and the authorized university representative signing it. This allows for anomalies such as submissions that occur late at night or for a situation when a person could be out of town. Note that the federal department of education does not do that. If your submission is to be in no later than midnight on a particular date, then once you submit your proposal, the authorized representative must also electronically sign your proposal before that midnight hour. Of course, if you've got the proposal in early, that won't be a problem. On the other hand, if you are indeed submitting it at the very last minute possible, and it will be happening well after work hours, you could have some excitement.


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What you say vs. What you mean
Sometimes when interpreting work emails, you've got to read between the lines. Thought Catalog put together a list of 21 things you say in work emails, and what they really mean. Here's the top 10:
- I'm wondering if I could pick your brain about something:Help me, please, I am dying.
- Looking forward to your thoughts!: Respond to me promptly, a**hole.
- Just wanted to follow up: Why the F have you not responded to my last note.
- I happened to notice your great work on ____ : I've spent 3+ hours painstakingly researching your past work in an attempt to ingratiate myself with you.
- That's fair: You win this round, Dr. Doom…
- Let's circle back on this: I can't deal with you right now.
- Great! (1 exclamation point): Sure, whatever.
- Great!! (2 exclamation points): I agree, and want you to like me.
- Great!!!!!! (3+ exclamation points): Either I am desperately trying to ingratiate myself with you, or have just had my fourth cup of coffee.
- Great. (no explanation points): I hate you.
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Buffalo Bills
The Bills have decided to allow receiver Donald Jones to become a free agent, the AP reports. They declined to tender the third-year player a contract offer Thursday. "We have made the decision to not re-sign Donald. We're going in a different direction," general manager Buddy Nix said.
NFL.com's Patrick Crawley has a look at the Bills' key free agents and what their needs are. He also makes a few predictions: Expect quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick to remain in Buffalo. Crawley: "Even if the Bills cut Fitzpatrick, a $10 million move, the resulting cap hit would be too substantial to make it a feasible move. It's more likely they'll draft their quarterback of the future and leave Fitzpatrick in the mix for competition purposes."
Miami Dolphins
Miami-Dade lawmakers finalized their list of legislative priorities Thursday, but a proposal to provide the Dolphins with as much as $200 million for a stadium makeover did not make the cut.
In further proof that the offseason is here, the Miami Herald has 10 finalists for a redesigned Dolphins logo for readers to vote on.
Brian McIntyre has a review of what went right and wrong for the Dolphins in 2012 as well as a look ahead at the offseason.
New England Patriots
Could the Patriots add a big-bodied wide receiver, something they lacked this past season? ESPNBoston.com's Field Yates explores.
ESPNBoston.com's Mike Reiss has a profile on Oregon offensive lineman Kyle Long, the son of NFL Hall of Famer Howie Long and the brother of Rams defensive end Chris Long.
Yahoo! Sports' McIntyre also has an offseason preview for the Patriots.
Aqib Talib's college coach, Mark Mangino, never doubted the cornerback's work ethic.
New York Jets
The Jets are reportedly set to part ways with linebacker Bart Scott. Gary Myers of the New York Daily News writes that Scott will be remembered in New York more for his famous "can't wait" postgame rant than for anything he did on the field.
The Jets filled out their coaching staff Thursday by hiring Brian VanGorder as their linebackers coach and Bobby April III as their defensive quality control coach.
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Lady Flames Rally Late, Fall at CSU, 6-4
The Liberty softball team opened a three-game weekend series at Charleston Southern on Saturday, with the host Buccaneers downing the Lady Flames, 6-4 during game one of a twin bill at CSU Softball Field.
With the win, Charleston Southern improves to 8-32 on the season, including a 1-11 mark in conference play. Liberty's record stands at 15-17, 4-6 in Big South contests, going into the second game of Saturday's doubleheader.
The Buccaneers recorded three home runs, while the Lady Flames countered with two round trippers of their own.
Jennifer Giles (4-22) earned the victory, allowing four runs on four hits during her complete-game effort.
Chandler Ball (6-8) allowed six runs, two earned, on five hits while pitching the first 3 1/3 innings. Annah Jo Brittingham pitched 2 2/3 frames, yielding just two hits.
Jana Matthews hits 2-for-3 with two homers and five RBIs for CSU. Lizzy Olmstead added two hits, and Melanie Stickney registered a home run.
For the Lady Flames, Hanna Nichols and Holly Seiz both went 2-for-3, as both players went deep once. Seiz drove in two runs, and Seiz had one RBI. Katie Zavodny stole her 28th base of the season, and is tied for second in program history with 66 career stolen bases. Her school-record-tying 23-game hitting streak came to an end.
The Lady Flames manufactured a run during their first time at bat. Zavodny was hit by a pitch, and then stole second. After going to third on a flyout, Zavodny scored on a squeeze bunt by Shivock. During the bottom half of the first, Ball struck out two Buccaneers in retiring CSU in order.
CSU evened the score at 1-1 when Matthews hit a high drive over the fence in left center to open the bottom of the second inning.
The Buccaneers loaded the bases with nobody out in the bottom of the third, on an error and back-to-back singles by Olmstead and Christian. Matthews cleared the bases with a two-out grand slam, making it 5-1, CSU.
Nichols led off the fourth inning with her fifth homer of the season, and the Lady Flames' first hit of the game sliced the deficit to 5-2.
The hosts regained their four-run lead when Stickney lined a homer down the left field line. Brittingham then came on in relief of Ball, and the freshman gave up a hit before retiring the final three batters of the inning.
Brittingham pitched a pair of three-batter innings, holding the Buccaneers at bay in the fifth and sixth innings.
With one out in the top of the seventh, pinch hitter Grace Nordan reached on an error. Seiz then hit a two-run home run, bringing the Lady Flames to within two, 6-4. Giles got the final two outs on groundouts by Zavodny and Jill Stephens.


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Speaking on infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) and real estate investment trusts (REITs), the SEBI Chairman said that the issues pertaining to both were being resolved and more InvITs and REITs would soon be registered. Amended regulations now facilitate growth and allow foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to directly trade in debt markets. He added that framework of disclosures and pricing were also being reviewed.
On mutual funds, Sinha said retail investments from small towns were complementing mutual funds industry. The mutual funds were helping in counter balancing the foreign portfolios and mobilizing domestic funds.
Sinha said for strengthening corporate governance and to give confidence to the investors, SEBI have been active in enforcement of its regulation and is being vigilant to give the investors the comfort needed.
He added that SEBI has voluntarily decided to follow the good governance guidelines as applicable to listed companies. It would soon have a woman board member and would also have non-executive members and the Board's performance would also be evaluated.
With an aim to deepen the commodity derivatives markets and enhancing liquidity SEBI has allowed options trading on commodity, said Sinha and added that the introduction of new commodity derivatives product is considered to be conducive to the overall development of the market, attracting broad base participation, enhancing liquidity, facilitating hedging and bringing more depth to the market.


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No one ever accused Gough of being a "small target". But trying to emulate him is risky, writes Louise Dodson.
Yes, Simon Crean has policies. In fact he's knee-deep in them. He has released a whopping 21 in the past two weeks alone. At this rate it could number thousands by the time we get to an election campaign.
"You can never have enough policies," one frontbencher and Crean supporter gleefully commented.
A clutch of policies was revealed in a speech to the Canberra Labor Club on Wednesday - while the eyes of the nation were riveted on Peter Hollingworth's mea culpa speech. With that sort of competition it was completely unsurprising that Crean's efforts received scant media attention. Was he actually trying to hide his ambitious agenda for reforming and modernising national and state government as well as the judicial system?
His policies included referendums to amend the constitution to:
ĀĀ• Allow fixed four-year terms for the House of Representatives and the Senate, which would involve shortening Senators' terms from six to four years.
ĀĀ• Ensure elections of the House and the Senate are held on the same day.
ĀĀ• Prevent the Senate blocking money bills as it did in 1975.
ĀĀ• Remove from the constitution provisions that discriminate on the basis of race.
Also revealed were proposals for referendums to amend the constitution to:
ĀĀ• Ensure greater co-operation between the federal and state governments on corporations law, the national regulation of gene technology, gas pipelines and electricity grids.
ĀĀ• Ensure laws made for indigenous Australians are beneficial to them.
ĀĀ• Make it easier for dual citizens and public servants to run for parliament.
ĀĀ• Guarantee one vote one value.
As if that wasn't enough, Crean's policies included amending the Commonwealth Electoral Act so that federal and state elections would have to be held on the same day throughout Australia, and the establishment of an independent judicial complaints body to hear and determine complaints against federal judges and make recommendations to parliament on whether to dismiss them.
After Peter Hollingworth resigned as governor-general following the public outcry over his handling of child sex abuse by priests while he was archbishop of Brisbane, Labor introduced legislation to set up a national system to screen people working or volunteering with children. It will also require organisations working with children to report allegations of abuse, and create the role of commissioner for children.
Labor insiders say the policies are designed to modernise and democratise the constitution, judiciary and system of government, forcing politicians to be more responsive to what people actually want.
On face value, many of the proposals should be popular, if only because they reduce the power of politicians.
For instance, the plans for fixed parliamentary terms and for the removal of judges would limit the power of the prime minister to choose the most politically favourable timing for an election. And the plan for holding federal and state elections on the same day would restrict the power of state premiers.
Some of the changes meet the desire of Australians for fewer elections and less speculation about when they will be held.
Four-year terms allow better planning and more time for introducing and implementing policies.
Holding federal and state elections together would also allow parties to seek joint mandates for reform on issues that require co-operation from both levels of government. Some of Australia's most intractable problems, such as water management, the environment, health and education, are the responsibility of both levels of government.
All too often this produces duplication of administration and buck-passing of responsibility, which are costly and frustrate voters who naturally want results without really caring how they are achieved.
That's the theory. In practice the states would oppose such a plan because their election campaigns would be swamped by federal issues. It could be confusing for voters and overload the electoral commission.
It would be highly unlikely that any Senate would pass this legislation.
The history of constitutional change in Australia is dire - as Gough Whitlam found out when he tried to introduce many of these same reforms.
Forty-three referendum questions on constitutional change have been put to the Australian people since 1901. Only eight have been passed.
Simultaneous elections for the House of Representatives and the Senate have been rejected in 1974, 1977 and 1984. A proposal for terms up to a maximum of four years and a referendum to ensure one vote one value were rejected in 1988.
If Crean is serious about this meaty array of reforms he has to show more commitment than merely releasing them on a day when attention was elsewhere. He has to build support for them in the community by talking about them the length and breadth of the country - not merely to the Canberra Labor Club. Otherwise he runs the risk of appealing only to the party faithful - who still hold Whitlam's constitutional reform agenda dear.
Even worse, it could seem that his main motive is to show he is different from his likely challenger, Kim Beazley. Critics of former leader Beazley argue it was his pursuit of a "small-target" strategy, minimising policy differences with the Government, that failed to inspire voters in the last election. (Beazley, of course, denies he had such a strategy.)
Crean may well have the opposite problem. He risks becoming a "big target" - and less because of his policies than because of his tactics.
Take his response to the Prime Minister's announcement this week that the governor-general would resign. Such an extraordinary outcome should have been a heaven-sent opportunity to take the political high ground. But Crean turned it grubby, claiming Hollingworth was guilty of moral "turpitude" (wickedness and base depravity) and that Howard was soft on child sex abuse.
By the end of the day Crean had become a "big target" and was having to defend himself on ABC TV's Lateline against accusations that he had gone over the top.
His laudable policies for a national approach to child sex abuse had been forgotten. The Government was attacking the Opposition rather than having to explain what it would do to raise community awareness about abuse of children.
Closer to the election, the Coalition will cherry-pick the few Labor policies it thinks has wings - such as developing a national approach to child sex abuse.
The late Mick Young, a legendary election campaigner, once explained the process. Sharing a drink with a banking executive at an ALP conference, the then Labor minister was extolling the virtues of curbing the policy flow until close to an election.
"What if the opposition comes up with a good policy in the meantime?" asked the banker.
"That's easy - we just pinch it from them," replied Young.
Louise Dodson is chief political correspondent of The Age.
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