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Gwyneth Paltrow Returning to 'Glee'
In what has to be a kick to the eight balls for Lindsay Lohan – I hate myself for writing that. – Gywneth Paltrow will star in another episode of Glee, according to Us Magazine:
While there's no word yet on when Paltrow will film her episode or when it will air, it's safe to say her first appearance — during which she made fun of Lindsay Lohan, rapped to Cee-Lo's "F–k You" and sang in the rain — turned her into a total Gleek.
"My kids came out [to the set] and my daughter fell in love with Heather [Morris] who plays Brittany and whenever she sees a Glee thing she's like, 'It's Heather!' and her friends are like 'What?'" says the actress. "I'm like, 'Oh God, let's not explain.'"
Yes, let's not explain to the lowly peasant children how "thee-ay-ter" works. It'll only fill their minds with silly thoughts of gnoshing on her 18th century-style crepes upon the Parisian sitting room. I shan't think so. A ha ha, I shan't think so.
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Even though it's hard to find games in any genre you don't level up in these days, 2009 was "all about reclaiming home turf for role-players," we wrote last year. We were half-right, with the end-of-year hits being straight-laced fantasy epic Dragon Age: Origins and straightjacketed FPS hybrid Borderlands. BioWare's dominance wraps around into the New Year with the imminent Mass Effect 2, but it won't last long, with Final Fantasy XIII leading a varied schedule bursting with single-player and multiplayer monster-mashes in every flavour on every platform. Looks like a vintage year for the experience point.
Alpha Protocol
On: PC, PS3, Xbox 360 / Developer: Obsidian Entertainment / Publisher: SEGA / Release: Spring 2010
RPGs shrugged off their association with dungeons and dragons some time ago, but it's still rare to see this structure applied to the contemporary real world. With its glamorous, globe-trotting espionage setting, Alpha Protocol is the game to do that, and hopefully the game to see Obsidian step out of the shadow of mentor BioWare and realise its potential now that the Aliens RPG has been blown out of the airlock. With Interplay legend Chris Avellone directing operations, we're looking forward to being sneaked up on.
Dragon Quest IX
On: DS / Developer: Level-5 / Publisher: Square Enix / Release: 2010
The biggest game of 2009 to not even cause a ripple in the Western hemisphere, Dragon Quest IX was a social gaming sensation of Monster Hunter proportions in Japan. The world's most tradition-bound RPG series stealthily rewrote itself on Nintendo's handheld, with a shorter narrative extended by expansive, open-ended and repeatable side-questing and local co-op multiplayer. Square Enix may have been quiet about Western plans so far, but we're sure they are big ones this time.
Fable III
On: Xbox 360 / Developer: Lionhead / Publisher: Microsoft / Release: Autumn 2010
Fable - particularly the second game - is the series in which Peter Molyneux's twin ambitions to push gaming boundaries and make playable games for everyone finally met in the middle. He'll be threatening to breach that peace again with Fable III by throwing Natal support into the mix, not to mention attempting to blend his age-old god complex with role-playing monomania by giving the player-character a kingdom to rule. But it wouldn't be a Lionhead game if we were absolutely sure it was going to work, and anyway, where would the fun be in that?
Fallout: New Vegas
On: Xbox 360, PS3, PC / Developer: Obsidian Entertainment / Publisher: Bethesda / Release: 2010
We don't know the first thing about this - other than it is a single-player RPG set in the same universe as Fallout 3 without being a straight sequel to it, and it's Obsidian's second game on this list. Going by the developer's profile we'd expect a less open-ended experience, but one still driven by narrative choice - and without being unkind, one that's quite likely to slip. Even if it doesn't make it, following the RPG sensation of 2008 (and, for that matter, most of 2009) ensures it will dominate the skyline like a mushroom cloud.
Final Fantasy XIII
On: PS3, Xbox 360 / Developer: Square Enix / Publisher: Square Enix / Release: 9th March 2010
"In the eyes of many, this is the only game that can save the JRPG from stagnant marginalisation," we wrote when including this on the strength of its Japanese release date last year. We now know that it won't be achieving that goal via innovative design or any deviation from strictly linear storytelling or character progression, although the battle system has some depth. So it will be FFXIII's overwhelming spectacle, star power and chest-bursting sentiment that make a splash. Over 20 years on, Final Fantasy still does epic like nothing else, and true to its title treats every moment like it's going to be its last.
Mass Effect 2
On: PC, Xbox 360 / Developer: BioWare / Publisher: EA / Out: 29th January
Tom writes: Choice and consequence have been key themes for BioWare since the studio was old enough to count the faces of a 21-sided die, but Mass Effect is their most ambitious application - a series of games that begin in one place and, three games later, could conceivably end in two dozen. The second instalment already looks much stronger than its predecessor in traditional terms, with refined classes, more dynamic action sequences and smarter support systems, but its greatest challenge will be to convince players of the significance of their actions in the original game while forging its own unique identity.
Monster Hunter Tri
On: Wii / Developer: Capcom / Publisher: Capcom / Out: 2010
Monster Hunter is a cult, even in Japan where it's nationally popular: an arcane, initially impenetrable grind that spreads virally between friends and becomes a brainwashing obsession. The main barrier to its success over here has been its insistence on local multiplayer, so Tri's embrace of the internet should change everything, not to mention provide the Wii with its most compelling online attraction to date. This writer at least is going to make it his first Monster Hunter. Join us.
Also in 2010
Dragon Age: Origins wakes up to first expansion Awakening; Resonance of Fate sports the quintessential JRPG title; bask in the warm nostalgic glow of Golden Sun DS; it's a great year for RPGs on the Nintendo handheld, which also gets Platinum's ice-cool starship odyssey Infinite Space; meanwhile, the PSP enjoys the considerable charms of Valkyria Chronicles II; Diablo III still isn't out, but never mind, because here comes Ron Gilbert to satirise it with the rumbustious DeathSpank; there's plenty of dragon-wrangling on DS courtesy of Monster Rancher DS and Phantasy Star Zero; central Europe keeps it trad with Two Worlds II, Drakensang: The River of Time and ArcaniA: A Gothic Tale; Star Ocean: The Last Hope hits the PS3; Fragile: Farewell Ruins of the Moon on Wii looks cute and spooky; and we're not sure if Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is really an RPG, or if it's coming out this year, but we wanted to mention it somewhere. Edit: Also, you lot have kindly reminded us that the Western version of White Knight Chronicles, Level-5's rather lovely PS3 exclusive, is out this year.
Join us tomorrow for even more of what's happening this year. Or what isn't happening this year, if we go by the success of last year's predictions. But join us!


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With Carlos Boozer celebrating his New Year's with nearly three weeks of much-improved play — so much so that some people seriously think he should be an All-Star — the Bulls 101 staff takes a swing at whether he'll be able to keep it up and what, if anything, should change with regard to his future with the team. Enjoy.
Avi Saini: His play so far is just a mirage. Since Boozer joined Chicago, we've seen him play 162 regular season games, 184 games total factoring in playoffs games. During this time, we've seen the highs and lows of Boozer's game but nothing consistent either way. Until recently that is. In the past 10 games, Boozer has posted very efficient double-doubles in nine of them. I won'tlie, that's impressive. But given his up and down play throughout the season and the poor three games before his recent resurgence, in which he logged single digit points and rebounds, the past games tell me this is nothing more than a hot streak. As much as I'd like for this play to continue I don't expect it to last too much longer, especially with none of the point guards running the pick and roll correctly (except Teague but that's a discussion for another time).


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Palais Bourbon - National Assembly of France - Pont de la Concorde - Eiffel Tower
going past the Assemblee Nationale / Palais Bourbon / Hotel de Lassay building again.
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Also you can see the Eiffel Tower next to the National Assembly Palais Bourbon, and below it the Pont de la Concorde
This is the Palais Bourbon - National Assembly of France.
It is on Quay d'Orsay on the banks of the River Seine.
The National Assembly (Frech: Assemblée Nationale) is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of France, the other house is the Senate of France. The National Assembly consists of 577 members known as députés (deputies), each elected by a single-member constituency. Deputies are elected in each constituency through a two-rounds system. 289 seats are required for a majority.
The official seat of the National Assembly is the Palais Bourbon, the Assembly also uses other neighbouring buildings. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palais_Bourbon
Official website of the Assembly: www.assemblee-nationale.fr/english/index.asp
The Palais Bourbon, a palace located on the left bank of the Seine, across from the Place de la Concorde, Paris (which is on the right bank), is the seat of the French National Assembly, the lower legislative chamber of the French government.
The palace was originally built for the legitimised daughter of Louis XIV and Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan - Louise-Françoise de Bourbon, duchesse de Bourbon, to a design by the Italian architect Lorenzo Giardini, approved by Jules Hardouin-Mansart. Giardini oversaw the actual construction from 1722 until his death in 1724, after which Jacques Gabriel took over, assisted by L'Assurance and other designers, until its completion in 1728.
Rather than a palace, for it was not a royal seat of power, the French termed it a maison de plaisance overlooking the Seine, facing the Tuileries to the east and the developing Champs-Élysées on the west. At the start it was composed of a principal block with simple wings ending in matching pavilions. Bosquets of trees—planted in orderly rank and file—and parterres separated it from the nearby Hôtel de Lassay. In 1756 Louis XV bought it for the Crown, then sold it to the grandson of the Duchess, Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé, for whom Jacques-Germain Soufflot directed an enlargement in 1765.
During the revolution
During the French Revolution the Palais Bourbon was nationalized, and the Council of the Five Hundred met in the palace from 1798. Then, as part of Napoleon's plans for a more monumental Paris, Fontanes, the president of the Corps législatif as it was now called, commissioned the magnificent pedimented portico by architect Bernard Poyet, added to the front of the Palais that faces the Place de la Concorde from the south. It mirrors the similar classicizing portico of the Madeleine, visible at the far end of the rue Royale.
Bourbon Restoration
In a symptom of the political tone of the Bourbon Restoration, the returning exile, the prince de Condé took possession, and rented to the Chamber of Deputies a large part of the palace. The palace was bought outright from his heir in 1827, for 5,250,000 francs [1]. The Chamber of Deputies was then able to undertake major work, better suiting the chamber, rearrangement of access corridors and adjoining rooms, installation of the library in a suitable setting, where the decoration and one of the salons were entrusted to Delacroix, later a Deputy himself. The pediment was re-sculpted by French artist Jean-Pierre Cortot.
The Chamber of Deputies elected in 1846 was abruptly disbanded by the February Revolution, which oversaw an unprecedented direct election by universal suffrage to convene a Constituent Assembly that was followed by a National Legislative Assembly in 1849. (See also French demonstration of 15 May 1848.)
An iron tower built in 1889 by French architect Gustave Eiffel as the main attraction of the universal exposition, which marked the centennial of the French Revolution. It was supposed to be torn down after a few years but it was saved by it's popularity and after it was useful as a communications tower. Now it is an iconic symbol of France. It is 324 metres high, featuring three floors. To ascend the tower, you must take the lift (Up to the first and second floors. to get to the summit, you must take a separate lift on the second floor.) or the stairs (up to the first and second floors only.)


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The Pima County Sheriff's Department expects to be $3 million over budget this year and has asked the county for a $3.5 million increase next year.
Sheriff's Department officials blame the budget overrun on increased staffing, transportation costs and paying sick and vacation time to departing employees - plus more than $802,000 for the lease of 600 Tasers.
Capt. Christopher Radtke, administrative services division commander, and Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry said the extra $802,000 is just a paperwork accounting mechanism and won't cost the county or taxpayers any extra money. The Tasers will eventually be paid for with seized drug profits over a five-year period.
Radtke said the county's accounting policy required the entire purchase to be recorded on this year's books, and for the funds to come out of the budget in the same fiscal year as the purchase, even though the actual expenditure will play out in installments over five years.
Huckelberry said the sheriff's finances for this year haven't been "dug into yet," but he has a higher tolerance for a $2 million to $3 million overrun at the sheriff's office than other county agencies, which have much smaller budgets.
"Historically, their budget depends on people and the services they provide," Huckelberry said.
It's hard to predict from one year to the next how many people will be incarcerated and thus how many corrections officers need to be hired or how many meals need to be provided, Huckelberry said.
In addition, fuel costs fluctuate greatly depending on crime levels, Huckelberry said.
Knowing how much the sheriff's office budget should be for next year will be easier to determine after looking at this year's overrun, Huckelberry said.
The Sheriff's Department budget was $125.5 million this year, and the department is asking for a budget of $129.1 million for next year, Huckelberry said.
Radtke said the Sheriff's Department will need extra money to equip patrol vehicles, replace expiring body armor and out-of-warrant mobile data terminals, and to cover rising food costs. The increase is also needed to maintain staffing levels, Radtke said.
In three years, the department will be losing 20 to 30 sworn officers due to planned retirements, and it takes several months for new officers to be hired and trained, he said.
According to budget documents, the sheriff's office is also expecting an increase of $6.7 million in benefit costs next year.
The department currently has 500 sworn officers, 450 corrections officers and 500 civilian employees.
Although Sheriff Clarence Dupnik is "usually reasonable" in his requests, Huckelberry suspects the sheriff will be asked to defer or stagger some of his expected expenditures.
"For elected officials, like the Board of Supervisors, it's more difficult to say no to law enforcement agencies than, say, the parks department," he said, "and the law enforcement agencies know they have an advantage."
Huckelberry expects to have his recommended budget to the board by April 30. The final budget will be adopted by July 1.
Contact reporter Kim Smith at 573-4241 or firstname.lastname@example.com


text: PoliticsCanada hunts 'war criminals' inside country Government asks residents to look for 30 suspects it says are hiding after arriving illegally from various nations. 22 Jul 2011 09:11 GMT | Politics, US & Canada, Latin America, Canada, Ghana Canada asks residents to report any information about thirty alleged "war criminals" to its border patrol agency [CBSA] Canada has released the names of 30 suspected war criminals that the government says entered the country without proper migration documents and are staying there illegally. A statement on the Canada Border Services Agency's (CBSA) website, released on Thursday, says that the people come from countries as far ranging as Ghana to Guatemala and Peru to Pakistan. The statement said the suspects had "violated human or international rights under the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act or under international law" and asked the public to report any information that could lead to the alleged criminals whereabouts. The website did not mention any specific charges against the individuals who are named and pictured. "We hope that reaching out to the public today will enhance the ability of the CBSA and its partner organisations to effectively deal with persons complicit in these acts," said Luc Portelance, president of the CBSA. "I'm here with the minister of public safety and the minister of citizenship, immigration and multiculturalism, to encourage the public to provide any information to the CBSA about violations of our immigration law or suspicious cross-border activity." Jason Kenney, Canada's immigration minister, said anyone who has committed or been an accomplice to war crimes should be deported. "Should they arrive here by fraud, they will be identified, they will be located, and they will face the consequences," he said. Kenney said he was concerned some war criminals may be setting their sights on Canada because of what he called the country's reputation of a lax asylum system. The announcement comes a day after Kenney said the government would revoke the citizenship of at least 1,800 people who allegedly used fraudulent means to obtain citizenship status.Source: Agencies


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When it comes to your career…Make It Happen!
The University Area Community Development Corporation (UACDC) Inc. is excited and honored to be recognized by our employees as one of the Top 100 Workplaces in Tampa Bay for the second year. Our employees participate on committees, focus on their well being with yoga and P90X work outs on company time. Employees have the potential to work a 4 day work week. We have an employee of the quarter award and an annual employee recognition program.
OUR MISSION: The UACDC Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public/private partnership whose mission is children and family development, crime prevention and commerce growth. Its primary focus is the redevelopment and sustainability of the at-risk areas surrounding the Tampa campus of the University of South Florida.
OUR VISION: UACDC is a change agent fostering collaborations with community partners to address the needs of residents, families and businesses so they can take back the streets of the University Area Community where they can safely grow and prosper for years to come.
OUR HIRING PROCESS: Once you submit your resume, cover letter and application, we will review your submission. If you meet the qualifications, you will be contacted for a telephone prescreen and or interview.
Job Seekers with a Disability:
At UACDC, we value our employees and the contributions they make on a daily basis. Our benefits for full-time employees are designed to address the physical and emotional health of our most valued resource, our employees. Our benefits includes an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Health Plans: Covered 100% for the employee with dependent coverage available for a cost. We provide medical, dental and vision benefits.
• Life Insurance: $50,000 coverage for the employee. Supplemental coverage is available at a cost to the employee.
• Long-Term Disability (LTD): Paid 100% for the employee. Short-term disability (STD) is available to the employee for a cost.
• Vacation: 10 Paid Holidays.
• Paid Time Off: Includes sick time – minimum 40 hours (5 days yearly). Vacation time includes a minimum of 112 hours (14 days yearly).
• IRA Plan: Dollar for dollar up to 3% match after 90 days of full time employment – 100% vested. To help save for retirement.
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LFFA Local 1146 Fill-the-Boot Campaign
Since 1954 the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) has pledged their time to help raise donations for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The IAFF is currently the LARGEST national sponsor of the MDA. The donations collected go to the efforts of eradicating more than 40 neuromuscular diseases. As well finding a cure, these contributions are used to send children stricken with these diseases to summer camp, professional and public health education, and other programs locally.
Usually you are greeted by us on the street or in front of buildings with our boots collecting for this charity, but with changing laws on collection you are probably seeing less of us around. This is why we have created this page for you to come by anytime day or night and hopefully donate some of your hard earned money to help local families suffering from neuromuscular disease. Please click the link below to be redirected to donate.
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More than six years after a jury found him guilty of selling his San Diego City Council seat for campaign cash from a Las Vegas strip-club owner, Ralph Inzunza is heading off to prison.
"It's time," U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Miller said in a brief hearing on Friday, "to bring this matter to a close."
Miller ordered Inzunza, 42, to report to a federal prison in Merced County by Jan. 30. There, at a minimum-security federal camp on the grounds of a larger, high-security federal penitentiary, Inzunza will begin serving a 21-month sentence.
Once a rising star in local Democratic politics, Inzunza said nothing during the hearing, sitting with his hands folded in front of him at a table in the courtroom. More than a dozen supporters filled the seats behind him.
Inzunza waved off a reporter afterward and quickly walked by news cameras staked out on the plaza in front of the downtown federal courthouse into a car waiting on Front Street.
The muted hearing in front of Miller capped one of the city's most infamous political corruption cases. Inzunza was charged along with then-Councilmen Michael Zucchet and Charles Lewis, strip-club owner Michael Galardi and Las Vegas lobbyist Lance Malone.
Inzunza was convicted in July 2005 of extortion, honest services wire fraud and conspiracy for trading political favors for campaign contributions from Galardi, then-owner of the Cheetah's strip club in San Diego and several clubs in Las Vegas.
Prosecutors said Inzunza agreed to work to relax a city ordinance banning touching at such clubs in exchange for campaign contributions.
Lewis died before the trial. A jury convicted Zucchet, but Miller acquitted him of seven of the nine charges and ordered new trials on the other two. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld that ruling, and last year prosecutors dropped their pursuit of the remaining two charges against Zucchet.
He is now head of the Municipal Employees Association, the largest public employees union in the city of San Diego.
In 2005, Malone was sentenced to 36 months in prison, and two years later Galardi was sentenced to 15 months in prison.
The U.S. Supreme Court earlier this month turned down Inzunza's final appeal, setting up the final court hearing Friday in the long-running case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Wheat wanted Inzunza to be sent off to prison on Friday. He told Miller that years of appeals had given Inzunza plenty of time to get his affairs in order and prepare for prison.
After the hearing, Wheat said the lengthy appeals showed Inzunza "had his full measure of due process" from the legal system.
Inzunza will likely have to do at least 85 percent of his 21-month sentence, or about 18 months, before he could be eligible for release. The prison camp, about 60 miles north of Fresno, houses 128 inmates.


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Three things I've noticed:
1. Ruby Wax has launched Black Dog Tribe, a new site for people with depression – it's currently in beta and focuses on ways people can support each other. It features lots of interaction and multimedia stuff.
2. Social Spider and the Mental Health Providers Forum have produced a report, Better Mental Health in a Bigger Society which looks at how the NHS and local authorities can help individuals and communities take forward their own vision of wellbeing.
3. Lifehacker has a piece on how music can help you be more productive and boost your immune system, as well as helping people with dementia recall memories.
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WARSAW (Jun. 4)
Jewish students' organizations today proclaimed six days of mourning throughout Poland for Marcus Landesberger, Jewish student who was slain by anti-Semites at Lwow Polytechnic Institute several days ago. Meanwhile, a conference of professors of the Institute applied to the prosecutor of the Lwow Appeals Court, asking him to take measures for security of human life at the institute.
Prof. Kotarbinski, noted philosopher, attacked anti-Semitic terrorism in universities in a lecture at Warsaw University. He expressed the hope that the murderers of David Landesberg would soon be discovered and punished. Unless "the unsavory acts" end, Prof. Kotarbinski said, he will follow the action of Prof. Michalowica, who announced that he was resigning his professorship after the Summer holiday unless the system of "ghetto benches" was not abolished.
Deputy Emil Sommerstein questioned Premier Skladkowski in the Sejm (chamber of deputies) on the murder. He criticized the report of the official Polish Telegraphic Agency which said that Landesberger was wounded in a fight among students. The deputy pointed out that the institute's Senate had confirmed that it was a murderous attack on a single person. Sommer stein was later received by the Premier to discuss the case.
Meanwhile, the Jewish Parliamentary Club received a petition from Jewish inhabitants of the township of Osiek asking it to intervene with the authorities regarding continual terrorism, picketing of Jewish shops, beating of Jews in the streets, smashing of windows, demolition of cemetery tombstones and desecration of graves.


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KCRW paid a visit to L.A. Youth, the local teen newspaper that needs to raise $500,000 by next Monday in order to remain open.
According to Lisa Napoli's report, the 24-year-old paper has received $13,000 in donations since the news broke.
If L.A. Youth is unable to raise enough money, the nation's second-largest independent newspaper written by and about teens will close on June 30.


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WellPoint is the largest publicly traded commercial health benefits company in terms of membership in the United States. Wellpoint trades an average of 1.8 million shares per day with a marketcap of $24 billion. On Monday, WellPoint climbed to a new 52 week high and is up over 15% in the last year. During the last month alone, shareholders witnessed shares climb in value over 6.5%. As strong as WellPoint has been during the last few months, the chart remains impressive for the bullish thesis. Monday's break above the 52-week high is based on a trading range started over a month ago. I see this type of price action in stocks that are moving towards a newer and higher price range. We can all agree the few short-sellers of WellPoint aren't feeling well lately, and I wouldn't expect many will join the few that made the mistake of shorting. Currently, short interest is 1.7% of the float, a relatively small amount. Follow @RobertWeinstein This article was written by an independent contributor, separate from TheStreet's regular news coverage.


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Keri Russell is Pregnant
Keri Russell is Pregnant
Keri Russell had a lot to smile about at Sundance this weekend, where she attended the premiere of her new indie flick, Waitress. What is even more exciting is that the former Felicity star has just confirmed that she's pregnant with her first child. People reports that the actress and her fiancé Shane Deary will be having their baby this summer. No wedding date has been set so they may be following that latest Hollywood trend of baby before marriage. Stay tuned.
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HORSES were evacuated after a fire at a stable believed to have been started deliberately.
Firefighters were alerted after a report of smoke and flames at a rural location near Sherborne last night.
They discovered a caravan and part of a timber framed stable block ablaze.
Crews requested help from the brigade's off-road light vehicle due to difficult access so a Land Rover from Maiden Newton fire station was sent.
Most of the caravan was destroyed and part of the gable end of the stable block was affected. Three horses had to be evacuated by their owners.
Police are investigating the incident near Sandford Orcas.


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19 July 2011
When asked what the Diamondbacks were looking for at the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline, D'Backs GM Kevin Towers responded with "pitching, pitching, and more pitching. Those three things." So obviously the team will be looking for both starting and relief pitching, but presumably wouldn't say no if a good bat became attainable.
The D'Backs aren't going to trade for a starter who is anything more than rental. Next year the rotation to start the year will be Ian Kennedy, Daniel Hudson, Joe Saunders, and then most likely any two of Trevor Bauer, Jarrod Parker, Wade Miley, Josh Collmenter, Barry Enright, Wes Roemer, etc. They won't get a pricey pitcher who will need to get paid a lot next year. They are reportedly looking for young relievers who are still under team control (so basically the opposite criteria for acquiring a pitcher), or back end relievers who could help David Hernandez and J.J. Putz.
So here are some candidates, from most likely to become D'Backs to least likely:
Brad Ziegler (Oakland A's)- The D'Backs and A's have matched up for trades a few times in recent years (Dan Haren, Conor Jackson) and may match up again this year. Ziegler is young, cheap, and has a high upside. A few years ago he set a record for a scoreless innings streak by a rookie reliever, and has posted ERAs under 3.27 since. He has held right-handed batters to a career rate of .221/.271/.272, with 117K, 31 GIDP, and only 2 HR. On the other hand, left-handers have a career OPS of .915 against him.
Why it could happen- The A's are clearly not in contention this year, and the D'Backs may have just the pieces they need to trade a player of Ziegler's caliber.
Why it wouldn't- Ziegler is good. He is good and under team control through 2015, and while that makes him appealing to the D'Backs, it also makes the A's want to hold onto him more.
Possible trade- The A's seriously need a bat. We called up Brandon Allen, but we could flip him to Oakland and call up Paul Goldschmidt.
Addition from Amit: The A's have lots of pitching. In addition to Ziegler, Grant Balfour, Michael Wuertz, and Joey Devine are also possibilities.
Jason Frasor (Toronto Blue Jays)- He fits what the D'Backs are looking for…sort of. He is 34 years old, but is fairly cheap ($3.5M salary this year) and has an option for next year. He could provide some stability in the 'Pen, instantly becoming the team's 7th inning go-to guy. A trio of Frasor-Hernandez-Putz quickly makes any game a 6 inning one.
Why it could happen- He's cheap, he's under control, he's a proven late inning reliever, and the Blue Jays have a surplus from which they could trade.
Why it wouldn't- The Blue Jays have a full crop of relievers- Octavio Dotel, Jon Rauch, Shawn Camp, and Frank Francisco all of whom could be traded. With Frasor being the best of them, they may want to hold onto him.
Possible trade- The Blue Jays wouldn't be asking for much. They need pitching so it may be a tough match, but two lower level pitching prospects may be what it takes.
Aaron Harang (San Diego Padres)- A division rival who was a 17 game winner a few years ago. He was exercised from the Reds rotation late last year, and has revived his career with the San Diego Padres. The team is faltering, and looking to deal.
Why it could happen- The Padres are at the point that they barely register as a major league team. They are planning on trading anyone that anyone has ever heard of (Heath Bell, Mike Adams, Jason Bartlett), so shopping Harang
Why it probably won't- Inter-division trades are always sort of tricky. We would need to give them players that they think will be good, but not good enough to torment us in the future. But with the ties Kevin Towers has with San Diego, as well as Jeff Moorad, Josh Byrnes, and AJ Hinch all in the Padres front office, a deal isn't completely unrealistic.
Possible trade- A lower level guy with a decent upside- Patrick Schuster perhaps?
Addition from Amit: I think the Padres would want more than just Schuster.
Matt Capps/Joe Nathan (Minnesota Twins) - Only Ron Gardenhire knows who the Twins closer is. Whichever one isn't could be an option for the D'Backs to acquire.
Why it could happen- The Twins are under .500, have an extra closer, and need to shed money. That's the formula for an unloading of veterans.
Why it probably won't- The Twins are still 7.0 games out of 1st in the AL Central, but are surging and are looking to compete. If they are in the hunt, they wouldn't trade away an elite reliever. Also, the Nationals received Wilson Ramos for Capps last year. If that is the Twins asking price, then I don't see a deal going down.
Possible trade- The D'Backs aren't going to mortgage the farm, but a few near-ready prospects could be fair to both sides. Wade Miley and Kam Mickolio is my suggestion.
Addition from Amit: I think Nathan in Minnesota is the closer for now, but that is mainly because Capps has pitched very poorly. His K-rate is down to 4.6K/9.
David Wright (New York Mets)- A bit of stretch, but hear me out before you toss this idea out. Wright is a superb player who has seen his power numbers dissipate once he started playing half his games in the cavern they call Citi Field. In Chase, he could see his numbers skyrocket.
Why it could happen- The Mets are in a serious bad state. Their owner is bashing players, they are underperforming, and don't look to contend soon. They have already traded Francisco Rodriguez, it would be a shock to see Carlos Beltran in New York in two weeks, and Jose Reyes has one foot out the door. Trading Wright would just complete the fire sale.
Why it probably won't- The cost. The Mets are reportedly looking for a top prospect in return for Beltran, so we can only imagine what the Mets would ask for Wright. The Rangers' asking price for Michael Young this offseason was Tyler Skaggs, and the Mets would probably ask for more. The financial cost would also presumably be too much. Wright is owed approximately $4.75M for the remaining two months of the season, as well as over $15M next year. The D'Backs would probably not want to commit that much to Wright.
Possible trade- Even if the D'Backs absolutely would not do this- Skaggs, an outfielder (AJ Pollock or Marc Krauss), and a major league ready pitcher such as Josh Collmenter or Wade Miley would probably get the Mets to pull the trigger.
The D'Backs have been connected to Capps (CEO Derrick Hall mentioned his name when asked) and Frasor, but the rest is merely speculation on my part. Ziegler and Harang would make sense, and Wright is just the voice of this one longing D'Backs fan. The Diamondbacks are going to make some changes to improve this team, and I believe we can trust Kevin Towers to improve this year's team without destroying the farm system for years to come.


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Our synagogue had poles for a chuppah (Jewish wedding canopy), but did not own a cover. When we initially talked to our rabbi, he recommended renting a chuppah cover. However, with an intimate ceremony, we wanted a free-standing chuppah, which the synagogue's was not. We discovered that even the most basic free-standing chuppot were at least $80, plus the cost of any decorations we wanted to use on them, and we really didn't like any of the basic ones. The ones we did like were $500 or more, plus the cost of decorations, just for a rental.
Notwithstanding the fact that I had last sewed anything in junior high school, I decided that I could make a free-standing chuppah less expensively than renting. Although this is a large sewing project, it is one that will end up looking good even if your sewing skills are pretty much nonexistent. While we used it for a chuppah, nonJewish brides could also use it for a mandap or even just a decorative wedding canopy.
First step was the frame. We live in DC and were married in Massachusetts, so we needed something that was easy to transport. At the same time, we wanted one that we, the rabbi, our maid of honor, and our dude of honor could stand under, with room for a table to put things like our wine decanter and kiddush cup on.
One day as I was strolling around the waterfront of a nearby city, I saw a band playing under what I later learned was a portable popup gazebo. I took one look at it, and said, "There is our chuppah!" I found an 8' x 8' portable popup gazebo on eBay. The cloth cover is completely removable, so I was able to use the frame.
Next stop was finding the fabric for the cover. We ordered several fabric samples from Online Fabric Store, and finally decided on an ivory charmeuse fabric. We ordered 19 yards of fabric. (We actually needed only 13 yards, but we wanted to make sure we didn't run out.)
I used the cover that came with the gazebo as a pattern to cut the fabric, but allowed some extra fabric for seam allowances. I cut four triangles, each one a little over 8 feet wide at the base. I put them wrong sides together, and sewed the four triangles to each other along the sides. (For all the seams, I used a zig-zag stitch, which tends to be more durable if you are sewing a stretchy fabric like charmeuse.) I then folded the cloth back and sewed the right sides together, creating French seams (to prevent fraying).
I sewed a long strip of the floral tape horizontally at each corner of the cover, and also vertically at each place where the mechanism of the frame met the cover. The corner ones were used to wrap around the corner poles to hold the corners of the cover in place. The others were used to wrap around the top part of the frame to pull the fabric tight at the sides. Since they are just Velcro strips, they can be put on and taken off of the frame easily.
Here is a picture of the top, made from the four triangles with the floral tape securing them to the frame:
I got gold satin sashes from Elegant Perspectives. I actually got 90 of them, because we also used them on the chairs at our reception. I used four of the sashes as the edging for the cover. I sewed them end to end, using about a 6 inch seam allowance so that each 9' sash would be shortened enough to exactly cover the 8' wide frame. I then sewed the circle of sashes to the edge of the cover.
The next step was to make sleeves for the legs of the frame. I did this by cutting a 9' long piece of the fabric, and then cutting it in half lengthwise, so that I ended up with two pieces, each 9' long by 2.5' wide. I repeated that step, so that I had a total of four pieces, each 9' long by 2.5' wide. I then took each piece and sewed the long edges, right sides, together to form a 9' long by 1.25' wide cylinder. I then turned the cylinder inside out.
Here is a picture with the sashes and sleeves pinned in place, and four more sashes used as tiebacks for the sleeves:
I sewed one side of a strip of Velcro to the inside of the gold sashes at each corner. I hemmed the top of each sleeve, and sewed the other side of the strip of Velcro to the outside of the sleeve. That way, the sleeves could easily be attached and removed as necessary. I then hemmed the bottom of each sleeve. Because the sleeves are somewhat longer than the poles, they puddle a bit at the bottom. This creates an elegant effect--and also covers up any unevenness in the hem.
I then took some of the fabric scraps, and used them to make two pockets for the battery packs of the rose garlands. I sewed one pocket to the underside of the chuppah at each of the front corners.
I then sewed strips of the floral tape at intervals on the outside front of the chuppah, just above where the sash was joined to the charmeuse fabric, to hold the garlands in place.
Once I had the whole chuppah sewn together, I tied a gold sash around each pole sleeve. I stuck the battery pack from each of the lighted rose garlands into a pocket, and then attached the garland in swags along the top front of the fabric, using the floral strips. Where the two garlands joined, I sewed an ivory pew bow. Here is the finished chuppah set up in our back yard:
Here is the finished chuppah, in use at our ceremony:
My sewing is far from professional quality. The four triangles are of somewhat uneven size, there are seams that are not straight, etc., etc. However, the chuppah is normally seen only from the front, and only from several feet away. Thus, I was able to put the side that looked the best at the front, and not worry about anyone inspecting the seams closely. As you can see, the overall impression is good, even when the craftsmanship is lacking.
For those who have asked, our total cost of this project was $162.02, broken down as shown below. The cost would be reduced some if you bought only the needed 13 yards of fabric, instead of the 19 we bought. Conversely, the cost would be a bit higher if you had to buy the garlands.
We were able to resell the finished chuppah after the wedding for more than we had paid for the materials. Two years after our wedding, we learned that the chuppah had been used in at least three other weddings, and was now being rented out. I was fascinated by how each couple had made it their own:
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Id like if someone would take an interior shot from the SA&VCS Tropic,since they seem to be rather detailed,and id like to see what it looks like.--Oreo Biskuit!!Eleven 12:53, September 21, 2009 (UTC)
Here it is.--Loadingue 14:44, September 21, 2009 (UTC)
Thanks.Looks very nice.Pretty small looking though;)Would you mind to put them in the article itself?
How did you get inside the tropic to take the 2nd photo of the interior asked by Andrew nicholson,united kingdom
I used a cam mod. But this boat is not modified !!!--Loadingue 16:20, September 22, 2009 (UTC)


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Queen Elizabeth - Southampton to New York: Queen Elizabeth Cruise Review by Colin Richard
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Queen Elizabeth - Southampton to New York
Destination: Transatlantic
Embarkation: Southampton
This was our first time on any Cunard Ship, in this case the Queen Elizabeth, and our first time sailing across the Atlantic. We were to sail out of Southampton and fly back to Heathrow. This leaves us with a problem of where to leave the car -- at Southampton or Heathrow. So we decided to drive down to Heathrow, stay overnight in a Hotel then drive to Q-Park, where we left the car ready for our arrival back in the UK. We were then transported to Heathrow Airport, Terminal 3, to catch Cunard's Coach to Southampton.
We arrived at Southampton about 1230 hours. The cases were taken to our cabin by the Baggage Handlers and we boarded Queen Elizabeth shortly after 1330 hours. The Wife was overwhelmed with the size of our cabin -- 6108 - and very large 'L' shaped balcony. After drinking our complimentary bottle of champagne we then headed for the Lido restaurant for lunch. After which we wandered More around to familiarise ourselves with each deck and the facilities. We noted the two outside pools were too cold to use at any time during the crossing. The mid ships pool should have been covered over to keep the warmth inside the pool area as the only other option was the indoor Spa pool which was very small and so overcrowded. No swimming on this Transatlantic Crossing then!
As we left Southampton, Queen Mary 2 was just in front and there was a huge display of fireworks to help send both ships on their way. The QE was starting her world cruise by crossing the Atlantic. The QM2 was off towards Africa. Because our cabin was on the Port side we could see the fireworks from our very large balcony on deck six.
We were allocated a table for six, first sitting, in the Britannia Restaurant and met our dining companions on the second night which was a formal dress night. We had three formal nights, three semi-formal nights and two smart casual dress nights and were expected to adhere to the dress code for the whole evening. After each evening meal we made our way to the Theatre where we were entertained by an operetta singer, clarinet player, comedian and the Cunard Show team who were excellent. During the day we walked around the shops (very expensive) attended various seminars and learnt to dance ballroom and Latin dances. There was a well stocked library, a room full of computers for internet access (at 50p per minute), art displays which could be purchased ($800 and upwards), bingo ($20), deck games, cookery demos, spa treatments and hairdo's (from $35), gym and fitness classes.
Up until Friday 13th January 2012 we had sunny weather all day with moderate seas and an air temperature of 14 degrees Celsius. On the Friday, we hit the 'lumpy seas' as Captain Wells described them. Lumpy was an underestimation. The seas were 4.5 metres high and splashing right over the bow to the top decks. The poor Queen was shuddering and causing banging and squeaking noises all night long. It was difficult to stand up and even more difficult to keep the wine in the glasses and the food on the table during the evening meal. As a result the Captain slowed down to 10 knots from 22 knots which made us 7 hours late for our arrival in New York. This completely messed up our meeting with our Manhattan Relatives planned for 1100 hours at Pier 90. A couple of days before arriving in New York we also had ice and snow which restricted all the activities to those held indoors only. By the weekend the seas had calmed down and we were getting used to the rattles, bangs, and squeaks on board as the Queen rode the smaller three metre waves.
Our course into New York was described affectively by the second in command right from the entrance to the Bay, under the Verazzano Bridge, past The Statue of Liberty and into Pier 90 on the Eastern side of Manhattan. Deck five was opened up at the front of the ship for anyone wishing to watch the journey in the open air. For those who wanted to keep warm, the Commodore Club on deck 10 was a more sensible place to view everything.
We were then heading for a very frustrating disembarkation shortly after docking. The US Customs wanted everyone, all 1800 people, to provide fingerprints, from both hands, as well as passport checks. This was further delayed by letting those on an Excursion leave first followed by a restricted flow through to Customs, deck by deck. Trying to inform our Relatives of the delays was impossible as our mobile phone didn't work and neither did the ship's telephone. So, not until 1530 hours could we finally land and meet our Relatives. It's a funny feeling walking on terra firma after seven days at sea.
We were also informed that the next day, the final day on board would mean we had to get off the ship at 0800 hours. It was chaos as people were shoving and pushing to beat the queue and load suitcases onto coaches. All the coaches were full and so extra ones had to be ushered in. All this in freezing cold winds blowing down our necks. The Coach Staff, who were coordinating passengers onto the coaches, didn't have a clue as to who was boarding which coach and kept saying British Airways only. We were on a Virgin flight. During the subsequent boring six hour tour of Manhattan we had only one hour to look at the shops and that was including lunch time. My Wife was very angry about this as her main aim for the trip was to visit places she once new and to shop in New York. Finally we arrived at JFK Airport and then had to wait four hours for our flight to Heathrow. A sad ending to an otherwise enjoyable cruise.
Quality of Food
We preferred breakfast via room service or in the Lido Restaurant. Lunch was normally taken in The Lido and the evening meal in the Britannia. The food choice was excellent in all cases.
Harpists, pianists, guitarists and string quartets were playing all the time at various points on the Ship and during the evening meal. The evening shows were good except for the plays. Theatre boxes were available at $170 per box including drinks but their view of the stage must have been restricted.
Shore Excursions
We had to cancel the Evening Tour due to the late arrival in port. The freebee tour, taking us to the airport, was a time wasting event. The Coach Rep was an American Comedienne who spoke in an incomprehensible accent.
The Cabin Steward brought us the wrong case and didn't provide tissues until three days at sea. In fact most of the Staff were aloof and did not engage in any conversation with the Passengers. This is unlike any other cruise where Staff have been very accommodating and friendly.
Onboard Activities
We were not involved in many activities either because they were of no interest or there was an extra cost. We did enjoy the dance lessons, line dancing and some of the seminars. The shops were not worth the space they occupied because everything was mortally expensive and not particularly interesting.
Cabins -- 6108 was very large, the size of a Princess suite, with a large shower and very large 'L' shaped balcony. The Wife was impressed.
Overall Rating
Having cruised fourteen times before I would rate the QE about three star. Poor communication, poor forward planning and organisation let the Cruise down badly. Less
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OMGThis makes my cream/gel eyeliner application process so much easier and faster. The bristles aren't flimsy but kind of stiff (which is a good thing) so if you apply pressure while dragging the brush across your eyelid, it won't bend out of place. It's thin enough to draw a precise and thin line. It's perfect! — 4 years agohleeee | 210 reviews
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text: Actually, no. In a story that is all but certain to set the automotive world ablaze in strife, California's regulatory bureaucrats are on track to grant what appears to be a special status that in practice will apply to only one car -- made by BMW, nonetheless. Yes, you read that right. After some time in the second half of 2013, the only car that will be sold in California with a gasoline back-up engine, and still eligible for the carpool lane sticker, will be a BMW. Make no mistake: This is the ultimate trump card in the California market, and it would crush GM, Ford and Toyota -- among others. The BMW model in question is called the i3. It will be sold in two versions -- one all-electric, and the other in a hybrid form where a small gasoline engine ensures you will never get stuck. But you will still be able to get a sticker to drive in the California carpool lane, even if the 40,000 hybrid stickers are gone, just like a pure electric car such as the Tesla. I inquired with multiple people at the California Air Resources Board about this, and the details remain a little murky. There was a preliminary decision about this BMW exemption taken in January 2012, but the final approval to deliver this market-crushing loophole to BMW is subject to final verification, probably sometime in 2013 -- once BMW delivers the first final, completed car. The BMW i3 has undergone testing for a long time already, and there are plenty of pictures of the car being "caught" in public available on the Internet for all of us to see. The factory is being built in Leipzig, Germany, and the project leader is Frank Weber. Yes, the same Frank Weber who was in charge of the Chevrolet Volt in Detroit 2006-2011. BMW hired him to Munich in April 2011. What is so special about the BMW i3 that will allow it to be the only car of its kind to obtain the ultimate in California car sales trump card, the carpool lane sticker? The details here are a bit murky, but here is one thing: The range for the gasoline tank must not be larger than the all-electric range of the battery.


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Scottish Football: Celtic defender Mikael Lustig ruled out for four months after hip operation
Celtic defender Mikael Lustig faces four months on the sidelines after undergoing a double hip operation.
Last Updated: 20/12/13 10:34am
Manager Neil Lennon revealed the Sweden right-back had been playing through the pain barrier for several months.
With his country failing to reach the World Cup finals and Celtic out of the Champions League, the decision was taken to undergo surgery.
"Lustig had surgery and will be out for four months," said Lennon. "He had both hips done.
"The procedure was a bit more in-depth than first thought. We are hoping he will be back around March-April time.
"He had a lot of work done so it makes his recent performances even more remarkable really. His movement was restricted and he was in a lot of pain after games so it needed doing.
"Hopefully he will come back an even better player which would be brilliant for us."
Lennon will also be without injured quintet Charlie Mulgrew, Dylan McGeouch, Steven Mouyokolo, Derk Boerrigter, Baram Kayal for Saturday's Scottish Premiership meeting with Hearts.
With Celtic seven points clear at the summit, Lennon intends on rotating his squad during the busy Christmas period.
"The tournament is academic," said the Northern Irishman. "We will use it as a training game more than anything else.
"We have a really heavy schedule from the middle of July right through to end of this month so opportunity there to take some time off and take players away.
"We found the benefit of it last year and feel this year will be no different."
Meanwhile, Lennon had no update regarding the futures of Georgios Samaras and Joe Ledley.
The duo's contracts expire next summer and Lennon is keen to keep them at the club.
"The ball is very much in their court," said Lennon. "It's getting to the point where will be a lot of speculation.
"Their contracts are up in the summer and they are two players we don't want to go but we can't force them to stay.
"We are doing everything we can at the minute to do that. We have had no indication either way of what the players want to do."


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PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Vita Review
by Brendan Kelly
Not so long ago I sat up one night, staring blankly at my television screen wondering where it all went wrong*. Every video game I owned was too complicated, too hard, required too much brainpower to be a wise choice for two in the morning. Those that were simple enough were far too simple, and didn't provide any sort of challenge. Occasionally, video games are like girlfriends**, in that you want a girlfriend who is less intelligent than you, but not one who thinks cheese is a vegetable (please forward your complaints to my editors, who love that sort of thing.) So if you're looking for that ideal middle-ground between having to use your brain and having to have it surgically removed, then PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale for the PS Vita isn't a bad place to start.
*You might be thinking 'you must have little to no life to spend your nights staring at a blank television screen.' I would like to point out I had had far too much coffee at this point, and was in fact bordering on hallucination. I actually almost knocked the television off its stand because I thought my arm was a centipede, before I realized it was in fact a hummingbird. But I digress.
**As someone who writes for gaming websites, I have never had a girlfriend, but I very much hope to someday. Chicks dig guys who compare them to video games, in the same way they dig ponytails, goths, and Mike Myers.
When I told people I was looking forward to the release of PSASBR, they all asked me the same question: what in God's name is PS All-Stars? My immediate answer was that the game is exactly like Nintendo's hugely-successful Super Smash Bros. franchise, but with characters from Sony's repertoire instead. After playing the game, I'm sort of torn by that description. It pits characters from Sony's biggest franchises against each other in fights to the death, or at least to death by embarrassment. So you'll get Kratos from God of War beating the hell out of Parappa the Rapper (something I have long wanted to happen), or see Heihachi slamming Jak and Daxter against walls. PS All-Stars is conceptually similar to Smash Bros., but then me putting three lumps of meat between two buns is conceptually similar to a McDonald's Big Mac. That doesn't make it the same thing. In fact, although the two both rely on the idea that if you put a bunch of completely different characters from different universes together in a tiny environment they will beat the shit out of each other, the similarities are fairly limited.
For one thing, All-Stars feels very different to how Smash Bros. used to. Every character has their own set of moves, which is what you would expect, but they also move differently and require new strategies. For example Kratos is fairly balanced, combining speed with powerful attacks, while Big Daddy is much slower but is capable of rocking his enemies with nasty, nasty hooks. Because of that the game feels varied and fun, and playing the game through as each character doesn't get boring as quickly as it could. You can also adopt different strategies for each character and still be effective. For example, Kratos works just as well as a melee-scrapper as he does a guerrilla fighter. Killzone's Colonel Radec can work as an in-fighter or switch it up and make use of an array of ballistic weapons. There's enough variation to keep you interested, but not so much that the game requires hours of practice to be successful.
Another element that keeps the game varied is the character roster. At release the game features 20 characters, from an extremely diverse range of games. There's the duplicitous Cole MacGrath from Infamous, the fat princess from Fat Princess, the much-hated Raiden from the Metal Gear series, demonic Sweet Tooth from Twisted Metal, and that sack from LittleBigPlanet. This level of variation means there's a little bit of something for everyone, whether you're into creepy murdering clowns, tubby royals, electrical super-men, or sacks. For really old-school fans, the game's antagonist is none other than Polygon Man, the short-lived mascot for the original Playstation who lost his job to more accessible characters like Crash Bandicoot and Parappa. The levels are also themed and packed with hazards to keep you on your toes. The God of War stage for instance features a giant Hades who will smash your character around if you don't watch out, until halfway through the stage when a tribe of Patapon warriors appears to distract him. It's a minor detail but one that keeps the game fresh and can also be used to your advantage.
To its advantage, PS All-Stars is exactly the kind of game that works well on a handheld device. It's easy to pick up and play, and then put down again when you've had enough without requiring too much thinking. The Vita-exclusive additions are fairly minimal, with the biggest being the use of the touch-screen to pick up items during battle. The touch-screen is also utilised in the game's menu screens, but other than that this is a fairly straight-forward beat 'em up with a traditional control scheme. It works.
If there is a downside to a game like this, it's that it really needs to be played with friends. The developers have done a good job of trying to keep the single-player modes fun, with different challenges for every character, a leveling system and literally hundreds of unlockable icons, minions, costumes and other goodies. But eventually that will wear off, and with only the vaguest attempts at anything resembling a story mode (usually a series of still shots featuring a character's voiceover), after a certain time period the game will fall into one of two categories: either a momentarily fun idea, or the party game in the same mold as Super Smash Bros. with depth and longevity that eventually becomes known as a classic. It certainly has that potential, and playing against a group of people is fun, manic and very satisfying.
PS All-Stars Battle Royale is fun. There's not a lot more you can ask for from a game that mainly revolves around you killing everything that moves, except that it's even more fun when you're not playing alone. If you're the type of gamer who prefers single-player campaigns and getting involved in a story, perhaps this isn't your thing. But if you don't mind a bit of mindless violence every now and again, or you just want a good game to play with some friends while you have a few beers, this wouldn't be a bad purchase to make. And if you're an old-school Sony fan-boy this is a fitting tribute to a growing legacy, and well worth the price.
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'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Star Brandi Glanville Says Kyle Richards 'Talks Behind People's Backs' (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO)
Last season, Glanville joined the cast as a FOTH (or Friend of the Housewives), but this season, she's a full-fledged "Real Housewife" — and she's already getting into sparring matches. As any loyal RHOBH viewer knows, Taylor Armstrong isn't Glanville's No. 1 fan, especially this season, which Glanville told Celebuzz will "be cray cray all day."
While it's clear Glanville and Armstrong won't be BFFs anytime soon, there's still hope when it comes to patching up her relationship with the Richards sisters. In fact, the reality star said she and her former frenemy Kim Richards — who went to rehab earlier this year — are closer than ever.
"I'm rooting for her," Glanville told us during a sit-down interview. "You get to know the real Kim [this season]. She's a sweet woman. She's a great mom, and she cares a lot about her kids. There are some ups and down between her and I, but I'm really rooting for her to stay healthy. I like her. I invited her to my birthday!"
But there's one person who was begrudgingly added to her birthday list — Kim's sister Kyle Richards.
"My problem with Kyle is that she talks behind people's backs," explained Glanville. "I don't deal well with people who won't say it to your face. That's my issue with Kyle, because I really do like her. But, it's what she says when I'm not in the room that bugs me."
"The great thing about Lisa is that she tells it like it is, and I really respect that," she said. "She's not going to say anything behind my back that she's not going to say to my face."
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills airs Mondays at 9 PM on Bravo.
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IMPD is short staffed, but by how much?
David MacAnally/Eyewitness News
Indianapolis - The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is looking for a lot more than a few good men and women. The newly merged department could be more than a hundred officers short of where it should be. But the Mayor disputes that gap and says help is on the way.
Mayor Peterson says a flood of new officers will come on the force in the next year-and-a-half. New recruits will wipe out any shortfall in officers, but the police union says not likely.
In spite of the continuing training at the police training academy, the city can't graduate new recruits fast enough.
"We are concerned. We have been concerned," said Aaron Sullivan with the Fraternal Order of Police. "We will be concerned until the numbers are where they need to be."
The new Metropolitan Police Department is authorized to have over 1,600 sworn officers on the force. But depending on how you read the numbers the force is short of that, anywhere from about a dozen up to 120 sworn officers short. One source told Eyewitness News it is about 100.
"Our members have had to go from run to run to run and without backup being present," said Sullivan.
"We don't agree with that number," said Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson. "We're really only down nine."
And the Mayor says once the current class of graduates completes their field training and a second class of 50 more hits the field, the department will be up to full strength in sworn officers.
"We're in a bad position with the numbers of police officers we're experiencing right now," said Sullivan.
Sullivan says with new retirements the department will be lucky to break even by the end of 2008, let alone add officers.
"You're looking at 80 or 90 retirements and that's just what they know of," he said.
Earlier we told you how police consolidation initially slowed down response times in some areas and improved service in others. But the Mayor says "We're on the right track. The merger has gone extremely well with no distruptions to the neighborhoods or to officers."
And on the south side we found residents pleased with the level of police service.
"Yeah, I see them all the time," said one.
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Another also seemed pleased. "There's plenty of police."
The difference in the numbers seems to go back to whether you count officers in training or waiting to start training. If you don't count those officers and factor in FOP's retirement estimates you get a bigger gap between reality and authorized strength.
One difference between the numbers seems to be whether you count the recruits still in training. If you do the gap is small. If you don't, and you think about future retirements, the gap is wide.


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American-made vintage-inspired tee featuring Van Halen graphic, three-quarter sleeves with stripe detailing and worn-in distressing throughout.
David or Sammy?
I get asked if I'm a David Lee Roth fan or Sammy Hagar fan everytime I wear this. In my local Home Depot store, Las Vegas and as far away as Niagara Falls, Canada. Love, love, love it. A must for any Van Halen fan.
Cute destroyed Van Halen tee...
I was hesitant to purchase this tee at full-price point but went for it anyway. It is as pictured EXACTLY on the website, right down to the hole patterns on the chest area of the tee. The tee is very soft and the print is well-done as are the sleeve stripes; the sleeve length is just above the elbow and it is a rounded shirttail hem. I am 5'5" 142 lbs 34D and the small fits perfectly-not too tight but not a baggy fit, either. It is sewn well and does not look as though regular washing will harm it but I don't think I'd put it in the dryer as it is 100% cotton. A must have for old Van Halen fans like me!
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Developers talk about the Device Lab at Adobe MAX 2010, which they used to test their apps across multiple devices using the same code base. (3:34)
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Boss is a powerful person in an office setup. It is important to make sure that your relation which your boss is good enough so that you could work easily. Bosses play an important role in any office for success of workers. Relations among bosses are dependent on many factors. If your boss is happy with you then you can get success while working.
If your boss is not happy with you and hates you then you must follow precautions which could be helpful for your success. Many factors are available for you to deal with a boss who is not happy with you. If your boss hates you then you can make situations under control by adopting a good attitude.
Importance of politeness
Politeness is an important strategy in cases when your boss is not happy with you. In case your boss hates you due to any reason then you can win him with the help of politeness. This is nature of humans then they like politeness. You have to bear harshness from your boss but remain polite.
Manners play an important part if you are dealing with an angry boss. If your politeness and good manners are not affecting your boss then you can have allies. People in the work place are able to defend people even against boss if they are polite.
With politeness you are able to make yourself strong and get assistance from others. This is helpful for getting strength so that your boss who also hates you could not act in any adverse manner.
Emotions must be controlled
While dealing with a hating boss it is required to control emotions. There are such bosses who are remaining angry and hating with other members in their offices. It is also the case that your boss is not liking you due to any reason and trying to insult you on different occasions.
You must make sure that your emotions are in control. You must remain normal and control your emotions so that your image could be saved. Persons behave in a different manner in their offices than in normal life. Those actions which are helpful for maintenance of relations in normal life could be thought to be as weakness in an office environment.
It is important to control the emotions and remain strong while acting in a normal manner. Smiling is a good tonic which can be used for controlling emotions and you can remain normal in all types of situations which will not please your boss.
Increase your allies
Allies could be obtained for defending against a hating boss. Different departments are present in offices and it is good to have friends in different departments who can be used in cases of hating.
Those people who have many allies in different departments could remain safe from hating boss as the boss is afraid of resistance of any type of action which is done against such a person who is liked in all the departments of the office. It is important to maintain good relations among all the departments in the office.
In case you have bad relations with your boss then your other relations in office including with different departments of your office will defend you. When you have a lot of support from other departments in your office then you are having a strong position and you can resist your hating boss as well while working in a normal manner.
Use social gatherings related with your working
Social gatherings are helpful in increasing good relations in your office. There are many types of parties and meetings which are conducted in routine. You must make sure to attend these events so that your friends could be increased. In such social gatherings it is easy to make friends who are related with your working and helpful against your hating boss and the like adverse situations.
In routine life you can ignore parties and events if you are not liked by the head of party. In office world you must not use such a behavior. You must expose yourself in parties and functions related with your office so that people related with your office could recognize you and help you against your hating boss. Hiding yourself could harm you as no one would know you better.
Work hard for success
When your boss hates you then you must concentrate on your work. Different tasks are assigned to different people in offices. If you are hard working and completing all your assigned tasks then you are able to get good results. Your work could defend you if you are facing hate from your boss.
Work is able to assist you in all the cases which are due to hates of your boss. If you are a hard working person then you can keep your job which you like even when your boss hates you. If you are a hard working person in your office then your boss cannot afford to lose you. Your fellows are also watching your good performance therefore your boss could not go against you in any manner which is just based on hates.
Check the types of your goals
Goals are set in offices for all workers so that they could be assessed. If your boss hates you then he can set such goals for you which cannot be achieved. You must check your goals for making sure that these could be achieved. If your boss has given you a tough task and he admits that it is hard then you must make sure that all the things are in writing.
Your hating boss could give you tough tasks and make them a base for getting rid of you. If you like your job then you can use written records about the toughness of your task so that you could show them as proof to higher levels of management for support.
These are some modes through which you can work well even when your boss is not happy with you. A hating boss could be dealt in a professional manner with the help of these tips and tricks which are time tested and working well in office environments.


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12 Gauge Side By Side Trigger Conversion
Here's a question, I have a 12 Gauge side by side double trigger shot gun, does anyone know if you can convert this to a single trigger gun?
Probably. With enough money you can do most anything. If it is a gun where they made both set ups on the same frame it could probably be done cheaper.
Thanks, I'll look into it.
what manufacture ?and mod was it ever ever offered with a single trigger? prob not with out costing more than the gun is or would be worth
Very difficult, if not impossible. Just get used to the double triggers, they're WAY better than a single trigger, faster to get on, and just what's happening. A conversion, if possible, would reduce the value of the gun.
Stoeger makes that same gun with a single trigger, and it is noted for its UNreliability. All the Cowboy shooters who use Stoegers, which is a lot because they really dog the guns and they are cheap and do work, use the double trigger models.
It is definately possible. In the period from 1930 to into the 1950s Stevens sold a conversion kit for their guns. It converted the standard double trigger to a single non selective tirgger. There are also several pattents for doing just that. It does not appear to be that difficult if you have access to metal working machinery or like to file.
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Regarding the Bulletin article about parking tickets given to post-prom party goers who parked in handicapped spaces.
Since this was an event that was for the prom going students. Is there not one student who is handicapped in the public schools system? Is there a student who may be dating a handicapped student from another system? By parking there they may have denied those from attending. Being handicapped myself, I have a great deal of difficulty walking across a parking lot with out running out of breath, or falling, or just plain stumbling.
Yet time and time again I find non-handicapped people parking in a space that I need to make use of. Getting a wheelchair out of a car, and then having to roll 200 feet can be exhausting to some.
Think that some high school girl who got a date with that handsome boy from North Platte and was unable to attend the party because some idiot wanted to park there who was not handicapped...Shame on them. They deserve the ticket and the fine...but the fine is WAY too low....should be $1,000 instead.
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I absolutely love to travel. I would say its one of my biggest passions so if it's out there, I want to see it! I'm hoping to see the three continents I haven't seen yet sometime in the near future, but we'll see how that goes. I am more than happy to natter on endlessly about the places I've been, so if you're looking for something to talk about, that's a good place to start.
I tend to be a bit of a homebody when I'm not traveling (or dreaming of traveling). Don't get me wrong, though, I do enjoy getting out of the house and enjoying what the world has to offer. But as with most things in life its much more fun with someone else. I'm always willing to try new things. Doesn't matter if it's sky-diving in Hawaii or chasing lions in South Africa. Life's an adventure.
If that sounds like your idea of fun, great! If you'd rather spend Friday on the couch, then I'll be right there with you!
2. Getting through airport security with minimal hassle.
3. Packing efficiently. I could probably fit a monkey in there, but that would complicate #2.
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Fergie and Josh Duhamel get engaged
Fergie and Josh Duhamel got engaged sometime over the Christmas weekend. Their reps won't confirm the exact date, but they say the two are officially getting married. E! News reports:
The proposal comes after Fergie told Blender earlier this month that she was in no real rush to get engaged because she and Duhamel were "practically married, anyway."
"I'm madly in love with him," she said of her now fiancé. "He understands how to treat a woman and give me respect."
It's official: Josh Duhamel hates his penis. This makes the tattoo on my chest no longer a random sentence that mysteriously appeared after a night of malt liquor. I can proudly go shirtless to family gatherings. Who's the loser now, dad?
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NXT Diva Bayley is the profiled in the latest edition of the NXT 10-Count on WWE.com, where she answers 10 questions submitted by fans.
Bayley's wrestling fandom inspired her to become a wrestler herself. She says of her path to WWE, "I've been wrestling for a little more than five years now. I went to my first live wrestling show when I was 12 years old for this independent promotion called Big Time Wrestling in Northern California. Since that night, I never missed a show of theirs. I knew once I was of age and my mom allowed it, I wanted to begin training with them. Once I did, I was wrestling there twice a week for more than four years before I got to come to NXT."
Bayley also reveals that The Hardy Boyz and Lita, as well as "Macho Man" Randy Savage, The Rock, Eddie Guerrero, Ivory, Victoria and Triple H, are her wrestling inspirations.
Bayley says she would like to face former WWE Diva Ivory (when asked which past or present Diva she would like to face). "She was amazing in the ring," said Bayley. "She would be a huge challenge and I could learn a lot from her. She was also one of the nicest people I've ever met — very happy and energetic."
Bayley also talks hobbies, headbands and whether she would attempt to hug The Undertaker.
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She was not strong. She was valiant. Radiant. Brave and broken. The beauty she discovered in the aftermath was unparalleled to anything she had known before, because it had come at such a cost.
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I know when I look for a seat again that I want one of those with a big hole in the front. Maybe then I won't go numb "down there" 5 minutes into a ride...
Terry seats are supposed to be very good, but pretty $$.
did have any ideas? What would he buy you if you were going to get one today?
I just know that the one I have doesn't suit me very well. I can't go very far at all before I get a seriously disconcerting lack of feeling in a spot where I don't particularly want to go numb. I'd be interested in something like this:
can you ask him if he thinks it's worth it to take your bike into a shop for a "tune up"? I'm not sure what they do/ if it can just be done at home.
Hey, he could probably do it for ya' for free! He does all of his own bike maintenance unless something is majorly wrong or needs replacing.
I have this one on my bike now
it made all the difference in the world - my bike came with one of the selle italia ones and after long rides i'd be in so much pain.
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My standard advice on bike saddles is:
1. Don't go too soft - smooshy saddles just transfer pressure from your sit bones to your soft bits. Firmer is generally more comfortable once you're used to it.
2. Get one from a good bike shop, one that will let you return it after a few rides if it doesn't seem to be working, and will help you get it adjusted properly.
3. It takes a while for your keister and the saddle to reach an agreement.
Oooh, I'm all about fiddlin' with a bike - what is it, and how old is it?
I'm guessing it's a mountain bike? Not that it matters - I've got pretty much all the doohickeys to work on that. After 17 years, it ought to have new brake and shift cables and housings, and probably brake pads, too - none of that's at all expensive.


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Access Pointe: Ballet Under 30
Access Pointe is a new program from Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet for young people who want a little more dance in their life.
Sign-up for Access Pointe
Here's how it works:
Individuals between the ages of 15 and 29 can sign up for the opportunity to purchase tickets for just $30 plus taxes and fees. Approximately one week out from an RWB performance, Access Pointe members receive an email containing a special passcode. This passcode can be used at rwb.org to purchase up to two tickets (the guest must also be 29 or younger) at the special price. On the night of the ballet, tickets can be picked up at the Access Pointe members' desk (remember to bring ID to show you're under 30). You'll then head on inside to enjoy the show!
Access Pointe FAQ
What is Access Pointe?
Access Pointe is a program that makes attending ballet more accessible for young adults, students, and people just beginning their professional careers. Anyone between the ages of 15 to 29 is eligible to buy tickets to Royal Winnipeg Ballet performances at just $30 per ticket.
Do I have to be a student?
No. Anyone between the ages of 15 to 29 is eligible.
When can I buy tickets?
Access Pointe tickets normally go on sale about a week before the performance. Members who have signed up above will receive an email to let them know when tickets become available.
Where are the seats located in the theatre?
Access Pointe members receive the best available seating at the time of purchase, at the discretion of the RWB. In most cases, seating will be available across all sections when Access Pointe tickets first go on sale.
Can I bring a guest? How many tickets can I buy?
Access Pointe members can purchase two tickets per ballet, however any guests must also be between the ages of 15 and 29.
Are all performances available?
Access Pointe is based on availability and may not be offered at each performance.