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Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi is a reality TV star on MTV's Jersey Shore who likes to live hard, play hard and party harder. A short, busty human firecracker who could simultaneously mud-wrestle Paris Hilton and Heidi Montag and emerge victorious, Nicole Polizzi has gained substantial fame in the MTV crowd and on the guido circuit for her television exploits -- her crowning moment: getting punched in the face. The aliens observing our daily activities might be perplexed about her fame, but it's curiosities like this that keep them (and reality TV devotees) coming back for more.
AppealSay what you may about Nicole Polizzi's claim to fame (or right to it), but there are a lot of guys in New Jersey who would gladly accept an invite to one of Snooki's wild parties with the hope of landing a date in the future. Her Spanish heritage and Italian upbringing have given her the kind of curvy figure and fiery demeanor that could stop traffic and keep Tiger Woods away from the Masters. Snooki's ample assets aren't the result of silicone enhancements and her tan is mostly just her exotic genes at work. Nevertheless, "dressing down" isn't in her vocabulary, and she lives by looking good -- even at the gym where she wears cosmetics in the throes of exercise.
Despite briefly hooking up with Mike Sorrentino, aka The Situation on Jersey Shore, Nicole Polizzi remains single, something she despises. While she would like to resolve that situation by dating someone in a similar state of single depression, she has thus far concluded that Mr. Right isn't anywhere near New Jersey. If she had it her way, Snooki would end her singlehood through one of her dream projects -- a spin-off reality series called Snookin' For Love, complete with what she likes to call a myriad of "guidos and juice heads." That frantic dialing you heard was Dr. Phil calling the Bad Taste Police.
SuccessThanks to her selection as a cast member on MTV's reality-themed Jersey Shore, Nicole Polizzi and her nickname of "Snooki" have become the new buzzwords of the ever-changing reality TV lingo. Despite taking a shot to the face from an unruly bar patron on her show, Nicole Polizzi has survived the punch long enough to make a name for herself. Along with the usual celebrity trends of a much-followed Twitter account and a multitude of fake MySpace pages to go along with her real one, she has earned some celebrity stripes through late-night talk show references, TMZ posts, SNL comedy sketches, and her highly rated show -- which has raised the ire of Italian American groups who are offended by its content.
The detractors of Nicole Polizzi and Jersey Shore could list any number of reasons as to why she or any reality TV star shouldn't be famous. In her case, however, she's a young woman leading a happy and carefree existence of crazy parties, funky music and some occasional snowmobiling. She just happens to have done a big chunk of her recent living on television. Is Nicole Polizzi a one-hit wonder? Doubtful. Something tells us that Snooki may become entwined in our pop culture lexicon for a few more years to come.
Snooki BiographyNicole Polizzi, or Snooki, may be Italian-bred, but she was not Italian-born. Born to Spanish parents, she was adopted by the Polizzi family in Poughkeepsie, New York and given a crash course in the joys of Italian food, fashions and family bonding during her childhood years. Even with some of the wild antics that later accompanied her party-happy lifestyle, Nicole Polizzi's relationship with her family remained close.
If Nicole Polizzi's early Italian years were somewhat ordinary, things changed quickly when she moved to New Jersey. Her music got louder, her hair got bigger and adopted a signature poof, her fashions got racier, and she went the cheerleader route to star on the dance squad at Marlboro High School. With her mini-makeover, Nicole Polizzi eagerly sought out attention wherever she could and usually found it. One such moment came in 2007, when she did continuous handsprings for a beach full of admirers in a candid video recorded during Spring Break.
nicole polizzi on jersey shoreAfter she completed high school, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi took her first career strides as a veterinary tech student, but quickly found an added calling as a reality television star. Following an appearance on MTV's Is She Really Going Out with Him?, Nicole Polizzi was chosen to appear in 2009's Jersey Shore, a series about the dramas, hook-ups and lively parties of eight roommates. Known more for their superficial qualities -- one guy has a nickname for his abs -- than their more meaningful ones, the cast of the show let their wild sides come out through a series of crazy activities that featured Snooki at the forefront.
After getting drunk to the point of blacking out in the show's first episode, Nicole Polizzi continued her wild streak on the show by doing shots of Southern Comfort while working at a T-shirt shop, hooking up with the abs man himself -- The Situation -- and getting into a controversial spat at a bar that ended in a sucker punch to her face. Though the punch itself -- delivered by an unruly gym teacher -- did not air on the show, the footage made its way to YouTube while the aftermath of the incident became a focal point of the show. While MTV audiences were sympathetic to Snooki's plight and viewer ratings climbed into the millions, celebrities like Alyssa Milano and the Italian American group, UNICO National, were critical of the show and Nicole Polizzi's willingness to label herself a "guidette."
nicole polizzi the reality tv queenEven with the criticism of the show, Nicole Polizzi and Jersey Shore remained on the air into 2010. The show also marked the beginning of Snooki's personal Warholian Fame Clock. Soon, she was featured on Entertainment Tonight, was a guest star on both the much-maligned The Jay Leno Show and The Tonight Show and was amusingly parodied by Bobby Moynihan on the Weekend Update segment of Saturday Night Live. Not to be outdone, Snooki and her poof were compared to Christina Aguilera by Harvey Levin and the TMZ Crew.
As she posts Twitter updates about her dream of giving Ashton Kutcher a makeover or the fact that Michael Cera used the word "Snooki" in interview, it's obvious to Nicole Polizzi that in her own curious way, she has "arrived." Her sudden slew of PR appearances got her the boot from her job, but a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do. Whether she stays in the celebrity eye will depend on her next move -- a romantically themed reality TV spin-off, perhaps -- but for now, she's enjoying the end of her schooling and the beginning of a new life in the city.
Snooki Is PregnantIn early March 2012, word got out that Nicole Polizzi was three months pregnant. The father of her child is her boyfriend, Jionni LaValle. She initially denied reports of her pregnancy, but sources confirmed that she didn't want to make the news public until after her pregnancy had passed the three-month mark.
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Helicopter able to join search as weather clears on Mount Hood
MOUNT HOOD, Ore. - Bring on the helicopters.
After being socked in until late afternoon, a rescue helicopter from the Oregon Army National Guard finally launched on Thursday to find a climber on Mount Hood who has been missing for six days. Rescue workers are now executing an aggressive plan to step up their search as the weather clears.
Kinley Adams, a 59-year-old dentist from Salem, was supposed to return from his climb at 3 p.m. Saturday. His wife alerted police several hours later that the experienced climber hadn't yet contacted her.
Rescue efforts had been significantly hampered by poor weather, but conditions finally improved Thursday afternoon. Poor conditions earlier in the day frustrated searchers.
"It's discouraging because we're just sitting around and waiting," Sgt. Robert Wurpes with the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office said around noon.
A military para-rescue jumper on the mountain told search commanders that as of noon, visibility at higher elevations was only around 50 feet. By later in the day it cleared up enough to launch the MH-60M Black Hawk equipped to pull someone off the mountain.
Rescuers also have a CH-47 Chinook helicopter capable of dropping off rescuers at the top of the mountain. That helicopter will be in service on Friday morning. It will pick up para-rescuers from the 304th Air Force Reserve at 9 a.m. at Welches Elementary. It will fly to the summit or as close to it as possible and drop off the para-rescuers. They will then start a search down the mountain.
Black Hawk crews will meet at 8 p.m. and beginning flying at about 10 a.m.
Crews are also keeping a close eye on the snow. As the weather warms, the risk of avalanches grows.
Wurpes said he's optimistic Adams is still alive, and said there are plans in place to continue the search through at least the weekend.
"They've been very open about everything that's been going on," said Brock Adams, Kinley's son. "We trust them. Luckily we know a lot of these people so if they think there's a reason to be out, they'll be out, I'm sure."
In particular, rescuers and Adams' family are encouraged by the recent rescue of Mary Owen, who spent six days on the mountain before being found alive.
"Mr. Adams has much more experience and much better equipment (than Owen did)," Wurpes said.
Adams might have found himself in this predicament thanks to a simple packing error. His wife said he'd also been preparing for an expedition to Nepal, and mistakenly placed his locator beacon in the pack he intended to take on that trip.
Wurpes said organizers have placed calls for help all over the region, and "we have all kinds of assets."

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Avoid these 5 Mistakes when Housebreaking your Puppy
Housebreaking may not be the most fun part of being a dog owner, but the good news is you only have to do it once. Avoiding these five mistakes will help your puppy understand the rules quicker, giving you and your puppy more time for fun!
Five common mistakes to avoid are:
- Waiting too long before taking the puppy out. Young puppies are unable to control their bladders in the first few weeks of their lives, and need to be taken outside or to their puppy pads frequently. Waiting too long to give your pup the opportunity to use the bathroom will likely lead to accidents in your home. Some important times for the puppy to visit the puppy pad or outside are after eating, after drinking water, first thing in the morning and at bedtime.
- Missing the clues that the puppy needs to go. Getting in tune with your pup's behavior and routine will help you predict when to take him out, making housebreaking easier on both of you. Take notice of the behaviors he exhibits just prior to eliminating, such as sniffing around or going to a certain corner, and take him immediately to his bathroom spot.
- Scolding the puppy for accidents after the fact. Your pup will only understand what he has done wrong if you catch him in the act and make your disapproval clear. Simply saying "No!" in a firm tone while he is in the act will be enough to get your point across. Punishing him for an accident when you discover the evidence later will not help because he will not associate his actions with the problem. Positive reinforcement when he eliminates in the right place will get better results than punishment for unwanted behavior.
- Slacking off on the praise for good behavior. The power of positive reinforcement cannot be overemphasized when training a puppy. Always, always praise your puppy when he has used the bathroom in the place you want him to, whether it be on puppy training pads or outside.
- Being inconsistent. Your puppy will learn faster if he is accustomed to a regular routine and receives consistent messages from you. Consistency is extremely important in the early stages of puppy training so that the puppy does not receive mixed signals about what is expected.
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MONTHS after the tragic death of Pontypool mum Caroline Howarth, the community continues to rally around her husband Lee and baby Hallie-Rose, offering their support.
Members of Victory Church in Cwmbran have been providing support and basic necessities for Mr Howarth to allow him to care for his baby daughter, since her mum tragically died two days after her birth in early May. A charity football game involving a Newport County XI will also be held this weekend to raise further funds for Hallie-Rose.
Mr Howarth, who lives in Talywain, said he had been living off the kindness of the church with a meal every night, along with food from their food bank and care for Hallie- Rose including nappies and SMA milk.
He said it has been overwhelming.
"Hallie is doing really well – she is nine pounds now, but I am relying on the church to supply me with a meal every night, nappies and milk. They are even paying my rent," he said.
"Victory Church has got a Christian rehab organisation called Victory Outreach which helps those who are homeless, have been in prison or have addictions.
"I lost my mum at a very young age and went off the rails and turned into an alcoholic, but then I went to Victory Outreach for a year and a half.
"When I came out I met Caroline and my life began and now they are helping me again."
Lee Howarth is the sole carer for his daughter, after his wife died on May 10 when she suffered a severe asthma attack that inhibited her breathing and, coupled with an already decreased level of oxygen in her blood, caused her to go into cardiac arrest during an emergency caesarean section to deliver her baby.
Pastor Allun Davies of Victory Church added: "People in the church have been giving him help and cluster groups have been providing him with hampers of food."
A charity football game in Mrs Howarth's memory will take place this weekend.
The aim is to provide Hallie-Rose some savings for when she turns 18.
The match will see a Newport County XI take on Caerleon Town AFC at Coronation Park (the ground of Newport Corries) on Sunday at 1pm.
A variety of stalls will also feature as part of the event, and six County fans will have the opportunity to pay to play with their sporting heroes.


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It would be hard taking back Harrington a 3rd time, but the Pacers get a young potential, and some solid vets that they are looking for.
Denver gets 3 nice expiring contracts in Curry, Ford, and Foster who they've like. Get young talent in Gallo and Fields while also getting a couple 1st round picks most likely.
Knicks get Melo, while keeping Chandler. they also get a backup PG and a defensive wing in Dahntay


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U.S. Neurologist Care Saves 4,600 Lives of People with Parkinson's Each Year
Jun 10, 2014, 09:05 ET from National Parkinson Foundation
MIAMI, June 10, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) released an important study stressing the importance of neurologist care at the 18th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders in Stockholm this week. The key finding is that expert neurologist care not only saves about 4,600 lives, but better access to this care could prevent the deaths of another nearly 7,000 people with Parkinson's disease (PD) each year in the U.S. alone.
"Access to expert care not only improves the quality of life for people with Parkinson's, it actually saves lives," said Joyce Oberdorf, NPF's President and CEO. "Greater access to expert care would save even more lives—roughly the same number of people who die from HIV/AIDS annually."
Peter N. Schmidt, PhD, of the National Parkinson Foundation, and Allison W. Willis, MD, at the University of Pennsylvania, conducted a data analysis to identify the annual mortality rate for people with Parkinson's due to lack of access to a neurologist. After finding that 48,140 people with Parkinson's die each year, they found that 6,967 of those deaths could have been forestalled with better care. The study highlighted evidence that not only would those lives be saved, people treated by a neurologist also live higher quality lives with fewer hospitalizations and a lower chance of being placed in a nursing home.
"In my research I've demonstrated that this increased survival is not just about staying alive longer," said Dr. Willis, who is a neurologist with advanced training in Parkinson's and other movement disorders. "Patients getting expert care benefit through lower rates of hip fracture and other complications, and remain independent longer. There's good evidence that patients seen at a NPF Center of Excellence like we have at the University of Pennsylvania gain even more, and I see this myself in my practice."
"The next key challenge is to design a system where expert care is available to everyone who needs it," said Peter N. Schmidt, PhD, NPF's CIO and Vice President, Research and Professional Programs. "We are doing this in several important initiatives including collaborating on a telemedicine initiative to deliver expert care into underserved communities and our Parkinson's Outcomes Project where we are working to scientifically identify how the best Parkinson's doctors achieve the great outcomes they do."
NPF's Parkinson's Outcomes Project is the largest clinical study of Parkinson's disease ever conducted with more than 7,500 patients with PD who receive care at 20 NPF Centers of Excellence in four countries. NPF issued care recommendations in 2012 around the issue of depression in PD after finding that it was undiagnosed in the patients tracked through the study. The goal of the Parkinson's Outcomes Project is to continue to identify best care practices for Parkinson's that could help get better care to more people affected by the disease. For more information about NPF's research initiatives, visit www.parkinson.org/research.
About Parkinson's Disease (PD)
Affecting an estimated one million Americans and four to six million worldwide, PD is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's and is the 14th leading cause of death in the United States. It is associated with a progressive loss of motor control (e.g., shaking or tremor at rest and lack of facial expression) as well as non-motor symptoms (e.g., depression and anxiety). There is no cure for PD and 60,000 new cases are diagnosed each year in the United States alone.
About the National Parkinson Foundation (NPF)
Founded in 1957, the National Parkinson Foundation's mission is to improve the quality of care for people with Parkinson's disease through research, education and outreach. NPF has funded more than $180 million in care, research and support services. For more information about NPF, visit www.parkinson.org, or call the NPF Helpline at 1-800-4PD-INFO (473-4636).
NPF Media Contact:
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Image: Teraglin, Atractoscion aequidens
A juvenile Teraglin trawled at a depth between 10 m and 14 m, north of Airforce Beach, Evans Head, New South Wales, 26th of March 2013. The location is locally known as the "Broadwater sand hill".
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The fish is now registered in the ichthyology collection (AMS I.46179-001).
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HBO received 17 Golden Globe nominations, the most of any television network this year. Among the nominations HBO picked up this morning, two were for 'Boardwalk Empire,' including Best Television Series - Drama, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama (Steve Buscemi). The ceremony will take place on Jan. 13. A complete list of nominees can be found at the Golden Globes website.
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It's almost hte end of January--usually we hear by now, right??
It's almost hte end of January--usually we hear by now, right??
REGISTRATION PERIOD BEGINS:9:00 a.m. ET, Tuesday, January 22, 2013
REGISTRATION PERIOD ENDS:12:00 p.m. ET, Wednesday, February 13, 2013
RANDOM DRAWING:on or about Thursday, February 14, 2013
WINNERS NOTIFIED VIA E-MAIL BY:on or about Friday, February 15, 2013
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Link for the lottery??
Hope this year is my lucky year to score em!
Thanks guys...anybody ever heard of what the odds are??
^ Which, I'm sure will be many.
I had about 20 people here at work enter for me..
I'm not holding my breath.
I would say odds are less than 10% from my estimate, but it just depends. All season ticket holders have rights to Opening day tickets (20 game packages and up), Rosie Reds gets a decent percentage of tickets as well, along with many businesses who have rights to some of the tickets, so you are left with a small portion of single game tickets to start with. I wouldn't hold your breath on getting them this way. Its called a lottery for a reason.
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I have 3 Polk Audio home theater speakers for sale.
1 RM202 Center channel w/ stand/cradle
2 RM101 Satellites
Excellent condition cosmetically and functionality. The satellites have some minor wear on their bottoms but the cabs and grills are in great shape.
These sound really good and project well for their size and smoke the current RM7/RM8's that are out now. add in 2 other sattelites or get some bigger fronts for a 5-speaker setup.
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$80 obo. Shipping would run about $10 for UPS shipping. I would consider separating them, but I'd prefer to sell the center channel first and I would need to keep the satellites as a pair.


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Week's A&E highlights include Alicia Keys, SAM's Remix party
'A Place at the Table'
Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush's moving documentary about hunger in the U.S. will haunt you long after the film is over. While using shocking statistics and facts, it wisely focuses on people, leaving you angry at how a country so rich could let so many fall through the cracks. Now playing at the Varsity. For showtimes, go to H7. For Seattle Times movie critic Moira Macdconald's 3½-star review, go to www.seattletimes.com/movies.
'LA Shrinks'
This new reality show follows a "life consultant," a psychologist and a "relationship therapist" in the Los Angeles area. Series premiere, 10 p.m. Monday on Bravo.
'Fashion Star'
This competition series featuring mentors Jessica Simpson, Nicole Richie and John Varvatos, and host Louise Roe, is back for a second season. 8 p.m. Friday on NBC.
Pyramid Alehouse sampler
Pyramid Alehouse offers unlimited samples of 10 new beers for $20. Proceeds go to the American Heart Association. 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, 1201 First Ave. S., Seattle (www.pyramidheartmonth.eventbrite.com).
Toss Like a Boss
Who's the best pizza tosser in town? Ballard Pizza Company holds a pizza-dough tossing contest to coronate the master tosser. Competitors will be judged on speed, style, height of their toss and best looking pie. Proceeds go to charity of winner's choice. Noon-3 p.m. March 10, 5107 Ballard Ave. NW., Seattle; $20 suggested donation for pizza/salad (206-659-6033 or www.ballardpizzacompany.com).
Seattle Japanese Garden First Viewing
Celebrate the seasonal opening of the 3.5-acre formal garden today (March 3) with traditional Shinto blessing at noon, drop-in calligraphy workshop, 1-3 p.m.; garden open 10 a.m.-5 p.m., admission $5-$10. Hours through March are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, at 1075 Lake Washington Blvd. E., Seattle; $4-$6 (206-684-4725 or www.seattle.gov/parks).
Seattle Kennel Club Dog Show
Competition in conformation, agility, rally and obedience, performance events, plus vendors, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and March 10, CenturyLink Field Event Center, 800 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle; $7-$14 (www.seattlekennelclub.org).
Seattle Bike Expo
Cascade Bicycle Club event featuring 250 exhibits, activities and vendors, food court, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 10, Smith Cove Cruise Terminal, Seattle; $10, ages 16 and younger free (shop.cascade.org/content/events/expo).
Alabama Shakes
Some folks have compared Alabama Shakes lead vocalist Brittany Howard to Janis Joplin. She's certainly a powerhouse. Part rock, part punk and part soul, but with none of the traditional Southern guitar rock one might expect, the band started out as the Shakes, but added Alabama when they found out the name was taken. 7 p.m. Sunday, Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St., Seattle; $28.75 (877-784-4849 or www.stgpresents.org).
Alicia Keys
What's left, after you sing your hit at the presidential inauguration and the national anthem at the Super Bowl? Well, there's always the rest of the world, says R&B star Alicia Keys, who brings her "Set the World On Fire" show to Seattle this month. Celebrating the November release of her album, "Girl on Fire," with its explosive title track, Keys is on the road with up-and-coming soul singer Miguel. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, WaMu Theater, 800 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle; $46.50-$107 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).
Stephen Greenblatt
Author discusses his 2012 Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Swerve: How the World Became Modern" and "Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare." 7:30 p.m. Monday, Benaroya Hall (S. Mark Taper Forum), 200 University St., Seattle; $5-$70 (206-621-2230 or www.lectures.org).
Seattle Repertory Theatre
David Saint directs David Lindsay-Abaire's much-produced "Good People," about a single mother trying to claw her way up in our hard economic times. Friday-March 31, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 155 Mercer St., Seattle; $12-$65 (206-443-2222 or www.seattlerep.org).
Khatia Buniatishvili
The 25-year-old Georgian pianist makes her Seattle debut with a program that will include Chopin's Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 ("Funeral March"), Ravel's La Valse and the Schubert/Liszt Three Lieder. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Meany Hall, University of Washington, Seattle; $20-$39 (206-543-4880 or www.uwworldseries.org).
Seattle Choral Company
The company marks the Lenten season with "Quaresima Italiana: An Italian Lent." The program will "take the audience on a journey through Italian musical history," beginning with a 13th-century Gregorian chant and concluding with a 20th-century requiem Mass. The Saturday concert has been canceled, but there's another chance at 8 p.m. March 16, Saint Mark's Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E., Seattle; $10-$27 (800-838-3006 or www.seattlechoralcompany.org).
The Tudor Choir
Candlelight and contemplation are the themes of the choir's "The Tudors: A Lenten Musical Journey through 16th-century England," which will include works by Robert White, Thomas Tallis and John Sheppard, and a setting of Stabat mater dolorosa by John Browne. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Blessed Sacrament Church, 5041 Ninth Ave., Seattle; $20-$30 (206-323-9415 or www.tudorchoir.org).
SAM Remix
Seattle Art Museum's standing-room-only quarterly party returns to celebrate the current exhibitions, "Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Gainsborough: The Treasures of Kenwood House, London," and "European Masters: The Treasures of Seattle." This time around, expect dancing and DJs; performances by The Atomic Bombshells, Seattle Shakespeare Company and Baroque musicians Linda Tsatsanis and Nathan Whittaker; Highly Opinionated Tours; and crafting, including drawing live models, designing wigs and fashioning a "pictorial pin." 8 p.m.-midnight Friday, SAM, 1300 First Ave., Seattle, $12-$25; first 50 at the door wearing feathers get in free (206-654-3121 or www.seattleartmuseum.org/remix).
Museum of Flight
Paintings and drawings depicting the Tuskegee Airmen, America's first black military pilots, are now on view at Museum of Flight through May 12. "Red Tails, Silver Wings: Paintings of Tuskegee Airmen" comprises 28 paintings and 15 drawings by Chris Hopkins, a commercial illustrator and artist based in the Northwest. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, 9404 E. Marginal Way S., Seattle; $10-$18 (206-764-5720 or www.museumofflight.org).
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MARY POPPINS At The Fox Concludes 5/16
Producers Cameron Mackintosh and Thomas Schumacher are pleased to present the Atlanta engagement of MARY POPPINS. Atlanta's most eagerly anticipated stage production began performances at the Fox Theatre on Thursday, April 29 for a limited engagement of 3 weeks through Sunday, May 16. The opening night was Friday, April 30.
The entire original creative team has reunited to bring this magical story of the world's most famous nanny to audiences around North America. Since the tour's launch in Chicago in March 2009, MARY POPPINS has earned continuous critical praise and box-office success.
Original UK Tour star Caroline Sheen will reprise her role as "Mary Poppins" while original London and Broadway star Gavin Lee will assume the role of "Bert."
Caroline Sheen makes her U.S. stage debut in the North American Tour after earning rave reviews from the UK press including The Herald (Plymouth, UK) who called her, "the perfect embodiment of the outwardly prim nanny with the free-thinking mind." Sheen, who was born in Wales, has appeared on stage in a wide variety of other leading roles in the West End and UK including The Light in the Piazza, Once in a Lifetime, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Grease, Les Miserables, The Witches of Eastwick and Mamma Mia! Sheen is appearing with the support of Actors' Equity Association. The Producers gratefully acknowledge Actors' Equity Association for its assistance of this production.
Gavin Lee made his Broadway debut with MARY POPPINS after originating the role of "Bert" in the world premiere production in London's West End. Lee received critical acclaim for his portrayal of "Bert", both in NY and London, and was the recipient of the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor. Lee also received Tonyâ, Outer Critic Circle and Olivier Award nominations for Best Actor. His London theatre credits include Peggy Sue Got Married, Contact, Oklahoma!, Sondheim's Saturday Night, Crazy For You, and Me and My Girl. In addition, he has appeared in the recent film adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera and Beyond The Sea.
Joining Sheen and Lee will be Laird Mackintosh as "George Banks." Mr. Mackintosh has performed several leading roles in Canada including The Drowsy Chaperone, White Christmas, Arcadia and Phantom of the Opera. "Winifred Banks" will be played by Blythe Wilson who joins the production after appearing on stage in The Sound of Music, Mamma Mia!, Oklahoma, and Three Penny Opera.
Rachel Izen will portray "Mrs. Brill." Ms. Izen is making her North American Tour debut having appeared in numerous London West End productions including A Chorus Line, Chicago, Guys and Dolls, Singin' in the Rain, Beauty and the Beast, Annie and Thoroughly Modern Mille. Dennis Moench, who will play "Robertson Ay," was recently seen in the Broadway production of MARY POPPINS and has also appeared in the All Shook Up National Tour and Off-Broadway in Altar Boyz and Fame.
Ellen Harvey will play "Miss Andrew." MS. Harvey's Broadway credits include The Music Man and Thou Shalt Not and she has appeared in the National Tours of Disney's High School Musical, Mamma Mia, Doctor Dolittle, and Sunset Boulevard. "The Bird Woman" will be played by Mary VanArsdel, who has appeared in productions of Cole Porter's Paris, Mass, Camelot (with Jeremy Irons), 110 In the Shade, and Gypsy. "Admiral Boom" will be portrayed by Mike O'Carroll, a stage veteran whose past credits include White Christmas, Fiddler on the Roof, Showboat, Will Rogers Follies, Henry IV, Inherit the Wind, and Ragtime.
Performances in the role of "Jane Banks" will be alternated between Katie Balen and Bailey Grey. Ms. Balen is making her national tour debut with "Mary Poppins" and has recently been seen in regional productions of "Oklahoma!," "Grease" and "Willie Wonka." Ms. Grey is also making her national tour debut with "Mary Poppins" and her previous stage credits include roles in "Seussical" and "A Christmas Carol." Performances in the role of "Michael Banks" will be alternated between Bryce Baldwin and Carter Thomas. Mr. Baldwin is making his national tour debut with "Mary Poppins" and has previously appeared in the stage productions of "A Christmas Carol," "Richard III," "The Music Man" and "The Will Rogers Follies." Mr. Thomas has recently appeared in the "Radio City Christmas Spectacular" with The Rockettes, "Oliver," "South Pacific," "Peter Pan" and "A Christmas Carol."
Rounding out the cast are Tia Altinay, Carol Angeli, Jacob ben Widmar, Gail Bennett, Kiara Bennett, Troy Edward Bowles, Elizabeth Broadhurst, Jonathan Brody, Kate Chapman, Elizabeth Earley, Michael Gerhart, Geoffrey Goldberg, Emily Harvey, Tiffany Howard, Kelly Jacobs, Sam Kiernan, Brian Letendre, Vanessa McMahan, Koh Mochizuki, Shua Potter, Dominic Roberts, Nick Sanchez, Q. Smith, Jesse Swimm and Tom Souhrada.
MARY POPPINS, a co-production of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh, opened on Broadway on November 16, 2006. Based on P.L. Travers' cherished stories and the classic 1964 Walt Disney film, MARY POPPINS the stage play features the Academy Award®-winning music and lyrics of Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. The stage production has been created, in collaboration with Cameron Mackintosh, by Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Julian Fellowes, who has written the book, and the Olivier Award-winning team of George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, who have composed new songs and additional music and lyrics.
Olivier Award-winning director Richard Eyre leads the award-winning creative team, with co-direction and choreography by Tony® and Olivier Award winner Matthew Bourne. MARY POPPINS features set and costume design by TonyÒ Award winner Bob Crowley, co-choreography by Olivier Award winner Stephen Mear, lighting design by Howard Harrison, orchestrations by William David Brohn, and music supervision by David Caddick. The tour's creative team includes Tour Director Anthony Lyn, Associate Choreographer Geoffrey Garrett, and Music Director James Dodgson.
MARY POPPINS is one of the biggest stage musical successes to emerge from London or New York in recent years. Worldwide to date, MARY POPPINS has grossed over $392 million and has welcomed over 5.3 million guests.
Consistently among Broadway's top-grossing shows, MARY POPPINS has played over 1400 performances since its official opening on November 16, 2006. Now in its fourth smash year at the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York, the Broadway production has been seen by over two million theatergoers and grossed over $ 170 million to date, recouping its initial investment within 52 weeks of its premiere.
Not only do the Broadway show and the North American tour draw huge audiences, but the show's popularity also reaches around the globe. MARY POPPINS will premiere two major international productions in 2010: an open-ended run begins April 11 at the Circus Theatre in Scheveningen, Holland, outside of Amsterdam (presented by Stage Entertainment in association with Disney and Cameron Mackintosh) and an Australian production opens July 29 at Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne. Additionally, during 2010 MARY POPPINS opens in Sweden, Denmark, the Czech Republic and Hungary, with plans already underway for future productions in Israel, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Korea, Canada and Japan. Following a successful three-year run in 2008 at the Prince Edward Theatre in London's West End, a U.K. tour of MARY POPPINS commenced in summer 2008 and concluded its acclaimed run in Cardiff, Wales in April 2009.
The MARY POPPINS NORTH AMERICAN TOUR has garnered continuous critical praise and achieved box office success since its launch in Chicago in March 2009. Original UK touring company star, Caroline Sheen, reprises her role as "Mary Poppins" while original London and Broadway star, Gavin Lee, stars as "Bert." The tour will play the following venues and cities in 2010: Denver Center for the Performing Arts in Denver, CO; Aronoff Center in Cincinnati, OH; Fox Theatre in Atlanta, GA; David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa, FL; Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington, D.C.; NC Blumenthal Performing Arts Center in Charlotte, NC; Murat Theatre in Indianapolis, IN; Shea's Performing Arts Center in Buffalo, NY and the Opera House in Detroit, MI. Future tour engagements to be announced.
In Atlanta, MARY POPPINS will play Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. and Sunday evenings at 6:30 p.m. Matinees will play at 2 p.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday. Ticket prices start as low as $19.50. Special VIP/Premium Ticket Packages are available at select performances, and include premium seating and a complimentary souvenir program. Tickets are currently available at the Fox Theater Box Office, and online at www.Ticketmaster.com. To charge tickets, call 1-800-982-2787. Orders for groups of 15 or more may be placed by calling 404-881-2000.
The Atlanta engagement of MARY POPPINS is presented by arrangement with Broadway Across America - Atlanta and is a subscription offering for the 2009-2010 season.
For more information, please visit MaryPoppins.com
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ACCRINGTON Stanley would be interested in bringing Adam Buxton back to the club next season after extending the defender's loan until the end of the current campaign.
Buxton has started eight games since joining Stanley on loan from Wigan Athletic last month, first in his natural position of right back but then at left back to cover for the injured Laurence Wilson.
Wilson is now fit again but Buxton is likely to retain his place in the side after impressing Beattie, who will speak to Wigan boss Uwe Rosler about the possibility of bringing the 21-year-old back next season.
"It's something we'll look at, I'll speak to Adam and I'll speak to Uwe and we'll try to work on something which is amicable all parties," Beattie said.
"If that's something that can happen, bringing players of Adam's quality to the club, I'd be over the moon.
"He's done extremely well since he came in and I think with his ball control and his passing he could maybe play a number of positions, we're not just looking at the full back positions."
Buxton added: "I'm just taking every game as it comes and then we'll see what happens next year.
"But I've enjoyed it massively here and I'm made up to extend it until the end of the season."


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OKLAHOMA CITY — Doc Rivers said his team was "robbed."
OKLAHOMA CITY — Doc Rivers said his team was "robbed."
Scott Brooks said he looked at several replays and couldn't tell who touched the ball last.
One thing's for sure: The game-ending run that gave Brooks' Oklahoma City Thunder a one-point win over Rivers' Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night hinged on an out-of-bounds call that will be hotly debated until the teams meet again, and perhaps for long after that.
A replay review went Oklahoma City's way and Russell Westbrook scored the last of his 38 points on three foul shots with 6.4 seconds remaining to lift the Thunder to a 105-104 win in Game 5.
Down 13 with four minutes remaining, the Thunder outscored the Clippers 8-0 in the last 49 seconds to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Kevin Durant added 27 points in the win despite struggling to find his shot for most of the game.
The league MVP scored five in a row during a frantic series near the end that was punctuated by the controversial out-of-bounds call.
After Durant made a 3-pointer, then a layup in transition, Westbrook poked the ball loose from Clippers point guard Chris Paul near the sideline and Thunder guard Reggie Jackson ended up with it.
He dribbled into the paint and ran into Matt Barnes, losing the ball out of bounds.
Officials awarded the ball to the Thunder, Paul fouled Westbrook on a 3-point attempt on the high left side, and Westbrook made all three shots for the Thunder's first lead since midway through the second quarter.
Paul tried to split Jackson and Serge Ibaka with a dribble at the other end and lost the ball in the paint on the final possession of the game.
Rivers conceded Jackson was fouled by Barnes on the out-of-bounds play, but said it doesn't matter.
"Everybody knows it was our ball. I think the bottom line is they thought it was a foul and made up for it," said Rivers. "We got robbed."
He continued.
"We did a lot of stuff ourselves to lose the game," Rivers said, "but at the end of the day, we have a replay system to look at plays. And I don't want to hear they didn't have (a good enough) replay. That's a bunch of crap and you know it."
Rivers was so sure the call would go his team's way, he was already drawing up an inbounds play.
"That could be a series-defining call," he said, "and that's not right."
Brooks said the replays he watched weren't conclusive enough to overturn the call on the floor, which was Thunder ball.
"One thing I know is Reggie did get fouled," said Brooks. "I couldn't tell on my replays (who the ball went off of). Maybe they have different replays than I have. On the four or five I saw I couldn't tell."
Game 6 is Thursday in Los Angeles.
Westbrook finished 11-of-23 from the field and missed just two of his 16 foul shots, picking up the slack for Durant, who was 6-for-22 shooting, including 3-for-17 in the first three quarters as the Thunder mostly played from behind.
Blake Griffin had 24 points and 17 rebounds to lead Los Angeles and Paul added 17 points and 14 assists. Jamal Crawford scored 19 points off the bench and J.J. Redick had 16.
Paul put the blame on himself, saying he put the game in the officials' hands when he challenged Westbrook's 3-pointer. He said it doesn't matter if the NBA looks at the out-of-bounds play and determines the officials were wrong.
"The league can issue a statement tomorrow but who give …" he said, trailing off. "We lost."
The Clippers led 58-52 at halftime and stayed in front by six to take an 86-80 edge into the fourth quarter. Westbrook kept the Thunder in it, scoring half of their 28 points in the third as Durant missed seven of his eight shots.
The Clippers' lead was 101-88 after Crawford's 3-pointer with 4:13 remaining and 104-97 following Paul's jumper with 49.2 seconds left.
Earlier, Griffin, Redick and Barnes combined to score 29 of the Clippers' 34 points in the first quarter. Redick and Barnes each made two 3-pointers and the Clippers led by as many as 15.
The Thunder cut their deficit to nine going into the second and used an 18-4 run spanning the quarters to take a one-point lead. Durant scored seven in the flurry, but Paul had seven in a 17-6 burst that put the Clippers on top by 10.
Game Notes: Crawford, the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year, scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half after going 1-for-7 in the first … The Thunder scored 23 points off 17 Clippers turnovers, including five by Paul, who also had 14 assists.


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A workshop hosted by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nov. 14 at the West Central Research & Extension Center in North Platte.
The workshop will help landlords and tenants establish and maintain a positive farm leasing relationship, organizer Randy Saner said. It is sponsored by the Nebraska Soybean Board and the North Central Risk Management Education Center.
The Landlord/Tenant Cash Lease workshop series will help producers and landowners deal with the volatility of their cash rents, said Allan Vyhnalek, UNL Extension educator in Platte County.
Landlords are trying to be loyal to their tenants, yet want a fair return for the land asset. Tenants want to be sure to stay in business, yet feel the pressure of bidding to keep the land base that they have been farming, said Vyhnalek.
Topics for discussion include:
Expectations from the lease, including goal setting for the rental property;
Lease communication; determining appropriate information sharing for both the tenant and landlord;
Relatives tips for farm leases that include relatives;
Irrigation system questions, as they pertain to setting lease rates;
Alternative cash lease arrangements;
Flexible provision considerations for your situation, and other topics like grain bin rental, if time allows.
A team of UNL Extension Educators will be on hand to discuss these topics and provide common sense tips during the presentation. Managing the 2012 drought and implications for 2013 will also be discussed.
It is very helpful if both the tenant and landlord can attend together.
Putting together the right lease isnt about what is being discussed at the coffee shop, or what a university survey of cash lease rates says; it is about what fits both the landlord and tenant for their circumstance and situation. Attending this presentation will provide a set of ideas to work from as those specifics are discussed, observed Vyhnalek.
For more information about these workshops, contact Vyhnalek at 402-563-4901, email firstname.lastname@example.com or the Lincoln Logan McPherson County Extension Office.
Workshops are free, but registration is required to reserve a spot. Please register by Nov. 10. Handout materials, a meal, and refreshments will be provided. Participation is limited. To register, call 1-800-200-1381 or 532-2683 by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com
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A black woman cadet who was asked to resign from a recent police academy has been thrust into a public spotlight in the dispute between fired Chief Dewayne White and Mayor-President Kip Holden.
White insists her forced resignation illustrates the larger problem of racial and sexual discrimination in the department, while Holden pointed to what he described as White's poor handling of the situation as one of the reasons he was fired.
In Holden's Feb 13 letter to White, Holden recounted a cadet who "failed to meet the requirements of a recent cadet class" and resigned. Once she complained to White, Holden said, he rehired her as a file clerk, gave her back pay and paid her at an officer's scale, "clearly violating several laws, policies and procedures."
At Monday's hearing where White appealed to retain his job, he brought in the cadet in question, Kelley Morgan, defended her record and asserted that she was a victim of discrimination.
White said Morgan was brought into the police academy with a 7-0 vote to hire and suffered only two demerits, "one for forgetting her flashlight and one for forgetting her radio."
"She alleges from day one in the academy that she was harassed and treated more harshly than her peers," White said.
White said Morgan filed a written discrimination complaint and that he allowed her to continue working in criminal records while he investigated her claim. He also told her she could join the next police academy, but was later forced to fire her by the Mayor's Office.
William Daniel, chief administrative officer for Holden, said Wednesday that White never reported the discrimination complaint to the Mayor's Office, which would have been proper procedure. Daniel characterized White's decision to pay Morgan an officer's salary while she was a clerk as payroll fraud.
Jill Craft, White's attorney, responded that Morgan filed a complaint, but could not provide it to the media without Morgan's consent. Efforts to reach Morgan for comment Wednesday were not successful.
White said Monday that at least two other recruits who either flunked out or were injured were afforded the same opportunity to work in the department at recruit level pay.
"It's a long-standing practice that they've done repeatedly for others," Craft said Wednesday. "Unless they can cite some statute or guideline, they don't have any business accusing my client of anything."
Daniel acknowledged there might be procedures in place to employ former recruits in the office, "but I'm saying that White didn't follow them."
Letters from Morgan's training academy director and supervisors to White detail complaints about Morgan's performance.
On Nov. 7, Sgt. J.D. Leach wrote White informing him Morgan had chosen to resign the previous day in lieu of being fired. He said she had twice been reprimanded about "a weave in her hair being outside of BRPD regulations," reported for duty without her flashlight and radio, and had directed an expletive at a fellow classmate.
Leach wrote that class leaders advised that Morgan "lacked integrity, honor and teamwork," and "only cared about herself and did only the work necessary to get by."
In a Dec. 3 letter from Capt. C. Odom to White, Odom attempted to dissuade White from allowing Morgan to rejoin another scheduled academy, which White had promised Morgan she could attend.
"It is my opinion that she should be terminated while she is not covered by civil service," Odom wrote. "Since you have shown that your administration is based on accountability and respect of rank my recommendation should be in line with this administration's belief."
White responded on Dec. 7 that he was never consulted about Morgan's dismissal and did not give the academy permission to ask the recruit to resign.
In a memo from BRPD personnel attorney Kim Brooks to the Metro Council, Brooks states that White had continued to violate the law after he had been informed about the violations. She said his violations included allowing Morgan to receive recruit level pay while working as a clerk, and hiring her as a clerk without following proper civil service procedures.
Brooks also said Morgan was not allowed to return to the POST academy as promised by White, because she had missed more than the minimum amount of days during her first academy. Brooks wrote that Morgan was issued a "detrimental reliance settlement" of $3,663 because she was relying on White's promise that she would remain employed at the department.
Craft said the check was not a settlement, it was a paycheck for work that was performed.
When she picked up her funds, Morgan was asked to sign a release form asking her to drop any claims she had against the city-parish, but Morgan refused.
Craft said the Mayor's Office must have been aware of her discrimination complaint, because they asked her to drop her claims.
"You don't make them sign a release of claims if you're taking the position that 'I didn't think she had any claim to begin with,' " Craft said.
Holden's letter also took issue with a loan that White's assistant had given Morgan for $740 dollars after she was fired.
"This loan, which was highly inappropriate, was clandestinely made by you to your secretary, who you then asked to make the loan to the individual," Holden wrote.
Craft said she couldn't understand why a loan made with nonpublic funds from one employee to a fired employee would be of any concern to the Mayor's Office.
Holden said Monday at the hearing, that he would open an investigation into Morgan's claims now that he's been alerted. Daniel said the parish attorney's office will investigate.
"I think she really has been wronged," Craft said. "I hope the mayor is true to his word that he'll investigate."


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Beyonce Rings In the New Year With Las Vegas Performance
While her husband Jay-Z celebrated the new year with Coldplay at their New York concert, Beyonce was ringing in 2013 at her private show at the Wynn hotel in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve.
According to US Weekly, The R&B queen performed a two-and-a-half-hour concert, which one VIP concertgoer said was "incredible." Bey posted a few photos of the event on her Tumblr page. The 31-year-old songbird wore outfits designed by European couture house Ralph & Russo.
Before she ushered in 2013, Beyonce told the crowd, "I want you to think about everything beautiful in your life. I think that's what you should visualize in 2013. So get that picture in your mind. I want you to think about everything you love."
Mrs. Carter also went on her blog to pen an inspiring New Year's message to her adorning fans. In the letter, she writes: "In our perfect ways, in the ways we are beautiful, in the ways we are human — we are here. "Happy New Years. Let's make it ours."
Beyonce is ready to make 2013 all hers. The 'Countdown' singer will perform during halftime at Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans on Feb. 3.
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I feel like this is a really cool concept, visually and effectively. I most likely wouldn't use it though as I'd rather just unlock the phone and click the icon. I will admit though, it might save you a few seconds since you don't have to unlock, find the app and then open it.
One of my most-used iOS 5.1 features is the camera icon next to the unlock bar. I use it *ALL* the time when I quickly want to grab the phone and take a pic. This is a pretty cool idea.
That's awesome. I would def use it
That does seem really handy other than I would probably fat finger it.
But without it, android is very laggy.
oH look iOS is catching up to Android MIUI
i admit android has this out of the box! but when apple makes it happen its flawless most of the time! like 'Do Not Disturb' and reject with SMS its always pretty neat and sleek no offence android fans


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Jarome Iginla is the Flames' all-time scoring leader and did everything short of winning a Stanley Cup in Calgary, coming up one win shy in the Finals in 2004. And in return for a future Hall of Famer, the face of his franchise, general manager Jay Feaster got zero professional hockey players in a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
In the wee hours of Thursday morning on the East Coast, after widespread reports said Feaster had traded Iginla to the Boston Bruins for NHL-ready Alex Khokhlachev, Matt Bartkowski and a conditional first-round pick in 2013, the hockey world wound up stunned to learn that the actual trade was Iginla to the Penguins for the rights to two college players—Yale's Kenneth Agostino and St. Cloud State's Ben Hanowski, along with a first-round pick this year. At least the pick wasn't conditional.
In the past four days, Ray Shero has managed to add Iginla, Brenden Morrow, and Douglas Murray to the leaders of the Eastern Conference, without surrendering a single player off the Penguins' roster. Pittsburgh is in the midst of a 13-game winning streak, and keeps looking to improve. The Flames have won 13 games all season, and are pinning their hopes for their biggest trade in years on two players whom Hockey Prospectus ranked outside the Penguins' top 15 prospects last September.
Agostino and Hanowski may well end up being solid pros, but then, so were Doug Flynn, Steve Henderson, Dan Norman and Pat Zachry. OK, those aren't hockey names, but they are the four men who came to the New York Mets in exchange for Tom Seaver in a 1977 trade with the Cincinnati Reds. The Mets then proceeded to enter the worst era in their history, emerging only when they hired Frank Cashen as general manager and embarked on a serious rebuilding project.
That is something Feaster has shown zero interest in doing until now. In a hastily arranged press conference to announce Iginla's trade, Feaster said, "We want to bring more young assets into the organization. … I think we're going to be busy (leading up to the trade deadline)."
That should actually scare the bejeezus out of Flames fans, because the man who expects to be busy over the coming week is the same man who just traded the best player on his team, and his best trade chip, for two college players and a draft pick almost certain to be outside the top 25. It's the same Jay Feaster who signed Ryan O'Reilly to an offer sheet last month, blissfully unaware that had the Colorado Avalanche not matched the offer, the Flames would have lost O'Reilly on waivers. It's the same Jay Feaster who, last summer, prior to a lockout in which his team's owner played a huge role, signed Dennis Wideman to a five-year, $26.25 million deal. It's the same Jay Feaster who passed up the chance to claim Brian McGrattan on waivers one day, then traded for him the next.
It's the same Jay Feaster who could have and should have started a rebuild sooner, and started by trading Iginla when his value was higher than two college players and one of the last picks of the first round.


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Johnson hits pair of three-run homers to top Marlins
Rookie Odorizzi allows six runs in four-plus frames but Rays hold on
ST. PETERSBURG -- Another big lead gone bad?
Not this time. Kelly Johnson made sure the Rays would come away 10-6 winners against the Marlins on Memorial Day by hitting his second three-run homer of the game in the bottom of the eighth, expanding the Rays' one-run cushion to withstand any possible late-inning drama.
Based on the way the Rays have struggled to put games away, Johnson called Monday "huge."
"If that's the way we have to go, we have to keep doing it," Johnson said. "We can't score early and put it in cruise control. I don't think that's a good recipe for any team. We just have to keep plugging away and keep trying to score as many runs as possible. I think you should be trying to do that even if it was 7, 8-0. Keep on going."
By winning, the Rays claimed their second consecutive win while moving to 26-24 on the season and 2-2 on the current homestand.
Everything looked in place for the Rays to follow their all-too-familiar storyline. Their six-run lead had dwindled to one, and Fernando Rodney warmed in the bullpen while the Rays batted in the bottom of the eighth.
Rodney has struggled to seal the deal as the Rays' closer this season. Entering Monday's game, he had blown his previous two saves.
But the Rays got busy with one out in the inning. Ben Zobrist walked and Matt Joyce singled to bring Johnson to the plate. Miami right-hander A.J. Ramos fell behind 2-0 before Johnson turned on a 93-mph fastball, depositing it into the right-field stands for his team-leading 10th home run of the season.
Johnson said he "didn't want to over-think it."
"Obviously, Longo's on deck," Johnson said. "At that point, that's the most logical pitch to look for. I stayed there, and it was in a good spot for me."
Johnson, who signed with the team as a free-agent during the offseason, became the first player in club history to hit two three-run homers in the same game. And he did so hitting in the No. 3 spot, feeling full of confidence.
"I feel good," Johnson said. "And I feel confident. And I think that's important. I think you're always searching for something that's going to let you feel confident, and I think you just roll with it. It can be different daily, weekly -- that's just the way baseball is. I'm not going to sit here and try and say that I'm going to try and analyze it and figure it out. But I do feel confident."
Rodney came in to pitch the ninth in a non-save situation, and despite walking one, he came away unscathed to complete a nice effort from the bullpen. Josh Lueke, Jake McGee, Joel Peralta and Rodney covered the final five innings without allowing an earned run. McGee got the win after pitching two innings.
Despite the bullpen's work, Rays manager Joe Maddon enjoyed not having to white-knuckle it in the final inning. When asked how nice Johnson's blow was, Maddon rolled around a king-sized bottle of Pepto-Bismol sitting on his desk and smiled.
"It is a lot better to go [to the final inning] with four," Maddon said. "It's good for Fernando to get out at that moment. And overall, he pitched pretty well right there. As he regains his confidence, he's going to get back to the form you saw last year. So it really was perfectly set up by Kelly's home run."
Tampa Bay scored six runs on just two hits in the second against Marlins starter Jose Fernandez, who attended high school in nearby Tampa. The 20-year-old walked two, hit another and surrendered a homer to Johnson that put the Rays up, 6-0.
"I think he just got a little bit out of his delivery," said Miami manager Mike Redmond of Fernandez. "He was over-throwing. I think he hit 99 a couple of times. That's great on the radar gun, but that shows me he is trying to do too much. He couldn't get it back together after that. It seemed like everything he tried, he couldn't get in the zone enough. They made him pay. You get behind big league hitters, and that's what they get paid to do, is hit."
Miami got three back in the fourth in an inning highlighted by former Ray Justin Ruggiano's eighth home run of season, a solo shot off Jake Odorizzi.
Evan Longoria's fourth-inning sacrifice fly put the Rays up, 7-3, but the Marlins got busy again in the fifth when they loaded the bases with two singles and a walk to chase Odorizzi.
"It's extremely frustrating," said Odorizzi of his outing. "Balls put in play, even if they weren't hard contact, they just weren't finding people. I was just getting extremely frustrated trying to manufacture outs any way I could, and I just could do that today when it came to the fifth inning. It's very frustrating not being able to get through the fifth inning and when your team gives you six runs."
Alas, Johnson's home run made Odorizzi's troubles a moot point.
Johnson's last home run "definitely put the wind at our backs," Maddon said. "After the first one, it was up to Jake Odorizzi to really make that a significant home run. By permitting them to get back in the game like he did, that second one totally took the heat off."
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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From now on, this thread will collect all 'classic' indytoad posts seen on the Pacers board. Predominately the ones thrown out during a game.
Considering most of the time he winds up with egg on his face, whatever outcome made him look like a fool should be posted with the quote.
You, Never? Did the Kenosha Kid?
Miami's just due for a win overall - they've lost four in a row. They're now completely healthy are going to be primed to prove the last three games were flukes. Not only that, but the Pacers are gonna try to ride a rusty JO, which'll just make it even more of a disaster.
Bring your flashbulbs
Heat are getting way too many wide open shots. They're playing for real today.
7th seed isn't that bad I guess.
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Boy this game is getting ugly. Oh, look, no defense at all, imagine that. Whoda thunkit.
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Well, that pretty much does it.
I've been everywhere man
Hmm, Wade goes out and the Heat jump ahead by 7.
It's game. The offense and the defense are both putrid today.
Even without Shaq the Heat still had a 10-point lead at halftime. They had plenty of superior players at the other positions to hold on with that kind of handicap.Originally Posted by TheHotShot31
Don't get me wrong, if Shaq had been out the entire game we still would have lost. Just saying it's not something they really could take advantage of any more than they did.
Protecting surges everywhere
This thread alone could make even the most fanatical Pacer fan want to commit emotional suicide.
You, Never? Did the Kenosha Kid?
This is one time that he didn't end up with "egg" on his face.
Where's all of your comments on the games we actually won?
Why do the things that we treasure most, slip away in time
Till to the music we grow deaf, to God's beauty blind
Why do the things that connect us slowly pull us apart?
Till we fall away in our own darkness, a stranger to our own hearts
And life itself, rushing over me
Life itself, the wind in black elms,
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WOW! Ok, that does it! If EVEN the closest competition for "Most Pessimistic Pacers Digest Poster" goes "" than we can start handing out this award ahead of the rest of the awards. Actually, why not let Toad threepeat immediately as a token of "respect"???Originally Posted by Jay@Section204
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Well, I did have some choice words during the New Jersey game, I'm suprised they didn't end up here.Originally Posted by cramerica
I mean, no I didn't. So don't go back and check or anything.
Arg! Damn!
Fight your inner child
Pacers are, simply put, not a playoff team. If there were 10 more games in the season they'd be out. They had a nice little streak riding the emotion of Reggie's last hurrah and Dale's return, but now they've used it all up and are back to sucking again.
At least this should put a stop to the Carlisle COY nonsense.
Boy it's dark in here
They can't even give Reggie a proper send-off against a gimped team that doesn't need this game at all. Not only is it Reggie's last game, but an important game for playoffs seeding, and the entire team couldn't give a ****. They've played the entire first half pretty much sitting on thier asses. Except for a couple DD's grabbed, the Bulls are getting all the loose balls and are making all the effort plays - and recordwise - to them - it shouldn't even matter. How did this inspiring, gutty team suddenly become such an apathetic group of losers? Right now this entire team is an absolute disgrace to the fans and the organization and Reggie especially. I'm so ****ing pissed at the absolute lack of effort and total absence of heart in this team. It couldn't possibly be any more pathetic, could it?
And a PS: This game makes it quite obvious how superiour a coach Skiles is compared to Carlisle, at least from a motivational aspect. Chicago doesn't need to win this game in any way shape or form, while the Pacers absolutely need it just to have a glimmer of not being swept, and the Bulls are the only team out there that looks like they actually want to play.
No time for witticisims
They were playing pretty ****-poor in the first half, you have to admit, so I figured I needed to bring out the big guns.
At least the crow on my plate always has the sweet tang of victory.
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The Development of Autistic Children Based on Mothers´Response in Autism Behavior Checklist
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|Autism Asperger Syndrome
|Other: Speech Therapy
|Phase 1 Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|The Development of Autistic Children Based on Mother´s Response in Autism Behavior Checklist
- To evaluate the process of development of autistic children, in a direct and indirect intervention context from mother´s response in Autism Behavior Checklist. [ Time Frame: one year ]
|Study Start Date:
|March 2006
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2007
|Primary Completion Date:
|March 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Speech therapy
Other: Speech Therapy
Speech Therapy
Detailed Description:
Aim: We evaluated the process of development of autistic children, in a direct and indirect intervention context from mother´s response in Autism Behavior Checklist.
The sample were composed of 11 mothers of children diagnosed with Autism (6) and Asperger Syndrome (5), according to the criteria established by the DSM IVtr (APA, 2002). These children were randomly divided into two groups: Six were receiving both direct and indirect intervention (Therapy Group -TG), and five were receiving exclusively indirect intervention (Orientation Group - OG). We used the Autism Behavior Checklist (Krug et al., 1993), adapted to Portuguese on three occasions: at the beginning, six months later and 12 months later. This is a list of nonadaptive behaviors (57), in the areas: Sensorial, Body and Object Use, Language, Social and Relating.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|3 Years to 12 Years (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Clinical diagnosis of Autism or Asperger Syndrome
- Age (children)
- Adherence in the study (at least 70%)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Others clinical diagnosis
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00725556
|Ana Carina Tamanaha
|São Paulo, Brazil, 04358030
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|Ana Carina Tamanaha, Student
|Federal University of São Paulo
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|Ana Carina Tamanaha, Federal University of São Paulo
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Ana Carina Tamanaha
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|July 28, 2008
|Last Updated:
|July 31, 2008
Keywords provided by Federal University of São Paulo:
Asperger Syndrome
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Autistic Disorder
Asperger Syndrome
Child Development Disorders, Pervasive
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Mental Disorders
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I recommend cutting up the chicken and vegetables at home, putting them in a zip-loc bag, and taking them in your cooler. Mix the marinade ingredients at home too, and put in the cooler. Then the day you are going to cook this, just pour the marinade over in the morning and let it marinate in the cooler all day.
If you like to cook the ultra easy way even when you're not camping, you could cook this in the oven in a roasting pan and it would be delicious that way too. This recipe is a variation of Completely Foolproof 100% Delicious Grilled Chicken, so if you like this, try that recipe when you're looking for something to grill at home.
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4 red onions or sweet white onions
4 medium zucchini
1-2 pounds medium white mushrooms (or portabella mushrooms cut in pieces)
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Salt and pepper to taste
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Mix marinade ingredients and pour over veggie/chicken mixture. Marinate in cooler 4 hours or longer.
To cook, burn a campfire until you have some good glowing coals and the flames have died down (or you can use charcoal if you have one of those great outdoor portable grills). Tear 16 pieces of heavy duty tin foil into pieces about 15" long. Put a mixture of chicken and veggies on a piece of foil, fold foil over and roll up ends, then turn the packet over and wrap again in a second piece of foil. (You can also make larger packets with more than one serving in each, but they cook a little faster in individual serving size packets.) Cook over coals or charcoal 20-30 minutes, turning every 3-5 minutes or so to prevent burning.
I wish I knew a good way to tell when these are done without unwrapping one, but I haven't mastered that yet. The amount of time will depend on how hot your coals are, so start checking after about 15 minutes by gently unwrapping one packet (using tongs so you don't burn your fingers).
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I am not going to look forward to the **** ton of road games for this stretch of the season... Road games just aren't as enjoyable and relaxing as home games to me.
Anyways, everyone looked good except for Dahntay. I feel like he really screwed our flow up with embarrassing defense and clogging our offense up. It's fine that he's our fourth wing, but when he is playing with twos that defer such as Hill and Paul despite being much better it just corrupts our offensive flow big time. I'm looking forward to the day when Paul George plays all backup three minutes and Hill does the same for the backup two minutes. That would mean that Lance takes care of most of the backup point minutes, but there's nothing wrong with that.
Paul George looked really good. I think that by next year he will be ahead of David and Danny, and I'm looking forward to that.
Lou has a rare knack to go balls out for a loose ball, maybe more so than Tyler and that is awesome. He played good defense and I think I'm going to like him despite what seems to be a bad touch around the rim.
This isnt a game we win last year, that's for sure. Danny and David came up huge and that is pretty sweet.


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Preoperative Nasal Swabs From Pediatric Patients
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified March 2008 by Hillel Yaffe Medical Center.
Recruitment status was: Not yet recruiting
Recruitment status was: Not yet recruiting
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We intend to take a nasal swab from each pediatric pre-operative patient in our out-clinic with the intention of looking for a connection between positive operative incisions and a positive nasal swab. The patients will be in the out-patient clinic for a few hours, and will be examined post-operatively after one week. Those with positive nasal swabs will be advised to apply a nasal cream (Mupirocin)in their noses for one week. Our hypothesis is that there is a correlation between positive nasal swabs and positive incision infections.
|Staphylococcal Infections
|Procedure: Nose swab
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Case-Only
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Double-Blind Prospective Study Concerning the Connection Between Positive Nasal Culture for Staphyloccoci in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Any Elective Surgery in the Out-Patient Clinic in the Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Over a Period of One Year
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|Assigned Interventions
All pre-operative pediatric patients in our outpatient clinic
|Procedure: Nose swab
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|up to 16 Years (Child)
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|Hadera, Israel, 38100
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Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Staphylococcal Infections
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Do we fade any rally based on deal talk and buy every dip based on dashed-deal talk?
When it comes to Washington/crisis investing, that's been the best way to approach things. It's not like we are going to wake up one morning and find a deal has been done. We tend to trade in the wake of deal talk, not ahead of it. So when we get feel-good news and the market goes up, it's almost always followed by bad news that comes from those who have more to gain by standing on principle -- and the principle is NO COMPROMISE.
Think of it like this: What happens to your portfolio today if House Majority Leader Eric Cantor comes out and says that President Obama's stance is still unrealistic? What happens if tax lobbyist Grover Norquist holds a lunch and demands that people pledge fealty publicly? What happens if Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi says, "Entitlements can't be on the table"? How about if someone from the extreme portion of the Republican Party says that the Speaker doesn't represent the interests of the Tea Party and, therefore, doesn't have legitimacy?
That's been the pattern. It will be the pattern until a deal is reached.
We've been in the grips of Washington for five years. We have learned definitively that you don't get a big jump in the market and then good news in Washington, you get a big fall in the market and then good news because of the action-reaction motions I just traced out.
Hence, the need to fade ahead of the next person who grabs the microphone in Washington, because we are due for someone to talk about how compromise is a betrayal of principle and Rising Above is the devil's playground.


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