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If archivism was indeed ever exclusively ideologically neutral in its approach to managing historical materials, many archivists have come to see said objectivity as illusory at best. Principal amongst the reasons for this shift in perspective within the archives community is a growing awareness that its custodianship of cultural materials can never be enacted in a manner wholly divorced from interpretation, advocacy, and the ever-present demands of the socially or economically powerful institutions that fund and administer archives.
Despite the extent to which this emergent awareness has affected how archivists approach their responsibilities, there remains a mistrust of the archival world by those most committed to the dismantling of hegemonic structures, particularly amongst activists, on the grounds that traditional institutional frameworks often fail to provide adequate transparency, accountability or sensitivity to the needs of marginalized individuals, communities, and movements.
How far can, and should, archivists go in responding to the concerns of the movements they are attempting to document? Should they be rethinking, even overhauling, traditional archival practice? This symposium addresses a range of issues attendant upon archives' evolving relationships with activism and social justice, ownership and participatory archives, and what emerging technologies mean for the practice. Presenters representing a variety of institutions, initiatives, and activist communities will explore theoretical concerns as well as practice-based approaches to documenting social activism.
This symposium is dedicated to the memory of archivist and historian Michael Nash (1946-2012).
For more information, visit www.nycarchivists.org.
Sponsored by Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. and The New School Libraries and Archives with the generous support of Archives Week by MetLife and the Lucius N. Littauer Foundation.
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Give & TakeRiddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
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Sean Sexton and Kink are practically synonymous with each other at this point. Coming from the days of doing truckdriver fakies with a wild mess of hair sticking out from under his helmet on the back cover of Ride BMX, Sexton has grown with the company and has been rewarded with a signature frame, the Issue, currently on it's third version.
Much like the differences between the Tocco II and the OG Tocco frame, things have been tightened up a bit on the third version of Sean's signature whip. The backend has gone from 13.75″ to 13.5″, making it a bit more responsive on manuals, bunnyhops, and other basic movements on the bike. Combined with the 75 degree head tube and 71 degree seat tube, the Issue has pretty standard geometry for a bike of this era. It's a versatile design that works for street, park, dirt, etc.–well rounded, much like the riding Sean does.
Another major difference between the Issue III and the Issue II is the adaption of the EBS brake system, first pioneered by Flybikes. The EBS system allows for a quick removal and installation of brakes, allowing for spring tension to be maintained even while the brakes are off the bike. This is most certainly a step up from the standard style removable brake mounts featured on the second version of the Issue from Kink.
The rest of the bike is pretty in line with the rest of Kink's frames–three top tube sizes (20.5″, 20.85″, and 21″), 11.75″ bottom bracket height, 100% Seamless Sanko 4130 chromoly construction, an internally machined Spanish bottom bracket, integrated head tube, wide chainstays for tire clearance, investment cast hollow dropouts, and integrated chain tensioners. And while aesthetics are always subjective, I must say that the Issue isn't too bad to look at either, with graphics staying the same from the previous model. The Issue III isn't a complete overhaul, but a refinement from its predecessor, so if you see what you like, hit up your local Kink dealer or favorite mail order to get your hands on one of 'em today.


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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Speedy New Orleans Saints wide receiver Joe Morgan, a second-year pro, was one of his team's bright spots on a dreary Sunday.
Morgan, an undrafted free agent who missed the entire 2011 season with a knee injury, caught passes of 62 and 44 yards in the Saints' 52-27 loss to the New York Giants in MetLife Stadium.
With his two receptions for 106 yards, Morgan topped the 100-yard mark for the first time in his career and this season has 310 yards and a 44.3-yard average on just seven catches.
His receptions have gone for 80, 62, 48, 44, 38, 33 and 5 yards with touchdowns of 80 and 48.
Taking it away
The Saints knew they would have to take care of the ball going into the game with the Giants, who had 30 takeaways in their first 12 games.
But that went out the window early when the Saints lost fumbles on their first two possessions.
Wide receiver Marques Colston lost the ball after a 30-yard catch and fullback Jed Collins had the ball ripped from his grasp by safety Antrel Rolle after a short catch on the next series.
They eventually gave it away four times after Drew Brees tossed a pair of interceptions in the second half.
Another 4,000
Brees threw for 354 yards in a losing effort Sunday, giving him 4,028 yards for the season.
It marked the seventh straight season that Brees has topped the 4,000-yard mark, setting an NFL record. He and Peyton Manning (1999-2004) shared the mark with six consecutive seasons.
Before Brees arrived in 2006, the Saints never had a quarterback throw for 4,000 yards in the first 39 years of the franchise's existence.
More Brees
Brees would be the first to tell you that it didn't matter because they lost, but he passed Hall of Famer Dan Marino for second place on the all-time list for career 300-yard games.
Brees now has topped the 300-yard mark 64 times in his 12-year career — just five behind Manning's 69.
Also, with 26 completions, Brees pushed his NFL-record streak with at least 20 to 49 games.
The Saints inactives were RB Chris Ivory (hamstring), T Charles Brown (knee), CB Corey White (knee), LB Scott Shanle, DE Turk McBride, TE Michael Higgins and DT Tyrunn Walker.
Ivory was added to the injury list Saturday with a hamstring problem.
Saints FS Malcolm Jenkins left in the second quarter with an undisclosed injury and did not return. … RT Zach Strief hurt his right ankle in the second quarter and didn't return after having it re-taped.
Heavy heart
Saints defensive end Martez Wilson was having to deal with the death of former Illinois teammate Jerry Brown of the Dallas Cowboys, who was killed early Saturday in an auto accident.
Brown was a passenger in a car driven by Cowboys defensive tackle Josh Brent, another former college teammate. Brent has been charged with intoxication manslaughter.
"My prayers are with Jerry's family and I wish J.B. (Brent) the best in a bad situation," Wilson said. "He's a good guy who made a bad decision."
Saints safety Isa Abdul-Quddus, a native of nearby Union, N.J., got the first interception of his two-year NFL career in the third quarter off Eli Manning. ... The Saints are 19-30 when Brees, who threw 43 passes Sunday, attempts 40 or more in a game. They're 48-12 when he throws fewer than 40. … Giants guard Selvish Capers, who was added to the active roster this week, is a St. Augustine High School graduate. … The Saints played the Giants in a fourth different New York-area venue as they previously met in Yankee Stadium, Shea Stadium and Giants Stadium.


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Early Response Bolsters Sea Turtle Rescue
AUSTIN, Texas — An early and intensive response by state game wardens and coastal fisheries biologists, aided by United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and National Park Service (NPS) biologists and a network of volunteers is bolstering efforts to rescue record numbers of Atlantic green sea turtles stunned during recent cold weather along the Texas coast.
Braving biting winds and air temperatures in the 30s, TPWD staff, federal agency personnel and volunteers began responding on Saturday, Jan. 9 to reports of dead and dying sea turtles from East Matagorda Bay to the Lower Laguna Madre. A sudden temperature drop of 10 degrees can cause sea turtles to go into a hypothermic state, according to biologists. Over the weekend, game wardens and coastal fisheries staff patrolling the bays and beaches helped recover dozens of stunned sea turtles ranging from 5 to 200 pounds each.
TPWD biologists and game wardens, Padre Island National Seashore and USFWS staff helped transport many of the turtles to facilities in the Corpus Christi area. The team used trucks and SUVs to move turtles wrapped in blankets to rehab facilities.
Since their rescue, the turtles are being cared for and fed in warmer indoor tanks and aquarium facilities. TPWD officials believe the rapid response allowed for speedy recovery for about 50 turtles that have already been returned to the wild.
All released turtles were tagged with passive tagging devices. In the front left flipper of each is a metal "monel" tag and a PIT (Passive Integrated Transponder). The PIT tag is a small microchip. A second metal monel tag was also placed on the rear flipper of each sea turtle.
As of Wednesday, Jan. 13, turtle sightings and recovery efforts were ongoing. Officials estimate roughly 400 green sea turtles have been affected so far, surpassing a record event in 2007 centered near Port Isabel, Texas, where 175 turtles were picked up, including 56 which died. Of this week's total number of turtles recovered, roughly one-third were transported to rehabilitation facilities.
"The fact that so many young green sea turtles are being impacted is an indication that the population is on the rise and our healthy Texas bays offer prime nursing areas," said Mike Ray, TPWD Acting Coastal Fisheries Division Director. "Although their numbers are declining in some parts of the world, we're seeing more nesting activity in Mexico and green sea turtle numbers appear to be growing and expanding in Texas."
All five species of sea turtles occurring in U.S. waters, including the Atlantic green sea turtle, are protected under the Endangered Species Act. Green turtles are the largest of all the hard-shelled sea turtles, but have a comparatively small head. While hatchlings are just 2 inches long, adults can grow to more than 3 feet long and weigh 300-350 pounds.
Officials cite a voluntary three-day suspension of barge traffic by the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association along the Intracoastal Waterway during the freeze as having helped minimize any additional impacts to turtle populations.
While sea turtles appear to have been most impacted by the latest freeze, biologists are assessing isolated reports of fish kills across the Texas coast.
Small numbers of dead spotted seatrout have been discovered in the San Antonio Bay area, and gray snapper were affected in the Lower Laguna Madre. Other fish species have also been affected to a lesser degree. As water temperatures warm up, any dead fish may begin to float to the surface.
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While the success of Gainesville girls basketball, No. 1 in Class 6A, hasn't been a surprise this season with the bulk of its team returning from last year's regional final run, the Buchholz Bobcats are turning heads with their surprising start.
While the success of Gainesville girls basketball, No. 1 in Class 6A, hasn't been a surprise this season with the bulk of its team returning from last year's regional final run, the Buchholz Bobcats are turning heads with their surprising start.
Not that the Bobcats, Final Four participants a year ago, aren't used to being ranked high in Class 7A, but with Jessica Thomas the lone returning starter, few expected them to be 14-3 and No. 1 in the class at this point.
The latest victory coming Friday, with host Buchholz's 78-71 win over Palm Beach Lakes in the annual Rob Moramarco Girls Basketball Challenge at Bud Seymour Gymnasium. Thomas, a Miami signee, led the way with 25 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds, and junior Jaz Rollins had 18, hitting on four 3-pointers.
But a key this season for the Bobcats will be the play of their freshmen, who coach Rebecca Williams calls "the best freshman class in the state."
Freshman Keona Thompson, who starts, had 11 points and 12 rebounds against the Rams, who reached the 7A regional finals a year ago. Fellow freshman Chelsea Clark came off the bench and hit a pair of 3-pointers.
"I think we started really slow coming out. I always think when you are hosting a tournament and your team has to work, you always come out a little flat," Williams said. "I don't even think we played that great, and we scored 78 points. If we played a great game, who knows how many points could have been put on the board."
The Bobcats had a 15-point lead (58-43) going into the fourth period and had to hold off several rallies from Palm Beach Lakes, which pulled as close as five points (69-64) with 3:20 to play. But Buchholz was able to hit enough free throws down the stretch to seal it.
Shanovia Dove had 28 points to lead the Rams and T'maya Newby scored all 18 of her points on six 3-pointers.
"Jessica, she is key out there on the court, sometimes things are there and she has to pull back because some of the kids aren't ready for her passes," Williams said. "Her leadership on the court has been great. She has adjusted well from the loss we had from last year with Mariah (Harris), Kim (Sinisterra), Onteria (Maddox) and Tori (Baggett), who kind of looked for those passes. She has adjusted well to what she is working with so far.
"Even though Jaz was playing well last year, she was playing behind some other kids so she wasn't getting the praise like the others. Now she is stepping up and she will have another year."
Gainesville, ranked No. 1 in Class 6A, topped 7A No. 10 Tampa Freedom 56-47, getting 27 points and eight rebounds from Jacksonville signee Dej'a McPhee. Asya Smith added 10 for the Hurricanes (14-1), whose only loss on the season was to 8A basketball power Orlando Dr.Phillips.
The 'Canes trailed only once briefly and led by seven at the half (28-21) and 12 (46-34) through three periods. It was only Freedom's second loss of the season, dropping the Patriots to 15-2.
"I think what helped us the most we played in the Prospect Tournament last week in Orlando during Christmas break and had a chance to play against Dr. Phillips," said GHS coach David Gordon. "No one in the state has been able to beat them. We played pretty well in the first half, but after that their size and shooting ability took over. I was proud how they fought through it and I think that is going to help us in the second half of the season."
A team the 'Canes could see in the playoffs is Fort Walton Beach Choctaw, which dismantled Lutz Steinbrenner in the tournament opener, 55-21.
"Hopefully we will get through our district and everything will take care of itself," Gordon said. "We are taking one game at a time."
CHOCTAW 55, STEINBRENNER 21: Florida State signee Brittany Brown had a game-high 27 points for the Indians (19-0)
WINTER HAVEN 67, FLORIDA HIGH 56: Cynkeria Mobley had a game-high 36 points for the Blue Devils, who lost in the 6A state semifinals a year ago.


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Norfolk is moving forward with a plan to buy property that includes a vacant department store at Military Circle Mall.
A private tennis coach was indicted Tuesday for sex crimes with a minor.
A local tax preparer pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft on Tuesday.
ODU police have issued a search warrant to Facebook to find out if a confession on social media about drugging someone is true.
The Virginia Port Authority wants to extend the hours tractor-trailers can drive on Hampton Blvd.
The fight over truck traffic on Hampton Boulevard continued Tuesday night in Norfolk.
A settlement was reached Tuesday between the former head of the Norfolk Community Services Board and four former board managers.
Police in Newport News confirmed a shooting in the north end of the city Tuesday night.
Virginia State Police said a man died Tuesday night after a paragliding accident in Chesapeake.
It's a problem everywhere, and now Hampton Roads' largest city is taking a new step toward understanding and preventing domestic violence.
Newport News police say a new twist in a nationwide IRS telephone scam targeted a local woman Monday night.
The Portsmouth Police Department's Major Crimes Unit is investigating a pharmacy robbery Monday afternoon.
The much-anticipated Nimmo Parkway extension will bring much-needed relief to traffic congestion in areas of Virginia Beach.
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AgustaWestland is purchasing full ownership of the BA609 civil tiltrotor program from Bell Helicopter, the companies announced today at the Paris Air Show. As a result, the aircraft now has been redesignated as the AW609. Under the proposed agreement, subject to regulatory approval, Bell will continue to provide engineering, program management services and key component manufacture on the AW609. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Announced in 1996, the 609 was originally a partnership between Boeing and Bell. At that time the six to nine-passenger civil tiltrotor was priced at $8 million; however, the current unit cost is believed to be approaching $30 million. After Boeing withdrew from the program, Bell and Agusta formed the Bell/Agusta Aircraft Company in 1998 to develop the BA609 as a joint venture. The first 609 prototype flew in 2003 and a second joined the program in 2007, and the pair has accumulated approximately 600 flight test hours. Two more aircraft, said to be under construction, have never appeared. In recent years, discord between the two companies over the program spilled into public view, with AgustaWestland's former CEO, Giuseppe Orsi, telling the media that the program would move faster if his company had a larger role in it.
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The St. Francis High girls golf team didn't have a player shoot better than 6-over-par at last week's Northern California championships in Ripon, but it didn't matter. The Lancers still won the team title.
That's because no participant shot below par at the Nov. 4 event – played in windy conditions on the challenging course at Spring Creek Golf and Country Club – and St. Francis was the only team to have four competitors post scores below 90.
"The course was deceptively difficult," said coach Phil Marrone, whose Lancers shot 423 to top runner-up Palo Alto by six strokes. "The scores were much higher than I expected, but the girls hung tough and won. The back of our order finished really strong with some of their best individual scoring of the year."
Senior Nancy Xu and sophomore Valerie Wang led St. Francis with rounds of 6-over-par 79, tying for sixth individually. Freshman Bibilani Liu and senior Caitlin Crosby each shot 87, while freshman Jacqueline Sun tallied a 91 to round out the Lancers' top five finishers (which make up the team score).
Xu, who advanced to NorCal as an individual last year, described her team's effort as "one of our best performances of the season." The Lancers finished second at Central Coast Section championships the previous week and won the West Catholic Athletic League crown a week before that.
"I feel like, as a whole, the team did really well on average," Xu said. "We were consistent."
St. Francis – along with Palo Alto and third-place Amador Valley (444) – advance to the state championships, scheduled Nov. 20 at Quail Lodge & Golf Club in Carmel Valley.
Los Altos High senior Kelsey Kawaguchi, who competed at NorCal as an individual, won't be joining them. She shot a 10-over-par 83 and missed qualifying for state by two strokes.
"The course was tough (Nov. 4) and the wind and the greens were the fastest I have played in a little while," Kawaguchi said. "After hitting what I thought was a perfect second shot onto the green, my ball bounced off the green and into the (out of bounds) behind it. The course was playing a little bit longer with the strong winds sometimes. I learned from my mistakes and know what I need to work on."


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Wow I forgot that Brooklyn also got Watson, damn they are going to be good.
And the ultimate winner, as always, will be the Spirits of St. Louis.
If he has to log a lot of minutes to keep Boston in the top 8 in the East, it'll be interesting to see how he plays in the second round of the playoffs (Obviously making a ton of assumptions here).
I really have no idea why I signed my name on that. hahaha I was at work, so I must have been back and forth from this site and writing emails. Sign, sealed and delivered.
Even without Blatche, I'm mostly happy about our squad. Outside Hans and the blown pick with Plumlee (who is starting to grow on me), I really dig everyone on this team.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
Another good game from Drummond again must say i will be kinda jealous in the next few years Monroe and Drummond will be one hell of a frontcourt.
Counting down the days untill DJ Augustin's contract expires.
I could watch Monroe throw high post lobs to Drummond all game long....
Those two were born to play together. Frank is killing me by keeping the duo under wraps almost all preseason.
It wasn't about being the team everyone loved, it was about beating the teams everyone else loved.
Division Champions 1955, 1956, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Conference Champions 1955, 1956, 1988, 2005
NBA Champions 1989, 1990, 2004
The only effort Andray Blatche put into the last few seasons was to see how blatantly he could act like he didn't give a ****.
But in his defense, he was fantastic at it.
"I had to take her down like Chris Brown."
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Eric Maynor had a real nice game too. If DJ is traded before the deadline or doesn't resign, I'd def like to get Reggie Jackson or Maynor from OKC.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
Kevin Love just broke his hand. He'll be out for 6-8 weeks! I feel bad for T-Wolves fans out there.
They can't catch any good luck. When is Rubio supposed to be back? It will be tough for them to overcome this I think.
Especially now that Darko is in Boston!
Watching him at Uconn, he clearly had a lot of talent, he was just raw and didn't develop well in that one year he had, which I think slipped his draft position.
He is quite athletic and has very good reflexes and good hands - just not goofy, and usually big guys are. But he used to be able to steal the ball from guards, which is unusual for someone his size. (I don't expect he'll be able to do that in the NBA, but it's likely to be part of his defense against post players who try to dribble.) He just lacks fundamentals. With his talent, a team will work with him on that.
Valanciunas is just awesome. I hope he stays healthy, he plays kind of reckless for a big.
wow. whoever's not watching, should check youtube later for Valanciunas move and dunk on Okafor. It'll probably be there.
Lowry's back, btw. The Raptors look good. Although Nash-Valanciunas combo would've been fun...
Okafor is getting revenge on Valanciunas. Oh well.
Dwayne Casey seems like a ridiculous upgrade over Toronto's previous coach. Bargnani defends. No more screens for DeRozan at 20 ft and he's not being developed into a Kobe anymore, just cuts and muscles inside. DeRozan might actually amount to something now, especially if he starts to defend.
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I won't be surprised if the Jazz win 50+ this year. That's what i call smashmouth basketball. and they have a ton of athleticism too.
'my oh my':
and here's the Valanciunas move on Okafor from earlier today:
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They are showing the Celtics/Brooklyn game on TNT right now for those that want to watch the 4th quarter.
Jason Terry should be the subject of all post-game interviews.


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It was a tongue-in-cheek remark. However, I don't think it would hurt to bring him in for a workout to see if he still has any game left. Even if he's only 50% the player he was in during his MVP season, he could help. He couldn't be any worse than DJ Augustin.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
If nothing else, it would get a lot of the casual fan's and the media's attention. If I was the GM I'd do it for the press and ticket sales alone.


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CONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR will look at its restrictor-plate rules package to see if it can find ways that drivers can be more successful passing in the inside lane.
It appeared that only the drivers with the very best cars could make a move on the inside during the Daytona 500 Sunday.
The first race with NASCAR's new 2013 Sprint Cup car featured drivers mostly racing in the high groove. Daytona 500 winner Jimmie Johnson made a move late in the race on the inside to take the lead and Dale Earnhardt Jr. made a move that got him from sixth to second on the final lap.
MORE: Danica, Dale on the move | Brad the 'bad guy' | Johnson's new deal | Fans released
While not as frustrating for many fans as the tandem two-car draft that was featured in 2011, the race didn't feature as much action as in the past for most of the race.
"There were a number of people that wanted to do away with the tandem drafting and we were able to do that," NASCAR Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton said Tuesday. "What we have to do to make sure the cars can run multiple grooves throughout the race, we'll have to work on that part of it."
Pemberton said everything would be looked at, including the tire being used. He said drivers told NASCAR officials that they could run only 10-20 laps in the bottom groove before having to move to the top.
"We'll do one-on-ones on that (with the teams) and see what they think," Pemberton said Tuesday. "A lot of people have opinions.
"The racing is as old-school as it gets. If there are some things we're encouraged to look at, we will. I also think that once you get a race under your belt, even as a competitor, you would work on some different things."
Johnson said the top line was the best line for most of the race.
"You didn't want to lose track position during the race, so it became kind of a defensive move to hop up there and stay in line and the only way you'd advance was if somebody got aggressive and pulled down," Johnson said.
"I had a good car, fast car, had a lot of speed in it, handled well all day. With that and the aggressive side-drafting I did, I was able to hang on on the inside and make some stuff happen."
Brad Keselowski, whom Johnson passed for the lead and eventually finished fourth, said he couldn't make the bottom work. He said many of the strongest cars — Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart and Kasey Kahne — that could race on the inside were out of the race because of an early wreck. Matt Kenseth and Kyle Busch, also with strong cars, exited with engine trouble.
"I tried several times to do something and it wouldn't go," Keselowski said. "You had to have an exceptionally strong car to run at the bottom. … It was a strange combination of events."
Pemberton said one thing not being discussed is a no-blocking rule.
The horrific Nationwide Series wreck where debris littered the grandstands Saturday and the 25-car melee where Tony Stewart got airborne last October at Talladega were both the result of blocking.
"It's not enforceable and it just opens up the sport for more judgment calls," Keselowski said about a no-blocking rule. "We've got plenty of those. We don't need any more."
Keselowski believes that it is an issue more for Nationwide drivers now because those restrictor-plate races still feature tandem drafting.
"Over time, you would hope, that the drivers are cognizant enough after watching enough races to know that if you block on the last lap, you would cause a big wreck and you will probably be involved in it," Keselowski said.
"The winning percentage of someone who blocks in a tandem race at the end is very, very low."
Johnson said it is the nature of the restrictor-plate races to have blocking.
"It's not like open-wheel racing where you go into a hairpin turn and you're allowed one move to defend," Johnson said. "That's what plate racing is: You defend and you keep people attached to your rear bumper."


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CORSHAM Town's derby clash with Chippenham Park tonight has failed to escape the heavy rainfall.
The pitch at the Southbank fell victime to today's washout and this evening's scheduled local derby has been postponed.
Trevor Rawlings' Corsham are due to travel to second-placed Shepton Mallet this weekend whilst Dave Ferris' Park aren't in action until next Tuesday evening, when they make the trip to near neighbours Devizes Town.
Meanwhile, Westbury United's game at Chard Town was also rained off, with Matt Bown's men due to host Barnstaple Town this weekend.
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A dancing duo will take a step back in time as they bring some 1940s flair to the Dancing Strictly contest.
Bob Holford, 68, and Moira Hamill, 57, will be dressed to the nines as they perform a lively jive to the Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy at this month's North London Hospice contest.
Moira, a promotional marketer from New Southgate, said: "We want to put on a bit of a show. We were really keen to have some musicality and do something a bit different to everyone else.
"Hopefully we'll stand out – but at the end of the day the real winner will be the hospice. It's a local charity and a really good cause."
All money raised by the concert at Millfield Theatre on Saturday, February 22 will go to the hospice, which supports people with life-limiting illnesses.
Bob, who took up dancing five years ago to get fit after open-heart surgery for a quadruple bypass, said: "We want to raise as much as we can – the hospice does wonderful work and is much appreciated.
"I think it will be a really good contest. We're doing a lively piece which is quite fast so we have had to practice and practice and practice. It's a really good routine which will hopefully go with a sparkle."
The couple will compete against eight other hopefuls for their chance to be crowned 2014's Dancing Strictly winners.
Bob and Moira have already raised more than £500 for the hospice, but are keen to raise much more.
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WCU School of Music Performed a Service of Thanksgiving
Hattiesburg, Miss., November 19, 2012 - The William Carey University Winters School of Music presented "A Service of Thanksgiving" on November 15 at 7 p.m. in Smith Auditorium. The service featured music by the Oratorio Choir, the Carey Chorale, the Symphonic Winds, and the orchestra. The Oratorio Choir consists of Katelyn Farris of Petal as soprano, Brandy Cramer of Gulfport as alto, Austin Williams of Carriere as tenor and Carolos Casilla of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, as bass. The dean of the Winters School of Music, Dr. Don Odom, serves as conductor, and Kathy Vail and Tim Dail serve as accompanists. Symphonic Winds are led by Conductor Wes Dykes. Music included the Bruckner Te Deum and the Vaughn Williams Song of Thanksgiving.
Jim Armstrong, assistant professor of music, Dr. Brett Golson, coordinator of bi-vocational programs and assistant professor of religion, Elaine Byrd, assistant professor of music, and Jim Pierce, assistant professor of music therapy, led prayers of thanksgiving and readings of scripture during the service.


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The opening strength wasn't sold this time, and the market has finally managed a better bounce. Unfortunately the churning over the last four days has removed some of the spring, but buyers are finally chasing a bit, and so far the major indices are holding up.
Breadth is quite strong, at better than 3-to-1 positive. Biotech, home builders, chipmakers and most commodities are performing well -- and, on the other side, gold is the biggest laggard. Apple (AAPL) is in the green, but it continues to struggle as it tries to regain some of its luster.
We're seeing some chaotic trading off earnings, with traders selling strong reports like those from Cirrus Logic (CRUS) and Ellie Mae (ELLI). That isn't too surprising, however, as earnings chases have been a minefield this quarter.
From a trading standpoint, this sort of bouncing action we're seeing this morning is challenging, because the technical setups are not very strong. If you are a trend-follower, the first day of strength will almost always have you very underinvested, as nothing has really had a chance to form a good pattern.
There doesn't seem to be much confidence that this bounce will last long, and with the jobs report due Friday the morning and the presidential election coming next week, it would make sense for some flipping will kick in. However, reversals have to start someplace, and one good positive day is nice to see.
I still am holding a very high level of cash, but I have a few trades going in names like Impac Mortgage (IMH) and SouFun (SFUN). I have my eye on a few other things, but I'm waiting to see how well the broad market holds later in the day.


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Film Society of Lincoln Center has unveiled the official poster for the 51st New York Film Festival, designed by British-born artist Tacita Dean. The poster includes a black and white photograph from a series Dean produced in the Czech Republic in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Today's unveiling continues a long line of professional artwork that has represented NYFF for decades, including last year's 50th anniversary poster created by Cindy Sherman.
"The photograph is one of 326 photographs that make up a work called Czech Photos, 1991-2002," explained Dean via email. "In 1991, I travelled to Prague and bought many rolls of cheap Russian film and took the photographs very freely because the film had been so cheap. The city was newly forming after the Velvet Revolution."
The work was later developed and sent to her, though it remained out of view for a decade until she happened upon the images not long ago.
"I left them there to be processed and printed and, months later, I received them wrapped up in small bundles, each photo printed small with white edges," said Dean. "I rediscovered them 10 or so years later and made them into a work, presented in a small box with a desk and a chair. [This] particular photograph was a photo of a photo pinned up in a vitrine, if I remember."
Tacita Dean was born in 1965 in Canterbury, England. She studied at Falmouth School of Art and the Slade School of Fine Art before moving to live and work in Berlin in 2000. Her solo exhibitions include Tate Britain, London; MACBA, Barcelona (2001), Tate St Ives (2005), Schaulager, Basel (2006), Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (2007), Nicola Trussardi Foundation, Milan; ACCA, Melbourne (2009), MUMOK, Vienna; Turbine Hall (Unilever Series), Tate Modern, London (2011) and the New Museum, New York (2012).
Her recent exhibitions include The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia and her latest film project JG at Arcadia University Art Gallery, Philadelphia (2013) and Frith Street Gallery, London (2013) and 'c/o Jolyon, 2012-2013' at Frith Street Gallery, London (2013). She will have solo shows in the fall at Instituto Moreira Salles, Rio de Janeiro; Fondación Botín, Santander; and the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA), Melbourne. She will also have a retrospective at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC in 2015.
Dean has taken part in many group exhibitions including Venice Biennale (2003, 2005 and 2013), Sydney Biennale (2005 and 2014) and Sao Paulo Biennale (2006 and 2010), and she recently participated in dOCUMENTA (13) (2012). Dean was awarded the Hugo Boss Prize in 2006 and the Kurt Schwitters Prize in 2009.
Dean is represented by Marian Goodman Gallery, New York and Paris, and Frith Street Gallery, London, where her current show of JG, 2013 and c/o Jolyon, 2012 – 2013 is on view until October 26.
This Friday, September 27, the poster will be available for purchase at various New York Film Festival locations, including the merchandise kiosk in Alice Tully Hall, the Film Society of Lincoln Center merchandise store located in the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, and the Walter Reade Theater concession stand. Posters are $25; Film Society members will receive a special discount.
Past NYFF poster artists:
Larry Rivers, 1963
Saul Bass, 1964
Bruce Conner, 1965
Roy Lichtenstein, 1966
Andy Warhol, 1967
Henry Pearson, 1968
Marisol (Escobar), 1969
James Rosenquist, 1970
Frank Stella, 1971
Josef Albers, 1972
Niki de Saint Phalle, 1973
Jean Tinguely, 1974
Carol Summers, 1975
Allan D'Arcangelo, 1976
Jim Dine, 1977
Richard Avedon, 1978
Michelangelo Pistoletto, 1979
Les Levine, 1980
David Hockney, 1981
Robert Rauchenberg, 1982
Jack Youngerman, 1983
Robert Breer, 1984
Tom Wesselman, 1985
Elinor Bunin, 1986
Sol Lewitt, 1987
Milton Glaser, 1988
Jennifer Bartlett, 1989
Eric Fischel, 1990
Philip Perlstein, 1991
William Wegman, 1992
Sheila Metzner, 1993
William Copley, 1994
Diane Arbus, 1995
Juan Gatti, 1996
Larry Rivers, 1997
Martin Scorsese, 1998
Ivan Chermayeff, 1999
Tamar Hirschl, 2000
Manny Farber, 2001
Julian Schnabel, 2002
Junichi Taki, 2003
Jeff Bridges, 2004
Maurice Pialat, 2005
Mary Ellen Mark, 2006
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Robert Cottingham, 2008
Gregory Crewdson, 2009
John Baldessari, 2010
Lorna Simpson, 2011
Cindy Sherman, 2012


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A Trial to Investigate the Impact of a Low Glycemic Index (GI) Diet on Body Mass Index and Obesity Related Cardiovascular and Hormonal Factors in Chinese Adolescents
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Epidemiological studies suggest a role for a low glycemic index (GI) diet in the management of obesity and associated metabolic risks including diabetes. However, evidence from long-term, randomized controlled trials exploring the relationship between low GI diet, weight reduction and glycemia, particularly in children and adolescents, is lacking. Modern food-processing technology has produced many food products with high GI which may contribute to the burgeoning epidemic of obesity worldwide. Since dietary habits are shaped in early life, adolescence is a critical period to educate our young people to acquire a healthy eating habit to prevent obesity.
The investigators hypothesized that, in Chinese adolescents, low GI diet results in greater reduction in body mass index and body fat percentage, enhanced insulin sensitivity and favorable changes of cardiometabolic risk factors compared to conventional diet after 12 months of intervention.
This study is a randomized controlled trial of a low GI (<55) versus conventional Chinese diet (GI>/=70) in adolescents (12-month intervention followed by a 6-month observational period) to study; 1) the changes in body mass index and obesity associated changes in cardiometabolic profile; 2) the underlying hormonal factors associated with these changes.
|Adolescence Obesity
|Behavioral: Low glycemic index diet
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Randomized Controlled Trial to Investigate the Impact of a Low Glycemic Index (GI) Diet on Body Mass Index and Obesity Related Cardiovascular and Hormonal Factors in Chinese Adolescents
- body mass index [ Time Frame: change from baseline to 12 months ]body mass index= body weight (kg) divided by square of body height (m2)
- other parameters of body composition [ Time Frame: change from baseline to 12 months ]
- waist circumference
- body fat percentage
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|Study Start Date:
|January 2011
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|June 2013
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Behavioral: Low glycemic index diet
This is a 12-month randomized controlled dietary interventional trial followed by a 6-month observational period. The objectives of this study include:
- To study changes of body mass index, body fat percentage, insulin secretion, insulin resistance and obesity associated cardiometabolic factors;
- To explore underlying neurohormonal mechanisms associated with these changes in both short- and long-term.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|15 Years to 18 Years (Child, Adult)
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Age between 15 and 18 years (inclusive)
- Male or female of Chinese ethnicity
- Body mass index >/= 95th percentile of Hong Kong local age- and sex-specific reference
- No major medical illness
- Not on any chronic medications
- Post-pubertal as ascertained by clinical assessment by endocrinologist
- Willingness to give written informed consent by participants and his/her parents/guardian
Exclusion criteria:
- Concurrent participation in any clinical trial, dietary intervention or weight loss program
- Concomitant intake of weight reducing agent
- Active and uncontrolled endocrine diseases including hypo- or hyperthyroidism, Cushing's syndrome, diabetes mellitus, etc.
- Significant renal impairment, defined as serum creatinine >150 umol/L and/or estimated glomerular filtration rate <60ml/min/1.73m2
- Significant liver impairment, defined as >2 times upper limit of alanine aminotransferase and asparate aminotransferase levels
- Gastrointestinal problems that would prevent them from following the test diets
- Active malignant disease
- Pregnant or lactating
- Any medical illness or condition including known non-compliance, as judged by the investigators as ineligible to participate the study
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01278563
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|Clinical Trial Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital
|Not yet recruiting
|Shatin, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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|Principal Investigator: Alice PS Kong, FRCP
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|Alice Pik Shan KONG, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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|January 18, 2011
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|January 18, 2011
Keywords provided by Chinese University of Hong Kong:
Low Glycemic Index Diet
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Nutrition Disorders
Body Weight
Signs and Symptoms
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The Sharing Economy: 'Plan B' For Moving America Forward
In this TEDx video, Bright Neighbor founder Randy White discusses the benefits of community-wide sharing as a "Plan B" for potential severe economic disruption.
In 2006, Randy helped the City of Portland, Oregon, research and write its now nationally recognized local response plan for dealing with the consequences of peak oil and large-scale economic collapse. His latest project, Bright Neighbor, has been called "the world's first all-in-one community resource sharing and sustainable agriculture system."
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Despite Sunday's rain, city officials are looking to amend its water conservation policies - to to impose harsher penalties on those who don't comply.
If approved by Woodland's City Council Tuesday, the proposed ordinance would allow for criminal citations, having the violation listed on the property title and a possible lien could be placed on the property to recover the costs of the water.
Other less severe penalties include installing flow-restriction or other devices and installing a separate landscape water meter (for commercial or institutional violators), according to the staff report.
The proposed ordinance also defines the circumstances under which the City Council would declare various stages of water shortage and the water use restrictions associated with each.
As well, mandatory water restrictions would begin in stage one, a "water alert," and users would be required to reduce water use by 10 percent. Stage two, "water warning," requires a mandatory 25 percent reduction, stage three, "water crisis," requires users to cut back by 50 percent and stage four, "water emergency" states that the only allowed water uses are those "essential to health and safety."
The present ordinance dubs stage one as "water awareness" and encourages water conservation. Stage two is called "water alert," and asks for a voluntary 15 percent reduction. Stage three, "water emergency" requires a mandatory 25 percent reduction and stage four, "water crisis" calls for a mandatory 50 percent cut back.
The conservation triggers in the ordinance were developed to be consistent with the Sacramento Regional Water Authority's triggers and water conservation measures, explained Dawn Calciano, water conservation coordinator, in the report.
"Public Works and Utility Engineering staff have drafted recommended updates to address changes to Woodland's water supply, to ensure consistency with current state legislation and the city's Urban Water Management Plan, and to address various water shortage situations," she added.
In addition to drought conditions, the updates also address water shortage situations, such as those occurring when several wells must be taken out of service. The ordinance also addresses future changes to Woodland's water supply as a result of the Woodland-Davis Regional Surface Water Supply Project.
The proposed updates have been presented to and reviewed by the Woodland's Water Utility Advisory Committee have reviewed the proposed updates and recommend adoption.
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MANY Winchester residents are suffering damp problems because they cannot afford their energy bills, a meeting heard.
Housing chiefs met at the Guildhall on Tuesday (Feb 4) and were told that despite setting aside £300,000 a year to tackle condensation in council homes, it remains a problem.
Housing officer Andrew Kingston said the council's contractors had been "inundated" with damp when they carried out a recent survey. Mr Kingston said many tenants experience chronic condensation because they are not ventilating their homes properly.
"A lot of people cannot afford to have the heating on.
"You can insulate the house and put doubling glazing in, but then people become more obsessive about not letting the heat out.
"But there is a massive amount of moisture produced every day from normal living and you need to get rid of it, but for a lot of our tenants, energy costs are a very significant issue."
The council has produced an educational DVD on how to keep flats ventilated and they are also providing extraction fans - though they are not always used.
"A number of people with chronic condensation say they turn the fan off because it's running the electricity. Unfortunately, we cannot control the cost of energy," Mr Kingston said.
The problem is of particular concern in flats at Winnall and Stanmore.
Cllr Jamie Scott said: "When you have given them the extractor fans, and you've given them the DVD, then what? We know full well that in Stanmore the houses do not have proper felt under the tiles. The problem is not always that residents are keeping their windows closed."
Cllr Tony Coates, the city's housing chief, said that most social housing in the city has gas heating and double glazing and that extraction fans will be fitted in all new council homes as standard.
Work to address the ventilation problems will continue over the next six years.


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by John Major
The term Silk Road denotes a network of trails and trading posts, oases and emporia connecting East Asia to the Mediterranean. Along the way, branch routes led to different destinations from the main route, with one especially important branch leading to northwestern India and thus to other routes throughout the subcontinent. The Silk Road network is generally thought of as stretching from an eastern terminus at the ancient Chinese capital city of Chang'an (now Xi'an) to westward end-points at Byzantium (Constantinople), Antioch, Damascus, and other Middle Easterncities. Beyond these end-points, other trade networks distributed Silk Road goods throughout the Mediterranean world and Europe, and throughout eastern Asia. Thus in thinking about the Silk Road, one must consider the whole of Eurasia as its geographical context. Trade along the Silk Road waxed or waned according to conditions in China, Byzantium, Persia, and other regions and countries along the way. There were always competing or alternative routes, by land and sea, to absorb long distance Eurasian trade when conditions along the Silk Road were unfavorable. For this reason, the geographical context of the Silk Roadmust be thought of in the broadest possible terms, including sea routes linking Japan and Southeast Asia to the continental trade routes.
In dealing with the context of the Silk Road, it is important to remember that the nation-state is a modern invention, and clearly defined and bounded countries did not exist before modern times. Scholars, for example, are reluctant to use the word "China" in talking about pre-Han dynasty times (that is, prior to the 2nd century BCE), because no concept corresponding to a nation called China existed then. Similarly, when we talk about the Silk Road passing through Afghanistan, it is with the understanding that there was in some sense no such place; the land existed, its population existed, but no nation-state called Afghanistan existed before modern times. Throughout history, boundaries shift, peoples move from place to place, countries and kingdoms come into being and vanish, cities change their names. It is hard to avoid using modern geographical names for convenience, but it is necessary at the same time to avoid projecting modern concepts, such as the idea of the nation-state, back into a past where they do not belong.
The Concept of Asia
Asia can be fruitfully thought of as the major part of a larger physical territory, the continent of Eurasia. The Eurasian landmass is bounded by the Atlantic, Arctic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, and the Red and Mediterranean Seas, including islands and archipelagos east and south of the landmass (excluding Oceania).
Asia may also be thought of as a collection of smaller entities, subcontinent- size regions occupying Eurasia's major eastern part. Over the course of history, most of these regions have interacted through trade, religion, and other factors, while a wide range of cultural differences and formidable geographical boundaries have also separated them. Once Eurasia is seen as a whole, erasing the ancient but artificial and geographically meaningless division of the land mass into "Europe" and "Asia," it becomes possible to visualize the important geographical and cultural regions into which the continent is subdivided, and the trade routes that linked them together, sometimes over very extensive distances and across formidable physical barriers.


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Dutch track and field squads tune up for conference meet
IOWA CITY—The Central College men's and women's track and field squads concluded the indoor regular season at the Iowa Invitational Friday night.
No team scores were kept.
Horton leaps into national rankings—Sophomore Eli Horton (Runnells, Southeast Polk HS) scored a big personal best in the Mile run, crossing the line in second place with a time of four minutes, 13.02 seconds. That mark was more than a six-second improvement over his previous best and places him ninth in Division III.
"Eli really got after it today," said coach Joe Dunham. "It was a real breakthrough race for him."
Cody Doughan (junior, Bettendorf, Pleasant Valley HS) took second in the 3,000 meters (8:49.81) while Eric Larson (sophomore, Waverly, Waverly-Shell Rock HS) was third in the 60 hurdles final (8.5). Dan Roemerman (freshman, Iowa City, City HS) took fifth in the final, but blazed to a personal best of 8.39 seconds in the preliminary round. The 4×400-meter team of Drake Hickok (freshman, Cedar Rapids, Washington HS), Ben Schornack (senior, Urbandale), Phil Heisterkamp (senior, Jefferson, Jefferson-Scranton HS), and Mason Zimmerman (sophomore, Urbandale) took third (3:26.83).
Coleman captures victory in the 400 meters—Senior Felicia Coleman (Houston, Texas, J. Frank Dobie HS) scored another win in her only event Friday, this time taking the 400 meters in a personal-best time of 58.5 seconds.
Elsewhere, Hillary Hotz (sophomore, Fort Dodge, St. Edmond HS) cleared a personal-best five feet, 3.75 inches in the high jump and narrowly missed an attempt at 5-5.75. A clearance at that height would have tied her for 13th in Division III.
"Hillary is on the verge of a big breakthrough," said Dunham. "She had some great attempts at her last height."
Sara Mueller (sophomore, Urbandale) was third in the 800 meters (2:23.87), and the 4×400 relay team of Melanie Nielson (freshman, Atlantic), Taylor Beckman (sophomore, Panora, Panorama HS), Rachel Purdy (senior, Ankeny), and Camie Kibbee (sophomore, Mason City) took third (4:08.82).
The Dutch will travel to Dubuque for the Iowa Conference championship meet next Friday and Saturday hosted by the University of Dubuque. The multi-event competition is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Friday with field events slated for 2 p.m. and running events beginning at 6 p.m. The two-day meet will conclude Saturday.
Central's men placed second last year after winning titles in 2010 and 2011. The Dutch women were third in 2012.
"We have high expectations for next weekend," said Dunham. "This has been our focus the entire indoor season and we're excited to see how things play out."Print this ad for $10 off your next oil change


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MY FAIR LADY to Open at Terrace Plaza Playhouse, 2/22
Terrace Plaza Playhouse presents MY FAIR LADY, February 22, 2013 - April 6, 2013 every Friday, Saturday and Monday evening at 7:30 PM.
A Lerner and Loewe musical, MY FAIR LADY is based on the original stage play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. It depicts misogynistic and arrogant phonetics professor Henry Higgins as he wagers that he can take flower girl Eliza Doolittle and turn her Cockney accent into a proper English one, thereby making her presentable in high society.
Directed by Charlene Adams, the production will star:
Eliza Doolittle - Annie Ferrin - Clearfield
Henry Higgins - Rodney Carlson - Riverdale
Col. Pickering - Steven Hopkins
Alfred Doolittle - Dennis Ahern (Layton) and Tim White
Ticket information: Adults $12 & $10; Children $9 & $7. Seniors and Students discounted one dollar off regular ticket price. Season Tickets: Seven shows in the reserved section $70.00.
Reserved tickets are available at Terrace Plaza Playhouse, 99 East 4700 South, Ogden or by calling 801-393-0070, 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M, Monday through Friday.
For more information about this and other shows in the season, visit www.terraceplayhouse.com or follow the Terrace Plaza Playhouse page on Facebook.


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Coldplay's Chris Martin Joins Kings of Leon for Performance
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Coldplay frontman Chris Martin graced a mass of Kings of Leon fans with his pretty face yesterday. He joined the band to assist with the song 'Fans' during their set in Glasgow at Radio One's One Big Weekend. Coldplay headlined the festival the night before, and Martin stuck around long enough to make one more appearance.
Kings of Leon singer Caleb Followill introduced Martin to the fans as "the second most famous singer here today." He said Martin told them he wouldn't sing, but said "we'll see" about that. Martin did provide a little vocal assistance, but mostly he just strummed the guitar.
It was a big day for Coldplay, given that 'Ghost Stories' became their sixth number 1 record later that evening. 'Ghost Stories' became the fastest selling record of this year after moving over 168,000 units since its release a week ago.


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"The success of small business is key to our nation's economic recovery and we want to be part of the solution," said Cindy Davis, EVP membership, marketing and e-commerce at Sam's Club. "Pennies matter more than ever for today's small business owner and helping them find as much or more than thousands of dollars in savings has a real impact and can mean keeping a new employee, expanding or financing a start-up."
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Emmerdale: Cain goes in to bat for dodgy Debbie
BAD-BOY Cain Dingle gets involved in his daughter Debbie's dodgy dealings – armed with a baseball bat.
Debbie's changed so much these last few months and doesn't care who gets hurt as long as she can make money for her two kids.
Debbie started her own business and ruthlessly used bike courier Dom to get her hands on his list of contacts.
But when she gets the company he works for closed after discovering they were delivering drugs on the side, she gets in way over her head.
Cain convinces Dom to take him to see business associate Pete and carries the baseball bat with him as back-up.
Outside Pete's house, Dom rings the doorbell but suddenly Cain shoves Pete back into the house.
Furious Cain warns Pete not to go near Debbie and the pair begin fighting.
Dom is at a loss what to do. He knew Pete being around was bad news but really doesn't want to make an enemy of him.
An Emmerdale insider said: "Debbie was devastated when she discovered her fiancé Cameron was having an affair with her aunt Chas.
"She's changed so much these last few months and doesn't care who gets hurt as long as she can make money for her two kids.
"She's made it clear to Cain that she doesn't need him interfering in her dealings but he can't stand by and let people like Pete threaten her.
"Dom can't believe it when Cain storms into the house. He agreed to take him along but only if they played it his way and he doesn't.
"Debbie is going to hit the roof when she finds out what he's been up to behind her back. And her get rich scheme looks to have completely failed."
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hye guys, i had a problem where i need to pass a variable through .php page. i tried to use SESSION but it seems like after went to a page after another page, the file seems missing. how can i pass the same variable to few .php pages over and over again??
For every page you wish to access SESSION, you must use session_start(). The session will survive multiple http request, even with a page that does not have the use of sessions.
yes i did use that method but after passing the variable to a page then i use windows.history.back () it seems that the previous need to be refresh and it does not look nice after all..any idea?
Don't use history back? Why are using that anyway?
history.back will just reload the page from the browser cache - it doesn't download it again from the server and so doesn't have access to changes session values.
use var_dump for troubleshooting.
the problem is when history.back reload the page from browswer cache, i got an error saying that "Document Expired. This document is no longer available.The requested document is not available in Firefox's cache.As a security precaution, Firefox does not automatically re-request sensitive documents.Click Try Again to re-request the document from the website." so i need to click "try again" everytime after that, then only the page will be reloaded.
The root of your problem is that your using history.back. User header(), or some other approach.
can't use header() in javascript. any other suggestion?
problem solved. i used windows.location instead of windows.back. ^^
Header() is the best practice here. Be in control of your app, don't emulate user interaction like that.


text: Judge ordered Logan man re-arrested a week before police say he killed 2 By Staff reports January 11, 2013 Story Share LOGAN, W.Va. -- A Logan County judge had ordered police to arrest a man one week before he allegedly broke into two homes and killed two men.John Edward Dempsey broke into the Logan home of Grover Ray Morrison, 88, and killed the elderly man sometime before Tuesday, the West Virginia State Police said.Then on Thursday, authorities said, they discovered that Dempsey had broken into the home of Freddy Williams, 57, in Lyburn, and stabbed the man to death.Troopers later shot and killed Dempsey.Dempsey, 37, pleaded guilty on Dec. 7 to one count of burglary in Logan County Circuit Court. He was freed on a $10,000 bail while awaiting a Jan. 30 sentencing.After being released, Dempsey failed a required drug screening by testing positive for morphine. Logan Circuit Judge Eric H. O'Briant issued a warrant for Dempsey's arrest on Jan. 3.Nearby authorities were told to be on the lookout for Dempsey and arrest him if they came into contact with him, according to the warrant. Police weren't actively looking for Dempsey until they suspected him in connection to Morrison's slaying. Relatives called police Tuesday when they went to Morrison's home along Stratton Street in Logan and found him dead. Police said Dempsey tied up the elderly man before killing him. Morrison's car was taken from his home and later found in the Man area.Sometime before Thursday, State Police spokesman Sgt. Michael Baylous said, Dempsey broke into Williams' home along Taplin Court in Lyburn and stabbed Williams to death,Detectives are piecing together a timeline to determine how long Dempsey was hiding out inside William's house. They aren't sure if Williams was killed on or before Thursday, Baylous said. Dempsey attempted another home invasion later Thursday, but the male homeowner scared Dempsey away with a firearm, Baylous said.Dempsey then walked up to a woman getting ready to go somewhere in her car and pulled a rifle on her, Baylous said.Baylous said Dempsey told the woman to "give him the keys and, if she took off running, he wouldn't shoot her."Police later spotted the stolen vehicle along W.Va. 10 and chased Dempsey into Man, about five miles away from Lyburn.Dempsey suddenly pulled over, got out of the car and pointed his rifle at the troopers, Baylous said. He was then shot and killed. Police are still looking for a motive in the slayings of Morrison and Williams. Dempsey was facing up to 10 years in prison when he was to be sentenced on the burglary conviction later this month. He was arrested after breaking into a Verdunville house on May 26.Logan Sheriff Sonya Porter said police officers were very familiar with Dempsey. She was aware of the warrant for his probation violation. However, the probation office usually notifies all nearby agencies if they think a suspect is dangerous or if the suspect needs immediate arrest, she said.Morrison was a World War II veteran and worked for decades at the First National Bank of Logan, according to his obituary. Relatives were preparing to bury him Saturday at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Pecks Mill.A woman who answered the phone at Williams' home Friday evening did not wish to comment and said his friends and family are grieving. WSAZ-TV reported that Williams called their newsroom in response to a story they aired about Dempsey on Wednesday night. Williams said he was afraid of Dempsey and that Dempsey had been violent toward him a few months ago.Baylous said he assumed the troopers involved were placed on temporary leave, which is standard State Police procedure for officer-involved shootings.Reach Travis Crum at email@example.com or 304-348-5163. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 2 Teen pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 3 'Report for America' pilot project begins in Appalachia 4 Good weather expected for Kanawha bands at Majorette Festival 5 Rhode Island bank claims Justice companies owe $4.2M on helicopter loan State confirms fewer than 1,400 cases of flu Previous Story Elkview man faces charges in burglary Next Story


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A FAMILY is to be reunited with letters written by their war medic grandfather after an appeal in The Bolton News.
Dr David Marcus Hanson's relatives were surprised — but delighted — to discover Graeme Knott, from Farnworth, had inherited the bundle of about 28 letters from his father Robert and wants to return them to the surviving members of Dr Hanson's family.
They were written between 1913 and 1922, many detailing his time serving on the frontline in World War One.
Dr Hanson's granddaughter, Rosemary Richardson, who grew up in Halliwell and now lives in Bath, said: "It was a total surprise.
"I knew he had served in World War One, I've actually got his silver hip flask which says RAMC (Royal Army Medical Corps).
"I did not know these letters existed. Certainly my mum did not have any letters."
Dr Hanson was born in County Wicklow, Ireland, in August 1887 before moving to London and then Bolton, in 1913, as assistant to Dr Rice, who had a practice in Daubhill.
He later set up his own surgery at 509 to 511 Halliwell Road.
Mrs Richardson, a mother-of-four, who lived in Ivy Road until she was aged 19, said: "I think he died when I was eight or nine.
"I have often thought about what he did in the war.
"I have got a bronze bullet that's been made into a letter opener and it says The Somme on it so I know he was there.
"He never talked about it, as far as I know. It must have been very difficult."
Dr Hanson and his wife Isabel had one son, also called David, who had three children including Mrs Richardson.
Her brother David, aged 57, who lives in Leamington Spa, said: "There's a church window dedicated to him from the people of Halliwell because he gave a lifetime of care.
"When I was a boy, people used to stop me in the street and say, you're Dr Hanson's grandson.
"He came to the town to develop his experience as medic. He never left, he felt a sense of duty."
For the majority of his patients in Bolton, the 1920s were a time of grinding hardship and he relied upon neighbours to tell him when the sick, already in debt to him, were too proud to call him again.
He died on Good Friday morning, 1964, and his patients put a memorial window in St Paul's Church.
Father-of-two Mr Hanson is planning a visit to Bolton to collect the letters.


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No matter how hard we try to pretend that TMZ writers would be out of job in the classic days of Hollywood, the fact remains that the movie industry has always been filled with insufferable assholes. Some of those assholes produced your favorite movie moments ever — and some of them did that while putting their cast and crew through relentlessly horrible experiences, which they didn't always survive.
Alfred Hitchcock was a genius, and by all accounts it was amazing to work with him … as long as you were a dude.
Grace Kelly had to stand during Rear Window, while James Stewart just lounged around all day.
Hitchcock had a thing for the ladies, and it wasn't a healthy "thing." Even if you don't read anything into the fact that young, attractive blondes were continuously getting slashed, tortured or harassed in his films, his treatment of them off-camera was just slightly less deranged.
Wait, what?
For instance, Hitchcock cast an unknown called Tippi Hedren in the lead role for The Birds — presumably because he knew that a famous star wouldn't be quite as receptive to having massive piles of crap unleashed on her. Bird crap, to be more specific: For five days of filming, Hitchcock would throw live birds directly at the actress, peck, scratch and shit all over her. Not satisfied with the resulting terror, he ordered that the birds be physically tied to her, and one of them just missed clawing her eye out.
"Can you do that one again?"
All those scenes of the girl losing it in The Birds? She really is that scared, and since this was her big break, she didn't dare saying anything. The whole thing reduced Hedren to tears.
And then things got worse: Hitchcock became infatuated with Hedren, which he demonstrated by paying staff to follow her on her time off and sexually propositioning her (because chicks love guys who throw birds at them). When Hedren refused and demanded to be let out of her contract, the director vowed to ruin her career. And he did: For the next few years, Hedren remained under contract but made no movies. When she was finally released, demand for her had died down, and she spent the remainder of her acting career in relative obscurity.
Today this woman is better known as the mother of Melanie Griffith. Think about that for a second.
So what — he had a weird relationship with one actress. We've all been there, right? Well, another of Hitchcock's victims was the lead actress of The 39 Steps. He'd shout "Bring on the Birmingham tart!" when calling for her on the set, and at one point he left her handcuffed to her male costar for hours until she developed bruises. Then in one scene, he needed a "shocked" reaction from her, so he started unbuttoning his pants as if he was going to whip out his cock.
For the love of God, DON'T PAN DOWN.
Decades before Charlie Sheen lost his mind in front of a camera, his father, Martin, was doing the same thing in Francis Ford Coppola's classic Apocalypse Now. Martin Sheen's breakdown at the beginning of the movie is one of the most memorable opening sequences ever filmed. This impressive performance was fueled by rich source material, Sheen's need to exorcise his personal demons and Coppola's being an irresponsible jackass.
Geez guy, simmer down. It's just 'Nam, not a real war like Grenada.
Sheen almost didn't survive it.
Wait, what?
Apocalypse Now is famous for being plagued with production problems, not the least of which involved its being filmed in the middle of an actual war zone. Coppola had agreed to shoot the movie in the Philippines knowing the country was in a state of civil war, because the president offered to support the production and lend them some military equipment (including helicopters). Coppola and his crew were there faster than you can say "tax break incentive."
Most people saw a horrible, divisive war. Coppola saw an opportunity to save some money for his wine business.
At one point, Coppola had to give back some helicopters because the government needed them for, you know, blowing up insurgents. The cast and crew could hear gunshots and explosions in the distance — real ones — but Coppola's main preoccupation at this point was about to adjust his schedule to accommodate the Philippine army's needs.
But apparently Martin Sheen didn't take things so calmly, because he suffered a heart attack in the middle of the jungle.
The horror was too much for him.
Sheen staggered a quarter of a mile through the jungle before reaching help. How did Coppola react? He was terrified … that the producers might insist on transferring Sheen to an American hospital. So he quashed the "rumors" of a heart attack by claiming Sheen had suffered heat exhaustion, and had him back on the set a month later. Hell, we're surprised he didn't offer him to the Philippine government to help it fight in its war.
Stanley Kubrick is one of the great undisputed geniuses of cinema. If every shot, every action, and every line of dialogue in his films seems perfectly staged and delivered, that's because, well … they damned well had to be, otherwise no one was going home.
Stanley Kubrick: Master of the self-indulgent profile pic 50 years before the creation of Facebook.
Just to be clear, we're not criticizing him for being a perfectionist. Lots of people like to make sure shit is done just right. But at some point, you go past "perfectionist" into "obsessive-compulsive." Beyond that on the spectrum, you have "insane," "a danger to himself and others" and finally a category that experts have simply named, "Stanley Kubrick."
Kubrick is the rape-eyed photographer back there. In case you couldn't fucking tell.
Wait, what?
So, for example, in Eyes Wide Shut, there was a totally inconsequential scene where Sydney Pollack had to get up from his chair, walk and open a door. That's all. There was no dialogue. Kubrick forced the actor to perform the same scene, walking from chair to door, over and over and over and over, for two straight days.
"You will never see your family EVER AGAIN."
But when it comes to Kubrickian acting marathons, nothing beats The Shining. The shoot was originally scheduled to take 17 weeks, but the director's insane perfectionism stretched it into a full year. Why? Well, remember the classic scene where a horrified Shelley Duvall swings a bat at an insane Jack Nicholson? That moment alone took 127 takes, which, according to Wikipedia, broke the record for "most retakes of a single movie scene with spoken dialogue."
It also holds the record for "most times an actress secretly wished a director would just fucking die."
The whole shoot was one hellish year of doing the same shots over and over again. Nobody suffered that year worse than Duvall — Kubrick's constant screams and demands made her so stressed that her hair began to fall out. She became physically ill from being yelled at too much by Kubrick, which, by the end of the shoot, qualified as a real medical condition.
Apparently, Kubrick intentionally created a hostile atmosphere toward Duvall (as seen in the Making of … documentary) in order to get a better performance out of her. How else was he supposed to get an authentic "HELP I AM TRAPPED HERE WITH A GODDAMN PSYCHOPATH" reaction from an actress?
Jack Nicholson just wasn't creepy enough on his own.
Most people associate The Wizard of Oz with psychedelic color schemes, Pink Floyd conspiracies and big crowds of the happiest goddamn little people you ever saw. Rumors that one of those little guys hanged himself on-screen have been thoroughly debunked — so really, the only reason we're including the movie on this list is that they kept almost killing people, and also setting their faces on fire.
We still say there's somebody hanging in those woods.
Wait, what?
Filming The Wizard of Oz wasn't as fun as it looked. The Technicolor process was expensive and time-consuming, so to cut down costs, the producers pushed the actors through 16-hour days, six days a week, on brightly lit soundstages that quickly reached more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit (and that was outside the carpeted lion suit).
The mask was specifically designed so you couldn't tell how much he was suffering.
But hey, we've all worked long hours, and probably for less pay. So how bad could it have been?
For one thing, the aluminum-powder makeup used for the Tin Man almost killed the first actor cast on the role. An allergic reaction gave him breathing problems and horrible body cramps that made him wake up at night screaming in panic, but the studio heads didn't really believe anything was wrong until they saw him lying on a bed, connected to an artificial lung. So they recast the part and changed the makeup to something less dangerous — which then infected the eye of the new actor. The Wicked Witch had it pretty rough, too: Her makeup was so heavy that, for 16 hours a day, she could eat only through a straw. That distinctive green color was actually copper — which is unfortunate, because copper happens to be an excellent conductive metal, and that's not something you wanna have all over your face when people are shooting fire all around you.
Imagine how permanently and irrevocably different your life would have been with this Tin Man.
In an early scene, the filmmakers made fire erupt from the ground to conceal the witch's exit as she was lowered by an elevator, but then the mechanism jammed and she caught on fire.
She's burning to death underneath that orange smoke.
The copper on her face made treating her burns all the more difficult. After being rushed to the hospital, the actress insisted on a stunt double for the next scene involving pyrotechnics. Given that the stunt double was also badly burned, we're going to go ahead and say she made the right call there.


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POLICE are hunting a suspected armed robber who is thought to have targeted bookmakers, restaurants and off-licences in Bolton and across Greater Manchester.
They want to trace Peter Thomas, aged 27, in connection with a string of armed robberies at businesses.
Police believe the same man is responsible for 15 robberies, four of which were in Lancashire, with the remainder in Bolton, Stockport and Cheadle.
The last robbery took place yesterday at the William Hill bookmakers in Adswood.
Restaurants, convenience stores and off-licences are among the businesses that have also been raided.
On the majority of occasions, the robber calmly queued up, then, when he has reached the till, produced a handwritten note claiming he has a gun and demanding money from the cashier.
No one has been injured during the robberies although staff have been shaken up.
Police have now released a picture of Thomas and are appealing to anyone who knows of his whereabouts to come forward.
Det Ch Insp Tony Heslop said: "We have circulated a picture of a man we want to speak to and I would urge anyone who has information about his whereabouts to call us.
"I would also ask businesses, particularly in the Stockport and Cheadle areas, to be on their guard and take a good look at the picture and if you see this man in your shop, please call police immediately."
Anyone with information is asked to call police on 999, 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.


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Police in Florida say they arrested a man for driving drunk -- inside a Walmart.
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Timothy Carr, 48, was spotted at about 9 p.m. Sunday drunk and driving a motorized shopping cart around a Walmart in Brooksville, Tampa TV station WFLA reported.
He was drinking an alcoholic beverage he had taken off a shelf and knocking items off shelves with the cart, according to the Tampa Tribune.
Police said Carr told them he didn't have the money to pay for the alcohol and was arrested on charges of disorderly intoxication and retail theft.
Court records show he's been convicted of retail theft twice in the past, Tampa TV station WTSP reported.
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When you stay at Hawthorn Suites by WY Chicago Schaumburg in Schaumburg, you'll be in the business district and convenient to Woodfield Mall and Legoland Discovery Center.
This hotel is within close proximity of Schaumburg Medieval Times and Harper College.
Make yourself at home in one of the 120 air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchens with full-sized refrigerators/freezers and microwaves. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, as well as phones with free local calls.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a fitness center, or other amenities including complimentary wireless Internet access and a television in a common area. Guests can catch a ride on the complimentary shuttle, which operates within 5 mi.
Mingle with other guests at a complimentary reception, held on select days. A complimentary hot/cold buffet breakfast is served daily.
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A computer station is located on site and wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This 3-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center. Guests are offered a complimentary breakfast each morning and a complimentary manager's reception is offered on select days. A complimentary area shuttle within 5 mi is available for guests. This business-friendly hotel also offers a fitness center, barbecue grills, and multilingual staff. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Hawthorn Suites by WY Chicago Schaumburg is a smoke-free property.
- Free area shuttle
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- Total number of rooms - 120
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- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
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- Weekly housekeeping provided
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Guests are offered a complimentary hot/cold buffet breakfast each morning. A complimentary manager's reception is offered on select days.
Start your morning with a free hot/cold buffet breakfast, available each day of your stay. The hotel hosts a free manager's reception for you to enjoy on select days.
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Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.
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Check-in time starts at 3 PM
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Check-out time is noon
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- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 15 per pet, per night (maximum USD 150 per stay)
- 2 per room (up to 60 lb)
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- Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- Minimum Spring Break check-in age is 21 years old.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
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This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation. This property allows pets in specific rooms only (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section). Guests can request one of these rooms by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.