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The Tigers Men's Basketball program has a rich history of winning not only on the state and regional levels, but we have the honor of being the 2000 NJCAA National Champions. RCC Men's Basketball has produced a significant amount of Regional team members, Regional All-Stars, NJCAA All-Tournament team members, NJCAA All-Americans and Coaches of the Year. In recent history, the Tigers have made national tournament appearances in 2010 (5th place) and 2012 (7th place).
Head Coach
Jelani Townsell, Men's Basketball Head Coach
Coach Townsell started working in college basketball at the NCAA Division I level as a basketball manager at Temple University under Hall of Fame Coach John Chaney from 2002-06. After graduating from Temple University, Coach Townsell started his coaching career at Regis College as an assistant coach from 2007-08, under the direction of current Head Coach Nate Hager. Coach Townsell continued his career as a Graduate Assistant for the Men's Basketball Team at the University of Connecticut from 2008-2011 under Hall of Fame Coach Jim Calhoun. During his time at the University of Connecticut, he was apart of 2 final four appearances, 2008 & 2011, and also on staff when they won the 2011 Men's Basketball Division I National Championship. Prior to his arrival at Roxbury Community College, Coach Townsell spent the past 5 years as the Head Men's Basketball Coach at Newbury College. During his time at Newbury College he became the all-time leader in wins as a coach. He also, during the 2012-13 season, led the Nighthawks to their highest conference ranking in program history, finishing second in the New England Collegiate Conference(NECC) and earning a first round bye in the conference tournament with another program-best, 12-4 conference record. He also coached six of the top ten leading scorers in school history.
Coach Townsell received his Bachelors Degree in Sports Management from Temple University in 2007 and completed his Masters Degree in Sports Management from the University of Connecticut in 2011. Coach Townsell currently resides in Brighton, MA and also works full-time for a non-profit called Tenacity where he holds the title of Post-Secondary Services Support Coordinator.
Women's Basketball
The Lady Tigers Women's Basketball team has a rich history of winning on the State and Regional levels. RCC Women's Basketball has produced a significant amount of Regional team members, Regional All-Stars, NJCAA All-Tournament team members, NJCAA All-Americans and Coaches of the Year. In recent history, the Lady Tigers have made national tournament appearances in 2011 (2nd place), 2012 (2nd place) and 2013 (3rd place).
Head Coach
Mark Leszczyk, Head Coach
Birthplace: Providence, RI
Family: Married with three children
High School: Johnson High
Post High School: Coast Guard, 4 years
Years Coaching: 20+
Coach Mark Leszczyk is entering his tenth year with the Roxbury Community College Women's Basketball Team. Last season, Leszczyk led the Lady Tigers to a 25-2 overall record, a MCCAC State Championship, Region XXI Championship and the women's program's first NJCAA National Championship.
Throughout the past 9 years at Roxbury, the lady Tigers have been nationally ranked in the top 10 the last 5 years and in the top 5 the last 4 years Leszczyk is a Johnston, R.I., resident with several years of coaching experience. He came to RCC in 2007 after three years of coaching Dean College's Women's Basketball Team, which he guided to a 55-21 overall record and back-to-back appearances in the NJCAA Region XXI Div II Championship Games.
During his Dean tenure, Leszczyk helped two of his players earn Academic All-American honors and several players earn scholarships to Division I and Division II colleges that play at the NCAA level. Six players received Academic Achievement awards from Dean.
Leszczyk founded Rhode Island's Ocean State Pride Amateur Athletic Union program. He is also the Region I Northeast Representative for the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.
During his tenure at RCC, Coach Leszczyk has had an overall record of 142-45. His Lady Tigers have had 5 consecutive Undefeated MCCAC seasons. (09, 10, 11, 12, 13), 3 straight Regional Championships (10, 11, 12), 3 appearances National Tournament reached finals (10,11,12) and have produced 4 All Americans: Jesika Holmes (2010), Tyler Kimball (2011), Shannon Samuels (2012) and Amanda Hoover (2014). He has also received coaching accolades such as, Region XXI Coach of the Year (2009), Rawlings National Junior College Coach of the Year (2010) and District F Coach of the Year (10, 11).
Coaching Record by Year
NJCAA Tournament, 1st place, Coach of the Year
NJCAA Tournament, 2nd place
Won State Tournament
NJCAA Tournament, 3rd place
NJCAA Tournament, 2nd place
NJCAA Tournament, 2nd place
State Championship
State Championship
Assistant Coach
Kisandra Ayanbeku, Women's Basketball Assistant Coach (5th year)
Coach Ayanbeku completed her undergraduate studies in business administration at Montclair State University in May 2011. While attending Montclair State, she was a two-time captain for the women's basketball team and received the school's Female Student-Athlete of the Year award in 2010. A two-time NJAC First-Team All-Conference selection, she scored more than 1,000 points in her career.
Coach Ayanbeku completed her Masters degree in Sports Administration from Canisius College in May 2014, while serving as a graduate assistant to the women's basketball team. Some of her responsibilities included making travel arrangements, creating practice plans, and handling game film exchange.
Coach Ayanbeku served as assistant women's basketball coach at Roxbury Community College during the 2011-2012 season. As assistant coach, she took the role of recruiting coordinator and also helped with player development. During that season, the Lady Tigers posted a 27-4 record and won the NJCAA Division III Region 21 Championship.
Track & Field
RCC Track & Field has been extremely successful. As one of only a few community colleges in the region with a track team, RCC has been consistently producing NJCAA All-Americans (6 total). We have also had 3 NJCAA National Champions in their events, including an NJCAA record-holder in the 200m dash. The team has also had an NJCAA Academic All-American.
Head Coach
Tommie Campbell,Jr., Men's & Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field Head Coach
College: University of Rhode Island
Years Coaching: 13
Tommie Campbell, Jr. is entering his eighth season as the Head Coach of the Men's and Women's Track & Field Team at Roxbury Community College. He is certified as a USATF Level 1 Coach.
During his years at RCC, Coach Campbell has produced 6 NJCAA All-American's including 3 national champions.
Campbell joined RCC after four seasons of coaching the Track & Field Program at the John D. O'Bryant School of Math and Science in Roxbury, MA. He also previously coached at Brighton High School (Brighton, MA). During his tenure at RCC, he has coached two National Champions and six All-Americans.
Coach Campbell earned a Bachelor of Science in Physical and Secondary Education from the University of Rhode Island (URI), where he was nationally recognized as a Track & Field athlete. In 1991, he was named the New England Track & Field Athlete of the Year, and the following year became the URI record holder in the Long Jump. He was a six-time New England Collegiate Triple Jump Champion, and, in 1993, Campbell was a United States Olympic Festival Participant and a World Champion Trials Qualifier in the Triple Jump.
A resident of Boston, Campbell currently teaches at UMana Middle School Academy.
Sherman Hart, Track & Field Coach/ Recruiter
After a brief retirement, in 2013, Coach Hart took on a new challenge and started coaching at Roxbury Community College.
At Northeastern, Hart has led the women's squad since 1988-89 and transformed the team into a perennial conference and New England power. The program was ranked 20th in New England when he arrived on the scene, and three years later the team won its first America East title. In America East indoor meets from 1990-2005, the women's team won indoor titles in 1993, '94, '95, '96, '98, 2003, '04 and '05. In outdoor championships from 1989-2005, NU's women's track & field team was champion in 1991, '92, '94, '95, '96, '97, '98, '99, 2002, '03, '04 and '05. In addition to the conference titles, the team has been a force on the New England stage, capturing indoor championships in 1996, '97, '99 and 2003, while taking outdoor titles in 1996 and '99. Hart was named America East Coach of the Year a total of 11 times, five indoor and six outdoor. In 2002, the award was changed to "Coaching Staff of the Year" and his staff swept both the indoor and outdoor awards in 2003, '04 and '05.
Hart was named women's District I Div. I Coach of the Year for the fourth time during the indoor 2002-03 season. He was also named District I Div. I indoor and outdoor Coach of the Year from 1994-97. Under Hart, Husky athletes have been named All-America 12 times, All-East over 100 times and have won countless conference and New England titles.
Northeastern's men's program has continually improved under Hart since he became its leader during the 1998-99 season. During the 2000 indoor season, just a year after Hart started coaching the men, the team won its first America East Championship since 1996. He added indoor and outdoor conference titles in 2001 and won both again in 2002. After a run of second and third-place finishes, Hart got his team back to the top with a win at the 2004 America East outdoor title meet and the team continued its success by defeating favorite Albany for the 2005 indoor title. Hart won conference Coach of the Year honors for indoor track in 2000 and 2001 and his staff won "Coaching Staff of the Year" honors in 2002, '04 and '05. The team won the New England Outdoor Championship in 2002. Northeastern began competing in the highly-competitive Colonial Athletic Association in 2006 and has a pair of fourth-place finishes and one fifth-place showing in three meets.
Northeastern has been a regional track & field power for decades but in the past several seasons, the Huskies have broken new ground at the national level. Under Hart's watch, 10 Huskies have competed in NCAA championships a total of 24 times between them since 2002. Most recently, Hunter earned All-America status in both indoor and outdoor shot put competition. Hunter cleared 61'4.75 for seventh at the 2008 NCAA Indoor Championship and followed it with an eighth-place performance of 60'5.0 at the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championship. Northover placed 10th in the shot put at the NCAA Championship in 2007, her fifth NCAA Championship appearance. She went on to compete for Jamaica in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Before he came to Northeastern, Hart coached at UMass Boston and turned the program into a powerhouse on the national scene. The Beacons won four NCAA Div. III titles, were national runners-up 3 times and ECAC champions seven times. From 1985-88, Hart's UMass Boston teams competed at the New England Championship against Div. I, II and III competition and never finished lower than third. He coached 85 Div. III All-Americans and earned NCAA Div. III National Coach of the Year four times while at UMass Boston. Hart was inducted to the UMass Boston Hall of Fame in 2006. All four of his NCAA champion teams have been inducted to the UMass Boston Hall of Fame as well as six of his former athletes.
Besides his work at the collegiate level, Hart founded the Boston International Track Club while he was an NU student in 1974 and has been director ever since. It was founded as a way for local youths to get involved in athletics. Hart also has extensive experience as a social worker in the Boston area.
Hart lettered in football at NU, graduating in 1974 with a degree in economics and humanities. He attended Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington D.C. where he participated in football and track. Archbishop Carroll was ranked as one of the top HS football program in the country late 60's and early 70's.
Men's Soccer
The RCC Men's soccer team is one of the most internationally diverse teams at the College. Last season the team consisted of students from various backgrounds such as Nigeria, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Trinidad, Jamaica and the US. Two seasons ago, we also had the honor of having the first female athlete that competed on a men's team as well. Over the past 7 years, the RCC soccer team has produced 8 Regional team members.
Head Coach
Chris Suchorski, Men's Soccer Head Coach
Hometown: E. Bridgewater, MA
Years Coaching: 8
Coach Chris Suchorski is entering his 2nd season as Head Coach of the Roxbury Community College Men's Soccer Team. Coach Suchorski also works for America Scores, which is a program that integrates soccer and poetry.
Suchorski, a former athlete at E. Bridgewater HS and Mt. Ida College, has previously been an Assistant/ Goalie Coach at Newbury College, as well as worked various soccer camps.
Assistant Coach
Andrew Goittlieb, Men's Soccer Assistant Coach
This is Coach Gottllieb's 2nd season as the Assistant Coach at RCC.


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In fl if I tell a repo man to stop the repossession is he required to do so? I was told that they are required to not "breech the peace" so if a debtor is physically there and tells them to stop that they have to.
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Joseph Justice The Justice Law Firm
breach of the peace will stop a repossession, but defining breach of the peace is difficult. Simply telling them to stop is probably not enough.
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Welcome to the forum.
In general I concur with most of your last post, but follow me in the logic of evaluating the data if you will.
From Berry's website, as I am sure you have read....
""Plated bullets occupy a position between cast bullets and jacketed bullets. They are soft lead, but have a hard outer shell on them. When loading plated bullets we have found best results using low- to mid-range jacketed data in the load manual. You must use data for a bullet that has the same weight and profile as the one you are loading. Do not exceed mid-range loads. Do not use magnum loads. ""
In general terms that means you should be using the low to mid data for 124g FMJ loads or the slightly above min to max range for lead bullets is typically a good recommendation. The two ranges overlap for use with plated bullets. Close bullet weights (a couple or five grains) in load data can be used to determine a reasonable start point.
From the Hodgdon site I see, and you should verify:
125 GR. LCN Titegroup min 3.6 max 4.0
125 GR. SIE FMJ Titegroup min 4.1 max 4.4
The prudent middle ground would be around 3.6-3.8 to 4.0 load, maybe up to 4.2 <but dont start there.
More importantly and perhaps you missed it, the Hodgdon website lists :
130 GR. BERB RN Titegroup min 3.5 max 3.9
I believe if you contacted Berry's they would help you confirm that this listing is for their bullet which is very close to the bullet you have. This range is consistent with what is noted above. The only kicker is your bullet is a HB which means you should err on the low side of a safe min starting out. Which is somewhat addressed by the fact your bullet is 124g versus this 130g.
This tells me you are on the right track with your initial loads. I would consider a different powder if next time, but would not hesitate to work with the Titegroup while you have it.
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Pollster: Obama should use $$$ to help knock out strongest R -- WP scribe: Former slur at hunt camp was 'common knowledge' in Paint Creek – Jesse Jackson is 70 -- Blain Rethmeier, Steve Coll bdays
FIRST LOOK: House Democratic leader NANCY PELOSI, to CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, for ABC's "This Week," on whether she supports the Occupy Wall Street protests: "Well, I support the message to the establishment -- whether it's Wall Street or the political establishment and the rest -- that change has to happen. … I think one of the most angry responses I've seen to actions in Washington came after we passed the TARP bill. … People are angry … that they don't have jobs. … [T]here's nothing that makes you angrier than not being able to provide for your family or understand what your prospects are for the future. And I do think that, from what we saw after TARP, that the focus on Wall Street was one that they thought was a legitimate place to go: 'Don't do this again. Don't put Main Street at the mercy of Wall Street.' … [N]ot to paint everyone on Wall Street with the same brush. That would not be fair."
AMANPOUR: "I just want to get your reaction to some comments by Eric Cantor [at the Values Voter Summit]. He said, quote: 'I'm increasingly concerned about the growing mobs occupying Wall Street and other cities around the country. … Believe it or not, some in this town have actually condoned the pitting of Americans against other Americans.'"
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PELOSI: "I didn't hear him say anything when the Tea Party was out demonstrating, actually spitting on members of Congress right here in the Capitol. And he and his colleagues were putting signs in the windows encouraging them."
AMANPOUR: "But do you think it's pitting Americans against Americans?"
PELOSI: "Well, that's the American system. It's the democratic system. We don't all agree. We'd have a king if we were all of one mind. We don't. We have different views. And the part of the democracy of our country is the expression that people give, and the Constitution guarantees that."
CANTOR SPOKESMAN Brad Dayspring responds: "People are angry and obviously have the protected right to express that. His point was that some politicians in Washington who are encouraging and applauding this are 'pitting Americans against Americans.' … [T]he basis of the Tea Party was redress of their elected government. The goal of these protesters remains unclear, other than a unity of protest in and of itself. … Leader Cantor merely said that he was growing concerned with the occupy protests -- and I would think that most Americans, whether they agree or not with any or all of the varied causes evident there, feel the same."
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Chamber Xtranormal animation, "The Colombia Free Trade Agreement Explained." YouTube http://bit.ly/oHNgbp
--Same style as the viral hits of a cartoon bear explaining "The Bernanke" and "The Quantitative Easing" http://bit.ly/9n2uDp, and a BestBuy (er, PhoneMart) salesbear who hates iPhones. (Dopey customer: "If it's not an iPhone, why would I want it? … I don't care. … It is an iPhone. …It has the WiFis. … I have to have it today. … I need an iPhone4. … I want the one with the bigger GBs. … I need a white one. Hello? I need one now, please. … Does it come with a case?") http://bit.ly/qXvghJ
DRIVING THE DAY – "Doubtful social conservatives giving Romney chance," by AP's Philip Elliott, in Washington: "[P]ocketbook issues seem to matter more than pulpit preaching among cultural conservatives and at least some are willing to embrace … Mitt Romney … If interviews with … attendees [at FRC Action's Values Voter Summit, which Romney addresses today] are any indication, that's what is giving Romney his best shot at winning over some of the social and Christian conservatives who he failed to attract in his first campaign in 2008. … In a speech to the conservatives Friday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry criticized Romney for his shifting position on abortion, without ever using his chief rival's name."
Good Saturday morning. IF YOU READ ONLY ONE THING – N.Y. Times A1, cols. 2-4, under 4-col. pic, "10 Years Into Afghan War, a Thunderous Duel," by C.J. Chivers, at Forward Operating Base Tillman, Afghanistan: "As [anniversary] attacks escalated [yesterday] morning, only the American military possessed the firepower, communications and skills to fight back in what developed into a long-range, artillery-and-rocket duel — raising once more the familiar questions about how Afghan forces, underwritten at tremendous expense, will fare when the United States pulls back. … Forward Operating Base Tillman is … a symbol of the long war. It is named for Sgt. Pat Tillman, an Army Ranger killed by friendly fire not far from here in April 2004. Sergeant Tillman had played … for the Arizona Cardinals. …
"On Friday, the first rocket landed near Forward Operating Base Tillman shortly after 6 a.m., beginning the anniversary with a crunching roar. It had been fired a few hundred yards from the border, on the Afghan side, soldiers said. It wounded no one. But more rockets followed, including one that narrowly missed the base's entrance, and the Americans began to return artillery fire. … At about 9:35 a.m., another rocket hurtled toward the base. 'Incoming!' one of the soldiers shouted, as others flinched and waited for the blast. The rocket sailed overhead and struck an Afghan home. 'Hit the town,' a soldier said, flatly, at his post in the operations room. 'Killing their own people,' another answered." http://nyti.ms/pu6qAX
WEST WING MUST-READ – WSJ's "Cross Country" op-ed feature, "A California Strategy for Obama's Re-Election: Massive fundraising, plus attacks on the strongest candidate during the GOP primaries, worked for an unpopular governor named Gray Davis in 2002," by Doug Usher, managing director of the research division at Purple Strategies, a strategic communications firm: "Imagine this lead sentence in a news story on Nov. 7, 2012: 'Barack Obama enters his second term disliked by the majority of voters, distrusted by his Democratic colleagues in Congress and facing a budget catastrophe with few painless solutions.' At this stage, most of us Democrats would take it. …
"The best model may come from a Democrat with whom few Democrats want to associate: former California Gov. Gray Davis. In fact, the sentence that began this article is adapted from a San Francisco Chronicle article the day after Mr. Davis's 2002 re-election, with the names changed. … So how did Mr. Davis win in 2002? By using his fund-raising prowess to break all campaign-finance records in California political history, and by playing in the Republican field to knock out his strongest opponent. … Davis won with less than a majority of the vote, following the most expensive election in the state's history. Turnout was low, and polls leading into the election indicated that one-third of Mr. Davis's supporters were voting against [Bill] Simon, rather than in favor of the Democrat."
TOP TALKER – WashPost Ombudsman Patrick B. Pexton, in tomorrow's paper: "Behind the Rick Perry hunting camp story": "If the seven sources The Post relied on for this article are truthful, then Perry is lying or is badly misinformed about when the rock was painted. … [Stephanie] McCrummen was originally assigned to write a profile of Paint Creek, Perry's home town. She learned of the name of the camp and the rock only after spending considerable time there. In one long interview with a local, the hunting camp and its name came up. She then interviewed more people to corroborate … Of the seven who confirmed the rock and the time period, some were Perry fans and some were detractors …
"Post editors say they have the names and backgrounds of the sources, and they judge them to be credible. … Post National Editor Kevin Merida, … 'We submitted detailed written questions to the Perry campaign and included in our story all of the points Governor Perry wished to make.' … Since the article ran, no one from the Perry camp has contacted The Post to request a correction or dispute specific points made in the article. Politico also asked the Perry camp to detail its objections to The Post article. Perry officials said no. It makes you wonder." http://wapo.st/oIpEgx
-- BEHIND THE MUSIC – Stephanie McCrummen, author of the Perry rock story, told Richard Prince's Journal-isms blog, which focuses on diversity: " I went to Texas to write about Paint Creek, where Gov. Rick Perry grew up. During one of many long interviews with local residents, the name of the place came up, and it turned out to be pretty much common knowledge among people who knew Perry and his father, Ray." http://bit.ly/oVpgi7
TYLER MOORE passed the bar! He got applause last night at the retreat.
SNEAK PEEK – E.J. Dionne, for Monday: "What [Elizabeth] Warren has done is to make a proper case for liberalism, which does not happen often enough. Liberals believe that the wealthy should pay more in taxes than "the rest of us" because the well-off have benefited the most from our social arrangements. This has nothing to do with treating citizens as if they were cows incapable of self-government.
DEPT. OF AMPLIFICATION: We made a point in haste yesterday that was applauded by many journalists, but misunderstood by some non-journalists. It was a hard lesson for us that while being concise serves the reader, being elliptical doesn't. So our apologies; lesson learned. Our point was that when a reporter relies on a third-party validator like Common Cause for the FIRST quote in an investigative story – the primary support – that's usually a crutch that signals the need for more reporting. This was taken by some as a criticism of Common Cause, which was NOT at all intended. We work with, and quote, Common Cause all the time.
The criticism was of journalists who use analysts or outside groups to bolster their findings rather than to illuminate them: The story should pass muster and hang together without the quote, which can be brought in later to add context or color. If you've found something that smells and present it clearly and convincingly, you don't instantly need a quote that says it smells. An illustration from politics: We're grateful for Larry "Crystal Ball" Sabato's insights and way with words. Newsmakers call and spin HIM because they know reporters will call. But we're suspicious of political analyses that depend on Sabatisms rather than are enriched by them.
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BIRTHDAYS: Bill Schneider ... Blain Rethmeier ... Caroline Nonna Holland (counsel at Senate Judiciary Committee) ... Steve Coll ... #PoliticoPrimary nominee Matt Damon ... the Rev. Jesse Jackson is 70 ... Chevy Chase is 68 ... Darrell Hammond is 56 (hat tips: Patrick Gavin). (Sorry, forgot to bring Teresa's birthday list on the retreat. Will run them tomorrow!)
BIRTHDAY TUESDAY: Bruce DePuyt, producer and host of "NewsTalk," News Channel 8's newsmaking interview show, and substitute host on WAMU's "The Kojo Nnamdi Show."
PUNDIT PREP – "TO: Interested Parties … FR: Bill Burton, Priorities USA Action … RE: Sunday Memo: How Sarah Palin Won Without Running … Is Sarah Palin the intellectual center of the GOP?: While she will never occupy the Oval Office, Palin has already accomplished her goal: The former Alaska Governor has transformed the Republican Party from a mainstream political force to an extremist anti-intellectual insurrection. … Before anyone outside of Alaska had heard of Sarah Palin, the Republican Party was committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and conservatives embraced legislation to combat the existential threat of global warming. … GOP presidential candidates, many of whom previously supported limiting greenhouse gas, now rely on slandering climate scientists and Palinesque tirades about the Environmental Protection Agency. Two major aspects of health care reform - the individual mandate and comparative effectiveness research - were ideas pushed by Republicans from the 1990s until just recently. …
"Republicans used to be proud to cite support for their ideas from prominent economists and intellectuals. Intellectual heavyweights like the late William F. Buckley, Columnist George F. Will, Cabinet Secretary William Bennett, Irving and Bill Kristol helped drive Republican thought. … Now the Republican frontrunner, a successful investment banker with two Harvard degrees, seeks Tea Party cheers by bashing ideas from the 'Harvard faculty lounge.' If Palin had run for President, her high energy campaigning and enthusiastic support could have made her the standard bearer for the Republican Party. But in many frightening ways, she already is."
THE PRESIDENT'S WEEK AHEAD, per the White House: "On Saturday, the President will travel to Camp David. … On Sunday, the President will return to the White House. … On Monday, the President will travel to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. … While at Walter Reed, the President will visit with wounded service members. This visit is closed press. … On Tuesday, the President will travel to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. While in Pittsburgh, the President will visit the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local No. 5 Training Center. During his time at the IBEW Local No. 5 Training Center, the President will take a tour of the IBEW training facilities, convene a meeting of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, and deliver remarks. Later in the day, the President will travel to Orlando, Florida to attend campaign events.
"On Wednesday, the President will deliver remarks at an American Latino Heritage Forum being hosted by the White House and the U.S. Department of the Interior to celebrate the past and ongoing contributions of American Latinos who have helped shape America's rich and diverse history. On Thursday, the President and First Lady will host President Lee Myung-bak and First Lady Kim Yoon-ok of the Republic of Korea for a state visit. This visit will highlight the strong alliance, the global partnership, and the deep economic ties between the United States and the Republic of Korea. The visit will also celebrate the strong bonds of friendship between the American and Korean people. Details about Friday's schedule will be released as they become available."
-- THE V.P.'s WEEK AHEAD: "On Saturday, the Vice President will be in Wilmington, Delaware. On Sunday, the Vice President will be in Washington, DC. There are no public events scheduled. On Monday, the Vice President will attend meetings at the White House. On Tuesday, the Vice President will visit the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency to preside over a ceremonial swearing-in for Director David Petraeus. Later, the Vice President will meet with Prime Minister Igor Lukši? of Montenegro.
"On Wednesday, the Vice President will travel to Michigan. In the morning, the Vice President will visit with police officers and firefighters in Flint to highlight how the American Jobs Act would keep first responders on the job. Through the American Jobs Act, $5 billion would support the hiring and retention of public safety personnel. By supporting such jobs, the proposed investments aim to keep communities safe from crime and able to maintain critical emergency response capabilities. Later, the Vice President will tour a Grand Rapids-area school to highlight the American Jobs Act proposal to put workers back on the job by rebuilding and modernizing schools across the country. The American Jobs Act proposes a $25 billion investment in school infrastructure that will modernize at least 35,000 public schools – investments that will create jobs while improving classrooms and upgrading our schools to meet 21st century needs. The Vice President will then attend a campaign event in Grand Rapids.
"On Thursday, the Vice President, Dr. Jill Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will host a lunch in honor of President Lee Myung-bak and First Lady Kim Yoon-ok of the Republic of Korea at the State Department. On Friday, the Vice President will meet with senior advisors."
DESSERT – "McCartney to wed for third time on Sunday: reports" – AFP/London: "Former Beatle Paul McCartney is set to marry his American fiancee Nancy Shevell in London on Sunday, media reports said. It would be the 69-year-old pop legend's third marriage, and is thought to be taking place at the same office for civil ceremonies in Marylebone, central London, where he wed his first wife Linda in 1969. McCartney posted the legally required 16 days notice of his forthcoming marriage on September 16. According to The Sun and the Daily Mirror, he and New York heiress Shevell will marry on Sunday at Westminster Register Office.
"It will be a low-key affair with only about 30 guests, the Daily Mirror reported, followed by a relaxed reception in the garden of McCartney's home in London's upmarket St John's Wood district. Weddings normally take place from Monday to Saturday but the newspaper said the couple had been granted special dispensation to marry on a Sunday. … McCartney and Shevell, 51, began dating four years ago and announced their engagement in May. The former Beatle's first wife Linda, a photographer and animal rights campaigner, died from breast cancer in 1998. He then wed former model Heather Mills in a lavish ceremony in Ireland in 2002, but their marriage ended in a bitter divorce six years later."
THE SHOWS, from @Matt Mackowiak:
-- NBC's "Meet the Press": Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D-Chicago); Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI); roundtable with Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL), Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL); co-author and Vanity Fair's Bethany McLean ("All the Devils are Here") and TIME's Mark Halperin (live from Chicago)
-- ABC's "This Week": House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA); political roundtable with Gov. Haley Barbour (R-MS), Democratic strategist Donna Brazile, political strategist Matthew Dowd, ABC's George Will and Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan
-- CBS's "Face the Nation": 2012 Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain; 2012 Republican presidential candidate former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R-GA); roundtable with CBS' Nancy Cordes, CBS' John Dickerson and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson
-- "Fox News Sunday": Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA); 2012 Republican presidential candidate former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA); roundtable with Fox News' Brit Hume, The Hill's A.B. Stoddard, The Weekly Standard's Bill Kristol and Fox News' Juan Williams
-- CNN's "State of the Union": 2012 Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain; 2012 Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN); roundtable with Moody's Analytics' Mark Zandi, the New York Times' Peter Baker and National Journal editorial director and CNN senior political analyst Ron Brownstein
-- CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS Live": (Sun., 10 a.m. ET / 1 p.m. ET): Financial Times' Martin Wolf; author and Starbucks Chairman/President/CEO Howard Schultz ("Onward: How Starbucks Fought for its Life without Losing its Soul"); author Michael Lewis ("Boomerang")
-- Univision's "Al Punto" (Sun., 11 a.m. ET): Honduran President Porfirio Lobo; Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA); Chilean Minister of Public Works Laurence Golborne; NPR Host ("Latino USA") Maria Hinojosa; roundtable with the New York Times' Julia Preston and Grupo Radio Centro's Anne Hoyt
-- NBC's "The Chris Matthews Show": HD Net's Dan Rather, Huffington Post's Howard Fineman, BBC's Katty Kay and Bloomberg's Lizzie O'Leary
-- PBS's "To the Contrary": Nicolle Wallace ("It's Classified: A Novel"); roundtable with National Council of Negro Women Executive Director Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever, conservative commentator Tara Setmayer, Global Summit of Women's Irene Natividad and the Heritage Foundation's Jennifer Marshall (guest host: The Daily Beast's Patricia Murphy)
-- TV One's "Washington Watch with Roland Martin": (Sun., 11 a.m. ET): Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis; Mayor Kasim Reed (D-Atlanta); roundtable with the Brennan Center for Justice's Nicole Austin-Hillery, author and George Washington University's Spencer Overton ("Stealing Democracy") and actor/activist Brian White; roundtable with syndicated columnist George Curry, American Urban Radio Networks' April Ryan, Democratic strategist Karen Finney and Georgetown University's Dr. Chris Metzler
-- SiriusXM's "Polioptics" with Adam Belmar and Josh King (SAT, noon ET / 6 p.m. ET): MSNBC's Jeremy Gaines wears his old White House press advance hat to break down Chris Christie's bow-out, Michelle Obama's shop-op, Bill Clinton's reunion in Little Rock and painful lessons in confronting Kremlin security with the travel pool in tow. And legal affairs expert Edward Adams on the media and the Federal courts. On SiriusXM's POTUS Ch. 124; also available for download on iTunes and at www.polioptics.com.
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Assessing Efficiency Of Portuguese Universities Through Parametric And Non-Parametric Methods
In this paper we apply two methodologies to the measurement of efficiency in Portuguese Universities. These are a stochastic frontier parametric method and a non-parametric DEA method. We produce results from both methods in terms of efficiency estimates for each university over the period 2003 to 2005. We also produce, in both methods, unitary cost estimates of teaching students (undergraduates, master, and doctoral students) and of producing research outputs. Results from both methods can be said to be coincident to a certain extent, especially in what concerns the identification of worst performers. The productivity change of Portuguese universities in the period 2003-2005 was also explored using Malmquist indices.
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Volume (Year): XIII (2008)
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Pages: 39-66
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0Quote from apocatastasisHey, go ahead and shoot the messenger if it makes you feel better, I can only relay what was told to me. If this were an issue I were facing, I would certainly do my own research.This is entirely ridiculous.
1. Getting into and graduating from an NP program has nothing to do with getting a DEA number. They have no way of knowing your eligibility for a DEA number.
2. People with DEA numbers receive prescriptions for controlled substances all. the. time. The DEA has no say over the medical care of registrants who possess prescribed controlled substances for legitimate medical purposes.
1In USA Spring 2013 →WKShadowRN likes this.
Just wanted to say hello and good luck to everyone who applied. I'm in my first semester of the FNP/Advanced Emergency AACNP and so far I LOVE it. Although there have been little bumps in the road here and there it's been a great experience thus far. I really feel I am getting a strong and challenging education. I have a friend who is waiting to hear if he got in too. Fingers crossed for all of you! Good luck!
0Quote from charlie1234One of my best friends who is ex Army Ranger was passed up for an NP program, had two interviews and the dean told him he couldn't let him in because he didn't want to see him get through the program just to be denied scriptive authority by the DEA because he is on a benzo for anxiety and PTSD.Do you really think that an Np will have difficulty obtaining prescriptive authority if they take medications? I am trying to figure that out myself because I am currently an NPP student and have to take meds. Do you have any information about this? THanks
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One of my best friends is a newly minted BSN, RN who right now has a job in an ED where she is very, very happy.
Less than one year ago she was an inpatient at the acute psych facility where I work.
Your prescriptions are your business, as long as you do not come to work impaired, your privilege as a patient is absolutely protected. If you want to become an NP with prescriptive authority, you might have to worry about schedule II or III meds, but other than that, no big.
0Quote from veggie530OK, that made me actually LOL. Thanks :-)Attachment 11819
"Here is your call light."
I must say, I think this is the most intelligent and thought-provoking thread I've read in a long, long time. I love it, and I hope the conversation continues.
1norlns24 likes this.Quote from jadelpnThis suggestion is utterly and completely ethically and morally bankrupt. It is absolutely loathsome and horrifying to suggest that a young woman should be deluded and deceived in order to maintain her status as chattel under the control of her father. You show no respect for the autonomy of a woman to control her own destiny and no respect for the truth in this statement. To find a statement like this on a site dedicated to a profession of integrity that has meant so much to so many women is appalling.And my guess is more along the lines that Dad doesn't want to relinquish control, and college and shadowing a working RN just may do that, so send her with a spiritual caregiver, call it a "nurse" to satisfy kid's need, and Dad and church still have the control.
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You will have to put down supervisors of some sort who have worked with you directly. Otherwise you could easily come off as someone who has poor effort and/or performance to hide. Providing a full effort and maintaining your professionalism even in a job you don't like connotates a level of maturity that is required in a position of such enormous trust and responsibility as nursing.
Have you considered the idea that your night manager is trying to help you develop professionally, rather than being "out to get you?" Have you tried accepting his direction as help, rather than being defensive? You say he pulls you aside for these talks. That indicates to me a manager who is trying to communicate in a professional manner.
My best advice is to make the very best of where you are while you are looking for another job. That begins with you. Make a decision to throw out all of your negative thoughts, gripes and assumptions about your current job. Make a decision to look at everything with new eyes and a new heart. Be on time. Be courteous and kind to patients and coworkers. Be mindful of your posture and walk tall, you'll be surprised at how much better that alone makes you feel. Be secure enough to take direction as help, and resist the urge to be defensive.
And meanwhile, keep looking for the job you think will be the right fit for you.
I hope you find your place in nursing.
I've never used an IE, but from what others are saying it sounds like a great deal if you do your research and make sure it's not in B&W. Where do you purchase international editions? I still need to pick up a couple of texts for my grad program too!
0Quote from Animal3Oh sweetie. There's a word for that. You're nesting. It's just that you're doing it at work too, instead of just doing it at home.Medicine is not an option right now due to pregnancy. I swear it has gotten worse the farther along I become in my pregnancy. I just want to do everything perfect and I would never want to harm someone.
This too shall pass.
Try to avail yourself of any resources available to you at work like a counselor, make yourself a list of nice things that are easy to do for yourself along with some positive ways to cope with stress like walking, listening to soothing music, doing a craft project, reading a book - whatever works for you and then - - - and this is the important part - - - - do them.
If you'd picked the wrong career - you wouldn't care so much.
Best of luck to you, and congratulations.
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I'm not really an ECT RN, I work at an acute care psychiatric hospital that is located in a building about 1 mile from our hospital but we are technically considered just another "unit" - as though we were simply another floor on the hospital. I don't know how that works, but anyway, we send our ECT's to the big house for their treatment. They are usually accompanied by a Psych Tech (we call them Recovery Specialists) who basically facilitates transportation and provides a calm, familiar face. Immediate recovery takes place in the big house, we (RN's) assess and evaluate them Q1/2hr for 2 hours then Q4 hrs x 4 when they return to us at our facility. If they are having any trouble with BP, agitation, loss of balance, etc., we may put them on a one to one.
I love my facility. We constantly push for a climate of respect, non-coercion, and collaboration. Restraints have remained in the bag, in the closet for over 4 years now and the director is trying hard to do away with them altogether. Some of the best people I've ever met in my life work there, and I'm honored to be a part of the team.
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I estimated my test was about 40% SATA, I had 76 questions, and I passed. Not looking would drive me NUTS, lol, I checked in the lobby before I even left the building!
FYI - I know it varies from state to state, but here in Nebraska I was not able to get quick results until 48 hours after the test, but I'm so glad I didn't pay for them, because my nursing license number was up on the Nebraska website within 72 hours.
0Quote from WeirdNurseWhere do you get this number from? I am completely unaware of any instance where it has given a false negative, let alone any data showing what percentage of times it gives a false negative, so I'm curious as to what your source of information is. Words mean stuff, and people who are vulnerable and desperate deserve accurate information, not information made up on the spot to make them feel better. This speaks to veracity, an important concept that will have a direct impact on patient care. I know it's instinctual to want to comfort people and give them hope - that's a very good quality to have and I certainly commend you for it, we just have to do it in a factually honest way.BUT there is 1% chance..
@ the OP:
Much of the advice WeirdNurse gives you is very good. Take your time to grieve, take a fresh look at your preparation, what you feel your strengths and weaknesses were including getting enough sleep, exercise, recreation, nutrition and downtime too. You have to be nice to yourself to be in an optimal state for learning and performing on your test.
I'm sorry this has happened to you. All the way through nursing school I was terrified of not passing my test so can only imagine how awful you feel. Grieve - and then pick yourself up and try again. Best of luck to you.
1RNCEN likes this.Quote from Manda1901My testing area was also quite quiet. I found the earmuffs very helpful for shutting out the noise of people arriving and leaving for the test.The Pearson center I tested at provides earphones at each computer. They don't let you bring your own. The earphones are the big type that fit over your entire ear. I didn't use them, the place was really quite anyways!
0Quote from nancy.barronIt's an acronym for "Pearson VUE Trick."what is PVT on the pearson website?
It's a way to check your results without paying for the "quick results" from Pearson VUE. After you are done taking the test, get back onto Pearson VUE and try to schedule a repeat exam. If it will not allow you to pay for a repeat exam, you passed the test. If Pearson allows you to reschedule and go to payment, you did not pass.
If you passed you should get a popup message that says something like "Our records indicate that you have recently scheduled this exam. Please contact your Member Board for further assistance. Another registration cannot be made at this time." before you are allowed to select a date and pay for a repeat examination.
It's 100% accurate or close enough to it to make the possibility of error absolutely negligible.


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Requirements for IEAK 7
You must have Internet Explorer 7 installed on your computer to run Internet Explorer Administration 7 Kit (IEAK 7). To learn more about the requirements for this version of Internet Explorer, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=68930.
In addition, this version of IEAK has the following requirements.
Hardware requirements for creating custom packages
Before you start the Internet Explorer 7 Customization Wizard, check the amount of disk space available on the destination drive where you will build the custom package. The destination drive can be on the same computer from which you are running the customization wizard, but this is not a requirement. However, it is important that the destination folder is secure.
Before you build IEAK 7 packages, you should make sure you meet the following requirements, in addition to the system requirements for Internet Explorer:
Depending on the number of components you download to include in an installation package, you will need up to 100 megabytes (MB) of disk space.
For every custom package you build, you might need up to an additional 100 MB of disk space. When you build a package for a different media type, such as CD-ROMs, it is considered to be a separate package.
Operating system requirements
IEAK 7 has the following operating system requirements:
You must build the IEAK packages from a computer with Internet Explorer 7 installed as well as Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1), or Windows Vista. If possible, you should install IEAK on the same version of operating system as the destination computer or computers for which you are creating a package.
This version of the IEAK only builds custom browser packages for 32-bit or 64-bit versions of Windows. If you want to build a custom package for a 16-bit version of Windows or for a UNIX operating system, use IEAK 5.
Additional references
For more overview information about IEAK 7, see Getting Started with IEAK 7.


text: Congratulations to Fine Arts Major Helen Webster, Illustration Major Michelle Lockamy and Curatorial Studies Major and Fine Arts Minor Carlee Myers on having their artwork selected for the large banners hanging on the front of Moore's building. Their works were chosen by a jury from the 30 that were submitted by Moore juniors and seniors. In its second year, the objective of Moore's banner project is to create public art that promotes the high-quality work of its students while bringing greater attention to the College's building. The current winners' banners will be hung in May 2014 and will be up through spring 2015.


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Aloo Chokha is one of the side dishes made with potatoes. It hails from the interiors of Bihar. This easy Indian recipe is the staple diet in villages of Bihar. The native element of Aloo Chokha makes it a favourite among many Indian. This potato side dish is very easy to make. It takes just about 20 minutes to try this easy Indian recipe.
Aloo chokha is famously teamed up with the Bihari Litti. But on a regular basis you can have this potato side dish with dal and rice. Aloo chokha also goes well with rotis or parathas. In fact, you can even try having dosas with it.
Serves: 4
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
- Potatoes- 6 (boiled)
- Mustard seeds- 1tsp
- Onion- 1 (chopped finely)
- Ginger- 1inch
- Garlic pod- 6
- Green chillies- 3
- Red chilli powder- 1/2tsp
- Turmeric powder- 1/2tsp
- Cumin powder- 1tsp
- Coriander powder- 1/2tsp
- Mustard Oil- 1tbsp
- Salt- as per taste
- Coriander leaves- 1/2 cup (chopped)
1. Boil the potatoes in a pressure cooker for the duration of 2 whistle. Let the potatoes cool and the peel them.
2. Mash boiled potatoes with your hands or with the back of a serving spoon.
3. Meanwhile grind the ginger, garlic and 2 green chillies into a paste.
4. Heat oil in the pan and when it starts steaming, add mustard seeds and a slit green chilli to it.
5. As the mustard seeds start popping, add the onions to the pan and saute on low flame for 2 minutes.
6. Then add the ginger-garlic-chillies paste to pan. Cook on low flame for a minute.
7. Add the mashed potatoes to the pan and mix well. Cook for a minute on low flame.
8. Add all the powdered spices namely, red chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and turmeric to the potatoes.
9. Mix well and add 2tbsp of water if required. The choka should have a thick but moist consistency.
10. Cook for 3-4 minutes on low flame and keep stirring so that the mashed potatoes don't burn.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve aloo choka with rice or rotis.


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Director Ben West's revision is more properly dubbed a condensation, clocking in at a brisk 75 minutes (the first act alone ran 90 back in 1968). It's still about a young woman who announces the Dow Jones average. Her trader fiancé won't marry her until the Dow hits 1,000. She gets pregnant in a one-night stand with a co-worker and makes a false announcement to get the fiancé to the altar. Pandemonium ensues.
West has eliminated the chorus, reconceived a main character, and streamlined subplots, cutting five and a half songs and restoring three (including the terrific "Where You Are"). But the romance is still ridiculous, while the Wall Street satire remains obvious and largely toothless. Still, West has directed it spiffily, there's snappy choreography by Rommy Sandhu, and the young and talented cast performs with charm to spare. Colin Hanlon is a standout as the co-worker, a role created by Tony Roberts. (Hanlon needs to get his lyrics down, though. Leigh would not have appreciated his mangling of her rhymes in "Gawk, Tousle, and Shucks.")
I had a perfectly delightful time. But I doubt we'll be seeing "How Now, Dow Jones" entering the repertory anytime soon.
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Aug. 15–23. Remaining performances: Mon., Aug. 17, 10:30 p.m.; Tue., Aug. 18, 8 p.m.; Thu., Aug. 20, 8:15 p.m.; Sun., Aug. 23, 5:45 p.m.
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While perhaps not a store she's even stepped foot in (seeing as there are none in the UK), it's not hard for us North Americans to see how Kate would no doubt fancy one of our favorite stores, Nordstrom. There is no better time to shop at Nordstrom than their #Nsale Anniversary Sale, where they mark down all kinds of great merchandise and offer it up to their store VIPs with early-access.
For this week's Wardrobe Wednesday, I thought it would be fun to go on a virtual shopping trip with Kate and see what kind of goodies she might find at the sale.
Looking at Kate's past fashion, jewlery and beauty choices leads us to believe that she'd have glanced at the deals on:
- Ippolita Rock Candy Mini Lollipop Earrings – Hand-faceted semiprecious stones are surrounded by glistening white diamonds in captivating drop earrings set in 18-karat gold.Hand-faceted semiprecious stones are surrounded by glistening white diamonds in captivating drop earrings
- Aquatalia by Marvin K Booties – Silvertone hardware details the side of a weatherproof bootie fashioned with an elastic inset at the side for an easier fit. The slip-resistant rubber sole offers excellent wet-weather traction, while the soft microfiber lining keeps feet dry
- J Brand '8112' Mid-Rise Stove Pipe Jeans – A subtly faded wash adds dimension to a pair of minimally detailed, stretch-denim jeans cut with a low rise and slim legs
- St. John Collection Leather & Milano Knit Military Jacket – 16 Regal buttons line the leather placket fronting a military-inspired jacket with a smart, fitted silhouette cut from a near-seasonless wool blend.
- butter LONDON 'Backstage Basics' Customizable Set – Backstage Basics contains the best of butter LONDON, including top-selling base and topcoats, Nail Foundation Flawless Basecoat and Hardwear P.D. Quick Topcoat, along with Powder Room Acetone Free Lacquer Remover, and a complimentary nail file
- Kiehl's Since 1851 Creme de Corps – A superb allover body moisturizer is ideal for extremely dry or flaking skin. It's enriched with the finest ingredients known to Kiehl's to give you a rich, elegant skin texture.
I also picked up my very own pair of Frye Melissa boots – a true "riding boot" that I think Kate would most definitely approve of – and she'd especially approve of the sale price! Have you picked up any Kate-inspired deals recently? We'd love to hear!
Amanda is the Media & Operations Director for Effervescence Media Group (otherwise known as behind-the-scenes editor of What Would Kate Do?, Croissant Crumbs and The Refined Side). When she isn't blogging, she can be found with a nice glass of red wine or browsing a vintage shop. Her interests are varied and include vintage couture, etiquette, and the financial markets. She resides in Vancouver, British Columbia
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Our blog takes you inside the Film Society of Lincoln Center with photos, videos, and podcasts from our screenings, talks, and events, plus announcements of upcoming programs and coverage of our artist and education initiatives.
UPDATE: Film Center Re-Opens! "Circumstance," "Senna" & "Mozart's Sister." Q & As Tonite!
By Eugene Hernandez on August 28, 2011
We're back in business tonight with screenings all evening at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center.
UPDATE: Film Center Re-opening tonight. Walter Reade Theater Closed on Sunday, August 28
on August 26, 2011
Due to Hurricane Irene, both the Walter Reade Theater and the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center were closed for part of the weekend. The Film Center re-opens tonight.
"Paradise Lost" and Its New Ending Lead Roster of Special Events at 2011 NYFF
By Eugene Hernandez on August 24, 2011
The dramatic conclusion to "Paradise Lost" will screen at the 49th NYFF with its new ending screened for the first time. More than two dozes more films and programs added to the New York Film Festival roster.
"Circumstance" and "Senna" Open Friday; "Mysteries of Lisbon" Held Over!
By Michael Gibbons on August 22, 2011
"Circumstance" and "Senna" join "Mozart's Sister" and "Mysteries of Lisbon" at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center.
Raúl Ruiz: 1941 – 2011
By Nicholas Kemp on August 19, 2011
The lauded director of more than 100 films including "Mysteries of Lisbon" passed away this morning of a lung infection.
49th NYFF Main Slate: Established Auteurs & A Number of New Faces
By Eugene Hernandez on August 17, 2011
Along with the well-known international auteurs coming to Lincoln Center this fall, there are a number of new faces invited to the 2011 NYFF.
NYFF49: Passes & Subscriptions for Members Now. Will You Join Us?
By Rose Kuo on August 17, 2011
Countdown to the NYFF! Members can join for as little as $75 per year. Get discount tickets & passes to the upcoming fest. Join now!
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"The Death of Pinochet": He May Be Gone, But He's Not Forgotten
By Michael Gibbons on August 16, 2011
The Death of Pinochet is "a sarcastic chronicle of the death and funerals of the former Chilean dictator" Augusto Pinochet.
"A Dangerous Method" & "The Skin I Live In" Announced As Galas at 49th NYFF
By Michael Gibbons on August 15, 2011
David Cronenberg and Pedro Almodóvar will receive Gala Screenings of their latest films at NYFF.


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I hope you all had a safe, drunk-driving free New Years. Unfortunately, I feel victim to one of the classic blunders. No, I didn't get involved in a land war in Asia or face a Sicilian with death on the line, but I did chase tequila shots with multiple glasses of twelve-dollar-a-bottle Merlot. I don't even think Hunter S. Thompson (1) would have downed that poison cocktail.
Most of you probably know what you're in for with this column, but I'll give a brief overview for any new readers. Basically, I'm going to frisk and strip search all the biggest music-related stories from the past week. By the article's money shot, I'll have reached fifty obscure associations, all noted in parenthesis. Are you ready? Than like Amelia Earthart's (2) radio, I'm out!
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine (3) was informed his body was being attacked by over fifty parasites. He blamed the amoeba-infestation on the riggers of touring, but I'm pretty sure he just slept with some vile hood rats while on the road. Maybe he should be quarantined along with everyone who has AIDS. Right, Mike Huckabee (4)?
Busty, untalented blonde Jessica Simpson (5) is set to release a country album. I'm all about cheeky pop music (I just played Mandy Moore's (6) "Candy" like five minutes ago), but Jessica Simpson fucking sucks. She's an untalented disgrace to late 90s teenage, pre-packaged pop. Let's hope this genre hoping goes better than Gene Simmons' (7) attempt at Disco, though I can almost guarantee this abortion will make Dynasty sound like Abbey Road.
A random roadie has claimed Rock gods Led Zeppelin might tour, after all. That's not all, though. Former Nirvana drummer and current Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl (8) might even be taking up drumming duties from 2nd generation Zep member Jason Bonham (9). And why not? He frequently supports Jack Black (10) and Kyle Gass (11) at Tenacious D gigs. Word to the wise: don't get too excited about this reunion. We all know Jimmy Page (12) will eventually make a condescending remark about John Paul Jones (13) being Zeppelin's Tito(14), and he'll storm off in a dramatic huff. It happens about once every five years.
Teeny-bopper fans have been in an uproar this week over a little girl's fake my daddy died in Iraq essay. The adolescent wrote the piece, with her mom's help, in an attempt to win Hannah Montana (15) tickets, but she was eventually hoisted by her own petard when organizers you know, fact checked. What a little six year old bitch! In a related story, I had to go to confession after I caught Miley Cyrus' New Years Eve performance. My ass that girl is fifteen. She probably already gets Botox.
Jesus (16) fan Sufjan Stevens (17) appeared with a few notable authors earlier this week in a forum celebrating literature and music, specifically their convergence illustrated in bands like Radiohead and Arcade Fire. I was a little surprised LFO frontman Rich Cronin (18) wasn't invited. After all, his lyric "When you take a sip you buzz like a hornet/ Billy Shakespeare (19) wrote a whole bunch of sonnets" inspired me to start book learnin'.
Speaking of Radiohead, angry pretentious Thom Yorke (20) fans shit a brick after I penned an essay entitled Rant: Radiohead Is Distorted Garbage. Apparently, slandering his good name is a vicious crime, the heinous equivalent of which hasn't been seen since Albert Fish (21) ate Hansel (22) and Gretel (23). Newsflash: "Karma Police" is still a recorded cockblock of dumb noise, and I'll still take Barenaked Ladies over that any day.
Beck (24), I'm not that Hanson, Hansen has decided to re-release his brilliant 1996 album Odelay. I've cherished that disc for years. Who knew the guy who wrote "Loser" would end up being so brilliant? Scary old man Rip Torn (25) once referred to Beck as a "hillbilly from outer space." Yeah, that's about right.
The vastly underrated OK Go are writing songs for an upcoming studio album. I know they're probably sick of every writer in the world bringing up the treadmill video, but it's still so awesome. I feel like I should forward them twenty bucks on PayPal for bringing me so much joy. It actually makes exercise look fun. That's a sentence I never thought I'd type. Richard Simmons (26), that putz, should take notes.
Britney Spears (27) reclaimed the most unstable bitch crown from Amy Winehouse (28) the other night. She held her own son hostage in an attempt to ward off police. I wonder if she fed him Baby Ruths. Has anyone else noticed one of her kids actually does look like a miniaturized version of Sloth (29)? Scary. Brit Brit needs to buy Dorothy Parker's (30) biography. She was a trainwreck too, but at least she knew how to hold her booze.
The Foo Fighters are looking for three lucky string, woodwind, or brass players to join them on stage. Unfortunately, fans will be voting for the winners. If I've learned anything from my years of studying pop culture, it's never to let America select anything. Ruben Studdard (31)? James Buchanan (32)? That creepy emo/goth kid from the first season of MTV's Wanna Be A VJ? His defeat of Dave Holmes (33) still ranks as one of the greatest slaps in the face to conventional wisdom in modern history.
The Super Bowl is quickly approaching and Stoner Rock mainstay Tom Petty (34) is set to perform. He'll follow in the glorious footsteps of previous performers like Brian Boitano (35), Chubby Checker (36), and Travis Tritt (37). Leave it to the Super Bowl to always put forth an underwhelming halftime show. Nothing against Tom Petty, but the NFL could reanimate the corpse of John Lennon (38), and it would still suck more than the Altamont Free Concert where a fan was beaten to death by the Hells Angels as Mick Jagger (39) crooned "You Can't Always Get What You Want" in the background.
Rock legend Stephen Stills (40) underwent surgery for prostate cancer on Friday. Most people remember the guitar player for his collaborations with David Crosby (41) and Graham Nash (42), but arguably, his greatest contribution to music was the beautiful 1967 hit "For What It's Worth", found in almost every movie ever released about Vietnam.
What You Should Expect Over The Next Week: A ton of news for the New Year and a few more scathing rants. I'd also like to meet, interview, and possibly seduce my dream girl Vanessa Carlton (43), but I won't hold out too much hope for that one.
What I've Been Listening To: Joni Mitchell's (44) "Big Yellow Taxi." Sorry, Adam Duritz (45), but your cover just doesn't compare. I've also played Men At Work's "Down Under" more than a couple times. If God existed and had a voice, he'd sound like Colin Hay (46). P.S. No, I don't want any damn vegimite sandwiches.
What's On At This Very Moment: Nena's (47) "99 Luftballons." I'm still attracted to her, even though she has hairy armpits. Does that make me a bad person?
That's it, loyal readers. I'm off to argue about who was hotter: Kelly Kapowski (48) or Topanga Matthews (49). Note: this debate only applies to late high school. Topanga was one frumpy bitch during her freshman and sophomore years.
This week's YouTube video is from Romy And Michelle's High School Reunion, one of my favorite movies ever. The two protagonists do an interpretive dance to Cyndi Lauper's (50) "Time After Time."
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SURPRISE, Ariz. – Whether the Padres can improve upon last year's 63-99 record will hinge in part on whether they get lucky as they scavenge baseball's scrap heaps.
Take Duaner Sanchez, the reliever they signed to a minor league contract yesterday. Released by the Mets on March 10, Sanchez "has a pretty good chance" of being with the Padres on Opening Day, General Manager Kevin Towers said.
Sanchez, 29, comes cheaply because he twice has required shoulder surgery; he intrigues because, before he was hurt, he excelled for first the Dodgers and then the Mets.
"We're hoping maybe the velocity comes back," Towers said after watching the Rangers blast their way to a 10-7 victory over the Padres at Surprise Stadium. "He's still throwing in the high 80s and has a plus, plus change-up and an average slider. We were looking for an experienced guy in our bullpen. Now we've got an experienced guy."
This month, Sanchez was clocked at 85-87 mph. His outings were plagued by inaccuracy. By releasing Sanchez before March 18, the Mets were obligated to pay him just 16.4 percent of his contract – or $276,339 of $1.6875 million. His salary with the Padres is $750,000.
Sanchez expressed anger after being released, saying he was pitching to prepare, not to impress.
"My arm is not bothering me," he told the New York Daily News. "It's not getting sore the next day after I pitch. I feel really good. . . . I'm just trying to build up my arm so it can be like '06."
In 2006, Sanchez dominated as an eighth-inning specialist, giving the Mets a 5-1 record and a 2.60 ERA. In July of that season, though, he suffered a shoulder injury when his taxi was broadsided in Miami.
Sanchez had surgery and missed the rest of the 2006 season. He returned to spring training in 2007, but after his shoulder popped out, he required a second shoulder surgery. He returned to the Mets last year and went 5-1 with a 4.32 ERA in 66 games.
After the Mets released him, he spoke of regaining his high-speed fastball, formerly clocked in the mid-90s.
"I know I have it," he told The New York Times. "I've got no problem with that. I just don't want to come out of the chute throwing hard. That's not me. I want to make sure that when I reach back, I know I have it there."
Said Mets GM Omar Minaya: "We really didn't see the improvement we felt was needed to be effective in the major leagues."
In the meantime, the Padres will continue to search for pitching.
"We'll look at the waiver wire and guys who are out of (minor-league) options, maybe trades," Towers said.
The club is pessimistic about its chances of signing reliever Will Ohman, a free agent.
Still on the Padres' radar, among several others, is Rays right-hander Jeff Niemann, a starter who is out of minor league options; and Rangers starter Jason Jennings, who can become a free agent in early April if he isn't guaranteed a 25-man roster spot.
Life after Giles?
Unless they make a surprise push for a playoff berth, the Padres expect to trade right fielder Brian Giles this season to meet the $40 million payroll mandated by team owner John Moores. They appear to be stockpiling potential successors to Giles, whose consent would be needed for a trade.
Towers said right fielder Chris Snelling, a selective left-handed hitter, reminds him somewhat of Giles. Snelling has hit two doubles in four at-bats with the Padres since he was signed to a minor league contract. Once a top prospect with the Mariners, Snelling has a .360 on-base percentage in 93 games with four major-league franchises. But he also has had several knee surgeries, and the club likely can't expect him to hold up as an everyday player. Snelling, 27, could open the season in Triple-A with two other outfielders who are lefties, Will Venable and Drew Macias, and right-hander Chad Huffman.
Pinch-hitter/left fielder Cliff Floyd was scratched yesterday because of a shoulder strain.
Huffman had three hits, including his second home run and second double.
Wade LeBlanc gave up three runs in two innings. He had three walks and two wild pitches. Nick Schmidt was hit even harder, not retiring a hitter and allowing six runs (five earned).
Manager Bud Black praised reliever Edwin Moreno, whose fastball reached 94 mph yesterday.
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Threadstarter is kinda late.
DonChris is still an idiot who doesn't understand the advantage of having cap control; even after Isiah's plan of ignoring the cap DonChris fails to understand the advantage of having cap control. There are a lot of teams who benefited from cap space in this league.
Who the hell is Labron James? Get under the cap, draft a franchise player in the draft and sign key free agents; keep it simple.
DonChris's side is just get to attention now, very desperate.
Agreed. I don't have nothing against Doncris, but that Ben Wallace trade proposal of his was sick. I don't care how good of a defender Wallace is. He ain't worth 14.5 million.Especially not at age 33, going on 34.
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Touch the sky at Leh, dip your feet in Lakshwadeep
More than just fun and relaxation, a big part of vacationing is to meet new people and enjoy the overall experience. People are always looking for newer and more exciting adventures but usually end up doing similar or same things. If you're tired of countless shopping trips, endless lines to enter museums and galleries or even exhausted from all the city tours every time you're on holiday, it's time to opt for something different. Here are some ideas that might spark an urge to try your hand at a very different type of travel.
Monesteries in Leh - Ladakh is beautiful. It's one of our scenic pristine stunning tourist spots in the country. Instead of just visiting and seeing the temples, you could actually help work to rebuild some of the stupas and even help with their daily chores. For visitors who want to experience how the people live and what life in Ladakh is all about this is an opportunity that will give you great insight. Not only are such gestures welcome, but monasteries even offer free food and accommodation for such visiting helpers. It's like they say, no good deed goes unpunished.
Learn to dive in Lakshadweep - India's only coral islands is a hot spot for water babies and adventure junkies. Holidays spend under water learning how to dive and enjoying the ocean can be awe-inspiring and incredibly relaxing. There are various packages available for inexperienced divers as well as experienced ones. The island gets you away from the regular hustle bustle and allows you to surrender yourself to the ocean and let her showcase some of her treasures. No matter how many dives you do, you will never tire of exploring what lies beneath the sea.
Safari tour in Kanha - When you think Safari the first thing you think of is Africa. Most people think that is the only country for safaris and find it unimaginable to go on one within our own country. That would be their loss. India has some great wild life sanctuaries with excellent facilities to go on a Safari and Kanha National Park is one of them. You can spend hours in an open air jeep zipping around this immaculately well maintained natural park watching an array of animals from elephants, wild boar, sloth bear, hyenas, deer and even the elusive tigers. For nature lovers and the traveller looking for a change of pace this is a much better alternative than lugging around shopping bags from one mall to another.
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For three months this spring, HBR Green hosted a six-part series of online commentary and discussion exploring best practices and new thinking in green business strategy. Leaders of the business world-including Brian Walker, CEO of Herman Miller; Judith Samuelson, an executive director at the Aspen Institute; and Stuart Rose, chief executive of Marks & Spencer-asked provocative questions about how environmental issues are affecting key corporate disciplines: operations, corporate governance, marketing, ethics, leadership, and supply chain management. Featured contributors and readers from around the globe-executives of companies large and small, consultants, heads of utilities, academics-answered with robust and lively commentaries. Their contributions taught us that in marketing green products, companies must not lose sight of the basic reasons consumers buy them in the first place; that products that are green from the ground up have fundamentally different economics and markets from products that start dirty and are cleaned up by reengineered processes; that global pooling and exchange of technology are vital to cleaning up supply chains and reducing worldwide greenhouse gas emissions; that going green requires a sustained and unified effort from a diverse set of companies, customers, suppliers, workers, nonprofits, governments, and NGOs. And, as the highlights collected in this special section reveal, no company, industry, or executive will remain untouched.
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