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Nerd News: 'The Curse of the Buxom Strumpet' Has the Best Zombie Cast Ever
Personally, I'm tickled enough by the idea of a period zombie comedy called The Curse of the Buxom Strumpet, but it gets even better when you add in the cast: Dame Judi Dench is the most recent addition, joining Sir Ian McKellen, Gillian Anderson, and Mark Williams. You guys! M, Gandalf, Scully, and Arthur Weasley are all going to be in the same movie! And that movie is about ZOMBIES! It really doesn't get much better than that!
I suppose at this juncture that it would be a good idea to explain exactly what The Curse of the Buxom Strumpet is. Very well: At last year's Cannes Film Festival, director Matthew Butler, along with his co-writer Tori Hart, debuted a short film that went by the delightful title of E'gad, Zombies!. Narrated by Ian McKellen, the film detailed the unfortunate adventures of young William Filthe. The younger son of an aristocratic family living in Upper Trollop in the 18th century, William had little to hope for in life; he spent his days writing ridiculous poetry and dodging the vegetables thrown at him by Vanity Banks, his one true love. When Vanity decided to marry William's older brother (who, naturally, is heir to the family fortune), the heartbroken William determined to leave England and live as a monk. Unfortunately, on the morning he was due to leave, William found his house curiously deserted and his faithful servant Sandwich half-eaten. And the worst, as they say, was yet to come as he attempted to save Vanity from an undead fate…
E'gad, Zombies! ran a short and sweet 21 minutes, but left its audiences wanting a whole lot more. So what's a filmmaker to do? Take what you've got, flesh it out and build a feature-length film out of it, of course! The Curse of the Buxom Strumpet will be that feature-length film, expanding the story of E'gad, Zombies! and featuring an all-star cast. The Mary Sue speculates that if Strumpet is to be a direct adaptation of the original short film, then it's likely that Williams will be playing William Filthe and Gillian Anderson will be playing Vanity Banks; the Mary Sue also suspects that McKellen McKellen will be playing zombie survivor Lord Fortitude. No one is really sure whether Dame Judi will be playing the titular buxom strumpet, but that information will undoubtedly come with time. In the meantime, I don't know about you, Gentle Readers, but I'm rather excited for this one. Shooting starts later in the year, so stay tuned for more news as it comes!
And now, for your viewing pleasure, the trailer for E'gad, Zombies!:
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I also think that the firing position is a little off, as Rasmus suggested she should be a lot more drawn out over the ground by moving her right leg back at a less steep angle and then extending her left outwards in the direction of the gun fire. She seems very scrunched up to the weapon as well she most definitely needs to have her right elbow raised to be horizontally in line with her hand.
Now for my original thoughts, so not reiterating another deviants points, the Muzzle flash just doesn't look right. Impact is right but its a bit over the top. If i stare at it for a while i start to like it but on first glance it needs work. It does seem to detract from the focus of the still being Jolene herself. however, everything else looks great, the dusty effect and the translucent texts really add a great quality to the style of picture. Would love to see how it looks with a different muzzle flash.
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Almost six years ago, a small group of budding business people came together and wanted to create an organization where young people starting new careers would come together and impact the community.
"They reached out to several people and it got it started. They wanted something innovative, fun, impactful. Putting work into the community but at the same time enjoying themselves and having fun." said 705 President Brittany Broussard.
The 705 Club was established, and their took place in October of 2007.
"I actually attended that party in 2007 and the energy and excitement from people of all demographics was inspiring. I signed up that night as a member and has been a member ever since." said Broussard.
Gus Rezende, co-owner of Jefferson Street Pub, was born and raised in Brazil. He moved to the states to attend college on a tennis scholarship, but after school he had a difficult time finding a new place to call home.
"I struggled to find a place, you know, I went to a couple different locations after college but Lafayette was the place to be. Especially now downtown the last couple of years I feel like I've found my niche. I found a place I really want to spend my time and that's the place I want to help the community grow in downtown is the area I'm going to put my focus in." said Rezende
"Gus, if you could give advice to young entrepreneurs what would you say to them?"
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The CliffsNotes Version of True University—The 2-Day Startup School from True Ventures
After I wrote a long article profiling the unusual culture at True Ventures, the San Francisco-based early stage investing fund known for its investments in startups like Automattic, GigaOm, and KissMetrics, the firm invited me to attend True University, a two-day conference on startup-building tactics at the University of California at Berkeley. (Well, the truth is I invited myself, and True graciously allowed me to matriculate.) The way I understood it, the idea behind True University was to build on True's successful one-day Founder Camp events—which bring together CEOs and founders of companies backed by True Ventures for a day of off-the-record lectures, conversations, and commiseration about the challenges of startup-building—by extending the experience to lower-level company employees as well. I already knew that True Ventures is atypically vigorous about encouraging the companies in its portfolio to learn from each other, so I was curious to see what kind of "curriculum" the firm was planning for its "students."
The event took place this Wednesday and Thursday in an appropriately collegiate setting—Berkeley's Haas School of Business. It came complete with celebrity professors, a choice of five majors, a catalog of more than 40 courses, a graduation ceremony with hand-signed diplomas in Latin, and the obligatory kegger. True invited up to five people to attend from each of the companies in its portfolio, and paid for accommodations for the out-of-town visitors. In the end, some 200 employees from 47 of True's 72 portfolio companies made the trek. I attended both days, dipping in and out of a dozen sessions (I couldn't settle on a major). I took extensive notes—something I wasn't quite as assiduous about when I was really in college—and below I've gathered up a few of the most memorable quotes from the event.
But first some high-level impressions. True Ventures partner and co-founder Jon Callaghan kicked off the gathering by saying that "the core of innovation is collaboration" and asserting that "never before has a venture firm committed so deeply to lifelong learning as a business strategy." It's easy enough to mouth sentiments, but my sense is that Callaghan, co-founder Phil Black, and the other True partners really mean it. I've met plenty of venture capitalists in my travels for Xconomy in Boston and the Bay Area, and nobody seems to get a bigger kick out of working with early-stage entrepreneurs than the folks at True. If they weren't actually managing roughly $378 million for their limited-partner investors, you'd think they were just doing it for the fun of it.
For one thing, True puts a lot of effort into making the people who run its portfolio companies feel as if they have a stake in one another's success. That shows up across "the platform"—True's name for the collection of tools it has built to help True-backed founders trade insights about surviving and thriving as a startup. Key elements in the platform include an online portal, an e-mail distribution list that CEOs can use to ping one another for near-instant advice, and the twice-yearly Founder Camp events.
But most of those tools are aimed at C-level execs. True University is the first time that True (or any other venture firm, as far as I know) has staged a professional-development event for the next tier down—the engineers, designers, and marketers needed to turn a founding visionary's ideas into reality. "The first five to 10 people hired at a startup greatly influence what the next 50 to 100 will look like," Phil Black observed at the graduation ceremony. In that light, it seems pretty smart to offer key officers a chance to climb out of their trenches, absorb a few new ideas about how to build high-growth companies, and connect with one another. Yes, it's about lifelong learning, but it's also about increasing the chances that True's companies will score big on a time scale relevant to venture investors.
Judging from the quality of the lectures and conversations I listened to, the lean-forward attitudes of the participants, and the happy buzz among attendees during the breaks, picnic lunches, and parties, nobody went home disappointed. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see other venture firms copying True's event—although first they'd need to hire someone as energetic as Shea Di Donna, the True vice president who conceived and organized the event. I'll bet a few CEOs are on the phone to their Sand Hill Road partners right now asking why there isn't a "Kleiner University" or a "Sequoia University."
I won't give away True's special sauce by repeating everything I heard at the event. But below are a few of the choicest quotes from the True University instructors whose courses I attended, organized by major.
"A startup is a temporary organization whose purpose is to search for a repeatable and scalable business model. There is no such thing as a 15-year-old startup. There's a three-year-old startup attached to a 12-year-old failure."—Steve Blank, author and retired serial entrepreneur
"If you only hire people you know, you run out of people. You hit the wall at 30 and then you have to start hiring strangers from Safeway…Real 'A players,' game changers, are well loved, well compensated, and generally happy doing what they're doing, so you have to go after them very aggressively. You have to be more strategic. You have to convince them to come play with you."—Lisa Blos-Johnson, Bereina
"Understand your users' incentives for being on your site. Don't bury the lead. Get newcomers invested right away; find your 'aha' moment and get to it quickly."—Daniel Burka, Milk Inc.
"Data liberates us from the delusion that we understand all the needs of our audience…From a large enough distance, 'Following your gut' and 'Wasting other people's time and money' look a lot alike."—Ryan Freitas, About.me
"There is a secret to closing [a hire] when the person you're hiring already works at a big company. You say, 'Out of the 12,000 people there, only 200 people do all the coding and create the product. All the others are there to tell you why you can't do what you want to do. None of those guys work for us.'"—Amit Kumar, Vurve.com
"Nothing is easier than poking holes in a new idea. The most precious gift you can give somebody is your undivided attention. You express your generosity by listening fully and clearly. The first thing out of your mouth should be ways to respect and enhance the idea. That way, you get a neural workout that might cultivate your own creative qualities, you might help improve your friend's idea, and you might become known in your organization as the person to go to when there is a fresh idea."—Carl Nordgren, Duke University
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"A freemium business is way harder to execute than a premium-only business. But companies that do it well ride a wave of customer evangelism. Once you get it right, it's hard to compete against."—Sean Ellis, CatchFree
"[At Solar Winds] we tried making our free products smaller and more irritating. We constrained the UI, we put ads in, we made every link drive back to a landing page. Everyone of them was a really bad idea. The whole point of free is to be an organic growth engine, to get people to talk about your product. You have to make the [free] product really good."—Kenny Van Zant, Asana
"Your instinct will be to hire someone to go [gather customer feedback and data]. That's a going-out-of-business strategy. If the founder isn't doing the first tranche, you've offloaded it to someone who doesn't have the vision, the strategy, or the understanding."—Steve Blank
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"Equanimity—a state of emotional stability, especially in a difficult situation—is one of the most important qualities you can have in a startup. [Disasters] are not the kinds of events that create culture, they are the events that test the culture you've been building all along."—Jeffrey Veen, TypeKit
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Widower Clyde Deacon arrives in Fairfield, New York, to take up the post of doctor. The townspeople initially regard him with suspicion because he comes from Tennessee. When a beautiful actress is found murdered, the overworked sheriff asks Deacon to assist him with the case. Deacon quickly discovers that the Fairfield inhabitants aren't as innocent as they seem, the victim not as blameless, and the truth more shocking than anyone could have imagined....
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Matbor Tower! Yeah, that's actually a real place. I scoured two floors searching for 'matbors' but I didn't find any. Maybe they all mastered invisibility from orange jumpsuit wearing ninjas. I couldn't even find out any links the 'tower' might have with actual 'matbors'. Maybe it was erected as a tribute to 'matbors' everywhere, or maybe it was built by the biggest 'matbor' of them all. Either ways, it doesn't matter because Matbor Tower is not really a tower, it's just an apartment. Misleading as hell, right?
On the 26th, on the first floor of that apartment-like tower (or tower-like apartment), an Anime + Manga Convention took place. MazeCon 2 is the second of its kind; the first took place in 2011. I hope they don't plan to serialize all their future events. MazeCon 54 doesn't sound too catchy.
Here's a proper introduction; Manga can be equated to comics, Anime with cartoons. Both have a large, dedicated fan-base worldwide, with the age range also varying greatly. It is no different in Bangladesh. In Bangladesh we have teamOtaku, which rapidly grew into what is now called MazeCity, Bangladesh's first anime community-forum-site-thingy. On the 26th they held MazeCon 2, a gathering of all things anime and manga. The event had a lot of cool stuff going on that would appeal to anime fans.
The basic stuff:
You buy a ticket. That ticket lets you enter (obviously), but before you enter you are given a gift pack consisting poster, a t-shirt, a mug and the whole thing is given to you in an awesome paper bag. Seriously love the paper bag. Inside there are stalls which is a good way to spend your time while the organizers are stalling for the next event ... stalling, geddit? There wasn't much stalling though, so all's good. For your ticket you also get lunch, bottled water and 'Mojo'. There was a cosplay contest and karaoke contest. I hear there was also a quiz competition and party with an anime DJ near the end. Sadly, I couldn't stick around for that. But if the rest of the convention was anything to judge by, then I am sure they were great.
There were 5 stalls. One of them sold food, the other sold paan (because anime and paan go so well together, or did you not know that?). The other three followed the theme. 'We Draw Stuff' was one stall. They drew stuff, as promised. Some people brought in their works and kept it with them so that other fans could browse. Others could request drawings of any desired character(s) or portraits of themselves. I sat down with these guys and drew for a while. They are all really talented. I think Jamil's Comics had a stall there selling manga. 'Anifinity' was the next stall. They sold figurines, accessories and t-shirts. They take orders for cosplay costumes, which brings us to our next feature. You can find them all on Facebook.
There were some rather elaborate costumes. There was a lot of Bleach and Naruto stuff which I didn't know anything about. There was Mystogan (Fairy Tail) who had five staves (I didn't count), all resembling the ones from the series rather accurately. There was an eerie duck-ghost thing (Eliza from Gintama) which made me VERY uncomfortable. I walked past it several times, each time with my guard up. When the duck-ghost got up on stage, it turned out there were two of them! Well played duck-ghost-man, well played.
The cosplayers either made the costumes themselves or, in most cases, got their tailors to make it for them. I was very happy to see some crossplay was well (crossdressing cosplay); there was a girl cosplaying as L (Death Note). Also, Goku was one of the people managing the event.
The people singing were surprisingly good. They couldn't fool you into thinking that they could speak Japanese, but they could sing those songs damn near perfectly. I didn't recognize most of the songs because I don't watch mainstream anime much, but there was one guy who sang SATSUGAI (Murder) from the short comedy series Detroit Metal City. That I know and that I like.
Of the few special guests attending MazeCon 2, the spotlight would have to fall on Ahsan Habib, cartoonist and editor of famous satire magazine Unmad, and Sharier Khan, the creator of 'Babu' and 'Basic Ali'. Their attendance and patronage assisted greatly in publicizing this event. Also to thank are the heads of MazeCity.
In my viewpoint, what made MazeCon 2 so great was the crowd. They were willing and eager to participate in the events. To be honest my expectations weren't that high, I didn't think anyone there would watch the type of anime I did. But there were a lot of people and they all had unique tastes, some of them sharing mine. Interacting with them, exchanging opinions and sharing anime names made for a fun experience. If you are an anime or manga fan then try and be there for the next one.


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Oklahoma Kindergartener Banned From Wearing Michigan Shirt To School
A little boy in Oklahoma City, OK was recently made to go behind a tree and turn his shirt inside out before he would be allowed to enter school. What about this kid's shirt was so offensive? Well, it was a University of Michigan shirt, of course. What?I really wish I was kidding about this. But no, 5-year-old Cooper Barton was informed that his t-shirt was unacceptable and would have to be turned inside out. And you might think that maybe this was just his teacher's personal preference. And you'd be wrong. Turns out that this is a policy of the Oklahoma City Public School District! No joke.
The policy prohibits "clothing bearing the names or emblems of all professional and collegiate athletic teams (with the exception of Oklahoma colleges and universities.)" and you are probably thinking "well, that has to be an old law". Nope. The policy was enacted in 2005, over a concern about gang violence(?).
Cooper's parents say they like Wilson Elementary, the school their son attends and where the incident occured, and are not upset with the principal and school administrators for enforcing the dress code. But, the Bartons say they will continue to address the issue with the School Board. Oklahoma City Superintendent Karl Springer has said the district will review the dress code policy.
Since news of this story broke, University of Michigan Athletic Director Dave Brandon is reportedly inviting Cooper to a future UM game and is having a special "inside-out" Wolverines shirt made for him.


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Story Behind the Song: Reba McEntire, 'Somebody's Chelsea'
Lines from movies often inspire great country songs: Kenny Chesney's "You Had Me From Hello" was inspired by the film Jerry Maguire, and Trace Adkins' "The Rest of Mine" was an idea sparked by the movie Phenomenon, for example. Reba McEntire's 2011 single "Somebody's Chelsea," too, was inspired by a film, 2007's P.S. I Love You.
McEntire co-wrote the tune with Liz Hengber and Will Robinson and included it on her 2010 All the Women I Am album; it became a Top 50 song on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. Below, McEntire and Robinson explain how the song came to be.
McEntire: When I got the inspiration for that song, I was watching a movie, P.S. I Love You [with] Harry Connick Jr. [and] Hillary Swank. And they're sitting at the booth in the cafe, and she's saying how much she loved her husband who passed on. I don't know his name in the movie; it could've been Frank or something.
And Harry Connick Jr.'s like, "What did I do? What's wrong? How come you won't love me?" "Well, my husband was this, he was that. He was just so good ..." And Harry Connick Jr. gets up and starts to walk out, and she goes, "Where you going?"
He said, "I want to be somebody's Frank. I'm going to go find that person." I'm like, "What a great idea for a song."
Robinson: She got the idea from that movie and had approached Liz with the idea, and Liz emailed her back and said, "Why don't we bring Will in on this?" I've written a few things for Reba, and one was a single, "I Know How He Feels," a few years ago. And so she said, "Sure."
The trick was finding the right direction, and once we got the direction in, the melody came at 5AM. I woke up with the melody in my head and ran downstairs and put it down, the basic part of it. Usually when I do that and then I go back to bed and wake up a few hours later and then listen to it, it's usually awful. But every now and then, it will hold up even better than I thought, because I'm usually half asleep. It seemed to fit the mood, and I just kind of went from there.
I thought it was such a clever and unusual idea. I'd never heard it like that before. I think the story was a bit different in the movie. It was a younger girl whose husband had died suddenly, so we decided to make it an older man who had been married about 60 years and lost the love of his life. And the singer's thinking, "I hope somebody loves me like that."
We got chills when we started thinking that this could really be a good song, if we write it right. It was a challenge to write it right because it's an unusual title ... that's one reason I liked it so much is that the title intrigued me. Luckily, we were able to get the song at the same level as the title.
Reba came up with the name Chelsea. It's a relative of hers, and she was attached to it. I thought, "That's an unusual name," which I like, but I started thinking, "How are we going to rhyme it?" But if you sing Chelsea, an "E" rhyme worked out perfectly to rhyme with Chelsea. At first I was thinking, "How do you rhyme Elsea?" [Laughs] You go through all of those things when you're thinking, "How are we going to write this?" But it made it all the more challenging trying to keep that name. And now everywhere I go, I seem to hear that name Chelsea. It's a beautiful name.
This story was originally written by Donna Hughes, and revised by Angela Stefano.
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Durham County Cricket Club is located in Chester–le-Street, a historic market town in the Vale of Durham . Proud of its Christian heritage, evidence of religious significance can be found throughout the town Follow the town Heritage Trail to explore the history of the town and take in the sites, including St Mary and St Cuthbert's Church, while Cuddy's Course walking trail traces the route of the Community of St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, from here to Durham City, via Finchale Priory.
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No visit to the Vale of Durham would be complete without a trip to Beamish – The Living Museum of the North. This open-air attraction brings the past to life, vividly recreating life in the North East through the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian periods. Or discover your wild side at Beamish Wild, an adventure woodland where visitors can scale the tree tops, tackle the Burma Bridge, jump the leap of faith and free-fall on the incredible power fan.
Discover more of Durham and explore historic Durham City, the breathtaking Durham Dales and the dramatic Durham Coast.
A short drive into Durham City will allow you to discover the treasures of the world famous Durham Cathedral and Castle UNESCO World Heritage Site, or marvel at an unrivalled collection of antiquities in Durham University's Oriental Museum. Take in the sights and smells of Durham's glorious gardens, including Crook Hall and Durham University's Botanic Garden.
The striking scenery of the Durham Dales and North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty provides peace and tranquillity or the perfect chance to get outdoors and active, with walking and cycling trails revealing unforgettable views. At Hamsterley Forest you will find 2,000 hectares of woodland to explore, or get back to nature at High Force waterfall, a truly magnificent sight. Experience the dramatic views and rugged beauty of the Durham Heritage Coast, with nearby Dalton Park, the region's biggest outlet shopping centre.
For those craving culture, The Bowes Museum houses an impressive collection of European fine and decorative arts in a building as impressive as the exhibits within. Or immerse yourself in history and heritage at Raby Castle, one of England's finest medieval castles.
Durham plays host to many more treasures too, visitors can board a steam train at Locomotion – The National Railway Museum at Shildon, or experience the life of a Victorian lead miner at Killhope – The North of England Lead Mining Museum in the Durham Dales.
And for some family fun, Durham has a host of great days out including Hall Hill Farm and Adventure Valley.
When it's time to refuel, whether you want to relax in one of Durham's cosy pubs with a hearty meal, enjoy a tasty tearoom treat or indulge in a stylish restaurant, it's all on the menu in Durham. Look out for the TasteDurham mark, a sign of great food and service.
Whether you choose Durham City, the Durham Dales, Vale of Durham or the Durham Coast as a base for your trip to Durham, you'll find accommodation to suit every taste and budget.
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Equity in Access to Health Services in Developing Countries
In the decade 2000-2010, development policy has given health care higher priority, which has translated as a sharp global increase in health expenditure. This increase can only effectively help reduce poverty if the expenditure is efficient and if access to health services becomes more equitable. This paper contributes to the study of health equity in developing countries, focusing specifically on child and mother health care services. Our research highlights that increased public health expenditure is directed more towards the poor than the rich, but that health equity is only marginally improved. We also find that access to health services is significantly dependent on household socioeconomics, including the mother's level of education. A policy targeting better schooling for girls would therefore significantly improve access to health services among poor populations. Finally, we identify several dimensions of governance that could help significantly close the health equity gap. JEL Classification: I1, I3.
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In many ways, the story of contemporary American society – and others as well – is one of an astonishing proliferation of options. I don't mean just the small stuff, such as the mindboggling choices for our playlists and Netflix queues, or the supermarket aisles that now require yards of real estate just for that one product we used to get for free by turning on our kitchen tap.
No, I'm talking about big, sweeping life paths. How We Live Now. Those choices are multiplying, too. We now have more opportunities to claim the life that is most meaningful to us. In some domains, the stigma of being different is dissipating. To the extent that it lingers, sometimes we can find others to stand with us and against those who would try to put us down.
The social movement that is getting the most ink is the LGBT quest for marriage equality. I don't think marriage of any sort should be the basis for privilege, but that's not the point. Advocating for same-sex marriage presupposes a much more fundamental accomplishment – the possibility of living openly as someone who is not just a garden-variety heterosexual.
The march of history does not always widen our array of options. As I wrote in Singled Out, the celebration of sex, and lots of it, in recent times has narrowed the comfort zone for those who are just not that into it. Even that trend is showing some signs of change. Asexuals have a well-respected website, AVEN (Asexual Visibility and Education Network), and founder Dave Jay has shown up on MTV and on The View, and was profiled in an Atlantic magazine article, "Life without sex."
What I talk about most, of course, is single life – especially as lived by those who are embracing it and not just passing through. I like to mock those who practice singlism, and poke holes at all of those supposedly scientific studies purporting to condemn single people to lives that are nasty, brutish, and short. Typically, those studies are massively flawed.
I have been writing this "Living Single" blog since March of 2008, and over the course of those 4+ years, there has been progress. Not nearly as much as I would like, but progress all the same. For some exemplary nuggets, check out Singles Rule! The Surprising Media Phenomenon of 2012.
The publication of Eric Klinenberg's Going Solo earlier this year let loose a bolt of realization that Living Solo Rules, too. We already knew that young adults often have a place of their own. People my age know that things have changed for the elderly. When those in my cohort were growing up, the norm was for the widowed and any other solo elders to move in with family, often their grown children. Now many prefer instead to live on their own, aging in place when at all possible.
What Going Solo told us that was new (among many other things) is that the majority of people living on their own are between the ages of 35 and 65.
A different trend is, to me, much more surprising: Many young adults are heading home to live with their parents. I get the economics of it – that's not the stunner. What was amazing to me, when I first learned about this, is that so many of the young adults actually like living with their parents. Their relationships with their parents, when they are all under the same roof again, are mostly fine. When I was in college, nothing would seem more alien than returning home to live with mom and dad, because you wanted to!
I loved my parents – it wasn't that. There was a great big generation gap. No matter how deep their love, parents and their grown children just didn't see the world the same way. My college classmates and I (Vassar, 1975) were all just so thrilled to be heading out on our own.
Now in the media, stories about the new living arrangements are all the rage. Katherine Newman documented The Accordion Family in detail, in her book by that name. (I discussed the themes of the book here and here). Just yesterday in the Washington Post, historian Steve Mintz made the economic case for the trend of moving back in with parents and accepting help from parents well beyond college graduation:
"…it turns out that this type of path is the best preparation for success in an economy that rewards ambition, risk-taking, entrepreneurship, and adaptability."
The title of his essay is "The kids are moving back in after college? Smart career move." (Yes, he does acknowledge that not all young adults have the enormous advantage of parents who are financially able to support them through college, much less beyond. He has some ideas for solutions, too.)
Even more intriguing, I think, is what he said about the college students in his Columbia University classes: "…my students consider their parents friends."
Over at the New York Times, Karen Fingerman and Frank Furstenberg, writing that "You can go home again," caution us not to bemoan the close ties between parents and their grown kids. This does not add up to dependency on the young adults' part, nor over-involvement on the parents' part, they argue:
"Our research shows that the closer bonds between young adults and their parents should be celebrated, and do not necessarily compromise the independence of the next generation."
About the help that parents continue to give to their grown children, Fingerman and Furstenberg add,
"The problem isn't with the help, per se, but with viewing that support as abnormal and worrying that it could cause harm."
Their conclusion is striking. Remember that generation gap we used to hear so much about? The authors declare it over. It's history. "Let's be grateful that we've finally solved that problem."
[Note: Young adults living with their parents, as well as many other "lifespaces" and creative ways of living are discussed in How We Live Now: Redefining Home and Family in the 21st Century. For the book, I traveled around the country asking people to let me into their homes and tell me about how they live. It also incorporates social science research and places our current ways of living in the US in historical and cross-cultural perspective.]


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The philosophy of Mystic Ballet's artistic fact of existence is through its TIC technique.
Idiosyncratic artistic ideology utilizing an unorthodox TIC technique, creates a fine bond of conceptual artistic articulation and public engagement. TIC favors freedom of action for individual over collective. TIC formula: Balance, athleticism, an emotional state or reaction – motion throwing back by a body or surface of light, or sound without absorbing it = one HUMAN one ARTIST in 7 billion.
"Watch some of the best dancers in the country perform live within an intimate setting." (Carley Patrone, CBS New York)
"Top-Notch Ballet" (The New York Times).
"Dancers from the Mystic Ballet in Connecticut transformed Goran Subotic's highly aesthetic contribution into movement" (Von Elrich Muller, dance critic for NortseeZietung, Germany).
"On stage its dancers are like gods who have the power of movement, precision in steps and rhythm, perfection in silhouettes" (Yaosca Reyes for Hoy, Managua, Nicaragua).
"The uniqueness of Mystic Ballet is reflected in its artistic approach and the incredible talent of its young artists that allow the works to be intimately understandable to the audience. Every movement stems from a strong sense of passion entwined with human impulses and instincts" (A. Nicolic for Tanjug/Mondo, Serbia).
The Company has toured and its works have been seen throughout New England, New York, Germany, Serbia, Nicaragua, Japan, and Brazil.
Mystic Ballet's TIC technique has been taught at workshops – Young Artist Development in New York, London, Paris, Milano, Frankfurt, Taipei, Osaka, Tokyo, and Sydney.
Photo: Glenn Goettler
In 2012, and 2013 Mystic Ballet was invited to perform at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Inside Out Series. At 2013, Mystic Ballet performance had the second highest audience attendance in the history of the Festival, since 1932.
Mystic Ballet is recognized by State of Connecticut
"In recognition of Mystic Ballet's ongoing contribution to the cultural and artistic life of the region. The extraordinary talent and creative genius of Goran Subotic and the Mystic Ballet have brought a new dimension of beauty to our community and our state."
Mystic Ballet received Official Citation by the Town of Stonington
"The First Selectmen congratulates you as being the most progressive ballet company in the region, and looks forward to working with you to launch a renowned performance festival, establish a local performance venue, and make Mystic a location of ballet excellence."
In 2015 Mystic Ballet opened its own performing venue – for experimental works and exclusive high end entertainment, Mystic Dark Room.


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THOUSANDS of children were referred to the Children's Reporter last year over concerns they are being exposed to some form of domestic abuse.
A report published by the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA) revealed that 3,275 children were referred on the grounds that they have, or are likely to have, a close connection to someone who has carried out domestic abuse.
More than one-third of those children were aged under four at the time.
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However, the number of annual referrals is likely to rise as the new provision only came into force in June 2013. Prior to this, children at risk from domestic abuse were referred on more general care and protection grounds.
If concerns are serious enough, children affected by domestic abuse could be referred to a children's hearing. This could result in a demand that parents get help, or even leave a violent partner, with possible options including removing the child to stay with another family member or a foster carer if they are still at risk.
Tam Baillie, Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People, said: "Over time, this provision will help make children who live with domestic abuse more visible and give us a better picture as to how the Children's Hearings System supports them and their parent or carer.
"We still have some way to go to ensure that all those working to support children and young people affected by domestic abuse have the right knowledge, skills and experience to effectively support them, keep them safe, ensure their well-being and protect their rights."
To meet the "close connection" criteria, the child must either live in the same household as someone who has carried out domestic abuse or be in "significant contact'"with such an offender. These provisions are aimed at covering not just immediate family but also the partner of a child's parent who does not live in the same home.
In response to the figures, welfare groups have called for better measures to protect Scotland's youngsters before they suffer from violence or distress. Matt Forde, head of NSPCC services in Scotland, argues that domestic abuse is a major underpinning factor in most cases of disruptive behaviour in children.
He said: "Research shows a child's development can be harmed by witnessing physical or emotional abuse at a young age.
"Children as young as five from violent or abusive homes are two to four times more likely to hit, slap or push other children; pick on others or; break, damage or destroy someone else's belongings."
The children affected need prompt support, Mr Forde added: "Reaching children before they begin to act out their trauma is the only way to break the downward spiral of violence and give Scotland's next generation a safer and happier future."
A spokesman for the SCRA said: "Exposure to domestic abuse can have a profound impact on children and young people. We will continue to work with our partners in the Children's Hearings System to ensure the children and young people whose lives are blighted by this issue receive appropriate support and intervention."
A Scottish Government spokeswoman added: "Domestic abuse can have a devastating effect on children and is rightly condemned by all. We support a range of work to help families affected.."
Children or young people affected by domestic abuse can contact ChildLine on 0800 1111 or visit www.childline.org.uk. Anyone who has concerns about a child's welfare can call ParentLine Scotland on 08000 28 22 33.


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CME: Futures Falter Through the Week as Feed Outlook is Bearish13 May 2013
US - Live cattle futures ended slightly higher in all but the front-month June contract on Friday. Futures posted sizable losses for the week.
Recent price action suggests traders fear the run-up to record highs in Choice boxed beef won't last long and signals demand remains a concern, write ProFarmer analysts.
June cattle traded mostly lower for the session but the deferred December cattle managed to show some late strength, say market experts at CME.
The new crop feedgrain outlook carried a bearish tilt and the weakness in grains along with weakness in other key commodity markets helped to pressure.
Ideas that consumer demand will come down due to record high beef prices has kept the market on the defensive.
A combination of some rain in the southern plains this week and cheaper feedgrain prices by the fall could help slow cow and non-fed cattle slaughter into the summer and this may have helped to provide some underlying support.
Ideas that a colder and wetter trend for this weekend might limit consumer demand for beef has added to the negative tone.
Boxed-beef cut-out values at mid-session came in at $205.55 which is up $.06 on the day and up from $201.68 last week at this time and a new all-time high.
The USDA report was considered bearish for the cattle as 2013 beef production was revised higher by 214 million pounds and exports revised lower by 13 million but this was more than offset by a revision lower of 177 million pounds for pork exports.
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Archive for Thursday, May 17, 2001
Anderson sets agenda for first year
In what was billed as a state of the city address, Mayor Dave Anderson focused on the immediate future by listing his goals for the first year of his administration.
In an address to the De Soto Chamber of Commerce last Thursday, the newly-installed mayor summed up the state of some of the city's key infrastructure components as aged.
The city has a water treatment plant built in the 1950s that must run above capacity to meet current summer demands, he said. As a consequence, the system sometimes operates with less than desirable water pressure and quality, he said.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is monitoring the city's sewer plant for compliance with state discharge standards, Anderson said. That yearlong review ends in August. If De Soto fails to meet standards, it will be given another year to demonstrate improvement before the state demands action.
On the plus side, the city has a hard-working qualified staff, Anderson said. He pointed to the four-man crew that cleared the streets within the 13.7square-mile city this winter. Joe Gibbs is the only municipal employee in Kansas to earn a Class-4 operating license, the state's highest, for both sewer and water plants, Anderson said.
During a recent meeting with city supervisors, Anderson challenged them to open their imaginations to what De Soto can become in the next 20 years. It is his job to provide the leadership to direct their efforts, he said.
"In the next four years, we can leave an imprint on the city for the next 20 years," he told the city workers. "An entire generation of De Soto citizens will look back and know who did that."
Anderson indicated he was anxious to start the process and laid out an agenda for his first year in office. His goals are to:
Develop a water-supply strategy to provide a fourfold increase in "affordable" water to De Soto's residents.
Complete an updated comprehensive land-use plan that identifies areas of future industrial, commercial and residential and the infrastructure needed to serve them.
Expand the De Soto/Johnson County K-10 planning area to include the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant.
Develop a plan to address the replacement of the city's swimming pool.
Put in place a comprehensive schedule of impact fees that ensures new development pays for the increased water, sewer, fire, drainage and street demands it brings.
Extending the joint overlay agreement to include Sunflower would give De Soto a voice its future, Anderson said.
"I do think De Soto needs to be included in what goes on out there," he said.
Anderson released a position paper on the swimming pool last week and said a paper on the city's future water supply needs would soon follow.
Any added capacity above the fourfold increase he is advocating would put De Soto in the position of selling water to consumers outside the city limits, the mayor said. The city needs to fully debate and understand the consequences of that decision, Anderson said.
As for sewers, he agreed with City Administrator Gerald Cooper who has publicly stated De Soto should get out of the sewer business. But, he noted it would be several years before Johnson County Wasterwater ready to expand into the city.
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A bait shop owner in Minnesota believes an unusual alarm stopped a burglar, by singing.
Tom Allen's "Hooked on Fishing" bait store has all the goodies, from lures to live bait. And lining the walls, plenty of fish mounts as proof.
So when he closed up shop on Sunday,
"The last thing I did before I locked the door was turn Billy the Bass on," said Tom Allen, bait store owner.
The motion detecting mount is his singing door alarm, announcing a customer when he's working out back.
But when he opened the shop on Monday morning, it was his saving grace.
"I saw the door had been damaged, and the dead bolt was bent at like a 45 degree angle," said Allen.
Tom's door had been kicked in, but strangely, not a minnow was missing.
"Not a doggone thing."
Seems the silly, singing bass went off on cue breaking the burglar's mischievous silence.
"And I think he just did his job, and scared whoever it was right out of their tracks, and they ran," said Allen.
And might still be running, frightened off by a lip synching, minnow munching plastic fish.
"I hadn't thought of his as scaring off burglars."
This is one fish story that got the best of a very jittery burglar.


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Symptom DetailsA very common early sign of pregnancy is more frequent trips to the washroom. During pregnancy the amount of blood and fluids increases, this leads to additional fluids being processed by your body, passing through your kidneys and then to your bladder. Also as pregnancy progresses, the increased size of the uterus begins to put pressure on your bladder. This symptoms will likely continue throughout your entire pregnancy.
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Bessie Price 1894
Bessie Price, b. 1893 d. 1963 is the daughter of John C. Price b. 1872, d.1916 and his wife Jennie Card Price. John is the son of John Price and Margaret Meehan Price Mattison b.1854, d. 1931. Margaret married Eugene in May 1875.
As a young woman Bessie married Joseph L. Sullivan and they lived in Warren, Warren Co PA. Bessie and Joseph had three children, Joseph, Paul & Susan.
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Aug 30, 2010 Phil Blackwell Uncategorized
If ever there's a chance for the Vernon Verona Sherrill football team to end its long wait for a Section III championship, it might be now.
Of the 41 players on head coach Gary Oliver's roster for the 2010 season, 30 are seniors, easily the most of any Class B squad. Given all that experience, and all the talent on board, a November visit to the Carrier Dome would not be a big surprise.
Not since 1992 has the Red Devils claimed a sectional banner. It lost finals in 1994, 1998 and 2000, then endured some lean years before, in 2009, it all started to click again.
With a high-powered offense that averaged more than 30 points per game, VVS won the Class B East division regular-season title and advanced to the sectional semifinals against Westhill, only to stumble and lose 37-7 to the eventual champions.
"We didn't put out our best effort (in that game) and made a lot of mistakes," Oliver said.
Determined to avenge that effort and go all the way this time, VVS pins many of its hopes on its offense, which returns eight of 11 starters from a year ago.
And it begins with quarterback Tyler Mautner, who holds most of the school's passing records and threw more yards than any returning quarterback in Section III this fall.
With a strong, durable arm and plenty of athleticism (he's also a baseball standout who won a silver medal at the Empire State Games this summer), Mautner gives the Red Devils a decided edge over most of its opponents under center.
When Mautner drops back to throw, most often he's looking for Tyler Curtis, a 6-1 receiver (and also a three-year starter) who is nearly impossible to cover one-on-one. He averaged 27.5 yards per catch a season ago, and nearly half his receptions went for touchdowns.
If defenses double-team Curtis (and likely they will), Mike Eichenlaub could find himself open as he steps into the other receiving slot, and Casey Henderson returns at tight end.
The entire VVS backfield is composed of three-year starters. Collin Way is one of the area's top fullbacks, a big and strong runner capable of running right over defenders. When speed is required, tailback Dylan Guider can get equally productive results.
There's size and experience up front, too. Andrew Oliver bulked up 20 pounds, to 245, while fellow guard Anthony Matt checks in at 275 pounds. Both are back from '09, as is tackle Tyler Wendt, while Jake Voelker takes over at center and Aaron Oliver slides into the other tackle slot.
With few concerns on the offensive side, the main issue with VVS is how its defense will fare, and there's a good mix of experience and youthful exuberance to work with.
No doubt, the team is set at inside linebacker, where the powerful Way and his running mate, Dillon May, offer a tasty combination of strength, speed and aggression. Four players – Andrew Aurigema, Nick Robb, Jordan Loboda and Eli Cleveland – could start outside.
Out front in the Red Devils' 4-4 alignment, Wendt and 275-pound Jordan Reader play at tackle, while Henderson works at end with 6-4, 220-pound sophomore Brett Field, an exciting newcomer. Between them, Guider and Curtis could split time at safety, part of an all-senior secondary where Eichenlaub, Travis Morak and Aaron Pritchard work at the corners.
As it happens, the 2010 season will begin next Friday with VVS playing at Westhill – a chance for redemption and an opportunity to gain early-favorite status.
That's part of an opening stretch where the Red Devils plays four of its first five games on the road, the only exception a Sept. 11 visit from South Jefferson.
An expanded Class B West division will be tougher than in years past, as Cazenovia and Holland Patent both have strong programs. Short trips to Cazenovia and Chittenango will precede two home games to close out the regular season against HP and Oneida.
Oliver said his team has to stay healthy in order to realize its full potential. Oneida, VVS's biggest rival, used a similar formula in 2008 (high-octane offense, quality defense, a lot of senior experience, staying injury-free) to go all the way to the state finals. Perhaps these Red Devils have the same thing in mind.
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Circus Gatti -- 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, 7 p.m. Saturday and 6 p.m. Sunday, City Bank Coliseum, 2720 Drive of Champions. Reserved seats $18.50 (includes $3.50 service charge) in advance, $20 at the door for adults, $16 for students and seniors age 61 and older and children 11 and younger are admitted free with coupon. Tickets on sale at the Select-A-Seat outlets at Caviel's Pharmacy, Dollar Western Wear, Memphis Place Mall, Ralph's Records & Tapes, Texas Tech Student Union's ticket booth and United Supermarkets. 770-2000 or (800)735-1288.
Elephant Encounters -- 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Thursday, African elephants at the Science Spectrum, 2579 S. Loop 289. Standard museum admission of $5.50 for the general public, and $4.50 for children and seniors in effect. Also, $5 for elephant rides and $1 to feed the elephants. 745-2525.
Dan Fields -- 2-4 p.m. Saturday, autographing copies of his book "The Day They Killed the Cows & Other Memories of a West Texas Pioneer" at the Science Spectrum OMNI Theater, 2579 S. Loop 289. 745-1216.
Festival Viva Aztlan Dance & Mariachi Spectacular -- 8 a.m.- 9 p.m. today-Saturday, Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane. Dance and mariachi workshops. General admission tickets $3. 763-3841.
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WASHINGTON – Two individuals charged in connection with the operation of a fraudulent business opportunity scheme were arrested today following their indictment by a Miami federal grand jury on Oct. 21, 2008, the Justice Department and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service announced. According to the charges, Gold Star Vending Inc., purported to sell table top shooter machines, along with assistance in establishing, maintaining and operating a businesses involving the machines. The charges form part of the government's continued nationwide crackdown on business opportunity fraud.
Michele Benitez of Titusville, Fla., and George Hustus of Miami who have been apprehended were indicted for their involvement in the Utah corporation that had connections to Miami. Also charged were Robert Nicol and Andrew Vogen of Salt Lake City. Gold Star Vending sold business opportunities from approximately May 2005 to January 2007. All the defendants were charged with conspiracy and with committing their offenses via telemarketing. Nicol also was charged with three counts of wire fraud.
The business opportunity sold for a minimum price of approximately $8,000. According to the indictment, Gold Star Vending told potential purchasers that independent firms would find locations, such as restaurants, in which to place the machines. The company also told potential purchasers that, if they invested, they would earn substantial profits when members of the public fed quarters into the table top machines. Gold Star Vending salespeople referred potential purchasers to references who, according to the indictment, told false tales of their success as business opportunity owners.
The indictment alleges that Nicol was Gold Star Vending's owner, operator and a salesman. Vogen, Benitez and Hustus were charged as false references.
In addition, the indictment states that Vogen and Benitez used false names and cell phones to disguise their true identities and locations. The indictment also alleges that Gold Star Vending was a continuation of a scheme Nicol and Vogen operated in connection with Table Top Vending Inc., another Utah business opportunity firm.
"Potential investors should be given a full list of all people who have purchased such business opportunities in the past," said Gregory G. Katsas, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department's Civil Division. "Fraudulent promoters typically use fake and handpicked references. The law requires that a list of prior purchasers be provided by the company before entering into a contract with the prospective buyer."
If convicted, Nicol, Vogen, Benitez and Hustus face a maximum statutory term of 10 years' imprisonment, a possible fine and mandatory restitution on the conspiracy count. Nicol also faces a maximum statutory term of imprisonment of 20 years on each of the wire fraud counts, a possible fine and mandatory restitution.
"Many individuals prosecuted in this District have gone to prison for this sort of scam, for periods up to 23 years," said R. Alexander Acosta, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. "Business opportunity promoters need to realize that this type of fraud will be detected and prosecuted vigorously."
Assistant Attorney General Katsas and U.S. Attorney Acosta commended the investigative efforts of the Postal Inspection Service. The case is being prosecuted by trial attorneys Richard Goldberg and Phillip Toomajian with the Civil Division's Office of Consumer Litigation.


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NEW YORK, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- A nationwide survey found that U.S. veterans would find a receptive response to their job search when military service ends.
In a poll of 2,800 managers hiring for public and private positions, Harris Interactive said one-in-five employers indicated they are specifically looking for U.S. veterans to fill jobs.
In addition, 14 percent indicated they were actively recruiting members of the National Guard, the survey sponsored by CareerBuilder found.
CareerBuilder North America President Brent Rasmussen said veterans leaving military service for the past decade face higher than average unemployment rates.
"After fighting for their country, they come home fighting for jobs," Rasmussen said in a statement.
CareerBuilder suggested veterans looking for work learn and articulate how to their military skills transfer over to the workforce. "For example, if you served in the infantry, there are a lot of relatable skills for police or security guard positions or for training roles within organizations," CareerBuilder said.
Thirty-six percent of employers in the Aug. 16 to Sept. 8 survey indicated they were interested in recruiting veterans to fill information technology jobs. Twenty-eight percent indicated they were looking to fill customer service positions.
A quarter of the employers indicated engineering jobs in their firms were suitable for veterans and 22 percent expected to fill sales jobs with ex-military personnel.
The survey carried a margin of error of plus and minus 1.8 percentage points.


text: Microsoft has slashed the price of its Xbox video game console in Europe by almost 40 per cent. The move brings the price down to the level of competing consoles. Effective April 26, the suggested retail price for the Xbox will be cut by 33.4 percent to £199 from £299 in the UK, and 37.6 percent to 299 Euros from 479 Euros in mainland Europe. The cut is a competitive strike, hitting especially Nintendo, which plans to launch its GameCube on the European market early next month with a suggested retail price of 249 Euros. Xbox still costs 50 Euros more, but offers a DVD player as a bonus. Sony's PlayStation 2 sells for about 315 Euros across Europe, or £199 in the UK.. "We are very keen to be competitive in this industry. Nintendo entering the market is a catalyst for what we are doing," said Sandy Duncan, the Microsoft vice president responsible for Xbox in Europe, in a interview with Digit. Microsoft has been criticized by gamers, game vendors and analysts because of the high price tag on the Xbox when it was launched in Europe and Australia on March 14. Insiders say Xbox sales have been lagging, but Microsoft says it is "happy" with the sales level and that the price cut is not a response to criticism. Australian prices have also been cut. "This is a competitive statement and not a direct response (to criticism). Consoles come down in price regularly and it is just part of the business cycle. We were selling at a premium price, but we were not unhappy with sales," said Duncan, adding that the price cut was originally planned for September, but that Microsoft decided to push it forward to "underline its commitment to the market." After the price cuts, Europe and Australia will have the world's best Xbox prices, Duncan said, adding that he is "not aware of any other planned changes to pricing plans" elsewhere in the world. The cuts in Europe and Australia coincide because the areas share the same TV technology, namely PAL, Duncan said. The US and Japan, the other major game console markets, use NTSC and NTSCJ, respectively, for which other Xbox versions are made. Microsoft won't provide details on Xbox sales, but says its "attach rate," an indication of how the games are selling, is good. In the U.S., an average of 4.1 games was sold for each console, while in the UK that number is 3.2, according to Microsoft. An Xbox game costs about £45. The number of game sales per console could have encouraged Microsoft to cut the price on the console, as it might make up for the loss with game sales. "The profit is not in selling the console and probably never will be. The business model is in selling many games," said Duncan. Users who bought, or buy, the Xbox at the higher price before April 26 will be compensated. Microsoft is offering them a choice of two games and a free controller. The value of the compensation package is roughly the same as the difference in street price, an unprecedented gesture, according to Microsoft. "No one in the industry has ever done that at this scale. People have been roughly treated in the past when other manufacturers cut their prices," Duncan said. Indications that Microsoft is struggling with Xbox sales abound in Japan, the first international market for the console. Sales in the country began on February 22. Microsoft shipped 250,000 consoles to Japan in preparation for the launch, one fifth of which were limited edition versions with semi-transparent cases and numbered key chains. However, according to the most recent independent estimates, the company has yet to sell all of the original shipment. More embarrassing for the company is the limited edition, which at ¥5,000 above the regular console price of ¥34,800 has seen poor demand. At the Tsutaya entertainment store in Tokyo's Shibuya district – the very store where Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates kicked off Japanese Xbox sales with a launch event – special edition consoles were still available Thursday. The price of the console is working against Microsoft in Japan, where Sony's PlayStation 2 retails for ¥29,800 and Nintendo's GameCube sells for ¥24,800, but some early bad publicity also hit the console when reports surfaced of optical discs being scratched by some units. In the US Microsoft said it "has momentum" and sold 1.5 million units through the end of 2001.


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An Ohio woman has been ticketed in an accident captured in dramatic video that showed a police officer flipping over a guardrail.
Brooklyn Heights police in suburban Cleveland cited Kathryn Dagostino, of Sagamore Hills, on Wednesday with losing control of her car. She faces a court hearing this month and could be fined.
Police dashcam video showed Dagostino going to the aid of Lt. John Lambert after the Feb. 27 accident. He was helping a stranded motorist on an icy highway ramp when Dagostino's car slid toward them. Lambert pushed the first driver out of the way before he was sent flying.
The 42-year-old Lambert remains hospitalized with a broken pelvis and other injuries.
Dagostino could not be reached. There was no phone listing for her in Sagamore Hills.


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Cathay Pacific CEO John Slosar tells Aviation Week the airline is evaluating the Airbus A380 and Boeing 747-8 and expects to make a decision on whether to place an order for passenger variants in the first half of 2013.
Cathay will have phased out most of its 747-400 passenger aircraft by the end of the year, and has to deal with slot constraints at London Heathrow Airport and Hong Kong International Airport, Slosar says.
And while his predecessor found cost inefficiencies with the A380 and preferred the cargo capacity of the 777-300ER, Slosar notes that the maximum takeoff weight of aircraft like the A380 changes as improvements are made to the aircraft.
Slosar also acknowledges that the 747-8 freighters already operating in Cathay's fleet "are operating very well as freighters." He did not say how many aircraft Cathay will need.
The CEO anticipates that Boeing's immediate problems with the 787 program may inadvertently delay the unveiling of the airframer's 777X. He had earlier predicted that Boeing would officially launch the 777X program in the first half of 2013, but in light of recent problems with the 787 program he says he may have to change his prediction.
Slosar reasons that the need to devote engineering resources to resolve problems with the 787's lithium-ion batteries will divert attention from the next generation of the 777. "I haven't heard anything recently about the 777X," Cathay's CEO tells Aviation Week on the sidelines of an event marking Malaysia Airlines' entry into Oneworld.
As for the 787 program, Slosar expects the current problems will be resolved. "There's been a bit of a stumble, but I don't have any doubts that they [Boeing] will get this fixed. Boeing is a world-class company that knows what they are doing."


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H.Con.Res.51 - Immediate Establishment of Syrian War Crimes Tribunal Resolution113th Congress (2013-2014)
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Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need for investigation and prosecution of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, whether committed by officials of the Government of Syria, or members of other groups involved in civil war in Syria, and calling on the President to direct the United States representative to the United Nations to use the voice and vote of the United States to immediately promote the establishment of a Syrian war crimes tribunal, and for other purposes.


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Lucho Varela is seeing his life in tennis come full-circle.
When he was 11 years old, Lucho watched an inspiring Davis Cup match involving his home country of Chile. Ever since then, he has measured his life by what he has done in the world of tennis -- from becoming a top-ranked junior in South America, to playing college tennis in America, to traveling the ATP circuit for a couple of years, to teaching tennis for a living for almost a decade.
Today, Varela still spends a great deal of time around the courts here in Athens and Watkinsville, where the 41-year-old has settled into the role of proud father and coach for his two sons, Jason, 15, and Josh, 12, who -- to no one's surprise -- are among the best junior tennis players in the Southeast.
''I've pretty much seen it all in tennis,'' Varela said, ''and it's fun to teach the boys what I have learned and experienced. It's nice to see them use it and become successful.''
While there are fathers -- the Williams sisters' dad, Richard, for example -- who admit they saw their kids becoming tennis stars from the day they were born, Varela said he never put any pressure on his kids to take up the sport he learned to love on the clay courts of Chile.
Jason, who is the top-ranked player in Georgia in the 16s and was No. 2 in the South at one juncture this year, first picked up a racket shortly after learning to walk. His dad was working long hours as a tennis pro in Louisiana and sometimes Jason would hang around the court and watch him work. Before long, he had a racket in his hands and was hitting ground strokes with two hands.
''The racket was too heavy and I couldn't hold it with one hand,'' Jason said.
Jason vaguely remembers those early days on the country club courts in Louisiana where he first developed his two-handed forehand and backhand, but he has stuck with the strokes because they have worked. His early success in competitive matches included a win at the Gator Bowl as a 12-year-old over the South's top player.
To get an idea of how good a ball-striker Jason was at an early age, you need only watch younger brother Josh play; his game is a virtual carbon copy of Jason's. Like Jason, Josh relies on powerful two-handed forehands and backhands to set up and win points.
''That's the way they naturally wanted to hit when they were young, and I saw no reason to change because they hit it so well,'' said Varela, who unlike his sons, hits one-handed off both sides. ''I just wanted them to volley one-handed and be able to go to the one-hand on wide shots much like (current UGA player) Chad Carlson does.''
Playing in his final year of the 12s (after beginning play in that age division when he was 8), Josh has progressed a little farther than than Jason, which is surprising because, for a long time, Josh had no interest in continuing the family tradition.
''He would come watch Jason's matches and say how much he didn't like tennis,'' Varela said. ''He used to say he didn't want to run around and get hot and sweaty.''
Now, he revels in it. In this week's Boys 12 final at the Southern Qualifying tournament in Macon, Josh went the distance in a near three-hour match against Alpharetta's Nathan Sachs before falling 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. It was only the fourth loss of the year for the younger Varela, who upset the current No. 1 player in the South, Andy Orvin, a month earlier in Clemson.
''He (Andy) told me once that he had no competition in the 12s and that he should be playing 14s, so I really wanted to play him,'' Josh said. ''He was really shocked when I won the first set and even more so when I came back from 4-1 down in the second set to win 7-5. He started crying and ran to his car.''
Jason, on the other hand, lost with dignity in the finals of the Southern Qualifying in Macon this week. Despite some questionable calls from the umpire on a couple critical points in a 6-4, 7-6 (8) loss to Matthew Lockin, Varela went out of his way to shake the umpire's hand before she left the court.
After rolling to the finals without dropping a set, the brothers were disappointed following their loses to lower-seeded players in the finals. But they realize that Macon is just the beginning of a long summer.
''Making the finals out of a 128 draw of the best in the state is a good tournament,'' said tournament director Mary Hatfield. ''We've had a couple of good brother duos over the last decade, and the Varelas are up there with the best.''
Josh and Jason are still uncertain whether their other brother, Jordan, will become a tennis player. Courtside at Jason's match in Macon, the 7-year-old gave a big thumbs-down when his dad asked him if he likes tennis, He then gave pro wrestling a big thumbs-up.
''I think he's probably going to end up a wrestler,'' Jason said. ''That's all he does is wear wrestling shirts and carry around that wrestling belt.''
Keeping up with their three boys the next two months will be a huge responsibility for Lucho and wife, Nanette, who had a tennis career of her own at Northwestern State, where Lucho played.
The Varelas' summer tennis calendar is heavily booked (and very colorful) with red and green lines designating Jason and Josh's tennis schedules, respectively. This week, for example, a green line shows Josh traveling with Nanette to Columbia, S.C. for the Boys 12 Southern Closed Championships -- ''Seventh year in a row I've made that trip'' Nanette said -- while Jason's red line has Atlanta written under it for the Boys 16 Southern Closed Championships.
''It's a good thing we're in education and have our summers off,'' said Nanette, who is the assistant principal at Gaines Elementary, while Lucho teaches Spanish at Malcom Bridge Middle School. ''We don't have many days free.''
In fact, barring uncharacteristic early losses in a tournament, only one five-day period in early July is untouched by either red or green marker before school starts up again in mid-August. The family has reserved those five days for a trip to their lake house.
''It's important to have some family time where we'll all together,'' said Lucho, who normally travels with Jason. ''And we leave the tennis rackets at home.''
Then it's back on the road with Jason and Josh, who will compete in Southern and national tournaments in Tennessee, Maryland, California, Michigan and Indiana. For Josh, who is 23-4 in '99, this summer is about maintaining his current level of play. Jason, at 16-8, wants to step it up a notch, even though he has many quality wins this season, including a three-set victory over one of the nation's best 14-year-olds at the Gator Bowl in Florida.
While Jason can't pinpoint his best win of '99, he's quick to smile and mention his best near-win, which occurred during his 20-0 high school season as a sophomore at Oconee County.
''I'd like to say it was Jackie Jenkins,'' said Varela, of a match he could have won against one of the nation's best 18-year-olds -- Jenkins is headed to Northwestern this fall. ''I was a point away from 2-1 in the third set when the match was stopped because we (the team) clinched the match.''
Jason's stellar play at No. 1 singles helped the Warriors to their first-ever state tennis title, a feat that will be shown as an edited package during CBS's coverage of this year's U.S. Open.
''The people at TopSpin (a video production crew for the USTA) were looking to follow a high school team who had a shot at winning a state title and they picked us,'' said Jason, who destroyed Greenbrier's Ricky Makerson 6-0, 6-1 to give the Warriors their first team point. ''They didn't shoot a lot of my match, but they got me going crazy when we won.''
Things could start getting crazy for Jason in a year or so when he sits down to make his college decision. It looks like the 15-year-old should have a lot of options considering he's already hearing from Divison I schools despite having two years left in high school.
''Our goal is for Jason to get a college education with the help of tennis and go from there,'' Varela said.
For now, there's nothing else to think about but upcoming tournaments. Jason spent the weekend at Chad Carlson's house drilling with Chad's dad, Denny, and a number of other top juniors. But he returned home Sunday to spend time with dad on Father's Day.
Although Varela said he loves to fish and golf with his sons, Sunday's outdoor activities took place on the tennis court -- and that was just fine for dad.
''I know they have a big tournament coming up and I enjoy going out there with them,'' Lucho said. ''We'll treat it like a normal business day.''
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With a police helicopter hovering overhead and a specialist dog team on the prowl, locals were convinced they were witnessing a major manhunt.
But a few minutes later the operation was stood down after officers caught their quarry - not a dangerous escaped prisoner or a terror suspect, but two naughty boys who had pinched some plastic goalposts.
And the result? The two 16-year-olds were simply given a ticking off because of their ages and lack of previous offences.
Essex Police were yesterday criticised for scoring an own goal as locals accused them of a massive overreaction when they could have used the resources to catch serious criminals.
Andy Wright, head of Rayne Primary School near Braintree, from where the goalposts were taken, said he was stunned the £700-an-hour helicopter had been deployed.
"I was very surprised when the caretaker told me that the police helicopter had been sent out," he said. "Of course, we do not want any of our equipment to be stolen as it belongs to the children. But I really have no idea how this incident came to be escalated.
"I think the boys came on to the school grounds during the evening and just picked up a set of plastic goalposts that were on the grass."
A parent, whose daughter goes to the school, said: "I saw the helicopter and thought there must have been something major happening nearby. So when I found out what it was for I couldn't believe it. It's a massive overreaction, and parents I have spoken to feel the same way.'
The operation began last Thursday evening when an off-duty police officer spotted two teenagers acting suspiciously in the grounds of the village school.
Minutes later the force's 145mph helicopter, which has a thermal- imaging camera, was clattering through the skies of Rayne while the dog team was scouring the ground.
The boys were caught in nearby woodland after a few minutes and were spoken to before being released. They were not interviewed at a police station. The goalposts, which are worth less than £100, were recovered and returned to the school.
Former Essex Police chief superintendent Mick Thwaites, who is running for the role of the county's police commissioner, said: "It was potentially an own goal to send up the helicopter for this incident.
"The helicopter is a fantastic resource but it should be up there for major incidents such as firearms crime, police pursuits - a whole raft of things where air support is absolutely fantastic."
Essex Police said the helicopter had "not been up for very long". A spokesman said: "Due to the realistic prospect of catching the people responsible for the theft, resources - including the dog unit and helicopter - were sent to the scene to assist with the search. They were not being deployed to any emergency at the time.
"The resources were required because the two suspects had made their way into a wooded area.
"Essex Police is pleased that the two youngsters responsible were apprehended, given reprimands and strong words of advice."
The force is closing stations across the county as it cuts its budget by 20 percent. The force saw a small rise in crime last year to 105 077 reported incidents, while the number solved fell nearly 3 per cent to 26.7 percent.
In 2010 police in neighbouring Hertfordshire were criticised when they sent out a helicopter to catch a shoplifter who stole meat from Tesco. - Daily Mail


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Trade union holds protest outside AA building
8:00pm Tuesday 25th March 2014
8:00pm Tuesday 25th March 2014
MEMBERS of a trade union held a protest outside the AA's headquarters in Basingstoke – calling for a substantial pay increase for staff.
GMB members held the rally outside the company's offices in Basing View on March 5, calling for a substantial, real terms pay increase and a commitment to making no detrimental changes to contractual overtime for one year.
The union is also pressing for a commitment to renegotiating the "last job of shift policy", which sees staff working beyond their contracted shifts unpaid.
The AA employs 3,000 dedicated roadside patrols, reaching an average of 10,000 breakdowns each day.
The Basingstoke-based company is part of the Acromas group which saw the AA and insurance company SAGA merged in 2008 by private equity companies Charterhouse, CVC Capital Partners and Permira.
Paul Grafton, GMB regional officer, said: "Since December 2007, inflation has risen. Over the same period, the pay of an AA patrol worker has not kept pace, so in real terms there has been a pay cut of 4.2 per cent over this period.
He added: "To add insult to injury, the AA has now taken the next steps to cut a further £6million from the wages and terms and conditions for the 3,000 patrols."
Paul Green, director of communications at Acromas, told The Gazette: "The protest was a flop and it was just a bit of publicity, which is really driven by the GMB.
"Since SAGA and the AA started to work together, we have invested in extra staff and new vehicles. The AA is the nation's favourite breakdown service, and the GMB are knocking the hard work being done at the AA."
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Whereas, until the end of 1991, Swiss law distinguished between acquiring Swiss citizenship by marriage depending on whether one was a man or a woman, and stipulated that only the foreign woman automatically acquired the right to Swiss citizenship with the conclusion of marriage (the foreign husband could only become Swiss by following the usual naturalization procedure), the revised law on Swiss citizenship which came into force on January 1, 1992, makes no difference between sexes. From now on, a foreign woman can no longer become Swiss automatically by marrying a Swiss national.
If the couple lives in Switzerland, the foreign spouse (male or female) may apply for simplified naturalization if the couple has been living in Switzerland for five years and if they have been living together for at least three years. Foreign nationals married to Swiss citizens living abroad can apply for simplified naturalization after having lived together for at least six years and on condition they have close links with Switzerland.
Unlike stipulated by the former provisions, a Swiss woman living abroad who marries a foreigner now no longer loses her Swiss citizenship. As previously, women who lost their Swiss citizenship before January 1, 2006, by marriage or by inclusion with their husbands in the loss of their Swiss citizenship, may apply for.


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VANCOUVER, BC – Centerplate, the hospitality service provider to Vancouver's premier entertainment destinations, has recently announced the appointment of a new executive chef in its kitchen at BC Place.
New executive chef William Tse joins Centerplate after serving at the helm of well-known restaurants such as Goldfish Pacific Kitchen, Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House, and most recently, Sandbar Seafood Restaurant.
Tse, who moved to Vancouver from Toronto in 1992 to pursue his formal culinary training, has garnered numerous awards for his signature style, which combines classical European techniques with authentic Asian cuisine.
Chef Tse's accolades include:
- BC Masterchef in 2012 and 2013
- BC Asian Chef of the Year in 2013
- BC Chef of the Year in 2013
- BC Chinese Chef of the Year in 2013
- 3rd overall in the National Chef Challenge in 2013
"We are very excited to welcome Chef Tse to the team and look forward to having his diverse background and breadth of experience driving innovation and shaping the menus here," said Michael Baker, the Centerplate general manager of food and catering services at BC Place.
"William is an extraordinarily talented chef who brings a wealth of expertise, passion, and creativity to the hospitality program," Baker added. "We think fans will love his contributions to the matchday experience."
Some of the new menu offerings by executive chef William Tse and Centerplate include:
Asian steamed buns
Conceptualized by Tse, Asian steamed buns have been added to suite and concession menus and will come in two choices: a short-rib steamed bun with coconut and star anise, or a tofu and shitake mushroom steamed bun. Both options will be served with a pickled Asian slaw.
Premium burger
Due to the overwhelming reception to the premium burger which was served in BC Place executive suites last season, Centerplate has introduced a new version that will be on the suite menu again this year, as well as at all burger concession stands in BC Place.
"We want to serve the best burger in British Columbia, so all of our locations will offer guests burgers made from 100% regionally-sourced natural beef, which we grind and hand-form with our signature spice blend right here at BC Place Stadium," said Baker.
Returning stadium favourites include grilled bacon-wrapped hot dogs, short rib poutines and European-style hot dogs that are crafted locally by D-Original Sausage.
Whitecaps FC begin their 2014 MLS season on March 8 versus New York Red Bulls at BC Place. Season tickets start at just $349 and single-match tickets start at $22, subject to applicable fees. The 'Caps also offer a flexible range of ticket products, including half-season tickets ($244), 5-packs ($149), student season tickets ($199), and a youth soccer half-season ticket ($100). For more information on all Whitecaps FC ticket options, call 604.669.9283 ext. 2 or visit whitecapsfc.com/tickets


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OverviewMount Rae is located in the Misty Range of Kananaskis Provincial Park just south of the Opal Range on the east side of the Kananaskis Trail (Hwy 40). Kananaskis encompasses over 4,000 square kilometers of foothills and mountains bordering Banff National Park in the central Canadian Rockies. Mount Rae was officially named in 1859 after Dr. John Rae who conducted major expeditions into the uncharted Canadian Artic and became the first European to survive an Arctic winter living solely off the land. His greatest accomplishment was establishing the final link (Rae Strait) in the long search for the Northwest Passage.
Mount Rae serves as the head of the main watershed to Calgary, Alberta by way of the Rae Glacier flowing into Elbow Lake, source of the Elbow River. At 10,558', Rae is the highest mountain viewed on the front range from Calgary. In my opinion, this Highwood Pass area serves up the most scenic and accessible high alpine foliage in all of the Canadian Rockies.
The only published route to the summit of Mount Rae that I am aware of is the moderate scramble. Although there are no published alpine ski routes to the summit, skiing the Rae Glacier is a winter objective in Kananaskis. The summit affords good views of the prairies to the east and the larger Kananaskis peaks to the west. This was a smoke filled hazy day, my photos are a disaster. Hopefully somebody will add some from a better day.