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Holding: When Defendant has hired a separate attorney to handle his appeal, but, the original trial attorney has not withdrawn and still appears at post-judgment proceedings, notice to original attorney that a supplemental judgment has been entered begins the 30-day clock on the right to appeal the supplemental judgment.
1) "(W)hen construing statutes, court first considers statutory text and context, and, to extent useful to court's analysis, legislative history." explaining State v. Gaines. at p. 349.
2) Prior case law interpreting the statute is part of a statute's context. at p. 349.
3) When key verb in a statute is passive, no particular actor is designated. at p. 349.
4) The actual words of the statute are the most persuasive evidence of legislative intent. at p. 362.]]>
Holding: Defendant had no standing to challenge the body-wire order which, in turn, produced evidence which led to his conviction.
1) Courts determine the meaning of a statutory phrase "by examining the text and context of the statute – including related statutes and case law – and then looking to legislative history as necessary." referencing State v. Gaines. at p. 309.
2) Since the statutory definition – "a person against whom the interception was directed" – is written in the passive voice, who or what does the directing is not ascertainable from text. at p. 309.
3) The legislative history of the statute supports the interpretation of the statute suggested by the "text and context" examination. at p. 310.
4) Where legislative history reveals that intent was to harmonize state electronic surveillance law with federal law, "we treat pre-existing U.S. Supreme Court decisions * * * as indicative of the legislature's intent * * *." at p. 310-11.]]>
Holding: DCLD erred in not allowing owners to add one additional homesite to their rural Jackson County property.
1) "We decide the meaning of a statute from the text, context, and useful legislative history of the provision." citing State v. Gaines. at p. 156.
2) When related statutory provisions that were enacted as part of the same law use an identical phrase, courts give the phrase the same meaning in both instances. at p. 156.
3) Staff Measure Summaries are valid indicators of legislative intent. at p. 158.]]>
Holding: Where stipulated judgment of divorce provided that each party would pay his or her own attorney fees, attorney fees could not be awarded in action to enforce the stipulated judgment, this even though ORS 107.104 allows a court to enforce a stipulated judgment by imposing "any remedy" available for such enforcement.
1) When construing a statute, courts seek to determine legislative intent. citing PGE v. BOLI. at p. 748.
2) When construing a statute, "we examine the text, context, and, any useful legislative history to ascertain what the legislature most likely intended." citing State v. Gaines. at p. 748.
3) Courts are responsible for construing the statute correctly, even if neither party proffers the correct interpretation. at p. 748.
4) Statement of committee counsel as to what the drafters of the bill intended is legitimate part of legislative history. at p. 750.]]>
Holding: DCLD did not err in denying landowners in rural Washington County right to "home sites" under Ballot 47.
1) Courts discern the meaning of statutory phrases "from the text, context, and useful legislative history of the provision." citing State v. Gaines & PGE v. BOLI. at p. 621.
2) Where the statute is the result of a referral, the legislative history is the "record of its popular adoption, including the ballot title and explanatory statement in the voters' pamphlet." at p. 621.
3) If there is no statutory definition, Courts give common words their ordinary meaning and consult contemporary dictionaries to divine what is ordinary. at p. 621.
4) Each part of a statute is construed with an eye toward other parts "in an attempt to produce a harmonious whole." at p. 624.]]>
Holding: The statute of limitations on actions for the taking of personal property does not incorporate a "discovery rule" – staying the running of the clock until the Plaintiff has actual or constructive notice of the injury – if such discovery rule is not expressly included.
1) Questions of legislative intent are resolved "using the usual methodology set forth in State v. Gaines." at p. 606.
2) Fact that this particular statute of limitations, which has no express discovery rule, references one that does, shows that when the legislature intends to include such a rule, it knows how to do so. at pp. 606-07.
3) Even though the Supreme Court found, by implication, a discovery rule in one of the statutes in the chapter, that doesn't mean the same is true for all the statutes in the chapter. at p. 608.]]>
Holding: The department failed to consider the entire statutory scheme when allowing claim for unemployment benefits, and, sought to too narrowly limit the issues the employer could raise in opposition.
1) "(O)ur task is to determine the legislature's intent by examining the text of the statute in context, as well as, if necessary, legislative history and applicable cannons of statutory construction." citing State v. Gaines. at p. 559.
2) An agency's methodology must show an "understanding of how the statutes work together." at p. 563.]]>
Holding: Each individual animal was a "victim," which prohibited the merger of twenty (20) separate violations of animal neglect statutes, even though they all arose out of the same span of time.
1) Courts construe meaning of statute "by examining its text in context along with relevant legislative history and, if necessary, other aids to construction." citing State v. Gaines. at p. 453.
2) Courts are obligated to construe the statute correctly, and, therefore, are not confined to the meanings proffered by the parties. at p. 453.
3) Where a criminal statute does not expressly identify who is the victim if the statute is violated, courts examine "the statute to identify the gravamen of the crime" to determine the class of persons the legislature intended to protect. at p. 454.
4) Where a definitional statute expressly designate the statutes to which it applies, that definition is inapplicable to statutes not listed. at p. 456.
5) In this case, both the staff measure summary and testimony of non-legislative drafters support tentative conclusions drawn after a text and context analysis. at p. 461-62.]]>
Holding: Arbitration is the sole avenue for resolving any inter-insurer reimbursement matters involving PIP benefits.
1) "When construing a statute we examine the text of a statute in context, along with any relevant legislative history, to discern the legislature's intent." citing State v. Gaines. at p. 374.
2) The legislative commentary on PIP benefits is an important part of the legislative history. at p. 377.
3) "There is no indication in the text, context, or legislative history * * * that the legislature intended to devise an inter-insurer reimbursement scheme where some disputes would be subject to mandatory arbitration, and others, by implied omission, could be litigated in a circuit court action." at p. 377.]]>
Holding: Fact that police attracted Defendant by posting a fictitious ad on craigslist offering to trade sex for drugs did not amount to entrapment.
1) We "determine the intended meaning of (a) statute by examining its text in context, along with legislative history and, if necessary, other aids to construction." citing State v. Gaines. at p. 352.
2) Where there is no statutory definition, Courts give common words their "ordinary" meaning and consult contemporary dictionaries to divine what is ordinary. at p. 352.
3) A statute's context includes the state of the common law at the time of its enactment. at p. 353.
4) "Later judicial decisions, because they were not available for consideration by the legislature at the time of enactment, do not bear on the meaning of the statutory text." at p. 353.
5) Commentary to the 1971 revision of the criminal code, and, the federal cases referenced therein, provide important legislative history. at pp. 354-57.
6) Past court decisions interpreting the statute, even if they didn't employ the State v. Gaines methodology, are part of a statute's context. at pp. 358-59.]]>


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Frat's Taylor Swift Lip Dub Is Better Than Taylor Swift Herself
Shrug off whatever Taylor Swift was doing in her embarrassing and problematic video for "Shake It Off" and make Delta Sigma Phi - Beta Mu's one-take wonder the official version you groove to. Pros include: No homophobia (good work, Frat!), no twerking, and hella cute dudes.


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Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams
Original Japanese Names List by PBeja
Version: 2.0 | Updated: 11/22/95 | Search Guide | Bookmark Guide
* Street Fighter Zero *
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* The more you play it, The better it gets! *
Release 2.0. Nov. 22, 1995.
Written by Patrick Beja (firstname.lastname@example.com).
Please send all correction or comments to the above adress.
* Introduction *
Most of the people outside of japan don't really care about the
original names for special moves (the games plays the same anyway... :).
However, some of us are interested in staying close to the "real"
ones, and in their meanings (get to Dan's section to see what I mean!).
As it is difficult to get them, I made this small list for the real
SF diehards. It includes almost all the move names and there translation.
I know you will probably not use it everyday, but I hope it will at least
entertain you a bit, as it took me a LOT to compile...
Have fun!
- As my source is mainly Gamest magazine, the names should be the official
ones (directly from Capcom).
- The translations are aproximative, as I made them myself. :)
- This release should be the final one. It's not 100% complete, but the
things left will probably stay mysterious for at least one or two years,
so I guess this is the best I can get for now.
- Release 1.2 was on my site for a while. It had some major changes in the
parts I had problems with, thanks to a few Net helpers.
- Release 1.1 wasn't even posted, as other corrections came just after.
To know what's new since first release, check the credits part.
No major changes, just few and nice ones... :)
Table of contents:
0.1- List format reading \
0.2- Pronounciation / Skip these if you want the real stuff quick!
1- Ryu |
2- Ken |
3- Chun Li \ Characters with japanese move names.
4- Guy | --------
5- Sodom / < Cool! I'm not here for nothing! >
6- Gouki (Akuma) |
7- Dan |
8- Nash (Charlie) |
9- Birdie |
10- Adon \ Characters with english move names.
11- Rose / -------
12- Sagat | < Well, I can still give the official ones... >
13- Vega (M.Bison) |
14- Help needed (?)
15- Where to reach me
16- Credits
0.1- The list is formated like this:
Character's original name - Name translation (if it exists)
--- moves:
** If the name is originaly a japanese name (w/ or w/o chinese characters):
Japanese name Word for word translation Usual translation
A capital letter for A capital letter for Just the most
each new kanji (chin. each new corresponding common
character), and a kanji, and a space for "understandable"
space for each new each new word. translation.
word (several kanjis
can form one word). Even if this looks confuse, you'll get it when
you read it... :)
** If the name is just an english name transcription:
Japanese transcrip. Normal english name Usualy used name
Each kana (japanese Just the original and The most usualy
character) is hopefully official name. used name for this
translated by two move.
letters, exept the 'n'
and vowels. There is
a space between words.
0.2- Pronounciation:
As you probably know, the japanese language is not writen with roman
characters, so their roman transcription is a bit uneasy.
If you do not know how they should be pronounced, here is a simple table
to help you:
NB: The explanations designed to be understandable by a beginer with no
particular knowledge of language science; I know some of the Net users
don't perfectly speak english (and I couldn't really do something
scientific anyway... ^-^ ).
Transcription Pronounciation
a The a of "fAr".
i The i of "Ill".
u The ou of "yOU" (get the 'y' out).
aa,ii,uu The vowel is about twice as long as normaly.
e The e of "hEy" (stop before the 'y').
ei same as obove, but about twice as long.
o The o of "hellO".
ou same as obove, but about twice as long.
ha The ha of "HArd".
jya The ja of "JAm".
n The n of "oN".
r The 'r' is between an 'r' and a 'l'. Try saying "rude"
while putting your tong on the top of your mouth, but
do not insist on it; let it go between 'r' and 'l'.
The resulting 'r' should be *about* it...
tt, pp, kk... stop your tongue brutaly and make a very short pause
before letting the sound out.
Ex: SHOU RYUU REPPA is said:
-Shou: SHO O (Do not separate the first and second 'O'. The 'O'
should last about 0.6 sec. Am I not precise ? ^-^)
-Ryuu: RYOU +OU (Same as above, but remember the 'r' thing.)
-Reppa: REP' <stop speaking at the begining of the p, pause for ~0.2 sec.>
your mouth is closed, then--> PA
Do this a few times, until you get it naturaly, and then look at the
people around you, and try to explain to them that you are NOT crazy. :-)
***************************** List begins here ***************************
1- Ryu - Ryu could mean something, but it does not mean "dragon".
Normal moves:
Sen Puu Kyaku Spining (=Whirl) Wind Kick Spining Kick
SaKotsu Wari CollarBone Breaker Overhead Punch
Special moves:
Ha Dou Ken Wave Motion Punch Fireball
Shou Ryuu Ken Rising Dragon Punch Dragon Punch
TatsuMaki SenPuu Kyaku Tornado Whirlwind Kick Whirlwind Kick
Super combos:
ShinKuu HadouKen Vacuum Wave Motion Punch Vacuum Fireball
ShinKuu TatsuMakiSenpuuKyaku Vacuum Whirlwind Kick
Vacuum Tornado Whirlwind Kick
2- Ken Masters - Ken is just the american normal name,
--------------- and is not the ken that means "sword" in japanese.
Normal moves:
Zen Pou Ten Shin Forward Direction Roll Body Body Roll
InaZuma Kakato Wari Lighting Axe-kick Breaker Axe Kick
Special moves:
Ha Dou Ken Wave Motion Punch Fireball
Shou Ryuu Ken Rising Dragon Punch Dragon Punch
TatsuMaki SenPuu Kyaku Tornado Whirlwind Kick Whirlwind Kick
Super combos:
Shou Ryuu RepPa Rising Dragon Violent Mangler Rising Dragon Breaker
Shin Ryuu Ken God Dragon Punch Spin Dragon Punch
NB: Allen Kim translates "Shin Ryu Ken" as "God of Dragon Punches"
in his FAQ. This is a figurative translation meant to be more explicit.
The word to word translation is "the Dragon God's Punch" (as oposed to
"the [plain/simple] dragon punch").
3- Chun Li - Chun means "spring" and Li means "beautiful".
Normal moves:
You Sou Kyaku Hawk Claw Kick Talon Stomp
KakKyaku Raku Crane Kick Fall Knee Flip
Special moves:
Hyaku Retsu Kyaku Hundred Burst Kick Lighting Kick
Ten Shou Kyaku Skys Rising Kick Rising Kick
Ki Kou Ken Energy Realize Punch Fireball
Sen En Kyaku Spining Circle Kick Split Kick
Super combos:
Sen Retsu Kyaku Thousand Burst Kick Thousand Burst Kick
Ki Kou Shou Energy Realize Palm-of-hand Power Storm
Ha San TenShouKyaku Endless Rising Kick
Supreme Mountain Skys Rising Kick
4- Guy
Normal moves:
Ren Sukui? Sickle Scoop? Slide
Chuu Otoshi Elbow Drop Elbow Drop
Special moves:
Bu Shin Izuna Otoshi Army God Izuna Drop Bushido Leap
Bu Shin SenPuu Kyaku Army God Whirlwind Kick Rising Spin Kick
Shitsu Kake Quick Rush Bushido Run
Super combos:
Bu Shin Gou Rai Kyaku Army God Hard Thunder Kick Bushido Rage
Bu Shin HasSou Ken Bushido Jump
Army God Eight Pairs (of) Punches
5- Sodom
Normal moves:
Kou Ten OkiAgari Back Roll Get-up Tengu walk
Special moves:
JiGoku Sukureipu Hell Scrape Jitte slice
ButsuMetsu Basutaa [Unluckyest day] Buster Power bomb
Daikyou Baaningu [Great misfortune] Burning Carpet drop
NB: ButsuMetsu and Daikyouu are Buddhist notions, somehow extended to
non-religious matters, as the japanese people are (traditionaly)
very supersticious. There are, theoricaly, good and bad elements
in every category of things: days, months, years, words, names,
blood type...
In shorts:
Butsumetsu is the unluckyest day in the Buddhist calendar.
Daikyouu is the worst possible luck in Buddhism.
Super combos:
Ten Chuu Satsu Heaven(ly) Punishment Killer Mega jitte slice
Meido No Miyage Hades' Present Mega power bomb
6- Gouki - Gouki is called Akuma outside of Japan.
--------- Gou means "great" and Ki means "demon". Akuma means "devil".
Note: The "Gou" in the names move is the same as the one of GouKi, so they
can also be interpreted as "Akuma's" move. ---
Ex: Gou HaDouKen is Great HaDouKen, or Akuma's HaDouKen.
Normal moves:
Zu Gai Ha Satsu Head Over Finishing Killer Overhead chop
Ten Ma Kuu Jin Kyaku Skys Evil Air Blade Kick Diving kick
Zen Pou Ten Shin Forward Direction Roll Body Body roll
Special moves:
Gou Ha Dou Ken Great Wave Motion Punch Fireball
ShakuNetsu Ha Dou Ken Extreme Heat Wave Motion Punch Flaming Fireball
Zan Kuu HaDouKen Slicing Air Wave Motion Punch Air Fireball
Gou Shou Ryuu Ken Great Rising Dragon Punch Dragon punch
HyakKi Shuu Hundred Demon Attack Rolling hop attack
TatsuMaki Zan Kuu Kyaku Whirlwind Slicing Air Leg Whirlwind kick
Ashura SenKuu Ashura Flash Air Teleport
Note: An ashura is one of the possible bouddhist re-incarnations, in which
creatures come back when they died in great frustration.
They are very powerfull demons, always angry and fighting with
scaring rage. In short, Akuma.
So he is a living dead ? His name, his moves names, the Kanji on his
gi (Ten: Skys, or Heavens), and his story (he disapeared long ago)
seem to show he has something to do with death...
Super combos:
MesSatsu Gou HaDou Anihilating Killer Great Wave Motion
Double Vacuum Fireball
Ten Ma Gou Zan Kuu Skys Evil Great Slicing Air
Air Vacuum Fireball
MesSatsu Gou ShoRyuu Anihilate Killer Great Rising Dragon
Rising Dragon Breaker
Shun Goku Satsu Instant Hellish Death Raging Demon
7- Hibiki Dan - Hi means fire, Biki means Minus, and Dan means Bullet,
-------------- wich should give something like "small fireball".
Special moves:
Ga Dou Ken Ego Way Punch Fireball
Kou Ryuu Ken Shining Dragon Punch Dragon Punch
Dan Kuu Kyaku Cutting Air Kick Gale kick
or Judging,
or Apologising!...
Super combos:
ShinKuu HaDoKen Shake Skys Wave Motion Punch Vacuum Fireball
Kou Ryuu RekKa Shining Dragon Violent Fire Rising Dragon Breaker
Hitsu Shou Mu Rai Ken Certain Victory Hopeless Request Technique
Desperation Move
NB1: RekKa is formed of the kanjis Retsu and Ka, and
ReTsuKan means "inferiority complex", but writen with other kanjis.
Coincindence? Probably... But it fits Dan so well! ^-^
NB2: Dan's move names probably have lots of readings and probably
double (or triple) meanings. This is very common in the japanese
language, but I'm afraid this is where my abilities become a bit
insuficient. Maybe I'll update this list in a few years... ;-)
8- Nash - Nash is called Charlie outside of Japan.
Normal moves:
Supiningu bakku nakkuru Spining back knuckle Spining Backfist
Suteppu kikku Step kick Step Kick
Jyanpingu sobatto Jumping sobat jumping spin kick
Special moves:
Samaasoruto sheru Somersault shell Somersault kick
Sonikku buumu Sonic boom Sonic boom
Super combos:
Sonikku Bureiku Sonic break Multiple sonic booms
Kurosu Faia Burittsu Crossfire blitz Rushing kicks
Somaasoruto Jyasutisu Somersault justice Multiple somersaults
9- Birdie
Normal moves:
Bodi puresu Body press Angel drop
Special moves:
Buru heddo Bull head Headbutt rush
Buru houn Bull horn Turn around headbutt
Maadaraa chein Murderer chain Chain grab
Super combos:
Buru ribenjyaa Bull revenger Leaping chain grab
Za baadi The birdie Mega headbutt rush
10- Adon
Normal moves:
Jyattingu kikku Jutting kick Upward kick
Special moves:
Jyaguaa kikku Jaguar kick Jaguar kick
Raijingu jyaguaa Raging jaguar Jaguar knee
Jyaguaa tuusu Jaguar tooth Jaguar tooth
Super combos:
Jyaguaa riborubaa Jaguar revolver Jaguar revolver
Jyaguaa bariidu asaruto Jaguar varied assault Jaguar assault
11- Rose
Normal moves:
Suraidingu Sliding Slide
Special moves:
Souru rifurekuto Soul reflect Soul reflect
Souru supaaku Soul spark Soul spark
Souru suruu Soul throw Soul throw
Super combos:
Oura souru suruu Aura Soul throw Soul throw
Oura souru supaaku Aura Soul spark Soul spark
Souru iriujyon Soul illusion Soul illusion
12- Sagat - Possibly a coincidence, but Sagat means "protect" in thai.
Special moves:
Taigaa shotto Tiger shot Tiger shot
Taigaa kurasshu Tiger crush Tiger crush
Taigaa burou Tiger blow Tiger blow (upper)
Super combos:
Taigaa kyanon Tiger cannon Tiger cannon
Taigaa reido Tiger raid Tiger raid (rush)
Taigaa jyenosaido Tiger genocide Tiger genocide
13- Vega - Vega is called M.Bison outside of Japan.
Special moves:
Saiko shotto Psycho shot Psycho shot
Heddo puresu Head press Head stomp
Samaasoruto sukaru daiba Somersault skull diver Demon flight
Daburu nii puresu Double knee press Knee press
Bega waapu Vega warp Teleport
Super combos:
Nii puresu naitomea Knee press nightmare Knee press nightmare
Saiko kurasshaa Psycho crusher Psycho crusher
14- I need help (?)
This section is more or less useless now, as most of the names are
probably the exact ones. Translations could certainly be enhanced, though.
Still, If you see any mistake, please feel free to submit it to me.
One thing that still needs to be TOTALY confirmed (but is almost shure
anyway) is Guy's slide second Kanji (Sukui?).
A nice ASCII title would also be welcome... ^-^
15- Where you can reach me:
My E-mail adress: firstname.lastname@example.com
My SFZero W3 site:
- http://perso.club-internet.fr/beja/sfz.html
My own site. Beware if you're in the US, it will probably be slow...
- http://hannibal.mit.edu/things/people/beja/sfz/sfz.html
Much better; besides, it is in the US, so all you american
net surfers can get a clean loading time ^-^
(Thanks to my friend Julien Beasley who kindly lends my a piece of
disk space. Try out his site: http://hanibal.mit.edu/ )
If you live in Paris, or if you're comming for a few days, I'll be glad
to show you the nicest arcades in the city, and of course to spend a few
francs with you in a SF machine !
16- Credits:
Has grown bigger since 1st ed. Huge thanks to all the ones who helped.
* Gamest magazine: almost all the move names.
Gamest is a japanese bi-monthly magazine specialized in arcade games.
* Allen Kim <firstname.lastname@example.com>:
He is the FAQ's maintainer (I used V2.0 a LOT to correct this revision,
especialy for Sodom, which was quite a hard one :-)
He also helped me for a few problems I had with my own translations.
His FAQ (and a lot of others) can be found at:
ftp://brawl.mindlink.net in /pub/sfa/
ftp://ftp.netcom.com in /pub/vi/vidgames/faqs/
and is regularly posted to the < alt.games.sf2 > newsgroup.
* Brian Matthew Paegel <firstname.lastname@example.com>:
Primary "Shaku" translanslation that makes sense:
Red (Akuma's red fireball).
* Acid Junkie <firstname.lastname@example.com>:
Second correction for "Shaku":
a word is formed "Shaku" and "Netsu" (Extreme Heat--> Flaming!).
How wonderful playing with words can be... ^-^
* Nathan Rosen <firstname.lastname@example.com>:
"jyattingu" being jutting (Adon's upward kick).
"Sagat"'s (probably coincidencial) meaning.
* And of course, Capcom, for making *the best fighting game* Street Fighter
again !
So I think that's all...
The last word will be:
Try SFZ, it's great and full of new stuff. Begin with an old character to
get used to the new features, and then try the new ones; you will then
realise how inovative they are and how much Capcom worked on the game to
give new ways of playing and new strategies (especialy for Guy and Rose).
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G Northoff
Affiliation: Harvard University
Country: USA
Detail Information
- GABA-ergic modulation of prefrontal spatio-temporal activation pattern during emotional processing: a combined fMRI/MEG study with placebo and lorazepamGeorg Northoff
Department of Neurology, Section of Behavioral Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University, Kirstein Building KS 454, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, 02215 MA, USA
J Cogn Neurosci 14:348-70. 2002..Such a modulation of orbito-frontal cortical emotional function by lorazepam has to be distinguished from its effects on cortical motor function as being independent from the kind of processing either emotional or nonemotional...
- Catatonia and neuroleptic malignant syndrome: psychopathology and pathophysiologyG Northoff
Department of Behavioral Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University, Kirstein Building KS 454, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, U S A
J Neural Transm 109:1453-67. 2002..Consequently, one may characterize catatonia as a cortical "psychomotor syndrome" while NMS may rather be regarded as subcortical "motor syndrome"...
- Effects of single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) on functional brain activity: a combined event-related TMS and evoked potential studyG Thut
Laboratory for Magnetic Brain Stimulation, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Kirstein Building KS 454, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Clin Neurophysiol 114:2071-80. 2003....
- [Subjective experience and neuronal integration in the brain: do we need a first-person neuroscience?]G Northoff
Klinik fur Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatische Medizin der Otto von Guericke Universität Magdeburg, Leipziger Strasse 44, 39120 Magdeburg
Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr 74:627-34. 2006..It is concluded that First-Person-Neuroscience can contribute to reveal abnormal brain function in psychiatric disorders and ultimately to development of diagnostic and therapeutic markers...
- [Neurobiological basis of depressive disorders]C Stoppel
Klinik fur Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatische Medizin der Otto von Guericke Universität Magdeburg, Germany
Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr 74:696-705. 2006..Finally therapeutic implications that could be derived from these results will be presented, showing up putative possibilities for diagnosis and treatment of depressive syndromes...
- Is our self based on reward? Self-relatedness recruits neural activity in the reward systemM de Greck
Department of Psychiatry, Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
Neuroimage 39:2066-75. 2008..In sum, our findings indicate sustained recruitment of the reward system during self-relatedness. These findings may contribute to a better understanding of the reward-based nature of our self...


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The legislature decides to eliminate the district of a departing congressman
State legislative leaders confirmed they've decided to eliminate the Hudson Valley congressional district currently represented by Democratic congressman Maurice Hinchey, who already announced he's retiring.
The decision reinforces what many critics have said all along: the lines are being drawn to cater to those already in office, rather than reflecting the demographic data collected in the latest census.
Story Continued Below
The official maps from legislators are due to go to a court-appointed special master today.
Also today, Governor Andrew Cuomo's office decided to release the last four months of his daily schedules from last year.
Some links:
Cuomo doesn't want maps that are "hyperpolitical" which means ... ? [Jimmy Vielkind]
"Senate GOP plan maintains Rep. Rangel's lines (NY-15), effectively turning it into a Hispanic-majority district." [Liz Benjamin]
Rangel's district changed demographically, but he remained. [David Freedlander and Hunter Walker]
Rangel was hospitalized for back pain but a spokesperson said it wasn't serious. [John Bresnahan]
NY-22, represented by retiring Rep. Hinchey, will be eliminated, legislative leaders decided. [Jon Campbell]
There's not much daylight between Cuomo and Citizens Union on use of the veto threat. [Nick Reisman]
Will Cuomo compromise? [Colby Hamilton]
John Liu
He's defiant, no matter what Doug Muzzio says. [Jill Colvin]
Randi Weingarten notices Bloomberg, Duncan and Emanuel are making education reform with "no voices from classrooms." [Twitter]
So far, six education employees were accused of sexual misconduct this month. [Garth Johnson]
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Now that he's leaving to become the dean and president of New York Law School, it's doubtful Anthony Crowell will get requests like this anymore. [Observer]
Astorino doesn't want Cuomo to go Gumby on 401k. [Joseph Spector]
Earlier today, Cuomo released the second half of his daily schedules from 2011. [ny.gov]
Visiting Estee Lauder's facility in Melville. [State Senator Lee Zeldin]
Reporters covering Bloomberg yesterday at Nathan's. [Kathleen Horan]
"70th Avenue solstice." [Sergey Kadinsky]


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I have a couple of rules that have worked for me when building a course
the power of 15s
the principle of laziness:thrill ratio
the power of 15s
-make sure everything is heavy enough that 15 year olds do not have the power to lift it up and take it or throw it. The theory is that most vandalism is caused by pre-driving teen makes who wander the parks and have nothing better to do than destroy things for fun. If your benches are made of heavy stone, your rubber pads are well over 100 lbs, and generally everything is just too heavy for a 15 year old to pick up or knock over (this also covers weakling druggies and many non-athletic disgruntled adults and spiteful old ladies) then your course infrastructure will last. Once a destructive teenage male turns 16 he typically starts driving to other towns and is done wandering parks to cause cool vandalism.
eg. "Hey man let's go steal that rubber mat....1,2,3, oh **** this sucks lets go flip that bench....1,2,3.....damn it's made of stone...this sucks let's go to 7-11 and flip the trash cans again"
principle of laziness:thrill ratio
-if your infrastructure is built well enough or heavy enough or enough problems arise that a vandals desire for destruction is overwhelmed by his basic laziness than you have yourself solid design.
eg. yo look at that basket..let's go f-ck sh1t up......why are there so many thorn bushes between us and the basket...this sucks man let's throw rocks at trains instead" (I drug an acres worth of thorns between the train tracks and my course to punish drifters from the tracks from attempting to ruin my course)
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New Illinois football coach Ron Zook has come to the conclusion that his team has a long way to go, but he believes it will find success down the road.
"We're a third of the way through it, and we're about 1 percent of where we need to be," Zook said Thursday, critiquing the first five days of spring practice. "You can't be too high or too low early. They haven't played football since November.


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" Genre: Comedy / Theatrical Release: 1934 / Director: Gus Meins, Charley Rogers / Actors: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy ... / DVD released 22 October, 2007 at Pickwick / Features of the DVD: Black & White, PAL "
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Laurel and Hardy -
March Of The Wooden Soldiers ( a.k.a. Babes In Toyland)
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Stan Laurel (June 16 1890 - February 23 1965).
Real name Arthur Stanley Jefferson.
Stan was born in Lancashire but toured with Charlie Chaplin and hence on one tour ended up in America. He had 'Arrived'
Oliver Hardy (January 18 1892 - August 7 1957).
Real name Norvell Hardy.
Ollie was born in Harlem, Georgia and his mother was apparently responsible for him going into theatre. Right from early childhood Ollie had a beautiful singing voice.
Soon the two would meet.
They first appeared together in a silent movie called 'Slipping Wives' in 1927.
The rest is history.
Stan and Ollie play, well, tweedle dum and tweedle dee in this wonderfully funny and child friendly movie.
Also played are Bo peep, Tom Tom the Pipers Son, Mary Mary quite contrary, Mother Goose, Little Boy Blue, The Toymaker, And the Evil Silas and his 'Baddies', namely the Bogeymen.
~The Movie~
The old woman who lives in a shoe is under threat of eviction from the Evil Silas and his Bogeymen. But he will let her stay there if she agrees to her daughter marrying him !
Her daughter, Bo Peep, is however in love with Tom Tom the Pipers son.
Widow Peep takes in lodgers to raise the cash to keep her landlord away.
Enter our heros Stan and Ollie as Stannie Dum and Ollie Dee.
I won't tell you anymore of the plot, its not that difficult to see where it goes.
A superb and memorable film from the magnificent Stan and Ollie.
The jokes and slapstick are a cut above their usual and that's saying something. The bad guys, Silas and his Bogeymen are over the top and you can imagine people in the theatre 'boo-ing' them loudly every time they made an appearance.
There are tricks and double crosses along the way which are done clevery and subtley.
When the bogeymen and the monsters are unleashed to desroy Toyland it is actually hilarious rather than frightening.
Made in 1934.
Runtime: 77 minutes
Stan Laurel - Stannie Dum
Oliver Hardy - Ollie Dee
Henry Brandon - The Evil Silas
Florence Roberts - Mother Widow Peep
Charlotte Henry - Little Bo-Peep
Felix Knight - Tom-Tom Piper
Virginia Karns - Mother Goose
Marie Wilson - Mary Quite Contrary
Johnny Downs - Little Boy Blue
Here we find their usual brand of 'Cartoon Humour' where no one actually gets hurt but it all looks very painful.
A wonderfully inventive and fun packed film. They employ every trick they have learned over their careers and put it to great use in this short film.
Its laurel and hardy at their best, funny and slow burning humour that builds and builds to a hilariously funny ending.
Lots of their prat falls, slaps and gags packed into this little gem of a film.
Various traits they would use would be to pick a fight with a 'stooge' or 'Neighbour' and then slowly escalate the fight. Each destroying something of the other persons and each time smashing something bigger and louder. Until finally it would end in either the police appearing or a huge brawl.
Such as ripping each others pants off or a huge chaotic cream pie fight.
Stan may appear at time to be getting picked on by Ollie but if Ollie took it too far Stan would snap and then Ollie had better look out.


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* CNPC halts production, seals equipment (Adds CNOOC and Sinopec)
BEIJING, Feb 28 (Reuters) - China's three major state-owned oil and gas companies have evacuated all their Chinese employees out of Libya, the companies said.
China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), parent of PetroChina (0857.HK)(601857.SS)(PTR.N), said it has halted production operations and sealed equipment in Libya and evacuated all of its 391 Chinese employees.
The top Chinese oil and gas firm said in a company newspaper its last group of employees had arrived safely in Tunisia on Sunday and would fly back to China.
The China Petroleum Daily report did not disclose CNPC's businesses in Libya, other than saying many projects were in the Libyan desert.
Some of its project camps and operating sites had been attacked, CNPC said last week. [ID:nTOE71N00O]
All 77 Chinese employees of China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC), parent of CNOOC Ltd (0883.HK)(CEO.N), have left Libya and the last batch will arrive in Beijing by Monday night, the company said in a report on its website (www.cnooc.com.cn).
Sinopec Group, parent of Sinopec Corp (0386.HK)(600028.SS), had only seven employees in Libya and all of them returned to Beijing on Sunday.
China's Ministry of Commerce has said 75 Chinese companies have operations in Libya and China had evacuated almost 16,000 of its citizens by Saturday. (Reporting by Jim Bai and Tom Miles; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)


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Alburquerque utilizing fastball as counter to slider
Alburquerque utilizing fastball as counter to slider
BOSTON -- Considering how badly Red Sox hitters looked swinging against Anibal Sanchez in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series on Saturday night, it made sense that Al Alburquerque and his swing-and-miss slider followed Sanchez with a perfect seventh inning. For a change, however, he didn't fire a barrage of sliders.
In fact, Alburquerque threw half sliders and half fastballs. The latter is a pitch that had all but disappeared from his arsenal the last few weeks as he continued to get good results from his sliders, but a pitch Tigers coaches had been encouraging him to throw more often for a while.
Alburquerque wasn't pitching to his strength so much as he was pitching against the scouting report.
"Everybody in the league knows he is a slider guy," manager Jim Leyland said. "It's probably a bit of a surprise last night that he used that [fastball] a little bit more than a slider."
The bigger surprise was that Alburquerque threw it for strikes, five of them out of the six fastballs he threw. The Red Sox, playing to the scouting report, didn't swing at any.
That's a stark contrast to the regular season, when he threw just 51 percent of his fastballs in the strike zone, according to STATS.
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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that his firm is shifting its focus away from the red-wine-derived compound, resveratrol, that helped propel the company to biotech stardom. Now a wholly owned subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline, Sirtris will put more of its emphasis on a new set of compounds—more than 1,000 times as potent as resveratrol—that it's developing as treatments for diabetes, neurological disorders, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
—Lexington, MA-based Epix Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:EPIX) announced plans to cut annual expenses by about $3 million via a 23 percent workforce reduction and a "narrowing" of its R&D focus.
—Sermo of Cambridge, MA, teamed up with Bloomberg to give subscribers to the Bloomberg Professional information service read-only access to Sermo's password-protected community of nearly 100,000 doctors. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
—Lexington, MA-based NitroMed (NASDAQ: NTMD) announced a plan to sell all the assets related to BiDil, its controversial treatment for African Americans with heart failure, to Parsippany, NJ-based JHP Pharmaceuticals. If shareholders approve the deal, NitroMed will get $24.5 million in cash for the assets, plus up to $1.8 million for existing inventory of the drug.
—Luke sat down with Kleanthis Xanthopoulos, the big-thinking CEO of Carlsbad, CA-based Regulus Therapeutics. Xanthopoulos shared his vision for the company—a joint venture of Cambridge, MA-based Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALNY) and Carlsbad, CA-based Isis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ISIS)—and its technology, which is based of the very young, very hot field of mircoRNA.
—Drug giant Merck revealed that it's trying to lure about a third of the 300 employees from its soon-to-be-shuttered Rosetta Inpharmatics outpost in Seattle to a consolidated research center in Boston.
—Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) of Natick, MA, won FDA approval for a carotid artery stent designed to keep blood flowing from the heart to the brain in patients whose carotid arteries have narrowed. The approval came days after the FDA partially lifted a moratorium on approvals for Boston Scientific that has been in place for nearly three years, due to quality-control issues.
—Luke profiled the efforts of Rockland, MA-based Biosphere Medical (NASDAQ: BSMD) to sell doctors on a less invasive way to treat benign uterine growths called fibroids. The technique, called uterine fibroid embolization, spares women the pain and risks of traditional surgery, and Biosphere's kit for the procedure has been approved since 2002, but clinicians have been slow on the uptake.
—Newton, MA-based biotech firm Clinical Data (NASDAQ:CLDA) acquired Germantown, MD-based Avalon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AVRX) in an all-stock deal valued at $10 million.
—HealthCare Ventures of Cambridge, MA, took the lead in a $28 million Series B round of financing for Trevose, PA-based InfaCare Pharmaceuticals. Atlas Venture, Longitude Capital, and FirstMark Capital joined the round.
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November 14, 2013
The ACA Enrollment Figures
Yesterday HHS announced that 106,185 people had successfully enrolled in health insurance plans on the ACA's exchanges. The Wall Street Journal writes "New administration figures showed that only 26,794 people nationwide had enrolled in a private health plan through the balky online federal marketplace in its first month—far short of projections. Meantime, some 79,391 people had bought private plans on state-run exchanges." DHE has more below on the numbers and AAF's analysis of how they stack up.
Meanwhile, Fed Chair Nominee Janet Yellin indicated that the Fed would continue its policy of market stimulus under her leadership. Reuters writes "President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, thinks the U.S. central bank has "more work to do" to help an economy and a labor market that are still underperforming. "I believe that supporting the recovery today is the surest path to returning to a more normal approach to monetary policy."
DHE writes in Reuters Opinion on the role of the Fed: "The Federal Reserve undertook a major program of providing liquidity during the 2008 financial crisis. Despite the program's scope and novelty, the facilities used were really an extension of traditional tools that central banks have used to keep markets functioning. The deviations from that lender of last resort role, though conspicuous, were not the focus of the Fed. Yes, the Fed helped big banks. But its efforts were broader and fairer than that narrative suggests."
Eakinomics: Enrollment in ObamaCare
As has been widely reported (see here here or here, yesterday the administration released the early enrollment numbers for ObamaCare. In the first month, 106,185 individuals were enrolled in health insurance coverage, with only 26,794 people nationwide signing up via the mistake-prone federal exchanges and 79,391 people purchasing on a state-run marketplace (the vast majority of the latter signed up in California and New York). In briefing reporters, HHS Secretary Sebelius deployed a blizzard of statistics to suggest that the level of activity was much higher. But the core question is: how much has the Affordable Care Act expanded insurance coverage? And the sad answer is not very much so far.
That raises several questions. First, what does this say about the ultimate coverage expansion in 2014? AAF experts Chris Holt and Conor Ryan compared the pace thus far to a variety of benchmarks such as HHS goals or the experience with the startup of Medicare's Part D prescription drug program. By any metric the program is struggling. Indeed, at the first-month's pace it will take 5 and one-half years, not until March, to sign up the administration's goal of enrolling 7 million individuals.
The second question is whether the gross enrollment outweighs the cancellation of old policies due to the new regulations imposed by the ACA. That is, has there been a net improvement in coverage. Evidently not, as cancellations are reported to be in the range of 4 million.
The final question is whether the so-called "young invincibles" are enrolling. Young and healthy enrollees are needed to balance the cost of older and sicker insurers. HHS was silent on the composition of the signups thus far.
What We're Reading
- Yellen Says Economy Performing 'Far Short' of Potential
- Obama to tout U.S. economic recovery in Ohio steel mill visit
- Why Yellen Will Keep Mum on Bank Regulation
American Banker
- Obamacare Depends on Regaining 1 Million Window Shoppers
- Only 106,185 Enroll in Health Insurance Nationwide Using Marketplaces
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- U.S. ethanol output could reach 14 bln gallons in 2014-ADM chief
- Plan to expand preschool for 4-year-olds is barely bipartisan, with one GOP co-sponsor
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Release Notes: This release adds drag-and-drop for JVM 6, bugfixes, password generation in file setup, improved file mirroring, text editor keys, a free floating command bar (entry editor), display blindfolding, auto-copy of a password when starting a URL, and more.
Release Notes: New features include a multi-file desktop, a quick search "find-as-you-type" function with auto-complete and database filter, drag and drop in the entry tree, entry favorites, data safety (file mirroring), a PORTABLE modus installer, and a customizable toolbar.
Release Notes: An undo manager for any kind of database modifications. A new program operation modus "PORTABLE-MODUS", performing automatic control and adjustment of platform-specific program settings (enables you to carry a JPWS installation on a removable storage device). The ability to switch between four file access security levels for a database. Automated file backup on save operations and comfortable reverting to backup states. The database format is Password Safe 3.2.
Release Notes: This release brings support for the latest security standard in password databases, the PWS-3 format of project "Password Safe", including use of Twofish and SHA-256. New data fields like browsable URL and password history enhance usability.
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Going into this year's BookExpo America, things were not looking particularly upbeat for independent booksellers. The most recent ABACUS study of bookstore sales, for 2009, showed a loss of 8.4% for 61% of the respondents; the other 39% showed only a modest gain of 3.8%. The study of 2010 sales is unlikely to offer a rosier spin. Nor did 2011 get off to an auspicious start. The onslaught of e-books, unrelenting bad weather, rising gas prices, and Borders's store closing sales took their toll on indie retailers during the first quarter. Yet new bookstores continue to open, and established stores like Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C., the Golden Notebook in Woodstock, N.Y., and the Red Balloon in St. Paul, Minn., have found new owners. According to Oren Teicher, CEO of the American Booksellers Association, the long slide in bookstore closings has come to an end; the association added 100 new members last year. Plus bookstores continue to be the place for discovery of authors and books, said Teicher in a well-received address on the future of bookselling at the association's annual meeting.
While there's no getting around the fact that these are "challenging times"—a constant refrain heard throughout the show—Teicher affirmed the ABA's commitment to its members to find new, sustainable bookselling business models. But even before that happens, booksellers have begun taking steps to find workable models of their own, and many of their efforts were showcased at panels ranging from "E-books 201" to "Reimagining Your Store."
"I think there's hope," said events director Karen West of Book Passage in Corte Madera, Calif., which is considering adding an Espresso Book Machine to offer self-publishing to those at the store's writing conferences. "We evolved into the bookstore-as-community-center model. There's no going back. Books will be the centerpiece of the festivities, not the sole focus."
HugoBookstores, which has three locations in greater Boston, will begin testing knitting next month. Although many bookstores do well with craft titles and host knitting groups in their stores, HugoBookstores may be the only one to begin selling yarn. After driving through the area and discovering that there were no yarn stores within a 20-mile radius of its Andover Books store in Andover, co-owner John Hugo decided yarn could be the right sideline.
Other booksellers are testing one-of-a-kind items more closely related to what they already sell. Bluestockings in New York City, for example, has begun commissioning cards from local artists, while [Words] in Maplewood, N.J., stocks T-shirts from all nine local elementary schools. The store, which has a mission to welcome employees and patrons with autism, also runs a vocational training program for autistic children. "We made our place a center for the special needs community," says owner Jonah Zimiles, whose son is autistic.
Other booksellers are looking at taking advantage of e-books and digital downloads. Despite Google eBooks getting off to a slow start for IndieCommerce stores—with only 153 stores reporting sales of at least one book in April, and 44 selling 20 or more since the program's launch in mid-December—some are finding work-arounds to give e-books a jump-start in their stores. At McLean & Eakin Booksellers in Petoskey, Mich., manager Matt Norcross does tech seminars for customers to show them how to download a digital e-book and associate e-books with his store.
At the e-books panel, Norcross reminded booksellers that it's important to let customers know that they sell e-books; he even posts a sign in the bathroom. He also recommended that booksellers put QR codes on events posters that link to their Web sites. He also creates $5 Givex gift cards and periodically hands them out to people reading on their iPad. "You can do this with McLean & Eakin," he tells them as he gives them a card. Nor has the ABA given up on finding an e-reader that booksellers can sell. According to ABA Web guru Matt Supko, the organization continues to aggressively pursue a partnership.
At Village Books in Bellingham, Wash., co-owner Chuck Robinson has begun selling iPads through an agreement he worked out on his own with a local Apple dealer, who built a kiosk in his store. He described it as "a little bit like an Apple genius bar," which is open five days a week, five hours a day. On the print side, he's been pleased with the store's consignment, or scan and pay, partnership with Chelsea Green. Since it began, Robinson says that he's seen Chelsea Green sales triple. In the fall, Village Books will add another publisher's books on consignment. It is also one of several stores to begin doing its own publishing on its book machine.
Despite the urgency of making changes, there was a sense of optimism that there are still opportunities for independent booksellers to thrive.


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A GOP-led investigation into the state's early release of prisoners is widening its investigation to focus more on former Corrections Secretary Bernie Warner.
OLYMPIA — A GOP-led investigation into the state's early release of prisoners is widening its investigation to focus more on former Corrections Secretary Bernie Warner.
Sen. Mike Padden, R-Spokane Valley, sent a letter Monday to Gov. Jay Inslee requesting more information related to Warner.
Padden, who is chair of the Senate Law and Justice Committee, has been leading a legislative probe into the state Department of Corrections (DOC) prison-sentence miscalculations that freed some offenders early going back to 2002.
An investigation commissioned by Inslee's office released a report in February concluding that ignored emails, flawed advice and communication problems allowed the sentence-calculating problem to go unsolved for years after the problem was identified in December 2012.
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But in public hearings with witnesses, Padden and Sen. Steve O'Ban, R-University Place, have focused more on Warner, who held the top job at DOC between July 2011 and October 2015.
"Many of the witnesses have called into question whether the management style of Former Secretary Warner was a potential contributing factor in the multiple delays … by the agency's IT department," Padden wrote Monday to Inslee.
"These questions naturally also raise the issue of whether you and your staff provided adequate oversight to an agency during a time of such catastrophic failure," Padden added.
Among other things, Padden asked for copies of emails, texts and other communications between Warner and members of the governor's office, including Inslee.
Padden also requested information related to Warner's calendar schedule and travel-related documents from his time as secretary.
Though the software-programming error was identified in December 2012, DOC decided not to manually calculate prison sentences to stop the early releases from continuing.
And a programming solution for the problem requested that month was delayed more than a dozen times over the years — and not made until earlier this year.
Two people were killed by offenders who should have still been in prison in 2015, officials have said. Others freed early and trying to restart their lives were rounded up after the problem was publicly announced in December 2015.
Inslee spokeswoman Jaime Smith said the governor's office would comply with the request but questioned Padden's move.
"At this point, they've spent hundreds of thousands of dollars and thousands and thousands of staff hours, and have not produced anything of note," said Smith, adding later: "I'm struggling to understand what it is that they're looking for at this point."
Through a spokesman, Padden declined to comment. Warner didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.
O'Ban called the request for documents necessary because Warner "seemed under-covered in the governor's report."
The committee is likely to hold more hearings, O'Ban said, but not this week.
Padden's letter caught Sen. David Frockt, D-Seattle and member of the Senate Law and Justice Committee, by surprise.
"It feels like this is really heading into a political realm," Frockt said.
The governor's report identified several state employees as sharing primary blame for the failure to correct the problem. Since February, several officials have resigned from government jobs or been demoted.
Padden's letter comes days after he acknowledged that the Senate investigation may not pay for all the work done by Davis Wright Tremaine, the Seattle law firm contracted to provide assistance with the probe.
Davis Wright Tremaine reviewed more than 70,000 pages of documents and interviewed more than two dozen witnesses.
In the firm's absence, legislative staff may now have to write the investigative report, which is expected in April or early May, Padden has said.


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Roads clearing after Isaac's morning of heavy rain
Flooding and heavy rains from Tropical Storm Isaac forced closure of several roads in South Tampa early Monday morning and delayed and canceled flights out of Tampa International Airport. Water on Dale Mabry Highway has receded enough to reopen one lane each in both directions from Neptune Street to Estrella Street. Bayshore Boulevard is open in both directions from Swann Avenue to Delaware Avenue. Church Avenue is also open for traffic between Henderson Boulevard south to Estrella Street.City officials say these streets will likely be closed intermittently as the day progresses. They were closed earlier because of flooding. Officials also closed the left lane of the westbound span of the Courtney Campbell Causeway. At least 10 arriving flights and nine departing flights at Tampa International Airport were canceled early Monday. More than two dozen others were delayed. Most of the canceled flights were instate, to and from places such as Fort Lauderdale and Key West. As the storm heads into the Gulf of Mexico it is causing a tornado watch until 9 a.m. Tuesday for several Bay area counties including Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota and Polk. Schools throughout the Tampa Bay region are closed, as well as all of the campuses of University of South Florida and Hillsborough Community College. Hillsborough and Pinellas said a decision on closing facilities on Tuesday will be made after assessing the situation on Monday. Parents should check with their school districts for the latest information.
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CBS: We support Grammy head
LOS ANGELES CBS has offered its two cents on the lawsuit filed Wednesday by Dick Clark Productions against C. Michael Greene, CEO of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
Although it's not a party to the suit and is mentioned nowhere in Clark's complaint, CBS does broadcast the Grammy Awards, which the recording academy hands out each year.
"CBS stands firmly behind Mike Greene and the Recording Academy's practice of offering exclusive featured performances in the Grammy Awards," a statement from the network reads.
Clark's lawsuit seeks to end those "exclusive featured performances," for which he has a less endearing term: blacklisting. He claims that the exclusivity policy is Greene's doing and has caused several performers to skip the Clark-produced American Music Awards, notably Britney Spears in 2000 and Michael Jackson for the upcoming 2002 show.
The American Music Awards are broadcast by ABC.
'Alias' marathon kicks off new year
LOS ANGELES As the new year begins, ABC will begin putting more than just its initials on its recently acquired cable sibling, ABC Family.
A 10-hour "Alias" marathon featuring all episodes aired thus far on New Year's Day will signal the beginning of the channel's transition to programming controlled by Disney, ABC's parent. Disney acquired the former Fox Family Channel from Fox owner News Corp. earlier this year.
"With high-profile movies, events and series ... coming to the schedule, we have an ideal platform from which to launch and build our original programming," says Maureen Smith, president of ABC Family. "This is just the first step as we continue to grow."
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Just in time for the holiday season, our special limited edition dresses have come to life. Beautiful creations that have been uniquely handcrafted by our senior designers. Each style has its own personality, it's own light, and it's own journey. Read More
Limited Edition Dresses, Let's Dazzle!
Every girl wants the opportunity to shine for one day, to put on the prettiest frock and just let the world wrap around her. She illuminates and the most enchanted smile comes upon her face… it's the dress. It's the prettiest dress she chose to put on that makes her feel like gold and everyone watches her.
Once… Pop-Up Shops
Our limited edition dresses have launched online and in our special pop-up shops! The Pop-Up shops are at our Brentwood, CA and 5th Ave, NYC stores through Sunday and we held special preview parties at both stores last night. Here are some photos of the beautiful pop-up shops that our visual display team designed, the lovely ladies who attended the events, and of course the magical gowns!
Once… in New York City
Our friend Natalie Suarez stopped by, and Christina Caradona!
Two of our beautiful designers posing with their limited edition dresses :)
Photo Credit: Nathan Kula
Once…in Los Angeles
In LA we had a photo booth set up so attendees could try on the dresses and have their photos taken. They all looked amazing!
Photo Credit: Taylor Dunfee
The dresses are now available online or you can see them in person at the two pop-up shops through Sunday 11/13!
Finally, we had a very special performance at our Brentwood store last night – Jade Castrinos performed solo for the very first time and she was amazing. Here's one of the songs from her intimate set.
What a magical night, from coast to coast!
Once… Our limited edition dresses from the designers
Our limited edition dresses will go live today, beautiful creations designed exclusively by our senior designers. Here they talk about their dress and what inspired them to create such a magical dream.
We welcome you into the world of our limited edition dresses!
Free People – Once – limited edition dresses from FreePeople on Vimeo.
FP Limited Edition Dresses: Coming Tomorrow
Here it is, a sneak peek at the last of the six limited edition dresses we will be launching online and in our pop-up shops (in Brentwood and 5th ave, NYC) tomorrow!
Or, if you're in LA tonight stop by our Brentwood store at 8pm and see the dresses in person AND a live performance from Jade Castrinos!
FP Limited Edition Dresses: Coming Tomorrow!!
They're almost here!!! Our special limited edition dresses will launch tomorrow and I can't wait to show them to you :) Here's a sneak peek at dress number five. I'll give you a peek at the last dress later today before we reveal them tomorrow and open up our pop-up shops in Brentwood and 5th ave, NYC!
FP Limited Edition Dresses: Coming in 2 Days!
Just two days to go until we launch the amazing limited edition dresses…
If you're in New York or LA don't miss your chance to see these stunners in person at our pop-up shops November 10 – 13!
FP Limited Edition Dresses: Coming in 3 Days!
3 days until the limited edition dresses appear online and in our special pop-up shops in Brentwood, CA and 5th Ave, NYC! We can't wait…
FP Limited Edition Dresses: Coming in 6 Days
6 days until the limited edition dresses appear online and in our special pop-up shops in Brentwood, CA and 5th Ave, NYC! We can't wait…
Once…the Countdown Begins
Pssst… In one week we are launching a collection of limited edition dresses that consists of six magical gowns dreamed up and hand crafted by the lead designers at Free People.
We will be launching the dresses with pop-up shops that will appear in our Brentwood and 5th Avenue stores on November 10th for a special three-day viewing experience that will leave you with sparkles in your eyes. But don't worry if you don't live in NY or LA because they'll be online for you all to see a week from today!
Each day until then, I will share a special sneak peek of each dress, with one word that each designer chose to describe it, before we reveal the final pieces.
A girl became a star, and for the night she shone the brightest light,
She became a magical attraction that was breathtaking.
A shooting star that will never be forgotten.


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CANON CITY, Colo., April 10 (UPI) -- Colorado officials say they found high levels of a carcinogen in the groundwater around an old uranium mill.
Concentrations of trichloroethene were detected at levels 360 times above the federal limit around the defunct Cotter Corp. mill outside Canon City, the Denver Post said Sunday.
Regulators told the newspaper the contamination has thus far been found only in the general groundwater. "It's not in the public drinking water supply that we know of," said Jeanine Natterman, a spokeswoman for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
Documents said Cotter's parent company, General Atomics, planned to begin a groundwater sampling project in May to determine the exact extent of the problem.
But residents of the area told the Post they have known that the old mill was a problem for a long time. The trichloroethene was likely used in the 1980s to remove PCBs from the site.
"Nothing surprises me anymore," said Sharyn Cunningham, 64, who lives 1 1/2 miles from the mill and co-chairs Colorado Citizens Against Toxic Waste.
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Labiaplasty and Vaginoplasty Surgery
It is becoming more and more common for women to perform elective surgery on their vagina and labia. While these are becoming more popular, it is still a procedure that is talked about very often amongst friends. Below is some information on the two procedures to help determine if these types of cosmetic surgeries are right for you.
While vaginoplasty surgery is not as common as other elective surgeries, finding a good vaginoplasty surgeon is just as important as finding a good rhinoplasty surgeon. The muscular tissues that are extended throughout childbirth could be ruined and come to be weak as an outcome of the absence of suppleness. Weak vaginal muscular tissues could extremely considerably minimize the capability to obtain sexual-related satisfaction.
Vaginoplasty is a procedure which lead to the tightening up of vaginal muscular tissues. This offers the ladies a lot more managability and durability which could assist in helping to find a method to fix any type of harm that has actually been induced to self esteem and sex-related self-confidence. It could additionally aid those which are experiencing tension urinary incontinence.
Throughout the vaginoplasty treatment the extended muscular tissues at the rear of the vaginal area is signed up with and sewn in order to minimize it and any sort of undesirable skin is additionally taken out. The treatment is typically done under anesthetic. It normally takes only one hour to finish and could call for an over night hospital visit.
Adhering to the treatment the location will certainly be inflamed and painful for a couple of days. This is a normal sensation that most patients experience. It is vital to take heed of all advice from your surgeon and to comply with any type of recuperation suggestions that you have actually been provided. Threats included with this treatment feature wounding, hemorrhaging and infection and if you discover anything uncommon at any kind of phase of rehabilitation it is very important to find clinical interest. You will certainly be needed to have many examinations throughout recuperation to make sure that every little thing is visiting strategy.
Labial reduction surgery or labiaplasty is a cosmetic treatment that is made to deal with any kind of problems pertaining to the labia. The procedure is carried out under basic anesthetic and takes up to 2 hours from start to finish. The internal fold up of the labia is lessened and the location is sewn or else a 'v' formed wedge could be reduced away and in both instances the location is then sutured making use of dissolvable stitches.
Recuperation could take up to four weeks and the cuts in this location often recover extremely well. It is crucial to stay away from sex-related intercourse for at least one month complying with the recovery treatment. You need to adhere to all recuperation assistance to make certain a smooth rehabilitation.
If you have any kind of questions pertaining to labial or vaginoplasty reduction or any other cosmetic surgery decrease please any sort of various other hesitate surgical treatment satisfy chosen cosmetic think twice.. You will certainly have the ability to acquire all the guidance that you make a visit and require for a preliminary assessment.


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New federal data shows that the nation's annual increases in health care spending slowed to a 3.8 percent pace in 2009 and a 3.9 percent rate of increase in 2010. Those figures mark the slowest rise in annual health care spending in 51 years, since the government began recording such data. Whether the slowing rate of health care spending is encouraging, however, is an open question.
The spending slowdown in health care comes in the wake of the Great Recession, which devoured jobs and wounded the economy generally for several years after the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression. From the pre-recession job peak in December 2007 to the February 2010 bottom of the job-loss horror, for example, the nation lost around 8.8 million jobs. Many laid-off workers lost their health insurance benefits as well.
The broader tightening of wages and consumer spending among insecure workers who managed to hold onto their jobs further compelled many Americans to sharply curtail their spending on health care. Overall, Americans reduced visits to doctors, had fewer optional surgeries and hospital stays, and either dropped prescriptions drugs or turned to cheaper generics. The potential bright spot in the spending slowdown is that hospital admissions slowed partly due to better screenings, more pharmaceutical-based treatments and more out-patient surgeries.
The slower rate of spending still pushed up the United States' share of health-care spending to 17.9 percent of the total economy in 2010. That's a staggering figure -- one that the nation simply cannot afford. Every other industrially advanced nation in the world has universal health care, relatively higher health indices and far lower per capita health care costs as a percentage of gross domestic product. Their share of total income, or GDP, spent on health care ranges from around 8 percent 13 percent. Most are in the 9-to-11 percent range of GDR.
The slowdown in overall health care spending in the United States also came even as federal spending on health care jumped 40 percent between 2007 and 2010, to $743 billion. That resulted mainly because more out-of-work people and low-income people qualified for Medicaid. By contrast, Medicare spending rose by just 5 percent in 2010, the least in more than 10 years.
Subtracting these increases, however, would show consumers spending even less on health care than the total figures suggest.
The most troubling aspect of the slowdown on health spending is that it suggests that a large percentage of Americans are going without seeking medical care when they may need it most. That assumption is further underscored by the fact that health insurers' insurance premiums in 2010 rose faster their spending on health care benefits for the first time in seven years. Their total premium take soared to $849 billion in 2010, while they paid out just $746 billion on benefits.
The widening margin between premium revenue and benefit payoffs likely means insurers are raising rates, and profit margins, more than is justified. That's especially troubling because most employer-based and individual policies also require workers to pay regularly increasing costs for premiums, higher deductibles and co-pays.
This inequitable dynamic begs the implementation, scheduled for 2014, of the Affordable Care Act, which will require insurers to pay at least 80 percent of premium revenue for customers' actual health care benefits. The disheartening caveat is that Republicans want to control Congress and repeal the Affordable Care Act, though they propose absolutely nothing to replace it or to make delivery of health care more affordable and more efficient.


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National League Standings, August 30, 2005
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October 13, 2005
The last "hurrah" of 2005. R. Castro put our Mets within .5 games of the Phils for the Wild Card spot with a dramatic 3-run dinger. Then the next night Pedro gives up a lead and the roof caves in for the next 2 weeks. But the hope of a great Met team for the future is still there.
February 26, 2006
This was the high point of the Mets season, when I thought the Mets were going to the playoffs. They were down 4-1 and they began chipping away and then Ramon Castro stepped up and hit a monster home run to left and the Mets won. This put them 1/2 game out of the wild card, but that was the closest they would come.
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January 6, 2007
Great night because of the Castro home run, but also because Mike Cameron made his first Shea appearance (he exchanged lineup cards before the game) since his collision with Carlos Beltran in San Diego, and Mike got a terrific reception from the crowd. Also, we had a chance to meet Davey Johnson, manager from those great '80's teams, who was making a rare appearance at Shea.
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The Recycling Coalition of West Virginia, in collaboration with the state's solid waste authorities, is honoring Recycling Champions.
These individuals reach beyond their normal responsibilities to contribute time and service to support the recycling industry.
Marion County's Recycling Champion is Superintendent of Marion County Schools Gary Price.
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Coal is the world's most plentiful fossil fuel. It is a mineral formed from the remains of land-based plants buried hundreds of millions of years ago and subjected to tremendous heat and pressure.
Types of Coal and Uses
Coal is used mainly for two purposes, for steel-making and power generation. Coal is classified according to the degree of transformation of the original plant material into carbon, moisture content and composition. Coal is classified under the following categories:
- Lignite: also referred to as brown coal, is the lowest rank of coal and used almost exclusively as fuel for electricity power generation.
- Sub-bituminous coal: whose properties range from those of lignite to those of bituminous coal is used primarily as fuel for electricity power generation. This coal generally has a lower sulfur content than other types, which makes it attractive for use because it is cleaner burning.
- Bituminous coal: is black and sometimes dark brown, often with well-defined bands of bright and dull material. It is used primarily as fuel in electricity power generation, with substantial quantities also used for heat and power applications in manufacturing and to make coke for steel making.
- Anthracite coal: is a hard, glossy black coal that is used for home heating and steel making.
Canada's Coal Deposits
Coal is by far Canada's most abundant fossil fuel, with 6.6 billion tonnes of recoverable coal reserves. Canada has anthracite, bituminous, sub-bituminous, lignite coal deposits. More than 90% of Canada's coal deposits are located in western provinces which provide a strategic advantage because of the close proximity of west coast ports.
Canada has 24 coal mines which are primarily located in the western part of the country.
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- Nova Scotia (2 mines)
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Marcello Manca is Vice President & General Manager of UL Environment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a global leader in product testing and safety certification for more than a century. UL Environment (ULE) was launched in January 2009, and the organization has more than doubled in size over the past year. Read on for Marcello's insights into the future of environmental standards setting and claims making.
John Laumer: What is UL Environment and what does it do?
Marcello Manca: UL Environment is an environmental evaluation company which provides independent confirmation of claims, certification to standards, and develops standards to provide transformation to the marketplace.
We are:
• A part of the UL family of companies.
• A local business with global capabilities.
• Interested in helping companies bring products to market.
• A trusted source for environmental information.
Aside: UL Environment standards development experience includes the following – excerpted from promotional literature.
To date, we have started standards development programs for several building-related industries: doors and wallboard; suspended ceiling systems; thermal insulation; roofing materials; stone, ceramic, clay and glass building materials and glazing materials, windows and associated hardware and accessories. This list is just the beginning—we will be announcing several more standards development efforts throughout 2010.
JL: Where does ULE do this work?
MM: At this early stage, in North America and Europe, for the most part. Japan and China will be added later in 2010, and the geographical expansion will continue progressively in following years.
JL: Is it mainly a European market?
MM: We like to think of it as a global market: some of the more sensitive eco-consumers and companies in the globe are in Australia, in Japan, Canada, amongst others.
JL: Why would a manufacturer choose to invest in third party verification when product sales are down from the recession?
MM: There are several reasons why investing in third party verification makes sense even now.
• Competitive advantage is increasingly linked to environmental sustainability
• Minimize the confusion of eco-labelling with a single, reliable and trusted ULE Mark
• Increase consumer's trust in green product claims
• Powerful and credible resource against accusations of greenwashing
• Federal Trade Commission, Section 260 guidance mandates that environmental claims be honest, non-deceptive and encourages substantiation by a third-party.
JL: With all the focus on climate change these days, does carbon footprint come in as well?
MM: Increasingly so, yes. The specific sensitivity of consumers to carbon footprint varies greatly, from country to country, and sometimes within the same country too. Unfortunately, the technology for properly measuring CO2 footprint of products is not 'steady', in that it is difficult to produce repeatable and re-measurable results using the instruments and software/data available. And, when a technical solution seems to bridge that gap, the sheer cost of performing the analysis on a single product renders the operation more of a niche luxury service, as opposed to something that could be deployed on a full commercial scale, and make it available to most manufacturers.
JL: Big appliances sold in the USA have "Energy Guide" ratings. Isn't that sufficient for at least that class of products?
MM: Not really. There are multiple requirements for just North America.
• Canada requires 3rd party testing*
• California requires use of accredited labs*
• Energy Star is increasing requirements for testing by accredited labs
JL: What are the smallest products you've certified an environmental claim for?
MM: Polymers (pellets), and also sun glass frames, for consumer markets. However, when auditing any given product's performance, we routinely examine the smallest pieces and parts for compliance with performance standards.
JL: What happens if the customer's original measurements don't line up with yours?
MM: It can happen, especially when test methods are not clearly identified or coded:
ULE takes pride in outlining the requirements very clearly from the onset, and being completely transparent about our testing or auditing approach. If we have conflicting results with the customer's, the first level of analysis is to compare test and auditing methods: 95% of the time, that's where we find the reason for the eventual differences.
As much as possible, we work with our customers to help them identify appropriate environmental claims before they are made — those that are measurable through a scientific testing process, and those that can be audited and re-tested over time. However, once the claims are determined, the manufacturer—our customer—does not have any input into the testing process nor how we interpret the results. This is essential to maintaining a credible third-party testing and validation process.
JL: Is the claim and verification information published somewhere besides a press release?
MM: Yes, you can search for verified claims on our website of course; we also restate the basic info with every customer-facing opportunity that we have
JL: How long before consumers will be looking at product claims with their iPhone or with SMS text back?
MM: This is a very interesting approach that requires a bit more standardization before making it effective and capillary: perhaps 2 years away, realistically, before it becomes widespread. However, I should mention that in the fall of 2009, UL launched a comprehensive iPhone application called UL Connect which allows access to UL's database to search for product safety compliance. To download it go to www.ulconnect.com.
JL: What's the next big thing on the horizon of environmental claims-making?
MM: I think the next 'big thing' is simply a horizontal expansion of the claims for a given product, beyond a mere Volatile Organic or recycled content claim, focusing on a scientifically sound life-cycle assessment, and consequently embracing all possible 'green attributes' that might apply. Healthy competition amongst manufacturers will drive this, and will lead to a truly 'sustainable' product certification.
We believe water is going to be one of the key attributes in this horizontal expansion. Zero-water, low-water, water efficient, grey-water – it's all coming. Water and water scarcity is so important to the health and well-being of all species.
JL: Finally, how can businesses learn more about your services?
MM: Surely through our website, ulenvironment.com, where all our contact information is listed. Fee free to contact us to arrange a meeting.


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October 18, 2016
Psychologist Mitchell leaves Swansea
Swansea City have parted company with their full-time club psychologist Dr Ian Mitchell.
Mitchell, who was recruited into the new role in 2014 by then manager Garry Monk, left by "mutual consent."
His exit is not connected with new boss Bob Bradley's arrival as he left during Francesco Guidolin's reign, but his departure has only just emerged.
A former professional footballer and qualified coach, he will remain a part of Wales manager Chris Coleman's staff.
Mitchell is highly valued with the national side after his work during the Euro 2016 campaign when Wales reached the semi-final – their first international tournament for 58 years.
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Gloria Jean Watkins aka by her pen name bell hooks is an author, feminist and social activist. Watkins derived the name "bell hooks" from that of her maternal great-grandmother, Bell Blair Hooks. Notable works: Ain't I a Woman?: Black Women and Feminism, All About Love: New Visions, We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity, and Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center
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History lesson
Since 1961, Winnipeg Blue Bombers have a 78-63-2 advantage over the Lions in regular season play.
Early birds
Saturday's game coincides with the Canucks' first meeting of the season with the Colorado Avalanche at General Motors Place. It's sure to create traffic chaos downtown.
Get your tickets in advance, arrive early for best parking selection and enjoy the pre-game tailgate party on Beatty Street. Better yet, take transit.
Another Dave
Winnipeg's new defensive backs' coach Dave Easley is the only coach in Canadian football history to win junior, university and pro championships.
His junior days were with east Vancouver's Renfrew Trojans. He outcoached Wally Buono's Montreal Junior Concordes in 1982's Canadian junior football championship. He was on staff of University of B.C.'s 1986 Vanier Cup championship squad and 1991's Grey Cup-winning Toronto Argonauts. Easley also lists coaching stints in Hamburg, Germany and Adelaide, Australia on his resume.
Don't pity the fool
Lions unveiled their edgy Be a Fan, Not a Fool campaign for the media Wednesday. Fans will see it for the first time Saturday. The no-nonsense messages star Jason Clermont and Tyrone Williams.
After two decades of men behaving badly at B.C. Place, one can only ask: What took so long?
Lions' president Bob Ackles said during his tenure in the NFL, the wildest fans - er, fools - he witnessed were in Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium. The problem was so bad, the stadium had its own in-house courtroom where offenders went before a judge.


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As I have been preparing my income tax forms, I have asked the following question: How different would our country be if instead of allocating 57 percent of the nation�s discretionary tax money to the Pentagon, as our budget directs, 25 percent of those funds came back to our communities for education, jobs. infrastructure, assistance for hungry people, and more?
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SALT LAKE CITY — Audiences attending performances by Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company can expect to see collaboration, world premieres and more as part of the company's 2014-15 season.
On the heels of its 50th anniversary, the dance company recently announced it will undertake three shows this season instead of four. Daniel Charon, the company's artistic director, said that the dancers successfully performed a number of shows and did a lot of touring as part of last year's anniversary and that the company decided to switch its focus for the upcoming season.
"We're really going for the idea of quality over quantity, so what we do has much more impact and much more depth and much more exploration behind it," he said.
The season will include the work of nine artists and will feature three world premieres and one Salt Lake City premiere, according to a news release.
"The work that we've selected highlights each other," Charon said. "It supports each other because of the range of voices that it's coming from."
The season kicks off Sept. 25-27 at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, located at 138 W. 300 South, with Ririe-Woodbury's "Fall Season," featuring work by Johannes Wieland, Charon and Jonah Bokaer, who is known for combining "theatrical dance and installation work," according to Charon.
"There's something very poetic about it," he said.
The company will perform "Flabbergast!" Jan. 30-31 at the Capitol Theatre, located at 50 W. 200 South. The performance is back by popular demand, according to a news release.
"Everyone — be they 8 or 80 — will be thoroughly entertained by 'Flabbergast!' " Charon said in the news release.
Ririe-Woodbury will return to the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center for "Spring Season," its final show of the season, April 9-11. The dancers will perform the work of choreographer Netta Yrushalmy, who combines "quirky" movement "with something that's very beautiful and vulnerable," Charon said in an interview.
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"The bullet points (of the season) will be the diversity of voices coming in, the diversity of choreography coming in as well of the spirit of collaboration and really working together to make art," Charon said.
Season tickets are available for $75 per person or $48 for students. Single tickets are $35 in advance and $48 on the day of the show for adults and $15 in advance and $16.50 on the day of the show for children. The company will also be offering ticket packages for families of up to five people to attend "Flabbergast!" for $45.
Tickets are available by visiting ririewoodbury.com or calling 801-355-2787.
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