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High-top trainers: I love them, but how do I wear these sneakers without looking
I'm all for athletic-inspired shoes and clothing, but the recent trend of high-top sneakers seems made just for models' bodies-at least at first glance. You actually don't have to have mile-long legs to wear them and they can be styled in a sophisticated way, you just need a little guidance. First things first: there's a difference between flat high-top sneakers and the hidden wedge version (obviously), and you should treat them accordingly. Flat high-tops-whether they're classic dunks or a fashion-world iteration in grey denim, tie-dye canvas, or colourful leather-should be treated like oxfords. That means pairing the shoes with baggy, cropped trousers (a print or solid, it's up to you), a tailored jacket (like a blazer or peplum style), sleek jewellery, and a minimalist bag. If you prefer a look that's a bit more street, wear those flat high-tops with skinny jeans (don't worry about the hems, they can bunch up a bit) and a motorcycle jacket instead. A sneaker with a hidden wedge should be treated in a more feminine way, which means styling it like you would a high heel. No matter if it's metallic, neutral, or multi-coloured, that wedge sneaker will look great with a solid or printed mini skirt, or even a body-con style. Depending on your taste, you can add either a t-shirt-maybe something striped or baseball-inspired-or a timeless button-up (tucked in, perhaps) and a cute jacket. If you're in a casual mood, a traditional denim jacket is an excellent option, or you can spruce things up with a sharp blazer. Add a gold cuff or spike bracelet to finish your look and I promise no one will take you for one of Santa's little helpers!


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CHICAGO (AP) — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg waded deeper Tuesday into the Chicago-area election to replace former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., defending his super PAC's $2 million in anti-gun ads attacking a former congresswoman and candidate in the race.
Gun control has emerged as a main issue on the campaign trail, and television commercials and mailers paid for by Bloomberg's super PAC, Independence USA, have been brought up in candidate forums, news conferences and biting emails from the 20 candidates who'll appear on the Feb. 26 primary ballot.
The ads focused on two Democrats, former U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson and state Sen. Toi Hutchinson, who have had high ratings from the National Rifle Association. Then Hutchinson unexpectedly dropped out of the race last week and put her support behind another Democrat front-runner, former state Rep. Robin Kelly, who supports an assault weapons ban. Halvorson, who doesn't support a ban, has since accused Bloomberg of trying to "buy an election" and colluding with Kelly.
Bloomberg, a vocal advocate of strict gun control, said his concern is beefing up gun laws and said — without naming a candidate — that the NRA has convinced lawmakers that they can't win without the organization's support.
"It's just an outrage, and the public ... should stand up," he told reporters in New York. "I'm part of the public. I happen to have some money, and that's what I'm going to do with my money — try to get us some sensible gun laws."
It's not surprising for the Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-independent to take such a vocal stance on guns: He's the co-chair of Mayors Against Illegal Guns and has spoken widely on the issue. But singling out one race on the issue is a bit more unusual, and the action has drawn attention since it's mid-cycle.
Bloomberg launched his super PAC weeks before the November election and spent more than $12 million to back seven candidates nationwide. Guns were an issue in the election of newly-elected Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod, a California Democrat who ousted incumbent Democrat Rep. Joe Baca with Bloomberg's help. However, Bloomberg's backing hasn't always equaled success. His super PAC supported former Rep. Robert Dold, R-Ill., who lost to a Democratic businessman, Rep. Brad Schneider.
Bloomberg said there wasn't anything in particular about the Illinois race that prompted his involvement, aside from attention to gun violence.
Halvorson — who favors universal background checks and strict gun registrations but not an assault weapons ban — and other candidates said they didn't buy it.
"He's trying to buy a seat in Congress is what he's trying to do," she said.
Halvorson, Chicago Alderman Anthony Beale and others said the super PAC money had compromised the election. Halvorson wants a Federal Election Commission investigation. FEC officials said Tuesday they hadn't received a complaint.
Guns became a main topic early in the race in Illinois' 2nd District, which spans dense neighborhoods on Chicago's South Side, some south suburbs and more rural areas. The territory is largely Democratic, meaning the Democratic winner of next week's primary is most likely headed to Washington.
Kelly has gained momentum with key endorsements in recent days. She dismissed any notions of working with Bloomberg, which is prohibited. Super PACs are allowed to give unlimited money, but it's illegal to coordinate with candidates.
However, her opponents have blasted her campaign since Hutchinson abruptly left the race days before the election, which Halvorson called "bizarre."
Jackson, who first won the seat in 1995, resigned in November, citing his health and acknowledging he was under federal investigation. Federal prosecutors charged him last week with conspiracy for allegedly spending campaign money on personal expenses. He's agreed to plead guilty.
Peltz reported from New York.

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LU announces Mirabeau Scholars class of 2011
The fall 2011 semester will mark the arrival of the latest class of Mirabeau Scholars to Lamar University.
Joining Lamar as Mirabeau Scholars will be: Alaina Bray, Texas Academy of Leadership in the Humanities and Hamshire-Fannett High School, English; Hayley Brazeale, Hardin High School, biology; Jessica Franklin, Bridge City High School, biology; Kaitlyn Hinch, Vidor High School, computer science/graphic design; Jordan King, Orange High School, chemical engineering; Prasun Mandal, West Brook High School, biology; Riley McMillon, Lumberton High School, mechanical engineering; Logan Moss, Orangefield High School, sports medicine; Samuel Placette, Bridge City High School, mechanical engineering; Molly Porter, Nederland High School, English; Brenden Smith, Buna High School, electrical engineering/computer science; Bria Thibodeaux, Bridge City High School, engineering; Zach Townley-Smith, Lumberton High School, chemical engineering; and Bernard Yett, Kelly Monsignor High School, electrical engineering.
"The Mirabeau Scholarship is one of the most prestigious and competitive scholarships we offer," said Stephen Doblin, provost and vice president for academic affairs. "Mirabeau Scholars are held to a higher level of academic and extra-classroom performance because these students are among our best and brightest."
Each scholarship carries a value of more than $60,000 over eight semesters of support and covers all expenses. Any scholarships or awards the student receives from sources independent of the university are applied to their account and used first, allowing students to use the Mirabeau funds for academic-related expenses such as research, study abroad, or extended learning with the approval of their department chair, college dean and the provost, Doblin said.
"The Mirabeau Scholarship is not tied to a specific major," Doblin said. "If a student decides during the course of their studies to change their major they don't lose the scholarship."
With complete tuition, room and board assistance, plus a stipend for books and living expenses, the financial benefit to the students is obvious. The university benefits as well, Doblin said, "from having exceptional students who live on campus, who are involved in university activities, and who hopefully push their fellow students to excel." The scholars' presence in the classroom enhances the academic environment because they ask questions and participate in class discussions, he said.
Mirabeau Scholarships are awarded to outstanding high school students who have met the rigorous requirements for the scholarship. To be considered for a scholarship, students must achieve an SAT score of 1250, excluding the writing score, or higher or a composite ACT score of at least 28, and demonstrated excellence in prior academic work. In addition, documented excellence in a variety of leadership, service, and/or creative endeavors is expected.
To maintain the scholarship, scholars must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5, participate in the University Honors Program and be involved in one or more of the following: student leadership, student government, Lamar Ambassadors, peer advisors or participate in undergraduate research.


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By Jess Bidgood
Nov. 30, 2010
BOSTON — The novelist who became a household name for having a Fatwah on his head is, these days, thinking about video games.
In 1981, Salman Rushdie published the novel Midnight's Children, which earned him the prestigious Booker Prize and a host of other awards. Seven years later, the Iranian government called for his death because of what they said were irreverent depictions of Islam in his novel, The Satanic Verses.
But Rushdie kept writing. His work transcends the globe and the ages, exploring past and present with his famous magical realist style.
Rushdie's newest book, Luka and the Fire of Life, is a children's book of sorts. A follow-up to Rushdie's first book for younger readers, Haroun and the Sea of Stories, Luka is a fantastical journey through a video-game world.
Rushdie told WGBH's Emily Rooney that any technological leanings in Luka's subject matter don't represent a huge leap from the epic, layered historical fiction for which he's known. "The thing that interested me (about video games) were the paralells with very old-fashioned quest stories that you find in this leveling up that's what goes on in these games," Rushie said. "Because what happens in these old narratives is the same thing."
"When Beowolf kills the monster, Grendel, he immediately has to face a bigger monster, which is his mother. And that idea that the obstacles go on increasing in magnitude and difficulty and you have to overcome them as you achieve your goal, it's both a very ancient way of telling a story and a very modern (one)."
It's a very personal book, Rushdie said, written for his son Milan. Rushdie was about 50 when Milan was born -- which, he said, causes his mortality to loom large for his kids. "There's this fear amongst children that they might lose their parents," Rushdie said.
And that, he said, is the engine of the story. "He looks like his father and is in fact filling up with his father's fading life," Rushdie says of the title character.
Rushdie was relieved to learn his son actually liked what is quite a scary story. "I thought, maybe this kid has a little dark side in him."
Interview Highlights
On Children's Books vs. Grownup Books
I think (Luka and the Fire of Life) is an everybody's book... One of the things I really liked about Haroun and the Sea of Stories, what happened to that book, is that adults enjoyed it as much as children. Grown-ups came at it and got one set of things from it, kids got another set of things. There are some interesting books nowadays that sit on this borderline between young adults and adults.
There's a point at which you stop asking yourself the question who's it for and you just write. I think children are wiser and smarter than we think, and maybe grown-ups are more playful and childlike than we think so everyone crosses over and meets in the middle.
On The Harry Potter Series
I had to read them to keep up (with my son)... In fact, I was fortunate enough to be able to introduce him to J.K. Rowling and they had a few minutes of conversation, during which he spoke with the erudition of a Ph. D. student. He was saying to her, 'You know how in Vol. III, Snape says such-and-such, how do you reconcile that with the fact that in Vol. V, the following happens.' And her jaw was hanging open and she said, 'Well, you've really read these carefully, haven't you?' Which, of course, everybody did, all these kids did. I think we all owe her a debt of gratitude (because) she's managed to persuade children to read 900-page novels. This is a good thing!
On His Favorite Writer
One of my all-time favorite writers is P. G. Wodehouse, and I can, if pushed, quote passages from various books. Christopher Hitchens and I vie for who knows more P.G. Wodehouse than the other. As usual, he wins, of course.
On His Forthcoming Autobiography
The point of origin of the book was to tell that story (of the Fatwah placed on my life by the Iranian government in 1989). I think if, as a writer, you have the misfortune of acquiring an interesting life, there's a point at which you have to tell the story.
Book Excerpt: Luka and the Fire of Life
Chapter One: The Terrible Thing That Happened on the Beautiful Starry Night
There was once, in the city of Kahani, in the land of Alifbay, a boy named Luka who had two pets, a bear named Dog and a dog named Bear, which meant that whenever he called out, "Dog!" the bear waddled up amiably on his hind legs, and when he shouted, "Bear!" the dog bounded toward him, wagging his tail. Dog, the brown bear, could be a little gruff and bearish at times, but he was an expert dancer, able to get up onto his hind legs and perform with subtlety and grace the waltz, the polka, the rhumba, the wah-watusi, and the twist, as well as dances from nearer home, the pounding bhangra, the twirling ghoomar (for which he wore a wide mirror-worked skirt), the warrior dances known as the spaw and the thang-ta, and the peacock dance of the south. Bear, the dog, was a chocolate Labrador, and a gentle, friendly dog, though sometimes a bit excitable and nervous; he absolutely could not dance, having, as the saying goes, four left feet, but to make up for his clumsiness he possessed the gift of perfect pitch, so he could sing up a storm, howling out the melodies of the most popular songs of the day, and never going out of tune. Bear, the dog, and Dog, the bear, quickly became much more than Luka's pets. They turned into his closest allies and most loyal protectors, so fierce in his defense that nobody would ever have dreamed of bully_ing him when they were nearby, not even his appalling classmate Ratshit, whose behavior was usually out of control.
This is how Luka came to have such unusual companions. One fine day when he was twelve years old, the circus came to town-and not just any circus, but the GROF, or Great Rings of Fire, itself; the most celebrated circus in all of Alifbay, "featuring the Famous Incredible Fire Illusion." So Luka was at first bitterly disappointed when his father, the storyteller Rashid Khalifa, told him they would not be going to the show. "Unkind to animals," Rashid explained. "Once it may have had its glory days but these days the GROF has fallen far from Grace." The Lioness had tooth decay, Rashid told Luka, and the Tigress was blind and the Elephants were hungry and the rest of the circus menagerie was just plain miserable. The Ringmaster of the Great Rings of Fire was the terrifying and enormous Captain Aag, a.k.a. Grandmaster Flame. The animals were so scared of the crack of his whip that the Lioness with toothache and the blind Tigress continued to jump through hoops and play dead and the skinny Elephants still made Pachyderm Pyramids for fear of angering him, for Aag was a man who was quick to anger and slow to laugh. And even when he put his cigar-smoking head into the Lioness's yawning mouth, she was too scared to bite it off just in case it decided to kill her from inside her belly.
Rashid was walking Luka home from school, wearing, as usual, one of his brightly colored bush shirts (this one was vermilion) and his beloved, battered Panama hat, and listening to the story of Luka's day. Luka had forgotten the name of the tip of South America and had labeled it "Hawaii" in a geography test. However, he had remembered the name of his country's first president and spelled it correctly in a history test. He had been smacked on the side of the head by Ratshit's hockey stick during games. On the other hand, he had scored two goals in the match and defeated his enemy's team. He had also finally got the hang of snapping his fingers properly, so that they made a satisfying cracking noise. So there were pluses and minuses. Not a bad day overall; but it was about to become a very important day indeed, because this was the day they saw the circus parade going by on its way to raise its Big Top near the banks of the mighty Silsila. The Silsila was the wide, lazy, ugly river with mud-colored water that flowed through the city not far from their home. The sight of the droopy cockatoos in their cages and the sad dromedaries humphing along the street touched Luka's generous young heart. But saddest of all, he thought, was the cage in which a mournful dog and a doleful bear stared wretchedly all about. Bringing up the rear of the cavalcade was Captain Aag with his pirate's hard black eyes and his barbarian's untamed beard. All of a sudden Luka became angry (and he was a boy who was slow to anger and quick to laugh). When Grandmaster Flame was right in front of him Luka shouted out at the top of his voice, "May your animals stop obeying your commands and your rings of fire eat up your stupid tent."
Now it so happened that the moment when Luka shouted out in anger was one of those rare instants when by some inexplicable accident all the noises of the universe fall silent at the same time, the cars stop honking, the scooters stop phut-phuttering, the birds stop squawking in the trees, and everyone stops talking at once, and in that magical hush Luka's voice rang out as clearly as a gunshot, and his words expanded until they filled the sky, and perhaps even found their way to the invisible home of the Fates, who, according to some people, rule the world. Captain Aag winced as if somebody had slapped him on the face, and then he stared straight into Luka's eyes, giving him a look of such blazing hatred that the young boy was almost knocked off his feet. Then the world started making its usual racket again, and the circus parade moved on, and Luka and Rashid went home for dinner. But Luka's words were still out there in the air, doing their secret business.
That night it was reported on the TV news that, in an astonishing development, the animals of the GROF circus had unanimously refused to perform. In a crowded tent, and to the amazement of costumed clowns and plainclothes customers alike, they rebelled against their master in an unprecedented act of defiance. Grandmaster Flame stood in the center ring of the three Great Rings of Fire, bellowing orders and cracking his whip, but when he saw all the animals beginning to walk calmly and slowly to_ward him, in step, as if they were an army, closing in on him from all directions until they formed an animal circle of rage, his nerve cracked and he fell to his knees, weeping and whimpering and begging for his life. The audience began to boo and throw fruit and cushions, and then har_der objects, stones, for example, and walnuts, and telephone directories. Aag turned and fled. The animals parted ranks and let him through, and he ran away crying like a baby.
That was the first amazing thing. The second took place later that night. A noise started up around midnight, a noise like the rustling and crackling of a billion autumn leaves, or maybe even a billion billion, a noise that spread all the way from the Big Top by the banks of the Silsila to Luka's bedroom, and woke him up. When he looked out his bedroom window he saw that the great tent was on fire, burning brightly in the field by the river's edge. The Great Rings of Fire were ablaze; and it was not an illusion.
Luka's curse had worked.
The third amazing thing happened the next morning. A dog with a tag on its collar reading "Bear" and a bear with a tag on its collar reading "Dog" showed up at Luka's door-afterward Luka would wonder exactly how they had found their way there-and Dog, the bear, began to twirl and jig enthusiastically while Bear, the dog, yowled out a foot-tapping melody. Luka and his father, Rashid Khalifa, and his mother, Soraya, and his older brother, Haroun, gathered at the door of their house to watch, while from her verandah their neighbor Miss Oneeta shouted, "Have a care! When animals begin to sing and dance, then plainly some witchy business is afoot!" But Soraya Khalifa laughed. "The animals are celebrating their freedom," she said. Then Rashid adopted a grave expression, and told his wife about Luka's curse. "It seems to me," he opined, "that if any witchy business has been done it is our young Luka who has done it, and these good creatures have come to thank him."
The other circus animals had escaped into the Wild and were never seen again, but the dog and the bear had plainly come to stay. They had even brought their own snacks. The bear was carrying a bucket of fish, and the dog wore a little coat with a pocket full of bones. "Why not, after all?" cried Rashid Khalifa gaily. "My storytelling performances could do with a little help. Nothing like a dog-and-bear song-and-dance act to get an audience's attention." So it was settled, and later that day it was Luka's brother, Haroun, who had the last word. "I knew it would happen soon," he said. "You've reached the age at which people in this family cross the border into the magical world. It's your turn for an adventure-yes, it's finally here!-and it certainly looks like you've started something now. But be careful. Cursing is a dangerous power. I was never able to do anything so, well, dark."
"An adventure of my very own," Luka thought in wonderment, and his big brother smiled, because he knew perfectly well about Luka's Secret Jealousy, which was actually Not So Secret At All. When Haroun had been Luka's age he had traveled to the Earth's second moon, befriended fishes who spoke in rhyme and a gardener made of lotus roots, and helped to overthrow the evil Cultmaster Khattam-Shud, who was trying to destroy the Sea of Stories itself. By contrast, Luka's biggest adventures to date had taken place during the Great Playground Wars at school, in which he had led his gang, the Intergalactic Penguins Team, to a famous victory over the Imperial Highness Army led by his hated rival Adi Ratshit, a.k.a. Red Bottom, winning the day with a daring aerial attack involving paper planes loaded with itching powder. It had been extremely satisfying to watch Ratshit jump into the playground pond to calm down the itch that had spread all over his body; but Luka knew that, compared to Haroun's achievements, his really didn't amount to very much at all. Haroun, for his part, knew about Luka's desire for a real adventure, preferably one involving improbable creatures, travel to other planets (or at least satellites), and P2C2Es, or Processes Too Complicated to Explain. But until now he had always tried to damp down Luka's lusts. "Be careful what you wish for," he told Luka, who replied, "To be honest with you, that is easily the most annoying thing you have ever said."
In general, however, the two brothers, Haroun, and Luka, rarely quarreled and, in fact, got on unusually well. An eighteen-year age gap had turned out to be a good place to dump most of the problems that can sometimes crop up between brothers, all those little irritations that make the older brother accidentally knock the kid's head against a stone wall or put a pillow over his sleeping face by mistake; or persuade the younger brother that it's a good idea to fill the big fellow's shoes with sweet, sticky mango pickle, or to call the big guy's new girlfriend by a different girlfriend's name and then pretend it was just a really unfortunate slip of the tongue. So none of that happened. Instead Haroun taught his younger brother many useful things, kickboxing, for example, and the rules of cricket, and what music was cool and what was not; and Luka uncomplicatedly adored his older brother, and thought he looked like a big bear-a bit like Dog, the bear, in fact-or, perhaps, like a comfortable stubbly mountain with a wide grin near the top.
Luka had first amazed people just by getting born, because his brother, Haroun, was already eighteen years old when his mother, Soraya, at the age of forty-one gave birth to a second fine young boy. Her husband, Rashid, was lost for words, and so, as usual, found far too many of them. In Soraya's hospital ward he picked up his newborn son, cradled him gently in his arms, and peppered him with unreasonable questions. "Who'd have thought it? Where did you come from, buster? How did you get here? What do you have to say for yourself? What's your name? What will you grow up to be? What is it you want?" He had a question for Soraya, too. "At our age," he marveled, shaking his balding head. "What's the meaning of a wonder like this?" Rashid was fifty years old when Luka arrived, but at that moment he sounded like any young, greenhorn father flummoxed by the arrival of responsibility, and even a little scared.
Soraya took the baby back and calmed its father down. "His name is Luka," she said, "and the meaning of the wonder is that we appear to have brought into the world a fellow who can turn back Time itself, make it flow the wrong way, and make us young again."
Soraya knew what she was talking about. As Luka grew older, his parents seemed to get younger. When baby Luka sat up straight for the first time, for example, his parents became incapable of sitting still. When he began to crawl, they hopped up and down like excited rabbits. When he walked, they jumped for joy. And when he spoke for the first time-well!-you'd have thought the whole of the legendary Torrent of Words had started gushing out of Rashid's mouth, and he was never going to stop spouting on about his son's great achievement.
The Torrent of Words, by the way, thunders down from the Sea of Stories into the Lake of Wisdom, whose waters are illumined by the Dawn of Days, and out of which flows the River of Time. The Lake of Wisdom, as is well known, stands in the shadow of the Mountain of Knowledge, at whose summit burns the Fire of Life. This important information regarding the layout-and, in fact, the very existence-of the Magical World was kept hidden for thousands of years, guarded by mysterious, cloaked spoilsports who called themselves the Aalim, or Learned Ones. However, the secret was out now. It had been made available to the general public by Rashid Khalifa in many celebrated tales. So everyone in Kahani was fully aware that there was a World of Magic existing in parallel with our own non-Magic one, and from that Reality came White Magic, Black Magic, dreams, nightmares, stories, lies, dragons, fairies, blue-bearded genies, mechanical mind-reading birds, buried treasure, music, fiction, hope, fear, the gift of eternal life, the angel of death, the angel of love, interruptions, jokes, good ideas, rotten ideas, happy endings, in fact almost everything of any interest at all.
Excerpted from Luka and the Fire of Life by Salman Rushdie Copyright (c) 2010 by Salman Rushdie. Excerpted by permission of Random House Group, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
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Anelka set to join Atletico Mineiro
Former West Brom striker Nicolas Anelka has joined Atletico Mineiro, according to the Brazilian club's president.
Anelka, 35, has been without a club since being sacked by West Brom last month following his use of the allegedly anti-Semitic "quenelle" gesture when celebrating a goal.
Atletico president Alexandre Kalil posted on Twitter on Sunday morning to say, "Anelka e do Galo" - which translates as "Anelka is a rooster," in reference to the club's nickname.
The Copa Libertadores champions have yet to confirm the signing.
Anelka was fined by an FA-appointed independent panel and handed a five-match ban for the "quenelle" goal celebration he performed after scoring for the Baggies at West Ham on December 28, leading to him being suspended by his club.
The former Arsenal and Real Madrid man then said on March 14 that he would terminate his contract at West Brom, only for the club to fire him hours later.
The infamous pose that Anelka struck after scoring at Upton Park has been associated with religious intolerance in France, although the player insisted throughout the investigation into his actions that it was merely a show of support for his friend Dieudonne M'bala M'bala.


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Warren already had to sell his condo and Jordans because of his bankruptcy case, now they are taking the Mansion away according to Larry Brown Sports.
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Just remember if I put a tie outside the door that means Jordin Sparks is there and get the hell out.
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The irony of Asante Samuel being fined $40,000 for a hit was not lost on the Eagles' playmaking (and sometimes tackling-challenged) corner Wednesday.
"They don't pay me to tackle. Now they charging me to tackle," Samuel mused after reading the FedExed letter from the NFL pertaining to his collision Sunday with Giants wideout Derek Hagan.
Samuel, who leads the NFL with seven interceptions, missed practice yesterday, and his status for Sunday is up in the air because of a left knee injury suffered against the Giants.
Samuel said that his fine was originally $50,000, but Eagles coach Andy Reid called the league and lobbied on Samuel's behalf. (UPDATED: An Eagles spokesman said he did not believe this was the case. Attempts to contact the league have so far been unsuccessful.)
Reid and Samuel contend -- and replays suggest -- that he led with his shoulder, then made secondary (and seemingly unavoidable) contact with his helmet, on Hagan's helmet.
"Whatever they want to do, basically. If they want to take a hundred (thousand), they can take a hundred, I guess," Samuel said. He said he will appeal the fine. He noted the league letter classified him as a "repeat offender" though he said he has never previously been fined for a hit. Samuel guesses maybe the preseason lick he laid on Kansas City's Dexter McCluster, Samuel blowing up a screen, factored against him, though Samuel was not penalized or fined that time.
Also, Asante is really mad at Deion Sanders, who ruffled No. 22's feathers by calling him the best "off" corner in the league, meaning that he plays off the receiver -- which Samuel certainly seems to prefer to do.
"I would take that as an insult," Samuel said. "I would rather you tell me I'm not the best, or I'm the best. Anybody else pick a ball off or do some good things, he'd got something good to say."
Samuel took to Twitter this morning with this: "@DeionSanders is the biggest hater in the world. He ain't no real FL boy he is a fake. FL boys keep it real. Men lie women lie numbers don't"
Sanders, now an NFL Network analyst, played corner much the same way Samuel does -- going for interceptions, not always looking to impress through tackling.
"If I'm not getting the ball caught on me, 'off' or 'on,' what difference des it make?" Samuel asked.
Sanders responded to Samuel via Twitter late this afternoon.
"I just heard what A. Samuel said. 1st I like this kid and said he is the best off corner in the game. How is that hate?"
The Eagles are on the NFL Network next Thursday night so this could continue to get more interesting. Think Samuel will sit with Sanders for an interview for the pregame show?
Joselio Hanson will take Samuel's snaps in practice and probably would play if Samuel cannot, Andy Reid said.
With Ellis Hobbs on IR, Jorrick Calvin will return kickoffs, coach Andy Reid said. Two bobbles against the Redskins cost Calvin the return job; he said today he has renewed his focus on ball-safety fundamentals.
Newcomer Brandon Hughes will play corner and help on the special teams, if active. Hughes, given Sheldon Brown's old No. 24, can return kicks, but that is not why he was signed, Reid said.
Juqua Parker did not practice today with a hip flexor strain.
The NFL labor situation has affected the Eagles' situation with Michael Vick, Andy Reid said.
"There will be a time and place," Reid told reporters today. "When that needs to be addressed, it will be addressed. This is a crazy deal, the collective bargaining agreements and so on. We haven't really done anything with anyone. It's just a different year."
"It's not because of Michael's situation or his past," Reid continued. "He's making pretty good mony this year. It's about the way the league is going right now. It's hard to make those types of plans for the future."
Vick has previously expressed a desire to remain with the Eagles.He said today he isn't thinking of his contract, didn't seem resentful that the team hasn't addressed it.
"I'm not reallt concerned with that right now," Vick said. He said the matter "will take care of itself, at the appropriate time.'
"I totally understand (the team's position). I'm going to keep playing and try to put myself in the best position I can possibly be in, and that'll take care of itself."
Reid was asked about the changes in perception of Vick. The questioner used the word "image," but Reid was careful to stress how genuine he believes Vick has been.
"He's learned from his mistakes and he's a better person for it. There can be an acting part to an image and I don't think you see any acting here. He's been doing things in the community every Tuesday, his day off and whenever else he can. He understands he made a huge mistake and the only way you can right that wrong is by giving back and helping and changing others to not make those mistakes. He's very humble about it. He's seen the highs and he's seen the lows."
In this week's Sports Illustrated cover story, Vick addresses the aftermath of the shooting at his birthday party in June in Virginia. Among the calls he made was to Reid, who blistered him for putting himself in a bad position.
"The one thing that I was proud of him for was that he made the call," Reid said today. "I thought it was an important step. I appreciate the trust that he had there. He didn't put me in positon to hear it second hand or anything else. What he told me was exactly what the police said. Those are things that build a trust between two people. honesty is an important factor."
As for Vick's health as he endures the grind of a season for the first time since his days with Atlanta, Reid said, "He feels healthy -- the normal bumps and bruises that you have during the season. He's doing well right now."
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A commanding officer in Illinois was removed from the job after hazing three reservists by ordering them to exercise and yell "I do what I want" in front of other sailors because they missed physical training, a Navy report said.
Lt. Cmdr. Jack O'Neill was relieved of command of Navy Operational Support Center Rock Island in Illinois on March 19. O'Neill was upset several sailors missed physical training during a drill weekend March 9, an investigative report released by Navy Reserve Forces Command in Norfolk said.
The sailors who had to exercise said they were embarrassed, and others who watched the ordeal described it as awkward and uncomfortable.
"It gave you a queasy feeling; it just wasn't the right thing to do," a witness, whose name was redacted from the report, told investigators.
The incident happened just weeks after the Navy created the Office of Hazing Prevention in an effort to track and stop the practice.
The Navy's definition of hazing is an extensive one. Among other things, it defines hazing as causing another military member to be exposed to any activity that is humiliating or demeaning. The definition excludes command-authorized physical training and administrative corrective measures.
Statistics released Wednesday show there have been 27 reported incidents of hazing in the Navy in the 2013 fiscal year. Of those, 15 were categorized as physical; one was humiliating and demeaning; five were a combination of those and six haven't been categorized.
The day after the incident, O'Neill apologized and performed the same exercise in front of those who witnessed it a day earlier. He also yelled "I do what I want" in an effort to make amends, according to the report.
"I deeply regret the incident and cannot offer any explanation as to why I approached something like this without thinking it over longer, as I tend to be very analytical typically," O'Neill wrote in a statement to Navy investigators.
Still, that coupled along with other problems in the command climate that negatively affected Rock Island's morale resulted in O'Neill being disciplined.
"Naval officers are rightfully held to the highest standards of personal conduct," Capt. George Whitbred, commander of Navy Region Midwest Reserve Component Command, wrote in a letter endorsing the investigation's findings. "O'Neill's conduct in humiliating and mortifying his sailors shows a complete lapse in judgment and a failure to conduct himself in accordance with the high standards of a naval officer."
The report was obtained by The Associated Press through the Freedom of Information Act.
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According to Autism Speaks, a leading autism awareness organization, autism affects 1 in 88 children and 1 in 54 boys. In the last 40 years the prevalence of autism has grown ten-fold. It affects more children than AIDS, diabetes and cancer combined. That's why, on Monday, Sesame Workshop was proud to take part in World Autism Awareness day. People around the office wore blue to show our support for the children who are living with autism and the dedicated medical professionals who are working to better understand and help treat it.


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Late-night theater launches season with 'Identity Crisis'University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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Kennedy Theatre Box Office, (808) 956-7655
The University of Hawai'i at Mānoa's Department of Theatre and Dance will begin its 2013-14 Late Night Theatre season with "Identity Crisis," a dance concert featuring new choreography by six Theatre and Dance students. The show will be the first dance performance in the Late Night series since the 2006-07 season, and will be directed by Dance MA candidate Kathryn Holt. Performances will take place at the Earle Ernst Lab Theatre on September 27 and 28, and October 4 and 5 at 11:00 p.m.
Holt (seen last season in UHM's "Spring Footholds") uses the show to address the common human issue of identity, and hopes the performance will lead audience members to ask themselves some important questions: How do we define ourselves as individuals? What shapes us? How is "who we are" defined by our experiences and surroundings? The choreographers and performers will approach these questions employing a variety of styles, utilizing their diverse backgrounds in modern, ballet, jazz, Okinawan dance, Chinese dance, butoh, drag, hip hop, bharata natyam, hula and Irish dance.
Among the choreographers is Dance BFA candidate Lei Ishikawa, whose senior project is her choreographed piece "Exp." Ishikawa is known for doing Okinawan dance within the community, but has also trained in modern, ballet and other styles; her piece deals with the cultural conflicts she has felt as she pursued her art. She describes the piece as an exploration of the question, "What type of dance represents me?" and concludes that "sometimes there are no clear answers." In addition to "Exp.," the show will feature work choreographed by undergraduate Kele Roberts, and graduate students Rohini Acharya, Sami L.A. Akuna and Ruby MacDougall. Holt also contributed two pieces to the performance.
Holt felt it was crucial that "the voices of the dancers, and not just the choreographers," be heard. In addition to the choreographers' work, the show will feature group and solo pieces that were created by the dancers out of improvisation; the goal is for each of the artists to explore and showcase their individuality as people and performers. "This aspect of the concert is a little different from dancers' usual experience of putting together a show," remarks Holt. "But then again, Late Night doesn't always do dance productions, so I felt I wanted to set 'Identity Crisis' apart from other concerts and create a show that everyone can understand, connect with and enjoy."
Tickets for "Identity Crisis" are available at the Kennedy Theatre box office on performance nights, one hour before the show. Prices are $10 general admission; $8 seniors / military / UH faculty and staff / UHAA members / students; and $5 UHM students with validated Fall 2013 UHM photo ID. Ticket prices include all service fees. For further information, please visit the department's website at hawaii.edu/kennedy, or call the theater(808) 956-7655. For disability access, please call the theater.
"Identity Crisis"
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Sept. 27, 28, Oct. 4, 5 at 11 p.m.
UHM's Kennedy Theatre Mainstage
1770 East-West Road, Honolulu
$10 general admission
$8 seniors / military / UH Faculty and staff / UHAA members / students
$5 UHM students with validated Fall 2013 UHM photo ID
Tickets are available at the Kennedy Theatre box office on performance nights, one hour before the show.
For more information, visit: http://hawaii.edu/kennedy/2013/identitycrisis/


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Londonderry emergency shelter will now be open to petsBy APRIL GUILMET
Union Leader Correspondent
June 18. 2013 9:11PM
LONDONDERRY — During the December 2008 ice storm that left the area in the dark for well over a week, many residents found themselves torn between seeking out their own safety or keeping watch over their four-legged friends.
Residents from Londonderry, Derry, Litchfield and surrounding towns all had the option of bunking down at the regional shelter set up in the Londonderry High School gymnasium, but emergency officials soon learned that a number of citizens opted to stay home after finding out the shelter wouldn't allow them to bring pets.
"Mostly, people tend to stay at home with their animals or they leave their animals in their cars when they come inside the shelter," said Suzanne Roy of the Londonderry Fire Department. "Neither of those options is very safe."
Fortunately, local pet owners will have a better option in time for the winter storm season, emergency officials said this week.
During Monday night's Town Council meeting, Roy and Acting Fire Chief Darren O'Brien shared plans to extend the town's emergency shelter services to local pets starting this winter.
Roy said she's been working toward the plan over the past several years, noting the solution hasn't been an easy one since the town's emergency shelter is inside a public school building.
"We've been talking about safety, about addressing the allergens that come with housing animals," she told the council. "But as long as we can find a company that can handle the cleaning and disinfecting aspects after the shelter closes, this shouldn't be an issue."
With the council's blessings, plans for the pet shelter are moving forward.O'Brien said he's currently meeting with several area companies to find the best match, and the fire department is also seeking community volunteers to help out at the pet shelter.Members of A Londonderry Emergency Response Team (ALERT) and American Red Cross volunteers typically assist at the town's emergency shelter, but O'Brien said they "tend to have their hands full already."
"They do a great job with the human aspects, and we'd hate to overburden them," he said.
The high school gymnasium would work well to house animals during an emergency, Roy said, since the building has a separate entrance for the downstairs locker rooms — the area where pets will be housed. The shelter's human occupants would continue to eat and sleep upstairs inside the gymnasium and foyer area, separate from the animals.
All pets staying at the shelter would need to be vaccinated and crated, and separate areas would be set up for dogs, cats and exotic pets, such as birds and reptiles, officials said.
"We're also trying to arrange for an isolation area for the pets that are sick, injured or don't have proof of vaccinations," Roy said. "Either way, the pet owners would be the ones responsible for feeding their pets, walking them and giving them medications."
Councilor Joe Green said he's relieved to hear that accommodations are being made for pets since it's a concern he's heard often from area seniors in particular.
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Cool World
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Copyright Paramount Pictures 1992
By: InformationGeek
Detective Frank Harris: Brad Pitt! Hard to believe this guy was ever nominated for Best Actor in the Academy Awards after seeing this performance. He is a very stiff person who acts as Cool Worlds main police detective and tries to keep the peace as best as he can. He is in love with Lonette, but he cant continue their relationship since he is human and she is just a drawing. He gets killed, but comes back to life as a doodle. Doesnt make much sense to me, but I am watching Cool World.
Jack Deebs: Gabriel Byrne! A cartoonist who thinks he invented Cool World. HA! He has sex with Holli, which that turns her into a noid (A real human). He ends up saving the world from turning into a cartoon nightmare, but ends up being stuck as an overacting superhero doodle.
Holli Would: Kim Basinger! A doodle that wants to escape into the real world. Considering she lives in Cool World, I wouldnt blame her. She seduces Jack, gives him a lap dance, and ends up a real human. I dont often get to say that. She loves to dance horribly, animated and non-animated. She is turned back into a doodle and remains stuck inside of Cool World for good.
Nails: Charlie Adler! He is a spider who is Harris partner in fighting the crime of Cool World. He does a lousy job of it and nearly gets killed because of it. He is also allergic to clouds.
Lonette: She is a doodle who is in love with Frank, but they cannot be together since they are of different movie styles. He is living acting and she is animated, big difference here. Luckily for her, he dies and is reincarnated as a doodle so they can be together.
Doc Whiskers: He broke the all laws of science and movies by accidently bringing Harris into dimension Cool World. He ends up in the real world as well.
Sparks: He is one of the sleaziest guys in Cool World who has money that can bite people. He often causes or is around when there is trouble.
+ Cartoons prefer to be called doodles.
+ Cartoons often break the laws of reality.
+ Jails allow prisoners to have a full cartoonist studio.
+ All cartoons rejected by Nickelodeon and Warner Bros end up in Cool World.
+ Cartoons refer to people as noids.
+ Cartoons and humans having sex together is a big no-no.
+ You see dancing hippos when you smoke.
+ Cartoons become real when a human has sex with them.
+ Pen are dangerous weapons in animated worlds.
+ You are turned into a clown doodle if you break the laws of animation and reality.
+ If you are killed by a cartoon, you become a cartoon.
1 min Heck yeah! Now this is music!
7 min That scientist is breaking all the laws of animation and live acting!
13 min Oh God that was creepy
17 min Someone should talk to the animators, they got to stop doodling on the strips of the movie.
19 min RANDOM FREAK OUT MOMENT!
24 min I swear the movie is being shot at the warehouse where all the cardboard cutouts are being stored.
27 min RANDOM FREAK OUT MOMENT!
32 min RANDOM FREAK OUT MOMENT!
36 min RANDOM ACTS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST AN ARTIST DESK!
38 min Anyone feeling weird?
41 min So this is what cartoonist draw when they are high.
46 min RANDOM FREAK OUT MOMENT!
49 min Must resist urge to vomit
55 min RANDOM FREAK OUT MOMENT!
58 min Cant catch a break, huh?
62 min Whoa! The movie is acting strange compared to usual!
64 min So you are saying it is safer in Cool World? Where have you been living for the past 47 years?!
69 min RANDOM ACTS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST A CHAIR!
77 min She runs fast for being in high heels.
84 min At this point, the artists will be trying something new with the film folks, so please excuse the insanity on the screen.
85-88 min RANDOM LONG EXTENDED FREAK OUT MOMENT!
91 min How dramatically convenient!
Frank Harris: You screwed us all... for a piece of ass?
Bunny: (To Police Officer) Boo Woo! Boo Woo! These bad guys didnt play fair! I WANT YOU TO TEAR THEIR MISERABLE FACES INSIDE OUT SO THAT THEIR MOTHER DOESNT EVEN RECOGNIZE THEM! Pretty please?
Jack Deebs: I'm a cartoonist. I drew all this. I have visions. I translate this.
Frank Harris: You do nothing, man. This place exists with or without you. You believe me, right? I'm not one of your creations.
Jack Deebs: Right. You're not pretty enough.
Frank Harris: Good one. Have a seat.
Doc Whiskers: We may not be real to you yet, but we will be.
Cool World is one of the strangest, wildest, and craziest movies ever released. It is consider the mean spirited, poor mans version of Who Framed Roger Rabbit. It is inventive in the areas that it didnt copy and it can surprisingly keep your focus, it sure one of the poorest example of a movie trying to have structure in it. So lets take a look.
The movie opens up in Las Vegas 1945 where we find Frank Harris, coming home from the war to his mom. He takes her for a ride on his new motorcycle and these two drunken idiots crash into them. They end up killing his mother and hitting him so hard, that he forgets the right way for acting when suffering from a mental breakdown. Out of nowhere, he is then transported into Cool World. Why? Because this scientist doodle (Also known as a cartoon) was trying to enter his world. Why? Ah I dont know, I guess he was trying to escape into another movie because he realized he was in the film Cool World. This starts the unintentional running gag of how the movie does not explain things properly.
After this strange moment, we cut to Las Vegas 1992 at a prison. We meet Jack Deebs, a cartoonist who is jail for unclear reasons. He spends his time in his cell drawing cartoons for his comic strip, Cool World, and he also draws Holli Would, a female cartoon. When he is drawing, Holli somehow teleports him to Cool World so she can meet him in person. He then lands in a dance club full of he and she wolves who are watching Holli dancing HORRIBLY!! I emphasize horribly because she really is a bad dancer. It is then revealed that all of it was just a dream and she is just sending him messages to come to her.
Back to Cool World, life goes on in their criminally deranged world where people are constantly beating each other up, money will eat you, people drive in cardboard cuts, and safes randomly fall out of the sky. Frank Harris, since he has arrived here, has become a police detective (For yet another unexplained reason, he still looks the same after 47 years have past). He goes to confront Holli about how she has been contacting Jack through his dreams and has been bringing him here. She says it is just an accident and asks Frank to help her bring Jack to their world or help her get to that world. It is possible after all, since reality has been shattered before and there is a rumor that a doodle has crossed over into our world. Frank refuses to help her and she tells him shell get someone who will help her. It never happens, so her threat is entirely what? Thats right, completely pointless!
Back to sanity, Jack Deebs gets out of prison and he continues to draw Cool World, which he thinks is his own creation. While he is trying to get on with his life, Holli brings him back to Cool World where a bunch of weird cartoons assault him. Holli comes to his rescue and seduces him. Ah this is weird and it was already weird when Jessica Rabbit did it, but this seems a bit more provocative then that. Then they flee from the police in a car that is made of rubber ? Anyways, at this point the movie is having a freak out so Ill skip ahead until we reach a slow point in Cool World heck with it, Ill skip ahead until the car chase is over.
We then catch up with Frank meeting another femme fatale called Lonette. They seem have something going on between each other, but they nothing can ever happen since he is noid and she is a doodle. Right, because having another cartoon and human have a romantic relationship would be so strange in a movie such as this. Anyways, he and his partner, Nails, find where Holli and Jack are at. Frank lays down to rules to Jack about Cool World and tells him the biggest, most important rule of them all. A noid cant have sex with a doodle! Hmm I didnt realize there was a problem with that kind of thing in their world. Also, what kind of person has a doodle fetish anyways (Outside of Brad Pitt in this movie)?
Jack is sent home, but he cant stop getting telepathic messages to him from Holli no matter where he goes. He is then again brought back into Cool World. While this is happening, Frank decides to check in on Hollis party she is holding in her building. He confronts her about if she has Jack with her, but she denies it. Shes telling the truth, though Jack is brought to her later. Then, in one of the most mind bending and totally disturbing moments I have ever seen in cinema, she gives him a lap dance. This is so wrong and disgusting on so many levels! Its not shown completely shown or anything, but it is still so disgusting and it makes my stomach turn.
Because of what she did, Holli because a real girl. I would say this is crazy, but then again this movie is Cool World after all. One of the doodles, Sparks, finds out and reports her to the police. Nails has to go arrest Holli alone, since he decided not to tell Frank because he was busy having fun with Lonette. Nails confronts Holli, in her new form, but she subdues him by using Jacks pen. You see, the pen has the ability to kill, destroy, blow up, or suck characters in Cool World.
Anyways, both of them return to the real world, but something weird is a blazing. There is a break in the inter-dimension vertex or something between the real world and Cool World when Holli comes over. Because of this, she and Jack start turning into clowns doodles! At this point, I assume the writers have switched from one drug to the next. Then, Frank heads to the real world to search after the two of them.
We then find Holli and Jack driving home after their weird clown moment. Holli then sees a billboard where it has on it something called The Spike of Power. She says it cure them of their clown issue. Alright, where did this plot line come from? Jack refuses to help her, so she kicks him out of his car and takes off without him. Frank comes across Jack and both of them decide to help each other get Holli.
Holli comes to the casino where the Spike of Power is at just as Frank and Jack show up. Frank chases after Holli and manages to corner on the balcony of a hotel suite, but she knocks him over the side, killing him. Jack, now angry, gives chase after her himself. He confronts Holli on top of the casino, just as she touches the Spike of Power. Doing so turns her back into her doodle self, Jack into superhero doodle, releases tons of other doodles onto the world, and starts turning people into doodles themselves.
At this point in the film, I like to say we have entered the trippiest and most mind bending part of this film, because it seems like the artists, writers, producers, and creators just said to themselves, Hey! The movie is ending soon, so lets mess around with the audience even more than we already have! Seriously, this is the most insane part of the movie as Jack becomes a superhero doodle who tries to turn the world back to normal by putting the spike back where it was, Holli is riding black ghost doodles, the casino is bleeding out red goo, and like I said before, people are turning into doodles. To make a screwy story short, Jack puts the spike back in its place and everything doodle like is sucked back in and closed off.
Lonette and Nails, who is still alive, kneels over Frank as they find his body back in Cool World. Then, according to Lonette, it is found out that if a noid is killed by a doodle, the noid becomes a doodle. Since Holli killed him, it counts for Frank as he comes back to life as a doodle. How nice, an already one dimensional person gets to become a one dimensional cartoon. Now that he is a doodle himself, he can peruse a more romantic relationship with Lonette.
Now this movie is mad and insane, but unlike the Raggedy Ann movie, it sort of works for it. Dont get wrong, this movie is bad. The plot feels like a couple of comic books were strung together, but unlike Dick Tracey, it doesnt work for it. The live actors are bad, with Brad Pitt being the worst due to his over exaggeration on the emotional scenes and his stiff acting during most scenes. The focus of the movie isnt good since the movie jumps from actor to actor to scene to scene randomly while plot elements are poured in at any given moment.
There are positives of this movie though. As crazy and surreal as the movie is, it can keep your attention and it can be interesting to look at. The animation of the movie is nice and it is neat how there is different styles of animated characters in Cool World. The soundtrack is awesome, where it has some great techno to orchestral pieces that sets the mood for the world. Voice acting was good, and interestingly Kim Basinger did a better job voice acting than live acting. The movie is half and half, it has the good and bad. I actually like, but me liking it isnt going to save this mind trip.
Last Edit: May 08, 2009, 04:41:02 PM by InformationGeek
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Good review InformationGeek. Much better than the film itself. At least I got to the end of your review before nodding off. I can't say the same for the film. That has the distinct distinction of being the only film to ever put me to sleep.
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Quote from: BoyScoutKevin on May 08, 2009, 04:27:04 PM
Good review InformationGeek. Much better than the film itself. At least I got to the end of your review before nodding off. I can't say the same for the film. That has the distinct distinction of being the only film to ever put me to sleep.
I once fell asleep while working at a video store in the '90s while previewing Speed 2: Snooze Control. Fortunately no one came in as it was a early in the morning.
I've never been able to make it all the way through Cool World. In the '80s I was a hard-core Bakshi fan, Wizards and Fire and Ice are still favorites of mine, but this film just doesn't do anything for me.
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VAL SPEAKS OUT: Valentino Garavani and his business partner Giancarlo Giammetti have spoken out for the first time since Italian investment fund Permira bought control of Valentino Fashion Group from the Marzotto family this month, which has sparked another round of speculation that the designer could be preparing to retire after his 45th anniversary bash in Rome in July. Valentino and Giammetti chose their words carefully when talking about the future creative direction of the house. "I'm not thinking of retirement. In the future, we'll see. I love my work too much. There's still a lot to do," Valentino demurred during an interview at his sumptuous Roman headquarters on Thursday. Giammetti, true to form, called Valentino irreplaceable and downplayed the succession issue. "Valentino is Valentino. Valentino is the man behind the brand and its creative force," Giammetti said, adding that any other designer brought into the mix would merely be a creative director and not an outright replacement for Valentino.
TO CATCH A THIEF: After stealing money and art in the first two films, respectively, what kind of heist are Clooney, Pitt and Damon going to pull in "Ocean's 13"? Why, a jewelry heist, of course. Tiffany & Co. supplied the film with several pieces of jewelry inspired by its Majestic diamond necklace for the film, which comes out today. The jewelry belongs to hotelier Willie Bank, played by Al Pacino, who has a penchant for pricey diamond necklaces. Each piece is kept in a shrine to his success and has five impressive diamonds — akin to the five stars his hotels are awarded.
SCHOOL OF FROCK: Budding designer Victoria Beckham laid down her needle and scissors to take a look at the work of young creatives at the annual Graduate Fashion Week awards Wednesday in London's Battersea Park. Beckham, clad in a patterned minidress from Giles Deacon, joined Alber Elbaz and Glenda Bailey to select the joint winners of the Graduate Fashion Week Gold award, Jasper Sincha Chadprajong and Nicholas Thomas. The designers, who both showed men's wear collections, were awarded 10,000 pounds, or $20,000, each to support their design career. Zandra Rhodes, Henry Holland, Jimmy Choo, Stuart Vevers, and Mulberry chief executive Lisa Montague also presented awards.


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South Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Michelle Wiarda
Artist and Photographer
I was born and raised in Massachusetts, the north shore area. I began developing my artistic skills at an early age. I drew and painted images of horses, seacapes and landscapes. Nature intrigued me then, as it does now.
I earned my degree from Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts, where I studied commercial art, as well as painting, drawing and photography. I was fortunate to live in such an inspiring, lovely coastal area. Its a real artist's paradise. After much practice, I've developed my style of watercolor technique from which I have created many seascape, landscape and architectural images.
I now live in Delray Beach, Florida and have found so much beauty in its island like character. Delray has everything from colorful beach cottages to stunning flora. I was inspired to capture their natural beauty in watercolor.
My watercolor paintings and fine art photographs are my way of sharing the beauty I experience, with you.
I have made a living as a commercial artist, graphic designer, watercolorist, painter, and photographer. In addition to the commercial side of my career, I've spent many hours shooting photographs, and painting the subjects in nature I so love.
My original watercolor paintings, prints and fine art photographs can be found in private and corporate collections throughout the world. Many thanks to Fine Art America.
Check out my blog on all things photography, fine art and graphic design at www.g2gvisions.wordpress.com
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Friday, November 2, 2012 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Level II - In Front of the Paleo Prep Lab
Triceratops seems to be everybody's favorite dinosaur, however, no one knows just how long they lived.
Join paleontologist Carrie Levitt to explore the microstructure inside dinosaur bones that could help provide clues on a dinosaurs' age.
Take this opportunity to touch real dinosaur fossils.


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Relay: Receive and pass on. Transmit. Communicate.
For the first time ever, a Sketch Relay takes place in Moleskine Japanese Albums as over 70 of London's top designers take turns to sketch the essential design objects they couldn't live without.
Inspired by traditional Japanese horizontal emakimono scrolls, Moleskine Japanese Albums contain one sheet of heavy-weight sketch paper folded into 48 accordion pages. This unique format lends a sense of continuity from one designer's sketches to another's. 5 pages to fill before sending the Album on to the next one.
[Left - Right: Takashi Homma; Tord Boontje | for the Detour Project]
Sketches, cutouts, collage and sequences tumble from the unfolded book, providing an insight into not just the minds of individual designers but of the design process at large. As said in the video above, design is a system; a process born from co-creation.
[Left - Right: Nicholas Hlobo; Ross Lovegrove | for the Detour Project]
Start your sketches in a Moleskine Japanese Album, available on the Moleskine Store.
Video Credits: Raspberry & Jam
Music: "Nice and Easy" by Jason Shaw
The Moleskine Sketch Relay took place over the London Design Festival 2013 in partnership with the Detour Project.


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ABC Comedy Pilots Tap Jeff Garlin, Rob Corddry
Both as dads, both in single-camera series.
Curb Your Enthusiasm hero and stand-up comic Jeff Garlin has been cast opposite Bridesmaids's Wendi McLendon-Covey for ABC's How the Hell Am I Normal. Garlin will play a 1980s family's "rageaholic" patriarch. In a second single-camera comedy pilot at ABC, Rob Corddry has been enlisted to lead Spy as "a well-intentioned father of a highly intelligent and verbal son, who also happens to be his complete opposite, who inadvertently takes a job at the Secret Service in order to prove himself a worthy father." ABC loves funny dads.


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As gasoline and diesel prices continue to hover at near-record levels, and the United States' dependence on petroleum imports increases, the public is renewing interest in fossil fuel alternatives.
The country's agriculture industry is one source of domestically produced options to conventional energy. In fact, biomass — plants and plant-derived material — provides the only renewable alternative for liquid transportation fuel.
Ethanol, traditionally made from corn, is familiar as an alternative fuel and a pollution-reducing gas additive.
"One of the problems with ethanol from corn is that it takes a lot of energy to produce," says Dr. Zeng-yu Wang of the Noble Foundation in Ardmore, Oklahoma.
It is possible, however, for fuel ethanol to be made from plant fiber (cellulose and hemicellulose) biomass. Switchgrass, a fast-growing perennial warm-season native grass with a wide geographic distribution, is one of the most promising energy biomass sources because of its adaptability, hardiness, longevity and high biomass production.
Wang, an associate scientist in Noble's Forage Improvement Division, recently received funds to investigate improving ethanol production from switchgrass. Wang's $670,000 grant was one of 11 awarded as part of the United States Department of Agriculture and Department of Energy's joint 2005 Biomass Research and Development Initiative.
Wang says the process for making ethanol from switchgrass is essentially the same as the one used with corn — the plant material is broken down into its component sugars, and then those sugars are fermented to produce ethanol.
"The energy required to make corn ethanol is positive at about 1.34, but that is dwarfed by the possible five-fold energy balance — the amount of energy put into a process compared to how much energy is produced — for ethanol production from cellulose and hemicellulose."
While switchgrass has abundant sugars in the form of cellulose and hemicellulose, extracting them is difficult because of a third plant fiber component, lignin.
"Lignin is like the cement between bricks in a wall," Wang says. Lignin holds the cellulose and hemicellulose together and inhibits breakdown into the sugars needed for ethanol production.
Wang's proposed method for improving switchgrass for ethanol production involves using genetic engineering to reduce lignin in the plants.
"We are going to down-regulate, or 'knock out,' genes responsible for making the enzymes that lead to lignin production," Wang says. "We can't completely knock them out, though, because plants couldn't grow without some lignin. We want to reduce it to the point where it improves ethanol production potential without negatively affecting plant growth." One of the down-regulation methods Wang plans to use has been shown to reduce lignin content significantly in another grass species, tall fescue. The second method he plans to try has been effective in alfalfa.
Construction and screening of a switchgrass cDNA library — a large pool of genes from the species — is currently underway, and Wang anticipates initial genetic transformations of plants will be completed in December 2006. He says the transgenic switchgrass plants will be incorporated into Noble's breeding program by 2008.
"Fossil fuels sooner or later will deplete," Wang says. "Therefore, renewable energy from plants will be necessary."
A potential side benefit of Wang's lignin reduction work in switchgrass is that the same strategy can be applied to other species, particularly forage crops.
"Reduced lignin leads to improved digestibility of plants when they're being grazed by ruminant animals," he adds.
In announcing the Biomass Research and Development Initiative grant recipients, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns says USDA and DOE's cooperative conservation partnership benefits the United States with enhanced energy security, a cleaner environment and revitalized rural economies.
"The selected projects support President Bush's goal to enhance renewable energy supplies," Johanns says. "The grants will help to develop additional renewable energy resources and expand markets for agricultural products."
The 10 other funded projects are:
• University of Idaho (Moscow, Idaho) — Increasing the Potential for the Utilization of Cellulose from Straw for Biofuel and Bioproduct Production; $693,285
• The Tampa Bay Area Ethanol Consortium (Florida) — Implementation of a Scale-Up Pilot Plant Demonstration Facility toward the Commercialization of Florida Biomass Feedstocks for Ethanol Production; $1,920,000
• University of Montana, College of Technology (Missoula, Mont.) — Biopower Demonstration and Educational Outreach; $990,500
• North Carolina State University, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (Raleigh, N.C.) — Conversion of BioDiesel Derived Glycerol to Glycidol, Glycerol Carbonate and C-3 Oxygenates by Catalytic and Biocatalytic Pathways; $1,606, 265
• Iowa State University (Ames, Iowa) — Environmental Enhancement through Corn Stover Utilization; $1,853,996
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) — Carbon Fiber from Biomass Lignins; $1,083,770
• Clarkson University (Potsdam, N.Y.) — Environmental and Economic Performance of an Integrated, Digester-Cogeneration-Value-Added Process; $805,938
• University of Minnesota, Morris (Morris, Minn.) — Biomass Gasification: A Comprehensive Demonstration of a Community-Scale Biomass Energy System; $1,896,493
• University of Florida (Gainesville, Fla.) — Bioenergy: Optimum Incentives and Sustainability of Non-Industrial Private Forests in the U.S. South; $656,525
• Environmental Resources Trust (Washington, D.C.) — Incentives for Biomass Commercialization: Pioneering Markets for Biomass Using Renewable Energy Certificates, Emission Reduction Credits and Incentive Programs for Ammonia, PM10 and PM2.5 Reductions; $449,99.


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Lena Dunham's new series Girls debuts on HBO on April 15. Dunham, who got quite a bit of attention for being the star, director and writer of the 2010 indie film Tiny Furniture, fills the same three roles in this ensemble show about four young women in New York.
Of course, it's not HBO's first time out with an ensemble show about four women in New York, and as Dunham tells weekends on All Things Considered guest host Laura Sullivan, the shows are very different in tone and content, but there's a relationship nevertheless. "Not only because [Sex and the City] carved the space for women in television that it did, but because the girls this show is about probably moved to New York three-quarters because they watched a Sex and the City marathon and thought, like, 'I want me a piece of that.' "
The girls in Girls, however, are constructed a bit more out of something that's intended to be real life. Dunham's pitch for the show, she says, was "the kind of pitch that you can only give when you have no idea what a pitch is actually supposed to be. It was completely fueled by naivete." She says it's not clear yet whether people will watch a perhaps more relatable show about women, but she hopes they will.
"I feel like, especially women — and really, by women, I'm speaking for myself — have been waiting to see a reflection of somebody who feels a little more like someone they could know, or someone they could be," she says.
The life of a show creator has its ups and downs, though, and you might expect it would be awkward that Girls includes some nudity and sex scenes that Dunham wrote, directed and performed herself.
"I don't know what my damage is, but I was not that nervous," she says. After all, there are advantages to being in charge of shooting your own sex scene, as she points out. "It's sort of the life fantasy, where you basically get to tell a guy, 'OK, 10 seconds in, you're going to move me to the left.' You get to be the complete director of that experience."
In fact, Dunham says, it's not the nudity that's the most challenging — it's the scenes with emotional heft. "I find it really awkward to do a scene where I'm supposed to seem like I'm in love. That stuff to me feels in some way more dangerous than just having my butt exposed."
Writer-director Lena Dunham's new show "Girls" centers around a group of 20-something women living in New York City and the struggles that they face.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: (As character) Hannah, your mother and I have been talking, and we feel that it may be time for one final push.
LENA DUNHAM: (As Hannah) What is a final push?
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: (As character) We're not going to be supporting you any longer.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: (As character) See, I wasn't going to phrase it like that.
SULLIVAN: That's Lena Dunham's character Hannah talking to her parents in the pilot episode. Although "Girls" makes its debut on HBO April 15th, it's already garnering rave reviews from television critics. It's produced by Judd Apatow of "40-Year-Old Virgin" and "Bridesmaids" fame, and it was Apatow who first brought the relatively unknown 25-year-old to HBO to pitch her first show.
DUNHAM: And I sort of went into this mini-diatribe about how I felt like my girlfriends were this really specific kind of girl, kind of post-recession college graduate girl who's like possibly been in therapy since she was 12.
DUNHAM: And I had this, like, whole spiel for them, and I was shocked to find out that it actually resonated.
SULLIVAN: Well, the show is already being compared to the other HBO show "Sex and the City." And I find this a little bit strange because the only thing that the two things seem to have in common is that they have - both have four girls in them, and they are in New York. What do you think of the comparison?
DUNHAM: I mean, if you're the - sort of the first woman-centric ensemble show coming to HBO after "Sex and the City," you have to know you're living in the shadow of one of the biggest TV phenomenons ever. And it was, of course, an incredibly meaningful show to me, and I feel like this show couldn't exist without it, not only because it carved the space for women in television that it did, but also because the girls, who this show is about, probably moved to New York, you know, three-quarters because they watched the "Sex and the City" marathon and thought, like, I want me a piece of that.
But it is covering a really different time in the lives of these women, and I'd say, totally, it's pretty different too.
SULLIVAN: Definitely. I mean, the thing that strikes me about it compared to "Sex and the City" is that, you know, even with Carrie Bradshaw, she was kind of wacky in some ways, but she was thin and beautiful, and she dated these incredible men, and she had this fabulous life, and she had all this style and the shoes and the clothes, and you wanted to be her.
But your characters are so raw, and they are so real. Do you worry that it's hard to draw an audience around such reality? Will audiences want to see real girls onscreen?
DUNHAM: I hope so, because I feel like, especially women - and really, by women, I'm saying - I'm speaking for myself - have been waiting to see, you know, a reflection of somebody who feels a little more like someone they could know or a little more like someone they could be. And so I hope that that comes through. And also the fact that we're really, you know, we're making it clear that you're allowed to laugh at these girls, that they are making mistakes, that we're not sort of, you know, promoting their behavior as, sort of like, models of healthy wellness.
DUNHAM: And I think that's an important detail too.
SULLIVAN: Definitely. The way that men sometimes write women can seem sort of superficial to a lot of women. And I think that what we often see on television are women's relationships that are, you know, silly, or they're full of envy for each other or competitiveness, and they're sort of...
DUNHAM: Yeah.
SULLIVAN: ...lacking in depth. But you have written these characters that are smart, independent people who have these incredibly deep friendships. They trust each other. And it's the muddling through life part that's sort of driving the plot. Is that something you did on purpose?
DUNHAM: Yeah. I mean, I think my goal was to show that these are girls with really three-dimensional friendships, sort of like, they're as complicated and as up and down as romances are. And so I think that that is something I really wanted to see, and also, you know, the idea that these girls are sort of challenged but hopeful.
I think that's the thing, for me, that makes all the sort of fumbling bearable, is the fact that they all - I like, sort of envy my character Hannah's, like - she's sort of, in some way, like a little bit of an unsinkable Molly Brown. She's like - she's just always rising up again after the most. Like, chuck her in the mud, she's up again. And I don't even know how she does it.
SULLIVAN: The character Hannah is so vulnerable and so fearless at the same time. And I think - I'm sure you know what I'm going to say next, but the nudity in the sex scenes - we can't play any of these scenes here.
DUNHAM: They're not safe for work. They're not safe for radio.
SULLIVAN: Were you nervous about shooting them?
DUNHAM: You know, I don't know what my damage is, but I was not that nervous. I always want to say, like, yes, it was terrifying. I mean, there's the moment when you first take off your robe where you're like, I hope everything's in the right place. But at the same time, like, what's scarier is, like, playing the emotional vulnerable notes that exist.
I find it really awkward to do a scene where I'm supposed to seem like I'm in love. Like, that stuff to me feels in some way more dangerous.
SULLIVAN: The four characters in "Girls" are in their early 20s. And if the show is a success, and I certainly hope it will be, do you already know where you wan to go with them?
DUNHAM: What I loved when we came up with the title "Girls" was the idea of having, you know, five years down the line a show about four women that you're calling "Girls." You know, seeing that transition happen. And I do have a sense of where these relationships go, but also the amazing thing about - that I've learned doing TV is how consistently surprised you are because you'll cast someone for what, you know, you think is one episode arc, and the relationship will work so well that you can't let them go. I mean, it's really cool how much the characters take on a life of their own.
SULLIVAN: That's writer-director Lena Dunham. Her new show "Girls" premiers on HBO on April 15th. Lena, thanks so much for being here.
DUNHAM: Thank you. I really appreciate it. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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|3rd July 2007, 06:18 PM
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Air jibe
Hello friends,
Now I'm starting on freestyle.
And I wanted to know ow to do the Air jibe, If you can help me please.....
aaaaah!!! and I would want to know, what Freestyle manouvers can I start to do .
Sorry my english is not very good, I'm from spain (costa brava)
Congratulations for your good results in all of the competitions.
AAAAAAAHHH and what do you think about my new board, I know that It's not a starboard but for the moment I would start freestyling with this board, it's a PALMER 99l
|25th August 2007, 07:56 AM
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try first the basics and try switch stance in the straps bicause if you dont you not how to geth out thats was mine first problem
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Air jibe
A Vulcan also known as the Air Jibe is a freestyle windsurfing move, where the sailor performs a sliding downwind 180 degree turn with the board and in the footstraps.
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I can suggest to come on a site where there are many articles on a theme interesting you.
|2nd May 2010, 12:38 AM
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check out "beginner to winner" and "Freestyle" from FYM Video trilogy by Lars Petersen D99
"Feed your Soul" also includes "Beginner to wavesailor"
Keep on trying and you WILL make it.
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|7th June 2010, 12:05 AM
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Hi carla, i can give you a few tips on the air gybe and vulcan.
just a slight note: an air gybe is slightly different from a vulcan, in a vulcan you stay in the footstraps untill the end of the move but with an air gybe you take off out the straps when you take off and land. in my opinion an air gybe is a bit of an 'old style' move so you should probably go for vulcans
first of all to do vulcans i would say you need to be competent at a few things:
1. able to pop the board going downwind
2. bieng able to do basic light wind freestyle e.g. helitacks, sail 360's
3. able to sail switch-stance IN the footstraps, a good exercise is switch-stance flare gybes and switch stance non-planing duck gybes
getting your kit setup right for freestyle is quite important. i personally put a little more out-haul and a little less downhaul on my sails for freestyle and generally sail them in far less wind than i would for blasting as a result usually ending up doing a bit of schlogging. as far as my boards go i have my footstraps loose enough so i can get by feet right over the centre line and somtimes have them a bit past the cetre line, and use the smallest fin i can get away with. i usually move the mast track a little further forward as i believe it makes sliding a little bit easier and position my foot straps on the most inboard and forward position possible. on my 86 ltr freestyle board i genarally sail it with a 5.2 and a 21cm fin in about 17 knots if the wind is consistent and put a 23cm fin in if its a bit gusty i am 63 kilos.
the vulcan comprises of a few steps these are
1. sail fast when preparing for the vulcan as it makes popping and sliding easier and also makes the sail lighter
2. pop the board a bit off the wind
3. similtaneosly let go with your back hand,throwing yourself around, bring your front hand across you(same as a tack) and grab the new boom side with your old back hand and grab the boom with your old front hand which is now your new back hand, doing this all whilst rotating around the nose
4. slide backwards back winded
5. suddenly change from bieng back winded to bieng switch stace going the other way ,when you stop sliding. remember to lean to windward as you change sail side
6. gain a little bit of forward momentem on your new tack, then change the feet round
hope this all makes sense, just remember the vulcan is not very hard and is very acheivable you just need to be dedicated and go out in light winds and practice the key skills such as: switch stance sailing, sailing backwinded e.t.c and you will have it in 2 weeks
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nice board.... i got to get some of those.
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Wow,,, this is cool mate.... thanks.
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TECUMSEH — Abraham "Abe" Herevia, age 67, of Tecumseh passed away Oct. 8, 2012, surrounded by his loving family and under the care of Hospice of St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital.
Abe was born June 4, 1945, in Santa Rosa, Texas, the son of Santiago and Guadalupe (Leal) Herevia. On March 18, 1967, he married Josephina Dominguez in Dallas, Texas. He worked for Ford Motor Company (Rawsonville Plant) for 38 years. He was a kind and loving hard-working individual who volunteered for many organizations through the years. He enjoyed traveling and spending time with his family and friends. He liked to listen to Spanish music, dancing, bird watching and he was a true Dallas Cowboys fan.
Abe was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic Church, Adrian, the Knights of Columbus and the Guadalupe Society.
Abe is survived by his wife of 45 years, Josefina; son, Andy Herevia of Adrian; daughter, Priscilla (Michael) McCoy of Clinton; six grandsons, Jeremy and Matthew McCoy, Aaron, Alex, Justin and Josh Herevia; two great-granddaughters and one great-grandson; brothers, Baldomero (Judy) Herevia of Orosi, Calif., and George Herevia of Visalia, Calif.; sisters, Elida (Angel) Ybarra of Sequin, Texas, Janie Diaz of McAllen, Texas, Elodia (Oscar) Lopez of Marion, Texas, Rachel (George) Rodriguez of Dinuba, Calif., Norma (John Saenz) Herevia of Dinuba, Calif.; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded death by his parents, five brothers and two sisters.
A Mass of the Christian Burial will take place at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, at St. Mary of Good Counsel Catholic Church, Adrian, with Fr. Shaun Lowery officiating. Burial will follow in Lenawee Hills Memorial Gardens, Tecumseh. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, and from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, at the J. Gilbert Purse Funeral Home, Adrian, and one hour preceding the service at the church on Friday.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. Mary of Good Counsel Church, Adrian, or Hospice of St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, Mich. Condolences to the family may be made online at www.pursefuneralhome.com
Abraham 'Abe' Herevia
TECUMSEH — Abraham "Abe" Herevia, age 67, of Tecumseh passed away Oct. 8, 2012, surrounded by his loving family and under the care of Hospice of St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital.


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Towards the end of last year, I spent some time bumming around Italy, and one of my many stops was the Dainese headquarters in Vicenza, Italy. A company that is responsible for protecting many of the top motorcycle racers, as well as Yours Truly, Dainese is a company focused on safety, but this focus is really a bi-product of the Italian company's thirst for competition.
Competition is of course about finding out who is the best, and at the pinnacle of that decision is finding out who is the Greatest of All Time, or G.O.A.T. And in motorcycle racing, when you think of the term "G.O.A.T." two names come to mind: Giacomo Agostini and Valentino Rossi.
Motorcycle racing fans can debate well into the night as to which of these Italian racers is truly the greatest. Regardless who you pick though, both men are legends, and both men have been supported throughout their careers by Dainese.
That brings us back to my trip to Vicenza, because the battle between these two great riders continues, just not in the way you would suspect.


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Pessoa wrote:All I drink is water (that's all I ever drink around the house), but only on the crashes and resets. So technically you could say I don't drink anything while actually playing.
erm, is this still true hoovaire?
*snickers and runs off to take a shot of tequlia and chase it with beer*
CHEERS! *clink*


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So, I saw one going cheap and bought it....
Stuck it on a Gigabyte full ATX board with the supplied cooling.
The case has 4x120mm fans and one 140mm on the top.
The memory is Corsair 1886GHz...................8GB
It scores 7.8/7.9 on the WEI, but I only get 7.4 overall because the SSD and Radeon HD 5770 only just get there.
I am playing it against my Intel i5 3750K.............that gets 7.6 on the WEI due to the processor being the weakest link. The rest is 7.8/9 (HD6790) I guess that I need to move video cards.
I am just about to rebuild the Sandybridge i7 2600K, because I need liquid cooling and a bigger case................ I have an HD7970 for that one.
One comment I will make is that AMD processors ship with a much better cooling solution than Intel, even at stock settings. Both are pretty useless for overclocking.
Will post more results and some benchmarks later.
It has been running for a few days now, and the stock cooling seems to have settled down. It runs at around 30C on idle but quickly goes to 41C under load, and I haven't really stress tested it yet. That is a lot better than the Intel i-series stock cooling but still not much use for overclocking.


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Seeing how Michigan is a Cc and a Oc if a person were to be cc and their shirt was to lift on accident would that be considered a brandishing issue? Reason being I do construction alot of times I wear a sweatshirt in the morning and pull it off later in the day and my t-shirt always seems to lift when I pull sweatshirt off. I'm in the habbit off trying to hide when I pull my shirt off. Just wondering. I will probably still try and hide it. I have never had anyone notice atleast I don't think lol
I've heard a Michigan cpl holder can open carry in pistol free zones. Is this true? Seems kinda screwy to me.


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Michigan State Stifles Illinois In 42-3 Win
DAVID MERCER, Associated Press
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Connor Cook threw for three touchdowns and Michigan State's defense locked down Illinois Saturday on the way to a 42-3 win.
The Spartans (7-1, 4-0 Big Ten) used a big defensive stand and a back-breaking drive to crush the Illini.
Illinois (3-4, 0-3) was trailing 7-3 midway through the second quarter when it failed twice to punch the ball in from the Spartans 1-yard line.
Michigan State took over and drove 99 yards for a touchdown. Cook found receiver Bennie Fowler from 18 yards for a 14-3 lead.
Cook finished an efficient 15-of-16 for 208 yards.
Tailback Jeremy Langford had 104 yards on 22 carries and two touchdowns.
The Spartans defense came into the game ranked first in the nation in total defense and held Illinois to just 128 yards. That included 25 on the ground.
Illini quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase was 13-of-21…
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