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Kanye West: The Truth Behind Him Controlling Kim Kardashian
Rumors have been swirling that Kris Jenner is upset with Kanye for trying to 'control' her daughter Kim. But while it's true that Kanye has been giving Kim advice, it's only because he wants to help her take her career to the 'next level,' a source tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY.
Kanye West is not trying to control fiancee Kim Kardashian. He does, however, want to make certain that she achieves all of her goals and obtains every opportunity out there — including some that she couldn't get without his help, HollywoodLife.com is EXCLUSIVELY reporting.
Kim Kardashian & Kanye West Relationship — Is He Controlling Her Life?
Reports are claiming that Kanye and Kris Jenner have been butting heads because he's trying to redirect Kim's illustrious career. But that couldn't be further from the truth, sources tell HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY. Our well-placed sources reveal that all Kanye, 36, wants to do is help Kim, 33, earn some respect and reach the highest level of fame possible!
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"He's trying to help her become more of a serious, A-List star who's given opportunities that she currently can't get," a source EXCLUSIVELY explains to HollywoodLife.com. "You know, like Vogue and a star on the [Hollywood] Walk Of Fame."
"He wants her to take her celebrity and relevancy to the next level and make her become legendary all over the world," the source continues. "It's his dream to be known world wide, and that he and Kim are both equally appreciated and respected for their talents."
Aww! It sounds like Kanye has Kim's best interests at heart — and we're not a bit surprised!
Kanye West & Kris Jenner Are Not Butting Heads
We're also told Yeezy and Kim's momager are great friends and that he isn't trying to dismantle the Kardashian empire that Kris has dedicated her life to building. Kanye, who's been a household name for far longer than Kim, simply encourages his fiancee to pick and choose her appearances in order to keep her stock in high demand, our source explains.
"He's not trying to come between anyone [and] there's enough money to go around for everyone," the source tells us. "He just doesn't want Kim to reach her plateau and fizzle out. He always explained to her, especially after she gave birth to North West, to stay hidden. That way, there would be much more interest and demand for her to be seen."
"He once said to her, 'Babe, too much circulation makes the price go down. Stay inside and watch how much your stock rises.' She listened to him on that has been more conscious of being out and about."
So what do YOU think, HollywoodLifers? Is Kanye too controlling of Kim? Let us know.
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Marblehead Attorney Arraigned for Multi-Million Dollar Forged Mortgage Assignment Scheme
Gelfgatt is charged with Forgery (17 counts), Uttering a Forged Instrument (17 counts), and Attempted Larceny (3 counts).
"We allege that Mr. Gelfgatt used his knowledge of the real estate industry to use forged documents in an attempt to divert mortgage payoff proceeds from home sales to himself," Attorney General Martha Coakley said. "As a result of the efforts of investigators with the Massachusetts State Police and Attorney General's Office, Mr. Gelfgatt's alleged scheme was uncovered before he was able to succeed in his plans."
In November, 2009, the Attorney General's Office began an investigation after the matter was referred by Wainwright Bank & Trust Company. According to authorities, between August and November of 2009, Gelfgatt allegedly identified and targeted fourteen high-end properties which were scheduled for an imminent sale. Gelfgatt then recorded seventeen forged mortgage assignments at the Registries of Deeds in Suffolk, Norfolk, and Middlesex Counties. These false mortgage assignments appeared to transfer the mortgage from the correct mortgage company to either Baylor Holdings, Ltd., or Puren Ventures, Inc., which were inactive corporations being offered for sale on the Internet. Gelfgatt created an elaborate system of email addresses, phone numbers, and electronic fax numbers to give the impression that these were functioning and legitimate businesses.
Gelfgatt then waited for attorneys responsible for clearing the title to the properties to reach out to these sham companies to request a "payoff statement". A payoff statement is a document used by mortgage companies to state the precise amount necessary to pay a mortgage in full. Authorities allege that on two occasions Gelfgatt, in the guise of Baylor Holdings, Ltd., allegedly provided these closing attorneys with false payoff statements. The payoff statements instructed the closing attorneys to overnight the funds required to pay off the mortgages to an office address in Boston.
Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Attorney General's Office arrested Gelfgatt on December 17, 2009, as he allegedly attempted to retrieve over $1.3 million dollars in mortgage funds in connection with a sophisticated mortgage fraud scheme. He was arraigned the next day in Cambridge District Court where he entered a plea of not guilty and was subsequently released on cash bail, set at $30,000. As a condition of his release, Gelfgatt was required to submit to GPS monitoring and to surrender his passport.
A statewide Grand Jury returned indictments against Gelfgatt on May 4, 2010. Today, he was arraigned in Middlesex Superior Court where he pled not guilty and was released on previously posted bail. He will be arraigned in Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex County Superior Courts at a later date.
The case is being prosecuted by Division Chief James O'Brien and Assistant Attorneys General Margaret Parks and Andrew Doherty, all of Attorney General Coakley's Corruption and Fraud Division. The investigation was handled by members of the Massachusetts State Police, as well as members of Attorney General Coakley's Computer Forensics Lab and investigator James McFadden of the Attorney General's Financial Investigation Unit. Additional assistance was provided by the United States Postal Inspection Service and security officers associated with Stop & Shop.

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Two Federal Reserve officials said they need to see stronger job growth before backing a slower pace of bond purchases as they sought to clarify the level of improvement in the labor market they are seeking.
Several months of job creation exceeding 180,000 and declining unemployment would mean "in the second half of the year or in early 2014 it would be appropriate to consider the tapering off," Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart said today during a panel discussion in Dayton, Ohio. Chicago's Charles Evans, speaking on the same panel, said he'd like to see payrolls at "200,000-a-month increases for like six months."
The presidents' numerical objectives help clarify a pledge by the Federal Open Market Committee to press on with record bond buying until the labor market improves "substantially." While Fed officials set different goals, they agree they've fallen short of their mandate to ensure full employment. Evans is an FOMC voter this year, while Lockhart is not.
Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said in December policy makers haven't specified a numerical goal that would prompt the end of asset purchases because "we have a number of different things that we need to look at as we go forward."
Bernanke's deputy, Vice Chairman Janet Yellen, has said that in addition to the unemployment rate and pace of payrolls growth, she'll track hiring, job loss and her forecasts for spending and economic growth.
Evans said to reporters after the panel he wants 200,000 payroll growth "month after month for at least six months, and a rising profile for that would be extremely welcome."
'Good Sign'
Some months with a 250,000 increase in payrolls "would be a good sign," Evans said. "I don't want to be complacent. I want to make sure I have enough confidence in the improvement in the labor market outlook."
"I would hope that we can conclude these purchases as soon as possible because that would mean that the economy is ramping up in a very substantial way," he said during the panel.
The Fed has expanded its balance sheet to a record $3.2 trillion by buying $85 billion a month in Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities to boost economic growth and reduce 7.7% unemployment.
Stocks were little changed and Treasuries advanced after a report from the Labor Department showed more Americans than forecast filed first-time claims for unemployment benefits. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose less than 0.1% to 1,553.74 at 1:22 p.m. in New York. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 1.76% from 1.81% late yesterday.
The U.S. economy this year probably won't exceed the modest growth of recent years, Lockhart said at the University of Dayton during a panel moderated by Kathleen Hays of Bloomberg Radio.
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MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Barry University men's and women's tennis teams share a common bond. Both are ranked No. 1 in the nation.
The Buccaneers women's team earned the top billing when the Intercollegiate Tennis Association national poll was released Wednesday. Barry's men's team became No. 1 Thursday when the ITA rankings went public. It is the first time in school history Barry men's and women's programs have been ranked No. 1 simultaneously.
"I think it's a very proud time for Barry University to have both its men and women at the top of the charts," Bucs men's coach George Samuel said. "It's a pat on the back for all the hard work they've done. I think they deserve that honor."
Barry's men (25-0) play No. 32 Northwood, Mich. (17-4) at 10 a.m. EST Wednesday in the Round of 16 at the NCAA Division II National Championships in Surprise, Ariz.
The Buccaneers women (26-0) meet No. 19 Midwestern State (17-6) at 4 p.m. EST Wednesday in the Round of 16 at Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex.
This marks the first time Barry's women's team has been ranked No. 1 prior to the NCAA Championships in school history.
"We're very excited to be ranked No. 1," Bucs women's coach Avi Kigel said. "It's another stepping stone for us. It shows that we've been doing the right things. It shows that we've been playing the right schedule.
"The girls had to go through a little bit of adversity with only seven players. They were able to find ways to win. This is not the ultimate goal. The ultimate goal is to be No. 1 at the end of nationals."
The Buccaneer men's team concurs.
"It's more incentive to try to hold on to that ranking throughout the national tournament," Samuel said. "We're looking forward to next week."


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Thoughts On The House Judiciary Committee's Hearings On SOPA
from the some-good-some-bad dept
Below, I've embedded a bunch of my tweets, along with those of a few others who were covering the hearing, which you can also see over at Storify. I'll list out a few thoughts, however:
- I was slightly surprised at the number of Representatives who expressed clear concerns over different aspects of SOPA. Reps. Lofgren and Issa were expected to come out against it, but it wasn't clear who else would do so. Among those who expressed significant concerns were Reps. Lungren, Jackson Lee, Waters, Cohen and Johnson. Their concerns may have been different, but all had significant concerns. Lungren worried about the problems with breaking DNSSEC. Jackson Lee, Waters and Johnson worried about the impact on entrepreneurs. Johnson worried about how China and Iran would view this law. Cohen, similarly, worried that the entertainment industry had expressed concerns about Russian and Chinese search engines, and if Google were forced to block them, that it might lead to diplomatic issues, and Russia and China deciding to retaliate against Google.
- Both Lofgren and Issa were extremely well informed and able to drill down on issues that others ignored. Issa, in particular, pointed out a key point: that we already have the ITC to deal with foreign patent issues, so why not let the well-known proven ITC process deal with copyright issues as well? He's apparently introducing legislation to that effect. While I have some concerns about how the ITC process works for patents (mainly in that it gives "two bites at the apple" in some patent cases), this actually is a much more compelling idea that should be explored further.
- The lack of any technology expert on the panel was glaring and made the Judiciary Committee look bad. Rep. Lungren made that clear by asking every panelist to respond to former DHS official Stewart Baker's concerns over DNS blocking... and got back blank stares and admissions that no one on the panel had any particular knowledge about that issue. This seems like a huge indictment of how the panel was constructed -- without any interest in dealing with the significant problems of the bill.
- The MPAA and some of its supporters on the Committee repeatedly claimed that you could just go to Google and put in the names of movies and find pirated versions. The two examples they used were "J. Edgar" and "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas." If you actually Google either of those, you don't actually get pirated versions, but official sites, reviews, news, etc.
- The MPAA's Michael O'Leary showed support for regimes that censor the internet, by saying that "the internet isn't broken" in places like China and Iran... He really should spend some time there speaking to those who have been censored.
- There were numerous questionable statements from different Representatives about how musicians and filmmakers need this. Yet, as we've seen (on this very site), many such musicians and filmmakers think that having a working internet, with cool and useful services, is more useful and important than propping up the big studios and labels who haven't adapted, and never had the artists' best interests in mind anyway. Rep. Deutsch said that the next Drake might not make music because of piracy. That's kind of funny since Drake has said he doesn't mind piracy and actually scolded Universal Music for issuing takedowns on music he purposely leaked.
- Along those lines, the really amazing thing is how few people pointed out that the real problem here is the industry's failure to adapt. Rep. Quayle worried that the only business model available to people, if piracy were allowed, is an ad-based business model, and fretted that this would cut off business models based on paying for content. Yet... some of the most popular services online today are pay for content services, including Netflix, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, etc.
- Some other bizarre statements included Rep. Ross mocking Google for suggesting that it was okay when Google chose sites to block, but somehow if the government got involved, that was a First Amendment issue. Except, there's nothing mock-worthy there. That's actually the law. Google can choose what sites to block, but the government telling them what to block is censorship. Kind of strange that Rep. Ross found that to be a crazy suggestion. Rep. Poe had a "stealin' is stealin'" comment. That's nice, but "infringement" ain't "stealin'"
- Lots of complaints from Reps. about how the tech industry didn't suggest anything better than SOPA. This is a lie. Tons of folks in the tech industry offered up ideas, drafts, suggestions, etc. Plenty of folks in the tech industry offered to sit down, meet, discuss. And all of that was rejected by the authors of the bill.
- Google was clearly the pinata. As we expected, they were chosen to present because some felt they were easy to dismiss. Rep. Amodei, after admitting he doesn't understand technology, called Google execs "pansies." Rep. Smith used Google's trouble over online pharmacy ads to suggest this issue was the same thing -- where somehow the company is getting rich off of "piracy." Lots of others attacked as well. None of it made much sense.
- That said, I was disappointed by Google throwing Wikileaks under the bus, by using the example of how MasterCard, Visa and Paypal starved Wikileaks for cash, leading that site to shut down. Defining Wikileaks as a rogue site certainly raises some questions. I understand why it may have served as a useful example, but...
- Once again, disappointed that Maria Pallante, Register of Copyrights, seems so out of touch on this issue. She kept insisting that there was no problem with the bill, no liability issue, no change to the DMCA, etc. That's clearly not true. It's a shame. She should be better on this.
- And... that's about it. Nothing too surprising came out of the hearing, but it was interesting... And it certainly has driven a lot of new interest in the bill and its consequences.


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I need to get one of these...
Sad but who spotted the guy checking his foot out on photo 4 ?
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 is another addition to the growing Micro Four Thirds family of cameras. I think we know the drill now; cuter form factor for a traditional interchangeable lens system, similar features to a DSLR but no reflex mirror, and a bit more discreet. Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 Touch and go: Panasonic's Lumix …
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I tried one of these at the Goodwood Festival of speed last month, Panasonic were handing them out for people to trial for a couple of hours.
If I didn't already own it's little brother, the Lumix FZ18, I'd be buying one of these in a heartbeat. It was astonishingly easy to use after just a couple of minutes instruction and I had lots of fun playing around with the touchscreen and folding it out to help me get shots over people's heads and so on. It even managed to get some fairly decent shots of cars screaming past at over 100mph.
Love it. Would seriously recommend this for someone who wants more than you can get from a regular compact camera but isn't quite willing to shell out for a full SLR.
A full SLR would be cheaper. A new Pentax K-x is around £100 less on Amazon, for example. With this one you are paying extra for the touch-screen, smallish size etc.
Does it have a movable screen? I like Pentax, grew up with them, but the companies that skip the movable screen aren't even getting a look from me. If there's no reflex lens why do I have to put my eye up to the camera?
The major reason that I never bought a K-x as a cheap backup camera (I'm a Nikon and Leica user otherwise) is that the f'king thing only takes AA cell batteries, not proper solid camera batteries. Even feeding the thing 2900mAh rechargables, the run time is pans,a nd spares are bulky.
Sure, give it the capability to take consumer batteries too- but let it run on proper camera batts. My Ricoh GR Digital 3 runs on the usual lithium camera battery- but can also take AAA cells in the same compartment if you remove the normal battery.. due to clever engineering.
Otherwise the K-x is a fine little camera, nice image quality, snappy focus (certainly compared to cheap Canons) and available in a load of cheerfully loud colours.
No mention of what it's like in manual mode?! Is it possible to control aperture and shutter speed with a wheel somewhere? Is there one wheel for each or one between them, and what's it like to use? How about manual focus - is it entirely touch screen based, or is there a dial on the stock lens?
I found this review pretty disappointing - I'm after a 'small dslr' like this, but the review approaches it like a chunky point-n-click.
Yes, it does all those things.
Look at the top view of the camera. The dial on the left controls the focus -- full continuous auto, auto, and manual (for manual you can get a handy zoomed in view via the electronic view finder for pin sharp photos). You focus by twisting the lens barrel.
The PASM wheel to the right allows both aperture and shutter priority, both adjustable via the jog dial on the back (it's on the front -- much better -- on the GH1).
I suggest you head over to DP Review for a full (very full) photographers perspective. I guess El Reg is catering to the general gadgetista's interest here.
On my G1, there is a setting that focuses automatically but allows override with the manual ring on the lens. When you hold the shutter halfway to set focus and then twist the ring it magnifies the in-focus area and lets you set which sub-thing you want to focus on, depending upon how much DOF you have. I was using it this morning to take flower photos and with the anti-shake I was shooting down at 1/6th of a second.
The more I use it, the happier I am with it. I keep finding new things that make it easier. I come from using Leica M's for years, and the ability to use those lenses with an adaptor is yet another perk.
My upgrade would be the GH1 with the much nicer lens. Or the G2 and the nicer GH1 lens.
and it is a great camera. I'm a point and shooter hoping to move on to understanding what all this aperture, ISO etc. all means, and so far have produced some superb photos.
All this without yet opening the user manual.
I've had a GH1 for nearly a year now, and have been very impressed by it. I'm by no means a skilled photographer, but have found the intricacies of the Panasonic easy to get to grips with.
The GH1 is, however, significantly more expensive than the G2. The kit lens is a big part of that, with the GH1 coming with a superior 14-140 (28-280 equiv.) lens (with an actual OIS button!) that's worth about 600 quid on its own. The only other major difference externally is a stereo mic (though placed so close together, they have little effect). There's no touch screen on the GH1 either -- sounds like it might be handy for video, but a bit unnecessary for stills (really, who uses the screen to compose stills?). Other than that, some of the controls seem to have been moved around (I like the iA placement, the jog dial and video record, less so).
In terms of the internals, the GH1 can record video in the regular AVCHD format, meaning 720p at 50/60 fps, and 1080p at 25/30 fps. It would be interesting to know if there are any actual differences to the processing chips and other gubbins, or are the restrictions on video simply down to firmware. I ask, as some enterprising people have hacked the firmware of the GH1 so that you can a) use 3rd party batteries, and b) ramp up the AVCHD bit rate from 17Mbps to waaaay higher. Apparently the video you can squeeze out of it is now absolutely stunning. You'll need a pricey SD card though (I have a Class 10 8MB card -- great for video and shooting in JPEG+RAW). So, what chance that these guys could hack the G2 firmware to similar effect? Could make this camera a bargain!
Re TTL and flash -- Panasonic flashes are just rebadged Olympus models (and oddly more expensive). I bought a pretty powerful (and slightly oversized compared to the camera) Metz which supports Panasonic TTL. Seems to work fine, particularly when bouncing the flash.
All in all, the GH1 is a great camera, though maybe a little overpriced these days (I bought mine pre-EOS 550D). It looks like you can get 80% of the benefits of the GH1 for a little over half the price with the G2, with a lens far better at video than the Canon kit lens on the 550D.
I'm now very interested to see what Panny come up with for the GH2.
I won't buy a camera without a screen that moves. This morning I got a great shot of some swallow chicks waiting for breakfast, was on top of ladder with hand overhead, looking up at screen. A half-hour before that I found a box turtle and got a great set of shots from ground level without getting my knees dirty.
That's just extracting the urine again.
Most Canon SLRs use the venerable BP511 battery, which is the same fitting as Canon camcorders have had for years. As a result, you can get a spare for £5.
Why is this useful? If you travel somewhere where there is no mains power, you can pack a few! Some friends of mine took 15 cheap 7DayShop ones on safari to Botswana, and so weren't looking for mains power in their tents.
Micro Four-Thirds cameras aren't just DSLRs without the R. The sensor size is also quite a bit smaller. That matters for certain effects such as depth-of-field. All things being equal, smaller sensors exhibit more noise. The wikipedia article on "Image sensor format" is a useful primer.
You seem to be paying more for something with less functionality, slightly worse quality (due to the smaller image sensor), less choice in lenses (i'm assuming you're buying a dslr from "the big two") for the sake of a bit of portability (if i wanted something portable, id expect it to be around the size of a box of tabs otherwise i may as well be carrying my dslr), which is still too big to fit into a pocket, so it's kind of irrelevant really.
That's if one considers DSLR to equal Canon / Nikon. Olympus, Panasonic and the mighty Leica have been producing jolly fine conventional DSLRs for years, with, oddly enough, exactly the same size sensor as the Panasonic G series.
The 4/3 sensor is only ~11% smaller than an APS-C sensor. With everything else going on (sensor design and sensitivity, quality of glass, image processing, etc.) it's not that big a difference.
Granted, a full frame sensor would be lovely; but the body alone for a Canon 5DII is about a grand more than the G2 with lens. There are other advantages to the m4/3 format when it comes to hybrid still and video cameras, as well -- including the fact that you can use the view finder, rather than being stuck in a tacked on 'live view'.
While not pocket sized, the m4/3 cameras are small enough not to be a hassle to take with you (remember, the lenses are much smaller too). Unless you;re very serious about photography, you're not going to take your not going to grab a 550D/7D (or Nikon whatever) just on the off chance of some photos.
My view is, that if you're mostly interested in stills, and don't mind the extra bulk, it's hard to beat a 550D (though the standard Canon kit lens isn't great).
If you're more of a keen amateur, and as interested in video as stills, then seriously look at the m4/3 cameras. Even more so if you don't have any legacy glass to worry about (there are adapters out there, but then you lose a lot of the benefits of the m4/3 system).
Personally, I'm glad there's some additional choice out there. And I'm glad that there are companies out there doing something a little different. Let's face it, if Panasonic just produced some standard DSLRs, they're never going to trouble the Canon/Nikon axis.
The sensor size isn't that far from APS-C, which you find in low and midrange DSLRs- in quality and noise terms. Full frame is different, but then only bodies costing £1500 upwards have these in.
You couldn't be more wrong if you tried. Leica are actually on record that they will NEVER make an EVIL (electronic viewfinder interchangable lens) camera, as the 4/3 factor doesn't suit their optics set up at all.
No they haven't. They've made APS-C and fullframe 35mm shaped sensor cameras.
Christian Erhardt of Leica had this to say about micro 4/3:
"Our lenses our designed to work best with full format, the light can hit different pixels of the sensor at a very extreme angle–once you have that, the image may be slightly out of focus, or not as bright around the edges.".
But he also explained why Leica choosed to not join the MicroFourThirds alliance: "One reason why we've decided not to move into Micro Four Thirds is that we have looked at the sensor size and realized that it cannot produce the image quality that we need. Therefore we decided to stick with the full format in addition to APS-C. It's all about the ratios".


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COLUMBUS, OH (AP) - Gas prices in Ohio are up slightly to start the Christmas week.
The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Ohio was $3.23 in Monday's survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and Wright Express. That's 9 cents higher than a week ago, but it's still 31 cents cheaper than this time last month.
Prices inched up after some areas of Ohio saw pump numbers fall below the $3-per-gallon mark briefly the week before Christmas. On Monday, Dayton and Toledo had the lowest prices, with both areas averaging $3.20.
The national average Monday was $3.25, about the same as last week.
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Rutgers To Announce Jump To Big Ten Today [POLL/VIDEO]
Rutgers University is expected to announce it is leaving the Big East for the Big Ten today.
University officials have scheduled a 2PM press conference to announce the change according to USA Today.The move gives the Big Ten an even 14 teams joining schools like Ohio State, Michigan and Wisconsin starting with the 2014 season.
In leaving the Big East, the league Rutgers has been part of for the past 17 years, the school will see larger revenues up to $24million according to USA Today. Rutgers also faces a $10million exit fee from the Big East.
Rutgers Board of Governors voted to approve the move yesterday reports the New York Daily News.
Rutgers will compete with Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin, Purdue, Indiana and Maryland in the Big Ten Legends Division according to ESPN.com.
The Maryland Terrapins yesterday announced they are heading to the Big Ten after being a charter member of the ACC, which was founded in 1953. School president Wallace D. Loh and other university officials involved in the decision felt the potential money to be made in the Big Ten was more significant than the $50 million exit fee and the tradition associated with belonging to the ACC for 59 years.
Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany said Maryland's entry was approved unanimously by the conference's 12 presidents.
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Gaming from E3, starring The Duke
Subject: General Tech | June 15, 2011 - 12:46 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: gaming, duke nukem, 10 commandments
We need a new joke, the poster boy of vapourware has actually arrived and no one remembers the Phantom console. You can catch up on all of the reviews of Duke Nukem Forever below the fold, but make sure you don't say anything mean about the game or the PR firm will get you. There is also a lot of previews from E3 to drool over, many new games offered teases of their unreleased products.
Before you take a look at the games, The Tech Report has recently crafted 10 commandments that all PC games should follow. Read through them and see which of the new games look to be following the reasonable requirements that they have listed.
It's beside the Any key, right?
"Picture this for a second: you just unpacked the latest PlayBox 720-X blockbuster game, Gran Gears of Duty Fantasy XVIII. It's a game so juicy and dreamy that it'll send you flying into all the colors of the rainbow, twitching and jerking with pleasure-induced spasms just from looking at the loading screen. Let's assume for the sake of argument that said game is a first-person shooter, like, oh, about 135% of recent releases. You insert the Megaray disc, go about the installation process, and merrily start to play.
All of a sudden, you notice the left stick is used for switching weapons. The right stick moves the character, and shooting is only accomplished by pressing it. The camera is moved with the directional buttons, and the triangle, square, A, and B buttons are used for your character's smartass quips. You enter the menu to change the controls, but you can only navigate them using the motion sensors. After five minutes of furniture-dusting motions, you finally enter the options menu and find out there are barely any options, and none that matter. Frustrated, you throw the TenAxis controller at your 4D TV screen and take the shiny disc out of the console to find out whether it will blend."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Duke Nukem Forever Performance Test @ TechSpot
- Wot I Think: Duke Nukem Forever @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- Duke Nukem Forever Game Review (PC) @ HardwareHeaven
- Duke Nukem Forever: barely playable, not funny, rampantly offensive @ Ars Technica
- Duke Nukem Forever Review @ Techgage
- Skyrim's dragon battles top off impressive demo @ Ars Technica
- Asura's Wrath is effortlessly weird and weirdly awesome @ Ars Technica
- Gaming Friday – Bulletstorm @ ThinkComputers
- Serious Sam 3 adds no modern gameplay, thank heavens @ Ars Technica
- Star Wars: The Old Republic's lead writer on good Sith, evil Jedi @ Ars Technica
- Section 8: Prejudice Review (PC) @ HardwareHeaven
- DiRT 3 Gameplay Performance @ The Register
- Assassin's Creed Revelations: The Escape From Constantinople Q&A @ HEXUS
- CANVAS Teaser Is Sinister, Awesome @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- Wot I Think: Red Faction Armageddon @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- Steam Now Offering Free-To-Play Games @ Slashdot
- JavaScript Gameboy Color Emulator @ Slashdot
- A character, not a voice: tuning the narration in Bastion @ Ars Technica
- Silent Hill: Downpour - Xbox 360, PS3 @ HEXUS
- Wii? Maybe U... But I'm Not Sold Yet @ Techgage
- Super Mario 3DS hands-on: the Tanooki suit is back! @ Ars Technica
- Dead or Alive Dimensions 3DS @ Tweaktown
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This Week In Island History
Compiled by Sue Maden Week of October 6
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago
From the Newport Journal, Oct. 6, 1911
Dr. E. C. Bullard had sold his property and business to Dr. A. M. Mendenhal of Iowa City. Owing to his wife's health, the climate near the seashore is bad for her. Dr. Bullard will move to Vermont. He was the first physician to make a success of practicing on the island the year round.
Chief of Police Hull is spending a short vacation in Providence. His place is being filled by his brother, Mr. Ernest Hull.
75 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, Oct. 1, 1936
A special meeting for the observance of "Boosters' Night" was held Wednesday evening by Conanicut Grange.
From the Newport Daily News, Oct. 3, 1936
[At the Town Council meeting] it was voted that the bill of James T. O'Connell of $33.15 for supplies for repair work at the library be paid out of the emergency budget.
From the Newport Daily News, Oct. 5, 1936
A preliminary meeting was held Sunday afternoon at the A.E. Tefft cottage on Shoreby Hill, with Miss Elizabeth Davis chairman, for the purpose of organizing a Landon for President Club.
50 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, Oct. 2, 1961
Traffic across the Jamestown ferry was so heavy over the weekend that all automobiles waiting could not be accommodated on every trip necessitating a long wait. One motorist who arrived at the Jamestown side at 5:20 p.m. Sunday in the hope of getting the 6 p.m. ferry had to wait until 7 p.m. to get aboard.
From the Newport Daily News,
Oct. 2, 1961
Women's afternoon bowling will begin on Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Jamestown Bowling Lanes.
From the Newport Daily News,
Oct. 4, 1961
Dancing classes will be sponsored by the Jamestown Recreation Board beginning on Monday at the all-purpose room of the Jamestown School. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Riccio of Cranston will be the instructors. Traditional Latin America and modern dances will be taught.
25 years ago
From the Newport Daily News,
Oct. 3, 1986
Cable television is finally coming to Jamestown. Russ Stevens, construction supervisor for Rollins CableVision, said today that construction will "definitely begin within the next two weeks." The first phase of construction will be the installation of underground wires in subdivisions such as East Passage Estates and West Reach, where subdivision regulations insist utility wires be underground.
From the Newport Daily News,
Oct. 7, 1986
Revitalization of the downtown business and waterfront area was put at the top of the agenda for the town's new planner. During a work session of town boards Monday, concern was repeatedly expressed that the town develop some sort of cohesive approach to what Councilman Anthony Vieira called the "sweetheart" of the town's tax base.
15 years ago
From the Jamestown Press,
Oct. 3, 1996
Residents had little to say during a work session on the future of the town-owned golf course held by the Town Council Monday to hear public comment. Some 28 people turned out for the meeting, which was over in less than an hour. (The Golf Course Committee had recommended that the town continue to lease the nine-hole course to a private operator.)
An estimated 600 to 1,000 people turned out for the Conanicut Island Land Trust's Heyday Saturday, held at the Hodgkiss Farm. In addition to being a celebration of open space, this year's fair was also a tribute to Libby Beaumont, a former CILT member and owner of Hodgkiss Farm. As a result of Ms. Beaumont's recent death, the CILT considered moving the event to another location, but decided with Ms. Beaumont's three children to keep it at the farm.
10 years ago
From the Jamestown Press,
Oct. 4, 2001
Plans to construct a 12-unit apartment complex with an 18-space parking lot on Knowles Court were recently sent to the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners.
Close to 20 residents turned out for a meeting of the town Buildings and Facilities Committee at the library last week to discuss plans for a new highway barn. [Chairman Bill] Kimball handed out a working list of six possible sites, including townowned, state-owned, and privately owned property.


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A very special gin from Edgerton:
First launched in 2011, Edgerton Gin is a pretty shade of pink. With 15 unique botanicals, the pink colour comes from an infusion of pomegranate seed botanical. It also includes the classic juniper and a rather more unusual botanical – damiana. Known as the 'honeymoon herb of Mexico' Damiana was used by the Aztecs for impotency. It is supposed to produce an emotional uplift that lasts for up to 90 minutes and helps to promote pleasant dreams. Now, I'm a big fan of artisan gins – I like them served with a simple garnish and a good tonic as well as used for simple cocktails. One of the advantages of a pink gin is that you don't need to swamp the drink with overpowering fruit juices and flavours. It will work perfectly well with tonic and a garnish of pomegranate and rose.
So, I'm intrigued and will be testing with my own Edgerton Gin soon. It turns out to be the eponymous creation of Martin Egerton Gill, formerly owner of the London Gin Company. Like my own parents, his father had a love of pink gin made with Angostura bitters. I still have my bottle in the cupboard although few people seem to use it these days. After selling the London Gin Company, he decided to create this new, complex gin including pomegranate to create the distinctive pink colour.
I suspect I'll end up making one of the delicious sounding simple summer cocktails that Edgerton has created, along with one of my favourite London restaurants, Balcon at Sofitel London St James. Their new signature cocktail is just 30 ml of Edgerton Pink Gin, with 20 ml of lime juice and 15 ml of Monin Orgeat syrup all topped up with Brut Champagne. Garnished with rose petals and pomegranate seeds it sounds perfect to me.
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Make yourself at home in one of the 121 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and minibars. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
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The Banking on Kids program is a great opportunity to educate students in kindergarten to 8th grade, as well as their parents, about the value of saving money. You are never too young–or old–to learn steps on how to properly manage your money.
Washington, DC (PRWEB) October 10, 2013
The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) announced today its exclusive agreement with Banking on Kids, which is a financial literacy program offered to community banks throughout the country. This program will help educate America's youth about the value of saving money and the importance of being financially stable. It is yet another resource that community banks can use as part of local financial literacy efforts and programs.
"Teaching children about the importance of financial education at a young age is a great way to encourage financial literacy in adulthood," said Bill Loving, ICBA chairman and president and CEO of Pendleton Community Bank, Franklin, W.Va. "The Banking on Kids program is a great opportunity to educate students in kindergarten to 8th grade, as well as their parents, about the value of saving money. You are never too young–or old–to learn steps on how to properly manage your money."
This curricular-driven program helps encourage students to make weekly in-school savings deposits. All deposits accrued on a weekly scheduled school day are administered by students, with monies taken to a community bank. The money that students deposit eventually turns into individual interest bearing savings accounts.
Banking on Kids first began in 1995 and has been introduced to more than 300 schools in Wisconsin, Kansas, Missouri and California. Since its installation, it has reached more than 150,000 elementary and middle school students and their parents.
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Iowa State was back in the Top 25 after its first 2-0 Big 12 start in eight years and with one of the top defenses in the country.
The 25th-ranked Cyclones still had nothing on defending national champion Baylor.
Brittney Griner scored the game's first five points and finished with 23 as the Lady Bears beat Iowa State 67-39 Wednesday in their first game since regaining the No. 1 spot in this week's poll. Baylor won its 25th consecutive Big 12 game, a new league record, and stretched its overall home winning streak to 48 games in a row.
"I thought for a long time trying to figure out something brilliant to say, and I don't know if there's anything new that can be said," Cyclones coach Bill Fennelly said. "Baylor does it the right way in everything that they do. Brittney is Brittney."
And the Lady Bears (13-1, 3-0 Big 12) are dominating when they do it.
Baylor outscored Iowa State 50-0 in the paint. The Cyclones also didn't have any second-chance points or score on any fastbreaks.
Hallie Christofferson and Chelsea Poppens, their top two scorers coming into the game, combined for only 2 points. That was on two free throws by Poppens as they went a combined 0-for-7 shooting.
Nikki Moody had 11 points for Iowa State (11-2, 2-1), which had 15 of its 24 turnovers by halftime.
"We still learn from it. We don't just say Baylor is good, they're going to win games," Poppens said. "But we lose this, we go to the next game with a vengeance ready to play and then we play Baylor again in two weeks."
Baylor goes to Iowa State on Jan. 23. That means the Lady Bears will complete their season series with the Cyclones before even playing three of the other league teams.
The Lady Bears had already matched Oklahoma's 24-game conference winning streak set from March 2005-January 2007. Baylor has also won 48 games in a row overall at home, the longest active winning streak.
Griner scored the game's first five points and already had 11 as Baylor jumped out to a 16-3 lead in just over 8 minutes.
"The first thing that stood out was 50 points in the paint to zero," Baylor coach Kim Mulkey said. "I don't know that I've ever seen a stat like that."
The Cyclones did hit nine 3-pointers (out of 25 attempts).
"I just thought that defensively, you knew they were going to shoot a lot of 3s," Mulkey said. "I don't like that they made nine. But when you consider you're 50-0 in the paint, the points had to come from somewhere.
Iowa State made its first three shots of the second half, including a pair of 3-pointers by Moody. But the Cyclones were only within 42-27 when Nicole Blaskowsky made a jumper with her foot on the 3-point line, and Baylor then scored 17 consecutive points over the next 9 minutes.
The Cyclones had held their first 12 opponents to only 48 points a game and allowed them to shoot only 30 percent.
None of those were like Baylor.
The Lady Bears have won their Big 12 games this season by more than 33 points a game, though this was the closest. They won by 39 points over TCU before beating then-No. 13 Oklahoma State by 34.
Kimetria Hayden added 10 points and 10 assists for Baylor, while Brooklyn Pope and Destiny Williams both had 10 points. Williams also grabbed nine rebounds.
Odyssey Sims finished with seven points after shooting 3-of-8 from the field and 1-of-4 from the free throw line, but she had six assists, four steals, four rebounds and only one turnover in her 32 minutes.
In the final minute of the first half, Sims stole the ball from Moody, who with a foul knocked Baylor's preseason All-American point guard to the ground.
Sims had made all 27 of her free throws this season — and 38 in a row going back to last season — before missing the front end of the bonus. But she almost immediately stole the ball from Poppins and drove for a layup and a 35-19 halftime lead.
"We're hanging around in the first half and make three really, really bad plays, and bam, it's over," Fennelly said. "It's like you didn't see the left hook. Over and you're out. That's what great teams do and that's certainly what they did to us."


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Since the job forums have been pretty inactive for awhile, I thought I'd start a new topic in each devoted to things you'd like or wish that Square Enix would do with each job. They can be legitimate things you'd like to see, or they could be absurd, and, while they can be, they don't have to be any serious or groundbreaking changes you think each job needs, just something you think would improve them a bit in some form. Just try to keep the topic clean and drama free (emphasis on try). Just have some fun with this and let your ideas soar.
I'd really like to see a job ability that lets you give a certain individual in your party a roll instead of it always being an AoE, sort of like Pianissimo, but in Corsair form. Any Busts should still negatively affect the Corsair even if the roll isn't going to them, but it'd let them put special rolls on certain individuals without trying to position yourself to put rolls on them but no one else in the party, and in turn sacrificing a roll on yourself that you might have wanted.


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Of all the illnesses of the aging eye - including glaucoma and cataracts - AMD is the only one that is sharply on the rise. Worldwide, some 30 million people have the condition - a figure that is expected to treble over the next 25 years (Bull World Health Org, 1995; 73: 115-21) - and six million Americans have vision loss because of AMD, with another 13-15 million suffering from early signs of it.
Given this new epidemic, new treatments for AMD are always being explored, including retinal cell transplants, drugs that will prevent or slow the progress of the disease, laser treatment, radiation therapy, gene therapy and even a computer chip implanted in the retina that may help simulate vision.
But what medicine has seldom explored is the role of diet in the development of this epidemic or, indeed, its parallels with heart disease. New evidence places the blame squarely at the door of processed food, particularly processed fats.
Recently, a group of researchers from Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health set out to determine whether diet had any affect on the development of AMD. They selected 261 participants, aged 60 or older, with early or intermediate AMD and visual acuity of 20/200 in at least one eye. Over the next four and a half years, the researchers studied the participants' dietary intake and compared it with the progression of their disease. Specifically, they looked at the amount and type of fat the patients were consuming in their daily diets (Arch Ophthalmol, 2003; 121: 1728-37).
What they found was quite extraordinary. Those consuming high-fat diets were three times as likely to progress to advanced forms of AMD compared with those whose intake of fat was lowest.
But the risks relating to the kinds of fats consumed confounded the usual expectations. Although intake of any animal fat was associated with a doubling of risk of the disease, higher levels of animal-fat intake did not increase the risk any further. In other words, you increase your risk of developing AMD by eating meat, but your risk doesn't increase with the quantity.
The real risk for AMD was associated with vegetable-fat intake, which nearly quadrupled the risk of the disease progressing. These fats included the monounsaturated, polyunsaturated and trans unsaturated fats. And in this case, quantity did matter.
The researchers also noted a doubling of risk with intake of processed foods, which are usually laden with these types of processed vegetable fats.
Other kinds of fats proved protective. Fish and nuts, both rich in omega-3 fatty acids, slowed progression of the disease - so long as your intake of the usual omega-6 fatty acids was also low.
Other clues suggest that processed foods lie at the heart of AMD. This is a disease of the industrialized world. Living in the developed countries is a significant risk factor for AMD. While the condition is the leading cause of blindness among the American, Canadian and English elderly, it is rare in the developing countries where, nevertheless, there is a high incidence of blindness from other eye diseases such as glaucoma and cataracts. These countries do not consume a highly processed diet.


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That cute Gyllenhaal, I'd say, is quite yummy
Kaki King is growing on me (video).
Classically, well, hard to beat Ingrid Bergman ^_^
Celebrity Crush? Who's yours on?
I'm sure we all have had a celebrity we had a crush on, who was yours.
I always thought Kelly Preston was the most beautiful celebrity, so my crush has always been on her. Curses to her husband for stealing her from me. <Thoth shakes fist at John Travolta>
Here's a picture of Kelly, the most beautiful celebrity, evaar! http://redriverautographs.files.word...ly-preston.jpg
Who share you? Be sure to list a link to your chosen celebrity for the rest of us.
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Once you know what the magician knows, it's not magick. It's a 'tool of Creation'. -Archmagus H.H.
The first step to expanding your reality is to discard the tendency to exclude things from possibility. - Meridjet
That cute Gyllenhaal, I'd say, is quite yummy
Kaki King is growing on me (video).
Classically, well, hard to beat Ingrid Bergman ^_^
Well as said I had a crush on Joan Jett when I was 5.
Today I have more than a crush but declare my undying love for Audrey Hepburn because she is the most beautiful woman of all time
Rene Zellweger. I got hooked on her when I saw Empire Records.
More recently, though she left the series after the second season - Billie Piper from the most recent Doctor Who series. The things that pop into my mind with what I'd like to do with her.
However, in all honesty, I married the only woman that ever caused my jaw to hit the floor. If I would've been standing when I saw my wife when we first met I would've been knocked flat on my ass.
Okay, I'll admit to being a traditional geek. Drew Barrymore, Jewel Staite, Claudia Black, Amanda Tapping, Blythe Danner, and Judy Garland.
Phoebe Cates (Fast Times at Ridgemont High still gets me!!)
Alyssa Milano
Valerie Bertinelli (from her first show - One Day at a Time)
Martina Sirtis (Troi from Star Trek: TNG)
Yeah, I have a thing for brunettes...
But Seven of Nine is amazing... as was Kirstin Johnston (3rd Rock from the Sun)... and so is Alicia Silverstone.
On second thought - I just have a thing for women...
Jewel Staite
and Anna Paquin...
Yes she was Rogue and not a great one at that... but when you watch True Blood, ESPECIALLY if you have a thing for southern accents like I do... *swoon*
Jessica Alba:
Charlize Theron:
Scarlett Johansson: [IMG]http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTefjQgipKw1kBaHijzbkF/SIG=13ahll7vg/EXP=1244386384/**http%3A//cityrag.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/07/03/scarlett_johansson_tattoo.jpg[/IMG]
Monica Belluci:
Lindsay Lohan:
Probably the first and only full-on "crush" I had for a celebrity was Michelle Thomas (best known for her role as Myra on Family Matters). She was so tragically taken from us long before her time and her passing still saddens me to this day. A gorgeous woman, inside and out and someone I wish I could have had the opportunity to meet in person.
Lost items found. Paranormal Investigations.
Consulting. Advice. Reasonable Rates.
No Love Potions, Endless Purses, or Other Entertainment.
Back when I was a kid it was Rachel Welch, Sally Fields, Valerie Bertinelli, and Barbara Striesand. Times have changed. lol
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I can think of three off the top of my head.
Russell Crowe
John Goodman
Sean Connery
Vera Farminga is an incredible beauty. Her blue eyes are mesmerizing.
Thoth-Amon, Lord of the Underworld and the Undead
Once you know what the magician knows, it's not magick. It's a 'tool of Creation'. -Archmagus H.H.
The first step to expanding your reality is to discard the tendency to exclude things from possibility. - Meridjet
I'm just amazed at how differently we all think. Half the women listed above I wouldn't give the time of day. No comment on the dudes. Celebrities I've had a crush on include:
Gina Lollabrigida
Tawny Kitaen
Linda Hamilton
Kate Beckensale
Rhona Mitra
Ann Hathaway
Natasha Henstridge
"Plan?...There ain't no plan!" - Pigkiller


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By Andrew Cawthorne and Diego Ore
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's cancer-stricken president, Hugo Chavez, is recovering in Cuba and is not in a coma as some have rumored a month after surgery, his brother, Adan Chavez, said after a visit to Havana.
The 58-year-old socialist leader has not been seen or heard from since his December 11 cancer surgery - his fourth such operation after the disease was detected in his pelvic area in mid-2011 - leaving Venezuela in a state of suspense.
But older brother Adan Chavez, who is governor of the family's home state of Barinas, said the president was improving daily, according to a news release on Saturday from his office.
"The head of state continues to assimilate treatment well and his recovery is advancing daily," the statement read.
"Information on social networks and in other places, saying the president is in a coma and his family are discussing the supposed disconnection of life support equipment, are totally false," it added.
Chavez missed his own inauguration for a new, six-year term last week, although Venezuela's top court ruled that he remained in power and Vice President Nicolas Maduro could deputize until there was clarity over the president's condition.
The rumors were stoked when Chavez did not send a message to Thursday's pro-government rally, the day he was supposed to be sworn in. Unlike past trips to Cuba for medical treatment, no images have been released of him.
The saga has enormous stakes for Venezuela, a nation of 29 million people with the world's largest oil reserves, as well as for the wider region. Cuba and a handful of other leftist-ruled nations depend on Chavez's economic aid.
Peruvian and Argentine Presidents Ollanta Humala and Cristina Fernandez, both friends of Chavez, visited Cuba this week. There was no sign either of them saw him.
Finishing her visit on Saturday, Fernandez said it was "inappropriate" for her to talk about Chavez's condition, which was a matter for his family. "I ask you to show a lot of respect and solidarity," she told reporters in Havana.
Adan Chavez, a physicist by profession who has been a political mentor to his brother and is viewed by Venezuelans as a hard-liner, said foreign media were in league with local opposition activists to promote lies about the president.
"We know this is part of a dirty war by the necrophilic opposition," he was quoted as saying in the news release. "We are sure that with the support of God, science and the people, our president will triumph in this new battle."
Venezuela's opposition leaders are furious at what they see as a Cuban-inspired manipulation of the constitution by Maduro and other top "Chavista" figures aimed at preventing the naming of a caretaker president due to Chavez's absence.
Should Chavez die or have to step down, a new election would be called and would likely pit Maduro against opposition leader Henrique Capriles, the 40-year-old governor of Miranda state, who lost to Chavez in last year's presidential election.
He and other mainstream opposition leaders have criticized secrecy over Chavez's condition, but have taken a wait-and-see attitude, preferring to prepare behind the scenes for a possible new vote.
There have been small protests by students, none numbering more than several hundred people. A handful of people were injured in Tachira state on Friday, local media said, when protesting students clashed with police.
"Who knows if Chavez is alive or dead? They don't say clearly if he is breathing, if he can talk or not," 22-year-old university student Daniella Contreras said at a protest meeting in Caracas on Saturday.
"They should send a medical committee to Havana to confirm if the president is still capable of governing."
The government has been giving regular but terse updates on Chavez's condition, the latest being that he is struggling with a severe lung infection after the operation.
The silence from the normally garrulous leader famous for his lengthy speeches has led many Venezuelans to conclude his 14-year rule is ending.
Venezuela's most prominent female opposition activist, right-wing legislator Maria Corina Machado, told Saturday's gathering of about 400 protesters that the government was now illegitimate.
"We are in the terrible situation of having to acknowledge there is today no government in Venezuela. Government is in Cuba, led by the Cubans, deciding what we do and what happens with our country," Machado said.
Information Minister Ernesto Villegas urged Venezuelans to avoid being drawn into trouble. "An irresponsible minority are causing provocations to create a macabre show," he said.
The Chavez years have been turbulent ones, particularly during a short coup against him and a national oil strike in 2002 and 2003, and many Venezuelans are praying that whatever happens next, it will be non-violent.
(Additional reporting by Girish Gupta in Caracas, Rosa Tania Valdes in Havana; Editing by Jackie Frank and Peter Cooney)


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Chester Robert "Bob" Severance Jr. passed away on Aug. 28, 2011, at his home in Hood River, Ore. He was born Feb. 19, 1943, to Chester Robert and Ruby Lora (Beck) Severance in Inglewood, Calif.
Bob grew up in Hawthorne, Calif., and graduated from Hawthorne High School in 1960. He attended El Camino College for two years before entering the United States Navy in 1962. He served on the communications vessel USS Belmont, until he was honorably discharged in 1966.
After returning home he earned a Bachelor of Arts in history from California State University in Long Beach, where he graduated with honors in 1970.
During his professional career, Bob worked for Hughes Aircraft Company. He worked on an electronics production team, producing items such as a tank laser fire control system for the U.S. Armed Forces main battle tank. Bob continued at Hughes, which was later purchased by Raytheon Corporation, and retired after 25 years.
Bob became a follower of Jesus Christ in 1975 and joined First Presbyterian Church in Westminster, Calif., where he served as a Sunday school teacher and elder. In 2003 he moved to Hood River, Ore., and became a member of the First Baptist Church of Hood River, continuing to serve as a teacher and church deacon. He spent most of his retirement years in prayer, the study of God's word and writing a commentary on the book of Revelations. He kept a prayer journal and faithfully prayed for everyone he knew.
He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by a sister, Betty Weatherly, and her husband, Charles; a brother, Neal Severance, and his wife, Julie; nephew, Paul Weatherly; and five nieces: Eileen Jacobs, Rachel Weatherly, Lora Weatherly, Christy Severance and Amanda Severance.
A memorial service with military honors will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at the First Baptist Church of Hood River, 1889 Belmont Drive. Pastor Bruce Parker will officiate. Interment will follow at 2 p.m. at the Pine Grove Butte Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center (Funerals, Receptions, Cremations), 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031; 541-386-1000. Please visit www.andersonstributecenter.com to leave a note of condolence for family.
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Mark Hoselton, 76 - September 16, 2009
Mark F. Hoselton, 76, of Cozad died Sunday, July 12, 2009, at the Clarkson Hospital in Omaha.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Sept. 24, at the Victory Assembly Church of Gothenburg with the Rev. Mark Borchardt officiating.
Hoselton was born Oct. 9, 1932, at Oconto to Richard and Ethel (Tullis) Hoselton. The family moved to Cozad in 1933 where he grew up, graduating from Cozad High School in 1950.
He studied the trades of construction and building with Lee Whitehead in the early 1950s. He was employed with Paulsen Co. and later Howell Lumber Co. as assistant manager before starting his own construction company.
In 1952, he married Donna Knaggs of Lexington.
Hoselton became a real estate salesman in the late 1960s and earned his broker's license in 1975. He and his wife owned and operated Silver Bell Realty in Cozad for over 20 years.
He was an avid hunter and sportsman, enjoyed life and loved to laugh, according to family members. He enjoyed stamp collecting, leather tooling, writing poetry and songs as well as camping and playing pool.
Hoselton also enjoyed music, playing the steel guitar, fiddle, banjo, mandolin, acoustic guitar and harmonica, and was also learning to play the harp, said family members. He and his wife played for dances and care homes over the years. He was also active in getting the Grand Generation Center built.
He was preceded in death by: his parents, Richard and Ethel; and two infant sons.
Survivors include: his wife of 56 years, Donna Hoselton of Cozad; three sons—Bruce Hoselton of Albuquerque, NM, Dan (Jeanne) Hoselton of Juniata, and Bryan Hoselton of Oskaloosa, IA; a brother, Dick Hoselton of Emerson, IA; eight grandchildren—Matt, Ryan, Jessica, Luke, Colt, Nathan, Emily and Caleb; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to donor's choice.
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|By Jennifer Shahade
|September 28, 2006
On September 25, I hosted a pregame party at the Marshall Chess Club for the New York Knights Monday night game against the Seattle Sluggers. League comissioner Greg Shahade attended his first U.S. Chess League match. Usually, he's tied to the computer helping with last minute tech problems and updating the website. He claimed impartiality in his talk, but the Knights all knew in our hearts that he was gunning for us, especially after tasting the brownies.
Fans and supporters cheered the Knights to victory!
Pascal Charbonneau showed his thrilling round 2 Game of the Week, Irina cut the carrot cake, and Greg Shahade explained how he thought up the idea for the league on the dentist chair. That story combined with the cake, strudel and white wine had many of our visitors making dental appointments the next morning.
Go Knights!, says the cake.
The match was a great success for the Knights. There's nothing like beating a team which is 4-0.
Jay Bonin, the heart of the New York Knights got a small edge against Slava Mikhailuk. It petered out quickly to a draw, and Jay stayed on to cheer for his team-mates.
Irina, playing Eric Tangborn, was the next one to finish. She had a bad position for most of the game, reaching a worse endgame. Then she found a trick, scoring her first win for the Knights. (This is only her second match, as she was in Israel for most of the season.)
Position after 41.Nc6??
Irina played Ra4! and White resigned because if bxa4 b3, and the pawn is unstoppable.
Pascal defeated GM Gregory Serper in a hard-fought game when Serper blundered in time pressure:
34...Bf4?? was the culprit. Pascal's 35.Qe4! is a triple threat on the f4 bishop, the d5 rook and mate on e8. Black resigned, clinching the match for New York.
This third consecutive victory brings Pascal back into MVP contention, behind only GM Julio Becerra of the Miami Sharks.
On board 4, Matthew Herman came back from a terrible position to draw against Michael Lee, bringing the final score to 3-1.
Last week, I said teams with bloggers do better. This week, I'd have to add to that: teams that have parties do better.
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Rebellion Renaissance? Part of the Original Boxer Finds Its Way Home
The latest chapter in a decades-old mystery of what happened to the original Pacific University "Boxer" has been written.
More than 45 years after he inconspicuously left Pacific with a piece of the famed bronze figurine, alumnus Don Metzger '66, OD '67 recently returned it to the Forest Grove Campus.
And even though it is just a small part of the original statue, the tail's return may be the start of original Boxer's complete homecoming and restoration.
The figurine became part of Pacific University lore in 1881, when alumnus Rev. J.E. Walker brought it back to Forest Grove from a missionary trip in China as a gift to his mother. She regifted it to the University 15 years later (1896). Rev. Walker likely had no idea what his gift would mean to his alma mater.
Soon after, students — groups or individuals — began a long tradition of taking unauthorized possession of Boxer from one another, sometimes by force.
Legend has it that The Pacific Index student newspaper named the figurine "Boxer" in 1908 in support of the Chinese Boxer Rebellion uprising against the 264 year-old Qing Dynasty.
Boxer's tail will be on display during Homecoming Weekend (Sept. 28-30) for both private groups and the general public.
Class of 1962 alumni attending their 50-year reunion luncheon on Friday, Sept. 28 will get a close-up view of Boxer's tail, which will then proceed with the group to the Golden Guard Sidewalk Signing Ceremony.
The public will also be able to view the tail at a centennial anniversary celebration of Carnegie Hall set for 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28.
Constructed in 1912, Carnegie Hall served as the University's library and currently houses the College of Arts & Sciences' Psychology Department.
Football fans will have a chance to see the tail during the Boxers' football game against Whitworth on Saturday, Sept. 29. The tail will be on display in the Boxer Club tent on the concourse outside Lincoln Park Stadium. Tent admission is free. Kickoff is 1:30 p.m.


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Spirit_Wolf wrote:So night #1 I took 2 calea z tabs 30 min before bed time with 200 mg a b6,
Night #2 Before bed I took 3 5mg melatonin, 100mg b6, and 4 calea z tabs 4 hours later.
I don't know if these supplements are a bad pair or what... I've had terrible dream recall the past two days, it was like I didn't even dream at all until this morning 40 minutes after I woke up I remembered I did have a dream (more of a nightmare but those don't really effect me)
I have had a good ratio of LDs with melatonin alone. I think b6 and calea z are out if my regiment for a few days until I feel like experimenting with them again.
I'm having really bad recall.. It's better without supplements but does anyone know why this is?
I was thinking throughout the day taking a supp with choline bitartrate, dmae, and ginkgo biloba for mental clarity and memory function. Thoughts?
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Too much melotonin. First of all, 5-HTP is more efficient then melotonin and they both do the same job dream wise. Second, melotonin gives you dreams, by keeping you in deep sleep longer, but then in the second half of the night, you experience REM rebound because the first half of the night was all spent in deep sleep. However, you start takeing all that melotonin and you'll be in deep sleep too long. And I know why you had a nightmare, your building too high levels of certain chemicals in your brain. It's actually hurting your dream recall and giving you unpleaseant dreams. I say stop taking ALL supplements for now. Then go order Advanced Lucid Dreaming: the power of supplements.
Also note, calea is not a supplement, it is an herb and thus completely in it's own category. You should really take calea after 5 hours of sleep not before bed. Same with the B6. But like I said, you should discontinue all supplement use for now Intill you are better educated and why they do what they do, and how they do what they do. It will make you far more effiecient, powerful, and safer.
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U.S. stocks rose, as the Standard & Poor's 500 Index rebounded to within four points of its record, after orders for durable goods climbed more than forecast in February and home prices increased the most since June 2006.
Monsanto Co. jumped 3.8% as the company and DuPont Co. agreed to dismiss their respective antitrust and soybean patent lawsuits. Netflix climbed 5.7% after Pacific Crest Securities LLC raised its price target on the company. Apparel retailers retreated, as Gap Inc. and Macy's Inc. lost more than 1.6%.
The S&P 500 added 0.6% to 1,561.21 at 2:05 p.m. in New York, after the equity benchmark fell 0.3% yesterday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 94.22 points, or 0.7%, to 14,541.97. Trading among S&P 500 shares was 15% below the 30-day average.
"The data continues to be pretty good out of the U.S. and that's part of the reason stocks are still up here at 1,550, even though we had some bad news out of Europe over the past few days," Paul Zemsky, the New York-based head of asset allocation for ING Investment Management, which oversees $170 billion, said by phone. "Housing is a huge part of the economic recovery story and if housing prices rise, people feel better about their homes and generally more confident."
Equities rose as residential real estate prices increased in January by the most since June 2006, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller index released today. Orders for U.S. durable goods climbed more than forecast in February, propelled by automobiles and a rebound in commercial aircraft, a Commerce Department report showed.
Consumer Confidence
Consumer confidence slumped more than forecast this month as Washington's budget battle soured Americans' views of the economic outlook. The consumer confidence index dropped to 59.7 from a revised three-month high of 68 in February, data from the New York-based Conference Board showed today. New-home sales declined 4.6%, worse than the 3.9% median estimate, another report showed.
"We like to see what consumers do rather than what they say," Brad Sorensen, director of market and sector analysis at Charles Schwab Corp., said in a phone interview. The San Francisco-based firm has $2.04 trillion in client assets. "They may say they're less confident, but does that translate into their spending? So far we haven't seen that. Retail sales have held up pretty well."
The S&P 500 came within one point of its record 1,565.15 yesterday, before retreating as the bailout of Cyprus spurred concern bank deposits in other euro-area nations may be subject to levies to pay for rescues in the future. The benchmark gauge has climbed 9.5% in 2013. The Dow reached an intraday high last week after first surpassing its all-time high on March 5.
The bull market in equities entered its fifth year this month as the S&P 500 more than doubled from its bottom in 2009, driven by an unprecedented three rounds of bond purchases by the Federal Reserve.
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