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Sesame Street "Rhyming Block" Mother Goose is visiting Sesame Street and needs to write three new nursery rhymes by the end of the day, but she fears she has become a rusty rhymer. Elmo and Abby say they are great rhymers, and they offer to help. Mother Goose explains that to write really good nursery rhymes, you need conflict - when someone wants something or needs something very badly. D
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Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood "Daniel Gets Mad/Katerina Gets Mad" Daniel Gets Mad - Daniel Tiger and Prince Wednesday are looking forward to playing at the beach. Then it starts to rain and Mom Tiger says they can't go outside, which makes them very mad. After Mom Tiger helps the boys deal with their mad feelings and they're calm, they come up with a grr-ific plan to make a beach - indoors! Katerina Gets Mad - It's New Instrument Day at Music Man Stan's Music Shop. D
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Martha Speaks "Martha Speaks Martha The Witness/Martha Takes A Stand" Martha the Witness - Mrs. Demson hates dogs and blames them for everything, which is a problem since she lives right down the street from Martha. Martha Takes a Stand - Something smells bad and it's Martha.G
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NOVA "Making Stuff Stronger" Technology reporter David Pogue brings his off-beat humor and high-energy style to his role as host for this mini-series. Pogue examines everything from mollusks to a toucan's beak and reviews tests for the world's strongest materials. He travels from the deck of a U.S. naval aircraft carrier to a demolition derby. He checks in with experts who are re-engineering what nature has provided to create strong "stuff." Part 1 of 4G
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Rick Steves' Europe "Helsinki and Tallinn: Baltic Sisters" Rick explores the capitals of Finland and Estonia to sample each country's history, art and distinct love of life. In Helsinki, he finds a neoclassical old town, modern flair for design and steamy saunas. Tallinn offers medieval charms and new-found prosperity.G
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Smart Travels - Europe with Rudy Maxa "Croatia's Dalmatian Coast" Europe's best kept secret, the Croatian coast of Dalmatia dazzles with stunning white stone cities and azure waters. We begin in Dubrovnik, then island hop up the coast, snorkeling, swimming, sunning and reveling in the scenery. In Split we visit a Roman emperor's palace and make excursions to ruins, timeless towns and fortresses. D
8:00 am
The Desert Speaks "Royal Road Across The Frontier" In the second part of the journey along the ancient highway, learn about the traditional hot springs of Aguas Calientes that gave the ancient traveler a brief respite from the dry, dusty roads. While the springs no longer exist, the town still marks the boundary between the lush green landscape behind and the dry dangerous desert frontier that looms ahead. The first stop in the desert is the mining town of Zacatecas. D
8:30 am
Chef John Besh's New Orleans Oyster Dressing, Cornbread and Crawfish Dressing, and Shrimp and Mirliton Dressing. D
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Lidia's Italy In America "Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh's Italian Americans" In this episode, Lidia travels to Bloomfield, home of Pittsburgh's Little Italy. Here she visits Maria Merante Palmieri's quaint Italian gift shop, Merante's Gifts, grabs a sandwich at Primanti's where she talks with Antonia Corradetti, and takes viewers on a tour of Lidia's Pittsburgh. Back in the kitchen, Lidia prepares a Baked Ziti, a delicious sandwich of Primanti's Capicola and Cheese, and Fettucine Mafalda. D
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GardenSMART Find an unusual location and you will often find uncommon gardens. If you are in need of garden inspiration, be sure to tune in to this week's GardenSMART. D
10:00 am
The Jazzy Vegetarian "Happy Holiday Meal" Host Laura Theodore's holiday meal features petite "Acorn Squash with Mushroom, Walnut and Celery Stuffing." On the side, sweet cinnamon and maple glazed "Yummy Yam Casserole" is topped with crunchy pecans. "Green Beans Almondine" stand in for the traditional green bean casserole. D
10:30 am
Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen "Italian Favorites Revisited" Test cook Bridget Lancaster shows host Christopher Kimball how to make the ultimate Slow-Cooker Meatballs and Marinara. Then, Chris answers questions from viewers. Next, equipment expert Adam Ried reveals his top picks for garlic peelers. D
11:00 am
Austin City Limits "Coldplay" The Grammy-winners and modern-rock giants have sold more than 50 million records worldwide. They perform their hits and selections from their album Mylo Xyloto.G
12:00 pm
Sesame Street "Get Lost, Mr. Chips" Alan is getting ready for the Cookie Connoisseurs Club, the most exclusive cookie appreciation club in the country, to come to Sesame Street to taste his super cookies. Alan asks Chris to distract Cookie Monster while the club meets. Chris tries, but it's too late. D
1:00 pm
Dinosaur Train "Triassic Turtle/Tank's Baby Brother" Triassic Turtle - Don mistakes a shell for a rock and meets Adam Adocus, a turtle with a head he can pull into his shell. The Pteranodon family travels to the Triassic and meets Pauline Proganochelys, another kind of turtle who shares her own methods of defending herself. Tank's Baby Brother - Tank Triceratops has a new baby brother that everyone dotes on, making Tank feel left out. D
1:30 pm
Super Why! "King Midas" Pig only has one toy car, but he wants lots more! Super Why and his friends fly into the story of a ruler with the golden touch and meet King Midas. The king may think that MORE is better, but all he ends up with is more problems! The reading heroes help King Midas, and Pig learns an important lesson about appreciation. Educational Objectives: To learn to be glad about what you have, discover the alphabet, identify the letters M, I, L, K., practice the magic of spelling, and use the power to read to change the story. D
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Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "Rain Game/No Sssweater Is Better" Rain Game - Sally wants to water the plants in her backyard, but it's hot and sunny outside. They need rain, and lots of it! Good thing the Cat in the Hat knows exactly where to go to get some: the rain forest! With the assistance of some toucans and the singing of howler monkeys, they explore each level of the rain forest, eventually reaching the top and the rain! No SSSweater is Better - Nick's favorite sweater is too small and he doesn't want to change it. The Cat in the Hat has a friend with the exact same problem! He brings them to meet Slyde the snake who shows Nick and Sally how he sheds his skin when it gets too small for him. D
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Wild Kratts "Tazzy Chris" When Martin and Chris assist the Tasmanian Wildlife Service in tagging endangered Tasmanian Devils, they discover that Zach Varmitech has been kidnapping them to create a ferocious new Zachbot. Science Concepts: A healthy ecosystem has both predators and scavengers. Scavengers are animals that eat mostly other dead animals. D
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Dialogue for Kids "Galaxies" Galaxies are systems of stars, dust and gas held together by gravity. Joan Cartan-Hansaen and her guest scientist Dr. Amber Straughn, Research Astrophysicist, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA, answer students' questions about galaxies.G
3:30 pm
Rick Steves' Europe "Little Europe: San Marino, Monaco, Vatican City, Liechtenstein, and Andorra" Don't blink as Rick blitzes through Europe's tiniest countries. Vatican City, the world's smallest country, comes with the planet's biggest church. He also visits the fairytale princedom of Monaco, Italy's last independent hill town of San Marino, castle-guarded principality of Liechtenstein, and tiny Andorra.G
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Richard Bangs' Adventures With Purpose Hong Kong: Quest for the Dragon In the eighth installment of his series, traveler Richard Bangs ventures into the heart of Hong Kong. He begins by taking in one of the most dazzling festivals on Earth, Chinese New Year.G
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Globe Trekker "Panama & Colombia" Megan explores two countries that are refreshingly untouched by mass tourism.G
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Outdoor Idaho "Pathways of Pioneers" For emigrants bound for a land of opportunity, the Oregon Trail was the corridor to their dreams. This great migration west left Idaho a grand legacy, which we explore in this hour-long program. Massacre Rocks, Soda Springs, Big Hill, Three Island Crossing - these historic landmarks take on new meaning through the eyes of modern-day pioneers.G
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Oregon Field Guide "Chetco River Kayak" Cameras chronicle a trek by horse, foot and kayak to the pristine upper stretch of the Chetco River in the heart of the Kalmiopsis wilderness.G
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Travelscope "Taiwan - City and Culture" Travelscope searches for the heart and soul of Taiwan among the attractions of its capital, Taipei, and through his experiences with the country's remaining ethnic minority people. D
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Richard Bangs' Adventures With Purpose Hong Kong: Quest for the Dragon In the eighth installment of his series, traveler Richard Bangs ventures into the heart of Hong Kong. He begins by taking in one of the most dazzling festivals on Earth, Chinese New Year.G
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Globe Trekker "Panama & Colombia" Megan explores two countries that are refreshingly untouched by mass tourism.G
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Outdoor Idaho "Pathways of Pioneers" For emigrants bound for a land of opportunity, the Oregon Trail was the corridor to their dreams. This great migration west left Idaho a grand legacy, which we explore in this hour-long program. Massacre Rocks, Soda Springs, Big Hill, Three Island Crossing - these historic landmarks take on new meaning through the eyes of modern-day pioneers.G


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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Although the Dallas Stars traded two of their top four scorers in the two days since their last meeting with Anaheim, the Ducks didn't take them less seriously in the rematch.
The departures of Jaromir Jagr and Derek Roy actually made the Stars look more dangerous to the Ducks, and the Pacific Division leaders responded accordingly.
Captain Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and two assists, and Teemu Selanne scored his 673rd career goal in the Ducks' 5-2 victory over Dallas on Wednesday night.
Viktor Fasth made 23 saves and Radek Dvorak scored his first goal for Anaheim in the second of three straight meetings in five days between the first-place Ducks and the last-place Stars, who lost 4-0 in Dallas on Monday. While the Stars are young and improving, the Ducks are sitting on a double-digit lead atop the division with 11 games to play, closing in on a postseason berth and just their second Pacific title in two decades of existence.
``Teams that make trades and do the sell-off are so tough to play down the stretch,'' Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau said. ``Experience tells me when you bring in a lot of new guys, young guys especially, they play with so much energy. ... To beat any team three times in a row is difficult, but we're going to try.''
Kyle Palmieri snapped a 13-game goal drought and Andrew Cogliano scored an empty-net goal as the Ducks improved the NHL's third-best record to 25-7-5 and closed within two points of the league-leading Chicago Blackhawks.
Getzlaf had the fourth three-point game in his outstanding season for Anaheim, which is 3-0-1 since a four-game losing streak last month.
Getzlaf briefly left the ice after bending his right leg awkwardly while tied up with Jamie Benn in the third period, but returned to score his 150th career goal on a perfectly placed backhand set up by Corey Perry. Boudreau then gave the rest of the night off to his leading scorer.
``He's one of the best passers in the league,'' Dvorak said of Getzlaf, who assisted on his first-period goal with a pinpoint pass from the far boards. ``As soon as I see he has the puck, I just try to get open. ... We knew it was going to be a tough game. They were coming hard tonight. They made a lot of changes and had a lot of young guys, and they had a lot of energy.''
Lane MacDermid scored his first NHL goal in his Dallas debut, and Kari Lehtonen stopped 22 shots in the Stars' first game since trading Jagr to Boston and Roy to Vancouver. Erik Cole also scored for the Stars, who have lost three straight.
With the departures of Jagr and Roy, Alex Chiasson made his NHL debut for Dallas and center Ryan Garbutt returned from a nine-game absence with an injured wrist. High-scoring left wing Loui Eriksson also played center for the Stars.
``It's tough to find the good stuff in a loss like that,'' Dallas defenseman Stephane Robidas said. ``There are a lot of new faces, young guys that had their first experience with us, and I thought they did really well.''
Fasth, who shut out Dallas earlier this week, blanked Dallas through the first 42 minutes Wednesday before Cole scored. MacDermid, acquired from the Bruins in the Jagr deal, got his first NHL goal with 1:24 to play.
``I thought all of the guys had a lot of energy and tried to do all the little things right,'' MacDermid said. ``We did that for the most part, but they made some good plays.''
After adding veterans Dvorak and David Steckel last month, the Ducks made only two moves at the trade deadline, acquiring center Matthew Lombardi from Phoenix and shipping out third-string goalie Jeff Deslauriers in separate deals.
Anaheim showed little fatigue in its 22nd game in 39 days, controlling early play and going ahead on the goal by Dvorak, a 17-year NHL veteran who signed with Anaheim on March 24. The Czech forward had been playing in Switzerland this winter after scoring 21 points in 73 games for Dallas last season.
Selanne scored his 251st power-play goal in the second period when a drop pass by Getzlaf deflected to him for a nasty wrist shot. Selanne endured a nine-game goal drought in March, but the 42-year-old Finnish Flash has scored at least 10 goals for the 20th consecutive season.
Palmieri added his added his eighth goal of the season five minutes later, easily moving past stationary defenseman Aaron Rome. The Ducks' promising scorer hadn't found the net in his last 13 games since getting a hat trick Feb. 27 against Nashville.
NOTES: The 6-foot-4 Chiasson was a second-round pick in 2009 before playing three seasons at Boston University. Chiasson hit Anaheim's Matt Beleskey squarely in the face with his stick blade early in the third period, but wasn't penalized while Beleskey went to the dressing room. ... The Ducks traded C Brandon McMillan to Phoenix for Lombardi, who wasn't in town to face Dallas. McMillan never solidified a spot in the Ducks' lineup over the past three years despite numerous chances to stick in Anaheim. He played in six games with Anaheim this season, spending most of the last two years in the AHL.

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Eddie in a blue sweater
Eddie Redmayne went to the theatre last night with his girlfriend Hannah Bagshawe in London. This post, really, is for Jacek, who has a hard-on for Eddie Redmayne or, specifically, "Eddie Redmayne and his girlfriend". Because after the release of Les Miserables, people are googling that all day. YES. We are traffic whores. And Eddie Redmayne has a significant fangirl base. And he looks great in a blue sweater with a pink handkerchief tucked into the breast pocket.
Eddie is next to work on the Wachowskis' Jupiter Ascending with Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum, and Sean Bean. Vulture had an exclusive about the Jupiter Ascending plot a couple of months ago. Basically it's a sci-fi Snow White. Here on earth, Mila Kunis scrubs sh-t from the toilet, while the Evil Queen lives on another planet and realises they have the same DNA so she sends her army after the threat. The Queen and her people are like us, only better, because they've been genetically modified. Fine. But who is the Evil Queen?
And CAN IT PLEASE BE DEMI MOORE?
Here's Demi in West Hollywood yesterday.
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Moderators: Three Stars, dagny, pfim, netwolf
jimjom wrote:No Euros according to Mike Colligan's latest article. (insinuated Bylsma hates Euros)
Gaucho wrote:Doan know.
jimjom wrote:No Euros according to Mike Colligan's latest article. (insinuated Bylsma hates Euros)
jimjom wrote:No Euros according to Mike Colligan's latest article. (insinuated Bylsma hates Euros)
Penspal wrote:At this point in time, my mind link with GMRS tells me this is what we are looking at
Dupuis - Crosby - FA-TRADE/Jeffrey/Tangradi/?
Kunitz - Malkin - Neal
Cooke - Sutter - Kennedy
Glass - Vitale - Adams
Letang - Martin
Orpik - Niskanen
Engellend - Lovejoy
Despres or Reese
spare:Jeffrey, BigMac
The Pens will add all start, all American Andrew Hilbert to the club to finish his career with Sidney Crosby.
no name wrote:I was trying to make up a line up but i just can't decide to split Kunitz up with Malkin and Neal or move him to SIds line. Sid needs a good winger and he has had success with Duper and Kunitz befor. But Kunitz played so well well with Neal and Malkin. If you keep the NMK line together you push the other coach to match his best defencemen vs that line. leaving Sid vs lessor D men to face. But a Sid Kennedy duper line really isn't something i want to see even vs a other teams 2nd pair of defencemen. Unless Bennette can make it on SIds line and proves to be capible. Tangradi i just don't think would fit with Sid, really doubting his ability to be a top 2 line guy on this team. Mostly because of Sid and Malkin not needed that type of slower powerforward on their line. both thoes guys need players who can rush the puck up the ice. Tangradi is built for a dump and chase game.
Just got back from Watching Sid practice.
Was flying out there smiling and having a lot of fun. He was mostly playing, scrimmaging, and doing drills with Beau Bennett.
Bennett's hands are def. there, but his skating and most importantly his foot speed needs A LOT of work.
It was crazy how many pens, former penguins and prospects were out there today.
Sid, Dick Park, Mike Comrie, BB, Dustin Jeffery, and two or so other players I couldn't really identify.
Other NHLers practicing today were Perros, Ryan, Miller, Stoll, I think David Krejci
Was a lot of fun and nice to see Sid flying and completely owing people in practice.
Rylan wrote:Mike Comrie on the comeback tour?
I still think that would have worked out had he not had hip issues. Just saying.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A southwest Missouri man accused of plotting attacks at a movie theater and Walmart store legally bought the guns he allegedly planned to use, despite being forced to undergo a psychiatric exam three years ago after stalking a store clerk he said he planned to kill, authorities said.
Blaec Lammers, 20, was arrested last week after his mother told police she feared he was planning an attack. Authorities say Lammers told investigators he planned to open fire during a showing last weekend of the new "Twilight" film and then inside a nearby Walmart in Bolivar, a town about 130 miles southeast of Kansas City.
Investigators determined he legally purchased two assault rifles, and also had 400 rounds of ammunition. He is charged with first-degree assault, making a terroristic threat and armed criminal action, and remained jailed Wednesday on $500,000 bond.
The case has gun control advocates concerned.
Daniel Vice, a senior attorney for the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, said Lammers' case reminds him of what happened before the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007. Student gunman Seung-Hui Cho, who fatally shot 32 people before killing himself, was able to buy two guns even though he had been ruled a danger to himself during a court hearing in 2005.
"We've seen it before," Vice said. "We've been trying to fix this."
The National Rifle Association didn't respond to a phone message seeking comment. Lammers' attorney, DeWayne Franklin Perry, declined to comment about the case.
Lammers' mother said her son had undergone inpatient treatment and has shown signs associated with Asperger's syndrome, borderline personality disorder and other conditions.
"He didn't ask to be born different," Tricia Lammers said at a news conference this week at the National Alliance for Mental Illness in Springfield. "He wanted to be successful and be somebody. Just two weeks ago he asked me — both my kids still call me mommy — he said, 'Mommy, do you think I'm a failure?' I said, 'No, Blaec, I don't.'"
Federal law has banned certain types of mentally ill people from buying guns since 1968, including those who have been deemed a danger to themselves or others, involuntarily committed, or judged not guilty by reason of insanity or incompetent to stand trial.
Lammers was involuntarily committed in 2009, after he brought a knife and rubber mask to a Walmart store and followed around a clerk, according to an arrest report. Lammers, who was 17 at the time, told investigators he was planning to kill the clerk when he heard his name over the public address system and his father hollering at him.
He wasn't charged, but he was involuntarily committed for 96 hours for a mental health examination. In Missouri, hospitals, law enforcement officials and private citizens can request a person be held against his or her will for up to 96 hours if the person appears to be a threat to themselves or others.
But such an involuntary hold doesn't necessarily bar someone from purchasing a firearm, because the federal law requires that a person be "adjudicated as a mental defective," said Trista K. Frederick, a special agent and spokeswoman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms office in Kansas City.
Each state has a system for making a legal determination that a person is mentally defective and submitting those records to a federal database.
Frederick said the ATF looked into Lammers' case but had no information to show he should have been prohibited from having firearms. And the Missouri Department of Mental Health says the state has no central database of orders for 96-hour involuntary mental evaluation commitments.
Mick Covington, executive director of the Missouri State Sheriff's Association, said people don't lose their gun rights in Missouri simply because of such a commitment.
"The fact that somebody is held for 96 hours, if there's nothing else besides that, it's like picking somebody up on a reasonable suspicion arrest and no other charges are filed," Covington said. "It's a big difference between being picked up and looked at, and picked up and having a medical person say this person is incompetent."
Polk County prosecutor Ken Ashlock, who wasn't the local prosecutor in 2009, said he doesn't know what happened to Lammers after his 96-hour evaluation. A longer mental health commitment would have required the type of court preceding that would have barred Lammers from obtaining a gun. But given that Lammers was able to purchase two firearms last week, Ashlock suspects nothing more happened after the initial evaluation.
Polk County Sheriff Steven Bruce said he's worried about how the state handles cases involving the mentally ill.
"If you have mental issues, if there has been enough of a concern from a family member or public or whatever to alert us to a condition that they feel that you have and we then 96-hour you — good, bad or otherwise — I think that needs to be a point of record," Bruce said.
Investigators wrote in a probable cause statement that Lammers bought two assault rifles legally in Bolivar. When they questioned him last Thursday, he said he bought tickets to a Sunday "Twilight" screening in Bolivar and planned to shoot people inside.
Lammers also said he planned to shoot people at random at the Walmart store less than a mile away, so if he ran out of bullets, he could steal more "and keep shooting until police arrived," investigators wrote.
Investigators said Lammers was "off of his medication," but his mother said Tuesday she didn't think that was the case. A judge has ordered Lammers to undergo another mental health exam.
Bruce, the sheriff, said mental health care is "pretty precarious" in Missouri and the help people need isn't always there because "funds are low."
"The biggest problem is people with issues who it takes medication to keep what we would consider a normal balance," he said. "And when they don't take those, I don't know that they necessarily realize how imbalanced they can become."


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Deposits of volcanic ash colour this view of the Meridiani Planum, captured by High-Resolution Stereo Camera on the Mars Express orbiter operated by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR). The images give clues on the prevailing wind direction in this region of Mars.
Meridiani Planum, a plain at the northern edge of the Southern Highlands of Mars, is located half-way between the volcanic Tharsis Region to the west and the low-lying Hellas Planitia impact basin to the southeast. Seen through a telescope, Meridiani Planum is a striking, dark feature, close to the martian equator.
Meridiani Planum spans 127 x 63 kilometres, equivalent to an area of roughly 8000 square kilometres, about the size of Cyprus. It was chosen as a central reference point for Mars' geographical coordinate system. The martian Prime Meridian, the equivalent of the Prime Meridian on Earth (Greenwich, UK), has been set to run through this region.
The High-Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter acquired this image on 1 September 2005 during orbit 2097, at a resolution of about 13 metres per pixel.
In the centre of the image, the floor of an impact crater almost 50 kilometres wide is covered in dark material. It resembles volcanic ash, which is predominantly composed of minerals such as pyroxene and olivine. Small mounds, probably composed of more resistant material, are visible protruding through the dark material. The softer material around them has been eroded and blown out of the crater by northeasterly winds and now forms dark streaks on the surroundings.
An impact crater to the upper left, just 15 kilometres wide, exhibits the same dark material on its southwestern edge. It is likely that this material was blown in to the smaller crater from the larger one. The nearly black structures are almost certainly dunes, composed of volcanic-ash rich sediments. In contrast, the 34-kilometre-wide impact crater to the lower right of the image is filled largely with light material.
The southern area, to the left of the image below the smaller crater, exhibits dark features. Located on the lee side of ridges, these are probably similar deposits of ash-rich material, again blown out of the crater.
The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) experiment on the European Space Agency's Mars Express mission is led by the Principal Investigator (PI) Prof. Dr Gerhard Neukum, who was also responsible for the technical design of the camera. The science team of the experiment consists of 45 Co-Investigators from 32 institutions and 10 nations. The camera was developed at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) under the leadership of the PI, G. Neukum, and built in cooperation with industrial partners (EADS Astrium, Lewicki Microelectronic GmbH and Jena-Optronik GmbH). The experiment on Mars Express is operated by the DLR Institute of Planetary Research, through ESA/ESOC. The systematic processing of the HRSC image data is carried out at DLR. The scenes shown here were processed by the PI-group at the Institute for Geosciences of the Freie Universität Berlin in cooperation with the DLR Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin.


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David Foster Wallace, postmodern moralist, dead at 46
The apparent suicide of David Foster Wallace, the prodigiously talented author of the novel Infinite Jest, is a sad, stunning end for a writer whose best work burst with unflagging energy and propulsive imagination. Though often lumped with postmodernists like Thomas Pynchon, Wallace's fiction had a deeply-felt humanity and breadth-of-scope… READ MORE >
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It's not quite a twist on the level of The Sixth Sense (I read dead people?), but you may raise an eyebrow fifty-or-so pages into Indignation: our narrator is not only unreliable, he may not be corporeal. Philip Roth's idea of the Afterlife is apparently similar to his idea of Old Age: mourn lost youth, nurse grudges, and rage… READ MORE >
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Scattered around the Robson Square/Vancouver Art Gallery blocks, the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival's four downtown outdoor stages will see a parade of incredible talent play for free for audiences of all ages over the June 23-24 weekend.
The Georgia stage (at Georgia and Hornby) will host up-and-coming Vancouverites such as big-bottom jazz band The Night Crawlers, neo-cabaret act Maria in the Shower and blues-rock hype machine No Sinner playing alongside Grammy-winning American neo-soul artist Van Hunt.
The Robson stage (at Robson and Hornby) will feature Vancouver folkies Headwater and R&B/funk act Serpentine Funk, among others.
Lighter fare like dance lessons and busker entertainment will take place at the Community stage at Robson Square, and the Family Zone Sonic Playground nearby will have fun for the kids.
Some of the hot tickets at this year's TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival include veterans George Benson, Diane Reeves and Wayne Shorter, as well as rising R&B/pop star Janelle Monae, roots-rockers Avett Brothers and turntable wizard Kid Koala.
The lineup also features Vancouver alt-pop deconstructionist Destroyer, Portishead collaborators Get The Blessing, chanteuse Jill Barber, Vancouver rapper Kyprios, jazz supergroup Spectrum Road (featuring Cindy Blackman Santana, Jack Bruce, John Medeski and Vernon Reid), Gypsy party-jazz outfit Balkan Beat Box, jazz guitarist Bill Frisell exploring the work of John Lennon, and many more.
The TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival takes place from June 22 to July 1 at venues around the city, including the Orpheum, Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vogue Theatre, Venue and Performance Works on Granville Island.
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Tempur Sealy International Inc., down $4.91 at $37.05
The mattress company posted a quarterly loss and cut its outlook for the year because of weak sales in North America.
W.P. Carey Inc., up $3.08 at $70.89
The real estate investment trust is buying Corporate Property Associates 16 - Global Inc. in a deal valued at about $4 billion.
Starbucks Corp., up $5.19 at $73.36
The coffee chain's profit climbed 25 percent in the latest quarter as its coffee costs eased and more people came to its cafes.
Zynga Inc., down 49 cents at $3.01
The maker of online games "Farmville" and "Mafia Wars" is dropping its plans to pursue online casino-style games in the U.S.
Expedia Inc., down $17.80 at $47.20
The online travel company said that its second-quarter profit fell by one-third. The company has been hurt by increasing competition.
LogMeIn Inc., up $1.69 at $30.01
The company, which operates a service that lets people remotely access their computers, posted second-quarter adjusted results that topped expectations.
Deckers Outdoor Corp., down $5.32 at $53.55
The footwear maker said that its second-quarter net loss widened, hurt by lower sales of its Ugg sheepskin boots and Teva sandals.
Activision Blizzard Inc., up $2.28 at $17.46
Vivendi SA said that it is selling most of its majority stake in video game maker Activision Blizzard Inc. for $8.2 billion.


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Limited Edition: 1500
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Celebrating the much-anticipated Independence Day release of the Captain America: The First Avenger film comes the Captain America Premium Format figure captures every aspect of the MARVEL patriot with stunning realism. Each piece is individually painted and finished, each with its own unique quality and detail that is the trademark of a handcrafted Sideshow Collectibles product. Featuring real fabric costume detail and switch-out helmeted or unhelmeted portraits, the Captain America Premium Format Figure is an outstanding addition to any Marvel collection.
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so awesome
Looks even better in person, it dwarfs other statues for sure. Best capt. America
— syed munir
Outstanding American statue!!
When i recieved the statue ...I was blown away!! The pictures don't do this any justice.The statue detail is perfect from the side pistol holster to the sand bag base.Sideshow once again showing there superb skill at there finest.
— A viewer
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Outstanding American statue!!
When i recieved the statue ...I was blown away!! The pictures don't do this any justice.The statue detail is perfect from the side pistol holster to the sand bag base.Sideshow once again showing there superb skill at there finest.
— A viewer
United States
I have this guy sitting beside my Hulk Maquette and Thor (Black Widow on her way) and it looks fantastic. If you're a serious collector get this before it's too late.
— Russell Gunn
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I spent several weeks looking at this figure online, wondering if it could possibly be as majestic and detail in person - and it's EVEN BETTER!
— Joe T
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Beautiful Captain America
I went into this thinking that the face didnt look good from the pics.. I was wrong. It looks great in person. I like to display mine without the mask so you can see there face.. And I love it.. Huge time collector.. Must buy to display with the avengers line.. Its a work of art...
— Bryan Mark
Elk Grove, CA
Must Have!
I am a WWII collector, but have always been a captain fan. So when I saw this, it was a must have. I had bought the premium format John Wayne ( Flying Tigers ) and was completely impressed with it! I received this last week, and cannot tell you how pleased I am with it. This piece is a must have!
— Jon T.
Indianapolis, IN.
Captain America Lives
What detail, looks great. Its the first real collectible that I have ever gotten, and this one is worth it. I saw it in the store, knew it wouldnt last long, had to have it. Dont think on this one, with only 1500 out there, it wont last.
— A viewer
Orlando, FL
The First Avenger is Marvel..ous..!! — Reviewing the Exclusive Edition
From the moment I saw the result of Sideshow's interpretation, I knew I'd made the right choice in my purchase. The likeness of Steve Rogers is amazing, the costume superbly detailed and the base a very nice touch. The alternate display feature is also fantastic. I couldn't be more pleased with him
— Ian Hunt
United Kingdom
I agree with Charleston, SC, I have the Ex and the damaged shield is hard to view when posed like the pic. By no means does it take away from the detail on that piece. Overall, a must. This piece is a true pop icon and if your a collector you must get this at any cost.
— Chris
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The Star-Spangled Man with the Plan! — Reviewing the Exclusive Edition
Pics do not do justice here, as always! The costuming is amazing with tons of mixed media and metal accents. The switch out parts give this piece many different appearances complete with a great portrait. The only gripe is shield has a light blue paint app, but that is easily fixed. Bring on Hulk!
Albuquerque, NM
Must Own
I also have the EX version. This has even more detail then the original Captain America Ex released a couple years back. Looks Even better in person. Both shields look better then even in the photos on this page,but I can't tell if it's a decal or painted.But it looks metallic like in the Movie :)
— A viewer
Palm Springs,Ca
Just a kid from Brooklyn... — Reviewing the Exclusive Edition
The Captain America PF is absolutely outstanding, and has to be one of the greatest PFs I've ever owned. Everything has been perfected, especially the paint apps, and the Chris Evans likeness is excellent. The shield(s) has to be my favourite part though, it completes the statue in every angle. 5/5!
— Jamie
Toronto, ON
Go Rogers, It's Your Birthday!
This is one BAD A$$ statue! Sculpt, Paint, Pose, Flexibility! What more can you ask for? The EX shield is a bit hard to see as mentioned, but everything else is spot on! The blend of mixed media in this sculpt is phenominal! Buy the EX if possible... if not buy the regular its well worth it.
— Brian
Kettering, Ohio
Buy it!
I want to review the EX version (The one I own), but Sideshow has not enabled reviews on it. So my review is going here. This is a stunning statue, Sideshow really knocked it out of the park! The sculpt and paint are awesome. One issue: the pose really doesn't allow the EX's shield to be viewed.
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One of the most welcoming schools I've ever visited. The teachers and staff want you to succeed and will go out of their way to help you when you ask them. Northark isn't a breeze, but it's definitely a cost-effective and enjoyable place to go learn and grow as an individual.
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This is a small 2-year college about an hour east of Fayetteville, AR, where the University of AR is located. There are many programs that allow for a seamless transfer to the U of A or other university schools. I have found the professors to be extremely friendly and ready to do anything they can to help.Read More
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Charter schools are free, public schools that are independently operated and exchange a high accountability for a high degree of autonomy.
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- Freedom to be innovative and a commitment to improving public education.
To learn more about charter schools and their results versus traditional public schools check out these publications.
- Illinois Policy Institute report: A Model of Success
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Guiding Icarus: Merging Bioethics with Corporate Interests
Guiding Icarus: Merging Bioethics with Corporate Interests
Mar 2003
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Description"There is a palpable need for business to explore the issues Dhanda raises. Guiding Icarus offers a flight plan."
—from the Foreword by Philip R. Reilly
While bioethicists may enjoy the most thorough appreciation of both the promise and perils of new biotechnologies, international corporations are in fact the entities generating these technologies and determining their application. An industry insider versed in the language of bioethics, Rahul Dhanda offers in Guiding Icarus: Merging Bioethics with Corporate Interests a Rosetta stone to these two camps, explaining why each needs the other, why their disparate concerns often cohere, and why an ethical business is likely a successful one.
The author develops a dialogue between bioethics and corporate interests by examining case studies of several hot-button issues, including:
- Genetically modified foods
- DNA data banking
- Personalized medicine
- Stem cell research
In each instance he provides a treatment of the particular science under consideration, a list of the benefits of the technology, a description of the ethical issues involved, an account of past industry response, and recommendations for future action. Given the expansive nature of biotechnology, ramifications in the pharmaceutical and agricultural industries are covered in depth as well. The book also features a Foreword by world-renowned bioethicist and biotechnology CEO Philip R. Reilly as well as a step-by-step discussion of the components of business and bioethical issues.
Written for a general audience, Guiding Icarus will be particularly useful to biotechnologists, regulatory affairs managers, and corporate officers of biotechnology firms, as well as bioethicists in the academic community. Dhanda's peerless text provides a unique tool for understanding and addressing the ethical dilemmas confronting society in the 21st century.
Genetically Modified Foods.
DNA Data Banking.
Personalized Medicine.
Stem Cells.
Suggested Reading.
"useful to biotechnologists, regulatory affairs managers, and corporate officers of biotech firms, as well as bioethicists..." (Genetic Engineering News, July 2002)
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"...offers an insider's view on why a bridge is needed to merge bioethics with corporate needs...written for the general audience...is especially useful to biotechnologists, regulatory affairs managers, and corporate officers of biotech firms, as well as bioethicists..." (Genetic Engineering News, Vol. 22, No. 13, July 2002)
"...lays out a blueprint for executives...focusing on four subjects..." (HBS (Harvard Business School) Working Knowledge, July 2002)
"This book should stimulate much useful discussion in the biotechnology industry...the author should be congratulated." (Nature Biotechnology, August 1, 2002)
"...a must read for those interested in understanding how bioethics can help industry develop ethically and socially responsible biotechnologies." (Canadian Medical Association Journal, August 20, 2002)
"Dhanda applies a case study approach to four timely topics: genetically modified foods, DNA databanking, personalized medicine, and stem cell research. In each case, Dhanda gives a very basic review of the science, discusses the potential benefits of the technology and the ethical issues, and then uses prominent corporate examples to raise relevant issues and draw lessons." (JAMA, January 22/29, 2003-Vol 289, No. 4)
"The time couldn't be better for a book on the ethical issues associated with biotechnology...discussions...are clearly welcome and needed." (Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 289, No. 4, January 2003)
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There is still space for your children to attend the Shepherdstown Library's free weekly programs, which continue through May 22. Infants and one-year-olds meet Tuesdays at 10:15 a..m. while the program for two-year-olds is at 11:15 a.m. on Tuesdays. The "Threes, Fours, and Fives" group is Wednesdays at 11:15, and ages 5 to 12 are invited to join the "After School Program" at 4 p.m. on Thursdays. To register, call us at (304) 876-2783, email email@example.com, or visit the Library at 100 East German Street.
There are seven kits available in the Children's Department, each of which may be borrowed for three weeks. The newest kit is our "Nature in Winter Explorer Pack," with eight paperbacks plus an activity book compiled by Suzanne Taylor of PVAS, the Potomac Valley Audubon Society, with funds from the Nora Roberts Foundation. With glow-in-the-dark winter constellations, instructions for identifying animal tracks, and ideas for feeding wild birds, there are plenty of reasons to be outdoors in winter. Other PVAS packs include one on "Backyard Habitats" (with pocket guides to urban wildlife, West Virginia birds, and more); a "Reptiles and Amphibians" backpack with field guides as well as songs, puzzles, and craft ideas; and an "Insect Explorer Pack" with magnifying viewers, a net, a scavenger hunt bandana and lots more. Two plastic totes are also available: the "Bird Explorer Teachers Kit" has an electronic birdsongs identifier, twelve binoculars, three posters, and lots more supplies for a class. The "Insect Explorer Teachers Kit" includes a card game and a clip art CD, and lets students view the world through 'bug eyes.' For anyone interested in geocaching and letterboxing, we offer an "Explore WV Library Geo-kit," which includes a GPS device. Questions about these family-friendly kits? Call (304) 876-2783, email firstname.lastname@example.com, or visit the Library at 100 East German Street.
Need to get the cat or dog spayed or neutered? Contact Spay Today -- our area's non-profit, reduced-fee spay and neuter program. Many vets to choose from covering a wide area. New vets added. At the time of surgery, initial shots and tests can also be obtained at lower rates. Contact Spay Today: www.baacs.org or 304-728-8330.
Intermediate Bridge players are invited to join an informal group meeting every Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Trinity Episcopal Chapel. All are welcome and walk-ins are encouraged. For more information, contact 304-876-6244.
Shepherdstown Pedal & Paddle will be offering Free bicycle maintenance classes for kids. The classes will be held on Saturdays 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. at Shepherdstown Pedal & Paddle 115 West German Street. during the month of February. Bring your troops and groups. Call 304-876-3000 to set up appointment. Groups must be at least 5 kids and no larger than 12.
Crystal Bowl Concert at noon. Ann Craig performs an extraordinary "sound meditation" using eight quartz crystal bowls that fill the Harmony studio with an energetic yet peaceful vibration that soothes and aligns mind, body and soul. Participants can sit in chairs or lie on mats. Donations gratefully accepted. Harmony Healing Arts Center, 211 E. New St., www.harmonyhealingarts.org.
Shepherdstown Film Society will show "Coal Country" at 7 p.m. at Reynolds Hall. Presented in conjunction with Shepherd University's Common Reading program and co-sponsored with Coal Country Tours. Post-film discussion led by Mari-Lynn Evans, Executive Producer. Admission is free. For more information go to www.shepherdstownfilmsociety.org See you at the movies!
Jefferson County Parks and Recreation welcomes all Dads and Daughters to the annual Daddy Daughter Dance from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Jefferson County Community Center. Couples will have fun with crafts, music and food. Spaghetti dinner is included in price of admission. Photo opportunities available by 'Beyond the Lens' Photography. Cost is $20 per couple with $8 for each additional sibling. Call 304-728-3207 for more information.
Feb. 22
12:30 p.m.: Experience Auricular Acupuncture Get more in touch with your body and release tension through the use of 2 needles in each ear. Once the needles are placed, you may relax either in a chair or on a yoga mat, your choice, and the needles will be removed within 30 minutes. Feel free to come in any time between 1 and 2 pm in order to receive the full benefits of this treatment. Acupuncture is a system of medicine that works on an energetic level to promote balance and harmony to the body/mind/spirit. This is an opportunity to take a little time for yourself to destress and relax. For those new to acupuncture, it's a great introduction to this amazing healing modality. Donations are graciously accepted, but not necessary. Harmony Healing Arts Center, 211 E. New St., Shepherdstown/www.harmonyhealingarts.org.
45:30 p.m. Tea Time Health Matters. A a free event and open to all. Featured speaker, for the first half will be Michelle DeStefano, licensed acupuncturist and hypnotist. Michelle's topic is "Hypnosis for Health and Well-Being," and she will include a segment on self-hypnosis.During the second half of the meeting, participants will discuss issues of health and healing, from a holistic perspective that incorporates a bio-psycho-social-spiritual model. The discussions are always informative and often lively. Hot tea is available in the kitchen. Harmony Healing Arts Center, 211 E. New St., Shepherdstown/www.harmonyhealingarts.org.
Tri-State Riding Club presents the 2014 Equine Affair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lovettsville (Va.) Game Club, 16 S. Berlin Tnpk, Lovettsville. Come join us for a sale and swap of gently used tack, equestrian clothing, horsey collectibles and other horsey related items. Food Available! Great bargains! Door prizes and speakers throughout the day. To rent space or further information contact Patty Tracy 540-882-4883 or firstname.lastname@example.com or visit the TSRC website.
Feb. 26
The next talk from the FRF will be offered by Dr. Chad Loewen-Schmid . It is entitled "The Politics of Pity in Eighteenth-Century Fiction". The talk will take place at 12 p.m. in the Center for Legislative Studies (CLS), Auditorium.
Mar. 1
Contra Dance: Ted Hodapp tells great jokes and calls energetic contra dances to the music of Contratopia with Erik Sessions on fiddle, Patrice Pakiz on piano, Pat O'Loughlin on concertina and banjo, John Goodin on guitar, mandolin and piano and Ted Hodapp doing double duty on concertina, accordion and foot percussion at the Shepherdstown War Memorial Building. Beginners workshop at 7:30 p.m., dance starts at 8 p.m.. All levels welcome, no partners needed. Please wear clean, soft-soled shoes to protect the floor. Admission is $10 adults, $7 SMD members, $4 dancers under 12 years old. For information contact Becky at 876-2169 or see the web page at www.smad.us .
Mar. 3
Grow some of your own food, save money and make it organic. A Grow Your \Own Organic Food class starts Monday, March 3, 2014 6:30-8:30 PM at the Berkeley County Adult Learning Center in the red brick school, 3635 Winchester Ave, Pikeside and runs six weeks. You can register by calling the Berkeley County Board of Ed at 304-267-3510 ext 3518. For content questions, call Eldon at 304-264-4783.
Mar. 4
Coffee and Conversation: Members of the community are invited to join friends and neighbors at 10:30 a.m. to learn more about our "Village" Shepherdstown Area Independent Living (SAIL). These sessions are held at a member's home to offer updates about SAIL, a Non-profit member-supported organization whose mission is to enable its members to remain active, connected, independent and in their homes and community as long as possible. Current members are encouraged to attend as well and to bring a guest. If you are interested in becoming a member or just attending for more information, please contact the SAIL office at 304-870-7245. Be sure to
visit our website at www.shepherdstownSAIL.org.
Mar. 7-9
Upper Potomac Spring Music Weekend: Workshops, classes, concerts and jam sessions for hammered dulcimer, fiddle, banjo and mixed instruments with special guest instructors including Cindy Ribet, Deb Justice and Andy Young teaching classes for hammered dulcimer players, Steve Schneider teaching musicality classes and Paul Oorts teaching a Social Orchestra class for all instruments, and Jane Rothfield and Hilarie Burhans teaching classes in fiddle and banjo featuring Southern Appalachian traditions, which will be emphasized in many classes and jam sessions. For more information see the webpage at www.upperpotomacmusic.info, or call Joanie Blanton (304) 263-2531 or email email@example.com.
Mar. 8
"A Celebration of Strings" at 8 p.m. Combining the talents of two fabulous hammered dulcimer players, Andy Young and Steve Schneider with the accompaniment talents of multi-instrumentalist, Paul Oorts, this concert will be "all over the map" with repertoire ranging from Irish fiddle tunes, fiery gypsy jazz and romantic waltzes to Beatles favorites. A second set of lively old time tunes with Jane Rothfield on fiddle and Hilarie Burhans on banjo completes the evening. At the Shepherdstown Presbyterian Church on the corner of King and Washington streets. Admission is $18 adults, $15 seniors, $12 SMD members, $8 students, Free to Shepherd students with Rambler ID. For more information call Joanie at (304) 263-2531 or email email@example.com, on the web at www.smad.us .


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Spiritual Life
Walk the Labyrinth
Date: 10:00am - 5:00pm PDT April 20, 2011 Location: Diane Gregg Memorial Pavilion
Diane Gregg Memorial Pavilion
Sponsored by the Lewis & Clark Interfaith Council, this is an opportunity for students, staff, and faculty to engage in the spiritual exercise of walking a labyrinth. This is an ancient form of spiritual devotion and contemplation that transcends traditional religious boundaries. Come and experience the simplicity and peace of this timeless spiritual experience. Drop in anytime between 10AM and 5PM.


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BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Assumption Parish officials are expected to travel to Baton Rouge to meet with Gov. Bobby Jindal.
The meeting is scheduled for 1 p.m. Monday. It was called after Jindal received flack for not visiting the community affected by the massive sinkhole.
At this point, Jindal has still not announced any plans to visit the site. He has also not stated plans to make a trip to the area affected and meet with residents, many of them still displaced. Texas Brine, the company that owns the nearby salt dome, has been working to stabilize the sinkhole near the Bayou Corne area.
One official, who asked not to be named, said the governor was right in saying state agencies are doing plenty to monitor the situation and hold Texas Brine accountable, but that Jindal needs to simply meet with the people affected to assure them he cares. Another official, who also spoke on the condition of anonymity, said they are worried this could set a bad precedent.
"The governor is meeting with local officials from Assumption Parish and state agency directors on Monday to determine what more can be done for the citizens affected by this event," Sean Lansing, press secretary for Gov. Bobby Jindal, stated in a news release.
The sinkhole has kept about 350 people out of their own homes for nearly seven months now.
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Cycle your way to a holiday
CYCLISTS and cycling fans will be heading for Dartmoor this autumn for a trio of top cycling events including the penultimate stage of the Tour of Britain on 15 September.
Team Sky who were triumphant at the Tour de France will be joined by six other British cycling teams battling it out in amongst the world's cycling elite on Dartmoor's challenging terrain.
The Devon stage of the Tour of Britain will cover 106 miles (170.7km) of the county, starting in Barnstaple and heading through the Dartmoor National Park on its way to finishing in Dartmouth. Last year more than 125,000 spectators turned out to watch the race in Devon.
The Dartmoor section of Britain's biggest free-to-watch sporting event includes three Skoda "King of the Mountain's" climbs at Merrivale and Coffin Stone.
For those avid cycling fans eager to test their mettle on the King of the Mountains route, there will be a Hill Climb at Merrivale at 9am prior to the Tour coming through. Following the race, there will be lots of activities for all the family at Princetown: a climbing wall, a cycle surgery, Crazy Bikes, stands, kit providers and local food will also be available, as well as a Barbecue taking place at the Dartmoor Inn, Merrivale.
Suggested viewing points for the race are at Pork Hill, Princetown High Moorland Visitor Centre car park, Dartmeet, Ashburton and Buckfastleigh.
For those who want to do more than simply cheer on Britain's cycling heroes then the Moor 2 Sea Sportive on Saturday September 8 on Dartmoor is a must do event. The race starts and finishes at Exeter racecourse and offers two new and exciting routes through the Dartmoor National Park and the stunning South Devon coastline. The 'Challenge' route covers 67 miles (108 km) and the 'Extreme' route covers 112 miles (180 km) .
Both routes conclude with a 'King of the Mountains' style hill climb at Mamhead followed by a two- mile closed circuit finish around the perimeter road of Exeter Racecourse. There are medals for all who are able to complete their chosen route within the specified times and a special "King of the Mountains" medal pin for all who are able to beat the KoM stage time.
Mountain bikers rather than road racers will be heading for the Kinesis UK Hell of the West Sportive at the Parke Estate at Bovey Tracey on Sunday September 30.They will enjoy the thrills and spills of some great off road riding, with some brutal climbs and fast flowing descents on this 80km route. www.hellofthewest.co.uk
Dartmoor's unique landscape is ideal for cyclists with more than 450 miles (730km) of public rights of way, there is an abundance of walking and cycling routes to suit all tastes and abilities. Dartmoor has everything you could wish for - safe, traffic-free trails, quiet forest tracks, challenging bridleways and historic rural lanes to enjoy at your own pace.
For more information on where to stay on Dartmoor and cycling routes to suit all abilities then visit www.dartmoor.co.uk


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JEJU, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, 12 SEPTEMBER, 2012 – SMART, the Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool, the design and implementation of which is supported by SOS, was unveiled at the IUCN World Conservation Congress. SMART is a high-tech tool created to help park and community rangers combat an increasingly sophisticated syndicate of poachers devastating wildlife populations worldwide.
Developed by global conservation organizations in close collaboration with protected area authorities and other key stakeholders, SMART's open-source, non-proprietary software and training materials extend and simplify existing technologies for monitoring efforts to tackle poaching and other illegal activities. This software represents a major step forward for improved site-based conservation by identifying poaching hotspots, improving rapid response measures and calculating the impact of anti-poaching efforts to maximize results. In many countries where conservation is greatly under-funded, it will enable governments to assess the most effective law enforcement options.
Jean-Christophe Vié, Director of SOS said: "All members of the SOS partnership, along with other donors, decided unanimously to fund this effort for two reasons: first a consortium of the largest conservation organizations are behind it and, second, given that poachers are using increasingly sophisticated techniques, we absolutely need to provide the best possible tools and use the latest technology to those people fighting everyday to preserve wildlife around the world. We call on other donors to join us in supporting SMART, and countries and conservation groups to adopt it."
The partnership intends to make the SMART software and training materials available free of charge to all in the conservation community – http://www.smartconservationsoftware.org/
"This new system will ensure rangers in the field have the best training and most sophisticated tools they need to patrol wild places threatened by well-armed and well-funded criminals illegally killing off wildlife across the globe," said Dr. David Wilkie, Director of Conservation Support for the Wildlife Conservation Society. "We need to provide our rangers with the smartest technology to effectively stop the high level of poaching now killing off tigers, elephants, gorillas, rhinoceros, turtles and other endangered species."
The SMART Consortium is made up of entities that all share missions to conserve biodiversity, protect endangered species and reconcile the needs of people and nature in a way that ensures the continued prosperity of both. It includes Wildlife Conservation Society, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), CITES-MIKE, Frankfurt Zoological Society, North Carolina Zoo and Zoological Society of London.
"SMART is a tool that has tremendous potential to tackle wildlife crime, and while we are excited about this potential, we recognize that the right people—rangers, local law enforcement and governments—need to be in the driving seat," said Dr. Barney Long, manager of Asian species conservation at World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
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According to a report by the Urban Institute, 25% - 40% of all low-income families in the United States experience hardships related to food and housing. This translates into millions of families with approximately 19 million children who need to be assisted.
Thus, the term "low income housing" or even "affordable housing" is used to describe housing and apartments that are within financial reach to individuals and families with low annual household incomes. Such housing is made available by many sources, including city, county, state and federal government programs. There are also programs available through non-profit organizations and foundations, and private real estate or property management firms.
How Does It Work?
Via the federal government's Section 8 housing programs, which is also known as government subsidized housing, residents are given a place to live and only required to pay 30% of their monthly income as rent. The government itself will pay the difference, according to fair market price.
There are other low income housing programs that are not subsidized by the government, but are created and controlled by local non-profit organizations that receive grants to provide assistance to needy families. How much residents are required to pay depends on the organization's rules and regulations.
What Demographic Represents Low Income Households?
Contrary to popular belief, minority groups do not make up the majority of low income households in the United States. Although some Black and Hispanic communities in urban cities can be mostly low income households, there are far more low income households overall in rural areas where mostly White Americans live. This includes areas that are 30 miles or more outside of the nearest metropolitan city.
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Title: William Richards collection of Helen Bonny materials, 1976-2010
Extent: 0.25 Cubic feet. More info below.
Date Acquired: 06/15/2010
Subjects: LSD (Drug)--Therapeutic use, Music therapy, Psychoactive Substances Research Collection at Purdue University.
Forms of Material: Clippings (Information artifacts), Color photographs, Theses
Languages: English
Helen Lindquist Bonny (1921-2010) was born to Ethel and G. Elmer E. and married Oscar E. Bonny on August 17, 1943. She had three children with Oscar: Beatrice, Erich, and Francis. Bonny studied violin with Karl Kuersteiner, as well as studied at the Interlochen Music Camp and Oberlin Conservatory. Later, she studied Music Therapy with E. Thayer Gaston at the University of Kansas. Bonny then began working with patients at the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center in Baltimore as a music therapist and research fellow, which led to her PhD studies at Union Graduate School at Yellowstone. In 1964, she was a registered music therapist and developed Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) in the early 1970's. Bonny also founded The Institute for Consciousness and the Music Therapy program at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, where she served as an assistant professor and Director of Music Therapy from 1975 to 1980. The Bonny Foundation was formed in the late 1980's in order to help support those in GIM. On May 25, 2010, Bonny passed away at the age of 89.
"Helen L(indquist) Bonny." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2001. Gale Biography In Context. 15 August 2011. http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?displayGrou pName=Reference&disableHighlighting=false&prodId=BIC1&action=e&windowstate=norm al&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CH1000010325&mode=view&userGroupName=purdue_ main&jsid=52516c3865532eeae195a32de10fa42a.
Schroeder-Sheker, Therese. Helen Bonny – In Memoriam. 2010. PDF. 15 August 2011. http://www.soundandmusicalliance.org/pdfs/Helen-Bonny-Memoriam-tribute.pdf
LSD (Drug)--Therapeutic use
Music therapy
Psychoactive Substances Research Collection at Purdue University.
Repository: Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Alternate Extent Statement: 1 box
Access Restrictions: The Helen Bonny dissertation is a photocopy and therefore we do not have copies of the accompanying cassette tapes nor are we able to provide photocopies of the dissertation.
Acquisition Source: William Richards
Acquisition Method: Donation
Preferred Citation: MSP 77, William Richards Collection of Helen Bonny materials, Karnes Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries
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Rio (2011)
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Released: 24th October 2011
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Category: Children's, Animated Feature
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Story: Animated comedy adventure featuring the voice talents of Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway. Blu (voiced by Eisenberg) is a rare macaw living in a bookshop in small-town Minnesota. Believing himself to be the last of his kind, he is thrilled to hear that a female macaw of the same species has been spotted in South America. Blu must now overcome his social ineptitude and fear of flying and set out for Rio de Janeiro to track down the feisty and independent Jewel (Hathaway) and try to win her heart.
Starring: Anne Hathaway (voice), Jesse Eisenberg (voice), Leslie Mann (voice), Rodrigo Santoro (voice), Jake T. Austin (voice), Jamie Foxx (voice), Jane Lynch (voice), Wanda Sykes (voice), Jason Fricchione (voice), Sofia Scarpa Saldanha (voice)
Cinematographer: Renato Falcao
Directed by: Carlos Saldanha
Music by: John Powell
Produced by: Bruce Anderson, Christopher Jenkins
Written by: Don Rhymer
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South Africa Welcomes GDS International's Seventh Next Generation Oil and Gas Summit in February
Jan 21, 2013, 04:25 EST
ARABELLA, South Africa, January 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
On the 25th - 27th February 2013, the Arabella Western Cape Hotel & Spa, South Africa, will host GDS International's much-anticipated seventh annual Next Generation Oil and Gas Africa summit (NGO&G Africa 7).
The NG Oil and Gas Africa summit comprises of an expertly researched programme that drills right to the heart of the most pressing end-user challenges, with a world-class delegation to provide critical insight. Expertly combining peer-led panel discussions with working lunches, roundtables and workshops, the NG Oil and Gas Africa summit is set to raise the standard for all other events in the region.
In attendance at this year's summit will be: Mark Allen, Development Manager for Tullow Oil; Ray Kohut, New Ventures Drilling Manager for PetroSA; Franck Egbon, Engineering, Drilling & Completions Manager for Total; Morris Cooper, Senior Geophysicist for NOCAL; and Julien Folquet, Production Manager for Afren. This stellar line-up will be complemented by the presence of an exciting selection of sponsors, including: Invensys, CGG Veritas, WesternGeco, Mi-Swaco (A Schlumberger Company) and Nalco (an EcoLab Company).
Godwin Sweto, VP of Corporate Strategy & Planning for PetroSA, was a previous Next Generation Oil and Gas attendee. He said: "The NGO&G Summit provides a platform for IOCs, NOCs and service providers to interact and share experiences. The formal and informal sessions are structured for effectiveness. Congratulations for yet another successful summit."
Conflating this, Edward Akhigbe, Manager Environment Protection and Safety for NNPC - NAPIMS, said: "A very well thought out event, with a programme that seeks to unveil the potential of the oil and gas industry in Africa. GDS International has excellent initiative and has really promoted development for Africa and made a difference. The performance of staff was quite outstanding."
Daniel Maggs, NG Oil and Gas Africa Summit Director for GDS International, the global events company behind the event, says: "I'm really excited about the seventh annual Next Generation Oil & Gas Africa Summit. GDS International has managed to secure a superb line-up of decision makers from the majors, independents and NOCs from across the African sub-continent who will gather at the Arabella Western Cape Hotel, Hermanus, to discuss the key challenges currently facing the industry. From Tullow Oil's ambitions in Kenya and Ethiopia, to Sonangol's pre-salt challenges in Angola, the summit will provide the perfect platform for solution providers to help address these key issues. This will be the best summit to date and I look forward to meeting everyone next month in South Africa."
For more information, please visit http://www.ngoafricasummit.com
About GDS International
GDS International is one of the most innovative events and media companies worldwide - and a globally renowned producer of business-to-business summits, conferences, online information and advisory group gatherings. Founded in 1993, GDS International specialises in meeting the B2B marketing needs of our clients. Having a strong presence in mature industrial sectors but a finger on the pulse of emerging markets - as well as up-and-coming B2B business verticals - means we are perfectly placed to capitalise on the exciting developments brought about by the advent of a globalised economy. Our value proposition is simple: we deliver tangible business results from world-class events.
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Scoop: LAST MAN STANDING on ABC - Friday, December 14, 2012
"Putting a Hit on Christmas" - Vanessa, worn out from the recent Thanksgiving holiday, longs for the quiet, no-fuss Christmases when it was just her and Mike. Since he doesn't have a clue about what to get Vanessa for Christmas, he decides a family-free holiday is the perfect gift, and now must figure out a way to get Boyd and the girls away for the holidays. Meanwhile, Ed mistakenly shoots an American bald eagle instead of a turkey, on "Last Man Standing," FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14 (8:00-8:31 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.


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WATCH VIDEO: Cargo bikes are very popular in Denmark. We met the first and the latest cargo bike manufacturers. Join the joyride on Danish cargo bikes
No matter the weather and no matter where they are going!
A humanistic, people-friendly city is first and foremost an accessible city, where mobility is possible for all.
Copenhagen is world famous for its biking culture and now officially the first Bike City in the World. Last year, it was also voted the 'Best city for cyclists' and the 'World's most liveable city'. The Danes are well known for their love of cycling and cities all around the world are now looking at ways to copy this phenomenon. It really is biking heaven for the cyclist in Copenhagen with over 390 kilometres of designated bike lanes.
People living in Greater Copenhagen will now have an easier time cycling to work or study, thanks to the region's new network of cycle lanes.
In the 1960s, cars were threatening to displace bicycles in the main Danish cities. But the oil crisis, the environmental movement and a couple of controversial road projects reversed the trend. This is however just part of the story behind why Danes still cycle so much.
Cycling is such an ingrained part of Danish culture that we hardly think about it. Most children can cycle by the time they start school.
In Denmark different companies have specialized in innovative cycling solutions like designer bikes, cargo bikes, really smart helmets, battery-free bike lights and different cyclist service equipment for the urban space.
The Department of Transportation, New York City, found great inspiration in the streets of Copenhagen on how to make New York City more bike friendly.
Every morning at around 7am Copenhagen comes to life. Men in business suits, women fashionably dressed in the latest styles down to their high heel shoes and parents carrying their children in a cargo bike all hop on their bikes and get off to work or school.
Young girls in stilettos on their way to a party and businessmen in suits going to work - no matter the weather and no matter where they are going - Copenhageners go by bike.
The Danish cycle-culture is as old as the bicycle itself. Copenhageners have used bicycles to transport themselves to work since the 1880s. Back then, commuting by bike was the fastest, easiest and most environmentally friendly way to move around the city – and it still is.
The City of Copenhagen's Bicycle Strategy 2011-2025 [PDF]
In Copenhagen's new bicycle strategy you can read about the new initiatives and plans which lay down guidelines for the long term and overriding priorities within the bicycle area.


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Theatre Movement
"I grew up in this world knowing that theater was always a part of the South African social fabric. A place where people can speak truth to power, question their realities, and imagine new ways of being."
-Megan Lewis
Lewis's scholarly work explores national identity, gender, and race in a variety of performance media. In her main research project, Lewis is examining the role of white Afrikaner masculinity in South African theater before, during, and after apartheid. In conjunction with a colleague from Rhodes University, Lewis is also editing a volume of scholarly essays about Cape Town-based Magnet Theatre, written by theatre experts from around the world. Magnet Theatre Company has been making theatre in South Africa for the past 25 years, using movement-based and physical theatre to create a new dimension of physical communication. Their goal is to generate artful works that use the language of the body to communicate beyond the written word.
"If we base our piece in a language, we are excluding someone," said Faniswa Yisa, Magnet Theatre's resident performer.
Magnet's performance piece, Every Year, Every Day, I am Walking, which recently played to packed houses here on campus, uses the language of movement to communicate poignant messages about the meaning of home in a time of political and social change. Accessible to global audiences of all languages, this powerful piece about migration, xenophobia, and the power of the imagination has traveled beyond South Africa, to ten African countries, Europe, Japan, and the United States.
Having grown up in South Africa and having witnessed the country's movement away from apartheid to a more integrated and democratic society, Lewis attributes much of her academic inspiration to her experiences, many of which are mirrored in the works of Magnet Theatre. Much of the Company's work illustrates an emerging sense of identity—a multifaceted notion explored through artistic expression in post-apartheid South African theatre and performance.
"I grew up in this world knowing that theater was always a part of the South African social fabric. A place where people can speak truth to power, question their realities, and imagine new ways of being," Lewis says.
Though Lewis has been in the United States for over thirty years, she returns home annually for the Grahamstown Arts Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa where she first saw Magnet's Every Year, Every Day, I Am Walking. The second largest theatre arts festival in the world, referred to as "ten days of amazing," Grahamstown showcases a wide range of performing arts including theater, dance, music, film, improvisation, and street performances.
"When I first saw Every Year, Every Day, I Am Walking at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival in 2007, I was so blown away that I canceled everything else I was supposed to review to see it a second time," Lewis says.
In honor of UMass Theater's 40th anniversary, Lewis and her colleagues recently hosted Magnet Theatre in a week long residency on campus. Five members of Magnet Theatre toured the Five-College community, gave lectures, and visited classes. They also performed their movement-based piece, Every Year, Every Day, I am Walking, as part of the Theatre Department's Mainstage season in the newly renovated Rand Theater.
UMass Amherst and Five College students currently have the opportunity to enroll in a summer course with Lewis based at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival. Students in the program will travel to Grahamstown to experience the "ten days of amazing," meet with artists, and learn from South African theatre scholars and practitioners firsthand. Lewis says the course is modeled on the successful Edinburgh Fringe Festival program that UMass Amherst already offers to theater students, which takes them abroad to experience performances and engage in Scottish culture.
In Grahamstown, Lewis's students will see cutting edge international performances; meet playwrights, actors, and artists; and have the opportunity to examine and reflect upon how South African history, politics, language, and social justice help create and inform the performing arts.
For Lewis, the politics of theater have long been a personal and scholarly fascination. She argues that all theater is political; it is an art form that directly communicates the issues that face a society.
Quoting Mark Slouka in a recent video by the Theatre Communications Group Lewis says "People look at theater as this frivolous thing, like it's the garnish, or the parsley, rather than the main course. Theater is the main course." For Lewis, theatre is the productive space in which people imagine, or rehearse, new ways of being, alternative realities, and richer selves.
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Sentencing of man accused of abduction deferred
The attorney for a Lisbon man accused of abducting a 9-year-old girl from the Stonington police department parking lot on New Year's Eve, triggering an Amber Alert and leading police on a multi-state chase said the entire incident has been "blown out" of proportion.
Attorney Anthony Basilica, who is representing Daniel E. Candales, 42, said Thursday in court that his client was on his way to drop off his 5-year-old daughter at the Stonington Police Department. Basilica said that Candales brought his girlfriend to the drop-off because she was intoxicated and didn't want to leave her alone with her 9-year-old daughter.
Basilica said Candales and the girlfriend got into an argument at the police station and that Candales took off, hoping to diffuse the situation and calm her down. Basilica said that Candales didn't realize that the girlfriend had left her cellphone in his car, and he wasn't able to communicate with her.
Basilica said that when police started to chase him, he didn't pull over because of his previous dealings with them and that he simply panicked.
After the brief court hearing, Basilica said his client realized that he made a mistake and should have pulled over.
Prosecutor Mary Jean Kanabis objected to the notion that Candales didn't mean to flee, saying that the girlfriend had shined a flashlight in front of the car so that he would stop and that Candales refused to comply with police lights and sirens to pull over. Police also have said they tried to stop Candales from leaving the parking lot.
Candales' ex-wife also was present in court and told Judge John Nazzaro that their 5-year-old daughter had witnessed Candales strike his girlfriend while they were on the way to Stonington police.
"This is very frustrating for me," the woman said. "My daughter is afraid of him."
Candales had pleaded no contest last January to five counts of violation of a protective order and third-degree assault. He was placed on GPS monitoring and ordered to take domestic violence classes. If he had successfully completed the court's order, he would have been given a suspended sentence. Now, he faces up to eight years in prison.
Nazzaro deferred sentencing so that the Judge Kevin McMahon, who had made the agreement, could revisit the case and decide what the next step would be.
Nazzaro, however, noted that the case was serious and did increase the bonds. He placed a $25,000 cash only bond on each of the six cases that he pleaded out to last January and increased the Stonington case by an additional $10,000. Candales had made a $175,000 cash bond in connection with the chase.
Candales was expected to post his $160,000 bond. Nazzaro said if Candales did make bond, he would be subject to GPS monitoring and home confinement.
The court also issued protective orders for the two minor children and ordered that Candales stay away from the girlfriend's home. The court also appointed an attorney for the 9-year-old.
According to police, Candales drove his pickup truck with a plow and sander attached to the police station parking lot about 7:05 p.m. for a custody exchange with his ex-wife. When a police officer came outside and told Candales not to leave, he drove off with the 9-year-old girl in the cab.
Stonington police spotted Candales and pursued him through Pawcatuck and Westerly before Hopkinton police took over the pursuit. Candales later crossed back into Connecticut on Route 49, and Hopkinton police broke off the chase. A bulletin was put out to local departments for Candales, who owns a landscaping and snow plowing business in Lisbon.
By locating and tracking his cellphone signal, police took Candales and the girl into custody in Richmond, R.I. The girl was uninjured.
Stonington police charged him with two counts of risk of injury to a minor, breach of peace, engaging police in pursuit, reckless driving and first-degree unlawful restraint.
Candales' case was continued to Jan. 17.
After the hearing, the ex-wife's attorney, Gregory Carnese, said his client was hoping that Candales would have been sentenced Thursday.
"Hopefully, he will get what he deserves," Carnese said.
Two states will charge man involved in alleged abduction, police chase