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Style.com On any given day, a front-row Salma Hayek sighting is something to write home about. But not when Kristen Stewart is seated across the catwalk. In the wake of a scandal that has dominated the pages of gossip rags over the past few months, the actress was in Paris this morning, paparazzi be damned, to support Nicolas Ghesquière's Spring Balenciaga collection. Stewart, who took in the show wearing a pale yellow motorcycle jacket and printed jeans, refers to Ghesquière as a "kindred spirit," which is likely what has made the duo's recent collaboration on Balenciaga's Florabotanica fragrance such a compelling one. Inspired by the surrealist floral prints that colored his Fall 2011 collection, Ghesquière had duality on the brain when conceiving the brand's new beauty offering, specifically the darker side of conventionally pretty blooms that are readily considered harmless. "Flowers can be carnivorous or venomous—contain poisons," he points out, and it is that "mystery" that he was hoping to bottle.
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If the elaborate fairy tale woven around the vetiver, amber, carnation, mint, and "experimental rose" flacon is to be believed, the floral essences used here were distilled from petalled plants that shot up from torn paper shards containing a reclusive designer's sketches, which were embedded into hostile ground only to be found by a girl who had "the inspiration of a muse." In the real-life version of the parable, of course, the designer (Ghesquière) met the muse (Stewart) on a shoot after the then 12-year-old starred in David Fincher's Panic Room. "I had not forgotten her," Ghesquière has said of Stewart, who boasts a beauty that is "pure and uncontrollable," in his estimation—or in other words, very Balenciaga. Here, fresh off a press tour for her new movie On the Road and only a month away from the media frenzy that will be the conclusion of the Twilight saga, Stewart met up with Style.com to talk fragrance, front-row intimidation, and why Ghesquière's Spring lineup may be her most favorite yet.
—Celia Ellenberg
Up until now, Balenciaga's only fragrance face has been Charlotte Gainsbourg. What's it like to be in that kind of company?
I wish I could choose a better word, but I think she's stunning. I sat next to her at the show [last season]—which was the first experience I had at Balenciaga—and I was so ridiculously intimidated by her! I didn't even say hi. I was just kind of muted by her. It's an odd relationship that us actors are allowed to have with fashion. For me it started at an extraordinarily young age. I met Nicolas [Ghesquière] when I was 12 [on] this little project that felt very similar to a photo shoot. A rack of clothes comes in and you can just pick out what's from that company. [Balenciaga] was the first fashion brand I recognized.
Were you drawn to the clothes then?
I've never done anything tactfully. I just wanted to be around Nicolas. It's like movies. You find kindred spirits. You say, "We need to make something together." My creative vision is not clothes but…I want to be around that.
Nicolas has said that your "rebellious femininity" is what made you a good fit for Florabotanica. That characteristic seems to have followed you around a lot recently, especially in your work. Do you think it's a pretty true character assessment?
Especially recently right now—maybe this is my age—you either have the boldness of heart or lack of fear that might differ from other people or you don't. A true rebel, someone who is genuinely, authentically rebellious, has no idea that they're doing it. It's just natural. If you're aware of it than you're a contrived, fake person. Having Snow White [and the Huntsman] and On the Road—even Balenciaga—everyone is saying, "You're taking on these strong roles," and everyone is asking if I'm trying to convey these strong female roles. And objectively, yes, I am. But there's also a void there right now and people want to fill it.
You've been wearing a lot of Balenciaga since joining the house officially. Have you had any favorite fashion moments with the line?
[Nicolas] made my Cannes dress. And I went to the Met ball with him. And we sat down together and I watched him draw this…thing. I think he would say that I had something to do with it, but that's bullshit. I just sat there. I do love those graphic sweatshirts [from Fall 2012]. And the sheer long dresses—and the shoes! I love all of the shoes so much. I must say, I've seen the new [Spring] collection—and it' so unbelievably cool. You need to know yourself pretty well to wear it, or it wears you. It makes total sense that it's happening now, though. I don't want this to sound arrogant, but it was made for me.
Speaking of red-carpet dressing, how do you go about choosing your looks for what has been a nonstop press junket for you that will continue when the final Twilight installment premieres in November?
A lot of actresses say you can play different parts on the red carpet, but I simply can't claim that I can become someone I'm not. Tara Swennen is my stylist. I've worked with the same person my whole life. I can definitely unlock qualities and something very unexpected comes to the surface—and that's fun, but you know instantly if [a dress] works or it doesn't. You don't even have to zip it up. It's important to trust that.
Do you find wearing perfume—this perfume, specifically—to be an equally transformative experience?
[Perfume] is something that I'm just now stepping into, wanting to smell attractive. I'm 22. I wasn't the 15 or 16-year-old girl putting on perfume. It's such a funny thing that it does, that it suddenly gives you "something." It puts you on another level. There's sophistication to it. I feel a little bit…hello! And that feels really good. It's sex. It's vibrant. And thank God I liked [Florabotanica] when I smelled it; I'm not a good liar.
You've become known in beauty circles for your impossibly pale skin. How have you kept your complexion so perfectly alabaster?
I am really white. Although for my next project, I'm not positive, but I'm going to be blonde and really tan! I keep clean and moisturized. I have oily skin so I use Proactiv. It's good stuff as my face is…active. Skinceuticals is really great, too. I just discovered their serums.
On set, how important do you find makeup, hair, and costuming to properly getting into character? Have you had any truly transcendent beauty experiences, like when you wore that black, Joan Jett shag in The Runaways?
Oh yeah. If I didn't have that there would've been nothing that would make me feel legitimate [in The Runaways]. I wore stickers on my face, I made my nose wider with contours, I thinned out my eyebrows—I had a really great makeup artist, Robin Matthews. On Snow White, I worked with [costume designer] Colleen Atwood—there's no one like her. Her clothes brought so much. We did a medieval fantasy film but nothing was fake—there was no Velcro! I need that. It's the same on the red carpet; if you don't feel good, you can't sell it.
Be honest: Are you happy or a little sad to put your Twilight days behind you?
As sad as it always is to leave something, the reason you start that project is so you can finish it. I hold it so close, as I do with all my projects. I could interview about Panic Room right now. I feel the same way with Twilight. I got to live in that world for four years and it was the most indulgent experience I've ever had. The amount of relief at being done is unbelievable—and even that is kind of sad.


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Walgreens Moves Employees to Private Health Exchange
Large employers like Walgreens are shifting healthcare options for workers.
Sept. 18, 2013 -- More than 160,000 Walgreen employees will get employer-sponsored health insurance coverage next year through a private health exchange that will enroll a total of 600,000 employees and their families from U.S. corporations.
Walgreens announced it's providing eligible employees through a marketplace that is an "outsourced solution" through Aon Hewitt Corporate Health Exchange. The drug store chain said it's providing more health coverage choices and "an opportunity for most employees to lower their out-of-pocket health care costs."
Coinciding with Walgreen's announcement on Wednesday, Aon Hewitt announced 17 other large employers will offer health benefits through its health exchange in 2014, including participants from this year Sears Holdings and Darden Restaurants.
Aon Hewitt now has five times the number of employers that participated in its exchange in 2013.
Read More: What You Should Know About Obamacare
Walgreens and Aon Hewitt's announcements represent a shift in employer sponsored healthcare as large employers are not eligible to participate in state and federal health exchanges that start next month as part of the Affordable Care Act.
Aon Hewitt anticipates more than 600,000 U.S. employees and their families will be covered under plans in the Aon Hewitt Corporate Health Exchange in 2014.
Walgreens calls itself the nation's largest drugstore chain with 2012 sales of $72 billion and 8,117 stores across the U.S.
"Under this new program, employees will have expanded choices to personalize their health care coverage in a competitive environment, giving our diverse workforce the flexibility they need to meet their health care needs," said Kathleen Wilson-Thompson, Walgreens senior vice president and chief human resources officer, in a statement. "We will continue to invest in the health of our employees and their dependents while using a marketplace solution that offers a wide variety of plan options that meet the affordability standard of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act."
Read More: How to Budget and Prepare for Obamacare's Health Insurance Marketplace
Aon Hewitt, based in Lincolnshire, Ill., explains that exchange users, like Walgreens employees, are given a fixed subsidy or "credit" to select a group insurance coverage level and insurance network based on their needs.
Ken Sperling, Aon Hewitt's national health exchange strategy leader, explained that employees can choose from five levels of standardized medical plans, four levels of dental care and three levels of vision care. There are four moving pieces between the levels: deductible, coinsurance percentage, out-of-pocket maximum and pharmacy coverage.
Like typical employer-sponsored plans, companies choose their subsidy levels. Sperling declined to comment specifically about Walgreens' subsidy arrangement.
Among 50 large employers representing $6.8 billion of healthcare spending and interested in participating in Aon Hewitt's corporate exchange, their exchange plan rates were on average 1.6 percent less expensive than typical employer sponsored plans.
"There is variation within that," he said. "Some companies will spend more and some companies will spend less."
The biggest change employees will see is not just the choice of coverage levels but choice of insurance company, Sperling said.
Most companies offer one or two plans from one insurance company, he said.
Sperling explained that Aon Hewitt designed the coverage to be standardized across companies and they are based on what large employers offer employees today.
"So there is a minimum amount of disruption," he said.
The coverage was also designed so insurance companies can process a claim with a minimum amount of mistakes, he said. "That's what drives consumers nuts -- when an insurance company processes a claim incorrectly."
The exchange system, he said, is not one in which an employer gives an employee money to buy coverage. The exchange system is employer-sponsored group insurance governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and in compliance with the Affordable Care Act, he explains.
"The employer still provides coverage and is still in the game," he said. "Walgreens will still be holding contracts with insurance companies and still providing employer-sponsored coverage."
"And like today, any employee – Walgreens or any other employee – can choose not to take coverage an employer offers them. That will be case today and the case next year," Sperling said.
For households or small businesses eligible to participate in state and federal healthcare marketplaces -- that is, employers with less than 50 to 100 employees, depending on the state -- Sperling's advice is to pay attention to options available, such as provider networks, drug formularies and prices.
"Especially for individuals – if you're eligible for a federal subsidy, take advantage of it," he said.

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It is now late summer and the weather is beautiful. The days are gorgeous and warm but I think the last of the humidity has passed. Life is good. The cicadas are in full song at the moment. Went for a walk today and could hear them most of the time. The trees and wooden fences in my area are littered with the casings that they leave when they moult.
Below, in all its glory, is an adult cicada. I think they are beautiful. Not everyone agrees!


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Max 5 API Reference
The Max scheduler permits operations to be delayed until a later time.
It keeps track of time in double-precision, but the resolution of the scheduler depends on the user's environment preferences. The scheduler also works in conjunction with a low-priority queue, which permits time-consuming operations that might be initiated inside the scheduler to be executed in a way that does not disrupt timing accuracy.
Most objects interface with the scheduler via a clock (t_clock) object. A clock is associated with a task function that will execute when the scheduler's current time reaches the clock's time. There is also a function called schedule() that can be used for one-off delayed execution of a function. It creates a clock to do its job however, so if your object is going to be using the scheduler repeatedly, it is more efficient to store references to the clocks it creates so the clocks can be reused.
The scheduler is periodically polled to see if it needs to execute clock tasks. There are numerous preferences Max users can set to determine when and how often this polling occurs. Briefly:
Similar Throttle and Interval settings exist for the low-priority queue as well.
For more information refer to the Timing documentation. While the details might be a little overwhelming on first glance, the important point is that the exact time your scheduled task will execute is subject to variability. Max permits this level of user control over the scheduler to balance all computational needs for a specific application.
There are five steps to using a clock in an external object.
1. Add a member to your object's data structure to hold a pointer to the clock object
2. Write a task function that will do something when the clock is executed. The function has only a single argument, a pointer to your object. The example below gets the current scheduler time and prints it.
void myobject_task(t_myobject *x) { double time; sched_getftime(&time); post("instance %lx is executing at time %.2f", x, time); }
3. In your new instance routine, create the clock (passing a pointer to your object and the task function) and store the result in your object's data structure.
4. Schedule your clock. Use clock_fdelay() to schedule the clock in terms of a delay from the current time. Below we schedule the clock to execute 100 milliseconds from now.
clock_fdelay(x->m_clock, 100.);
If you want to cancel the execution of a clock for some reason, you can use clock_unset().
5. In your object's free routine, free the clock
Note that if you call clock_delay() on a clock that is already set, its execution time will be changed. It won't execute twice.
A qelem ("queue element") is used to ensure that an operation occurs in the low-priority thread. The task function associated with a t_qelem is executed when the low-priority queue is serviced, always in the main (user interface) thread. Any qelem that is "set" belongs to the low-priority queue and will be executed as soon as it serviced.
There are two principal things you want to avoid in the high priority thread: first, time-consuming or unpredictable operations such as file access, and second, anything that will block execution for any length of time -- for example, showing a dialog box (including a file dialog).
The procedure for using a qelem is analogous to that for using a clock.
1. Add a member to your object's data structure to hold a pointer to the qelem
typedef struct _myobject { t_object m_obj; void *m_qelem } t_myobject;
2. Write a task function that will do something when the qelem is executed. The function has only a single argument, a pointer to your object.
void myobject_qtask(t_myobject *x) { post("I am being executed a low priority!" }
3. In your new instance routine, create the qelem (passing a pointer to your object and the task function) and store the result in your object's data structure.
4. Set the qelem by using qelem_set(). You could, for example, call qelem_set() in a clock task function or in direct response to a message such as bang or int.
If you want to cancel the execution of a qelem for some reason, you can use qelem_unset().
5. In your object's free routine, call qelem_free(). Do not call object_free() or freeobject() -- unlike the clock, the qelem is not an object.
Note that if you call qelem_set() on a qelem that is already set, it won't execute twice. This is a feature, not a bug, as it permits you to execute a low-priority task only as fast as the low-priority queue operates, not at the high-priority rate that the task might be triggered. An example would be that a number box will redraw more slowly than a counter that changes its value. This is not something you need to worry about, even if you are writing UI objects, as Max handles it internally (using a qelem).
The defer function and its variants use a qelem to ensure that a function executes at low-priority. There are three variants: defer(), defer_low(), and defer_medium(). The difference between using defer() and a qelem is that defer() is a one-shot deal -- it creates a qelem, sets it, and then gets rid of it when the task function has executed. The effect of this is that if you have some rapid high-priority event that needs to trigger something to happen at low-priority, defer() will ensure that this low-priority task happens every time the high-priority event occurs (in a 1:1 ratio), whereas using a qelem will only run the task at a rate that corresponds to the service interval of the low-priority queue. If you repeatedly defer() something too rapidly, the low-priority queue will become backlogged and the responsiveness of the UI will suffer.
A typical use of defer() is if your object implements a read message to ask the user for a file. Opening the dialog in the timer thread and waiting for user input will likely crash, but even if it didn't, the scheduler would effectively stop.
To use defer(), you write a deferred task function that will execute at low priority. The function will be passed a pointer to your object, plus a symbol and atom list modeled on the prototype for an anything method. You need not pass any arguments to the deferred task if you don't need them, however.
void myobject_deferredtask(t_myobject *x, t_symbol *s, long argc, t_atom *argv) { post("I am deferred"); }
To call the task, use defer() as shown below. The first example passes no arguments. The second passes a couple of long atoms.
defer((t_object *)x, (method)myobject_deferredtask, NULL, 0, NULL); t_atom av[2]; atom_setlong(av, 1); atom_setlong(av+ 2, 74); defer((t_object *)x, (method)myobject_deferredtask, NULL, 2, av);
Defer copies any atoms you pass to newly allocated memory, which it frees when the deferred task has executed.
defer has two variants, defer_low() and defer_medium(). Here is a comparison:
If executing at high priority, defer() puts the deferred task at the front of the low-priority queue. If not executing at highpriority, defer() calls the deferred task immediately.
At all priority levels, defer_low() puts the deferred task at the back of the low-priority queue.
If executing at high priority, defer_medium() puts the deferred task at the back of the low-priority queue. If not executing at high priority, defer_medium() calls the deferred task immediately.
The schedule() function is to clocks as defer() is to qelems. Schedule creates a clock for a task function you specify and calls clock_fdelay() on it to make the task execute at a desired time. As with defer(), schedule() can copy arguments to be delivered to the task when it executes.
A schedule() variant, schedule_defer(), executes the task function at low priority after a specified delay.


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Posted by Barney on April 09, 2001
In Reply to: Measurements posted by Q on April 09, 2001
: : : : : : : : : : Here in Britain were are slowly, oh so slowly, changing to the Metric system of measurement. The old system of lengths and weights is often termed 'Imperial'. What sort of collective noun is used in other parts of the world? I bet they don't call it 'Imperial' in the US!
: : : : : : : : : My first impulse was to say that in the U.S., when we need to emphasize the difference between the two systems, we speak of British units: "I have a hard time thinking in centimeters. I was brought up on the British units." But, looking in a dictionary (American Heritage), I find these statements: "There are three major systems of measurement units in wide use: the U.S. Customary System, the British Imperial System, and the International (Metric) System. . . . The U.S. System has its origins in the British System, but they are not identical. . . . In the British System the units of dry measure (capacity) are the same as those of liquid measure. In the U.S. System they are not."
: : : : : : : : I've never heard an American speak of the "U.S. Customary System" and about the only time we use Imperial is to refer to an Imperial gallon, which is apparently a different measure from a U.S. gallon. Mostly we just put our blinders on and wish for the metric system to go away. Part of this, I believe, has to do with American economy of speech. We abbreviate everything. We nickname everyone (whether they like it or not.) We compress. In this hyper-efficient atmosphere comes the metric system. Consider "inch" "yard" "mile" versus "centimeter" "meter" "kilometer" and so on. One syllable, one syllable, one syllable versus versus four, two, and four. It's downright un-American, by gum.
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: : : : : : : I think that the metric system here in the U.S. found its way to only small select corners of certain industries like the entire medical industry and auto mechanic tools. Other than that, we use what we have always used--which most people refer to as "Standard". We still can only comprehend Fahrenheit over Celsius. Mile over kilometer. Cups/ounces/pounds/gallons/inches/feet ...... except the two liter bottle of coke. Why "liter" for soda when we buy a gallon of milk, a pint of half &half and a 12 ounce can of beer-somehow the metric system slipped into the American Champagne and laid rest. Go figure (in standard only please).
: : : : : : All I know about it is "they" kept threatening to change to the metric system in the U.S. and it never happened.
: : : : : Veering back to the question of what we call inches and ounces: I looked at some print sources. Manuals for writers and editors discuss the systems of measurement in giving guidelines for typographic treatment.
: : : : : From "A Manual of Style" (12th ed., rev., University of Chicago Press, 1969): "ENGLISH MEASURE [heading]: Abbreviations for the English units of measure find very little use in straight text except for technical work. . . . INTERNATIONAL MEASURE [heading]: The international metric system of measurement employs three basic units. . . . Time [subheading]. The international system employs the same basic units of time as the English system . . . but to these are added two small units: . . . millisecond . . . microsecond . . ."
: : : : : The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (3rd ed., Washington, D.C., 1983) doesn't use the term "British system" or "English system" in its parallel discussion. Instead it talks about the metric and nonmetric systems. Its conversion table has the column headings "Traditional U.S. unit" and "SI equivalent."
: : : : : In short, we call the traditional system of measures by different names.
: : : : For those of you who have difficulty in converting from Celsius to Farenheight and vice versa, here's a little trick I worked out decades ago
: : : : 16C=61F; 28C=82F; 40C=104F. ie all are the reverse of the other with the requirement to stick a '1'in 104.
: : : : for miles to Km then
: : : : 'Six', 'Ten', 'Six-ten'
: : : : 6 miles=10km; 10miles=16km
: : : : All very easy. Wake up USA!
: : : : (I'll get some stick for that!!)
: : : Not from me; some of my ancestors (admittedly, fewer than a quarter) were English. From time to time on this site, one or another person raises the issue "Our side of the Atlantic is better than yours." I don't understand why. If anyone wonders why Americans are so hard to draw into nationalistic rivalries, well, it's just a quirky trait of ours, like driving on the wrong side of the road.
: : I'm German-Scottish-English (in that order) American with a dash of Cherokee. And I say "pooh" to the metric system. American miles are good enough for me. Especially since I'm math-challenged anyway. (It's been a while since a fight broke out on this site so I'll help things along.)
: Interesting way to convert James, ie: 28c=82F, 16c=61f.....but what if it's 22c? would it be 22F?
: Or today in NY (Mon 04-09-01) it's 74F so is it 47c? No-- wait a minute 47c would be 174F?
: I think the only way to learn the metric system is the way we learned standard....."just learn it"!---If it pleases you.
There really is no easy little trick to convert between Centigrade and Fahrenheit - it's bloody difficult and it goes like this:
C to F - first divide by 5 then multiply by 9 and then add 32
F to C - first subtract 32 then divide by 9 and then multiply by 5.
Now I ask you, is that an easy little trick - I think not.
Here in the UK we are compelled by law to measure road distances in Miles, Beer in Imperial Pints, all food are sold by the Kilogram except for milk which is sold by the pint for doorstep deliveries and by the Litre for supermarket sales. If you, as a trader, break these rules the penalty is a fine of £1,000 or about $1,423.50 US.
I hold the view that if country markets in Europe can still sell goods by the pound without penalty after the better part of 200 years of exposure to the Kilogram then we British are just plain stupid in our slavish adherence to this bizarre application of the continental system and should be ashamed of ourselves.
My advice to the good citizens of the USA is to stick with your quirky system of weights and measures it sets you apart as a civilized and interesting nation. I still remember with great pleasure driving a 400 cubic inch Chevvy down Lombard street in San Francisco - a 6.5548256
Litre engine simply would not have been the same.


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Solar-Design Tools for Green Building
A version of this article appears in the Solar & Efficiency Special issue of Home Energy Magazine.
March 19, 2007
Thousands of residential solar buildings, including many that use multiple solar technologies, have been built in the United States since the 1940s. Today, residential solar-energy applications tend to favor PV electric systems, passive-solar or climate-responsive design, and solar water heating. Surprisingly, solar domestic water heating (SDHW) has been eclipsed by the activity in PV. This is unfortunate, since SDHW is generally cost-effective when coupled with effective backup water heating and energy- and water-efficient distribution systems.
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Cleveland Cavaliers guard Delonte West seems like a nice-enough guy, and he's a talented combo guard, but the guy has some issues. Unfortunately, the Cavs now have a bit more of a distraction to deal with.
Brian Windhorst of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports:
West hit a new low Tuesday on the first day of training camp, skipping both of the team's workouts. The absences were unexcused and caught the team off-guard after West reported to Monday's media day. It has now left the Cavs immersed in a gray area of how to proceed with their talented but troubled guard.
"Delonte is in Cleveland," Cavs General Manager Danny Ferry said in a statement. "He is addressing a personal matter and did not attend practice."
According to a source, West was in his home for the day and did not leave to come to practice. There was no indication whether West was planning on coming to today's workouts.
Whatever is going on, I hope Delonte is OK and not in some sort of bad situation beyond what everyone knows.


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The Gary Sheffield of Politics
Death is the great moderator. There's almost no sin so heinous that it can't be re-contextualized by death. When the death is tragic in some way, the new context is even more positive.
For instance, take Elizabeth Edwards. There's no denying that her battle against breast cancer was an inspiration. That it finally took her life after seemingly being fought into remission made the story tragic. Add in the way she was treated by her husband and the tragedy takes on entirely new proportions.
In contrast, if you read the stories associated with John Edwards' two presidential campaigns, Mrs. Edwards doesn't come out looking so nice. By all accounts she was a fire-breathing bag of hate and pity the fool who looked at her the wrong way or decided to disagree with her. Although this wasn't the public face she chose to show, it became the new paradigm following the publication of these stories.
I guess that in my analysis, I'd call Mrs. Edwards the Gary Sheffield of politics. There's no denying that she added something special to the team. She was pitch perfect under the lights and seemed to be nothing but an asset. But off the field, when no one was around except for the team, the issues came out and affected those around her. Yeah, sounds a lot like Sheff to me.
Like Sheff, she wound up facing a fair amount of controversy and having her tactics and decisions called into question. The difference is that Sheffield still has a chance to redefine his paradigm. Hopefully for him, he won't have to wait for a tragic death to re-contextualize his life.


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International Admission
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Salve Regina has a thriving international community representing more than 20 countries, and international students choose us for many of the same reasons that U.S. students do. Here's why:
Great Teaching
Our 13:1 student-faculty ratio and average class size of 19 creates a quality academic experience that ranks Salve Regina among U.S. News & World Report's top tier regional universities and "Best in the Northeast" by Princeton Review.
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Salve Regina is located in Newport, Rhode Island, a historic seaport community less than two hours from Boston that is known for its jazz and folk festivals, International Tennis Hall of Fame and longtime association with the America's Cup regatta.
Great Facilities
The University sits on seven 19th-century estates overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. The campus is home to the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy and two newly renovated academic centers offering the best in technology-supported classrooms, science labs, art studios and performance spaces.
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We have more than 60 student organizations, performance groups, honor societies and intercollegiate athletic teams. Every Salve Regina student also participates in at least 10 hours of community service.
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Alongside our talented faculty, we host distinguished speakers on campus, such as Harvard-trained neuroscientist Lisa Genova, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sonia Nazario, and David McCullough, bestselling author and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Great Family
Our University community welcomes people of all beliefs. We have an active network of 18,000 alumni working for small businesses, schools, major international companies, hospitals, charities and organizations around the world.


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Surging Royals focused on division title
KANSAS CITY -- There's steam building in the Royals' boiler room. It happens when the standings get tight and a bid for the top seems about to explode.
"It's always fun to win, and you kind of build off of it," closer Greg Holland said. "The more you win, the more fun you have."
Coming off a 5-1 road trip and 12 victories in 15 games not only brought the Royals closer to the top of the American League Central but had them feeling more determined to break the 28-year postseason lapse.
"It feels great but nobody's satisfied in here. Just like in June, we got into first and we were there for 12 hours or whatever. We're not satisfied where we're at. We'll continue to work," first baseman Billy Butler said.
"It feels good right now, it feels good after every win and we're winning a lot lately, and I feel like our team's only getting better."
Amid the optimism, Holland sounded a note of caution.
"There's a lot of teams that are talented and there's a lot of parity in the American League this year. Even the Twins and the White Sox and the Indians, they always give us trouble, they always give Detroit trouble," Holland said.
"It's a division that's pretty tough, year-in and year-out. This year there are four or five teams that are still in it. Anybody can get hot and rattle off 10 in a row and be right there."
The Royals came off the road second in the race for the two AL Wild Card berths.
"You look at the Wild Card standings and the whole American League, it's pretty close -- a lot of teams in the mix," Holland said.
Indeed, the Angels have a good lead as the first Wild Card team but, while the Royals held the second spot going into Friday's games, the Yankees, Mariners and Blue Jays were all just a half-game back.
Manager Ned Yost, though, wants his players to focus on the bigger prize.
"I don't get them in there every day and put a chalkboard [message]: 'Do not look at the Wild Card,'" Yost said. "We want to win the division. They know that. They want to win the division. The Wild Card is Plan B, that's what it is. We stay focused on Plan A."


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Melky Cabrera made a nice grab in the sixth inning of last night's Giants game, but not as nice as the grab three fans made on Melky. A stylish bow on yet another three-hit game from Cabrera, as the Giants downed the Padres to remain a game-and-a-half up in the NL West.
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2010 Cross Country: Competed in six races as a sophomore... Started his season off with his best finish, 27th, at the Powerade Invitational, finishing in 16:58... Personal-best 8K mark came at the Atlantic Sun Championships, where he was 47th with a 26:41.09 mark... Finished fifth among Bison runners at the South Regional, coming in 128th overall with a 34:45.08 run.
2010 Track and Field: Competed in distances and distance relays... Member of distance medley team that won the ETSU Niswonger Invitational (10:21.87s)... Finished eighth in the mile run with a season-best 4:33.79s run... In outdoor, season-best 1500m run came at the Birmingham-Southern Invitational with a 4:07.64s run, placing fourth... Had four top-five 3000m steeplechase finishes, including a season-best 9:41.36s run at the Vanderbilt Invitational that earned him a runner-up finish... Finished fourth at the A-Sun Outdoor Championships in the steeplechase with a 9:49.39s run.
Prep: Competed for Kirk Ikens at Ellsworth (Mich.) High School... Highly decorated, four-time all-state in cross country and three-time all-state in track and field... Part of 2007 Michigan Class D cross country championship team... Class President and member of the National Honor Society.
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U2 fan of Brazilian Soccer team at 1998I was surprised at the beggining of the second part of the show: U2 appears out of lemon with Brazil soccer team T-Shirt and more, they said they were hoping Brazil to be World's 1998 Cup Champion's, sice Ireland was not present at the cup... A pitty Zidane not allowed... How About U2 be at the Maracanã at the opening or ending of 2014 Soccer Cup at Rio?
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First time in Brazil!!There was great expectation about this night, U2 has a huge fan base in Brazil and it was their first appearance - and they didn't disappoint us! The crowd was totally wild, specially when U2 played favorite song (Where the Streets Have no Name). However, the unique surprising moment was when U2 played Desire with the drummers from Salgueiro, one of the most popular Samba Schools in Rio, awesome. Will never forget. PS. It was a very hot night in Rio and I think Bono was so energetic that by the end of the concert he was exhausted, he had to take some time before the last songs.
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Nice messThis time I was in home city and despite everything I canceled all meetings I had for that day. I went to the gig venue, ( the autodrom) at 15:00 and got beefs with some friends which wanted to go after work time. Well, I arrived close to the stage around 17:00 and my friends just got the place around 22:30 close to the show end. I just laugh at them the whole semester. The concert was amazing, i was in love with that album...Eveything was nice, prety nice.


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Dance Move? Swivel Hips
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Recommended Professor? Hands down, any of the theater Professors. Their passion, enthusiasm, and overall brilliance has blown me away from day one. Also, Dr. Schindler–even if you're not necessarily interested in Archaeology, take his intro class. The man is awesome, albeit he definitely lives up to his wild reputation.
Most Memorable Experience as a First-Year Student? May Day or Play Fair. If you don't know yet, you will.
If I Could be an Animal? I would be a bird or a dolphin.
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Flew into the Crescent City yesterday, past wicked thunderheads, the clouds looking like cauliflower cotton candy. It poured on the drive in from the airport, but the rain offered sweet relief from steamy temps.
The first meal of this moveable feast set the bar very high. It was at MiLa, the super stylish spot created by culinary power couple Slade Rushing and Allison Vines-Rushing. The menu is nouveau New Orleans: Oysters Rockefeller Deconstructed, Sweet Tea Rotisserie Duck, a reimagined root beer float, sweetbreads on black truffle grits. All pretty dang brilliant.
A word about those grits: Chef Allison -- recently featured in Bon Apetit -- came out to the table while our party was devouring dessert and I asked about the secret to those great grits. "You've got to cook them in milk," she said. "We don't use fancy grits, but we cook them in milk and finish them with butter and cream and bits of truffle shavings." The flavor was intense.
Come to think about it, that's what I love about this city and its incredible food... the flavors are so intense. Dishes are seasoned assertively. There's no timid sprinkle of something. It's bold. And beautiful. I wish I had a better photo to share of the lovely oysters, the most petite bivalves I've had from the Gulf, bite-size beauties perched on a throne of sauteed spinach, a crispy piece of bacon on top.
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There may be some light at the end of California's dark fiscal tunnel after all.
Voters on November 6 showered the state with an economic trifecta when they passed three ballot propositions.
Proposition 30 will yield between $7 and $9 billion over the next seven years, with most used to start shoring up the state's beleaguered public education system.
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Passage of Proposition 39 will close a corporate tax loophole that actually encouraged companies to move jobs out of the state; more important, the outcome will bring in another $1 billion for state coffers.
And by approving Proposition 36, which revises the meaning of the state's "three strikes" law, the voters have opened the way for as many as 4,000 prisoners incarcerated for nonviolent third strikes to petition for release.
Inasmuch as it costs about $50,000 per year per prisoner, that could mean an additional savings of $200 million. All this has led Mac Taylor, the state's Legislative Analyst, to revise his forecast of the budget deficit to $1.9 billion instead of a previously predicted $15.7 billion.
And, Taylor projects a small surplus for 2014. Couple all this data with the continued downward trend of the state's unemployment rate to 10.1 percent and we can breathe a little easier as more people go back to work and pay more taxes.
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Long term, however, California's fiscal house faces volatility. That's because of the state's disproportionate dependence on a single source--the personal income tax--as the dominant provider of revenues.
These days, the personal income tax accounts for about 62 percent of the money that comes into the general fund, nearly double the 32 percent portion of the general fund in 1982.
Meanwhile, the sales tax, about 40 percent of the general fund thirty years ago, now hovers at about 25 percent.
Corporate and "sin" taxes are also lower percentages today as well. And the motor vehicle tax is a fraction of what it used to be.
Who cares as long as the state gets enough money? We all should. The more California relies on a single revenue source, the more the state is vulnerable to wild economic swings. However, if we retool our revenue collection system to collect revenues from a variety of sources, the more likely we are to survive those economic gyrations.
This is the long term thinking that the legislature has not been able to do because of the two-thirds vote required for changing tax rules. Now, the legislature has an opportunity to act.
The new two-thirds majority gives Democrats the room to think and act long term in ways that will the put the state on firm fiscal ground for decades instead of lunging from one direction to another every year to make ends meet. It's a "grown up" approach that's long overdue.
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Readers send us tips about ESPN2 offal vomitorium First Take regularly, but we're loath to provide the program any more attention than it already has (and, valuing our sanity, avoid watching it ourselves). So we thank Sports Illustrated's Richard Deitsch for the head's up on this brief technical glitch that took place during today's airing, when poppycock pundit Stephen A. Smith gesticulated wildly in an indication that he could not hear fellow nincompoop Skip Bayless. This is, undoubtedly, the happiest moment in Stephen A.'s career.
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Burlesque star Dita Von Teese is giving the kiss-off to her 1939 Chrysler New Yorker. It's a classic body with flowing curves that's in great condition. Why no, honey, of course I'm talking about the car.
Von Teese has owned the Chrysler for 13 years, using it for photo shoots and a short film by ex-husband/appetite supressant Marilyn Manson. The Michigan native's garage supposedly also includes a '65 Jaguar S-Type, which has also influenced her fashion choices. As of this writing, the top bid for the New Yorker stands at $5,350, despite promises of a signed photo along with the car. (H/T to Alice!)


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"Around this time I decided to rebrand my previous year's Sunday Times Rugby Union Diary. The cover was scribbled over and on top of it was scratched PUNK DIARY. The first half of it is filled in in a very terse, matter-of-fact unselfconscious way, which means it's a goldmine of information. From September onwards I filled in most of the blank spaces with a 'punk' voice, as if I was retrospectively covering my tracks, trying to eradicate the me that had existed before."
The seaside in Lincolnshire - at least in the early 70s - didn't mean glamour, it meant wind and muddy sand with the sea three miles away on the horizon and woolen swimming trunks that were clingy with wetness and clogged with sand.
The art trip took place in early 1983 and involved a group of us visiting various exhibitions with our art trip. Most memorable was The Treasures Of Ancient Nigeria. (Pic is a painting done at the time)
Cyrille Regis was part of the great WBA team of 1978-9. See here how I painted one of my Subbuteo players with great care and skill.
• ICBMs
• Willie Pettigrew
• an Austin 1800
• some asparagus
• some rural hard men
* a Yamaha 50 cc motorbike
* some Watneys Party Seven
* various girls I fancied
• Socrates (the footballer)
• Lincolnshire fight techniques
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I'm not sure if this kid is Mangeworth (owner of the pointiest tucker boots in town) or one of the hyper trendy kids from the villages near Lincoln. The appearance of swept of fringes like this in late 1981 shocked the more conservative elements of society, such as me and my friends (who were still wearing donkey jackets and DMs)
(Sketch from my 1982 diary)
Vegetarian Triceratops was the first truly Buddhist dinosaur, plus it has a fancy Elizabthan style ruff around its neck.
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that Allan 'Sniffer' Clarke was the only Leeds United forward of the 1970s to look like a member of The Fall. Or, more specifically, Mark E. Smith. (Scottish winger Arthur Graham did look a bit like Brix Smith. And, of course, Paul Madeley and Marc Riley look like twins)
In the Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols LP that I borrowed for a while there was a free limited edition 7 inch single, 'Submission'. Read the book and find out about my hilarious adventures with this piece of black vinyl with a plain white label.
"I got Instant Replay from Father Christmas when I was six years old. I had written a letter to him then immediately put it into the fire, as you did in those days, so it could speed to Greenland, and they could get to work at Father Christmas's workshop specially pressing my LP."
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Nate Berg is a freelance reporter and a former staff writer for CityLab. He lives in Los Angeles.
Patrick Kennedy looked into the future, and he didn't like what he saw.
Kennedy is CEO of the software company OSIsoft, and he worried that his data-rich business would be increasingly limited by the capacity of his city's telephone-style internet infrastructure. What seemed fast enough today would most certainly be far too slow five years down the line.
So Kennedy took action. He lobbied city officials in San Leandro, California, to make the switch from copper wires to higher-speed fiber optic cables. The city had already dug up its streets to lay down conduits to link up all its traffic lights; snaking some fiber optic cables through wouldn't be too much more work, he argued.
But money became too tight and the city moved on. So Kennedy decided to put the cable in himself.
Kennedy, a 35-year resident of San Leandro, sees more than an opportunity for his business. He's hoping to build a citywide loop of fiber optic cables, about 11 miles of it, to benefit the thriving industrial and manufacturing base. And, he argues, Lit San Leandro may even bring new businesses to the city.
San Leandro, across the bay from the traditional heart of Silicon Valley, has been part of the high-tech business boom in the area. But it could play a bigger role - especially with a higher-speed internet connection.
"I talked to the mayor a year ago," Kennedy says. "We've just got the first segment pulled, we're buying the fiber for the second segment and we'll have the rest of it pulled by June."
The cables will increase the speed of internet from about 1.5 megabits per second to 10 gigabits per second, or about 666 times faster than before. The prospect is tantalizing for companies that deal with large amounts of data, including medical services, design firms, imaging services, and data centers. The prospect of pulling these types of businesses into town is even more tantalizing for the city, which has leased Kennedy the space in their underground conduits.
Kennedy is paying to lease the space out of pocket. Businesses will soon be able to lease access to this network, vastly increasing their data capacity.
"The typical broadband effort for a city might cost in the hundreds of millions, because you really have to go out and dig up streets and trench down them and put in conduits," Kennedy says. Because the city already did the groundwork, all Kennedy had to do was buy the cable and lay it down. "My estimate is that I'll spend under $5 million," he says. "Maybe $3 million."
The city's conduits were one major benefit to bringing about the project. Also crucial is the city's location, right along the BART line. BART built its own fiber optic network along its 104 miles of right of way, and it leases access to raise revenue. By looping in, Kennedy will tap into long-haul data carriers and emerging fiber networks in other cities.
This project "could not have been done as a private or public project. It's only the public-private partnership that made this happen," Kennedy says. He encourages other cities that are thinking about making similar investments to tap into local business interests who may be able to share in the costs of what would also be a shared benefit for a wide array of businesses.
"We did some scenario discussions on potential clients that might need this level of connection, and frankly after about 30 different businesses we gave up because everybody does," says Kennedy.
And the city of San Leandro is also interested in making that case. They've been on board with the project and are helping to recruit new businesses to move to town and take advantage of the new network.
"Approximately one-quarter of our city is zoned commercial industrial," says Cynthia Battenberg, the city's business development manager. "We believe very strongly in keeping that commercial for the jobs it creates for our community."
She's expecting the fiber optic loop to bring new high tech businesses to town, but also to enhance those manufacturing and industry businesses that are already there. She calls it "a backbone to support manufacturing and business."
"There's a tremendous tech boom that's happening in pockets of the Bay Area," says Mayor Steve Cassidy. "We're laying the infrastructure, literally, for San Leandro to be able to tap into that."
The goal, though, is not to try to challenge Silicon Valley or other Bay Area job centers. Kennedy says that the real intent is to embrace San Leandro's industrial qualities and to create more capacity for emerging industries and high-tech manufacturers.
"We've always been an industrial city. We're not going to compete with Palo Alto or San Francisco for classy south of Market office spaces," Kennedy says. "But when all those incubators and innovators finally come up with an idea, they've got to build it. And frankly I don't think they want to build it in Malaysia. I think they want to build it in the U.S. under the protection of U.S intellectual property law."
He says he's already been in talks with a number of businesses that are interested in moving to town to take advantage of the fiber optic loop. When it's completed early this summer, it could dramatically improve the amount of business taking place in the city. It's not just a technical boost for businesses like his own, though. He sees the loop as an urban renewal project – albeit one buried beneath the ground.
"I am trying to build up the city," says Kennedy. "I'll basically have enough fiber in the ground to light up every business building in San Leandro."
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Taylor More is selling his family's bungalow with an asking price of $405,000 (that's Canadian dollars) or 5,521 Bitcoins. He would rather have the Bitcoins.
The two bedroom room and one bath bungalow in Alberta, Canada, sits on 2.9 acres of land along the Crowsnest River. That part of the deal is easy to understand. Why More wants Bitcoins isn't.
"I just really believe in them and once I read my first article about them, I was hooked," said More, who is 22 and said he used to be a currency trader. "I can take control of my own money, I don't have to worry about the government stepping in and taking it and freezing my account."
Bitcoins are digital currency. One Bitcoin is equal to $72.50. There are no actual coins, but they have been growing in their use. Stores like Walmart even sell gift cards for Bitcoins.
"I have a few ventures that I am working on that involves Bitcoins and I am going to need a lot of Bitcoins to do them. I thought this might help Bitcoin gain some ground, once people see that you can actually buy a piece of property or a physical tangible thing," said More.
More would not specifically tell ABC News what he was working on, but did say, "Bitcoins are rather hard to get your hands on."
More's listing has only been up for a few days and there has yet to be an offer, but he is hoping that the media attention will help. "If someone had a partial payment in Bitcoins, I would be willing to negotiate, but I wouldn't turn down somebody who had cash," More said.
Charlie Shrem, CEO of BitInstant, a payment processor for Bitcoin exchanges and other merchants, describes the digital money as "both the currency unit and the payment system… It's as if cash had wings and it could fly."
"I think it would be great," Shrem said of More's real estate offer. "It would be a private transaction. He can sell his house to anyone in the world, it doesn't have to be from Canada, and it won't cost anything to move that money."


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Wheel of Fortune audition
So I thought I would write up something about my recent audition on Wheel of Fortune. My kids had encouraged me to try and get on the show a few weeks ago, so I went to their website and signed up. Actually the first time I tried to sign up, their website was down and I wasn't able to sign up, so I had to try again a month or so later. The application itself didn't really have anything more than basic contact information, and they say that over a MILLION (!) people try to get on Wheel of Fortune each year.
Time goes by and then suddenly I got an email telling me that there was a tryout in Louisville (about 1.5-2 hours away) on a particular day. As it turned out, that was the exact day that my family and I were planning on leaving for vacation. After talking about it, we decided to take the detour down to Louisville and do it.
On the appointed day, we got the van all loaded up and left about 8:30. My audition was at 11, but we wanted to get there a bit early, so we could drive around Louisville and show Carolyn where she'd be hanging out. We had marked out a library and a mall where she could spend time with all the kids while I was in the audition for 1-3 hours. It was a catch-22 – the longer I was in the audition, the longer she would have to kill time with the kids, but it also meant the better chance I had of actually making the show.
My audition was in the "Gallery Ballroom" on the 16th floor of the Brown Hotel in downtown Louisville. My email suggested I get there 15 minutes early, which I did, but I was still one of the last people there. I had NO idea what to really expect – I was guessing many hundred people there but it ended up being only about 60 people. They gave us all an application to fill out, and there were sections about what makes you unique – hobbies, interests, etc. I mentioned my 6 kids, as well as being a world record holder, and my goal to visit all 3,142 counties in the US.
Then they had some simulated games. They had 4 workers there – there were 3 that were behind a table taking notes on people and running a laptop that projected puzzles on a screen, and 1 off to the side who was "spinning" a replica Wheel. I put "spinning" in quotes, because really they were just making it be whatever they wanted. Usually they'd just be some random dollar value, but sometimes they would make it say "Free Play" or $5,000 or Lose a Turn or Bankrupt. They said for the last 2 not to worry about that but sometimes they would do that if you were "up" for awhile so that they could move through and give everyone a chance.
One lady would randomly call out contestants and then you'd have to either spin, buy a vowel or solve. They called me like 3rd or 4th so I popped up out of my seat. I ended up guessing a letter correctly, then buying a vowel and solving the puzzle ("Let's get to the good stuff"). Then I waited while they went through all the other contestants. After they went through everyone once, they went through some folks a second time. I was picked but didn't get to do anything before I "Lost a turn".
After they finished doing as much of as they wanted, they passed out a "test" where they gave us 5 minutes to solve about 15 sample puzzles in different categories with some of letters filled out. I did okay on that – about 10 or 11 of them. In addition, I made up answers for a few of them that didn't really make sense but fit the spaces ("Rocket Fancy" ). One of the ones I missed was under the category of "Places" – _ _ S S / _ _ L L. Think about it and I'll give the answer at the end.
When the 5 minutes was up, they collected everything and then gave us 20 minutes to hang out while they "graded" our tests. They called us back in and then said they were going to call out the names of people they wanted to stay and then everyone else would have to leave. They instructed that if they called your name that you should say "Woo" to let them know you heard them. It was tough because I had no idea how many names they were going to call. After awhile, some people tried to give "alternate" sounds. While I was waiting for my name, I was thinking of what I might say. Everyone calling the same thing sounds "weird", and while they were encouraging everyone to "show enthusiasm", sometimes forced enthusiasm just sounds awkward. They called my name about 12th or so and they ended up picking 21 people to stay.
After everyone else left, they took pictures of us who were remaining. Another thing I was trying to do was to initiate conversations with the folks next to me. This is something that has always been difficult for me but I have been trying to improve at – plus I figured if the Wheel folks saw me, they would see that as me being outgoing and the type of person they'd want as a contestant.
Next they called up groups of 6 for more of the simulated games they were doing in the beginning, and you just rotated through everyone just like in the regular game, except with 6 people instead of only 3. One of the instructions they gave were that they wanted everyone to show "happy" faces and enthusiasm, and they also talked about how fast you had to call letters. No umming or hemming or hawing and they also said that when you pick a letter to just call out the letter rather than saying unnecessary things like "Umm Can I get a 'T'". I was in the 2nd group, and they called my name first, but I strategically put myself in the 2nd position so I didn't have to go first . After the guy in front of me either missed a letter or they "Bankrupted" him, it was my turn. I spun and picked a letter and bought some vowels but when I spun again I "Lost a turn". It made its way through all 6 of us and back to me and the guy in front of me guessed a letter that wasn't in the puzzle and it was my turn. I already knew what the puzzle was – "Setting a world Record", which I thought was quite apropos . But when I spun, intending to select an 'R', she put me on "Lose a Turn" . I actually think (hope?) that this was a good sign – that they had already decided how awesome I was and didn't need to see anything else from me.
After our group of 6 was done they went through and had everyone introduce themselves and tell a little bit about ourselves. I went with "I'm Dan Miller, a computer programmer from Cincinnati, Ohio. I'm a world record holder and today was actually the day my family and I were supposed to leave for a family vacation, so right now my wife and 6 kids are driving around Louisville in a packed minivan". I thought that gave a lot of interesting tidbits about me while a) leaving them wanting more and b) not taking up a lot of time. I have to share one lady – she started talking about how she's had all these near death experiences and then proceeds to list them all out – "I was hit by a car and then a few years later I was hit by a semitruck and then I got really bad heatstroke" She went on and on and then topped it off by saying that now she knows that God has a purpose for her in life. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that she was NOT selected.
One of the puzzles was "Nickels Dimes and Quarters" (another good puzzle for me) and after the lady solved it (I was not in this group), the lady next to me said something to me like "I can't believe she didn't go for the 'Q'!" This was EXACTLY what I was thinking – there was an earlier puzzle that had an 'X' in it and I thought – "Man if I have the chance to guess Q or X on Wheel of Fortune I'm TOTALLY doing it!"
After they went through all 21 of us (6-6-5 and then 2 couples against each other), they went back in to the secret room. It's always kind of awkward when you know people are talking about you. Then they came out and picked out 5 people (not including me) to go a 2nd time. I got the feeling that they had already decided "Yea" or "Nay" on everyone else but were "on the fence" about these people so wanted to get another look at these folks.
And…. that was it. They said that they would send a letter out in the mail within the next 2 weeks if they picked us. So if 2 weeks go by and I haven't heard anything by then that it probably didn't work out. I called Carolyn to come get me and then I just had to hang out for 30 minutes or so for her to come get me. I was talking in the lobby with some folks and my "Mormon radar" was going off. Young and married… with 2 young kids…. knee length shorts…. Utah was mentioned… . I was not sure how to ask since it seems kind of weird to just be like "Hey are you Mormon". I tried dropping clues like how I was married young too, and I had 6 kids, but they weren't biting…. finally I just had to be like "Yeah I've never been to downtown Louisville before but my church has a temple a little north of town" and … JACKPOT! They were indeed Mormons and it turned out there was another auditioner that was also Mormon. Yeah that's right – we're infiltrating everywhere!!! This lady's husband was on Jeopardy last year too.
Overall I thought that the audition went well. I don't know if they were only looking for a specific number of contestants or not, but I think that the fact that I got "Bankrupted" a few times was a good sign (or a really BAD sign). Plus, who wouldn't want me and my awesomeness!!!
(By the way, the "place" I missed was "Mess Hall". One of the military guys who was sitting in front of me got it, of course!)
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By Ken Green
Lamar County Comprehensive High School has released its tentative varsity football schedule for the 2012 season. Trojan head coach Jason Strickland says the schedule will become official once the Georgia High School Association approves the new region alignments.
Lamar changes football regions
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