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"BATTLESHIP" -- This is big, dumb fun that knows it's big, dumb fun and enthusiastically embraces its big, dumb, fun nature. Director Peter Berg has crafted an almost fetishistic homage to Michael Bay -- like the "Transformers" series, this is yet another action extravaganza inspired by a Hasbro product -- with its epic set pieces, swaggering bravado, panoramic skies and cheesy romance. It doesn't lean all the way into parody, but rather feels more like an affectionate and knowing approximation of a very specific, muscular genre: one of those the-world-is-ending-we're-all-gonna-die movies. And because it's a little cheeky and doesn't seem to take itself totally seriously, it's more enjoyable than one might expect from a movie based on a board game created in the 1960s. Yes, it can be deafeningly noisy between the crunch and shriek of giant metal objects fighting each other and the blaring rock anthems meant to pump up the crowd even further. No, it's not subtle between the annihilation caused by alien invaders and the rousing sense of patriotism that's the real weapon in this battle. But then again, would you really expect (or want) subtlety from this type of big-budget summer escape? Speaking of blockbusters, Taylor Kitsch gets more to work with here than he did earlier this year in "John Carter" as Alex Hopper. A slacker and troublemaker at the film's start, he joins the Navy at the insistence of his older brother, Stone (Alexander Skarsgard). A certain gorgeous blonde named Sam (Brooklyn Decker) also provides some inspiration. Flash-forward and Alex is a lieutenant on one Naval destroyer while Stone is the commanding officer of another. Both answer to Adm. Shane (a withering, well-cast Liam Neeson), who happens to be Sam's father. They're all taking part in some international war games off the Hawaiian coast when -- oops! -- a satellite signal sent to a newly discovered planet that looks a lot like ours in a neighboring galaxy provokes some angry extraterrestrials. PG-13. 2 hours, 11 minutes. 2.5
"DARK SHADOWS" -- Tim Burton and Johnny Depp are snuggled warmly in their comfort zone in this chilly horror-comedy, their eighth collaboration as director and star, respectively, and their weakest by far. You don't need to know a thing about the "Dark Shadows" TV series that provides the inspiration. Tonally, thematically, visually, you've seen this movie before, with its oddball characters, skies in varying shades of gray and a foreboding sense of gothic mystery. It's actually a wonder that Depp hasn't played a vampire before; still, his long-undead Barnabas Collins, who's been buried alive for nearly two centuries and suddenly finds himself back in his insular Maine hometown in 1972, fits squarely within his well-honed on-screen persona. He thinks he's quite the charmer, but he's actually a bit awkward, and that contradiction provides the main source of humor. Or at least, it's supposed to. The script from Seth Grahame-Smith ("Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter") allows its family full of weirdoes to shine, but too often is crammed with fish-out-of-water gags as Barnabas struggles to make sense of the time in which he's found himself. He struggles to understand modern romance as he courts the family's delicate, wide-eyed nanny (Bella Heathcote) and tries to fit in by smoking pot with the local hippies. Ho ho! "Dark Shadows" feels too languid, and bogged down as it is with an obsessive eye for costumes and period detail rather than offering anything resembling an engaging story. And by the time Burton finally puts his visual effects skills to their best use, in a climactic showdown between Barnabas and the witch who cursed him (Eva Green), it's too late. With Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter and Jackie Earle Haley. PG-13. 1 hour, 56 minutes. 1.5
"THE DICTATOR" -- In analyzing Sacha Baron Cohen and the array of offbeat characters he's created, it's clear that it's become a matter of diminishing returns. In 2006's "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan," the observations of his bumbling, thoroughly inappropriate foreign TV journalist provided sharp, satirical insight into our prejudices and foibles. Three years later, "Bruno" felt like a one-note gimmick, with his flamboyantly gay Austrian fashion correspondent merely trying to shock everyone with his flamboyant gayness. Now, Baron Cohen is back with "The Dictator," his least-focused film yet, although it has an actual script compared with the guerrilla-style mockumentaries that preceded it. Baron Cohen stars as Admiral Gen. Aladeen, who has ruled the oil-rich, fictitious North African nation of Wadiya cruelly and cluelessly since he was 7 years old. Aladeen oppresses his people from the comfort of his opulent palace, sleeps with movie stars (including Megan Fox in a cameo) and orders the execution of his underlings for the silliest of perceived offenses. But when he travels to New York to make a speech before the United Nations, he finds he's been double-crossed by his right-hand man (Ben Kingsley) and forced to survive as a commoner. Stripped of his trademark thick beard, Aladeen is rendered unrecognizable and ends up working at an organic grocery store run by the androgynous, ultra-politically correct Zoey (Anna Faris, who's nearly unrecognizable herself). For a long time, it's hard to tell what Baron Cohen's point is in spoofing this type of despot: that torture and rape are bad? Could it really be that simple? A speech Aladeen gives highlighting the benefits of a dictatorship hits close to home, but it's a long slog through hit-or-miss gross-out gags to get there. R. 1 hour, 24 minutes. 1.5
"THE HUNGER GAMES" -- Fans should be satisfied with director Gary Ross' adaptation of the first of Suzanne Collins' best-selling trio of novels about Katniss Everdeen, the independent, 16-year-old heroine fighting for survival in a futuristic, fascist society. The script adheres rather closely to Collins' book -- no surprise there since she co-wrote it with Ross and Billy Ray -- although it does truncate some of the subplots that provide its greatest emotional heft as well as soften the brutal violence of the games themselves, ostensibly in the name of securing a PG-13 rating. Still, the makers of "The Hunger Games" have managed the difficult feat of crafting a film that feels both epic and intimate at once. And Jennifer Lawrence is an ideal choice to play Katniss. She has a startling screen presence with her natural beauty, instincts and maturity beyond her years, yet there's a youthful energy and even a vulnerability that make her relatable to the core, target audience of female fans. A post-apocalyptic version of North America has been divided into 12 districts. Every year, a teenage boy and girl from each are selected randomly at the "Reaping" and sent to the opulent, art deco Capitol, where they're made over, trained and primed to fight each other to the death until one is left standing in the sprawling arena. When Katniss' younger sister, Prim, is chosen from District 12, Katniss volunteers in her place. Josh Hutcherson co-stars as Peeta, the baker's son and her male counterpart, with Stanley Tucci, Woody Harrelson and Elizabeth Banks among the strong supporting cast. PG-13. 2 hours, 12 minutes. 3 stars
"MARVEL'S THE AVENGERS" -- The hype has been building for years and it couldn't possibly be more deafening at this point. After a series of summer blockbusters that individually introduced Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor and Captain America, all these characters come together alongside several other friends and foes. And with director and co-writer Joss Whedon, they couldn't be in better hands. He's pulled off the tricky feat of juggling a large ensemble cast and giving everyone a chance to shine, of balancing splashy set pieces with substantive ideology. Stuff gets blown up real good in beautifully detailed 3-D, but the film as a whole is never a mess from a narrative perspective. Whedon keeps a tight rein on some potentially unwieldy material, and the result is a film that simultaneously should please purists (one of which he is) as well as those who aren't necessarily comic-book aficionados. He also stays true to the characters while establishing a tone that's very much his own. As he did with the recent horror hit "The Cabin in the Woods," which he co-wrote and produced, Whedon has come up with a script that's cheeky and breezy, full of witty banter and sly pop-culture shout-outs as well as self-referential humor, one that moves with an infectious energy that (almost) makes you lose track of its two-and-a-half-hour running time. Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), the head of S.H.I.E.L.D., assembles a dream team of superheroes to retrieve the Tesseract, the cosmic blue cube that gives its bearer unlimited power, when the evil Loki (Tom Hiddleston) descends from Asgard and steals it. Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) are among those on the case -- once they stop fighting each other, that is. PG-13. 2 hours, 23 minutes. 3.5 stars
"MEN IN BLACK 3" -- There's a moment early on when Will Smith's Agent J sits down next to his longtime partner, Tommy Lee Jones' Agent K, and bemoans the fact that he's too old for this sort of thing -- for running around New York in matching dark suits, chasing down aliens and zapping them with their shiny metal weapony doohickeys. We're paraphrasing a bit. But unfortunately, that's an excellent observation. We're all too old for this sort of thing -- the shtick itself has gotten old, and it has not aged well. Fifteen years since the zippy original and a decade since the sub-par sequel, we now have a third "Men in Black" movie that no one seems to have been clamoring for except maybe Barry Sonnenfeld, the director of all three. Long-gestating and written by a bunch more people than actually get credited, the latest film shows the glossy style and vague, sporadic glimmers of the kind of energy that made this franchise such an enormous international hit. But more often it feels hacky, choppy and -- worst of all -- just not that funny. And of course, it's in 3-D for no discernible artistic or narrative reason. Smith and Jones don't seem to be enjoying themselves, either, in returning to their roles as bickering secret government agents. The plot requires J to go back in time to prevent an old alien nemesis of K's (Jemaine Clement) from killing him during the summer of '69. This prompts all kinds of obvious jokes about the era but also introduces the best part of the whole movie: Josh Brolin as Young Agent K, channeling Jones in eerily dead-on fashion. Enjoyable as Brolin's performance is, though, the novelty wears off pretty quickly. PG-13. 1 hour, 45 minutes. 1.5 stars
"SNOW WHITE & THE HUNTSMAN" -- Astonishingly beautiful and breathtaking in its brutal imagery, thrilling and frightening in equal measure, yet as bereft of satisfying substance as a poisoned apple. Director Rupert Sanders' revisionist take on the classic Brothers Grimm fable upends expectations of traditional gender roles while simultaneously embracing what a fairy tale should be. It's dark and dangerous, vicious and violent. And yet the performances -- notably from Kristen Stewart as the title character -- don't always live up to the film's visionary promise. First, there's the problem of casting anyone who's supposed to be fairer than Charlize Theron as the evil queen. But beyond Stewart's distractingly inconsistent British accent, she simply lacks the presence to serve as a convincing warrior princess. Theron, meanwhile, gets too screechy; with her imposing height, deep voice and mesmerizing beauty, she's far more powerful when she dials it down. Still, the look and the energy of "Snow White & the Huntsman" keep it engaging. Theron, as the magical and manipulative Ravenna, has married (and quickly killed) the widower king, locked his daughter Snow White in a tower and plunged a once-peaceful realm into a wasteland. Once the princess comes of age and earns her fairest-of-them-all status, Ravenna's power is threatened. This sets the film's chase in motion: Snow White escapes and Ravenna hires a veteran huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) to find her, but instead this tormented soul becomes her reluctant protector. PG-13. 2 hours, 5 minutes 3 stars
"WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING" -- If only the entire movie had focused on the dad's group and didn't just drop in on them a handful of times, we might have been onto something here. Chris Rock, Thomas Lennon and Rob Huebel are among the dudes who meet regularly to push their kids in tricked-out strollers, tote them in high-end carriers and talk guy stuff in a confidential setting away from the wives. Their no-nonsense banter, and their unabashed worship of the buff, shirtless jogger who frequents their neighborhood park, livens up what is a rather predictable and cliched depiction of pregnancy. A likable, good-looking cast of popular actors can only do so much with material that's superficial and sitcommy. This is "inspired by" the advice book of the same name, one that every single pregnant woman on the planet surely has read since its initial publication in 1985. But similar to 2009's "He's Just Not That Into You," director Kirk Jones' film merely uses the title of a familiar non-fiction book as a leaping-off point to explore various relationships, ostensibly for hilarious comic effect. There are some laughs here and there and a few recognizable moments of honesty. More often, we get the kind of contrived, unbelievable wackiness that breaks out when all the pregnant women whose stories we've been following just happen to give birth at the same hospital on the same night. Being crowd-pleasing was obviously more important than being truthful. Starring Jennifer Lopez, Cameron Diaz, Elizabeth Banks and Anna Kendrick. PG-13. 1 hour, 50 minutes. 2 stars


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CARTHAGE - Moore County Sheriff Lane Carter is retiring, county officials said Wednesday.
Craig Kennedy, vice chairman of the county's Board of Commissioners, said Carter's retirement is effective May 1.
Carter could not be reached for comment Wednesday.
Carter has been sheriff since being elected in 2002. He previously served as chief deputy and in various other positions within the Sheriff's Office.
Carter also was instrumental in the construction of the new Rick Rhyne Public Safety Center, which will house the county's jail, the Sheriff's Office and the 911 center.
"I really hate to see him retire," Kennedy said.
Carter has worked for the Sheriff's Office since 1978, working his way up from a deputy on road patrol, said Chief Deputy Neil Godfrey.
"He's been a tremendous asset to the county his whole career. He's been very valuable to Moore County," he said.
Godfrey worked as a State Bureau of Investigation agent before joining the Sheriff's Office in 1988.
"I've worked with him and for him," he said of Carter. "He's always been good to work with."
The Moore County Republican Party's Executive Committee unanimously voted to recommend Godfrey to take over as sheriff, Kennedy said.
The commissioners, however, will decide who gets to complete Carter's term, which ends in 2014.
"I have full confidence in Neil," Kennedy said. "I think that will be positive for the county."
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Godfrey declined to comment about the possibility of becoming sheriff.
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Here's an example: I have always listened to Johnny Cash. Even before i started to think where we come from. (and thats young!) I am an Atheist now and I am 100% sure it isn't god or some other douchebag. But Cash thinks it is. I know his ways of thinking are not realistic. But I still like his music. It's not always about god or something.. What do you think?
I think you can listen to music without listening to the message. If it sounds good to you, then treat yourself by listening to it. If the message hits you harder than the music, however, and you disagree with it - then I'd say it's been ruined for you; walk away from it.
If you look at Cash's entire career, you should notice a pattern. Several albums about whatever he wanted to sing about, followed by a faith based album. Also, if you look at his popularity and financial situation right before the faith based albums the pattern makes more sense.
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WHEN STEPHANIE IZARD creates new dishes, she often begins with what most of us think of as the finishing touch. "I start with the sauce and work backwards," she said. In the Chicago chef's third Slow Food Fast contribution, a lush maple-ginger vinaigrette bound with egg and olive oil dresses a fennel and bok choy slaw served alongside a crisp-seared chicken breast.
Ms. Izard's passion for sauces and their transformative possibilities began when she was a line cook more than 13 years ago. Today, the veteran of Bravo's "Top Chef" channels that enthusiasm into producing her own line of bottled sauces, sold under the label the Flavor by Stephanie Izard.
For the moistest chicken, use skin-on, bone-in breasts. Once you've laid them in the pan, you really shouldn't flip them until the skin browns to a point just shy of burning. Pushing the envelope in this way yields a wonderfully crisp exterior. Only when everything else is ready and it is time to eat should you toss the slaw with the vinaigrette. "You want to do this at the last minute, or the vegetables won't be crisp," Ms. Izard said.
The recipe produces more vinaigrette than you will use for this dish, and that's deliberate: Ms. Izard wants you to see how versatile this dressing can be. "At Little Goat we serve it with a pork belly pancake, and at Girl & the Goat it goes on a kohlrabi salad. It's good on steak, shrimp—so many things," she said. "It really is one of my favorites."
—Kitty Greenwald
Chicken With Maple-Ginger Fennel and Bok Choy Slaw
Total Time: 30 minutes Serves: 4
4 bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts
Salt and freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
½ cup peeled, thinly sliced fresh ginger
½ cup minced shallot
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1 cup grapeseed oil
1 large fennel bulb, stalks and outer layers removed
½ head large bok choy, stems trimmed and leaves thinly sliced crosswise
2 tablespoons thinly sliced basil leaves
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves
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1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Swirl olive oil into a large sauté pan set over medium-high heat. Once oil is hot, lay chicken, skin-side down, into pan. Lower heat to medium and cook until skin is well browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer to oven and bake, skin-side up, until chicken is cooked through, 8-10 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, make vinaigrette: Add ginger, shallot, mustard, vinegar, egg yolk, soy sauce and maple syrup to a blender and pulse to combine. With motor running, add grapeseed oil in a slow, steady stream until emulsified.
3. Halve fennel lengthwise and, using a mandoline or sharp knife, thinly shave crosswise.
4. Place fennel, bok choy, basil and cilantro in a large bowl and toss slaw with enough vinaigrette to coat. Serve immediately with chicken.
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A lot of people do their shopping right after Thanksgiving on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, or right before Christmas, but I prefer to do my shopping after Christmas. The stores still have plenty of sales on items that will carry over until the beginning of the New Year, and they will cut prices even further to clear out most of their stock. Since I feel right after Christmas is the best time, I've been looking for the best day after christmas sales for 2013.
The number one item for me to buy after Christmas is clothes. Clothes are the item that stores really want to get rid of because they want to make room for their spring lineups. This means that all of the winter themed clothes will be discounted at some of the most amazing prices ever seen, even better than during the other major shopping times. Read the rest of this entry »


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Braylon Edwards is going to San Francisco to catch balls
Stone handed, Sexually ambiguous, and confirmed asshole Braylon Edwards has had some difficulty finding a team that can cater to his abilities this offseason; which consist mainly of dropping seemingly routine passes with zero coverage and then consistently finding ways to get into legal trouble once the game is finished.
Yes, Edwards has talent; as much as it pains me to even write that, but it gives me great satisfaction knowing he is going from one of the best organizations in football to perennially one of the worst. Mere days after we learned that Braylon Edwards twitter account had been hacked, we can now take comfort in knowing that this once-victim of identity theft has found a home for one more season with the San Francisco 49ers at $3.5 million, or about half a million more then the slower, substantially older, and equally troubled Plaxico Burress.
Some day when Edwards is going through bankruptcy court I will also smile and try to tuck a half chub.
Edwards, 28, led the Jets in receiving yards (904) and touchdowns (seven) last season while finishing second with 55 receptions in his second year with the team. He spent his first five NFL seasons with the Cleveland Browns, making the Pro Bowl in 2007.
"He's really excited about the offense with Jim Harbaugh," Dogra said. "He has a legitimate chance to play early and often. He's looking for a fresh start and felt good about his conversations with Coach Harbaugh and (general manager) Trent Baalke. That's what made the biggest difference for him. They also have the chance to win this year and are expected to compete for the division. If he does well, hopefully there's an opportunity to prolong his career there."
This is terrific because Braylon has had a tough week; and Orange mocha frappacchinos are just not doing the trick right now. At least he'll fit in; the 49ers are pretty much treasure island for draft busts. Alex Smith, Michael Crabtree, Ted Ginn, and Braylon Edwards were all Top 10 draft picks and they have 1-pro bowl between them.
Edwards is going to love San Francisco though. What? It's where Twitter is headquartered! Oh, yeah, that too.
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Add Odd circles to T-Point shop. That's all, cuz after removing Hidden Helper quests are circles so expensive...
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T-Point shop items are rotating so they would change sometimes so im sure sometimes there will be odd circles
Daten leider nicht aktuell da das Guildboard ja leider nicht funktioniert
In my opionion T - shop should be expanded with a lot of new items. Such as odds, dx entry's, even triflings like hp pots and mp pots x 100/500/900.
+1 for Odds.
As for HP/MP pots,there are already stacks of 999 being sold in T-Shop.
yea expand that t-point shop, otherwise its almost useless for the users cause atm the only item worth buying is the prem steamer
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+1 for expand
Dungeon Entries -> Another Ruined Train Card 60 T-Points
+1 why not
-1 dont die hh
so yes +1, but for which price?
i played a lot of hours and T points are not increased
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54. In order to effectively implement GSIM at a technical level, it should be implemented at a business level first.
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Rated as one of the "50 smartest people in technology" in 2010 by Fortune Magazine, Indrani Medhi is in the company of tech gurus like Apple CEO Steve Jobs, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Nintendo's senior managing director, Shigeru Miyamoto. Ms. Medhi, associate researcher at Microsoft Research India, tells India Real Time about her passion for socio-economic development through technology, how it can improve the quality of life in rural India even for illiterate people, and why she loves her job.
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Launched by Lauren Conrad for fall 2011, Paper Crown offers a chic assortment of casual and elegant pieces for the modern gal. The LA-based-reality-star-turned-designer creates garments that blend classic staples with contemporary silhouettes, all of which come together in a collection that is romantic, fresh, and feminine.
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Candy Corn Martini with Pop Rocks rim and 24 other great gluten-free Halloween recipes (food and cocktails)
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You might remember a time when kids with asthma were discouraged from playing sports and told to take it easy. That's no longer the case. Being active, working out, and playing sports not only help kids with asthma stay fit, maintain a healthy weight, and have fun but also can strengthen their breathing muscles and help the lungs work better.
For these reasons, your doctor may recommend exercise as part of your child's asthma treatment plan. If you have doubts about whether sports and asthma mix, the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology reports that asthma affects more than 20% of elite athletes and 1 in every 6 Olympic athletes.
Two important things that kids who have asthma should know about sports participation:
Of course, some sports are less likely to pose problems than others for people with asthma. Swimming, leisurely biking, and walking are less likely to trigger asthma flare-ups, as are sports that require short bursts of activity like baseball, football, gymnastics, and shorter track and field events.
Endurance sports, like long-distance running and cycling, and sports like soccer and basketball, which require extended energy output, may be more challenging. This is especially true for cold-weather sports like cross-country skiing or ice hockey. But that doesn't mean kids can't participate in these sports if they truly enjoy them. In fact, many athletes with asthma have found that, with proper training and medication, they can participate in any sport they choose.
To keep asthma under control, it's important that kids take their medicine as prescribed. Skipping controller medication can make symptoms worse, and forgetting to take a prescribed medication before exercise can lead to severe flare-ups and even emergency department visits.
Your child should carry rescue medication at all times, even during workouts, in case of a flare-up.
It's also a good idea to keep triggers in mind. Depending on their triggers, kids with asthma may want to:
These recommendations should be included in the asthma action plan you create with your child's doctor.
Also make sure that the coach knows about your child's asthma and the asthma action plan. For a young child, you might want to provide the coach with a copy. Older kids should keep a copy with them, as well as any medication that could be needed to treat a flare-up.
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By Brian Dukes Staff writer
When it comes to examining the North Carolina State Fair's many offerings, fair spokesman Brian Long takes an unexpected perspective.
"I try to see the fair through the eyes of my kids," said Long. "If they're still wowed, then I know we're doing something right."
The fair opened Thursday and runs through Oct. 21 at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. Long said the fair's theme - "Bumper Crop of Fun" - is right on the money.
"We've got so much family entertainment and more to offer at the fair," said Long. "The fair is a fall tradition with a lot of folks, and we'll keep everyone entertained, whether this is their first fair or if they've been coming for years."
The State Fair will feature rides on the midway, games, agriculture exhibits and competitions, cultural events, food and concerts. This year's concert lineup includes Hot Chelle Rae, Jason Michael Carroll, Brian McKnight and Billy Currington as well as two sold-out shows for "American Idol" winner and Garner native Scotty McCreery.
Here's what else you can look forward to:
Every year, Long said, food vendors at the fair unveil something new - and sometimes odd.
"My vision is that once the fair is over, our food vendors are like mad scientists tinkering away in their kitchens to come up with something even more delicious and different than last year," Long said.
Fairgoers routinely point to the food as their favorite facet of the festivities, more than the performers, games and rides, Long said.
"The food comes up most often as the number one reason why people come to the fair," said Long. "That's a fun part about working at the fair - the food. I'm glad the fair is only once a year and that I do a lot of walking, or I might pack on a few extra pounds."
Some of the delicacies that can be found this year include a deep-fried brownie sundae, deep-fried Girl Scout Samoa cookies, Philly cheese steak eggrolls and gator kabobs.
Whether for kids or adults, the fair has rides, and lots of them. Long said the fair's midway is consistently one of the largest in the state each year. "We're proud of our midway and the variety of rides it offers," Long said.
This year's midway will feature a few new additions - such as the Rock Star - that should excite thrill-seekers. The Rock Star, shaped like a giant guitar, can hold up to 22 people at a time. The ride lifts riders into the air before rapidly rotating clockwise and counterclockwise.
"People who like rides are going to love this one," Long said.
It wouldn't be a State Fair without an array of agricultural exhibits and competitions. One of the new attractions will be a mobile dairy classroom that will explain the dairy process, Long said.
"Visitors will see a cow get milked, which we've done before. But there was nothing to go along with just milking a cow," said Long. "So why not have a dedicated educational exhibit about what happens after that?"
The Village of Yesteryear features many new exhibitors, including artisans and craftsmen performing old-timey crafts such as quilt making and pottery.
"There also will be a guy who does wet plate photography," said Long. "That's going to blow some minds."
All concerts are in Dorton Arena and begin at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 12: Matthew West with Sanctus Real; $10
Saturday, Oct. 13: Jake Owen; $10
Sunday, Oct. 14: Hot Chelle Rae; $15
Monday, Oct. 15: Scotty McCreery (sold out)
Tuesday, Oct. 16: Scotty McCreery (sold out)
Wednesday, Oct. 17: Jason Michael Carroll; $5
Thursday, Oct. 18: Brian McKnight; $15
Oct. 19: Michael W. Smith; $10
Oct. 20: Billy Currington; $20
Oct. 21: Corey Smith; $10
Youth Celebration Day (Monday, Oct. 15): Youth and school groups can receive special admission discounts to attend the fair. Go to ncstatefair.org for more information.
Senior Citizens Day (Tuesday, Oct. 16): 9-11 a.m. at Dorton Arena, seniors (ages 65 and older) are served free breakfast and entertainment at the Senior Citizen Fun Festival.
Military Appreciation Day (Wednesday, Oct. 17): The State Fair will honor service members today. Fort Bragg's Army Ground Forces Band, including the Loose Cannons, the Brass Brigade and the Concert Band, will perform throughout the day at the Waterfall Stage near Dorton Arena. There also is a daily military discount. Military adults and dependents ages 13-64 pay $5 at the gate with a military or veteran ID. This offer is not available online or in advance. The discount is available to all military personnel, including active-duty, reserve, National Guard, retired and veterans.
Food Lion Hunger Relief Day (Thursday, Oct. 18): Bring four cans of food to the fair to exchange for a free admission ticket.
When: Through Oct. 21; gates open 8 a.m. to midnight
Where: State Fairgrounds, 1025 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh
Admission: $8 for adults, $3 for kids and $5 for military. Free admission for children 5 and younger and seniors 65 and older. Ride tickets are $1 each.
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Friday, January 25, 2013 - The Sun Trolley Expands Galt Link Route to Include Broward Health Imperial Point
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – The Downtown Fort Lauderdale Transportation Management Association (TMA) has partnered with Broward Health Imperial Point to expand its Sun Trolley service to include the hospital in the north leg of the Galt Link. This expansion took effect on Monday, January 21, 2013.
"Diagnostic services such as CT, MRI, ultrasound, X-ray and digital mammography are now just a trolley ride away for Galt Ocean Mile residents," said Alice Taylor, Chief Executive Officer of Broward Health Imperial Point. "The partnership also means increased access to dozens of physicians in various specialties whose offices are located on the hospital's campus".
The Galt Link Route is free for passengers and runs Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from Galt Ocean Mile to Broward Health Imperial Point, with stops at Coral Ridge Mall and service to the Galleria Mall.
"We are so pleased to have Broward Health Imperial Point join our route destinations," states Sun Trolley's Executive Director, Patricia Zeiler. "The Galt Link Route continuously ranks as one of Sun Trolley's most popular routes amongst Broward County residents and we are confident that adding Broward Health Imperial Point will only serve to increase ridership."
Sun Trolley's wave and ride service accommodated over 32,000 passengers in the month of December 2012 alone. Passengers simply flag the driver anywhere along the route to board. Once aboard, the fare is either free or 50¢ for one trip and $2 for all day, hop-on-hop off service. The Sun Trolley Tracker, a new mobile app for Android and iPhone users, provides real time location of all trolleys.
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Serving Fort Lauderdale's residents and visitors since 1993, the Downtown Fort Lauderdale Transportation Management Association (TMA) manages the Sun Trolley and administers the community bus service of the City of Fort Lauderdale. In addition to managing five routes, TMA oversees a carpooling service with incentives for employees who elect to carpool, connects Fort Lauderdale neighborhoods to Broward County Transit and TriRail, and coordinates employee transit programs in local businesses. For more info visit www.suntrolley.com.
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October 24, 2008
How Dinosaur Poop Got Its Name
Earlier this year, Smithsonian published an article, "Where Dinosaurs Roamed," that touched briefly on the war between the two men who started us down the path to our current dinosaur obsession:
"Othniel Charles Marsh and Edward Drinker Cope were the two most prominent dinosaur specialists of the 1800s—and bitter enemies. They burned through money, funding expeditions to Western badlands, hiring bone collectors away from each other and bidding against one another for fossils in a battle of one-upmanship. They spied on each other's digs, had their minions smash fossils so the other couldn't collect them, and attacked each other in academic journals and across the pages of the New York Herald—making accusations of theft and plagiarism that tarnished them both."
A reader wrote in the online comments that he thought that we left out one of the best insults: "I was told that after finding fossilized poop, Marsh, in honor of his rival named it coprolite, so that Cope would be associated in perpetuity."
While it would have been a good insult, this is, unfortunately, not true. The term "coprolite" has its roots in the Greek language, derived from kopros, which means dung, and lithos, which means stone. The word was coined by William Buckland, an English geologist who was a dinosaur hunter before the term "dinosaur" had been created, before the Marsh and Cope war. Buckland found many coprolites and liked them so much, he even had a table made from a slab of inlaid dinosaur dung. The Lyme Regis Philpot Museum in England, which has the table, calls it "Buckland's Dinosaur Poo Table".
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The coprolites in the Buckland table are actually from marine reptiles called Ichthyosaurs, which are only very distintly related to dinosaurs. They are not dinosaurs themselves !
I was a volunteer with the California Academy of Sciences and about 8 years ago there was Jurrasic Park display and I showed some children som copralites and some of the smelled it and said it doesn't stink at all.
[...] like a T. rex? Lumber around gulping party snacks like an Apatosaurus? Stain the carpet like a coprolite? This is the holiday for you, and we want to hear all about [...]
[...] At the beginning of the 19th century, paleontology was a new branch of science. People had been picking up fossils and trying to determine their significance for as long as anyone could recall, but the study of organic petrifactions was something new. Shells and teeth laid down in ancient marine environments were common, but so were strange spiral-shaped bodies. They were often referred to as "fossil fir cones," as they looked like the cones that fell from pine trees, but geologist William Buckland came to a different conclusion. The fossil "cones" were really petrified dung, which he called "coprolites." [...]
Hey, my brother gave me a graphic novel about Cope and Marsh for Christmas. I should read it, huh. (It's called Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards: A Tale of Edward Drinker Cope, Othniel Charles Marsh, and the Gilded Age of Paleontology – kind of the best title ever.)
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E-waste fundraiser
Fifth-graders at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School are being proactive about going to Outdoor Science School next year. Half of the total cost per student previously has been donated, but this year, the $360 would need to be raised by students.
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Their first fundraising activity is an e-waste event, which will take place 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday. Students will host the event behind the school, 1413 E. Broadway, Anaheim.
Items accepted include computers, laptops, monitors, cell phones, printers, cables and most electronic devices.
If you can't make it Saturday but would like to donate, drop off items on the Lincoln Avenue side of the school (in the multipurpose room) between noon and 5 p.m. The school can make arrangements for large pickups.
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Bahrani Arabic
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Native to | Bahrain, Oman |
Native speakers | 600,000 in Bahrain (2011)[1] |
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Writing system | Arabic alphabet |
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ISO 639-3 | abv |
Baharna Arabic (also known as Bahrani and Bahrani Arabic) is a variety of Arabic spoken by the Bahranis of Bahrain, and is also in Oman.[2]
In Bahrain, the dialect is spoken in the capital, Manama, and in most Bahraini villages. Sunni Bahrainis speak a Gulf dialect which is more similar to those spoken in the Qatar.
An interesting sociolinguistic feature of Bahrain is the existence of three distinct dialects: Baharna, Sunni Arab and Ajam Arabic.[3]
The Persian language has the most foreign linguistic influence on the Bahraini dialects.[4] The differences between Bahrani Arabic and neighboring dialects suggest differing historical origins. The main differences between Bahrani and non-Bahrani dialects are evident in certain grammatical forms and pronunciation. Most of the vocabulary, however, is shared between dialects, or is distinctly Bahraini, arising from a shared modern history. Many Bahrani words have also been borrowed from Hindi or English.
Examples of words borrowed from other languages[edit]
- bānka 'ceiling fan' from Persian
- sōmān 'equipment' from Hindi.
- lētar 'lighter' from English.
- wīl 'wheel' from English
- tēm 'time' from English
- dareesha 'window ' from Ottoman Turkish
- dowshag 'mattress' from Persian
- orradi 'already' from English
Bahrani dialect has borrowed some vocabulary from Persian, Hindi and more recently from English.
Bahrani Arabic (called Baħrāni by its speakers) has the main features of Gulf Arabic dialects (e.g. Kuwait, UAE, Qatar) in addition to its own unique features. General features include the Standard Arabic q becoming g (qamar vs gamar 'moon'), k becoming ch in some positions (kalb vs chalb 'dog'). J becoming y in some villages (jiħħe vs yiħħe 'watermelon'). Final Standard Arabic -ah becomes -e in some positions. Unique features include changing "th" and "dh" into "f" and "d". Many younger speakers avoid such pronunciations, however.
- ^ John Jones, 2011. Introduction to the Baharna, p. 40
- ^ "Arabic, Baharna Spoken". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
- ^ Bassiouney, Reem (2009). "5". Arabic Sociolinguistics. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 105-107.
- ^ Dialect, Culture, and Society in Eastern Arabia: Glossary. Clive Holes. 2001. Page XXX. ISBN 90-04-10763-0
Further reading[edit]
- Mahdi Abdalla Al-Tajir. 1983. Language and Linguistic Origins in Bahrain: The Bahrani Dialect of Arabic. ISBN 0-7103-0024-7
- Clive Holes. 1983. "Bahraini Dialects: Sectarian Differences and the Sedentary/Nomadic Split," Zeitschrift für arabische Linguistik 10:7-38.
- Clive Holes. 1987. Language Variation and Change in a Modernising Arab State: The Case of Bahrain. ISBN 0-7103-0244-4
- Clive Holes. 2001. Dialect, Culture, and Society in Eastern Arabia: Glossary. ISBN 90-04-10763-0
- Clive Holes, "Dialect and National Identity. The Cultural Politics of Self-Represenation in Bahraini Musalsalat", in Paul Dresch and James Piscatori (eds), Monarchies and Nations: Globalisation and Identity in the Arab states of the Gulf, London: I.B. Tauris, 2005, p. 60.
External links[edit]
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WILBRAHAM, MA (February 21, 2007) - What do Friendly's and The Springfield Falcons have in common? ICE Cream of course!
Beginning Monday, February 26, 2007, Friendly's will introduce the Ut-O-Eggy-O Sundae, a delicious ice cream sundae created by Springfield Falcons defenseman, #48 Mike Egener. The sundae will be available in Springfield area Friendly's restaurants for a limited time only. The sundae, a combination of all Egener's favorites, contains three flavors of ice cream - Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Coffee and Nuts Over Caramel, four toppings - caramel, marshmallow, chocolate sauce and crushed Oreo's, and finishes with whipped topping and a cherry.
"The Sundae is really a combination of all my favorite ice creams and toppings," said Egener. "I am honored that Friendly's thinks my sundae will be a hit. Our team had a lot of fun creating the sundaes and I am just glad mine was chosen."
As part of the Friendly's and Springfield Falcons partnership, the players and coaches were invited to the company's Wilbraham headquarters last fall to create their own sundaes. A panel of judges, consisting of Friendly's executives, members of the Falcons coaching staff and Kevin Collins, NHL's Officiating Manager, chose the winning sundae.
"The sundaes were judged on name, taste, and appearance, said Andre Fuehr, Friendly's Vice President, Research and Development and one of the judges for the day. "The Ut-O-Eggy-O Sundae has it all - a creative, fun name, a great flavor combination and the way the sundae looks makes you want to dig your spoon right in."
To kick-off the introduction of the new sundae, a special Falcons Family Fun Night will be held at the 65 Sumner Avenue, Springfield Friendly's restaurant on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event will feature Falcons players, Egener, #10 Dan Cavanaugh, and Screech, the lovable Falcons mascot, visiting with guests and signing autographs. A portion of the Family Fun Night proceeds will benefit the Springfield Falcons Charities, Inc., which supports local children's charities throughout Western Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut.
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Abstract: The thesis of this article is that national sport and recreation policies constitute a pedagogical problematic, as they are texts bound to specific meaning and learning, with potential to impact on roles and subjectivities. As such, it is crucially important for physical education scholars to adopt a critical stance towards them, opening up the assumptions, intentions and social relations they embody to a profound and sensitive engagement. Ultimately, such a stance has broader implications for intelligible formulation and translation of polices into culturally sensitive practice. Using discourse analysis, a methodology grounded in poststructuralism, the National Sport and Recreation Policy for Botswana is examined for its ideological and epistemological rationale. The analysis presented in this article underscores the need for a reflective and reflexive attitude towards recreation policies, which seem to be taken for granted in postcolonial societies. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/524 Files in this item: 1
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Abstract: Studies conducted outside Africa show that professional development experiences of physical education (PE) teachers are shaped by the manner in which PE is situated (and stereotyped) in the school system. Given the contested nature of teacher development, it is important to continually explore the phenomenon in different national contexts. Accordingly, this study examines the contextual issues impinging on the professional development experiences of PE teachers in Botswana, and how the teachers interpret these experiences in relation to their professional identity. Data were generated through focus groups and semi-structured interviews with 35 secondary school PE teachers and 12 college lecturers. Findings reveal a number of themes connected to inequities in teacher development. The paper concludes by highlighting the importance of epistemology in shaping teacher development interventions. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/533 Files in this item: 1
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The Minority Teacher Education Scholarship is designed to attract and retain students that are interested in becoming a teacher in the state of Florida. The scholarship is administered at 33 participating colleges and universities throughout the state. Special consideration is given to community college students. ELIGIBILITY Individuals who are selected for the MTES must: * Be a resident of the State of Florida. * Be a member of one of the following racial groups: African American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian American/Pacific Islander, or American Indian/Alaskan Native. * Be newly admitted into a teacher education program at any of FFMT's participating universities/colleges. * Be a junior and have not earned a baccalaureate degree in education. * Have earned 60 credit hours or an AA degree. * Have not exceeded 18 hours of upper division education courses at the time of application. AWARDS * The annual amount of the Minority Teacher Education Scholarship is $4,000. * Awards are only disbursed during the Fall and Spring semesters, in the amount of $2,000 per semester. * Students may be eligible to receive the scholarship for up to two consecutive years.
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On Every Dream Home a Solar Panel
Traditionally, when someone buys a house, they receive a card from their realtor that says, "Thanks for your business," and a gift basket with some thoughtful housewarming gifts. Now, thanks to new zoning codes in Lancaster, California, new homebuyers will also receive a brand-new solar photovoltaic (PV) system (though "receive" is probably a misnomer, as the cost of the system is presumably built into the home price).
Lancaster changed its zoning code in March 2013 to require a 1.0 to 1.5 kW PV system for every new home built on lots larger than 7,000 square feet or 1.5 kW systems for rural homes up to 100,000 square feet. Builders will also have the option of building distributed systems for new developments. For example, a builder could install a single 20 kW system for a 20-home development. (Note that Sebastopol became the second California city to enact a solar requirement for new homes in May.)
Lancaster is the first city in the United States to require PV systems for new residential construction. This regulation marks a significant win for solar companies, the renewable energy industry, and the state of California. The advantages for the PV industry are obvious: the regulation will drive the market as new homes are built, creating revenue and jobs. Widespread installations will also improve installation techniques and develop a base of skilled installers. For California, this change will help relieve an already stressed electric grid that funnels power from the northwest to southern California (Lancaster is about 65 miles north of Los Angeles).
National Impact
Extrapolating numbers across the United States paints an even more ambitious picture. The National Association of Home Builders forecasts that 647,000 new homes will be built (or at least started) nationwide in 2013. Imagine that each of these homes comes with a 1.0 kW PV system installed; by the end of 2013, we would have a new 647 MW power plant distributed across the country. It's not quite that simple, but the point is this: a seemingly innocuous zoning change like Lancaster's could have a tremendous impact once it scales across the country.
Furthermore, this would mean more good news for a growing North American PV market. Navigant Research's report, Distributed Solar Energy Generation, forecasts that 220 GW of distributed solar PV will be installed worldwide from 2013 to 2018, representing $540.3 billion in revenue, but the majority of that growth will come from Europe. Extrapolating again, adding 647 MW of PV capacity each year in the United States would increase distributed PV capacity by approximately 15% to 20%.
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Of course, there are numerous hurdles standing in the way of widespread adoption of anything similar to Lancaster's zoning laws, and not everyone is applauding this move. While there has been relatively little opposition from Lancaster residents, the homebuilders clearly object to the new codes. Specifically, they feel that this change puts their product at a disadvantage when compared to the resale market. Regardless, it will be interesting to see if other cities follow suit, making the new regulation a boon for the PV industry, or if Lancaster and Sebastopol prove exceptions in an already growing market.
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Formats: | 12 DVD, Blu-ray |
Starring: | Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Rob Schneider, Salma Hayek, Maria Bello, Maya Rudolph |
Director: | Dennis Dugan |
Genre: | Comedy |
Studio: | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
Collections: | Awkward!, Best of HD, Funny People, Halloween Antidotes, Happy New Year!, January - Comedy, Just Arrived, LOVEFiLM Instant |
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Run time: | 1 hour 42 minutes |
Rental release: | 17 Jan 2011 |
Main languages: | English |
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