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Inturesting, you still have some rather odd shading.. What does blender have for assigning smoothing groups? because this seams to be a smoothing error.
Other than that its certainly improving mate
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In Blender smooth shading can be assigned for each face/polygon, but i cannot say how it compares to Max's smoothing groups.
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Hmm, still have some odd Shading triangles. :/
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yes indeed! that's a good thing to do, nothings better than sampling the real thing! and if that doesn't work.. at least try sketching some basic rock shapes that can help with realism.. Of course the tools you use are important too.. have you tried a Zbrush or mudbox trial?
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The left-side cliff looks good, but the right-side one still has some dodgy shading (hard edges) on some of the polygons. The texture is looking a lot improved in the new versions.


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Disney 'committed his whole heart'
Dream became a kingdom despite major obstacles
His father, Roger, a Disney Imagineer who played a key role in designing and building the rides that were about to turn the world's first theme park into a vacation mecca for millions, had brought him. With a little help from Walt Disney, the 12-year-old was going on a surprise train ride he would never forget. With one hand on the throttle, Disney eased a newly built Disneyland Railroad locomotive out of the barn. He rang the brass bell and blew the whistle twice.
"Soon, this engine starts emerging out into the sunlight. You could smell the fresh paint and the hot oil, and this monster's hissing like an animal, like it's alive," recalled Broggie, a Thousand Oaks resident. "And as the cab emerges ... there's Walt smiling this huge smile, his hand on the throttle. ... He stopped and said he was the park's chief engineer, but he needed a fireman and asked if I would do it. He didn't have to ask me twice. I put up a hand, and he hoisted me up into the cab and we took the first run at Disneyland in the E.P. Ripley Engine No. 2."
That, said Broggie and several others who knew Walt Disney well, pretty much illustrates what the man who defined family entertainment in 20th-century America was like. He loved being with ordinary people and finding ways to turn their fantasy into experience. The multimillionaire creator of Mickey Mouse and the Magic Kingdom grew up wanting only to be a railroad engineer. He had a 10th-grade education and a gift for drawing that drove him into bankruptcy at 21.
But his stubbornness, imagination, self-confidence and artistic talent quickly overcame the hurdles and propelled him into creating some of the world's best-loved characters and stories and a fabulously successful business. Children the world over seemed to think he dreamed up Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy and the rest just for them. Sometimes, that irritated his two daughters.
"What bothered me the most, I think, was they felt they had a part of him, too. This was before he was on television, but they felt that he did things for them, too," said daughter Diane Miller of Napa, the only surviving member of Disney's immediate family. "When Sharon and I were younger, I know we both resented it. You know, he's ours! He's our dad."
Despite the demands of heading one of Hollywood's most successful entertainment empires, Disney focused on his family and avoided becoming a workaholic, his daughter said. He often drove his children and those of several neighbors to school and insisted his family have dinner together nearly every night. He played with them, took them places and helped with school projects and was eager to learn what was on the minds of his children and the many youngsters who worked for him.
"We would see him in the back of the sound stage watching us. I understand he watched the dailies every day and had a lot of input for the show," said Bobby Burgess, one of the original "Mickey Mouse Club" TV show's Mouseketeers. "He wanted us to call him Uncle Walt, but we were from the '50s. We wanted to show respect, so we called him Mr. Disney."
Missouri farm boy
Described often as an optimistic visionary, savvy promoter and hard-nosed executive, Walter Elias Disney was born in Chicago on Dec. 5, 1901. He grew up on a 40-acre farm outside Marceline, Mo., that the family he had a brother and sister moved to when he was 4. He loved life on the farm, but the Santa Fe Railroad trains that rumbled by every 22 minutes entranced him. Often, he lay awake at night listening to the whistles and pretending he was on board, said Broggie, author of "Walt Disney's Railroad Story," a 432-page book describing Disney's lifelong fascination with trains that has sold more than 16,000 copies. It was that obsession, Broggie believes, that ultimately led him to build Disneyland and the other theme parks.
Dressing the family's dog, cat and pig as clowns in his sister Ruth's doll clothes, Disney staged his first show at age 7 in the barn. When neighbor children complained, his mother made him refund the 10-cent admission charge and told him future audiences would be happy if he always delivered more than he promised. It was advice Disney never forgot. He took up drawing about the same time, selling one of his first efforts, a picture of a neighbor's horse, for a quarter. Some of his earliest works were done on the side of his house in roofing tar and got him punished.
Disney dropped out of school at 14 to become a railroad "news butch," selling newspapers, tobacco products and candy he had bought wholesale to passengers. It was an opportunity to see the Midwest by rail and his first entrepreneurial experience.
He attended the Kansas Art Institute in Kansas City, drawing cartoons for a local film company for a while and then partnering with Ub Iwerks, for years his chief animator, in an independent company that made cartoons for local theaters. When that financially shaky business went bankrupt in 1923, Disney moved to Los Angeles and formed the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio with his older brother Roy. Launched in an uncle's cramped garage, it was the start of what would become the Walt Disney Co. behemoth.
Mickey hits it big
Moderately successful with cartoon series called "Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" and "Alice's Wonderland," the company hit it big in 1928 when Mickey Mouse, Disney's newest creation, starred in "Steamboat Willie," his first cartoon with sound. He hadn't been able to sell two silent Mickey cartoons, but this one launched a long series and the advent of Disney merchandising. Store shelves nationwide swelled with Mickey Mouse dolls, dishes, toothbrushes, radios, figurines, pencils, books and watches. There was a newspaper comic strip, too. The company's full-color "Silly Symphonies" won the film industry's first Oscar for cartoons in 1932.
Disney followed up by monopolizing that category for the rest of the decade. The feature-length animated films that solidified the Disney lore "Snow White," "Pinocchio," "Alice in Wonderland" and the rest followed. Ollie Johnston, one of the renowned "nine old men" who drew them, said Disney liked to tell his animators the stories and let their imaginations go to work. "I was interested in doing stuff that Walt wanted. He'd say: 'Whatever you do, don't read the book. Just go ahead and do this,' " said Johnston, now a frail 93 and living in La Canada.
"I was upstairs at his old place, and I was talking to the girls around that little next building, and Walt came out and he looked at me, and he said: 'I sure like the way you're doing those Pinocchio characters. They're excellent ...' and I said, 'Well, I'm just trying to do them like (other animators) Frank Thomas and Milt Goal.'
"He said, 'I don't give a damn who you're doing them like, just keep it up!' "
The fast-growing studio moved to Burbank, which remains its home, in the 1940s. More animated features and live-action films including "Treasure Island" followed, and Disney focused again on trains.
He had an electric train in his office but spent $50,000, a fortune in 1950, to have his workers build a ridable railroad in the backyard of his Holmby Hills home. Broggie, who watched his father and other Disney Imagineers put it together, believes the Carolwood Pacific Railroad Disney lived on Carolwood Drive was pivotal to the development of Disneyland.
With a half-mile of track covering Disney's 5 acres, the one-eighth-scale live-steam line came complete with 11 switches, a trestle and an S-curve tunnel that riders entered in total darkness. The tunnel ran beneath Disney's wife Lillian's garden. Broggie was only 7 when he first rode the train, but he vividly recalled the rocking of the cars, the vibrating as they rolled over the tracks, the smoke's acrid smell and the pitch blackness.
' ... a thrill ride'
"In one instant, Walt had created an experience that touched all your senses," he said. "Eventually, you round the final curve, and there's this sliver of light, which starts to develop ... out into full sunlight. Then you're immediately on a 46-foot-long trestle looking down 12 feet to the ground and on the other side you're looking 150 to 200 feet into a wooded canyon. That was one heck of a ride. ...That was a thrill ride!"
The train was so popular, Broggie said, that Disney proposed building another with other attractions on 16 acres next to his company's studios. Burbank could have been home to Disneyland, but the City Council rejected the plan with one member saying, "We don't want a squawking carousel in our town." Consultants suggested rural Anaheim, where land was cheap, and in 1953 Disney borrowed on his life insurance to buy all he could afford, 160 acres.
Calling the plan for a park where one-of-a-kind rides would turn stories into three-dimensional experiences "Walt's Folly," some Disney employees sold their stock believing Disneyland was a company-sinking money pit. People in the amusement park industry agreed. They predicted Disneyland would fail because it was not located near a body of water, had too many mechanical attractions prone to frequent breakdowns, lacked a midway with lucrative games of chance and was planned with only one entrance that would not efficiently handle large crowds. But Disney was stubborn and believed in his concept.
"Walt's way of approaching anything was you've got to really believe in something wholeheartedly, you can't be half committed to it," Broggie said. "So he committed his whole heart to Disneyland and then he recognized the value of television as a medium when the rest of the film industry felt that television was going to put them out of business."
Frequently adding elaborate attractions, Disney blew through budget after budget. When the projected cost rocketed from $5 million to $9 million, Disney offered the three major TV networks the right to air his movies in exchange for a loan. NBC and CBS refused, but then-struggling ABC offered $500,000 in cash and a $4.5 million line of credit in exchange for a 30 percent stake in Disneyland, Broggie said. Disney took that but got an option to buy ABC out in five years at a set price. Disneyland Inc., the company he created to build the park, launched construction in August of 1954 and completed it in just 11 months. In its first year, Disney's "Magic Kingdom" drew more than 3 million visitors.
Planning for Florida
From its beginning, Disney felt Disneyland was too small. Flush with success in the early 1960s, he began buying more than 28,000 acres near Orlando, Fla., for Disney World. It would be a self-contained resort, insulated from the urban sprawl of fast-food eateries and cheap motels that had quickly surrounded Disneyland. It would also have a new component, EPCOT, the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow. He envisioned that as a constantly changing city that would showcase man's latest concepts on how a city could be designed, built and operated.
But Disney didn't see his vision fulfilled. He died on Dec. 15, 1966, just 10 days after his 65th birthday and a month after making a television program describing his EPCOT concept. He died of complications from lung cancer in a room at Burbank's St. Joseph's Hospital that overlooked Walt Disney Studios. "Walt was a three-packs-a-day chain smoker. Photographers had to airbrush cigarettes from his pictures because he wouldn't put them down even for a minute," Broggie said. "He called tobacco his only vice, but he refused to give it up."
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As many of you may now, our next issue marks the 10 year anniversary of Quilting Arts Magazine! And I don't know about all of you, but in my family, birthdays were always a very big deal. The birthday girl or boy would have their meal and cake of choice, their birthday wish list (within reason--apparently, a pet pig was never within reason for my parents), and my mother even had colorful crowns that we got to wear on our special day. You'd frequently here this excuse tossed around between arguing siblings: "Hey, you have to be nice to me--it's my birthday week!" And most of the time, we respected this declaration.
Since Quilting Arts is turning the big 1-0, we're going to revel in at least a couple months of celebration. And at the top of our birthday wish list is fabric postcards from all of you. If you're our friend on Facebook (and you should be!), you may have seen the announcement on our Facebook page last week. If not, now is your chance to get stitching! I even managed to whip up a Quilting Arts @10 postcard of my own this weekend, taking advantage of a long car ride to Vermont to do some colorful hand stitching. It took about an hour to finish up on the sewing machine last night and voila--quick, easy, and a wonderful way to celebrate this special occasion! My card is characteristically colorful and patchwork-y, but the best thing about working at Quilting Arts is getting to see the wide array of unique aesthetics amongst our readers and contributors--so I hope you'll all participate. We have fun plans for these cards....
Here are the guidelines--we can't wait to see what you come up with!
Create a fabric postcard with the #10 prominently
featured/stitched and mail to Quilting Arts @10, PO BOX 685, Stow, MA,
01775. Deadline for receipt is 10/10/10!
Mine went in the mail today, Pippa! It was a lot of fun to make.
Yikes, I just got the email about your celebration post cards today. Is the receive date really 10/10?
Nj in CT
so if I mail it on the 8th, is that early enough? Just discovered your contest this m orning, and have planned a postcard, but am concerned that I'm wasting my time if it doesn't arrive by Saturday
Happy Birthday!!!
Just received the email you are turning 10. Would have love to particapte in making you a postcard except the deadline is 10-10-10. Not enough time on my end:(
Too bad we didn't get more notice.... I'm not a Facebook reader. I would have liked to participate.
went ahead and put mine in the mail - hope it gets to you in time
Would have loved to have participated. Justsawthis e-mailnoticetoday-the 8th! Even going on long car ride tonight to Cincinnatti. Not enough time. :-( Kathryn
Well, I made the card and forgot to bring it to the postoffice! I'll send it on Monday, but I know that is a bit late. If you want to see it, Pippa, go to my blog: vdenegrequilts.blogspot.com... or wait until it arrives at the office!!!
I found out to late to meet the deadline, but I've sent you one anyway. Happy Birthday Cloth, Paper, Scissors!
I've actually made a variety of assorted greeting cards that I quilted. Once you get in the rhythm of making them, it gets very easy!
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Former Bengal Chad Ochocinco will return to Cincinnati
Oct. 7 as a member of the Miami Dolphins, if reports by his OchoCinco
News Network are true: Ocho says he has signed with the Miami Dolphins.
Cincinnati Public Schools on Monday
voted unanimously to put a levy renewal on the November ballot. The
current levy is set to expire in 2013, and the renewal would be for
$51.5 million for five years.
The second day of the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse trial continues today, with a second accuser expected to testify. In his opening statement, Sandusky's lawyer questioned the credibility of the eight young men accusing him of multiple crimes over several years, claiming that they have a financial motive to make false claims. He also acknowledged that Sandusky's behavior and his showering with young boys was "kind of strange" but said it was not sexual abuse.
Mitt Romney says Barack Obama's "Forward" slogan is absurd. And so is the notion that he wants to reduce the number of police, firefighters and teachers. Absurdity.
The LA Times says Obama's complicated message will pose a challenge to convey, especially against Romney's simple argument: Y'all mad and it's Obama's fault.
Obama's counter-argument is layered with nuance and complexity.
It starts with an attempt to undercut Romney. As a corporate buyout executive, Romney shipped jobs overseas and reaped millions of dollars in fees from takeover deals that destroyed U.S. factory jobs, the Obama campaign says. As Massachusetts governor, Romney built a poor record on job creation, the argument continues.
Turning to his own record, Obama tells voters that he inherited an economy on the brink of collapse and averted a depression. He takes credit for a resurgence in manufacturing, the rescue of the automobile industry and the creation of more than 4 million jobs since February 2010.
Obama also slams Republicans in Congress for blocking his plans to stimulate more jobs. To inoculate himself from potential setbacks over the summer and fall, he warns of economic trouble spilling over from Europe.
In the end, Obama says, he would keep the country moving forward while Romney would take it back to the George W. Bush policies that wrecked the economy in the first place.
Verizon is changing up its cell phone plans, moving toward monthly plans that allow users to connect up to 10 devices, including tablets and PCs, to their cell phone network.
There's a new Retina-display-bearing MacBook Pro. Whatever that means.
Sunday night's Mad Men season finale broke a ratings record with 2.7 million viewers.
The Los Angeles Kings won the NHL's Stanley Cup on Tuesday, the organization's first ever championship.
A national coalition of community groups, including two Cincinnati organizations, are urging President Obama to push big Wall Street banks into writing down all "underwater mortgages" to market value. The groups said the action would pump up to $1.6 billion into Ohio's economy and create more than 24,000 jobs statewide.
UPDATE: March organizers called to clarify that although Organizing for America and the AFL-CIO are helping publicize the event and distribute literature, they aren't official sponsors.
ORIGINAL ITEM: A march to support Democratic led efforts to reform the U.S. health care system is scheduled downtown on Oct. 18. The event is sponsored by Organizing for America, a group affiliated with President Barack Obama.
Ohio political season will be in full force today as Mitt Romney visits a manufacturing company in Carthage to discuss the manufacturing industry and trade, Barack Obama will be in Cleveland talking about the economy and Rob Portman, a candidate to be Romney's vice presidential running mate, will be in Washington D.C. telling the Faith and Freedom Coalition that it's still really important to have religious freedom.
Some Columbia-Tusculum residents are upset about the proposed design of new apartment buildings on the corner of Delta Avenue and Columbia Parkway. The 76-unit Delta Flats' design was apparently supposed to fit into the nearby business district, which includes the Precinct restaurant.
China doesn't want to have sanctions on Syria, and Russia is reportedly still selling Syria weapons.
OPEC has decided to keep oil output on hold, meaning Saudi Arabia gets to decide if gas costs go up.
A new poll suggests that Americans blame George W. Bush more for America's economic issues than President Obama.
HBO and showrunners for its new medieval show Game of Thrones have apologized for using Bush's head on a stake in a scene where one of the dudes shows someone a line of traitors' heads on stakes.
Surgeons replaced a 10-year-old girl's has blood vessel with one grown with her own stem cells. The vein was taken from a dead person, stripped of its cells and then coated in the girls' stem cells. Doctors says there has been a "striking" improvement in her quality of life, according to the BBC.
Nokia will cut 10,000 jobs by the end of 2013 after being hit hard by both expensive competitors like the iPhone and cheaper Android models.
San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain
threw a perfect game against the Houston Astros last night. It
included an awesome diving catch by outfielder Gregor Blanco in the
7th inning.
It was "Rich People Voice Their Concerns Night" at city councils across town last night, as proponents of the $1 sale of Music Hall packed Cincinnati City Council chambers even though the proposed lease deal wasn't on the agenda. Mayor Mark Mallory insisted that any middle ground that will allow the nonprofit Music Hall Revitalization Co. to renovate the building will require that the city retain ownership.
Across town (and about 10 miles northeast toward the area with mass trees), Madeira City Council shot down a plan to develop a luxury apartment complex on Camargo Road. Council voted 6-1 to scrap the plan for a 184-unit complex after residents who voiced concern said the complex would be "too dense" and take away from the city's single-family character. Word on the street is that the Council majority didn't want scumbag renters like this guy to be able to move into the neighborhood and start playing music really loud out of their car stereos.
Cincinnati City Council yesterday pretty much canceled its plans to build an atrium at City Hall. Six council members approved a motion asking administrators to shut it down, and City Manager Milton Dohoney says he'll abide by it even though he technically doesn't have to because the funding was approved in a spending ordinance.
Council also voted yesterday to keep the property tax rate pretty much the same next year despite a projected deficit.
Now that the Supreme Court has temporarily upheld part of Arizona's racist
controversial immigration law, no-name state legislators in Ohio and
Kentucky plan to break out the laws they couldn't previously get passed.
According to The Enquirer's Mark Curnutte (who apparently won a
national book award for his work covering poverty in Haiti — big ups,
Curnutte!), some dudes named Courtney Combs (R-Ross Township, Ohio) and
John Schickel (R-Union, Ky.) have some great ways to rid of their states'
illegal immigrants, at least until the court strikes down the rest of
Arizona's law.
New York Times: "Arizona Ruling Only a Narrow Opening for Other States"
Housing prices are going up in most cities due to low interest rates and cheap prices.
A new Obama campaign ad refers to Mitt Romney as "outsourcer in chief." Ouch!
The War on Drugs is making the AIDS epidemic worse by driving people away from treatment, according to a report released today by the Global Commission on Drug Policy.
California condors are being threatened by lead poisoning from bullets left behind in dead carcasses shot by hunters, which the birds eat.
Facebook changed users' listed email accounts, and people on the Internet are mad. Gizmodo explains how to fix it.
The Spice Girls are reuniting to create a musical called Viva Forever! at London's Piccadilly Theatre.
President Barack Obama announced a new trade action against China during a Cincinnati campaign stop on Monday, where he also took the opportunity to attack Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
The U.S. filed the case at the World Trade Organization on Monday and claims that China offers "extensive subsidies" to native automakers and auto-parts producers.
The Chinese government filed its own complaint before the WTO on Monday, challenging tariffs the U.S. imposes on Chinese products ranging from steel to tires. The tariffs are meant to protect American manufacturers against what the U.S. government claims are unfair trade practices by China.
"(The U.S. action is) against illegal subsidies that encourage companies to ship auto part manufacturing jobs overseas," Obama said before an estimated crowd of 4,500 at the Seasongood Pavilion in Eden Park. "These are subsidies that directly harm working men and women on the assembly lines in Ohio and Michigan and across the Midwest."
"It's not right, it's against the rules, and we will not let it stand. American workers build better products than anyone. 'Made in America' means something. And when the playing field is level, America will always win."
Obama went on to criticize his Republican challenger, saying Romney made his fortune in part by uprooting American jobs and shipping them to China. Obama accused Romney — who has criticized Obama's foreign policy, saying the president apologizes for American interests — of talking the talk without being able to walk the walk.
The Romney campaign countered with an email after the rally, saying that Obama's economic policies were hurting the private sector and harmed manufacturing.
"The President's misguided, ineffective policies have hampered the private sector and allowed China to flaunt the rules while middle-class families suffer," Romney campaign spokeswoman Amanda Henneberg wrote.
"As president, Mitt Romney will deliver a fresh start for manufacturers by promoting trade that works for America and fiscal policies that encourage investment, hiring and growth."
The email pointed to reports from Bloomberg finding that manufacturing and production have shrunk recently.
Before the Obama rally several Ohio Republicans held a news conference behind a Romney campaign bus near Eden Park, where they focused more on the deficit than foreign trade.
U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot said it was "laughable" that Obama considers himself a budget hawk. He pointed to the decline in budget negotiations between the president and the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, saying Obama "walked away" from talks with Speaker John Boehner.
"Basically as president from that time last August until now, it's been all politics," Chabot said.
Chabot also attacked Obama on foreign policy, claiming the president has left Israel hanging in the Middle East and is not serious with Iran, who he says is on the brink of getting nuclear weapons.
The president in his speech said he did have a plan to reduce the federal deficit, and would reduce it by $4 trillion over the next 10 years without raising taxes on the middle class.
Monday's visit to Cincinnati was Obama's second of this campaign and his 12th trip to Ohio this year. Romney has visited the state 18 times during his campaign.
Obama was scheduled to fly to Columbus Monday afternoon for a campaign appearance there.
Preempting the Wednesday homecoming of presumed Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan to his alma mater Miami University, the Obama campaign is opening an office in Oxford Tuesday evening.
The guest speaker at the office opening will be Butler County Democratic Party Chairwoman Jocelyn Bucaro who, according to a news release, will contrast the competing visions of President Barack Obama and his presumptive Republican challenger, Mitt Romney.
"The Romney-Ryan budget would devastate the security of senior citizens — ending Medicare as we know it by turning the program into a voucher system and privatizing Social Security," the release read.
Along with a Milford office which is also opening Tuesday, the Oxford office with contribute to the total of nine campaign offices in the region. The Obama campaign has offices in East Walnut Hills, College Hill, Forest Park, Cheviot, Middletown, Springboro and Mason.
Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Ryan will speak Wednesday evening at Miami University's Engineering Quad, according to the Miami College Republicans' Facebook page.
Ryan graduated from Miami in 1992 and was asked back as the commencement speaker in 2009.
Romney is planning a bus tour with three Ohio stops on Tuesday.
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(Personal note – Gail Vacca was instrumental in closing down the slaughterhouse in Illinois and has done miracles in saving the lives of hundreds of horses. She is also a personal friend. – Jerry) Gail Vacca, founder and president of the Illinois Equine Rescue Center, entered the 3 year old offspring of one of her rescued horses in a ...Full Article
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These "Beliebers" are crazy!
On Wednesday, "Jimmy Kimmel Live" debuted a new segment, "Lie Witness," featuring Justin Bieber's fans -- and it's hilarious.
For the piece, a reporter interviewed fans outside of a Bieber concert, where she asked them a series of made-up questions regarding some of the "Boyfriend" singer's crazy behavior.
Note: Justin didn't actually do anything that the reporter asked ... but his "Beliebers"' still managed to defend the un-excusable.
Check out the hilarious clip above!
So, it's it OK that the 19-year-old punched his Grandma in the stomach? Or that cat tattoo, is it really a good look?
Their answers are un-beliebable ... while some of the fake allegations are not. What do you think of their responses? Tell toofab in the comment section below!
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Salt Lake City man charged with elder abuse after mom found dead in chair
Prosecutors have charged a Salt Lake City man with elder abuse after his mother was found dead in a chair where she may have been sitting for weeks.
The charge filed Friday against Bradley D. Myers, 51, is a felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison. Prosecutors did not charge Myers with any sort of homicide.
On April 5, Salt Lake City police found 74-year-old Geneil Larsen dead in the home she shared with Myers. Larsen was sitting in a chair covered in urine and feces, court documents say, and the path to the home's one bathroom was obstructed by garbage.
"Myers said that he had not seen Ms. Larsen move from the chair for the past couple weeks," a police officer wrote in documents filed in 3rd District Court in Salt Lake City.
A medical examiner said Larsen had a pressure ulcer above her buttocks exposing muscle and bone. An arrest warrant with a $10,000 bail has been issued for Myers' arrest.
It's the second time this week Salt Lake County prosecutors have filed an elder-abuse charge. Alfonso Patrick Moya Jr., 49, was charged this week and accused of neglecting his father, Alphonso Patricio Moya Sr., before his death.
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Financial Aid / Has everyone already applied for Stafford loans?« on: June 02, 2006, 02:08:07 PM »
I'm just wondering if most of you have already. I did last week, but am worried that I'm "late"!
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Financial Aid / Has everyone already applied for Stafford loans?« on: June 02, 2006, 02:08:07 PM »
I'm just wondering if most of you have already. I did last week, but am worried that I'm "late"!
Financial Aid / Financial wizards, your advice is needed!« on: May 17, 2006, 04:13:28 PM »
... OK, at the risk of sounding crazy...
If a person has significant cash reserves before starting law school, is there any reason to hold that cash and still take the max Stafford loan ($18,500) each year?
I guess I was thinking, what if I want to buy a house right out of law school and mortgage interest rates are higher than the Stafford interest rates?
Or will the interest I'm paying on my Stafford loans during law school cancel any possible savings from decreasing a (possible) higher interest mortgage loan after graduation?
I'd appreciate opinions on this from anyone with financial know-how.
Financial Aid / Stafford Loans« on: May 03, 2006, 03:45:16 PM »
I was just looking into these and I'm a bit lost.
My school (GW) has suggested 4 lenders, one of which is the school itself, and the website link they provide doesn't work. The other, Sallie Maw (should this be Mae?) has no web link. So, I checked the websites for the other two lenders (Access Group & T.H.E. Loans through northstar.org)
The interest rates for Stafford Loans (not the PLUS loans, just the subsidized and unsubsidized Staffords) seem to differ greatly from last year to this year. Someone else said this is because Congress raised the interest rate for next year. Is this correct?
The interest rates also seem to be the same for each organization. Are Federal Stafford rates set by the gov't, and if so, then it really doesn't matter which lender I pick, b.c. all will offer the federally-mandated rate?
Anyone who knows, I'd appreciate your wisdom!
General Off-Topic Board / A Day Without Immigrants?« on: May 01, 2006, 04:01:23 PM »
Just wondering how people feel about this. I thought it wouldn't really happen (I mean, I thought everyone would go to work as usual, then some would march in the afternoon or evening) but when I woke up this morning the 3 construction sites on my block were quiet. And then I heard that Tyson's Chicken and other large employers who use a lot of immigrant labor had pre-emptively closed today. Wow.
I'm working and going to school, but I don't plan on buying anything today.
Anyone else participating? Why/why not?
General Off-Topic Board / Career & Motherhood/Parenting« on: September 20, 2005, 02:42:31 PM »
Reading this article, it looks like most young women accept that childcare will be a higher priority for them than career. And they accept that for their husbands, it career will be a higher priority. Which are the traditional gender roles, and that's what makes me sad. I guess I thought more women were excited to leave behind these traditional roles. I know I am.
I think motherhood was my mom's main career goal when she was in college. I know she loved/loves being a mom, and gets/got satisfaction from it. But I also know she felt frustrated and trapped at times, especially about being financially dependent on my dad and being kind of unseen, unappreciated power-behind-the-throne in the household.
I'm interested to hear what other would-be lawyers think about the traditional parenting roles and how you plan to handle it in the future. Here's the article:
General Off-Topic Board / The Wall Street Journal?« on: August 18, 2005, 03:19:18 PM »
I am still getting the WSJ free because of my LSAT class, I imagine many of you are too. Anyone like it? Thinking about paying for a subscription?
I try to skim it every day because I feel guilty just dumping it straight into the recycling. And I like the info about the housing market, and sometimes the articles in the Personal Journal section. I also like it when they have stipple drawings of pop culture figures, like Bono, Jay Z or Paula Abdul. Or unflattering stipples of politicians I hate.
But the comics and the Balevine (sp?) cartoons make my skin crawl. I'm just bored and wondering what others think...
General board for soon-to-be 1Ls / Ethics questions when you sit for the bar?« on: May 17, 2005, 06:21:48 PM »
I've seen some mentions of this on LSD, implying that when you sit for the bar there might be questions about cases in which you've lied or broken laws. Does anyone know what kind of questions are asked? Is it like the traffic tickets you need to report when applying to certain law schools? Or do they ask you some vague question about breaking any laws? Not that I break that many laws, but... well, I'm considering taking a trip to Cuba. Is this the kind of thing that could prevent me from being a lawyer down the road? Or does it fall under civil disobedience?
Minority Topics / Ward Churchill, identity questions« on: April 09, 2005, 07:23:34 PM »
I just heard about this situation questioning Ward Churchill's Native American-ness today. (I know I'm late... looks like the whole thing came up over 2 mos ago, but...)
Here's a link to one reporter's take on the issue.
I was just wondering if anyone else had any thoughts on Churchill's Native/Non Native-ness, or on self-definition of identity.
The idea of anyone having to "prove" racial identity is a bit disturbing to me -- since race is a social construction and classification, I guess it seems to me like no one can really "prove" anything, other than how many ancestors were classified one way or the other. So I would err on the side of asking people to self define. Doesn't it seem arbitrary that Churchill could join a tribe if he could prove he was 1/4 "pure" Native American but not if he could only prove 3/16? Or 1/16? It seems to me more important that he identifies consistently as Native, not only in situations where it is to his advantage to do so. But if anyone is interested in discussing this, I'd love to hear other opinions. I wonder why prominent Native leaders are so concerned about standardizing and policing the perceived racial purity of other self-identified Native activists.
Where should I go next fall? / American Univ. PIPS Scholarship« on: March 28, 2005, 03:49:35 PM »
Just FYI, I called last week and asked when decisions would be made. They told me that I would be informed before seat deposits were due. Then today I got this email below. So I guess they are still making the decision, although they may have narrowed the pool and cut some people already. It would be helpful to know this week, though!
Dear angmill08:
Thank you for your application to the Public Interest/Public Service Scholarship (PIPS) Program at Washington College of Law. Your application has been forwarded to the PIPS Selection Committee for review. Although applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, scholarship offers may not be finalized until early- to mid-April.
Any questions regarding the status of your application should be emailed to Charlene Gomes, Public Interest Coordinator at email@example.com. No phone calls, please.
Best regards,
PIPS Scholarship Selection Committee
Acceptances / American PIPS Scholarship?« on: March 22, 2005, 04:07:13 PM »
Has anyone heard about this? I got an email from American saying I'm accepted to the JD program and info packet will follow, but the email did not mention the PIPS, which I applied for. I'm anxious because $$ is a big concern right now, so the PIPS will make or break my American decision. Anyone know more? TIA!
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When one of the vessels that carries blood to your eye's retina gets blocked, it can cause painless, but usually sudden, vision loss in one eye. Doctors call this a central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO).
Your retina is the layer of nerves at the back of your inner eye that sense light. Like a tiny video camera, your retina transforms images into electrical signals that your optic nerve carries to your brain. If an occlusion, or blockage of a blood vessel, occurs in your retina, it can be quite serious. The blockage usually stems from a clot or fatty deposit in your blood vessel. This is considered a medical emergency and requires immediate medical attention. If the blood clot breaks free and moves to the brain, it can cause a stroke.
High blood pressure and aging are the main risk factors for CRAO. Glaucoma, diabetes, and conditions in which the blood is thicker and stickier than usual also appear to raise your risk. In women, the condition has been linked to the use of oral contraceptives.
When a CRAO happens, the consequences can be rapid and severe. Usually, some form of vision loss results. Afterward, only 10 to 20 percent of people experience any significant healing.
A disease that is similar to CRAO is branch retinal artery occlusion, or a blockage in one branch of the arteries supplying your retina with oxygen-rich blood. With this form of the disease, you are often able to maintain fair to good vision, and recovery is more likely.
The signs of CRAO are easy to identify:
Sudden blindness in one of your eyes
Sudden, complete blurring of vision in one eye
Gradual loss of vision in one eye over a few weeks
The symptoms may last a few seconds or minutes, or they might be permanent. If you experience only partial blurring or loss of vision, you likely have branch retinal artery occlusion.
If your doctor suspects that you have CRAO, he or she will do a physical examination of the eye after dilation. Your doctor may also do a number of additional eye tests to determine the nature and extent of the damage. One eye test that can make a definite diagnosis is called a fundoscopy, sometimes performed with a biomicroscope and slit lamp.
You'll be tested for high blood pressure, glaucoma, and diabetes. If you are young, your doctor may check whether your blood is thicker than normal with a blood test called a complete blood count.
In addition, your doctor may make other checks of your heart health to see if you have problems with clotting elsewhere. These conditions are often related.
Doctors sometimes use a laser to correct the blockage. Experts say that if you arrive at the hospital with at least 20/40 vision, you will probably have fairly good vision later on. But if your vision in the eye is 20/200 or worse, the prognosis for recovery is not good.
Doctors have had some success using hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat the problem. According to hyperbaric medicine experts, the retina consumes more oxygen than any other organ in the body. This makes the retina particularly vulnerable to a blood vessel blockage that keeps oxygen-rich blood from reaching it.
In many cases, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, which involves breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized chamber, can provide enough supplemental oxygen to keep the retina viable until normal circulation returns. The increased supply of oxygen in the blood can sometimes cause the retinal arteries to widen, which can lead to improvements in vision.
Success depends partly on the type of blockage and how quickly therapy begins after the blockage forms. Some researchers have found that this therapy works best if started within eight hours of the onset of the blockage.
In other instances, your doctor might try to open up the retinas manually via massage of the affected area, or use clot-busting drugs such as tissue-plasminogen activator, or t-PA. Several other treatments have been attempted with minimal success.
Central retinal artery occlusion is often linked to diabetes or heart problems, although these conditions have not been proved to cause it. A good preventive step is to focus on heart health: Maintain a healthy weight, eat a nutritious diet, exercise regularly, and don't smoke. If you have diabetes, work to keep your blood sugar at a healthy level.


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Schneiderman Wins New York Attorney General Race
With 86 percent of precincts reporting, Democrat Eric Schneiderman has won the New York Attorney General's race over Republican candidate Dan Donovan with 55 percent of the vote.
In his victory speech, Schneiderman said he was "humbled and honored tonight and really kind of amazed to stand before you as the next Attorney General of the state of New York."
His victory keeps the Attorney General post in Democratic hands. The office is currently held by now Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo. Schneiderman called the victory significant for the party because in "a year when conservatives are sweeping America" they did not "sweep America in this race."
In the race for Attorney General, Schneiderman said his first priority was to restore the public's trust in New York government. He promised to better protect the state's environment by taking advantage of regional environmental alliances and to embark on industry-wide investigations to hault economic corruption. A national co-chair of Legislators Against Illegal Guns, Schneiderman's pledged to initiate a multi-state fight against illegal guns. He is a supporter of abortion rights and same-sex marriage.
In his victory speech, Schneiderman emphasized his commitment to "restore New York's faith in government," instructing his party to be the sharpest critic of "fraud, waste and abuse in government." He repeatedly declared that he had won on a platform of activism, big ideas and reform. "You know I'll stand up for underdogs. You know I'll stand up for justice," he beamed.
Schneiderman thanked his friends in the city council, state legislature and elected officials statewide, a reference to the political experience Dan Donovan criticized as entrenchment in Albany during the campaign.
Donovan had hoped his experience as Staten Island's District Attorney would propel him to state office. He advocated for moving military tribunals for terrorists away from New York City and for "civil confinement" to keep sex offenders in mental institutions longer than their statutory sentences. Donovan also wanted to crack down on Medicaid fraud and keep immigration reform laws in the hands of the federal government.
At Dan Donovan campaign headquarters in midtown Manhattan, disappointed supporters said they expected results to be closer but that time was not on their side. They said that had Donovan been better known, New York would have known that he was the better candidate.
In his concession speech, Donovan congratulated Schneiderman and his staff "on a great campaign." When his supporters fell silent, Donovan urged them, "We need him to succeed."


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The finale is a mixed bag but it's satisfying enough. 'All Good Things...' is definitely better written and structured but it didn't really give TNG closure. DS9's finale always gives me the feeling I get when I finish a really good book.
I suppose part of it was the knowledge that TNG would be returning soon on the movie screen, whereas DS9's finale truly was the end.
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When I was little I thought that 16 was the perfect age to be. 'Twas the oldest you could be while still being a kid. 17 was too close to the threshold of being an adult. 16 was perfect…
But I've learned some things since I was little.
Responsibility does not start when I'm 18. I will not all of a sudden "get a life" when a diploma is handed to me. Responsibility starts now. History is filled with people who accomplished great things when they were still in their teens. Why is it that now our culture is filled with "kidults", people in their late 20s and even 30s who want to keep living their lives free of grown-up duties?
Even though some might say that I'm only 16 so I still have the right to be immature and irresponsible, I don't want to be like that.
My generation is called to so much more than simply "getting by".
16 is old enough to make a meal to feed the homeless. 16 is old enough to have a holy ambition and act upon it. 16 is old enough to dive deep into God's word and experience the truth of who He is personally instead of taking someone else's word for it.
Today, I turn 16. Questions stretch out before me. I'm not simply talking about the questions "What will I do in 2 years? 5 years? 10 years?" No, more specifically, I'm thinking about questions that must be answered imminently and with actions. What will I do to bless others while I'm 16? What will I do to grow in my relationship with Christ this coming year? What will I do now to make a difference?
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Blockupy-actions are starting now. Police have announced to want to evict ('temporarily', but if they do not collaborate it might be for good) the occupy camp in front of the ECB that has been there since October 15 last year. Occupiers have declared that they will 'resist peacefully' and Blockupy called for solidarity. On Tuesday police started to surround the camp with fences.
Also the surroundings of the neighbouring ECB has been fenced off with barbed wire.
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There is also (more) good news: police decided to withdraw the 'personal bans' that more than 400 people got sent home, forbidding them to be in the Frankfurt area from May 16-20. The reason to withdraw the ban is the fear that the bans might not hold in court.
Meanwhile many meanstream media report that the blockades are already functioning. The ECB is organising police escort for some of their personnel, and changing venues for some of their activities (Reuters: – The European Central Bank plans to hold its mid-month policy meeting early, move staff out of its headquarters and shift a farewell event for one of its board members out of town, all to avoid clashes with anti-capitalist 'Blockupy' protesters.
(…) The ECB has also shifted a farewell event for outgoing board member Jose Manuel Gonzalez-Paramo, due to be attended by policymakers from around the world. It was originally to be held at one of Frankfurt's plushest hotels, just a stone's throw from the ECB's headquarters. Instead it will now be held out of town with guests to be told the exact location only hours beforehand.
Other banks decided to close down completely
The Commerz Bank is closing its offices from Thursday on
Others are boarding up, or removing signs from their buildings, in the hope that demonstrators don't recognize them. Some smaller businesses have declared to be on the side of the demonstrators and to have made good business with demonstrators. One of the occupy-activists appears to be a trader himself.
Then there is this hilarious report that bankers have been instructed to 'dress casually' and not come to work in their usual dress (= suit and tie for men, women can be a bit more frivolous) but wear ragged jeans instead.
In an interview with two activists from an antifascist organisation we can also read about the propaganda from the side of the authorities. One of the arguments for all the repressive measures, is the fact that an anti capitalist demonstration on March 31 turned violent. One police officer was hospitalised, as media don't stop repeating, claiming that he was 'severely wounded'. He was, but it turned out that it was mainly pepper spray he got, and he could leave the hospital the next day after they examined him and had that outcome. Police sprays pepper spray on demonstrators as a habit almost, and in large quantities, but not one of the victims got any media attention.
John Holloway in the Guardian: Blockupy Frankfurt is a glimmer of hope in times of austerity (Popular protests such as Blockupy offer an alternative to capitalism for those facing a life hunting through garbage cans)
As the famous folksinger B.Dylan once wrote: You don't need to be in Frankfurt to block a bank
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U.S. Soccer gives fans an exclusive look at the spectacle of the USA vs. Mexico 2014 World Cup Qualifer at Crew Stadium last week.
Fans voted Federico Higuaín as a Top 3 Performer in Week 29 for his two-assist effort against the Montreal Impact in a comeback 2-1 victory at Stade Saputo. Seattle's Obafemi Martins was named the MLS Player of the Week with Higuaín finishing just behind the Nigerian.
Crew players teamed up with The Ohio Bass Federation and The Military Order of The Purple Heart for the inaugural Casting with the Crew event at O'Shaughnessy Reservoir. With two tickets to the US vs. Mexico World Cup Qualifier on the line, Drew Beckie helped lead his boat to the victory, sending Purple Heart recipient Jacob Tate from Lima to the match. After the weigh in ceremony and the tickets were handed out, the entire group was treated to a great BBQ lunch provided by Kroger.
It was one of the upsets of the season thus far, and it left Montreal Impact coach Marco Schallibaum calling the Columbus Crew his team's version of kryptonite. And it may have started at the feet of genius playmaker Federico Higuain, but it finished with the head of veteran defender Chad Marshall.
Marshall may have had an ugly moment in that 2-1 win at Stade Saputo - an early miscommunication with goalkeeper Matt Lampson that let Marco Di Vaio, No. 2 on this list, head home his league-leading 18th goal of the season. But he made up for it later with a clinical, towering header and his usual stellar defensive performance and his organization of the back line. For his efforts he earned the top spot in this week's Castrol Index.
After inspiring the Crew to a 2-1 road win over the weekend against the Montreal Impact with two second-half assists, Crew Captain Federico Higuaín has been nominated for MLSSoccer.com's Top 3 Performers for Week 29. The performance was the Argentine's third multi-assist match with the Crew, with his last coming on September 1, 2012, also against the Impact. Higuaín's challengers include Thierry Henry, Robbie Keane and Obafemi Martins among others.
Crew forward Dominic Oduro is up for AT&T Goal of the Week honors following his match-winner against the Montreal Impact in Saturday's 2-1 victory. Oduro's competition for the award includes Seattle Sounders FC's Obafemi Martins, LA Galaxy's Robbie Keane, New York Red Bulls' Fabián Espíndola and the New England Revolution's Kelyn Rowe.
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For his two-assist effort to lift the Crew to a comeback victory over the first-place Montreal Impact, Argentine playmaker Federico Higuaín has been selected as Soccer by Ives' Player of the Week after missing three matches due to suspension and injury. Higuaín currently leads the Black & Gold with eight helpers on the year to go with nine goals this season.
Higuaín and the Crew remain four points out of a playoff spot with five matches left in the season, starting with the Chicago Fire on Saturday at Crew Stadium (7:30 p.m. ET / TICKETS).
The KICKTV crew captures the build-up, electric atmosphere and end result of last week's 2014 World Cup Qualifier at Crew Stadium.
Following the United States' stunning 2-0 win over Mexico for the fourth-straight time at Crew Stadium, Sports Ilustrated's Grant Wahl (as he typically does) broke Earth-shattering news via Twitter:
Waiting on the field in Columbus for the Honduras-Panama finish (2-1 HON now). Frankie Hejduk is break-dancing for the fans.
— Grant Wahl (@GrantWahl) September 11, 2013
Soon after Wahl's tweet, the above video was posted to YouTube by user RyanRosenblatt. And for that, we are forever grateful.
Saturday's match is the third meeting between the two teams this year and a third test against an Impact side that has sat atop the Eastern Conference ahead of both tilts in 2013 ... the Crew has secured crucial points against the Impact and will look to do the same on Saturday against the current conference leaders with the Black & Gold five points out of the fifth-place spot in the Eastern Conference playoff chase.
A win in Montreal would also mark the Crew's third regular-season series victory in 2013 ... with a 2-0 win over Toronto on August 17, the Crew secured its second regular-season series victory following a pair of victories against D.C. United (2-0-0): a March 23 win at RFK Stadium (2-1) and a 3-0 win on April 27 at Crew Stadium.
Saturday's trip to Montreal is the Crew's fifth and final trip to Canada in 2013 and 14th overall regular-season match north of the border ... although the Black & Gold fell to Toronto on July 27, the Crew has secured points in 10 of the 13 previous meetings up North and is 4-3-6 in those Canadian-hosted matches ... Columbus is 3-1-5 in nine matches at Toronto FC, has a 1-1-0 record at Vancouver and the Crew's 1-1 draw at Montreal on April 13 improved the Crew's record at Montreal to 0-1-1 ... additional Ohio ties to Canada include rookie defender Drew Beckie who was born in Regina, Saskatchewan.


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Titans slither past Cowboys in tough slog
GOLD Coast have recorded their third victory for season 2014 with a narrow 13-12 win over the North Queensland Cowboys in front of 9,482 fans at CBUS Super Stadium in Robina.
Newcastle Knights Ownership Statement
THE National Rugby League (NRL), the Hunter Sports Group (HSG) and the Members Club are continuing to work through a unified business model for the Newcastle Knights.
Sharks statement relating to Fifita
THE Sharks have been made aware of the latest developments relating to Andrew Fifita
Bulldogs statement regarding Fifita
THE Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs have today advised Andrew Fifita's management that he will not be playing for the Club
RESULTS: QRL ISC & FOGS March 29-30
ALL the results from the weekend's action across the three main grades in Queensland, including Round 5 of the Intrust Super Cup. Thanks go to the QRL.
First Utility Super League XIX Round 7 Review
AFTER round 7 only St Helens have a 100% record as they ended Leeds Rhinos unbeaten start to season in a pulsating game at Langtree Park.
Panthers Statement: Tim Grant
IN response to some media reports regarding player Tim Grant, Panthers Executive General Manager Rugby League Phil Gould today confirms that Tim will not be leaving the club.
Injury Update 30 March: Alex McKinnon
ALEX McKinnon has made a small advancement in his recovery on Sunday.
Knights do it for Alex
ON an emotional afternoon at Hunter Stadium the Newcastle Knights have thumped a rudderless Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 30 points to nil in front of 18,196 fans.
RESULTS: NSWRL Competitions 29-30 March
ALL the results from Round 4 of the VB NSW Cup, and Round 2 of the Ron Massey Cup & True Blue Chemicals Sydney Shield - all thanks to NSWRL.
Raiders stun Rabbitohs at ANZ
A surprise result has seen the Canberra Raiders capitalise on a first half shut-out of the South Sydney Rabbitohs today at ANZ Stadium, eventually winning 30-18 in front of more than 16,000 fans.
#RiseForAlex - It's More Than a Game
SOME years ago the Newcastle Knights had a club song titled "It's More Than a Game". These words will surely be in the minds of everyone at Hunter Stadium this Sunday afternoon as the Newcastle faithful flock out in their droves to not only watch a game of rugby league, but to honour the man who's been in everyone's thoughts this week - Alex McKinnon.
The Wet And Wild West Belongs to Canterbury
THE Canterbury Bulldogs have had a very successful road trip to Perth, coming away with a 46-12 thrashing over the Melbourne Storm in front of just over 12,000 people at NIB Stadium.
Sandow returns in solid Eels side
THE Parramatta Eels have recorded their second victory of the 2014 NRL season with a solid performance defeating the Penrith Panthers 32-16 at Pirtek Stadium.
Rampaging Warriors surge past Tigers
A rampaging New Zealand Warriors have run over the top of the Wests Tigers to record a 42-18 win in front of a bumper crowd of 22,512 at Westpac Stadium in Wellington.


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In a series produced exclusively for OUT.com, The Underwear Expert explores New York City through Daniel Garofali's eyes. In this multi-media journey, visual artist Blake Martin helps us capture Daniel Garofali's new home, and the reasons he loves it. He takes us to the Lower East Side for some skateboarding, to Chinatown for shopping and tofu shenanigans (you'll have to look through the photos and video to see what we mean), and to Chelsea Pier for some Garofali R&R. The model opens up to us as well about why he sees New York as a "she," his passions, and why he has such a fondness for his trusty skateboard. He even opens up about the perception people have of modeling for a career: "Modeling: it's not as glamorous; it's definitely not what you think it's like. Whatever that means," he said.
Garofali has been seen in a number of high-profile events and campaigns this year including the recent S/S13 2(X)IST fashion show, the C-IN2 Grip and Yoga campaigns, and a number of other outstanding shoots including a series by photographer Charles Quiles titled "The Beatiful Ones" for LASH Magazine. He's more than just a model, however. He pens for DNA and The Huffington Post and has a number of other projects, too–one of which is designing and making t-shirts for his fans.
Speaking of fans, the Australian-born model, who's been dubbed the first-ever "social media supermodel," is exceptionally in tune with both his brand and his fans. He regularly updates his Instagram and Facebook accounts, and seems to have a legion that follows his every move.
Check out these fantastic photos of Mr. Garofali's New York, and then, after the jump, get up close and personal with the model in a 5-part video series produced by The Underwear Expert and Blake Martin Creative. For the full OUT interview, visit OUT.com.
In this dramatic and visually captivating video series produced for The Underwear Expert by visual artist Blake Martin, we get to see Daniel like never before.
Daniel Garofali lets it all hang out.
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Daniel, a veteran vegan, gets intimate with tofu.
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Just Daniel and his skateboard.
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Mr. Garofali at the Christopher Street Pier, one of his favorite places in the city.
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Photographer & Videographer: Blake Martin
Assistant: Christopher Farber
Sound Design: Benjamin Jacobs
Grooming: Boswell Scot, Fox & Boy Salon
Producer: Danny Schmittler, Sr. Editor, The Underwear Expert
Wardrobe: JF & Son, Ale et Lange, aussieBum, C-in2, Calvin Klein Underwear
Daniel Garofali is an international model. You've seen him in numerous campaigns for brands and magazines including C-in2, Marcuse and LASH. He pens for Huffington Post and DNA magazine and has a 2013-2014 calendar available here now as well as self screen-printed t-shirts.


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Lovaza Mechanisms of Action
Recruitment status was Recruiting
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High levels of triglycerides is a common abnormality found in patients with diabetes and also cardiovascular disease, and may contribute to the risk for both. Omega 3 fatty acids, as found enriched in fish and also in the commercial agent called Lovaza lower triglyceride levels. Prior work from the investigators group demonstrated that an enzyme responsible for the break down of triglycerides - lipoprotein lipase - generates molecules that can activate a specific nuclear receptor known as PPAR-alpha. This study investigates the hypothesis that taking Lovaza shifts the specific fatty acid content of triglyceride containing lipoproteins and increases the ability of those lipoproteins to activate PPAR-alpha.
Moderate Hypertriglyceridemia.
Dietary Supplement: Omega 3 fatty acid (Lovaza)
Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Basic Science
|Official Title:
|Study of the Effects of Lovaza (Omega 3 Fatty Acids) On Lipoprotein Particles and Their Transcriptional Effects
- Changes in lipoprotein metabolite content and their ability to activate PPAR-alpha in an established cell culture system. [ Time Frame: 3 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Enrolled subjects will serve as their own controls and will be studied at baseline and after 3 months of Lovaza. The primary endpoint will test changes in lipoproteins as a function of their content and ability to activate PPAR-alpha in standard transfected cell culture systems.
- Changes in plasma markers for atherosclerosis [ Time Frame: 3 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Subjects will also be studied before and after Lovaza for changes in lipid profile and c- reactive protein
- Change in plasma markers of diabetes [ Time Frame: 3 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Plasma markers of diabetes will be measure before and after Lovaza treatment for 3 months, specifically glucose and A1C levels
- Changes in plasma markers of liver function [ Time Frame: 3 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Plasma levels of liver function tests, specifically ALT and AST before and after 3 months of Lovaza.
This is not a safety issue since elevated triglycerides can cause increased liver function tests and fish oil (like Lovaza) can lower triglyceride levels and hence ALT and AST levels.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|August 2012
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|August 2014
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|August 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Dietary Supplement: Omega 3 fatty acid (Lovaza)
- Lovaza LVZ112737, formerly known as Omacor.
- Omega 3 fatty acids are also available over the counter but Lovaza is a proprietary form.
This study will investigate changes in lipid and other metabolic parameters as well as the ability of isolated lipoproteins to activate PPARs in the presence or absence of lipoprotein lipase in a cohort of normal healthy individuals with modest hypertriglyceridemia before and after a course of Lovaza.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|21 Years to 65 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Otherwise healthy 21 to 65 year old men and women
- Triglycerides >150 < 500 mg/dL
Exclusion Criteria:
- Other lipid lowering medication including fish oil
- Major illnesses
- Diabetes
- Cardiovascular disease
- Abnormalities uncovered on screening blood work including undiagnosed diabetes, abnormal liver function tests, triglycerides > 500 mg/dL
- Indication for immediate statin therapy
- Pregnancy
- Contraindication for fish oil use or muscle biopsy
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01301794
|Contact: Jorge Plutzky, MD
|Contact: Jon Brown, MD
|United States, Massachusetts
|Brigham and Women's Hospital
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
|Contact: Sutanuka Lahiri 617-525-6823 Sutanuka Lahiri <firstname.lastname@example.com>
|Contact: Jorge Plutzky 326-055-200 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator:
|Jorge Plutzky, MD
|Brigham and Women's Hospital
|Study Director:
|Jonathan Brown, MD
|Brigham and Women's Hospital
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|Jorge Plutzky, Director of Vascular Disease Prevention Program, Brigham and Women's Hospital
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01301794 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|February 18, 2011
|Last Updated:
|February 21, 2013
|Health Authority:
|United States: Institutional Review Board
Keywords provided by Brigham and Women's Hospital:
Fish oil
Omega 3 fatty acids
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lipid Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 13, 2015


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Warrenton Training Center
EPA Region 3 (Mid-Atlantic)
3rd Congressional District
Last Update: May 2010
Other Names
Current Site StatusWTC submitted the FY 2009 Inactive Landfill (IAL) and Inactive Chemical Pits Annual Monitoring Well Report in May 2010. Due to low levels and non-detections in sample results pesticides/pcbs and cyanide have been removed from the sampling protocol. VOCs, metals, residential wells, and a seep located downgradient of the landfill will continue to be sampled. The residences have been hoked to the municipal water supply for the past three years but WTC continues to sample two of the three monitoring wells. At the homeowners request one well was not converted to a monitoring well. WTC also submitted a work plan for Sampling and Analysis in support of an EE/CA for the IAL. The Objective of the Investigation is to evaluate the nature and extent of the trenches in the IAL with the objective of removing contaminated waste if present utlizing a Non-Time Critical Removal Action (NTCRA). The Action memo was completed in September 2009 and the Remedial Design Work Plan was completed in November 2009. The Waste Characecterization of the IAL estimated that there is 6,441 cubic yards of waste in the landfill. There are no hazardous waste or PCBs in the IAL. The IAL also contains less than 1% of waste that would need to be segregated for disposal such as auto batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, light ballasts, circuit boards and tires. An oily waste substance leaking from a container will be segregated for special management. The human health and ecological risk assessments for the inactive chemical pits and the former sanitary landfill have also been finalized. However, the proposed NTCRA that is being conducted by the WTC is an interim action in the remedial process and upon it's completion the WTC will conduct an RI/FS, Proposed Plan and Decision Document. As a part of the RI/FS WTC will include an updated Ecological and Human Heealth risk assessment. The updated risk assessment will include results post waste removal from the IAL. The dates for the additional work has not yet been finalized. The facility is also conducting quarterly groundwater sampling at the inactive chemical pits, the landfill and the surrounding homeowners wells. An additional monitoring well has been installed at an area south of the inactive landfill. Risk Assessment results have been finalized. Sporadic areas of contamination above MCL's is still in the groundwater at the site therefore Warrenton Training Center submits yearly groundwater monitoring and data summay reports to EPA.
Site DescriptionThe Warrenton Training Center (WTC) is a closed and classified communications training and support facility of the national Communications System (NCS). The United States Army serves as the executive agent for the administration and management of the WTC on behalf of the NCS. The Warrenton Training Center was first established in June of 1951 and is comprised of four stations. Stations A, B, C, and D. Stations A, B and C are all located in Faquier County and Station D is located in Culpepper County. Station B operations include communications training, electronics testing, and related equipment maintenance. The focus of the environmental investigations is at Station B. The Station B Facility consists of approximately 346 acres and is located 1 mile west of the town of Warrenton. The areas of Station B under investigation are located along the facility's western boundary and include an inactive landfill and two inactive chemical pits. During the period 1969 until 1992, WTC operated the construction debris landfill. The landfill was an unlined, trench and fill type landfill. WTC also operated the two chemical pits from 1969 until about 1980. Areas being investigated also include three offsite domestic water wells, located on property adjacent to the facility's western boundary. The inactive landfill is approximately 4 acres in size. The chemical pits were comprised of an area approximately five feet by six feet by five feet deep, located in the northwest corner of the landfill area.
- Site Responsibility
- The site is being addressed through Federal actions.
- NPL Listing History
- This is a non-NPL site.
Threats and ContaminantsHazardous substances of concern detected at the WTC include TCE in groundwater. TCE has also been found in two residential drinking water wells located approximately 500 yards from a facility monitoring well. As a result of finding the TCE in the two residential wells WTC has been providing several residents with bottled water and carbon filtration units on their drinking water wells. The Phase II investigation revealed evidence of residual contamination in the bedrock aquifer.
Contaminant descriptions and risk factors are available from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, an arm of the CDC.
Cleanup Progress
In June 1984, WTC excavated 309 tons of contaminated soil from the site of the chemical pits. Results from EP toxicity tests performed on soil indicated copper and lead contamination resulting from the disposal of spent electroplating and copper etch solutions.
WTC has conducted a phased site-investigation in order to find the source of the TCE that has been found in the domestic drinking water wells.
To date, WTC has conducted two site investigations that have focused on the assumed source area (the landfill and chemical pits), and three offsite domestic wells. Activities included geophysical surveys, soil gas surveys, surface and sub-surface soil sampling. The offsite domestic well investigation included downhole video camera and electric log surveys to identify water bearing zones, packer testing of wells, hydraulic conductivity testing and sampling within each isolated water bearing zone. WTC is located in a complex heterogeneous groundwater environment (fractured and undulating bedrock), also minimal information is available regarding the direction and rate of the movement of ground water, therefore, no TCE source was found during the Phase I investigation.
The Phase II investigation was completed and was able to delineate the location of the inactive landfill, however, there was no evidence of a DNAPL source. The phase II investigation did conclude that the groundwater in the shallow water bearing zone flows toward the west. Delineation of the full plume is very complex due to the nature of the fractured bedrock aquifer. The facility completed the ecological and human health risk assessment and submitted a landfill closure report to EPA. Sporadic areas of contamination above MCL's is still in the groundwater at the site therefore Warrenton Training Center continues to send EPA yearly data summary and groundwater monitoring reports. WTC submitted a work plan for Sampling and Analysis in support of an EE/CA for the Inactive Landfill (IAL). The Objective of the Investigation is to evaluate the nature and extent of the trenches in the IAL with the objective of removing contaminated waste if present utlizing a Non-Time Critical Removal Action. The Action memo is scheduled to be completed in September 2009 and the Remedial Design Work Plan is scheduled to be completed in November 2009.


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Home » A to Z List » Celery
Celery was used as a flavoring by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. The ancient form resembled smallage or wild celery and it was used among other things in funeral ceremonies. Over time, the quality and taste of small age was improved through cultivation. In the 17th Century, it became a very popular nutritional plant known in Italy as celery. During the Renaissance, celery made its way to France where the new vegetable with its juicy, tender leafstalks began to be cooked as a vegetable and used as a flavoring. Today, there are several varieties of celery, like the Pascal, whose fleshy, succulent leaves are used in salads.
Celery is a plant with strong branches and bright green foliage. The plant has large, fleshy, upright leafstalks, also known as petioles, whicha re grouped on one unique stem with small roots. The white, umbel flowers appear once the plant is two years old.
Celery is cultivated in rich soil in open land with a good irrigation system. The seeds are sown in April, and in June the seedlings are replanted leaving a space of 12 inches (30 cm) between each one. After the fresh young shoots have been harvested in summer the plant blanched (i.e., deprived of light) to produce light tender shoots. There are, however, varieties that blanch naturally. The last shoots must be pulled before the frost begins; celery does not prosper in the cold. They should be stored in a cellar, where they will keep for a longer period. Celery leafstalks are cripsn juicy, slightly peppery with a characterstic strong aroma.
The nutritional value of celery is low, hardly containing any fat and proteins. The water content amounts to approximately 90% and it is rich in fiber. It also contains carotene, vitamins A and C. Because it contains vitamin E, it is said to be an aphrodisiac. Its essential oil strengthens the digestive system. It is also a vegetable that help the body eliminate toxins. The juice of the pressed leaves also have a soothing effect on rheumatism.
The seeds have a strong aroma and a slightly bitter taste. They can be used whole, or ground to a powder and used as a seasoning for salads, soups and stews, fish dishes, various sauces or tomato juice. In Scandinavia they are use dot season bread dough. Celery salt, a mixture of ground celery seeds and salt, has a brownish color and a rather intensive taste, and should therefore be used sparingly when seasoning food. Celery also keeps for a long time when stored in the fridge (particularly when wrapped in aluminium foil).


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Bangkok Metropolitan Administration brings Bangkok closer to you with "Bangkok is Waiting For You" campaign organized by CNBC Asia Pacific! Tourists are welcomed to explore traditions, unique cultures, exquisite architecture, food and...Read more
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On 16 November 2011, at Government House, Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand, and Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, held a joint press conference following their meeting. The Prime Minister's remarks can...Read more
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Central Department Storeis arranging the 13th year of Asia's most spectacular annual timepiece exhibition, "Central International Watch Fair 2011."Latest wristwatches from over 180 world-class luxury brands worth more than 5,000 mil...Read more
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Healthy Moms
But the GOOD NEWS is, you can buy up the last Twinkies and they will last you 40 years! LOL
by Amanda52007November 16, 2012 at 9:47 AMI read the article.
Its sad. They are selling out because the bakers went on strike and wont come to an agreement.
by reneawesleyNovember 16, 2012 at 2:03 PMI saw that. It stinks.
by Stefanie83November 16, 2012 at 2:05 PM
lol my coworker was going on and on but then realized that she hasn't had a twinkie in about 10 years so maybe she won't miss them that much after all :P bahahhaa. i can't remember the last time i had one
by mp3momNovember 16, 2012 at 4:43 PM
I just read the article today. Here's the link if anyone else wants to read it and watch the video.
Actually the company has filed for bankruptcy well before the strike and has had financial troubles. It was a matter of time before they were forced to shut down for financial reasons. Nice how they threw the bakers under the bus though. Not!
Quoting Amanda52007:
I read the article.
Its sad. They are selling out because the bakers went on strike and wont come to an agreement.
November 16, 2012 at 6:19 PM
Lol to you comment.
On a more somber note. I feel bad for the workers who willl lose thei jobs. My dad was a bread delivery man for 20 years, so it makes me sad to see a company like Hostess go under.
by CrazedMomof2November 17, 2012 at 6:50 AMI'm sad for the people losing their jobs :(
by darbyakeep45November 17, 2012 at 6:59 AM
I'm sad for those losing their jobs, but I don't eat those things so it doesn't affect me.