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LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Kings are hoisting the
Stanley Cup for the first time in their 45-year history, the first
eighth seed to win the NHL title. Dustin Brown scored two of the
Kings' three power play goals in a four-minute span of the opening
period and L.A. routed the New Jersey Devils 6-1 to win the series
in six games.
PARIS (AP) - The king of clay has prevailed again in Paris.
Rafael Nadal won a record seventh French
Open when he completed a rain-delayed match from Sunday and beat
Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5.
TORONTO (AP) - The National League East-leading Washington
Nationals ran their winning streak to four by beating the Toronto
Blue Jays 6-3. Adam LaRoche swatted a two-run home run and Rick
Ankiel added a solo shot to support Edwin Jackson, who
limited the Jays to three hits in his eight-plus innings before
Sean Burnett gave up a two-run homer in the ninth.
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) - The first day of Jerry Sandusky's child
sexual abuse trial ended after the prosecution's first witness
offered graphic testimony about abuse he said dated to the 1990s.
The witness, now 28, is known in court documents as Victim No. 4.
Sandusky, a former Penn State assistant football coach, has
maintained his innocence on dozens of counts of abuse.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Testimony has ended in the Roger Clemens
perjury trial and closing arguments are set for Tuesday. Now in its
ninth week, the trial will determine whether Clemens lied to
Congress in 2008 when he said he never used steroids and human
growth hormone.
The field for the College World Series is set. South Carolina, Kent State, & Arkansas punched their tickets to TD Ameritrade Park Omaha yesterday with Super Regional wins. They join Florida, Stony Brook, UCLA, Arizona, & Florida State. On Friday, Stony Brook will meets UCLA at 4:00 while Arizona faces Florida State at 8:00. On Saturday, Kent State battles Arkansas at 4:00 and Florida takes on South Carolina at 8:00.
After earning Freshman All-America accolades from Collegiate Baseball last week, Nebraska's Pat Kelly was the first-team choice at second base on the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Freshman All-American Team released yesterday. A total of 32 freshmen from 28 teams across the country were selected to the first and second teams. Since the team was started in 2008, Kelly is the first Husker to be named a freshman All-American by the NCBWA, and Kelly is the first NU freshman since Johnny Dorn in 2005 to be named a freshman All-American by two organizations. Kelly made a quick transition to college pitching and was one of the Huskers' top offensive threats with a .313 average, eight home runs and 37 RBI's in 41 starts. He was twice named Big Ten Freshman of the Week and was a third-team All-Big Ten selection.
The Nebraska football team has added their ninth commit to their 2013 recruiting class. Kevin Gladney is a wide receiver from Akron, Ohio. The 6'2 175 pound Gladney, is a three-star receiver according to 247Sports. He is the third offensive commit for the Huskers and the first wide receiver. Gladney chose NU over Iowa and Michigan State.
The Nebraska volleyball team has added a recruit for 2014 in 6'1 Olivia Boender. The Waverly star was a second-team Super-Stater and a first-team Class B all-stater as a sophomore last fall after recording 474 kills, 64 ace blocks, 42 aces and 307 digs. Boender, who also had an offer from Kansas State, led Waverly to a 22-11 record and a number five final ranking.
The 2012 State Amateur Championship began yesterday at Kearney Country Club in Kearney. Fremont High School alumnae McKayla Anderson and Sophie Peters are tied at the top after the first day of competition. Anderson and Peters finished 4 over par 76. Defending champion Kayla Knopik of Papillion is in third place only one stroke behind carding a 77.
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The state of Maharashtra will have a new tolling policy in place before the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha elections comes into force, chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said on Thursday.
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St. Patrick's principal, Julie Bordelon, presented gifts to alumni who returned to the school to mark this historic occasion. She notes that alumni continue supporting the school with their concern and time.
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The Department of Anthropology at the University of Washington recognizes three principal sub-fields of anthropology into which its graduate programs are divided: archaeology, biocultural anthropology, and sociocultural anthropology. The department has a concurrent MPH/PhD degree program with the departments of Epidemiology and Health Services. The MA degree can be earned ONLY within a PhD program as a thesis or non-thesis degree. Graduate Non-Matriculated (GNM) status, is recognized by the anthropology department, however, there is a separate application process for applicants seeking GNM status.
Archaeology and Biocultural Anthropology admissions will be run every year, however, Sociocultural Anthropology has moved to an "every other year" model admitting students in the odd numbered year. Next admission cycle for Sociocultural Anthropology will be for Autumn 2017 (apply in December 2016).
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Applicants are considered on the basis of academic ability, career motivation, and promise for achieving professional competence associated with the PhD, with interests and goals that fit with departmental programs and faculty interests. It is recommended that the applicant complete an undergraduate program appropriate for graduate work in anthropology, but a BA in anthropology is not specifically required. All applicants are required to take the GRE. In addition to the GRE, applicants from non-English speaking countries are required to demonstrate proficiency in English (see Graduate School Memo #8). The Graduate School requires a minimum grade point average of B (or 3.0 on a 4.0 scale) for the last 90 quarter credits (60 semester credits) of completed course work.
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We have benefited from support from the Graduate Opportunities and Minority Achievement Program in pursuit of this goal. In order to attract strong students to our graduate programs, the department has actively recruited during the national meetings of the major anthropological societies - the American Anthropological Association, the Native American Relations and Native American Scholarship Committees of the Society for American Archeology, the Alaska Anthropological Association, and the Association of American Physical Anthropologists. Additionally we have taken steps to follow-up on names submitted to us by Graduate Opportunities for Minority Achievement Program as part of the University Name Exchange Program. We also recruit with the Olson Fellowship which is funded by a bequest to the department by the Olson family. The bequest stipulates that members of North American Native tribes be given the highest priority.
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An increasing number of PhDs in anthropology have been finding employment in areas other than teaching, such as government work and private industry. Many students combine anthropology studies with medicine, political science, law and/or other fields with specific job goals in mind. For further information about employment opportunities, the department recommends recent issues of The American Anthropological Association (AAA) Newsletter, which publishes periodic reports and profiles on this topic.
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COUGARS FIND TEAM COMPETITION AT IDAHO SCORING MEET: The Washington State University indoor track and field teams return to the Kibbie Dome for the University of Idaho Scoring Meet this Friday and Saturday...team scoring will be featured at this annual meet...WSU will have dual meet scores against three of the NCAA Division I teams competing: Idaho, Eastern Washington, University of Washington, University of Portland, Portland State, New Mexico State, Sacramento State, or Oregon (women only)...Western Oregon is also bringing teams...Friday's field events begin at 4 p.m. with running events set for 6 p.m...Saturday's field events start at 9 a.m., running events at 9:30 a.m.
MARKS ARE FLYING IN THE WSU RECORD BOOKS: Ellannee Richardson 400m 54.37 School record Tamara Gulley 55m Hurdles 7.82 Freshman record Agneta Rosenblad 55m Hurdles 7.73 School record Karla McGee Pole Vault 3.65m/11-11 3/4 Freshman record Blessing Ufodiama Triple Jump 12.17m/39-11 1/4 Freshman record Shannon Rance Shot Put 13.95m/45-9 1/4 Freshman record Anthony Buchanan 55m Dash 6.30 Freshman record
MPSF INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS MOVED: Originally scheduled for Long Beach, Calif., the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Track & Field Championships will now be held at Flagstaff, Arizona...for more information, go to the MPSF web page at www.mpsports.org.
COUGARS WITH NCAA QUALIFYING MARKS TO DATE:. * = Automatic mark, # = Provisional mark, + = Converted marks from 55m, (National Standing)
WSU Women: 400m Ellannee Richardson # 54.37 (8th) 60m Hurdles Agneta Rosenblad # 7.73+ (T6th) Tamara Gulley # 8.28+ (15th) Weight Throw Andrea Thornton # 18.34m / 60-2 (13th) WSU Men: 60m Dash Anson Henry # 6.71+ (T12th) 60m Hurdles Arend Watkins * 7.65+ (2nd) Triple Jump Benson Jones # 16.12m/52-10 3/4 (6th)ABOUT THE COUGAR COACHES: Head coach Rick Sloan is in his 28th season with the Cougar track program (seventh year as a head coach, sixth year as mentor to the combined men's and women's program)...Sloan was named District VIII Coach of the Year in 1998, 1999 and 2000...he is joined by associate coach Debra Lombardi Farwell, assistant coaches Dr. James Li, Mark Macdonald, Kris Grimes, and Francesca Sewell...WSU's volunteer assistant coaches are Dan O'Brien and Bernard Lagat.
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NATIONAL RANKINGS: In the latest USTCA Team Power Rankings, the WSU women's team is ranked 11th while the men's team is 17th...the Team Power Rankings are configured with a point system based on the quality of athletic performance, the team depth, and the dual meet scoring potential...to see the rankings, visit www.team-power.org...Trackwire selects a top 25 ranking for men's and women's team...WSU is not ranked this week...to see these weekly rankings, go to at www.trackwire.rivals.com.
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WASHINGTON STATE MEN: FRIDAY, FEB. 9 60m Brink, Buchanan, Dwyer, Haines, Henry 400m Fitzhugh, Ishmael, Kamau, Winslow Mile Barker, Childers, Neeway, Thrift, Welsh Dist. Med. Relay - Dudley, I. Johnson, S. Johnson, Wieseler Pole Vault Collins, Dwyer, Nikbakhsh-Tali, Preuss, Turner Long Jump Graham, Jones, Rizzardi 35# Weight Gehring, Thomas
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On Monday McCutchen was at an autograph signing event when he noticed one fan who had ditched his infant in a stroller in an effort to get Andrew's signature. The move was not unnoticed by the Pirates star, who tweeted "That jus aint right…u left ur baby to get an autograph?wow".
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We've been caring for people with sight problems for over 150 years, providing dedicated residential care in a warm, friendly and homely environment.
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There's also the daily reading of newspapers and activities that stimulate the brain, such as crossword puzzles and quizzes.
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Cinnamon Espresso Butter Recipe
I've used this tasty butter on everything from bagels to biscotti! I like to use a teaspoon of espresso powder for the instant coffee granules. —Diane Hixon, Niceville, Florida
- 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
- 2 teaspoons water
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1. In a small bowl, combine the coffee granules, water and vanilla. In a small bowl, cream the butter, confectioners' sugar and cinnamon until light and fluffy. Add coffee mixture; beat until smooth. Store in the refrigerator for up to 1 month. Yield: 1/2 cup.
Nutritional Facts
1 teaspoon equals 35 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 27 mg sodium, trace carbohydrate, trace fiber, trace protein. Diabetic Exchange: 1 fat.
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By Elizabeth Vlock
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan spoke before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Tuesday to discuss a proposal that would allow borrowers, without Federal Housing Administration (FHA) or Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs), to access low-cost refinancing on their mortgages.
This proposed legislation is designed to create a more competitive housing market allowing borrowers, who meet certain criteria, to take advantage of the lowest interest rates in fifty years. Secretary Donovan's proposal advocates for state funding to areas with high foreclosure rates to help borrowers rebuild equity.
Under the current system, millions of borrowers who have kept up with their mortgage payments are still subjected to high interest rates without the ability to refinance. This leaves responsible borrowers unable to take advantage of refinancing options that those who have GSE and FHA-backed loans have access to.
With some banks unwilling to assume the risks associated with allowing borrowers to refinance, many Americans are left without the opportunity for relief that those with government-backed loans can obtain. Donovan's proposal intends to eliminate this disparity and save borrowers thousands of dollars a year.
"[It's a] streamlined process designed to make it simpler and less expensive for borrowers and lenders to complete the refinance transaction," Donovan said in his opening statement.
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) is currently working on drafting legislation that is designed, "to remove the barriers preventing borrowers current on their payments from refinancing their loans."


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Years later, pollution still exists at former Precision National Plating site
GLENBURN TWP. - Cleanup efforts have slashed the contamination levels in nearby ground and surface water, but traces of toxic chromium still exist in Ackerly Creek and the bedrock beneath the former Precision National Plating site.
In November, crews hired by Precision injected 103,047 gallons of 1 percent calcium polysulfide solution and 12,689 gallons of 2 percent solution into 62 points around the former chrome-plating site, where a decades-old problem of pollution persists.
The injections, part of a remedial plan to reduce levels of contamination in soil, groundwater and surface water, work to turn hexavalent chromium into its less toxic and less mobile trivalent form.
Contractors this month will collect samples from wells, while crews hired by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will take split samples - a sample divided into two subsamples at the lab - of Ackerly Creek. The tests determine the effectiveness of the injections and status of cleanup.
The EPA began overseeing Precision's cleanup efforts in 1991, eight years before site operations ceased. Hexavalent chromium was used at the site starting in the 1950s and leaked into the soil and groundwater.
"Levels have dropped hugely over the years, from hundreds of thousands of parts per billion to sometimes nondetect," EPA's on-scene coordinator, Ann DiDonato, said.
Most areas in Ackerly Creek register levels lower than the target goal of 11 parts per billion, she said. One area, she said, is higher than 10 and below 20. Once the levels stabilize and fall consistently below the target, crews will stop injecting but continue monitoring the levels.
"We've seen levels dropping over a period of time, so it means progress is being made, and that's a positive step," Glenburn Twp. Supervisor Bill Wicks said. "Obviously there is still more to be done. We will be a lot happier when all the levels are down to zero."
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Springfield Police are investigating what they say was an "agitated man" on an SMTD bus.
The man reportedly talked to a Springfield Mass Transit District driver about a gun. The driver reportedly got nervous and notified his dispatcher, who in turn notified police. The man didn't get on that bus and smashed the window of the next bus when he wasn't allowed on.
Shortly thereafter, the general manager of the Fairfield Inn. on Freedom Drive says a black man, likely in his 30's about 5'10" wearing all black, walked through the lobby. No weapon was shown.
All the hotel's guests were brought to the lobby and evacuated; where they stayed with police. Authorities searched the hotel and didn't find him. The scene, as of 12:30 Tuesday afternoon, has been cleared.
Police are searching for the man. Non one has confirmed whether he walked into the hotel with a gun, but police are acting as though he may be armed given his reported conversations with the bus driver.


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Sun Fabrics debuts new fabric collection
UpholsteryJournalMag.com | September 17, 2012
Sun Fabrics has debuted a new line of outdoor performance fabrics ideal for awnings, umbrellas and outdoor furniture. The Sun Solids collection withstands extreme outdoor environments while maintaining absolute color and structural integrity.
The fabrics block 99 percent of UV rays and have a UPF 50+ rating. They are also flame, mold and mildew resistant. The collection features a range of vibrant colors including bright white, orange, caribbean blue and sunflower yellow, as well as standard colors like navy, wine, red, black and terracotta.
Sun Solids fabrics are covered by a 10 year limited warranty.
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Julie McKay, EMBA, '11
Young Alumni Achievement
Julie McKay is a joint winner of the Young Alumni Award for Achievement for the outstanding role she has played in Australia's non-profit sector as an advocate for gender equality, ending violence against women, and social inclusion.
Though she initially embarked on a career in banking, Julie quickly realised her true passion was working for non-profit organisations. She went on to hold management roles at Homelessness Australia and the White Ribbon Campaign before being hired as the executive director of UNIFEM Australia, now known as the Australian National Committee for UN Women. She was appointed at the age of just 23 to steer this organisation – the Australian representative of the United Nations agency for gender equality and the empowerment of women.
Under her leadership over the past six years, UN Women Australia has grown from having a single full-time staff member – Julie herself – to 14 employees and interns. It now commands a leading voice in the development sector and is a respected adviser to business and government on important gender issues.
Julie has engaged hundreds of thousands of Australians in the work of UN Women Australia. She has helped raise over $1 million for projects which are improving the lives of women and girls in the developing world. "In the last six and a half years, we have supported women in Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Vanuatu, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Afghanistan and Liberia to access economic security, represent their communities as leaders and change the attitudes which perpetuate violence against women," says Julie. "I believe achieving gender equality is one of the greatest leadership challenges of my generation."
She is also a respected public advocate on a wide range of issues that affect women, from pay equity to political participation and gender-based violence. One of her special passions is fostering women's leadership opportunities and changing entrenched attitudes to women in the business sector. She also finds the time to serve as a mentor to other young women, helping them to realise their full potential.
In 2010, Julie was awarded a Scholarship for Excellence in NGO Leadership to undertake a Global Executive EMBA at the University of Sydney Business School. During the degree, she studied at Stanford, London Business School and the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore, gaining insights and connections that have further advanced her career. "My cohort and the academics who supported us helped to pull me apart and put me back together, hopefully as a more confident leader who is clearer about the difference she wants to make in the world," she says.
Julie has received a string of accolades and honours, including the 2011 Telstra Young Business Woman of the Year and the 2013 ACT Young Australian of the Year and was a National Finalist for Young Australian of the Year.


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Supergiant Games' popular PC and Xbox Live Arcade action-RPG Bastion has sold more than 500,000 copies to date, according to a recent company blog post. Bastion launched for XBLA in July and on Steam in August, and received praise from both critics and players for its unique style and it's wonderful on-the-fly narrative system. The company noted in its blog post that recent price cuts and sales promotions on both platforms helped them attain the numbers they currently enjoy.
"We're happy to have this many people playing and to be in a position to make more games on our own terms," said Bastion writer/creative director Greg Kasavin. "When we set out to make Bastion, a sales number like that seemed astronomical to us, so it feels great to have hit that mark. It goes to show that a lot of folks out there like what we're doing and want us to keep going, which is great, because we intend to stick together as a team and do just that."
Kasavin also mentioned that its game has received a lot of awards this year from outlets such as TIME, IGN, and IndieGames.com, among others.
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May 31, 2016
The Meridian Symphony Orchestra has accepted the resignation of its conductor, Dr. Claire Fox Hillard.
Hillard was arrested Aug. 10 in Camilla, Ga., wearing only a towel in public, and was charged with loitering.
Symphony officials announced the resignation of Hillard late Friday afternoon.
Hillard had served as MSO's conductor since 1991. He's also conductor for the Albany (Ga.) Symphony.
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OK, engineering quiz for the day:
Why do even short-reach early Campagnolo sidepull brake calipers provide such poor braking performance? I have ca. 1980 Galli sidepulls which perform MUCH better than the Campagnolos, and mid-to-long reach (610 front, 750 rear) Weinmann Vainqueur 999 centerpulls which rank between the Gallis and the Campagnolos.


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"Sexy Baby" is an important film. "Mansome" is not.
It may be an unfair comparison, since Morgan Spurlock and Jeremy Chilnick's latest documentary aims for comedy over substance throughout. But both films address the impacts and effects of insecurity among women ("Sexy Baby") and men ("Mansome") and thus make for an interesting pairing. Launching them at the Tribeca Film Festival, typically strong in its documentary programming, was a smart move not only because a good portion of their content takes place in New York City, but also, at least in the case of "Sexy Baby," because the setting provides a culturally influential place to start a serious discussion (see: "Bully").
Jill Bauer and Ronna Gradus' "Sexy Baby" had its world premiere Friday night at the AMC Lowes Village 7 in front of a packed crowd with a predictably female tilt. Fest co-founder Jane Rosenthal introduced the film with the straightforward admonition that as the mother of two teenage girls, she feels this doc is "the scariest movie I watched" from the fest program. When some in the crowd chuckled, she added, "We can laugh about it, but it's not funny."
Point taken. The film, while offering some funny moments, is serious as hell. In "Sexy Baby," Bauer and Gradus take on the mainstreaming of pornography and the over-sexualization of women, following three storylines that contribute to the tsunami of high-pressure, 21st-century messaging.
Winnifred is 12, strikingly precocious and yet still susceptible to playing into the new expectations for how girls should think, dress and act. In her young world, the sorcery of Facebook often overwhelms her parents' and her own better instincts.
Twenty-two-year-old Laura is a sweet, self-possessed kindergarten teacher who has built up a lifetime of self-consciousness and shame about the size and shape of her vagina. Porn-loving ex-boyfriends have only pushed her further toward the certainty that labiaplasty, or surgically re-building her most intimate parts, is the only path to happiness.
Nichole, 32, was for many years Nikita Kash, a model, stripper and porn star who has since left the business, married a loving man and formed a new professional life teaching "civilian" women how to pole dance. As she struggles to start a family, she faces the challenge of re-defining herself outside of her past and reconciling what messages she has helped to propagate in a culture now seemingly obsessed with re-making every billboard, print ad and teenaged girl in the image of porn culture.
The resulting film is harrowing, graphic and poignant — essential viewing for everyone living in a post-Internet age where boys "learn" about anatomy from hip-hop, girls feel increasingly compelled to expose and change their bodies to fit unrealistic and unhealthy icons and parents are stuck in impossible 24/7 watchdog roles. Women of all ages, several of whom were muttering how excited they were to get into the TFF screening, were well represented in an audience that was receiving the film's message with audible distress: Older women around me were muttering, "Oh my gawd," and "Close your eyes" (and not just at the explicit imagery).
In a film with plenty of cringe-worthy moments, this one from Winnie, surely the planet's most self-assured and witty preteen, had me scared to death: "Just because I know it's corrupting me doesn't mean I don't still want it."
Oh, boy, are we in trouble.
Many documentaries tackle their subjects with passion and depth, but "Sexy Baby" really deserves a wide audience. Here's hoping that HBO sees its potential, or some other distributor finds a way to turn the film's subject into a crusade the way Harvey Weinstein has made "Bully" a national rallying cry. In fact, "Bully" could just as easily fit as the title of Bauer and Gradus' remarkable film.


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Have you experienced "Nymphomaniac" yet? Well, if you're ready for some adventurous viewing that will mash down all the provocative buttons it can, you'll want to order up Lars von Trier's latest right now. But free is always more fun than paying for it, and so we've got a pretty great prize pack today for those who have yet to take the plunge into VOD.
But first a recap: as you know the film is a two part saga, following Joe, a self-diagnosed nymphomaniac who is discovered badly beaten in an alley by an older bachelor, Seligman, who takes her into his home. As he tends to her wounds, she recounts the erotic story of her adolescence and young-adulthood. It's ambitious and provocative and totally Lars von Trier. And help you get a chance to watch it at home, we've got a grand prize pack featuring an Apple TV plus $20 in iTunes giftcards.
To win, email us with your name, address and tell us what movie Lars von Trier won the Palme d'Or for. Good luck!
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Dear Duncan Jones, Please Put Pandas In Your WARCRAFT Movie
British director Duncan Jones has been just handed a whopper of a project. Having earned deserved acclaim for his breakout feature Moon, and somewhat positive reactions from some of our own for his follow up Source Code, Mr. Jones has just been tagged to take the helm of the upcoming Warcraft film. This is a pretty big deal for Jones - his biggest project to date - and one that will surely be scrutinized by the online masses once production begins. In the meantime, I guess Jones will continue on with his Ian Fleming biopic? Borys Kit's exclusive at The Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision blogs reports:
Legendary is keeping its script, written by Charles Leavitt, under wraps. The Warner Bros.-based production and finance outfit is eyeing a fall 2013 start and a 2015 release.
With an expected release date sometime in 2015, that leaves plenty of time for everyone to return to their parents' basements, speculate which aspects of the Warcraft universe Leavitt and story writer Chris Metzen will include in the film, then commit a few more months to play time. All out of the sun's harsh glare. To be fair to Leavitt, this will be his second foray into fantasy territory, having scripted more serious fare before that. He wrote the screenplay for The Seventh Son, currently in post, a fantasy film about fighting off witches, ghouls and such.
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To use Chargers or not as fantasy playoffs approach
It's now Week 13 of the fantasy season, and I'm sure many of you are on the cusp of making the playoffs. That being said, you have two options this week regarding your Charger fantasy players.
One, take a chance and swing for the fence. Two, pull a Norv and play it safe.
Either way, it's not going to be an easy matchup for the Chargers on Monday night. They haven't fared well on the road this season, they're traveling cross-country and they face a Jaguars team that's ranked fourth in total defense.
Jacksonville is particularly tough against the pass—fourth-best in the league with an average of 183.4 yards per game. The Jaguars have faced three of the top-10 passing teams this season—New Orleans, Carolina, Pittsburgh—and only Drew Brees of the Saints has thrown for more than 250 yards (326). In fact, the only other times the Jaguars allowed more than 200 yards passing were against the Titans (249) and Texans (202).
The Chargers are currently fifth in the league in passing with an average of 276.1 yards per game. Furthermore, the offensive line should have an "easier" time against the Jaguars pass rush than they did against the Broncos. Like the Bears, who rank 20th in sacks (22), Jacksonville (19th with 23 sacks) has a sound defense but doesn't get to the quarterback as often as Oakland (fifth with 32 sacks) and Denver (seventh with 30). Philip Rivers should have more time to throw, but I wouldn't expect anything more than an average performance.
The same goes for the wide receivers. Jacksonville is tied for seventh in the league in least receiving touchdowns allowed with 13 and it's unlikely any of the Chargers receivers will have a big game.
Although the Jaguars secondary is a little banged up, I wouldn't start Vincent Jackson this week because of his inconsistencies. Yeah, he's a No.1 wideout and one of the top talents in the league, but there's too many factors working against him—Philip Rivers struggles, injuries to the offensive line, and the likely chance the Jaguars will focus on him with questions regarding Malcom Floyd's health and Vincent Brown's inexperience. It's just too much of a gamble, especially if you have another option with a better matchup.
Brown's playing time will be limited now that Floyd is back. Brown will play some but not enough to warrant a start. As for Floyd, he shouldn't be considered because who knows if he can even stay on the field the whole game, yet alone how many snaps he'll play.
I do think Antonio Gates is a safe start, though, but only because he's been more consistent lately and has scored in three of the last four games. He probably won't have a lot of yards, but there is a good chance he'll find the end zone. Of the 13 receiving touchdowns the Jaguars have allowed this season, six have gone to tight ends.
Jacksonville has been more forgiving against the run this season. They're 14th in the league in rushing defense and have allowed an average of 109.1 yards per game. Assuming the passing game struggles, Ryan Mathews should be a safe start. He's coming off a career-best performance against the Broncos (137 yards) and should be active early in the game as the Chargers struggle to control the clock against the Jaguars run game.
However, Mike Tolbert is a different story. He hasn't had a productive game since the Chargers played Green Bay and that was because Mathews didn't play. There's always the chance he'll get opportunities in the red zone, but based on the limited number of touches he's recently had, his only real value is if you play in a deeper league.


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Hey anyone here use ahead type of headset?? How does it work?
As in integrated headset? I have one on my Capo and it works fine.
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A Marine with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment observes the perimeter of a patrol base in the Geston valley in the northern Helmand province as the sun sets, May 4, 2012. During the latest part of Operation Jaws, the Marines with Charlie Co. cleared villages in the Geston valley of enemy insurgents.
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Researchers at the Charité University Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy in Berlin, Germany, found that gamers who play "frequently" have greater left striatal gray matter volume compared with those that are considered to be moderate gamers. Researchers say that these findings show the importance of "striatal volume and activity in shaping preference of skills for video gaming."
"The key finding of higher volume in left ventral striatum associated with frequent video game playing is in conceptual accordance with findings of enhanced dopamine release during [this activity] and excessive gambling in Parkinson's patients [given] dopaminergic medication," the investigators write.
Researchers were led by Simone Kühn, PhD, from the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Department of Experimental Psychology, Ghent Institute for Functional and Metabolic Imaging, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Charité University Medicine; and Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Berlin and Braunschweig, Germany. They analyzed MRI scans of 154 14-year-olds from the IMAGEN project, a European multicenter genetic neuroimaging study in teenagers.
Participants were divided into groups, based on a median of 9 hours weekly spent playing video games into 2 playing categories: frequent (76 total – 24 girls, 52 boys) and moderate (78 total – 58 girls, 20 boys).
Researchers found that the frequent gamer group had a significantly increased volume of left grey striatal matter compared with moderate gamers, which in turn was associated with higher functional MRI activity when not winning in a gambling task. The increased activity was negatively correlated with deliberation time in betting, as evaluated using a Monetary Incentive Delay task used to assess brain activity during reward anticipation and reward feedback.
"Individuals with higher ventral striatum volume might experience video gaming as more rewarding in the first place. This in turn could facilitate skill acquisition and lead to further reward from playing," the authors write. "If the striatal differences observed in the current study are indeed an effect of gaming, video gaming might pose an interesting option to explore structural changes in addiction in future studies."
The IMAGEN study receives research funding from the European Community's Sixth Framework Program and is supported by the UK Department of Health National Institute for Health Research–Biomedical Research Center 'Mental Health' and a MRC program grant. Additional funding was provided by the Berliner Senatsverwaltung. The study was published online November 15 in Translational Psychiatry.
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Tooro Royal Cottages is a pioneer eco-friendly 3 star hotel located in Kyenjonjo Town, about 160 km from Kampala. Most of the national parks of Uganda are just 2 hours drive from here, including the Queen Elizabeth Park and the Rwenzory National Park.
Tooro Royal Cottages offers double, twin, single self-contained rooms and cottages. The TRC breakfast as well as the use of health club facilities (swimming pool, sauna, gym) are included in the price of accommodation.
At the restaurant and bar guests could enjoy local and continental food and drinks.
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Creating safer workplaces does not have to be overwhelming. Here are some things you can start doing right away.
Recognize employees who have contributed to workplace safety. Safety Break is the perfect time to present awards during a lunchtime event. We created a sample certificate you can download, personalize, and print.
Sample Award MS Word .doc or MS Word .docx
Many serious accidents happen during an employee's first year on the job. New employees should know that your organization is committed to safety from day one – their first day at work. Use Safety Break to reinforce your organization's commitment to workplace safety.
Use Safety Break to recognize the committee's accomplishments. If you haven't done so recently, attend the next safety committee meeting or participate in a quarterly workplace safety inspection.
Present a safety workshop organized by the safety committee.
Stop work on all projects at a set time to recognize Safety Break for Oregon and conduct a safety meeting.
Make Safety Break a multi-day event. Focus on a new safety and health topic each day.
Share best practices in ergonomics. Adjust work stations for correct ergonomic alignment.
Schedule Safety Break activities so that all shifts can participate.
Treat employees to a barbecue or lunch and recognize workers with safety awards.
Hold a safety fair. Focus on topics such as safe driving, hazard evaluation, or emergency preparedness.
American Red Cross Oregon Trail Chapter offers free preparedness trainings. These presentations are great way to prepare your workplace for a disaster. Visit the Red Cross website to request a training.
During Safety Break, talk with employees about existing hazards and other safety concerns they may have. Find out where injuries are occurring and discuss how to eliminate them.
Have fun and teach positive messages about safety and health to future workers. Why not have a coloring contest for the children of your employees and recognize their art during Safety Break?
Play the Safety A to Z game with employees.
Have a Dealing for Safety raffle.
Write a short article about Safety Break for your organization's newsletter. Check out Oregon OSHA's A-Z topic list topic list for article ideas.
Develop a new/revised first report of injury form (or accident investigation form)
Develop a new/revised safety committee minutes format or safety meeting forms
PPE fashion show
Mock accident investigation - see who comes up with more root causes
Best checklist contest (with time limit)
Hazard scavenger hunt
Safety slogan contest
Forklift "rodeo"
Contests/games (i.e. Jeopardy) focusing on site-specific hazards and solutions
Establish an accident investigation toolkit including things needed to investigate accidents or near misses (forms, disposable camera, tape measure, etc)


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The Band Koop
When Magnuss Zingmark and Oscar Simonsson formed the band Koop in 1997, they ushered in a new sound in acid jazz. Inspired by hip-hop, jazz, and house dance, Koop's groundbreaking music is laced with innuendo and a sensual rhythm. Zingmark and Simonsson joined forces in Uppsala, but it wasn't until they moved to Stockholm that their music really took shape.
Sons of Koop
Working with a series of impressive collaborators, the pair released their debut album, Sons of Koop, in 1997. According to the official homepage of the band, k-o-o-p.com, the music is created through a series of sample and overlays, thousands of short clips of sound and music reworked to achieve the unique sound. The element that brings it all together and polishes each composition is the guest vocals by singers such a Yukimi Nagano, Rob Gallagher, Mickael Sundin, Ane Burn and Hilde Louise Asbjornsen.
Waltz for Koop
The group's follow-up album, Waltz for Koop, was released in 2002, and was awarded a Swedish Grammy Award in 2003. The highly acclaimed album was their first to be featured on a US Billboard Music chart, where it peaked at number 17 on the Top Electronic Albums list. A remix of Waltz for Koop was released in 2004, featuring alternative takes and remixes of the entire album.
Koop Islands
The band's third album was released in 2006. Koop Islands combines the unique sounds of swing with an exotic island feel, giving the entire album a coastal energy. The song "Koop Island Blue" was picked up for use in two different video games, and was featured on the American TV show "So You Think You Can Dance." The Coca Cola Company featured the song "Strange Love" in a commercial.
The band can be found at their official site, and through their Myspace Music homepage.


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|A Healthier Weigh challenge starts in time for New Year's resolutions
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
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The 2014 "A Healthier Weigh" challenge begins with teams weighing in Monday-Friday, Jan. 6-10. This 12-week challenge encourages increased activity, making wise food choices and living a healthier lifestyle in 2014.
This is the fourth year for the challenge in Phillips County and the emphasis will be on increasing personal fitness to improve and maintain health. There will be some bonus challenges related to physical activity and fitness.
The challenge is conducted with teams of four adults who must be at least 18 years of age. There will again be a separate category for individual participants. At weigh-in, each participant receives a pedometer to keep track of their daily activity. Teams and individuals will earn points for the total miles of activity recorded each week.
Participants receive a password to access weekly information on the Extension website about nutrition, health and fitness. For 2014, the website information and recommended learning activities are totally new. The 2014 materials focus on making small changes towards health and fitness along with some added fitness challenges for individuals and teams.
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by Drew
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Why is it that everything I think or dream of or envision me doing never comes true its the opposite of it like for example im 17 and a senior i was going to play football this year i went to the summer work outs and everything i made the team and during the summer i would always see myself playing real good in the games being a star and well basicly just playing in it but on the night of our first game which was the jamboree my coach came to me and told me i was inelligable because i missed too many days last year and they cut my credits short so i didnt pass 5 out of my 6 classes.
Another example is when for the first time i got a call back from a job i had applied to i went up there for an interview and after that they said they are going to give me a call back so i started dreaming and envisioning me working there and my friends seeing me and i had money but i never got a call back or nothing and i still jobless because every time i would apply for a job i would do the same thing invision myself working there and i would never get the job.
And this didnt just start happening to me ever since i was little i would invision me doing things and when it actual comes down to it its something diffrent i never know why i googled it but i never got a answer just other peoples questions being answered.
Heres another example: i was dating this girl and i would dream about her being faithful and everthing because all my past relationships i got cheated on but come to find out she was cheating on me too im not that ugly looking or fat. so why does this happen was it because i drempt about her being faithful or was she bad from the start and i didnt just dream of her being faithful it was all my girl friends well most of them an they all turned out the same way by cheating or they would break up with me for no reason.
and RIGHT NOW FOR SOME REASON I AM INVISIONING THIS GETTING READ BY SOME ONE AND ITS THE BIG TALK OR SOMETHING BUT I KNOW ITS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN NOW THAT I INVISIONED IT BECAUSE EVERYTHING I INVISION OR DREAM ABOUT NEVER COMES TRUE AND IM WRITING I CAPS SO THIS PART COULD BE SEEN WHICH ITS NOT SO IM BASICLY DOING IT FOR NO REASON.
But back to my original question why do evertime i think of something or invision something good for me it never happens or turns out the wrong way!!?? answers please but doubt it..
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I've said it before and I'll continue saying it until I die. A news paper in the UK has confirmed it.
Disarming the law abiding only serves to protect the criminals!
I've said it before and I'll continue saying it until I die. A news paper in the UK has confirmed it.
Disarming the law abiding only serves to protect the criminals!
The ACLU has gone after firearms on more than one occasion and has thus ended up on my wolf in sheep's clothing list. However they came out with a new campaign involving the Constitution recently I will at least call attention to. I do find it interesting they'll defend the 4th and 1st Amendments but they feel the 2nd Amendment it is somehow different with regards to whose rights it guarantees.
Evidently if you live within 100 miles of any border, including water your 4th Amendment rights have been "suspended". There were some news articles back in 2003 however this has largely gone unnoticed. While the provision was placed within the 4th Amendment, 100 miles is royal overkill. To make matters even worse however, what is to prevent them from declaring that International airports are not covered under the same provision? 100 miles around any international airport will cover probably 99% of the US.
Time to go rack up some range time.
This morning on the radio it was announced that recently there have been hate crimes on the WSU campus. What I heard was "Forced disarmament ensures victims for hate crimes!" Many would look at the geographic location and figure that it's because we're "rural" and don't like people who are different. The fact is though, this is actually pretty far off and one hell of a stereotype. The same crap happened while I was at UW in Seattle. This same stereotype is often used against gun owners. This is even more of a slap since many gun owners view firearms as a line of self defense that EVERYONE has a right to. It is the universal leveler than ANYONE can use to defend themselves.
The fact that the University forces everyone, including those who want and have more need than normal to provide for their own personal defense, to be disarmed is disconcerting.
"I would never have thought this would happen on our campus and I think it shocks the overwhelming majority of campus," Scheller said."
While I most certainly agree that it is shocking, as well as saddening. The idea that she believed that it couldn't happen on the WSU campus was her first mistake.
"We are disturbed and saddened by the recent events," she said. "Of course we want all our students to feel safe, secure and respected."
What people do not realize is that the biggest reason for concealed carry is not to "shoot" but to provide a deterrent. No attacker wants to end up in the hospital at the hands of his "victim". Disarmament serves as an illusion of safety and security. However, when you are attacked while disarmed, how can you effectively fight back, especially when outnumbered or over powered? Besides, these people already are breaking the law, what's to stop them from using weapons? Another disturbing fact however, is the fact that it appears that the attackers are casing their victims by finding them at the GLBTA sponsored events.
"Hogan, a junior French and Spanish major, said he didn't recognize the man, but the man recognized him from an event sponsored by the GLBTQ community."
This shows premeditation in their actions and is quite disturbing.
For those at the University of Idaho or at Washington State University that feel affected by this, please feel free to contact the Palouse Pink Pistols, or myself or anyone else. No one has to live in fear, and no one should!
I came across this on another blog I frequent:
By L. Neil Smith <[email protected]>
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The Green Corner Store
Little Rock, AR
I lived in various parts of the United States before moving to Little Rock seven years ago. I was born in Wisconsin and grew up in Southern California. I enjoyed spending summer days at the beach where my love of nature and a strong commitment to preserving and sustaining the environment began. I started my career in retail working with major department and specialty stores. Later I parlayed my extensive retail background into a business consulting service. As my passion for environmental causes grew, I began to embrace my 'green heart' and wanted to dovetail my ecological values with the way I earned money.
I began to offer environmental education programs developed by the Northwest Earth Institute and in 2006, I founded Arkansas Earth Institute. I held discussion courses in Little Rock.
The Green Corner Store is a retail store that sells environmentally friendly, quality goods that are "greener" without sacrificing style, convenience or comfort. We emphasize 'buying local' and carry handmade goods from local artisans and many products from Arkansas companies. Like a general store, we offer items for everyday living. For more than 15 years, I researched companies in the United States that had a strong business ethic and a desire to offer sustainable products that were healthy to use and safer the employees who manufactured them.
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The Green Corner sells earth friendly merchandise. She is constantly looking for new products to enhance and strengthen her merchandise niche. She is at a point in her business where she needs a boost to her online sales capabilities, as I believe this is her strongest potential growth area. This loan will give her the ability to have her online presence be as strong as her physical store's presence.
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- Paying Back:
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