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Auto racing came about as an alternative to horseracing when it became apparent that horses have no windshield for stopping overgrown katydids from splattering on drivers' foreheads. Fuel up with this Groupon.
The Deal
- $145 for a 20-lap stock-car racing experience for one (a $399 value), plus two tickets to a Saturday-night NASCAR event (a $30 value) and two tickets to the go-kart track (a $20 value; a $449 total value).
- Click to see the NASCAR event schedule.
After a brief class introducing safety systems, track orientation, Victorian architecture, throttle control, and the safe-racing line, speedsters strap into racing suits, gloves, and helmets for their racing experience. Drivers open up throttles along the straightaways and scream through turns for 20 laps around the Irwindale Speedway as instructors pipe advice and tips through earpieces. Because the vehicles are authentic super-late-model stock cars, all drivers must be able fit through a window opening measuring 16"x32", situated about 36" from the ground—easily achieved by most people who wear up to an XXL shirt size and pants with up to a 42" waist. Though not included in this Groupon, on-board video packages are available starting at $79 to enhance driving adventures. Insurance is also available at an additional cost.
L.A. Racing
A real stock car roars around a banked oval track as a coach's voice crackles in the driver's ear. This isn't the Indy 500; it's L.A. Racing. Featured on NBC Today in L.A., L.A. Racing's Adventure programs let would-be racers grip the wheel during fast-forward laps around a real track. This video shows the rubber meeting the road at Irwindale Speedway.
Inside, L.A. Racing's instructors educate new drivers, helping them get a feel for new tracks and learn to follow the proper line through turns. These practice cars feature realistic racing effects—engine vibrations and road-surface texture, for example. Competition courses are available for drivers who want to take racing to the next level and master advanced techniques such as throttle control, trail braking, and passing.


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Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center - Houston, Texas
More Help Now Available for Homeless Veterans in Beaumont and Galveston
March 17, 2010
HOUSTON - The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates about 107,000 Veterans (male and female) nationwide are homeless on any given night and perhaps twice as many experience homelessness at some point during the course of a year. Many other Veterans are considered near homeless or at risk because of their poverty, lack of support from family and friends, and dismal living conditions in cheap hotels or in overcrowded or substandard housing.
The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center is committed to ending the cycle of homelessness among Veterans. A new initiative toward this goal is the HUD-VASH Program; a collaborative partnership with the VA, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and local community agencies.
In this program, now expanded from the Houston-area to the communities surrounding Beaumont and Galveston, HUD provides Housing Choice Section 8 vouchers while the VA provides supportive housing through case management and supportive services for eligible homeless Veterans.
In the Beaumont area, the Deep East Texas Council of Governments and Economic Development district distributes the vouchers to Veterans in need.
In the Galveston area, it is the Galveston Housing Authority which covers Galveston, Hitchcock, Dickinson, Bay Cliff, San Leon, League City, and some parts of Houston.
This therapeutic program provides permanent independent housing for eligible homeless Veterans.
In order to qualify for the HUD-VASH Program, a Veteran must be homeless, living on the street, in their car, an abandoned building, an emergency shelters, or in a transitional housing program. Additionally, the Veteran must need and be willing to participate in case management due to mental illness, substance abuse, medical problems, or other significant problem that requires case management support. He or she must be interested in participating in a recovery program while in the HUD-VASH program. The Veteran will be expected to actively participate in a treatment program to include keeping scheduled appointments and following recommendations from his or her treatment team.
Veterans with spouses and children are also eligible to participate as long as the Veteran is actively participating in the HUD-VASH program.
If you know a Veteran who needs assistance, please contact E. Elaine Robinson, L.C.S.W., 281-513-3128; Alicia McCarthy, L.C.S.W., 281-808-1004; or Luis Paulino, L.C.S.W., 713-794-7848 with the VA's Healthcare for Homeless Veterans Program. Veterans may also stop by the Beaumont VA Outpatient Clinic located at 3420 Veterans Circle or the Galveston VA Outpatient Clinic located at 3828 Avenue N for information.
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Friendship meet aims to instill unity and camaraderie
"Sports is one of our programs which aim to promote unity and camaraderie," Governor Alvaro T. Antonio said during the opening of the Friendship Meet at the People's Gymnasium, Tuguegarao City on June 25, 2012. The activity was one of the highlights of the 429th Aggao Nac Cagayan 2012 celebration.
Since Governor Alvaro T. Antonio assumed office in 2007, sports has become one of his continuing programs. Different sports competitions were held inside and outside the capitol like Inter-Office Sports Fest, Inter-Town, Inter Collegiate, Inter-Agency, and the Friendship Meet.
This year's Friendship Meet featured teams from different agencies, universities, and places all over the Philippines. Among these were Team Cagayan; Tuguegarao City; Sta. Maria, Isabela; Letran; Municipality of Iguig (Agbiag Team); Far Eastern University (FEU); Philippine Navy; La Salle; Province of Apayao; PhilHealth; Team All Star; Philippine Army; National University; Ateneo de Manila University; and BCM (Philippine Airforce).
Provincial Sports Coordinator, Criselda I. Antonio said that this year's Friendship Meet was more exciting compared to previous years. "Since this year had the biggest contingent, we expect to have a more challenging sports event among competing teams. Also, we look forward for a better, bigger, and a healthy competition with other teams in the next years," Antonio added.
Below is the list of winners:
Champion - Team Cagayan
1st place - Team Agbiag
2nd place - Philippine Army
3rd place - Team Tuguegarao City
Volleyball Women
Champion - Ateneo de Manila University
1st place - Team Cagayan
2nd place - Philippine Army
3rd place - Team Tuguegarao City
Volleyball Men
Champion - BCM (Airforce)
1st place - FEU
2nd place - All Star
3rd place - Team Tuguegarao City
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Glorious Green-an international photo essay
My participation in the Capture the Colour photography contest from last summer (you can see my submissions by clicking here) inspired me to create posts on multiple photos of just one color. I decided to start with green since it's one of my favorite colors, various hues of it and all!
(while obviously there is a lot of green in this photo I specifically chose it for
the green in the flag of the Republic of Ireland)
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Many thanks! It's always hard to find photos that go for the more subtle use of the color. I have to agree-Seville will always have my heart and the Remembrance Garden was actually the last sight I visited when in Dublin. Even though it wasn't "away away" from the crowds of the city you could still feel a sense of peace and quiet there.January 25, 2013


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Did you pay the deposit after you saw the vehicle advertised (online, magazine - lease specify).
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It was advertised but with them wanting £12,250 I didn't want to pay this amount straight away without looking at it, so my husband paid a deposit (by cash into their bank-same day) and we made a 6 hour journey to visit this vehicle as the pictures made the motorhome look amazing, but as you can appreciate when we got their the picture's didn't state rust/damaged floors which as a consummer i'd like to know all these issues. (They clearly marked it as a lovely motor home) and when we declined to purchase the vehicle they couldn't understand why, and put pressure on and then they said they need to re-advertise it. (and they were going to take this out of my £500 cost) I wouldn't mind so much but they clearly mis-advertised this vehicle, and I don't want them doing this to someone else, this £500 was borrowed by family. (so we have to pay it back).
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Because you have effectively concluded the contract away from the dealership premises it is subject to the Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000. This means that you have a "cooling off" period automatically incorporated in to the contract.
As long as you give him notice of termination 7 days from when you concluded the contract or from hen you saw the vehicle you will be able to terminate. You should give him notice of your right to cancel in one of the ways described in Reg 4(10) of the Act:-
If he disputes the cooling off period you can refer him to reg 10(1) and reg 11(2). State that you would be prepare to issue an application to recover the monies at Court if necessary, you can do this through www.moneyclaim.gov.uk
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According to Twitter Mr Deon Broomfield is hosting a recruit(s) tonight? Any guesses?
Leonard Johnson.
Nigel Tribune and a handful of other commits are visiting this weekend. Indiana is making a hard push for Tribune.
Know Alton Meeks is coming up this weekend
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Know Alton Meeks is coming up this weekend
I would hope he's already up since he signed and enrolled for this semester.
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I would hope he's already up since he signed and enrolled for this semester.
wow completely my mistake, sorry. Glad he's here either way haha
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Vonage Fights for its Life With Pricey PR Campaign
Within hours of Milberg Weiss's indictment being handed down last year, the plaintiffs' firm launched www.MilbergWeissJustice.com, the centerpiece of its public-relations offensive to fight the criminal charges. Earlier this month, we told you about Texas billionaire Andy Beal, who was so upset with a decision that went against him in the New York Court of Appeals that he took two full-page ads in the WSJ — at around $90,000 per — to bring his case to the public.
The latest losing litigant to go on a PR offensive: Vonage, which is fighting for its life after losing a patent-infringement lawsuit brought by Verizon. (For background, click here and here.) Beginning this week, the Internet-phone startup has taken out full-page ads in major U.S. newspapers and has launched www.FreeToCompete.com, an elaborate Web site arguing its case. It's a remarkable site, complete with pdf files of all of Verizon's patents, videos of Vonage customers, and an advertisement called "Can you patent an orange?"
"Large corporations assert patents seeking overly broad interpretations to prevent competitors from bringing innovative services to the marketplace," writes Vonage. "Verizon has chosen to attack Vonage in the courts and threaten consumers' freedom to choose. Could it be about the money? In a truly fair, free market economy, neither Verizon nor anyone else should be able to cripple or eliminate companies seeking to provide more (and better) alternatives."
"A unanimous jury of four men and four women found that Vonage infringed on three U.S. patents," said a Verizon spokesman to the Law Blog. "This so-called "Free to Compete" campaign is trying to change the subject. Vonage remains free to compete using legal means."


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Jessica Sanchez could be paid as little as $30K for an album, if any – Report
Runner-up contract disaster!
The AP reports that the American Idol Season 11 contracts have been altered drastically this year, and one of the most glaring is how the show treats the runner-up with regards to future albums.
Jessica Sanchez could earn as little as $30,000 if she ever gets to record one.
Season 12 is looking so bleak now, I want to cry. Damn you Nigel!
The report:
Via Yahoo:
Wednesday night's runner-up, 16-year-old Jessica Sanchez, doesn't have a definite shot at producing an album and could be paid as little as $30,000 in advances for recording singles, according to the "Idol" contract she and other Season 11 contestants signed earlier this year.
The agreement appears to be the first time in "Idol's" history that producers are not offering the show's runner-up an album deal that in previous years came with a guaranteed advance of at least $175,000, an Associated Press review of the Fox show's contracts reveals.
The reduced royalty advance covers the period immediately following the show. In addition to recording new music, the series' winners and finalists are obligated to perform in a concert tour and lend their likeness to a Walt Disney World Resort attraction in Florida.
If Sanchez is given an album deal following the show, she will receive the same $175,000 bonus that Lauren Alaina was paid after placing second in the show's 10th season. But 19 Recordings Inc., which has the option to handle the albums and recordings of Idol contestants for several years after they appear on the show, has replaced a guaranteed album deal for the runner-up with a staggered "Development Period" that requires less music and pays out less in advances.
Sanchez could be paid as little as $30,000 if she is asked to perform four single songs, or $60,000 if she records an "EP" of between four and 10 songs.
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One Time. Just once I'd like to hear a GOP leader say, "Yes, we recognize man-made Climate Change is real. I just don't give a shit," or "Yes, I recognize the scientific consensus and the dangerous course we're charting, but I want to get reelected."
But no. Dug in like ostriches with dropsy, the tools of the fossil fuel fucks continue to kick the can down the road to their grandchildren. Thanks!
(Everyone should listen to this episode of This American Life, particularly the part with former Rep. Bob Inglis (R-SC). I mean everyone-who-might-give-a-shit-about-this-issue.)
So in light of an overall failure to take steps to combat climate change, we're stuck dealing with the increasingly volatile and unpredictable weather patterns that result from our CO2 emissions. Combine that with the budget cuts, obstructionist Republicans, and an overall lack of political will, and things will likely remain interesting. Thus, Oklahoma won't be the only place to get ravaged in 2013 as NOAA predicts hurricane season will be "active or extremely active." So good luck Coasters.
As coastal communities are increasingly vulnerable to more severe storms, across-the-board cuts mandated by the sequester could undermine the ability of federal agencies to keep communities informed and prepared for severe weather.
The National Weather Service, already cash-strapped and under scrutiny for sub-par computer modeling, will be grappling with a hiring freeze and mandatory furloughs as it heads into a potentially daunting hurricane season. The NWS office in Tallahassee, which typically has 18 meteorologists on staff, is down to 14 due to the cuts.
Though officials say they can maintain adequate staffing to provide critical services, such as forecasting at the National Hurricane Center in Miami and sending aircraft known as Hurricane Hunters into storms to measure speed and pressure, the staff and crews will be forced to take turns being furloughed.
In addition, nearly 1,000 Florida national guardsmen and civilian technicians will be furloughed beginning in June and lasting to September, which Governor Rick Scott says will impact their readiness and ability to respond to a major storm.
So everyone please keep those blinders on there's nothing to see here please disperse go home and get that mattress to the bathtub we're all fucked…


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- Police used tear gas to put the riot down.
- The weeks following the riots were extremely tense.
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Dining Out
by Cathy Swiney
Seeking the unexpected by navigating off well-worn main roads in the area can be rewarding for appetites.
Especially when one runs across a hidden gem like Alton's Kitchen & Cocktails in Cornelius.
The restaurant boasts a wide range of regional American cuisine from its cozy corner of Jetton Village. The menu defines itself by stretching culinary limits just enough to still appeal to every palate.
"We are trying to break out of the mold of what everybody else does," owner and chef Al Updike said. "We want to be that place for guests that this is the place for (fill in the blank). In their mind that's what we are to them."
It could be the place for shrimp simmered in a homemade Creole barbecue sauce, filet mignon prepared in a cast-iron skillet, bone-in pork chop served with an orange-apricot glaze or a cheeseburger on a brioche bun.
Updike isn't afraid to break out of the mold by trying new things in the kitchen. Before opening Alton's Kitchen two years ago, the business major who began working in restaurants when he was 15 gained an appreciation for food science from years of trying new restaurants while traveling for work with Houston's restaurant.
"I think that's what cooking is – using what you have in front of you," he said. "I try to find the best possible ingredients and enhance the flavor of them. When you put the elements together, it makes a great dish."
Despite a seemingly sophisticated atmosphere with the chandeliers, mahogany wood and white cloth-draped tables, Alton's is more of a flip-flop-friendly, casual neighborhood restaurant. Its large bar area with a fireplace welcomes those waiting for a table or those just dropping in for a drink and appetizer. A spacious patio provides a shady option for an evening meal outside and is great for dog lovers.
"At the end of the day, we are a mom-and-pop business," Updike said. His wife, Heather Clark, coordinates private events at Alton's Kitchen and through Alton's For Hire, where they do the cooking at your house. His mother, Kathy, can often be found at the hostess stand, while his father, Nathan, buses tables.
"It's not Club Alton's. We want to be a restaurant people come to, whether it's a nice occasion or a place to take the kids, and that's what we are becoming to a lot of people."
Start the meal with tuna poke, which tops the list for a reason. The layered stack of marinated Ahi tuna, avocado, tomatoes, cucumbers, sriracha and ginger-lime vinaigrette is served with tortilla chips. Also noteworthy are the prime rib stuffed mushrooms made with three-cheese and horseradish stuffing. For a twist on nachos, try the Peninsula Nachos, made with kettle chips, Gorgonzola cream sauce and beef tenderloin tips.
Flatbreads, which were recently added to the menu, have become popular as an appetizer to share or as a light meal. A plate-sized square of cracker-thin baked bread is topped with barbecue chicken, shrimp and andouille, or beef tenderloin and other palate-pleasing toppings that complement the flavor of the meats.
Those who love seafood find the Shrimp New Orleans entrée outstanding. A half-pound of sautéed shrimp is simmered in a Creole barbecue sauce and served with popcorn rice.
"People get addicted to that dish," Updike said.
Two other seafood favorites are Seattle Salmon, which is marinated for six hours in tamari soy sauce, raw sugar, garlic and Dijon mustard, and New England Lobster Roll, served on a butter fan roll.
"People say it's right on, and better, they like the price," Updike said of the lobster roll.
On the turf side, try the cast iron filet mignon or the braised Colorado lamb shank with a cabernet jus.
The vegetable platter makes for a nice meatless meal. The plate of fresh vegetables includes oven-roasted beets with an orange glaze topped with goat cheese and pecans; sautéed spinach; mix of asparagus, squash, zucchini and red onion; and tomatoes from a nearby farmer's stand with a balsamic glaze.
Indulge after the meal with Oreo cookie ice cream sandwich served with a Belgian chocolate sauce or apple walnut cobbler – "It's like Christmas in your mouth," Updike said.
Next time you wander off the beaten path, consider navigating your way to Alton's Kitchen & Cocktails. Odds are good you won't forget it once you find it.
Alton's is just right for flip-flops and fancy fare
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FC Barcelona beat Viktoria Plzen thanks to a Messi hat-trick and another goal by Cesc
With these goals, the team reaches the mark of 500 goals under Guardiola's tenure, as well as qualifying for the next round of the Champions League
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The Goals:
0-1, Messi (min 22, pen)
0-2, Messi (min 45+1)
0-3, Cesc (min 71)
0-4, Messi (min 90+2)
A record breaking FC Barcelona finished off the night with a great victory that ensures their spot of in the next round of the Champions League. The 0-4 rout started with a penalty and red card for Cisovsky halfway through the first half, converted by Messi, author of yet another hat-trick, and Cesc Fábregas added one to the tally as well. It's almost as if the game had been scripted; it was Guardiola's 200th game on the Barça bench, Messi bagged a hat-trick, and scored the 500th goal for Barça with Guardiola at the helm. There story doesn't end there: Valdés broke Reina's long standing unbeaten record, Cuenca once again was brilliant with an assist to Cesc, and Alexis Sánchez was back in full form.
With this victory, Barça not only secures a spot in the next round of the competition, but they also are group leaders after AC Milan drew in Minsk (1-1).
Valdés, a masterclass save and a record
Just like the game against Mallorca, Guardiola played with two very wide wingers, Adriano and Cuenca, to open up the Czech defence. With Iniesta and Xavi on the bench, Cesc, Thiago, and Messi were on midfield duty. Initially it was not easy for the midfield to string their passes together, and Viktoria Plzen playing compactly in defence and quick on the take, almost got the edge early in a fast counterattack by Ptzela. Ptzela blazed down the pitch in the first real opportunity of the match, it was a one on one showdown with Valdés. The Barça keeper, however, was up to the task and managed to block Ptzela's shot with a spectacular save; a save that allowed him to break the legendary unbeaten record set by Miguel Reina. The play was reflective of how the game had progressed to that point, Barça was found it difficult to take control of the game.
Messi brace
A brilliant run by the Argentinian destroyed the Czech defence in one fell swoop. Messi had dribbled the last defender, and with only the keeper to beat, was taken down by Cisovsky. The play meant two things, a red card for Cisovsky and a penalty kick for Barça. Messi converted the penalty, which took his all time goal tally to 200, and Barça was ahead. With a man up, Barça started to dominate the game, and Viktoria, in turn, responded with more physical play. Just before halftime, a brilliant passing play ended with Messi scoring the second of the night.
Cesc and Thiago, ready
The second half started just like the first one ended, with Barça dominating. The first chance was born from a great passing play between Cesc and Messi that unfortunately went wide of the Czech goal. Seconds after, Pavlik with a tremendous save forced Messi's free kick wide. With the game clearly going the visitors' way, Guardiola rotated out some of the starters, Sergio, Alves, and Abidal came off for Keita, Maxwell, and a fully fit Alexis. Meanwhile, Messi's pass and Thiago's followup header almost ended in the back of the net if it hadn't been for the cross bar.
Golazos to get to 500
Barça wanted to put the game beyond reach of the Czech team, and did so when Cuenca brilliantly assisted Cesc. The Barça B player's pass was a perfect cross for Cesc Fábregas' header. It was Barça's third of the night. In the dying moments of the game, Piqué showed off some of his technical skill with a back heel assist to Messi. The Argentinian danced around the keeper and sealed his second hat-trick in as many games, as well as the 500th Barça goal under Guardiola. It was the perfect ending to a game that mathematically ensures Barça's spot in the next round of the competition.


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Two limited films in fewer than 500 theaters-- the Mexican "Pulling Strings" (Lionsgate/Pantelion) and Fox Searchlight's "Enough Said"-- made the top 10 this weekend as "Gravity" soared across the country with substantial adult audience support. Two new mid-level releases, the Christian-themed "Grace Unplugged" (Roadside Attractions) and "Parkland" (Exclusive/Millennium) yielded modest results in their mostly non-art house debuts. The basketball doc "Linsanity" and Chinese drama "A Touch of Sin" were the standouts among more limited releases, with no other fresh films having much strength.
Twenty-eight new films actually opened this week in at least one of the two biggest markets. Several of the more notable newbies --IFC's "The Summit," Magnolia's "Bad Milo!," Anchor Bay's "Argento's Dracula 3D," Strand's "I Used to Be Darker" and "The Missing Picture," Phase IV's "The Dirties" -- most with impressive major festival pedigrees - haven't reported yet.
"Linsanity" (Ketchup Entertainment) - Criticwire: B+; Metacritic: 51; Festivals include: Sundance 2013
$103,000 in 9 theaters; PSA (per screen average): $11,444
Evan Jackson Leong's documentary following NBA sensation Jeremy Lin opened in six cities, and even without a lot of critical support scored a decent PSA. Like so many successful recent docs, this is a celebrity-driven film, with its core appeal reaching beyond normal specialized audiences. New distributor Ketchup Entertainment did a solid job of marketing this, which included working with faith-based groups who have followed Lin's career.
What comes next: These grosses will help this expand across the country just as the NBA season is about to start.
"A Touch of Sin" (Kino Lorber) - Metacritic: 76; Festivals include: Cannes 2013, Toronto 2013, New York 2013
$24,000 in 2 theaters; PSA: $12,000
Two films received rave front page New York Times' Weekend section reviews on Friday -- "Gravity" and Chinese director Jia Zhangke's "A Touch of Sin." The latter, opening in two prime New York arthouses, outscored by some distance the initial figures for this acclaimed international director's previous films ("Unknown Pleasures," "The World" and "24 City" among them) which had top festival presence but little U.S. theatrical impact. Kino Lorber, which regularly acquires top world cinema films, positioned this to open right after its New York Film Festival showing (a traditional role for this venerable fest).
As with Jia's other films, this is a study of a contemporary China struggling to reach modernity, told on a human scale as individual characters fight powerful government and business officials intent on not letting anything stop their goals. This is not the kind of conventional subtitled film that will breakout into wide release, but figures like these show that even in a difficult market a lauded tough-minded, artfully realized work can get attention and draw high-end audiences.
What comes next: This opens in Los Angeles on Friday, followed by key cities around the country over the next month.
"Grace Unplugged" (Roadside Attractions) - No Criticwire or Metacritic scores
$1,045,000 in 511 theaters; PSA: $2,045
Roadside Attractions has dabbled in films that appeal to heartland religious audiences ("Blue Like Jazz" grossed $600,000 last year), but with "Grace Unplugged," similarly a story of a talented young person whose faith is challenged when encountering a secular world, they went much wider initially. Playing across the country, with an emphasis on non-coastal locations, "Grace" did modest business overall. But with its limited marketing expense (buttressed by grassroots contacts) and a likely afterlife, this looks like a good business move by this normally more core specialized oriented company (whose "All Is Lost" starts its Oscar push with its release in two weeks).


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For all their pondering on matters moral, ethicists are no better mannered than other philosophers, and they behave no better morally than other philosophers or other academics either. Or such, at least, are the conclusions suggested by the research of philosophers Eric Schwitzgebel (at the University of California, at Riverside) and Joshua Rust (of Stetson University, Florida).
On Ethicists' courtesy at philosophy conferences as recently published in Philosophical Psychology', Schwitzgebel & Rust report on a study that suggests that audiences in ethics sessions do not behave any better than those attending seminars on other areas of philosophy. Not when it comes to talking audibly whilst a speaker is addressing the room and not when it comes to 'allowing the door to slam shut while entering or exiting mid-session'. And though, appropriately enough "audiences in environmental ethics sessions … appear to leave behind less trash" generally speaking, the ethicists are just as likely to leave a mess as the epistemologists and metaphysicians.
The two previously co-authored 'The Moral Behaviour of Ethicists: Peer Opinion' (Mind, 2009), a paper that was widely reported and blogged upon. In the same the pair reported that a survey conducted at a philosophical conference suggested that most philosophers believed ethicists behaved no better than other philosophers or non-academics of a similar social background. Non-ethicists were also just about as likely to say that ethicists behaved worse than other philosophers, as they were to say that the experts on moral philosophy behaved any better.
A separate paper by Schwitzgebe published in Philosophical Psychology reported that within academic libraries, "compared to other philosophy books similar in age and popularity … relatively obscure, contemporary ethics books of the sort likely to be borrowed mainly by professors and advanced students of philosophy were actually about 50% more likely to be missing than non-ethics books" and "that classic (pre-1900) ethics books were about twice as likely to be missing." This paper was titled "Do ethicists steal more books?" and the answer it seems is "Yes".
Schwitzgebel & Rust now have a new (and "monstrously long") paper in preparation titled the "The Self-Reported Moral Behavior of Ethics Professors.". In the same they report on their survey of ethics professors, non-ethicist philosophers, and professors in other departments on eight 'moral' issues. These being "academic society membership, voting, staying in touch with one's mother, vegetarianism, organ and blood donation, responsiveness to student emails, charitable giving, and honesty in responding to survey questionnaires" (some aspects of which the two were able to compare with behavioural results). Ethicists, it seems, express "somewhat more stringent normative attitudes on some issues, such as vegetarianism and charitable donation". However, "on no issue did ethicists show significantly better behavior than the two comparison groups" The pair's findings "on attitude-behavior consistency were mixed: Ethicists showed the strongest relationship between behavior and expressed moral attitude regarding voting but the weakest regarding charitable donation".
Schwitzgebel says on his blog that this
"research raises questions about the extent to which studying ethics improves moral behavior. To the extent that practical effect is among one's aims in studying (or as an administrator, in requiring) philosophy, I think there is reason for concern. I'm inclined to think that either philosophy should be justified differently, or we should work harder to try to figure out whether there is a *way* of studying philosophy that is more effective in changing moral behavior than the ordinary (21st century, Anglophone) way of studying philosophy is."
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Britain freezes assets over Saudi plot
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|19 October 2011
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October 19, 2011
British Foreign Secretary William Hague says he expects other EU members to take similar steps against the five Iranians.
Britain has frozen the assets of five Iranians, including two suspects in an alleged Iranian plot to kill the Saudi ambassador in the United States.
They include both men charged in the case - Manssor Arbabsiar, a 56-year-old U.S. citizen who also holds an Iranian passport, and Gholam Shakuri, an alleged member of Iran's Quds Force, who is at large in Iran.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague told Reuters he expected other EU nations to take similar steps.
The British move follows similar action by the U.S. Treasury last week, describing the four based in Iran as members of the Quds Force, a shadowy unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
In Washington, U.S. National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor said he welcomed Britain's decision to impose the sanctions.
"This sends yet another message that the international community rejects this flagrant violation of international law," Vietor said in a statement.
From its embassy in London, Iran has again "vehemently and categorically" denied the allegations.
The U.S. charges were "based on statements, guesses and suppositions by individuals involved in drug smuggling," the embassy statement said.
U.S. officials say Arbabsiar had paid an undercover U.S. agent posing as a hit man for a Mexican drug cartel to assassinate the Saudi ambassador, Adel al-Jubeir.
U.S. President Barack Obama has said he will press for "the toughest possible sanctions" against Iran over the alleged plot.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has vowed a strong response to any "inappropriate measure by the West."
He has accused Washington of concocting the plot to divert attention from the "Occupy Wall Street" protests.
compiled from agency reports
Link to original story on RFE/RL website


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Karnataka Government has partnered with online marketplace Snapdeal and is in the process of doing it with Amazon also to set up a platform for Small and Medium Enterprises in the state to sell their goods to the entire world, a top government official said.
Speaking at the tenth India Innovation Summit 2014, Srivatsa Krishna, Secretary in the Department of IT, BT and Science and Technology, Government of Karnataka, said: "In one step they can reach the whole world from wherever they are in Karnataka; and we have to take connectivity to every district, going down to every taluk."
"They can actually be part of the large global market, which I think will be a huge step forward," he told the Summit, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry.
Later speaking to reporters, Krishna said "it will be a market place for small and medium enterprises of Karnataka to connect to the global market, so we have reached out to Snapdeal and Amazon for it....; Amazon has still not done it, it is still in the process. Snapdeal has already done it."
He said "....it is a simple platform, a replica of a Snapdeal platform but with Government of Karnataka and Snapdeal together designing it...."
To a question on investment, he said "the platform is already there, Snapdeal and Amazon have their platform, just create another store on top of it."


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Dartmouth Receives Record Number of Applications for the Class of 2015
January 11, 2011 by Latarsha Gatlin
Dartmouth College's Admissions Office has received more than 22,140 applications for acceptance into the fall Class of 2015. The number is a record for the College and represents a 17.9 percent increase from last year's pool of 18,778 applications, says Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Maria Laskaris '84.
Admissions staff are still processing the applications, but so far a few notable trends have emerged: the number of students from California is up 21 percent, making it the most-represented state in the applicant pool; applications from students of color are up 17 percent; and applications from students living outside the United States are up 14 percent.
"Increased awareness of the strength of the Dartmouth experience, our continued strong commitment to undergraduate teaching, an exceptional level of research, the breadth of our on- and off-campus opportunities, and the broad recognition of the quality of our educational experience are all factors in the increase of applications for the Class of 2015," says Laskaris.
Dean of Admissions Maria Laskaris '84 says the College's fully need-blind admissions process and a guarantee to meet 100 percent of demonstrated need for all students admitted continue to appeal strongly to potential students. (photo by Joseph Mehling '69)
The College's fully need-blind admissions process and a guarantee to meet 100 percent of demonstrated need for all students admitted continue to be strong selling points for potential students, she notes. Dartmouth continues to work with community-based organizations to broaden the College's reach to bright and talented students from low-income families as well as those who would be first in their families to go to college.
"Special financial aid initiatives for students from families with incomes below $75,000, including free tuition and no loans, ensure that a Dartmouth education is truly accessible to all students, regardless of any family's ability to pay," Laskaris says.
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Postdoctoral Research Associate
Serre lab, Brown University
computer science + artificial intelligence + multi-agent simulation + computational modeling + behavioral dynamics
I am currently building a perception-action locomotor system to account for human locomotion in complex environments [Bonneaud et al. 2013]. I work with models coming from cognitive science and neurobiology. Specifically, I am coupling Serre lab's biologically plausible computational model of vision [Jhuang et al. 2007; Serre 2007] to the VENLab's cognitively grounded behavioral model of locomotion [Warren and Fajen 2008; Warren 2006]. Building upon my work in the VENLab on behavior and self-organization [Bonneaud et al. 2012; Bonneaud and Warren 2012], I started this project last summer to forge the collaboration between Prof. Thomas Serre and Prof. William H. Warren.
I study and design artificial agents with a multidisciplinary approach in computer science, artificial intelligence, and cognitive science. I am particularly interested in perception-action systems that exhibit stable, yet flexible behavioral patterns, adapting to chaotic and dynamic environments while maintaining a goal-directed behavior. One example of such behavior is locomotion. We experience daily how it is mostly effortless to navigate highly dynamic environments and how we are efficient at doing so. Consider for instance the crowded streets of NYC or a train station at rush hour. Yet, it is still difficult to explain all aspects of human locomotion, such as crowd dynamics, using agents in virtual environments and impossible to achieve similar performances as humans with robots. Beyond the case of study of locomotion, understanding such ubiquitous and apparently elementary behavior opens up on fundamental questions on human behavior and cognition. And such research has a vast range of applications, from pedestrian and crowd simulations, to the design of more natural and efficient behavioral systems for artificial agents and robotic platforms, for collective robot locomotion and for human-robot interactions.
Jhuang, H., Serre, T., Wolf, L., and Poggio, T. (2007). A Biologically Inspired System for Action Recognition, ICCV.
Serre, T., Oliva, A., and Poggio, T. (2007). A feedforward architecture accounts for rapid categorization. PNAS, 104:15, 6424-6429.
Warren, W.H., and Fajen, B. (2008). Behavioral Dynamics of Visually-Guided Locomotion. In Fuchs&Jirsa, Coordination.
Warren, W.H. (2006). The dynamics of perception and action. Psychological review, 113: 358–389.
Bonneaud, S., Warren, W.H., Olfers, K., Irwin, G., and Serre, T. (2013). Towards a biologically-inspired vision system for the control of locomotion in complex environments. VSS 2013 conference, Naples FL, 2013.
Bonneaud, S., Rio, K., Chevaillier, P., and Warren, W.H. (2012). Accounting for Patterns of Collective Behavior in Crowd Locomotor Dynamics for Realistic Simulations. IEEE Transactions on Education, 7145, 1-11.
Bonneaud, S. and Warren, W.H. (2012). An empirically-grounded emergent approach to modeling pedestrian behavior. Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics, Zurich CH, 2012.
Please contact me for any further information or you can directly email me at stephane<at>bonneaud<dot>org or at stephane_bonneaud<at>brown<dot>eduLinkedIn profile Mendeley profile


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Hi there,
firstly thanks for the invite for the Office365 Beta :-)
I am new and therefore playing a litte bit with Office365; great. I tried to download Lnyc from the link from the start page on Office365, but the download does not complete; meaning the file I get differs in size when I download it more times. So, I think it's a bandwith or server response problem.
I got Lync from my MSDN Account, the version from there asked me after the installation to install a supplementary online service from MS. This work fine and I can login. However Lync tells me that an update is avalaible and when I try to get it, I am redirected to the download site for Lync on Office365. My question is, can someone give a tip what to do?
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As a summer resident of New Bern, I look forward to Mumfest even though it signals that we will soon be returning to Arizona. Today when I went for a walk downtown I was delighted to see that there was no evidence that yesterday our town was filled with thousands of people. No barricades, no tacked up event signs, and, best of all, NO litter! My compliments to the event coordinators and support people who kept everything moving smoothly and then topped it off by doing an impressive clean-up after everything was done. Thank you not just for this event but for all you do to keep New Bern such a wonderful town.
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February 2, 2000
Michael DeMocker
Six hundred years before the Common Era, metal currency of a style we call coinage appears in Western Anatolia, a place that eventually would become the country of Turkey. Almost 2,600 years later, a little boy named Ken can barely contain himself as he awaits his father at their kitchen table in Long Island, N.Y. Wiggling his feet, he tries to sit still, watching his father bring out long, thin metal boxes filled with tiny paper envelopes lined up in rows.
And like magic, from within each envelope, a heavy brown coin is produced. Sometimes his father pulls out coins of silver and gold, too. And the pictures! Faces that he knows were real, forever immortalized in metal. Touching each face, his young imagination runs wild, dreaming of ancient battles waged in full armor and crimson-cloaked royalty upon golden thrones. Kenneth Harl is 6 years old, but he can already see in coins what others cannot.
His heroes are real ones -- Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great and his father. He will not grow up to be the kind of international financier his father is, a man prominent in the workings of corporations and trusts. But Ken will follow in his father's footsteps, becoming a financial genius in his own right as the world's foremost authority on ancient coins and economies. Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Medieval, Turkish -- any coins found in the Mediterranean -- he will be asked to identify them all.
This year, an older but no less imaginative Professor Kenneth W. Harl celebrates his 22nd year in Tulane's history department; he teaches in the classics department as well. And along with his status as a world-renowned numismatist, or person who studies coins, he is proud of his Tulane-renowned status as a one-of-a-kind teacher who gives his students everything he has.
As a student himself, Harl was encouraged and nurtured by some of the finest scholars in history and classics at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., during his undergraduate years. Still more mentors stoked this fire during his graduate school years at Yale.
When he asked these masters how he could ever repay them for their gifts of support and encouragement, they introduced him to a new kind of currency -- that of concern for students, of passing on the torch of knowledge to each one and developing his or her strengths.
They explained that only when Harl finally "raised" students himself from bright undergraduates to extraordinary scholars would he fully understand what they had given him -- that's when his debt to them would be repaid. And in the past 22 years, Harl has "raised" an extraordinary number of students academically -- enough to pay back each of his mentors tenfold.
They gather in the large lecture hall on the second floor of the Hebert Building in the heart of Tulane's uptown campus. Even the aromas within the old building carry with them reminiscences of scholarly pursuits from days gone by. It is 9 a.m., and the room is filled with bright sunlight. Students in hooded sweatshirts and jeans saunter in and plop into their seats with evident grogginess. Harl enters, wearing a red V-neck sweater, tan pants and boat shoes -- his usual uniform.
Walking briskly to the huge blackboard, he pulls down multiple boards from tracks above it, already peppered with the day's key phrases. The kids get settled, seeming to stoically accept the fact that a tidal wave of information is about to wash over them. They pull out their pens and notebooks, perhaps glancing over a handout Harl has printed. He begins the class. They sit up straighter after his first sentence or two, realizing that he has already drenched them in more ideas than should be allowed at this hour of the morning. But any attachment to sleep has no place here now.
Harl shifts into second gear, and away they go. He rapidly paces back and forth at the front of the room, staring down at the floor in concentration yet projecting his voice at such a commanding level that even the outermost seats are surrounded by his words. He does not look at an outline, though he could just as easily be reading from a textbook full of elaborate names and obscure dates. Harl punctuates almost every idea with extra tidbits, from the Greek roots of words, to anecdotes about imperial families.
In a few minutes, he looks up to reconnect with his students, each of whom he knows by name. He uses those names in scenarios to illustrate dynamics in ancient situations.
"So if Susan here is the coin changer in the marketplace, and Mark is trying to cash in his currency from the next town to get coins to use in this town, she will charge him a service fee...Then she will deliver the foreign currency to David over here...Now he has been instructed by the imperial government to mark each of these particular coins, so he has them struck cold at the local mint by Judy..."
Harl makes jokes about the behaviors of the ancients. But soon he is pacing again, passionately explaining and embellishing at an astonishing rate. Those without tape recorders are surely doomed.
Only the sharpest seem to give an occasional guffaw at his utterly dry wit, or perhaps they are simply the ones least worried about retaining the mass of information that is this man's gift. Harl is like a walking encyclopedia of ancient history. But it is Harl's seminars that students literally fight to get into. Word of mouth travels fast, and the waiting list for his classes do not reflect rumors of an easy A.
Only kids ready for the academic version of "tough love" remain in his courses, which demand around 400 pages of weekly reading. And with a discussion format to follow, it's tough to slip by without keeping up.
"My students really get into this stuff," says Harl. "It's so amazing to find yourself among 19- and 20-year-olds as they argue the finer points of Plato. I'm showing them how they think -- how they're taught to think, to govern, to perceive the world in general. And this kind of understanding aids students in all fields because they can understand the structures we use and what happens within those structures."
Harl's skill and enthusiasm for teaching continue to amaze Jaclyn L. Maxwell (N '95), who can see beyond the divide between teachers and students now that she's about to become a professor herself. Though many of Harl's students experience exceptional careers, Maxwell is Harl's only student to complete her PhD in ancient and medieval history, following closely in Harl's footsteps.
"When too many students signed up for Dr. Harl's classes, which often happened, he chose to teach extra classes rather than turn students away," she says. "He managed to cultivate a large following of undergraduates -- history majors and many others -- who took class after class with him. And this popularity did not come from easy assignments: the weekly reading was demanding, and he still overenrolled classes such as Roman Republic, Athenian Empire and Pagans and Christians."
Clearly, Harl has quite the reputation at Tulane as a top-notch instructor. His multiple teaching awards include the annual Sheldon Hackney Award in the Liberal Arts and Sciences, an honor completely based on student recommendations. It is the most prestigious teaching award at Tulane, and Harl has received it twice. This type of student recognition doesn't go unnoticed by Tulane administrators, either.
"Ken Harl is an extraordinary teacher," says Teresa Soufas, dean of the liberal arts and sciences faculty. "He's careful to make sure that all students, no matter what their background or level of engagement, can seriously benefit from the courses he teaches. He gives a lot of individual attention to his students, and that's so important. It's remarkable to win the Hackney even once."
In 1994, Harl decided to take a group of 20 undergraduates to Turkey for an entire month on a tour of more than 75 ancient sites. It was no easy trip to organize or execute. But ever the monetary wizard in the highest sense of the phrase, Harl found the money to help defray the high costs of transportation, food and lodging. He organized the group to sell T-shirts to pay for their fresh water supply. He applied for grants.
Harl also sold his personal collection of science fiction books to contribute monies of his own, and solicited funds from the many former students with whom he keeps in frequent contact. This last endeavor not only provided the students with the necessary travel money; it set in motion another of the "payback" currencies akin to the one his mentors revealed to him. "Some gave $5; others who were doing well sent larger amounts," Harl remembers.
"But everyone sent something, or wrote their sincere regrets at their financial situations because they would have loved going with me to Turkey and wanted to help those who now could be the ones to go, they said. It was wonderful!" The 1994 trip was a hit, as Harl and the group sped around western Turkey from site to site. "The experience of having a brilliant professor such as Ken while on the site [of ancient monuments and events] was enthralling," says Jason Sanchez (A&S '92), who went on the trip.
"Rather than simply using a textbook to study these ancient civilizations, standing on the ground of an actual society, feeling the air and smelling its essences while remembering your Thucydides or Tacitus, brings the history to life. You can almost smell the sweat of the decurions or the strong aroma of garum in the agora. For me, this trip put a great deal of flesh on the bones of the beast I had studied in school so many years ago."
At the time of the trip, Sanchez was living in Hong Kong and involved in finance; he has traveled with Harl on a number of research occasions as well. But since the excursion to Turkey, he has chosen to pursue an academic career in history, now attending the acclaimed School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. Sanchez cites Harl's fame as a world-class numismatist as a major reason the students received such an opportunity to see so many sites in Turkey.
"His reputation on numismatics in Turkey means that doors are opened to him that would be closed to others," explains Sanchez. "Every scholar in the field of Greco-Roman history knows Ken Harl's works on coinage. His ability to explain all manners of social, economic and historic events using coins is a terrific tool to teach students. And even students who have no interest in numismatics per se can understand the cold, hard facts of money -- they understand textbook costs and tuition."
For Sanchez, Harl penetrates the "usual veil" of how far removed this kind of history can seem from students' lives today. He demonstrates, for example, the amount of money it took for a Big Mac and a Coke, and that kind of simplicity truly brings it all home, Sanchez says. Harl plans to take another large group of undergraduates to Turkey for a month this summer. He has affectionately dubbed the trip "Turkey 2000," and is already in the throes of fund raising and organization.
Harl is optimistic that those who embarked on the excursion in 1994 will help support the current one; he is also writing grant proposals and preparing another group T-shirt sale. With any luck, he will not have to sell more personal collections to help pay the expenses but, as always, he is prepared to do whatever is necessary to make Turkey 2000 a reality.
Harl teaches with passion anyone who wants to learn what he knows, but he does not dissuade them from their intended careers and try to lure them into becoming ancient historians. First of all, he believes that you either feel it or you don't. "I knew that I wanted to do this at the age of 6, and I understand fully why most people don't want to do this," he admits. He has a laundry list of reasons not to become what he is, and the first one is that even he finds his life eccentric.
"I'm not like other people in my field, I realize this. I'm really a fanatic about ancient history and teaching, so I'm not a good example of what to become." Moments of relaxation are few and far between for Harl. Any time during the academic year not spent teaching and advising is filled with research, writing and publishing, not to mention preparing for speaking engagements and guest lectures.
Summers are booked up, too -- that's when he stays in Turkey for almost four months each year. "And besides, a lot of people want to have families, and I chose not to, so it's hard to show them what it would be like to be that dedicated and still be a scholar of my type," Harl continues. (He does reveal with a shy smile, however, that he's always loved a particular Greco-Syrian woman named Julia Domna, the empress of the Serverus Roman Empire, circa 193. Like true star-crossed lovers, their distance spans more than 1,800 years. Harl must be content to collect coins graced with her image and sigh wistfully as he discusses her beauty.)
When your work is your life, the way you pass on what you are is through the work itself. And Harl has accomplished this, immortalizing himself through his research. But it is Harl's exceptional success in mentoring that allows him to continue his "lineage" in a personal way.
"I feel very parental toward my students -- they're like my kids. They even call students who take a number of my classes 'Harl's Kids.' Of course, real-life parenting is much more difficult -- I'd never pretend to know how hard that is. But I really do feel like I raise these kids in many ways. I try to impart everything I know so I can give them the tools they'll need to make it out there in the world."
Robyn L. Loda is an editor in the Office of University Publications. This article originally appeared in the Spring 2000 issue of Tulanian.
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As Western leaders increasingly pointed the finger of blame at pro-Russian separatists, and Moscow itself, over the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines MH17 plane in eastern Ukraine, the government in Kuala Lumpur said little.
The reasons for that reticence - which had drawn criticism at home - became clear on Tuesday, when Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced shortly after midnight that his government had negotiated the release of the remains of nearly 300 victims of Flight MH17 from separatist-held territory.
Najib, working through intermediaries to reach rebel leader Alexander Borodai, was a key figure in brokering the deal, according to two sources in Malaysia with direct knowledge of the negotiations.
The talks were kept under tight wraps, with Najib initiating the conversation and bringing only a handful of his closest confidants into the discussions.
"It was the Prime Minister's project," one of the sources said.
"He was the main player and he kept this within a very, very, very tight circle. Even some of his closest advisers were not part of this circle, and were surprised by this deal."
The agreement was that Malaysia would receive the aircraft's "black box" voice and flight data recorders, which were in rebel hands after being recovered from the crash site near the Russian border.
The bodies would be moved from separatist-controlled territory so that international investigators could safely conduct DNA tests and later return the remains to families.
Intermediaries, whom the sources declined to identify, facilitated at least one telephone discussion between Najib and Borodai, via a translator, the sources said.
Malaysia wanted three things from the separatists: return the bodies, hand over the black boxes and assure safe access for investigators to the crash site.
Borodai's people wanted a signed document acknowledging that the black boxes were not tampered with, the second source said.
They also insisted on handing over the black boxes to the Malaysians because they did not want the devices in the hands of the Ukrainian government. The voice and data recorders will be crucial for investigators to piece together exactly what brought down the plane as it flew over eastern Ukraine on Thursday en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.
As negotiations advanced, Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai, who had been appointed to the job only a few weeks earlier, and other representatives of the airline and government flew to Kiev over the weekend.
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On this week's Wanna Bet, the celebrities contestant/judges are Sherri Shepherd of ABC's The View, Scott Hamilton, Bill Engvall and Stuart Scott.
Some of the stunts that will be attempted on tonight's episode include a man using the back of his neck to shoot basketballs, a teenager recalling the names of ten our of ten audience members after meeting them only once, a man skiing over hundreds of raw eggs without breaking one, and a man using a chainsaw to open 50 soda bottles.
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According to the wise folks of digital football, there's a new king in town. Or rather, an old king who has returned to reclaim his crown. Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 has been receiving rave reviews and with FIFA head honcho Sep Blatter once again making headlines for all the wrong reasons, there's no better time for a changing of the guard.
I'll get to Pro Evo soon. Early impressions of FIFA 16 [official site] suggest Konami's kick 'em up might have to fight hard for my affection.


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Add another county to the meager list of those that voted against North Carolina's amendment defining marriage solely as a union between a man and a woman.
Initial results Tuesday indicated that seven counties voted against the amendment. But Dare County has revised its count, making it the eighth county to vote against the ban.
The revised figures for Dare County show 3,785 people voted against the amendment and 3,698 voted for it, a difference of just 87 votes. The original tabulation showed 4,098 voted for the amendment and 3,845 voted for, a difference of 253 votes.
The amendment passed overwhelmingly statewide with about 61 percent of the vote. In addition to Dare, voters in seven counties opposed it: Wake, Durham, Orange, Chatham, Mecklenburg, Buncombe and Watauga.


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Grinnell, Iowa – After day one of the Grinnell College Invitational, both the Gustavus Adolphus men's and women's swimming and diving teams sit in second place. The Gustie men tallied 508.5 points on the opening day, trailing host Grinnell who leads the pack with 595.5 points. The Gustie women posted 518 points, sitting behind the University of Nebraska, Omaha who is in front with 550 points.
"A good start for both the men and the women today," said head coach Jon Carlson. "We've had a couple great weeks of training and for us to come out and swim like we did today gives us a lot of confidence looking forward. We put ourselves in striking distance heading into Saturday and that's all you can ask for."
The Gustavus women's squad did its damage in the relay events, recording three top-three finishes on the day. Alissa Tinklenberg (Jr., Willmar, Minn.), Sarah Hund (Sr., Willmar, Minn.), Tarin Anding (Fy., Sartell, Minn.), and Katie Olson (So., North Oaks, Minn.) teamed up to post the top relay finish by taking first in the 200-freestyle relay with a time of 1:39.77.
The 400-medley relay team comprised of Tinklenberg, Jennifer Strom (So., Rochester, Minn.), Laura Drake (Jr., Mendota Heights, Minn.), and Olson came in runner-up with a time of 4:03.58. Abigail Lyle (Jr., Buffalo, Minn.), Leah Anderson (Fy., Apple Valley, Minn.), Strom, and Anding rounded out the team's top relay performances with a third place mark in the 800-free relay with a time of 8:08.53.
On an individual level, Alissa Tinklenberg and Katie Olson both claimed first place finishes. Tinklenberg won the 500 free with a time of 5:12.97 and also placed second in the 100 backstroke with a time of 59.03. Olson took gold in the 100 free, touching the wall in 54.31. Jennifer Strom also turned in a pair of top-three finishes, taking second in the 500 free (5:19.40) and third in the 200 breaststroke (2:29.93).
The Gustavus men's team was led by Zac Solis (So., Centennial, Colo.) who took the top spot on the podium after going 4:51.18 in the 500 free. The Gustie men posted six individual top-three finishes at the meet.
David Kramer (Sr., Burnsville, Minn.) had the second-best finish with a runner-up swim in the 200 breaststroke (2:15.88). Jeff Nelson (Fr., Maple Grove, Minn.), Ross Larson (So., Brookings, S.D.), Jacob Stern (Fr., Rosemount, Minn.), and Sam Hanson (Jr., Minnetonka, Minn.) all recorded third place marks; Nelson in the 100 free (49.62), Larson in the 500-free (4:59.94), Stern in the 200 breaststroke (2:17.75), and diver Hanson in the three-meter (308.95).
The Black and Gold also finished third in both the 800-free and 400-medley relays. Stern, Larson, Nelson, and Solis teamed up in the 800-free relay (7:30.15), and Dante Colucci (Fr., Summit, N.J.), Stern, Larson, and Solis assembled in the 400-medle relay (3:43.12).
The final day of the Grinnell Invitational is set for tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 19. Live video for Saturday's finals will broadcast through the link below.


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Japan 2by Simon Prades
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An attempt to organize the chaos of feelings, images and informations
concerning the disaster in Japan, through two Drawings. Ink and watercolor on paper.
Nice style... I like the texture a lot!
. . . and then Simon Prades came out of nowhere and posted four gorgeous drawings on Society6. Such beautiful work, love it!
Your work is beautiful. Very inspiring.
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Jenkins Township couple fulfills dream of opening pub
Call it fate, or call it chance - something drew Linda and Charlie Burke to the restaurant that would become Charlie B's Pub and Eatery.
The Jenkins Township couple discussed purchasing a local bar and restaurant last year, and decided to mull it over while on vacation in Maryland. On their way out of town, they passed the Willow Tree bar and restaurant on Main Street, a place they never noticed before. Charlie Burke remarked that they should go in and see if the owner was interested in selling. They decided not to stop, and continued on their way.
But when they got back, they opened up a newspaper and saw that the place was for sale. They weren't about to ignore that sign.
"We came right down, and then we bought the place," Charlie Burke said.
After months of dreaming and hard work, the couple will celebrate the grand opening of their Plains Township eatery on Saturday. The restaurant has been open since April.
Before deciding to follow their dream and open a restaurant, the Burkes ran Global Print and Design, a business started by Linda Burke's father. With this restaurant venture, Linda said she's following her heart and embracing her passion for cooking.
"That was my father's dream, and this was ours," she said.
The Burkes renovated the former Willow Tree from top to bottom. Linda said she was especially excited for her new kitchen, the design of which has garnered compliments from her chef friends.
The restaurant features a special dish each night, like rigatoni or spaghetti and meatballs. Sunday is a big night for home-style meals. Linda prepares "Sunday dinners" featuring comfort foods like "piggies" served with mashed potatoes or baked macaroni and cheese in a bread bowl.
"Our regular customers are starting to know every Sunday they'll get good home-cooked meals," she said.
Their most unique menu items are the yangs - pork wings smothered in homemade barbecue sauce. Linda discovered the dish, a twist on typical chicken wings, as she researched different cuisines at food shows. The plan is to pair them with Yuengling Lager for a weekly special called "Yueng Yang."
"Nobody really has it in this area," she said.
The restaurant hosts live bands in the bar area, and also houses a pool table and dart board. Patrons can watch sports on televisions surrounding the bar or on the large flat screen hanging in the dining room. The dining room is available for private parties.
The eatery also offers outdoor dining on the deck.
Charlie B's Pub and Eatery
Location: 653 N. Main St., Plains Township
Hours: Open Monday-Saturday at 3 p.m. (kitchen open 5 p.m. to midnight) and Sunday at noon (kitchen open 1-10 p.m.).
Contact: 570-822-4443, www.facebook.com/CharlieBspub
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I am the father of a newborn girl, my first child. She is awesome. My wife (her Mother) is also awesome. Right now she is in auto pilot mode of sleeping, eating and pooping and this part is very easy, we just have to make sure she is clean and does not die. All my experience with kids are with nephews so no girl experience.
What advice can any fellow dads give on raising a daughter?
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That young, there's really not much difference between raising a boy or a girl. In my experience, boys tend to be more rambunctious toddlers than girls. They play differently. But, the parenting is largely the same until they get to school age. That's when the differences start taking hold a bit more, and the parenting style is more differentiated.
'Til then, teach restraint and respect. If you threaten punishment, follow through ... otherwise, they'll learn that your rules are more flexible than you say, and your word isn't worth much. Also, don't over-threaten ... if you don't intend to do it, don't say it. Love -- but don't coddle. If you don't let them hurt themselves (obviously not catastrophically), they won't learn to brush themselves off. Calmness works better for discipline than you'd think.
And, remember ... no kid ever died from an ice cream dinner every once in a while. Don't get so caught up in raising a good adult that you forget to let her be a good kid.
If you have any specific questions, I might have more for you ... but, general questions get general answers.
Wipe front to back. Don't be afraid to clean in all the folds. They like to wrestle just as hard, though not as often, as the boys. Don't let anyone give her any stupid tiny hair clips, they're worse to step on than legos. You need to be a better example to her of what a man should be, than you would for a son.
Totally forgot about all that, folds and stuff.
I'll be teaching one to drive soon.
Did that a few years back (twice one girl one boy). Talk about nerve wracking even with paid driver's ed.
You need to be a better example to her of what a man should be, than you would for a son.
This man gets it.
Tricky part; it means you treat your wife, her mother, exactly as you would expect her future husband to treat her.
Also; YOU go have some fun with your wife. YOU get her out. YOU be her stress relief.
Healthy marriages mean healthy children.
I agree. I think that the most important thing to do overall is to love her Mom and treat her like a queen so my kid can see the example.
That seems to be a very prevalent response in this thread and I am defiantly taking note.
Eh. Don't go overboard. This is the 21st century after all.
Of course I will throw in some cold shouldered indifference every now and then too: Ignore her when she speaks, make her open the door for ME, slowly control every aspect of her life and make her give up contact with friends and family...
That sort of thing.
Totally kidding.
Thanks guys I dig these answers. One thing I'm curious about and this may be a silly question but how naturally drawn are little girls drawn to the whole princess thing? Or is this mainly driven by parents and society?


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Secret Of Mana Cheats for Nintendo WiiHome / Nintendo Wii /
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Hold L + R + Select and press Start during game play...From: aarias
First moogle a person, then turn them into a midget. This is particularly effective in preventing CPU controlled players from stealing your character's skills...From: ChipmunkJulia12
Look at the map to the east of the ice country. A very small speck will appear at that location. Fly there with Flammie to see a face...From: Zagrebama
Go to the room with the bridge in the Castle of Tasnica. You can enter in the south wall, behind the bar. Walk through this wall and speak to the man at the other side to buy some good items...From: saBLya-msk
First, collect all eight Sword Orbs. Go to the Ice Country. There should be a small circular island just off the coast. When you land there, Flammie Neko should be there. Then save the game with him. Hold L + R + Start + Select to reset the game. Start a new game at the opening screen and get to the Mantis Ant. You should kill as few Rabites as pos..From: brta
At the Mana Fortress, you can get a variety of different Weapon Orbs, mainly the Boomerang, Axe, Spear, and Whip. For the Boomerang or Spear, kill a numerous amount of Tsunamies. Kill Dark Stalkers or Master Ninjas to obtain a Sword or a Axe. Kill Heck Hounds for a Whip or a Bow. Note :If you obtain an Orb that you have nine of, the game could eith..From: JacobYH
When you get the elemental Syphlid, leave the Wind Temple and go past where you fought Spring Beak and past the Sprite Village (empty village). As soon as you are back in the forest, immediately turn left and travel until you get near some rocks that are shaped like a diamond. There are about six rocks in all, with four forming a diamond. When you ..From: Adunning
When you get Salamando from the resort, you can level him up quickly by using any of the girl's fire spells (except Fire Sword), and any of the sprite's fire spells. First, cast the girl's fire spell, then as soon as Salamando appears, cast the sprite's fire spell. If done correctly, the enemy will suffer damage in the 100s and as Salamado gets str..From: belac1caleb1
This trick is difficult to do. You must have the Luna Palace on your right and you must be facing exactly North on Flammie. Fly as fast and as low as possible, holding B. The first place Flammie will land will be the desert. It will be a portion with stars on the ground. Without moving, use the Flammie Drum. Flammie will pick you up and you will fi..From: hende003
Note: This trick requires a or cartridge. Enable the following code for Unlimited MP: 8B34-EF4F. Repeatedly use Salamando's Explode or Shade's Dark Force as many times as possible to get 999 damage...From: Vabeadvacle
If you want to get back inside the village you were banished from, you must have all 3 characters. Then walk up to the man blocking the entrance, and rapidly push the SELECT button while holding the UP button against the man. Eventually you would will push your way through him, and be back into Potos Village. Note that this trick might not work in ..From: galinaab
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How many other ways are there to get the 9th Sword Orb without going to the Ice Country because it keeps crashing my game, and I have done everything right. I used NTSC and PAL and none of them work, ...
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Grow Up, People. Including You, @DavidFrum
For everything there is a season,and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die … a time to keep silence, and a time to speak Oh the irony of me telling others to grow up. Even I see that. But seriously people, grow up.As a shooter roamed the Navy Yard and body lie dying, but still | Read More »


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American Idol
Nicki Minaj Defends Her American Idol Judging Style
First-time American Idol judge Nicki Minaj has never ceased to entertain viewers, whether it is with her feuds, fabulous wardrobe, or her intense judging style. She has gotten emotional over a contestant's elimination and provided some tough love for this year's crop of contestants — but she is defending it all.
The rapper defended her straightforward judging style, saying, "When I speak in a blunt way, like I do, people take that as me not loving or caring about these people, but I really do. They are family to me, I feel like I'm not doing them a service if I blow smoke up their ass. I refuse to do that."
Nicki has always kept it real on American Idol, and has even gotten really attached to contestants, specifically Burnell Taylor.
"When I see someone come from nothing, and their family just lost everything in Hurricane Katrina and they had to rebuild ... I remember my own childhood," the "Super Bass" diva said. "Not only did he have such a beautiful story, but he had such a unique voice and unique spirit. So yeah, those tears were real for Burnell."
While other judges are a little long-winded, Nicki's straightforward approach is always welcome. Her critiques seem to really come from a good place and the show has definitely been enhanced by her bigger-than-life personality.
Thanks for keeping it real, Nicki.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter


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Home of the Brave
|Release Date: October 27, 2004
|Running Time: 74 mins.
|Genre: Documentary
Stockard Channing
Paola E di Florio
Paola DiFlorio
Nancy Dickerson
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Summary:An examination of the death of Viola Liuzzo, a Detroit teamster's wife, mother of five, and activist during the height of the civil rights crusade of the 1960s. But it is also an investigation into the haunting effect her death had on her family. Liuzzo, a white woman campaigning for black voting rights, was murdered near Selma, Alabama, in 1965 by the Ku Klux Klan. The murder trial and acquittal of the three arrested Klan members, a smear campaign mounted by the FBI against Liuzzo, and the subsequent revelations of the FBI agent present during the killing all coalesce to deepen the family members' personal despair and their disillusionment with the U.S. government. Combining archival footag... Full Summary >>


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Dublin is a town in Pulaski County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,534 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Blacksburg–Christiansburg–Radford Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the site of the Volvo New River Valley truck manufacturing plant.
The town was named after Dublin in Ireland.


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To all the Brooks Swift/Swallow owners i have a technical question. How far behind the nose do the 'clampable' rails sit and how much of available rail space do you have?
I need quite some saddle setback and no LBS around here stocks these models so i have no way of measuring whether it would fit my needs (other than ordering of course). *My experience with the Team Pro saddle is that it would sit more forward when compared to saddles of similar dimensions.*
Thank you in advance.*


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