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Daws, Gavan
Gavan Daws teaches at the University of Hawaii and has just completed a history of Hawaii; Timothy Head, also a history teacher, recently returned from an assignment in Japan which enabled him to pursue that end of the research on the Bonins. Together they wrote an article about the island of Niihau for our October, 1963, issue.
Day, Blanche
De gÓmara, Francisco LÓpez
De la peña, José Enrique
Jose Enrique de la Peña (1807–1840) was a colonel in the Mexican Army. Under General Antonio López de Santa Anna, de la Peña participated in the Battle of the Alamo. In 1955, a controversial book of his memoirs of the battle was published.
Deac, Wilfred P.
Mr. Deac, public information specialist and speech writer for the Air Force Eastern Test Range at Cape Kennedy, has been a newspaper editor, advertising copywriter, publicrelations administrator, and government historian.
Deák, Gloria
Gloria Deak is a writer who specializes in American art and cultural affairs. She has authored many books including: Picturing New York: The City from its Beginnings to the Present; Picturing America: Volumes I and II; Profiles of American Artists and American Views: Prospects and Vistas.
Decter, Moshe
During the coming year, the America & Russia series, together with certain other articles on the subject from earlier issues of AMERICAN HERITAGE , will be published in book form by Simon tr Schuster, New York. For further reading: An End to Innocence , by Lesl
Deering, Andy J.
Andy J. Deering is a librarian and watch collector mho lives in rural Wyoming.
Degler, Carl N.
Carl N. Degler teaches the history of the South and American cultural history at Fassar College. He is the author of Out of Our Past, The Forces That Shaped Modern America . For further reading: History of the Old South , by Clement Eaton (Macmillan, 1949);
Degroff, Dale
—Dale DeGroff ran the bar at New York's Rainbow Room for eleven years and appears often on television and radio as a mixology expert.
Deiss, Joseph Jay
Mr. Deiss is the author of The Roman Years of Margaret Fuller (Crowell, 1969), a reinterpretation, based on new research, of this misunderstood woman.
Delaney, Norman C.
Mr. Delaney, who teaches history at Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas, adapted this article from his biography of John McIntosh Kell, which is to be published by the University of Alabama Press.
Delbanco, Nicholas
Nicholas Delbanco is the author of fifteen books of fiction and nonfiction and directs the writing program for the Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of Michigan. He has been at work for the last several years on his novel Rumford: His Book .
Demos, John
John Demos is the Samuel Knight Professor of History Emeritus at Yale University. Demos was awarded the Bancroft Prize for his 1982 book, Entertaining Satan: Witchcraft and the Culture of Early New England. His most recent work, Circles and Lines: The Shape of Life in Early America, discusses how colonial Americans viewed their life
Dempsey, Barbara Piattelli
Barbara Piatelli Dempsey was born in Rome and educated in New York. She earned her B.A. and M.A. degrees in comparative literature. She co-wrote the book "Dempsey" with her stepfather, boxing legend Jack Dempsey. She currently lives in New York City.
Denton, Sally
Sally Denton is an investigative reporter and author who writes about America's hidden history. She has written seven books, including her most recent, The Plots Against the President: FDR, A Nation in Crisis, and the Rise of the American Right , released in 2012. She was honored with the Woodrow Wilson Public Scholar Fellowship in 2010, a Gu
Der veer, Virginia Van
Virginia Van der Veer (Mrs. Lowell S. Hamilton), a member of the history department of the University of Alabama in Birmingham, is completing her doctoral dissertation on the Senate career of Hugo Black.
Der veer hamilton, Virginia Van
Virginia Van der Veer Hamilton teaches American history at the University of Alabama and is the author of a biography of Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black.
Deurs, G. Van
Rear Admiral Van Deurs, born in Portland, Oregon, in 1901, entered the Navy in 1917, qualified as a naval aviator in 1923, and retired from active service in 1951.
Devoto, Bernard
Dewey, Robert Merrill
A retired college teacher, Mr. Dewey now lives in Los Angeles, where he is writing his memoirs.
Dexter, Lorraine
Lorraine Lethuray Dexter, a former New Yorker now living in Vermont, began collecting stereoscopic views in 1938 and today has about 30,000 of them, as well as examples of all kinds of viewers in use during stereo's golden age. The pictures shown here are from her collection.
Dickson, Paul
Paul Dickson is the author of more than 55 nonfiction books and hundreds of magazine articles. Although he has written on a variety of subjects from ice cream to kite flying to electronic warfare, he now concentrates on writing about the American language, baseball and 20th century history. Bestselling books include: Baseball's Greatest Quotations
Diehl, Lorraine B.
Lorraine B. Diehl is the author of The Late, Great Pennsylvania Station , published by American Heritage .
Dill, James
On December 18 Lieutenant Dill boarded the USNS Hienselman, had his first bath in forty-three days, and experienced a strange sensation: "I had forgotten what it felt like to be warm." The retreat continued, and Seoul was recaptured by the communists on January 4, 1951. By spring it was again in Allied hands as "Operation Killer" restored a defe
Dillard, Annie
Annie Dillard is an author, best known for her narrative prose in both fiction and non-fiction. She has published works of poetry, essays, prose, and literary criticism, as well as two novels and one memoir. Her 1974 work Pilgrim at Tinker Creek won the 1974 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
Dillow, Gordon L.
Gordon L. Dillow is a free-lance writer from Missoula, Montana.
Dinnerstein, Lois
The author is an art historian who writes and lectures on American art.
Dinnerstein, Leonard
Leonard Dinnerstein is a professor of history and the director of Judaic Studies at the University of Arizona. Ris books include The Leonard Frank Case (available in paperback from the University of Georgia Press), America and the Survivors of the Holocaust , and
Dippie, Brian W.
Brian W. Dippie, who wrote "Charlie Russell's Lost West" for our April, 1973, issue, is professor of United States cultural history at the University of Victoria, in British Columbia. His specialty is the American West.
Disch, Thomas M.
—Thomas M. Disch's books include The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of: How Science Fiction Conquered the World and The Sub: A Study in Witchcraft .
Dizard,, Wilson Jr.
Wilson Dizard, Jr., was a USIA officer for 30 years, serving in Turkey, Greece, Iran, Pakistan, Poland, and Vietnam. The author of seven books, he has just completed a history of USIA.
Dobell, Byron
Byron Dobell was the Editor of American Heritage for eight years, during which time the magazine won or was a finalist for a National Magazine Award ten times. Before joining American Heritage, Dobell served as editor-in-chief of the Washington Post Book World, executive editor of New York Magazine, and editor of Esquire. Dobell was elected to the American
Doermann, Humphrey
Humphrey Doermann is on the staff of the Minneapolis Star and Tribune and became interested inDonnelly in the course of reporting on current farm problems for those papers. For further reading: Populist Revolt, by John D. Hicks (University of Minnesota Press, 1931); The Lunatic Fringe , Gerald
Dolson, Hildegarde
Donald, David Herbert
A Mississippian by birth, David Herbert Donald (1920 – 2009) was the Charles Warren Professor of American History (emeritus from 1991) at Harvard University. He received the Pulitzer Prize twice (1961 and 1988), several honorary degrees, and served as president of the Southern Historical Association.Prof. Donald wrote over thirty
Doren, Mark Van
Dorgan, Eugene
Eugene Dorgan is an associate professor at the Art Institute of Boston.
Dorning, Amy Weaver
Dorson, Richard M.
Richard M. Dorson is chairman of the folklore program at the University of Indiana, Bloomington.
Dos passos, John
Best known as a novelist and member of the "Lost Generation" of American writers, Dos Passos (1896–1970) turned to writing history later in his career. His 1954 book The Head and Heart of Thomas Jefferson helped revived interest in our third President. Dos Passos served in World War I as an ambulance driver with his friend, the poet E.E. Cummings and in 1937, he returned to Spain with his frien
Douty, Esther M.
Esther M. Douty of Washington, D.C., is the author of The Story of Stephen Foster (Grosset & Dunlap) and of a forthcoming book dealing with the adventures of John Wise.
Dowdey, Clifford
Clifford Dowdey lives in Richmond. Virginia. He has written a number of novels dealing with Civil War themes, and is the author of Experiments in Rebellion , an analysis of Confederate administration policies and achievements.
Downey, Fairfax
Combat officer in two wars, and author of numerous books, Fairfax Downey contributed "Yankee Gunners at Louisbourg" to the February, 1955, issue of AMERICAN HERITAGE .
Downs, Annie Sawyer
Walter Harding, Distinguished Professor of English at the State University College at Geneseo, New York, has been secretary of the Thoreau Society for many years.
Drennon, Clarence B.
Clarence B. Drennon Fairlawn, Ohio
Dressel, Barry
Barry Dressel is currently the Principal at Prologue History Services in Baltimore, Maryland. He was educated at East Carolina University and the Getty Institute at the University of California at Berkeley. Dressel was the President and CEO at the Indiana State Museum and the Executive Director at the City of Detroit Historical Department.
Duckett, Kenneth W.
Duffus, R. L.
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Duncan, Dayton
Dayton Duncan, the author of five books about the West, is the writer and co-producer of Ken Burns's film, Lewis & Clark: The Journey of Discovery , to be broadcast by PBS at 8:00 P.M. EST on November 4 and 5. Alfred A. Knopf is publishing a companion book of the same name, written by Duncan and Burns, from which this
Dunford, Judith
Judith Dunford, whose reviews have appeared in The New York Times and The New Republic , is the co-author of a novel, Cashing In .
Duning, Alfred
This article is adapted, with the permission of the editor, from Wheeler's Review , London, where it appeared in briefer form. Mr. Dunning is a producer for the B.B.C.
Dunning, Brian
Brian Dunning is a journalist living near London. His article on the Welsh town of Milford Haven appeared in the June 1985 issue.
Colonel Dupuy, T. N.
A West Point graduate and a combat veteran of the Burma campaign in World War II, Colonel Trevor N. Dupuy has devoted himself to writing on military subjects since his retirement from the Army in 1958.
Dupuy, R. Ernest
Colonel Dupuy, who retired from the Army in 1946 after thirty years' service is the author of Men of West Point and co-author of the forthcoming Military Heritage of America .
Durant, John
John Durant is the author of The Story of Baseball and (with Otto Bettmann) of The Pictorial History of American Sports . With his wife, Alice, he prepared the pictorial feature "A Century of Cooperstown" in the December, 1958, issue of AMERICAN HERITAGE
Durham, Michael S.
Michael S. Durham's article on the Mound Builders of the Ohio River Valley appeared in the April 1995 issue of American Heritage .
Dvorak, John
John Dvorak currently operates a telescope atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii.
D'o'brian, Joseph
Joseph D'O'Brian wrote " The Business of Boxing " in the October 1991 issue of American Heritage .
Early, Gerald
Gerald Early is a professor of English, American studies, and African-American studies and the former director of the African and Afro-American Studies Program at Washington University in St. Louis. His works include Lure and Loathing: Essays on Race, Identity, and the Ambivalences of Assimilatio
Eaton, Clement
Clement Eaton, professor of history at the University of Kentucky, has written a life of Henry Clay for the "Library of American Biography" series, and is the author of other books about the South.
Eberhart, Richard
Eby, Cecil
A professor of English at the University of Michigan, Cecil Eby has taken a particular interest in the Spanish Civil War and the literature related to it. This article is taken from Between the Bullet and the Lie, Professor Eby's study of American volunteers in that war; the book will be published this fall by Holt, Rinehart & Winston.
Editors, The
Edmunds, R. David
Dr. Edmunds is the Anne and Chester Watson Chair of the History Department at the University of Texas at Dallas. Edmunds specializes in the History of Native Americans and the History of the American West, and won the Alfred Heggoy Prize for The Fox Wars: The Mesquakie Challenge to New France.
Edwards, William Waller
William Waller Edwards is a retired colonel in the Regular Army, a graduate of West Point who served in the First World War and with the cavalry in the old West. Recently he has been engaged in writing a book on the last phases of the Revolution.
Egerton, John
"U John Egerton is a journalist and historian whose books include The Americanization of Dixie and Visions of Utopia . He is currently at work on a history of Nashville, Tennessee.
Eide, Marian
Peter Stevens, who lives in Quincy, Massachusetts, writes frequently on historical themes. Marian Eide is a graduate student in the Comparative Literature and Critical Theory Program at the University of Pennsylvania. We would like to thank Dr. Stephen Lazoritz for his contributions to the research of this article. Lazoritz, a pediatrician specializing
Eiler, Keith E.
Keith E. Eiler, a retired lieutenant colonel of the U.S. Army (West Point, 1944), lives in Washington, D.C., where he currently is writing a biography of the late Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson.
Eisenhower, Milton S.
Milton Stover Eisenhower, (1899 – 1985) served as president of three major American universities: Kansas State University, the Pennsylvania State University, and the Johns Hopkins University. He was the younger brother of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Eisenhower, John D.
John D. Eisenhower, the son of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, is a retired United States Army officer and the author of several books on military history. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Belgium from 1969 to 1971.
Eisenhower, Susan
El-hai, Jack
Jack El-Hai, who wrote about the Minneapolis-St. Paul census war in the July/August 1990 issue, lives in Minnetonka, Minnesota.
Eliot, Alexander
Alexander Eliot is the author of many books, including The Horizon Concise History of Greece (1972) and the tentatively titled World of Myth , which is scheduled to be published in the fall of 1975 by McGraw-Hill.
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Elliott, Deronda
Ellis, Lewis N.
Ellis, Joseph J.
Joseph J. Ellis, winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize in History for Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation (Knopf 2000), is the Ford Foundation Professor of History at Mount Holyoke College whose work focuses on the lives and times of the founders of the United Sta
Ely, Robert B.
Emerson, Jason
Jason Emerson, an independent historian writing from Cazenovia, New York, is the author of The Madness of Mary Lincoln (Southern Illinois University Press, 2007), Lincoln the Inventor (SIUP, January 2009), and the recently released The Dark Days of Abraham Lincoln's Widow, As Revealed by Her Own Letters (SIUP, February 2011).
Emert, Arye
Arye Emert 2002 Grand Prize @ Winning Essay High School (Grade 11) West Windsor @ Plainsboro High School South Princeton Junction, New Jersey Sponsoring Teachers: Leslie Levin and Brian Welch
Emmerich, AndrÉ
André Emmerich, a former staff member of Time-Life International, World Magazine, Réalitiés, and the New York Herald Tribune, operates a gallery in New York City specializing in the ancient arts of Mexico and Central America. He is co-author (with Mig
Emrich, Duncan
Engelman, Fred L.
Fred L. Engelman, a former teacher of history, is now with a New York advertising agency. He is at work on a book about the final year of the War of 1812. For further reading: History of the United States of America , by Henry Adams, Vols. 7–9 (Albert and Charles Boni, 1930);
Engelmann, Larry
Larry Engelmann is a professor of history at San Jose State University, in San Jose, California.
Engle, Paul
Paul Engle (1908 – 1991), anoted American poet, editor, teacher, literary critic, novelist, and playwright. He is perhaps best remembered as the long-time director of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and as founder of the International Writing Program (IWP), both at the University of Iowa whose " An Iowa Christmas " appe
Eno, R. D.
R. D. Eno, a Vermont free-lance writer, conducted the research for this article under the sponsorship of the Nova Scotia Departments of Tourism and Recreation.
Erickson, Evarts
Evarts Erickson is a free-lance writer who lives in Boston and denies that he has ever seen a sea serpent.
Ericson, Jody
Jody Ericson is a freelance writer living in Providence, Rhode Island.
Espy, Willard R.
Willard R. Espy is a public-relations consultant. This article is adapted from his book Home to Oysterville , to be published this fall.
Estes, m.d., J. Worth
J. Worth Estes is a professor of pharmacology at the Boston University School of Medicine.
Ethridge, Kenneth E.
"fr Kenneth E. Ethridge is a junior high school teacher and freelance writer based in Royal Oak, Michigan.
Evans, Oliver
Few people are better equipped to write about New Orleans and the bayou country than Oliver Evans. He is a native of the city and the author of a book about it, New Orleans, published by Macmillan in 1959. A poet and essayist, Mr. Evans is at present teaching at San Fernando State College in Northridge, California.
Sir Evans, Harold
Sir Harold Evans is a British-born journalist and author who served as the editor of The Sunday Times for 14 years. After moving to the United States, Evans taught at Duke University and worked at The Atlantic and US News and World Report. In 1998 Evans completed The American Century, his most famous book; its sequel, They Made America, was published in 2004.
Evans, Walter C.
Walter C. Evans (1899-1953) was president of Westinghouse Radio Stations, Inc. He was a pioneer wireless operator who got his first license in 1914, when he was fifteen. He also served as a radio operator during World War I. In the early 1920s, Evans was chief engineer when Westinghouse opened a new station, KYW, in Chicago.
Evans, Walker
John Mass was born in Vienna and, after coming to this country in 1941, served with the Army Air Force. He is presently an art director with an advertising agency and also an instructor at the Philadelphia Museum School of Art.
Everett, Lou Ann
Mrs. Lou Ann Everett, a former reporter for the Tulsa World, now lives in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, where she and her husband publish a weekly newspaper, the Times, and a national fox-hunting monthly called The Hunter's Horn..
Every, Dale Van
Dale Van Every, a former United Press editor and Hollywood scenario writer, has long been interested in the Ohio and Mississippi country in the post-Revolutionary period. He has written about it in six highly regarded novels and in a historical study, Men of the Western Waters . (The plumed hat on page 60 is from a drawi
Ewen, Stuart
—Stuart Ewen's books include All Consuming Images: The Politics of Style in Contemporary Culture and PR! A Social History of Spin .


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Tech at Night: iPad, Public Media, Net Neutrality
Tech at night will be brief tonight. It was my mother's birthday last month, but I couldn't buy her what I intended because I had several bills coming due at once. So, she got her iPad tonight. I'm taking suggestions for an iPad Sudoku game that's as good as working on paper with a pencil. She's adamant that nothing on the iPad will beat that, | Read More »

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Jim Carrey's French Comedy Pierre Pierre Back On Track
By Sean O'Connell 2012-02-13 09:39:29 comments
The international comedy Pierre Pierre has been in limbo for a long time. Even when we reported back in 2010 that Larry Charles signed on to direct Jim Carrey in the medium-concept feature, the script had been in development for two years and then it continued to sit on the shelf waiting for something to happen. That something appears to be happening now.
Foresight Unlimited, Mandalay Vision and Lago Films have given the film a new lease of life according to Screen Daily by closing a number of pre-sale global deals in major markets such as Russia, Hong Kong, Latin America, Portugal and Iceland. With this crucial financing in place, the project can eye a Summer 2012 start of production, with multiple scenes reportedly set to be shot in Germany.
Edwin Cannistraci and Frederick Seton penned the Pierre script, which imagines Carrey as a self-indulgent French nihilist who steals the Mona Lisa and tries to sell it in London. His plan is to use the money to finally move out of his parents house. Awesome.
Back in the day, producers had the comedys budget set at $20M, though SD reports that the number has been bumped to around $30M so that they can lure a strong supporting cast. Thats great. Carreys always better when he has a dominant personality to play off of, which is part of the reason why Im anxious to see Burt Wonderstone. What about you, though? Do you have any interest in seeing Carrey broadly project as a French loser boosting classic artwork? Or do you want to wait and see who producers get to star alongside him?
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AMES, Iowa - Iowa State's spring game offenses rolled up 735 total yards Saturday as the Gold beat the Cardinal team, 23-17 before more than 10,000 fans at Jack Trice Stadium. ISU's quarterbacks led the charge. Starter Austen Arnaud completed 14-of-20 passes for 156 yards for the Cardinal team. His 2009 backup, Jerome Tiller finished a strong week of practice by completing 21-of-32 passes for 200 yards for the Gold team.
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Date: 07 November 2011
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Motion: Murder of Pat Finucane
That this Assembly notes the British Government's acceptance that there was collusion by the Army, the RUC and the Security Service in the murder of Pat Finucane; recognises that accepting collusion is not sufficient in itself and that the public now needs to know the extent and nature of that collusion; and calls on the British Government to honour the binding commitment, made by the then British and Irish Governments in the Weston Park Agreement, by establishing a judicial inquiry, as recommended by Judge Cory in 2004, with the power to compel witnesses to give evidence under oath.
Ms M Ritchie
Mr A Maginness
Mr C Eastwood
Motion: Aggregates Levy Rebate
That this Assembly recognises the imminent danger to the quarrying industry if the EU Commission decides to require a recovery of the Aggregates Levy rebate from 2004; and calls on the First Minister and deputy First Minister to make urgent representations to the EU President and the Chancellor of the Exchequer requesting that no recovery order is made.
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We study the problem of concurrently supporting multiple radios with different capabilities and interfaces on a single sensor node platform. Through a detailed experimental study on hardware multi-radio platforms, using the two representative radio technologies 802.15.4 and 802.11, we identify bottlenecks and design tradeoffs that are usually overlooked and that, as we show, have a significant impact on the sensor network"s performance and energy efficiency. Our findings are threefold. We show that a proper pairing of processor and radio is crucial for taking the full advan-tage of the energy efficiency of higher bandwidth radios. The processor/radio pairing affects the energy balance of a sensor node, thus making the design of dynamic switch-ing among multiple radios more challenging. Second, we demonstrate and quantify the impact of network traffic on energy consumption of a sensor node while varying net-work parameters, and illustrate the deficiency of existing energy-optimizing protocols. Our results in}, author = {Dimitrios Lymberopoulos and Nissanka B. Priyantha and Michel Goraczko and Feng Zhao}, booktitle = {International Conference on Information Processing in Sensor Networks (IPSN '08)}, month = {April}, publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery, Inc.}, title = {Towards Energy Efficient Design of Multi-Radio Platforms for Wireless Sensor Networks}, url = {http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=60465}, year = {2008}, }


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(John 3:17) Florence Avenue is a grace-based church. Jesus came into the world to love people (and not to condemn them). He has asked us to accept people for whom they are and allow God to change them into whom he wants them to be. It is in this atmosphere that people find the greatest healing and hope in Christ.
(1 John 4:11) We are called to live in loving accountability and as a community rather than independently. We value our relationship with God and relationship with others and believe both are necessary in growing spiritual maturity
(Matthew 28:19 – 20) God desires that all people should come into a relationship with Him through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and invites us to function as His representatives in our homes, neighborhood, church, work and world.
(Romans 12:1) We believe that worship from the beginning is not only an expression of our lives to God through singing, prayer, and acts of obedience but a lifestyle that should be lived as we grow closer to Christ exhibiting His life in us in our personal lives, relationships, church, and touch upon the world.
(2 John 1:4) God's Word reveals not only His truth to us but that Jesus Himself was the embodiment of truth (John 7:14). Through a relationship with God, He reveals and refines the truth in us so that we can know the truth, experience truth and walk in the truth of Who He is and a life that is pleasing to Him. lives are shaped by God's Word in grace and truth.
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(Acts 1:8) But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
Welcome to Florence Avenue Foursquare Church website. For many decades, we have sought to be a church that serves as a safe harbor no matter where you are or what season of life you are in. We are excited to be a part of what is happening here and hope you will visit soon!


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HR Lessons from a Strike -- ByEilene Zimmerman
The settlement of the strike againsttelecommunications company Verizon has some important messages for HR: Unionsare back. Work/life issues matter at the bargaining table. Employees (unionizedor not) know they're not as replacable as they once were, and want to be treatedthat way.
Getting to Know You -- By JenniferHutchins
Orientation programs should be more than just filling out forms and finding thelunchroom. Done right, they can boost employee retention and satisfaction.
Foreign Relations -- By Charlene MarmerSolomon
Your new foreign employees need more from youthan just the right visa. HR can help them understand the American approach tomeetings, deadlines, and why it's OK to call the boss by her first name.
Retention on the Brink -- By Patrick J.Kiger
When your company is fighting its way backfrom near-disaster, its hope of survival may be HR's ability to identify andretain key employees. There's more to it than just cash and stock options.
Retirement Plan Trends -- ByVictor D. Inafnte
With a changing workforce comes changes inretirement plans. While 401(k)s get most of the press, traditional definedbenefit plans still are the ones most commonly used. Here's a look at the planscompanies are choosing, and how the employees of tomorrow might affect thosechoices.
The Workforce Interview -- By BobRosen
Harvey Mackay has written two of thetop motivational books of all time, including "Swim With the Sharks WithoutBeing Eaten Alive." In his view, the key to HR success is making deals."Agreements prevent disagreements," Mackay says.
When the Unions Come Calling -- ByGillian Flynn
Unions are alive and well in the 21st century.And if your company, of whatever size, is experiencing union flirtation, theinitial reaction may be to panic. Don't. Instead, read how a small, a medium,and a large company handled union overtures.
On the Contrary -- May I Take Your Order?
InfoWise -- Taming the Information Glut
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Legal Insights -- The Perils of Third-PartySexual Harassment
Working Wounded -- Jumping the MotivationHurdle
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From the producers of "Billy Elliot" comes "Hunky Dory," a crowd-pleasing, South of Wales-set, coming-of-age musical starring Minnie Driver.Read More »
Writer-director Terence Nance may just have to give back his Gotham Award for Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You.Read More »
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These aren't your older sister's Colorado Rockies. No Troy Tulowitzki or Carlos Gonzalez, and Todd Helton is probably sinking his teeth into a nice, warm deer pancreas as you're reading this. Mmmm-mmm! No better way to recover from hip surgery.
So Tim Lincecum wasn't exactly facing a lineup the caliber of which he'd see as a postseason starter. But he'll be a postseason starter provided the Giants get there, as they should. And due in large part to Lincecum's outing on Tuesday night, the Giants edged a little closer to clinching the National League West.
The Magic Number sits at seven, as Tuesday's Dodgers/Nationals game was postponed.
The final score makes it appear as if this game was a relative cinch for the Giants, but that wouldn't be accurate. In the seventh inning, when a strange combination of curious umpiring and infield singles left the bases loaded with Jason Giambi hitting against Jeremy Affeldt, the Giants' 3-0 lead looked to be in serious jeopardy. When Wilin Rosario hit a 2-run homer off Santiago Casilla in the 8th to make it a 4-2 game, things looked even dicier.
It's hard to say Lincecum deserved better, since he allowed no runs and dropped his ERA under 5.00 (to 4.91), but he pitched well enough to at least get through seven and didn't quite make it. And after the game he mentioned how he wishes he could've gotten through seven innings, because he hasn't done so in a while (not since Aug. 10 vs. the Rockies, a team he faced six times in 2012).
However, Lincecum has four starts in September and they've all been "quality starts," which any Giants fan would've gladly taken as the Giants sputtered into the All-Star Break. When Henry Schulman brought up the ERA thing, Lincecum's reaction tilted toward the sarcastic side.
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Stolen BASGs
— Buster Posey told Tim Kawakami earlier today that he didn't expect to catch Lincecum during the postseason, an interesting lead-in to another game where Lincecum was caught by Hector Sanchez. When asked about throwing to Sanchez after the win, here's what Lincecum said.
"He has kind of a knack of what I want to go to. I'm going to throw a lot of breaking ball pitches, stuff in the dirt. He's done a great job of digging those out. I've beaten the shit out of him at times, but he keeps battling, going back there and catching. That's really all you can ask for."
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— Xavier Nady, who looked so down after tweaking his hamstring last week, came through with two singles — both with runners in scoring position. Then Gregor Blanco replaced Nady in left field and collected a drop-shot double of his own to ignite an eighth inning rally.
— Many of us thought Blanco was coming in for the ejected Angel Pagan, except Pagan was only fined by the umpiring Angel named Hernandez for flipping his bat. That led to an entertaining little outburst from Pagan that led to Bruce Bochy and Tim Flannery to get between both Angels. Pagan talks about what happened here:
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— Sergio Romo (who recorded the last out of the game for the seventh time in his last eight appearances) really seems fatigued at the end of a long season. (Courtesy @carmenkiew)
I pulled this up on my phone and showed Romo in the clubhouse, and he couldn't have been more pleased.
"I got her good!"
He watched the repeating sequence for at least 30 seconds, yelling "AAAHHH!" each and every time he saw himself flail around behind Amy G. Then he showed me what went into the videobombing, as he got into a very low crouch, then jumped up and yelled while swinging his arms around like he does in the .GIF above.
He asked me to send it to him, and I tweeted him a link after leaving the clubhouse … but I assured him that it would probably show up in his mentions 100 times at least.


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Miguel Ponce: from San Ysidro to Brazil
Former San Ysidro High star is a late add to Mexico's World Cup roster
Miguel "El Piojo" Herrera was once a player on Mexico's national soccer team and was named to a 30-man preliminary roster for the 1994 World Cup in the United States. He joined the team in training camp, got his hopes up, then had them crushed when the final 23-man roster was announced and he wasn't on it.
Herrera vowed not to put anyone through that if he could help it. So, 20 years later, now El Tri's head coach, he named his 23-man roster nearly a month before it was due to FIFA.
Miguel Angel Ponce, an outside left midfielder from Deportivo Toluca FC via San Ysidro High, was not on it.
That was May 9. Two days later, Ponce played the second leg of the Liga MX final for Toluca against Leon. Toluca lost, and its season was over. The 23 players on Herrera's list reported to training camp in Mexico City; a week later Ponce flew to Tijuana, where he grew up, and drove to Sacramento, where he was born.
He'd spend a few days there visiting family. According to some reports, he'd then head to Europe for vacation.
Ponce barely got inside the Sacramento city limits. His cell phone buzzed. It was Herrera. Could he get on a plane and fly back? Midfielder Juan Carlos Medina needed surgery on his ankle, and Herrera needed a World cup replacement.
"A good reason to interrupt your vacation," Ponce said.
And a good reason to listen to your high school coach and some sage advice culled years earlier in the Yucatan.
In the mid-2000s, Ponce was a freshman forward for the San Ysidro High varsity. His family had moved from Sacramento to Guadalajara before he was 1, then came to Tijuana when he was 10 to be closer to his father, who worked on crews building bridges in California. They used a friend's address in San Ysidro so Miguel could enroll in school.
Most days, he woke at dawn, walked across the border using his U.S. passport and rode a school bus. He went to 7th and 8th grade at San Ysidro Middle School, playing on its soccer team, then was a rare freshman to make the made the high school varsity. He was small but skilled beyond his years. He played forward exclusively – everyone's a forward at heart, right? – and led the team in scoring.
Rafael Palacios, coach, used to have contests to sharpen his players' ball skills, offering to buy anyone a burrito who could juggle 20 times only using their head. His little freshman kept winning, kept getting burritos.
Palacios stopped the contests. It was getting too expensive.
"You can tell when someone is going to be a professional," said Palacios, now the head coach at High Tech High in Chula Vista. "I told him, 'Miguel, I think you have great potential. If you keep training hard, you could play professionally and maybe one day play for the national team.'
"But I also told him this: 'If you play at least two positions, you have a better chance. The most important thing is to find a way onto the field, to play.' I know. I learned my lesson."
Palacios was once a talented young player himself who, like Ponce, only wanted to play forward and score goals. His good friend, also a forward, ultimately switched positions and played in the Mexican first division. Palacios was stubborn. He got stuck in the third division on a club in the Yucatan.
It didn't take long for someone to offer Ponce more than burritos. Chivas of Guadalajara saw him at an identification camp after his freshman year and invited him to its prestigious youth academy, which sends players to Europe and South America for seasoning. But they saw him as more of a wide midfielder or defender than a striker, and Ponce heeded his high school coach's words. He switched.


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I agree with Mr. Dale Petrangelo�s letter, �Free Concerts,� which appeared in Monday�s Sun Journal. I have often wondered why New Bern doesn�t promote more free concerts. Friends have told us they drive to Little Washington to enjoy �Music in the Streets.� I would also enjoy hearing the high school bands from Craven County perform along with any other musical groups that our schools and community have. I would also suggest a donation box be available, like that which Tryon Palace uses when the N.C. Symphony plays on the lawn. Free Concert donations could go to various groups, such as RCS, etc. New Bern has numerous places for concerts, as Mr.Petrangelo pointed out. Let�s use them.
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From the term rofl (Rolling On the Floor Laughing), roflcopter describes rolling on the floor laughing so hard your legs begin moving, causing your horizontal body to turn in a clockwise (or counterclockwise) motion, much like the rotating blades on a helicopter.
Wow, that was so funny I actually roflcoptered.
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A sex move,where the guy places the girl on his dick and spins her around on his dick like a propeller!
Requires either a strong dick, or a light weighted girl
Requires either a strong dick, or a light weighted girl
Oh my god, im so horny just roflcopter me now!
od uživatele Tentacle man 04. říjen 2008
Pronounced rah-full-cop-tur; Someone acting like an idiot or someone being incredibly stupid... so stupid that it's funny.
"Look at that roflcopter."
"What a roflcopter."
"Oh my god, roflcopter."
"What a roflcopter."
"Oh my god, roflcopter."
od uživatele Dyelineye Carlineye 18. září 2008
Rolling On the Floor Laughing, Can't OPerate 'Til Everyone Rolls
Roflcopter, that's so funny!
od uživatele rofl queen 07. duben 2010
A sexual position. It is performed by the female positioning herself on the floor with her pelvis in the air. The male then proceeds to penetrate her. While inside the male rotates in 360 degrees for some time. If performed correctly this results in an intense orgasmic experience for the female.
Yeah so I hit her with the ROFL Copter and she came all over the place!
od uživatele Abenotiq 25. červenec 2009
The helicopter that arrives in Call of Duty 4 online play after a play gets a 7 kill streak and calls it into the game
Player #1: w00t w00t, i got 7 killz, my copter will pwn you nubs
Player #2: OH NOEZ!!! SHOOT DOWN DAT ROFLCOPTER
Player #2: OH NOEZ!!! SHOOT DOWN DAT ROFLCOPTER
od uživatele DbP|Kog 04. červen 2009
When you say ROFL multiple times, rofl rofl rofl rofl: it sounds like an helicopter. So you say roflcopter instead.
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Education Through Athletics: Coach for College in Vietnam
PVC News - Coach for College Special Edition
During the summer of 2013, two Princeton student-athletes were selected to travel to the Phung Hiep District of the Hau Giang Province in southern Vietnam to volunteer for Coach for College, a global initiative aimed at promoting higher education through sports. Isaac Serwanga '13 (football, basketball, track &field) and Katharina Gebert '15 (lightweight crew) taught academics, sports and life skills over the course of three weeks to disadvantaged youth at the Hoa An Secondary School. The Princeton Varsity Club provided funding for the majority of the necessary expenses associated with the charitable service trip, with the remainder of the funds being raised by the individual participants. The PVC sat down with Kat and Isaac to learn more about their educational experience this summer.
PVC: Can you tell us about what a typical day was like?Isaac: For coaches, the day began around 6:30am for breakfast. Breakfast was very routine: 2 eggs, bread, iced tea, and an assortment of fruit. At 7:10 am, the bus would depart from our local hotel and drive us to the school we worked at no later than 7:25 am. In the morning from 7:30am-11:30 am we would teach and coach 8th graders, switching off in 40 minute periods as the kids rotated from subject to sport. The last period was called "Life Skills." This period in my opinion was the most important as well as the most fun. Depending on the week, we would teach the children about specific things they could apply to all aspects of their lives in a variety of ways. Teamwork and cooperation was taught through outdoor activities; creativity, imagination, and persistence were demonstrated through the children's ability to create their own projects together. Our goal was to make sure after every fun activity we did, we left the kids with a take home message that allowed them to transfer these activities and lessons into developed life skills that they could apply to their own lives. After we returned from lunch (and sometimes a quick nap), we would repeat the same schedule as in the morning but with the 7th graders. At 5:45pm when we returned to the hotel, dinner would be ready. Eggs, fish, chicken, beef, rice, vegetables, soups and an assortment of fruits were most commonly served. After some free time, we would meet up that night around 7:45pm to go over our lesson plan and sports drills for the coming days. A game of cards, story-telling, or T.V. watching with other coaches would often end the night.
PVC: How have you changed as a result of participating in Coach for College?
Katharina (Kat): My global perspective on education, standard of living, and overall culture has dramatically changed, thanks to Coach for College. Without this experience, I'm not sure I would have ever had the chance to engross myself in a third-world country in this hands-on way. Though reading the newspaper and learning about "cultures different from your own" in school, actually seeing it firsthand is incredible. I have a newfound appreciation for the amenities we take for granted here in the United States. On top of this, the patience I learned in working with the students will aid me greatly.
PVC: What is the most important thing that you learned/realized from this opportunity?
Isaac: Playing sports allowed me to break down all social, racial, and cultural barriers and connect with kids from Vietnam who I would've never had the chance to meet. Sports served as the bridge between these children and me. This program was life changing for these children—as well as for myself—because their doubt was replaced with hope and belief. And in the end, I've realized that all of this was made possible through the power of sports and the great lessons that can be taught through them. Participating in Coach for College was the experience of a lifetime for me.
PVC: What is your favorite memory from the trip?
Kat: The most memorable part of the trip actually occurred on the last day. All the coaches had returned to the hotel for the evening when all of a sudden we heard shouting from outside on the street. A few of us went downstairs to see what all the commotion was, and were greeted by a swarm of our students. They had biked from their homes across the town to come see us one last time. It was absolutely touching.
Isaac: On my Orange team, I had a kid named Huu. He was a scrawny kid with a boisterous personality. Every day, he would be by far the most difficult child to contain. He would run from class to class, interrupting almost all the classes simultaneously. In America, we would label him a "trouble maker." As a group, all us coaches spent nearly an hour discussing what we could do with him. We came up with nothing.
One day during a life skills session, I decided to bring in a Michael Jordan book to talk about persistence and overcoming obstacles. For the first time ever, Huu sat and listened intently. He was captivated by the book, and the story of Michael Jordan (The kids didn't know who Michael Jordan was!). After we read some excerpts from the book, I asked the kids to write what they can take from the book. I read Huu's response which said, "Michael Jordan never stopped trying. Because of this, he overcame his obstacles. If I keep trying, I can overcome my obstacles and listen in class, and become a better student."
For the last week, I saw great improvement in Huu's behavior. When he would revert back to his bad habits, I simply asked him, "How did MJ overcome his obstacles?" He would look at me inquisitively, then sit back in his seat and fix his behavior. At the end of camp, Huu and I shared a special moment when I gave him the Michael Jordan book. I told him he has the potential to be a phenomenal student, and he told me that he will never stop trying like Michael Jordan.
To see more photos and additional quotes from Kat and Isaac, please visit our Special Edition of the PVC News by clicking here.
To read the entire Q&A, please visit the Princeton Varsity Club's official website by clicking here.
Coach for College is a service learning program that brings together American student-athletes and Vietnamese university students to teach academics, sports and life skills at summer camps to children in rural Vietnam. To learn more, please visit www.CoachforCollege.org.


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With the victory, Baker improves to 6-2-1 overall, while the Evangels fell to 4-4 on the season.
Rachel Theobald collected the shutout at goalkeeper for the Wildcats with six saves and the Baker defense allowed just 11 shots overall, giving up seven in the first half and four in the second.
As a team, Baker took 24 shots with 11 on goal and senior midfielder Jordan Dolbin took a team high 11 shots.
The Wildcats lit up the scoreboard first in the 13th minute with a goal from senior Finola Corley and the assist going to Alexa Fryer. Just 15 minutes later in the 28th minute Corley scored again to put Baker up 2-0, the assist went to Dolbin.
Baker then put the game away for good in the 81st minute, when Hilary Yoder knocked in her first goal of the season. Fryer took four shots on the night and freshman Shalynn Eldredge-McMillan added three attempts.
Baker will open up the HAAC regular season this Sunday, Sept. 30 as they host Central Methodist at 3 p.m. at Liston Stadium.


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(Wake-Up-Your-Mouth Thai Cucumber Salad was featured for A Month of Daily Phase One Recipes in January 2013.)
(Makes 3-4 servings, recipe adapted from Bon Appetit Magazine, August 2001.)
2 European cucumbers or 4 fresh garden cucumbers or mini Persian cucumbers
1/2 cup chopped or sliced fresh mint (measure after chopping)
1/4 cup (or more) chopped peanuts
salt and pepper to taste
Dressing Ingredients:
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1 1/2 T Fish Sauce (I like Three Crabs Fish Sauce, but if you can't find that I'd look for one that says Thai Fish Sauce)
1 1/2 T Splenda, Stevia In the Raw Granulated Sweetener, or sugar
1 tsp. green Tabasco sauce
1 1/2 tsp. garlic puree (sometimes called ground garlic in Asian food stores)
Mix dressing ingredients. Combine chopped mint and cucumbers in plastic bowl, add dressing and stir a few times so cucumbers and mint are completely coated with dressing. Pour into serving bowl, season with salt and pepper if desired, sprinkle chopped peanuts over and serve immediately.
This doesn't keep well; the taste of the mint completely overtakes the other ingredients if it's refrigerated overnight, so make as much as will be eaten right away. (It might work to cut the cucumbers, chop mint, and mix the dressing and keep refrigerated for a few hours, but toss the salad together right before serving.)
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Cucumber and Avocado Salad with Lime, Mint, and Feta from Kalyn's Kitchen
Thai Cucumber Salad from Cookin' Canuck
Tomato, Cucumber, and Radish Salad with Yogurt and Tahini Dressing from Kalyn's Kitchen
Julia Child's Cucumber Salad from A Veggie Venture
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The Bachelor: Is Ben Flajnik Going To Get His Heart Broken By Courtney Robertson?
February 13, 2012 08:00 AM by Lisa Princ
For weeks we have watched Courtney Robertson work her black magic on The Bachelor's Ben Flajnik and make a name for herself as this season's 'bad girl,' but how much longer will Ben remain blinded to Courtney's shenanigans? Is Ben doomed to have his heart broken by the sneaky model? According to yet another one of Courtney Robertson's ex-boyfriends, he sure is. Read on for more…
ABC's The Bachelor returns tonight, and the previews reveal that Ben Flajnik will confront Courtney Robertson about her true intentions, but will she sweet talk him into believing her feelings real? Even though Chris Harrison said that he thinks Courtney does have genuine feelings, we aren't buying it. She told Ben Flajnik that she had not been on a date in quite some time, and that was proven false when it was revealed that she just up and left her boyfriend, Cavan Clark after getting accepted on The Bachelor. And if you don't believe the rumors, we have seen a photo of Cavan Clark and Courtney together back in March, as his sister posted it on her Twitter page.
Now, another ex-boyfriend of the young model has stepped forward to reveal some things about Courtney Robertson. Dylan Hall, who dated Courtney Robertson for two years and lived with her for one year, recently opened up to In Touch Magazine, where he accused Courtney of being a "liar and a gold digger." Dylan went on to reveal that Courtney had, in fact, been in another serious relationship with a rich, older man, who even flew her to his San Francisco home from L.A. once a week. If Ben Flajnik ends up proposing to Courtney Robertson, Dylan Hall explains that it will be "the biggest mistake of his life."
Is Dylan Hall just a bitter ex-boyfriend of Courtney Robertson? We can't say for sure, but a friend of Dylan's told the magazine that Courtney dated Dylan: "because she thought he was a super successful model, seduced him with her sweet, girl-next-door act, and dumped him when she found out he was earning less money than she thought."
What do you think of Courtney Robertson? Is she is going to break the heart of Ben Flajnik if she wins? We've already reported that Ben is still acting like a bachelor, so it very well could be true! What do you think? Comment and share your thoughts with us below!
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48 Responses to "The Bachelor: Is Ben Flajnik Going To Get His Heart Broken By Courtney Robertson?"
Andrea Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 9:35 am
Courtney is just to into her self, worried how she looks, and who is looking at her. She will not make a good partner for Ben, he needs someone who will be by his side in all aspects of life, someone who doesn't mind a little dirt and will love him for him.
shirley newill Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 9:54 am
I cant stand that bucked tooth ho get her the hell off the show
lOIS Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 10:39 am
Yes he will be making a mistake if he chooses Courtney. There are so many genuine intelligent girls on the show. I can't believe again the Bachelor is falling for the tease.
toda67 Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 10:41 am
Courtney is a douche and a good liar. She can't be much of a model unless she is in a clothing catalog. She has no class and wastes her energy being devious. I hope Ben sees the light before Hometown dates.
cathie Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 1:07 pm
If he choose Courtney then he is a stupid man and only thinks with a certain part of his anatomy. She is such a manipulator and I wish he would listen to the other girls in the house. He seems like a sweet guy and I would like to see him end up with the remaining Casey.
Tricia Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 1:41 pm
That girl is crazy and shes not playing with a full deck and I hope it all finally comes out tonight and Ben can finally see for him self !
There's just something creepy about her! and shes not even pretty like the others….
Linda Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 4:51 pm
Hell yes she will break his heart ! I dont like her at all she is very fake , with her " winning " thats what it's all about with her. Chris I know you don't really believe she cares for Ben , Really,!,, Chris what are you thinking ? There is no feeling for Ben in her little body this year is a joke, if she wins like has been said , I will not watch this anymore,!,,,
Crystal Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 7:11 pm
Whether it is a rose, a washing machine, or Bob Barker with new car, it's all about the win. It has nothing to do with Ben. So if Ben has such a poor judgement in people, and chooses Courtney, he deserves all the heartache he gets.
Debra Baker Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 7:28 pm
Courtney is bad news, she is so fake, I don't understand why Ben hasn't seen it yet. He's thinking with the wrong part of his body when it comes to her. What do they really have in common? That is besids being hung up on her. I just hope he can see through her bs, listen to the other girs comments, and not waste any more time on her.
Velvet43 Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 8:06 pm
Well as I said last week I know the ending to this season, seems that somethings can never be kept a secret. So with that being said, I will watch to the end, knowing that Courtney is his choice and enjoying what will be the last time that I watch this show out of entertainment only. The show began with good intentions and the drama that has been these past year with the Bachlorette and now this has become to much DRAMA. The enjoyment is gone, the desire to find true love gone, its ratings, and games for those involved. A contest so to say. Sad to because I never love and meeting the one you wanted to be with for the rest of your life was a contest. Yes you area winner in these last few seasons, but at what cost? Did you find love? No you just showed us that you can somewhat act.
vicki Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 8:08 pm
I think Ben keeping Courtney is scripted. I think it is part of the show and she keeps the ratings up. Every season there is one girl that seems to hang on that everybody loves to hate. If not, I can't believe any man could be that stupid! As for her modeling..I figure she is a hand model! LOL
kim debose Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 8:09 pm
i wouldn't buy anything she is modeling. i'd think this is not doing anything for her career…. everyone hates hates hates her.
mimi Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 8:10 pm
Ben is going to end up feeling like an ass. hahahahahahahahahaha
donna Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 8:10 pm
If he could not see that she cares about NO ONE but hersrlf he deserves to be hurt, to let someone like emily, kacy and the other intelligent wpmen be degraded by a person who calls herself a model. What kind of example is she? A spoiled little girl trying to lure Ben with her sexuality instead her enter Beauty and care of oneself
Denise Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 8:12 pm
I cannot stand Courtney, she is awful. She used XXX to get him and that sadly got his attention – all I kept thinking is do you want to marry that ho???? Tonight he sent home a nice girl for a girl who is so messed up…. I guess she really is WINNING!!!! UGHHHH – I was so excited thinking she was finally going home and when he said her name…..
Maria Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 8:17 pm
Hell no, Courtney is a two face bitch. like c'mon Ben! she acts all miss innocent infront of you but when she gets back to the girls she's all a bitch and thinks she's the queen like she said "i feel on top of everyone" or something like that.i knew he was going to give the rose to her tonight, why?. because he pulled her way to talk about if she is in it ? what a stuid question is that, of course she is going tosay yes, thats like asking a child if they want candy.. ugghh. this makes me mad i just want to see someone be succefull on the Bachelor show. Ali and Roberto (forget) lol /
Maria Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 8:17 pm
Courtney just has higher standards than the other girls. She wants to be pursued and expects to be won over by a man. The other girls don't recognize the fact that a relationship needs to be equal. Ben always chooses the date and they are always activities that not all women would be comfortable with. They are constantly agreeable and happy with anything he says or does. That is not a real relationship. In my opinion, everyone else is being fake. Courtney is the only one that tells him that he honestly needs to show up for her. She is bitchy for sure but beautiful woman who are accustomed to jealousy from others, often are.
Anna Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 8:18 pm
Okay people she is so fake! Why keep her on, i hate her! She is just in it to win to have won, its not love for her its to win! I hope Ben comes to his senses and marry casey … she is so beautiful,sweet and careing … she really cares for ben, unlike courtney. Courtney needs to pack her bags and get her fake, mask wearing, two faced witch face out of there! Goodbye courtney!wouldent wanna be you sounds familiar!
Tammy Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 8:19 pm
Ben you are blind! You deserve a good women and She is NOT the one for you. Courtney will leave you, either at the alter or in a matter of time. Its a game to her and she will not ever be satisified with you much less any man. Women can read between the lines and the honest ones you must not trust for keeping her in the picture.. you will be single again if you pick her… good luck….
Cheryl Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 8:20 pm
I think this is my last season watching. Courtney is psychotic and I can't believe this show has ended up like this. I watched every season and this is by far the worst. Not wasting my time anymore. Too many other real shows are on !!!
Linda Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 8:33 pm
There is a reason Courtney behaves the way she does, it works… It's sad that most men are so shallow these days, or maybe they always have been.
Linda Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 8:42 pm
He is a moron. I used to like him, but after tonight have decided he's just as vapid as Courtney.
Tara Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 8:43 pm
she should be ashamed of herself and honestly Ben should be too. he turned out to be a real let down after all. but seriously Courtney needs to go! if they booted Kasey S off for absolutely no reason they can make an excuse to get this peice of trash off the show too. she is an embarassment to all women and really makes me sad to watch. I love Nikki and loved Rachael, but would be perfectly happy to see Kacie B win as well- she seems like a real sweetheart. JUST NOT COURTNEY
Steve Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 8:45 pm
I think Ben is a moronic idiot if he chooses Courtney. Tonight's Rose ceremony showed how deceived Ben really is! If he chooses that Black widow of a woman I think he will be making the biggest mistake of his life!
henry Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 8:53 pm
are we sure that courney is a model and not a hooker
win Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 9:57 pm
Yes,get rid of her, I agreed with Tricia, there's something creepy about her, she is NOT PRETTY at all. Ben seems like a great guy. she is not for him,that greasy face!
concerned mom Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 10:01 pm
I am sorry, but The girls are looking for love, even retarded Courtney, the Problem with her, is that she is more about Courtney than a relationship. Showing her ability to Rock The World in front of the camera is not the way she needs to go about finding love. She is playing a game. I hate to think that this woman is better at performing in front of a camera than being honest in person. We dont know what goes on behind the big screen, but what she has done in front of the screen is not something I would want my kids to see later in life. If I watched my mom doing that on tv I would call her innapropriate and a game hunting slug… sorry. Ben, wake up please. Choose a girl you can be with around your friends and family without worrying about her sleeping with any of them to gain attention.
Cherie Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 11:29 pm
Remember Love is Blind, till after the I Do's.
cindy Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 11:30 pm
did anyone notice that after ben said he liked weird, she got even weirder, and she accuses kacy of being a little girl and then behaved so childish at the rose ceremony all kicking up her heels and swishing, exactly like a 6 year old brat. I don't think that the show is fair to the other girls after ben went skinny dipping it should have been the end of it, instead of showing him kisssing and holding hands with all the girls, ick, I am sure that courtney is diseased. like maybe syphillis has turned her brain to swiss chees she's so nasty.
Stephanie Says:
February 14th, 2012 at 12:58 am
I think i am one of the few people who actually loves Courtney. She stands her ground and you know what she just focuses on Ben. I find her sense of humor absolutely hilarious and you can just see the chemistry between her and Ben. She has given so many epic one liners this season. And about those bitter ex BFs .. cmon .. he was with the guy 2 years and shes a gold digger of some sort ??? She made much more money than him so maybe HE was the gold digger ….
I just think the heart wants what it wants. And really i have rewatched all the episedes and i havent seen anything when it was just Ben and her that shows that she is twofaced about him. Nothing at all. She just hates the other girls who want "her" man.
Samantha Says:
February 14th, 2012 at 3:40 am
Poor Ben. Courtney will dump him as soon as her agent books her on a TV show. This guy deserves a heartbreak if he cannot see through an obvious Goldigger like Robertson. She certainly isn't a high fashion model. I guess The Bachelor was a good second choice to America's Next Top Model. Whoops, my bad, Courtney is an old hag at 28 and wouldn't even make the first cut to even meet Tyra Banks!
billy joe Says:
February 14th, 2012 at 5:36 am
Ben is as blind as a bat!!!!
Emily will be the next Bachelorette
BONNIE BOWEN Says:
February 14th, 2012 at 6:12 am
I told myself last night that I will not be watching the show again if he picked Courtney to go on a hometown date. I'm done. Ben was wrong for going skinny dipping with her, not fair to the other girls and makes hiM just as much a snake. DONE WITH THE SHOW!!!
Kelly Says:
February 14th, 2012 at 6:26 am
I thought Ben was sensitive…. I know he isn't seeing all the footage, but her fake whisper of a voice is so annoying! Big clue that no one in the house likes her? None of us veiwers do either. I think I'm done with the show too. Can't stand to watch her deceive him for one more week. She is a snake and he is an idiot. Ugh! WINNING!
Carol Says:
February 14th, 2012 at 9:42 am
Courtney is a female Dr. Jeckll and Mr. Hyde. If he does chose her then he will have all of her split personality used on him. Then he will have some real excitement in his life, however, maybe not the kind he will like.
Sandy Says:
February 14th, 2012 at 10:15 am
Courtney is nothing but a big bitch and wish Ben would have dumped her a long time ago….she will do nothing but hurt him. Wish he would open his eyes and ears and listen to the other girls…they are only watching out for him and don't want him hurt!!!!
Karen Johnson Says:
February 14th, 2012 at 12:49 pm
Hmmmmmmm. Doesn't Courtney remind you of another bitchy contestant from the past whom everyone hated and tried to warn Jake about? Poor Jake. He should give Ben a call. Both should learn that when other women you trust try to tell you something important, listen! Courtney is a predator.
Rachel Says:
February 15th, 2012 at 9:52 am
I guess I'm one of the few who actually like Courtney. I think she has a very interesting sense of humor, which I could see some people interpreting as cocky. I think the other girls are just jealous and looking for a scapegoat, and Courtney did make herself an easy target. I'm glad Courtney has made it this far, and if Ben and her honestly have genuine feelings for each other WGAF what anybody else thinks!
Maria Says:
February 15th, 2012 at 8:34 pm
Even though Courtney will end up with the bachelor. This relationship will be short lived as she is only out for the fame. As soon as the lime-light is off of her, she will move on to someone else with more money, more excitement. And hopefully the show will not bring back Ben, as he does not know how to choose a good woman. Too bad, as he had a lot of good one to choose. Courtney is just a high paid prostitute.
autumn Says:
February 15th, 2012 at 8:50 pm
she is a rude rude girl!! ben is a nice guy he should have someone like casy
Michael Hidalgo Says:
February 15th, 2012 at 10:08 pm
Ben is an absolute idiot and just as big a psycho as that piece of slime Courtney. I hope he does pick her because he deserves every little thing she will do to him. It seems that he is just thinking with the little head and that shows how stupid and shallow he is. I also think that he doesn't want a smart or educated woman because he's an uneducated buffoon, I don't care how much money he claims to make, and wouldn't know how to live with a woman smarter than him. I hope he gets what he deserves!
Linda Says:
February 17th, 2012 at 11:13 am
Ben seems to be a great guy. However, his "picker" is definitely off when it comes to Courtney. What is it about the mean girl? If you choose her, the other girls go home, then you will become the object of all her negativity. Life will not be good! You remind me of the previous bachelor Jake and how he chose the sexual girl that no one liked. You are traveling the same road. Please- pay more attention.
dee Says:
February 20th, 2012 at 8:22 am
courtney is evil ,when youre looking for love its on the inside.ben needs to stop being a dog and start looking at his future.maybe he wants to fail again,thats whats gonna happen if he choices that evil two faced b….
Morgan Says:
February 20th, 2012 at 9:36 am
This is what happens: Boy dumps 'nice' girl for 'naughty' girl… realizes he made a big mistake and wants 'nice' girl back… in the meantime, nice girl finds a better guy and it's too late. Happens all the time ha ha hahaha!
Ann Says:
February 20th, 2012 at 9:38 am
I understand he ends up picking her. My hope is that as he watches the show, along with us, he see the real piece of work that she really is and dumps her on the After the Rose Show. She doesn't have an original thought in the mean mind of hers….all she does is talk in OLD outdated cliches. If nothing else, hope the idiot picks up some new ones…tired of 'winning'.
Pam Says:
February 20th, 2012 at 6:21 pm
Courtney is an slime bag. If he chooses her, then he has blinders on and deserves what he gets. Unfortunately, he is a male, and is thinking with one part of his body….so kudos to them. What a waste of a good man.
DENISE BENTON Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 11:31 pm
Jamie Kinner Says:
March 5th, 2012 at 12:13 pm
Ben is boring and a phoney. And he's not that good looking at all. He has the worst hair style I've ever seen on a man… my god Ben, get a trim and stop parting your hair in the middle!! As for whether he gets his heart broken or not, first you have to have a heart before it can be broken. He doesn't. Inside his chest is a big void.


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It's one of the most anticipated pictures of the year, and today (October 28) "The Rum Diary" has made its long-awaited release into theaters.
It's one of the most highly-anticipated films of the year, and "The Rum Diary" made its Los Angeles, CA debut on Thursday night (October 13).
Pulling out quite the impressive guest list, Emma Stone teamed up with Roberta Armani and Krista Smith to host a Giorgio Armani/Vanity Fair private dinner in Los Angeles, California on Tuesday night (October 12).
Easily garnering the top spot, "Battle: Los Angeles" has emerged victorious at the box office over the weekend of March 11-13, 2011.
The Jonathan Liebesman directed Sci-Fi/Thriller flick starring Aaron Eckhart and Bridget Moynahan claimed the pole position after bringing in an estimated $36 million in earnings.
Taking care of some promotional duties, Aaron Eckhart was spotted at the "Today" show in New York City this morning (March 100.
The "No Reservations" stud looked handsome as he chatted about his new film "Battle: Los Angeles" that hits theaters tomorrow.
With another awards show naming its honorees, the 2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards took place in Santa Monica, California on Saturday afternoon (February 26).
Hosted by Joel McHale, the star-studded beachfront ceremony's big winner was the Darren Aronofsky film "Black Swan" - which took home four trophies including the top prize of Best Feature.
Continuing along with promotional efforts, Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart were side-by-side at The ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood, California on Tuesday night (December 7).
The pair chatted with press at Variety's Los Angeles Screening Series of "Rabbit Hole" - which hits theaters in the States on a limited basis on December 17th.
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Colorix HD for Android a clever mash-up of two good games
Fan of both Bejeweled and Tetris? Colorix HD for Android is a clever mash-up of the two, bringing out the best parts of both games.
In Colorix, vertical stacks of shiny, colorful marbles will rain down from the top of the screen. Your job is to make combinations of three or more like-colored marbles, whether they're horizontal, vertical or diagonal. This is what will clear the marbles from the screen, and keep you from running out of space at the top. Just like Tetris, it's game over when you block off the top of the screen and can't stack any more marbles.
To keep things interesting, there are other combos that will help you clear your screen, including a diagonally stacked "ladder" and an L-shaped grouping of colors. These will help you to have faith in your game even when the bottom of your screen is blocked off and you know there's no way to make a set of three.
As marbles fall, you can move the order that your marbles are arranged in by tapping the screen. You can also swipe your finger across the screen to move your marbles. I have to warn you, though, this game is very sensitive to touch. More than once, I accidentally double-tapped the screen, which immediately dropped my stack of marbles to the bottom. Make sure you only tap the screen once.
Just as you might expect from a game with HD in the title, Colorix's graphics are very pretty. There are tons of different, brightly colored marbles in the game, all of which glisten in the light, just like real marbles would. The backgrounds, while they change and add even more color to the game, are much more plain and simple by comparison.
I really enjoyed the game's soundtrack, which made a lot of popping and flute sounds every time I had success. I found this to be extremely gratifying.
Colorix HD was not only very pretty to look at, but it also functioned well, and was very fun to play. Because I'm a big fan of both Tetris and match-three games, I was instantly addicted. This is the best puzzle game I've played in a long while.


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With a super-sized third season of "Teen Wolf" officially in the works, there's no doubt that Tyler Hoechlin, Holland Roden and Colton Haynes are on their way to being Hollywood hot shots, and while it's only a matter of time before each has a sprawling estate to call his or her own, they're proud to call a trailer (or, in Tyler's case, Derek Hale's decrepit digs) home for now.
The three stars give fans insider looks into their between-takes pads in the video below. Tyler's proud of the Hale house's handmade deck (how crafty!), even though Peter's rage left the front-facing window shattered. Holland's hideaway is chock full o' magazines she's never read, but she and her "Dorkie" Fiefel seem to enjoy each other's company, and Colton has a note [not] from Adele herself, proudly plastered to his vanity. Stars! They're just like us…
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