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In honor of Father's Day, here are ten standout dads who have taken Packers passion to a whole new level—while raising some of the most devoted fans out there. If there's a great Packers Dad in your life, share your favorite story and send him a Father's Day e-card.
1. This dad who surprised his two kids with a trip to Green Bay.
2. This dad, who beat pancreatic cancer to watch the Packers win the 2011 Super Bowl with his daughter.
"When my dad was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer five and a half years ago and the doctors gave him very low chances of making it, he said his dream would be to stay around to see me graduate college, get married, and see the Packers win their fourth Super Bowl. My dad is now in remission, and has seen all those dreams come true. Watching that Super Bowl in 2011 with my dad was a moment I will always remember, and now we watch almost every game together."
—Brittany from Scottsdale, AZ
3. This dad who ran out onto the Frozen Tundra after the Packers won the Ice Bowl.
"My father was an incredible fan and taught me about loyalty and the love for the game. He shared many stories with our family in his lifetime. The famous Ice Bowl was a favorite. He loved sharing how he was part of the group who ran out to the field. Such a pure joy and excitement came over him sharing his special Packers memories."
—Tina from Madison, WI
4. This dad who watched a Packers game with his two-day-old daughter when she was still in an incubator in the hospital.
"I watched my first Packers game with my dad when I was only two days old and still in the hospital. When I was first born, I had to be kept in an incubator and my dad held my hand as we watched the game together for the first time. I plan on instilling my Packers pride in my kids someday as much as my dad did in me."
—Nicole from Evansville, IN
5. The dad who startled his son by running around the house looking for a camera to take this picture of Bart Starr crossing the goal line to win the Ice Bowl in 1967.
"My first understanding of what it was to be a Packers fan was Dec 31,1967 when my dad frantically ran through the house looking for his camera so he could snap a picture of Bart Starr going over the goal line. When my dad passed away three years ago, all I wanted from his office was that picture. It hangs in my office today, the same as it did in his since that amazing day."
—Randy from Waukesha, WI
6. This dad who celebrated his 80th birthday by visiting Lambeau for the first time ever.
7, 8 and 9. This father, grandfather, and great-grandfather who took their lucky boy to a game at Lambeau and posed for an amazing four-generation photo.
10. Her dad, who knows it's never too early to raise a Packers fan.


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So I took my 2002 Specialized Rockhopper out for a spin today after installing my new Geax Blade tires. I wanted to see how good the traction on these will be as I got them for snow use. Its not snowing yet so I take them on my lawn. Im in the small cog up front and the third from biggest in the rear. So lets see if these baby's will grip or spin. I stand up and mash the pedals. The front wheel lifts off and they hook amazing. It just rained a little bit so the ground is not muddy but very dense and thick. This is fun, let me do it again. I go to pedal real hard again and the pedals jump real fast. I look down. Oh the chain fell off....wait....the front sprocket is bent in half. Guess they hook a little to good and/or I can generate way to much torque (I weigh 265).
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Can anyone explain to me just how this "credits" thing really works? I have placed a few bets, but don't always see the ISU mens game until after its too late to bet on them. Also, what the heck does (check) mean, after my credit amount? And lastly, how did I go from 40,000 some credits to over 1,000,000 in just a couple days? I haven't put my two cents worth in for the past couple days. Maybe the longer I keep my opies to myself, the more credits I get. Thanks in advance for your input.
"Just remember, what you choose to do with each day is very important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it" -ET
"I'm trying not to sweat the small stuff in my life, but there is a definite learning curve." -CE
I can answer one question. See the link.
"There are five real good recruits in the state. We got three of them. One couldnt get into school, and the other went to (the University of) Iowa...which is about the same thing." - Coach Johnny Orr
Can't answer most of those, but Chris and the gang gave us a million credit "stimulus" for people who didn't have any credits left and wanted to bet on Olympics...
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Can't answer most of those, but Chris and the gang gave us a million credit "stimulus" for people who didn't have any credits left and wanted to bet on Olympics...
Which is why I'm so ******. The deflationary value of credits is evident when someone decides to just print them out of nowhere. I hope everyone realizes that our children will one day have to sign up on CF just to clean up our mess. For shame.
I understand, however, that coupons will not cause a negative affect on the CF economy. They will, in actuality, help to truly stimulate CF. Can I get a witness?
You know what, Stewie, if you don't like it, go on the internet and complain. -Brian Griffin
Somebody's gotta go back and get a ----load of dimes. -Taggart
You were the beneficiary of an Olympics gift of 1M credits. Spend wisely, bet on the Americans.
The check is to remind you to make sure the computer did not make a mistake on your account.
Go to CyBookie to see what si open. Go to Your bets to see how you did and what is your future bets.
Let Prohm's Posse Ride: Hallice, Brady, Stu, Lard, Naz, Deonte, Monte, Matt, Simeon, Jordan, and Babb.
If you want to learn all about credits, see CoachDags. Anyone with over 100 BILLION credits must have something going right.
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Drew Barrymore's love search(BANG)- Drew Barrymore is on the look-out for her 'Mr. Right'.
The Hollywood actress, who split from her Strokes drummer boyfriend Fabrizio Moretti this year, still believes in true love and is looking for the man of her dreams.
She said: "I'm a total romantic and I'm eternally optimistic about finding true love."
However, Drew insists she is happy being single and doesn't need a man in her life.
She added: "I'm happy to be single, and I'm always happy if I'm with good friends."
The 32-year-old actress recently confessed she wants to become a mother.
Drew admitted she is getting broody and worries she may never have a baby of her own.
She said: "Oh God, I've just started to think about maybe having children.
"So many of my friends are having children and I'm godmother to Frances bean, Courtney Love's daughter, and one of my best friend's little sons, who I see al the time.
"I feel I'm sort of surrounded by children and I do feel I'm going to have a child at some point. Maybe a little girl, but I don't know if it's going to happen. Well just have to wait and see."
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ARTS 3384: Fleeting & Found
Need additional assistance? Ask a Librarian right now, or Schedule a Research Consulation with the Art & Architecture Librarian.
- Biographies
- Books & Exhibition Catalogs
- Articles & Magazines
- Images
- Cite
Your Assignment
During the semester you are required to complete a 5-page research paper and give a 10-minute accompanying visual presentation. The subject of your research will be artists and cultural producers that produce work that is "Fleeting and Found."
Finding Biographies
Reference sources such as dictionaries and encyclopedias are a great tool to get acquainted with many topics quickly and often contain artist biographies.
They will give you a basic overview of a person's life and often include a bibliography, which will point you to the best sources for developing a strong grasp of the subject
Sources for Biographies
Includes extensive biographies on artists and other encyclopedia entries. If your artist is well known and established, they will probably have a biography here.
Includes Who's Who in American Art. A great source for the basic info on American Artists, includes lists of exhibitions, museums that have collected the artist, and contact information.
Brings together articles in magazines of a biographical nature.
Its extensive nature and frequent updating make Wikipedia one of the only places for information about some obscure and current artists.
Don't forget the Artist's own website!
Go on to finding books and exhibition catalogs >>
Finding Books
Well known artists will often be the subject of a book. More obscure or very recent artists may not have an entire book written about them, but they may be included in a book or exhibition of many artists.
Exhibition catalogs are a great way to explore themes and other artists connected to your subject. They may be some of the only scholarly writing on your artist.
Library Catalogs
Chinook is the catalog for books and other materials owned by the CU Libraries. Articles are not in Chinook
When you search by artist it will list all the catalogs that include them. A great source for hard-to-find artists. Search for the books you find in Chinook or Worldcat.
Allows you to search within a book for content. This is important for contemporary artists as they might be mentioned in Biennals or Exhibition Catalogs, but not be a main focus of the book. Once you find a book, check our library to see if we own that book.
Worldcat will search most American libraries and some foreign libraries. If there is a book published on your artist or group you would find it here. You can request books via Interlibrary Loan (ILL), there will be a link in the Worldcat to "Request from ILLiad."
Go on to Finding Articles and Magazines >>
Finding Articles & News
Finding articles in journals & magazines requires using a database, which brings together the individual titles from multiple magazines and makes them searchable. Indexes are often focused on a specific subject. Articles are not in Chinook.
Article Databases
|ArtBibliographies Modern
Covers both scholarly and popular art magazines. You can find interviews, articles, exhibition reviews and more here.
Get articles from popular magazines, newspapers, and a wide array of scholarly journals. A great sources for exhibition reviews.
A full-text archive of important scholarly publications in the humanities and social sciences. It covers far fewer journals and so is best used when you need to be able to search the full-text of articles. It often lacks the most recent five years of a journal.
Finding Blogs
Blogs can be a great source for reactions, images, and info. Use Google Blog Search.
Does your paper intersect with topics beyond Art?
Check out all our databases organized by subject here.
Accessing Resources from Off Campus
|In order to use the databases listed below (and any other licensed resources provided by the library), you MUST download, install, and run VPN software. For more information about VPN, please see the library's page on Off Campus Access.
Your Assignment
Your presentations should include as many samples of the
artists work as appropriate (digital images).
Finding Images
Images are important to both illustrate your points and as primary sources to be analysed. Using high-quality images and finding details can be vital to performing a visual analysis.
Images are key to a successful presentation. Using high quality images that capture exactly what you are talking about make presentations both more engaging and more enlightening.
Do not use images that pixellate at large sizes, it will distract from your presentation and hinder appreciation of the art you are presenting.
Use our How do I Find Images Guide for many more image resources.
Image Databases
Over one million images of visual and material culture, ARTstor is the best resource for finding high-quality images of art. Best used for more mainstream artists.
Images digitized by the University Library and Visual Resources centers.
Use advanced search options to limit to large size image.
A place to find crowd-sourced images. Good for outdoor installations, architecture, interventions, performances.
From here you can search many different online image resources (such as Flickr or Google) for pictures you can freely use, change, or re-mix.
Don't forget that scanning images from books can be a great way to get high qualities images. The library has scanners available for use, or you can take books to the AAH Visual Resources Center for high quality scans.
Go on to citing your sources >>
Formatting Citations
You can use the OWL online guide to find clear guides to how to cite your source.
Check out our MLA Style Quick Guide [PDF] or the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.
Automate your Bibliography
There are several programs available that allow you to save citations you find on the web and automaticaly generate bibliographies. Using them at the outset of your research means you won't have to go back. These are huge time savers!
Citation Managers
A Firefox plugin that easily captures citations from library catalogs and article databases. Integrates with Microsoft Word and OpenOffice to generate bibliographies, footnotes, and in-text citations. Allows annotation and the generation of annotated bibliographies
Stand alone software that allows you to organize your citations, add pdf's, and annotate. Integrates with word processing software.


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What a game from Avery Bradley last night
against one of the worst teams in basketball! He's made some big leaps this season, mostly because he has a new favorite thing: cutting to the basket when his defender ignores him to pay attention to a more dangerous player. This is a major step up from his old favorite things: bricking 8-foot jumpers and hiding from KG in the towel bin.
Below is the Avery Bradley cuteau par example: Jordan Crawford is on Bradley in the corner as Rondo brings the ball up. Three seconds later, Crawford appears to literally forget Bradley is even there and just casually turns his back on him. Bradley springs into action–PWING!–and bolts along the baseline to the hoop, where Rondo attends to him. Bradley cuts baseline all the time now, so Rondo (and often KG in the high post) are always looking for it.
The result of Bradley's cutting (not that kind) (how sad would that be) and all the extra open looks at the basket is that he's converting 64.8% of his shots at the rim. That's seventh in the league among point guards, and higher than any season-long at-rim efficiency rate in the career of Rajon Rondo, a notoriously good finisher.
After the jump, two more "deep cuts" from Bradley last night.


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In today's tight lending environment commercial financing options for mall owners and developers aren't nearly as attractive as the peace of mind that comes with reducing existing debt. Large real estate investment trusts (REITs) like General Growth Properties (NYSE:GGP) are saying "No" to new domestic development and "Yes" to opportunities abroad. Investors with a long-term horizon can benefit from investments in REITs as their dividend payments shield them during tough market environments.
REITs in a Nut Shell
REITs are required to distribute at least 90% of their taxable income to investors. The distributions take the form of dividends. REITs typically invest in real estate like apartment buildings, hotels or, in the case of GGP, shopping malls. (To read more on REITs, check out The REIT Way and What Are REITs?)
Who is GGP?
General Growth Properties, the second largest mall owner in the U.S., is currently paying an attractive 5.3% yield while the No.1 mall owner, Simon Properties (NYSE:SPG) has a 3.5% yield. Other REITs to consider include Macerich (NYSE:MAC) and Taubman Centers (NYSE:TCO).
Two of GGP's most exciting developments include its Ala Moana Center in Honolulu and its Las Vegas property Fashion Show mall where retail lease space is nearly $1,000 per square foot. For the first quarter of 2008, GGP's occupancy rates at its 200 properties remained above 92% and net operating income increased slightly over the prior year.
GGP's Rebalancing Act
Understanding that credit markets are unlikely to recover until late 2009, the company has decided to explore the following alternatives to meet its financing needs.
- Spending Reduction - During the first quarter conference call, GGP officials identified $600 million in cost savings that would have been spent on new developments in the U.S.
- Joint Ventures - GGP also mentioned being open to selling a portion of its real estate portfolio for a cash infusion.
- Equity Sales - Earlier this year GGP issued an additional 23 million shares of common stock to raise capital.
Retail Sales Impact
Retail profitability is also very important to mall owners like GGP because it directly affects the ability to raise rents. Soaring oil prices, job cuts and falling home values have kept retail sales figures relatively flat so far this year. GGP does not expect stimulus checks from the U.S. government to play a major role in retail sales recovery. (Read Analyzing Retail Stocks for more information.)
Opportunity Outside The U.S.
GGP owns and has developed a handful of new properties in Brazil. The growing middle class in Brazil makes it a very attractive marketplace. Similarly, GGP completed its first shopping center in Turkey last October. The Turkey property is 100% leased and a second GGP property is under development in Istanbul. (Diversifying can mean not only investing in various asset classes, but also venturing outside your country's borders; to learn more, read Going International .)
Why bother with REITs?
Despite a downturn in most asset classes, excluding commodities, the Morgan Stanley REIT Index was up more than 10% for the first three months of the year. GGP was up 6% during that time frame and it also paid a 50 cent dividend to shareholders. Investors who are willing to wait out an eventual recovery of retail sales and the commercial real estate market can do so while earning decent dividends from these REITs who are structured to pay.


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A smartphone is defined as a high-end mobile phone that combines the functions of a PDA plus a mobile phone and has more advanced computing ability and connectivity. Some popular examples include the BlackBerry, Android devices, and the iPhone.
The smartphone has become an essential tool for every court reporter and ultimately eliminates the need for other gadgets one used to traditionally rely on in completing certain functions/tasks to get your transcript out the door. My smartphone of choice has revolutionized the way I do business and increases my efficiency and productivity immeasurably. Utilizing one intuitive device is the preferable and superior choice over multiple devices. In addition, the size of a mobile device conveniently and effortlessly fits into a pocket or a handbag.
There are almost limitless application options available for the different operating systems of any smartphone. Listed below are just a few of my favorite apps and tools I use to help me keep up with the daily tasks of running a court reporting firm. Researching apps for your specific smartphone is only a click away!
Email - I set up my different email accounts as IMAP accounts, which means I look at my messages once, decide on its fate re: whether to delete or keep. If a message is deleted, I don't have to look at that message again on my other devices (computer, iPad, smartphone). It's an efficient way to handle email so you can move on to other daily tasks.
Calendar - I use Google Calendar in my firm. This is a free app with some easy tools to customize and share your calendars with coworkers. Some features that I use all the time are: color-coded calendars for each reporter, sharing options available, add a document and/or notice to each event, set email and/or alert reminders for an event, set up recurring events, access the calendar on any electronic device (cloud-based).
Square - Start accepting credit card payments today! A free credit card reader will be sent to you when you sign up with Square for use on iPhones, iPads, and Android. 2.75 % per swipe for all major credits.
Dropbox - Dropbox is a great example of working in the cloud and may be accessed via several electronic devices. This is a reliable and effective collaborative tool for court reporters. It's a great way to send those large .wav files to your scopist, share a large file with a client, share word lists with fellow reporters, etc.
Tethering with my iPhone - I offer free Wi-FI to my clients when requested as a value-added service. A few situations where I've offered this service: in the courtroom, a hotel deposition where there's a fee for Wi-Fi, in a law firm when the associate lawyer did not know the password for their network.
ScannerPro - I use this app to snap a picture of a copy of the notice, an exhibit where the attorney is retaining custody, a physical exhibit that is retained by the witness. Once you take a picture of the object, you may use this app to square off the corners and create a PDF document.
Contact List - All my contacts, personal and business, are available on my iPhone. My contacts are synched in the cloud, so all I need to do is update my list on one device, which means it updates automatically to every other device I use, including my smartphone.
Calculator - An essential tool for when your client wants an estimate of a transcript.
Browser - Smartphones use 3G technology and/or Wi-Fi connection to connect to the Internet. This means you may use your smartphone the same way as your computer to browse the web, play games, and watch videos on YouTube, to name a few.
iBooks/ReaddleDocs - These two apps are great book readers and PDF readers. For those reporters who like to proofread transcripts on screen, this is a good way to go "green." You will always have a book with you when commuting or traveling, which saves space. You may also purchase books right from your phone.
iAnnotate - For those reporters who like to proofread on screen, this app allows you to mark and flag those spots that need correction to the final transcript. I also use this app for a Transcript Order Form. Attorneys have the ability to sign directly on the smartphone screen acknowledging his/her transcript order. A stylus may be purchased or simply use your finger to affix a signature. Once the document is signed, simply email a copy to your client and never encounter confusion regarding a transcript order again.
Camera - While your smartphone camera will never take the place of your Nikon, camera-phone technology has come a long way. This is great for the casual and Facebook pics. Ease of uploading pics to Facebook via my smartphone is extraordinary.
Music - For the music lover, your tunes are with you everywhere you go.
Evernote - This is a free app, and there are also paid versions. Evernote turns the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad into an extension of your brain, helping you remember anything and everything that happens in your life. From notes to ideas to snapshots to recordings, put it all into Evernote and watch as it instantly synchronizes from your iPhone to your Mac or Windows desktop.
ScanLife - I use this app to help me scan a barcode to get more information about a product, other vendors to purchase an item, and prices of competitors. This is also a good option to scan QR codes.
Navigon - Never get lost or be late to your job again! This does have a cost associated with it, but well worth the price. It gives turn-by-turn directions, alerts you to traffic updates (car accidents, traffic jams, etc). It also has a Google search option within the app to locate a specific address of a restaurant, for example. Google Maps is a good free option.
Starbucks - This free app will locate the nearest Starbucks store wherever you are and give directions to the nearest Starbucks location, too, for that much-needed caffeine pick-me-up.
Hipmunk - Hipmunk is a remarkable travel search site that aims to take the agony out of travel planning. The site is to help people who are overwhelmed with pages of irrelevant search results. Flight results are presented in a visual "timeline" that allows people to select the best flight for them at a glance. Hotel results are shown on a map so that people can view where in a destination they will be staying and the landmarks near them.
TCRA - Our state association has a mobile website, so I have bookmarked it for easy-to-navigate access to member-only content, online seminars, updates posted by our board, and much more!
Alarm Clock - I have ditched my alarm clock in favor of my smartphone. While an alarm clock doesn't break the bank, it's just one less gadget to have around the house or when traveling.
While I couldn't imagine performing my job without my writer, CAT software, and computer for the production of our craft, I also could not imagine running my business and personal life without my iPhone and iPad. There are so many more options available to be productive and efficient with a smartphone from what I enumerated above. I would love to hear about your personal experiences with the use of your smartphone.


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Review by Gwen Reyes
I'm going to say something that 90% of women my age always say: "I grew up watching SEX AND THE CITY." It's not a shocking or even informative statement, it's as expected as saying "I drink coffee" or "yes, one day I would like to get married." The show is a part of our consciousness as women, and therefore it's a part of all of us. We have all sat together on the couch or at brunch, confessing which SATC girl we each identify as (I'm a Miranda and a Samantha (Cynthia Nixon and Kim Cattrall), FYI), and assuring our one friend that it's okay to be a Charlotte (Kristin Davis). We all bought the books, the DVD sets, and even those stupid Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) inspired name necklaces—and let me tell you, it's incredibly hard to find anything with the name Gwen on it. We hated the bad boyfriends and loved the good. Don't even get me started on my extreme discomfort with Post-It notes ("I'm sorry, I can't"). Ultimately, SATC shaped who we are, acted as a role model and sexual guide, and constantly lived up to its own hype.
Now having said that, the movies are an entirely different monster. Yes, just as much as we loved the show we anticipated the theatrical release of the first SEX AND THE CITY movie. It was 4 years in the making, and it felt like not a moment had gone by. The movie was a hit, even if the women we loved were changed. They were older, established, and more dream-like than the show ever portrayed them as. They were no longer the women we were, they were women we wanted to be. And that separated them from us, made us voyeurs and coveters of a lifestyle we could never have, and it worked in the first movie.
Not so much in the sequel. SEX AND THE CITY 2 had everything I loved about the first movie: beautiful clothes, beautiful men, and those 4 ladies who are each a part of me. However it took all the horrible elements of the first film (overt materialism, ridiculous relationship issues, and disgusting stereotyping) and pumped the volume up to eleven. I was often insulted and uncomfortable throughout the film.
It opens strong, reintroducing all the characters to us and even offering a glimpse at how each woman made their ways into Carrie Bradshaw's life. We head off to a whimsical gay wedding between Carrie and Charlotte's "best gays" Stanford and Anthony (Willie Garson and Mario Cantone). The wedding was hands down one of the best parts of the movie. It's just unfortunate that it happens 15 minutes in. While there, Carrie and Mr. Big (Chris Noth) are asked by another couple if they plan to have children. This question is an easy answer for them both – no, it's just not their thing. However, what is Carrie's thing is attacking Big by declaring their new marriage boring and lacking "sparkle" once they return home from the wedding weekend. She is overwhelmed by insecurities in her marriage and worries that they have to spend the years as just the two without any glamour or excitement. Quelle horror!! A marriage that is comfortable and loving, I don't really see a problem.
So, as a distracter from their lives, Samantha presents each of our ladies with an all-expenses paid trip to the uber-conservative Abu Dhabi. Once again, an excellent chance for the movie to reflect on real issues (Western and Eastern cultures colliding), however this falls even flatter than Carrie's made-up drama over her marriage. This time it's the highly sexual Samantha baring her shoulders and legs in front of traditional Muslims and then dismissing their culture. For a woman who is supposed to be the non-judgey one, Samantha's lack of respect was a complete shift in character— a shift that comes off uneducated and bigoted. Badly done, Michael Patrick King, badly done.
I won't even get into the ridiculously priced clothing, because that would just be a low blow. But if King's intention was to give recession-minded women a taste of glamour, it comes off more ill-minded than CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC.
It's a little heartbreaking for me to admit, but if this is what we are supposed to expect for this franchise, then I think the movies have run their course. I know that ladies, just like me, will go see this movie multiple times in the theater and even buy the DVD in six months, but I truly think I'd rather snuggle up with the series box-set. Yes, SEX AND THE CITY 2, that was your Post-It note.
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Amira Willighagen, 9, Amazes Again Singing 'Ave Maria' on 'Holland's Got Talent' (Video)
By Cindy Drukier, Epoch Times | December 22, 2013
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Amira Willighagen, the 9-year-old Dutch girl who astounded first the judges, and then the world with her opera singing during her first appearance on "Holland's Got Talent" has done it again. She was the runaway winner at the Dec. 22 semi-finals with her soul-stirring rendition of Ave Maria.
Many have likened her to the pure voice of American-born, Greek opera legend Maria Callas, whom at least some seem think she may have been in a past life.
Next week the opera prodigy will sing three songs in the finals.


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Showtime has a penchant for keeping shows on the air for a long, long time. For avid fans, this is great news, although some may argue that at least a few of Showtimes shows have overstayed their welcome during their runs.
It's been a great year for television, and narrowing down the list of best TV shows for 2014 was no easy task. Between comedy, drama and the growing number of shows that fall somewhere in between, the bigger challenge isn't finding ten great shows, it's narrowing down the selection of favorites to the series that standout as this year's absolute best.
For all the quality upgrades that cable series have in comparison to broadcast networks, its always a bummer to have to wait eons for news about the next season. Thankfully, Showtime has gone public with the premiere date for the upcoming seasons of Shameless, House of Lies and Episodes.
Dermot Mulroney has signed on for a recurring role in Shameless's fifth season, which is expected to air in 2015. From the character description it sounds like he'll play a potential -- ok, most likely eventual -- love interest to Fiona. Spoiler alert if you're not caught up on Shameless through Season 4!
Following up on the lengthy list of Emmy nominations that was announced today, we've picked over the choices the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences made with regards to the main categories, and we found quite a few reasons to applaud the nominees, and just as many reasons to to wave our fists and complain over the talented actors and outstanding TV shows that didn't make the cut this year.
Shameless is long overdue for more awards recognition and perhaps switching from the drama category to comedy will do the trick in securing some wins. That may be what the Showtime series is hoping for as they have reportedly received approval to qualify for the comedy categories for the 2014 Primetime Emmy Awards.
Nobody cancels the Gallaghers! Showtime appears to agree as the premium cable network has picked up Shameless for a fifth season. Along with the Season 5 renewal for the excellent and under appreciated dysfunctional family-centric dramedy, Showtime has also renewed House of Lies for Season 4. Both series join Episodes in being lined up for new seasons in 2015.
Shameless fans know that the Gallaghers are at their best when theyre united, and that their time to shine always comes when theyre plowing through adversity. Theyre survivors, and the act of surviving is the driving force of this series. So what happens when theyre actually on their feet but separated, either literally or figuratively?
In what is likely an effort to whet viewers appetites for some of their returning original programming, Showtime has made the season premiere episodes of Shameless, Episodes and House of Lies available for free online ahead of their planned premieres this Sunday night. This should help curb some of the anxiety TV watchers may be experiencing in anticipation of next Sunday night, which piles the Golden Globes, HBO premieres...
If youre like me, you spent more hours than you care to admit binge-watching Shameless on Showtime this weekend. Its been virtually nothing but Gallaghers on the premium cable channel since Friday afternoon, as Showtime has aired (or is in the process of airing, technically) all three seasons of the dysfunctional family dramedy a week ahead of its fourth season premiere.
So youve heard all about how amazing-funny-dramatic-unpredictable Showtimes Shameless is and youve been meaning to marathon through the first few seasons to get caught up for the Season 4 premiere? Or maybe youre just looking for a refresher course.
Ok, who got the Gallaghers all fired up? Knowing what we do about the upcoming fourth season of the underrated Showtime drama, its more a what than a who per se for these Shameless characters. But the new poster for Season 4 teases a united front as the Gallaghers look as though theyre roaring for a revolution. And as the tagline says, This aint no tea party.
When a show goes more than a year between seasons, we begin to wonder if that series is still on or if it was cancelled. This seems especially true for cable television, which is where it tends to happen more often than with network TV. Such is the case for Episodes, which believe it or not, isnt cancelled. The Showtime comedy hasnt really settled on what time of year it wants to air.
One of the big cliffhangers from the third season of Showtime's Shameless was the fate of Jimmy, Fiona's boyfriend, who'd gotten himself mixed up with a drug kingpin. He was last seen boarding a boat and we were left to wonder if the repercussions of failing to keep his "wife" from getting deported would be fatal. This latest bit of news doesn't bode well for the character, but all hope is not lost!
Showtime aired the season finales of House of Lies, Shameless and Californication last night, and while I'm sure many of us are sad to see the series wrap up, rest assured that all three of them have already been renewed for another season. That's a seventh season for Californication, a third for House of Lies and a fourth for Shameless. Showtime made sure to remind subscribers of Shameless' planned return with the above promo.
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Song of the Day: Foals – "My Number"
Luckily for the world, Foals have a new album coming out on February 11th, 2013. Holy Fire will be their third studio album, following 2010's Total Life Forever. "My Number" is the second song released from the new album.
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New Music Video: Local Natives – "Breakers"
I have given the Local Natives first album a lot of plays. Gorilla Manor is awesome and it is actually in my cars CD player right now. They have a new album coming out early next year titled Hummingbird. Based on the first single, "Breakers", it will be similar sounding, which is just fine by me. Give the brand new music video for "Breakers" a listen and watch.
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New Music Video: Beach House – "Wild"
I started listening to the new Beach House album, Bloom, thanks to all of the music bloggers I follow on Twitter. I was hooked the first listen through. It really is an awesome album that you should listen to. "Dream Pop" as some call it, is a whirl of electronics, dreamy vocals and emotion. I contest if you like M83 or anything similar you'll enjoy this. Even if you don't, or don't know who M83 is, give this a listen. You won't be disappointed Also, the video tells a pretty good, and depressing story which is always good for a music video.
Beach House - "Wild"
New Music Video: Ben Folds Five – "Do It Anyway"
Looking for a fun, feel good jam? Well, Ben Folds Five and Fraggle Rock are here for you. It's a fun, all-ages music video featuring Chris Hardwick, Anna Kendrick, and Rob Corddry. It was produced by Chris Hardwick's Nerdist Industries . To compliment the video there is also a new Nerdist Podcast episode featuring Ben Folds and Fraggles. Listen to the song. Listen to the podcast. Have a wonderful day.
Bend Folds Five - "Do It Anyway"
New Music Video: The Black Keys – "Little Black Submarines"
With El Camino coming out nearly a year ago (December '11) I am surprised this is only the third song to get the distinction of a music video. Although, I'm not entirely sure what surprises me about this.
We had posted two videos for "Gold On The Ceiling". Also the awesome promo video for El Camino to the tune of "Lonely Boy". Now with the newest single from the album being released we get the video for "Little Black Submarines". It really is a great song, and the video is your standard live-shot-in-a-tiny-bar-somewhere-in-Brooklyn music video. The transition at about the 1 minute mark is just fantastic.
Have a listen and let us know what you think about this song, this video, your day, your thoughts on this album, or your thoughts on....well, anything.
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Reducing RN burnout could save lives, cut hospital spending
Researchers have uncovered a link between nurses who are experiencing burnout and a higher rate of health care associated infections (HAIs), according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control's August issue.
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing researchers studied data on more than 7,000 RNs from 161 Pennsylvania hospitals and compared burnout numbers with the rate of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) and surgical site infections (SSIs)—two of the most common HAIs.
Researchers found that more than one-third of studied nurses were experiencing burnout, based on their responses to the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey.
By comparing CAUTI rates with patient loads, researchers deduced that adding just one extra patient to a nurse's average load of 5.7 patients may lead to one additional HAI per 1,000 patients. That could mean more than 1,300 additional HAIs per year if just the nurses in the study were each given an additional patient, the study says.
Hospitals can improve nurse staffing and "other elements of the care environment and alleviate job-related burnout in nurses at a much lower cost than those associated with health care-associated infections," the study says.
By reducing nurse burnout "we can improve the well-being of nurses while improving the quality of patient care" (Nurse.com, 7/30; ScienceBlog, 7/30).


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As I said, market share is far from conclusive. And it's presumptuous to think, without further evidence, that either the ones who chose PICK or the ones who chose Oracle made a mistake. It sounds like, in some cases, you have the further evidence. But I'd generalize, and say that, in most cases, most customers know what they are doing.
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When asked about her selection for "Album of the Year," Rapsody doesn't hold back with her opinion. HipHopDX asked the North Carolina emcee to name her pick for the category and she was not doubtful regarding her choice.
"Oh, that's easy," Rapsody said in an exclusive interview with HipHopDX. "I'm gonna give that one to my brother from Chicago, Chance The Rapper for Acid Rap. That's easy…without a doubt. I won't even blink."
Chance The Rapper's Acid Rap was also given the honor of being SPIN's #2 "Album of the Year," second to Kanye West's Yeezus. Chance earned the top slot in another category as he was named SPIN's "Rapper of the Year."
For Rapsody, the project deserves such praise.
"One thing I love is that he doesn't sound like anybody," Rapsody said, praising Chance. "I was just talking to someone the other day, and you can't put [Chance] in a one lane, category, or one box. It's Hip Hop, but it's also funky, and he sings on it, so he's got all these different characteristics, ideas and sounds that he brings together and makes his own. And when he dances, you know it's Chicago, 'cause I see a similar thing in Vic Mensa who's also from Chicago. So that's what I love, and it's fun and honest. I actually got to see him record when he did "Lonely Thoughts" from my [She Got Game] record. And he's just natural, raw talent. The boy has a gift, so that's what I enjoy. He does what he feels, and it's like, 'I don't have to do this just for Hip Hop. I'm just going to do what I feel like doing.'"
"Lonely Thoughts" is a collaboration between Chance The Rapper and Rapsody. The collab made its way onto the scene through Rapsody's 2013 project, She Got Game. She Got Game can be streamed below, following more of HipHopDX's interview with Rapsody.
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Theaters lure moviegoers with luxury
Cinépolis and ArcLight Cinemas up the ante on seating and concessions
Will reclining chairs, cocktails and gourmet appetizers push movie theaters to fatter profits?
After all, going to the movies is going to the movies, right?
Apparently not.
When it upgraded its bathrooms, installed recliners and added a 100-flavor Coca Cola machine this year, AMC La Jolla did not just boost its average Yelp rating by three stars. It also became part of a growing movement among movie theaters to elevate the level of luxury for moviegoers.
"Going to the movies isn't really about watching something anymore," said movie industry analyst Matthew MacFarland of IBISWorld, a market researcher. "It's about having an experience."
When households didn't have very sophisticated equipment, going to the theaters was the only way to access high-quality visual entertainment, he explained. Now that most consumers can stream virtually anything to their computers, and many have their own projectors and high-tech screens, theaters have to offer something more than just content. They also must target groups willing to spend more on tickets, food and beverage. That's where the upgrades come in.
As cinema complexes shrank in number during the recession, from 5,928 to 5,697, they grew in size and screens, and that consolidation of capital costs is allowing the legacy companies to restore their profit margins from a razor-thin low of 0.2 percent during the recession to an expected 4.2 percent this year, IBISWorld predicts.
Movies by the numbers
$10.8 billion: Domestic box office receipts (2012)
1.36 billion: North American admissions (2012)
26.8 million: The number of moviegoers in California
$7.96: The average U.S. movie ticket price
4.1: Movies seen in the theater per capita (2012)
42,803: The total number of cinema screens in the U.S. and Canada
36,377: The number of digital screens in the U.S. and Canada
14,734: The number of digital 3-D screens in the U.S. and Canada
5,331: The number of indoor cinema sites in the U.S.
366: The number of drive-in theaters in the U.S.
SOURCES: National Association of Theatre Owners, Motion Picture Association of America
It is also allowing them to renovate their facilities. The upgrades have become increasingly important in the already competitive San Diego market with the arrival of luxury chains like Hollywood-based ArcLight Cinemas and Cinépolis, a Mexican chain based in Morelia, Michoacán.
Patrons to the ArcLight Cinemas at Westfield UTC in La Jolla are encouraged to select their seats and print tickets online ahead of time to avoid long lines. Those who arrive early to the theater can then grab a $10 cocktail or a $12 cheese and fruit platter at the swank full-service café in the spacious white-curtained lobby before heading into their screening. But don't expect to go into the film late, because ArcLight tries to ensure a distraction-free environment, going so far as to charge full adult prices for infants.
In the theater, where even the trash cans are hidden inside wood-paneled cabinets, the high-end recliners are large and cozy enough to curl your legs up in.
The upscale Cinépolis, in both Del Mar and Carlsbad, also has an order-ahead system for tickets and a stylish full-service bar in the lobby. Moviegoers can arrive on time and still enjoy a $5 Voss water and a $15 sushi roll — delivered to them in their top-of-the-line leather reclining seats during the film. The expansive tiered seating arrangement, with two-recliner groupings separated by tables and ample space to walk and stretch out, also allows servers to respond inconspicuously to the call of a button located on the arm of each moviegoer's chair.
If sushi isn't your speed, the menu also features movie classics like popcorn and pretzels, or finer dining like short ribs and rosemary potatoes, some of it mediocre-tasting, at luxury prices: $7.50 for a large popcorn and $16 for the short ribs.


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So many thoughts and emotions today, as we remember the events 12 years ago on September 11th. I'm always a little nervous about what my kids will hear at school about that day. It's difficult as a parent to know how much to explain to their innocent minds. Thankfully her classroom did talk about this day in the classroom. They shared this video provided by Nick News. If you want to talk to your kids about September 11th and haven't yet, and don't know where to start, I think this video is a good start.
Nick News: "What Happened? The Story of September 11, 2001″
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I think it's so important for our kids to know about September 11th, and I'm thankful that she's learning the facts of this day at school.
Have you been able to visit the September 11th memorial in New York? This year 60 minutes shared about the museum being built below these fountains. They have so many details and items saved from that day, really a lot to take in. I hope to be able to take our kids when they're old enough to really understand.
Have you talked with your kids about September 11th yet today?
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Mamie G. Reavis
Mamie G. Reavis, 92, nee Bryan, of Fredericksburg, died Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, at Knopp Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.
Graveside services and interment were held in Baxter Springs, Kans.
Mrs. Reavis was born May 25, 1921, in Elkton, Ky., the daughter of Alpha Bryan and Cordie Lee Graham Bryan. She married Raymond J. Reavis who preceded her in death.
She moved to Fredericksburg in early 1998 to be closer to family.
For many years, she and her husband managed the senior apartments in Baxter Springs, Kans.
She is survived by one granddaughter, one grandson and spouses, including Marsha and Rick Thompson of Fredericksburg, and Greg and Vicki Kelly of Nederland; five great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren, and one great-great-great-granddaughter.
In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Reavis was preceded in death by two sisters, Flossie Kelly and Pearlie Mae Knight, and three brothers, Harvey Bryan, William Bryan and John Wesley Bryan.


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Westport Parade to hand out awards
DENVER – The Westport Fourth of July Parade begins at 10 a.m. July 4 at Fairview United Methodist Church and ends at the Episcopal Church of St. Peter by-the-Lake with an awards ceremony.
Prizes will go to best decorated float, tricycle (up to age 6), bicycle (ages 7-13), costume (boy and girl up to age 13), skateboarder, automobile and pet, among others.
Children can also play on a giant slide and jumpy house.
Veterans are encouraged to call Patti Dugan at 704-483-3856 to be honored during the parade.
Call 704-489-6099 to help with the parade or 704-966-0207 to help with food.
Lincolnton downtown festival includes parade, fireworks
LINCOLNTON – The City of Lincolnton and Lincoln County Parks and Recreation are organizing a free festival, parade and fireworks on the Fourth of July.
The festival starts at 6:30 p.m. at the 100 block of North Academy Street. It will include children's activities, such as a rock-climbing wall, face painting, inflatable slides and a hula-hoop competition.
The parade begins at 8:30 p.m. at the corner of Seder and East Main streets. Participants will line up at the Fifth Third Bank parking lot.
Fireworks start at 9:45 p.m. at Lincolnton High School.
Details: 704-736-8980.


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PHOENIX, Arizona, December 13. RENOWNED college coaches Matt Kredich and Mike Bottom will lead a promising group of athletes at next summer's World University Games, set to take place in Kazan, Russia, in July.
Kredich was named today as the women's head coach, while Bottom earned the bid as men's head coach. This marks their first stints as head coaches for an American international squad. Most notably, this is only Kredich's second-ever international coaching nod after years of churning out quality athletes at the University of Tennessee. He was an assistant coach for the 2010 WUG team.
"I feel very honored to be asked to serve on this staff," Kredich said. "Team USA is known worldwide as a leader in swimming. We have an outstanding record of success internationally, and so I'm very excited to be in a position to help build on this tradition. The rest of the staff is a group of coaches that I have tremendous respect for, so I'm excited to work with and learn from them."
Bottom, now head coach at the University of Michigan, has been working on American and international coaching staffs for more than a decade, most recently as the head coach of the Serbian Olympic teams in 2008 and 2012. He was also an assistant coach for the USA at the 2001 and 2009 world championships.
Interestingly, USA Swimming picked the two men to coach only one gender each at the World University Games, despite their recent promotions to coaching newly-combined teams at their schools. Bottom was named head coach in August when the two teams were combined, while Kredich took over the men's and women's teams in mid-April after the firing of longtime coach John Trembley.
Bottom will have a talented trio of men working with him on the men's side: Kelly Kremer (University of Minnesota head coach), Rich DeSelm (University of North Carolina) and Rick DeMont (University of Arizona assistant coach). Kredich will have an equally impressive group working with him as assistant coach: Kevin Blum (Coronado-Navy Swim Association), Carol Capitani (University of Texas women's head coach) and Paul Stafford (Terrapins Swim Team).
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Sermon on the mound
The 23rd Psalm outwizzes intellectual pop
Cold weather swept into Boston on Sept. 20, as it always does around this time of year. Sometimes it's earlier, and in good years the chill does not come until mid-October or even later, but it always comes.
Bart Giamatti, the late Yale president and commissioner of baseball, described the typical end of one Red Sox season two decades ago. He wrote of an over-the-hill, heavy-in-the-gut Boston hitter swiping sadly at a fastball he could not catch up to: strike three, game lost, season effectively ended. Giamatti then wrote his definition of baseball's effect and purpose: "It breaks your heart. It's meant to break your heart."
This year Sports Illustrated predicted on an early April cover that the Red Sox, led by their superb pitcher Pedro Martinez, would win the World Series for the first time since 1918. Boston hopes were still alive on Sept. 20, as the Red Sox played a doubleheader against a team they had to catch, the Cleveland Indians.
But then Cleveland pitcher Steve Woodard, with a record of 2 wins, 10 losses, and the lamentable tendency to give up over six runs for each nine innings he pitched, outdueled Mr. Martinez, who had given up fewer than two runs for each nine-inning game. The Indians won 2-1. In baseball, as in life, expect the unexpected. (Man proposes, God disposes.) The Indians beat the Red Sox in the second game as well, 5-4, and the chill was back for another long fall and winter.
That, of course, is the perspective of a Boston fan; I escaped New England 27 years ago but I still can't shake my childhood loyalties. Fans in Cleveland, Chicago, Houston, and other homelands have their own tales of woe, and that's my point: Most fans experience more chill than warmth. So do many ballplayers.
"Put the cookies on the lowest shelf." That's the advice I received upon preparing to preach to two groups of major leaguers late last month during Baseball Chapel meetings before a Texas Rangers game. My host was concerned that I might intellectualize the gospel and go over the heads of the Rangers and their visitors from Kansas City, the Royals. But he need not have feared.
A quarter of a century ago his concerns would have been justified. As part of my hesitation before accepting the fact that God had made me a Christian, I was reading the work of Christian existentialists and others who were self-conscious "intellectuals." Not realizing the import of God making foolish the wisdom of the wise, I sought out their cola for confirmation that this Christian uncola had some fizz.
But these days, whenever I wake up in the middle of the night, I preach to myself the 23rd Psalm. "The Lord is my Shepherd," the familiar words begin, but the idea is a strange one. Shepherds in ancient times were cookies of the lowest shelf. Rough-hewn and uneducated, they learned simple truths about chilly nights on Judean hills. Those who lost sheep and went after them might come back to find their whole flock scattered, but they had to persevere.
"He makes me lie down in green pastures." I like that line a lot. You'd think we would lie down in green pastures naturally, but no-prone to wander, both existentialist intellectuals and ballplayers after night games on the road seem to prefer rocky slopes. Not unless God forces us to lie down where we should, do we do so.
That's certainly the way it was for me, I told the players. As readers of WORLD know, when I left New England 27 years ago I was an atheist and a communist. But God grabbed me and pushed me for three years, with the final push coming from an uneducated deacon who said, "You believe in this stuff, don't you?" ("Yes," I answered, sheepishly.) "Then you'd better join up." (I did.)
"You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies." This verse has varied interpretations related to communion and victory, but it may also signify that, since we are to love our enemies, we should invite them to sit down. Some Christian ballplayers and I have had trouble this year with atheistic journalists, so are we to love those who are cold toward us? Of course, because they teach us that warmth only comes from God.
That's the message the players need to keep in mind after losses, and the one I need to remember when the chill comes in for one more year. We have only two philosophical choices. One is "It breaks your heart. It's meant to break your heart," and leave it at that. The other is: "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever."


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So quick and so good. I added a little extra mayo before serving so it tasted creamier and some fresh cracked pepper. Very tasty!
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RALEIGH, NC March 12, 2013 – The North Carolina Arts Council invites the public to share ideas about how partnerships between the state and local communities can ensure the arts remain essential to North Carolina's future.
A series of public meetings, Creative North Carolina Connects, have been scheduled in Charlotte (April 16), Morganton (April 17), Chapel Hill (April 23) and Elizabeth City (May 2) so that both citizens and the arts industry can talk with board members and the N.C. Arts Council about the arts industry.
The Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Cultural Resources, receives funding from the state and the National Endowment for the Arts. Funds are dispersed so that every county in North Carolina has access to arts programming. The Arts Council wants to connect is currently preparing its 2014 – 2018 Strategic Plan and public meetings are one way citizens can provide input into the plan.
"We want to hear from citizens about how the arts should be developed and utilized for the well-being of our communities," said Executive Director Wayne Martin, of the N.C. Arts Council. "We know the intrinsic value of the arts in our lives, and we can document the role of the arts in creating jobs, revitalizing downtowns and bringing visitors to our state. The arts make North Carolina a better state in which to live but we must think creatively about how to sustain and support the arts for the future.
All meetings are from 7 to 9 p.m. and will include a presentation by Arts Council and staff. The Arts Council has requested that attendees consider the following questions: 1) What are the key issues in your community and your work? 2) How are the arts a solution in your community? 3) What can we do together to position the state's arts industry as essential to North Carolina's future?
Below are the locations of the meetings:
Tuesday, April 16
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Yuna Kim Sings (Yes, Sings) Popular 'Frozen' Song
Posted By Audrey Magazine On April 10, 2014 @ 7:51 pm In News | Comments Disabled
Story by Julie Ha.
Anyone still bitter about South Korean skater Yuna Kim not winning gold at the Sochi Olympics under a cloud of controversy?
Then, it might be worth viewing a neat new video of Kim singing and skating to a popular song from the hit film Frozen. The video is from a newly released commercial for Samsung Consumer Electronics' new Smart Air Conditioner Q9000.
Can you guess which song from the movie? Hint: "The cold never bothered me, anyway…"
As Kim is heard singing "Let It Go," the famous anthem from Frozen, Kim is seen performing on the ice and then later recording the popular song with a children's choir. The video has already attracted 786,000 views on YouTube.
This isn't the first time the 23-year-old skater has dabbled in singing. She is well-known in Korea for her singing talent and has even performed on Korean TV music programs. In this 2010 performance [1], she sang the Brown-Eyed Girls' "I'm in Love" in front of an appreciative audience.
Kim was the first from her country to win an Olympic gold medal in the 2010 Winter Games and controversially won silver in the Olympics in Sochi, Russia, this past February, infamously losing to Russian skater Adelina Sotnikova. Kim is also a two-time World champion and three-time Grand Prix Final champion. She retired from competitive skating after the Sochi Olympics.
If you're feeling nostalgic, take a look back at KoreAm's 2013 story [2] about Kim, as she was making her comeback to competitive skating in the run-up to the 2014 Olympics.
This story was originally published on iamkoream.com [3].
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[3] iamkoream.com: http://iamkoream.com/yuna-kim-sings-yes-sings-popular-frozen-song/
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When you first load up the app it will ask to locate you or for you to enter in the zip of where you want to search. To change your location after the first time, you'll have to go through settings to adjust it. After that it will load up the movies tab, listing all the movies currently out and available for you in your area. You can sort through these movies by title, release, and rating. The theaters tab allows you to sort through the theaters closest to you or by name.
Pressing on any of the movies will pull up plenty of additional information. This includes a short description that can be expanded in a popup window, a link to the trailer, a link to the IMDb page, and a listing of what theaters around your location are playing this movie. Tapping on any of the theater locations will bring up that specific theaters page, showing you how to get there as well.
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what are your boy-boy sibsets?
Trying to find a good solid baby name for Ryder's little brother.
What are your boy-boy sibsets? Would love some inspiration from all of you and what you chose!
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I don't have any kids yet, but I am absolutely in love with the idea of having two sons with the names of my top two: Caleb and Everett! I think they're so handsome together, and I love the idea of them paired with so many other favorites of mine. For example:
Isabelle, Caleb, and Everett (swoon!)
Caleb, Everett, and Daniel
Caleb, Everett, and Jack
Caleb, Everett, and Avery
Caleb, Everett, and Samuel
And just in general, I think they work really well, style-wise, with the rest of the names on my list (Emmeline, Lillian, Charlotte, Catherine, Lucia, Tess, Declan, etc.!). I think Ryder's adorable. I am not sure it really works with most of the names on my list, haha, but I think Ryder and Zane would be super cute for brothers!
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URBANA, Ill. - A trio of Golden Bears will extend the women's tennis season for California, as Zsofi Susanyi, Anett Schutting and Klara Fabikova begin play in the NCAA Singles Championship on Wednesday, May 22, at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex. Susanyi, a sophomore who reached the singles semifinals last year, is the No. 5 seed and Schutting, a junior, is the No. 8 seed in the 64-player tournament that concludes on Monday, May 27.
Both Susanyi and Schutting recently earned All-Pac-12 first-team honors, while Fabikova, a freshman, claimed conference second-team status as well as the regional ITA Northwest Player to Watch honor. Each will start the singles tournament in a different section of the bracket.
Susanyi's plays Mississippi's 45th-ranked Caroline Rohde-Moe at noon PT on Wednesday. Ranked fifth in the latest ITA poll, Susanyi has produced a 31-5 singles record so far, including wins in the NCAA team tournament against Stony Brook's Jackie Altansarnai, 6-1, 6-2, Alabama's Maya Jansen, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, and Florida's No. 51 Alexandra Cercone, 6-1, 6-1.
Defending NCAA singles champ Nicole Gibbs of Stanford is in Susanyi's side of the bracket.
Schutting, who reached the NCAA singles quarterfinals last season, plays Rice's 41st-ranked Natalie Beazant at 8:30 a.m. PT on Wednesday in the first round. In the NCAA team tournament, the eighth-ranked Bear defeated Stony Brook's No. 124 Nina Lagvilava, 6-2, 6-4, beat Alabama's No. 34 Mary Anne Macfarlane, 6-3, 7-6(1), and fell to Florida's No. 1 Lauren Embree, 6-2, 6-0, to run her record to 36-14.
Fabikova - ranked 43rd by the ITA - opens the singles tournament with a first-round clash with North Carolina's 39th-ranked Whitney Kay at 10 a.m. PT on Wednesday. A product of Brno, Czech Republic, Fabikova has been impressive in her debut season as a Bear, compiling a 38-9 record that includes a 6-1, 6-1, singles victory over Auburn's Emily Flickinger, a 6-2, 0-6, 6-3, win over Alabama's No. 36 Alexa Guarachi and a 7-5, 6-4, 7-5, upset of Florida's No. 17 Sofie Oyen in the NCAA team championship.


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This comes completely out of left field, as the saying goes...
MC Serch, who rose to fame as one of the earliest white rappers with "cred", performing with as part of the group 3rd Bass and then as a solo artist, will headline a new syndicated, daytime talk show from CBS Television, titled simply Serch.
The news was announced today by Maureen FitzPatrick, Executive Vice President of Programming and Development at CBS Television Distribution and Sean Compton, President of Programming and Entertainment at Tribune Company.
The daily, hour-long show will begin a four-week test run exclusively on Tribune Broadcasting stations in eight markets, starting on on January 6, 2014. ABC News veteran Ethan Nelson will serve as Executive Producer of the New York-based talk show.
The series will feature "real people with real issues, relying on host Serch to use his street smarts and unconventional background to help guests grapple with and resolve their problems," says the press release from CBS.
"Serch has such an interesting, unique life story that makes him relatable to a wide audience," FitzPatrick said. "He connects with different communities, has a message to share about taking personal responsibility for your life choices and is on a mission to help people change their lives."
Added Compton, "SERCH is a natural fit for Tribune's daytime lineup and through our strong partnership with CBS Television Distribution, we are confident we will build a successful talk franchise."
Serch will get a test run on the following Tribune stations: WPIX, New York; KTLA, Los Angeles; WPHL, Philadelphia; KDAF, Dallas; WDCW, Washington DC; WSFL, Miami; WXIN, Indianapolis; and KSWB, San Diego.
Serch currently runs his own marketing company Serchlite Multimedia.
By the way, Ethan Nelson, who'll serve as executive producer of the upcoming daytime talkshow also served in the same capacity on Katie Couric's daytime talk show, Katie, and is also a longtime ABC News producer, working on shows such as Good Morning America, and Nightline.
Serch will be produced and distributed by CBS Television Distribution.
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Eva's sex lessonsEva Longoria claims she's had to teach boyfriend Tony Parker lots of tricks in the bedroom - because he was so inexperienced.
The 31-year-old 'Desperate Housewives' beauty met the 23-year-old basketball star last year and says it was "lust at first sight", but admits she is the "teacher" in the relationship.
She confessed to America's Allure magazine: "Tony's only been with one other person in his life. He's very sweet. I'm the experienced one. I'm the teacher, especially about love.
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Thom Powers is the documentary programmer for the Toronto International Film Festival; and artistic director for the Montclair Film Festival, DOC NYC festival, and Stranger Than Fiction screening series at IFC Center. He also programs for the Miami International Film Festival and teaches at the School of Visual Arts.
Over at the Stranger Than Fiction web site, Powers writes about how filmmakers can make better deals for themselves in all distribution channels: theatrical, television, digital and international. He also gets input from filmmakers, publicists and sales agents on topics such as digital rights, educational rights and deal terms. Though his focus on documentary film, his advice works for all independent filmmakers. Read his full article here.
Over the years, I've seen too many filmmakers become embittered by their distribution deals. Sometimes they had unrealistic expectations, sometimes they got caught in bad deals. The filmmakers who feel disgruntled range from those with niche titles all the way to the most successful directors. I remember seeing an esteemed director at the Toronto International Film Festival being greeted warmly by the head of a distribution company. "That's funny," the director later told me, "I'm currently suing his company for unpaid royalties." Behind the diplomatic smiles lie many untold stories.
As we start off 2014 and head into Sundance, I want to explore how filmmakers can make better deals for themselves in all distribution channels: theatrical, television, digital and international. Most filmmakers go into distribution negotiations for the first time, or with a gap of several years since their previous film–which might as well be their first time in this changing landscape. That puts them at a disadvantage negotiating with distributors who are regularly making deals and confident about stipulating what's "normal."
What filmmakers frequently lack are points of comparison. To change that I reached out to several filmmakers and other industry insiders for feedback. I'm grateful to everyone who shared their experiences. I've edited and condensed contributions to reduce repetition (though some points are worth repeating).
Despite the pointed criticism of distribution contracts in many of the following comments, I don't want to disparage all distributors. Among their ranks are people who care passionately about documentary films and make a great difference in their success. But often those people are in the middle ranks. Even when a filmmaker's main contact at a distributor is conscientious, a year later that person might be gone, or the library sold to a different company. Among active distributors in recent years who have transformed or ceased operating are THINKFilm, Palm Pictures, Wellspring, Artisan, Indomina and more.


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