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The Flea Extends I HATE F*CKING MEXICANS thru December 11
After a successful run at The Flea, the theater has announced the extension of the U.S. Premiere of I HATE F*CKING MEXICANS by Luis Enrique Gutiérrez Ortiz Monasterio "the enfant terrible of contemporary Mexican theater." Translated by Debbie Saivetz, Ana Graham, and Danya Taymor and directed by Ms. Taymor, a Flea Resident Director; the production features members of The Bats and The Riot Group's Adriano Shapman. Previews began October 9, with opening night on October 18. The show is now extended with limited performances through December 11.
In a celebration of bigotry, a woman in a border town recounts the racial tensions that divide her community and lead to an explosive encounter. The play enters a bizarrely poetic world that is both disturbing and funny. Written by one of Mexico's most well known playwrights, it explores the strong sentiment of fear and hatred that comes with the unknown.
Playwright Luis Enrique Gutiérrez Ortiz Monasterio says, "I HATE F*CKING MEXICANS is a caricature of Americans written by a Mexican, just like Speedy Gonzalez is a caricature of Mexicans written by Americans. I suppose that some people could feel offended, in the same way that some Mexicans feel insulted when we see ourselves portrayed as a little coked up rat or a lazy sombrero wearing rancher."
The production features members of The Flea's lauded resident acting ensemble The Bats: Janice Amaya, Cristin Eve Cato, Ugo Chukwu, John Paul Harkins, Layla Khoshnoudi, Abraham Makany, Michelle Silvani, alongside veteran performer Adriano Shaplin (The Riot Group). The design team includes Starlet Jacobs (set), Jonathan Cottle (lights), Erica Evans (costumes), and Adriano Shaplin (sound).
Luis Enrique Gutiérrez Ortiz Monasterio (Playwright) better known as LEGOM (Guadalajara, Jalisco, December 1968). As a playwright, occasional poet and storyteller, he is one of the strongest and most complex voices of Mexican contemporary theater. His unusual way of character building coupled with a sharp language stripped of poetic lyricism seduces and enchants. Loved by some and hated by others, his spell has undisputedly marked Mexico's dramatic landscape. Winner of several national awards for playwriting including: The National Prize for Drama of Queretaro, Iberoamerican drama in 2000 (organized by UNESCO and the government of Merida), and The Fringe First Award (theatrical excellence by The Scotsman in Edinburgh Festival, 2005). His plays have had 23 productions in Mexico and abroad, and have been translated into seven languages. He is currently resident playwright of the Universidad Veracruzana Theatre Company. In 2005 he became member of the Mexican National System of Creators. For over fifteen years he has participated in independent publishing projects.
Danya Taymor (Director, Translator) is originally from Palo Alto, California and studied theater and global health at Duke University where she graduated with highest distinction. Past directing credits include #serials@theFlea, The Flying Latke, Closer, The Shape of Things, and Stop Kiss. She received a grant from the Bill and MeLinda Gates Foundation and spent the summer of 2009 in Medellín, Colombia. For her honors thesis she wrote and directed an original play called You, Me, and the Devil, based on her research and interviews she conducted in Medellín. Since moving to New York she has worked on and off Broadway, assisted Darko Tresnjak and Selina Cartmell on The Merchant of Venice and The Broken Heart at Theatre for a New Audience, and participated in workshops with Peter Brook, Andrew Wade and members of Théâtre du Complicité. She is a recipient of The Van Lier Directing Grant, The Sudler Prize, Benenson Award, The Jody McAuliffe Award for Excellence in Directing and is an SDC observership fellow, and has written for the Huffington Post. Danya is thrilled to be in residence at the Flea and she is currently writing a play about Juarez, Mexico with the award winning photojournalist Dominic Bracco II that will premiere at The Flea. She is also the co-creator of The Shakes, the Flea's newest late night theater series.
The Bats are the resident Acting Company members of The Flea Theater. Each year over a thousand actors audition for a place in this unique company. The Bats perform in extended runs of challenging classic and new plays. The Bats have recently appeared in World Premieres by A.R. Gurney, Will Eno, Adam Rapp, Beau Willimon, Mac Wellman, Elizabeth Swados, Thomas Bradshaw, Itamar Moses, Sheila Callaghan, Julian Sheppard, Ken Urban, Tommy Smith, Jonathan Reynolds, Trista Baldwin, Laurel Haines, Qui Nguyen and Sean Graney.
The Flea Theater, under Artistic Director Jim Simpson and Producing Director Carol Ostrow, is one of New York's leading off-off-Broadway companies. Winner of a Special Drama Desk Award for outstanding achievement, Obie Awards and an Otto for political theater, The Flea has presented over 100 plays and numerous dance and live music performances since its inception in 1996. Past productions include the premieres of Anne Nelson's The Guys, seven plays by A.R. Gurney (O Jerusalem, Screenplay, Mrs. Farnsworth, Post Mortem, A Light Lunch, Office Hours and Heresy), Cellophane and Two September by Mac Wellman, Ashley Montana Goes Ashore... and The Oldsmobiles by Roger Rosenblatt; JABU and Kaspar Hauser by Elizabeth Swados; Return of the Chocolate Smeared Woman by Karen Finley, Bingo with the Indians by Adam Rapp, Oh, The Humanity and other exclamations by Will Eno, Dawn and Job by Thomas Bradshaw, Love/Stories (or But You Will Get Used to it) Itamar Moses, The Great Recession, Girls in Trouble by Jonathan Reynolds, Parents' Evening by Bathsheba Doran, Looking at Christmas by Steven Banks, the Drama Desk nominated She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen, the Drama Desk nominated These Seven Sicknesses by Sean Graney and I Hate Fucking Mexicans by Luis Enrique Gutiérrez Ortiz Monasterio.
I HATE F*CKING MEXICANS runs through December 11, 2012, performance schedule varies. The Flea is located at 41 White Street between Church and Broadway, three blocks south of Canal, close to the A/C/E, N/R/Q, 6, J/M/Z and 1 subway lines. Tickets are $20 and are available by calling 212-352-3101 or online at www.theflea.org.


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Porcello, Tigers fall out of playoff spot with loss
Righty allows five earned runs in six innings vs. Seattle
DETROIT -- If the playoffs began now, the Tigers wouldn't be in them.
If the playoffs began now, the World Series would also be done by the time football season kicked off. The Tigers would also have played a game or two fewer than any other team in the Majors thanks to makeup games to come.
Still, for a team two weeks removed from a trade designed for a World Series run, the point stands after Friday's 7-2 loss to the Mariners knocked the Tigers 1 1/2 games behind the Royals in the AL Central and one-half game behind Seattle for the second Wild Card spot.
The M's and Tigers have the same number of losses (55), but Seattle has one more win (66). They have a lot of season left, and the Tigers still technically control their own destiny on a playoff spot.
They also have a lot of work to do to get there.
"I'd much rather be in first place up by 15 games, but that's not the case," manager Brad Ausmus said. "We're just going to keep going. There's a ton of baseball left. We didn't win tonight, but we can't change it, so we'll come back tomorrow against a very tough pitcher. But luckily for us, they're going against a tough pitcher as well."
That's the first-ever matchup between David Price and Felix Hernandez, which the Tigers need to win to have a chance of taking the series.
If the red-hot Royals weren't enough for the Tigers to endure in the standings, the surging Mariners present a direct challenge this weekend. Seattle's 2.94 ERA represents the entire pitching staff for the season, not just a hot streak for the rotation, or just Hernandez's work. It includes the limited work of rookie left-hander James Paxton, whose fifth outing this year saw him hold Detroit to a run on five hits over six innings despite just two strikeouts.
The combined efforts for such an ERA gives opponents little margin to withstand a bad start. Five days after Rick Porcello kept the Tigers alive in Sunday's 19-inning marathon by holding off the Blue Jays for two innings, he was just about out of the game after two innings Friday.
"I was up in the zone the whole night, didn't make the proper adjustments to get the ball down. Just didn't pitch well at all," he said. "This wasn't a good performance on my part, put us out of the game early."
Porcello has put together a career season in no small part by avoiding the big inning that used to trouble him in past years. He had allowed only one three-run inning in the past two months, a sign of his recent ability to make adjustments on the fly.
On Friday, the big inning got him with a three-run second, and it came against the bottom half of the Seattle order without an extra-base hit. A two-strike hit-by-pitch to Mike Zunino came back to haunt Porcello amidst a flurry of four singles, two of them for RBIs.
One of those singles was a bunt by rookie shortstop Chris Taylor that was seemingly spinning towards the foul line when it hit the ground. Rookie third baseman Nick Castellanos scooped it and tried to make a play at first, but Taylor had the base easily.
"My instinct watching it was that it was going to roll foul," Ausmus said. "I think the spin on the ball caught Nick a little bit off guard and his instinct was to grab and throw it. … I think if that same play occurred again with Nick, I think he'd probably end up letting it go and take his chances that the ball would go foul because he wasn't going to get him at first anyway."
Considering the third run came in on an Austin Jackson double play with the bases loaded and no outs, Porcello could have given up more. He did once Robinson Cano turned on a hanging curveball on the first pitch of the third inning for his 11th home run of the year and a 4-0 Mariners lead.
Porcello's six runs, five earned, marked his highest total since the Rays roughed him up July 6. Melvin Mercedes pitched two perfect innings in his Major League debut before Ian Krol gave up a run that scored from third while Miguel Cabrera and Eugenio Suarez had a pickoff rundown at second.
"It's a play they clearly had set up," Ausmus said of the Mariners, managed by former Tigers hitting coach Lloyd McClendon. "I think as a team on defense, we have to be aware of that."
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Xavier University Featured in Princeton Review's Best 294 Business Schools
| October 12, 2011
Xavier University's MBA programs in its Williams College of Business are featured in The Princeton Review's new 2012 edition of its book, "The Best 294 Business Schools" (Random House/Princeton Review, on sale date October 11, 2012, $22.99).
"The Williams College of Business is honored to be in the Best 294 Business Schools: 2012 edition," says Assistant Dean for MBA Programs Jennifer Bush. "What makes this honor so unique is the use of student feedback. When students say the Xavier MBA provides them a "holistic view of the business world" and that "the practical experience and engagement in case studies [the program provides]" has enhanced their critical business thinking and allowed them to become a better thinker and leader, then we know our educational mission of providing a better MBA for a better world is being accomplished."
According to Robert Franek, Princeton Review Senior VP-Publisher, "We recommend Xavier's Williams College of Business to readers of our book and users of our site, www.PrincetonReview.com, as one of the best institutions they could attend to earn an MBA. We chose the 294 business schools in this book based on our high opinion of their academic programs and offerings, as well as our review of institutional data we collect from the schools. We also strongly consider the candid opinions of students attending the schools who rate and report on their campus experiences at their schools on our survey for the book."
"The Best 294 Business Schools: 2012 Edition" has two-page profiles of the schools with write-ups on their academics, student life, and admissions, plus ratings for their academics, selectivity, and career placement services.
In the profile on the Williams College of Business The Princeton Review editors describe the school as: "Xavier University's practical MBA programs have a very strong reputation among [members of] the business community in Cincinnati, and across the Midwest." They quote from students attending the Xavier MBA programs who say ""You get a closer relationship with your classmates and faculty. These stronger relationships allow for an abundance of networking opportunities."
The Princeton Review does not rank the business schools in the book on a single hierarchical list from 1 to 294, or name one business school best overall. Instead, the book has 11 ranking lists of the top 10 business schools in various categories. Ten lists are based on The Princeton Review's surveys of 19,000 students attending the 294 business schools profiled in the book. (Only schools that permitted The Princeton Review to survey their students were eligible for consideration for these lists.) Conducted during the 2010-11, 2009-10, and 2008-09 academic years, the student surveys were primarily completed online. One list, "Toughest to Get Into," is based solely on institutional data. (All schools in the book were eligible for consideration for this list.) The lists are posted at www.PrincetonReview.com
The Best 294 Business Schools: 2012 Edition" also has advice on applying to business schools and funding the degree. It is one of the more than150 Princeton Review books published by Random House. The line includes "The Best 167 Law Schools: 2012 Edition" – which also published on October 11, 2011 and has 11 ranking lists of top 10 schools largely based on surveys of students attending them. Other Princeton Review books include "The Best 168 Medical Schools: 2012 Edition," plus guides to graduate school admission exams and application essays. The Princeton Review is also known for its guides to colleges and to standardized tests, its classroom and online test-prep courses, tutoring, and other education services. Headquartered in Framingham, MA, The Princeton Review (www.PrincetonReview.com) is not affiliated with Princeton University, and it is not a magazine.


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Even during the Miller era I loved Reggie, and all the guys but it was so easy to choose Reg. Just curious who everyones favorite Pacer is.
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A CAMPAIGN is underway to find a use for Bridgwater's landmark former magistrates' court building, which has been closed for nearly three years.
The building is listed, which limits how it can be used in future, say campaigning councillors and civic society members who want to see it brought back into use for the community.
It is hoped a public open day can now be held to try to drum up interest in the site with experts on hand to explain the benefits as well as the limitations of using the building.
A joint Bridgwater Town Council and civic society panel met last week to place certain key buildings in Bridgwater on the Community Assets Register.
By registering the building, campaigners are able to prevent the sale of buildings for up to six months, giving members of the community the chance to submit their own bids.
Alternatively, it gives time to ask developers to clarify their plans for the buildings.
It was agreed to apply to put the magistrates' court on the register.
Carnival organisations and the museum have already looked at the former magistrates' court as a potential home, but have been put off by restrictions imposed by the listed site.
Cllr Pat Morley, one of the Westover councillors who sits on the panel, said: "We could look at film locations and the media in general – I'm sure we could find a use for the site."
The final court sitting was held at the former Bridgwater court at the end of 2011 after nearly a century of use.
The closure was part of a Government drive to increase efficiency and save £41million.
The joint town council and civic society panel also agreed to apply to put the vacant Hope Inn on the Community Assets Register.
Cllr Brian Smedley said: "The Hope Inn is currently under offer and so would be a test case as the process of registration would make clear what was being proposed on the site, which is currently unused and surrounded by fencing.
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THOUSANDS of people took part in the York Run For All this weekend, with thousands more on the streets of the city to cheer them on.
York was bathed in sunshine but remained cool, as about 6,500 runners gathered at York Knavesmire for the annual race, inspired by Jane Tomlinson.
>> 49 pictures from today's run
Among those taking part were Mike Francis and the Why Guy Team who were running in aid of the Guy Francis Bone Cancer Research Fund, in memory of the the Wheldrake teenager who suffered from the condition.
Mike said: "There are 22 of us running, we've done all six runs. We've no idea how much we will be pulling in today, as we have a lot of people going in for the Yorkshire Marathon so they are treating this as a training run, but however much we raise is a good thing."
Peter Fairfield and Team Autoweb from Selby ran for CLIC Sargent, after a colleague's young daughter was diagnosed with childhood leukaemia in 2009.
Peter said: "She got through it and we do this every year now for her. I think we've raised about £3,000 just this year so far."
Neil Malcolm from Mirfield was the first wheelchair racer to cross the line, and said: "It was a good, fast course. I'm very happy with my time, it's a personal best. Unfortunately, a few of the guys I normally race with couldn't be here but I'm happy to win it on their behalf."
Emma Yates, 45, runs with Knavesmire Harriers and was the first female runner to cross the line - at 38 mins 11 seconds - in her sixth York Run For All.
She said: "I've done it every year, it was absolutely brilliant, I really enjoyed it. There was a great crowd as usual, it was really good fun."
Cousins Ben Rivis, 32, from Kirkbymoorside, and Zoe Sleighthome, 37, from Hungate in York, both ran the 10km to support Candlelighters.
Ben said: "We just thought it was a good cause, a charity for children's cancer, you can't get a better cause than that."
Zoe said: "It's an awesome course, and well laid out. The crowd were great and everyone supported us everyone was standing outside houses and shops cheering, it makes a big difference."
In the mini and juniors' run, Team CHSF made up of 22 children raised £1,600 for the Children's Heart Surgery Fund to help support young patients and their families.
Jacqui Scott, mum of heart patient Cameron, said: "The kids have done fantastically well, I'm overwhelmed by the amount raised and the support we've had."
Adrian Armitage, 52, and his daughter Katie Starkey, 25, travelled from Wakefield to take part in the race.
Adrian said: "We did it last year for the first time, and did about ten minutes better this year, which was great. We went round together, because Katie wouldn't leave her old dad!
"We will be back again next year, see if we can chip another few minutes off our times."
Katie said: "The crowd were great, and I think that might have been because they got a bit of a lie-in from the delayed start, they were a bit more lively."
James Bulman: 32.38
Frank Beresford: 32.43
Steve Robinson: 32.58
Emma Yates: 38.11
Victoria Needham: 38.27
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T-Mobile G-Slate vs BlackBerry PlayBook vs Apple iPad 2 vs Motorola XOOM
0. phoneArena posted on 28 Apr 2011, 08:57
With the Apple iPad 2, BlackBerry PlayBook, Motorola XOOM, and T-Mobile G-Slate all on deck waiting for their turn in the spotlight, we have to focus our attention on all of them simultaneously to better gauge how they differentiate with one another – and at the same time, what categories they excel at...
This is a discussion for a review. To read the whole review, click here
1. doubler86 (Posts: 320; Member since: 26 Jan 2011)
The Samsung Tab 8.9 will be better than all of them
9. Lucas777 (Posts: 2137; Member since: 06 Jan 2011)
haha well since samsung had to redo it to copy the ipad i would assume so! but maybe not as it will just be a copy
36. jack86 (unregistered)
I still think Samsung is in a better position than others,because they have enought experience builting TV and others electronic. Secondly, the way it sound I don't know who copy who? I think apple worry to much when his competitor is heading to close to them>
2. AppleFUD (unregistered)
Google needs to step it up with Honeycomb. . . the browser just isn't good enough right now and that's a major issue. It would also be nice to see some of the PlayBook's gestures come over to Android.
I think the QNX PlayBook OS is the most interesting but they have a ways to go with it and devs need to support the device.
Nonetheless, until Win8 tablets hit we really aren't seeing the full race.
3. remixfa (Posts: 14605; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
Google needs to step it up? Hey, how does apple handle flash content? Oh yea.. thats right.. it cant. :) Step it up apple! Quit being a whiney snob and make a deal with Adobe.
Well, going category to category the clear winner is Honeycomb followed by QNX with iOS in last place.
best screen? QNX
best notifications? HC
best multitask HC
best browser QNX
best camera HC
Best video HC
best keyboard HC
best battery iOS
smoothest movement QNX (sorry, but apples non multitasking OS is disqualfied for being too simplistic and doesnt operate in the same category as the other 2)
most form factor/price point choices HC
most optimized apps iOS
iOS = 2
Phone arena cant say it for some reason, but i can. By their own article, Honeycomb is the clear OS winner.
4. urbanglowcam (unregistered)
uhhh no. best camera and multitasking definitely goes to the playbook. i dont see honeycomb doing 1080p video and multitasking as smoothly.
10. Lucas777 (Posts: 2137; Member since: 06 Jan 2011)
ya ur retarted... if u want to go into everything then the ipad obviously wins... THEY SAID HONEYCOMB LAGS... ur trying to get us to think a laggy product is amazing just cause it has a better camera on a tablet? nice.. oh and i see you forgot to add the price in there hahahahahaha. what a joke. u have no credibility to ur statement. so ur telling me with only one model on each hc tablet, it has more choices? the ipad has three!!!! hahahahaha and its so much cheaper... hahahahaha u just hate on apple but the ipad 2 vs honeycomb is the wort place to show it cause wait what was that? the xoom only sold 250,000? didnt the ipad 1 sell 300,000 on its first day alone? so if u cant stand to reason just loooook at the numbersss.
16. Salman Zafar (unregistered)
Point of no of units sold is not valid. When ipad came out. There was no competitor.
21. Lucas777 (Posts: 2137; Member since: 06 Jan 2011)
okay... so ur telling me just cause the ipad was so revolutionary and came out a year before any other manuacturer we should not give it the credit of selling?
26. aztaxia12295 (Posts: 272; Member since: 22 Nov 2009)
retarded is a strong word
29. tragichero (Posts: 163; Member since: 07 Jan 2011)
@lucas777.... hes not trying to get anyone to think a laggy product is amazing..... first, i would say using the words "laggy product" is way over statement.... its hardly laggy..... and its only hardly laggy WHEN IT VIEWS FLASH CONTENT WHICH IPAD CANNOT! thats the point he is making...
30. tragichero (Posts: 163; Member since: 07 Jan 2011)
and # of units sold doesnt determine whether the product is better than another by no means. there is a large amount of people out there that can be considered slaves to marketing and corporate america. if a turd in a box out sold the iphone would you then say that piece of poo is a better phone then the iphone..... poophone
31. tharrison4815 (unregistered)
remixfa How can you give Honeycomb the best multitasking score? The Playbook multitasking is one of its biggest selling points and puts the competition to shame. Admittedly I'm a big fan of the Playbook and would probably change a few other points to PB too - but those are personal preference, but surely QNX has a vastly superior multitasking experience?
33. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
spoke like a true fanboy
38. alx33 (Posts: 32; Member since: 07 Oct 2011)
This was completely biased. Having a better camera and and video has absolutely NOTHING to do with IOS which is an operating system. Grow up, get rid of your bias, then come back to PA
5. remyrz (Posts: 205; Member since: 28 Oct 2010)
the video goes to the playbook, and performance as well cauze of the not multitasking ipad and the portrait bit lack of hC.. so it's:
iOS: 2
6. remixfa (Posts: 14605; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
the LG shoots 1080p video just fine. 1080p in single camera mode, 720p in 3d mode. the fact that it has the capability to do a 3d mode puts it ahead regardless.
I put "performance" under smoothest movements, which i gave to QNX. Since they all pretty much run the same processor otherwise, i didnt see a need for a specific performance category since they should all be nearly identical. Also since there isnt any high end QNX games to do framerate comparisons between, u cant really judge the QNX's high end performance (a difference in drivers between platforms can make a real difference).. just how smooth the UI is.
So, my count still stands.. and either way the clear looser is iOS which was the point that Phone Arena is afraid to make.
12. Lucas777 (Posts: 2137; Member since: 06 Jan 2011)
uhh ur processors statement is invalid... its like saying a sandy brdige 2.4 is the same as a core2duo 2.4....... not even close... and really, they said it lags... and a lot of that comes from software... simple fact is apple has had a year to fine tune it and the others havent
17. remixfa (Posts: 14605; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
The processors statement is very valid. They are all running off a tegra2, exept for the ipad which is running off a downgraded samsung eXynos processor. They are all pretty much the same. The only difference between them is going to be how their software is optimized for the chipsets.
Apple hasnt had "a year" to fine tune anything. The iOS is by far the most simplistic and lowest resource using os of the group. It ran smooth on a single core.. did you expect different on a dual core? Then again, if apple ever implements things like ya know.. multiple screens, widgets, REAL multitasking, flash, live backgrounds, real notifications, and whatever else... the system would take up a heck of a lot more resources and slow down a bit like the other 2 OSs that actually do all that.
22. Lucas777 (Posts: 2137; Member since: 06 Jan 2011)
okay... so a lagggy os is worth a few widgets? and not all processors are the same. and also i dont think the a5 is a exynos..
23. remixfa (Posts: 14605; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
the A5 is a samsung made dual core. It is a low end exynos. The same way that the original iPad and iPhone4's "A4" chip was a low end Humminbird processor.. the same that is found in the Galaxy S. Samsung makes the bulk of Apple's internal hardware.
And yea, all the smoothness in the world isnt worth giving up all that functionality. If im going to pay 600 bux for something i dont really need in the first place, i want functionality, not window dressing.
Besides, its not like its THAT choppy. It just seems that way when compared to the simplistic iOS. I've been playing with the Gslate at work for weeks now. Unless the thing is loaded down with pages of widgets and programs running in the background, its relatively smooth.
7. Auggie (unregistered)
why didn't PA include the Asus eee Pad it can contend with these guys if not even more
11. Lucas777 (Posts: 2137; Member since: 06 Jan 2011)
i know!!!!!!!!!! eee pad (although stupid name) is the best honeycomb tablet becuase it offers everything th eothers do and it is cheap! they did it the right way and what do ya know, they r sold out
8. roconnell35 (Posts: 4; Member since: 07 Dec 2010)
Yeah same I was hoping to see the transformer up there too... phonearena hasn't even reviewed it yet, i wonder why...
13. Ali (unregistered)
The best comparison video ive seen yet
15. Vinnie (unregistered)
Seems like any Apple device will be considered better over here. Lame.
18. Apple hater (unregistered)
And again apple wins in this phonearena review.Why am not surprised :(
25. danny024 (Posts: 10; Member since: 27 Feb 2011)
HAHAAHH So true.
I'm starting to doubt Phonearena now
19. ClarkJamesVZW (unregistered)
So phonearena once again gives a comparison without a clear winner? Don't you have reviews on all of these devices? If the point of a comparison is to decide which device is superior then I would say that PA has once again failed to do so. I am not an apply fan, however I think it is safe to say that value wise the iPad2 is the best device out there currently. I have used a XOOM (we have one at work) and I love it. If price is no factor I think it is the best device, but price considered the iPad currently takes the cake.
I only wish PA could have made a decision so I could contrast my views to theirs....
20. IOS5 (unregistered)
I try out all of those tabs still ipad2 the best for lot of reason:
- faster than all those tabs
- better battery life
- more apps 65000 and better garpics and lots of HD games that xoom and can't offorded play book it's a nice tab but no apps, no mail client, no Facebook client the best thing on play book the browser with full flash and you tube client and by the way honey comp multitasking it's a copy of iPad multitasking no different freez the app! The real multitasking is only play book admit that.


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This two-bay enclosed loading rack was a recent upgrade for the Van Wert OH transload terminal. The enclosure provides a safer and more comfortable work area during bad weather.
John Whittington stands on the platform of one of several tankcars purchased for biodiesel storage at Integrity Biofuels, a Grammer Industries subsidiary. The Integrity Biofuels location in Morristown IN is one of two facilities the carrier has upgraded to include transloading services.
At Morristown IN, product transfer to and from rail tankcars and tank trailers is performed in a covered area that provides plenty of protection from the weather.
Work is underway on a second storage tank at the Morristown IN transload facility. Additional space is available for two more storage tanks at this time.
John Whittington stands inside the 1.5-million-gallon storage tank at the Morristown IN transload facility while construction was still underway earlier this year.
Grammer Industries' initial foray into storage tank operations started in 2001 with the purchase of the Van Wert OH facility. The seven-million-gallon tank was already being used to store anhydrous ammonia.
A subsidiary of Grammer Industries, Integrity Biofuels has a capacity to produce 10 million gallons of biodiesel a year from soybean oil. The Morristown IN transload facility operates under the Integrity Biofuels name and shares space and resources with the plant.
Grammer Industries runs one of the largest MC331 fleets in the trucking industry, and uses them to haul anhydrous ammonia and propane. Also part of the fleet are MC312 and DOT412 trailers that are used for nitric acid and other corrosive cargoes.
In addition to administrative duties, Karlene Corle has experience moving railcars at the Van Wert transload site with this restored 1949 GE 44-ton switch engine.
Workers at the Morristown site use this Trackmobile unit to reposition rail tankcars at the facility.
Rail tankcars can be loaded and unloaded at the Van Wert terminal. The loading racks provide access to railcars on both sections of track at the terminal.
Grammer Industries has its own truck scale at the Van Wert transload location.
An electrically powered pump from MP Pump Inc is used to transfer product to and from the storage tank at the Morristown site.
John Whittington holds the OPW loading arm
with the OPW bottom-loading coupler at the Morristown transload site.
An Endress+Hauser coriolis meter is used for precise metering of transload cargoes at the Morristown location.
Murray Equipment Inc supplied the control boxes for
the loading racks at the transload sites.
Electrically powered pumps from MP Pumps Inc are used to transfer product at the Grammer Industries transload sites.
Grammer Industries specifies Base Engineering's shutdown system on MC331 trailers. Blackmer pumps also are standard equipment on the trailers.
Scott McKeand and Charles "Shorty" Whittington stand in front of the 10,500-gallon pink LP-gas trailer that was built for Grammer Industries Inc by Mississippi Tank Co.
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I am a former White Collar Wife writing about my experience of recovery.
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- I began blogging on the subject of white collar wives after experiencing the devastating consequences of my, (former), husband's financial crime. My goal was to reach other women who are suffering or have suffered as I did so that they wouldn't have to walk this dark and uncertain path alone. The blog also serves to educate the public regarding the stigma wives and families face as a result of guilt by association. The truth is that wives and children are the FIRST victims of many white collar crimes as a result of the acute breach of trust and ensuing financial ruin that is brought upon them by a man whose primary obligation is to protect his family. As a result of the positive response to my blog essays I created a private on-line support group, The Secret Lives of White Collar Wives. The purpose of the group is to provide a safe and private place of acceptance and empowerment. Our community continues to grow both nationally as well as internationally. Please contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com for a private screening into the group. (A request made directly to the group page will not be accepted).
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Biomedical engineer Kyle Quinn fends off a frenzied Internet mob after being wrongly identified as a Charlottesville protester.
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It's more than safe to say that this can't go on.
Should the Winnipeg Jets continue to kill penalties at the rate they have in the last seven days, this 48-game season will seem like another 15 years of no-NHL purgatory.
Safe also to say that Winnipeggers will be less patient during this one.
The road trip that ended Friday with an 8-3 thrashing at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning yielded a Jets' vulnerability almost beyond belief.
They faced 16 power plays during the three games and gave up eight goals. That's a laughably inept 50 per cent efficiency rate.
The terrible performance puts the Jets at the bottom of the 30-team league in that category. With a percentage of 59.3, it's about 20 per cent below the NHL average. Going into Saturday's action, no team had given up as many power-play goals.
And so it's easy to understand why there were so many grim faces around the Jets locker-room after Friday's beatdown.
In the first period of the game, when Tampa Bay was on the power play for an incredible 8 minutes 33 seconds, it scored three times -- twice while enjoying a five-on-three advantage.
Stunned? Rattled? Shocked?
All of those things likely applied to the Jets, who had spoken after Thursday's three-for-six penalty killing performance and again Friday morning, about being better.
"Hard to tell," said defenceman Ron Hainsey, asked about being rattled. "If you're killing five-on-threes against this team, you're not focused on being rattled, you're focused on killing them off and they made us pay."
Jets captain Andrew Ladd was a little more certain about rattled.
"I guess. Yes," he confessed. "A little bit after Kaner (Evander Kane) got that (bench) penalty, but there were a bunch of guys yapping on the bench. At that point, myself included, (we were) a little too emotional and it caught up with the penalties.
"But those are things that are going to happen over the course of the game. It's only 3-0 after the first and you've got to find ways to get back in the game, whatever it takes."
Ladd was referring to the "splling-over" moment late in the first period.
Already down 3-0, a missed interference call on Lightning defenceman Victor Hedman sent the Jets bench into an uproar. While the play continued, Kane was tagged for unsportsmanlike conduct, as referees Tim Peel and Mike Leggo had heard too much about their perceived mistake.
That didn't change the game, however, but just led to another insult -- Cory Conacher's 4-0 goal came one second after Kane had stepped out of the penalty box in the carry-over to the second period, a de facto fourth power-play goal against.
The fragility of the Jets going forward, will not likely stop on a dime. The penalties, whether good ones or bad ones, are going to make people nervous.
"There are some, like Thorbs (Chris Thorburn's hitting from behind major on Friday), we feel like he's finishing his check hard, and those ones you feel like you can deal with," Ladd said, adding that Hainsey's penalty for firing the puck over the glass is something that will occasionally happen to just about everybody. "Ronny, he obviously doesn't mean to shoot the puck over the glass.
"But obviously, the other ones we've got to be a little more careful and stay out of the box. Explain them? That's tough to explain, but obviously unacceptable.
"Really, five-on-five hasn't been our problem the last three games. It's been our penalty kill and giving them that many opportunities. You give a good team, with the firepower they have, two five-on-threes and the whole second half of the first period is power plays, they're going to make you pay. Obviously it's something that has to change."
So what will change?
The matter, no matter how much it's talked about, will be the elephant in the room until the Jets have a clean game or four.
But all you can do, they say, is work on the first one, and that's Tuesday at the MTS Centre against Florida.
"Yeah, we played better in the third and obviously it's hard to get excited about how you play when you're down 6-0," Hainsey said. "We had a better third and we need to go back and build off that coming up next week."


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Oldest fossil sushi wrap seaweed found, according to reports in ScienceDaily 14 March 2017 and BBC News 14 March 2017.
Therese Sallstedt of the Swedish Museum of Natural History has found some fossils she claims are; "the oldest fossil plants that we know of on Earth in the form of 1.6 billion year old red algae". Red algae are seaweeds. Next time you eat your sushi you will probably find it wrapped in red algae, and another type of red algae produces a thickener for ice cream.
The new fossils were found in "uniquely well-preserved sedimentary rocks" at Chitrakoot in central India, dated as 1.6 billion years old. The previous oldest red algae fossils are dated as 1.2 billion years old, making the new fossils 400 million years older.
Because the specimens are well preserved the scientists were able to study their internal structure with an x-ray microscope and they found internal structures typical of red algae and platelets that could be chloroplasts – the cellular structures that carry out photosynthesis.
Therese Sallstedt told the BBC "They show us that advanced life in the form of eukaryotes have a much deeper history on Earth than what we previously have thought". (Eukaryotes are defined as living things with complex structures within their cells, including single cellular organisms, plants, fungi, animals and humans, i.e. all living things except bacteria.)
Editorial Comment: Good thought Therese, about these living things having a deep history on Earth. Algae have been here ever since God created them on the third day of creation. All other living things were created on the fifth and sixth days.
Genesis also tells us that plants were made according to their kinds, and these fossils fit that perfectly. The fossils are easy to recognize simply because they are fully formed red algae, and show no signs of having been anything else. As red algae are still here, they have multiplied after their kind, with no signs of evolving into anything else, which is just as well if you like sushi or ice cream. If the evolutionists really believed the new fossils are 1.6 billion years old then they have greater faith in the "after their kind" principle than any creationist.
One last thought, you too can walk along any beach and notice the smell of rotting seaweed, so note well the red algae didn't get into the rocks until they were deeply buried, starting with Noah's flood. (Ref. fossils, plants, botany)
Evidence News vol. 17 No.4
22 March 2017
Creation Research Australia
Getting to grips with dino neck bones reported in Science (AAAS) News 27 February 2017.
Sauropods, such as the iconic Brontosaurus and Diplodocus, were enormous dinosaurs with extremely long necks. The weight of the neck and the forces generated by moving it put enormous strain on the vertebral bones, especially while the vertebrae were still growing. A vertebral neck bone has two parts, a cylindrical section, named the centrum, which sits below the spinal cord, and an arch shaped part, named the neural arch because it goes over the top of the spinal cord, so the spinal cord is completely surrounded by bone. While neck bones are growing rapidly in early life the centrum and neural arch are separated by a layer of cartilage which acts as a growth centre, but it is a potential site of weakness in the overall structure.
University of Michigan vertebrate palaeontologists John Fronimos and Jeffrey Wilson have studied the neck vertebrae of a sauropod named Spinophorosaurus nigerensis. They found the surfaces of the bones where the centrum and neural arch were joined were not smooth, but were grooved to form an interlocking curved structure, so the bones fitted together like two pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. This curved surface enabled a better grip between the two bones. Mathew Wedel, a vertebrate palaeontologist at Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California, compared the surfaces to those of sports shoes and commented: "They basically went from having slick soles to having treads".
The curved surface also provided a larger surface area of contact than if the bones were smooth. Fronimos explained: "This means that the same amount of force is distributed over a larger area, reducing the stress at any one point".
Also, the curved shape was not exactly the same along the length of the neck. The interlocking curves were most complex at the base of the neck, between the shoulders and least complex at the head end. Fronimos explained: "As you move down the neck, each individual bone has to support more and more weight because there's more and more neck out ahead of them that it has to support. So, there's going to be more stress applied to that bone until you get to the shoulders, which are bearing the whole weight of the neck". Mathew Wedel commented that variation in complexity "makes good mechanical sense".
Editorial Comment: When was the last time you made a dinosaur that worked? Haven't done it yet? Neither has Attenborough, the BBC, the ABC, or any evolutionist unless you count the intelligently designed computer Hollywood simulations or well-engineered robot-a-saurs. To get something to work with good mechanical sense requires a good mechanical engineer who knows ahead of time the forces that his structure will be subjected to, and therefore how to build in the right design.
Building a structure by chance random processes, without understanding the mechanical properties of the structure and the forces that will impinge on it, is a recipe for disaster. Mechanical failure of neck vertebrae means a broken neck and mangled spinal cord – definitely a failure in the struggle for life.
It is far more logical to believe this very clever interlocking curved structure was designed by the intelligent Creator who knew how to program the DNA to keep the dinosaur's hugely long neck together during its early life when the bones were growing from within in order to accommodate the growth of the spinal cord and its coverings.
Also, so when that growth was completed the growth centres between the centrum and neural arch could then close over, so the vertebrae would become solid bones, although they would continue to grow in length and thickness from the outer surface as long as the animal lived. For pre-flood dinosaurs that would have been a long time, and they would have grown very large with very long necks, but big or small, it was mechanically sound because they were well designed from the beginning. (Ref. osteology, ossification, biomechanics, reptiles, dinosaurs)
Evidence News vol. 17 No.4
22 March 2017
Creation Research Australia
How hummingbirds avoid crashes according to ScienceDaily and New Scientist 18 July 2016 and PNAS doi: 10.1073/pnas.1603221113, published online 18 July 2016. Hummingbirds are incredibly agile and fast flyers. In their natural environment they are able to fly through dense forests at speeds up to 50km per hour without colliding with any obstacles, and accurately approach their food sources (flowers) without crashing into them. Therefore, they need to rapidly assess how fast they are approaching an object, and alter their flight path and speed in order to avoid crashing into it.
To see how the birds managed to manoeuvre through complex environments, scientists at the University of British Columbia, Canada, trained hummingbirds to fly through a tunnel to a feeder containing a sugary liquid like the nectar they normally feed on. The research team projected different moving patterns on the walls of tunnels and tracked the way birds changed course in response to different patterns.
They expected the birds to use a similar method of navigation to bees, which rely how fast objects move across their visual field (optic flow). But as Roslyn Dakin, who led the study explained, "Birds fly faster than insects and it's more dangerous if they collide with things. We wanted to know how they avoid collisions and we found that hummingbirds use their environment differently than insects to steer a precise course". It seems the birds relied on change in size of objects as they approached them.
Roslyn Dakin also commented: "When objects grow in size, it can indicate how much time there is until they collide even without knowing the actual size of the object. Perhaps this strategy allows birds to more precisely avoid collisions over the very wide range of flight speeds they use".
Editorial Comment: This study is a good reminder that it takes more than wings and feathers for a bird to fly. Flying through a dense and complex environment like a forest requires the ability to constantly monitor the surrounding environment, work out where you are in relation to objects in the environment in three dimensions, calculate the trajectory needed to get you where you want to go, and make adjustments to that in order to avoid any obstacles in the way.
As those who are trying to design self-navigating drones will tell you, this requires precision sensors along with considerable computer power to integrate the information collected by the sensors and send instructions to the flying machinery – in the case of the bird, the muscles that control the wings and feathers.
Therefore, before any bird (or other flying creature) could only take to an aerial lifestyle if it had the right eyes and brain, as well as wings. Therefore, it is absurd to the think that flying evolved one step at a time. It is far more logical to believe that birds were made as whole functioning creatures ready for safe take-off, flight and landing, just as Genesis 1 says they were. (Ref. vision, navigation, ornithology)
Evidence News vol. 17, No. 3
15 March 2017
Creation Research Australia
Frog tongue physics described in reports in Science (AAAS) News 31 January, ScienceDaily 1 February 2017, and Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 20160764 doi: 10.1098/rsif.2016.0764, 1 February 2017. Engineers and biologists at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, have studied how frogs' tongues function. It is not just enough for the tongue to be fast and sticky. A frog has to capture and hold onto its food and then release it into its mouth to be swallowed. The researchers found that it was a combination of the softness of the tongue and the changing viscosity of the saliva that enabled successful bug capture.
They found the frog's tongue is one the softest and most elastic biological materials so far found, and easily expands and wraps around any captured prey, absorbing and dissipating the force of the prey's collision with the tongue, something like a car's shock absorbers.
They also found the frog's saliva acts as a non-Newtonian fluid, i.e. its flow properties changes at different phases of the capture. Initially the saliva flows like water, spreading out over the surface and into any indentations in the prey's surface. It then becomes thick and sticky, like extra thick honey but stickier, when the frog is pulling the tongue with the captured prey back into its mouth.
Finally, when the frog swallows, the prey is pushed along in parallel to the tongue, and saliva flows easily again, allowing the meal to slide down the frog's throat. The research team concluded: "This combination of properties gives the tongue 50 times greater work of adhesion than known synthetic polymer materials such as the sticky-hand toy. These principles may inspire the design of reversible adhesives for high-speed application".
Editorial Comment: Once again, scientists are looking at working biological systems in order to intelligently design useful materials and devices. If they believe that frogs' tongues came about by chance random evolution, they are being deliberately ignorant of the fact that the functioning system they want to copy had to be designed in the first place, or it wouldn't be worth studying to see how they could intelligently design a copy-cat system.
But to repeat a point we make so often: the superb non-stick-flow mode/impact- sticky mode/swallow non-stick frog mouth juice had to have a designer, who was far more intelligent than the scientists are. Why? Because the Creator who made the biological system started from nothing, whilst human scientists are merely copying what already exists. This is a humbling admission, and sadly it is what prevents many otherwise intelligent people from facing up to the truth that all living things on earth, including themselves, are created beings, and therefore dependent on, and accountable to Christ the Creator, who made all things in the beginning, and now upholds all things by the word of His power. (Ref. amphibians, biomimetics, feeding)
Evidence News vol. 17, No. 3
15 March 2017
Creation Research Australia
Bone inspired steel made, as described in Science (AAAS) News and New Scientist 9 March 2017 and Science doi: 10.1126/science.aal2766, 10 March 2017. Metal fatigue is the weakening of a metal structure when it is repeatedly subjected to forces ("load cycling"), leading to the formation of microscopic cracks, as happens where aeroplane wings move up and down in flight. If these cracks are allowed to propagate they can lead to the structure breaking, which can have catastrophic results, e.g. in aircraft, motor vehicles, bridges, etc.
A group of metallurgists and engineers from Germany, Japan and USA have taken "inspiration from bone to develop a steel with a laminated substructure that arrests cracks". Bone is able to resist fracturing from normal body movement partly because of its multi-layered structure. At the microscopic level, bone is made of layers of collagen fibres and calcium crystals. In each layer the fibres are laid down in the opposite direction to the adjacent layers.
The research team developed a metal made of two different types of steel with a microscopic layered structure that works the same bone. The different alloy components also have different degrees of hardness, and some areas within the steel are more flexible than others. This combination of properties means that if a microscopic crack forms it is much less likely to be propagated through the structure and lead to a fracture.
Admir Masic who researches the structural and mechanical properties of biological materials at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology commented: "The insights into biological strategies to build crack-resistant materials … is an outstanding source of inspiration for the design of advanced materials, including steels"
Editorial Comment: The new metal alloy mix is an interesting copy of natural bone which is a mix of a strong material with different properties. Collagen fibres are flexible and have high tensile strength, whilst the hard calcium crystals resist bending and distorting. As well as microscopic organisation of the collagen fibre layers, a bone is also organised into dense compact bone surrounding a latticework interior. The long limb bones, which have to bear our weight and act as levers during walking and manipulating objects, are built like tubular steel with strong cylindrical walls and hollow interiors, making a light but strong structure. Altogether, this combination of the right substances and the right organisation fulfils the need for both rigid support and endurance under load cycling.
As Admir Masic commented, building crack resistant materials is helped by looking at "biological strategies." But the weakness in all this is the trend to deliberately forget that strategy is a property of a mind, and the kind of plan and purpose that selects the right materials and organises them into a functional substance that can only come from a creative designer and engineer who is outside the structure. Therefore, it is right to give credit to the engineers and metallurgists who made the new steel, but it is even more important to give praise and honour to the Creator God who designed and made bones, which also have properties that go beyond what any metal alloy can do. (Ref. biomimetics, engineering, materials science)
Evidence News vol. 17, No. 3
15 March 2017
Creation Research Australia


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John Tortorella:
On what he liked best tonight.
"Not one particular thing. The first two periods, I thought, throughout most of our team concept, I thought we were good. We were aggressive, again we handled the neutral zone well, our power play had some good looks — we don't finish there to get that next goal, but we still score the winning goal on the power play. And Cally, who's done everything that you can ask for, finally scores a goal. So first two periods, there wasn't one particular thing. I thought it was just a solid game by us."
On patting Lundqvist on the back after the game.
"Hank, he deserved a whack. Those minutes there, second half of the third period, absolutely it was his best game last night, and he wasn't that busy this game, but when we needed him he was right there. He was very (good). That's a good team, Jersey; they've got some good forwards. So Hank really cemented it for us the last half of that period."
On the three wins and how they were won.
"We have talked a lot about just trying to continue to create an identity, of how we're going to play, what are we as a team? Along the way when you're trying to build that you get some wins and I think it's an easier sell as far as what we want to do as a hockey club, how we're going to play the game. So we'll continue. You go through the momentums, and there'll be some down times, and you just have to try to grab ahold of it and remember what we are as a hockey club. We're really concentrating on that."
On the discipline.
"Much better. Much better. I thought we were still there physically. We even talked about it between the second and third periods; it's 5-3 in penalties, We had five power plays and they had three and we mostly talked about keeping our sticks on the ice. We were much better."
On the work ethic.
"I think that's where we're winning some games. I think we've raised our level there. When you play your first game and you win it with the work habit, it becomes, like I told them, 'We saw you do this. Now you've got to get back there again.' I don't think that it's anything special. I don't think we can think of it that way, as a special thing. It has to be how we play, and I think some guys really brought their work habit to a different level. We always talk about, you can work hard, but really what is the definition of hard work? We're trying to define that."
On Rozsival.
"He gets run over sometimes, but he's played some unbelievable hockey for us here of late. I go back to last year. I thought his last couple of months, he stepped up in his preparation, how hard he's been on the puck, everything about his game. And he plays most of the minutes because he plays in all situations for us. I look at him from when I first came here at the end of that year, the last 20 games that I coached, to where he is now and I think it's a different player. And it's because he has just a different intensity about him in practice, and I think it rolls over into the game. So he's been a pretty damn important player for us."
On Anisimov's growth:
"His aptitude, he just continues to grow. And I've said … I think about him a lot when we're not practicing and not playing games. I just want to make sure, him and Stepan, and players like that, that we don't miss the steps in the process of growing. I took a couple of shifts away from him tonight because I worry about that. I don't want to fill him. I just want to go about the process the right way.
"But he has accepted everything we've asked of him, and continues to get better. The whole game. I want to make sure I'm careful with him and not giving him too much. It happened last year and I thought I knocked him down a bit when I put him in a second line role. He was very honest with me. He said, 'I was nervous' and he was; you could tell. I think the summer was huge for him, being in North America more, with our strength coach. We got him a tutor to learn the language. I just think he's a more confident player. He's coming along nicely.
"I'm not sure what his weight is. He's still going to grow. He's still just a puppy as far as his body's concerned. But you see him bring the puck to the net tonight on that play. He's impressive. And we just want to keep working with him, both offensively and defensively. He's one of our better defensive players, too."
On Callahan's play:
"He does everything, and I'm glad for him tonight that he gets the winner. And I'm watching him (in Boston) after we take the penalties … Chara's goal goes off of him, and he isn't shielding his face. He's putting his face in front of Chara, and thank God it wasn't totally in line. But that's the definition of Cally. You watch him block shots, you see the things he does on the wall and everything about him.
"And I like when he stepped up in the lockerroom between periods (in Boston) when we were taking all those penalties. It's the most I've heard him say in a lockerroom since I've been with him. So I think he's embracing being a leader of this club, too. It's good stuff."
On Dubinsky's improvement.
"I couple Dubi in with some of the other guys in those last couple of months of last season. I thought he seemed much more comfortable. People may disagree with me, but I think he's a winger. I think that puts him in a situation where he has to use his strength. When he's at center I think he glides because he's looking to make plays. When he's on a wing, he's chasing pucks and his legs are always moving. I think that's the best position for him and I think he's done a great job. We're getting him more involved in faceoffs. I know that's something he's wanted to do. I switched the penalty-killing pairs where he's taking the faceoffs with Cally, and I thought he played one of his best games in terms of strength on the puck. And he got rocked a couple of times. Just rocked. But he was up there for the next shift. So he's doing the things he needs to do."


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Ithaca Colleges Handwerker Gallery Exhibit Explores Collaborative Themes in Queer Art
ITHACA, NY — "Strange Bedfellows," a nationally traveling exhibition and catalogue exploring collaborative practice in queer art, will open at Ithaca College's Handwerker Gallery Monday, March 17, and run through Friday, April 11, 2014. A public reception will be held in the gallery on Thursday, March 20, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
All Handwerker Gallery events are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m. –6 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. –9 p.m.; and weekends noon–5 p.m.
Curated by San Francisco art historian Amy Cancelmo and sponsored by the Queer Cultural Center of San Francisco, the exhibition offers a multiplicity of perspective on the queer experience. "Strange Bedfellows" also offers a variety of strategies for artistic collaboration, including political organizing, empathy, intersubjective identity, appropriation, familial relations and romantic partnership.
Artists featured in the exhibition include Amos Mac, Chris Vargas, Greg Youmans, Sean Fader, Tara Mateik and others. Five upcoming events featuring the "Strange Bedfellows" artists will take place March 18 through April 10 at the Handwerker Gallery.
Tuesday, March 18, 6 p.m.
Curatorial talk with Cancelmo.
Thursday, March 27, 6 p.m.
Mac will discuss his collaborations with queer artists and performers as well as his work on the quarterly publication "Original Plumbing."
Tuesday, April 1, 6:30 p.m.
Vargas and Youmans will speak about their video series, "Falling in Love with Chris and Greg," an odd-couple style sitcom addressing issues in their relationship and queer political arena.
Wednesday, April 2, 6 p.m.
Fader will discuss his photographic series, "I Want to Put You On," depicting his likeness digitally merged with bodies of his various subjects.
Thursday, April 10, 6 p.m.
Mateik will present a performance workshop as part of his "Friends of Dorothy" project. He will also recruit volunteers from the community to participate in a women's suffrage-inspired performance project based on Frank L. Baum's "The Army of Revolt," the sequel to "The Wizard of Oz."
For more information, visit www.ithaca.edu/handwerker or call the Handwerker Gallery at (607) 274-3018. To schedule a group or class visit, contact Mara Baldwin at (607) 274-3548.


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Excerpt from Mr. Adnan Oktar's Live Conversation on A9 TV dated July 26th, 2012
ADNAN OKTAR: Now this Joel and.. Of course I am not referring to Joel alone but to people who think like him, as there are tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands or millions of people like Joel, who are mistaken. Look, let me explain again based on Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's opinions on the subject in order to eliminate that error. I'm continuing. "It is even recorded," says Bediuzzaman "in authentic traditions of the Prophet (saas)," in true hadiths, "that at the end of time, the truly pious among the Christians," Christians, truly devout ones as there are also dishonest and insincere religious people, "will unite with the People of the Qur'an," they will ally themselves with Muslims. What are Christians doing? They are forging an alliance with Muslims. What does alliance mean? Striving shoulder to shoulder, together as brothers and friends. Against what? Against the antichrist. Are the Christians the antichrist here, or are they opposed to the antichrist? They are opposed to the antichrist. Who are they striving against? Against the antichrist. Who? Muslims and Christians together. "... and fight their common enemy, irreligion," the antichrist that is. "And at this time, too, the people of religion," all true believers "and the people of truth," in other words including the director of religious affairs, and all true sincere Muslims seeking the truth, "need to unite sincerely not only with their fellow believers," not only with Muslims, he says, "and own brothers," uniting sincerely with one's brothers, for example with the people in the same country, and acting together, in a sincere manner. "... but also with the truly pious and spiritual ones among the Christians." Look, with the truly pious and spiritual Christians, that is Christian priests and men of religion, devout Christians. Look, I am coming to the most important point here. "... temporarily from the discussion and debate of points of difference," not debating about belief in the trinity or other matters, but regarding them as brothers just as they are, friends in the cause. "... in order to combat their joint enemy--aggressive atheism," in other words the antichrist. "They need that", says Bediuzzaman. He says that Christians and Muslims must act together. That is why those who try to set Christians and Muslims against one another are making a grave error. That is very wrong. The truth is what Bediuzzaman says, as also clearly set out in the hadiths. Because even if they believe in the trinity, they still say they believe in the One Allah. This stems from misinterpretation of the trinity. Instead of saying he [Jesus Christ] is a manifestation of Allah, they describe him as if he were God Himself, as if he were really the son of Allah. But this is really in the sense of a manifestation. If they say it in the sense of a manifestation, that puts an end to it and there is no problem.


text: NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Every bar has at least one guy who is prepared to tell you something about the music business that he thinks you don't already know. It all amounts to exactly this: The field is full of rip-off artists, sleazy characters, phoneys and middle men out to wring every dime from content that doesn't really belong to them. Like a good country song, the details change but the stories stay the same -- trucks and a heartache. The problem with that speech, of course, is that it's true and everybody knows it. The music business as it stands right now, as it has stood for decades, is a rip-off. It can be more or less effective, it can represent artists and serve the listeners better or worse, but in its present form it can't be a truly honest business. This is because, as I said in last week's column, music isn't a commodity. It's not a product that can be assembled in a production line or held in your hands. It's something that comes naturally from every living person -- some better than others -- and can be enjoyed by every living person, for free as long as the musician is willing, with no other assistance needed. The standard business model, perfected in the age of vinyl recordings, presented music as a tangible thing -- a record -- that a businessman could manufacture and sell like any other widget. But the music on those records is only a captured bit of the ephemeral, constantly changing musical experience. A Bruce Springsteen song is never exactly the same two concerts in a row. A performance of Beethoven or Bach sounds different depending on who is playing, and were those composers themselves to play their most famous music for us, we would likely hear shocking differences from the versions we know -- more radical than any modern interpreter would dare. The experience of music is determined by its creators and by its listeners. By definition it is never completely recreated, but is created anew every time. It happens in the moment and will change in the next moment. Prev 0 of 3 Next


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The Winnipeg Jets have been routinely bashed for their inconsistency this season. Maybe it's time to start praising them for their resiliency.
It can't be stressed enough how little margin for error the Jets have right now, and despite continually getting themselves into tight spots, they are winning.
Just when they are pushed up against the wall and it appears they'll be forced to submit, the Jets find a way to wriggle out of a jam and get the victory they came for.
Two games in a row now, they've gassed two-goal leads in the third period and still come up with extra-time victories. They have been buckled but able to shake off the blows and then deliver a final one of their own.
On Thursday, the Jets didn't let the Carolina Hurricanes' tying goal scored in the last two minutes of regulation faze them. They went to the bench, took a slug of water and then took advantage of overtime to grab a 4-3 win.
They showed poise, mental toughness and a flare for the moment.
Too often in the past, the Jets have been delicate. Nice to look at in the sun but useless when the storm arrives. Recently, however, they've behaved like a team of maturity. Like a working man's weathered jacket, tough enough to keep away the wind and rain when durability and function outweighs fashion.
A loss would have been devastating and the Jets know this. It weighs on them, yet they don't let it rule the outcome. Winnipeg has figured out a way to be tournament-tough. In a word, resilient.
Teams don't get into the playoffs without being able to shrug off their own mistakes. Teams that do get to the post-season don't last long if they don't have short memories. Bad shift, bad period or bad game, it has to be flushed fast. The Jets are beginning to show this trait.
Both as a team and as individuals, this group has grown a thicker skin that can only serve them better moving forward, whether it's into the upcoming playoffs or down the road next year.
A recent five-game losing streak that saw them fall from the third seed in the conference to the 10th has now been answered with a five-game win streak. The ability to cope with stress and negative circumstances has allowed the Jets to win their way right back into the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Last season this group would never have recovered from that slide and their obituary would already have been written.
The Jets have matured and no longer wilt when adversity parks itself on their porch. It's a huge development. Maybe it's come too late to make a difference for this year.
Or perhaps it's arrived just in time.
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AN EVENT company in Worcestershire is urging people and companies to band together to help set up a month's worth of Flood Relief Concerts throughout the county.
Malvin Hobbs, at Event Excellence, was an ambulance assistant during the floods of 2007 and now the situation is not only repeating itself but is potentially worse, he wants to help those in need.
He said: "This is when all companies and people should unite and say we're doing it to help everyone. We're trying to do as much as possible but the more support we can get the better it will be. We're looking for sponsors of the events, we're looking for venues for the events and bands to play at them.
"This isn't just to help Worcester, we need to take into consideration Worcester, Upton, Malvern, Pershore and Evesham and help everyone who needs it."
Starting from Friday, March 7, at the Talbot in Barbourne, tribute bands, original bands and other musical acts will take to the stage on Friday and Saturday every week until a final large relief concert which is to be held at the end of the month.
All the money raised from the efforts will be put into a pot at the end of the shows and divided between families, people, businesses and anyone else who has been hurt by the flooding.
Those looking to help or donate, recommend venues or acts, or sign up themselves, should call Malvin Hobbs on 01684 439764 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Selma Blair in a bikini
These are shots of Selma Blair in a bikini on the set of her new show Kath & Kim, but that's not important right now. Can somebody tell me what in the hell is going on with Selma Blair's crotch in some of these photos? Is her vagina trying to escape? That can't be healthy. Should somebody notify the National Guard, or is it one of those deals where it's more scared of us then we are of it?
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Fludarabine and 400 CGY Total Body Irradiation for Recipients of HLA-Matched or Mis-Matched Family or Unrelated Donor Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplants Who Have Rejected Their First Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant
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Major Objectives A. To determine whether stable allogeneic hematopoietic engraftment can be safely established in patients who have rejected (<5% T Cell Chimerism) a previous allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell graft by using an allogeneic SCT from an HLA-Identical or non-identical family donor or unrelated donors, with fludarabine (150mg/m2) and TBI (400cGy), with post-transplantation immunosuppression utilizing tacrolimus and MMF.
B. To evaluate the incidence of transplant related mortality.
Minor Objectives A. To evaluate the incidence of acute and chronic GVHD after second allogeneic HCT utilizing Tac/MMF with peripheral blood stem cells from matched or mis-matched allogeneic donors.
B. To evaluate disease responses and survival after second allogeneic SCT. C. To evaluate the need for DLI after second transplant for either disease control or persistent mixed chimerism.
|Graft Failure
|Procedure: Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell graft using an allogeneic SCT HLA-Identical or non-identical family donor or unrelated donors Drug: fludarabine Procedure: TBI
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Fludarabine and 400 CGY Total Body Irradiation for Recipients of HLA-Matched or Mis-Matched Family or Unrelated Donor Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplants Who Have Rejected Their First Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant
- Stable allogeneic hematopoietic engraftment with fludarabine (150mg/m2) and TBI (400cGy), with post-transplantation immunosuppression utilizing tacrolimus and MMF. [ Time Frame: Overall disease free survival ]
- Incidence of acute and chronic GVHD after second allogeneic HCT utilizing Tac/MMF with peripheral blood stem cells from matched or mis-matched allogeneic donors, disease responses and survival after second allogeneic SCT. [ Time Frame: Overall management of acute and chronic GVHD ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|March 2007
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2020
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2020 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|No Intervention: Fludarabine and 400cGY TBI
|Procedure: Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell graft using an allogeneic SCT HLA-Identical or non-identical family donor or unrelated donors Drug: fludarabine Procedure: TBI
Detailed Description:
This protocol will evaluate the use of Fludarabine (150mg/m2) with TBI (400cGy) as pre-transplant conditioning for a second allogeneic stem cell transplant after initial graft rejection. Preliminary data suggest that the combination of Flu/TBI at the proposed doses is safer and more effective than prior second transplantation regimens published to date. As we perform more non-myeloablative transplantations we expect that this issue to arise more frequently. The preliminary data available indicate that the proposed regimen is the safest and most effective to instill donor hematopoiesis after the initial graft has been rejected.
We also wish to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Tacrolimus and MMF as GVHD prophylaxis in patients receiving a second transplant. Tac/MMF is our current GVHD prophylaxis regimen. It has proven to be well tolerated and provide good protection against GVHD, even in heavily pretreated patients. We propose to use this standard first transplant GVHD prophylaxis to prevent GVHD after second transplantation. DLI may be given in the presence of disease progression or for mixed chimerism as clinically indicated.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 74 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
Any patient who has rejected a previous allogeneic transplant (related or unrelated) rejection based on chimerism data from peripheral blood specimens showing loss of donor T Cells.
- Available HLA-identical, a one-antigen mis-matched sibling donor, a phenotypically HLA-matched family member, a phenotypically matched unrelated donor, or a 9/10 matched unrelated donor with a negative cross-match.
- Age ≤ 75 years.
- Patients who fail to engraft or have signs of early relapse after an autologous transplant may be considered for this protocol as salvage treatment if they are presented to the RMBMTP Clinical Care meeting and the majority of the group agrees that this a reasonable treatment option.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients whose low donor chimerism is felt to be due to rapidly progressive hematological malignancies, unless they can be treated into a minimal disease state with additional treatment.
- Patients with active uncontrolled CNS involvement with malignancy.
- Fertile men or women unwilling to use contraceptive techniques during and for 12 months following treatment.
- Females who are pregnant.
- Patients who are HIV positive
Organ dysfunction felt to be due to the conditioning for the first transplant including the following:
- Left ventricle ejection fraction < 35%.
- DLCO <35% of predicted, or receiving continuous supplementary oxygen.
- Karnofsky score <50 for patients < 60 years, or <70 for patients aged 60 - 69 years (see appendix B).
- Creatinine clearance < 40 ml/min.
Patients with these end-organ toxicities may be presented to the RMBMTP Patient Care Conference. If the majority opinion is that this treatment is the safest option for a patient who has rejected their first transplant, they will be allowed to undergo the treatment, after informed consent has been signed.
- Patients with a positive PRA or anti-donor T or B cell (+) will be considered for this treatment protocol only if no other option is available. They should not be eligible for another research study. The transplantation group must have a majority opinion that this is the best available option for the patient in question. In patients with either condition, the only acceptable stem cell source will be peripheral blood.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00472329
|Contact: Juli Murphy
|Contact: Nicole Stephens
|United States, Colorado
|Rocky Mountain Blood and Marrow Transplant Program
|Denver, Colorado, United States, 80218
|Contact: Juli Murphy 303-285-5087 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Contact: Nicole Stephens 303-336-2183 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Mark W Brunvand, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Robert M Rifkin, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Jeffrey V Matous, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Peter A McSweeney, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Scott I Bearman, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Michael B Maris, MD
|Principal Investigator:
|Mark W Brunvand, MD
|Colorado Blood Cancer Institute
|Responsible Party:
|Peter McSweeney, M.D., Principal Investigator, Colorado Blood Cancer Institute
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00472329 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
CBCI-166 ( Other Identifier: Colorado Blood Cancer Institute )
|Study First Received:
|May 10, 2007
|Last Updated:
|June 26, 2014
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Fludarabine phosphate
Antineoplastic Agents
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
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March 18, 2013
Mother Goose Time - Flushing Library
March 18, 2013 - Flushing
This interactive program features nursery rhymes, fingerplays and songs for infants 12-24 months accompanied by a parent or other adult caregiver.
Poetry Writing Workshop - Barnes and Noble - Utopia Center
March 18, 2013 - Fresh Meadows
Budding poets looking to perfect their craft can join poets Bob Trabold and Amanda Konstantine Perlmutter for constructive feedback in a personalized setting.
Chess Club - Queens Village Library
March 18, 2013 - Queens Village
Practice your chess skills weekly on Monday and Thursday evenings.
Broadway Craft Club - Broadway Library
March 18, 2013 - Long Island City
Kids learn how to make exciting projects and new friendships. Free supplies and free instruction.
Reading and Craft Time - North Forest Park Library
March 18, 2013 - Forest Hills
The girl scouts in Forest Hills Troop 4371 will read to and do crafts with children in grades pre-K through 2.
Weekly Food Waste Drop-Off - Queens Library at Sunnyside
Through March 23, 2013 - Sunnyside
Families can bring their food scraps (fruit and vegetable scraps; coffee grounds, including paper filter; tea bags; egg and nut shells; bread and pasta with no toppings) to the weekly food waste drop-off outside Queens Library at Sunnyside, Saturdays through March 23. The Western Queens Compost Initiative will turn them into nutrient-rich compost. No meat, dairy, bones, or oily foods, please.
Exhibit: Happiness A Visual Poem - Queens Museum of Art
Through March 24, 2013 - Flushing
Peace visonary Sri Chinmony believes "Wherever you go, take happiness with you." Celebrate the first UN International Day of Happiness (March 20, 2013), recognizing happiness as a fundamental human goal. This exhibit, sponsored by The United Nations Staff Recreation Council, combines the poetry of peace visionary, Sri Chinmoy, with vivid photographic images, the viewer is invited to participate in an interactive experience of the heart. The program includes a panel discussion, selected film screenings, children's events and participatory opportunities, including work from the Kingdom of Bhutan, sponsor of the UN General Assembly Resolution, Happiness: Towards a holistic approach to development. The program runs from March 3-24.
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Easter Bunny Photos - Queens Center Mall
Through March 30, 2013 - Elmhurst
Hippity-Hoppity, Easter is on it's way. Enjoy at visit with the Easter Bunny March 9 through March 30: 10 a.m.- 7 p.m., Level 3, JCpenney Wing, for Photos and a Free Gift, while supplies last.
Peter will be working hard, and will need a little Bunny Break. See break schedule as follows:
Monday - Saturday: 2:15pm-2:45pm and 5:15pm-5:45pm;
Sunday: 2:15pm-3pm.
Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibit - Socrates Sculpture Park
Through March 31, 2013 - Astoria
Lovers of modern art can enjoy this exhibit through the month of March which features works by 2013 Emerging Artists, who were selected by the Museum to produce outdoor artworks within the Park. These artisits are making public sculptures, which are reflective of the time, subtly mysterious, and visually compelling.
Community Gallery - Long Island Children's Museum
Through March 31, 2013 - Garden City
Stop by the Community Gallery and enjoy the mixed media artwork created by students from North Babylon Schools. Students were inspired by lighthouses on Long Island and the world.
Cirque Du Soleil: Totem - Citi Field, Lot C
Through March 31, 2013 - Flushing
The mission of Cirque du Soleil is to invoke the imagination, provokethe senses and evoke the emotions of people around the world. A fascinating journey into the evolution of mankind.
The world's most famous circus traces the human species from its amphibian state to its human desire to fly. Characters evolve on stage. This production traces the fascinating journey of the human species from its original amphibian state to its ultimate desire to fly. The characters evolve on a stage evoking a giant turtle, the symbol of origin for many ancient civilizations. Inspired by many founding myths, this show illustrates, through a visual and acrobatic language, the evolutionary progress of species.
The word "totem" contains the idea of the order of species. We carry in our bodies the potential of all species, all the way to our desire to fly - like the thunderbird at the top of the totem pole.
Somewhere between science and legend TOTEM explores the ties that bind Man to other species, his dreams and his infinite potential.
Magnificent Trees of The New York Botanical Garden - New York Botanical Garden
Through April 14, 2013 - Bronx
Larry Lederman, landscape photographer and member of NYBG's Board of Advisors, has spent years walking the garden grounds to observe and photograph trees and vistas in all seasons and at all times of day. Lush images featuring their diversity and visual impact are on view in the gallery space.
The New York Botanical Garden is home to more than 30,000 trees, some in woodland, some in groves, and some standing in solitary majesty. Magnificent Trees is lavishly illustrated with photographs by Larry Lederman and accompanied by descriptions by Todd A. Forrest, Arthur Ross vice president for horticulture and living collections at the garden. An authority on the diverse species present across the 250-acre landscape, Forrest details their fascinating histories -- from their vital role in Native American life and culture to their function in neutral territory during the Revolutionary War. Lederman captures their grandeur in hundreds of stunning images and portrays their diversity with photographs that reveal the trees in myriad fascinating perspectives: in landscape views that convey the garden's genius loci; portraits illustrating the architecture and profound visual impact of select trees; remarkable details of flowers, fruit, leaves, and bark; and impressionistic images, abstract in character yet beautiful in composition.
Tony Hawk / Rad Science - New York Hall of Science
Through April 22, 2013 - Corona
Find out how the physics of gravity, force, velocity and balance make radical tricks possible in action sports in this program that runs through April 22. Children under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
The Orchid Show - The New York Botanical Garden
Through April 22, 2013 - Bronx
The 11th annual exhibition celebrates this storied flower in all its amazing forms with thousands of brilliantly colored orchids. The largest exhibition of its kind in the United States also offers insight into caring for orchids, music from around the world, and a gorgeous setting for evening cocktails.
Elaborate and kaleidoscopic displays throughout the galleries of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory explode with orchids in an amazing array of colors, shapes, sizes, and textures. Tens of thousands of blooms -- blue and purple vandas, green and yellow cymbidiums, delicate pink and white moth orchids, and more -- stand out amid stately palms and exotic tropical leaves.
This year, The Orchid Show is designed by Francisca P. Coelho, Vivian and Edward Merrin Vice President for Glasshouses and Exhibitions at the Garden. Coehlho is best known for her plantsmanship and key role in the design and development of high profile shows in the Conservatory.
There will be demonstrations, Q&A's, guided tours, lectures, evening events, and classes. An All-Garden Pass includes admission to the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, Everett Children's Adventure Garden, Rock Garden, Tram Tour, and more. Through April 22.
Attack of the Bloodsuckers! - Long Island Children's Museum
Through May 05, 2013 - Garden City
Explore the science of what's eating you in this skin-crawling
exhibition. Examine the what, why, when and how of mosquitoes, fleas, ticks, leeches and other parasites known as sanguinivores (creatures that eat blood). Learn why bloodsuckers are important to the ecosystem and how to keep them out of your system. Attack of the Bloodsuckers! offer visitors the chance to look a real leech in the mouth; pull off your socks and test your bug-appealing foot odor; receive a big hug from a giant, inflating tick; get itchy and knotty with the life-size game of "Twitcher" - a buggy variation on the game Twister. This exhibition runs through May 5, 2013.
Family Swim - Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens
Through June 22, 2013 - Astoria
Bring the family out every Saturday and make a splash at the wonderful Aquatic Center! Family swim is a great way for the family to have fun and/or exercise. Come and spend quality time together, and enjoy the water toys!
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PICUM » Find more about » Fair Working Conditions
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Undocumented migrant workers are employed across the European Union, the United States and other global regions and thus contribute considerably to these economies.
PICUM Letter to MEPs on Single Permit Directive
On the occasion of the European Parliament review of the draft directive concerning the 'single permit', PICUM, SOLIDAR, CIRE, 11.11.11, AEDH and ENAR called on the MEPs to use this opportunity to establish a legal basis that guarantees all third-country nationals working on the territory of a Member State a common set of equal rights to those of EU citizens.
Joint NGO statement on the EU "seasonal workers directive"
PICUM presented the joint NGO statement at the public hearing in the EP on April 20, 2011, organised by the Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE).
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THE Twin Counties suffered defeat in their opening County Championship Plate pool match at Royal Wootton Bassett RFC.
Firstly, a young Counties side with only five of last season's squad available were still in contention at the break with just three points separating the two sides, but as the second half progressed it became obvious that the more experienced outfit would take the spoils as the Twin Counties youngsters tired.
Berkshire raced into an 8-0 lead through Reading full-back Chris Laidler with a penalty and Readingensians prop James Baker who crashed over for a try.
The Counties replied through Devizes fly-half Rory Brown slotting a penalty then lock forward Lewis Paget, also from Devizes, crossed the whitewash to touch down for a try.
The visitors added another five points with a touchdown from Redingensians flanker Arron Hopkins and Laidler adding the extras.
Salisbury centre James Kaminski burst clear, chipped ahead, gathered in the loose ball despite being held back and crashed over for a try before the break.
Berkshire captain and number eight Nico Maybury, from Bracknell, grabbed a try with Laidler kicking the conversion and now the visitors were two scores clear.
However, driving over from a maul close the Berkshire line, Royal Wootton Bassett second row David Hogg raised the roof playing in front of his own crowd as he crashed over to ground the ball.
A converted try would have put the Counties in front, but as they chased the game there were two further touchdowns for Berkshire, a second from prop Baker and another from wing forward Hopkins with Laidler converting one and Reading University substitute Ollie Mann adding the extra two points with the final score of the game.
Dorset and Wilts coach Don Parsons said: "We had a young side out, most of their players came from clubs that compete league level five where our lads play mostly at levels six and seven so we were always going to be tough against a more experienced side.
"But we gave away too many penalties and field position and they put our scrum under heavy pressure. Now we must look forward to our game at Witney RFC (on May 17) against Oxfordshire.''