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Hugo Lindgren is out as editor of 'The New York Times Magazine'
Hugo Lindgren is leaving his position as editor of The New York Times Magazine at the end of the year, Capital has learned.
There's no word yet on plans for a successor.
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Rumors of a change at the paper's glossy Sunday supplement leaked out this afternoon. But speculation about Lindgren's future at the magazine has been swirling for some time now, with multiple sources suggesting in recent months that he could be on his way out.
Reached this evening by telephone, Lindgren would not comment on the matter. A spokesperson for the Times did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Lindgren's three-year tenure has been marked by a string of personnel shuffling. He didn't waste any time putting his stamp on the magazine when he returned to a job there in the fall of 2010. (He previously worked under former Times Magazine editor Adam Moss.)
Lindgren fired longtime Times magazine interviewer Deborah Solomon and "Ethicist" columnist Randy Cohen. Andrew Goldman, who left earlier this year, took over from Solomon to helm the renamed "Talk" column, but Goldman departed from the magazine over the summer and the column has since been filled by a rotating cast.
Lindgren's initial pick to replace Cohen as The Ethicist, Ariel Kaminer, lasted but a year. She was replaced by Chuck Klosterman.
Lindgren brought some punch back to the magazine, but some critics whiffed at its blue-tinted "riff" pages and other soft features he incorporated.
He created quirky new franchises like the educational "Who Made That?" column, and a fluffy front-of-book feature called "One Page Magazine," a hodgepodge that was like a visualization of the famous Harper's Index list without the numbers.
Still, the magazine maintained a presence at the annual National Magazine Awards during his tenure. It was most recently a finalist in the feature-writing category and won for feature photography in 2012.
Lindgren's 2010 hire by then executive editor Bill Keller ended what had been a protracted search for a replacement for Lindgren's predecessor, Gerry Marzorati.
A longtime former deputy of Moss, who left the Times to take over New York magazine, where Lindgren also worked, he served an eight-month stint at Bloomberg Businessweek before coming back to the paper of record.
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—Joe Pompeo contributed reporting to this article
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Since every thread started by someone asking for coding help with pop-ups ends up being hijacked by the anti-popup crowd I thought I'd give you all the opportunity to vent on this thread. The Usability forum seemed the apprpopriate place for the discussion.
How ironic would it be if someone came on this thread and asked for help coding one?
So, explain the evil of popups here and then next time someone asks for coding help you can refer them to this thread using a link and their own help thread can stay useful and on-topic.
I think that pop-ups used in that scenario should respond to hover/focus rather than a click/keypress. Either that or make their function obvious. Simply because people might be reluctant to click a link (if its function isn't clear) while completing a form for fear of losing what they've typed.
We had/have links in our form that go to whole new pages, or open PDFs (I've tried to change these back to HTML pages as much as possible).
This is because people, given the opportunity to read something first, or just start filling in the form, will fill out the form first. Then they get to a question asking about something they have no idea what it is, and need the help text. I am a firm believer in forms only containing form elements, but with our insurance forms, help text was necessary.
It works on focus/hover, but our testers tended to click on them (because that's what every other web site does), meaning they went to a whole new page without realising they would.
When they hit the back button, their form info might be gone (if browser caching was turned off).
So we added target="blank" to those links. The ones that only had help-text (no link to other page) went to #void, so users clicking on them did not get a page refresh, brought to teh top, or anything else. I believe one of the usability failures in our forms is, you can't tell which help texts are links and which aren't (the "popup" says something like "opens in new window" but then in most browsers it doesn't anyway, bleh).
We were also forced to do the same for all pdf links. Everyone who tested expected the PDFs to open in new windows or new tabs, so when ours didn't, they closed the browsers by accident. Every time. Meh.
There was no reason to have the help text in an actual popup, but it made a LOT of sense for any new pages to be separate in some way. This retained unsubmitted form data in all browsers whether the user had caching on or not, and some of our forms are really, really long.
If the "new pages" were short enough, they probably would have been some kind of popup window, but I found it easier to link to the relevant part of the page (if the user needed to know the difference in the types of coverage, I sent them to the "Coverage" page with a hash to specifically the types of coverage).
is the change of focus announced, or assumed by the user if the ARIA role is understood? Or might it cause a problem? Or not?
If the ARIA role(s) are understood, they are supposed to deal with that (the role tells the AT whether it should be in focus mode (role="application" does this, it's kinda like forms mode, so users' keystrokes edit and select stuff rather than navigation/reading) or in a reading mode (role="dialog" or role="alertdialog" are supposed to do this I think), whether focus or navigation is allowed outside that area, and supposed to let both the user and the AT know what's going on.
You would also have a role on whatever the user is clicking on to initiate the dialogue.
Without ARIA, or with sighted keyboarders, I'm still leaning towards JS manually moving focus to the dialogue box and not allowing it out until the user has dealt with that box. Then you'd manually have to put the focus back when they are done, either exactly where they were when they triggered the event or right after it. I actually don't know what the best way is to do this, and the idea of hijacking the tab key makes me uneasy, but that's due to my not being an application developer.
Very true. And while lack of side-by-side comparison is an excuse for user-written scripts of various kinds, it's not an excuse for the site to start making pop-ups.
Should be is nice, but is is what is.
Autofocus might be the most stupid HTML5 thing that I've yet seen.
Unless you use Javascript to specifically move the focus over to the popup, the keyboard focus is still on the page underneath. I've tested the generic Lightbox2 that uses jQuery and while after clicking a thumbnail I do have the ability to use the keyboard to do things like next and prev image and closing the thing, my TAB remains on the page underneath. This breaks the rules of modals: user should have no access to the page underneath until some decision has been made in the modal (such as what happens with alert() and confirm() popups).
I agree about the focus issue and it seems logical to move focus, but it raises questions of its own, like: is the change of focus announced, or assumed by the user if the ARIA role is understood? Or might it cause a problem? Or not?
Talking of such problems (and getting my comment on topic), isn't there an issue of context with window pop-ups and screen readers? If what I've read is correct, that alone is a good reason to very much limit their use.
Ah. I don't disagree with that. And the most recent popup thread had plenty of people starting out with "popups eat our children" and then link to some other solution that the OP might not have thought of.
I was referring to advise on how the specific problem is better solved without pop-ups, rather than simply warning against them.
but it still doesn't invalidate my original statement.
I must be misunderstanding, because I read that you disagreed with my post because "there should be advice about avoiding them". However, my post has this. The difference is, it doesn't have it hundreds of times. One post warning of the dangers and misery of popups in a particular thread asking about them should be good enough. If the OP states they're already aware of the issues, but for whatever reason is going ahead anyway, then the wave of posts stating that they are bad is basically a waste of bytes.
Side-by-side comparison should be natively implemented by the website, though. Why so few sites have this feature is beyond me.
There are a number of ways to show additional info. But the question was about having a rationale for the pop-up. My particular rationale in this example was that being a separate window, you could drag it to the side and continue in the primary page, even popping up additional windows for side by side study if desired. For my own browsing, I have even provided my own "pop-up" when the author didn't, by purposely opening an info link in a new window, and resizing it for convenience.
As to lightboxes, I have yet to find a rationale, other than hypothesizing a designer's form of self-abuse.
True, that's a problem, but it still doesn't invalidate my original statement.
in that advise on how to find alternatives to a pop-up
hundreds of times, ad nauseum?
Once ought to be enough, unless that poster left out one of the many good reasons. Looking at the most recent thread on popups, though, it's a lot of repetition with vague hopes of converting the non-believer to the cause.
StephenTrue, but that is akin to the user starting his browser, so I wouldn't really call it a pop-up.
GaryThis could also be implemented as a Javascript-driven fold-out (or lightbox, even though I personally dislike them, and suspect many with visual deficiencies find them hard to use). Implemented gracefully, of course, so that the information is displayed plainly on the page for those who doesn't have Javascript.
StommeI somewhat disagree, in that advise on how to find alternatives to a pop-up in the given situation should very definitely be given.
There is hardly ever a reason to use them, when there are so many good lightbox solutions and the like out there.
Woe be the day when some HTML5 crap starts building those in so I can't block them, like they're doing now with autofocus and auto-fill in forms. Hate, hate, hate.
How does a blind person with a screen reader access the info in a popup, for example?
If it's built by the browser (like you get with actual new windows, alert() popups, etc), focus moves to it and it's announced. New users are probably confused but, new users are confused by everything anyway.
There's a problem with HTML/CSS/JS-built modal dialogues though. This includes lightboxes. Unless you use Javascript to specifically move the focus over to the popup, the keyboard focus is still on the page underneath. I've tested the generic Lightbox2 that uses jQuery and while after clicking a thumbnail I do have the ability to use the keyboard to do things like next and prev image and closing the thing, my TAB remains on the page underneath. This breaks the rules of modals: user should have no access to the page underneath until some decision has been made in the modal (such as what happens with alert() and confirm() popups).Some people have been playing around with the new ARIA live regions but I haven't seen this actually work anywhere yet... application roles stole navigation and reading abilities, alertdialog was buggy everywhere, someone somewhere always broke...
...however I expect these will get ironed out and fixed eventually, and screen reader users will be the easier group to write for... everyone else will be the problem.
I guess it was "let's try to make things as DIFFICULT and BIZARRE as possible for users" day. Let's make sure it works so UNLIKE any NORMAL form that people screw it up a few times before they actually get it right.
Oh, I know designers love trying goofy new things, but this is why they should all get chained down to a chair and forced to learn basic. freaking. usability. before being allowed to touch a keyboard. Oh wait, I mean mouse, these people only know how to use mice. ARG.
And on that note, I agree 100% with JJ that it's kinda getting retarded whenever someone asks "how do I do popup type X?" that more than one response has to be mentioning how horrible the things are. One is probably enough, and if the OP already says "yeah I know people hate them" then I don't see where the benefit is of ranting further about them in that thread. (though, the latest thread, where the OP kept insisting that his popups were special and adorable and not annoying at all in any way, that just made me laugh really hard. Yeah right, bro)
When someone says "I want to cut my own head off" and one person say "that will be painful and cause your death" and the OP says "Yeah but I really wanna, it's a science experiment" then we've done our job and now anyone who wants to explain to the poor sod how to cut his damn head off, do so. We're not required to spend 16 out of the 20 responses on how much it really sucks to have your head cut off, are we?
If users hate popups, they'll do what the rest of us do: leave. They are usually on commercial and personal sites, not sites we're forced to use like our utilities, banks, and government sites (if they are, then we do get to spend 19 out of the 20 responses complaining about how much popups suck balls and bring Satan back to Earth and cause wee orphan children to contract cancerous forms of herpes, of course), so we generally have the option to leave.
Authors are allowed to destroy their own sites, especially if they live in countries without any demands that they actually build accessibly and well.
BTW: next site I get a retarded popup in, I'm actually going to spend time writing them an angry letter just so the site owners can enjoy my colourful language. After all, they asked for it, knowingly.
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Funny how this topic is in the Accessibility forum and no one wants to discuss this (although I guess usability is getting a run to some extent).
I agree. In fact, I've become so quick to disregard anything in a popup since its usually a garbage ad that one could contain the winning lottery numbers and I wouldn't even notice.
I have found one class that I appreciate when done well. When viewing a catalog page, and I desire to see a larger view of the object, or a set of specs, a somewhat smaller than the browser pop-up is handy. I say smaller because I want to recognize its function. I want a graceful failover to a normal hyperlink.
I'm trying to remember when my default browser wasn't opened first thing, or at least immediately after a terminal and Emacs.
The only situation I can think of where popping up a new browser window is actually required is where there is a web page link in an email and there is no web browser currently open. Then you need to pop up a web browser window in order to be able to view that web page.
Poor accessibility and usability. They've always been bad because they broke the regular browsing paradigm, but with the current crop of tabbed browsers and mobile browsers, they're oh so much worse. Even assuming the pop-up isn't blocked (which is like assuming it will be sunny in England in the summer), it's likely to appear as a regular tab (ie, full height and width of the window) rather than at the dimensions specified. That makes it even more likely that it will confuse people who don't understand why the back button isn't taking them back, or how to get rid of it. For people using assistive technology, the nature of the problem is the same but the outcome is many times worse.
I would include unrequested lightboxes in the same category. When I arrive at a site and the first thing that greets me is a lightbox asking if I want to fill in a survey, or inviting me to take part in some free prize draw, my impression of the site plummets like a lemming going over Niagara Falls. With lead boots on. Anything that interrupts my reading and use of the page – whether it's an unrequested pop-up, an unrequested lightbox or a badly placed on-page advert – is an irritation that degrades my experience of the site, because it requires extra effort to do what I went onto the site to do.
To get the attention of the visitors who CAN see it. Browsers can block images, Jave Script, Direct X, cookies, and a whole bunch of other stuff so you can never be sure that all your visitors are seeing the same thing anyway. Why then should you regard popups any differently from all the other content that browsers can block?
I've clicked on pop-ups, lightboxes and other interferences by accident plenty of times. And you can guess what that does to my impression of the host website.
Stevie, you are ever so right.
And now, for the ultimate question: Can anyone, anywhere, present a realistic use case, just one, in which a pop-up is the best solution to a given problem? I maintain that the answer is no.


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"This is as bad as it gets when you're getting conned out of $30 and now you have to pay $100 fine," said Carol Templeton.
The 76-year-old great-grandmother told Local 2 she was conned in the Ace Parking lot on Fannin in downtown Houston. She said the trouble started after she gave a man who claimed to be a parking attendant $20.
"He said, 'I'll be right back with your change and your receipt,'" said Templeton.
A few minutes later, another man stopped her.
"I said, 'I paid the other guy.' He says, 'That guy, he is a tramp that runs around here and he catches people all the time and he takes their money.' He said, 'I'm sorry,'" Templeton said.
Then the man insisted that she pay him another $10 to park, which she did.
"He was also a crook. He didn't work here," Templeton said.
It dawned on her that she'd been had when she returned to the lot after lunch and discovered the boot.
"I thought I was going to faint. What do I do now?" she said.
The woman said she paid $100 to have a company remove the boot.
A parking enforcement officer told Local 2 schemes like this are common. It's a lesson this 76-year-old learned the hard way.
"I'd like to get my hands on them. I'd love to get my hands on them. They wouldn't mess with me again," Templeton said.
Templeton said she wrote a letter in protest, hoping to get a refund.
Parking enforcement said people should always pay at the machines in a parking lot and put the ticket in their dashboard window.
Never give money to a person claiming to be an attendant unless that person is in uniform.
HPD said people who get scammed should file a police report. Authorities can't investigate without a formal report, which makes it difficult for police to identify a crime trend or pattern.
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Sorry, Matt. You're out in Houston. The Texans are going to milk this injury just like the Jets and Mark Sanchez. The Chiefs with Cassel and Quinn in 2012. The Eagles with Nick Foles and Mike Vick...?
Yates will do for now. Johnny Football is already looking at homes in Houston.
The Eagles are for real as long as Shady stays healthy. Nick Foles is average at best, but more consistent and traditional than Vick. The big question is will he be able to run with Chip Kelly?
Something has to give way in the AFC Worst sooner or later. Peyton hasn't thrown for 7 touchdowns since Week 1, so he is somewhat beatable. The Cowboys should have won and the Jaguars were surprisingly keeping up at the start. Von Miller is finally back, but will he be ready for the dynamic Colt offense? Trent brings a new dimension, freeing up that strong receiving core. It will be a close one, but the Colts will take this one 33-27
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Moody's Investors Service today changed the outlook for the Manitoba's debt ratings to negative from stable due to the risk of the Selinger government's plan to bring the province's books back into the black by 2016-17.
The change in outlook was posted on the Moody's website earlier today and the immediate impact is that it'll cost the province more to borrow money, Finance Minister Jennifer Howard said, adding the province remains committed to balance by budget by 2016-17. The summary deficit is forecasted to shrink to $357 million, down from an estimated shortfall of $432 million for the 2013-14 fiscal year.
Howard said Moody's downgrading means less than a half a per cent increase to the province's debt-serving costs.
"For me it means a renewed focus on things like efficient spending and good use of taxpayer dollars," Howard said. "I think for most Manitoba families they aren't going see a difference in how they live tomorrow versus yesterday because of this news.
"We've managed to bring down the cost of borrowing and if this increases it I think it can be accommodated within what we've planned to spend."
Moody's said the change in the outlook to negative was prompted by its assessment of the risk surrounding the province's plan to get to balance by 2016-17, and the risk of a continued increase in Manitoba's debt burden beyond 2016-17.
"Expenditure pressure and prospects for modest GDP growth will make it challenging for the province to achieve its target of a return to a modest surplus and stabilizing debt burden by 2016-17", Moody's lead analyst for Manitoba Kathrin Heitmann said in the release.
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Howard said the province is still on track to manage those pressures.
"It is challenging," she said. "(But) we know that we live in a province where we can have massive changes because of flooding or forest fires or other things that happen, and no Manitobans expects us to say 'No' to fighting the flood or protecting their homes because we have a date that we want to balance the budget."
Moody's also said from now to 2017-18 government revenues are forecasted to grow on average by 3.3 per cent per year, including the impact of stable federal transfers while expenditures are expected to grow by only 1.9 per cent during the same period.
The international credit-rating service also said Manitoba's debt burden is expected to reach about 150 per cent of revenues in 2016-17, versus 141 per cent expected for 2013-14 and 101 per cent recorded in 2008-09.
"This trend in debt metrics represents a risk to the province's creditworthiness and leaves limited headroom for substantial further deterioration beyond current expectations," Moody's said.
At the same time Moody's affirmed the province's Aa1 senior unsecured rating.
It said the Aa1 ratings reflects the diversity and stability of Manitoba's economy, which is expected to grow at a modest pace in line with the Canadian average in the next few years -- which produces low unemployment rates -- and the province's high degree of financial flexibility due to its access to a broad and stable tax base.
The agency said Manitoba's rating could change if Moody's sees a loss of fiscal discipline leading to a continued and sustained increase in debt,.
"The outlook could be stabilized if Manitoba's debt burden as a percentage of revenues stabilizes and the province remains on track to achieve a return to balanced budgets by 2016-17," it said.
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It added Moody's made similar outlook adjustments for Ontario earlier this summer and for B.C. in late 2012.
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"If we went in with a drone and knocked out a thousand centrifuges, that's an act of war," I said. "But if we go in with Stuxnet and knock out a thousand centrifuges, what's that?"
"Well," Clarke replied evenly, "it's a covert action. And the U.S. government has, ever since the end of World War II, before then, engaged in covert action. If the United States government did Stuxnet, it was under a covert action, I think, issued by the president under his powers under the Intelligence Act. Now when is an act of war an act of war and when is it a covert action?
"That's a legal issue. In U.S. law, it's a covert action when the president says it's a covert action. I think if you're on the receiving end of the covert action, it's an act of war."
When I e-mailed the White House for comment, I received this reply: "You are probably aware that we don't comment on classified intelligence matters." Not a denial. But certainly not a confirmation. So what does Clarke base his conclusion on?
One reason to believe the Stuxnet attack was made in the USA, Clarke says, "was that it very much had the feel to it of having been written by or governed by a team of Washington lawyers."
"What makes you say that?" I asked.
"Well, first of all, I've sat through a lot of meetings with Washington [government/Pentagon/CIA/NSA-type] lawyers going over covert action proposals. And I know what lawyers do.
"The lawyers want to make sure that they very much limit the effects of the action. So that there's no collateral damage." He is referring to legal concerns about the Law of Armed Conflict, an international code designed to minimize civilian casualties that U.S. government lawyers seek to follow in most cases.
Clarke illustrates by walking me through the way Stuxnet took down the Iranian centrifuges.
"What does this incredible Stuxnet thing do? As soon as it gets into the network and wakes up, it verifies it's in the right network by saying, 'Am I in a network that's running a SCADA [Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition] software control system?' 'Yes.' Second question: 'Is it running Siemens [the German manufacturer of the Iranian plant controls]?' 'Yes.' Third question: 'Is it running Siemens 7 [a genre of software control package]?' 'Yes.' Fourth question: 'Is this software contacting an electrical motor made by one of two companies?'" He pauses.


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PHILADELPHIA – After being stifled by Mother Nature over the weekend, with two days of continuous rain, the University of Pennsylvania will finally open up Ivy League play versus Yale and Brown on Monday and Tuesday at Meiklejohn Stadium. Both days will feature doubleheaders beginning at 1 p.m.
On Monday, Penn (6-10) will take on Yale (8-8) in the first Ivy League games of the season for both teams. The Bulldogs are coming off a series split with Holy Cross, but have key victories against LSU, 8-7 in early March, and two wins at Stetson. A season ago, the Quakers split with Yale winning 5-1, and losing 1-0 in games in New Haven, Conn.
Brown (4-6) will come into Philadelphia on Tuesday after playing at Columbia on Monday in its Ivy opener. The Bears have picked up wins at George Mason, against UMass-Lowell twice, and at William & Mary. In 2013, Penn split with Brown, losing 9-0, and winning 9-5 in two games in Providence, R.I.
Probable Starting Pitchers
Mon. (1)Penn: Connor Cuff, RHP (Jr., 1-1, 1.00 ERA, 27.0 IP, 25 H, 3 BB, 22 K)
Yale: Chris Lanham, RHP (So., 3-1, 5.68 ERA, 25.1 IP, 34 H, 11 BB, 18 K)
Mon. (2)Penn: Ronnie Glenn, LHP (Jr., 1-2, 5.87 ERA, 23.0 IP, 25 H, 7 BB, 18 K)
Yale: Chasen Ford, RHP (Fr., 2-2, 4.39 ERA, 26.2 IP, 27 H, 6 BB, 9 K)
Tues. (1)Penn: Dan Gautieri, RHP (Jr., 0-3, 5.48 ERA, 21.1 IP, 25 H, 7 BB, 28 K)
Brown: Anthony Galan, RHP (Sr., 1-1, 6.55 ERA, 11.0 IP, 18 H, 5 BB, 8 K)
Tues. (2)Penn: Jack Hartman, LHP (Fr., 2-0, 1.80 ERA, 15.0 IP, 12 H, 1 BB, 5 K)
Brown: Lucas Whitehill, RHP (Sr., 1-1, 5.79 ERA, 9.1 IP, 6 H, 4 BB, 8 K)
SCOUTING YALE: The Bulldogs are led offensively by senior infielder Jacob Hunter (.317, 19 H, 6 2B, 2 3B, 12 RBI) and junior infielder Green Campbell (.312, 15 H, 2 2B, 11 RBI). Yale has three games where it has scored double-digit runs and has scored 84 runs averaging 5.25 runs per game in 16 games.
SCOUTING BROWN: Going into its games with Columbia coming off of two wins, the Bears are averaging 4.6 runs per game. Senior outfielder Daniel Massey leads Brown offensively (.324, 12 H, 4 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI), with help from freshman infielder Marc Sredojevic (.286, 8 H, 1 2B, 1 HR, 8 RBI).
WASHED OUT: Penn has played one game, versus Villanova, in the past seven days due to wet weather in the Philadelphia area. The Quakers were supposed to host Lafayette in the opening game of the Liberty Bell Classic this past Tuesday until the game was pushed back to this week. The game scheduled for April 1 will now need to be moved again, due to the Ivy League opening weekend being pushed from Saturday and Sunday to Monday and Tuesday due to rain.
LAST TIME OUT AT VILLANOVA: Penn's bats came alive against the Wildcats, where the Quakers totaled 18 hits, including eight extra base hits. Senior outfielder Rick Brebner collected three doubles on the afternoon, while driving in two runs. Junior Jeff McGarry totaled four hits, while also driving in two runs. Mike Vilardo and Matt McKinnon each had a triple in the game. On the mound, Jake Cousins picked up his first collegiate win, while Mitch Holtz, Stephen Silvestri and Pat Bet pitched well in relief.AROUND THE IVY LEAGUE: To start the 2014 season, the eight Ivy League teams have a combined record of 44-79. Cornell has the most wins with eight, while Yale is second with seven. Cornell and Dartmouth are the only teams that were able to begin league play over the weekend splitting their series with the Big Red winning game one, 3-2, and falling in game two to the Big Green, 5-4 in 11 innings.


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am having a bg-color problem with FF... I need to do what's in this mockup:www.mayacove.com/dev/css/design_comp.jpg
but of course the problem with CSS is that if you have a div that's not full of content the bg color does not fill the div.. I cannot do just borders for the right and left div, because one div will always be shorter than the other, so the borders will be uneven.. I thought I would put both divs on another div with a background-color, but FF does not put the background-color on the containing div (BIG FF flaw, in my view..)
please compare how this looks in FF with how it looks in IE.. www.mayacove.com/dev/css/content.html
then for the inner divs there is the problem that the background for the inner divs doesn't reach all the way to the bottom (to make it same height as div on the right..) man, what a mess.. THIS is one thing that would be so much simpler in tables, but I have to do without tables..
how can I solve this, please..
thank you..
Hi, on #content IE is getting haslayout from the width you set, and as a result it incorrectly contains floats.
To get modern browsers following along give #content "overflow:hidden"
oh my gosh.. that worked -- thank you so much!!
I still have problem of bg-color now for shorter div...
but indeed the problem of the bg-color for containing div in FF has been solved..http://www.mayacove.com/dev/css/content.html
thank you very much..
Hi, if I am understanding you correctly you want equal height columns?
actually I solved the equal-height column problem by putting a bg-image in containing div with a colored strip running down the middle, in between the two divs inside 'content' div.. it works fine, in both FF and IE..
thank you for the link you posted, I actually researched this extensively a few months ago, but none of the solutions I found were to my liking, I found all of them a bit convoluted.. will certainly study the one you posted..
thank you very much....
Yes that's one of the techniques to fake equal height columns in the link I posted :).
You're welcome :).
actually this approach (the link that you posted) is exactly what I ended up doing (before I saw your post......;-)calculations and measurements have to be exact and very carefully done, to make sure it works in all browsers, but if you do it right it works; I think it's the best approach.. I just got it working in a situation with three columns separated by a dotted border (so bg image contains the two borders separating the three columns...)
I think this issue is like the one bad thing about CSS, I hope they fix it one day.. (you know, they could do something like height:100%, and that would make the containing div have the exact same height as the highest element inside it.... or something like that....:-)
CSS has actually catered for this for many years now. It's just that browser manufacturers (especially IE) have been lax in implementing it. You can use display: table, but it doesn't work in IE below version 8.
The main thing about CSS is that almost any effect can be achieved, or rather, faked. That's what it's about. You don't actually have to have equal height columns as long as the user can visually see they are equal heights
You can do equal height columns without display:table and without faking it via [url=http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3885849#post3885849]this way from Dan Schulz (though not created by him)
One of the best things about CSS is that it's all fakery. I think this may be why programmers coming to front-end development have such a hard time with CSS.
I believe it is because CSS isn't all logic, where as programming mostly is. You do have some logic in CSS (floats being first in source order) but there are bugs to fix, and most of them aren't logical at all :).
Back enders say that front end is a peice of cake..well the cake is a lie
like everything else, some aspects of front-end are a piece of cake, some are not...
on occasion you run into dicey problems with front-end as sometimes designers are not aware of certain things they should be aware of when creating designs (usability, the fact that most content is generated dynamically, etc..)
sometimes complex layouts are dicey because we can't use tables anymore (I think a big advantage of tables is that it provides a GRID for the layout, something you can't provide with divs alone..) I have gotten pretty good now at doing table-less layouts, but the switch from table-based to table-less was a bit of a struggle at the beginning....;~)(I believe the main reason we're not supposed to use tables anymore is accessibility (& SEO?); I resisted this idea for a long time, but in the end, of course, I had no choice but to climb on the bandwagon... I still don't quite understand why tables are technically no good for accessibility (or SEO?), but that's become quite irrelevant by now, hasn't it....;~)
in addition to all of which, of course nowadays to consider yourself a good front-end developer you need to know not just standards-compliant markup and CSS, but also JavaScript (PLUS a JS library or two), AJAX, Flash... (plus you should also know how to integrate front-end markup into the back-end...) no, front-end development is not always a piece of cake, by any means....:-)
Anything that you can do with tables can be done with divs and CSS :). (99.9% of things, there might always be something). But to those minor cases, I'd probably just ask, why would you want to do taht?
You can still use tables for layout but it's just bad practice because generally unless your page is a statistics page only, with nothing else on it, then it would be considered unsemantic :). And complex tables give search engines a hard time trying to find content and index it.
(I believe the main reason we're not supposed to use tables anymore is accessibility (& SEO?);
The problem with tables for layout is, "table" means "table", but without good CSS support, people needed something to set stuff on pages in certain areas. Once CSS could be used, tables needed to be dropped. Like, get Baba Yaga an SUV so she don't have to be travelling around in that mortar anymore...
You can make accessible tables, and they can be fine for SEO, but when you're using them for layout you're just using the wrong tool for the job. Paragraphs for paragrapgs, headers for headers, lists for lists, forms for forms and tables for tables.
Problems as far as accessibility and SEO are pretty much due to some disabled and most/all SE's being linear user agents, meaning they go through a page in source order from top to bottom, meaning many tabled layouts (and almost all nested tables) were completely nonsensical. The link shows you an example of gobbledygook from tabled layouts.
In case you wanted to know (it's not fun to just do something a certain way because it seems trendy or "what everyone's doing").


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This Carribbean chicken is a recipe I have made for many years, and was once a favorite of my mother. She was so fond of the sweet and tangy flavors of it. Here are the ingredients that go into the "secret sauce" if you will-- lemon (including zest), coarse ground pepper, two shots of white wine, dark corn syrup, crushed oregano, seasoned salt, and butter to follow.
Out to the pit to grill the chicken breasts
Then we simmer the breasts in the secret sauce for a spell. Notice the lemon zest atop the chicken. Whoever thought of that one is brilliant.
Okay, we're now ready to plate it on a bed of orange rice and special green beans. Simple and humble appearance perhaps, but it greets the taste buds most affectionately.


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Family Planning
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Check out our interactive infographic to see progress toward the Family Planning objectives and other Healthy People topic areas.
Improve pregnancy planning and spacing, and prevent unintended pregnancy.
Family planning is one of the 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century.1 The availability of family planning services allows individuals to achieve desired birth spacing and family size, and contributes to improved health outcomes for infants, children, women, and families.1
Family planning services include:
- Contraceptive and broader reproductive health services, including patient education and counseling
- Breast and pelvic examinations
- Breast and cervical cancer screening
- Sexually transmitted infection (STI) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention education, counseling, testing, and referral
- Pregnancy diagnosis and counseling2, 3, 4
Abstinence from sexual activity is the only 100 percent effective way to avoid unintended pregnancy. For individuals who are sexually active and do not want to become pregnant or cause a pregnancy, correct and consistent contraceptive use is highly effective at preventing unintended pregnancy. The most effective methods to prevent unintended pregnancy include long-acting reversible contraceptives such as intrauterine devices (IUDs) and contraceptive implants. Condoms protect against both unintended pregnancy and STIs, and their use should be encouraged. Both men and women should be counseled about using condoms at every act of sexual intercourse, when not in a long-term, mutually monogamous sexual relationship.
Why Is Family Planning Important?
For many women, a family planning clinic is the entry point into the health care system and one they consider their usual source of care.2, 5 Each year, publicly funded family planning services prevent 1.94 million unintended pregnancies, including 400,000 teen pregnancies.3 These services are cost-effective, saving nearly $4 in Medicaid expenditures for pregnancy-related care for every $1 spent.2, 6
Unintended pregnancies are associated with many negative health and economic consequences. Unintended pregnancies include pregnancies that are reported by women as being mistimed or unwanted. Almost half of all pregnancies in the United States are unintended.7 The public costs of births resulting from unintended pregnancies were $11 billion in 2006. (This figure includes costs for prenatal care, labor and delivery, post-partum care, and 1 year of infant care).8
For women, negative outcomes associated with unintended pregnancy can include:
- Delays in initiating prenatal care
- Reduced likelihood of breastfeeding, resulting in less healthy children
- Maternal depression
- Increased risk of physical violence during pregnancy9, 10, 11, 12
Births resulting from unintended pregnancies can have negative consequences including birth defects and low birth weight.13 Children from unintended pregnancies are more likely to experience poor mental and physical health during childhood, and have lower educational attainment and more behavioral issues in their teen years.9
The negative consequences associated with unintended pregnancies are greater for teen parents and their children. Eighty-two percent of pregnancies to mothers ages 15 to 19 are unintended.7 One in five unintended pregnancies each year is among teens.7 Teen mothers:
Similarly, early fatherhood is associated with lower educational attainment and lower income.14, 16
The average annual cost of teen childbearing to U.S. taxpayers is estimated at $9.1 billion, or $1,430 for each teen mother per year.15 Moreover, children of teen parents are more likely to have lower cognitive attainment and exhibit more behavior problems.14, 15, 16 Sons of teen mothers are more likely to be incarcerated, and daughters are more likely to become adolescent mothers.16
Understanding Family Planning
Unintended pregnancies occur among women of all incomes, educational levels, and ages. However, there are disparities in unintended pregnancy rates. The rates of unintended pregnancy are highest among the following groups:
- Women ages 18 to 24
- Women who were cohabiting
- Women whose income is below the poverty line
- Women with less than a high school diploma
- Black or Hispanic women7
Social Determinants of Family Planning Service Usage
Women with lower levels of education and income, uninsured women, Latina women, and non-Hispanic black women are less likely to have access to family planning services.17 In addition, men are less likely to have access to and to receive family planning services than women.18
Barriers to people's use of family planning services include:
- Cost of services
- Limited access to publicly funded services
- Limited access to insurance coverage
- Family planning clinic locations and hours that are not convenient for clients
- Lack of awareness of family planning services among hard-to-reach populations
- No or limited transportation
- Inadequate services for men
- Lack of youth-friendly services2, 3, 19, 20, 21, 22
Emerging Issues in Family Planning
Many women of reproductive age can benefit from preconception care (care before pregnancy). Preconception care has been defined as a set of interventions designed to identify and reduce risks to a woman's health and improve pregnancy outcomes through prevention and management of health conditions.23 Preconception care can significantly reduce birth defects and disorders caused by preterm birth.24
Elements of preconception care should be integrated into every primary care visit for women of reproductive age.23 Preconception care must not be limited to a single visit to a health care provider, but rather be a process of care designed to meet the needs of an individual.25 As part of comprehensive preconception care, providers should encourage patients to develop a reproductive life plan. A reproductive life plan is a set of goals and action steps based on personal values and resources about whether and when to become pregnant and have (or not have) children.23 Providers also must educate patients about how their reproductive life plan impacts contraceptive and medical decision-making.26
Increased awareness of the importance of preconception care can be achieved through public outreach and improved collaboration between health care providers. Currently, only 30.3 percent of women report receiving pre-pregnancy health counseling.13 Future efforts should promote research to further define the evidence-based standards of preconception care, determine its cost-effectiveness, and improve tracking of the proportion of women obtaining these services.
1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Achievements in public health, 1900–1999: Family planning. MMWR Weekly. 1999 Dec 3;48(47):1073-80. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4847a1.htm
2Gold RB, Sonfield A, Richards C, et al. Next steps for America's family planning program: Leveraging the potential of Medicaid and Title X in an evolving health care system. New York: Guttmacher Institute; 2009. Available from: http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/NextSteps.pdf [PDF - 1.4 MB]
3Guttmacher Institute. In brief: Facts on publicly funded contraceptive services in the United States. Washington; Guttmacher Institute; 2010 April. Available from: http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/fb_contraceptive_serv.pdf [PDF - 375 KB]
4Lindberg L, Frost J, Sten C, et al. Provision of contraceptive and related services by publicly funded family planning clinics, 2003. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2006 Sep;38(3):139-47.
5Frost J. US women's reliance on publicly funded family planning clinics as their usual source of medical care. Paper presented at National Survey of Family Growth Research Conference; 2008 Oct; Hyattsville, MD.
6Frost J, Finer L, Tapales A. The impact of publicly funded family planning clinic services on unintended pregnancies and government cost savings. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2008 Aug;19(3):778-96.
7Finer L, Henshaw S. Disparities in rates of unintended pregnancy in the United States, 1994 and 2001. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2006 Jun;38(2):90-6.
8Sonfield A, Kost K, Gold RB, et al. The public costs of births resulting from unintended pregnancies: National and state-level estimates. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2011 Jun;43(2):94-102. Available from: http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/psrh/full/4309411.pdf [PDF - 128 KB]
9Logan C, Holcombe E, Manlove J, et al. The consequences of unintended childbearing: A white paper [Internet]. Washington: Child Trends, Inc.; 2007 May. Available from: http://thenationalcampaign.org/sites/default/files/resource-primary-download/consequences.pdf
10Cheng D, Schwarz E, Douglas E, et al. Unintended pregnancy and associated maternal preconception, prenatal and postpartum behaviors. Contraception. 2009 Mar;79(3):194-8.
11Kost K, Landry D, Darroch J. Predicting maternal behaviors during pregnancy: Does intention status matter? Fam Plann Perspect. 1998 Mar–Apr;30(2):79-88.
12D'Angelo D, Gilbert BC, Rochat R, et al. Differences between mistimed and unwanted pregnancies among women who have live births. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2004 Sep–Oct;36(5):192-7.
13Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Preconception and interconception health status of women who recently gave birth to a live-born infant—pregnancy risk assessment monitoring system (PRAMS), United States, 26 Reporting Areas, 2004. MMWR Weekly. 2007 Dec 14;56(SS-10):1-40. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5610.pdf [PDF - 609 KB]
14Hoffman S, Maynard R, eds. Kids Having Kids: Economic Costs and Social Consequences of Teen Pregnancy, 2nd ed. Washington: Urban Institute Press; 2008.
15Hoffman S. By the Numbers: The Public Costs of Teen Childbearing. Washington: National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy; 2006. Available from: https://thenationalcampaign.org/resource/numbers
16Elfenbein DS, Felice ME. Adolescent pregnancy. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2003 Aug;50(4):781-800, viii.
17Chandra A, Martinez G, Mosher W, et al. Fertility, family planning, and reproductive health of US women: Data from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth. Vital Health Stat. 2005 Dec;23(25):1-160. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_23/sr23_025.pdf [PDF - 4.6 MB]
18Guttmacher Institute. In brief: Facts on young men's sexual and reproductive health. Washington: Guttmacher Institute; 2008 Jun. Available from: http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/fb_YMSRH.pdf [PDF - 66 KB]
19Guttmacher Institute. In brief: Improving contraceptive services use in the United States. Washington: Guttmacher Institute; 2008 (No.1). Available from: http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/2008/05/09/ImprovingContraceptiveUse.pdf [PDF - 171 KB]
20Gold R. An enduring role: The continuing need for a robust family planning clinic system. Guttmacher Policy Review. 2008 Winter;11(1). Available from: http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/gpr/11/1/gpr110106.pdf [PDF - 82 KB]
21Sonfield A. Looking at men's sexual and reproductive health needs. Guttmacher Report on Public Policy; 2002 May;2(5).
22Hock-Long L, Herceg-Baron R, Cassidy AM, et al. Access to adolescent reproductive health services: Financial and structural barriers to care. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2003 May;35(3):144-7.
23Johnson K, Posner S, Biermann J, et al. Recommendations to improve preconception health and health care—United States: A report of the CDC/ATSDR Preconception Care Work Group and the Select Panel on Preconception Care. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2006 Apr 21;55(RR-6):1-23. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwR/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5506a1.htm
24Berghella V, Buchanan E, Pereira L, et al. Preconception care. Obstet Gynecol Surv. 2010 Feb;65(2):119-31.
25Atrash H, Jack B, Johnson K, et al. Where is the "W"oman in MCH? Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Dec;199(6 Suppl 2):S259-65.
26Moos M, Dunlop A, Jack B, et al. Healthier women, healthier reproductive outcomes: Recommendations for the routine care of all women of reproductive age. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Dec;199(6 Suppl 2):280-9.


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Cirrhosis of the Liver
Cirrhosis is a condition that results from permanent damage or scarring of the liver. This leads to a blockage of blood flow through the liver and prevents normal metabolic and regulatory processes. What are the major causes of cirrhosis?
The major causes of cirrhosis are as follows:
How do babies develop cirrhosis? Can they be treated?
Biliary atresia, a condition caused by absent or injured bile ducts, is the most common cause of cirrhosis in babies. These babies are jaundiced after their first month of life due to a build-up of bile in the liver. New ducts can be surgically formed in some cases restoring normal bile secretion. Transplantation is required in other cases.
What are some early symptoms of cirrhosis?
People in the early stages of cirrhosis have few symptoms. Some symptoms an individual may notice include:
What happens as liver function decreases?
As liver function decreases, fewer proteins such as albumin are produced resulting in fluid accumulation in the legs (edema) or abdomen (ascites). Individuals with cirrhosis may bleed and bruise easily due to a decrease in proteins required for blood clotting. Some people may even experience intense itching due to products that are deposited in the skin.
What problems are associated with the later stages of cirrhosis?
In the later stages of cirrhosis, jaundice occurs and gallstones are more common because insufficient levels of bile reach the gallbladder. A cirrhotic liver no longer removes toxins effectively leading to toxin accumulation in the blood, which in turn can impair mental function and lead to personality changes and possibly coma. Early signs of toxin accumulation in the brain may include neglect of personal appearance, unresponsiveness, forgetfulness, concentration problems or changes in sleeping habits. Because the normal cleansing process is impaired by cirrhosis, drugs are not properly filtered resulting in an increased sensitivity to drugs and their side-effects.
Normally, blood from the intestines and spleen is pumped to the liver through the portal vein. However, cirrhosis blocks the normal flow of blood through the liver. This can lead to swelling of the liver and potentially the spleen. Blood from the intestines, is then forced to find a new way around the liver through new vessels. Some of these new blood vessels called "varices" which form primarily in the stomach and esophagus become quite large. These varices may rupture due to high blood pressure (portal hypertension) and thin vessel walls, causing bleeding in the upper stomach or esophagus.
How is cirrhosis diagnosed?
Cirrhosis is often diagnosed by medical analysis of the following:
Once it is determined that liver disease is present, immediate treatment is recommended.
What treatments are used to fight liver cirrhosis?
Treatments of cirrhosis are aimed at stopping or delaying the disease progress, minimizing liver cell damage and reducing complications. When cirrhosis is caused by alcohol, the patient must stop drinking to halt the progression of the disease. Cirrhosis caused by viral hepatitis may be treated with antiviral drugs to reduce liver cell injury. Medications can be given to control the symptoms of cirrhosis. For example, drugs called "diuretics" are used to remove excess fluid and to prevent edema and ascites from recurring. Combined diet and drug therapy can improve altered mental function. For instance, decreasing dietary protein results in less toxin formation in the digestive tract. Laxatives, such as lactulose, may be given to help absorb toxins and speed their removal from the intestines. A serious consequence of cirrhosis may be bleeding as a result of portal hypertension. Medications, such as beta blockers, may be prescribed to reduce portal hypertension.
Even when complications develop, they can usually be treated. If the patient bleeds from the varices of the stomach or esophagus, the doctor can inject these veins with a sclerosing (hardening) agent administered through a flexible tube (endoscope) that is inserted through the mouth and esophagus. Rubber bands can also be placed around the veins through the endoscope. In critical cases, a liver transplant or a portacaval shunt, which relieves the pressure in the portal vein and varices, may be necessary.
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Scream 2 (1997)
Hallie: I like the little furry things.Mickey: Ewoks, they blow.
Happy 48, Timothy Olyphant!
Hallie: I like the little furry things.Mickey: Ewoks, they blow.
"I'm not sure why you're bothering. You will never - not in a million years - give the movie anything other than a negative review. It could check every single box of personal likes for you and you would hate it because it's a Christopher Nolan film. Meanwhile, you will heap praise on a piece of vacant, emotionless dreck like A Ghost Story and never once take issue with the fact that the lead actor is a rapist. Or you will spend hours praising effervescent masturbatory indulgences like the Twin Peaks reboot as high art. You are a fraud. An emotionally stunted child who has no business offering film criticism. "--- If Michael Kirk here was angry at me before I'd even reviewed Dunkirk then I guess he's probably none too keen on me now after I actually wrote my none too kind review. But here's to "effervescent masturbatory indulgences" though, for sure! Them's our faves!


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Biggest celebrity feuds
Debra Messing vs. Blake Shelton, Arsenio Hall vs. Sinead O'Connor, Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker Media, Kanye West vs. Amber Rose, the "Blurred Lines" copyright case and more: Reminding us that celebrities don't always play nicely.
Rob Kardashian vs. Blac Chyna(Credit: Getty Images)
After reality TV star Blac Chyna sent former fiance Rob Kardashian a video of her in bed with another man over the July 4 weekend, Kardashian lashed out by posting explicit photos of Chyna on Instagram, as well as accusing her of infidelity, promiscuity and drug use. She responded on Snapchat with a claim that Kardashian had beaten her, and by getting a restraining order against him.
Azealia Banks vs. Rihanna(Credit: AP; Getty Images)
Rapper Azealia Banks launched a social media beef against Rihanna in response to President Donald Trump's order to temporarily suspend immigration from seven predominately Muslim nations. Banks called out the Barbados-born Rihanna on Jan. 28, 2017, after the singer tweeted: "Disgusted! The news is devastating! America is being ruined right before our eyes!" People magazine reports Banks responded by noting that Rihanna isn't a citizen and can't vote. Banks added, "Stop chastising the president."
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson vs. Vin Diesel(Credit: AFP, Getty Images / Angela Weiss)
Dwayne Johnson, left, and Vin Diesel are reportedly at odds after Johnson's rant about unprofessionalism on the set of "Fast 8." In a Facebook post on Monday, Aug. 1, "The Rock" wrote: "Some [male co-stars] conduct themselves as stand up men and true professionals, while others don't. The ones that don't are too chicken [expletive] to do anything about it anyway. Candy [expletive]. When you watch this movie next April and it seems like I'm not acting in some of these scenes and my blood is legit boiling -- you're right." Diesel appeared to have responded, cryptically, to Johnson's claims in a new Instagram video, which he ultimately states "I will tell you everything."
Debra Messing vs. Blake Shelton(Credit: AFP / Getty Images)
Actress and outspoken Democrat Debra Messing and country singer and "The Voice" judge Blake Shelton got into a politically-charged spat over the presidential election after comments that Shelton made when he said that Donald Trump "says what he thinks, and he has proven that you don't always have to be so afraid." Messing later tweeted Shelton's girlfriend, Gwen Stefani, saying, "please talk to your man to not vote for the person who will STRIP you of your rights." After Shelton denied on Twitter that he was backing Trump, Messing deleted her Tweet and apologized . Shelton replied , "Thank you sis.. I don't endorse anybody. For this very reason!!"
Chris Brown vs. Soulja Boy(Credit: Getty Images for H&M / Michael Kovac; AP)
The trouble between singer Chris Brown and rapper Soulja Boy began on in January 2017 when Soulja Boy left a smiley face emoji under an Instagram photo of Brown's ex-girlfriend Karrueche Tran. Soulja Boy tweeted that night that Brown threatened to fight him for liking the photo. Several more nasty posts followed. Ultimately, both hip-hop stars announced that they've signed on for a three-round pay-per-view bout that will take place in March in Las Vegas.
Kim Kardashian vs. Taylor Swift(Credit: Getty Images / Andreas Rentz)
Kim Kardashian stirred the pot between Taylor Swift and Kanye West on Sunday, July 17, 2016, when on Snapchat, she posted video of a phone call between the rapper and pop superstar about his song "Famous," in which he rapped: "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex, Why? I made that bitch famous." This is another attempt by Kardashian to prove Swift knew all along of the lyrics, even though the "Shake it Off" singer continues to deny so.
Sinead O'Connor vs. Arsenio Hall(Credit: AP / Antonio Calanni, Richard Shotwell)
Comedian Arsenio Hall, right, filed a $5 million libel lawsuit against singer Sinead O'Connor on May 5, 2016, after O'Connor posted a Facebook status accusing Hall of furnishing singer Prince with drugs. Prince died Thursday, April 21, 2016.
Chris Brown vs. Marion "Suge" Knight
Former hip-hop mogul Marion "Suge" Knight has sued singer Chris Brown and a Los Angeles nightclub over a 2014 shooting in which he was injured and required surgery. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, accuses Brown, who hosted the party, and the nightclub 1 OAK LA of having inadequate security that allowed at least one armed person to enter. The suit argues that special security precautions should have been taken because of Brown's "well-documented track record of hosting events and/or parties in which violence frequently erupted."
Madonna vs. Guy Ritchie(Credit: Getty Images )
A legal dispute between queen of pop Madonna and her filmmaker ex-husband Guy Ritchie, concerned their son, Rocco, who currently lives with his father in England. Madonna is fighting for him to return to her custody in the United States. The case has unfolded in New York, but Madonna also issued an application in England.
Sean Penn vs. Lee Daniels(Credit: AP / Joel Ryan (left), Paul A. Hebert)
Sean Penn, left, has filed a $10 million defamation lawsuit against "Empire" co-creator Lee Daniels after Daniels compared Penn to "Empire" star Terrence Howard (who has two arrests stemming from accusations of hitting women) in an interview.
Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams vs. Marvin Gaye's family(Credit: AP / Getty Images)
On March 10, 2015, a federal jury in Los Angeles ruled that singer Robin Thicke, far right, and producer Pharrell Williams, center, had committed copyright infringement by copying elements of Marvin Gaye's 1977 hit "Got to Give It Up," to create their 2013 chart-topping single "Blurred Lines." Gaye's family had sued Thicke and Pharrell, and was awarded a walloping $7.4 million with the jury's decision.
Perez Hilton vs. Lady Gaga(Credit: Getty Images)
The former BFFs, pictured here in 2009, had a falling out when the blogger asked the singer "really terrible questions and was being very negative about 'Born This Way'" during an interview, according to the singer, who says she felt "betrayed." Their feud has played out on Twitter, with Gaga calling Hilton a "stalker" and him calling her a "real-life vampire."
Orlando Bloom vs. Justin Bieber(Credit: AP, Getty Images)
Actor Orlando Bloom was captured on video on July 30, 2014, punching singer Justin Bieber in a restaurant in Spain.
Nick Denton vs. Hulk Hogan(Credit: The Tampa Bay Times via AP / Eve Edelheit; AP / Steve Nesius, Pool)
A Florida jury sided with ex-pro wrestler Hulk Hogan, right, and awarded him $115 million in his sex tape lawsuit against Gawker Media, on Friday, March 18, 2016. (Gawker founder Nick Denton is on the left.) Hogan, whose given name is Terry Bollea, sued the gossip-news website for $100 million for posting a video in 2012 of him having sex with his former best friend's wife.
Sinead O'Connor vs. Miley Cyrus(Credit: AP (2))
On Oct. 3, 2013, Miley Cyrus lashed out at the "Nothing Compares 2 U" singer on Twitter, posting photos of O'Connor's not-so-fine moments (including desperate tweets for psychiatric help following her suicide attempt in January 2012) after O'Connor wrote an "open letter" to Cyrus on her web site, saying she is "extremely concerned" for the 20-year-old.
Jimmy Kimmel vs. Kanye West(Credit: AP (2))
After a Sept. 24, 2013 "Jimmy Kimmel Live" skit poking fun at Kanye West, the rapper called the comedian to tell him Kimmel's life would be "much better" if Kimmel made a public apology, and referred to himself as the most powerful voice in media, Kimmel revealed during his monologue two days later. West went on an expletive-filled Twitter rant targeting Kimmel soon after the phone call. "Finally, I'm in a rap feud," the comedian said on his show.
Kim Kardashian vs. Katie Couric(Credit: AP)
Katie Couric told inTouch magazine "I don't understand -- why are they so famous? I think it's mostly teenage girls that are interested," when referring to the Kardashians. Kim Kardashian responded by posting a photo on Instagram of Couric's baby gift with the hashtag "#IHateFakeMediaFriends."
Sylvester Stallone vs. Bruce Willis(Credit: Getty Images (2))
In tweets announcing "Expendables" star Bruce Willis will not return for the franchise's third installment, "Expendables 3," Sylvester Stallone called Willis "greedy and lazy." On Aug. 6, 2013, Stallone, who co-wrote the first two "Expendables" films, posted, "WILLIS OUT... HARRISON FORD IN!!!! GREAT NEWS!!!!! Been waiting years for this!!!!" followed by "GREEDY AND LAZY... A SURE FORMULA FOR CAREER FAILURE." Sly's rep confirmed the tweets were referring to Willis, but did not elaborate.
Selma Blair vs. Charlie Sheen(Credit: AP)
One day after reports circulated in June 2013 that Charlie Sheen was pushing to have Selma Blair fired from his FX show, "Anger Management," on which she played his love interest, the show's rep confirmed Blair would not be returning. TMZ reported Blair had complained to the show's producers about Sheen's professionalism, and when word filtered back to Sheen, whose Estevez/Sheen Productions is a partner in the show, he demanded the actress be fired.
Madonna vs. Elton John(Credit: AP)
Or, really, Elton John vs. Madonna, as the British singer has lobbed insults at his former friend many times over the years. One of the worst: In a August 2012, John said Madonna "looks like a ---- fairground stripper." Whatever that is.
Axl Rose vs. Slash(Credit: Left: AP, Right:Getty Images)
Despite being members of Guns N' Roses, it is no secret that Axl Rose and Slash did not get along. Slash quit the band in 1996 and the two haven't spoken since. Still, for years, the two rockers have used the media to talk about their animosity.
Chris Brown vs. Drake(Credit: Getty Images)
Chris Brown and Drake's entourages reportedly got into a fight in a New York club on June 13, 2012. Brown tweeted a photo of himself with a gash on his face, but the image was deleted shortly after.
Paris Hilton vs. Nicole Richie(Credit: AP)
Once best friends and "Simple Life" co-stars, Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie ended their longtime friendship for reasons neither would reveal. But Hilton's song "Jealousy" hinted what the reason might have been.
Denise Richards vs. Heather Locklear(Credit: AP)
Denise Richards and Heather Locklear ended their friendship when Richards began dating Richie Sambora, Locklear's husband of 11 years.
Christina Aguilera vs. Kelly Osbourne(Credit: Getty Images)
Christina Aguilera and Kelly Osbourne have feuded for years but the fight reignited when Osbourne called Aguilera fat on "Fashion Police" in 2011.
Kanye West vs. Taylor Swift(Credit: Getty Images)
Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 Video Music Awards to say that Beyonce should have won the award instead. The following year, Swift performed a new song, "You're Still an Innocent," to mock the rapper. In a separate feud, Taylor Swift got upset with Kanye West over his February release of "Famous," which includes the lyrics: "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex, Why? I made that bitch famous."
Chuck Lorre vs. Charlie Sheen(Credit: Left: Getty Images, Right: AP)
After Charlie Sheen was fired from "Two and a Half Men" for all the negative headlines he made in 2011, he verbally attacked producer Chuck Lorre. Ashton Kutcher eventually replaced Sheen on the show.
Kim Kardashian vs. Jon Hamm(Credit: Left: Getty Images, Right: AP)
"Mad Men" star John Hamm put down reality TV star Kim Kardashian in an interview with Elle UK by saying, "stupidity is certainly celebrated." Kardashian called Hamm's comments "careless."
Lil' Kim vs. Nicki Minaj(Credit: Getty Images)
The feud between the two rappers began in 2007 when Lil' Kim accused Nicki Minaj of copying her persona. Both females continue to take shots at each other through their music. In her song "Roman's Revenge," Minaj calls Lil' Kim a "has been." Lil' Kim fired back with the song "Black Friday," saying "You're garbage so I'm taking out the trash."
Brooke Shields vs. Tom Cruise(Credit: Left: Getty Images, Right: AP)
Tom Cruise criticized Brooke Shields for taking antidepressants to deal with pospartum depression after giving birth to her first child. Shieldsretaliated with an op-ed piece in the New York Times. Cruise eventually apologized.
Alyssa Milano vs. Shannen Doherty(Credit: AP)
The once co-stars began their feud on "Charmed." It was reported that Doherty was jealous of Milano. Eventually, Doherty left the show.
Mariah Carey vs. Eminem(Credit: AP)
Eminem and Mariah Carey began their long feud after the rapper claimed he dated the singer. After denying this, Mariah Carey mocked Eminem with her single "Obsessed."
Rihanna vs. Ciara(Credit: AP)
After Ciara said Rihanna "wasn't the nicest," on "Fashion Police," Rihanna fired back on Twitter. The insults went back and forth until Rihanna apologized.
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Bacon has become one of America's favorite meats. Two billion pounds of bacon is produced in the U.S every year. Saturday, August 31st recognizes and celebrates this country's guilty breakfast pleasure.
The 31st is more than a Saturday. It is international Bacon Day! There is no better way to celebrate other than by eating. Here are a few places in the Valley to order up a slice of hog heaven:
The Thirsty Lion Pub and Grill at Tempe Market Place will be serving Bacon Wrapped BBQ Prawns, grilled with Newcastle BBQ sauce, Napa slaw and grain mustard vinaigrette, garnished with curly green onions. This dish will showcase the eclectic restaurants bold flavors and original recipes and celebrate the meat's big day.
Sprinkles just announced their newest creation — maple bacon cupcakes. Harnessing bacon's unique umami taste, Sprinkles serves up their first savory cupcake. Thick, smoky bacon is baked to a crisp and woven into their Madagascar Bourbon vanilla cake.
The sweet treats are topped with rich, buttery maple cream cheese frosting, you will want to top all your sweet treats with Maple Bacon! These limited edition cupcakes are available August 30 to September 15 at the Scottsdale location.
Ben & Jack's Steakhouse in Old Scottsdale is the perfect place to celebrate International Bacon Day. Their signature Sizzling Canadian Bacon is served extra thick by the slice and can be found on Ben & Jack's award-winning menu year-round as an appetizer. You can't go wrong pairing that with Ben & Jack's prime dry-aged steaks, chops, or fresh seafood.
Salut Kitchen Bar is a restaurant and wine bar in Tempe offering a flavorful and innovative menu inspired by a mix of Mediterranean and American cuisine. The restaurant has a dish perfect for the holidays that will pacify all bacon cravings.
Salut Kitchen Bar's Bacon Wrapped Filet Mignon will be served with peppercorn demi-glace, Sautéed spinach with bacon, Parmesan French-toast, and piquillo pepper relish.


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The Darkroom: Cristopher Cichocki
06.26.2014 6:30 pm
Join MOPA for the inaugural event in our experimental forum, The Darkroom. Comprised of artist performances, lectures, and film screenings, this provocative series will provide an exploratory environment and immersive experience in the photographic arts. Guests can mix and mingle in the Museum's galleries and enjoy creative cocktails from the bar.
In conjunction with our exhibition After Ansel Adams, MOPA is proud to bring multi-disciplinary Coachella Valley artist, Cristopher Cichocki, to San Diego for the first time. Cichocki will present Circulation, a site-specific installation, accompanied by two audio/visual performances in 3-D along with a DJ set curated by the artist.
Cichocki's work, inspired by the intersection of mankind, the natural world, and industry invites a full sensory experience through his combination of painting, photography, sculpture, video, and sound. Concerned with notions of sustainability and our effect on the environment, his work has focused intensely on the Salton Sea and surrounding desert regions. Cristopher Cichocki's work has been shown internationally, including the Palm Springs Art Museum, Museum of Image and Sound Sao Paulo, Casa Franca Brasil Rio de Janerio, Portland Institute of Contemporary Art, among others.
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A "Fighter," lover, and soldier at war, MARK WAHLBERG has portrayed some of the most revered characters in film, and he's here to talk about his big screen endeavor, "Lone Survivor"! With his wide-ranging talent, the actor has taken many forms: a sergeant fighting the mob in "The Departed," a porn star in "Boogie Nights," and a man who befriends a stuffed bear in "Ted." He also recently earned his high school diploma to serve as a role model for his kids! Last time on Ellen, Mark brought Diddy along … this time he rolls solo, but there's always something superb in store!
Then, Mark's "Lone Survivor" co-star TAYLOR KITSCH will join the discussion! The actor, model and hockey player has the looks, physique and talent to pull off some of Hollywood's strongest and boldest characters, in films like "Friday Night Lights," "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" and "Battleship." His role in this film sends him to war with comrade Mark by his side, so it's fitting that they'll take Ellen's stage together!
TAMAR BRAXTON jazzes up the scene with a song from her Grammy-nominated album "Love and War"! The R&B superstar always has the world watching her every move! Over the past year, she earned three Grammy nominations, had a #1 debut album, a new baby, and a new job co-hosting the daytime talk show, "The Real." Tamar knows how to work it. She's got style, flair, and a penchant for honesty, and her music reflects the vibrant flavor of her personality. She'll bring it all to Ellen live!
This Wednesday, Ellen explores a world where entertainment and truth collide!


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TOUGH new penalties for dog owners whose pets attack people have been welcomed by East Lancashire MPs.
They follow a string of child fatalities involving canine savaging, including the February death of Blackburn toddler Ava-Jayne Marie Corless.
The town's MP Jack Straw, Burnley's Gordon Birtwistle and Pendle's Andrew Stephenson all said the new laws which came into force today were the right move.
The politicians said they hoped the long prison sentences would send a message to irresponsible owners.
The maximum prison sentence for allowing a dog to carry out a fatal attack was increased from two to 14 years.
Allowing a dog to cause injury can now be punished by five years in prison, up from two.
For the first time owners will be prosecuted regardless of where an attack takes place, even in their own home.
On February 10, 11-month old Ava Jane of Emily Street Blackburn was found mauled to death by the family pit bull terrier type dog.
Her mother Chloe King and her boyfriend Lee Wright are on bail pending further enquiries after being initially arrested on suspicion of child neglect and manslaughter.
Jade Anderson, 14, died in March 2013 at a house in Atherton after being mauled by four dogs.
In October, their owner Beverley Concannon was given a 16-week suspended jail term after admitting causing suffering to the animals.
Labour MP Mr Straw said: "These tough new penalties are a good idea.
"Too many dog owners see their animals not as pets but as means of intimidating others, "I hope this send out a clear message that such irresponsibility will not be tolerated."
Tory Mr Stephenson, whose mother Ann was bitten by dog in 2011, said: "This is the right thing to do. Dog owners need to know they cannot let their animals roam dangerously and attack people."
LibDem Mr Birtwistle, who has been bitten several times, said: "These tough new penalties are absolutely right. The irresponsible ownership of dangerous dogs can have tragic and fatal consequences."


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High-Iron Recipesby Toby Amidor in Healthy Recipes, September 26, 2012
Many folks discover they have iron-deficiency—a condition which can result from not eating enough foods that contain iron. If you're looking to pump up your iron, here are 5 recipes to help you do so.
The Guidelines
Although women tend to need a bit more iron then men, the general recommended dose is 18 milligrams per day. Each of the recipes below contain at least 1.8 milligrams of iron, which is 10% of your daily requirement.
Iron is an important mineral that helps red blood cells carry oxygen through your body. Lack of iron can result in dizziness, fatigue, weakness and pale skin. Eating foods high in vitamin C, such as peppers, potatoes, tomatoes and citrus fruits, can help absorb iron. Conversely, coffee and foods high in calcium decrease absorption of the mineral.
The Recipes
#1: Chicken Chili
The chicken and canned tomatoes provide much of the iron in this delicious one-pot meal.
Percent recommended daily amount of iron: 13%
#2: Lettuce Cups With Tofu and Beef (pictured above)
You may be surprised to learn that the tofu in this recipe provides a touch more iron than the lean ground beef.
Percent recommended daily amount of iron: 23%
#3: Garlic Sautéed Spinach
This simple weekday side can boost your iron intake in a flash. Be sure to add the lemon juice to help boost the absorption of iron.
Percent recommended daily amount of iron: 21%
#4: Apple Harvest Oatmeal
Start your morning off right with a hot bowl of oatmeal. Oats can be a good source of iron — however, read the label as amounts may vary depending on the variety you purchase.
Percent recommended daily amount of iron: 17%
#5: Thai-Style Halibut With Coconut-Curry Broth
Don't count out fish! Three ounces of halibut contains 6% of your recommended daily dose. The brown rice and spinach are other iron contributors in this recipe.
Percent recommended daily amount of iron: 16%


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Language of LightLogic Grid puzzles come with a handy interactive grid that will help you solve the puzzle based on the given clues.
The Language of Light represents concepts that are all helpful in personal growth. Each concept a.k.a. vibration or tone, is the middle path between two polarities. (Ex. Polarities Greed and Poverty combine to make Language of Light tone Abundance)
There are many life forms in the natural world that hold vibrations of specific tones. Determine which flower, herb, and mineral holds the vibration of the first five tones (Forgiveness, Structure, Power, Compassion, Breath of Life), as well as which color is used to paint each tone.
Flowers: Lavender flower, Snap Dragon, Gardenia, Tulip, Poppy
Herbs: Feverfew, Chamomile, Ginger,Saw Palmetto, Echinacea Purpurea
Minerals: Amethyst, Rhodochrosite, Yellow Calcite, Aventurine, Amber
Colors: Pink, Lavender, Peach, Turquoise, Yellow
1. Forgiveness is not held by calcite or tulip. Rhodochrosite is not associated with feverfew, saw palmetto or snap dragon, however it is associated with pink.
2. Of aventurine, amber and amethyst, one associates with saw palmetto, and another holds the vibration of compassion.
3. Saw palmetto holds the same vibration as the lavender flower. Power is painted with peach color.
4. Structure is held either by snap dragon or saw palmetto. Lavender flower holds the vibration of the same tone as the lavender color, and yellow calcite holds the vibration of the same tone as the yellow color.
5. Of the five, there is the one painted with turquoise, the one you drink ginger tea for, the one with gardenia flower, the one with yellow calcite, and the structure tone.
6. Amber is associated with poppy, tulip is associated with feverfew.
7. A soothing chamomile tea would be appropriate while holding aventurine but not while sniffing tulip.
8. If working on Power, communing with amber would work, but not drinking Echinacea tea.
HintBe careful to not confuse Lavender flower with lavender color. Also, you will need most of the grid to deduce the answers!
Answer(If you know your minerals, the correct colors match the stones.)
Forgiveness, Rhodochrosite, Gardenia, Echinacea Purpurea, Pink
Structure, Amethyst, Lavender, Saw Palmetto, Lavender
Power, Amber, Poppy, Ginger, Peach
Compassion, Aventurine, Snap Dragon, Chamomile, Turquoise
Breath of Life, Yellow Calcite, Tulip, Feverfew, Yellow
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Dog-friendly Newport, 9 People & Pub Within 1 Mile
Nestling in the beautiful Bowcombe Valley, just 4 miles from the nearest south coast beach. Brummell Barn is one of the original outbuildings to Cheverton Farmhouse, converted to provide highly individual and spacious accommodation. Boasting a wealth of interesting and original features, the barn enjoys lovely views…
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THE founder of a Bridgwater majorettes group set up hidden cameras to film a teenage girl and her mother in the shower, a court has heard.
John Boobyer, 60, who set up the Chameleon Batonettes in 1990, appeared at Taunton Crown Court on Wednesday, where he pleaded guilty to a single charge of voyeurism – relating to a hidden camera set up in the bathroom of a woman he knew.
At an earlier hearing, Boobyer also admitted setting up a hidden camera in his own bathroom, at his home in Orchard Way, Woolavington, which recorded images of the woman's daughter in the shower between January and April last year.
Boobyer pleaded guilty to four counts of making indecent images at that hearing and is due to be sentenced for those charges and the voyeurism charge on July 30.
Speaking to the Mercury after Wednesday's hearing, the mother, who cannot be identified, said Boobyer had visited her home after offering to fit a light in her bathroom but had instead fitted the hidden camera.
She said: "I discovered the camera by chance when I went for a shower and I called the police. It's disgusting and we couldn't believe what he had done.
"My daughter is ok and is dealing with it but she has her up and down days, as do I. It's frustrating but I'm glad something is being done."
Speaking to the Mercury yesterday (Monday), Boobyer said he had been involved with the Chameleon Batonettes for many years as its treasurer but had stepped down when the allegations surfaced.
In relation to the indecent images charges, Boobyer said his setting up of the camera which recorded images of the teenage girl had been a "stupid, spur
of the moment thing".
The Mercury was unable to contact anybody from the Chameleon Batonettes yesterday, but Boobyer said the group would continue to run as normal and that his daughter, Rachel, would remain as choreographer.
He said: "The Chameleon Batonettes are holding a committee meeting later in the week and will release a statement.
"My family members are still running the group, we have had regular meetings with the parents and they have seen all statements and know the truth."


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Do You Want To Have Sex With Mark Wahlberg Or Christian Bale?
Both 'The Fighter' actors are completely boinkable!
-Shari Goldhagen
In The Fighter, Mark Wahlberg, 39, and Christian Bale, 36, play boxing half-brothers with an often-contemptuous relationship in and out of the ring.
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While both boys are plenty yummy, BettyConfidential started wondering which welterweight would win in a different arena . . . the bedroom. Here's our very scientific breakdown.
Hero Worship
Wahlberg's sorta played a few hero-ish types—wanna-be football star Vince Papale in Invincible, a video game assassin in Max Payne, an astronaut in Planet of the Apes, and of course his porn star alter ego Dirk Diggler in Boogie Nights has probably seemed superman to many. But. . .
The latest actor to don cape and cowl as Batman, Bale definitely has the edge. It's just so much sexier if your boyfriend flakes on plans because he's saving Gotham from the Joker's laughing gas and not because he got drunk with his buddies after work. And he's got all those great toys—the Batmobile, Batplane, Batvibrator. Plus there are all those injuries to kiss better.
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2008 Adobe School Innovation Awards Competition
Adobe just released information regarding the 2008 Adobe School Innovation Awards. The theme this year is "My Community – My Planet – My 21st Century." The competition is open to high school students in grades 9-12.
Students can submit entries in three categories:
-Web Design & Development
-Film & Video
-Graphic and Print Design
Prizes include software, cash, a laptop computer, and a trip to NECC being held in San Antonio, Texas.
For more information…