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Caption the Political Photo: Stephen Harper sits at the front of the bus
In mid November, Stephen Harper posed for a photo on a bus in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. With the PM occupying the front seat of the Jeepney, his wife, Laureen, and Ontario senator Tobias Enverga were left to sit in the back.
You know what time it is. Welcome to another edition of Caption the Political Photo.
Here's how our photo-caption contest works. If you were the PM—or perhaps Laureen or Senator Enverga—what would you be saying in this picture? Tell us in the comments section below or on our Facebook page.
We'll repost the photo on Wednesday (December 5) using our favourite submission.
Update (December 5): And the winner is... Mark Lulu from Facebook.
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John Foster
Dec 4, 2012 at 4:33pm
Mulclaire, official leader of the opposition is setting at the back of the bus, and CNOOC (Chinese Government Oil Company) is sitting at the front of the bus with Stevo.
Ron S.
Dec 4, 2012 at 6:17pm
Guess who's driving the bus! Nah! you'll never guess. Ok I'll give you a hint. He's from China!
Jay Jones
Dec 4, 2012 at 10:18pm
Hello world here's a song that we're singing, come on vote Harper!
Dirk N.
Dec 5, 2012 at 7:04am
This bus gets terrible gas mileage and pollutes the air ten times more than a normal bus. I've ordered an entire fleet for the Harper government as it fits right in with Canada's new environmental policies.
James G
Dec 5, 2012 at 9:16am
Give me a chance to plunge off a fiscal cliff!
Dec 8, 2012 at 6:58am
The new Ottawa limo fleet may employ foreign workers, Tagalog required .
Dec 8, 2012 at 10:30pm
Decoy double here, while Harper travels ahead in his portable safety limo (plotting more treachery).


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text: The planned merger between Delta ( DAL) and Northwest ( NWA) looks even better now than it did in April. That's because Delta now believes the merger will produce $2 billion in savings and benefits, up from an original estimate of $1.2 billion, and will cost about $600 million, down from the $1 billion projected earlier. "When we announced in April with oil at $110, we wanted to make certain we did not over-commit to Wall Street what the real value was," said Delta President Ed Bastian, in an interview with TheStreet.com. "We would rather under-commit and then deliver good news. "Now that we've had an opportunity to do more detailed work, we've been able to validate the synergies we thought were there, but had a difficult time quantifying," he says. "With oil at $130 a barrel, we have to make sure we are getting every last nickel of synergies and also make sure we have good transparency." Having two dozen employee teams fully scrutinize Northwest's operations -- which could not happen during negotiations -- has been a big factor. The evaluation suggests the combined company could gain back $500 million in 2009 and another $500 million to $600 million annually until 2012. Under the tentative contract agreement reached last month with the pilot groups from the two airlines, Delta can attach either carrier's code to the flights it chooses, as soon as the deal closes. Delta expects to complete the transaction in the fourth quarter.


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Please join us at Wright State University February 20, 2014 from 4:30pm to 6:30pm for the Digital Mixer.
This one of a kind networking event brings together students, faculty, and information technology professionals. The Digital Mixer is a great opportunity for Greater Dayton's future information technology workforce to connect with regional information technology employers.
Employers, if you need to attract new talent then do not miss the Digital Mixer. This is the only networking event exclusively for IS/IT related majors. Registration is free. So register today.
For more information contact Russ at 937-229-0054 or email: email@example.com or check out the website.
Here is what past attendees have said about the event!
"The Digital Mixer provides an excellent forum for networking with IT professionals in the Greater Dayton area. It not only allows students to assess what skill sets employers are looking for, but it also is a great opportunity for them to showcase their ability. Because of the Digital Mixer, I obtained my first internship in the IT space with a well-respected local company. The internship turned into a part-time job that lasted over two years. I learned invaluable lessons, acquired essential IT skills to differentiate myself from my peers, and built a foundation for my career. I highly recommend the Digital Mixer as a way for any student looking to a get a head start on their future."
- Sarah Vidmar, University of Dayton alumna, employed as IT Staff Auditor with Fifth Third Bank.
"In winter of 2010, I attended the Digital Mixer at Wright State University where I became acquainted with some folks from a local company that specializes in software development and logistics improvement through the use of RFID technologies. I sent them a copy of my résumé and a few weeks and two interviews later, they offered me a co-op position. I worked as a co-op for them for the rest of my undergraduate college career and upon graduation they offered me a full time position as a junior software developer. Participating in the Digital Mixer provided me with an opportunity to gain invaluable hands on experience and ultimately led me down the path to the career I am now pursuing and I would recommend attending the event to any and all students looking for local internship and/or career opportunities."
- Amanda Hess, MIS major, Wright State University.


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Honors College to Host Book Signing With Award-Winning Science Fiction Writer at UA
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama Honors College will sponsor a book signing by Honors College instructor and award-winning science fiction writer Andy Duncan.
The book signing and review for Duncan's second collection of fiction, "The Pottawatomie Giant and Other Stories," will be held Tuesday, Oct. 16, from 6-8 p.m. in 205 Gorgas. The event is open to the public.
Duncan, who received his MFA from UA in 2000, has been teaching undergraduates since 1993, including weekly seminars in 21st-century science fiction and fantasy in the UA Honors College. He is also an assistant professor of English at Frostburg State University.
"In this book you will meet an Appalachian dragon, a phantom geocacher, a racist halfling, a torturer of paintings, a homicidal gator-man, the devil's son-in-law, the King of the Tramps, the Wizard of the Blue Ridge … as well as Yuri Gagarin, Harry Houdini, Zora Neale Hurston, Flannery O'Connor, and Sun Records headliners the Prisonaires, live from the Tennessee State Penitentiary in Nashville," Duncan said of his new book.
This is the second fiction collection from Duncan, whom Gardner Dozois calls "a genre to himself."
Duncan has won two World Fantasy Awards and his works have appeared in numerous international publications and year's-best volumes. He has also published poetry, essays and reviews.
His latest collection includes the World Fantasy Award-winning title story and the Theodore Sturgeon Award-winning novella "The Chief Designer." It also features Hugo, Nebula, Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson Award nominees, as well as extensive story notes and a new novelette, "Close Encounters."
The University of Alabama, a student-centered research university, is experiencing significant growth in both enrollment and academic quality. This growth, which is positively impacting the campus and the state's economy, is in keeping with UA's vision to be the university of choice for the best and brightest students. UA, the state's flagship university, is an academic community united in its commitment to enhancing the quality of life for all Alabamians.
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- SOURCE: Tonya Nelson, UA Honors College, 205/348-5557, firstname.lastname@example.com or Andy Duncan, 301/689-5059, firstname.lastname@example.com.


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midfielders Jamie Gleeson and Nick Crittenden will not be a part of Phil Simkin's squad for their pre-season trip to Willand Rovers tomorrow (3pm).
The experienced duo picked up slight knocks in Dorchester's 5-1 victory at Bridport on Tuesday and as a precautionary measure, Simkin has decided to rest his two star men, who are not expected to travel to Devon for the encounter with the Western League outfit.
Simkin told Echosport: "Jamie took a knock on his knee on Tuesday night and we will be resting him tomorrow. It's not bad, but there is just no point in risking him in a friendly.
"The same goes for Nick Crittenden, he took a knock so we won't play him either.
"We are playing quite a few games in a short space of time and it's not the sort of thing you take any chances with, they are big players for us so it's just not worth it. We have other players in the squad that I need to look at as well.
"Willand will be a decent side and they will make us feel welcome, it's usually a good surface and it will be a good day."
Simkin claimed that this year's pre-season schedule has been a valuable lesson to him about his current crop of playing staff.
"I have learnt an awful lot about pre-season and a lot about the players' characters this week," he added.
"As far as we are all concerned last Saturday is dead and buried now.
"The main thing is that we have some really good match fitness and it's all about the run-in for the first game.
"People make too much of pre-season results, we have played some good sides. We still have Yeovil to play and that is where you find out about players.
"I feel we have a good squad, it isn't big enough really but if we are lucky with injuries I see no reason why we shouldn't have a decent season."


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Alle-Kiski Laurels & Lances
Lance: To the Springdale Township commissioners. The commissioners must have been too busy with their Christmas shopping and merrymaking to see if the township's equipment was in proper working order before Wednesday's big snowstorm. They haven't replaced their lone roadworker/equipment maintenance person, then discovered their large dump truck — you know, the one used for plowing and salting — was out of order as the flakes were falling. No employees plus inoperable equipment equals failed management.
Laurel: To the Westmoreland County commissioners. The commissioners changed the county's fee structure for its Bureau of Weights and Measurements from a flat fee to one based on the number of devices inspectors actually check for accuracy. That was long overdue.
Lance: To the "new" Megan's Law. This law, placing greater requirements on the state police for the registration of sex offenders, is a fine example of a "feel good" statute. It sounds great, but in reality doesn't protect our children. It greatly increases the state's cost to oversee offenders. It passed for one reason: Legislators feared opposing it would open them to accusations they're pro-child molesters.
On the "Watch List": The state Legislature. Companies that put large, heavy trucks on local roads have long been required to post bonds to pay for whatever damage their vehicles do. Unfortunately, the bond amount — $12,500 per mile — covers only about 10 percent of the cost of repaving. The Legislature last increased the amount in 1978 and has repeatedly declined to increase it over the years. It's way past time for the state to help local municipalities on this issue.


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20 Games Like Aegis Wing()
Sonic Mania
"It's the ultimate Sonic celebration! Sonic returns in a new 2D platforming high speed adventure, and he's not alone!
Developed in collaboration between SEGA, Christian Whitehead, Headcannon, and PagodaWest Games, experience new zones and remixed classic levels with Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles!"
Far Cry 5
Welcome to Hope County, Montana, land of the free and the brave, but also home to a fanatical doomsday cult known as The Project at Eden's Gate that is threatening the community's freedom. Stand up to the cult's leader, Joseph Seed and the Heralds, and spark the fires of resistance that will liberate the besieged community.
In this expansive world, your limits and creativity will be tested against the biggest and most ruthless baddest enemy Far Cry has ever seen. It'll be wild and it'll get weird, but as long as you keep your wits about you, the residents of Hope County can rest assured knowing you're their beacon of hope.
The Evil Within 2
The Evil Within 2 is the latest evolution of survival horror. Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost it all. But when given a chance to save his daughter, he must descend once more into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner as the world twists and warps around him. Will Sebastian face adversity head on with weapons and traps, or sneak through the shadows to survive.
A Way Out
A Way Out is a couch or online co-op only game where you play the role of one of two prisoners in a daring escape over and beyond the prison walls.
What begins as a thrilling escape quickly turns into an emotional adventure unlike anything seen & played before. A Way Out is a two-player experience. Each player controls one of the main characters, working together to escape the prison and continue beyond into each character's lives.
It is a game that explores the notion of trust, companionship and facing up to consequences.
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Several years after his last adventure, retired fortune hunter, Nathan Drake, is forced back into the world of thieves. With the stakes much more personal, Drake embarks on a globe-trotting journey in pursuit of a historical conspiracy behind a fabled pirate treasure. His greatest adventure will test his physical limits, his resolve, and ultimately what he's willing to sacrifice to save the ones he loves.
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Fortnite is the living, action building game from the developer formerly known as Epic MegaGames. You and your friends will lead a group of Heroes to reclaim and rebuild a homeland that has been left empty by mysterious darkness only known as "the Storm".
Band together online to build extravagant forts, find or build insane weapons and traps and protect your towns from the strange monsters that emerge during the Storm. In an action experience from the only company smart enough to attach chainsaws to guns, get out there to push back the Storm and save the world. And don't forget to loot all the things.
Rise & Shine
Rise is a small kid of Gamearth, the world where the classic videogame characters live. He finds himself lost in the middle of a war against the Space Grunts, the bald muscular soldiers with big guns that just invaded his world. Only with the help of the legendary gun, Shine, he'll be able to stay alive and just maybe, incredibly, save his planet from the invaders.
The game mixes pure shooting arcade with the use of different bullets to solve all the situations Rise will find on his path. Think of a more arcadey Another World, also with a very tight relationship between gameplay and story.
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Call of Duty: WWII
Call of Duty: WWII creates the definitive World War II next generation experience across three different game modes: Campaign, Multiplayer, and Co-Operative. Featuring stunning visuals, the Campaign transports players to the European theater as they engage in an all-new Call of Duty story set in iconic World War II battles. Multiplayer marks a return to original, boots-on-the ground Call of Duty gameplay. Authentic weapons and traditional run-and-gun action immerse you in a vast array of World War II-themed locations. The Co-Operative mode unleashes a new and original story in a standalone game experience full of unexpected, adrenaline-pumping moments.
Splatoon 2
Splatoon 2 is a multiplayer third-person shooter in which players control characters known as Inklings and use colored ink to attack opponents and clear goals. Inklings can alternate between humanoid form, during which they can fire ink with their weapons, and squid form, which allows them to swim through ink of their own color in order to move quickly and replenish ink supplies.
Days Gone
Days Gone is an open-world action-adventure game set in a harsh wilderness two years after a devastating global pandemic. Play as Deacon St. John, a Drifter and bounty hunter who rides the broken road, fighting to survive while searching for a reason to live.
At its core, Days Gone is about survivors and what makes them human: desperation, loss, madness, betrayal, friendship, brotherhood, regret, love – and hope. It's about how even when confronted with such enormous tragedy they find a reason to live. Hope never dies.
Star Wars: Battlefront II
Become a hero in Star Wars Battlefront II. Experience rich and living Star Wars multiplayer battlegrounds across prequels, original trilogy, and the new era. Customize and upgrade iconic characters such as Yoda or Darth Maul, starfighters, or troopers. Plus, play an emotionally-gripping single player story.
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
On Hellblade, we will double down on what we do best to give you a deeper character in a twisted world with brutal, uncompromising, combat.
We are embracing the creative spirit that comes with independence without letting go of the stunning production values that we are known for. It's not indie, it's not AAA. This is a third way. its independent AAA.
It's about making a more focused game experience that isn't trying to be all things to all people but satisfies a particular gaming itch. It's about being in command of our creativity so that we can give you what you want from us at a lower price.
It's very early days in the project but we are opening our doors and inviting you to join us every step of the way. We want to show you how we make this game warts and all so that you can be part of this journey.
The game is dedicated to our fans and supporters.
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Batman: The Enemy Within
In this latest chapter, both Bruce Wayne and Batman will be forced into precarious new roles. The Riddler has returned to terrorize Gotham City, but his gruesome puzzles merely foreshadow an even greater crisis. With the arrival of a ruthless federal agent and the return of a still nascent Joker, Batman must navigate uneasy alliances while Bruce Wayne undertakes a perilous series of deceptions. Which of Batman's new allies will you choose to trust? And how deep into the darkness will you let Bruce descend?
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
In the sequel to Drake's Fortune, Nathan Drake comes across a map that showcases the location of Marco Polo's missing ships. It takes him on a journey to find the infamous Cintamani Stone, and uncover the truth behind it.
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Metal Gear
Metal Gear is considered to be the progenitor of the stealth game genre, it was also the first video game designed by Hideo Kojima, who also directed many of the later Metal Gear sequels. A heavily altered port was produced for the Famicom/NES (without Kojima's involvement). A remade version based on the original MSX2 game was released as a bonus game in Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence for the PlayStation 2 and, as a result, is also included in Metal Gear Solid HD Collection and Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection.
The game revolves around a special forces operative codenamed Solid Snake who goes into a solo infiltration mission into the fortified state of Outer Heaven to destroy Metal Gear, a bipedal walking tank capable of launching nuclear missiles from anywhere in the world.
The player must navigate the main character, a military operative codenamed Solid Snake, through various locations, while avoiding visual contact and direct confrontation with patrolling guards. If the player is seen, the game enters the "Alert Mode." In this situation, Snake must escape from enemy's sight in order to resume infiltration. The method of escaping varies depending on the circumstances behind discovery:
If Snake is seen and only a single exclamation mark appears over an enemy's head, only the enemies in the player's present screen will attack and Snake can escape by simply moving to an adjacent screen.
However, if two exclamation marks appear over the enemy (or the player triggers an alarm by being spotted by a camera, infrared sensor or by using an unsuppressed weapon), reinforcements from off-screen will appear as well. Snake can only escape by eliminating all incoming enemies, going outdoors, or by entering an elevator.
The player starts the game unarmed, but eventually acquires firearms such as a Beretta 92F and an M79 grenade launcher, as well as explosives such as remote control missiles and landmines. Ammo and supplies for weapons are limited, but are replenished by picking up ammunition caches or additional supplies. Weapons can not only be used to kill enemies, but also to clear obstacles such as hollow walls and electrified floors. Snake can also use his fists to punch and defeat patrolling enemies. Occasionally, if the player defeats a guard with punches without alerting anyone, the defeated guard will yield a single unit of rations or an ammo box that can be picked up. In addition to enemy guards, the player will also be confronted by mercenaries who will challenge the player to combat, serving as the boss characters.
The enemy base consists of three different buildings, with multiple floors (including basement levels) within them. The player uses key cards and other items to unlock doors and explore new areas. Each door will only open to its corresponding key cards. Information can be obtained by rescuing hostages being held within the buildings. After rescuing five hostages, the player's rank will increase by one star (with the maximum rank being four stars), allowing for increased carrying capacity and maximum health. However, if a hostage is killed, the player is demoted to the previous rank.
A transceiver is available for the player to communicate with their commanding officer, Big Boss, or one of the resistance members operating covertly near Outer Heaven (Schneider, Diane, and Jennifer). Each of Snake's allies specializes in a specific subject. The player must keep track of their allies' frequency numbers in order to contact them. All of the radio messages are dependent on the rooms where the player is located.
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Anthem is a shared-world action RPG, where players can delve into a vast landscape teeming with amazing technology and forgotten treasures. This is a world where Freelancers are called upon to defeat savage beasts, ruthless marauders, and forces plotting to conquer humanity.
Super Mario Odyssey
The game has Mario leaving the Mushroom Kingdom to reach an unknown open world-like setting, like Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands
Bolivia, a few years from now: this beautiful South American country has become the largest cocaine producer in the world. The influential and vicious Santa Blanca drug cartel has turned the country into a narco-state, leading to lawlessness, fear, injustice, and violence. The cartel is on track to becoming a major underworld power and global threat.
An all-out war is not the answer. A surgical, stealthy, lethal approach is the only way to stop the disease at its source. The Ghosts, an elite US Special Forces team, are sent behind enemy lines to wreak havoc, destabilize, and eventually break the alliance between the cartel and the corrupted government.
Facing an almighty enemy in a massive and hostile environment, the Ghosts will need to make critical moral choices and engage in tough battles to complete their mission – their grittiest and most dangerous operation to date.


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Timer to Get a New One
A man bought a new timer and wanted to try it out. He set it to count down from nine, but when he pushed 'go', it started counting up from five. After a couple of seconds he knew what was going on. What was happening?
AnswerThe top right light was not working, making a 9 look like a 5 and an 8 look like a 6.
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Ida has lost her hair to cancer and finds out that her husband is having an affair. Frustrated and confused, she travels to Italy to attend daughter's wedding. She meets a widower named Philip who too is angry at the world for taking away his wife. What brews between the two in the magically romantic Italy knits the rest of this romantic comedy.
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With the election right around the corner, we've been hearing more and more about the candidates' need to "lure" and "capture" the Hispanic vote. No real surprise there, given the booming U.S. Hispanic population. But just how big is it — and how much will it grow?
Well, from 2000 to 2010, the Hispanic population grew 43%, from 35.3 million to 50.5 million, upping its share of the total from 13% to 16%. Since the mid-1980s, the Hispanic population has more than tripled.
The 2010 Census also showed that 1 in 6 U.S. residents were Hispanic. By 2020, that number is expected to jump to 1 in 5, and by 2050, it should be around 1 in 3.
Whew. The impact of such growth sure doesn't end at politics. Yes, the fastest-growing segment of the population may translate to the fastest-growing voter base, but it also means the fastest-growing group of consumers.
Last year, the Hispanic population's total spending reached $1.1 trillion. By 2015, it's expected to hit $1.5 trillion. That's growth of around 8% per year for the group, versus an expected 2% annual rate for the overall population. Even during the Great Recession, spending by Hispanics shot up by over 6% — more than double the growth for the rest of the population.
And already, Hispanics make up more than a quarter of the population under 18 — a pretty large chunk of a group not old enough to vote, but old enough to influence nearly half of their households' consumer spending decisions and to spend billions themselves.
So, what does that means for investors? Well, to start, it's important to be wary about lumping all Hispanics together into one pod of consumers; a group of more than 50 million people don't all have the same spending habits. Still, statistics do paint some big-picture trends that are impossible to ignore. Here are three of them:
The rise of e-commerce, or the death of bricks-and-mortar retail, depending on how you look at it, is a clear and promising trend to bet on by itself. But the prominence of Hispanics online gives it an added boost.
Consider this: In the first quarter of 2012 alone, U.S. Hispanics were responsible for 11%, or $2.2 billion, of total e-commerce purchases. As the Hispanic population and e-commerce both climb, so should that number.
When it comes to specific companies for Hispanic e-commerce, Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) and Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) are ahead of the curve. They each offer full Spanish language websites (here and here) — something e-commerce giant Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has yet to add — and they've targeted online marketing for the group.
A 2012 Hispanic Digital Consumer Study also showed that the Hispanic shopping experience is very social. If Facebook's (NASDAQ:FB) newest attempts at e-commerce are successful, they could pay off for this booming demographic.
The language aspect could also give some companies a leg up in terms of entertainment. Many cable providers, for example, have struck deals with the end goal of attracting this market.
Entravision Communications (NYSE:EVC) owns 53 TV stations and 48 radio stations that cater to Hispanic audiences, while Univision Communications created a cable channel geared to Hispanics with the help of ABC News — owned by Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS).
Telemundo Media is also teaming up with the advertising unit of Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) to debut a new ad platform allowing advertisers to show ads in either English or Spanish on the NBCUniversal, Comcast and Telemundo networks.
Around five years ago, the food industry grew by $40 billion, and a whopping 30% of that increase came from Hispanic consumers. More recently, it's become apparent that quick-service restaurants are especially popular among the group, with a recent survey showing that they represent around 18% of total traffic and purchases.
Hispanics tend to be more frequent guests, dine in larger groups, average more profit per transaction and buy more items than other visitors. They average more profit per transaction because they tend to order more order beverages, which have higher profit margins. This, of course, could be a boon to providers like Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) and Pepsi (NYES:PEP).
More obviously, this growing segment could help quick-serve names serving Mexican cuisine — like Chipotle (NYSE:CMG) and Yum Brands' Taco Bell (NYSE:YUM) — along with other fast-food stops like Burger King (NYSE:BKW), McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) and Wendy's (NYSE:WEN).
Those are just a few possibilities. In the end, just as with the election, this growing segment of the population simply can't be ignored when it comes to consumer spending and the companies that cater to it — and let you cash in on it.
As of this writing, Alyssa Oursler did not own a position in any of the aforementioned securities.


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Third Gold medal for Ted Ligety
Ted Ligety had a date with history. He arrived a little early.
Ligety had built a massive 1.30 second lead in the first run and seemed destine to complete the task and gain his third gold medal of the 42nd World Championship, becoming the first man of the modern era to win three at the same championship.
He got it, by .81, dashing the hopes and a brilliant effort from Marcel Hirscher, the silver medal winner. Italian GS specialist Manfred Moelgg got the bronze overtaking Norway's great Aksel Lund Svindal in the second run for the medal.
The course was a bit tricky, the visibility as flat as we have come to expect at Schladming over the two weeks of competitions, and none of it seemed to matter.
Ligety, with his customary vicious angles, powered his way down the track, made recoveries which seemed to gain him time, and grabbed his fourth career World Championship gold medal and third of this meet. Bode Miller is the only other American with four World Championship gold medals.
"The second run was tough," said Ligety, "running 30 it was really bumpy and the light was flat so I was trying to charge, but just when it gets bumpy like that it's hard to make as clean a turns as I usually do. … I was glad I had that buffer."
The buffer was a 1.3 second first run lead created with a Stivot or two and some beautifully arced turns down a cleaner track (he ran third) and in better light.
Between runs Ligety went through the usual routine, helped a bit by the location of the US team facility at the base of the Planai gondola. He got a little to eat, kept the muscles warm on the spin bike, and tried his best to relax. Certainly he felt the enormity of the moment, but the huge first run lead was a comfort.
He said the earlier medals, in events he had not won World Cups in (combined and super G) did not ease the pressure as much as increase it. "This medal," he said of the GS gold, "was what I came here to do."
Hirscher, with a radioed course report send by his father and most trusted coach, put down an attack that was dazzling and brought the 30,500 in the stands and thousands more along the side of the hill and in the Schladming streets, to their feet. The huge grand stand shook.
Hirscher's second run lead increased through the first interval and was astounding on the final pitch where the crowd was loudest. He came into the warm embrace of his many fans with a .94 lead. Aksel Lund Svindal, who had been a beat ahead of the Austrian after the first heat, couldn't touch Hirscher's effort.
The race outdrew last weekend's men's downhill according to the organizers and most of the audience had come to watch Hirscher.
"It was maybe the toughest race I've ever competed in," said Hirscher who has been much in demand all week by media. "At 3 oclock in the morning was thinking," he said. In the morning he tested skis, unhappy with training the day before. He had been excused from the bib draw because he had hit a hole in training and was with a physical therapist. He also saw one between runs.
Skiing into the shaking stadium he said was "… so emotional to feel the crowd. It was amazing and I think around 50 percent wanted to see me catching a medal."
He was glad to be able to deliver.
With Hirscher in the finish, and Svindal out of the running, it all came down to Ted. It was not a perfect run. But it started out that way as he built his 1.3 first run lead by a tenth and then another. Content he backed off just a touch, as he had said he might, and carried it home for the comfortable win.
Hirscher was the only one within a second of his time. Moelgg, the bronze medal winner, was 1.75 seconds back. Tenth place was another second back and 12th was three seconds out. Ligety had outclassed the field.
The win was absolutely historic. According to InfoStrata:
– Ligety is the fifth man in history to win three or more gold medals at one world championships and the first to do it in 45 years, since Jean-Claude Killy (FRA) won four in 1968.
– The four men who have won three or more gold medals at one edition are: Toni Sailer (AUT, 4 – 1956 and 3 – 1958), Killy (4, 1968), Emile Allais (FRA, 3 – 1937) and Stein Eriksen (NOR, 3 – 1954). Ligety is the first non-European man to achieve this feat.
– Ligety is the first skier in world championships history, of either gender, to win the Super G, the giant slalom and the (super) combined at one world championships.
– Ligety's SG and SC wins at Schladming 2013 have come in disciplines in which he has never won on the World Cup tour. All 15 of his World Cup wins have come in giant slalom.
– Ligety is the seventh man to win the giant slalom at two world championships and the first since Michael von Grünigen (SUI) in 2001.
– Ligety is the sixth man to win the giant slalom at two consecutive world championships and the first since Rudolf Nierlich (AUT) in 1989-91.
– Ligety has won four of the five giant slalom races on the World Cup tour this season and has been on the podium in all five races.
– Ligety is the first USA skier, in either gender, to win the giant slalom gold medal twice at the world championships.
– Ligety is the first American skier, in either gender, to win three gold medals at one world championships.
– Ligety fourth career individual world championship gold ties Bode Miller's USA record.
– Ligety equals the USA record held by Miller, Lindsey Vonn and Julia Mancuso with five World Championships medals.
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by Hank McKee
Men's World Championship Giant Slalom, Schladming, Austria, Feb. 15, 2013.
Skier, skis/boots/bindings
1 Ligety, Head/Head/Head
2 Hirscher, Atomic/Atomic/Atomic
3 Moelgg, Fischer/Fischer/Fischer
4 Svindal, Head/Head/Head
5 Pinturault, Salomon/Salomon/Salomon
6 Simoncelli, Salomon/Salomon/Salomon
7 Dopfer, Nordica/Nordica/Marker
8 Schoerghofer, Fischer/Fischer/Fischer
9 Raich, Atomic/Atomic/Atomic
10 Neureuther, Nordica/Nordica/Marker
Men's World Championship Giant Slalom, Schladming, Austria, Feb. 15, 2013. … It is the eighth of ten races (plus the team event) of the championship, the fourth for men. … It is the 48th giant slalom championship race and 24th for men. … Ted Ligety is the defending champion. … Rudi Nierlich and Michael VonGruenigen are the only men to have won two GS gold medals at Worlds.
It is the fourth World Championship gold medal for Ted Ligety and third of these championships. … He also owns a bronze medal in GS from Val d'Isere 2009. … Four gold medals ties him with Bode Miller for most American World Championships. … The three medals in one championship places him second all time behind Toni Sailer (4 in 1956) and Jean-Claude Killy (4 in 1968). … It is his seventh victory of the season and fifth in GS.
It is the first career individual World Championship medal for Marcel Hirscher. … He was fourth in GS at Val d'Isere (2009). … It is his 14the podium placing of the season. … and fifth in GS.
It is the third career World Championship for Manfred Moelgg. … He also won bronze in slalom in Garmisch (2011) and won silver in slalom at Are (2007). … It is his third podium result of the season.
It is the second best career World Championship placing for Tim Jitloff and his best in GS (he was 14th in combined at Garmisch (2011). … It is his best finish of the season. … It is the first career World Championship placing for Robby Kelley a
nd his second best of two results this season. … It is the first World Championship result for Philip Brown.
Medal Count
AUT – 5 – (gold, silver, bronze, bronze, bronze)
USA – 4 – (gold, gold, gold, bronze)
FRA – 4 – (gold, gold, silver, bronze)
SLO – 3 – (gold, silver, silver)
GER – 3- (gold, bronze, bronze)
ITA – 3 – (silver, silver, bronze)
NOR – 2 – (gold, bronze)
CRO – 1 – (silver)
SWE – 1 – (silver)


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Week 2 game in group h has been played
Played Leftfield in Div H for the final match of round 2.
Left's Pro Elves vs my Chaos Dwarves.
Left elects to kick off first. The kick is bad, allowing me to put it in the hands of a centaur and cage up on the line. My mino strikes hard and BH's a lineman on a bothdown to end the first turn.
Left spends his turns trying to get all of his players out of immediate danger while trying to limit my progress. By turn four I've managed to get into scoring position with the help of my centaur.
Enter the wizard.
A fireball blasts apart my cage, hitting 4/4, taking down the ballcarrier, the right side of my cage, and BH'ing my only sure hands player on the team.
This does not look good.
Left takes advantage of this and throws catchers downfield, runs in, scoops the ball, and launches it towards a waiting catcher, who flubs the catch.
Unfortunately, there is no way I can catch up and its easy for Left to walk in the TD.
1-0 Left's Pro-Elves.
Turn 6.
He kicks off right on my side of the LoS. Blitz. He throws both blitzers there with a half cage and grabs the ball.
Again, nothing I can do here as he throws an easy pass in for a 1 turn TD.
2-0 Left's Pro-Elves.
I kickoff to left this time, and for some reason, forget I have to cover the sidelines. He pours elves through the gaps and easily gets a two turn TD.
3-0 Left's Pro-Elves.
Towards the final turns of the game I manage to get something going and grab the ball out of a scrum and hand it off to a waiting centaur who is able to bash his way through the defenders and make a lucky dodge.
Final: 3-1 Left's Pro-Elves.
How many games is that now for the Army Mans? It's got to be a fair few: my Chaosmans are over 30 matches into their career, and the Altdorf Army was around while I was still playing the RPS-themed Dark Elves featuring the heroic Alec Meer and the treacherous liability Iron Quinns.
What exactly do I do to the spreadsheet to reboot with a new team next season?
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Lefty Pro Elves 2 - 2 HElf Elesium
This match can only be summed up by the word 'Useless'. That is for every single player on that pitch, the amount of fumbled pick ups/catchs/throws was beyond belief. Though maybe I should have edged it, my thrower dropping the ball at this feet three times just showed his heart wasn't in it. The end of the game really showed it, last turn, a simple 2+ pass to get skill, fumbled with the pass re-roll.
This team is dead now, time to go to the dark side, Dwarves it is.
This is the first time I've ever developed a team past a dozen or so matches. Bugger me but Humans a painfully bloated at high TV value. Blizters should be 80 and Catchers 60. That or every other teams positionals should be 10 more expensive.
Agree with you on the Catchers always thought they were overpriced. Now if they were AG4 or MA9 on the other hand...
The Orc and High Elf rosters really do ram home how overpriced Human Blitzers and Catchers are. Orc Blitzers at 80k is just nutzo.
Not every player can be compared like for like.
I'd like to take a few zombies in my elf team for their extreme stamina/value, or a beast of nurgle for the los. But that's not in the team.
You need to look at the team as a whole.
I have would sooner take a pro elf catcher than a ghoul for 30 cash less, and I think a lot of players would like a flesh golem to pad out their skaven teams.
I'll take amazons with a couple of high elf throwers and some chaos warriors for muscle, please.
So basically use the Dungeonbowl teams?
Orc Blitzers though are just an insult - they are an insult holistically and individually and not just to Human teams but to all the other rosters. They would make sense at 80K if they could only have 2 of them. Because Orc linemen are kind of crap to develop so they would need the TV break. But they can take 4 and that's just nuts. After the 4 Black orcs, 4 Blitzers, the Two Throwers and the Troll the Orcs don't have any frikin' linemen on their team so they get to jettison the weak link. A mere 9 players with S access puts them at a disadvantage to sweet F and A.
Orc linemen are awesome. I would take 3 of em on defence.
But anyway - 10k or 20k of initial cost is nothing at high TV. Increasing orc blitzers to 90k would add 40k to the TV of a developed orc team. Hardly any change. What it would do is impact on starting rosters and low TV tournaments and leagues.
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There is restaurant food and there is home food. And anyone who tries to make the twain meet is asking for trouble. People in Sydney believe eating out is for fun, while eating in is functional.
At home, we dine simply: most nights it's meat and three veg, followed by fruit and ice-cream, with the occasional bowl of pasta for an exciting diversion. Our favourite home-cooked meal is a roast. Mostly, we don't bother with recipes - how hard is it to grill a sausage and boil a potato?
In a restaurant, however, the last thing we want is plain cooking. Dining out is our favourite Saturday night activity and we fantasise about it all week. It's an opportunity to eat fish, preferably with an exotic sauce, done Italian, Chinese or Thai style. We are proud of the array of choice in this town and we want to be surprised.
This portrait of the way Sydney eats comes from the first annual Good Living survey of our food habits.
In August, The Sydney Morning Herald commissioned research agency AMR Interactive to conduct phone interviews with a sample of 1000 Sydney adults, weighted to match the city's diversity by age, gender, income and geography.
The main findings dispose a few myths about our eating habits and endorse a few others. Here's what we learned ...
We prefer restaurant food to fast food but often we end up cooking at home.
Contrary to dire predictions, takeaway is not taking over. Asked how often they bought takeaway, 50 per cent said once a fortnight or more and 26 per cent said every six months or less.
By contrast, 60 per cent said they ate in a restaurant once a fortnight or more and 12 per cent said every six months or less.
We do order takeaway more often than we go out boozing. Asked how often they go to a bar or pub, 33 per cent said once a fortnight or more, while 21 per cent said less often than every few months.
On average, Sydneysiders eat takeaway three days a month, spending about $15 each time. Friday is the preferred night. It's most likely to be pizza (27 per cent) or Chinese (27 per cent) followed by Thai (14 per cent), fish and chips
(5 per cent) and Indian (5 per cent). Only two per cent listed McDonald's as their favourite takeaway.
On average, Sydneysiders dine in a restaurant once a week, preferably on a Saturday. We're comfortable spending up to $30 a head at a BYO and up to $50 a head at a licensed restaurant.
Asked what they thought was the most important feature in a restaurant, 46 per cent said good food, 21 per cent said efficient service and eight per cent said cleanliness. Only two per cent said their first priority was cheapness.
Home cooking is stuck in a time warp and we still love our roasts.
Asked about last night's dinner, 68 per cent said it was home cooked, 13 per cent said it was takeaway and 11 per cent said it was in a restaurant, cafe or hotel. (A scary three per cent didn't have dinner.)
Only 14 per cent of evening meals include an entree, which tends to be soup (but that's confined largely to people over the age of 55), while 39 per cent of dinners include dessert.
The most common main course is meat with vegetables or rice (36 per cent) or pasta (13 per cent). Dessert tends to be fruit or fruit salad (36 per cent) and ice-cream (27 per cent) or cake (16 per cent).
Asked their favourite home cooked meal, 27 per cent said a roast, 18 per cent said meat and vegetables or rice, 15 per cent said pasta, eight per cent said curry and seven per cent said stir fry. Clearly, the Asianisation of our palates is taking a while to sink in.
Italy rules and the French fightback will be a struggle.
A fad for France hit Sydney in the 1970s, when it seemed that every suburban corner sported a little BYO specialising in pate, duck a l'orange and creme caramel, often run by enthusiastic Australians who'd never been to Paris but knew all the Parisian cookbooks. French started fading in the 1980s, replaced by Italian trattorias and Asian takeaway.
Lately, however, some Italian restaurateurs have suspected that the souffle is rising again, as haute cuisine establishments such as Marque, Quay, est., Becasse and Guillaume at Bennelong receive high accolades in The Sydney Morning Good Food Guide 2004.
This survey of Sydney's eating habits shows the Italians have nothing to worry about. Asked to nominate their favourite cuisine, only two per cent said French, while 19 per cent said Italian,
19 per cent said Chinese and 15 per cent said Thai.
Asked their favourite restaurant, nine per cent named an Italian place, eight per cent a Chinese, five per cent a Thai and seven per cent a seafood specialist. French barely featured.
Wine is catching up to water.
Beer ceased to be the national beverage long ago and now wine has almost caught up with water as the favourite accompaniment to a meal, whether out or in. Asked what they drank with last night's dinner, 23 per cent said water and 21 per cent said wine.
Beer, at just 8 per cent, falls behind tea (11 per cent) and fruit juice (9 per cent). Soft drinks were most often consumed with fast food: 38 per cent of those who had takeaway last night accompanied it with sugary fizz.
If the meal was eaten in a restaurant, 35 per cent had wine with it, and if it was at a friend's place, 41 per cent brought a bottle. The people most likely to be wine drinkers were aged 45-64 and earning more than $90,000 a year.
Surprisingly, for a city addicted to caffeine, only eight per cent had coffee with dinner - perhaps they needed their sleep.
We may buy cookbooks but we hardly use them.
Asked how they go about preparing dishes at home, 36 per cent said they "make up recipes as they go along" and 20 per cent said they get ideas from friends or family. Only 24 per cent use cookbooks, while eight per cent get ideas from magazines and three per cent are inspired by TV shows. Two nights a week, 30 per cent help their cooking with packaged "meal helpers".
And when we decide to eat out? Eighty per cent choose a restaurant relying on word of mouth from friends or family, 14 per cent go by "reviews in newspapers" and four per cent look up The Good Food Guide.
Asked "How much faith do you have in the opinions of food critics?", 18 per cent said they agree with most, 68 per cent agree with some and 14 per cent agree with none.
The dinner party is dead.
Sydney people feel forced to cook dinner six nights a week and they reckon that's enough. Asked their response to the statement "I would like to cook more than I do now", 33 per cent strongly disagreed and 17 per cent somewhat disagreed.
Asked their ideal Saturday night activity, only 10 per cent said "having a dinner party", while 40 per cent said dinner in a restaurant with friends or a partner.
So Sydney would rather eat out and who can blame us?
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Los Angeles: Pop singer Miley Cyrus was seen repeatedly showing off her engagement ring in an attempt to silence the latest gossip about the state of her relationship with actor Liam Hemsworth.
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The money was apparently frozen and ready to complete. After four failed attempts to 'complete' the payment I was told to ring my bank. I did so and my bank told me that the hotel were in fact trying to take a whole new payment on top of the pre authorisation. Once I found this out I was undoubtably unhappy. I spoke to the member of staff who was prossesing the pre authorisation who said he was trying to 'complete' it not do a new transaction. The opposite to what my bank was telling me. The bank said this happens a lot and is a problem with hotels and airline tickets. I found the staffs response to the issue pathetic and it was so rude that my girlfriend actually didn't want to stay at the hotel after the hour and a half it took to get this 'pre authorisation' magically completed after so many attempts. Apparently this has never happened before other than once. I'd be interested to know how true this is. Luckily my money was in a savings account and my card didn't have the funds to process their fresh new payment and charge me twice. Th pre authorisation apparently wears off after seven days but you lose the use of your money over that time. I was told to 'call the police then' by what appeared to be the manager. And he was not apologetic for the hold up one bit. The room itself when we eventually got there was okay very small but always clean and the location is outstanding. It's such a shame the whole trip felt so awkward because of rude staff following what could well of been a genuine error. I wouldn't stay again as convenient and well priced as it was.
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DPBRN Patient Satisfaction With Dental Restorations
This study has been completed.
Dental Practice-Based Research Network
HealthPartners Institute
Kaiser Permanente
Permanente Dental Associates Group, Oregon
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
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First received: September 13, 2010
Last updated: June 14, 2011
Last verified: June 2011
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|First Received Date ICMJE
|September 13, 2010
|Last Updated Date
|June 14, 2011
|Start Date ICMJE
|November 2008
|Primary Completion Date
|March 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01201421 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title ICMJE
|DPBRN Patient Satisfaction With Dental Restorations
|Official Title ICMJE
|Patient Satisfaction With Dental Restorations
|Brief Summary
|The purpose of this study was to administer two questionnaires. The first, a Dental Satisfaction Questionnaire to assess patient satisfaction with a restoration visit using patients recruited from practices participating in the Dental PBRN "Reasons for replacement or repair of dental restorations" study. The second questionnaire (completed by the practitioner) was a brief single page questionnaire to evaluate the patient visit.
|Detailed Description
|This study was to assess a comprehensive range of determinants of patient satisfaction following the restoration replacement or repair to study the relative contribution of each determinant towards overall patient satisfaction.
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|Study Design ICMJE
|Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
|Target Follow-Up Duration
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|Sampling Method
|Non-Probability Sample
|Study Population
|Practitioner investigators must have been enrolled in the DPBRN, completed the "Assessment of caries diagnosis & caries treatment" study; and do at least some restorative dentistry in their practices. The human subjects directly involved in this study were patients who had sought dental treatment in the DPBRN practitioners' practices.
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|Patient Satisfaction
|Intervention ICMJE
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|Enrollment ICMJE
|Completion Date
|March 2010
|Primary Completion Date
|March 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
|13 Years and older (Child, Adult, Senior)
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|Denmark, United States
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|Administrative Information
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U01DE016747 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Has Data Monitoring Committee
|U.S. FDA-regulated Product
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|IPD Sharing Statement
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|Responsible Party
|Gregg H. Gilbert, DDS, MBA, Study Chair, University of Alabama at Birmingham
|Study Sponsor ICMJE
|Dental Practice-Based Research Network
|Collaborators ICMJE
|Investigators ICMJE
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|June 2011
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Archive for 2014
Featured artists: Jesus Rafael Soto, Joanne Barthelmes and the Museum of Jewish Heritage December 24
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Featured Artists: Barbara and Larry Domsky, John Gurche, Fenix Dance and Drum and 12 Years a Slave October 15
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Featured artists: Marc Chagall, Orlando Public Art and Seth Mittag October 2
See an artist through pigments imbued with tragedy, a city turns to public art to enhance downtown appeal, a sculptor falls into claymation and young artists pay homage to Vegas showgirls past and present.
Featured artists: Edward Hopper, Brett Zamore, Jason Harrelson and Dorothea Lange September 4
View the work of Edward Hopper through a New York lens, meet an architect who constructs beautiful homes at affordable prices, see how a musician bridges science and sound, and explore the work of Dorothea Lange through the eyes of her family.
Featured Artists: Chuck Weber, Cross Currents, Sherlock Holmes and early American furniture August 20
In this edition of Artworks, young artists push back again stereotypes, Sherlock Holmes is on display in Columbus, Ohio, a serious diagnosis fuels an artistic surge, and master craftsman of the past are honored in an elaborate exhibit.
Featured artists: Jeffu Warmouth, Ella Dinkins and Josephine Burns, the Art League of Houston and Robert Christensen August 6
An artist uses his unique humor to help a museum revitalize a small town's art scene, a quilting exhibit echbos the deep roots of a community, a serpentine structure snakes its way through town, and a photographer captures the sunbaked buildings of the old West.
Featured Artists: Frequent Flyers Productions, Jason Wolff, Ann Williamson and Pompeii at the Cleveland Museum of Art July 25
Dancers fly past an ethereal backdrops at Frequent Flyer Productions, Roman ruins come to life at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Jason Wolff shares his clay throwing technique, and designer Ann Williamson makes one-of-a-kind pieces of wearable art.
Featured Artists: SMAG Dance Collective, Albert Ewing, and Texas Southern University Murals July 8
Meet a dance company that provides a creative outlet to all dancers; find out if there is a formula for making people laugh; tour history through murals at a university in Houston; and learn the shocking truth behind some frightening old photographs.
Featured Artists: Syd Moen, Billy Childs, Melissa Janda and Directors Teller & Arron Posner June 30
A photographer creates "little planets" through stereographic projections, a veteran composer shares his tips to the trade, and two famous magicians bring their tricks to the stage.
Featured artists: Gary Dudley, Jason Rohlf, Wain Cain & Daniel White, and the International Quilt Festival June 12
A sculptor re-creates his memories in clay, a painter maneuvers through abstract art, to artists find a novel way to honor one legendary cartoonist, and quilting is elevated to an art form.
Featured Artists: Miki Lansdowne, Third Coast Kings, Mark Bradford, and Tarell McCraney May 14
A photographer explores the abandoned past, funk musicians bring the groove back to their Detroit roots, junkyard scraps come to life and a new world spin on a Shakespearean classic.
Featured Artists: Michelle Kaptur, Matt O'Brien and Daniel Mollohan, Rene Magritte, & The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum April 29
A long awaited cleaning reveals wonderful colors never seen before, a glassblower adds an emotional touch to her creations, a journalist and photographer come together to reveal the dark side of Vegas, and the ordinary becomes the extraordinary.
Featured Artists: Dale Chihuly, Myles Harlan, Lynne Parks and Colorado Ballet April 17
Gaze at giant glass sculptures, follow a musician on an emotional journey, meet an artist with an eye for the over-looked, and watch ballerinas capture an era of tragedy.
Featured Artists: Eunice Parsons, Dave Buker, Paul Bialas and Jonathan Latiano April 2
Meet an artist with a 96-year-old passion, learn about the secret lives of the members of a new indie band, see the beauty in the brewery, and explore art that bursts from gallery walls.
Featured Artists: Frequent Flyers Productions, Jason Wolff, Ann Williamson and Pompeii at the Cleveland Museum of Art March 19
Dancers fly past an ethereal backdrops at Frequent Flyer Productions, Roman ruins come to life at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Jason Wolff shares his clay throwing technique, and designer Ann Williamson makes one-of-a-kind pieces of wearable art.
Featured Artists: Kasia Billhartz, Albert Frey, "One Chance", & Downton Abbey Fashion February 28
In this edition of Artworks, fashion illustrates the passing of time, fire sparks creativity, a profile of the man and the house behind Desert Modernism, and an opera singer gets the chance of a lifetime.
Featured Artists: Heimrad Backer, Houston Fine Art Fair, Edgar Allan Poe and Jessica Fellowes January 30
Meet an artist who has dedicated his life to documenting the Holocaust, a fine arts fair in Houston highlights contemporary Korean art, the exhibition "Terror of the Soul" explores the dark past of an iconic poet, and the history of one of Downton Abbey's beloved characters is explained.
Featured Artists: Broadway's "After Midnight", Mark Crouthamel, Colin Matthes, and Graham Nash January 16
The jazz age hits Downton Abbey and Broadway, find the art in the ice, a solar energy derby takes shape and a rock star reveals his first love.
Featured Artists: Albert Paley, Nick Cave, Carlton Ward and Anders Zorn January 1
A metal sculptor wields the weight of his large designs, an artist's "sojourn" leaves a lasting impression, a photographer showcases Florida's unique ecosystem, and a 20th century Swedish painter is rediscovered.


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Sunset celebrates West's best
Published 4:00 am, Sunday, May 27, 2012
Get inspired at Sunset magazine's 15th annual Celebration Weekend June 2 and 3 where readers are invited behind the scenes to tour the gardens, nosh from the outdoor kitchen, and rub elbows with Sunset's trendsetting staff.
The home, garden, food and travel extravaganza takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days at Sunset's 7-acre campus at 80 Willow Road in Menlo Park. Presenters include nine celebrity chefs and some of the West's best farmers, gardeners, builders, artists and designers.
Sunset's design wizards will transform a patch of asphalt into the Ultimate Outdoor Living Room, complete with pop-up deck furniture. Check out the modular, off-the-grid House Arc, and Sunset's new line of brand-name landscaping plants. Bring an appetite - Sunset has curated an array of food trucks.
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Use of college-counseling services is more important in predicting college enrollment by Latinas than a consistent record of high academic achievement, according to an analysis published in Harvard Educational Review. For Latinos, the best predictors are academic achievement, parental expectations and language proficiency.
Parental expectations for boys were highly correlated with their academic performance and college enrollment. But teachers were more accurate than parents at predicting which girls would eventually enroll in college, the analysis shows. Researchers say Latinas may be less influenced by parental expectations or they may rely less on family than school agents for emotional support.
15-year longitudinal study
The findings, based on an analysis of a 15-year study of 121 Latino and Latina youth in metropolitan Los Angeles contrast with previous research, which did not find gender differences, the authors note. Unlike many other studies, this research did not compare the college enrollment of Latinos with other ethnic groups, but rather looked at what distinguishes Latinos who enroll in college from those who do not.
Better understanding of these gender differences could bolster college enrollment of Latinos and Latinas, who continue to be underrepresented in higher education, according to Maria Estela Zarate of the University of Southern California and Ronald Gallimore of UCLA and LessonLab Research Institute.
A range of current outreach programs, college admissions strategies, and K-12 interventions so far has had only a modest impact on college enrollment for this population. The researchers analyzed data from the Latino Home School Project (LHSP) which began in 1989 as a longitudinal investigation of 121 Latino youth then entering kindergarten. Parents were interviewed annually and the student was interviewed annually beginning in ninth grade until the year after high school. Teachers rated the students on academics and class engagement from kindergarten through eighth grade.
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Throughout most of their academic careers, boys' scores in both mathematics and reading had a clear connection to future college enrollment. The same pattern did not hold for girls. Academic performance only became a predictor of college enrollment for Latinas in high school. Mathematics test scores were a strong predictor of college enrollment for Latinas.
Almost all college-enrolled girls reported receiving advice (97%) and explanation (91%) for course requirements from counselors, compared with 57% of non-college girls. In fact, the researchers say, "non-college girls seemed to receive little advice about their course selection." Seventy-four percent of college-bound girls visited specialized college guidance counselors, compared with only 30% of non-college girls; 86% of college-bound girls felt comfortable talking with their counselors, compared with 57% of non-college-bound girls.
"Latina college-enrollment status seems to relate more to their relationships with college counselors and teachers than to academic achievement and parental expectations," the researchers say.
"Gender Differences in Factors Leading to College Enrollment: A Longitudinal Analysis of Latina and Latino Students" Harvard Educational Review, March 2006, Volume 75, Number 4, Winter 2005 pps. 383-408.
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