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Convicted killer back in prison
Wednesday, Mar 12, 2014 01:01 pm
The woman convicted of killing a St. Albert realtor in 2006 is back in prison for robbing and threatening an Edmonton teen.
Lisa Ann McKay was arrested last June for forcing a 16-year-old girl at knifepoint to withdraw cash from ATMs in downtown Edmonton, according to an agreed statement of facts.
McKay picked the girl at random as she was walking to school. She threatened to stab the 16-year-old if she didn't hand over her cell phone and wallet.
After the second withdrawal attempt failed, McKay forced the teen to buy her cigarettes and beef jerky at a convenience store. She later used the teen's stolen debit card to buy liquor.
McKay was arrested a day after the robbery when Edmonton police caught her jaywalking.
In court Tuesday, McKay pleaded guilty to one count each of robbery, possession of a dangerous weapon and fraud under $5,000.
The 33-year-old was previously convicted of manslaughter in the death of St. Albert real estate agent William Edward Maloney in February 2006.
The two had an ongoing relationship for eight years when McKay was involved in the sex trade industry.
After a night of consuming alcohol, cocaine and sleeping pills, McKay stabbed 63-year-old Maloney to death with a kitchen knife in his Lacombe Park home.
She served nearly six and a half years in prison and was released in November 2012.
In an Edmonton courtroom Tuesday, McKay was sentenced to three years in prison. She has just over two years left to serve.


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Texas-Baylor notebook: Johnson wastes no time scoring
Updated 12:11 am, Sunday, October 21, 2012
After last week's blowout loss to Oklahoma, Texas' coaching staff took criticism for, among many other things, not letting speedy freshman Daje Johnson touch the ball before halftime. The Longhorns rectified that slight immediately Saturday, and it paid off.
Johnson took a handoff on the first play from scrimmage and sprinted down the right sideline for an 84-yard touchdown. It was Johnson's second long scoring play of the season. Against West Virginia, he found the end zone on a 46-yard shovel pass.
Turner shines: As badly as the UT secondary played for much of Saturday night, it got a nice lift from backup Josh Turner, who followed an excellent open-field tackle — something never to be taken for granted on this year's UT team — with a diving interception midway through the second quarter.
It was the first career interception for Turner, a sophomore from Oklahoma City.
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According to Jeff Bhasker, the Lil Wayne-assisted single has the weakest beat and melody as well as carries horrid lyrics.
Days leading to the U.S. release of Kelly Rowland's new solo studio album "Here I Am", music producer Jeff Bhasker stirred controversy by throwing harsh criticism at her single "Motivation". The music maker who has worked with the likes of Kanye West, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys and Beyonce Knowles posted the negative review on Twitter.
"How can this kr song with the weakest beat and melody of all time be the #1 song on urban!? Oh yeah. [Lil] Wayne," Jeff began his critical tweets by dragging Weezy to it. As if slamming the music and the featured guest was not enough, he trashed the lyrics as well. "I just listened to Motivation again to see if I was to harsh in my critique. I wasn't. The lyrics are horrid as well," he wrote.
Jeff's statements seemed to have provoked complaints from loyal fans of both Kelly and Weezy since he quickly clarified that he just gave what people usually loved: drama. "Come on twitter you know you live for the negative tweets," the Grammy-winning producer wrote. He didn't backpedal on his criticisms toward the Jim Jonsin-produced single though.
Kelly is going to release "Here I Am", where "Motivation" is listed, across the United States on July 26. The former Destiny's Child member collaborates with the likes of Big Sean, Rico Love and David Guetta for the effort.


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August 3rd, 2011 – Reef Check Ecodiver Course Completed with a Survey of Ao Leuk
A beautiful day greeted the Eco Koh Tao team for their final day of the latest Ecodiver extravaganza as they took their slates and reels and headed for AoLeuk Bay in Koh Tao's South-East.
Working with Marine conservation Koh Tao (MCKT), Eco Koh Tao (EKT) regularly surveys a number of bays around Koh Tao. The team from MCKT focuses mostly on the south & east sides of the island while EKT focuses mostly on the north & west. In this way we get good overall coverage of our entire reef systems.
During the course students undertake detailed classroom lectures on organism ID and its role in the ecosystem before diving on local reefs to get first hand experience of some of the things discussed in class.
IDCS & Reef Check Instructor Nathan Cook said "It is good for us to get to the East coast sometimes as the indicator species and reefs vary quite markedly from what we usually survey. Working with MCKT also helps us share what can sometimes be quite a heavy workload."
People often ask whether the reef is good or bad based on our data but long term monitoring is designed to indicate changes over time so causes can be identified and solutions developed when problems do arise.
The afternoon of the 3rd saw us also complete the course and certification procedures for three new Reef Ecodivers: Pierre Ingmarsson from Sweden, Julie Jamieson of Scotland and one more of Crystal Dive's instructional team Richard Todd joined our ranks. Well done guys!
Our Reef Check surveys are also conducted in conjunction with the Save Koh Tao Groups Ecological Monitoring Program collecting data for our local conservation efforts as well.
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My therapist is amazing. She does not pull punches but she helps me so much. I managed to talk to her about so much difficult stuff today. I am really lucky to have her.
I used to be so disillusioned with therapy and used to leave it feeling terrible. Now with this therapist I dont feel that. Sure I find it difficult, she does not make things easy, but she helps me and cares. I am not used to that and it really helps. And even when the cynic voice in me says she does not really care I am able to override that with the voice that says she does.
My old therapist was what I like to call a terrorpist, but my current one is not.
So I feel a lot better than I did earlier. I know the end point of this is not to keep seeing her but for now she helps and I think she is helping me get to a point where I will be able to deal with that and be OK.


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Veggie Tacos Recipe
These vegetarian tacos are stuffed with a blend of sauteed cabbage, peppers and black beans so filling, you won't miss the meat. Top with avocado, cheese or a dollop of sour cream. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 3 cups shredded cabbage
- 1 medium sweet red pepper, julienned
- 1 medium onion, halved and sliced
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 cup salsa
- 1 can (4 ounces) chopped green chilies
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 8 taco shells, warmed
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 medium ripe avocado, peeled and sliced
- 1. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; saute cabbage, pepper and onion until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with sugar.
- 2. Stir in beans, salsa, chilies, garlic, chili powder and cumin; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until flavors are blended, about 5 minutes.
- 3. Serve in taco shells. Top with cheese and avocado. Yield: 4 servings.
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2 tacos: 430 calories, 22g fat (5g saturated fat), 14mg cholesterol, 770mg sodium, 47g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 10g fiber), 12g protein.
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I know so many guys who are obsessed with exercise comparisons. And not in the, "I'm a deadlifter and I want to know if Bulgarian split squats will serve as a decent assistance exercise for my deadlift?" It's more in the "I'd rather be talking than lifting because I'm going to keep pretending that if I could only figure out what is "best" then I'll be ready to start some serious strength training."
I get the deadlift vs squat question a lot. "Which is better?" My answer is almost always the same. "What are your goals? Better for me or better for you?" If you want to get better at the barbell back squat, then I would say that squatting is better for you. If you want to work up to a big pull, then you should probably spend some time picking heavy things up off the ground.
It's about priorities, and this is just me, but here is how I prioritize my exercise selection:
- First, I set goals
- Then I pick movements that will help me meet those goals
- I only pick movements/exercises that I like doing–if it's not fun for me, I don't need it
I have the luxury of saying that because I don't compete and I train because I love to lift weights. That's about it. I like looking good and feeling good, but I train because it's fun.
If I had the goal of squatting or deadlifting more, I would focus on the one that I enjoyed the most. If I was competing, I would choose whichever would make me perform better in competition.
But most of the guys who are asking this just want to be bigger and have more muscle. This can be accomplished by squats and deadlifts. When I ask which one they enjoy more, the answer is usually "I don't like either one."
"Then why do you think you have to do either one?"
"A book/magazine said so."
"But you don't have to do anything."
"But which one is best?"
And around and around we go. This is just two cents from a passionate amateur lifter who is always getting stronger and looks like it as well. Unless you are in competition, ask yourself why you "should" do anything in the weight room. Life is too short to do things that do not benefit us or are not enjoyable in any way.
I love to lift. I love to squat. I love to deadlift. I love to get stronger. But I enjoy deadlifting the most, so that's which one is best for me. Choose something you like, bang away at it, if it makes you stronger and you're having a good time, you're doing it right, no matter what anyone says.
PS: Mark Rippetoe will tell you that you're a sissy if you don't squat. Just saying.


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First, three things. The NHL's Vezina Trophy finalists are out, and Henrik Lundqvist isn't one of them. The three are Tim Thomas, Roberto (Meltdown) Luongo and Pekka Rinne.
Also, did you see that Brad Ference got a small, slap-on-the-wrist fine for giving the finger to the fans in Montreal. What another joke league discipline has become. Imagine if Sean Avery did that? And, again, Matt Cooke has to be wondering why he has to sit out the whole first round when everybody else is getting one puny game for all these filthy hits and attacks during the playoffs.
I believe that the Rangers, down 3-1, have a better chance of winning their series than the Knicks, down 2-0, have. Over at our Knicks blog, we have an interview with Charles Oakley, for those of you who follow both teams.
More John Tortorella:
On whether he changes the way he prepares his team, and if it's any different in this situation:
"I'm not going to get into a bunch of rhetoric about it, but I have thoughts how you handle this situation, how I like to prepare. But this team here, teams are always different as you coach them. I think as a coach you need to be careful what your personnel are, what you think will help them most in this type of situation. That's what we've done. And we still have some steps to go before we step on the ice. But we're ready to play. I don't know how many different ways I can tell you. We'll be ready to play."
On whether he coaches differently, i.e. changing things up earlier if need be, in an elimination game:
"I go into every game that way. It depends on what situation you're talking about. We can't sit here and talk about 'This is going to happen.' I do that every game. So I don't think … This is a … I know if we lose we're done, so there's certainly certain situations that will be different, then starting early in a series, Game 1 in the first period. So, yes, I'll give you that."
On whether he's been surprised that Washington has been able to rally against a team that's been so good in third periods:
"Yeah, it's been a big part of the series. Again, I thought in the first game we were playing our best hockey going with the lead going into the third period. We had a busted play in the neutral zone, they whack away at it, they score a goal. But this is what happens in playoff hockey. You see a lot of different things. But certainly that's a situation we hope to improve as we keep on playing here because it has been one of our strengths throughout the year. But playoffs, regular season, it's a whole different animal.
"I think some of it comes through experience, too, going through some of these things, learning and acting differently. I think that's very important as a team tries to gain experience in those tight, pressure-type situations."
On changing lines or personnel:
"I could be bouncing people around on lines, depending on how the game's going, momentums of games. But as far as personnel, the personnel will stay the same. The lines, that could change as we go right on through."
Same thing on the PP?
"It depends. I don't have an answer. … It goes with everything. It depends on what I think is happening with certain players, how they're going. As far as the power play, again, I think we'll go into a game with units that we like and we'd like to give an opportunity to, then we'll see as the game goes on."
On a reason why all the games have been 0-0 after one period:
"I don't have a reason. I don't have one. … I don't know. The games have been tight. There were obviously more scoring chances in the last game … I don't have a reason. I don't think it's affected the games. The games have been tight. There were obviously more scoring chancess in the last game and we played quite a bit longer. I don't have a reason. I think both teams have defened pretty well. Both teams have made some mistakes along the way. And so you keep on playing. We're not changing our style or what we need to do to try to win our next game. I'm sure they're going through the same thing. It's been a pretty good series that way as far as teams going hard. It's been a hard series to get some ice. So I'm sure it will be very similar for our next game."
On Neuvirth controlling rebounds well:
"I'm not talking about anybody from Washington."
Is there anything they can do to get more rebounds?
"Yeah, as always, you're always trying to put the puck to the net, you always want to get people there, and for a number of minutes we've done a pretty good job of that. We're going to continue to try."
On Drury being good on faceoffs, and whether that will earn him PP time:
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Mandarin Oriental, San Francisco, Modern Luxury Brides California, and Vera Wang have partnered with over 30 eminent bridal specialists for an afternoon of wedding wonders to complete your special day and support our local charity "Compass Family Services"*
Highlights include:
Interactive and personal experiences for you to mingle with hotel colleagues and with over 35 preferred vendors
Taste fabulous themed bites from menus created by renowned Executive Chef Adam Mali including a mozzarella cheese action station
Sip on signature drinks and join in on the fun by building your own champagne cocktails
Experience a wedding ceremony on our spectacular 40th floor Ceremonial SkyDeck with special amenities along the way
View the latest Vera Wang wedding gowns, Nina Mclemore jackets, try on London Soles, gather tips from Bloomingdales makeup artists, and consult with a professional hair stylist in our Fashion Room
- Enjoy exclusive mini spa treatments at our luxury spa
- Taste treats in our Sweet Room with wedding cake samples, cake pops, cupcakes and a personalized candy bar
Let the boys have some fun our Grooms Room featuring a Macallan scotch tasting, black jack table, and more
- Have a laugh and your portrait taken by Jon Casey, San Francisco based caricature artist
- Experience a chance to win fantastic raffle prizes and take home a gift bag filled with delights **
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Bring your mother, bridesmaids, and fiancee to make your wedding dreams come true!
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The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, San Francisco: 50 minute luxury spa treatment valued at $175
Bloomingdales: All-Clad crate with goodies
Jim Vetter Photography: A 16x24" Canvas Gallery Wrap print, valued at $695
Nina McLemore: Gift Certificate valued at $250
Bay Area Caricatures: Free sketch valued at $70
Sweet Lauren Cakes: Gift Certificate for two dozen cake pops
Napa Valley Linens: Ring Bearer Pillow
Floral Ornament: Bridal bouquet or floral arrangement, valued at $200
Barbara Callow Calligraphy: Gift Certificate valued at $50
Macallan Scotch: Bottle of Macallan 15 year old single malt
Sacred and Romantic Wedding Ceremonies: Fee for your wedding officiant, valued at $200
Entire Productions: One hour of Latin or Jazz solo guitar, valued at $300
Vera Wang: Goody-bag containing fabulous items
Hyegraph Invitations: Two Champagne glasses and a ring bearer pillow
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Eli Photographer: Gift Certificate for a portrait session and a 20x24 canvas print
Sift Cupcakes: Gift Certificate for one dozen cupcakes
Classic Party Rentals: Complimentary chargers with rental of specialty linens for guest dining tables
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London Sole: Gift Certificate, valued at $245
Jason Mitchell DJ: Complimentary up lighting when you book a DJ package
Mandy Scott: Gift basket with assorted goodies
De'Arti: Gift Certificate, valued at $200
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The interface between pain assessment and treatment and the system of compensation for workplace-related injury and disability is the focus of this subject. Accordingly the role of pain management in rehabilitation following occupational injury or illness is addressed, together with the medical, legal, insurer, employer, trade union and rehabilitation provider perspectives and roles in providing protection, advocacy, compensation and treatment. Legislative and attitudinal changes in the social environment relating to occupational injury and treatment are considered together with challenges for pain management arising from dysfunction in the system of rehabilitation following injury.
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The Department of Health Services is committed to supporting the understanding and application of trauma-informed care in Wisconsin. The following is a list of helpful resources for consumers and service providers.
Wisconsin Resources
- Be a Trauma-Informed Care Champion Poster (PDF) - All audiences
- Moving Trauma-Informed Into Action (PDF) - Information for providers
- Responding to Disclosures of Personal Trauma (PDF) - Information for providers
- Shift Your Perspective Brochure (PDF) - All audiences
- Shift Your Perspective Poster (PDF) - All audiences
- Trauma and Substance Use in Wisconsin, P-01128 (PDF) - All audiences
- Trauma-Informed Care Skill Development (PDF) - Information for providers
- Trauma-Informed Care Values (PDF) - Information for providers
- Webcasts - All audiences
Other Resources
- Child Trauma Academy - CTA is a non-for-profit organization working to improve the lives of high-risk children through direct service, research, and education.
- Emotional CPR - eCPR is an educational program designed to teach anyone to assist another person through an emotional crisis.
- Gifts from Within - GFW is an international non-profit organization for survivors of trauma and victimization.
- International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation - ISSTD is organized to develop and promote comprehensive, clinically effective and empirically based resources and responses to trauma and dissociation.
- International Society for Traumatic Stress Study - ISTSS provides a forum for sharing of research, clinical strategies, public policy concerns and theoretical formulations on trauma.
- Mental Health First Aid - Mental Health First Aid is a public education program that helps the public identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders.
- National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - NCPTSD is dedicated to research and education on trauma and PTSD.
- National Center for Trauma Informed Care - NCTIC works to eliminate the use of seclusion, restraints, and other coercive practices and to develop the knowledge base on trauma-informed care.
- National Child Traumatic Stress Network - NCTSN is a collaboration of academic and community-based service centers whose mission is to raise the standard of care and increase access to services for traumatized children and their families.
- Professional Quality of Life Scale (PROQOL) - Understanding the positive and negative aspects of helping those who experience trauma and suffering can improve your ability to help them and your ability to keep your own balance.
- Psychological First Aid - Psychological First Aid is an evidence-informed modular approach for assisting people in the immediate aftermath of disaster and terrorism.
- Resource Guide to Trauma-Informed Human Services - Information from the U.S. Administration for Children and Families.
- Sidran Institute - SI helps help people understand, manage, and treat trauma and dissociation.
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ZANESVILLE -- Cindy Jacobs has joined Lepi & Associates Real Estate Services and will work in both the Zanesville and Cambridge offices.
She is a lifelong member of the local community.
She graduated from Zanesville High School, and currently lives in New Concord with her husband, David, and two sons.
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Haas ST-20SSY Super Speed Y-axis CNC Turning Centre
The ability to turn and mill complex parts and perform multiple operations on one machine increases throughput, reduces handling, and improves accuracy.
The Haas ST-20 Super Speed Y-axis turning centres provide 101 mm of Y-axis travel (±50,8 mm from the centreline) for off-centre milling, drilling, and tapping, and come standard with high-torque live tooling and a servo-driven C-Axis for versatile 4-axis capability.
The ST-20SSY has a maximum capacity of 254 x 520 mm, and features a 22,4 kW spindle that turns to 5 000 rpm and yields 155 Nm of torque at 1 380 rpm. A 24-station hybrid BOT/VDI turret is standard, and Z-axis rapids are 30,4 m/min.
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Updated: Strike curbed, Lake Cowichan town staff reach tentative deal with council
Unionized workers and the Town of Lake Cowichan council could avert a strike by inking a deal tonight.
Sixteen staffers with the United Steelworkers Local 1-1937, served 72-hour strike notice Wednesday.
However, town administrator Joe Fernandez said Tuesday morning inside and outside employees are set to vote on council's latest offer tonight.
He declined to give details of the offer affecting office and public works' staffers.
June 5 saw the USW bargaining committee given what a union release calls an ultimatum: accept the town's May 27 offer, before end of day June 14, or the entire raise for the first year would drop to zero.
Things changed by June 24.
"We've reached a tentative settlement with them, and they're taking it to their members tonight," Fernandez said.
"Hopefully, it's wrapped up tonight," he said, noting council will also meet tonight to sign the contract, if accepted.
Contract talks between town council and USW local had crumbled. On May 30, USW members voted 88% in favour of strike action.
Contentious issues included a floating holiday that's been part of a collective agreement since 1977, an RRSP plan for workers age 60 and older, and removal of that year-one wage hike, the union says.


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Dear Carolyn • I am hoping for a resolution beyond the typical "walk away" or "accept." I remarried 12 years ago. We are retired and ought to be able to travel or lead a life of our choosing. My wife and I have a great relationship when we are away, but traveling is becoming less frequent due to a growing situation. When in town, my wife, her unmarried 35-year-old stepdaughter from a previous marriage, and the stepdaughter's 5-year-old son have a relationship that barely includes me. The ex-stepdaughter has a good career, and enjoys leading a life that rarely includes her son. My wife enables this by caring for the child whenever asked, and often in our home. If I voice any complaint, I am cast as the jealous malcontent. I like the child but do not want the encumbrance at this stage of my life. I adore my wife's three other children and enjoy our grandchildren who are raised by their own parent(s). Am I wrong to want more from a relationship with my wife? What do you suggest?
Dear L. • Of course it's not wrong to want more of your wife's company. Calling a neglected 5-year-old an "encumbrance" packs a good deal less charm, though, even accounting for kids as hard work. I'm not unsympathetic; you understandably thought you were past all this, plus you got a multiyear taste of life sans dependents, only to watch that life slip away. My apologies if this resembles "the typical ... 'accept,'" but you have two very good reasons to adjust your expectations to account for this little boy. The first is that you can't make your wife change any behavior she doesn't want to change. The second is that your justifications notwithstanding the child's needs trump yours. I have to believe that your wife will be more open to giving you more attention if you stop resenting her compassion, and instead praise it: "You might be saving this boy. I get it, and admire you for it." Can you come by that honestly? Then: "I'd also like to draw some lines" X days a week for sitting, Y weeks of the year for traveling, etc. "so that we're supporting Stepdaughter versus flat-out doing her job." To get what you want, understand who you want it from.


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Civil rights group Afriforum wants the Supreme Court of Appeal to hear the Malema hate speech and the "Dubula iBhunu" appeals together, the group said on Thursday.
The court will hear the appeal on the lyrics of "Dubula iBhunu" (shoot the boer) on September 3.
The words "Dubula iBhunu" were declared incitement to murder in a judgment handed down in the High Court in Johannesburg in May 2011 by Acting Judge Leon Halgryn.
That judgment relates to two members of the Society for the Protection of the Constitution where one member, Mahomed Vawda, planned to use the words at an anti-crime march in Mpumalanga last year.
It was was separate to the hate speech case brought by AfriForum against African National Congress Youth League president Julius Malema in the Equality Court, in Johannesburg, in September which related to words Malema sang at gatherings around the country.
An agreement was reached in the "Dubula iBhunu" case, in which a settlement was secured for an order prohibiting the singing of the words.
The ANC applied for leave to appeal.
At the time, AfriForum applied for permission to be admitted as an intervening party to the "Dubula iBhunu" case, which fell away with the high court agreement.
AfriForum's legal representative Willie Spies said the ANC's appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) had created a new situation.
Spies said AfriForum felt it would not be desirable if the matter was to be considered without hearing its arguments.
He said the group would ask the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Appeal for possible arrangements to hear the Malema hate speech appeal, as well as the appeal on "Dubula iBhunu" together.
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Around the IMA, we're full steam ahead for the February 25 opening of our next exhibition, Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial. Installation is underway in the galleries, catalogues have arrived in the shop, final preparations are being made for the opening reception, the exhibition website has launched, and finishing touches are being put on the TAP mobile tour.
Thornton Dial presents his perspective on the big issues of our time – from current events that speak to him from a constant stream of news television to the resulting impact of social issues in our nation's history – through his incredibly layered and symbol-rich work. The lack of abandon he demonstrates with his choices of materials builds upon traditions found in African American yard art, re-purposing salvaged items while still mindful of their previous incarnations. As he stated, "I only want materials that have been used by people, the works of the United States, that have did people some good but once they got the service out of them they throwed them away. So I pick it up and make something new out of it."
Throughout the course of the exhibition, we'll be featuring a series of blog posts inspired by Thornton Dial – not only discussing his art, but also exploring the larger topics he references in his work. We'll also look at the many ways that staffers at the museum work on the exhibition, and how these behind-the-scenes stories contribute to the whole. Stay tuned!
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Rackspace Hosting (RAX) isn't doing everything right, but it's hardly doing everything wrong either. The comapny's second-quarter results, for example, included 18% year-over-year revenue growth, 4% sequential growth and adjusted earnings growth of 10%.
Yet the stock is down 29% so far this year. What gives?
Well, Rackspace is continuing its push to become the world's greatest hybrid cloud company, combining both public and private clouds. Its public cloud business is the second largest behind Amazon's (AMZN) Web Services. The reason it's going hybrid is because its customers are asking for it. The bad news, though, is that this requires a substantial investment, which cuts into its adjusted free cash flow.
The good news: That's only temporary. Since going public in 2008, Rackspace posted four consecutive years with positive total returns. That streak is on pace to be broken this year, but I don't see why the investments it's making now won't pay off in 2014 and beyond.


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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A scheduled rendezvous between the privately launched SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule and the International Space Station was postponed Friday when thruster pods on the capsule failed for several hours. But NASA and SpaceX officials expressed confidence the resupply mission would be completed.
After a flawless launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station put the capsule in orbit Friday morning, ground control detected low pressure in oxidizer tanks for three of the Dragon's four thruster pods. The thrusters allow for precision manoeuvring of the spacecraft, and NASA requires at least three to be operating before the capsule approaches the space station.
But by late afternoon, SpaceX founder Elon Musk tweeted that all four thrusters were working. "Preparing to raise orbit. All systems green," he wrote.
Still, it was unclear when the Dragon capsule, carrying nearly 590 kilograms of supplies, would get permission to dock with the $100-billion station. Earlier, Musk had said he would be confident after an hour or two of test firings, but NASA officials were noncommittal.
Berthing opportunities with the space station come only about once a day and require a lengthy, careful dance between spacecraft, since both are flying at 27,360 km/h. Michael Suffredini, NASA's space station program manager, said a Sunday berthing was possible, but he was not ready to commit.
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The exact cause of Friday's problem was unclear. Musk said his team's "preliminary guess" was that blockage, perhaps something frozen, formed in a line from a helium tank used to pressurize all four thruster oxidizing tanks. NASA officials concurred that seemed the likely cause.
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None of Dragon's cargo is critical to life support on the station, though there are research packages to support 160 experiments, including 50 new ones. A NASA official said he does not expect any materials on board the Dragon to "go bad" if berthing is delayed a day or so, but he did not speculate on what would happen with a longer delay.
This was the second SpaceX flight to experience problems. Last October, one of the Falcon 9's engines cut off prematurely, though the capsule made it safely to the station. Hundreds of millions of dollars and NASA's long-term lower-Earth-orbit plans are dependent on the success of SpaceX, the only private company to successfully launch to the station and has a $1.2-billion contract for 12 supply flights.
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No, probably not. The USCIS needs to see documents that prove 'continuous physical presence,' among other requirements in order for both deferred action and an employment card to be issued. The public is finding out that DACA is a bit more complicated than some had thought. Applicants are being denied or told to provide more documentation.
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RNC CONVENTION—I ran into former California Gov. Pete Wilson Tuesday at the Trade Winds resort in St. Pete Beach, Fla., official home away from home of the California GOP delegation. They're here as part of the Republican National Committee's weeklong infomercial to launch the Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan ticket.
I asked Wilson, California's governor from 1991-1999, about his state's ballooning pension problem, and whether Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, can work with state workers to close the funding gap, now estimated at about half a trillion dollars.
Is Brown in better position than Republicans to bargain with the state's public-sector unions?
Wilson looked at me in a way that made me wonder if he'd lost a little something in the intervening years.
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"I don't recall the Chinese ever paying for Nixon's political campaigns," Wilson told me.
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That cycle of immiseration has produced a pension crisis that is practically climatological or geological. It shapes everything in California state politics.
"Between them, the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) and the State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) manage the pension and disability benefits of nearly three million Californians," two California researchers wrote in 2010. "One of out every nine adult residents of the state is a member of one of these public pension plans. Yet, despite their economic influence and political importance, both CalPERS and Cal- STRS currently find themselves in their most precarious financial positions in decades. One recent analysis has estimated their combined unfunded liabilities in the hundreds of billions of dollars, and a growing number of policymakers and observers have argued that significant pension reforms are needed to protect the financial solvency of the state's public pension systems."
And it's not just California's problem. The Pew Center on the States recently estimated that the gap between what states can pay retired workers and what they owe those workers is about $1.4 billion. That estimate is likely too conservative: Pew relied on the states themselves for its data, and the states routinely overestimate the value of their Wall Street investments, the source of much of cash they send retirees.
Wilson continued talking while we walked toward the massive vinyl tent thrumming with air-conditioners in anticipation of House Majority Leader John Boehner's speech to the California delegation. Wilson said he holds out hope for the "Stop Special Interest Money Now Act," a so-called paycheck-protection proposition on California's November ballot.
Even if that succeeds, it won't stop the flow of union cash into political campaigns. And Brown is unlikely to make any dramatic flights to the Beijings of union headquarters.Instead, the same November ballot will feature Brown's solution: he's asking Californians to raise their taxes or cut state services—neither of which will stop the state's death spiral.


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I changed the hydro fliuld (20 50 motor oil) and filter. The machine worked perfectly before the fluid change. I followed all the instructions in the owner's manual and the machine won't move. It seems the fluid will not bleed down into the wheel motors. Hope this info helps.
when you changed the filter and fluid did you run the machine at full throttle and cycle the handles form forward to reverse
when you change the oil on one of these you never get all the oil out of the wheel motors so not much will have to drain down, the pumps will loose their prime and should pick back up
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I checked the freell wheel valve on both pumps...I loosend and retighten just to be sure. I ran the machine at full throttle as the manual instructs while working the levers forward and backward motion. The machine will not move. The system holds 8 quarts and I was able to refill with about 6 quarts. I'm thinking what you said about the pumps loosing prime...The lveres are spongy as if there is fluid in the wheel motors... the pump drive belt is fine. How can I halp the pums pick up prime or is there a way to bleed close to the pump?
there is no system in place to bleed them , you can loosen the lines that go from the pump to the motor and alow any trapped air out, also , do you fill the filter or just put it on ,I always fill thes from habit so i don't know if that would cause your prolbem , you could loosen the filter andlet it fill if air is trapped in it, , you also may jack up the rear end so there is no load on the wheels and see if the pumps can free spin them to work air out,, Kevin K
I had already loosen the lines at the pump and the filter and there is oil in the system. I did fill the filter before installing it. Last night after getting off line disconnected the line at the oil cooler and it was dry. I am going to try to start the machine and loosen that same line gradually with the machine running to see if any air comes out and it fills with oil.
I just disconnected the line at the cooler and oil came up. I did jack the machine up as you suggested and the wheels turn forward only with hand assist..can't get backward motion on the wheels. I loosed the oil filler cap and cleaned the vent with carb-cleaner. I'm still stuck. Can you help?
if you have low pressure air you can put a rag around the air hose and blow air in the tank as you let the machine run , with the handles forward, must be low pressure 10 to 15 psi, also you may try opening the free wheel bypass on both motors and let the machine run with and work the levers, and see if the air will work out like that, as long as the belt is turning the pumps the oil should pick back up , I will look at the book again ans see if i can offer anything eles
I don't have any type of air but I will open the free wheel valves and run the machine..and work levers.
Air trapped in the system inside the motors or line will be the cause other wise it will be an internal failure, and since all you did is can the oil air is the most likely problem , you will never see the air ,
where line 9 leaves the filter and goes to the pump is the most likely area for air becasue these pumps are gravity feed,,, you may crack the lines at the bottom of the pumps and let some fluid run out and retry
next where the steel lines leave the pump and go to to the wheel motors can be cracked and cycle the handles again, this would normally be under pressure so don't put you hand close to the fittings while working the handles,,
this is not a normal problem I have change the oil in these before and not had this problem,
since there are two pumps and two motors, not likely both sides would be out , the common part between the 2 is the filter , and the reservoir,
if you have oil coming out of line 9 in the picture at the pumps it should pick up .
i nothing else helps then i would remove line 9 on the outlet side of the filter and make sure my oil is getting out of the reservoir to through the filter to the pumps. Kevin K
Just checking it Kevin K
I've tried all sugestions. No luck yet. I wil try again tomorrow
did you get hyd oil all the way to the pump,
Yes...evry connection opened had oil accept the top connection to the cooler. The wheels will turn some with the machine jacked up..I have to spin it by hand sometimes to get it going. Then it looses the prime again
the cooler is on the return side of the pumps so it will not have oil until the unit is running so if the pumps done get oil the the coller will not have oil.
there has to be something going on between the tank and the pumps,, so I would recheck by draining the tank, remove the filter, add oil and make sure it comes out of the filter housing with out the filter, then add the filter and take the line off at the tee on the line number 9 and make sure you have all of you oil flow even if you darin the tank through it and add it back in the tank again , if the filter is right and and no part of the packaging is caught in it, and you have oil to the pumps then it is an internal problem with the pumps , and not much eles you can do but take it to the dealer, I would recheck the filter very close, Kevin K
I will check with john Deere tomorrow and see if there are any bulletins out on this for you
Thanks...I'm going to do this 1st thing in the AM. I'll let you know how it turns out.
I open 9 and worked lever..there is oil there and all other connections. I did not crack the connections at the motors as they are hard to access..I also removed the filter and it was full. There seems to be pressure back to the reservoir ..some fluid came out of the cat..very little. I don't know what else to try.
I did not hear from back for the John deere dealer today I will be in there in the morning and I will see if was able to check bulliteins for me,
Sorry we have not been able to help you yet this is an unsual problem for neither pump to pick up oil ,
Thanks for your persistence..I'm out of tricks to try. I drained the fluid and refilled the sytem hoping if it started from scrtch it would work. Nothing...it still will partially spinn the left wheel with no power and almost nothing on thr right. It seems as if it has more prime when it start off and then looses the little bit of prime that it gains. I'll wait to hear back from you. It can't be both pumps are bad when they worked perfectly the last time I used the machine...about 2 1/2 weeks ago.
I wanted to add it will only turn the wheel slow when the machine is jacked up. Onthe floor it has nothing. Hope you can get an answer tomorrow. Thanks.
I will try I know you are tired and what to cut grass
I Did check with John Deere today and looked all the service bulletins on this unit, none on bleeding system problems,
I also read the latest oil specs and recommended bleeding in the john Deere service manual on your unit
first the oil Plus 50 15w40 this is john Deere's brand oil a little lighter that what the oper manual shows but not enough to make any difference
John Deere says to raise the unit off the floor for all of this procedure
open the free wheel valve on both pumps 1 complete turn
start engine and run a 3/4 throttle
move the steering levers al the way forward and hold for 8 seconds, then hold in the rear direction for 8 seconds,, do this 3 times,,
then close the vavles and do the same thing as before with the valves closed
it goes on to say it may be necessary to repeat this process a few time to work all the are out of the system,
It also says to leave the machine on raised while doing this to keep from putting a load one pumps or motors and causing internal damage before the air is all out
I know this is real close to what you have done, but this is the official out of the book , so give 1 more try.
Kevin K
just checking in to make sure you got going
I had not tried this latest method but I will try it today and let you know how it worked out. I have been busy with business but I do need to get this going. Thanks
I tried thie last method and got the same results...the wheeles will move a bit and with no real power. I can stop the wheels with my hand. Can you find out if that meas that the pumps are damaged or is it still just an air lock? Then I would know if I need to have this done by a dealer. Thanks for your help on this..You did stick with the job!!!
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It would not be likely that both pumps are damaged but possible by now with as much as you have run it , Just changeing the oil would not normally casue damage to the pumps.
lets try this as it can not hurt, remove line 13 from the oil cooler and stick it in a 5 bucket, start and run the unit starting at idle, you can put this hose below the tank level if possible,
all the oil not used by the motors should return back to tank through the cooler , run it a a minitue or 2 and try speeding up the motor a little and moving the levers, this should take any back pressure form the coller off of the pumps.
remember you can try this with the free wheel vlavle open and then close them and see what happens , let me now I should be online now every morning and evening to check up dates
OK I'll try tomorrow. Thanks for hanging in there. If I had damage to the pumps wouldn't I hear noise? They are quiet.
Not really the damage would not bet large torn up parts just deep scaring in the pressure areas of the pump.


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After being delayed in putting someone on the bench as presiding municipal judge, the Killeen City Council appointed a longtime county prosecutor to the post at its regular meeting Tuesday.
The council unanimously voted in favor of appointing Mark D. Kimball to the bench. Kimball has practiced law for 32 years, and has been a prosecutor in Bell County for 20.
"It is an honor and a privilege to be considered for the position of presiding judge in the municipal court in Killeen," Kimball said. "I have big shoes to fill with the retirement of Judge (William) Gibson, who I admire and respect to the utmost. I will do everything to not only follow in his footsteps, but hopefully be the best judge that Killeen has ever had."
Kimball will begin acting as presiding municipal judge in mid-February.
At a Jan. 14 regular meeting, the council was forced to scratch making an appointment when the candidate selected in a 4-3 consensus during a closed-session meeting withdrew at the last minute.
In backing out, the candidate said he couldn't meet the job requirement that he attain residency in Killeen within 180 days of being hired.
Subsequently, the council agreed at a closed workshop meeting Jan. 21 to appoint the runner-up candidate to the bench.
The presiding municipal judge oversees traffic offenses and other Class C misdemeanors, city ordinance violations and juvenile court.
The position was advertised with a salary of $102,000.
The search for a new presiding municipal judge came following Gibson's announcement he was retiring upon his tenure expiring this month.
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The apple of a young man's eye doesn't fall too far from the (family) tree in Renoir. This handsomely mounted historical drama concerns the desirous triangle between the great Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, his live-in teenage model Andrée Heuschling, and his son Jean, who recovered from a battlefield injury in the First World War to become one of the most important French filmmakers of all time. The idea that two generations of great artistry would be inspired in two very different media by the same tempestuous, temperamental young woman is poetic, but Gilles Bourdos's film is more conventional than its mould-breaking subjects deserve.
Arriving at the Renoir estate on the shores of the Mediterranean in the summer of 1915, Andrée (Christa Theret) isn't content to simply serve as the silent subject of her host's painterly contemplation. She's a firebrand, with flashing eyes and blazing red hair, and she inflames the men around her: Previously listless and arthritic, Auguste (Michel Bouquet) takes frantically to his canvas while Jean (Vincent Rottier) opts, for the first time, to pick up a camera. It's one of the script's better jokes that the elder Renoir is so bored by the cinema that he falls asleep at a screening organized by his son: Having already spent his energies galvanizing the modern evolution of one visual art, he literally doesn't have the energy to look toward the future.
It's clear that a lot of the imagery in Renoir is meant to evoke its main namesake's artistic output. There's a hazy, sunblind blur to Mark Ping Bing Lee's cinematography that suggests the requisite palette of pastels and watercolors. The film is beautifully made in a processional style, with each country-house ritual (picnics, dinners, posing sessions) unfolding patiently, in its own good time. The stately pacing is appropriate to the story, but because the parallels in the screenplay are so obvious, and the story's ultimate destination a foregone conclusion – we know that Jean will eventually make his first batch of movies with Andrée (under her celluloid pseudonym of Catherine Hessling) – a strange, self-cancelling sensation takes over. This is a story about the exciting elusiveness of the creative spark that is itself utterly bereft of spontaneity – a movie content to simply hits its marks with precision, instead of seeking out interesting detours.
Bouquet has the plum role, and he chews it juicily down to the pit: His Auguste is impressive and imperious, and wields the anxiety of influence over his progeny just as deftly as he does a paintbrush. Rottier is less successful as Jean Renoir, partly because he seems a little too pin-up handsome to ever grow into the lopsidedly smiling clown glimpsed in The Rules of the Game (1939), but also because his romantic relationship with Andrée is presented as less compelling and complex than her bond with his dad.
Theret succeeds in giving the character a petulant streak that clashes with her placid physical beauty. Yet even if the opaqueness of her motivations is consciously built into the screenplay – a teasing suggestion that the men who spent their days gazing upon her face didn't really know her at all – she's still too remote to occasion much in the way of audience identification. She's a beautiful mystery to Auguste and Jean Renoir, and to us, as well.
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SeaBird said that its niche 3D seismic market is still to recover, with tender activity remaining below historical market levels. Meanwhile, overall 2D market activity has moderated, which the firm said would negatively affect its third quarter.
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Is TV a Necessity?
August 15th, 2012 by Behaven Kids
Growing up I don't remember watching much TV – I don't ever remember watching cartoons (although I remember that my brother did – mostly Ninja Turtles and Sesame Street). I'm guessing that's because I was the oldest and my brother is 3 years younger than me – so my mom had plenty of time to read me books, play games, etc. I most certainly can say that I was never just plopped down in front of the TV and left on my own. And the TV was NEVER on during the day (my mom was a stay at home mom) – the TV didn't go on until after 7.
As the years passed, TV slowly made its way into my activities but it was still something of a rarity. We had chores to do each week that we earned money for and then we could turn that money in for TV time. Not much TV time could be earned because the chores didn't pay that well =) All I really remember watching when I was little was Full House on Tuesday nights and TGIF on Friday nights. I still remember the excitement on those nights!
We did end up getting cable when I was a sophomore or junior in high school but by then I was too busy to watch TV – sports took up my time and by the time I got home there was usually only time for homework and bed.
I will admit that I love TV now though, when I went to college and had a TV in my room for the first time, I would stay awake until 2 or 3 watching TV Land! It's something that I work on avoiding now – I try to never just sit and watch TV anymore – if I want to watch it, I do other things during like fold laundry, etc so I don't feel like I'm wasting my time.
As for the boys, I've always made a conscious effort to limit the amount of TV that they watch. We have one working TV in the house and we don't have cable. We only have Netflix for 2 reasons – one it is a hell of a lot cheaper than cable and two, I can control what the boys watch easier. No longer am I begged to buy the newest toy or sugary treat – because they don't see ads for them anymore! Myles is only allowed to watch educational shows like Barney and Reece is allowed about the same (although he loves to sneak Power Rangers in there). The TV is only on ½ hour a day (if at all), although we do pizza and a movie on Friday nights.
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A GOVERNMENT minister has hailed a new hotel project in Bournemouth as 'fantastic' for the town.
Minister of state at the Cabinet Office responsible for cities policy, Greg Clark, visited the Terrace Mount site, where two new Hilton Hotels are being built.
Work started last September and since then tonnes of rubble have been unearthed to make way for the hotels, 60 apartments and more than 200 parking spaces.
The hope is that one of the hotels will be awarded five-star status, the first in the town to gain that accolade for some time.
The upmarket hotel will also be home to a sky bar, offering views across the town, while the second hotel will be three-star.
Speaking exclusively to the Daily Echo, Mr Clark said: "It's a phenomenal engineering achievement, apart from anything else, and to have two new hotels close to both the conference centre and the town centre is going to be fantastic for Bournemouth."
Mr Clark is the minister responsible for the Government's Growth Deal, which, as reported in the Daily Echo on Monday, saw £66million earmarked for projects in Dorset, including improvements to the infrastructure around Bournemouth Airport and the port of Poole.
He added: "We announced the Growth Deals on Monday and Bournemouth has done well out of that.
"I was keen to make sure that places that had the potential to create jobs had the backing.
"The more companies that come in, the more jobs that are created."
The development will bring the Hilton name back to Bournemouth after an absence of some years.
Stephen Cassidy, vice president of operations at Hilton Worldwide, told the Echo: "It's been an opportunity to come back to Bournemouth, which obviously is a fantastic tourism and commercial centre, and it's important that Hilton has a presence in places like Bournemouth.
"Our hope is that it will be attractive to tourists coming into the Bournemouth area and will it provide offerings such as the executive lounge for business people. I have every confidence that it will be a huge success."
Cllr John Beesley, leader of Bournemouth council, added: "It's coming on according to schedule, it's very exciting to see such a large-scale development taking place right in the heart of Bournemouth and what it will do is enhance not only our tourism offer, but our business offer for the BIC and that's crucial."


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THE strawberry 'Fir' will be a tasty attraction on Sunday at Alan and Edwina Abbott's Kings Moss Farm.
The first Sunday in June is traditionally national open farm day and between 10am and 4pm Fir Tree Farm will be hosting celebrations.
Attractions include an array of strawberries to grow and eat including pineberries, franberries and Alpine strawberries, preserves, jams, pies, sponges and tarts.
Fir Tree Cafe will be selling strawberry ice cream, teas, scones and strawberries and cream.
Rainford Young Farmers will man a strawberry coconut shy, tractors and vintage machinery will be on display and families can meet Shetland ponies, cattle and Alpacas.
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In the first incident, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers sent Clara Mungaray-Martinez, 40, of Mexico, for secondary inspection.
A CBP drug dog alerted to the truck's gas tank. Officers found 36 packages of marijuana, weighing about 73 pounds and valued at $33,000, according to a news release from CBP.
In the second incident, officers sent Elizabeth Borquez, 32, of Tucson, for an additional inspection the Honda sedan she was driving.
A drug dog alerted to the presence of drugs and officers found 4 pounds of methamphetamine and 15 pounds of cocaine in the car. The drugs had a combined worth of about $202,000.


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Canada's Wheelchair Curling team defeated Korea 10-4 at the 2014 Sochi Paralympic Games on March 12.
With a 6-1 record, the Canadian team, which includes Sanford's Dennis Thiessen, are still tied with Russia for first place.
They are playing Slovakia and Finland today.


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EXCLUSIVE: Sean Penn is in negotiations to play a small but pivotal supporting role in 20th Century Fox's remake of The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty, the comedy that Ben Stiller is directing, with Stiller playing the title role. Stiller plays the timid magazine photo manager who goes off on an escapade to find a missing negative. Kristen Wiig, Adam Scott, Shirley MacLaine and Patton Oswalt also star. Penn most recently wrapped The Gangster Squad, playing L.A. gangster Mickey Cohen in the Ruben Fleischer-directed period cop drama at Warner Bros. He'll next be seen in the Paolo Sorrentino-directed This Must Be The Place and is being courted by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for The Revenant. He's repped by CAA.
Sean Penn In Talks To Join Ben Stiller's 'The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty' Remake
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I thought Penn would never work for 20th again after "The Thin Red Line"?
These guys have wanted to work together forever. They almost did "What Makes Sammy Run" in 98.
Oh look, another Sean Penn movie I will never pay to see or watch.
You don't need too he'll still work And stay overwhelmingly talented.


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Wonderful cruise: Celebrity Eclipse Cruise Review by Honor
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Wonderful cruise
Destination: Baltic Sea
Embarkation: Southampton
We really enjoyed the culinary delights in Blu (the restaurant exclusive for Aqua Class). I do wish they would do more to encourage people to share tables. We asked one time and were discouraged, being told that most people end up talking to the folks at the table next to them. That did happen but we had to make it happen whereas if you were seated at the same table, the conversations would be much easier to start. The food was out of this world wonderful, the waiters and other staff fabulous. Blu is an intimate dining venue, so you still get to see the same wait staff every night which is lovely. They all work so hard.
A special thanks to the wine steward, Anthony, who introduced me to another wine I now More like very much -- a simple Beringer white zinfandel rose. We had the drink package (complimentary with our booking) and enjoyed the freedom of ordering without thinking about the price in the back of our mind. Each day, we each usually had 2 glasses of wine with dinner, a couple of soft drinks, some tasty coffees and teas, fresh squeezed OJ and smoothies at the Aqua Spa cafe. We did not keep track so don't know if purchasing the package would have been a good deal for us. But did enjoy the peace of mind.
The ports were lovely. The weather wonderful. Beware that disembarkation in Rekjavik took longer than anticipated without any warning by the cruise staff. I saw some upset passengers ... but chill out people, you're on a cruise. We did not reserve any shore excursions via the cruise line. A wonderful fellow passenger here on Cruise Critic took it upon herself to organize a bunch of tours directly with the same tour providers used by the ships and for a lot less money than charged by the ship. We just sent her $$$ via Paypal and she forwarded to the tour operators. So all that was arranged and paid for in advance. Thanks, Lee!
The Eclipse was the most beautiful ship upon which we have ever sailed. We were wondering how crowded the ship would feel given its huge size. But the Solstice class ships are so well designed. Traffic flow is great. The only time some areas seemed a little crowded were: (1) buffet area upon embarkation but only because we were all trying to eat at the same time, (2) Solarium adult only pool on sea days but understandable due to a bit cooler weather. Given the cool weather, I thought it was a wonderful idea they did permit the children in the pool during certain hours each day. A great compromise for the kiddos.
About 3/4 of the ship were Brits (we're from the US), so naturally the menus and entertainment was programmed much to them. We enjoyed trying new foods mushy peas?) and learning about British humor - RUBBISH! The Oceanview Cafe was a delight. Many choices of yummy food.
All in all, a wonderful time on a wonderful ship with a wonderful crew. Less
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Cabin review: AQ1517
Aqua Class 1517. Quiet. Close to Aqua Spa. Not much drawer storage space. Cabinets above headboard are awkward.
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