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Expanded access to voting: Is bipartisanship achievable?
Democrats are moving forward with measures to expand access to voting, but it's unclear if GOP lawmakers are coming along with them.
Without Republican support, it's unlikely that Gov. Mark Dayton will sign off on the proposals – mainly early voting and "no-excuse" absentee balloting – that DFLers have put forward this session.
Dayton has insisted that election legislation be passed with bipartisan cooperation before it hits his desk. Republicans, though, haven't offered much hope for a clear path forward on Democrats' priorities
It's one area where the DFL legislative takeover might produce little or no action. When Republicans were in charge last session, they bypassed the governor's call for cooperation by sending a voting procedures constitutional amendment to the ballot along party lines.
"We have a particularly unique situation in that we need to garner bipartisan support for these proposals and so as much as the Republicans want some things, Democrats want other things, and so I'm hopeful that in the end we can get a package put together that both sides can be happy with," said Assistant Majority Leader Katie Sieben, who chairs the Senate committee that deals with elections.
That committee heard the early voting and no-excuse absentee balloting proposals on Wednesday, and several key Republicans walked away with serious concerns. They criticized the measures for focusing on voter access while neglecting election integrity in Minnesota.
The early voting plan would allow people to cast a ballot in person beginning 15 days before an election. No-excuse absentee balloting would remove current requirements that voters provide a reason why they can't appear at their polling places on Election Day. It's unclear how much either plan would cost.
"The sad thing is, neither of them increase the integrity of the election," said Sen. Mary Kiffmeyer, a former secretary of state who authored last session's failed Voter ID constitutional amendment in the state House.
"You need to have integrity with these things, and if you haven't addressed that, you're just not going to get our support," she said of courting Republican votes. "So, if you want to keep playing that old game of just putting things forward that don't take into any consideration those things, then you're not going to get the support."
Sieben said after the hearing that she hasn't considered exactly how bipartisan the bills must be to earn the governor's signature. "I haven't really thought about it extensively," she said, "but bipartisan means you have Republican support for the bill."
So far, GOP lawmakers appear less resistant to no-excuse absentee balloting than straightforward early voting. Republicans on the committee voiced fewer concerns about the measure -- lawmakers note many Minnesotans already "fib" when they currently fill out absentee ballots -- and a GOP-aligned testifier said he had less serious problems with that bill than with early voting.
The House Elections Committee considered the expanded absentee voting proposal late last month, but Republicans there were difficult to read.
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Sieben said she was willing to work with members of the elections committee to address concerns they might have with the proposals. Both bills will become part of a larger package that the DFLer from Newport hopes will take shape next week.
"Those are some of the biggest, splashiest proposals, if you can call election stuff splashy," Sieben said with a laugh.
She also defended the measures as ways to make Minnesota's election system cheaper for local governments and more convenient for voters. Thirty-two states currently employ some form of early voting procedures
Supporters of both plans say they would coexist well in Minnesota's election system. Early voting provides the benefit of rejecting improperly filled out ballots, but doesn't allow people to alter votes once they're cast. Absentee balloting allows voters to change who they cast their ballots for, but is more expensive for local governments.
A string of testifiers representing organizations ranging from the AARP to the League of Women Voters voiced support for the bills.
Margot Imdieke Cross, with the Minnesota State Council on Disability, said that in the November elections several voters confined to wheelchairs had to wait in the rain for more than an hour before they were able to get indoors.
"Early voting would have provided an excellent option to those long lines and to those very wet voters," she said.
But, returning to traditional battle lines, Republicans pushed for increased standards to protect the integrity of Minnesota's elections. Many of the key players in the voting amendment fight from the last two years sit on the Senate committee.
"My principal concern about the early voting is to protect the integrity of the system, such that we are not going to have a system in which people are going to vote twice, or they're going to somehow scam the system," Sen. Scott Newman, chief author of the voting amendment in the Senate last session, told the committee. "How do we protect ourselves against those who are going to try to beat the system?"
Likewise, the key group that pushed for the voting amendment, Minnesota Majority, opposed both plans.
"I don't believe there is any way to make this bill workable," Minnesota Majority President Dan McGrath, who helped draft the voting amendment, said of the early voting measure.
McGrath also questioned the constitutionality of the proposal, a concern that Sieben quickly dismissed. But Kiffmeyer and Sen. Warren Limmer, a Republican from Maple Grove who offered a Voter ID bill in 2011, pushed for more answers about whether the state constitution – which designates a single Election Day – would allow for early voting.
Republicans' emphasis on voter fraud -- which neglected all of the DFL's concerns about election access -- reminded DFL Sen. Dick Cohen of last year's partisan struggles over the voting amendment, and he noted many of the key players sit on the committee. "It struck me listening to some of the testimony … that it's a revisiting of a lot of the issues relative to Photo ID, not so much early voting," Cohen said. "I can't quite wrap my arms around why early voting would be … rife with problems."
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With Democrats like Mark Dayton...
...who needs Republicans? Seriously. Why the bipartisanship? Why do Democrats win and then act like they lost?
Bipartisan support for eary voting
I wonder if the early voting bill would garner more Republican support if it included a photo ID requirement to vote early, (keeping the same requirements for election day voting.)
Election integrity
If Sen. Kiffmeyer really wants to increase the integrity of the next election, maybe she should consider not running again.
Clear to me
It is clear to me that Republicans want to win elections. Given the demographic trends that are working against them, they realize that restricting voters is the electoral "reform" that will help them win elections. The more restrictions applied, the better for them. They have framed this plan as "voter integrity".
Non-partisan groups and Democrats have a different view. They want voting to be relatively easy and convenient. It seems to me that this is fair and is an example of good government. Just as in redistricting, fair seems to benefit Democrats.
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Yorick, the Deathbringer [v.1]
This champ is really fun to play but that skin... I just had to do something about it.
+enchanced the colors overall;
+dark body from kinda bleak version;
+3 different color schemes;
+fancy loadscreen;
-no particles, as they are quite good and the ghouls aren't really worth the trouble;
Red and Purple - Original - Was my first and best idea. Looks a lot more sinister.
Cyan and Green - Second - It's different, kinda resembles the original. Guess this would be a better original.
Blue and Gold - Third - Pretty good, I think. Depends on your taste
This is what you're getting for now. If the champ grows on me I might update. Have fun playing with Yorick and thanks for the downloads and feedback ;)
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It's the holidays, so why not have some Christmas themed music, even if it isn't exactly what you expected. The always impressive sounds of Phony Ppl are back today with something new, unique and interesting for our listening enjoyment, unleashing a new cut called "Wonderful Christmas Time".
The track is a cover of the classic track by Paul McCartney and finds Phony Ppl giving us a taste of their talents, while spreading some Christmas joy in the process. This shit is nothing to sleep on, and definitely something to add to your holiday playlist. Check out the track after the jump and speak your mind down below.
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If this year's Oscar nominees for Best Animated Short Film are any kind of indication, language might soon be going out of style.
The Nickelodeon will be screening two programs of the Oscar-nominated shorts -- Animated and Live Action -- opening Friday to run through the weekend of the Academy Awards (Feb. 24). And anyone who watches the five nominees in the animation category will quickly notice not a word is spoken in any of them.
One of the films has a famous pedigree and might be considered a favorite on its well-known name alone. That film is called "The Longest Daycare" and stars Maggie Simpson, the pacifier-chomping infant daughter from Fox's landmark series "The Simpsons." The short features that beloved add-on we've all come to expect from "The Simpsons," a slew of sly cultural references. Once Maggie is dropped off at the Ayn Rand School for Tots, we know what's in store.
But "Longest Daycare" is not at all the only highlight of the Animated program. Taken together, the short films provide an overview of the wide variety of animation techniques available to filmmakers these days from computer animation to stop-motion to claymation to traditional.
"Fresh Guacamole" is a delightful demonstration of stop-motion animation in which a heaping bowl of guacamole is made from hand grenades and baseballs.
But the other three films are all about relationships and they all score well in the pathos department. "Adam and Dog" is a mesmerizing story about the very first relationship struck up between a man and a dog, and by first, yes, the title refers to that Adam.
The other two films are lovely Valentine's Day treats that comment on the nature of love -- one between two strangers meeting on a train platform, and the other between a long-married couple. Disney's "Paperman" is a fun little story about a young man desperately trying to find a beautiful girl he met and lost with the help of a bunch of paper airplanes, while "Head Over Heels" shows us a man and a woman literally living separate lives in the same house -- one on the floor, the other on the ceiling.
The animated program features three other short films to fill out the bill. And the live action program features the titles "Death of a Shadow," "Henry," "Curfew," "Buzkashi Boys" and "Asad."
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Denver Broncos Coach John Fox Says Tim Tebow-Brady Quinn Feud Is NonexistentFebruary 23, 2012
Thanks a lot, John Fox, for ruining the first compelling Tim Tebow story since his inception.
Fox has officially come out and squashed any rumor of a potential Tebow/Brady Quinn feud, due to Quinn's comments in the upcoming issue of GQ where he bemoans the fact Tebow got a billboard and he didn't. This didn't paint Quinn as a particularly sympathetic figure, and he was pretty much immediately criticizing for being a pompous jerk, although some of what he said wasn't exactly lies.
Of course, since this story involves Tim Tebow (†™), anything anyone says will be projected onto the moon in bold letters. According to ESPN, Fox said Quinn's recent apology (consisting of lines like "(Tebow) deserves a lot of credit for our success and I'm happy for him and what he accomplished. Most importantly, he is a great teammate" [also, sorry Jesus and God and Holy Ghost/Spirit] should prove the two "have a close relationship" and the comments were "lost in translation."
Well, case closed. You know Tebow won't respond in any way other than a cliched "we are a family" thing, complete with Tebow calling Quinn his "brother" and so on. While it is possible the comments were "lost in translation" (Quinn only had a few quotes in the piece, which came from 50 minutes of interviewing; it seems to work in Quinn's favor that he only said something bad about Tebow in six percent of the time he spoke with the author of the piece, Michael Silver), Quinn still said what he said, and he said some pretty indefensible stuff.
Fox then said the apology is "a more accurate portrayal of Quinn than the comments attributed to him." Read that last part again: to him. Quinn said the comments. No one else did. An accurate portrayal of people is what they say, and if they say something similar in tone more than once, it probably deserves to be attributed. To say imply that what Quinn said "isn't the real Brady Quinn" is absurd. He was caught saying his real thoughts about Tebow.
But seriously, how great would it be if Tebow comes out and says, "You know, this isn't OK. Screw that guy." The Internet would collapse upon itself and my head would explode.


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Jake Kornely Embarks on a Landmark Event
Off The Cuff with Jake Kornely
Which aspect of living in Milwaukee do you most appreciate?
What initially pulled me to Milwaukee was the music scene. It's very open and creative, and when I started doing comedy, I found the comedy scene to be the same way. People are playing music and doing comedy specifically because they love it.
Have more performances of "The Goodnight Milwaukee Show" been planned?
We actually have our third show booked for Friday, February 28, at the Arcade Theater in the Plankington Building of the Grand Avenue Mall on Wisconsin Avenue. It's a live late-night talk show that I co-host with fellow stand-up comedian, Tyler Menz. The first two shows were some of the most fun shows I've ever been a part of.
Which funny story best represents your sense of humor?
I was so awkward when I was single. One time I was at a bar talking to a girl and out of nowhere she said, "You should try online dating," which is a weird thing to say to a guy that's trying to buy you a drink. I asked her if she wanted to see a movie with me and she said she couldn't because she "had to move a couch." I was like, "Have you ever seen a movie before? Because even the terrible ones are still better than moving furniture." I had to explain that to her and for some reason the date never happened.
Regarding the highs and lows of comedy, what goes through your mind during an excellent set? What goes through your mind when you're having an arduous night onstage?
If I'm having an excellent set, the only thing that's going through my mind is, "I hope they're laughing at me and not because there's somebody behind me being funnier." If I'm doing a terrible set, the only thing that's going through my mind is, "I hope I have another free-drink ticket left. I've earned it."
The show at Landmark Lanes features you as the opener and host, with other local comedians to follow. Who are these comedians and why are you excited about sharing the stage with them?
For me, hosting this show feels like hosting a party. I control the atmosphere and the mood of the show, and I break the ice by performing first. This show will feature comedians Alex Anderson and Allison Dunne, who are both relatively new to the local comedy scene, but I have seen them both working hard at open mics and I'm excited to have them on. It will also feature Greg Bach. His stand-up focuses on stories from his personal life and his observations. Also he has a pretty impressive beard.
What can the audience expect at the Landmark Lanes show on Feb. 15? How can people get tickets?
The show is a snapshot of what the underground stand-up comedy scene is like in Milwaukee. There will be a variety of comedians with different backgrounds and styles, so the show should have something for everyone. The seating fills up fast at Landmark Lanes, so you should buy your tickets online, which will guarantee that you will have a seat. Tickets are $6 online and can be purchased at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/571528. Tickets are also available at the door for $6.


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"Defending champions Egypt completed their Group C campaign with a third win from three as first-half goals from Ahmed El Mohamady and Emad Moteab ensured Benin's elimination from the competition. Benin needed to win and for Nigeria to lose to stand any chance of progressing but Egypt scored through El Mohamady's fortunate goal after only eight minutes to ensure that was never likely. Moteab squeezed home a second from a tight angle but despite plenty of chances there were no further goals." (ESPN)
Egypt 2-0 Benin
"An impressive Egypt take a convincing 100% record into the next round after easily beating Benin. Ahmed Al Muhammadi's cross somehow drifted its way into the net to put The Pharaohs ahead. Emad Moteab made it 2-0 after 24 minutes – the linesman ruling the ball over the line despite goalkeeper Yoann Djidonou's best efforts to clear." (BBC)
Super Eagles seal quarter final place
"A brace from Peter Odemwingie scored either side of half-time proved the key for Nigeria as they sealed a place in the quarter-finals of the African Nations Cup with a win over Mozambique. The Lokomotiv Moscow forward scored in the 45th and 48th minutes, before substitute Obafemi Martins sealed victory with a late strike to hand under-fire Shaibu Amodu a welcome boost." (ESPN)
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Innovators 2014 part three – Cathie Martin and Eugenio Butelli's purple tomatoes
BBSRC Innovator of the Year 2014 winners reveal the secrets behind their innovations in a series of three articles.
In this, the third, Most Promising winners Professor Cathie Martin and Dr Eugenio Butelli of the John Innes Centre provide the lowdown on the world of purple tomatoes. In the first, Overall Innovator winner Professor Luke Alphey of The Pirbright Institute recalls the ups and downs of his journey to combat dengue fever using genetically modified mosquitoes. In the second, Commercial winner Dr Curtis Dobson from The University of Manchester explains how work on infections and Alzheimer's disease led to a new class of anti-infective compounds.
How does it feel to win the Most Promising Innovator award?
Cathie Martin (CM): It is wonderful to have our parent organisation classify the work as 'promising' and 'innovative'. The feeling is a bit like when one's parents say they are proud of you!
Eugenio Butelli (EB): When we received the award, I felt like when I won my first prize as a 9-year-old schoolboy. The award brought back memories and emotions of that day, and a feeling of nostalgia for the '70s.
Please describe your winning innovation in brief?
CM: We have engineered 'model foods' which can be used to identify dietary bioactives with health properties in comparison to matched-matrix, food controls. For instance, we have produced tomatoes with high levels of anthocyanins, flavonols, resveratrol and genistin. These model foods can test and compare and the impact and activity of specific phytonutrients on a range of chronic diseases. In addition they are foods that can be taken directly from preclinical trials with animal models, through human intervention studies to the market.
EB: Our genetically modified tomato lines represent a unique system to study the link between diet and health.
What are its main advantages, benefits or future impacts?
CM: Healthier foods and the possibility of designing diets enriched in health-promoting bioactives that provide therapies complementary to more traditional pharmaceutical treatments for chronic diseases.
EB: Our innovation has raised great awareness and interest on specific phytochemicals and, in general, on the importance of plant-based diets for the prevention of chronic diseases. In the future, consumers will make better food choices and the food industry will adapt to changing diets using strategies that can win public support.
What more needs to be done to bring it from potential to commercial impact?
CM: We need to get regulatory approval for commercialisation and conduct trials with the bioactive-enriched foods in human volunteers.
What has been BBSRC's role in supporting your path?
CM: BBSRC has paid my salary and, over the past four years, Eugenio's salary as part of the core strategic grant to the John Innes Centre and now as part of the Institute Strategic Program on Plant Metabolism. It has also provided matching funds to support multidisciplinary projects funded by the European Union in Frameworks 5, 6 and 7 that have underpinned our research since 2002.
EB: BBSRC support is essential for our day-to-day research activities and, therefore, for the development of our innovation.
You are a joint winner, but what have you individually brought to the project?
CM: I write the grant proposals and try to find funds to support the research that we do. I try to squeeze in a little bench work still, mostly plant genetics and Southern blots [a technique for detecting DNA sequences].
EB: I am an 'old skool' molecular biologist and I have been dealing directly with all the technical and scientific aspects since the start of the project. I built the DNA construct, I performed the tomato transformation myself… and then one day I saw tomato fruit turning purple, which gave me the right motivation to characterize the GM tomato and transfer its trait to other varieties by [conventional] crossing.
What inspired you to found the company, Norfolk Plant Sciences (NPS)?
CM: We were inspired to found NPS to develop an infrastructure that could take a health-benefiting but genetically modified (GM) food from the lab to the supermarket shelf. We have been helped enormously by the co-founders of NPS and our financiers who have kept faith with us, even when no one else did.
What will NPS do in terms of clinical trials with the purple tomato juice?
CM: The purple tomato juice is a food not a drug so we will not be doing 'clinical trials'. We hope to run studies with human volunteers where we can establish the beneficial effects (if any) of consumption of purple tomato juice on markers for risk of cardio-vascular disease. Then we need to determine whether our observations in animals hold up in humans.
Your technology involves genetic modification; would do you say to critics of GM technology in general?
CM: GM technology is neutral in its effects. Consequently no-one regulates new drugs on the basis of whether or not they have been produced by genetic modification, but rather on their risks and benefits in treating target diseases. Similarly, each GM food product should be assessed for the trait that has been engineered, and the benefits of that trait should be assessed as well as any potential risks. Regulatory approval is important but the high cost of gaining regulatory approval means that the public in the UK still do not have access to many GM products that could benefit them directly or their environment, particularly by making agriculture more sustainable.
EB: We need to debunk the 'natural food' myth. There is nothing really 'natural' in what we eat. Our food is the result of extensive human intervention. Every day we eat foods derived from plants that have been bombarded with radiations with the deliberate objective to induce mutations (wheat, for example).
Genetic engineering has been used for decades in microorganisms for the production of essential medicines. Genetic modification of plants is not risk-free, but the risks for human health and for the environment are lower than those associated with plants treated with radiations and chemical mutagens or with GM bacteria and viruses.
Do you think consumers will one day be happy to drink GM purple tomato juice?
CM: All we want is to offer consumers a choice, those that remain unhappy about foods developed using genetic modification do not need to buy them, let alone consume them. We know from our email correspondence that a great number of ordinary people want to try our tomatoes.
EB: There is already a niche market formed by a small minority of health-conscious consumers and people attracted by the novelty of the product. More people will be happy to drink purple tomato juice only when GM technology will be perceived as an acceptable strategy for crop improvement.
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Country: Sweden
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- Nomenclature for alleles of the thiopurine methyltransferase geneMalin L Appell
Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Division of Drug Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden
Pharmacogenet Genomics 23:242-8. 2013..The committee has decided to renumber two alleles: nucleotide position 106 (G>A) from TPMT*24 to TPMT*30 and position 611 (T>C, rs79901429) from TPMT*28 to TPMT*31. Nomenclature for all other known alleles remains unchanged...
- Characterization of a novel sequence variant, TPMT*28, in the human thiopurine methyltransferase geneMalin Lindqvist Appell
Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden
Pharmacogenet Genomics 20:700-7. 2010..A total of 29 sequence variants have been identified so far in the TPMT gene. However, most of these variants are rare and not fully characterized...
- A skewed thiopurine metabolism is a common clinical phenomenon that can be successfully managed with a combination of low-dose azathioprine and allopurinolMalin Lindqvist Appell
Division of Drug Research Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden
J Crohns Colitis 7:510-3. 2013..A skewed thiopurine metabolism is a phenomenon associated with both poor treatment response and toxicity. Our aim was to evaluate the frequency of this phenomenon and the relationship to thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) function...
- Structural characteristics determine the cause of the low enzyme activity of two thiopurine S-methyltransferase allelic variants: a biophysical characterization of TPMT*2 and TPMT*5Patricia Wennerstrand
Department of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, Linkoping University, SE 581 83 Linkoping, Sweden
Biochemistry 51:5912-20. 2012..In conclusion, this in vitro study, conducted to probe structural changes during unfolding of TPMT*2 and TPMT*5, demonstrates that the various causes of the low enzyme activity in vivo could be explained on a molecular level...
- Methotrexate binds to recombinant thiopurine S-methyltransferase and inhibits enzyme activity after high-dose infusions in childhood leukaemiaPatricia Wennerstrand
Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linkoping University, Sweden
Eur J Clin Pharmacol 69:1641-9. 2013..The aim of this study was to investigate the fluctuation in TPMT enzyme activity over time and the effect of high-dose MTX infusions on TPMT enzyme activity and 6-MP metabolites in paediatric ALL patients...


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OCZ Technology Announces Core Series SATA II 2.5 Solid State Drive Page: 1
OCZ Technology Announces Core Series SATA II 2.5 Solid State Drive
OCZ today unveiled the OCZ Core Series SATA II 2.5" Solid State Drives (SSDs). OCZ has gained momentum in this pioneering technology, which uses NAND flash instead of rotating platters as the storage medium, and is a high-performance, highly reliable and energy-efficient alternative to conventional hard disc drives.
SSDs offer higher performance, reliability, and energy efficiency than conventional HDDs but the cost variance has limited adoption of vastly superior SSD technology, until now, said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology. It is our mission to deliver the highest performance products to consumers at reasonable prices, and with the release of the Core Series SSDs we have done exactly that.
Core series SSD drives are available in capacities of 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB and deliver incredible 120-143MBs/ 80-93MBs read/write speeds and seek times of less than 0.35ms, making the Core series up to 10x as fast on a seek-time basis and up to 40% faster on a R/W basis that the best performing 2.5" HDDs on the market, all while consuming 50% less power. MSRPs at time of launch are USD $169, $259 and $479 for 32GB, 64GB and 128GB models respectively.
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during Sunday's episode, from James Rhine: Howie just reminded me that Shelly was like Erika #BB7, and just how frustrating it was to play with someone that full of s***
during Sunday's episode, from James Rhine: Howie just reminded me that Shelly was like Erika #BB7, and just how frustrating it was to play with someone that full of s***
"Just a little faith and both your feet leave the ground"
How do I transfer a tweet from my Iphone? I just chatted with Dick and wanted to show it here. I told him about us, "The Fort" and he said he had never heard of it and that he frequents 2 other sites. He said he was going to check in with us and see what it's all about. He asked if there were any Dani fans here and I said a few. I don't know why but I got all nervous chatting with him like he's a movie star or something. lol
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Evel Dick has tweeted that he is in the hospital for a couple of days--had to go in for emergency removal of his gall bladder.
Ya know, I had the feeling that he'd have to leave the BB house for another reason. Who knows if he would have lasted this long?
Somehow I think so. :-)
Then again, maybe if he was in the house, his gall bladder wouldn't have acted up so soon...or maybe it would have, earlier.
Ya just never know.
Lydia on 9/6 before taping of the special eviction episode:
Discrimination is alive n well at #CBS #bb13, I was given studio audience tickets by them n just told I can't be in the audience cause I'm a past House Guest even though I was given the tickets fairly n waited 2 hours in line with eveyone else.... #cbs #bb13 really s*****
"Just a little faith and both your feet leave the ground"
Are past houseguests not allowed to be in the audience? Or before the finale?
That reeks.
"Being famous does not make you a hero." Zeus in Hercules
They were probably using that as a cover for the real reason: That it's Lydia and they wouldn't be able to control her freaky antics.
"Whatever you are, be a good one." Abraham Lincoln
What is an "MFWalkoff?"
I forgot to mention someone tweeted Neil Patrick Harris and asked him if he is keeping up with this season and who he is rooting for, he said he likes Jordan.
"Alot of people when they listen, they don't listen. They hear but they don't listen to what the person is saying. " Boston Rob (Mariano)
Thanks pikachu for the avatar!
Can you post the twitter account name please?
When the Power of Love overcomes the Love of Power, the World will know Peace


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The new five-year collective bargaining agreement agreed to jointly by the Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association Tuesday guarantees labor peace through 2016 -- bringing baseball's streak of uninterrupted play to 21 years -- and can be seen as a positive for the game.
While the NFL had a dark summer before agreeing to a new labor deal, the NBA anticipates a nuclear winter and storm clouds gather for the NHL when its deal expires next fall, baseball is trouble-free when it comes to labor -- and who could have anticipated that 20 years ago?
Such tranquility, of course, is an unqualified positive for the game. But some of the details that were collectively bargained aren't necessarily good for the Red Sox -- or other big-market clubs, for that matter.
A look at some of the fine print and how it impacts the Red Sox.
1) A signing bonus cap for first-year amateur draft picks.
This is the point that probably impacts the Red Sox most going forward.
In the past, the Red Sox have routinely ignored the "slot" or recommended signing bonuses for draft picks. That has earned them the rebuke of the commissioner's office, but little else.
But starting next year, there will be real consequences for doing so.
The Sox have exploited the system to draft players with signability issues in later rounds and have routinely paid over "slot" signing bonuses. At times, in fact, they have gone significantly over slot to take players who were identified as first-round talent, but weren't chosen until later.
For years, small-market teams complained that the purpose of the draft was being perverted by teams like the Red Sox (and Yankees, Phillies and other large-market brethren), and that some of the best amateur players weren't going to the teams which, by virtue of their poor won-loss record, need them most. Instead, charged small-market teams, big-market teams were flexing their economic might and signing the best amateur players.
That, of course, gave big-market teams a two-fold advantage: not only were they signing the best (established) free agents, but they were also stockpiling many of the best high school and college players, with which they could regularly replenish their pipeline of homegrown talent.
Starting with next year's draft, however, there will be, for the first time, a huge disincentive to overspending on draft picks.
While owners failed to attach specific, hard slots to each pick, they did a signing bonus pool limit. Teams will be given figures for all of their picks in the first 10 rounds, based on where they pick and accounting for supplemental picks. Teams which go over that amount by 0-5 percent will be taxed 75 percent on the overage. Teams which go over by 5-10 percent will be taxed 75 percent on the overage and forfeit their next first-round selection.
The more teams go over the signing bonus pool, the higher the penalties.
In the recent past, the Red Sox routinely went over the recommended slot amount for players such as Anthony Rizzo, Will Middlebrooks, Ryan Lavarnway and Ryan Kalish.
In the future, it will be virtually impossible for the Sox to draft those same players in the same (later) rounds. Going forward, the Sox can take them in higher rounds -- or, more likely, not take them at all.
2) A signing bonus cap on international free agents.
As is the case in the draft, the Red Sox have been big players for international free agents who aren't subject to the draft (think: Jose Iglesias, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Che-Hsuan Lin, Junichi Tazawa, Hanley Ramirez).
Now, the same restrictions that govern the amateur draft will also govern international free agents. A total cap system will be in place and going over that prescribed numbers will result in similar taxes on the overage as well as more stringent limits on future bonuses.
There is one way to dodge this cap: signing international players to major-league deals, the way the Sox did with Iglesias. But such a practice usually retards player development since it uses up player options much quicker and virtually guarantees that a player will be rushed to the big leagues before he's ready.
3) The same revenue sharing that existed in the last CBA will, with minor changes, be continued in the new one.
The Red Sox were, at one time, vocal about their opposition to the system. Then, commissioner Bud Selig began to sock the Red Sox (and other large-market teams with vocal concerns) with enormous fines -- some as high as 500,000 -- and the Sox' grumbling grew quieter.
Every one of the 30 major-league teams pays 34 percent of their local revenue into a central fund. That revenue is then paid back in equal measure.
(Put another way: The Red Sox and, say, the Pittsburgh Pirates, both pay the exact same rate on their revenues. But in the Red Sox' case, because their total revenues are far greater, they get back far less than they paid into central fund.)
The Red Sox have campaigned for a reduction in the amount of money they pay into the central fund, arguing that the rate is a disincentive for investment and on-field success.
The only concession the Red Sox -- and other big-market teams -- got is that, toward the end of the deal, teams in big markets who typically don't generate revenue in accordance with their market size will have to "rebate" some of the money back to big-market clubs like Boston.
The likely fallout is, Sox ownership will continue to examine ways to generate revenue from other outside sources, as it does now with Roush Racing and Liverpool soccer.
4) The introduction of a second wild-card team in each league no later than 2013 and perhaps in time for the 2012 season.
Of all the changes in the new CBA, this is one which most obviously impacts the Red Sox in a positive way.
With two wild-card teams in the American League, it will now (or soon) be possible for three teams in the A.L. East to qualify for the postseason. Previously, if the Yankees won the division -- as they have for 11 of the last 14 seasons -- the Sox would have to worry about finishing in front of, say, Tampa Bay.
How would this have changed the Red Sox fortunes in recent seasons? Consider that that the Sox have finished out of the postseason four times since 2002.
Under the new set-up, they would have made the playoffs in three of those seasons: in 2002 (when 93 wins would have made them the second wild card team); 2010 (when 89 wins would have qualified); and, this past season, when the Sox were eliminated on the final night of the season, triggering a series of after-shocks throughout the offseason.
Only in 2006, when the Sox won 86, would the Sox have remained on the outside of the playoff picture looking in.


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Basketball team visits
College players have plenty to do year-round, practicing and serving as good role models for younger athletes and students.
The Ole Miss Lady Rebels basketball team will visit the New Orleans Public Library's Central City Branch at 10 a.m. Wednesday to demonstrate their basketball skills on the court of the Mahalia Jackson Center. The library is at 2405 Jackson Ave.
The players also will read stories to children.
Libraries close for New Year
New Orleans public libraries will be closed for the holiday on Monday and Tuesday.
Algiers Regional
3014 Holiday Drive, (504) 596-2641
Storytime: Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.; Saturday, 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Young adult craft (ages 12-17): First Thursday, 4 p.m. Today: T-shirt silk-screening.
Computer education session: daily at 11 a.m. No appointment necessary.
Guys Read Book Club: Ages, 9-13; last Saturday of the month, 2 p.m.
Young adult homework club: ages 12-18, Wednesday, 3 p.m.
Alvar Branch
913 Alvar St., (504) 596-2667
Storytime: Monday, 10 a.m. and Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
Basic computer tutoring: By appointment
Chess with Bernard Parun: fourth Thursday, 5 p.m.
Stitch 'n' Book knitting circle: second and fourth Saturday, 2:30 p.m.
Central City Branch
2405 Jackson Ave., Building C, Room 235, (504) 596-3110
Storytime: Tuesday, 10 a.m.
Urban Fiction book club: second Wednesday, 5 p.m.
Movie for preschoolers: Monday, 10 a.m.
Children's Resource Center
913 Napoleon Ave., (504) 596-2628
Storytime: Wednesday, 10:30 a.m.
Story with craft (ages 4-8): Second and fourth Monday, 4:30 p.m.
Kids Movie Matinee: fourth Saturday, 1 p.m.
Lego Club (ages 6-12): second Saturday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
East New Orleans Regional
5641 Read Blvd., (504) 596-0200
Storytime: Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.
Book club: first Saturday, 2:30 p.m.
Hubbell Branch
225 Morgan St., (504) 366-0657
Storytime for toddlers: Thursday and Wednesday, 10:30 a.m.
Pajama storytime: Thursday, 5:30 p.m.
Computer tutoring: By appointment
Keller Library and Community Center
4300 S. Broad St., (504) 596-2660
Storytime for toddlers and babies: Monday, 10:30 a.m.
Computer tutoring: Saturday, 10 a.m., by appointment
Reading to Rover: second Thursday, 6 p.m.
Citizenship class: Sunday, 2 p.m.
Homework help: Thursday and Tuesday, 4:30 p.m.
ESL tutoring: Thursday and Monday, 5 p.m.
Spanish conversation: Thursday and Monday. 6 p.m.
Chess club: Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
King Branch
1611 Caffin Ave., (504) 596-2695
Storytime: Wednesday, 10 a.m.
After-school movie: Thursday, 3 p.m.
Poetry workshop for adults: second Friday, 3 p.m.
Latter Branch
5120 St. Charles Ave., (504) 596-2625
Storytime: Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.
Family movie: Second and third Sunday, 2 p.m.
New Orleans Haiku Society: third Monday, 6 p.m.
Sew Hip NOLA: second Wednesday, 5:30 p.m.
Poetry buffet: first Saturday, 2 p.m.
Mid-City Branch
3700 Orleans Ave., (504) 596-2654
Storytime with craft: Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.
Crafts for ages 4-10: first Saturday, 2 p.m.
Homework assistance: Wednesday, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Nix Branch
1401 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 596-2630
Storytime: Wednesday, 5:30 p.m.
Norman Mayer Branch
3001 Gentilly Blvd., (504) 596-3100
Storytime: Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 10:30 a.m.
Romance book club: Second Tuesday, 2:30 p.m.
Mystery book club: third Thursday, 5:30 p.m.
Writing Workshops Led by Youths (ages 12-17): Thursdays, 5:30 p.m.
Sewing (ages 13-17): first Saturday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Smith Branch
6301 Canal Blvd., (504) 596-2638
Storytime: Saturday, 11 a.m.
Preschoolers' storytime: Thursday,11 a.m.
Main Library
219 Loyola Ave., (504) 596-2565
Children's storytime and craft, (ages 5 and up): Saturday, 11:30 a.m.
Baby Jam: Saturday, 10:30 a.m.
Teen video game day: first Saturday, 2 p.m.
Teen Movie: second Saturday, 2 p.m.
Anime Club: third Saturday, 2 p.m.
The Jefferson Parish libraries will have a break in programming until Jan. 5. Libraries will close Monday and Tuesday.
Free computer classes: Call (504) 838-1144.
East Bank Regional
4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190
Harahan Branch
219 Soniat Ave., Harahan, (504) 736-8745
Lakeshore Branch
1000 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-4375
North Kenner Branch
630 W. Esplanade Ave., Kenner, (504) 736-8730
The North Kenner branch is closed Thursday for air conditioning repairs.
Old Metairie Branch
2350 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 838-4353
4036 Jefferson Highway, Jefferson, (504) 838-4350
Slidell Branch
555 Robert Blvd. (985) 646-6470
Crafternoon: Saturday, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., for ages 5 to 11. Stop by to make paper snowflakes.
Covington Branch
310 W. 21st Ave., (985) 893-6280
Lego contest: Saturday, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., ages 5 to 11. Registration required. For information, call (985) 893-6280, Ext. 121. Visit http://www.sttammany.lib.la.us/home_flash.html
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Fri Dec 7, 2012, 07:51 PM
SpartanDem (4,533 posts)
Hipsters Who Hunt
I think the evolution of the new lefty urban hunter goes something like this:
2006: Reads Michael Pollans The Omnivores Dilemma, about the ickyness of the industrial food complex. Starts shopping at a farmers market.
2008: Puts in own vegetable garden. Tries to go vegetarian but falls off the wagon.
2009: Decides to only eat happy meat that has been treated humanely.
2010: Gets a chicken coop and a flock of chickens.
2011: Dabbles in backyard butchery of chickens. Reads that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg decided to only eat meat he killed himself for a year.
2012: Gets a hunting permit, thinking how hard can it be? I already totally dominate Big Buck Hunter at the bar.
Hunting is undeniably in vogue among the bearded, bicycle-riding, locavore set. The new trend might even be partly behind a recent 9 percent increase from 2006 to 2011 in the number of hunters in the United States after years of decline. Many of these new hunters are taking up the activity for ethical and environmental reasons.
It feels more responsible and ecologically sound to eat an animal that was raised wild and natural in my local habitat than to eat a cow that was fattened up on grain or even hay, which is inevitably harvested with fuel-hungry machines, writes Christie Aschwanden, a self-described tree-hugging former vegetarian.
It is high time. And all it takes is overturning two long-held beliefs among many urban liberals: that it is wrong to personally kill animals and that hunters are all rural conservatives
I say this a good thing more people should be aware where their food comes from, instead of just picking something up a styrofoam container.
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Response to SpartanDem (Original post)
Fri Dec 7, 2012, 08:04 PM
NoOneMan (4,795 posts)
1. Nice to see people turning in this direction
I've increased my own fishing by vast amounts these last few years (due to environmental factors, as well as enjoying it).
Response to SpartanDem (Original post)
Fri Dec 7, 2012, 08:04 PM
Warpy (96,278 posts)
2. Taking responsibility for killing, cleaning and butchering
all your own meat will undeniably cut down on the quantity of it a lot of people are eating, so that's a good thing.
Still, I don't see any superior morality in shooting an animal and then tracking it until it collapses from pain or blood loss versus stunning a captive animal into quick unconsciousness before killing it by bloodletting. I suppose that makes me a very poor hipster.
I see no problem with people hunting for subsistence, there's a lot of that going on here in NM. My complaint is that too many locals can't get licenses because of too many out of state applicants hunting for sport.
Or hipsterism.
Response to Warpy (Reply #2)
Fri Dec 7, 2012, 09:02 PM
NoOneMan (4,795 posts)
5. Maybe there's more to it than your idea of morality.
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Maybe its about the energy it takes to make both animals. One lives within the bounds of its local environment, needing no external inputs, while a raised animal requires mass deforestation for grains and petro-based inputs to produce the food it needs. Is there a "morality" more valid than that concerned with our globe, which is facing a massive crisis? By most measures, hunted food produces far less of a carbon footprint.
I also find the very act of being in nature and connecting with the animals (even the ones I prey upon) helps me put the environment into perspective and want to protect it. People who get their magic super-market food are only inclined to protect the system that ensures that food will continually be there; a system that thrives on the decline of ecosystems.
I look my prey in the eyes and notice its beauty. When I find a truly incredible animal I let it go. In times of scarcity, I refrain from killing completely (being in tuned with the environment lets me know when scarcity exists).
It is sad that some people's morality precludes them from taking a life directly and learning lessons only nature can teach.
Response to NoOneMan (Reply #5)
Fri Dec 7, 2012, 11:16 PM
Warpy (96,278 posts)
13. I try not to eat the grain fed stuff
If I eat beef (rarely, usually burger in spaghetti sauce), I get the 100% grass fed stuff. A lot of the land out west is only really good for growing grass and that grass is good for growing animals like cattle and buffalo.
However, I do get what you're saying about getting to know what you're going to eat and being careful which ones you harvest from the wild, even if I don't share it.
Somehow, I don't see you leaving good meat to rot because all you wanted from an animal was its head on your den wall.
Response to SpartanDem (Original post)
Fri Dec 7, 2012, 08:06 PM
SidDithers (41,370 posts)
3. Nothing goes better with PBR than venison...nt
Response to SpartanDem (Original post)
Fri Dec 7, 2012, 08:30 PM
Paladin (16,761 posts)
4. Let Me Know When There Are More Hipster Hunters.....
....and maybe I'll drag out my guns and buy a licence for the first time in years. Hunting is still overburdened by far right-wing shitheads, the kind of people with whom I refuse to associate.
The irony here is that the assault rifle/pistol crowd does not care for hunting, by and large. Their firearms are designed for another purpose. As always, daily proof of this phenomenon is available in our very own DU Gun Control/RKBA group.....
Response to Paladin (Reply #4)
Fri Dec 7, 2012, 10:07 PM
Berserker (3,419 posts)
8. What are our firearms
designed for pray tell? We are hunters we are target shooters we are for self protection is that bad to you fellow Liberal?
Response to SpartanDem (Original post)
Fri Dec 7, 2012, 09:07 PM
JaneyVee (19,877 posts)
6. IF you must hunt, AT LEAST eat what you kill.
I eat zero red meat, but do eat poultry & seafood. I have caught my own seafood. I would never kill my own poultry.
Response to JaneyVee (Reply #6)
Fri Dec 7, 2012, 10:39 PM
RebelOne (30,947 posts)
11. I do not eat anything with hair, fur or feathers,
though I do eat seafood. I could never kill any warm blooded animal.
Response to JaneyVee (Reply #6)
Fri Dec 7, 2012, 11:33 PM
Lightbulb_on (315 posts)
14. First time I saw a head pulled off a chicken it amazed me...
It was delicious though...
Response to SpartanDem (Original post)
Fri Dec 7, 2012, 09:34 PM
Barack_America (28,813 posts)
7. They're missing a timepoint. 2007 Justin Vernon of Bon Iver writes "For Emma, Forever Ago"...
...while in isolation in a Wisconsin cabin.
Response to SpartanDem (Original post)
Fri Dec 7, 2012, 10:22 PM
kentauros (29,406 posts)
9. The biggest problem for hipsters
Response to SpartanDem (Original post)
Fri Dec 7, 2012, 10:36 PM
RebelOne (30,947 posts)
10. If everyone had to clean the animals that they killed,
there would be a lot more vegetarians.
Response to SpartanDem (Original post)
Fri Dec 7, 2012, 10:42 PM
KWorth (42 posts)
12. I've hunted all my life.
I eat what I kill, I don't buy meat from the markets if I can possibly avoid it.
I like the thrill of the hunt and I enjoy eating what I bag.


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In this audiobook, Katz learns that living with four dogs on a rural New York farm is one thing. But what happens when you add a couple of cows, four donkeys, a growing flock of sheep, a few hens, a temperamental rooster, and even Mother (a barn cat) to the mix?
©2007 Jon Katz; (P)2007 Recorded Books
"Donkeys, Cows and sheep...oh, my!"
This is my third Katz novel and I have enjoyed every one. They are books for the soul. Having dogs, I can relate more than most to some of the references to the dogs and their behavior on the farm. I too, have encountered the Border Collie Snobs as I herd with my sheepdog outside of their rules. The book is a joy to read, an easy one to get into and I feel like I am right there on the farm with all of the menagerie. The narrator is also very good, which is so important with audio books. I am grateful that we are all able to share Jon's life on the farm for just a few hours, and in that short time, he lets us know what is important.
"It's a dog's life"
For anyone who has ever had a special relationship with a dog, Jon Katz is a treat. He gives us a deeper understanding of man's best friend, and aptly describes a life centered around dogs. Until one has lived with a dog and interacted with them 24/7 (as I have) can they begin to understand the intensity with which a dog can and will bond to a human being, and how that bond changes the human in question. Dogs have been bred over centuries to be the working companions of humans with little regard to the consequences. With a deep understanding of the needs of the breeds he loves, Katz honors every dog who crosses his path with the right sort of life, even if he is not the right person with the right situation for the dog. The reader who loves dogs will enjoy this book.
If there is one criticism I have of Katz, it is this: He backs away from expressing his love of the canine in favor of describing his knowledge and skills with discipline and training. This leaves the reader wondering if his admiration for his "pack" is truly love or if it is actually clinical interest, fodder for his writing. Katz often seems like the aloof man with the cookies who is available for the odd ride in the pickup or vet visit.
That said, if you are after amusing tales of farm animals from someone both confused and bemused by his relationship to sheep, cows and donkeys, and of course dogs, add this one to your reading list.
So many are critical of Jon Katz and how he lives his life with his dogs. I too have been critical of him at times and I probably will be again. However, Dog Days was an enjoyable book for me. I'm living a similar life as Jon Katz, raising sheep, training Border collies to work them and I enjoy reading about his trials and tribulations and share his humor in many situations. He appears to be a very honest man and does what he feels to be the right thing, I respect that.
If you like to read about life on the farm, then you'll enjoy this book.
My life is Border Collies, Books, Bach, and Baseball
"To listen again and again!"
It is a collection of stories that flow together...much like life itself. For me the narrator makes the story.
Any other Jon Katz Book
All Creatures Great and Small
There were no "characters" just fantasic story telling.
The simple life gets complicated
Wine drinker, dog lover, football fan, business owner, community volunteer. Owned by two rescue border collie mixes.
"As perfect as cold ice tea on a porch swing"
As the owner of a rescued border collie and a rescued border collie mix..... I felt as if the writer knew my dogs. He writes of a demanding and yet tranquil life on a farm that manages to be perfect and chaotic at the same time. I want to find more books and stories by the author so I can return to Bedlam Farms.
I love audible to listen to my books while commuting in the SF Bay Area. It makes the time go by so fast and keeps me engrossed.
"Great book for animal lovers"
The writing is so personal and helps explain things so easily. A great read with so much for animal lovers.
"Great for animal lovers"
As a dog and animal lover, I enjoyed this book. It brought many smiles to my face, and I look forward to reading more from this author.
"Parts are brilliant, others boring and repetitive"
Jon Katz speaks about life on his farm. He does so in a bit of a rambling fashion, talking about incidents (these parts I love) and often going on about generalities and his own take on life. The latter two topics keep reappearing and by the end I found them rather annoying, as he likes to tell us the same things several times, rephrasing the same message over and over again. I really enjoyed hearing about the farm and especially the dogs, but the parts I liked make up about 20% of the total running time. So 5 stars for the 20%, and one for the remainder... or a "felt" 3 stars over all.
Avid reader and listener. Favorites tend to be science fiction, but am open to action and thrillers or just about anything if I find it interesting.
"dog days"
excellent,can't wait for the next title by this author
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However, he has denied making those comments and insists he would be happy to remain in South Africa.
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"I'm still contracted to Kaizer Chiefs and I'm very happy to play for this team and, to be honest with you, I haven't even thought about going overseas now, because I'm focusing on helping Bafana during the World Cup.
"We will see how it goes after that. I will really love to play abroad, but between you and me I never said after the World Cup I'm gone. When the time is right, I will be ready to go."
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YOUNGSTERS have been inspired to reach for the stars by getting to grips with the night sky.
Durham University took its inflatable planetarium to Sedgefield Primary School today (March 10) to teach youngsters about the wonders of the universe.
All 200 pupils at the school went inside the inflatable dome, where they were taught about identifying the stars above us by university volunteers.
Jenny King, research associate in Durham University's Physics Department, said: "The main aim of the planetarium is to give people some new things to think about and get them interested in astronomy.
"The children at Sedgefield had some very insightful questions and hopefully they will now pay more attention to the night sky."
Deputy headteacher at Sedgefield Sam Smith said the planetarium had proved a big hit.
She said: "The children have described it as awesome, it has certainly been very interesting for them especially as some of the stars are used as character names in Harry Potter so now they can look at the night sky and know where Sirius and Bellatrix are."
The planetarium marked the start of a week of engineering and science events at the Sedgefield school, with staff from the Centre of Life in Newcastle visiting on Thursday.


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Set on the beach front at Port Noarlunga, this stunning restaurant sources the best local produce to create both contemporary Australian and Portuguese inspired dishes that are a feast for your senses.
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Whether it's a leisurely lunch, business meeting, dinner or special event, our inviting and intimate environment will certainly not disappoint. The stylish modern interior is only outdone by the stunning views.
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Beds and bugs get the better of revellers; a golfing gadget gets highway cops attention in Otaki; and how many men does it take to start an engine?
Bad boys get busted in Canterbury; drivers are skating on thin ice in the South; and there's tall tales in Queenstown.
It's a case of three strikes you're out for haulers in Canterbury; confusion abounds in Dunedin; and it's Mum to the rescue in the central North Island.
A bad decision sends a driver off on foot; a paddock crash leaves tourists stuck; and a visitor learns driving drunk has consequences no matter where you're from.
A bovine bolter makes an escape attempt; a not so sober driver is stopped in Dunedin; and a would-be inventor touts his wares.
A theft in Levin has police on alert, a driver comes unstuck on a one-way bridge, and a lack of car seats cuts a family trip short.
Road rage gets the better of a festival goer in the South; a chopper fixes a comms issue; and the Ohakune Mardi Gras kicks off for another year.
Police put paid to a pissed cruise' in Alexandra, map reading is a speeding driver's downfall and a groom-to-be loses his load.
A driver flips out on the Devils Staircase, a speeder keeps his cards close to his chest, and an oil slick creates a clean-up job.
Tonight, a police pursuit ends on foot in Canterbury, tempers flare near Oamaru and a wobbly wheel worries police just out of Cromwell.
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Was the sports world better back in the 1980s? Or are we better off today? Page 2 has the answers, specifically looking at
• Weinreb: Comparing/contrasting cheating in the '80s versus today
• The ballpark experience
• The sports media
• The SI swimsuit issue
• Sports video games
• Superstar athletes
• Dynasties
• Fantasy games
• Uniforms
• Endorsements
• Activism
• Lakers vs. Celtics
In the beginning, there was "Pong" and then, a great swirling vortex of sports video game suckage. Early '80s home consoles simply weren't powerful enough to produce decent sports sims ("Pole Position" being the lone exception; Atari's blob football doesn't count). Enter Nintendo. Beyond saving the video game industry from a massive crash, the NES rescued sports gaming. Titles like "Double Dribble," "Blades of Steel," "RBI Baseball" and the still-enjoyable "Tecmo Bowl" paved the way for the "Madden" games of today.
Pros: Rather than sweat the proper software shader for Kobe Bryant's shoes, game makers focused on addictive, uncomplicated experiences. Sure, "Tecmo Bowl" had only four plays -- but with Bo Jackson in the backfield, how many did you really need?
Cons: Games looked like flickering, Technicolored vomit; cheats and money plays were rampant; no online play. Oh, and realistic statistics? Ahahahahaha!
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"Madden" changed the sports video game landscape forever.
Zoom in, and you can count the pores on Jerry Rice's virtual nose. "Madden" playbooks require weeks of study. Digital LeBron shoots and dunks just like his real-life counterpart. Sports games have never been more detailed and true to life. And that's without mentioning the ability to set beer prices in franchise-owner mode.
Pros: Love USC football? You can playact as quarterback (on the field), offensive coordinator (in playbook practice mode), even athletic director (dynasty mode recruiting) -- all from the comfort of your couch. A whole make-believe sports universe is just a control pad away.
Cons: Call it the curse of raised expectations -- the same level of detail that engrosses also frustrates, because as games seem more real, every unreal thing stands out. In "Tecmo Bowl," the lack of a chain gang was irrelevant; in "Madden," it rankles.
VERDICT: Tie. On one hand, today's games are deeper, more sophisticated and better looking than their predecessors. On the other hand, they're far less accessible, and arguably not as fun. Which is probably why "Wii Sports" -- easy to pick up and play, hard to master, decidedly old-school in its gaming ethos -- is so popular.
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And then there were two -- the Lakers and Celtics. Who will win the NBA Finals? Let the games begin.
Finals schedule | Playoff bracket | Playoff home
Daily Dime• Celtics win 17th championship title
• Did C's lose Regret Game?
• A little help from Kobe's friends
• Time for L.A. to go small
• The Finals Can't Shake Donaghy Mess
• Unlikely Game 4 comeback gives C's 3-1 lead
• Rondo's ankle could change L.A.'s game plan
• Kobe leads Lakers to Game 3 win
• Lakers need to attack the paint
• Lakers learn Powe's name in Game 2
• Time for Gasol to step up
• Lakers need better defense in Game 2
• Pierce sparks Celtics in Game 1 victory
• Expert predictions, clutch stats
• Pierce loves playing Lakers
• Celtics to meet L.A. in the Finals
Lakers vs. Celtics• Stein: Q&A after six-game "sweep"
• MacMullan: Pierce's long road to greatness
• Hollinger: From camp to champs
• Stein: Boston's big three shine
• Adande: Questions loom over Lakers' future
• Hollinger: Celtics commit to defense
• Scouts Inc.: Game 6 breakdown
• Hollinger: Farmer steps up in Game 5
• Sheridan: Late-game letdown for Celtics
• Stein: Lakers ready to make history?
• Adande: Greatness eluding Phil and Kobe
• MacMullan: Doc adheres to dad's lessons
• Jackson: Time for L.A.'s concession speech?
• Stein: Game 4 not Kobe's finest hour
• Adande: KG dominates Gasol again
• Hollinger: Rivers makes all the right moves
• Hill: Kobe's Laker legacy on the line
• Hollinger: Vujacic lends helping hand in Game 3
• Jackson: Jump shot Jesus has returned
• Stein: Lakers need to earn sympathy
• Adande: Lakers feel foul over whistle disparity
• Jackson: Leading role suits Pierce
• Adande: Kobe turns away from the pass late
• Stein: Pierce's knee key to rest of series
• Finals factor 1: Kobe Bryant
• Finals factor 2: Celtics Defense
• Finals factor 3: Paul Pierce
• Finals factor 4: Home-court advantage
• Finals factor 5: Battle of the benches
• Hollinger: Lakers offense vs. Celtics defense
• Broussard: Turning back the clock
• Adande: How did Kobe get here?
• Scouts Inc. breakdown: Lakers vs. Celtics
• Coaching comparison: Red vs. Phil
• Smith: Kobe's moving forward
• Scoop: Fiendin' for a ring
• Top 10 moments of Lakers-Celtics rivalry
• ESPN Classic schedule: Relive the rivalry
TrueHoop• TrueHoop: Finals reflections
• TrueHoop: Doc Rivers' redemption
• TrueHoop: Lakers got Rondo'd
• Tough night for Allen
• Game 5 live blogging
• Laker nation vs. NBA refs
• Pierce and the evaporating knee story
• Game 2 live blogging
• Coaxing Kobe Bryant into hero mode
• Game 1 live blogging
• Today's game isn't so different
Simmons• Notes from the C's winning night
• Boston's X factors
• Game 4 running diary
• Time for NBA Finals answers
• The C's and city both look good
• The Truth comes out in Game 1
• NBA Finals forecast
• Chat: NBA Finals preview
• Simmons: You want a piece of Kobe, Boston?
ESPN The Magazine• Sporting Equivalency: NBA Finals meets hip hop
• Broussard: Reporting from the NBA Finals
Fantasy• Join the fun of NBA Finals: Playcaller
Audio• Dish: NBA Finals recap
• Wyc Grossbeck on C's championship
• Ray Allen on how the Celtics evolved
• Bob Ryan compares '86 C's to current one
• Jon Barry credits Tom Thibodeau's team defense
• Game 4 reactions
• Rajon Rondo on Pierce, Game 2 plans
• Bill Walton on Celtics-Lakers history
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Short for Triangle Below Canal, Tribeca is an elegant neighborhood located in the southern part of Manhattan. Due to the low number of skyscrapers in the area, offices in Tribeca share in a unique feature; gorgeous views of the Hudson River. The Hudson River and the accompanying Greenway serves as one of the main attractions in Tribeca, providing a pristine pedestrian and cycling path to escape city stress.
Another popular attraction of the area is the Tribeca Film Festival. Held every spring, Robert DeNiro's passion project enables the international film community and the public to explore emerging storytellers. It rivals the New York Film Festival as the city's flagship film festival every year.
A number of creative agencies and startups, including Sid Lee, Tutorspree, Cureatr, and Rent the Runway, hold Tribeca office space. To rent in the area is to expect to pay an average of $58/sqft.
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Trying to figure out why Windows 8 RTM would not install, on my well-preserved computing machine, was a dedicated effort, but for those with less spare time than me, I will tell a secret.
Windows 8 demands the NX bit to be implemented in a satisfactory processor. Mine which debuted in 2004, a Celeron D, failed the test on this one single score.
My best attempt at installation went like this,.. copied Windows files (100%); prepared files for installation (27%); then a first reboot, and...
Error Code: 0x0000005D, followed by four hexadecimal parameters.
That was the best I could do after many tries. Microsoft was good, and provided the installation iso, as well as several mounting methods. What threw me was that Windows 8 Developer Preview had installed nicely, and ran well for me, but with
the RTM Microsoft has decided to tighten the security screws, so to speak, by requiring the NX bit to be implemented.
(Responsibility cheers our helpful progress!)
The bottom line is well-presented on this following page, and I do strongly recommend the interested for studying it.
The following forum discussion led me to the realization of this new Microsoft Windows 8 system requirement.
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Kate Hudson appeared on the 'Late Night With Seth Meyers' to promote her new movie Wish I Was Here. She stepped on stage in a stunning $1,264 Resort 2015 Mint and Black Color Block Short Dress by Fausto Puglisi and $625 Christian Louboutin Patent Leather So Kate pumps:
Loosely curled hair and barely there makeup were on tap for her beauty notes. Thumbs up indeed!
Her lined crepe dress features a duo-color pattern, deep neckline, rear zip closure and flirty pleated detailing.
For the Puglisi Resort 2015 lookbook, the mini stunner was paired with edgy and gold embellished gladiator sandals. Ms. Hudson chose a more refined route for her appearance and opted for the classic patent leather Christian Louboutin So Kate pumps.
Although the mint and black options have sold out, you can still grab the red, pink and black colorway on sale for $1,074.
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text: All different types of characters carry a weapon, so make sure your Halloween costume is complete with our toy guns. Repelling an enemy invasion in your sci-fi hero costume? Make sure you're equipped with one of our futuristic weapons like the Special Ops Laser Cannon Gun or the Steampunk Revolver. If you're a lacing up your boots as a man in uniform, you'll need a weapon to complete the outfit. In that case, load up with one of the toy machine guns like the SWAT Machine Gun with Light and Sound or even try the M-16 Machine Gun. If you're trying to find that last piece to pull your pirate costume together, be the lord of the high seas as you brandish your Toy Pirate Pistol or the Pirate Musket. When it comes to heroes, everyone needs a trusty weapon at their side, and Spirit Halloween will make sure your costume always has the best!


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AT&T has a longstanding relationship with professional golf. This year, we're celebrating 31 years as title sponsor of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and our second as title sponsor of the AT&T Byron Nelson. Golf tournaments are not only a great way to promote our brand; they're also a great way to raise funds for the community and for education.


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While many toy fans are out shopping for the today's deals, plastic zombie elves are putting the finishing touches on Mikie Graham's Return of the Zombie Art Project, set to open tomorrow at Los Angeles' Toy Art Gallery. Okay, I lied about the "zombie elves" bit but the rest is all true. The opening is tomorrow, November 24, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Mikie will be there "in the flesh" to greet guests and just be an overall cool guy.
For a refresher, this is the second Zombie Art Project. In it, Mikie customized Playmobil toys to turn them into the flesh-eating undead. I know I recognized some of the figures from when I was a kid! Here is a run-down of what this show will entail, courtesy of the official press release:
For the last few months Mikie has been working like a madman turning over one hundred Playmobil figures into 30+ dioramas of the plastic undead. Rounding out the show is a massive 6 x 10 ft painting that Mikie turned into a run of 25 limited edition Giclee prints as well as 3 giant severed Playmobil heads that Mikie sculpted, molded and cast in resin/fiberglass and then individually customized!
All of the figures and prints from the show can be purchased through Toy Art Gallery's online store starting tomorrow. So if you fall in love with a particular piece, you have the opportunity to take it home!
The Return of the Zombie Art Project will run from November 24 to December 8 at Toy Art Gallery on 7571 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90046.
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