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Updated this year, the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport remains an enticing choice for consumers shopping for a small crossover SUV. The attractively styled, five-passenger Sport offers a wide range of comfort, convenience and safety features. And like its larger three-row sibling, the Santa Fe, it comes with a 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty.
Exterior changes for 2017 include a sportier front end with a redesigned grille and headlights, and in back you'll find new taillights and dual exhaust tips. Inside, a larger 5-inch infotainment display is now standard, and a 7-inch screen with Android Auto smartphone app integration is available. The 2017 Santa Fe Sport also features new options for advanced driver safety aids, including forward collision warning with emergency automatic braking.
Power for the base Sport comes from a 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine that produces 185 horsepower and 178 pound-feet of torque. Although performance with that powerplant is on par with much of the competition, drivers looking for more lively acceleration might want to consider the turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder that comes on the higher trim levels. It puts out 240 hp and 260 lb-ft of torque.
Both engines are mated to a six-speed automatic transmission. Front-wheel drive is standard, and all-wheel drive is available. Fuel economy is underwhelming, though. A front-wheel-drive Santa Fe Sport with the base 2.4-liter engine gets 24 mpg combined (21 city/27 highway), which is off the pace set by many rivals crossovers. Choosing all-wheel drive and the turbocharged engine drops the rating to 22 mpg combined (19 city/26 highway).
On the road, Hyundai's compact crossover is enjoyable to drive, though its suspension is tuned a bit more firmly than the norm, and that results in above-average jostling over rough pavement or washboard dirt roads. The Santa Fe Sport's interior is surprisingly roomy, though. Fit and finish is excellent, and high-quality materials, combined with comfortable front seats and an extra-roomy second row, add to the impression of a more expensive vehicle.
The base Santa Fe Sport come fairly well equipped right out of the box, but the more fully outfitted Sport 2.0T adds the turbocharged engine and considerably more comfort and convenience items, and the top-of-the-line Sport 2.0T Ultimate piles on a host of luxury and tech features. Key premium features you might want include heated leather seats, a 360-degree camera system, a premium 12-speaker sound system and a hands-free liftgate. Whatever your preference, though, let Edmunds help you find just the right 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport to meet your needs.
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text: The Hollywood Reporter notes that the FX Network has canceled the animated sitcom Chozen after one season. The series, created by Grant Dekernion, centered on a gay white rapper (Bobby Moynihan) trying to return to the musical world after getting released from prison. While the series premiere drew just under one million viewers in January, it had lost about half of that audience by the March 31 season finale.

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As the title says, got a G&P Aimpoint replica up for sale. Heavily Krylon'd in OD, and it's missing the rubber strap that attaches to the windage, elevation and battery covers.
It does however come with front and rear flip-up covers, and a killflash that has quite a nice dent in it from a bb strike. Still works perfectly, and looks the business as well.
Works perfectly, just put new batteries in and all brightness settings are spot on.
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text: It's a bit unclear how I have managed to acquire 5 SKS rifles. However, the sites are of course horrendous. I have heard that someone makes a scope mount that bolts on to the side of the receiver and so doesn't come off every time you have to field strip the gun. I can't seem to find them. Either I was told incorrectly or my googlefu is off. Any help? Thanks.


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Messi: Argentina can't worry about rivals
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil -- Argentina captain Lionel Messi again voiced his support for Alejandro Sabella's offense and said he was confident his team would continue to show improvement.
"We are Argentina, we shouldn't have to worry about how our rivals play," he said during Monday's news conference. "The only thing I worry about is that we are good."
-Messi's magic makes the difference -Messi: Argentina need to improve
Messi himself played down the quality of his goal and insisted Argentina needed to improve.
Sabella is likely to abandon the 5-3-2 formation he used in an unimpressive first half against Bosnia and return to the 4-3-3 line-up he preferred in qualifying and which gives much more support to Messi.
Sabella said: "Messi in the best player in the world it's not as though he needs a lot of support but when he receives a boost from his team-mates there is no doubt that it empowers him even more to be the best player in the world.
"I think that whatever happens in this World Cup he is among the best players in the history of football.''
Messi himself admitted the changes from five in defence to a 4-3-3 formation made it much easier for him and fellow striker Sergio Aguero.
He said: "As strikers we prefer that system as it gives us more attacking opportunities and if we don't use that system we suffer a bit.
"We as strikers favour that line-up. In the first half I was often on my own and so was Kun [Aguero] and it was very difficult, so there are things to be improved on."
Messi, however, stressed that Argentina has to be prepared to make adjustments.
"The switch between the first and the second half was good. It is good that we adjusted," he said. "We have various options and in a match we can switch from one to the other depending upon the result and the rival."
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text: Collects Skrull Kill Krew (2009 2nd Series) #1-5 and material from Dark Reign: New Nation (2008). Written by ADAM FELBER. Art by MARK ROBINSON, ROB DISALVO, PAULO SIQUEIRA, MIKE GETTY & AMILTON SANTOS. Cover by MARIO ALBERTI. THE INVASION AIN'T DONE UNTIL THE FAT SKRULL SINGS! Pulled from the ashes of 1994 straight to the 21st century, the Skrull Kill Krew is back and more brutal than ever! Television writer and novelist Adam Felber (HBO's REAL TIME; Schrodinger's Cat) and superstar artist Paulo Siqueira (Ms.Marvel; Amazing Spider-Man) bring you a disturbing and violent tale of a man with a couple of big guns and a bunch of alien shape shifters who harken back to the earliest days of the Marvel Universe. Pull up a chain gun and join us, won't you? Softcover, 136 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.


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President Obama to visit Ford plant near KC
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President Barack Obama is going to the Ford plant near Kansas City to highlight the recovery of the auto industry.
The White House announced Friday's visit to the Clay County village of Claycomo on Sunday. The visit is part of a weeklong effort to draw attention to the economic recovery five years after the Lehman Brothers collapse.
Obama's last visit to Missouri was a July 24 stop at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg. Obama used the visit to praise a new program that fast-tracks students to low-cost college degrees as he kicked off a traveling tour intended to emphasize his economic initiatives.


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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Bobby Wilson made a pretty strong case in his competition to be the Angels starting catcher.
Wilson went 5 for 5 and hit a tying double in the bottom of the ninth inning to help the Los Angeles Angels beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-8 Friday.
``(Wilson) defensively was terrific,' Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. ``Those five hits didn't hurt him either.'
Hitting in a lineup with most of the Angels' likely starters, Wilson couldn't have made a better case to beat out Jeff Mathis and Hank Conger.
Wilson also worked in the offseason, dropping 30 pounds.
``You can tell - he bounces around a lot better,' Angels ace Jered Weaver said. ``He's come a long way and he puts a lot of thought into it. He's going to be big for us this year and he showed it today.'
Conger wasn't completely outshined - he hit the winning RBI single off Brian Sweeney with one out.
Mark Trumbo had three hits, including a three-run homer, and four RBIs.
Weaver allowed four hits and three runs, two earned, with six strikeouts over four innings in his third Cactus League start.
``The off-speed stuff is coming along,' Weaver said. ``It's another step in the right direction.'
Arizona minor-leaguer Wade Miley pitched in place of Joe Saunders, who was scratched because he was ill.
Wiley allowed eight hits and five earned runs in three innings.
Trumbo's fourth homer of the spring came off Miley. Vernon Wells added an RBI single in a two-run Angels' fourth to extend the lead to 7-3.
Arizona rallied for four runs in the eighth, two coming in on Wily Mo Pena's long homer to center. Pena's homer was his third of the spring.
Notes: Scioscia had Maicer Izturis leading off with Bobby Abreu hitting second. Torii Hunter, Vernon Wells and Howie Kendrick hit 3-4-5 with Erick Aybar sixth, Mark Trumbo 7th and Wilson and Peter Bourjos the bottom two. ... Scioscia was hoping clean-up hitter Kendrys Morales would be able to start the season at first base. Morales has still not seen any spring action and is recovering from leg surgery last May. Scioscia said Morales has been running at full speed on practice fields and could be ready by ``the latter part of next week,' which would leave Morales about 13 or 14 Cactus League games to play in. ... Expected Angels closer Fernando Rodney worked one perfect inning of relief Friday, with a strikeout. ... Arizona's Brandon Allen had three hits.


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MVRDV settled into their new office headquarters inside the remodeled Het Industriegebouw, nestled in the heart of Rotterdam. Now dubbed by the firm as the MVRDV House, the building was originally designed by iconic Dutch architect Hugh Maaskant in 1952. The new 2,400 square-meter interior is... View full entry
Shortly after starting out in Frank Gehry's office in the early 1990s, Clive Wilkinson founded his own firm in Los Angeles, and has since designed far-reaching workspaces for such big-name clients as Google, the BBC, 20th Century Fox and Microsoft. I spoke with Clive about the evolution from... View full entry
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The open office was originally conceived by a team from Hamburg, Germany, in the nineteen-fifties, to facilitate communication and idea flow. But a growing body of evidence suggests that the open office undermines the very things that it was designed to achieve. — newyorker.com
What constitutes a modern professional workplace is changing rapidly, and Gensler, the San Francisco design and architecture firm, is betting those changes will factor more heavily not only into clients' interior design decisions, but every single real estate decision they make.
That bet led Gensler to hire a well-known name locally in both design and real estate circles: Robert A. Peck. — washingtonpost.com
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Report NEP-PBE-2005-02-06This is the archive for NEP-PBE, a report on new working papers in the area of Public Economics. Joao Carlos Correia Leitao issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.
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- Richard M. Bird, 2005. "Taxing Electronic Commerce: The End of the Beginning?," International Tax Program Papers 0502, International Tax Program, Institute for International Business, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.
- Sergio Beraldo & Daniel Montolio Estivill & Gilberto Turati, 2005. "Healthy, Educated and Wealthy: Is the Welfare State Really Harmful for Growth?," Working Papers in Economics 127, Universitat de Barcelona. Espai de Recerca en Economia.
- Alessandro Balestrino & Umberto Galmarini, 2005. "On the Redistributive Properties of Presumptive Taxation," CESifo Working Paper Series 1381, CESifo Group Munich.
- Alfred Greiner & Uwe Koeller & Willi Semmler, 2005. "Testing Sustainability of German Fiscal Policy. Evidence for the Period 1960 – 2003," CESifo Working Paper Series 1386, CESifo Group Munich.
- Emanuele Bacchiocchi & Alessandro Missale, 2005. "Managing Debt Stability," CESifo Working Paper Series 1388, CESifo Group Munich.
- Assar Lindbeck & Dirk Niepelt, 2005. "Improving the SGP: Taxes and Delegation rather than Fines," CESifo Working Paper Series 1389, CESifo Group Munich.
- Emma Galli & Fabio Padovano, 2005. "Sustainability and Determinants of Italian Public Deficits before and after Maastricht," CESifo Working Paper Series 1391, CESifo Group Munich.
- Juan C. Conesa & Carlos Garriga, 2005. "Optimal Response to a Demographic Shock," CESifo Working Paper Series 1393, CESifo Group Munich.
- Dahlberg, Matz & Mörk, Eva, 2005. "Public Employment and the Double Role of Bureaucrats," Working Paper Series 2005:3, Uppsala University, Department of Economics.
- Claudio Agostini, 2004. "The Effect of Sales Tax Rates on Food Exemptions," ILADES-Georgetown University Working Papers inv155, Ilades-Georgetown University, Universidad Alberto Hurtado/School of Economics and Bussines.
- Eduardo Saavedra & Raimundo Soto, 2004. "Toward a Modern State in Chile: Institutions, Governance, and Market Regulation," ILADES-Georgetown University Working Papers inv157, Ilades-Georgetown University, Universidad Alberto Hurtado/School of Economics and Bussines.
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Kurt Vonnegut died at the age of 84. His last book was a collection of biographical essays titled "A Man Without a Country." The book concludes with a poem titled "Requiem".
When the last living thing has died on account of us, how poetical it would be if Earth could say, in a voice floating up, perhaps from the floor of the Grand Canyon, "It is done." People did not like it here.
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After the tremendous success of his first Decca album at the end of last year, Britain's favourite tenor, Alfie Boe, returns with the release of his eagerly-awaited follow-up, 'Alfie'.
Alfie presents a collection of the most beautiful and timeless songs, sung just the way you want to hear them. It is hard not to get a lump in your throat with his delivery of such romantic classics as the forever popular When I Fall In Love, Leonard Bernstein's impassioned Maria from West Side Story and Ewan MacColl's heartfelt 'folk song' The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.
Having teamed up with good friend Matt Lucas for a duet on his first album, Alfie continues to surprise us with his unlikely, but perfect, pairings by being joined here by one of his heroes, rock legend Robert Plant.
After a chance meeting in a bar, the two singers were soon in a studio recording this extremely moving version of Tim Buckley's Song To The Siren. Having been called 'Boe, the Bad Boy of Opera' it is entirely fitting that Alfie should welcome Plant onto his new record, and, somewhat surprisingly, their voices blend beautifully against the delicate orchestration. This collaboration may soon be witnessed in the flesh (details to be announced).
It is hard to believe that Alfie has had time to record a new album as he is still in the midst of his incredible stint in Les Misérables, taking the lead role of Jean Valjean.
Here Alfie is joined by king of musical theatre, Michael Ball for a duet version of Empty Chairs at Empty Tables. Who better to duet with Alfie for this than Marius, to whom the song belongs, from the original London cast of Les Mis.
Alfie's versatile voice takes us on a journey through the musicals, with the uplifting Being Alive from the musical Company, the all-time favourite Music Of The Night from Phantom of the Opera, George Gershwin's jazz standard Someone to Watch Over Me from Oh, Kay!, Wheels of a Dream from the musical Ragtime and of course Jean Valjean's own Who Am I ('I'm Jean Valjean!') from Les Mis.
'Alfie' is made up of songs of genuine power and quality, a status that is only enhanced when interpreted by one of the world's great voices. Some of these timeless classics are forever associated with their original interpreter so it is a tribute to Alfie Boe's artistry that he gives each one his own individual stamp.
One imagines Alfie singing to his 3-year-old daughter with the wistful When You Wish Upon A Star from the 1940 Disney classic Pinocchio. And as the seasons change, the album closes with the highly appropriate Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas from the musical Meet Me in St. Louis. With Alfie Boe's ringing tenor voice, the magic of the musical has never sounded more enchanting.
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The lines of fact and fiction in Hip-Hop have been blurred indefinitely with no clear exit strategy to the gateway of infallibility. Yet and still, Brooklyn emcee PUSH! Montana remains true to the values instilled in him during the period of his lengthy tenure in the streets. As of recent, he's been hitting the music scene with intense vigor like a determined beginner, although PUSH! is technically not a rookie.
In a brazen tone, PUSH! gives TSS explicit details surrounding his origin in and out of the rap game as well as his plans for constructing his empire. You may be amazed but this enterprising talent is not the type to be mendacious.
TSS: O.K. so we got French Montana, Montana Mustard, Hannah Montana – Montana Fishburne…where are you in the family tree? How did you come up with that name?
PUSH! Montana: Well I got the name PUSH! from my homie Prez who's incarcerated. I added the Montana because of the movie Scarface. I always felt like I was going to get it like [he] did but I got out the game before he crossed Manolo. I was the first Montana, though. People who are familiar with me and know me from my early days know that. When I was getting my name out in the streets in 2003 I was the only one. Now there's 30 of em. But I take that imitation as flattery; I ain't tripping. The music will speak for itself.
TSS: Since everybody is a basically a few degrees from being a rapper themselves, when did you know you wanted to pursue it professionally?
PUSH! Montana: I started rapping in 2002 but it was August 2009 when I really buckled down and put all my focus in it. My right and left hand men got locked up on separate conspiracy charges. My cousin Two got fifteen years, my other cousin and uncle both got shot and paralyzed by police in separate instances. Both my grandmothers died, and my pops got cancer. So I just took it as a blessing that I'm still here and decided to put all my effort in to my music and leave all the street shit alone. I'm gonna be the one to help my homies with the talent that God gave me.
TSS: In the seven years in between you honing rap skills, did you feel yourself spiraling out of control in the streets? Did it inspire much of the music we hear today?
PUSH! Montana: Yeah, it was getting outta control. I always kept a job and hustled at the same time. Always did both but once I quit my job and went all the way in, that was it. Like my name is PUSH! for real, I live by that. I PUSH! my niggas and go hard with whatever I do. I was never a petty crime nigga.
Before I got started, I always said if I got locked up it would have to be by the Feds or the D's at the least. So you already know how I was moving. I wasn't a stand on the corner nigga. I got locked up in 2005 on a coke charge but after I beat it, I just went harder. I bought a Benz, and moved tougher. It really was just all my friends and family going through crazy shit that made me look at the bigger picture and catch myself.
TSS: With the fallback, you got a major look on If Tomorrow Comes… What was that feeling like when the album hit stores? What's your current relationship with Maino?
PUSH! Montana: The feeling was incredible man. I mean I was on Hi-Tek's album before that so it wasn't my first time in stores. But the feeling was crazy because my brother album finally came out. I was with him from he first came home to now. And I've seen all the hardships and experienced all the pain on this road to that release. I cried actually to be real. Joy man, thought about all our homies behind the wall and in the grave that fought for this. Maino is like my big brother and our bond will forever be rock solid. This Hustle Hard, Money In The Bank, Black Flag City thing ain't no rap shit. Its family for real. Get familiar with the Familia.
TSS: So we got FreshDope! around the corner. For clarity, is it an album or mixtape?
PUSH! Montana: It's an album! I put so much into this project man and it's a story behind every record. Everybody won't get it at first but it's not for everybody. It's soul food for your soul fool! (Laughs). Real rap though. I get emotional talking bout the album because of the situations that caused these records to be made. I just put my heart and soul on these songs. Its amazing actually son.
TSS: When artists put their emotions in the music, history shows it could lead to the best results. Do you feel like FreshDope! will define your career leading up to this point?
PUSH! Montana: Yeah, that's how I feel son. I poured my soul in it. I sent my brother – who's in the halfway house – some songs off FreshDope! and he said it had niggas in there tearing up. Stone cold criminals. So I know I'm doing the right thing. I didn't put no commercial records on it because I feel like it's a timepiece. Like it's what I was going through at the time. It will be apart of my history forever.
TSS: Have you been in Brooklyn your entire life?
PUSH! Montana: Yeah but I travel a lot, though. I have a lot of homies all over the country due to my prior line of work but I'm Brooklyn born and Brooklyn bred. Wouldn't want to be from nowhere else in the world.
TSS: Coming up in BK, you had to see the musical culture shift from the essence to what it is now. What's your take on the current trends?
PUSH! Montana: I mean a trend is a trend. They come, go, and come back around again. I don't have a problem with none of it. I think the essence of the music you're talking about is coming back slowly but surely. Thanks to all the new artist putting dope shit out.
TSS: Speaking of which, you went out and got Freddie Gibbs and CurT@!n$ for the album. Are those some of the new artists you felt are motivating the game right now? Anybody else we can expect? What producers did you link up with?
PUSH! Montana: Yeah, definitely. Both of them are dope and are true to who they are. I call both of them good friends of mines too. Not just on some rapper shit. I like a lot of the new dudes though. I don't really listen to radio so I get all my music off the net. I'm working a lot with my homie Wink Loc. We just put his street album out called "LoComotive". He's dope and has a story that's never been told. And as far as the producers on FreshDope!, it's all been in-house. My dude Rico Beats, Trilogy, and Steven James. That's my go-to team. We crafted music specifically for this project. But shoutout to all the producers on the album. Kuddie Fresh, O-Dizzy, Taurus Scott and my man Cali Beatz.
TSS: In the middle of a recession, how prominent is the music and ideology you're making? In other words, would you say it comes from a more realistic angle?
PUSH! Montana: My music comes from the heart and speaks to the soul. I come from a real angle. I speak on real situations and give 100% truth. One line I said on [the song] "Freshdopeboy" was "we hustle hard hoping that God forgive us/We sell poison, but the fiends outlive us" that's not a metaphor or nothing but it's real life shit.
TSS: That's a deep analogy. Are you saying that you've seen fiends being served by multiple drug dealers because the ones before them either fell or got incarcerated?
PUSH! Montana: Yeah! That's just the truth bro! They outlive us. They'll go through a million dealers before they die. We getting locked up or killed before they die, but they the ones "addicted" to the poison. I'ma keep it real: this street shit don't add up G. And math always been my strong suit. The losses outweigh the gains. Outta fifteen homies, one might be able to make it out. And then if you're that one person, you can't even enjoy it because all your niggas you came up with is in the can – or dead. I tell these niggas all the time to get a plan before the warden gives you one.
TSS: When fans approach a PUSH! Montana song, what do you want them to get out of it? What's the motivation behind telling your stories through music?
PUSH! Montana: I want them to leave away saying PUSH! is a real dude. I fucks with him. Not just the music but him as a man. He goes through or went through the same shit I go through in my life. That's all I can ask for. My motivation is to speak to the souls of my niggas out here going in the thick of it. Like I always say, I don't expect everybody to get it. It ain't for everybody. But I know all my fresh dope boys and girls love me. And that's all that matters to me.
I'm gonna get money regardless. But I will never sell out for my CD to sell out. I know kids are gonna be listening to my music looking for motivation and a first hand report of what's really going on out here. I can't lie to them. It's just not me. I do this for the "have-nots." I want them to have knots; that bread man. Be successful. Fuck what these other rap niggas talking about. They gonna have you in jail and they still gonna be out here lying on records and dancing wit Puffy.
TSS: So, do you think the excessive amount of rappers makes hard for people to be noticed or do you feel everybody has their time?
PUSH! Montana: Hell. Yeah! Attention spans are shorter too. You just gotta put your all into every line because you never know who's gonna be listening to you for the first time. Everybody has their time though. Gotta stay ready so you don't have to get ready. Keep the faith in God and go as hard as you can. As long as you making real music it'll catch on sooner or later one fan at a time. FRESSHHH!!!!!!
PUSH! Montana's debut street album Freshdope! will be dropping very soon. In the meantime, keep up the Brooklynite's power moves on his official website Push! on Demand and follow him on Twitter @PUSHMONTANA.


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HOUSTON - University of Houston men's basketball head coach James Dickey and his staff will sport a different look this weekend when their Cougars play host to Conference USA rival UTEP at 7 p.m., Saturday, inside Hofheinz Pavilion.
As members of the National Association of Basketball Coaches, Dickey and his staff will wear sneakers instead of dress shoes with their suits during this weekend's contest as part of Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers awareness weekend. This is a collaborative effort of the American Cancer Society and the NABC.
Participating NABC coaches will demonstrate their support for the American Cancer Society and its vision of a world with less cancer and more birthdays.
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Through the dedicated efforts of college and high school coaches and fans across the country, Coaches vs. Cancer participants have raised more than $70 million since 1993 to help the Society fund groundbreaking cancer research, provide up-to-date cancer information and education, advocate for public health policies that benefit communities and deliver services that improve the quality of life for patients and their families.
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They are the first thing you see when you board a plane: the airline crew, impeccably groomed and wearing distinctive, bright uniforms.
And yes, while the design, colour or fit of a crew's uniform isn't going to be a major influence when purchasing tickets, it is a first impression that lasts.
In a challenging fiscal climate, airline companies are desperate to impress – and get column inches about good news – and many have partnered with well-known fashion designers to give their front-line appearance a stylish overhaul.
New York-based designer Prabal Gurung is creating new uniforms for 10,000 of All Nippon Airways' flight attendants and ground staff.
Vivienne Westwood is partnering with Virgin Atlantic for a fresh look for 7500 staff around the world. Martin Grant rolled out his new designs for 12,600 Qantas staff members last year, with a little help from supermodel Miranda Kerr.
The new KaufmanFranco uniforms for American Airlines are due for release this year, while Etihad Airways is expected to unveil its new uniform (and international fashion collaborator) when it takes delivery of its first Airbus A380 aircraft at the end of 2014.
The airline industry has had a close relationship with high-end fashion designers for over 50 years. Some of the earliest collaborations include Balenciaga and Air France (1968), Pierre Cardin and Olympic Airlines (1969), and Emilio Pucci with Qantas (1974).
Back then, airlines used these chic uniforms as selling points, mostly to attract male passengers and not always in the most tasteful of ways. In the mid-'60s, for example, Pucci created a series of space age-inspired, colour-blocked uniforms for staff of the now-defunct American carrier Braniff Airways. Several layers of the uniform would be removed by the stewardesses during the flight as part of a routine dubbed the "air strip".
Thankfully, times have changed. As has the amount of women responsible for purchasing decisions and controlling the finances.
Airlines are tight-lipped about the costs of revamping a uniform. Etihad revealed its annual budget for cabin crew and pilot uniforms is more than $US4 million ($4.4 million), which includes replenishment of old uniforms and new garments for new staff. However considering the production costs, research and development, the fee for the designer and often a celebrity (Miranda Kerr for Qantas, or Elle MacPherson launching Virgin Blue's uniforms dressed as a sexy pilot in 2011), the marketing and promoting, it raises the question: "Why?"
Publicity ploy
Luke Miles, head of design for Virgin Atlantic, says signing up a high-end couturier like Vivienne Westwood is largely about brand alignment. "Vivienne has long been at the forefront of innovative and stylish designs, and we knew her approach to our uniform would be no different," he says.
Handing crew members a designer uniform, says Miles, is also seen as a reward. "They work so hard, so to provide them with a uniform designed by Vivienne Westwood is amazing."
Cliff Muskiet, a Dutch flight attendant who runs the popular blog The Uniform Freak with over 1230 stewardess uniforms from his private collection, thinks it might be one big publicity ploy.
"Enlisting famous designers is good for the airline's image," he says. "When a famous designer does a uniform for an airline, both the airline and the designer get good publicity."
Not always positive publicity, however, and Muskiet acknowledges that a famous designer doesn't necessarily guarantee the designs will be loved by everyone. "The fact that a fashion designer makes beautiful clothes doesn't mean that they can make beautiful uniforms, too. For example, the 1980s Qantas uniform was designed by Yves Saint Laurent – a great designer, but the design was just not that great," Muskiet says, referring to a design that incorporated a garish red, yellow and blue kangaroo print.
Creating a uniform is certainly a different beast to crafting haute couture designs for the runway. There are issues of balancing an attractive design and conservatism with a flattering look suitable for a wide array of sizes and ages.
It might have looked sensational on Miranda Kerr, but Martin Grant's figure-hugging designs with their bold fuchsia and red stripe were criticised for this when they were launched. "The uniforms are really tight and they are simply not practical for the very physical job we have to do," a flight attendant was quoted as saying last year.
"Hosties range in age from their 20s to their 60s and a lot of the older ones don't want to wear tight-fitting uniforms," said another flight attendant.
The science behind the fabric of uniforms is a complex one as well. Designers have to accommodate heavier, hardier fabrics that will be resistant to fire and factors such as staining, pilling and tearing. Tony Pierlot, research scientist in material science and engineering at the CSIRO, says uniforms undergo a series of laboratory tests to ensure they're able to withstand the rigours of the work environment. These can include tests for water permeability, colourfastness after washing and rubbing, dimensional change after steaming and laundering, and fabric strength and extension tests.
"It's a challenge, because sometimes from the design perspective you're after a specific look, and having achieved that look you've got to make sure that all the other properties you want out of your uniform can be met," Pierlot says.
Ultimately, does a good uniform mean better business? Aubrey Tiedt, vice-president of guest services at Etihad Airways, says it's likely.
It all has a knock-on effect to all the different departments, because it gives people confidence, and then the crew have the personality to support that, Tiedt says. "So guests, when they want to come back to fly, if they've had a remarkable experience on board, that would bring them back. They wouldn't necessarily say it was because of the food and beverage, because that's a given. Safety is a given. However it's the people that make the difference."
Air West Famed for dressing Jackie Kennedy and creating the iconic Jackie Look of her White House years, American designer Oleg Cassini crafted a futuristic sex kitten look, complete with knee-high boots and mini skirt, for stewardesses on the now-defunct Hughes Air West. The designs lasted until 1971.
Singapore Airlines Designed by Pierre Balmain 50 years ago with only slight alterations along the way, the batik-printed sarong kebaya has become a global icon, with the Singapore Girl even finding a place in Madame Tussauds waxworks in London. Balmain insisted that each kebaya be individually tailored for each stewardess, and to this day fittings are done every six months.
Air France Air France and Lacroix, a match made in heaven? Oui. Following in the footsteps of Nina Ricci, Carven and Louis Féraud, Lacroix mixed Parisian elegance with functionality, using a shirt-dress with a collar designed to be turned up and a flash of red with the belt and gloves to inject sophistication and a certain je ne sais quoi into the uniform's design.
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We are in a somewhat unique position with Castle: Destro, considering most everyone who went to the G.I. Joe Convention earlier this month has already seen the episode. I've heard pretty much everything about it already, but it just made me want to see it more.
I voiced some complaints in my Shipwrecked review, mostly about the fact that we're running out of time in G.I. Joe: Renegades way-too-short life, and it seems like we're still getting some "filler" episodes. Things need to start happening, and happening quick, or there are just going to be way too many loose ends. I was seriously hoping Castle: Destro would be one of those "things are happening" episodes.
We start off with the Joes debarking from Shipwreck's vessel, following the Techno-Viper's GPS coordinates to Scotland. The Joes are driving in the Coyote through the Scotland mist and end up in the shadows of an ominous castle. Duke seems more introspective than normal as the Coyote stops and Duke himself exits to perform recon.
The rest of the Joes join him against his direction, and suddenly the castle doors and windows slam shut with steel shutters. As this happens, the Joe weapons power down, leaving them trapped inside.
The next scene shows a simulation of the Bi0-DAG Bio-Viper delivery system dropping down into a city street and swiftly deploying a squad of Bio-Vipers. Even though it's a simulation, Cobra Commander likes what he sees and congratulations Destro and Mindbender on the project. He wants to launch a real field test…Destro mentions the prototype in his Scotland castle and says he can test it, but requests Baroness' presence. Cobra Commander agrees.
Inside the castle, the Joes stumble across a portrait of James McCullen, so the immediately realize just who's castle they've ended up in. Scarlett notices Duke's different attitude and confronts him, and discovers that he takes full responsibility for the dangers of the team. Roadblock nearly drowning in the previous episode has had an affect on him.
Baroness descends towards the castle in the Black Dragon VTOL and is greeted by Destro and a warm fireplace, where he offers her some food and entertainment. Turns out, the entertainment is the G.I. Joe team, stuck within the castle without their weapons. But the Joes do stumble upon a weapons cache, which only contains dead weapons. However, Tunnel Rat locates some more old school tools of violence, including a mace, battle axe, and even an old school crossbow for Scarlett. Destro confronts the Joes via intercom and suddenly the suits of armor around them come to life! Turns out they're not suits of armor, their Destro's new prototype "Battle Android Troopers", humanoid battle robots encased inside the suits of armor.
Destro and the Baroness are getting exceedingly friendly as the Joes scramble to avoid death by laser fire, and they finally barricade themselves inside a room within the castle. The barricade immediately starts falling apart around them, and they use a cannon (and their weapons battery packs) to blow a hole through the wall. Using their old school weapons, the Joes take out the B.A.T.s and end up near the Bio-DAG where they come face-to-mangled-face with Scrap Iron. Immediately more B.A.T.s flood in, accompanied by suits of battle armor and HISS Drones.
The Joes have grabbed some ornamental shields, and take cover, just trying to survive, when Duke spots the Black Dragon VTOL. He races for it as laser fire whips around him, but he makes it to the helicopter and takes off into the air, launching rockets at the robots around him. He puts up a valiant fight, but in spite of his best efforts, laser fire concentrates on the VTOL, and it explodes!
Stunned by the apparent demise of their team leader, the Joes are surrounded and taken in by MARS troopers and androids. Within the castle proper, Destro and the Baroness are drawing even closer, but are interrupted by Cobra Commander, who informs them of a target in Greenland…a competitor who he wishes to eliminate. Destro agrees, but first they wish to go down to the prison cell and ask the Joes a few key questions. Recognizing McCullen's voice, Scarlett actually gives him some information, telling him about the Techno-Viper GPS system that they followed right to his door. Destro incredulously states that he had no GPS system installed, but realizes that perhaps Mindbender did, and was possibly going to use the Techno-Viper against him. The two Cobra agents casually order the Joes' deaths at the hands of the B.A.T.s and walk away…but Duke has other plans!
Yes, Duke is alive, and he slams down through the ceiling, wearing a suit of MARS armor, and takes out the B.A.T.s threatening his comrades. He tells the Joes of his narrow escape from the burning Black Dragon, and they all decide to go take out the Bio-DAG, which is preparing to launch. Sporting their own suits of armor, the rest of the Joes and Duke storm the launch pad and begin unloading. The computer launch system is hit, but the Bio-DAG begins launching anyway. Destro realizes he must manually break the clamps so the rocket will launch and not kill everyone in the launching pad. Taking a futuristic laser axe, he begins wrecking the clamps, but is interrupted by Duke! Duke takes him out just as the DAG starts its final launch sequence. Duke leaps onto the launching rocket, slamming it with the laser axe, and causing permanent damage. The Baroness is struck and falls, and Destro swiftly comes to her aid, scooping her up and rescuing her. He vows to take full responsibility for the failure of their plan.
As Castle: Destro burns and crumbles to the ground, the Joes reconverge outside. They promise to work together and work as a team, and all agree that they will follow them to the end, if that's what it takes.
Episode Review
Wow. Okay, I wasn't a huge fan of Episode 16. "Shipwrecked" wasn't a shining example of what G.I. Joe: Renegades could be, but really, it still wasn't a bad cartoon. Even when Renegades isn't as cool as Renegades can be, I still find it better than a majority of animated series out there.
But when G.I. Joe: Renegades is on a roll… when Renegades is doing it all right? It's just plain phenomenal. And I'll tell you, tonight's episode was one of those good ones. One of those episodes right up there with Homecoming, The Enemy of my Enemy and Knock Offs. This was pure G.I. Joe: Renegades awesomeness.
First and foremost, we get the first real true "Destro" episode. Sure we've seen McCullen throughout the series a few times, but this is the first time he appeared with his metal mask and exuded "Destro" throughout the entire 30 minutes. He was Lord of his Castle, he was a technical wizard, coming up with state of the art weaponry for Cobra. And all the while, he's charming the Baroness and planning how they can leave Cobra and work together for their own purpose. Yes, THIS is Destro.
Along with this awesome portrayal of the Cobra arms dealer (complete with fantastic voice acting by Clancy Brown as usual) we get introduced to the Renegades form of the Battle Android Troopers! These guys looked great. Colored in the Iron Grenadier color scheme of black, red, and gold, the B.A.T.s were completely and totally different from their Real American Hero counterparts, yet still looked fantastic. Animation was smooth, and they were imposing enemies without being totally indestructable. The Joes used their wits and used their weapons to win the day. The relationship between both The Baroness and Destro was totally perfect again. They were close confidants with a strong desire to be more, but with Cobra always getting in the way. The tech was cool, the battle scenes were great, and I felt like we really got some character evolution and dynamic.
I am really hoping we see the Bio-Vipers phased out in favor of the B.A.T.s, as I think it will serve the same purpose without being quite so funky. Frankly, it was nice and refreshing to get an episode without any real evidence of blue goo anywhere. The writers continue to really build the Joe characters well, giving Duke some excellent depth with inordinate concern for his teammates to the point where he's willing to die himself rather than risk their lives. Sure, we all knew Duke wasn't really dead, but the whole thing was still handled nicely and very suspenseful. The ominous tone of The Baroness at the end of the episode only served to further demonstrate just how twisted and evil this universe's Cobra really is.
Fantastic episode. Spectacular even. It's episodes like this that make the short one-season lifespan of G.I. Joe: Renegades all the more painful. Here's hoping we have nine more episodes like this throughout the rest of the series.
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Original Airdate: April 23, 2011
Writers: Mitch Rothenberg & Josh Eiserike
Director: Nathan Chew
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The Copenhagen International Ballast Water Management Conference 2013 will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on November 1, 2013.The conference focuses on the IMO Ballast Water Convention, which is expected to take effect at some point in the not too distant future.
A number of international experts will provide answers to important questions about the ballast water of ships and the conventions impact on shipping, when the rules take effect. The conference is a combination of presentations and panel discussions, where there will be the opportunity to get questions answered.
Copenhagen International Ballast Water Management Conference will take place this year on November 1 at the Radisson Blue Scandinavia in Copenhagen. The annual conference , held for the second time , is arranged by the Partnership on Ballast Water, which is a collaboration between the Danish Maritime Authority, Nature Agency and the Danish Shipowners' Association.
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Gallo's one-out drive to right field off Houston Astros right-hander Michael Feliz was estimated at 419 feet. The 20-year-old third baseman for Double-A Frisco hit several other balls farther than that during a head-turning batting practice display at Target Field.
The assumed successor for four-time All-Star Adrian Beltre with the Rangers, Gallo has 31 homers and 73 RBIs this season in 85 games. He followed a two-run homer in the top of the sixth by Javier Baez against Washington Nationals right-hander Lucas Giolito.
University of New Mexico alumnus D.J. Peterson started for the U.S. team and went 1-for-2. He grounded out in the second inning and, facing New York Yankees farmhand Luis Severino, lined a double off the base of the left-field wall in the fourth.
Peterson plays for the Jackson (Tenn.) Generals, the Double-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners, who drafted him in 2013 with the No. 12 overall pick. Peterson is the first former Lobo to play in the Futures Game.
With so many bad teams in recent seasons, the Chicago Cubs have been collecting a tantalizing bunch of potential stars, with Baez and Kris Bryant at the top of the list.
Baez, the ninth overall pick in the 2011 draft, and Bryant, the second selection in 2013, comprise the left side of the infield for Triple-A affiliate Iowa.
Bryant went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts while playing third base for the U.S. team, which has won five straight Futures Games, and raised its record to 10-6 since the exhibition was started in 1999.
Until the Baez-Gallo home run derby that broke out in the sixth, this was much more of a showcase of pitching prospects, mirroring the major league trend toward more dominance on the mound and shrinking slugging percentages.
The first five U.S. pitchers tossed scoreless innings, starting with Henry Owens, the Double-A lefty for the Boston Red Sox.
Minnesota Twins right-hander Alex Meyer, who could soon be pitching on the same mound for the big league team, needed only four pitches for the fourth. His fastball reached 97 mph.
Meyer, acquired from the Nationals in a trade for center fielder Denard Span, has 103 strikeouts in 89-plus innings for Triple-A Rochester.
World team starter Jose Berrios, another Twins prospect, taken with the 32nd overall pick in the 2012 draft, struck out center fielder Michael Taylor of the Nationals to start the game and pitched a 1-2-3 inning.
Julio Urias, a native of Sinaloa, Mexico, currently at Class A Rancho Cucamonga for the Los Angeles Dodgers, became the youngest-ever Futures Game player. Urias, who will turn 18 on Aug. 12, pitched a perfect fifth. He struck out Taylor with a 94 mph fastball, and threw 11 of 14 pitches for strikes.
"He was composed. Whoom! Whoom! Whoom! My goodness gracious," said U.S. team manager Tom Kelly, the former skipper of the Minnesota Twins.
Urias is 1-1 with a 3.44 ERA and 58 strikeouts in 52 1-3 innings for the Rancho Cucamonga.
New York Mets Triple-A right-hander Noah Syndergaard, who started the game last year at his future home, Citi Field, got the save.
Twins fans in attendance also had World team first baseman Kennys Vargas to cheer, the David Ortiz clone who hit a double in four at-bats in the cleanup spot.
Kelly is currently a special instructor for the Twins. Hall of Fame pitcher Bert Blyleven, who played for Kelly on the 1987 World Series-winning club, managed the World team.
In an ode to his Dutch heritage and class-clown personality, Blyleven presented the lineups before the game while wearing an oversized pair of yellow wooden shoes.
Gallo was picked as the MVP of the annual showcase.


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Facial-Maschera (red), 1951 (Silkscreen print) Silkscreen Print by Henri Matisse
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This silkscreen/serigraph art print is based on an artwork entitled Facial-Maschera (red), 1951 by Henri Matisse. Active from around 1900 onwards, the artist is noted for post-impressionist works. Themes: red, portraits & faces, face, shape, composition, sketch.


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Men are like parking spots, the good ones are taken and the free ones
are handicapped. To cease smoking is the easiest thing. I ought to
know. I've done it a thousand times. Murphy was an optimist. Never
take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway. The only thing that
stops God from sending another flood is that the first one was useless.
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After more than three months of work, the congressional panel charged with finding ways to cut the nation's budget deficit seems to be stuck in neutral. Judy Woodruff discusses the deadlock with super committee member Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. Continue reading
Members of a Chicago jury told a judge they are deadlocked on some decisions in the corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Also in Iraq, eight soldiers were killed after insurgents lured them into a trap by using children. Continue reading


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This week's Sniff Test is Someday by Justin Bieber ($42 for 30ml at Shoppers Drug Mart). Does his new baby make our heart pound? Dave Lackie and I take an honest whiff.
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Like the bottle design 'inspired' by Marc Jacobs' Lola, this fruity gourmand scent pulls a little from half a dozen top selling scents. I smell burst of mandarin and wild berries off the top. Soon, creamy floral notes emerge. The vanilla is too sweet. The musk's a little overwhelming. But then, it really doesn't matter what it smells like, does it? If it comes endorsed by Justin, start the cash registers. ★★ (out of 4)
She Says:
What does the hysteria of a thousand screeching tweens smell of? Heart palpitations, Wildberry cooler and sticky-sweet vanilla syrup. Flowers of an indescribable nature and enough musk to perfume a crush on Donny Osmond, David Cassidy and 'N Sync multiplied to the power of Zac Efron. It is nothing but the treacly sentimental smell of a teen idol who earned $53 million last year. ★
Still scent-curious? Browse the Sniff Test archives here.


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Editors Note
In late January, 2000,Alain Briot,Michael ReichmannandSteve Kossackspent 4 days shooting together in the national parks region nearMoab, in Southern Utah. This page contains a portfolio from that trip byAlain. You may also view bothMichael'sandSteve'swork from this trip and compare their styles and approaches to the same subject matter.
Alain'swork is a mix of medium format, large format and 617 panoramic.Michael'sis medium format and 24X65mm panoramic, andSteveshot 35mm exclusively on this trip.
Clouds Below the Rim, Dead Horse Point State Park, Utah' 2000
I have photographed this rather uncommon weather condition on several occasions atGrand Canyon National Parkwithout much success. The clouds, although exciting visually, appeared flat and overexposed on my photographs and gave the impression that the landscape was hovering above the ground. I was thus slightly wary of getting similar results in this instance. For this reason I decided to use a strong foreground to give a visual horizon to the image and help the viewer know where the ground is. The relationship between this solid foreground and the more airy background help give a visual strength to this image.
Photographed with a Fuji GA 645zi on Kodak Portra 160VC color negative film
Sunrise at Courthouse Towers, Arches N.P. Utah' 2000.
The only sunrise with direct sunlight we experienced during this trip!
We had been waiting since before dawn in Arches National Park, near Courthouse Towers, hoping that the sun would finally break through and reward us with light and photographic opportunities. And it did. I used a dead Juniper tree to give a sense of location and depth as well. This tree also helped create a variation in shape between the sharp edges of the sandstone formation and the more rounded outline of the tree.
Colorado River Goosenecks, Dead Horse Point State Park, Utah' 2000
Prior to getting to this exciting overlook onto the Goosenecks of the Colorado River below Dead Horse Point I had visualized an image in which bright horizontal light etched exciting foreground rock patterns. However, when we got there the sun was nowhere to be seen, veiled under a thick blanket of clouds. I decided to persist with my visualization and compose an image similar to the one I had in mind, except with soft light.
Photographed with a Linhoff 4×5 field camera, 75mm 4.5 Schneider lens on Kodak PRN 100 film with a 1-stop graduated neutral density filter.
Buttes and Fence, Needles District, Canyonlands N.P., Utah' 2000.
Taken during a January afternoon storm this photograph shows an active weather situation. The conditions were constantly changing and it was tempting to become solely focused on the exciting patterns created by fog moving in and out of the buttes in the background. However, I felt it was equally important to give a sense of space and locale to the image. I used the fence to give the viewer a way to walk through the panoramic composition. I wanted to entice the viewer's eyes into a complex journey through this photograph.
Photographed with a Fuji GX617 panoramic camera with 90mm lens and center filter on Agfa Ultra 50 film.
Turret Arch, Arches N.P., Utah' 2000
Shot in very soft light at sunrise (the sun was hidden by clouds). I relied on a strong composition to offset the lack of direct sunlight. I have shot this same image during a bright morning with orange light illuminating the sandstone cliffs. Brilliant sunlight makes this scene very colorful and exciting. Still, I find a certain poetic quality to this softer image which shows the primeval qualities of the land in a subdued and yet powerful manner.
Linhoff 4×5 field camera with 6×12 Horseman roll film back and Kodak PRN 100 film
Newspaper Rock State Park, Utah' 2000
This photograph was shot in soft light during an overcast afternoon. The shape of the overhang in which these petroglyphs are located, together with the low ambient light and the high color saturation film I was using, combined to create the remarkable color contrast exhibited in the photograph. To me it metaphorically represents the mystery and aura embodied in these Anasazi petroglyphs. They seem to glow from within, as if there was a presence behind them inside the rock face on which they were carved.
Taken with a Fuji GA 645zi on Kodak Portra 160 VC film
You may wish to look atMichael Reichmann'sphotograph of this same subject, taken at the same time.
Butte & Reflections, Canyonlands N.P., Needles District, Utah' 2000
I worked with reflections for a long time before discovering this image. It had been raining on and off and rain pools were all around me. However, I wanted more than just cloud reflections in them and I kept looking for a strong background which would reflect in the pools. The large butte in this image had always been there but behind my back! It's only when I turned around that it revealed itself to me as the subject. I used black and white to emphasize the graphic and abstract quality of the scene.
Photographed with a Fuji GA 645zi on Kodak PN 400 film
For acompletely differentimage taken in the same place at the same time byMichael Reichmann, clickhere.
All text and photographs on this page are Copyright'© 2000 by Alain Briot


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Julie Goucher of the Anglers Rest blog has started a weekly series of
writing prompts called The Book of Me, Written By You. Basically it's
a way for those of us who write about our ancestors to write about ourselves
and our memories.
Week 1 is Who Am I? I have to ask that question 20 times and come up
with at least 20 different answers. It's an exercise in how I see my self.
I came up with 22.
Who am I?
I am...
A rock & roll dinosaur.
A bird watcher
A photographer
A reader
A book lover
A science fiction & fantasy fan (in all formats)
A New Englander
A lifelong resident of Massachusetts.
A medieval & ancient history geek.
A fan of Celtic, folk, and medieval music.
A white-knuckled driver on highways.
A night owl.
A liberal Kennedy Democrat.
A bachelor
A former bookseller
A former garment worker
An oldest child
A historian
A genealogist
A writer
Still learning.


text: I am always guilty of neglecting this blog which is my very first. Again, I will try my very best to post something useful and informative here regularly. Pay attention to the word "AGAIN". Hahaha…I've said this so many times already and I fell short everytime. Sad, actually…but let's hope for the best. Let's be optimistic! It's not even one of my New Year's resolutions, but I want to be productive as I can be. So help me God. 🙂


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Litigator to Discuss 'War on Terror'
Wilson Fellow Jameel Jaffer of the ACLU begins weeklong
residency with lecture Monday, Feb. 21
Next week, Monday
through Friday, February 21-25, Smith will welcome renowned
litigator Jameel Jaffer as a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow.
Jaffers intensive weeklong visit will begin
with a public lecture, What Is
the 'War on Terror,' and Are We Still Fighting It? on Monday, Feb. 21, at 7
p.m. in Neilson Browsing Room.
Jaffers talk will explore the standing of the war
on terror that the Bush administration launched after the September 2001 terrorist
attacks as a new kind of warthe enemy was nebulous, the battlefield was everywhere,
and no one could say what victory would look like. What was this war, and are
we still fighting it? And what does it mean for human rights and civil liberties
if we're engaged in a war that, almost by definition, is both everywhere and
As Deputy Legal Director at
the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Jaffer oversees
the union's work on issues relating to free speech, privacy,
technology, national security, and human rights. He has litigated
numerous cases at the intersection of civil liberties and
national security, including challenges to the CIA's rendition
and targeted killing programs and a challenge to the
National Security Agency's warrantless wiretapping program.
Jaffer is a graduate
of Williams College, Cambridge University, and Harvard Law
The Woodrow Wilson Visiting
Fellows program, which is administered by the Council of
Independent Colleges (CIC) in Washington, D.C., brings prominent
artists, diplomats, journalists, business leaders, and other
professionals to campuses across the United States for a
weeklong residential program of classes, seminars, workshops,
lectures, and informal discussions.
Hosted by the Ethics
Program and supported by the Office of the Provost/Dean of
the Faculty, Jameel Jaffers visit will allow students
and faculty an opportunity to make new connections and create better understanding
between the academic and nonacademic worlds.
As the Woodrow Wilson Fellow,
Jaffer will have the time to explore in depth how the classroom
and campus relate to the broader society. In addition to
offering Mondays public lecture, conducting
discussion groups and participating in classroom colloquia, Jaffer will meet
with students and faculty members informally to share his practical knowledge
in the areas of human rights and civil liberties.