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Northlight Theatre Announces Casting for 'PENSACOLA', THE MOUSETRAP, and WHITE GUY ON THE BUS
Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, announces casting for the first three productions of the 40th Anniversary Season.
The Commons of Pensacola will include Erik Hellman (Gabe), Leah Karpel (Lizzy), Barbara Kingsley (Judith), Lily Mojekwu (Lorena), Lori Myers (Ali), and Lucia Strus (Becca).
The cast of The Mousetrap is Greg Matthew Anderson (Det. Sgt. Trotter), Patrick Clear (Major Metcalf), Joey deBettencourt (Christopher Wren), Joe Dempsey (Mr. Paravincini), Laura T. Fisher (Mrs. Boyle), Keith Neagle (Giles Ralston), Lindsey Pearlman (Miss Casewell) and Cora Vander Broek (Mollie Ralston).
White Guy on the Bus features Jordan Brown (Christopher), Amanda Drinkall (Molly), Mary Beth Fisher (Roz), Patrese D. McClain (Shatique) and Francis Guinan (Ray).
Casting for Outside Mullingar and Shining Lives: A Musical will be announced at a later date.
The Midwest Premiere of
The Commons of Pensacola
by Amanda Peet
directed by Robin Witt
featuring Erik Hellman, Leah Karpel, Barbara Kingsley, Lily Mojekwu, Lori Myers and Lucia Strus
September 12 - October 19, 2014
Opening: Friday, September 19, 2014
Judith is a woman in exile, relegated to a Florida condo after her husband's Madoff-like crimes have expelled her from a luxurious life. Family ties are tested when her daughter Becca comes to visit for Thanksgiving, joined by Becca's filmmaker boyfriend and rebellious niece. Guilt by association, lost wealth, and questionable motives make trying to love your family an uncommonly difficult challenge in this funny, incisive and timely new drama.
Erik Hellman (Gabe) returns to Northlight after Lost in Yonkers. Chicago credits include Luna Gale at Goodman; Tartuffe, The Misanthrope, Proof, The Comedy of Errors, The Mystery of Irma Vep, Titus Andronicus, and Arcadia (Court); Eastland (Lookingglass); Hesperia (Writers); The Madness of King George III, The Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth, and Edward II (Chicago Shakespeare); Honest, The Elephant Man, and Huck Finn (Steppenwolf); All My Sons (TimeLine); as well as shows at Next, Chicago Dramatists, Remy Bumppo, The House Theatre of Chicago, and as a company member of Strawdog. Outside of Chicago, Erik has appeared at Milwaukee Repertory, Geva, Syracuse Stage, Indianapolis Repertory, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Houston's Stages Repertory, and Off-Broadway at Mirror Repertory. Film/TV work includes The Dark Knight, The Chicago Code, Boss, Betrayal, and as Dr. Alec Willhite on Chicago Fire and Chicago PD.
Leah Karpel (Lizzy) Chicago credits include Next Up and understudy in Hot L Baltimore (Steppenwolf), We Are Proud to Present...(Victory Gardens Theater), Punk Rock (Griffin Theatre Company), and Feet of Clay (Last Match Theatre). Regional credits include Ten Chimneys (Milwaukee Repertory Theater), Half and Half (Penguin Rep Theatre), The Play about My Dad (Collaboration Town), and Evanston: A Rare Comedy (HERE Arts Center/PS 122). Leah received her BFA from Boston University and is a proud graduate of The School at Steppenwolf.
Barbara Kingsley (Judith) Broadway/national tour: August: Osage County. Regional credits include Uncle Vanya, Tales from Hollywood, Jane Eyre, Romeo and Juliet, The Night of the Iguana, Once in a Lifetime, Death of a Salesman, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Front Page, Great Expectations (Guthrie); and appearances at CenterStage, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Berkeley Rep, Alley Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Arizona Theatre Company, Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Jungle Theater, Ten Thousand Things, Park Square, and Illusion. Film: Best Man Down, Ticket Out, Deer Hill Road, Older than America, A Simple Plan, The Straight Story, Sweet Land. Writing: Living in the Blue Zone, I Am Proof of Me, Under This Roof. Awards: 1983 Twin Cities Kudos Award, 2011 MSAB/NEA -playwriting; 2013 MRAC Next Step - playwriting.
Lily Mojekwu (Lorena) Chicago credits include Luck of the Irish, The Exonerated, Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter, The Overwhelming and Well (Next); How Carson McCullers Saved My Life, The Elephant Man, The Brother Sister Plays (performing u/s), Intimate Apparel (performing u/s)(Steppenwolf); This (Theatre Wit); Romeo and Juliet (Chicago Shakespeare); A Twist of Water (Route 66 Theatre Co); Greensboro: A Requiem (Steep Theatre, Non-Equity Jeff Nomination - Best Supporting Actress); and In Arabia We'd All be Kings (Steep Theatre, Non-Equity Jeff Award - Best Ensemble).
Lori Myers (Ali) Credits include Maggie in Men Should Weep (Griffin Theatre), Man Eats Lion (Helen Mills Theatre), and David Cromer's Obie Award-winning production of Our Town in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles. She has worked with Steppenwolf, Upright Citizens Brigade, Bailiwick Rep, Theatre Wit, Shattered Globe, Vitalist Theatre, Redmoon Theater, Next Theatre, Plasticene, and countless others. Lori has worked continuously in film and commercial projects throughout her career. She has an M.A. in Performance Studies summa cum laude from the University of London, Goldsmith's College and a B.A. in Acting from Illinois State University.
Lucia Strus (Becca) Chicago appearances include Big Love and Mary Reade in A Pirate's Lullaby (Goodman); Hysteria, Whispering City and Our Town (Steppenwolf); No One as Nasty (Victory Gardens); SLAVS! (European Repertory); Atomic Bombers (Northlight); Indiscretions (Organic Touchstone); and Henry IV (Chicago Shakespeare). Regional credits include Quake and Chad Curtiss: Lost Again at Actors Theatre of Louisville's 2001 Humana Festival. A member of the Neo-Futurists, Lusia has been writing and performing in Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind since 1993. She's performed Too Much Light in Chicago, San Francisco, New York, Romania and at the HBO sponsored US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen. This year Ms. Strus performed her solo show, Too Busy to Be Famous, at Donny's Skybox Theatre at The Second City and at PSNBC in New York. Television credits include Cupid (CBS) and Early Edition (NBC). Films include Stir of Echoes and Soul Survivors (Artisan Entertainment) and independents The Secret, Design, Danny's Wish, No Sleep 'Til Madison, The Opera Lover and Hole in the Wall.
The Mousetrap
directed by Jonathan Berry
featuring Greg Matthew Anderson, Patrick Clear, Joey deBettencourt, Joe Dempsey, Laura T. Fisher, Keith Neagle, Lindsey Pearlman and Cora Vander Broek
November 7 - December 14, 2014
Opening: Friday, November 21, 2014
On a snowy night at Monkswell Manor, newlyweds Mollie and Giles welcome a group of strangers to their guest house, only to discover news of a murderer in their midst! A police investigation reveals the sordid details of each guest's mysterious past, but not soon enough to stop the killer from striking again. Agatha Christie's masterful whodunit weaves an intricate plot filled with nerve-rattling suspense, all leading up to the ultimate final twist!
Renowned mystery writer Agatha Christie is not only the best-selling author of all time, but The Mousetrap is the world's longest-running play, now at 62 years on London's West End.
Greg Matthew Anderson (Det. Sgt. Trotter) is an Artistic Associate at Remy Bumppo Theatre Company where credits include Power, The Best Man, The Philadelphia Story, Bronte, On the Verge, The Marriage of Figaro, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Night and Day and The Importance of Being Earnest. Other credits include Rock 'N Roll (Goodman); Arcadia (Court); Oklahoma! (American Theatre Company); A Moment Alone (10 Theatre); as well as Next, Noble Fool, and Actors Revolution Theatre. Television: The Chicago Code (Fox), Detroit 187 (ABC), and the pilot Matadors (ABC/Sony). Greg is a graduate of Duke University's Department of Theater Studies.
Patrick Clear (Major Metcalf) has appeared in more than sixty Chicago-area productions, including Pride & Prejudice and Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (Northlight Theatre); The Madness of George III, As You Like It, Troilus and Cressida, Measure for Measure, As You Like It, King Lear, All's Well That Ends Well, Henry V, Timon of Athens and The Merry Wives of Windsor (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre); Port Authority (Writers Theatre); Meet Vera Stark, Teddy Ferrara, Race (Goodman Theatre); The March (Steppenwolf Theatre Company); Seascape (Remy Bumppo Theatre Company). Broadway: Hollywood Arms and Noises Off. Regional credits include appearances with Asolo Repertory Theatre, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Arena Stage, Guthrie Theater, American Shakespeare Theatre, Center Stage, Folger Shakespeare, Huntington Theatre and Cincinnati Playhouse.
Joey deBettencourt (Christopher Wren) is an artistic associate at the Griffin Theatre and a proud Chicagoan and Northwestern graduate. Chicago credits include Punk Rock - Jeff Award, Port Flare Path, No More Dead Dogs, and Stage Door (Griffin Theatre Company); The Thirteen Clocks (Lifeline Theatre); Lovers (City Lit Theater); Cherrywood (Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co.); and South of Settling (Steppenwolf). National tour: Peter and the Starcatcher. Film: At Any Price.
Joe Dempsey (Mr. Paravincini) last appeared at Northlight in Inherit the Wind. Chicago credits include Gypsy at Ravinia with Patti Lupone; Half and Half at Victory Gardens; Jolly and The Disappearance of the Jews at Goodman as part of the David Mamet Festival; and in The Second City's Disgruntled Employee Handbook, Sex and The Second City and All in the Timing. Joe has also acted at Apple Tree, Lookingglass, Remy Bumppo, About Face and the Goodman. Regionally, he performed in Ms. Zimmerman's Metamorphoses at St. Louis Repertory and Cincinnati Playhouse as well as other productions at Milwaukee Repertory, Madison Repertory and City Theatre. Film: Vows and The Third Rail. Television: E.R., Early Edition and What About Joan?
Laura T. Fisher (Mrs. Boyle). Chicago credits include The Seagull, The Shawl, Home, Finishing the Picture and The Trojan Women (Goodman); End Days, Defiance, Frozen, Helen and Julius Caesar (Next Theatre Company); Cymbeline and Kabuki Lady Macbeth (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); Half and Half, Relatively Close and Big Blue Nail (Victory Gardens); Cyrano (Court Theatre and Redmoon Theater at Museum of Contemporary Art); Cider House Rules Parts I and II, The Living, Hellcab, Early and Often (Jeff Award), Remembrance and Hushabye Mountain (Famous Door Theatre); The Secret Rapture (Remy Bumppo); SIC and Season's Greetings to our Friends and Family (Roadworks Productions); What Once We Felt (About Face); The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow (Collaboraction). Ms. Fisher has collaborated on devised works with Plasticene and Cardiff Giant Theatre Company, performed as part of Chicago Symphony Orchestra's Beyond the Score series and at Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Keith Neagle (Giles Ralston) has appeared in theatres throughout the Chicago area including The Rogue Theatre Company, Steppenwolf, Sideshow Theatre Company, The Gift Theatre, Theatre Seven of Chicago, Pavement Group, and Haven Theatre Company. Shows include Seminar (Haven), Harry and the Thief (Pavement Group), Orange Flower Water (Raven), and Breaks and Bikes (Pavement).
Lindsey Pearlman (Miss Casewell) Previous Chicago credits include Trevor (A Red Orchid Theatre); Never the Bridesmaid (Jeff Award - Polarity Ensemble Theatre); The Eight Reindeer Monologues (Stage Left Theatre); Cherrywood and The Rant (Mary Arrchie Theatre Company); The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (The Gift Theatre); and Expecting Isabel, Self Defense or the Death of Some Salesman (Rivendell).
Cora Vander Broek (Mollie Ralston) was previously seen at Northlight in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Other credits include Sister James in Doubt (Indiana Repertory Theatre); The Seagull, Dancing at Lughnasa, Book of Days (Raven Theatre); Dead End (Griffin Theatre); Being 11 (Serendipity Theatre). She's also worked with Steppenwolf Theatre, Lifeline Theatre and The Hypocrites. Her writing has been featured at Serendipity Theatre's 2nd Story series. Regional credits include The Merry Wives of Windsor and Heartbreak House with Montana Shakespeare in the Parks. Cora has received a Joseph Jefferson nomination and an After Dark Award for her work as an actor in Chicago. She is a proud graduate of The School at Steppenwolf.
The World Premiere of
White Guy on the Bus
by Bruce Graham
directed by Artistic Director BJ Jones
January 23- March 1, 2015
Opening: January 30, 2015
Ray, a successful white business executive, rides the bus every Saturday. On his weekly ride he befriends Shatique, a young black woman putting herself through school and struggling to raise a son on her own. The threads that tie these disparate individuals together gradually unravel in a complex web of class, revenge and racial biases from a candid and unexpected perspective.
Bruce Graham, the award-winning playwright and screenwriter behind Northlight's highly successful The Outgoing Tide and Stella & Lou, has never been sharper than in this fresh, surprising, and gutsy world premiere.
Jordan Brown (Christopher) Chicago credits include Sense and Sensibility (Northlight), A Christmas Carol (Goodman), In the Company of Men (Profiles Theatre), The Pitmen Painters (Timeline Theatre), and Tony in West Side Story (Ravinia). Off -Broadway: Much Ado About Nothing and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Regional: The Light in the Piazza (River Valley Rep), A Skull In Connemara (Centerstage Theatre). Television: Sirens (USA), As the World Turns (CBS), and Crisis (NBC). Jordan studied acting at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
Amanda Drinkall (Molly) is an ensemble member of Red Tape Theatre, where her credits include Hamlet is Dead, No Gravity, Lear, The Skriker, Brand, The Love of the Nightingale, The Making of a Modern Folk Hero at CFANN 2011 and Pullman, WA. Other Chicago credits include Measure for Measure (Goodman); Great Expectations (Strawdog Theatre); Pride and Prejudice (Lifeline Theatre); Failure: A Love Story (u/s, Victory Gardens); Pony (u/s, About Face); and Othello, Romeo and Juliet, A Winter's Tale, and A Midsummer Night's Dream (The Back Room Shakespeare Project). Regional credits include The Comedy of Errors and Romeo and Juliet (Michigan Shakespeare Festival) and King Lear and Much Ado About Nothing (North Carolina Shakespeare Festival). Ms. Drinkall holds a BFA in acting performance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Mary Beth Fisher (Roz) Chicago credits include Luna Gale, God of Carnage Night of the Iguana, Light Up the Sky, Design for Living, Spinning Into Butter, Boy Gets Girl, The Guys, The Rose Tattoo, Heartbreak House, Dinner with Friends, The Clean House, Frank's Home, Rock 'n' Roll and The Seagull (Goodman); Dead Man's Cell Phone, The Dresser and The Memory of Water (Steppenwolf Theatre Company); Three Tall Women, The Year of Magical Thinking (Jeff Award), The Wild Duck, What the Butler Saw, Arcadia, Travesties
and The Importance of Being Earnest (Court Theatre); The Taming of the Shrew (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); The Laramie Project, The Little Dog Laughed and Theatre District (About Face Theatre); The Marriage of Figaro (Remy Bummpo Theatre Company); My Own Stranger (Writers' Theatre) and Away (Northlight Theatre). She has worked in regional theatres all over the country, most recently in the world premiere of Sarah Ruhl's Dear Elizabeth at Yale and Berkeley Repertory Theatre. New York credits include Frank's Home (Playwrights' Horizons); Boy Gets Girl (Drama League Honoree, Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel nominations), The Radical Mystique and By the Sea, by the Sea, by the Beautiful Sea (Manhattan Theatre Club); The Night of the Iguana (Roundabout Theatre Company); Extremities (Westside Theatre); Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?
(Promenade Theatre). Television and film credits include Chicago Fire, The Chicago Code, State of Romance, Without a Trace, Numb3rs, Prison Break, NYPD Blue, Profiler, Early Edition, Formosa Betrayed, Dragonfly and Trauma. Ms. Fisher received the 2010 Chicago's Leading Lady Award from the Sarah Siddons Society and was named Best Actress in Chicago magazine's "Best of Chicago" issue (August, 2010). She was an inaugural Lunt-Fontanne Fellow at the Ten Chimneys Foundation representing the Goodman Theatre and was a Beinecke Fellow at Yale University.
Patrese D. McClain (Shatique) Originally from Chicago, Patrice has worked with many local theaters, including Goodman, Lookingglass, Court and Chicago Shakespeare. Recent credits include: Tartuffe and Spunk (Court); A Midsummer Night's Dream, Pericles, R & J, Ruined and all 16 characters in the solo performance of No Child (The Black Rep); Crime Scene: A Chicago Anthology (Collaboraction); Two Trains Running (Geva Theatre); Crumbs from the Table of Joy (Mustard Seed). Awards include: Jeff nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in Spunk, St. Louis Theatre Circle Award's Best Actress for No Child, Kevin Kline nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Crumbs. Television: Chicago Fire and Detroit 1-8-7. In addition, Patrese is the Executive Director of Pure ART, a not-for-profit dedicated to facilitating arts education outreach programs in under-served communities. She received her BFA from Howard University and her MFA from Penn State.
Francis Guinan (Ray) returns to Northlight where he previously appeared in the world premiere Stella & Lou (also Galway Arts Festival), Season's Greetings and Inherit the Wind. He has been a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Ensemble since 1979 where he has appeared in over 30 productions including The Birthday Party, Time Stands Still, The Book Thief, American Buffalo, August: Osage County, Balm in Gilead and Say Goodnight, Gracie. He has also appeared in A Guide for the Perplexed (Victory Gardens), Seagull (Goodman) and Rantoul and Die (American Blues). Television appearances include Boss in the role of Gov. Cullen, filmed here in Chicago; Eerie, Indiana, ER, Frasier and several Star Trek franchise episodes. Film roles include appearances in The Last Airbender, Typing, Low Tide, and Constantine.
Northlight offers the following Engagement Events for each production:
Northlight artistic staff lead a conversation about the play and the artistic process immediately following select performances.
This behind-the-scenes discussion with Artistic Director BJ Jones and other special guests is offered for each show while still in rehearsal. 2014-2015 dates are to be announced and will be available online at northlight.org/events.
Northlight partners with community organizations to offer enrichment opportunities ranging from panel discussions with local experts to scene selections and conversations with the cast and/or director. Frequent locations include the Skokie Public Library and Wilmette Public Library, among others. 2014-2015 dates are to be announced, and will be posted in the theatre lobby for each production, as well as online at northlight.org/events.
Northlight's Interplay Reading Series gives audiences the opportunity to witness the early stages of play development, as a new play evolves from first draft to full theatrical production. Since its inception in spring 2006, Interplay has staged readings of 29 new plays, 25 of which have gone on to full productions at Northlight, in Chicago, and around the country. Readings are open to the public and include a post-show discussion with the playwright.
Interplay readings will be posted in the lobby and online as they are scheduled. For more information and upcoming dates, visit northlight.org/interplay.
Curtain times are: Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m.; Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.; Fridays at 8:00 p.m.; Saturdays at 2:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.; Sundays at 2:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Subscriptions to the 2014-15 Northlight Season are now available through the box office, 9501 Skokie Boulevard in Skokie, by phone at 847.673.6300 or online at northlight.org. Tickets to individual productions will be available beginning in August 2014. With its wide range of ticket prices, discounted subscription packages and complimentary parking, Northlight remains of one of the best theatrical values in Chicagoland.
5-Play Subscriptions range in price from $105-$240. A limited number of season subscriptions for the Opening Night performances (also includes a reception with the cast) are available for $320, subject to availability. Northlight subscribers will have the first chance to purchase additional tickets before they go on sale to the general public. For more information, visit northlight.org.
Northlight Theatre aspires to promote change of perspective and encourage compassion by exploring the depth of our humanity across a bold spectrum of theatrical experiences, reflecting our community to the world and the world to our community. Now entering its 40th season, the organization has mounted over 200 productions, including more than 40 world premieres. Northlight has earned 151 Joseph Jefferson Award nominations and 28 Awards. As one of the area's premier theatre companies, Northlight is a regional magnet for critical and professional acclaim, as well as talent of the highest quality.


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Guitar Hero
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith launched today in NYC
Posted by Peter Ha
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Redhat Report Q1 Revenue Up 33%
Image via Reuters
Yeah, I was supposed to go to the launch earlier today in Times Square for GH:Aerosmith, but that clearly didn't happen since I'm not using my own photos. Anyway, the game will be available on the 29th.
Activision Blizzard
- Founded 1991
- Overview Activision (NASDAQ: ATVI) is an American video game developer and publisher. It was the first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles.
- Location Santa Monica, CA
- Categories eSports, Video Games, Gaming
- Website http://www.activision.com
- Full profile for Activision Blizzard
Guitar Hero
- Description Guitar Hero is a music rhythm game that provides its users with a friendly environment to share and discuss their passion for great music.
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On the Upswing, painting by Robert Gonsalves
Haven't added a post to the "Brain Art" category for quite some time, so here's a nice painting by Robert Gonsalves. His works very much remind me of the dream world, where unlikely segments can sometimes fantastically blend into each other.
(Much Thanks for Saper Galleries for permission to display)
If you'd like to see additional images of Robert Gonsalves work, click here.
If any readers would like to contribute to the brain art section(or any other section), please feel free to email me at info (at) smart-kit (dot) com


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If you would like to coordinate a group buy, the following discounts can be obtained:
- Discounted price on the book to $10.95 per copy
- Free shipping on orders over $25 to one address in the continental USA.
When you are ready to place the group buy order, simply follow these instructions:
- Click here (This will take you to the purchase page)
- Click "Add To Cart" on left of screen.
- In "Quantity" enter the number of books you would like to purchase (minimum group order purchase is 10 books), and click "Update Quantities"
- In lower right of screen, find "Apply Discount" and enter MUN2RC9G then click "Apply Discount"
- Now, Click "check out" and simply finish the checkout process.
You can also use these fliers & sign up sheet to coordinate the group buy:
- Color brochure 1: To be printed double sided and folded in half. It includes 1 simple recipe
- Color brochure 2: One page brochure, single sided, no recipe
- Key Points of Book Summary Sheet – excellent resource to use when presenting the idea to a group
*** Take a look at the Food Storage Key Points page for a summary to share with others explaining how Dinner Is In The Jar will help with food storage.
Ideas to share the message & encourage food storage use & rotation:
- Have a demonstration class wherein you demonstrate how to make a few jar meals, and afterwards offer a taste of an already made meal. Have brochures (above) for the attendees to take home.
- Have a meeting during which the attendees bring a jar and get to make a dinner recipe in their jars. They then can take their filled jar home for dinner that night along with color brochure #1.


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There was a new promise the internet gave us when social media started popping up a few years ago. Sites like Twitter and Facebook have delivered on the first promise of breaking down many of the walls of communication that kept the world separated for thousands of years. Now, there's another promise that is being fulfilled…
… sort of, at least.
Messages can be powerful. Most people have an idiom, a quote from a famous person, or a Bible verse that inspires them. The power of words can be greatly magnified through social media. Through posting and sharing, we're able to gain insights and inspirations that were once more difficult to find. In fact, social media often allows the messages of these words to find us.
With all of the wonderful things that social media and the internet in general bring us, there's always a drawback. In this case, it's the potential for inspiring words to be turned into cynical words. It's the potential for love to be turned into hate. It's the possibility that someone can take words, manipulate them, attribute them to a famous person, and mislead others as a result.
Thanks to social media and Photoshop, it's very easy to misguide rather than guide. Thankfully, people for the most part stick with the real words of inspiration, but a clever falsehood sneaks through and spreads from time to time.


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Corps ups Gavins Point releases
OMAHA, Neb. -- Fluctuating river levels caused by cold weather required higher than planned releases from Gavins Point Dam near Yankton during January.
Releases from Gavins Point ranged from 13,000 cubic feet per second to 16,000 cfs during the month, compared to the target winter release of 12,000 cfs.
"Several cold blasts across the lower Missouri River Basin locked river flows into ice and caused repeated dips in river stages downstream of Gavins Point," said Jody Farhat, chief of the Water Management Division.
Releases have been above the target winter release of 12,000 cfs to offset water lost to ice formation and to ensure water intakes remain operational. Once temperatures moderate, releases will be gradually reduced to the target winter release to conserve water in the reservoir system.
Gavins Point releases are currently scheduled at 16,000 cfs.
Based on the current soil moisture and mountain snowpack conditions, forecast runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, is 26.7 million acre feet (MAF), 106 percent of normal, in 2014. Normal runoff is 25.2 MAF. January runoff into the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, was 175 percent of normal. Runoff typically slows during winter months as rivers freeze over, reducing inflows into the reservoir system; however, intermittent periods of warmer than normal temperatures in Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota contributed to the above normal runoff in January.
Despite the high January runoff, the upper three reservoirs, Fort Peck in eastern Montana, Garrison in North Dakota, and Oahe in South Dakota, remain 5 to 11 feet below the desired operating levels.
As of Feb. 1, the mountain snowpack was 107 percent of normal in the reach above Fort Peck and 113 percent of normal in the reach from Fort Peck to Garrison. Light plains snowpack has accumulated over the eastern Dakotas.
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Darling in G20 call for agreement on economy
Chancellor Alistair Darling will urge governments today to continue with the global fiscal stimulus as G20 finance ministers gather in London.
Mr Darling, who has expressed confidence that Britain's economy will start to grow this year, has warned of the dangers of taking recovery for granted by declaring that countries must not be complacent.
Mr Darling, who this weekend will propose setting a March 2010 deadline for tax havens to meet their obligations or face sanctions, said HM Revenue And Customs had requested details of "at least" 100,000 offshore accounts held at 300 financial institutions.
"This will mean billions of extra unpaid tax returning to our country with an expected £1bn from our agreement with Liechtenstein alone," he said.
As finance ministers prepare for talks, Mr Darling stressed his desire to see agreement on continuing support for the global economy by keeping interest rates low, delivering fiscal support and restoring lending.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown wants a cap on bonuses, warning that financial institutions are still behaving "reprehensibly" despite the credit crunch.
In a letter with French president Nicolas Sarkozy and German chancellor Angela Merkel released, the Prime Minister suggested pay should be limited to a proportion of banks' earnings.
There should also be "clawback" mechanisms to prevent individuals benefiting if their deals go wrong over a longer period of time, according to the leaders.
In a speech to the Scottish CBI last night, Mr Darling said he wanted to see the commitments made on the global stimulus, the International Monetary Fund and offshore tax havens carried forward ahead of the G20 meeting in the US later this month.
He said bank bonuses and pay needed solutions which were "global in scope and practical in action," and international co-operation was needed to prevent banks playing one country off against another.
"Our aim should not be to prevent rewards where they are deserved, for long-term success or hard work. Rather it must be to prevent excessive pay."
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ABC News' Huma Khan reports: Tea Party Patriots today announced that it has received $1 million from an anonymous donor to disburse to local organizations before the mid-term elections.
Tea Party Patriots is an umbrella group for local Tea Party groups that, unlike its counterparts, doesn't directly endorse candidates. At a press conference today, organizers insisted that none of this new money will be used for direct endorsements or go to PACs.
That's not to say the money won't be going toward election efforts. In fact, it has to be fully disbursed before the election and will be used for "Get out the Vote" efforts.
An overwhelming number of Tea Party-backed candidates are Republicans, and some like Joe Miller, Sharron Angle and Christine O'Donnell have risen on the back of Tea Party support. Yet, Mark Meckler and Jenny Beth Martin, founders of Tea Party Patriots, today insisted they don't back specific candidates.
"We want to make sure people are out there voting for fiscal responsibility," Meckler said.
The leaders of the group also took the opportunity to take a jab at their fellow Tea Party groups, particularly Tea Party Express, which has seen an upsurge in funding thanks to its successful endorsements in Alaska and Delaware.
"They're a top down organization designed to make political expenditures based on what a small elite leadership team based out of a Republican consulting firm in Sacramento decides is good in any particular race," Meckler said. "That's essentially the exact opposite of how we operate. We're interested in supporting people on the ground. ... People who are swinging this election are people on the ground."
President Obama on Monday challenged Tea Party groups to propose concrete ideas about how spending should be cut.
"We're happy to take him up on that," Martin said.
The group has launched a suggestion area on its web site where its members can submit ideas for the president. The best of those will be sent to Obama.
"We find it ironic that the solutions that are being requested are being requested from the Tea Party as opposed to those who've been elected and are paid ultimately to make these decisions," Meckler said.
Tea Party Patriots is a registered tax-exempt, non-profit organization and hence not required by law to disclose its donors.


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The brig Lady Washington, the official ship of Washington State, arrived in Eureka today ahead of schedule for an 11-day visit featuring public sailing excursions, walk-on tours and educational programs for K-12 students. Her companion ship, Hawaiian Chieftain, will follow Lady Washington, arriving on April 15 after a five-day stop in Fort Bragg. The Lady Washington is docked at the Bonnie Gool dock at the Adorni Center.
Here is the public schedule for both ships:
April 11: 4 to 5 p.m., walk-on tours, $3 donation per person (Lady Washington only)
April 12-13: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., walk-on tours, $3 donation per person. (Lady Washington only)
April 12-13: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Adventure Sail, $43 all ages (Lady Washington only)
April 15-18: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., walk-on tours, $3 donation per person
April 16: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Adventure Sail (Lady Washington only) $33 all ages
April 19-20: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., walk-on tours, $3 donation per person
April 19-20: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Battle Sails, $43-$63
April 19: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Evening Sail (Hawaiian Chieftain only), $43 all ages
April 20: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Adventure Sail (Hawaiian Chieftain only), $43 all ages
Adventure Sails are two-hour, family-oriented experiences with opportunities for guests to help raise a sail, learn a sea shanty or take the helm of a real tall ship, conditions permitting. The Adventure Sail on April 16 is discounted at $33 per person. All other Adventure Sails, as well as the April 19 Evening Sail, are priced at $43 per person. Purchase tickets online at www.historicalseaport.org or call 800-200-5239.
The Battle Sail is an exciting, three-hour experience that recreates the look and feel of an 18th century naval skirmish between two tall ships. The vessels conduct close-quarters maneuvers and fire real cannon loaded with real gunpowder, but no cannon balls. Tickets are $63 for adults, $53 for students, seniors and active military, and $43 for children ages 12 and under. Purchase tickets online at www.historicalseaport.org or call 800-200-5239.
The ships are also booking K-12 classrooms and home-school groups for one-hour and three-hour educational programs. Schools designated Title I by the U.S. Department of Education may be eligible for significant discounts on pricing. For information, contact Roxie Underwood at email@example.com or 800-200-5239.
For background on the ships, visit www.historicalseaport.org.


text: Over the past few weeks I've read comments on various forums about the dwindling DVD selection at Costco. Over the last couple of weeks I've noticed my local store starting to downsize, and then today when I went it was very noticable. I would estimate that the selection is less than half of what it was just a month ago. I asked one of the customer service supervisors about this and was told that, yes, they were downsizing because selling DVDs really wasn't their focus. She said that if membership picks up or demand increases then they probably would start carrying more. This was disappointing news as I've purchased a lot of DVDs from Costco the past 2 years. Their prices, particularly on Warner box sets, were usually the cheapest of any retailer, including on-line ones. We buy a lot from Costco anyway, but the savings on DVDs more than justified my membership fees. Bottom line: if you want an increase in selection, let your local managers know.


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Nine people have been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers after crossing the Morley pedestrian bridge at the Nogales port of entry.
The crossing was a scheduled demonstration organized by the National Immigrant Youth Alliance to test the recently passed Immigration Reform Act.
The deportees claim they should have legal status in the states based on elements from the DREAM Act, a stalled provision that defers deportation of some immigrants.
July 22, 2013
Brian White
Becuase they were not properly documented, they were detained, ICE officials said.
NOGALES - News 4 reporter Nathan O'Neal is on assignment in Nogales, Arizona Monday where a demonstration/protest is happening to "test" federal immigration policy.
Five deported DREAMers will attempt to return home by presenting themselves at the Nogales Port of Entry in order to "test the Obama Administration's policy on deported immigrants," a release from the National Immigrant Youth Alliance stated.
Here's some video from O'Neal of the protest developing Monday morning:
News 4 reporter Sam Salzwedel shot this package Sunday for the upcoming demonstration that was scheduled Monday:
Here is some information regarding the five participants in the demonstration:
- Claudia Amaro, 37, from Monterrey, Mexico moved to Colorado when she was thirteen years old. Her mother fled Mexico after her father was murdered and the family was threatened. In 2006, while living in Wichita, Kansas, Claudia's next husband was detained while driving to work. ICE detained Claudia while interpreting for her husband. Living in Mexico has been hard for Claudia and her thirteen-year-old US citizen son. Finally, her mother gained legal status last year and was able to visit her grandson for the first time in seven years. Claudia is coming home to put the family back together that deportation tore apart.
- Adriana Diaz, 22, from Mexico City, first came to Phoenix, Arizona when she was just four months old. Adriana graduated from Crestview Preparatory high school in 2010 with many accolades, including the Citizenship Award. To this day, two of her murals decorate its walls. Adriana left Phoenix three months before DACA was announced. She left because she was tired of living in fear under Arpaio, not knowing each night if her mom was going to come home.
- Once in Nogales, Adriana tried to go to school. Because she lived so long in the US, Mexico recognized her as a foreign student and would not accept her US degree. Instead of going to school, Adriana has been working with migrants at the Juan Bosco shelter in Sonora. Adriana is coming home because she has no memories in Mexico. Her entire life was in Phoenix-she has memories of school, birthdays, going to prom-even her partner of four years lives in Phoenix. Everyone deserves to come home.
- Luis Gustavo, 20, from Michoacán, Mexico has lived in North Carolina since he was five years old. He graduated from McDowell High School. Luis left Marion, NC, in August 2011 with the hopes of being able to finally go to school in Mexico. Luis, not being able to stand being away from his family, tried to come home in June 2012 when the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was announced.
- Luis never made it; he was caught by border patrol. The responding agent sympathized with him, and filed for DACA on his behalf, but saw it rejected. Luis was subsequentlydeported. Desperate to come home, Luis attempted to re-enter three more times, and failed on each attempt. Luis is coming home to be with his mother, sister, and four brothers.
- Maria Peniche, 22, from Mexico City first came to Boston when she was just ten years old. She graduated from Revere high school in 2010 and went on to attend Pine Manor College. By 2012, paying the high price of tuition became too difficult, and she dropped out. Three days before DACA was announced, Maria left for Mexico to continue her schooling. "Here in Mexico you can only do one thing, either work or go to school," she said. Maria has had to put off her studies and work in order to provide for her family. Maria is coming home to provide for herself and her family, and pursue her education.
- Ceferino Santiago, 21, came to Lexington, Kentucky, at the age of thirteen in order to be with his older brother, Pedro. Ceferino is a permanent part of the Lexington community; he helped paint a mural at one of the local middle schools. During high-school, Ceferino ran for the school cross country team and was honored as one of the program's top student-athletes in 2010. After graduating from high school, Ceferino was forced to return to Oaxaca, Mexico because of an ear infection which required surgery that cost $21,000. Ceferino is coming home so he can be with his brother, his community, and to continue with his studies.


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Commercial theatre needs to reform itself, urges National's Nick Starr
Commercial theatre is operating in outmoded buildings and uses cost structures that do not respond to audiences, National Theatre executive director Nick Starr has claimed.
He recognised the sector's increased audience numbers, but said that its profits were not being distributed fairly, and did not adequately benefit artists or theatregoers.
During a panel discussion at the NT on arts funding, Starr said: "The problem is that the commercial theatre is so unresponsive to the audience. They are coasting along in largely outdated buildings, with outdated cost structures and desperately unfair distribution of the profits among those who create the value.
"Increasingly, [the profit is] going towards banal transactional things like ticketing. If you look at the cost of going to the West End, it is largely from things which don't add value to you and certainly are not going to the artists who created the work."
Starr also accused the commercial theatre of having "entirely outsourced" its research and development work to the subsidised sector, which he described as an "an unusually vulnerable thing to do".
He added: "The commercial theatre needs to reform itself."


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Exactly a year ago I had a breast reduction. I asked the PS several times regarding what should I use after my surgery. He sugguested nothing. After seveal months of telling him my concerns regarding the keloid looking thing that was developing between my breast. He replied to stating he could inject steroids in the scar but it would turn pinkish in color. I just returned to him from my year exam and he said. try scarguard. I'm really over this doctor. Will scar guard work?
Breast Reduction Caused Keloid or Hypertropic Scars. What Do I Do? (photo)
Doctor Answers 3
Keloid Hypertrophic Scarring
In most cases this does not happen but if you happen to be a genetic carrier of genes that causes thicker scars you may get one of each. In most cases a hypertrophic scar injected with kenalog shots will decrease the hypertrophic scar down to what is considered clinically normal. Where as a keloid often times has to be removed and sometimes even radiated after removal with no guarantee it will not come back.
Topical scar treatment has a low chance of success
At one year your scars are relatively mature and topical scar treatments are not likely to be successful. It will not hurt if you would like to give it a try. Silicone tape is also a good option. Chances are, significant improvement would really only be accomplished through scar revision. After doing so it may be wise to try silicone tape in the healing phase.
All the best,
Dr Remus Repta
Learn more: http://www.aaaplasticsurgery.com/plastic-surgery/breast-reduction.cfm
Hypertrophic Scarring After Breast Reduction
I am sorry you have experienced this problem. It most commonly affects this scar, known as the inframammary scar. Although I agree injections with corticosteroids is not a good idea, using topical scar treatment products like Scarguard is useless. There are two ways you can go. The first is laser therapy with a device that targets red blood cells, and therefore bloodvessels. I have found that this works well only in scars that 'blanch', the phenomenon of turning white after pushing on the scar for a moment before returning to it's reddish or violet color. The most common laser in this category is Candela's V-Beam laser. Another option is surgical excision of the scar with precise closure and long term taping (three months). Although there is a risk of recurrence, I have found that this can lead to an improvement.
Best of luck!
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text: Culture 16 August 1999 Tout compris France in the New Century: Portrait of a Changing Society John Ardagh Viking, 800pp, £20 Sign up for our weekly email * Every ten years or so the journalist and historian John Ardagh writes a book about the French. He began in the 1960s, with The New French Revolution, which evolved into The New France, then spilled into France in the 1980s and later into France Today. This vast new tome, 800 pages of small type, seems to include every word of the previous books plus whatever else Ardagh wished to add to his verbal cassoulet. Reading the result is an extraordinary experience. Irritation and tedium jostle with moments of interest and illumination as page after page of statistics, percentages, description - and, most of all, the thoughts of John Ardagh - stun the reader. Does one care this much about the French? The answer is yes. Does one want to know, to this extent, what Ardagh thinks about them, that he had "copious civet de chevreuil and a home-made apple pie" for "74 francs prix fixe" or in which town someone stole his mac and typewriter? No. Almost all of French life is in these pages. Thus the book will be of inestimable value to any journalist who wishes to know that less than 10 per cent of the French workforce is unionised (against 39 per cent of ours) and that French employers add 41 per cent to their wages bills to pay for their marvellous public services, while British employers pay only 18 per cent for our wretched equivalents. Ardagh ignores nothing of superficial or of practical interest. He provides an intelligent record of France's modernisation and of the practices and systems that have brought the country to its enviable position as the world's fourth-largest economy, after the USA, Japan and Germany. He also clarifies the mysteries of French bureaucracy and the social welfare system, and explains how the French live and prosper within their unique combination of paternalism and individualistic laissez-faire. Ardagh is best of all on recent French political scandals, which have caused so much morosite in the French psyche. This loss of belief in politicians of all parties and a longing to preserve a European version of life in the face of American globalisation emerge as the two defining qualities of late-20th-century France. The exposition of the Juppe and Jospin regimes is fair to both and underlines how fortunate the French have been with the arrival of the Protestant Jospin, whose upright personality was a tonic for a people exhausted by the corruption and scandals of the Mitterrand and Chirac years. He is also excellent on the elite who have run France for centuries: a corps of people far less attached to the moneyed or upper classes than our British version. The collection of Ecoles - des Mines, des Hautes Etudes Commerciales, Nationale d'Administration, Polytechnique and so many others - seems to bring forth a management structure far more useful, and certainly more attractive, than our own establishment. Indeed the great bonus for inhabitants of the British Isles in reading this book is the painful revelations it makes as to how and why we live as we do. No one can read the chapters on French engineering, on their car industry, their public health and transport systems - and the continuing government support for the same - without an agonising lurch of the heart about our losses during the Thatcher years. Equally miserable to read is the account of the French in Europe, a clear exposition of the enormous benefits that EU membership has brought in terms of wealth and improvements to their quality of life. The French people are as suspicious of Brussels as any Brit, but have the wit to see why this union has been, and will continue to be, worthwhile. It makes one cringe over the jingoistic and short-sighted misery inflicted on us by many of our leaders and most of our newspapers. All these things, however, could have been supplied in a book one-quarter the length of this. The amount of repetition is as remarkable as it is exhausting, with Ardagh relating many of his facts three, four or five times. This can only be because the Ardagh word processor has extracted sections from his previous books and pasted them into this one, without reflecting that we need to be told only once that Catherine Trautmann was a "popular Socialist mayor" of Strasbourg before becoming Jospin's minister of culture, or that Philippe Bourguignon has made a tremendous success of Disneyland Paris. As we trot round France with this man of benevolence and moderation, this "prudent centrist" who absorbs and exudes facts like a pair of electric bellows, we are often touched by his ponderings and impressed by his encyclopaedic knowledge. But it also feels like playing an eternal game of Trivial Pursuit. Ardagh is a man of set opinions. He loves Brittany, is warmish towards the "good" left and fond of egomaniacal if benevolent dictators (you feel he'd vote for Ken Livingstone); so we get a lot about these subjects. He is too obsessed with Jean-Marie Le Pen and far too uninterested in the real French right to give the latter serious attention. The current crumbling of the French right, even worse than that of our Conservative Party, thus remains unexplored. The worst analytical fault of the book, however, is the lack of insight into how the French got where they are today in terms of recent history. For Ardagh, French modernisation began with the May 1968 uprisings, to which he often refers. He avoids almost entirely anything to do with France's activities during the Vichy years, which is rather like writing a book about Germany and Britain today without taking into account what 1939-45 meant to them. In this kind of history, the vigorous activities of the Vichy government, and of French collaboration in general, are characterised passively as "the German Occupation" - an attitude towards recent history that most of the French themselves no longer accept. This vast plum pudding of a book longs for editorial attention. Inside it are many choice bits and pieces struggling to get out. Until that happens, it must remain a book for the reference shelf and not the pleasant and informative guide to France today it could, and should, have been. Carmen Callil, former publisher of Chatto & Windus and founder of Virago, is writing a book about a family in Vichy France Subscribe from just £1 per issue More


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Chico raw food enthusiast Joy Mendoza will present a workshop, Eat to Transform, 1-4 p.m. March 15 at the Chico New Thought Center for Spiritual Living, 14 Hillary Lane.
Mendoza will discuss the benefits of eating high-energy, nutrient-dense, whole, plant foods for vibrant, optimal health and environmental sustainability. The workshop will include samples of some of the foods and drinks she talks about.
A $10 donation is suggested to help cover costs.
For more information or to register, please call 891-8789.


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Wall Street Journal writer discusses Mormon welfare system
A voice of Reason Salt Lake City, UTFeb. 19, 2012 7:35 p.m.
Brave Sir Robin,
Great comment. The reason why government hasn't learned how.. isn't government. It's the people. People say "I want help" but refuse to help themselves. Many people don't even need welfare but have just learned poor habits that they neglect to address.
I've heard people talk about how poor they are, how much they struggle, they never have time, etc- and 5 minutes later they talk about how they went to Five Guys and Arby's and Subway and how much time they spend watching T.V., that they need to watch less, etc.
We all know how to save. It's a very simple forumula, called... not spending it. There are indeed many who need welfare and this is certainly a reality. The Church basically expects you to join the helping case and stand on your own two feet. The government doesn't expect those two things because the people don't want it to work that way. People are losing the basic beliefs this country needs to survive, even as basic as hard work. I know a lot of people who tell themselves they work hard every day who are very lazy people, who complain when asked to lift a finger (even on a day off after a week of vacation), and so on.
I'm not saying we're a horrible people, just losing sight of what's right and what makes sense. Again, imo.
Brave Sir Robin San Diego, CAFeb. 19, 2012 1:02 p.m.
The church welfare system has the two things any successful welfare system needs: Immediate assistance, and a long-term solution. In the old "give a man a fish or teach a man to fish" analogy, the LDS Church does both...it gives him a fish to address the immediate hunger, then teaches him to fish for himself.
I'm not sure why our government can't figure out this simple formula. They are good at giving fish, but poor at teaching how to fish.
A voice of Reason Salt Lake City, UTFeb. 19, 2012 10:43 a.m.
Star Bright...
I HATE this new register garbage we see through Facebook and the News. I don't register for something unless I have to, otherwise I get more junk email, more advertisements in my life, more of everything but doing what I want to be doing online- being productive.
I just wanted to say, I like your comment! Googling avoids this problem! lol
Regarding the article-
The LDS welfare system being "the kind of safety net that government can never hope to create"- is a spot on comparison. It isn't to diminish the government and say 'the world sucks' as some people tend to think we view it. Too many think it's about 'being better then others'. It's really about 'bettering ourselves' or 'being better than we are now'. There is always room for improvement and we should all strive to be better in everything we do. People shouldn't think 'they think they are better' but would profit from this by thinking AND ACTING on the mentality of "wow, they are doing it much more effectively and efficiently; I should change to that system and add what I can to it".
The entire doctrines of the church are about building others up. Helping people come into a system of helping each other and others. People often view religion with a 'trying to blind men' attitude and rarely see that in our case that isn't the case. As much as I like these articles, I wish that one of these times someone would write about how our doctrines are more 'real world helping people' than people often might think.
Either way, great article.
Shaun Sandy, UTFeb. 19, 2012 8:22 a.m.
I doubt the LDS church would have the resources to help every single person in need in this state if there wasn't welfare in place.
Star Bright Salt Lake City, UtFeb. 19, 2012 8:06 a.m.
It's agreat article and if you google it you can read it without registering.


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Aust prevails over NZ in trans-Tasman eventing challenge
Australia topped New Zealand in the Trans-Tasman test at the Sydney 3* at the weekend, establishing a convincing lead after the dressage phase on Friday and continuing through the phases.
Mike Etherington-Smith's cross-country course proved to be a real challenge on Saturday, with 19 of the 26 starters completing, 11 of them clear, but only one inside the time on the undulating terrain.
Each team had three riders jump clear, but the Australians further extended their lead with fewer time penalties in total, but had the worry of their fourth rider being eliminated for a fall, meaning the remaining three riders had to finish to stay in contention.
While the showjumping also proved to be a challenge, with only four clear rounds in all – one from each team – it did not change the order at all. The Australian team members finished first, second, and fourth, while the New Zealanders were fifth, seventh, eighth, and 16th.
Stuart Tinney was an all-the-way winner on Pluto Mio, adding 0.4 of a time penalty on cross country and having one showjumping rail down. Craig Barrett was second on Sandhills Brillaire, the only combination inside the cross-country time, and also one showjumping rail down.
Natalie Blundell and Algebra had 7.2 cross-country time penalties but showjumped clear.to finish fourth. Shane Rose on Virgil finished on the same score as Craig Barrett after a clear showjumping round, but Craig's fault-free cross-country score gave him the edge.
Joe Waldron was the best performed Kiwi, improving from having the discard score after the dressage to be the leading New Zealander after the cross-country, with just 1.6 time penalties on Springvale All Black, the third fastest round of the day. They had one rail down in the showjumping.
Simon Gordon and Fletch.com improved from 18th after the dressage to be seventh after the cross-country, having had 8 time penalties, and their three showjumping rails did not alter that. Bryce Newman and Bates Trademark had 24 cross-country time penalties, improving from 12th to eighth, and showjumped clear, but it did not alter the placing.
Donna Smith and Just Chocolate had a nightmare cross-country round, with two jumping errors and 54.4 time penalties, plus two rails down in the showjumping, to finish with the discard score.
Riding as individuals, Smith on Balmoral Tangolooma and Dannie Lodder on Moochi each had 20 jumping penalties on the cross-country, and Moochi was not presented at the trot-up on Sunday morning. Tangolooma was one of the four to showjump clear, to finish ninth.
So the Aussies retained the Trans-Tasman Trophy they won at Kihikihi last year, and the Kiwis will try to win it back in two years' time on home soil.
Stuart Tinney, Pluto Mio (AUS), 50.4, 1; Craig Barrett, Sandhills Brillaire, 53.8, 2; Shane Rose, Virgil, 53.8, 3; Natalie Blundell, Algebra, 54.9, 4; Joe Waldron, Springvale All Black (NZL), 66.8, 5; Jessica Manson, Legal Star, 76.6, 6; Simon Gordon, Fletch.com (NZL), 79.6, 7; Bryce Newman, Bates Trademark (NZL), 81.3, 8; Donna Smith, Balmoral Tangolooma, 87.8, 9; Smith, Just Chocolate, 153.9, 16.
Trans-Tasman team result:
Australia, 159.1 penalties, 1; New Zealand, 227.7 penalties, 2.


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By DE Editors
MSC Software today announced the Adams 2012 simulation solution. This release of Adams delivers an all-new user interface and new model browser that simplifies model setup; new automatic flexible body generation to support efficient, high-fidelity system modeling; and a tire model to complement the improved selection of standard events and road profile formats available for vehicle simulations.
The Adams 2012 user interface provides a new ribbon-style format and intuitive layout. The new ribbon offers improved labels, thereby making model construction easier and more user-friendly. A new pre-processing model browser has also been implemented, providing an improved way to navigate models within Adams/View.
The new release also includes a new Adams/ViewFlex module that enables users to create flexible bodies without leaving the Adams environment and without the dependence on external finite element modeling (FEM) or analysis (FEA) software. The feature is powered by embedded MSC Nastran technology and run wholly in the background of the Adams session.
Adams 2012 introduces new tire and road enhancements for Adams/Car where higher-fidelity road simulations can be performed. A new Tire 3D enveloping contact model is available to capture more realistic tire forces over small obstacles. Visualization of roads is now faster and more consistent with the simulation code, thereby enhancing a user s ability to understand vehicle behavior and improve visual presentations.
For more information, visit MSC Software.
Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.


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The Iraqi army has urged people living in the centre of the Islamic State-held city of Ramadi to leave before an operation to retake it is launched. Leaflets have been dropped by planes, warning residents the army planned to storm the city within the next 24 hours. Source: BBC
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Spain has discreetly hired ferries to be moored in the Port of Barcelona as temporary housing for possibly thousands of police specially deployed to keep order in rebel Catalonia and help suppress an illegal independence referendum. Source bloomberg
Finland, a first-rate place in which to be a mother, has registered the lowest number of newborns in nearly 150 years. The birth rate has been falling steadily since the start of the decade, and there's little to suggest a reversal in the trend. Source: Bloomberg
Turkey, Iran and Iraq have agreed to consider taking "coordinated counter-measures" against the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government's (KRG) bid to hold independence referendum at a trilateral foreign ministers' meeting in New York, days before the Sept. 25 vote in northern Iraq. Source: Daily News


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The October international fixture dates appear to be filling up on the U.S. men's national team's calendar.
After reports emanated from Ecuador that stated the United States will play the South American team in Connecticut on Oct. 11, news has surfaced that the United States will host Honduras on Oct. 8 at Miami's Sun Life Stadium. Sources have confirmed to SBI the finalization of the friendly, which was first reported by the Washington Post.
The Ecuador and Honduras matches fall within the Oct. 7-11 international fixture window, meaning all players should be available; however the New England Revolution, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders and Philadelphia Union are all scheduled to play MLS matches on the 8th.
The United States and Honduras last squared off after the 2010 January U.S. national team camp, with Los Catrachos taking a 3-1 result at the Home Depot Center. The match will be the first for the United States in Miami since 2004.
What do you think about each of the United States' opponents? Happy that the USMNT will be in Miami?
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Are you one of those who believe that the normal regular diet cannot fulfill the proper requirement of the vitamins? And you have a tendency to take mega doses of vitamins? If the answer is yes, you might be leading yourself to great dangers.
It is always good to follow a balanced diet that is rich of essential vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. But over dose of these components may also lead to various side effects and dangerous problems, sometimes even deadly.
Don't go by the market jingles and advertisements and start taking an excess amount of vitamins. You will simply become a foolish victim of the marketing strategy of a consumer product and that has nothing to do with your health. But temptations are always there. To protect you from such eyewash it's better to relate you a brief of the ill effects a higher dose of vitamin can do to you.
Over dose of vitamins actually means intake of those nutrients more than what you need. Vitamins and minerals are needed for your growth and also for the treatment of certain diseases. But the need of these vitamins for your body is not unlimited. There is a certain amount of those nutrients that your body requires. It is necessary to fulfill that required amount. But if you exceed the limit, you will be harming yourself.
Vitamin C was believed to be a safe vitamin that is not dangerous when taken as over dose. But recently researches have shown that too much intake of vitamin C can lead to develop diarrhea. It has also been discovered that if you take mega doses of vitamin C during your chemo therapy sessions for the treatment of cancer it can be very dangerous. The reason is that during these days your vitamin c over dose will actually act as the food provider of the cancer cells.
On the other hand you need just a little amount of vitamin B6. The required amount is only one or two milligrams per day. So you need to take only one tablet in two days. If you take greater amount of vitamin B6, it may cause you great harms like, sensory control loss and motor control loss.
Again, the adequate amount of vitamin B6 that your body needs is one hundred to three hundred milligrams per day. If the amount is increased in your body the outcome may be very dangerous. An over dose of this vitamin can cause various bad effects such as blood clot, tumors in the breast, fatigue and other reproductive disorders.
You will get many supplements of vitamin E, which helps in the growth of hair and nail. But taking more than one tablet per day is risky. Along with it you must drink a lot of water every day that neutralizes its effect.
If you do not know the consequences of over doses of vitamin A and vitamin D and intake these two vitamins as you do in case of vitamin C, you are doing another great mistake. Excessive amount of vitamin C can be passed through the kidneys. But the excessive amount of vitamins A and D remain stored in your body. It is generally stored in the liver and also in the fat. And this can cause dangerous results such as making your skin dry and itchy, fatigue and also cirrhosis of the liver.
Got it that how dangerous can these life building elements be! So be careful before taking mega doses of vitamins and also support for a general awareness relating to the growing problem of consuming extra doses of medicines specially the very vital vitamins.


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Special Assistant to the President
Berkeley College's Special Assistant to the President, Dr. Rose Mary Healy, is not only a visionary, but also a leader of change and growth.
Dr. Healy served as Provost for Berkeley College for five years, through March 2009, and served as Interim President from June 2008 through July 2009. As Senior Vice President for the College's New Jersey locations (2001-2005), she led the faculty and administrative teams through New Jersey and Middle States accreditation visits that resulted in approval of the institution's first New Jersey baccalaureate degree program: a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. She was also actively involved in securing approvals for B.S. degrees in Management and Fashion Marketing and Management. As Senior Vice President for the College's New York locations (1996-2001), Dr. Healy helped develop the College's first baccalaureate degree programs in Management, Marketing, General Business, Accounting, International Business, Information Systems Management, Fashion Marketing and Management, and e-Business.
Dr. Healy holds a Ph.D. from the University of Toledo, an M.A. from Eastern Michigan University, and a B.A. from Salve Regina College. In 2005, Dr. Healy was inducted into the Academy of Women Leaders of the YWCA-NYC. She is also an active member of a number of academic and professional organizations including Phi Delta Kappa, Sigma Delta Pi, and Sigma Phi Honor Societies. Dr. Healy also consults on planning, program evaluation, faculty development, institutional governance, and organizational change for the U.S. Department of Education and the Research Triangle Institute; and she has served as an evaluator for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the New York State Education Department.
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Why would a team gather the personnel to run a flawless play, learn to execute that play to perfection and then stop consistently running it?
That may be a question to ask the Los Angeles Clippers in regards to their high pick-and-roll, because even with Chris Paul and Blake Griffin, the best screen-and-roll combination in the NBA, the Clippers get away from that play so often.
The high screen-and-roll is a pretty simple set for Los Angeles. Paul gets to the top of the three-point line, Griffin comes over to set a screen, CP3 dribbles around it and then will usually try to get Blake the ball on his rim run. And when Griffin gets the rock around the free-throw line, this offense becomes so effective.
That's when the Clippers get a mini 4-on-3 for possibly the best facilitating big man in the NBA. Griffin has four options: He can shoot (though he usually doesn't do that), drive, kick out to open shooters or play some high-low game with DeAndre Jordan. For reference, here's a quick example of how that play works in real time. In this instance, Griffin throws a perfect lob to DJ:
This play is so successful that over the course of the regular season, Griffin actually assisted Jordan only one less time than Paul. When Griffin makes any short roll, the moment of truth comes right here, at the free throw line:
That's why Paul has to get him the ball by the time he's at that spot. If Blake can create from there, especially when the Clippers have numbers, it's generally over. But as games continue, the Clippers have a bad habit of getting away from Griffin. That usually happens once the bench unit enters the game.
The Clippers' offense has actually been 2.8 points per 100 possessions worse with Crawford in the game during the postseason, and plenty of that has to do with their inability to move the ball.
Jamal can score. He can cross guys over, but once he enters the game with Paul, we start to see so much isolation. According to Synergy Sports, Crawford is one of the ten most isolation-heavy players in the league, and more than two-thirds of his catch-and-shoot attempts are actually guarded. That's pretty easily the most of any player on the Clippers.
That style it may work for a bench unit, which needs someone who can score on his own considering there aren't many facilitators out there when the reserves are in, but when J. Crossover plays crunch time, it's a different story.
That's when Chris Paul takes his own turn, Crawford takes his, and the offense just starts to go away. Paul runs the pick-and-roll on about two-thirds of his plays. Crawford, meanwhile, is doing it less than 40 percent of the time.
Now, it's not like the Clippers can't score when Paul and Crawford share the floor. L.A. averaged 112.0 points per 100 possessions when those two guys played together during the regular season. In fourth quarters, Crawford-Paul lineups were actually even better, posting a ridiculous 120.5 offensive efficiency. To put that in perspective, the Clippers led the NBA this year with a 109.4 points-per-100-possessions average. So they can score. They just do it when Crawford gets hot.
And therein lies the problem with this type of attack: it's predicated on one guy making shots. And considering the Clippers get the ball out of Griffin's hands to make this happen, it may not be worth it.
The Clippers' high pick-and-roll seems to work every time when Paul gets the rock to Griffin at the free-throw line. Every single time. So many plays in the NBA are defense dependent. With this one, it's purely how the offense executes it. Get the ball to Blake in a 4-on-3 scenario and someone on the Clippers is going to have to make a mistake for the offense not to work almost every time.
Just look at the Clippers' 16-point, fourth-quarter comeback from Game 4. There was so much pick-and-roll action. Even Crawford's big three to give the Clips their first lead came off a high screen-and-roll set. And even though the cliches tell you that crunch-time basketball has to involve isolation, hero ball, what the Clippers truly need is to run as much pick-and-roll as they possibly can.
Fred Katz averaged almost one point per game in fifth grade, but he maintains his per-36-minute numbers were astonishing. Find more of his work at Bleacher Report or on ESPN's TrueHoop Network at ClipperBlog.com. Follow him on Twitter at @FredKatz.


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One of the things I love about summer is grilled vegetables, and this Mediterranean Grilled Vegetable Tartine from Panini Happy is a Meatless Monday dinner that has all those summer veggie flavors I crave. What's unique here is how Kathy grills the marinated vegetables on a panini grill, a perfect idea if you don't have an outdoor grill or don't want to bother heating it up. Then the delicious grilled vegetables are served open-face on grilled bread that's topped with a layer of hummus and the whole thing is sprinkled with some feta. I bet this will disappear pretty quickly!
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Get the recipe for Mediterranean Grilled Vegetable Tartine from Panini Happy.
Have you made something interesting for Meatless Monday this week? If so please share the recipe link or your recipe in the comments. You can find more Meatless Monday recipes by clicking the tag Meatless Mondays.
BlogHer Contributing Editor Kalyn Denny is proud to be an official Meatless Monday blogger. She blogs at Kalyn's Kitchen, where she's committed to low-glycemic cooking, and also at Slow Cooker From Scratch, where she features "from scratch" slow cooker recipes. Kalyn probably won't ever be a vegetarian, but she does love to make meatless dishes such as Whole Wheat Orzo and Grilled Vegetable Salad with Feta, Olives and Herbs.
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Old Time Radio Researchers Group
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: Episodes 599 - 698
From August 10, 1958 through August 7, 1960:
August 17, 1958 -- Pre-empted on a last minute decision to deliver coverage of the Soap Box Derby: Allan Jackson reports the twenty-first annual race in Akron, Ohio -- (WCBS); however, local newspapers still show Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar on the days schedule: The New York Times indicates Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar broadcast on WCBS at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, the Los Angeles Times indicates Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar broadcast on KNX at 6:30 p.m. Pacific time, and the Chicago Tribune indicates Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar broadcast on WBBM at 8:30 p.m. Central time.
No evidence found for the skip in broadcast sequence. New York Times is n/a for this date and there is no info of interest in the Chicago Tribune. A Christmas Special is assumed. Skip in sequence is supported by script notes.
Episodes have now dropped the "From Hollywood, it's time now for ..." opening, and just begin with a ringing telephone.
April 10, 1960 -- No broadcast indicated in the Los Angeles Times for this date. New York Times indicates coverage of the Masters Golf Tournament in this time slot.
July 10, 1960 -- Pre-empted by Convention Preview: Special Program from Los Angeles (WCBS).
July 24, 1960 -- Pre-empted by Convention Preview � (WCBS).
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Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: Introduction
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: Episodes Listed by Date
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: Episodes 001 - 098 (December 7, 1948 - June 2, 1951)
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Sonny With a Chance star Tiffany Thornton and celebrity designer Wendy Bellissimo were spotted shopping in Los Angeles, Calif. on Tuesday (March 6). The Disney darling debuted her baby bump in a striped sweater, black leggings and knee high boots.
"Had an amazing day: shopped for baby stuff w/ @WendyBellissimo, mtg with my agent, mtg with my team, and now a dinner date w/ @ChrisGCarney," Tiffany tweeted on Tuesday.
Last month, the The So Random! star took to Twitter to announce her pregnancy. This will be the first child for Tiffany and husband Christopher Carney.


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Tue Jan 24, 2012, 12:40 PM
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Romney's Swiss bank account: a "gift for the Democrats"
The article says he had accounts in Switzerland, Bermuda, and the Caymans-- and that he paid taxes on them. But he closed his Switzerland account in 2010 so how do we know that he was paying taxes before then? And it's interesting that he closed his account after the Swiss government started reporting the accounts to the U.S. government.
The Republican presidential contender, who released his tax forms Tuesday morning under pressure from his fellow candidates and the media, avoided some of the embarrassing pitfalls that can come with opening one's financial portfolio for public inspection. But in doing so, Romney handed Democratic opposition researchers a trove of new data that will surely show up in attack ads this fall, if he's lucky enough to be the GOP nominee.
Romney's tax forms show he made $21.7 million in 2010 and paid $3 million in federal taxes, a rate of just under 14 percent. The majority of Romney's income came from investments -- $12.6 million in capital gains, $3.3 million in interest and $4.9 million in regular dividends. The 2011 estimated forms show Romney made a total of $20.9 million last year, including $4.1 million in taxable interest, $3.1 million in dividends and $10.7 million in capital gains. Romney will pay about $3.4 million in taxes this year.
And the way Romney keeps his money will help paint that picture. Romney's tax forms show he had a bank account in Switzerland, which he closed in 2010, and accounts in Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. All three have reputations as offshore havens where the extremely wealthy keep their cash, sometimes to avoid paying taxes (Romney actually did pay taxes on those accounts, but that minor detail may be left out of any attack ads).
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Tue Jan 24, 2012, 12:43 PM
Raine1967 (11,159 posts)
1. I think this is why he didn't want to release anything at all.
Personally -- after reading about this closed swiss account, I would like to see the 2009 filings.
I think these are fair things to question. It may have been legal -- but there is a big moral ickiness to it all.
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Wed Jan 25, 2012, 09:07 AM
davidpdx (22,000 posts)
4. I agree, but I doubt he will
They've already preemptively said they won't release more. He thinks he's above being vetted.
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The Kirkland Performance Center is one of our favorite places to bring the competition–and on this night after Thanksgiving, we were reminded exactly why. Not only is the facility brilliant but the crowd is always a joy to perform for… This night, the third night of the Finals Week of the 34th Annual Seattle International Comedy Competition, the Kirkland Performance Center was completely sold out–every seat filled with a crowd ready to laugh. (Could it be that everybody needed some laughs on the day after Thanksgiving? Or that everybody wanted to laugh off some of the calories from the leftovers they were enjoying today? Everyone's got a theory!)
Nights like tonight, every performer has an excellent opportunity to get their distinct comedic perspective across. The audience is smart, so they get all the references and the jokes, and they're willing to give every performer the chance to succeed. So, beginning to end, this was a hot show. Dave Merheje, who went up first, was hilarious as usual…and Rodger Lizaola, who went up last, put some extra mustard on his set tonight in order to grab a good score and stay in contention. Trenton Davis, Zoltan Kaszas and Graham Kay certainly delivered the comedy flavor in between Dave and Rodger.
The judges on this night enjoyed everyone, but they split their votes between Zoltan and Graham for the top spot on the night. Zoltan was the top scorer on three of the five judges' scoresheets and Graham was a very close second on two of those scoresheets. Graham took top honors on the remaining two judges' scoresheets–both of them perfect scores!–but Zoltan was a close second on each of those scoresheets.
It was close, but for the second night in a row, the top honors for the night went to Zoltan Kaszas. That makes two nightly wins and a second place finish in the three nights of finals that have been held so far!
Here's the order of finish for the night:
SICC-34: Finals Week-Night Three Results
1- Zoltan Kaszas (San Marcos, CA)
2- Graham Kay (Toronto, ON)
3- Rodger Lizaola (Seattle, WA)
4- Trenton Davis (Chicago, IL)
5- Dave Merheje (Toronto, ON)
Two nights remain. Two shows for our five finalists to snag some big numbers from the judges and stake their claim on this year's championship. The math is insane and this race is much too close to call.
And the show on Saturday night at the Admiral Theater in Bremerton is a wild-card. While we always have good shows there, over the years there have been some rather curious results delivered by the judges at the Bremerton show–which has upped the tension level of the competition on into the last night of finals (Sunday at the Comedy Underground) where someone will be crowned as the new champion of this event.
Zoltan, who has a slight lead thanks to his two nightly wins, loses the benefit of the incredible luck he had in drawing three straight nights where he would go up third in the order (not too early, when crowds are often still tight, and not too late, when crowds often get tired.) Zoltan will go up last in Bremerton and first at the Comedy Underground.
Dave is right behind Zoltan, just a half point behind. A half point, in this competition, is nothing and can be made up in just one night.
Both Graham and Trenton are just slightly behind Dave and tied for third place. And Rodger is still in it–though, just like in the Preliminary Week and Semi-Finals Week this year, he's going to need to hit a couple of home runs in these last two at-bats to make it happen. (And in both the Preliminary and Semi-Finals Weeks, Rodger managed to do just that.)
Simply put, after twenty shows, including this sold-out show at the Kirkland Performance Center, the 34th Annual Seattle International Comedy Competition is still far too close to call!