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A passion for the mind
After working for the MTR Corporation (MTRC) as a management trainee, Kathleen Kwok Pik-san entered the profession where her passion lies - clinical psychology. She works for Chinese University's Hong Kong Eating Disorders Centre and Hong Kong Mood Disorders Centre. She has been providing psychotherapy for nearly 10 years and says she benefits from interaction with patients. "I have learned to cherish what I have," she says.
You first studied medicine. Why did you switch to clinical psychology?
I was attracted to medicine for the high social and economic status associated with doctors. However, after spending several months at medical school, I realised that I lacked interest in practising medicine. I made up my mind at mid-year to switch to psychology, which was my childhood aspiration. This experience reinforced my belief that you will never know the outcome unless you give it a try.
Why did you resign from MTRC and study for a master's degree in clinical psychology?
My original plan was to enrol in a master's programme after obtaining an undergraduate degree. But a professor advised me to gain some working experience before studying psychology at an advanced level. I joined the management-trainee programme at MTRC in 1995. Working in the human resources department gave me the opportunity to interact with employees of various levels and helped me gain an understanding of the challenges that other people encountered. Although I had recently been promoted, I decided to quit in 1998. It would have been more difficult for me to make up my mind if I had stayed on and been promoted again.
What challenges do you encounter as a clinical psychologist?
When a client's motivation is fluctuating or at a low level, it's difficult to help them take the first step in addressing the issue, such as anorexia nervosa.
What have you learned from your job?
There is a Chinese saying that "when one is in the company of others, one must be able to learn something useful from them". I have learned from [patients'] mistakes. Some have shared the unhappy experiences and distresses that led to their disorders. I tell myself to avoid their mistakes.
What motivates you at work?
It's rewarding when I see positive transformation in my clients and when they begin to make a clean break from their distress. Gradually they will turn over a new leaf and be able to realise their potential.
What are your goals?
I want to help as many people as possible. I will continue to devote myself to raising awareness of [mood and eating] disorders through the mass media. I will also enhance my professional knowledge.
What's your advice for young people entering the profession?
Some people want to become a clinical psychologist because they think they will have a lot of free time to pursue hobbies. However, this profession calls for care for others and a strong commitment. Psychologists should have a genuine interest in a cross-section of individuals and tailor their treatment to each patient.
Academic honours
- Graduated with a first-class honours degree in clinical psychology
- Placed on the dean's list for her outstanding performance in a master's programme in clinical psychology
- Promoted to practising clinical psychologist in 2005


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Today the Bush Administration underscored their veto threat in their Statement of Administration Policy on the bi-partisan Senate Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization. In their Statement, the administration makes several erroneous assumptions about the bill. Below are key administration assertions with the corresponding facts.
The Administration Incorrectly Asserts the Senate Bill Would Provide Coverage for Families Earning $83,000 or More.
RHETORIC: The Senate bill changes the focus of the Children's Health Insurance Program "from those who cannot afford coverage to include families with incomes of up to $83,000 per year or even more."
REALITY: The Children's Health Insurance Program is a federal-state partnership where states make the determination as to eligibility levels. Under the Senate bill, any state that makes new plans to offer coverage for children in families above 300 percent of the Federal poverty level will receive lower matching funds for that coverage.
The Administration Incorrectly Describes the Program as Being Underfunded After the Authorization Expires.
RHETORIC: The bi-partisan Senate bill sets the Children's Health Insurance Program on an "unsustainable course by expanding and then drastically underfunding the program in the future by at least $60 billion."
REALITY: The Senate bill is fiscally responsible, following Democratic-established 'Paygo' rules. The bill provides health insurance coverage for an additional 3.2 million low-income children by implementing a modest increase in the excise tax on tobacco products. In addition to an overwhelming majority of Americans supporting an increase in tobacco taxes to pay for children's health care, higher tobacco taxes will result fewer smokers, particularly among teens. To be clear, this bill seeks to reauthorize the program for five years. Before the program expires in 2012, the Congress and a new administration will work to provide funding for this program.
The Administration Falsely Claims the Senate Bill Would Federalize Health Care in America.
RHETORIC: "The bill is inconsistent with the principal of choice for American consumers and instead goes too far in federalizing health care."
REALITY: The Children's Health Insurance Program is a public-private partnership that focuses on providing low-income children with health care coverage. The Senate measure in fact encourages public and private solutions to cover children.
The Administration Wrongly Asserts The Senate Bill Would Reverse the Course of Moving Adults Out of CHIP.
RHETORIC: "The Administration is also concerned that S. 1893 will delay the Administration's efforts to transition adults out of SCHIP and into Medicaid."
REALITY: The bi-partisan Senate measure curbs adult coverage in three key ways. First, the bill prohibits new waivers for parents and preserves the bar on new waivers for childless adults. Second, the bill calls on states covering childless adults to transition them out of the Children's Health Insurance Program within two years. Third, federal funding for coverage of low-income parents in states with existing waivers will be reduced after a three to four year period.
The Administration Wrongly Describes the Bill's Coverage of Pregnant Women.
RHETORIC: "The Administration strongly objects to provisions in [The Senate Bill] that wrongly weakens the current option available to States to cover unborn children and their mothers."
REALITY: States will have an additional option to cover pregnant women as a state option as well as maintaining the options to cover them through regulation.

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Need Appliance Repair Help? Ask a Technician for Answers ASAP
re-seated both ends of the connection from the display board to the temperature control board. No change in behavior. When you first turn on the oven the fan comes on full speed until the E118 appears and then everything stops. To restart the oven we turn the oven to off and then back on (without opening door) and the oven will operate ok. However when you open the door then you have to go through the whole cycle of E118, turn off, turn on, and it will then resume operating.
temperature control board (with relays) part #664150
That is not the circuit board I replaced. I have a picture of the board if you can accept a jpg file. The temp control board is 10.5 x 5.5 inches and has 16 or 17 solid state relays and about that many connectors (including the cable from the display. The board you show looks to me to be a power supply of some sort.
Also, I did a continuity check on the cable that goes from the temp control board to the display. It checked good.
The model plate on the side of the oven says:
E-Nr. BO 250611 /6 FD8909 000003
What is the 'interface' board? Is that the circuit board(s) on the display?
I suspect you are right. There is nothing else left to replace. Thanks for clarifying what the E118 error means.
Please let me know if you have additional questions or need clarification. There is no additional charge for any follow up help!
Please remember to leave positive feedback before you leave. If you have any other questions, please let me know! You may continue asking follow-up questions until you have all the information you need, even after rating my service. Thank you!


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FanFest update - Manny not on sked, Maddon's lunch sold out
Two notes about Saturday's FanFest at Tropicana Field:
* Manny Ramirez is not on the autograph signing schedule and it is uncertain if he will attend at all - it's not a mandatory event, though most players do attend.
* The Joe Maddon lunch event is sold out, raising $10,000 for charity.
More details later today on the schedule; the event runs 10-5 at the Trop and admission and parking are free.


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Thomas Cross; Brandt Allen; Paul Simko
|Format: Hardcopy Black & White
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|List Price: $7.46
|Source: Darden School of Business
|Publication Date: Apr 6, 2009
|Product #: UV1763-HCB-ENG
|Discipline: Finance
|Length: 9 p, English Hardcopy Black & White
This case is about the financial impact of negative publicity and a company's reaction. A Public Service Enterprise Group had ownership interest in five nuclear power plants, three of which were located in Lower Alloways Creek, New Jersey. These three plants had been cited for concerns about a safety conscious work environment by a fired employee and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. One U.S. senator and two congressmen had written a letter to NRC requesting an investigation of the situation.
Business ethics; Energy; Finance; Work environments


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With the site cleaned and locked, another successful Christmas Wish season comes to a close. We can't thank our community enough for doing what we do best: coming together with generous hearts and spirits to help others who have the greatest need. Sponsorships this year enabled us to serve approximately 3,115 children, more than we have ever served in our 30 years.
Our sponsors and volunteers once again came forth as an amazing support group that included service organizations, churches, Festival of Trees attendees, school communities, health-care organizations, correctional institutions, insurance companies, local businesses, Scout troops, Realtors, neighborhoods, firefighters, police officers and city management -- just to name a few. Our VIP sponsors provided in-kind support, including the owners of Alamo Plaza, a local credit union, Solano Family and Children's Services, The Father's House and the city's Family Resource Center.
Our volunteer efforts ranged from signing up children's wishes, setting up the database, distributing ornaments, receiving gifts from donors and organizing them by family, and, finally, distributing them to the children. On the sponsorship end, donors organized employee groups, church members and classmates; they distributed ornaments to sponsors and collected gifts all within a two-week period. To all of those involved, our greatest thanks for your energy and passion around helping others.
As Vacaville continues its legacy of caring and giving, may each of us resolve to keep that legacy alive throughout the year, giving hope and peace to all in need.
Thank you, Vacaville, for once again responding to the needs of others.
Debby McGuire and
The Elves of Christmas Wish


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Video Nights
VIDEO NIGHTS SPECIAL: Wham City LIVE! + "Creating Rem Lezar"
There are times when you enter the Cinefamily doors, and you're not entirely sure if you will leave as a human. You may enter as a mortal, but after an endless barrage of recently-uncovered gold, many patrons leave the theater on all fours grunting like hungry baby gorillas. It's been a while since we've turned this place into a zoo, so this show makes up for lost time. First up, Baltimore's freak comedy collective Wham City Comedy LIVE. After unleashing their amazing shows across the country, these nutballs now do outrageous Adult Swim "Infomercials" too. (BTW, if you haven't seen their latest, Unedited Footage of a Bear, stop what you're doing and watch the shit out of it.) WCC's been to four out of five Everything Is Festivals, and there's a reason why we keep bringing them back.
Hold on, kiddo, there's more! The 45-minute musical Creating Rem Lezar is so fucked in every way, it doesn't seem real. Try and read the synopsis without shivering: Two children in need of Ritalin have synchronized daydreams focused around an eerie grown man in blue spandex and a Jheri curl. The kids join forces by hiding in an abandoned shed to create a effigy, and fall asleep while singing to it. When they awake, their heads are perilously waaaay close to Lezar's real-life groin, and they all quickly run away to NYC in search of a medallion needed to keep him alive. Running away to NYC, they encounter hip-hoppers, doo-woppers and violinists, but their journey leads them to the Twin Towers, where an evil spirit Vorock plans to thwart their plans of…imagining? Every literal frame of this is gold; it's no surprise why found footage fanatics claim to this be the holy grail of fucked-up kids' films. Trying to explain it is like trying to explain a rainbow, or love, or a NAMBLA convention.
(You might be wondering what Wham City and "Creating Rem Lezar" have to do with each other, and the answer is nothing. Trust us, it just works.)
Watch Cinefamily's original trailer for the show!
Watch a very creepy excerpt from "Creating Rem Lazar"!
VIDEO NIGHTS: The Skid Kid
Living proof that the less budget to go around, the more you must rely on creativity to create something truly unique and beautiful. In 1991, filmmaker Glen Gruner armed himself with an 8mm camera and an avalanche of acid-washed jeans to make what can best be described as Slacker meets Batman (replace Austin, TX or Gotham with Union, Missouri.) In this quaint cesspool of car thieves, murderers and all-around bad dudes, only an orphaned homeless high schooler named Scooter Spielberg (Gary Wolf, heartthrob Scott Wolf's brother!) can bring order to chaos. When Scooter recovers a pair of magical boots from the charred remains of some unlucky bastard, he now has the power to drag his butt along the ground very quickly around town in order to fight crime. Yes, there's many things to confuse you about this film. Many, many, many things — but once you see Scooter fueling his boots with RC Cola, the inner kid in you will not give a shit. This is really one of the most underrated films we've ever seen, and we're amazed this hasn't been shown before.
Dir. Glen Gruner, 1991, analog presentation, approx. 90 min.
Watch Cinefamily's original trailer for "The Skid Kid"!
VIDEO NIGHTS: A Video Nights Christmas Smorgasboard (feat. "Elves"!)
The holiday season is that special time when you don't necessarily want to die, but you kind of don't want to be alive anymore. It's basically one month-long panic attack — and, try as you may, you know there's no escaping. The found-footagers at Everything Is Terrible! know exactly how you feel, and have gone to great lengths to find the most shit-brained content ever made for the season. Don't run from the cloying ads, the repetitive music, and the mushy-gushyness of it all; you know it'll find you and hunt you down eventually, so just accept your fate and enjoy the weirdness. Cozy up by the proverbial fireplace with EIT!'s Ghoul Skool, as he takes you on a holiday rollercoaster ride of old ads, TV specials, public access freakouts and more. Want to know the connection between the elves and the Nazis? LET'S FIND OUT AS A FAMILY as we watch the bafflingly perfect 1989 videomatic nugget Elves, starring Dan Haggerty (of "Grizzly Adams" fame) battling genetically engineered Xmas monsters born out of Hitler's slimy plans for world domination (whew!)
Elves Dir. Jeffrey Mandel, 1989, analog presentation, 89 min.
Watch the trailer for "Elves"!
VIDEO NIGHTS: Are You Afraid of the "Are You Afraid of the Dark" Tribute? (encore)
It's that time of year, Hallow-Weeners and Hallow-Weenettes. Over there in the corner, Cinefamily is itching, oozing and generally emitting a terrifying stench — all because we are so excited to bring you more big-screen madness, Video Nights-style. Are you afraid of the darkness? WE SURE ARE! Some of you might recall a certain Canadian television show, where young members of "The Midnight Society" told the most spookified tales a middle-schooler could imagine, y'know what we mean? C'mon, don't sNICKer. Come along for a curated evening of episodes from this spine-chilling, beloved '90s TV show — along with shorts, supercuts, and a cascade of dank dranks. We wanna spook your shorts off, and show ya a ghoulishly good time. The perfect warm-up for your forthcoming Halloween weekend bender!
Watch Cinefamily's original trailer for "Are You Afraid of the 'Are You Afraid of the Dark' Tribute?"! NOTE: this trailer contains the original showdate of November 23rd. This encore takes place on November 28th.
VIDEO NIGHTS: Are You Afraid of the "Are You Afraid of the Dark" Tribute?!
It's that time of year, Hallow-Weeners and Hallow-Weenettes. Over there in the corner, Cinefamily is itching, oozing and generally emitting a terrifying stench — all because we are so excited to bring you more big-screen madness, Video Nights-style. Are you afraid of the darkness? WE SURE ARE! Some of you might recall a certain Canadian television show, where young members of "The Midnight Society" told the most spookified tales a middle-schooler could imagine, y'know what we mean? C'mon, don't sNICKer. Come along for a curated evening of episodes from this spine-chilling, beloved '90s TV show — along with shorts, supercuts, and a cascade of dank dranks. We wanna spook your shorts off, and show ya a ghoulishly good time. The perfect warm-up for your forthcoming Halloween weekend bender!
Watch Cinefamily's original trailer for "Are You Afraid of the 'Are You Afraid of the Dark' Tribute?"
VIDEO NIGHTS: Cards of Death (U.S. premiere, filmmaker in person!)
A sneak peek at the first release from BLEEDING SKULL! VIDEO — the new joint venture between Mondo and the peerless movie review site Bleeding Skull. Plus, filmmaker in person! Shadows stalk the night. Some belong to desperate men in hobo masks, others to knife-wielding New Wave dominatrixes, all cast against the urine-soaked asphalt by the throbbing pulse of sex-colored neon and remorseless gunfire. Unseen since its brief Japanese-only VHS release, this slasher holy grail is a celebration of mankind's basest sins: cocaine, masochism, gambling, alcoholism and worse are paraded like courtroom evidence in a trial against the human race. The answer to "Who's to blame?" is shocking: W.G. MacMillan, the hard-times tough guy from Romero's The Crazies and Eastwood's The Enforcer who's had a long, fruitful career in TV. This makes MacMillan a major anomaly in camcorder horror: a seasoned Hollywood professional. Yet he attacked this project with such visceral gusto that you'd assume he'd bubbled up from the sewer, rather than the bright lights of Movieland USA. Goddamn it, they should hand out medals for that kind of thing. Mr. MacMillan, we salute you.
Dir. W. G. MacMillan, 1986, analog presentation, approx. 90 min.
Watch Cinefamily's original trailer for "Cards of Death"!
VIDEO NIGHTS: Ronny Camaro and Seven Angry Women (filmmaker/star in person!)
When you dig up an unknown 99-cent-bin movie that lists the same person as writer, director and star, you're guaranteed to strike gold — and once we snared this shiny nugget, we jumped for joy like toothless prospectors in the 1880s. Seriously, if a scientist cabal were to steal a baby and feed him nothing for the next 30 years but Birth of a Nation and Deuce Bigalow, you wouldn't get a protag half as shocking as Ronny Camaro. Ronnie and his best bud really want to get their own place, so they hatch a foolproof scheme: 1) rub armpit and ball sweat all over each others' bodies to attract women; 2) sleep with rich women who'll give them money in return for being so good at fucking; 3) use said money to live the dude lifestyle. Between the random scenes shot on green-screen, the endless O.J. and Monica Lewinsky jokes, the use of black/brown/gayface, and the twist ending (which left us convinced that Tim & Eric and David Lynch all teamed up for it after a dose of joint brain damage), Ronny Camaro will leave you perma-changed. Writer/director/star Bo Linton in person!
Dir. Bo Linton, 2003, digital presentation.
Watch Cinefamily's original trailer for "Ronny Camaero and Seven Angry Women"!
VIDEO NIGHTS: Gymkata (editor Robert Ferretti in person!)
"The thrill of gymnastics. The kill of karate!" — the actual Gymkata poster tagline!
Spoiler alert: there is so, so much unnecessary vaulting from poles in order to kick ninjas in the face contained here, you'll be asking — no, BEGGING — for Hollywood to churn out more Olympic gymnast-sploitation. The year was 1985. Patriotism was as high as our collective coke habit; hardbodied Reagan-era musclemen were in short supply and high demand. Hence, MGM proudly announced their next Cold War action star: the compact, yet deadly 5'5″ gold medalist Kurt Thomas. When Uncle Sam must strategically place a nuclear satellite station in the country of Parmistan (yes, Parmistan), the only way to do so is not by typical Black Ops force — but by hiring Thomas to infiltrate and win a deadly obstacle course known as "The Game." And since Parmistan is a made-up country — why not make it a weird medieval/ninja world where all its inhabitants are psychopaths? And while we're at it, why not have Cabot save a princess he barely knows, while uncovering the mystery of his dead father? The real question at hand: why wait to singe your corneas on the April 29th solar eclipse, when you could blow them right out of your skull with us, using the time-tested method of Gymkata? Gymkata film editor Robert Ferretti in person!
Dir. Robert Clouse, 1985, analog presentation, 90 min.
Watch Cinefamily's original trailer for "Gymkata"!
VIDEO NIGHTS: Mother Goose Rock 'N Rhyme
In case you thought things couldn't get any more bonkers around Video Nights' hallowed halls, our latest pick is 96 resplendently shocking minutes of straight-to-video detritus that'll leave you with a lunch lost and a song in your heart — all populated with an incredible, everyone-but-the-kitchen-sink cast of Hollywood homies. You might ask "What's the big deal about this benign-looking kids' TV movie?", but once you witness this brainbomb, you'll have many more important questions to ask: how did the makeup artists manage to make the Grinch look pretty? Why does the set look like it was constructed out of old food and misshapen Post-It Notes? Why is everything dizzyingly shot, LSD-style, through a fisheye lens? And who held the gun to the heads of Shelley Duvall, Simon and Garfunkel, ZZ Top, Woody Harrelson, Little Richard, Howie Mandel, Cyndi Lauper, Cheech Marin, Debbie Harry, Bobby Brown, Garry Shandling, The Stray Cats, Katey Sagal, Dweezil Zappa and Pia Zadora to make them all do this?!?! If you saw this as a child, you're no doubt reading this from a mental institution, because after experiencing this you'll have nowhere else to go.
Dir. Jeff Stein, 1990, analog presentation, 96 min.
Watch Cinefamily's original trailer for "Mother Goose Rock 'N Rhyme"!
VIDEO NIGHTS: The Plug Lady
"A discredit to really talented drag queens everywhere." – Amazon.com reviewer "Torresongs"
This might be the weirdest movie we've ever done here at Video Nights. Hell, could it be the weirdest movie ever played anywhere? How do we even describe this?! A drag queen who calls herself "The Plug Lady" (don't worry, you'll NEVER forget her name) moves to the Big Apple, in order to live out her cabaret star dreams. How does she achieve this goal? By leaving drill-to-the-forehead, disturbing "comedy" messages on the club owner's voicemail, of course. It's an unfettered, mad vision of a film that combines non-stop innuendos, word jazz, performance art, and late-'90s no-budget filmmaking in a way that is rarely, if ever seen. Conversations between characters seem so pointless, yet so hypnotic — so verbose, yet so mealy-mouthed — and the entire plot unfolds as if a stroke victim blinked the whole thing one "one for 'yes', two for 'no'" at a time. Definitely the first in what we call "RuPaul Pupkin Cinema". Come in drag and we'll give prizes! It's the Pluuuuuuuuug Laaaaadaaaaaay!
Dir. Anthony Saladino, 2004…?, analog presentation, 86 min.
Watch Cinefamily's original trailer for "The Plug Lady"!
VIDEO NIGHTS: Deadly Prey + Deadliest Prey (cast in person!)
Almost three years ago, Cinefamily and Everything Is Terrible! presented a rarely-seen gem of a tape called Deadly Prey late on a Tuesday night. Little did we know that this unforgettable screening would spark a series of events leading to a sequel, reuniting the original cast. If now isn't a time to use the phrase "holyfuckingshit", then we don't know what is. Join us for a double feature of the original Deadly Prey, followed by the L.A. premiere of Deadliest Prey — all with present & past cast members Ted Prior, Bill Zipp and Dave Campbell in person, who'll tell the tale of the three-decade voyage to bring both films to the screen. Their anecdotes of Chicago mobsters, Russian millionaires, and enough lite beer and fake blood to stock an apocalypse will have you begging for more!
DEADLY PREY – approx. 10:00pm
Try to imagine if Rambo was playing The Most Dangerous Game in a Battle Royale, but gayer somehow; it's hard to describe a movie like this without putting on denim short-shorts, oiling yourself up, and serving everyone within a mile radius a knuckle sandwich. Deadly Prey is so hilariously manly, so bonafide badass, so chock-full of fists that we had to punch ourselves to be sure it wasn't a dream. It all gets more and more insane as it all unfolds, including one of the most memorable murders in cinema history involving a man being beaten to death with his own severed arm. This silly, silly movie — it's the Casablanca of punching!
Dir. David A Prior, 1987, analog presentation, 88 min.
DEADLIEST PREY – approx. midnight
All your favorite straight-to-video stars have returned for more punching, more screaming, and more severed body parts flying all over the woods. Ted Prior returns as Mike Danton, the most badass Vietnam vet you'd never hope to meet. When Hogan (Dave Campbell) is released from prison (he had a good lawyer, we guess?), there's only one thing on his mind: to hunt Danton down — but not before putting webcams all over the forest, where the world can watch the carnage live on the Web. It's just the kind of insanity one would expect from director David Prior (Sledgehammer, Future Zone, Killer Workout.) Also co-starring Zack Carlson (formerly of Alamo Drafthouse), Dimitri Simakis (Everything Is Terrible!) and Suki-Rose Etter (Everything Is Festival!) as a trio of bodacious computer hackers!
Dir. David A Prior, 2013, digital presentation.
Watch Cinefamily's original trailer for "Deadly Prey & Deadliest Prey"!
VIDEO NIGHTS: Geteven (director/star in person!)
If the Gods Of Holyfuckingshit! were to descend from the heavens and give us their golden nectar, Geteven would be served in a golden funnel — and you would chug every last drop. In 1993, trial lawyer John De Hart traded his suit and tie for a pair of sweatpants and a machine gun, as he wrote, directed, produced, and starred in this unbelievable piece of work. De Hart plays Rick, a cool cop who likes his shirts tucked in and his women turned loose. After Rick and his partner (Wings Hauser!) are betrayed by the maniacal Normad (William Smith!), we go on a rollercoaster ride of unfiltered insanity: drug deals, gunfights, Shakespeare quoting, Huckleberry Finn-inspired cults, Satanism, soapy baths, baby sacrificing and more! We could go on and on about everything we just wrote, but that would spoil the surprise — the surprise being this entire fucking movie. Fans of Wings Hauser will be blown away by his ability to appear to be on both coke and 'ludes at the same time. And we GUARANTEE you will want "The Shimmy Slide" to be the song played at your funeral. Geteven is a gift straight from the heavens. Bow before it. Director/star John De Hart in person!
Dirs. John De Hart & James Paradise, 1993, analog presentation, 90 min.
Watch Cinefamily's original trailer for "Geteven"!
VIDEO NIGHTS: Scream Factory presents "Ninja III: The Domination" (Blu-Ray release party!) + Harmon & Schrab's Found Crap 10
An absolute Video Nights favorite — it's Flashdance meets The Exorcist meets Enter The Ninja! When Ninja III: The Domination hit theater screens in 1984, it was immediately hailed as a brave and important film, one of Hollywood's first to deal openly with the contemporary issue of ninja spirit possession. Lucinda Dickey (star of the Breakin' mini-franchise) plays an aerobics instructor taken over by the ghost of a bloodthirsty ninja warrior — and when she takes revenge against his murderers (which here equals the entire Phoenix police force), the sword-wielding badass Sho Kosugi must lock horns with our svelte anti-heroine. Even with the above description, it's difficult (and great fun) to put into words up just how off its rocker this legendary slab of neon delirium really is: from one of the most inexplicable opening sequences in all of martial-arts cinema, in which "the golf course slaughterstorm immediately sets the stage for an IQ-shattering attack against all five senses" (Alamo Drafthouse) — to sexual antics more at home on the planet Mars than in the suburban Southwest — Ninja III will blow your booty to bits. Come celebrate NINJA NIGHT with us dressed as a ninja and we'll give you stuff! The show begins with the latest installment of found footage fuckery from Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab, both in person (schedules permitting.) Plus, Ninja III stunt co-ordinator Steve Lambert will be here for a Q&A after the film!
Dir. Sam Firstenberg, 1984, 35mm, 92 min.
Watch Cinefamily superfan Brad McLaughlin's original trailer for "Ninja III: The Domination"!
VIDEO NIGHTS: The Drifting Classroom
Never released on DVD — even in Japan! For the lucky ducks reading this who've seen Nobuhiko Obayashi's masterpiece House, you know that the man knows how to make a crazy movie. The normal language of film you're accustomed to is left for dead, with virtually every aesthetic choice being completely hypnotic and magical. Loooosely based on the manga by visionary Kazuo Umezu ("Cat Eyed Boy"), The Drifting Classroom's "international high school" is populated by a ragtag team of Annie-esque English-speaking kids of all stripes. During an impromptu jam session of "Here Comes The Bride"(?!), a tornado hurls the entire school into an alternate dimension time-slip — and as the baffled students and faculty (led by '50s teen idol Troy Donahue) navigate through a desert wasteland, giant bugs tear through the children like twigs, a gripping madness immediately sets in with the children, and hell breaks loose at every turn! With an impossible Neverending Story-meets-Twilight Zone vibe, the fantastic and the bleak blend together beautifully with this baby; this one is so face-melting your head will be a panini by the time it's over.
Dir. Nobuhiko Obayashi, 1987, digital presentation, 104 min.
Watch Cinefamily's original trailer for The Drifting Classroom!
VIDEO NIGHTS: Cyborg Saturday (feat. "Manborg" [West Coast premiere!] and "Eliminators")
Suit up, Super Cybernauts! Video Nights brings you a robotical double-header celebration of the eternal struggle between man and machine. First up, the West Coast premiere of Manborg! This giddy, gleeful throwback to '80s man-bot cinema (think RoboCop and Cyborg) will blow you away with its low-budget allure and high-budget heart. Hell has risen from below and taken over the Earth, and even a ragtag group of rebels can't put a stop to Count Draculon and his minions. Who will save the world and kick the bad dudes back to Hell? The title says it all: Manborg will leave you feeling nostalgic and jealous of those with mechanical bods. As if that isn't enough action for one night, we're proud to present a rare 35mm print of perhaps the greatest cyborg-ninja-cowboy-scientist movie ever made. Eliminators combines everything you love about '80s cinema, all wrapped up in one shiny, goofy metal package. Everything Is Terrible! will also be there to give a brief history of cyborg-cinema with a mondo mix that will melt your metal face and boil your bionic eyes! Manborg cast/crew members in person!
Manborg Dir. Steven Kostanski, 2011, digital presentation, 70 min.
Eliminators Dir. Peter Manoogian, 1986, 35mm, 96 min.
Watch Cinefamily's original trailer for "Cyborg Saturday"!
Watch the trailer for "Manborg"!
Watch the trailer for "Eliminators"!
VIDEO NIGHTS: 777 (cast and crew in person!)
Tucson, Arizona is a weirrrrrrd place to be a teenager: no natural water for hundreds of miles, poisonous snakes and bugs, and to top it all, you're in fucking high school. In 1997, a group of freshmen wanted something more, so they borrowed their parents' camcorders, whipped up gallons of fake blood, and spent over two years making 777. What they may have been trying to achieve, we'll never know, but what they came up with is truly bizarre and equally astonishing; fans of Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation will appreciate the heart these kids had. In it, a serial killer kills his mother, then another serial killer, and then he meets an additional serial killer — and then a different serial killer tries to kill the serial killer. S.O.V. (Shot On Video) Horror like this comes rarely in a lifetime, and we are super-proud to be the first theater in the world to screen this lost gem. Plus, the cast and crew are reuniting from all across the country for this event!
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VIDEO NIGHTS: Geteven (director/star in person!)
If the Gods Of Holyfuckingshit! were to descend from the heavens and give us their golden nectar, Geteven would be served in a golden funnel — and you would chug the shit out of it. In 1993, trial lawyer John De Hart traded his suit and tie for a pair of sweatpants and a machine gun, as he wrote, directed, produced, and starred in this unbelievable piece of work. De Hart plays Rick, a cool cop who likes his shirts tucked in and his women turned loose. After Rick and his partner (Wings Hauser!) are betrayed by the maniacal Normad (William Smith!), we go on a rollercoaster ride of unfiltered insanity: drug deals, gunfights, Shakespeare quoting, Huckleberry Finn-inspired cults, Satanism, soapy baths, baby sacrificing and more! We could go on and on about everything we just wrote, but that would spoil the surprise — the surprise being this entire fucking movie. Fans of Wings Hauser will be blown away by his ability to appear to be on both coke and 'ludes at the same time. And we GUARANTEE you will want "The Shimmy Slide" to be the song played at your funeral. Geteven is a gift straight from the heavens. Bow before it. Director/star John De Hart in person!
Dirs. John De Hart & James Paradise, 1993, analog presentation, 90 min.
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VIDEO NIGHTS: Traxx (star Shadoe Stevens in person!)
His voice oozes sex — his hair is like a golden waterfall. When there's no one left to clean up the scum — you gotta call Traxx! Broadcasting legend Shadoe Stevens' (Hollywood Squares, "America's Top 40″, SoCal's mythical "Federated Group" commercials) foray into feature film action stardom is equal parts cop movie, spoof, buddy comedy and completely inexplicable Video Nights fodder. After battling his way through El Salvador, the Middle East and Nicaragua, ex-mercenary Traxx retires to a life of baking gourmet cookies — but, strapped for cash, heads to a crime-infested Texas burb to punch pimps, blow up brothels, and mash maniac mobsters for pay. Sure, he may go a tad overboard (slaughtering the entire red light district, hanging corpses upside-down from street lamps, etc.) but the slapstickiness of it all makes Traxx as light as whipped shortbread. Shadoe shows he's much more than a face for radio — and an onslaught of zingers, Raimi-esque gonzo physical comedy and seriously buzzonkers action makes Traxx truly unique viewing. We do know that if you were to take a drink of water every time Traxx shoots a bad guy, you would drown halfway through the film. Schedule permitting, Shadoe Stevens will be here to introduce the film!
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VIDEO NIGHTS: American Commando Ninja
"Recoil in terror as you realize that the filmmakers could only afford ONE blank bullet for the entire end sequence." — Rinkworks.com
"I don't even know what to say about this movie." — Letterboxd.com
The Cinefamily would like to apologize for our lack of ninja film screenings since our inception in 2007. However, we FUCKING PROMISE that American Commando Ninja makes up for the loss by a factor of about ten billion! This mid-'80s SOV (shot-on-video) masterstroke contains a plot so vague and unfocused you'll think you've gone blind: a "really good" (read: non-American, non-commando, barely a ninja) guy must travel the globe to fight a gang of bad ninjas who have "germ warfare" and "hocus pocus." That's it. That's the plot!!!! "Hold on," you ask, "how do they fill the running time?" By making you laugh so hard you'll wish you brought a suicide capsule to end the onslaught of belly aches. If this movie were a child, you'd want to shake it really hard and say "What the hell is the matter with you?!" Don't forget to bring your favorite golden analog nuggets to play after the screening for an off-the-wall VHS party: we're gonna rev up the VCR, grab what you guys give us, and let the good times roll. Only the Cinefamily brings your parents basement to YOU! VIVA LA VIDEO NIGHTS!!!
Dir. Lo Gio, 1988, analog presentation, 86 min.
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Hamburger: The Motion Picture
If you're going to base a movie on a food, why waste your time with Fried Green Tomatoes or Chocolat? Give the people what they want; boobs, boners, and burgers — and don't forget super-offensive "humor", explodin' fartin' fatsos, pool parties, and race riots! Hamburger: The Motion Picture follows Russell, a 21 year-old kid (who looks 42) in need of a college degree if he wants to see one red nickel of his family's inheritance. The one crippling handicap that prohibits this from happening: any woman that crosses his path takes off their clothes and starts fucking him. After a string of lewd 'n nude conduct, his parents force him to attend the only college that will accept him: Busterburger U! The film's got a whole cast of kooks sure to offend even the sleaziest of sleazebags: the horny Latino roomie, the horny MILF, the horny Mexican revolutionary, and a gaggle of other horny stereotypes, plus the Chicago Bears' Dick Butkus as the evil drill sergeant determined to make all of their lives a living hell. Think Full Metal Jacket meets Good Burger! All of this leaving your mouth watering? Cinefamily also has you covered with a full-on burger bar, plus an all-new found footage pre-show focused on fast food/industrial training films. Viva la Video Nights!
Dir. Mike Marvin, 1986, analog presentation, 90 min.
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Portfolio Management for a Random Field of Bond Returns
A new method of bond portfolio optimization is described. The method is based on stochastic string models of bond returns. It is shown how to approximate the bond return correlation function with Padé approximations and how to compute the optimal portfolio allocation using Wiener-Hopf factorization. The technique is illustrated with an example of the Treasury bond portfolio.
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- Santa-Clara, Pedro & Sornette, Didier, 2001.
"The Dynamics of the Forward Interest Rate Curve with Stochastic String Shocks,"
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Society for Financial Studies, vol. 14(1), pages 149-185.
- P. Santa-Clara & D. Sornette, 1998. "The Dynamics of the Forward Interest Rate Curve with Stochastic String Shocks," Papers cond-mat/9801321, arXiv.org.
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- John M. Mulvey & Stavros A. Zenios, 1994. "Capturing the Correlations of Fixed-income Instruments," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 40(10), pages 1329-1342, October.
- Andrea Beltratti & Andrea Consiglio & Stavros Zenios, 1999. "Scenario modeling for the management ofinternational bond portfolios," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 85(0), pages 227-247, January.
- Andrea Beltratti & Andrea Consiglio & Stavros A. Zenios, 1998. "Scenario Modeling for the Management of International Bond Portfolios," Center for Financial Institutions Working Papers 98-20, Wharton School Center for Financial Institutions, University of Pennsylvania.
- Dupacova, Jitka & Bertocchi, Marida, 2001. "From data to model and back to data: A bond portfolio management problem," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 134(2), pages 261-278, October.
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- Goldstein, Robert S, 2000. "The Term Structure of Interest Rates as a Random Field," Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 13(2), pages 365-384.
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Tournaments of Weakly Heterogeneous Players
We consider three prominent tournament formats-contests, binary elimination tournaments, and round-robin tournaments-in the case when players are heterogeneous in their abilities but the heterogeneity is, in a well-defined sense, weak. Using linear approximation, we characterize equilibrium strategies and payoffs in the three tournament games and compare them to the benchmark symmetric case of identical players. We describe small deviations from the symmetric equilibria by elasticities of a player's equilibrium effort with respect to her own ability and the abilities of her rivals. Our results only require general symmetry and smoothness assumptions but not specific functional forms for the probabilities of winning in tournaments. We show that, in equilibrium: (i) a player's effort and payoff depend on her rivals' abilities in a model-independent way, either through the average ability of the field (for static games), or through the properly discounted average ability of the field (for dynamic elimination tournaments); (ii) players respond stronger to changes in their own relative abilities than to changes in their rivals' relative abilities; (iii) aggregate effort (dissipated rent) does not change compared to the benchmark case; (iv) it is not possible to manipulate aggregate effort through seeding in binary elimination tournaments, although optimal seeding schemes for other purposes can be identified; and (v) balanced seeding and a uniform distribution of relative abilities cancel out the dependence of a player's effort on her rivals' abilities in binary elimination tournaments. Copyright © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc..
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B.C. Auditor General John Doyle has been offered a two-year extension that would carry his term to October, 2015, the eight-year mandate suggested by Premier Christy Clark for future financial watchdogs.
The five-MLA committee announced their unanimous decision to offer the extension Wednesday, after a closed-door meeting to consider Clark's suggestion. Clark said the government will present amendments in the legislature in February to create a non-renewable eight-year term for all future provincial auditors.
The committee's B.C. Liberal majority initially rejected the idea of reappointing Doyle and advertised for a replacement. Committee members are forbidden from speaking publicly about how they voted or reasons why, because it is a personnel matter.
Vernon-Monashee MLA Eric Foster, the committee chair, said the decision to reappoint Doyle was unanimous. Foster refused to comment further on how the committee came to accept Doyle's reappointment, or the decision to limit the term to two more years, except to note that it matches with the intended legislation proposed by Clark.
Foster was the subject of a random audit by Doyle two years ago that raised questions about his constituency office renovations. The other two B.C. Liberals who form the majority are Chilliwack MLA John Les and Peace River South MLA Blair Lekstrom, both of whom are not seeking re-election in May.
Burnaby-Deer Lake MLA Kathy Corrigan and Surrey-Whalley MLA Bruce Ralston represent the NDP on the committee.
When the initial decision not reappoint Doyle became public last week, opposition MLAs cite Doyle's reports criticizing the recent buildup of BC Hydro debt and the state of B.C.'s forest inventory in the wake of a devastating pine beetle epidemic as likely reasons.
Doyle is also leading a court action seeking release of detailed defence lawyer billings for former ministerial aides Dave Basi and Bobby Virk, whose $6 million in legal costs were covered by the province after they pleaded guilty to breach of trust in the 2002 sale of BC Rail operations.


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Jason Smith, 36, of Crescent Lane, Levittown, was charged with murder Thursday in the slaying of Dr. Melissa Ketunuti, who was found strangled, with her hands and feet bound, and set on fire in the basement of her Philadelphia house.
Smith, who works for an extermination company, had an appointment at Ketunuti's home the day she was killed. He gave a statement that he attacked her and killed her in the home after an argument. Sources said Smith struck, then strangled Ketunuti. He set the body ablaze. She was not sexually assaulted, police have said. Ketunuti let Smith into her home, Clark said. The two got into a fight during the appointment.
The surveillance video shows Smith entering Ketunuti's home wearing a coat, and gloves, and carrying a work bag. He was seen leaving about 50 minutes without a coat. Ketunuti had been running errands around the neighborhood just before the encounter with Smith.
Sources say police scoured Ketunuti's personal records, including her phone, and found that she had an appointment with an extermination company. They traced a number to Smith's phone.
Police sources say Smith gave a statement confessing to the crime during questioning. Source
Jason Smith reportedly admitted to the crime and was charged with murder and the abuse of a corpse, Capt. James Clark of the Philadelphia police homicide unit, said. Smith, who was seen on a surveillance video at a coffee shop near the home of Melissa Ketunuti, was arrested Wednesday night at a home he shared with his girlfriend and their child.


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East Ridge girls hockey: Raptors hot streak cooled by Mounds View, Forest Lake
Coming off a three-game win streak, the East Ridge girls hockey team dropped two crucial Suburban East Conference games last week, dropping them out of a tie for third in the conference into fifth place.
On Tuesday night the Raptors took on conference leader and No. 3-ranked Mounds View at the National Sports Center in Blaine and lost 3-1.
East Ridge (9-11-1; 7-6-1 SEC) was outshot and out hustled the entire evening, but allowed just the three Mounds View goals on 37 shots behind a great effort from senior goalie Katie Ahmann.
Penalties hurt the East Ridge squad all night, but it wasn't how many times they offended - just three penalties throughout the game - but instead what Mounds View did with the power plays, scoring two of its goals with an extra player on the ice.
Scoring the lone goal for East Ridge in the loss was senior Katelyn Bergloff at the midway point of the second period, tying the game.
Mounds View (20-0-1; 13-0-1 SEC) was able to score its second goal of the game with just 1 second left on the clock at the end of the second period.
On Saturday, East Ridge traveled to Forest Lake to take on the Rangers, and again, opportunities seized by the opponents led to the Raptors' undoing.
Despite outshooting Forest Lake 36-12, East Ridge was unable to find the back of the net, and Forest Lake was able to capitalize on two Raptors penalties, scoring its first two goals on power plays.
Forest Lake (11-8-2; 5-8-1 SEC) then scored its third goal just 15 seconds after its second.
The Raptors faced off with rival Woodbury (5-14-2; 1-11-2 SEC) on Tuesday after the Bulletin went to print. Next, East Ridge welcomes 10th-ranked Roseville to Bielenberg Ice Arena. The Raptors fell 4-2 to the Raiders (14-6; 10-3 SEC) earlier this season.


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One of the best salicylic toners out there!Believe me, I've tried my share of toners with salicylic acid and I keep coming back to this one. It's perfect with out being too drying. I use this with the Time Wise collection (Purple for Combo/Oily Skin) and it has nipped any breakouts I may get around the time of my cycle and stress. Great price for the amount as well. Can easily last me 3 months or more! — 5 years, 11 months agostephanie_brower_czosnek | 6 reviews
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Just for my ageI use Mary Kay Timewise Ultimate Miracle Set that has amazing products that keeps my skin in fantastic shape. However, I started to use this regime in the winter when my combination skin was more dry. During the summer I kept breaking out and the acne gel treatment was not working. I used this product and I have not seen a blemish. With this product I get to keep my close to thirty year old skin ...read morelooking like fourteen year old skin with out any breakouts. On my Microdemabrasion days I use to Purifying Toner in its place. The Acne Treatment Gel in out the door. — 8 years, 1 month agoStacieD | 122 reviews
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As I was leaving Boston, I was thinking about how this year's campaign stacks up to the one four years ago and I came to an awful realization; suddenly I couldn't remember what the last campaign was about.
Quick now, can you?
I remember there was a lot of talk about putting the Social Security money in a lock box, and whether Al Gore invented the Internet, and did George Bush know who the president of Pakistan was. But what was the campaign about?
And then I remembered it wasn't about anything, except maybe who could make the nastiest campaign commercials. Certainly it was not about the problems that the country has faced over the past four years. If anyone in that campaign on either side talked about foreign policy or terrorism for more than a minute or so, I missed it. No surprises there. Pollsters have been telling candidates for years that voters don't care about foreign policy unless there's a war, so they don't talk about it, or much else of substance, if they can get away with it.
Well, whatever else can be said about it, that will not be the case this time.
For the first time in a long time, we're going to have a campaign about real issues and the candidates will be forced to talk about them. That's how it ought to be.
The tragedy is it took a war to get us there.
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MONTEVIDEO (Feb. 29)
Uruguay's diplomatic mission in Israel will be moved to Jerusalem, it was reported here today. Decision to move the Legation was communicated by telephone to Israel Minister Matathiahu Hindes, who is now convalescing from an illness in a medical clinic here. The decision was front page news in Uruguayan papers.
The newspaper "Action," commenting on the move, said that it implied the full recognition of the Jewish State's sovereignty. "La Manana," another daily here, said that the Government's decision had been taken despite representations to the contrary made by the United States and Great Britain.


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Intenuum recently announced that it has launched its first product, TeeVlog, which is based on "State-of-the-Art semantic search and smart learning algorithm. TeeVlog™ pushes customized TV-related content based on multi-path input instead of inputting one-path registered user based recommendation. In addition to core 'search and smart learning technology', Intenuum has also implemented SNS (Social Network Service) features to provide users the easiest way to share information they find from the services."
Sean Park, CTO of Intenuum stated, "Our intention is to maximize user's enjoyment around TV content. And the way we promote TV related products will be very different from conventional method since product information is blended into content being reflected as useful information, not as spam-like advertisement. I believe this will change the landscape of distributing advertisement for the manufacturers." The article continues, "'Kiwi™' is Intenuum's hardware-free software connectivity solution for M2M2TV (Mobile-to-Mobile-to-TV). 'Kiwi™' does not require extra hardware to be connected as long as users are within the Wi-Fi network. This is the most cost effective and hassle-free connectivity solution. Currently, 'TeeVlog™' is available as downloadable apps for both Android mobile devices and iPad™. iPhone™ app will be available in July, 2011."
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While I love technology and the fact that my kids get to experience a lot of really cool gadgets I still believe that getting back to the basics is essential in their growth and learning. There's a reason kids love empty cardboard boxes. It gives them the chance to use their imagination and to be creative. Manhattan Toy, a specialty toy maker based in Minneapolis just launched a series of 28 appealing arts & crafts, do-it-yourself, role-play and puppet kits plus exciting games collectively known as the brand new "imagine i CAN™" series
These kits have been featured on The View and Parenting magazine has named them as one of the best toys of Toy Fair. The kits are priced from $5-$20 and include something for everyone whether they like games, activities, knitting or other crafts. Most of the kits come in a tin for travel and neat storage.
We tried two games from the Imagine i CAN series on our recent vacation. Since it was our first family vacation and the first time flying with all three of our little ones I was a little nervous. I had packed each of them their own little tote back and snuck one of these games into my 4 and 5 year old's bags hoping it would help keep them occupied. I couldn't have been happier with these products. First, the size was perfect — 31 pieces or less all housed inside an adorable little tin. The games could easily be played on the airplane's tray tables. Secondly, the games were simple enough to learn without reading a bunch of confusing directions. Finally, the games can be played in just a few minutes so the kids didn't get bored in the middle and quit.
Our seats on the plane were split up so my oldest two didn't sit together. That meant that these games had to be played with an adult. It was fun spending quality time together playing these fun and easy games. When we were finished, we just switched tins back over the seat so we could play them both. These are the ones we played:
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Before you spend any more time building or protecting your brand—more or less like some latter-day Don Draper (of Mad Men)—remember that this is 2010. Listen to this talk, The Future of Brand Management by Professor Michael Beverland of the University of Bath. Now, although this talk is about working with brands for mass markets there's a tonne of both evidence and ideas here that you should consider when you think about your own personal branding.
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The swarm ascending the subway steps at 86th Street and Central Park West that lavender twilight in August 1969 was smacked with the sweet smell of marijuana. One by one they silently seized an opportunity to suck it in, as if the collapse of their nostrils, slight pucker of their lips and soft flutter of their eyelids didn't breach a secreted state of mind in each dawdler waiting for the traffic light to change; then change again.
I'd never smoked pot, but that didn't deter me from voluntarily filling my lungs with the ostensible illegality of it all.
"Prudence, Missy," Frank Sullivan cautioned from barely behind me. I glanced around to greet my longtime widowed neighbor before continuing the short block south to the 19th century whitestone where he wilted in the basement grotto with garden, while I blossomed in a bay-windowed floor-through above him.
"Are hippies flooding the park tonight?"
"Suspect so," he grumbled.
If you stretched Yosemite Sam to roughly 6 feet 3, trimmed his thickset, tangerine mustache back to lip width, removed the bent brim hat hiding a bramble of matching hair, conceded the racoonish eyes, and exchanged the cartoon cavalry blues for a brindle brown suit that looked like it once was a cannon wad, you'd find the spitting image of Frank, sans Sam's feistiness.
"Seems to get stronger the closer we get to home."
"Um," said Frank. His wise eyes began scanning high-rise windows for clues.
Other sidewalkers searched the same.
"You don't suppose it's linked to Leon, do you?"
Frank shrugged.
Leon occupied a large flat at the far back on the second floor of our building; a wastrel in wrinkled duds with a smokescreen smile plastered to a chipmunkish face, colored by a constant 5 o'clock shadow. His crushed velvet hair and sleepy, spoon-sized eyes attracted bevies of girls practicing free love for lots of pot.
I liked Leon, from afar. We often exchanged chance encounter chitchat as rats trapped on stalled subway trains, or Sunday stoop sitters, or shoppers hovering over salami selections at Zabar's. I learned he'd been an ambition-deficient child prodigy, expelled from numerous prep schools before finally graduating, only to become an NYU delinquent, paying exam takers with weed to earn him his degree. He'd been fired from every job his parents procured for him, due to shiftlessness. His final fiasco occurred as an adjuster for his uncle's insurance agency. Rather than investigate, Leon rubber-stamped each claim as meritable by issuing an instant check.
Since then, his parents paid him a princely sum to maintain complacence, and steer clear of their Westport, Conn., home, except for holidays.
Scurrying ahead to the lobby landing, I forced open the beveled glass door, freeing a misty stream of cannabis clouds floating above a shallow sea of warm water. Once upstairs I found the illicit source of both seeping from under Leon's door. I pounded, somewhat frantic.
Leon answered, oblivious.
"Leon. You're alive."
"I am!" he preened, fully clothed, with numerous rope-a-soaps swinging from his belt. "I'm taking a bath."
"No, Leon, you aren't," I assured, steering him to the bathroom to shut off the water overflowing his tub.
"I'm not?" he puzzled. We pivoted toward the kitchen where smoke oozed from the oven.
"Good lord, Leon, whatever you're baking is burning."
"A loaf!" he proclaimed. "It boosts potency."
I pulled the cord to set the overhead fan in motion before opening the oven door. Inside sat a cookie sheet covered with smoldering residue. "How big was it?"
"Ten pounds."
"Ten pounds," I repeated, matter-of-factly. "Reduced to soot."
"Soot?" he grinned, twinkle-eyed. "Fa-a-a-r out!"
By then Frank had arrived with mop and bucket and began cleaning up.
"Ain't the first time he's made this mess when stoned, Missy."
Leon chortled, then asked, "You on for Woodstock tomorrow? Jefferson Air's there, man. I got tickets." He plopped down to study debris adrift in the water. "Somewhere."
"Don't go, Missy," warned Frank.
"Come on-n-n-n," beamed Leon. "I'm driving."
"Count me out," I decided. "Maybe next time."
As if.
The cultural climate of the country seemed to shift swiftly after that one-shot weekend. Not just on the streets of large cities, but in small towns, and rural areas. People appeared braver, bolder, less bereft.
Leon went to Woodstock, but never returned, even though his rent continued to be paid long after I moved away, a year later. I looked for him in familiar places, to no avail.
"Who knows?" Frank called out as I descended the subway steps en route to elsewhere forevermore. "Maybe he's in the joint."
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The 10th Annual Lee College Innovations in Teaching and Learning Technology Conference
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Matt's Quote of the Day – Jennie Jerome Churchill
Here's today's quote. As explained earlier sometimes they are inspirational, sometimes funny, sometimes serious, and sometimes they just make you say hmm….
Today's Quote is from Plutarch….
"Treat your friends as you do your pictures, and place them in their best light."
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MP Alan Duncan was delighted to address the annual general meeting of the Rutland and Melton Conservative Association at Gloucester House in Melton Mowbray.
Mr Duncan discussed the state of politics both nationally and locally with members of the association, reporting on his work both as MP and as Minister of State for International Development.
His speech touched on the economy, health, the crisis in Ukraine and the upcoming referendum on Scottish independence. Mr Duncan said: "The state of the party is good both locally and nationally as we enter the final year of this parliament before the General Election. I was pleased to be able to share my thoughts with association members ahead of the European elections in a couple of months."


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ANGUILLA, BRITISH WEST INDIES--(Marketwire - Nov. 14, 2012) - Bingo.com, Ltd. (OTCQB:BNGOF), owner of the popular online gaming community http://www.bingo.com, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012. All amounts are presented in United States dollars and in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
Recent Bingo.com highlights include:
"The third quarter of 2012 was a strong one for Bingo.com," commented Jason Williams, Bingo.com's CEO. "Our strategy in the quarter was to increase our marketing activity to generate a large inflow of new players and increase our revenues. Our marketing during the quarter was well received by our target demographic and gaming activity on Bingo.com was improved across all categories. While many challenges remain, we are confident that with the current strategy in place, Bingo.com will continue to grow its player base, increase its revenues, and generate profits in future quarters."
Total revenue for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, was $457,748, an increase of 10% from revenue of $416,732 for third quarter of 2011 and an increase of 32% from revenue of $347,742, in the second quarter of 2012. Gaming Revenue was $445,237, an increase of 12% in the quarter ended September 30, 2012, compared Gaming Revenue of $398,803 in the third quarter of 2011 and an 31% increase from revenue of $339,869 in the second quarter of 2012. The increase compared to the third quarter of 2011 and the second quarter of fiscal 2012 is due to an increase in players as a result of increased marketing. We earned advertising revenue of $12,511 in the quarter ended September 30, 2012, a decrease of 30% from advertising revenue of $17,929 in the third quarter of 2011 and an increase of 59% from advertising revenue of $7,873 in the second quarter of 2012.
Operating costs before interest, and depreciation expenses, including sales and marketing and general and administrative expenses increased to $427,773 in the third quarter of 2012, an increase of 7% over operating expenses of $400,444 in the third quarter of 2011 and an increase of 14% over operating costs of $375,748 in the second quarter of 2012. The increase in operating expenses compared to the third quarter of 2011 and the second quarter of 2012, is due to the increase in marketing expenses.
Sales and marketing expenses were $310,712 for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, an increase of 42% over expenses of $219,578 in the third quarter of 2011 and an increase of 65% from expenses of $188,411 in the second quarter of 2012. Sales and marketing expenses principally include costs for Bingo.com marketing campaigns, affiliate commissions, search engine optimization, and other promotional expenses intended to increase our player base and improve gaming revenue. The increase in sales and marketing expenses for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, compared to the third quarter of 2011 and the second quarter of 2012 is due to a larger media budget in the third quarter of fiscal 2012 to drive additional players to the website.
Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2012, amounted to $29,002, a gain of $0.00 per share, an increase in net income compared to net income of $15,158, a gain of $0.00 per share for the same period in 2011 and an increase in net income compared to a net loss of ($28,908) or loss of ($0.00) per share in the second quarter of 2012.
We had cash of $574,787 and positive working capital of $980,660 at September 30, 2012. This compares to cash of $787,524 and positive working capital of $1,058,631 at December 31, 2011.
For full details of the Companies operations and financial results, please refer to the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov or the Bingo.com website at http://www.bingo.com.
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Bingo.com, Ltd. (OTCQB:BNGOF) is the parent company of the Bingo.com group of companies which own the popular online gaming community http://www.bingo.com. The Bingo.com website offers multiplayer bingo, slot machines, sweepstakes, and more. Players come together from around the world to chat, share, play and win at Bingo.com. The Bingo.com website has attracted millions of visitors from over 200 countries and is one of the most recognized and most visited bingo entertainment destinations on the Internet. Bingo.com operates its multi-language and multi-currency bingo and casino system as part of the Unibet partner program (http://www.poweredbyunibet.com). Bingo.com, Ltd. (OTCQB:BNGOF) trades on the OTCQB, the venture marketplace for companies that are current in their reporting with a U.S. regulator. Investors can find real time quotes and market information for the Company at http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/BNGOF/quote.
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WALLBURG � Ledford football coach Chris Adams isn't necessarily trying to be a fortune teller.
WALLBURG � Ledford football coach Chris Adams isn�t necessarily trying to be a fortune teller.
He just keeps predicting things almost to tee when it comes to his Panthers and the majority of the 3-A Mid-Piedmont Conference.
�I know I keep saying this, but it is anybody�s title,� said Adams, moments after his team dropped a tough 21-14 decision to Asheboro in front of a huge homecoming crowd. �This is actually five games in a row now for us that have been decided by a touchdown or less. I thought our kids played hard tonight and the effort by both teams was second to none.
�We just seem to make bad mistakes at the wrong time and that�s just killing us.�
Asheboro quarterback Shyheim Lineberry was the difference in this one, tossing for two touchdown passes, running for another key score in the third quarter and not throwing an incompletion in the second half (9-for-9).
Lineberry hooked up with sophomore wideout Emmanuel Jones on both of his touchdowns through the air as the visitors improved to 5-2 overall, 2-0 in the conference and surpassed last season�s win total of four games.
�These kids are resilient,� said first-year head coach Owen George, who has been an assistant at Asheboro for more than a decade. �We�ve preached family and we are really leaning on one another this year. We are picking each other up, believing a little bit more. And we talked in pre-game that this game would be a war.
�We knew Ledford would be a tough team.�
The Panthers welcomed back senior quarterback Bubba White after he missed last week�s loss to Central Davidson with a knee injury. But bad luck struck again midway through the first quarter when fullback George Melvin went down with his own knee injury. After the Comets got on the scoreboard with a 29-yard TD pass from Lineberry to Jones with 6:36 left in the first, Melvin was hurt two plays later after being tackled on a 21-yard completion from White.
And he didn�t return.
�That really changes what we like to do,� said Adams. �We also lost Tyler Scott, our free safety and one of our wide receivers to a concussion in the first quarter. We just seem to not be able to get healthy. But everybody�s dealing with that this time of year so you can�t use it as an excuse.�
With Melvin out, Ledford�s offensive set mainly became a double tight end, three-back set, with Dalton Harris, Austin Stilley and Garrett Hooker.
And the Panthers did find running room, mainly right up the gut of the Blue Comets� defense.
The home team put together an impressive, 17-play drive that took 7 1/2 minutes off the clock in the second quarter. The series stalled, however, after the Panthers were on the short end of a tough offensive pass interference call in the end zone, which wiped out a 10-yard scoring pass from White to Austin Humphries. That pushed Ledford back to the 25-yard line and eventually a 34-yard field goal attempt sailed wide left.
The Panthers had a huge opportunity to try and knot the score late in the first half when George opted to go for it on fourth-and-1 at his own 40 and was stopped with 2:10 showing on the clock.
But White was sacked on first down and Ledford was forced to punt after not gaining a first down, ultimately running out the first-half clock.
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In traditional super hero mythology and comparison it's Superman that gets compared to Jesus.
But in The Dark Knight Rises, Batman takes that place.
You know, with the whole giving everything to the people that need him. Being beaten and broken and coming back again.
That's not why I'm writing this post. I just noticed it and wanted to point it out.
I'm writing this post because I am VERY EXCITED for The Dark Knight Rises to hit big screens on July 20.
I love The Batman. I think he's the bees knees. He's my personal favourite super hero.
I also totally dig the movies that Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale have made together since 2005.
With their 3rd and (so far confirmed) final contribution to the Batman franchise only a few days away (check the countdown in the side bar) I am a little sad that there won't be more. They've been a good team and told good stories and had some great performances from their casts.
Here are some of the reasons that I'm excited for The Dark Knight Rises.
Bane is a bad, bad man. He's also a big, big man. And Tom Hardy just might be the man to take that on.
Note: All respect to Jeep Swenson, who I'm sure did the very best that he could with what he was given in Batman & Robin.
Tom Hardy is a talented actor I fully expect that he will deliver a great performance in The Dark Knight Rises. I'm looking forward to it. Be ready.
First there was Catwoman in Batman Returns. It was awesome. Then there was Catwoman in Catwoman. And it wasn't awesome. And now, with great trepidation, the audience prepares for one more try.
Anne Hathaway looks to be a pretty great choice to wear the goggles and leather. Hathaway takes on the double identity of Selina Kyle in a role that demands a qualified actress and I know that I'm not the only one hoping that she gives it. Because of the history of the character this could be seen as a risky move.
Fingers are crossed that it pays off.
Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine are back as Lucius Fox and Alfred. And this could be last movie that we see these 2 classic actors in together.
Both of these characters do a great job in supporting roles in the Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, I fully expect that they will do the same in The Dark Knight Rises. There will be quick jokes and hefty drama and I'm guessing there may even be something sad.
We'll see.
JGL joins the Batman family for the first time in The Dark Knight Rises as Gotham City Police Officer, John Blake. There a lot of questions when it comes to how important his character will be in the movie. I have a feeling that it will be very, very important.
In fact, I think that John Blake will be the fill-in Batman when Bruce Wayne is broken by Bane.
I could be wrong I guess, but I think that it's a pretty reasonable guess.
Either way, the ladies love Joseph Gordon-Levitt because he's pretty and talented and charming and the dudes love JGL because he's cool and doesn't come off as a douchebag. And that love paired with his acting chops should make this a home run choice.
Christian Bale has been a pretty good Batman in my eyes. And now Bale dons the cape and cowl for the last time in The Dark Knight Rises.
There are a lot of stories out in the world about Bale's intensity and commitment and effort in his acting roles. My gut tells me that this time will be no different. To borrow a sports metaphor, I predict that he will leave it all on the field.
Nolan and Bale have done a great job of getting the best stuff on camera. I'm looking forward to that partnership this one last time.
Look for a great performance.
I am.
Because we're lucky people we also get performances from Liam Neeson, Marion Cotillard, Matthew Modine and a special appearance by Hines Ward.
I'm quite looking forward to this movie. I hope you are too.


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SKINNY HEATHEN! 22 Mar 2013
My absolute favorite, sparkly, warm weather (I love it anytime, really) cocktail is the PIMMS Cup. I love the taste, it's history and I'm always shocked at how many local bartenders look at me like I have two heads when I ask for one; I can't believe how many people have never heard of it. I recently had the best Pimms Cup at The Standard in NYC. The lightened up version below is for one serving, but to make a pitcher, just scale up accordingly, keeping the 1:3 ratio of Pimm's to Apple & Ginger + Tonic:
1 1/2 ounces Pimm's No. 1
2.5 ounces Club Soda (instead of Ginger Ale or Reed's Ginger Beer)
2.5 ounces of Lithe Foods Apple & Ginger (BFF) , 1 slice cucumber, 1 slice lemon (plus more for squeezing) , slice of strawberry, and a few mint leaves.
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Jets owner supports a return for Favre
Published: January 23rd, 2009 | Tags: Brett Favre, New York Jets
Jets owner Woody Johnson publicly supports the return of embattled QB Brett Favre, according to the New York Post.
Favre looked like an MVP candidate for the Jets during the team's five-game winning streak in the middle part of the season. But the Jets, and Favre in particular, faltered down the stretch, losing four of their final five games to miss the playoffs.
The Jets fired coach Eric Mangini, but now Johnson would like to see Favre return for one more season in New York.
- "I'm not going to bully them," Johnson said, "but I like [Favre], and I think we can win with him.
"I'm only looking at it from a football standpoint. I want to win games."
Kellen Clemens, the Jets' second-round draft pick in 2006, was Favre's backup this season. He likely would be the starter if Favre retires.


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WR Kenny Bell tweets he is leaving Alabama football team (Update)
Update 5:45 p.m.
After tweeting that he would be giving up football and leaving the Alabama Crimson Tide program, receiver Kenny Bell appears to have changed his mind, Nick Saban said at his news conference.
Bell will return to practice Wednesday after spending a day sorting out personal issues.
One of quarterback AJ McCarron's favorite targets over the past two BCS National Championship seasons said on Twitter Tuesday that he is leaving the Alabama football team to concentrate on his family.
Receiver Kenny Bell, a senior from Raysville, La., tweeted the following message:
"..it's been a nice run but I'm hanging up my cleats."
Bell played in 12 games and recorded 17 receptions for 431 yards and three touchdowns in 2012 before suffering a broken leg in the Crimson Tide's regular season finale against Auburn. The injury prevented him from playing the Alabama's SEC and BCS championship games.
Head coach Nick Saban is expected to address the media following the team's afternoon practice.
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What's new?
First thing you will probably notice is the new typing options from where you can set how you want various functions to be called from the keyboard.
The other very important thing is the ability to set open the extension preferences dialog straight from the tweak tool. This was something that we all wished for and is good to finally see it happen :)
The rest improvements/additions include the support for input sources, translation updates and a power-button actions menu where you can choose what you want your power button to work like. And that is a very happy end to the very much debated power button issue.
Some times I wonder, how hard was it to make things like that from the beginning and avoid all the querulousness….but let's not be negative anymore! The new tweak tool is better and offers more, so happy tweaking everyone!


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Daniella Van Graas
Often simply referred to as "the Aveeno girl," raven-haired Ford Model Daniella van Graas is almost too beautiful, her face too pure and uncomplicated, to be believed. Although that flawless face has brought her this far, she has also undertaken an acting career, one that includes a guest appearance on the October 19, 2008 episode of Entourage.
AppealIf this were a straight-up beauty pageant with no additional criteria, Daniella Van Graas might force a recalibration of our scale. However, at AM, we do look for more in a woman than simply looks, and in the case of Daniella van Graas, we're still looking -- chiefly because we haven't had many opportunities to see what else she's all about.
That said, we liked her turn as a lipstick lesbian in Perfect Stranger, but really, when you add it all up, who didn't?
SuccessDaniella van Graas is the "Aveeno girl" who has appeared in a variety of other print and television ads. No doubt, with her looks, she could continue this course for quite some time and do very well for herself.
However, she has chosen to pursue a career in acting, and in this arena, she's still working to get off the ground.
Daniella Van Graas BiographyDaniella van Graas was born near Amsterdam in Holland in 1975.
daniella van graas launches a modeling careerAs any model knows, being a Ford Model generally means landing top jobs, and Daniella Van Graas is no exception. She has appeared in numerous print and television ads for a variety of brands, including clothiers Armani and Tomasina, Pepsi, and a range of beauty products such as Barely There, CoverGirl, L'Oreal, Max Factor, Maybelline, and Pantene.
Of course, she has also starred in national commercials for skin care products maker Aveeno, earning the coveted title of "Aveeno girl," and she has also landed on the covers of Cosmopolitan, New Woman and Fitness, to name just a few.
daniella van graas launches an acting careerThe film credits of Daniella Van Grass date back to 2000 and Autumn in New York with Richard Gere. She also had parts in Maid in Manhattan with Jennifer Lopez, the celebrated Jack Nicholson film Something's Gotta Give, and in the Halle Berry film Perfect Stranger, in which she played a lipstick lesbian.
daniella van graas appears on entourageIn the October 19, 2008 episode of Entourage entitled "Gotta Look Up to Look Down," Daniella van Graas played drop-dead gorgeous supermodel Natasha, the object of Vince's attentions, in a campaign for Dolce & Gabbana.
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