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Lance Stephenson was knocking down 3-pointers and turning to the crowd, yelling "This is my f---ing house!" Paul George had LeBron James shaking his head going down the court after the Pacers' All-Star knocked down another basket during his 21-point second quarter.
It was the start the Pacers needed to make this somewhat of an interesting series again, leading by 25 points at halftime on Thursday night. All they had to do was come out at the start of the second half against the Cavaliers and "put their foot on their throat."
But as has been the case way too often during their roller-coaster of a season, the Pacers failed to seize the opportunity that was right there for them. They instead crumbled at the hands of James in a 119-114 loss to fall behind 3-0 in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference playoff series. The 25-point margin was the largest blown halftime lead in NBA playoff history, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.
"They're playing through all our punches, and we're throwing haymakers, and they're weaving," Stephenson said. "That's how it feels."
Forget thinking about winning the series. The Pacers now have to wonder if they're good enough to even win a game in the series. Game 4 is this Sunday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
A loss like this can linger mentally on a fragile team like the Pacers, especially after it was James who ended up putting his foot on their throat. If body language was any indication, as James scored 28 of his 41 points in the second half and as the Pacers walked off the court in disbelief, Indiana looks like it could be starting its offseason sometime late Sunday afternoon.
"We've been in this situation before where it's a test of your character and who shows up," Pacers coach Nate McMillan said. "We're going into that game not to give them a 'W' on Sunday. We're going in there and trying to extend this and it will show if you're not playing with that mindset. I expect us to play with that mindset."
The Pacers were a different team at the start of the third quarter. They lacked the same confidence and didn't play with the same emotion as in the first half. Their 25-point halftime cushion was down to 15 points barely four minutes into the third quarter.
"Thought early on in the third, I saw it getting out of hand," George said. "Again, it comes down to trust. I trust the guys on that floor, but I just watched it kind of unravel. That's when I should have stepped in and demanded the ball a little bit more. Just to start out, get us moving, get us flowing, get everybody in rhythm again and engage everybody once again. I did a poor job of that to start the third."
The early impressive play from George vanished in the third quarter, just as the Pacers did. He was scoreless, on 0-for-5 shooting, and Indiana as a team shot only 19.2 percent (5-of-26) from the field in the third quarter. The Pacers scored just 40 points in the second half.
"We're the guys on the court, we have to get the job done, myself included," George said. "All of us. Again, it's not me signaling out teammates. We have to do a better job of talking and communicating, knowing where everybody is on the floor."
Thursday was arguably the ugliest loss in Pacers history and they somehow have to find a way to move past it to extend the series at least one more game and head back to Cleveland for a Game 5.
"Do you want to go home or not? That's the mentality," swingman C.J. Miles said. "That's how you get over it. Do you want to keep playing? That's pretty much the only thing you can take into the next game."


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The collaboration between Rebernig and Movicon has been impressive, enabling the Bologna Freight Village network to produce low-cost renewable energy through a system that is easy to manage. Adding to the overall success of the project was the fact that it was completed on time and on budget. As they say in Italian—Fantastico.
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. - From the back roads of Senegal to the middle of Jim Boeheim's stifling zone defense, Syracuse's Baye Moussa Keita is ready for the big stage that is the Final Four.
'This is like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You just have to enjoy it,' the wiry, 6-foot-10 junior said Tuesday before Syracuse (30-9) departed for Atlanta and Saturday's national semifinal against Michigan (30-7). 'That's what I'm going to do.'
It's been a long journey. At 14, Keita (whose first name is pronounced BYE and last KEY'-tah) stood 6-6 and excelled at soccer when the coach of his youth team encouraged him to attend a small clinic so officials from SEEDS - Sports for Education and Economic Development in Senegal - could see him. They liked what they saw and Keita left home the next year to attend an academy that would prepare him for the next step - the chance to go to the United States and, through basketball, have a chance at college.
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Syracuse, which lost four of its last five games in the regular season, has done an about-face in the postseason on the strength of its defense. Keita and Rakeem Christmas have made the going difficult in the paint for opponents.
The Orange surge started after Seton Hall torched them early in the Big East tournament at Madison Square Garden. The Pirates built an early 10-point lead with a flurry of 3-pointers before Syracuse awoke.
Behind the active play of Keita, Syracuse closed the half on a 9-2 run to tie it at 34-all and took control with a 19-2 spurt late in the game. Two days later, Keita played a career-high 41 minutes and scored 13 points in an overtime win over Georgetown.
'When you lose four out of five games at the end of the year, it's not good for your confidence,' Boeheim said. 'I thought the Seton Hall game really turned it around. They smacked us early, and we just came right back at them and won the game and played well the rest of the time in New York.
'He (Keita) brings tremendous energy to our defense,' Boeheim said. 'Both our centers are very good on the defensive end, and that's where we need them to be good.'
In Syracuse's 55-39 victory over Big East rival Marquette in Saturday's East Region final, the third-seeded Golden Eagles shot 22.6 percent overall (12 of 53) and 12.5 percent (3 of 24) from long range.
'As a team, we just came together,' said Keita, who had 11 points in a third-round win over California. 'We've been playing hard and smart at the same time.'
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The long arms of the Orange also have blocked 25 shots and nabbed 33 steals.
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WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. - While thousands in Texas and Florida are dealing with the fallout of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, an Iona Preparatory student is coordinating efforts to help some of the neediest residents who have lost everything.
Bedford resident Conor Lane, a junior at Iona Prep, has organized relief efforts with the school's Leadership Program to provide basic necessities to the residents of Texas and Florida who are still busy cleaning up from the recent rash of hearty hurricanes.
Since the hurricanes hit land, students at Iona Prep, led by Lane, have been collecting items that include diapers, soap, toothbrushes, deodorant and other everyday items that are scheduled to be loaded onto a truck procured by Lane, which will be driven directly to Texas and Florida for distribution.
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"At Iona Prep, we are taught the foundation of our Christian values and at the heart of those values is social responsibility. It's important that we live as we are taught," Conor wrote in a letter to the entire PK4-12 school community. "It is our responsibility as men to put into action what we are taught and what we live every day by helping people in these tragically affected communities.
"The victims of these disasters are struggling without the basic necessities we take for granted every day. Homes have been lost, children have been separated from their families, and elderly people are living in makeshift shelters. Simply put, entire communities have been destroyed. People within these communities have lost everything but the clothes on their backs."
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It's the time of year for holiday cheer as many countywide flock to Newport to see the annual Christmas Boat parade.
The Newport Harbor Christmas Boat parade Dec. 19-23 celebrates its 104th year with the theme "Surf, Sand and Santa" … or will it?
The event, put on by the Newport Chamber of Commerce and hosted by its Commodores Club, now finds itself in the middle of a nasty battle between residential dock owners and the city.
Folks around the water are threatening to turn off their lights and pull their boats from the parade to protest increased dock fees proposed by the city.
In a nutshell, the state has issued a mandate to bring all tideland fees up to fair market value.
Pretty much everyone with a dock is affected, with the exception of a few private bays in Newport.
It's a three-part issue – the city has already raised fees for commercial docks and moorings. And now it's the residential dock owners' turn, and they're not happy.
The fees affect about 1,000 residents living on the water who pay $100 per year and now face increases of anywhere from $400 to as much as $5,000 annually.
Opponents claim the city hasn't fleshed out a proper formula for the increases – which residents see as a tax, not a fee. They also say the City Council is rushing to vote on this Dec. 11 and should table this discussion until January to allow for more community input.
City Councilman Rush Hill disagrees, saying the city has done proper due diligence.
For the past two years the city has studied the issue and increased fees on commercial marinas and moorings – fees which hadn't been raised in more than 20 years, he tells me.
Newport residents Bob McCaffrey and Pete Pallette are the organizers of the Stop the Dock Tax group.
Pallette tells me residents are not opposed to what he calls "a reasonable increase," but feels the council isn't getting it right.
In protest, Stop the Dock Tax has called for a boycott of the boat parade.
"The goal here is to get the attention of the City Council," Palette says.
But as with any protest, there's always the risk of unforeseen blowback.
Hill tells me since the boat parade boycott was announced, he's getting emails from residents all over the city unsympathetic with the dock owners' plight.
"People are angry," he says.
More than feelings are at stake.
The financial impact could be devastating – especially to the Newport Chamber, an organization that's faced substantial losses for the last three years, according to its 990 tax forms.
Losing revenue from this event could put it deeper into a financial abyss.
A boycott also impacts hotels, restaurants and charter boats that book parties – sometimes a year in advance – in anticipation of the parade.
The city would also be affected, seeing less sales tax revenues from these businesses.
Andy Crean, owner of Villa Nova restaurant in the harbor, tells me customers are calling to ask if the parade will happen or not.
Crean says his restaurant is booked solid for boat parade week and doesn't believe all boaters will boycott. He does however, anticipate a much-smaller parade.
"Even when it's been bad weather there are still a few boats going around," he says.
No doubt the issue is complex and is dividing this city.
When I first heard about the boycott I was disappointed – this dampens my holiday fun factor for sure.
But let's not forget the folks along the water who spend countless hours and dollars to decorate their boats and homes for this event as a labor of love.
While businesses and the city benefit from their goodwill efforts, these homeowners see no financial gain.
So is it right to vilify them for executing their rights as Americans to protest?
I support that right, as we all should.
It's clear to me if the council tabled this until January, the boat parade would be saved, tempers would calm, and at least there'd be some holiday cheer.
Unfortunately, I don't think that will happen.
Though my husband Stan and I don't live on the main channel where boat parade passes and the dock fees don't affect us, he says he's not putting up lights this year as a show of solidarity.
I'm planning several parties and all I have to say is this place better scream Ho Ho Ho … boat parade or no boat parade.


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A Reading man has been charged in an elaborate fraudulent check-cashing scheme involving the stolen identities of customers on his newspaper delivery route.
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PITTSBURGH -- From the early days of Spring Training, new Reds manager Bryan Price proclaimed that his club would be more aggressive on the bases and take chances. There have been times in the early going where they've been burned by their ambitiousness.
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PITTSBURGH -- From the early days of Spring Training, new Reds manager Bryan Price proclaimed that his club would be more aggressive on the bases and take chances. There have been times in the early going where they've been burned by their ambitiousness.
But there also have been several successful scoring chances created, and that was the case during a 5-2 Reds win over the Pirates on Wednesday night.View Full Game Coverage
Reds baserunners were on the move often, going from first to third when they could, seeking extra bases on hits and putting pressure on Pirates pitcher Charlie Morton and catcher Chris Stewart. There were also four steals in five attempts while Stewart had two throwing errors.
"In many ways, it forced their pitchers to have to be a little bit more concerned with our running game and hold the ball and step off and throw over and quicken up their deliveries," Price said. "That benefits us if they're getting uncomfortable on the mound, having to rush themselves to the plate or what might be. We want to take advantage of anything that's out there, and these guys have been aggressive."
The Reds, who are second in the National League behind the Dodgers in steals with 25 this season, had only six hits in the game. So did Pittsburgh.
Overcoming early wildness, Reds starting pitcher Alfredo Simon provided another quality start with two runs and four hits over 6 2/3 innings. Simon, who issued four walks over his first three starts, walked five Pirates and struck out four.
"Having a tough first inning and finding his command and finding a way to keep himself in there until the seventh inning was pretty impressive," Price said.
Simon, who has a 1.30 ERA in four starts while filling in for the injured Mat Latos, pitched himself into trouble in the first inning. Following Starling Marte's leadoff single, he walked three straight batters with two outs. It was Travis Snider's bases-loaded walk that made it a 1-0 game.
"In the first inning, I think with the cold weather, I didn't really feel the ball very well. I walked three guys in a row," said Simon, who had a 29-pitch first frame. "After I got out of that inning, I tried to focus on keeping the ball down and just put it in play."
While the Pirates walked, the Reds ran. Roger Bernadina drew a leadoff walk in the second inning and stole second base. Stewart's first throwing error moved Bernadina to third, which enabled him to score on Ramon Santiago's groundout to second base.
"It complicated it a little for Charlie tonight," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said of the Reds' running. "With the stuff that he had, his delivery times were a little slow. And when you slow down -- they know. There are 18 watches -- the first-base coach has got one, guys in the dugout got one, and every time they get an opening ... we try to do the same thing, and they were able to take advantage of some situations."
Andrew McCutchen's third homer in three nights vs. the Reds put Pittsburgh ahead by a run in the third inning. Cincinnati came back in the fifth, sending eight to the plate and scoring three runs while needing only one hit. Speedy catalyst Billy Hamilton provided another spark.
It was Hamilton's one-out RBI single into left field that scored Devin Mesoraco and made it a 2-2 game. Hamilton stole second base and Stewart's second error allowed Santiago to score from third base on the play as Hamilton took third. Following an intentional walk to Joey Votto and Brandon Phillips' walk to load the bases, Hamilton scored on a Jay Bruce fielder's choice.
"We took advantage of the opportunities that were presented to us," said Bruce, who stole two bases. "This is a team that might not give you a lot at times. You have to take advantage of them, and tonight we did."
Cincinnati notched an insurance run in the eighth against reliever Bryan Morris. Bruce hit a leadoff double and advanced on a wild pitch. After Bernadina's one-out walk, Mesoraco beat out a potential double-play grounder as Bruce scored.
Following scoreless two-out outings from both Sean Marshall and Sam LeCure, closer Jonathan Broxton pitched a scoreless ninth. Broxton gave up two hits to bring McCutchen up representing the tying run. McCutchen, who came into the at-bat 7-of-9 in the series, grounded out to shortstop to end it.
The Reds have won six of their last eight games and can take the four-game series with a victory Thursday. The Pirates have dropped five of their last six and 10 of the last 13.
"Great win," Price said. "Both pitching staffs really held the offense down as far as multiple-hit innings and things of that nature. We were really able to scratch out our runs."
Mark Sheldon is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Mark My Word, and follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon.


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Harrogate Theatre could become one of the largest arts companies in the north of England by expanding use to the International Centre (HIC) and opening up a new space on Oxford Street.
This autumn, HIC will become the fourth venue to feature theatre programming, joining the theatre's main house, studio space and the Royal Hall.
Together, the spaces offer 3,560 seats, and the theatre hopes the expansion will attract the biggest acts to the district.
The new space on Oxford Street, Hive, will be used for outreach activities, including youth theatre, a poetry group for senior citizens and drama workshops for toddlers.
David Bown, CEO of Harrogate Theatre said: "Harrogate Theatre has now extended its provision at both ends of the artistic spectrum.
"Hive allows us to provide specialist accommodation for our youth theatre, education and outreach work and our artist development scheme, and programming the HIC enables my team to engage with some of the most exciting and well-known performers in the world.
"Bringing together the theatre, the Studio, the Royal Hall, HIC and Hive under one artistic programme is very thrilling indeed – it will enhance the cultural offer for residents throughout the north of England and make a visit to Harrogate an attractive prospect at any time of the year."
Hive will be used by Harrogate Theatre's roll call of associate companies, helping young, up-and-coming artists to create exciting new works.
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The 2013-2014 season saw 114,197 tickets sold, 75 per cent of overall seating capacity filled and an economic impact for the local economy of £16,283,667.
Harrogate Theatre will launch its programme for September 2014 - March 2015 in July.
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Historia vol.55 no.2 Durban Nov. 2010
Somewhat lacking in conceptual and methodological imagination
Louwrens Pretorius
University of South Africa
Lucy Holborn, The Long Shadow of Apartheid: Race in South Africa since 1994
South African Institute of Race Relations, Johannesburg, 2010
220 pp
"This research attempts to uncover some trends in race relations in South Africa" (p 1). Once upon a time... or was it thrice?
The Long Shadow of Apartheid presents information on events and issues concerning race relations in South Africa. It contains sets of summaries of newspaper reports, comments on the reported events and "racial sentiments" reflected in the reports; transcripts of interviews with public notables; and renditions of selected results from opinion surveys. My focus is on part one, Race in the Press. This comprises "a review of expressions of racial sentiment by decision-makers (very loosely defined) and reports on inter-group tensions as reflected in the print media" (pp 1-2).
The format is somewhat reminiscent of the great tradition of the SAIRR's Race Relations Survey. That was for long - and its current incarnation perhaps still is - one of the more valuable reference sources available to academics, journalists (to whom much of the Surveys' contents were owed) and of course, all manner of "opinion leaders" with an interest in South African affairs. Some 66 per cent of The Long Shadow is based on "print media reports". In this, too, the book follows the tradition of the Survey - although the latter also drew information from other sources (notably Hansard). Quite a number of the Survey editions included lists of publications on its wide domain of concern. The Long Shadow contains preciously few signs of awareness that systematic research with relevance to race relations has been conducted outside of the SAIRR. The most visible exceptions are the opinion surveys ("polls") which are cited in chapter 6.
Perhaps seekers of information on race relations may find the book useful as a source for identifying, for example, contentious events (under the rubric of "inter-racial violence" in chapter 1); identifying the names of persons (individual or corporate) who opined on affirmative action and employment equity (under the rubric "business and employment" in chapter 3); or "expressions of racial sentiment" regarding processes of "re-integration [sic] of the education system" (in chapter 4). Unfortunately the value of the book as a first-stop reference source is diminished by its own limited data-base.
The research project's coverage of print media was, by the author's own admission, not "comprehensive". The reasons were "the sheer volume" of reports "with a racial element" since 1994 and "the desire to uncover general trends" (p 2). However, no reasons are given for limiting the "review of expressions of racial sentiment" to "the English-language print media". The effect of excluding Afrikaans papers from the review was noted in "a small seminar held... to discuss the findings of the research" (pp 2, 233). The implications of such neglect for the plausibility of generalisations about "race relations" in this country should have been glaringly obvious at the beginning of the research - especially to the management of an organisation that has been involved in South African politics since 1929. But it is not only the Afrikaans print media that were neglected. African-language papers are also absent. On the basis of my (admittedly very rapid and thus probably not altogether accurate) scan of the reference lists, it would seem, moreover, that at least 90 per cent of the print media clippings that are cited in The Long Shadow came from Johannesburg-based newspapers. I cannot claim to understand the dynamics of current news-sourcing and sharing (which may justify concentrating on specific newspapers), but I do suspect that there is merit in gathering data from regional papers; and particularly in looking at local papers from towns beyond the metropolitan areas. If there is a reason for limiting data sources to English print media from the heart of Gauteng, we should be told what it is. Even first-stop reference sources must be clear about all the limitations of the primary data from which they were constructed.
Unfortunately books are likely to be judged not only on their potential uses but also by their pretensions. Instead of presenting The Long Shadow as a compilation of summarised information, the author claims that "This research attempts to uncover some trends in race relations in South Africa" (p 1, my italics). That is a purpose that imposes some onerous conceptual and methodological burdens.
The extent to which the book reflects achievement of that aim will depend on each reader's understanding of the italicised terms. I read them from the position of a political sociologist with a more than passing interest in the arcane arts known as "theory" and "methodology". Judged from that position, I have to say that The Long Shadow does not reflect awareness of the rich extant literatures on race relations and related themes. Neither does it reflect knowledge of a variety of sophisticated methods for generating data from print media for the purpose of research on the representation of race and race relations in the media. Short book reviews do not allow space for even a few lessons in Methodology 101 (not to mention Sociology of Race 101), but since this book review appears in an academic journal, a few methodological comments are required.
The labelling of social phenomena is complex. Generalisations that are presented as products of "research" must be framed in terms of concepts with meanings that are clarified for the benefit of the intended audience - and because systematic research and persuasive argumentation is impossible in the absence of clarity on the meanings of key concepts. What should a reader expect from a report that begins with the assertion: "The measurement of race relations is always going to be tricky, partly for want of knowing what to measure and how to measure it" (p 1), but then continues regardless to "uncover some trends in race relations"? Not only that, but the report also reflects the assumption that concepts such as "racial sentiment" and "inter-racial violence" are unproblematic; and that there is a possibility that press reports on contentious topics that are called "inter-racial violence" and "affirmative action" in South Africa might just not reflect "racial sentiment" or "racial motives".
Lack of conceptual discipline may work for press reporting and for the internal purposes of hybrid research-lobbying organisations such as the SAIRR, but it cannot pass as authoritative "research". As the author of The Long Shadow clearly knows, if the object cannot be defined, it cannot be "measured". How then, was it possible to assess, for example, "trends" in the "extent" to which "instances of inter-racial violence" were accompanied by "expressions of racial sentiment"? (pp 1, 2) And what are we to make of the label "decision-makers (very loosely defined)"? (p 1)
Even if we all agree that the meanings and manifestations of say, "racial sentiment" are immediately recognisable in all manner of press reports, the formulations of the research purposes imply the need for rules for the categorisation and counting of the reports - and also of the actors, expressions of "racial sentiment", and "incidents" to which the reports refer.
No definitions, measures, counting rules or - indeed - of estimated numbers are to be found in this book; except, that is, for the occasional citation of the number of persons killed or beaten and the number of perpetrators that were involved in specific incidents.1 In fact, the very meaning of the term "trend" is left to the imagination of the reader. The summaries of issues and events are, I must admit, ordered by type and times. However, readers with some familiarity with the difficulties involved, for example, in categorising types of violence and the associated circumstances, motives and observers' comments, may doubt the value of the superficial nominal classifications that are used in the book.
In the absence of even a modicum of methodological illumination, the conclusions of "research" will lack credibility. The most striking weakness of the book is that it reports no attempts to count (literally) the objects of interest - despite the fact that it contains explicitly quantitative claims. Consequently, the claims cannot be assessed. For example:
"[W]hile cases of racism and expressions of racial sentiments have declined in many of the categories since 1994, the reactions to reported incidents of racism seem to have grown over time" (p 3).
"Overall, there seems to be neither an increase nor a decrease in racial sentiments expressed in the later period [2006-2008] compared to that following the 1994 elections [1994-2000]" (p 33).
"There was a significant quantity of expressions of racial sentiments by those claiming that affirmative action had not yet sufficiently corrected the racial imbalances the past..." (p 85).
"The period since 1994 has seen schools and universities racially integrated after apartheid, and therefore it is not surprising to find a considerable quantity of media coverage of racial tensions and expressions of racial sentiment in relation to such a transition" (p 99).
Another quotable consequence of not knowing how to measure "trends" - and perhaps not caring about the significance of words such as "significance" and "quantity" - is the following "conclusion":
In 2000 there were 13.8m pupils attending over 27 000 schools. Given the context, the cases [seven from August 1994 to June 2000 inclusive, L.P.] do not necessarily represent a widespread problem of violence in schools during this period. Nevertheless, race relations in the education system seemed to have been an important enough issue for the HRC to hold a conference on racial integration in schools in March 1999. Moreover, the incidents that were reported by the press clearly aroused racial sentiment, particularly on the part of the black communities in the areas involved, which were often portrayed as being frustrated with racial prejudice in both the education and judicial systems (p 23).
Then there is the occasional banality: "Farm violence during the period aroused racial sentiment reflected in the print media" (p 20).
I do not hold a particular brief for or against either quantitatively or qualitatively-oriented research. In fact, I believe that race relations research and research on other social issues require close integration of reliable counting with deep probing of people's motives and beliefs. The social sciences possess a large array of sophisticated (and not all of it excessively resource intensive) methods that facilitate the employment of both orientations for the analysis of print and other media. They go under the collective label of content analysis and they have many uses. The uses include, for example, the study of representations of race and racial motives in the media and the generation of data about the dynamics of contentious events from news reports.
Perhaps the SAIRR and other organisations that collect and collate newspaper clippings and want to transform those into published research should take note of such methods and of the extant literature on their themes of choice. Research managers and consultants have a serious responsibility in this regard. The Long Shadow concludes with a report on "some of the issues raised at a small seminar... to discuss the findings of the research" (p 2). The contents of the report indicate that the attendees include at least three of the most experienced and respected social scientists in South Africa (pp 231-237). All three also have more than occasional relationships with the SAIRR. Hence I would have expected a research product that reflects a higher level of conceptual and methodological imagination (not to mention tighter expository writing - which is another reviewable issue) than that which is revealed in this book.
1. There are many percentages in chapter 6 - which summarises findings from opinion surveys. But my concern is with the conclusions from the "review of expressions of racial sentiment... in the print media".


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I only recall this being the host hotel once before. But I seem to remember it being really well suited to the event. Nice rooms and a nice restaurant/bar along with plenty of space to set up stuff. Pretty easy access right off I-435 and Front Street too.
Maybe on the mini course you can make it where the rec players only play 4 or 5 holes. We wouldn't want them getting tired or slowing down play.
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The author, the boyfriend, the other dude
Oh, hello! Where the heck have you been?
I myself have split the last two months between Nevada City, California and New York State; I've been away from home so much that when the boyfriend made himself a latté in our kitchen I was pleasantly surprised to remember we had an espresso machine at all.
"I love this place!" I exclaimed.
"Uh, yeah…" he said, "It's our home."
"Well I'm totally going to give it a good Yelp review."
We flew in yesterday after week-long preparations for the wedding of our friends, Cameron and Anna. It was a very romantic ceremony, even to someone like me who hates love. (I'm being hyperbolic – I don't hate love, I just think it's difficult to wear well and makes most people look fat.)
That our dear friend Cameron got married is nothing short of a small miracle. This is the man who spent nearly every day I knew him locked in his room playing cello - not exactly the best way to meet chicks. Only occasionally would he leave his bedroom to make Blanquette de veau and watch Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!


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#14) Dancing
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Every weeknight, clumps of hipsters set off to journey through the streets of Williamsburg. They have two goals and two goals only: find a dance party and get laid. To the untrained observer, such as a tagalong roommate who wants to know where the distant hipster is going all dressed up in the American Apparel dress she can only wear once seven times as an actual dress because it will shrink to 65% of its original size after the first wash, it would naturally follow that the reason for wanting to be in a locaiton where dancing occurs is to participate, as most humans find dancing to be an exhilarating and sometimes cathartic experience that often leads to a release of endorphins and occasionally sexual intercourse (hella endorphins!).
#6) Smiling
Monday, August 11, 2008
Smiling is considered a natural, often involuntary response to certain stimulating factors in the environment. But recently, scientists have observed a phenomenon in a small subset of American teenagers and post-graduate Liberal Arts majors residing in urban areas. It seems that when these anomalous individuals, whom researchers refer to as the "hipster cohort," are presented with experimental stimulus considered "pleasant," "joyus" and "delightful" by the control group (individuals of the same age group located in Grainfield, Kansas), this group will remain completely stoic, offering no facial indication that the stimulus is favorable in any way.
Explanations for this behavior are heavily debated. One possibility is that hipsters, having had all of their needs consistently met and exceeded by indulgent suburban parents, have nothing with which to contrast happiness. Therefore, the hipster's baseline level of contentment is much higher than that of the average human being.
Hipsters do occasionally smile, but the act is almost always coupled with the act of swiping a major credit card through a reader when making a purchase, especially at faux-vintage clothing stores located in Brooklyn.
To some, especially self-righteous Canadian anarchists, this behavior is looked upon with extreme disdain. In the most recent issue of Adbusters magazine, Douglass Haddow cited this hipster phenomenon as evidence that hipsters are solely responsible for the decline of America Civilization (See article here).
"Less a subculture, the hipster is a consumer group – using their capital to purchase empty authenticity and rebellion," Haddow writes.
But I don't think the blame should fall completely on the hipster. Being part of the first generation to face the onslaught of advertisements through technologically advanced mediums, hipsters have simply done what has been asked of them by the capitalist machines past generations have failed to prevent and thus, have effectively created. The fleeting smile in response to capitalistic exchanges – and little else – is something to be expected. Moreover, the modern hipster has come to expect enjoyment from buying things like the people who typically criticize them expect fulfillment from sexual intercourse. (note: while the expectations built around sexual intercourse often exceed the actual pleasure received, the pleasure a hipster experiences from buying random crap is real and can consistently produce a euphoria that lasts hours. This act also requires smoking a cigarette immediately after exiting a location where a purchase was made.)
Additionally, researchers have concluded that the loss of facial motor function and inappropriate emotional response is merely the hipster's way of adapting to a world in which real anguish is not commonly experienced. This is also why, the worst possible thing for a hipster to encounter is to find out that access to her constant stream of monetary parental support has been cut off until she gets a "real" job to actually earn money to feed her compulsions. This imposition, however, is too ironic for hipsters to handle for the following reason: The only way for hipsters to break out of the patterns that characterize them as such, is to join the very organizations that contributed to their awkward state in the first place: the advertising industries, the corporations, Hollywood – which are the only industries that are still functioning despite the decrepit state of the economy (besides the war profiteering industry).
Perhaps, the satisfaction a hipster gets from shopping at second-hand stores comes from the subconscious knowledge that in buying these products, they are failing to contribute to sweatshop labor and global warming, thereby chipping a minute amount of income away from Corporate America, the Dr. Frankenstein of the hipster cohort. (Note: sadly, these effects are canceled out when anyone shops at Urban Outfitters and American Apparel – 50 items must be purchased at the Salvation Army in order to karmically redeem one item purchased at Urban Outfitters.)
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Waiting times for solid organ transplantation differ depending on the type of organ transplant required. Most organ allocations are based on some system where the necessity of the transplant (i.e. how severely impaired is the patient) is balanced against the availability of usable donor organs. Thus the waiting time for any given patient can vary widely.
An example of this would be a stable renal failure patient receiving dialysis who is awaiting a non-related kidney transplant. In this situation waiting times can approach five years. Contrast that with a patient who presents with sudden catastrophic liver failure who may receive a high allocation score (an assigned score individualized for each organ) and receive a transplant within 72 hours.
In the case of lung transplantation, prior to the institution of a prioritization system (in 2005), waiting times could exceed two years at some of the larger transplant centers. Since the initiation of this system some patient groups, such as those with pulmonary fibrosis) have been able to receive transplants more quickly, while there has been little change in the waiting times for other patient groups such as those with pulmonary hypertension.
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Archer is in his bedroom as I write this. And I am in mine, cross-legged on my bed with the air-conditioner on. I am working on this book and he is looking at one: Where the Wild Things Are. A page is torn out toward the end of the story, when Max decides its time to go home because he misses his mother. The page disappeared one day. Sometimes Archer tears pages out of his books and hides them behind the bookshelf. The other day I found twelve pages and a dozen stale Cheerios flattened against the wall, ridden with dust and dog hair. I thought of stapling together a book but then remembered staples aren't childproof, so I threw the pages away.
I lean over the side of the bed and peek at Archer through his open bedroom door. He's arguing with the wild things and shaking his head. He doesn't see me watching him. He's in his own world so I go back to mine.
I type madly while I still can, finishing my allotted hour of work before its playtime again. A walk to the park, perhaps, or maybe we'll play in the hose like we did yesterday, but first I must finish this chapter. I'm almost done. So close.
Archer is my Max, I think. He needs his time with his wild things so I can have time with mine, with the creatures that crawl all over my brain looking for an exit so they can finally be free.
And somehow, without saying so, he understands that I have other priorities besides him. I can't just be his mother. There are characters that need looking after. Archer turns the page. Let the Wild Rumpus start!
One of my biggest fears about becoming a mother was that I would wake up passionless, unable to dig my fingers into my own flesh for ideas. Vacant of thought, my ambitions might quickly be forgotten, my insides erased of their contents to make room for Archer in an already cluttered interior... that I would be so consumed with motherhood, I would forget my original hood: myself.
Too many times I have hears stories about women who "sacrificed it all" to have children. I dropped out of school for you. I left my dreams behind for you. I broke myself in half and gave both sides... to you. This frightened me until Archer was born and I realized that a child is not a sacrifice, that unfaithfulness to one's desire is a choice, with or without children or a full-time job to make ends meet. Making a choice to stay home is one thing but going against every personal need is something very different. The only way we can properly take care of our children is by taking care of ourselves first.


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These guys are great to work with. They genuinely care about building great businesses and don't sweat the small stuff. Negotiation was concluded with a handshake over dinner and then sent to lawyers for processing. They are very entrepreneur-friendly, get to yes (or no) fast and believe that management is key.PRIVATE: Members Only (288 Characters)
Focused on Building Companies and Teams
Fund: Clearstone Venture Partners
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-03-20
Solid partnership with strong backing team of advisors and associates that provide real execution help for early-stage deals. Deep into Internet but doing enterprise software deals as well. Committed to building an ecosystem in Southern California but expanding activities in the Valley and India as well.PRIVATE: Members Only (231 Characters)
Great Fund: Solvency Issues
Fund: Clearstone Venture Partners
Posted by Anonymous on 2008-12-03
There is no question that Clearstone is a top tier fund in an under-served market. Word on the street is that they have been trying to close a new fund for too long, and the firm is facing solvency issues.PRIVATE: Members Only (178 Characters)
Liked the Team, Disagree with Their Business Mo
Fund: Clearstone Venture Partners
Posted by Anonymous on 2008-03-23
I had an introduction to them and really liked them. They took the time to do the right research and asked good, intelligent questions.PRIVATE: Members Only (334 Characters)
Your Mba School VC
Fund: Clearstone Venture Partners
Posted by Anonymous on 2008-02-21
We pitched to Sumant, This guy has no technical clue, he kept asking boiler plate MBA school questions. Also no real world logic either. I wish he would have invited a technical guy along. Stay away on Semi-space from these guy's.PRIVATE: Members Only
Hungry, No Nonsense, Entrepreneur Friendly
Fund: Clearstone Venture Partners
Posted by naval on 2007-03-22
Easy to work with, move quickly, believe in and back entrepreneurs. I go to Jim Armstrong *first* with any deals or funding requirements. Yes, they're not as branded, but in general branded VCs are very controlling.PRIVATE: Members Only (126 Characters)
Good Feedback
Fund: Clearstone Venture Partners
Posted by JamesMc on 2008-07-03
Their associate Steven called me out of the blue and wanted me to go through our pitch (we're in online content). It wasn't the ideal situation to be pitching: over the phone, no notice, but I went with it. Steven seemed to have a good idea of the space and asked some good questions and gave some good feedback.PRIVATE: Members Only (128 Characters)
Top of My List
Fund: Clearstone Venture Partners
Posted by Anonymous on 2008-01-15
For frame of reference, in the past few weeks I completed a successful Series B funding process where we were able to meet all of our targets. While I came into Clearstone with an introduction, I had no prior relationship with the firm or its partners. I can say without reservation that of more than a dozen firms I met with, Clearstone was the best experience I had. Jim Armstrong was prompt, professional and direct from the first meeting. No games, no posturing - just a professional investor interested in entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial ideas. The team we interacted with, including Phil Ressler and Anil Patel, were absolutely top notch - I would look forward to working with folks like this over the long term. One of the best pitching and due diligence experiences I have ever had - I highly recommend Jim and Clearstone if you are pitching a big idea.
I was not solicited by anyone to write this review.PRIVATE: Members Only (96 Characters)
Co Founder of Spock.Com
Fund: Clearstone Venture Partners
Posted by jaybhatti on 2007-10-28
The Clearstone team has a good combination of consumer internet balanced experience with business know-how.
David Stern is one of the most detailed and engaging VCs to work with. He takes the time to understand your business model and give proactive advice and introductions to the right people. He focues on the right issues.
William Quigley, given his deep experiences is really good at helping us think through strategic issues affecting the business. From business development to boardlevel decisions, William's experience and his mentality to do what's best for the company is really valuable.PRIVATE: Members Only
Had Choices; Glad I'M with Clearstone
Fund: Clearstone Venture Partners
Posted by sv on 2007-04-19
Clearstone and specifically William Quigley have been relentless supporters of my company. Clearstone thinks big and helps bolster early stage ideas into standalone businesses. I interact with a few of the portfolio companies and everyone feels the same way. Quigley is a great guy, deeply interested in the dynamics of the business and has seen just about everything before. This is important because he is the type of guy that just wants things on the table so they can be addressed. If you can get in I'd seriously consider going this direction.PRIVATE: Members Only (621 Characters)
Great Firm that Really Backs Their Entrepreneurs
Fund: Clearstone Venture Partners
Posted by Max232 on 2007-03-24
Jim Armstrong gets behind big ideas and doesn't flinch when the going gets tough. It's been a pleasure to have him as my investor and board member. The extended team at Clearstone has been very generous with their time and relationships.PRIVATE: Members Only
CEO Portfolio Company
Fund: Clearstone Venture Partners
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-03-23
Bill Elkus has been very helpful to me in thinking through issues I face as a CEO of an early stage company. I particularly appreciate his sharing of thoughts on how different constiuents (investors, me as CEO, founders, employees) will view a situation versus having a narrow "investor" point of view. The broader team at Clearsotne has also been extremely helpful providing our company great connections to people and comapnies that have been helful.
Big thumbs up on Bill and the firm.PRIVATE: Members Only
Pitched Steven, Sumant & Dave
Fund: Clearstone Venture Partners
Posted by kickinit on 2008-11-01
Really liked Sumant, helped we had a mutual and although meeting went well, initially found Steven a little arrogant and follow-up pitch to Dave, he was definitely arrogant. Still, pitches went really good. Didn't think we could pitch the product any better, alas, they took a pass.PRIVATE: Members Only (170 Characters)
Very Slow to Respond
Fund: Clearstone Venture Partners
Posted by Wentil on 2012-07-16
Not Interested in Social Network Plays
Fund: Clearstone Venture Partners
Posted by Anonymous on 2010-01-07
These guys have a great portfolio but are not sure of facebook application based startups. I got a quick response and they said they are uncertain of exits for these kinds of plays.PRIVATE: Members Only


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Fall: December 15
Spring: August 1
Applications are reviewed as they are received up through the deadline.
Number Required: 2
From Whom: Letters of recommendation should be obtained from Computer Science faculty and professionals.
A minimum of one year of programming and data structures using the C++ or Java programming language and one year of theoretical calculus.
A baccalaureate degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Mathematics, Science, or Engineering is required. The applicant's undergraduate program must include a considerable amount of coursework in Computer and Information Science.
The Statement of Goals should be approximately 500-1,000 words and should include the following elements: your specific interest in Temple's program; your research goals; your future career goals; and your academic and research achievements.
The GRE is required. Scores on the GRE should be in the 65th percentile on the quantitative section and at least in the 25th percentile on the verbal section. Most students admitted scores far above the minimums.
Minimum TOEFL score needed to be accepted:
550 paper-based, 213 computer-based, or 79 internet-based.
A score of 45 or greater on the Test of Spoken English (TSE) or a score of 28 or greater on the TOEFL iBT Speaking Score is required for international applicants who wish to be considered for a Graduate Teaching Assistantship.
A resume is required.
Graduate-level Computer Science coursework
obtained no more than five years prior to
the student's matriculation in the graduate
program may be transferred into the CIS program. The student must have earned an "A" in
the course, and must submit a rationale for
applying the credits to the current graduate program.
The maximum number of credits a student may
transfer is 6.
Number of Didactic Credits Required Beyond the Baccalaureate: 27
Required Courses:
Core courses:
CIS 510: Automata and Formal Languages
CIS 511: Programming Techniques
CIS 512: Operating Systems
CIS 615: Design and Analysis of Algorithms
Also, a project course (CIS 751, 3 credits) plus four electives OR a thesis course (CIS 752, 6 credits) plus three electives are required. The electives are normally selected from the graduate CIS courses. Elective courses may also be chosen from other departments upon approval of the CIS Graduate Committee.
Internship: No internship is required.
Language Examination: No language examination is required.
This program has no culminating events.
Dept. of Computer and Information Science
Wachman Hall, 3rd Floor (038-24)
1805 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Karen Woods-Wilson
Program Coordinator:
Jacalyn Harriz
Graduate Chairperson:
John T. Nosek
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Robert M. Aiken
The M.S. in Computer and Information Science emphasizes a general approach to the study of computing, including courses in artificial intelligence, collaborative systems, computer architecture, database systems, graphics and image processing, networking and communications, operating systems, software engineering, and theoretical areas. The curriculum is not oriented toward any specific applications area of computing but emphasizes general graduate-level studies in computing, preparing students for careers in systems analysis, teaching, and research.
Time Limit for Degree Completion: 5 years
Students are required to complete the degree program through classes offered after 4:30 p.m. Students are also able to complete the degree program on a part-time basis (8 credit hours or less per semester).
Dept. of Computer and Information Science
Wachman Hall, 3rd Floor (038-24)
1805 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Not applicable.
Research interests of faculty include analysis of algorithms; artificial intelligence; automated VLSI systems; communication and networks; computer architecture; computer science education; data warehousing, filtering, and mining; expert systems; factory automation; flexible and intelligent manufacturing systems; graphics; intelligent CAI systems; management information and database systems; natural language processing; parallel and distributive processing and operating systems; programming languages; sensory and image processing; software engineering; and theory of automata and computation.
Graduates often find employment as systems programmers for research organizations, computer centers, or computer manufacturers. Alternatively, many become involved in the design and implementation of new applications software or the planning and evaluation of computer-based systems. Prospective employers include the government or industrial firms that utilize computers for research and/or production purposes.
Non-matriculated students are permitted to take a maximum of two graduate-level CIS courses.
Teaching Assistants teach two undergraduate laboratory sections each semester under the direction of the faculty lecturer. Assistantships provide a stipend and full-time tuition.
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ACCOMPANISTS: Vocalists will need to find an accompanist for private lessons and for practice as needed (typical accompanist time is 1-2 hours weekly). Instrumentalists need an accompanist for performances and rehearsals. A list of student and professional accompanists will be posted on the MyBelmont student e-board. Your applied teacher may also be able to recommend an accompanist. Accompanist fees vary, and are usually negotiated on an individual basis with typical rates around $15-$20 per half-hour.
ADVISING: You will be assigned a temporary music advisor during the Foundations orientation program who will meet with you and help you plan your schedule of classes for the Fall semester. You must meet with an advisor before you can register for classes. A permanent advisor will be assigned to each new student by mid-term.
APPLIED TEACHER ASSIGNMENTS: You will be assigned to a teacher in your applied area during the first week of classes. You will receive an email with your applied instructor and his or her contact information. It is your responsibility to contact your teacher to set up a lesson time that fits around your class schedule and the teacher's schedule.
COURSE FEES: Course fees are charged to cover the additional costs of private music instruction. A list of fees can be found at the Belmont website. Private lessons have a course fee of $150 per semester for half-hour lessons and $300 for an hour lesson.
COURSE SELECTIONS: During your June Orientation, you will meet with an academic advisor who will help you select a schedule of courses for the Fall Semester. A typical fall semester schedule for an incoming freshman includes:
- Private lessons in your applied principal area (voice, keyboard, or instrument),
- Music Theory
- Aural Skills
- Private lessons or classes in your applied secondary area (usually piano)
- An ensemble
- Oratorio Chorus
- First Year Seminar and First Year Writing
- A physical education course
ENSEMBLES: Ensemble assignments for freshmen will usually be one of the following: University Singers, Women's Choir, Band, Orchestra, or Oratorio Chorus. Pianists and Guitarists may have other options.
INFORMATION: Please make it a habit to check your MyBelmont account every day for personal messages and announcements pertaining to the School of Music and the University. Also, look at the bulletin boards on each floor of the Wilson Music Building and in Massey Performing Arts Center for important information including class changes, important meetings, job opportunities and student activities.
KEYBOARDS: Music students are strongly encouraged to own a portable electronic keyboard for personal use and study. Students will benefit in many classes from having access to a keyboard. Theory classes often have keyboard assignments, and teachers expect that students will have access to a keyboard for doing homework and reinforcing class activities. Portable keyboards are available for less than $150 at music stores and other retailers. We recommend a keyboard with full-size keys and a 5 octave range (approximately 61 keys).
MUSIC: You are required to purchase music for your applied lessons, just as you are required to buy textbooks for other classes. The amount of music you need will depend upon your present stock of music and your level of training. Your private teacher will help you determine what you will need.
MUSIC THEORY AP CREDIT: All students WILL be granted 3 hours of college credit in Music Theory at Belmont for a score of 4 or 5 of the Music Theory AP Test. The exact course credit will depend a new student's score on the Belmont Music Theory Placement test which will be administered during Orientation the summer preceding a student's matriculation at Belmont. If a new student scores high enough on the Belmont Music Theory Placement Test to place into Music Theory II (or higher), he/she will get credit for Music Theory I. If the score indicates the student needs to begin in Belmont's Theory I here at Belmont, the student will get credit for a 3-hour elective course in Music. No credit is given for Aural Skills; however, students are welcome to take the Belmont Aural Skills Placement during Orientation. If a student places into an upper level of Aural Skills, the lower level would be waived (that is, the student would not have to take the course, but no credit is given. The student would take an elective hour instead of the aural skills course).
PERFORMANCE ATTIRE: All majors and minors will participate in performances throughout the year that will require them to wear formal black attire.
- WOMEN - Measurements will be taken for women's dresses during the first few weeks of classes (watch for signs about time and place). Women should be prepared to pay approximately $150 (checks should be made to Belmont University) at the time measurements are taken. This will pay for a dress, jewelry, and shoes.
- MEN - If you have a tuxedo, pleated shirt, black cummerbund, standard black bow tie, studs and cuff links, you may bring them and have your ensemble director look at them to see if they are acceptable. If you do not have a tux or if your tux is not suitable for School of Music performances, we have arranged for the men to purchase tuxedos through a local vendor, Ambassadors Formalwear by Gilda. Measurements will be taken for tuxedos during the first few weeks of classes (watch for signs about time and place). The cost for a full tuxedo (everything mentioned above) is approximately $285 plus tax. If you need items a la carte, you may order as needed. Half of payment will be required at the time of measurement, and the balance will be due upon delivery. Men will also be required to wear black socks and black dress shoes with their tuxedos and should be prepared to have those by the first performance.
PLACEMENT TESTS: You should take the music theory placement test and the secondary piano placement test before you meet with an academic advisor. These music placement tests are scheduled during each of the Towering Traditions sessions.
Watch the video below for an overview of Theory Fundamentals.
REGISTRATION: Once you have met with a music advisor during June Orientation, you will be able to register on-line for your fall classes. You will receive more details about this after you arrive on campus.
SCHOOL OF MUSIC OFFICE: When you have questions about something to do with the School of Music, someone in the SOM Office in the Wilson Music Building should be able to assist you. Please e-mail or drop by the SOM Office in the Wilson Music Building and speak to April at the front desk. For more general questions, visit Belmont Central or call 615-460-5402.


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A feature is defined as a significant change or enhancement to the version of Fedora currently under development that may or may not include new packages.
Features are usually considered to meet one or more of the following objectives:
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- work Fedora contributors are doing upstream as part of their work for Fedora
- new features from upstream that we are making available in the Fedora for the first time
- improvements that are Fedora specific. Example from past releases include the Core and Extras Merge and smolt
- significant enough that if not completed properly or without a proper backup plan could delay the release
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Actress Eva Mendes has blamed her aversion to airport security scanners for sparking a false pregnancy rumor.
The star was recently rumored to be expecting a baby with her actor boyfriend Ryan Gosling, but the gossip was dismissed as untrue by her representative.
Mendes has now revealed her decision to avoid walking through full body scanners at the airport sparked the rumor.
She tells TV host Ellen DeGeneres, "It's so ridiculous. It all started because I didn't want to go through the scanners at the airport. You know those X-ray scanners, which are really creepy? They basically see you naked. And not only that, but there's a radiation aspect to it. So I always opt out. I always ask for a personal pat-down… (They thought) that was good enough reason to say 'Hey (she's pregnant).'"
When DeGeneres pressed about whether there was any truth to the pregnancy rumor, Mendes replied, "Oh God! No, no no!"
Mendes also poked fun at another rumor regarding her that's been swirling about — that she and Gosling have split. She says, "I'm not a big Valentine's Day person. I'll probably just order a deep dish and watch 'The Notebook' or something… Just cry and weep."