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Zac Efron bowed out first. Chace Crawford was once so close to the part of Ren McCormack in Paramount's "Footloose" remake, that he was getting pointers from Kevin Bacon.
But in the end, the plum part has gone to a relative unknown, newcomer Kenny Wormald. Wormald beat out the pack of thousands in a worldwide search, according to EW.com.
Wormald will join "Dancing with the Stars" alum Julianne Hough as Ariel. Hough has been waiting patiently in the wings for her Ren as one Hollywood name after another floated to the surface and then sank again. Dennis Quaid will play the role of Reverend Moore who believes all this dancing business is the work of the devil.
Writer/director Craig Brewer ("Hustle & Flow") will helm the project that he rewrote after Efron and director Kenny Ortega dropped out of the famed 1980s remake last year. Brewer promised to stay true to the iconic original. "But I still gotta put my own Southern grit into it and kick it into 2011," he told the website.
You might have noticed that we are actually in 2010 now, given that there are so many 80 remakes floating about. No doubt the "Footloose" filmmakers have been inspired by the success of "Karate Kids" which has found the nostalgia business is doing very nicely, thank you.
Wormald has been kicking around as he appeared in the MTV series "Dancelife" and recently toured with Justin Timberlake. But he will be a household name soon enough. The 1984 original shot Kevin Bacon to fame as the part of Ren and had a nation singing way out of their vocal range to mimic Kenny Loggins in the theme song.
Paramount has set April 1, 2011 for the film's release. Production is set to begin in August.
Newcomer Kenny Wormald Ready to Lose It In "Footloose"
Zac Efron bowed out first. Chace Crawford was once so close to the part of Ren McCormack in Paramount's "Footloose" remake, that he was getting pointers from Kevin Bacon.

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IDEAS CITY Conference
Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 7:30 - 10:30pm
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The IDEAS CITY Conference is a collaborative initiative that involves hundreds of arts, education, and community organizations in an ongoing, multi-platform discussion on the future of cities around the globe. Guided by the belief that arts and culture are essential to the continued health and vitality of urban centers everywhere, IDEAS CITY partners work together to exchange ideas, propose solutions, share with the public, and effect change. Initiated by the New Museum in 2011, this year's IDEAS CITY conference will take place from May 1 through May 4, 2013. The Cooper Union will host the conference on May 1 and May 2 in the Great Hall. Click here for a full schedule of events
This year's conference focuses on the topic of Untapped Capital Ad Hoc Strategies, Waste, Play, and Youth: where untapped capital can be found and put to productive use. Joi Ito, Director of MIT Media Lab gives the keynote address on Wednesday, May 1. The conference at Cooper Union concludes on Thursday evening with The City and Untapped Capital: Mayoral Panel.
A limited number of complimentary Conference tickets are being held for students with a valid student ID. These tickets are available on a first come, first served basis thirty minutes prior to each event at the IDEAS CITY ticketing desk at the Great Hall, Cooper Union.
Wednesday May 1, 7:30 PM
Joi Ito is a leading technologist, creative entrepreneur, and thinker on innovation and global technology policy. Ito is the Director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab—the innovation center that brought us the technologies behind Amazon's Kindle and Activision's Guitar Hero games. He was a part of the foundation of Japan's first Internet Service Provider and today maintains his role as a leader both in investment and online creativity as the founder of Neoteny Labs. He will examine the Untapped Capital of the internet as it continues to transform society in substantial and positive ways.
Thursday May 2
9:15–10:45 AM, Ad Hoc Strategies
This panel will investigate how the maximum expression of design today is in the processes, open systems, and tools that shape society by enabling self-organization, platforms of collaboration, and decentralized networks of production.
11:15 AM–12:45 PM, Waste
A group of individuals whose experiences combine analysis, public policy, activism, art, and architecture will discuss these and other issues as they consider the future of waste.
2:30–4 PM, Play
The city itself has long been conceptualized as a "playground," and play is an inescapable part of our current cities, which are a hybrid of physical and electronic spaces. How can play and gaming assist us in reimagining and cocreating urban environments, foster deeper engagement, propel education, and provide solutions to urban problems?
5–6:30 PM, Youth
Youth is a vast global neighborhood replete with its own government, social networks, and modes of learning. Mentors and innovators discuss Youth as Untapped Capital focusing on the incredible capacity of today's youth as innovators for change.
7:30 PM, The City and Untapped Capital: Mayoral Panel
For some cities, Untapped Capital might be neighborhoods; for others, the arts. Governmental efficiency and green power offer reserves of Untapped Capital, while "downtown" revitalization and transit expansion may have proven less stable resources. How does a city's history become Untapped Capital and how deeply is a city's identity tied to its resilience? The mayors will cite specific examples of their utilization of Untapped Capital from their tenures while also considering the context of their cities within a larger national and international framework.
Partners for the conference include Members of the Executive Committee for IDEAS CITY are the New Museum (founder); The Architectural League of New York; Bowery Poetry Club; Cooper Union; The Drawing Center; New York University Wagner School; and Storefront for Art and Architecture.
$10 per session;
$15 for the Mayoral Panel;
$50 for the IDEAS City Festival Conference Pass, which guarantees entry to all events


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Shuttle Atlantis lands at Kennedy Space Center,
Fla., to wrap up STS-112
Returns Home
Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down at Kennedy Space Center, Fla.,
to wrap up STS-112, an International Space Station assembly
mission. Landing occurred at 10:44 a.m. CDT (1544 GMT) Friday,
ending the mission at the 10-day, 19-hour, 58-minute mark.
at the International Space Station, the STS-112 crew conducted
joint operations with the Expedition Five crew, installed
and activated the S1 (S-One) Truss and performed three spacewalks.
landing was the 60th by a shuttle at Kennedy Space Center
and concluded the 15th shuttle flight to the International
Space Station and the 26th flight of Atlantis.
out the STS-112 Flight Day 10 imagery
and flight Day 11 videos
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Delivers S1 Truss to ISS
The STS-112 crew - Commander Jeff Ashby, Pilot Pam Melroy
and Mission Specialists Sandy Magnus, Piers Sellers, David
Wolf and Fyodor Yurchikhin continued the on-orbit construction
of the International Space Station with the delivery of the
S-1 (S-One) Truss. The S1, the third piece of the station's
11-piece Integrated Truss Structure, was attached to the starboard
end of the S0 (S-Zero) Truss on Flight Day 4. The STS-112
crew performed three spacewalks to outfit and activate the
new component. The crew also transferred cargo between the
two vehicles and used the shuttle's thruster jets during two
maneuvers to raise the station's orbit.
was also the first shuttle mission to use a camera on the
External Tank. The color video camera provided a live view
of the launch to flight controllers and NASA TV viewers.
to see the STS-112 videos.
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Healthy Diet May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk
A healthy diet may cut your pancreatic cancer risk by 15 percent.
Aug. 16, 2013 -- Pancreatic cancer is among the deadliest cancers -- the fourth leading cause of cancer death in America.
The struggles of high-profile celebrities diagnosed with this disease -- Patrick Swayze and Steve Jobs among them -- have made everyone aware of the uphill battle that these patients face.
The conventional wisdom is that there's not much anyone can do because pancreatic cancer has few early warning signs and doctors can't do much to detect the disease early.
But a new study is offering some hope: There may be a way to cut your risk of ever getting pancreatic cancer by 15 percent. It starts on your dinner plate.
For more on pancreatic cancer, visit our topic page.
In a study released Thursday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, researchers at the National Institutes of Health showed that people who simply adhere to a healthy diet -- specifically, the federal government's dietary guidelines for Americans -- cut their risk of pancreatic cancer by 15 percent.
The study looked at more than half a million people aged 50 to 71 and surveyed them to find out their dietary habits. Over the course of about a decade, the people who ate a diet with a high healthy eating index (HEI, a standard measure for how closely a person's diet resembles the government's guidelines) were less likely to be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
The lower risk was even more pronounced when the person was obese -- a finding that may give an additional incentive for those with weight issues to eat healthy.
Hannah Arem, one of the researchers behind the new study, said the team got interested in a link between diet and pancreatic cancer diagnosis because poor nutrition is a known risk factor for other cancers. She noted that finding about those who are obese -- a group that includes more than a third of American adults.
"Obesity is a known risk factor for pancreatic cancer," Arem said. "Overweight or obese men who reported a diet more in line with the dietary guidelines had a lower risk of pancreatic cancer compared to their normal weight counterparts."
Why? Arem said further research is needed.
The study did not identify a particular unhealthy food or pattern that might cause pancreatic cancer, or suggest that one particular healthy food protects against it. Instead, it took a broad approach and suggested that an overall healthy diet -- one that consists of dark green and orange vegetables, legumes, whole grains, healthy oils and milk products -- has an effect on the risk.
Dr. Bernard Levin, a cancer prevention expert not involved with the study, said its findings were important.
"Pancreatic cancer is a very lethal disease, and any studies to prevent it are important," said Levin, professor emeritus at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. "Diabetes, tobacco and obesity are known risk factors, [but] the issue of diet is more complicated."
Doctor's Take
The message of this study and others like it is that, in the battle to fight cancer, sometimes the best ally isn't medicine, it's prevention. While it is true that doctors are gaining greater understanding of how to treat this and other deadly cancers, avoiding some of the habits and lifestyles that can cause cancer is something anyone can do. And you can start anytime.
It's hard to say whether it's the healthy diet that has a direct effect on pancreatic cancer risk, or if it's linked to a healthier weight, lower diabetes risk and avoidance of tobacco.
Either way, it is clear that minding what goes on your plate has implications that reach far beyond your waistline.


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We Americans love competition. We think it makes our athletes better, our economy stronger, our politics more accountable. We love rooting for the home team. But we also favor a level playing field. And we like our referees neutral.
Unfairness is what irks us about legislative redistricting, done the usual way: Majority party legislators drawing their own district lines to make sure that each of them wins and their party retains control.
We Americans love competition. We think it makes our athletes better, our economy stronger, our politics more accountable. We love rooting for the home team. But we also favor a level playing field. And we like our referees neutral.
Unfairness is what irks us about legislative redistricting, done the usual way: Majority party legislators drawing their own district lines to make sure that each of them wins and their party retains control.
It's been aptly described as elected officials choosing their citizens, just the opposite of what most of us think is right – citizens choosing their elected officials.
Periodic legislative redistricting is required where single-member districts are used because population grows and declines at different rates in different places.
The U.S. Supreme Court established in 1964 that one person-one vote was the fair standard when redistricting is done in states and localities.
A year later, Congress passed the Voting Rights Act to ensure that minorities get a fair chance to select their preferred representatives. Additional standards for redistricting are established in state and local law.
The 2010 census data was available to support redistricting in New York in April of 2011.
Over the past two years, the Center for Research, Regional Engagement and Outreach at SUNY New Paltz drew maps for Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester and Dutchess counties using neutral, non-partisan standards: Meeting federal requirements, keeping districts compact, honoring municipal boundaries. We drew the districts for Oneonta, and had a hand in reviewing the congressional districts ultimately adopted by the federal courts for New York.
We also conducted a review to see how local districting was done in all the places that use single-member districts across the state. Almost all of these places have their districts ready for the 2013 local elections in November.
Orange County was late in the game. Compared to others in New York, its districting process was unusually closely held, despite the explicit option in local law to appoint a commission to do the job. Widespread availability of suitable computers and software – a big change this year compared to years past – allows redistricting to be far more open and participatory than it has been in the past.
But this requires timely access to data. The Orange County Legislature released a published map late, and without the underlying data.
When we reversed-engineered the county's map, we were surprised to see legislative districts built from election districts based on the previous (2000) census, a process that required splitting 2010 census blocs.
No law requires the use of election districts. Splitting census blocs is suspect and makes it hard to see if one person-one vote standards are met.
African-Americans and Hispanics are protected minorities under the Voting Rights Act. There is one African-American member and no Hispanic member in the Orange County Legislature. Our review of the county's population concentrations suggested that a plurality African-American district and majority Hispanic district could be drawn in Newburgh, and a plurality Hispanic district was possible in Middletown.
The failure to draw a majority Hispanic district in Newburgh is why we told the county Legislature at a public hearing that we thought there was a Voting Rights litigation risk embedded in the map they published.
At the hearing, we heard other speakers, some with partisan and others with community-based objections to the published map. We know that those who did the technical work for the county worked hard to adhere to municipal boundaries wherever possible.
But we thought: What if we take the next step and draw a map that met national and state legal requirements, but took no account of incumbency or partisanship?
Could we do a better job in keeping communities intact? You can see the result.
There is no one best way to redistrict. Different priorities – even differently ordered priorities – inevitably produce changed outcomes.
A timely, inclusive process does not remove all conflict and difference. But it does produce consideration of alternatives.
And that is more likely to result in fairness, both actual and perceived, and to result in government in which citizens choose their elected officials, not the other way around.
Gerald Benjamin is director of SUNY New Paltz's Center for Research, Regional Engagement and Outreach, and Joshua Simons is a senior research associate.


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Conservation and Environment in Costa Rica: Monthly Updates
Conservation in Costa Rica Monthly Update – October 2012
This month all Costa Rica is going though for a weather transition. In the mornings we can feel the fresh wind coming from North America, which means that the rainy season is finished. The summer is coming with hot days and clear blue sky and dry leaves on the ground.
We have been working on lots of different projects this month, including, working with traps and sensor cameras. We are using traps to try and catch rodents and small mammals that have never been studied before in the park. This project is just beginning, therefore at the moment we are doing it as a pilot project, and in the future we hope to study this more carefully using research transects.
The sensor cameras that we are working with are to take pictures of Ocelots and their prey. We have a number of different cameras set up in the park, which we check weekly. With one of the cameras we are using perfume to attract the Ocelots, which has been very effective because the perfume contains pheromones that the Ocelots are interested in.
Furthermore, this month we have been marking a lot of new transects. We make these transects so that we can carry out investigations within them. Usually, the transects are 10,000m2. In the next few months we will be beginning a number of different studies in these transects.
In addition to this, we are working on a very important project with seeds. Fifty years ago deforestation was a big problem in Costa Rica, significantly decreasing the percentage of forest that we have here, therefore many species of trees have become endangered. We have many of these endangered species in the park and we have chosen seven of these species to work with. In the forest we are searching for good 'father trees', which are healthy, tall, wide and straight. Our volunteers identify these trees using special tools, for example, an inclinometer to measure the height of the trees, diameter tape to measure the width of the trees and we are using a GPS to map the locations of all the different trees. We are hoping in the future, when the trees have fruit, that we will collect them and try to germinate the seeds in our nursery garden. Then we hope to give the seedlings to various reforestation projects in Guanacaste.
This month, we also made an exciting new discovery while our volunteers were on a night walk in the forest. We found a species of frog that we had never seen in our national park before (Hypopachus varilosus). This means that we now have fourteen different species of frogs in Barra Honda.
Lastly, this month our volunteers took part in a cultural activity in the village nearby the park 'El Flor'. They learned to make typical Costa Rican bread made with corn, cheese, sugar and cinnamon. They are called Tanelas, Tortillas and Rosquillas. In this area in Costa Rica people have one of the longest life spans in the world and they say that it is because they eat a lot of corn!
In conclusion, it has been a very "Pura Vida" month in Barra Honda surrounded by a lot of nature and full of good moments.
José Mario González Portilla
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From Melvin's "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song" to Mario's "New Jack City," we knew filmmaking ran in the Van Peebles family. Now with "We the Party," we meet the next generation.
Along with a hefty resume as a leading man, Mario Van Peebles has amassed a significant filmography as a director over two decades, helming everything from "Posse" to episodes of "LOST," "Sons of Anarchy" and "Boss." Now he returns to the big screen as the writer, director, producer and co-star of "We the Party," a look at the social lives of students attending a predominantly African-American high school encompassing all economic statuses that's both both entertaining and eye-opening.
Van Peebles readily admits that his inspiration came directly from watching his five teenage children – sons Makaylo, Mandela and Marley and daughters Morgana and Maya – living their lives; so much so that he gave each of them significant roles in the film (Mandela plays the lead, and even Mario's father Melvin has a key cameo) alongside a crop of emerging young actors.
Mandela and Makaylo joined their father as he gave PopcornBiz an exclusive look at how and why he made filmmaking a family affair.
Once you saw what your kids were up to and had the ah-ha idea to build a film around their generation, how did everything come together as a story in your head?
Mario: It's a dual process, just putting myself on intake without trying to judge things. I think in a way, being a father is parallel to being a filmmaker in that I think your kids come through and not from you. I can't really say that this one is going to act; that one is going to be an accountant; that one is going to be a doctor. They'll sort of let me know when they know, and then if I'm quick enough and responsive enough I can help guide them to being the best version of them that they can be. So initially with this I just put myself on intake mode. Every story is different and comes at you in different ways. This was coming at me all the time. I've got three boys, two girls – five teenagers. They're playing the music. They're talking the way they're talking and I'm sort of listening in and hearing it and laughing and getting the dialog. Maya said something the other day that I could use: she said, 'Oh, that's bulls**t.com.' The way that she said it and the rhythm of it, I said, 'Oh, wow – that's a great line!' I just find things that I want to do and make notes and write it down.The second step was come up with a different story idea and don't try to self-edit a lot at first. Just let all the crazy stuff come in.
What's an example of something you drew directly from your kids' experiences?
Makaylo is a smart guy and he's on the debate team at school, and the kids are calling him 'Obama' [also the nickname of Makaylo's character in the film]. What's interesting is that at a predominantly black school, where it used to be that we know what thug life looks like, we know what a ballplayer looks like, we know what hip-hop looks like, suddenly, in a way we're saying we know what smart looks like. Back in my day they might've said, 'Oh, you're trying to talk white, or sell out, or be Urkel.' Now you're trying to talk like the president. 'So, you're cool because you're trying to talk presidential, the way that this guy does, and he's clearly smart.' That changes the social dynamic. Then I'll see Mandela doing something. He's dating a girl who's got a 4.0 and they're doing stuff online and she's going over stuff with him online and they're falling asleep like Romeo and Juliet, looking at the computer and I go, 'Wow, that's dope.' I'll make that note and say, 'How can that fit?' Then we're looking at the poster and going, 'Do you realize that your central character is wearing a hoodie, the Y. G. character?' and we're talking about this whole Trayvon Martin thing.
Mandela: It was just interesting because with the whole Trayvon Martin thing going around, of course there are a lot of strong, opinionated people that are doing stuff as far as protesting and all of that and it's crazy how timing worked out. But in the movie, Y. G.'s character CC is a really misjudged and prejudged person. He just kind of exudes this negative vibe and we don't really understand where it comes from. So as soon as you see him with the tattoos on his hands and the hoodie on, you automatically think, 'He's the bad guy,' but throughout the course of the movie my character, Hendrix, befriends him and we see that he actually has consciousness to him and he's actually a good friend. It's a symbiotic relationship where I help him out in one scene and he helps me out in another. It's cool to see the friendship pay off. It just leaves you with the message that you shouldn't prejudge people unless you know what they're going through.
Mario: Then the irony of that is that he winds up being the one that sings the song 'Truth.' So the dude with the hoodie is the one who's unveiled later and who tells us the truth in the context of 'We The Party.' So, in a weird way it's sort of life imitating art. Someone asked me, 'Did you [add that into the film] recently?' I said, 'No. This wasn't anything we just did.' It just happened and we all make that snap judgment. So part of it was being open to what was coming and then they brought music to me. The Rejectz they found. My kids told me to put that in the movie and now it's eighty-seven million hits on Youtube. Part of it was being in the right place, but a big part of it was that organically I'd had a little teenage think tank living right there. Maya came to me and had a great idea for the ending of the film, and the advantage of being a director is that you can take all these great ideas and then later pretend that they're yours.
Show business and storytelling is the family business for you guys. Did you have to think about it before you started to take that business on yourself, or did you just know?
Makaylo: For me and Mandela, both, it's been something that we've been doing ever since we were little. We've had smaller roles. We were extras. We got to see how our dad worked around on the set, and it was something that was just kind of in our blood, something that you grew up with and so it's never really something new to you. So, for us the new thing came in when we were actually going to do roles in the movie, when we weren't actually just going to be extras. So for me specifically, it was cool to see Mario Van Peebles and also your dad. He's dad off the set, but on the set he's Mario Van Peebles.
Mandela: I would say that I see it as a blessing, because a lot of people ask me that question, but they ask if I'm pressured to go into that business. I tell them no. I look at it almost as an inspiration in a way because my granddad, Melvin [Van Peebles], has done a lot of great things with film and just to see how he goes behind a project wholeheartedly and then to see the same traits in my dad, how he's funding it, directing it, paid himself a dollar to write it. It's cool to see how behind each project they are, and I see it as if I can do that one day that's going to be a blessing.
Mario: There's kind of a line in life. Doing what you want on one side and then on the other side is having what you want and we're more in the do column. Someone said earlier, 'You guys are like a dynasty,' and I said, 'Well, probably more like a family farm.' Dynasty sounds kind of grand and lofty. The family farm, you learn how to feed the chickens and fix the tractor and plow the north forty and it's all a part of family farming. When you grow up in Van Peebles by-any-means-necessary filmmaking family, it's more like a farm.
What did you guys see in your dad that you'd never seen before in this process, and the same for you, Mario, what did you see in them where you went, 'Oh my God, I didn't even know--'?
Mandela: I would say that as he touched on, it's two different people. Mario Van Peebles who's your employer, who you need to be on point for and in a way set an example to prove to everyone who thinks that it's nepotism that it's not, that we actually did work hard for this film. We learned our lines. We practiced. We work-shopped. We showed up early. We set an example for the other actors. So kind of in a way it brought it back to the film, as far as not only keeping the dialog fresh in the adlibs, but he helped us out as far as he's our dad and he wants the best for us. He has love for us and wants to see us do our best. So, if I have a booger in my nose he's going to tell me. So, his criticism to me, I just see it as advice because that's what it means to me. He doesn't want to see me fail. It's not, 'You suck!' It's 'You don't know your lines – Learn your lines.'
Makaylo: Something that I've seen growing up, but only when mature enough to understand, is that when my dad specifically has a certain idea he doesn't let anything get in the way of that. He paid himself ten dollars to write the script and he paid himself one dollar to direct. He was not necessarily in this for personal or economic gain. It's something that he loves to do. One thing I can vouch for is that when he has a project, when he has a vision he'll do anything he can to make that come true. For example, if I wasn't doing a character trait right for Obama, which I play in the movie, he'd take me away for a little bit, talk to me and tell me how it's supposed to be and he'd make sure that the vision came through exactly as he wanted it to. So it's interesting to see something where it's coming from his vision, he's acting in it, writing it, directing it and he's also funding this. It's one of those things where I got to see a certain quality in my dad where he'll get around a whole entire movie and do anything possible to make his vision come true, which is pretty true.
Mario: What was cool was seeing them be good brothers and sisters. Seeing them being cool with each other and learning to work past problems because there's always, when you work with family, going to be things want to work past and do. That's one thing, but also seeing them learn to articulate their vision and say, 'Okay, Dad, you should listen to the Rejectz. We should put this element in.' Or when Maya had the idea for the ending of the movie that I was able to integrate. Also, the truth be told, it was another way for me to have two more years of playing with my kids, because you usually lose your teenagers around 12 or 13. That's the going rate. They're out the door, and I've really enjoyed hanging out with them these extra years. Part of that is because we're bilingual: We have a work language and we have a family language. So that's been fun, and part of it, too, is that it's what we do organically. A lot of these things were inspired by them. So they get to have agency and talk about it. Really seeing them articulate things, help out and pitch in…there was a night where we had to move stuff down from this house and we didn't have a crew. The crew had left and when you do an independent film you have X amount of days to shoot and I started picking up and moving and I can count on them to get in there and move it. There's a lot of times where they just want to go play and be normal teenagers and hang out with the girl, and I'm asking them 'No, go get the flyers out. We've got to get out by April 6th so that we can make it work,' or 'Go have a meeting and make sure the Facebook app works. I don't know how to work the damn thing. You have to tell me what to do on that.' Makaylo figured out how to embed the Youtube link on something. I don't know how to do that. Mandela is our swag-meister. So, he's like, 'Let's get this style right on this or that.' So seeing their natural skills and asking them to participate in the family farm doesn't mean that they'll be farmer, doesn't mean they'll be moviemakers, but they will have a work ethic and they won't be afraid to get out there and do it.
You've acted and directed all types of films since your big breakthrough with "New Jack City," and you know what it's like to do something from the ground up. Is it easier, harder or just different today?
Mario: It's interesting because I've been in it a minute. I looked back the other day and I was like, "'New Jack' was in '91. That's over freaking 20 years ago!' That's amazing, man. The technology I guess is actually easier. It's harder to get distribution…It's still difficult to get it done. Hollywood tends to support sometimes reductive cinema. What do I mean by that? They'll support a vision where the black folks are wearing dresses and wigs, and not necessarily a movie where folks are smart and crossing out of their box. 'House Party' was lovely, back in the day. A black cast. 'Breakfast Club,' lovely back in the day. A white cast. 'We The Party' today, mixed cast. It's fun to say that we're going to make it with real teenagers of all races, some Hispanic kids, some white kids, some black kids and have fun doing it and not be afraid to finish a conversation in the context of a movie that society has already started. So if society has started hitting you with hyper-materialism, discuss that in the movie. Discuss what it means not to just say, 'I'm going to buy my sense of self at the mall. I'm going to drive my sense of self out of the car dealership.' That's why it's called a car DEALER, because he's your dealer now. He's dealing you your status because you're relying on outside source. So when you discuss that and they go, 'Wow. We didn't even think about it like that.' Ninety percent of us won't drive Bentley's or become presidents or be big movie stars, so if we're looking to define ourselves through material status or outward appearance we're going to be insecure. Insecure people shop a lot more, right? Mother Theresa doesn't need those breast implants. Gandhi doesn't need them Gucci shoes. You can't mess with Buddha. He's bald, but you can't pressure him to go to the hair club. So, once you start pointing out real successful people that believe in stuff and stand for stuff, that lasts a lot longer than the Kardashian tribe.
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A House panel Wednesday voted to cite former top White House aide Karl Rove for contempt of Congress as its Senate counterpart publicly pursued possible punishments for an array of alleged past and present Bush administration misdeeds.
Voting along party lines, the House Judiciary Committee said that Rove had broke the law by failing to appear at a July 10 hearing on allegations of White House influence over the Justice Department, including whether Rove encouraged prosecutions against Democrats.
The committee decision is only a recommendation, and it was unclear whether Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., would allow a final vote. Rove has denied any involvement with Justice decisions, and the White House has said Congress has no authority to compel testimony from current and former advisers.
The vote occurred as members of the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on allegations of administration wrongdoing ranging from discriminating against liberals at Justice to ignoring subpoenas and lying to Congress.
Rove has denied any involvement with Justice decisions, and the White House has said Congress has no authority to compel testimony from current and former advisers.
The Senate proceedings were the latest congressional review of the White House, a constitutionally mandated power that majority Democrats are eager to use. But three months from Election Day, a lame-duck Congress conducting oversight of a lame-duck White House produces mostly talk. There's little time and less willingness to spend the remaining five weeks of the congressional session doing more than holding televised hearings to try to convince voters that President Bush has abused the powers of his office.
The allegations certainly are serious.
Justice Department Inspector General Glenn A. Fine, who reported this week that former department officials broke the law by letting Bush administration politics dictate the hiring of prosecutors, immigration judges and career government lawyers, was among the witnesses to appear Wednesday before the Senate panel.
Fine said his office and Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility are investigating the prosecutor firings and whether Bradley Schlozman, former head of the department's Civil Rights Division, used political or ideological criteria to make hiring decisions.
Under questioning by Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, the panel's senior Republican, Fine said he uncovered no evidence that any Justice officials involved made false statements to Congress or violated criminal law. Politicization of the hiring process for career positions is a violation of civil law and department policy, he said.
The Senate probe sprang from Justice's firings of nine federal prosecutors that sparked congressional investigations last year and led to the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
House and Senate Democrats said the findings affirmed their contention that career Justice employees were hired and fired based on whether they were deemed sufficiently conservative, a violation of law. House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers said he was considering bringing criminal charges against some of the former officials named in Fine's report who may have lied to his committee. Lying to Congress is a crime, but there's little agreement among Democrats on whether a perjury referral against some of the officials is warranted.
But one Republican acknowledged there's reason to look more closely. And everyone wants more answers by the Department of Justice. The question is what will be done now in the twilight of the 110th Congress and the Bush presidency.
"I'm glad to see Attorney General (Michael) Mukasey asking to change these practices," Specter said earlier. "I'd like to see frankly a very forceful statement out of the Department of Justice as to what they intend to do."
Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy called the report's findings that "cronyism was valued over competence" and "affirmative action of the worst kind."
"The question is what Attorney General Mukasey and the president do about it to provide accountability?" the Vermont Democrat said.
Some Democrats skipped right to thinking what can be done starting in January, after a new president and Congress are installed, probably with more Democrats in their ranks.
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who led the investigation into the prosecutor firings, is pressing Fine to say whether making such a disregard of civil service rules a crime would deter the kind of conduct his investigation uncovered.
Similar legislation will be considered in the House.
"I will be asking Chairman Conyers to consider legislation to ensure that the politicization of hiring of career employees at the Justice Department never happens again," Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said in a statement.


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I had wanted to canoe the Yellowstone River for years and in July and August of 2012 I finally got my opportunity. Its about 557 miles from Gardiner, Montana to the Missouri River in North Dakota. Jim Griffin and I launched at McConnell Landing just below Gardiner, and used a raft to run Yankee Jim Canyon. At the fairly low water levels at the time we found it to be fairly easy with a raft. It can be dangerous at higher water levels or in a canoe or for inexperienced rafters.
I had read the Yellowstone River is safe below Yankee Jim Canyon for competent beginner canoers. Untrue. Beginners would eventually end up in the water if going long distances because there are many rapids here and there, some with tight corners and standing waves plenty high to swamp a canoe. I am not a whitewater canoeing expert but have lots of canoeing experience. I nearly swamped the canoe once. Other places were exciting but I made it fine. Most of the river was a piece of cake with relatively warm water this late in the year and moderate water levels.
There are also several diversion dams. I only had to portage one. The others I lined or took side channels around. It's important to stay alert for these dams!
I did lots of fishing. There were rainbows and brown trout up high, down to Laurel or so. I caught smallmouth bass in mid-river, and catfish, goldeye, drum, sauger and carp from mid-river to the confluence. Sight-fishing for carp with flyfishing gear was really fun. They are smart and strong! Don't forget to pinch the hook barbs for all fishing: http://www.catchphotorelease.com/cpr.htm
It was easy to find places to camp. In Montana you can legally camp below high water mark. There was also public land in places including BLM, and fishing access sites which sometimes allow camping. I resupplied in places like Columbus, Forsyth, Miles City, and Glendive.
Wildlife was plentiful: mule deer and whitetail, elk, beaver and mink, eagles, ospreys, pelicans and geese. The scenery was awesome, big mountains up high, with bluffs further down.
Most of the river has a good current. It took me 23 days including lots of fishing. There was considerable wind at times, as often as not a tailwind. When the winds were especially bad I'd stop and make camp early. Nice!
The Yellowstone is a very historical river too. It was interesting to see Captain Clark's signature at Pompey's Pillar where there is also a nice visitor's center. There is also a great museum at the confluence, Fort Union.
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It was a long wait, but it is finally here. LanChelms 11 has arrived. Our next event is scheduled for January 28th, 2006 from 9AM to 10PM in the same place as last time, the Sts. Vartanantz Armenian church.
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The LPANE staff is pleased to announce our next event scheduled for September 17th and 18th, 2005 in Wilmington, MA which will support 500 gamers!
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The vote is in, we are not going to call this event "LCX". Nor are we calling it "LC 01010", "LC A", "LanChelms Kappa", or anything of the sort. We are calling it LanChelms 10, and registration is now open. The event will take place on June 25th, 2005 - right before the summer gets too hot. Also at this event we will be selling 100% authentic and limited edition LanChelms T-Shirts, so be sure to bring an extra $5 so you can take home a piece of LanChelms history.
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The incident briefly halted production on the superhero sequel, before it restarted yesterday.
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— ?Veronica? (@nerdyxicana) August 15, 2017
Now, Beetz has broken her silence in the aftermath of the incident, and paid a heartfelt tribute to Harris on Instagram.
She wrote in a handwritten note: "On Monday we tragically lost one of our own – Joi SJ Harris. My heart has been breaking the last two days and I have been searching what to say or do. I know that what I feel is nothing compared to what her loved ones, friends + family, are feeling. My love and my heart goes out to her and them all.
"The cast and crew send peace, healing, and their deepest condolences."
Paying tribute on Twitter, Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds previously said that his 'heart pours out' to Harris' friends and loved ones.
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) August 14, 2017
Along with her work on Deadpool 2, which was her first film as a stuntwoman, Harris was also the first African-American female professional road racer. She previously gained her American Motorcyclist Association professional license in 2013 after securing more than 1500 training hours.


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After a recent weekly round of golf, the Palmetto-Pine Country Club's ladies' group "Chicks with Sticks" were discussing their annual gift exchange for the holidays. The idea of not exchanging gifts, but to look for a charity to support, was mentioned. Charlotte Qua recalled an article she read, written by Breeze newspaper staff writer Tiffany Repecki, about the "Fill the Boat" toy drive that the Cape Coral Police Department held recently in conjunction with the U.S. Coast Guard.
Wendy Schroder contacted Susan Piney of the Cape Coral Police Department and although the drive had ended, Piney said there is always a need for gifts and the CCPD would be happy to accept any additional donations. The idea snowballed and the Chicks organized a one-week toy drive to include all members of Palmetto-Pine.
A plan was established and the next day collection boxes were placed in the Pro Shop and Club House.
Six days later a wonderful assortment of toys and gifts for older children were given to Master Corp. Kelvin Thompkins of the Cape Coral Police Department.


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are engineered for performance and reliability. The innovative "soft steam" feature provides the ultimate in steam bathing comfort. Minimal temperature variations and an even flow of steam are the two most important performance characteristics of a steam bath.
Amerec engineering delivers both with innovative "soft steam" element switching to maintain a consistent and comfortable bathing environment. The AK uses full power to quickly heat up the steam room to its preset temperature; then it cuts power to half its elements, resulting in a more consistent flow of soft billowing steam and more stable temperature.


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I would break out in a victory dance,
but I'm still new to the wheelchair game.
Haven't got all my moves worked out yet.
It was our trial run, the girls and I, to the college to see how much energy it was going to take for them to lift the wheelchair out of the truck, set it up, and me get into it. And then into the college. We only covered the office area, and we encountered some difficult points, but we did it. We went, we got in, we saw people and talked. And we got back into the truck safely. That's something, my friends. I'm proud of it and my girls for their help. I couldn't have done it without them.


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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — If you don't know a stone toter from Adam's off ox, or aren't sure what a grinder shop sells, the Dictionary of American Regional English is for you.
The collection of regional words and phrases is beloved by linguists and authors and used as a reference in professions as diverse as acting and police work. And now, after five decades of wide-ranging research that sometimes got word-gatherers run out of suspicious small towns, the job is almost finished.
The dictionary team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is nearing completion of the final volume, covering "S" to "Z." A new federal grant will help the volume get published next year, joining the first four volumes already in print.
"It will be a huge milestone," said editor Joan Houston Hall.
The dictionary chronicles words and phrases used in distinct regions. Maps show where a submarine sandwich might be called a hero or grinder, or where a potluck — as in a potluck dinner or supper — might be called a pitch-in (Indiana) or a scramble (northern Illinois).
It's how Americans do talk, not how they should talk.
read the rest via On to Z! Quirky Regional Dictionary Nears Finish – NYTimes.com.


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Zayn Malik's 3-Year-Old Cousin Fighting for Life After Operationby Thomas Chau | PopCrush
One Direction's Zayn Malik and his family are hoping for the best for Zayn's little cousin, Arshiya Malik, who is fighting for her life after a brain tumor operation.
The Daily Mail reports that Arshiya, who is three years old, went in for surgery on Monday. Aarsola Malik, a cousin of Zayn's, took to Instagram to posta photo of Arshiya on Wednesday with the caption: "Please can everyone pray for Arshiya as much as you can as her MRI scan didn't come out good. Doctors are saying theres nothing they can do & have put her on life support machines now. Please keep her in your duas always & the rest is up to Allah."
Aarsola later tweeted on Friday an update which seemed to indicate that little Arshiya's condition had improved. "Good news about Arshiya today! Doctors are sayin she seems to be tryin to breathe on her own & some stem cells are still active mashallah!"
Zayn's sister, Doniya Malik, also tweeted on Friday: "Thank you every1 hu did dua for arshiya things are looking good, but still need ur duas she had 1% chance! Jus shows there is a god.."
She later added, "All we ask is for you to keep her in your duas & inshallah Allah will accept them. Thank you <3 x"
('Dua' is the Islamic term for supplication, or asking God for something, whether it be forgiveness, food, health, etc.)
Meanwhile, Zayn is touring with his fellow 1D bandmates in the U.S. where they are continuing on the Where We Are Tour.


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Stackable Expressions™ Orbit Twisted Black Enamel Ring in Sterling Silver
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Stackable Expressions™ is a simple and stylish assortment of rings that can be worn together to express your style, your family and your personality. Add a pop of color to your personalized stack ring with this sleek sterling silver ring finished with a black enameling in a loosely twisted design. Add some sparkle with additional Stackable Expressions™ polished or textured bands and diamond, message, or gemstone rings. With Stackable Expressions™, it's your look, your way! Sterling silver rings cannot be resized after purchase.
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Returns are allowed within 30 days from the purchase (shipment) date and exchanges within 60 days of the purchase (shipment) date for jewelry, and within 30 days from the purchase (shipment) date for watches. Jewelry must be in good condition with all original certificates and accessories. Watches must be unworn, unaltered and in original condition to be accepted for return or exchange.


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Needing two goals in second-half stoppage time, Borussia Dortmund's Champions League hopes appeared bleak.
What followed was one the most dramatic late comebacks in the tournament's history.
Marco Reus and Felipe Santana scored injury time, and Dortmund advanced to the semifinals for the first time in 15 years by beating Malaga 3-2 Wednesday night following a scoreless first leg last week.
"I just can't really believe it," said Neven Subotic, the Dortmund defender who grew up in Salt Lake City and played for the U.S. Under-20 team. "This is the craziest moment in all of my footballing career."
Real Madrid reached the final four for the third straight year, holding off Galatasaray to advance on 5-3 aggregate despite a 3-2 loss in Istanbul. Cristiano Ronaldo scored the first and final goals of the game for Madrid, giving him 48 goals in 47 matches this season - including a Champions League-leading 11.
At Dortmund, Malaga build a 2-1 lead on goals by Joaquin in the 25th and Eliseu in the 82nd around Robert Lewandowski's 40th-minute goal for the hosts.
Reus scored in the first of four minutes of stoppage time after Mats Hummels sent a long ball from the center circle over Martín Demichelis. The ball landed for Subotic, who tapped it to Santana. His attempt was blocked, and Reus put the rebound with a left-footed shot from 8 yards.
That tied the aggregate, leaving Dortmund behind on away goals.
Lewandowski then took Marcel Schmelzer's throw-in about 25 yards out and sent the ball into the penalty area, with several attackers in what appeared to be offside positions. Julian Schieber chested the ball down to Reus, who crossed in front of the goal. It bounced off defender Vitorino Antunes, and Schreiber beat goalkeeper Wilfredo Caballero to the ball. It bounced back off Antunes at the goal line and came out to Santana, who tapped it in.
"I think I need to see a doctor. It feels like we've won the trophy," Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp said. "My assistants and me were looking at each other in shock in the dressing room and saying `this is crazy'. This is the best I've ever felt."
Dortmund had not reached the semis since 1998, a year after its only title in Europe's top club tournament. A year later came the most famous Champions League comeback, when Manchester United scored twice in stoppage time to defeat Bayern Munich in the final.
Under coach Manuel Pellegrini, Malaga was trying to become the first team to reach the semis in its Champions League debut since Villarreal in 2006, also coached by Pellegrini.
"We're still trying to come to terms with what happened," Malaga forward Roque Santa Cruz said. "We were four minutes away from the semis. There is huge disappointment in the dressing room. We had the tie in our hands."
Coming off a 3-0 win at home this week, Madrid went ahead on Ronaldo's seventh-minute goal, which left Galatasaray needing five to win. Goals by Emmaneul Eboue in the 57th, Wesley Sneijder in the 71st and Didier Drogba in the 72nd cut the aggregate gap before Ronaldo scored in the second minute of stoppage time.
On Wednesday, Barcelona hosts Paris Saint-Germain after a 2-2 draw in the first leg and tries to reach its sixth straight semifinal. Juventus is home trying to overturn a 2-0 deficit against Bayern Munich.
The semifinals draw is Friday.


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I have long wanted to include some 'practical' instruction in my blog for the all important preparations that all herbalists and family healers use on a regular basis. This post will be devoted to a simple alcohol extract of a botanical, called a "tincture". The extracting can actually be done with cider vinegar or glycerin, alternatively, though alcohol does work best. It is important to note that some herbs are better taken as infusions or decoctions, particularly if the vitamin content is what one is after (i.e. nettles). It is also important to note that some herbs are absolutely best taken as a *fresh* herb tincture rather than a *dried* herb tincture. This post is for making tinctures from *fresh* herbs. Some examples of herbs that should be tinctured fresh are turmeric rhizome, ginger rhizome, St. John's wort, Milky oat tops, and skullcap. Other herbs I prefer to tincture fresh are motherwort and tulsi.
Step 1:
Organize the necessary container for tincturing. It should be big enough to hold all the herb you would like to tincture. There should not be a lot of excess room in the jar, however.
Step 2:
Put the herbs in a glass jar. I have a gallon sized glass jar here and I'm using fresh oat tops in the milky stage, shipped to me from Pacific Botanicals organic farm in Oregon.
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After the herbs are in the jar, pour 95% (190 proof) grain alcohol over the fresh herbs. The percentage of alcohol you use is probably the most important part of tincturing aside from the quality of the herbs used. The percentage of alcohol for fresh herbs shouldn't dip below 50% or the tincture will probably spoil. Because fresh herbs contain a lot of water already, you can assume that just by using fresh herb, you'll be diluting the % of alcohol in the preparation. So, if you use (40%) 80 proof vodka, for instance, you may end up with a tincture that is only 20% alcohol, and that tincture would certainly spoil. Many herbalists use 100 proof (50%) vodka and have success, even with fresh herbs. I prefer to use a higher proof for fresh. Using 100 proof (50%) vodka for *dried* herbs is certainly okay, though more complicated formulas are used by professional herbalists. Keep in mind that some herbs require glycerin at about 10%, including milk thistle seed.
So, you pour the alcohol over the herbs and fill the jar to the top. Leave about 1/2 – 1 inch between the alcohol and the rim of the jar. Try to make sure all of the herbs are under the liquid.
Use a chopstick or spoon to press the herb down and stir in order to release any air bubbles that may be trapped in the jar.
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Cap the jar. I often like to put a piece of wax paper between the rim and lid so that the lid doesn't 'stick' to the jar. It's not that this is really a problem, because you can run it under hot water, but it just makes it easier.
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Label the jar with the herb, date, and percentage of alcohol. Store in a cool/dark place and allow to do its tincturing magic for 4 – 6 weeks. You can really leave it for longer if you don't get to it in that time frame. I have left herbs in 180 proof alcohol for a *year* and it doesn't go bad because of the high alcohol content. Sometimes I do up to 3 gallons at a time, so I don't always decant everything right away!
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When you decant, strain the herbs out and compost them after squeezing the alcohol out of them. You can wring out the herbs with a thin, clean dishcloth or cheesecloth. There are also professional herb presses that are available for just this purpose. The herbs will often become quite dessicated, actually, so sometimes it is incredibly easy to extract as much alcohol as you are going to!
Be sure to label your decanted tinctures with the Date and the Herb, as well as the alcohol used. Keep in mind that the % of alcohol is no longer 95%!!! Though it's not easy to exactly determine, it's probably closer to 50%, depending on the herb used.
Gladstar, Rosemary, Herbal Healing for Women, 1993.
Weed, Susun, Healing Wise, 1989.
Tierra, Michael, The Way of Herbs 1998
Hoffman, David, Medical Herbalism, 2003.
Tilgner, Sharol, Herbal Medicine, 1999.
Good luck with your first tincture. Feel free to comment below if you have questions!
My tinctures can be found on my Etsy site.


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Best smartphones for e-mail
We round up the best smartphones for keeping up to date with e-mail
2011 may be all about mobile phone processing power, but business users shopping for a phone are more interested in productivity and communications features -- particularly how a smartphone handles e-mail.
If you're using your smartphone primarily for business use, accessing e-mail while away from the office is an essential tool. With this in mind, a smartphone with strong e-mail credentials needs to possess excellent text input, and the latest wireless connectivity.
We round up the best smartphones for accessing e-mail from top brands including Apple, HTC, BlackBerry, Motorola and Samsung.
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For current BlackBerry users who aren't interested in a touchscreen device, the BlackBerry Bold 9780 comes highly recommended: it possesses a great keyboard, best-in-class e-mail capabilities and a refreshing new interface. However, it offers little incentive for others to switch to the BlackBerry platform.
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Statutory pension change - Auto Enrolment
30 May 2013
A statutory change in pensions will soon impact staff at UCL.
UCL will soon be required to automatically enter employees who meet certain age and pay levels, and who are currently not paying into a pension scheme, into one of the official UCL schemes (USS or SAUL).
UCL will be implementing AE from 1 June 2013. UCL already meets most of the statutory requirements of AE by the automatic admission of full or part time staff, into USS or SAUL. However, in addition from 1 June 2013, UCL will automatically enrol as-and-when contractees and casual staff into SAUL or USS.
In addition, UCL will monitor on an ongoing monthly basis, those staff who currently do not meet the age and pay requirements, but who may do so in future pay periods.
All UCL staff will receive an e-mail and / or letter in early June informing them how AE impacts on them, though for most of us, it will not have any material affect.
If staff wish to opt out of a pension scheme, this can be done after 1st June 2013, and details of this process will be detailed in the communication.
Further information on all aspects of Auto Enrolment, and which staff will be affected, can be found at https://www.gov.uk/workplacepensions
UCL employees can direct any specific queries to email@example.com and contain the subject of Auto Enrolment in the e-mail subject header.


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It's Friday, that means it's time for you to converse with other Lifehacker commenters to share whatever is on your mind. It's an open thread, meaning, the topic is whatever! We host one every Friday here on Lifehacker and you can head over to Hackerspace during the rest of the week for M, W, F opportunities to speak your mind.
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NY Land for Sale - Waterfront
We own property on the largest rivers and the best ponds and streams in upstate New York. All of our "Land and Camps team" appreciates waterfront for different reasons. Some fish while others canoe, kayak and swim. And some of us just like the water views with a quiet cup of coffee! We often hold our company getaways, picnics and customer appreciation events along our favorite waterfront spots. With waterfront comes the need to practice solid land stewardship, which requires understanding the regulations that govern waterfront property. Our staff is familiar with all agency regulations and water quality practices. With over 25 years in the land business, we make sure you will find the right waterfront spot to meet your needs. Here are a few of our favorite waterfront properties:


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By Jessica Hopper and Ronnie Polidoro
Rock Center
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints say that their faith has experienced increased attention and scrutiny as one of their most prominent members, Mitt Romney, prepares to accept the Republican presidential nomination.
"His candidacy has shed some light on our faith and I get more questions now about being a Latter-day Saint than I did before. So I think that's a great thing, that's a positive thing," said Al Jackson.
Al Jackson's wife, Juleen, said that she hopes the country would accept an LDS president. The Jackson couple are raising their five kids in a traditional Mormon home in Salt Lake City, Utah.
"I feel like even though I don't know Mitt Romney personally, I know what he does. He prays morning and night. He prays with his wife. He loves his children. He studies the scripture. I believe that probably motivates him a lot in some of the things he's done in the past and the course of his direction in the future," Juleen Jackson said.
Governor Romney has rarely spoken publicly about his faith while on the campaign trail. Recently, he allowed reporters to follow him to church services.
In an interview with NBC Nightly News on July 25, Romney talked about his faith with Brian Williams, saying that his commitment of giving 10 percent of his income and time to help others has "enriched" he and his wife's lives.
"I'm very proud of my heritage. Without question, I'm a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Some call that the Mormon Church, that's fine with me. I'll talk about my experiences in the Church. There's no question they've helped shape my perspective," Romney told Williams.
David Neeleman, founder of JetBlue and Azul Airlines, said that Romney's faith has prepared him to be a presidential candidate.
"I don't think there's been a person that's run for president of the United States that's spent more one-on-one time helping people, counseling people in kind of the 17 years or so of full-time service that Mitt had in talking one-on-one to his congregation trying to lift those people up," Neeleman said.
Neeleman has held fundraisers for Romney at his Connecticut home. The low-cost fundraisers have involved Neeleman's nine children cooking food that he buys at Costco.
"It's a very thrifty, Mormon, no-alcohol fundraiser and so he kind of likes those," Neeleman said.
While they might be thrifty, one of Neeleman's events raised over a million dollars for Romney's campaign.
"He personally when you sit with him or you talk to him or if you're in a small group setting or you listen to what he has to say, you don't get that impression at all that he's aloof and you know, really not caring. Maybe on TV he may come across as that and I think under the backdrop of kind of rich guy, but it's really not the case at all," Neeleman said.
Some members of the church, while not siding with Romney politically, say that he is in a tough position when it comes to discussing his religion.
"Mitt Romney is in a really difficult position when it comes to talking about his faith. I do not envy him," said Joanna Brooks, author of The Book of Mormon Girl. "There is widespread misunderstanding about Mormonism. I hope that will change this year as people get to know us a little better as human beings."
Brooks calls herself a feminist and while she disagrees with many of Romney's political philosophies, she says that he is a very "familiar figure" to her.
"Mitt Romney reminds me of so many of the Mormon men I know-- his sense of duty, he's a little bit buttoned-up, he's a little bit private, feels a lot of responsibility you can tell. So I have a lot of affections for Mitt Romney," Brooks said.
Mitch Mayne, an openly gay man who serves as executive secretary to the Church's San Francisco bishop, said that the attention swirling around Romney and the Mormon church has created a "Mormon moment."
Mayne, who considers himself a Democrat, says that Romney doesn't owe it to the public to talk about his religion.
"I don't care what he does on Sunday. What I care about is whether or not he can do the job. I'm not entirely convinced that Mitt Romney can do the job, but that's based on his credentials and his history. It's not based on his religion," Mayne said.
Even while Mayne doesn't believe Romney should be expected to talk about his religion any more than other candidates, he believes he and his fellow church members can seize the increased attention on their faith to dispel misunderstandings about the Church.
"If we as Mormons want to maximize what we call this Mormon moment and we want our, you know, our candidate to win, we as a faith need to step up and do exactly what we're doing with you today. And that is begin to talk about our faith, begin to open the robes, begin to, you know, dissolve some of the mystery and the myth around Mormonism and really portray who we are," Mayne said.
Editor's Note: Rock Center's hour-long look at the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 'Mormon in America,' airs Thursday, Aug. 23 at 10pm/9c on NBC.


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The Institute of Business and Medical Careers has hired Mitch Thomas to be its new chief operating officer, the school has announced.
Thomas has nearly two decades of management and operational experience in the post-secondary college sector. In his new position he will be responsible for overseeing company-wide operations at the IBMC campuses in Longmont, Fort Collins, Greeley and in Cheyenne, Wyo.
Thomas's professional background includes stints working at Ashford University and Westwood College.


text: The essential way to teach others how to pray is to pray with them....In contact with others we awaken to the deeper truth of our being and so we learn to travel beyond ourselves. That is why meditating regularly, whether daily or weekly, with the same community, is such a source of sustenance to our pilgrimage. ["The Present Christ" John Main]


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Unlike stealth aircraft that take out enemies anonymously or from a distance, the A-10 Warthog is designed to get up close and personal with its targets. Its mere appearance over the battlefield is enough to send most enemy ground forces running for cover, especially if they've ever gotten a taste of its 30mm nose cannon - a weapon so powerful, it can shred through the armor of a tank with a single burst. This awesome firepower, combined with its ability to turn on a dime and stay on station while taking enormous amounts of damage, has made the A-10 America's premier close air support fighter for over 40 years.
With the UMX™ A-10, you can finally enjoy an ultra micro RC replica of the mighty Warthog that does its legend justice. It perfectly blends scale detail with an abundance of power, crisp control response and AS3X® stability to give you one of the most exciting EDF experiences of any size.
Twin 28mm Ducted Fans with Powerful 13,500Kv Brushless Motors
This remarkably efficient power system delivers exhilarating speed and climb performance as well as generous flight times of up to 5 -7 minutes when powered by the recommended 800mAh 2S flight battery (sold separately).
Best-in-Class Maneuverability
The model's abundance of power and light wing loading let you bank and yank to your heart's content. The functional dual rudders provide more than enough yaw authority for knife-edge flight, too. And you get all this responsiveness without any tricky stall characteristics or temperamental slow-speed behaviors, so even less experienced RC pilots can relax and have fun.
AS3X® Stabilization Technology
The AS3X technology built into the receiver works behind the scenes to smooth out the effects of wind and turbulence. The result is a sense of stability and precision that makes you feel like you're flying a much bigger EDF.
Unrivaled Scale Detail
The superb scale outline captures the menace of a full-scale A-10 better than any other RC Warthog this size. The trim scheme and markings are inspired by the rare "Flipper" camouflage that appeared on some A-10s in the early '90s. Other scale touches include a clear canopy with pilot figure, nose cannon detail, molded panel lines and more.
Removable Landing Gear and Steerable Nose Wheel
The wide-stance landing gear and steerable nose wheel make it fun to shoot touch-and-gos. If you desire a more realistic appearance in flight, the landing gear can easily be removed in a few seconds, no tools required.
|CG (Center of Gravity):
|36mm back from leading edge of wing @ root
|Completion Level:
|Bind-N-Fly Basic
|Fan Size:
|28mm EDF
|Flying Weight:
|5.9oz (168g)
|Landing Gear:
|20.3 in (516mm)
|Minimum Required Radio:
|Motor Size:
|BL180m, 13500Kv inrunner brushless motor
|Recommended Motor Battery:
|800mAh 2S 7.4V 30C LiPo 18AWG JST
|Wing Area:
|83.7 sq in (5.40 sq dm)
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