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Also in this episode: BMW delays the X1's arrival in the United States until late 2012, rally driver Matthew Marker dies in a crash in Washington and Porsche rolls out a diesel-powered Panamera. And happy birthday to Kyle Busch.
Welcome to a Monday edition of AutoWeek TV.
Here's a look at what's going on in the auto world:
If you're interested in buying the new BMW X1 SUV, your wait just got longer.
BMW says it won't bring the X1 to the U.S. until the end of next year.
There are two reasons.
One, the redesigned X3 is selling well. The new X3 went on sale in January, and it has grown to about the same size as the original X5.
Two, the X1 is selling well in other countries around the world--particularly in Europe. That means the factory is working flat out just to fill that demand.
BMW says it doesn't expect to see more than 5,000 copies a year of the X1 here, so it's not in any rush.
Rally-car driver Matthew Marker died Saturday after crashing his car during the Olympus rally in Washington.
Reports say Marker's Subaru went off the road on a right turn and hit a tree on the driver's side of the car. Marker, who was 31, was in his fifth year of competing in the Rally America national championship.
It's the first time a rally driver has died during competition in North America since 2003.
Porsche has revealed details of the diesel-powered Panamera.
The oil-burning sports sedan gets 36 mpg, based on European testing procedures.
The turbodiesel V6 comes from Audi, rated at 247 hp.
It goes on sale in Europe in August. There's no word on whether Porsche will sell it here.
Finally for today, we've caught a glimpse of the redesigned Ford Fusion. Here's Dale with the details.
Thanks, Michelle.
The Ford Fusion is not that far away from shifting to a global platform that will also spawn a new Mondeo for European markets. Now prototypes of the 2013 Fusion have been captured running around on public streets.
Despite the camouflage, it's easy to see that the 2013 Ford Fusion is getting some significant changes. They include new styling for the headlights, grille and taillights. Note the new character line that runs between the bottom of the prototype's greenhouse and just above the door handles.
The tarp on the prototype's roof makes us think that there's an extra-large sunroof, or maybe something exotic such as some solar cells, hidden underneath.
It should be no surprise that the 2013 Ford Fusionuses an EcoBoost four-cylinder engine. And the platform switch makes it likely that the new Fusion, and its Lincoln MKZ cousin, could be a few inches smaller than the current models.
Thanks, Dale.
Today's happy birthday goes out to NASCAR win-machine Kyle Busch, who turns 26. We wouldn't be surprised to find him celebrating on a racetrack somewhere.
That's it for today. We'll see you back here tomorrow. Until then, enjoy the drive.


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Academic Degrees
1999 M.A. (Exercise Physiology) The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN. 1990 Ph.D. (Higher Education) University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. 1979 M.S. (Medical Technology) University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND. 1976 B.A. (Medical Technology) The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN.
Biography Larry has been teaching at the college level for over 30 years, which includes two universities, a private college and a community college. Recent courses taught include ECG and Graded Exercise Testing, Cardiovascular Physiology, Applied Exercise Physiology, and Biomechanics. Larry is the EXP Department Chair and Graduate Program Director. Larry has published several research articles in peer-reviewed journals and has written numerous articles for online journals. Larry's teaching philosophy is to try to make course content real for students by including real life applications. If students can associate material with real life situations, they are more likely to understand it and remember it. His door is always open to students. Larry is an outdoor enthusiast and thoroughly enjoys what the Duluth area has to offer in outdoor activities.
Academic Degrees:
M.A. - Exercise Physiology
The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, Minnesota; 2000
B.A. - Chemistry
The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, Minnesota; 1979
Academic appointments:
2007 - Present: Assistant Professor
Department of Exercise Physiology, College of St. Scholastica
2003 - 2007 : Instructor
Department of Exercise Physiology, CSS
2000 - 2003 : Instructor
Department of Chemistry, CSS
1987 - 2000 : Assistant Instructor
Department of Chemistry, CSS
Courses Taught:
EXP 3323 - Sports Nutrition
EXP 3331 - Exercise Physiology
EXP 3332 - Physiological Assessment
EXP 3334 - Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
EXP 4441 - Advanced Lab Research
EXP 6522 - Biochemistry, Nutrition and Exercise
EXP 6532 - Professional Development of Exercise Physiology
EXP 6540 - Psychophysiology of Health and Exercise
HSC 4700 - Health Care Interdisciplinary Leadership
Exercise Physiology Interest Areas:
Teaching Philosophy
John believes in recognizing students as individuals with unique abilities, skills and challenges. An outgrowth of this philosophy is to help them recognize and overcome their personal challenges while maximizing their knowledge and abilities and encouraging them to demonstrate the attitude and behaviors of a health care professional. This philosophy also leads to the recognition that learning takes place not only in the classroom but also in the lab and in interactions outside of formal learning situations. Programs such as the SHAPE UP personal fitness program which John developed and currently oversee, allows students to gain experience in a professional setting before their formal internship experience.
Personal Information
John was born and raised in Northern Minnesota and graduated with a degree in chemistry from the College of St. Scholastica. He spent most of the next decade working in chemistry labs in industry, government and academia before returning to CSS to teach and supervise labs in the chemistry department. After being diagnosed with diabetes, John entered the Master's program in exercise physiology to gain a better understanding of the disease and the affect that exercise has on it. Upon completion of the degree John was invited to teach several courses in the Department of Exercise Physiology which ultimately lead to a full-time appointment in EXP.
John tries to maintain his health and fitness through an overall exercise regimen that includes running, strength training and stretching. On a more recreational level, John stays physically active with year-round outdoor activities - in-line skating and kayaking on Lake Superior in the summer and cross-country skiing and snowshoeing when we have snow.
Academic Degrees:
Academic Appointments and Experience:
The College of St. Scholastica (Duluth, MN):
Bemidji State University (Bemidji, MN):
The University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN):
Exercise Physiology courses taught at St. Scholastica:
Academic Degrees:
Ph.D. - Kinesiology (emphasis in exercise physiology)
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
M.A. - Exercise Physiology
College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, Minnesota
B.S. - Marine Science (emphasis in marine geology)
Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida
Academic Appointments and Experience:
The College of St. Scholastica (Duluth, MN):
• Associate Professor, Department of Exercise Physiology (2015 - Present)
• Assistant Professor, Department of Exercise Physiology (2008 - 2015)
• Director, Exercise Physiology Laboratories (2008 - Present)
The University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN):
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Kinesiology (2003 - 2008)
• Lab Manager, Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene and Exercise Science
(2005 - 2008)
Exercise Physiology Interest Areas:
• Strength, speed and power development
• Physiological testing and evaluation
• Cardiovascular adaptations to training
• Thermoregulation and exercise
Courses Taught at the College of St. Scholastica:
• EXP 3330 - Psychophysiology of Stress and Exercise (with lab)
• EXP 3342 - Strength Training and Conditioning
• EXP 4431 - Advanced Exercise Physiology (with lab)
• EXP 4436 - Research in Exercise Physiology
• EXP 6532 - Physiological Assessment (with lab)
• EXP 6536 - Clinical Exercise Physiology
• EXP 6538 - Exercise Testing and Electrocardiography (with lab)
• EXP 6542 - Strength Training and Conditioning (with lab)
Teaching Philosophy:
Lead by example. Yes, it is that simple. In the field of exercise physiology I believe "practicing what you preach" is critical to being able to communicate with students on a different, and crucial, level. I have always tried to model an active and physically responsible lifestyle by exercising and being physically active beyond what is minimally recommended for health. I believe this has enabled me to connect with people in a unique way. I have personally known too many academic exercise physiologists who could have avoided such health issues as stroke, heart disease, and hypertension but instead chose the philosophy of "Do as I say, not as I do." Additionally, it has been my observation that many college professors claim to teach students how to think under the guise of "critical thinking" but instead are only interested in teaching students to think what they think. Unfortunately, many students are told they are not thinking "critically" when they disagree or don't think the way their professor does. My philosophy is to teach students how to think and not what to think. I welcome, and encourage, differing thoughts and perspectives.
Personal Information:
I was born and raised in the Chicago area and first came to Duluth for my masters degree in exercise physiology at the College of St. Scholastica. While finishing my doctorate degree at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis I decided to return to Duluth. I am a nature enthusiast and enjoy fishing, among other outdoor pursuits. Anything related to weather or the earth sciences is very interesting to me (my undergraduate degree is in marine geology). I have been a competitive powerlifter since 1997 and remain active in the sport as a competitor, coach, meet director, referee, USA Powerlifting Executive Committee member, and state chairman of USA Powerlifting of Minnesota. It was my involvement in powerlifting that first sparked my interest in the physiology of exercise, physical activity, and sport. I also enjoy running and have completed races ranging from 5K to the marathon.
• American College of Sports Medicine
• Clinical Exercise Physiology Association
• National Strength and Conditioning Association
• USA Powerlifting
• American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM):
- Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist [RCEP]
- Clinical Exercise Specialist [CES]
- Health Fitness Specialist [HFS]
• National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA):
- Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist [CSCS]
- Certified Personal Trainer [CPT]
• USA Powerlifting (USAPL) / International Powerlifting Federation (IPF):
- Category I International Referee
• USA Track and Field (USATF):
- Level 1 Coach
• USA Weightlifting (USAW):
- Level 1 Coach
The information above is current as of August, 2015.
Adjuncts are listed during semesters in which they teach.

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Looming changes to the Social Security system meant to shore up its pending insolvency have created a renewed sense of urgency for maximizing Social Security benefits for high-net-worth clients.
Because these clients are often financially secure enough to delay their Social Security benefits past the normal retirement age, when they can reap a higher benefit level, they have become the likely target of the impending Social Security reform. There is a strong possibility that the powerful file and suspend strategy for maximizing Social Security benefits will not survive the transition, so it is time to engage your retirement-age clients in a Social Security planning discussion before it is too late.
The File and Suspend Strategy
Because it is in the government's interest to encourage workers to delay collecting Social Security benefits, your clients who wait past the normal retirement age to begin collecting are rewarded with an increase in benefits for each year benefits are delayed. This results in a higher benefit being paid to the client, but in some cases, the government comes out ahead when the client does not live long enough to begin collecting benefits.
In some instances, if your client has reached full retirement age but wishes to delay collecting benefits in order to reap the higher benefit level in later years, the client can take advantage of a strategy known as "file and suspend." This strategy allows a spouse to begin collecting spousal benefits without jeopardizing the amount of the working spouse's retirement benefit. The working spouse simply files for benefits and then makes a subsequent filing to suspend these benefits.
During the time that the benefits are suspended, the working client earns delayed retirement credits, which increase the eventual benefit level by 8% for each year in which benefits are suspended. The taxpayer must begin to collect benefits by age 70, by which point the benefit level can be increased substantially.
A working spouse may collect spousal benefits but can similarly suspend any work-related benefit, so that it too can continue to grow until the working spouse reaches age 70. At that point, both spouses would be entitled to a larger benefit and would still have collected some Social Security income in the intervening years.
The file and suspend strategy removes some of the upside potential that the government can realize through encouraging workers to delay collecting benefits—namely, the possibility that those benefits will never be collected, thus increasing the Social Security fund level. As a result, proposals for reforming Social Security have focused on eliminating the file and suspend strategy.
Other Reform Proposals
The administration's proposals also include modifying the cost of living adjustments that are applied to increase Social Security benefits each year. By switching to some form of the chained CPI method, the benefits paid out under Social Security would increase at a slower rate, thus helping to extend the life of the current retirement fund. Further, several proposals seek to either remove or increase the earnings limit that caps the amount of a worker's compensation that is subject to the Social Security tax. While plans to modify the earnings cap have been proposed unsuccessfully in the past, the imminence of the Social Security funds' exhaustion may influence opponents to agree to these measures.
The death of Social Security has been discussed for years without any significant action being taken to solve the problems inherent to the system. Today, because the ability to push the solution to some point in the future is no longer a viable option, reform has become inevitable.
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Update (July 4): In a press conference Wednesday morning, CERN scientists announced they have observed a new particle that bears a striking resemblance to the Higgs boson, but they stopped short of declaring a formal discovery.
"This is indeed a new particle," said experiment spokesman Joe Incandela. "We know it must be a boson and it's the heaviest boson ever found. The implications are very significant and it is precisely for this reason that we must be extremely diligent in all of our studies and cross-checks."
The researchers' results reached the 5-sigma level of certainty, strongly suggesting they have observed the elusive Higgs boson. But for now, their findings are labeled preliminary. "It's hard not to get excited by these results," said CERN research director Sergio Bertolucci. "We stated last year that in 2012 we would either find a new Higgs-like particle or exclude the existence of the Standard Model Higgs. With all the necessary caution, it looks to me that we are at a branching point: the observation of this new particle indicates the path for the future toward a more detailed understanding of what we're seeing in the data."
As CERN chief Rolf Heuer added: "We have reached a milestone in our understanding of nature. The discovery of a particle consistent with the Higgs boson opens the way to more detailed studies, requiring larger statistics, which will pin down the new particle's properties, and is likely to shed light on other mysteries of our universe."
The Higgs boson is a subatomic particle that allows other subatomic particles to have mass, making it a pretty important part of the universe — if it actually exists. Also known as the "God particle," the hypothetical speck has eluded scientists for years, raising doubts about even our most basic model of how the universe works.
But now, after decades and fortunes spent hunting it, the God particle may finally be ready to reveal itself. Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider in Europe will hold a press conference July 4 to announce big news about the boson, possibly even declaring they have formally discovered it. And while the timing on U.S. Independence Day is coincidental, it's already generating fireworks worldwide.
"We now have more than double the data we had last year," says Sergio Bertolucci of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN, in a recent press release. "That should be enough to see whether the trends we were seeing in the 2011 data are still there, or whether they've gone away. It's a very exciting time."
The search for Higgs bosons has gone increasingly well in recent months, with CERN reaching a 3-sigma level of certainty, which indicates a one-in-1,000 chance that a positive result was a fluke. Still, under the standards of modern physics, that barely counts as "strong evidence." The 5-sigma level, which has just a one-in-a-million rate of wrong conclusions, is required to call something a "discovery."
Based on the buzz ahead of CERN's July 4 event, many are speculating that point is near. "Reports from the experiments indicate [they] will reach the 5-sigma level of significance for the Higgs signal," Columbia mathematician Peter Woit writes on his blog. "So this will definitely be the long-awaited Higgs discovery announcement, and party-time for HEP [high-energy physics] physicists."
According to Nature, CERN's experiments have sigma signals ranging from 4.5 to 5, and one unidentified member of the research team is quoted as saying "without a doubt, we have a discovery." Stoking rumors even further, CERN has invited four of the earliest Higgs boson theorists to attend Wednesday's announcement, including the particle's namesake, 83-year-old British physicist Peter Higgs.
Part of Tevatron at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, aka Fermilab, near Chicago. (Photo: DOE)
Boson buddies
Just in time for CERN's Fourth of July revelation, U.S. scientists are also reporting new hints of the Higgs boson this week. Researchers at Fermilab in Illinois found the evidence in data from Tevatron (pictured above), a particle accelerator built in 1983 that was shut down last year. It's not definitive, but by studying hundreds of trillions of particle collisions at Tevatron from 2001 to 2011, the researchers found data that strongly suggest the Higgs boson exists, Fermilab reported Monday.
"During its life, the Tevatron must have produced thousands of Higgs particles, if they actually exist, and it's up to us to try to find them in the data we have collected," says Luciano Ristori, a physicist at Fermilab. "We have developed sophisticated simulation and analysis programs to identify Higgs-like patterns. Still, it is easier to look for a friend's face in a sports stadium filled with 100,000 people than to search for a Higgs-like event among trillions of collisions."
Fermilab researchers saw signs of Higgs between 115 and 135 gigaelectronvolts (GeV) — 130 times the mass of a proton, and around the same search region as CERN's Large Hadron Collider. But the LHC is newer and more advanced than Tevatron, and the search will ultimately depend on it. "Our data strongly point toward the existence of the Higgs boson," says Fermilab spokesman Rob Roser, "but it will take results from the experiments at the Large Hadron Collider in Europe to establish a discovery."
A rendering from the LHC that might represent a decaying Higgs boson. (Image: CERN)
Mass confusion
The Higgs boson may not seem like it's worth all this trouble, but it's a critical missing piece from the Standard Model of physics, an all-inclusive guide to the universe that otherwise works fairly well. The model's main flaw is that it fails to explain how certain particles have mass, such as quarks and electrons, while other particles like photons are massless. Physicists have theorized since the 1960s that subatomic mass is mediated by the "Higgs field," a force field made of Higgs bosons that treats various particles differently as they pass through.
Testing that theory requires big particle accelerators, which allow scientists to smash matter together so violently it's reduced to a cloud of subatomic wreckage. If the Higgs boson is real, it should briefly emerge at this point, existing for only a trillionth of a second before fading back into other particles. Scientists can then look for its fingerprints in data recorded by the particle accelerator.
Discovering the Higgs boson could do wonders for high-energy physics, helping explain persistent mysteries like dark matter and dark energy. But as CERN's Sergio Bertolucci tells the London Telegraph, almost any news about the Higgs boson is good news. "The important message is this: We won't know if it is the Higgs, only that it is an indication of a new state that looks like the Higgs," he says. "So this won't mark the end of a chapter but the beginning of another exciting one. For example, if we are looking for a dog and we find one that meows, that's not one discovery but two. If it's something other than the Higgs, or if there's no Higgs, then that is a win-win because we are into the realm of new physics."
To watch the July 4 announcement in real time, visit CERN's live webcast page Wednesday at 9 a.m. Geneva time (which is 3 a.m. U.S. Eastern time). And for more information about how the Higgs field is thought to work, check out this video by University of Michigan physicist Gordon Kane:
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In my sax classes, my teacher accompanies me with his piano. He corrects my timing mistakes. Also, it sounds better than playing alone.
I just came up with a software which can help me to do it at home. It's like doing karaoke with an instrument. It plays the song without the main instrument and records the player. So, the guy can play in his own style while keeping the rhythm and listen to the result at the end. It would be great if the program displayed the notes too.
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- Are there free or paid song tracks available to download? Or does one need to compose everything himself?


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Lena Edwards Rhodes of Kinston, affectionately known as �Doll,� turned 100 years old Saturday.
Lena Edwards Rhodes of Kinston, affectionately known as �Doll,� turned 100 years old Saturday. The sixth of 10 children, she was delivered by a midwife on Oct. 6, 1912, on her family�s share farm in Dover.
She has one sister, 93-year-old Ethel Dunk of Richmond, Va. Longevity runs in the Edwards family, as the oldest brother, Rufus Edwards of Grifton, lived to age 102.
Rhodes exchanged wedding vows on March 23, 1963, to John Wesley Rhodes, a construction worker and the love of her life. She was a housekeeper for 15 years for Jacob and Louis Stadium of Kinston.
The Rhodes shared a marriage they thought was crafted in heaven as they built their lives quietly in Lenoir County. No children were born to this union, but each partner had a son before their marriage. Wesley died in May 1994, after battling a short illness and leaving her to cherish his memory.
A woman of God with strong moral character, values and an undying faith, Lena Rhodes is a member of St. Peters Disciples of Christ Church in Kinston. She is a member of the Mother Board, the senior choir, the Kitchen Committee and a number of auxiliaries in the church. She is also the oldest member on the roster.
An avid reader, she has enjoyed reading The Free Press daily from cover to cover, and often said, �It was good company.� She also loved sewing and shopping at H Stadium and JC Penney.
Rhodes lived in her Kinston home for more than half a century until her health failed in the fall of 2010.
These days she lives at The Village of Kinston, formerly Glencare Assisted Living, sharing stories, singing gospel songs, watching television and enjoying her golden years.
She is grateful to reach the youthful age of a centenarian and attributes her milestone to God�s grace. She drinks a Pepsi every day, loves vanilla ice cream, and is delighted to see and entertain all of her friends.
Rhodes� family will celebrate her 100th birthday later this month, surrounding her with family, friends, an ice cold Pepsi and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.


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During the chaotic week of the Boston bomb attacks, Barack Obama finally did something a lot of people had been waiting for: He got angry. In public. In the Rose Garden. It happened after the Senate had shamefully failed to pass a bill, favored by the overwhelming majority of Americans, requiring background checks for gun purchasers. "The gun lobby and its allies willfully lied about the bill," he said. "They claimed that it would create some sort of Big Brother gun registry even though the bill did the opposite ... Those lies upset an intense minority of gun owners, and that in turn intimidated a lot of Senators."
Assorted Republicans were put off by Obama's passion. The conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer falsely claimed that the President had falsely claimed that the background-checks bill would have prevented the Newtown massacre. Krauthammer also said that helping the victims' families lobby for the law was "emotional blackmail." The conservative pundit and former Bush functionary Pete Wehner--who occasionally professes a desire for moderation but just can't help himself when it comes to the President--called Obama's behavior "demagoguery" and described it as a "Lear-like" rage.
To which I say, Bring it on, Mr. President. Obama's anger served a larger purpose. It was directed at the plague affecting--no, paralyzing--our public life: the ability of well-funded extremist groups to thwart the will of the overwhelming majority. This is a problem that goes well beyond the gun issue. It has infected liberal and conservative lobbying groups alike. Their constant screeching defiles the mass media and drowns out voices of sanity. Their give-no-quarter politics defines our time. The President finally reflected the public fury I often hear when I travel the country. His outburst should be a guide to other Washington politicians. It is well past time for political moderates to speak as forcefully as the snake-oil salesmen who are hijacking our democracy.
I include among the demagogues Democrats like Jim Dean--former governor Howard Dean's brother--who recently sent out a fundraising letter titled "Disgusted," which began with this subtle enjoinder: "President Obama's budget has left me absolutely disgusted." Really? Why? Because the President has called for very modest cuts in old-age entitlements. I also include both sides of the abortion debate, public employees' unions that won't change their work rules, the gun lobby--obviously--and its liberal doppelgänger, the civil-libertarian lobby. Innumerable other groups fester, waiting for the chance to raise funds off the paranoia of their supporters. The oil barons and financial wizards and labor unions all use the same maximalist tactics on their targeted politicians: If you oppose us, even a little bit, we'll slide the slippery slope toward socialism (or whatever)--and you will pay come election time.


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A one day workshop on "Wellness" is being organized on 4thJuly 2017 at GargiAuditorium from 9.30AM onwards. Experts on fields have been invited to make presentation. The Counselors and Deans (Students' Affairs) from all IITs will take part in the workshop.
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I'm in Alberta too (Beaumont).Rayxor wrote:We probably have enough members to form a support group. Primal screaming and all that.
We got Uncle Dan's Leg, Miyagi, ODB (or is that sask?), ....TBone?...Arachnid?
I know i'm missing someone else.
Good luck with the move Rats. As I'm sure you're already aware, there are lots of good hunting opportunities over here. http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca is a good site to check out - lots of boneheads on there but plenty of good hunters and fishermen too.


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Finding the Best Janitorial and Break Room SuppliesBy Jessica Mousseau
Running a business can be a real challenge, and one of the biggest problems can be finding the best janitorial and break room supplies. From choosing the right coffee and creamer to finding the perfect cleaning solutions for those stubborn stains, making sure that janitorial supplies and break room items are up to snuff can be a big problem. With all of the other things that business owners have to do, these items can easily be overlooked, but it is important to give them the consideration they deserve. After all, the right janitorial supplies are essential for keeping the office looking good, while a well stocked break room is an important part of maintaining the employee morale that will help the business succeed.
Letting any of these areas slip can have unintended consequences, including a workplace that makes a poor first impression and a roomful of unhappy employees. It is important therefore for all business owners and office managers to shop carefully for the right janitorial and break room supplies.
And of course it is important to choose those supplies that are both inexpensive and effective. Cleaning and janitorial supplies will need to be both effective and safe for employees to use, and care will need to be taken when choosing them. It is important to look for quality products that will make cleaning the office fast and efficient, allowing the janitorial staff to get on with their other tasks quickly.
While janitorial supplies are an important part of any office, the break room supplies are perhaps even more important. Every office manager understands just how important that morning cup of coffee can be, and a well stocked break room with lots of quality coffee will do a great deal to boost employee morale and team spirit. Other offices will go even further, supplying their workers not only with the finest coffee but an assortment of sodas, iced teas and other treats as well. Appliances like microwaves, refrigerators and coffee makers will also help make the break room more efficient and the employees happier.
No matter what break room and janitorial supplies are chosen, however, it is important for office managers and business owners to shop around for the best deal. There are many companies devoted to helping large and small businesses get the supplies they need, and shopping around carefully can save those much needed funds for other business essentials.
All About Office PaperBy Jessica Mousseau
Offices use three different types of printers; copier, ink jet and laser. Each of these use a different type of paper. In order to get the best results, you need to know which types of paper works best in specific machines. Ink jet paper will not work in either a copier or laser printers. It is best not to even try to use it. It will bubble and jam the machine, giving you a headache you could best do without.
Always read the manufacturer's instruction manual for each printer that you purchase. That is where you will find recommendations on the type of paper that should be used in the machine. Record it in a notebook specifically used for recording paper types and printer information. This will simplify your task when it comes time to order paper. Always store paper in a cupboard where the humidity is low to prevent curling. Dimensionally stable paper also prevents curling. If you are having problems with this, ask your supplier for a paper that has a lower moisture level.
If in doubt about paper type, ask the service personnel that come to take care of your equipment. They can answer any questions you may have. Never buy paperfrom telemarketers, even though they offer unbelievably low prices. As with all things, if it sounds too good to be true, it is. Always buy paperfrom a supplier with an established reputation.
Most of the time digital copiers can use the same type of paper as non-digital copiers. Color printers and copiers can usually use the same paper as black and white equipment, but if you want your copies to be of high quality, use a better quality paper. Before you run a large number of copies, test the paper in your machine. If a supplier suggests a different type of paper, buy a ream. If it works well and you like it better than the paper you are using, go ahead and buy a case or more.
Never use high moisture or textured paper in laser printers. These can cause you a host of problems. Recycled paper works well in most copiers and printers. Try to avoid papers that are coated, as most of them cannot be recycled. If a certain paper works well in your office equipment, stick with it. As the old adage goes, "do not rock the boat."
Paper is available in 20, 24 and 28 poundage. Heavier paper has the higher poundage number. Smoothness is important if you want a bold image. The smoother the paper, the whiter it looks to the eye. If you want an elegant image, always use paper of supreme quality. If you want your copies to last for years, purchase acid-free paper. It can last more than two hundred years before deteriorating. This is best if you plan on printing contracts, legal documents or papersthat are going to be archived. Use these tips to provide a positive paper experience in your office. By buying a paper that works well in your office equipment, you save time and money.
Art, Drafting and School SuppliesBy Jessica Mousseau
A large variety of art, drafting and school supplies are available for purchase online. Whether you need art materials to prepare a conference, presentation or classroom decorations or anything in between, a large stock and varieties are available to fit the needs of any project. From all-purpose glue and glue sticks, to glue guns or refills, the type of office supplies available online are endless.
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Find a choice of portfolios, including documents tubes, in Art & Drafting Portfolios to protect your works-in-progress and masterpieces alike online as well. Add color to your designs with our Art Pencils, china marker pencils, colored pencils, colorless blender pencils, and specialty marking pencils, so you'll be sure to find what you need for your design project. Teachers will delight with Chalkboards, Bulletin Boards & other accessories You will also find more than just chalkboards, chalk, and eraser, but also a colorful collection of bulletin board sets, trims, and borders to brighten classroom displays!
Drafting Tools & Templates contains a full range of drafting materials for architects and designers, including cutting mats, compasses and curves, drafting film, lettering and stencils, T-squares, and other essential drafting materials. Schools and offices alike will be pleased with our selection of white and color art paper rolls and racks, drawing and handwriting paper, tracing paper, construction paper, and tissue paper, found in Drawing Pads, Paper & Accessories. Be sure to have enough stock to give your company (or your kids) choices throughout the year. Find Art, Drafting and School Supplies at our webstore. With a large range of art, Drafting and School Supplies that your every artistic need can be met with one visit to our site.
It Is Time to Organize Your DeskBy Jessica Mousseau
Desks have the tendency to become extremely cluttered. They fill up with paperwork, mail, correspondences, books, pencils, pens, etc. It is not only the desks at work that become messy, but also the desks at home. Have you looked at your desk lately? Some of the most important pieces of paper reside on that very desk. It is about time you organized your life. Here are some great tips to organize your desk at home or at work.
Desk Clutter
Clutter is the number one enemy of a desk. It seems like anything that has no designated home gets placed here. At least once a week, clear your clutter. The more aware you are of adding to the clutter, the less you will do it. For example, when you open your mail, make sure you do it beside a wastepaper basket. This way you can throw out all the unwanted junk mail without having to make a pile that you will toss later.
Desk Space Planning
Sometimes, the reason desks become messy is because they are planned poorly. For instance, if you constantly need an address book, but it's home is in the back of a bottom drawer, you will probably keep it out all the time. Instead, make sure the items you will use constantly have a home that is easy to reach and retrieve at a moment's notice. This will make it much easier for your to de-clutter and clean when the time comes.
Move Desk Items to Bulletin Board
If you need to rid your desk of loose pieces of important papers, install a bulletin board nearby. However, like your desk, bulletin boards can become cluttered. Make sure you read your messages each day and clear the outdated paper from the postings.
Desk Clutter: Email
Another element of desk clutter is email clutter. How many emails do you have in your inbox that have already been read and addressed? One of the best ways to organize emails is to create email folders for important messages you will need from time to time. Then, each week, clean these folders, including your inbox. Respond to those that you have not already responded to and delete the old.
Desks can say a lot about a person. They can tell your significant other, boss, friends, how organized you are mentally and emotionally. The more organized your desk, the more relaxed you will be.
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Four Essentials for Your Home OfficeBy Jessica Mousseau
If you work from home, you probably have a space that you use as your office. Whether it is a closet, a separate room, or even the kitchen table, there are a few things that will make your life a whole lot easier. Let's take a look at the top four items you need for your home office, apart from your regular office equipment.
A pencil holder.
Even if you do 99% of your work on the computer, you will never lose the need to write some things down on plain paper. Unfortunately, even if you keep a notepad handy, pens and pencils are never around when you need them! Using a pencil holder is the perfect solution, just be sure to put them back when you finish writing. For a mobile office space, use one of those zippered pencil bags that kids take to school. All your writing instruments can be easily stored in one of these and you won't waste time searching for an elusive pen ever again!
Once again, you might have a calendar on your computer, but it is vital that you have a physical one as well.
A desktop calendar works well if you have the space, but most people don't, so go with a wall calendar. Choose one that has large squares for writing on. This allows you to see at a glance what you are doing every day. Duplicate your computer calendar if you use one, so you won't have to open it every time you need to check a date. For even more organization, try color coding your entries. Blue for family, red for business, green for personal, etc.
It's easy to forget to drink water while you are working hard on a deadline, but staying hydrated is important if you want to be more productive. Did you know that dehydration can actually slow brain function? Just keeping a bottle of water by your computer can help remind you to take a sip now and then and you won't lose time getting up to go to the kitchen every so often (although that isn't a bad thing, getting away from the computer once in a while!).
Cable labels.
This might seem silly, but labelling the cables and wires that run all over your home office can save you a load of time when you have to move things around. Instead of following each cable to its source, you can see at a glance (and without getting down on the floor) what goes where. With all the technology that gets crammed into our office spaces these days, labelling your wires can be a lifesaver. Use plain stickers with notes or buy specially marked tabs. There are plenty of gadgets and doodads for home offices, but the four listed above will help you boost productivity and avoid wasting time. Which, in home business, means earning more money!
Keep Up to Date with the Right Calendars and OrganizersBy Jessica Anne Elizabeth
For those trying to get a new business off the ground it can be difficult at times to even know what day it is. Weeks and months of working 16 and 20 hour days can quickly take their toll, and many harried business owners struggle just to keep up with the frantic pace of a new enterprise. Even owners of existing businesses often find themselves overwhelmed and struggling to cope with the hectic pace of the business, world, and those business owners certainly need a way to organize their lives and keep track of their busy days.
Calendars and organizers may not be able to run a busy office, but they can help busy business owners and executives make the most of their time. Every entrepreneur and manager understands just how important it is to maximize every moment, and a good organizer helps them to do just that. An assortment of calendars and other organizers is a great way for business owners and managers to keep track of important meetings, project deadlines and other vital information.
One of the most important benefits of using calendars and organizers is that these tools can put all of the important information within easy reach. A quick glance at the wall calendar can provide all the information the business owner needs about which clients he or she is meeting with, which products are on schedule and which ones are overdue, and which deadlines are looming large. This type of timely information can help the business owner make intelligent and informed decisions, certainly a boon for any business.
Most businesses will need to use a combination of calendars, including wall calendars, desk calendars and electronic calendars. Wall calendars are perfect for keeping a wealth of information within easy sight, while a day to day desk calendar can hold important reminders of upcoming meetings. And electronic calendars provide busy executives with important meeting reminders even when they are not in the office.
Organizers play a vital role in the life of any business as well, helping busy executives keep on top of their schedules and ensuring that they never miss an important meetings. Paper organizers, along with their electronic counterparts, are essential survival tools in the business world today, and no executive or business owner should be without them.
Make a Splash with the Right Presentation and Meeting SuppliesBy Jessica Anne Elizabeth
It has never been more important for business owners to make a great impression and project the utmost professionalism when they detail what their firms have to offer. Using the right presentation supplies is an essential part of doing business, and a winning presentation is one of the most effective of all business tools.
Whether that presentation takes place at the local trade show or in the office, it is essential for businesses of all sizes to invest in top quality presentation supplies and meeting supplies. High quality presentation supplies and meeting supplies will help business owners project the professional image that gets results, while poor quality supplies can lead to failed presentations and even lost business.
It is important for those business owners to carefully choose the presentation and meeting supplies that best meet their needs. The business owner or office manager will need to look carefully at the type of room where the presentations will be held, including the size of the projection screen, the type of projector that will be used and the lighting options that will be available. The task of matching presentation and meeting supplies to the room available will be easier if that room is in the office, but it is important for remote locations as well.
The type of lighting available in the room is an important consideration when shopping for the right presentation and meeting supplies, and it is important to consider this factor carefully before getting started. Adding a dimmer option to the lighting in the conference rooms and presentation centers can greatly increase the flexibility and efficiency of any training session, and dimming the lighting can help make the presentation projector provide a higher quality image as well. It is a good idea for business owners to test their presentation under many different types of lighting, including full sunlight, in order to choose the presentation supplies and meeting supplies that will provide the best impression for visitors, guests and clients.
It is also essential for those business owners to ensure that the meeting supplies chosen have a professional look. The meeting supplies that are chosen should give visitors and meeting attendees a good first impression, and high quality supplies will help to ensure that a professional image is maintained throughout that winning presentation.


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Distant Horizon president Anant Singh announced on Friday [10] that The Weinstein Company will launch sales in Cannes on the live-action project.
TWC has acquired world rights excluding the US, South Africa and India to the remake of Yasuomi Umetsu's original Japanese anime about a young woman in corrupt South Africa who vows to avenge the murder of her father.
Production on the remake has just wrapped in Johannesburg, South Africa, and stars Samuel L Jackson, India Eisley and Callan McAuliffe.
Ralph Ziman directs and Singh and Distant Horizon's Brian Cox produce with Detalle Films' Moises Cosio and Alberto Muffelmann serving as co-producers.
Singh and Alan Grodin of the law firm Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin negotiated the deal for Distant Horizon with TWC COO David Glasser, Michal Steinberg and Michael Rothstein.


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You might be asking yourself what the Yarn Graffiti Documentary team has been up to lately. Are they still making the movie?! Let me put your mind at ease and tell you, Yes we are. We haven't been traveling but we have been busy working. Behind the scenes, we are writing grants, planning for future shoots, staying in touch with subjects, organizing footage and working on a work sample.
It has been over a year since this project started but we still have a long way to go. Hang in there and keep letting us know what you think, sending us tips on neat projects and liking us on facebook. Especially let us know if you know of anything crazy being planned for International Yarn Bombing Day 2012.
Remember that documentaries take a long time to make and anything worth doing it worth doing right. And even if you think we're going at a grandma's pace, know that grandmas make really amazing things when they finally finish a project.


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The Girl Can't Help It
The Girl Can't Help It is a pop art explosion of retina melting Deluxe Color insanity built around several incredible performances from some of rock 'n' roll's earliest and best groups. It could have been just another teensploitation picture meant to capitalize on American teenage culture of the mid-1950s and the "fad" of rock 'n' roll music, but in the hands of director Frank Tashlin it becomes a delirious candy colored satire of the music industry and the commoditization of sex to sell records.
Frank Tashlin started his career as an animator for Looney Tunes, and it is said that his cartoons were more like films and his films were more like cartoons. There is a gleeful anarchic streak that runs through his movies, and the clever satire of American life that was his directorial hallmark can be as essential to understanding the America of the 1950s as the work of Douglas Sirk (Written on the Wind, All That Heaven Allows). Tashlin worked with a lot of musical comedy performers that we consider pretty hokey now (Bob Hope, Martin & Lewis, Doris Day) but it's surprising how smart and genuinely funny the films in which he directed them are. He was a proto pop artist using the shiny gaudy images he created as a send up of celebrity, advertising, and pop culture and their detrimental effect on the American public. Although he had no great love for rock 'n' roll, with The Girl Can't Help It Tashlin inadvertently made one of the best rock 'n' roll movies of all time.Continue Reading


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It's been a bumpy ride for Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard who's planning to run against Barbara Boxer for her Senate seat in California.
First there were questions about whether a company she claimed to run actually existed; then there were issues about her voting record -- or lack thereof -- and now it's emerged that under her leadership and despite a trade embargo, HP somehow found a way to sell a lot of printers and other tech gear in Iran.
Of course, Fiorina's campaign (now accustomed to damage control) insists that everything was utterly above-board, and it does appear as though the company managed to avoid breaking the letter of the law; sales were conducted through a third party, so HP managed to steer clear of the embargo.
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But during her time at the helm time, Fiorina and her company's partners were making a lot of positive comments about trading in Iran; and, more broadly, Fiorina has heaped praise upon Islamic civilzation in general.
Fiorina's opponent in the upcoming primary, Chuck DeVore, has so far avoided international controversy. (He has also managed to avoid raising enough money for his campaign.) Polls show Barbara Boxer winning the election, but the margin is narrowing -- or at least is was before this latest news hit.


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PureDWTS Season 17, Week 5 – Power Rankings
I'm currently resisting the urge to go poke obnoxious Christina fans on Instagram with a stick, because so many of them were swearing up and down that she was "the most popular person on this season", and that anyone trying to say she came across snotty was "just jealous", and that we all should "just wait – she's gonna win the whole thing!" *snicker* Hate to say I told you so, kids, but – I told you so. She was not connecting with viewers, and I think it was a direct result of what many of us perceived as a "I'm too good to be here" kind of attitude – and as a result, she was not getting very many votes AT ALL, to the point where she got painfully overscored and STILL couldn't manage to stick around. I highly recommend rereading Heidi's numbers post from last week, as it paints a rather prophetic picture of what might have happened to send Christina home.
It's nights like last night that make me wonder if TPTB do skim Pure from time to time to keep their finger on the pulse of the viewers – because the whole "previous dance experience" bit and the nonsense about lift policing seem like they were plucked directly out of discussions here. What's next, guys? Humorous screen grabs? 😛
1/2.) TIE: Corbin & Karina and Amber & Derek – Last night was a bit of an odd night for the two frontrunners – both still had strong routines, but seemed to get picked apart by the judges a bit more. Corbin & Karina's foxtrot was a bit odd for me – the music didn't seem very foxtrot-ish, and I have to wonder if another style (maybe Viennese waltz) would have suited it better; consequently, I feel like both Corbin & Karina were struggling to make their dance actually fit the music, and while they didn't overtly lose time, it felt like they may have been on the brink of it at a few times – heck, I even had a hard time keeping a steady foxtrot beat in this one. Not my favorite dance they've done, but I think the whole "lift police" bit was just inane – but I LOVE that Tom actually kinda tried to hold her accountable for it by offering up a "playback" and the option to change her score…of course it didn't end up working, but I kind of enjoy the fact that Carrie Ann actually had to own her capricious, petty lift-policing this time. Perhaps she'll be a bit more cautious about it in the future? 😉 As for Amber & Derek – I enjoyed the routine, except for the bit at the end with the mic, which I think would have played a lot better if it was actually Amber singing instead of just lip-syncing. Len's complaint about not enough "in-hold" moves? Really, Len, foxtrot on DWTS has really become more Broadway than foxtrot, and each season we see less and less work in-hold; I don't think there was any less in-hold work in Amber & Derek's foxtrot than there was in Nicole & Derek's foxtrot in season 10, which got RAVE reviews. But Len usually has to pull out a "7" paddle for Derek at least once a season, and it's usually when Carrie Ann & Bruno are pulling out 9's and 10's…so I guess we got that out of the way early, eh? 😛
3.) Nicole & Sasha – This actually ended up being one of my favorite routines of the night – just pure fun and pure "Snooki" 🙂 I just love the way these two work together – and while they may not be the best or most impressive couple on the floor, everything they do entertains me, and has a good energy to it. Love that they have a bit of a "signature move" now – Nicole sticking her leg out and Sasha jumping over it. I just think it's a cute analogy to their partnership: Nicole's always doing stuff to mess with Sasha, and he just laughs it off and keeps going. I don't think they could have picked a better partner for Sasha – she meshes well with him, she's tiny, and she can do some of the gymnastic-y stuff we know he loves 🙂 I'm hoping they're getting the votes to stick around – because I think they've got the right attitude about this season. They're just working hard and having fun – they aren't tunnel-visioning towards the MBT or trying too hard.
4.) Bill & Emma – Not the best routine we've seen from Bill, but a very sweet, honest routine nonetheless 🙂 He seemed to have a few timing issues with the Viennese waltz, which I kind of expected, but he seemed to handle it well enough; I think he may have messed up a few steps, but god bless Emma, she was able to move with it and minimize the effect. Overall, I think the routine was a sweet tribute to his wifey, and it brought back memories of Andy's Viennese waltz for his daughter last season – both routines that weren't technically perfect, but were just lovely for their message 🙂 I do think Bill is gaining some momentum in terms of votes, and has the potential to overtake some of the better (but less popular) dancers if he can continue to improve and entertain us (and not be a douchebag :-P). Do I think he make the finale? Probably not. But I still think he's got at least a week or two left in him…which I'm totally fine with 🙂
5.) Jack & Cheryl – I think Jack may be the most underappreciated dancer this season right now – if you really watch him as he dances, you'll see that he actually GETS the concepts of rise & fall, and actually has a great frame. Cheryl also seems to have instilled in him the ability to really "be there" for his partner, as he seems like he's never in danger of dropping her or mowing her over. And man, this routine was just gorgeous to watch – both in terms of technique and feeling. He certainly didn't take the easy route with his song, either – the tempo changed quite a bit, so I find it really impressive that he managed to stay on-time. My only complaint? I feel like he's getting shoved in crummy running order positions, and just seems to be getting lost in the shuffle – last night he was stuck between a ridiculously overscored routine (Christina) and a really, really bad one (Leah). He's neither at the top of the pack, nor the bottom; he's just a pretty good dancer that is slowly improving. I don't think he's in danger of getting sent home – yet – but I just feel like I'm not hearing as much "buzz" about him as I am some of the other couples. Hope he's not getting forgotten!
6.) Brant & Peta – It was the better contemporary routine of the night – but unfortunately, that was a pretty easy feat, considering how truly BAD Leah's contemporary was 🙁 Generally, though, I thought Brant's contemporary was pretty good – he handled what he was given well, and he did inject a good deal of emotion and conviction into his moves. Thought it was a little lift-heavy, and a bit too flaily; but anymore, I'm just kind of "whatever" about contemporary routines on this show, since most of these pros don't have the contemporary experience necessary to choreograph something great – they're just flying by the seat of their pants, probably watching YouTube videos for inspiration, and trying to throw something together that their partner can handle while still somewhat-resembling a contemporary routine you might see on SYTYCD. He seems to be back in favor with the judges, so barring any huge snafus next week, I think he ought to be ok. He seems like a good kid – I'd definitely rather see him stick around than Leah or even Elizabeth. Let's just hope Peta resists the urge to "sex up" any more of his routines…
7.) Elizabeth & Val – After all the hype we saw for this jive throughout the show, I was thinking "This better be the best damn jive this show has ever seen!" Aaaaand…it wasn't. Sorry, but the whole SBTB, caffeine pill-throwback skit at the beginning just felt awkward and desperate, and like a waste of time – and I think Liz & Val may have mixed up their 90's teen sitcoms, because I don't recall Zack Morris ever climbing through Jessie's bedroom window (that was a move credited to Sam from Clarissa Explains it All – duh ;-)). It only go worse from there – Liz's little solo bit at the beginning felt like she got a little too excited and desperate, as she fell out of her pirouttes…and with her dance background, that's one move I would expect her to EASILY nail. The actual jive portion started out promising – she stayed on time, her flicks and kicks looked good, and I actually have to commend her on handling the simple spins (which are anything BUT simple) well; but after that, I think she lost some steam, as she seemed to struggle with picking her legs up quite as high and started looking a little winded. Consequently, it looked like she may have lost time at a few points. Overall, I admire her effort – but if she wants a hope and a prayer of making it to the finals, she is going to have to step up her game…because I think both Corbin & Amber danced circles around her last night. The whole "in jeopardy" thing happening AGAIN also doesn't seem to bode well for her…
8.) Leah & Tony – Ummm, wow. I think we have our first nominee for "worst dance of season 17" – because this was a real turd, folks. I do not care that Tony "has never choreographed contemporary before" (not entirely true); I do not care that Leah is "not a dancer" (heard you the first 10 times, dear); I do not care about how well you did or didn't "tell a story" (you took too long doing it, anyway) – this routine was just crap. The cheesy bit with the marionette at the beginning was just that – cheesy – and it took too long to get going; the lifts didn't feel so much like a part of the dance, as they did just moves that were arbitrarily thrown in "because contemporary!" – oh, and Leah looked heavy going up into them, and it seemed like she was stopping every other beat and just waiting to be lifted. The 'tude they were throwing the judges' way when being called out on all of these things was just the icing on the cow pie for me – everything about this routine and Leah & Tony themselves just left kind of a bad taste in my mouth last night. And I daresay Leah got a bit of a wake-up call standing up there with Christina last night – I hope she realizes that the sense of entitlement we've seen from her is not going to guarantee her safety (if anything, it might guarantee her elimination – she should go ask Christina), and I hope Tony realizes that he has got to kick his choreo up a notch…because they have an uphill battle to stick around next week, and I'm not sure it's one that they're going to easily win.
So how do you guys feel about last night's elimination? And who do you think is on the chopping block this coming week?


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Your daily entertainment update with a recipe for Grilled Fish Mustard Coating, "Bridget Jones's Diary" tonight on Lifetime and a fun website for the best April Fools' Day hoaxes of all time.
Dinner idea: Grilled Fish Fillet Mustard Coating
1/4 cup Dijon-style mustard
2 tablespoons lemon juice or lime juice
1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
1 teaspoon dried dill, or more to taste
Mix all ingredients together. Brush thickly on both sides of fish and set aside for 10 minutes* while the grill heats. Grill the fish on one side, then turn and brush and grill both sides again, if desired. Throw out any leftover coating.
Makes enough to coat 2 large or 4 small fish fillets.
*Don't leave the spread on the fish for more than 10 minutes before grilling as citrus juice cooks fish.
On TV: 'Bridget Jones's Diary' on Lifetime at 7 p.m. EST; 6 p.m. CST
Bridget Jones is a thirty-something single woman struggling with her age, weight, job, men, mother and her own imperfections. As a New Year's resolution, she keeps a diary and takes action to improve her life. A wild romance with her boss (Hugh Grant) ensues while she continues to run into a seemingly disagreeable acquaintance (Colin Firth). Rated R.
Fun website: Museum of Hoaxes, www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/aprilfool
April Fools' Day is Friday, so check out this website, which has collected 100 of the best April Fools' hoaxes of all time, like when Taco Bell announced on April 1, 1996, that they were purchasing the Liberty Bell and renaming it the Taco Liberty Bell. This site will keep you entertained for quite awhile.
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Cubs have brooms ready for Pirates
Rookie left-hander Chris Rusin can complete a sweep and pick up his first big-league win today when the Chicago Cubs visit PNC Park to wrap up a three-game series with the host Pittsburgh Pirates.
A 25-year-old Michigan native, Rusin made his first two starts in the majors on Aug. 21 and Sept. 4, and was beaten twice on the road at Milwaukee and Washington.
He allowed a hit and a run in five innings of a tough-luck 5-2 loss to the Brewers, then was battered for five runs on eight hits and a walk while retiring just three hitters in an 11-5 defeat against the Nationals.
The 6-foot-2, 195-pounder was drafted in the 23rd round by Oakland out of the University of Kentucky in 2008 but did not sign, then agreed to terms with the Cubs when they selected him in the fourth round a year later.
He's 22-21 in 86 career minor-league outings, including 8-9 in 26 starts this season -- one at Double-A Tennessee of the Southern League and 25 at Triple-A Iowa of the Pacific Coast League.
Pittsburgh tries to sidestep the sweep with southpaw Jeff Locke, who starts for the second time in four games this season and the sixth time in eight appearances overall.
The 24-year-old was beaten, 5-1, by Houston in his last outing - a five-inning start on Sept. 3 in which he allowed seven hits and five runs - following a pair of scoreless relief outings in August.
In 9 1/3 combined innings this summer, he's allowed eight hits and five runs while walking one batter and striking out seven.
Locke was 0-3 last season in four starts while compiling a 6.48 earned run average across 16 2/3 innings.
He has never faced the Cubs.
On Saturday, Jeff Samardzija struck out nine batters en route to his first career complete game as the Cubs downed the Pirates, 4-3.
Samardzija (9-13) allowed just three runs - two earned - on four hits and one walk to snap a four-start winless drought.
David DeJesus smacked a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth and Alfonso Soriano added a solo shot to help the Cubs secure their second straight victory on the heels of a six-game slide.
"It was a special night for him," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. "It was big for him to be that so-called number one guy to step up and give us back-to- back wins."
Jason Grilli (1-5) was tagged with the loss for giving up DeJesus' base hit in the eighth. Pedro Alvarez knocked in two runs for the Pirates, who have dropped six of their last eight games.
The Pirates won six of the first nine games between the teams this season, including two of three in a series at Wrigley Field from July 30-Aug. 1. The teams split 16 games in 2011.


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I actually read Peter Bart's Infamous Players A Tale of Movies, The Mob (and Sex) thinking that he was Peter Biskind. Then I wrote a review on that basis, before I'd even finished the book. Then I realized that Peter Bart and Peter Biskind are two different men — they have different names, different faces, and one of them has a very different moustache. That should have tipped me off immediately.
Nevertheless, despite realizing my howling error before "going to press," I am presenting the review unchanged, partly because "Rewriting is censorship" (the beat authors) and partly because "Blogging isn't writing, it's graffiti with punctuation" (Elliott Gould in CONTAGION) — a description I embrace with enthusiasm though I'm far from certain about the punctuation part. And also, though I fully acknowledge that Peter Bart and Peter Biskind are not the same man, on a deeper, poetic level, they actually are.
Also also, taking Bart to task for faulty fact-checking in a review where I have confused him with another, different man, makes me look like an asshole, which is good for my ego.
Also also also, this review gives you an idea of what film history looks like without any fact-checking, thus saving you the effort of reading Bart's book.
There's an aphorism I can't quite recall about returning once too often to the well, and it hangs over Peter Bart's memoir of his days at Paramount in the 70s, Infamous Players A Tale of Movies, The Mob (and Sex). The whole thing's pretty tired, covering ground Bart went over more entertainingly in Easy Riders, Raging Bulls ("The gossip culture's revenge on the counter-culture," as Paul Schrader put it.)
I enjoy gossip, and enjoy hearing that talented people have feet of clay, so I gobbled up Easy Riders shamelessly. Also, I feel a debt of gratitude to Bart because as I finished the book I came down with appendicitis. I was convinced I had food poisoning and believed I'd feel better if I threw up. His description of the murder of Dorothy Stratton at the end of his book helped me to achieve a successful vomiting, allowing me to realize that the problem was elsewhere.
Peter Bart.
The problem with Infamous Players isn't that the subject is worn out, though there are numerous books about the period (Peter Cowie's The Godfather Book is a fun one). It's more like Bart is worn out. And his editor isn't helping — the Introduction states "I played an integral role in both the success and the chaos," and then over the page, just seventeen lines later, "I was lucky to be there at a time of great achievement and great confusion, and I managed to contribute to both."
But then, the book's title should have warned me: the word "sex" placed in prudish/prurient parenthesis speaks of a fundamentally lousy attitude to words.
Fact-checking is also not the book's strong point, especially when it comes to plot synopses. Bart apparently thinks the original SCARFACE was about two brothers, one a gangster and one a cop, and he describes PLAY MISTY FOR ME as dealing with a disc jockey who turns violent when a one-night stand won't date him again.
This is worrying, but not as much as when Bart blithely narrates a series of events and imputes a cause-and-effect relationship that makes no sense. Noting that PLAY MISTY was a box office disappointment, he suggests that Clint Eastwood "wanted the assurance of having his alter ego, Don Siegel, serve as director" on DIRTY HARRY — but in the next sentence he observes that HARRY was released a mere two months after MISTY, which of course means that the earlier film's box office performance could have played no possible role in Eastwood's choice of Siegel as director on his next film. If I can catch Bart out like this, it makes me concerned that other stories he tells may be similarly inaccurate, and I won't have any way of knowing.
Next to this, the disappointing lack of period ambience is a minor quibble. Robert Evans' The Kid Stays in the Picture struck me as probably a lattice of self-serving lies, but it reeked of the seventies, because Evans is kind of still in that zone, mentally. You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again likewise benefitted from a strong, albeit vindictive and paranoid, authorial voice. Easy Riders caught a lot of the flavour of the times too, since it was largely an oral history, but this book comes straight from Bart's defective memories, and its language is pure 21st century journalese, apart from the entertaining moment when Bart gets a makeover to transform from tweedy reporter to hip movie exec: the black amazon saleslady who outfits him is pure Pam Grier. Which is fine: she probably was, and if she wasn't, this is an improvement.
Frustratingly, Bart portrays himself as pretty square, pretty decent, distancing himself from all of the free love, commercial love, shady mob activity and most of the recreational drug use surrounding him. He's like Henry Hill in GOODFELLAS, copping to being in the room when a lot of heinous shit went down, but never actually pulling the trigger himself. And of course that may well have been the case. By pointing out Paramount's ties to the underworld, though, he does weaken his friend Robert Evans' already unconvincing argument that he was unaware that two of his backers on THE COTTON CLUB were gangsters: it seems Evans has viewed gangsterism as a kind of aphrodisiac for as long as he's been in business.
Of course, I'm devouring the book as shamelessly as I did its superior predecessors, on a break from Ulysses, which is going to take me a decade to finish at this rate.
Bart's book took me two days. In your face, James Joyce!


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DETROIT — Automakers have been stepping up their discount lease offers, rebates and no-interest loans in response to a wave of new incentives from recall-plagued Toyota Motor.
The deals have triggered a big bounce in sales at U.S. dealerships, which are expected to be up 23 percent for the month, according to J.D. Power & Associates.
"The industry has been recharged by incentive offers from Toyota and other automakers," observed Edmunds.com Senior Analyst Jessica Caldwell. "There is a lot of money in the marketplace right now, and people are responding."
But the discounts are likely temporary and won't change the fact that overall, vehicle prices have been increasing in recent months after several years of stagnation.
The big reason is that carmakers are doing a better job of aligning their production with lower consumer demand. With leaner inventories, they've been able to use more restraint when it comes to profit-sapping incentives (that is, until the Toyota crisis popped up). A strong used-car market has also helped prop up prices for new cars.
The average selling price for a typically equipped new vehicle in January was $29,404, up from an average of about $28,100 for the same month during the previous three years, according to Edmunds.com. Though sticker prices were increasing between 2006 and 2009, so were incentives, keeping the average transaction price essentially flat.
But in January 2010 average incentives fell $368 compared with the prior January, while the average manufacturer's suggested retail price kept climbing, to $31,039. (To best reflect price trends, Edmunds.com bases its calculations on sales volume, including the mix of vehicle makes and models for each month, as well as on the proportion of vehicles for which each type of incentive was used.)
Gradual price increases, of course, are natural, especially when a car is redesigned or new equipment is added. And many consumers have gravitated toward models with bells and whistles that cost more, like in-car entertainment systems, navigation systems and fuel-saving turbo-charged engines.
Still, an analysis of February sales data by Edmunds.com shows that some carmakers have been able to hike prices more than others.
Ford Motor, for instance, riding a wave of goodwill from its refusal to seek a government bailout, was able to reposition its redesigned 2010 Taurus sedan and raise the car's average selling price by $6,200. Before the redesign the Taurus had been relegated to rental car lots, fetching an average $25,247. After the redesign, which added loads of new technology, a typical Taurus now sells for $31,458, an increase of nearly 25 percent.
Ford also raised prices on several of its Mercury brand vehicles by eliminating lower-end style levels. The typical Mercury Mariner crossover, for instance, now sells for about $4,000 more after Ford dropped the entry-level four-cylinder engine. The Mercury Mountaineer SUV now sells for an average $36,131, or about $5,500 more than the 2009 version, after Ford dropped lower-level styles for the 2010 model year.
Ford's Lincoln MKZ sedan now sells for 20 percent more after a minor freshening for 2010 that included fuel economy improvements. Its average selling price is now $38,562, up more than $6,400 over the 2009 MKZ.
General Motors has enjoyed similar pricing power. When GM launched a sleekly redesigned version of its Buick Lacrosse recently, the average transaction price rose $4,890, or nearly 18 percent over its predecessor. The typically equipped 2010 Lacrosse now sells for $32,521.
GM was also able to raise prices substantially on some of its vehicles by introducing new, better-equipped styles for 2010. The typical Chevrolet Suburban is fetching $51,383, or 21 percent more than the 2009 model, after GM made it easier to buy popular features such as remote vehicle start, adjustable pedals and rear parking assist. The Cadillac STS also has more available features and is selling for $49,106, or $3,770 more than the 2009 version.
Korea's Hyundai Motor, which has considerably boosted its quality image, is also benefiting from higher pricing. Its redesigned 2010 Tucson crossover is selling for an average $25,602, up 21.5 percent over the 2009 model.
Among luxury makers, Mercedes Benz saw the biggest price leap with its R-class, which added an improved diesel engine in the 2010 model. It now sells for an average $55,467, which is 24.5 percent higher than the 2009 R-class.
Even Toyota, despite the need for heavy discounts on many of its models to counter bad publicity, was able to hike prices on the FJ Cruiser SUV, which is not affected by the recalls. Its average transaction price is up 19 percent to $29,322, after the addition of more features at the standard level and a more powerful engine.
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Track and field head coach Bill Taylor gives a narrative of arriving in Haiti for a missions trip. Everything in the narrative happened between 9 a.m. and noon.
We flew in low this morning over Cap Haitien. The city, such as it is, on our left. Marshy land below. We came in for a steep landing on a short and single airstrip. You could see people standing, maybe working all along the airstrip. We landed and taxied.
Haiti is beautiful. The country, that is. It's green and mountainous. I love mountains. I love green.
It's 78 degrees today. Hotter than Nashville. The sun is shining. There's a cooling breeze. Palm trees sway. We are excited to get off the plane. We are excited for what we are about to do.
Off the plane and into Customs. More painless than not. Just takes time for them to get around to admit us, get our bags, and let us go on our way.
Then quickly out of the airport, ignoring the guys that want to carry your bag for a buck. Guarding your belongings because people "lose" things running this gauntlet.
We rapidly load the big truck. First our bags and luggage down the middle, then us, on the two bench seats down each side. The back is open, with a canvas roof.
As soon as we are all loaded up, off we drive. Down dirt streets with "compounds", huts, shacks, or whatever is left of this building or that. Some two stories, the outer walls completely gone. Casualties of a major storm, or simply from poverty and neglect.
Driving here was like living out a scene from a movie. "Blood Diamond" for instance. Poverty on all sides as we wade our truck through. People staring at us as we pass by. Cars carrying three times as many people as they should…people on the tops of cars, hanging onto the backs of cars, and shoved beyond capacity inside. Pedestrians are walking along the dirty sides, but there are no sidewalks. Just dirt, garbage, sewage trenches.
And everywhere, walls lining the road, with barbed wire, concertina wire, or just broken glass bottles, cemented in place to discourage intrusions. To protect what little is inside.
With no rules to the road, we weave in and out. Pass when possible. Are passed when it is possible. Passed by Haitens on motorcycles. At times we are blocked and have to wait, and then we are on our way again.
Suddenly we stop in the road and our driver, Jerome, honks the horn. He honks again, and I think he's honking at a truck that has pulled over ahead. But that isn't it, and after another honk the response comes as the security guard opens the large red metal gates, admitting our truck into the Cap Haitien Children's Home.
The buildings here are brightly colored. Most are a teal blue, with dark blue and lime green trim. Many of the corrugated tin roofs are red, but others are just, well, tin colored. The compound seems big for the city, but not too big. A number of dorms, classrooms, outbuildings, a playground out front, and a field with a freshly poured basketball court in the back. It's surrounded by a wall about 8 feet high. There is wire atop. It matches the community.
The kids seem eager to see us. Chickens roam free as the kids gather around our arrival. We dismount from the truck, unload our baggage and climb the stairs to our dorms. Each person claims their bunk for the week by throwing some personal possession under the mosquito netting, onto the mattress, then tucking the mosquito netting back in.
Once everything is up in the rooms, we gather on the balcony area outside our dorms for a welcome and a briefing. Hunter and Jillian Kittrell are our hosts, and they run the orphanage.
About thirty minutes later we are let loose on the resident population of the Cap Haitien Childrens Home.
Or is it the other way around?
Some of our team are returners, having been here last August on the last team mission trip. They immediately find, or are found by, familiar faces.
But whether here before or not, it isn't long before kids have claimed the majority of our group. They are cutting cattle out of a herd. And all over the compound, in every direction, you see our athletes being led by the hand to this activity or that.
Colin, Austin and Ryan are immediately immersed in a spirited game of 3-on-3 against a local team. Our girls are ushered off to have their hair braided, or to see some part of the compound. Frisbee is played. Books are shown off. Mostly though, the kids find someone and just hang on them, or melt into them.
It's not really that they are starving for attention. It's more that they are starving for our attention. New people to play with. People who want to be with them. And they just love the love. They want love.
A popular activity here is flying kites. This means finding a piece of old plastic garbage bag for the sail, two pieces of bamboo wood for the frame, then attaching it all together somehow. Attach a piece of string, then let it go.
You wouldn't think it would work, but these kids are masters at this, and some fly way up and stay there indefinitely. When that happens, the kids tie off the string to a post, leave the kite to fate, and either move on to something else, or build another kite.
I'm sitting with some of our team and some kids under the pavilion. It has a Creole name that sounds like 'toenail.' It's an outdoor classroom with a tin roof.
And this little girl is smiling at me, with this huge toothy, goofy smile. For no reason at all. It's wonderful.
Her name is Wengelin. Or something like that. Most of the kids here speak Creole, which is a mix of French and the native language. So sometimes it's hard to know what exactly is said.
So we will call her Wengelin, and hope that is right.
Wengelin hands me a book she is holding, and with a big smile motions for me to look at it. It's a great book. The kind I loved as a kid that shows how everything works, in detailed pictures, from the inside out and every other way. Maybe she wants me to read it to her. But it's written in French, so I can't read it. But it's great.
I flip through the pages, ask Jenny how to say "Thank you" in Creole, and return it to her. I receive another gigantic toothy smile. She's got the most wonderful innocent and happy smile.
I ask how to say, "How old are you?" in Creole. She shrugs and smiles big.
Jillian says sadly, "She's fourteen, but she doesn't know that." I ask how long she's been here. It's been seven years.
Wengelin is fourteen. She looks and acts eight. She hasn't grown like she should, physically for sure, probably mentally as well. Possibly, like so many kids here, she didn't get the nourishment she had to have as a baby.
And then it hit me like a brick in the head. One that I hadn't seen coming. That wave of compassion or sadness. That realization that things aren't right in this world. A bigger, fuller story that just watching the news or talking about it doesn't tell.
I couldn't put words to it in that moment, only tears. Tears I want to hide. Tears I don't want these kids to see because they don't need that from me. They don't want that from me. So I take a quick walk…to think, to recompose. To gather up a sense of normalcy and not feel bad. That's not enough.
How do humans let this happen? Why would anyone let a Wengelin be malnourished, neglected, abandoned? This sweet kid. And why would anyone let a whole people, a whole country, starve to death, physically…spiritually?
Then I return.
Wengelin is not smiling now. She is lying on the bench with her head in Louisa's lap. Alex sits above Louisa on the table. With eyes mostly closed, she grabs Alex's hand, pulls it down, and places it firmly on her head, holding it there with her hand so it can't escape. She's not smiling now. Instead she looks content and loved…eyes closed and peaceful. And I think for this brief moment at least, all is right in her world.