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He may be the most internationally-successful Brazilian artist of all time and the man famed for introducing samba and bossa nova to the USA, Europe and Asia back in the mid-Sixties.
Even so, few could have predicted iconic pianist/arranger Sergio Mendes`spectacular return - after an eight-year recording break - to international chart status back in 2006 with a new album boasting high-profile input from the cream of modern-day urban music talent.
Nevertheless, the appropriately-titled 'Timeless' - which saw the then-65-year-old, Grammy-winning Brazilian collaborating throughout with today`s chart-topping Black Eyed Peas rapper/producer/writer will.i.am - impressively boasted guests ranging from contemporary soul vocalists Erykah Badu and John Legend to the legendary Stevie Wonder and even-pop/R&B megastar Justin Timberlake, on a musically-groundbreaking set that mixed updates of old Mendes classics with totally new material.
Meanwhile, the ensuing summer 2006 international Top Three success of its kick-off single 'Mas Que Nada' (an update of Sergio`s signature tune, which in 1966 became the first Portuguese-sung song to hit the US Top Five) has ultimately in turn led to this month`s release of a new, follow-up LP 'Encanto'. Which once more finds the globally-renowned Mr. Mendes teaming up with will.i.am. This time on a more Brazilian-flavoured set pioneered by a cover of Sergio`s 1967 US Number One 'The Look Of Love', featuring the rapping and singing talents of Black Eyed Peas` sexy front woman Fergie.
├óĆ£The story behind me and will first getting together actually began around four/five years ago, when I received a phonecall from the president of A&M Records├óĆØ, begins an affable Sergio, relaxing over afternoon drinks in the lounge of central London`s plush Landmark Hotel: ├óĆ£He told me that he had a band I hadn`t heard of called The Black Eyed Peas, and the leader would like to come to my house and talk to me. I agreed, and the next day I opened my front-door to find will standing there with a bunch of old vinyl records of mine - including some really old instrumental piano things I`d done for Atlantic Records! As I was kinda surprised, he explained how - as a 16-years old - he`d gone to a record store, discovered my records, and been my biggest fan ever since! And, because he really did seem very sincere in his passion for the music, when he then asked if I`d come and play on one song for his group`s new album, I agreed.├óĆØ
├óĆ£So, a couple days later, I met Will in the studio,├óĆØ he continues in warm Brazilian/American tones: ├óĆ£The song he wanted me to play on was a beautiful Brazilian song I`d recorded before. I did a piano solo, he put a rap on it, and called it 'Sexy'! And, because I`d really enjoyed the whole experience, when I got home I told my wife that I`d finally decided to make another record. I immediately called will and suggested "How about if we do something where I bring all the classic melodies from Brazil, you bring the hip hop world, and we put it together?". He told me for him that would be fulfilling a lifetime dream, And so that`s exactly how our working relationship started! The idea was to try and get the new kids into these great old melodies. Because, with both samba and hip hop/R&B rhythmically-speaking harking back to Africa and both being urban music from the streets, I think the marriage is a natural one. It`s nothing forced. You know, in carnival - Brazil`s biggest celebration - we have millions of people all over the country dancing and singing on the streets, and nothing is more urban than that! It`s the biggest urban celebration on EARTH, if you think about it!├óĆØ
Indeed, 'Encanto' finds Sergio taking listeners even deeper into Brazil, having recorded all the basic tracks in Rio and Bahia before finally finishing up in Los Angeles. While its enchantingly diverse array of guest musicians range from Colombian superstar vocalist Juanes and Brazilian talents Carlinhos Brown and Vanessa Da Mata; to Japanese popsters Dreams Come True and Italian chart-topping rapper Jovanotti. Its international cast being completed by American stars like the aforementioned Fergie; legendary soul diva Natalie Cole; plus trumpeter supreme Herb Alpert accompanied by his wife Lani Hall, who was the original lead-singer in Sergio`s chart-topping Sixties combo Brasil `66. Meanwhile, Mendes` unique ear for enticing melodies and contagious rhythms is reflected in his updates of four seminal (legendary Brazilian songwriter) Antonio Carlos Jobim compositions. Which include a hip hop version of 'Agua De Beber' complete with will.i.am rap; plus a cover of 'Waters Of March', which features Grammy-nominated contemporary soulstress Ledisi while later being reprised in French by Afro-Belgian vocal ensemble Zap Mama.
├óĆ£'Encanto' is a beautiful word in Portuguese, which in Brazil means `enchantment` or `charm`├óĆØ, explains Sergio: ├óĆ£And I think it pretty much describes the music that`s in the album - the beautiful melodies, the sensuality, the rhythms, the diversity... You know, going to Brazil to make this record, because I hadn`t recorded there in a long time, brought a whole new vibe that`s very different from the last album. Because, while will at first went to Brazil with me - I felt taking him back to my roots was very important - he ended up having to go back to The States before we`d finished recording. So, with me then producing the rest of the album myself down there, it did bring a fresh, more Brazilian-oriented flavour to the party. You know, there`s a very special, musically-creative environment in Brazil which does inspire me tremendously.├óĆØ
In terms of the guests, meanwhile, Sergio found himself treading exciting new ground while also returning to work with significant figures from his illustrious past: ├óĆ£I`ve always dreamed of making an album with guest artists from different cultures singing in their native language, as a way to illustrate the power and magic of Brazilian melodies├óĆØ, he asserts: ├óĆ£So, to do Brazilian music with artists who were singing in Italian, Spanish and French - and not just in Portuguese and English - has given a very international aspect to the album, as well as being something totally new and fresh for me. But then going back to Brazil and recording with old friends, as well as involving my American friends Herb Alpert and his wife Lani Hall - who were like respectively my record company boss and my first singer from 40-odd years ago - was kinda like coming full-circle! Also, what a lot of people don`t know is (one-time Michael Jackson duettist and Brand New Heavies lead vocalist) Siedah Garrett actually sang with my band for five years in the Eighties! You know, it was one of her first-ever gigs. So again, getting her to sing on 'Funky Bahia' - when she`s really more of a songwriter these days - represented a nod to part of my history too.├óĆØ
Meanwhile, the fact that the many, culturally-varied guests on 'Encanto' are all genuine fans of Mendes` music is indeed a tribute to the lasting impact made by the physician`s son from Niteroi, Brazil (a small town across the bay from Rio De Janeiro), who - having discovered jazz at 15 - recorded his debut album in Brazil in 1961 with his band Bossa Rio Sextet, before first performing in New York the following year at the famous Bossa Nova Festival at Carnegie Hall. Critically acclaimed as one of the evening`s highlights (on a bill which impressively also included Joao Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Charlie Byrd), Sergio next went on to make a record with US jazz legend Cannonball Adderley before signing with Atlantic Records, who in turn released his own first American album 'The Swinger From Rio'.
However, it was after Mendes left Brazil and moved permanently to California in 1964 and signed his then-new group Brasil `66 to Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss` A&M Records that worldwide success immediately ensued. With international smashes like 'Fool On The Hill' and the US Number One 'The Look Of Love' plus several Gold and Platinum albums making him the biggest Brazilian artist of the decade. Highlights of 1967 included his first national US tour with Frank Sinatra and appearing in Las Vegas; while in 1968 his first tour of Japan opened significant doors for Brazilian music over there. With Mendes` albums continuing to chart throughout the Seventies (a time which also saw him perform for the first time at The White House), subsequent triumphs have since included the 1983 US pop/R&B chart-topper 'Never Gonna Let You Go' and a Grammy Award for his 1993 album 'Brasileiro'.
With Sergio having lived in Brazil during the late Fifties/early Sixties when the samba-based bossa nova was born and having been one of the new genre`s first practitioners (together with composer Antonio Carlos Jobim; guitarist Joao Gilberto; and lyricist Vinicius de Moraes) he now recalls the momentous era with fond memories: ├óĆ£Yeah, it was a wonderful time! And today, when I look back, it almost seems to me like last WEEK! Because the songs are a fresh as they were then, and I still have the same emotion when I hear them TODAY! And I`d say that was the same for people in general. I mean, yesterday I was in Berlin - and the amount of Brazilian music you hear in the bars at night there is UNBELIEVABLE! It`s even more than you were hearing like 10 YEARS ago! And it`s all pretty much Brazilian music from that particular era. Because it`s melodic, it`s romantic, it`s sensual├óĆ┬" You know, to me it`s like soul music. Because it comes from the heart and yet it`s also from the street - and there`s always been that attraction between North American and South American musicians. Like back in the early Sixties, when American jazz musicians like Stan Getz were discovering bossa nova. And when I did that album with Cannonball (Adderley) it was the same thing... As a young kid starting out, I was in awe of him as jazz legend. So, when he invited me to work with him, it was GREAT!├óĆØ
├óĆ£And when Will.i.am, as a young cat, is working with me today, it`s the same kinda thing for HIM!├óĆØ, enthuses a now-animated Sergio: ├óĆ£You know different times, different generations, different places - but the EMOTION is the same! I mean, when I was making that music with Brasil `66 I had no IDEA how far it was gonna ago and how popular it was gonna BECOME! I was basically just playing music that I was enjoying at the time, in exactly the same way I do it NOW! You know, to me it is - and always has been - purely about having fun with what I`m doing and wanting to share with my audience some of the joy and the magic of Brazilian music. Which brings me back to the reason I chose that word 'Encanto' - to describe that magic!├óĆØ
The album 'Encanto' and single 'The Look Of Love (feat. Fergie)' are both out now through Concord Records/will.i.am music group.
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Death Row Woman Could Get New Trial Over 'Dropped Baby' Evidence
Convicted baby-killed who said she dropped baby could get new murder trial.
May 24, 2012 -- A Texas woman who was convicted of killing a 3-month-old baby but claimed she merely dropped him could be released from her cell on death row and receive a new trial.
Texas Judge Jon Wisser has submitted a formal recommendation to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to toss the conviction of Cathy Lee Henderson for the murder of 3-month-old boy in 1994.
Henderson, now 55, was found guilty of killing her infant neighbor, Brandon Baugh, while she babysat, and then burying the body in a wine cooler box 60 miles from the home and fleeing the state. Henderson maintained throughout her trial that she accidentally dropped the boy on her concrete floor, from four-and-a-half feet in the air, while swinging him around to try and calm him.
Dr. Roberto Bayardo, the Travis County, Texas, medical examiner, refuted that claim, saying that the injuries sustained by the baby would not have been possible from that height.
"The infant would have had to fall from the height higher than a two-story building," he concluded, and ruled the death a homicide, according to brief filed in the Criminal Appeals Court by Wisser.
But new research suggests that Bayardo's conclusion may not be accurate, and Bayardo testified at a 2007 hearing that he would not have ruled the same way if he had details on the new research at the time of the trial.
"I think if you took away Dr. Bayardo's testimony at the first trial that the jurors would not have convicted Ms. Henderson," Wisser told ABC News affiliate KVUE.
"I believe it was very difficult for the jurors to separate the death of the infant from Ms. Henderson's subsequent behavior," said Wisser.
Henderson came within two days of her death sentence in 2007 before receiving a last-minute reprieve based on the new scientific evidence and Bayardo's change of opinion. In the intervening years, Wisser has toiled over whether Henderson's verdict should be tossed, he told KVUE.
"In the 16-17 years (since), things have changed," Wisser said. "We have more scientific proof and evidence that I thought a jury should have the opportunity to consider."
Wisser's recommendation will land on the desks of the nine Texas Court of Criminal Appeals judges, who will issue a ruling sometime in the "next few months," according to the court.
The judges will either deny Wisser's recommendation or set a date for a hearing on the matter, in which prosecutors and defense attorneys could argue for a new trial. The court can either release Henderson from prison immediately while the two sides prepare for the hearing, or continue holding her in jail until a final decision is reached.
Eryn Baugh, the father of the infant that was killed, is dismayed at the development, according to KVUE.
"It is extremely difficult," Baugh told the station. "We came within two days of having this over with and having her executed and getting on with our lives. Now we are back in a courtroom and hearing what is basically a bunch of junk science that is basically going on over the death of my son."

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Suck at music games? But still want to win tournaments to impress friends and relatives? Well, you might've just missed your chance.
A Taito arcade in Tokyo's Takadanobaba recently held a Pop'n Music competition. The event was canned, because nobody showed up. So sad! The tweet from Taito read:
"Since there were zero participants at today's Pop'n Music competition, the event was cancelled... Since we have plans for holding another tournament, by all means, please participate..."
Maybe nobody will enter next time as well, making it possible for one lucky contestant to walk off with an easy tournament win.
また大会開催予定ですので是非ともご参加下さい・・ [@Taito_BBbaba via DSPSP初心者講座]
(Top photo: 雪うさぎのポップンブログ)
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Masayuki Kurechi, a member of the Japanese Association for Wild Geese Protection, has continued to make observations of Greater White-fronted Geese for over four decades. He has begun to notice the changing weather patterns are affecting the Greater White-fronted Geese.
Soon, I will have been living in Miyagi prefecture for four decades. While running a private tutoring school, I have observed the life of Greater White-fronted Geese that spend the winter in various places in northern Miyagi, including Izu-numa.
Izu-numa, a wetland with a rich natural environment, is registered under the Ramsar Convention. Many Greater White-fronted Geese spend the winter there. However, since 1990, their numbers have rapidly increased, and overconcentration has emerged as a problem.
Moreover, various changes can be observed in the behavior pattern of the geese. I am concerned that their breeding grounds may be lost before too long if global warming continues unabated.
Greater White-fronted Geese are Sensitive to Environmental Changes
I was born and raised in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa prefecture. I never saw any greater white-fronted geese there. After entering university in Sendai, the capital city of Miyagi prefecture, I visited Izu-numa with a map in hand. This was my first encounter with the geese.
It was winter, in a rice field, when I saw them for the first time.
A flock of about 1,000 birds were picking at fallen ears of rice. When I took a step toward them, they all looked up at once in alarm, and after another step, the flock took wing, filling the entire sky. I was very surprised that so many large birds were living in the wild, and was completely captivated by their powerful wild presence.
Greater White-fronted Geese are very cautious birds. They are also extremely sensitive to environmental changes.
Since they cannot survive without a rich natural environment, they leave a place when they feel uncomfortable, never to return.
They once ranged across Japan, but their habitat has rapidly shrunk due to development following World War II. Conversely, we can determine what kind of problems the environment has at present by watching the behavior of the geese. This is the kind of bird they are.
The Timing of Their Arrival is Changing
Greater White-fronted Goose, a waterfowl, cannot survive if the marshes where they roost at night are completely covered by snow or ice. The summer is short in their breeding grounds near the Arctic Circle, and snow begins to fall late in August. Thus, when this season comes the geese fly south to places that remain unfrozen.
After departing from Lake Pekulneyskoye in Russia, they fly southward, passing over the Kamchatka Peninsula, Hokkaido and Akita prefecture, finally arriving at their destination, their wintering spots of Izu-numa. Their flight takes them 4,000 km. In October, the flocks begin to arrive in the area around Izu-numa, and their numbers gradually increase.
However, in recent years they have begun to arrive later and later. Also, while they used to leave the area and head north around February or March as spring approached, they are beginning to leave earlier. In other words, they spend less time in the area around Izu-numa than they used to.
Further, a phenomenon of "stopping points" becoming "wintering spots" has been observed.
In the past, Otomo-numa in Akita prefecture was only a "stopping point" where the geese headed for Izu-numa would stop during their migration. However, in recent years, some of those geese can be observed spending the winter at that marsh, without moving further south.
Greater White-fronted Goose can only survive in places where the average temperature during midwinter is above freezing, since the marshes freeze over when the average temperature drops below zero.
The average temperature of Otomo-numa used to be below freezing during the midwinter. However, according to data from recent years, it has exceeded zero degrees.
The lighter snowfall and availability of unfrozen marshes have significantly changed the behavior of the geese.
The geese, which were once only seen in autumn and spring, now continue to stay through the winter. This phenomenon can be seen not only in Akita but also in Hokkaido and other places as well.
The Concentration of Greater White-fronted Geese in a Single Place
When I saw the geese for the first time, there were around 5,000 birds around Izu-numa. The Japanese government designated them as a protected species in 1971. Hunting was prohibited and protection was started. Since then, their numbers have gradually increased. Their numbers have grown rapidly since 1990, and in 2010, more than 100,000 geese spent the winter in the northern part of Miyagi prefecture, in places such as Izu-numa, Kabukuri-numa and other marshes.
This explosive increase in their numbers seems to go far beyond the level that could be expected from protection. In my opinion, one reason is the effect of global warming on the breeding areas.
Greater White-fronted Geese breed and nest in tundra areas near the Arctic Circle. They breed on the ground in marshes where the rivers and swamps create a complicated landscape.
If the early spring thaw begins earlier than usual due to the effects of global warming, the geese can make more nests, and thus more goslings are born.
Also, since geese are herbivorous, an earlier thaw helps the goslings grow by increasing the amount of grass that they can feed on.
In this way, the rise in air temperature seems to lead to an increase in the population, resulting in larger numbers of the geese migrating to the area around Izu-numa.
However, the rapid increase in their population brings about problems of its own.
One is a problem facing the birds themselves. Despite the increase in their population, the places suitable for overwintering are limited, and they can become over-concentrated in few habitats.
Also, if water contamination occurs in a marsh such as Izu-numa or Kabukuri-numa where the birds are concentrated, they can be wiped out overnight. Infectious diseases occurring among densely packed birds also pose a serious risk.
Another problem is the relationship between the birds and human beings.
During the daytime, the geese feed on foods in arable lands such as rice paddies. But if too many birds flock in a single place, the damage to agriculture may become a big problem.
Although some cities in the northern part of Miyagi prefecture have established ordinances that provide compensation for damage to agriculture caused by geese, ducks and swans, an excessive concentration of birds will threaten their symbiosis with human beings.
To deal with this situation, a project to encourage the flooding of rice paddies during the winter is being carried out with the help of farmers around Kabukuri-numa. This project seeks to create symbiosis between human beings and Greater White-fronted Geese, and to promote decentralization, by flooding rice fields after the harvest, thereby creating an environment similar to marshes. Local people began to see the paddy fields that the geese use as valuable sites with rich biodiversity, and this consciousness is spreading.
Greater White-fronted Geese as Harbingers of Environmental Crisis
At a glance, the influence of the global warming may appear to be desirable since the population of the geese is growing.
However, it is projected that the tundra breeding areas of the geese that migrate to Japan will be significantly affected by the influence of global warming. It is said that tundra will rapidly becomes wooded if global warming continues (the permafrost will melt and trees will be able to spread their roots).
If this happens, the geese will lose their breeding grounds, and as a result, the flocks will dwindle or disappear from the local area.
I believe it is important to halt current warming as soon as possible in order to protect the future of the geese.
Incidentally, the Chinese character for goose, "雁" depicts a "human" ("イ") and "bird" ("隹") living together in "a house" ("厂"). This signifies that geese, which care for their families, are a friendly species for human beings and are deeply involved in the lives of people.
Though it is very difficult to visually confirm the phenomenon of global warming, I think it is important to be conscious about this problem and to grasp it by coexisting with the geese, which are very sensitive to changes in the environment.
Global warming is an issue that we human beings created. I believe that we need to recognize it as everyone's problem and take necessary actions.
Scientific BasisAccording to Summary for Policymakers of the Contribution of Working Group II(WG II) to the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC) (2007), recent warming is strongly affecting terrestrial and marine ecosystems, and the earlier timing of spring events, such as bird migration and egg-laying, as well as pole-ward and upward shifts in ranges in plant and animal species have been observed in the Northern Hemisphere. Phenomena such as the transformation of stopover points into wintering sites and the earlier timing of migration from wintering spots to the north in the spring that has been observed since the 1990s among Greater White-fronted Geese (Anser albifrons) spending the winter in the area around Izu-numa coincide with these description by the IPCC. Moreover, some papers have reported geese spending the winter in Otomo-numa, a former stopover point in Akita prefecture (1) and that in January 2007, due to the warm winter, the flocks left the northern part of Miyagi prefecture where they spent the winter and moved northward to Otomo-numa earlier than usual (2).
At this point, it is not clear whether the rapid increase since the 1990s in the population of geese wintering in the area around Izu-numa is an effect of the warming in the breeding areas in Russia (increased reproduction rate). However, data on air temperature collected by polar meteorological stations in northeast Russia between 1933 and 2000 show that the air temperature in the breeding areas has been rising (3). Chapter 15 "Polar regions 15.2.1" in IPCC AR4 WG II states that "surface air temperatures in the Arctic have warmed at approximately twice the global rate for several decades." Further, there have been observations of reductions in the duration of river and lake ice, warming of permafrost and changes in vegetation (a transition from grasses to shrubs), showing that the effect of the global warming is already manifesting itself in the Arctic region.
As stated by Mr. Kurechi, we need to direct our attention to the changes not only of the wintering sites and stopover points, but also in the breeding areas when considering the effect of global warming to migratory birds such as Greater White-fronted Geese. After all, migratory birds, which fly back and forth among breeding areas, stopover points and wintering sites, are significantly affected by their entire habitat environment. Box 4.5 in Chapter 4 in IPCC AR4 WG II states that "Migratory species can be affected by climate change in their breeding, wintering and/or critical stopover habitats" and that "Models project changes in the future ranges of many species." For example, it is predicted that a rise of two degrees Celsius in the air temperature of the earth will cause a decrease in the breeding area of many waterfowls that breed in the Arctic region, such as snipes, plovers and ducks, by 45% and 50% at the maximum (4).
According to the projected vegetation map for the Arctic region in IPCC AR4 (5), Russian tundra, which constitutes the breeding area for the geese, will be transformed to boreal forest in the period between 2090 and 2100, leading to the possibility that this breeding area will be destroyed or disappear. Although the number of Greater White-fronted Geese wintering in Japan is rapidly increasing today, we need to watch over the actions and behaviors of migratory birds, including geese, and try to minimize the effect of global warming.
(1) Shimada T., Hatakeyama S., Miyabayashi Y., and Kurechi M., 2005: Effects of climatic conditions on the northward expansion of the wintering range of the Greater-fronted Goose in Japan, Ornithological Science, 4, 155-159
(2) Shimada T, 2009: Current status and distribution of Greater White-fronted Goose in Japan, Short Communication, Ornithological Science, 8, 163-167
(3) The Japanese Association for Wild Geese Protection, The Research on the Effect of the Global Warming on Migratory Geese, Achievement Report on JFGE Granted Project in 2002, 2003
(4) Folkestad, T., M. New, J.O. Kaplan, J.C. Comiso, S. Watt-Cloutier, T. Fenge, P. Crowley and L.D. Rosentrater, 2005: Evidence and implications of dangerous climate change in the Arctic. Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change, H.J. Schellnhuber, W. Cramer, N. Nakicenovic, T.M.L. Wigley and G. Yohe, Eds., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 215-218.
(5) Figure 15.3 in Chapter 15 "Polar regions" of the Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, p. 659.
* For details of Mr. Kurechi's account, please refer to pp. 131-148 of Ondanka no seibutsu tayosei (Biodiversity and the Global Warming) (Kunio Iwatsuki and Akiko Domoto eds., Tokyo: Tsukiji Shokan, 2008) [Japanese] or Ganyo watare (Migrate, Geese) (Masayuki Kurechi, Tokyo: Doubutsu Sha, 2006) [Japanese].
All articles are subject to scientific review by a member of the Climate Witness Science Advisory Panel.


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Ski seen: Wintergreener has sights on Olympics
Skiing, especially with the near-70s temperatures earlier this week, may not top the list of Virginia sports. But Lesley Lesmasurier just might change that– if she stays in one piece.
"It's a high risk sport, I guess," she smiles after finishing her physical therapy session.
No kidding. Her most recent bout of overexertion makes three major leg injuries in as many years. For a competitive skiier poised to win national and international accolades, that's a difficult obstacle to overcome. That she's laughing about it could be a good sign.
"When I qualified for the national ski team my senior year in high school, I made history," she says. "I was the first person to qualify for the U.S. Ski Team from the state of Virginia."
Lesmasurier is on the development team, a group of five promising skiers believed to be the future of American competitive skiing.
It takes sacrifice to develop that degree of skill by the age of 19, and Lesmasurier began paying her dues when she was barely out of kindergarten. She began skiing as a six-year-old, and by the time she was eight, her family was enthusiastic enough to relocate to Wintergreen in order to train Lesley and her older sister Jane, also an accomplished skier.
At Wintergreen Lesley helped start a six-member racing team that has since mushroomed into a huge institution with nearly 100 participants. In ninth grade, she left for Vermont for an intense training regimen at the famed Burke Mountain Academy.
Former Burke coach John Hale, now working for the U.S. Olympic Committee, trained Lesmasurier during her sophomore and junior years, cultivating the seeds of athletic prowess that are sprouting today.
"Being from Virginia, I think that it was definitely intimidating, skiing and racing at a national level," he says.
However, starting in Virginia may have worked in her favor. "With the northern kids," she explains, "it's so intense that most of them end up burning out by the time they're 15 or 16."
Lesmasurier ended up getting serious and leaving for Burke Mountain at an age when many of her would-be rivals were throwing in the towel. "Without Wintergreen, I wouldn't be where I am right now," she says, "It was a great place to learn and to grow up."
Now, having been identified as a potential champion, she's gearing up for a two-planked Continental rampage. She leaves later this month to attend the European Cups, a string of races that could lead to international competition and perhaps eventually even to the Olympics.
"She's pretty intense," says teammate Katie Hitchcock, "You kind of have to be like, 'Lesley, settle down.' She puts on her iPod and listens to it by herself in the corner. It's pretty funny."
With so much on the line, she probably has "Eye of the Tiger" on infinite repeat.
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CINCINNATI, July 21 (UPI) -- Jeff Locke yielded only one hit over six innings and Johnny Mercer delivered the go-ahead blow Sunday in the Pittsburgh Pirates' 3-2 win over Cincinnati.
Locke (9-2) allowed only a lead-off single to Shin-Soo Choo in the first, then controlled the Reds on four walks the rest of the way. The left-hander struck out six before exiting with the game tied 1-1.
The Pirates then struck for a pair of runs against Cincinnati starter Homer Bailey in the seventh.
Mike McKenry bashed a one-out double and Mercer followed with a base hit to center field, sending home the go-ahead tally.
Clint Barmes then singled, sending Mercer to second, and Jose Tabata followed with another hit, providing Pittsburgh a much-needed insurance run and a 3-1 lead.
Bucs reliever Mark Melancon surrendered a run in the eighth, but Jason Grilli tossed a scoreless ninth for his 30th save as the Pirates avoided a three-game sweep.
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Yet another annual Twister and Rocky Creek Canyon expedition with a cast of thousands!
Yep Thousands! By the time we arrived the car park was chockers - I have never seen so many cars here. We had 15 in our group and then with everyone else there would have been about 50 people all up.
This was day 1 of the bi-annual Sydney North Region Canyoning Course - coordinated by Chris Stanley.
On previous courses we've started from the Bell Heavy Vehicle Checking Station and then spread out all over the Bluies to do various Canyons - unfortunately due to the recent October bushfires, our choice was somewhat limited so Chris made a
Yet another Twister and Rocky Creek Canyon trip. The second this summer!!!
I can't remember how many times I've done this canyon, but I'm always finding something new. This time, it was Tyler who found a new HIGH spot to jump into the big pool. Check out the video for the awesome jumps.
This is the inaugural Tambo Canyoning Trip. The twelve of us set off from the Rocky Creek Car park at 10:30am and after a leisurely stroll arrived at the start of Twister Canyon around 11:00am when Adrian discovered that he'd had a bit of a Senior moment as he'd left his camera in car - Doh!. Good news though - Kim was in training for his marathon, so he offered to run back up the hill to
We originally planned this for the weekend prior but decided to postpone due to a forecast for rain. What a mistake - the Saturday ended up being OK and it rained pretty much continuosuly for the next week. Anyway, the forecast for Saturday was good so we decided to go for it as Twister Canyon at least has a small catchment area.
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Units Sold During 2003 to 2007 May Cause Shock Hazard
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
- Name of Product: SurgeMaster Surge Protectors
- Units: About 68,700
- Importer: Belkin International Inc., of Compton, Calif.
- Hazard: The molding of the plastic 360 degree rotating plug, which allows for easy cord movement, can crack or detach from the plug assembly, posing a shock hazard to consumers.
- Incidents/Injuries: Belkin has received seven consumer complaints about cracking of the plug molding. No injuries were reported.
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- Sold by: Independent distributors nationwide and the internet by belkin.com from September 2003 through December 2007 for about $50.
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Canada's U-17 national team has a better idea of where they need some work as they continue preparations for next April's CONCACAF U-17 Championship, the tournament that doubles as qualifying for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
The Canadians picked up a win, a draw and three losses in the AGS Cup in Spain that wrapped up over the weekend. It was the second time the U-17s have assembled in preparation of qualifying after playing in a tournament in Italy and Slovenia in April.
Two MLS academy products helped Canada storm out to a 2-0 lead over Azerbaijan on Sept. 29 as Toronto FC's Jordan Hamilton and Vancouver Whitecaps FC's Kianz Froese both scored. But the Canadians couldn't hang on as the Azerbaijanis came back to earn a draw.
Hamilton scored again the next day, however, as 10-men Canada earned a victory over Morocco. Fellow TFC Academy member Elias Roubos also scored, as did FC Edmonton reservist Hanson Boakai in the 3-2 win.
But that was as good as it got as the Canadians dropped their next three games, 3-1 to defending U-17 World Cup champions Mexico, 2-1 to the United States and 2-1 to the United Arab Emirates.
Still, the showing left head coach Sean Fleming encouraged.
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HSA news release 27th November 2004
Heartless hare coursers condemned for decision to hound wildlife on Valentines Day
The Hunt Saboteurs Association (HSA) today reacted to the decision to bring the Waterloo Cup forward in order to avoid the ban on hunting with dogs with condemnation and ridicule. The event is known in bloodsports circles as the 'premier hare coursing event'. Three days of dogs chasing and tormenting hares, whilst a mob of thuggish supporters watches, was due to start on 22 February 2005 but the dates have been amended to the 14th,15th and 16th in order to beat the ban, due to take effect on the 18th February. This is despite very public claims that hunting with dogs will carry on in defiance of a ban. The event usually takes place annually at the end of February, at Great Altcar, near Formby in Lancashire.
Dawn Preston, a spokesperson for the HSA, commented 'This decision highlights clearly that the organisers of the Waterloo Cup think only of their so called 'sport' rather than the welfare of animals. A quote to be found on the National Coursing Club website states that 'A true sportsman does not take his dog to destroy hares..and (he) is glad if the hare escapes.'* To that we say a true sportsman would accept when he is beaten, and simply give way to the will of Parliament and the wish of the majority of people in this country who called for a ban on bloodsports. This is truly a heartless decision, and ironically one will cause much pain and suffering on St Valentines Day.'
She continued 'Hare coursing is perhaps even more abhorrent then fox hunting, as the purpose of the exercise is purely to judge the ability of the dogs, and the death of the hare is inconsequential to the 'sport'. The fact that the coursed hare is quite literally pulled apart by the two dogs in a horrific 'tug of war' means nothing to some of the spectators present, whilst others will actually let up a huge cheer. Such behaviour is not acceptable in today's society, and the hare coursers do nothing but show how out of touch they are with modern life by continuing to hound our wildlife. We will of course be there with a huge demonstration to remind them that they are wrong. And thank goodness this will be the last Waterloo Cup.'
The HSA also regards this decision as an indication that hunters resolve in the face of a ban is weakening. David Midwood, chairman of the Waterloo Cup for the past 12 years, said in a piece for the Telegraph: "If we had held the Cup on Feb 22 as planned we would have faced going to prison...". The spokesperson went on to say "All the hype and bluster we have heard from the hunting fraternity is emotional blackmail. When faced with the reality of the ban, many will quietly slip away with their tails between their legs."
Notes to Editors:-
- * Quote taken from www.nationalcoursingclub.org - 'The true sportsman does not take out his dogs to destroy the hares, but for the sake of the course and the contest between the dogs and the hares, and is glad if the hare escapes' - Arrian, a Roman, 116AD.
- Hare coursing involves setting two 'long dogs' such as greyhounds against a hare and the dogs are judged on how many times they turn the hare in the chase. The object is to get as many points for this as possible and the death of the hare is inconsequential to the points awarded.
- Approximately 1 hare in 3 which is coursed is caught by the dog(s).
- Hares are known to be captured in areas where they are plentiful, such as East Anglia, and then "imported" to large coursing events.
- Hares are a species facing danger due to habitat destruction and persecution for "sport"


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Hi Tricia,
I've been a programmer for 35 years, and I'm competent in C, C++, COBOL,
BASIC, JAVA, PL/1 and others. Here are some things the other people haven't
As was mentioned, in C and C++ the programmer is responsible for allocating
and freeing memory. That memory is usually accessed with a "pointer," a variable
with a memory address in it. I've heard it said more than once that the vast
majority of bugs in C and C++ have to do with memory allocation and reference
errors. My own experience seems to bear that out. One of your respondents
mentioned that JAVA and C# use garbage collection. That means that the programmer
never allocates or frees memory, and never deals with pointers. I've found
that with JAVA, I no longer produce some of the horrific bugs that I did
with C/C++.
Programming languages have evolved over time, trying (IMHO) to do two things.
1. - create a language that mimics the way the programmer thinks, and 2.
- guide the programmers style of design and coding.
#1 was the idea behind the first modern (third generation) programming
language, FORTRAN (FORmula TRANslation). Statements in FORTRAN are algebraic
equations, which mimics the way an engineer thinks. The next major one was
COBOL, which attempted to mimic the way business accountants think: Statements
look like English.
#2 is actually a significant driving force in the evolution of languages,
and often changes the way that programmers think (thus affecting what happens
in #1). Researchers have discovered that style of programming has a significant
impact on the quality of software. Thereve been at least three revolutions
in programming style.
The first happened in the 50s, I think (it was before my time), and was called
top-down programming. It meant that you started with the most general concept
(like a payroll system) and you coded functions at that general level (functions
like produce payroll check) even before youve created the lower level
routines (like calculate deductions and print). This meant you had to
write dummy programs (called stubs) for the lower level routines. This
is sometimes called functional programming because it sees the parts of
the software as a set of functions: do this function, then do that one.
The second revolution, called Structured Programming, hit the software
business pretty hard in the early 70s, and weve never been the same. It
was controversial for a while (because people dont like to give up old habits),
but now its so common that the name is not even used anymore. Everyone practices
structured programming, but doesnt know it. To write an unstructured program,
you need a goto statement, which doesnt even exist in JAVA. I would love
to show you what a spaghetti program looks like. If you follow the thread
of execution, it actually looks like a bowl of spaghetti. When the term "spaghetti"
was first used, everyone laughed long and loud. Nobody had to explain it
to us. We all knew that it referred to our own code.
So when we combined Top-Down with Structured, it was like a regime change.
It literally was a new way of looking at the world. The case statement
was invented to facilitate structured programming. Goto, which once had
been an essential concept, was now an obscene word. Modula-2 was designed
without it, partially out of arrogance of the inventor (I wont have any
gotos on my record, or something like that). We all thought that we had
learned the ultimate programming style, one that would free us from buggy
code and long development schedules. Today, its not the ultimate style.
Its just good programming practice.
The next revolution was Object Oriented. It began with a language called
Simscript, which was for writing simulations. Objects are natural in simulation.
If you want to simulate traffic, for example, you want to have objects called
cars. Again, we had to completely change the way we viewed the world. Object
orientation, by nature, is contrary to the functional view. In fact, it made
top-down obsolete. With objects, the best way to design is bottom-up: Start
with the detailed stuff, and work your way up to the more general. So it
literally turned the old way of thinking on its head.
(C++ is the object-oriented version of C)
At least two languages were inspired directly by Simscript. The ones I know
are SmallTalk and Eiffel. SmallTalk is the most famous, but Eiffel is still
going strong and has a loyal following. A new version of Eiffel even works
with the .NET framework.
One of your respondents pointed out that you can still write non-object code
in JAVA. That's true, but it misses the point. When you learn to code in
JAVA, you learn to think in terms of objects. And that makes you a product
of the revolution, whether you know it or not.
Well, Id love to talk all night about this, but its time for me to meet
my girlfriend and go to a movie (two important functions). If you have any
questions you can write me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Michael


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After a few years where its competition was beginning to find some championship success, Team Honda started the 1996 season back in its old dominant form. The Red Riders crushed it for most of the season, and the most impressive part was that the team featured just two riders: Jeremy McGrath and Steve Lamson. They were entrusted to go out and win both the 250 and 125 National Championships.
Although Ryan Hughes' unforgettable moment as a racer came to close the '95 season, the photo ended up on the cover of the '96 Steel City program.
Over the past few seasons, Honda lost Doug Henry to Yamaha—if he was ever going to make it back from his back-breaking crash of June '95—and Jeff Stanton to retirement. They didn't replace them, but it didn't look like they needed to. Around them, however, change was everywhere. McGrath's 250 motocross rival from the previous year, Jeff Emig, switched from Yamaha to Kawasaki. Yamaha brought in the back-from-retirement Damon Bradshaw. And Suzuki's efforts to find its old glory—with Roger DeCoster at the helm—looked good with Greg Albertyn back for his second U.S. season and Mike LaRocco, the '94 250 National Champion, going yellow too.
Lots of changes, but it mattered little to McGrath. MC was in his prime, and the King of Supercross put together the best indoor season of his career, winning the first thirteen rounds of the series and threatening a perfect season until Jeff Emig halted the streak in St. Louis at the fourteenth round of the fifteen-race series. McGrath recovered quickly to win the final round, giving him a record-shattering fourteen wins in a single series—a record he still shares with Ricky Carmichael.
Jeremy McGrath was a dominant force in AMA Supercross, and he very nearly won the AMA Motocross title again in '96.
At one time, McGrath wasn't known for his outdoor motocross skills, but by '96, he was as fast as anyone on the planet outdoors. In fact, in the midst of his SX run, he also won the first three MX races of the season. Finally, at High Point, he showed some cracks, falling back to fifth in the first moto while admitting he just wasn't motivated after racing and winning for about five straight months. Albertyn broke through for his first U.S. moto win but crashed out late in the second moto to throw away a certain overall. McGrath recovered to win the moto, but Emig collected the High Point overall with a pair of consistent finishes. The fans started calling Emig "Streak Breaker" for having ended yet another McGrath run.
Emig stepped up his game and challenged McGrath each weekend, but MC was still holding a big points lead—until Millville, when McGrath tried jumping a massive table-to-table double and cased it, spraining his foot badly. He could barely ride and struggled to score top-ten finishes. Emig went 1-1 and began an impressive streak of holeshots and wins—he was coming on strong just as McGrath faltered.
Jeff Emig chased after McGrath all summer long in AMA Motocross, then beat him on the last day of the '96 series to win his second career title.
McGrath pulled off at Washougal (a move he today says is one of the biggest regrets of his career) and surrendered the points lead to Emig. He came back to go 1-1 at the next-to-last round at Binghamton, setting up an amazing championship finale at Steel City. Emig led the points by just two going into finale—essentially, whoever won the race would win the championship.
Steve Lamson was almost as dominant in the 125 Nationals as his teammate McGrath was in AMA Supercross.
The McGrath and Emig rivalry was a strange one. At times they were fierce rivals; at other moments they would party and hang out together (the sport had come a long way from the "super training" era of the 1980s). Famously, they could park their boats next to each other at Lake Havasu and hang out all day without ever really making eye contact. Heading into Steel City, McGrath seemed to hold the upper hand, as he usually came out on top of one-on-one battles with Emig, and he had said Steel City was his favorite track on the circuit.
"Well," said Emig to the ESPN camera, "we'll see whose favorite track it is when you see who's holding the #1 plate."
Emig is flanked by Ryan Hughes and Damon Huffman on the '96 Team Kawasaki squad.
It was on, and it was good. Emig shot out to another of his patented holeshots, but McGrath was right there and passed him immediately over a double. Emig struck back with an aggressive pass around a flat corner to retake the lead. As McGrath explained, "He psychoed back by me."
What followed was thirty minutes of nail-biting battle, with McGrath applying pressure and Emig riding flawlessly to win the moto and hold a significant five-point edge into moto two. Again, Emig grabbed the holeshot and rode a flawless race, while McGrath got a bad start and never challenged him. In one of the sport's best-ever showdowns of star power in its prime, Emig toppled McGrath to collect the 1996 250 National Championship.
Lamson rates as one of the all-time great 125cc motocross racers, but he somehow managed to never win a Supercross in either class.
McGrath's teammate Lamson didn't have such trouble in the 125 class. He was challenged at times by Yamaha's old-and-young 1-2 punch of John Dowd and Kevin Windham but his points lead was never in danger. Late in the year, though, Windham began to really find his form, beating Lamson straight-up at the final two rounds. But Windham would have to wait until 1997 to run for the title, because Lamson had already wrapped up his second straight 125 National crown—with nine wins, he won by a ridiculous 129 points!
Emig cuts in under McGrath on the old off-camber wall at Budds Creek.
Team USA had slipped from its unbeatable perch at the Motocross des Nations, losing the event to Britain in 1994 and Belgium in '95, but the Yanks returned with a vengeance in 1996. McGrath, Lamson, and Emig (riding the same KX500 that seemed to be deployed with a different rider each year) absolutely dominated the race in Jerez, Spain, winning their classes and reclaiming glory for the stars and stripes.
Other efforts back home weren't going as well. Bradshaw had a decent but unspectacular season and was nowhere near the same rider he was four years earlier. Henry won a moto at Washougal to the delight of the fans but was generally a non-factor. Yamaha dropped Bradshaw for 1997, and they announced that Henry would ride an experimental four-stroke bike in the '97 nationals. What the heck was that all about?
Suzuki's rejuvenation effort fell short. Albertyn finally won an overall at Unadilla but still crashed too often to challenge Emig and McGrath. And LaRocco wasn't gelling with the radical new RM. Suzuki's 250 team would pick up a huge new star for 1997. So would the entire 125 class. Stay tuned for more tomorrow.
1996 250cc AMA Motocross Championship
That's Greg Albertyn on the cover of the '96 High Point program.
3/3 Gainesville, FL Jeremy McGrath, Menifee, CA Hon
3/5 Sacramento, CA Jeremy McGrath, Menifee, CA Hon
5/12 San Bernardino, CA Jeremy McGrath, Menifee, CA Hon
5/26 Mt. Morris, PA Jeff Emig, Riverside, CA Kaw
6/16 Budds Creek, MD Jeremy McGrath, Menifee, CA Hon
6/23 Southwick, MA Jeremy McGrath, Menifee, CA Hon
7/7 Buchanan, MI Jeff Emig, Riverside, CA Kaw
7/21 New Berlin, NY Greg Albertyn, South Africa Suz
7/28 Troy, OH Jeremy McGrath, Menifee, CA Hon
8/4 Millville, MN Jeff Emig, Riverside, CA Kaw
8/18 Washougal, WA Mike LaRocco, South Bend, IN Suz
8/25 Binghamton, NY Jeremy McGrath, Menifee, CA Hon
9/1 Delmont, PA Jeff Emig, Riverside CA Kaw
Then-Yamaha factory rider Kevin Windham gets sand-blasted at the 'Wick in the 125 National there.
1996 250cc AMA Motocross Point Standings
1.) Jeff Emig, Riverside, CA 566
2.) Jeremy McGrath, Menifee, CA 556
3.) Mike LaRocco, South Bend, IN 428
4.) Greg Albertyn, South Africa 403
5.) Larry Ward, Florence, SC 350
6.) Kyle Lewis, Rosamond, CA 306
7.) Brian Swink, Linden, MI 300
8.) Ryan Hughes, Escondido, CA 297
8.) Damon Bradshaw, Mooresville, NC 297
10.) Jimmy Button, Phoenix, AZ 272
As the top rider on the then-blue Honda of Troy, Larry Ward graces the cover of the Kenworthy's National program.
1996 125cc AMA Motocross Championships
3/3 Gainesville, FL Steve Lamson, Pollock Pines, CA Hon
5/5 Sacramento, CA Steve Lamson, Pollock Pines, CA Hon
5/12 San Bernardino, CA Kevin Windham, Baton Rouge, LA Yam
5/26 Mt. Morris, PA Kevin Windham, Baton Rouge, LA Yam
6/16 Budds Creek, MD Steve Lamson, Pollock Pines, CA Hon
6/23 Southwick, MA Steve Lamson, Pollock Pines, CA Hon
7/7 Buchanan, MI Steve Lamson, Pollock Pines, CA Hon
7/21 New Berlin, NY Steve Lamson, Pollock Pines, CA Hon
7/28 Troy, OH Steve Lamson, Pollock Pines, CA Hon
8/4 Millville, MN Steve Lamson, Pollock Pines, CA Hon
8/18 Washougal, WA Steve Lamson, Pollock Pines, CA Hon
8/25 Binghamton, NY Kevin Windham, Baton Rouge, LA Yam
9/1 Delmont, PA Kevin Windham, Baton Rouge, LA Yam
That's Mike LaRocco on his Suzuki, page 1 of the '96 Red Bud program.
1996 125cc AMA Motocross Point Standings
1.) Steve Lamson, Pollock Pines, CA Hon 584
2.) Kevin Windham, Baton Rouge, LA Yam 455
3.) John Dowd, Chicopee, MA Yam 439
4.) Buddy Antunez, Moreno Valley, CA 301
5.) Michael Craig, Lakeside, CA 299
6.) Tim Ferry, Palm Harbor, FL 271
7.) Ezra Lusk, Bainbridge, GA 259
8.) Robbie Reynard, Norman, OK 244
8.) Chad Pederson, Fort Dodge, IA 244
10.) James Dobb, England 243
Mickael Pichon added a second 125 East SX title but still had yet to win an outdoor national after two years in America.
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HP Leaks Juicy Details About Its First Chromebook
HP reportedly leaked a PDF on its site detailing its first Chromebook, teasing specs including a larger-than-usual 14-inch display and nearly three hours less battery life than competitors.
First spotted by The Verge but later taken down, the PDF provided a closer look at HP's upcoming Pavilion Chromebook computer.
The specs showed the new device will feature a 1.1GHz Celeron processor, 2GB of RAM and a 16GB solid-state device. Its 14-inch (1366 x 768 display) is a bit bigger than others on the market which feature the same resolution in a 11.6-inch screen package.
The document also revealed the Chromebook's battery will run for about four hours and 15 minutes — about three hours less than competitors' models, such as Samsung's Chromebook.
Although a launch date wasn't mentioned, February 17 was cited as an embargo date for ads.
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There's something very liberating about the amount of knowledge that's out there for us to discover. The world we exist in is a walking encyclopedia, and there is no limit to the things we can all learn beyond the four walls of the classroom. From random facts that will amaze you to tips on how to make a good pub quiz, this website will help you improve your General knowledge and sharpen your understanding on all the things you're interested in.
Nothing is beyond your ken
More than a Knowledge website, this website will help you appreciate that truly, nothing is beyond your ken. "Ken" is defined as "one's range of knowledge or understanding." Another definition talks about ken being your "range of perception, understanding, or knowledge." In the olden times it was used to describe "the range of vision" and someone's sight or view.
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Houston ranks as a top city for new college grads
Recent or soon-to-be college graduates may have finally earned their degrees, but after piling up student loan debt for several years, finding a job and an affordable place to live may prove even more difficult.
Those desperate graduates hoping to avoid waiting tables should make their way to Houston, according to a recent ranking by Rent.com. Houston placed in the top 10 best cities in the country for college graduates in 2013.
Rent.com ranked metropolitan markets based on availability of rental inventory, cost of living, annual mean wages and unemployment rate using Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Unemployment was given double weight relative to the other statistics.
The researchers wrote that "opportunity abounds for post-grads" in Houston, as one of the lowest cost of living on the list and called it highly diverse in terms of experiences.
"Everything from The Woodlands to Montrose offers career opportunities for post-grads to explore and eat lots of great Tex-Mex along the way," according to the ranking.
The mean annual income for Houston is $47,490 and the median price for a one bedroom is $819.
Dallas also made the list and the ranking touted the city's sporting options, including the Cowboys, several universities close by and a burgeoning artistic culture. "These attractions plus the low cost of living and fairly low unemployment levels make Dallas an easy choice for recent graduates," according to the ranking. The mean annual income is $46,160 and the median price for a one bedroom is $898.
Other cities that made the list for 2013 are Atlanta, Boston, Denver, Seattle, Washington, D.C., St. Louis and Raleigh, North Carolina.
Rent.com compiled a similar ranking in 2012. Houston, Dallas and Austin made the list that year, but Austin did not place in the top 10 in 2013.
Houston ranks as a top city for new college grads – Houston Chronicle.


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Thief steals, crashes van from Veronica's Voice
Organization helps people escape from prostitution
A thief has stolen from an organization dedicated to helping women climb out from the depths of prostitution.
"Prostituted persons tend to be the most vulnerable people you can find," said Lorraine Holden of Veronica's Voice. "(They're) typically homeless and have experienced a lot of abuse. They turn to prostitution because they may feel like they don't have any options."
Veronica's Voice is a nonprofit organization dedicated solely to helping victims of prostitution, commercial sexual exploitation and human trafficking. The organization's options to help those people were reduced when someone stole its only van and then crashed it.
"The value of it wasn't much to begin with," Holden said. "It was donated to us to begin with. We didn't even have money to buy a van for outreach."
The van wasn't much, but the organization did a lot with it. Drivers would pick women up for court appearances, visits with probation officers and even medical appointments. The group would also drive into parts of the city that members said is among the worst for prostitution, spread messages about dangerous men in the area and offer women a safe ride out.
One woman who used to work in the sex industry said Veronica's Voice has helped her find a way out.
"This organization is very important for Kansas City," said the woman, who asked to be identified only as Danielle. "These streets are killing the women out here."
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T-Mobile is getting a bevy of smartphones this summer, and we're happy to see it (as are T-Mobile customers, we're sure). The carrier has recently launched the T-Mobile Dash 3G and the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G, and the HTC Touch Pro2 is just around the corner. All three are sure to please mobile professionals and gadget heads, but what about those making their first foray into smartphones? Enter the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520.
As an entry-level smartphone, the Curve 8520 lacks some of the bells and whistles of the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900, such as GPS and a high-resolution screen, but it delivers on the core features and offers great performance. In addition, the smartphone features a sleek design that includes a new optical trackpad and dedicated media controls. That said, T-Mobile's price of $129.99 (with a two-year contract) isn't the most compelling, especially when you consider that for $20 more you can get the extra features of the Curve 8900. However, Wal-Mart is offering the BlackBerry Curve 8520 for just $48.88 with a two-year new agreement or qualified upgrade, which makes it quite a steal. Hopefully, T-Mobile will reconsider its pricing but for now, if you can get yourself to a Wal-Mart, the Curve 8520 is a great device for first-time smartphone buyers.
The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520 is probably most notable for its design, since it brings a couple of new tricks to the table. The overall look of the phone, however, is similar to the Curve 8900, and the two models actually share the same measurements at 4.3 inches tall by 2.3 inches wide by 0.5 inch thick. The Curve 8520 is a smidge lighter at 3.7 ounces, and while lightweight, we thought the phone felt slightly plasticky. However, the black model features a soft-touch finish along the outside edges preventing the smartphone from feeling too slick. T-Mobile also offers the smartphone in a frost color.
Since the Curve 8520 is a lower-end model, it doesn't possess the same high-resolution display as the Curve 8900. Instead, the 2.46-inch TFT display shows 65,000 colors at a more lowly 320x240 pixel resolution. While obviously not as sharp--images and text aren't as smooth and show some pixelation--the screen is still clear and bright. You can adjust the screen's brightness and backlight time as well as the theme, font size, and more through the Settings menu.
Below the display, you'll find one of the new features of the BlackBerry Curve 8520: the optical trackpad. Sandwiched between the Talk and End keys, menu shortcut, and back button, the trackpad replaces the trackball navigator that has become a BlackBerry staple since the debut of the original BlackBerry Pearl, and though many fear change, we have to say the transition from the trackball to the optical trackpad was quite easy.
We were pleasantly surprised at how responsive the trackpad was, much more so than the one found on the Samsung Omnia. Aside from the difference in feel (flat versus spherical), it wasn't much of a change, and we didn't have to alter any of our habits. Scrolling through pages and menus was smooth, and you can even adjust its sensitivity via the Settings, Screen/Keyboard menu. You can also press down on the trackpad to select items.
Also new to the BlackBerry Curve 8520: the dedicated media keys on top of the device. You get buttons to advance and playback files and play/pause. The latter also doubles as a mute button while on calls. As intended, they're convenient for controlling the media player and work for both music and video, though you can't use the back/forward buttons to go through photos. The multimedia experience is made even better by the inclusion of a 3.5mm headphone jack on the left side of the device.
Also on the left spine is a Micro-USB port and customizable convenience key, while a volume rocker and another user-programmable button are on the right. The aforementioned controls are slightly different in that they're slight bumps along the surface rather than the traditional buttons you're used to seeing on a BlackBerry. They're interesting to say the least but work just fine. On back, you'll find the camera while the microSD expansion slot is located behind the battery cover, though the latter is just a tad difficult to take off without a release switch.
Last but not least, we have the Curve 8520's full QWERTY keyboard. It's largely similar to the 8900's; the buttons are slightly smaller and packed close together, so users with larger fingers might have some problem. However, we were able to find our groove after a while and could easily type messages. The number keys share space with letters on the left side, though they're not as easy to spot at a glance since the charcoal gray buttons don't stand out against the black keyboard whereas the 8900 highlighted them in white.
T-Mobile packages the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520 with an AC adapter, USB cable, a 1GB microSD card, a wired stereo headset, a software CD, a recycling envelope, and reference material. For more add-ons, please check our cell phone accessories, ringtones, and help page.


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Forbes releases a list of "The World's Most Powerful Actresses," uh did you know Cameron Diaz is "the highest-paid Hollywood actress"? • You know that "new shower curtain smell"? Turns out is might be toxic.• Remember when you were pissed that American Airlines was charging $15 per checked bag? Turns out United is doing it too. • Good news Washington D.C. dwellers! The city will establish shared bike programs this summer similar to Paris' pay-as-you-use bike program. • Want to land a "coveted Facebook shot" with Karl Lagerfeld? Wear t-shirts with his face on them! Hm, I wonder if this would work for my fave Vogue "staffer" ALT. • Despite the media's claims that women "opt-out" of careers when they have children, more women with children are working than ever before. • Protesters force Ashanti's label to pull that weird video they were using to promote her album. • A suit was filed in CA alleging that Whole Foods mislabeled their cosmetic products. • Obama launches a website to "fight the smears" that he is a Muslim and/or unpatriotic (because truly unpatriotic people so often run for President in a major party!). • A study reveals that pot potency has nearly doubled since 1983!
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After yesterday's Ashanti/marketing post I had to write Universal. I'm glad that pulled the plug on that crap.


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Snot Rocket!
As I gleefully trotted home from Italian class today, this cold and windy day in New York, I passed a happy man sipping a latte. Then I passed a woman cuddling her dog trying to draw warmth from its' pint-sized body. Another man looking hurried slid in front of a slow-moving woman with her cartful of groceries. And then it happened. It really just happend, on the street there, as I walked. Humming to the melody jingling in my head I glanced at a middle-aged man walking the opposite direction...and...gasp...it is true...he blew a snot rocket!
That's right! Full force- plug the left nostril, puff the chest, release the air storm, project the snot rocket onto the sidewalk, wipe the nose, smile cause 'I can breath'! Ew. But hilarious! I couldn't stop laughing. And I had this uncontrollable (but let's be honest, I did control it) urge to run into Dean and Deluca and announce what I had seen! What a treasure, what a gem! It's not every day one sees a snot rocket so expertly ejected from a non-8th grade boy's shnoz!
Do you think this means 7 years of good luck?
Friday, November 05, 2004
Snot Rocket!
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Monday, November 01, 2004
This is interesting. It is national novel writing month- this month we call November, Novembre, Novembre, Novembre (italian, spanish, then french accent, if you please). My dear sweet brother Ian (soon to be nobel prize winning author and platinum recording artist) is participating in the nanowrimo challenge. That is, that each participant write 50,000 in the month of November (demanding a minimum of 1,666 words each day of the month). It is a challenge to help writers get past their mental blocks, to have to write with a deadline and really spit it out. As explained to me, it isn't really an issue of "winning" or writing something fantastic that will win you your first Pulitzer, but rather, it is the challenge and the feat of completing the goal you set (that 2500 others have also set) that is your prize. I like it. If I were a writer, I'd do it.
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| 8.5°C Belfast
Hamburg are keen to bring Arsenal defender Johan Djourou back to the Bundesliga.
The Switzerland defender spent the second half of last term on loan with Hannover, who are also reportedly keen on keeping him for another season.
"We would loan him, but we would also buy him, depending on what Arsenal prefer," said Hamburg's director of sport Oliver Kreuzer.
Kreuzer believes his side have more to offer the 26-year-old and is confident a deal will be struck.
"Hannover played well in Europe last season, but Hamburg is Hamburg," he told the Bild newspaper.
"HSV is HSV, and we are just a better club."
Djourou appeared 13 times for the Reds between January and May this year and is contracted to the Gunners until 2015.


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Potato - Mushroom Casserole
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3 medium yellow potatoes, boiled, peeled, cut in big chunks
1/2 cup brown, mushrooms, cleaned, sliced
1 medium onion, sliced
5-6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/2 Bell pepper, sliced
1 egg, beaten
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
1 tsp oregano
1/2 cup mozzarella or Asiago cheese ( the closest one is Asiago to Turkish Kashar cheese)
First, press on the chunks of potatoes with fork to break, do not mash!
Saute the onion and mushrooms with olive oil for about few minutes in the medium sized pot. Add the red pepper. Cook for about 2 more minutes. Turn the heat off.
Add the potato, egg, crushed red pepper, oregano, salt and pepper into the pot. Mix with a spoon. Place the mixture in a individual oven dishes. Cover the top with the grated cheese.
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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- NBC has issued a surprise renewal for its freshman comedy "Whitney."
After launching to 6.8 million viewers and a 3.3 rating/8 share in adults 18-49 on Thursday nights, the Whitney Cummings-led half-hour shifted to Wednesdays at 8:00/7:00c in January with its March 28 finale delivering a 1.6 rating/5 share in 18-49 and 4.1 million viewers overall.
[UPDATED! 12:29 PM] In addition, Variety.com reports Betsy Thomas is not expected to return as showrunner next season.
The cast and creators respond via Twitter:
[12:38 PM] @WhitneyCummings - "whitney" is picked up for a season 2! To everyone who supported the show thank you and to those who didn't are you single and can we date?


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Sometimes I take pictures with the intention of turning them into paintings. Sadly I haven't produced a painting since my two little boys arrived but when I do get around to cracking the seal on the ol' tubes of acrylic I have a mighty supply of subjects to chose from.
My love for apricots began with the first bite of my mother's perfectly tart apricot pie. Even then I loved that the sweetness was a faint whisper letting the floral aroma and cheek-biting tart flavor steal the show.
We are in the midst of apricot season and I have made several batches of roasted apricots that have accompanied my morning oatmeal, panna cotta or have gone straight to my mouth. Currently in Seattle we are also in the midst of a record breaking heatwave and we are being downright wimpy about it.
Sadly I haven't cracked the knob on my oven since last week leaving my longing for more apricots. Of course I could eat them fresh but I have to admit something to you, my dear friends, fresh apricots don't do much for me. Whatever the little oven magicians do to them while roasted is just that – magic.
The flavors concentrate imparting a mellow sweetness and a sour sharpness that my tastebuds scream for. The texture is similar to that of jam making them the perfect addition to buttered toast.
So while I have to wait until this heat dies down before I venture away from the oscillating fan the least I can do is to encourage all of you to stock your kitchen with apricots.
My new favorite book, "The Flavor Bible", by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg suggests pairing Apricots with custards, honey, lemon, orange, cardamom, cayenne, white chocolate, vanilla, yogurt, vinegar (red wine), mascarpone, rosemary, chamomile, lavender, pistachios…. just to name a few. Obviously you wouldn't combine all those flavors at one time but this just gives you an idea of how versatile this little fruit is.
Others who understand the delight of apricots:
Apricot Bar-b-que sauce from Cupcake Muffin
Roasted Chicken – Brie and Apricot Panini from Good Life Eats – Now that sounds incredible!
Dried apricots make their way into Rebekah Denn's Sexy Striptease Stew
Baked Apricots with Almond Paste from Piggy's Cooking Journal


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Fringe Review: Haven't We Been Here Before?Carissa Pavlica at .
"Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There" brought us so close to the alterverse, but all Walter did was wander into a pocket universe. Whatever that is.
No doubt it's something that allows for as little extra makeup, characters and excitement as possible. The poor guy he found roaming the halls there thought he was in purgatory. I'm beginning to think I'm in Hell.
To say I was disappointed we weren't immediately hit with consequences to Peter's self-implantation of the Observer tech is putting it mildly. At the very least, a damned infection seemed to be in order. Who else could have pulled a dirty, bloody unknown gizmo out of a living neck and them jammed it into their own without one, tiny bit of misfortune because of it?
I think of the number of things Olivia went through and how every time she was faced with consequences. Every tank dump to try to enter the mind of her first partner, John. The last time she was dosed with cortexiphan her two worlds split in two and she lost the life she knew in the new timeline, thinking she was going crazy in the process. And that was from a drug that was already present in her system.
What Peter introduced to his was foreign, unclean, unsafe and unproven.
We still have the new, improved Olivia Dunham. She no longer runs from her feelings, but faces them head on, almost revels in them and is willing to help Peter confront whatever he is feeling as well. She spent years trying to pretend nothing could hurt her, and now she's somehow the pinnacle of mental health.
Where is Anna Torv's material? As the many facets of Olivia, Olive, and Liv in this universe and the alternate, as herself and Liv playing her and so on and so forth, she's made Fringe sing. Her reward in the final episodes is to become a supporting character. I don't understand.
I was worried early on about the Myst-like premise of searching for video tapes and putting them together like a puzzle. Puzzles take time. Time is something we really don't have. We're still finding the corner pieces and are halfway through the board. That's a lot to build upon for the middle of the puzzle, and it will still take a long time to get a clear picture of the full plan.
To top it off, we've been here before. Last year, in "Brave New World, Part 1," Olivia exhibited some of the same superpowers from her cortexiphan trials that Peter got via the implant. Remember, she was stopping nanites and controlling Peter like a Wii. Does that mean there is some connection between the two? Maybe. But when the Observer finally started punching Peter around it apparently knocked the last pin into place because that was what he needed to notice any change whatsoever from the implant.
We wondered in the latest Fringe Round Table what or who the Observers are now that we know there is some tech involved. Do they all have it? Are they born and then enhanced? Are only those in the Army enhanced? So many questions, but none of them are even close to being answered. Seeing Peter doing things Olivia did when she was at the height of her powers does make me wonder if the tech doesn't also infuse some cortexiphan or equivalent into the host's system.
I'm losing my faith that we will have answers as the show comes to an end. Perhaps they're playing their cards close to the vest in the hopes of getting a movie deal instead of finishing things off on television. There's no doubt I'm going to watch until the conclusion of the series. I won't miss an episode. But the faith I had at the beginning of the season is gone.
Could they throw a Hail Mary pass? Sure. Let's start with utilizing Olivia. Oh, wait. They're filming the last episode. Any input is too late. I hope Walter's talk about hubris and becoming the man he didn't want to be again after his brain was put back together wasn't some sort of secret message about the series. Help me keep the faith with some dazzling comments!
Carissa Pavlica is the managing editor and a staff writer and critic for TV Fanatic. She's a member of the Critic's Choice Association, enjoys mentoring writers, cats, and passionately discussing the nuances of television and film. Follow her on Twitter and email her here at TV Fanatic.


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G. Gernon BrownFootball/Basketball/Baseball, 1931-51Jesuit High School
Inducted: 1976
Few coaches have dominated their arena as Brown did in prep sports during the 1930s through the early 1950s. Brown's Jesuit teams won 19 state championships in three sports during what has been called the "Golden Age" of high school sports. In 20 years as a high school football coach, he compiled a 146-43-11 record. Brown's football teams won state championships in 1933, 1940, 1941, 1943 and 1946, claimed seven city titles and were unbeaten in seven seasons. Brown also won three state basketball championships and 11 more as the Blue Jays' baseball coach.
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Explore the vacation areas and sites of the Great Lakes region with the Wisconsin, Michigan, and the Great Lakes map. Published in August 1973 as part of the "Close-up: U.S.A." series, this map was accompanied by a travel map entitled "Wisconsin, Michigan, and the Great Lakes: Land Between the Waters."
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I just discovered this in my control panel:
Now, a forum that not only promotes backstabbing but specifically provides a mechanism with which to do so is bad enough - but what about the second entry down?
No comment, but clearly something I've said in this thread has offended someone. I've looked and there's nothing even remotely offensive (I don't even question the conventions that you hold so dear).
So what's all this about then?