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If There's One Shoe Celebs Love Most, It May Be Chloé's Studded Boot
From cap-toe pumps to high-top sneakers, every season brings a new A-list must-have footwear trend. But there's one shoe — Chloé's studded ankle boots — that has seriously withstood the test of time. Making their debut in Fall 2009 and still going strong, these celeb-closet staples — available in a variety of colors — are a favorite among trendsetters like Halle Berry, Kate Bosworth, Marion Cotillard, and Lily Aldridge. Aside from being bold and edgy, these street-chic booties can be styled with everything from casual denim to flirty dresses, making them the perfect year-round accessory. Check out which starlets have been spotted rocking these studded sensations, and then shop a pair for yourself.


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Brand attachment evident in horror flicks
VANCOUVER — University of B.C. researchers have found a connection between emotional ties to brand products caused by watching scary movies, countering industry beliefs that advertising during horror flicks is bad for business.
PhD graduate Lea Dunn, one of the researchers, conducted tests on 550 students, getting subjects to view scary movies and observing how they interact with products such as fizzy drinks or candy, over a 16-month period before concluding her findings.
"I knew that in psychology when people are afraid they actually join together … you seek out other people and you feel closer with those people afterwards," she said.
"We have this innate understanding that brands have something more, that they're more than just a logo, they have these traits attached to them."
In other words, someone who watches a scary flick with a brand-named product leaves feeling like they've shared "an experience" with the product, Dunn said, similar to the connections made through sharing traumatic experiences with others.
In one study, she tested participants using zip-locked bags of jelly beans. Some bags had a New York company's brand sticker while others were blank.
Those who were left with the brand-name bags rated their feelings of emotional attachment highest, using terms such as "affectionate, passionate, connected, friendly, delighted" and more.
Those who shared the movie with the no-name jelly beans were unaffected.
Dunn, an avid horror flick fan, pursued the research after noticing a lack of "product placement" ads in the genre.
"It seems marketers are afraid of their brand associated with this content, they're afraid the negative emotion would affect the brand itself," she said.
However, Dunn expects her findings could promote brand loyalty among movie fans if properly used.
"I'm sure we don't want a branded chainsaw on Leatherface, but maybe if the main character has branded shoes — that would be good."

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More sales – whether it's cars, clothes or groceries – means more tax revenue, giving governments more spending power in the long term.
Have you seen an increase in car commercials?
Woody Hall has.
The University of North Carolina Wilmington economics professor said Thursday that car commercials are a fair indicator of the economy.
And a bump in the economy is being reflected in the amount of sales tax revenue flowing in to local governments.
More sales – whether it's cars, clothes or groceries – means more tax revenue, giving governments more spending power in the long term.
"If there is an increase (in sales tax), that's good," Hall said. "It's reflecting an improving economy."
How much of an increase depends on the county or city.
In Brunswick County, with five months of revenue collected, the total is about half of what was budgeted for the full year and 18 percent above last year's total for the same period.
Ann Hardy, finance director, said those numbers are skewed because of a large tax return for the month of October, but revenue has been about 7 percent higher than last year even without that month. She added she is cautiously optimistic.
"There is no way to predict what's going to happen in the coming months," Hardy said. "I think we will achieve our budget, and we are hopeful that we will exceed it."
Hardy's optimism is shared throughout the county, from town managers to store managers.
"You look at year-to-year, and we are running an increase," said Dan Tatchey, manager of the Leland Piggly Wiggly. "Lowes moved in (at Brunswick Forest), and we have more competition, but we have not lost anything. ... It's been positive."
That's money in his store's coffers, and that's money in Leland's, as well, said Town Manager David Hollis. The town has collected 7 percent more sales tax revenue than last year over the course of four months.
Money not budgeted at the end of the year rolls into the county's general fund.
"If we see a huge increase in sales tax consistently and projections look up, we have an opportunity to lower taxes, or do more things like pay off debts or add services," Hollis said.
There is hesitation, however, in painting sales tax as the whole picture.
Hall said it's not a perfect indicator, because in North Carolina it doesn't account for all services rendered, including haircuts and doctor's visits. And a change in the economy could lead to a dip in the numbers.
Hall, and other experts, said its a little early for a clear projection.
But for now, local governments are riding a tenuous high after some very lean years.
Building and inspection permits are up, said officials. Jeff Repp, Boiling Spring Lakes town manager, added that on top of the increase in sales tax revenue – up 15 percent over last year – his town has seen more housing activity.
"We budgeted on a flat revenue prediction," Repp said. "It's pleasant we are seeing the numbers come in as they are."
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HOUSTON – Alex López knows his Houston Dynamo career did not get off to the start anyone envisioned.
When the 21-year-old landed with the Dynamo in August 2013, head coach Dominic Kinnear felt he had a player who could help in the present and the future. But coming to Houston midseason proved to be a difficult proposition as López was never able to get his fitness level right, and consistent playing time never materialized.
It relegated the Honduran youngster to just two appearances in 11 games.
That is the past, and now he is facing his first full season with the club. If López is going to justify the young Designated Player tag, his path to playing time is clear.
"We had a talk at the end of the year; he needs to be fitter, and he needs to do more in practice if he wants to play in the games," Kinnear said. "He has to do what everybody else does, work hard to get minutes. It's not going to be handed to you, and I think all the players understand that."
López arrived in the middle of the hottest time of the year in Houston after a solid stint in the CONCACAF Gold Cup. However, his summer success did not last as he never overcame the Houston heat and struggled to catch up to the players around him.
"Physically, it was an impediment," López said through a translator. "I wasn't able to assimilate to the club and do what they wanted of me."
Kinnear has seen it before, last year in fact with Servando Carrasco and other summer signings.
"I think sometimes coming in halfway through the season… it just kind of smacks you in the face. I think [López] was a little overweight before he came here," he said.
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Unable to get going, López was a spectator as Houston made a run to the MLS Cup Playoffs and eventually the Eastern Conference Championship, not the playmaker many hoped he would be. And as his new team and mentor, Catracho star Boniek Garcia, battled for their playoff lives, López sat the bench, never earning the chance to help.
"I think the pressure's always there because I'm a foreigner and expected to come in and perform," López said. "Now it's a matter of managing it 100 percent."
That pressure is there because many, including Kinnear, see the technique and potential in López. If playing at a high level, López can add a creative element to Houston's midfield – take for example his sole assist, on a Jason Johnson goal, in a 3-1 loss to the New York Red Bulls last year.
To show that skill, he must first establish that he arrived in camp fit, as the Dynamo focus on game play in preseason and not getting in shape. After an offseason in Honduras where López spent some much-needed time with family, he is back to show he's made the adjustment and is ready to take advantage of a full opportunity with Houston.
"That's the importance of being here with everybody starting from zero," he said. "It's now actually good and beneficial to come back to the US and start from zero with everybody."
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Defender Leighton Baines believes Everton's defensive resilience has allowed them to remain in the race for Europe in recent weeks.
On Saturday the Toffees ground out a 1-0 win over Fulham to record their fifth clean sheet in seven matches. They are only three points behind fifth-placed Tottenham, who do have a match in hand, but with goals not easy to come by Baines is grateful for their strength at the back.
"We have not been conceding many goals at all lately, apart from the one last week (the 1-0 defeat at Sunderland)," said the England international. "We've kept a few clean sheets on the bounce at Goodison and we probably could have got another couple of goals against Fulham."
He added: "We didn't put them away but in the end we only needed the one but we created some chances.
"We have been playing well and there was good build-up to the goal and we had a couple of other moves which were similar which didn't quite have the finish."
Steven Pienaar scored the goal against the Cottagers, his seventh of the season but only the second in the league in 2013.
"We rely on him so much and some players, if they are not seen to be carrying the team forward, then it can show because he is so important to us," added Baines. "He has got a few goals this season so that shows he has added to his game and he is a massive plus for us being in the team."
With three matches of the campaign remaining it is understandable players start looking towards the summer, but with a Merseyside derby at Anfield this weekend there is no danger of that at Everton.
"The summer is always welcome, especially when you get to the end of the season and you have been involved heavily," said the England left-back. "But you try and put it to the back of your mind, especially when you have got big games on the horizon as we have.
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As police probe one Manchester shooting, second man shotStaff Report
June 12. 2014 10:34PM
MANCHESTER — A city man was shot Wednesday night outside a Maple Street apartment building, just north of Amherst Street and not far from Manchester High School Central. It was the second shooting in three days in the city.
Police said Edwin Soto, 23, was shot just after 10 p.m. while he was in the rear parking lot of 461 Maple St., a three-story, 18-unit apartment building.
Three of Soto's friends told police they found Soto wounded inside a first-floor apartment and took him to Elliot Hospital.
Police said he is expected to survive.
Officer Chris Biron, who went to the hospital after the shooting was reported, found Soto in the passenger seat of a dark-colored SUV parked in front of the emergency room entrance. He had suffered a gunshot wound to his torso.
Investigators said witnesses were unable to provide any information on the shooter.
About 6:50 p.m. on Sunday, Tyrell Mitchell, 22, of 235 Lowell St. was shot in the leg in a drive-by shooting near his residence, in the area of the N&N Express Convenience Store, across from Manchester High School Central.
Melissa Crane of East High Street told the New Hampshire Union Leader that she heard a loud argument, a "pop pop" and then a car leaving fast. She then saw a man on the street; someone came out and put a towel around his leg.
According to court documents, police are looking at Marsalis "Mook" Johnson, 22, of Nashua, as possibly being involved in that shooting.
Lt. Maureen Tessier said investigators have no information at this time to suggest the Lowell Street shooting was connected to the shooting of Soto.
Johnson was featured as the U.S. Marshals Fugitive of the Week and was arrested Wednesday for reckless conduct and being a felon in possession of a deadly weapon, charges stemming from an unrelated incident on May 29.
He is accused of firing a gun inside a 12 L English Village Road apartment, sending a bullet through a wall and into a neighbor's bedroom. The bullet ricocheted off a dresser at the end of the bed and landed on the mattress. No one was injured.
At his arraignment Thursday, police prosecutor Carrissa Pelletier requested $50,000 cash-only bail for Johnson, a convicted felon.
Johnson was convicted June 14, 2010, in Hillsborough Superior Court North on charges of first-degree assault and reckless conduct in connection with a shooting incident July 5, 2009, after a fireworks display at Arms Park. Johnson fired into a group of people with whom he and his friends had a dispute, resulting in two people being injured.
Johnson was convicted Nov. 7, 2013, in Hillsborough County Superior Court North of reckless conduct and felon in possession of a handgun in connection with a March 15, 2013, incident in which he fired a shotgun out a window at 215 Wilson St.
Johnson told Judge William Lyons that the proposed bail was unfair because he wouldn't be able to raise that amount. Lyons made the bail $50,000 cash/surety, so Johnson can seek the services of a bail bondsman.
Because no plea can be entered to a felony in Circuit Court, a probable cause hearing was set for June 25 to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to bind the charge over to the Hillsborough County North Grand Jury for possible indictment.


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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The men's cross country team ran to a sixth place showing at the Rhodes Invitational on Saturday. Nathan Young continued his strong season as he was the first of Greenville's finishers in 27th place.
Young's time of 27:40 topped teammate Ross Baker by 20 seconds as Baker was 35th.
Greenville's difference of less than one minute between it's first and fifth finisher was the best of any team.
"The guys ran well," said head coach Brian Patton. "We just need to be faster."
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Jim Sterling writes:
'Sony shows subscription services how it's really done
Sony has made a lot of mistakes over the years, and I've cheerily called the publisher out on many of them. For all its hubris, however, and for all its missteps, the PlayStation brand owner is prone to having some really quite brilliant ideas now and then, proving itself surprisingly savvy and innovative when the need arises.'
PS+ is by far the best thing i've subscribed too.
Got Infamous series, Arkham City, Bioshock 2, Motorstorm Apocalypse and more Ps3 games + the Vita instant games...all for 37 quid. Just amazing. And that is only in the 4 months that i've had it.
"humiliates the game industry"
Also it the only supported current last gen system!
Nothing happening on xbox.
I am sure nextgen MS will do the same.
I like plus and would easily pay for another year just on value. Free games and discounts on stuff i wanted to buy but the price was too steep. I know this gen is ending but sonu did something good with psplus.
Do you still get access to movies, tv shows and videos if you cancel your monthy cable or netflix subscription?? I think NOT.
hell, do you even get offered free movies and discounts while on your cable tv subscriptions??
Nope...also can you get access to N4G if you cancel your internet subscription?? lol!
S0 why is PS+ an issue when its almost exactly the same as any other subscription service, but better!??
Only logical step once you've humiliated yourself. And Sony has done that.
I won't hate on them though, they will pull through and be fine...so will the Vita.
Sony NEEDS the PS4 though to kind of restore the confidence in their fans.
I mean I'm just guessing maybe they don't.....but it couldn't hurt. It helps that Sony has Loyal fans though. They complain way too much and get way too defensive about dumb stuff.......but they are good loyal fans.
When PS+ was first unveiled I admit that I was skeptical but now that I'm a subscriber I can say that it is definitely worth the price. Sure some of the features like the auto-updates and cloud save system should really be part of the default PSN package but the instant library feature is awesome and is easily worth the $50 a year.
Funny how this generation is coming to an end and Sony is sticking out their chest all I know is I never went a month without playing a game online its in the past but it is what it is.
Stop paying for it, and let me know how fun playing those games still is.
Seems to me you paid for something. Like I pay for something. It's called Live. The better service.
Yeah you're paying to play something you already payed for: your games.
Remember when Sports Illustrated wanted all their magazines back once you stopped subscribing ?
O yea they didn't / don't and nobody else does.
stop paying for LIVE and let me know how COD online is treating you.
Please once and for all, prove how live is a better service, simply reading the article trashes live beyond believe, you can't even deny it.
You pay yearly for cross game chat. thats really all.
You are being impractical:
Most the games I have on Plus I enjoy playing, but when I am done playing them, I dont really go back to them. If I want access to those games, I pay up again, or I'll just buy it. The $50 I pay is still justified by the sheer number of free things I get (and enjoy)
The value doesn't change:
I get to play the games I download with Plus, but the point of resubscribing is to invest in the future 12 months. I don't feel cheated if I stop paying and don't get to access old Plus games, because most of the time, I am playing something current.
Plus is fantastic, people pay to access a wide variety of features, no one is saying anything is free, but the value you get when you invest is through the roof. You pay for something because as an Xbox owner, you have no choice. I pay for Plus because I have an option to enhance my experience. The difference is that I genuinely enjoy paying for Plus, I am willing to bet that if access to online became free for Xbox, Gold subscribers would plummet. If you genuinely enjoying paying for the Xbox features, then more power to you, but undoubtedly, the argument here is that Plus is offering a better value while MS takes advantage of their position as market leaders of the online brand.
Jim hits the nail on the head once again. Its because of Plus that I'm getting a Vita.
im strongly considering a vita becuase all of the free games...no doubt this was a big factor in sony offering vita stuff on plus for no extra cash
It's also that benefit that makes me regret not jumping on the amazing $179 bundle they had in black Friday. But it still might persuade me to get one
This article was written by Jim Sterling! He's usually such a Negative Nancy. I totally agree with him on this and always thought XBLive was a ripoff, just a pay wall to access things that should be free.
I just bought a Vita because of plus. I couldn't stand having Uncharted & Gravity Rush sat there doing nothing on my plus account, and now I've just found out that Wipeout and Lumines are coming in February, and on top of that I've got a Vita download of Playstation All Stars which came with my PS3 copy.
If you have a PS+ account then its almost madness not to own a Vita now.
You guys will probably get Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus later on also, we are getting that today in NA PS+.
That isn't including other games they give you like a free PSP game, Jet Set Radio and other games like Retro City Rampage which are all fun.
EU PS+ users getting Sleeping Dog and then we just got Bioshock 2 not too long ago I mean those are AAA games here they are letting you play for free basically based on the entire value of what they offer you.
Funnily enough its the sole reason pushing me to Vita. I'm building up a nice collection now. So its a double winner for Sony as it will probably sell Vitas.
Jim actually has a good point. In a gen that has asked to give more for content (DLC,on disc DLC,microtransactions) that makes a $60 game actually cost much much more.
Sony with PS+ are actually giving stuff away for consumer loyalty. Your $50 a year subscription can amount to as Jim states over 2K worth of content. That is worth you money that is all i can say.
Sony has done a lot of mistakes this gen but the presentation of PS+ shows that Sony are quite capable of great things.
Sony has done the best job this gen, keeping it real. Sony gives you nice hardware that doesn't feel cheap and a awesome library of games. PS+ is the icing on the cake.
360 and Wii/WiiU are awesome too.
My PS3 slim feels cheap, I much prefer my old fatty PS3, still, "its whats on the inside that counts"
I agree and I love it. The rewarding system works and it also gives me some games I would never had bought/play because of several factors but now I am more interested in their sequel. (Infamous was a big example of this).
There are other schemes other companies have done. For instance, watching trailers to unlock several hours of free gameplay which are also an interesting idea and I wouldn't mind being introduced in gaming as a whole in the future but Plus is a good, underrated service. Okay it is a glorified rental service but I never felt like I was being cheated with my subscription.
Ps plus is an out standing service, I'm looking forward to getting sleeping dogs as I didn't buy it. I hope Microsoft start something similar soon or next gen to at least try and justify the Xbox live fee.
Microsoft definitely needs to do follow Sony's online strategy next generation. Free app usage and online gaming, the extras you pay for. For example, I have netflix, nhl gamecentre and other apps that I use on my two xboxes but only have one live gold account because my girlfriend never plays xbox, so when she wants to watch netflix in one room, I cant play online or watch netflix in the other. We are seriously considering getting a PS3 right now just for this option.
Do plus members get better download speeds, etc?
Nope. It is just content like full game trails, betas, full games/DLC, discounts, online saves...
There's also scheduled updates, patch downloads, etc... that are taken for granted, but really nice. It's good being able to ALWAYS put your game in and play without having to wait for a new patch to download and install.
I doubt it. I think that's more of a infrastructure thing. However, PS+ allows your PS3 to update all aspects of your console and games, such as patches, firmware, and even download FREE content (demos and I think videos) depending on the time you set it up, which prevents the need to worry about download speeds in most circumstances.
Nope but we do get things such as automatic updates. You know how sometimes you have to update your PS3's firmware? If you have PS Plus it will download it for you while you are online playing games. You don't have to sit and look at the download screen. The speed of the download is completely based on your internet connection.
Speeds are the same but you do get automatic updates. I have the Borderlands season pass and content is there the next time I turn on my PS3. I set it up so It downloads between 2-4am. PS+ will automatically update any game you recently played with patches or dlc...and it's awesome.
Now, Xbox does allow for downloading while idle but it's all manual. Had to go find my Blops 2 maps and set up the dl instead of turning on my console and playing...
No. Its the same, but does it matter. Xbl gold doesn't give you faster DL speeds either. Although Dl have always been faster on xbox I don't think it has anything to do with the service.
I have never had any problems with download speeds on PSN.
i love PS+! and if you have PS3 and Vita it's X2 combo with the same PS+ account..
i got it in the beginning just for the online storage and the auto updates it's so confortable in case i lose all data, but with the games, betas and exclusives they always offer i'm hooked forever.
thank you sony for caring about gamers!
"thank you sony for caring about gamers"
Sony have gotten a lot of stick this generation but they have actually given gamers what they want. From this service to releasing new ips. How many companies could you say have released new ips consistently over this generation? It is a rarity.
imagine 3 new AAA IPs in one year i couldn't wish for more!! I throw my wallet violently at the screen everytime i see a trailer of one of these :D
The Last of Us
Ni No Kuni
2013 will be a great year for PS3 owners.
You think gow 3 will come to ps+ before ascension is released?
I believe sony has done a lot of things right and some things are lacking. No one can argue with all the great exclusives we get except for my wallet.
I think some of the mistakes they made this gen will help them with the ps4 and I'm glad they have an online strategy that rewards gamers instead of penalizing them.
PS Plus is an amazing service, glad to know Jim likes it. I think it's one of the best things Sony has ever done.
That was definitely worth the read. Sony is working with a risky strategy to increase loyalty and consumer base, but damn it will work out well in the end
Whats not to like about PS Plus
The Service is A+ with a PS+ thrown in there for the hell of it
Its a Great Value, Microsoft should do the same with Live Gold, it will be much more worth the money.
Live is an awesome service but lacks the vision Sony has for Ps Plus, to play online Live is King but if you just want to enjoy games Ps Plus is the best thing aroud.
Giving you shittons of games a year for 60dollars... you are saving hundreds of dollars by having that service.
Applauses Sony!
Don't forget the discounts on certain games as well.
I never ever intended to subscribe to PS+. There was no WAY that I would pay £39 a year for a list of random games. It felt like a punt to me. There was too much risk involved. Would I actually WANT the games they offered? Nope! There's no way on earth that I would EVER SUBSCRIBE! ... but
I'm good to go until 3/4/2014! How the hell did that happen?
They started giving out quality games, that's what happened.
DarkSiders, Bioshock 2, RE 5 Gold Edition, inFamous 2, LBP 2 etc... Eagerly waiting to see what we get this month.
Edit - @GribbleGrunger, I know the feel bro...I'm almost done Bioshock 2 and haven't even touched DarkSiders. Then next week we will be getting another PS3 game. Sony is suffocating me with games and I love it.
this is what I'll be getting!
6th February: Sleeping Dogs
6th February: Quantum Conundrum
6th February: F1 Race Stars
13th February: WipEout 2048
20th February: Lumines Electronic Symphony
That's Europe. How the friggin hell am I supposed to fit these in around Ni No Kuni?
It's really an amazing service. I can't wait for Sleeping dogs.
I just renewed and got 3 extra months on top of the 12
I hate PS+,I will stop subscribing after my grand grand son becomes a father.I am 35 now and have only a 3 year old kid.:b
I think PS+ is fantastic and provides great value for money. Only question I have is what it does to lifetime sales of many of the games that are covered by the subscription. Do developers get a percentage of PS+ subs based on how many times their game was downloaded? How does it work?
lol at gribble...
But yeah some haters say"but but you dont keep your games" which may be true but i do keep thse games massively discounted as a plus member. That doesn't disappear . That alone is worth it to me. Sometimes plus members get up to like 40% discounts thts awesome .
There's a bunch of stuff up to 50% off right now. I'm gonna need to add more funds to my wallet REAL soon.
And some forget that ALL PS1 games are free FOREVER after being downloaded from PS+.
So they should be. I bought Crash Team Racing and it looks like a garbled mess.
My advice is to only play games that have been converted in to HD on a HDTV. Otherwise it will not be as good as what it was like when you played it on the PS1 on a non-HD TV.
Most PS1 games won't look very good regardless so I'd stick with PS2 HD conversions if anything.
Also, if you play a game like Silent Hill 3, which is all about confined spaces and deliberately grainyish graphics, it will still feel better now on a non-HD small TV.
Wait what? For real? I thought all games downloaded from plus arent playable after the subscription ended?
ps1 games, mini games, premium themes and avatars and some vids that can go on the HDD. so the arguments concerning not being able to keep games after ps+ subscription expires is really weak, imho, for the simple fact that a subscriber does in fact get 'free' games forever, and also, the 'ps3' games are usually finished and not played again.
OffTopic: Well lets get one thing clear, the only reason why MS hasn't sold say 85 to 90 million consoles by now is because of XBL. If XBL gold was free it would be outselling PS3 by now. Especially with games like Halo, gears Fable and many, many AAA XBL titles. MS does indeed lock out its customers by gambling with the likes of XBL, unless they pay for XBL. But just imagine if that was lifted now or next gen?
On topic: PSN+ does offers allot more than XBL. And PSN is good for people who just want to go online right away with out any hassle. But with XBL is for the online gamer who wants the best online experience that you can get on a console. So they can play Halo and Gears online and set up sessions its a compelling and powerful thing N4G, trust me. people say its the same as PSN when its really not.
Especially with UI enhancements and security upgrades along with F2P making its rounds its only getting better. With PSN+ you don't get to keep your games but that doesn't matter as long as you stay subscribed which I'm sure allot of people are doing. PSN and XBL owners are happy regardless. Both PSN+ and XBL will be monsters on Next gen systems.
You're right in some ways Psn can only get better, and i like what sony is doing. Microsoft need to stop being cheep and give the gamers a bang for their buck .
I've been a Plus supporter since day one, I like that service since day one as well.
ps plus humiliates the game industry? free games with a monthly/yearly subscription that saves you, the gamer, a shitload of money is humiliating the game industry?
this stupid journo is talking out of his/her arse and him/her and such websites are the ones humiliating the game industry!
Compare to STEAM I agree and you are right the media are humiliating the industry
oh yeah i forgot about steam, my bad
There still seems to be some confusion for some.
With PS+ you do not keep the "free" games if you lapse in subs(like all other subscription services-Netflix,Spotify etc) but you keep anything you bought discounted. Any money at all spent and it remains yours.
PS+ is fantastic and owning both systems makes it a crazy deal.
Only the lightest of users won't benefit from it and save money.
Here ppl come with the xbl is better online blah blah . Listen thts complete bs their inteface may be diff. and liking tht is a matter of preference but last time chked most of these games dnt have dedicated servers and your exp. gaming online on ps3 is the same as on xbox so stop the bs this isnt 2006.
PS+ is an optional service that really gives you bang for your buck. The only reason that I don't subscribe is because I have no time to play ALL THAT GAMES. Also, I am mainly a PC person. However, even I can see the worth in PS+. PC and PS3 exclusives is a killer combo. Maybe it will be a PC, PS3, and PSV combo in the future. XBL, on the other hand, has been a scam and a black mail right off the bat.


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Studying for the LSAT / Re: Two months Hardcore or Four months Softcore?« on: April 21, 2006, 11:11:34 AM »
Everyone needs to chill out! Really, you don't need 4 months of hard core study time in order to do well. I took my first ever diagnostic practice test one month before my february test date. From then on I was in a prep course that met 3 times a week. Outside of class, I didn't do anything. In class was hardly hardcore. I ended up getting a 168, which I'm satisfied with. Some people say that repetition is the key. Point blank, no matter how many times you do something, if you do it wrong it is wrong everytime. Its not "practice makes perfect", its "perfect practice makes perfect". Seriously don't freak out and feel like you have to spend every waking minute studying. And DO NOT take a million practice tests. I know some people that did this and it just wore them out before test day. One friend of mine did that and ended up going DOWN 11 points from her last practice test. She now thinks that she overworked her brain and was just LSAT exhausted on test day. Good luck to all of you! Study, but don't eat, sleep, and breath LSAT prep.


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Genetically modified wheat, developed and tested by Monsanto in the late 1990s and early 2000s, was never formally released due to marketing concerns. This spring it was discovered in an unregulated field in Oregon after a farmer sprayed his volunteer wheat and some of the wheat plants didn't die.
COLORADO SPRINGS — A decade ago when wheat industry leaders were discussing the possible introduction of Roundup Ready wheat, designed to withstand the popular glyphosate herbicide, they were uneasy about a nightmare scenario in which volunteer plants would become impossible to control, according to Chris Tallman, a farmer from Brandon, Colo., and one of four official biotech spokesmen designated by the National Association of Wheat Growers.
Their other big concern was whether having a biotech trait would cost the U.S. international sales.
Both of those scenarios came to life recently, at least on a small scale, after herbicide-resistant wheat was discovered growing in a farmer's field in Oregon just as hard red winter wheat harvest was beginning across the Southern Plains.
The genetically modified wheat, developed and tested by Monsanto in the late 1990s and early 2000s, was never formally released due to marketing concerns. This spring it was discovered in an unregulated field in Oregon after a farmer sprayed his volunteer wheat and some of the wheat plants didn't die. He sent them to the state university, where testing confirmed they contained Monsanto's glyphosate-resistant trait.
"Even today I don't hear a lot of farmers who are interested in the Roundup Ready trait for that particular reason. It makes the volunteer very difficult to control," Tallman said from eastern Colorado.
Still, farmers had been hoping to see a wide range of biotech traits for more appealing attributes like drought tolerance and nitrogen use efficiency come to the market within the decade, he added. Tallman wasn't sure whether the recent discovery of the "rogue" wheat would pose a setback to those efforts.
"What it does to that process, I really don't know," he said.
Tallman testified to the Colorado legislature earlier this spring in opposition to labeling of genetically modified foods. He and other wheat leaders have been working to further public acceptance of biotech even while some consumer groups continue aggressively pushing for GMO labeling.
Federal officials were seeking to calm markets by stressing that the Food and Drug Administration declared glyphosate resistant wheat safe for food or feed use back in 2004. Despite that ruling, Monsanto gave up plans to commercialize the wheat due to opposition by farmers in Canada and the U.S. fearful of the reaction by international markets. At least 50 percent of all U.S.-grown wheat is exported. In the Pacific Northwest, that percentage is closer to 90 percent, much of it to Asian countries sensitive about genetic modification.
The recent finding of the unauthorized trait was in soft white spring wheat. According to federal officials, the government had granted more than 100 field tests on the variety in multiple states from 1998 through 2005.
Officials are investigating, and Tallman said he did not know how long the inquiry might take.
At press time, at least one farmer, Ernest Barnes of Elkhart, Kan., was reportedly suing Monsanto for damages over the incident.
Mark Hodges, the director of Plains Grains Inc., an Oklahoma-based wheat-testing program covering the High Plains, was busy receiving wheat samples from Texas and Southern Oklahoma as harvest got under way.
He said his lab in Stillwater, Okla., was capable of testing for the presence of genetically modified material.
"I don't anticipate that being a reality," he said. "We haven't been asked to do any of that at the present time."
He cautioned that it was too early to make assumptions about what had happened in the Oregon incident or what it might mean for the industry long term.
"We need to let them do their investigation without ruling anything out — or ruling anything in," he said.


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A Saylorsburg woman was not telling the truth when she told state police she was raped at a party in her home, police said Tuesday.
Christine D. O'Neill, 46, is scheduled to face charges of unsworn falsification and making false reports at a preliminary hearing at 9:30 a.m. Monday before District Judge Jolana Krawitz.
O'Neill also is charged with two counts of intimidation of witnesses and two counts of furnishing alcohol to minors.
Police say O'Neill told them and Pocono Medical Center personnel that she was raped on the night of a party that included minors. State police at Lehighton later determined she had consensual sex with a man after her husband left the party.
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Buffalo Bleu Onion Ring Side Salad
Your customers' next favorite salad: warm, spicy, creamy and crispy. Iceberg lettuce has never been so tasty.
1 ea. Tavern Traditions Jumbo Beer Battered Onion Rings (#30440)
2 oz. Buffalo Hot Wing Sauce
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1 T. Bleu Cheese Dressing
- Prepare onion rings according to directions on package.
- Chop the iceberg lettuce.
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The primary concern when using optical storage media to
store data, is to ensure that the result will be
a readable disc, over a very long period of time.
Readability then, depends on the reading drive, which is influenced by the
resultant writing quality produced on the disc, which is in turn
directly related to the recorder used for burning
and the optical medium itself.
The Optical Storage industry has defined specific parameters
that reflect the quality of a recorded disc. These
are actual measurements of electric signals that
represent the overall condition of a disc and, when
looked at as a whole, provide a complete picture of the recording quality. These signals provide information about
the physical condition of a disc and the integrity
of the digital data, as they are stored on the disc
and retrieved by the player.
Quality testing has been practiced for decades now,
first for CD and later for DVD media. Currently, with
the High-Definition formats already available on the
market, there is a further and growing need for accurate testing. Moreover, the fact that the next-generation
formats are squeezing even more data onto 12cm
media using various techniques, makes it easy to
understand why measuring the quality of the
recorded data is more complicated when compared to CD and
In the following pages, we present some writing
quality measurements of BD-R (Blu-Ray Recordable)
and BD-RE (Blu-Ray Re-Rewritable) media. The discs
were burned with some of the most popular Blu-Ray recorders for
PCs, currently available on the market. In
cooperation with DaTARIUS, the leader in quality
optimization, measurements and evaluation of optical
storage media, CDRInfo presents a brief explanation
of the basic signals related to the quality of a
Blu-Ray disc, and of course, the first real-life
measurements on sample discs.
In the first pages, we tried to summarize the physical characteristics of the Blu-Ray disc format, the basics of the data encoding and error correction used, as well as an explanation of the basic signals that are essential for the evaluation of the writing quality of a Blu-Ray disc. Moving on, we provide information about the testing procedure, and of course the results.
At this point, we should mention that some discs were measured a second time. After initial measurements, a number of discs produced uncharacteristically poor results and we were keen to find out why. As we have done on similar occasions in the past when testing DVD media, we decided to run a second pass to confirm the results. Before doing the second pass, a random selection of discs was taken and cleaned using air spray and special tissues. The results after this procedure are quite revealing as will be seen in the ensuing pages.


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After a couple of years of toting around my Goodwilled Kennith Cole messenger bag I have been in dire need of a new purse, and a new color. I chose this pattern because it seemed pretty simple and I could finish it in a day for a big show coming up and I love it! I added a few of the flowers from my Mint Petals project and ended up adding one to my raincoat just for a splash of color, now I just need to scotch guard the crap out of it to be more wrinkle resistant.
I really liked the lining and used a mystery fabric (polysester perhaps?) to give it some weight, as well as some green trim to add contrast.
The inside pockets turned out absolutely perfect for my Slingshot planner, which is importants since I cannot make it a week without! It is the perfect sidekick, with reading lists, random yet important dates, and the essential menstrual calendar, this is found on the lovely Buy Olympia site and i suggest it for any crafty person!
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I wish I had chosen a heavier fabric, I picked a plaid cotton flannel printed off grain and half-off and its pretty soft, yet not durable and I swear it sucks lint out of the air wherever I go….
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Molly's surgery a success as well wishes pour inBy SHAWNE K. WICKHAM
New Hampshire Sunday News
December 21. 2013 7:30PM
MANCHESTER - Two hours into the surgical procedure, the doctor was closing the first incision with fine sutures and the patient was doing fine.
One down, three to go.
Molly, a border collie whose four legs were broken when she was struck by a plow in the city last week, underwent more than eight hours of surgery on Saturday at the Center for Advanced Veterinary Care.
The dog's plight has galvanized the support of animal lovers across New Hampshire and beyond. Donations are pouring in to care for Molly and pets like her.
And the effort to heal her and return her to her owner, a Marine Corps veteran who served in Iraq, has renewed many folks' faith in human kindness this Christmas season.
Dr. Lori Gordon operated on Molly as AVC vet tech Merideth Tompkins kept a close watch on the dog's vital signs. With Molly anesthetized, Gordon worked quickly to implant metal plates and screws in the dog's limbs and repair the damage to ligament and bone.
Last evening, Molly was out of surgery and out of danger, although most of her fur had to be shaved for the procedure. "She's going to need a Christmas sweater," Gordon said with a smile.
Molly will remain at the clinic for some time for follow-up care and physical therapy, so she likely won't be home for Christmas. But she's getting plenty of love from staff and strangers alike who've been touched by her story.
A big stuffed bear sat outside the operating room Saturday.
A dog named Sophie had delivered the present for her fellow border collie.
"Sophie actually carried the bear in and brought it behind the desk to the receptionist," said Jamie DeKraai, hospital director.
Someone sent a copy of the prayer of St. Francis, patron saint of animals. An animal clinic in Salisbury, Mass., sent a box of colorful bandages.
A group of friends signed a card with well wishes. "All will be right soon! You are in good hands!" wrote Peter . "Get well soon Molly. Get home to dad," Amy said.
Dr. Deborah Kelloway, owner of AVC, said she understands critics who question whether all the love and money focused on one small dog could be better spent. But she said, "I think animals bring out the best in people."
Molly was in tough shape when her devastated owner brought her to the clinic after the accident, Kelloway said. "Her legs were twisted and bones were poking out of her skin."
But Molly was wagging her tail.
Her master told the clinic staff that Molly "was his life," Kelloway said, but he couldn't afford the thousands of dollars it would cost to save her.
Then someone noticed the man's car had a veteran license plate. And saving Molly became as much about the human as about the dog. "This guy needs this dog back," Kelloway said.
So when X-rays showed Molly's back was not broken along with her legs, she said, they knew they had to try to save the plucky pup. And they were able to do so through All Better Pets, a nonprofit program she started at the clinic last year.
A licensed shelter, All Better Pets takes in animals who have been abandoned by owners who can't - or won't - pay for their care. In some cases, when an owner brings an ailing pet to be euthanized, Kelloway suggests surrendering the animal instead to ABP.
Often, once an animal is treated and recovers, the owner changes his mind about keeping it, she said.
If not, All Better Pets finds an adoptive home; they've already placed more than 200 animals in new homes.
But Kelloway was beginning to despair; she's spent $100,000 from her own pocket caring for abandoned pets.
And her dream of matching shelter animals that need foster homes with recovering substance abusers was growing dim.
Until Molly, that is. Now word of what All Better Pets is trying to do has spread, and support is growing.
It all feels like a bit of a "miracle," Kelloway said, in this season when such things happen. "This dog has done more for this shelter than we could ever do for Molly," she said.
There's still a long road ahead for Molly. But it'll be made smoother by Handicapped Pets of Amherst.
When company President Mark Robinson heard about Molly, Kelloway said, he "contacted us immediately," offering to donate a canine "wheelchair" for the young dog to use until she's back on her own four feet.


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The mission of the Physics Department is to help students attain insight into the principles and techniques used in physics and astronomy, which allow us to understand and appreciate the beauty of the quantitative nature of our physical Universe. The Department endeavors to foster the scientific spirit in our students, the mathematical skills, the problem-solving skills, and the laboratory skills necessary to pursue graduate studies, research and finally employment in physics or related fields.
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The bachelor degree program is designed for those students not interested in pursuing graduate studies in Physics, but who plan on entering the job market immediately after graduation. The program allows student to enhance their job-market appeal by selecting an area of concentration to augment three years of Physics courses. The student will choose to take 15 hours of courses in another student-selected discipline, such as, for example, Computer Science, Chemistry, or Education that will be particularly attractive to employers in the student's area of interest.
If you are interested in aeronautical, agricultural, civil, electrical, industrial or mechanical engineering, you have the option to pursue a dual BS degree program at TMC. Our pre-engineering students typically after three years of study at TMC transfer to an engineering school of his/her choice( assuming acceptance by the engineering school. The essence of TMC 's 3/2 program is that at the successful completion of the first full year at the engineering school, the 3/2 student is eligible for a BS degree from TMC. Another year of study at the engineering school usually leads to BS degree in engineering.
Thomas More College also offers an Associate's degree in Physics. Students learn Physics not only in the small, personalized atmosphere of lecture courses, but also through hands-on experimentation provided by the laboratory and research components of the curriculum. Computer programming abilities are developed as part of the courses.
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Physics is at the core of all branches
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You should consider physics as a field of study because its training enables you to be competent and a adept at solving problems in diverse disciplines. Furthermore, you should study physics because it is fascinating. If you have wondered why and how things work and have the curiosity to understand nature's ways, then physics is waiting for you to explore and enjoy. It may surprise you however, to learn that the best preparation for your success in physics is not how much physics you have taken in high school, but rather a strong motivation and a good background in college-preparatory mathematics courses.
The Physics Department at Thomas More College offers a challenging curriculum designed to prepare the student for further work and study in business, industry, and graduate school. The program develops the student's appreciation and problem-solving abilities in such areas as Dynamics, Electromagnetic theory, Thermal Physics, Quantum Mechanics, and Modern Physics. Nearly all of our physics majors receive physics Scholarships. Check out the items below for more information on these scholarships.
Our program is based on the concept of learning physics and doing physics. That is, students learn by observing, by analyzing, and by doing problems. We believe in a hands-on learning experience both in our lecture courses and in our laboratory courses. Our program operates with two primary goals. The first is an in-depth comprehensive coverage of the concepts of physics, and the second is a coordinated set of laboratory experiments. This results in learning by doing physics. At Thomas More, we have an average student-faculty ratio of less than 10-to-1, ensuring you direct and informal contact with the faculty.
All of our majors completing our requirements will receive a BS in Physics and also an Associate degree in Mathematics.
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Senior Physics majors are required to complete a research project in an area of their choice. Student have access to all of our facilities and equipment. The project may involve the construction of component pieces using our machine shop, or interfacing of physics equipment to a computer. In past years we have had research projects in : Mossbauer studies, an automated Beta spectrometer, an automated free fall platform and a light scattering apparatus.
The opportunity for students to pursue research projects is being greatly expanded by the construction of The BB&T Observatory. The observatory houses computer-controlled telescopes, electronic imaging systems, and computer control systems obtained through a grant from the National Science Foundation. Thomas More students from all majors are able to take advantage of this exciting facility in general astronomy courses or to pursue astronomical research or individualized independent study projects.
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- The fundamental principles by which our physical universe can be described.
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This Week In Island History
Week of October 25
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago
From the Newport Journal, Oct. 25, 1912
That a new hotel will replace the Thorndike, destroyed by fire on the night of Oct. 5 last, is an assured fact. The foundation for a building of the same length as the former, 200 feet, is being put in, a considerable section of the front wall, already being up. This wall is being built 30 feet farther back than the old one, which will give room for a lawn of that width between the building and the street.
The political campaign on the island was opened Tuesday evening by the Progressive Party with a rally at the Town Hall. The hall was well filled, among the audience being a number of women.
75 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, Oct. 23, 1937
At the assembly hour in the Thomas H. Clarke School Friday afternoon, an educational picture was shown by Superintendent Bradley, beginning with the cutting of logs in the Maine woods to the finished product [sic], and the mass production by machinery was shown.
From the Newport Daily News, Oct. 28, 1937
A bid for transporting high school pupils to the ferry was received by the School Committee from Norman F. Caswell, present bus driver, and the contract was awarded him at $2 per day. The bus will leave Conanicut Park at 7:30 a.m. and will take high school students living north of Potters Cove. The pupils return in the afternoon on the regular bus trip.
50 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, Oct. 24, 1962
The General Services Administration is offering for public sale the former Hull Cove military reservation at Jamestown. It embraces 1.85 acres on Beavertail north of the radar station. Improvements include a cable hut on each of two separate parcels of land, with an underground bunker on the larger tract.
The property was first offered the town of Jamestown under GSA procedures that give committees preference over individuals in disposing of surplus property. The town, after an inspection, notified GSA it was not interested because the property is neither suitable for recreation nor civil defense needs. Sealed bids for the property will be accepted until 2 p.m. on Nov. 26.
A sample voting machine has been installed at Town Hall in Jamestown. Those wishing to be instructed on its use may stop at the Town Hall between 9 a.m. and noon or from 1 to 5 p.m. any day before the election.
25 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, Oct. 23, 1987
The School Committee Thursday approved preliminary designs for a 24,000-square-foot addition to the Jamestown school. Architects McLeish and Johnson of East Greenwich have told the committee that the addition will cost about $2 million. A more detailed cost estimate will be submitted to the committee Nov. 5.
From the Newport Daily News, Oct. 30, 1987
Vandals broke into the Jamestown school late Thursday night or early the next morning, ransacked lockers, rifled teachers' drawers and stole some band instruments.
15 years ago
From the Jamestown Press, Oct. 23, 1997
The Town Council will hold a public work session on the proposed volunteer-built park for skate boarders and in-line roller skaters next Wednesday. A group of parents calling themselves Jamestown Friends of Skaters want to build a skate park at the "dirt pile" in the corner of the soccer field at the Lawn Avenue school.
10 years ago
From the Jamestown Press,
Oct. 24, 2002
The School Committee at the Oct. 22 meeting questioned the tuition rates for sending island students to North Kingstown High School and agreed to discuss the matter at its next meeting. This year, it is expected to cost $9,700 to send a Jamestown student to NKHS
The $5.5 million in bonds for the wastewater treatment plant rehabilitation has been approved at 1.6 percent interest for 20 years.
Herring and mackerel season is just around the corner in the North Atlantic and that can only mean one thing here in Jamestown: time to start the debate over the return of the Russian fish processing boat.
Jamestown's main reservoir dropped this week to 52 inches below its spillway. The North Pond reservoir has been below half its capacity for more than a month. It is at half capacity when down 45 inches at the spillway, according to town officials.


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July 28. 2014 9:06PM
MANCHESTER — Severe thunderstorms swept across New Hampshire on Monday, hitting the Granite State with heavy rain, large hail and strong winds.
"We've had reports from all parts of the state of some large hail or some trees down, wind damage and things like that," said Michael Cempa, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Gray, Maine.
Cempa said all of the state was at one point under severe weather watches or warnings during the day, but the most heaviest parts of the storms were about finished by 7:30 p.m.
Cempa said there were flood concerns, which would linger for a while after the rains subsided but no extensive damage was expected.
"We did get a report from Campton about some evacuations along the Mad River just in case it flooded. It was getting close but it's kind of a common place for flooding," Cempa said.
The storms also left scattered power outages, which crews were working to repair Monday night.
Public Service of New Hampshire reported its hardest-hit areas were in southern parts of the state.


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Yesterday the first pregnant CEO of a Fortune 500 tech company was announced. Her name is Marissa Mayer. She's 37, blonde, the kind of fit and fab-looking girl we all probably lived next to in college.
Marissa is experiencing two of what are sure to be her life's most mind-bending moments—the jackpot of all career boosts as the new head of Yahoo! and the birth of her first child—at exactly same time. She'll be taking over one of Silicon Valley's most prestigious boardrooms while deciding between owls or robots for her son's nursery. Soon she might find herself meeting some of her new employees (there are 13,300 of them!), and all of a sudden, a Jenna or Jonathan will seem worthy of inclusion on her list of potential baby names. There will be a copy of What to Expect When You're Expecting on her nightstand, right next to a quarterly earnings report.
When you're a working mom who struggles with the work-life balance every day, you can get pretty excited when another woman scores this big—on both fronts! But then I read an interview where she said, "My maternity leave will be a few weeks long and I'll work throughout it."
My heart sank a little bit. I'm not sure of the specifics of Marissa's circumstances, and I certainly don't want to make assumptions about the reasons behind her choices. Truthfully, I don't need to know any of it in order to respect her enormously. But from the outside looking in, hearing this news reminds me that we working moms still have a long way to go.
I know what I would be feeling if I was in her shoes: guilt—with a capital G. I'd feel an enormous responsibility to ensure I take the career opportunity offered to me and give it all I have, even if it means cutting short my maternity leave, or dipping into it to jump on a few conference calls, read a couple of reports, or attend a handful of meetings. While I should be toasting my kick-ass self and all the great blessings in my life, I would be worried that if I didn't seem focused and on point to the same degree as my colleagues, it would hurt my chances of success.
Even when we've earned a huge amount of power, and it seems like we should be writing our own ticket, working moms still feel a painful pull between bowing down to the work gods and fulfilling our motherly roles the way we'd really like to, if truly given the chance. At a time when the debate over whether women can really have it all is back in the hot seat, I find it disheartening to think that a little baby with so much amazing DNA might miss his mom so soon—and she will surely miss him.
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The poster tagline for 2011's documentary Hollywood To Dollywood - "Twin brothers with a dream in an RV named Jolene..." - accurately captures the feel of this lightweight but thoroughly enjoyable little film. The project follows a pair of gay twin brothers - major fans of Country music icon Dolly Parton - as they embark on a 2,100 mile trip to give their idol a copy of the film script they've written especially for her.
The film's main subjects, 35 year-olds Gary and Larry Lane, are a pair of sweet, unpretentious North Carolina boys-turned-Hollywood scenesters. They've been situated in Los Angeles for most of their adult lives, sure, but there's still a whole lot of country in them. In the introductory scenes, the boyishly handsome duo are seen shopping around their screenplay. The script, a Southern-set comedy/drama with several meaty female roles (the guys don't go into too much detail on that subject), was inspired by Gary and Larry's small town upbringing and Dolly Parton's songs. Their ultimate goal is to present the script to Dolly during her appearances at the 25th anniversary of her Pigeon Forge, Tennessee theme park, Dollywood.
As Gary and Larry, accompanied by Gary's cute boyfriend Mike, discuss the iconic Dolly and the script with some of their Hollywood friends, the film takes on the feel of a Logo channel reality show (unsurprisingly, the director has a background in reality show pilots). The guys' visits with out actors Chad Allen and Leslie Jordan (Will & Grace), character actress Beth Grant (Jericho), and screenwriter Dustin Lance Black (Milk) carry the stong whiff of contrivance, but they're fun and the twins' enthusiasm about their pet project is totally contagious.
When Gary, Larry and Mike embark on their 5-day RV trip, the film shifts gears somewhat, becoming a hybrid of carefree road trip and probing examination of the Southern American LGBT community (at times it reminded me of a milder version of the 2007 doc Small Town Gay Bar). The trip coincided with the massive flooding which affected Nashville in the Summer of 2010, which is depicted via shots of Gary and Larry attempting to keep updated while they playfully snipe at each other. As the trio chat with various fellow travelers, visit with an Arkansas hairdresser who came out to his wife and son in his thirties, and party with a bar full of fellow Dolly worshippers in Nashville, one gets a decent feel for how well the gay sensibility has penetrated this still conservative region. The twins' arrival at Dollywood becomes the emotional highlight as the men come to grips with their Southern identity and their complicated familial relationship (as for whether they get to meet Dolly, I'm staying mum). The qualities Gary and Larry admire about Dolly become the central theme of the film itself - a good-natured embrace of generosity, unconditional acceptance, and the celebration of the inner freak in all of us.
Director John Lavin filmed Hollywood To Dollywood accompanied by a two-person crew over a period of only a few weeks. The production never truly gets over its own modesty (at times it feels like a home movie straight out of YouTube), but it does a good job in showing a middle America still set in its ways but inching ever-so-gradually towards acceptance. Dolly Parton donated the use of several of her songs to the film (with the proceeds going toward her literacy awareness program), which add a lot to the honey-dripped Southernness of this compelling documentary.
The DVD:
Breaking Glass Pictures' DVD of Hollywood To Dollywood sports an adequate transfer for this digitally-shot documentary. It might have been the source photography, but the 16:9 picture gets noticeably digitized sometimes with jagged edges and spotchy gradations. Colors and light levels are OK.
Sound-wise, Hollywood To Dollywood has the typical feel of low-budget documentaries shot with available sound. The stereo track isn't too bad overall, with dialogue occasionally becoming indistinct or echo. The songs are mixed in at much louder levels to the effect that they smother the rest of the soundtrack (good if you dig Dolly's music, I suppose). No subtitles are provided with this disc.
Hollywood To Dollywood might be a slight journey at 79 minutes, but Breaking Glass seems to have compensated with the RV-sized bonus content on its DVD edition of the film. Totaling about 86 minutes, the extra interviews, candid footage, and outtakes include the following:
Final Thoughts:
It wouldn't be too far-off to call Hollywood To Dollywood a glorified home movie, but I enjoyed this breezy documentary of twin brothers and major Dolly Parton fans embarking on a cross-country journey to contact their idol. One doesn't even need to be a fan of Dolly or her music to appreciate its positive "be proud of who you are" message. Recommended.
Matt Hinrichs is a designer, artist, film critic and jack-of-all-trades in Phoenix, Arizona. Since 2000, he has been blogging at Scrubbles.net. 4 Color Cowboy is his repository of Western-kitsch imagery, while other films he's experienced are logged at Letterboxd. He also welcomes friends on Twitter @4colorcowboy.


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Vascular Surgery
Surgical Risks in Carotid Stenosis
What are the risk numbers for a stroke with a 50% and 69% carotid blockage, if one follows a protocol of aspirin, statins (medication) and diet versus a vascular surgical intervention in a 60 year old woman? Her father had many TIA incidents. Incidentally, her echo stress test was normal.
If she is asymptomatic, then the risk of stroke is lower with medical than with surgical (or endovascular) intervention, and would NOT be recommended. She should be followed every 6 mos. with a carotid duplex.
Jean E Starr, MD
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College of Medicine
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Wayne, a 65-year-old New York lawyer, obviously didn't read the packing list in his cruise documents. He arrived for dinner on the first night of our cruise wearing a jacket, tie and slacks while everyone else was in casual attire.
"Is there a band?" he asked.
No band, Wayne — this was an Un-Cruise (formerly InnerSea Discoveries/American Safari Cruises) sailing onboard the Safari Endeavour in the Sea of Cortez, and the entertainment was, well, a little different.
We were about to immerse ourselves in one of the most biologically diverse marine environments on earth — and have the time of our lives doing it. The Sea of Cortez is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve, a quiet paradise just south of California. During our cruise we really felt attuned to this beautiful place — swimming with young sea lions, touching baby whales and interacting with dolphins.
Departing from La Paz, the captain and several members of the crew welcomed us as we met our fellow passengers, and we toasted to our upcoming adventure. This was my second trip onboard the Safari Endeavour, and I was thrilled to see familiar crew members, who greeted me and my husband with hugs and smiles.
Onboard the Safari Endeavour, the days are filled with promise and fulfillment from daybreak to bedtime. Guests choose from early morning yoga on the aft deck led by onboard wellness instructors, kayaking, hiking, beachcombing, snorkeling, paddleboarding, small-boat tours and more — all led by an experienced team of expedition leaders and guides who provide instruction and information every step of the way. Some choose to relax onboard with a good book and a glass of wine or indulge in a healing massage.
The ship has a launch dock made specifically for kayaks, which makes it easy to get in and out without getting wet. The crew is gently encouraging, and you feel equally comfortable taking it easy or trying something new, such as stand-up paddleboarding or snorkeling. You can also get out into the wilderness on scheduled sightseeing trips in a pontoon or an inflatable skiff.
As Safari Endeavour holds a maximum of 86 passengers, she can access plenty of remote Sea of Cortez locales. We did not see another ship the entire trip — during our week it was like we had a private paradise all to ourselves.
Itineraries may vary, as Un-Cruise schedules are flexible depending on weather conditions, wildlife sightings and the whims of the captain and guides who may surprise guests with fun activities at any time. On our cruise, we were outfitted with wetsuits, snorkels and fins (which were ours for the week) in Ensenada Grande, where small boats brought us to shore for a gentle snorkel to get accustomed to the gear. The next day, in the waters around Isla Santa Catalina/Isla San Francisco, we had snorkeling, kayaking or small-boat tour options in the morning. The afternoon activity was a guided leisurely hike through a forest of the world's tallest cactus, the Cardon.
In Bahia Agua Verde, the crew made arrangements with a local ranchero who met us on the beach with 20 mules for an exhilarating ride around the island. After lunch, we set sail in search of wildlife and were rewarded with a rare sighting of a blue whale.
A major highlight of the trip was Loreto, the first Spanish settlement on the Baja California Peninsula. An optional excursion (for an extra charge) to Magdalena Bay was offered to see the gray whales and their calves. If your clients have the opportunity and the timing is right, advise them not to miss this experience — it was a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see these majestic creatures up close with their calves. And when I say close, you could often touch the whales over the side of the small pangas we were in.
In Arroyo Blanco, we had a morning of snorkeling, kayaking, paddleboarding, small-boat tours and just lazing around. In the afternoon, we came across a pod of hundreds of dolphins who followed and played with us for two hours. After dinner, we were whisked back to the beach, where the crew had set up a bar and a bonfire surrounded by small chairs and treated us to a wonderful history lesson on the area by one of the guides under the stars.
In Los Islotes, the southernmost breeding colony for the California gray sea lions, we got back into our wetsuits and into the water with juvenile sea lions, who greeted us with such fervor that we felt like it was a playdate for them — and for us. It was some of the most fun I have ever had.
The Safari Endeavour is one of Un-Cruise's Luxury Adventure experiences and is all-inclusive. Fares for the Sea of Cortez trip start at $2,995. Guests can expect excellent dining, premium wine and cocktails, a complimentary massage, all transfers, activity equipment, informed guides, surprises and, above all, a great vacation. www.un-cruise.com


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==== The AUR ====
Yaourt comes in handy here.
Yaourt comes in handy here. packages from the list:
$ yaourt -S $(cat /opt/restore/pkglist-loc.txt | grep -vx "$(pacman -Qqm)")
$ yaourt -S $(cat /opt/restore/pkglist-loc.txt | grep -vx "$(pacman -Qqm)")
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This article is intended to show you how to backup your configurations and your package list, then to do a full system restore, restore packages, and finally restore your configurations..
- 1 Motivation
- 2 Backup
- 3 Restoring
The need for this documentation is uncommon in the sense that the need to restore from configurations only is only really necessary for the following reasons:
- You would like to change your system architecture (e.g. 32bit to 64bit).
- If a program or programs begin to behave unexpectedly and no help in the forums (or elsewhere) is available is able to fix the problem. By chance reinstalling your programs and other configurations might fix the problem.
- You have limited hard disk space and are not capable of doing a full restore from backup.
tar in a script can make archiving configurations get done in just a couple steps.
Include and exclude files
Tar has the ability to read from both an include and an exclude file. This means that you can tell tar everything you would like to include in the backup and exclude just by using two files. The format used is one line per file or directory that indicates the full path. For example:
/etc/pacman.conf /etc/rc.conf /home/user ...
And is invoked like this:
tar --files-from=include.txt --exclude-from=exclude.txt -c --xz -f backupname.tar.xz
The name of the files can be anything you want. The exclude file is like the include file but additionally has the ability to be able to use regexps, as well as being able to be commented and have blank lines.
Package lists can be created that can re-install your programs upon a restore. If you have the hard disk space available, you might also want to consider saving the install packages (
*.pkg.tar.gz) as well.
Creating a package list
You can create a list of all installed official packages with:
$ pacman -Qqe | grep -v "$(pacman -Qqm)" > pkglist-off.txt
This will create a list of all packages in the official, enabled pacman repositories (i.e. core, extra, community and testing).
To create a list of all local packages (includes packages installed from the AUR):
$ pacman -Qqm > pkglist-loc.txt
Saving package tarballs
Pacman saves all package tarballs in
/var/cache/pacman/pkg/. Saving these will increase your re-install speed so consider saving these as well. You might want to think about reducing the size of the cache before backing up too. Pacman has the ability to remove any uninstalled packages from the cache with:
# pacman -Sc
If you use Yaourt to install packages from the AUR, you might want to consider setting up a cache for it (Yaourt by default does not save the built package tarballs). To setup a cache directory, edit
/etc/yaourtrc to include one:
ExportToLocalRepository /var/cache/pacman/pkg-local
Then give the directory the necessary permissions so Yaourt can write to it as a regular user:
# mkdir -p /var/cache/pacman/pkg-local # chmod 766 /var/cache/pacman/pkg-local
Copy these packages to your seperate medium.
Storing the backup
After you have made up your tarred configurations, package lists, and (optionally) your install packages, you are going to need to store them on a seperate medium than your install partition/drive. Do not put your package lists and install packages in your tarred configurations. This is because all packages must be reinstalled first before you restore your configurations to prevent file conflicts (pacman will not install packages with file conflicts). If you have large enough USB Flash Drive these work well. Optionally you can burn them to a CD or use a partition utility like gparted to create an extra partition. If using CD's you can span large archives by using the split utility. To create a new partition consider using the Parted Magic CD which has GParted on it.
Restoring will involve:
- Installing the base system through the AIF (Arch Installation Framework).
- Changing root.
- Reinstalling all your packages.
- Extracting your configurations.
- Adding a new user.
AIF install
Install Arch Linux as you normally would through the AIF on the LiveCD.
Change root
When finished, mount your USB Flash Drive (or whatever medium you choose to save your configurations... on).
# mkdir /backup-files # mount /dev/disk-drive-parition /backup-files
Your Arch install will already be mounted on
/mnt so now copy these files to your Arch install:
# mkdir -p /mnt/opt/restore # cd /backup-files # cp -a * /mnt/opt/restore
Now you will need to change root to your Arch install:
$ cd /mnt # cp /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/etc # mount -t proc none /mnt/proc # mount -t sysfs none /mnt/sys # mount -o bind /dev /mnt/dev # chroot /mnt /bin/bash
Reinstall your packages
Reinstall packages from the official repositories, the AUR, and locally installed packages separately to better diagnose problems if they occur.
First reinstall packages from the official repositories;
pacman -Sy pacman -S --needed $(cat /opt/restore/pkglist-off.txt)
The AUR
Yaourt comes in handy here. After manually installing Yaourt, AUR packages can be installed from the list:
$ yaourt -S $(cat /opt/restore/pkglist-loc.txt | grep -vx "$(pacman -Qqm)")
grep -vx ... here is used to remove packages that are already installed. This comes in useful in case you have to restart the command because you had trouble installing one of the packages. If you have packages already built by yaourt and in your yaourt cache, you can avoid recompiling again by going to that cache and installing the packages manually (
pacman -U ...).
Extract configurations
Once all packages have been installed you can extract the configurations:
tar xvf /opt/restore/hostname-arch-configs-date-tar.gz -C /mnt
A couple things to look out for:
- Be aware of any changes to your partition layout. If you changed your partition, you will need to edit both
- If you had special options for the kernel ram disk (initrd), then you will have to re-compile it before your reboot to get your expected behavior.
Final details
Good time to add your user now before you reboot. When creating a user, consider giving the user a unique user id (UID). This will help prevent conflicts in the future with other users and programs having the same UID (UIDs for users generally start at 1000):
# useradd -m -u 1050 -G audio,optical,power,storage,users,video -s /bin/bash user
If you have restored a user home directory (
/home/user) from your backup configurations, the
-m switch will give a warning about an already existing home directory but will not alter the directory. Do not forget to change permissions in your home directory if your UIDs differ:
# chown -R username:users /home/user
reboot. Expect a few unexpected things here. No re-install is perfect. ALSA may pop up a warning and may have to be configure again and there may be a few other things unconsidered. That's it. Congratulations on your reinstall.


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Indiana man arrested in mother's beating death
Indiana man arrested in mother's beating death
EVANSVILLE, Ind. —
The other woman was being treated at an area hospital.
An Evansville man has been arrested on charges he beat his 69-year-old mother to death.
Authorities in Hopkinsville, Ky., say 29-year-old Jamal Mounts is being held in the Christian County Jail on preliminary charges of murder, first degree burglary, fourth degree assault and resisting arrest.
Hopkinsville, Ky., police tell the Evansville Courier & Press reports that officers found Mounts assaulting a 69-year-old woman Saturday in an apartment complex in the city about 75 miles south of Evansville.
Police found another woman identified as Mounts' mother lying dead nearby. Police say she died from blunt force trauma. Police believe that Mounts fatally beat her before officers arrived.
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How/Where did it all Begin?
I consider the start of the Kriss Soonik brand as we see it today, the beginning of year 2009 after I quit my dream job and decided to dedicate myself to my brand. To track back in time, it was about 6-7 years ago when I participated in a young designers competition designing womenswear back in my home country Estonia. After a few collections I accidentally found that what really excited me was lingerie. I gained good feedback for my designs and decided to take my creations to wider audiences. So I moved to London in 2005, I worked for other luxury lingerie brands to get an insight into the world of lingerie and completed my MA degree at LCF. So it has always been in me to do my own thing.
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While expectant parents have long been barraged by information about private cord blood banking, most remain uninterested, either because of the hefty price tag associated with the banking and storage or the low likelihood that a family member could ultimately benefit from the blood in the future. But while cord blood might not save a family member's life, it could save that of a stranger, which is why a growing number of hospitals now offer cord blood collection programs, reports MSNBC News.
Until quite recently, cord blood collection had been almost exclusively a private enterprise. Although people who have life-threatening conditions like leukemia and immune system and metabolism disorders can benefit from the cord blood donations because it doesn't need to match as exactly as bone marrow or other stem cells derived from blood, nearly 97 percent of cord blood is disposed of by hospitals. Public cord blood collection programs help to salvage some of that life-saving cord blood, when they collect it—free of charge to the parents—immediately after birth and list it on the National Marrow Donor Program's Be the Match Registry.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), which does not support private cord blood banking except in cases where an older child has cancer or a genetic disease that could be treated with a sibling's cord blood, encourages public banking as a way to increase access to stem-cell therapy. In fact, donations helped supply over 1,000 transplants from cord blood units just in 2011.
PLUS: Cord Blood Banking Guide
Check with your hospital to see is they have a program available if you would like to donate your baby's cord blood.
Did you know you could donate your baby's cord blood? Would you do so—or would you bank it privately as insurance for your family in the future?


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U.S. jobless claims at 44-year low
October 19. 2017 11:32PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters)— The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits dropped to its lowest level in more than 44-1/2 years last week, pointing to a rebound in job growth after a hurricane-related decline in employment in September.
The labor market outlook was also bolstered by another report on Thursday showing a measure of factory employment in the mid-Atlantic region racing to a record high in October. The signs of labor market strength could cement expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in December.
"It doesn't take one hundred Ph.D. economists at the Fed to figure out that the labor market is on the tight side of normal," said John Ryding, chief economist at RDQ Economics in New York. "At this point, we would expect a sharp bounce-back in employment growth in October."
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 22,000 to a seasonally adjusted 222,000 for the week ended Oct. 14, the lowest level since March 1973, the Labor Department said. But the decrease in claims, which was the largest since April, was probably exaggerated by the Columbus Day holiday on Monday.
Claims are declining as the impact of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma washes out of the data. The hurricanes, which lashed Texas, Florida and the Virgin Islands, boosted claims to an almost three-year high of 298,000 at the start of September.
A Labor Department official said claims for the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico continued to be impacted by Irma and Hurricane Maria, which destroyed infrastructure. As a result the Labor Department was estimating claims for the islands.
Nonfarm payrolls dropped by 33,000 jobs in September as Hurricanes Irma and Harvey left more than 100,000 restaurant workers temporarily unemployed. The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico are not included in nonfarm payrolls.
Economists had forecast claims slipping to 240,000 in the latest week. The dollar briefly pared losses against a basket of currencies after the data. Stocks on Wall Street fell as investors booked profits after a recent rally that lifted shares to record highs. Prices for U.S. Treasuries rose.
Labor market tightening
Last week marked the 137th consecutive week that claims remained below the 300,000 threshold, which is associated with a robust labor market. That is the longest such stretch since 1970, when the labor market was smaller.
Improvements in the labor market have been largely due to a recovery that started during former President Barack Obama's first term. While stocks have risen in anticipation of President Donald Trump's tax plans, the administration has yet to enact any significant new economic policies.
The labor market is near full employment, with the jobless rate at a more than 16-1/2-year low of 4.2 percent. Tightening labor market conditions likely keep the Fed on track to raise interest in December for a third time this year, even as inflation remains moderate.
The four-week moving average of initial claims, considered a better measure of labor market trends as it irons out week-to-week volatility, fell 9,500 to 248,250 last week.


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"The FreeBSD Release Engineering Team has released the first beta for version 8.2 and 7.4 of its popular free Unix derivative. The first betas will be followed by two release candidates. The final versions of FreeBSD 7.4 and FreeBSD 8.2 are scheduled for the 24th of January."