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The basic software features are the same. The primary differences are vBulletin has more administrative features and has a support fee, phpBB can be deployed around the world at minimal cost and has better language support. These are very strong positive features for phpBB. [url="http://www.phpbb.com/community/"]Visit the phpBB site to see how their new version 3 looks[/url]. A phpBB based test site will soon be created for this.
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The MBA program is committed to provide students with an academic curriculum that focuses on an action-based learning model that integrates theory, research and application to real world issues. Through the courses, the MBA program seeks to foster learning environments that stimulate entrepreneurial thinking and enables students to utilize their knowledge to create and launch innovative business ventures.
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Former Manchester police officer faces charges in drug caseBy TED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
July 28. 2014 10:50PM
MANCHESTER — A former city police officer who received an honorable service medal is scheduled to face criminal charges in federal court Tuesday.
The former officer, Joseph Cespedes, reportedly assisted drug dealers in New Hampshire.
U.S. Attorney for New Hampshire John Kacavas declined to confirm the charges against Cespedes on Monday night or to provide any additional information about the case.
"I can't say anything beyond that there's a press conference tomorrow," he said. "The case is under seal."
A hearing for Cespedes is to be held at U.S. District Court in Concord at 11 a.m. today, to be followed by a news conference attended by Kacavas, Manchester Police Chief David Mara and officials with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Mara did not return a call for comment on Monday night.
Cespedes received an honorable service medal in 2011, along with three other officers for their roles in preventing a woman from committing suicide by jumping off a bridge.
Cespedes was credited with engaging the woman in an extended conversation while a fellow officer positioned himself to pull her from the ledge.
Cespedes joined the Manchester force in 2007 when he was 30 years old, after serving as a New York City police officer for five years, according to an article that year in the Union Leader. Cespedes was a native of Brooklyn, N.Y.; he and his wife had four children, the article said.


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Major U.S. Patent Reform Finalized
After six years, a few false starts, and several iterations of proposed reforms, the United States has finalized the most significant revision of U.S. patent law in several decades. The America Invents Act (H.R. 1249) was signed into law by President Obama on September 16 at a math and science magnet school in Alexandria, Virginia. This legislation was approved on a bipartisan basis and the primary sponsors were Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX). The goals are to promote innovation and long-term job growth by speeding up patent application processing times, increasing patent quality, and decreasing litigation.
One of the most notable changes made by the new law is transitioning the basis on which patents are awarded from a "first-to-invent" system to a "first-to-file" system. The new first-to-file system – sometimes referred to as "first-inventor-to-file" – brings the U.S. system in line with general international practice. Disagreement exists within the business community over this change based on a concern that a first-to-file system might favor larger companies over small businesses and sole inventors, although the frequency of disputes over which party should be able to file for a specific invention has been relatively small in practice.
The legislation also creates and modifies procedures for challenging applications and issued patents. It expands the availability of prior commercial use as a defense against patent infringement. It authorizes the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to open a new satellite office in addition to the planned office in Detroit (and the competition is on with Silicon Valley, Austin and potentially others vying for this new office). For more details on these and other provisions, a summary of the legislation is available here.
As was the case with many industry groups, SEMI member companies had a range of views on different elements of the patent reform proposals. An important area of agreement, however, was the need to provide adequate resources to the Patent and Trademark Office.
There is a backlog of over 700,000 patent applications pending at PTO. Accordingly, it can take several years for an application to work its way through the process. While the PTO is self-funding based on fees collected, over $800 million in PTO fees have been diverted to other government agencies over the past twenty years. Since these funds could help address the patent backlog and other challenges, many interested groups have been working for years to end this fee diversion.
During most of the six-year debate on patent reform, the proposed end to fee diversion was non-controversial and widely supported. As it became clear that this legislation had a good chance of passing, some members of the House Appropriations Committee raised concerns on this issue. A heated disagreement over the differing House and Senate approaches threatened to derail the bill. Ultimately, negotiators agreed to the House proposal that creates a reserve fund for PTO fees but does not go as far as the Senate bill in committing that the PTO will retain access to all fees collected. The specifics of this compromise have resulted in some skepticism that PTO will keep all fees and this issue will be closely watched by the patent community.
SEMI has long supported an end to PTO fee diversion. Looking ahead, we are working with other interested groups in Washington to support the needed funding for the PTO as it seeks to reduce the backlog and processing times and to increase patent quality. SEMI also is working directly with the Patent and Trademark Office to provide training about our industry and to work together to promote intellectual property rights around the world.
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Frank Thomas, considered the best hitter in White Sox history, gave a smiling approval for his statue that was unveiled on the left field concourse at U.S. Cellular Field Sunday.
The likeness has Thomas on the follow-through of a one-handed swing.
"I love it," he said. "They even got my nose right. I've been hearing about my nose for so many years and Ozzie (Guillen) was riding me the other day, saying they used a lot of clay on that nose.
"(The statue) looks very realistic and I'm proud of it. Most guys are dead and gone before they (do) something like this. I'm honored and very very proud."
He was a career .301 hitter with 521 home runs, 1,704 RBI and 1,494 runs scored over his 19 seasons. He broke in with the White Sox in 1990 and had an injury-shortened final season with them in 2005 when they won the World Series.
"For a big guy, most guys are free swingers, but he just had a great eye," said White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko, a former teammate. "That was probably the one thing over his whole career you could say -- he just always was dialed in on what he was looking for. He never expanded out of that too much. To me, that was always the thing that stuck out as far as when he was up there hitting.
"He wasn't just a big guy that was strong. That was the last piece of the puzzle. He was a really good hitter mechanically, approach-wise, all that stuff. And on top of that, he happened to be a big, strong guy."
His No. 35 was retired in August of last year. He joins Charles Comiskey, Minnie Minoso, Carlton Fisk, Luis Aparicio, Nellie Fox, Billy Pierce and Harold Baines with statutes at U.S. Cellular Field.
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Allen Lessels' Motorsports Notebook: No signs of slowing down for KensethBY ALLEN LESSELS
New Hampshire Union Leader
September 22. 2013 9:59PM
LOUDON -- THE LAPS ticked off without him.
Thirty-three laps to go, 32 laps to go, and still crew guys surrounded Kasey Kahne's Great Clips Chevrolet in the garage area.
Now 30 laps remained in Sunday's Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and a grim-faced Kahne walked back to his car. He climbed in the window and put on his helmet and a crew guy pulled his safety net up and he drove back onto the racetrack.
By then, though, it was much too late.
There was no way to make up ground and Kahne ended up 37th in the race, dealing his chances in NASCAR's 2013 Chase to the Sprint Cup Championship a major blow.
Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kahne's teammate at Hendricks Motorsports, knows the feeling.
Earnhardt had engine problems in the first race of the Chase last week at Chicago and dropped to the rear of the pack among championship contenders.
Fact of the matter is, it's only two races into the Chase and already a title run is looking like a longshot for all but a few drivers.
Matt Kenseth is making a shambles of the race early on and so far only Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch and five-time champion Jimmie Johnson are keeping him in sight.
Kenseth, who won his second straight race and seventh of the season in his 500th career start on Sunday, hasn't surprised his good buddy Earnhardt with the year he has put together, his first with Gibbs.
"I told him when he went over there that he was going to set the world on fire, man," Earnhardt said. "I don't want to pull for him because they don't drive Chevys and they wreck Kasey a lot, but I told Matt, 'You ain't going to believe how good you are going to run and how great it's going to be for you and your career. You're just really going to enjoy yourself.'"
Kenseth is doing all of that.
"I mean, I thought he was getting in a better deal," Earnhardt said.
"I know Joe and Mr. Gibbs and they're really, really, really good people and they'll take good care of him."
Kenseth won the 2003 Sprint Cup title with his former team, Roush Fenway, and is taking aim at another title.
He leads Kyle Busch by 14 points and Johnson by 18 and no other driver is closer than 36 points. There are a maximum of 48 points available in each race.
At the other end of the standings, Earnhardt needed a big bounce-back week and got it with a sixth-place finish.
Still, he's far back in 11th place and 68 points behind Kenseth. Joey Logano is in 12th and a point behind Earnhardt. Kahne is 13th and two more points back.
Kahne had the roughest day on Sunday. He ran in the top five much of the day and was seventh when he ended up in the wall on the front stretch with 50 laps to go.
He wasn't sure how he ended up there.
"I really don't know what happened," Kahne said. "Just racing and I'm not really sure if there was contact or if I just spun. . . . I hit the inside wall, but I'm not sure how I got there."
What he does know is that his championship hopes are in jeopardy.
So are those of Earnhardt and Logano and a bunch of other guys — heck, everybody can forget it, if Kenseth keeps this up.
"I mean, if Kenseth keeps doing what he's doing, it's not going to matter what anybody else does," said Jeff Gordon, a teammate of Earnhardt, Johnson and Kahne.
Gordon led the race twice for a total of 36 laps and finished in 15th place. He squandered a chance for a better result when he slid barely through his pit box on a pit stop with just under 100 laps to go. The mistake cost him all kinds of track position.
He's in eighth place, 42 points behind Kenseth.
There's no sense thinking about the points race as far as he's concerned, Earnhardt said.
"I'm not worried about it," he said. "We're just going to try to win races. We tried to win this one today. If we could have done a couple of things different on restarts and I could have drove it a little better, we might have been able to win. But Matt was pretty fast."
Yes, he was. Has been all season. And sure, there may be eight weeks to go starting in Dover, Del., next week, but he isn't showing any sign of slowing down.
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Ipod export
|Justin Hornsby
|User job to transcode selected recordings to XviD and AAC for use in iPods and other devices with similar codec support.
iPod export script
Here is a script to export recordings in a format compatible with a video iPod. It can be used on the command line or as a user job script.
Command line usage
If using on the command line, the usage information is as follows:
ipodexport.pl exportdir=/foo/bar starttime=%STARTTIME% chanid=%CHANID% bitrate=x size=320x240 aspect=4:3 debug
%CHANID% = channel ID associated with the recording to export
%STARTTIME% = recording start time in either 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS' or 'YYYYMMDDHHMMSS' format
exportdir = dir to export completed MP4 files to (note the user the script runs as must have write permission on that dir
size = frame size of output file. 320x240 is the default value
aspect = aspect ratio of output file. Valid values are 4:3 (default) and 16:9
bitrate = audio bitrate in output file in kbps. Default value is 96
debug = enable debugging information - outputs which commands would be run etc
Use as a User Job
Enter mythtv-setup and select the 'general' menu option. Keep hitting 'next' until the 'Job Queue (Job Commands)' screen appears.
Add a brief description of the script in the 'description' field then enter the path to the script (including any options) to the 'command' field.
In this case, put 'export recordings to iPod' in the description field and
ipodexport.pl exportdir=/foo/bar starttime=%STARTTIME% chanid=%CHANID% bitrate=128 size=320x240 aspect=4:3in the 'command' field. You may want to change some of the parameters to suit your own needs.
Click all the way to 'finish' and if user jobs are permitted to run, the script will now be available to use.
The Code
#!/usr/bin/perl -w # ipodexport.pl v1.0 # By Justin Hornsby 27 July 2007 # # A MythTV user job script for exporting MythTV recordings to iPod & other xvid/aac formats # # Usage info will be output if the script is run with no arguments (or insufficient arguments) # # Contains elements of mythtv.pl by Nigel Pearson # Initial idea from nuvexport # # Requirements: ffmpeg with aac & xvid support enabled, perl and the DBI & DBD::mysql modules # Also requires MythTV perl bindings # # # PERL MODULES WE WILL BE USING use DBI; use DBD::mysql; use MythTV; # Set default values my $exportdir = '/home/mythtv/'; my $bitrate = '96'; my $aspect = '4:3'; my $size = '320x240'; $connect = undef; $debug = 0; ################################## # # # Main code starts here !! # # # ################################## $usage = "\nHow to use ipodexport.pl : \n" ."ipodexport.pl exportdir=/foo/bar starttime=%STARTTIME% chanid=%CHANID bitrate=x size=320x240 aspect=4:3 debug\n" ."\n%CHANID% = channel ID associated with the recording to export\n" ."%STARTTIME% = recording start time in either 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS' or 'YYYYMMDDHHMMSS' format\n" ."exportdir = dir to export completed MP4 files to (note the user the script runs as must have write permission on that dir\n" ."size = frame size of output file. 320x240 is the default value \n" ."aspect = aspect ratio of output file. Valid values are 4:3 (default) and 16:9 \n" ."bitrate = audio bitrate in output file in kbps. Default value is 96 \n" ."debug = enable debugging information - outputs which commands would be run etc\n" ."\nExample: ipodexport.pl exportdir=/home/juski starttime=20060803205900 chanid=1006 size=320x340 aspect=16:9 bitrate=192 debug \n"; # get this script's ARGS # $num = $#ARGV + 1; # if user hasn't passed enough arguments, die and print the usage info if ($num le "2") { die "$usage"; } # # Get all the arguments # foreach (@ARGV){ if ($_ =~ m/debug/) { $debug = 1; } elsif ($_ =~ m/size/) { $size = (split(/\=/,$_))[1]; } elsif ($_ =~ m/aspect/) { $aspect = (split(/\=/,$_))[1]; } elsif ($_ =~ m/bitrate/) { $bitrate = (split(/\=/,$_))[1]; } elsif ($_ =~ m/starttime/) { $starttime = (split(/\=/,$_))[1]; } elsif ($_ =~ m/chanid/) { $chanid = (split(/\=/,$_))[1]; } elsif ($_ =~ m/exportdir/) { $exportdir = (split(/\=/,$_))[1]; } } # # my $myth = new MythTV(); # connect to database $connect = $myth->{'dbh'}; # PREPARE THE QUERY $query = "SELECT title, subtitle, basename FROM recorded WHERE chanid=$chanid AND starttime='$starttime'"; $query_handle = $connect->prepare($query); # EXECUTE THE QUERY $query_handle->execute() || die "Cannot connect to database \n"; # BIND TABLE COLUMNS TO VARIABLES $query_handle->bind_columns(undef, \$title, \$subtitle, \$basename); # LOOP THROUGH RESULTS $query_handle->fetch(); my $schemaVer = $myth->backend_setting('DBSchemaVer'); # Storage Groups were added in DBSchemaVer 1171 # FIND WHERE THE RECORDINGS LIVE my $dir = 'UNKNOWN'; if ($schemaVer < 1171) { if ($debug) { print ("Using compatibility mode\n"); } $dir = $myth->backend_setting('RecordFilePrefix'); } else { if ($debug) { print ("Going into new mode\n"); } my $storagegroup = new MythTV::StorageGroup(); $dir = $storagegroup->FindRecordingDir($basename); } # FIND OUT THE CHANNEL NAME $query = "SELECT name FROM channel WHERE chanid=$chanid"; $query_handle = $connect->prepare($query); $query_handle->execute() || die "Unable to query settings table"; my ($channame) = $query_handle->fetchrow_array; # replace whitespace in channame with dashes $channame =~ s/\s+/-/g; # replace non-word characters in title with underscores $title =~ s/\W+/_/g; # replace non-word characters in subtitle with underscores $subtitle =~ s/\W+/_/g; # # Remove non alphanumeric chars from $starttime & $endtime # $newstarttime = $starttime; $newstarttime =~ s/[|^\W|\s|-|]//g; $filename = $dir."/".$chanid."_".$newstarttime.".mpg"; $newfilename = $exportdir."/".$channame."_".$title."_".$subtitle."_".$newstarttime.".mp4"; if ($debug) { print "\n\n Source filename:$filename \nDestination filename:$newfilename\n \n"; } # # Now run ffmpeg to get iPod compatible video with a simple ffmpeg line $command = "nice -n19 ffmpeg -i $filename -vcodec xvid -b 300 -qmin 3 -qmax 5 -bufsize 4096 -g 300 -acodec aac -ab $bitrate -s $size -aspect $aspect '$newfilename' 2>&1"; if ($debug) { print "\n\nUSING $command \n\n"; } if (!$debug) { system "$command"; }
Note on change in ffmpeg parameter
With a recent version of ffmpeg (SVN-r25059), the above script gives this error:
encoder 'aac' is experimental and might produce bad results. Add '-strict experimental' if you want to use it. Or use the non experimental encoder 'libfaac'.
-acodec aac to
-acodec libfaac in the
$command line in the script to solve the issue.
Note On Conversion Of DVB Recording
If you live in the UK and you are using MythTV with Freeview, then you are probably pulling your hair out for 2 reasons:
- It is impossible to get the audio and video in sync whatever you do.
- Somehow ffmpeg always seems to pick the audio description soundtrack for the partially sighted rather than the normal one.
I have used the following script for some time, and it solves both the above problems by using ffprobe to determine which soundtrack to pick and then projectX to correct the lip-sync problems.
You can find details of how to install projectX here: Installing_MythArchive_Dependencies#ProjectX.
#!/bin/bash # Run this script with 2 arguments: # # iphone.sh <src_file> <dest_file> # # We make a temporary directory to work in. # NOTE: If you have problems with file access it is probably # because you tested this script as one user and the mythtv is # running as another. Try chmoding this directory to 777. mkdir /tmp/projectX # Generate the filenames for the commands TMP_FILE=`basename "$1" .mpg` TMP2_FILE=/tmp/`basename "$1" .mpg`.mov # First up, we find the correct audio and video streams # to transcode, if we didn't do this then 9 times out of 10 # you will end up with a video that has the audio descriptive # track and not the real audio! VIDEO_PID=`ffprobe "$1" 2>&1 | grep -i "video" | cut -c17-22 | sed -e 's/]//g' | sed -e 's/(//g'` AUDIO_PID=`ffprobe "$1" 2>&1 | grep "2 channels" | cut -c17-22 | sed -e 's/]//g' | sed -e 's/(//g'` # Now use projectX to split the audio and video in to separate files. We # do this to fix lip-sync problems when transcoding DVB-T transmission. # Note that the important thing here is that projectX fixes up the problems # not the separation in to separate files. # If you don't do this then the audio and video will be out of sync by many # seconds by then end of the programme. # This is where we use the PIDs from the previous commands. java -Djava.awt.headless=true -jar /usr/share/projectx/ProjectX.jar -demux "$1" -id $AUDIO_PID,$VIDEO_PID -out /tmp/projectX/ # # Now we can actually transcode the video! Insert your favourite ffmpeg # command below. Don't like it or it is too slow, well try changing the # output size to 320x180 to speed up the transcode. ffmpeg -i "/tmp/projectX/$TMP_FILE.m2v" -i "/tmp/projectX/$TMP_FILE.mp2" -async 1000 -dts_delta_threshold 100 -vcodec libx264 -b 768k -vpre medium -s 720x576 -acodec libfaac -ac 2 -ar 48k -ab 128k "$TMP2_FILE" # We can now delete the intermediate files rm /tmp/projectX/$TMP_FILE* # ... and move the result in to the output directory mv $TMP2_FILE $2
Multi Channel Audio
When a recording is in 5.1 surround sound, or any multi channel audio for that matter, I had to use the following option for ffmpeg to convert to 2 channel stereo. Otherwise the ipod would not output any audio.
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"Ever After," an exhibit celebrating The Buffalo History Museum's sesquicentennial, closes Sunday, July 7.
Starting in July 2012, "Ever After" exhibited prized and treasured artifacts from the museum's vast collection. The pieces curated were expressly chosen to represent innovation, infamy and imagination from the earlier lives of Western New Yorkers.
Some of the "Ever After" artifacts on display include:
•The 127-year-old piece of cake from President Grover Cleveland's wedding to Frances Folsom, in a Tiffany & Company box, which incidentally, appeared in an article of The New York Times on May 10.
•Referencing Alice in Wonderland, a table setting of the museum's extensive collection of dinnerware, dining chairs, linen and high tea finery is whimsically portrayed.
•A revolutionary quilt stitched in 1855 contains an impressive 2,402 pieces, 57 names, 80 words, and 1,063 letters of needlework.
•A pony coat tailored in Hamburg from a horse called "Skip" who died in 1919.
•The Research Library - a premier resource for students, scholars, genealogists, or simply the curious visitor, is also represented as a major museum component in the exhibit.
•Harman Blennerhassett's brass telescope tells an extensive story of intrigue and politics.
•The nickel-plated Iver-Johnson .32 caliber revolver Leon Czolgosz used to shoot President McKinley in the Temple of Music at the Pan-American Exhibition in Buffalo in 1901, along with the handkerchief the assassin used to partially conceal the gun. The handcuffs that were fastened on Czolgosz also accompany the weapon in the display.
•A wall of oil portraits represents the artists and historic movers and shakers of Buffalo. Included among the known subject and artist are "Portrait of Jacob Morrison" by Tony Sisti and "Portrait of Brigadier General Owen Augspurger" by Virginia Cuthbert.
Museum hours: Closed Mondays; Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Thursday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Visitors may call 716-873-9644 or visit www.buffalohistory.org.
Upcoming Exhibit
To commemorate its bicentennial anniversary, The Buffalo History Museum will present "By Fire and Sword: The War in The Niagara Theatre, 1812-1814."
The Buffalo History Museum is a premier historical organization in Western New York, serving since its founding in 1862 to collect, research, interpret and share the Niagara Frontier's rich history. Its collections include more than 100,000 artifacts, 200,000 photographs, and 20,000 books. The Buffalo History Museum annually presents a wide array of programs, exhibits, tours, outdoor events, and activities for all ages.


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Jolly good show!
Who's In It: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Michael Gambon, Timothy Spall
The Basics: Bertie, played by Colin Firth, is the runt of the royal litter. Sure, he's the second son and a Duke and all that, but it appears as though he makes a much better doormat than a leader. His stutter has ruined many a public speech, and he has reached the end of his rope. He's m-m-m-ad as hell and he's not going to take it anymore! His wife Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter) enlists the help of a wily Australian speech therapist (Geoffrey Rush) to get to the bottom of the stutter. Little did they know when they began that soon Bertie would become King of England and their country would join World War II.
What's The Deal: This movie took me by surprise--I had no idea that it that would be the most satisfying, affecting buddy movie of the recent past. Rush and Firth dance together effortlessly, bringing to life the kind of relationship between characters that will keep me feeling warm and fuzzy for a long time. The patience and compassion that oozes from Rush juxtaposed against Firth's frustration and vulnerability is spellbinding. When you add in a dash of Bonham-Carter's grace, and sear it in the exasperation of royal family members Guy Pearce and Michael Gambon, you've got yourself a nourishing cinematic meal. And while I am fixing myself a sandwich because I am obviously famished, I will continue to think about how much I loved this movie. Please excuse me.
Not Just a Bunch of Pretty Faces: Technically, this film had me oohing and aaahing. It is completely awash in blue, giving everything a stoic and dignified air that I assume Britain has in real life because they are better than us. The locations are spectacular, and the use of wide angle lenses seem to make the nation of Britain immense and the characters very, very small. Some finely orchestrated camera movement and tight, quick editing perfectly embodies a failure to communicate when the stakes are high. It seems like every department was talking to each other on this film to reach a common goal, which is no small feat.
Ladies and Gentlemen, If I May: I would like to tip the ole cap to Timothy Spall. Here he plays Winston Churchill and has some wonderful moments. There are not many actors in the world who can go from playing Marky Mark's road manager in Rock Star to a rat in Harry Potter, and THEN be one of history's most famous leaders (among countless other roles, of course). Timothy Spall is a treasure and always a safe bet for a great performance. And while I am at it, it's also quite lovely to see Helena Bonham Carter playing a normal lady for once. I always enjoy the wackiness she brings to the screen, but this film reminded me that she's just a really wonderful performer and can do whatever the script calls for. Thank god she wasn't killing any house elves this time.
I loved this movie too! So unexpected.
Surprised it had only four stars as your rating. Against all pictures for 2010, I almost give it five stars. This will be the talk of the Academy Rewards. Kings speech should win three awards and an example that classic acting makes the best films.
During an early "breathing exercise" montage (the bit with Ms. Bonham Carter's Queen Elizabeth being used as "extra weight" on Firth's stomach), the film snagged and hooked me from then on...
"UP comes the Royal Highness... exhale... and DOWN goes the Royal Highness".
So glad to see you as the new reviewer here! After reading this and your other reviews, I feel as if I have a new "go to" gal to help me sort through what's worth my time or not. Hopefully, you won't succumb to that (seemingly inevitable) trend of most reviewers to forget their constituents over time and become jaded, leaving five stars only for art house and/or sub-titled films. :)
Keep up the great work!
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. I don't remember hearing any comments on Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose's reactions to it. Were any reported? It seems a bit invasive of their personal childhoods.
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One of filmdom's most beloved trios – "Ice Age's" Manny, Diego, and Sid – embark upon their greatest adventure after cataclysm sets an entire continent adrift. Separated from the rest of the herd, they use an iceberg as a makeshift ship, which launches them on an epic seafaring quest.
Manny and the gang are challenged like never before to become heroes and do the impossible, as they encounter exotic sea creatures, explore a brave new world, and battle ruthless pirates. Scrat's reunion with his beloved but cursed acorn catapults him to places no prehistoric squirrel has gone before.
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The yen headed for its longest string of monthly losses in more than a decade on prospects lingering deflation will prompt Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda to boost stimulus measures at a policy meeting next week.
The Japanese currency slid versus the dollar this quarter as Kuroda pledged action to achieve the central bank's 2% annual inflation target. A report today showed Japan's consumer prices slid in February at the fastest pace in 2 1/2 years. The euro is poised for a three-month drop against the dollar as Italy's search for a prime minister continues and Cyprus's bailout revived debt crisis concerns.
"People have been rebuilding yen short positions," said Kazuo Shirai, a trader at Union Bank NA in Los Angeles. "The yen has come a long way, and prospects for it to weaken further will very much depend on what Kuroda does at the policy meeting next week." Short positions are bets an asset will decline.
The yen fetched 94.07 per dollar as of 4:29 p.m. in Tokyo from 94.15 yesterday. It slid 1.6% since Feb. 28, set to complete the longest monthly falling streak since 2001.
Japan's currency climbed 0.1% to 120.52 per euro and has gained 0.3% this month. The euro bought $1.2813 after rising 0.3% to close at $1.2816 in New York. It's poised for a 1.9% monthly drop. Today is a holiday in Europe, the U.S., and much of Asia.
Japan's currency has fallen 7.8% against the greenback since Dec. 31, headed for its biggest back-to-back quarterly decline since 1995. The euro has lost 2.9% over the same period.
Kuroda Pledge
Kuroda will preside over his first BOJ policy meeting on April 3-4. He said in testimony to parliament this week that he wants to achieve the central bank's price target in two years. The central bank's policies may become aggressive and experimental under Kuroda, Pacific Investment Management Co., which runs the world's biggest bond fund, said on its website.
Japan's consumer prices fell 0.7% in February from a year earlier, compared with a 0.3% decline in the previous period, the statistics bureau reported in Tokyo today. That's the biggest drop since August 2010 and in line with the median estimate of economists surveyed by Bloomberg News.
Core consumer prices, excluding fresh food, declined 0.3%, failing to rise for a 10th month.
"The fact that deflation is persisting just increases the pressure to make sure he comes out from that first meeting doing something big right from the start," Nicholas Smith, a Japan strategist at CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets Ltd. in Tokyo, said in a Bloomberg Television interview. "We're probably going to weaken from the present 94 yen to the dollar to about 100, I would have thought, perhaps within this year."
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What happens if you are B-12 deficient but then have allergic response to cobalt? The supplements make me brake out into hives on the palms of my hands and the soles of my feet. Im in a bit of a pickle here.
Lauren, Most reactions to b12 is to the flavoring, fillers, sweetners or other than the cobalamin itself. Try the Enzyamtic Therapy and Jarrow brands of methylb12. Also, paradoxical folate deficiency really hypes up allergic response. This may be telling you that you need a sizable dose of Metafolin. Deplin comes as 7.5mg and 15mg. Folate deficiency and mb12 deficiency causes hyper reactivness of every type especially allergy for many.
Lauren, There have been some reports of allergy to nickel and cobalt, but they are not so well documented. Now the thing is that these allergies are to free cobalt, not to cobalt bound into the corin ring in vitamin B12. You may have a problem dealing with cyanide, which is in the cyanocobalamin supplements, also marketed as vitamin B12. You could try methylcobalamin and/or adenosylcobalamin. In these natural forms of vitamin B12, the cobalt is actually hidden in the molecule in a fashion that would be very hard for an antibody molecule to get to. The best way to tell would be to get the mix and put a small amount (a drop) on your skin and see if you get a reaction to the material. You can try the material from http://transdermoil.com (Red B12). Fredd is right about the material that is mixed with the vitamin B12 (the excipients), many people react to the salts etc, particularly in the cyanocobalamin (provitamin B12) form.
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I have been having neurological symptoms + anxiety/depression for about 3-4 months.
The neurological symptoms have included pain, cramp and numbness in my feet and pains up my legs into my backside.
I have recently started on a course of 6 loading injections of hydroxocobalamin. I am also starting Freddd's protocol. Is combining the two an overkill?
Considering the extent of my symptoms – how long before I can expect resolution of my neuropathy. My mental state is now quite a bit better after 3 injections.
Also what does the "nervous system waking" up feel like as compared with the nervous system deteriorating.
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One mistake that many businesses make on Facebook is that they use a personal profile to promote their business. Don't do this! It's actually against the Facebook terms of use, which state that for personal profiles "You will not use your personal profile for your own commercial gain". Facebook can delete your page for this behavior so I recommend against using your personal profile as your main channel of marketing on Facebook.
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Thousands of Christmas trees made homeless just a few days into the new year are still sleeping rough on pavements. The shocking fact is that it's mostly the middle class who put them there – the same people who step over them with hardly a second glance as they go to and from their places of work.
Normally, council workers would have been round to 'sanitize the neighbourhood' – that's gov-speak to mean take these discarded and unwanted items off the streets – but many local authorities squeezed by Tory cutbacks have instead decided to let the trees rot on the pavements.
We spoke to one tree in a leafy part of the affluent Wandsworth borough. It was a pitiful sight, dressed in just one bauble, needles dropping where it lay. The tree did not reply. Too traumatised, perhaps, to comment on its own frightening and hopeless predicament.
Sadly there's no helpline you can call, but if you come across a sad, homeless tree on the pavement outside a house near where you live, there is something else you can do. Pick the tree up carefully by its top. Drag it up to the front door. Gently open the letter box, and stuff the tree as far into the letter box as it will go. It may sound cruel, but it's the right thing to do.


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MIAMI — Tyler Johnson rose to try a dunk, and at the last moment someone impeded his path just enough to force a miss.
The culprit was Dwyane Wade, who unintentionally got in his teammate's way. Then again, the way the Miami Heat have been playing defense at home, maybe it was just habit.
Miami forced New York into missing 15 out of 16 shots in one first-half stretch, going on a 36-8 run for its best spurt of the season and eventually topping the Knicks 95-78 on Monday night. Wade and Chris Bosh each scored 16 for the Heat, who snapped New York's four-game winning streak and held the Knicks to a season low in points.
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A Kenyan woman gave birth to twin boys, and she chose two very unusual baby names for her sons.
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Millicent Owuor, 20, of southwest Kenya, gave birth to her twins while the country was celebrating Obama's reelection. According to Kenya's Standard newspaper, Owuor named her twins Barack and Mitt in order to remember that historic day.
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Michael Bublé, Canadian singer, has also turned into Christmas this year. He has released a complete album full of Christmas classics like this "Santa Claus is coming to town".
Video "SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN", Michael Bublé:
You better watch out
you better not cry
you better not pout
I'm telling you why
('cos) Santa Claus is coming to town.
Oh, let's go...
(Repeat twice)
I mean the big fat man
with the long white beard
he's coming to town.
Video "SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN", Michael Bublé TV performance:
Complete lyrics:
You better watch out
you better not cry
you better not pout
I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town.
He's making a list
he's checking it twice
he's gonna find out
who's naughty or nice
Santa Claus is coming to town.
He sees you when you're sleeping
and he knows when you're awake
he knows if you've been bad or good
so be good for goodness sake.
(Repeat chorus)
Let's go boys
Now, he sees you when you're sleeping
and he knows when you're awake
he knows if you've been bad or good
so be good for goodness sake.
(Repeat chorus twice)
I mean the big fat man
with the long white beard
he's coming to town.
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Songs for Christmas 2011: MICHAEL BUBLÉ, "SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN"
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So let me start with the fact that I still have not decided if I am going or not but DH wants me to go overnight without the LO. If I am going to go I need to start getting extra milk ready now.
We would be taking the babe to my in-laws that live 2 hours away, then traveling another hour past them for our plans. If I was taking him somewhere locally I would take a few extra frozen bottles but due to the traveling I was not sure it would make it with out thawing and needing to be used right away.
I have a lipase issue that hits on roughly day 4 (or about 18 hr after milk is thawed). If I scald them milk will it be ok in the fridge for a week? I can use freezer milk a few days this week and use my fresh pumped milk for the weekend.
Also any advice on scalding? I have never had to.


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Handling Specialty engineered and manufactured a unique portable tilt and rotate platform for draining dry storage containers (DSC) that hold spent nuclear fuel rods at a nuclear facility in Ontario. The process begins when a full container is lifted from a pool of water via crane and placed on the rotator. An operator uses a hand pendant controller to rotate and tilt the DSC to allow water to drain from the container. The three degree tilt angle must be maintained for 24 hours for complete drainage to occur.
For convenience, the rotator was designed with vertical storage in mind. The power unit and gear motor were incorporated into the rotator to allow for both horizontal and vertical positioning. To transport the rotator, a sling was provided to move the unit via overhead crane.


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Kenneth D. Crews
Brutal honesty can be a great source of revelation and satisfaction, and Professor Ray Patterson brings his disarming charm and idiosyncratic wisdom to the understanding of copyright. After decades of investigation he at once warns and reassures: "The unfortunate truth is that copyright is a confused and confusing body of rules." 1 For more than 35 years, this good son of the South has stood unhesitatingly before students, peers, the public, lawyers and librarians, and even Congress and the courts to tell them as a gentleman and as a scholar his honest views about the mistakes all of them are making when the subject turns to copyright. Professor Patterson has spent nearly every minute of his career nurturing the understanding of copyright and advancing his cause to anyone who will listen, arguing that after centuries of legal evolution, we have systematically distorted and lost the central purpose of copyright law. Cautioning against repeated misunderstandings, he admonishes: "If such fallacies go unchallenged long enough, they are likely to become a substitute for the truth." 2
These words may conjure images of the most obstreperous curmudgeon of an overbearing professor. Yet these are the revelations of a man who not only warmly greeted me at our first meeting, but who also poured cups of juice for my two young children at his own kitchen table in Athens, Georgia. Strolling under the shady trees of an August afternoon in Georgia a decade ago, I could immediately feel the penetrating heat of his arguments ("The Texaco decision is simply a shifting of wealth from a large company to the publishers." 3 ), witness the historical atmosphere, and appreciate the cool, leafy protection of his personal touch and collegial respect. Professor Patterson is the ideal mentor and colleague, as well as friend and supporter.
Professor Patterson is a native of Macon, Georgia, and a graduate of nearby Mercer University. He had brief forays into northern territory to earn a master's degree in English from Northwestern University and an advanced law degree from Harvard University. He began his professional career as a faculty member at Vanderbilt University, worked briefly as an assistant United States Attorney in Tennessee, returned to academia at Vanderbilt and then as Professor and as Dean of the School of Law at Emory University. He moved to The University of Georgia in 1987, where he has been a leader, not only in the School of Law, but also throughout the university. He currently holds the Pope Brock endowed chair.
Different people know this busy and complex man in different ways. To his law colleagues around the country, he is a thoughtful and prolific critic of copyright theory and its constitutional and historical foundations. To his students, he is a challenging and provocative teacher and promoter of their own studies, research, and publication. 4 To his associates throughout The University of Georgia, he is a leader in institutional governance and policymaking. 5 To the judiciary, he is a skilled and unapologetic advocate of his clients' interests. 6 To the attorney general of his home state, he is a defiant ally in helping shape formal legal opinions. 7 To the community of practicing attorneys, he is one of the foremost experts on attorney and judicial ethics. 8 To the community of librarians throughout the country, he is one of the most powerful voices explaining and justifying the importance of the public domain and the strength of fair use. To the publishing community, he is a pain in their side.
A central tenet of Patterson's writing in recent years has been has been his concern for the misplaced understanding of constitutional principles underlying copyright law and the fundamental importance of the public domain. The title of Patterson's most recent book tells much. In The Nature of Copyright: A Law of Users' Rights, Patterson argues that copyright law has migrated from its original objective of defining the transition between works that enjoy legal protection and works that are in the public domain. Comprehending the scope of that public domain and preserving its existence is equally important as defining the legal rights of copyright owners. Through the centuries, however, and especially under contemporary law, the law has shifted away from articulating and preserving the public domain, toward expanding and sanctioning legal rights of owners. To argue that copyright owners can and should be able to regulate and levy charges on a vast spectrum of common uses, asserts Patterson, is to bowdlerize the law and to undermine the public interest: "Copyright, in short, is already being used as the basis for a user's tax on published-and therefore public-information." 9
Nothing is safe from the determination and spirit of Patterson's discourse. He confronts defiantly the fundamental argument that copyright law serves as an incentive to the creation and dissemination of new works:
The notion that copyright is a muse for authors that must be managed so as to enable authors to use each other's works in creating their own is a classic example of phantom reasoning. Consider the fact that England's greatest authors-Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Milton-wrote without the benefit of copyright. Moreover, one can reasonably infer that it is not copyright, but the desire to express oneself as a result of talent that causes aspiring authors to occupy the proverbial garret in a starving state. 10
Like any good scholar, Professor Patterson's views have not emerged suddenly, but have evolved with great care and research. His first book, Copyright in Historical Perspective, published by Vanderbilt University Press in 1968, is nothing less than astounding in its scholarship, original insight and analysis, and pragmatic implications for current copyright law. In some of his concluding reflections from 1968, Patterson seems downright tame: "The Constitution's copyright clause is so general that it is impossible to infer any one theory of copyright alone from the language." 11 Contrast his caution with this blunt talk from a more recent symposium: "I should note that the panel's lack of attention to the copyright clause is not unusual. Congress, too, seems to ignore the copyright clause." 12 He further commented on the "very important lessons to learn" from the Copyright Clause. 13 Patterson's recurring thesis is that the Copyright Clause of the American constitution secured a public interest and identified the importance of the public domain; it was an explicit break from early English doctrines that favored owners' rights. 14 The British Statute of Anne from 1709, as well as the American Copyright Clause from 1787, effected that departure by establishing "a very sophisticated copyright allocating rights to the public as well as to the author and to the copyright holder." 15
Through the decades, Patterson's scholarship has become even more thorough, and his doctrine more soundly established. Accordingly, he has stirred even greater critical response, but nothing has held the professor back. He has advanced an aggressive view of fair use within his own home university. He has served as special assistant to the attorney general of the state of Georgia to help the state define positions on policy issues and in litigation in ways that few other states would ever even touch. He has argued for a right of fair use in court cases, where other attorneys would perhaps see little reason to try. He even has exhibited no qualm about attacking a foundational court ruling in American jurisprudence. The case of Folsom v. Marsh was an 1841 ruling routinely cited as the first American elaboration of fair use. 16 Deciding the case was the esteemed Joseph Story, who served thirty-four years on U.S. Supreme Court. Even Story was not safe from Professor Patterson's devastating wisdom:
Joseph Story was, no doubt, an honorable and decent man of high intelligence, but his service to the cause of jurisprudence must be downgraded by reason of his treatment of copyright. No doubt he was sincere, but he was also human, and the evidence is that he reshaped the concept of copyright infringement not for the public's interest, but his own. He was, after all, an author himself and the garret was not to him a desirable place to live. And it may be that, being an author of legal treatises, he viewed copyright as a muse. After all, to paraphrase Dr. Johnson, no one but a blockhead would write a legal treatise except for money. 17
Perhaps to stave off such critiques from his pen in the years to come, when Justice Sandra Day O'Connor handed down her ruling in Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co., Inc., 18 she cited favorably one of Professor Patterson's articles-citing it not merely once, but a half-dozen times-in one of the Supreme Court's most important copyright decisions. 19
More recent developments in copyright law pose a growing challenge to Patterson's doctrine. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the Copyright Term Extension Act, the squeeze of the public domain, the suppression of free speech through copyright, and the integration of copyright law into trade regulation all serve to advance property rights and devastate the public interest. Patterson again looks to the historical record as a foundation for his views:
The cost of disregarding the past will be the diminution of the right upon which a free society depends, the freedom to learn, a right guaranteed by the First Amendment and promoted by the Copyright Clause. Proprietary rights in information and learning not only reduce free speech rights to the status of an empty slogan, they also make a mockery of the limited copyright monopoly that the framers empowered Congress to grant. 20
On humid afternoons in the Georgia summer, one can feel the serenity of Professor Patterson's companionship and guidance, and discover with comfort and ease his inimitable erudition, honesty, and compassion. Professor Ray Patterson is the public's voice for the importance of copyright through history and for the future growth of new knowledge.
Copyright © 2002, Kenneth D. Crews, Indiana University, School of Law-Indianapolis http://www.iupui.edu/~copyinfo.
Yes, this work is automatically protected by copyright law, perhaps in an affront to the health and well-being of the public domain. Therefore, allow me to make clear: This document was prepared for wide circulation by the American Library Association in connection with its recognition of Professor Patterson's achievements. Other uses may be within fair use and other limitations on copyright protection. Please inquire with the author for any more recent version of this work or for permission as may be appropriate, and you will likely find him generous and flexible, or so we all like to think.(06.12.02)
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- L. Ray Patterson and Stanley W. Lindberg, The Nature of Copyright: A Law of Users' Rights (Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 1991), p. 3. [back]
- Ibid., 11. [back]
- He was referring to the district court's then-recent ruling in American Geophysical Union v. Texaco Inc., 802 F.Supp. 1 (S.D.N.Y. 1992), aff'd, 60 F.3d 913 (2d Cir. 1994). [back]
- Professor Patterson has been a leader in founding and shaping the Journal of Intellectual Property Law, a student-edited journal based at the School of Law of The University of Georgia. [back]
- Professor Patterson was a leader in shaping an ambitious document guiding faculty and others through an understanding of copyright and fair use at The University of Georgia. For a published version, see: L. Ray Patterson, Regents Guide to Understanding Copyright and Educational Fair Use, 5 J. INTELL. PROP. L. 243 (1997). The document is also available at: http://www.usg.edu/admin/legal/copyright/copy.html. [back]
- Professor Patterson has bravely served as the lead counsel, representing clients before the courts. For example, see Pacific and Southern Company, Inc. v. Duncan, 792 F.2d 1013 (11th Cir. 1986). [back]
- Professor Patterson served as "Special Assistant Attorney General" to help develop an "Unofficial Opinion" of the Georgia Attorney General regarding: "The scope of the Fair Use Doctrine, 17 U.S.C. § 107, for making copies for classroom use, for teachers who make copies for research and scholarship, and the potential liability of teachers, librarians, and employees of nonprofit institutions for exceeding the parameters of fair use." That opinion was issued on February 14, 1996 and is searchable at: http://www.law.state.ga.us/opinions.html. [back]
- L. Ray Patterson, The Fundamentals of Professionalism, 45 S.C. L. REV. 707 (1994). [back]
- Patterson, The Nature of Copyright, p. 105. [back]
- L. Ray Patterson, A Response to Mr. Y'Barbo's Reply, 5 J. INTELL. PROP. L. 235, 237 (1997). [back]
- Lyman Ray Patterson, Copyright in Historical Perspective (Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press, 1968), p. 195. [back]
- Beyond Napster: Debating the Future of Copyright on the Internet, 50 Am. U.L. Rev. 389, 390 (2000). [back]
- Ibid., p. 392. [back]
- U.S. CONST. art. I, § 8 ("The Congress shall have Power . . . to Promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries."). [back]
- Beyond Napster, p. 392. [back]
- 9 Fed. Cas. 342 (No. 4901) (C.D. Mass. 1841). [back]
- L. Ray Patterson, The Worst Intellectual Property Opinion Ever Written: Folsom v. Marsh and its Legacy, 5 J. INTELL. PROP. L. 431, 452 (1998). [back]
- 499 U.S. 340 (1991). [back]
- The article cited is L. Ray Patterson and Craig Joyce, Monopolizing the Law: The Scope of Copyright Protection for Law Reports and Statutory Compilations, 36 UCLA L. REV. 719 (1989). [back]
- L. Ray Patterson, Copyright in the New Millennium: Resolving the Conflict between Property Rights and Political Rights, 62 OHIO ST. L.J. 703, 732 (2001). [back]
An article from the forum, "The Information Commons, New Technology, and the Future of Libraries."
Published June 2002 at info-commons.org. Copyright © Kenneth D. Crews
Contact information, and Web links contained in these pages were correct at the time of publication, but are, of course, subject to change or deletion by their owners or publishers.


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(AP) — Metra says a former assistant U.S. attorney who'd agreed to investigate allegations that prominent politicians pressured staff in personnel and contract decisions won't take the job after all.
The public agency said Monday that Patrick Collins has backed out, citing a "potential conflict."
The Metra board of directors was to vote Monday on hiring Collins, who prosecuted the case that sent former Gov. George Ryan to prison for corruption.
The allegations involving Metra emerged during inquiries into a lucrative buyout for former CEO Alex Clifford.
Clifford says he was forced out for resisting pressure from House Speaker Michael Madigan and others over jobs and construction contracts.
Madigan says he recommended a Metra employee for a pay raise but backed off after learning Clifford was uncomfortable about his involvement.


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April 6, 2013
Cohoes, NY - Formerly of Monroe, NY
Lucien (Luciano)Taglioni, 84, died peacefully Saturday, April 6th, 2013 at Eddy Village Green in Cohoes, after a long illness.
Son of Martino Taglioni and Rosa (Ferragallo) Taglioni, he was born in Esio di Premeno, Italy and resided in Vogogna, Italy during his youth.
In 1955, he moved to the Isle of Jersey, British Channel Islands, where he met his wife, Emelie. They moved to the United States in 1959, and were long-time residents of Monroe, NY. More recently, they resided in Troy, NY. Lucien started his restaurant management career in Switzerland after World War II, and continued his career in the New York City area.
Lucien, also known to many as "Mr. T", is survived by his wife, Emelie Taglioni, of Cohoes, NY; daughters, Paula (Taglioni) Dietzsch and son-in-law, Robert Dietzsch of Troy, NY and Sylvia (Taglioni) Price and son-in-law, David Price of Mendon, MA.
A memorial service for Lucien will be held Tuesday, May 28th, at 2 p.m., at Eddy Village Green, 8 Pasinella Way, Cohoes, NY.
Donations in memory of Lucien may be made to Eddy Village Green - House 8, c/o Eddy Village Green, 421 Columbia Street, Cohoes, NY 12047.


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Moon and Jupiter
For most of the modern world, the Moon is little more than a bright, pretty bauble in the night sky. In ages past, though, the Moon was an important part of everyday life. It served as a calendar marker for many cultures, helping regulate everything from planting seasons to religious festivals. So it's not surprising that some of those cultures gave names to the brightest Moons of all — the full Moons.
To some of the tribes of North America, for example, the full Moon of mid to late autumn was known as the Frost Moon — a time to prepare for the coming cold of winter — or as the Beaver Moon — a time to collect beaver pelts for winter clothing.
In fact, the Frost Moon is on good display tonight. It has two prominent companions — the brilliant planet Jupiter, which is close to the upper left of the Moon as they climb skyward in early evening, and the fainter star Aldebaran, the "eye" of Taurus, the bull, to the right of the Moon.
This year's Frost Moon could also be called the Little Moon. That's because the Moon is not only full today, but it's also at its farthest point from Earth in its slightly elongated orbit. That makes the Moon look a little smaller than average. The effect isn't going to jump out at you, though — you'd need to keep a really close eye on the Moon to notice the difference. For most of us, the Moon won't look any different from any other full Moon — a beautiful bauble, lighting up a "frosty" autumn night.
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Tampa - Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Wil Myers has been named the 2013 Jackie Robinson American League Rookie of the Year by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
Myers, who turns 23 on December 10, received 23 out of a possible 28 first-place votes. He becomes the third player in Rays history to earn the honor, following third baseman Evan Longoria in 2008 and right-handed pitcher Jeremy Hellickson in 2011.
Rays right-handed pitcher Chris Archer, who received one first-place vote, finished third behind Myers and Detroit Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias.
Myers, who played in 88 games, becomes the first position player in AL history to win Rookie of the Year in fewer than 100 games and the second in major league history, joining Ryan Howard (2005) who also played in 88 games.
He was added to the Rays major league roster on June 18 and batted .293 (98-for-335) with 13 home runs, 53 RBI, 23 doubles, a .354 on-base percentage and .478 slugging percentage.
He led AL rookies in RBI—the first player to do so in fewer than 90 games since Hoot Evers for the Detroit Tigers in 1946—as well as doubles, extra-base hits (36), slugging percentage, OPS (.831) and go-ahead RBI (15). He made 68 starts in right field, six in center field and 11 at designated hitter.
Since 2000, only one position player has won AL Rookie of the Year at a younger age than the 22-year-old Myers: Mike Trout won in 2012 at age 21.
After Myers' June 18 call-up, he led the Rays in doubles, RBI, runs scored (50), batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
The Rays were 36-33 (.522) prior to his call-up and went 56-38 (.596) thereafter. Myers connected for his first major league home run on June 23 at Yankee Stadium, a grand slam off CC Sabathia.
He became only the fifth rookie since 2000 to lead a postseason-bound team in batting average after the All-Star break (.294), joining Yoenis Céspedes in 2012, Albert Pujols in 2001,
Ichiro Suzuki
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The High Point, N.C., native was acquired by the Rays from the Kansas City Royals on December 9, 2012 in a seven-player trade involving right-handed pitcher James Shields.
Myers was also recently named 2013 American League Outstanding Rookie in the Players Choice Awards as well as
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Jennifer Horn: Hassan's leadership failures on full display in budget processBY JENNIFER HORN
July 08. 2013 6:20PM
Gov. Maggie Hassan has been quick to take credit for the passage of the bipartisan state budget. However, a review of the budget process shows that her dubious claims of providing fiscal leadership do not reflect reality.
The No. 1 priority for the governor is to develop a balanced, fiscally sound budget proposal to kick off the budget season. Unfortunately, she presented an unaffordable plan in February that increased state spending by $1 billion — a 10 percent increase over the previous budget. Her proposal included numerous taxes and spending increases and a delay in important business tax reforms passed last session by Republicans. Her budget was "balanced" with $80 million in non-existent casino fees, a plan that was rejected by the Democrat-controlled House.
House Democrats then proposed a budget that included a dramatic increase in state spending that was funded by an increase in the state gas tax. Instead of opposing the House Democrats' gas tax hike, Gov. Hassan remained silent and did not rule out supporting it in the final budget negotiations.
Fortunately, Senate Republicans, under the leadership of Senate President Peter Bragdon, Majority Leader Jeb Bradley and Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Morse, did their homework and made tough choices. They presented a balanced proposal built on reasonable revenue estimates that funded critical state services without raising taxes.
The Senate Republican proposal increased funding for important HHS programs, fully restored funding to the UNIQUE scholarship program that serves high-need New Hampshire residents seeking a college education and preserved a scholarship program for needy elementary and high school students. At the same time, the Senate implemented the promised business tax reforms passed last year, increased no taxes or fees, and increased spending by a very responsible 3 percent.
And how did Gov. Hassan respond to this fiscally responsible proposal? She launched partisan political attacks against the Senate, called its plan "fiscally irresponsible" "shortsighted," and threatened that it would "cost hundreds of jobs."
Despite Gov. Hassan's unproductive comments, House Democrats and Senate Republicans were able to come together and reach a compromise. During this process, Gov. Hassan did not provide any new ideas to balance the budget and even saddled budget writers with an eleventh-hour, $38 million state employee contract expense that was omitted from her original proposal. She also decided to leave New Hampshire and travel out of state for several days while a bipartisan group of legislators in Concord worked on a plan. Senate Republicans stuck to their fiscally responsible principles and produced a budget that closely mirrored their original proposal and bore little resemblance to the governor's plan.
Like the Republican Senate proposal, the recently signed state budget does not raise taxes or fees. The tax and fee increases in Gov. Hassan's proposal were eliminated and the gas tax increase that she was willing to allow was also excluded. Like the Republican Senate proposal, the budget spends only what the state can afford (an increase of about 3 percent, significantly less than the increase included in the governor's proposal). Like the Republican Senate proposal, the budget implements the important business tax reforms Gov. Hassan wanted to stop. And like the Republican Senate proposal, the budget preserves critical state services by providing affordable increases in funding for worthy programs.
Gov. Hassan is now attempting to rewrite history by crediting herself with bipartisan leadership, despite the fact that she didn't provide any real leadership during the budget process. She is now praising a state budget that is based almost entirely on a Republican proposal that she attacked and disparaged only a few weeks ago. Fortunately, the people of New Hampshire realize that they would be saddled with Gov. Hassan's proposed tax hikes and reckless spending increases if not for the efforts of the fiscally responsible Republican Senate.
Real leaders give credit where credit is due. That makes two critical tests of her leadership that the governor has now failed.
Jennifer Horn of Nashua is chairman of the New Hampshire Republican Party.


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Social Science
Social Science is designed for students with a natural curiosity in several fields of study across the spectrum of the social sciences. It consists of 48 semester hours, 32 of which must be at the 300/400 level and 20 of which must be concentrated in one department or discipline within the school. This area of concentration must include 16 hours at the 300/400 level. The major must also include at least 8 semester hours of enrichment courses at the 300/400 level in each of two other disciplines within the school. Either the area of concentration or at least one enrichment field must be history, political science, psychology or sociology. Finally, the major must include one research course, which may be a research methods course or one with an extensive research component. The Social Science Oversight Committee maintains a list of approved research courses.
The student must formally declare the Social Science major by filing a Declaration of Major form with the Registrar's Office at least two semesters before graduation, summer not counting as a semester. In close consultation with an academic advisor, the student develops a contract listing the courses to be included in the major, along with an essay explaining the goals and the rationale for choosing the major and demonstrating an intellectual coherence and clear focus for the major. The contract must also indicate which courses in or outside the major the student will use to fulfill the University's requirements for oral communication competency and computer proficiency and how those courses fulfill the requirements. The contract must be approved by the student's faculty advisor and the members of the Social Science Oversight Committee, all of whom, along with the student, sign the completed contract. It may be renegotiated if courses listed are no longer available, but such changes must be approved by the student, the faculty advisor and the Social Science Oversight Committee. Finally, during the last semester of coursework, the student must compose a reflective essay that reviews the goals and unifying intellectual theme of the major as stated in the declaration contract and then explores in some detail how the goals and theme have been realized.
Departments from which courses may be drawn for the Social Science major include Business (MBE), Education, Geography, Health & Human Services/Social Work, History, Political Science, Psychology, Recreation and Leisure Studies, Sociology and Criminal Justice. Please note: This list is strictly for the purpose of guiding course choices for the major and should not be extended to other applications.
A student may choose education as the area of concentration, but this course of study will not permit the student to be certified by the Commonwealth of Virginia to teach in the public schools. Students seeking teacher certification should confer with a member of the Education Department when considering the major.
Courses in Health & Human Services/Social Work may not be used in the area of concentration for the major, but may be included elsewhere in the plan of study. A student using Business as the department of concentration must include MBE 301, MBE 316, MBE 322, and MBE 400 and take at least 9 semester hours of MBE courses at the 300/400 level in residence at Virginia Wesleyan.