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Design Inspiration: The Night Sky
I don't know if you're anything like me, but when I was a kid I had glow in the dark plastic stars scattered across my ceiling so I could look up at them at night. There is something that is both soothing and overwhelming about staring up at the stars at night that being an adult (especially one that lives in the city) can make you tend to forget. Here are a few ways to bring that feeling home, minus the cheesy-but-awesome plastic stars.
1. A vintage framed celestial map makes for a dramatic focal point in Thomas O'Brien's city apartment. Via Elle Decor
2. This whimsical print by Cake With Giants would be right at home in a child's room. $30 Cake With Giants
3. These constellation birthday cards by Felt and Wire are simply and beautifully constructed. $48 for 12 Felt and Wire
4. The constellation votive from Bhldn lets the light shine through a mercury glass votive in a pretty pattern reminiscent of the stars. $6 Bhldn
5. The Best Friends Sky Map for when the stars align. Customized with your star sign + that of your nearest and dearest. $18 Etsy
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|Diamondbacks | Jonny Gomes joins Arizona as coach
Thu, 01 Feb 2018 17:54:49 -0800
Retired OF Jonny Gomes was hired by the Arizona Diamondbacks to be the hitting coach for their rookie ball affiliate in the Arizona League on Thursday, Feb. 1.
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|MLB | Jonny Gomes has no plans to retire
Wed, 25 May 2016 19:55:11 -0700
Free-agent OF Jonny Gomes (Japanese League) said he is not retiring. The 35-year-old veteran, who played in the majors from 2003 to 2015, was playing with the Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Japanese League until two weeks ago, when he voluntarily parted ways with the club. Gomes hit just .169 in 75 plate appearances with Rakuten this year.
Fantasy Tip: If Gomes latches on with an MLB team, it would almost certainly be in a reserve role, which would limit his fantasy value to deep single-universe seasonal leagues.
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|Royals | Jonny Gomes headed to free agency
Thu, 05 Nov 2015 12:44:21 -0800
Kansas City Royals OF Jonny Gomes' 2016 team option was declined, and he will become a free agent.
Fantasy Tip: Gomes is nothing more than a cavernous mixed or only-league option at this stage of his career, and even in those formats, he is a low-end outfielder. After all, the 34-year-old veteran posted a .660 OPS with just seven home runs and 26 RBI over 262 plate appearances last season.
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|Royals | Kendrys Morales not playing
Sat, 03 Oct 2015 08:28:36 -0700
Kansas City Royals 1B Kendrys Morales (quadriceps) is not in the starting lineup against Minnesota Twins SP Tommy Milone Saturday, Oct. 3. OF Jonny Gomes will serve as the designated hitter and is batting fifth in the lineup.
Fantasy Tip: Morales ($5,300, 10.6% of cap) could be receiving another day off to rest his injured quadriceps. Gomes ($2,500, 5.0% of cap) has only one hit in his last eight games and probably should be avoided by owners on FantasyScore.
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|Royals | Alex Rios a late scratch
Thu, 01 Oct 2015 14:52:28 -0700
Kansas City Royals OF Alex Rios (back) was a late scratch Thursday, Oct. 1. OF Jonny Gomes draws into the lineup against Chicago White Sox SP Jonny Gomes Thursday.
Fantasy Tip: Gomes ($2,500, 5.0% of cap) has struggled (.143/.250/.238 slash line) since joining the Royals, but he boasts a respectable .830 slash OPS against left-handed pitchers this season, and he checks out as a solid low-priced option for FantasyScore players Thursday.
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|Royals | Jonny Gomes in against a LHP
Sat, 19 Sep 2015 13:21:11 -0700
Kansas City Royals OF Jonny Gomes is hitting seventh Saturday, Sept. 19, in place of OF Alex Rios.
Fantasy Tip: Gomes ($2,500, 5.0% of cap) has a .241-5-15 line against lefties this year and is a basement flyer on FantasyScore against lefty Matt Boyd.
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|Royals | Jonny Gomes batting sixth vs. Tigers
Wed, 02 Sep 2015 14:56:08 -0700
Kansas City Royals OF Jonny Gomes is starting in right field and batting sixth against Detroit Tigers SP Randy Wolf Wednesday, Sept. 2. It is Gomes' first game with the Royals.
Fantasy Tip: Gomes ($2,500, 5.0% of cap) will likely platoon with Jarrod Dyson ($4,100, 8.2% of cap) in right field with Alex Rios (illness) on the shelf with chickenpox. Gomes has fared well against southpaws this season with a .453 slugging percentage. Still, he is more of a flier than a target at FantasyScore Wednesday.
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|Royals | Jonny Gomes acquired by KC
Mon, 31 Aug 2015 18:20:57 -0700
The Kansas City Royals acquired OF Jonny Gomes from the Atlanta Braves Monday, Aug. 31. The return for the Braves is not yet known.
Fantasy Tip: Gomes ($2,500, 5.0% of cap) is a good locker room guy with postseason experience, something which is way more important to his real team than to FantasyScore players.
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|Braves | Jonny Gomes batting cleanup vs. Marlins
Mon, 31 Aug 2015 12:37:23 -0700
Atlanta Braves OF Jonny Gomes is batting fourth against Miami Marlins SP Chris Narveson Monday, Aug. 31. OF Cameron Maybin is not in the starting lineup Monday.
Fantasy Tip: Gomes ($2,500, 5.0% of cap) owns a .878 OPS against lefties this season with 16 runs, five home runs and 14 RBI over 97 plate appearances. He is a worthy flier for FantasyScore players, especially in a plus-matchup.
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Wed, 26 Aug 2015 11:56:43 -0700
Atlanta Braves C A.J. Pierzynski is not in the starting lineup Wednesday, Aug. 26. C Christian Bethancourt is starting and hitting seventh against Colorado Rockies SP Yohan Flande. Also, OF Jonny Gomes is starting in left field and hitting cleanup.
Fantasy Tip: Against Flande, using Bethancourt ($1,900, 3.8% of cap) and Gomes ($2,500, 5.0% of cap) aren't bad considerations if you're looking for salary cap relief. Gomes, especially, could return nice value in the middle of the order against a lefty.
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A federal jury on Wednesday convicted a Spokane officer of using excessive force on a mentally ill man who died in 2006 after being beaten and restrained at a convenience store, in a case that brought criticism to the city's police force.
Officer Karl Thompson was accused of brutally beating Otto Zehm, a 36-year-old schizophrenic, and then lying about it to investigators. Zehm died from his injuries two days after the encounter.
Thompson showed no reaction as the verdict was read. One of his lawyers, Carl Oreskovich, called the decision devastating and vowed to appeal.
"We think we represented an innocent man," Oreskovich said. "This is not over."
U.S. Attorney Mike Ormsby said the case had to be brought because there were too many questions about what exactly happened the night Zehm died. But he cautioned against seeing the charges as an "indictment of our entire police department."
"This case is about a single police officer and what he did on one evening in one situation," Ormsby said in Spokane.
Zehm was the subject of a police search after two teenagers reported he might have stolen money at an ATM, though it was later revealed he did nothing wrong.
Thompson was the first officer to respond and found Zehm entering a convenience store on March 18, 2006. Surveillance video showed Thompson rushing up to Zehm, knocking him to the ground and repeatedly striking him with a police baton.
Thompson has more than 40 years of law enforcement experience.
According to police, officers later hogtied and sat on Zehm, who died without regaining consciousness.
A medical examiner concluded Zehm died from lack of oxygen to the brain due to heart failure while being restrained on his stomach.
His death exposed many raw nerves in Spokane, an eastern Washington city of about 200,000, and brought widespread criticism of its police force. The trial was moved to Yakima due to publicity.
Prosecutors argued Thompson, 64, disgraced his badge with his actions, while the defense maintained the veteran officer used his training and experience to make a split-second decision to protect himself and the public.
Thompson was not charged with killing Zehm; he was instead found guilty of violating Zehm's civil rights by using excessive force, and of making a false statement.
Thompson faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on the first count and up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on the false statement count.
No sentencing date was set, and Ormsby declined to say how much time his office would request. He also declined to say if there was an ongoing investigation and whether any additional officers would be indicted.
Prosecutors asked that Thompson be immediately taken into custody, but Van Sickle rejected the request and sent the issue back to a federal magistrate in Spokane.
The jurors declined to comment to reporters upon leaving the federal courthouse in Yakima.
Liz Moore, of the Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane, hailed the verdict but said more changes are needed in the Spokane Police Department.
"It's a shame it took several investigations over five years for anybody to be held accountable over Otto Zehm's death," she said.
At a news conference in Spokane, Otto Zehm's cousin Dale Zehm said he was grateful to the FBI and the Justice Department for pursuing the case.
"This is a very good day for the city of Spokane," Dale Zehm said. "The family is relieved."
Still pending is a lawsuit filed against Thompson by the estate of Otto Zehm.
Breean Beggs, an attorney for the Zehm estate, said that case was on hold pending the criminal trial's outcome but now would resume. He said a jury trial wasn't likely for 18 months or so.
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The UC Davis Injury and Trauma Prevention Program has received a grant for $306,381 from Kohl's Cares® to support its child and adolescent injury prevention efforts in the Sacramento region.
Kohl's Cares® will formally present the donation at the UC Davis Health System's free Summer Concert on Thursday, Aug. 16 at 6 p.m.
The gift will support the UC Davis Children's Hospital Kohl's Buckle Up to Grow Up program, which provides car seats, bicycle helmets and life jackets and safety education for children from underserved families. Since 2005, Kohl's Cares has donated more than $1.7 million to UC Davis Children's Hospital, to improve child health in the Sacramento region.
"Kohl's Cares® has been an important partner in our childhood injury prevention efforts in Sacramento" said Christy Adams, coordinator of the injury and trauma prevention program. "Many families are struggling to make ends meet, and buying safety equipment is often a low priority. The UC Davis Kohl's Buckle Up to Grow Up program plays an essential role in filling these childhood safety gaps in our community and we are grateful to Kohl's for their continuing support."
The program has seen steady growth through support from the Kohl's Cares® cause merchandise program. Through this initiative, Kohl's sells $5 books and plush toys in its stores, with 100 percent of net profit benefitting children's health and education programs nationwide, including hospital partnerships like the one with UC Davis.
Kohl's has raised more than $208 million through the merchandise program. In addition to the in-store sales, Kohl's Cares® features the Kohl's Cares® Scholarship Program, which last year recognized more than 2,100 young volunteers with a total of $410,000 in scholarships and prizes.
And, through Kohl's Associates in Action volunteer program, more than 500,000 associates have donated more than 1.6 million hours of their time since 2001 and Kohl's has donated more than $47 million to youth-focused nonprofit organizations. Kohl's also offers fundraising gift cards for schools and youth-serving organizations. For more information, visit www.Kohls.com/Cares.
"Preventable injury is the leading cause of death and disability among children in Sacramento," Adams said. "The majority of these injuries can be prevented with education and the proper use of safety equipment like car seats, helmets and life jackets." Last year, the UC Davis Kohl's Buckle Up to Grow Up program gave over 1,400 car seats, 4,500 bicycle helmets, and 800 life jackets to underserved families regionwide.
Adams said the program's success is due in large part to its numerous community partnerships, including family resource centers, area school districts, and community centers in and around the Sacramento region. For more information about the UC Davis Kohl's Buckle Up to Grow Up safety program visit the trauma prevention website at https://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/injuryprevention/ or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/buckleup2growup. Based in Menomonee Falls, Wis., Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) is a family-focused, value-oriented specialty department store offering moderately priced, exclusive and national brand apparel, shoes, accessories, beauty and home products in an exciting shopping environment. With a commitment to environmental leadership, Kohl's operates 1,134 stores in 49 states. In support of the communities it serves, Kohl's has raised more than $208 million for children's initiatives nationwide through its Kohl's Cares® cause merchandise program, which operates under Kohl's Cares, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kohl's Department Stores, Inc. For a list of store locations and information, or for the added convenience of shopping online, visit www.Kohls.com, or join the discussion on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/kohls or Twitter http://twitter.com/Kohls.


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Silly Saturday
Oh, the silly things you find on the web...
Really silly graffiti.
Fugly (and decidedly silly) craft projects.
And seriously silly failures (with pictures).
Have a silly Saturday!
-Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527)
Best bar bet in the world: Delilah didn't do it.
Judges 16:19-- And she made him (Samson) sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head.


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Zero Punctuation: Left 4 Dead 2 & New Super Mario Bros Wii
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This site is acting funny.
I bet deep down inside, Yahtzee really loves his New Super Mario Bros. Wii. ^^-^^_^^-^^
Cool beans, we got a double header this time.
So, in summary: both games are more of the same. L4D2 an expansion pack more than a game (thereby thoroughly justifying my choice not to buy it until it comes down to $20) and NSMBW being a throwback to ancient 2D Mario days while forcing 4 players on a screen that was never really built to accommodate it.
Oh well, at least we got to remind Valve they're supposed to be making Episode 3. At this rate, there'll be a L4D-XII before we see it.
Damn right about HL ep3 Valve are really starting to PISS ME OFF with this. Looks like Black Messa Source will be done before Valve, and these guys have done it for free! and it looks really sweet.
hell I wouldnt be surprised if Diablo 3 and the third part of StarCraft is out by the time we even get a Teaser
Ok, Rant over.
Well in the sense that you are four people killing hordes of zombies in post zombie apocolypse world that has turned many areas into mazes, yes. However, the new characters, voices, weapons, zombies, maps, and improved zombie AI (because the survivor AI is still shit), make the game fresh, new, and much more fun to play. I say "fuck you" to anyone that thinks those changes aren't all that important. I love carrying a sword and cutting down the zombies hordes that apparently tripled in number since L4D1.
I think it's got more to do with calling Valve on their promise that episodic games would be released in a shorter time period. And it's been 2 years since Ep 2.
I'm glad Yahtzee called Valve out on the whole not getting down to Half-Life 2: Episode 3 thing, because I've been thinking it for ages now. They keep updating games like Team Fortress 2 with superfluous crap (Holy shit, HATS!!! ¬_¬) and never get down to the one game they've made that I still give a damn about. Seriously guys, stop procrastinating and get it done!
The key word here is "episodic." Each episode, thus far, has been 4-6 hours maximum. It's been 2 years since the release of the last one and we haven't even seen a screenshot of the third. That's not how episodic gameplay works!
Bowser would own the tank, cause he could GET TO THE CHOPPA!!
Good to hear his voice back to normal.
I thought this was a pretty funny review, but I doubt NSMBWii is as bad as he makes it out to be.
Also Bowser would clearly survive against a Tank. :p
Super Mario is just another Nintendo cash cow.
In fact, i see so few (decent)new nintendo titles im beginning to wonder what they're doing with all of it.
Yhatzee show me a game that is better than hookers and I shall buy two copies. One for me and the other form me.
...Oh my god he DOES look like Dr Phil!
That's the angriest he's sounded in a long time.
I have to admit that I'd be tempted by the Mario thing if it were possible to control it with the proper control pad instead of the waggle stick, but otherwise no.
It isn't working, this makes me sad =[
Great review as always.
Bowser would destroy Tank. Breathe fire on Tank, hide in shell for 40 seconds, dead Tank.
no. the gameplay is similar, but everything added makes it feel like a better, more realized game.
you have to forgive yahtzee, he lives in Australia, the evil orphanage for unwanted gamers which forces him to act out against any well made multiplayer games since he cant have the same quality experience we do with them.
meh, you probably won't read this Yahtzee, but I've been playing Silent Hill: Flattered Mammary for a couple of hours and I really enjoy it, so if you get a chance to play it I hope you enjoy it too, though if you're doing a review for it, for the sake of our entertainment I hope you take the piss out of it, which I can already predict that you won't like the "psychological profiling", I've witnessed two so far, and they kinda take you out of the game and are a little gimmicky, but we all knew it would be anyway, right?
Oh, and thank you for ripping apart NewSoupaMarioMeee, Nintendo has seriously lost touch with gamers, not like it's stopping them from making a ton of money off of it
Uh, yeah. Good show as always. Left 4 Dead 2 did feel like an expansion pack, but wasn't anymore or less tedious than the first one. New Super Mario Bros, yeah I kind of knew is was going to be a replay of past games. I guess I need to be smacked for encouraging such behavior. It's really not bad, but is basically a replay of every other Mario side scroller, particularly Mario 3.
You hit the nail on the head about Rochelle in L4D2. No defining characteristics whatsoever.
And am I the only one not that bothered about Half-Life 2: Episode 3? Yeah Valve have completely missed the point of episodic gaming, but honestly, whilst Half-Life 2 and Ep 1 & 2 were fantastic I don't really care that much if it gets delayed to 2012 or something.
There is a website somewhere that has these videos on it, i used it for the couple weeks when they stopped working on this website.
Sorry i can't remember the name but i do know i used google.
I loved the way he started sounding very pissed off about halfway through...
Actually you just turn the "waggle stick" sideways and use it like the old school Nintendo controllers.
Dear God - what sort of sick country doesn't have a McDonalds that sells McNuggets?!
If Bowser's been defeated multiple times by a short, stout italian plumber, then I'm sure there wouldn't be much contest against somethign that can take multiple shotguns shells and molotovs to the face.
I think the L4D 2 but Nintendo needs to get new ideas but I've gotta agree on "wheres the HL episode 3?" thingy...
but great episode again yathzee.
I totally agree with you on Mario Bros. Nintendo just keep popping out the same old shit again and again, they have no imagination. The Wii is shit anyway.
Mmmm, Cheeseburger Spider,
Hmm, I actually thought he gave L4D2 a pretty decent review (for Yahtzee), especially considering he got the no gore crap version.
"The general feel of L4D is unchanged"
HELL YEAH! That's a bad thing? I swear if Valve ever F--k's up that "feel" I'll lose it.
Bowser vs. Tank well the tank would probably win a fight but bowser can drive go-karts and rape princesses so i think he wins overall.
Hmmm Bowser can breathe fire and stomp a lot. The tank can stomp a lot and jump really far.... Well being able to jump really far has defeated Bowser for 20 years so the Tank would obviously win.
Both of these games bought for Christmas already.
Never played L4D1 so it seems like I won't miss anything other than story.
Never played the original Mario Bros. games for more than two minutes a pop at a friend's house, I look forward to it.
Great Episode as always. I didnt think 2 in 1 would have gone as well as this, but, is flowed nicely, and was hilarious!
Yeah, when he mentioned the third and fourth players were two Toads the first thought that came to my head was "What? What? Is it really possible for an entire dev team to be that uncreative?" I can brainstorm for thirty seconds and come up with some cooler ideas than just slapping on two generic red-shirts.
I think he pretty much hit the nail on the hammerhead when he said Mario team are deliberately opposed to new ideas, though. I remember hearing that when Nintendo asked Miyamoto to make a new franchise he went all sad and said "But I want to make a Mario game." GOD FORBID you challenge your creativity right man?
Wow. Yahtzee's certainly mad at Nintendo. Mad enough that I didn't quite get if L4D2 is actually good or not. I've been on the fence for buying it for a few weeks. I played the demo, it was fun. I didn't own the first one but I was already under the impression that they are very much alike.
It's fun for me and Furburt. We place bets on how many will get banned each week!
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Albany, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/01/2014 -- A rising tide of regulatory expectations, tougher inspection regime and instant need of patient reporting has provided the much needed impetus for the growth of the pharmacovigilance market. An upsurge in number of acute and chronic diseases has consequently led to a rise in number of drug consumption, which has also elicited a growth in the number of adverse drug events and drug toxicity cases. Moreover, several high-profile safety issues, regulatory warnings, large volume of events to be reviewed along with negative media coverage have compelled the pharmaceutical players to take support of various outsourcing services. There are two major outsourcing services opted by these pharmaceutical players i.e. traditional CROs and BPOs. These outsourcing services not only provide cost savings but also helps in bringing process efficiency. Pharmaceutical companies are now forming long term partnership with the CROs and BPOs to share the costs involved in PV process right from drug discovery to post marketing approvals. In addition, PV requires skilled resources with excellent language skills and strong knowledge pertaining to case reporting.
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The report exclusively studies the aforementioned segments with respect to geography. Under geographic section we have covered four regions, namely, North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of the World (ROW). The market overview section gives a detailed qualitative analysis of the factors responsible for driving and restraining the growth of the global pharmacovigilance market. The section also covers opportunities and market attractiveness analysis of the geographical regions.
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US Tech Giants Face Pricing Questions in Australia
Feb 11, 2013 8:54 AM PT
Apple, Microsoft and Adobe have been summoned by the Australian Parliament to explain why their products cost so much more in Australia than elsewhere, according to TechCrunch.
The tech trio was called by the House Committee on Infrastructure and Communications, which is overseeing an inquiry into why hardware and software ranging from e-books and music to computer games and consoles are pricier Down Under than in the U.S., UK and Asia. Prices of such products can be roughly 60 percent higher in Australia than in the U.S.
The inquiry officially started in May 2012, but there were rumblings as early as the summer of 2011 that Aussies were getting hosed on prices.
Last summer, Apple reportedly blamed Australian taxes, warranties and copyright holders for its price hikes.
Egypt May Have Joined YouTube Block
Like many other countries in the Arab World, Egypt might be blocking YouTube because of the regrettably famous "Innocence of Muslims" trailer.
A court in Cairo ordered the government to block access to YouTube for 30 days because it carried the ridiculous film, the AP reported. The film was credited with prompting deadly riots last year.
The ruling, however, can be appealed and may never actually be enforced.
Google had not received anything from Egypt "related to this matter, said a spokesperson for Google, which owns YouTube.
Iran and Afghanistan are among the countries to bar YouTube because of the movie trailer.
Google Warns Myanmar Journalists of Hacking
Google sent warnings to numerous journalists who cover Myanmar, saying that their email accounts may have been hacked by "state-sponsored attackers," according to The New York Times.
Citing the journalists themselves, the Times reported that the warnings began appearing last week. Employees of Eleven Media, one of Myanmar's leading news organizations, as well as a Burmese correspondent for the AP, were among those who reportedly received messages.
Google, which instituted a policy of notifying users of suspicious activity in June, didn't say how it determined the attacks to be "state-sponsored."
Myanmar announced reforms in June that included more leeway for journalists. Eleven Media has been among the outlets to suffer cyberattacks. The outlet's website and Facebook page were "shut down by hackers several times in the past month," the Times reported.
Briton in Custody After Facebook Threat
A 24-year-old British man is in custody after he posted threats on the memorial Facebook page for a girl killed in a Tennessee road accident, according to The Guardian.
The man, Reece Elliott, appeared in court Saturday for a hearing.
Elliott threatened to kill 200 American schoolchildren, authorities alleged. His threats resulted in thousands of Tennessee children being held out of school last Thursday.
Assange Urges Transparency on Drones
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told HBO's Bill Maher that the U.S. should release secret documents on drone strikes, according to AFP.
Assange blasted President Obama, saying that the secrecy surrounding drones was a black mark on the U.S. Assange also decried Obama's power to kill suspected terrorists "without any of the decision-making becoming public."
Assange was speaking to Maher via video from the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he is holed up to avoid extradition to Sweden.
He went on to encourage "anyone in the White House who has access to those rules and procedures" to divulge info to WikiLeaks.


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Industrial production in the U.S. unexpectedly declined in October as superstorm Sandy knocked out power in the Northeast.
Output at factories, mines and utilities dropped 0.4 percent last month after a revised 0.2 percent increase in September that was smaller than previously estimated, Federal Reserve data showed today in Washington. Economists forecast a 0.2 percent gain, according to the Bloomberg survey median. The Fed said the storm cut total production by almost 1 percentage point.
American factories, a source of strength for much of the three-year expansion, face a persistent challenge from Europe's recession and slower growth in Asia. Further cutbacks in capital spending by companies concerned about the possibility of $607 billion in automatic tax increases and spending reductions next year represent another hurdle for the industry.
"Manufacturing isn't the driver of the recovery that it was," John Ryding, chief economist at RDQ Economics in New York, said before the report. "Uncertainties over taxes hitting capital spending and problems overseas have hit the manufacturing sector."
Manufacturing, which makes up 75 percent of total production, slumped 0.9 percent last month, matching August as the biggest decrease since May 2009. Excluding the effects of Sandy, factory output was about unchanged in October from the prior month, the Fed said.
Estimates of the 84 economists surveyed by Bloomberg for overall production ranged from a 0.3 percent decrease to a 0.6 percent gain. September's figure was previously reported as a 0.4 percent increase.
Utility Output
Output at utilities fell 0.1 percent in October after no change in September, today's data showed. The largest estimated storm-related effects included production cutbacks in utilities, chemicals and electronics, the Fed said.
Sandy, which swept ashore in the last week of October, killed more than 100 people in the U.S., disrupted rail and subway service, left more than 8 million homes and businesses without power.
A pair of regional factory reports yesterday showed the effects of the storm extended into November. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York's general economic index was minus 5.2 this month after minus 6.2 in October. Readings of less than zero signal contraction in New York, northern New Jersey and southern Connecticut. The Philadelphia Fed's economic index, which covers eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware, decreased to minus 10.7 in November from 5.7 a month earlier.
Mining production, which includes oil drilling, increased 1.5 percent, the biggest gain since October 2011.
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The Walrus Says
Welcome to the island three new cats adopted from the Potter League for Animals in Middletown. Nick DiGiando has two of them, Hunter and Percy, both 1-year-olds, at his shop at Atlantic Lawn & Garden on Narragansett Avenue. He said they are getting along well and Hunter is keeping down the rodent activity in the area. "It's better than mouse traps all over the place," Nick said.
Hanne Calcina has adopted 3-month-old Zelda who has moved in with her other cat, 17-year-old Rudi. Zelda was brought home on Christmas Eve and Hanne said the two cats are just beginning to be friends. "Zelda was the best Christmas present. I'm very happy," she said.
We note that God has been thrown out of Cranston High School West. What's next?
Received an email from island percussionist Aaron Cote who for the past five months has visited some 20 countries playing with a jazz trio for the Holland America Cruise Line. "We worked every single day, playing an average of about 45 songs a night for five hours. Starting in Italy, I toured numerous historical sights and countries in the Mediterranean region before sailing across the Atlantic where the Caribbean became home."
Upon his return home, Aaron will again offer individual and group music lessons with the addition this time of the Caribbeanfl avored steel drums. He can be reached at cotepercussion@hot mail.com and after Jan. 25 on his cell at 662-2174. *** Elizabeth Mancini says last week's poser lyrics are from Elton John's "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me."
Don't let the sun go down on me,
Although I search myself, it's always someone else I see,
I'd just allow a fragment of your life to wander free,
But losing everything is like the sun going down on me.
The North Kingstown High School Art Show 2012 is underway through Feb. 1 at the Jamestown Arts Center. The show features the work of some 70 teen artists.
Automated phone calls are driving me nuts!
I ought to cross you off my list,
But when you come knocking at my door,
Fate seems to give my heart a twist,
And I come running back for more.
An after-school language experience entitled "A Taste of China" will be presented on Wednesdays for eight weeks beginning Jan. 25 at the Melrose School. Level I will be from 2:35 to 3:30 p.m. and Level II from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. The Yang Yue Chinese Learning Center will provide an opportunity to experience a taste of the language and the Chinese culture. The cost will be 90 yen – whoops – $90 for the eight weeks.
The Melrose School is in need of Legos donations for its aspiring future construction engineers in the After-School Enrichment Program.
For you movie buffs of a gentler time when all movies weren't made for teenagers, what sad newly divorced guy did Cecily and Gwendolyn Pigeon fail to cheer up?
From Wendy Gladding: "I just wanted to clarify the information that Barbara Szepatowski provided about the injured dog. I was caring for the dog for a friend who was not able to care for him at the time. He was hit by a car in front of my house but he miraculously doesn't have any broken bones at all. He is back at home with his family in Providence and he is doing fine. The choice to treat him was not driven by cost. Why would the town become involved with raising money for a private party? Is Barbara the ACO now? I was under the impression that the town eliminated the animal control officer's position."
Saturday, Jan. 21, is International Sweatpants Day and National Hug Day.
Monday, Jan. 23, is the Chinese/ Lunar New Year 4710, the Year of the Dragon.
January is National Eye Care Month, National Volunteer Blood Donor Month and National Book Month.
Be true!
Call in your stuff to 829-2760 or 423-0383, or email me at jtnwal email@example.com. Thank you.


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Meet the Editorial Team: Regina's Smart Sense of Style
Started at Apartment Therapy: 2006
Regina is one of the longest term bloggers at Apartment Therapy. A talented architect, she joined the team while living in Brooklyn and has stayed with us through her moves to Montreal and then on to Lawrence, Kansas. Regina's posts show her wonderful eye for interesting materials and finishes and an affinity for small spaces and warm, bright, stylishly simple modern rooms …
I'm sure you'll enjoy this roundup of some of Regina's most popular and beautiful posts from the past year — it's a small but satisfying look at the personal archive of one of our most prolific and thoughtful bloggers.
Top row, left to right:
• Storm-Colored Rooms
• How To Clean a Rug with Snow
• Seating & Sleeping Solution: End-to-End Twins
• The Considerate House Guest
• Hidden Room Love: Through the Armoire
Bottom row, left to right:
• A Living Room in Brooklyn and Lawrence
• Messages Left Behind in Old Homes
• Super-Matte Walls
• A Return to Reason?
• Going Glossy on the Ceiling
• Regina's posts on Apartment Therapy New York
• Regina's posts on Apartment Therapy Chicago
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It seems my poet friends and I are always saying this-- We just want to write, we don't want to market our book.
We speak of earlier times, when writers just wrote and the press or publishing company did all the work promoting them. There were big book tours with nice hotels set up by the press and now we're going someplace to read and sleeping on someone's couch, a reading we set up ourselves or were asked to do.
Part of the deal here is-- we kind of feel robbed. We want to live the life where we wake up, get a cup of coffee and write. Around 2 pm, the mail carrier the mail carrier arrives with our tickets to Paris, a reading at Shakespeare & Co. set up by our press. We smile knowing there will be announcements sent out without our help, ads in the right magazines, and all of it taken care of, then we return to our work.
Wait, did that ever happen?
Life has changed so much in the last fifteen years. All jobs have gone through some changes with the economy, with new technology, with the internet, with the busier we've gotten, with everything.
Doctors are walking around with iPads documenting our health. Celebrities are being photographed without makeup buying their toilet paper. Clothing designers are on television shows and selling their clothes at Target. Musicians are living their tour schedule by the Ticketmaster empire. Ferry workers & toll operators are losing their jobs to electronic ticket-takers. Cashiers not only have to ask you if you paper or plastic, but also have to ask you if you want to donate a $1 to some charity, call you by your mispronounced last name, suggest the $1 special of ChexMix, then tell you how much you saved while the receipt is printing out extra coupons we earned that they also have to tell you about.
Everyone's jobs have changed. Some for the good. Some for the bad. But I bet everyone can look back and see what they liked about it before.
One excellent thing about being a writer or poet or artist today is you have this HUGE connection to other regions that other writers NEVER had. You have the internet. You have an audience who can find you that isn't just in your city. There is a potential audience at your fingertips.
And what's best, especially for introverts--You can sell books without leaving your home!
As someone who hates to go out, this is fantastic. You can buy my book from your house, I can sign it at my house to you, and mail it directly to your house. Look, none of us had to walk any farther than the mailbox! Thank you PayPal!
Yes, the interesting thing about being a writer, poet, or artist is that many of us are introverted or have strong introverted tendencies. We live in our heads. We like our alone time.
Sometimes it's hard for us to meet strangers. Sometimes we feel overwhelmed at large events. Some of us can do only X number of social events before locking the door, pulling the covers over our head and grabbing a book to read. Sometimes it's hard to be the one suggesting that we bring attention our way, to us, to our book, to what we're up to.
But this is part of the job now as a writer, poet, and artist. It's not the main part, which is writing, but it's part of the job.
The nurturing part of me wants to tell you-- it's okay, just take it slow, everything will be okay.
The tough love part of me wants to say-- get over it, it's part of the job.
And the author part of myself wants to say-- You can do this. And it's actually not too hard.
So for Lesson One on Marketing for Introverts, here is the minimum list social networks & websites you need to be part of to market your work--
1) Facebook (either a public page, a personal acct, or both). If you have a personal acct, but not a page, you will most likely have to be friends with "strangers" or allow your personal account to have *subscribers.* This means that your public posts (which you can change in the settings when you post your status, will also show up on their newsfeed).
2) Linked In (this is less for marketing your book, but making sure you have a professional profile and being aware of what paying jobs are out there. As poets, we make most of our money from teaching rather than poeting.)
3) Have your own webpage where you can sell books online (Make sure you have a PayPal account!) --This should really be #1 though. It's the MOST important thing you should have of all. (I have a couple posts about setting up your homepage/personal webpage that you can read here and here.)
Now, that's the minimum. Honestly, you should probably choose one or two of the list below if you really want to really do a good job making sure people know about your book (really, that's actually what marketing/promoting is--making sure readers know about your book. It's their choice if they buy it, but do your part so they know it's available.)
Once you get those three taken care of, here are others I also recommend:
Amazon Author Central (Important if you are selling books on Amazon, which will probably be where most of your books are sold from, especially if you're a poet.)
Having a blog (blogger or word press seem to be the best free options)
And if you actually find this stuff fun, you can also do--
Red Room
Tumblr.com (I deleted my Tumblr account because Tumblr was becoming well, kind of porny, but I know other writers use it to keep images/ideas for stories and poems, so that's an idea too.)
She Writes (for women authors)
The great news is YOU get to choose which of these you do. All of this is your choice.
And as writers, I know we LOVE to procrastinate on our writing, so you get to be on Facebook, on Twitter, AND you can say it's part of your job! (Oh, you can't just be lurking though, that's not part of the job, you have to be interacting.)
If any of this scares you, here's a few things to realize:
1) You do NOT need to be on social network sites or online DAILY.
2) You do NOT need to believe your life needs to revolve around social networking and that you need to share *anything* that you're not comfortable with.
3) You do NOT need to feel afraid of "putting too much out there" because our world, lives, social lives (online & off) are SO busy, no one is even noticing anyway.
4) Wine & chocolate helps. I'm serious. Ignore "social networking" or "promoting your book" until 5 pm then get a glass of good wine, your favorite chocolate (or dessert), get on your computer and then just have fun with it-- Connect with a writer you've always wanted to connect with on Facebook. Respond to someone's tweets. Mention your book on Facebook. Email someone who has a blog and ask if they'd mention your book or do a giveaway for you.
Just pretend you're at a fun cocktail party where you get to choose who you want to be there.
Just pretend it's an online book launch and you get to choose who's invited.
Just pretend you're an author and you're promoting your work (oh wait, congratulations-- you are!)
You can make this part of being a writer a big drag, or just have fun with it. You wrote your book so others would read it, so you could be part of the literary conversation. Allow your work to do what it's supposed to do-- get read!
Because we now have so many tools literally at our fingertips-- we can make or break our own writing life, people can learn about our work, or not. And much of this depends on ourselves and what we put into it and put out into the world. But it can be fun, or less painful than we make it out to be.
You can play on the internet all day and it's exactly what you're supposed to be doing. Getting your name, your book, your project out there.
So hang out in your PJs and enjoy being an author. See, it's not that bad...
I'll post more about ways to make it fun in Lesson Two, as well as the benefits of friends...
~ Kells
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WORCESTER � Jury selection began Tuesday in Worcester Superior Court for the trial of a Northbridge couple each charged with several counts of child sexual assault.
Joseph Mayotte, 50, of 67 Laura Lane, Northbridge, is charged with four counts of unnatural rape of a child, eight counts of indecent assault and battery on a child, five counts of indecent assault and battery and single counts of child rape aggravated by age difference, assault with intent to rape, reckless endangerment of a child, dissemination of matter harmful to minors, a morals offense, failure to secure a firearm and intimidation of a witness.
Mr. Mayotte, who has pleaded not guilty, is alleged to have sexually abused a girl over a period of about five years, beginning when she was about 8 years old.
His 49-year-old wife, Linda Mayotte, has pleaded not guilty to four counts of unnatural rape of a child, eight counts of indecent assault and battery on a child, five counts of indecent assault and battery and single counts of rape of a child, assault with intent to rape, child rape aggravated by age difference, reckless endangerment of a child, conspiracy, a morals offense, intimidation of a witness, unlawful possession of a firearm or ammunition and resisting arrest.
She is alleged to have had a sexual relationship with a teenage boy.
Ms. Mayotte told investigators that the teen raped her, threatening that he would go to the police and accuse her of raping him if she did not comply with his sexual demands, according to court records.
The sexual assault allegations against her were made by the teenage boy after Ms. Mayotte reported that jewelry was missing from her home and he was questioned by investigators.
The husband and wife were arrested in June 2009. Ms. Mayotte gave birth to a baby boy in January 2008. In a June 17, 2009, interview with police, she said it was possible that her accuser was the father of the child.
The teen told police he believed he was the father.
Judge Richard T. Tucker is presiding over the trial, which is expected to last a week or two. Assistant District Attorney Cheryl R. Riddle is prosecuting the case. Mr. Mayotte is represented by lawyer Christopher P. LoConto and Ms. Mayotte's lawyer is Laurel A. Singer.
The husband and wife have each posted $25,000 cash bail.
Contact Gary Murray at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Workshop and Class Ideas
Old page was archived Workshop_and_Class_Ideas_(Archived)
This page is for potential instructors to put forth an idea for a workshop or class. Feel free to create a dedicated page if necessary!
If you're wondering what the steps are to hold a class, check out How_to:_Classes,_Workshops_and_Events.
Scheduled classes are on our Public Classes and Events page.
- 1 Unity (3D Engine) class
- 2 Intro to Arduino
- 3 Advanced Arduino
- 4 Arduino + i2c
- 5 Intro to FamiLAB
- 6 How to Teach a Class class and workshop
- 7 Developing a Mission Statement
- 8 Slide Rules 101
- 9 Introduction to Metasploit Workshop & Class (Hands On)
- 10 Information Security Basics: Self Defense (Class/Presentation)
- 11 Web Application Security Basics: OWASP Top 10 Exploits & Mitigations (Class/Presentation)
- 12 Intro to the Laser cutter
- 13 Intro to Urethane Plastic Casting
- 14 Wordpress Blogging 101
- 15 Wordpress Admin 101
- 16 xbee 101: Telekinesis and Jedi Mind Tricks
- 17 The Bus Pirate is Awesome
- 18 Learn how to make a circuit board
Unity (3D Engine) class
- Instructor: Tom
- Location: TBD (Full Sail? FamiLAB?)
- Open to members? The Public?
Intro to Arduino
- We have slides - https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AW-BexqWBODRZGNyYzlnbjZfMjZjenE2Y2gyOA&hl=en_US
Advanced Arduino
- ???
Arduino + i2c
- Have some common i2c devices, get them working together...
- Could also build a parallax propeller version
Intro to FamiLAB
- Curriculum:
- FamiLAB's mission
- Communication/collaboration tools
- Shop safety
- Could have several people each do a 15 minute segment...
Tracy started thinking about how to structure this class and determined that without a clear idea of the mission (and whatever policies or rules get written as a by-product of the mission), it's hard to make a lot of headway on this. Once the mission workshop happens it will be easier.
How to Teach a Class class and workshop
- Instructor: Tracy
- Scheduled for Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 7:00 PM
This class will run about two hours total -- one hour of organized instruction followed by an hour of open lab where you can work on a lesson plan and get feedback.
You will get the most benefit from this class if you come with an idea in mind of what class you would like to teach. We'll use your ideas as our working examples.
We'll talk about how to create instructional objectives expressed in terms of what the successful student will know or be able to do at the conclusion of the class, which is arguably the single most important concept in all of education and the one that most non-teachers do poorly or not at all.
We'll talk about how "props and sets" affect learning and what you can do about it.
You'll get a lesson plan template that will greatly increase your chances of having and doing everything necessary for a successful class.
After the hour of "structured" instruction, we'll have an hour of open lab where you'll complete a lesson plan template for your own class and get as much feedback as you need.
The only materials needed or provided are a few pieces of paper, so there won't be a charge for the class. Students will want to bring along their own note paper and a pen or pencil. Tablet computers will be permitted for this purpose, but please leave your laptops in the other room during the instruction hour so we can all see each other without looking over the wall of a screen. Laptops are welcome during the workshop portion.
Developing a Mission Statement
- Facilitator: Tracy
- Scheduled for February 4th, 3PM
New mission statement created at the mission workshop:
FamiLAB is a community that fosters learning and creativity through hands-on projects, collaboration, and the sharing of skills and tools to improve ourselves and enrich the world around us.
Slide Rules 101
- Instructor: Mike
- Curriculum: How slide rules work, why they work, and one you can make yourself!
- Location: FamiLAB
Introduction to Metasploit Workshop & Class (Hands On)
- Instructors: Bill, g3k, DC407
- Curriculum: Modified and shortened version of Metasploit Unleashed
- Location: FamiLAB CL1
- Student Prereqs:
- Laptop running BackTrack 5
- Basic information security knowledges
- Command line experience
- Basic Linux experience
- Location Requirements:
- Power for students
- Projector & A/V
- Vulnerable VM farm
- Copy of Metasploitable for each student/instructor with unique hostname and IP
- One Windows XP SP2 modified NIST image for demo
Information Security Basics: Self Defense (Class/Presentation)
- Potential Instructors: Bill, lrvick, Mack, DC407
- Curriculum: End-User guide to not getting owned. Should be non-technical friendly if possible. Bill may be able to snag presentations from work, but will need to ask.
- Local
- Over the wire
- Social Networking
- ...
- Location: FamiLAB CL1
Web Application Security Basics: OWASP Top 10 Exploits & Mitigations (Class/Presentation)
- Potential Instructors: Bill, g3k, DC407
- Curriculum: A walk through of the OWASP Top 10 with demonstrations of exploits, and explanations of mitigation techniques in a language agnostic way.
- Location: FamiLAB CL1
Intro to the Laser cutter
- Workshop, not a formal class.
Intro to Urethane Plastic Casting
- Instructor: Dave W
- This is intended to be a hands on class which will take about 3 hours. The idea is to come with a small item you would like to make a copy of and a disposable container which is about a half inch larger in all dimensions. The class will provide the material for a single use mold and a single part.
- The mold material will be Algenate which is a fast setting non-toxic soft material designed for skin contact. (My first cast was of my thumb.)
- The casting material will be a relatively hard urethane plastic.
- Nominally the material is white.
- Colorants will be available.
- The material comes in 1 quart minimum. A student could purchase an entire quart of their desired material if so inclinded.
- The students will be expected to pay for the materials on the basis of volume. Cost is estimated at about $30/quart based on the casting container size. It will be necessary for them to pre-register to make sure sufficient materials are on hand.
- The format will be a classroom demonstration followed by a workshop where each student makes their own casting.
- Items to be covered:
- Minimum requirements for casting
- Safety Considerations
- Introduction to casting materials
- Mold design consiterations
- Measuring and Mixing Materials
- Items affecting casting quality
- It is expected this will take place in the lab. Each student should have about 6 square feet of table space to help prevent spills.
Wordpress Blogging 101
- Ian will teach - ping me if there is demand and I'll get working on the slides
- How to contribute to the FamiLAB blog
- How to take photos / video that work well for the blog and get them into a post
- How to use the Arras theme & featured images
- Thinking of your audience
- Child Protection considerations when blogging
Wordpress Admin 101
- Ian, Bill?
- Installing
- Admin
- Themes
- Child themes
xbee 101: Telekinesis and Jedi Mind Tricks
- John, Bill?, Ted?
- make things happen from afar, know what happens from over there, become omniscient
- concerns: cost of equipment, level of interest?
- I'm sure interest is there!
- Cost of equipment would be a biggie. Would we want people to walk away with enough hardware to do something? That's probably two radios + breakout boards = $$$. Maybe look into cost via gadget emporium?
The Bus Pirate is Awesome
- Mack can instruct
- Class would come with a Bus Pirate and cables
- Parts to show off functionality? I2C device, UART, MIDI, SPI, etc.
- Logic analyzer functionality?
- Need to lock down price with Gadget Emporium and place order
Learn how to make a circuit board
- John will be able to teach (once he finishes migrating to Eagle from "the other brand" he is well-versed in)
- Will answer the question: What is the entire process of creating your own circuit board?
- Learn how to use Cadsoft's Eagle software to design your own circuit board
- Draw a schematic
- Manual routing of (critical) circuit traces
- Use auto route feature to draw your traces for you
- Learn when to re-route auto-routed traces!
- Learn what Gerber Files are and how to make them.
- "The basics are available via YouTube" - But it's more fun to learn together!
- I think I'll use this as my class for the Learn to teach a class class (grin)


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Graduate Student Borrowing
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Point Park University ID
Loan Period
1 Semester for General Circulating Books
28 Days for Audio Books
14 Days for CDs, iPads, & Study Guides
7 Days for Plays, Librettos, DVDs, & Videos Games
3 Hours for selected Course Reserves
3 Days for selected Course Reserves
7 Days for selected Course Reserves
14 Days for selected Course Reserves
Number of Concurrent Items Checked Out
100 Books, CDs, Plays, Etc.
7 DVDs
2 Video Game
1 iPad
3 per item (except for General Circulating Books, Study Guides, iPads, Course Reserves, & Video Games)
0 per General Circulating Book
0 per Study Guide
0 per iPad
0 per Course Reserve
1 per Video Game
Overdue Fine Rate
$1.00 per Day for General Circulating Books
$.25 per Day for all other General Circulating Material
$5.00 per Day for iPads
$1.00 per Hour for Hourly Course Reserve Items
$1.00 per Day for Daily Course Reserve Items & Journals
Lost Item Replacement Costs
$50.00 or cost of item for lost item replacement fee
$15.00 for lost item processing fee
Overdue Notices are sent out daily via email
Overdue Bills are sent out weekly via email
Please Note
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Jason Aldean Insists He and Family Are 'OK' Following 'Embarrassing' Cheating Scandal
Jason Aldean says "everything's good" with his family 10 days after photos of him kissing and embracing one-time 'American Idol' contestant Brittany Kerr were revealed on TMZ.
In a recent interview with CMT the 'Take a Little Ride' singer said what unfolded is something he, his wife, Jessica, and their two daughters will work through privately, but "the main thing is that me and my family are OK."
Aside from issuing a statement immediately following the release of the pictures, Aldean had refused to speak publicly about his night out in Los Angeles, when the pictures were taken. However, with his new album 'Night Train' set to hit stores in one week (Oct. 16), the singer had many interviews and publicity commitments to honor.
"You can handle it two ways. You can go hide and run from it, or you can get up and face it and deal with it," Aldean says in the video below, adding, "and that's kind of what we tried to do and just kind of move on."
"I know everybody's kinda going to have their opinion, and for the people that know me and know what I'm about… the people that are standing by us and supporting us, all I've got to say to them is thanks," he said. "I mean, I really appreciate it, and it's just been a really unfortunate thing. Really embarrassing, I think, more than anything."
'Take a Little Ride' is currently sitting at No. 1 on the Billboard country charts for a third street week. 'Night Train' is Aldean's fifth studio album.
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RICHMOND, Va. - The final fall sport at VCU will take its mark this weekend, as the VCU Men's and Women's Cross Country teams will head to Williamsburg, Va. for the William & Mary Invitational.
Entering her third season at the helm of the men's and women's country teams, Nicole Cook has her squads poised for a successful 2012 season.
"I just want us to do well overall as a team," Cook said. "I want everyone to succeed and accomplish their individual goals. I want us to come into the A-10 and make a good mark for cross country."
On the men's side this season, the Rams will have 16 runners that will all compete for the top five spots. The competition in practice will help Cook select her starters for each race.
"I am excited to see my top five, and we are getting close to knowing who that is," said Cook.
Some of the runners that will factor in to that top five will be seniors Brenden Leavitt and Justin Kendall as well as sophomores Mohamed Adam, Sam Hush, Khalid Kuhmis, and Matthew Earman.
"As long as they can stay healthy I think we have a solid top five, and there will always be competition between the fourth through the sixth runner," Cook added.
For the women's team, there will be a lot of new faces running this season. Five freshmen are on the Rams' team, who are all still adjusting to college cross country.
"I think it's difficult when you transition from high school because you don't necessarily expect the time commitment to the team," Cook said. "I try to help them as much as I can along the way, but it's a part of growing up."
The women's squad will be led on the course this year by sophomores Niema Eaves and Erin Geraghty as well as freshmen Briana Krumholtz and Lindsey Bradshaw.
"I'm excited to see those four run," said Cook. "We still need a consistent fifth runner, but there is tough competition for the final starting spot."
Like all of the Rams' athletic teams, the cross country programs will enter the Atlantic 10 for the first time this season. Cook thinks there are advantages and is excited for the new opportunity for her runners.
"It's new," Cook said. "No one is expecting someone new to come in and do anything, so it gives us kind of the underdog mentality. I also think the athletes are excited about the new conference. I can tell that a lot of them want to make a good first impression in the A-10."
The move to the A-10 will also pose some challenges for the Rams, but Cook believes that it is just a matter becoming comfortable to the new conference.
"You don't know what to expect, but to me that doesn't really stop anything," Cook said. "There may be better competition there, or there may not be. It's brand new territory."
Even though the Rams start their season this weekend at the William & Mary Invitational, Cook wants her team to continue getting better every race.
"In the cross country season, we have certain things we focus on," Cook said. "I hope they will focus on those things [on Saturday] and continue to get better on their way to the conference meet."


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NEURUPPIN, Germany (AP) — Lawmaker Dagmar Ziegler campaigns in this former Communist East German town, handing out pens with her party's logo and slices of homemade cake to shoppers willing to stop for a chat. But as Germany heads into its Sunday general election, she still finds herself having to explain not only whom to vote for — but how.
"We have to explain to many people what a ballot looks like," she said. "And we have to mobilize lots of people who haven't voted in recent years."
Her success and that of thousands of party workers in drumming up a strong turnout in the election could be crucial in determining how Germany is governed for the next four years.
With the polls showing Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right coalition neck-and-neck with the left-leaning opposition, every vote counts.
Ziegler represents Neuruppin and surrounding communities in the national parliament for the Social Democratic Party. Her party tends to fare better when turnout is high, according to Ulrich von Alemann, a retired professor of politics at Duesseldorf University.
Yet in this wind-swept town of 30,000 an hour's drive northwest of Berlin, many seem willing to relinquish their political voice. The memory of compulsory voting under Communism has left older voters cynical about the electoral process.
"People are tired of voting," said Marina Scherer, who comes to Neuruppin's market twice a week to sell preserves made with fruit from the family orchards.
"Before the Berlin Wall fell, we had to vote, even though there wasn't much choice. They used to carry the ballot boxes round to each house," said Scherer as she plucked elderberries from their twigs while a trickle of market visitors walked by.
Voter fatigue has left its mark even in parts of Germany that never experienced Communism.
Although voter participation in Germany is generally higher than in the United States and many other democratic countries, turnout nationwide has steadily declined over the past 40 years.
West German turnout peaked at about 91 percent in 1972. By the time of the country's first election after reunification in 1990, turnout had fallen to 77.8 percent. During the last national ballot in 2009, the national average stood at nearly 71 percent, a historic low.
Here in Neuruppin, the 2009 turnout was even lower — just short of 63 percent. Part of that may have been due to differences in the way Germans who grew up under Communism view democratic institutions from their fellow citizens in the west.
"Voters in eastern Germany haven't absorbed the democratic culture all their life in the way people in the west have, and so they are more skeptical about politics," von Alemann said.
Experts see another reason in the fact that many in the east have missed out on the country's recent economic success. Joblessness in the east is more than twice as high as in the affluent states of Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg, where voter turnout is higher.
Scherer said that despite multiple choices on her ballot, she doesn't believe any party will deliver what she wants: a secure, well-paid job for herself and her husband, a road worker.
Her distrust extends to Merkel, who grew up not far from Neuruppin.
"She came from the east, she should know what things are like here but she's lost touch with the people," Scherer said.
Her opinion of Peer Steinbrueck, the Social Democrats' main candidate whose whistle-stop tour of the country included a brief appearance Thursday in Neuruppin, is no better. "They come here for 10 minutes and then they leave," she said.
Helmut Grabe, an unemployed plumber, said he didn't yet know whom he would vote for.
"But Steinbrueck, he's greedy," said Grabe, 64, referring to revelations last year that the Social Democratic challenger had received more than 1 million euros ($1.35 million) over three years from speaking engagements.
Hours earlier, Steinbrueck himself appealed to voters in Neuruppin to go to the polls on Sunday.
"My plea is that you use your right to vote," he told about 100 people who had come to have breakfast with the candidate.
For Ziegler, the local lawmaker, the townspeople's reluctance to cast their ballot is a mystery.
"In 1989 we went onto the streets to demand a vote in a democratic election," she said.
Her party is campaigning to lower the voting age to 16 from 18, in the hope of increasing voter turnout. Merkel's conservatives are opposed to the idea.
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January 18, 2018
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Whether you're a new visitor or a seasoned member, the Art Institute can be overwhelming. It is, after all, one of the world's great encyclopedic art museums, which means that it is big. Very big. If you would like an overview or simply want to gain more working knowledge, this tour is a great place to start.
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We went to see local jazz singer Connie Evingson perform songs from her recording Sweet Happy Life this past Sunday at the Dakota Jazz Club and Restaurant in downtown Minneapolis. The recording is a tribute to the songs of Norman Gimbel, and it is terrific. We are crazy about Connie, but we really loved this show with its emphasis on Gimbel's contribution to the popularization of bossa nova.
Who, you might ask, is Norman Gimbel? Having written the lyrics to "The Girl From Ipanema," "Killing Me Softly With His Song," and many other hits, he might be the most successful lyricist you've never heard of.
Sweet Happy Life is Connie's ninth CD and may be her best. She says that of all her recordings she worked the hardest on it. I was struck by the beauty of the arrangements played by the excellent musicians backing her last Sunday. During a break I asked her about the arrangements. She said she had hired Danny Embrey, a guitarist who worked with Sergio Mendes, to write the arrangements for the recording, and you can hear that he added something special to the mix.
The video below comes from Connie's CD release party in June at the Jungle Theater in Minneapolis. I pick this video because it captures the quality of Connie's voice the best of the available videos. In it Connie performs the Toots Thielmans composition "Bluesette," lyrics by Norman Gimbel.
How did Connie get the idea to record a set of songs by Norman Gimbel? She says she applied a rule of three. In a period of a couple of months three songs with lyrics by Gimbel caught her ears: "Sway," "Sweet Happy Life," and "So Nice." She explains: "When I looked further into the catalog, I was struck by the number of great songs for which he'd written lyrics — it was like discovering gold."
Gimbel comments on the recording: "I'm flattered and grateful for such a tasteful compilation of my songs. Connie Evingson is a wonderful singer and has given bossa nova and me a marvelous gift."
I sent a copy of the new recording to my friend Bill McClay. Bill comments:
It is terrific, just as you say. To pick one unexpected example, I have never heard a version of "So Nice" that compares with this one. In fact, it's the kind of cover that is so fresh and yet revealing that it causes you to rediscover the song — in fact, it makes you feel that this performer is the first one to have fully understood the song. (I felt this same way when I first heard Eva Cassidy's version of "Over the Rainbow"; she turned a wonderful fantasy song into a song of almost religious yearning, a profound and poignant longing for transcendence. And not just plausibly, but so that you never hear the song the same way again.) It tells you a lot about her, meaning that she cares about words and meaning, that she would build an album around a lyricist.
What makes Connie's music so glorious, and her style so well suited to this kind of music, just as it is so well suited to the Django-gypsy-Paris style [on her Gypsy In My Soul compact disc], is the interaction between her fluid singing and the steady, regular, propulsive rhythm of her accompaniment. She has a special knack for this. "So Nice" is a song that can sound almost mechanical and sing-song, like a calliope, with so much of its melody consisting of moving up and down scales. It's often performed that way. And some bossa-nova singers — Astrud Gilberto, for example — play up that kind of thing; a kind of mechanical quality and cool, flat voice is part of their appeal.
But Connie's singing isn't like that. It's cool but it's also romantic. It moves around, plays against the sidemen with a kind of romantic rubato, robbing a beat here and giving it back there, defeating your expectations, holding back a note just to tease, resisting the regimentation of the insistent beat. At certain moments she just takes off completely, glides and soars over it all, and then comes back, landing in just the right place like a skillful dancer. But what makes it all work is the interplay between her vocal fluidity and the steadiness of her rhythm section.
Connie annotates the songs on the recording here. If you enjoy the video above, you may want to check out "Agua de Beber/Girl From Ipanema," also from her CD release party, or my own brutally edited video (sorry!) of "Meditation" from this past Sunday at the Dakota (Tanner Taylor on piano, Dave Karr on sax, Gordy Johnson on bass).