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The Hollywood Hills West home sold in an off-market deal after a brief appearance on the Multiple Listing Service last year, when it was priced at $35 million.
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Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal just reported an interesting wrinkle in the new Collective Bargaining Agreement that is expected to be announced early next week. According to his source, teams who sign Type A free agent relievers will not be forced to give up a first round draft pick. Unfortunately for the Phillies, the new rule will not be retroactive, meaning the Phillies will still have to give up their 2012 first-rounder to Boston because they signed Jonathan Papelbon before the new CBA went into effect.
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Ever wonder if acts of kindness or malice really do ripple outwards? If you give up a seat on a train to a stranger, do they go onto "pay it forward" to others? Likewise, if you steal someone's seat, does the bad mood you engender topple over to other people like a set of malicious…


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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – After being plagued by numerous injuries to its backline during the 2011 campaign, the UC Santa Barbara men's soccer team enters this year boasting a healthy and deep defensive group.
A key returner to the Gaucho lineup will be fifth-year senior Peter McGlynn, who suffered a season-ending injury after tallying two assists in the 2011 season opener. The right back has played in 60 games for the Gauchos and was a 2010 All-Big West Second Team selection.
"When he is on his game, there is no better right back in the country," head coach Tim Vom Steeg said.
Also coming back after having his season derailed by a head injury is Mathew Glodack, who started 13 games for UCSB last year.
Rounding out the returning starters will be junior Peter Schmetz, who garnered 2011 All-Big West Honorable Mention accolades for the Gauchos after starting all 23 games and posting two goals. Vom Steeg described Schmetz as the team's, "most solid player" during the 2011 campaign.
As a reaction to the string of injuries suffered by last season's defense, Vom Steeg and his coaching staff sought out extra players during the offseason to provide further depth to the Gauchos' backline.
Daniel Welsh, a seasoned transfer from University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), was brought aboard to compliment Schmetz. The junior was a two-time All-America East selection for the Retrievers and helped his team to a conference title and NCAA Second Round appearance.
Oregon State transfer Brandon Brockway and Skyline College product Pierre Rappolt will also help bolster the defensive efforts along with returner Kevin Garcia-Lopez, who has spent the past two seasons with UCSB.
"We just know that in the back, we want to have enough there, so if we have another experience like last year, we have enough bodies and enough big kids," Vom Steeg said.
UCSB will also boast more depth in goal this year with three capable keepers vying for the starting position.
"The critical component to any successful season is that, at any position, you feel like there is competition," Vom Steeg said. "We want to be in a position where we feel good enough and deep enough in our roster that we can make changes and not drop off. The reality is that we were not in that situation last year in goal."
André Grandt returns for his senior campaign after starting every game and playing every minute for the Gauchos in 2011. The Wolfsburg, Germany native posted a .680 saves per game average and recorded seven shutouts.
Austin Mansker, who has been with the Gauchos for two seasons, but redshirted his freshman year and then was forced to redshirt again in 2011 after an ACL injury, will join Grandt. Rounding out the list of Gaucho goalkeepers is freshman Nick Savino, who hails from Moorestown, N.J.
"Hopefully we can get all three goalies playing well and make it a tough decision as to who starts," Vom Steeg said. "We would like to be settled in on one goalie, but nothing says that given the situation or who we are playing, we wont make a change."
With depth and a wealth of experience at every position, Vom Steeg is confident that the 2012 squad is the best that UCSB has assembled.
"Every year we say, 'this is the most talented group' and it's true," Vom Steeg said. "We feel like we will not be in a game this season where we will look across the field and say, 'we just don't match up.' If we don't like a match-up on the field, there is someone on my bench that we could bring in to change that match-up."
While talent is certainly key to any team's success, the Gauchos know that it takes more than talent to win championships.
"As has been the case over the last several years now, it is not about not having enough talent," Vom Steeg said. "It will absolutely come down to the willingness of the talent that is on the bench, on the field, in the locker room, and at practice to be willing to do all of the small things and to support the greater team effort. That is partly chemistry; some things you can't control.
"We are plugging in new players into key positions and with that will come some times during the season where we may not be on the same page and that's where leadership comes in," Vom Steeg said.
Leadership is something the Gauchos should have no shortage of as they will field one of their oldest teams in program history with 18 upperclassman on the roster, many of which have over 50 collegiate games under their belts.
"I feel like when you have that kind of experience, leadership and background, there wont be anyone on the field that doesn't feel like we are going to win every game," Vom Steeg said. "Our realistic expectation is that we can win every game that we play and we will take the approach that we are favored to win every game. As the favorite team, we need to do the things that ensure we win."
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Retail gasoline prices are likely to creep higher as anti-government protests continue in Egypt and concerns remain about the stability of the Middle East.
The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline was $3.124 on Friday, according to AAA, Wright Express and the Oil Price Information Service. That's up 2.4 cents in the past week. Analysts expect prices to stay at $3 a gallon or higher — perhaps rising as much as 8 cents over the next two weeks — until the conflict in Egypt is resolved and tensions ease in neighboring countries.
The pump increases come at a time when U.S. gasoline inventories are at an 18-year high of 236.2 million barrels. Crude oil imports are up, too, averaging 9.1 million barrels a day in the past four weeks, which is 641,000 barrels a day more than the four-week period in 2009.
At the same time, motorists are staying off the roads, with demand up less than 1 percent in the past month, as winter storms hit many parts of the country.
"We will continue to have an amply supplied gasoline market all the way up through the spring and summer," energy analyst Jim Ritterbusch said. "But it's a market that remains subject to the vagaries of geopolitics."
Without the uncertainty about the Middle East region, it's likely retail gas prices would have fallen from 5 cents to 10 cents recently, PFGBest analyst Phil Flynn said.
Much of the concern that has kept oil prices higher lies in the stability of the region. Egypt controls the Suez Canal and a nearby pipeline that, combined, carry about 2 million barrels of day from the Middle East to customers in Europe and America.
That's a relatively small amount, compared with the 87 million barrels consumed worldwide every day, but traders fear the protest will spread to nearby OPEC-producing countries.
It was a volatile week for oil prices. Crude started just below $89 a barrel on Monday and shot up to almost $93 the same day. The rest of the week, prices stayed between $92 and $90 a barrel before dropping again on Friday, back to Monday's level.
Oil prices fell after the government reported a sharp drop in the January unemployment rate, which helped the dollar strengthen against other currencies. Commodities like oil are priced in dollars, so a stronger dollar makes oil less attractive to buyers with foreign currency.
Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for March delivery fell $1.62 to $88.92 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In London, Brent crude lost $1.88 at $99.88 per barrel on the ICE Futures exchange.
In other Nymex trading for March contracts, heating oil fell 5 cents to $2.7138 per gallon and gasoline futures dropped 7 cents to $2.4339 per gallon. Natural gas lost a penny at $4.326 per 1,000 cubic feet.
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By Brittany Lambert and Colleen Carow
A team of five senior mechanical engineering students from Ohio University's Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology has won first place in the national 2011 Ability One Network Design Challenge.
The second Ohio University team in three years to come in first, "Frapptastic Five" took home a prize of $10,000 to split and another $10,000 for their department, for their design to improve assembly of valves for McDonald's frappe dispensers.
Founded by the national nonprofit NISH and open to any college student or team, the contest encourages the development of creative technological solutions for issues that prevent disabled individuals from entering or advancing in the workplace.
"It was a great chance to learn about new manufacturing and design technology -- and it was done to help those in dire need," said team member Michael Koh.
Two Ohio University teams that had developed a solution as a part of their yearlong mechanical engineering senior design experience submitted their projects.
Working under the theme "Designing to Make a Difference," nine total teams delivered working prototypes to local clients in need – ranging from a girl with cerebral palsy who wanted to play boccia ball more independently, to a local farm co-op that wanted a better way to pop amaranth grain in support of the local food economy.
The Frapptastic Five – Kyle Royer, Broc Pittenger, Logan Dobrovich, David Few and Michael Koh – worked with Parkersburg, West Va., company SW Resources, which employs disabled workers.
They improved hand tools for higher functioning employees and also designed and produced a mechanical valve assembly press that provides better alignment, as well as a mechanical advantage, to make the frappe valve assembly task possible for severely disabled employees.
The result? Work is now safer and easier for the disabled employees and productivity improved -- more than 100 percent.
"Our clients work more efficiently, and they are now able to do the job, whereas before they weren't," said Michelle Hayes, production floor supervisor at SW Resources.
According to the team's report, the valve assembly task had been handled by higher functioning employees because of the amount of physical strength and accuracy needed. Now, those who could not originally perform the task and were frustrated by the prior method enjoy using the press.
"The design involves more disabled workers in the frappe valve assembly task, reduces the chances of repetitive motion injuries, increases production rates, and increases take-home pay," said Department of Mechanical Engineering Chair Greg Kremer, who oversees the capstone course. "But the project also helps SW Resources keep their contract. Without a contract, these individuals don't have jobs."
The department will use the $10,000 prize to support the Designing to Make a Difference capstone course and expand the reach of future projects.
For Pittenger, what mattered most was seeing what hard work could do.
"I took what I learned in school and found a solution for someone who may not be capable of finding their own. Knowing that we made an impact on our customer has given us a great sense of accomplishment," he said.


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Smartphones and other mobile devices are proliferating at a remarkable rate, raising a host of challenges that CIOs haven't had to handle with other computing platforms. A commissioned technology adoption profile conducted by Boston-based research firm Forrester on behalf of Mobility-as-a-Service vendor Fiberlink, in Blue Bell, PA, focuses exclusively upon CIOs/IT decision-makers in the finance/insurance industry. But the issues these enterprises face will ring true for CIOs across the board. More than 130 CIOs and other IT purchase decision-makers from finance/insurance companies took part in the survey Managing and Securing Corporate and Personal Devices in Financial Services
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Mike Cote's Business Editor's Notebook: Great ideas SCORE capitalBy MIKE COTE
December 17. 2017 12:43AM
One chapter's SCOREcardMerrimack Valley SCORE, which covers Nashua, Manchester, Concord and the surrounding areas, was chartered on Nov. 1, 1967. It was one of the first chapters of SCORE, a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Among the chapter's achievements during its 50-year history:
• Client sessions held: 46,614
• Volunteer mentors: 588
• Volunteer hours: 195,237
• Workshops held: 788
• Workshop attendees: 9,061
• New businesses started: 8,467
• New jobs created: 9,020
During its most recent year, in which the chapter received only $5,500 in federal funding, Merrimack Valley SCORE accomplished the following:
• Clients served: 964
• Client sessions held: 1,670
• Volunteer hours (mentoring only): 2,285
• Volunteer hours (total): 11,415
• Workshops presented: 33
• Workshop attendees: 928
Source: Merrimack Valley SCORE
Krysta Lewis had a crazy idea. How about a makeup line that ditches formaldehyde, lead, aluminum and other potentially harmful chemicals and uses only organic ingredients? Her advisers at SCORE were skeptical.
Not anymore.
On Wednesday, Lewis took home the top prize - $10,000 - in the SCORE Business Growth Competition for her Auburn-based company, Aisling Organic Cosmetics, which markets U.S.-made products that are "100 percent natural and organic, vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free."
Lewis and other winners of the competition were recognized by the Merrimack Valley Chapter of SCORE during its 50th anniversary gala at the Derryfield Country Club in Manchester.
"Right from the start I knew it was a great fit," said Lewis, 22. "A lot of times as an entrepreneur - especially when you're younger, and you're a female - you tend to feel there are too many challenges ahead of you. And it's definitely an experience that can often feel lonely as well."
Lewis thanked her SCORE advisers, Lynn Friedel and Doug Schumann, for their guidance and the endless hours they worked with her on her business plan.
"Right from the beginning, with jokes that they made and the helpful hints that they gave me, I felt confident. And I knew I was going to be going somewhere with my business," said Lewis, who also credited SCORE member Dianne Connolly, who organized the competition.
Merrimack Valley SCORE covers Nashua, Manchester, Concord and the surrounding areas, and has about 55 current and former business executives who volunteer to serve as mentors to startups and existing businesses. SCORE is a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Lewis' company was one of two small businesses and a high school team honored by the chapter Wednesday. The business competition, which featured a total of $20,000 in prize money, was sponsored by the TD Charitable Foundation, Orr & Reno, Melanson Heath and the SCORE Association.
"We wanted the participants to show us that they were solid, they were in the black, they were moving forward, and they knew how to move forward," Connolly said. "We had an enormous number of people who were involved, both the talent on the judging team and the mentors who worked with the clients that we had who participated in the competition."
Post Cruise Solutions of Windham won $5,000 for second place. The offshoot of Solo To Group Travel provides secure and safe post-cruise city adventures for travelers coming into Boston. Solo To Group Travel was founded in 2013 by Wendy Schoneberger, who with her husband, Eric, also owns Linahan Limousine.
Their son Jared Schoneberger began working with SCORE between his freshman and sophomore years in college, where he was studying business. "I thought it would be a great idea to redo our entire business plan for Linahan Limousine," he told the group.
For Post Cruise Solutions, the company worked with SCORE mentor Gene Calvano.
"It really was a lot of fun. We started working on it in the spring and really put a lot of hours into it with Gene, as I'm sure he'll probably vouch for - a little too many hours," Schoneberger said.
Making Connections Community Charter School (MC2) won the Business Concept Competition for a high-school level business/entrepreneur program for students in southern New Hampshire.
The school's team, comprised of student Kevin Wolf Kabamba, design assistant Cohen Searle-Spratt and MC2 Principal Kim Carter, developed the concept for #RAPTORBOYZ (raptorboyz.weebly.com). The site provides photography for custom clothing targeted to customers ages 15 to 30, typically from urban areas, who like skateboarding, photography and art.
The $3,000 prize will be split among Kabamba ($1,500), MC2 ($1,000) and Searle-Spratt ($500). The team worked with SCORE adviser Glenn Boston.
"I am so grateful to have this opportunity, and I'm so proud of Kevin and Cohen and the work that they've done and what they've accomplished," said Carter. She thanked Boston for "his mentoring, his unfailing encouragement and for his belief in our team."
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"Rajat, John, and Nino are key hires that help us scale Lexity. Each of them has worked in aggressive technology companies that span multiple locales." --Amit Kumar, Lexity CEO
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Lexity, the App Platform company for Ecommerce, announced today that three senior executives have joined its management team. The executives include Rajat Mukherjee, VP of Product Management; John He, VP of Engineering; and Nino Cavanecia, Head of Customer Relations for Lexity.
Rajat Mukherjee, Lexity's new VP of Product Management, mostly recently served at Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) as Group Product Manager for AdWords. Prior to that, he worked on Google Search and the Google Search Appliance. Before joining Google, Mukherjee worked as Senior Director of Product Management for Yahoo Search (NASDAQ:YHOO) and as Director of Software Engineering at Verity. Mukherjee began his career at IBM Research. He has a Masters and PhD in Computer Engineering from Rice University and has almost 20 years experience in advertising and search.
John He joins Lexity as VP of Engineering. Most recently he was of VP of Engineering and General Manager of Zuora's China operations. Prior to joining Zuora, He was Senior Director at Microsoft Search Labs (NASDAQ:MSFT) and VP of Development at Verity. He holds a BS in Computer Engineering from Fudan University and has 20 years experience in developing highly scalable systems.
Nino Cavanecia joins Lexity as Head of Customer Relations. Cavanecia previously worked as Director of Customer Support at JustAnswer and Senior Manager of Customer Support and Community Management at IMVU. Cavanecia was also part of a five-person team that started and shaped Customer Support at Zappos. He has over 14 years experience in building and scaling customer support centers over multiple geographic locations, supporting various languages.
"Rajat, John, and Nino are key hires that help us scale Lexity. Each of them has worked in aggressive technology companies that span multiple locales. We welcome them aboard," said Lexity CEO & Founder, Amit Kumar.
About Lexity
Lexity is the developer of the App Platform for Ecommerce and helps online merchants drive sales through its innovative marketing apps. Founded in 2009, Lexity is backed by Spark Capital, True Ventures and 500 Startups. Lexity is headquartered in Mountain View, and has a presence in Bangalore, India. For more information, visit lexity.com, Twitter (@lxty), and Facebook (facebook.com/goLexity).
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Two key Indian ministers resigned late Friday in the latest political and financial scandals to tarnish Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's minority government less than a year before parliamentary elections.
The opposition blocked proceedings in Parliament after the scandals came to light more than a week ago, demanding the resignations of the two ministers as well as the prime minister.
Singh's government has been wracked by controversy in recent years, including troubles surrounding the hosting of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the poorly run sale of cellphone rights and an alleged misallocation of coal fields that auditors said lost the country of billions of dollars.
Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Law Minister Ashwani Kumar have handed their resignations to Singh, an official in the prime minister's office said, speaking anonymously because he was not authorized to talk to reporters.
Bansal quit after one of his relatives was accused of accepting a bribe in exchange for a plum appointment on the railway board.
"Yes, I have resigned," Bansal told reporters.
Kumar resigned as the government was embarrassed by India's top court objecting to his rewriting a draft investigation report into a controversial coal deal to soften its criticism of the government. Federal investigators are examining how coal blocks were sold to private companies without competitive bidding.
Ranjit Sinha, director of Central Bureau of Investigation, submitted an affidavit to the court earlier this week saying that the draft investigative report on the coal allocation scam was vetted by Kumar and other government officials before it was submitted to the court.
In the railway ministry case, opposition leaders allege that Bansal's relatives have enriched themselves by trading on their connections with the minister.
Federal investigators said they have arrested five people, including ministry official Mahesh Kumar, who allegedly paid 9 million rupees ($166,000) to Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla to get a plum appointment to the railway board.
Indian media reports say the money paid was part of a 100 million rupees ($1.85 million) payoff to secure for Kumar the key position with control over awarding huge contracts to private parties for signal and telecom equipment.
Singh's governing coalition split after he decided early this year to push through a series of economic reforms, including fuel subsidies and letting in foreign retailers. It is surviving with the support of two powerful regional groups.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — George Washington University will name its public health school after an institute founded by Michael Milken, a philanthropist and advocate for medical research, after he helped generate three record-setting gifts totaling $80 million for the school.
The gifts, announced Tuesday, include $40 million from the nonprofit Milken Institute to support research and scholarships and $30 million from the Sumner M. Redstone Charitable Foundation to expand wellness and disease prevention. A $10 million gift from the Milken Family Foundation will support a new scholarship program and dean's endowment.
Milken, known as the king of Wall Street "junk" bonds in the 1980s, pleaded guilty to securities fraud in 1990 and spent 22 months in prison. He has also become a leading philanthropist for public health and an advocate for increased government research funding.
The gifts connected to Milken and Redstone, who is board chairman of Viacom and CBS, will create the Milken Institute School of Public Health and the Sumner M. Redstone Global Center for Prevention and Wellness. This is the largest ever gift for the Santa Monica, Calif.-based Milken Institute, a think tank funded by various donors that usually runs its own programs.
George Washington University President Steven Knapp and School of Public Health Dean Lynn Goldman told The Associated Press they were not worried about any backlash in having the school carry the name of someone with a criminal past.
"We're talking about somebody who over a number of decades has made a difference that's incalculable to the lives of people in this nation and around the world through what he has done, particularly in the fields of medicine and health," Knapp said. "I think he has certainly earned his recognition as the foremost philanthropist focused on addressing the challenges of national and global health."
Goldman said the gift would be transformative for the school as it moves into a new $75 million building next to the university's hospital.
It's a relatively new school of public health that has been growing in recent years with an expanded focus on addressing chronic disease and diseases related to obesity.
"All I can say is that I'm just simply delighted to see philanthropy turning their attention to prevention because I think there's a bigger bang for their buck," Goldman said. "It's about time that people began to recognize that while it's important to develop cures, that it's also important to prevent disease."
Milken once led a march in Washington to increase government funding for the National Institutes of Health and other agencies that eventually resulted in an increase signed into law by President Bill Clinton.
Milken said his interest in public health dates back more than 40 years after seeing his mother-in-law and his father die from cancer, followed by other family members. Despite advances in research, He said the nation's health policies have been still lacking a focus on prevention and wellness.
"As I reflect on the last 40 years, we've actually gone backwards in the public health area, particularly on obesity," Milken said.
Milken, 67, is a prostate cancer survivor who has long been an active philanthropist and advocate for medical research. His career as a cutting-edge financier ended with a prison term. He was known as the king of the high-risk, high-interest "junk" bond in the 1980s and came to symbolize the excesses and greed of Wall Street run amok. In business, Milken pioneered use of the bonds to finance corporate takeover battles and became a dominant force in the 1980s takeover boom.
After his release from prison, Milken has focused full-time on philanthropy. Milken and his family have given hundreds of millions of dollars away in recent decades. Much of it is channeled through the Santa Monica, Calif.-based Milken Family Foundation, founded in 1982, which funds education and medical research, especially in the cancer field.
Philanthropy is "a central mission of my life," Milken said, adding that he takes joy in seeing death rates from certain cancers cut in half. "Personally it's not the giving of the money, it's seeing the results."
Law professor John Banzhaf, who has led public health projects with students, said Milken's name was not familiar to him at first, but he was not concerned about renaming the public health school.
"Quite frankly, I didn't even really think about it," he said. "I would hope and assume that the benefits that will be derived from it will overcome the negatives of it."
But he said he hopes the new money for public health won't all be used for new courses and conferences. Instead, it should be used to take legal action to translate policy into practice, Banzhaf said. He noted the law school recently advocated for a surcharge for smokers under the nation's health care overhaul to help improve public health.
The university board on Monday unanimously approved naming the school and dean's post for the Milken donations and the new center for Redstone, Knapp said. Now the school will be positioned to have an influence on health policy in Washington, he said.
"If we're really going to get a handle on health care costs as a national and global issue," Knapp said, "there's really got to be an important emphasis on prevention and wellness that Michael Milken is now pushing."
Associated Press writer Marcy Gordon contributed to this report.
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NEW YORK (AP) — If the first bargaining session in eight days between the NHL and the players' association made any headway, neither side tipped its hand.
A large contingent of players got together with league leadership on Monday night and met for under two hours.
Not a whole lot was accomplished on the road to a new agreement that could get the hockey season going, but at least there was optimism that the sides would get together again — likely as soon as Tuesday.
"We talked about various things," union executive director Donald Fehr said on a chilly Manhattan sidewalk outside the NHL office. "No new proposals were made, they were not expected to be made. We had hoped to engage them in a discussion about the player contracting issues that are so important to the players. At least tonight they were unwilling to do that."
The league contends that it is waiting for the players to present a full proposal on all the major issues — including core economics and player contracting, which deals with the entry-level system, arbitration and free agency. After the request was made, the players' association asked for a break and the meeting adjourned soon after.
"We've never heard a full proposal from them," NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said. "They have given us a variation of the same proposal on economics a couple of times and there was no change in that position. They are still suggesting that they are moving in our direction on economics, but until we know exactly what their position is on economics now, we think it's all tied together and would like to hear it all together.
"It's our position that we've made a couple comprehensive proposals in a row. We'd like to know where they are on all of the issues. We asked that they put together a comprehensive proposal for us to consider."
Union representatives, along with 18 players who were in attendance, returned to the players' association office to have further internal discussions Monday night.
The sides agreed to get back in touch on Tuesday morning, and the feeling on both ends was that it likely would lead to another face-to-face meeting.
"It's certainly a good possibility of it. I would say it's more likely than not," Fehr said.
The players wanted to put focus on the player-contract issues on Monday night before returning to specific revenue and economic areas, but the NHL wasn't interested in that because the league considers everything to be intertwined.
Neither side wants to agree to anything, or make concessions in one single area, without knowing how those will affect other parts of the CBA that still need to be negotiated.
"Our position all along has been on the player contracting issues that they become considerably more important to players as the cap becomes limited," Fehr said. "We made proposals in a couple of areas in this regard, which moved toward them, but we wanted to talk about the rest of these to see where we were. We indicated to them the last time we met and again today that if we put aside for a moment the effect of the lockout on revenues — we didn't think we were too far apart on the share — and if that was right we can back into a discussion on the revenues. We wanted to know where we were on the player contracting stuff first, and they were unwilling to do that — at least tonight."
Fehr said the NHLPA would consider the NHL's request for a full proposal, and try to figure out what the next step will be. No one would say if they thought such an offer could come on Tuesday.
Whether hockey will return soon, or at all this season, is still to be determined. The lockout entered its 65th day on Monday and has already wiped out 327 games. More cancellations could be coming soon, but the NHL hasn't said when another such announcement might be coming.
"I think every week is important in the process," Daly said. "I don't attach a particular significance to this week over last week or next week. I want to play tomorrow."
After turning down a suggestion from NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman to take a two-week break from negotiations, the union requested another meeting with the league. Monday night's meeting was scheduled on Saturday.
"We could've taken a couple of weeks off, I suppose," Fehr said. "It's hard for me to see how you make an agreement if you aren't talking, so you talk. Sometimes it doesn't lead anywhere, and perhaps very often it doesn't lead anywhere, but if you aren't talking it's 100 percent sure it doesn't lead anywhere.
"They were willing to have the meeting if we said we wanted to meet. That is about as far as I can go."
Daly said the NHL is always willing to listen if the players have something meaningful to say.
"We're never going to shut down the process," he said. "If they think there is a reason to meet and we can make progress, we're happy to meet. That's what we told them and that's what led to today's meeting."
It was the first bargaining session between the sides since Nov. 11, when a busy week of negotiating wrapped up with a session that lasted just over an hour and didn't produce any results. All games through Nov. 30 and the New Year's Day Winter Classic have been called off.
One area in which the NHL hasn't budged off its position is in the area of guaranteed dollars to players.
"If their proposal continues to be a guaranteed amount of player-share dollars, we have told them that that is not a proposal that is acceptable to us or would ever to be acceptable to our owners right now," Daly said. "If that continues to be where we are, we are a long way apart."
Frustration is building on both sides, and it has spilled over in recent days. The NHL has placed a gag order on its personnel throughout the league, but players are free to speak out, and are welcome to attend any bargaining sessions.
The latest verbal shot toward Bettman and Daly came on Monday when Florida Panthers forward Kris Versteeg was interviewed on a Toronto radio station.
"You've got to look for the cancers and you've got to cut out the cancers," Versteeg said during the interview. "I think when you look at Bill Daly and Gary Bettman, they've been looting this game for far too long."
Those remarks came on the heels of Detroit Red Wings defenseman Ian While, referring to the commissioner as an "idiot."
Daly publicly brushed aside the comments and chalked them up to frustration that is being felt on both sides of the lockout.
"I don't think either Gary or I take those personally," Daly said. "I understand there is a lot of frustration in this process. I'm frustrated in terms of being where we are and not playing hockey. I think that's just human nature."


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Dave D'Onofrio's Patriots Notebook: Patriots' injuries mounting
October 19. 2013 9:52PM
AS THE Patriots take the turf today at MetLife Stadium, looking to stretch the gap between themselves and the Jets to three games (plus a tiebreaker), injuries have them looking a lot different than the New England team that was predicted to easily distance itself from New York and the rest of the AFC East at the start of the year.
Linebacker Jerod Mayo joined defensive stalwart Vince Wilfork on season-ending injured reserve this week, forcing the Pats to vote two new defensive captains. Star cornerback Aqib Talib is doubtful to play today, while starting defensive lineman Tommy Kelly has been ruled out. So has Danny Amendola, while fellow receiver Julian Edelman and starting guard Dan Connolly are both among eight legitimate contributors listed as questionable, and versatile running back Shane Vereen hasn't played since the opener. Yet the focus isn't on who will not be in uniform this afternoon - it's who might be. It's on the potential return of Rob Gronkowski, the tight end who as of Friday was among the octet whose chances were officially considered 50-50, but who appears poised to make his season debut after missing six games while recovering from arm and back surgeries. "I feel so much better than I have the past few weeks," Gronkowski said in an undated video released Friday by a sports drink company in which he's a partner. "Compared to last week right now at this time, I feel great. And, say, last week compared to the week before that, I feel great. That's the only thing you can ask for is progressing every single week."
There was no indication from the team whether Gronkowski's progression will allow him to play, and the tight end turned down an opportunity to talk with reporters after participating in the week's final practice. But Friday his agent texted media members to say his client had been medically cleared by doctors, then came the video that was posted with the hashtag #BackToSuper, then a website affiliated with the player's family began selling T-shirts saying "Look who's baaaaack!" across the front.
Clearly the Gronkowski camp wants it known that he's ready to go, and it's a safe bet the Patriots have always wanted him out there as soon as possible, so it looks like a go. And given how long it's taken them to get to this point - and all the practices that length of the process has enabled him to participate in - it's fair to expect that when they get their tight end back, he won't merely be Gronkowski. He'll be Gronk.
The Patriots essentially played the first six weeks of the season with a shorthanded roster because they carried Gronkowski as part of the 53-man limit rather than put him on the physically unable to perform list, and had they known he'd miss the first six weeks, which is the minimum time a player must miss with that designation, the Pats might've been tempted to use that option - but if they had, he wouldn't have even been able to practice until this past Monday. He'd be far behind, and forced to catch up.
Instead, he's been practicing since Week 2. And practicing well. By all accounts he's been a beast in those workouts, particularly of late, and in fact he was named one of the "practice players of the week" for the period leading up to last week's game against the Saints.
So there's no reason he shouldn't hit the field at full speed, and get right back to being a superlative weapon that should help the Patriots in all areas of their offense - whether that's blocking in the run game, requiring careful coverage in the passing game, or presenting a monstrous target for Tom Brady in the red zone.
After all, that's the payoff all have sought for being patient throughout this process, and for proceeding what appeared to be a careful pace. By waiting until every medical hurdle had been cleared, the Patriots allowed Gronkowski to work himself back into better football shape, and get practice reps in, while also moving closer to peace of mind regarding his injuries and his rehabilitation.
UNDERRATED: Chris Jones. The undrafted rookie was released by Houston early in the year, then an afterthought in Foxborough, but, after the injuries to Wilfork and Kelly, Jones has done enough to earn the confidence of his Patriot coaches and "in a short amount of time, he's become a pretty dependable guy for us," Belichick said.
OVERRATED: The Jets' 3-3 record. New York's three victories have come against a trio of teams (Tampa Bay, Buffalo and Atlanta) that are a combined 3-13 to start the season.
KEEP AN EYE ON...: Stevan Ridley. After missing Week 5, he returned to run for 96 yards and two scores on 20 attempts, season-best totals across the board. Let's see if he can build on that again this week, and really reestablish his status as the Patriots' No. 1 back.
KEY MATCHUP: Patriots' offensive line vs. Jets' defensive line. Quarterback Tom Brady has been sacked nine times the past two weeks, indicative of some struggles up front. Muhammad Wilkerson (five) and Sheldon Richardon (2.5) have been piled up sacks for New York, and will need to be contained.
STAT OF THE WEEK: The Jets defense has forced only three turnovers this season - yet the unit has still allowed the second-fewest first downs (98) and its opponents' average drive still lasts just 2:21 and 5.3 plays.
D'Onofrio covers the Patriots for the New Hampshire Union Leader. His e-mail address is email@example.com.


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Senator Schumer More Or Less Admits His 'Media Shield' Law Won't Protect Actual Journalists
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There are all sorts of problems with all of that, starting with the most obvious: when the government gets to define who is and who is not a "journalist," you're raising serious First Amendment questions about how Congress can make no law interfering with a free press. By defining who is and who is not a journalist, it would appear that Congress is violating that basic concept.
Driving home this point last week, the main author of the Senate's shield law, Senator Chuck Schumer, himself has admitted that he's not sure if his own law would protect Glenn Greenwald:
Schumer discussed the bill's provisions and how, if it became law, it might affect journalist Glenn Greenwald, who reported on National Security Agency's secret surveillance based on documents leaked by Edward Snowden.And that demonstrates how the law actually may be worse than current law. If it's carving out exceptions for the people doing real investigative reporting, breaking big stories that are having a very serious global impact on a variety of issues, then it's making the situation worse, not better.
"It's probably not enough protections to (cover) him, but it's better than current law," Schumer said.
Any law that attempts to define "journalist" is going to be a massive problem and likely unconstitutional. There is some view that we already have a journalism shield law in the First Amendment itself. Alternatively, if the government really wants to make an explicit safe harbor to protect journalist sources, it seems that a better approach would be to not define "journalists," but just make it clear that it protects anyone "engaged in journalism," whether professional or not. The whole reason why the Senate is so fearful of having the law too broad is that they're worried that, say, someone engaged in criminal activity will be able to get immunity from revealing accomplices by claiming to be a journalist. But, instead you could just look at whether the activities they were engaged in was gathering information for the sake of disclosing it, and see that it was a form of journalism. But, instead, it looks like Congress wants to push forward with a bad law that is almost certainly unconstitutional.


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A 2010 drama film directed by John Cameron Mitchell and based on a play by David Lindsay-Abaire. The plot follows suburban couple Becca (Nicole Kidman) and Howie (Aaron Eckhart) as they grieve over the recent death of their four-year-old son. The little boy was struck by a car driven by a teenager (Miles Teller). Dianne Wiest plays Becca's mother, and Sandra Oh portrays a woman befriended by Howie in their support group for grieving parents.
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Andy Reid was furious. Referee Scott Green had just cost the Eagles four points because of a roughing the passer call that he had made on defensive end Jason Babin, prolonging an extinguished drive. What should have been a Chicago Bears field goal in the last minute of the first half ended up being a touchdown because of that flag, and Reid was chewing out Green in a way that you rarely see: pointing, gesticulating, the anger shooting from his eyes.
It was a debatable call, to be sure. The hit on Bears quarterback Jay Cutler was a little bit late, and that was true enough -- but Babin did appear to be shoved from behind by the Bears' Chris Spencer. It wasn't much of a shove, but it also wasn't much of a hit on Cutler, either. It was a play that the referee might have chosen to ignore in many circumstances. But Green didn't, and Reid was wild.
Because that is the thing about this Eagles defense -- and Reid has to know it as well as anyone. That is, the margin for error is so small, still.
It is the story of this season, a defense that cannot quite be counted upon. They had come off a good game against the Washington Redskins and a great game against the Dallas Cowboys -- proving, perhaps, that the NFC East really isn't very good this year. They had played those games, though, and they were beginning to develop a little bit of a swagger, and then they found themselves on the wrong end of a 30-24 score against the Bears at Lincoln Financial Field.
They blew another fourth-quarter lead, allowing the Bears to score 10 unanswered points at the end. It was their fourth blown fourth-quarter lead of the season and their third at home. And when Michael Vick couldn't pull out the game at the end, the Eagles were left with a 3-5 record and all kinds of issues once again, starting with the fact that they are three games behind the New York Giants in the standings.
They have a run defense that aspires to be adequate. They are using a nickel cornerback, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, who was having a really rough game against the Bears. At one point in the fourth quarter, after defensive coordinator Juan Castillo had words with Rodgers-Cromartie, the player stomped off, waving his arm in obvious disgust and needing to be calmed down, first by teammates and then by Reid.
Their game is speed. If their pass rush is not dominating, though, it is not enough. As a result, their games can often have a shootout quality to them. If the game is competitive, they cannot seem to keep a lead secure.
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted the mayor of New Jersey's capital city on corruption charges.
Trenton Mayor Tony Mack, his brother and an associate are accused in an eight-count indictment of extortion, bribery, and mail and wire fraud.
New Jersey's U.S. attorney's office says the charges are related to an alleged scheme to accept $119,000 in bribes in exchange for Mack's influence in the development of a garage on city-owned land.
The indictment was handed up Thursday in Trenton.
Mack has continued in his position despite a no-confidence vote by the Trenton City Council after his September arrest.
His attorney has said Mack is innocent. An attorney for his brother, Ralphiel Mack, says his client is not guilty.


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Since his star-making turn nearly two decades ago as the mentally challenged Karl Childers in "Sling Blade," Billy Bob Thornton has been known for what may best be described as playing expressive eccentrics. There was a bad Santa, an astronaut farmer and a taciturn barber so lacking in human connection that the movie about him was titled "The Man Who Wasn't There."
In FX's highly touted new series "Fargo," Thornton adds to that oddball gallery when he plays a drifter named Lorne Malvo. But Malvo could just as easily be called The Man You Really Wish Wasn't There. Because, basically, he's the devil — or at least on a first-name basis with the malevolent one.
"He's a guy who doesn't have a conscience, but he has a confidence in himself. Like an alligator," said the 58-year-old actor during a recent interview. "And an alligator is going to eat you if you get into the swamp."
Thornton's Malvo is the narrative's eight-cylinder engine, spewing out menace and evil across the 10-episode drama, which premieres Tuesday. The series is "an original adaptation" of the 1996 Oscar-winning Coen brothers film of the same name about murder, betrayal and a wood chipper. Though the TV version has borrowed the film's frozen north setting of Minnesota and the quirky spirit of its people, the FX take is its own story with different characters. (Joel and Ethan Coen had no direct involvement with the show but have given it their blessing.)
After a number of films that flew under the pop culture radar, the "Fargo" series could signal a comeback of sorts for the actor, director and musician. Since winning an Oscar in 1997 for his "Sling Blade" screenplay, the Arkansas native racked up credits in box office or critical hits such as "Armageddon," "Monster's Ball," "Love Actually" and "Primary Colors." But more recent film projects like "Eagle Eye," "Mr. Woodcock" and "Jayne Mansfield's Car" did not find a sizable audience.
Even tales of his colorful private life and romances — once fueled by his headline-making brief marriage to Angelina Jolie in 2000 — have faded. With a cooling movie career, Thornton poured much of his energy into his country rock band, the Boxmasters.
Relaxing at the Sunset Marquis Hotel, Thornton was polite and upbeat about his return to the TV arena. (Before "Sling Blade," he was featured in a few series such as "The Outsiders" and "Hearts Afire"). Like many major film stars who have watched the marketplace for middle-budget movies fade, Thornton is excited by television's rise and its ability to explore complex adult material. He calls his TV series "a 10-hour independent movie."
"Audiences don't go to see adult fare in theaters anymore, but they love to watch it on television," he said, quietly adjusting his knit cap. "Shows like this have opened up a new world, not only for me but for everyone."
"The mix of dark humor and drama is only being seen on TV," he added. "The Coens can get away with it in movies, but few others can."
The new "Fargo" boasts an impressive cast — Martin Freeman ("The Hobbit," "Sherlock"), Bob Odenkirk ("Breaking Bad"), Oliver Platt ("The West Wing") and Kate Walsh ("Private Practice"). But it is Thornton's portrayal of Malvo that propels the story. With a black heart and soul, he invades and upends the lives of two mild-mannered men unfortunate enough to cross his path — meek small-town insurance salesman Lester Nygaard (Freeman) and Duluth Police deputy Gus Grimly (Colin Hanks).
The series has several threads flavored by black humor and abrupt, bloody violence, connected to the discovery by deputies of a man wearing underpants who is found frozen to death in a remote area near Bedmiji. Before long, the normally quiet town is shaken by a series of murders, and the smart, inquisitive young deputy Molly Solverson (Allison Tolman) is determined to get to the bottom of the bloody spree. And while the show seems to fall into the common cable pattern of series that explore the dark side of human nature, FX Chief John Landgraf has called "Fargo" "an extraordinary good story."
"I like to play characters where there's not a lot of eyebrow wiggling or explaining to get a point across when you can do it with one movement of your eye or a wave of your hand," said Thornton. "Malvo is like a snake charmer. People do what he says, and he doesn't have to get into a fight with them."
It was a role that at first the show's creative team was reluctant to give to Thornton. Noah Hawley, who created the series, said initially he didn't want Thornton because he had worked with the Coen brothers before — 2001's "The Man Who Wasn't There" and 2003's "Intolerable Cruelty." Hawley wanted to avoid any direct link with the Coens' canon.
"But the more I wrote this character, it just became clear that there was no other actor who could do Malvo justice," said Hawley, a novelist and producer of "Bones." "Billy just has that charm and charisma, and he perfectly plays someone who pushes civilized people to the point they revert to an animal mentality."
Costar Martin Freeman also praised Thornton. Even though the two had never met, the "Hobbit" star said he felt an undeniable chemistry with Thornton. "It felt very comfortable and fun with him."
One of the main challenges facing Thornton and the "Fargo" company was the weather. The series was filmed in Calgary, Canada, and the actors were forced to behave like they were not reacting to the supreme cold.
"You look at the call sheet, and it's going to be minus-35 degrees at 5:30 in the morning, and it's like going to work with an actor you just don't want to face that day," said Thornton. "But it helps you as an actor. It's so intense it gives you something inside, I have to be stone-faced, where all I want to do is fight against it."
For Thornton, the "Fargo" experience has helped ease the disappointment over the reception of 2012's "Jayne Mansfield's Car," a film he costarred in, wrote and directed. The saga centered on two families — one Southern, the other English — and their interaction after the woman that connected them both dies. He said he was devastated when the film, which also dealt with themes of war, loss and grief, was given only a limited release.
"My career as a writer-director may be over for the time being," he said. "I nearly killed myself getting that movie financed and making it. I did it with heart and soul. But it was killed before it came out. There were bad things written about it on blogs from people who were mad at me for one reason or another."
In Hollywood, there are invariably other chapters ahead. In addition to what he calls a "fun" cameo in the upcoming "Entourage" movie, he's featured in a Robert Downey Jr.-Robert Duvall film, "The Judge," as well as two other films, "London Fields" and "Cut Bank." (Both of the latter films are awaiting release.)
His private life remains intentionally quiet these days. Thornton, who has been married five times, has a 10-year-old daughter with longtime girlfriend Connie Angland. He said he doesn't miss the Hollywood buzz machine and has achieved a real peace of mind and perspective on his accomplishments.
"I could retire today and be satisfied with what I've done," he said. "But I couldn't retire today and be happy in the future, because I love doing it so much. I love writing songs, and I love working as an actor. Nobody is really going to hear my music, but that's not going to keep me from writing songs and recording them. And in my circle and in many circles in music, I actually have a name that means something, so I do it for those people."
As for his movie career, "I still have enough of an audience where I can still do it for myself and an audience. Maybe not THE audience, but an audience."
Where: FX
When: 10 p.m. Tuesday
Rating: TV-MA (may be unsuitable for children under the age of 17)


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Oh how things have changed over the years. When I was a little girl, the classic Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches on white bread were always my first choice and if I was lucky, my Mom would even cut off the crust for me. Opening up my lunchbox at school to see what she had packed for me was always an adventure.
Another classic that I enjoyed growing up were Peanut Butter Cookies. I passed on the love for those classics to my boys, and while they still love the classics, baking has developed over the years. And now, we have taken Peanut Butter Cookies to the next level with these Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Cookies. A soft Peanut Butter Cookie sandwiched with a fluffy filling made with COOL WHIP Frosting and strawberry jam.
With Back to School season upon us, these little bites of heaven would be a perfect after-school treat or add one to their lunchbox and you are sure to be the coolest Mom at the lunch table, just like my Mom was!
Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich Cookies
¾ cup PLANTERS Creamy Peanut Butter
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
1 ¼ cups brown sugar, firmly packed
3 Tbsp. milk
1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
1 egg
1 ¾ cups flour, all-purpose
¾ tsp. salt
¾ tsp. baking soda
Granulated Sugar - for rolling cookies
1 (10.6 oz.) container COOL WHIP Frosting, thawed
½ cup strawberry jam or jelly - or favorite flavor
1/8 tsp. strawberry extract, optional
Pink food coloring, optional
COMBINE in a large mixing bowl butter, brown sugar, milk and vanilla and blend until smooth. Add egg and mix well.
COMBINE in a small bowl flour, salt and baking soda. Gradually add to peanut butter mixture and cream until blended. For easier handling, wrap dough in plastic wrap and place in refrigerator until chilled, at least 1 hour.
PREHEAT oven to 375 degrees and coat a cookie sheet with cooking spray. Using a cookie dough scoop or tablespoon, scoop dough into balls and roll. Coat with granulated sugar and place on cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Dip a fork in water and crisscross the cookie to flatten.
BAKE at 375˚F for 7-9 minutes or until lightly golden brown. Cool completely.
COMBINE in a medium bowl COOL WHIP Frosting and strawberry jam. Depending on the flavor, you may want to add strawberry extract and to add a little color, mix in coloring.
FILL a decorator bag with the strawberry filling or spread with an offset spatula onto bottom side of cookie. Top with another cookie and press together lightly.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 7-9 minutes
Servings: About 1 ½ dozen sandwich cookies
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Add a new type of cookie to your baking repertoire with Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies. A jelly-infused spread is sandwiched in-between two classic peanut butter cookies for a fresh and lively desert. Liven up your table when you serve Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies.
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UNDP report cites new trends to celebrate—and more work ahead | Helen Clark
20 Mar 2013
Today marks the world's first International Day of Happiness, thanks to a 2012 UN resolution declaring wellbeing a universal goal and calling for more inclusive, equitable growth to make wellbeing and happiness achievable for all.
Wellbeing is very much on the rise, according to UNDP's new flagship Human Development Report, which shows developing nations driving economic growth, lifting hundreds of millions of people from poverty and propelling many into a new global middle class.
More than 40 developing countries have made greater than expected human development gains through investment in education, health care, and social programs, and open engagement with a world made smaller by information and communication technologies and globalisation.
Among these is Mexico, which hosted the Human Development Report launch and is seen as a pioneer in devising proactive development policies, which have both expanded integration with global markets and proven innovative in social initiatives.
In an unprecedented but little-noticed poll that challenges long-held assumptions, Gallup reported Feb. 25 that only 11 percent of Mexicans would emigrate now if they could—identical to the share of Americans who would choose to leave the United States. That finding reflects how our world is changing.
So why are pollsters and researchers studying wellbeing more intensively than ever before? Measuring economic output alone reveals and predicts little.
Wellbeing, along with a belief that things are moving in the right direction, translates into positive change. Optimism that, with effort, life will get better is an important predictor of resilience—or of how quickly people bounce back after a crisis or setback.
People who are better fed and better educated, governed, employed, and informed are more likely to lead the world in a positive direction for all. Citizens who feel safe on the streets and secure in their legal rights are more likely to invest in their own future. Well-governed countries that become trusted partners in trade and commerce can experience huge economic gains, which help us all.
Many challenges lie ahead, most urgently in protecting the environment and reducing significant remaining inequalities. But, as this Report shows, we now have much to celebrate on this inaugural International Day of Happiness.


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Channeling the Trauma and Thrill of Immigration, a Brazilian-Italian Artist Peers into the Void
Anna Maria Maiolino makes drawings, artist books, sculpture, and video, frequently drawing inspiration from her experience as an immigrant growing up in politically unstable Brazil. Maiolino was involved in Brazil's 1960s New Figuration movement; her representational prints and drawings from these years were acts of resistance to the national military regime, rising urban inequalities, and culturally ingrained patriarchy. She would later act on a growing interest in spatial and existential issues with a shift towards Minimalism and Conceptualism, creating installations that coaxed interaction between viewer and object. Since 1989, Maiolino has worked primarily with clay, crafting impermanent labor-intensive installations that foreground her handling of the material, a reference to the unconscious and recurrent gestures of everyday human life.
Italian-Brazilian, b. 1942, Italy, based in Sao Paulo, Brazil
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At Thomas More, history majors pursuing a Bachelor's of Arts or an Associate of Arts degree acquire a solid grounding in World, Western and United States history. One unique offering of our program is the three-semester seminar series, which focuses on history as a discipline and the art of historical detection. You also may select from a wide range of elective courses. These and other core courses, internships and co-op experiences provide extensive training in reading comprehension, research, analysis, writing and public speaking.
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A sampling of the history courses available to majors and non-majors include:
- American Constitutional History
- African American History
- Ancient Western Civilizations
- Contemporary Developing World
- Colonial & Revolutionary America
- Historiography Seminar Series
- Medieval Europe
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- Rise of the United States
- Women and Gender History
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Thomas More's Lambda Sigma chapter of Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society has frequently achieved national recognition including a number of Best Chapter awards. Phi Alpha Theta and the History Club, another student-led organization, sponsor speakers, organize field trips and arrange for students to present papers at regional and national conferences each year. Study abroad opportunities also open the door to new experiences outside the traditional campus classroom. Students interested in exploring a career in museums, government , law etc. can do so through internships or co-ops.
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A positive self-image begins at birth with much love and kindness from parents. Often parents will choose to have their baby photographed. The maternity photography is then a keepsake as well as a foundation for high self-esteem for the rest of a person's life. It tells them you started beautiful, you are beautiful now, and in the end you will always be beautiful. People so often forget this simple fact.
What is self-esteem
In the simplest terms possible self-esteem is the option you have about your own self. High self-esteem means that you regard yourself very highly and you feel that you are important while on the other hand low self-esteem is where you look down upon yourself or you simply do not have a good opinion about your own self. Low self-esteem in most case cause depression and one should learn to avoid it. Self-esteem is not all a matter of pride, but it is how much regard yourself as important and how much you see yourself being worth.
Self-esteem affects virtually every individual aspect of life and it is important for one to have high self-esteem. There are so many reasons to why one should have high self-esteem.
Factors that affect self-esteem
It is arguable whether or not a child is born with high or low self-esteem. The way one interacts with the environment around them is what will determine is they grow having high self-esteem or lose it. For instance, a baby is not ashamed of walking naked or burping after a meal, but as they grow they become cautious about such things and that evidently affects their self-esteem.
The people around the child when they are young are responsible for his or her well being. If a child grows in an environment where they are encouraged, where they are appreciated, then they will naturally have a high self-esteem. Other things factor into how a child feels, such as what foods they eat, vitamins, minerals, supplements, self-perception, and many, many other factors.
How people speak about a child is another factor that contributes to how someone grows to see and feel about themselves. If the parents, siblings', friends speaks well of the child, then they will develop a positive attitude about themselves.
There are some situations where one can begin with a high a high self-esteem, but can suffer considerable damage at the hands of others or themselves. These situations can be of a physical or, often overlooked, purely emotional nature. Many people do not give credence to emotional damage and will often dismiss it without considering it fairly.
In a nutshell one should learn to have a high self-esteem. If you ever felt low about yourself then it is time to build that sense in yourself. It all requires one to take the necessary steps of loving and appreciating themselves to develop a high self-esteem. This can be often incredibly difficult.
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Knees and Treadmills
Should I use a treadmill if I had knee surgery in the past? Will it add to my problems?
The use of a treadmill is actually advised for walking exercise if you have had a recent knee surgery.
A treadmill offers a few advantages over walking outdoors as you begin your way back to increased physical activity. First and foremost is that a treadmill offers a consistent and even surface to walk on. Not having any uneven surfaces creates a situation where walking can be safer and you are less likely to stumble and aggravate a recovering knee joint.
Secondly, treadmills offer a much softer surface to walk on compared with sidewalks and roads. The extra cushioning underfoot will be welcome by your knee joint. Compared with walking outdoors, treadmill walking will feel somewhat easier physically because the "ground" is being pulled underneath your feet. Unlike when you are outside, there is no wind resistance inside on a treadmill.Walking outdoors requires more energy since you are propelling your body forward with each stride. We know from research that in order to accurately simulate the same pace you walk outside, you need to make sure the treadmill you are working out on is set for a 1.0% incline. A 1.0% incline will make up for the lack of wind resistance.
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Associate Professor of Sport & Exercise Sciences and Physiology & Cell Biology
School of PAES
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first generic versions of Cymbalta, a drug used to treat depression and other conditions, officials say.
Dr. Kathleen Uhl, acting director of the Office of Generic Drugs in the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, said Aurobindo Pharma Ltd., Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd., Lupin Ltd., Sun Pharma Global FZE, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA and Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. received FDA approval to market duloxetine -- Cymbalta -- in various strengths.
"Healthcare professionals and consumers can be assured that these FDA-approved generic drugs have met our rigorous standards," Uhl said in a statement. "Generic drugs offer greater access to healthcare for many people."
Depression is characterized by symptoms that interfere with a person's ability to work, sleep, study, eat and enjoy once-pleasurable activities. Episodes of depression often recur throughout a person's lifetime. Signs and symptoms of depression include: depressed mood, loss of interest in usual activities, significant change in weight or appetite, insomnia or excessive sleeping, restlessness/pacing, increased fatigue, feelings of guilt or worthlessness, slowed thinking or impaired concentration, suicide attempts or thoughts of suicide.
Duloxetine and other antidepressant drugs have a boxed warning describing the increased risk of suicidal thinking and behavior during initial treatment in children, adolescents and young adults ages 18-24. The warning also says data do not show this increased risk in those older than age 24, while patients age 65 and older who take antidepressants have a decreased risk of suicidal thinking and behavior.
The warning says depression and other serious psychiatric disorders themselves are the most important causes of suicide and that close monitoring of patients starting these medications is necessary, Uhl said. Duloxetine must be dispensed with a patient medication guide that describes important information about the drug's uses and risks.


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Advertisement calls for firing of Wake hoops coach
Demon Deacons 12-17 this season
Advertisement calls for firing of Wake hoops coach
Demon Deacons 12-17 this season
It's been a tough season for the Wake Forest men's basketball team, and that has prompted an advertisement calling for the coach's firing.
The ad published in the student newspaper, Old Gold and Black, urges Athletics Director Ron Wellman to fire coach Jeff Bzdelik.
The advertisement focuses on Wake's struggles in ACC play the last three seasons, particularly in away games.
A Greensboro man paid $260 for the advertisement. The man went to NC State, but his dad went to Wake Forest, and he said he grew up a Demon Deacon fan.
The Demon Deacons beat Miami and NC State when those teams were ranked but are just 12-17 overall. The Deacs won't qualify for postseason play unless they win the ACC Tournament next weekend.


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Overselling Overmedication: The panic over pill-popping may be wrong
"People have been unofficially drugging themselves for as long as they've had the capability to do so. They smoked cigarettes to boost their concentration. They drank cocktails with lunch and dinner — and more — to deal with anxiety and despair. Prior to the modern era of F.D.A.-regulated prescribing practices, they slugged down untold quantities of tonics and bromides. All of which suggests that what social critics now identify as the signature event of our time (the urge to manage psychic pain through substance use) may, in fact, almost always have been a facet of the human condition. It may just be that we're better at it than ever before – with cleaner, safer, less addictive and debilitating tools at our disposal." READ MORE >
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WASHINGTON, DC, October 9, 2008 (ENS) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared sympathetic to a legal position held by the Bush administration that would limit environmentalists and other public interest groups from challenging federal regulations.
The case centers on a dispute over rules imposed by the U.S. Forest Service, but legal experts contend the court's ultimate decision could have far-reaching impacts and make it nearly impossible for many individuals and third parties to contest rules enacted by federal agencies.
The origins of the case lie in regulations enacted by the Bush administration in 2003 that limited some federal timber sales and logging projects from the agency's usual notice, comment and appeal procedures.
The 2003 Forest Service rules affected timber projects of less than 250 acres and "forest thinning" projects of 1,000 acres or less.
The agency applied these rules to a decision it made in September 2003 authorizing a salvage timber sale in the Sequoia National Forest. The Burnt Ridge Project covered 238 acres of land burned in a massive fire that ravaged the California forest in 2002.
A coalition of environmental groups sued to block the sale. The Forest Service subsequently withdrew the sale and settled the case, but environmental groups challenged the underlying regulations, arguing the Bush administration violated the Forest Service's Appeals Reform Act when it enacted the rules.
A U.S. district court sided with the environmental groups, blocking implementation of the regulations nationwide.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld that ruling, prompting the Bush administration to appeal to the Supreme Court.
U.S. Deputy Solicitor General Edwin Kneeler said the legal challenge should be dismissed because the original dispute over the Burnt Ridge Project has been settled.
The environmental groups lack standing to challenge the underlying regulations, Kneeler told the court, because they only have the right to challenge specific implementations of the rules.
Third parties must wait until a procedural rule is applied before challenging it, Kneedler explained, otherwise it is not "ripe" for review.
"The procedural regulation does not cause the injury," Kneedler said.
"It is the on-the-ground activity, the site-specific decision … the agency action approving the site-specific action that causes the injury. That is what the person is entitled to judicial review on."
Further, Kneedler argued, the district court did not have the authority to impose a nationwide injunction on the regulations.
Matt Kenna, an attorney with the Western Environmental Law Center representing the environmentalists, countered that the challenge to the rules was appropriate because "we can show that the regulations had been applied to a project and continued to be applied."
"These are being applied to every forest on an ongoing basis," Kenna told the court.
The court's conservative justices, including Chief Justice John Roberts, appeared unconvinced by Kenna's arguments.
Other than the Burnt Ridge Project, the environmental groups had not pointed to any other "concrete action" affected the regulations, Roberts said.
"It seems like a high hurdle for you to surmount," he told Kenna. "You haven't shown any standing with respect to the Burnt Ridge Project on an ongoing basis because that has been settled. It's outweighed - it's out the door."
Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and David Souter were more sympathetic to Kenna's view and queried the deputy solicitor general's position.
Souter suggested that the situation outlined by Kneeling would block challenges until after the decision in question, including a "quickie lumbering action," had been implemented.
"If we do not find sufficient elasticity and standing to allow a challenge to the regulation … there will, in fact, be a preclusion of any challenge to a lot of specific actions," Souter said.
Ginsburg echoed that concern, noting that the statute in question provides third parties the "right to notice, comment and administrative procedures" before a specific action is taken.
The Bush administration in effect has cut such stakeholders "from that seat at the table," she added.
"These are people who said, 'We are concerned about saving our forests,'" Ginsburg explained. "It doesn't do us any good after the project has been authorized. We want to be there when the decision is made to take action."
Kneeling responded that blocking "facial challenges" to the rules did not shut such individuals out of the process.
"These are people who pay very, very close attention to what the Forest Service is doing," he told the court.
A host of stakeholders have weighed in on this case, known as Summers v. Earth Island Institute, signalling the possible broader ramifications of the court's ultimate decision.
An array of industry groups, including organizations representing home builders, farmers, timber companies and the pesticide industry, have voiced support for the government's position, while public interest groups, environmental and administrative law professors and the state of California have favored the views of Earth Island Institute in the case.
The Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision early next year.
-- By J.R. Pegg, ENS Washington Bureau Chief
{Photo: Volunteers from Earth Island Institute monitor a timber sale in the Sequoia National Forest (Photo © Rachel Fazio courtesy Earth Island Institute)
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