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In 2009, Wild Bill Kneebone and Deb Hilton of the Porchlights were playing a gig at then Blondies Pub and Grill in Cortez when inspiration hit.
They named the improvisational guitar instrumental Blondie's Stomp, and it became a fan favorite.
Now the melodic song is featured in the movie "Wrenched," a film chronicling the life and times of famed environmental writer Edward Abbey and his quasi-fictional Monkey Wrench Gang. It premieres Tuesday, Feb. 25 at the Sedona Film Festival.
"We actually have a show that night, but some of our friends are going down to see the film and report back to us," Kneebone says.
Wrenched features a who's who of environmental activists including actor Robert Redford; Earth First! creator Dave Foreman; Tim DeChristopher, who famously derailed a Utah oil and gas auction; wilderness author Doug Peacock; Ken Sleight, Abbey's inspiration for the character Seldom Seen Smith; Captain Paul Watson, of Animal Planet's ship-ramming, eco-justice Whale Wars; and local writer and Earth poet Terry Tempest Williams, among others.
The inspiration for millions of fans, tree-huggers, river rats, desert loners, and lovers of all things wild, Abbey's sharp wit, humor, and searing commentary of an overdeveloped West made him an icon of American culture.
Bold and unrelenting, Abbey never once flinched in his campaigns against dams, paving paradise, the rape and pillage of the natural world, and the incessant, unmanaged march of civilization into Western wilderness. He is buried in a secret shrine somewhere in the remote desert Southwest he cherished.
Abbey's books The Monkey Wrench Gang and Desert Solitaire are must reads for college courses across the country, motivating millions more to continue the distinct American values of conservation and preservation of the limited natural world that remains.
"The film Wrenched captures the passing of the monkey wrench from the pioneers of eco-activism to the new generation which will carry Edward Abbey's legacy into the 21st century," the trailer proclaims. "The fight continues to sustain the last bastion of the American wilderness – the spirit of the West."
Disciples of the Abbey ethic, the Porchlights' contribution to the film is fitting, as they too are relentless while touring the Southwest delivering their unique musical message of love, independence, respect for Mother Earth, and rebellion against conformity.
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Dog owners have until Friday to purchase county-required licenses for their pets.
Dog owners have until Friday to purchase county-required licenses for their pets.
All dogs older than 6 months are required to be licensed by the county and the canines must be current on their rabies vaccinations at the time the license is obtained.
The annual fee is $10 for spayed and neutered dogs, or $15 for non-spayed and unneutered pooches. Fees will be waived for seeing-eye, lead or guide dogs, as well as canines that have previously served in a branch of the U.S. military.
Licenses are available in one-, two- and three-year increments, and are valid through Dec. 31 of the expiration year.
Pet owners who fail to comply with the licensing requirement face an initial $50 fine, followed by a maximum fine of $100 for repeat offenses within a 12-month period.
Applications for dog licenses can be made online or in person. Visit www.sussexcountyde.gov and click on the "Buy Your Dog License Today" link on the lower right side of the main page, or stop by the County Administrative Offices at 2 The Circle in Georgetown between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
For questions about dog control services and licensing requirements, call (302) 855-7380.

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Magnolia: The Shooting Script
HarperCollins, Jan 19, 2000 - Performing Arts - 212 pages
The only companion book to the much-anticipated follow-up to Paul Thomas Anderson's critically hailed Boogie Nights that "leaves you no doubt you are in the presence of a natural-born filmmaker."—David Ansen, Newsweek. The much-heralded writer-director deliberately withheld information about his new film during production because "I feel lately as if I know everything about a movie before I see it, and I really want the audience to discover this purely." Featuring an ensemble cast (see below), in, in an unbilled role, Tom Cruise (who called Anderson to express interest in working with him), the film is now described as "a story about family relationships and bonds that have been broken and need to be mended in one day...set in the San Fernando Valley on a day full of rain with no clouds." Magnolia: The Illustrated Screenplay includes the complete shooting script, introduction and script notes by Anderson, a photo section with about 40 photos in color, and interview with the writer/director, and complete cast and crew credits.
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In a city like Chicago there are well known landmarks left and right. Downtown is a wonderful mix of everything from museums to wide open green spaces. To really get a flavor for Chicago you have to get a taste of everything. Many of the top Chicago tourist attractions have made this city famous, and are go-to's not only for travelers, but for many of the locals here! World-famous Chicago museums, architecture and sports teams have made this city one of the top destinations in the country.
You may not have all the time in the world during your visit, so here are the most important sights you should consider when you're planning where to go in Chicago.
Wrigley Field
Built in 1914 and home to the Chicago Cubs since 1920, Wrigley Field is the second oldest ballpark in the major league. Located on the North side of the city it is an iconic feature of Chicago. Get your tickets to a game, they're tons of fun but sell quick!
Millenium Park
This park holds many of Chicago's must-sees and many artists creations. Frank Gehry's Jay Pritzker Pavillion, Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate, or "The Bean", located in AT&T Plaza, and Crown Fountain designed by Jaume Plensa are just a few. There are 24.5 acres located right in downtown Chicago.
Navy Pier
Sitting over Lake Michigan, Navy Pier has 50 acres of restaurants, shops, carnival rides and more. All throughout the summer they feature fireworks shows.
Located in the heart of Chicago the The Art Institute of Chicago is world renowned. The museum is the second largest art museum in the country and has the world's largest Monet collection. It offers guided tours and interactive rooms for families so that kids are encouraged to participate.
Magnificent Mile
The most famous section of Michigan Avenue is the Magnificent Mile. It is Chicago's largest shopping district with hundreds of retail stores, restaurants, museums and hotels. The strip is home to many important landmarks and some of the tallest buildings in the United States.
Willis Tower
Reaching over 1,300 feet in the air the Willis Tower is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. Skydeck Chicago is located on the 103rd floor of the building. There, you can step over 4 feet outside of the building onto a seemingly floating edge.
Lincoln Park Zoo
The Lincoln Park Zoo is one of the oldest zoos in the country. They house over 1200 animals from 230 different species. Located in Lincoln Park the zoo is about 5 miles from downtown. The zoo is free to all and open all 365 days!
The Field Museum is located within Grant Park and covers over 9 acres. Their prized collections are their exhibit of dinosaur skeletons, large taxidermy collection and Native American artifacts.
There are over 21 million specimens in the museum and activities for young and older children.
John G. Shedd Aquarium
The Shedd Aquarium sits along Lake Michigan within Grant Park's Museum Campus Chicago. The aquarium houses over 32,000 aquatic animals from around the world and are one of the largest indoor aquariums in the world, and by far one of the top Chicago tourist attractions!
The Chicago Skyline
Some will argue that the most important sight to see is that beautiful Chicago Skyline! Boat tours offer guided cruises on the Chicago River or Lake Michigan showcasing the best landmark the city has to offer and providing you with some history and facts. So get out there, book a tour and get your piece of Chicago to take home with you (you can stick with a memory but photos work great too). Choose from great tour lines like Odyssey, Seadog and Shoreline Sightseeing and more to find the right boat tour in Chicago for you.
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DALLAS — Shawn Marion is definitive on the subject: The 2005-06 Phoenix Suns, even with Amar'e Stoudemire sidelined basically the entire season, should have won it all.
But they didn't, succumbing to the Dallas Mavericks in six games in the West finals. The next season, the infamous Steve Nash bloody nose and Robert Horry hip-check more or less blew up the championship aspirations of the Mike D'Antoni-era Suns, the 7-seconds-or-less bullet train that had rocked the league and produced a two-time MVP in Nash … but ultimately couldn't completely bust down the door of NBA conformity.
And so the skepticism came ringing on cue when the Los Angeles Lakers surprisingly pulled a Heisman on Phil Jackson and hired D'Antoni.
Is it just that simple? Is D'Antoni's style a blueprint for postseason failure? Or can age, added wisdom and a dominant defensive center turn close calls into a championship?
"Yeah," Marion said, flashing a bewildered look as if the question was not worthy of an answer. "Hell yeah."
But just then, Marion — who was with the Suns for all five of D'Antoni's seasons — started thinking about D'Antoni's new team in contrast to his old ones.
"We had guys that could spread the floor," Marion said. "In D'Antoni's system, 1 (point guard) through 4 (power forward) shot 3s, and the 5-man rolled and set screens and popped. It's different. You've got two big men now (Pau Gasol and Dwight Howard), two solid big men down low. It's a little different. I don't know what kind of sets he's going to run. He might change it. We were young and fast. It's all about matchups and personnel. With him going to the Lakers, it's a big team."
Cyberspace is crammed with debates about which Lakers will benefit and which won't from D'Antoni's system. Marion's take on the 3-point shot is especially noteworthy. Those Suns flung it: The '05-'06 team launched 2,097 3-pointers. Nash, Marion and Raja Bell put up 1,078 by themselves. Last season's Lakers, albeit in a 66-game schedule, shot 1,112 as a team, and 1,487 the season before.
These Lakers — with Nash out all but 1 1/2 games — rank 12th both in 3s attempted per game (20.7) and made (6.9). Reserve Jodie Meeks is as close to a long-ranger sharpshooter as they possess, but he's off to an awful start.
Mavs coach Rick Carlisle is a big D'Antoni fan and didn't hesitate to suggest that he will scheme to the strengths of his personnel. In 2007, when Carlisle was out of a coaching job and working as an analyst for ESPN, he visited Suns training camp to pick up on D'Antoni's system.
"Everybody has incorporated some of those concepts, and it's held the test of time," Carlisle said. "He's one of the smartest basketball people I've ever known and he'll adjust well to their personnel, too."
But those are offensive concepts. What about all the defensive criticism?
"They played a high-possession style and their defensive numbers were much better than people realized," Carlisle said. "The fact opponents scored a little more points than some of the other well-known possession defensive teams was a function of the number of possessions in the game, but he always was very good at getting (the opponent) to do things you didn't want to do, and some of the time it was playing fast."
There are obviously contrasting opinions on the subject. Marion dismisses criticism suggesting those Suns teams were collectively deficient on the defensive end or even ill-prepared to make crunch-time stops. Although the Lakers have struggled defensively this season, Marion noted a backbone of Howard, Kobe and Metta World Peace gives D'Antoni a core that should be quite capable of defending and running with Nash.
"Definitely. You've got Dwight Howard as your anchor," said Marion, who does give pause to the Lakers' older roster compared to the young legs of his Suns team in making a seamless transition.
"It's not up to me to decide if they're going to be good or not. Right now, the thing is with these teams, everybody is so young and athletic, different things are going on, different matchups. Everybody is trying to take advantage of mismatches they got so if you got mismatches at certain positions and you're able to take advantage of certain things, you can't hide it.
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Last month, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement director John Morton issued a memo to the agency's employees urging the use of prosecutorial discretion in the cases of certain immigrants, among them people who grew up in the United States after arriving here as children, and those who have served the military and their families.
It's a directive that will be put to the test, as U.S.-raised young people continue to land in deportation proceedings. And just how it changes things remains a bit of a mystery.
For those who are unfamiliar with what prosecutorial discretion is and how it's exercised, the Immigration Policy Center recently updated its guide to understanding how it works in immigration law. Among the basics that are covered:
What is Prosecutorial Discretion?
"Prosecutorial discretion" is the authority of an agency or officer charged with enforcing a law to decide whether to enforce the law in a particular case. A law-enforcement officer who declines to pursue a case against a person has favorably exercised prosecutorial discretion.
The authority to exercise discretion in deciding when to prosecute and when not to prosecute has long been recognized as a critical part of U.S. law. The concept of prosecutorial discretion applies in civil, administrative, and criminal contexts. The Supreme Court has made it clear that "an agency's decision not to prosecute or enforce, whether through civil or criminal process, is a decision generally committed to an agency's absolute discretion." Heckler v. Chaney 470 U.S. 821, 831 (1985).
When is Prosecutorial Discretion Used in Immigration Enforcement?
Prosecutorial discretion may be exercised at any stage of an immigration case. Specifically, prosecutorial discretion may be exercised when: deciding to issue a detainer; deciding to issue a Notice to Appear; focusing enforcement resources on particular violations or conduct; deciding whom to stop, question, or arrest; deciding whom to detain or to release on bond, supervision, or personal recognizance; seeking expedited removal or other removal by means other than a formal immigration court proceeding; settling or dismissing a proceeding; granting deferred action, parole, or staying a final order of removal; pursuing an appeal; executing a removal order; responding to or joining in a motion to reopen removal proceedings; and to consider joining in a motion to grant relief or an immigration benefit.
Examples of the favorable exercise of prosecutorial discretion in the immigration context include a grant of deferred action; a decision to terminate removal proceedings; a stay of removal; or a decision not to issue a charging document in the first place.
Does the memo provide any new form of relief for immigrants? No, the explainer goes on:
... the memo clarifies the factors that should be considered in exercising prosecutorial discretion, and in the process provides noncitizens and their representatives a better understanding of what cases are appropriate for deferrals or other action. The memo also clarifies which ICE officers can exercise prosecutorial discretion, increasing the probability that prosecutorial discretion will be exercised before an individual's case reaches immigration court. Ultimately, however, each case will continue to be decided individually on the basis of all available information.
Several other questions about prosecutorial discretion are explained in a comprehensive list. It's a good read, not only for those who work in immigration law. A list of factors for ICE employees to consider when exercising prosecutorial discretion, from the June 17 memo, can he read here.
The Immigration Policy Center is the research and policy component of the American Immigration Council, an immigration law-oriented advocacy nonprofit whose board consists of legal professionals.


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New Plantation Shutters, Custom fit for your home
There is nothing more beautiful than having plantation shutters custom fit for your home. Because these types of shutters fit inside of the window or doorframe, you should always consider a custom fit so that you know they are actually going to work in your window opening. Other shutters fit over the outside of the frame, but plantation shutters are made to save you room on your walls by fitting inside of the frame and not extending into the room.
Finding Plantation Shutters Custom Designed for you
If you are looking at improving your home, you may want to look into plantation shutters. Custom designed for your home, these shutters can provide you with energy savings and beauty for as long as your home lasts. The ones from Danmer even come with a transferable warranty. This can increase the value of your home because the blinds will still be protected, even if the home has a new owner.


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January 1, 2016 map with roadway corridor
House Bill 959 was signed into law on July 11,2016 as Session Law 2016-90. One action of this law was the rescission of all transportation corridor official maps adopted pursuant to the Transportation Corridor Official Map Act.
In response to the passing of this law, the roadway corridor map layer has been removed from the current Forsyth County Tax Administration maps. If you would like to see the location of the roadway corridor when it was in effect, you can do that by accessing the Assessment Map Archives. "September 23, 2016 Tax News Story regarding the Passing of House Bill 959."
Download the full year in a single zip file.
To use the Assessment Map Archives, click on the year you are interested in researching such as 2012.
There you will find a list of all tax maps as of 1/1/2012.
Let's say your PIN is 6835-36-3505.000.
Use the first four digits of the Parcel Identification Number (PIN) to select the appropriate map P 6835. Please notice you have the option of P 6835.01, P 6835.02, P 6835.03 or P 6835.04. This is due to the map being cut into quadrants. You will use the middle two numbers of the PIN to locate the quadrant you need. Using the Quadrant Grid map you will see that block 36 is in quadrant 01. So, you will select P 6835.01 from the list.
Once the map is displayed you use the last four digits of the PIN (3505) to locate the parcel on the map within block 36.
If you have any questions about these maps or how to use them, please call the Tax Customer Care Center at 336-703-2300.


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Friday, good ole With Leather posted the naked photos of A-Rod's lady friend, and our friends at Fleshbot have them today.
We had to add our spin, so, because we are a family site, we have blocked out the most offensive parts with the least sexual image imaginable. If you want to see it in its Bayless-less form, head to Fleshbot or With Leather.
A-Rod's Stripper Could Use Some Clothes [With Leather]


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Rock or electro Band wanted - Thurs 13/12 @ Wheelbarrow, Camden
We are looking for one more act to complete our line up on the above date/ venue.
Headliners are psychedelic influenced pop band Emperor Yes and dreamy rock band Tail Feather are also on the bill.
The show is being co-promoted by music mag/ site This is Fake DIY.
Our original opening act have pulled out and please get in touch if you feel your band would suit our line up.
The show is FREE.
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the band will get a couple of beer tokens each and/or their expenses covered
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Beers - Yes
Expenses - maybe. A fee for anyone (including us)depends on a busy bar.
There is back line -. Drums (ex breakables), bass amp and a guitar amp can be used.
We are looking for a band to play 25 - 30 mins.
Some of our previous guests include Clock Opera, Dan Le Sac, Dry the River, Errors, Lucy Rose, Slow Club, Spector, Three Trapped Tigers, Vessels and more.
Thanks alcxxk
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Neon Highwire?
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Probably count Great Disappointment in
We're going to need a pre-recording gig and we've got nothing in London yet!
For some rough-as-fuck rehearsal demos:
Any other bands fancy it?
Rock/ electro or perhaps pop but not too heavy - up beat all good. We just want the whole bill to make sense.
Our FB event
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Three Bluffton High wrestlers will compete for individual titles Friday and Saturday in the SCHSL Class AAAA championship meet at the Anderson Civic Center.
Senior Austin Farmer and juniors Levi Joly and Michael Meyerink qualified for the meet by finishing second in their respective weight classes Saturday in Lower State qualifying at Lugoff-Elgin High School.
Farmer placed second in the 138-pound weight class, qualifying for his fourth consecutive state championship meet.
Joly will make his third straight appearance at state after finishing second at 113 pounds.
Meyerink is also set to return to state for a third time, thanks to a runner-up finish at 152 pounds.


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The 102 points by the Lady Buccaneers were the most scored since posting 104 against Appalachian State last season, and the most plastered on any A-Sun foe this season in conference play.
The win puts ETSU in sole possession of first place in the A-Sun standings since
"We played one of our best games of basketball tonight," mentioned head coach Karen Kemp, who collected her 39th Atlantic Sun victory Monday. "I was really pleased with our all-around effort and how focused we were. We need to come out and play one game at time and let people know we are a pretty good team."
Despite their early struggles during the opening four minutes, the Lady Bucs were flawless for remainder of the contest. After only hitting three of its first nine shots, ETSU quickly heated up on its home floor. The Lady Bucs received a plethora of hot hands from 3-point land and stellar post play.
With the Lady Bucs leading 20-14 at the 11:48 mark, ETSU closed out the half hitting a barrage of threes (five total during the stretch) and outscored Belmont 30-16; taking a 20-point lead into the locker room, 50-30. The Lady Bucs found themselves hitting treys from outside NBA range as Tara Davis (
After the first 20 minutes, the Lady Buccaneers were shooting a scorching 63.6 percent from behind the arc (7-11) and 50.0 percent from the floor (19-38). On the flip side,
The Lady Bucs exploded out of the gates with a blazing 7-0 run to start the second half, extending their lead to 27, 57-30, when Evans nailed her third three of the game. ETSU's charge put the Bruins into hibernation as
For the contest, ETSU hit an unbelievable and season-high 72.2 percent (13-of-18) of its three-point field goals. DeVault hit five of the season-best 13 treys, and the blistering shooting percentage marked the third highest in program history. Freshman Kami Phillips (
Wiles was one of five Lady Buccaneer players to score in double figures, netting a career-high 21 points on 10-of-15 shooting. DeVault and Evans each added 17 apiece. Belcher and Norman rounded out the attack with 13. In total, 12 of the 13 ETSU players scored in the contest as the 708 ETSU faithful saw Kemp's club drain a season-best 38 field goals.
The Lady Bucs close out the regular season with a three-game road swing, beginning Saturday afternoon at
For more information on Lady Buccaneer basketball, visit www.ETSUBucs.com.


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School of Fine Arts
The mission of the School of Fine Arts is to provide a quality learning environment for students from our service area and beyond. Our undergraduate programs focus on close personal attention for each of our students from a well qualified arts faculty in modern facilities. Our goal is to provide area schools with thoroughly trained teachers in the arts as well as provide students intent on a professional career excellent opportunities to develop creative processes and techniques. Further, our mission is to provide the region quality visual and performance experiences through numerous outreach programs.
For more information, or to schedule a visit, contact Carrie Napora, Department Secretary, or Benjy Davies, School Chair.


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If you need to contact a moderator or simply wish to view the complete administration team, you can click the link 'The moderating team' found at the top of the main board page (the first page you see when visiting the board).
This list will show you administrators (those who have administration control panel access), global moderators (those who can moderate in all forums) and the moderators of the individual forums.
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Invest in Your Development
By Aimee Windmiller-Wood, SVP, Training and Program Development, Fierce, Inc.
I am a lifelong learner, as many of us drawn to the training profession are. When you are responsible for training and developing others, it is vital that you continue to invest in your own learning and development. In my journey as a trainer, I've continuously learned and honed many skills that have positively affected both my career and the careers of others.
When I landed my first job in training as manager of Stores Learning and Development at Macy's Northwest, I knew I was "home." I was certain this would be a fairly easy job for me and a natural fit. My wake-up call came during my second week on the job. I was asked to observe an outside vendor/trainer for experience. She ran out of content with two hours left to go and turned to me as she put the class on a 15-minute break, saying, "I am sure you can fill the remaining time with something wonderful."
I had nothing. I was new. My bag of tricks was empty. This was the first time I realized how much I had to learn and how little I knew. I had 15 minutes to come up with two hours of content. I had to think fast.
That's when I came up with a method I continue to use to this day. Out of desperation, I asked myself, "What would I want to have happen if I were a learner here? What have I been frustrated with in the past in courses I have taken? What would be a value add for my participants?" I put myself in the learner's shoes. By answering these questions, I quickly decided to facilitate table discussions that aligned with the content provided earlier that day, followed with an exercise to create action plans for overcoming, fixing, or eliminating some of their identified issues. We filled the remaining two hours, and it was clear to me that not only had participants learned something, they had actively and meaningfully engaged those skills, cementing that knowledge. I also had learned something about myself—that I was capable of learning "on the fly" and putting still-evolving knowledge and skills to work in a positive way.
What did I learn in this first anxiety-ridden experience?
- People love sharing their experiences.
- Self-generated insight is not created by the facilitator doing all the talking.
- The best learning happens when people connect personal experiences directly to what is being taught.
- I don't have to know everything in order to create a learning experience.
Because of this experience, I quickly got down to the business of learning about learning. Thankfully, there are ample resources available that help expand our knowledge, give us practical experience, and help us learn from each other. Many of those resources are free.
The more I learned, the more I realized how much I didn't know. This prompted me to enroll in the Adult Learning, Training and Development certificate course at the University of Washington. This was a fantastic way to immerse myself in the foundations of my field, network with others in the industry, and learn from instructors who were training professionals. This course taught me the foundations and gave me new perspectives on Adult Education. I learned from the instructors, of course, but I gained even more from insight my fellow students, many of whom—like me—were working in the industry.
My experiences as a trainer have reinforced for me how fundamentally important it is to continue building your skills and keep your own learning fresh and relevant. It is one of the most important things I look for when I interview candidates for learning and development positions at Fierce. If you aren't reading articles, blogs, books written by talented people in the industry, or taking Webinars and talking with subject matter experts, then I question your effectiveness in the classroom and your ability to develop strong classroom content. We live in a world where the needs and demands of businesses evolve so quickly that we must be prepared to offer training that meets those demands. We have to stay one step ahead.
Here are some suggestions for trainers actively seeking ways to be lifelong learners:
- Be authentic. Admit when you don't know something. You open the door to learning right then and there.
- Learn from your participants. Whether you train or design the courses, learn from your learners and continually enhance your materials.
- Stay on top of current events. Listen to the news prior to training a class and look for opportunities to incorporate some current events into a lesson.
- Question your assumptions. As we say at Fierce, "Interrogate Reality." Ask yourself if your current context about a given situation—your experience of it, how it's affecting your view of yourself and the world around you—is working for you. If not, change it.
- Spend time with people who love learning. Participate in industry networking organizations, book clubs, and adult education courses.
- Innovate. Revampa process that's not working well or change an old-school way of doing things. What can you add to enhance the learner's experience? Just because they're called "best practices" doesn't mean they are.
- Embrace mistakes. Mistakes are the best way to learn what doesn't work. The bigger they are, the less likely we are to make them again!
- Tweet. Spread the word. And follow other thought leaders who tweet. You never know when 140 characters will capture your imagination.
All of these tips will not only make you a stronger learning and development professional, they also will make you a much more interesting person to talk with. Conversations, especially those that get to the heart of the matter and enrich relationships, are the best way to learn.
Aimee Windmiller-Wood is the SVP, Training and Program Development, Fierce, Inc., a global leadership development and training company that drives results by improving workplace communication. For more information, visit http://www.fierceinc.com.


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Drawing the French tricolour with Java
You can create images using Java. The first tutorial Flags looks at drawing flags of the world, from simple flags such as Libya to more complicated flags such as the Stars and Stripes of the USA. In Java you can use methods such as
setColor and
fillRect to create simple images.
Notice that the blue rectangle is at (0,0), it is 50 wide and 100 deep so the commands to draw the blue rectangle are:
g.setColor(Color.blue); g.fillRect(0,0,50,100);
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January 20, 2013
MLK Film Screening: Sunday Afternoon
A Hole in the Head is a feature length documentary that tells the story of several young children attending the same elementary school in Lyles Station Indiana who, in 1927, were severely irradiated during a medical experiment conducted at the local county hospital. Wilbert Smith, the filmmaker, will be one of Goshen College's Martin Luther King Jr. Study Day guest speakers on Sunday, January 20th and Monday, January 21st.
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Retired Army Col. James L. Stone Sr., who received the Medal of Honor for bravery under fire in Korea, died Friday at his home in Arlington, Texas. He was 89.
The Congressional Medal of Honor Society announced his death but did not reveal the cause. There are 80 living recipients of the medal, the nation's highest award for wartime valor.
Col. Stone was a 28-year-old first lieutenant when his 48-man platoon was attacked by Chinese troops on a hilltop near Sokkogae, Korea, on the night of Nov. 21, 1951.
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Shot twice in the leg and once in the neck, he carried the platoon's only working machine gun from place to place on the hilltop and repaired a flamethrower by himself while under fire, according to his Medal of Honor citation. When it was over, half his unit had been killed and most of the survivors were wounded.
"Only because of this officer's driving spirit and heroic action was the platoon emboldened to make its brave but hopeless last-ditch stand," the citation states.
The next day, advancing American troops found hundreds of enemy soldiers dead. But they didn't find Lt. Stone.
Captured along with six other survivors, Lt. Stone spent 22 months in a prisoner-of-war camp on the Yalu River near the Manchurian border. He was freed in September 1953 in a prisoner exchange known as the "Big Switch."
"You can't imagine what it's like to see that flag again. It's like being reborn," Col. Stone said in an interview with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "It really makes you appreciate your country."
He went on to serve in Germany, was in charge of ROTC units in Fort Worth during the mid-1960s and did a tour of duty in Vietnam in 1971.
James Lamar Stone was born Dec. 27, 1922, in Pine Bluff, Ark., and grew up in Hot Springs. He studied chemistry and zoology at the University of Arkansas, where he was in the Army's Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
He graduated with a bachelor's degree and worked for General Electric in Houston before being called to active duty in 1948. He was sent to Korea in March 1951. A month after he was repatriated in 1953, President Eisenhower presented the Medal of Honor to him and six other men.
He retired from the Army after nearly 30 years and went to work with his son, James Stone Jr., in the home-building business.
He met his wife, Mary, after retiring from the Army. She said she didn't know about the Medal of Honor until after the wedding.
"He was a humble person and didn't talk about that part to me," she said.
Last year, 60 years after the battle at Sokkogae, the Army 90th Aviation Support Battalion in Fort Worth dedicated the Col. James L. Stone U.S. Army Reserve Center in his honor.
In addition to his wife and son, survivors include another son, Raymond; a stepdaughter, Amy Rodriguez; one grandchild; and two stepgrandchildren.


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Hi Penny,
Penny, religion is not for everyone, yet there are some who can not get around without it. As I understand more and more about religion I can clearly see that being religious is a a way of life where most have not tried. Meaning they have tried everything under the sun to see if they could find peace. Money didn't do it. Having jewelry that they are too afraid to wear because of crime didn't do it. Going in and out of prison never seems to be the answer. So I think that religion has a way of finding someone down on their luck. So I have talked about how religion has given me peace and a different lifestyle. So let me say this, there are men and women that will never be able to convert to religion. It's not for everyone but yet it is there for the taking. Religion has helped me to deal with things more wisely.
Peace to you Penny,


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Passengers with fold up bicycles with small wheels that are belt driven are permitted to travel on Transperth buses at any time as long as the bicycles are contained within a carry bag exceeding no more than 86cm long x 68cm high x 36cm wide. Fold up bicycles must be kept out of the aisle.
Seems they don't want folders at all as I think the above criteria is nigh on impossible to meet. The only folder I can find for sale in Australia that has belt drive is the Strida, but it doesn't fold down into the dimensions they want. There are a few chain driven ones that do though. Why Transperth wants them to be belt driven when the policy states they have to be in a carry bag confounds me.


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Hello from Underwood. I am catching up on my reading. I would like to share a few thoughts that pertain to your "Stepping Aside" comments/opinion that appeared on Dec. 18. Joey Harrington is a professional athlete. Based on his and team doctor's recommendations, he is taking a break from playing football.
This is the result of concerns over personal physical condition/health matters. I simply do not see how this fits with the moves being taken by Trent Lott, Cardinal Bernard Law, Jerry Sessions, Henry Kissinger, and others mentioned.
These individuals were/are elected or appointed officials who were asked/pressured to move on or resign because they mismanaged or violated public trust, had obvious conflicts of interests, or simply behaved in a manner not suited for their respective position.
Change and transition are a part of daily life. It is not relegated to a season and changes based on common sense decisions cannot be correlated to changes mandated by irresponsible choices or behavior.
Steven G. Berntsen
Underwood, Wash.
What errors?
Regarding my letter about Wal-Mart and its labor violations, Paul Nevin followed up by saying it "was full of errors." What errors? I summarized factual information derived from reliable news sources. A Portland jury in federal court had the same facts. Last week in a unanimous verdict, the jury found Wal-Mart guilty of forcing employees at 18 Oregon stores to work overtime without pay from 1994 to 1999.
Wal-Mart is well known for locating their Supercenters on the outskirts of small towns, offering prices that locally-owned businesses "couldn't dream of beating" (words from a recent Oregonian editorial.) The editorial goes on to say, "That's gouging a town from two directions: Underpaying innocent people to drive other innocent people out of business."
Darryl Lloyd
Hood River
The music man
Kudos to the Hood River High School Choirs and in particular Mark Steighner the music director. Having seen a few different music performances this season I have to say that the Hood River Valley High School choir really shines. The selections and arrangements were beautiful and moving and the talent so apparent. I think it is essencial for music to remain in the schools and Hood River is particularly blessed to have Mark Steighner.
P.S. Would love to see a community choir directed by Mark!
Pamela Hoke
Hood River
Story 'biased'
Your recent story on new poll results showing divided opinion about a casino in Cascade Locks and opposition to a change in state policy on off-reservation casinos was extremely biased. The headline, the sub-head and the lead of the story all questioned or disparaged the survey before you even reported the survey results.
You were generous in quoting the opposition and allowed them to characterize the recent poll as biased and confusing while calling their polls official and scientific. Why is it if the Grand Ronde tribe commissions a poll it reported as biased but if the Warm Springs Tribes commission a poll it is reported as scientific?
Why do you allow the Cascade Locks city administrator to call his poll official and the Grand Ronde poll bogus? Why does his unofficial poll at a town meeting get equal billing to a poll conducted by a professional polling company?
It's commonly known that poll results can be swayed by controlling what questions are asked but why do you allow one poll to be called official or scientific but another to be called bogus, biased and confusing? All the polls were conducted by professional polling companies. You offer no facts or other evidence that one poll is more accurate than another.
A news story is supposed to present a balanced and fair account of news and events. Your recent story on the new casino poll did not. In fact I would guess that the public relations folks working for the Warm Springs tribe are sitting around their office smiling and happy to have dodged an unfavorable bit of news. They couldn't have spun the story any better themselves.
Warren Morgan
Hood River
December 28
Where's the spirit?
Where is the Christmas spirit? Ever since I was a little girl I have ran to the window to watch the fire trucks parade down Methodist Road. I'm now an adult and a parent myself, and was greatly disappointed by the parade this year.
We've always had time to get on our coats, hats and shoes and run to the end of our driveway to see the parade. This year the fire trucks went by so fast, all we caught was a glimpse of their tail lights. My 3 1/2 year old son was crushed. The parade fills him with so much joy that usually he stands at our front window for a month after the parade, hoping to see the trucks again.
I've heard complaints from other residents of Hood River that the trucks went faster through every part of town. What is it that makes the fire fighters feel so rushed that they can't slow down to share the Christmas joy they bring yearly with the residents of Methodist Road?
Lacey Matthews
Hood River
'The Soldier'
Please post this letter in your newpaper, it came across the internet and I would like all in Hood River to read it:
The Soldier
I want you to close your eyes and picture in your mind the soldier at Valley Forge, as he holds his musket in his bloody hands. He stands barefoot in the snow, starved from lack of food, wounded from months of battle and emotionally scarred from the eternity away from his family, surrounded by nothing but death and carnage of war. He stands tough, with fire in his eyes and victory on his breath. He looks at us now in anger and disgust and tells us this ... I gave you a birthright of freedom born in the Constitution and now your children graduate too illiterate to read it. I fought in the snow barefoot to give you the freedom to vote and you stay at home because it rains. I left my family destitute to give you the freedom of speech and you remain silent on critical issues, because it might be bad for business. I orphaned my children to give you a government to serve you and it has stolen democracy from the people. It's the soldier, not the reporter, who gives you the freedom of the press. It's the soldier, not the poet, who gives you the freedom of speech. It's the soldier, not the campus organizer, who allows you to demonstrate. It's the soldier who salutes the flag, serves the flag, whose coffin is draped with the flag that allows the protester to burn the flag!
"Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen."
When you receive this, please stop for a moment and say a prayer for our U.S. ground troops in Afghanistan, and the ones facing deployment to Iraq at this very moment — AND all over this world.
Doti Miles
Yuma, Ariz.
No offense intended
I didn't write this, but it sure is good! I got it in e-mail and thought it timely to pass on.
"Dear Friends, acquaintances, associates, neighbours, fellow citizens, former friends, childhood schoolmates, fellow alumni and anyone else who would be offended to not find themselves addressed by this greeting.
Best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non additive, gender neutral, winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most joyous traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, but with respect for the religious persuasion of others who choose to practice their own religion as well as those who choose not to practice any religion at all. Have a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically uncomplicated recognition of the generally accepted calendar year 2003, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions have helped make our society great without regard to the race, creed, religious or sexual preference of others.
Disclaimer: This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It implies no promise by the wishes expressed to actually implement any of the wishes for themselves or others and no responsibility for any unintended emotional stress these greetings may bring."
Dr. Dan Armstrong, Senior Pastor
Hood River Valley Christian Church
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Man shot in face
A Sweetwater man was shot in the face just before noon on Wednesday according to Sweetwater Chief of Police Jim Kelley. The Sweetwater Police Department was dispatched to 102 Fisher Street around 11:02 a.m. on Wednesday about the shooting.Kelley stated that officers are still investigating details of the crime, but one man has already been arrested in the case. Danny Johnson was arrested Wednesday, as he allegedly shot at the 21-year-old male victim with a shotgun.According to Kelley, at least one pistol was also used in the shooting and authorities believe that there was more than one shooter. The victim was transported to Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital in stable condition, but was taken to Hendrick Medical Center Wednesday afternoon as one wound was "in or around his eye," according to Kelley.Kelley also stated that the victim had at least 15 pellets in his body and that the shooting allegedly resulted from a continuation of problems from the previous night.Witnesses say it happened after a neighbor asked him to stop the drug activity on the block.KTAB's Victor Sotelo was on the scene and talked to the shooter's sister who said the man who was shot, shot first.Sandra Bender lives on the 100 block of Fisher and said it was always quiet, until after new neighbors moved in.She lives there with her 86 year-old mother who is in poor health."She says did you hear that and I said yeah, and two nights ago we heard more gun shots. So last night when it happened again I called my daughter and said these people are our here shooting again," said Bender. Bender said for the past few nights they've heard gun shots and were afraid to come out.So Wednesday morning her brother, 55 year-old Danny Johnson, and her son came over and went next door to talk to the neighbors."He told them my mother and my sister live here and they are sickly, and you need to quit all that shooting, and all of the sudden they were shooting," said Bender.That's when she says one of the neighborhoods pulled a gun and shot at her brother and son, her brother returned fire shooting a man in the face.Sandra says her mom has lived here for over 50 years and just wants her street to be safe again.Johnson is charged with aggravated assault.


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Ram Truck Brand Continues 'Road to the Ram® Jam' All-star Country Music Series With First of Five Charity Auctions Beginning Jan. 22
Kellie Pickler is the first artist to auction off her Ram 1500 Laramie Longhorn truck to benefit USO Warrior and Family Care
Jan 18, 2013, 01:45 ET
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ram Truck brand continues its successful "Road to the Ram® Jam" all-star country music series with the first of five charity auctions where each participating artist will auction off their 2012 Ram 1500 Laramie Longhorn truck to benefit a charity of their choice.
Starting at 1 p.m. EST Tuesday, Jan. 22, fans can bid for Kellie Pickler's Ram 1500 Laramie Longhorn truck with all the proceeds from the auction benefiting the USO Warrior and Family Care program, a comprehensive long-term effort designed to help the nation's wounded, ill and injured troops, their families and caregivers navigate through the challenges of recovery. To get more information on the charity auction hosted on eBay Giving Works and to bid on Pickler's truck, visit www.ebay.com/roadtoramjam.
As part of the Road to the Ram Jam series, all five participating artists – Kellie Pickler, Brantley Gilbert, Billy Currington, Zac Brown Band, and Easton Corbin – received a one-year lease on a 2012 Ram 1500 Laramie Longhorn truck. Those trucks will be auctioned off in the next three months with all proceeds benefiting a charity of each artist's choice. Fans will have two weeks to bid on each artist's truck.
Gilbert's truck will go up for auction Feb. 5 with all proceeds benefiting Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA). Currington follows Gilbert on Feb. 19 with proceeds benefiting Team Rubicon, Zac Brown Band on March 5 with proceeds benefiting Camp Southern Ground, and Corbin on March 18 with proceeds benefiting the Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund.
"Ram was proud to partner with these five great country music artists on the 'Road to Ram Jam'," said Fred Diaz -President and CEO - Ram Truck Brand and Chrysler de Mexico. "It is nice to know how much they each loved driving their trucks and now we wholeheartedly encourage Ram truck and country music fans to support the auctions and the wonderful charities they benefit."
"I love everything there is to love about my Ram Truck," Pickler said. "And I have to be honest I am a little sad about giving it up, but it's for a great cause and we really want to raise a lot of money for the USO, so please log on and bid."
"USO Warrior and Family Care provides services that help our heroes heal with honor," added Kelli Pendleton, programs manager for USO Fort Campbell. "We are so grateful to Kellie for thinking of the USO and the work we do to support our nation's wounded, ill and injured as well as to Ram and everyone who casts their bids in support of such a worthwhile initiative." To learn more about USO Warrior and Family Care visit http://uso.org/warriorandfamilycare.
The Road to the Ram Jam series was the ultimate country music fan experience. It helped bring fans closer to some of their favorite artists with exclusive video content, the opportunity to win prizes, free music downloads, as well as a chance to enter to win trips for two to the exclusive Ram Jam concert. The invitation-only 2012 Ram Jam concert event, held on Dec. 29 in Nashville, Tenn., was a huge success with performances by all five participating artists. Those who missed the live stream of the concert event on Ram Country on Yahoo! Music can go to http://music.yahoo.com/programs/ram-country/ and check out some of the highlights from the night.
About Kellie Pickler
Kellie Pickler grew up immersed in country music in the small town of Albemarle, North Carolina with the words of Tammy Wynette, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton shaping her musical footing. At the age of 19, she gained fame as a contestant on the fifth season of American Idol where it was evident to all that she was a star. In 2006, she signed to 19 Recordings/BNA Records to release her debut, "Small Town Girl," which has gone on to sell more than 800,000 copies worldwide and produce three singles, "Red High Heels," "I Wonder" and "Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind."
In 2008, Pickler released her self-titled sophomore record featuring country radio hits "Don't You Know You're Beautiful," "Best Days of Your Life" (co-written with Taylor Swift and her first Top 10) and "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You." Having established herself as not only a powerful vocalist, but also a songwriter, Pickler released her third studio album, "100 Proof," with famed producer Frank Liddell (known for his work with Miranda Lambert) and Luke Wooten. An avid supporter of the U.S. military, she has performed on six USO Tours, having most recently visited Afghanistan in December 2012. Pickler also just announced that she has signed with a new label, Black River Entertainment in Nashville, and will begin work on a new album expected in 2013. For more information, visit www.kelliepickler.com.
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It's no surprise that Louise Roe, the 31-year-old model, fashion journalist and new host of NBC's "Fashion Star," has transformed an entire room of her West Hollywood home into her own personal closet space. It's a small room, decorated with pictures of her family, where she plays dress-up amid racks of shoes, dresses, handbags and an impressive collection of costume jewelry.
On a day in late February, Roe has all of her Oscar week outfits neatly organized on a rack. White and black pairs of Jimmy Choo heels, a yellow pair of Steve Madden heels and a pair of print Carvelas are laid out at the foot of one rack. An acid yellow bag sits next to a vegan purple crocodile clutch by Heather Belle and a week's worth of accessories. It's a fashion lover's paradise, and Roe is queen of the kingdom.
She navigates her closet as if it's a well-organized small department store. A large rack of shoes displays studded heels, animal print flats, cap-toe heels and stilettos in bright pink and yellow and teal. A prized pair of bronze metallic sneakers sits on the floor, saved for when "I'm feeling like a rock star," she says. Fashion books are tucked under a small end table covered with jewelry. Rings, earrings, necklaces and bracelets of every style are wrapped around a jewelry stand. She stops to point out pyramid bangles by Lia Sophia. Headpieces from Urban Outfitters and American Eagle litter the top of the table.
Louise Roe: An article in the March 17 Image section about "Fashion Star" host Louise Roe said she will be featured in a new Style Network program called "Pop Style" that's slated to begin airing in April. The show is expected to air over the summer. —
Roe is dressed in a pair of watercolor print trousers from her friend's label Femme d'Armes, a poppy-colored top by Express and purple shoes by Carvela. She likes to support smaller designers rather than exclusively wearing big names, and her outfit is the perfect expression of the way she mixes designer labels with affordable brands for a look that's on trend but attainable.
"My personal style is very bright, and I don't know if that's because, well, wearing bright colors makes me feel happier than wearing just black," says Roe as she fiddles with her oversized Kimberly McDonald ring. She admires the way Kate Bosworth, Miranda Kerr and Olivia Palermo dress and looks up to designers Diane von Furstenberg, Tory Burch and Rachel Roy.
When it comes to beauty, Roe keeps it simple. Her favorite products include Lancome brightening serum, a Makeup Forever brow pencil and Maybelline mascara. "I've used it since I was probably too young to even wear mascara," Roe jokes. She favors one fragrance — See by Chloe — because "It makes me think of Paris."
Roe is into prints at the moment, especially Mary Katrantzou, Peter Pilotto and Holly Fulton out of London, and she cites the 1970s as her main style inspiration. "I love that era of quite boho but bold, everything from like Bianca Jagger's white wedding suit to Lauren Hutton in cut-off jeans or Farrah Fawcett in high-waisted paints … I just love all that." To this day, Roe keeps a scrapbook she fills with pictures she rips out of her favorite fashion magazines.
As she sifts through her wardrobe, her fingers glide over a bright yellow leather jacket from Reiss, a blue print dress by Mara Hoffman and some select pieces from Zara and Express. Every color in the rainbow is present. She pauses when she finds a particular dress and smiles.
"It's from the BCBG spring collection, and it's got a harness on it, which was big on the runway," she says. "Very 'Fifty Shades.'"
Roe brought her love of prints and colors to her "Fashion Star" wardrobe, which she styled herself, with help from Daniel Musto, wardrobe stylist for the show. She replaced original host Elle Macpherson when the show started its second season March 8 and viewers can expect to see brightly colored gowns, prints and even a Tibi suit. Her favorite is a dress with acrylic fins she'll wear on the show's finale May 10 — a dress she describes as "epic."
"Fashion Star" is just one of Roe's many endeavors. She is also a designer for the site Stylistpicks.com and has just come out with her fourth season of handbags and shoes for the line, her favorite being an acid yellow bag.
"I want to eat it, it's come out so beautifully," Roe says of the bag.
Once "Fashion Star's" season ends, fans can see more of Roe on a new weekly show with the Style Network called "Pop Style," slated to premiere in April. She'll join co-host Jeannie Mai for the network's first live show focused on pop culture and fashion news.
"It's a little bit of 'The Soup' meets 'Fashion Police' meets like a smidge of 'Ellen' with a little bit of the 'Sports Center' idea thrown in," Roe says.
Roe also hosts "Plain Jane," a makeover show on MTV International that airs in 66 countries around the globe. She wanted to make her accessories line accessible to fans of that show, who are sometimes as young as 12 years old, so prices for her line range from $60 to $70 for a pair of shoes or bag.
"I get tweets and Facebooks, and they are so passionate about dressing up and having fun with fashion and beauty that it just seems fair to make it attainable to everybody," Roe says. "If you're saving up your pocket money for a cool bag, I just think that is what fashion should be."
"Fashion Star" airs at 8 p.m. Fridays on NBC.


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JUDE LAW (Dr. Jonathan Banks) is considered one of Britain's finest actors, with a
wealth and variety of film and theatre performances to his credit.
In December 2011, he reunited with Guy Ritchie and Robert Downey Jr., on SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS, reprising his role from the global box-office success SHERLOCK HOLMES. In 2012 he starred in Fernando Meirelles's 360 with Rachel Weisz and Anthony Hopkins
and Joe Wright's ANNA KARENINA opposite Keira Knightley. He recently performed in the West
End's ANNA CHRISTIE to rave reviews and starred in Steven Soderbergh's CONTAGION alongside Matt
Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Kate Winslet.
In 2009, Law starred in the title role of the Donmar Warehouse production of
Shakespeare's HAMLET, first in London's West End and then reprising the role on Broadway,
earning him a second Tony nomination.
On the big screen, Law first drew major critical attention for his performance as Oscar
Wilde's lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, in 1997's WILDE, for which he won an Evening Standard
British Film Award. He went on to earn international acclaim for his work in Anthony
Minghella's THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY. Law's performance as doomed golden boy Dickie
Greenleaf brought him both Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, as well as a BAFTA Award
for Best Supporting Actor.
Law was later honored with Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA Award nominations for
Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role in the 2003 Civil War epic COLD MOUNTAIN, also directed
by Minghella. He also earned a Golden Globe nomination for his role in Steven Spielberg's AI:
In 2004, Law starred in five very different films, including two for which he shared acting
ensemble honors: Mike Nichols' acclaimed drama CLOSER, also starring Julia Roberts, Clive Owen
and Natalie Portman, with whom he won the National Board of Review Award for Best Ensemble; and Martin Scorsese's epic biopic THE AVIATOR, for which he shared in a Screen Actors Guild
Award nomination for Outstanding Cast Performance. That same year, Law starred in ALFIE,
playing the title role under the direction of Charles Shyer; David O. Russell's I HEART HUCKABEES;
and SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW, which he also produced. In addition, he lent his
voice to LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.
His wide range of film credits also includes Terry Gilliam's THE IMAGINARIUM OF DR. PARNASSUS; Kenneth Branagh's SLEUTH, which he also produced; Wong Kar Wai's first English-language film, MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS; Nancy Meyers' romantic comedy hit THE HOLIDAY, with
Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet and Jack Black; BREAKING AND ENTERING, which reunited him with
Anthony Minghella; Sam Mendes' ROAD TO PERDITION, with Tom Hanks and Paul Newman; Jean-Jacques Annaud's ENEMY AT THE GATES; David Cronenberg's EXISTENZ; Clint Eastwood's MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL; and GATTACA, which marked his American film debut.
Law began his career on the stage, acting with the National Youth Theatre at the age of
12. In 1994, he created the role of Michael in Jean Cocteau's play LES PARENTS TERRIBLES, for
which he was nominated for the Ian Charleson Award for Outstanding Newcomer. The play was
renamed INDISCRETIONS when it moved to Broadway, where Law received a Tony Award
nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor. His subsequent stage work includes 'TIS PITY SHE'S A WHORE at London's Young Vic Theatre and a highly acclaimed performance in the title role of
Christopher Marlowe's DR. FAUSTUS, both directed by David Lan. Law was recently closely
involved in the fundraising efforts for the major refurbishment of the Young Vic Theatre.
In 2007, the French Academy awarded Jude Law a Cesar d'Honneur in recognition of his
contribution to cinema, and the government of France named him a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts
et des Lettres for his artistic achievements.
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Boyz II Men is best known for dominating the Billboard charts in the early to mid-'90s with hits such as "End of the Road" and "One Sweet Day," but anyone who ever wore a baseball cap with a cardigan or ever had the desire to walk with a cane might also remember the Philadelphia R&B group for its trend-setting fashion.
Here, Wanya Morris — who will perform at the House of Blues Sunday with Boyz II Men bandmates Nathan Morris and Shawn Stockman (Michael McCary left the group in 2003 for health reasons) — discusses the group's fashion highs and lows over the last 20 years:
Shearling coats with sheepskin: "If you look at the cover of the first album (1991's 'Cooleyhighharmony'), we had these shearling coats on. We started doing it thinking we could be just as cool as everyone else. We didn't stand out. Our old manager, Michael Bivins, felt (that) in order to stand out, we need to be different. … He took us shopping and we purchased our wardrobe for the next year. Everything you saw in 1991 was from that (shopping trip)."
Cardigans and bowties: "(Bivins) wanted to give us a style that would make us different from other black guys: bowties, cardigans, shorts. It was very collegiate — very preppy. He called it 'Alex Vanderpool' (after 'All My Children' character Alfred Vanderpool). If we walked down the street and somebody was walking by us, they wouldn't grasp their purse. … He was a visionary. Everybody started wearing it after they saw us. It's funny. Now people are wearing it (again)."
Matching outfits: "We didn't mind it at all. That's what groups did back in the day — dress alike. We followed the blueprint of groups in the old days. We were actually cool with that. It shows unity. We were all together. It made perfect sense. … But no one dresses in unity anymore.
The cane: "(McCary) did it for style, for the most part, in the beginning. It didn't come until later that he was using it for real. If you look at ('Cooleyhighharmony'), we all had canes on the album cover. (Bivins) took the canes away from all of us except Mike. He allowed Mike to have one to be cool."
Dracula jackets: "We played this song called 'U Know' on our 'II' tour that was a rock song and came up with an idea to have these Dracula coats made for the song. We figured it would be sinister and gangster — the song represented that. Our stylist made the coats but didn't make them right. They were floppy and didn't sit right. We wore them one time and after that burned them."
Shiny blue suits: "I would say the most embarrassing outfits were these blue shiny suits that we had on (the cover of the 2000 single, 'Pass You By'). They were like cardboard. We had this idea to wear the suits standing in the water and the suits would (digitally) melt away into the water. The record company didn't want to pay an art director to do the effect, and it kind of (ruined) the idea."
The grown-up look: "I guess, to a certain extent, we realized with (the 2011 music video for) 'One Up For Love' that we had to become more common — more relatable to people. Anyone can go to the store and purchase what we have on when we rock the house. … I would describe our style as grown, conservative and sexy. I would say we graduated from college to professors. It represents cleanliness in a music industry that is very much a dirty game."
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 2nd Sep 2011 21:47 UTC
So, I kind of mocked this story yesterday, but today an interesting twist has emerged which puts the story in an entirely different light. This week, CNet reported a story about how Apple is working with the San Francisco Police Department to retrieve a lost iPhone 5 prototype. The police and Apple apparently traced the phone to someone's house, and showed up on his doorstep, threatening him and his family. The only problem - the SFPD has no record of any house search or of the case in general - raising the question whether Apple employees falsely impersonated the SFPD, which happens to be a serious crime in California. Update: While I was busy sleeping, the story changed a little bit, but it's still far too shady. After conferring with Apple, the SFPD now states four police officers were involved, and that only the two Apple employees entered Calderon's house. However, Calderon had no idea these two were private non-police people, since he claims they did not identify themselves as Apple employees. Had he known, he would not have let them search his house. So, update or no, Apple employees still impersonated police officers, and issued threats to intimidate Calderon into letting them search his house - without a warrant. I don't understand how people can just accept this sort of behaviour. Don't you have rights in the US? Update II: Perfect summary.
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by glarepate on Sat 3rd Sep 2011 04:43 in reply to "RE: Comment by ballmerlikesgoogle"
The SFPD did come to the house.
Wow, that's scary if they really did go to the house and are now denying it!
UPDATE, 11:42 A.M.: Lt. Troy Dangerfield of the SFPD called to clarify his above statements: The police will only investigate if Calderón chooses to speak with them directly and share information about the people who came to his house. (So far, the SFPD has not spoken to Calderón, but only learned of his story through SF Weekly.) "If the person is reporting that people misrepresented themselves as San Francisco police officers, that's something we will need to investigate," Dangerfield says. "We take people representing themselves as police officers very seriously."
Do you think it's because of the offer of $300 for the return of the phone?
(Same source as above)
"They made it seem like they were on the phone with the owner of the phone, and they said, 'The person's not pressing charges, they just want it back, and they'll give you $300,'" he recalled.
As the visitors left, one of them -- a man named "Tony" -- gave Calderón his phone number and asked him to call if he had further information about the lost phone. Calderón shared the man's phone number with SF Weekly.
The phone was answered by Anthony Colon, who confirmed to us he is an employee of Apple but declined to comment further. According to a public profile on the website LinkedIn, Colon, a former San Jose Police sergeant, is employed as a "senior investigator" at Apple.
Dangerfield said police plan to look into Calderón's allegations.
"There's something amiss here. If we searched someone's house, there would be a police report," Dangerfield said.
Apple's media-relations department did not return calls for comment.
Since the SFPD disavowed any knowledge of the search for the phone, some tech reporters have speculated that the story of the lost phone was a hoax or publicity stunt engineered by Apple. CNET based its report on a single anonymous source "familiar with the investigation."
Why do you think they had a retired cop with them who says that he works for Apple? Should we get Patrick Jane and the CBI to investigate this since it overlaps the jurisdictions of Cupertino, SF and San Jose? I'll bet he'll crack this case and we can all watch it on iTunes for only $0.99! Wouldn't that be great!!
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by glarepate on Sat 3rd Sep 2011 04:54 in reply to "RE: Comment by ballmerlikesgoogle"
I see that there is new news now:
And I also see that they didn't update the earlier article, which might have saved me from being such an ass if they had.
Or not ... <(^B)<
But I'd at least like to think I wouldn't have been such an ass if corrected coverage had been linked to the original article.
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Sophomore guards Lauren Gruber (12.3) and Alyssa Colla (11.4) average in double figures for the 'Cats. Freshman forward Nea Makela leads the team in rebounds with a 5.9 average.
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Sam Hoyt leads the scoring for the Huskies, averaging 16.2 points a game. Kylie Moxley is just below a double digit average at 9.6. Jillian Ritchie tallies 5.8 rebounds and Paige Albi averages 5.6.
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The two teams will matchup for the final game of the season on March 2 in Houghton, Mich.
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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker College women's golf team shot a two round total of 657 (+81) to finish fourth (out of 18 teams) in the Hilton Head Lakes Invitational.
The Cobras shot an opening round 333, but followed up with a strong second round 324. The second round total was good enough for fifth lowest round of the day and third lowest round on the season for Coker.
The Navy and Yellow were led by sophomore Taylor Demby who shot 78 and 82 for a two round total of 160. She finished in a tie for 11th individually. Sophomore Tensley Clowser's 164 two round total (79, 85) was good enough for a tie for 23rd, while freshman Amber Harman shot 85, 83 for a two round total of 168. Senior Krista Thorpe and junior Mallory Thompkins improved on their first round totals shooting 79 and 80 in the second round, after opening rounds of 91 and 92 respectively.
Limestone College was able to bring home the title with a playoff victory over Wingate University. Both teams shot two round totals of 632. King University's Elizabeth Swallow shot two rounds of 76 for a total of 152, which was good enough to bring home the individual title.
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Diamondbacks 2, Cardinals 1
Paul Goldschmidt showed the way, and Chris Young followed.
Goldschmidt and Young homered on consecutive pitches from Jason
Motte with one out in the ninth inning, leading the Arizona
Diamondbacks over the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 Thursday night.
With St. Louis ahead 1-0 on Allen Craig's RBI single in the
fifth, Motte (4-4) struck out Miguel Montero leading off the ninth.
Goldschmidt, who hit a 456-foot homer in Wednesday's 5-2 loss,
fouled off three full-count pitches, then drove the ninth pitch of
the at-bat to center for his 18th home run this season.
"Any time you've got two strikes, you have to battle,
especially against one of the best closers in the league,"
Goldschmidt said. "They're going to get you more than you get
them. Luckily, it worked out."
Young sent the next pitch over the left-field wall for his 12th
"I was just trying to make it happen," Young said. "Motte is
a power pitcher, and you know he's going to be around the plate. I
tried to be aggressive and keep my composure."
Young said he simply parlayed the momentum from Goldschmidt's
homer into the go-ahead drive.
"Goldie came through huge for us and kind of took the pressure
off me," Young said. "At that point, for me, it was just go out
and try to win the ballgame."
David Hernandez (2-2) pitched a perfect eighth, and J.J. Putz
finished with a 1-2-3 ninth for his 14th consecutive save and 23rd
in 27 chances overall.
Arizona had lost its previous seven games against St. Louis
dating to last season.
Motte blew a save for the fifth time in 32 chances. He gave up a
two-out double to Jake Elmore before being removed for only the
fourth time this season.
"Just didn't do my job tonight," Motte said. "I felt
St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said Motte ran up against a hot
"It was a pretty good at-bat Goldschmidt put together,"
Matheny said. "He fought off good pitches and figured out some
timing against him by being able to stay alive. You haven't seen
too much of that from Jason. He's been very good this season."
In a game that started 1 hour, 25 minutes late because of rain,
Arizona's Trevor Cahill allowed one run and five hits in six
innings with four strikeouts and one walk. The Cardinals' Kyle
Lohse gave up four hits and three walks in 6 2-3 innings, striking
out five. He lowered his ERA to 2.61, third-best in the NL.
St. Louis went ahead in the fifth after Rafael Furcal led off
with an infield single, Lohse grounded into a forceout and Cahill
hit Jon Jay with a two-strike pitch. Craig followed with his 62nd
RBI of the season.
Arizona threatened in the fourth. Aaron Hill walked but was
thrown out by catcher Tony Cruz trying to steal second, completing
a double play as Justin Upton struck out. Montero singled and
Goldschmidt walked, but Lohse struck out Young.
Arizona hit consecutive homers for the third time this season.
The Diamondback had scored just four runs over the first 26 innings
of the series.
"It's been a slow go for us, and we were getting shut out
again," Arizona manager Kirk Gibson said. "We had good life
tonight. Guys were upbeat right until the end and good things
NOTES: St. Louis C Yadier Molina missed his second straight game
because of lower back tightness. He is day to day. … Arizona SS
Jake Elmore got his first major league hit with a single in the
seventh inning and finished 2 for 4. He was doused by teammates in
the locker room after the game… The Diamondbacks have played 10
successive games against teams with winning records and are 4-6.
… St. Louis hosts Pittsburgh on Friday in the opener of a
three-game series. Jake Westbrook (12-8) will face James McDonald
(10-5). Arizona travels to Houston for a three-game series that
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MACON, Ga. -- Lipscomb's Kellie Sirus was named Player of the Week by the Atlantic Sun Conference office Monday afternoon.
Sirus blasted three home runs in four games Saturday and Sunday. She nailed a three-run home run in a 4-0 win over Coastal Carolina Saturday.
The rookie third baseman hit a grand slam home run and RBI-double in 7-6 loss to Elon later that day.
In Sunday's rematch with Elon, Sirus hit a two-run homer in the 5-2 win. The Sarasota, Fla. native drove in 10 runs in four games.
The Bisons are off to a 5-1 start.
The Atlantic Sun Conference hands out Player of the Week awards each Monday during the 2007 softball season.
The 12-member league headquartered in Macon, Ga., consists of Belmont, Campbell, ETSU, Gardner-Webb, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Lipscomb, Mercer, UNF and Stetson with Florida Gulf Coast and USC Upstate beginning competition in 2007-08.


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Liberal support was up slightly to 33 per cent, statistically tied with the Tories at 32 per cent and followed by the NDP at 15 per cent and the Greens at 13 per cent.
Liberals are actually up 2% nationally since the last Decima offering(beginning of July), but the good news comes in the regionals. I've said this before, when certain polls have shown a statistical tie, that the Conservative regional support is uneven, which means a tie is really a Liberal lead electorally. This pollster concurs:
But Walker said it's the regional numbers that signal potential trouble for the Tories.
When is the last time, we have seen the Liberals out front in Quebec (margin of error aside):
In Quebec, the Liberals appeared to be benefiting most from a collapse in support for the Bloc Quebecois. Liberals were at 30 per cent, virtually tied with the Bloc at 29 per cent, followed by the Tories at 24 per cent, the Greens at eight per cent and the NDP at six per cent.
Liberals up 4% in Quebec, although the Conservative numbers have improved as well. Part of the Bloc vote collapse may have to due with largely being ignored during this Green Shift debate. I know some will argue that the Quebec only polls are more indicative, and that may be true, but you have to like the trends for the Liberals in Quebec.
Ontario is largely unchanged from the last poll, except for the NDP totals, with this pollster mirroring other findings that show real erosion:
In Ontario, the Liberals enjoyed a healthy lead with 40 per cent, compared to the Tories with 31 per cent and the NDP and Greens with 14 per cent each.
What I find most encouraging, absolutely no sense whatsoever that the Conservatives constant attacks have done any damage to the Liberals. Couple this fact with an uptick in Dion's personal numbers, and it's a fairly positive picture.
British Columbia (high MOE):
In British Columbia, a three-week average of weekly telephone polling results suggests the Tories were ahead at 32 per cent, with the Liberals and NDP tied at 26 per cent and the Greens at 15 per cent.
No real movement since the last Decima poll, nor in Atlantic Canada for that matter.
I've been of the opinion, that the first few weeks would be the biggest challenge for the Liberals tax shift proposal. It's a simple idea, but the details are complicated, not easily explained in soundbite form. The Green Shift is also sensitive to the most superficial of attacks, because it has to do with taxes, easy fodder for opponents. In the grand scheme, if the Liberals could get the plan out without initial rejection, then time would allow for the idea to penetrate, allow a better understanding. This poll is another indication that the Liberals have weathered the initial storm, the oily ads, the virgins in yellow shirts, the NDP's attacks, none of it seems to have hurt the Liberals, if anything encouragement. Factor in the usual opposition lull during the summer, and it's a decent picture heading into the fall.


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