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The all-new TRANSFORMERS PRIME: RAGE OF THE DINOBOTS comic book series from IDW Publishing and Hasbro won't be in stores until next month, but we couldn't wait! We sat down with writers Mairghread Scott and Mike Johnson (both writers of the Transformers Prime television show) to hear about this four-issue limited series bridging the gap following Fall of Cybertron and tying in to the new season of Prime! Plus—we thought you might want to get an exclusive first look at Nick Roche's retailer incentive cover—ask your local comic book store about availability!
Q: Firstly, Mairghread, I believe you're the first woman to officially write a Transformers comic. How does it feel to have made history?
MAIRGHREAD SCOTT: It feels great to be the first woman to write a Transformers comic, but many of the writers on the Transformers Prime show are women, so it seemed natural to continue writing the world I love in a new medium. I only hope that everyone else is as thrilled in my arrival as I am to be here.
Q: Mike, you're currently writing IDW's Star Trek comic book, as well as DC's Supergirl. How does it feel to be back writing Transformers again?
MIKE JOHNSON: It feels great! My first Transformers Prime mini-series ended up evolving into the second episode I wrote for the show, so it's great to return to comics to tell a new Prime story. There's a nice symbiotic relationship between the show and the comics and the game that I hope will continue on.
Q: Does Rage of the Dinobots tie directly into events that we will be seeing in future seasons of Transformers Prime?
MAIRGHREAD SCOTT: We think Rage is the perfect blend of stand-alone and integration. The entire story can be read without knowing anything about Prime the TV show, but there are a number of elements that foreshadow things to come on Prime.
MIKE JOHNSON: We are definitely working within the mythology of the show, and as with the last comics mini series there's always the possibility that what we do in the comics could be reflected in the show down the line.
Q: Both of you have both written for the Transformers Prime TV series. Is it hard to translate adventures for these characters into a comic book?
MAIRGHREAD SCOTT: There's definitely been a learning curve from me in terms of pacing a comic book. Fans of Prime know we pack a lot of story into every episode, but comics are even tighter. Every panel counts and we tried very hard to keep the sense of movement people feel in Prime even in comic form. I think we succeeded.
MIKE JOHNSON: The tricky part is taking something that began in animation, and is so suited to the moving image. Comics work in static images, so the trick is to convey the pace and action of a show on the printed page. It's a fun challenge.
Q: How do you set about creating new and unique voices for the Dinobots without forgetting their previous appearances across the Transformers franchise?
MAIRGHREAD SCOTT: The Dinobots have become increasingly smarter ever since they were first introduced in G1, and you can see this in the video game Fall of Cybertron as well. We wanted to preserve both that evolution and the animal nature of Dinobots that G1 fans love. So we focused on giving the Dinobots the minds of soldiers but the rage of beasts inside them. It's that fight that defines our Dinobots and it's that struggle that we think fans will love.
MIKE JOHNSON: I think that all great pop culture characters need to evolve over time to be truly lasting, and the Dinobots are no exception. One of the strengths of Transformers is that they've been able to stay exciting and relevant for new generations, and part of that is because creators have not been afraid to make changes. The fun is playing off the expected and familiar voices of characters to create something new that still honors what's come before.
Q: Can you tell us a little about the premise of what the Dinobots could be up to?
MAIRGHREAD SCOTT: The Dinobots are guarding the retreat of the last Autobot forces on Cybertron, but when one transport doesn't make it they are forced to try a daring rescue against the dark forces that have chosen to stay on a dying planet. It's Black Hawk Down meets Apocalypse Now with metal dinosaurs. You're welcome.
MIKE JOHNSON: We're really embracing the "behind enemy lines" aspect of the Dinobots being the last Autobots standing on Cybertron after the Exodus. It creates a tense, dramatic situation that we see each of the Dinos react to in their own way. We also see a different side of Grimlock as he's forced to keep his team together when everything's going wrong.
Q: Will events in the mini-series tie in directly with the Fall of Cybertron video game, as well as the Prime series?
MAIRGHREAD SCOTT: The events in the mini-series come shortly after the Fall of Cybertron videogame, but are a significant time before the start of TF Prime (remember, the entire Exodus novel has to happen during this time too). For fans of the game, this will be a nice Dinobots/Shockwave rematch, for fans of Prime, it has some tantalizing upcoming elements in the show without being spoiler-y.
Q: What can you say about the artwork for the series which is being done by Agustin Padilla? Is it exactly as you envisioned it?
MAIRGHREAD SCOTT: We're very happy with the art Mr. Padilla has done for us. He has an eye for detail that really brings out the wonderful Fall of Cybertron and Prime designs. You will definitely be able to recognize all our characters from one medium to the next.
MIKE JOHNSON: It's better than I envisioned! Agustin has the perfect style for Transformers. His characters have a real presence and weight on the page that really make you believe that these are giant metal creatures doing battle. His imagination is amazing. We give him simple panel descriptions and he infuses them with action and life.
Q: Since you are co-writing the series together, how do you go about dividing the duties on that? Does one person write a draft and the other one comments on it and visa versa?
MIKE JOHNSON: It's a constant give and take. We talk out the story over a meal, break it down into a page-by-page outline, and then start kicking script pages back and forth until we create a Frankenstein monster that lurches to life. Writing with a partner is fun because the things we come up with by bouncing off each other are often cooler than what we come up with on our own.
Q: Which of the Dinobots have you had the most fun writing so far?
MAIRGHREAD SCOTT: Slug, because I knew I would love writing Grimlock, but I didn't realize how much I'd love writing Slug. Slug is perfectly happy to be a hard-nosed, animalistic jerk. He doesn't even like being in 'bot mode if he can help it. I appreciate a character than embraces his situation like that without any angst. Slug is refreshingly stubborn.
MIKE JOHNSON: Grimlock, all the way. I'm old enough to still have the original G1 Grimlock from off the shelf back when he first appeared, so to be able to write him now is a 10-year-old's dream come true. Plus, without spoiling too much, he's one particular dinosaur who has "evolved" in interesting ways since he first stomped into our world.


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Frank Tell Makes It Work for Fall 2009
>> No matter what your clothes look like, when you share a studio space with cool fashion types like Julia Restoin-Roitfeld and jewelry designer Pamela Love, you're bound to get some buzz. Luckily for Frank Tell, he has talent enough that the buzz is just the appetizer. In a presentation that kicked off with cocktails in the lobby of the Tribeca Grand Hotel, a sea of people flooded through to check out Tell's new offering; typically, his mainstay is cocktail dresses, but with a mind for saleability he decided to go with 60 percent separates this season. Pamela Love contributed a vest of tiny metal swords, and since Swarovski couldn't sponsor Tell this season, he recycled last season's sponsor offering, encrusting a sweater with the crystals — an echo that has resounded among many this season: just make it work.

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Emmy-nominated writer Hugh Sterbakov has written for Robot Chicken, and sold feature and TV scripts to AMC, Paramount, Fox, SyFy and Disney. He also wrote the critically acclaimed comic book Freshmen, as well as Hell & Back, an R-rated stop-motion animated comedy starring Mila Kunis and Danny McBride, coming in 2013. He recently released his first novel, City Under the Moon, about the release of a werewolf virus as a biological weapon.
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This is the Utility Partition and is not required for normal operation of the System. The partition is there so that the Diagnostics & EISA Configuration can be run without using the DSA (Dell SCSI Array) CD-ROM or a boot Disk.
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City Employment Opportunities
About 5,800 City employees believe that providing quality government services to their fellow citizens is the most satisfying work anyone could choose to do.
The City knows you have many options, whether you are just beginning your career, seeking a second career or just looking for a new challenge.
We are always interested in talking with people who want to be part of a government that is moving forward.
The City strives to provide a competitive, comprehensive compensation package that will attract and retain the brightest and best.
View our current career opportunities.
Salary levels are generally competitive with the private sector and are reviewed periodically. The majority of City employees are members of one of eight bargaining units. The City pays bi-weekly on Friday. Automatic deposit is mandatory.
- Health insurance is offered through Presbyterian Health Plan System.
- Dental insurance is provided through Delta Dental.
- Vision insurance is provided through Vision Service Plan (VSP.)
Compared to other government employers in New Mexico, the City's plan is the most generous and the least costly to employees because the City pays 80 percent of the premium cost.
Employees, their qualifying spouse or domestic partner, and qualifying dependents are eligible for insurance coverage.
Insurance coverage can be effective on the employee's hire date if forms and dependent documents are submitted to the Insurance and Benefits Office within the first week of employment.
To help defray employee's out-of-pocket costs, the City offers a Section 125 flexible spending account plan that allows employees to set aside up to $2,500 per year to pay for qualifying medical, dental, and vision costs with pre-tax dollars. There is also a dependent-care option that allows employees to set aside up to $5,000 per year. Participation in the Flexible spending plan lowers taxable income and often results in higher take home pay.
The City pays for a basic life policy for all regular employees. Optional employee paid insurance coverage for regular employees includes: life, disabilty, legal, long-term care, home & auto.
Health & Wellness Program
The City of Albuquerque is committed to providing physical activity and wellness opportunities for our employees and family members. In 2013, we were recognized as a Gold Level Fit-Friendly Worksite by the American Heart Association. In 2013 and 2014 we also received the Fit-Friendly Worksite Innovation Award for collaborating with Presbyterian Health Plan to bring the Mobile Health Center to 11 work locations each month.
Participation in the state retirement plan, or PERA is required by state law.
This is a defined benefit plan that provides retirement income up to 90% of your high 3-year average salary after 25 years of employment Participation in PERA guarantees you access to the retiree health care plan at retirement. Each pay period, 4.79 percent of your gross salary is withheld from your salary for PERA and 1.3 percent for the retiree health care authority.
The City contributes an additional 9.86 percent on your behalf for PERA and 1.3 percent for the retiree health program. Public safety employees can retire after 20 years; higher PERA contributions are required.
Sick Leave, Vacation Time & Holidays
Employees accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.7 hours biweekly to a maximum of 1,200 hours.
Employees accrue vacation leave every pay period on the following schedule:
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10-14 years
5.54 hours
144 hours
15 years & more
6.16 hours
160 hours
Accrued sick and vacation leave balances may be paid out at the time of retirement.
The City provides ten days of paid holiday leave annually, in addition to the employee's birthday. Other paid leave includes jury duty, bereavement, voting, annual military service and education.
Public Transit
Employees who wish to take advantage of the City's bus system can purchase a monthly pass for $14. Employees who choose to drive their personal vehicles will find that downtown parking costs from $40 to $85 per month.


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Painted Veil, The (US - DVD R1)
Scott McKenzie checks out this modern romantic story of love and cholera...
Based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham and set in the early twentieth century, The Painted Veil tells the tale of timid bacteriologist Walter Fane (Edward Norton) and socialite Kitty (Naomi Watts) who marries Walter, believing that her father is about to stop her financial support. His job takes them to Shanghai, where Kitty engages in an affair with the charismatic cad Charlie Townsend (Live Schreiber). When he finds out about his wife's indiscretions, Walter refuses to file for divorce, instead coercing his wife to join him on a mission to aid a cholera epidemic in rural China.
It's hardly the most romantic setup for a love story, is it? What sets The Painted Veil apart from the usual they-hate-each-other they-love-each-other storyline is that the performances of the central characters are very convincing and I really bought into their relationship. From the outset, relations between Walter and Kitty are frosty at best. Slowly but surely they begin to warm to each other but their love grows in small increments, which is testament to the complexity of the source material.
I had the pleasure of attending an Edward Norton press day a while back (editorial coming soon), which included a screening of The Painted Veil. Soon after, I bought my girlfriend (now fiancée, I'm pleased to announce) a copy of the original novel because I thought it would be right up her street. I was right, so I was looking forward to us watching the movie together. However, unbeknownst to me, the movie version of The Painted Veil is quite different in its focus and resolution so Lizzie didn't enjoy it quite as much as I did. 'The film wasn't as good as the book' syndrome strikes again I guess. I'm told that while the film focuses mainly on Walter (no doubt due to Edward Norton's top billing), the novel has Kitty as the main protagonist and their relationship doesn't have the same resolution. I didn't have any preconceptions of The Painted Veil before I saw it, which is probably why I appreciated it for the film it is and I will no doubt encourage disagreement from fans of the novel with this gushing review.
Having played mostly contemporary roles in the past, Edward Norton follows up The Illusionist with his second period role in a row, but his performance is very different to Eisenheim the magician. As Walter, he tones down the bravado to give a mannered, nervous performance. Naomi Watts, on the other hand, is confident as the shallow Kitty Fane. What helps her change her ways is the guidance of the Mother Superior from the orphanage in the cholera-ridden village. Diana Rigg excels in this role, drawing out Walter and Kitty's feelings for each other, especially in the scene where she compares her relationship with God to that of an old couple who barely speak to each other.
The makers of The Painted Veil were allowed the rare permission to film in China. This led to difficulties when it came to including scenes that showed the Chinese authorities in a bad light and a small number of moments are said to be missing because of this arrangement. On the plus side, The Painted Veil makes incredible use of the Chinese landscape, with glorious shots that exist in no other Hollywood movie. They may have complained about some of the content, but the Chinese government should be happy with the end result because this film can only be good for their tourist industry.
All too often, it's easy to have one scene or one line that flicks the hate/love switch and we're expected to buy into the idea of two characters that hated each other living happily ever after. This is not the case with The Painted Veil, which is a beautiful film with strong performances that slowly builds towards an emotional climax. It has a timeless feeling and while it may have been generally overlooked upon its release, it really deserves to be considered a modern classic.
The Painted Veil is a colourful film, with sepia tones during the London and Shanghai scenes (although not as obvious as The Illusionist), and harsher, brighter shades when the action moves to China. The backgrounds in China have less detail, but this is due to fine representation of the humid atmosphere that makes the characters' suffering in the heat all the more convincing. Shots of the landscape contain large areas of colour but no interference compression or edge enhancement is obvious. Unfortunately the quality of dark scenes isn't up to the same standard, with areas of dark colour showing signs of compression, which you may notice in the final screenshot of this review.
Alexandre Desplat's haunting score would not be out of place in a scary movie but here it neatly complements the awkward relationship between the two main characters. The song that plays during the journey back from China, 'A La Claire Fontaine' by the choir of the Beijing Takah, is the emotional climax of The Painted Veil and is another stand-out moment in an excellent soundtrack. The quality of the audio suffers from no obvious interference and the Dolby Digital 5.1 track is the best way to appreciate the score, which is impressive without overpowering the dialogue.
Just a trailer, I'm afraid. I'd love to have a commentary from Norton or Curran and there must be enough behind-the-scenes footage to piece together an interesting documentary about the production about the first major Hollywood movie in China.
I enjoyed every moment of The Painted Veil from beginning to end. You may or may not agree with me, especially if you have read the original novel but on its own, it is a beautiful modern film with a classic romantic tone. The DVD itself is a bit of a let-down and I can only hope a special edition is in the works.
Review by Scott McKenzie
Simon Abrams Member Join Date: June 2005 Location: United States Posts: 710
I enjoyed seeing in a theater because of the visuals of it and some of the dialogue and performances were top notch (Anthony Wong, Ed Norton, Toby Jones and sometimes but always Naomi Watts) but in the end, I wouldn't say I was blown away. It was ok though.
BoBoi Member Join Date: June 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 1,109
Naomi Watts was incredibly stunning in this. She should have been nominated for the Oscars last year, no doubt about that! As for the movie itself, was one of my favourites that I've seen this year (saw it on dvd last week).
It's hard to think how long can the public keep underrate Miss Watts, she deserves a much better public recognition! Overall, this film was beautiful, visually stunning and both Watts and Norton gave one of the most wonderful performances I have seen in a very long time - (well I will have to include Jackman and Weisz this year as well). Great review Scott, I hope the SE will come out in the future too!
It's hard to think how long can the public keep underrate Miss Watts, she deserves a much better public recognition! Overall, this film was beautiful, visually stunning and both Watts and Norton gave one of the most wonderful performances I have seen in a very long time - (well I will have to include Jackman and Weisz this year as well). Great review Scott, I hope the SE will come out in the future too!
mikey mike Member Join Date: March 2006 Location: Yemen Posts: 256
this movie is the reason I was letdown by Norton playing Hulk. to go from this to some generic action movie. hope he makes another great one like this because his talents really shine in stuff like this
and congrats on the engagement *did I spell that right?* I'll be expecting my invite in the mail shortly
and congrats on the engagement *did I spell that right?* I'll be expecting my invite in the mail shortly
SpielbergFan Member Join Date: April 2006 Location: United States Posts: 130
A masterpiece. Honestly, one of the finest films of last year.
Jake Warren Member Join Date: January 2005 Location: United States Posts: 107
Great review: this was my favorite film last year. Everything from the score to the cinematography to the acting was top-notch. I also loved the unconventional love story, watching the two's contempt for each other gradually grown into respect and love.
GoMovie9 Member Join Date: February 2011 Location: United States Posts: 1
The movie was infinitely superior to the book.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 8th May 2007
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Extras: Theatrical Trailer
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: John Curran
Cast: Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber, Diana Rigg, Toby Jones
Genre: Drama and Romance
Length: 125 minutes
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I have seen some similar posts, but wanted to tell my particular story in the hopes I will find an answer! (I am sorry this is so long)
My now-13 week old has always nursed very well. She has also always been very happy and she never continued to cry when offered the breast. Well, two and a half weeks ago she started crying one evening and I couldn't get her to quiet down for over an hour! It was very unusual behavior for her. She wouldn't drink, just cried and cried. I was starting to think something was seriously wrong, when she finally had a decent feeding and fell asleep.
After that, she was very fussy. I couldn't put her down during the day without her immediately starting to cry. And the crying got intense very quickly. If I didn't pick her up right away she would start screaming. Again, this was very unusual behavior for her. At feedings, she would latch on, take a drink or two, then fling her arm back and unlatch. Then she would immediately seek the nipple and latch back on. This would happen over and over again.
Fast forward two weeks. I took her to the doctor the day before Thanksgiving, because I thought she might have a UTI (my first daughter had urinary reflux and I was told it was hereditary), but the urine culture came back normal. Ears were fine, chest was fine. Everyone else in the family had a bad cold, so that was my second guess, but she wasn't sick.
The crying when I put her down has improved greatly, but she is still really fussy at mealtime. She weighs 14lbs 9oz. She latches and unlatches repeatedly, but I *know* she's hungry (I think I know, anyway) and if I take the breast away (thinking she must not be hungry after all) she gets upset.
She has been drooling a lot. I'm wondering if it is teething pain? The doc said it's too early for that, but I realize they don't know everything!
It has never occurred to me that I had a fast let-down -- I've never seen any other signs. Occasionally she does choke/cough while nursing, but I assumed that all babies do at some point. ??
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Élisée Reclus, The Earth and Its Inhabitants, Africa, vol. III (New York: D. Appleton, 1890–1893)
Before the arrival of settlers of African origin from England, Canada, Jamaica, the United States, and other parts of Africa, Sierra Leone was home to several peoples, including the Temne, Mende, Mandingo, Fulani (pictured here), Kru, and Bulom. The peoples of Sierra Leone were mostly farmers, traders, herders, and fishermen. Many had been victims of the transatlantic slave trade that transported their family members to the Americas. Some of the people who settled in the country after their liberation from American slavery had actually come from Sierra Leone.


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Achievements in accounting
By Elise Dismer '13
January 20, 2012
Imagine taking a test that only about 53 percent of students nationwide pass the first time.
Those were the odds that Jennifer Owdom '09 faced when she took the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam in 2010.
"I felt very nervous when I sat down to take the exam, but I also felt that I was as prepared as I could be," Owdom said.
To become a CPA, students must first pass the exam's four sections – Auditing and Attestation (AUD), Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR), Regulation (REG) and Business Environment and Concepts (BEC) – each of which takes three to four hours to complete.
"CPA certification is important to have on a resume and makes you a more competitive candidate for accounting positions," Owdom said. "My company also has a policy that you need to be a CPA to be promoted to certain levels. Without my CPA, I would be at a disadvantage and not receive promotion."
So when Owdom finally learned the outcome of her 14-hour test, she was very pleased.
"Overall, my scores were higher than I had expected," she said. "I think Bradley was very good in preparing me to take the exam."
But Owdom wasn't the only one at Bradley to smile over the test results.
In 2010, 69.6 percent of Bradley candidates who took the exam for the first time passed. That's 16.7 percent higher than the national average, according to the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA).
This means Bradley has the second highest CPA pass rate for first-time candidates in all of Illinois.
Dr. Simon Petravick, professor of accounting, was thrilled to see these numbers.
"One measure of an accounting program's success is how well its students do on the CPA exam," he said. "I think Bradley distinguishes itself with this high CPA rate."
He pointed out that helping students earn certifications increases their likelihood of finding a job and getting promotions in their careers.
Because of this, Petravick said the CPA pass rate reflects the faculty dedication towards student achievement.
"Our department's goal is to help students begin a successful career," he said. "The CPA exam is testing to see if students know what's important in one part of our profession, public accounting. Our faculty are doing a good job in helping students get ready for that profession and you can see it in these exam scores."
Owdom said Bradley should be proud of its CPA pass rate.
"One of the main reasons I chose to attend Bradley in the first place is because it has an excellent accounting program," she said. "The high CPA pass rate is proof of that."


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In the Greater Washington area "Gilbertology" is the name given to his often bizarre behavior on and off the court[9], first coined by Wizards head coach Eddie Jordan. After being commented for shooting too much as a point guard, Arenas would play games nearly without shooting at all, and then score at will the next game. Arenas admits that he thrives under criticism, using jersey number "0" because he was told that he would get 0 minutes on the floor for his former team.
Use this thread to post all the crazy things Gilber Arenas does...
- While with the Warriors, he once took a shower at half time in full uniform
- Before every game he would take a teammate's jersey and hide it in the locker room to make them look for it.
- Arenas can often be seen playing online poker during half-time of games, instead of resting or preparing for the second half.
- On road trips, he will often eschew team outings on the town in favor of sitting in his room, ordering products from infomercials, such as a colon cleanser.
- In the same interview he said he preferred sleeping on the couch than on his bed, and that he once ate 12 cheeseburgers while on a road trip with the Wizards in Canada.
- During the 2003-04 season, Arenas tried to vote himself into the All Star game, trading a pair of shoes and a jersey for a box of ballots
- At the Wizards' first home game of the 2006-2007 season (November 4), during the introductions, Arenas came out wearing a blue robe with a hood, looking like a boxer. He was supposed to resemble a "wizard."
- During the 2006 NBA season, he began to shout the word hibachi as he took field goal attempts in games, explaining, "You know, a hibachi grill gets real hot. That's what my shot's like, so I've been calling it that: 'Welcome to the hibachi'." He has also stated that while he is scoring on opponents, he is "cooking chicken and shrimp" in reference to his "Hibachi grill," and that if his opponent wanted to double team him, he would "cook filet mignon" as well.
- Arenas wears size 13 sneakers on the court even though his feet are size 14½.
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BATON ROUGE – LSU's Tiger Stadium is now the nation's fifth largest college football venue with a stadium capacity of 102,321, the school announced on Friday.
Tiger Stadium is in the final stages of the south endzone expansion that will move it to No. 2 in the SEC behind only Tennessee (102,455) in stadium capacity.
"We are listing a stadium capacity now rather than seating capacity, which is in line with what other schools in the SEC are doing," LSU associate athletic director for tickets operations Brian Broussard said. "The stadium capacity takes into account ancillary groups, such as media, game management and concessions staff."
LSU was recently named by Athlon Sports as the No. 1 place in the nation to watch a college football game.
"The south endzone addition brings much more to Tiger Stadium than just seats," LSU vice chancellor and director of athletics Joe Alleva said. "As part of the expansion we have added two high-definition video boards, two additional LED ribbon boards and replaced the two LED ribbon boards that already existed in the stadium all in an effort to enhance the in-game experience for our fans.
"We are also in the process of installing a stadium-wide system that will allow our fans to have better cellular connectivity, which has become such a big part of the fan experience."
LSU will play its first game in the newly expanded Tiger Stadium on Sept. 6 when the Tigers host Sam Houston State at 6:30 p.m. on the SEC Network. The Tigers open their 10th season under Les Miles a week earlier on Aug. 30 against Wisconsin in Houston at the Advocare Texas Kickoff.
1. Michigan Stadium (Michigan) 109,901
2. Beaver Stadium (Penn State) 106,572
3. Ohio Stadium (Ohio State) 104,944
4. Neyland Stadium (Tennessee) 102,455
5. Tiger Stadium (LSU) 102,321
6. Bryant-Denny Stadium (Alabama) 101,821
7. Royal-Memorial Stadium (Texas) 100,119
8. Sanford Stadium (Georgia) 92,746
9. Memorial Stadium (Nebraska) 92,000
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So you've gone and done it. You've either bought a boat, a cool side-by-side or some other toy that you want to tow to your favorite spot. Here are the five most important things you need to know before you tow.
Number one: Know the maximum trailer weight of your tow vehicle and know how much your trailer can carry.
On the receiver hitch it should have what the maximum amount of trailer weight you can tow with that vehicle. If it's not there, then check your owner's manual. There should be a tag stamped right on the side of the trailer to let you know exactly the maximum weight that trailer can carry and what your maximum gross vehicle weight is for that trailer, meaning how much the trailer and its cargo weighs in total.
Number two: Make sure you have the right parts and pieces for the hook up.
You're going to need either a factory installed or aftermarket receiver hitch, a ball mount, properly sized ball, safety chains, a pin to hold that unit together and very important, the electricals.
Number three: Make sure you properly and safely hook up those parts and pieces correctly.
Number four: Check all electricals, signals and brake lights.
Number five: Understand that this vehicle, trailer and tow vehicle are going to drive completely differently than when the vehicle is empty.
Stopping distances are going to be longer. You need to set your mirrors so that you can see the wheels of your trailer and you need to make some wide arcs when you make right and left-hand turns. To do this safely, you're going to have to be very careful and drive differently.


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Visit Santa Without All The Tears
The holiday season means it's time once again for parents to take their youngsters to visit Santa Claus. Pictures with little boys and girls lining up in their dress clothes with Santa are a holiday tradition, and youngsters are often anxious for their chances to share their Christmas gift wishes with the jolly man in red.
But as integral as such photo sessions are to the holiday season, parents know they are one crying fit or meltdown away from having this tradition turn into trouble. After waiting in long lines to see Santa, it's understandable when everyone's patience starts to wear thin. The combination of antsy children and aggravated adults could set off a chain reaction that culminates in tear-stained cheeks and a sullied holiday memory. Pictures with Santa can go much more smoothly when you employ the following tips.
Prep children. While kids may love the idea of Santa, youngsters face to face with a man in a red suit and a big, white beard may be nervous. Begin talking up Santa a few months before Christmas, mentioning how nice and friendly he is. Gauge how kids act around costumed performers at fairs, circuses and birthday parties and help them grow accustomed to people in costumes. If costumes elicit screams of horror, wait another year before seeing Santa.
Visit during off-peak hours. Weekends and evenings are the busiest times to visit Santa. This means long lines and longer wait times. Instead of dealing with the masses, try to get to the mall when the doors first open. Otherwise, let the children skip a day of school and visit during the week when the lines are shorter.
Consider another venue. Many different places of business host events where kids can meet Santa. Families may be able to share a meal with Santa at a restaurant or visit him at a nursery while selecting Christmas trees. A different environment may be less intimidating to children and take the pressure off waiting in line in a busy mall.
Go well-fed. There's little worse than waiting in line and doing so hungry. Hunger pangs can turn even the most placid child into a menace. Pack snacks to enjoy while waiting. Opt for items that will not stain lips and teeth or drip onto clothing.
Make it a family photo. Sometimes the only way to entice a little one to take a picture with Santa is to provide some added security. Dress your best and be prepared to have to step in and cozy up to Santa to ensure your child is all smiles.
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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (Jan. 29, 2010) - Despite the cold harsh weather outside, play inside the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center was anything but chilly Friday evening as the ETSU men's tennis team picked up its first win this season with a hard 4-3 victory over host William and Mary.
With the win the victorious Bucs improve to 1-2, while the Tribe fell to 5-4.
"Tonight was an incredible tough match," said head coach Yaser Zaatini. "William and Mary is a talented team that has played close matches against 30th-ranked Norte Dame and 47th-ranked Northwestern this week. Until today they were unbeaten at home so it was a real credit to our guys to come in and get a victory against such a well-coached team. I think one difference for us is the fact that we are deep enough and strong as a team that any of our guys could play up to the No. 3 position in singles. Overall, it feels great but most importantly I'm happy for the players who work so hard every day to get to this point."
ETSU opened play by winning its first doubles point of the season. Playing in the number two position sophomore Robin Akser (Ornskoldsvik, Sweden) and senior Daniel Isaza (Medellin, Columbia) picked up the first win of the day with an 8-6 victory over junior Sebastein Vidal and freshman Jaime Whiteford.
After William and Mary tied the doubles score with a win at No. 3, ETSU juniors Charles Bottoni (Bois Guillaume, France) and Grega Teraz (Mojstrana, Slovenia) closed out the pairs competition and first point with a close 9-8 (7-5) win over Anton Andersson and Keziel Juneau.
"Doubles tonight was the difference in the match," said Zaatini. "If we don't come out and win the early point in a contest this close the obvious answer is that the outcome changes. William and Mary had a chance to serve out the match before the tiebreaker and Charley and Grega were able to stay poised and somehow earn us the point. That saved this win for us."
As singles play got underway ETSU's lead wouldn't last long as Tribe senior Keziel Juneau tied the match at 1-1 after a 6-3, 6-4 win over 89th-ranked Bottoni.
W&M added to its total as Vidal improved to 16-6 on the season with a 6-1, 6-1 straight set victory over 51st-ranked freshman Jesus Bandres (Caracas, Venezuela) to give William and Mary a 2-1 advantage.
Just when it looked like ETSU lost its momentum Teraz - who is ranked 82nd nationally - got the Bucs back on track in his No. 2 singles contest with Whiteford. After a long 7-6 first set win, Teraz cruised in the second for a 6-1 second-set victory over the William and Mary first-year player.
With the match tied at 2-2, sophomore Sander Gille (Kuringen, Belgium) added to the Buc tally with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Andersson at No. 4. The Bucs then closed out the match at 3-2 as Akser finished his strong 6-2, 6-3 straight set triumph over Orre.
"I think one difference for us tonight was the fact that we are deep and strong enough as a team that any of our guys could play up to the No. 3 position in singles," Zaatini said. "Overall, it feels great to get a win and I'm happy for the players who work so hard every day to get to this point."
Sophomore Jeremy Bonnevalle (Keerbergren, Belgium) rounded out the ETSU scores at No. 6, as the Belgium native fell to Adrain Vodiskav 1-6, 6-0, 6-3.
"One thing that I must recognize is the great support the entire athletic department does for our program," said Zaatini. "They allow us to play a lot of road matches against ranked teams early in our season. This exposure has helped ETSU become a renowned program on a national level. We schedule a number of these early contests so the guys can be prepared for conference play later in the season. I know we had some setbacks against two top-20 programs in Louisville and Tennessee, but our players have a great ability in bouncing back. Even when we lose the guys never stopping fighting."
ETSU will now stay in Williamsburg one more day as the Bucs take Elon at noon Saturday.
#60 East Tennessee State 4, William and Mary 3
No. 1 - Keziel Juneau (W&M) def. # 89 Charles Bottoni (ETSU) - 6-3, 6-4
No. 2 - # 82 Grega Teraz (ETSU) def. Jamie Whiteford (W&M) - 7-6, 6-1
No. 3 - Sebastien Vidal (W&M) def. # 51 Jesus Bandres (ETSU) - 6-1, 6-1
No. 4 - Sander Gille (ETSU) def. Anton Andersson (W&M) - 7-5, 6-3
No. 5 - Robin Akser (ETSU) def. Ilja Orre (W&M) - 6-2, 6-3
No. 6 - Adrian Vodislav (W&M) def. Jeremy Bonnevalle (ETSU) - 1-6, 6-0, 6-3
No. 1 - Bottoni/Teraz (ETSU) def. Andersson/Juneau (W&M) - 9-8 (7-5)
No. 2 - Akser/Isaza (ETSU) def Vidal/Whiteford (W&M) - 8-6
No. 3 - Orre/Vodislav (W&M) def. #52 Bandres/Gille (ETSU) - 8-6
For more information on the ETSU men's tennis program, please visit www.ETSUBucs.com.


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JALALABAD AIR FIELD, Dec. 26, 2008
While people around the world made their final Christmas preparations, members of the Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team and the Chaparhar Police Mentor Team visited a school in the Terelay Village, of the Chaparhar district, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2008, to distribute clothes and school supplies.
The teams first met with several elders from the village allowing the elders to discuss the current conditions in Terelay, the surrounding villages and the district.
One of the PRT's goals is to bolster education and healthcare within the Nangarhar province, said Army Maj. Gary Knoer, Nangarhar PRT, Civil Affairs team leader. Our visit today helped us assess the village, school and the needs of the students. By building a school facility that can accommodate the students indoors instead of their current outdoor classrooms, children will be able to attend regardless of weather.
Knoer said improving the conditions in which Afghan children receive a quality education is vital to the long-term stability of the area.
The education of this generation is very important for the future of the country, he said. The elders in every village I have visited have expressed this need.
If the project is approved for funding, the PRT hopes to build more classroom facilities and a security wall for the existing school.
Following the meeting, the teams donated several boxes of school supplies, clothes and radios to the elders and schools administrators. The troops also visited a few of the outdoor classes in session to personally hand out some of the supplies.
These missions have a profound impact on the overall operation here, Knoer said. The people here are like parents anywhere in the world; they have one priority and that is the needs of their children. When we show them that we care for their children, the same as we would our own, it means more to them than any other thing we could give them.
Knoer said that conducting this mission during the holiday season made it that much more special for the teams.
There is an extra special feeling doing things this time of year, because its the time of year we are supposed to be giving, said Knoer, who spent last Christmas serving in Iraq. I am sure that all of us here would rather be home with our families on Christmas. However, when we look back at our lives in 20-30 years, this will probably be the Christmas that will come to mind before all others.
The Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team is responsible for assisting the provincial, district and local governments in Nangarhar Province with their governance, security and reconstruction efforts. The team is currently working on approximately 60 projects worth more than $75.3 million in the province.
(Air Force Capt. Dustin Hart serves with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division PAO, Nangarhar PRT)


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(Lenexa, Kan., Dec. 11, 2013) - EPA Region 7 today announced a Public Availability Session will be held in York, Neb., to discuss groundwater sampling results and EPA's actions to protect human health and the environment.
EPA representatives will also discuss the proposed listing of two contaminated sites in York on the National Priorities List (NPL) for cleanup under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), commonly known as Superfund. A short presentation will begin at the start of the meeting.
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Haiti: American Idol Star Sees Hunger Response Close Up
Nyhet • Feb 26, 2010 10:45 CET
Singer Kris Allen, star of the 2009 American Idol TV talent show, got an insider's look at an emergency relief operation recently when he spent a day with staff of WFP and other UN agencies in Haiti. He is helping raise awareness and funds for the UN operations.
PORT-AU-PRINCE -- More than a month after a massive earthquake devastated Haiti, survivors of the disaster got a visit from a very special guest last week. Former American Idol winner, Kris Allen, was in Port au Prince to see the devastation firsthand.
Allen visited several UN projects and activities including a WFP nutrition drive for pregnant and nursing women and children under five.
Standing at the back of a WFP truck helping with the distribution in one the capital's makeshift settlements, 24-year old Kris said he was happy to be helping on the ground.
"You know it's obviously rough. But you can see that there's hope in the people's eyes and that there are smiling. And that's really refreshing to know that they know that it's going to get better. And that's what the UN is here to do."
WFP's nutrition drive aims to prevent critical levels of malnutrition from appearing among children while providing pregnant and nursing women with nutritional supplements.
After having identified groups of pregnant women and children suffering from malnutrition through door to door visits in camps throughout Port-au-Prince, WFP along with UN aid agencies and NGO partners began a month-long distribution aimed at reaching more than 53,000 children and some 16,000 women.
Received rations
"This distribution is very much appreciated. This is exactly the sort of help pregnant women and their young children need," said Francoise Macena, a mother of four children, after receiving her ration from Kris.
Kris was scheduled to show footage from his Haiti visit to Idol viewers on the February 25 results show. Viewers were to be asked to make donations online or by text-messaging during the "Idol" episode, with the money going to the Idol Gives Back Foundation to help support the UN Foundation's work in Haiti.


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Well, it's that time of year again, folks. The time of year when FREE stuff happens! BlankTV is giving away 10 copies of "No Room for Rockstars", The Vans Warped Tour Movie on DVD, courtesy of Shout! Factory.
Directed by Parris Patton (Amazing Journey: The Story of the WHO) and produced by the team that brought you Dogtown & Z-boys, Stacy Peralta and Agi Orsi, "No Room for Rockstars" is a feature documentary culled from more than 300 hours of film shot on the 2010 Vans Warped Tour. The film showcases music from featured acts such as Suicide Silence, Never Shout Never, Mike Posner and Forever Came Calling, as well as Warped favorites Pennywise, Bouncing Souls and Sum 41. The DVD also includes a bonus CD: "The Vans Warped Tour Greatest Hits", which features classic songs by bands who have performed on the tour throughout the years, including Sublime, Descendents, Buzzcocks, Pennywise, Suicidal Tendencies, No Doubt and more.
If you want to relive the Warped Tour experience all year long, you have 10 chances to win a copy of "No Room for Rockstars" on DVD! That's right! Starting now, BlankTV and Shout! Factory will give away one copy of the "No Room for Rockstars", The Vans Warped Tour Movie DVD, per day, until we give them all away!
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A Renaissance-era panel by the artist Botticelli depicting the Virgin Mary, baby Jesus and a young John the Baptist sold for $10.4 million at a Christie's auction in New York on Wednesday. The work was labeled the "Rockefeller Madonna" by the auction house because it was once owned by John D. Rockefeller Jr.
AT THE AUCTION: Can you guess the price?
The sale was part of a larger sale of Renaissance work that brought in a total of $42.6 million. The Botticelli work was estimated to sell for $5 million to $7 million. The piece, which is formally titled " Madonna and Child with Young Saint John the Baptist," has changed hands many times, most recently in 1992.
Christie' on its website said the piece was most likely created in the early 1490s. Botticelli, whose real name was Alessandro Filipepi, was a Florentine artist whose best known creation is "The Birth of Venus."
The $10.4 million for the panel was reportedly an auction record for the Renaissance artist. The work traveled to Hong Kong last year in order to stoke interest among Asian art collectors.
Mark Rothko painting sells for $87 million at auction
Oil-rich Qatar pays record $250 million for Cezanne painting
Edvard Munch's 'The Scream' goes for $119.9 million at Sotheby's
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With hundreds of students crossing paths on school campuses every day, there's an opportunity for illness to spread around every turn in the hallway. Whether it's an outbreak of the stomach bug or a more serious illness, such as meningitis, school officials say preventing the spread of disease is always a top priority.
With hundreds of students crossing paths on school campuses every day, there's an opportunity for illness to spread around every turn in the hallway. Whether it's an outbreak of the stomach bug or a more serious illness, such as meningitis, school officials say preventing the spread of disease is always a top priority.
Within the past month, at least two South Carolina schools have taken action to prevent the spread of illness.
Blythe Academy in Greenville was thoroughly disinfected after a kindergarten student died suddenly from an unknown illness Feb. 26. Medical officials later commended the school for taking swift action, but said other students weren't believed to be in danger.
Days later, crews were cleaning Liberty High School in Pickens County following a mother's call that her child was being treated for meningitis.
Regardless of the severity of the illness, state and local health officials say parents are the first line of defense.
State Department of Health and Environmental Control guidelines posted to the organization's website encourage parents to simply keep sick children at home, and in some cases, to alert the school of the reason for a student's absence. In general, children with temperatures reading more than 100 degrees should stay out of school until the fever has returned to normal, without the help of medication.
"Parents are vital in the process, and the best thing they can do is communicate with their child's school nurse," said Tammy Smith, director of health services in Spartanburg District 5. "Our nurses distribute information to parents in their school newsletters on ways to prevent illnesses. We also post topical health information on the district website."
Schools adhere closely to guidelines from DHEC and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) when it comes to illness. Information on infectious diseases at schools posted to the CDC's website shows that 40 percent of children between 5 and 17 years old missed three or more school days in the past year because of illness or injury.
Health care providers are required to report certain medical conditions to DHEC. Similarly, school nurses must report trends or outbreaks of illnesses, whether it's multiple cases of the flu or one case of a more serious illness, such as whooping cough.
"We have developed strong collaborative relationships with school nurses in order to identify illnesses that have the potential to spread within the school setting," said Jim Beasley, DHEC spokesman. "We work with these nurses to give advice about minor illnesses and to help schools respond to more serious illnesses and to disease outbreaks."
Collaboration between DHEC, the schools, physicians and parents is key in stopping the spread of disease. In the case of outbreaks and reportable conditions, school districts take cues from DHEC on notifying parents of students who could be at risk of infection, through automated phone calls and letters.
DHEC also provides guidance on proper cleaning methods to prevent the spread of illness. Beasley said cleaning usually can be done after school hours, but in more extreme cases, school or DHEC officials can take action to either limit access to or close a building.
"In most cases of school closure in the past decade, the school itself has opted to close or to dismiss students early, often in order to perform enhanced cleaning activities during outbreaks," Beasley said.
Four years ago, a fourth-grader at Woodruff Elementary School died after an illness suspected to be bacterial meningitis. Although DHEC advised that other students did not face an increased risk of contracting the disease, Spartanburg District 4 officials said at the time that the campus was thoroughly sanitized as a precaution.
Patti Knight, lead nurse in Spartanburg District 4, said she and other nurses throughout the district are in regular contact with school custodians, alerting them of classrooms or areas where sick students have been. She said students are continuously reminded to wash their hands and practice healthy habits when it comes to sickness.
"Our rooms are cleaned every day with antibacterial cleaning solutions, but (in cases of illness) custodians would go through and instead of cleaning bathrooms and student desks, they would clean everything," Knight explained.
She said nurses make contact with parents of sick students, providing guidance on when children should return to school and what symptoms to look for.
"Our parents adhere to (the guidelines) pretty well," Knight said. "A lot of it is just common sense things ... They need to know if their child is acting sick at home, don't send them to school and consult their physician. That will help prevent spreading illnesses throughout the building."


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Since Hasip Yildirim opened his Internet cafe two years ago, the former truck driver has become something of a local matchmaker. Now that they have access to the Web, the men in this dusty rural village have started looking for wives online, where – thanks to Turkey's growing clout and visibility in the Middle East – they are suddenly seen as quite a catch by women in the region.
"Everyone's coming to the Internet cafe now to find a wife," says Mr. Yildirim, speaking inside his fluorescent-lit one-room outfit, which has some 20 computer terminals. "Sometimes, there's no space to sit down."
An intriguing example of modern technology put to use in the service of ancient tradition, Yildirim's virtual matchmaking business also has a somewhat unsavory twist: It's re-inforcing polygamy. Though officially outlawed in 1926, polygamy continues today in Turkey's impoverished and predominantly rural southeast.
In the past, the village's Arabic-speaking men used to hop across the border to find a second wife in Syria. But the arrival of the Internet in the village has changed that.
Locals have zeroed in on Morocco in particular, since its residents can come to Turkey without a visa. In the past year, some 10 Moroccan brides – all second wives, including one 45-year-old who married a man 30 years her senior – have come to Gokce. More than a dozen more are expected to arrive in the coming year.
"Everybody wants a Moroccan bride now," says Yildirim, who scouts out potential Moroccan wives on an Arabic chat website called habibti.com. ("Habibti" is the feminine version of "my dear" in Arabic.)
'I'm a pioneer'
The romance might wear off quickly in Gokce (pronounced "Gohk-che"), 2,700 miles from Morocco. Although Turkey's per capita income of $12,000 is three times that of Morocco, much of southeast Turkey is mired in deep poverty. In Gokce, surrounded by parched fields of stunted wheat, many homes are built from mud brick. Few roads are paved.
In the front courtyard at the home of Halit Oncel, the first villager to find a Moroccan bride online, sewage runs through a narrow open channel and chickens run freely. Because of modesty customs, none of the women in the house could be seen during the visit of a male guest. But Mr. Oncel says his second wife, Mona, from northern Morocco, is "happy" here. "A bride from Istanbul couldn't live here. But a bride from outside Meknes [a northern Moroccan city] can," says Oncel, a truck driver with a shy grin.
Oncel and Mona married a year ago, after a three-month online courtship. With 11 children in the house from his first wife, Oncel says he felt it was time to find another wife to help out with the housework.
After a failed trip to Syria to find a bride, Oncel came across Gokce's new Internet cafe.
"I saw some people were making friends online, and I thought I could do this to find a wife," he says, sitting on a rug in his spartan living room. Through habibti.com, Oncel says he met four potential candidates. When Mona agreed to marry him, he sent her money for a plane ticket to Turkey.
"I'm a pioneer, which makes me feel good. Others are following me," he says.
Turkey's image attractive to Moroccan women
When Yildirim, a former truck driver, opened the Internet cafe two years ago, he imagined it would be a place for children to play video games and surf the Web. But aided by Turkey's rising stature, Turkish men have become magnets for Moroccan women.
"The Moroccans think Turkey has prestige, that it's a strong country. They also trust Turkey – they know it's a Muslim country and that we pray and read the Koran," says Yildirim.
Issam Moussaoui, executive director of the Democratic Association of Moroccan Women, a women's rights organization based in Casablanca, says a poor economy and little access to jobs have forced many Moroccan women to look to marriage abroad – particularly in Europe – as a way out.
For some Moroccan women, being a second wife might not sound so strange. Polygamy in Morocco was only banned in 2004.
Meanwhile, after decades of not being involved in the Middle East, Turkey's stock in the region is rising. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's harsh criticism of Israel's recent attack on Gaza endeared Turkey to many in the Arab world. In recent years, several Turkish soap operas have become hits across the Middle East.
"Moroccans know a lot more about Turkey now," says Mr. Moussaoui, speaking by telephone from Casablanca. "Especially now with the television shows, people know Turkey a lot more. A lot of women watch these shows daily. They know a lot about Turkish culture and that Turkish men are more romantic than other ones."
A recent survey conducted by Bahcesehir University in Istanbul found that 89 percent of Turks oppose polygamy.
Mazhar Bagli, a sociologist at Dicle University in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, estimates that 7 to 8 percent of the region's population practices polygamy, compared with 3 to 4 percent in all of Turkey.
"This issue has been highlighted in the media and academic circles, and this interest gives an impression that there is a rise in polygamy practices," Dr. Bagli says. "But I believe that, comparatively, there is not much increase in these practices."
Turkish village 'lucky' to get Moroccan wives
In Gokce, at least, the arrival of the Internet may mean that the practice is not going to decrease. On a recent afternoon, Yildirim was sitting in front of a computer screen, holding simultaneous online chats in Arabic with three Moroccan women whom he was hoping to introduce to some locals. Huddled around him is a group of curious boys, munching away on sunflower seeds.
At a dimly lit grocery next door, store owner Abdulbaki Oncel – younger brother of Halit – still seems bewildered that brides from Morocco have come to tiny Gokce.
"Finding these Moroccan girls has been very lucky for our village," he says, shaking his head slightly. "Morocco is very far from Turkey."


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July 12, 2013
Contact: Marv Kropko
CLEVELAND—Susan Helper, a Case Western Reserve University economics professor who most recently served as a senior economic advisor to the White House, has been appointed the U.S. Commerce Department's chief economist.
Helper replaces Mark Doms, who was the department's chief economist from August 2009 until December 2012 when he was nominated and confirmed as Under Secretary for Economic Affairs.
While on leave from the university, Helper served for the past year as a senior economist at the Council of Economic Advisers, an agency within the president's office.
"I'm excited to contribute to the Commerce Department's mission of promoting sustainable development," Helper said. "I'm grateful to Case Western Reserve for this leave, which will give me a chance to build on my research and serve the public."
Helper is the Frank Tracy Carlton Professor of Economics and former chair of the Economics Department at the university's Weatherhead School of Management. Her research has focused on U.S. manufacturing and globalization of supply chains.
"The Weatherhead School of Management is delighted that Professor Helper has been called upon yet again to serve the nation in a leadership position of importance and impact," said Weatherhead School Dean Robert E. Widing II, Albert J. Weatherhead III Professor of Management. "While we are proud of Sue and her high standing, her students, staff and colleagues will certainly miss her, as she serves the country as chief economist for the Department of Commerce. Of course, upon her return this experience will also greatly benefit our students, her scholarship and the academy."
Helper received her PhD in economics from Harvard. She has been a visiting scholar at University of Oxford, the University of California (Berkeley), Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She was an undergraduate at Oberlin College in Ohio.
Shortly before going to Washington, she co-authored Brookings Institution papers about the importance of manufacturing to the nation's economy. Helper and her co-authors noted that manufacturing contributes to high-wage jobs, commercial innovation, trade deficit reduction and environmental sustainability.
While in Washington, she has remained involved with Case Western Reserve, advising Weatherhead undergraduate students on conducting research and about various internship possibilities, according to Acting Chair of the Economics Department Matthew Sobel, William E. Umstattd Professor of Industrial Economics.
"The enhanced institutional knowledge she is gaining at Commerce will be very positive for the faculty and students," Sobel said. "We couldn't be more pleased. Her experiences will be very important to our research, teaching and public service missions."
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2011-12: Competed in 14 matches as a junior … finished 5-1 in singles and 5-3 in doubles … NEWMAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player … Academic All-NEWMAC … ITA Scholar Athlete … won first five singles matches … in a match against Springfield (4/28) in the No. 4 spot he won in straight sets 6-3, 6-1 … went 4-0 in all conference matches singles or doubles … with Brian Oldfield went 2-1, racking up wins against Wheaton (4/21) and Coast Guard (4/23) … in one match alongside Larry Pang they won, 8-5, against Springfield (4/14) in the No. 2 position … when partnered with Eugene Oh went 2-2, coming up with a big win in the NEWMAC Tournament against Clark (4/29), winning 8-2 … duo also won a match in the NCAA Tournament (5/12) 8-2 against Stevens' Derek Smith and Daniel Szwarc.
2010-11: Came back from down a set to defeat John Fischer from Coast Guard (4/2), 3-6, 7-5, 10-7 in his only match of the season.
Off The Court at MIT: Majoring in physics.
High School: A 2009 graduate of Saint Ann's School.


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Big League needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
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Really happy with my previous 99 Designs contests so I'm back for another. I will again promise to give detailed and constructive feedback and the contest will be guaranteed as soon as possible.
This time around I'm looking for a logo to set the tone for the branding and look-and-feel for a web application we are planning on building.
I am building a specialized content management system for hosting tattoo portfolio websites. Clients of the application will be Tattoo studio owners and artists looking to promote and market their art and services online.
Target clients would be a creative professional with edginess (Bold, Proactive)
Looking for the logo to include some classic tattoo elements or something that distinctly identifies the relationship to tattooing and tattoo culture. Hopefully it can also include a hint of the purpose of the application/server being website/portfolio based also.
Here is a run down of some logos I like that contain what I consider some tattoo elements and briefly what I like about each.
* Do NOT like the font choice
* Like the symbol for having these four elements. Skull, Clean, Tribal and Tech
* I like the edgier symbol and cleanliness
* Symbol has tattoo elements with the dragon and crest.
* Font is clean and has a tech fell to it.
* Skull is the tattoo element but it ties into the name. Could you turn a skull or some other tattoo style/element into a computer monitor or something that would represent the application/service?
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- Lack of decimal points in Illinois Public Land Sales database
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I don't blog about transcription errors--those can easily happen and listing those would be a never-ending task. Ancestry.com allows users to enter corrections. Remember though, that corrections should when the original record has been read incorrectly, not when the original record was wrong in the first place. That's not Ancestry.com's fault.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Lipscomb Lady Bisons have proven all season that they are an offensive power.
But defensively they have had their ups and down. Tuesday afternoon Lipscomb coach Kristin Ryman and her staff had planned to put their players through some defensive challenges, but the weather interfered. Snow flurries and cold temperatures forced them inside McQuiddy Gym where hitting took priority.
"In moments recently our defense has looked better than it did at times early in the season," Ryman said. "It has looked more composed.
"In the first two games at Kennesaw State (2-0, 5-0) we were pretty much flawless defensively. I think late in games, and in tight games when teams are putting pressure on us, we need to make sure we are handling it well and not being too tight defensively or with our pitching."
The Lady Bisons, 26-5 overall, are on the road Wednesday night at the Tiger Softball Complex at 5 p.m. for a single game at Memphis, 13-17. This weekend they travel to Spartanburg, S.C., for a key three-game Atlantic Sun Conference series.
"There is some stuff defensively we want to address Thursday," Ryman said. "We will see how things go against Memphis. Hopefully, we will come out with a good approach.
"Regardless of how it goes we will still address some things defensively as we prepare for Upstate. It is a matter of finding that consistency defensively from one game to the next. We have seen it in flashes but we haven't seen it across the board top to bottom."
No time for the Memphis blues: The Lady Bisons are making their second trip to the Memphis area. Earlier this season they played in the Blues City Classic hosted by Memphis in Southaven, Miss. They did not play Memphis, from the American Athletic Conference, in the tournament.
Memphis has lost its last five games. The Lady Bisons are coming off an 8-7 loss at Kennesaw State Sunday.
Lindsay Crowdus, a freshman, leads Memphis in hitting with a .407 average. She also leads the conference. She has six triples, tops in the nation.
Ellen Roberts has posted a 7-9 record in the circle for Memphis. She leads the team with a 2.59 earned run average.
"They have played a pretty good schedule this year," Ryman said. "They are going to be a challenge. Regardless of who they pitch we have to go in there and attack good pitches. Hopefully, we will continue to get that production one-through nine.
"Defensively, we have to make the routine plays. We can't work our way into a lot of jams. Pitching-wise and defensively we can't give up a lot of freebies where we are walking a lot of batters, hitting batters or making errors."
Paige Neely leads the Lady Bisons in hitting with .407 average. She also leads in hits (44), doubles (9) and runs (31).
Neely leads the team in multiple hit games with 12. She has an eight-game hitting streak, the longest active streak on the team and second longest on the team for the season.
Seven of the nine regular batters are hitting .312 or higher. Eight of the nine are in double figures in runs batted in. Kristin Sturdivant leads the team in RBI with 31.
Top 25 votes: After a 3-1 record this past week the Lady Bisons received votes in two national polls for the second week in a row.
They received four votes in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 poll and one vote in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll.
The Lady Bisons are ranked 30th in the first NCAA Division I RPI report of the season this week.
On the national level: As a team the Lady Bisons are ranked ninth in the nation in scoring with 6.83 runs per game. They are 15th with a .828 won-loss percentage.
"We are winning a lot of games because we are scoring a lot of runs," Ryman said. "We want to make sure that defensively we can win a 1-0 game if we need to do it.
"We don't always want to feel that we have to put pressure on our offense late in a game. We want to win a game late with our defense as well."
They are 21st in doubles per game with 1.59 and 25th with a .319 batting average.
Individually, Neely is ranked third in sacrifice flies with four per game. She is 39th in runs per game with 1.03.