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It's a warm spring day in downtown Los Angeles, but inside the gloomy Palace Theatre it's 1926 Detroit and actor Ken Marino is playing Harry Houdini as he dies onstage.
Literally dying — staggering and heaving, attempting card tricks and failing and finally stumbling and falling down, uttering his final words to his wife, Bess.
And here is where you realize this isn't the filming of a standard biopic. As Marino performs Houdini's death, he must work to lip-sync his dialogue to a prerecorded soundtrack played over speakers in the theater. And the voice providing that dialogue and the accompanying narration is both slurred and sometimes nonsensical.
This is "Drunk History."
The series, which debuts Tuesday on Comedy Central, began life as a Web short produced and released through Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's Funny or Die website. The concept is as irresistible as it is hard to explain: Find someone with a passion for a little-known bit of history, get them thoroughly liquored up and then allow them to attempt to tell the story.
To make things more interesting, an all-star cast reenacts the historical proceedings, but allows the drunk narrator to provide both framework and the dialogue.
"We wanted to tell stories that took these iconic figures from our history and humanized them," says "Drunk History" host Derek Waters, who created the series with director Jeremy Konner.
In the series actors such as Jack Black, Kristen Wiig, Adam Scott, Jack McBrayer, Winona Ryder and Alfred Molina embody real-life historical figures, including Elvis Presley, Richard Nixon, Arthur Conan Doyle and Patty Hearst. The inebriated narrators are comedians and friends of the filmmakers.
Each of the eight episodes of the show's first season link the historical vignettes through the American city where they took place: Chicago sees the stories of the Haymarket riot and the rise and fall of Al Capone; Washington, D.C., gets reenactments of the Watergate scandal and the rivalry between presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth and his brother, Edwin.
The shorts originated from a debate about Otis Redding's 1967 death that Waters had with a friend one night over beers. His friend argued passionately and drunkenly that Redding knew he was going to die before boarding the plane that would soon crash into a Wisconsin lake.
"People get drunk and talk about music all the time," Waters says. "But what's something they don't normally get drunk and talk about? History."
Though the Web shorts were shoestring affairs, shot mostly in the backyards of friends, the TV budget allows for greater use of locations. However, it's still not on the level of an HBO, or even a History channel, miniseries. For Konner, the deliberately flawed reenactment vibe is important.
"It's funny to tell people whose job it is to make things look perfect to stop making them look perfect," Konner says.
The 21 vignettes of the first season were shot in 21 different locations over 21 shooting days, with each vignette featuring different actors, different time periods and different shooting styles. It was a whirlwind production, especially when not all the actors immediately understood the conceit.
"I have to be honest, I didn't quite imagine it correctly when I first heard of it," Molina says. "I got the idea that all the actors were going to be drunk or all the characters were drunk or we'd pretend to be drunk or something. But then I saw a clip and got it. I'm asked to do things a director has never asked me to do. For instance, being asked to deliver a line as though you have absolutely no idea why it's there."
While the actual shooting was tricky, it was just half the challenge. Waters also had to finesse, coerce and sometimes force workable historical narratives from his inebriated would-be historians, spending hours with them as they imbibe their alcoholic drink of choice.
"I've learned so much psychology doing this." Waters says. "But it's not about people being drunk. The comedy comes from passionate people having trouble articulating the thing they're passionate about."
A show that displays a passion for history and education may seem an odd fit for Comedy Central, but it's not as though cable programming makes a lot of sense these days.
"If you go on History channel right now, it's six hours of 'Pawn Stars,'" says Konner. "TLC, you'll get 'Toddlers and Tiaras.' All of those traditional outlets for any kind of educational television are gone. If we can fill that slot in a funny way, I'm more than happy."
Throughout the series, Waters appears in modern day, attempting to connect these bits of history to our current culture. What absurd bits of modern life would not be possible without the struggles of the past?
"I want to tell stories someone can learn from," Waters says. "But if you don't have the drunk aspect, then you're preaching. If you can make people laugh, then you can really say what you want to say."
As Waters whispers in the back row of the theater, Marino, wearing a tux, takes a dive from the stage as Houdini enters his final moments.
'Drunk History'
Where: Comedy Central
When: 10 p.m. Tuesday
Rating: TV-14-L (may be inappropriate for viewers younger than 14, with an advisory for language)


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"It was a great feeling to help a child with disability," says Anthony Capone.
He and fellow electrical engineering student Derek Dempsey used assistive design technology to create a "hybrid power tricycle" for their client — a 4-year-old boy named Pierce who is afflicted with cerebral palsy, a brain disorder that affects a person's mobility and mental development.
"Knowing you improved the quality of someone's life is very powerful," notes Capone. "When Pierce first saw the tricycle, he was so excited that he couldn't stop smiling. His parents told us he did not smile often, so knowing our project made him happy was very rewarding."
An Early Christmas Present
Capone and Dempsey personally delivered the tricycle to Pierce's home in Pittsburgh in December, just three days before Christmas. The event was featured in a local broadcast by WTAE-TV Channel 4 News.
The project was part of the students' senior capstone project in the College of Engineering's Assistive Technology Program. The two received their bachelor's degrees last fall and both are now enrolled in the University's master's degree program in electrical engineering.
Founded in 1991 by Prof. Donn Clark, the Assistive Technology Program pits students against problems that hinder the functional capabilities of people with physical or mental challenges. Parts for the projects are funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation, as well as corporate and private donors and by alumni endowment. The students supply the labor and the finished products are delivered to clients free of charge.
"The total cost for the tricycle parts is around $800," says Capone.
A Sense of Independence
"We designed the tricycle so it resembles a regular bike and is relatively easy to move around," explains Dempsey.
The tricycle uses a sensor that reads how fast Pierce is pedaling and sends a signal to a microcontroller. The microcontroller calculates how much power to send to the motor controller, which then revs up the electric motor to spin the tricycle's front wheel.
"Basically, Pierce can ride the trike and the motor will assist him while he pedals," says Dempsey. "Pierce's cerebral palsy has left him with poor core and leg muscle strength. Riding the tricycle provides important exercise to improve his physical condition."
Adds Capone: "After conducting research, we learned that our tricycle is the only one that matches its speed to that of the rider's pedaling. The others are either all-human-powered or have a hand throttle on them, but there are none that combine the two features. Our design gives the rider a feeling of independence while exercising. In the case of Pierce, this is very important."
Capone and Dempsey also incorporated several safety features on the tricycle.
"One is a wireless shut-off switch for the parents to operate in case Pierce is riding the tricycle out toward, say, the street," explains Dempsey. "The switch has a range of about 300 feet. Another safety feature is a mechanism that prevents the front-wheel motor from spinning until the hand brake is released."
"We entered our tricycle design in a number of student competitions," says Capone. "If things work out well, we could decide to start producing these trikes for the general public. Working for ourselves would be great."

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McCarthy's work doesn't mimic Kahn's
I guess in anticipation that his work would one day be compared to Wolf Kahn [May 5 art review: "Wolf on the horizon: McCarthy channels Kahn landscapes"], I found the attached among his papers. It is amazing that even from the grave, his art knowledge and awareness was (and remains) all encompassing.
The claim that my work looks like Wolfe Kahn's rests largely on the basis of superficial, and therefore factitious, similarities. One might as readily say that Lucien Freud's work resembles Ingres' since both painters are renowned for painting nudes.
While I don't put myself in the same category as any of these great painters, I cannot help but note that Kahn himself has observed, "Landscape, of all representational modes, seems to me the least affected by fashion, politics, trends..." Forcing all dissimilarities that would remove me from a tradition for the sake of mere novelty would not make me a better landscape painter.
While Kahn has certainly been an influence because, perhaps, I believe him to be the greatest, if not the only great, living painter of landscapes, the greater influence is my own rural surroundings. Where Kahn helped me most was in seeing what he referred to as the "overarching abstractions" that inhere in the landscape observed. He's not present, however, when I find them here. For better or worse, I do that on my own. Most landscape painters, it seems to me, either fail to see these abstractions or have other preoccupying concerns.
Landscape painter Lindsay Nolting has referred to me as a "gaudy minimalist." I'll settle for that!
I pass this on as a demonstration of someone whose talent was an inspiration not only to me in my ongoing world of art but to others that he touched as well.
Judy McCarthy
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Noah Mendelsohn" <email@example.com> To: "Mark Baker <distobj" <email@example.com> Cc: "www-tag" <email@example.com>; "xml-dist-app" <email@example.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 11:53 AM Subject: Re: Media types > > Mark Baker writes: > > >> If you buy TimBL's argument that the container > >> specifies the meaning of containment (as I do), then > >> the root container specifies the root meaning and > >> that's the only place you can start in trying to > >> construct the "whole meaning". > > I buy this sometimes, but not always. To some extent it's a matter of > degree: even if the root is where you start, it may not tell you enough of > the whole meaning to be interesting. See below. > > >> To use your example, only because we know what the SOAP > >> envelope means, do we know that the body should be > >> processed as a purchase order (and that's assuming that > >> there are no unknown mustUnderstand declarations). > > Yes, in XML the semantics typically follows the lexical hierarchy, and so > the outermost element gives you your "first stop" in figuring out with the > document means. The problem is that, in the case of SOAP, the > specification is essentially delegating much of the designation of meaning > to a more deeply nested part of the document: The <SOAP> element basically > just says, "I'll tell you something about a generic processing model that > can be used with this document, but I won't really tell you what this > document is." It's sort of like saying: "this is XML" as opposed to "this > is XHTML". Both are useful, but it seems appropriate to have a MIME type > for XHTML, as well as for XML (and I presume we use xhtml+xml). By the > same reasoning, it's potentially useful to have MIME types for specific > applications of SOAP. > > Indeed one could argue that with SOAP's current definition of body > processing, there is no generally applicable means of inspecting the > document or body and determining its purpose (in the sense of being a > Purchase Order). That's because in the new 1.2 draft [1] we allow an > arbitrary number of body element children, and we' don't say whether in > general they represent separate similar units of work (e.g. multiple > purchase orders), one unit of work (a purchase order + supporting data), > one unit of work modified by another (purchase order + improved purchase > order ehancements), multiple unrelated (purchase order + open new account), > etc. So not even a general hierarchical name (e.g. purchaseOrder+soap+xml) > would handle all cases, but it would help for many. > > Overall: I'm questioning whether it's necessary or practical to impose any > fixed relationship between the internal structure documents in general, or > even hierarchical formats such as XML, and the corresponding MIME type > names. In the case of XML vs particular XML vocabularies, RFC 3023 [2] > makes clear that there is no such requirement: > > "XML generic processing is not always > appropriate for XML-based media types. > For example, authors of some such media > types may wish that the types remain > entirely opaque except to applications > that are specifically designed to deal > with that media type. By NOT following > the naming convention '+xml', such media > types can avoid XML-generic processing." > > Surely the same latitude should be available when using SOAP? I think it's > the sender that knows the intention of the document, regardless of its > structure. If I label something with a MIME type, it should be because I > believe the document conforms to the specification for that MIME type, > which might or might not key primarily on the outermost element > (admittedly, it is likely to at least involve the outermost element). > > With due respect to Tim, why do we have to go further than that? The fact > that XML is hierarchical is an accident from the point of view of MIME > types, I think, and not all users of XML do their heavy lifting in the root > element. If I want to invent some "purchaseOrdrer" (or graphics, or web > page, or whatever) MIME type that just happens to be wrapped in a > semi-transparent XML envelope like SOAP, is that a bad usage of MIME? In > short, I think the hierarchical view of an XML document only goes so far > semantically. Making it easy to key on the root element or to involve the > root element in a hiearchical name is a good thing, because it's a common > idiom. Requiring that MIME types be based only or primarily on the root > element (or any other single construct in the document), seems more > questionable. > > I therefore propose: > > a) users be free to propose new MIME types of any structure for particular > sorts of SOAP documents (I.e. no requirement to use soap+xml or ...+xml). > This is the analog of the freedom accorded to those creating MIME types for > XML vocabularies. > > b) a recommendation to use soap+xml in the common case where the only > intention is to convey the "SOAPness" of the document. > > c) maybe a suggestion that in cases where there is a particular use of > SOAP, or else uses that can be well modelled hierarchically, that a > convention such as purchaseOrder+soap+xml.... be used. I don't see this > prohibited by RFC 3023, but this convention goes beyond SOAP, and so should > be debated first by those responsible for the MIME type RFCs. > > >> <not xmlns="foo"> > >> <banana xmlns="bar"> > >> </not> > > >> Is that a banana? > > Well, it really depends on the specification that describes the document as > a whole. If "foo:not" is defined to be a more or less transparent, > semantics-free envelope construct, then I would say this is (or might well > be) a banana. Surely your intention was that the spec for "foo:not" in > fact conveys the semantic: "I am negating the definition of what I > contain". So, even there, it's an interesting question whether this is > best described as a "not" document, or a "not banana" document. > > Having said all that, I should admit that my experience with compound > documents in general is far deeper than my knowledge of MIME types and > their typical use. Apologies if I am missing something obvious. Thank > you. > > [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/soap12-part1/#structinterpbodies > [2] http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3023.txt > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Noah Mendelsohn Voice: 1-617-693-4036 > IBM Corp. Fax: 1-617-693-8676 > One Rogers Street > Cambridge, MA 02142 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Received on Wednesday, 16 January 2002 12:42:06 UTC
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The high-intensity discharge (HID) lamp offers a host of benefits for a broad range of lighting applications, even as the LED revolution in lighting continues apace. Although subsequent legislation allowed specialty ballasts, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 eliminated the manufacture and import of mercury vapor (MV) ballasts, thus making the MV system obsolete. The lighting industry can anticipate that either Congressional legislation or a Department of Energy (DOE) rulemaking action will eliminate MV lamp making. The two remaining HID lamp types are the metal-halide (MH) and the high-pressure sodium (HPS) source, and just about all of the technology development and market potential today centers around the MH source.
Technology snapshot
The MH lamp consists of an arc tube surrounded by an outer bulb envelope, which isolates the arc tube from the environment and blocks any ultraviolet radiation. Made of either quartz or ceramic glass, the arc tube contains a mixture of argon, mercury, and metal-halide salts, thereby offering color temperatures from 1,800K to 10,000K and a color rendering index (CRI) of up to 98.
Generally unaffected by ambient temperature and equally suited for extreme temperatures, the MH lamp can achieve up to a 24,000-hour average rated life and an output from 1,200 lm to 200,000 lm. The maximum practical efficacy of a "white-light" MH lamp (80 CRI) is about 230 lm/W. Like all arc lamps, the MH lamp needs a ballast to provide the starting voltage to the lamp, current limitation during warm-up, and a constant current during run time. As the lamp warms up, the current decreases while the voltage and power increase. Eventually, the lamp AC voltage stabilizes, and the lamp power is regulated to the proper level.
Beefing up the ballast
A big improvement over the traditional magnetic MH core and coil ballast, which operates at 88% efficiency, is the solid-state electronic ballast, or e-ballast, offering up to 97% efficiency. Using a high-frequency or low-frequency square-wave system and other advanced waveforms, the e-ballast provides higher lumen maintenance, longer life, fault mode protection, and improved power regulation. It also allows for continuous dimming, better color control, and no stroboscopic effect. The ballast's open-circuit voltage requirement is reduced to the operating requirements of the lamp, creating lower ballast operating temperatures, increasing ballast life, and reducing maintenance/replacement costs.
The original method for starting the MH lamp, called the probe-start method, uses an operating electrode at each end of the arc tube and a starting probe mounted close to one of the operating electrodes. To begin lamp operation, a discharge is created across the small gap between the starting probe electrode and the nearby operating electrode; eventually, an arc stream is created between both operating electrodes, and a bi-metal switch removes the starting probe electrode from the circuit. Each time the MH lamp is turned on, tungsten sputters from the electrodes. Over time, the tungsten deposit causes the arc tube wall to blacken, reducing lamp performance.
A major improvement in MH lamp operation is the pulse-start arc tube, which uses an igniter within the ballast to deliver a high-voltage pulse directly across the electrodes to start the lamp. By eliminating the probe and the bi-metal switch — components that are often prone to failure — the pulse-start lamp offers a number of benefits, such as increased lumen output.
The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 eliminated probe-start magnetic ballasts in new 150W to 500W MH fixtures, so the only available choice for this range of wattages is the pulse-start lamp, using a quartz or ceramic (polycrystalline alumina) arc tube, which is often referred to as a ceramic or CMH lamp (similar to the HPS arc tube). Ceramic MH arc tubes are up to five times shorter than an HPS arc tube and about half the length of a quartz arc tube.
Ceramic MH lamps, now available in a variety of configurations, including PAR20, PAR30, PAR38, and T6, provide greater light output, improved color rendering, and limited color shift compared to the probe-start lamp.
Most MH lamps are designed to operate in a specific burning position, such as horizontal, vertical with base up, or vertical with base down, and when operated in burning positions other than those specified, can result in severe reduction in lamp life, lumen output, and changes in color.
The vertical position screw-base MH lamp is primarily used in downlights. The horizontal position screw-base MH lamp often has a bowed arc tube and uses a position-fixing pin in the base, called a prefocus or position-orienting mogul (POM) base. This base and matching socket assure correct positioning of the lamp. Because these lamps are mostly used in outdoor lighting, the smallest wattage product available is 175W. Special versions for signs and sports lighting are also available.
A "universal" position lamp is the most versatile type; however, it provides about 10% less light output than a position-specific lamp and has a more restricted range of color temperatures.
Safety concerns and the NEC
Because of its high operating temperatures (900°C to 1,100°C) with contained pressures of 5 atmospheres to 30 atmospheres, the MH lamp potentially can experience an arc tube rupture. If an arc tube breaks, hot particles could be ejected from the lamp. Generally, all MH lamps reach their end of life passively. However, MH lamps that are continuously operated without being switched off can experience arc tube rupture, although such occurrences are rare. Manufacturers recommend group relamping at, or before, rated end-of-life rather than doing spot-relamping.
Some manufacturers offer automatic cycling controllers, which can be as simple as a time clock, to turn a lamp system on and off, using either an arranged calendar schedule or on a random basis.
In response to the possibility of MH lamp rupture, the 2005 National Electrical Code (NEC) included specific rules for MH luminaires (except for thick-glass PAR lamps), requiring them to be either enclosed or to have some physical means to ensure that only Type-O lamps can be used in them. O-type lamps have a protective glass sleeve over the arc tube. E-type lamps are acceptable only in suitably rated enclosed luminaires, in accordance with UL 1572 and CSA C22.2 No. 9.0. Finally, S-type lamps are limited to specific models in the 350W to 1,000W range, in open luminaires, when the lamp is operated in a near vertical position. All listed luminaires have lamp/relamp information on a label affixed to the luminaire, showing the specific lamp to use.
Any interruption in the power supply, or even a serious voltage dip for a few cycles, will cause an MH lamp to lose arc conduction, and several minutes are needed for the lamp to restart, since the arc tube has to cool and the internal vapor pressure must decrease to the point that the arc can restrike. This restrike time and the warm-up period can cause of a delay of up to 15 minutes before the return to full light output.
To address this problem, the NEC requires some form of a back-up lighting system, such as an integral tungsten-halogen lamp connected to an emergency power source, if power is momentarily interrupted to certain HID lighting systems. In addition, a ballast component called a hot restrike device can be specified for some single- and double-ended MH lamps. Thus, a hot restrike accessory can restart the MH lamp's arc almost immediately after a momentary voltage dip.
Controls for the future
Since the list of mandatory control requirements grows with each edition of the ASHRAE/IESNA 90.0 standard, inserting control capabilities (wired and wireless) into an MH luminaire allows changes in lumen output (such as a 50% reduction) based on input from occupancy sensors, switches, or some other input, such as scheduling software, resulting in a cost-effective strategy.
Obviously, there's great potential for energy savings by expanding the use of MH lamps and by aggressively pursuing further efficiency milestones.
SIDEBAR 1: Next Generation Energy Concerns
Many commercial building energy codes have energy savings rules for outdoor lighting. For example, ASHRAE/IES 90.1 2010, the IECC energy-efficient code, and some model ordinances call for outdoor HID ballasts to have some type of bi-level light output and/or dimming capabilities. Additionally, California Title 20 product regulations require 150W to 500W MH fixtures to have a specific level of ballast or fixture efficiency or to have automatic energy-saving lighting controls.
For these reasons, bi-level control systems for area or street lighting are finding increasing application. Housed in the top surface of a luminaire, a node can communicate via radio, satellite, and/or cellular system to a central operating center, delivering control and status messages to a web page. This allows an operator to control, adjust, monitor, and receive maintenance messages from each luminaire on the system.
SIDEBAR 2: MH Improvements on the Horizon
The Department of Energy has identified 10 subject areas where an emerging technology can improve the performance of HID light sources, and some are commercially available today, such as the electrodeless lamp. Continuing research on materials, coatings, arc tube shapes, electrodes, fill chemistry, lamp/ballast waveforms, and thermal management should also lead to a boost in MH performance. Mercury-free MH lamps are currently available as automobile head lights; however, the elimination of the mercury fill results in lower efficacy. Nevertheless, this reduction in efficacy will hopefully be overcome in the future. Some lighting industry leaders would like to see the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star program expanded to include HID products.
SIDEBAR 3: Benefits of Ceramic Metal-Halide (CMH) Lamps
• Highly controllable point source of light
• Wide range of wattages from 15W to 400W in elliptical, tubular, linear single and
double ended, and reflector shapes.
• Recent technology advances in medium-wattage ceramic MH enable 24,000-hour
rated life, CRI up to 94, and luminous efficacies of 120 lm/W.
• Consistent color over life, with two color temperatures (3,000K and 4,200K).
• High lumen maintenance (near 90%).
• CCTs range from 1,800K to 10,000K.
• Smaller and lighter than comparable SSL systems.
• Universal burning position for most lamp types.


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It's hard to imagine a world without Justin Timberlake. No lovably awkward Mickey Mouse Club duets, no bleached-blond curls or coordinating denim outfits, zero hours spent in front of the mirror trying to learn the choreography from the "Bye Bye Bye" video, definitely no "Cry Me a River" (the greatest break-up anthem of all time). Hell, who knows if "sexy" would have ever come back were it not for our boy JT.
After he transformed a humiliating split with pop princess Britney Spears into a debut solo album of Billboard bangers, it didn't take long for the world to understand: Our favorite turn-of-the-millennium boy-bander was turning out to be a crazy-talented, bona fide badass.
Fast-forward to now, and it's no surprise the soul-dancing, falsetto-singing actor-producer-entrepreneur-whatever has collaborated with some of the best in the biz. In honor of his upcoming concerts at the BB&T Center and American Airlines Arena, let's take a look at some of JT's most genius collaborations.
1. "Dick in a Box" with the Lonely Island. Clearly, Andy Samberg was inspired when the producers of Saturday Night Live asked him to write a song showcasing Timberlake's voice for JT's 2006 appearance on the show. "Dick in a Box" was recorded in one night and was both filmed and premiered the very next day. After the video went viral on the web and won an Emmy for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (yes, really), the collaboration continued with 2009's ode to MILFs, "Motherlover," and 2011's "3-Way (The Golden Rule)," a defining classic of our generation. Justin, you can sing. You can dance. You can act. But it wasn't until you were funny that you really won our hearts.
2. Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show with Janet Jackson. This year marks the tenth anniversary of Nipplegate, the fateful evening Timberlake ripped off a piece of Janet Jackson's bustier during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, exposing the diva's right breast to the world and giving birth to a phenomenon now known as the "wardrobe malfunction." We, like you, may have skimmed one or two articles outlining "what really happened" that night. Did Jackson know her career was about to self-destruct? Did Timberlake know his would skyrocket? Was the aftermath ridiculous and unfair? We may never know. One thing is certain: Nipplegate will live on in our memories and in our hearts as a strange, confusing, and slightly arousing conflation of everything we truly love in America.
3. "Suit & Tie" with Jay Z. Whether you love or lament Timberlake's chemically straightened locks, his pompadour period has borne many fruits, among them the lead track off his 2013 comeback album, The 20/20 Experience. Not only did his return from acting to music prove a triumph in this luxuriant, chart-topping single, but the collaboration with hip-hop legend Jay Z also helped secure JT's place as a respected and influential R&B artist.
4. "My Love" with T.I. It's hard to believe this track came out way back in 2006 on Timberlake's debut followup, FutureSex/LoveSounds, because as far as we're concerned, it still bangs pretty hard. Often compared to 2002's "Cry Me a River," "My Love" was awarded Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 2007 Grammy Awards and helped earn Timberlake the Male Artist of the Year and Best Choreography in a Video nods at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards. Even indie touter Pitchfork couldn't deny Timberlake's dirty, dirty pop, declaring "My Love" its number one song of 2006.
5. "Ayo Technology" with 50 Cent. Though 50 Cent's third studio album, 2007's Curtis, failed to stack up against Kanye West's competing release, Graduation, Timberlake's sultry vocals helped the album's fourth single peak at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. Speaking to the sexual frustrations of a generation raised in front of digital screens, Fitty and JT, along with producer Timbaland, tapped into all of our hyperreal, eight-bit strip club fantasies by posing a simple yet provocative question: "Why don't you sit down on top of me?"
Justin Timberlake: The 20/20 Experience World Tour. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, at BB&T Center, 1 Panther Parkway, Sunrise; 800-745-3000, thebbtcenter.com. Tickets cost $49.50 to $175 plus fees via ticketmaster.com.
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Policy 160.00
Credit Hour Definition
Originator: Senior Vice President, Academic Programs and Dean, Graduate School of Management and Technology
Subject: Credit Hour Definition
- Introduction
This Policy defines credit hour at University of Maryland University College ("UMUC") in accordance with applicable federal and state regulations.
- Guidelines
- UMUC defines a credit hour as a reasonable approximation of the student learning outcome equivalency of, at a minimum, a Carnegie Unit. Course developers are to ensure that the quantity of student learning required per credit is the equivalent of between 42 and 45 hours of coursework for the semester through activities that:
- Address and demonstrate student competency in the defined learning outcomes; and
- Draw upon recommended instructional practices identified by UMUC's Graduate School of Management and Technology, School of Undergraduate Studies, and Faculty Development.
- Student learning outcome equivalencies are to be based on documented qualitative and quantitative expectations for:
- Time required of students to complete assigned learning activities, taking into account expectations based on degree level, discipline, and weight in students' final course grade;
- Time required of students to read and understand content developed by course faculty, excluding time required to read assignments in a course syllabus;
- Time required of course faculty to respond to student questions received via e-mail, posted in the online classroom, and/or discussed in the online class chat room; and
- Time required of course faculty and students to participate in online conference activities.
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Milton Brasher-Cunningham
Milton Brasher-Cunningham has master's degrees in English and theology, and he taught English for seven years in the Boston Public Schools. He currently teaches ninth-grade English, tenth-grade English (a combination expository writing laboratory and American literature course), and Honors British Literature (for juniors) at Winchester High School, Winchester, Massachusetts. He is also both a songwriter and a fiction writer.
Lesson Plan for Frankenstein
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Something happened last Friday that has never happened in all the years Tom and I have been a couple.
As he was readying for work, I asked him what he wanted for dinner that night.
Usually he asks me what his options are, but this time without pause he answered.
"Meatloaf….or sloppy joes."
After I got over the initial shock, I filed the info away, went to work and forgot about it.
But as the time approached for me to leave that afternoon, the thought of cooking dinner came back.
Now, I am not a meatloaf fan.
I can eat it twice a year, if I have to, but truth is, I'd rather not.
And I didn't want sloppy joes.
I mentioned this to Chris and before you can say, "Bring on the ketchup", he was online reading the names of assorted meatloaf recipes.
Finally, he named one that grabbed my attention.
Long story short, I looked it up, scanned the ingredients and became completely intrigued by what I read.
"This is it," I told Chris. "Tom will get his meatloaf."
A quick trip to the grocery provided the two ingredients I didn't have on hand and I set off to make it.
By 4 p.m. the experiment was on and by 7 p.m. we were sitting down to dinner.
I, the lesser adventuresome of the two, took the first bite and waited for Tom's verdict.
If I hadn't asked, I would still be waiting as he was shoveling in meatloaf and mashed potatoes to beat the band. I had my verdict. The experiment was a success.
The recipes I share with readers are all fairly easy to make and do not require major cooking skills. That's why the column is called Real Food for Real People. We are not all chefs but we all have to eat.
The only warning I offer with this recipe is don't bother if you are a vegetarian, have high blood pressure, high cholesterol or a heart condition.
And Tom, be careful what you ask for–you will get it in some form or the other.
Bacon Chili Cheeseburger Meatloaf
1 (12 ounce) package center-cut smoked bacon, diced
1 sweet onion (such as Vidalia®), chopped
1/2 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons ancho chile powder
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 pounds ground sirloin
4 ounces shredded extra-sharp Cheddar cheese
4 ounces shredded pepper jack cheese
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup bread crumbs
1 serving cooking spray
1/2 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground ancho chile pepper
Cook and stir bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until bacon is translucent and beginning to brown, about 5 minutes; stir in onion and continue cooking and stirring until bacon is browned and sweet onion is translucent, about 5 more minutes.
Mix 1/2 cup ketchup, 2 tablespoons chili powder, 2 tablespoons ancho chile powder, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, cumin, salt, black pepper, and garlic powder in a large bowl. Mix in ground sirloin, bacon-onion mixture, Cheddar cheese, pepper jack cheese, eggs, and bread crumbs until thoroughly combined. Form the mixture into a loaf shape and refrigerate 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with aluminum foil and spray the foil with cooking spray.
Place loaf into the prepared baking dish. Mix 1/2 cup ketchup, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, 1 teaspoon chili powder, and 1 teaspoon ground ancho chile in a bowl. Spread the mixture over the loaf.
Bake in the preheated oven until the loaf is no longer pink inside and the juices run clear, 1 hour and 5 minutes to 1 hour and 15 minutes. An instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the center of the loaf should read at least 160 degrees.
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Edges by Laura Gunn
*Lots* of eye candy for you today! Last week I received a little bit of designer Laura Gunn's new line, Edges, in the mail. It arrived courtesy of Michael Miller Fabrics. I absolutely love the colors she chose for her latest collection.
As I was laying out the charms to take pictures, I was getting more and more excited to cut into them. I wanted to really feature all these great colors.
Inspired by this print from the line...
And this amazing quilt by my mom (hi mom!)...
I decided to make something with circles. I cheated a bit and used my Sizzix die cutter to cut these out.
They are 1-1/2" in diameter. Before I cut them, I iron Heat n Bond Lite to the back of my charms, as I am going to fuse the circles onto fabric before quilting.
I spent Wednesday playing with the layout. The neutral squares are 2" x 2" finished. I can't wait to share the completed mini quilt with you soon!
Edges is now available in stores. You can find it at Fat Quarter Shop.


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New York City mayor delays start of Italy vacation
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (dih BLAH'-zee-oh) has postponed his much-discussed family vacation to Italy by a day.
Mayoral press secretary Phil Walzak says de Blasio moved the nine-day trip's departure date from Friday to Saturday "to attend to city business."
The mayor's announcement came shortly after he addressed the Thursday death of a Staten Island man in police custody.
Mayoral aides say de Blasio wanted to stay overnight to consult with officials and community leaders about Eric Garner's death.
The Democratic mayor was supposed to leave with his wife and two children Friday night. He'd previously said he'll return if there's a crisis.
De Blasio faced criticism from political pundits and TV comedians for his decision to travel before a potential Long Island Rail Road strike was averted.
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Hi everyone!
Our very own VEX expert, Jesse Flot, has just recently recorded a webinar to help those using the CORTEX platform. Starting yesterday (Sept. 8th), Jesse will be recording weekly webinars (for 6 weeks) to help those who are looking for resources when working with the CORTEX system.
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Please note that this webinar epsiode is geared towards the BEST competition, but that doesn't mean that it won't help you out.
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Law Enforcement Looking To Create A Searchable Database Of Everywhere Your Vehicle Has Been
from the oh-wow...-a-Google-with-even-LESS-privacy deptBack in August, Mike wrote about some questionable sharing of license plate information between the US Border Patrol and various insurance companies. While the stated aim of tracking stolen vehicles might seem to make this sharing justified, the fact that this is going on with no oversight or accountability is cause for alarm.
Of course, law enforcement has long had big plans for license plate readers (LPRs). The ACLU has come across a recording of a 2010 National Institute of Justice conference in which one of the speakers expresses an interest in building LPR data into a "Google" of license plate locations.
Dale Stockton, Program Manager of the "Road Runner" project at the Automated Regional Justice Information System in San Diego spoke on a panel on license readers at the 2010 conference and explained to police and prosecutors in attendance how best to share license plate data. Mind you, he was talking about the location information of people never accused of any crime.Stockton knows this would never fly if attempted directly. He states as much in the transcript:
We're probably not going to have any centralized national giant bucket of license plate reader data. It probably wouldn't stand the court of public opinion, and it's probably something that, given where we are in the rollout cycle, wouldn't easily be done, but we can develop regional sharing capability...But the "court of public opinion" can be routed around, according to Stockton. Despite frankly stating that the public would find a "Google of license plates" odious, he intends to do just that, through a series of back doors.
And so doing, you get those set up and then begin to share between those regions, and as you begin to look beyond your region, utilize a trusted broker like Nlets...If Stockton has his way, a decentralized search system for license plates, routed through a third-party's software, will perform exactly the way he wants it to. Somehow he feels that a distributed system is OK while a centralized system isn't. Or rather, he feels that both systems are OK, but the public will only put up with the illusion that law enforcement isn't running a Google-esque system of harvested plate data.
Every law enforcement agency has a connection to Nlets. Nlets would serve not as a storage unit but as a pointer system, something akin to a Google, so that when you check a plate, Nlets would point you in the direction of where that plate can be found, and the result of that would be a query in one state by an investigator could give an indication of plates of interest in other states, and then that information can be pulled back.
Is the fear of a system like this overblown? Every law enforcement official at the conference runs down several anecdotes about how the plate reading system has aided them in investigating various crimes. But should law enforcement have access to nationwide plate data, much of which pertains to citizens who have never been accused of a crime, much less committed one? Stockton tries to justify the LPR system by comparing it to officers running plates in person.
One of the questions about license plate readers is this kind of hocus pocus, "you are invading my privacy; it's super intrusive." And I come from the opposite end of the spectrum. I truly believe that this technology is only doing what license plate readers have already — I'm sorry — what officers have already been doing in the field for many, many years.The biggest difference here is the "always on" aspect and the fact that everyone is tracked. "Reasonable suspicion" and the like are taken completely off the table and replaced with an indiscriminate system that harvests data. It's a handy way to peel back another layer of privacy, as Kade Crockford of the ACLU states:
The courts have indicated to us that officers can look at a plate and run it. So let's just go down quickly here through the two sides, an officer doing it and the license plate reader doing it. Officers can run plates anytime they want. The courts have held that's why we put the state plate on there, so an officer can check and make sure it's current and it's not wanted. Well, the license plate reader is doing the exact same thing. It's looking at it; it's checking that plate to see if it's wanted. The officer can pick and choose among the vehicles that he or she looks at.
We've been making a lot of noise about location tracking of late. License plate readers rank high among the technologies that are threatening our privacy with respect to our travel patterns. Where we go says a lot about who we are, and law enforcement agencies nationwide are increasingly obtaining detailed information about where we go without any judicial oversight or reason to believe we are up to no good. Stockton says we have nothing to worry about with respect to license plate reader data and privacy, that that's all "hocus pocus." But he's wrong.As Crockford points out, the Department of Justice has already stated that Americans have "no privacy interest" when it comes to cellphone location information. The DOJ's rationale could easily stretch to fit this scenario. But what's "good" for the American public is rarely viewed as acceptable for those writing the guidelines or using the technology. For all the talk about "nothing to hide," officials are very touchy when it comes to making their information accessible.
We must ensure license plate readers do not become license plate trackers.
Data from license plate readers in Minnesota was obtained by a St. Paul car dealer using open-records laws, and used to repossess at least one car, according to a recent article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The article included this amusing tidbit:So, the question that needs to be asked of every politician and law enforcement member who feels this system will only be used for catching "bad guys" is whether or not they'd mind having their location tracked via license plate readers. Stockton's pushing for something he knows the public won't stand for and is using successful investigations as the ends to justify the privacy-violating means.
"When the Star Tribune published data tracking Mayor R.T. Rybak's city-owned car over the past year, the mayor asked police Chief Tim Dolan to make a recommendation for a new policy about data retention."
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Thread: Diesel Fuel For Life?
Cheap, synthetic, and juvenile?
Or unique, modern, and well-done?
I feel like this is one of those frags that I may be overlooking for the simple fact basenotes doesn't talk about it much.
Any fans?
How is it?
It's a very casual fragrance. If fun is juvenile then yes it's juvenile. I'll take it over 1 Million any day of the week.
All I can say is it gets lots of complements if that is your intention.
I have it on my "maybe" list. On some days I find it fun. Some...well not so much. It is a different gourmand than the usual players tho
Hmmmm I mean it's synthetic, bit it's a very pleasant youthful, sweet fragrance. It ain't no Serge Lutens is what I am trying to say, but it's just right in what it should be. Raspberryish. I own the Denim edition, and it's definitely lighter than the regular edition. Regular edition packs quite a punch. Will get you noticed so it's good.
It's ok. The young cats love it.
Do you prefer the denim edition to the regular?
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I'd consider Black XS fun, but juvenile (I still like it).
Even Aventus--fun, but not Juvenile.
Blue sugar--juvenile. Not fun.
I find it juvenile and overly sweet - straight sweet as a matter of fact.
I agree with Silent on the Black XS comparison. They smell nothing alike though, but they are playful yet very wearable. My problem with FFL is it projects so damn much, and when you project a note like raspberry so much, it draws too much attention to yourself. Almost like when you walk into an Abercrombie store, and the whole place reeks of Fierce fragrance.
This fragrance projects more as it settles.. I highly recommend you do not spray it near your neck or face.
I really do enjoy FFL though, it's different than most stuff out there. If you have ever tried Lacoste Elegance, that is the closest thing I can compare it to.
"I am not trendy" -Thierry Mugler
I recently bought DFfL after ignoring it for years. Cheap? Yes. Synthetic? Since it doesnt have ingredients freshly squeezed from their natural fruits, plants, etc, yes. Juvenile? I would say "youthful", if that means fresh and fun-filled. I like it and wear it without reservations.
ointments and perfume delight the heart....
p.s. if you end up liking how it smells, I'll be putting most of my wardrobe for sale pretty soon, including my 2.5 oz Denim (used about 10 times) for like $35 total.
Had it and used it up within the last year. I enjoyed it well enough, it's definitely a 'pleasant' scent, but it's not something I see myself buying again anytime soon (mainly thanks to this forum and the discovery or soooo many other great fragrances).
Thanks, comfortablynumbbg, Sounds pretty good. I like mine on the lighter side anyway, so I'd probably go with the denim given the choice. I actually just happened to see it earlier today in a jewelry store. I'm definitely going to order a sample of this (I'm cutting back on the blind buying this month seeing how my wife will kill me if she finds another package at the door).
I'll let you know what I think!
"Cheap, synthetic, and juvenile?"
Interesting how times change. When it first came out it was generally quite well received here, and never described in those terms.
I can't see what's juvenile about it.
Synthetic - I'm not a misanthrope, mankind is part of nature and makes good scents.
Cheap smelling - relative to what? I thought it was pretty classy.
Cheap synthetic and cloying sums it up for me. Same for Black XS.
I quite like it. Nothing amazing, but pleasant!
just like 1 million, its fine if worn sparingly and in the right situation. I like the raspberry note a lot.
Current Favorites (in no particular order)
Royal Oud
Tabac Rouge
CK One
1725 Casanova
Neroli Portofino
Prada L'Homme
Green Irish Tweed
Interlude Man
Les Exclusifs Eau de Cologne
Terre d'Hermes Parfum
Aqua Universalis
Tom Ford Extreme
Hanae Mori H.M. EDT
Pleasing at first, and people seemed to like it on me too, but then a tad synthetic and juvenile perhaps. Didn't last long in my collection.
Buysblind, check out Walgreens and CVS, I don't think your wife would mind a 21 dollar purchase there. I picked up the 50 ml FFL at my local CVS some time ago.. at least 1 year and a half ago. It was marked half off I believe. If not FFL, you should check it out for blind buys, you can get some great deals.
Nothing wrong with shopping in drugstores, I have gotten a 4.2 oz Cool Water for 12 bucks at Walgreens; Polo Sport 4.2 oz for around 22 I think (hard to find Polo Sport for this low), Romance Silver 1.7 oz for 20, Polo (original) 4 oz for 25 -- to name a few of the better deals.
Keep your eyes peeled!
"I am not trendy" -Thierry Mugler
I used to own FFL. It may be cheaper than the massively overpriced and overhyped Aventus for example (seriously, can we not manage a single thread without bringing that fragrance up?) but I don't see how it's any more synthetic or juvenile than a lot of great fragrances out there.
cheap for sure, powdery drydown too feminine for me!
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It's an odd one. I've tried it multiple times and I still don't know how I feel about it.
Last edited by silentrich; 5th February 2013 at 03:03 AM.
I found this cheap and vile
Is the juice worth the squeeze?
I revisited the original today as there's atleast 4-5 other men at my office who have Sauvage and Invictus, which unfortunately only allows me to wear those scents when I'm running errands or chilling out on the weekends with friends.
The thing is, this fragrance has fallen out of popularity which is an amazing thing. Nowadays most people don't remember it but back in the day this was the equivalent of those aforementioned scents and after wearing it to the office today this is going to become my daily scent once again. I honestly think this is a modern classic and this is a perfect time for any of you who own this to break it out. Trust me, you will stand out in the sea of Sauvage/Aventus/whatever else is popular nowadays. I may be partial to this because I've maybe bought 4 or 5 bottles of this since it's been released and if that's the case do not listen to me at all


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A corrections officer with the Jackson County Correctional Institute has been arrested for allegedly selling tobacco to an inmate.
Timothy William Moody, 27, 216 Brookwood Ave., Commerce, was charged with crossing guard line with contraband and violation of oath of public officer.
The arrest came after an internal investigation by the Georgia Department of Corrections. The investigator reported that the officer had allegedly brought tobacco across the guard line and taken money for it.
Correctional officer charged for selling tobacco to inmate
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China becomes world's fifth largest arms exporter overtaking UK
Britain has been knocked out of the premier league of arms exporters, losing out to a burgeoning Chinese defence industry that is selling weapons the UK has given up making.
According to a report published yesterday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Britain has been relegated to sixth place in the international league table of arms exports, behind the US, Russia, Germany, France and China. It is the first time since 1950 that Britain has failed to be among the top five arms exporters.
British arms exporters have been weakened by a combination of factors: corruption allegations made against BAE Systems over the notorious Tornado aircraft sales to Saudi Arabia in the 1990s provoked a deeply embarrassing investigation by the Serious Fraud Office;…


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Legislators to consider expanded gambling along Florida line
Imagine Florida with slot machines at several dog tracks, intended to lure Georgians to Jacksonville, Alabamans to Pensacola, high rollers to Palm Beach and race fans to Daytona.
That is one of the ideas gaining steam in Tallahassee as gaming promoters plan ways to expand Florida's gambling empire in exchange for closing loopholes that have exploded over the past few years.
The Florida Senate Gaming Committee has scheduled a series of hearings next month to travel to Jacksonville, Pensacola, Lakeland and Coconut Creek to hear from the public, as lawmakers embark on an ambitious rewrite of the state's gambling laws.
"The goal is to reform Florida's gambling laws in a way that will benefit Florida's economy and social welfare for years to come,'' said Sen. Garrett Richter, R-Naples, chairman of the committee.
Legislative leaders have signed a $400,000 contract with Spectrum Gaming Group of New Jersey to assess the economic impact of existing and expanded gambling on communities in Florida. The report, due Oct. 1. will also offer some regulatory options before lawmakers draft the plan. Among the 10 options reviewed by Spectrum, only one would not expand gambling. The others range from allowing two so-called "destination resorts" in South Florida to limited expansion of gambling in certain regions of the state.
The timing of the legislative debate is significant. In 2015, the provisions of the state's agreement with the Seminole Tribe of Florida expire, requiring the state to renew the compact or establish new rules to allow the tribe to operate blackjack and other table games exclusively, in exchange for providing revenue to the state.
The re-opening of the tribal compact, as well as the perception that acceptance of casino games has increased among most Floridians, has made many legislative observers predict that Florida may pass wholesale gambling reforms in the upcoming session.
"It's much different this year than it's ever been before,'' said Al Lawson, a former veteran Democratic legislator from Tallahassee who supports expanding slot machines to North Florida. "Legislators are more open to give consideration to this than before."
Lawson predicted that the Senate hearings "will be packed" with supporters urging lawmakers to expand gambling in North Florida.
"Things have changed,'' he said. "We now load up two buses a week bringing people to casinos in Alabama and Mississippi. Why won't we take advantage of that?"
The first phase of Spectrum's report, which was completed in July, cited a 2013 poll by the American Gaming Association that found that 85 percent of all Americans now view casino gambling as an acceptable activity for themselves and others.
Senate President Don Gaetz and House Speaker Will Weatherford have indicated that they do not support expanded gambling, but many of their supporters believe that they may be open to a gradual expansion in exchange for closing the loopholes that have allowed "flag drop" racing as a pari-mutuel sport and drawn nearly two dozens lawsuits.
"Whatever the House passes will be the bill,'' said Brian Ballard, lobbyist for the Palm Beach Kennel Club, Genting and Donald Trump, noting that the more conservative House will dictate the gambling terms.
Meanwhile, the Senate's decision to hire Spectrum is coming under fire from the Orlando-based group No Casinos, which is supported by Disney and other Orlando-based tourist attractions. The group complains that Spectrum has close ties to the industry, with many gambling companies among its client base, and will not produce an unbiased report. The group launched a television campaign in Tallahassee this week to discredit the Spectrum report.
"You wouldn't want inmates running an asylum, nor burglars guarding a bank vault," the ad says. "So why is the gambling industry writing the official study on expanding gambling in Florida? Because your politicians are paying them to write it."
Richter defends the report, saying it will be chock-full of differing points of view, not just those supported by the gaming industry.
"When we get the report it will be literally like drinking out of a firehose, but we will absolutely not be able to state we don't have enough information to make a decision,'' he said.
As for the decision to conduct public hearings in the Panhandle communities that want gambling expansion, he was non-committal.
"The selection process wasn't scientific,'' Richter said. "These were areas we thought we could get to." The first hearing will be held Oct. 23 from 4-7 p.m. at the north campus of Broward College in Coconut Creek. Subsequent hearings will be held in Lakeland, Pensacola and Jacksonville.
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Life in Port Charles has settled down since the 50th anniversary celebration – and I'm not exactly basking in the love.
'General Hospital' is markedly better now than it was under Bob Guza's reign of terror – or Garin Wolf's confused melee of madness – but I'm not exactly thrilled with everyday life in Port Charles.
I've been a fan of soaps long enough to realize I'm never going to love every story or every character – but I'm pretty much at 50-50 right now.
GH is keeping me as a viewer because I'm enjoying seeing Luke, Laura, Scotty, Anna, Duke, Nikolas, Mac and Felicia. While they're never going to truly lose me as a viewer – I do have characters like Sabrina, Britt, Ellie, Spinelli and Connie on fast-forward.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — The supernatural sex-crazed residents of Bon Temps are going back to their roots on "True Blood."
The Saturday presentation at Comic-Con for HBO's "True Blood" kicked off with a trailer teasing the remaining episodes of the campy vampire series' sixth season.
"While we acknowledge that we have a very large cast, we're going to try to condense the number of stories we're telling and really make this feel like we're coming home," said showrunner Brian "Bucky" Buckner.
The fast-moving footage showed Deborah Ann Woll's Jessica and the other locked-up vampires being tormented, Stephen Moyer's Bill wreaking further havoc and Anna Paquin's Sookie entangling with the half-fairy, half-vampire Warlow in a dreamy, bloody haze.
"Obviously, we all die," teased Paquin when asked how the season will end.
Paquin was joined for the scream-filled panel attended by more than 4,000 con-goers by co-stars Woll, Rutina Wesley, Kristin Bauer van Straten, Ryan Kwanten, Nelsan Ellis, Sam Trammell, Michael McMillan, Anna Camp and Joe Manganiello, as well as newcomer Rob Kazinsky, who plays Warlow.
Manganiello lamented that fans don't like the power trip his werewolf Alcide has gone on this season.
"Being packmaster is a pretty thankless job, except for the three-ways," he joked. "That's the one perk to that job."
Kwanten promised that the characters' storylines would converge as the sixth season comes to a close.
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Sharif drops plan to prosecute Musharraf for 1999 Pakistan coup in apparent nod to military
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, in his first confrontation with the country's military, may have just blinked.
In a legally significant concession to the country's powerful generals, Sharif agreed Wednesday not to pursue one of four death penalty cases now pending against former military dictator Pervez Musharraf.
Sharif's attorney general, Munir Malik, told the country's Supreme Court that the government would drop its high treason charges against Musharraf for overthrowing Sharif in 1999, but that it would move forward with prosecuting him for suspending the constitution in November 2007, when he sacked and jailed the country's top judges.
Both acts would qualify as high treason under Article 6 of Pakistan's 1973 constitution and carry an automatic death sentence.
Sharif's brother, Shahbaz Sharif, who is the chief minister of Punjab province, told journalists in Lahore that the decision not to prosecute Musharraf for the October 1999 coup was made so that there would be no perception that the military as an institution was on trial.
"Please note, we have said all along we hold no vendetta against Musharraf or anybody else, and today's instruction by the prime minister is a demonstration of our commitment," he said.
Pakistani news outlets, quoting unnamed sources, have reported that Sharif conferred with the army chief, Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, before announcing Monday that he would bring treason charges against Musharraf. It was unclear if there had been other meetings between the two men since the charges were announced.
Musharraf would be the first of four military dictators, who ruled Pakistan for half its 65-year history, to be held accountable for his actions.
While the unprecedented act of prosecuting an ex-army chief has been difficult for Kayani and his subordinates to swallow, they have concluded Musharraf brought the trouble upon himself by ignoring their persistent advice not to return to Pakistan from exile in Britain, analysts said.
Musharraf arrived in Pakistan in March, saying he would contest and win the May parliamentary elections and "save the nation" from the severe problems it had encountered since he was forced to step down as president in September 2008 after nine years in power.
Instead, he was disqualified from running and arrested for illegally confining the judges in November 2007. He has lived under house arrest in a small section of his Islamabad mansion since April.
The dismissal of the high treason charge for the 1999 coup may not make much difference to Musharraf's fate. In addition to the high treason prosecution for the 2007 actions against the judges, he's also charged with ordering the 2006 killing of an insurgent politician in western Baluchistan province, and on Monday he was named the government's primary suspect in the December 2007 assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
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Two experiences from youth illustrate what President Monson taught about keeping the commandments even when they aren't popular.
In the October 2011 general conference, President Thomas S. Monson encouraged us to keep the commandments, even if they might not be popular with the world. This counsel can apply to many aspects of your life. Here are two experiences from youth that illustrate what President Monson taught.
Staying Strong in the Classroom
Heather C., Virginia, USA
Even though it was a cold, hard piece of plastic, at that moment my chair was my only friend. Our English teacher had asked us to express our opinions about controversial statements. If you supported a statement, you were to move to the left side of the room. If you didn't support it, you were to stay to the right. "First statement: Coed sleepovers should be allowed," she said. There was a brief pause, then a giddy stampede to the left side of the room. I was the only one left sitting.
In my mind it wasn't an option to go to the left side of the room. I knew what I believed. So I stood up, faced my friends, and told them I didn't think coed sleepovers were appropriate. As I did so, I said a silent prayer that my words would make sense and testify of truth. Then the bell rang, and the students scrambled to collect their backpacks. A girl from my class stopped me in the hall. "I just wanted to say that was really brave of you," she said. "I don't think I would be able to do that." I smiled and said a silent prayer of thanks to Heavenly Father for showing me that I was able to touch someone.
Although that was a difficult experience, I was able to define myself. Because I had the gospel in my life, I knew where I stood and I knew nothing could shake me. I eventually found friends who really cared about me and respected my beliefs. I am a much happier person because I understand that when I stand up for my beliefs, the Lord is with me and He will never leave me alone.
"It may appear to you at times that those out in the world are having much more fun than you are. Some of you may feel restricted by the code of conduct to which we in the Church adhere. My brothers and sisters, I declare to you, however, that there is nothing which can bring more joy into our lives or more peace to our souls than the Spirit which can come to us as we follow the Savior and keep the commandments. That Spirit cannot be present at the kinds of activities in which so much of the world participates" (Thomas S. Monson, "Stand in Holy Places," Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2011, 83).
It's Better to Stand Alone
Lauren M., Utah, USA
I went to a party one night with a group of my closest friends. As we sat laughing, the conversation turned. My friends started to gossip about a young man we all knew who was my friend. The conversation went on for a while with everyone except me agreeing with what was being said. Eventually I had enough. I expressed my feelings that it was wrong for them to belittle this young man.
The room went silent, and no one stood by me. I had never felt so alone in my life than at that moment. Eventually the conversations moved on, but everyone ignored me. I decided to call my mom to come pick me up. Then I announced that I was going home. No one asked questions, and small good-byes were said as I left.
It was hard for me to go against my friends, but I knew that it was the right thing to do. This experience changed my life, and I feel good about my decision to stick up for this young man. I learned that even if you stand alone, you should always do what's right. Your crowd may not be the crowd you're meant to be with. It's better to stand alone and do what's right than to stand with others doing wrong.
"We have been and continue to be taught God's laws. Despite what you may see or hear elsewhere, these laws are unchanging.
"As we go about living from day to day, it is almost inevitable that our faith will be challenged. We may at times find ourselves surrounded by others and yet standing in the minority or even standing alone concerning what is acceptable and what is not. Do we have the moral courage to stand firm for our beliefs, even if by so doing we must stand alone? … It is essential that we are able to face—with courage—whatever challenges come our way" (Thomas S. Monson, "Dare to Stand Alone," Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2011, 60).
Take a Stand Today
Think of some situations where you may need to stand for truth in the future. Decide now what you'll do in those situations so you'll be prepared, ready, and committed to stand up for your beliefs.
- When inappropriate music comes on at a dance, I will ______________________.
- When someone asks me to cheat in school, I will ______________________.
- When I see trendy clothes that are not appropriate, I will ______________________.
- When ______________________, I will ______________________.
- When ______________________, I will ______________________.
Share how you will respond to these situations by clicking Share your experience below.
More of President Monson's Conference Messages
To read, watch, or listen to President Monson's full addresses, go to "Stand in Holy Places" and "Dare to Stand Alone." You can find all of the conference messages at conference.lds.org.


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"PARANORMAL PARENTAGE"02/14/2013 (08:00PM - 08:30PM) (Thursday) : THE STUDY GROUP MAKES AN UNEXPECTED TRIP TO PIERCE'S MANSION ON HALLOWEEN - While on their way to Vicki's (Danielle Kaplowitz) Halloween costume party, the study group makes a detour to Pierce's (Chevy Chase) mansion when they learn he accidentally locked himself in his panic room. As Pierce languishes behind locked doors, the group searches the dark and eerie house for the book that holds the code to the door. Along the way they encounter a few of the house's secrets. Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Alison Brie, Yvette Nicole Brown, Danny Pudi, Donald Glover and Jim Rash also star.


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Space and time are no longer what they used to be - absolute dimensions of the universe without regard to anything external. That is how Isaac Newton described them in the seventeenth century. In 1915, Albert Einstein completed his general theory of relativity, which fundamentally changed our view of space and time. The general theory of relativity deals with one of the basic physical forces – gravity. This force causes objects to have weight, the planets to move around the Sun and black holes to be created - and it counters the expansion of the universe.
Einstein's theory predicts the existence of what are known as gravitational waves. Gravitational waves change the structure of space-time; they compress and stretch space – similar to the way that a wave ripples through water when a stone is thrown into it. Gravitational waves are created when a mass accelerates. Exploding stars and black holes cause particularly strong gravitational waves. Changes in the gravitational field – that is, the distortions of space which occur as a result – spread at the speed of light as gravitational waves. Such a gravitational field causes a short-term, cyclical compression and expansion of space; the distances between objects or any two points in space change.
LISA – a giant triangle in space to prove the existence of gravitational waves
Proving the existence of gravitational waves should actually only require two test masses, with the change in the distance between them being measured. The problem is that the effect of gravitational waves is extremely small and thus very difficult to prove. If the test objects are one kilometre apart, the change in distance between them only amounts to a fraction of the diameter of an atom. That is why Einstein thought that gravitational waves would probably never be proved. And indeed, there have only been indirect indications so far – arising from astronomical observations.
Perhaps we will not have to wait that long for a direct proof of gravitational waves. Alongside several gravitational wave detectors on Earth, hopes rest on LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna). LISA is to be launched into space in 2020 and will consist of three satellites equipped with test masses. The three satellites will lie at the corners of a triangle whose sides each measure five million kilometres in length. If a ripple in space is caused by gravitational waves, the distance between the satellites will change. These minute changes in distance will be measured using lasers.


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Every man has a day on which he turns a new leaf. For Peter Schiff, that day has not yet arrived.
This year, "gold can certainly make a move up to $1,700 or $1,800, but I think ultimately it's going a lot higher than that," Schiff said Tuesday on CNBC's "Futures Now."
In fact, the gold bull not only remains bullish—he remains extremely bullish.
"When the world figures out the position that we're in, gold is going to the moon," said Schiff, CEO of Euro Pacific Capital.
Schiff believes that continued monetary easing from the Federal Reserve will lead to inflation that will spike gold. So does talk that the Fed will look to "taper" easing worry him?
Not in the least.
"The Fed has no exit strategy," Schiff said. "It's all fluff. There is no taper, because taper is impossible without collapsing the economy, the banks, and the U.S. government."
(Read More: The Fed Taper: Reasons for Comfort)
In fact, he added, "what we're probably going to have to get from the Fed is more QE. They're going to have to print even more money and buy even more bonds to prevent this market from imploding, and that is extremely bullish for the price of gold."


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Quite aside from that madness — it is madness, isn't it? — how can President Obama go on and on waiting and blaming BP?
There's no doubt. The responsibility to run the effort to stanch the oil flow lies with the White House. It was pretty clear on May 14 and is clearer now: Move over, BP.


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The Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Data Collection System (VAdata) is an electronic web-based data collection system for Virginia's sexual and domestic violence service agencies.
One of its unique features is that VAdata collects information on both sexual and domestic violence, combining information from domestic violence programs and sexual assault crisis centers in one system.
The system provides a summary of data on the adults and children served by these agencies, including a description of the violence experienced, the perpetrators of that violence, the impact of the violence and strategies used to cope with its effects, and the services received.
VAdata complies with state and federal confidentiality laws. The system prohibits the collection and storage of personally identifying information to protect the privacy of sexual and domestic violence victims.
The data provided by VAdata are an important tool in Virginia's effort to address and prevent sexual and domestic violence.
You can view reports and data collection forms as well as learn more about the VAdata project at the VAdata website.