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JACKSONVILLE, ONSLOW COUNTY - The government shutdown has prevented families of fallen soldiers from receiving their death gratuity benefits. The Fisher House Foundation, Inc. has offered to cover the $100,000 payment due to more than 20 service members so far.
Camp Lejeune Marine Lance Cpl. Jeremiah Collins, Jr. of Milwaukee is one of the service members whose family has not received any benefits. He died Saturday while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan.
The death gratuity benefit offers a non-taxable lump sum of $100,000 to the families of dead service members. This money helps cover costs such as air fare to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to witness the return of their loved ones, and for the soldiers' funerals.
It's not limited to just active duty members killed in combat. If an active duty or inactive duty service member is killed while traveling to deployment or training, that service member is eligible. Also, if an active duty or inactive duty service member is killed during training that service member is also eligible.
Before the shutdown, families could typically expect to receive the money within three days of being notified. Wednesday, the US House unanimously passed the "Families of Fallen Soldiers Act." This act would reinstate the death gratuity benefits, despite the shutdown. However, the bill still needs to go through the Senate, and it could take time before families receive their money.
President for the Fisher House Foundation, Inc., David Coker, said they want to give aid to families as soon as possible regardless of changes in the legislation.
"Their lives are turned upside down, and the last thing they need to hear is that the check's in the mail and it will come in a week or two weeks," Coker said.
Coker said the foundation is working with the Department of Defense to mail these checks out to families within a day of establishing contact with them. He said regardless of changes in the bill, Fisher House will fund these families even if they can't count on being reimbursed.
"Our focus is on fixing the problem, solving the need, providing the funding, and we will worry about a thank-you note later," Coker said.
The foundation president said they already set aside close to $3,000,0000 to help fund every family in need so far. He said these funds were raised mostly through donations.


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Per Mertesacker is bracing himself for his first appearance at Old Trafford - and the chance to face Robin van Persie.
The Germany defender spent one season as Van Persie's team-mate before the Dutchman left for Manchester United and he hopes that his training ground experiences will help him win that key individual battle on Saturday.
"He's very skilful and has movement you don't expect," Mertesacker told Arsenal Player.
"We trained a lot in the last year together. Sometimes you feel comfortable to play against him, sometimes not. He's one of the players where he has to feel that you are there all the time and that's what we as a team have to do on Saturday.
"In one way [training together helps], you expect his movement or you might anticipate his movement. He's one of the players who can change his movements very quickly because he's very skilful and has ability, we have seen it last year.
"But he's not the only one who can score or be dangerous so it's all about the team performance on Saturday.
"I've never played there before," added Mertesacker. "I think it's a great experience to play against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
"My expectations are to face a world-class squad, or world-class 11 and to see our chances. That's what we try to point out in the days before the match and to find our good game on Saturday. We need everybody on the pitch to put in a good performance."
Mertesacker has delivered a number of good performances already this season and he agrees with those who say he is playing the best football of his short Arsenal career.
"I think my first year was quite tough," he said. "You need to be patient here to settle down completely.
"This year I feel much more comfortable in my game and all around in the dressing room, with the language. That makes you feel more welcome, more recognised and it's a better feeling.
"Everybody wants to take responsibility and wants to play. We have a very strong squad at the moment. When you get time to play, and feel good, and play better than last year, then you feel more confident to do everything."
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Has anyone seen Amelie skate recently? What are her programs like? content/music?
Not sure I know what you mean by 'recently' but you can watch Amélie's SP and LP performances at Skate Canada this season, they are the most recent Lacoste skates that I am aware of. Btw, she finished 8th of 10 competitors.
She also skated at Cup of China, and had a great SP there.
She scored a SB of 57.43 in Shanghai: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l97SfX1tcRU
(Lacoste skated a clean SP and scored 59.14 in the Salt Lake City Senior B in September and won the bronze there.)
Good luck to Amelie on forthcoming Canadian Nationals.
Thanks for the videos. I had only seen the short from the TV coverage.
I was thinking if anyone had seen her in the last couple of weeks and wondering how things were going for her in the lead up to Canadians.
Good luck to her at Canadians.
My sense is she skates very well in practice but that doesn't translate to competition. I think she has withered a bit under the pressure of trying to pass Cynthia last year and then this year to prove she's still a viable alternative to the rising Osmond.
With only one ladies spot for Worlds, it won't automatically go to the national champ. If memory serves, the national champ is only guaranteed a spot if there are 2-3 spots for worlds. Goes back to the Chouinard-Robinson debacle of 1996, so with one spot now it's a Federation selection process.
Having said that I'd say Osmond has already pretty much qualified for London based on her two wins this fall. Amelie's best hope is a 4CC spot this year and a 2nd spot in Sochi that won't be filled by Rochette.
I will also add that I loved both her programs last year. I find this year's stuff to be a big step back.
Isn't Kaetlyn the only Canadian lady to have met the TES standard for Worlds anyway?
Lacoste missed it by .01 at the SLC competition. She may end up eligible if the ISU lowers the score.
Based on how the up and comers have been skating this year, I think Lacoste could find herself off the podium at nationals. We'll see how she responds to being the defending champion.
My guess is that Lacoste's PCS will give her a one year reprieve and she'll still end up on the podium, but she'll definitely be in trouble next year if the younger girls keep improving at the same rate they've been doing so far. Daleman, Seguin, and Chartrand all have a few key weaknesses on PCS and would be at a substantial disadvantage to Lacoste on that mark. That said, I wouldn't put it past the judges to dump Amelie and mark her down on PCS, especially if she doesn't land a lutz or flip.
I agree with the last few posts. If Amelie doesn't bring the right stuff to Nationals and the "kids" simulate challenge, she could very well find herself off the podium. I am not sure she can depend on the PCS "boost" to get on the podium. And I am not sure the judges are willing to give it based on the recent history of not stepping up in international events. Rock2 mentioned that Amelie skates well in practice. Well looking at this season, she has not competed much - QC Summer (short only), SLC, SC, CoC. The first time her free program was in front on judges was at SLC. All the kids (Osmond included) has done more competitions. I believe nationals will be Chartrands 10th competition this season. Amelie has done 3.5 competitions leading into Nationals. Osmond 5.5 competitions. She had feedback from 2 panels of judges before Nebelhorn. Amelie has to get more competition time and not just "assignments". Lacoste is a good skater. But she needs to learn to compete at non-stressful competitions. She could have done Challenge, similar to Osmond.
I see Lacoste making national team, but I am not sure on podium.
I agree with Erin - if Amelie skates well at Canadians, she'll be on the podium, and deservedly so. My worry for her is that she's quite inconsistent, while the younger girls are showing they have tougher nerves. It's going to be a very interesting competition.
I think Lacoste will still come 2nd or 3rd, but I haven't seen those other girls skate yet (except Osmond) so I could be totally off base. Lacoste is not skating even as well as last season, or 2011, I know that.
you had me at rochette.....
I have had that feeling about Amelie as well. I felt last year at Skate Canada when neither she nor Cynthia skated well - that Amelie was the one who seemed so genuinely disappointed. I really hope she has a good Canadians. All the best Amelie!
I think it is so unfair to Amelie that she skates her best and is not rewarded, but Cynthia can falter and it's all forgiven. Now Amelie is still having to skate in a shadow even with Cynthia retired. People just assume that the new crop of babies is going to be phenomenal. Really?
Amelie hasn't given fans the opportunity to get impressed over the last few years. I think the judges see her as someone who can't do it internationally. And Osmond hasn't helped that vision of Amelie over the last year - 3rd Nationals, winning JW preliminary, 10th at JW, Winning Nebelhorn and SCI and the major improvement over the year. And Osmond also has the benefit of being the only Canadian Lady qualified for worlds. I don't think Amelie will get the judges benefit this year.
I have nothing against Amelie. She is a beautiful skater. I just don't see her as a "competition" skater.
The problem is that Lacoste's best is not competitive. She hasn't landed a clean 3z so far this season. Either she doubles jumps or she URs them.
Here's the FS content of her 3 competitions this season:
US International B: 2z, 3f, 3lo, 2a, 3s, 2lo, 3lo+2lo
SCI: 3ze-so, 3f+2lo, 3lo, 1a, 3s<, 3lo+2lo, 2s+2lo<<-df-to
COC: 3ze<<↓, 3f, 3lo, 2a, 3s<<↓, 3lo<, 2s
The new crop of babies have shown their ability to land the harder jumps--they have all landed the 3z. They struggled a bit in the JGP, but by Challenge, they showed their mettle:
JGP FRA: 3z+2t, 3f, 3lo<↓, 3t↓, 3s, 3t↓, 2a+1t
JGP SLO: 3z+2t, 3f<, 3s↓, 3t+2t+2lo, 3lo, 3t+2t, 2a
Challenge: 3z+2t, 3t, 3s, 3z↓, 3lo, 3t+2t+2lo, 2a+2t
JGP USA: 3ze+2t, 3f+2t+2lo, 1lo, 2a, 3lo, 3s<, 2a+2t
JGP CRO: 3z+2t, 3f, 3lo, 2a, 3z<↓, 3t^3s<↓, 3lo<+2t
Challenge: 3z^3s, 3f, 3lo, 2a, 3z, 3t+2t, 3lo↓
JGP AUT: 3t+3t<, 3ze+2t, 3f, 3s, 3ze, 3s*, 2a
JGP GER: 3t+3t<, 3z+2t, 3f↓, 3lo↓, 3z, 3s↓, 2a+2t
Challenge: 3t+3t, 3ze, 3f↓, 2a, 3ze+2t, 3s+2t+2t, 2a
The 'babies' are all young and should continue to develop their skills. At 24, Lacoste seems to be on a downward spiral. She was landing her jumps more consistently 2-3 years ago. IMO, she will not make it to Sochi.
Lacoste article based on her pre-Canadians media teleconference call: http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130110&content_id=40911676&vkey=ice_news
I have a soft spot for Amelie but I really hope that Kaetlyn wins Canadian National's. She is a breath of fresh air in the entire ladies event IMHO. I think Katelyn has so much more to give and achieve in this sport but Amelie I see retiring after next season. I would love for whomever wins at National's, to place in the top 10 so both women can get to the Olympics next year.
Amélie Lacoste has generally failed to move up since 2008-2009. At 4CC she has been 10th, 7th, 9th, and 7th. I believe she overcame obstacles prior to these years, so you have to admire her for continuing steadily. She has had a few positive GP moments, but I think the judges have not especially supported her.
I myself preferred Lacoste to Phanouf. Phanouf had that penchant for falling and falling hard, and there were other issues we need not discuss here.
I have observed Lacoste has delivered programs with more musical footwork than most of the USA and European ladies. Hopefully she will become an Olympian, but as Twilight1 alludes, it may be somewhat out of her control. Let us hope things work out for her to be in Sochi
I think that Amelie has made great progress in her artistry and should get decent PCs. Good for her for putting in the hard work.
I agree with TheIronLady though, that she has probably reached her potential and something amazing would have to happen for her to make any upward move on the world stage. She continues to struggle with the 3S and seems to have completely abandoned the 3T and even the 2T, relying on her loop which is really good and her strongest jump. I was hoping that she had recently added the
3T for Canadians. I wish I could just relax and enjoy her skating, she can be quite lovely. But there is always that tension that she will fall on her jumps. And personally I wish she would close her lips when she skates (Osborne Colson would say she skates like a fish)
If she wins Canadians she will need to go to 4CC to make the qualifying points for worlds, unless the ISU lowers the standard. Skate Canada will have to sort out who goes to Worlds, 4C, Junior Worlds. How wonderful to have Canadian Ladies to speculate about!
I find Amelie to be a lovely and powerful skater...she's just a victim of her nerves. She and Cynthia suffer(ed) from the same problem of terrible competition nerves.
If Amelie starts delivering her programs with consistency, she'll see her PCS go up. Ashley is proof of this. Last season on the GP Ashley received lower PCS but she delivered strong performances so that by the time 4CC rolled around (and she'd won nationals with strong performances again) the judges began to take notice and gave her the PCS she deserved. Since then she's continued to skate strong clean performances and, as a result, her PCS have gone up more. Amelie just needs to find that consistency and focus.
Ashley's skating became more consistent last year, after her coaching move to Nicks; she was 20 years old. Amelie is 24 and has been with the same coach for years. There's little chance there'll be any change in her consistency.


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Well it certainly looks like you do carpentry for a living.
It's really kinda funny since my entire family are general contractors (building houses since the early 50's) but I went the computer route.
I think that after my top bar project, I might try and follow your steps here and see if I can build it. Anyway, keep up the good work!
P.S. Check out Daves videos in the Top Bar forum if you haven't already.
Will the dead bees be dropped into those debris drawers, or will housekeeping carry them all the way outdoors through the hose?
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The 3rd album from Dan's instrumental side project Symphonika, "The Dark Fairytales Suite" has been released free here on Ooberman.net.
Get it right now from: www.ooberman.net/dkf.htm
Says Dan: "I'm already being paid for producing this stuff for TV and film, so from now on I'll give my Symphonika albums away free to fans".
At least some of the music on this album will be used behind the forthcoming Magic Theatre Songs.
The Dark Fairytales Suite
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Posted by Eve Maler on April 17, 2012
I just love the theme of our upcoming Forrester Security Forum (Las Vegas in May, and Paris in June -- check out Laura Koetzle's definitive blog post). Leapfrog Your Global Competition. Rethink Security; Run At The Threat. There's never been a better time to take a deep breath and rethink how security can contribute to business savvy and agility. The "Zero Trust Identity" report I'd telegraphed in my previous post on API access control is now out, and it's consonant with this theme. I found that if enterprises want to be nimble and secure in getting value out of mobile, cloud, and consumerization trends, they're going to have to get over some bad "unextended enterprise" habits, such as tight coupling to authentication functions.


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A bust of Abraham Lincoln, surrounded by shrubs, is a replica from "Standing Lincoln," the statue that brought Saint-Gaudens to New Hampshire in search of "Lincoln shaped men." (MELANIE PLENDA PHOTO)
Blow-Me-Down Farm was purchased for the park in 2010 by its non-profit partner, the Saint-Gaudens Memorial.
"Beaman lived in New York City for many years and then bought Blow-Me-Down Farm in the early 1800s and started turning it into a gentleman's farm," Kendall said.
The motion and movement that Saint-Gaudens depicted in the Farragut was nothing Americans had ever seen before in a sculpture.
Knowing that Saint-Gaudens was getting pestered by visitors — because of his new found fame — while trying to work in his New York studio, Beaman enticed Saint-Gaudens to come up to Cornish to work on his latest commission, a sculpture of President Abraham Lincoln, by telling him, "New Hampshire has many Lincoln-shaped men."
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Nowadays, there are two topics that I'm very passionate about. The first is the fact that spring is finally here and it's time to dust off my clubs to take in my few first few rounds of golf. The second topic that I'm currently passionate about is the research I've been doing around the connection between big data and big process.
While most enterprise architects are familiar with the promise — and, unfortunately, the hype — of big data, very few are familiar with the newer concept of "big process." Forrester first coined this term back in August of 2011 to describe the shift we see in organizations moving from siloed approaches to BPM and process improvement to more holistic approaches that stitch all the pieces together to drive business transformation.
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Carole Clark works Thursday at Scenic View Campground in Warren. As the summer season gets underway, Clark is worried about the increased presence of black bears. (BOB HOOKWAY)
Carole Clark keeps pistol blanks and firecrackers on hand at her Warren campground to scare off black bears. BOB HOOKWAY
Above: Bears in Warren are getting more and more brazen as they forage for food, residents say. Left: Carole Clark works Thursday at Scenic View Campground in Warren. As the summer season gets underway, Clark is worried about the increased presence of black bears. Left: BOB HOOKWAY; Above: JOHN GREEN
"A couple of campers wanted to dump some trash at about 4 o'clock in the afternoon the other day, and they couldn't. The bears were in the dumpster," Clark said.
"Last weekend, we had 22 families, a hundred or so people. But next weekend it'll be 500 over July 4th, 5th and 6th; that's Thursday through Saturday," Clark said.
"It shoos them," usually toward the Baker River, Clark said of the loud noise.
Clark said she is aware that feeding bears will encourage their return and that bear-human encounters sometimes end badly, more often for the bear, which may be put down by wildlife officials. That's an outcome she wants to avoid.
Rob Calvert, a wildlife biologist with the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, pointed out that for the past three or four years, feeding bears has been against the law in New Hampshire. The first offense usually results in a warning, with citations and fines for subsequent offenses, he said.
"Berlin used to have an open dump, and that's where people went to see the bears," he said.
Comeau said she responds as quickly as possible to bear complaints, and also tried to help Clark with some literature and advice, including tips on "appropriate care for their dumpster."
"Metal tops with latches. They work. But you have to constantly make sure that they're latched," Comeau said. Vicki Swan owns Fat Bob's, a dairy bar side-by-side with the Burning Bush, a wood stove store and hardware business she co-owns just south of the village center. She said she has had visits from hungry bears as recently as last week.
Across town, Jane Higgins, who has run the popular local restaurant Calamity Jane's for 27 years, acknowledged the bears' increased presence.
"Crows. They do humongous damage in the trash. They can carry a bag off."
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Well, I hope to have my PS90 tomorrow. But, I've had some of my accessories come in this past week.
Got my N battery EOTECH, my flashlight mount, and a Bushnell Laser Bore sights (went with that one because many laser boresighters won't work with the built in flash hider reportedly, and this one supposedly does).
This is the flashlight attachment - Fits my existing Scorpion flashlight and makes it rail mountable. I would have used a scope ring instead for much less, but the Scorpion is less than 1" in diameter, and I didn't want to make it look ghetto by putting something between the ring and the light. Anyway, it seems very nice. We'll see how it mounts when I get my rails in.
The EOTECH was ordered from Top Gun, and came in yesterday. It took some getting used to, and at first I was worried that something was wrong with it. When I held it up and looked thru it in my room, the outter circle was fuzzy. I did some research, however, and found out this is normal.
First, I had my older prescription glasses on. I use my newer ones for shooting, but I can't wear them all the time or they bother me. Anyway, the holo image is projected to infinity. So, if you are nearsighted (or have an astigmatism) and cannot see far away clearly, the image will not look clear - Your brain sees it as a far away image. So, your eyes must see far away images clear.
Also, if U hold it up to a nearby wall, it can look a bit blurry. But as U look thru it at something further way, and stare at your target and not your dot, it is clear. Also, once I got to see it in daylight this morning, it looked like the one I used this weekend. And, I went to my local gunshop this evening, and looked at their Eotechs. Looked the same. So, TopGun had to put up with me thinking something was wrong at first :mrgreen:
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The Canisius baseball team scored the final six runs of the game to defeat Gannon University 9-3 at the Demske Sports Complex on Sunday afternoon. The Golden Griffins win their third consecutive home game and improve to 22-10 overall.
Senior Chris Gruarin was 2-for-5 with a season-high four RBI and hit his fourth homer of the season. Freshman Anthony Massicci went 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Sophomore Connor Panas reached base twice and scored two runs while junior Jesse Kelso reached base three times in five plate appearances. Senior Brooklyn Foster was 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Gannon got on the board in the top of the fourth with two unearned runs. Aaron Cox beat out a ball hit to first and came around to score on a double to center by Shayne Herold. After a grounder to short for the second out of the inning, Herold would score on a passed ball and give the Golden Knights a 2-0 lead. Canisius grabbed the lead in the bottom of the fourth, which started with a double to the gap from Massicci. After a walk to Panas, Gruarin homered down the right-field line to put Canisius ahead 3-2.
Gannon (17-10) tied the game in the top of the fifth on an RBI double from Jared Wiesen. The Griffs regained the lead in the bottom of the sixth with a two-out rally, starting with walks to junior Ronnie Bernick and sophomore Mike Krische. Sophomore Jesse Puscheck scored Bernick with a flare to right center. A double down the left-field line from Foster scored Krische and Puscheck and made it 6-3.
The Griffs broke the game open in the seventh by scoring three runs on four hits. Freshman Brett Siddall and Massicci led off with singles, and a sacrifice bunt from Panas was bobbled to load the bases. Back-to-back RBI singles from Gruarin and Bernick put the Griffs up 8-3 with an RBI groundout from Krische giving the Griffs a six-run advantage.
Junior Garrett Cortright went four innings, allowing two unearned runs on two hits, and struck out three. Freshman Alex Godzak (5-2) picked up the win by allowing one run in three innings and striking out four. Junior Tyler Soucie and senior Scott Whitehead each threw a scoreless inning of relief.
Canisius returns to the Demske Sports Complex on Wednesday, when the Golden Griffins host the University at Buffalo. First pitch is set for 3 p.m.
Game Notes: Canisius had three stolen bases in the game, giving them multiple steals in 22 games this season… Canisius worked eight walks in the game, the seventh time this year the Griffs had seven or more walks in a game… Godzak has 18 strikeouts in his last 15.2 innings pitched… Massicci extended his hitting streak to seven games (14-for-23).


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Arsène Wenger understands why some Arsenal fans voiced their frustration after Saturday's draw at Aston Villa - because he was not happy either.
The Frenchman had to settle for a point at Villa Park and, by Wenger's admission, his players lacked their usual sharpness during the 0-0 draw.
A handful of travelling supporters made their feelings known towards the end of the game but Wenger believes that the negative reaction has been exaggerated.
"That some fans are not happy when you draw 0-0 at Aston Villa I can understand because I am not happy," he said. "I want to win the game as well.
"The only thing you can say in the modern media service is that the extreme opinions are picked and sold like a majority - and that is not the case always.
"That means those who shout the loudest are usually presented because they are interesting and easy to sell. But they do not always represent the majority of opinions.
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An original play, "A Night in the Slammer, A Day in the Clink." written by Larry Ann Evans and Anne Salerno for the Wayne County Historical Society will be performed September 14-16 at the Museum.
"A Night in the Slammer, a Day in the Clink" is a progressive play that will lead the audience through a voyeuristic journey through the museum as pieces of history from the old jail come to life. The play highlights five former criminals from the Wayne County Jail from 1860-1956. Audience members will even be served a Jailhouse meal of stew, cornbread and cider and dessert.
The show will be Sept 14-16. Friday and Saturday show times are 5:00, 6:00 7:00 and 8:00, Sunday 12pm, 1:00 and 2:00. Tickets are adults $20, Seniors and Students $15. There are ONLY TEN SEATS AVAILABLE FOR EACH SHOW. Reservations are required for all shows by calling the Museum at 315 946 4943. Advanced ticket reservations should be made by September 6. Payment must be made by September 11. No tickets will be sold at the door. This new play concept is an exciting way to experience theatre up close and personal, giving you a behind the scenes look at life at the old jail. For more information about this event call either the Museum of Wayne County History at 315 946 4943 or look on the website, www.waynehistory.org.


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- UPS (NYSE: UPS) announced the three winners of the third edition of the UPS Entrepreneurial Spirit Award. The contest, which ran from September 25th to November 9th, was developed to recognize the three most innovative and successful small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) in the region. The winners receive up to US$25,000 in cash prizes combined along with the tuition for an Executive Leadership Program at INCAE Business School for the first place winner.
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Participants from 14 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean submitted entries from a widespread array of industries such as healthcare, IT, textile, business services, and manufacturing, among others. The three winners were:
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C.I Kids Club Ltda. - Colombian children's footwear manufacturer founded in 1992. Listed by PROEXPORT as one of the best Colombian companies within the sector due to its innovative business model based on continuous learning.
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Jani Clean - Puerto Rican company specialized in janitorial products and services. In the 22 years they have been in the market they have positioned themselves as a company that not only offers cleaning services but also painting and maintenance of green areas, among others.
The three selected SMEs were awarded with cash prizes ranging from US$25,000 for first place, to US$15,000 for second place and US$10,000 for third place. INCAE Business School, which joined efforts with UPS for this initiative, also awarded the first prize winner a scholarship to attend one of their renowned executive programs.
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News outlets inaccurately cited $35 million as initial Bush administration tsunami relief package
In their coverage of the Bush administration's tsunami aid package, several news outlets have incorrectly reported that the administration initially committed $35 million to countries and people affected by the December 26 disaster. In fact, the administration's initial pledge was for $15 million, which was increased to $35 million following widespread criticism of that initial commitment. The administration's pledge was later increased [1] from $35 million to $350 million on December 31.
Ed Fox, assistant administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), announced the figure of $15 million, calling it an "initial response," at a December 27 press conference [2], in which Secretary of State Colin Powell also participated:
FOX: As the Secretary [Powell] had said, not only have we responded, both in terms of the short run, with $400,000 to the various embassies and also a large commitment to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent, but it's anticipated that we'll add another -- at least immediately -- another probably $10 million, for a total of about $15 million, in our initial response to this tragedy.
On January 3, in an article on the United States' most recent pledge of $350 million in aid, The Washington Post [3], for example, did accurately report that the Bush administration initially pledged only $15 million. However, numerous news outlets have inaccurately reported $35 million as the amount of the Bush administration's initial pledge.
A January 3 Associated Press article [4] reported:
"It's been seven days and in seven days, we have launched a carrier battle group. We have launched an amphibious battle group. We have contributed $350 million," [Secretary of State Colin] Powell said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press." The United States' initial pledge of $35 million drew criticism.
The Associated Press also reported [5] on January 2:
Powell, whose Asia trip includes stops in Thailand, Indonesia and perhaps Sri Lanka, defended the Bush administration against criticism it reacted slowly to the crisis with an initial pledge of $35 million, since increased to $350 million.
Host Chris Wallace said the following on the January 2 edition of Fox Broadcasting Company's FOX News Sunday:
The initial pledge, which was $35 million, is in fact less money than was going to be spent on President Bush's inauguration. And the current number of $350 million is still pretty small compared to the $13 billion the Congress allocated for hurricane relief in Florida last fall.
CNN correspondent Elaine Quijano [6] said the following in a report that appeared on the January 2 edition of CNN Sunday Night and the January 1 edition of CNN Live Saturday:
One day after upping the U.S.' initial aid pledge from $35 million to $350 million, President Bush in his weekly radio address ordered another show of support for the tsunami victims.
A January 1 Knight Ridder article [7] stated:
Meanwhile, the White House said the United States would provide $350 million in aid for victims of the disaster, well above its initial pledge of $35 million.
Though the January 3 edition of The New York Times ran a Reuters article [8] referring to "Washington ha[ving] been blasted for its initial $15 million aid commitment," a January 1 Times article [9] read as follows:
In spirit and on paper, the relief program gathered momentum yesterday. President Bush increased the initial American pledge of $35 million to $350 million after Secretary of State Colin L. Powell and other officials told him the need would increase sharply in the weeks ahead.
CBS reporter Sharyl Attkisson [10], while discussing the dramatic increase in the volume of online contributions to Catholic Relief Services, said the following on the December 30 edition of the CBS Evening News:
The totals change by the minute, but a CBS News tally shows online donations alone will likely exceed the federal government's initial $35 million pledge.
CNN White House correspondent Suzanne Malveaux said the following about the proposed long-term American support for the nations affected by the tsunamis on the December 30 edition of CNN's American Morning:
He [President Bush] pledged that it would be much more than the $35 million initially offered by the United States. He also said he was working the phones, calling the leaders of those most affected by the disaster -- India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Indonesia.
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What about a gym membership where you can use both. The treadmills are usually top of the line and if they break, they have to deal with it. Just a thought.
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FAP students enroll in the course Security Analysis in the fall term. It covers topics like industry and strategy analysis, estimating the cost of capital, analysis of financial statements, interpretation of financial ratios, developing pro-forma forecasts, and stock valuation via the discounted cash flow model. The students also look at options and convertible bond valuation. In the spring term,
The practicum course allows group and independent study in advanced financial topics by letting students explore topics of interest in greater depth. Topics selected in the spring may include credit evaluation, accounting regulation and effects, and mergers and acquisitions.
Students In the Financial Analyst Program become adept at using and interpreting financial data through enhanced modeling and spreadsheet skills, and through programs like Bloomberg and FactSet.
The Financial Analyst Program at the University of Texas gives each student practical experience in applied investment management. Undergraduates in the FAP serve as research assistants to the MBA fund managers who direct the $17.1 million MBA Investment Fund. The student analysts are responsible for helping monitor stocks currently under investment. FAP students submit biweekly financial updates and analyses on stock holdings directly to the graduate Security Research Directors.
The undergraduate analysts also undertake comprehensive industry analyses on industries and sectors of interest to the fund managers. Student analysts are responsible for researching and presenting their opinions on different equity investments to the Fund's MBA managers and investment advisers. The relationship between MBA fund managers and undergraduate FAP students replicates the associate analyst structure you'd find on Wall Street. Fund managers serve as role models and mentors to the undergraduates as they gain experience.
Graduates of the Financial Analyst Program typically pursue careers in investment banking, risk management, corporate consulting, and derivatives trading. Some of the companies where recent graduates have obtained positions include:
1. What is the Financial Analyst Program (FAP)?
The Financial Analyst Program permits undergraduates to combine a program of academic study with a hands-on experience of working as financial analysts to MBA students. Undergraduates participate in the program for a year. They complete the academic curriculum while undertaking stock research for MBA Fund Managers. For more information, please see the program overview.
2. Who is eligible for the FAP?
Candidates must be finance undergraduates registered in the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas. Due to limited positions, the program is not open to any other business major (i.e., PPA). One must already have been admitted to the McCombs School of Business at University of Texas. Also, to be eligible a student must be a finance major and be on target to complete the pre-requisites. The program is not offered to anyone outside the university. For course prerequisites and requirements, please see the application steps page.
3. What steps do I take to apply?
An electronic application and interview is required for admittance to the program. Currently, applications are submitted around the mid point of the fall term when finance majors are in their third year. Students should complete the year and a half program the term they plan to graduate. Early applications are not accepted. Please note prerequisites and requirements prior to applying. For detail, please see the application steps page.
4. What are the benefits of the program?
The program overview gives a good synopsis of the kind of experience students get in the program. The projects and presentations involved offer hands-on knowledge of financial markets, modeling, and analysis. Students graduating with the program have a wide array of career opportunities, including professions in investment banking, commercial banking, alternative investments, corporate finance, and consulting. Members of the FAP have the advantage of intensive training and practical know-how, and receive the benefit of learning from MBA Managers.
5. What kinds of projects do we participate in while in the program?
The FAP is a two-semester program, and projects are assigned for each respective term. Projects are team-intensive. During the first term of the program, there are two major projects. The first is a report analyzing the growth and value portfolios. The second project that term is an investment report and stock pitch to the MBA fund managers. During the second semester of the program, students write and present either an industry report or a stock pitch to the MBA Managers. FAP students also write individual papers and continue working with their peers that term. In the spring of the year in which they graduate, senior FAP students may serve as mentors to junior FAP students and run a training day for incoming program members.
6. What is the estimated time commitment for the program?
The FAP is formally a two-semester program. In the first term of the program, students take a course in security analysis. In the second semester, students take a course titled the FAP Practicum. In their final term prior to graduation, senior FAP students volunteer to train and mentor incoming juniors. The program is group-oriented and thus requires students to dedicate a good amount of time outside of class in order to work with peers and present to MBA managers. The time commitment is somewhat difficult to estimate and may vary from week to week. A December graduate may be able to participate in the program so long as he or she is in residence for at least two semesters—the spring before and the fall of the graduation year.
7. What kinds of experience do I need to be considered for the FAP?
Required knowledge prior to beginning the program is obtained in part through the pre-requisites of FIN357, ACC311, and ACC312. If a student has not completed FIN367 prior to the start of the FAP program, then he or she shall take FIN367 concurrently with the required course in security analysis. Applicants should be well versed in the basics of economics, finance, and accounting. Applicants are students who are interested in following developments in financial markets. Students may have had a finance internship or participated in a case competition or investment challenge prior to commencing the program. Once accepted, FAP members shall advance their academic background in the area of equity analysis. FAP students shall gain additional "hands on experience" by working with MBA's and through summer internships.
8. Which finance tracks are considered for the Financial Analyst Program?
Students in the Financial Analyst Program have declared various tracks within the finance major. All finance tracks are considered for admittance to the FAP.
9. What Factors are considered in the Admittance Process?
The Financial Analyst Selection Committee considers various items in the selection process for the FAP. Students are assessed on the basis of: academic performance; difficulty level of the academic curriculum taken to date; leadership, activities, and / or honors; work experience; writing ability; and strength of financial analysis. For students advancing to the interview round, additional considerations are the oral interview and the professor recommendation.
10. What is the interview like?
Students who advance to the interview round will meet with one of several interviewers selected by the Financial Analyst Selection Committee. The interviewer is a member of the finance faculty. The interview will last about twenty minutes. During the meeting the interviewer may solicit information such as experiences listed on your resume, interests and goals, and your reasons for being interested in the Financial Analyst Program. In addition, the interviewer may ask questions regarding your knowledge of finance, economics, and accounting.
11. Who shall I ask to serve as my reference?
Because the Financial Analyst Program is offered by the department of finance, it is required that you ask a member of the University of Texas finance faculty to serve as your reference. You need not ask the faculty member to write a letter of recommendation; instead the Selection Committee will solicit feedback from the reference at the appropriate time. The faculty member may be a professor with whom you are currently taking a class as he or she will have time to get to know the quality of your work by the time the reference is requested. Only one reference is necessary. If you wish to ask someone other than a professor, list that person as an extra reference.
12. Can I study abroad while in the Financial Analyst Program?
No, it is not possible to study abroad once admitted to the FAP. Once admitted to the FAP, students can only fulfill the program requirements by being in residence at the University of Texas at Austin. Students who are abroad the fall of the junior year are able to apply to the program so long as they will be back in residence at UT Austin by the time the program starts.
13. When will I find out if I have been admitted?
Due to the time involved in evaluating the applications, the initial decision regarding which students will receive interviews is not made until mid to end November. Next, interviews are conducted, references are contacted by the Selection Committee, and the current semester performance is reviewed to ensure the pre-requisites have been completed. This means that the final decision cannot be made and released until the middle of January just before the start of classes. We regret that we cannot inform you sooner but the timeline involved requires notice just as the program is starting.
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First heat cycle & constant (pee & poo) accidents!
Hi! I am new to the forum, so I would like to start out with saying, "hi!"
Our little girl is almost 10 months old and recently (2 weeks ago) started her first heat cycle. I've had a female dog (Great Dane) in the past, but I had gotten her spayed before she ever went into heat, so never having dealt with this before, let me just say... "ew!" I thought we could get through this, no problem, people deal with this all the time, etc. Well I wasn't quite expecting all that we've been dealing with... I heard they clean themselves (and their "drips") pretty well, so I really shouldn't even notice it -- wrooong! She seems to be more grosed out at the blood than I am and doesn't bother going near it, let alone licking it up. I haven't gotten the diapers for her for the simple fact that I am pretty confident that she would eat them off... Is that common? She's pretty high strung (as are most at this age, I'm sure!), and very strong willed, and I can't imagine putting one on her going well at all. However, I will try it if it really does make a world of difference! Issue number two... the sudden peeing and pooping in the house... We never had an issue with her having accidents in the house when she was younger, potty trained by 9 weeks, stays in the kitchen (with baby gates) while we're gone, never a problem. All of a sudden, EVERY time I come home from my 8-5 day at work as usual, there are multiple piles of pee and 1-3 piles of poop on the floor! (Talk about walking into the nastiest looking floor ever! Pee, poo and blood, oh my!). So I feel very overwhelmed. (Did I mention that I have an 18 month old and a bun in the oven?!) So I'm stressed, naturally! Is the pooing normal too? I can completely understand the pee issue after doing some research and seeing that I'm not alone, but I can't seem to wrap my head around the poo issue (or find anyone else having this problem). Any advise/insight would be so greatly appreciated! I've considered putting her in her crate (which she doesn't completely hate) while we're at work during her cycle, but all I can imagine is coming home to the same mess as usual, but this time, in her crate - all over her! I think that would be much, much worse, especially for poor little Rowan!
And please hang in there with me, as I'm sure I'll have some more silly questions as she gets older!
I don't understand being grossed out by a bitch's heat cycle. (Especially for someone who has recently done diapers and anticipates another round soon...) I don't look forward to it but I am not grossed out by it. That aside -- Now I was happy that mine waited until 15 months for round 1. She was diapered (modified women's cotton bikini underwear with a woman's pad) and did not rip up the diaper. Ever. She's 4+ now. She bleeds the full three months and this cycle threatens to run longer. My issue? False pregnancy that = crabby.
Can you have someone come in mid day to let her out? (Someone very responsible who will take her out on leash and bring her back in). I'd also consider putting down piddle pad or two for her. I cannot tell you if the urination and defecation thing is normal or not. We've skipped that so far. I wonder if maybe she's feeling uncomfortable in her abdomon(SP) & interprets that as a need to defecate?
Mine didn't mind her diaper at all after like 10 minutes of telling her not to chew on it. I made a huge deal telling her how pretty she looked every time I put her panties on, so she actually kind of liked it after a few days. I would just crate her personally or have someone come over and let her outside. Unless she's got a habit of messing in her crate, I'm pretty sure my girl would rather die than poop in her crate lol :) She did have 1 poo accident on the floor during the first few days of her cycle after being potty trained like yours. They are really confused during their first cycle I hear.
I might just have to try diapering then! That would be amazing if she took to it like your gal did!
The blood wouldn't bother me so much as having all 3 mixed together on the kitchen floor... Really the mixture of smells is what gets to me most at this stage of my pregnancy (plus getting light headed leaning over has always been a problem for me while preggo, so it's just never an exciting experience ;)
Having yours start at 15 months would have been great, I'd imagine! I had my mind set on her starting somewhere around a year, so it caught me just a couple months ahead of time by suprise! It actually sort of timed out great since our fence has an escape spot after a storm we recently had, so we've been taking her out on a leash anyway recently so that we don't risk her running off, so I really can't complain about the timing!
I'll have to see if I can recruit a kind neighbor to come over and let her out. On the off days that we don't have some crazy snow storm, I can sometimes make it home on my lunch break, so I'm just waiting on having clear roads that don't take me 40 minutes one way! Come on summer!
Thank you both very much for your input! I'll post back after trying out these diapers (any recommendations on types/brands/fabric's? I haven't researched these at all just yet) and if she believes me about how pretty she looks in them ;)
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Junior Brian Kormondy scored the game-winner with one second left to lead the Blue Hens (5-2) to their fourth straight victory, the longest by a Delaware team since the 2010 NCAA Tournament season. Binghamton, which fell to 2-3, had tied the score at 9-9 with 3:18 left before the Hens came back for the victory.
Kormondy was the hero for the second time this week after he scored a career-high three goals in Delaware's 9-6 win over Lafayette on Tuesday. On Saturday, Kormondy struck right after a Delaware timeout to make a winner of the Blue Hens. He took the ball up top, made a move and scored past Binghamton goalkeeper Max Schefler, who got a piece of the ball but couldn't keep it out of the cage.
Kormondy led a balanced effort for the Hens as he finished with two goals and an assist and was one of three multiple-goal scorers. Freshman Logan Aunon scored two goals - the third straight game he has tallied two or more goals - Jeff Heath added two goals, and Alex Martinelli dished out two assists.
The win had added significance for Delaware head coach Bob Shillinglaw, who coached the 600th game of his career, becoming the first person in the history of collegiate men's lacrosse to reach that milestone. He now has won 315 career games, including 291 at the helm of the Blue Hens.
"This was an outstanding win for us," said Shillinglaw. "The fact that we went up early and then had to grind it out says a lot about this team. When things got tight, we made plays at the end and came up with the win. Now the real season begins next week (when Delaware opens Colonial Athletic Association play at Hofstra)."
The Bearcats, who had knocked off the Hens 9-8 last year in Newark, got two goals and two assists each from Michael Antinozzi and Matt Springer while J.T. Hauck and Tucker Nelson each scored twice and Paul O'Donnell had a goal and an assist.
Delaware jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first quarter on goals by Chris Colaneri, Aunon, and Heath and led the entire way until the Bearcats tied it up twice in the final stanza.
The Hens tallied five times in the opening stanza - getting goals from five different players - to go up 5-2 and went into the break leading 5-3. The Hens then built the lead to 7-3 on early second half goals from Heath and Tom Holland before a 4-1 Binghamton flurry narrowed the gap to 8-7 heading into the final quarter.
Binghamton tied the game at 8-8 when O'Donnell scored just 61 seconds into the stanza, but the Hens came right to take the lead just 47 seconds later on a goal by Kormondy. Neither team scored again until the Bearcats tied things at 9-9 on a goal by Antinozzi with 3:18 remaining.
Both teams turned the ball over in the following minutes with the Hens getting possession with 10 seconds left when Jackson Finigan forced a turnover by Binghamton's Emmett O'Hara. Delaware then cleared the ball and called a timeout with five seconds left, setting the stage for Kormondy's heroics.
Delaware will return to action next Saturday when the Hens open CAA action at Hofstra at 3 p.m.


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text: Comics' best supervillains (and not just the obvious ones) By Luke Dormehl • 6:00 am, June 19, 2014 News FULLSCREEN Who are the best comic book villains around? Everyone knows that a hero is defined by the villains they go up against. Or to put it another way, every great comic book needs an equally great antagonist to truly kick it into high gear. Scouring through the pages of our favorite print and digital back issues, we've assembled a list of the meanest, the nastiest, and the most compellingly evil four-color baddies to ever walk the face of, well, a flat sheet of paper. We've purposely left out the undisputed greats -- The Joker, Magneto, Lex Luthor, Steve Ballmer -- to make room for a few of the more interesting choices. Who made the grade? Click through the gallery above to find out. Mr. Freeze Mr. Freeze has been an enduringly chilly presence in the Batman universe since his first appearance (as Mr. Zero) in Batman #121, back in February 1959. The most famous take on the character was the one engineered by Paul Dini in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Heart of Ice." That story introduced us to Freeze's terminally ill, cryogenically frozen wife Nora, which both explained Freeze's obsession with cold and turned him into a tragic character in the process. But while Dini's animated version of Freeze was good enough to become the standard portrayal of the character in most forms of media, more recently I've been loving the reinvention of Mr. Freeze seen in DC's New 52. (SPOILERS) You see, in this universe it turns out that Nora was never Freeze's wife at all, but rather a woman born in 1943, who was put into cryogenic stasis at the age of 23 after being diagnosed with an incurable heart condition. Writing his doctoral thesis on Nora, Freeze fell in love with her, and became obsessed with finding a way to bring her back to life. One cryonic chemical accident later, and the already unhinged Dr. Victor Fries is transformed into Mr. Freeze. It's a clever re-imagining of Freeze's origin which makes him less sympathetic, but a whole lot creepier. Vicente The main antagonist of Steve Niles' tremendous 30 Days of Night, Vicente is an ancient vampire several centuries old, who may or may not be the parent to all vampires. In a series full of vicious vampires, Vicente takes the (presumably blood-soaked) biscuit: not only torturing, murdering and eating people, but also planning to blow up the Alaskan pipeline — something that would result in a whole lot more slaughter than you'd normally expect from a vamp. Oh, and his wife Lilith is pretty damn crazy, too. Doctor Light A once silly comic book villain, Doctor Light was instantly transformed into a perverse and sickening antagonist with DC's 2004 miniseries Identity Crisis — celebrating its tenth birthday this year. Exposed as a serial rapist (most controversially of Sue Dibny, wife of the Elongated Man), Doctor Light was eventually given an equally brutal death: turned into a candle by the Spectre and melted alive. Post-New 52, Doctor Light has been rethought somewhat, with DC shying away from the more horrific aspects of his character incorporated over the past decade. Why does Doctor Light make this list? Because whatever you thought of Identity Crisis, it marked a high (or low) point for super villain nastiness in comics' darkest and most nihilistic era. Brainiac Unlike a lot of the other villains featured here, Brainiac's not a sadistic super villain who gets off on being bad, but rather a cold, calculating mind who represents the perfect brainy counter to Superman's brawn. An artificial intelligence created by the Computer Tyrants of Colu, an alien world which prizes logic and knowledge above all else, Brainiac has an almost indestructible body and a brain that is constantly hungry for knowledge and power. In a long and storied career, he's perhaps still best known for taking the Kryptonian city of Kandor — one of the last surviving relics of Superman's home world — and shrinking it down to the size of a bottle. Saint of Killers I'm a massive fan of Preacher, Garth Ennis' 75-issue Vertigo series, that is equal parts spaghetti western and religious thriller. Picking a most memorable character from that series is a bit like choosing your favorite quip from Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. If I had to choose one, however, it would likely be the series' premier antagonist, the Saint of Killers. Picture Javier Bardem's cold-blooded character Anton Chigurh from No Country For Old Men, and then take it up several levels of badass. A grim killing machine charged by God to be a killer for hire, the Saint is a murder machine with a mullet: someone so vicious he even manages to kill (SPOILERS) both God and the Devil. His tragic backstory (his family were killed, which brought about his fall from grace) just makes him a more interesting, multifaceted character. Black Mask Having been around just 28 years (hardly a drop in the ocean when you consider that Batman himself has been in print for 75 years) Black Mask has nonetheless risen to become one of the Dark Knight's greatest foes — with much of that good (?) work having been done over the past decade. In a grisly inversion of Batman's origin, Black Mask murdered his own super-wealthy parents by burning down their mansion with them inside. Becoming one of Gotham City's major crime boss players, Black Mask has proven utterly ruthless and totally sadistic. Oh yes, and he once tortured Catwoman's brother-in-law to death with power tools, and then did some horrible things with the remains. Yum yum! Advertisment The Governor One of The Walking Dead's most grotesque characters in a series that's full of them, the Governor is the ruler of the town of Woodbury. After initially appearing hospitable, the Governor turned out to be bat-guano crazy: a Jim Jones-type leader who keeps his own zombified daughter alive by feeding people from his own town to her — along with the severed hand of protagonist Rick Grimes, which he first lops off. The Governor does far more than that, too — torturing several characters, while killing the daughter of Rick and Lori. The fact that he does this without any apparent sense of remorse just makes him all the more terrifying. On the plus side, he does find himself on the receiving end of a suitably unpleasant death. Who would have thought that the nastiest character in Robert Kirkman's zombie epic would turn out to be a flesh-and-blood human? Arcade In the real world, you make a name for yourself by working hard, pursuing goals and steadily gaining recognition among your peers. In super villain land you make a name for yourself by kidnapping 16 super-powered Marvel teenagers and then pitting them against each other in a Hunger Games-style Murderworld. By forcing teen superheroes to kill teen superheroes, Arcade became one of the most reviled villains out there. Even after being beaten, Arcade got the last laugh by uploading footage of the Murderworld battles to YouTube, ruining a few reputations in the process.To be extra evil he probably upvoted a few Justin Bieber videos while he was there, too. Gorr When your nickname is "The God Butcher" it's hardly a surprise when you turn out to be a less than upstanding citizen. The newest character on this list, first appearing in January 2013's Thor: God of Thunder #2, Gorr has wasted no time in establishing his super villain credentials. In his case this meant a genocidal rampage across the cosmos, battling gods left and right like Christopher Hitchens in the body of a super-powered agnostic murderer. After killing literally thousands of gods, Gorr finally faced off with Thor, who barely managed to defeat him. Shredder Tentative excitement about Michael Bay's upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie made me revisit the original comics by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. Along with a refresher course in just how much I love the art and overall tone of that original series was a reminder of what a great villain Shredder can be. If you've only ever seen one of the Turtles cartoon series, be prepared for a wake-up call at the hands of a razor-gauntleted crime syndicate boss who's got his fingers in everything from drug smuggling to assassinations. Far more revenge-minded than in the cartoon, the comic book Shredder is a highly skilled strategist and master of ninjistu. Oh, and he once bounced back from decapitation by being resurrected as a shark. When did the Joker ever manage that? Who's the baddest of the bad? Got your own favorite underappreciated supervillain? Let us know in the comments below.


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As a d.i.y kick in the ass to the holiday shopping season and a way to discover those lovely treasures to wile away the long winter nights, zinesters Tomas Moniz of Rad Dad Zine and M.K Chavez of Cherry Bleeds Press are organizing a one day event to celebrate the amazing quality and diversity of independent writing and publishing in the bay area.
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'"I didn't want the start I had last year," Myers said Thursday after practice. "I think I did the right thing this year coming in with the mindset of playing really solid defense. I think that's exactly what I needed to do this year, especially with the start I had last year. Coming in, making sure I'm taking care of my own end first was a huge part. At the same time, I think now that I've started to find my rhythm defensively, I can try to start taking a little bit more risks offensively."'
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Jelena & Haylor Hit The Slopes!
So much for breaking up! Our hearts melted when we heard that on-again-off-again couple Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez reportedly went on a romantic getaway with another popular pair—Taylor Swift and Harry Styles. Jelena joined T. Swift and Harry for a ski weekend in Park City, UT. How awwdorable is that?! The four friends allegedly stayed at the Canyons Resort before the holidays. A ski trip seems like the perfect way for Biebs and Selena to rekindle their romance. Plus, Taylor and Harry have spent tons of time together lately. The 1D hottie apparently already met Taylor's mom (and even went grocery shopping with her!).
Even though a ski trip is super cute, you don't have to travel to a fancy resort to be romantic this winter! Other great date ideas include going ice-skating or cuddling on the couch with movies and hot cocoa.
What's your favorite kind of winter date? Which couple do you think is cuter—Justin and Selena or Harry and Taylor? Tell us in the comments below!