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I wanted so much to love this film. After all, it stars two of my favorite actors, Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron. Let me also say that I love science fiction, and especially post-apocalyptic films like The Stand, Planet of the Apes (the original), The Last Man on Earth and its remake (The Omega Man), Road Warrior. etc. But The Road was an altogether different kind of film. The film starts out depressing and keeps getting more and more depressing as the film progresses. There is little to no action, just a lot of dialogue about how bad things are without even a glimmer of any dark comedic moments to "lighten the mood". So the audience is left with a complete downer of a story, with no hope in sight.
Viggo Mortensen gives another bravura performance, (hopefully he'll get the Oscar this time). Charlize Theron is seen briefly in a cameo as Viggo's wife. She is completely underused and quite frankly, any decent actress could have played this part. Her character is depressed right from the beginning and is not very likable. When she wonders off into oblivion, without much of an excuse (except that she's depressed), I say good riddance. Special attention should be paid to newcomer Kodi Smit-McPhee who plays Boy. He delivers an honest and heartfelt performance. You're going to be seeing a lot of this new kid-on-the-block. Robert Duvall also gives a great cameo performance as the Old Man they meet on the road. Again, all the performances are terrific, but it's not enough to keep the film engrossing.
The direction by John Hillcoat is taught and manages to keep you on the edge of your seat. The Production Design is outstanding thanks to Chris Kennedy, (it doesn't get any colder or desolate than this). The CGI backdrops of a disaster worn city are terrific. If this is an indication of "things to come", then be afraid, be very afraid. The script for The Road is written by Joe Penhall and based upon the Pulitzer Prize-winning Novel by Cormac McCarthy. The characters don't have actual names, they are simply Man, Woman, Old Man, Thief, etc. and of course there's THE ROAD. The Road is the stretch of highway leading the father and sun to the ocean and hopefully their salvation in a post-apocalyptic world. We never learn what kind of catastrophe has plagued the Earth, and it's not really important. It's mainly about the survival of a father and son in a harsh not-to-distant future.
I was really torn when I started to write this review. Generally, when I write about a movie I try to keep it upbeat and positive, whether I like the film or not. In this case unfortunately, I couldn't really come up with anything positive, except that it is well shot and well acted. The main problem with The Road is that a popular book doesn't always translate to the screen. There's too much in formation in the book, and not enough screen time to flesh it all out. We've seen this happen before even with great novels from writers like Stephen King. It's the story that causes the audience to be stranded on The Road along with the characters, not the film itself.
Without trying to give anything away, I also found some major flaws with some of the plot points as well. When the father and son come across a barn with an entire family that has hung themselves to keep from getting killed or worse, eaten by cannibalistic survivors, all we see are their feet hanging into frame. The problem is, we can see that the family is wearing shoes that look like they've hardly been worn. And it's already established that Viggo's character is wearing make-shift shoes that look like they are about to fall off his feet any second. Wouldn't he swap shoes with the dead father? Or is he too proud? I thought to myself, you're kidding right? (The film takes place in the middle of Winter by the way).
They then come across an empty farmhouse where in the middle of the dining room there is a literal pile of empty boots and shoes. Viggo's character doesn't even react to this fact. Again, they are supposed to be scavenger/survivors aren't they? The movie is really about the relationship between a father and his son which is very touching. But all the chemistry between the two isn't enough to keep the Road on the path from destruction. I kept asking myself why was this film made? It didn't make a statement. It didn't have a message, well I guess it did, (keep the fire alive) meaning never give up hope. But for some reason, this didn't quite to resonate with me.
I walked out of the screening scratching my head and feeling like I got hit by a Mack truck. Viggo's character carries a gun with only two bullets left in case they need to use it on themselves if they get attacked by the gang of bad guys. After the screening I was tempted to you use one of the bullets on myself. Special Note: You might want to think twice about taking a first date to this one. A + for performance and production value. C + for entertainment value and believability.
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Yaya Toure Q&A
Ahead of the start of Ivory Coast's Africa Cup of Nations campaign, Yaya Toure gives his thoughts on the tournament and assesses the rivals for victory
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Ivory Coast on Tuesday begin their Africa Cup of Nations campaign when they take on Togo in South Africa.
As always, the Elephants are among the favourites to win the competition but, having lost 2012's final in a shock penalty shoot-out defeat by Zambia, they also have a reputation as perennial under-achievers.
Star midfielder Yaya Toure and his squad-mates will be determined to shed that tag when they get their campaign under way and, here, the Manchester City hero discusses the tournament and assesses Ivory Coast's chances.
What are your expectations for the Africa Cup of Nations? Ivory Coast are one of the favourites but which other teams do you expect to do well in the tournament?
I think the past tournaments have shown that in the Africa Cup of Nations anything is possible. There were many surprises already in the qualification stage of the tournament and I think what we have learned in the past is that you have to take every opponent seriously and go through the tournament step-by-step. I think that the team who fights the hardest and wants it the most will have good chances to win the tournament. And we are more than motivated to make this victory finally happen.
Ivory Coast are one of the best African national teams but they have only once won the Africa Cup of Nations. This year, you come with full strength for the tournament. Do you think that the team are the favourites to win?
Of course we are one of the teams that are always in the talks for winning the title. I guess it is because we have many players that play in the strong European leagues. But in this tournament I think it also counts how much you work together as a team. We do not have as much time for preparation as some other teams with players that are based in Africa. We only come together two weeks ahead of the tournament which makes it harder to work together smoothly. But we do have great talents in the team and I think it is about time to win the trophy again.
Many of the rivals of Ivory Coast were undermined by relationship problems and poor organisation. Did you experience these things in the previous tournaments? How is the relationship between the players now?
The relationship within the Ivory Coast team is amazing. It feels like a unity and we support each other where we can. I can only make a comment on my own team but with us there are not any issues in regards to the organisation of the team.
Many of the players in the Ivory Coast national team were brought together in Jean-Marc Guillou's Academy. Is the fact that you know each other very well something that strengthens the team? How important were Guillou's methods to your formation as a player?
Yes, absolutely. The fact that we know each other for many years really supports the chemistry within the team. It is always fun to come back together and perform as one squad. The atmosphere simply seems right. Guillou's methods definitely helped to build this.
For many years, Ivory Coast had to deal with a Civil War in the country, and the national team played an important role in the peace process. Can you tell us more about those days? How did the players decide to get involved in it? How was that experience for you? How did it help to strengthen the team?
It was a very emotional time back then, it felt really tense. The country's Civil War had been raging for five years when we qualified for the World Cup in Germany in 2006. It was just a wave of positive emotions that helped us players and the country to look forward to the future. We hated what was going on in our country but it was not really planned to get involved in it as a team. It was more of an emotional decision that was born through the moment of our success. Before we were aware of it, our role had already evolved. When we travelled to Germany it really made us stronger, it gave us some sort of family feeling and the support from our country was intense.
Recently, African football has been experiencing a change in the hierarchy, with teams like Zambia, Mali and Cabo Verde impressing, while Cameroon and Egypt failed to qualify. In your opinion, what are the reasons behind this change?
I think this change simply shows that African football is improving. It is not only a few countries anymore that play on a good level. The gaps between the African countries became smaller and smaller. One reason might be that more and more European coaches start to work with the national teams. The necessary know-how is available in most of the countries by now and the impact of football as a sport grows continuously. I do not think Egypt or Cameroon got worse. I would rather say the 'smaller' football nations improved.
What did it mean to you to be awarded the 2012 African Player of the Year? Do you think that it adds an extra pressure for you to play well?
To receive this award twice in a row is a huge honour for me and I am really proud of it. It has been my dream since I was a child and it feels great to get awarded for something you worked really hard for. I do not feel like there is extra pressure for me now. It gives me power and motivates me to show what I am capable of. With that in mind, I feel very honoured by everyone who voted for me. Thank you one more time.
To hear more from Yaya Toure, Ivory Coast and other players and teams who will feature in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations go to www.puma.com/africanfootball

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Oregon VFW Post #8739 will make and deliver Christmas Food Baskets to families and needy individuals in the Oregon area again this year.
Volunteers will make up the baskets on Dec. 21 and 22 deliver them Dec. 22 from approximately 8 a.m. until noon.
Any family or individual who is in need may call the VFW at 815-732-6851 Monday through Saturday from 7:30 to 9 a.m. or 3:30 to 6 p.m. and have their name placed on the list for a basket.
Each individual or family must provide their complete name, address and phone number to have a basket delivered and someone must be home on the morning of Dec. 22 to receive the basket. If no one will be home, someone will need to make arrangements to pick up the basket at the VFW on Dec.22.
In addition, even if you have received a VFW basket at Christmas time in previous years, you must still call in again this year to be placed on the list.
The deadline for calling in to have a name placed on the list for a food basket was Friday, Dec. 14.
Post #8739 provides more than 175 food baskets for area residents. Therefore, donations from the general public to the Christmas basket program are always accepted, appreciated and needed for the program to continue.
Also, anyone wishing to help deliver baskets may also contact the VFW.


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Lil and Yasmine go to appointments together.Photo courtesy of Center for Community Health Improvement
A Mass General breast cancer patient, Lil has been blind since birth. Without assistance, she had difficulty getting to medical appointments, and her yearly mammograms lapsed. "Mammograms weren't scary," she says. "I wasn't afraid. I just didn't know where to start."
A year ago, Lil began to feel thickening at the bottom of her breast. When a mammography van visited MGH Charlestown HealthCare Center, she asked a friend to accompany her to an appointment.
An abnormal finding quickly led to a follow-up mammogram at the Avon Comprehensive Breast Evaluation Center at Mass General in Boston. "Surprised is an understatement" Lil says when asked about the experience. "My symptoms were minimal."
Lil met with breast radiologists in the center's Breast Imaging Program to understand her diagnosis, which ultimately led to a surgery under the care of surgical oncologist and center co-director Kevin Hughes, MD in the Mass General Department of Surgery. To guide her through her appointments and treatment, she was paired with an Avon Breast Care Program patient navigator, Yasmine Hung. Thanks to Yasmine, Lil says that she became more confident dealing with the many doctors, nurses and techs she encountered.
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Recently, Yasmine accompanied Lil to the appointment they were both waiting for - the one during which she found out that her mammogram was clear.
"Yasmine is not just my navigator," Lil says. "She's become my friend."
Now, Lil encourages all women to have mammograms, "even though it may seem scary." As Yasmine puts it, "Don't be afraid. Screening tests save lives."
Hear from Lil about her experience in this video and learn more about her story from the Mass General Center for Community Health Improvement.
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Samuel Merritt University Nursing Students Host Second Health Fair for City's Russian Community
(Sacramento, CA. October 18, 2012). This weekend, nursing students from Samuel Merritt University's Sacramento campus will host for the second time this year a health fair for the Russian and Eastern European populations. The event scheduled on Saturday, October 20th, 2012 from 10 am to 4 pm is in collaboration with Midtown Medical Center for Families and Children, a Sacramento region federally qualified community health center. The event will be held at Greenfair Apartments (Tower 2), located on 702 Fairgrounds Drive in Sacramento.
The health fair is similar to the one that was held in February at the Russian Baptist Church in West Sacramento. The venue was changed this fall to provide health care screenings to a larger population, and focus the care to those over the age of 60 years old. The services provided at the Greenfair health fair will provide health screenings for vision, blood pressure, diabetic foot exam, glucose, and a Body Mass Index (BMI) check. Extensive education related to each of these topics will be distributed to the participants, and licensed health care volunteers present to provide assessments, education, appropriate resources and treatment advice. Participants are required to sign a written consent to receive screening services, but there will be no cost for any participants who attend the health fair. After preforming screening exams, or if a referral to a third party is needed, charges or payments will be from their own personal medical finance.
Samuel Merritt University (SMU) students of the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) and the Entry Level Master of Science in Nursing (ELMSN) programs will help perform all procedures, overseen by licensed Family Nurse Practitioners (FNPs) and Registered Nurses (RNs), many of whom are SMU graduates or faculty. There will be other community volunteers present to help with event registration, translating, and directing participants to the correct stations. Each volunteer is obligated to sign a confidentiality form. In an emergent situation, the participant will be assessed by licensed FNP volunteers for triage to appropriate care and resources. For each screening exam, we will have available resources and educational materials for clients about any recommended follow-up and care.
Along with the health screenings, the American Red Cross will have a booth at the health fair to provide disaster preparedness and first-aid education. In addition, Midtown Medical Center for Families and Children will also be present at the health fair to provide participants with extensive health information and community resources.
WHEN: Saturday, October 20th, 2012 from 10 am to 4 pm
WHERE: Greenfair Apartments (Tower 2), 702 Fairgrounds Drive, Sacramento
CONTACT: Terry Deane Dauwalder, SMU Assistant Professor, Sacramento Campus
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Samuel Merritt University has been educating health science practitioners who are committed to making a positive difference in diverse communities since 1909. The University offers an undergraduate degree in nursing; master's degrees in nursing, occupational therapy, and physician assistant; and doctoral degrees in nursing, physical therapy and podiatric medicine. For more information visit www.samuelmerritt.edu.


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DES MOINES — Taking to the road for the last time this season, the Newton wrestling team couldn't have earned a more satisfying victory.
The Cardinals not only recovered from a lopsided loss in their first dual, but they also earned coach Bill Reed a solid emotional victory over a former mentor in the second.
Indianola topped the Cards by a 44-21 final in the first of those two duals, but Newton came back with a wild 45-22 victory in front of a raucous crowd over host Des Moines Roosevelt and coach Jay Groth.
"This was a pretty important meet for both of us coaches seeing as how we coached together for four years," Reed said. "We still keep in contact and we're good friends, so whenever you have that type of matchup, you want to win. I know coach Groth stressed to them how bad I wanted to beat him and how bad he wanted to beat us."
The Indianola dual got off to a good start for Newton as junior Koby Hull (106 pounds) earned a 9-5 decision in overtime. Hull led 4-0 after the first period and trailed 5-4 after the second, but managed to tie things up in the third before scoring a takedown in the sudden victory period.
It was all Indianola for the next 10 weights after that, however, as the Indians jumped out to a commanding lead despite only recording three pins in those weights. Senior Tanner Hull (120 pounds) dropped a close 5-0 decision and Indianola's RJ Kimbre earned a narrow 3-0 decision over Newton sophomore Dakota Dawson at 132.
"I think we definitely wrestled the tougher team in the first dual, but we didn't lay down for them," Reed said. "We only won four matches, but I think the guys wrestled hard and we didn't really lose any matches we should've won. We just don't match up with them very well."
Newton finally snapped the skid at 195 when junior Ray Schroder recorded a first-period pin for the victory. Fellow junior Jacob Williams followed that up with another pin at 220, and senior Derrick Hurt ended the first dual with a third-straight Newton pin on Indianola's Colby Vlieger, who defeated Hurt at the Cards' home tournament.
Newton opened the Roosevelt dual with a forfeit at 113, and that would be the last chance the crowd would have to breathe for the next hour-and-a-half. Roosevelt quickly regained the lead with a major decision and fall at 120 and 126, respectively, but that lead wouldn't last long.
Dawson avenged his earlier loss with a 5-1 decision over Roosevelt's Jacob Harmon, which may have been the most heated match of the night. After neither wrestler scored in the first period, some jawing and extracurricular activity ensued before Dawson scored a takedown in the third to clinch the victory.
Sophomore Brett Wolf then followed Dawson with a pin at 138, scoring a reversal and sticking Roosevelt's Collin Modde with just 14.3 seconds left in the first period. Roosevelt took the next two weights to take a 19-15 lead, but it would be their final one of the night.
At 160, Newton freshman William Lillo, wrestling on a sore knee from earlier in the night, scored a big decision over Chandler Thompson. Tied 2-2 in the second, Thompson lost the lead to Lillo on a takedown and three-point nearfall before losing his front tooth and the match by a final of 9-5.
"William Lillo fought the whole match and ended up on top," Reed said. "He was kind of banged up, but he wrestled really smart and stayed in good position in that third period."
Junior Sean Cook made quick work of his foe at 170, turning a reversal into a first-period pin to give the Cards a 24-19 lead. Joey Wright extended Newton's lead to 30-19 at 182 with a lighting-fast pin managed on his first takedown of the matchup.
Roosevelt earned its final victory of the night in a marathon match at 195, where Schroder fell victim to Class 3A No. 7 Sawyer Kotchel in four overtimes. Kotchel entered the night with just one loss, and he was able to fend off Schroder with a 3-2 decision.
Williams all but sealed the win for Newton 220, scoring his second pin of the night with 30 seconds to go in the second period. Hurt then earned a 3-0 decision at 285 and Koby Hull received a forfeit at 106 to end the long night on the mat.
"It was just a nice win," Reed said. "I was getting a little worried there when they had a few pins, but fortunately the guys wrestled through that and the team rallied faor a nice team win. This has always been a loud gym to wrestle in, so it was a good atmosphere."
The Cards will return home for Senior Night next Thursday before the district meet at Grinnell next Saturday.
Indianola 44, Newton 21
*106: Koby Hull (N) sv-1 Joe Howard (I), 9-5. 113: Nate Sams (I) pinned Jac Fisher (N), 0:36. 120: John Gioffredi (I) dec. Tanner Hull (N), 5-0. 126: Joe McGinnis (I) tech. fall Bryce Tish (N), 19-3. 132: RJ Kimrey (I) dec. Dakota Dawson (N), 3-0. 138: Landon BeLieu (I) pinned Brett Wolf (N), 3:05. 145: Matt Victor (I) dec. Nicoli Allspach (N), 11-4. 152: Casey Crawford (I) maj. dec. Jacob Herduin, (N) 9-0. 160: Elijah Clutter (I) dec. William Lillo (N), 6-1. 170: Trenton Cheers (I) pinned Sean Cook (N), 1:47. 182: Hayden DeBlieck (I) pinned Joey Wright (N), 5:42. 195: Ray Schroder (N) pinned Ben Swaim (I), 1:29. 220: Jacob Williams (N) pinned Brock VanLoon (I), 1:48. 285: Derrick Hurt (N) pinned Colby Vlieger (I) 2:21.
Newton 45, Des Moines Roosevelt 22
106: Koby Hull (N) received a forfeit. *113: Jac Fisher (N) received a forfeit. 120: Jake Kristensen (R) maj. dec. Tanner Hull (N), 11-2. 126: Charlie Rose (R) pinned Bryce Tish (N), 4:57. 132: Dakota Dawson (N) dec. Jake Harmon (R), 5-1. 138: Brett Wolf (N) pinned Collin Modde (R), 1:03. 145: Tanner Murray (R) dec. Nicoli Allspach (N), 4-2. 152: Daniel Lewis (R) pinned Jacob Herduin, (N), 3:43. 160: William Lillo (N) dec. Chandler Thompson (R), 9-5. 170: Sean Cook (N) pinned Tyler Robinson (R), 1:29. 182: Joey Wright (N) pinned John Kluding (R), 0:52. 195: Sawyer Kochel (R) dec. UTB Ray Schroder (N), 3-2. 220: Jacob Williams (N) pinned Dustin Hunter (R), 4:00. 285: Derrick Hurt (N) dec. Romeir Loggins (R) 3-0.
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Man dies after running from police, driving into waterway
Beaumont police officers near Frint and Fannett Road observed a car speed by driving recklessly Sunday, April 11, at almost midnight. The driver turned onto Fannett Road and headed west as officers tried to catch up. The car then took a turn south on a private drive just outside the city limits.
The car drove to the end of the drive, out into a field filled with heavy vegetation, and into a nearby waterway. The passenger was able to make it safely to shore but the driver only made it out of the vehicle. His body was located a few hours later by Beaumont Fire and Rescue. The investigation is headed by both Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and the Beaumont Police Department.


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Select group of vintage photographs by Eugène Atget at James Hyman Photography
Eugène Atget, Ancien Hotel de Jumilhac 12, rue de l'Abbe Gregoire, 1905. Vintage albumen print, 21.8 x 17.5 cms
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presents a select group of vintage photographs by Eugène Atget (1857 1927). The exhibition coincides with Anna Fox. RESORT. and Lynne Cohen. Theres Always Something.
In many ways Atget was the first conceptual artist in his approach to the modern metropolis. Atget's apparently prosaic photographs often present a dream-like ambiance and possess a strange stillness in what was otherwise a bustling urban centre.
Atget often catalogued these spaces thematically and formed a valuable visual encyclopedia of the time. This archive presents a stock record of a disappearing Paris, which now exists in collections around the globe.
Today, Atget is recognised less for the document itself than for his unique perspectives, which some mark as the first modern points of view presented through the lens. This classification of subjects, such as staircases, also anticipates the typographies of the Bechers.
Critic Walter Benjamin described how Atgets photographs operated outside their documentary purpose. These works avoid the perfection of academic photography. They use vignetting and tangential perspectives to reposition their subjects while still retaining fidelity to detail.
The photographs presented in this exhibition are all vintage and are available for the first time in London as part of James Hyman Photographys ongoing commitment to the presentation of the highest quality vintage artworks in the UK.
Atget has most recently had solo exhibitions at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris (2007), the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2007), the International Center for Photography, New York (2010) and was recently shown for first time in Spain at the Fundación Mapfre this summer.
Recent publications include Eugene Atget: Paris 1989-1924 (TF Editores, 2011) and Atget: Photographe de Paris (Books on Books) (Errata Editions, 2009) by David Campany, Jeffrey Ladd and Pierre Mac Orlan.
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Everyone knows that RIM likes to provide options when it comes to smartphones. Just take a look at the list of Blackberry Devices currently available. That is a grand total of 23 smartphones! And that is excluding all the devices running OS older than 5.0. With a variety of screen resolutions and aspect ratios, you can see why it was such a headache for the average developer to make BB applications. But that is in the past. BlackBerry demonstrated at this year's BlackBerry World Conference that they are "laser focused" on getting BB10 out on time and not only that, but doing it well. We have already seen a preview of what is to come and every day that passes we are getting one step closer to getting BB10 finally in our hands.
A few weeks ago, I came across a blog post from an Android developer who offers an app called "Open Signal Maps." There, they share their views on what fragmentation means to the Android community. They also provide insightful information about the model of the phone, the operating system, and also the screen resolution of the devices that downloaded their app. Although this report is most certainly outdated by now, it still give us plenty to think about.
For starters, let's leave BB7 and older devices in the past. Moving forward, we know that the PlayBook already has the basics of what will ultimately become BlackBerry 10. Other than this, the only other device capable of running BB10 is the Developer Alpha device being distributed at the various BlackBerry Jam Tour locations over the course of this summer.
It can be argued that this already created a bit of fragmentation for BB10 since the DevAlpha has a resolution of 1280x768 in comparison to the 1024x600 screen of the PlayBook. Pixel density is important but let's just note that the difference in pixels is very minimal and could easily be adjusted by a seasoned dev. What is more exciting is that QNX with Cascades is so powerful, a developer can provide "screen profiles" to render GUI elements on the screen dynamically depending on what the detected output is. At the "native track" of the Santa Clara BB10 Jam, it was mentioned that BB10 could essentially detect it was connected to an HDMI 1080p monitor or screen and build a GUI for that resolution if the developer takes the time to add that display profile. Remember the "stereoscopic display" demo back at BlackBerry Mobile World Congress 11? Cascades now makes it possible for any developer to create dynamic display settings for different outputs with minimal effort. It was also hinted that there will be other devices with different aspect ratios and that Developers should take advantage of Cascade's versatility for building elegant and functional GUI's that add to the BlackBerry Flow experience.
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A BALLARAT North couple who allegedly stole an elderly man's credit card while pretending to help him had their bail applications knocked back in Ballarat Magistrates Court yesterday.
The pair is also alleged to have stolen $4860 in toys from Myer Ballarat to sell to order to unknown persons between November 16 and December 16.
Magistrate Michelle Hodgson yesterday refused Robert Bartley and Shelley McBain's bail applications.
The court was told the de facto couple went to a hardware store in Sebastopol on October 17 and allegedly stole the credit card.
The court heard they used the card on many occasions around Ballarat, buying items and withdrawing cash to the total value of $2724.
The court also heard the pair stole toys from Myer Ballarat on three occasions, escaping through the store's Sturt Street entrance each time.
However, defence counsel Mike Wardell said there had been problems with downloading the hardware store's CCTV footage and the only image of the pair was within proximity of the victim.
"Irrefutable evidence of them stealing the credit card and using it can't be obtained," Mr Wardell said.
"Likewise with Myer, we have been unable to see the statements of what my clients are alleged to have done.
"It is questionable how strong the police case is in this matter."
The pair, aged 41 and 38, were already on bail for an affray in Ballarat North in July as well as other theft charges.


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A conference in the bi-millennial year of the death of Gaius Iulius Caesar Octavianus Augustus at the University of Sydney.
29th of September to the 2nd of October, 2014
Caesar Augustus died at Nola on 19 August, 14. On conventional dating, 2014 marks 2000 years since his death and offers a chance to reflect on the man, his history, the culture named after him and the different ways that scholarship studies and has studied him.
Conveners: Eleanor Cowan, Geraldine Herbert-Brown, Andrew Pettinger and Kathryn Welch.
Confirmed speakers include Dr Barbara Levick and Professor Nicholas Purcell. Professor Karl Galinsky will deliver the 21st Todd Memorial Lecture during the conference.
The venue: The conference, sponsored by the Department of Classics and Ancient History, will be held in the Centre for Classical and Near Eastern Studies of Australia on the main campus of the University of Sydney (http://sydney.edu.au/ccanesa/).
The organisers invite papers of about 30 minutes in length (followed by 15 minutes for discussion) on a range of topics, including developments in law, religion and society; other significant individuals such as Marcus Antonius, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Livia and Octavia; the nature of Augustus' rise to power; the question of what was to happen after his death; the presence or absence of opposition to Augustus; the nature of the Augustan res publica; the physical development of the Augustan city.
We hope for panels which place literature and numismatics in their contemporary contexts and, as scholars of res Romanae based in the Antipodes, on provincial responses to the social and political upheavals of Italy in the first century BCE.
Other specific themes might include: • 'Augustan culture': how useful is the term? • The Hellenistic World and the coming of the Principate • What is 'Augustus'? Then and Now. • Who fashioned the Augustus we think we know? Contemporary appraisals and their impact. • A long-lived family: how did Augustus, Livia and Tiberius survive for so long? • The Augustan elite: how they are presented and how they might have represented themselves. • 'Augustan Italy'; the 'Augustan' empire. • The Res Gestae. What is in it, what is not?
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Perhaps a system that creates stem cells to repair internal nerve damage?
I was more going for biologically feeseable type additions...
In my mind the ultimate organism should not be handcuffed with biological limitations. The ultimate organism would likely be some form of a hybrid digital, robotic, organic.
Religions need books because they don't have gods.
So, lets play god and make a monstrosity that has as little flaws as possible.
Quote from: Angus and Alexis on January 15, 2014, 01:43:45 AMSo, lets play god and make a monstrosity that has as little flaws as possible.Chuck Norris
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Read the subject line wrong... thought it said ultimate orgasm. Nevermind.
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Make it so that sex can get either partner pregnant. That would reduce the rape rate, make the men agree that abortion is just fine and in general calm the planet.
Being a Christian, I've made my decision. That decision offers no compromise; therefore, I'm closed to anything else.
But what would be the difference between male and female?
All these mods to the human body will make for a very funny-looking organism. Pinhead, three spines, huge chest, Chuck Norris. But if we all looked like that from the getgo, we would think we looked just beautiful. Goes to show.
Would an extra thumb, and extra limbs be useful?


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DIXON — Sauk Valley Media and the Brandywine Banquet and Conference Center will hold a 2012 Ladies Night Out event for women of all ages from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Brandywine Banquet and Conference Center in between Dixon and Sterling on Route 2.
There will be merchant displays from businesses throughout the Sauk Valley area and beyond. These vendors specialize in fashion, food, accessories, beauty, crafts, photography, and health care. Plus attendees have the opportunity to receive several free samples, enjoy free hors d'oeuvres and all attendees will be entered for door prize drawings.
Sauk Valley Media's very own Grace Whitten will be putting on a cooking demonstration during the evening.
Ladies Night Out tickets are $5 and can be purchased at Sauk Valley Media in Sterling or the Telegraph in Dixon, and are available at the door that night. For more information, call Ed Bushman at 815-625-3600, ext. 681, or 815-284-2224.


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'''The Cook '''''(aka "the Chef") ''
'''The Cook '''''(aka "the Chef") ''an unnamed character in the [[GTA IV Era]], appearing in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], [[The Lost and Damned]] and [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]].
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The Cook (aka "the Chef") refers to an unnamed character in the GTA IV Era, appearing in Grand Theft Auto IV, The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony.
The Cook is, as named, a cook who worked on the Platypus, and also used this boat to get to Liberty City. While the boat was arriving in Liberty City, he is seen adding illegally imported diamonds into a cake mix.
Later, he sold these diamonds to a man named Tony Prince, who was accompanied at the deal by his bodyguard Luis Fernando Lopez and his boyfriend Evan Moss. After Tony bought the diamonds, the group was ambushed by members of The Lost Brotherhood, including Johnny Klebitz, and the Cook fled. Ray Bulgarin, who believed the diamonds were originally his, thought that the cook and Gay Tony conspired to rob Ray of the diamonds. Bulgarin decapitated the cook, leaving his head in a box on a rooftop for Luis Lopez to find when he walked into an ambush, which Lopez escaped.
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The Lost and Damned
The Ballad of Gay Tony
- Frosting on the Cake
- In the Crosshairs (Deceased during)
- In the PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV, the Cook has a full beard. However, he is clean shaven in the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions.
- In an ironic twist, the box that contains The Cook's severed head is actually the same one used earlier by him to smuggle the cake full of diamonds off of the Platypus.
- He is one of only eight characters to appear in the main game and both DLC's, the other seven being Niko and Roman Bellic, Gay Tony, Luis Fernando Lopez, Johnny Klebitz, Isaac Roth and Mori Green.


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BAE Systems is discovering life after production for its stalwart Bradley Fighting Vehicles.
As the contractor nears the end of the main production run for Bradleys — whose average per-vehicle age across the fleet is only six years — BAE has been hunting for sustainment deals that will keep the program alive until a next-generation replacement is needed.
BAE has found ample life-support with a recent contract to modernize 353 Bradleys for select National Guard units; the contractor also is working on a reset deal to refurbish vehicles used in recent military conflicts.
The company received a $306 million contract modification to upgrade the vehicles.
This production contract is in addition to $340 million in funding the company has received to purchase upgrade materials for the Bradley program, bringing the full contract total to $646 million.
BAE will upgrade Bradley Operation Desert Storm M2A2, M3A2 and M7 Bradley Fire Support Team vehicles to Operation Desert Storm Situational Awareness (ODS-SA) configurations, given them most of the same enhancements at the A-3 vehicles.
The Bradley ODS-SA upgrade integrates the latest digitized electronics providing soldiers with optimal situational awareness, network connectivity and enhanced communication hardware. The improvements are meant to reduce logistics headaches, while enhancing battlefield performance to meet a variety of mission requirements in close-combat, urban scenarios and open-combat situations.
"This puts a digital backbone into the vehicle," Roy Perkins, business director of Army programs, tells the Aviation Week Intelligence Network.
Going from analog to digital, he says, will enable the upgraded Bradleys to support new features like a crew-compartment screen that provides the same situational awareness as vehicle commanders have, Perkins notes.
The digital improvements also will make it possible to better integrate networking systems.
Also included in the upgrade package are second-generation forward looking infrared sensors, better protection against improvised explosive devices and other improvements meant to bolster crew protection.
With this contract secured and a reset deal in its sights, BAE is looking at Bradley modernization opportunities, Perkins says.
The contractor is trying to identify vehicle upgrades, he says, and BAE also wants to "buy back" some of the protection enhancements made a decade ago, which made the vehicle slower and less efficient in delivering its own electrical power.
The Army, Perkins says, is eyeing changes as part of a research, development, testing and evaluation effort.
"Around 2020, we'll start revamping Bradleys that are not going to be replaced by the GCVs [Ground Combat Vehicles]," he says.
Perkins also says the Bradley could be deployed as a multi-purpose vehicle, such as a motor carrier, ambulance or mobile surgical vehicle. The Army is expected to release a request for proposals for such an all-purpose vehicle this winter.


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White Sox honor student athletes in ACE program
Amateur City Elite alums sign collegiate letters of intent at U.S. Cellular Field
By Cash Kruth / MLB.com | 11/15/12 11:32 PM ET
CHICAGO -- Corey Ray joined the White Sox Amateur City Elite (ACE) program when he was 12 years old, part of the first group of junior high school students in the program.
Ray, now a senior at Simeon Career Academy, grew with the program -- both as a young man and a standout baseball player. On Thursday evening at U.S. Cellular Field, in front of family and members of the White Sox organization, Ray and 11 others signed their national letters of intent to play Division I baseball.
Since its inception in 2007, the ACE program has given rising inner-city baseball stars the opportunity to play in highly competitive games on a traveling team. Along with baseball tutelage, the players also receive academic direction in preparation for college.
Eighty ACE alumni have gone on to play collegiate baseball, with six being chosen in Major League Baseball's First-Year Player Draft. The program, Ray said, has meant "everything" to him.
"I wouldn't be the person that I am and I wouldn't be going to Louisville without the ACE program," he said after signing his national letter of intent to play for the Cardinals.
Along with Ray, 11 others signed letters of intent Thursday:
Matthew Cole, from Rich Central High School, committed to Alcorn State
Ronell Coleman, from Simeon Career Academy, committed to Vanderbilt
Elbert Dunnigan, from Simeon Career Academy, committed to Alcorn State
Robert Fletcher, from Simeon Career Academy, committed to Alcorn State
Jerry Houston, from Mount Carmel High School, committed to Oregon
Sanford Hunt, from Kenwood Academy, committed to Chicago State
Regynold Johnson, from Marian Catholic High School, committed to Missouri
Tyler Johnson, from Harlan Career Academy, committed to Texas Southern
Marcellus Sneed, from Morgan Park High School, committed to Alcorn State
Terrell Stewart, from Harlan Career Academy, committed to Chicago State
Marshawn Taylor, from Simeon Career Academy, committed to Eastern Illinois
Senior director of community relations Christine O'Reilly said she and others refer to Thursday as a "really big deal day," because of the program's impact, which continues to grow. The 12 national letters of intent signed Thursday were the most by a class in program history. And, with the Hot Stove season heating up, White Sox general manager Rick Hahn called Thursday, "one of the most fun days we have around here."
"We've seen this grow from its infancy to what it is now, where you're at least playing a role in giving multiple kids an opportunity to continue on with their career and, more importantly, continue on with their education," Hahn said. "It's really something that's special and warms the heart of everyone here."
White Sox crosschecking scout Nathan Durst, who helped implement the program and whose idea it was to allow 12-year-olds to take part, likened watching the growth of the youngsters as players and people to that of one's own kids.
"Just an incredible feeling, especially for this team, because this was our first younger team," Durst said. "With the schools they're going to -- [Pac-12], SEC, places like that -- it's a sense of accomplishment that we're heading in the right direction."
Others on hand included White Sox icon Frank Thomas and left-hander Hector Sanchez, who flew in from Puerto Rico. Thomas, who earned a football scholarship at Auburn but knew all along he wanted to play baseball, told players to follow their dreams now and in the future.
"Being at a Major League park, signing this letter of intent, it's all about dreams," Thomas said. "I had that dream, telling my dad, 'Yeah, I'm going to sign this football scholarship, but I know I'm going to play baseball,' and it's OK to dream. Because my dream was made true here in Chicago for a very long time."
Ray and the rest of this year's ACE class also dreamed big. And on Thursday, their dreams became reality.
"We all knew that we had talent and we worked hard and everybody had a dream to play college ball," Ray said. "And now we're finally making it happen."


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To me, this look is easy, it's flattering on everyone, and it can be replicated with various products. These are the ones I used:
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If you've ever wanted to do any split testing in your PHP-based application (show one group one thing, a different group another - gather statistics), you might want to check out a newly released tool from James Sylvanus called PHPScenario.
I recently wrote up a bunch of split testing code for an application of mine (listy.us) and decided to round out the code, smooth the edges, and make it available under a BSD license. The result is phpScenario (http://www.phpscenario.org), a free object-oriented split testing library for PHP 5.2+. I basically designed the library to be something you could just drop into a project, particularly a Zend Framework project, in a matter of minutes and be good to go. There are posts in the forums that provide very detailed setup instructions. At its very simplest, the library provides one-line A/B testing, and is fairly extensible. I think it'd make a great addition to designer/developer toolboxes.
Right now it's in its early beta stages, but it has plenty of (generated) documentation to help you out. There's also a basic example of its use and results on the main site. You can download it directly if you'd like to try it out.


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For just the second time in the history of the Kenexa Best Workplaces Survey, a long-time, high-achieving participant has been honoured with a Ten Year League award.
Flight Centre (NZ) Ltd received the award last night by virtue of having been a 10-time finalist in the large organisation category since 2002. The retail and corporate travel company was also the category winner from 2002-09, and overall winner in 2006.
Sue Matson, Flight Centre's peopleworks and human resources leader, attributes the company's consistently high success rate to a culture of growth, both from a business and personal perspective. She says that underlying everything is the cultural belief that people will leave the organisation better off than when they joined. "It is up to each individual to choose what that looks like and therefore create their own 'Brightness of Future', but it is the company's responsibility to help each individual grow," she says. "The culture and organisation grows - because the people within grow - in self-belief, confidence and skills. It's truly amazing to watch."
The Ten Year League Award was introduced in 2010, when it was awarded to first-time recipient AMI Insurance, to recognise sustained performance in the Kenexa Best Workplaces Survey. The criteria for achieving Ten Year League status is that an organisation must be a finalist in any size category in the current year, and must have been a size category finalist at least 10 times within the last 12 calendar years.
Matson says that fundamental to the culture at Flight Centre is recognition for a job well done, consistent acknowledgement of great performance, and rewards for great work.
"Flight Centre has many different forums in which we gain feedback from our people, on how they feel and what they need to continue to feel satisfied in their work," says Matson. "The Kenexa Best Workplaces Survey helps us see if we are heading in the right direction, and it's hugely beneficial to be able to benchmark our performance year-on-year and as a business against other great organisations across New Zealand."
Matson says the Global Gathering is the ultimate Flight Centre recognition vehicle. "Our people strive to reach targets, individually and as a team, to be offered a spot at a massive 48 hour conference and festival which rewards our top performing people every year. This year, Cancun is our destination and over the past few years the gathering has been held in amazing locations including Singapore, Paris, Las Vegas and Barcelona. As one of our key philosophies says, 'what gets rewarded gets done'."
* AA Insurance (5-year league) - Finalist consistently 2008-12. Category and Overall winner 2011
* Inspire Group (5-year league) - Finalist consistently 2007-12
* Mars New Zealand (5-year league) - Finalist consistently 2007-12. Category winner 2010-11, Overall winner 2010
* Maven International (5-year league) - Finalist 2005-08 and 2010-12. Category winner 2007
* Overland Footwear (5-year league) - Finalist consistently 2005-12
* Flight Centre (NZ) (10-year league) - Finalist consistently 2002-09


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Juniper CEO Johnson Unexpectedly Retires
Polycom wasn't the only IT vendor this week whose CEO unexpectedly stepped down. Juniper Networks revealed Tuesday that CEO Kevin Johnson planned to retire and a search for a new chief executive was already under way.
The surprise announcement, which Johnson described as a personal decision, came just prior to Juniper's second-quarter earnings call where the company reported 7 percent growth to $1.15 billion.
Johnson, Juniper's CEO since 2008, will stay in the post until his replacement is named. Johnson's departure comes on the heels of several other high-level executive departures from the company this year.


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Cox Medical Center Branson Uses T-System's Care Continuity to Reduce Readmissions
Patient Transition Management Solution Will Help Hospital Reach Goal of Lowering Readmissions by 20 Percent to Improve Patient Care
By: Marketwired .
Feb. 5, 2013 08:35 AM
DALLAS, TX -- (Marketwire) -- 02/05/13 -- Cox Medical Center Branson completed activation of T-System's PerformNext Care Continuity web-based solution in its hospital and provider clinics to facilitate patient transitions and improve communication and access to clinical data. The facility has set a goal to reduce avoidable readmissions by 20 percent with the primary intention to improve their patients' safety, satisfaction, experience and outcomes.
The 165 licensed bed hospital in Southwest Missouri services a three-county area with a high rate of Medicaid and self-pay patients. As explained in a recent article, research consistently shows that Medicaid patients tend to be significantly sicker than privately insured patients, potentially leading to a higher readmission rate if the continuation of critical follow-up care ceases to happen.
The patient transition management tool connects Cox Medical Center Branson to area provider clinics and actively manages the patient transition workflow and communication processes. It helps ensure discharged patients including those deemed high risk with serious medical conditions receive appropriate aftercare.
"Our goal is to use T-System's Care Continuity to lower patient readmissions and to reduce the use of our ED as a primary care provider by rerouting them to our clinics," said Michael Elley, chief information officer and vice president of Support Services, Cox Medical Center Branson. "It's cost effective for us to coordinate their treatment in a clinic setting, and it's better for the patients themselves to receive follow-up care sooner than later and before their illness worsens to the point of having to return to the ED."
Like all U.S. hospitals and health systems, Cox Medical Center Branson faces a 1 percent reduction in Medicare reimbursement if it exceeds the 30-day readmission levels set by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS plans to increase those penalties by 1 percent in October and another 1 percent in October 2014 plus raise the number of covered conditions to eight.
A study released in the Jan. 23rd issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) highlighted the importance of care coordination in reducing costly readmission rates. Researchers found communities that leveraged community-based transitioned care markedly reduced hospitalizations and rehospitalizations among Medicare beneficiaries than in comparison communities.
While Cox Medical Center Branson's 2012 annual average readmission rate was 9.65 percent, the state average for Missouri is currently 11.5 percent. T-System's patient transition management system automatically flags patients at high risk for readmission to ensure follow-up care is scheduled. Participating practices receive alerts for patient status changes or when follow-up care is required. Patients without a medical home are easily matched to appropriate providers in a fully closed-loop process.
Cox Medical Center Branson introduced T-System's Care Continuity to 19 of their specialty and primary care physician clinics. In the coming weeks, the hospital plans to extend the solution to nearby independent groups to improve physician alignment and enhance patient care community-wide.
"We commend Cox Medical Center Branson for being among the first hospitals in the country to tackle this issue," said Sunny Sanyal, T-System chief executive officer. "Not only can they avoid CMS penalties and reduce the cost of care, they can improve access to healthcare and create better patient outcomes for the entire Branson community."
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CRYSTAL LAKE – Although preventive screening is available, millions of Americans at risk for stroke or death from vascular disorders remain unaware of their risk.
The Centegra Wellness on the Move mobile health unit offers this potentially life-saving screening. The unit has technicians and equipment that help screen and diagnose health problems at many stages and promotes education while building awareness and responsibility for one's own health.
According to the Society for Vascular Surgery, stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States.
Centegra's vascular screening program provides immediate preliminary results on these tests: ultrasound images of the carotid artery to detect plaque buildup; ankle brachial index measurements to detect blockage risk and peripheral arterial disease; heart rhythm EKG readout to detect atrial fibrillation; risk level for abdominal aortic aneurysm; and body mass index, pulse and blood pressure numbers.
All results are confidential. Follow-up reports completed by a Centegra Health System radiologist are mailed to the patient within a week so they can be shared with a physician.
Screenings will take place from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the following dates:
• Tuesday at Woodstock Recreation Center, 820 Lake Ave.;
• July 9 at Centegra Hospital-Woodstock, 3701 Doty Road;
• July 16 at Centegra Physician Care-Spring Grove, 1906 Holian Drive;
• July 18 at Centegra Hospital-McHenry, 4309 Medical Center Drive;
• July 23 at Centegra Physician Care-Woodstock, 3707 Doty Road;
• July 25 at Centegra Health Bridge Fitness Center-Huntley, 10450 Algonquin Road.
The cost is $129 for all tests.
For a screening appointment, call 877-236-8347.
Centegra offers vascular screenings in July
CRYSTAL LAKE – Although preventive screening is available, millions of Americans at risk for stroke or death from vascular disorders remain unaware of their risk.


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NHL 13 simulation: A look at the 2012-13 Colorado Avalanche season
The Colorado Avalanche make a return to the playoffs, but it's the Winnipeg Jet who are going home with the Stanley Cup, according to our simulation of the 2012-13 season in Electronic Arts' NHL 13.
With the real NHL season stuck in a lockout, I figure it's time to take a look at how the season would go if the two sides weren't bickering about money.
Following the same criteria I had with the NBA 2K13 simulation for the Nuggets, I turned off computer trades and injuries.
Check out our results below.