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The Steve McQueen period drama "12 Years A Slave" swept through the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, taking five prizes, including feature, director, supporting female, screenplay and cinematography. Cate Blanchett and Matthew McConaughey won best female and male for, respectively, "Blue Jasmine" and "Dallas Buyers Club."
The following is a complete list of winners and nominees:
WINNER: '12 Years a Slave'
'All Is Lost'
'Frances Ha'
'Inside Llewyn Davis'
Shane Carruth - 'Upstream Color'
J.C. Chandor - 'All Is Lost'
WINNER: Steve McQueen - '12 Years a Slave'
Jeff Nichols - 'Mud'
Alexander Payne - 'Nebraska'
Woody Allen - 'Blue Jasmine'
Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke & Richard Linklater - 'Before Midnight'
Nicole Holofcener - 'Enough Said'
Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber - 'The Spectacular Now'
WINNER: John Ridley - '12 Years a Slave'
First Feature
'Blue Caprice' - Alexandre Moors - director/producer; Kim Jackson, Brian O'Carroll, Isen Robbins, Will Rowbotham, Ron Simons, Aimee Schoof, Stephen Tedeschi - producer
'Concussion' - Stacie Passon - director; Rose Troche - producer
WINNER: 'Fruitvale Station' - Ryan Coogler - director; Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker - producers
'Una Noche' - Lucy Mulloy - director - producer; Sandy Pérez Aguila, Maite Artieda, Daniel Mulloy, Yunior Santiago - producers
'Wadjda' - Haifaa Al Mansour - director; Gerhard Meixner, Roman Paul - producer
First Screenplay
Lake Bell - 'In a World'
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - 'Don Jon'
WINNER: Bob Nelson - 'Nebraska'
Jill Soloway - 'Afternoon Delight'
Michael Starrbury - 'The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete'
John Cassavetes Award (Given to the best feature made for under $500,000)
'Computer Chess' - Andrew Bujalski, writer/director
'Crystal Fairy' - Sebastiàn Silva, writer/director
'Museum Hours' - Jem Cohen, writer/director
'Pit Stop' - Yen Tan, writer/director; David Lowery, writer
WINNER: 'This is Martin Bonner' - Chad Hartigan, writer/director
Female Lead
WINNER: Cate Blanchett - 'Blue Jasmine'
Julie Delpy - 'Before Midnight'
Gaby Hoffmann - 'Crystal Fairy'
Brie Larson - 'Short Term 12'
Shailene Woodley - 'The Spectacular Now'
Male Lead
Bruce Dern - 'Nebraska'
Chiwetel Ejiofor - '12 Years a Slave'
Oscar Isaac - 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
Michael B. Jordan - 'Fruitvale Station'
WINNER: Matthew McConaughey - 'Dallas Buyers Club'
Robert Redford - 'All Is Lost'
Supporting Female
Melonie Diaz - 'Fruitvale Station'
Sally Hawkins - 'Blue Jasmine'
WINNER: Lupita Nyong'o - '12 Years a Slave'
Yolonda Ross - 'Go For Sisters'
June Squibb - 'Nebraska'
Supporting Male
Michael Fassbender - '12 Years a Slave'
Will Forte - 'Nebraska'
James Gandolfini - 'Enough Said'
WINNER: Jared Leto - 'Dallas Buyers Club'
Keith Stanfield - 'Short Term 12'
WINNER: Sean Bobbitt - '12 Years a Slave'
Benoit Debie - 'Spring Breakers'
Bruno Delbonnel - 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
Frank G. DeMarco - 'All Is Lost'
Matthias Grunsky - 'Computer Chess'
Shane Carruth & David Lowery - 'Upstream Color'
Jem Cohen & Marc Vives - 'Museum Hours'
Jennifer Lame - 'Frances Ha'
Cindy Lee - 'Una Noche'
WINNER: Nat Sanders - 'Short Term 12'
WINNER: '20 Feet From Stardom - Morgan Neville, director/producer; Gil Friesen & Caitrin Rogers, producers
'After Tiller' - Martha Shane & Lana Wilson, directors/producers
'Gideon's Army' - Dawn Porter, director/producer; Julie Goldman, producer
'The Act of Killing' - Joshua Oppenheimer, director/producer; Joram Ten Brink, Christine Cynn, Anne Köhncke, Signe Byrge Sørensen, Michael Uwemedimo, producer
'The Square' - Jehane Noujaim, director, Karim Amer, producer
International Film
'A Touch of Sin' (China) - Jia Zhang-Ke, director
WINNER: 'Blue Is the Warmest Color' (France) - Abdellatif Kechiche, director
'Gloria (Chile) - Sebastián Lelio, director
'The Great Beauty' (Italy) - Paolo Sorrentino, director
'The Hunt' (Denmark) - Thomas Vinterberg, director
Robert Altman Award (Given to one film's director, casting director and its ensemble cast)
Director: Jeff Nichols
Casting Director: Francine Maisler
Ensemble Cast: Joe Don Baker, Jacob Lofland, Matthew McConaughey, Ray McKinnon, Sarah Paulson, Michael Shannon, Sam Shepard, Tye Sheridan, Paul Sparks, Bonnie Sturdivant, Reese Witherspoon
17th Piaget Producers Award
Toby Halbrooks & James M. Johnston
Jacob Jaffke
Andrea Roa
Frederick Thornton
20th Someone to Watch Award
'My Sister's Quinceañera' - Aaron Douglas Johnston, director
WINNER: 'Newlyweeds' - Shaka King, director
'The Foxy Merkins' - Madeline Olnek, director
19th Stella Artois Truer Than Fiction Award
Kalyanee Mam - 'A River Changes Course'
WINNER: Jason Osder - 'Let the Fire Burn'
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Bjorn had told me to leave an hour free in the afternoon. I didn't really think we were going to do anything that big, which was fine. I didn't mind either way. Well, was I ever wrong!!
The night before Bjorn told me we were going flying. I couldn't quite comprehend this at first, and then when I did, i went so crazy that I made Bjorn carry me around the living room with my arms in spread-arm, "airplane position" to prepare for the next day. It was a beautiful day, perfect conditions minus a bit of wind.
We were stoked, well Bjorn was a bit nervous getting into the plane (it was cute). Caleb, who had just a year ago gotten his pilot's license, was a professional. Once we were in the air, and Bjorn and I had our first "ooos,aaahs" and "wows", Caleb looked back and said, "Welcome to my world."
I replied, "Caleb i love your world." We really got the best of everything: the day was perfectly clear, air traffic was free so we got to fly over downtown Vancouver, and then out to Horseshoe Bay, and of course over our houses and TWU. (I waved to everybody there and was quite upset that none of my friends bothered to wave back! ;)) It was fields, mountains and skyscrapers--honestly, what more could a girl ask for?!
The whole ride there were a couple of bumps and hops due to the wind...not a big deal I thought, until the ride back. Caleb whipped out a bit of a fancy turnaround (gave the sensation of a roller coaster), and that's when the feeling began. It was a slowly growing stomach sickness.
The rest of the trip back was spent with me silently watching the beauty and trying to hold on. It didn't too bad in the plane, but by the time we were back on ground...i knew i wasn't doing well. Luckily there was no vommitting, I just couldn't drive and had to sleep off the feeling for an hour and a half. A minor event in the mix of an incredible adventure.
I've haven't spent anytime bragging in peoples' face about my boyfriend, but after this, I think it goes without saying: Bjorn proved himself again to be one freaking cool guy.


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April 17, 2012
I have a lot of plates spinning in the air with Sew Liberated right now. Thought I'd share a few in case you're wondering what we do around here when we're not hosing off muddy boys:
- We had a photo shoot yesterday afternoon with Jessi for our two new patterns slatted to come out in a few weeks - the first is a knit tee, the second is a most amazing sundress/dress with several pocket options!
- Patrick and I are interviewing students at NC State on Thursday, looking to bring on a few summer interns and, perhaps, a few more permanent employees come Fall.
- In order to transition the sewing studio into a shared office/creative space, we're knocking down a wall, putting in windows, insulating and finishing the ceiling, and putting in flooring ... starting in just two weeks! This remodel will make such a huge difference in our "cave," as we currently call the space - and it will make it more pleasant to be in come winter. This past winter, a very mild one at that, found us unable to work in there because it was so cold.
- I have a few more behind-the-scenes sewing-related projects coming up for the rest of this year - details to come - that I'm quite excited about.
All in all, lots of work, but we're hoping the interns will help us out in a big way this summer, and will allow us to move the business forward in a healthy way that doesn't compromise our ability to spend quality time with the boys.


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New boxset 'Echo Of Miles' will be released next week
Soundgarden have unveiled a previously-unheard track called 'Kristi'.
The song will feature on the Seattle band's upcoming three-disc box set 'Echo Of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across The Paths', a compilation that collects 50 rarities from Soundgarden's history.
'Kristi' was originally recorded during the sessions for their 1996 album 'Down On The Upside'. Listen below.
The release of 'Kristi' comes on the back of 'Storm' and 'Twin Tower', two other songs unveiled by the band in advance of 'Echo Of Miles', which is due for release on November 24.
Pearl Jam and Soundgarden supergroup Temple Of The Dog recently reformed for a Neil Young charity event. Temple Of The Dog were formed by Chris Cornell in 1990 and featured Pearl Jam members Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard and Mike McCready, plus frontman Eddie Vedder on backing vocals. The band released their self-titled debut, and only album to date, in April 1991.


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'Coed showers' plan could hit even churches
Homosexual activists are demanding cities across Kansas add sexual orientation and "gender identity" to their protected classes, a move attorneys warn could hit even churches and other faith-based groups.
The "coed shower" plans have been around for several years, with the infamous battle in Montgomery County, Md., several years ago in which officials adopted special provisions for those who choose an alternative sexual lifestyle then manipulated election rules so that voters were not allowed to express their opinion on the law at the ballot box.
Word on the latest effort comes from Liberty Counsel Action, which says Kansas is the "latest battleground" over "granting special rights to homosexuals and cross-dressers."
"Human Relations Commissions and/or homosexual activist groups in Lawrence, Hutchinson, Salina, Wichita and Pittsburg have asked their respective city councils to add 'sexual orientation' and 'gender identity' to protected classes," Liberty Counsel Action reported.
Lawrence passed the ordinance and the Hutchinson city council will vote May 1, the group said.
The organization noted, "If the Hutchinson city measure passes, places of worship that rent out to the general public would be required to rent out their building for homosexual marriages or drag queen parties."
Specifically, Hutchinson's proposal provides that "religious based groups, non-profit institutions controlled by religious associations or societies and non-profit private clubs that are not open to the public are exempt…. [but not] if any of these groups open their services to the general public."
Under the recommended changes, an employer, landlord or business owner would be deprived of the ability to make decisions based on his or her own religious faith. People would be allowed to choose a restroom or shower based on their "gender identity," which may or may not be linked to their "birth sex."
The proposal states "not allowing individuals to use a restroom or other gender-segregated facility consistent with their gender identity or gender expression" would be "discriminatory conduct."
If a female is uncomfortable with the idea of a man dressed as a woman sharing the restroom or locker room facilities, business owners and others are encouraged to offer "the use of a private restroom to a member of the public, or encouraging that individual to wait until the other person has left the restroom."
But such tolerances would go only so far, the agenda assembled by homosexual activists stated: "Remember, however, that it would be illegal to require a transgender person to use a gender-neutral restroom facility, or to require a transgender person to use restrooms appropriate to their gender identity only when others are not present."
Mathew Staver, chairman of Liberty Counsel Action, argued that all rational Americans are against discrimination, but making "gender identity" a civil right, comparable to a disability or a skin color, just creates more bias.
"The federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 laid the foundation for future civil rights laws," he said. "Homosexual activists are attempting to hijack the civil rights train by claiming that homosexual behavior deserves the same special protection granted to racial and gender minorities."
Staver contended that if "gender identity" laws become commonplace, "then any person who speaks against deviant sexual practices will be vilified, their rights will be thwarted, and their freedom of religion and of conscience will be crushed."
He noted the issue has created such a stir that the state legislature has begun looking at protecting the rights of business owners, landlords and churches. A plan that already has passed the House would require all nondiscrimination laws to align with existing state law, which does not provide for special homosexual rights.
Hutchinson's proposal notes that employers could enforce dress codes, but the employee must be allowed to choose whether he or she would dress as a man or a woman.
And those "coed showers" in public accommodations?
"Individuals who are … uncomfortable with sharing locker or shower facilities with a transgender person should be accommodated by allowing those individuals to shower or change at a time when they will be able to use the facility in private," the Hutchinson plan states.
WND reported recently that a New York legal team has sued an American evangelist over his biblically based religious belief that homosexuality is a sin.
"I am an American citizen [being targeted] over the persecution of homosexuals as they define it as a crime against humanity – for speaking the truth of the Bible in a foreign country," Scott Lively of Abiding Truth Ministries told WND after he found out about the legal action.
He said the definition of "crime against humanity" comes from European progressives, and the accusations appear to be based on his speeches and writings about the Bible's teaching on homosexuality.
The lawsuit, signed by attorney Luke Ryan and Pamela Spees, whose admission to the court for the purpose of the lawsuit is pending, demands compensatory damages, punitive damages, exemplary damages, attorneys' fees and a ruling that Lively's conduct "was in violation of the law of nations."
Spees is with the Center for Constitutional Rights in New York.
The case was filed on behalf of the "Sexual Minorities Uganda," or SMUG, alleging Lively has "waged, in coordination with his Ugandan counterparts," a campaign "to persecute persons on the basis of their gender and/or sexual orientation and gender identity."
It says "persecution is defined in international law as the 'intentional and severe deprivation of fundamental rights contrary to international law by reason of the identity of the group or collectivity.'"
The New York lawyers claim Lively contributed to a "conspiracy to persecute LGBTT persons in Uganda."
Everything you think you know about Nazis and homosexuals is wrong. Read Scott Lively's controversial bestseller, "The Pink Swastika."
WND also reported that the council for Baltimore County, Md., was working on a plan that would prevent "discrimination" cases that primarily involve men who dress as women and portray themselves as being female.
Bill 3-12 in Baltimore County, introduced and sponsored by four of the seven council members, takes aim at preventing discrimination against a person on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
According to the bill, "gender identity or expression means a gender-related identity or appearance of an individual regardless of the individual's assigned sex at birth."
Ruth Jacobs, president of Maryland Citizens for a Responsible Government, which maintains detailed information on the issue at notmyshower.com, says the bill's definition amounts to "gender identity theft."
"Many people believe that transgender people have had surgery to change their sex, but in most cases they haven't," she told WND. "I call them a fake female."
According to the MCRG website, such bills "legally protect cross-dressers and transvestite behavior by forbidding discrimination against men who self-identify as women."
"This dangerous Peeping Tom bill will allow cross-dressing men to enter women's bathrooms and dressing rooms even if they are sexually attracted to women."
MCRG says that a similar bill in the city of Baltimore at least has exemptions for "religious, educational and toilet facility settings," but the Baltimore County bill it has dubbed the "Dangerous Peeping Tom Law" does not.
MCRG noted that since Montgomery County, Md., adopted the change several years ago, women have been raped in the restrooms at Montgomery Community College, Asbury nursing home, Pelican restaurant and the Bethesda Hyatt.
"Women are easily victimized and ladies' bathrooms can be risky places when men have access," Jacobs noted.
She also pointed out the outrage when a 48-year-old man went into a women's locker room and was changing his clothes with little girls present.
When Montgomery county adopted its law, a petition drive to put the issue to voters fell short when Maryland's highest court allowed officials to raise the required number of petition signatures for a ballot issue – after the deadline for submitting names had passed – from 25,001 to 27,001.


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U.S. Based Leader Of International Drug Smuggling Ring Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison
SEATTLE - The U.S. leader of an international drug smuggling ring was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 15 years in prison and five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Jacob Saul Stuart, 39, of Kirkland, Washington, pleaded guilty in November 2011, following his arrest on April 28, 2011. The investigation into the international drug trafficking ring began in May 2010.
"Jacob Stuart used Washington State as a safe haven to conduct his international drug trafficking enterprise," stated DEA Special Agent in Charge Matthew G. Barnes. "Marijuana trafficking has no limits and fuels criminal organizations and their violence."
Using court authorized wire taps, investigators with the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Homeland Security (HSI) determined the drug ring was transporting and distributing 1,000 to 2,000 pounds of marijuana and 100 to 200 kilos of cocaine every month. The marijuana was smuggled into the U.S. from Canada and distributed across the country to California, Illinois, Missouri, Georgia and New Jersey among other locations. Proceeds from the marijuana distribution were used to purchase cocaine in Southern California. The cocaine was transported to British Columbia for distribution. At sentencing U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour said that in his 31 years on the bench, "this is one of the largest drug cases we have had in this district. This is a dangerous business with dangerous people who don't hesitate to use violence."
Two dozen people in the U.S. and Canada have been charged in the case. Five have already been sentenced to lengthy prison terms. The smuggling organization had ties to members of the Hells Angels outlaw motorcycle gang in British Columbia, Canada.
One of the telephone calls recorded in the case captured Stuart discussing the purchase of guns, bats and chemical sprays for Canadian members of the criminal ring who were traveling to Washington State to investigate more than 100 kilos of cocaine that had gone missing. The drugs had been seized by law enforcement. Prosecutors highlighted Stuart's knowledge of his violent criminal associates in their remarks to the court. " Stuart knew - and apparently did not care - that he was working with a large Canadian organized crime group that was willing to use violence to further its ends. These facts call for a very lengthy sentence," prosecutors said in court.
Other defendants already sentenced in the case include: Michael Murphy, a pilot who transported drugs, 12 years in prison; Jacob Burdick, who stored and organized transportation of the drugs, 12 years in prison; John Washington, a drug distributor for the group, 11 years in prison; Mario Joseph Fenianos, a Canadian who obtained and smuggled cocaine for the ring, 13 years in prison; and Michael William Dubois, another Canadian working on the cocaine side of the smuggling was sentenced to ten years in prison.
Over the course of the investigation investigators seized more than $2 million and 136 kilograms of cocaine. On April 28, 2011, the day search warrants were executed, investigators seized more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana from locations across the country.This was an Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF) investigation, providing supplemental federal funding to the federal and state agencies involved. The case was investigated by DEA Offices - Seattle, Chicago, Las Vegas, Fresno, Los Angeles and New Jersey; ICE's Homeland Security Investigations - Seattle and Sacramento; Customs and Border Protection - Office of Air & Marine; King County Sheriff's Department; Seattle Police Department; Washington State Patrol; Snohomish Regional Drug Task Force; and the Bureau of Narcotics (California).


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Thieves try to steal Sigmund Freud's ashes
LONDON (AP) — Police are hunting burglars who tried to steal the ashes of psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud from a London crematorium.
The Metropolitan Police force says a 2,300-year-old Greek urn containing the remains of Freud and his wife Martha was severely damaged in a break-in at Golders Green Crematorium on Dec. 31 or Jan. 1.
Detective Constable Daniel Candler said Wednesday that the attempted theft was "a despicable act."
The father of psychoanalysis moved to Britain from Nazi-controlled Austria in 1938. He died in London in September 1939.
Golders Green Crematorium has seen the funerals of many British celebrities, including "Dracula" novelist Bram Stoker, comedian Peter Sellers and singer Amy Winehouse.
The crematorium said the urn had been moved to a secure location and security was being reviewed.
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Hawaii Five-0 Season 8
McGarrett and Danny recruit Tani Rey (Meaghan Rath) to join the task force when diabolical hacker Aaron Wright (Joey Lawrence) releases a dangerous arsonist from prison. Rosalind Chao guest stars as Governor Keiko Mahoe. Joey Lawrence guest stars.
Actor: Alex O'Loughlin, Scott Caan, Meaghan Rath, Jorge Garcia, Taylor Wily, Dennis Chun, Kimee Balmilero, Chi McBride, Donta Tanner, Randy Couture, Andrew Lawrence, Joey Lawrence, Kunal Sharma
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Writer-director Nicole Holofcener's decision to follow 2006's "Friends With Money" with a comedy called "Please Give" might suggest an all-too-timely preoccupation with the current economic crisis. Yet money is only one of the many concerns weighing down her characters — the residents and regular visitors at a New York apartment building — in this latest tart but sympathetic ensembler, which bites off a bit more than it can chew yet retains Holofcener's unfailingly perceptive ear for everyday human pettiness, frustration and insecurity. Sony Classics release should receive some modest charity of its own from discerning femme-driven audiences starting April 23.
"Please Give" kicks off with a snappy montage of mammograms — featuring screen-filling closeups of breasts of every shape, size and sag level, and hilariously set to the Roches' version of Paranoid Larry's "No Shoes" — that not only proves comically rousing but also embodies two of the film's smartest attributes: a determination to look past traditional Hollywood standards of female beauty, and a blunt acknowledgment of the indignity of old age and the inevitability of death.
The woman administering the mammograms is radiology technician Rebecca (Rebecca Hall), an attractive but introverted young woman who is selflessly devoted to her ornery 91-year-old grandmother, Andra (Ann Morgan Guilbert, supremely caustic). Andra's apartment is owned by her next-door neighbors, married couple Kate (Catherine Keener) and Alex (Oliver Platt), who run a successful vintage furniture store; they're casually waiting for the old bat to keel over so they can begin renovating and expanding — a not-so-hidden secret that makes their near-daily run-ins with Rebecca especially awkward.
Cursed with a guilty conscience and a misguided do-gooder streak, Kate decides to break the ice by inviting Andra, Rebecca and Rebecca's sister, Mary (Amanda Peet), over for dinner. But the evening that follows has unintended effects for nearly everyone involved, particularly Mary, a spa facialist who's almost as tactless as Andra, and Kate and Alex's daughter, Abby (Sarah Steele), an often temperamental teen struggling with skin and weight issues. These scenes, and many of those that follow, confirm Holofcener's talent for nudging uncomfortable truths out into the open via dialogue that's consistently acerbic yet never grating, and only occasionally betrays a sitcom-style polish.
Like Holofcener's previous pictures, "Please Give" derives its narrative energy less from a series of plotted incidents than from its keenly observed interplay of clashing personality tics and worldviews. Chief among these are Kate's nagging awareness of her monetary privilege and her frustrated attempts to do something about it, as expressed in a relentless desire to help the homeless, some tragicomic attempts at volunteer work and nagging guilt over the fact that she and Alex largely acquire their merchandise from the recently deceased (before marking up the prices).
But the film also grapples with Abby's obsession with her body image, Mary's borderline-stalkerish behavior toward her ex's new squeeze and, least substantially, Alex's midlife semi-crisis, which confirms that writing for women is Holofcener's forte. As becomes clear by the end, the film's title has less to do with the philanthropic impulse than with the altogether subtler matter of relational currency.
If the characters' baggage at times feels rather neatly parceled out, the film nonetheless refreshes with its willingness to probe attitudes and ideas often deemed too insignificant, too much the stuff of normal life, to explore in any depth on film. Pic is also welcome for offering no shortage of choice distaff parts, all of which — with the obvious exception of Peet's shallow, beauty-obsessed Mary — are played with a conspicuous lack of vanity or conventional glamour.
Keener, so deliciously nasty in Holofcener's "Lovely and Amazing," is no less engaging here in what is, surprisingly, the film's least bitchy role. But it's the ever-winsome Hall whose fine-grained performance impresses the most, largely because her Rebecca is the one least defined by a set of traits as she moves from social withdrawal to a more open appreciation of life's unexpected little gifts.
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The Veterans Benefits Administration failed to adequately track veterans' health through follow-up exams to validate the 100 percent rating. Losing track of their progress resulted in thousands of veterans receiving payments that the VA later determined they should not have received.
The House Veterans Affairs Committee's disability assistance panel held a hearing Tuesday on Capitol Hill to discuss to overpayments that were overseen by the Veterans Benefits Administration.
Linda Halliday, VA assistant inspector general for audits and evaluations, told the subcommittee that her office determined that VBA regional staff "did not correctly process claims for about 27,500 veterans with 100 percent ratings and that since January 1993 VBA had overpaid these veterans a net amount of about $943 million."
The IG projected that unless VBA got its system under control it could expect an additional $1.1 billion in overpayments between now and 2016.
Halliday noted that VBA considered the IG's analysis flawed but did accept several recommendations it made including the plan to conduct a review of all temporary 100 percent disability evaluations to make sure each has a follow-up exam date in his or her electronic record.
But she said VBA did not begin the review until September 2011, and then pushed back the deadline for it to be completed several times, finally settling on Dec. 31, 2012.
"We have not tested the system modifications, so we have no assurance they've resulted in systemwide corrections," she said.
VBA officials need to embrace a fully electronic system for scheduling exams and follow-up exams for veterans awarded temporary 100 percent disability, Rick Weidman, executive director of Vietnam Veterans of America, told the panel.
The Vietnam Veterans of America is urging the agency to get as many human beings out of the system as possible.
"Automate what you can and avoid a lot of heartache," Weidman said on Tuesday. "Concentrate on where you need the human factor brought in."
Congress typically chastises VA leaders for not delivering support and payments to disabled veterans fast enough. Weidman emphasized that he'd rather see veterans overpaid rather than not paid in a timely fashion.
"People don't have the resources to pay it back," he said. "They have to either take it out of the monies which will be much less than 100 percent … and it leaves people with a credit history that is destroyed, in some cases from which they never can recover."
Weidman's organization has worked with VA by reviewing three Inspector General reports on the temporary ratings and overpayments. Like other major veterans service organizations, such as the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, VVA works with veterans in helping them file claims.
He told the House Veterans Affairs Committee panel that VVA and other organizations have been pushing for joint training with the VBA "for some time" on the claims process.
"But it has yet to happen at any level, to our knowledge," he said. "The more complete and better organized these claims are when they are received by the [VBA] regional office staff the more quickly and accurately they can be adjudicated."
The IG investigations that have continued to turn up evidence of human error in the system strengthens the argument for more automation in the process, he said.
Weidman said that with some tweaking the VA could set its "eBenefits" portal to automatically send out a statement each month to veterans telling them exactly what benefits they're receiving and how much. It would also issue reminders to those on temporary 100 percent disability to keep or schedule a follow-up exam.
"The [IT] architecture is already there" to set up the system, he said.
Not only would that help VBA meet its obligation to run a smoother system, but it would be a reminder to the veteran that he has a responsibility to the process, Weidman said.
Diana Rubens, deputy undersecretary for field operations for VBA, called Weidman's idea "terrific."
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Here comes a sad confession: I don't generally like rhubarb that much. It's not that it tastes bad to me or anything, but it feels like for a lot of people the start of rhubarb season is just as avidly awaited as the asparagus one. (My spring/summer list goes like so: asparagus, new potatoes, peas, raspberries. Yes, that means I don't really care about strawberries either. Or at least, I never want to make anything with strawberries. Eating them raw, that's fine.)
It's not really my style to blog in the vein of "well, I, hated it, but..." so you may already have surmised that this rhubarb pie, laced with whiskey and mellowed by white chocolate (who knew white chocolate could have a function?), was... very nice. Good, even. I suspect partly because it was made with home-grown rhubarb - incidentally, I wish my favorite plants worked on the principle of "pick some to make it grow more" - and partly that I have some sort of mental defect by which stuff automatically tastes better with a lattice crust, especially if I've made it myself. What? It's fun! (Although looking at the picture below for extended periods of time makes me kind of dizzy.)
The recipe comes from Bon Appétit, and since I didn't change a thing (although next time I'll probably halve the amount of chocolate), I'll just link you to it instead of transcribing. Do serve it warm like the recipe says - the leftovers were OK at room temperature, but the warm one was divine.


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Chico >> Candidates running for several Butte County posts in June will be participating in first the League of Women Voters' forum this week.
The free forum will be at 6 p.m. today in the Chico City Council chambers, 421 Main St. It is co-sponsored by the Enterprise-Record.
Candidates for Butte County assessor, treasurer-tax collector and clerk-recorder are slated to speak.
Members of the public and media will have an opportunity to ask questions.
The candidates for assessor are Rudy Rindlisbacher, Diane Brown, Blake Bailey, Bill Connelly, Al Petersen and Virgle Gage. The candidates for treasurer-tax collector are Peggy Moak and Kathleen Dwyer. The candidates for clerk-recorder are Pamela Teeter and Candace Grubbs.
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Wyclef Jean vs. Sean Penn: Battle of the Celebrity Haiti Supporters
Sean Penn and Wyclef Jean both love Haiti. So you'd think they'd love each other. Wrong! Just minutes after Wyclef announced his candidacy on CNN, Sean was on the air casting aspersions about his intentions. Now, Wyclef responds.
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Wyclef Jean announced on Larry King Live last night that, yes, he was seriously running for president of Haiti. Sean Penn, who has a special red phone that rings whenever anyone in the world talks about Haiti, then appeared on the program and pointed out that Wyclef's charity, Yele Haiti, has been dogged by accusations of sketchy accounting. And the ultimate burn from Sean, who has been down in Haiti for the better part of six months:
I'm not accusing Wyclef Jean of being an opportunist, I don't know the man... One of the reasons I don't know very much about Wyclef Jean is I haven't seen or heard anything of him in these last six months that I've been in Haiti.''
Today, Wyclef responded, telling the Miami Herald:
I feel that it is irresponsible for him to attack my character like that, without proof of talking to me. Because everything he is saying is pure speculation. Because he is in one little area... He can't let that be judged for nine million people inside of a country. hat's very unprofessional. I look forward to having a fas a fas with him.'
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How fast was the 2013 GoPro IRONMAN World Championship? In 2012 109 athletes finished in under 9:30. 2013? 251.
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- Milos Kostic won his seventh consecutive Ironman World Championship title today in the men's 70-74 category. The Canadian went 12:03:38, continuing his unbeaten streak on the island.
- Belgium's Christian Bodson dominated the men's 55-59 division with his blistering 9:18:18, winning by more than 30 minutes.
- Kyle Buckingham had a dream day with his 8:37:26 clocking. The South African not only won his age group (men 30-34), he was the first age group finisher and placed 16th overall.
- Canada's Beverly Watson won the women's 60-64 division thanks to an 11:50:41.
- Great Britain's Catherine Faux had a blazing 9:15:16 in the women's 25-29 age group, which made her the fastest age group women of the day.
- Hines Ward traded his spiked shoes for racing flats on his IRONMAN journey and stopped the clock in 13:08:09. The former NFL player swam a 1:20:01, biked a 6:21:12 and capped off his day with a 5:12:56 marathon run to complete his one year venture under the guidance and watchful eye eight-time IRONMAN world champion, Paula Newby-Fraser.
- Master chef Gordon Ramsay exchanged his fiery kitchen for the lava fields in his quest to become an IRONMAN. In his first attempt at the distance, Ramsay put together a 1:21:20 swim split, pedaled to a 6:35:54 bike and paced out the marathon in 5:48:31 for a 14:04:48 clocking.
- Mexico's Luis Alvarez successfully completed his 100th IRONMAN race in 15:54. Alvarez completed his milestone race just a few minutes after IRONMAN's first champion completed the race 35 years after he became the world's first IRONMAN athlete.
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[June 03, 2014]
It just would not be summer
without Tee Ball. This is a non-competitive introduction to baseball
for both boys and girls. The basic skills of hitting, fielding,
catching throwing, base running and safety will be stressed through
drills and game situations. Emphasis is on sportsmanship, teamwork
and fun! T-shirts, caps and schedules will be distributed at the
first practice.
All athletes must wear sneakers and have their own ball glove. In
case of inclement weather, Tee Ball will be held in the Sports
Center courts. The season will begin Saturday morning June 7. There
will be six weeks of games with no games the 4th of July weekend.
This is for children 4 years old and up to second grade. Parents are
urged to pre-register to insure that your child will have a t-shirt
and cap.
Nathan Turner Memorial Fishing Clinic and Derby
Our Nathan Turner Memorial Fishing Clinic and Derby are just around
the corner. Nathan Turner, former city councilman and resident of
Lincoln, was an avid fisherman and outdoorsman. Reserve Tuesday,
June 3 at 6:30 p.m. for the Clinic held here at the park district.
The free clinic explores the fundamentals and safety issues of
fishing. Herb Drier, retired with the Illinois Department of Natural
Resources will be here with displays. He will teach young and old
anglers alike how to tie on a hook, casting techniques and the usage
of different baits. There will be drawings for fishing poles and
equipment at the end of the presentation.
The free fishing derby will be hosted at Hickory Lane Campground
near Atlanta on Saturday, June 7 from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Prizes will
be awarded in several different categories in this competitive but
fun event. The Lincoln City Police D.A.R.E. program will sponsor the
free derby. Police Chief Ken Greenslate will be on hand cooking
hotdogs and providing sodas to the fishermen and their families.
Parental approval is a must and parents are encouraged to attend.
This program is designed for youth ages 4 to 15.
Up Up and Away 5K
Our second annual Up Up and Away 5K Run will be Sunday, August 24.
Runners registered by August 15 will pay $20.00 and registrations
after that up to race day will be $25.00. Please bring form and race
fee to the Lincoln Park District Administration office or Fit Zone
Fitness desk. Forms are available at the Park District or our web
site at www.lincolnparkdistrict.com. This is a timed run and you
will need to have your race bib visible at the finish line to be
considered for awards. Awards will be presented to over all male and
female winners as well top male and female age group winners in a
number of divisions. Finisher medals will be presented to all those
who cross the finish line.
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Horseback Riding lessons
We only have three openings left in our Horseback Riding lessons.
Those slots would be in our June 16th – 19th session. Lessons are at
Cottonwood Ranch which is about 15 minutes from Lincoln. On the
first evening of class those wanting to follow Roy over may meet him
at the Park District in the front parking lot of the administration
building. We will leave Lincoln at 6:10 p.m. Classes are 90 minutes
long. This will be an outdoor arena and riders will experience much
more than just horseback riding. Long pants and sturdy shoes with a
heel should be worn. The fee is $85.00.
Woodworking classes
We are now offering a Woodworking Class. Dave Boyd will be our lead
carpenter for the woodworking adventure. Dave has been building wood
toys and crafts for several years. Just in time for Fathers Day we
will be finishing a special wood gift for Dad. We will also be
painting another wood project that is for that special woman in your
life. Who would that be you ask? Your Mom of course!! Save Friday
morning, June 13 beginning at 8:30 a.m. to join us. Cost is $20/$23
and everything is included. We suggest wearing old clothes because
we'll be painting. Register early to be sure you can get a spot at
the workbench. Ages 9 & up!
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How time flies! It's been a while since our last Cake Poll, so we're making up for it by offering a very sweet treat: an original (not a print!) Cakespy watercolor! The watercolor (shown top) will come in a 4x5 inch frame and will go to just one lucky winner. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment with your responses to the below poll, centered around the star of all February sweetness: chocolate! Here goes:
- Chocolates for Valentine's Day: cute or cliché?
- The chocolate box: which flavor would you rather leave for others?
- Milk chocolate: amateur hour or respectable citizen?
- Chocolate in savory foods (mole sauce, etc): awesome, or awful?
- Hot chocolate: with or without marshmallows?
- Chocolate-flavored or scented body products: ooh, or eww?
- What's your favorite chocolate dessert?
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Satirical examinations of fear, experienced by an accountant-actor and young students confronting the consequences of sin, are on stage this month at Bay Theatre in two works by playwright Christopher Durang.
The fears are revealed in Durang's one-act plays, "The Actor's Nightmare" and "Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You."
"Sister Mary" won the Obie award for its off-Broadway run from 1981 to 1983, and "Actor's Nightmare" is a zany exploration of growing absurdity.
In her program notes, artistic director Janet Luby said she chose to stage "Sister Mary" as an 80th birthday gift for her Irish Catholic mother, who she said described it as the funniest play she had ever read. Luby envisioned Bay Theatre regular Rena Cherry Brown in the Sister Mary role, and asked Richard Pilcher, who directed the company's productions of "Wit," "Beyond Therapy" and "Master Harold and the Boys," to helm Durang's double bill.
Also an actor, Pilcher reflects in his director's note on his recurring dream of being onstage without having rehearsed the scene — as illustrated in "Actor's Nightmare" — and a different nightmare in which "an authority figure has control over you and abuses it, as Sister Mary does."
Catholic or not, Pilcher asks the audience "to imagine you are attending a lecture by Sister Mary in the mid-1980s and see how you react."
A word of caution to devout Catholics: Some may take offense at Durang's criticisms. Others, though, may be struck by the play's contemporary relevance given the present upheaval in the Vatican, and may find much to amuse and admire in both one-act productions.
In "Actor's Nightmare," Steve Carpenter portrays central character George Spelvin, an accountant who wanders backstage at a show to discover he will play scenes in works penned by Coward, Shakespeare and Beckett.
Dressed as Hamlet, Carpenter's Spelvin encounters his first problem when actress Sarah Siddons, played by Valerie Leonard, confronts him, ready for her role in Coward's "Private Lives." The haughtier Leonard becomes, the more frantically Carpenter strives to deliver lines. The fun increases when Carpenter's bride, played by Alicia Sweeney, arrives on the balcony to insist that he return to their honeymoon suite.
Both one-act productions are graced by three of Bay Theatre's associate artists: Valerie Leonard, playing Diane Symonds in addition to Siddons; Steve Carpenter, who plays Aloysius in "Sister Mary" in addition to Spelvin; and Brown, who plays brassy stage manager Meg in "Actor's Nightmare" in addition to the lead role in "Sister Mary."
They are joined by Sweeney and Paul Edward Hope, each playing roles in both one-acts.
As Hamlet, Carpenter spouts lines belonging to Shakespeare characters ranging from Romeo to Lady Macbeth. His scene in Beckett's "Endgame," played against Sweeney's cockney girl, finds both seated in trash cans, establishing a comic high with perfectly placed pauses and facial expressions.
"Sister Mary" highlights the work of Brown, who won the Helen Hayes Award for her portrayal of cancer patient Vivian Bearing in Bay's "Wit" and received another Helen Hayes Award for her performance in "A Delicate Balance." She recently was nominated again for her portrayal of Violet Weston in "August: Osage County" with Keegan Theatre.
Brown embodies all-knowing teaching nun Sister Mary as she confronts students in a schoolroom displaying portraits of John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Pope John Paul II and Jesus on the cross. Sister Mary introduces us to heaven, purgatory and hell, and to the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception, all interpreted in mind-boggling detail.
Sister Mary is joined by 7-year-old student Thomas, well played by Andrew Sharpe, a 10-year-old fourth-grader at Rolling Knolls Elementary School. Andrew alternates in the role with Parker Warren. Thomas is a model student who correctly answers catechism questions and is rewarded with cookies. But he's subjected to Sister Mary's veering off into descriptions of hell, more crowded than populous purgatory, and heaven, which seems nearly the exclusive province of saints.
Brown's Mary amuses the audience in her rigid disapproval of tolerance toward sinners and her convictions about the hereafter — until she is confronted by former students who return to stage a strange pageant depicting the manger birth through the crucifixion.
The comedy makes a dark U-turn as former favorite student Diane (Leonard) recounts her despair at her mother's cancer and her own victimization. The others share their difficulties in adjusting to reality beyond the school room, and hold Sister Mary largely responsible.
Both one-acts are recommended to theatergoers who appreciate actors of the highest level who confront their fears and still manage to bring laughs and surprises along the way.
Bay Theatre is located at 275 West St., Suite 70, Annapolis. Performances continue Thursdays through Sundays through March 17. For tickets call 410-268-1333.


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'It's encased entirely in a comfortable, rubberized soft touch housing. '
'the Nexus 5 display is immaculately sharp.'
'At this size it's an easy phone to manage, especially with some devices now getting too big to handle as phablet popularity grows. '
'Beastly specs usually mean high prices but the Nexus 5 retails from £299, making it one of the most affordable high-end smartphones ever produced. . '
'The LG G2's display is very bright, and it's certainly very readable in bright daylight.'
'Text on the G2 looks incredibly sharp, and it makes for a really great viewing experience.'
'It's thin enough to fit into your pocket without too much fuss. .'
'The display remains cool to the touch.'
Advanced controls and preset modes are easy to use
Good value-for-money for a convergence device
10x zoom lens and dedicated camera controls
Good battery life, Decent web browsing
'The HTC Desire 601 is a phone that gets close to the sort of specs you'd get in a top-end One-series phone, but at a slightly lower price.'
'The viewing angles of this IPS LCD screen are also quite decent.'
'capable dual-core processor'
Want BoomSound and Zoes but without the expense?
Beautiful 720p display, Slim and light
Decent Android smartphone has above average camera
Decent style, solid battery life
Slim design, Bold screen, Highly customisable interface
Sharp and crisp display
Very light and compact for the screen size
Actually feels like a phone, not a mini-tablet
Very fast, Customizable button
Good design, 4G connectivity, Excellent value for money
LTE module, high contrast, good images
High pixel densitiy screen, over 250ppi
A zippy dual-core processor, and excellent battery life
Nice looking display for a mid-ranger
Large, sharp display, Great call quality
Bright screen, Good proprietary software tools
Impressively lightweight smartphone
Crisp, clear screen, Snappy performance
Unique two devices in one hybrid
Really is a good deal
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When it comes to ornaments, I like ...
... long, spindly, pointy ones.
Friday, December 16, 2011
An Ornament a Day - Day 16
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I love the ornament in the second photo. I stay away from this kind for now...I fear my boys and beautiful ornaments would not get along!ReplyDelete
Carol - Gotta say, when I saw "Mr. Pointy," I couldn't resist!ReplyDelete
Heather - Well, this one could become a "weapon" in the wrong hands, but as for breaking - it's actually made of plastic.
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Singing in a falsetto that frequently garnered reviews mistaking him for a girl, Jeff Hanson fronted indie rock band M.I.J. before starting a solo career. Born in Milwaukee, WI, Hanson began his musical training at age four with guitar lessons. He formed M.I.J. when he was only 13, and after seven years the band released a 7", an EP, and a full-length on Caulfield Records. After going solo, he sent a demo to Kill Rock Stars. They signed him based on the demo alone, a rare exception for the label. Hanson recorded Son in Lincoln, NE, with AJ and Mike Mogis (the Faint, Bright Eyes) and it was released in February 2003. After releasing Jeff Hanson in 2005, a self-titled album (literally), he returned in August of 2008 with his third chamber-pop record for Kill Rock Stars, Madam Owl. ~ Kenyon Hopkin
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September 28, 2018, 7:24 pmAustin RiversG, Washington Wizards
Austin Rivers (neck spasms) scrimmaged on Friday.
He deferred to Tomas Satorasnky for the second unit and played mostly off the ball at the 2. It's good to see he's feeling better, but Rivers won't have much chance to hit standard league value this year as long as the Wizards are healthy.
Source: Candace Buckner on Twitter
Fantasy News
August 24, 2019, 12:37 amKyle KuzmaPF, Los Angeles Lakers
Kyle Kuzma is out for Team USA's tuneup up game vs. Australia with a sore left ankle.
Kuzma is being held out of this one for precautionary reasons. There's clearly no need for USA Basketball to risk him further injuring the sore ankle. This does not sound like a serious injury and should not affect his fantasy ADP on draft day.
Source: USA Basketball on Twitter
August 23, 2019, 6:02 pmDwight HowardC, Memphis Grizzlies
Dwight Howard has agreed with the Grizzlies on a buyout, and will sign a non-guaranteed contract with the Lakers.
The Lakers are giving Howard an opportunity to be fantasy relevant. When given minutes, Dwight can produce double-doubles with the best of them, but he has been changing teams for years now. He will be worth a gamble at the end of your draft if camp with the Lakers goes well, but this is a non-guaranteed deal, and he only played nine games last season.
Source: Shams Charania on Twitter
August 23, 2019, 2:18 pmMarcus DerricksonPF, Atlanta Hawks
The Hawks signed Marcus Derrickson to an Exhibit 10 contract on Friday.
It looks like Derrickson will be a G-League option for the Hawks, so there's nothing to see here. At one point he was competing for the last roster spot on the team. We don't need to keep of track of every computer-generated player.
Source: Chris Vivlamore on Twitter
August 23, 2019, 11:01 amMarreese SpeightsC, Free Agent
Marreese Speights will work out for the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday according to Alex Kennedy of Hoopshype.
Speights spent last year playing in China and will attempt his NBA comeback with the Lakers. who are in desperate need of an additional center. He is among three centers the Lakers are looking into, the others being Dwight Howard and Joakim Noah. Of those three, Speights unquestionably has the best floor spacing ability, which would be his strongest bet to eke out those other two for the job.
Source: Alex Kennedy on Twitter
August 23, 2019, 10:15 amTrevor BookerPF, International
Trevor Booker has worked out for the Nuggets and has workouts planned with the Bucks and Clippers, according to Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype.
Booker was out of the NBA in 2018-19, spending the season in China after he didn't get any offers in free agency. He did return to the US to undergo a procedure on his foot but is apparently fully recovered. The last time we saw Booker he split 68 games between the Nets, Sixers and Pacers in 2017-18. If he does make a successful comeback he'll have no fantasy relevance.
Source: Alex Kennedy on Twitter
August 23, 2019, 10:01 amJohn HensonPF, Cleveland Cavaliers
In a recent Q & A on Cleveland.com, beat writer Chris Fedor said that the Cavs are "excited" to have a healthy John Henson.
Henson underwent surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left wrist last November and missed the rest of the season. He was limited to 14 games with Milwaukee before getting traded to the Cavs, averaging 5.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 0.8 blocks in 13.4 minutes per game. The Cavs do have a crowded rotation at center with Tristan Thompson, Kevin Love and Larry Nance Jr. all candidates to see minutes, but Henson gives them an element of rim protection and could factor in. He's a name to remember for deep-league owners hunting blocks.
Source: Cleveland.com
August 22, 2019, 8:23 pmRobert CovingtonSF, Minnesota Timberwolves
Robert Covington (right knee bone bruise) will reportedly be "good to go" for the start of training camp in October.
Well, this is good news that we didn't hope we would need. Covington played 35 games last year and couldn't get over the bone bruise injury that kept him out for a majority of the year. We expected him to be ready to go, and the fact that we're even discussing this is slightly less than ideal.
Source: Dane Moore on Twitter
August 22, 2019, 3:27 pmKemba WalkerPG, Boston Celtics
Team USA has named Kemba Walker, Marcus Smart and Donovan Mitchell as captains for the FIBA World Cup.
Congratulations to Mitchell, Walker and Smart on the tremendous honor of being named captains for the USA men's team. This won't have any impact on their upcoming fantasy seasons, but it is a major accomplishment nonetheless. Team USA has an exhibition rematch against Team Australia on Saturday.
August 22, 2019, 12:25 pmIsaiah CanaanPG, International
Isaiah Canaan has signed a contract with the Shangdong Heroes of the Chinese Basketball Association.
The veteran journeyman played for the Suns, Wolves and Bucks last season, appearing in 30 games total. Canaan will be looking at a more prominent role and payday overseas as he attempts to build his value back up before trying to latch on to a team towards the end of the year. Canaan is off the fantasy radar.
Source: Zhang Duo on Twitter
August 22, 2019, 11:58 amPatty MillsPG, San Antonio Spurs
Patty Mills put up 19 points, three assists, two steals, a block and three 3-pointers in Thursday's international exhibition between Team Australia and Team USA.
The Boomers figure to be one of the chief threats to the Americans in the World Cup and put forth a competitive effort in today's exhibition. Mills has typically been a steady, late-round fantasy option for deep-league play but that may change this season as the Spurs will need to mix in both Derrick White and Dejounte Murray in the backcourt. Chris Goulding tied for the team lead in points, also scoring 19 while hitting four 3-pointers in 22 minutes off the bench.


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Deep inside the HEART of the Medina of Marrakesh, in the ancient quarter of "Diour Saboune", preserved from the roaring of modern life, Cocoon is a sanctuary of CALM; a home away from home where you will experience the true meaning of the word "cocooning" and will be naturally inclined to relaxation and peace.
With its contemporary architecture, dubbed with a subtle mixing of fine arts and antique treasures, Cocoon is a unique place, devoted to the HARMONY of the body and the spirit. The lighting, the sound ambience, the materials, the textures, the traditions, everything, down to the last detail, has been created as if to mark the boundaries of a JOURNEY beyond the usual.


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With our digital marketing conference, ClickZ Live New York, about to commence in just under a couple of weeks, we've reached out to some companies who'll have representatives speaking or exhibiting for some words of wisdom ahead of the event.
One of the agenda session tracks this year will focus delegates' minds on all-important "Business Intel" and how marketers can make sense of the glut of insight they have at their fingertips to help them make better decisions about where they focus their time, what works and what levers they can pull to optimize their digital marketing efforts.
In this interview, we turn to Dixon Jones from UK-based analytics firm, Majestic SEO, who are no strangers to providing billions of bits of data that search marketers and digital PR professionals around the world use for competitive analysis, link building and influencer discovery and outreach.
ClickZ: The term "big data" is thrown around a lot in our industry. Marketers have always used data to make calls on where to spend money and track results, so why the focus on "big" and why is it important?
Dixon Jones: What has changed is that we are starting to derive meaning from different – unstructured – groups of disparate data.
For example you might know all the Twitter profiles of everyone on the Internet in one data set and a list of how links to those profiles in another data set. From these you can derive how influential each Twitter user is.
If you then work out in a third data source what each person tweets about, then you have a list of the most influential person on any industry (that uses Twitter). Do this again for Facebook profiles and LinkedIn profiles and you start to get a pretty good list of all the influencers in an industry – even though that data set does not exist independently.
CZ: Why are insights from big data different to insights from "just" data?
DJ: There are a number of ways to answer that – and the combination of multiple unstructured data sets is one. But the fact that we are using the data to direct the insight, rather than using it to verify a hypothesis is (I think) a key factor.
In the example above, we end up with a list of people that influence a market sector. In the "old world order" you might say "Lady Gaga is probably influential on Twitter, can we check that?" In the new big data methodology she will be influential if she is in the list and won't be influential if she is not in the list. Whether any other list says she is or isn't becomes irrelevant, unless that other list gets fed into the unstructured data sources as well, in which case the whole list might change as a result.
CZ: Is big data relevant to small businesses or is it all about big budgets?
DJ: Both have important roles to play. Collecting and string huge amounts of data requires big budgets – but interrogating large sets of unstructured data is not, and luckily the web itself is the largest set of unstructured data on the planet.
Small businesses can go a long way into analyzing the web without having to be a custodian of the big data set. This does not always have to cost money – increasingly you can access this data through APIs, often for little money or for free. Other times you can crawl the web or scrape the data – however (and this is important), scraping data needs to take into account the rights to use the data.
There are two disciplines developing, though: data collection and data manipulation. The custody of the data is rarely well equipped to glean insight quickly.
For example, the electoral registrar is a massive data set, but the people that compile the list day-to-day have to concentrate on the data collection. Knowing that people in one ZIP code are 30 percent richer than those living in another code or 20 percent less likely to have subsidence after merging that data onto a geological map of the USA is not something the electoral registrar is likely to be very good at.
Small businesses have the agility to develop the insights, but being a custodian of the data comes with an inability to react quickly or create opportunity. The custodians create potential; businesses of all sizes can turn it into something valuable.
CZ: So what does it take to be a custodian of a big data set?
DJ: The first thing to understand is scale. Often understanding this takes a little more insight than raw numbers.
For example, Majestic crawls over 2 billion pages a day and in the process sees something like 7 billion links. Our big data set is that list of links, going back over seven years. Already that sounds a lot right?
Now consider this: we are told by Twitter that in an average day there are 500 million tweets. In our industry we think we have a better grasp of how big Twitter is. Five hundred million tweets. Sounds a lot, but it is a load less than 7 billion URLs seen in the same 24 hour period.
Then, once you consider that, consider this. Google says that the average web page is 370kb. By my reckoning, then, to see those 7 billion URLs from 2 billion crawled pages, we have to do the equivalent of trawling through about 6,500 hours of video in data every day. My math may be off, but it makes my point.
You need to understand scale at the outset. Then, when you understand the scale of the task, you hopefully realize that with that comes a strong need for responsibility. For most big data sets the biggest responsibility is one of security.
Very few data sets don't have something personal in them and if the data is anything like full, then it won't have had every person actively and willingly opting in to you giving it lock-stock to every hacker on the planet.
In Majestic's case the data is not personal, but we do have to operate responsibly in both the collection of the data – by not bringing down servers through over aggressive crawling, for example. We obey commands that websites can give us to either not crawl or crawl at a slower speed to help this and we also aim to be a very efficient crawler… but many an irresponsible data collector has inadvertently caused mayhem by being too aggressive through poor programming.
CZ: If our readers wants to dive in and capitalize on this trend, where should they start?
DJ: It depends on whether you want to capitalize on the technologies or the business opportunities. Of course they overlap.
If I was waking up tomorrow with a view to building a big data set, I would start by going on a Hadoop course. It's open source and not the only data set you are going to use, but is really is designed to help deal with "big".
If I wanted to look at the business opportunities, then there are a load of conferences and ClickZ Live has a track on "Business Intel" which is a great start. I think the challenge, though, is finding the visionary (or being the visionary) that has the ability to see the data sources, coordinate the harnessing of them all and have the political muscle in an organization to develop the business deals between the data sources.
CZ: Thanks Dixon and have a great show in NYC!
Companies who'll be speaking on the "Business Intel" track at ClickZ Live New York include Covario, Chango, iProspect, SEER Interactive, GroupM, Time Warner Cable Media, Conductor and eBay, so you'll not be bereft of intriguing insight and a whole host of inspiration if you make the journey to New York to hear what they have to say.
Registering for ClickZ Live NY is easy, just follow this link.
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Shop >> Books >> Humor/Games
John Hodgman
More Information Than You Require
John Hodgman
More Information Than You Require
Release Date: 10/21/2008
Biographical note:
John Hodgman lives in New York City, where he curates and hosts "The Little Gray Book Lectures," a monthly colloquium of readings, songs, and dubious scholarship. He is a contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine and a frequent voice on public radio's This American Life. Further fiction, nonfiction, and genres in between have appeared in The Paris Review, McSweeney's, One-Story, and The Believer. He has performed at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, as well as on the great stages of Chicago, Philadelphia, and London's Barbican.


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Young Climate Activists Call On Clinton to Stop Tar Sands Pipeline
The Avaaz Action Factory is at it again. This time its target is Secretary Clinton; its quest is to get her to stop a new pipeline that would send Canadian tar sands oil into the US. Yesterday, during morning rush hour, these young and creative activists showed up at the State Department in full costume, complete with a kiddie pool full of a tar sands mixture. Their banner read: "Clinton be a Leader. Say No to Tar Sands, Stop Global Warming."
The activists then put on a little play. In the kiddie pool was a dirty tar sands villain and a young woman, dressed as Secretary Clinton, had to choose whether to battle the villain and save the earth. She chose wisely.
The Problem with Tar Sands
Secretary Clinton can stop a new pipeline that will bring tar sands oil to the US. Alberta's tar sand reserves are now estimated to contain more than 175 billion barrels of crude oil, but to get to the huge reserves, excavators must remove the topsoil and then take out the underlying tar sands by lifted them into dump trucks. The tar sands are moved to an extraction site, where they are steamed to get to the oil. The process is so carbon intensive that to create oil from the tar sands emits at least five times more carbon dioxide then does the effort of processing "sweet crude" oil.
Avaaz Action Factory wants you to take action. Here's what they recommend:
What you can do:
Call the US State Department at (202) 647-4000 and ask for Secretary Clinton's representative and ask her to turn down the Clipper Pipeline and say no to dirty energy expansion.
Then post to your facebook wall or tweet: I just called Clinton asking her to stop prevent a dirty #oilsands pipeline into the US. http://bit.ly/2H68qf
Today's action is part of a much larger effort involving the Rainforest Action Network, the Sierra Club and many more groups fighting to stop tar sands extraction.
More on Tar Sands:
Tar Sands: The Most Destructive Project on Earth
National Geographic Slams Tar Sands — Canadian Politicians Pissed
Tar Sand Investments Could Be Oil Industry's Version of the Sub-Prime Meltdown


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Watch excerpts from Sound Aspects Of Material Elements and Mimema by the sound artist and composer John Grzinich.
The North America born, Estonia based Grzinich has been creating compositions, performances and installations since the early 1990s. Sound Aspects Of Material Elements follows the artist and several collaborators as they try out different methods of making sounds with a variety of objects and structures found in the Estonian outdoors. Mimema looks at the differences between "above and below, night and day, inside and out."
Two Films is reviewed in The Wire 344 by Frances Morgan and is out on the and/OAR label.


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Part Two of Nigel Deakin's series on JMS 2.0 (Java Message Service), titled "What's New in JMS 2.0, Part Two—New Messaging Features," is now up on otn/java. While Part One looked at new ease-of-use features introduced in JMS 2.0, Part Two explores five important new messaging features.
First, a new kind of topic subscription called a shared subscription now allows for multiple consumers on the same topic subscription.
Second, developers can now specify a delivery delay on a message so that the JMS provider will not deliver the message until after the specified delivery delay has elapsed
Third, with JMS 2.0, users can send a message asynchronously. As Deakin explains, "This feature is available for applications running in Java SE or the Java EE application client container. It is not available to applications that run in the Java EE Web or EJB container." According to Deakin, "When a message is sent asynchronously, the send method sends the message to the server and then returns control to the application without waiting for a reply from the server. Instead of being blocked unproductively while the JMS client waits for a reply, the application can do something useful, such as sending a further message or performing some processing."
Deakin explains that there are two main ways in which you might use an asynchronous send in an application:
* To allow the application to do something else (such as update the display or write to a database) during the interval when it would otherwise be waiting for a reply from the server
* To allow a large number of messages to be sent in succession without waiting for a reply from the server after each message
Fourth, JMS 2.0 allows applications that receive a message to determine how many times the message has been redelivered.
And finally, a Java EE application that needs to receive messages asynchronously does so using an MDB, or message-driven bean, which is configured by specifying a number of configuration properties. Check out the article here.


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A static site is one that is written in HTML only. Each page is a separate document and there is no database that it draws on. What this means functionally is that the only way to edit the site is to go into each page and edit the HTML - so you'd either have to do it yourself using a webpage editor like FrontPage or pay us to go in and edit the site each time you wanted something changed.
A dynamic site is written using more complex code and can do a lot more. For instance, Maine Web FX can make an area where you can log in and change various parts of the site, such as adding information or products. This is because each page is constructed based on the information in a database, and the information in that database can be changed via another interface.
Dynamic sites can reduce ongoing maintenance costs if you don't want to change things yourself with a webpage editor or with the HTML. They cost more to develop, as they require more complex coding and a content management utility needs to be developed to help you manage your website information.
Another benefit of dynamic sites is that they allow you to change only the content of the site and not the design, so you will not be able to accidentally break the visual style of the site. They have other benefits when sites start to get very large, as they make data management much more efficient and your site more expandable.


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Love a good before and after? Then you are in the right place! This is the continually updated list of DIY projects I have done around the house.
Painted Pillows
Vintage Sheet Music Art
Covering Stains with Fabric Flowers
Animal Figure Cake Toppers
Barn Board Table Runner
Washi Tape Ideas for Floral Arrangements
Easter Tree
Homemade Calling Cards
Fabric/Hair Braided Crown
DIY terrariums
Little Girl's Princess Party
Fairytale Birthday Invites
holiday gift wrapping
DIY antler art
'ceramic' cannisters
Transform an old radio into a chest
Customized Match Boxes
craft paper backed frames
Chalkboard Ikea Table
embroidery hoop art
{please be careful} ladder
Vintage jar hurricanes
Drop cloth tassels


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Gowri Koneswaran on Celebrating South Asian Culture Through Poetry [1]
P&W-sponsored poet Gowri Koneswaran [3]is also a singer and lawyer whose parents immigrated to the United States from Sri Lanka. Her advocacy has addressed animal welfare, the environment, and the rights of prisoners and the criminally accused. A Lannan Fellow of the Folger Shakespeare Library [4] and member of the 2010 DC Southern Fried Slam team, she has performed at Lincoln Center Out of Doors (NYC) [5], the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage [6], [6]and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. [7] Gowri's poetry has appeared in Beltway Poetry Quarterly [8], Bourgeon [9], [9]and Lantern Review [10]. She leads poetry and communications workshops and hosts open mics at Busboys and Poets [11]and BloomBars [12], where she also serves as poetry coordinator. She tweets on-the-spot haiku at twitter.com/gowricurry [13].
One of the things I most enjoy about sharing poetry—through workshops, publication and performance—is the quiet power it has to open us up to diverse experiences and backgrounds. With the assistance of the Readings/Workshops program [14]administered by Poets & Writers, [15] I've twice been given the opportunity to perform my poetry in collaboration with Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company [16].
In Sanskrit, "dakshina" means "offering." Beyond performing both bharata natyam and modern dance, Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company offers the community events that celebrate important figures in South Asian history through other art forms.
As part of its 7th Annual Fall Festival of Indian Arts [17]that took place in October 2010 in Washington, D.C., the company organized a joint performance to celebrate Mahatma Gandhi's birthday. I was invited to perform original poetry prior to a musical performance by accomplished sitarist Alif Laila. [18] While we were both familiar with the dance company and founder Daniel Phoenix Singh, we forged a connection as artists through the event and particularly appreciated the ways the other's work complemented our own.
We were both invited to reconvene for a joint performance in May 2011 in celebration of Rabindranath Tagore's birthday. Tagore is not only a revered Bengali poet but was also the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
After each of these performances, I met a number of attendees who were incredibly moved by experiencing poetry in this way for the first time. Some had even jotted down phrases and lines that touched them most deeply.
As an artist who views my poetry as one avenue to educate, inspire thought, advocate change, and celebrate diversity, I am especially grateful to P&W's Readings/Workshops program for facilitating my participation in these events.
As Tagore wrote, "The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence." By reaching out to audiences who may not typically be exposed to the poet's craft, writers can explore the power of poetry to unite readers and listeners across varied backgrounds and experiences.
Photo: Gowri Koneswaran. Photo Credit: Les Talusan.
Support for Readings/Workshops [14]events in Washington, D.C., is provided by an endowment established with generous contributions from Poets & Writers Board of Directors [19] and others. Additional support comes from the Friends of Poets & Writers [20].