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Download The Miracle Worker Study Guide
Form and Content
(Survey of Young Adult Fiction)
The script for The Miracle Worker begins with a general description of the set, which consists of two areas divided by a diagonal line. The area behind the diagonal represents the Keller house and includes two rooms and a porch area. The other area accommodates a variety of sets as needed. According to William Gibson, since the essential qualities of the set "are fluidity and spacial counterpoint," the less set there is, the better.
Act 1 begins with three adults gathered about a crib. Directions are minimal: Kate Keller is described as "a young gentle woman with a sweet and girlish face," the doctor as "elderly" with a "stethoscope at neck, thermometer in fingers," and Captain Keller as a "hearty gentleman in his forties with chin whiskers." The three adults are to appear with "tired bearing and disarranged clothing" to show that they have been through a long vigil. While the dialogue begins with the announcement that the child will survive her ordeal, her mother quickly discovers that the child is blind and deaf.
Although scenes are not noted as such, directions for a scene change are given using lights and distant belfry chimes. Three children and a dog are on stage when the lights rise. Two are described simply as "Negroes," while Helen is described as "six and a half years old, quite unkempt in body, and vivacious little person with a fine head, attractive, but noticeably blind, one eye larger and protruding; her gestures are abrupt, insistent, lacking in human restraint, and her face never smiles."
Since Helen cannot speak, hear, or see, her entire part is described in the parenthetical directions that are interspersed among the pieces of dialogue. The novice reader of plays, especially those who have never seen a live production, may have difficulty in imagining parenthetically described actions. The directions are detailed enough, however, to ensure that all actions required by the plot are included, yet general enough to encourage artistic freedom in acting and directing.
In the next scene, James, "an indolent young man"; Aunt Ev, "a benign visitor in a hat"; Kate, "a woman steeled in grief"; and Captain Keller disagree over help for Helen. This conversation leads to the introduction of Anagos, who reads a letter that he received from Captain Keller to Annie Sullivan, who is to teach Helen. In the remaining scenes of act 1, Annie meets the Keller family, tries to teach Helen to hand-spell, and is locked in her room by Helen.
In act 2, Annie continues to try to teach Helen. A noisy and violent breakfast lesson is presented in several pages of description. Act 2 ends as Annie and Helen begin a two-week stay in the garden house. Act 3 begins in the garden house, where Helen is behaving in an orderly fashion, and continues as Annie and Helen return to the Keller homestead, where Annie and the rest of the family resume their fight over control of Helen. Annie prevails, and Helen finally connects a spelled word "water" to the thing that the word represents and then eagerly seeks the names for other things on stage.
Dramatic Devices
(Comprehensive Guide to Drama)
In his production notes for The Miracle Worker, William Gibson specifies that "the convention of the staging is one of cutting through time and place, and its essential qualities are fluidity and spatial counterpoint." The stage space is divided diagonally, from downstage right to upstage left, into two areas. Behind the diagonal, on platforms, is the Keller house, in which the downstairs family room and an upstairs bedroom are visible; on the stage level, outside the porch, is the water pump. A neutral stage space in front of the diagonal is used at different times to represent various places, including the offices of the Perkins Institute for the Blind, a train station, the garden house, and the front yard of the Keller home.
Props are used to define the neutral area as needed. Thus, for example, a long table, a chair, and teaching equipment for the blind define the area...
(The entire section is 2,228 words.)


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Brabus will show off its latest Smart tuners, based on the new generation Smart Fortwo models, at the Geneva show next month. Of course, us Yanks wont be graced with the Mercedes tweak shop's latest, but Europeans will get every single one of the 98 hp and 103 foot pounds Brabus is offering. And that's enough to bring the diminutive pod cars to 62 mph in under 10 seconds. Don't laugh, the stock model measures that figure in miles per hour Kelvin. They also get sports exhausts and a firmer suspension tune, as well as Brabus alloys. The company's Xclusive model comes with a a body kit, heated leather seats and other interior accouterments. Expect pricing by mid year.
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Go To The Olympics? Take Photos? Put Them On Flickr? Await Olympic Committee Legal Threat Letter
from the and-the-gold-medal-in-promotional-idiocracy-goes-to... deptAnd we've got yet another example of insane attempts by the Olympics to extend copyright and trademark law well beyond its stated intentions (which, tragically, some governments have been known to accept in order to get the Olympics on their home turf). This time, it involves the International Olympic Committee sending a cease-and-desist to a guy who posted the photos he took at the Beijing Olympics on Flickr. Seriously.
It's hard to understand what they're complaining about specifically. They mention that he violated the "terms and conditions" on the back of the ticket (which are often not enforceable, anyway) in "licensing pictures." Inquistr suggests the problem is that the guy, Richard Giles, put his own photos (on which he owns the copyright) on Flickr under a Creative Commons license. It's difficult to see what sort of leg the IOC has to stand on here (though, it may involve jurisdiction in a few different countries). The guy took photos himself -- so it's his copyright. Putting them under a CC license is then his decision. The trademark claims are laughable. At best, the IOC might be able to claim breach of contract in violating the "back of the ticket" agreement -- but even that seems like a stretch, and it's difficult to see what sort of "harm" the IOC could suggest these photos caused.
It's difficult to understand what the IOC thinks its accomplishing here. This was someone spreading the word (and view) of his Olympic attendance to his friends and many others online. You would think that would be seen as good and free advertising rather than as something for which the legal dogs should be unleashed. What sort of organization lets loose its lawyers on a fan posting photos showing off his cool experience attending an event? Honestly, I can't fathom what anyone at the IOC could possibly be thinking here.


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Vasek Pospisil
Birthdate: June 23, 1990
Hometown: Vancouver Events: Men's singles, doubles
Career highlights: Ranked 104th in singles and 199th in doubles, Pospisil will be competing in his first Olympic Games. He teamed with Daniel Nestor for two Davis Cup victories last year, over Ecuador and Israel, helping vault Canada into the World Group level of the competition in 2012.
Daniel Nestor
Birthdate: Sept. 4, 1972
Hometown: Toronto
Events: Men's doubles
Career highlights: The world's top-ranked doubles player, Nestor will be competing in his fifth consecutive Olympic Games, having won gold in 2000 with Sebastien Lareau. Nestor has won eight Grand Slam doubles titles, including the last three French Open titles. He won at Wimbledon in 2008 and 2009.
More Olympic coverage online at vancouversun.com/olympics
On Twitter: Twitter.com/elliottpap


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North Korea is under attack from Anonymous, with members of the loose-knit hacking collective attacking state websites and social media accounts, and even releasing the passwords they crack.
The move comes as retaliation for the sudden escalation in North Korean warmongering rhetoric since the weekend — notably official announcements of a "state of war" with South Korea and warnings about final "approval" for nuclear strikes on the US.
On the surface of it, using the Internet to attack and humiliate a belligerent despot like Kim Jong-un seems noble, but on closer inspection it seems pointless and possibly dangerous.
First of all, they haven't accomplished much so far.
The only evidence we've seen of Anonymous' efforts has been on North Korea's outwards facing sites — social media accounts hacked and Internet-based websites such as Uriminzokkiri.com.
These attacks do make Kim Jong-un's regime look silly to the outside world, but given that he looks pretty ridiculous already, that's an extremely minor victory. Internally, most North Koreans will never know about these attacks as they cannot access the Internet.
Anonymous claims to have gained access to North Korea's real online network — the walled-off internal intranet and mail servers known as "Kwangmyong" — but these claims seem unlikely.
As Caitlin Dewey points out at the Washington Post, "the network is insulated from the outside world and not accessible outside the country. You can't get to it from the Internet because it's not on the Internet."
Charlies Custer of Tech In Asia sees it the same way: "Accessing Kwangmyong is not theoretically impossible ... [but] without any proof of such access, Anonymous' claim seems dubious at best."
As for what the attackers hope to accomplish, their demands are ridiculous.
Some of these include:
- N.K. government to stop making nukes and nuke-threats.
- Kim Jong-un to resign.
- It's time to install a free direct democracy in North Korea.
- Uncensored internet access for all the citizens!
The same message speaks to both North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ("First we gonna wipe your data, then we gonna wipe your badass dictatorship 'government.'") and the people of North Korea ("To the citizens of North Korea we suggest to rise up and bring these motherfuckers of a oppressive government down!").
Unfortunately, very few North Korean citizens will ever even read the message, given that they cannot access the Internet. Even if they did, rising up to "bring these motherfuckers of a oppressive government down" is harder said than done.
Kim Jong-un may well read the message (there are some signs that the Pyongyang elite checks the Internet quite a bit), but it seems extremely unlikely he will be so scared of an attack on his country's Flickr page that he will "resign." In fact, it only seems more likely to ramp up his rhetoric.
The only people cyber attacks will hurt are lower-ranking officials.
While the attacks don't appear to be devastating to North Korea, they are embarrassing. The North Korean elite will want answers, and will probably want people punished.
Here's how the North Korean watching website NK Tech puts it:
The hack and the poster will likely be deeply embarrassing for the people running Uriminzokkiri and could land them in serious trouble with the authorities in Pyongyang.
NK Tech points to reports after a 2011 attack that says that operators of Uriminzokkiri, based in the Chinese city of Shenyang, were "questioned" over their response to the hack. Given that Anonymous has published email addresses of those hacked, it seems fair to assume these people will face something similar.
These officials could well be terrible, freedom-hating people, but it's hard not to feel a tinge of sympathy for people who live in a brain-washing regime which reportedly executes people "by mortar round" for relatively minor infractions. Hopefully they won't face that punishment at least.
Ultimately, the one thing that's becoming more and more clear as the crisis escalates is that any peaceful solution will probably come from measured, sensible diplomatic efforts.
Hacking North Korean networks and posting images of Kim Jong-un as a pig with a Mickey Mouse tattoo isn't diplomatic at all — it's a deliberately offensive act, at best pointless and at worst flat-out dangerous.


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An introductory course in expository writing.
The goal of English 101, an academic course grounded in inquiry and rhetoric, is to familiarize students with the kind of writing they will have to do in college, broadly referred to as academic writing. While characteristics of academic writing vary across university disciplines, successful academic writing largely relies on using inquiry and rhetoric to engage in a scholarly conversation. These three concerns—inquiry, rhetoric, and conversation—are the three major concerns of English 101. To start the course, students first inquire: they determine what is known—and credible—about a topic or issue by conducting research to assess the conversation. As students engage in this inquiry, they gain expertise in rhetoric: the art of knowledge-making and persuasion. By analyzing and practicing rhetorical strategies, students learn how to use writing to make sense of their inquiries, consider alternate perspectives, engage audiences, and craft persuasive arguments they believe their audiences should consider. The ultimate work of the course is for students to learn how to participate thoughtfully, critically, and persuasively in academic conversations.
Restricted to students in the Civicus Program.


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What's new with our favorite fitness non-profit.
During May, there was a lot of talk going on in Washington, D.C., about the future of the Physical Education for Progress (PEP) Bill. Representatives from Operation FitKids (OFK) traveled to the nation's capitol to provide support for the bill. Ken Germano (Operation FitKids founder and ACE executive director), Jeanne Dierickx (managing director of the program) and national spokesperson Eric Nies met with senators and representatives on May 1 to discuss the alarming lack of physical activity among our nation's youth.
"It's encouraging that the current administration believes in our youth and wants to support educational initiatives," Dierickx commented, "although it is disheartening that funding for physical education, which would enhance the lives of our children, was not included in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. As this is being taken up in Congress, it was imperative that we go to Washington, D.C., with other representatives from the fitness industry to show our support for our children's futures."
On May 7, the U.S. Department of Education released the guidelines for the Physical Education for Progress Act ($5 million) grant program. School districts can apply for grants, expected to average $300,000 each, to initiate, expand or improve physical education programs. The schools will be required to provide a portion of matching funds.
Priority for funding will go to applicants who will use at least half the funding to benefit schools identified for improvement by their states under Title 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
"Those of us in the fitness industry and the community at large still have a mountain to climb to ensure that our children receive daily physical activity," Dierickx said.
"It is anticipated that an average of 16 grants will be awarded from the recent funds that have been released. We have too many students in our country, grades K-12, that will not benefit from these grant awards. This is why the American Council on Exercise supports Operation FitKids and its mission of enriching the lives of America's youth with enhanced education for healthy lifestyles and increased opportunities for physical activity. Start the climb, and contribute to our endeavor."
Currently, Operation FitKids needs individuals, corporations, clubs and manufacturers to help meet the numerous requests for equipment, training and educational materials that continue to pour in.
During April and May, Operation FitKids received requests from 50 schools with a variety of needs. As summer closes in, a high school in the Washington, D.C. area is in need of an air conditioner for its weight/cardio facility.
If you can provide help with the request, or any others, please contact Jeanne Dierickx at (800) 825-3636, ext. 757, or at [email protected]. All donations to Operation FitKids are tax deductible. Financial donations may be sent to Operation FitKids, 5820 Oberlin Drive, Suite 102, San Diego, CA 92121-3787.


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Anemia (uh-NEE-me-uh) is a condition in which your blood has a lower than normal number of red blood cells.
Anemia also can occur if your red blood cells don't contain enough hemoglobin (HEE-muh-glow-bin). Hemoglobin is an iron-rich protein that gives blood its red color. This protein helps red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body.
If you have anemia, your body doesn't get enough oxygen-rich blood. As a result, you may feel tired or weak. You also may have other symptoms, such as shortness of breath, dizziness, or headaches.
Severe or long-lasting anemia can damage your heart, brain, and other organs in your body. Very severe anemia may even cause death.
Blood is made up of many parts, including red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets (PLATE-lets), and plasma (the fluid portion of blood).
Red blood cells are disc-shaped and look like doughnuts without holes in the center. They carry oxygen and remove carbon dioxide (a waste product) from your body. These cells are made in the bone marrow—a sponge-like tissue inside the bones.
White blood cells and platelets (PLATE-lets) also are made in the bone marrow. White blood cells help fight infection. Platelets stick together to seal small cuts or breaks on the blood vessel walls and stop bleeding. With some types of anemia, you may have low numbers of all three types of blood cells.
Anemia has three main causes: blood loss, lack of red blood cell production, or high rates of red blood cell destruction. These causes might be the result of diseases, conditions, or other factors.
Many types of anemia can be mild, short term, and easily treated. You can even prevent some types with a healthy diet. Other types can be treated with dietary supplements.
However, certain types of anemia can be severe, long lasting, and even life threatening if not diagnosed and treated.
If you have signs or symptoms of anemia, see your doctor to find out whether you have the condition. Treatment will depend on the cause of the anemia and how severe it is.
Clinical trials are research studies that explore whether a medical strategy, treatment, or device is safe and effective for humans. To find clinical trials that are currently underway for Anemia, visit www.clinicaltrials.gov.
December 15, 2011
NIH-supported study finds no benefit for a liberal transfusion strategy after hip-fracture surgery
A liberal strategy for providing red blood cell transfusions following hip-fracture surgery to patients at risk for cardiovascular disease neither lowered their post-surgical risk of death nor improved their recovery rates when compared to a restrictive transfusion strategy, according to new research supported by the National Institutes of Health.
The NHLBI updates Health Topics articles on a biennial cycle based on a thorough review of research findings and new literature. The articles also are updated as needed if important new research is published. The date on each Health Topics article reflects when the content was originally posted or last revised.


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[Intro: Ad Rock]
To Mario C—you can't front on that
[Verse 1: Ad Rock]
Well just plug me in just like I was Eddie Harris
You're eating crazy cheese like you would think I'm from Paris
You know I get fly, you think I get high
You know that I'm gone and I'm-a tell you all why
[Verse 2: Mike D]
So tell me who are you dissing; maybe I'm missing
The reason that you're smiling or wyling, so listen
In my head, I just want to take 'em down
Imagination set loose and I'm gonna shake 'em down
[Verse 3: MCA]
Let it flow like a mud-slide
When I get on, I like to ride and glide
I've got depth of perception in my text, y'all
I get props at my mention 'cause I vex, y'all
[Verse 4: Ad Rock]
So what'cha, what'cha, what'cha want? (what'cha want?)
I get so funny with my money that you flaunt
I said, "Where'd you get your information from, huh?
You think that you can front when revelation comes?"
(Yeah, you can't front on that)
[Verse 5: Mike D]
Well they call me Mike D, the ever-loving man
I'm like Spoonie Gee (whoo ooh), I'm the metropolitician (yeyeyeyeah)
You scream and you holler about my Chevy Impala
But the sweat is getting wet around the ring around your collar
[Verse 6: MCA]
But like a dream I'm flowing without no stopping
Sweeter than a cherry pie with Reddi Whip topping
Going from mic to mic, kickin' it wall to wall
Well I'll be calling out to people like a casting call
[Verse 7: Ad Rock]
Ah, well, it's wack when you're jacked in the back of a ride
With your know, with your flow, when you're out getting by
Believe me, what you see is what you get
And you see me, I'm coming off as you can bet
[Verse 8: Mike D]
Well I think I'm losing my mind, this time
This time I'm losing my mind; that's right
I said I think I'm losing my mind, this time
This time, I'm losing my mind
Yeah, you can't front on that
[Verse 9: MCA]
But little do you know about something that I talk about
I'm tired of driving, it's due time that I walkabout
But in the meantime, I'm wise to the demise
I've got eyes in the back of my head so I realize
[Verse 10: Ad Rock]
Well I'm Dr. Spock, I'm here to rock, y'all
I want you off the wall, if you're playing the wall
I said what'cha, what'cha, what'cha want (what'cha want)
I said what'cha, what'cha, what'cha want (what'cha want)
[Verse 11: Mike D]
Y'all suckers write me checks and then they bounce
So I reach into my pocket for the fresh amount
See, I'm the long leaner Victor the Cleaner
I'm the illest motherfucker from here to Gardena
[Verse 12: MCA]
Well I'm as cool as a cucumber in a bowl of hot sauce
You've got the rhyme and reason, but got no cause
But if you're hot to trot, you think you're slicker than grease
I've got news for you crews, you'll be sucking like a leech
Yeah, you can't front on that
So what'cha, what'cha, what'cha want (what'cha want)
So what'cha, what'cha, what'cha want (what'cha want)
I said so what'cha, what'cha, what'cha want (what'cha want)
I said so what'cha, what'cha, what'cha want (what'cha want)
"So What'cha Want" is track #7 and the second single from Beastie Boys' album Check Your Head. It was recorded and mixed at G-Son Studios, Atwater Village, CA, Co-produced by Beastie Boys & Mario C with Mario C acting as engineer. After sequencing at PCP Labs, it was released on 6.2.1992.
Samples include:
Beastiemania reports that "So What'cha Want" has been performed in 281 known Concerts.
A potpourri of "officially released" remixes includes:


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Last week thousands stood in line outside the Cow Palace for their chance to be on the "X Factor."
In February thousands more lined up at 8 a.m. at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco for an opportunity to show off their skills on "America's Got Talent."
Now the NBC reality television show is back but this time it is kicking the line to the curb and asking would be contestants to go online and submit a video via YouTube for a chance to compete for $1 million.
NBC judges will sort through the videos submitted by June 1 on the America's Got Talent YouTube channel and then select the top 20 videos. Those will then be posted from June 25 to July 7.
"Maybe you'll be the one to go a step further than opera singer Jackie Evancho, who went from YouTube contestant to second-place in 2010," YouTube Entertainment & Film marketing programs manager Sue McCauley said in a statement.
YouTube users will then be able to vote for their favorite video. The top vote getter will earn a spot on the show.


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Mother remembers daughter killed by tornado
F-3 tornado took the lives of two children and destroyed homes 17 years ago
This week marks the 17th anniversary of a deadly F-3 tornado that ripped through the city of Fort Smith.
Lisa Gallagher lived on High Street when the tornado touched down April 21, 1996.
Gallagher's 2-year-old daughter, Angelica Flemming, was killed by the tornado that night.
"She was so outgoing and loved people," Gallagher said. "She would talk to anybody. I remember her as the beautiful girl she was."
Gallagher said she will never forget what happened.
"There was no warning, no sirens at all," she said. "We did the best we could to get to everybody, but it hit before we could."
Gallagher said she remembers her husband carrying Angelica out of the house after the tornado destroyed their home.
"First I was just praying that she was okay," said Gallagher. "We all did our best, and then it was just shock. I remember a lot from that night, but a lot I don't remember. I was in shock until the next day when I realized what happened."
She says she thinks about her little girl every day.
"When I think about it on the anniversary, it's like I'm going through it again," said Gallagher. "The ache in my stomach and my heart that I feel, that I felt that night, I feel everyday."
Gallagher hopes people never forget the lives lost in that tornado.
"It's been a lot of years, I know people forget, but don't," she said. "Angelica was too important to forget."


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You've taken the plunge and decided to work from home. Whether you have a small business, freelance your skills, or even go to school to further your career, working from home is tough. It's tougher when you have children around demanding the attention that really should be going to your tasks at hand. I've been working and/or going to school from home now since my son was born nine months ago. Along the (bumpy) way, I've picked up a few tips that I think might prove useful to those starting out on this path.
1.) Get dressed. In the morning. It can be tempting to remain in your pajamas all day. I know, I've been there, and I still occasionally have a relapse. One thing I've learned is that on the days I decide to stay in my pajamas and a T-shirt, I am the least productive I can be. Somehow, being in my sleep clothes with my hair in a messy ponytail makes it seem okay to sit on the couch and read my chick-lit books. On the other hand, if I brush my teeth and get dressed (minimal makeup included) right off the bat, I can count on getting a much more satisfactory amount of work done.
2.) Have a "goal." Having some idea of what you want to get accomplished in a day will keep you on task. I have a goal list for the day, a goal list for the week, and one for the month. It gives me a clear idea of what I can realistically expect to accomplish, because I take into account any special circumstances, and give myself time to deal with any unexpected crises that might pop up -- like a sick baby.
3.) Hire a sitter. This is especially for those of us with young children. If your child cannot really entertain him- or herself yet, hiring a sitter might be a great solution for you to get some extra work hours in. You can get a lot more work done if you hire someone to watch your kids, for say, two hours a day, twice a week. That's four extra hours of pure productivity.
4.) Have a designated office area. I work upstairs, away from the hustle and bustle of my family. I have a desk, a comfortable chair, my laptop, and my books. I find that this helps me be a lot more productive. Just going to my office gets me in the work mindset, and helps me separate my mommy self from my work self.
5.) Get enough rest. If you're tired all day, your productivity will decline. You'll be more lethargic, less alert, and not as "on the ball" as you need to be. However, if you get at least seven hours a night of uninterrupted sleep, you'll be much more likely to get some quality work done. If my son interrupts my sleep, I make it a point to take a short nap early in the day so that I don't start dragging come mid-afternoon.


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As part of a special video-cast, Markus Schulz – one of the 10 biggest DJs in the world – today announced that it would be the sprawling electronic dancetropolis of Los Angeles that's been selected for his 2012 city compilation! Speculation had been mounting on forums over the last week that the honours could well fall the city's way – in the final hours before the broadcast becoming the odds-on favourite among Schulz watchers. And that was indeed the way the compass swung! As the video's countdown reached zero, it revealed the iconic cityscape of the album's cover and confirmation that the series would return to North America next year.
Due to popular demand the stream went down, but in the video Markus unveiled LA as the city of choice. Markus said "electronic dance music has blown up huge in the United States this past year. One of the main reasons driving that is the scene in Los Angeles, where a new generation of clubbers are uniting with long-term fans and creating one of the most passionate scenes anywhere on the globe. I've played there many times in my career, at the Monster Massive festivals, the Electric Daisy Carnivals and for the last 3 years New Years Eves at Together As One, and they've all been so memorable in their own way."
To mark the release of Markus' city-celebrating Los Angeles 2012 mix-comp, Schulz will be playing not one, but two incredible gigs on consecutive nights at a legendary LA dance spot. Markus continues: "one of the clubs heavily featured in my Do You Dream DVD is Avalon. The fans there have always been amazing and as a result of the vibe and the response of the Avalon crowd I ended up playing over six hours, past 7am in the morning! It's these types of environments where I really test my DJ sets and skills".
So on Presidents Day weekend in the States, it'll be the West Hollywood club that will play host to two very special parties to celebrate the release of Los Angeles '12. Saturday February 18th will be a 21+ event with Sunday the 19th being a 18s and over show. "It's going to be an extended set from me alongside some very special guests and it'll be the first time in my career that I've done two back-to-back shows in LA", says Markus. "So get your plane tickets, booked, your hotel rooms reserved and your plans made – it's going to be an incredible weekend!"
From here, over the next six weeks, Markus will be making his final preparations to musically decode the City of Angeles. The album promises to be two discs of the most upfront, cutting-edge, tip-of-the-spear electronic dance music out there, personifying exactly how LA clubs it!
We'll be back to unveil its tracklist mid-Jan… so standby for that!
Get Tickets for both nights here: PURCHASE TICKETS


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What's New
- 2006-10-24: Preferential 0.8.2 has been released. This works with Firefox 2.0.0.* releases.
- 2006-02-10: Preferential 0.8.1 has been released. This works with Firefox 1.5.0.* releases.
- 2006-01-13: Preferential 0.8 has been released. This works with Firefox 1.5/Thunderbird 1.5, as well as updating a handful of preferences.
Other Stuff
- There are well over 1100 preferences for the base Mozilla package, not counting custom preferences created for other projects or extensions. So far, we have documented around 65% and could do with more help. If you would like to help with this task, please contact GuruJ.
- If you find any bugs with Preferential, please file a new Bugzilla report to help.
- Give feedback on Preferential on the Notes page, or contact GuruJ directly.
Welcome to Preferential! The Preferential project aims to provide a comprehensive resource for finding Mozilla preference documentation. It is also a popular Mozilla extension that provides all Gecko-based products (eg. Mozilla Suite, Firebird & Thunderbird) with a simple, accessible GUI to use when browsing and modifying preferences set within that product.
The current version of Preferential is 0.8.1. You can install an XPI, download the source, or view screenshots that demonstrate Preferential in action.
All user feedback is welcome. Visit the notes page to submit a comment. Alternatively, please consider posting directly to the public.mozdev.preferential newsgroup, or writing directly to firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Descriptions for 650+ Mozilla preferences embedded within the product. The descriptions are also available online.
- The preference information is pulled directly from the @mozilla.org/preferences-service;1 XPCOM component, so the preference list is always complete.
- Reads descriptions of preferences from an RDF datasource which can be localized as required. This provides additional support to users when modifying the multitude of preferences made available by the various Gecko browsers.
- Provides helpful hints about possible
options for preferences. This is available for those preferences which
have a limited, fully enumerated set of values (eg. Always (0),
Sometimes (1), Never (2)).
(Note that many preferences do not yet contain hint or description text. If you would like to help generate these listings, please contact GuruJ.)
- Search function that allows you to search for a text string in preference names, descriptions and values.
Eventually, it is hoped Preferential will sport a GUI interface for browsing the 'chrome' directory. This allows people to easily view text, replace images and generally hack the interface even more.


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Broccoli May Help Fight Cancer, According To New Research
Here at mbg, we talk a lot about healing through food. Whether it's foods that reduce inflammation or support a healthy microbiome, we can't get enough of natural ways to support our health.
This time around, the spotlight is on the cancer-fighting properties of cruciferous veggies including some favorites like cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and kale. Thanks to a particular compound found in all of them, we may have a way to shut down a cancer-causing gene.
In a new study published in Science, researchers found that by directing this disease-fighting ingredient found in the veggies, known as indole-3-carbinol (I3C), toward a cancer-causing gene called WWP1, they could inhibit tumor growth.
How did they figure this out?
It started with focusing on a well-known gene called PTEN, which is supposed to help stop tumor growth but is often deactivated in those with cancer. Their idea was to see if they could find a way to reactivate the PTEN gene to kick-start its tumor-fighting properties.
What's the relationship between WWP1 and PTEN?
They analyzed cancer-prone cells in mice and humans and found that the gene WWP1 releases an enzyme that stops PTEN from working correctly. After investigating the function of the enzyme, they saw that the I3C ingredient in cruciferous veggies could be a potential antidote to the adverse effects of the WWP1 gene.
To test this, they gave I3C to cancer-prone lab animals and discovered that it stopped WWP1 from working and, in turn, allowed PTEN to get to work on slowing the growth of the tumor.
How can we get the benefits?
While we're practically headed out the door to stock up on these cancer-fighting veggies, Yu-Ru Lee, Ph.D., member of the Pandolfi lab and an author of the paper, points out that in order to get these benefits you'd have to eat 6 pounds of the raw cruciferous veggies, which doesn't sound too appealing. Luckily, the team is working to make it so we can get the benefits without having to eat that many raw vegetables.
"Either genetic or pharmacological inactivation of WWP1 with either CRISPR technology or I3C could restore PTEN function and further unleash its tumor suppressive activity," said Pandolfi in a statement. "These findings pave the way toward a long-sought tumor suppressor reactivation approach to cancer treatment."
The plan is to develop a stronger, more targeted WWP1 suppressor that can more aggressively stop tumor growth sans the heavy intake of raw veggies. In the meantime, it's pretty exciting to think that this new knowledge about some of our favorite veggies may inform the next new cancer therapy.
So, it's probably not a great idea to eat 6 pounds of raw cruciferous veggies today, but it's worth trying to incorporate more of these into your diet, as this study reinforces the fact that these foods do contain cancer-fighting properties. If you're hoping for some creative ways to add more in, we have delicious recipes that include raw Brussels sprouts and some with roasted cauliflower. Start experimenting in the kitchen and feel good knowing you're eating foods that are literally healing from the inside out.
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For Christmas, I bought my husband a set of beer flight paddles and tasting glasses. I will admit, it was one of those gifts that was sort of for me as well. He is a homebrewer and has converted me to a beer lover. The idea of being able to try several different types in a small amount is really fun to me. I love it when we're visiting a new city and a restaurant or bar will offer a local beer flight.
I bought the wood paddles and glasses through The WEBstaurant Store. You have to buy a large quantity, so you might want to go in with a friend or split them up as gifts. I've seen them in smaller quantities other places, but it was much cheaper to buy a few more. I figure it will be fun at parties to have a bunch.
Whenever we have people over, they always want to try out his beer. I thought it would be fun to have some flight paddles so people could sample a few types. It's hard to keep track of the different types and figure out what you like, especially if you're not an experienced beer aficionado. So, chalkboard paint seemed like a logical choice for labeling the beer.
I put a thin coat of primer on the very top of the paddles.
After that dried, I added two coats of chalkboard paint. Following the directions, I let it cure for three days before I seasoned it with chalk and started writing on them.
Simple and easy--my kind of project.
I used a chalk marker to write on these. I find that's it easier when you're working with a small space.
These were already poured, so I had to drink them. You can't let beer go to waste! Can you tell which one was my favorite? Flat 12 Half Cycle IPA is where it's at!


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Washington (CNN) - We can keep your secrets just fine, Mr. President.
That's the message Sen. Dianne Feinstein conveyed to reporters Sunday, responding to questions about whether President Barack Obama's decision not to inform Congress about swapping five Taliban detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl had any merit.
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In explaining his decision, Obama said the exchange "required no publicity," implying that the legislative branch couldn't be trusted with word of an impending deal to recover Bergdahl, whom the Taliban had held since 2009.
The National Defense Authorization Act requires the administration to provide 30 days' advance notice to Congress of a transfer of Guantanamo detainees.
"We're briefed all the time on operations one way or the other," Feinstein said. "We keep to ourselves."
She added, "There are no leaks."
Feinstein, who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, also expressed doubts about the administration's assertion that Bergdahl's life would have been put in danger had news of the deal gone public. Sen. Angus King, an independent from Maine, told CNN last week that defense officials informed senators during a classified briefing that "there was a reasonable chance Bowe Bergdahl would have been killed" had the negotiations leaked.
Feinstein said she was not aware of any evidence indicating such a possibility. "I've heard of none," she said. "I'll put it that way."
The White House also justified its move by saying Bergdahl's health was rapidly declining. Senators were shown a video of Bergdahl, which the administration has said shows the soldier's deteriorating condition. Those who attended the briefing left with mixed opinions, with some saying Bergdahl looked sick while others speculated he was drugged.
Feinstein, however, said Bergdahl's improvement since his May 31 handover to American forces and subsequent hospitalization at a U.S. military facility in Germany leads her to believe his condition was not life-threatening.
"I think his rapid recovery, which seems to be happening, which I'm grateful (for), indicates that perhaps he wasn't close to death," she said.
ONCE AGAIN! One of OUR "elected misfits" who do not realize that, as we have & continue to see, CANNOT keep anything secret! How many times now have we heard the old & tired, "Name not given because they were not authorized to speak about the subject"? SECRETS for OUR country have become a joke! Until you start putting some of these "leakers" in jail nothing is going to change!
Yeah he's done nothing. The DOW was 6,800 when he came in. It's 16,000 now. He saved the Auto industry. Unemployment is down. I now have affordable Health Care. He got Bin Laden.
Yeah, what a loser. The GOPT, heck they shut down the goverment bless their hearts.
@"Butcher": can u explain how your Republican heroes are doing anything for anyone besides their own power-hungry selves? Do you actually believe your own spew or are you just being a good little partisan lapdog? I think partisan hacks like yourself(and from both sides) are destroying the country, feeding on our divisions for personal gain. You're a sick person if that's all you have to offer.
Congress can not keep secrets. A prime example is the SEAL team being outed by a member of Congress despite the fact SEAL team members are supposed to have no face/name to attach for operational safety now and in the future. Congressional members will leak secrets for power over opponents or just to mess up opponents.
It is a slippery slope when people say some secrets should be revealed and others hidden. Exposing corruption and abuse of power is a valid reason to expose secrets, but to be spiteful and cause arguments in order to advance someone's or a group's power is not valid.
The Pentagon Papers is a prime example of information being classified and secreted away that when revealed showed people that the government will lie for years to save careers and reputations. In today's environment blowing the whistle on anything similar will put in extreme legal trouble, for example Edward Snowden revealing unconstitutional actions and he as a consequence having to flee since he would be branded a traitor for exposing the truth.


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The Results Are In: PR2 Beta Program Recipients!
With so many great proposals, it seemed a shame to give out only ten robots, so we made it a round eleven.
After reviewing 78 submissions to our PR2 Beta Program Call for Proposals, we are excited to announce that we have selected the eleven recipients of PR2 Beta robots at no cost. We were overwhelmed by the response as well as the high caliber of submissions. There was a strong international presence in the submissions and we have selected three recipients in Europe and one in Asia. We were thrilled to see a wide range of proposed research and application areas, and had a difficult time selecting only ten of the proposals -- even eleven was difficult. Thank you to all who invested time and energy to submit a proposal.
The PR2 Beta Program is a two-year commitment during which the selected institutions will pursue their various research goals and regularly meet to explore new applications together. The PR2 Beta is a robust and capable robot platform with a mobile base, two arms for manipulation, a rich sensor suite, and sixteen CPU cores for computation. The total value of the PR2 Beta Program robots is over $4.4 million.
Each PR2 Beta comes with the free and open source ROS robotics framework that offers full control of the PR2, including autonomous navigation, manipulation, and perception libraries. Participants will build on ROS and share their results with each other more easily. These contributions will also be available to the wider ROS community to adapt to other robot platforms.
The proposed contributions from each of the eleven recipients are too difficult to summarize in just the brief highlights below. All of the selected institutions will release open source libraries for robotics and publish code to accompany research results. The PR2 will provide them with a common hardware platform to exchange results and collaborate in ways not previously anticipated. At this year's ICRA conference, there will be papers demonstrating the PR2 opening doors, plugging in, and folding towels. We're very excited to see what's next.
The University of Freiburg's strength in mapping has led to multiple open-source libraries in wide use. Their group will program the PR2 to do tidy-up tasks like clearing a table, while working on difficult underlying capabilities, like understanding how drawers and refrigerators open, how to recognize different types of objects, and how to integrate this information with the robot's map. Their goal is to detect, grasp, and put away objects with very high reliability, and reproduce these results at other PR2 Beta Program sites.
Bosch will bring their expertise in manufacturing, sensing technologies and consumer products. Bosch will be making robotic sensors available to members of the PR2 Beta Program, including a limited number of "skins" that will give the PR2 the ability to feel its environment. Bosch will also make their PR2 remotely accessible and will expand on the libraries they've released for ROS.
The Healthcare Robotics Lab and collaborators at Georgia Tech will be placing the PR2 in an "Aware Home" to study how robots can help with homecare and creative assistive capabilities for older adults. Their research includes creating easier ways for adults to interact with robots, and enabling robots to interact with everyday objects like drawers, lamps, and light switches. Their human-robot interaction focus will help ensure that the software development is closely connected to real-world needs.
KU Leuven in Belgium is a key player in the open-source robotics community. As one of the founding institutions for the Orocos Project, they will be improving the tools and libraries used to program robots in ROS, by, for example, integrating ROS with Blender. They will also be working on getting the PR2 and people to perform tasks together, like carrying objects through a crowded environment.
The diverse MIT CSAIL group will use the PR2 to study the key capabilities needed by robots that operate in human-centered environments, such as safe navigation, interaction with humans via natural language, object recognition, and planning for complex goals. Their work will allow robots to build the maps they need in order to move around in buildings as large as MIT's 11-story Stata Center. They will also program the PR2 to put away groceries and do simple cleaning tasks.
PR1 was developed in Kenneth Salisbury's lab at Stanford, and ROS was developed from the STAIR (Stanford AI Robot) Project. We're very excited that the PR2 will become the new platform for the STAIR Project's innovative research. Their team will work on several applications, which include taking inventory, retrieving items scattered about a building, and clearing a table after a meal.
TUM will research giving the PR2 the artificial intelligence skills and 3D perception to reason about what it is doing while it performs various kitchen tasks. These combined improvements will help the PR2 perform more complicated tasks like setting a table, emptying a dishwasher, preparing meals, and other kitchen-related tasks.
The PR2 is now known as the "Towel-Folding Robot", thanks to the impressive efforts of Pieter Abbeel's lab at Berkeley. In two short months, they were able to get the PR2 to fold fifty towels in a row. Berkeley will tackle the much more difficult challenge of doing laundry, from dirty laundry piles to neatly folded clothes. In addition, their team is interested in hierarchical planning, object recognition, and assembly and manufacturing tasks (e.g. IKEA products) through learning by demonstration
The GRASP Lab proposal aims to tackle some of the challenges facing household robotics. These challenges include tracking people and planning for navigation in dynamic environments, and transferring handheld objects between robots and humans. Their contributions will include giving PR2 a tool belt to change its gripper on the fly, helping it track and navigate around people, and performing difficult two-arm tasks like opening spring-loaded doors.
USC has already demonstrated teaching the PR2 basic motor skills so that it can adapt to different situations and tasks, such as pouring a cup. They will continue to expand on this work in imitation learning and building and refining skill libraries, while also doing research in human-robot interaction and self-calibration for sensors.
The JSK Laboratory at the University of Tokyo is one of the top humanoid robotics labs in the world. Their goal is to see robots safely and autonomously perform daily, human-like tasks such as retrieving objects and cleaning up domestic environments. They'll also be working on getting the PR2 to work together with other robots, as well as integrating the ROS, EusLisp, and OpenRAVE frameworks.
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Roxy's fox dress is from Wild Things Dresses, found at the Etsy Holiday Shop. Her boots are Gap Kids.
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Nzl over Pak?Originally Posted by Jono
I can see SA beating Pak.
But to be honest I say my predictions with Group B with little to no conviction. I was sure SA was going to qualify before this tournament started, even before Pakistan lost Asif and Akhtar. Then I was even surer after that.
Wankhede isn't hosting a single game this tournament, mate.Originally Posted by James
Good catch. Brabourne stadium got the games this time aroundOriginally Posted by Fratboy
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west indies vs pakistan
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The best test match ever
It will be much fun if Pakistan vs New Zealand ,There you will watch the real game,
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Semi-Final 2- Australia vs Pakistan
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This time,who's going to win the match,Remember Both teams bat deep,both have faster bowlers who can use the bounce, both have stroke-players who can go thump, thump, thump,I think both is going to make it,both my favorite teams,any one be my guess!
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Photo: Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
The public debate on whether the United States and other countries are able to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon exhausted itself years ago.Yet, discussion about confrontation with Iran will persist until one of two things happens: Tehran provides sufficient transparency over its suspected nuclear weapons activities to meet the demands of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Tel Aviv, and Washington; or Israel and/or the United States attacks Iran's nuclear facilities.
Unless the major players are bluffing and ultimately back down—which has happened before—one of these determining actions will likely take place within the next two years.
If President Obama—or any future occupant of the White House—does decide to attack Iran, there is an important prerequisite that has remained largely unexplored: How would the president sell the war to the American people?
The president wouldn't have to start from scratch. Iran has been demonized by the United States since the nascent Islamic Republic seized the U.S. embassy compound in Tehran and held 50-two hostages from November 1979 to January 1981.
Since then, polling has consistently demonstrated two strong beliefs: Americans do not like and are afraid of Iran. A recent Gallup poll found that 87 per cent of Americans held an "unfavorable" opinion of Iran, a number that hasn't changed in decades.
In addition, in a September 2011 survey asking, "Which country is the greatest threat to the United States?" 63 per cent of respondents listed Iran first or second. (In June 2009, 79 per cent of respondents believed Iran to be a "very serious" or "moderately serious" threat to the United States.)
Despite the polling numbers, Americans are largely split over a U.S. military attack on Iran (support ranges from 41 to 56 per cent) and there is broad approval for stronger economic sanctions and diplomatic action. Interestingly, the action favoured by most Americans (81 per cent), "direct diplomatic talks between the United States and Iran," is not part of the Obama administration's strategy.
In addition to the lukewarm support among Americans for attacking Iran, President Obama or his successor would also have to tackle two problematic assessments from the U.S Intelligence Community (IC).
First, as Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has repeatedly reaffirmed since late January, "we don't believe they've actually made the decision to go ahead with a nuclear weapon." Just yesterday, James Risen reported in the New York Times that the IC continues to believe (based on an assessment first made in November 2007) that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei halted his country's nuclear weapons activities in 2003.
This might be hard for many to grasp, since polling has found the American people disagree with the collective judgment of the 210,000 civilian and military employees and 30,000 private contractors comprising the IC. A recent poll found that 84 per cent of Americans think Iran is developing nuclear weapons, while another from February 2010 concluded that 71 per cent of Americans believe that Iran currently has nuclear weapons.
Second, Lieutenant General Ronald Burgess, chief of the defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) told the Senate Armed Services Committee in February that, despite all of Iran's threats, "it is unlikely to initiate or intentionally provoke a conflict or launch a preemptive attack." This assessment is undoubtedly difficult for some to reconcile with the rhetorical bluster of senior Iranian officials, including repeated threats to close the Strait of Hormuz if U.S. aircraft carriers entered the waterway.
In February, however, the USS Abraham Lincoln steamed through the strait without incident. In fact, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert told reporters that Iran's naval forces have not responded with increased activity, adding: "The Iranian navy has been unto itself professional and courteous." This confirms what U.S. Navy officials have told me in private conversations: for the past two decades, the U.S. and Iranian navies have carefully avoided direct confrontations, and routinely cooperate on a tactical level to rescue distressed ships or lost seafarers.
To build up support for a preemptive attack, the U.S. president could play to the widely-held conviction that Tehran is nearing—or crossed—the nuclear threshold, but he will also need to explain why the intelligence professionals, on the receiving end of over $75 billion in taxpayer funds, are wrong.
Presidents sell wars by offering a buffet of justifications in the hopes that citizens of varied beliefs and opinions will find something to sink their teeth into. If you are old enough, you may recall the multiple explications provided by senior officials for the use of military force in Iraq from 1991 to 2011, Bosnia from 1992 to 1995, Kosovo in 1999, or even in Libya last year; justifications included to protect civilians, overthrow regimes, send a "message" to other dictators, and repay European allies for support in Afghanistan.
The media circus surrounding the Iranian nuclear program has distorted the underlying rationale for any use of force. The United States must not attack Iran without clearly defined strategic objectives, a clear understanding of how attacking its suspected nuclear weapons facilities will advance those objectives, and a theory of victory for how those facilities could be destroyed at an acceptable level of cost. So far, both proponents of attacking Iran and the president have avoided addressing these three concerns with any clarity.
This post originally appeared at the Council on Foreign Relations.
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Setting up Google Analytics for multiple subdomains
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so first here's a snippet of my current Analytics javascript:
var _gaq = _gaq || [];
_gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-30490730-1']);
_gaq.push(['_setDomainName', '.apartmentjunkie.com']);
_gaq.push(['_setSiteSpeedSampleRate', 100]);
(function() {
var ga = document.createElement('script');
ga.type = 'text/javascript';
ga.async = true;
ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';
var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);
So if you wanna have a quick peak at the site the url is ApartmentJunkie.com, keep in mind the site is pretty bare bones but you'll get the idea -- basically it's very similar to craigslist in the sense that it's in the local space so people pick a city then get sent to a subdomain that is specific for that city, e.g.
I put that up late last night then had a look at the analytics and found that I am seeing only the request uri portion of the URLs in analytics as I would with any other site only with this one it's a problem as
winnipeg.mb.apartmentjunkie.com/map/ and
brandon.mb.apartmentjunkie.com/map/ are two different pages and shouldn't be lumped together as
I know the kneejerk response is likely going to be "hey just setup a different google analytics profile for each subdomain" but there will eventually be a lot of subdomains so google's cap of 50 is going to be too limited and even more important I want to see the data in aggregate for the most part.
I am thinking of making a change to the javascript, to something like:
_gaq.push(['_trackPageview',String(document.domain) + String(document.location)]);
But am unsure if this is the best way and figured someone else on wm.se would have had a similar situation that they could talk a bit about.
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It's an important day in every child star's life – the mugshot…and we get two of them!
He's smiling in the straight-on shot. But he gave us a pout in the side angle too. I was worried we wouldn't see JB's signature facial expression.
You think someone told him to smile? Because this is the photo you're going to see a hundred times today around the world. So the face he's presenting to us is much more sympathetic than it would be had he scowled. The eyes are glassy as f-ck, totally. But the stronger connection is in the grin – here's the kid who took over YouTube, who's been charming them since he was 14, who believes in God, and was supposed to be good, in the hopes that every mom around the world sees her own little boy in that expression. And therefore…sympathy?
Here's an email I just received from Erin:
Hi Lainey,
I am wondering why you have written on Justin Bieber's DUI, arrest, etc....what hasn't he done...when your policy is not to post sad smut. I think addiction, a young lost man that was once sweet, giving and kind to children's charities is sad smut. He has fallen fast in the last year. I am not a young fan, just a middle aged woman sad to see him fall apart. He is the age of my nephew.
There are more, I'm sure, who feel like Erin. As for me – this is not Sad Smut, at least not yet. As for whether or not he's addicted… I mean, it's always a possibility but there are a lot of possibilities.
How about good, old-fashioned entitlement, is that a possibility?
How about he's a spoiled bratty punk who hasn't been denied in 5 years, his formative years, and has turned into a f-cking asshole, is that a possibility?
How about he has no respect for anyone else because fame has corrupted his soul, is that a possibility?
How about fame has made him not a very good person anymore, is that a possibility?
Isn't that a MORE LIKELY possibility than addiction?
No? OK well then I'm just a c-nt. And I just came out that way.
PS. JB has hijacked my day. Several hits have been added to my schedule on the TV side to report on the story which is why the site has been light today. Right now I head into rehearsal for The Social before the live show and then I go straight to etalk afterwards. I'm trying to write as fast and as much as I can on my phone and Duana and Dean are coming in with new posts soon too. I apologise for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.


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A boy stumbles into a chamber where dozens upon dozens of hearts are being kept. Is it the lair of a romantic mad scientist? Or has the boy stumbled upon a host of extra lives?
This pieces is by concept artist Brun Croes, via Concept Art World. Incidentally, Croes recently released a video tutorial, Sketch to Illustration Techniques, which is available from Tokkun Academy. As always, we invite you to come up with a story inspired by the picture above and post it in the comments.


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Spring 2016 – Girls, and cats and bears …WUT?!
Posted on March 5, 2016 by Michael Eh?
Every season, there seems to be a group of shows that all have similar themes or stories. This season is no exception with some variations. First off the list is remake of classic in animation, She and Her Cat. She … Continue reading →
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Fires around James Bay continue raging in Canada due to the driest summer the region has seen in 40 years as seen in this Aqua satellite photo from July 09, 2013. These fires have been raging for several weeks now and are also causing other problems besides burning land and causing pollution. About 10 per cent of Quebecers lost electricity on July 5, on the second day of blackouts triggered by the powerful forest fires. Hydro-Quebec said 500,000 households or businesses were affected at the peak of the blackout. Apparently the smoke from forest fires had prompted a major transmission line to seize up near James Bay. Smoke from the fires coming across electrical lines ionizes the air which in turn caused the line to seize up and trigger the blackouts. This initial failure cascaded to other lines as well. Even Montreal's subway system was shut down for a time last Wednesday the 4th.
Quebec provincial teams were battling a number of blazes, with help from Parks Canada. More than 280,000 hectares (1081 square miles) of forested area have been scorched. Three major forest fires are being monitored -- including the biggest one, which has raged at speeds of up to 30 kilometres per hour (18.6 miles per hour).
This natural-color satellite image was collected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Aqua satellite on July 09, 2013. A May 25 thunderstorm ignited the series of fires which have been burning ever since. Actively burning areas, detected by MODIS's thermal bands, are outlined in red.
NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team. Caption: NASA/Goddard, Lynn Jenner with information from CTVnews.ca


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There's something really lovely about being involved in a fandom, a special sect of people that understand why a TV show/movie/book is incredibly important and amazing. There's something even more wonderful when that fandom is recognized and appreciated by the wider public.
Though Doctor Who has been mainstream in the UK for many years (decades, really), it's only grown to great prominence in American culture since the newest iteration started with Christopher Eccleston in 2005. It's still a bit of an outsider's club on this side of the Atlantic, but that makes it a little bit more fun, if I'm honest. But even in the US, the knowledge that the 50th anniversary special was happening this week was everywhere. Theaters held special simulcasts of the episode, pubs had special nights for Whovians. I've heard rumors that a Mini Cooper painted like a TARDIS was spotted nearby. We got our Google Doodle, though ours came one day later than the google.co.uk version. Is there any greater measure of cultural importance and legitimacy than a Google Doodle? I think not.
BBC America started their Doctor Who marathon early in the week, and new content was there when I started my weekend. Though I didn't learn much from Doctor Who Explained, I really loved An Adventure in Space and Time. This was a made-for-TV movie about the origins of the show, and about the first doctor, William Hartnell.
I've actually never seen any of the pre-2005 episodes of Doctor Who, so I learned a lot from this movie about the beginnings of the show. David Bradley (Harry Potter, Broadchurch, Game of Thrones) plays William Hartnell, and I think he did a superb job. I also think the whole movie made me very sad. When I compare William Hartnell's love of the character and devotion to the show, with Christopher Eccleston's attitude toward it…I'm forced to think very badly of the latter.
The movie also starred Sacha Dhawan (Outsourced, the History Boys) as the first director of the show, and Jessica Raine (Call the Midwife, Doctor Who) as Verity Lambert, my new personal hero. She had a wardrobe of the most amazing '60s clothes I've seen ever. Way better than on Mad Men. More importantly, she was a kickass feminist, dealing with a bunch of stodgy old men in sweaty tweed suits (the Old Guard). She fought for Doctor Who, not just because it was her first producer job, but because she grew to love the subject matter and what it could be used to communicate. She forced the BBC staff (from executives, to set designers, to technical staff) to take the show seriously; we owe her a huge thanks.
The movie itself was well-acted and had incredible sets. A good portion of it took place at the iconic elliptical BBC building:
Probably didn't take a lot of work to make it look like the 1960s again inside here, though they must have cleaned up since James May & co. drove a motorcycle through the interior.
After the movie, we had the Saturday simulcast to watch. The 50th Anniversary special, complete with Doctors 10 and 11 (together at last), and John Hurt (Harry Potter, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), all playing different iterations of the Doctor:
Seeing David Tennant in his brown suit and Converse sneakers again made me literally giddy. I miss his Doctor so much. And we got to see Clara, and Rose (but not really), and all of the living actors who've played the doctor (sort of…damn you Chris Eccleston).
I thought the special was actually really excellent. As long as I never think too much about the timey wimey stuff, I will continue to think that. I have the feeling that the 'time fissures' and the Time Lord art won't stand up to much rational scrutiny, so I will dutifully avoid any such scrutiny. I loved seeing Matt Smith and Clara, I adored seeing David Tennant again, and I thought John Hurt was fabulous.
It also felt really appropriate that we finally get to see the moment of the Doctor's life that has really defined the show since the 2005 reboot. The Time War. The moment the Doctor had to decide to kill his own species, in order to save the rest of the universe.
We also got to see the much-talked-about relationship between Ten and Elizabeth I. Starring Joanna Page (Stacey of Gavin and Stacey) as Elizabeth I. I thought she was great, although I don't really think Elizabeth would have had a Welsh accent.
I think my only real complaint is that, despite having Billie Piper and David Tennant together again, they don't get to interact as Rose and the Doctor. And I was hoping for more of Peter Capaldi as 12 (or he's really 13?) , more than just a shot of his furrowed eyebrows. I suppose their keeping his costume and his persona under wraps until the actual regeneration happens.
Sometimes, when Doctor Who tries to do something big and important, it can be a bit of a belly flop. I usually end up enjoying the little, one-off episodes more than the big important two-part season enders. But this, despite hype and importance, was really fun and lovely and I was just grateful to see David Tennant again. I think if he'd turned up with the suit and the shoes and the glasses, and read the phone book, I'd be just as thrilled.
I'm ready for the Christmas Special! To which, we now have a short teaser trailer:


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The Town of Matthews welcomes interaction and participation with citizens and has a number of committees and boards where citizens can make a difference.
For complete details on every committee, including their responsibilities, meeting times and locations please review the Citizen Participation Handbook. If you are interested in serving on any of the boards and committees you must submit an application to Town Clerk Lori Canapinno.
The Appearance/Tree Advisory Committee makes a study of the visual characteristics and needs of the Town and promotes those activities and programs that enhance the Town character, preserving and beautifying the landscape, in order to make Matthews a cleaner, greener, and more aesthetically pleasing community.
The Board of Adjustment is a quasi-judicial board that interprets town ordinances and policies for unique situations or special cases related to the town Zoning Ordinance.
The Economic Development Advisory Committee markets the Town to facilitate the economic development process. Major emphasis is placed on the retention and expansion of existing business and industry, the attraction of new business opportunities, and the continued revitalization of the Town's economic base.
The Environmental Advisory Committee provides advice and assistance to the Board of Commissioners on all areas of potential environmental impacts to the Town including air pollution, water pollution and floodway control problems. The Committee also provides support in selecting solid, household hazardous waste, recycling, and yard waste contractors and providing oversight into the appropriate management of these materials.
The Matthews Historic Preservation Advisory Committee focuses on the preservation of properties and artifacts, education of the community, and partnerships with municipal and civic organizations, including the Matthews Historical Foundation and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission to advance the cause of historic preservation.
The Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resource Advisory Committee serves as an advisory body in matters affecting recreation and special events including planning, promotion and marketing of same. The Committee provides input for the long-range planning of resources towards park projects, acquisition of land and other indoor/outdoor recreational activities. Additionally, the Committee ensures that Matthews has a current cultural plan which include arts, science and history programs both at the Matthews Community Center and in the community at large.
The North Carolina General Statutes authorizes municipalities to develop comprehensive future growth and development plans, and land development regulations to implement those plans. The statutes also call for municipalities to create a planning board to make recommendations on these land development plans and regulations. The Matthews Planning Board has been created to advise the Matthews Town Board of Commissioners on land development issues from a citizen standpoint.
The Transportation Advisory Committee assists in the development of a master transportation system plan to include, but not be limited to, current and future roads and location of same; mass transit corridors and infrastructure types; car-van-bus pools/park & ride solutions; pedestrian greenways; and bike paths. The Committee also makes recommendations to the Board of Commissioners on issues such as speed hump placement, traffic calming, etc., and provides review input on major projects that may affect transportation such as major area rezonings.
The mission of the Matthews Veterans Advisory Committee (MVAC) is to promote a strong, healthy, and cooperative relationship between the Town of Matthews and service members, veterans and their families; to recognize the role played by veterans in the defense of this country; to promote equal and inclusive opportunities for veterans and their families in all aspects of society; and to identify and support all individuals and organizations that contribute to this mission.


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Ten-man Leicester earn late point
Nottingham Forest were denied the chance to blow the Sky Bet Championship promotion race wide open as Riyad Mahrez earned 10-man Leicester a point with a late goal as a drama-filled east midlands derby ended 2-2.
Billy Davies' hosts fought from going a goal down to Jamie Vardy's 29th-minute strike to take a 2-1 lead through a thumping header from Jamie Paterson and an Andy Reid penalty just before the break.
Nigel Pearson's league leaders were far from beaten however and, despite being a man light following Paul Konchesky's 60th-minute red card, snatched a 2-2 draw late on when Mahrez fired home amid a goalmouth scramble after Karl Darlow had saved Kevin Phillips' penalty.
Forest had been the first to threaten with Reid bending a free-kick just the wrong side of the post, while Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel had to be at his best to push away a bending shot from Paterson.
Leicester were not without attacking menace, with David Nugent attempting to catch Darlow out with a clever, angled shot that the goalkeeper dealt with.
Forest defender Danny Collins was then left with his head in his hands after seeing Schmeichel acrobatically push his far-post header from a Reid corner onto the bar.
Leicester took the lead after a questionable moment from Darlow, who rushed to the edge of his box to contest a high ball with Nugent but managed only to punch tamely to Vardy who fired into the exposed net.
Anthony Knockaert and Danny Drinkwater both came close with long-range efforts for the visitors, but it was Forest who were to enjoy a dramatic revival.
First Paterson powered an emphatic header into the corner of the net from 15 yards after Schmeichel had only half punched clear a Reid corner, to pull the home side level on 39 minutes.
Then former Forest defender Wes Morgan suffered a nightmare moment, dragging down Jamie Mackie to concede a penalty
It might have been worse for the Foxes skipper, who escaped with just a yellow card but Reid delivered further punishment from the spot, lashing an unstoppable shot low to the keeper's left.
Morgan made amends with an outstanding block immediately after the interval, denying Simon Cox a certain goal by intercepting Paterson's driven cross
But Konchesky did not show the same composure as a crunching clash with Mackie saw the former Forest man shown a red card, with half an hour still to play.
It was Leicester who provided the final twist in the 82nd minute, however, after Paterson had blocked Matty James in the box. Veteran Phillips saw his penalty saved brilliantly by Darlow but James fed the loose ball to Mahrez who fired home
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