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Jack LaLanne, fitness guru, dies at 96
Jack LaLanne, the seemingly eternal master of health and fitness who first popularized the idea that Americans should work out and eat right to retain youthfulness and vigor, has died. He was 96.
LaLanne died of respiratory failure due to pneumonia Sunday afternoon at his home in Morro Bay, Calif., his agent, Rick Hersh, told the Associated Press
Though for many years dismissed as merely a "muscle man" — a notion fueled to some extent by his amazing feats of strength — LaLanne was the spiritual father of the health movement that blossomed into a national craze of weight rooms, exercise classes and fancy sports clubs.
LaLanne opened what is commonly believed to be the nation's first health club, in Oakland in 1936. In the 1950s, he launched an early-morning televised exercise program keyed to housewives. He designed many now-familiar exercise machines, including leg extension machines and cable-pulley weights. And he proposed the then-radical idea that women, the elderly and even the disabled should work out to retain strength.
Full of exuberance and hyperbolic good cheer, LaLanne saw himself as a combination of cheerleader, rescuer and savior. And if his enthusiasm had a religious fervor to it, well, so be it.
"Well it is. It is a religion with me," he told What Is Enlightenment, a magazine dedicated to awareness, in 1999. "It's a way of life. A religion is a way of life, isn't it?"
"Billy Graham was for the hereafter. I'm for the here and now," he told The Times when he was almost 92, employing his usual rapid-fire patter.
Our complete news obituary can be found here.
--Claudia Luther
Photo: Known for his exuberance and good cheer, LaLanne saw himself as a combination cheerleader, rescuer and savior.


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Bollywood celebs for peace, prosperity on Christmas
Bollywood stars are in festive mood. While Christmas means fun, celebrations and family time for actors like Shah Rukh Khan, it brings childhood memories for Madhuri Dixit
Several celebrities, including 'nightingale' Lata Mangeshkar, took to Twitter to share Christmas wishes:
Shah Rukh Khan: Merry Christmas. Ho ho ho hope for all kids and grown ups alike. Have a good life.
Prabhudheva: Merry christmas to all!! Spend time with your loved ones and have an amazing day.
Madhuri Dixit: Merry Christmas!! Brings back fond childhood memories. Can't believe such an eventful year is almost coming to an end.
Preity Zinta: I am wishing you all a Merry Christmas full of love and peace.
Akshay Kumar: Merry Christmas everyone! I hope some day, one day you become your own Santa and achieve all that you wish for yourself and your loved ones. Stay blessed.
Riteish Deshmukh: Merry X-mas to all. Happiness, peace, prosperity and love.
Arjun Rampal: Merry Christmas everyone. Wish you loads of love, peace and happiness. Spread and receive positive energies. Love.
Madhur Bhandarkar: May the Christmas season fill your home with joy, your heart with love and your life with laughter. Merry Christmas.
Shreyas Talpade: Merry Christmas people. Let's try and put all the hatred, jealousy and violence on shut down mode. At least for a day.
Kunal Kapoor: Merry X-mas to all of you and your families. Spread the love and joy this season. The world needs it now, more than ever.
Raveena Tandon: Wishing everyone a very merry X-mas and this holiday season full of love, good health and happiness. Big Hug.
Lata Mangeshkar: Namaskaar. It's not how much we give, but how much love we put into giving. Merry Christmas to all.
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Beyoncé Release Shows Off Baby Bump in New Video for 'Countdown' [VIDEO]
Beyoncé has been ramping up anticipation for her new 'Countdown' video for days now, right down to a ticking clock on MTV's homepage.
At last, the countdown to 'Countdown' is over.
Beyoncé has always used her videos as a way of trying on new looks and playing with striking visual styles, and 'Countdown' is no exception. She uses bold color schemes and adopts a variety of retro-inspired guises to domestic bliss to life.
"Oh, killing me softly and I'm still falling / Still the one I need, I will always be with you," she begins, "Oh, you got me all gone, don't ever let me go / Say it real loud if you fly / If you leave me you're out of your mind."
Moving from a sleek black dancer's ensemble to a bob cut and stylishly revealing gown, then donning a wide-brimmed hat and colorful, tight-fitting shirts, Beyoncé flaunts her dance moves — and growing baby belly — as she leads us through her countdown:
"My baby is a 10 / We dressing to the 9 / He pick me up at 8, Make me feel so lucky 7 / He kiss me in his 6 / We be making love at 5 / Still the one I'm going 4 / I'm tryna make us 3 / From that 2 / He's still the 1."
Beyoncé co-directed the video for the track, which samples Boyz II Men's "Uhh Ahh." Watch the full-length clip below!


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If you've ever visited New Orleans in the summertime, you know what it means to be hot and humid. It makes being outside almost unbearable at times, and the thirst for indoor activities is stronger than ever. Luckily, there are plenty of indoor activities to enjoy rather than walking around the French Quarter, hitting the Magazine St shops or visiting the Audubon Zoo.
Mardi Gras World is a popular attraction, with its mammoth halls filled with enormous, beautiful floats and Mardi Gras costumes and paraphernalia. Knowledgeable and experienced tour guides take you around behind the scenes of all the Mardi Gras action complete with history and interesting tidbits about the process behind the annual season. And in the end, enjoy a free slice of King Cake. Tickets are between $12.95 and $19.95, and there is a free shuttle with pickups at 20 convenient locations.
One of the newest museums in the city, Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond takes a closer look at Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, filled with exclusive photos, eyewitness accounts and state-of-the-art multimedia displays. There are a plethora of different iconic objects and pieces of wreckage on display which will offer a unique and unforgettable look at Katrina's impact and the resilience of NOLA and its communities. Tickets are $6 for adults, $5 for seniors and active military, and children are free.
The New Orleans Pharmacy Museum is a lesser-known museum in the city, but its history is as rich as any other. It explores the life and contributions of America's first licensed pharmacist, Louis J. Dufilho, Jr. who lived and worked in the city starting in 1816. The museum itself is actually housed in his apothecary. It features a wide variety of bottles, herbs, gris gris potions and information about bloodletting, leeches and other strange medical practices from back in the day. There's no cost of admission.
If you're more into animals than history, the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas is a popular spot for nature lovers. There are more than 15,000 different creatures from 600 species from all over the world housed in the aquarium, so there is no shortage of exciting animals and exhibits to see and learn about. There is also a state-of-the-art IMAX theatre that regularly shows different nature movies like Great White Shark 3D and Hurricane on the Bayou. Tickets range from $16 to $22.50 for the aquarium, and with the IMAX Experience, tickets are $23 to $29.
And of course, another way to enjoy the cool indoors of course is to simply enjoy culinary delicacies from all of the fine restaurants throughout the city. As you can see, there is no shortage of ways to beat the heat while summer traveling in the south.


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By: James V. Carroll
Army Staff Sgt. Allen Hill, who received injuried when an IED destroyed his Humvee in Iraq, has a new home home built by volunteers on the ABC television series Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
Army Staff Sgt. Allen Hill is a lucky man, regardless of traumatic and injurious events crossing his path.
Hill, 43, is a National Guard and U.S. Army veteran who served nearly 20 years, including two tours in Iraq. He earned a Purple Heart for injuries sustained when an Improvised Explosive Device demolished a Humvee he was riding in. He has been in treatment for post-traumatic stress since the Nov. 1, 2007, incident and away from his wife and two children for much of that time. It was a dismal existence.
But earlier this year, on a hot August night, Hill and his family stood on a street in rural Franklin County, Kan., awaiting a life-changing event. Friends, neighbors, well-wishers, military members and American Legion Riders also waited. The Hill family was about to see their new home built by volunteers on the ABC television series Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
"I have a loving wife, Gina, two great children – Makale and Dreyson – a great support network, and now a beautiful new home," Hill said days later. " I am a lucky man, yes I am."
It was a long and arduous path – nearly four years – leading to the moment that Hill and his family uttered the words, "driver, move that bus!" More than 3,000 of volunteers played a part in the seven-day build, including Kansas American Legion Riders who escorted volunteers to the building site during filming of the opening scene of the television show. And the Riders later escorted the Hill family to the reveal ceremony.
"The producers of the show asked us if we could assist, and of course, we agreed," said Don Behrens, department chairman of the Kansas American Legion Riders. "That's what we do. We support any effort we can to assist fellow veterans."
It turned out that Legion Riders played an unexpected role beyond that of escort. Hill was reluctant to participate in the reveal ceremony unless he was assured fellow veterans and military members would be there to support him. The producers agreed.
But let's rewind to the start.
While on patrol in Iraq four years ago this month, Hill was in a Humvee that was upended by an IED. As a result, he suffers continued post-traumatic stress, one of the signature wounds of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. It was a challenge, but after extensive treatment at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the Warrior Transition Unit, Hill was far enough along in his recovery to be reunited with his family.
But upon return to his Ottawa, Kan.,home, Hill's gains toward recovery began to unravel. It was his home – located near a rock quarry and its frequent dynamite explosions – that posed the greatest danger. A nearby train rail yard with its unrelenting loud noise and vibrations exacerbated Hill's PTS reactions.
Sharp noises, vibrations and dimly-lit areas trigger a "fight or flight' condition that psychologically sends Hill back to that explosion in Iraq. It was not uncommon for Hill to bolt at any loud, sudden or unexpected sound, or for his family to find him wandering aimlessly in the street following such an incident. They feared he might be killed on the road by traffic.
To assist in his recovery, Hill was sent to a non-profit facility in Napa Valley called The Pathway Home. After extensive treatment, Hill told anyone who would listen that he had "got some of his mojo back" and wanted to return home. But returning to the environment surrounding his home was not an alternative.
Actress Glenn Close learned of Hill's predicament and nominated the Hill family for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Tom Weigand, president of the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce, through the Weigand family trust donated land in the Wheatland Hills housing development near Ottawa to build a new home for the Hill family. M.A.C Corporation and Canyon Creek Construction were selected for the project. The 4,000-square-foot home was completed in seven days.
Construction of the house and filming the Extreme Makeover episode was not without its challenges – ¬most notably heat. Triple-digit temperatures as high as 114 degrees at the building site greeted the cast, crew, volunteers and Legion Riders during the week.
"Almost 300 Legion Riders arrived at the building site the first day – expecting filming of the opening segment to take place as scheduled," Behrens said. "But delays left us waiting far too long on hot asphalt. We were getting overheated. A number of Riders became ill from the heat.
At least one was taken to the hospital."
Fortunately, nearby neighbors invited Riders into their air-conditioned homes to cool down and offered them iced beverages to drink. Behrens later presented Department of Kansas plaques to the neighbors in appreciation.
"I don't know what might have happened had the neighbors not come to our rescue," Behrens later said. "They were welcome Samaritans."
Activities leading up to the reveal seven days later were unlike any other. Gone were the festive hoops and hollers. Ty Pennington, the host of the Extreme Makeover show, lowered his voice to a whisper. Hill, while recovering, remained very sensitive to loud or sudden noise.
Pennington, cast members and the Hill family stood between soldiers in their camouflage fatigues and the iconic Extreme Makeover bus. A hush enveloped the scene as a contingent of American Legion Riders approached on foot to present Hill with a welcome home flag signed by Riders participating in the event.
Tears welled in Hills eyes as the bus slowly pulled away revealing his new home – a home far from the rock quarry and rail yard, a home designed to promote a quiet environment for the family and Hill's service dog, Frankie. Actress Glenn Close and Hill hugged as the silent crowd across the road waved American flags and held up signs of support.
"This is more than I could ever imagine," Hill whispered, wiping away the tears rolling down his face. " I know that saying thank you is not enough, but thank you, thank you, thank you."
And then Hill, Gina, Makale and Dreyson opened the door to their new home and crossed the threshold to a new life – a life filled with promise.


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The 2014 Community Diversity Conference: Embracing and Implementing Inclusion is set for 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 4, at the The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd.
The conference curriculum will address cultural competence from multiple angles to provide a unique opportunity to enhance community relations, increase awareness about diversity issues prevalent in our communities and improve the overall social climate of the State College area. The subjects of privilege, social justice and multiple lenses will be addressed. The keynote presenters are the SST Group out of Chicago who present an engaging performance that is both thought provoking and dialogue enhancing on the topic of diversity and inclusion.
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"Your Highness should return." Feng Yu Heng retracted her gaze and lightly said to Li Kun: "A-Heng has already eased your heart, and I see that father Emperor seems to have something to say. Your Highness should return to your own seat."
Li Kun originally had his face turn red from what Xuan Tian Ge said and used what Feng Yu Heng said as a chance and quickly left.
Xuan Tian Ge wanted to joke with Feng Yu Heng for a while, but the singing and dancing suddenly stopped, and the dancers suddenly left. They then heard Zhang Yuan announce from the Emperor's side: "The special envoy from Qian Zhou will enter the court!"
The special envoy from Qian Zhou!
Once this was announced, not only Feng Yu Heng but Xuan Tian Ge also frowned.
"Of the four countries bordering Da Shun, Qian Zhou is the one that is most restless. They cause riots on the border, and uncle Emperor is troubled over what to do with them." She leaned close to Feng Yu Heng and quietly said, "This time, your father went to the North to relieve the disaster. I wonder, did he mention anything about Qian Zhou's riots?"
Feng Yu Heng shook her head, "You know this. We don't talk much."
Xuan Tian Ge nodded and did not say anything further.
At this time, the special envoy from Qian Zhou was still outside Fei Cui Hall. As Xuan Tian Ming had said before, the one that had come to Da Shun this time was the eldest princess and a young princess. The young princess had an unruly appearance. While walking in, she raised her chin and closely scrutinized the surrounding people. Occasionally, she would even roll her eyes at some young misses, and this was truly irritating.
As for the eldest princess, she was dignified and steady. Calculating her age, she should be over 30 years old, but she had preserved her skin quite well, so she looked to be 27 or 28 years old. The country to the North had strong winds and hard soil. The people from that region would be a bit more sturdy and a bit taller than the people from the central region, but this eldest princess had white skin and a well-proportioned body. She truly was a member of the imperial family. Her face was so nice that it did not look like it had been battered by the wind and snow.
Xuan Tian Ge leaned closer to Feng Yu Heng's side and quietly said: "The imperial family of Qian Zhou has the surname Fung1. Their current emperor ascended to the throne at the age of 17, and he has only just turned 23. This eldest princess is his elder sister. I heard that the previous emperor did not treat this son particularly well, and it was the secret planning of this eldest princess that allowed him to sit on the throne. She was married. Unfortunately, the husband died early, leaving behind this daughter. The princes of Qian Zhou are very respectful to this elder sister. With her, they doted on their niece to no end.
Xuan Tian Ge was like an automatic narrator. As the two princesses walked over to the courtesy seats, she had concisely told her about the gossip pertaining to the imperial family of Qian Zhou. Feng Yu Heng found it very useful.
"Kang Yi leads Ru Jia to greet your Majesty the Emperor of Da Shun. We wish your Majesty a long life and wish your Highness a long life. We also hope that the citizens of Da Shun prosper and enjoy plentiful harvests." As she said this, the eldest princess of Qian Zhou kneeled with her daughter to salute. Behind her, a group of maids also kneeled.
The Emperor was very kind in his treatment of women, as he laughed and said: "Princesses have suffered hardships from traveling quite a distance. Quickly, rise."
"Thank you, your Majesty." The eldest princess, Kang Yi, did not speak with a gentle voice, as it had a trace of heaviness.
Feng Yu Heng began to think. Being able to help such a young little brother ascend the throne, this was quite a legendary woman.
Sure enough, just as she stood up, they saw the eldest princess Kang Yi turn to the side and salute the officials of Da Shun then say: "Kang Yi greets all of the officials. The achievements of Da Shun could not be done without the effort of the officials. Kang Yi admires you greatly."
If a girl spoke like this, what could the officials do? They could only stand up and return this greeting, saying: "Princess is exaggerating. These officials are anxious."
The eldest princess did not linger for too long, as she turned to the madams and young misses with a dignified smile and bowed slightly: "Madams and young misses, greetings."
Everyone quickly returned the greeting. For a while, everyone's impression of eldest princess Kang Yi improved; however, Xuan Tian Ge did not believe this to be the case. Feng Yu Heng heard her mutter to herself: "Someone who curries favor for no reason is hiding an evil motive."
Ren Xi Feng told her off: "You! What sort of tantrum are you throwing this time? She is being very polite. This is a good thing, but it's irritating you?"
Xuan Tian Ge placed a bet with her: "I bet 500 taels that princess Kang Yi came to Da Shun with impure motives."
"Fine." Ren Xi Feng had a good impression of this eldest princess and nodded, "A bet is a bet."
Fung Tian Yu heard this bet and could not help but shake her head, "Xi Feng, you really are about to lose."
Ren Xi Feng was puzzled, "Why do you say that?"
Fung Tian Yu replied: "Because in all my years, I have never heard my father say a single good thing about the Northern border. Every time Qian Zhou is brought up, he ends up with a number of things to worry about. Also, could it be that you forgot what happened at the palace banquet three years ago?"
Ren Xi Feng froze, and her expression turned slightly ugly.
Feng Yu Heng saw that she seemed to be a bit regretful and could not help but ask curiously: "What happened three years ago?"
Bai Fu Rong explained to her: "At that time, it was just a few months after you left the capital. That year, the special envoy was rather normal. Prior to entering the palace, he stayed one night in a posthouse; however, on that very night, that posthouse somehow caught fire. The large fire burned all of the gifts that Qian Zhou had brought, of which there were four bolts of moon palace silk. This was something that caused people great distress. Not only were the gifts burned, even two of the attendants from Qian Zhou had burned to death. The special envoy fell very ill from being frightened. There was nothing the Emperor could do. After all, it had happened on Da Shun's soil, and it was in the capital. For the sake of appeasing Qian Zhou, many things were sent back with the special envoy, and Qian Zhou was allowed to skip paying tribute for three years."
Xuan Tian Ge nodded, "Right, after three years, this is the first. I must see what they have brought after saving up for three years."
While they were chatting, the eldest princess of Qian Zhou handed the list of gifts to a palace servant then said to the Emperor: "Qian Zhou is covered by ice and snow through the entire year. It truly cannot compare to the fertile soil of Da Shun, and it can not even be compared to the lands of Zong Sui. That's why the amount of tribute is a bit lacking. I hope your Majesty will not mind."
When she spoke, her tone was very controlled. It was not toadied, nor was it humble. It was very calm, as though she were talking about the mundane happenings of daily life.
To be honest, aside from the four bolts of moon palace silk, the gift list really was not much to look at. Compared to Zong Sui, it was much worse. But the Emperor understood what eldest princess Kang Yi had said. The North could not be compared to the East. It snowed through the entire year in Qian Zhou. It was difficult to even plant crops, so how could there be a large number of things. Moreover, it was a woman that had come, and she was a caring and polite person. What could he possibly say to argue with her?
Thus he revealed a smile: "There's no harm done. Being able to produce this much is truly relieving."
Once he said this, princess Ru Jia, who had been staying silent and standing next to Kang Yi, suddenly raised her voice and said: "Mother, look. I told you that the Emperor of Da Shun would not argue over such little things! Really, I told you to leave a bolt of moon palace silk for Jun'er, but you wouldn't do it."
"Oh?" The Emperor chuckled and looked at princess Ru Jia then asked: "You want moon palace silk?"
Ru Jia nodded: "That's right! That thing is very rare. When a bolt is finally made with great difficulty, it must be sent to Da Shun. We, ourselves, have never worn any clothes made of moon palace silk."
Kang Yi's face was filled with anger, as she scolded her: "What nonsense are you spouting? Quickly shut your mouth!" She then bowed to the Emperor, "This young girl is naughty and unruly. It was Kang Yi's fault for her poor upbringing. I request your Majesty not blame her."
"Ah!" The Emperor waved his hand, "A young child having a quick temper is normal. There is no need to lecture her. As We see it, Ru Jia's temper is very straightforward. You want moon palace silk, right? Good! Then We will gift you one bolt! Oh, no, two bolts!"
"Really?" Ru Jia's eyes were lighting up.
The Emperor nodded: "A monarch does not joke."
"That's great!" Ru Jia had practically begun bouncing, "Mother, look. How great is the Emperor of Da Shun. He's even easier to talk to than uncle Emperor!"
He was a little too easy-going. Even Feng Yu Heng felt that the Emperor was a little too easy-going when faced with these two princesses. Although it was just two bolts of moon palace silk, it had to be known that this was not a normal reward.
She looked towards the Empress' side and saw that all of the imperial concubines had bitter expressions. Their unwillingness and envy were written all over their faces.
"What is happening with the Emperor?" She looked over at Xuan Tian Ge, "I keep feeling that his mood is off."
"Hah." She heard Xuan Tian Ge sigh, "Previously, I had an aunt. She was out Da Shun's eldest princess. This was something my imperial father brought up. Because I was too young at the time, not even three years old, I could not even remember what my aunt looked like. But my imperial father said that my aunt was the elder sister of him and uncle Emperor, and she doted on both of them. From a young age, grandfather Emperor was very busy, so they were taken care of by my aunt. But later on, aunty got married to a person, and grandfather Emperor did not agree, so he crippled that person. But aunty still wanted to marry that person, so there was nothing grandfather Emperor could do but demote aunty to a commoner to allow her to marry that person. But after they were wed, because that person had been beaten too severely, he passed away before three months passed. With the family being just aunty on her own, she became depressed and also passed away a year later. As for this eldest princess from Qian Zhou, she apparently has a similar story to aunty and her husband. Thinking about it, uncle Emperor must have thought of aunty when he saw this eldest princess."
Feng Yu Heng looked at the eldest princess once more, she originally had reservations about the joke bet between Xuan Tian Ge and Ren Xi Feng, but now that she had heard this story, she firmly believed that Ren Xi Feng would definitely lose.
Having a princess with a similar story to the eldest princess of Da Shun come as the special envoy to Da Shun, she definitely did not believe it was a coincidence. Just looking at how the Emperor looked at the eldest princess with a complicated expression then casually gave away two bolts of moon palace silk, Qian Zhou had played this move very well.
"But I don't know what she will set her sights on." She looked at Xuan Tian Ge, "Take a guess. If it's as you say, and she's hiding evil intentions, where will she try to grab?"
Xuan Tian Ge pondered for a long time but shook her head, "I don't know. A-Heng, you know that I am not good at these things. How about you talk about it?"
She suddenly began smiling, "I would guess that there is a chance that hand will reach towards my family."
Sure enough, the young princess that had received the moon palace silk was extremely happy. Princess Kang Yi then said: "Coming to Da Shun this time, Kang Yi was also entrusted with something by brother Emperor. I must personally thank one of Da Shun's officials for his grace."
"Oh?" The Emperor asked her: "Which one would that be?"
Kang Yi replied: "The prime minister of Da Shun, Feng Jin Yuan, Lord Feng."
Feng Yu Heng shrugged. Bullseye!
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Fox has pulled a March episode of Family Guy after a mash-up of clips made the series look like it was portraying a bombing at the Boston Marathon.
In the clip, which has nearly 140,000 views on YouTube, a scene from the March 17 episode, "Turban Cowboy," depicts Peter Griffin accidentally blowing up a bridge while using a terrorist's cell phone. However, the clip places that scene directly after an unrelated one, in which Bob Costas asks Peter Griffin how he won the Boston Marathon.
Obama: Boston Marathon bombings an "act of terror"; no suspect in custody
"The edited Family Guy clip currently circulating is abhorrent," Seth MacFarlane tweeted Tuesday. "The event was a crime and a tragedy, and my thoughts are with the victims."
Third Boston marathon victim identified as Chinese Boston University grad student
The episode has been yanked from Fox.com and Hulu and the network has no immediate plans to air it again.
Monday's explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon claimed the lives of three people and injured more than 175 others. So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the heinous acts, which President Barack Obama has called an "act of terror."


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Kenōsis is the Greek word in Philippians 2:7 translated "made nothing" (ESV). It's what Jesus did to himself — "he made himself nothing . . ."
In becoming incarnate God not only accomodates himself to human weakness:
He buries his glory under veil after veil so that it is impossible for flesh and blood to recognize him.
As he hangs on the cross, bleeding, battered, powerless and forsaken, the last thing he looks like is God. Indeed, he scarcely looks human.
He looks like nothing but a hell–bound, hell–deserving derelict. Everything about him says, "An atheist and a blasphemer!" . . .
We should notice, too, that the kenōsis involved the willingness to go ever lower.
Behind it, there lay two great decisions. The first, pre-temporal, was a decision of the eternal Son to assume the form of a servant in the likeness of men.
Second, taken once he was incarnate, was the decision to humble himself even further.
From this point of view, the humiliation of Christ was not a point, but a line.
Its greatest single step was that by which he became the child in the manger. The condescension involved in that is beyond imagining.
Yet it was only the beginning of the long downward journey through homelessness, poverty, exhaustion, shame and pain to Gethsemane; and beyond that to Calvary. . . .
Every moment in that journey from Bethlehem to Calvary was chosen; and every moment on the cross, from the third to the ninth hour, was chosen.
Every day of the Lord's life he re-enacted the kenōsis, renewing the decision which had made him nothing and choosing to move further and further into the shame and pain it involved.
He loved his own, and when eventually it became clear what that love would cost he went forward, trembling, to be what his people's sin deserved.
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Russell M. Ormsbee was born in Greenfield, Saratoga Co., NY on October 23, 1908.
He was the family "publicity man". Early in life, he developed the habit of making records and preserving them, and inspiring his descendants to do the same. I take that inspiration to heart and owe him a lot of gratitude! It's also neat that the name "Russell" is a prominent name in my recent family, being used in the last four generations, beginning with my grandfather.
He died on June 20, 1892 and is buried in the Ormsbee Family Cemetery, near Porter Corners, in Saratoga Co.
*This photo was taken by a Find A Grave volunteer


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Playing new position, Iglesias flourishing
Rookie still plays stellar defense, but offense now keeping him in Majors
BOSTON -- The Red Sox's shortstop of the future -- that became the unofficial moniker for Jose Iglesias -- kept getting derailed.
Sometimes it was the pure lack of opportunity. Veteran players with money due to them (Marco Scutaro, Mike Aviles, Jed Lowrie, etc.) were slotted to play shortstop for Boston.
Other times, Iglesias didn't help his case. Such was the case last September when he responded to his chance to play every day by hitting .118 in 68 at-bats. That underperformance led the Red Sox to invest $9.5 million in Stephen Drew in a one-year deal this past winter.
Iglesias certainly never wished a concussion on Drew, but that's what the veteran got when he was belted by a pitch in the batting helmet in a Spring Training game on March 7.
It was then that Iglesias had the chance to show the Red Sox just how hard he worked last winter. Given the chance to play in Spring Training, Iglesias hit the ball with authority that he had never shown in his pro career. He was also starting to prove that he had an idea of what to swing at.
And all the while, he was playing the same stellar defense that had always cemented his reputation. Iglesias broke camp with the Red Sox while Drew was still sidelined and hit .450 in the first week of the season, producing nine hits in 20 at-bats.
The way Iglesias looked at it, there would be no return trip to Triple-A. He had shown what he could do, and it was up to the Red Sox to figure out how to work both him and Drew into the equation.
Then came April 9, and Iglesias learned that Pawtucket was exactly where he was headed back to.
"A little bit [surprised]. I was getting in rhythm at the time. That definitely surprised me," Iglesias said. "I want to play here. I went down there with my mindset, that when my second opportunity comes, I'll be better than the first one."
It is easy for someone to say they will go back to the Minors and stay focused, and another to execute it, especially when you brim with the type of confidence Iglesias has always had.
"I think the hardest thing to do is put my mind in the right place and be consistent," Iglesias said. "It took me a few days."
Perhaps there were a few days when Iglesias acted a little "too big league" for his surroundings in Pawtucket. Manager Gary DiSarcina took him out of a game and kept him on the bench for a few days.
"A player's goals, the timing of their goals doesn't always align with the organization," said manager John Farrell. "I think Gary DiSarcina did a great job with him. There had to be some manning up to the situation, and to his credit, he's come back in a good way."
And here Iglesias is now, perhaps finally in the Major Leagues for good.
That second opportunity -- the one Iglesias vowed he would be ready for -- came in late May when third baseman Will Middlebrooks went out with a back injury.
Playing a new position (third base), Iglesias flourished, making all the routine plays and several spectacular ones. Those who saw the Red Sox play the Tigers on Sunday in Detroit will have a hard time forgetting Iglesias throwing out Victor Martinez from his knees.
However, everyone knew Iglesias could field, be it at his natural position or the one he is learning on the fly. The bat is the revelation.
Iglesias has gone from a player solely known for his defense to a veritable hit machine. He enjoyed Monday's off-day with a .426 average in 108 at-bats, and that came after a rare 0-for-3 performance on Sunday.
With 43 hits in his first 100 at-bats of the season, Iglesias became the first American League rookie to pull off that feat since Tony Oliva in 1964.
Yes, there has been some luck. Iglesias has an astounding 15 infield hits, which is almost exactly one-third of his total of 46.
Then again, Iglesias might always be the type of player who gets his share of infield rollers. Allow Farrell to explain.
"When you look at his normal swing, it's one that's in the middle of the field to right-center field, so he's balanced, he's got some momentum that way [out of the box]," said Farrell. "It's not like he's having to regroup with a step because he's a spin hitter or he collapses on the back side. He's got some momentum working in his favor to be in full speed in about a stride and a half.
"No, he's not a basestealer. He thinks he is. But yeah, [15 out of 46]? He's got some good fortune, and there's some fundamental things that allow him to do that."
When Middlebrooks returned to Boston's roster on June 10, the Red Sox knew they couldn't justify sending Iglesias back to the Minors again.
So they kept him around, with the idea of keeping him fresh in a utility role. He would play once or twice a week at third, and the same at short.
But as the hits kept on coming and Middlebrooks continued to slump, a change was made. Iglesias is now Boston's primary third baseman.
Last year, it was Middlebrooks who forced entrenched veteran Kevin Youkilis out of Boston's mix.
"I'm a competitor. I want to play every day," Middlebrooks said. "I understand the circumstances; I understand how well he's played, and like I've said to several people, I'm happy for him. He's worked hard to get where he is, and he deserves everything he's getting right now. I'm not going to be mad, I'm not going to be jealous. He's my teammate. I'm happy for him. Am I disappointed in myself? Absolutely."
If Iglesias changed Farrell's plans on the fly a little bit, so be it.
"As well as he played and as frequent as the performance dictated, you know what? We're not going to stunt this," Farrell said. "That's the beauty of sports. That's the beauty of this. It is up for competition. That's where we are today."
It actually started last winter. Iglesias told the Red Sox he didn't want to play winter ball. Instead, he wanted to spend the time improving his strength and his technique.
"I had a great offseason. I can say a lot of hard work, a lot of time in the gym, a lot of time in the cage. Just all that work paid off," said Iglesias.
Partly due to the urging of Dustin Pedroia, Iglesias stopped trying to be a slap hitter and regained his aggression.
At the same time, Iglesias stopped swinging at everything and started falling in line with the organizational mantra of working counts.
It was stunning to Red Sox fans when Iglesias worked one of the best at-bats of the season on May 26 against the Indians, working a walk against closer Chris Perez and setting the stage of a walk-off hit by Jacoby Ellsbury.
"I'm not working with my swing," said Iglesias. "My discipline at home plate with the strike zone is what has been so big for me. You've got to be consistent and swing at strikes and be aggressive but under control. Be consistent with it and stay with it."
The 23-year-old Iglesias, who signed with the Red Sox in September 2009 after his defection from Cuba, has at last put his employers in the position where they are staying with him.
Fast forward to the 2014 season, and Iglesias will probably be Boston's starting shortstop. Xander Bogaerts, perhaps the organization's top position prospect, is also a shortstop. But Bogaerts has the type of body that could easily project to a corner infield spot, or even the outfield.
Iglesias is now part of Boston's present and future. And if there were ever any doubts he would get to this point, they didn't come from him.
"I've never doubted myself as a player and never will," Iglesias said. "I just have to be consistent and get my workouts done and prepare for the games and play 100 percent every single night."


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Overdraft Fees Cost Consumers $16.7 Billion
Charlene Crowell | 8/6/2013, 4:45 p.m.
In recent years, many banks and credit unions have encouraged new checking account customers to accept two items: a debit card that replaces cash transactions and a "protection" known as overdraft coverage. Overdraft programs automatically pay for transactions not covered by available funds; the bank then repays itself the overdraft amount along with fees – often hefty ones – from the customer's next deposit.
However what many unsuspecting consumers soon discover is that this so-called protection from banks comes at an extremely high cost. In 2011, financial institutions charged consumers $16.7 billion in overdraft fees, affecting more than 36 million Americans' checking accounts.
High-Cost Overdraft Practices, the latest installment in the Center for Responsible Lending's research series, The State of Lending, found that debit cards trigger the most disproportionate fees. On debit card purchases, the median overdraft charge is $35 for a $20 overdraft. Further, debit card and ATM transactions account for at least 35 percent of all overdraft fees charged.
The high share of fees generated by debit cards is ironic, since banks and credit unions can simply decline these transactions at no cost to the consumer – and some institutions do. For banks that continue this pernicious practice, the consequences for their customers can be severe.
The report states, "Abusive overdraft programs drive consumers out of the banking system; indeed they are the leading reason consumers lose their checking accounts."
Today, three-fourths of the nation's largest banks and large numbers of smaller banks and credit unions charge fees on debit card purchases, ATM withdrawals, or both. Moreover, these overdrafts and associated fees are assessed without regard to a consumer's ability to repay them.
In response to widespread criticism surrounding overdraft programs, the Federal Reserve Board made a 2010 regulation that required institutions to obtain a customer's 'opt-in' for overdraft coverage on debit card purchases and ATM withdrawals before fees would apply. Additionally and in the same year, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's guidance advised that more than six overdraft fees within a 12-month period was excessive for any account holder.
However, CRL and others have found that many financial institutions aggressively market their overdraft programs, pushing customers most likely to generate the most fees to "opt-in" for coverage. Customers with small and no cushions in their accounts may initially view overdraft coverage as a way to save money. But as overdraft fees are assessed per transaction, the costs can quickly become burdensome, leaving fewer available dollars for the next month.
"Over time, the repeated fees strip away consumers' cash assets, leaving them financially worse off than when they first over-drafted and unable to meet obligations they otherwise could have met even with no overdraft coverage at all," says CRL.
Some major banks have heeded consumer concerns and improved their overdraft practices. For example, Bank of America, the nation's largest debit card issuer, stopped charging overdraft fees on debit card purchases. HSBC also stopped charging overdraft fees on debit card purchases as well as at ATMs. Citibank has never charged overdraft fees on debit card or ATM transactions, and JP Morgan Chase does not charge them on ATM transactions.


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Third Party Missions overview
ESA uses its multi-mission ground systems to acquire, process, distribute and archive data from other satellites – known as Third Party Missions. The data from these missions are distributed under specific agreements with the owners or operators of those missions, which can be either public or private entities outside or within Europe.
Details of the Third Party Missions currently supported by ESA:
ALOS Japan's four-tonne Earth observation (EO) satellite, launched in 2006, was intended initially to operate for three years but the Japanese space agency (JAXA) has extended its mission until 2010 with preparations underway for an additional extension until 2013. ALOS carries a payload of three instruments: the Phased Array type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (PALSAR), a microwave radar instrument that can acquire observations during both day and night and through any weather conditions; the Panchromatic Remote-sensing Instrument of Stereo Mapping (PRISM) which can observe selected areas in three dimensions, down to a high 2.5-m spatial resolution; and the Advanced Visible and Near Infrared Radiometer type-2 (AVNIR-2), designed to chart land cover and vegetation in visible and near-infrared spectral bands.
DMC The Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC) is an international programme, led by the UK's Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), to construct a network of five low-cost small satellites. The objective is to provide a daily global imaging capability at medium resolution (30–40 m), in 3–4 spectral bands, for rapid-response disaster monitoring and mitigation.
Formosat-2 Launched in 2004. Operated by Taiwan's civilian space agency (NSPO), Formosat-2 is the first and only high-resolution satellite with a daily revisit capability. Its spatial resolution, 2 m in panchromatic (black and white) and 8 m in multispectral (colour), makes it suitable for many applications such as environmental monitoring, disaster management, land use, agriculture and forestry mapping.
Ikonos-2 Launched in 1999, Ikonos-2 is a commercial satellite that provides panchromatic and multispectral high-resolution imagery. It was the first EO satellite to collect publicly available imagery at 1- and 4-m resolutions. The GeoEye (formerly Space Imaging Inc., before the acquisition by Orbimage) satellite was built by Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space Division.
IRS-P6 Launched in 2003, the Indian Remote Sensing (IRS-P6) satellite, also known as Resourcesat-1, was built by the Indian space agency (ISRO). As the tenth satellite in the IRS series, it was built not only to continue the data services provided by its predecessors, but also to enhance the quality of the data. IRS-P6 carries three imaging sensors, Linear Imaging Self Scanner (LISS) 3 and 4 and an advanced Wide Field Scanner (AWiFS), with vastly improved spatial resolutions.
Kompsat-1 Launched in 1999, KOMPSAT-1 is a high-resolution optical mission developed by the South Korean space agency (KARI). Through a Third Party Mission agreement, ESA has been making a sample dataset of European cities based on Kompsat-1 data. South Korea started the Multi-Purpose Satellite (Kompsat) programme in 1995.
Kompsat-2 Launched in 2006, Kompsat-2 was developed by KARI to ensure continuity with Kompsat-1. Its instruments can acquire high- and very-high-resolution imagery with a footprint of 15 km. Multispectral and panchromatic images can be acquired at the same time.
Landsat TM/ETM The Thematic Mapper (TM), a multispectral scanning radiometer, was introduced in the Landsat Programme, a joint initiative of NASA and the US Geological Survey (USGS). The first TM sensor was carried aboard Landsat 4, launched in 1982, until its decommissioning in 2001 and one still operates aboard Landsat 5, which as of 2009 has exceeded its designed life expectancy by over 22 years. The Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM) is aboard Landsat 7, which was launched in 1999. ETM data cover the visible, near-infrared, shortwave and thermal infrared bands. Landsat 7 imagery accounts for the largest parts of Earth's surface displayed on web mapping services such as Google Earth and Google Maps.
NOAA AVHRR A sensor carried aboard the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) long-running Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites (POES) series, the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) is a broadband, four- or five-channel scanner, sensing in the visible, near-infrared and thermal infrared bands.
Odin Sweden's Odin satellite, launched in 2001, has a dual-purpose mission to study ozone depletion and to search for water and oxygen in interstellar space. The project is carried out and funded jointly by the space agencies of Sweden, Canada, Finland and France. Its main instrument is a 1.1 m-diameter radio telescope.
Proba-1 Launched in 2001, the small Project for On-Board Autonomy (Proba) satellite was intended as a one-year ESA technology demonstrator. Once in orbit, however, its unique capabilities and performance made it evident that it could make big contributions to science so its nominal lifetime was extended to serve as an EO mission. Its main payload is a Compact High Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (CHRIS), designed to acquire hyperspectral images with a spatial resolution of 17 m across an area of 13 km and up to 63 spectral bands. Weighing just 14 kg, CHRIS is the smallest hyperspectral imager ever flown in space and can acquire up to five images at a time. Also aboard is the High Resolution Camera (HRC), which acquires black and white 25 km-square images to a resolution of 5 m.
QuikSCAT Launched in June 1999, QuikSCAT is a NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory mission that provides continuity of data with the NASA Scatterometer (NSCAT) mission. QuikSCAT data provide all-weather, high-resolution measurements of near-surface winds over global oceans to determine atmospheric forcing, ocean response and air–sea interaction mechanisms on various spatial and temporal scales. QuikSCAT is used in operational weather forecasting as well as in scientific research by combining wind data with measurements from instruments in other disciplines to provide a better understanding of the mechanisms of global climate change and weather patterns.
SciSat-1/ACE-FTS Launched in 2003, the Canadian SciSat-1 satellite was designed to observe Earth's atmosphere. Through a Third Party Mission agreement, ESA is making data available from its main instrument, the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE)-Fourier Transform Spectrometer (FTS). ACE-FTS measures the vertical distribution of trace gases, as well as pressure and temperature.
SeaWiFS Flown on NASA's OrbView-2 satellite, the Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor is complementary to Envisat's MERIS instrument, monitoring subtle changes in ocean colour to identify pollution and marine phytoplankton concentrations.
SPOT-4 Launched in 1998, SPOT-4 features major improvements over its predecessors. It kept the same geometric imaging characteristics (a swath of 60 km per instrument and oblique viewing capability of 27° on each side of the local vertical) as SPOT-1, -2 and -3, but it added a new shortwave infrared spectral band (SWIR). Through an agreement established in 2006 between ESA and Spot Image, archived and new data from the four SPOT satellites are made accessible. An online collection of more than 20 000 Spot products, mainly over Europe, is available for direct download at ESA. The SPOT system was designed by the French space agency (CNES) and is operated by Spot Image.
Terra/Aqua MODIS The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) is a key instrument aboard NASA's Terra (EOS AM-1) and Aqua (EOS PM-1) satellites. Terra's orbit is timed so that it passes from north to south across the equator in the morning, while Aqua passes south to north over the equator in the afternoon. Terra MODIS and Aqua MODIS are broadly comparable to Envisat's MERIS, viewing Earth's entire surface every one to two days, acquiring data across 36 spectral bands to observe interactions between the oceans, atmosphere, land and biosphere and study changes in global climate.
ESA provides accessible archives for these concluded Third Party Missions:
IRS-P3 Launched in 1996, the Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-P3) was an experimental mission mainly focused on EO. It carried two different imaging sensors: Modular Optoelectronic Scanner (MOS) and Wide Field Scanner (WiFS).
JERS-1 Launched in 1992, the Japanese Earth Resources Satellite-1 (JERS-1) reentered the atmosphere in 2001. It was equipped with a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) as well as a visible and infrared band Optical Sensor (OPS).
Landsat MSS/RBV Launched aboard Landsat 1 in 1972, the multispectral scanner (MSS) was also operational on Landsat-4 and -5. However, the last MSS image was received in 1997. The MSS systems were the first global monitoring systems capable of producing multispectral data in digital format covering up to 185 sq km.
Nimbus-7 Launched in 1978, the NASA/NOAA (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Nimbus-7 returned the first daily maps of atmospheric ozone concentrations and the first global ocean colour measurements, equipped with a suite of eight instruments including a Coastal-Zone Colour Scanner (CZCS) and Solar Backscatter UV and Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (SBUV/TOMS). It continued to function into the 1990s.


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Sheriffs' Log
Carson City
The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent unless proved guilty in court:
• 2:26 p.m.: Joey Garcia, 28, of Carson City was arrested at the Carson City Jail on a burglary warrant. Bail: $25,000.
• 5:30 p.m.: A 60-year-old man with no listed residence was arrested in the 2700 block of South Carson Street on a Washoe County contempt-of-court warrant. Bail: $120,000.
• 9:35 p.m.: A 35-year-old transient man was arrested at Rand and Long streets on suspicion of arrest of probationer for violating a no-alcohol clause. Bail: $3,000.
Storey County
The following people were booked into the Storey County Jail. All suspects are innocent unless proved guilty in court:
• A 31-year-old Wadsworth man was arrested on an Elko county warrant and held on a no-bail hold.
Carson City Secret Witness will pay up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of individuals committing crimes. If you have any information call 775-322-4900. The School Secret Witness number is 775-283-1799. Callers always remain anonymous.


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Related: AP: Lance Armstrong Admits To Doping In Interview With Oprah Winfrey
Los Angeles – Oprah Winfrey's exclusive no-holds-barred interview with Lance Armstrong, "Oprah and Lance Armstrong: The Worldwide Exclusive," has expanded to air as a two-night event on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. The special episode of "Oprah's Next Chapter" will air Thursday, January 17 from 9-10:30 p.m. ET/PT (as previously announced) and Friday, January 18 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The interview will be simultaneously streamed LIVE worldwide both nights on Oprah.com.
Following the interview which taped in Austin, Texas on Monday, January 14, Winfrey tweeted: Just wrapped with @lancearmstrong More than 2 1/2 hours. He came READY!
Armstrong will address the alleged doping scandal, years of accusations of cheating and charges of lying about the use of performance-enhancing drugs throughout his storied cycling career. Winfrey speaks with Armstrong in the only interview since the seven-time Tour de France winner was stripped of his titles and dropped from millions of dollars in endorsement deals after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency released an extensive report accusing the renowned cyclist of doping throughout his career. Armstrong was given a lifetime ban on competing professionally. Late last year, Armstrong resigned as chairman of the foundation he created, Livestrong, which has raised hundreds of millions of dollars in the fight against cancer.
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Michael Riley will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing 4-year-old Rebecca Riley in 2006 with an overdose of medicine for hyperactivity.
BOSTON -- The state supreme court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of Michael Riley, who is serving life in prison without parole for the death of his 4-year-old daughter, Rebecca, in Hull in 2006.
Rebecca's mother, Carolyn Riley, was sentenced to life for second-degree murder and will be eligible for parole after serving 15 years.
The couple was convicted of intentionally giving their daughter a fatal overdose of prescription medicine clonidine.
Rebecca was 2 when Kifuji diagnosed her with bipolar disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Rebecca was given clonidine for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and Depakote for the bipolar condition.
Rebecca's estate and former Tufts Medical Center psychiatrist Kayoko Kifuji, who prescribed the medicine, settled a civil lawsuit for $2.5 million in 2011.
Michael Riley's appeal was automatic for a conviction of first-degree murder, but the court found that the trial was fair.


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With Target Corp.'s big move into Canada -- a $1.8-billion takeover of up to 200 Zellers leases -- a wide range of retail mainstays have been put on notice.
Hollie Shaw, Financial Post · Jan. 14, 2011 | Last Updated: May 18, 2011 3:25 PM ET
With the long-awaited announcement that Target Corp. will enter the country through a sweeping acquisition of up to 200 Zellers leases, Canada's retail landscape will be forever changed, experts said Thursday.
The $1.8-billion deal is a significant premium over the roughly $1.1-billion Hudson's Bay Co. owner Richard Baker paid for Canada's oldest retailer in 2008 for the entire corporation
The purchase will shift Canada even further toward a retail economy dominated by U.S. brands in several key categories, with the exception of the grocery business.
It could also breathe life into some of Canada's sleepier shopping malls where older Zellers stores reside.
While the entry of Target could ring alarm bells for such specialty retailers as Pier One or The Gap, the biggest threat it poses will likely be to Wal-Mart and other large competitors operating in similar real estate footprints, including Loblaw Cos. Ltd., Canadian Tire Corp. and Shoppers Drug Mart Corp.
"We will match item by item on price with Wal-Mart," where it is the top competitor in any given Canadian trade area, said Gregg Steinhafel, Target's chief executive
"We offer a superior value proposition, as a high-quality merchant with a more unique assortment that [also] competes with specialty stores."
He said the company envisions eventually opening 200 to 250 outlets across Canada.
More significantly for Canadian retail, which has been steadily outperforming the U.S. sector since the recession, the deal is a boon for Canadian retail real estate, Mr. Baker said. "Allowing Target into Canada and allowing more retailers both from the U.S. and Canada to expand here will drive up values for retail real estate in Canada."
Target has flourished in spite of Wal-Mart's domination in the United States by marketing itself as a more stylish alternative in such categories as home decor and clothing and by offering competitive prices on household staples such as paper towels and diapers.
A frequent destination for Canadians crossing the border to shop, about 10% of Canadians have paid a visit to Target in each of the past five years, its executives said Thursday.
Mr. Steinhafel said "tens of thousands" of Canadians already carry Target's loyalty card, the Target Red Card.
The credit and debit card, introduced in October and a key part of Target's strategy to woo new Canadian customers, offers 5% off every shopping trip at the retailer.
While Target has not articulated how many formats it will deploy in Canada -- it operates a handful in the United States, including SuperTarget, which carries a full grocery assortment -- the amount of food at each Target Canada store will be a site-by site decision, Mr. Steinhafel said. "The size and the shape will determine the size of the offering. There are some use restrictions that currently exist in those leases and we will respect those guardrails."
Ken Wong, a marketing professor at Queen's University School of Business, says the deal will significantly revitalize shopping malls across Canada, which have suffered in the past two decades as consumers drove to the suburbs to shop at big-box malls.
"This replaces a bunch of eroding anchor stores with a stronger, more virile brand which will rejuvenate malls across Canada," he said. "We have already seen the cessation of suburban creep, and as demographics shift more people are moving back to downtowns. This is like buying a painting at a garage sale and finding out the picture frame was more valuable than the painting. The landlords must be thrilled. This is going to change [consumer] shopping patterns but it will also change the scope of competitive offerings at other stores like Wal-Mart. Competition makes everyone else better."
Contrary to popular belief, Mr. Baker said Zellers was not losing money, and has been generating close to triple the level of earnings before interest than it did when he bought it.
"What happened was we got approached at the same time by a number of U.S. and Canadian retailers who offered a substantial amount of money [for Zellers]," he said.
"What we found out after speaking with our landlords was that what everybody wanted was Target. This is good for HBC and for its constituents and for Canada," Mr. Baker said, noting Target expects site renovations will require an investment of than $1-billion and create thousands of jobs.
There are 279 Zellers outlets across Canada and there is no guarantee at this point that Target will take over all but 60 of them -- the Minneapolisbased corporation simply has bought the right to do so.
Target said it wants to open 100 to 150 stores in Canada beginning in 2013, and Zellers Inc. will keep operating many of the remaining locations under a sublease until Target decides over the next few months which ones it wants to keep.
"The work ahead of us over the next 240 days is to determine which sites are appropriate for us," Mr. Steinhafel said. "We would love to put as many Target stores as we can in those locations."
Target, which has 1,752 stores across the United States, has been looking at entering Canada for more than a decade, the CEO confirmed, but he echoed an oft-repeated impediment to such a deal: a tight Canadian real estate market with few opportunities to do a large-scale rollout of "greenfield" locations, that is, completely new stores opening from the ground up and constructed to Target's specifications.
"[Canada] is a very challenging area to find high-quality retail locations in a significant enough number to gain the economies of scale that we would ultimately like to get," he said, adding it has taken home improvement chain Lowe's four years to open 24 new stores here, most of them in Ontario.
The financial returns on the stores are expected to be accretive to earnings in the first full year of store operations.
The Zellers brand itself was perhaps doomed to wither from the moment Wal-Mart, with its deep pockets, ultra-low prices and non-union work culture, came to Canada in 1994 with the acquisition of 122 Woolco stores. The banner, founded in Ontario in 1931 and acquired by Hudson's Bay in 1981, was at one time the biggest mass merchant in Canada with a booming loyalty program, Club Z. Now Zellers generates an estimated $4-billion in annual revenue and is dwarfed by its former upstart competitor from Arkansas, which generates more than four times that in annual revenue.
"Target certainly has the potential to be a far stronger competitor in the general merchandise categories than Zellers," said Neil Downey, managing director, global equity, at RBC Capital Markets. "At the margin, all retailers could feel some impact, but the magnitude will depend on how successful Target becomes."
Walmart Canada, meanwhile, will keep expanding here. "We welcome competition and believe it makes us even better at what we do," said Andrew Pelletier, vice-president of corporate affairs at the 323-store retail chain, which has 119 expanded supercentre outlets carrying groceries. "We continue to grow and are rapidly expanding our extremely popular supercentre format."
Industry experts predict Target and Mr. Baker will negotiate the sale of the remaining leases to retail parties that want to cherry-pick locations that are compelling to them.
A seismic change is happening in the retail market as U.S. giant Target Corp. has followed its rival Wal-Mart to Canada by acquiring up to 200 Zellers' leases
Target Corp., which got its humble start in 1902 as the Dayton Dry Goods Co., is now the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, just behind rival Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Much of Target's success, however, is the result of following a branding strategy that deviates from its competition. The company tends to focus on upscale discounting, meaning more high-end brands find their way onto Target shelves than those of Wal-Mart and other discounters, like Kmart. Below, we outline some of the approaches Target has taken to distinguish its brand.
In the past decade, Target has sought to shake off the image other discount retailers have in terms of quality. It has partnered with higher-end brands such as Alexander McQueen, Eddie Bauer and Converse to create a more upscale image for itself, while at the same time being able to offer lower prices because of its department store format.
Target, which has more than 1,700 stores in the United States, describes itself as a company that "concentrates on aesthetics." Its stores are built around a "racetrack" centre aisle designed to cut down on the heavy congestion most department stores suffer from. The interior also tends to incorporate the company's flagship colours--red and white--giving stores a clean and sleek look.
Although the Target logo may not carry much weight in Canada, its trademark bull's eye is almost universally known in the United States. Target has helped spread brand recognition by partnering with other companies to get its logo on their products. That includes selling Target-branded electronics from companies such as Nintendo, as well as previously teaming up with a boutique in Los Angeles to flaunt a line of luxury fashion products called Target Couture.
Target was one of the first big name department stores to start luring individual designers to stock its shelves. After hiring onboard Michael Graves to design kitchenware in 1999, the company has gone on to woo names such as Issac Mizrahi, below, Mossimo Giannulli, Fiorucci and Liz Lange. The strong lineup has given Target a leg up on its competitors, which have responded by hiring their own exclusive designers.
The focus on trendy and more upscale product offerings has allowed Target to attract customers who aren't as apt to shop at large department stores. The company says the average median household income of a Target shopper is about US$63,000, while 48% of shoppers have college degrees. Compare that to Wal-Mart, where the household income of an average shopper is less than the U.S. median income of US$52,029 a year.
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The FIS program participates in a number of summer research programs including McNair, and SROP (student research opportunities program). These permit college students to do research projects with faculty and get a stipend. There are also summer opportunities for honors students. Sometimes faculty in the program have grants that employ students to do research. Often these are undergraduate students who are paid for their work. This is a great opportunity for undergraduate students to get research experience. These positions are open to students in all classes, from freshman to senior.
Faculty sometimes have unfunded research projects that are ongoing. These are sometimes used to gather data for a grant application or for a book. Undergraduate students often fill these positions.
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"Oh Merciful G-d, I am an orphan without any means and I hope to soon get married. Please help me."
This was a part of the impassioned plea made years ago by a poor yeshiva student at the Kotel.
Although he had directed his prayer to Heaven alone, the passion with which he said his words caused his voice to rise enough for them to be heard by a Jew standing near him. When both had concluded their prayers and were about to leave the area, the young man was approached by the man who had overheard his prayers, the owner of a thriving food store in Jerusalem.
"I heard you describing your desperate situation," he informed him, "and I am prepared to personally provide you with the funds you need to arrange a wedding and purchase a home."
A touching story but, even more than that, another reminder that when G-d answers the prayers which He has heard, He makes sure that the right party hears as well and answers those prayers on His behalf.


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We all remember those unforgivably awful words uttered by John Mayer, the ones that made tasteful folks around the planet cringe: "I wanna run through the halls of my high school, I wanna scream at the top of my lungs!"
Oh, and then there were those other horrifying words printed in Playboy, the ones that placed Mayer in rich-boy exile on a Montana ranch. "My dick is sort of like a white supremacist. I've got a Benetton heart and a fuckin' David Duke cock." Which line is more offensive? "No Such Thing" lyrics or his racist genitals? We know, your ears say one thing, your heart and head say another.
The pop-singing cornball was most definitely a douche during that fateful 2010 interview, but since his time in retreat, he's done a lot more than just adding a cowboy hat to his wardrobe. He's reflected upon the effects of his youthful bloated ego. In a 2012 interview with NPR's All Things Considered promoting his last album Born and Raised, he explained -- without excusing his embarrassing behavior and with great remorse -- that he said those things because he "didn't want to be boring." Mayer also told Rolling Stone in January that, "I abused that ability to express myself, to the point where I was expressing things that weren't true to my thoughts." So he's been keeping his trap more closely guarded.
It seems Mayer is back on point these days. His music still blows, but his repentance has softened our heart. So, we present the five most endearing moments in Mayer's public life to show that the guy with the bigoted crotch ain't all bad.
5. He might marry Katy Perry
Marrying anyone after Russell Brand seems like risky business, doesn't it? Pretty sure we all sense that the funny Brit could turn even Chelsea Clinton into a crack-smoking hooker after one date. But rumors say that Mayer's relationship with Ms. Firework may end in wedding bells. A brave and chivalrous move indeed.
4. His Chapelle Show appearance
We all know John Mayer's talents lie in his handling of the guitar and less in his creation of quality tunes. Remember that time he was on Chapelle Show with Questlove? Mayer helped Dave prove that white people can dance -- to the electric guitar, at least. And who better to demonstrate that than this lily-white string-strangler? "Memorable" doesn't do that sketch justice.
3. John Mayer is also himself a funny man
Mayer had a VH1 show called John Mayer Has a TV Show, and believe it or not, the crooner proved himself an amusing dude. Not only did he bring Trick Daddy on to talk about nighttime daycare for moms who want to party and/or strip, but he held a fan focus group and got some goofy droolers to give him dating advice.
Mayer also dressed up like a bear, harassing his fans before a concert with a bullhorn, yelling: "Did you you know John Myers pees sitting down?" and "True or false: 'Your Body Is a Wonderland' was written for a guy." Can you imagine Kanye doing the same thing? Don't let Mayer get in his zone. He might just make you laugh.
2. He loves his parents and his new home
John had two surgeries to correct a granuloma on his vocal chords. He hadn't sung for two years, but he used the first public singing appearance to raise $100k to benefit the firefighters who battled the Pine Creek fire which ravaged the area near his Montana home.
Not only that, but he loves his mama and his papa. Once when out with him mom, someone yelled out: "What do you think about your son?" Mayer said, and TMZ recorded, "I find that inference very offensive. This is my date, not my mother." Then he did this adorbs interview with his dad for People in 2007 in which he called his pops "the most upstanding man I've ever met."
1. He put the Prancercise lady in a video
We like when a super famous guy features one of our local treasures in a national video. And also the idea that "Paper Doll" is a poetic expose about Taylor Swift. It makes the part of us who appreciates justice raise her hands in triumph. Backatcha, Tay.
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In its latest party trick, Fusion-io ramps up its ioDrive2 server card - a slab of 365GB MLC flash storage on a PCIe board - to gobble 9.6 million writes a second.
The feat works by mapping the PCIe card's NAND capacity into an application's memory space and writing 64 bytes - quite likely the PCI backbone's cache line size - at time by a single thread. So that's 9.6 million 64-byte writes a second, or 585MB/s in real money. Your mileage may vary if your own code deviates from this specific benchmark setup.
Fusion provides a directFS file system and a software development kit to make the ioDrive2's flash memory appear in the application's virtual memory space. As this Intel white paper [PDF] shows, it's perfectly possible to instruct the processor to write directly to a memory-mapped card over the PCIe bus just as if it was on-board RAM.
The data should be aligned to the nearest 64-byte address for optimal performance, and atomic read-writes are possible. The idea is to open up an application to a lot of directly coupled non-volatile storage, bypassing the operating system's code and any disk-based capacity. To take advantage of the hardware, the app code must be altered to use the Fusion-io SDK's APIs.
By The Reg storage desk's reckoning, 64 bytes is a sweet spot for Fusion-io's ioDrive2. The PCIe hardware sends 64-byte chunks per processor write cycle, assuming the addresses are optimally aligned: there's no speed advantage in sending fewer than 64 bytes in one cycle.
Sending one byte more than 64 will force the chipset to round up to the next 64-byte size, and thus send 128 bytes over the PCIe bus, which will take two access cycles and, in theory, halve your 9.6-million-writes-a-second figure to 4.8 million IOPS.
El Reg thinks PernixData and its distributed hypervisor-resident cache will also play into this memory-mapped flash arena. It appears that primary data storage is in the very early days of transitioning from disk media to solid-state chips, through flash-as-disk to flash-as-memory. Fusion-io is not alone in this; IBM general manager for storage Ambuj Goyal also thinks transaction-class data should be held on solid-state storage. Disk is just too darned slow.
The highest performance rewards from using flash will be achieved by understanding the hardware's characteristics and going with the flow. ®