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'Lego Movie' lead builds; No. 1 for third weekend
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Action-packed new releases couldn't stack up to 3-D hit "The Lego Movie," which took the No. 1 slot in its third weekend at the box office.
The Warner Bros. animated film bested Relativity Media's "3 Days to Kill" and Sony's "Pompeii" on their opening weekends.
"The Lego Movie," featuring the voices of Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks and Morgan Freeman, earned $31.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The domestic total has passed $183 million. Overseas, it grossed $23.1 million this weekend.
Heading into full-fledged franchise territory with a sequel set to release in May 2017, "The Lego Movie" is the highest-grossing film of 2014.
"It's been really tough for any of the newcomers to displace 'Lego,'" said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for box-office tracker Rentrak. "They had such a great release date that put them in this perfect position to dominate the marketplace for several weeks. For 'Lego' to earn $31 million in its third weekend, that would be impressive in its first weekend for any film in the first quarter."
Relativity Media's crime drama "3 Days to Kill," starring Kevin Costner and Amber Heard, came in second with $12.3 million in its first weekend at the multiplex.
"Pompeii," Sony's boiling gladiator drama starring "Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington, took third place with $10 million. There was a fairly even gender split for the Constantin-financed film, with the audience breaking down as 52 percent male and 48 percent female. The film's slot in the top five was steered mostly by viewers under 30.
"Pompeii got savaged by critics," Dergarabedian said. "'3 Days to Kill' wasn't loved by critics either, so you had two films that didn't have a shot at taking 'Lego' out. But these movies did about what we would expect."
The box office results for "Pompeii" were much better overseas, as the film made $22.8 million internationally.
In its second weekend, the Sony and MGM reboot "RoboCop" dropped from third to fourth with $9.4 million. Starring Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman and Michael Keaton, the modernized sci-fi film (the 1987 original starred Peter Weller as a cop who gains a new robotic body) is down 57 percent from last weekend's domestic opener. For the second weekend in a row, the action film performed better overseas with $17.7 million.
"The time of year that we're in, the movies just aren't the critics' darlings," Dergarabedian said. "These films give people options. But they won't necessarily set the world on fire at the box office."
Sony's "The Monuments Men," directed by George Clooney, was pushed down to fifth place from last week's fourth-place spot with $8.1 million.
Still, Sony dominated the multiplex with four films in the top 10. "About Last Night," starring Kevin Hart, Michael Ealy, Joy Bryant and Regina Hall, gained $7.4 million in its second weekend after a strong Valentine's Day opening. It is down a hefty 71 percent from its opening with a $38.15 million domestic total.
Kevin Hart's "Ride Along," also starring Ice Cube, marks another hit for the comedian as it remains in the top 10 for the sixth weekend in a row. The Universal Pictures buddy comedy earned $4.7 million. It has made more than $123 million domestically since it opened on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.
Because of its vast success, the studio has secured "Ride Along 2." Tim Story will be back to direct, while Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi will return to pen the sequel.
Disney's "Frozen," locked in at No. 8, refuses to thaw with $4.4 million over the weekend and $980 million worldwide during its run. The animated musical is the third-highest grossing domestic animated release of all-time. Rounding out the top 10, Universal's "Endless Love," starring Alex Pettyfer as the romantic lead opposite Gabriella Wilde, brought in $4.3 million, while the Colin Farrell-starring drama "Winter's Tale" gained $2.1 million.
Next weekend, the action releases continue as Liam Neeson's "Non-Stop" hits theaters. Lupita Nyong'o, nominated for a best supporting Oscar for her role in "12 Years a Slave," also appears in the film.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak. Where available, latest international numbers are also included.
1."The Lego Movie," $31.5 million ($23.1 million international).
2."3 Days to Kill," $12.3 million.
3."Pompeii," $10 million ($22.8 million international).
4."RoboCop," $9.4 million ($17.7 million international).
5."The Monuments Men," $8.1 million ($13.6 million international).
6."About Last Night," $7.4 million.
7."Ride Along," $4.7 million.
8."Frozen," $4.4 million ($9 million international).
9."Endless Love," $4.3 million ($1.3 million international).
10."Winter's Tale," $2.1 million ($2.4 million international).
Estimated weekend ticket sales Friday through Sunday at international theaters (excluding the U.S. and Canada) for films distributed overseas by Hollywood studios, according to Rentrak:
1. "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug," $32.8 million.
2. "The Lego Movie," $23.1 million.
3. "Pompeii," $22.8 million.
4. "RoboCop," $17.7 million.
5. "The Monuments Men," $13.6 million.
6. "Frozen," $9 million.
7. "Beijing Love Story," $7.3 million.
8. "12 Years a Slave," $6.4 million.
9. "Mr. Peabody and Sherman," $5.3 million.
Universal and Focus are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of Comcast Corp.; Sony, Columbia, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; Paramount is owned by Viacom Inc.; Disney, Pixar and Marvel are owned by The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is owned by Filmyard Holdings LLC; 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight are owned by 21st Century Fox; Warner Bros. and New Line are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a group of former creditors including Highland Capital, Anchorage Advisors and Carl Icahn; Lionsgate is owned by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.; IFC is owned by AMC Networks Inc.; Rogue is owned by Relativity Media LLC.
Follow AP Film Writer Jessica Herndon at https://twitter.com/SomeKind .


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China upholds Nobel winner's relative's sentence
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese court on Friday upheld the 11-year prison sentence handed down to the brother-in-law of jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, the man's lawyer said.
Relatives have denounced Liu Hui's conviction on fraud charges in a real estate dispute as political payback for the strong pro-democracy stance taken by Liu Xiaobo, who has been imprisoned on subversion charges since 2009.
Lawyer Shang Baojun said the court in suburban Beijing's Huairou district turned down Liu Hui's appeal at a 20-minute hearing attended by the defendant.
"We're very disappointed by this outcome," Shang told The Associated Press.
Foreign diplomats and journalists who sought to attend the trial were denied entry to the courthouse, which was cordoned off with crime scene tape and surrounded by dozens of police officers and private security guards in a sign of the case's sensitivity and high visibility.
Liu Hui's sister, Liu Xia, has been under house arrest since her husband was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010. Shang said that Liu Xia, who has protested her extralegal detention, did not attend Friday's hearing because she wasn't feeling well.
The European Union's political officer in Beijing, Charles Parton, said Liu Hui's case was being closely followed because of its possible ties to Liu Xiaobo's conviction. Parton also called for the lifting of what he described as Liu Xia's "illegal house arrest."
"The EU would like to recall the great importance it attaches to the respect of human rights all over the world, the situation of human rights defenders and of their family members, as well as the due process of rule of law in China," Parton said.
Liu Hui's brother, Liu Tong, was permitted to attend the hearing. He said the outcome was "very, very disappointing."
"In our family, we were all hoping to see a good result, a result that would give our family and all of us hope," Liu said.
Liu said Liu Hui's case has caused his sister's generally poor health to deteriorate further.
"This issue brings a lot of psychological pressure and affects her greatly," he said.
Liu Xiaobo was prosecuted after he co-authored a bold call for sweeping changes to Beijing's one-party communist political system in a document titled called Charter '08. A court dismissed his appeal in early 2010.
His Nobel Peace Prize incensed China's leaders, who have retaliated against Norway, where the prize is awarded. It has frozen the country's diplomats out of meetings, halted trade talks and blocked salmon imports.
Liu Hui's lawyers have said his dispute over a development deal in Beijing had already been resolved, with the disputed 3 million yuan ($500,000) handed over to partners in the transaction, before the case went to trial.
Associated Press reporter Aritz Parra contributed to this report.

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WESTMINSTER, Colo.—Anxious parents kept close and protective watch over their children on Friday after the FBI warned them that a 10-year-old girl who vanished one week earlier may have been abducted by someone they know.
The sense of dread and suspense was magnified in the quiet Denver suburb of Westminster as residents waited for police to release the identity of a body found in a nearby park.
Jessica Ridgeway, the missing girl, began a short walk from her home to Witt Elementary School on the morning of Oct. 5 but never arrived. A massive search by hundreds of law enforcement officers did not start until hours later because Jessica's mother works nights and slept through a call from school officials saying Jessica wasn't there.
Grim-faced investigators said Wednesday a body had been found, and that it was not intact, a fact that made it difficult to identify. Few other details were released, including whether it's the body of a child.
Investigators said they expected to identify the body on Friday.
The FBI urged residents to be alert for people they know who might have suddenly changed their appearance or uncharacteristically missed work or appointments.
"It could be your boss, it could be your friend, and ultimately it could be your family member," FBI spokesman Dave Joly said.
"We suspect someone in the community knows this individual," he said.
Signs of the tragedy were everywhere in Jessica's neighborhood of modest two-story homes with single-car garages.
During the past week, officers have searched homes, combed yards and looked in bushes. They kept guard at crosswalks and photographed cars entering the neighborhood. Mailboxes and trees were encircled by ribbons in Jessica's favorite color, purple.
"I don't feel safe for my daughter anymore, anywhere," said Stacey Oppie, who lives in the neighborhood.
Two months ago, Oppie started letting her daughter play unsupervised with a friend at the park that Jessica customarily passed on her way to school. She doesn't intend to do that anymore.
"We're all a little bit on alert, but it's not fear. We're angry because this is a good neighborhood," Oppie said.
Jessica's disappearance hit close to home for Chelsea Bozsak, a senior at nearby Standley Lake High School, where Jessica's cousin attends classes.
"It's so scary because you never think something like this could happen in your community," Bozsak said.
Courtney Sullivan, also a senior at Standley Lake, said her father spoke to her and her younger brother about Jessica's disappearance.
"He's definitely talked to us about being more careful about our surroundings. You could see why," said Sullivan, a cross-country runner who often uses neighborhood streets. "I'm running in places where there's lights, busy roads, where I can get to someplace if I need to."
On Thursday, authorities dropped their previous appeals to spread the word about Jessica's disappearance and instead asked for residents' help in identifying a possible suspect, signaling a shift in the focus of the investigation.
Retired FBI behavioral analyst Clinton Van Zandt told The Associated Press that tip-offs could include someone suddenly growing a beard, getting a new haircut or other changes in appearance. Other clues might be out-of-character behavior, such as someone detailing a car when he normally would have only washed it, Van Zandt said.
Police have said they don't suspect Jessica's parents, Sarah Ridgeway, who lives with Jessica in Westminster, and Jeremiah Bryant, who lives in Missouri.
The only substantive clue police have disclosed was the discovery of her backpack and water bottle in Superior, about six miles from her home. Police won't discuss what was found in the bag or test results involving it.
Associated Press reporter Thomas Peipert contributed to this story.


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- In that small space we had to decide what appliances would make the cut. We found an 18" dishwasher that works perfect for our small family and installed a cabinet depth refrigerator and a double function convection microwave oven in order to gain space for the two mega drawers for pots and pans, which I adore!
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Finally, A Rational Explanation for Why Chad Mendes vs. Cody McKenzie Was Booked at UFC 148
("Based on the odor, I would say this man's been dead for three days." / Photo via MMAFighting)
Our old bro Ben Fowlkes has written an in-depth double-interview feature-thingy on the UFC's dynamic matchmaking duo of Joe Silva and Sean Shelby. If you want to learn more about how these guys operate, where they came from, and what they consider to be worst part of their job, give it a read. Personally, our favorite part is this bit in which Sean Shelby reveals the truth behind a baffling UFC mystery — how the hell was the epic UFC 148 squash-match between Chad Mendes vs. Cody McKenzie booked in the first place? Dig it:
[W]hen McKenzie wanted to come down [to featherweight], initially Shelby wasn't sure he could use him. Then Bart Palaszewski pulled out of a fight with Mendes, and suddenly the situation changed.
"What people don't understand is, it's not like I could just remove Chad from the card and say, 'Sorry, I can get you a fight four months from now,'" Shelby said. "We understand. You spent money on a camp. You've got bills to pay. We will do our best to find you a fight. I bend over backward to keep guys in fights, to keep the machine moving. You have to."
That's another part of the process that outsiders don't always get, Silva and Shelby said. Fighters are promised a certain number of fights within a certain number of months. Keep them on the sidelines too long, and the UFC could be in breach of contract. Beyond that, they'd also risk turning the UFC into the kind of promotion they hate.Read More DIGG THIS


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|Triclosan, a chemical used for its antibacterial properties, is an ingredient in many detergents, dish-washing liquids, soaps, deodorants, cosmetics, lotions, anti-microbial creams, various toothpastes, and an additive in various plastics and textiles. However, the safety of triclosan has been questioned in regard to environmental and human health. While the companies that manufacture products containing this chemical claim that it is safe, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has registered it as a pesticide. The chemical formulation and molecular structure of this compound are similar to some of the most toxic chemicals on earth, relating it to dioxins and PCBs. The EPA gives triclosan high scores both as a human health risk and as an environmental risk.
Triclosan is a chlorophenol, a class of chemicals which is suspected of causing cancer in humans. Externally, phenol can cause a variety of skin irritations, but since it can temporarily deactivate sensory nerve endings, contact with it may cause little or no pain. Taken internally, even in small amounts, phenol can lead to cold sweats, circulatory collapse, convulsions, coma and death. Additionally, chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides can be stored in body fat, sometimes accumulating to toxic levels. Long term exposure to repeated use of many pesticide products can damage the liver, kidneys, heart and lungs, suppress the immune system, and cause hormonal disruption, paralysis, sterility and brain haemorrhages.
Dioxins, PCBs, chlorophenols and many pesticides are categorized as persistent organic pollutants. In other words, they persist in the environment and accumulate to higher and higher concentrations with each step up the food chain. Virtually, every creature on earth has a measured amount of these pollutants in its body fat. Once absorbed into the fat cells, it is nearly impossible to eliminate these compounds. Triclosan is among this class of chemicals, and humans are among the animals at the top of the food chain. The health risks are considerable.
Employing a strong antibiotic agent such as triclosan for everyday use is of questionable value. Many antimicrobial treatments are toxic and take a shotgun approach to killing all microscopic organisms to which they are applied. However, this approach includes the risk of toxicity to host organisms, that is, the plants or animals (including humans) exposed to treatment for microbial infections. Toxic exposure to living creatures can also occur when food items and objects such as utensils or hard surfaces are treated with disinfectants for microbial contamination. Additionally, the shotgun approach destroys the beneficial bacteria which occur naturally in the environment and in our bodies. These so-called friendly bacteria cause no harm and often produce beneficial effects such as aiding metabolism and inhibiting the invasion of harmful pathogens. Anti-microbial formulas and disinfectants can also cause genetic mutations resulting in drug-resistant bacterial and mutant viruses, producing new strains of harmful microbes for which the human immune system has no defence.
Triclosan has not been completely tested and analyzed for all health and environmental risks, but since it occurs in the category of the chemicals which are known to have the detrimental effects described here, do you want it added to products you use every day?
Reports have suggested that triclosan can combine with chlorine in tap water to form chloroform gas (PMID 15926568), which the U.S. EPA classifies as a probable human carcinogen. As a result, triclosan was the target of a UK cancer alert, even though the study showed that the amount of chloroform generated was less than amounts often present in chlorinated drinking waters.
Triclosan reacts with the free chlorine in tap water to also produce lesser amounts of other compounds, like 2,4-dichlorophenol (PMID 15926568). Most of these intermediates convert into dioxins upon exposure to UV radiation (from the sun or other sources). Although small amounts of dioxins are produced, there is a great deal of concern over this effect because dioxins are extremely toxic and are very potent endocrine disruptors. They are also chemically very stable, so that they are eliminated from the body very slowly (they can bioaccumulate to dangerous levels), and they persist in the environment for a very long time.
Triclosan is chemically somewhat similar to the dioxin class of compounds. Triclosan production leads to small amounts of residual polychlorinated dioxins, and polychlorinated furans which are contained in small amounts, in the products that are using it.
A 2006 triclosan study concluded that low doses of triclosan act as an endocrine disruptor in the North American bullfrog. The hypothesis proposed is that triclosan blocks the metabolism of thyroid hormone, because it chemically mimics thyroid hormone, and binds to the hormone receptor sites, blocking them, so that normal hormones cannot be utilized.
Triclosan is used in many common household products including Clearasil Daily Face Wash, Dentyl mouthwash, the Colgate Total range, Pepsodent, Softsoap, Dial, Right Guard deodorant, Sensodyne Total Care, Old Spice and Mentadent.
Manufacturers of products containing triclosan must say so on the label. Ref - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan
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BASKETBALL: Redskins' rally falls apart as Flyers pull out win
Fifteen minutes after the conclusion of the Wapakoneta Redskins' 56-42 loss to the Marion Local Flyers on Tuesday night, Redskins varsity girls basketball coach Rusty Allen still hadn't emerged from the home lockerroom.
Once he did, Allen knew what the first question was going to be.
"It was the call," Allen said.
"The call" was what Allen would later describe as a "phantom charge" against senior guard Tasha Helmstetter.
With Wapak rallying and the Flyers clinging to a 47-42 lead late in the fourth quarter, Helmstetter grabbed a Marion Local turnover and led a 2-on-1 fast break to other end.
At the last second, the Marion Local defender stepped in front of Helmstetter, whose layup appeared to cut the Flyer lead to three.
But Helmstetter was whistled for a charge and the basket was waived off.
Allen erupted from the Wapak bench as a chorus of 'boos' rained down on the court.
The official warned Allen, "That's enough of that," before hitting him with a technical foul.
Marion Local's Margaret Wuebker made both free throws and Brooke Winner added a basket on the ensuing possession.
Wapak would not score again as the Flyers rattled off nine unanswered points to close out the contest.
"I don't normally blame things on the officials," Allen said. "I think they're pretty fair. You're always going to have a call here and there that you disagree with. But I don't know that I've ever seen a call that I'm going to disagree with more than that call.
"It just took the wind out of our sails. ... We weren't shooting the ball real well. We were doing everything we could in that second half to try to get back in that game. Then to have a call made like that, which I think was very questionable, then to not listen to my side of the story, I think even compounded the whole incident.
"I'll be frank. I didn't say anything I've never said to officials that I wouldn't say to my own kids in the house. It wasn't like anything vulgar came out of my mouth. But it is what it is and you've still got to play the game."
Wapak had to claw its way from behind after an abysmal first quarter in which it connected on just 2-of-17 shot attempts as the Flyers pulled out to a 13-4 advantage.
"We were getting good looks," Allen said. "It think sometimes we were maybe rushing our shot a little bit, because they (Marion Local) are a little bit bigger. Getting a hand in our face might have distracted us a little bit more than what we originally thought."
Said Marion Local coach Treva Fortkamp, "We tried to utilize that (height advantage). Give them credit. They didn't quit."
Marion Local's lead fluctuated anywhere from seven to 16 points over the next two quarters. Four times Wapak cut the lead to single digits. And each time the Flyers responded to stretch the margin again.
Junior guard Nicole Brown led Wapak with 12 points on 4-of-6 from the three-point line. Wapak had success getting her open using a double screen at the top of the key.
"After the third time, we told them at halftime what to do," Fortkamp said. "And I don't know, sometimes they don't listen. But we got two blocks right after that and got a distraction. Brown just was killing us at that spot."
The Redskins finally hit their stride in the fourth quarter, slicing Marion Local's lead from 43-30 to start the quarter to 47-42 with just more than two minutes to play before the charge and subsequent technical foul.
"We knew we were capable of making that run," Allen said. "It was just a matter of, OK, when are we going to make that extra stop to get it within four or five. We got it within five, Tasha got the steal and took it down. It looked like she (the defender) was underneath the basket when she took the charge — or 'phantom charge.'
"You can't blame it on just that call. But that was a huge momentum swing."
Marion Local improved to 5-1. Wapak fell to 4-3.
The Redskins are off until Thursday, Jan. 5 when they travel to Bath to take on the Wildcats.
In the JV contest, Wapak broke a 29-29 tie in the fourth quarter and pulled away for a 38-31 win.
Karli Schneider's 3-pointer with three minutes to play started the Redskins' run. And Freshman Sarah Horman knocked down back-to-back jumpers to keep the rally going.
Freshman Megan Watt led Wapak with 13 points.
Horman added eight points. Freshman Lea Stoner chipped in seven. And Schneider scored six.
Marion Local 56, Wapak 42
Score by quarters:
Quarter 1 2 3 4 - F
Marion L. 13 17 13 13 - 56
Wapak 4 16 10 12 - 52
Ashley Wilker 0-0-0, Leah Puthoff 0-0-0, Allie Thobe 3-1-7, Megan Kuether 4-2-11, Margaret Wuebker 4-3-12, Darian Bergman 1-0-2, Brooke Winner 3-1-7, Chelsea Winner 4-2-11, Megan Seitz 3-0-6; Totals 22-9-56.
Annie Henderson 2-0-5, Amy Hume 0-0-0, Nicole Brown 4-0-12, Sara Warner 3-0-8, Mallory McDevitt 3-0-6, Tasha Helmstetter 1-0-2, Courtney Knippen 2-5-9 Carly Buzzard 0-0-0, Karli Schneider 0-0-0; Totals 15-5-42.
3-pointers: ML — Kuether 1, Wuebker 1, C. Winner 1; W — Brown 4, Warner 2, Henderson 1.
Records: Marion Local 5-1; Wapakoneta 4-3.
JV score: Wapak, 38-31.


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by kaiwai on Thu 12th Jun 2008 13:48 UTC in reply to "RE[4]: I hate opera..."
And how can bee good when in doesn't work in my case?
Firstly, look at your screenshot; I only need to look at your bar the bottom of the screen to see that you tweak your operating system to buggery. The fact that youre the *ONLY PERSON* on this website who experiences this problem - one should look hard in the proverbial mirror and ask, "I have monumentally f*cked something in my computer to cause this problem".
Again, worked perfectly on this computer, my laptop, my brothers laptop (MacBook w/ 10.5.3), heck, my reserve Windows Vista Home Premium computer; they all worked perfectly. If in all four instances it works perfectly then one can come to the conclusion is that in yout 'fit of tweaking' - you've buggered something up.
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fairchase needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 83 designs submitted by 27 freelance designers.
Please see comments section for additional concept idea
Desired Color Scheme:
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Web 2.0 / Modern / Simple
Accepted File Formats:
Standard Web Formats (.jpg, .gif or .png); Vector Formats (.eps, .pdf or .ai); Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
grabdog.com will be an ecommerce website specializing in doing 1 new deal per day for hunting, fishing and camping equipment (similar to woot.com but for a different audience).
I want the font to be very simple...no size effects..keep the words easy to read.
 I would like some image of a "Labrador Retriever" added to the logo (either an entire dog, perhaps just a head or face...perhaps an abstract..whatever)...I am thinking an outline, or a "shadow" image of some sort. I want a custom image that can serve as a simple yet professional logo.
I want to use a simple sans serif font (I like Century Gothic font in color #137f01 with the entire words in lowercase....I made the "grab" bold and the "dog" non-bold and that looks good...so building on this base, I just need the image of the Labrador Retreiver).
I would like to have a 1 color logo (#137f01) or perhaps a second color just to give it a little flare...but please refrain from using a lot of colors.
 Please - no clip art images...I want the illustration work to be custom...if you can't do custom work, please just don't submit.
I would like to incorporate the ".com" into the logo.
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10 PM: CU Psychiatrist Called Threat-Team About Holmes
The psychiatrist treating accused Aurora theater gunman James Holmes was so concerned about his behavior that she notified other members of the University of Colorado Behavioral Evaluation and Threat Assessment, or BETA, team that he could potentially be a danger to others, sources with knowledge of the investigation told CALL7 Investigators.
Those concerns surfaced in early June -- almost six weeks before the shooting, sources told CALL7 Investigator John Ferrugia.
Sources say Dr. Lynne Fenton, who treated Holmes this spring, contacted several members of the BETA team in separate conversations. According to the university website, the BETA team consists of "key" staff members from various CU departments who have specific expertise in dealing with assessing potential threats on campus.
And, sources say, officials at the University of Colorado never contacted Aurora police with Fentons concerns before the July 20 killings.
ABC News learned Fenton was a key member in setting up BETA in 2010, and she is currently one of the contacts for anyone who has concerns about an on-campus threat. A University of Colorado spokeswoman acknowledged that Fenton is one of several trained CU contacts who can convene the team in consultation with the chairman.
Fenton made initial phone calls about engaging the BETA team in the first 10 days of June but it never came together because in the period Fenton was having conversations with team members, James Holmes began the process of dropping out of school, a source said.
In a news conference last week, CU Anschutz Medical Campus Graduate School Dean Barry Shur said Holmes dropped out of the CU Ph.D Neuroscience program on June 10.
"My understanding, he has not been back on campus where the program is since that time," he said last week.
Holmes lost his access to secure areas of the school June 12, according to the CU spokeswoman.
Sources said when Holmes withdrew, the BETA team had no control over him."
Holmes has been charged with murdering 12 people and shooting 58 others on July 20 in an Aurora movie theater during the midnight showing of the new Batman movie.
Sources did not know what Holmes told Fenton that sparked her concern.
It takes more than just statements, said one source, explaining that Holmes would have had to tell Fenton something specific" before she would have to report it to law enforcement.
He would have to tell her he had taken steps to make it happen, said another source.
But an expert in threat assessment told ABC News that the warning signs were there, and CU should likely have done more when Holmes quit the university.
"I think that is the signal that you should intensify your efforts -- not walk away," said Barry Spodak. "Under those circumstances, most well-trained assessment teams would have gone into action."
One source also told Ferrugia that the team may not have been convened because while Fenton had serious concerns, there may not have been an immediate threat.
Sources familiar with the investigation do not know if Fenton stopped treating Holmes after he dropped out of CU. Its also not known whether Fenton referred Holmes to any other mental health assistance, or if there was further contact with him or about him.
Sources also say, after the shootings, Aurora police interviewed at least one person whom Fenton contacted to discuss her concerns about Holmes.
During the period when Fenton contacted fellow BETA team members, sources say, Holmes did not do well on an oral presentation on June 7. It is also unclear whether Holmes could find a mentor to help him as required for continuing in the Ph.D program.
On the same day, June 7, Holmes legally purchased an AR-15 rifle, according to ABC News.
James Holmes had no criminal record.
CU Chancellor Don Elliman said at a news conference last week that the school did everything properly.
To the best of our knowledge at this point we did everything that we think we should have done, he said last week.
Michael Carrigan, chairman of the CU Board of Regents, told CALL7 Investigators that he did not know if Holmes had ever been discussed by the BETA team.
"It's the first I'm hearing about this," he said in a phone interview.
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Before you read much further I think it will help if you get yourself three cubes that are the same size. Maybe if you are at home they could be the kind that very young toddlers have to play with, made from wood or plastic. If you are at school it should be no problem, but avoid those cubes that have bits for connecting together. Just three cubes of the same size.
Place just one of these cubes down in front of you on the table. I'm going to ask a question that gets repeated each time we try a new idea. Here's the question:
"If you are allowed to walk around the table, bend down low, move your head around in any way that you like, get as near to the cubes as you like, etc. then how many square faces could you see altogether, without lifting up or touching the cubes in any way?''
Well, I guess that with one cube it is quite easy, yes it's 5.
Now use two cubes and put them in any way that you like. Well, here are three arrangements I did earlier.
The first one lets me see 9, the second one 8 and with the two on their own, it's 10! So the answer to the question depends on how the cubes are arranged. I suppose that's pretty obvious. Well, what about three cubes? Here are some arrangements - just some.
The first has 11; the second has 13; the 3 on their own have 15; the last one has 14 and two-thirds. Now that's a strange one - you can see why we need "non-connecting'' cubes.
If you want to see how I counted up that last one click here,
So you take your 3 cubes and see what your answer to the question is each time you make a new arrangement. It's probably good to record your answers. This is very easy with some art packages on the computer. You might like to get an arrangement that produces a particular number of faces visible. See what your largest/smallest answer is. When you think you have got sufficient answers, probably something in the region of 10, then use the fourth cube and see how you get on now. Good Luck.


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Patrick Leonard Redefines the Studio Standard With M-Audio
Over the last 20 years, legendary record producer Patrick Leonard has helped shape the sound of popular music through his work with Elton John, Pink Floyd, Bon Jovi, Michael Jackson and other top hit-makers. In addition, Leonard enjoys an almost unparalleled level of personal success—his 1986 collaboration with Madonna, True Blue, sold over 26 million copies. When working with these elite artists, Leonard has unlimited access to the most celebrated recording gear on the planet. After countless multi-platinum records and several Grammy nominations, he continues to redefine the standard—choosing M-Audio's Sputnik condenser microphone and EX66 reference monitors as his new studio staples.
What is your philosophy on the interplay between technology and creativity?
I've always been fascinated with technology. Some of the serendipity that happens as a result of technology is phenomenal. I can come alive sitting in front of the computer and a mouse, finding crazy ways to manipulate it—using software to craft sounds and sonic landscapes. Having said that, nothing replaces sitting down at the piano with a metronome and improving your skill level—realizing that you are still growing as a musician. At the end of the day, what matters most is that special three-note combination you discover on the piano—that's how hit records get made.
How did you come to know M-Audio?
A few years ago, a friend of mine recommended M-Audio gear because no one else was developing products that gave musicians hands-on control over certain processes. M-Audio provided controllers and other products that provided total manipulation of software parameters and recall functions. The more control you have, the more you can create. M-Audio controllers help maintain that creative medium. I keep watching the product line because M-Audio is obviously thinking about what people are doing.
M-Audio gear turns processes that are somewhat stiff into creative tools that are non-repeatable. The architecture is so open that two musicians can take the same piece of gear and generate dramatically different results. It cultivates the notion that you can actually do something that no one else can do.
You have used the "Madonna mic"—the AKG C24—on every album for the last 20 years. What made you decide to start using the Sputnik condenser microphone instead?
Producers tend to be rather closed-minded about experimenting with new microphones—especially when they've been using the same mic/compressor combination for years and it's always sounded great. But the Sputnik sounds absolutely wonderful in every situation. We recently completed a record where we used it for both lead and background vocals and it sounded amazing. On the soundtrack for Madonna's new documentary, I Am Because We Are, we've been using them for everything and getting exactly what we want.
The Sputnik was designed to deliver a lush sound like that of vintage microphones. How does it compare to the other mics you have used?
A Neumann U87 provides a certain sound, while an AKG C24 delivers a distinctively different sound—the difference is huge. The Sputnik seems to fall somewhere between those other mics—smooth, clean and dynamic with excellent range. It's nice to find a microphone that sounds clean and pure without severely coloring the signal one way or another. And very few microphones have such an elegant EQ response—as a result they squawk or resonate when you push up a certain frequency. That has never happened with the Sputnik.
At my studio, I have a pair of Sputnik microphones permanently installed over the piano. It's impossible to get a matched pair of vintage microphones because you just don't know where they've been. Because of the way they're constructed, the Sputnik microphones are much more closely matched than a pair of vintage U47s.
How would you describe your experiences with the EX66 reference monitors?
We had just finished mixing a record on an extravagant three-monitor referencing system, so I knew what the content was supposed to sound like. When we listened to playback on the EX66 monitors, I immediately noticed a dramatic improvement in image clarity. They sounded fantastic. Since then I've installed EX66s in my studio and on my keyboard setup as well. They serve a perfect function—just the right size with excellent imaging. They sound smooth and fall in a perfect space, which is important when you're working at a desk. I absolutely love them.
What other M-Audio gear do you use?
Wherever I go, I take my Axiom 25, a FireWire 410 and my laptop. I'm able to get a lot of things done that I could never do with a piano. The portability factor is huge. I worked on a Bon Jovi record using just my laptop and an M-Audio keyboard controller. A lot of the instruments and drum parts I sequenced ended up on the final recording.
As a professional who has been involved in music for over 30 years, how do view the changing industry landscape?
I think the music industry will eventually reshape itself to follow music. For quite a while content has been following form, but it can't stay that way. It's just as much of a law as gravity—we just need content worthy to follow and the direction will come from somewhere. It might sound corny, but music will always find a way to rise above whatever is going on. Once that happens, the industry will right itself.


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GameSpot: "Can Soul Sacrifice carve out its own niche, or is it riding on the success of its predecessors?"
Genres like that are very popular in Japan, but why is it not the same over here? Am I missing something? Gamespot tends to pan these kind of games too.
You mean like Phantasy Star Online? Many seem to forget where MH was derived from.
Even if it is its a good thing, (not saying it is) Monster hunter is a good franchise and now MH4 is gonna be 3DS exclusive its good Sony atleast have an alternative.
SS is a clone of MH... So?
Most games over here are a copy of CoD or every MMO out there.
I'd prefer to have another MH then CoD.
I love MH, which came from PSO. So all in all, it is fine... Since Capcom wont give the PSV a MH game.
i actually prefer god eater than monster hunter(for those who dont know god eater is a mh clone). 1 of the reasons is the AI companions. im the only one of my friends whos truly a gamer so my only options are online play or solo play + other reasons as well but im too lazy to type them iyt


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As Time Goes By "Surprising News" Jean's sister-in-law and husband raise envy by announcing they will retire to Spain to live on their pension plans.G
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The Red Green Show "Men's Night on the Mountain" Harold is finally invited to spend the night out with the boys. Red turns a grocery cart into a lounge chair, complete with snacks.G
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Doctor Who Series "The God Complex" The TARDIS lands in what looks like an ordinary hotel. But the walls move, corridors twist and rooms vanish. There is a room for every visitor that contains their deepest, darkest fears. Fears that will kill them. There is a room waiting for the Doctor.G


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GE Fleet Services' Nunn Headlines Next 1st Tuesday Speaker Series
Clarence Nunn will discuss "Can Electric Vehicles Transform a Mature Industry?" on May 3, 2011.
Clarence Nunn, president and CEO of GE Capital Fleet Services, will discuss "Leading Change Through Innovation: Can Electric Vehicles Transform a Mature Industry?" at the Carlson School of Management's "1st Tuesday Speaker Series" on May 3 at 11:30 a.m. in the University of Minnesota's McNamara Alumni Center.
Since joining GE in 1992, Nunn has held key leadership roles in sales, marketing, product development and quality within various GE businesses in the U.S. and Canada, including GE Plastics, GE Capital Canada Equipment Financing, and GE Vendor Financial Services.
Prior to becoming president and CEO of Fleet Services, Nunn was the chief commercial officer of GE Capital Commercial Distribution Finance.
Nunn received a bachelor's degree in marketing from San Diego State University and an MBA degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY).
Fleet Services is a provider of commercial car and truck financing, and integrated fleet management services that help companies save time and money, while also reducing their fleet's impact on the environment. Nunn has overseen the division since 2009.
Tickets to the event, which includes lunch, are $28. To register, visit carlsonschool.umn.edu/firsttuesday.
About the Carlson School of Management's 1st Tuesday Speaker Series
The Carlson School of Management's "1st Tuesday Speaker Series" began in 1992 to provide an opportunity for alumni and friends of the Carlson School to continue their management education. The series features top-notch executives as keynote speakers addressing hot topics in business and leadership. The event attracts alumni and business leaders from throughout the corporate community and is a popular networking venue.


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Driver's License
In most cases, you must apply for a Texas driver's license in person at the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) office. You must bring all immigration documents including your passport, your I-20, and your I-94 card.
To drive a car in the state of Texas, you must have
- a valid driver's license,
- a properly inspected and registered vehicle and
- sufficient auto insurance.
1. A valid driver's license
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) enforces driving laws and issues licenses. You can drive legally with a valid international driver's license for up to one year if your home country is on the US reciprocity list.
To obtain a Texas driver's license, you will need to take a written and a driving test, show proof of identity and pay a fee.
For driving manuals, license bureau locations, FAQs and identity documents required to obtain a license (including alternative documents for persons who do not have a Social Security card), see the Texas Department of Public Safety website.
2. A properly inspected and registered vehicle
To own a car, you must pay for the annual inspection and registration of the vehicle and maintain its condition to meet DPS standards.
- Annual inspections cost less than $20 and can be obtained at car repair shops, gas stations and other car service businesses that display the Texas State Inspection insignia. However, if your vehicle does not pass inspection, you will be required to make any repairs and pass a follow-up examination before the car will be legal to drive.
- Car registrations are handled through county tax offices. In Texas car registration is a form of property tax. The cost of the registration varies according to the county assessment rates and the value of the vehicle. Valid registration is demonstrated by current license plates and by paper documentation confirming your ownership of the vehicle. If you are ever stopped by law enforcement while driving the vehicle, you will be asked to show a valid driver's license, vehicle registration and auto insurance card.
When purchasing a new vehicle, your registration may or may not be included in the selling price. If you purchase a used vehicle you will have to arrange to transfer the title of ownership. Contact the local county tax office for how to transfer a vehicle title.
Be warned, buying a vehicle can be risky. It is recommended that you be aware of reasonable market prices before you shop and have the sale vehicle checked by a mechanic before purchasing. Campus police department personnel can give you other tips for protecting yourself against fraud.
3. Sufficient auto insurance
Each US state has different minimum requirements regarding auto insurance. To purchase auto insurance you will have to select a private insurance agency and sign up for a policy. In that process you will be required to make several decisions about how much coverage you wish to buy, so you should research Texas minimum requirements and decide how much coverage is appropriate for your circumstances. You will have to provide information about your vehicle and your driving history.


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Many parents believe that their child gets a good start for kindergarten if they attend Preschool. While this is true, it is important to make sure that your child learns positive type behavior when trying to deal with his peers. Many preschools have started to take notice to this very important aspect since finding out about the recent study results from Penn State University. The study, run by Penn State and funded by the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies, was interested in finding out how preschool children fare at Preschools that concentrate solely on academic learning, with basic discipline in the classroom setting or Preschools that encourage the children to try positive problem-solving skills alongside their academic learning.
Karen Bierman, a psychology professor from Penn State, divided 44 Head Start classrooms with 350 kids, 4-year-olds, and had half teach a traditional Head Start curriculum and the other half added a program that included special social skills. This included puppets or stories that taught specific problem-solving skills.
A favorite saying emerged from this study with kids saying "Be like Twiggle". Twiggle the Turtle was used for examples of how to respond to specific situations. When Twiggle pushed his friend after she knocked over his blocks, Twiggle wasn't allowed to play for a while. But, according to the skills being taught, kids were told that a wise old turtle told Twiggle that when he got upset, he should go inside his shell and take a deep calming breath. Then he should say what bothered him and how it makes him feel ... "It really made me mad that you knocked my blocks down." During the study, kids could be seen standing up, crossing their arms, and talking like the turtle and the other child, in response, would do the same ... then they would sit down and play again.
As pointed out by James Griffin, from the NIH's National Institue of Child Health and Human Development, "Preschools always aim to teach good behavior, but a crowd-control approach ... "stop doing that, put that down, don't pull his hair" ... doesn't help children learn to resolve conflict."
So, we, as parents, need to keep these thoughts about positive socialization in mind, because if the kids aren't learning this at Preschool, parents need to try instituting this type of problem-solving at home.
What can Parents do?
According to Professor Bierman, there is some advice parents can follow:
- Remember that ages 3 to 7 are a prime time for learning self-control. Talk to youngsters on a daily basis about their feelings and how to work through their problems. What made them sad? What made them happy?
- If a child is misbehaving, get the child to take a deep breath and calmly explain his or her feelings. This doesn't mean giving in to the child. But if you say, "I see that you're sad but it's still bedtime," helps children learn that they can feel upset but still meet obligations.
- Parents should learn to calm down too. "It doesn't help to use your words if you're just yelling," Bierman notes.


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March 12, 2014
Town of Newburgh, NY
Frank Woodruff, of the Town of Newburgh, a self-employed truck driver and business owner for F.E. Woodruff & Sons, passed away on Wednesday March 12, 2014 in Vale, NC. He was 56.
The son of the late Frank and Marion Woodruff, Frank was born and raised in the Town of Newburgh.
Predeceased by his loving wife of 36 years, Rene Woodruff in January 2011, Frank is survived by his sons: Richard Woodruff and Frank Woodruff, both of Newburgh; his daughter, Melissa Woodruff of Clarksville, TN; daughter-in-law, Elena Alvarez of Newburgh, and son-in-law, Lonnie Napier of Tampa, FL; brothers: Walter Woodruff of Hickory, NC, Dennis Woodruff and wife, Linda of Newburgh; sister, Marybeth Dawes and husband, Donald Cosman of Marlboro; and three grandchildren: Ariana Woodruff, Mia Woodruff, and Elijah Richmond. Frank also leaves behind multiple friends. Frank was a loving father and loyal friend who will be greatly missed.
A memorial will be held for family and friends at 6 p.m., Friday, March 28th at Grace United Methodist Church on Broadway in Newburgh.


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It's official! The months of hard work and preparation have paid off for Andrews University School of Education, who recently received notification that the School will remain fully accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) for another seven years.
The NCATE Unit Accreditation Board made the decision to continue the School's accreditation at their meeting in Palm Springs, CA, March 13-17.
Back in November 2004, the School of Education went through a full five-day NCATE evaluation when a team of NCATE officials did a thorough review of the School's ability to meet standards in six areas: Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions; Assessment System and Unit Evaluation; Field Experience and Clinical Practice; Diversity; Faculty Qualifications, Performance and Development; and Unit Governance and Resources.
NCATE accreditation is a sign of excellence, demonstrating that the School of Education has met national professional standards and graduates well-prepared and competent educators. NCATE currently accredits 602 colleges of education.
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GRTU provided funding to the Cheyenne Mountain Chapter of Trout Unlimited (CMTU) to assist them with restoring a section of the South Platte River at Camp Alexander, a Boy Scout camp that is utilized by Texas Boy Scout troops.
The CMTU folks have been sending me updates on the projects progress. I have posted these progress reports under the following links:
http://www.viacoustics.com/Camp_Alexand ... Report.pdf
http://www.viacoustics.com/Camp_Alexand ... ct_Map.pdf
CMTU and Camp Alexander are very grateful to GRTU for the funding and for our interest in their project.
More reports will be issued as the work progresses.
Camp Alexander, South Platte Progress Report
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Welcome to the Reporters Committee's Digital Journalist's Legal Guide.
If you are gathering and disseminating news and information in any medium, this guide is for you. It will be as useful to bloggers as to a staff reporter at a national newspaper.
Please note: This site is meant to help educate you about your rights, and is not meant to be taken as legal advice from an attorney or a substitute for direct consultation with an attorney. The Reporters Committee can usually help journalists, traditional or digital, find an attorney in your jurisdiction when you are sued or arrested. In such cases, contact our hotline for help.
This guide is arranged by the legal topics below, which will also always be on the menu to the left. Please pick a topic to start:
Are you having trouble getting access to information from federal, state or local governments? Do you need to follow the latest on how privacy and national security issues are affecting access?
Are you being kept out of a judicial proceeding, or denied access to court documents? Do you need to contest a sealing order that has placed newsworthy information off-limits?
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Have you been served with a subpoena? Is someone demanding that you reveal a source, or provide what you feel is protected newsgathering information? Do you have a question about the reporter's privilege -- the right not to be compelled to testify or reveal sources in court?
Is someone threatening to sue you over what you've written, or claiming that what you printed is not true? Do you have a question about libel cases or related issues, like anti-SLAPP laws and the fair report privilege?
Are you worried about how to present what may be personal yet newsworthy details in a news story? Do you have a question about other privacy claims, like intrusion upon seclusion and publication of private facts?
Has a court ordered you not to print information that you lawfully obtained, or not to report what you heard in open court?
Are you being threatened with revocation of a domain name? Do you need to know what the FCC and FTC are doing to regulate the Internet? Need to know how the "fair use" exception to copyright law works? Have you been told to take down something from your site for copyright reasons? Or, has someone else taken your work without permission?


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A Maryland group led by Howard County health officer Peter Beilenson has received a $65 million loan under federal health reform to start the state's first insurance co-op, a consumer-owned nonprofit that will compete against private insurers to sell health policies.
Evergreen Health Cooperative Inc. hopes to begin operations by next October, when consumers will begin buying insurance on the state's new health exchange. The exchange is the market where those not covered by employee insurance can buy health policies under the federal reform law. The company also will sell insurance outside of the exchange.
The Affordable Care Act includes the creation of co-ops, or consumer-operated and -oriented health plans, as a new option for coverage as millions of people seek mandated coverage.
Beilenson said Evergreen would target Marylanders whose salaries are too high to qualify for Medicaid but who find private insurance unaffordable.
The company hopes to control costs by focusing on preventive care and moving away from the fee-for-service payment model for physicians, where doctors are encouraged to do numerous tests and procedures on patients to see a bigger payment.
"We want to make insurance much more accessible to patients," Beilenson said. "We want to help those lower-income families who will have a hard time buying insurance even with the subsidies under the Affordable Care Act.
Beilenson, who announced the co-op Friday, said it is unclear what role he will play in the new entity.
The federal government has awarded loans to start up nearly two dozen co-ops in several states.
A second group, whose main sponsor is MedChi, the Maryland State Medical Society, plans to submit an application to the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services next week to fund a second co-op insurance company in Maryland.
That entity would be called DelMar and would offer insurance to people living on the Eastern Shore and in Delaware.
Gene Ransom, MedChi's CEO, said his group also supported Evergreen's startup. He said there are not enough insurance choices in Maryland.
"We like the idea of more co-ops and more competition in the market," Ransom said. "We have a very concentrated health insurance market in Maryland. That is not good for patients and doctors."
Del. Shawn Z. Tarrant is advising MedChi on the co-op as part of his employment with a health care company based in Florida. The Baltimore Democrat said that DelMar would target an under-served market. He said co-ops are good insurance options because the profits go back into the company.
Under a co-op structure, members serve on the board and decide the direction of the company.
"The profits go to lowering premiums," Tarrant said. "The members have a say in the direction of the entity. They have a vote as far as how it is run."
Beilenson said Evergreen expects to attract 15,000 to 20,000 customers in its first year. The co-op will spend the next several months signing up doctors and setting up general operations.
One-third of Maryland's 750,000 uninsured are expected to gain coverage in the first year that health reform is fully implemented.
Passed in 2010, the health reform law already has provided coverage for young adults up to age 26 on their parents' policies, insurance for children with pre-existing conditions and financial help with drug costs for people on Medicare. It also prohibited insurance companies from limiting how much they will cover.


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Robert Zemeckis: Denzel Washington deserves Oscar
- Bang Showbiz
- 18 January 2013
'Flight' filmmaker Robert Zemeckis is ecstatic Denzel Washington has been nominated for a Best Actor gong at the Academy Awards and thinks his performance merits the nomination
Robert Zemeckis thinks Denzel Washington is a "magnificent" actor.
The 'Flight' director is thrilled the 58-year-old star is up against the likes of Daniel Day Lewis for an Oscar in the Best Actor category and believes his performance in the drama about an alcoholic pilot's struggle for redemption is well worth the nomination.
Speaking at the UK premiere of 'Flight' in London's Leceister Square on Thursday night (17.01.13), Robert told BANG Showbiz: "He's magnificent, he's always a joy to work with you don't know what you're going to get but its always perfect. I think he should win! It's great!"
Jack Rapke and Steve Starkey, the film's producers, added: "He should win because it's simply a great performance. It's like, 'Did you see what he did with his lip? Did you see what he just did with his eye?' So we get to see it every day and that's the great thing for us. "
'Forrest Gump' filmmaker Robert thought the film was a fitting choice to make his first return to live action in over a decade, having chosen to concentrate on animated tales like 'The Polar Express' in recent years.
He said: "It's a very harrowing story about a man who's made a lot of changes in his life. It's got everything you might want - drama, action, comedy, suspense. I love it, live actions great."
The director was rumoured to be planning a reboot of psychedelic Beatles movie 'Yellow Submarine' and confirmed the project is still in the pipeline.
Robert added: "We've got a wonderful screenplay, we just need to see if we can get it off the ground. It could definitely happen. It has to wait!
"I'm one of those guys who always take a break in between films, look around, see what I want to do."
Denzel Washington and Kelly Riley joined Robert on the star-studded red carpet.


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Wayland inducts students into honor societies
Fourteen students from Wayland Baptist University were honored recently with induction into two academic honor fraternities. Ceremonies were held in Brown Chapel on Nov. 26.
Twelve students were inducted into Alpha Chi, the national honor society fraternity. Two were inducted into Psi Chi, the honor society for psychology majors or minors. To be chosen for membership, students must be in the top ten percent of the junior or senior class.
New Alpha Chi inductees include juniors Melissa Almsted of Plainview, Amanda Barker of Amarillo, Joell Beagle of Alamogordo, NM, Richard Campbell of Plainview, Kayla Dobbins of Amarillo, Staci Copeland of Perryton, Ronni Foote of Whiteface, Kalie Krey of Tahoka, Joi Stanley of Canyon, and Traci Phipps of Lamesa. Senior inductees included Christy White of Dalhart and Sarah Mills of Childress.
Psi Chi inducted junior Paulinda Gibson of Plainview and senior Jennifer Hernandez of Floydada.
Dr. Perry Collins, assistant professor of psychology, is sponsor for the two groups.


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About me (Nils-Christoph Fiedler)
I am a Low German Open Source Software translator since summer 2009. I also coordinate the following Low German (nds) translation teams: GNOME, Fedora, Launchpad and the umbrella project for Low German translations on Sourceforge "nds.sourceforge.net". My experience with Linux reaches back to 2003.
- LP-Profile: https://launchpad.net/~ncfiedler
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Low German is spoken by about 10.000.000 people worldwide. Varieties of Low German especially exist in Germany, Netherlands, Danmark, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Russia, Canada, USA, Mexico, Belize, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay. Since 1994 Low German is officially accepted as a minorities language by the European Charta, that needs to be protected for its cultural value. Low German is, next to German, an official language in the states of Northern Germany. Today Low German still tends to be a language, that is mainly spoken in the private area. Linux benefits from this fact, because the user immediately feels more familiar with his / her operating system, when being accosted in this privately used language.
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PHOENIX — Rescuers from southern Arizona reached and stabilized two critically injured Chinese sailors whose boat sunk in the Pacific Ocean, an official at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base said Sunday.
A Venezuelan fishing boat found the sailors floating in a raft Friday afternoon after their vessel sank off the coast of Mexico, said Sarah Schwennese, spokeswoman at the Tucson base. She says the sailors were badly burned in either a fire or explosion.
It's unclear how many other crew members were aboard the sunken Chinese boat or if there were fatalities.
Airmen from the 563rd Rescue Group parachuted into the water Saturday afternoon and used inflatable boats to reach the Venezuelan vessel, which is 1,100 nautical miles west of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Schwennesen said.
The rescuers treated the sailors, who will be hoisted, along with the U.S. airmen, onto three helicopters Sunday and flown to Cabo San Lucas. The injured pair will then be taken in a different aircraft to a burn unit in San Diego, California, accompanied by the airmen giving them care.
The distance required to reach the sailors has been the most challenging, Schwennesen said. Because of an estimated 6-hour flight that included flying over miles of ocean, a refueling aircraft was dispatched from the Arizona Air National Guard in Phoenix.
"The assistance of refueling by the 161st out of Phoenix was critical in providing faster care," Schwennesen said. "They could refuel over the Pacific Ocean rather than fly down to Mexico first."
The Venezuelan boat had sent out a request for help around 5 p.m. Friday, and it was received by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center.
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Spring in New York will not ever cease to amaze me. Each year I'm struck by the insane beauty of the flowers that bloom out of nowhere and the tiny buds that sprout and the lush calls of the birds in the trees. Laid out at the feet of this steel and concrete metropolis, the saturated colors are all the more breathtaking.
This year I've noticed that the flowers have an entire life cycle of their own. First bloomed the tender daffodils and tulips, then the irises in all their midnight blue, now lillies on stalks as tall as me, or perched on top of pointed green crowns…
Then there are — are these daisies? I think they're wild flowers. Michael says they're just weeds, in which case I say, grow me a garden of these beautiful weeds!
Inside the apartment we have all sorts of green thumb experiments going on as well, and also our CSA starts up again tomorrow! Expect some very green posts in the near future. Happy Monday!


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"When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer." Psalm 32:3,4
Suggested Further Reading: Acts 16:11-34
I have met with at least a score of persons who found Christ and then mourned their sins more afterwards than they did before. Their convictions have been more terrible after they have known their interest in Christ than they were at first. They have seen the evil after they have escaped from it; they had been plucked out of the miry clay, and their feet set on a rock, and then afterwards they have seen more fully the depth of that horrible pit out of which they have been snatched. It is not true that all who are saved suffer these convictions and terrors; there are a considerable number who are drawn by the cords of love and the bands of a man. There are some who, like Lydia, have their hearts opened not by the crowbar of conviction, but by the picklock of divine grace. Sweetly drawn, almost silently enchanted by the loveliness of Jesus, they say, "Draw me, and I will run after thee." And now you ask me the question—"Why has God brought me to himself in this gentle manner?" Again I say—there are some questions better unanswered than answered; God knows best the reason why he does not give you these terrors; leave that question with him. But I may tell you an anecdote. There was a man once who had never felt these terrors, and he thought within himself—"I never can believe I am a Christian unless I do." So he prayed to God that he might feel them, and he did feel them, and what do you think is his testimony? He says, "Never, never do that, for the result was fearful in the extreme." If he had but known what he was asking for, he would not have asked for anything so foolish.
For meditation: The important thing is not how we are brought to Christ, but that we are brought to Christ. The wind sometimes blows fiercely; sometimes it blows gently (John 3:8). But we should not presume upon God's kindness, forbearance and patience—they lead us to repentance (Romans 2:4).
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In this article, which was originally published on InfoQ Japan, Daisuke Maki describes some of the challenges of developing responsive AJAX applications, and presents Concurrent.Thread as a solution to easing the complexity involved in asynchronous communcation in AJAX.
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While increasingly more websites are fully or partially based on AJAX, it is still difficult to develop complicated AJAX applications. What is the main issue which causes this difficulty in developing AJAX applications? Is it asynchronous communication with the server, or is it GUI programming? Both are routinely performed by desktop window applications -- so why is development of AJAX applications which do the same things particularly difficult?
Let me talk about Concurrent.Thread, a library that allows JavaScript to use multiple threads, since this greatly eases the difficulty associated with asynchronous communication in the AJAX development mentioned above. This is a free-software library implemented in JavaScript, available under the Mozilla Public License / GNU General Public License. You can download the source code from the website.
With Concurrent.Thread, it is possible to switch execution context from one thread to another as needed even if you write a long and continuous program. Let me briefly talk about how this behavior is achieved. In short, code conversion is used. Very roughly speaking, the function passed to the create() method is first converted to a character string, which is then rewritten so that it can be executed on a piecemeal basis. Then, the rewritten function is executed little by little on the scheduler. The scheduler is responsible for coordinating multiple threads. In other words, it makes adjustments so that each of the rewritten functions will be evenly executed. Concurrent.Thread actually does not create new threads but simply simulates a multi-threaded environment on the original single thread.
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On my simple Apache server with the mod_deflate enabled the actually KB transferred is only 46KB!
This roughly equates to having a Flash object on your page... I can see when making real web applications having multi threading JS will help a lot. I haven't yet tested Concurrent, largely because of its initial 500kb file size but now after testing out the "real world" impact i feel its not much of an issue(assuming it does what it says on the tin).
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Could you please show me how can I execute some function on existing thread?
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Climate Change in the Alps
Glacier recession has led to an upward migration of Alpine plants at a rate of 0.5 - 4 m per decade. In the long run, lowland plants will displace Alpine species to ever-higher altitudes until they simply have nowhere to go at all, effectively forcing them into extinction.
The expansion of exotic species from parks and gardens is another potential threat posed by climate change and can already be observed in the Southern Alps where evergreen trees (even palm trees!) are invading the natural forests.
The species composition of plant communities could change with consequences as yet unknown for the whole food chain.
The invasion of southern pathogens, bringing diseases against which the flora and fauna of the Alps have no defence, could also be a consequence of global warming.
Global warming will also bring about changes in rain and snowfall patterns and an increase in the frequency of extreme meteorological events, such as floods and avalanches.
Higher temperatures will degrade the permafrost layers, causing slope instability and rock falls and landslides.


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Need for national Canadian strategy for EGFR testing
DENVER – Significant advances have taken place in the management of patients with advanced and metastatic non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) over the last 5 years. Traditionally, all advanced NSCLC patients were treated in a similar manner. More recently, the importance of pathologic subtype has been recognized. Data from several randomized trials demonstrate that epidermal growth factor (EGFR) mutation status is predictive of improved survival and quality of life with selected systemic therapies.
Researchers in Canada examined the barriers to the initial implementation of the national EGFR testing policy. In the September issue of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer's journal, the Journal of Thoracic Oncology (JTO), researchers conclude that the uptake of EGFR mutation testing dropped substantially once funding from the pharmaceutical industry was discontinued.
The Canadian health care system is publicly funded through each province or territory. EGFR mutation testing was not available in Canada outside of research laboratories before March 2010. Five laboratories across the country undertook validation and quality-control processes to establish a network for EGFR mutation testing using reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction. Laboratories were reimbursed for testing by AstraZeneca Canada for an initial 12 months. Patients were eligible for EGFR mutation testing if they had advanced/metastatic NSCLC and non-squamous histology.
At the end of 12 months, when the EGFR mutation testing and associated compassionate gefitinib program supported by AstraZeneca were completed, there was a substantial drop in the number of EGFR test requests. Over the next 6 months, the number of tests performed monthly ranged from 50 to 120 in comparison to 200 to 250 tests per month in the first 12 months.
Researchers conclude, "there is a need for a national strategy to ensure resources are in place to implement molecular testing for new molecularly targeted agents."
The lead author is IASLC member Dr. Peter Ellis. Dr. Natasha Leighl is a co-author and IASLC member.
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The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) is the only global organization dedicated to the study of lung cancer. Founded in 1974, the association's membership includes more than 3,500 lung cancer specialists in 80 countries. To learn more about IASLC please visit www.iaslc.org.


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Dear President Obama,
As leaders of American nonprofit organizations that work in support of children and families both here in the United States and abroad, we urge you to send the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) to the U.S. Senate for ratification.
Around the world, the CRC is an important tool to promote protections and rights for the most vulnerable and marginalized children, and to support the importance of families and parents. I believe that it will strengthen our Nation's ability to help children overseas, and provide a framework to help us better address challenges facing children and families here at home.
Mr. President, you are a champion for human rights and for children's rights. As you know, the United States stands with Somalia as the only holdouts from ratifying the CRC, the most widely accepted human rights instrument in history. The conspicuous absence of the United States as a party to the CRC undermines our Nation's international leadership role on behalf of children and families.
The United States cannot move forward on ratification, however, unless the President submits this treaty to the Senate for its advice and consent. Although Administration officials have promised to review the treaty, there is no specific timeframe for submitting it to the Senate.
I ask you to submit the CRC to the Senate by the next Universal Children's Day. The United Nations and its member countries observe this day annually to promote the welfare and protection of the world's children. By sending the CRC to the Senate, Mr. President, you will demonstrate your commitment to the values enshrined in the treaty.


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The flooring of your country style kitchen should be created from natural materials such as tile, wood or flagstones. In case these do not suit your budget, try using wall to wall carpeting or lamination. The color of the flooring should be given good importance. The lighter the shade, the betters. You can even use braided or hooked rugs. This will give an authentic look to your kitchen.
The kitchen is supposed to be the most used room in the house. There are several kitchen decorating ideas that you can come across, these days. These ideas were not present a few years ago.
Modern homes are often much too small for kitchens of this size unless, of course, it is a kitchen/diner - in which case, the decor of your kitchen decorating ideas need to take that into account. There is often a lot of actual wasted space in a large kitchen, requiring the person who uses the kitchen on a daily basis to cover a considerable distance between cooker, sink and work surfaces. This is often not particularly conducive to the most efficient use of a person's time. Reducing this 'working triangle', as it is called, is one of the more fundamental aspects of good kitchen planning and something that also needs to be factored into any kitchen decorating ideas. This has led to the innovative kitchen island which sits in the centre of the kitchen and often houses the sink, work surfaces and usually the hob.
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Power Company of Wyoming president and chief executive Bill Miller described the publication of the draft EIS as a "significant milestone" for the project, which will be located on a 320,000-acre working cattle ranch in Carbon County, Wyoming. The company expects to begin construction of the $6 billion wind farm in 2012-13 after acquiring federal, state and county approval.
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quote:Originally posted by fat_elvis_rockedHi Datsyuk 1,Ask your Dad to tell you about a guy named Alexei Yashin..or maybe you know about him yourself, you sound like an avid hockey fan. I'm really hoping Malkin isn't another Yashin, but if the last couple of rounds and last night's game in particular are any indicator....At first I thought he was just in a slump...last night's game made me rethink that...he looked lazy, with the odd flash of offence that was stymied, at which point he started to get pouty and create bad bounces for himself. All that talent...hopefully maturity will help him realize that passion/heart are as important and he can find his touch and carry it through to the playoffs.PS. Sorry Pasty...saw your reference to Yahin after I posted...you know what I'm getting at then....
quote:Originally posted by Datsyuk 1Yeah, I have known a little pattern in the last couple years about Russian's. All of them have skill and three quarters of them are really lazy, like let's see Yashin, Bure, Malkin (I have noticed he hasn't been his usually self and he has had no heart what so ever this playoffs) ect. Russian's are just soo much fun to watch because they have soo much skill and they do some stuff I wouldn't even think of doing although most of them have no heart and that is what I hate about watching those Russian's.Time to golf!
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You have to run Winhiip as an administrator. Open up the disk management and see if you can see the hard drive in there. Make sure you take the rubber jumper off the bottom prongs. That will set it to slave mode.Need some help here: I followed this video step my step -Okay, so after some time StuntmanSnake and I realized that it would be helpful to create a topic on what new players would need to buy to get started playing on the server. This is not a guide! This is only a shopping list. This list is based of the intentions that you are trying to use a non Japanese PS2 to run the HDD OSD exploit. The HDD OSD exploit has much more to offer than buying a standard Japanese PS2. These include vastly improved load times, translation patches, transferring downloaded saves to your memory card via USB, and playing all your games straight from your HDD! I DO NOT CONDONE PIRACY! IMPORT THE GAMES AND RIP THE ISO's LEGALLY TO YOUR HDD! These are my recommendations:
☑A NTSC-U or PAL Phat model PS2 (with all the proper accessories, duh.)
You can buy these pretty cheap on Ebay with prices ranging between 30-70 USD used. Now I know what you're thinking, "Don't I need a Japanese PS2 to run a Japanese game?" Nope, you don't. You can run imports on an American or a PAL PS2 if you softmod it with the exploit stated above. Softmodding an American or PAL PS2 is relatively easy and costs the same if not LESS than buying a Japanese console that can only play Japanese games.
☑An IDE Hard Drive Disk
This is what you will use to store your ISO's on. It's also what the HDD OSD exploit is installed on. Make sure the one you buy is compatible with the PS2 though! You can get the standard 40GB PS2 HDD used on Amazon or Ebay for a low price. If you plan on housing your entire PS2 library on one, I'd recommend a Maxtor 320GB HDD. I bought mine used for 30 USD.
☑A PS2 Network Adapter
This attaches to your IDE HDD and is installed in the Phat model's expansion bay. This is required in order to connect your Ethernet cable to the PS2. You can buy these used really cheap on Amazon for 5 USD or Ebay for cheaper than that!
☑IDE to USB cable w/power source
In order to install your ISO's and the HDD OSD exploit, you'll need to connect your HDD to your computer. This is where the IDE to USB cable comes in handy! Remember that if you buy the IDE to USB cable, you'll still need the power brick for the HDD! Unfortunately, it's hard to find reliable cables these days without spending a little extra.
☑Biohazard Outbreak File 1 and 2 JAPANESE IMPORTS
Surprisingly cheap for Japanese Imports. I bought mine used off of Ebay for 20 USD each with original cases, game manuals, and FREE shipping! It only took 6 days to reach me too! So no more excuses that they're too expensive to import! Just LOOK at these PRICES!
☑A Wireless Ethernet Adapter
This helps if your PS2 is not close to a computer or a laptop. You'll be able to connect the ethernet cable to this to play wireless. Unfortunately, these do not come that cheap on Amazon. I bought the NETGEAR WNCE2001 Universal WiFi Internet Adapter for about 40 USD off Amazon. I'd recommend buying these cheaper from Ebay for about 15 USD.
but the computer is not detecting my newly bought MAXTOR HDD. I switched to the original PS2 HDD......Same thing happened. What could be wrong??? This is the cable that I used -
http://www.amazon.com/Vantec-CB-ISATAU2 ... ide+to+usb
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A lot of people think of barbecue and ice cream as strictly seasonal treats. Not so, say the regulars at Kloby's Smokehouse in North Laurel. From a counter-service barbecue joint that opened in April 2008, Kloby's has pretty much doubled in size so that it is now a full-service restaurant that can seat 150. And it now specializes not only in barbecue but in bourbon. And beer. And bread pudding. And ice cream.
The new Kloby's began operations in June, after extensive renovations. Décor is minimal except for a couple of firefighters ensembles, reflecting owner Steve Klobosits' former life as a paramedic with the fire department. Relaxed describes Kloby's well.
The central dining area is divided from the beverage bar by another high-top eating bar held up by a long row of faux whiskey barrels, obviously pointing out the fact that Kloby's also has about 40 different bourbons and ryes available, not to overlook the 30 or so draft beers du jour.
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The focus here is still the food, of course. And while vegetarians can find a meal, meat eaters -- red and white, smoked and unsmoked -- are the focus.
The restaurant offers a quartet of burger styles. Your basic is either beef or turkey with a variety of fixings. Kloby's has designed the Carolina, the BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger, the Chipotle Cheeseburger and the Beef Brisket Burger. Prices range $5.99 to $9.99 -- a little more if you get really fancy with the toppings. All are served with hand-cut fries.
There are nine sandwiches, too, including Carolina pulled pork or barbecued chicken, beef brisket, brisket cheesesteak and a barbecue slider sampler.
Our meat-loving quartet began the Kloby's adventure with a large basket of hush puppies ($3.89/8); whole Buffalo-style wings ($10.99/8); and the chili du jour with cornbread ($4.29/ample cup).
The hush puppies were big, plump, hot and moist -- arguably the best we've tried, even in the "South."
Our server called the chili du jour "pot luck," and as such it featured several kinds of meats, which added up to a hearty, beany, nicely spiced whole. The cornbread was fragrant and fluffy, corny and fun.
Meaty matters
There's a little section on the menu titled "Meat Plates." Very simple. You choose one meat ($9.99), two meats ($14.99) or three meats ($18.99). With your choice you get two sides and some cornbread. The meats include pulled pork, beef brisket, smoked turkey breast, spicy sausage, tri-tip sirloin (for $2 extra), baby back ribs ($1 more), beef ribs or one-quarter of a barbecued chicken (dark or white meat).
One guest chose the (grilled) tri-tip sirloin, which was amply sized, done rare as requested and satisfyingly tender-chewy.
From the ribs department, we ordered up a half-rack of baby backs ($9). These fall-off-the-bone tender ribs were done Carolina style, with a tangy vinegar-based sauce. Unfortunately, the mac and cheese took too long to get from the kitchen to the table and so wasn't hot enough to be at its best.
The Carolina pulled pork sandwich, topped with coleslaw, was large and filling. About as good a version of pulled pork as we've tried. And a barbecue slider sampler ($9.99) boasted a trio of mini-sandwiches: pulled pork, beef brisket and chicken. Each was charming on its own. We'd be hard put to decide which one was best.
In addition to the meat eaters' nirvana in the dining rooms, there's a 500-square-foot ice cream parlor on the premises, which also sells ready-to-heat portions of another Kloby's specialty, bread pudding. At any given time there are three to five different varieties available from among the 15 rotating flavors.
Of course, all that meat (and everything else) was filling, so the bread pudding and ice cream has to wait for another time. And there will be another time.
Kloby's Smokehouse, 7500 Montpelier Road, Laurel. 301-362-1510, www.Klobysbbq.com. Open seven days. No reservations.