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Rock, Paper, Shotgun has reported that a player's entire Origin account can be locked out for violating the Terms of Service agreement on a forum provided by either EA or the game developer.
Rock, Paper, Shotgun first reported on this situation in March 2011 when Bioware forum member Arno made this comment on the forums:
"Have you sold your souls to the EA devil?"
At the time, Dragon Age 2 had just been released. Many PC gamers felt betrayed by the fact that so many shortcuts had been taken to make the game playable on consoles, and that it had been rushed out in what appeared to be a cash grab for EA after the merger with Bioware. At the time, several gaming news sites reported on this, and EA said little aside from, "No comment." Then suddenly, EA had this to say:
"Unfortunately, there was an error in the system that accidentally suspended your entire EA account. Immediately upon learning of the glitch, we have restored the entire account and apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused while accessing other areas of the EA service."
This "glitch" was still being looked into a few days later by Rock, Paper, Shotgun and EA's Andrew Wong told them this:
"As noted last week, we have identified an error in our system which can suspend a user's entire account when our terms of use policy has been violated. We are working to fix this and expect to have the issue resolved by the end of this week. Again, we apologize for the inconvenience – it is not our policy to prevent customers from playing a single-player game. Any registered player who feels they have been banned inappropriately is urged to contact EA Customer Service."
Thankfully, nothing of consequence had happened soon after, and the "glitch" seemed to be fixed. Then Ars Technica forum member Nadroj462 reported that his account had been banned for a comment he made about NHL '12 on EA's forums. EA gave this information to the user about why his account was banned:
"The email address [xxxx], and all EA personas associated with it (including personas/accounts used for multiplayer games), have been suspended from our services for 72 hours. This action was taken due the severity and number of violations of our Terms of Service committed with the personas associated with this email address. The most recent violations leading to this action include: [I have an idea that will surely work to help E$$A$$ come out with a proper fix]"
This was not widely reported, but after Battlefield 3 came out, many forum members were banned. Rock, Paper, Shotgun received word from several gamers trying to get the word out that EA was banning their whole Origin account for comments made on the EA forums. There were a few incidents reported, the first of which came from Nick. His ban was in regards to his comments about tea bagging and being descriptive about sexual activity. The second incident came from Rob, who was accused of posting to a commercial in the forum. What Rob had actually done was link to a non-commercial blog site about network troubleshooting, which in fact EA links to in its own corporate support site under the FAQ. The last story came from James, who had not initiated the use of vulgar language but instead made a reply to another user who had:
"Ah, back to the e-peen talk."
The word e-peen is short for electronic penis, which is used to suggest that someone is saying their penis is bigger. James was originally told that his ban would only last for 72 hours, the standard amount of time for first time offenders. James then received another e-mail from EA stating that his account had been permanently banned. James contacted EA about this new development and received this reply:
"Please note that your account [e-mail] has been permanently terminated from the Electronic Arts Online service for violating the terms of services. The account will no longer be accessible in any way, and all property, items, and characters associated currently are or will soon be deleted. This action was necessary due to the repeated nature of the offense on the account. We regret having to take this final step, but it is entirely necessary on behalf of protecting the Electronic Arts Online community. The violation has already been discussed above so further communication on this matter won't be entertained. We thank you for your understanding on all the statutes within the Terms of Service, and they still contractually apply to you as per the original agreement, especially the sections regarding terminated members of the service."
There is currently no option to appeal this decision, and EA's word is final not matter the circumstances. EA has given no word about this policy, nor has there consistent communication to those affected: there have been reports of customers being told that the developers of the games have exclusive control, while others have been told it's up to the forum moderator.
The most recent update from Rock, Paper, Shotgun has assumed the following to be a pattern regarding how EA handles bans:
Person says a naughty word on an EA forum.
Person receives 72 hour ban from forums, which blocks Origin too.
Person contacts EA customer support and is told "tough".
Person writes to RPS.
With the occasional addition of: Person finds their ban has become permanent with no warning, and no option to appeal.
They go on to recommend to their readers that they should should stay away from EA's forums. The risk is too high for people to lose their games that they've paid for and put time into. They also note that they are not the only ones looking into the legality of these tactics.
Analysis: I have been following this since it all started with Dragon Age 2. This was just one of the many reasons why I didn't want to jump on board with Origin; the possibility of losing all my game content with Origin with only one infraction is absurd, to say the least. These kinds of policies piss me off, especially as I believe in freedom of speech and am a veteran. EA is literally abusing its customers with either ignorance, sheer greed and cruelty, or a combination of the two. I have to ask, honestly, how can EA not know what's going on in their own company in regards to who's doing the banning and having loose guidelines for why someone is being banned?
I do believe people should be held accountable for their actions, especially when they are being vulgar to others in a public forum. I do not believe that a person's access to content they paid for should be taken away, no matter how vile the violation. The forum account and Origin account should be separate so if one is affected by a ban, the other still exists.
I also believe that multiplayer accounts should not be tied into one account. I have to use a hack to fix my multi-monitor resolution for Call of Duty: Black Ops, so what if I had to do that for Battlefield 3 and it was read as a false positive for cheating? The whole account would then be banned on Origin, and even games I did not need to do this with would be affected based on what's going on right now.
This reason, along with what others have experienced, tells me that EA should have a system in place for us to challenge the decision for a permanent account ban. We have the right to appeal decisions by law. I know EA have the resources to give us the ability to at least appeal this in a limited way, but the problem is they don't want to. It's scary to think someone can take away hours of playtime and hard-earned cash all because they were just having a bad day.
This is a ludicrous situation. I said all along that I do not trust Origin because of EA's past behavior, and they're not making a case for me to put anymore trust into them. If anything, they're losing what little trust they have left with their being silent. EA needs to step up and fix this ASAP for past and current infractions, or this whole situation is going to explode and probably take a good chunk of money away from EA when it's all said and done. I hate to think the only reason they would be persuaded to do anything would be based on legal action. If that comes and they do, good for us. I still would not trust EA because they'd have acted only because they were at gun point, not because of their own good nature.
I'm going to recommend the same thing to our readers that Rock, Paper, Shotgun has done: do not use EA's forums because the price is far too high if you express your displeasure for something EA or another developer has done. I will even go as far to say don't use Origin unless the game you want to play requires it (e.g. Battlefield 3). I have plans to get two other titles in six months that are being published by EA, and those are as far as I will go. I will not buy any other games on Origin this holiday season no matter how good the deal is. I honestly believe there is no price low enough for me to buy anything through Origin. Not if EA can and will abuse their power to take those purchases away if I exercise my freedom of speech to say I don't agree with them and am not being vulgar or lying outright.


text: Vertu. Nokia's luxury handset division has rarely gotten much love on these pages, but that's mostly to do with the excessive use of "high end" materials on its phones and zeroes in its prices. Both are present and accounted for here, with the stainless steel and leather-bound Constellation Ayxta starting at somewhere around $7,500. Still, we retain a curiosity to see such exclusive devices in the glaring lights of reality, and Gear Diary has treated us to just such a treat. The handset before you can crank out 6 hours of talk time over GSM or 300 hours of standby, navigate preloaded maps over GPS, or hook you up to an instant Concierge service if you don't feel like doing the work yourself. And why should you? Mosey on over to the source for the full unboxing gallery.

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Here's Why Pearls Might Be Your New Must-Have Accessory
by Kéla Walker
Typically when you think of pearls you think of your granny's accessories or some very demure lady like style. Forget all of that, the silky white gem is back but with a fun and fresh twist take that will have you rethinking pearls completely.
I recently teased my friend for wearing her mother's pearl necklace to a hip hop concert. Who does that? It was pretty damn funny to me ( and my Snapchat crew) but I gotta admit she was actually on to something.
Like all things in fashion what goes around comes around again and those pearls of hers have a made a modern day return. While you won't see folks rocking them in the traditional sense you will see them in cool fashionable ways. Look for pearl embellishments on pretty much everything from t-shirts and jeans a chic and sophisticated twist. It's actually pretty genius.
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If you like your pearls the old fashion way, in jewelry form, those pieces have also taken on a edgy feel
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This pattern of divergence is best explained by a model where 92% of bee lineages died out 65 million years ago, and the few remaining species rapidly diverged soon afterwards.
I like to think of this as good news. If we can halt the current decimation of our modern honeybees, maybe they too can bounce back from the brink. Of course, it might take a few million years.Sandra M. Rehan, Remko Leys, & Michael P. Schwarz (2013). First Evidence for a Massive Extinction Event Affecting Bees Close to the K-T Boundary PloS ONE DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076683.


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Your Saeco Odea espresso machine's control panel might show several indicator lights. Discover their meaning.
A light flashes on the control panel of my Saeco Odea espresso machine.
Descaling light
Flashing slowly:
- The machine needs to be descaled, descale the machine with Saeco descaler.
- If the descaling light keeps flashing after you have proceeded the descaling process, you have not finish the process in the correct way. Restart the descaling process.
Alarm light / Exclamation symbol
Steady on:
- The coffee bean hopper is empty. Refill the coffee bean hopper with coffee beans and restart the brewing cycle.
- The water tank is empty. Fill the water tank with fresh water.
- The drip tray/coffee grounds drawer is full and needs to be emptied. Always empty the coffee grounds drawer while the machine is switched ON, otherwise the coffee cycle counter is not reset.
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- The brew group is not inserted or not inserted correctly. Take out the brew group, clean and grease it. Place it back again into the machine.
- The coffee grounds drawer is not inserted or not well placed.
- The coffee bean hopper lid is not properly placed. The lid features a magnetic closure and for safety reasons, place the bean hopper in the correct way.
- The steam/hot water knob is not correctly turned to the desired position. Change the setting.
Flashing quickly (multiple times per second):
- The water circuit needs to be vented. Vent the machine according to the user manual, or simply by dispensing some hot water.
Temperature light
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- The machine is ready for use.
Flashing slowly (once per second)
- The machine is in stand-by mode. After 30 minutes of inactivity, the machine goes into stand-by mode, the boiler is no longer heated and all the lights turn off with the exception of the temperature light which will blink slowly. To turn the machine on again simply press the brew button. The machine will go through the rinse cycle if the circuit is cold.
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Coffee grounds drawer light
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Always empty the coffee grounds drawer while the machine is switched ON, otherwise the coffee cycle counter is not reset.
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Montreal, July 30, 2010 --- The Marguerite-Bourgeoys School Board filed this May with the Quebec Court of Appeal for leave to appeal a Human Rights Tribunal decision that found the School Board and two employees guilty of discrimination on the basis of ethnic origin.
The School Board wants to appeal an April 2010 decision by the Tribunal ordering the School Board, together with Principal Normand Bergeron and Educator Martine Betrand, to pay to Mrs. Maria Gallardo $17,000 in damages for discriminating against her and her son because the boy ate with a fork and spoon.
The School Board claims that the Tribunal did not have the right or the jurisdiction to hear all of the aspects of Mrs. Gallardo's complaint. It relies on a 1977 Quebec Court of Appeal decision, Ménard c. Rivet, which states that when the Quebec Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission dismisses a complaint due to insufficient proof of discrimination the complaint cannot be brought before the Human Rights Tribunal. Even though the Commission found some discrimination in the Gallardo case, unlike in the Menard case, the School Board argues that the Tribunal did not have jurisdiction to look at the facts the Commission dismissed as non-discriminatory. However, Quebec jurisprudence holds that there is no such thing as partial inadmissibility and courts must look at all the evidence in any case brought before them.
If the School Board wins leave to appeal and the Court upholds its interpretation, all the facts considered by the Tribunal that the Commission previously dismissed will become inadmissible. Without these facts, the School Board argues, two Respondents would be off the hook and the Tribunal would be unable to award moral and punitive damages.
The School Board's argument raises serious questions about access to justice for discrimination victims since, as the Tribunal highlighted in its decision, the Commission simply dismissed many of the Complainants' claims out-of-hand. Significant problems CRARR identified in the Commission's investigation include: no interviews of the victims and their witnesses (although the Commission met with many School Board representatives); no disclosure of the evidence gathered during the investigation to CRARR and the family for comments; and no interview of a local daily's journalist who interviewed the school principal.
According to the School Board, had the Tribunal not examined all the facts, it could not have concluded that the school and its principal were guilty of discrimination; therefore, they should not be held liable for aggravating and refusing to resolve the discriminatory situation.
The School Board further claims that Mrs. Gallardo did not prove that the discriminatory acts harmed her son, therefore no moral damages should be awarded. It also states that she did not prove that Principal Normand Bergeron intended to discriminate against her son, therefore he should not be liable for punitive damages.
If the Court of Appeal considers the Tribunal committed any error the appeal will be allowed and the Court will proceed to examine the case on its merits. If it does not allow an appeal, the Tribunal's decision will stand.
The hearing on the motion for leave to appeal will be held on September 2, 2010, at 9:00 AM. at the Court of Appeal in Montreal. The hearing is open to the public.
The Court's decision will affect other complainants who wish to take their cases before the Human Rights Tribunal, as CRARR has documented several cases pointing to the Commission's systemic failure in recent years to properly investigate cases involving school discipline against racialized and disabled students.
In a recent decision involving a diabetic Arab youth who claimed discrimination and harassment in school, the Commission interviewed six witnesses from the School Board but refused to interview any from the victims' side. Furthermore, statements by the youth and his parents who are immigrants and unfamiliar with the civil rights complaint process, to the investigator were absent from the file and the investigation report revealed significant factual errors and omissions. CRARR indicated these problems to the Commission which nonetheless dismissed the complaint on the strength of the flawed investigation.
In contrast to other human rights commissions in Canada, the Quebec Commission does not have policy guidelines and train its investigative staff on the discriminatory impact of school discipline on vulnerable students and on discrimination based on the intersection of grounds such as race and disability.
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For the past twenty years, Janelle Weissman has worked to strengthen social justice organisations tackling issues from empowering women through to supporting people with HIV/AIDS. In the USA, she served as Executive Director of two organisations: Social Venture Partners Boulder County (SVP), and the Rita and Harold Divine Foundation. As a part of the global SVP network, she facilitated grantmaking, coordinated capacity building projects, and provided training to nonprofits, Boards and donors to help increase their impact on communities. At the Rita and Harold Divine Foundation, she worked across generations to develop and implement a grantmaking strategy to support organisations building bridges to promote peace and coexistence around the world. Janelle has developed, managed and evaluated programs to empower women and girls through leadership and life skills development.
Since joining UN Women National Committee Australia in 2014, funds raised to support UN Women programs to empower and protect women have nearly doubled, with $750,000 contributed to UN Women in 2015. Janelle was a member of the inaugural Ride for Rights 2016 team, cycling alongside 25 extraordinary champions for UN Women who together raised more than $129,000 for UN Women programs that they visited along their 325 km journey in Vietnam and Cambodia.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Carolina Panthers defensive linebacker Thomas Davis has made a huge donation to help the Harding University High School football team get its players and coaches championship rings.
Davis confirmed he donated $15,000 to the team in a tweet to WSOC-TV anchor John Paul.
👍🏾👍🏾— Thomas Davis (@ThomasDavisSDTM) December 15, 2017
The football team finished its 14-1 season with a 30-22 win over Scotland County in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 4A State Championship game in Winston-Salem. It's the first state championship for the team since 1953.
Head football coach Sam Greiner was on the radio Friday morning when Davis called in and said he would help. The football program was trying to figure out ways to purchase rings for its players who couldn't afford them.
Right now @HUHS_Athletics players are getting sized up for their rings! @Panthers @ThomasDavisSDTM pic.twitter.com/EWrczkvOhe— John Paul (@JPaulWSOC9) December 15, 2017
The rings cost about $400 apiece, so the school was trying to raise about $20,000. A GoFundMe page was set up to help the team buy rings, which had raised nearly $7,000 by Friday morning.
When Greiner accepted the head coach position two years ago, the football program was one of the worst in the state -- winning just one game in both 2014 and 2015. The players didn't have uniforms until the coach's church bought them. They still practice on a beat-up baseball field and have to dress behind the stands.
"If someone wrote a movie script about everything that's happened, they would think it's a fairy tale," Greiner said. "They wouldn't think it's real life."
WSOC-TV asked what expenses Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools cover and was told it provides for game officials, security and coaching stipends.
Everything else is up to the school, families or a booster club.
Harding doesn't have a booster club, and a majority of the students' families don't have the money.
"We have kids on our rosters that don't really have homes," Greiner said. "They really don't know what they're going to eat (from) day to day."
Greiner and his church created a family before building a state championship-caliber team. The church provides meals before games and Greiner let his quarterback, Braheam Murphy, who was homeless, live with him.
"I have two daughters because I think the good Lord knew I had enough sons, coaching football," Greiner said.


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Scream Theater Double-Feature – Vol. 4
Legend of the Witches – This documentary discusses the historical origins of witchcraft in moon-worship and the witches' legend of creation. Featuring "King of the Witches," Alexander Saunders.
The City of the Dead – A woman researching the history of witchcraft arms herself with resolve and gets more than she bargained for. A bit anxious but consumed with curiosity, she will soon embark herself on the journey of her life to the village of Whitewood.
Legend of the Witches – The historical origins of witchcraft in moon-worship and the witches' legend of creation. Initiation rites undergone by the modern witch' divination by birds and animals; Christianity's absorption of pagan rites; revenge killing; the Black Mass. Cecil Williamson's Museum of Witchcraft in Cornwall. Investigations into the efficacy of witchcraft; extra-sensory perception; foretelling the future. All featuring the infamous "King Of The Witches" in the only footage in existance of the King Of Wicca. Alexander Saunders.. who uses this documentary to guide us through his coven. By then, Sanders had been endorsed by a group of 1,623 practicing Wiccans as 'King of the Witches' – with Maxine as 'Witch Queen' – and he turned into a media celebrity. There were TV appearances, late-night talks on radio, a sympathetic biography, record albums of his rituals and this film, The Legend of The Witches, based on his exploits. These were said to include healing people of warts by 'wishing them on someone else, who's already ugly'. Another woman was supposedly cured of cander by Sanders sitting with her in the hospital for three days and nights, holding her feet and pouring 'healing energy' into her. Sanders and Maxine parted in 1973 and he drifted into semi-retirement before moving to Bexhill in East Sussex, where he died in 1988. Like Gardner, his legacy was his own tradition of ritual and belief within the Wicca movement – dubbed 'Alexandrian' in a play on his first name.
1969 | 72 min | B&W | 1.33:1/4×3 | Dolby Digital | All Region | NR
The City of the Dead – "This classic of British horror has been painstakingly restored by VCI (with the cooperation of the British Film Institute) and is now complete and uncut; including more than 2 minutes of additional footage, which had been cut from the U.S. version, titled HORROR HOTEL. This also marks the first time ever this uncut version has been seen on video with its original title. THE CITY OF THE DEAD is an extraordinarily good chiller scripted by George Baxt, which still has the power to frighten fans of the horror genre." A college student, Nan Barlow is researching the history of witchcraft. Taunted by her brother and fiancé, who have voiced their concern over her silly notions, Nan arms herself with resolve and drives into the small New England village of Whitewood. She is glad that at least she was able to count on the support of her professor. A bit anxious but consumed with curiosity, she will soon embark herself on the journey of her life! Introducing: VENETIA STEVENSON.
1960 | 78 min | B&W | 1.66:1 | Dolby Digital | All Region | NRActors
Legend of the Witches – Documentary
The City of the Dead – Christopher Lee, Dennis Lotis, Betta St John, Patricia Jessel, Venetia StevensonDirected by
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"Life is not merely being alive, but being well." - Marcus Valerius Martialis
Home sweet home. After spending ten days travelling from London to Los Angeles and back to Barcelona, I was inspired to re-post my top home healing tips published nearly two years ago to the day, as some family and friends are in a new home or about to move home while others just had a baby or pregnant with baby. I believe as parents, sometimes, it's easier to make conscious efforts for our son or daughter before we even think about doing it for ourselves. Every day as mothers or fathers we try our best in giving our children a great start in life. And hopefully from this parent awareness we can treat our own body, our temple, with the same respect and self-care as we begin living from the inside out.


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Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Denounce Bill That Would Violate State-Tribal Compact and Shut Down Indian Gaming in Idaho
Published February 16, 2017
Bill targeting video gaming machines is introduced in Idaho House State Affairs Committee
FORT HALL, IDAHO — The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes denounced H127, a bill introduced last week that attempts to ban tribal video gaming machines thereby making such devices illegal in Idaho.
The Idaho House State Affairs Committee introduced the bill,which attempts to unlawfully amend the existing tribal gaming compact that was created through negotiations between the governments of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes and the State of Idaho and which received affirmative approval by the U.S. Department of the Interior.
"This is the latest in a series of attacks on tribal gaming that anti-gaming and anti-Indian forces have mounted in Idaho since the passage of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act in 1988," said Blaine Edmo, Chairman of the Fort Hall Business Council. "Not only does this bill disregard the will of the people of Idaho, as expressed in the decisive outcome of Proposition One in 2002, but it also proposes to nullify many years of deliberation and negotiation that resulted in a successful and legally binding agreement between the state and the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes—an agreement which cannot be amended via statute. Sadly, this bill, if passed, will drag the state of Idaho and the tribes back into court, where the state already has an 0-3 record on this matter."
Like the Idaho State Lottery , which deploys interactive, touch-screen machines, Tribal Video Gaming Machines are legal in Idaho. Both forms of governmental gaming have been deemed distinct from slot machines and commercial casino gambling. Tribal gaming has an increased level of scrutiny because tribes must comply with three layers of regulations—tribal, federal and state—as compared with the Idaho State Lottery, which regulates itself. H127's proposed actions would likely violate the Contracts Clause of the Idaho Constitution and contradict the outcomes of three separate lawsuits brought by the State of Idaho, state legislators and opposition groups, which were argued and lost before federal court and the Idaho Supreme Court.
"The people have spoken and the matter in question was decided years ago. It has been thoroughly evaluated and litigated with significant effort and expenditures on the part of both the State of Idaho and the tribes," noted Chairman Edmo. "This misguided effort to unilaterally change a legally agreed upon compact without input from the tribes stands only to waste taxpayer dollars and everyone's time."


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Huskies Head Across Los Angeles To Face USC
Feb. 19, 2010
Huskies Head Across Los Angeles To Face USC
The University of Washington women's basketball team (9-15, 4-10 Pac-10) is exhibited a Jeckyl-and-Hyde performance against UCLA in the opening game of the road trip, allowing a one-point halftime lead to morph into a 73-55 loss to the Bruins at Pauley Pavilion on Thursday night. To put an end to their five-game losing streak, the Huskies will need a win at USC, a team undergoing some similar struggles to Washington right now. The Trojans have lost five in a row as well, including a surprising 64-52 loss to Washington State on Thursday night at the Galen Center.
For the Huskies, the USC game offers a chance to redeem themselves after the Trojans stormed back from a second-half deficit to escape Bank of America Arena with a 69-65 win.
Broadcast/MediaEntering his 11th season, Steve Sandmeyer will handle all play-by-play duties for the Washington Huskies - both home and away - on KKNW 1150AM. During home games, he will also be joined by former women's basketball letter-winner Elise (Niemela) Woodward, who will provide color commentary.
Dan Giuliani calls home games for GoHuskies.com, part of a joint venture with Comcast On-Demand.
The USC game will be broadcast on FSN.
Coach Tia Jackson's weekly press conference will be replayed on UWTV (Husky Hoops Talk) on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 p.m.
Live stats for the game will be available on GameTracker.
About the Huskies
Sami Whitcomb leads Washington in scoring with 13.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per contest. The senior has also compiled a team-high four double-doubles this season.
The Huskies are 5-10 on the road, including 2-6 in Pac-10 Conference games.
Whitcomb tied her career high with six assists against UCLA, giving her 11 in her last two games.
Kristi Kingma led the Huskies with 10 points against the Bruins, marking the second consecutive game she's dipped into double figures.
The Huskies shot a season-low 57 percent from the line against UCLA. The Huskies are fourth in the Pac-10 in FT shooting at 70 percent.
UW is fourth in the Pac-10 in blocks per game, averaging 3.7 over 24 contests.
The Huskies bench was outscored 40-18 by the Bruins, marking the largest disparity for the team this season. Washington remains a plus-6 in points by its reserves this year.
UCLA shot 54 percent against the Huskies, the highest percentage an opponent has connected against the UW this season.
Whitcomb is the Pac-10's best free-throw shooter at 88 percent, just ahead of Arizona's Reiko Thomas.
About USC
USC is coached by Michael Cooper, who is in his first year in Los Angeles. Before joining the Trojans, Cooper led the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA for eight seasons, a journey that included five Western Conference Championships. Cooper took over for Mark Trakh, who resigned after last season.
The Trojans are coming off a 17-15 season, which included a 9-9 record in the Pac-10.
USC has lost its last five games, including a 64-52 decision against the Pac-10's worst team - Wash. St.
Southern Cal lost three starters from last year's team, and four letterwinners overall.
Ashley Corral leads the Trojans in scoring with 15.5 points per game. The Vancouver, Wash., is one of the conference's best markswomen, shooting 36 percent from distance, which ranks eighth in the Pac-10. Corral is also holds the Pac-10's lead in assists, where she averages 4.7 per game.
USC is ranked last in the Pac-10 in rebounding. No Trojan averages more than 5.5 rebounds.
The former No. 1 recruit in the country, Jacki Gemelos is back after a spate of ACL injuries wiped out her first three seasons in LA. The Stockton, Calif., native is averaging 10 points a game and 5.3 rebounds.
During their five-game losing streak, the Trojans have lost by an average of 16 points, a number skewed slightly by a 38-point loss to No. 2 Stanford at Maples Pavilion.
Series Record: Washington and USC have played each other tight over the years, but the Huskies do hold a 28-24 advantage. USC holds the edge at home, where they lead 15-9 over UW. The Huskies have lost the last four in the series, including a 69-65 decision earlier this year at Bank of America Arena, part of a home sweep of the Huskies by the LA schools.
In that game, the Huskies let an 11-point lead slip away as Corral scored 19 points, doing most of her damage behind the arc with five 3-pointers. Sami Whitcomb led all scorers with 22 points.
Noteworthy: Ashley Corral and Kristi Kingma were teammates together in Mill Creek growing up before Corral and her family moved to Vancouver, Wash. ... The Trojans overall have three players that hail from the Pacific Northwest ... Outside of Bank of America Arena, the Huskies will play the rest of their games at the Galen Center, which will host the 2010 Pac-10 Tournament for the second year in a row.
Up Next For The Huskies
Rivalry week rears its head again for the Huskies, who will see if they can extend their streak against Washington State to 30 games at Bank of America Arena on Feb. 27 at 2 p.m.
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Good news for AF sufferers: ARISTOTLE positive on Apixaban
Move over Pradaxa. The ARISTOTLE trial found that the new AF drug is just as could as warfarin (Coumadin) and may cause fewer bleeding complications.
Pradaxa is currently the only new AF drug proven to work as well as warfarin and has other beneficial properties. But it is the only new FDA approved drug. That means the price is sky high!
Apixaban now joins rivaroxaban (in the ROCKET AF trial) as two new AF drugs proven in large trials that await FDA approval. If approved, this competition will ultimately lower the price for all these newer and potentially superior drugs.
Anyone want to comment on the pricing and what their insurance will cover for drugs like Pradaxa and Coumadin? Will your insurance even cover Pradaxa?
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Sunday, May 1, 2016
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You're probably wondering how you managed to accumulate so much over the years!ReplyDelete
Her voice is definitely deeper in the second one. Think I prefer the first.Replies
You're right, especially considering that six years ago when I left the country, I got rid of so much. I think these 'things' breed in the closets.Delete
Young Joni for you.
I didn't envy you your move. I know what a bitch moving is and it's not fun at all! Congrats on getting it done and getting through it unscathed.ReplyDelete
Re: your battle, I definitely prefer Joni in 1969 so please give my vote to the first one.
Michele at Angels BarkReplies
'Bitch' does not begin to describe it. I am glad all of my stuff is in one place. Now the fun (sorting) begins. I promise myself to reduce the clutter by at least half. Ha, ha, ha!Delete
Another vote for the younger version.
I know how tough that moving can be. It's good that you've gotten some of that past you, but I can understand what you have ahead of you. I've still got boxes that I took after we cleaned out my mother's house last year that I need to go through. I know it's the same with my siblings. Good luck with you stuff you've yet to do.ReplyDelete
I like "Both Sides Now". It's one of those songs on my someday BOTB list, but it's probably far off for me if I do use it. I much prefer Joni's more matured mellower and deeper voice. I have never been the biggest fan of Joni as a singer, but she's a fine songwriter.
The voice and the orchestration of the second version are very good, but it all seems too draggy. Maybe it's just the time of morning when I'm listening to this. But I'm going to forego the wonderful jazziness of the latter version--don't get me wrong, I think it's outstanding, but overly dramatized for me at the moment.
I'm going with Joni's earlier version with just her and her guitar. Wistfully sweet and simple.
Arlee Bird
A to Z Challenge Co-host
Tossing It OutReplies
You're right about how tough moving can be. The sorting through my parents things will be even rougher. It's hard to dispose of those things that they thought to save for so long, but some of it simply has to go.Delete
There are a lot of versions of this song and since the song is so great, I don't think there is a bad one. It's all a matter of personal choice. For you it's the 'wistfully sweet and simple younger Joni'.
haha when everything is together it can sure pile up. I think I like the first one she did better. So #1 it is.ReplyDeleteReplies
About that pile of stuff...you ain't a kiddin.Delete
A big #1 for you!
Welcome back and welcome home, FAE!ReplyDelete
I have always really liked this song, and I'm old enough to remember when it was a Judy Collins hit and got played on AM radio constantly.
It was while yakking with you recently about this contest that I learned 'BOTH SIDES NOW' was written by Joni Mitchell. The things one learns by way of BOTB.
I was sincerely thinking (and hoping) that I'd break up this shutout for you but... sadly, I can't. I'm going with the crowd on this one.
Although I too like Joni's older voice, the second recording is just too blasted slow. When a song gets slowed down to such a degree as that, it really loses most of the melody and the vocals begin to sound more like talking than singing.
Unfortunately, I didn't care for the instrumentation either. It just never seemed to "go anywhere" - it was just this continual droning as Joni sort of half-yakked / half-sang her way through an almost melody-less song.
Yep. Gotta vote for JONI MITCHELL '69 in this Battle. Great concept though!
~ D-FensDogG
'Loyal American Underground'Replies
Judy had the hit, but everybody and their dog covered this one. It is that great of a song.Delete
No worries about a shut-out on this one. I knew some folks would get the emotion in the 'older' version aside from the dirge like quality. I think it's that slowness that actually makes it more meaningful.
No matter, you like what you like and it's another vote for the young Joni Mitchell.
Moving is such a drag. Hopefully I'll be here for a very long time. Best of luck with unpacking and sorting now.ReplyDelete
Bravo - love this battle. And though I understand the reasons most are choosing the first version, but her second version took me to 'soulful land,' a place where time mellows you and causes you to slow it down for contemplation. It almost brought me to tears, (smile).
My vote is for Joni 2000.
Have a great week, Fae.
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dcrelief - Battle of the BandsReplies
Ah, Dixie you heard what I did. That second one might be slowed waaay down, and Joni may be talking more than singing, but it the 'soulfulness' of it that moves me.Delete
A vote for the older and maybe wiser Joni of 2000.
You're right about moving and I hope for your sake you can stay put. Unfortunately, I don't seem to be able to. I really like the space I'm living in now, so I'm hopeful. Besides another move like this past one would probably kill me.
Sorry, but the updated version was too dirge-like for me. Gimme 1969, if you would, and glad your move is complete!ReplyDeleteReplies
Tkanks Chris, and another vote for the younger version.Delete
Joni Mitchell's voice always bothered me back in the early days, but it sounds much smoother and I like the lower pitch better as she's gotten older (and endued some health issues). My vote is for Joni 2000.ReplyDeleteReplies
OK John, got you down for the older smoother version of Joni.Delete
The arrangements are different and Joni seems to struggle a bit with the melodies, but I still like her recent version better as it reflects her becoming older and wiser, and her voice is deeper. I think they slowed the music down too much, but still. I did listen to Joni in her younger days but her high pitched singing used to irritate me. Her lyrics however never fail. Older Joni gets my vote!ReplyDeleteReplies
Another person who felt what I did here. I guess I'm giving my vote away, but at this point who cares.Delete
Thanks D.G. got you down for the non-irritating older version.
First.....you will get through all the boxes and I bet you will find some real gems that you had forgotten and other stuff you wonder why you kept it. I always love hearing the same person sing the same song but at different times in their life. When you get a chance try and find Judy Garland, in the mid 50's, in a hobo get-up from her previous song, sing Over The Rainbow. It made me cry. Joni is a Canadian icon and this is an amazing song. I have to go with the older version even with a few wonky styling so far her voice, she truly captures the meaning behind the words. The older version is my vote but in a rare experience, my hubby heard both and he likes the younger version due to the strength of her voice.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hey Birgit, I have already come across some things I had forgotten I saved, and am I ever glad I did. Also, while inadvertently going through some of the things from my dad's house (I had planned to get through my own stuff first), I found the old 8mm movies (every Christmas starting from when I was about 3 years old). I had thought they had been lost to time. Now I need to find the funds to have them converted to DVD.Delete
I have seen and heard that version of 'Rainbow' by Judy and you're absolutely right; hard to get through it without a few tears escaping. I too really enjoying seeing personal growth and with songs like this one, how can you help it.
Another vote for the old gal.
All this talk of moving is giving me an anxiety attack. My house closes at the end of June and I haven't found one yet. Which means, I may have to move twice! Sold my house without it being on the market and without me mentally ready, ha ha. NOOOOOOO...ReplyDelete
Why am I here?? OH, YES! Give my voice to YOUNG JONI. Then tell her to sing The Circle Game for me.
Nice job, FAE!Replies
YIKES! moving is bad enough when you're prepared, but being totally unprepared and not really knowing where you're going...I can't even imagine, although I have 'been there and done that', just not sure how. Best of luck to ya.Delete
OK, you're request is in and the young Joni thanks you.
- Sheboyganboy VIMay 1, 2016 at 11:03 PM
I am sorry about you having to make a move. If I were there, I'd help you. I always try to help people move because it is such a pain, especially without help!ReplyDelete
BOTB: I love this song, and I love Joni Mitchell. (I never cared for Joan Collins, or her version.) I suspect this will be a massive blowout in favor of the one everyone knows… though I see it has started to turn around, at least a little bit.
Joni Mitchell was always one of my very favorites. She is a tremendous songwriter - one of the best. I was always amazed at her insight into the introspective side of humanity. (She missed, I think, on the brutal side of our personalities - The Who filled that musical role for me.) There was a period when I listened to her all the time. I think my favorite songs she wrote are "For Free" and "Conversation"… back-to-back numbers on her Ladies of the Canyon album. And the entire Court and Spark album is a top five favorite LP of all time.
I love both versions of the this song. The writing shows incredible depth of soul for someone so young. The early version feels like a young person who has learned a lesson about love; it is a bit bouncy and upbeat, emoting the feeling of someone who has felt the pangs and swings of a lost romance… but who still has a life ahead of her to figure it out and find more romance.
The second, as an old woman in 2000: the same words, but it has a VERY different feeling and interpretation. It is slow and ponderous on the surface, but one needs to give the version a chance. It is very moving. It has a depth that I feel a connection with - as someone with some extra candles on the cake. She sings as an old person who is looking back with tremendous introspection nearer then end of her life, and has realized the import of things taken for granted in youth. Things we often never figure out. Things we realize later we missed and will never find again.
In the Youtube comment section "Ray C" says:
"This rendition is beyond music, Joni sang with her life and the joys, and fears, and tears, and hopes, and despairs, and dreams, and all the bittersweets. I first heard the original song when I was a young lad who tries to find the meaning of life. So many years later, I hear this song and I recalled all the illusions in the past, I realized that I still don't know life at all."
I love them both, but I REALLY love the second version.Replies
I saved my reply to your comment for last, because there was a lot I wanted to say, but now the big thunderstorms that are rumbling through Tahoe today are closing back in, so I need to shut down my computer. I promise to be back shortly with a reply to your comment with some secrets to disclose.Delete
Welcome back! This is a tough one. I loved her first rendition, remember singing it on the school bus with friends. There's a depth to that second one that's missing from the first, but it sure takes a long time to get there. I'll abstain. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Donna, I understand completely, because there is a lot to like about both versions. Almost seems like two different songs, at the very least it is two very different people singing, even if they both inhabit the same body, but separated by almost forty years.Delete
I heard this for the first time back in high school. It really touched me... so much so that I made a point of learning all the words to it. I think I was coming into contact with the illusions and felt I really didn't know life at all, either.ReplyDelete
But, one of the things I always loved about this song is the dichotomy of it. It sounds happy if you don't listen to the words. Almost bouncy. And then when you listen to the words, you realize the irony that is there. She wrote this happy song with these extremely thoughtful lyrics that are really rather sad.
And that's what that second version loses, though I like it more than I thought when it started. I listened to it twice to give my ears the opportunity to adjust to it.
In the end, I still like the 1969 version best. I like that you think you're getting one thing while you're actually getting another. The happy in the melody is another one of the illusions.Replies
Very interesting analysis. I would have to agree that the original song is truly another illusion, happy melody, with very deep and soulful lyrics. Kind of an enigma.Delete
What this leaves me to wonder is if all of the people who have already voted and like the younger version better really listened to the words as you did? Does everybody see the illusion? Did Joni do that intentionally? Something to ponder.
Thanks for the thoughtful comment and the vote.
Isn't it a nice feeling to know you have all your stuff? So the move went well?ReplyDelete
Nice battle, I like this song. I was hoping the updated version I was going to like as well, unfortunately, I didn't like it so much as the original. I think had it been sung to the same style as the original, I would have liked it better.
Please place my vote for the earlier incarnation of Joni MitchellReplies
It is nice to have all of my stuff under one roof. I plan to go through everything and do a lot of weeding out, if for no other reason than not to have to make such a 'big' move ever again. Basically it went well. I had a lot of help (thank goodness), but it's still very tiring.Delete
Got you down for the Younger version.
I can tell you where those two weeks went. In fact, I can tell you where the last four of them have gone. Have you heard of a little thing called the #atozChallenge?ReplyDelete
Anyway, that's done and now I'm ready to vote for Joni.Replies
Yeah, April is kind of a wash for everyone. I did the A to Z once and that was enough for me, but usually I do enjoy hopping around and following many of the interesting themes. This year I had no time and two weeks without the Internet. I do have to admit that it was kind of nice to be unplugged for a time there.Delete
OK, I got your vote for Joni, but still need to know which one; young or old.
Moving is not fun at all. I have to make a move myself in a few months as well and I am not looking forward to it.ReplyDelete
As for the battle, I prefer the 1969 version.
Battle of the Bands: Plant vs PlantReplies
Good Luck with your move, Mary. You're are exactly correct, it's no fun at all.Delete
Got you down as a vote for the younger version of Joni.
Fae, I'm slightly envious of your move. I mean, I'd like to move someday into my dream home. But, I know what a headache that will be when or if ever we are blessed to do it. I can't imagine the kind of moves you've made, though. I may have to ask your advice when it comes time to move, as I'm sure you have some helpful suggestions to pass on. No worries about the last battle. I fell behind terribly. The A2Z challenge had me pinned to the wall and now I'm playing catch up. Oh well...let's talk about your song choice. I like that you're using the same artist from two separate decades. The sound of each song is different, both nice, but I prefer the first version the best ~ sweeter vocals and folksy sound really makes this song IMO. So, give my vote to Joni Mitchell's 1969. Good battle!ReplyDelete
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Thanks Cathy, I like the perspective of this BATTLE, also. I've counted your vote for the younger version of Joni.Delete
When it comes time for you to move, please do give me a call. I'll be happy to pass along any tidbits I've learned, but basically you just have to put your head down and get through it. The packing is the worst. I felt as though things were breeding in my closets.
I'm glad your move was successful and that you're finally settled. (more or less)ReplyDelete
Maybe it's because I'm *older* and the years ahead are far fewer than the years gone by... but I love the second version, a bitter-sweet looking back. 'nough said.Replies
a little perspective makes a world of difference don't ya think? Nough said!
I thought of doing this exact battle, so of course I think it's brilliant. Ah, Mama Cass and Mary and Joni . . . enough to break my heart. I am old, and two of them are gone. I vote for young Joni because I love the sweetness of her soprano. I can't sing with older Joni because her voice is too low for my soprano. Congratulations on having everything in one place. I don't think that will ever happen for me again. *sigh* Divorce.ReplyDelete
This BATTLE was suggested to me by a friend, but I agree it's a great one. I love the idea of the different perspective by the same person. I have another BATTLE planned using a clip from that same TV show with Mama Cass, Mary Travis, and Joni. I think you'll like that one too.Delete
Got your vote counted for the sweet soprano of young Joni.
Divorce is the great divider of so many things and some of them are things. Sorry to hear that this is an issue for you. I lost many things in a divorce, but got out with my life and that was the good part.
I liked the older Joni; her voice had a maturity which made the song much more nostalgic. Experience sure makes some lessons more bearable.ReplyDelete
I'm so glad the move went well, and you have all of YOU in one place now. I know how that feels :)Replies
Having all of me in one place, gives me a sense of togetherness that I don't usually feel. Not as scattered as this dumb blonde normally is, eh?Delete
Finally another vote for the older more experienced Joni and her 'take' on the illusions of life.
We're glad to hear that your move was successful and that all of your crap is in one location. My crap is still scattered around, and I need to fix that... but my lazy side says nah, maybe next year.ReplyDelete
As for the battle, the two of us are with many of the others here that say the second one is just a bit too slowed down. We both vote for the first Joni.Replies
You probably have parents nearby and I'll bet a lot of your stuff is still with them. In my case, my parents are both passed on and I not only had years (more than you have been alive) of my own accumulations to deal with, but all of their stuff (not to mention those things I still had left behind at their house). Anyway...finally it is ALL going to get looked at and disposed of one way or another. (Ha! I should live so long.)Delete
B & B cast two votes for the young Joni. Why am I not surprised?
Moving is hell but it's also exciting to be in a new place and setting things up the way you want them. The hard part is over, at least.ReplyDelete
Interesting battle! I love the lower register and huskiness of older Joanie's voice and the lush orchestration, but the tempo was slowed down too much, as others mentioned. Please give my vote to younger Joanie.Replies
You're right, it is excited to be starting over and setting things up in a great space the way I want them.Delete
Glad you enjoyed this BATTLE. Got your vote in place for the young Joni.
I go with the old version. Joni sings with all memories and hopes and regrets. It speaks of experience.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Susan, and, another vote for the older and wiser Joni.Delete


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We are very proud to have realised this stunning set in out workshops over the last few weeks. The design has been exciting to work with and build, featuring perspex and metal, timber and cloth there's been so much to get our teeth into and we're really proud of how it looks!
This link takes you to our youtube page featuring a section taken from a timelapse of the set in construction in our assembly area- Have a look at our Case Studies page to see more images of this beautiful show.
Akhnaten opens at the Coliseum on March 4th
Images: Martin Smith
My heartfelt thanks to the entire team at CTS on a challenging project. It was an utter pleasure to work with you all. You are all splendid.
Tom Harrison | Production Manager | Glyndebourne Festive Opera
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Thank you to you and your team for your exquisite work on the set for The Audience. It was so beautifully painted. Perfect.
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Her children will now cherish those beautiful photos of themselves and their mother.
So, the challenge is to do the same. Take photos of you and your children every month and then share them on your blog or in pluckymomo's flickr group or with the hashtag #ALEIDASCHALLENGE on instagram, facebook and twitter.
This is a brilliant idea. And I think I'll do the same as Cheri at I am Momma Hear Me Roar and post them the first Sunday of the month. Hmmmm....that's tomorrow....I better get busy....
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At home. My daughter has no plans either, so we'll have an appy type dinner, watch a few movies and that's about it!
I'm quite happy doing this. It's been such a busy couple of weeks it'll be nice to just hang around.
If this had of been a few years ago, something definitely would have been going on…..we ALWAYS did something for New Years Eve. Sometimes it was gala gala do's at the golf course, a party at someone's house or even just a games night with friends or family. This year though, some friends are away (would we have gone with them???) others live further away now so who wants to do that drive home, some don't even stay up until midnight anymore!! We're starting to sound like "old farts"…….oh dear!
When I was packing up the last of Ken's sports jackets, I found our tickets from the last golf course do we went to……2004! Had it really been that long ago that we'd gotten all dolled up and went out? It was always such a fun evening. We'd usually go with his brother and wife and a couple other couples…8 or 10 people per table. But, because it was local, we'd always see others there that we knew. Lots of food, music, dancing, door prizes, hats, noise makers, champagne at midnight….ah yes, those were the days!
I sort of miss them, but then again, I don't. I think I much preferred the house parties and game nights…..except maybe the dancing…..I did enjoy that.
Last year was a bit tough…..had a fun evening, dinner and games at a friends but then when midnight came around…..who did I have to kiss and welcome in the new year? Awkward moment….which luckily passed quickly after everyone had hugged and kissed their spouse/partner….then it was my turn.
I'm looking forward to this evening…..I really am. We'll crack open the bottle of champagne, probably before midnight, just in case I fall asleep!
Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year !


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Opera UK presents a new production of Verdi's - La Traviata - at Hall for Cornwall. Tickets £17.50 - £21.50
La Traviata is perhaps the most popular of all operas – with its tragic love story set to glorious music.
And, it is a story that everyone knows – Violetta, the famous courtesan, forced to give up the love of her life, only to die of consumption, in poverty, young and heartbroken. Who can forget Julia Roberts crying her eyes out when watching it in the film "Pretty Woman". Sung in English.
Opera UK's new production will add a twist to the story. The opera will be set in Hitler's Germany and at the start we see that Violetta is the mistress of a Nazi officer before she makes her tragic bid for freedom.
For one performance only!
Time: Jul 4 2013 - 19:30
£17.50 - £21.50
A £1 Theatre fund payment will be added to each ticket.
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Without a doubt at the beginning of a new formation when the music is fresh.
I saw them do Level 5 on July 31, 2001 way before The Power To Believe came out. It seems like it was way better than the studio version, but with King Crimson that is usually the case.
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Rangpur – At least 10 people, including two women, were killed and more than 40 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses at Teromile on the Rangpur-Dinajpur highway in Taraganj upazila on Wednesday morning. Identities of the deceased could not be ascertained immediately. Officer-in-charge of Taraganj Police Station Abdul Latif said the accident took place when a Comilla-bound bus collided head-on with a local bus at Teromile around 11:20am, leaving at least six people dead on the spot and more than 40 others injured. The injured were whisked off to Rangpur Medical College Hospital and several other hospitals and clinics, the OC added. Of the injured, two more died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital, said hospital director Dr ASM Barkatullah. (UNB)
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1-7054CAP Installation - '38 Chrysler Royal
There may be some differences between your headlight configuration and what is shown in
these instructions. Customers send us their headlights to make headlight adapters. Through
the years, previous owners of the customers car may have modified the headlight. This is
the case with this Chrysler Royal headlight in which an old style "pie-pan" headlight adapter
was added. We dont know what was removed, if anything, but the basic headlight bucket
and beauty ring should resemble yours.
Step 1: Remove beauty ring from housing
Step 2: Remove any reflector, glass lens or older
style headlight adapters
Step 3: Remove metal headlight adapter brackets,
our headlight adapter will work with those brackets
in place (optional)
Step 4: Mounting ring with hardware
Step 5: Start the screw with just a few threads on
screw #1 & screw #2 as shown
Step 6: Mounting ring sits against these tabs
Step 7: Mounting rings marked "R" (right) & "L" (left).
The "R" or "L" goes to the top (12 o'clock) to insure
proper orientation
Step 8: "L-shaped" nut holds on to stock lamp
adjusting ring (shown painted black in picture),
securing mounting ring in place
Step 9: Screws fit into grooves on outer diameter
of mounting ring
Step 10: Clamp mounting ring to stock lamp
adjusting ring just tight enough to hold it in place
Step 11: Install screw #2
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Love 'em or hate 'em, Southwest Airlines have always had bold liveries that have drawn attention. The original "mustard rocket" colors were unlike anything else in the air at that time, and the current blue, yellow, and orange get-up is in a league of it's own as well. So yeah – the designer in me naturally gives them a lot of credit for bucking the trend and doing something different than most of the other airlines (who prefer stark-white fuselages with small splashes of color here and there).
I've been putting off illustrating a Southwest 737 for a long time and wouldn't you know it, soon after I finished it, Southwest threw everyone a curve ball with the announcement of a brand new livery which placed more emphasis on the "Southwest" titles. That means I've got to play catch-up now and illustrate a version of that one. That's the trouble with doing airliner art – the industry moves fast and it will never be possible for one person to draw them all. At least I have something to keep me busy until I die…
Really though, I'm not bugged by it. I actually like documenting the old airliner liveries the most, and since I eventually plan on creating renderings of every single Southwest color scheme, this means one less I'll have to do later on. The mustard rocket colors are most interesting to me though, so you'll likely see that one first.
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Late on Christmas Eve, after the town has gone to sleep, a boy boards a mysterious train that waits for him: the Polar Express bound for the North Pole. When he arrives there, Santa offers him any gift he desires. The boy modestly asks for one bell from the reindeer's harness. It turns out to be a very special gift, for only believers in Santa can hear it ring.
"At one time, most of my friends could hear the bell, but as years passed, it fell silent for all of them. Even Sarah found one Christmas that she could no longer hear its sweet sound. Though I've grown old, the bell still rings for me, as it does for all who truly believe."
Release Date: November 10, 2004
Release Time: 100 minutes
Tom Hanks - Hero Boy / Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus
Leslie Zemeckis - Sister Sarah / Mother
Eddie Deezen - Know-It-All
Nona Gaye - Hero Girl (voice)
Peter Scolari - Billy - Lonely Boy
Brendan King, Andy Pellick - Pastry Chefs
Josh Eli, Mark Mendonca, Rolandas Hendricks, Mark Goodman, Jon Scott, Gregory Gast, Sean Scott, Gordon Hart - Waiters
Michael Jeter - Smokey / Steamer
Chris Coppola - Toothless Boy / Elf
Julene Renee - Red Head Girl / Elf
Charles Fleischer - Elf General
Steven Tyler - Elf Lieutenant / Elf Singer
Phil Fondacaro, Debbie Lee Carrington, Mark Povinelli, Ed Gale - Elf
Dante Pastula - Little Boy
Daryl Sabara - Hero Boy (voice)
André Sogliuzzo - Smokey / Steamer (voice)
Jimmy Bennett - Lonely Boy (voice)
Isabella Peregrina - Sister Sarah (voice)
Eric Newton, Aidan O'Shea, Aaron Hendry, Kevin C. Carr, Bee Jay Joyer, Jena Carpenter, Karine Mauffrey, Elisabeth P. Carpenter, Bill Forchion, Devin Henderson, Sagiv Ben-Binyamin - Acrobatic Elf
Josh Hutcherson - Hero Boy
Ashly Holloway - Sister Sarah
Jimmy 'Jax' Pinchak - Know-It-All
Chantel Valdivieso - Hero Girl
Hayden McFarland - Lonely Boy
Connor Matheus - Toothless Boy
Evan Sabara - Young Boy
Academy Awards Nominations:
Best Sound Editing (Randy Thom and Dennis Leonard)
Best Sound Mixing (Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis S. Sands and William B. Kaplan)
Best Original Song for "Believe"
Chris Van Allsburg is the winner of two Caldecott Medals, for Jumanji and The Polar Express, as well as the recipient of a Caldecott Honor Book for The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. The author and illustrator of numerous picture books for children, he has also been awarded the Regina Medal for lifetime achievement in children's literature. In 1982, Jumanji won the National Book Award and in 1996, it was made into a popular feature film. Chris Van Allsburg was formerly an instructor at the Rhode Island School of Design. He lives in Rhode Island with his wife and two children.


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Sea Life at Land's End Landmark
Posted on Jan 21, 2014
For the month of February, this world-famous landmark will 'give the eye' of its attention to the wind and the waves as it investigates its unique nautical history and heritage.
No-where within West Penwith is it possible to be more three and a half miles from the sea and Land's End as the most westerly point of mainland Cornwall and England is an ideal location to appreciate the scale of the Atlantic Ocean.
The coastline is a notoriously 'wild environment', and over the centuries, Land's End has seen more than its fair share of shipwrecks, smuggling, 'sea creatures' and colossal waves, however, the 'stormy conditions' have created some of the most dramatic aspects of the Land's End site and has helped form the character of the place.
Therefore, just for this month, an exhibition and activity room will be available for visitors to explore and discover the unique relationship that Land's End shares with the sea.
There will be the chance to try your hand at flag-signalling, morse code, the singing of sea-shanties and the reading of maps, as well as an assortment of stories and first-accounts from fishermen, wreckers, and survivors of shipwrecks – individuals who have all experienced the sheer power of the wind and the waves at Land's End Landmark.
Alice Reynolds, Marketing Manager of Land's End said
'This is an ideal opportunity to engage and entertain our visitors with the marvellous maritime heritage of Land's End; some of the stories are really quite harrowing but it is our hope that this campaign will fire the imagination and offer a unique insight into how the sea has affected the lives of people living in Cornwall.'


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My family is planning on going on a cruise to the Bahamas. We are planning to go on the Carnival Fantasy. When we go our son will be about 10-11 months old depending on when we go. I have been researching and still cannot find a lot of information about traveling with Carnival and a child less than 1 year old. I know that he will not be able to do any childcare options because he will be under 2 but as far as packing and pool usage and everything else I can't find a lot of information specific to Carnival.
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Two very useful functions were introduced, in SQL Server 2005, Intersect and Except. These two functions can greatly limit the amount of coding required to find the differences or similarities between two result sets. Let's start with the Except operator. Except returns the distinct values from the left query that do not exist in the right query. When I say left and right query I am referring to the position of the query in relation to EXCEPT. Take a look at the example below. In this example, the table 1 query is to the left and table 2 is to the right. This means the result will include all the rows from table1 than do not exist in table2.
SELECT * FROM Table1 EXCEPT SELECT * FROM Table2
You are probably thinking okay…, but how can this help me? I believe the best way to demonstrate the behavior is through example. Let's start by creating test tables.
DECLARE @t1 TABLE(
id INT,
col CHAR(1)
INSERT INTO @t1 VALUES (1,'a');
INSERT INTO @t1 VALUES (2,'b');
INSERT INTO @t1 VALUES (3,'c');
INSERT INTO @t1 VALUES (4,'d');
DECLARE @t2 TABLE(
id INT,
col CHAR(1)
INSERT INTO @t2 VALUES (1,'a');
INSERT INTO @t2 VALUES (2,'b');
INSERT INTO @t2 VALUES (4,'d');
INSERT INTO @t2 VALUES (5,'e');
Now, we can test. In this example we will use the same logic that we presented earlier.
--use EXCEPT
FROM @t1
FROM @t2
The results are as follows:
The results is only id =3, col='c' because this row is the only row that existed in @t1 that did not exist in @t2. This example may not seem like it saves you a lot of coding, but imagine how many statements you would need to check each column, especially when the table has lots of columns. Now let's expand the example to show distinct values, in both tables. So how do we get the distinct rows, for each table? If you said, use two except operators, you are correct. We can simply reverse the left and right queries to change the logic such that we get the distinct rows from @t2. We will use the Union all operator to append the results together, so that we get one final result set of rows and the table they exist in.
--use EXCEPT
't1' AS tbl,id,col
FROM @t1
EXCEPT --orginal except
't1' AS tbl,id,col
FROM @t2
't2' AS tbl,id,col
FROM @t2
EXCEPT –reverse the except logic
't2' AS tbl,id,col
FROM @t1
) AS a
Now lets move on to the Intersect operator. Intersect does what the name implies. Intersect returns all the rows where the query results match between the left and right queries.
Let's see it in action:
--use intersect
FROM @t1
FROM @t2
The rows returned show all the values that exist in both query result sets. This is a very quick and easy way to get like values. The alternative to using the intersect method is to use a predicate that contains every column in the table, as shown below.
--use join
FROM @t1 t1
INNER JOIN @t2 t2
ON t1.id = t2.id
AND t1.col = t2.col
You may be thinking that this does not look so bad, which I can agree with; however, what happens when your queries has 10 or more columns? Can you imagine having to scale this code to work with 20 filters. I just think it is a lot easier to use intersect for this, oppose to hand coding the predicate. One could argue that checksum is a valid alternative. Checksum can be a good alternative; however, it prevents an index from being used, so I would be a little apprehensive to use it, especially if you are implementing the solution in a production environment.
As you can see, these new function removes a lot of coding complexity. The performance of each of these operators varies depending on the size and complexity of the results returned by each query and the indexing in place. I typically use these operators to quickly identify RI violators and to quickly identify data that exists in one table and not another. I hope that this tip saves you time and that you learned something new.
Happy coding!


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Chancellor Committees
In addition to carrying out the initiatives developed in the strategic plan, Chancellor Edwards led the university in tackling some of its most pressing social and political issues. With an eye on both the university's past and future, Dr. Edwards empaneled the Committee on Enslaved and Disenfranchised Populations in Rutgers History and the Task Force on Inclusion and Community Values, which sought to answer what the institution was in its early founding and what it aspires to be in the future.
Committee on Enslaved and Disenfranchised Populations in Rutgers History
In November 2015, Chancellor Edwards announced the creation of the Committee on Enslaved and Disenfranchised Populations in Rutgers History, chaired by Deborah Gray White, Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of History. Since its formation, the committee worked diligently to trace the university's early history and its relationship with local African-American and Native-American communities.
With active participation from students, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, faculty, staff, and local historians and librarians, the committee conducted painstaking research to re-examine the university's roots, including locating and studying the wills of Rutgers' founders and benefactors and other archived documents.
This key effort aimed to elucidate the social and political lives of New Brunswick's African-American community, both enslaved and free, and of the Lenni-Lenape (the native tribe that lost possession of the land on which the university is built).
In November 2016, the committee released its findings to the university community, including a collection of essays and articles about the slave ownership of Rutgers' founders; the social and cultural lives of the Lenni-Lenape; and the displacement of Native Americans in this area in the 17th century. Entitled "Scarlet and Black, Volume I: Slavery and Dispossession in Rutgers History", the book marks a substantive beginning for a long-term project of researching Rutgers' history with African Americans and Native Americans, and will be accompanied by a related digital project.
Contributing to an enhanced knowledge of the university's colonial roots, the committee's work will help to pave the way for the creation of a heritage trail at Rutgers–New Brunswick, with dedicated campus markers to highlight the history of African Americans and Native Americans during this institution's early history.
Task Force on Inclusion and Community Values
In the fall of 2015, college campuses across the country were home to student protests inspired by demonstrations and turmoil that took place in Ferguson, Missouri; Baltimore, Maryland; and other cities throughout the country. Within this larger socio-political context, Chancellor Edwards established the Task Force on Inclusion and Community Values to broaden conversations about inclusion and race at Rutgers–New Brunswick.
The task force was formed to gather information on the racial climate on campus; examine issues of race, bias, and identity; explore inclusivity; and make recommendations on possible areas for improvement.
Co-chaired by Brianna Battle, vice president of RUSA and School of Arts and Sciences senior, and Edward Ramsamy, associate professor and chair of the Africana Studies Department, the task force is comprised of students, administrators, and faculty from various ethnic, religious, and intellectual communities who broadly represent Rutgers–New Brunswick.
The task force solicited input from students, faculty, and administrators on a wide range of issues, including perspectives on the culture and climate of inclusiveness on campus and suggestions on possible initiatives and programs that would strengthen Rutgers' commitment to diversity. The group focused its efforts on several working themes, including curriculum reform and faculty issues; defining core values; focus groups and town hall organizing; and training, new initiatives, and programming.
In the spring of 2016, the task force organized a campus-wide town hall meeting on diversity and inclusion, and the group presented its final report in February 2017.
First-Year Experience Task Force
The First-Year Experience Task Force was charged in October 2015 with assessing and providing recommendations on improving the transition from high school to college for Rutgers–New Brunswick students.
The task force's aspiration was to provide for a well-organized, coordinated, and integrated model of communication, advising, orientation, programs, and services for the first-year experience, beginning at the point of admission through the completion of the student's first year at Rutgers.
Chaired by Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Engagement Elizabeth O'Connell-Ganges, the task force was composed of faculty and administrators representing different academic schools and programs related to students and their first year at Rutgers. The task force presented their final report in the fall of 2016.
Transfer Student Task Force
Convened in September 2015, the Transfer Student Task Force was created to evaluate the policies and programming that support transfer students, as well as provide recommendations to improve the transition from other institutions to Rutgers.
Through its deliberations, the task force sought to recommend ways to proactively recruit transfer students, streamline the process involved in transfer students' entry into the university, and provide services and advocacy that propels transfer students' towards a timely graduation, thereby ultimately increasing transfer student enrollment, retention, and satisfaction.
The Task Force was chaired by Vice Chancellor of Undergraduate Academic Affairs Ben Sifuentes-Jáuregui and was composed of faculty and administrators representing different academic schools and programs related to transfer students and their needs. The final report of the task force was presented in June 2016.


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Andy Martino of the Daily News, answers the question as to why Aaron Laffey will get the start on Sunday instead of some guy named Wheeler-something?
The strategy is this, according to team insiders: Bide their time and plug it up until Zack Wheeler arrives in town.
"That can be read as a good sign for Wheeler's readiness", says Martino. "The phenom needs to iron out minor command issues in Triple-A, and ideally wait out the mid-June Super Two cutoff, so he is less expensive during his prime years."
He doesn't get the sense that the Mets are absolutely married to keeping Wheeler from becoming a Super Two if an obvious need arises and he is ready.
Jonathan Mayo on MiLB.com had a great article on Super Two elgibility and spoke to a few GM's about whether Super Two get in the way of bringing up a prospect who is obviously MLB ready and fills an immediate need for their teams.
He points out that prospects Aaron Hicks was in center field, batting leadoff for the Minnesota Twins on Opening Day. Red Sox outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. was in the starting lineup against the Yankees. Jose Fernandez was a late addition to the Marlins' Opening Day roster and the Mariners' Brandon Maurer broke camp as the club's No. 4 starter.
But on the flip side of the coin Rays outfielder Wil Myers, Mets catcher Travis d'Arnaud and pitching phenoms who many believe are ready; Wheeler and the Pirates' Gerrit Cole, will all be waiting for the Triple-A season to get underway later tonight.
Were these roster decisions based on Major League readiness and that they don't currently serve a need on the active roster? Doubtful.
Regarding d'Arnaud, Sandy Alderson recently said, "I know people talk about control and 'Super Two' and all of that. If John Buck gets hurt tomorrow, Travis d'Arnaud is the front-line catcher."
Let's hope Buck stays healthy for the entire season, but I doubt d'Arnaud would be on a jet to Flushing tonight if the veteran catcher had injured himself and was facing a DL stint. Nevermind what Sandy says, Super Two and retention play a significant part, especially with the Mets and it always will.
In a similar circumstance, Omar Minaya wasted no time when it became clear that Mike Jacobs was finished, and he quickly turned to Ike davis who responded with 19 home runs and 71 RBI in a shortened rookie season. The result of that decision led to Davis' hefty raise in arbitration this Winter – one year earlier than it could have been.
"Everybody is going to speculate why he is being sent out — and they're wrong," Pirates GM Neal Huntington said when Cole was assigned to Minor League camp. "He's being sent out because in our minds, he's not ready to compete, to be successful at the Major League level, to be one of those top-of-the-rotation starters, which is our goal for him."
In that case, Huntington admits that Cole is "not ready" and in the past they had no problems calling up previous top prospects who became Super Two eligible.
Mayo points out that the teams who had top prospects make the Opening Day roster (Bradley, Hicks, Maurer), made those decisions because they believed those players were the best men for the job.
"The guy has earned it," Twins GM Terry Ryan said last week. "I find it almost humorous that guys are talking service time and starting the clock. The guy has earned it."
Ryan can be my GM anytime, but this quote from Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik says it all for me:
"We've always gone into Spring Training, philosophically, if a guy deserves to be on the club, I don't see how you can look a player in the eye and tell him he can't be. We stay true to that."
"We went in with our eyes wide open and it was hard to deny Maurer. He had such a great spring, it was the right thing to do. We never discussed anything else other than if he deserved to be on the club."
Retention and Super Two played no role in their decisions. It was based on fielding a competitive team and rewarding the player for a job well done – basically doing the right thing for the organization, the player and ultimately the fans who pay high ticket prices believing they are seeing the best team the front office could put together.
There are two schools of thought on this, as more and more fans are becoming financially-minded which fits in perfectly with what the Wilpons want.
However, I'm always of the mind that you should field the best 25 players you have and play ball. That philosophy has served me well since I fell in love with the game as a kid.
Play your best players and play hard.
It may sound old-fashioned and a bit outdated to most of you, but I'm glad there are still a great deal of current GM's who share that same sentiment.