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To help your academic success, the business tutoring lab is available and free for students. Every piece of software you need for class is installed including Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher, QuickBooks, and SAP. The business tutoring lab is open daily Monday through Friday and limited evening hours.
Tutors work one-on-one, in small groups, or in larger study groups. Professors also often hold tutoring/study sessions.
The business tutoring lab is in room 219 of the Wathen Business Building. Here you will find:
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Tutoring is a possible employment opportunity for you if you are proficient in your business studies and approved by the professor of the related courses you will tutor.
Business Administration
Available on Vincennes and Jasper campuses and online.
The Business Administration program prepares students for transfer to four-year institutions with a solid base in general education and business. The students complete the first accounting, business law, economics, and statistics classes in small classes with instructor interactions. Students completing the Business Administration degree transfer 60 hours into their chosen four-year institutions and enter the programs at junior-level standing. All Indiana State supported institutions and various private schools throughout Indiana accept our program as a whole composite of the first two-years completed.
Students interested in specializing on the bachelor level in programs like these should enroll in this program:
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The classes at VU are rigorous courses that definitely prepare students to be successful upon transfer. The faculty work closely with the four-year schools to ensure the material taught in our classes aligns with the material taught on four-year schools campuses so the course content and rigor is at the same level as a four-year school. Thus, when the student transfers they are prepared to assume the workload required by the four-year institution.
- Undecided on a major
VU is a great place to explore at a low cost. The curriculum at VU explores all the major functions of business so the student can choose an area of interest to further pursue on the bachelor level. Also, the center for career and employer relations provides testing to determine areas of strengths/interest with career paths.
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Vincennes University classes are taught by full-time, experienced faculty who are on campus to offer support to the students. The faculty bring real world experiences into the classroom their prior work experience but also hold credentials to teach at the college level.
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Coaching, Creativity and Passion – OH MY!
It is often said that the majority of people don't quit their job, they quit their boss. The Huffington Post recently ran an article titled "9 Things That Make Good Employees Quit" (Bradberry, 2016). This article discusses the top things that managers do that make good employees want to leave a place of employment:
- Managers overwork people
- They don't recognize and reward good employees for all that they contribute to the team
- They don't know how to show that they care about their people – balancing being professional and showing genuine concern for people
- They don't honor their promises/commitments
- Hiring and promoting the wrong people
- They don't allow their employees to pursue their passions within the work environment
- They fail to develop employees' skills
- They fail to engage employees and empower them to use their creativity
- They fail to intellectually challenge their employees
In Vincennes University's Business Management and Business Administration programs, students have the opportunity to develop valuable management skills that will make them top rate business leaders. Management students are able to develop coaching skills by tapping into team members' talents and providing one another with valuable performance feedback in exercises such as the "Penny Bounce", as shown below.
In this exercise students rotate through a variety of managerial roles. While one learner ( the employee) bounces pennies across the table, other learners serve in the roles of:
- The Coach who provides guidance and collaborates with the employee to find best solutions. The coach also provides performance recognition to the employee.
- The Quality Assurance Technician measures the distance of the penny in comparison to the intended goal
- The Time Keeper assures that the project stays on target
- The Production Manager records the data that pertains to the distance of the penny and the time that it takes for the employee to bounce 10 pennies. The PM tracks data about productivity to measure organizational performance.
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No matter what visitors to Hawaii choose to do, paradise and beauty will almost certainly be part of the mix. There is probably no better place than Hawaii to "get away from it all." The 50th state is the most isolated population center in the world sitting over 2000 miles from California, close to 4000 miles from Japan, nearly 5000 miles from China, and over 5000 miles from the Philippines.
Golfing enthusiasts or amateurs will not want for a perfect course. There are over 70 courses waiting to be played and, by my estimates, that makes over 1000 holes atop one of the largest mountain ranges in the world. Some of the individual holes are so world renowned that many golfers, if shown a picture, could identify a hole by its course and number. Many of the championship courses have been designed by golf's biggest legends including, Greg Norman, Jack Nicklaus, and Ted Robinson. For discounted tee times, be sure to visit www.hawaiigolf.com.
If you are an amateur golfer or long for a more casual course, do not rule out a round while you are visiting Hawaii. There are some hidden gems without tee times just for you. In fact, on the island of Kuaui, you can play at Kukuiolono (if you can find it), a nine hole course with a unique history. The land was owned by Walter McBryde, a sugar and pineapple man, who built the nine hole golf course with features including stones found in area cane and pineapple fields, a Japanese garden and magnificent views of the south shore and the island of Niihau. After his death, he bequeathed the course to the public in an irrevocable trust which probably accounts for its low cost. He left all his savings to the park and course's maintenance. As you go by the 8th hole, be sure to say Mahalo to McBryde for his generosity as he is buried nearby.
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My Space Rollercoaster: Startup to $580M, to $6B, to $35M
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Harvard Business School professor Mikolaj Jan Piskorski analyzed users of Facebook, Twitter and My Space and came to this conclusion: "People just love to look at pictures. That's the killer app of all online social networks. Seventy percent of all actions are related to viewing pictures or viewing other people's profiles."
Pictures of women, mostly. His data suggest that two-thirds of picture views are pictures of women — men looking at women they hardly know (and some women they know well), and women looking at other women they know well. More at Business Insider.
Related: Instagram reaches 1 million users and Facebook users uploaded 750 million pictures over New Year's weekend.
Henry Blodget makes that case at .
"A glance at the financials — shrinking revenue, losses, declining market share, loss of mojo and market leadership — would suggest that the company might be worth 1X-2X revenue — on the assumption that MySpace could cut costs radically and make a bit of money in the next few years. That would put the valuation at about $500 million to $1.2 billion — with the lower end being LESS than Rupert paid for it, and the upper end being twice what he paid for it (hardly the steal of the century)….
And that's one of the rosy scenarios.
"….MySpace might actually be worth next to nothing…. the Internet is a winners-take-most game.
"Yahoo won the portal wars — and Lycos, Infoseek, and Excite were discarded like garbage on the side of the road. Google won the search wars. Facebook is now winning the social-network wars."
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"In May, Facebook's unique visitor count caught up to MySpace, then surpassed it by a small margin. By June, Facebook hit 77 million unique visitors, representing a significant rise from May's 70.28 million uniques — and leaving MySpace's 68.4 million uniques in the dust, according to comScore.
"Meanwhile, MySpace lost almost four million unique visitors in June, adding to the 700,000 uniques it lost in May. As Facebook expands in the US and internationally, MySpace's star appears to be steadily declining."
Last week the talk in social media circles was the forecast that MySpace 2009 revenues will be down 15% . Today it's news that traffic growth has stalled:
"In other words, the war is over. MySpace user number growth has stalled out, and historically speaking, no company of note has reversed such a trend. But MySpace may have a much bigger problem on its hands than losing the social networking war to Facebook. Their real problem is that page views are declining sharply. That means people are still visiting the site, just far less than they used to. That means less advertising impressions in a time that MySpace can hardly be expected to deal with it."
From MarketingVox, MySpace to Drag SocNet Ad Spend Down 3%:
"MySpace's '09 revenue was pegged at $630 million; now eMarketer believes it will only hit $495 million — a full 15% decline from 2008.
"In contrast, Facebook ad revenue for the US alone should rise by 9.5%, to $230 million. And spending across other socnets will likely rise by 1.5% to $345 million — a small figure, given that advertising across social networking widgets demonstrated clear growth so far this year."
An un-named personal care brand ran a campaign with My Space, and tracked sales performance with the help of Comscore and Dunnhumby. From Ad Age
"By the standards marketers sometimes use to measure digital-ad effectiveness, the MySpace effort wasn't overwhelming. Of 76.9 million people exposed to the campaign in four months, as estimated by ComScore, only 765,000, or fewer than 1%, visited an advertiser page on MySpace, though roughly half who did (358,000) visited the advertiser's website.
"But by the measure that matters most, sales, the campaign appeared to pay off nicely. It produced $1.28 million in offline sales, as measured by Dunnhumby, which compared purchases among shoppers not exposed to the campaign with purchases among those who were. That amounted to a 28% return on investment."
Forget about it, My Space. My mom just befriended me in Facebook.
Comscore numbers published by TechCrunch show Facebook at 132 million uniques worldwide and 153% year-over-year growth (versus 3% growth at My Space). Wow.
That's a quote from Michael Nathanson, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Company, in today's NY Times.
"On a conference call last month, Peter Chernin, president and chief operating officer for the News Corporation, toned down the grandiose expectations for social networking advertising and acknowledged that selling spots on personal profile and group pages is not easy.
"Social networking represents an 'entirely new form of Internet activity,' Mr. Chernin said.
"When MySpace's parent, Fox Interactive Media, announced a three-year, $900 million advertising pact with Google in 2006, analysts started placing big bets that social networking would be a major new revenue stream. While the Web is becoming more social, it is hard to wring profits from it.
"Indeed, the balloon of unrealistic prospects is losing air. The attitude change was first detected at the end of January when, one year into its $900 million pact with MySpace, Google said that social networking inventory was not earning money as well as expected. (More recently, Google said the situation was improving.)"


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I am running for the United States Senate because I believe that public service is for the purpose of helping our fellow citizens realize improvement in their lives. I believe that a government that treats its citizens with fairness, equality and respect, brings peace and justice to its citizens. In this framework, killing in retribution for killing has no place. It is in the community of sharing each other's burdens that we bridge the human chasm we cannot comprehend.
In 1984, my daughter, Laura, was born. I am proud of her and treasure the joy she gave me as a child, as a teenager, and now as one of my adult daughters.
In 1984, Romell Broom raped and murdered a 14-year-old East Cleveland girl, Tryna Middleton. My Laura was just months old. I never knew Tryna or her family. I have since been to her neighborhood. I cannot imagine the trauma of that situation--to her, her family, her friends or her community.
Broom, who had previously served time for raping a 12-year-old girl, was convicted of the abduction, rape and murder largely based on the testimony of two other girls who had been with Tryna when she was dragged away.
Last week, 25 years after the date of Tryna's death, 25 years after I wondered who my Laura would grow up to be, the State of Ohio attempted to execute Romell Broom. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported on what transpired in the failed attempted execution and recorded reactions to it:
For more than two hours, the team attempted to insert two shunts into a vein of the compliant Broom, who tried several times to assist his executioners by shifting positions, rubbing his arm and pointing out possible usable veins.
At one point, Broom, 53, lay back on his bed, covered his face with his hands, and cried. Another time, while sitting up, he was seen grimacing as the execution team appeared to seek a vein around his ankles.
A reprieve at this stage of an execution has never happened since the death penalty was reinstated in 1999, said Terry Collins, director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. He said he called the governor and asked for the reprieve after it became clear the execution team was having trouble. "I could tell my team was becoming somewhat frustrated," Collins said. The reprieve extended only until Sept. 22 [until a federal judge granted a stay of execution to stop the expiration of the reprieve and prevent the execution from happening during the pendency of the court proceeding].
The drama played out before the family of Tryna Middleton . . . Tryna's mother and father, Bessye and David Middleton, were there to witness the execution, as was an aunt. They sat in front of a glass window through which they were expecting to see Broom die.
Instead, he never made it out of his nearby cell, where two shunts were to be installed in veins. The shunts allow three drugs to enter the veins and sedate, paralyze and kill the inmate. The family and others watched the preparation on closed-circuit monitors mounted in the witness area. A camera filmed Broom and captured much of the difficulty the execution team had, as well as Broom's frustration. Broom requested no witnesses initially, but about an hour into the process asked for his attorney, Adele Shank, to be present.
A visibly upset Shank appeared in the witness room not knowing of Broom's request but out of concern for the length of time for the execution. "The chief justice and the governor have been notified of what's going on," Shank said after the execution team spent 90 minutes trying to insert the shunts.
Collins said the execution team was able to access several veins but they collapsed once saline solution was administered. He defended the execution team and said: "They continued to do a job that most wouldn't do or couldn't do." . . .
Shank, Broom's lawyer, said she is considering additional appeals. "We don't want to see a repeat of this ever," she said.
After Broom's execution was called off, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio asked state officials to immediately halt executions. "Ohio's execution system is fundamentally flawed. If the state is going to take a person's life, they must ensure that it is done as humanely as possible," ACLU Ohio counsel Carrie Davis said. "With three botched executions in as many years, it's clear that the state must stop and review the system entirely before another person is put to death."
I agree.
Like any mother, father, sister, brother, child, aunt, uncle, grandparent or citizen, I consider the crimes of which Broom was convicted heinous. I think of the years I have enjoyed with my daughter. I think of the years denied Bessye and David Middleton the companionship and love of their daughter Tryna, and it pains me.
When I served as a felony trial court judge in Columbus, Ohio, I learned firsthand that in rape and murder cases, no one is healed by the trial and punishment. No judge, no executioner--no one--can make the situation right, restore the loss, heal the wounds, bring the person back to the life or eradicate the fear and loss of stability. When "justice" is done it works to protect the community, satiate the hate, teach the lesson, prevent further loss, and only sometimes help heal the pain. When "justice" is execution, what does it accomplish? I'm not really sure; my psyche (and I believe America's psyche) never really felt healed on the execution of Timothy McVeigh.
So I simply ask, "Why do we do it?"
I answer, it is the law, and it is what we must follow until enough minds prevail to change it. I have always given the law its due because I honor the law, and I live in a society governed by the rule of law. But I cannot concede that our law requiring the execution of the convicted is a valuable tool of a just society under any particular or nebulous circumstance. The human condition is subject to the judgment of the creator, and only this can give me peace.
Thus, I cannot condone a system that perpetuates the pain from which sprang the punishment. A civilized society does not abide barbarism to ease its pain. It is not justice for me. Even when those who represent me and make the laws say that it is, I say that the people have said, "Then if this is justice, it must not perpetuate the cruelty from which it has sprung." It must neither torment its recipients nor its administrators.
In Ohio, after a 30-month review of the state's death penalty system, a team of Ohio legal experts, working under the auspices of the American Bar Association's Death Penalty Moratorium Implementation Project, issued a report on September 24, 2007 calling for a temporary halt to executions in Ohio in light of numerous problems the team uncovered.
The Ohio team rated the state's operation of the death penalty against 93 standards established by the ABA. The state gained a passing grade on four. In its report, the team said that Ohio's death penalty system is "flawed."
Specifically, capital punishment is not administered fairly or accurately due to inadequate procedures to protect defendants, including failure to require the preservation of biological evidence for as long as a defendant is on death row, failure to provide adequate legal services to all capital defendants and death row inmates, racial and geographic disparities in capital sentencing (i.e., those who kill whites are 3.8 times more likely to receive a death sentence than those who kill blacks, and there is a much greater chance of a death sentence in Hamilton County than in Franklin and Cuyahoga counties), and insufficient safeguards to protect the rights of capital defendants and death row inmates with mental disabilities.
As just one example of the team's many recommendations, in light of the fact that eyewitness misidentification and false confessions are the leading causes of false convictions, the report recommends the state require all law enforcement agencies to videotape interrogations in homicide cases and establish consistent lineup procedures, tapping into best practices across the country. The team urged the official with the power to stop executions, the Governor, to temporarily suspend them and to permit a "thorough review" of every aspect of capital punishment administration in the state. Ohio's Governor has so far not responded to the report or its recommendations.
The failed attempted execution of Romell Broom is the latest reason to end the death penalty in Ohio. Since 1976 Ohio has executed 32 people. That puts Ohio in the top 10 of states and it's a top 10 we must exit.
Ohio's protocol on applying the death penalty has changed several times since the punishment was reinstated. As recently reported in the New York Times, today a prison warden must shake and call the name of the condemned after anesthesia is injected, to establish that he or she is unconscious before the lethal drug cocktail kills him or her. Imagine having to do this for a job. Imagine this in a state that wants, that needs to progress. Not my Ohio.
Last week Broom never made it to the point where he was being shaken and shouted at. Nurses could not find a vein and in pain he actually tried to help one of his executioners with the needle. It doesn't matter whose fault that was (his for taking drugs or a failure of procedure). The point is, it didn't work.
And then there is the threshold question--was the convicted actually guilty? Are we sure that everyone killed by the state of Ohio was guilty? There is no reversal of the ultimate sentence.
DNA tests today are increasingly proving that not all convicted are guilty. And one mistake, the prospect of one innocent man or woman killed, is enough for me to stop the executions, until at least we can be sure that the person slated for death on display is actually guilty and can be terminated without cruel and unusual punishment.
No one can know the anguish of the Tryna Middleton and her family and friends and the damage to the hearts and minds of the community when an innocent young girl was killed so cruelly. No one can know the thousand deaths an offender who is finally clean, sober and of sound mind must experience each time he or she deals with the reason they are behind bars day in and day out, year after year, with no hope of undoing what they have caused. What is the ultimate retribution?
Without drawing moral judgments there are concrete reasons to end the death penalty.
Research has proven that the death penalty is not a deterrent and is more expensive to taxpayers than life in prison without parole. Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley recently said that capital homicide cases cost three times as much to try as homicide cases where execution is not sought.
In Ohio, I tried and sentenced a repeat killer to life in prison without parole under a new statute that allowed this sentence without the case being indicted by the prosecutor as a capital case. No special voir dire on death penalty was needed for the jury. No required two-attorney team had to be paid for by the State of Ohio. No lengthy trial involving a second phase of mitigation (to avoid imposition of the death penalty) was required. And no more potential, retriable error was at risk if the jury was not shielded from the fact that its recommendation of death, would be just that, a recommendation, that can, and often is, altered by a judge, an appellate court or by a last minute reprieve by a governor because the state's procedures are not effective enough to accomplish it quickly and with little or no pain.
Today about half of Americans oppose executions as a form of punishment for crime when life imprisonment without parole is available as an alternative. Canada's homicide rate has decreased 27 percent since the death penalty was abolished. There is no way to draw a correlation between the two but the fact stands.
While many countries continue to execute as a form of punishment, a movement is growing globally against the death penalty. As of June 2009 some 139 countries did not execute prisoners.
Of democracies as we recognize them, the U.S., South Korea and Japan are the only ones that legally kill their citizens. Many countries such as Italy refuse to extradite to the U.S. if the accused could face a sentence of death. In this case, the cause of justice is thwarted.
In the last two years the number of death sentences in the U.S. has been lower than any time since the punishment's reinstatement in 1976. It's a trend we should support.
The execution of Broom is to be rescheduled. Now is the time to rethink, first, how we kill, and then move on to the larger question of whether we even should kill in the first place.
We must begin to be the change we seek to improve individual lives one-by-one with temperance, patience and understanding. We must focus on the improvements that shape and build and strengthen individual lives in our communities. We must recognize and internalize that all are entitled to the basic rights as we the people have determined in our constitutions and entrusted to our courts to protect. And when one of us violates those rights, we must continue to abide by these principles in addressing it.
There is much discussion ahead as we dare to embrace the change that lay before us. With your help I can begin that discussion in the Senate along with many other thoughtful and diverse minds.
In the interim I call for an immediate moratorium on the death penalty to allow the dialog to begin once again--not just about how people are put to death, but whether they should be. Like 15 other states that have outlawed prisoner executions, I believe that answer is no. I ask that you join me.


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No stopping One Direction as second Croke Park concert announced
ONE Direction added a second Croke Park concert on Sunday 25th May 2014 to their previously announced Saturday 24th May date.
All tickets for One Direction's two Croke Park concerts were snapped up within two hours of going on sale this morning, setting a new Irish ticket sales record.
Ticketmaster managing director Eamonn O Connor said: "It's been unbelievable we could have sold out a third Croke Park concert such was the demand".
Mullingar's Niall Horan took to Twitter to express his happiness at the news: "ahhhhhhhhhhh just found out the croke park show is sold out... im sooo excited to announce a 2nd night 25th of may..is now on sale"
The band played sold out dates in Dublin's O2 earlier this year.
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The original composition of this charming study of a young child is in the Wallace Collection, London (P419). The Waddesdon canvas was probably painted by the studio of Greuze after a sketch or model by the artist. The dog featured in the Wallace painting has been painted out, and the ball in the boy's right hand has been replaced by a top.
The dog was originally part of the composition of the Waddesdon painting. Its shadow remains, along with traces of the hair beneath the top on the left and the dog's tongue on the right of the boy's body. It was probably made very soon after the Wallace painting was made around 1760. The original composition was also engraved in reverse in 1779 by C. G. Schultz. There are at least five other known copies of the Wallace painting, two of which have been identified as portraits of Edouard Froment de Castille, but it is more likely that Greuze's painting was simply of a charming child. The painting was attributed to François Drouais (1727-1775) when it was purchased by Alice de Rothschild.
The Wallace Collection painting may have been exhibited in the 1757 Salon under the title Le matelot napolitain (The Neapolitain Matelot) and was described in a sale of 1795 as a child 'dressed in the costume of a Matelot'. A matelot was a sailor responsible for manoeuvring the ship, under the command of the Pilot officer and the Captain. The suggestion the boy is in fancy dress lends a theatricality to this image of his playtime, far from the concerns of adult-life. The absence of the dog in the Waddesdon painting allows a greater appreciation of the luxurious silks of his play-clothes. It is easy to see how the aristocratic family of the Barons de Castille thought that the painting was a portrait of their ancestor.
Jean-Baptiste Greuze was highly successful with his scenes of everyday life. He made popular studies of children, often accompanied by pets; sentimental genre paintings; scenes of domestic drama and moralistic depictions of family life reflecting the social commentary of his day. He wanted to be received by the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture as a history painter, but in 1769 he was only received as a genre painter, considered to be less worthy as subject matter.
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Anita Brookner, French Pictures at Waddesdon, The Burlington Magazine, 101, 1959, 271-273; pp. 271-272Ellis Waterhouse, Anthony Blunt; Paintings: The James A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor; Fribourg; Office du Livre, The National Trust; 1967; p. 238, cat. no. 108John Ingamells; The Wallace Collection Catalogue of Pictures; 4 vols; London; The Trustees of the Wallace Collection (London); 1985-1989; vol. 3, pp. 194-195


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AURORA — Police have identified the man who shot a 17-year-old Aurora Central High School girl outside the school on Monday.
Luis Guzman-Rincon, 19, is in the Arapahoe County Jail on $100,000 bond. He faces charges of attempted first-degree murder and first-degree assault.
Guzman-Rincon is an illegal immigrant, according to police. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have placed a hold on him.
Karina Vargas is recovering from her injuries after she was shot in the torso while talking with friends outside the school Monday afternoon.
Police say the shooting could be gang related. Witnesses at the scene said two gangs were outside the school that day arguing. Vargas was not part of altercation, however.


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GENEVA (Oct. 5)
Strong representations have been made by Director-General J. Donald Kingsley of the International Refugee Organization to the United Nations on the future status of the refugees and displaced persons remaining in Germany, Austria and Italy after the I.R.O. ends its existence next June 30.
The Director-General pointed out that the refugees will probably be subject to discrimination unless protected by an international agreement. At the same time, he pointed out, it will be necessary to pay the governments or authorities concerned with providing permanent care for the DP's. He also stated that he considers this a matter for U.N. General Assembly consideration.
(The World Jewish Congress today called on the United Nations to provide full international protection for refugees and displaced persons, after the termination of the I.R.O., by appointing a High Commissioner for the purpose. The request was made in a letter sent to Trygve Lie, U.N. Secretary General.)


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VegHeads Youth Club
to Start in August
The VegHeads, a 4-H club of youth from 8-18 year of age, will start their 2014-2015 year on Monday, August 26th at 6:30pm. This year's projects will include: Lee County Seed Library, entering plants into the Lee County Fair, install a garden for a needy family, and an aquaponics project. The club meets inside Veterans Park Recreational Center located at 55 Homestead Road South in Lehigh Acres. The club has a member limit, so contact their 4-H leader Karen Harty at firstname.lastname@example.com or610.530.8883 if you are interested in joining.


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FIGS V.I.P. - Dr. Ava Shamban
About FIGS V.I.P.s (Very Important Professionals)
From launching international non-profit organizations to bringing new life into the world, medical professionals are making a difference in the lives of their patients across the globe. Every month, FIGS celebrates the people behind these feats and shares their stories with our community.
Name: Dr. Ava Shamban
Profession: Dermatologist
Affiliation: AVA, MD
Location: Beverly Hills, CA
What do you love the most about your job? The people! And the healing and the ability to make people feel better. I also like the creativity behind it. Medicine is an art and a science. You need a certain amount of information and skill, but to treat an individual is the art. You need to understand the science so you know if you'll need a laser, injectable, oral or topical medicine, but how you put it together is where the alchemy, the magic, happens.
What do you love about dermatology? I've done a lot of acne treatment over the years, from regular to scarring acne - just acne that you hate looking at when you're in high school. It's difficult to not have clear skin or to have scarred skin because people immediately assume that your hygiene is bad, that you're not washing your face, or that you're a drug addict. There are all these negative associations. I was the dermatologist on the show Extreme Makeover, so my part of the extreme makeover was treating people who had acne. From that I learned a lot about treating facial and back acne under a time crunch because the producers had to do style and fashion shoots only after two weeks. I figured out how to make the treatments work faster. Recently I had an experience on the Steve Harvey Show with a high school student whose acne was so bad and inflamed that he was bleeding. When he was gearing up to play football, his coach told him he couldn't play because he was bleeding. So we cleared him up and now he's back on the team. After both shows I got a lots of encouraging mail from people and questions about how I treated various dermatological issues. It led me to want to do something more. I am currently planning on developing something more mobile for local high schools to reach students who can't afford dermatology care or don't know that some of these solutions that are available. It's something that is really important to me.
What are you most proud of as it relates your career? I have three kids. I'm very proud of them and raising them has been a tremendous experience. As it related to my medical profession, the ability to give people the gift of beautiful clear skin helps their self-esteem so much. My most fulfilling achievement is to clear their face up so they can restart their life or have a life that is different from the one they had before. You can't hide your face, especially if you're a male. There's nowhere to hide. Your face is your calling card. The other thing I'm very proud of is that I have 45 employees, 44 which are female. Most of them are the primary breadwinners of their family, and I'm very proud of that that I've been able to provide employment opportunities and benefits.
What made you decide to launch your own skincare line? My line came out of the realization that people like instant results. During my experience on Extreme Makeover, I found that if you bump up the concentrations and frequency of the right active ingredients, you'll get accelerated results in a shorter amount of time. Americans seem to have an attraction to seeing results within two weeks. From crash diets to exercise regiments, people want to see results right away. I wanted to do the same thing for the skin, so I came up with this idea for a radical departure from what was out there for accelerated results in two weeks.
In a pinch, what skincare product can you create from things you have at home? In my book Heal Your Skin, I have a whole section on homemade recipes. Depending on what your issue is, from oily acne-prone skin to dry, overstressed skin, you can create various masks, toners, and moisturizers at home. If you have oily skin, you are going to need a more astringent base and a mask that's more drying along with anti-inflammatories. So you'd just open up your refrigerator and pantry and start taking oatmeal, yogurt, honey, avocado and berries. That gets you your antioxidants, alpha hydroxy acids, and anti-inflammatories.
What's one piece of advice you can share from your book "Heal Your Skin?" The tagline of the book is "Life happens. It doesn't have to show on your skin." You need to treat your skin like a fine, expensive art. Let's say you owned a Van Gogh or the Mona Lisa. What are you going to do with Mona Lisa? Are you going to lay her out in the sun? Let the sun bake her and not protect her? Treat your skin the way you'd treat art. Follow a regular skin care routine with sunscreen in the morning and something healing at night, whether it's an antioxidant or retinoid, or both.
What do you do to unwind outside of work? I'm athletic. I like to swim, hike, and ski. Los Angeles is great for that. I also love the arts. I like to go to the theater and movies. When I can, I read. I used to read more than I do now. Now I do it like we all do, read a little bit of this, a little bit of that.
Anything else that you would like to share with the FIGS community? I think we're in the middle of a huge transition in the way that we live and communicate. The type of work you're doing is wonderful. Every century, our community gets bigger and bigger, and now we're a global community. The more we take care of each other, the better off we'll all be.
For more information on Dr.Shamban visit:
Dr. Ava Shamban: Website | Facebook | Book
Want to be featured as a V.I.P. or know of anyone who should be? E-mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Rustic Butternut Squash Tart
This savory tart is irresistible, stacked with butternut squash slices, red onion, fresh thyme and extra-sharp Cheddar. If you prefer, swap sweet potatoes for the butternut squash, or refrigerated pizza dough for the pie crust.
Total Time:
Level: Easy
Serves: 4
- 1 medium red onion
- ¼ small butternut squash
- 6 sprig fresh thyme
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- Kosher salt and pepper
- 4 oz. extra-sharp Cheddar
- 1 refrigerated rolled pie crust
- 1 large egg
- Green salad, for serving
- Heat oven to 400ºF. In a large bowl, toss the onion, squash, thyme, oil, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper; fold in the Cheddar.
- Working on a piece of parchment paper, roll the pie crust into a 14-in. circle. Slide the paper (and crust) onto a baking sheet. Spoon squash mixture onto the pie crust, leaving a 2-in. border. Fold the border of the crust over the squash mixture.
- Brush the crust with the egg. Bake until the crust is golden brown and the vegetables are tender, 20 to 25 minutes. (Check at 15 minutes to make sure the crust isn't getting too dark; if it is, cover with foil for the remaining baking time.) Serve with a salad, if desired.
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Chanel has been working that little bit extra hard to give their ads the edge and make them noticeable in the crowd and rise above the clutter. The handbag ad campaign featuring Blake Lively was highly appreciated and talked about for its freshness. It was the first time Blake had appeared in a Chanel ad. Keira Knightley, on the other hand, has been the face for their Mademoiselle fragrance since 2007.
Keira Knightley has recently starred in a new video shot for a commercial spot for the Mademoiselle fragrance. The brand has a lot of trust in her to help them take the fragrance forward. The new commercial has been directed by the renowned director Joe Wright. Knightly enjoys a good working relationship with the director as they have worked together earlier for Pride & Prejudice.
The new video shows Keira Knightley channelling an elegant super hero. She looks her provocative best in a beige catsuit and makes a bold statement riding a motorcycle to Chanel's Paris apartment. It is easy to see why Chanel has reposed their faith in Keira Knightley since 2007 when she was brought in to replace Kate Moss. By the way, Kate can be seen Dior's Addict beauty ads.
Check out the video here:
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Day: March 9, 2011
Posted on March 9, 2011
Melissa Mars
I have always enjoyed other cultures and music. Even if I don't understand the lyrics completely, if it is a good song, or an entertaining video, I like it.
Foreign languages have also been a hobby of mine. I am not fluent in any particular one. Well, I guess I do OK with English. I studied German for three years in high school. I took French one semester in college, as well as a half year of French in 7th grade as part of an advanced studies course. I have also had to work with many translators and foreign coworkers (Finnish, Japanese etc) over the years, so picking up a few words here and there has been pretty common. But mastery has alluded me. But I still like to try and decipher the meanings of songs I like.


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Annual Toy Drive
Through Sunday, December 20
Once again, Cole Hardware's San Francisco stores are hosting a toy drive for Arriba Juntos's La Posada celebration. Arriba Juntos, which translates from Spanish to "upward together," is a nonprofit community organization that was founded in 1965 in the Mission District. It works to support thousands of individuals and families across the City who are the most underserved and at risk for prolonged poverty. Our Rockridge location will collect new toys for the Oakland Mayor's Community Toy Drive. Last year alone, they were able to provide toys to over 8,000 children from low-income families. That's over 16,000 dolls, trucks, books, board games, sports items, and gift certificates. For your donation, we suggest a toy from Green Toys™, a Bay Area company that makes a unique, fun line of classic children's toys constructed from recycled plastic containers and other environmentally friendly materials. Our partner in the toy drive for the past seven years, Green Toys has donated hundreds of their toys to our yearly collection. At all of our Cole Hardware locations, we carry a variety of Green Toys, including race cars, rockets, airplanes, and seaplanes. The toys range in price from $4.99 to $29.99. Come check them out for this special event and stock up for your own holiday gift-giving needs as well. We will be collecting new, unwrapped toys through December 20.


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I am sure someone else has figured this out already, but I thought I would post my solution for fixing this problem.
It started out with a co-worker telling me his Windows Vista laptop would not startup after a recent Windows Update. I asked about Safe Mode, and Restoring the Last Known Good Configuration. He said he had tried those options but kept getting a black screen with an error. I finally said let me see the computer and started to investigate what the problem might be. I quickly realized the registry had become corrupted.
The message on the screen was this:
Windows Boot Manager
Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the Problem:
1. Insert your Windows installation disc and restart your computer.
2. Choose your language settings, and click "Next."
3. Click "Repair your computer."
If you do not have this disc, contact your system administrator or computer manufacturer for assistance.
File: \Windows\system32\config\system
Status: 0xc000014c
Info: Windows failed to load because the system registry file is missing, or corrupt.
To fix this, I did the following:
- Boot the machine from an Ubuntu Linux disc.
If you don't have an Ubuntu disc, you can download the ISO and create one, or use an alternate boot method like WinPE or repair disc, or anything that will let you get a command prompt to the \Windows directory.
- When booting using Ubuntu, select the Try It Out option. This will install a memory resident copy of Ubuntu, but it doesn't affect your Windows install.
- Once the installation completes, you will see the Linux desktop. You want to click the folder icon near the top of the icon bar on the left side of the desktop.
- In the window that opens, locate the main partition of your Windows installation in the file tree (look near the top), and open it.
- Navigate to \Windows\system32\config
- Locate and rename the SYSTEM file to SYSTEM.BAK
- Locate the RegBack folder in the same directory and open it.
- Copy the SYSTEM file from the RegBack folder (right click or type CTRL-C)
- Go back to the \Windows\system32\config folder, and paste the SYSTEM file you just copied.
- Reboot the machine, follow the instructions for removing the Ubuntu disc, and Windows should boot normally. To reboot Ubuntu, click the 'gear' icon in the upper right of the desktop window and click Shutdown. Then click the Restart button in the dialog box that opens.


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August 27, 2008
Bronx Native Joey Medina and Brooklyn Native Shang to Perform in 'Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-Up' on September 3
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Bronx, N.Y. native Joey Medina and Brooklyn, N.Y. native Shang, will perform in the Starz original stand-up comedy series "Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-up" on Wednesday, Sept. 3 at 10 p.m. (ET/PT).
Medina's screen credits include "The Original Kings of Comedy" and "Comic View." His first screenplay "El Matador," in which he made his directorial debut, swept the 8th Annual East Los Angeles Chicano Film Festival in 2002 by winning Best Film, Best Director and Best Acting Awards.Shang's TV credits include "Def Comedy Jam,""Comic View,""Heroes," and "CSI: Las Vegas." He is also the co-producer and host of BET's "Access Granted," and Jamie Foxx's "Laffapalooza!" A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, Shang also attended The Art Institute of Pittsburgh. His comedy career began when a friend bet him $50 to take the stage during an open-mic night at a local comedy club. He won the bet and has been performing for 15 years.
"Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-up" is executive produced by one of America's most popular actor/comedians, Martin Lawrence. Now in its third season, the weekly series features 35 talented, explosive, and certainly not politically correct, comedians who take the spotlight to tell it like it is in their own hard-hitting style. Filmed before a live audience in Washington, D.C. at the historic Lincoln Theatre, the show is hosted by comedian Doug Williams who adds his own style of comedy. Spinning the music is celebrated entertainer and DJ Biz Markie.
Starz Entertainment, LLC, is a premium movie service provider operating in the United States. It offers 16 movie channels including the flagship Starz(R) and Encore(R) brands with approximately 17 million and 31.3 million subscribers respectively. Starz Entertainment airs more than 1,000 movies per month across its pay TV channels and offers advanced services including Starz HD, Encore HD, Starz On Demand, Encore On Demand, MoviePlex On Demand, Starz HD On Demand, Encore HD On Demand, MoviePlex HD On Demand, and Starz Play. Starz Entertainment (http://www.starz.com/) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, which is a controlled subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, and is attributed to Liberty Entertainment Group, a tracking stock group of Liberty Media Corporation.
Contact(s): Rhiannon Hendrickson Chelsye J. Burrows Starz Entertainment Starz Entertainment 720.852.5802 720.852.5838 [email protected] [email protected]
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CONTACT: Rhiannon Hendrickson, +1-720-852-5802,[email protected], or Chelsye J. Burrows, +1-720-852-5838,[email protected], both of Starz Entertainment, LLC


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A few weeks back we launched the eight weeks to fitness programme.
We prescribed a diet/exercise regime for every week for a time frame of eight weeks. If you follow this programme meticulously, you could lose up to seven kg!
Many of you may have had doubts about whether or not you are following the programme correctly. So, we organised a live chat on July 18 with fitness trainer Brinda Sapat, who designed the programme. For those of you who missed the chat, here is the transcript.
fmanish asked, my height is 177cm.also pls suggest an ideal breakfast for a vegetarian Brinda Sapat answers, A veg breakfast: a bowl of cereal with milk, a fruit and wholegrain toast with a low fat cheese spread.
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Rohit asked, Hi, I'm 28 male, 5'10", medium frame and 58 kg I can see my six pack, but still have a slight paunch. How do I get rid of the paunch?Brinda Sapat answers, Hey there! A paunch is the biggest male problem.The paunch is basically fat so do cardio! Three to four days a week to start with.
Rakhi asked, i am rakhi, i am 5'3 i am 31 years & my weight had gone to 70 kgs in 6 mths, what should i do to lose my weight. Brinda Sapat answers, Hi Rakhi! Follow the eight week plan to a slimmer you posted on the rediff web site. You'll have all your answers.
Willie asked, Hi, i am 32 yrs, 5.4.in going to the gym everyday. i have a perfect body and want to maintain it. can u pls instruct me on what diet i should keep evryday. My weight now is 62kgs. i play football so i don't have a tummy. It's flat. Please let me knw abt the diet to keep me fit and have a good stamina and endurance. Brinda Sapat answers, Hi! Eat cereals, eggs (whites only), whole grain toast and fruits for breakfast. Vegetables and roti with dal and some salad for lunch. For dinner try to eat more protein ie fish/chicken/paneer/lentils and vegetables. Also snack on nuts/fruits between meals
zaina asked, hi, i am 23 yrs old, 151 cms and 56 kgs. i live in a joint family so diet control is not possible i have been walking on the treadmill 3-4 times a week since a month but lost just 1 kg what else can i do to lose weight. i am a house wife. going to gym is not possible either. and for my height what is the ideal weight?Brinda Sapat answers, Hi Zaina! Increase your walking time by five minutes every week. Increase the incline of the treadmill an increase your speed. Also start doing some weight training exercise at home. You can find these exercises in the eight week plan on rediff. Don't worry about the height to weight proportion.
wingsvino asked, hi i am 25yrs old, 5'9" in height & 93 kgs. my waist size has increased by 4" in the past 2 years. I am ready to go to gym but i could not control my food habits. I need to reduce my weight. Hence, kindly suggest some ideas to be reduce weight & to be fit.Brinda Sapat answers, Hi wingsvino! When you go to the gym, tell your trainer your goals and have him/her chart out an exercise plan based on that. Also, try to work around your food habits, or the results will take ages.
ankur asked, hi i am 20 yrs old ..i am 5ft 8 inches tall ..can u tell me some exercise so i can become taller??Brinda Sapat answers, Hey Ankur! Unfortunately no exercise helps to increase height and if anyone is telling you that, remember it's a myth. Exercise will only help to improve your posture making you look slightly taller.
Rohit asked, Other than keeping your back straight are there any precautions to be taken while doing normal, elevated and diamond pushups? Thank you. Brinda Sapat answers, Yeah Rohit, make sure you don't lock your elbows as you come up. Also make sure you keep your arms wide so you really engage the pectoral muscles making the push up more effective. Fingers should point forwards!
varun asked, hi i am a 19 year old guy. my height is 5.5 and my weight is only 48. please guide me. how can i gain healthy weight? is there any way to increase my height (through yoga)? any special diet?Brinda Sapat answers, Hi Varun. Eat more carbohydrates and proteins in your dinner: fish/chicken/paneer/soya and rice/roti/bread or pasta etc. Also start weight training. Height cannot be altered. But since you are 19 you may have another year or two to grow taller!
sandeep asked, hi brinda i am sandeep 32 & 32 kg overweight as told by my instructor pls tell me apart from routine gym exercise what should i do in my day to day life to make wt loss more easyBrinda Sapat answers, Hey Sandeep. Try to alter your exercises at your gym. Have your trainer give you some new exercises. Engage in some kind of sport like football/tennis etc. Also watch your food habits. Stay off fried foods and sweets.
Yogesh asked, Hi am 23 m 5'6 1/2 and 78 kgs. can u tell me which workouts can reduce my abs and how many hours of daily workout is essential for perfect body. Brinda Sapat answers, Hi Yogesh. You need to do cardio three to four days a week. Either the treadmill/cycle or an aerobics class/walking. Start with 30 minutes and progress by adding five minutes every week. Also start weight training two to three times a week.
aishwarya asked, hi, i am 16 years old. my height is 150 cm & my weight is 46 kg. Is there a chance for me to grow taller at this age?Brinda Sapat answers, Hey Aishwarya! Sure you have another two to three years to grow taller at least.
manish asked, my height is 177cm. also pls suggest an ideal breakfast for a vegetarian Brinda Sapat answers, A veg breakfast: bowl of cereals with milk, a fruit and a wholegrain toast with a low fat cheese spread.
zishan asked, Hi! brinda, i am a cricketer and ran around 3-4 kms at a good speed earlier .but after just recovering from malaria now even 15 days after recovering i am not able to run that much, i am quite a healthy person weighing around 70 kgs and my height is 6 feet. i am a 16 year old. please tell me why my fitness is not responding well. Brinda Sapat answers, Hi Zishan. When the body suffers an illness it loses its training effects. You need to gradually re-introduce your body to exercise. So start by doing just a little bit of exercise and build up slowly. Don't worry you will be back to normal. Make sure you are eating enough of carbohydrates.
VINODJI asked, MY TUMMY HAS COME OUT VERY MUCH LIKE 8 MONTHS OF PREGNANCY. WHAT SHOULD I DO? Brinda Sapat answers, Okay so the tummy is really the big dilemma. Cardio cardio cardio! Three to four days a week minimum for 30 minutes minimum. Throw in a couple of sets of crunches and back exercises. Stay off fried food, sweets and beer!
aloke asked, I have a tendency to put on fat. while i was in the army i was very fit. post that have gained 30 kgs. what should i do to reduce atleast 4-5 kgs/month. Brinda Sapat answers, Hey! Follow the eight weeks to fitness plan on rediff.com
thomas asked, hi, i am 41 yrs old, 6", 85kgs. Am working in a BPO organization. So i do have night work (alternate week), it is good doing swimming after my night work and go to bed. or what is the best exercise you suggest?? Brinda Sapat answers, Hey Thomas. Swimming is very good exercise. Make sure you swim non-stop for about 30 minutes minimum. Also do some weight training.
gauri80 asked, HI i am 25 yrs old and a s/w professional which makes me sit for 7-8 hours or sometimes 12 hours on chair. I do some kind of excercise like suryanamaskar and some ab excercise but no use. I am not able to reduce the tummy tyres. I am unable to find time to do other workouts as well. can u pls tell me the easy workouts which will reduce my tummy. Brinda Sapat answers, Hi Gauri. When you can't get around to doing much of any exercise, walking is your best bet. Try to squeeze in 30 minutes of a brisk walk whenever you find time and watch your food!
manish asked, i am 32 years old, 78kg, have not done any exercises, want to start now , can you tell me the ideal weight for me and is brisk walking for 30 min a day help in reducing. Brinda Sapat answers, Hey Manish. Brisk walks are perfect! Don't worry about ideal weight. Also do weight training
shubsukh asked, Hi Brinda, I am a male, 45 yrs, am 6 ft tall and weigh 81 kg. Have been hypertensive for over 10 years now but well under control with medication. Have a paunch and love handles (waist size is 38 � 39 inches). Am able to do power walk with occasional jogging without going breathless. However if I jog I develop mild pain in my knees that night. What exercise / diet would you suggest for my paunch / love handles / cholesterol control? Shubsukh Brinda Sapat answers, Hi! Please don't jog if it causes discomfort. Stick to fast walking. This is what helps reduce your tummy and also keeps your cholesterol down. Don't eat fried/oily foods. Try to eat more cereals -- this helps lower cholesterol.
Tomorrow: Part II of the transcript
Brinda Sapat is a fitness trainer, currently running classes at Gold's Gym, Napean Sea Road. Certified with Training Zone & Progressive Fitness (USA), she has been a group exercise instructor for the last nine years.


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Unlike many veterans who were forced to pack their bags after many consecutive years of dismal play coupled to lack of passion, people tend to turn a blind eye when it comes to Tomas Kaberle.
Some people believe that Kaberle started playing poorly only after the Olympics. He must be tired right? Maybe he is having a hard time adjusting to all the new players.
Let's have a closer look at the numbers throughout the entire season.
1) 77 7 42 49 -16
2) 32 2 29 31 -5
3) 45 5 13 18 -11
4) 24 3 09 12 -5
5) 21 2 04 06 -6
6) 15 1 02 03 -5
1) Entire season
2) First 32 games of season
3) Last 45 games of season
4) 24 games before the Phaneuf trade
5) 21 games since the Phaneuf trade
6) 15 games since the dawning of the new Leafs
1) Kaberle was playing like an elite offensive defenseman until mid-December (still a minus player)
2) In contrary to popular belief, Kaberle has been playing like a below average offensive defenseman since LONG before the olympics (i.e. much greater than half of the season)
3) Kaberle's production went further down after the acquisition of Phaneuf
4) Kaberle's production has been laughable as a member of the new squad
As an offensive defenseman, he really has not been very offensive for the majority of the season. He continues to be on the ice when the opposition scores, and he no longer produces at the offensive end.
With the exception of the game against the Rangers (where he scored that offensively gifted goal), Kaberle has not made much tangible contributions during the 9-4-2 stretch (points in just two games) following the trade deadline. Actually, I take that back, he was -9 in those 6 losses. I boldly state that, based on stats alone, had Finger or Exelby replaced Kaberle during those 6 games, we would most likely be outside the lottery position.
It is entirely possible that he will magically turn things around next season when he is in a different uniform.
Maybe he is just tired and getting old. Maybe the overwhelming youth and committed forechecking upfront negates the need for those long stretch passes to score. Maybe other defensemen on the Leafs can make those less frequent stretch passes. Maybe that "A†on his jersey is weighing him down. Maybe he misses his now outcast friends. Maybe Kabby is a sad and depressed man.


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Title: The Burn Palace
Author: Stephen Dobyns, author of several previous psychological mysteries, including The Church of Dead Girls.
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Literary Fiction
Readers: Retiree Nancy, stay-at-home mom Krysta, and teachers madriscoll and Ninian.
Summary: At two-thirty in the morning at the local hospital in the small town of Brewster, Rhode Island, Alice Alessio — also known as Nurse Spandex — is given the surprise of her life. Coming back from a secret tryst with a doctor, she peeks in to check on the newborn baby she was supposed to be watching, and finds a huge, writhing red-and-yellow snake in the bassinet instead. So begins the series of strange and disturbing events that start to plague this sleepy little community and confound the police. Woody Potter, the detective on the case, simply can't put it all together — what is the thread that ties a missing baby, a dead insurance investigator, and a local Wiccan sect together? Why do all roads seem to lead to the town yoga center (known to all as the You-You)? And what exactly is going on with Carl Krause, the local man who works at the funeral home, who has taken to growling at his neighbors?
An epic, twisted portrait of small-town America, The Burn Palace captivates with dozens of richly rendered multidimensional characters and a plot that keeps you guessing all the way to the end. It is the literary equivalent of Richard Russo crossed with Stephen King.
Should You Read It?: Our readers all enjoyed this thrill ride filled with eerie atmosphere. But as Krysta notes, this may not be for the faint of heart. A fun read for literature lovers who don't normally read genre fiction. A strong choice for genre-lovers, too.


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Anguish and a matter of truth in deadly arson fire
Mother says she lied about a deadly fire and has changed her story
Updated 7:59 pm, Monday, July 15, 2013
Jennica Duell now contends she was sound asleep in Saratoga Springs, coming down from an acid trip, when her boyfriend doused a stairwell with gasoline and ignited a horrific inferno.
Killed in the blaze at the Hulett Street home were her three young children and their father. Her daughter, Sa'fyre, was badly burned.
As a federal investigation into the tragedy proceeds, Duell, who earlier testified before a grand jury that she was at the arson scene, has remained largely out of sight while staying with her mother in Schenectady and a friend in Montgomery County.
Last week the 25-year-old mother broke her silence in a series of interviews with the Times Union.
She spoke passionately about her children and about her troubled life and her conflicting accounts that could land her in prison for perjury.
Facing a possible death penalty in the case, Robert Butler sits in jail without bail, charged under federal law with arson. Duell said she has since split up with Butler.
Duell maintained she first told police the truth about where she was — in Saratoga Springs — but changed her story to say she was at the fire scene when officials didn't believe her. She said she lied to city cops and a federal grand jury about being at the scene with Butler when he allegedly torched the building in the predawn hours of May 2.
"I was telling the cops whatever they wanted to hear so I could get home to Sa'fyre, even if that means I have to lie to be next to my daughter," Duell recalled. "I would do anything to be by my child's side. I'm sorry, but I'm a mother first."
As to lying under oath, she said, "That is my fault, but I'm not going to let people sit here and put me away for something that I didn't do, for something that I wasn't there for."
She said she changed her story to place herself at the scene after investigators called her a liar and told her that witnesses, including a downstairs tenant, had placed her outside 438 Hulett St.
The truth, she now maintains, is that on the night before fire she took acid and drank Robitussin with Butler in his sister's apartment in Saratoga Springs. She fell asleep around 2:45 a.m. and is not sure if Butler left the apartment, but he woke her up around 9 a.m. that Wednesday morning, she said. They went to buy food at the nearby Stewart's, Duell said, and Butler alerted her that there was a news report on television that her house was on fire. When she saw it for herself, she cried in panic. A Good Samaritan gave the couple $60 for a cab to her mother's house in Schenectady.
There, Martia Stockwell told her daughter that her children — Layah Terry, 3; Michael Terry, 2; and Donavan Duell, 11 months; and David Terry, 33, had perished in the fire.
Overcome with "rage, hurt, I just wanted to get to Sa'fyre, and I wanted to know why," Duell said
She later learned that Butler was accused of deliberately starting the fire from which two adults on the second floor and nine tenants on the first floor escaped with their lives.
"I hate him and have never hated so much in my life, and hope he gets what he deserves," said Duell. "I want to know why this happened to my children and Dave and why someone had to be so cruel."
She said Terry had kicked Butler out of the apartment after he choked her, which authorities have said might have provided a motive for revenge.
The case started out in the Schenectady County District Attorney's Office on state charges of murder and arson but was transferred to the office of U.S. Attorney Richard Hartunian where conviction carries the harsher sentence.
The criminal complaint states Butler and three friends were doing drugs in Saratoga Springs and went to Hulett Street, buying gasoline on the way and putting it in the trunk of his car. On arrival, Butler poured some gas in a clear bottle and walked into 438 Hulett St. with the three others nearby, according to the complaint. It states Butler told police he was in Saratoga Springs all night, and two people with him "initially also said they had been in Saratoga all night, but later gave sworn statements describing their presence with Butler in Schenectady when he set the fire."
Duell said she did not understand what officials told her about the meaning of testifying under immunity from prosecution and of the implications of lying under oath to the grand jury. Witnesses who receive immunity cannot be prosecuted for what they testified to, provided its truthful. There is no immunity, however, from perjury.
Conflict Defender Stephen Signore, whose office is representing Duell, said he tells all his clients to avoid discussing any pending criminal case with anyone because that person could become a potential witness against them.
"Had I been advised ahead of time, I would have advised her not to make any statements to the press," said Signore, who declined further comment.
Duel said she and Terry had known each other since they were 12 years old growing up in Schenectady. She gave birth to her first of her five children when she was 16, eventually giving up the boy for adoption.
She has suffered from mental illness and was addicted to drugs and alcohol, she said, and told of spending six months in jail for being part of a baseball-bat attack on a man with a group of her friends.
Stockwell said her daughter's bipolar disorder causes her to make irrational decisions.
Duell said that her children validated her existence after a tough upbringing and being abandoned by family.
"The only reason why I'm still alive is for my kids," she said. "If I didn't have my kids, I wouldn't be alive, I would have killed myself years ago."
Throughout her struggles, she said, it was Dave Terry, a stay-at-home father, who always reassured her that everything would be OK: "I could never ask for a better children's father. I still talk to him every night, and he's always going to be my best friend."
Last week Duell recalled how they were all hanging out in the living room the day before the fire. Donavan was walking around. Mike was laughing. Sa'fyre and Layah were singing and dancing to a CD of their favorite tune, "Dynamite," by the singer Taio Cruz. "I miss everything, I miss getting up with them in the morning, I miss bringing the kids to the store with me, I miss everything," said Duell. "I'm a very misunderstood person," she said.
Sa'fyre remains at Westchester Medical Center. She lost part of her right arm and may lose some toes, her mother said, but the young girl is "healing very well."
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The famous Lebanese artist Wael Kfoury is getting ready in the next few days to start recording his newest song "Aib Ala Eli Beymel Al Aib" (Shame On The One Doing Shame).
The song comes from the great Lebanese musician Melhim Barakat who gave it to Kfoury as a means of making amends with him. The two had a form of light clashes when Melhim said on the entertainment show "Il Maestro" that Kfoury doesn't have a strong voice, a statement that had angered Kfoury very much.
On similar news Kfoury is preparing for his new and upcoming musical album. He had already recorded most of the songs on it, but he did not settle on a production company that will distribute the album.


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3rd-year Yasogami High student Yosuke Hanamura has been branded by the P-1 Grand Prix as the wage slave of the boonies: Captain Ressentiment. Unsatisfied with Teddie's stupid tagline, Yosuke prepares to beat his way through the other contenders and get to the bottom of this mystery!
In this installment, Yosuke has just defeated the dreaded Shadow Labrys, and is now celebrating his victory in the P-1 Grand Prix. Will he become friends with the newly sane Labrys, or is Yosuke not a fan of robots? Find out now!


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Archbishop of US military ordinariate comments on allowing homosexuals to enlist
October 25, 2010
Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the head of the US military ordinariate, emphasized that there is no "right" to serve in the armed forces, during an interview with the Catholic News Agency.
Archbishop Broglio pointed out that chaplains "can be excluded from military service, because of health or weight problems or because of their age." The military regulations on these matters are not considered unjust, he observed.
The archbishop was responding to a pair of court decisions. A US federal court had ruled that is is unconstitutional to exclude open homosexuals from military service, and ordered an immediate end to the "don't ask, don't tell" policy currently in force in the US military. An appeals court later delayed implementation of the lower court's order, pending a full hearing of the case.
Archbishop Broglio, who has opposed efforts to repeal the existing policy, said that repeal could endanger the freedom of chaplains, since "there is the danger that teaching objective moral precepts or seeking to form youngsters in the faith could be misconstrued as intolerance."
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"...the faith could be misconstrued as intolerance." I think that is the plan. Or, perhaps, intolerance to the faith will be misconstrued.
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Oct. 25, 2010 6:57 PM ET USA
The point that seems to elude so many in this debate is that one's sexual orientation or activities, whether gay, straight, married or unmarried, should NEVER enter the workplace, whether an office or a bunker. That is personal and private information/activity that should have no bearing on professional behavior; in fact, to bring anything of a sexual nature into the workplace is the very essence of unprofessionalism. And when you work and sleep in the same place, all the more critical.
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Oct. 25, 2010 5:50 PM ET USA
Like it or not, gays in the military affect the, "good order and discipline." It is hard to explain to those who haven't served, but allowing openly gays in the military will only create a host of problems. I'm afraid, my dear archbishop, that religion (especially Catholicism) is butting heads against political correctness.


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Extraterrestrials among usPosted on September 26th, 2013 – Won't you help brighten a lonely comment's day?
There are many things that, at one time, were the exclusive domain of the tinfoil hat brigade. Claims such as the government spying on everyone, or that that same government is engaged in a global plot to enslave its citizens under corporate rule through coercion, outwardly hypocritical violence, fear and intimidation, secrecy, open criminality, and many massive rights violations, all promulgated by a colluding mass media as perfectly normal and certainly not worth informing you about.
Seems like those tinfoil-donning lunatics were onto something; it even turns out that tinfoil is pretty good at blocking out the types of radio waves that can affect a human brain. So these days, when those same crazies talk about visitors from other planets, I'm much more apt to take a few moments to hear them out.
I'm still on the fence about the existence of extraterrestrial creatures. Yes, I think the chance that other life exists out there is extremely good; intelligent life too. But I can't remember ever seeing a UFO or anything that might look otherwordly so I can't rely on any personal experience.
When I have to resort to trusting the accounts of others I steer towards those who have some established credibility. Paul Hellyer, former Canadian Minister of National Defense, for example, seems like a pretty solid bet. Not only was Hellyer a rarity among politicians (he had some qualifications for his position!), but he has remained a sensible and balanced public voice maintaining that UFOs are real and being covered up by governments worldwide. Contrasted against the way governments operate, Hellyer's claims seem even more plausable.
Here's what he had to say earlier this year at an official-looking "hearing" on UFOs and ETs in Toronto:
The truth is out there.


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The three pitchers the Astros signed this winter have two traits in common: connections to Houston and a propensity for grounders.
Righthanded reliever Matt Albers, born and raised in Houston, is the latest addition to the new-look bullpen. Monday, he agreed to a one-year contract with a club option for 2015, a deal sources confirmed is worth $2.25 million in 2014, with the option carrying a $3 million price tag or a $200,000 buyout.
The signing is pending a physical, which is expected Tuesday.
A graduate of Clements High School in Sugar Land, Albers, 30, lives in Houston.
The news could get better for the Astros. Signing former closer Jose Veras remains a possibility, a source said Tuesday. The Astros this offseason have added roughly $22 million in player salaries for 2014.
"I'm very excited about this opportunity," Albers said by phone. "Being around quite a few teams after leaving Houston, and being back, to come home, is just pretty awesome."
Albers went to the playoffs with the Indians last season, making for an atmosphere change next year. He posted a 3.14 ERA in 63 innings in 2013.
"Just a few good players from turning it around," Albers said of the Astros' rebuilding plan. "We'll just see. Last year in Cleveland, nobody really expected us to do a whole lot, so anything can happen."
Like fellow bullpen addition and righthander Chad Qualls, Albers was drafted by the Astros and made his major league debut with the team.
Ties to Texas
The similarities run deeper: Qualls had the third-highest grounder rate among qualified relievers in the majors last season and Albers the fourth.
Qualls, 35, lives in Texas, and another arm the team added, righthander Scott Feldman, 30, has spent most of his career with the Rangers.
Qualls and Albers figure to be late-inning relievers, no matter who pitches the ninth. Qualls has closing experience that Albers does not. But that does not take into consideration what would happen if Veras or another reliever is added.
Regardless, Albers was previously regarded as a long man, making this signing something of a promotion. He had a slightly higher offer on the table that he turned down to stay at home.
Late innings beckon
The Indians were one of a few teams interested in Albers, but he probably wouldn't receive the same late-inning opportunity in Cleveland.
"I've talked to (manager) Bo (Porter)," Albers said. "He said all of the back end of the bullpen spots are open. When you're in the back end, you definitely have a better idea when you're going to pitch. Obviously, it's games on the line.
"Definitely, I had a great time in Cleveland. When Houston — pretty much compared to any team — (knowing) Houston was going to be there, I think that'd have been tough for me to pass up."
The Astros selected the 6-1, 225-pound Albers in the 23rd round of the 2001 draft, and he made 35 appearances for the big league team from 2006-07, with a 5.87 ERA.
He has since pitched for four other franchises. The Astros sent him to the Orioles as part of the package that landed Miguel Tejada in the 2007-08 offseason. From there, Albers went to the Red Sox, Diamondbacks and Indians.
Albers thought he would be with the Astros forever after they drafted him.
"Doesn't everybody?" he said. "It was probably a good thing for me to get traded, start somewhere new. I've been fortunate enough to be able to be a free agent, and I have a place in Houston. Wanted to be onboard. Sounds like a pretty easy fit."
Albers is 25-31 with a 4.49 ERA for his career, but that includes some rough times as a starter. His career ERA relieving is 4.02, with an average of 6.5 strikeouts per nine innings and 4.2 walks.
Albers relies mostly on a 94 mph sinker and threw it 65 percent of the time in 2013, per BrooksBaseball.net. He mixes in a low-80s curveball, high-80s slider and low-80s changeup as well.
Expanded repertoire
Last season was one of Albers' best, but he said he did not change much from prior years.
"Not too different," Albers said. "The last few years, being a multiple-inning guy, I've been able to work in four pitches. I think that's going to help me. I've always thrown a sinker, so I've been trying to get a lot of ground balls. I added a slider and curveball as well. Try and keep the ball down and let the defense work behind me."
Besides having pitching with Qualls for the Astros, Albers has a relationship with bench coach Dave Trembley, who was Albers' manager nearly the whole time Albers was an Oriole, from 2008-10.
"I know him well, respect him," Albers said. "I know he knows a lot about baseball. That's just another guy I'm familiar with and Qualls as well. I've kept up with him every time, seen him bouncing around, playing against him every year. It's good to have a couple guys I know. Makes the transition easy."


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I started my fitness career with YMCAfit in 2007 completing my Gym Instructor Level 2 course with them. Since then I have completed a plethora of courses and CPD all with YMCAfit including Exercise to Music Level 2, Keiser Cycle, Ante and Post Natal Exercise, Kettlebells and most recently receiving my Certificate in Personal Training.
You can read all about my qualifications and affiliations on the About Elle page.
Personally my route has probably been a little convoluted! I began with a BSc (Hons) degree in Exercise Science graduating in 2006. I then completed all the elements of my Certificate in Personal Training separately between 2007 and 2012 fitting it in around my full time job and life in general. This route worked for me as it allowed me to work out what my areas of interest were and follow a path that was natural for me. Exercise for me, was something that I read about before 2007 but I use the inspiration of those that I train to motivate me to train and learn and share it all with those around me!
So I'm heading off to the photoshoot in a couple of weeks! This makes me even more excited about what 2013 holds...
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Mt. Baldy Ski Area
Thunder Bay, Canada
Mt. Baldy Ski Area Thunder Bay Reviews
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Small but Fun Jul 18, 2011
This is a great hill for the beginner to intermediate snowboarder, offering a few more advance trails for the experienced rider.
A less busy and less expensive option to Loch Lomand, Mount Baldy is a good alternative for a day out riding or skiing.
Close to town, 15 mins east of Thunder Bay
Great People
Nice Chalet with Bar
Not Busy
Great for Families and Beginners
Rental and Repair Shop
Snowmobile Accessible and connected to trails
Can be Icy
Runs are short
Chair is slow
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A Great Place to Try out your Downhill Skills Dec 04, 2004
A nice Little Ski area to check out in winter time in Thunder Bay.
Has a great children's programs. Learn to ski.
The runs are always in good condition and a snow board park is available as well.
The lift prices are always not bad in which the whole family can come and ski any time in winter.
There is a selection of 9 good runs from easy to difficult levels. So everyone can be happy.
A great chalet with a large selection of food and drinks is there for your entertaining pleasure.
An easy 10 minute drive from the city and lots of parking is always available.
Worth your time coming up this way in winter time.
So attention all ski and snowboard people, come check this nice place out.
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The Twilight stars are spotted together out in Los Angeles Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart were spotted hand in hand on Thursday.
A lucky fan posted on twitter she saw the Twilight couple walking two dogs (presumably Bear and Bernie) in Griffith Park.
Us Weekly reported today that Kristen is "working hard" on her relationship with Rob.
The outlet reports they "hang with his friends more," now that they are back together.
"She knows she has to go along with it," the insider says. "She is working hard at the relationship."
"Rob is at a point where he sometimes ignores her. He'll go out and won't respond to her calls or texts right away," a Stewart insider claims. "Things will be strained for a while."
Rob is gearing up for Mission: Blacklist, The Rover, Hold on to Me, and Queen of the Desert.
Meanwhile Kristen is still in talks for Ben Affleck's film Focus.


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