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HANG TIME NEW JERSEY — The Toronto Raptors have found a taker for Andrea Bargnani, further evidence that no contract is untradeable.
For some reason, the New York Knicks are willing to take on the remaining two years and $22 million left on Bargnani's deal. The trade, first reported by Howard Beck of the New York Times, was not approved by the league Sunday night. So the original swap — which had Marcus Camby, Steve Novak and the Knicks' 2016 first-round pick going to Toronto — will have to be tweaked, and nothing can become official until the free-agency moratorium period ends on July 10.
Because Bargnani's salary goes up on July 1, while both Camby's and Novak's salaries go down, more salary will need to go in Toronto's direction. That can happen if New York works out a sign-and-trade deal with Earl Barron, Kenyon Martin, Quentin Richardson or Pablo Prigioni. Barron and Richardson are the most likely candidates.
As long as the deal goes through, it's new Raptors GM Masai Ujiri working his magic once again, getting something in return for Bargnani's burdensome contract. In fact, you have to wonder how the Draft pick isn't going in the other direction.
Not only do the Raps get a pick and get rid of Bargnani, but Novak is a useful piece for a team that ranked 26th in 3-point percentage last season and has two starting wings — DeMar DeRozan and Rudy Gay — that don't shoot particularly well.
Bargnani has shot well at certain points in his career, but has really struggled over the last two seasons, shooting 42 percent from the field and 30 percent from 3-point range. He has tunnel vision when he gets the ball, unable to make plays for others. And even if he finds his shot at Madison Square Garden, he's a serious defensive liability.
Really, you have to wonder why the Knicks want Bargnani. Though they struggled against the Pacers' top-ranked defense in the conference semifinals, they ranked third offensively in the regular season, scoring a potent 108.6 points per 100 possessions. More than anything, they need help on defense, where they ranked 16th. You need to be ranked in the top 10 defensively if you have dreams of making The Finals, and Bargnani isn't going to help them get there.
One of the Knicks' biggest issues over the last few seasons has been their lack of two-way players. They've had some great offensive players and a few good defenders, but not enough guys who can get the job done on both ends of the floor. And Bargnani obviously isn't that. Could you imagine how awful New York's defense would be with Bargnani and Amar'e Stoudemire on the floor together?
Furthermore, the Knicks will now have four guys — Carmelo Anthony, Tyson Chandler, Bargnani and Stoudemire — making more than $10 million a year. Three of the four play power forward or center full-time, and the fourth (Anthony) is at his best playing the four.
Capped out, a trade is the only way the Knicks can really upgrade their roster. And though they're not really giving up much value, this just doesn't seem like the trade to do it.

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A public art project sponsored by the City of Vincent has turned intersections into talking points with the addition of some quirky new street signs.
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Underneath well known streets in the inner city new signs have popped up, with names like LAWNS INTO GARDENS, VACANT PROPERTY TAX and IMPACTED BY SUBURBIA.
Created by German artistic duo Martin Keil and Henrik Mayer, who call themselves 'Reinigungsgesellschaft' (Cleaning Service in German), the signs were the product of an artist-in-residence program sponsored by the city council and extensive public consultation by the artists.
"I think what appealed to us what that this was that they were conceptual artists and their idea was to have an ongoing dialogue with the community and come up with some ideas," says Mayor Alannah MacTiernan.
"We engaged them and they proposed the street signs. We didn't vet any of this, you can't when you're having art, and you've got to let the artist have that sort of control."
"It's true that these artists came with a very European greenie perspective and they had a particular ideological framework."
"Missing Tooth Street, for instance, was a response to concerns that there were many properties that are left vacant in the inner city area for years, and they become very derelict and that seems like a waste."
"It's created a fair amount of intrigue; it's probably done more than a lot of our public art project to create some intrigue and mystery."
"By and large we get positive feedback, and people go and try to spot more signs."
The 23 new street names have been positioned at 29 intersections around the city, with the council committing to leave them in place for the next two years.
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Drugs and Alcohol: Use or Chemical Dependence?
April 1997
This article is reprinted from Positive Options: A Handbook For People Living With HIV, published by Body Positive, Inc. It contains comprehensive and hopeful information for people who are HIV-positive. To find out how to order the book, please call the Body Positive helpline at (800)566-6599.
The purpose of this article is to give you information about the relationship of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco to HIV and to provide suggestions for readers who wish to stop using any of these substances. It will also offer suggestions for reducing, where possible, the harm involved in use of these substances. For some readers this will be new information; others could probably write a book on this topic alone.
Most of us have used substances, even if only once in a while. There are as many reasons for using alcohol, drugs, tobacco, and sugar as there are people. It is not "wrong" or "right" to have a drink or smoke cigarettes. It is important to understand that some people use drugs or alcohol in a way that interferes with their lives. Our point is not to say that "Four beers is okay, but shooting heroin is not." If you're HIV-positive, you need to know that there are a number of ways that using substances can potentially stress your immune system. While using, it is easy to find yourself in a situation where you are likely to have unprotected sex (and expose yourself to more HIV or other sexually transmitted diseases). Street drugs in particular may be "cut" with other ingredients which can hurt your immune system. Some studies seem to point to alcohol and substances as temporarily suppressing the immune system, even in people who are not HIV-positive.
There are probably as many definitions of "addiction" and abuse as there are substances to abuse. Misunderstandings occur when we get lost in quibbling over "how much" and "how many times" we take a substance. In addition, many of us have cultural, religious, and social baggage about drug and alcohol use. A more useful way to decide if you are chemically dependent is to consider whether an "impairment" or "negative consequence" occurs as a result of use. This can happen in our physical, emotional, and/or social functioning. Sometimes we notice the effects of alcohol or drugs on our lives; sometimes others point it out to us. The range of use includes "experimentation" (use a few times to discover the effect), "regular" or "social use" (use without impairment or negative consequences), "problem use" (impairment in one area of functioning), and "addiction" or "addictive disease" (the inability to stop using or to stay stopped despite negative consequences in one or more areas of one's life). This includes compulsive use and the loss of control over use.
Chemical dependency is a progressive disease; once you have reached a later stage, you cannot go back to social use.
Let's use a mood altering substance like coffee as an example: Imagine a woman who enjoys coffee but when she is under stress tends to drink cup after cup. Now let's say that she has started a new job, and she finds that she needs six or more cups of coffee to get through the day. She starts to notice chest pains, and her stomach feels acidic all the time. Her doctor tells her to cut back to two cups a day. She promises to drink less but finds that it is so hard to get started in the morning that "I'll just have an extra cup, to get me going." She gets together with several friends twice a week, and since they are all having coffee, "it feels odd to ask for herbal tea." Soon she finds that she is drinking more coffee than before. Her family, concerned for her health, has switched to decaffeinated coffee, so that she won't be tempted at home. But it "doesn't taste the same," so she has taken to sneakily adding real instant coffee to the decaffeinated coffee jar. One day her spouse finds the empty jars of caffeinated coffee in the household trash and confronts her. She claims some other family member must have left them. This causes an argument. She is angry both at them and herself. Her sensitivity to coffee and her relationship with it have moved from "social use" to "negative consequences." We see negative consequences for her health, social, and emotional functioning. If she were sensitive to alcohol and used it in order to cope, gradually drinking her way to unemployment, a broken marriage, and liver problems, we would consider her to be "chemically dependent" or "an alcoholic."
Exploring the Effects of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Use on HIV InfectionNo matter what your level of use, it is important to consider the effects of various substances on the body. One way to see their effects on the immune system is to look at increases and decreases in T-cells, one of the immune system's more important types of cells. Generally, the more T-cells one has, the better one's immune system is working:
Reducing the Harm of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Use (Harm Reduction)Limiting the negative consequences of use depends largely on the substance used. In general, try to use less, use less often, and in the least harmful way. Try to reduce harm by replacing, when possible, the vitamins and nutrients lost by use. Keep hydrated by drinking plenty of water.
What Are My Options?If your body isn't chemically dependent on drugs and alcohol, you may be able to stop use on your own. This will probably produce some stress, even if you are not chemically dependent. Think about your overall level of stress and do not try to quit when stress is already high. In addition, keep in mind that trying to stop smoking at the same time you quit alcohol or drugs may be a set up. It is not wise to attempt to quit all three at once. It might be better to put off quitting cigarettes until you are clean and sober. Actively use stress-reduction techniques to help you handle this period. Stress-reduction techniques include exercise, massage, safer sex, and bubble baths. Drink lots of water and fruit juices or herbal tea to flush out your system. Reward yourself by reinvesting drug, alcohol, or cigarette money on healthy or favorite foods or relaxing activities. Deep breathing (while visualizing the toxins leaving your body as you exhale) can help send a powerful message to your immune system.
Getting HelpThe best way to assess your use of alcohol or drugs and which form of treatment would be best for you is to speak to a substance-abuse counselor. A counselor trained in substance abuse can give you referrals appropriate to your specific economic and treatment needs. Easy referrals for a confidential and cost-free appointment with a counselor include: hotlines, HIV service providers, aids task forces, or treatment programs. The reality is that you will probably have some difficulty getting into treatment because there are more people who want treatment than there are treatment spaces available. This means you will have to be persistent and determined to get treatment. When you are tempted to give up, go back to your stress management tools (see above), like exercise, bubble baths, massage, etc.
Some treatment options include:
Relapse and Relapse PreventionRelapse is the term used to describe going back to drug or alcohol use after having stopped. Lots of things can trigger a relapse, and people who are recovering from substance abuse need to be constantly on their toes to guard against picking up again. Stress can easily be used to justify using -- and there may be a little voice in your head saying that finding out that you are HIV-positive is a perfect reason to use (or to increase the amount of drugs or alcohol that you are already using). STOP RIGHT THERE! There are hundreds of thousands of men and women who are HIV-positive living each day in sobriety. It's not hard to find one -- go to a meeting; they'll be there. Ask for help. If you are chemically dependent, you have at least two diseases to deal with: HIV and addiction. HIV does not make addiction or craving go away. Most of us do not suddenly make major changes. If it were that easy, everyone who had ever had a hangover would never drink again. Do not give up or beat yourself up. Learn from your mistakes. Intensify or seek support and treatment and get on with your life. If you are already getting help, this is a good time to run to your counselor and sponsor, not from them. Remember: you do not have to go through this alone; join the countless recovering people who are living with HIV and growing in self-knowledge, spirituality, and self-respect. Good luck!
This article was provided by Body Positive. It is a part of the publication Body Positive.


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HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS — Stan Van Gundy has a history of opposing the rule of law in regards to the rules handed down by the NBA. He did so as coach of the Miami Heat and Orlando Magic and still does in his new role as an analyst and partner of the NBC Sports Network.
The latest mandate to draw Van Gundy's ire is the league's new flopping rule. Van Gundy told Sports Illustrated's Richard Deitsch he thinks the flop rule will flop terribly in both its aim and execution:
"I think the attempt to try to address it is a good thing but I don't see the rule having much effect," said Van Gundy, the former Magic coach who is transitioning this season to broadcasting with NBC Sports Network and Dial Global radio. "First of all, I think the only ones that you will see penalized are very, very egregious flops. I'd be surprise if it even got to one a game, and I think anybody who watches basketball knows that there is far more than one every game.
"And I don't even think this is the NBA's fault. I just think it's impossible the way the rule is written where they can 'crack down' on it. I think they will make sort of a cursory attempt, and make it look like they are trying to do something about it."
Van Gundy did exonerate the league to a degree, admitting that it's nearly impossible to crack down on the problem with the way the rule is written. But do you think he has a point?


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HOUSTON - Ever the techno wrestling geek, Bob Kapur filed his report Twitter-style, giving you short bursts of his wacky life as he heads into Wrestlemania on Sunday, with cabs, t-shirts and cell phones on the agenda.
Sun, Apr 5, 8:35am (Houston time) -- Start the day with a hotel lobby breakfast. There�s a waffle maker there, but no batter. Bigger screwjob than Survivor Series 97.
Sun, Apr 5, 9:29am -- Take a vote with my traveling buddies. Not going to Axxess. Instead, will take in some of the local sites. Head to a Texas flea market.
Sun, Apr 5, 10:53am -- There must be a "One Way" sign factory in Houston -- they�re everywhere! Driving in this town is harder than watching a Ricky Ortiz match.
Sun, Apr 5, 11:19am -- Village Traders Market is the greatest place on earth. Acres of rednecky goodness. Ooh, a corn dog and turkey leg stand! Lunch time!
Sun, Apr 5, 11:36am -- This tent has the biggest collection of knockoff "Beany Babeez" ever. It�s next to a stand that sells wrenches, keychains, and mangos.
Sun, Apr 5, 11:47am -- Buy 6 packs of WWE cards for 2 bucks. I think they�re counterfeit. Why do I think so? The picture of Sonjay Dutt on the front is a hint.
Sun, Apr 5, 11:59am -- Really, who buys a toilet from out of a tent? Apparently this guy in the "F*** y�all, I�m from Houston" shirt. His wife looks thrilled.
Sun, Apr 5, 12:20pm -- Call into the Monday Night Mayhem radio show. With roaming charges, that call�s going to cost me $80. SLAM! will get the bill.
Sun, Apr 5, 12:33pm -- "Highlander" Rory McAllister is on the call as well. It was stupid of WWE to let those guys go. They never got a fair shake in my view.
Sun, Apr 5, 1:59pm -- Some more sightseeing. This time, a Target, where I got the Chainsaw Charlie legends figure, and Best Buy for some wrestling DVDs.
Sun, Apr 5, 3:48pm - Searched the city for the BBQ place recommended by one of the ROH staffers. The name is Goode BBQ. It should be called Just Okaye BBQ.
Sun, Apr 5, 5:05pm -- Go back to my buddy�s hotel to park the car, as we decide to walk to the building, about 4km. After 10 minutes, we tap out and get a cab.
Sun, Apr 5, ???pm -- Realize I forgot my phone at the hotel. That�s what I use instead of a watch. So times are unknown at this point.
Sun, Apr 5, ???pm - Another day, another merch table. My credit card is taking a beating. Obama could bail out GM with what I spent on t-shirts this weekend.
Sun, Apr 5, ???pm -- Head to my seat. Last week, my buddy Noel scored us floor seats when the new block of tix were released. This is gonna be awesome.
Sun, Apr 5, ???pm -- Sitting three seats to my left is Bruce "Brother Love" Pritchard. Mean Street Posse sighting -- Pete Gas is sitting in the next section over.
Sun, Apr 5, ???pm -- The tag match is dark. Really shows where tag team wrestling is prioritized in WWE. Sad, especially the day after inducting the Von Erichs.
Sun, Apr 5, ???pm -- I can�t stand the people around me. The guy behind me squeals like a girl. The people in front keep standing up and blocking my view. Jerks.
Sun, Apr 5, ???pm -- MitB match was a great opener. Insane moves all over the place. Too many highlights to pick the star of the match, but safe to say not Kane.
Sun, Apr 5, ???pm -- Jimmy Snuka was a childhood hero of mine, so to see him in the ring again -- I�ve got goosebumps. And wow, Steamboat looks great in there.
Sun, Apr 5, ???pm -- HBK and Taker was everything the match should have been and more. A heck of a roller coaster ride. I feel like I�m ten years old again.
Sun, Apr 5, ???pm -- Orton and HHH started off with them exchanging finishers and not trying for the pin. That reminds me of some bad indy shows I�ve been to.
Sun, Apr 5, ???pm -- Not pleased with the main event. Seemed overly self-indulgent for HHH, and wasn�t compelling. Crowd turned on it, starting a wave midway.
Sun, Apr 5, ???pm -- Crowd thinning out, but we have to wait until they initial my ticket stub to prove that I get to keep my souvenir chair.
Sun, Apr 5, ???pm -- Mark-out moment! While waiting for my chair, a WWE staffer let me get a picture wearing Jerry Lawler�s crown (he�d left it at the desk).
Sun, Apr 5, ???pm -- Sign Guy (not the Dudley, but rather the superfan in the blue shirt and red hat) is signing autographs for fans. I politely decline.
Sun, Apr 5, ???pm -- They say it�s a 3-hour wait for a cab. We walk to a main road and scoop one while the suckers who play by the rules sit and wait. We rule.
Sun, Apr 5, ???pm -- Cabbie says he moved from New Orleans due to Katrina. Makes you think. I�m thinking about going to Extreme Rules PPV in New Orleans in June.
Mon, Apr 6, 1:11am -- Drop off Noel and his cousin at their hotel, then me and Doug make our way back to our hotel outside of town. Day 2 a complete success.


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The Great Cow Harbor 10-Kilometer Run is one of the most prestigious foot races in the country and nationally ranked. The Runner has named this race one of the top 40 races. The list included the New York City Marathon, Boston Marathon, and the Bay to Breakers. The Great Cow Harbor Run was also named one of the top 100 races in the country by Runners World.
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Daily Devotional
November 2
Twilight: Fellowship in the Gospel
by the Rev. Andrew Kuyvenhoven
Philippians is Paul's love letter. The epistle is also a good instrument for learning the secret of this great man. Paul considered living Christ and dying gain. And, although he wrote from a prison cell, his refrain was "Rejoice in the Lord always."
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Philippians 1:3–5
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... joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now (Phil. 1:5 ).
Philippians is Paul's love letter. He writes to Christians who supported him and his ministry by prayers and gifts. With them, Paul had a "fellowship" or "partnership" in the gospel.
We use the word "fellowship" mostly for a friendly atmosphere in a public building, enhanced by the consumption of food and drink. Most of us like and all of us need such social occasions. But "fellowship" is also something deeper.
It's a common bond of interest that brings and holds a group together. For example, there is fellowship between revolutionaries in their secret meetings or among people who share a very strong interest in motorcycles or computers. Similarly Christians have a fellowship in the gospel of Christ.
Our enjoyment of the gospel is not the only thing we have in common. We also share an interest in activities that spread the gospel. So when Paul refers to the "partnership in the gospel" that he shares with the Philippians, he means that his brothers and sisters in this church have an interest as strong as his own in spreading the good news. They'll put life and limb on the line to keep and promote the gospel of Jesus Christ.
I like to believe that all readers of this page share with me that same all-consuming interest in the gospel. There's nothing greater than having a "partnership in the gospel." It binds us forever—and closer than flesh and blood.
Andrew Kuyvenhoven's Daylight, a modern devotional classic, was originally published in 1994. This edition is copyright by Faith Alive Christian Resources, from whom may be ordered Daylight, the predecessor of Twilight.A man of many accomplishments, Andrew Kuyvenhoven is probably best known for his contributions to Today (formerly The Family Altar), a widely-used monthly devotional booklet associated with the Back to God Hour. Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations for this edition of Twilight are from the New International Version


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Annual, perennial herb, shrub, glabrous to hairy, generally aromatic
Stems generally erect, generally 4-angled
Leaves generally simple to deeply lobed, opposite, generally gland-dotted
Inflorescence: cyme, generally clustered around stem, head-like, separated by evident internodes (terminal in Monardella ) or collectively crowded, spike-like to panicle-like (sometimes raceme or flowers 212); subtended by leaves or bracts; flowers sessile or pedicelled
Flower generally bisexual; calyx generally 5-lobed, radial to bilateral; corolla generally bilateral, 12-lipped, upper lip entire or 2-lobed, ± flat to hood-like, sometimes 0, lower lip generally 3-lobed; stamens generally 4, generally exserted, paired, pairs unequal, sometimes 2, staminodes 2 or 0; ovary superior, generally 4-lobed to base, chambers 2, ovules 2 per chamber, style 1, arising from center at junction of lobes, stigmas generally 2
Fruit: nutlets 4, generally ovoid to oblong, smooth
Genera in family: ± 200 genera, 5500 species: worldwide. Many cultivated for herbs, oils (Lavandula , lavender; Mentha , mint; Ocimum , basil; Rosmarinus , rosemary; Thymus , thyme), some cultivated as ornamental (in CA Cedronella , Leonotis , Phlomis )
Reference: [Cantino & Sanders 1986 Syst Bot 11:163185]
Shrub, < 2 m, aromatic
Leaves petioled, often reduced to sessile bracts upward; blade generally 412 cm, lanceolate to ovate, rounded to cordate at base, crenate or serrate to entire
Inflorescence: raceme, open; bracts 1 per flower, leaf-like, lanceolate; pedicels persistent after fruit-fall
Flower: calyx 5-lobed, barely 2-lipped, turning scarlet-purple, enlarging in fruit; corolla 5-lobed, 2-lipped, white to lavender tinged, lower lip longer, upper lip 4-lobed; stamens 4, in 2 pairs, included in throat, anther sacs spreading; style 2-lobed, included in throat
Fruit 24 mm, round to oblong, black to dark brown, smooth, glabrous or with minute hairs
Chromosomes: 2n=32
Species in genus: 40 species: CA, Mex, South America
Etymology: (I.I. Lepechin, Russian botanist, 17371802)
Plant generally with long, branched, nonglandular hairs, sometimes with sessile or short-stalked glands (or both)See the CNPS Inventory for information about endangerment and rarity.
Leaf deltate-lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, serrate to entire
Flower: pedicel generally 14 cm; calyx inflated at base, generally persistent in fruit, lobes generally > (rarely <) tube
Fruit glabrous
Ecology: UNCOMMON. Chaparral
Elevation: < 1100 m.
Bioregional distribution: South Coast, n Channel Islands
Horticultural information: DRN, SUN: 7, 15, 16, 17, 24 &SHD: 21, 22 &IRR: 14, 18, 19, 20.


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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 eased slightly on Monday after an eight-day run of gains, while the Nasdaq edged higher as Apple shares rebounded.
The index remained above 1,500, however, after closing above that level on Friday for the first time in more than five years. The S&P 500's eight sessions of gains was its longest winning streak in eight years.
Caterpillar (CAT.N) shares helped limit losses on the Dow industrials even as the company posted a 55 percent drop in quarterly profit due to a charge connected with accounting fraud at a Chinese subsidiary and weak demand among its dealers. Caterpillar's shares, down 2.2 percent in the past three sessions, rose 2 percent Monday to $97.45.
"I think this multi-year high is really something that's in play both for shorter-term traders and with folks with money on the sidelines," said Bucky Hellwig, senior vice president at BB&T Wealth Management in Birmingham, Alabama.
Bargain hunters lifted Apple (AAPL.O) after the tech giant's stock dropped 14.4 percent in the previous two sessions. With Apple's stock up 2.3 percent at $449.83, the iPad and iPhone maker regained the title as the largest U.S. company by market capitalization as Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) fell 0.7 percent to $91.11 and slipped back to second place.
On the down side, Boeing (BA.N) fell 1.4 percent to $74 on worries about the potential hit from delays in its 787 Dreamliner program.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was down 14.05 points, or 0.10 percent, at 13,881.93. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX was down 2.78 points, or 0.18 percent, at 1,500.18. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was up 4.59 points, or 0.15 percent, at 3,154.30.
Investors poured $55 billion in new cash into stock mutual funds and exchange-traded funds in January, the biggest monthly inflow on record, research provider TrimTabs Investment Research said.
"What we have seen this year is, it appears the individual investor is allocating some 401(k) money to equities. Hopefully that's a decision that will be with us for a while," Hellwig said.
Data on Monday pointed to growing economic momentum as companies sensed improved consumer demand.
U.S. durable goods orders jumped 4.6 percent in December, a pace that far outstripped expectations for a rise of 1.8 percent. Pending home sales, however, unexpectedly dropped 4.3 percent. Analysts were looking for an increase of 0.3 percent.
Corporate earnings so far have mostly been stronger than expected. Thomson Reuters data showed that of the 150 companies in the S&P 500 that have reported earnings so far, 67.3 percent have beaten analysts' expectations, which is a higher proportion than over the past four quarters and above the average since 1994.
After the bell, shares of Yahoo YHOO.O rose 4.4 percent to $21.21 following the release of its results.
During the regular session, Hess Corp (HES.N) shares shot up 6.1 percent to $62.48 after the company said it would exit its refining business, freeing up to $1 billion of capital. Separately, hedge fund Elliott Associates is looking for approval to buy about $800 million more in Hess stock.
Stocks have also gained support from a recent agreement in Washington to extend the government's borrowing power. On Monday, Fitch Ratings said that agreement removed the near-term risk to the country's 'AAA' rating.
Volume was roughly 6.1 billion shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq and the NYSE MKT, compared with the 2012 average daily closing volume of about 6.45 billion.
Decliners outpaced advancers on the NYSE by nearly 4 to 3, while advancers beat decliners on the Nasdaq by about 7 to 5.
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Today I'm winging my way to CES, otherwise known as Geek Mecca. Deal posts will be a bit sporadic for the next few days while I check out the tech of tomorrow (and try to avoid getting trampled in the process -- the show is a madhouse, seriously).
One product category I expect to see a lot of: Bluetooth speakers. They're coming in all shapes and sizes these days, and prices are creeping ever lower.
For example: Today only, and while supplies last, 1SaleADay has the Westinghouse Digital Unplug Bluetooth speaker for $79.99, plus $4.99 for shipping. Unlike a lot of 1SaleADay items, it's new, not refurbished. (But like a lot of 1SaleADay items, it could take two to three weeks to arrive.)
The Unplug resembles the popular Jawbone Jambox, but with a slightly taller and thicker footprint. It sports two full-range drivers and a vented bass driver, the idea being to deliver a more full-bodied audio experience than most single-driver speakers. It also features a noise-canceling microphone, meaning you can use the Unplug as a speakerphone to make and take calls.
Ideally you'll pair the speaker with your Bluetooth-equipped smartphone or tablet, then wirelessly stream your audio (which can come from any source: playlists, Pandora, movies, or even games). But there's also a 3.5mm auxiliary input for connecting the speaker to any player that has a headphone jack. (Westinghouse even supplies the necessary cable.)
Like all good portable speakers, this one features a rechargeable battery that Westinghouse says is good for up to 10 hours. And I like that it relies on a Micro-USB charging port, meaning you don't need to pack Yet Another Charger if you have other like-equipped devices.
You can get the Unplug in your choice of four colors, including a rather fetching-looking red.
I haven't listened to this speaker myself, and reviews are somewhat few and far between -- but there's a pretty informative one over at iLounge. Key takeaway: "Westinghouse uses its larger size to deliver audio that surpasses the Jambox in amplitude, while roughly matching it in clarity at most volume levels."
Works for me -- especially considering that the Jambox still sells for $149 in most quarters (and has a decidedly uglier appearance, in my humble opinion). Your thoughts?
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Things sure to take a late-summer heat wave to new levels of torture:
Woolen long-johns. A car without air-conditioning. Ten manic girls camped out in your living room.
Last week we entertained a gaggle of princesses for our 9-year-old's sleepover birthday.
Have you noticed how kids' birthdays seem to last an entire week?
Seven days early: "My birthday is this week! Can I open a present?"
The day before: "It's my birthday eve. Can I open a present?"
At 11:50 p.m. that night: "I can't sleep. Can I open a present?"
Birthday morning: "Don't you have something to say to me?"
And that was only Wednesday. A midweek celebratory lunch at Bob's Big Boy was followed by relatives dropping off frankincense on Thursday and myrrh on Friday.
It wasn't until Saturday that we held the actual birthday party, the pinnacle of a child's high holy days. The chesty, tight-sweatered KCAL9 weather ladies promised triple-digit temperatures. They did not disappoint. But what's a family without a pool to do?
When I was young, we were content with running through sprinklers on scorching hot days. We envied the kid with an oscillating sprinkler on his lawn; the one that shot high in the air, fanning slowly like Farrah Fawcett's liquid eyelash.
Today, kids get a 5-in-1 bounce house with waterslide, obstacle course and basketball court delivered to their front yard. The closest we had in my childhood was a soiled mattress we found down the dirt road.
Having children has blessed me with many "aha!" moments of self-discovery. And parties like this are the low-hanging fruit of life lessons. For instance, I'd always wondered if the soothing tone of my voice was inaudible only to my own offspring. I am pleased to confirm that your chemically-imbalanced preteens cannot hear me either.
"Close the door behind you, please."
"Dry your feet off, please."
"Who left the door open?"
"Why are there water tracks through the living room?"
"Seriously, guys! Close the door!"
And people who bemoan the hyperactive chaos of boys have never seen the "Lord of the Flygirls" reaction when one subset of maidens decides they don't want to go down the waterslide exactly as prescribed by the other island denizens. Barely an hour into the party, pitchforks and torches were out and beheadings scheduled for those who did not comply.
Parenting tip #113: Diversion.
"Time for pizza and cake!"
With gaping maws filled, the Locust Swarm descended upon the living room to watch the One Direction concert DVD for the 837th time. Unfamiliar with One Direction? Picture a Beetles cover band cast with male teenage runner-ups from any TV singing competition, synthetically engineered by Simon Cowell.
As they argue over which singer is their boyfriend and whose hairstyle is cutest (the answer to both is Liam, I am told), I slowly creep into the sanctuary of my bedroom with a bottle of Trader Joe's single-malt Scotch. Two-Buck Fergus, I like to call it.
On sleepover nights, the wife and I cede the entire house, save our bedroom, to the Locust Swarm. We're content with an adult beverage, video-on-demand and catheters. Yet, such successful annexation of territory is not enough for the Locust Swarm, as evidenced by their constant scratching at our door.
Requests for drinks, reports of improprieties, suggestions for better feng shui flow in our living room. It took us five hours to watch "The Five-Year Engagement" — too long for any movie not directed by Scorsese.
Sleep, capricious and shy, finally blessed our home between 1 and 2 a.m. When I turned the TV off, the scene in the living room looked like a PG-rated sorority house after the big game.
And here's something else I don't get about birthday parties today: goody bags.
When I was a boy, a goody bag was what you lit on fire and left on your neighbor's doorstep. Today it's required swag for every kid's party. Noisemakers, plastic rings, to-go candy and other landfill detritus to throw out or consume on their drive home.
And at each party the goody-bag bar gets set higher. That one parent whose death we plot when we get together without her starts handing out Target gift cards, iPods, 401k matching contributions.
You know what we gave the Locust Swarm?
Pop Tarts, microwaved cinnamon rolls, a pat on the head and a boot out the door.
That and 18 childless hours for their parents to rediscover how peaceful life was before procreation took its toll.
Top that!
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That is a very nice/neat setup you have there!
Thanks. Took me a while to get to it, but it's how I like it - neat and subtle. I have some UV cold cathodes I want to install, and I also have some white PlastiDip that I want to use to spray a logo on the GPU's backplate with (and perhaps spray the motherboard heatsinks white as well), and that should put some detail on the inside, but that's something that'll have to wait till a bit later.


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- May 7:
- Boulder judge denies ex-CU Buff Alex Lewis' request to reduce jail sentence
- Dec 21:
- Former CU-Boulder linemen Alex Lewis takes plea deal in Hill assault case
- Nov 13:
- Judge upholds assault charges against former CU Buffs lineman Alex Lewis
- Nov 5:
- DA seeks to add 2nd assault count against former CU Buffs lineman Alex Lewis
- Oct 4:
- Former CU football player seeks new hearing in Boulder assault case
- Sep 6:
- CU Buffs QB Jordan Webb sentenced to probation, work crew in Hill assault case
- Aug 16:
- Ex-CU Buffs lineman Alex Lewis changes attorneys in Boulder assault case
- Aug 2:
- CU Buffs QB Jordan Webb's arraignment in Boulder assault case postponed
- Jul 26:
- Alexander Lewis, ex-CU Buffs lineman, weighing plea offer from Boulder DA
- Jul 1:
- CU Buff Jordan Webb, ex-lineman Alex Lewis waive right to preliminary hearing
- Jun 3:
- Preliminary hearing for CU Buff Jordan Webb, ex-lineman Alex Lewis postponed
- May 15:
- Lawyer: Ex-Buff charged in assault not wearing Nebraska gear after all
- May 13:
- Lawyer: Ex-Buff may have been 'accosted' over Nebraska gear
- May 12:
- Colorado QB Jordan Webb, lineman Alex Lewis arrested for assault
Former University of Colorado lineman Alexander Lewis was sentenced Friday to 45 days in jail and two years of probation after pleading guilty to misdemeanor assault for his role in a fight on University Hill that left an Air Force cadet unconscious.
Lewis, 21, pleaded guilty to third-degree assault in December and had four other charges against him — including two felony counts of second-degree assault — dismissed per the plea deal.
Boulder District Judge Patrick Butler said Lewis will be allowed to finish out his semester at the University of Nebraska — where he transferred last year — before serving the jail sentence, saying he was encouraged by Lewis' work in school but still felt a punitive sanction was necessary.
"When somebody is doing something and doing something well, we want to encourage that going forward," Butler said. "But I got to tell you, even though I think you are trying to accept responsibility for this, there is some minimizing still. I don't think a couple of pushes did this."
Lewis will be allowed to complete the probation in Nebraska. As a condition of his probation, he will have to complete 100 hours of community service and undergo anger management and substance abuse evaluation.
"I have no doubt alcohol was a major factor here," Butler said. "This was a classic example of too much alcohol, too much testosterone, bad result. I see it almost daily."
Boulder police arrested Lewis and CU quarterback Jordan Webb in the early morning hours of May 11 after witnesses said the men were involved in a fight on the Hill with Lee Bussey, 22.
According to a police report, witnesses said Lewis pushed Bussey's head into a brick wall, then both Lewis and Webb pushed him to the ground and began punching him.
"Mr. Lewis, a much bigger man, took Mr. Bussey's head in two hands and repeatedly slammed it against a brick wall," prosecutor Ken Kupfner told the court.
Webb — who originally was charged with second-degree assault — took a plea deal in September, also pleading guilty to third-degree assault. He was sentenced to two years of probation and 20 days on a work crew.
The two men pleaded guilty to the same charge, but Kupfner said Lewis' conduct warranted a harsher sentence.
"Mr. Lewis' conduct was vastly more severe, vastly more serious and the cause of the injuries suffered by Mr. Bussey," Kupfner said.
Gary Lozow, Lewis' attorney, asked for Butler to sentence Lewis only to probation, saying he had no prior criminal history and was an "outstanding citizen" who was "vilified" by the press.
"It was a crazy evening that turned into this drama that has taken over Mr. Bussey's life and the life of my client," Lozow said. "The truth of the matter is it's really hard for anyone to determine what really happened out there in the street."
Lewis — an offensive lineman who transferred to Nebraska in May — lost his football scholarship but told Butler he is doing well in school and has acknowledged he has a problem with alcohol.
"Day in and day out, I thought about what I did," Lewis said. "I'm sorry for Lee. I can only imagine how hard it must have been for Lee and his parents.
"It scares me to know I had an impact on someone else's life, hard to come to terms with the fact that I had a problem, but I did get help. ... Off the field, I've grown exponentially as a man."
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder characterized by partial or complete collapse of the airway leading to abnormal gas exchange, autonomic system imbalance, and frequent arousals during sleep. It occurs in 2% to 7% of our adult population.1 Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in adults and has an estimated prevalence of 1% to 2%. OSA and AF share several comorbid conditions, such as obesity and advancing age, and OSA is more prevalent in patients with AF after adjusting for other cardiovascular conditions.2–4 The prevalence of AF is expected to increase 2.5-fold by 2050 as our population ages, and the economic burden it poses will rise accordingly, with a significant fraction of the cost attributed to increased hospitalization rates.4,5 New therapeutic options are needed to reduce the morbidity and healthcare costs associated with AF, and the treatment of concomitant of OSA offers one potential option.
Even mild unrecognized sleep disordered breathing is associated with cardiovascular events.6 Stevenson et al. demonstrated that patients with AF had an increased rate of sleep disordered breathing compared to matched controls (68% vs. 38%) in a case-control study using polysomnograms.7 However, one of the cardinal symptoms used to identify OSA by clinicians is excessive daytime somnolence, a physiological state that is difficult to characterize using questionnaires and is affected by other comorbidities like depression.8 Recent studies in heart failure patients with OSA have demonstrated that the episodes of apnea do not correlate with sleepiness; this is thought to be caused by an increased sympathetic activity produced by the cardiac dysfunction.9 This could also occur in patients with AF since somnolence and sense of fatigue may be altered by many factors like hypertension, heart failure, psychiatric and thyroid disorders. A recent meta-analysis demonstrated that OSA was a significant predictor of recurrent atrial fibrillation when OSA was diagnosed with polysomnograms, but not with the Berlin Questionnaire.10 Since screening tools like the Berlin Questionnaire use daytime somnolence as part of their scoring system, questionnaires may not adequately identify OSA in atrial fibrillation patients. Therefore, some studies have tested the effects of CPAP therapy in nonsleepy patients by using outcome measures which did not depend on symptom assessment. To date, these studies have not shown a significant decrease in blood pressure or major cardiovascular events.11–14
However, treating nonsleepy OSA in patients with AF may have beneficial effects for the following reasons. Several studies have demonstrated that the presence of OSA increases the risk for recurrent AF after using antiarrhythmic drugs, electrical cardioversion, and invasive procedures, such as pulmonary vein isolation for restoring sinus rhythm.10,15,16 It has been suggested by some authors that the presence of OSA should be considered as a risk factor for stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.17 This is based on several prospective cohort studies that have found a significantly increased risk for stroke in patients with OSA. The association of OSA with age, hypertension, atrial fibrillation, and endothelial dysfunction could explain its association with cerebrovascular events. In addition, OSA might increase the risk of stroke by left to right shunting, increases in intracranial pressure, and reduced cerebral blood flow.18–20
We think that a randomized controlled pilot study that uses CPAP in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation and abnormal sleep studies independent of sleepiness symptoms could answer important questions about the relationship between the treatment of OSA and AF control and AF outcomes, such as stroke (Figure 1). Home-based portable sleep tests can identify sleep apnea and auto titration algorithms can provide effective OSA management at lower costs and greater convenience.21 Important outcomes would include the rate of cerebrovascular events, cardiac events (CHF, myocardial infarction, hospitalization), AF management (days of hospitalization, number of antiarrhythmic drugs used, interventions), and a quality of life survey. The outcome assessment would likely require a weighted composite score since the event rate for thromboembolic events in patients with AF on anticoagulation prophylaxis is only 2% per year. Alternatively, the outcome could be based on hospitalization rate. In the AFFIRM trial 76.6% of the patients were hospitalized over a three and one-half year period.22 If CPAP treatment reduced the rate by twenty percent per year, a sample size of 1,200 would be needed for a two-year study. Randomizing nonsleepy patients with OSA into a treatment group and a non-treatment group should not present an ethical dilemma since most of the benefit with CPAP occurs in sleepy patients with OSA, and its role in nonsleepy patients is unknown. A study like this will have difficulties with patient compliance since nonsleepy patients may not perceive symptomatic benefit. Patient education and frequent follow-up could reduce this problem. However, the possibility of reducing the medical and cost burden of atrial fibrillation is a very attractive and warrants consideration.
Composite score: deaths, stroke, myocardial infarction, and quality of life, based on reference 22.
Pilot study for CPAP treatment. Composite score: deaths, stroke, myocardial infarction, and quality of life, based on reference 22.
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This was not an industry supported study. The authors have indicated no financial conflicts of interest. There is no off-label investigational use of any equipment or medications.
Velasco A; Nugent K. Should we treat nonsleepy patients with obstructive sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation with CPAP? J Clin Sleep Med 2013;9(12):1235-1236.
Punjabi NM, author. The epidemiology of adult obstructive sleep apnea. Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2008;5:136–43. [PubMed Central][PubMed]
Gami AS, Pressman G, Caples SM, et al., authors. Association of atrial fibrillation and obstructive sleep apnea. Circulation. 2004;110:364–7. [PubMed]
Gami AS, Hodge DO, Herges RM, et al., authors. Obstructive sleep apnea, obesity, and the risk of incident atrial fibrillation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007;49:565–71. [PubMed]
Ball J, Carrington MJ, McMurray JJ, Stewart S, authors. Atrial fibrillation: Profile and burden of an evolving epidemic in the 21st century. Int J Cardiol. 2013;167:1807–24. [PubMed]
Coyne KS, Paramore C, Grandy S, et al., authors. Assessing the direct costs of treating nonvalvular atrial fibrillation in the United States. Value Health. 2006;9:348–56. [PubMed]
Shahar E, Whitney CW, Redline S, et al., authors. Sleep-disordered breathing and cardiovascular disease: cross-sectional results of the Sleep Heart Health Study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2001;163:19–25. [PubMed]
Stevenson IH, Teichtahl H, Cunnington D, Ciavarella S, Gordon I, Kalman JM, authors. Prevalence of sleep disordered breathing in paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation patients with normal left ventricular function. Eur Heart J. 2008;29:1662–9. [PubMed]
Bixler EO, Vgontzas AN, Lin HM, Calhoun SL, Vela-Bueno A, Kales A, authors. Excessive daytime sleepiness in a general population sample: the role of sleep apnea, age, obesity, diabetes, and depression. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2005;90:4510–5. [PubMed]
Taranto Montemurro L, Floras JS, Millar PJ, et al., authors. Inverse relationship of subjective daytime sleepiness to sympathetic activity in patients with heart failure and obstructive sleep apnea. Chest. 2012;142:1222–8. [PubMed]
Ng CY, Liu T, Shehata M, Stevens S, Chugh SS, Wang X, authors. Meta-analysis of obstructive sleep apnea as predictor of atrial fibrillation recurrence after catheter ablation. Am J Cardiol. 2011;108:47–51. [PubMed]
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text: Korea's first full-time PGA player has given hundreds of thousands to victims of natural disasters [AP]K.J. Choi, who has supported relief efforts worldwide as well as programs to help Korean communities, was named recipient of the Golf Writers Association of America's (GWAA) Charlie Bartlett Award on Wednesday.The award, named for the first secretary of the GWAA, is given to a professional golfer for contributions to the betterment of society."Although I feel that I haven't done that much, I am honored to be recognised for my actions," Choi, who will be honored at an awards dinner in Augusta, Georgia, the week of the Masters, said in a statement."This is the first award of any sort that I have received during my 13-year career on the PGA Tour and I feel that much more honored to be receiving an award for my charitable actions rather than my play."The 42-year-old golfer founded the K.J. Choi Foundation in 2007 with the mission of helping Korean children and communities, but his reach has extended to global aid for hurricane and tsunami victims.When Choi, who in 2000 became the first Korean player to play full-time on the PGA Tour, won his first event - the 2005 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro - he presented a $90,000 check to a Korean Presbyterian church in Greensboro.Choi donated $90,000 to hurricane victims in the United States in 2009 and, after his 2011 win at The Players Championship, he donated $200,000 to victims of the tornadoes that ravaged the southeastern part of the United States.Later than year, he gave $100,000 to victims of the tsunami that hit Japan.Choi follows Notah Begay (2012), Lorena Ochoa (2011), Ernie Els (2010), Jack Nicklaus (2009), Greg Norman (2008) and Tiger Woods (2007) as recent recipients of the award. SOURCE: Reuters Human Rights Sport Golf US & Canada Japan


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Fact Sheet
Cancer and HIV
January 12, 2014
Which Cancers Affect People With HIV?
Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body. Cancer cells are called malignant cells. Malignant means bad and getting worse.
Cancer has been associated with AIDS from the beginning of the epidemic. A group of unusual cases of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) -- which normally shows up in older men -- was identified in young men in Los Angeles. See fact sheet 511 for more information on KS.
Many types of cancer occur in people with HIV. Some cancers, called AIDS-defining cancers, are part of the official definition of AIDS. They include KS, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (see fact sheet 512), and severe cervical cancer.
The official Centers for Disease Control definition of AIDS includes people who test positive for HIV and who have one of the following cancers: invasive cervical cancer (see fact sheet 510), non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or KS.
With the use of antiretroviral therapy, the rates of these AIDS-related cancers have dropped significantly. At the same time, people with HIV are at higher than average risk for several other cancers, including Hodgkin lymphoma and cancers of the anus, lung, liver, and skin, The number of cases of these other cancers is increasing in people with HIV.
Does HIV Increase the Risk of Cancer?
Several studies found higher rates of some cancers in people with HIV, compared to the general population.
Many factors could explain this:
Is Cancer a Sign of Accelerated Aging in People With HIV?
Some cancers appear in people with HIV at a younger age than in the general population. Some people think that HIV accelerates aging, and that cancers are one sign of this..A careful study suggested that this is not true for most cancers. The study found that most people with HIV are studied at younger ages than the general population. Most people with HIV are between ages 30 and 55, so cancers seem to occur at younger ages. For the general population, increasing age is linked to higher rates of cancer. As the AIDS population ages, the age of cancer cases will increase.
However, people with HIV do appear to develop anal cancer, lung cancer, and Hodgkin lymphoma at a younger age. This may be due to the effects of HIV on these cancers. It could also be caused by early exposure to risk factors for these types of cancer, such as earlier age of starting smoking or sexual activity (leading to HPV infection). Also, people with HIV are monitored more carefully from a younger age, so cancers may be detected earlier.
How Can People With HIV Reduce Their Risk of Cancer?
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The Laguna Playhouse has launched the Players Club with a goal of attracting new theatergoers, rekindling old relationships and helping raise money for the theater's operations.
Councilwoman Elizabeth Pearson organized the club and its launch at the Pacific Edge Hotel on Nov. 10, signing up new members for the support group before the party ended. Playhouse officials had sought her assistance as a professional fundraiser.
"Just about everyone who lives in Laguna Beach or is associated with Laguna Beach knows this is a community that appreciates the arts and it is a community that likes to have fun," Pearson said. "So with that in mind, I thought why not combine the two into something that will bring all of us who love Laguna together and, at the same time, help the Playhouse. The outcome is what we are calling the Players Club."
Pearson is its founding member. The club's roster of other members, whom she recruited at the launch, include David Sanford and Steve Dotorotos, Mary and Matt Lawson, Otis Healy and former Mayors Kathleen Blackburn and Cheryl Kinsman.
Annual memberships start at $1,000, which can be paid in a lump sum or quarterly. Members receive eight Playhouse tickets, to be used singly or spread over a year, and an opportunity to socialize at three-to-five "invitation only" events held off-site.
Members can benefit from discounts to the Nirvana Grille, Lumberyard, Sundried Tomato, Tommy Bahama's, Laguna Beach Books and Laguna Canyon Winery, which comes with membership in its wine club.
A $3,000-membership adds to the perks the coveted parking behind the theater, free beverages at the bar in the lobby and recognition by the Playhouse media.
"The Playhouse is a treasure that is worthy of our preservation and support," Pearson said. "We would never want to see its doors close.
"It is important to remember that ticket sales alone cannot sustain the Playhouse — and only account for 60 percent of what is required to successfully produce and present world-class live theater and entertainment to our community," she added.
The nonprofit Playhouse is the oldest continuously running theater on the West Coast.
"We were founded in October 1924," said Executive Director Karen Wood. "Plays were performed in private homes then."
The current theater opened in 1969 on land donated to the city by the Moulton family.
Among the well-known actors that have trod the boards: Nanette Fabray, Roddy McDowell, Barbara Eden, Marlo Thomas, Sally Struthers, Julie Harris, Harrison Ford and Bette Davis, who gave a reading to help raise funds.
More recently, Cloris Leachman and Rita Rudner have appeared at the Playhouse, Wood said.
Newly appointed Artistic Director Annie Wareham presented a preview of what is coming up at the Playhouse: A season with six professional plays, special engagement like the Hershey Felder performances as George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, Ludwig van Beethoven and Frederic Chopin; Youth Productions such as "Looking for Home," which is now playing; and collaborations with local performing arts groups.
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So I'll start blogging again by talking about the UK death certificate I received in the mail this week. It's for my great great grandmother Sarah Ann PALMER (nee WENMAN).
When the UK 1911 census first became available in 2009 I searched for my PALMER ancestors. I could not find Sarah. I found her 4 daughters - 3 married , 1 single. I guessed Sarah had died between 1901 and 1911. So I looked for her death. From the 186 Sarah Palmer deaths 1901-1911 there were still 15 aged 60+- 5 years. Could I be sure the death would be registered as Sarah Ann? In 1901 she was living in St Pancras. None of the 'possibles' were registered in St Pancras. I decided to leave it to see if some other evidence came to light.
Fast forward to 2012 - I was tidying up some of the information about the Palmers on my ancestry tree. I came across a burial in St Pancras Parish Chapel for Finchley Cemetery for Sarah A Palmer in 1904, aged 60, residing 114 Camden St. I should immediately have known this was the right one as my great grandmother Agnes PALMER was residing at 114 Camden St at the time of her marriage in 1902. However, I'd forgotten that.
Instead I saw a P at the end of the entry in the death register & thought maybe that means pauper. Does it? Well it worked for me. I browsed the London Poor Law records for Saint Pancras Workhouse admission and Discharge register, 1902-1906.
I found the same Sarah Palmer ie age, address the same but with added occupation caretaker. As her 1901 census occupation was caretaker I was pretty sure I had my Sarah. She was admitted 15/12/1903 and discharged 18/12/03.
So to the death indexes. There was only 1 of right age in right quarter of 1904 but district Southwark?? I decided to order it.
Around 3 weeks later it arrived & I quickly opened it to confirm it was definitely the right one. Sarah Ann Palmer died in Guy's Hospital which explains why the registration was Southwark.


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Krematorium II (2)
You are inside the collapsed roof of Krematorium II at Birkenau. As the Russian army drew closer the Nazis, in an effort to hide their crimes, blew this up, and also Krems III and V, ample proof they were well aware they had committed war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. As you scroll you will notice the steel shoring. This is used to hold the original brick in place. Past the pile of bricks is again, BIa, the women's camp. Sometimes women would be brought here for gassing along the path, visible here on the other side of the bricks.
"Located outside the fencing around the barracks at Birkenau, the crematoria in a certain sense constituted a separate complex of equipment for mass destruction. Crematoria II and III had their own barbed-wire fencing with two gates leading into the grounds of Crematorium II, and one to Crematorium III. Trees and bushes planted around them formed a green belt ("Grüngürtel) that camouflaged them from unwelcome eyes, above all those of the prisoners in nearby barracks."*
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* Franciszek Piper, 2000. Auschwitz 1940-45, Volume III. Oswiecim: Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. p.164


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Crystal Visions
by MOLLY LAMBERT
Music is a drug. Science has officially demonstrated that music produces the same effects in the brain as powerful euphoric (psychosexual) experiences. The way drugs have an emotional effect on you (why do you think people take drugs?) you are using music as a substance to produce certain emotional effects. That is why you listen to some songs a million times and others once. Individual experiences are subjective.
In YouTube comments people end up telling you the memory of their most vivid experience of the song. That's why people love pop music in movies so much (done well), because we have all had moments that happened to be perfectly soundtracked. It is another fourth wall. Do you point out how well the music is soundtracking the experience, or does pointing it out automatically stop the existence of the moment?
In the ideal experience you can't point it out because they're inseparable. It's not something you can really set up on purpose. It has to be accidental. The urge to combine all pleasurable experiences is strong, that's why George Costanza wants to eat a sandwich and watch sports during sex. But too much purposeful attempting is an impediment to true enjoyment, the way it can be hard to have fun on your birthday.
In college Tess and I would occasionally go on drives. Providence is so small it literally sometimes feels like you live in your own mind. The point was never where we went, it was hanging out in the car together, which is why that Dayton/Faris Volkswagen Pink Moon ad blew everyone's mind ("HEY THAT IS WHAT I AM LIKE TOO!") and cornerstone of the enduring appeal of On The Road (uh...in theaters soon?) and Westerns (you're out on horses together someplace. Westerns and War Movies are male romances).
One time we were driving back from the Legal Seafood by the airport, probably really high (jk @probably), heading towards downtown Providence on the highway as the sun was setting. I don't know which came on first, Mr. Blue Sky by ELO or the fireworks (Patriots?) In my memory they occurred simultaneously, but that is because that's how it felt. We both just turned to each other like O___O O___O and felt like plastic bags.
Tess and I have always been obsessed with found poetry. In high school we would talk forever about why the way certain headlines were phrased was so funny. We were especially obsessed with British teen magazines because of their regional slang and lack of shying away from stories about graphic sexual trauma ("I Have Two Wombs!")
I remember reading an interview with The Spice Girls in Seventeen where they asked Baby Spice if she was a virgin and she giggled demurely and said "I might be!" and then a British one where she graphically recounted losing her virginity to a much older man when she was thirteen. American magazines were trying to protect us from full grown child woman Baby Spice's sexuality, and I felt really baffled as to why.
Every time I hear "With Or Without You" I think about when Tess and I would sit on her bed together listening to it in the dark. Theoretically it was about the love we had for some imaginary boys we didn't know yet, but it was just as much about the love we had for each other. It was the desire to meet somebody of the opposite sex that we could feel the same kind of connection with that we automatically always felt with one another. If this sounds so incredibly gay, I mean it is. Straight female friendships don't have the same kind of enforced homosexuality panic as straight male friendships.
Tess and I are both obsessed with Tony Soprano because we identify with him so deeply, although I identify slightly more with Christopher Moltisanti. Tess finds Tony Soprano attractive, but I do not. I think Don Draper is attractive, but Tess thinks his legs are too short (I have literally no idea what she is talking about). She likes Pete Campbell. I think she's nuts. There are no universal metrics of measurement for anything. Taste is subjective. That's why people define themselves through it.
The Sopranos also always got into how we listen to songs to remind us of how we felt when we heard them at specific times. Tony's obsession with seventies rock spoke to his nostalgia for youthful times when he was brutal and all powerful, not yet locked in by any commitments or responsibilities, with his whole awesome life ahead of him.
We were obsessed with Fleetwood Mac's The Dance and spent a lot of time speculating about what exactly Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks were thinking about during that performance of "Landslide" and whether Lindsey's wife got mad at him afterwards for basically having a taped emotional affair with his ex-girlfriend on a stage.
Tess and I forward the best spam e-mails we get; realty scams, letters from Nigerian princes, lotto alerts, some pure gibberish. Sometimes inside the text, lurking between the ridiculous typos and half-translations, there is a phrase that catches something. It is always all the more astonishing for being lodged inside of so much junk.
The best are often the e-mails from mail order brides. They prey on the deep human need for connection with sentences like "I'm tall and nice looking girl i saw your profile today, then i decided to drop you some words just to say hello and how was today, i will like to known more about you, and also i will like to tell you about me, please i will be very happy." There's something so touching about it. Hello and how was today.
Sometimes YouTube comments get trolled, but a lot of them are a sort of virtual oasis. A global pangea, an internet commune, a place where people share genuine feelings and thoughts and memories without anyone being a snotty dismissive asshole. People all over the world sharing the experience of listening to a specific song (I told you I'm an optimist). It is the isolating experience that becomes a connective one.
Selected YouTube Comments From The Above Video For "Dreams"
Race should never play a card in music. But because I'm black I get a lot of weird ass looks for this being something I blast my system to. This song calms me in ways many can not imagine. Stevie Nicks is the shit and I will contest to any person who thinks different. Rock out Stevie, rock out.
Give me an mp3 with 5,000 songs of the 60s, 70s and 80s on it, a pocket full of batteries, my 66 babyblue Pontiac Beaumont, and a back seat and trunk filled with Cold Cokes and Icy Brewskis, and point me to the nearest highway. With a repertoire of great tunes like this one, I will cruise until the tires fall off and then just pull over into a little grove of trees and watch the sunset one last time as my life of pain and sorrow drifts off into a sleep of forever...what a way to go.
Great song!!! Thank you for this great video. Lee .... Santa Barbara , I love life and hope maybe one day you will know that you are a true friend. "Stevie Nicks" 'Rocks" No matter how old I get my heart will forever remain young! "Sand" Only a call away..... VA Angels
2 very hot women...and 3 guys who got laid like crazy during that decade. WoW.
I remember being small in my car falling asleep as my parents drove home from a long road trip to this song
Why is there even a dislike button on this song??
i used to watch my sister getting ready to go out partying whilst she played rumors over and over again and this song stuck out the most, one of my favourite songs ever
Songs are a snap shot of certain points in our lives. The emotions, moods, etc that are so strongly tied to our most memorable song (even those that are just favorites or well liked) will ALWAYS take us there. And nothing can ever take that away-never! I 54 yrs old, I use this as a tool (sometimes as a drug) to get me there. I am glad I am a human. 'nuff said
man this song makes me smile when I Hear it because it makes me think of life and that we all have to die at one point in time and this song makes those facts not scary....all I know is that i wont forget this song and that when im old il still be hearing this song and it will still make me feel how it makes me feel now.
My voice of singing will never be as great as i wish for it to be, but my father has something wrong with him the doctors cant give him meds for and he is slowly dieing but he told me he would like me to sing this song in the talent show and im learning this song just for him (:
Is there anything more beautiful than the sound of Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, and Lindsey Buckingham singing harmonies together?
i remember hearing this as a lil kid on sundays when my mom would be cleaning the house early morning. lol. AWESOME SONG!
the only reason i heard this song just now was cus a girl told me it was nice. i agree with her now. this is nice
I love this song so much she is the best of all i know that thunder happens when is raining love that when it happens
o i miss my dad his old music we enjoyed together
that's song are amazing! i never tired of listen!
This song is super dreamy. If this song was a girl I would be all over it.
I'm 12 and even I agree today's music isn't as good as anything made from the 60s to the nineties
awesome song, Guys are such dicks.
For as many women that get their hearts broken by men, there are still plenty of guys that get their hearts broken by women, I happen to know quite a few myself.
I'm getting her face tattooed on my chest
I miss that: a great song that is simple, tells a story, but that can magically contain one's perception of an aspect of life translated it into melody and lyrics. I do think that people who compose and write music are touched in a divine way.
Ok so I can remember the summer of 1978, I had just turned five, I was at my friend Monica's house...I pressed a button on her parents stereo and this song came on
cocaine's a hell of a drug
Hard to believe this woman is anywhere near 60 years old: time goes by like THAT.
hey stevie i agree on how u feel about the tech of the world i wish threre some way to be more of a freindly hand shake to say hello i dont need this texs its not good for us to know whats important to poeple and just be real face to face and say hi i love u steevie
It was 1977? Sometime back around then.....Living at South Shore...Lake Tahoe. Yep! Fleetwood Mac and a big ol' doobie......Work hard, play hard....Great music that transports me back to some friggin' far-out times..........Instantly...
its amazing how she wrote this song within an hour. This song chose her to share through out the world!
My dad got to dance with Stevie Nicks while he was security at one of her concerts......That lucky bastard! RIP dad..........xoxoxo
Such haunting song too. Dark, sexy, kind of sticks to you after sex on a rainy summer night. When it's over, it leaves you lonely, but interested and wanting more.
Stevie Nicks is pretty as hell in these photos. I would hop on it with out one seconds hesitation if I had the chance.
Molly Lambert is the managing editor of This Recording. She is a writer living in Los Angeles. She twitters here and tumbls here. She last wrote in these pages about how to be a woman in a boys' club.
"As Long As You Follow" - Fleetwood Mac (mp3)
"Landslide (live)" - Stevie Nicks & the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (mp3)
"Dreams" - Fleetwood Mac (mp3)
"I'm So Afraid (live in 1997)" - Fleetwood Mac (mp3)
"Stop Dragging My Heart Around" - Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty (mp3)
"Rooms on Fire" - Stevie Nicks (mp3)


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I was at my fathers house yesterday, his PC had what may be a bug.
My father has been a programmer since the late 70's, and no one is allowed to use his machine, but me (programmer since the late 80's). I mention this to you so you know this is unlikely to be user related.
He had a file named '~' in the C:\ directory. The file is a binary file, that when hexed had what looked something like his address book.
Is this familiar to any of you security folks?
I hope I put this in the right forum.


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Jason Aldean to Open Up About Divorce for the First Time
Jason Aldean's split from wife Jessica Ussery was one of the more scandalous country music headlines of last year. The singer issued a statement, an apology and an admission after he was caught kissing a former 'American Idol' wannabe at a bar, chalking the indiscretion up to too much alcohol. He and Ussery eventually filed for divorce and Aldean has been relatively tight-lipped…until now.
Aldean will discuss the divorce, and the headlines that got he and his wife to that point, during a televised chat with ABC anchor Robin Roberts.
'In the Spotlight With Robin Roberts: Countdown to the CMA Awards' airs on Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 10PM ET and Aldean will get revelatory. "Aldean opens up exclusively to Roberts about fame, family, and tabloid headlines he says helped end his marriage," ABC reps said.
After photos of the singer getting more than flirtatious with Brittany Kerr were splashed all over the media, Aldean, who has two daughters with Ussery, said, "The truth is that I screwed up. I had too much to drink, let the party get out of hand and acted inappropriately at a bar."
If you want to know the scoop, make note to tune in on Nov. 5 when Aldean speaks about the situation for the first time in a long time.
The special airs the night before the CMAs, which are scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 8PM on ABC.


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Ros Bates quits
Embattled former Newman government minister Ros Bates should have been shown the door well before her resignation from cabinet on Friday, the state Opposition said.
Premier Campbell Newman is considering a wider reshuffle as a result of the Science, IT, Innovation and the Arts Minister's departure.
Ms Bates has been plagued with controversy since accepting her portfolio, with scandals emerging over alleged irregularities with her lobbyist contact register, the Crime and Misconduct investigation into the appointment of her son Ben Gommers to a departmental role, and links to Michael Caltabiano.
In a Friday afternoon statement, Mr Newman announced Mr Caltabiano has been sacked.
Earlier, Mr Newman praised Ms Bates as doing "an outstanding job under difficult circumstances".
"Unfortunately the demanding role has taken a toll personally and on her health, and she had decided not to risk those issues impacting on the performance of her duties," he said.
"I commend her for her decision. She has done the right thing by her family, her constituents, and the government."
Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk said she accepted Ms Bates's reasons for her resignation and offered her best wishes that her health improve.
But Ms Palaszczuk said it was a farce that the minister had lasted so long.
''The Premier should have moved to resolve this issue a long time ago by removing Ms Bates from his cabinet,'' she said.
''Twice now, the Premier's lack of leadership has caused ministers to take the initiative and quit when it has been obvious they do not meet his own self-proclaimed standards of behaviour and administration.''
The Opposition estimated Ms Bates spent 25 per cent of her time as a minister either on sick or recreational leave.
Ms Bates, the third minister to step down from their role in 10 months, had only recently returned to work after taking two months of sick leave.
The embattled former minister was the target of a prolonged Opposition attack this week, over her links to lobbyists, including Santo Santoro and Sallyanne Atkinson.
Ms Bates had seemingly escaped from question time unscathed; while she deflected answering questions in some cases, the Opposition also failed to land any direct hits.
Mr Newman believed Ms Bates did a ''really good job'' in Parliament this week.
"She went in there, she answered the questions, she answered the probing questions from the Opposition and I think she came up trumps," he said.
''... I think she goes now with her head up high."
Ms Palaszczuk did not go as far as to say the Opposition could claim Ms Bates's "scalp" but did say her team had put continual pressure on the minister over what it perceived as her failings.
"The Premier should have acted much sooner in relation to this minister,'' she said.
''Over the last two days the minister has been under pressure by Opposition questions, it's clearly shown she was not up to the job.
"She was not across her portfolio, she did not understand the issues and she was still not providing the answers to the questions.
"Her time had come.''
Last month, Ms Bates told reporters she "was not going anywhere".
While last month defending taking a family holiday in December on the back of her sick leave, Ms Bates said she was the "captain of the ship and the ship still sails".
Comment was sought from Ms Bates, but a spokeswoman said she would not be commenting on the matter.
Mr Newman said she was ''naturally upset and a little bit emotional and she does want to take the pressure off her family, particularly".
''The minister has conveyed to me that she has felt under a lot of pressure I think it has affected her health and her recovery from a serious illness last year and I think her family particularly has suffered as well and that is the reason she is going,'' he said.
Ms Bates is the third casualty from the first Newman cabinet, following the resignations of police minister David Gibson last April and housing minister Bruce Flegg in November.
Independent Gaven MP Alex Douglas, who left the Liberal National Party's parliamentary ranks in November, said Ms Bates had made the right decision.
''It has been a long time coming," he said.
"It is always sad when people resign, mainly for all the people who supported them and feel let down by what happened, and there will be plenty of them in this case."
''For Ros, I wish her better days ahead, personally, but for the government, this is only the beginning. They set the agenda for exactly what they are experiencing when they decided to give up on ethics last year.
''I think this was all part of a broader policy of 'anything goes and that we are brighter than everybody else, you can't touch us, the Premier is an emperor, he has absolute power and by default we are all untouchable'.''
Mr Douglas said Mr Newman should have removed Ms Bates from the portfolio earlier, to save her from the events of the past few months.
"I think the Premier ought to be ashamed of himself and any colleagues who supported this nonsense," he said.
- with Tony Moore and AAP
Amy Remeikis is the social affairs and communications reporter for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, based in Parliament House


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