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Trish Stratus built a career out of defying the odds and breaking new ground.
So it should come as little surprise the Canadian-born WWE legend will be breaking new ground when she is immortalized in the WWE Hall of Fame next weekend in New York City.
Stratus, born Patricia Anne Stratigias in Toronto, Dec. 18 1975, will become the youngest person to be inducted into the hall during WrestleMania weekend.
Stratus' destiny with wrestling immortality began at a very early age.
"I just grew up watching it," Stratus said, in a phone interview. "I have a couple of boy cousins, and I grew up as a tomboy, playing with the boys, and we used to go to Maple Leaf Gardens.
"Of course, then growing up we got back into it when, I guess, probably the NWO time … and then wrestling just became hot again and it's been in my life ever since."
Ask Stratus who her favourite wrestler growing up was and she doesn't hesitate to answer.
"Macho Man (Randy Savage) was the man to me," she said. "I mean don't get me wrong, I definitely was a Hulkamaniac because I think we all were. But Macho Man, I just thought he was great, just so charismatic and I really loved his ring work. I loved how athletic he was. I was actually … just watching a string of his promos the other day, and it's just, 'Wow, he's just untouchable,' " she said.
Sadly, however, Stratus never had the opportunity in her career to meet her idol, who died in May 2011.
Despite her love for all things wrestling, Stratus never aspired to enter the business because jobs for women in pro wrestling were few and far between.
"There wasn't really a role for the women to look at and go, 'I want to do that when I grow up'. There was a time when Wendi Richter and Cindy Lauper were doing their thing," she said, "And I remember thinking, 'Gosh, that's so cool,' but I guess it was such a once-in-a-while thing that you didn't really look at it as a feasible career option."
There was that, and the fact that Stratus had her eyes set on another career.
"Growing up, I was quite a sensible child, thinking I actually was going to become a doctor. I actually grew up my whole life thinking I was going to be a doctor … everything from my high school to university — I went to pre-med — and everything I did was gearing up for me to go to med school. Wrestling was just a hobby on the side."
Looking back, Stratus says not much had changed in wrestling even up to the point when she entered the business.
"I'd even say that when I started wrestling, there was no real defined role for the women," she said. "We knew there were some women in wrestling, but there was no real, 'This is what women can do in wrestling.' So I decided to set out and change that once I got in there."
Did she ever.
But before she even embarked on a career that would see her become a record seven-time WWE Women's Champion, the Diva of the Decade, and even win the WWE Hardcore Championship, Stratus was taking care of business.
A successful fitness model, she had already made a name for herself in that industry.
"WWE had called and asked for my press kit and I sent it to them and waited for a few months with no answer and thought, 'Oh, there's nobody calling.' I actually thought, 'If they call, I want to prepare the best possible package. My motto is preparedness meets opportunity, so I thought, 'You know, let me go and find a gym."
It was during her search for a gym to train when she met the man who would mentor her, preparing her for the career that would lie ahead, and becoming a lifelong friend along the way. That man was Ron Hutchison, who, along with Sweet Daddy Siki, trained wrestlers out of a Toronto gym.
Stratus explained her situation to Hutchison.
"I kinda told him the story. I didn't go in saying, 'Hey WWE is going to call me soon.' I went in saying, 'Hi, I want to become a wrestler.' "
It was the beginning of an incredible journey.
"He had me write an essay and there was a whole admittance process," Stratus recalled. "He told me straight up, 'You know, there's just guys here.' I said, 'That's cool.' I was used to that. Like I said, I grew up a tomboy. He's like, 'It gets pretty rough in here.' I grew up playing soccer and I was playing varsity field hockey for York University and I was kind of the goon on the team so I was like, 'I'm ready for that.'
That was all Hutchison needed to hear.
"He accepted me," Stratus said. "He saw something in me and said, 'OK, well, let's give this girl a shot,' and I'll always thank him for that. I got in there and just started tussling it up with the boys. It was great."
Stratus fondly recalls those early days at Sully's, working with Hutchison and the other guys with whom she trained.
"They got to sort of be there for that journey with me," she said. "They were like, 'Did they call?' I was like 'No, they haven't called.' And then of course one day the call came and it was really cool that we got to all share in the moment.
"It was like, 'One of us got a call from the big company.' They all watched the journey. They watched me get accepted, sign the contract and they watched me and waved me off into the sunset."
Hutchison, who also trained and played a role in the careers of Hall of Famer Adam (Edge) Copeland, Christian, Gail Kim and Beth Phoenix, will be on hand to watch another of his students receive wrestling's highest honour.
"Ron and I have remained really close," Stratus said. "I'm bringing him up to New York. I got him tickets to come out to see the Hall of Fame (ceremony)."
Hutchison was among the first to congratulate Stratus on the honour.
"He contacted me right away and of course said he was so proud of me," she said. "I'm really lucky to have had someone like that in my life, especially in the beginning, to really let me hone my craft, but also just to sort of let me know straight up what to expect once I entered the WWE and what the world was going to be about."
When she enters the Hall, joining the likes of fellow Canadians Edge and Bret "The Hitman" Hart, it will be in part, she says, because of the great support she received from fans in her home country.
"There's just this different thing (in Canada)," she said, referring to the fans. "I think in America, (wrestlers return to their hometowns) and they definitely have their hometown love, but we have a hometown love that goes right across the country," she added.
It has been while doing media in the lead-up to her induction that Stratus has had a chance to reflect on her successful career. She was an integral player in the rise of women's wrestling, which became a legitimate part of the WWE during her tenure.
"This week has been interesting, because we've been doing some media here and there and it's interesting to look back and see what we created," Stratus said. "And it certainly wasn't just me. It was the era at the time. We had a group of girls who were really all fighting to just kind of redefine what women's wrestling was. We definitely had to fight for it."
It is at this point that Stratus pays homage to another influential person in her career.
"I worked very closely with one of my mentors — Fit Finlay — and it's something that we literally looked at each other and said, 'Let's change this, let's do something different here,' and I just said 'Because I really don't want to fight like a girl.' He said 'Well, there's no reason you can't go out there and kick butt in the ring just like a guy does, and present the same product that the guy does.' So we went out there."
Inevitably, so did WWE brass.
"They kind of just let us do our thing and suddenly we found we were getting a couple more minutes of ring time, and then we'd get 10 more minutes and we'd get more TV time, pre-tapes and vignettes. It started to simmer and we just knew at this point we were creating something special. We saw a rise in the female demographic. We were kind of creating these positive role models for women. It was a really special time for us."
Stratus's full-time in-ring career culminated with a dream retirement match, which she fully credits WWE Chairman Vince McMahon with orchestrating.
Stratus retired at WWE Unforgiven in 2006. She did so by winning the Women's Championship one final time, in her hometown of Toronto, in a match against one of her best friends, Lita, and by employing Bret Hart's Sharpshooter to do so.
It was a perfect moment. And to think it almost didn't happen.
"First of all, of course, to have that moment in my home town," she said, then after a brief pause, "my contract was actually ending in August and Vince had come to me and said, 'You know, if you stick around for one more month, we have a really cool opportunity. We're going to be in Toronto and we could have your retirement match there'".
Stratus explained, adding that the idea of the match in Toronto alone was "perfect."
If all that weren't enough, Stratus did the most Canadian thing she could think of to conclude the match:
"The Sharpshooter. You only get that if you're Canadian and you're a Bret Hart fan," she said. "It was my shout-out to Bret Hart. People questioned it backstage. It was like, 'Why is she doing that move?' 'That's not even her move.' If you're Canadian, and you know Bret Hart, and you know the history, this is why we did it. I got a call from Bret afterwards actually and he saw the match and he saw that moment. That made everything just worth every moment for sure."
Some seven years after that picture-perfect conclusion to an equally great career, Stratus got the call every pro wrestling hopes to one day get.
What was her reaction upon receiving the news?
"Actually, my reaction was … already?" she said, with a laugh. "I guess I've remained very active with the company, and I still feel like I was wrestling yesterday, but you know it has been seven years since I retired.
"Hearing the class that I'm going in with, I just was like 'Wow.' It's a huge honour," she added. "I'm super excited about the evening and clearly, it's shaping up to be an epic evening. I mean, with Donald Trump added to the card, I think that's kind of a neat thing. And it being at Madison Square Garden. And the recent announcement of Arnold (Schwarzenegger) inducting Bruno (Sammartino) is, gosh, it's amazing."
Stratus, Sammartino and Trump (in the celebrity wing) will be joined by Bob Backlund, Booker T and Mick Foley.
It has been widely rumoured that Stratus's close friend Lita would be inducting her. That's not the case, Stratus said.
"I have someone and you'll just have to wait," she said with a laugh.
"That's obviously been swirling around," she said of the Lita speculation. "It was a difficult choice. There's a number of people that have really, really impacted my career. In my speech, you'll know the choice I made is very clear. But you'll know soon enough."
When Trish Stratus delivers that speech next weekend, in front of her friends, family, her trainer and others, she'll do so as an innovator, a role model and a great Canadian.
Take a bow, Trish.


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Today the prosecution brought a few anti-piracy watchdogs to the stand who had "investigated" the Pirate Bay by downloading music, movies and games from the site. And then they reduced their evidence to shreds.
• The court heard from Magnus Mårtensson, a lawyer for the IFPI, and policeman Magnus Nilsson of the Swedish Anti-Piracy Office, who both described how they gathered evidence against the Pirate Bay by downloading torrents.
• In a continuing theme, neither of them seemed to grasp at all how BitTorrent works: all they could produce as evidence were screenshots of their torrents downloading, which the defence has already proven to be shaky if not entirely useless as evidence in court, as they don't provide any actual information as to where the data is coming from on the network, and if the Pirate Bay's trackers were being used.
• Whoopsies!
Gottfrid (defense): Before taking the screenshot, did you turn off DHT and Peer Exchange?
Mårtensson: DHT was obviously on. I wanted to be like an average user.
Gottfrid: So in other words, you can't check if the tracker was used?
Mårtensson: The tracker address was visible on the screen. From that I assumed it was used in some way.
Gottfrid: But since you had DHT on, you have no possibility to state to the court as to whether The Pirate Bay's tracker was actually used or not?
Mårtensson: No
• After these two witnesses, the court decided to adjourn for the day after only two hours of work. Gotta love those Swedes.
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We last left off with Cohle and Hart kidnapping Sheriff douchebag, the implication that the Tuttle family was behind the ritual abuse and murder in Louisiana that has been running rampant for decades, and a look at the man with the scars. Will we learn the true identity of the Yellow King, or is it merely an idea that the cult kills and abuses for. As we know Carcosa now seems to be a sort of afterlife that is tied to the cult, where death isn't isn't the end. Or will the finale just be a massive disappointment to viewers who have been dissecting it for the last nine weeks?


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A hydrogen atom is an atom of the chemical element hydrogen. The electrically neutral atom contains a single positively-charged proton and a single negatively-charged electron bound to the nucleus by the Coulomb force. The most abundant isotope, hydrogen-1, protium, or light hydrogen, contains no neutrons; other isotopes contain one or more neutrons. This article primarily concerns hydrogen-1.
The hydrogen atom has special significance in quantum mechanics and quantum field theory as a simple two-body problem physical system which has yielded many simple analytical solutions in closed-form.
In 1913, Niels Bohr obtained the spectral frequencies of the hydrogen atom after making a number of simplifying assumptions. These assumptions, the cornerstones of the Bohr model, were not fully correct but did yield the correct energy answers. Bohr's results for the frequencies and underlying energy values were confirmed by the full quantum-mechanical analysis which uses the Schrödinger equation, as was shown in 1925/26. The solution to the Schrödinger equation for hydrogen is analytical. From this, the hydrogen energy levels and thus the frequencies of the hydrogen spectral lines can be calculated. The solution of the Schrödinger equation goes much further than the Bohr model however, because it also yields the shape of the electron's wave function ("orbital") for the various possible quantum-mechanical states, thus explaining the anisotropic character of atomic bonds.
The Schrödinger equation also applies to more complicated atoms and molecules. However, in most such cases the solution is not analytical and either computer calculations are necessary or simplifying assumptions must be made. Solution of the Schrodinger equation for the hydrogen atom is provided below:
In physics and chemistry, spin refers to a non-classical kind of angular momentum intrinsic to a body, as opposed to orbital angular momentum, which is the motion of its center of mass about an external point. A particle's spin is essentially the direction a particle turns along a given axis, which in turn can be used to determine the particle's magneticism.[1] Although this special property is only explained in the relativistic quantum mechanics of Paul Dirac, it plays a most-important role already in non-relativistic quantum mechanics, e.g., it essentially determines the structure of atoms.
In classical mechanics, any spin angular momentum of a body is associated with self rotation, e.g., the rotation of the body around its own center of mass. For example, the spin of the Earth is associated with its daily rotation about the polar axis. On the other hand, the orbital angular momentum of the Earth is associated with its annual motion around the Sun.
In fact, in classical theories there is no analogue to the quantum mechanical property meant by the name spin. The concept of this nonclassical property of elementary particles was first proposed in 1925 by Ralph Kronig, George Uhlenbeck, and Samuel Goudsmit; but the name related to the phenomenon of spin in physics is Wolfgang Pauli.
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The Perils of Discontinuing Therapy: Without HAART, Cytokines Stimulate HIV From Latently Infected Cells
When an HIV-infected patient discontinues highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), the virus almost invariable Rebounds to substantial levels, even if virus had become undetectable by standard tests because of therapy. New findings from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), reported in the July 6, 1998, Journal of Experimental Medicine, provide an explanation.
Latently infected, resting CD4+ cells, although relatively few in number, may be the embers that re-ignite active HIV infection if a patient stops taking combination therapy, or if the drugs become ineffective," says the paper's lead author, Tae-Wook Chun, Ph.D., of the NIAID Laboratory of Immunoregulation (LIR). "Our new data suggest that the virus rapidly rebounds because of factors present in the normal environment of the lymph nodes, particularly cytokines, which stimulate these cells to produce virus."
HAART (potent combinations of HIV drugs, generally including a protease inhibitor) can reduce the amount of virus in a person's plasma to levels that are not detectable by the most sophisticated laboratory tests. Despite the powerful effects of these drugs, however, HIV is not completely eliminated from the bodies of persons taking them. Rather, the virus persists in safe havens where the immune system cannot detect it. These hiding places include non-dividing, resting CD4+ T cells in the blood and lymph nodes, which can harbor HIV DNA for prolonged periods while remaining invisible to the immune system. In an HIV-infected person's body, 1 to 10 of every million resting CD4+ T cells contain HIV that is capable of replicating.
Many scientists think that these viral sanctuaries pose the greatest challenge to the long-term control of HIV infection in patients receiving anti-HIV therapy. The new data from the LIR buttress this view. In a series of in vitro experiments, Dr. Chun and his colleagues found that resting, latently infected CD4+ cells readily produced virus when bathed in stimulatory molecules found in the normal environment of the lymph node. If the drugs that comprise HAART were added to the cells, no virus was produced.
Without HAART, we found that interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-2, signaling molecules which are normally found in copious amounts in a person's lymph nodes, readily induced HIV replication in latently infected, resting CD4+ T cells," says Dr. Chun. "Our in vitro findings help explain the well-documented phenomenon of viral rebound seen in virtually all patients with no easily detectable virus in their blood as a result of HAART who discontinue therapy."
The researchers found that the cytokine combination activated purified resting CD4+ T cells from both HIV-infected patients receiving HAART, and from HIV-infected patients who had never taken HAART. Previous studies had shown that the three cytokines could independently induce HIV replication in cell lines, and in certain cells from the bloodstream. Before this study, however, the effects of the cytokines on latently infected, resting CD4+ T cells were unclear. The new data suggest possible approaches to "purging" the body of cells latently infected with HIV.
We now know that it is possible to drive latently infected CD4+ cells, at least in vitro, to a state of productive infection by using combinations of cytokines and/or antibodies to the CD3 molecule on the cell surface," says Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., NIAID director, LIR chief and senior author on the paper. "Thus, one approach to purging these cells might be to stimulate them to spit out virus under the cover of HAART. Two assumptions are built into this scenario: cells activate to produce virus will die, and HAART will prevent the spread of released virus. "Our group and others are pursuing further laboratory studies as well as clinical trials with HIV-infected patients to determine if such an approach is feasible". Co-authors of Drs. Fauci and Chun include Delphine Engel, Stephanie B. Mizell and Linda Ehler.
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In 2007 the leaders of two separate Christian groups in the Philippines contacted His Eminence Paul in Sydney, asking to join the Orthodox Church.
Many long and fruitful discussions were held between His Eminence and the two leaders, which culminated with His Eminence inviting them to Sydney for further face-to-face discussions. They arrived in May 2007, where they stayed as guests of His Eminence for three weeks. The teachings of the groups were considered and they also learned about Orthodoxy. At the end of the three weeks, both leaders stood and declared: "We accept what the Orthodox Church accepts and refuse what She refuses." His Eminence answered them, "Welcome home," the phrase with which Archbishop Philip welcomed the converts.
In December 2011, one of our Orthodox priests in Manila called His Eminence to report that he had been in contact with three different groups and some individual leaders who had all come to the conclusion that they would like to join the Orthodox Church. The Archdiocese began communications with these groups. We learnt that the larger group, consisting of some seven thousand families, knew much about Orthodoxy and that their leaders were very proud to call themselves "orthodox" with a small o.
On Saturday, January 28, His Eminence travelled to the Philippines to visit his parishes and to meet with the new groups. On Tuesday, January 31, His Eminence and seven clergymen of the two larger groups met and discussed their teachings over three full days. At the conclusion of this meeting His Eminence welcomed them to the Antiochian Orthodox Church and promised to bring some of their clergy to Sydney for training and ordination, to be followed by a trip to the Philippines by His Eminence to train and ordain the other leaders.


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Hangzhou, China
One of the standard lines about China's economy is that the Chinese are good at copying, but they could never invent a Hula-Hoop. It's not in their DNA, we are told, and their rote education system reinforces that tendency. I'm wondering about that: How is it that a people who invented papermaking, gunpowder, fireworks and the magnetic compass suddenly only became capable of assembling iPods? I'm wondering if what's missing in China today is not a culture of innovation but something more basic: trust.
When there is trust in society, sustainable innovation happens because people feel safe and enabled to take risks and make the long-term commitments needed to innovate. When there is trust, people are willing to share their ideas and collaborate on each other's inventions without fear of having their creations stolen. The biggest thing preventing modern China from becoming an innovation society, which is imperative if it hopes to keep raising incomes, is that it remains a very low-trust society.
I've been struck at how many Chinese businesspeople and investors have volunteered that point to me this week. China is caught in a gap between its old social structure of villages and families, which created its own form of trust, and a new system based on the rule of law and an independent judiciary. The Communist Party destroyed the first but has yet to build the second because it would mean ceding the party's arbitrary powers. So China has a huge trust deficit.
To see what happens when you introduce just a little more trust in this society, spend a day, as I just did, participating in the "AliFest" — the annual gathering of thousands of Chinese entrepreneurs who are linked together in the giant Chinese e-commerce Web site Alibaba.com. Founded in 1999, Alibaba says its sales this year could top eBay and Amazon.com combined. This happened, in part, because it has built trusted, credible markets of buyers and sellers inside China, connecting consumers, inventors and manufacturers who would have found it hard to do transactions before.
Alibaba has three major businesses: Taobao.com and Tmall.com, which together constitute a giant online marketplace where anyone in the world can go to buy or sell anything — from Procter & Gamble selling toothpaste to Chinese companies offering their engineering prowess. The Tao companies this year are expected to move some $150 billion in merchandise between buyers and sellers, mostly in China.
The second is Alibaba.com, where, if you want to make rubber sandals that play "The Star Spangled Banner," you click on Alibaba and it will link you with dozens of Chinese shoemakers that will compete for your business.
And, lastly, there is Alipay, a Chinese version of PayPal that can enable, for example, a small Chinese manufacturer in the hinterland to sell its goods to a Chinese consumer in Shanghai. The buyer puts his money in escrow with Alibaba and it is released to the seller only when the buyer says he got the goods he ordered. Presto: trust. What has been the impact? There are more than 500 million Chinese Taobao users and 600 million Alipay accounts.
While here in Hangzhou, I visited the workshop of Robert Luo, the president of Classic-Maxim, a firm he started to make kitschy wall art for hotels, using foreign designs. Luo used to drum up sales by flying to trade shows, but, in 2006, he got a huge American order through the Alibaba platform, enabling him to greatly expand his business. He has since shifted from doing outsourced artwork for others to hiring Chinese and foreign artists to produce his own original designs. "We design so much now" — outdoor art, solar art — and "we've applied for so many U.S. patents," he said.
There are two trends to watch from all this: One, argued Ming Zeng, Alibaba's chief strategist, is that Alibaba — which now serves more than 100 million consumers daily, through 6.5 million retail shops connected to 20 million manufacturers — is, in effect, creating "a virtual combination industrial park and online marketplace," where anyone in China or abroad can come to invent, collaborate or buy and sell goods or services.
Alibaba, Zeng predicted, will eventually connect in some way with Facebook, Amazon, eBay, Apple, Baidu, LinkedIn and others to create a giant trusted virtual "global commercial grid," where individuals and companies will offer their talents and buy and sell products, designs and inventions.
Eventually, Zeng argued, "every individual will have to find a way to succeed" on this global grid. "National boundaries will offer you no protection."
The other trend is that the Chinese will be big players on this grid. The creation of global trusted business frameworks like Alibaba is starting to enable a new generation of Chinese innovators — who are low cost, but high skilled — to extend their reach. We've seen cheap labor out of China; now we're going to see more cheap genius.
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Today the College Board, with all due fanfare and a corresponding webcast watched by thousands, announced upcoming changes to the SAT, which will go into effect with the October 2015 PSAT and then the Spring 2016 SAT. During this hour long speech, not only did College Board president, David Coleman, announce changes to the SAT but he set the tone once again for the direction he is planning on taking the global multi-million dollar non-profit organization.
Since you can read in articles and newspapers across the internet the specifics of the announced changes to the SAT (a bunch of links are at the bottom), I thought instead to give you the benefit of my perspective on the impact of the changes by pointing out the winners and losers of the day (as I see it based on the information currently at hand which is admittedly incomplete).
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Ion Theatre stages local premiere of musical about reclusive Kennedy duo
It's possible that no family in American history has received more sheer, sustained attention than the Kennedys — from their triumphs to their tragedies to their not-so-infrequent scandals.
But there's probably no odder offshoot of this national fascination than "
The story of mother and daughter Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale (dubbed "Big Edie") and Edith Bouvier Beale ("Little Edie") — relations of onetime first lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy — was first told in a 1975 documentary by Albert and David Maysles.
In 2006, "Grey Gardens" became a Broadway musical; now that work is about to make its Southern California premiere at Ion Theatre in Hillcrest.
"It's one of the forgotten corners of Camelot, I like to say," notes director Kim Strassburger of the quirky story, adapted for the stage by composer Scott Frankel,
The tale of two former socialites living in abject squalor, in a once-grand home now overflowing with garbage and roaming animals, does not exactly capture the more glamorous aspects of the Kennedy legend.
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The dilapidated 1895 mansion that forms the setting for "Grey Gardens" was purchased in 1979 by former
But "they're so human," says Strassburger of the pair and their appeal. "On first glance, they strike people as crazy cat ladies. But I think of them as survivors."
Strassburger previously directed a scaled-down version of "Gypsy" in Ion's intimate BLKBOX space. She's bringing a similar approach to "Grey Gardens": Instead of an orchestra, the production has musical accompaniment from cast member Ruff Yeager, an accomplished pianist (and actor-director) who will play both onstage and off.
"It really suits our space," Strassburger says of the piece, which stars the top San Diego-based actors Linda Libby, an Ion company member, and Annie Hinton, making her Ion debut. "The more we work on it, (the more) it works very well as a chamber musical."
The house that gives the play its name is, in some ways, a character all its own. And while the Hillcrest theater's size doesn't allow for the kind of full-size facade seen in the Broadway production, Strassburger says the Ion staging finds ways to suggest the mansion's battered, melancholy majesty.
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"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" grossed $29.9 million, bringing its box office total to $190.3 million in the U.S. and Canada.


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Jury Nullification Gaining Influence On Criminal Trials
"The power of jury nullification has gained recognition, acceptance, and wider use in recent years, and has the potential to profoundly affect the application of criminal justice in the United States."
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Cheers mhsthal,
I have been aware of this for sometime and I know judges and prosecutors deliberately and maliciously prevent juries from considering the nullification concept. I have heard of some juries being threatened with diciplinarian actions if they even considered it.
Bout time someone has managed to get this reactivated and in effect. Too bad legislators can't be nullified or the stupid bills they write.
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It has been The University of Vermont's good fortune to be blessed with strong presidential leadership during times of crisis. The year 1866 was such a time. As a result of the Civil War, enrollments had declined to only thirty students, leading to a deep drop in tuition revenues. The campus fence was dilapidated, buildings were deteriorating, and the green had run to hay. More than thirteen thousand dollars was due in accounts payable (mainly in back salaries to all five faculty members), and morale was extremely low. Such was the setting that greeted James B. Angell when he was inaugurated as UVM's tenth president on August 1, 1866.
James Burrill Angell was born in Scituate, Rhode Island, on January 7, 1829. He graduated from Brown University with highest honors in 1849. After traveling to Europe, he returned to Brown to teach modern languages for seven years. On November 26, 1855, he married Sarah S. Caswell, the only daughter of the Reverend Alexis Caswell, who later became president of Brown. She was a woman of great personal charm and tact. In 1860 Angell resigned his teaching position to serve as editor of the Providence Journal, a position he held for six years prior to his election as president of The University of Vermont.
The major challenge Angell faced when he assumed the presidency was the need to strengthen enrollments and finances while also quelling the anxiety that greeted the new State Agricultural College established in 1865 under the Morrill Act. Many alumni of the old university feared it would lead to a lowering of academic standards and an abandonment of the classical curriculum. Conversely, many farmers feared the practical studies they wanted would be subverted in favor of classical studies.
Angell recognized the importance of this issue in his inaugural address when he promised to balance the needs of the humanities and the natural sciences by raising $100,000 to increase salaries and hire new faculty. This commitment was critically important in restoring confidence among the older alumni, who contributed twenty-five thousand dollars to endow a new James Marsh professorship in philosophy. The citizens of Burlington subscribed thirty-three thousand dollars within a year of Angell's arrival, and the president solicited good will by traveling throughout Vermont, in his words, to visit all the state and country fairs and compete with the two-headed calves and other curiosities in attracting public attention.
By 1870 enrollments had doubled, and eighty thousand dollars had been raised. Annual professorial salaries were increased from $1,200 to $1,500. New faculty members were appointed, including George H. Perkins, professor of zoology and botany, who was to remain at UVM for sixty-three years.
H. A. P. Torrey was named as the James Marsh Professor. Buildings were renovated, a new science laboratory was equipped, and a president's house was built for the Angells on the present-day site of Ira Allen Chapel. President and Mrs. Angell were very approachable, and they had a strong impact on all who met them. Since the chairs of history, rhetoric, German, and international law were not occupied, President Angell taught these subjects himself. He had a remarkable memory for faces and knew all the students, who affectionately called him Prexy Gabriel.
In 1869 President Angell declined an offer to serve as president of the University of Michigan, but when the same offer was renewed in 1871, he accepted. Although everyone was sad to see him leave, they were grateful for what he had done to restore health and vigor to UVM.
President Angell served as president of the University of Michigan for thirty-eight years until he resigned following his eightieth birthday in 1909. While at Michigan, he took leaves to serve as United States minister to both China and Turkey. He received honorary degrees from Brown, Columbia, Rutgers, Princeton, Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Johns Hopkins, Vermont, Wisconsin, Michigan, Miami, and Peking universities. His wife died in 1906, having borne two sons. The elder served as a judge and lawyer, and the younger was elected president of Yale University in 1921. James Angell died in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on April 1, 1916, at the age of eighty-seven. He had served The University of Vermont — and the entire higher education community — with great distinction.
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Dr. Wright Discusses Global Economic Volatility
Dr. Robert Wright discusses the current global economic volatility following last week's decision by Standard & Poor's to downgrade the U.S. credit rating. Wright even explores how Alexander Hamilton, treasury secretary and policy maker from 1789 to 1795, might have handled the situation.
Augustana Named 'A Best in the Midwest' by The Princeton Review
Augustana College has again been named one of the best colleges in the Midwest, according to The Princeton Review, a nationally known education services company.
Augustana Reports Record Number of International Students
More than 60 new students representing 30 countries and five continents are expected to begin their studies at Augustana this fall for the 2011-12 academic year. They represent Augustana's largest-ever incoming class of international students.
Hundreds Attend Memorial Service for Tracy Riddle
See images and videos and read the tributes from Tuesday's moving memorial service for Tracy Riddle, Augustana's long-time associate dean of students. Riddle died on Friday, July 22, after a two-year-long battle with cancer. She was 54.
In the News: Augustana Students Recall Attacks in Norway
Augustana Peace Prize Forum scholars Thad Titze (Watertown, S.D.) and Michael Seeley (Spencer, Iowa) were in Oslo, Norway, during last week's terror attacks. In an interview with KELO-TV, they recalled the experience and recounted what life has been like in the shaken city since.
Tracy Riddle, Associate Dean of Students, Dies at 54
"Today we mourn the loss of a dear friend and colleague who touched the lives of countless students, families, faculty and staff members with her passion for life, tenacious spirit and gentle compassion," said Rob Oliver, president. A memorial service and celebration of Riddle's life is planned for 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26, at Augustana's Chapel of Reconciliation.
Augustana Announces Opportunities to Host International Students
As more than 60 new international students get set to start classes here in the fall, Augustana is seeking Sioux Falls-area families who are interested in learning about new cultures, languages, traditions, faiths and global perspectives to participate in a pair of welcome programs for students from other countries.
Alexander-Alton Article Published in National Physics Journal
An article authored by Belview, Minn., native Tom Alexander, class of 2011, and Dr. Drew Alton, assistant professor of physics, is featured in the June issue of Physical Review D, a national scientific publication.
Augustana's Northlanders Jazz Band to Perform at JazzFest
On Saturday, student performers in Augustana's Northlanders Jazz Band will take the stage before a projected crowd of some 75,000 fans at JazzFest 2011, Sioux Falls' annual jazz and music festival, held at Yankton Trail Park.
Tupper Honored by Campus Law Enforcement Association
Rick Tupper, director of campus safety, has received the President's Award by the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, an honor bestowed on a member of campus law enforcement whose efforts go above and beyond the call of duty.


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An under-fire NHS hospital has been reprimanded by health officials for failing to meet national safety standards.
Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been ordered to make improvements to ensure services meet safety and quality standards.
Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors found "serious shortfalls" against national standards, a spokesman said.
CQC inspectors visited Tameside General Hospital in January and found that the hospital was failing to meet eight of the 11 national standards reviewed.
Inspectors found that staff had a lack of understanding about mental health law and discovered one patient who had been unlawfully detained for "several days".
A number of elective operations - which can include procedures such as hip and knee replacements - had been cancelled because of bed shortages, the spokesman said.
CQC officials found that on a number of wards and the medical assessment and admissions unit there were not enough staff to meet patient needs.
This meant staff were rushing to complete tasks, the spokesman added.
And in parts of the hospital, patients were not being treated in a dignified way, the inspectors found.
In the wake of the Stafford Hospital scandal a number of hospitals, including Tameside, were investigated for having high mortality rates.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said that since 2005 there were thousands more deaths than would "normally be expected" at the 14 trusts reviewed.
The investigation, led by NHS medical director Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, found that none of the hospitals investigated was providing "consistently high-quality care to patients" and all of the trusts were ordered to act on recommendations set out by health officials.
Mr Hunt announced that that 11 of the trusts, including Tameside, had been put into "special measures" for "fundamental breaches of care".
Malcolm Bower-Brown, CQC's regional director for the north said: "Although we were pleased to find improvement in some areas since our last inspection, our inspectors found a number of serious shortfalls against national standards.
"We have told the Trust where further improvements must be made to ensure patients and their families receive the service they are entitled to expect.
"We will return shortly to check that the necessary changes have been made and can be sustained for the future.
"As this trust is currently in special measures and already subject to enforcement action by Monitor, we have also shared the findings of our inspection with Monitor and asked them to ensure the concerns we have identified are addressed as part of their overall improvement programme for the trust."


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News Corp boss Rupert Murdoch stood by Rebekah Brooks this afternoon at a parliamentary hearing about the phone-hacking scandal at his sister company News International.
Brooks, of course, resigned from her job as NI CEO on 15 July. Two days later she was arrested on suspicion of conspiring to intercept communications and of corruption allegations relating to illegal police payments.
Murdoch told MPs that he "believed her and trusted her, and I do trust her," when asked about Brooks' exit from News International.
He explained that she "insisted" on leaving the company and claimed her initial survival had nothing to do with the closure of NI's tabloid newspaper the News of the World.
Murdoch said he couldn't comment on the possibility of editors not knowing about phone-hacking methods taking place at the newspaper, given the ongoing police investigations.
"It was my understanding that [Colin] Myler [the tabloid's final editor] was appointed by [Les] Hinton [Murdoch's right-hand man for 52 years until last Friday when he submitted his resignation, hours after Brooks' exit was confirmed] to find out what the hell was going on. That is my understanding of it. I cannot swear to the accuracy of it," he said.
Brooks, who is currently being grilled by MPs, said she "never paid a police officer or knowingly sanctioned payment to a police officer".
She said that the "News of the World employed private investigators like most papers in Fleet Street" in the late 90s and early 2000s.
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"The managing editor authorises final payments," she said,"unless there is a particularly big item ... then the editor will be brought in."
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this is suppose to be all the craze this year in cooking ,i am told. since i have been asking questions on roasting,this item is suppose to steam roast. the roast part is pertaining to a whole meat right? (like in other post) or does the roast mean something else? It sure isnt roasting! thanks......the unit says it comes with a rack and u put the meat on there and fill the bottom up with some liquid wine etc.... then put lid on. yes to me this is steaming ....but confused on the term roast.
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I'm not sure what the question is. Are you asking why the marketing team at an appliance company chose to use the language they use to sell a product to the masses? The answer is because they are selling to an audience that isn't interested in the strict use of cookery language and they want to use worlds that evoke a positive feeling in their target audience. The target audience of Ninja appliances is toward the largest audience possible (mass market) and not to culinary professionals or chefs. They can pretty much say whatever they want as long as the food gets cooked through and no one gets sick - the terms "bake", "steam", "roast", etc. aren't regulated or have legal requirements to be used in advertising and packaging.
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So, why all this trouble with language? Is it because you didn't realize how much of the world uses words like "roast" incorrectly? This is going to be true whenever non-experts talk about a field in which experts and their own vocabulary exists. (Like in computers when people refer to memory but really mean storage space or cache or something else that is measured in (millions of) bytes. Or, in medicine when people get the "24-hour" or "stomach" flu which isn't the flu at all.) It's worse in food because the technical terms (like "steaming" or "roasting") are also everyday words in English which do have extremely broad meanings.
Also, one can argue that when you stick two words together, you are creating a new word that means something entirely different that the original words. I believe Ninja uses the phrase "Steam Infused Roasting" when talking about using steam to help produce a roasted meat product faster (similar to how Hillbilly Housewife did in the recipe you pointed to earlier). Anyway, I think you're getting hung up on language a little too much. (For someone who seems to be stuck on very specific meanings of words, you aren't particularly careful in the use yourself. The product is called "Ninja 3-in-1 cooking system" or "Ninja cooking system", not "Ninja 3 and 1".)
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Fisher & Paykel's new Gas on Glass cooktop and 60cm Built-In Oven designs have won the prestigious international design award known as 'Red Dot'.
Fisher & Paykel's products were awarded the 'Red Dots' out of more than 4600 entries submitted from over 50 countries to the highly-acclaimed awards programme, which is based in Germany.
"Red Dot is the best of the best of international design awards, recognising products for their superior design quality since the 1950s," says Mark Elmore, Head of Industrial Design.
"With this recognition, the Fisher & Paykel brand joins companies such as Nokia, Volkswagen, Montblanc, Joseph and Joseph, Sony and 3M in the line-up of current and past 'Red Dot' winners."
Fisher & Paykel's Gas on Glass cooktop is already proving popular among consumers, and our 60cm Built-In Oven has debuted with the 'Red Dot' seal of quality for excellent design in the coming months.
"It is extremely exciting that our new oven received this level of recognition before it hit the market. It's a further signal of our success in literally re-engineering the oven from the inside out to create this design. With this new oven we've achieved premium aesthetics and cooking performance while also crafting the world's largest capacity 60cm oven."
Fisher & Paykel's entries competed against thousands of others submitted by manufacturers, designers and architects. It took several days for the largest-ever expert panel, which included the likes of high-street and celebrity shoe designer Jimmy Choo, to make their decisions.
Mark Elmore says: "We all can be very proud of this achievement, but in particular, a huge congratulations to all those designers, engineers and product developers who have had a direct hand in crafting these world class appliances."


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Milwaukee UK Power Tools are the top pick when it comes to professional power tools and now Trade Counter Direct can offer the newest and best offers available at great prices.
The Brand-New Turtle Wax pressure washers will make light work of any cleaning tasks. Whether you're looking to clean your car, van, bike, patio or house, these compact washers will handle a wide range of different cleaning applications.
Bisley Workwear - The number 1 workwear brand in Australia has finally made its way to the UK. With over 60 years in the industry, Bisley Workwear has become synonymous with quality, comfort, durability and style.
Trade Counter Direct is preferred partner of Rothenberger UK, together we create exclusive Rothenberger deals and offers like our now very popular Hot Bags.
HiKOKI Power Tools formally known as Hitachi Power Tools UK carries an extensive range of professional grade power tools and accessories for residential and commercial construction, tradesman and Do-It-Yourselfers. Hitachi have emerged as a leader in cordless technology, particularly popular are the Hitachi SDS Power Drills and Angle grinders.
RIDGID work closely with Trade Counter Direct and are the only supplier that have a network of local experts available to personally answer questions and provide onsite demonstrations for virtually any RIDGID tool.
Welcome to Trade Counter Direct – your one-stop shop for tradespeople and DIY'ers offering a huge selection of equipment, accessories and tools, all at great prices. We started in 2009 selling tools on online auction sites, and today have grown to become one of the biggest and most trusted supplier of quality tools in the UK.
We supply hand and power tools, plumbing tools and site equipment to trade professionals and dedicated DIY'ers, delivering exceptional value and quality, with next-day delivery on many items if you order with us before 4pm.
Whether you're looking for off-the-shelf products or custom-made items such as bespoke access panels, we can help. We specialise in professional plumbing tools and are distributors for brands like Ridgid, Rothenberger, REMs Tools and others you know and trust. We also love bringing new and innovative tools to the market, to make your job easier.
We're proud to provide our customers with the largest online selection of access panels and accessories in the UK, so you'll be able to find everything you need right here at Trade Counter Direct. Whether you need one access panel or one thousand, we can help. With short lead times of between 7-10 working days and quantity discounts for large orders, we can help you keep your project on time and on budget, with no compromise on quality.
We only stock the very best here at Trade Counter Direct, and we're delighted to be considered preferred suppliers for REMS, Sealey, Ridgid, Rothenberger and Milwaukee. For pipework, drain cleaning and plumbing tools you can't do much better than REMS, while Milwaukee are your go-to specialists for power tools and drills. Ridgid not only supply premium quality tools for the trade, but also have a network of experts ready to give you professional advice on all aspects of plumbing and electrical work. Rothenberger have been producing innovative pipe tools and drain machines for the plumbing, refrigeration and drainage trades for over 60 years, while Sealey are one of the UK's leading suppliers of workshop tools, from hand tools to welding and cutting equipment.
We want to get your order to you quickly, so we use a network of trusted national and international couriers, delivering to home and work addresses across the globe. Visit our Delivery Page for more information on destinations, tariffs and lead times. And if you're down in south Devon then why not take advantage of our Click and Collect service, and pick up your order from our HQ here in Paignton?
Plumbing is special to us, as it's where we started. Today, we're still dedicated to delivering the best in plumbing tools and accessories to the trade and keen DIY'ers, stocking premium brands like Locktite, Monument, REMs Tools, Ridgid, Opella and many more.
At Trade Counter Direct, we're accredited Ridgid Tools, Rothenberger and Wohler suppliers, providing you with the very best in drain cameras, drain cleaning equipment and accessories. Whether you're running a drain business or work in the public sector, we can help you save money and time, as well as building your reputation for using the very latest cutting-edge technology to get the job done.
From innovative and new-to-market tools through to those everyday essentials, one-off access panels and accessories down to the last screw, Trade Counter Direct are your professional partners delivering great value, great choice and great products.
Stay in touch with us on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Tumblr and YouTube, where you'll find special offers, competitions, promotions and product demos, all designed to make life easier for you.
As an online company all orders should be placed securely through our website, this is for your protection as all payments will need to go through our security checks. If you are having any problems placing your order just give us a call on 01803 666630.
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TCD now ships to over 50 countries worldwide through our website, you can view this list by clicking on the Currency button at the top right handside of the site. If your country does not appear on the list please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com with the product codes you require and your full delivery address. We can then get a delivery quote for you where possible.
We accept most major credit or debit cards and Paypal payments. If you would prefer to pay by bank transfer please email us requesting a Proforma invoice, you will need to be registered on our site so that we can create this for you.
We can offer a 30-day credit account to companies that have an order history with us where we have recieved 3 successful upfront payments. Please contact us for a trade application form on submission of which we will run the necessary credit checks before approving an account. The payment terms will be discussed with you upon application.
For details of our latest promotions or special discounts please subscribe to our newsletter and follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
We have discounted bulk packs available on our Access Panels, for all other products please email us with the product code and the quantity you require so that we can see if we can offer you a better price.
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We need some contact details from you in case we need to contact you regarding your order, we have kept this to a minimum so it should only take a minute to register.
Yes of course, your invoice and delivery address can be different. You can manage your addresses in your Account Dashboard when you log in.
If a product has the 'Add to Basket' button showing then it is in stock.We always aim to keep enough stock so that we never run out. However, there are times due to unexpectedly high demand, when we may run out and oversell on an item. If this happens we will contact you with an expected delivery date for your order and give you the option to choose an alternative product or cancel for a full refund.
If you select the courier delivery option you will be given a tracking number once this has been despatched and some couriers will send you a message on the day of delivery giving you an approximate delivery time.
All orders are shipped with a full VAT invoice either inside the box or attached to the parcel in a clear envelope.
If you would like another copy you can simply log in to your TCD account find your order and click print invoice link.
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ST launched a worldwide Health Plan in 2006 with the goal of providing the same level of healthcare for all ST employees wherever they are and whatever their work. The Health Plan both enhances employees' wellbeing and health, helping to fill the gap between regions who have universal public healthcare.
A corporate program provided guidelines for sites so that employees can have easy access to sport facilities. It includes recommendations such as installing showers, cycle shelters, fitness facilities and/or sport complexes at sites. A successful initiative to ensure that ST employees have an ideal environment to practice sport.


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If you're already downtown, go. If not, go. Parking on Lytton is not as competitive as on University or Hamilton.
Split a ceviche appetizer or a beautiful Cobb salad and a couple of fish tacos, grilled or fried, and be totally satisfied for less than $15 each. Complimentary chips are fresh and warm. It's a small space, with seating for 15, but even if there's a line out front you won't wait long.
Sancho's started in the hills of Redwood City, where despite the off-radar location partners Adam Torres and Armando Prado grew the business from hole-in-wall to spacious restaurant. (Their uncle, Hector Prado, now runs the taqueria, with the same menu, and full-serve grocery at La Tiendita Market, near the Four Seasons Hotel in East Palo Alto.)
The signature fish taco ($3.95) stars red snapper, simply grilled or fried in a light tempura batter. You could argue about which preparation is better for your health, but both taste great. Sprinkle fresh lime into the warm flour tortilla heaped with fish, shredded cabbage, cotija cheese, chopped tomatoes, onions and peppers. The secret sauce is chipotle remoulade, a tangy mayonnaise pulsed with capers and cornichons.
Torres perfected his chipotle remoulade at the Village Pub in Woodside. A graduate of the California Culinary Academy, Torres also worked at the tony San Francisco landmark Boulevard.
His cousin Armando, meanwhile, ran two taquerias in the East Bay. They grew up together in Redwood City, where Adam's father had a popular restaurant featuring traditional Michoacan cuisine. Seafood and cotija run in their veins.
Shrimp come in fajitas, enchiladas, burritos, cocktails and ceviche (plump and marinated). There are four prawn dinner plates and a Surf & Turf (prawns and grilled beef).
Or add shrimp ($3.50) to any salad.
Remember to specify beans when ordering tacos and burritos. Black beans or whole pintos would've been better than the refried mush messing up my roasted pork burrito ($5.75). Avoid beans altogether with a sope, cornmeal cake ($3.95) topped with chile verde or another meat, sour cream, lettuce and pico de gallo, chopped tomatoes, onions and chiles.
Sancho's offers fresh choices for vegetarians, including a veggie torta, the Mexican sandwich.
The menu is highly adaptable for children as well. A child can pick among eight meats that also go in tacos and burritos, and pair it with rice or beans ($4.75) if none of the simpler dishes meet his fancy.
In the buoyant, eager-to-please spirit of Sancho's, sidewalk seating is imminent while wine and beer are "coming soon."
Sancho's Taqueria
491 Lytton Ave., Palo Alto. 650-322-8226
Hours: Weekdays 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Reservations: no
Credit cards: no
Parking: street
Alcohol: coming soon
Children: yes
Catering: yes
Takeout: yes
Outdoor dining: yes, or soon
Party facilities: no
Noise level: moderate
Bathroom cleanliness: excellent
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