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Finish the look with artfully chosen textiles.
For a sumptuous bed, don't restrict yourself to a single bedspread. Layer two or three, in contrasting tones, on top of each other and tie-in with cushions in complimentary shades.
For an ultra-luxurious look, concentrate on a mix of tactile textures. Here, loose-weave linen, chunky-knit wool, cashmere and fur, create opulent contrasts. A neutral palette allows the textures to take centre stage.
Heap cushions and throws onto a sofa to give a room major colour impact. For maximum effect, keep to one hue. Vary the pattern by mixing gingham, stripes and lace to give a cottagey cosiness to the collection.
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Take your favourite armchair and dress it with a warm blanket and a soft cushion to create a beckoning seat by the fireside. Contrast warm tones of grey, brown and cream for an understated natural look.
Turn a cushion into art with a simple felt appliqué pattern. Choose a motif that reinforces the theme of the room – look to a painting on the wall for inspiration – and keep to one hue to create an accent colour for the room.
Give Ercol chairs a makeover with a daring fabric. The floral pattern is a nod to a bygone era, while the intensely saturated colours give it a modern twist. Use the same fabric for the cushions, but in a contrasting colourway to complete this Granny-chic look.
Soften a modernist chair in a minimalist room with a generous, oversized cushion or two. Choose fabrics with pattern and colour to bring warmth and texture into the room.
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MTV Movie Awards 2012 Recap
That's a Wrap — The Best Beauty, Fashion, and Fun Moments From the MTV Movie Awards!
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- Nikki Reed and Paul McDonald mark one year engaged on the carpet
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- All the hot couples at the MTV Movie Awards
The list of all the winners, and more MTV Movie Awards fun:
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- The best show moments
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We all hear about the big killers like cancer and heart disease, but what about kidney disease?
It's actually the 8th leading cause of death in the United States and many times leaves patients on dialysis. But what exactly is dialysis?
Every three months or so, your car gets it's oil changed. Now imagine if you had to do that every other day? Only it's your body, not your car.
A daunting thought right?
Well, this hypothetical question is quite the reality for kidney dialysis patients.
"Dialysis can be thought of as artificial kidney treatment it's when your kidneys don't work and if you can't get a transplant or if you're waiting for a transplant, center dialysis takes the place of your kidneys." Said Dr. Bob Santella, a nephrologist with the Avera Medical Group Nephrology.
When functioning properly your kidneys filter toxins and waste from your blood. If you have kidney disease like Fred Manfred, a machine has to do it for you. Fred's battle with kidney disease has been waged for the past 33 years.
"It's amazing because I'm only 31! So I don't know how that works!" Joked Manfred.
Fred's sense of humor has helped him make the most out of those years. His positive attitude also helps during dialysis sessions, some of which can take up to 5 hours.
"Depending on your body size and how much you cheat on your diet, I think they start people around three hours and then just start doing tests to see how much you need." Said Manfred.
right now, roughly one in six Americans are have chronic kidney disease. To both fight back and provide the best in care, Avera McKennan constructed a new outpatient dialysis center.
"It's just a beautiful unit and spacious, it's very spacious and it's the whole fourth floor!" Said Manfred.
Fred isn't just a client, he and his fellow patients were also creative consultants in the layout and makeup of the 22 state-of-the-art dialysis stations.
"We had the patients pick the chairs we wanted to make sure it was not just handicap accessible but handicap easy. There's a difference between meeting the bare minimums for handicap rather than making it easier for patients so we tried to do that." Said Dr. Santella.
But ask any patient and they'll tell you, the greatest feature is the abundance of windows and natural light.
"This is a great unit if you look around this is probably the brightest room on Mckennan's campus!" Said Dr. Santella.
"Of the 11 facilities I've been in, totally honest it's the brightest! And it's a big deal to me to come in and not feel like I'm in a dungeon." Said Manfred.
Even with the greatest technology dialysis is a draining process both physically and emotionally. That's why Fred says, a positive attitude is equally as important as the treatment for the disease.
"If you are wanting to get by as healthy as you can emotionally it becomes a part of your life rather than your whole life. Because there's so many demands put on a new dialysis patient from diet to everything and so to make it a part of your life and you feel more a part of the world." Said Manfred.
While the treatments do take a big chunk of his day; to Fred it's merely a check under the hood to make sure his engine is running like it should. Not to mention he gets to spend quality time with his family up here on the fourth floor.
Fred says another benefit of receiving treatment at Avera McKennan is having doctors and dialysis in the same location. If something should pop up Dr. Santella is just downstairs, not across town. For more information just call 877-AT-AVERA.
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4 to 4-1/2 cups whole wheat flour 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh parsley 2 envelopes Fleischmann's® RapidRise Yeast 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon Spice Islands® Sage 1/2 teaspoon Spice Islands® Rosemary1/2 teaspoon Spice Islands® Thyme2 cups very warm water (120° to 130°F)2 tablespoons olive oil 1 egg white, beaten Spice Islands®Sesame Seed
Combine 2 cups flour, cheese, parsley, undissolved yeast, salt, sugar and herbs in a large bowl. Gradually add water and olive oil. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes. Cover; let rest 10 minutes.
Divide dough in half; shape each into 5-inch smooth ball. Place on 2 greased baking sheets. Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 30 to 45 minutes.
Brush with egg white; sprinkle with sesame seed. Bake at 375°F for 25 to 30 minutes or until done. Remove from sheets; cool on wire racks.


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The Digital Media Zone - Thousands of free ebooks and audiobooks to choose from. Checkout 5 at a time for up to a two week checkout using your Kindle, iPad, iPod, Nook, Sony Reader, and many more devices. New titles added several times a month in partnership with 3 other north Alabama library systems. Go to dmz.hmcpl.org or find in My Digital Library on hmcpl.org.
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From June 1-30, if we can beat our current download record by 25%, we will win a fantastic Kids/Teens e-reading room for the Digital Media Zone. If we increase our downloads by 50% during that time, we will also win $$$ to add lots more ebooks, audiobooks, and movies to the Digital Media Zone - all for you!
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MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A Wisconsin appeals court has upheld the conviction for a man convicted of killing his girlfriend, burning the remains and stuffing them under the ice of Lake Winnebago.
Brandon Mueller argued his attorney was ineffective for not presenting the option of pleading guilty or no contest to the mutilation charge so as to improve his odds of convincing the jurty that Renee Redmer's killing wasn't intentional.
Mueller didn't deny killing Redmer, but disputed it was intentional.
The appeals court rejected the argument, saying in part, "Matters of reasonably sound strategy, without the benefit of hindsight, are "virtually unchallengeable" and do not constitute ineffective assistance...(A motions) hearing transcript establishes that the trial court carefully considered Mueller's claim. We cannot improve on the court's thorough analysis. On this record, we refuse to second-guess defense counsel's chosen strategy."


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This image from a colour-enhanced scanning electron micrograph shows the lucky sperm that have survived the journey up the fallopian tubes to swarm all over the egg. Only one sperm from the 100-million-plus ejaculated will penetrate the membrane of the egg and fertilise it.
A single sperm has a short and fraught life and it's highly unlikely it will ever achieve its goal of fertilising an egg. No wonder men produce so many of them.
Every day men's bodies are busy making millions of sperm that are eager to share a bit of their host's DNA with a warm and receptive egg. But the chances of any of those sperm ever meeting an egg let alone fertilising one are miniscule. Not only do these sperm have to survive ejaculation and be competent swimmers with a sense of direction, they have to navigate through a virtual minefield of obstacles planted by the woman's body. We follow a sperm through its short and crowded life.
The beginning
Each of the testes contains thousands of tiny tubes called seminiferous tubules. Inside these tubules, sperm are being constantly formed from puberty onwards. Tiny cells known as spermatogonia line the seminiferous tubules; these cells begin to enlarge to form spermatocytes, which then divide to become young spermatozoa, later developing into sperm. Once a sperm is "born" in the seminiferous tubules, it lives there for about 70 days.
The journey
After leaving the seminiferous tubules, the sperm migrate through the testicular duct system, which takes them to the epididymis, where they continue to mature. Once mature, the sperm are ready to move to the ejaculatory duct, remaining there until the moment of ejaculation. At this time the sperm mixes with seminal plasma, made of secretions from the seminal vesicles and the prostate gland. This plasma nourishes the sperm and its lubricating effect helps them swim.
The challenges
The survival rate of sperm on the journey to the uterus is extremely low. For conception to occur, the sperm must travel through the opening of the cervix, into the uterus and then into the fallopian tubes to meet the egg.
The sperm make this journey by swimming they move at a rate of about 3mm a minute, which is super fast given their microscopic size. Even so, the journey from the cervix to the ovum takes several hours, although contractions of the woman's uterus can help.
Once a sperm is in the uterus or fallopian tubes, it can live for up to five days. Conception can occur any time during this period. Of the hundreds of millions of sperm ejaculated, only a few thousand make it into the uterus and only about 50 of these actually survive to reach the egg.
The minefield
Throughout most of a woman's monthly cycle, the cervix is plugged by a thick, viscid mucous that sperm find difficult to get through. Only at ovulation does the cervix become more receptive to the millions of sperm knocking on the door. But just because they've entered the uterus doesn't mean the sperm will have an easy ride from then on: they have to swim deep into the uterus for the openings to the fallopian tubes which many of them will never find, dying or getting lost instead.
And of course these tubes aren't some simple straight downhill ride to the egg. The journey is convoluted, with many twists and turns and hurdles for the sperm to navigate. It's a difficult, highly risky journey that only the strongest and healthiest sperm will be able to survive; nature's way of ensuring the survival of the fittest.
Once at the "pot of gold" the handful of survivors swarm the egg, much like ants covering a basketball. Finally, if all goes well and conception happens, one lucky sperm penetrates the egg and fertilisation occurs, shutting out any other sperm.
Sperm facts in brief
A man's ejaculate contains more than 100 million sperm, of which, in a healthy sample, less than 40 percent could be normal. Many millions will die, drop off, swim in the wrong direction or get lost, with only 50 making it to where the egg should be. The egg is only open to fertilisation for 12 to 24 hours per cycle, but the sperm can lie in wait for a healthy egg for up to five days.
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Years after my formal education ended (we won't say how many years), September still feels like the beginning of the year to me. The shortening of days, the change in the air, the beginning of the leaves turning all say one thing to me: back to school.
This month I had the chance to live a writer's dream, teaching at the Hawaii Writers' Conference, one of the nation's best programs for aspiring writers. I was on the program with an extraordinary group of authors, including Ann Hood, Jacquelyn Mitchard, Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Powers, William Bernhardt, William Martin, Karen Slaughter, and on and on - three days in paradise, talking about writing. And hanging out on the beach, and swimming in the perfect water. Heaven wouldn't be much better than that.
It's hard to beat Hawaii, but I've been part of some other terrific writing conferences this year - the Pacific Northwest Writers Association's Annual Summer Conference, last month, and the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers' Colorado Gold Writers' Conference, which just ended. Later this year I'll be at the New England Crime Bake, a mystery-oriented conference that targets its programming specifically to aspiring writers.
It's been a great return for me. I used to teach a writing class, and I miss the energy of the classroom; my current schedule wouldn't allow me to commit to a semester (much less a school year), so these workshops have been an ideal way to get my teaching fix.
If you're an aspiring writer, it's a question that's bound to come up: should you be taking a class? Should you go back to school? Do you need an MFA to be a serious writer?
I come at this from both sides of the question. I taught myself to write, over a period of years, and then used what I learned to teach others. My honest answer is this: you don't NEED a writing class to learn how to write a novel. You certainly don't need a graduate degree; in fact, you don't need any degree to be a serious writer. But a workshop or a class can help you, if you approach it in the right way, with specific goals in mind.
I thought I'd use this month's writing tips newsletter to offer some of my thoughts on writing classes and writing workshops.
I have writer friends - good ones, too - who disparage writing classes and writing workshops, saying that no class can make someone a good writer if they're not. I'm not sure I agree with that. It's true that a music class can't cure tone deafness, and a writing class can't turn someone without a poetic sensibility into a lyric poet; but a good writing class or workshop can improve almost anyone's writing, if you go into it with the right attitude.
Writing is a solitary occupation, but don't we all write to be read? Finding readers can be one of the biggest hurdles an aspiring writer faces - or at least, finding a reader who's going to take the work seriously, and read your work the way you want it to be read. Your mother's opinion doesn't count. Your co-workers all have their own agendas, and might not tell you the truth for reasons of their own. A good writers' workshop or a writing class is a unique, safe place that offers writers a chance to be read. That alone makes them worthwhile, as far as I'm concerned.
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Most IFC loans are issued in leading currencies, but local currency loans can also be provided. The loans typically have maturities of seven to 12 years at origination. Grace periods and repayment schedules are determined on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the borrower's cash-flow needs. If warranted by the project, IFC provides longer-term loans and longer grace periods. Some loans have been extended to as long as 20 years.
IFC operates on a commercial basis. It invests exclusively in for-profit projects in developing countries and charges market rates for its products and services. In FY13, IFC made commitments for nearly $8.5 billion in new loans, bringing the total committed loan portfolio to around $31.5 billion.
Loans from IFC finance both early-stage companies and expansion projects in developing countries. The Corporation also make loans to intermediary banks, leasing companies, and other financial institutions for on-lending. The credit lines are often targeted at small and medium enterprises or at specific sectors.
To ensure the participation of other private investors, A-loans are usually limited to 25 percent of the total estimated project costs for greenfield projects, or, on an exceptional basis, 35 percent in small projects. For expansion projects, IFC may provide up to 50 percent of the project cost, provided its investments do not exceed 25 percent of the total capitalization of the project company. Generally, loans for IFC's own account range from $1 million to $100 million.
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SOURCE: "Eliot's 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock'", in Explicator, Vol. 51, No. 1, Fall, 1992, pp. 41-5.
In the following essay, Ledbetter asserts that a more accurate interpretation of "Prufrock" may be garnered by rethinking the roles of Lazarus, John the Baptist, and Guido da Montefeltro.
The editors of anthologies containing T. S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" invariably footnote the reference to Lazarus as John 11:1-44; rarely is the reference footnoted as Luke 16:19-31. Also, the reference to John the Baptist is invariably footnoted as Matthew 14:3-11; never have I seen the reference footnoted as an allusion to Oscar Wilde's Salome. The sources that one cites can profoundly affect interpretations of the poem. I believe that a correct reading of Eliot...
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An on-bill loan program lends itself well to the MUSH and small/medium commercial markets for upgrades with shorter financing terms; it may also work in the residential market but there is less experience there. On-bill tariffs will work well for more comprehensive retrofits that require a longer payback, and for rental properties
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James Hong
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|James Hong
Hong signing autographs at ComCon in Sacramento
February 22, 1929
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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|University of Southern California
|Actor, director
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|Pearl Huang
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Susan Hong
James Hong (traditional Chinese: 吳漢章; simplified Chinese: 吴汉章; pinyin: Wú Hànzhāng; Jyutping: Ng4 Hon3zoeng1; born February 22, 1929) is an American actor, voice actor and director and former president of the Association of Asian/Pacific American Artists (AAPAA). A prolific acting veteran, Hong's career spans more than 50 years and includes more than 350 roles in film, television, and video games.
Early life[edit]
Hong was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His father, Frank W. Hong, immigrated from Hong Kong to Chicago via Canada, where he owned a restaurant. Hong's grandfather was from Taishan, China.[1] For his early education, Hong moved to Hong Kong, and returned to the United States at age ten.
He studied civil engineering at the University of Southern California, but later became interested in acting and trained with Jeff Corey. Hong was a road engineer for Los Angeles County for 7½ years, acting during his vacations and sick days. He finally quit engineering for good to devote himself to acting and voice work full-time.
James Hong has played in over 500 television and film roles.[2] His career in show business began in the 1950s when he redubbed soundtracks of several Asian films. He dubbed the voices of characters Ogata (Akira Takarada) and Dr. Serizawa (Akihiko Hirata) in the 1956 Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, as well as the title character in The Human Vapor.
In 1956, he was cast as Jimmy Ling in the episode "Red Tentacles" of the western aviation adventure series, Sky King, starring Kirby Grant. He guest starred in the NBC western series, The Californians.
In 1957-1958, he was cast as the "Number One Son," Barry Chan, in the British-American TV show, The New Adventures of Charlie Chan starring J. Carrol Naish as Charlie Chan. The role of the Number One Son was played by Keye Luke in the predecessor films. However, Keye Luke's character was known as Lee Chan.
In 1959, he appeared as a prince on an episode of Walt Disney's ABC series, Zorro. He was thereafter cast as Chung Lind in the 1960 episode "East of Danger" in the David Janssen NBC crime drama series, Richard Diamond, Private Detective. From 1960 to 1962, he appeared four times on the ABC/Warner Brothers crime drama, Hawaiian Eye, twice each on the ABC series Hong Kong and Adventures in Paradise, and once on ABC's related series, The Islanders.[3]
In 1965, Hong was one of the original founding members of the East West Players, an early Asian American theatre organization. In 1962 he appeared on CBS's Perry Mason as Dean Chang in "The Case of the Weary Watchdog," and in 1963 he played Louis Kew in "The Case of the Floating Stones." He also appeared three times on the NBC military sitcom, Ensign O'Toole. Also in 1965 he played the bar owner Mr. Shu in The Sand Pebbles.
Hong had a small part on a 1972 episode of CBS's The Bob Newhart Show. He was a frequent guest star on the 1972–1975 ABC television series Kung Fu, joined the cast on the final season of CBS's Switch, as Wang, and also played a flight attendant in the original 1979 film The In-Laws. He appeared as a doctor accused of performing an illegal abortion in the Blake Edwards movie The Carey Treatment in 1972. He also starred as a uniformed man in the 1980 comedy cult film Airplane!.
Hong has also directed such films as Teen Lust.
Hong is perhaps most widely known as the immortal ghost sorcerer Lo Pan in John Carpenter's cult classic Big Trouble in Little China (1986), as the eye manufacturer Chew in Blade Runner, as Evelyn Mulwray's loyal and vigilant butler in Chinatown and The Two Jakes, and as the low-rent private eye in Black Widow. He would then appear in the 1989 film The Vineyard.
Hong appeared as a host in a Chinese restaurant on All In the Family's 1975 episode "Edith Breaks Out" as well as on the well-known Seinfeld episode "The Chinese Restaurant". Hong also played a similar role in several episodes of The Big Bang Theory during its first season, as well as in the "Color Blind" episode during the first season of Alias. Hong portrayed Chow Ting, a dry cleaner with the power to wash sins and guilt from a person's conscience in the 1985 Tales from the Darkside episode "It All Comes Out in the Wash." Hong appeared as a villain in a season three episode of The X-Files. He appeared in two episodes of The West Wing (Ep. 1.11; 3.15) as the Chinese Ambassador to the US. He also played Mr. Soo on The King of Queens, an Asian restaurant owner again who rents Doug Heffernan and his friends a loft apartment above his store, in the episode "Apartment Complex" (2006). Additionally, Hong had guest-starred on Friends, playing Hoshi, the former paid assassin and boxing coach for Monica's boyfriend Pete (played by Jon Favreau) in the episode "The One with the Ultimate Fighting Champion".
Hong played Jeff Wong, Cassandra Wong's father (who happens to be a martial arts expert), in the 1993 comedy sequel Wayne's World 2. In 1994, he, his wife Susan and daughter April appeared as a family riding mountain bikes beneath the Hollywood sign in the mountain-bike travel-adventure documentary, "Full Cycle: A World Odyssey." He had a small role in the 1998 independent film Broken Vessels. He played the role of Mr. Takato in the movie Chasing Zoey, the final episode of Zoey 101. His character taught Michael Barret how to operate a manual transmission, and it was revealed at the end of the episode that he did not exist. Hong also voiced the character Daolon Wong, an evil wizard in the Jackie Chan Adventures television series, and was the voice of Chi Fu in Disney's Mulan, A.N.T. Farm, Mandarin in Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, and Professor Chang in Teen Titans. He made a cameo appearance in the television series Las Vegas as a presumed cheating monk. James Hong also lent his voice to the Cartoon Network animation Chowder as Mung Daal's mentor in the "Won-Ton Bombs" episode. In 2006, Hong voiced the character Mayor Tong in Avatar: The Last Airbender in the second season's episode titled "Avatar Day" in addition to his previous role as Monk Tashi in the first season episode "The Storm" in 2005. In 2006 he also voiced the character of The High Lama in the film Chill Out, Scooby-Doo!
Hong's voice also appeared as Colonel Zhou Peng in the video game Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction, Dr. Chang in 2007's Def Jam Icon, Ancient Wu in True Crime: Streets of LA, and reprising his role as Chew in the Blade Runner video game. His most recent appearances were in the films Balls of Fury and The Day the Earth Stood Still. In 2008, he voiced Mr. Ping in Kung Fu Panda, the adopted father of Po and was nominated for an Annie Award for his performance, he later reprised this role on Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special and won an Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Television Production. Furthermore, he and Lucy Liu have been collaborated in the feature film series and in the television series adaptation, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness.
He appeared in the 2012 film Safe. He also provides the voices for the jeweler NPC Covetous Shen in Diablo III, Master Bruise Paw in World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, Bucky (for two episodes) from the TV series Archer, and Uncle Po in Sleeping Dogs. In 2013, he recently appeared as Ogisan, the gift shop keeper from the Incredible Crew sketch, "Magical Video Game Controller", alongside Jeremy Shada and Shauna Case. He also appeared in the 2013 film R.I.P.D.
Personal life[edit]
Hong currently lives in Los Angeles with wife Susan (née Tong), whom he married in 1977, and is planning to produce and direct his own films. He coached and supported his daughter April with her acting career since she began showing great interest in acting, singing, and dancing at the age of 4. Since then she has trained in various acting techniques originating from not only her father, but also Uta Hagen, Constantin Stanislavski, Yale School of Drama, and Viola Spolin.
As a child actor, she has appeared in leading roles in Kidsongs videos, award winning documentarian and director Arthur Dong's film Lotus; television shows China Beach and General Hospital; animated TV shows The Real Ghostbusters, Slimer, Captain Planet, and more.
Her most recent credits include TV shows such as Desperate Housewives, 90210, ER, and Numb3rs. She's also voiced in interactive games The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, and appeared in national commercials for Microsoft and Chrysler. James and April regularly conduct acting workshop classes at the Hong Acting Workshop in Beverly Hills, California.[4] Hong was formerly married to actress Pearl Huang, from 1967 to 1973.
- Pilato, Herbie J. The Kung Fu Book of Caine: The Complete Guide to TV's First Mystical Eastern Western. Boston: Charles A. Tuttle, 1993. ISBN 0-8048-1826-6
- ^ JamesHong.com Official website
- ^ Internet Movie Database
- ^ "James Hong". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ http://www.jameshongfilms.com/#!hong-acting-workshop/ctyg Hong Acting Workshop bio reference
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At least four members of a family including two children were killed in a roadside bomb blast in southern Kandahar province on Monday night, local officials said.
The blast happened last night in the Meiana area of the Meianshin district when the family's vehicle struck the bomb in the road, killing a man, a woman and two children, district governor Rozi Khan said.
"All of them were members of a family which was on the way to their home," he said.
Insurgents frequently use improvised explosive devices to target the Afghan and Nato troops, but most of the victims are civilians.
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Sigmar Polke, one of the leading artists in 1960s Germany, found the ideas of pop art to be liberating and radical. He often plucked advertising imagery from its original context to make wry and funny commentary. In later works such as this, Polke used commercially produced fabrics instead of plain canvas to further complicate his paintings. Here, the combination of printed skulls, poured paint, and three different fabrics challenges a straightforward interpretation.


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3. One page photocopy
4. Normally one SMS
5. One Indian Mail Postcard (within country)
6.Painkillers, emergency drugs for cardiac attacks (sorbitrate), cure for allergies, indigestion and urinary tract infections.
7. You can get a button sewed in Kolkata for Rs. 1.
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What does 1 dollar/pound/Franc/Euro or whatever your currency buy?
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Jul 6 2013: You say it buys nothing healthy... then you mention a bottle of water, that's healthy. And as for potatoes, I just checked the grocery store: Red potatoes: $0.48 each, White Potatoes $0.56 each, Large Russet baking potatoes $0.78, Yams $0.87. And if you wan't a whole bunch it's $3.99 for 5 pounds.
It's much cheaper to make your own fries. If you buy a 10 pound bag of potato's you'll end up paying about $0.20cents per serving of fries.
Fast food is not really that great of a deal, it's just convenient.
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corn on the cob: $0.60
beef ravioli can: $0.87
cheapest hotdog pack: $0.99
Jan SuchanekJul 6 2013: He said a bottle of water costs *over* a dollar. Plus he is talking about Massachusetts and you didn't mention anything about the grocery store you checked being in that state. It's also possible he is referring to organic produce which if that's the case, I don't blame him for. The crap that gets sprayed on to ordinary produce you get in your grocery store is revolting to think about.
Also, I wouldn't insert items such as canned ravioli and hot dogs into a list that is only supposed to contain healthy items. Just read the ingredients on them and you'll see what I mean.
Jul 7 2013: Peter, I appreciate your reply. Jan responded well. I will too, however. I cannot get a bottle of water where I live for less than $1.25. I mentioned the cost of a medium potato in my reply to Jan.
Deep fried potatoes made outside of the home are incredibly unhealthy. Deep frying even inside the home, is not healthy. I am sure that I could buy on Kentucky Fried Chicken leg or breast, but that is not "healthy" as I view it. Just like hot dogs, canned ravoli. They are loaded with chemicals, as Jan pointed out. That is why they have such long expiration date. Fresh, healthy food doesn't last months, much less years. That is not healthy eating, IMO. Your view of healthy food is different, it seems.
Jul 7 2013: First off, I did not say the food I mentioned was healthy(although potatoes can be part of a healthy diet) I just said the bottled water was healthy.
True about the hotdogs and whatnot, but, in most circumstances, people buy larger portions of food for more than $1 and it comes out to be less per portion.
For example, it's only about $4 for a 24 pack of bottled water, that's about $0.17 each. A 6 pound bag of stir-fry vegetables is about $8, about $0.67 for for a good size serving.
It is possible to spend less $ than at fast food and eat healthy is my point.
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Cache yourself some cash
Having a little ready cash at home means you're, well, ready -- no matter what happens. But where should you hide it?
The other day I used a Groupon voucher to get myself a discounted massage. The practitioner didn't take debit or credit cards. Time to raid the cash cache.
For the past six years I've kept a stash of ones, fives, 10s and 20s hidden in my apartment. I believe in having legal tender on hand for emergencies.
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Call it pin money, bail money or get-outta-town money. If you're a numismatist, call it a collection of state quarters. Having a little ready cash means you're, well, ready.
You should be ready. Uncle Sam says so. Check the Get a Kit section of the "Ready America" web page, which recommends keeping some folding green alongside the food, water, crank radio and moist towelettes (aka "shower in a pouch").
After all, some emergencies entail power outages -- so long, debit cards.
Cab rides and hurricanes
The government site doesn't say how much money. Originally I aimed for $100, but that was back when I was still paying off my divorce lawyer. These days I want at least $300.
Your mileage may vary. What makes me comfortable might be way too much -- or not enough -- for you.
When I wrote about this subject in the past, readers told me about their own magic numbers. One woman wanted enough to pay for the most expensive cab rides she could imagine having to take.
Another reader stashed money in his car as well as at home, in case he wanted to help someone in need or needed to pay cash for a tow truck.
A hurricane-country resident made it his business to keep a few thousand in folding green. When evacuation was necessary during a particularly bad storm, that amount filled half a dozen gas cans and paid for food and hotel rooms. And if it's not needed, the money can go back into the bank once the mean season has passed.
Incidentally, if cash gets stolen or burns up in a fire, it might be covered under your homeowners or renters insurance. Check your policy.
How to build a fund
If you're flush, simply go to the bank and withdraw $300 (or whatever), specifying small bills. If times are tight, try one or more of these ideas:
- Take a dollar or two from your wallet every other night.
- Get an extra $5 or $10 every second or third time you pay with debit at the supermarket or drugstore.
- Throw change in a jar for a couple of weeks. Take it to the store and ask for ones and fives. Repeat until you've reached your comfort level. (Note: Do this during a quieter time of the day, not when lines are long and tempers are short.)
- If your job includes tips, set aside at least 2% of each night's take.
- Quit smoking! Or eating candy bars. Or buying a soda from the machine every afternoon. Stash the ones (or fives) you would have spent. (Try to stay away from the coffin nails, chocolate and cola afterward, too.)
Where to hide it
There's nothing a burglar likes more than a big ol' roll of cash: profitable and portable!
Coming up with a foolproof hiding place is tough, since practiced thieves know how to search. The average burglar spends 10 minutes or less in your place, but there are certain places they're always going to look. Don't leave cash in a dresser drawer, a desk or a file cabinet -- or under the mattress.
I've heard people suggest these hiding places:
- The freezer. If it were me, I'd fill an empty vegetable bag with cash plus some foam peanuts for show.
- The linen closet. Way in the back, between the Christmas tablecloth and napkins, maybe?
- Under the catbox.
- In the cupboard or pantry. Open your next cake mix or mac 'n' cheese box from the bottom rather than the top, put in the money, tape it shut and stick it way in the back on a high shelf.
- Inside the canner or stockpot, or in a seldom-used appliance stuck in an out-of-the-way place.
- Tucked into the sanitary-napkin bag or the tampon box.
- In an envelope taped under the garage workbench.
- If you own a lot of books, put some money in one or two -- burglars probably won't have time to check them all.
- Inside a throw pillow, if you have one with a zippered cover.
Note: None of these come close to describing where my cash is hidden, so don't bother breaking in and checking the bookcase or the broccoli bag.
Important safety tips:
- Don't forget where you hid the money.
- Don't tell your kids where it is. Seriously. The sound of the ice cream truck turns angels into thieving li'l devils.
- If you have yard sales every so often, make sure you don't sell that stockpot as is.
In case of emergency
This money is subject to withdrawal but I always put it back. When my daughter and son-in-law were packing to move to Arizona, they sold a few household items on Craigslist. If buyers showed up without exact change, Abby walked down the hall for some $10 and $1 bills.
Sometimes I'll come across a coupon for a Dairy Queen Blizzard or some other fun, caloric treat. If I don't have a fiver in my wallet, I'll pull one out of the cache and mail it plus the coupon to my niece and her boys. What's life without a little sin?
I traveled a lot in 2010, sometimes with only a week or two between trips. On a couple of occasions I got my walking-around money from the cash cache.
In fact, I may have overdone it. After taking out the massage money I counted the remainder and it was much lower than I'd like. I have to go to the bank anyway to pick up some British money for my next trip, so I'll get some greenbacks while I'm there.
Having the cash cache makes me feel more secure. I suggest you start your own. That coffee can ATM may save your butt in an emergency, whether it be an earthquake, flu epidemic or layoff. Or the sudden need for a discounted massage.
Donna Freedman writes a personal-finance column for MSN Money and also blogs at Smart Spending and Surviving and Thriving.
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On Thursday, November 1st at 7:00p.m. Engineers Without Borders and Amnesty International are bringing Carl Wilkens to the University of Rochester campus to speak about his experiences in Rwanda. Carl Wilkens is the former head of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency International in Rwanda. In 1994, he was the only American who chose to remain in the country after the genocide began. His choice to stay and try to help resulted in preventing the massacre of hundreds people over the course of the genocide.
Wilkens now travels the world telling his story with the goal of inspiring and equipping people to stand up to genocide, racism, and intolerance. If you would like to learn more about Wilkens visit his website: http://worldoutsidemyshoes.org/. Now featuring a special acapella performance by the University of Rochester Yellowjackets!!! Tickets cost $7 for students, $10 for faculty, and $13 for the Rochester community, and will be on sale URochestertickets.com or at the Common Market on campus. Cosponsored by: Sigma Chi, Chi Omega, Palestine Children's Relief Fund, Delta Upsilon, DKE, MLC Undergraduate Society, Sigma Nu, and UR Rotaract
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Research with Prange Collection Microform Set
Gordon W. Prange Collection magazines (62,977 microfiches) and Gordon W. Prange Collection newspapers and newsletters (3,826 microfilm reels) respectively reproduce 13,783 magazines and 18,047 newspapers and newsletters published in Japan during the Allied Occupation for the years 1945-1949. The originals are part of the Gordon W. Prange Collection housed at the University of Maryland at College Park Libraries, which is known as "the most comprehensive collection in the world of print publications issued in Japan during the immediate post-World War II years, 1945-1949."
Materials from the Prange Collection microform set do not circulate; they are available for use only in the East Asian Library's reading room. For using the Prange Collection microform set, users are requested to make an appointment in advance by filling out the registration form (Microsoft Word Document) and submitting it to Tomoko Bialock.
Lists of Titles and Online Catalog:
Prange Magazine Collection Titles (Microsoft Excel Document)
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Article Index:
Database of Newspapers and Magazines Published During the Post-War Occupation Period from 1945 to 1949 = 占領期新聞雑誌情報データベース (provided by the Institute of Twentieth-Century Media/Committee for the Preservation of Magazines Published during the Occupation; free registration required): Indexes to magazine and newspaper articles in the Gordon W. Prange Collection which originally belonged to the Civil Censorship Detachment, a unit within GHQ. The database also includes information on availability of censorship notes within the articles.
- Guide to the Gordon W. Prange magazine collection, the University of Maryland Libraries = メリーランド大学図書館所蔵ゴードン・W・プランゲ文庫雑誌目錄. New York, NY: Norman Ross Pub., 2001. 3 vols.: In addition to the title list in alphabetical order, it offers prefecture and subject indexes to magazine titles.
- Guide to the Gordon W. Prange newspaper collection, the University of Maryland Libraries =メリーランド大学図書館所蔵ゴードン・W・プランゲ文庫新聞目錄. Ann Arbor, MI: ProQuest Information and Learning, 2005. 3 vols.: In addition to the title list in alphabetical order, it offers prefecture and subject indexes to newspaper titles.
- Okuizumi, Eizaburo. User's guide to the microfilm edition of censored periodicals: 1945-1949 = マイクロフィルム版占領軍検閱雑誌目錄・解題: 昭和20年--昭和24年. Tokyo: Yūshōdō Shoten, 1982. (User's guide to the Gordon W. Prange Collection, East Asian Collection, University of Maryland at College Park; 1). 1 vol.: A bibliography of 3,500 censored Japanese periodicals from the Prange Collection, comprising a total of 9,500 issues.
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- UCLA Paul I. and Hisako Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies offers the Terasaki Research Travel Grant Program to support scholars who wish to come to UCLA to use the Prange Collection Microform Set.


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USF Softball Records Third Straight Series Sweep
SIOUX FALLS, SD — The University of Sioux Falls recorded its third straight series sweep on Monday when the Cougars took down St. Cloud State 8-6 and 7-1 at Sherman Park.
The Cougars relied on 0.316 batting on the day to lead them as they scored their most runs in a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference doubleheader this season.
The sixth straight win for USF gives them an overall record of 21-7 with a 9-3 record in league play while St. Cloud State drops to 7-17-1 on the season and 1-6-1 in the NSIC.
The Cougars got out to an early lead in the bottom of the 1st when a single by Bailey Bouman allowed Erin Scott to cross the plate. Later in the inning Shae Hoskins hit a single that brought home Bouman and put the Cougars up by two runs. Hoskins wrapped up the day by notching hits in two of her four at bats while also bringing in two RBIs.
In the 3rd inning the Cougars increased their lead when Hoskins hit a ball up the middle that gave room for Bouman to score. Hoskins then had her turn in crossing the plate when Taylor Jonas hit a single to the shortstop.
The Huskies answered back in the top of the 4th inning when an error by Shannon Daly allowed Megan Lehnen to score. Later in the inning a Megan Larkin single allowed two SCSU runners to cross to plate and bring the Huskies within one run of the Cougars.
USF kept SCSU at bay in the bottom of the 4th when a Bouman double to left centerfield brought in two runs and pushed the Cougars lead up to three runs. Bouman ended the day going 3-of-4 at the plate with three RBIs.
Both teams crossed the plate in the 5th inning as Tricia DeBoer scored off of a sacrifice fly by Lehnen and Scott scored off of a Betsy Thomas groundout.
St. Cloud State tried to mount a comeback in the 6th inning as they got within two runs of USF when Abby Bunnell hit a single that allowed two Huskies to cross the plate.
However, the comeback effort was in vain as it was three up and three down for the Huskies with Amanda Walters recording strikeouts in two of the three at bats.
Walters was credited with the win as she struck out four SCSU batters in seven innings pitched while giving up five earned runs.
Senna Francesconi was charged with the loss for the Huskies as she gave up five earned runs in three innings pitched.
The Cougars scored their eight runs off of eleven hits while committing two errors.
The Cougars got off to a fast start again in game two when a Bailey Bouman single brought home Shannon Daly and Erin Scott. Later in the inning with the bases loaded, the Huskies walked Kellen Dewey which made way for Betsy Thomas to score and give USF a two-run lead.
USF added a run in the 3rd inning when Daly singled and brought home Brooke Stetzler to put the Cougars up 3-0.
The floodgates opened once again offensively for USF in the 4th inning when they added three runs to their total. Dewey got things started when she hit a single up the middle that brought home Andrea Sheppard Kauwalu.
In the next at bat for USF, Taylor Jonas reached on a fielder's choice and Shae Hoskins took advantage of an error by the catcher to step on home plate.
The third and final run of the inning came when Scott hit a single that paved the way for Dewey to score. Scott ended the game going 2-of-4 at the plate with one RBI.
Looking to mount a comeback, St. Cloud State scored in the 5th inning when Megan Lehnen hit a single to leftfield that brought home Alyssa Coletto to give SCSU their first run of the day. However, Bouman put an end to any comeback hopes as she set down the final six batters of the day in order to seal the USF victory.
Bouman earned the win by striking out six SCSU batters and only giving up one earned run in seven innings pitched.
Kelly Franks was charged with the loss as she gave up seven earned runs in four innings on the mound.
USF scored their seven runs off of eight hits while recording zero errors.
The Cougars will return to action this Wednesday at Sherman Park when they play host to crosstown rival Augustana College with first pitch set for 3 p.m.
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Eat naked… and other weird weight-loss tips
As a scientific study suggests sleeping in your parents' bed as a child makes you slimmer when you grow up, we look at some of the more weird and wonderful ways to battle the bulge.
The key to losing weight is simple; eat a balanced diet and work up a sweat a few times a week and you will more than likely remain at a healthy weight.
However, recent research suggests that keeping the muffin-top at bay might not be as straightforward as we think. The complexities of the human body, not to mention the mind, mean that anything from painting your kitchen blue to eating off smaller plates could affect your weight.
Here is a list of our favourite quirky ways to lose weight.
Sleep in your parents' bed
According to research carried out in Denmark, children who wake up at night and then fall back asleep in their parents' bed are less likely to be overweight than little oiks put back in their own bed. The study of 500 Danish children found that those who never slept in their parents' bed after waking up at night were three times more likely to be obese than those who went to sleep in their parents' bed every night after waking up. The boffins who carried out the study claim the positive parental response creates a sense of security in the child which may protect against obesity. But don't go getting any ideas - you're too big for that sort of behaviour now.
Eat with your non-dominant hand
Want to avoid mindless snacking while watching Made in Chelsea? Eat with your non-dominant hand, according to researchers. A study published in the journal Personality and Social Psychology found that snackers who typically ate popcorn at the movies consumed less when asked to eat with their less-favoured hand. Professor David Neal, from the University of Southern California, said: "When we've repeatedly eaten a particular food in a particular environment, our brain comes to associate the food with that environment and makes us keep eating as long as those environmental cues are present."
Eat in front of a mirror
Mirror, mirror on the wall... It might sound like an extreme case of vanity, but research by scientists at Iowa State University found that when people watch themselves eat, consumption of high-calorie foods decreases by nearly a third. The researchers claim this occurs because the person is made more aware of their diet and health goals. Not to mention their bingo wings.
Eat naked
It's enough to put anyone off their food, but the secret to losing weight could be... dining in the buff. Fans of the 'Naked Lunch' diet claim that eating without any clothes on makes you feel self-conscious about every fat-laden mouthful, so you eat less.
Paint your walls blue
Bizarre as it may sound, the colour blue is an appetite suppressant. A study by Dr Val Jones and the Parsons School of Design in New York showed just how colour can affect food consumption. The research team set up three rooms bathed in different colours - red, yellow and blue, in which participants were served identical plates of food. Around 33% fewer snacks were consumed in the blue room, perhaps because we associate blue with mouldy food. You don't have to repaint your walls, of course, but you could try eating off blue plates, or cover your table with a blue tablecloth.
Take a photo of your food
Had enough of crash diets? Try the flash diet instead. Keeping a food diary is a common method of recording what you eat, but in practice it's a time-consuming chore, which puts many women off dieting. Using your smartphone to take a snap of your meals, on the other hand, is quicker and - according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison study - more effective. The researchers asked dieters to record what they ate over one week in words and in pictures, and, when quizzed about the experiment afterwards, the volunteers reported that the photo diaries were a far more powerful disincentive to overeat. The dieters commented that they were less likely to choose chocolate and other junk because they felt ashamed at having to take photos of these food choices, while some also said it highlighted the fact that they weren't eating enough vegetables.
Eat off smaller plates
This isn't just Liz Hurley's favourite diet tip; the Small Plate Movement has actually been taken up by academics, governments and the media to help families in the US shed pounds by simply reducing the size of their crockery. Research shows that people serve up food in proportion to the size of the plate they have been given. Therefore, the more reasonable the plate size, the less calorific the portion on it. In fact, even a two-inch drop in plate size results in 22% fewer calories being served (leaving more room for dessert).
Get some sleep
Sleep deprivation and obesity have been linked before, but health experts have been unsure why - until now. Two new studies, which scanned the brains of people who suffer from lack of sleep, have found that sleep deprivation may cause obesity by impairing the brain's ability to make healthy diet choices. The research showed that parts of the brain related to reward were activated while regions that controlled behaviour where inhibited. The studies were carried out at Columbia University in New York and the University of California, Berkeley. So, get a good night's sleep, repaint your kitchen, eat naked, take photos of your food... anything is worth a try - but we still say keep to the eat well-and-exercise plan.
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David Brown was from Oakland City and a firefighter in Francisco and Princeton for 35 years.
His call to public service took him to New Orleans in 2005, following Katrina. While he was there, he was able to provide help, though he would sustain an injury that would ultimately cost him his life.
"You can ask anybody that knew him. He's just a wonderful guy. Everybody loved him," David's mom, Agnes Brown said.
Agnes says David spent decades working as a firefighter, and that he was always compelled to help others.
"You couldn't ask for a nicer guy. If he had a dollar in his pocket and he didn't have anymore and you needed it, he'd give it to you," Agnes said.
In 2005, tragedy struck the gulf coast when Hurricane Katrina made landfall. After seeing the images on the news, Brown felt it was his duty to help.
"I was kind of leery about it because it was far away, but he loved every minute of it," David wife, Stephanie Brown said
Stephanie says the highlight of David's trip was helping a New Orleans' woman find the casket containing her son's body.
"The casket was wiped away and Dave finally found it. She still to this day, sends him a Christmas card every year," Stephanie said.
While David was in New Orleans, Stephanie says he searched a flooded chemical plant, that lead to a fatal injury.
"Evidently, a chemical got in the bottom of his shoe. But they work like 12 hours a day, and the more he walked and more of that chemical went through. It ate through his shoe and caused a sore in the bottom of his foot," Stephanie said.
That sore lead to an infection that ended up costing Brown his leg. Brown was a diabetic, and just this month, complications from both the infection and the disease claimed his life.
"I've been with him for 32 years. Like I said, if he was here, he would do it all over again. No matter what. All the pain he went through, he would still do it again," Stephanie said.
David Brown's service during the Katrina relief effort was recognized in 2008, when he won the Red Cross' Firefighter Hero Award.
Even so, friends of Brown have written emails and letters to the white house, in hopes president Obama will honor him as the last Katrina victim.
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Recognizing the Obvious.
Through our ash is the endeavor,
of the images on time's shelf,
can distinct the mind be never,
to recognize its weight, its self.
From this ash is laid our coming,
at scatter the origin sought,
from a speck is formed a summing,
to recognize, what we forgot.
You're the ones I still remember,
from all the fires I have addressed,
can flare up this dying ember,
to recognize its burning chest.
Such are the wars, we have started,
never is more than pride in wrath;
men are men when aren't dark hearted,
but with love recognize their path.
To the wise is all the knowing,
for heinous tricks they can discern;
wisdom comes, but not from showing,
when recognize your falls you learn.
While I greet this false impression,
of the skin, that chokes my breath;
is to stress, a deaf transgression,
is to recognize my life --a death.
R.N.Khan, © 2012