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PYONGYANG, North Korea (BP) -- The American citizen held in North Korea whose profile was raised by a televised outburst from Dennis Rodman is a devout Christian, according to a family-run website advocating for his release.
Kenneth Bae, 44, of Lynnwood, Wash., has been sentenced to 15 years in a North Korean labor camp for a "crime against the state." He has been imprisoned for more than 14 months, longer than any American has been detained in North Korea.
"Several years ago, Kenneth saw an opportunity that combined his entrepreneurial spirit with his personal convictions as a Christian," the website, freekennow.com, states. "He believed in showing compassion to the North Korean people by contributing to their economy in the form of tourism."
Bae was arrested in November 2012 as he was leading a tour group in one of North Korea's special economic zones for foreign investors.
As the website advocating for his freedom explains, Bae started a tour company based in China in 2006 and regularly led groups to North Korea, "a remote country filled with stunning vistas and a people proud of their history and tradition."
"His livelihood," the website states, "was to introduce the natural beauty of the country and its people to the outside world as a tour operator. His heart was to be a personal touch-point of compassionate humanity to the North Korean people."
In comments to Baptist Press Jan. 14, Bae's sister Terri Chung said a friend who had gone on one of Bae's tours described him as "an ambassador of peace and light in the world."
"That captures what Kenneth was trying to do in North Korea," Chung told BP. "He had the biggest heart for the people and the nation of North Korea, and he wanted to show tourists from Europe, Canada and the United States a different side to the country than what we typically see in the western media in the hopes of bridging the cultural divide."
When he was arrested, Bae was on at least his 15th such trip. CNN reported Jan. 13 that North Korea accused him of planning to bring down the government through religious activities.
Earlier, CNN said the state-run Korean Central News Agency claimed Bae was setting up bases in China to topple the North Korean government, was encouraging North Korean citizens to bring down the government and was conducting a "malignant smear campaign."
Some have speculated, CNN said, that the evidence North Korea cites against Bae may be something he was carrying with him when he was arrested, such as a Bible or other religious literature.
Bae is married with three children. His son Jonathan has written a petition to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, President Obama and Congress, asking them to secure special amnesty for his father. More than 150,000 people have signed the petition, which is accessible at change.org/FreeKenNow.
"My father -- like any other American father -- was working hard to provide for his family," the letter from Jonathan Bae states.
Last summer, the son explains, the family received a video of Bae and was shocked to see that he had lost a significant amount of weight.
"His time in prison has clearly taken a toll on his health -- and this was only two months into his 15-year sentence. The video showed my father working eight hours of physical labor in the fields, plowing and farming six days a week. He has chronic health conditions, including diabetes, heart problems and back pain, which require close monitoring and medical treatment," Bae's son wrote. "We don't know how quickly his health will deteriorate and how much longer his body can withstand the impact of the labor camp."
In the video, Bae reportedly asked the U.S. government to help him regain freedom.
A CNN anchor drew attention to Bae's case during an interview with Rodman, an eccentric former NBA star who led a group of players to North Korea in January to play basketball for dictator Kim Jong Un.
"Do you understand what he did in this country?" Rodman asked the anchor angrily. "No, no, no. You tell me. You tell me. Why is he held captive here in this country? Why?"
Rodman's implication that Bae was somehow guilty and deserved imprisonment drew a statement of disapproval from Bae's family. Chung said Jan. 8 Rodman was "playing games" with her brother's life.
"Dennis Rodman could do a lot of good by advocating for Kenneth to Kim Jong Un, but instead he has decided to hurl outrageous accusations at my brother, insinuating that Kenneth has done something sinister," Chung wrote. "He is clearly uninformed about Kenneth's case, and he is certainly not in any position to pass judgment on Kenneth Bae, who has never had any hostile intentions against [the North Korean government]."
Rodman later apologized for his comments about Bae, saying he had been drinking and was under stress at the time. Chung released another statement saying the family accepted his apology and reiterated the importance of the U.S. government intervening on her brother's behalf, especially in light of his serious chronic illnesses and the fact that he had been working legally in North Korea.
Once Rodman left North Korea, he was interviewed by CNN in the Beijing airport, saying he did nothing wrong by organizing a basketball game there and expressing remorse for what has happened inside the communist nation.
"I'm sorry for what's going on in North Korea, the certain situations," Rodman said, not explaining what he meant by "situations."
North Korea was ranked as the world's top prosecutor of Christians for the 12th consecutive year in a report released Jan. 8 by Open Doors, which seeks to strengthen the persecuted church.
The officially atheist state practices a cult-like worship of the Kim family and continues to imprison from 50,000 to 70,000 followers of Christ in concentration camps, prisons or prison-like conditions, according to Open Doors. Possessing a Bible could result in execution or a life sentence in prison.
CNN estimated 200,000 people are kept in a network of prison camps in North Korea, and the U.S. State Department has placed North Korea on its list of "countries of particular concern" for its violations of religious freedom.
Though Bae's family accepted Rodman's apology, Chung said her brother's health and freedom remain her greatest concerns.
"We hope and pray that Rodman's comments and ongoing antics have not further endangered my brother," Chung wrote. "Kenneth's health and freedom are precarious.
"The fact is Kenneth's life is on the line. Though we understand Rodman enjoyed some laughs and smokes during a couple of basketball games in North Korea, to our family this situation is no joke. This is not a game," Chung wrote.
Bae's sister urged people to advocate for his immediate release by calling their congressmen, the State Department and the White House and by visiting freekennow.com.
CNN reported that U.S. officials repeatedly have called on North Korea to release Bae. Last summer Ambassador Robert King, Obama's special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, was prepared to fly to Pyongyang before North Korea rescinded the invitation.
"In previous instances, North Korea has released Americans in its custody after a visit by some U.S. dignitary -- in recent cases, former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton," CNN said. "But efforts by Bill Richardson, the former ambassador to the United Nations, were unsuccessful in winning Bae's release during a visit to North Korea last year."
In addition to signing the petition for special amnesty, Bae's supporters are asking people to send letters of hope to email@example.com. The letters are compiled and sent to the State Department, and then they are passed to Bae through the Swedish ambassador to North Korea.
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Morton's neuroma
Morton's neuroma is a thickening of nerve tissue between the toes. It commonly affects the nerve that travels between the third and fourth toes.
See also: Foot pain
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Morton's neuroma is more common in women than men.
The exact cause is unknown. However, some experts believe the following may play a role in the development of this condition:
- Abnormal positioning of toes
- Flat feet
- Forefoot problems, including bunions and hammer toes
- High foot arches
- Tight shoes and high heels
Symptoms of Morton's neuroma include:
- Tingling in the space between the third and fourth toes
- Toe cramping
- Sharp, shooting, or burning pains in the ball of your foot (and sometimes toes)
- Pain that increases when wearing shoes or pressing on the area
- Pain that gets worse over time
In rare cases, nerve pain occurs in the space between the second and third toes. This is not a common form of Morton's neuroma, but treatment is similar.
Signs and tests
A foot x-ray may be done to rule out bone problems. MRI or high-resolution ultrasound can successfully diagnose Morton's neuroma.
Nerve testing (electromyography) cannot definitely diagnose Morton's neuroma, but may be used to rule out conditions that cause similar symptoms.
Your doctor may order blood tests to check for inflammation-related conditions, including certain forms of arthritis.
Nonsurgical treatment is tried first. Your doctor may recommend any of the following:
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- Anti-inflammatory medicines taken by mouth or injected into the toe area
- Nerve blocking medicines injected into the toe area
- Other painkillers
- Physical therapy
Anti-inflammatories and painkillers are not recommended for long-term treatment.
In some cases, surgery may be needed to remove the thickened tissue. This can help relieve pain and improve foot function. Numbness after surgery is permanent, but should not be painful.
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Nonsurgical treatment does not always improve symptoms. Surgery to remove the thickened tissue is successful in about 85% of cases.
Morton's neuroma can make walking difficult. Persons with this foot condition may also have trouble performing activities that put pressure on the foot, such as pressing the gas pedal of an automobile. It may hurt to wear certain types of shoes, such as high-heels.
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Call your health care provider if you have persistent pain or tingling in your foot or toe area.
Avoid ill-fitting shoes. Wear shoes with a wide toe box.
El-Khoury GY, Bennett DL, Dalinka MK, et al. Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. Chronic foot pain. Reston, VA: American College of Radiology; 2005.
Scardina RJ, Lee SM. Morton neuroma. In: Frontera, WR, Silver JK, eds. Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 85.
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11 U.S. Code § 1306 - Property of the estate
(a) Property of the estate includes, in addition to the property specified in section 541 of this title—
(1) all property of the kind specified in such section that the debtor acquires after the commencement of the case but before the case is closed, dismissed, or converted to a case under chapter 7, 11, or 12 of this title, whichever occurs first; and
Source(Pub. L. 95–598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2647; Pub. L. 99–554, title II, § 257(u),Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3116.)
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Section 1306 (a)(2) adopts a provision contained in the Senate amendment in preference to a similar provision contained in the House bill.
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Section 541 is expressly made applicable to chapter 13 cases by section 103 (a). Section 1306 broadens the definition of property of the estate for chapter 13 purposes to include all property acquired and all earnings from services performed by the debtor after the commencement of the case.
Subsection (b) nullifies the effect of section 521 (3), otherwise applicable, by providing that a chapter 13 debtor need not surrender possession of property of the estate, unless required by the plan or order of confirmation.
1986—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–554inserted reference to chapter 12 in pars. (1) and (2).
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Amendment by Pub. L. 99–554effective 30 days after Oct. 27, 1986, but not applicable to cases commenced under this title before that date, see section 302(a), (c)(1) ofPub. L. 99–554, set out as a note under section 581 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
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OscarChelsea Position: Midfielder
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Fernando TorresChelsea Position: Attacker
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Sparta Praha
T. Vaclík
Will have been pleasantly surprised by how comfortable his evening was. Dealt with Lampard's long-rangers well, his stops were largely routine.
T. Zapotocny
Cynically dealt with Marin when the German threatened to get past him but one of his side's brighter sparks going forward. Deserved a better finish than Lafata's for his deep first-half cross.
M. Hybš
Reasonably confident at the back but less convincing in his attempted forward contributions, his crossing was often poor.
O. Svejdik
Let off by the likes of Torres' finishing rather than imposing himself particularly on the Chelsea front line, with some poor fouls ceding the initiative at times.
L. Vácha
A quiet game for the midfielder who sometimes struggled to keep a hold on Lampard.
M. Holek
Not particularly troubled at centre-back but looked like he would have struggled had Chelsea's front line brought their A-game.
M. Matějovský
The former Reading man saw some familiar faces but did not offer a performance to remember, with a couple of skied long-range shots and poor free kicks typifying his game.
L. Krejci
Flitted around the final third without much penetration and guilty of wasting free kicks with bad deliveries. Replaced with 10 minutes to go after an ineffective match.
J. Husbauer
Largely held his own against the starrier names of the Blues midfield but lacking in invention. Booked for catching Ramires and taken off late.
V. Kadlec
Busy in attack, flitting around the flanks as did Krejci, and looked a little more on the ball than main striker Lafata.
D. Lafata
Appeared almost determined to take the spotlight off Fernando Torres with an inept forward performance, though he failed. Badly missed two first-half chances and was lucky that one of his efforts would not have counted for offside. The first man withdrawn after an anonymous, rather than poor, second period.
P. Čech
Had little and less to do thanks to the frequency and quality of Sparta's finishing. A comfortable evening in his home nation.
Got forward dutifully rather than threateningly but Sparta's left flank gave him little difficulty.
R. Bertrand
Another audition to replace Ashley Cole in the long term but it was a quiet evening for the young left-back. Not as prominent in an attacking sense as might have been hoped.
G. Cahill
The movement of the Sparta strikers caused some trouble for both he and Ivanovic but the Englishman was slightly better on the ball than his partner. Booked for a clumsy challenge, deservedly.
B. Ivanović
Characteristically strong when on the back foot but guilty of poor passing from the back too often and failed to conjure any kind of aura of impenetrability in partnership with Cahill.
M. Marin
Given a rare starting chance and looked bright on occasion – a committed run on the break down the left early on before linking up with Hazard was encouraging. But ultimately offered no sustained threat and was the first man withdrawn.
Running below maximum capacity, it seemed – got around the pitch well enough but lacking his usual drive.
E. Hazard
Carried an inconsistent undercurrent of threat in his interplay with fellow forwards but without any particular penetration.
F. Lampard
Below his recent standards from an attacking point of view, with his occasional long shots coming to nothing and a headed chance in the second period sent straight to the keeper. A willing runner but not much more.
Fernando Torres
His positioning was acceptable enough but his conviction in finishing was sorely lacking. Desperately timid with the ball at his feet; the Blues badly missed Demba Ba.
Not at his best and quiet for long spells but put in a good clipped cross for Lampard's second-half header. Taken off for Oscar with 10 minutes left.
Provided more or less Chelsea's only sight of quality all game when he came on in the final 10 minutes and immediately brought the ball across the edge of the area and slotted home with precision. His injection of energy saved the Blues.
Y. Benayoun
Came on for Marin in Benitez's first change but anonymous.


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Great map!
Question: How did you make those nautical lines on the map?
Nautical lines have been made under Illustrator. I wanted the full map to display in a square, so I reproduced a Peirce's Quincuncial Projection and tiled it.
Retro-engineering thread is here.
I will add a post about Grid & Lines later in that thread.
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…I dunno. I've just…always listened to him. I love him you know. Even if he does act like a five year old in a young man's body a lot.
…Actually…I pretty much do anything he says. If it's what he wants…I do it. Even if…I'm not happy.
*looks away in confusion* Oh my god…
That's not healthy love. Ya deserve to be happy ya know.
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…I know I should…but it's hard because…I love him. Mad…how do you know if the person you love…is right for you?
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As Michael frames it, the question on the table is whether arts workers (my term for artists, presenters, producers, educators, funder and commentators) should lead "taste" rather than follow it. But there's a fundamental problem here, one that needs to be explored before I can take a side. What exactly do we mean when we use the word "taste?" The elite has always told the public what to value when it comes to the arts, of course, and gatekeepers have always been concerned with identifying appropriate taste-makers. Plato famously complains in his Laws (700a-701b) that the "once silent audiences have found a voice, in the persuasion that they understand what is good and bad in art." In analyzing this passage, most historians point to the source of Plato's real concern: he didn't trust the demos (general public) to discern the truth and thus to collectively weigh judgment on the arts (or anything much else). As Pierre Bourdieu notes in Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgment of Taste, the relationship between class and taste-making is so embedded in our socio-cultural constructions that judgments of taste are themselves acts of social positioning: we are what we like; we like what we are. For Plato, the people of 4th century B.C.E. Athens had somehow been reduced to a low-brow, crowd-pleasing state in which making "judgment by uproar" had replaced the interpretive authority previously granted to (for Plato) more appropriate gatekeepers. #
So, then, is Michael arguing that only "appropriate" gatekeepers (arts workers, for instance) can set the standards of taste? He cautions that if we "give them what they want" we are betraying our missions. Again, Bourdieu might be useful: "The most intolerable thing for those who regard themselves as the possessors of legitimate culture is the sacrilegious reuniting of tastes which taste dictates shall be separated. This means that the games of artists and aesthetes and their struggles for the monopoly of artistic legitimacy are less innocent than they seem." #
That said, I don't actually think the issue on the table is taste. I think it's interpretation, or rather, whether we believe in the audience's cultural right to interpret the art works they consume. And in that context I think we do have to lead—in order to follow, in order to move toward the democratization of the arts we all claim to be seeking. But I want to keep my posts short and, I hope, conversational, so I'll return to that idea in a later entry. ##


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ALBANY, Ga. -- In a computerized scheme, about five people got paid without working at an Albany company, said an Albany Police Department official.
Two employees of JR's Loving Care Service Inc. executed a payroll scam for the past five years at a cost of $15,000 to the business, said Phyllis Banks, police spokeswoman.
"The two used personal information of approximately five or six individuals who did not work for the business," Banks said. "They added them to the payroll."
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As of 6:30 p.m. Monday, fake employees Cheryl Jones, 39, Vanessa Simpkins, 19, T'Kia Jackson, 18, and Kisa Porter, 38, were also arrested for receiving the checks, Banks added.
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Every year, on 31 May, WHO and partners everywhere mark World No Tobacco Day, highlighting the health risks associated with tobacco use and advocating for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption. Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of death globally and is currently responsible for killing one in 10 adults worldwide.
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May 31 2013: Hi, I'm a non-smoker but I am willing to share with you my view about smokers and smoking.Smokers usually smoke in public.They give out what is called as secondary smoke.This secondary smoke is worse than the primary one.The secondary smoke affects non-smokers around the smoker.In my case, whenever I meet a smoking smoker, I would usually get my asthma attacks immediately (and that was before I could fled that place!).Therefore, my conclusion would be, smoking kills everyone whether directly or indirectly. In fact, in my opinion, lighting a cigarette would be like lighting your own money!
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The real question is "How have unions improved the workplace." Since membership is at record lows and the average worker equates unions with turds, I'd have to say not at all. You can keep believing your slogans, but unions are now run by politicians for the benefit of politicians, whether you agree or not.


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The roads may be covered in snow this weekend, but if you head over to McCormick Place you'll have a chance to jump into the fast lane. The 2014 Chicago Auto Show kicks off Saturday!
Good Day Chicago's Joanie Lum had your behind-the-scenes preview of this year's show on Friday – the best "driver's seat in the house!
Whether you're looking to buy a new car or hoping to add to your catalog of dream rides, this year's auto show is the event for you. You'll be able to test-drive the latest models and have your consumer questions answered by the experts.
The event will be fun for the whole family, with tickets priced at only $12 for adults and $6 for kids.
FOX 32 News at Nine Anchor Jeff Herndon had a chance to look at the hot new cars many only dream about driving earlier this week. These were definitely not the ones many of us can get our hands on in real life!
The 2014 Dodge Challenger, R.T. HEMI shaker, Toyota FT-1 Concept, Cadillac Elmiraj Concept and the new 2015 Chevy Tahoe Police Model are just some of the cars Chicago Auto Show guests will get to see at this year's exhibition.
Herndon also had the privilege of testing out some of these cars – under very close supervision. But don't think about taking these out of the building, that isn't allowed!
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IDC's Essential Guidance for Marketing Executives for 2010 outlines survey results of almost 50 technology marketers, and found these executives expect to grow marketing budgets into 2010. In the IDC survey, respondents indicated that they plan to spend 3.5% more on marketing in 2010 when compared to last year. This reverses the downward trend, where in 2009 spending dropped 8.3% on average.
Although advertising still commands the largest share of the budget at 21%,
> Marketing support and sales tools consumes 18% of overall spending, and is expected to gain substantially in spending, with over 40% indicating a significant rise in sales tool investments in 2010
> Digital marketing investments, including corporate web sites, are only 13% of total spending today, but are expected to gain substantially with over 85% expecting significant investment increases in on-line interactive marketing.
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> "Bundle" your new budget requests with budget savings to show frugal focus and fiscal responsibility
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Game 2 Saturday was scoreless through 60 minutes of regulation, becoming the first Rangers playoff game since 1933 to be scoreless heading into overtime. In that game, the Rangers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs to capture their second Stanley Cup.
The last NHL playoff game to end 1-0 in overtime was
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With the loss, the Rangers are now 1-9 in playoff games at Verizon Center dating back to Game 5 of their 2009 first round matchup.
In Game 2's against the Capitals since 2009, the Rangers are 2-2.
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The Rangers out-hit the Capitals for the second straight game, posting 58 hits to Washington's 50. In total, all 18 skaters registered at least one hit Saturday afternoon.
Last season, the Rangers out-hit Washington in six of their seven playoff games.
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The Rangers are now 208-228-8 all-time in the postseason, including a 92-140-6 mark on the road.


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When I lived alone I feel like I went through toilet paper at a normal pace, but these days I feel like my small family should buy stock in Charmin. Mostly, I recycle the empty rolls, but my son has been plucking them out of the bin asking to make things so I turned to the web for some inspiration.
Above are just five ideas for simple crafts you and your kids can do using empty toilet paper rolls. Even without a marker, glue or any embellishment, you can stack them up like blocks or knock them down with a small ball like bowling. Definitely one of the more versatile items in your recycling bin.
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Yes! Now that everyone's potty-trained, I'm amazed at how much toilet paper we use! Love the little race cars.
That "kazoo" looks more like a dorm tube.
I agree with Rachele --- TP roll stuffed with dryer sheets was a must-have in my college dorm --- looked just like this.
The binoculars are too cute!
I used to save toilet paper tubes for my gerbil. They love to run through them and chew them up!
@RACHELE What is a dorm tube? An air freshener of sorts?
I just looked up dorm tube. That can't be what you meant...or is it?
I save TP rolls for use as short-lived dog toys. The dogs love them.
AT has come to this?
I like this Fabergé-esque art made with a tube.
love the car! thx!
Agreed, the car is too cute! We fly through TP here as well, probably enough to stage the Indy 500 in paper cars!
Okay, I am the opposite of a germaphobe, but...toilet rolls as napkin holders? Really????
@ charlie26 sure, why not? It's just a "circle of life"! LOL! (or like In Box/Out Box! LOL!)
This isn't a craft but an idea for kids in the garden:
A couple of years ago, I couldn't find peat pots to save my life. Instead, I ended up cutting down some toilet paper rolls to use to start seeds for our garden. It worked out pretty well and I ended up just planting the entire thing.
It was the best ideology which implement here. I definitely share your views to my close friends keeps up the good work going.
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This pretty punchneedle design is fun and easy to complete and makes a great, portable little project to take on the road. It can be finished by custom framing or you can choose to sew it into a pillow following the directions provided.
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Best Phillies manager of all-time (over several posts). Here goes.
You don't have to go very far down this path before you bump into a big problem: best, in this case, means different things to different people. There is no answer to this particular question, only a bunch of different opinions.
For purposes of this post I am looking only at Phillies managers who have managed at least 299 games for the Phils since 1884 (in 1890 the team changed its name from the Quakers to the Phillies). It would be 300 games, except that would exclude Dallas Green, who managed 299 games for the Phils.
Some things are easy. Gene Mauch, who managed the Phillies between 1960 and 1968, has managed the most games for the Phils and has the most wins (646).
In terms of sheer magnitude of games managed and games won, Phillies history features a big three that includes Mauch, Harry Wright and Danny Ozark. All three of the group managed over 1,000 games and won about 600 for the Phils. Mauch was 646-684 (.486). Wright managed from 1884 to 1893 and went 636-566 (.529). Ozark managed from 1973-79 and went 594-510 (.538).
After that trio there's a big drop — Jim Fregosi ('91-'96) is next in terms of games won and he won only 431, 163 less than Ozark, who had the fewest wins of the group of Mauch, Wright and Ozark.
Anyhow, if you thinks it's all about the number of wins it makes your job easy. It's Mauch and you're done. I'm going to keep going, though.
Twenty-five managers have been at the helms for at least 299 games since 1884. I am going to eliminate ten of them immediately. They are:
Hugh Duffy (1904-06, 206-251, .451)
Art Fletcher (1923-26, 231-378, .379)
Burt Shotton (1928-33, 370-549, .403)
Jimmie Wilson (1934-38, 280-477, .370)
Doc Prothro (1939-41, 138-320, .301)
Frank Lucchesi (1970-72, 166-233, .416)
John Felske (1985-87, 190-194, .495)
Nick Leyva (1989-91, 148-189, .439)
Terry Francona (1997-2000, 285-363, .440)
Larry Bowa (2001-04, 337-308, .522)
I don't think any of those ten are the best manager in Phillies history.
Of that group of ten, seven, Duffy, Fletcher, Shotton, Wilson, Prothro, Felske and Francona, meet all of these criteria: 1) They had a winning percentage while managing the Phils of under .500 2) Their Pythagorean win percentage was higher than their actual winning percentage (ie, they won fewer games than the formula expects) and 3) they never took the Phillies to the post-season.
Incidentally, Charlie Manuel and Francona have now managed the same number of games for the Phils. Manuel has gone 354-294 (.546). Like Francona, Manuel's Pythagorean win percentage is worse than his actual win percentage. It is also worse by almost exactly the same amount (Manuel has a .546 win percentage and a .548 Pythagorean win percentage while Francona's are .440 and .441). Francona never won the World Series with the Phils, however.
Bowa, Leyva and Lucchesi also were eliminated.
Leyva has a .439 winning percentage and Pythagorean win percentage that was the same as his actual winning percentage.
Lucchesi's .416 winning percentage was miserable, although it was slightly better than his Pythagorean win percentage (.404).
Bowa's .522 winning percentage was solid, but not as good as his Pythagorean win percentage of .524. Among the 25 managers in the group, the difference between his actual win percentage and Pythagorean win percentage is tenth worst. Also if I thought Larry Bowa was the best manager in the history of the Phillies I would have trouble taking myself seriously.
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Production is under way on the display for the next-generation iPad, an analyst tells CNET. The high-resolution QXGA display will be the centerpiece of the so-called iPad 3.
If last month is any indicator, 2013 may be the year of the iPad Mini and smaller tablets in general.
DigiTimes says Apple's next-generation tablet will feature a 9.7-inch screen and debut next month at Macworld|iWorld, a conference the company abandoned three years ago.
The next iPad Mini may not be the Retina version, says NPD DisplaySearch. It could be a version with a faster chip -- and possibly thinner too.
The next-generation iPad should be available by April, according to the latest Asia-based report.
Acer and Lenovo are readying quad-core tablets running Google's Ice Cream Sandwich Android operating system, according to a report.
Display, display, display. Supplies of the high-resolution display panels expected in the next iPad could be tight, according to a source and an Asia-based report.
Apple is said to be gearing up on big orders for panels to put on its next-generation iPad, while scaling back on the ones it uses on its current model.
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10 U.S. Code § 2437 - Development of major defense acquisition programs: sustainment of system to be replaced
(a) Requirement for Sustaining Existing Forces.—
(1) The Secretary of Defense shall require that, whenever a new major defense acquisition program begins development, the defense acquisition authority responsible for that program shall develop a plan (to be known as a "sustainment plan") for the existing system that the system under development is intended to replace. Any such sustainment plan shall provide for an appropriate level of budgeting for sustaining the existing system until the replacement system to be developed under the major defense acquisition program is fielded and assumes the majority of responsibility for the mission of the existing system. This section does not apply to a major defense acquisition that reaches initial operational capability before October 1, 2008.
(b) Sustainment Plan.— The Secretary of Defense shall require that each sustainment plan under this section include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) The milestone schedule for the development of the major defense acquisition program, including the scheduled dates for low-rate initial production, initial operational capability, full-rate production, and full operational capability and the date as of when the replacement system is scheduled to assume the majority of responsibility for the mission of the existing system.
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(d) Waiver.— The Secretary of Defense may waive the applicability of subsection (a) to a major defense acquisition program if the Secretary determines that, but for such a waiver, the Department would be unable to meet national security objectives. Whenever the Secretary makes such a determination and authorizes such a waiver, the Secretary shall submit notice of such waiver and of the Secretary's determination and the reasons therefor in writing to the congressional defense committees.
Source(Added Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title VIII, § 805(a)(1),Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2008.)
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Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title VIII, § 805(b),Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2009, provided that: "Section 2437 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to a major defense acquisition program for a system that is under development as of the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 28, 2004] and is not expected to reach initial operational capability before October 1, 2008. The Secretary of Defense shall require that a sustainment plan under that section be developed not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act for the existing system that the system under development is intended to replace."
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This week we are back with a new Fabulous Friend, Jen Del Muro! A fun fact that you may not know about Jen is that she was the first ever person (besides me!) to post a card using an MFT image on Splitcoast. Fun, huh? So we go WAY back, and it's a pleasure having her join us today, so welcome Jen!
Before I show off her amazing work, I thought it would be fun to get nosy!
1) What is your signature move? Is there one style or technique that seems to adorn your every creation?
I have a very clean style that is enhanced with layers. I love using ribbon, buttons and twine along with stitching on a project. In addition, I can't think of the last time I did a project without using a punch or die cut machine.
2) What's your favorite MFT set and why?
You aren't going to get me to profess my love for just one single set. Of course, I absolutely ADORE 'Nite, Nite Ellie' simply because it's cute and an idea I had using my daughter, Ellie, as the muse. I love all the different lines that MFT carries for different reasons, as they are fresh and fun to work with.
3) Any funny stamping stories? Glitter mishaps?? SPILL!
Bet you didn't know that stamping could be dangerous! I am sure that many of you, like me, have cut your finger on paper or a blade. But have you ever split the top of your foot? I have…yes, seriously! It was a complete fluke. I was cleaning my mounting blocks and one slipped out of my hand, hit my table and took a tumble to the floor, hitting my foot along the way. The corner of the block met the bone at the top of my foot and my skin split open, a small split, but still a very painful one. Fortunately, it was in the summer so I could wear flip flops that wouldn't rub on my stamping boo-boo.
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"Why Can't We Solve Big Problems?"
I'll be giving a TED U Talk in Longbeach at the end of the month. I'll be asking "Why Can't We Solve Big Problems?" I think that blithe optimism about technology's powers has evaporated as big problems that people had imagined technology would solve, such as hunger, poverty, malaria, climate change, cancer, and the diseases of old age, have come to seem intractably hard.
I'd love to know what the TED Community thinks our difficulties are - or, even if the idea is true at all.
Here's a URL to the story I wrote in MIT Technology Review on the subject: http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/429690/why-we-cant-solve-big-problems/
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Feb 23 2013: Because technology is just a tool, not an intelligence in itself. Technology is a very poor innovator, has no intuition whatsoever and is not cognizant of the human sensibilities it is supposed to serve.
We seem to have lost sight of the notion that humans are supposed to be the master intelligence - not the technology we ourselves have created.
In short, the bright sparks of imagination, intuition and innovation required to come up with solutions to big problems have got hopelessly lost in a thick fog of technology, administrative procedures, lawsuits, health and safety legislation and politics - to name but a few.
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Feb 24 2013: Did you miss Pontin's point here, "technologists have diverted us and enriched themselves with trivial toys."?
If technology is just a "tool" what work is be being used for? My guess is that it is busy keeping us pacified and entertained, perhaps "distracted" from the real problems is the best way to put it..
But these tools can and are being used in innovative new ways in areas of the world where survival depends on them. Charles Leadbeater describes this in his TEDTalk:
" Because actually radical innovation does sometimes come from the very best, but it often comes from places where you have huge need -- unmet, latent demand -- and not enough resources for traditional solutions to work -- traditional, high-cost solutions, which depend on professionals, which is what schools and hospitals are."
Education is one of these areas where as Leadbeater says: "Our education systems all work on the principle that there is a payoff, but you have to wait quite a long time. That's too long if you're poor. Waiting 10 years for the payoff from education is too long when you need to meet daily needs, when you've got siblings to look after or a business to help with. So you need education to be relevant and help people to make a living there and then, often. And you also need to make it intrinsically interesting."
He adds, "....science has opened up successively different vantage points from which we can see ourselves, and that's why it's so valuable. So the vantage point you take determines virtually everything that you will see. The question that you will ask will determine much of the answer that you get."
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In the few hurried hours before a storm lands, there's not much
time to put shutters on a house, so homeowners who go this route
better have the shutters handy. That's a lot easier with
Atlantic Shutter Systems. Fully compliant with the
Florida 2000 Hurricane Code to withstand sustained winds of 140
mph, each of these composite panels is custom-manufactured to the
exact window opening size. The shutters come with a vertical storm
bar that can be installed in a matter of minutes from inside the
home, says the manufacturer, and are available in a range of
"architecturally correct" styles. They also come with fitted clear
acrylic panels that can be quickly screwed in place over the
shutter louvers to prevent water penetration. For more information,
contact Atlantic Shutter Systems, 877-437-0608; www.atlanticshuttersystems.com
DeckLok — a deck bracket system designed to
bring deck structures into compliance with IRC 2000 safety
requirements — redirects the loads on stair stringers, ledger
boards, and railing systems, changing connections that depend on
withdrawal strength into more resilient shear connections. On stair
stringers, DeckLok reinforces the connection between the stair
stringer and the deck frame to reduce the possibility of the stairs
shifting away from the deck. For ledgers, DeckLok anchors the
ledger boards to the floor joists of the house to provide up to
4,000 pounds of resistance to deck pullout and collapse. And when
added to each newel post on a deck railing, a single DeckLok
bracket reportedly provides a 500% increase in strength over nails
alone. This hardware is available in "ACQ compatible" galvanized
coating and in stainless steel. For more information, contact
DeckLok Bracket Systems, 866-617-3325; www.mtdecklok.com
Arch Wood Protection, makers of Wolmanized treated wood, offers a
borate treatment dubbed FrameGuard XP that can be used to treat
OSB, parallel strand lumber, laminated veneer lumber, and wood
I-beams, providing effective resistance to mold, termites, and
decay. The FrameGuard XP coating is applied at a plant, lumber
mill, or distribution yard, where the quality of coverage can be
more precisely controlled than at a job site. The solution,
identified by a blue dye mixed in with the active ingredients, is a
water-based combination of EPA-registered components that provides
broad protection against mold and wood-destroying organisms. After
coating, the wood must be protected from rain in order to retain
its preservative qualities. For more information, contact Arch Wood
Protection, 866-789-4567; www.wolmanizedwood.com/ frameguard.shtml
Working at the top of a ladder has never been fun, but at least it
can be a little safer. The new Ladder-Max standoff helps stabilize
a ladder at the top end while providing a 19-inch standoff from any
side wall or roof. This not only provides a more natural angle for
executing high-wire work, but also prevents damage to shingles,
gutters, and siding from the ladder itself. The Ladder-Max
structure bolts across two full steps, forming a stable wedge
between the upper work surface and all types of articulated
extension ladders. For more information, contact Ladder-Max,
866-772-4223; www.buyladder-max.com
Foundations repairs just got a lot simpler with the Reinforcer, a
carbon-fiber system designed to reinforce the interior "tension"
side of bowed or cracked foundation walls. The carbon-fiber straps
measure only 4 inches wide and are as "thin as a dime" at about
.045 inch thick but reportedly have a tensile strength of more than
350,000 psi, making this material 10 times stronger than steel.
Reinforcer strips come in 250-foot rolls and can be cut to length
with an abrasive cut-off saw using a jig to hold the thin material
in place. The spacing of the strips depends on the loads, as
specified on engineering design charts prepared by the
manufacturer. Block walls must be cleaned of all paint and debris
prior to installation. The Reinforcer strips are then applied with
a structural epoxy paste. Removing excess epoxy off the strips and
filling any remaining cracks with epoxy completes the installation.
For more information, contact Nationwide Reinforcing, 877-333-6723
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CertainTeed's DryRight fiberglass insulation is faced with the
company's MemBrain film. Molecular-scale pores in this film open
during the cooling season, when the vapor drive is from outside to
inside, allowing moisture vapor to pass through and walls to dry
more easily. When conditions change and the vapor drive moves from
inside to outside during the heating season, the smart film's pores
close to block vapor transmission. This process allows closed
building-envelope systems to increase their drying potential with
seasonal climatic changes. Available in batts and rolls in R-13 and
R-19, the DryRight batts feature a friction-fit design and can be
installed without staples. For more information, contact
CertainTeed Corp., 800-233-8990; www.certainteed.com
The wolf that huffed and puffed would have been surprised if one
piggy had used these strawboard panels. Made with a wheat-straw
core sandwiched between OSB and wrapped in TimberStrand, Agriboard
panels meet the IRC requirements in high-wind zones, provided the
structure is designed with a continuous load path and all bearing,
blocking, and fastening schedules are met, as required for any
structural panel. Available in 43/8- and 77/8-inch thicknesses and
in lengths from 8 to 24 feet, the panels meet one- and two-hour
fire ratings, respectively, and are treated with borates to resist
termites and other insects. The manufacturer claims a "dynamic"
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R-value, owing to the minimal airflow through the panels, reduced
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which only significantly increases thermal efficiency in climates
with large daily temperature swings). The bottom line, says the
manufacturer, is that 43/8-inch-thick panels approach the thermal
performance of an insulated, stick-framed 2x6 wall, while the
thicker panels exceed it. For more information, contact Agriboard
Industries, 866-247-4267; www.agriboard.com
The Secure Door brace, made to reinforce conventional garage doors
against 180-mph winds, is designed for do-it-yourself installation,
but the manufacture admits the installation is involved enough that
many homeowners hire a remodeler to do the work. The initial
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1. PAUL CÉZANNE. "The Card Players," 1892/93, $250 million, Inflation adjusted price: $258,4 million (#1). Private sale, 2011. Seller: George Embiricos. Buyer: Royal Family of Qatar.
2. PABLO PICASSO. "La Rêve (The Dream)." 1932, $155 million. Inflation adjusted price: $155 million (#4) Private sale, 2013. Seller: Steve Wynn. Buyer: Steven A. Cohen
3. FRANCIS BACON. "Three Studies of Lucian Freud", 1969 $142,4 million. Inflation adjusted price: $142,4 million (#7), Christie's New York, 2013. Seller: Francesco De Simone Niquesa(?). Buyer: Unknown
4. JACKSON POLLOCK, "Number 5, 1948," 1948, $140 million Inflation adjusted price: $161,4 million (#2), Private sale, 2006. Seller: David Geffen. Buyer: Unknown (rumoured to be Mexican businessman David Martinez)
5. WILLEM DE KOONING. "Woman III," 1952-53, $137.5 million. Inflation adjusted price: $158,6 million (#3). Private sale, 2006. Seller: David Geffen. Buyer: Steven Cohen
6. GUSTAV KLIMT. "Adele Bloch-bauer I," 1907, $135 million. Inflation adjusted price: $155,7 million (#5). Private sale, 2006. Buyer: Ronald Lauder. Read more...
Bad news, Giant Rubber Duck fans. The 54-foot inflated masterpiece that resembles your favorite childhood bath toy has disappeared. It was last seen floating down the Nanming River in China last week, but alas, its massive yellow body is missing. All 2,000 pounds of it.
An artwork by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, the 16.5-meter (54-feet)-tall Rubber Duck has traveled to various cites including Osaka, Sydney, Sao Paulo and Amsterdam since 2007.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the duck fell victim to the serious flooding that's swept southwest China this summer. The torrential rains have tragically led to at least 32 weather-related incidents already, and has inflicted $50 million worth of economic losses in Fenghuang county.
While the duck is an inanimate object, and its disappearance is far less harrowing than the human deaths and structural damage throughout the region, the fact that a one-ton sculpture could simply vanish in Guiyang city speaks to the levels of destruction this storm has caused.
A "duck-hunt" of epic proportions aims to relocate the avian objet d'art, with one local radio station encouraging listeners to call in with tips, The Weather Channel reports. "If you live along the river and see an 18-meter tall big yellow duck, please call 5961027."
This is the first time the duck has disappeared. It has, however, run into similar problems throughout its much-publicized global tours. For example, while in Hong Kong, the blow-up bird deflated into a fried egg-esque puddle. In Taiwan, it saw a similar fate.
The Visual Artists of Paranaque opened its first exhibit entitled Bagong Sibol in cooperation with SM City and Parañaque City Tourism Office on July 13, 2014, 5 PM at SM City BF Parañaque Atrium Hall.
Headed by its founder Janndie Castillo and co-founder Nelson Castillo known as the "Father of Philippine Miniature Paintings," participating artist are Maricris Salazar-Castillo, John Clark 'JC' Castillo, Jinggoy Salcedo, Nante Carandang, Sam Galvez-Lorenzo, Ana Padilla, Precy De Guzman-Brady, Dara Padilla, Dia Salanga, Crisente Ferrer, Marivel Mari-Galang, Kitz Tumanda, Adolfo Villanueva, Hayden Sison, Ricardo Reyes, Dr. Butch Salazar, David Justimbaste, Romy Canda, Paul Salazar and Michael Evaristo.
The exhibit runs until August 2, 2014.
"The fashion of the Roman Era is the most influence in my collection, Empire Goddesses," couture designer Joyce Penas Pilarsky shares about her 10-piece collection of formal wear at the Philippine Fashion Week (PFW) Holiday 2014 Collection at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. In that bygone era, all echoed grace, grandiose, and glory.
With its body-hugging silhouettes, some with electric pleats, hints of a revisit to The Garden, as the home and garden of Epicurus outside Rome, in ancient Pompeii. Fairly cosmopolitan by Athenian standards, pleasure was the ultimate good there and happiness its end result.
But unlike what Venus de Milo or even Hollywood films might have imprinted in your top-of-mind, early Romans leisurely strolled and held conversations among its endemic flowers, towering trees, and other exotic foliages. They wore tunic of wool that reach to the ground with long or short sleeves, or be entirely sleeveless.
Going to the Global Garden, Pilarsky's vision of a Green Planet where everything bloom and love reigns, views her Roman Goddesses collection on its female partygoers and pleasure seekers. If there are no skin-baring in this collection like in her previous PFW shows, that's a reflection of the way Roman goddesses dressed.Read post | JPP FASHION
Cited for being "young, sexy and gorgeous," Jocelyn "Joyce" Pilarsky of the Philippines won Classic Mrs. Asia International Global 2014 at the Mrs. Asia International Pageant (MSIP) held on June 28, 2014 at the Menara PGRM Dewan Wawasan in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Pilarsky competed with 12 finalists from India, Borneo, Macau, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the Philippines.
An annual beauty and personality competition, MAIP looks for the true essence of the modern empowered women to achieve balance in their multi-faceted lives to contribute significantly to their families and the society. Using these criteria, the competition has two sections: Classic Mrs. Asia International for women 39 years and above and Mrs. Asia international for women under 38.
Pilarsky missed the preliminaries by one-and-half days, She arrived late, her trip delayed by her participation in the Fusion of Fashion and Art fashion presentation and ballroom dance as organized by the Society For Cultural Enhancement, Inc. at the Rizal ballroom of the Shangri-La Makati. Philippine Star Lifestyle columnist Johnny Litton hosted the event.
Her sophomore beauty title, Pilarsky was declared as International Ambassador and one of its six finalists at the 2013 Magnificent Women Icons held in September 2013 at Niagara Falls, Buffalo, New York. Also last year, the Best Dressed Women of the Philippines proclaimed her as Style Icon.
Based in Germany, Pilarsky is a couture designer, book author, visual artist, and philanthropist. She has held shows of her flower-inspired collections of formal wear using natural fabrics in France, New York, London, Germany, Abu Dhabi, and the Philippines.
Robin Padilla shared to today's youth his memories as an inmate to prove a point: Nothing should ever go between life's trials and finishing one's education.
An icon of the masses, Robin spoke of his past to encourage out-of-school young Filipinos to register in Abot-Alam, a nationwide campaign aimed at improving access to free education and livelihood opportunities organized and implemented by the National Youth Commission (NYC) and the Department of Education (DepEd) in partnership with Talk 'N Text (TNT).
George Clooney, Hollywood's
most eligible bachelor is decisive to marry activist-lawyer Amal Alamuddin.
In an interview with Variety, the 53-year-old actor said,
"I'm marrying up
Clooney and Alamudin announced their engagement in April and
have been an item since last fall, according to CBS News.
"The actor recently made headlines for an op-ed he wrote in
response to a Daily Mail article about his fiancee and her mother. In the
piece, he has chastised a British newspaper over a "completely
fabricated" article claiming his fiancee's mother disapproves of the
impending marriage for religious reasons.
Clooney told Variety why he decided to speak out about the
article: "Every day they write things that aren't true, but every once in
a while they write something that is actually dangerous to your family, and
it's probably not true. And that's the one you pick.""
The intruder at the house of the Award-winning actor Sandra Bullock finally at the police custody.
According to TMZ's report Bullock "came face-to-face with her (intruder)...right outside her bedroom."
"We've obtained the search warrant allowing cops to search for an arsenal of weapons owned by Joshua Corbett. TMZ broke the story ... cops found 7 guns at Corbett's home -- including assault rifles -- but they believe more are out there. "
"The search warrant outlines a chilling confrontation between Bullock and Corbett. At 1 AM she hears a loud banging inside the house. Bullock goes to her bedroom door to close and lock it and she sees Corbett right there in the hallway wearing dark clothing."
"Bullock slams the door shut, locks it and calls 911. She told cops she had showered before going to bed, so he may have been there the whole time."
"When the cops arrived, Corbett began screaming, "Sandy, I'm sorry. Please don't press charges.""
"Corbett was carrying a notebook with cut-out magazine pics of Bullock and multiple, handwritten notes. One of the notes said, "I will forever be thinking of you and Louie, my son, as you are my wife by law, the law of God and you belong to me and me to you.""
"Corbett also forgives Bullock for "anything you may have done" and then tries to compliment her, writing Bullock is "hot and intelligent, lissome and taught [sic].""
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4 Rise of the Guardians
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9 Over the Hedge
10 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
After years of work and testing, Google has finally revealed a self-driving vehicle
The vehicle said to have no steering wheel or pedals. The fully autonomous will use a large amount of sensors equipped that will allow it to make the right decisions and adapt to areas as quickly as possible.
Project director Chris Urmson said that the "The vehicles will be very basic—we want to learn from them and adapt them as quickly as possible—but they will take you where you want to go at the push of a button. And that's an important step toward improving road safety and transforming mobility for millions of people."
About the car's safety, Urmson ensured, "They have sensors that remove blind spots, and they can detect objects out to a distance of more than two football fields in all directions, which is especially helpful on busy streets with lots of intersections."
When it comes to getting these prototypes on the road, Urmson said that Google is planning on building about a hundred vehicles. The company will then have safety drivers test the vehicles this summer. The hope of the testing is to lead to a "small pilot program" in California within the next couple of years.Go to Inside Hollywood
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Godzilla" has smashed its way to the top of the box office.
The 3-D monster movie from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures had the second-largest debut of the year this weekend with $93.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
"Godzilla" trails Disney-Marvel's "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," which opened with $95 million in April, and sits just above "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," which debuted with $91.6 million this month.
Paying homage to the 60-year-old franchise in tone and spectacle, the latest iteration continues the legend of 1954 Japanese original — Ishiro Honda's "Gojira." Reviews of the film were positive — it earned a "fresh" rating from review aggregator RottenTomatoes.com, with 72 percent of film critics responding positively.
Legendary Pictures President Jon Jashni said the film did better than expected partly because it was "starting to get sampled even by those who didn't think it would necessarily be for them. They didn't have nostalgic feelings for it." He said friends or family members likely recommended the movie to those viewers.
Jashni added that the success of "Godzilla" is "validating" after last year's "Pacific Rim" and "Jack the Giant Slayer" performed below expectations for the Warner-Legendary team.Go to Inside Hollywood
Adult comedy "Neighbors", ejected superhero movie
"The Amazing Spider-Man 2" off the top spot on U.S. and Canadian box
office charts over the weekend, according to Reuter's report.
"Neighbors" earned $51.1 million in ticket sales
to lead all movies from Friday through Sunday, according to estimates from
tracking firm Rentrak.
"Spider-Man 2", last weekend's box office winner,
took in $37.2 million to finish second, ahead of comedy "The Other
Woman" with $9.3 million.
Rogen stars in "Neighbors" as a married former
party guy transitioning into suburban parenthood with his wife, played by Rose
Rogen's character wages war with the neighboring frat house
and its obnoxious president, played by "High School Musical" star Zac
"Neighbors" far exceeded pre-weekend forecasts for
a debut of $35 million to $40 million. The movie cost $18 million to make,
according to the Box Office Mojo website.
Its success follows other adult comedy hits such as
"Bridesmaids", "Ted" and last summer's "This is the
End", also starring Rogen.
"This was the little engine that could," said
Nikki Rocco, president for domestic distribution at Universal Pictures, the
unit of Comcast Corp that distributed "Neighbors".
The film got a boost by playing especially well with female
and older audiences, she said.
The opening was among the best-ever for an R-rated comedy,
according to Rentrak.
The take for "Spider-Man 2", one of a string of
big-budget superhero and monster movies Hollywood is releasing in the coming
weeks, dropped nearly 60 percent from its opening weekend, bringing its
domestic haul to $148 million.
The franchise's previous film in 2012 reached $262 million,
according to Boxofficemojo.
The global total for the sequel stands at just over $550
million through Sunday, distributor Sony Corp said.
The film stars Andrew Garfield as the web-slinging superhero
and Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy, the girlfriend of Spider-Man's alter-ego Peter
Parker, in a follow-up to a 2012 blockbuster.
"The drop we had is right in the realm of what we would
expect it to be" for films of that scale, said Rory Bruer, president of
worldwide distribution for Sony Pictures Entertainment.
He added: "We're well on our way toward meeting and
exceeding our goals.Visit Inside Hollywood
Clooney, the wonderful mother of Actor George Clooney happily opened
up and confirmed the engagement of Amal Alamuden and her son.
Street Chambers in London, the law firm where Alamuddin works has
also confirmed the news after leaks at the weekend.
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THE BEATLES: EXTRAORDINARY PLAGIARISTS. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will receive the Beatles' 2014 Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award at the 56th annual Grammy Awards. They will also each perform. They last reunited in 2009 for an appearance at a star-studded benefit at Radio City Music Hall, though whether they'll perform together at the . Go to the Beatles Blog
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From: Clark Rector, Executive Vice President-Government Affairs
Re: Urgent request for help
Attached is the final version of the letter from AAF ad clubs and Council of Governors to Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius, Agriculture Secretary Vilsack, and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Leibowitz. My sincere thanks to everyone who was able get approval to sign the letter on such short notice.
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This Toolkit contains nine survey instruments to assess programs and to learn about service recipients. The survey instruments are designed to be administered by telephone; however, it is possible to administer them by mail, or, in the case of congregate meals, in person. The POMP grantees field-tested and refined these survey instruments over several years, and they conducted reliability and validity testing to ensure they were psychometrically sound.
Table 3-1. POMP Survey Instruments
*The workgroup also developed survey instruments for additional services that did not have the benefit of complete testing. These covered information and referral/assistance and senior centers.
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For the senior center report please see http://elderaffairs.state.fl.us/doea/sc_toolkit.php
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The core Caregiver Services Survey Instrument has 16 questions. The topics covered are services received, service quality, and service impact on the caregiver and care recipient. In addition, the survey instrument includes seven optional modules.
To view the Caregiver Services Survey Instrument, see Appendix A.
Table 3-2. Comprehensive Survey Modules on Caregiver Satisfaction and Outcomes
The Case Management Survey Instrument has 20 questions. The topics covered are quality of service and the extent to which the case management service helped the service recipient receive needed care.
To view the Case Management Survey Instrument, see Appendix A.
The Congregate Meals Survey Instrument has 51 questions about the frequency of program participation, food intake, service quality, self- reported outcomes, nutrition education and food security.
To view the Congregate Meals Survey Instrument, see Appendix A.
The Home-Delivered Meals Survey Instrument has 47 questions about the frequency of program participation, food intake, service quality, self-reported outcomes, and food security.
To view the Home-delivered Meals Survey Instrument, see Appendix A.
The Transportation Survey Instrument has 27 questions. The topics covered are frequency of and reason for use, overall experience with service, service quality, self-reported outcomes, and ease of access to transportation.
To view the Transportation Survey Instrument, see Appendix A.
The cross-cutting modules focus on service recipient characteristics and well-being. These instruments allow agencies to make comparisons between service recipients' characteristics at the local level with AoA National Survey data or to see if responses to self-reported service outcomes vary by demographic, frailty, or other factors. These modules may be used in conjunction with any of the previously discussed survey instruments and are administered by telephone, mail, or in-person.
To view the Cross-Cutting Modules, see Appendix A.
The Demographics Module has ten questions related to gender, age, race, marital status, and income, and they follow standard wording used in many national surveys.
To view the Demographics Module, Appendix A.
The Physical Functioning and Health Module has 21 questions. The topics covered are self-assessment of health, limitations in activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living, and use of one or more assistive devices (e.g., walker, wheelchair, hearing aid).
To view the Physical Functioning and Health Module, see Appendix A.
The Social and Emotional Well-Being Module has seven questions. The topics covered are frequency of contact with other people, frequency of leaving home for social activities, self-assessment of emotional well-being, and frequency of negative feelings (e.g., stress, grief, worry) and their impact on participation in social activities.
To view the Social and Emotional Well-Being Module, see Appendix A.
The Additional Services Received Module has 20 questions. The topics covered are receipt of other services and self-reported outcomes associated with the receipt of these services.
To view the Additional Services Received Module, see Appendix A.
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