text: Hi there, ladies and germs. Here we are, back for a second gig at WVI. We'll be here for the next several months and be sure to tip your waiter. By the way, we just flew in from our high school reunion, and boy are our arms tired. No, not from flapping, from lifting beers three nights in a row. But it would take a lot more heavy lifting than that to make these arms too tired to write about our beloved Mountaineers; especially in late August, when football looms, anticipation reigns and hope springs eternal in the WVU fan's breast. Heading into the 2011 season, there are copious amounts of hope and anticipation to pass around -- tempered, we must admit, by at least a dab or two of apprehension. ***** FIRST, THE ANTICIPATION: We think we speak for most of the Mountaineer Nation when we say that we're all atither at the prospect of seeing new head coach Dana Holgorsen's offense employed by the men wearing blue and gold. To this point, Holgorsen has been an offensive wunderkind whose system has succeeded wildly and quickly at every stop he has made. The most recent example was at Oklahoma State, where he turned a so-so offense into the nation's scoring leader in one, count 'em, one year. We have every hope and little doubt that Holgorsen will be able to duplicate that at WVU this season considering that he inherits some notable offensive firepower from last year's team. ***** WE WILL SAY IT ONCE MORE and then try to move on. With just a slightly above average offense last season, WVU very well could have run the regular-season table and set up all kinds of stratospheric possibilities. This is because the Mountaineers defense in 2010 was one of the best, if not the best, in the country. It finished in the top 10 nationally in a variety of categories, including fewest points allowed per game. The inconsistent offense, however, sputtered more than it puttered all year. This was markedly apparent late in games, when a string of second-half slowdowns led to losses to LSU, Syracuse and UConn, the latter two costing WVU a BCS bid it definitely had to the talent to win. The embarrassing bowl loss to North Carolina State? Don't even get us started on that one. In the second half of the bowl game, WVU looked like it mailed it in on offense, third-class postage. Enough said.***** WATCHING WVU ON OFFENSE last season more often than not was a slow-burning irritation that built as the game progressed, quarter by quarter, half by half. It was sort of like watching a baseball game when the team you want to win keeps leaving people on base, or a hockey or soccer game in which your team's shots keep hitting the goal post. By the time the Mountaineers lost to Syracuse in the fourth quarter and to UConn in overtime in consecutive games it was favored to win, its fans by and large had lost hope for a big season and knew that one of the best defenses in program history pretty much had been wasted. In the case of WVU in 2010, the old adage that a great defense can win a championship did not ring true because the offense lost it for them. As a result, head coach Bill Stewart and the offensive staff in which he placed inordinate trust lost their jobs, with Stewart's long, convoluted, sloppy and mishandled departure thrown in just to mess with our collective heads. After a dysfunctional offseason of this magnitude, if so many 'Eers fans weren't intent on burning couches, they might be prone to get psychoanalyzed on one.***** LOOKING FORWARD, WE TRUST THAT IN 2011, the Mountaineer offense will be much improved under Holgorsen. Based on his resume, what would make us think otherwise? Our enthusiasm is whetted by the thought that if junior quarterback Geno Smith could throw for 2,763 yards, 24 touchdown passes and just seven interceptions in last year's sporadic offense, what can he do under Holgorsen's guidance? The same goes for hyper-talented junior receiver Tavon Austin, who caught 58 passes for 787 yards and eight touchdowns in 2010. What does this season have in store for Austin and for other potentially standout performers in WVU's seemingly deep receiving pool? Ditto at running back, where touted true freshmen speedsters Andrew Buie, Dustin Garrison and Vernard Roberts are pushing veteran performers such as Shawne Alston, Matt Lindamood and Ryan Clarke for playing time. A lot of backfield depth can't hurt, can it? Our answer is no, just like a veteran offensive line can't hurt, something that WVU has going into the season opener with Marshall less than two weeks from now. The offensive line, led by tackle Donny Barclay and center Joey Madsen, should be better this year under new line coach Bill Bedenbaugh despite the loss of two-year starting guard Josh Jenkins for the season from a knee injury.***** NOW, THE APPREHENSION: This part won't be nearly as long because the anticipation carries far more weight. That said, we have to admit some trepidation about the defense. Defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel lost quite a bit personnel-wise from last year and it's hard to conceive how it can approach the effectiveness of 2010's Casteel Curtain. There certainly are some fine holdovers, though, such as Najee Goode at linebacker, Terence Garvin at safety, Julian Miller on the defensive line and All-American candidates Bruce Irvin and Keith Tandy at defensive end and Cornerbacks, respectively. Casteel is a fine coach, too, and his staff is a good one, so maybe..... Well.....maybe Casteel and crew can take the aforementioned top-flight performers, combine them with promising newcomers, emerging underclassmen, capable backups and sometimes starters from 2010 and construct a stout-enough defense. If the defense can hold serve a few times each game, if it can be above average or, dare we say, pretty good in complementing WVU's expected jump in offensive output, we like the Mountaineers' chances of winning big this season.***** THE 2011 SCHEDULE is challenging, but not ridiculously so. It gives WVU an early chance in weeks three and four to draw poll attention with back-to-back marquee games at Maryland on Sept. 17 and at home against LSU on Sept. 24. It is a tall order perhaps, but if the Mountaineers can win both of those games and start the season off 4-and-oh, watch out. We predict that this team will get better as it goes and will be a tough out down the stretch.***** WE CLOSE WITH A HAPPY THOUGHT. NOW THAT RICH RODRIGUEZ has been asked to leave Michigan -- a place where most people leave on their own -- we now can return to historical form and pull hard for the Wolverines to beat Notre Dame and Ohio State. We despise Notre Dame and intensely dislike Ohio State, but little raised our hackles like watching Roddy patrol the Michigan sideline with an upside down "W" on his cap. To those few WVU fans out there who didn't enjoy watching Roddy get his comeuppance, take solace in the fact that he will be in the booth this year on some CBS college football telecasts. Just to show you that we admire anyone who has read this far, we will help you celebrate Roddy's new broadcasting job. We will run several copies of TV Guide through a paper shredder and then make a symbolic drive to the airport. Better yet, to make it more realistic, we will have an assistant do the shredding.


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For a botched Final Fantasy VII, Square Enix says sorry
The PC launch for Final Fantasy VII has been a bit of a disaster. After arriving on PC last week, the game has fallen victim to a number of activation problems and missing keys. To top it all off, It's not even available here in Australia and New Zealand (Thank God), and people have complained that the "improved" graphics are barely even that. Not to mention, the sound issues, and the languid achievements.
But all is well, as Square Enix is sorry. Doesn't really make you feel any better does it?
"We have identified an issue that is affecting a small number of people from activating or playing their copy of Final Fantasy VII," reads a post on the official Square Enix blog. "Resolving this issue is our top priority and we apologise [for] the inconvenience that this has caused. We'll update you when the issue is resolved and if there is any action that you need to take."
Get this, Square Enix also claims that they weren't able to send out keys to customers due to, "very strong traffic." But once again, all is well for they've apologized about this too.
It seems that Square Enix are sorry for taking FF fans' money in exchange for a shittier version of a great game from 1997. Silly if you think that some its paying customers are still waiting on them to deliver the game. Is this just another money grab, what's your thoughts?

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Detroit Free Press, Dec. 30
Governor's 'balance' now tilts against women's rights
In signing one bill that imposes new restrictions on abortion providers while vetoing a second that would have eliminated insurance coverage for many abortions, Gov. Rick Snyder insisted Friday that he was trying to strike a balance between women's rights and his own opposition to most abortions.
But the more Snyder explains himself, the more apparent it is that those who seek to restrict Michigan women's access to safe, legal abortions have found a staunch ally in the governor's mansion.
Snyder vetoed Senate Bill 1293, part of a two-bill package that would have transformed Blue Cross Blue Shield into a nonprofit insurer. The Blue Cross legislation Snyder supported didn't even mention abortion, but during their lame-duck rampage, Republican lawmakers added a provision that would have left every Michigan woman without insurance coverage for abortion-related services unless she purchased an opt-in abortion rider at additional expense.
The governor said he'd decided to veto the amended bill after concluding that it improperly extended the opt-in requirement to private insurers and failed to provide exceptions authorizing abortion coverage in the event of rape, incest or a threat to the life of the mother. But he added that he'd gladly sign legislation that denied abortion coverage to women who purchase insurance on a public health exchange, unless they purchase an optional rider or qualify under one of the three exceptions. Clearly, he's more concerned about the prerogatives of private insurers than about those of pregnant women.
Snyder's decision to sign HB5711, also known as the omnibus abortion bill, is even more troubling.
Snyder said his support for the bill, which requires medical professionals to redouble their efforts to make sure women seeking abortions haven't been unduly coerced, is consistent with his lifelong opposition to bullying of all sorts. But he conceded his only evidence that coerced abortions are going undetected was "anecdotal" -- a telling admission for a politician who likes to boast that his governing decisions are data-driven.
HB5711's other key provision would require providers who advertise abortion services and perform more than 120 procedures a year to meet new licensing requirements. Snyder said he's pretty sure the new rules will impact only "10 to 20" providers across the state -- which doesn't sound so bad, until you remember that there are only 32 abortion clinics in the whole state.
What percentage of women seeking abortions would be affected? Snyder said it's hard to know, because reliable data regarding the number of abortions performed in private physicians' offices is hard to come by.
Is there evidence that unlicensed clinics are botching procedures? Snyder says he has heard some complaints, but, once again, has little data to support abortion opponents' claims that the problems HB5711 purports to address actually exist.
In summary, Snyder seems to have charged into this breach armed with more animus than information. His own rationale notwithstanding, the requirements he signed into law Friday are aimed at reducing the number of abortion providers in the state and expanding the arsenal of tactics available to intimidate women seeking an abortion.
Whether by intention or circumstance, one thing is becoming clear: The Snyder who soft-pedaled his own view about abortion in 2010 bears little resemblance to the governor who sits in Lansing today.
Last year, Snyder attempted to distance himself from legislation he didn't personally endorse. This year, he has eliminated the pretense that he's merely respecting the Republican Legislature's own priorities. When it comes to advancing his party's extreme right-wing agenda, he has gone from being a sheepish fellow-traveler to a full-throated supporter.
Pretending that Friday's actions represent a compromise between the interests of women and pro-life Republicans is disingenuous. Michigan's governor has made his choice, and women who want to preserve their own must now look elsewhere for help.
The Oakland Press, Dec. 31
Beer, wine tasting may improve supermarket sales
If we want a glass of beer or wine away from home, we head for a bar or a restaurant.
But a supermarket?
Hiller's Market, with stores in Washtenaw, Wayne and Oakland counties, expects to open a new store in Lyon Township in Oakland's southwestern corner in the spring, with a space for imbibing. The township's board of trustees has approved a tavern license.
We can imagine a joke or two, maybe imagining shopping cart collisions in the store and parking lot.
But the tavern license was approved with a designated tasting area in mind, although imbibing may not be limited to tasting. The chain's attorney, John Carlin, said it's a new trend in upscale markets "where you can sit down and eat a meal and have a glass of beer or wine."
The township's downtown development authority director, Michelle Aniol, believes it's unique in the region.
Township officials also approved package beer and wine licenses for the store.
A dining area at a supermarket which sells prepared food isn't new: We've seen them in stores from Whole Foods to Meijers.
But adding alcoholic beverages?
We wonder if the concept might grow. If the beverages weren't required to be confined in a certain part of the store, wouldn't a glass of wine be a gracious addition to the women's clothing area of an upscale department store? That could increase sales, perhaps the more so if it included seating for bored spouses. A beer to sip while pushing the cart through a big-box home improvement store?
A flute of bubbly at the florist's?
New cart designs with the requisite glass holder? In the outfitting store, a camo koozie?
If the local and state officials are OK with the concept and if the market's owners understand their responsibilities and liabilities, then we don't see a problem.
It may increase sales.
But we hope it doesn't spread to some of those stores we were kidding about. Things might get messy.
Traverse City Record-Eagle, Dec. 30
Law doesn't guarantee teens won't talk, drive
Like most stereotypes, the one of teenagers talking endlessly on the phone to friends has its roots in reality. A lot of young people talk, text and tweet seemingly nonstop.
Today, however, there is a dark side to the joy of keeping up with one's friends 24/7 — texting, talking or tweeting on a cellphone while driving.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers (drivers 15 to 20) in America. And mile for mile, the NHSTA says, teenagers are involved in three times as many fatal crashes as all other drivers.
Bonnie Raffaele knows all that, and she also knows that, as the NHSTA also reports, a variety of behaviors contribute to those numbers — inexperience as a driver, immaturity, speed, drinking and driving, not wearing seat belts and distracted driving, a catchall term for a lot of bad-while-driving habits, including talking on a cell phone, too-loud music, talking to other teens in the car, drowsy driving, eating, etc.
In 2010, Raffaele's 17-year-old daughter Kelsey Dawn Raffaele was driving home from a friend's house in Sault Ste. Marie and chatting on her cellphone when she crashed and died.
After nearly two years of lobbying by Bonnie Raffaele, state lawmakers Dec. 14 passed a bill dubbed "Kelsey's Law" that prohibits young novice drivers from using a cellphone while behind the wheel. Gov. Rick Snyder has said he will likely sign the new law.
Police acknowledge the bill probably won't have a major practical impact on stopping young people from talking and driving, mostly because it is so hard to determine if a passing motorist is using a phone simply by glancing through the car window.
But Sgt. Chris Hawkins of the Michigan State Police said the bill will allow officers to check anyone they suspect of violating the ban; under most circumstances, he said, they will enforce the law as a "secondary measure" when a driver has been stopped for another reason.
"We'll see someone speeding by us and notice they're on their cellphone," Hawkins said. "We'll pull them over, and if they've got a Level 1 or 2 license, they'll get the additional citation." The fine can reach $100 plus court costs.
Hawkins said police hope the deterrent effect will make violations a rarity, just as with the state's existing ban on sending text messages while driving, which took effect in 2010.
This is all feel-good stuff and Bonnie Raffaele deserves credit for trying to get the word out. She and her husband Ron created a website and Bonnie has spoken at schools as far away as Grand Rapids.
Ultimately, though, what we need is a technical solution to a high-tech problem. There have been distracted drivers since day one, but cell phone use has become almost universal. Teens are hardly the only ones who talk and text while driving and put themselves and others at risk. There are business types for whom the car is a rolling office, and lots of soccer moms use their cells to coordinate the family from behind the wheel. It's all dangerous.
Car companies need to look seriously for solutions, such as fitting cars with devices that allow only incoming cell calls to hands-free phones and limiting calls to 30 seconds or so, just long enough to pass along an important message or just a "call me when you pull over."
Efforts to muzzle all cellular communication will go nowhere, but limiting calls by time and by type of device could help. Make it a competition and someone will find a solution.
Until then we can hope people like Bonnie Raffaele keep pushing the message one school — or even one teenager — at a time, that more and more young people get the message.
The Macomb Daily (Mount Clemens), Dec. 26
Smart switches should result in fewer outages
A generation ago, a reporter covering Detroit Edison's efforts to restore power to tens of thousands of suburban customers after a severe storm learned about the "smoke test."
When crews were reasonably certain they'd repaired lines in a darkened subdivision, he was told, a worker would throw a switch to restore power, then look out across the area for smoke. No smoke, of course, was good.
True? Well, that's what our reporter was told.
Nowadays, DTE and other utilities are installing smarter ways to deal with outages. If we can expect more frequent and more severe storms, we hope they hurry.
An article in the Wall Street Journal describes the effort to ensure that outages affect fewer customers and that power can be restored more quickly. That means smart switches which can be used to divide a circuit into smaller segments, isolating an outage to the smallest area.
The switches can be operated remotely, perhaps automatically. Along with installation of smart meters at residences and businesses, they also provide a quick picture of the utility's grid.
Large-city utilities, the article indicates, are spending tens of millions of dollars, perhaps the low hundred millions, to make the improvements.
In Chattanooga, Tenn., a 170,000-customer city-owned utility has used a $100 million grant to make its system more resilient, including 1,200 smart switches. A recent storm left 35,000 without power. But 42,000 experienced only a brief outage. And the improvements shortened the restoration time for the 35,000 customers.
DTE is installing similar equipment, making improvements to several circuits even as it installs smart meters. Like Chattanooga and other utilities, it's financing the improvements in part with a federal grant.
The costs should be compared with the ultimate "hardening" of an existing grid: burying the lines. That costs far more, and such costs at this point must be paid for by ratepayers.
Power lines in many newer subdivisions have been buried, often as a municipal ordinance requirement.
But in older communities, overhead lines remain and are vulnerable to high wind, ice and falling trees. Right-of-way clearance must remain a high priority.
But if the grid is rebuilt to include more self-healing features, fewer of us will be left in the dark in the next storm.


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@ Zhivra
I think the correct order would be Normal Trial of the Champion (5-man), then Heroic (again 5-man) for both the badges that they will net you allowing you to purchase a few epics as well as the 10+ epics that are mage friendly upgrades. This will then get you into just about any heroic 5-man netting you even more badges and more loot. This only gets better in 3.3 with the badge changes...
I highly recommend the linked articles that Mr. Belt has towards the end of this article. I read those right after I dinged 80 on my mage and was in the fast-lane to full epics in a very short amount of time.
Once you have normal/heroic 5-man on farm (note heroic does have a reset timer so only one run per day) then its onto ToTC & ToTGC...(if you're ready to raid that is).
@ Mr. Belt, great work as usual and certainly understandable on the pie. Oh the pie.


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Sexism in Ian McGilchrist's talk The Divided Brain.
Throughout McGilchrist's animated talk, himself and RSA animate consistenly use pictures of men to demonstrate the scientific evidence about the brain. There are no female images, faces or bodies drawn for a centerpiece of discussion. Only MALE images are drawn. Surely this makes the scientific evidence less credible or at least questionable. McGhilchrist has demonstrated a gendered leaning towards men as the superior sex.
I wonder how all of the female sex feel about this? And the male sex?
I thought McGilchrist's talk was very interesting, but the lack of insight and leadership involving the widely repressed sex is much more interesting.
This brings Gilchrist's ethical and scientific judgement into question.
Think! Now. Tell me what you just thought :).
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Oct 28 2011: Oh do not be silly, my friend. I am a female and I am fine with it. You know, there's a MALE in feMALE. So, I do believe that male is also a representative of females around the world. There is slightly null of sexism in today's world. Everything is changing. The girls are running the world, is it a sexism? No. It is a fact. Don't get jealous. Click this link:
A graph of percentage in share of total employment, 1979-2007: http://images.fastcompany.com/upload/employment-chart-gray.jpg from the article: http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/159/indian-engineers-education
Gisela McKay 30+Oct 29 2011: It's this inane thinking that causes women's medical treatments to lag.
How many untrained people realize that the symptoms of a heart attack are perceived differently by women than by men? If you wait for a woman to clutch her left arm before calling 911, she'll be dead before you clue in.
There are massive differences between the sexes, though the variance within a sex can be greater than that between depending on the topic. Over-simplifying in either direction is a sign of a limited mind.
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Oct 29 2011: And the battle of sexes begin. I think it would be nice if things stay simple, but indeed it means living in fantasy since reality is a complex world.
I do wish I could just escape to another planet and start off with strategies which solely involve peace where in it exists no economic recession, capitalism, political superiority complex and many other unsolved problems. With better lucks, hoping that it would someday be possible. Don't we all wish for better lives?
Just felt like sharing these thoughts.
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Thomas Jones 100+Oct 30 2011: QUOTE: "So, over-simplifying is the result of complex thinking?"
Which reminds me:
Werner Heisenberg, Kurt Godel and Noam Chomsky walk into a bar.
Heisenberg looks around the bar and says, "Because there are three of us and because this is a bar, it must be a joke. But the question remains, is it funny or not?"
And Godel thinks for a moment and says, "Well, because we're inside the joke, we can't tell whether it's funny. We'd have to be outside looking at it."
And Chomsky looks at both of them and says, "Of course it's funny. You're just telling it wrong."
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The number of workers filing wage theft complaints against their employers for not paying overtime wages hit a record high in 2011, according to a report from law firm Seyfarth Shaw. In 1993, there were 1,457 cases involving overtime pay brought under the Fair Labor and Standards Act, but that number spiked to a record 7,006 in 2011. And 7,064 cases have already been filed this year, the Huffington Post reports, putting 2012 well ahead of record pace. These results are consistent with findings of other studies. In May, CNN Money found that the number of collective action cases brought under the Fair Labor and Standards Act jumped more than 400 percent in 2011.
Overtime Wage Theft Complaints Hit Record High
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Thursday, January 31 2013
The Best DVDs and Blu-rays of 2012
From classics to contemporary television, the typical titles and the surprising outsider choices, the year in home video was just as divisive, and delightful, as the rest of our meaningful media.
Monday, January 16 2012
The Best Female Film Performances of 2011
It was a monumental year for women in film as our selections for 2011's best female performances indicate... over and over and over again.
Sunday, January 8 2012
The Best DVDs of 2011
With the continuing rise of Blu-ray, this year sees a lot of repeat entries. Just because they're here again, however, doesn't mean they're any less special.
Monday, October 10 2011
Nostalgia Goes Digital: Turning Back Time in the Films of David Fincher
Digital cinema and nostalgia go hand in hand in David Fincher films. The director has used these powerful tools to recreate the past, but nostalgia has historically refused to surrender in his work.
Tuesday, January 11 2011
The Best Films of 2010
Among this year's winners include a fake documentary, a comedy about Jihad, a vampire story NOT dealing with tacky tween romance, a haunting hillbilly noir, and an elegant tale about clones. Not necessarily the usual cinematic suspects.
Wednesday, July 29 2009
We All End Up in Diapers: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Comparing the book to the film, it's as if Fitzgerald laid just the foundation, and from that Roth built a multi-storied house.
Thursday, October 18 2012
The Game of 'The Game' Is a Beautifully Calibrated Perpetual-Motion Machine
Like many dream-logic movies, The Game wears a little thin; as the ground below Douglas keeps shifting, the movie circles through endless debates over the realness of his predicament.
Monday, December 19 2011
'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' Is Less Than Meets the Eye
Lisbeth is an abuse survivor, alternately furious and philosophical about it. The details of that abuse will be revealed in sequels and are also telegraphed in the novel's original title, Men Who Hate Women.
Sunday, January 16 2011
Make 'Friends' with 'The Social Network'
The characterization of Mark Zuckerberg doesn't seem unfair. But then again, I'm not one of his friends.
Friday, October 1 2010
'The Social Network': Fincher and Sorkin's Story of Obsession
That is, the possible "openness" of Facebook here hinges on the definitive closed system embodied by this fictional Mark Zuckerberg.
Sunday, January 17 2010
Fight Club
Watching Fight Club in high definition is truly like seeing it again for the first time, and the film's gritty, vitriolic, and polemic efforts still resonate deeply in today's social landscape.
Wednesday, December 21 2011
Alien: 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'
Fincher's Girl (has) a far more bracing and brutal bite.
Monday, January 31 2011
The Guild-ed Cages of Awards Season
After decades of decided handwringing, Hollywood finally has what it wants: a sense of specialness undeterred by surprise or a sense of wonder.
Friday, October 1 2010
Face-Off for Facebook: 'The Social Network'
The Social Network just might be the first truly great film of the next ten years, an iconic statement about where we were as people in the aftermath of Y2K, easily accessible WiFi, and the entire nu-media shift toward the online experience.
Thursday, September 9 2010
Closer to God - Se7en (Blu-ray)
Se7en is a work of remarkable vision played out in a classic cat and mouse game, but with far too few heroes and way too many villains.
Thursday, December 25 2008
'Benjamin Button' is Brilliant
David Fincher is a god. Not a lesser deity, mind you, or some manner of false filmmaking prophet. No, this inside outsider may have gotten
Sunday, February 15 2009
Which road will Oscar take? 'Benjamin Button,' 'Slumdog' travel on two distinct paths
New Orleans is 8,870 miles from Mumbai, India, as the crow flies. The Academy Award nominees for best picture set in those cities - "The Curious
Friday, March 2 2007
'Zodiac' filmmaker David Fincher recalls wave of panic
The phrase "From the director of `Seven'" conjures up a certain expectation, especially when it's plastered on the posters for "Zodiac," a movie about the
Friday, March 2 2007
David Fincher talks 'Zodiac'
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Despite protests for democratic elections in Hong Kong, Beijing is unwilling to compromise. NBC News reports.» Read More
Obamacare ranks very low when the most enthusiastic voters are asked he main reason they're excited about voting in upcoming Congressional elections.
President Barack Obama has decided to delay any executive action on immigration until after the November congressional elections.
August jobs numbers tend to get revised upward. Democrats, in danger of losing the Senate, hope that is the case again, Politico's Ben White says.
The debate Wednesday between Sen. Kay Hagan and challenger Thom Thillis showed the messaging for how other political battles will be fought.
The race between North Carolina's Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan and Thom Tillis heats up with what will be a closely watched debate.
Pennsylvania's Medicaid expansion plan could be changed a bit if Democrat Tom Wolf beats Gov. Tom Corbett this fall.
Pro-democracy activists vowed to bring Hong Kong's financial hub to a standstill after China rejected their demands to choose the next leader in 2017.
Brazil suffered a recession in the first half of the year as investment plunged and the country's hosting of the World Cup suffocated economic activity.
There is some serious business for legislators to address and very little time to do it. Can it get done? Politico's Ben White asks.
President Obama may want to start listening to his critics if he doesn't want to cost Democrats the Senate, Politico's Ben White says.
The Jakarta Composite surged to a fresh 15-month high after Joko Widodo was confirmed as president of the world's third-largest democracy.
Vying for a crucial Senate seat in Iowa, Bruce Braley and Joni Ernst are scrambling terms of engagement in the politics of class.
Rep. Paul Ryan also tells CNBC that Obamacare must be repealed before it implodes "under it's own weight."
Rick Perry, who is mulling a second presidential run in 2016, reported to the Travis County Courthouse on Tuesday
For as much that is said about Hillary Clinton's "enemies list," it's her allies that might prove to be the bigger challenge come 2016.
Nouri al-Maliki has given up his fight to remain prime minister of Iraq and now supports his successor, Haider al-Ibadi, state television reported Thursday.
Tayyip Erdogan secured his place as Turkey's first directly elected head of state, taking him a step closer to the presidential system he covets.
Sources close to the Clintons insist they are pushing for Brooklyn to be the site of the 2016 Democratic National Convention. NYT reports.
Neel Kashkari—GOP candidate for governor of California—delivered on CNBC a scathing critique of President Barack Obama and Democratic policies in D.C.
Hillary Clinton's record as secretary of state ties her political standing to the condition of U.S. foreign policy even after her D.C. departure.
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Dr Sara Delamont - AcSS, DSc Econ
Main Publications
Appetites and Identities: An Introduction to the Social Anthropology of Western Europe, Routledge: London, 1994 (available as an e-book)
Fieldwork in Educational Settings: Methods, Pitfalls and Procedures, Falmer: London, (Second, expanded edition 2002)
Knowledgeable Women: Structuralism and the Reproduction of Elites, Routledge: London, 1989 (Chinese edition published by Laureate Book Co., Taipai in 1996) (available as an e-book)
Interaction in the Classroom, Methuen: London, 1983, Second (expanded) edition
Fighting Familiarity: Essays on Education and Ethnography (with Paul Atkinson), Hampton Press: Cresskill, N.J. 1995
Successful Research Careers (with P. Atkinson), Open University Press, Maidenhead, 2004
Feminist Sociology, Sage, London 2003
Changing Women, Unchanged Men? Open University Press: Buckingham, 2001
Handbook of Ethnography (edited with Atkinson, Coffey, Lofland and Lofland), Sage: London, 2001, Paperback edition, 2007
Feminism and the Classroom Teacher: Research, Praxis, Pedgagogy (with A Coffey), Falmer: London 2000
The Doctoral Experience: Success and Failure in Graduate School (with Atkinson and Parry), Falmer: London, 2000
Inside the Secondary Classroom (with Maurice Galton), Routledge and Kegan Paul: London 1986 (available as an e-book) - republished by Routledge Library Editions: Education 2011
Sex Roles and the School, Methuen, London, 1990 - republished by Routledge Library Editions: Education 2011
Recent Publications
Handbook of Qualitative Research in Education (edited) Elgar: Cheltenham 2012
Ethnographic Methods in Education (edited) Four volumes Sage: London 2012
SAGE Qualitative Research Methods (edited with P. Atkinson) Four volumes Sage, London, 2011
Representing Ethnography (edited with P. Atkinson) Four volumes Sage, London, 2008
Gender and Research (edited with P. Atkinson) Four volumes: Sage, London, 2008
Contours of Culture (with Atkinson and Housley) Alta Mira Press : Lanham, MD, 2008
Narrative Methods (edited with P. Atkinson) Four Volumes, Sage, London 2006
Supervising the Doctorate (with P. Atkinson and O. Parry), Open University Press, Maidenhead 2004
Key Themes in Qualitative Research (with P. Atkinson and A. Coffey), Alta Mira Press, Walnut Creek 2003
Publications on Capoeira
I'm your teacher! I'm Brazilian! (with Claudio Campos and Neil Stephens) Sport, Education and Society 15 (1) 103-120, 2010
Vim de Bahia pra ilhe ver, (with Neil Stephens) in Mobile Methodologies (edited by Fincham, McGuiness & Murray) Palgrave, London 85-102, 2010
Roda Boa, Roda Boa, (with Neil Stephens) Teaching and Teacher Education 26, (1) 113-119, 2010
They start to get malicia, (with Neil Stephens) British Journal of Sociology of Education 30 (5) 537-548, 2009
The only honest thing, Ethnography and Education 4 (1) 51-64, 2009
Up on the roof: the embodied habitus of diasporic capooeira (with Neil Stephens) Cultural Sociology 2, (1) 57-74, 2008. Shortlisted for the Sage Prize in 2009
Balancing the berimbau, Qualitative Inquiry (with Neil Stephens), 12, (2), 2006, 316-339
The smell of sweat and rum: teacher authority in capoeira classes, Ethnography and Education 1, (2), 161 - 175, 2006
'Samba no mar'. Symbolic Interactionism and the Body (with Neil Stephens) Body/Embodiment, edited by Waskul and, Vaninni, Ashgate: Aldershot 109-122, 2006
Four great gates: Dilemmas, directions and distractions in educational research, Research Papers in Education 20, (1), 85-100 2005
No place for women among them? Sport, Education and Society, 10, (3), 305-320(16) 2005
Where the boys are? Waikato Journal of Education, 11 (1), 7-26 2005


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text: John Purvis - Anchor I've been around journalism and broadcasting almost my entire life. I grew up in Roswell and Artesia, New Mexico where my mom worked as a newspaper editor and my older brother was a disc jockey. I can remember feeling the excitement when I'd get to visit my mom's office and she'd be working on a big story, or trying to get everything in by the deadline. And hearing my big brother's voice on the radio always gave me something cool to tell my friends.So, the decision to get into TV news was a natural progression for me. Thanks to my dad, who worked at the employment office in Roswell, I got my first job in television when I was in high school, working as a cameraman at the local TV station. After graduating from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque with a Political Science degree, I returned to Roswell, where I worked for several years as a reporter, anchor, and news director. That led to a job with an Albuquerque TV station as their Santa Fe Bureau Chief, covering state politics and Northern New Mexico news.Visiting El Paso was always a big deal when I was a kid. It was a huge city for a small town boy. I first lived here in 1992, when I became the weekend anchor at KVIA-TV. I also co-hosted the morning news there for more than 3 years. Later, I co-anchored and produced an evening news talk program for the station. From there I moved to Las Vegas, where I helped launched the city's first 24-hour cable news channel in 1998. While I enjoyed the bright lights and glitz of Las Vegas, I missed El Paso. So, when a wonderful opportunity presented itself here at KFOX-TV, it was easy for me to come home. KFOX has a great staff of professionals who make the job fun and challenging.Another great thing about living on the border is the great cultural mix you find here. The blending of different cultures, ideas and people make this a fascinating place to live and work. In my spare time I like to take advantage of our great weather and mountains, by hiking in the Franklins, or exploring the history of our region. Connect with John: Erika Castillo - Anchor The first few years of my life were spent living in a pink house on South Walker street off Alameda. I spoke mostly Spanish, played in the ditch, got gum in my hair, and was a tomboy in fake patent leather mary-janes my grandmother bought downtown. I have great memories from downtown El Paso which I still visit regularly because I love the nostalgia. I dont have to take the bus there anymore. But I loved munching on burritos and waiting for the bus downtown with my mother and grandmother. In fact, the time I spent at El Paso bus stops and laundromats with my my mother seriously were the best times of my childhood. We walked, talked and read forever waiting for buses and laundry. Those were simple, beautiful times. Now life is beautiful on much different levels.I'm pretty sure I've remained a tomboy in patent leather mary janes. I managed to get my degree in broadcast journalism at the University of Texas at El Paso in four years after graduating from Ysleta High School while working an internship at the El Paso Times and at a gas station. That led to a paid scholarship internship at The Dallas Morning News. I was able to come home to break into tv news where I appropriately started at the bottom and worked my way up. On the way, I have reached various meaningful benchmarks earning a regional Emmy for the Juarez Serial Murders, appearing on the Bill O'Reilly show and Americas Most Wanted as the point-person for FOX on the break-out of The Texas Seven, being nominated for an Emmy for the American Airlines strike in Dallas, as well as for the problems plaguing the Childrens Protective Services agency in East Texas and coverage of immigration issues in Texas. Sometimes good can come out of what we do as journalists, and I am perhaps the proudest of the coverage I was able to bring to the problem of Meth Labs in New Mexico. With the help of some very dedicated and brave Law Enforcement officers, we were able to share the true horror of Meths indirect affects on children, and consequently able to convince lawmakers to change New Mexico laws empowering the State to better protect children.I have an extraordinary family consisting of five amazing, beautiful, considerate children. My two step daughters Deven and Laneah. And three of my own, Maya, Polo and Elias. I have a wonderful and supportive husband who served his country for more than a decade in the USMC and who is a Purple Heart recipient and truly my hero. I feel blessed in every way, and extremely happy to be home. Connect with Erika: Shelton Dodson - Anchor We all have strengths and weaknesses. For example, I'm a decent baseball player but put me on a basketball court and I look like a pig on ice. Math has always come easy, but for the life of me I can't spell the word negotiate. (I only got it right that time thanks to spell check. But probably my biggest strength is my memory. And I'm glad it is because the Borderland has given me the greatest memories of my lifetime.I started working in El Paso in the summer of 1994. That one is easy to remember because it was by far that hottest summer I had ever experienced. I was working as a part-time photographer and I covered 23 straight days of triple-digit temperatures, including a high of 114 degrees on June 30, 1994, which is still an El Paso record. As comedian George Lopez would say, "'Member, you 'member?"Next my career took me to KVIA-TV where I was hired by the legendary Gary Warner. I, like so many other broadcast journalists, owe so much to that gentleman. Not only did he teach me the ins and outs of television news, he also taught me integrity, ethics and respect for the power journalist have. His lessons are easy to remember. I would spend six years at KVIA covering everything from the horror of the border drug war, to the heartbreaking murder of a young and beautiful NMSU student Carly Martinez. I had the chance to be in the then Special Events Center when Don Haskins got his 700th win on a tip-in at the buzzer and in the Pan American Center a year later when Lou Henson joined The Bear in the 700 club. I saw El Paso's eastside go from complete desert to a place I won't venture to without a GPS and Las Cruces expand from two high schools to now four. I then left the Borderland to work first in San Antonio and then in my hometown of Albuquerque. But rest assured that my mind was never too far away.I found myself back in Las Cruces and El Paso quite a bit while working for KOB-TV in Albuquerque. Anytime news was happening in the Borderland, I would be the reporter they sent. In March 2003, I was dispatched to Alamogordo. I remember it well. I was sitting in a restaurant packed with locals and many members of the United States Air Force stationed at Holloman. Every television in the place was tuned to CNN. Then, eruption. Cheers from the servicemen and women as bombs lit up the hiding place of Saddam Hussein and his two sons. Two F-117 stealth fighter pilots from Holloman had just touched off the second Gulf War and this military town was ready to fight.I would find myself back in El Paso just days later but this time the cheers has turned to fear. Six members of the Fort Bliss based 507th Maintenance Company had been captured and were being held as prisoners of war. Three of six were Borderland residents. El Pasoans' Shoshana Johnson and Edgar Hernandez, along with Alamogordo's Joseph Hudson would be held for 22 terrifying days. I returned to El Paso on April 13, 2003, this time to the tarmac at Biggs Army Airfield. Quite possibly the most powerful moment of my entire career happened that day when the cockpit hatch opened as the rescued soldiers taxied down the runaway and Joseph Hudson emerged waving the American flag. For the first time in my career, I cried while I was working. I couldn't control it and I didn't want to. They were safe and they were home. Nothing else mattered.Typically in these "on-air talent bios" you read something about where the person grew up (near Albuquerque), where they went to school (New Mexico State) or what awards they've won (I would have to find them in a box somewhere). But what I really want people to know about me is how proud I am to be working in the Borderland. As you can tell, it has molded me into the person I am and you can't ask for more than that.If you really want to know more about me or maybe have me come out and visit your school, send me an email. It would be great to meet you all. Connect with Shelton: Stephanie Guadian - Anchor Stephanie Guadian wakes up with you every morning as an anchor of the highly rated KFOX Morning News Show from 5 to 8 a.m. She is an award-winning journalist who joined the KFOX news team in October of 2009. It was a move that brought her home. Stephanie grew up in Las Cruces and is thrilled to be back doing what she loves near the people she loves.Stephanie comes to KFOX from KTRK in Houston. Prior to KTRK, she worked for the NBC affiliate in San Francisco and KTVK in Phoenix. Her career has taken her across the country and the world. Shes interviewed thousands of newsmakers.The most exciting " and dangerous " job of her career to date was embedding with U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Stephanie spent nearly a month with troops from the 31st Combat Support Hospital based at Fort Bliss. Her journey took her to Herat, Kabul, Helmand Province, Kandahar and Mazar-i-Sharif. Stephanie says her role as a war-zone reporter was by far her most challenging and rewarding reporting.She spent weeks in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans gathering stories on Katrina and the storms aftermath. Stephanie was also on the front lines as Hurricane Rita came ashore. Other stories have taken her to Mexico for the history of Cinco de Mayo and a series of reports on Doctors without Borders.Stephanie enjoys giving back to her community. She gives her time to various charitable organizations and animal welfare leagues. In her spare time she loves to travel and meet new people. She likes to stay active by kickboxing, running and playing racquetball. She also loves to read, watch sci-fi movies and hang out with her dog Susie. Above all, she enjoys spending time with friends and family. She is the eldest of three girls and remains very close to her loved ones.If you have a story idea, feel free to contact me. Connect with Stephanie: Sandra Diaz - Chief Meteorologist Sandra's television forecasting experience is unmatched.Prior to coming to lead the KFOX Severe Weather Team, Sandra spent three years as a Meteorologist with The Weather Channel. As the West-Coast prime-time Meteorologist, Sandra's forecasts were seen nightly by millions of viewers. While at The Weather Channel, she also had the opportunity to enhance her skills by working with some of Americas top Severe Weather experts.Now with our regions most advanced weather technology, Sandra's experience, dedication and passion for accurate forecasting are keeping those of us in the Borderland safe and informed.Sandra has been awarded the AMS Seal of Approval and is a member of the National Weather Association. In 2002 she was named Distinguished Alumni by her alma mater, Texas State University.I am very excited to be able to bring my weather experience to the area. Working at the national level gave me invaluable forecasting skills that I like sharing with our viewers in West Texas and Southern New Mexico.The change from the Southeast to the Southwest was a welcome one. Im excited to be here and I enjoy interacting with the community as a volunteer with The Miracle League and as a platelet donor with The United Blood Services.I love being a Meteorologist because it gives me the opportunity to warn people of incoming inclement weather and it gives me the chance to teach about weather and its impact. Connect with Sandra: Brad Montgomery - Meteorologist I grew up in Cerritos, California, a suburb of Los Angeles and have had a love for nature since I was very young. Specifically having an interest in plants and especially weather. After graduating high school, I moved to Arlington, Texas with my family. It was in Texas where my love for weather grew even more, from seeing everything from freezing rain, to sleet to snow and thunderstorms.In 1998 I was accepted to New Mexico State University and that was when I first lived in the Borderland. I have always had a fascination with weather as it is always changing and can have an impact on our day to day lives. Tracking weather has been a hobby of mine since I was very young and as a result quite often I find myself taking my work home with me.Although I have lived other places, when I first attended New Mexico State University I couldnt get enough of the monsoon or summer thunderstorm season. Now that I am back in the borderland I love the fact that our weather here can come from any direction. And I love forecasting everything from the monsoon moisture that comes up from the south during the summer, to cold winter winds that can blow in from the high plains during the winter and the pacific storms that can bring us rain or snow. Connect with Brad: Joshua Zuber - Reporter Joshua Zuber joins KFOX as the weekend weather forecaster, anchor and a general assignment reporter. Josh comes from KCWY News 13 in Casper, Wyoming where he was a morning co-anchor and producer of the #1 rated show in the market, Today In Wyoming.Before that, he interned at FOX 10 in Phoenix, FOX News in New York City as well as reporting for ABC News on Campus in 2008. Josh also worked on the production team in various capacities at KAET PBS 8 in Phoenix, gaining some valuable behind-the-scenes TV experience. He also was an intern for the newspaper The East Valley Tribune.Josh holds a Bachelors degree in Broadcast Journalism and Mass Communication with a minor in Political Science from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University.The Pittsburgh native looks forward to being back in the southwest bring El Paso the top news and best severe weather coverage to KFOXs viewers.If you have a story idea or would like to drop a line, send him an email or follow him on Twitter and, of course, you should follow @KFOXWeatherTeam for the most up-to-date severe weather coverage brought right to your Twitter feed Connect with Joshua: Genevieve Curtis - Investigative Reporter I joined the KFOX-14 Team in May 2012. I love living in El Paso and telling stories from the heart of the borderland. While in El Paso, I've enjoyed covering city and county politics, President Obama's visit, ASARCO and City Hall demolitions, Triple-A baseball and the opening of the El Paso Chihuahua's stadium. Two of my stories received 2013 EMMA "Honorable Mention" awards. One for "One Basket: The Mitchell Marcus Story," and a special investigative piece on "Marriage for Hire" which exposed the amount of money wasted on sham marriages in the military.My coverage of the ongoing water problems in Vinton helped change Texas State Law. Investigative reporting is my passion. It's my job to hold the powerful accountable, expose wrongdoing and give a voice to the voiceless. KFOX14 Investigates aims to go further for you, dig deeper for the truth and shine a brighter light on problems in our community. Someone once called me 'relentless' and that's one label I'm ok with! Helping people and making a difference fuels me. More about me: I was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and I am a Cheesehead through and through! I graduated Cum Laude from the University of Missouri with a degree in broadcast journalism. GO TIGERS! In college, I worked as a reporter/anchor/ multi-media journalist for KOMU-TV the NBC affiliate in Columbia, Missouri. One of the most memorable stories I covered was the Joplin tornado in 2011. I was the first reporter from my station to arrive in Joplin, just moments after the devastating tornado ripped through the city and I stayed on the story for 37 hours. I've learned a lot about storytelling and reporting from my Godfather, Mark Curtis. I interned with him at ABC-6 in Providence, Rhode Island.My love of sports lead me to journalism. I would beg my parents to let me stay up late so I could watch post-game interviews. I've always wanted to know the story behind the story! I am passionate about news and feel very fortunate to be living my dream. The news is about YOU and I want to tell your stories. Feel free to contact me via email or follow me on twitter and Facebook! I'd love to hear from you!Remember you can use the Hashtag: #KFOX14Investigates on TwitterOr call the Tip Hotline at: 845-5369 Thanks for taking the time to learn more about me! Connect with Genevieve: Bill Melugin - Reporter Bill Melugin joins the KFOX team as a general assignment reporter. He graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University with a BA in broadcast journalism and a minor in Spanish linguistics. (Go Sun Devils!)During his time at ASU, Bill was an anchor, reporter and studio producer for Cronkite NewsWatch (KAET-TV) in the Phoenix market, voted the nation's best collegiate daily newscast by the SPJ. He also interned with ABC15 (KNXV-TV) in Phoenix, worked with the State Press Television, and provided on air pregame, halftime and postgame reports for ASU football for The Blaze Radio.Bill is excited to continue his journalism career in the Southwest and plans to bring El Paso hard hitting news with the help of the viewers of KFOX. If you would like to contact Bill with a story idea, he would love to hear it! You can reach him via email, or follow him on Twitter. Connect with Bill: Melissa Gundersen - Reporter I joined the KFOX news team in July 2013. Born in Long Island, N.Y., and raised in the snowy mountains of Pennsylvania, I'm happy to now call the Sun City home.I went to Penn State and majored in broadcast journalism. I was often found around campus with a video camera in hand, chasing news.After graduating in three years I started an internship at Blue Ridge Communications TV-13, a cable news station in the Poconos. I switched from intern to full time general assignment reporter in just two months. I spent two wonderful years at TV-13, where I was able to cover a lot of memorable stories. One that sticks out in particular is a high-profile murder trial, which aired on not only local stations, but also "48 Hours" and "Good Morning America."During that time, I was named "Best TV Reporter" by "Greatest Around the Poconos."In my spare time, I enjoy working out, singing, figure skating, dancing and watching Penn State football -- WE ARE? PENN STATE!I'm truly passionate about what I do and am enjoying where life is taking me. Connect with Melissa: Chrisdyann Uribe - Reporter Chrisdyann Uribe is no stranger to the streets of El Paso as she was born and raised on the eastside of town. She now joins KFOX14 as traffic anchor and reporter. She graduated from Texas State University in San Marcos with a major in Electronic Media and a minor in Media Studies. During her time in San Marcos, she anchored and reported for the weekly live news show Bobcat Update. There she was awarded third place for Best TV Audition Tape by the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association. She covered a wide arrange of breaking news stories from a deadly plane crash to bomb threats. She also interned in Austin at KXAN as well as reported and produced online videos for the University Star Newspaper. She couldn't stay away from the traffic center in Austin, helping out with the traffic reports every morning. When she isn't reading up on current events or finding ways to Beat the Traffic, Chrisdyann loves to work out, cook healthy meals and make her 2-year-old nephew Eli laugh.Chrisdyann is excited to be back in her home town (and it isn't just because of Chico's Tacos). She is thrilled to help El Paso Beat The Traffic as the city's only traffic anchor. If you know of any car wrecks or slow traffic in the area, you can always send her an Email at email@example.com. Connect with Chrisdyann: Stacey Welsh - Reporter I joined the KFOX14 team in July 2013 as the Eastside Bureau reporter,and I'm a native Texan after growing up in the Dallas area.I graduated with a broadcast journalism degree from the University of Missouri (Mizzou-RAH!), and I got my start in TV news while in college. I worked as a multimedia journalist, weekend anchor and web producer for KOMU-TV in Columbia, Missouri. I had the incredible opportunity to cover the 2012 Missouri Senate race between Sen. Claire McCaskill and Congressman Todd Akin that gained national attention. Another story from KOMU I won't soon forget is when I exposed scams within a boat dock business in the Lake of the Ozarks area. Its owner pleaded guilty to felony charges and moved away from Missouri after my investigation aired.I'm looking forward to putting my background inSpanish to good use in the borderland. I earned a minor in Spanish and studied in Buenos Aires, Argentina during summer 2011. 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Throughout her career, she has reported from the wetlands of southwest Louisiana; shucked oysters on a shrimp boat in the Gulf of Mexico; reported on the heavy flooding along the Willamette River in western Oregon; and now, she is more than excited to report on the latest news here in the Sun City.Crystal has been recognized numerous times for her investigative reporting and photography skills by the Louisiana Associated Press. She has also been honored by the Oklahoma Broadcast Education Association, winning first place for hard news and second place for feature reporting.Crystal graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Central Oklahoma with a degree in Mass Communication. She is an Okie and a proud member of the Chickasaw Nation. In her free time, you can find her shopping at the mall, catching the latest movie, or hiking the mountain trails of the Borderland.Crystal believes the best story ideas come from the station's viewers. If you have a story idea, you can email her at email@example.com. Connect with Crystal: Patrick Hayes - Reporter I joined the KFOX14 News team in April 2014. Thats when I moved to my new home in Las Cruces, N.M. In 2013, I reported for the FOX affiliate in Yuma, Ariz. " my hometown. Before that, I spent most of my time working behind-the-scenes as a director and photographer. I earned a BA in Media Arts from the University of Arizona. Go Cats! I got my start in television working at the NBC affiliate in Yuma as part-time master control operator. A few months later, I left the engineering department and began directing the stations newscasts. While in Yuma I covered three military bases, the U.S./Mexico border, immigration, agriculture and the local impacts of the Affordable Care Act. When Im not chasing down stories, I like going to the movies, playing basketball and watching football. Da Bears! Im excited to be in the Borderland. 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Bears' comeback falls just short in fourth-straight loss
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MONROE, La. -- For a little more than 25 minutes Tuesday, Northern Colorado men's basketball looked like a team already on Christmas break.
The Bears trailed Louisiana Monroe by 22 points with 14:36 remaining before authoring a comeback that would only have been more impressive had it actually led to a victory in a 78-75 loss at Fant-Ewing Coliseum.
Northern Colorado (4-7) was staring at a 59-37 deficit just more than five minutes into the second half, but it shrugged off the situation and outscored the Warhawks 32-11 over the next 11 minutes.
Elliott Lloyd scored on a fast-break layup with 5:40 remaining to cut ULM's lead to three at 65-62. The Bears got to within one at 70-69 on a 3-pointer from Chris Kaba with 3:24 left.
Northern Colorado got to within one again, at 76-75, with 16 seconds left, but Kaba's potential game-tying 3-pointer with eight seconds to go missed rim and, after the Warhawks missed a couple of free throws, Neal Kingman's half-court heave with a second left missed the mark, too.
Senior Devon Beitzel continued his December hot streak by tying ULM's Lawrence Gilbert with a game-high 28 points to go along with a career-high eight rebounds and two steals. He entered the game ranked third in the country in free-throw shooting and furthered that march up the national rankings Tuesday with an eight-for-eight performance from the stripe.
Kaba added 16 points and four rebounds for the Bears, and Kingman, Emmanuel Addo and Lloyd added nine apiece.
The loss was Northern Colorado's second in a row against a Sun Belt Conference team (Denver on Saturday night) and was its fourth straight defeat overall -- its longest such streak since the 2007-08 season, when the Bears finished 13-16 and 6-10 in the Big Sky.
The Bears dispatched Louisiana Monore 95-84 last season in Greeley but couldn't duplicate that effort here tonight after digging themselves into a big hole. That digging started late in the first half, after Beitzel hit a 3-pointer at 6:49 to put Northern Colorado ahead 28-26. The Bears didn't hit another field goal until Beitzel again struck from deep a little over a minute into the second half.
In that nearly-eight minute stretch, Northern Colorado's lead dwindled and disappeared into a 46-36 deficit. The Warhawks finished the first half on a 14-7 run and then started the second half on a 17-4 spurt.
The Bears entered the game on the tail end of stretch of road games that had them in action in three games over the last five days. Northern Colorado will get a needed break the rest of this week and then reconvene on Dec. 26.
The Bears will begin Big Sky Conference play next Wednesday night, Dec. 29, against Portland State in Portland.


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A month or so back our vegetable garden finally materialized after years of hype and speculation. It's funny when you actually start something after so much procrastination and then you realize it's not very hard at all. Anyway, this here baby cos (romaine) lettuce is our very first harvest and it's taught me that if there's one thing you really ought to grow yourself, lettuce would be it. Fresh picked lettuce is just so much tastier and crunchier than store bought. I'm totally sold – there really is no comparison.
We still have a lot of food left over from when my family came up to stay a couple weeks back. They came to escape the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake, and aside from the stressful circumstances in which they arrived it was lovely having them to stay. My Dad very generously filled our kitchen with so much food – more than we could have eaten during their stay – and so we've been picking our way through the goodies ever since. I made this salad on Friday night, a throw together of sorts that turned out spectacularly well.
Baby cos leaves, tossed with black grapes, peas, pan-fried haloumi and a honey-mint balsamic dressing. A very simple ingredient list but a stunning combination of flavours. The plump, tart black grapes really pop against the saltiness of the haloumi. It's this kind of salty and fruity contradiction that I adore in a green salad.
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Elle Fanning
Treating herself to a relaxing afternoon, Elle Fanning enjoyed a round of retail therapy in Studio City, California on Wednesday (July 30).
Joined by a gal pal, the "Maleficent" actress looked fun and flirty in a bluish-grey crop top with a matching mini skirt as she laughed and chatted along the way.
Following in his sisters footsteps, Elle Fanning stepped out for a dance class in Studio City, CA on Thursday afternoon (July 24).
The "Maleficent" gal toted her workout gear and rocked a pair of black yoga pants with her hair pulled back as she entered the classroom.
There's definitely a dystopian trend in the film industry these days, and "Young Ones" is the latest depressing futuristic flick to hit theaters.
Slated to debut in October, the Jake Paltrow project features stars like Elle Fanning, Nicholas Hoult, Michael Shannon and Aimee Mullins.
They've been working hard to connect with fans all over the world during their "Maleficent" promotional tour, and earlier today (June 24) Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning attended a press conference in Tokyo, Japan.
Joined by Aya Ueto, the "Good Shepherd" star and the "We Bought a Zoo" cutie posed for photos at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo while fielding questions from the crowd.
Showing some love to their Japanese fans, Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning showed up at the Ebisu Garden Place in Tokyo for the big premiere of "Maleficent" on Monday (June 23).
The "Alexander" stunner looked gorgeous in a beautiful black dress while the "Super 8" cutie wore a wispy off-white peasant gown as she posed for photos.
Taking care of her to-do list, Elle Fanning stepped out in Tinseltown on earlier this week (June 19).
The "We Bought a Zoo" babe was all smiles as she strolled up the street, stopping off to pick up a few items along the way.
It's one of the most-buzzed-about films of the season and last night (May 28) Disney's "Maleficent" finally hit the silver screen at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood.
The always-gorgeous Elle Fanning got all gussied up for the big shindig, posing for photos and signing autographs for her fans as she made her way into the event.
As the hottest sisters in showbiz, Elle and Dakota Fanning always seem to look flawless and perform perfectly regardless of the setting.
And it turns out the "I Am Sam" starlet and the "We Bought a Zoo" babe get their poise, charm and beauty from a real-life royal bloodline!
For a sixteen-year-old girl, Elle Fanning certainly has accomplished a ton and she truly is the dream prom date.
During her interview on " Jimmy Kimmel Live" last night (May 22), the "Maleficent" starlet discussed the way one of her classmates asked her to the big dance with a unique "promposal."
Though she's still quite early in her bustling career, Elle Fanning has experienced things that many can only dream of.
And in her new interview for V Magazine's Summer Issue (on newsstands May 26th), the "We Bought a Zoo" babe can't say enough good things about working with Angelina Jolie on Disney's "Maleficent."
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