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Even though the Utah Utes are burdened by their longest losing streak since 2005, Utah coach Kyle Whittingham remains optimistic and convinced the Utes are on the right path to becoming a successful team.
"We need to keep working and find answers but it's not like we aren't competing," Whittingham said Monday. "Losing 21-14 [at UCLA], there are no moral victories, but we are a lot closer than a lot of people think we are."
One reason Whittingham remains positive despite a three-game losing streak is he finally sees some consistency in his team after several weeks of turnover and turmoil.
The Utes are sticking with freshman Travis Wilson at quarterback, have an improving offensive line and have made the majority of the changes they want to make to the offensive schemes.
"Barring any unforeseen changes, this is the path we are heading down," Whittingham said. "This is the best path for us to be productive."
Wilson earned a vote of confidence from his coach after playing reasonably well at UCLA, where he was 23 of 33 for 220 yards.
"The guys have confidence in him; we saw that in the game," Whittingham said. "He needs to continue to improve, but he is the guy."
Wilson said Saturday's game increased his confidence in his own abilities and in the offense, but he knows he still is a ways away from the level of play the Utes need out of him.
"I definitely didn't play as good as I wanted to," he said of his debut. "I definitely should have made more plays and some of the passes weren't on target or as good as they needed to be. I just need to keep working."
Unfortunately for the Utes, it will be a tall order to translate any improvement into a win this week. Utah (2-4, 0-3) plays at No. 8 Oregon State (5-0, 3-0) on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 8:30 p.m. and the game will be televised by ESPN2.
Oregon State is ranked fourth nationally with a defense that is giving up just 70 yards on the ground per game. The Beavers are 25th in scoring defense, yielding just 18.4 points per contest.
OSU is without quarterback Sean Mannion, who injured his knee two weeks ago. But backup Cody Vaz looked plenty capable in leading the Beavers to a 42-24 win over BYU, throwing for 332 yards and three touchdowns against a pretty solid Cougar defense.
The Beavers are the highest ranked opponent the Utes have faced since losing to No. 4 TCU 47-7 at home in 2010.
Avoiding a similar debacle and possibly upsetting the Beavers is possible for the Utes, defensive end Trevor Reilly said.
"We are close," he said. "We are one win away from turning this thing around. We have to win this game. We're going against a good offense, a great defense and coach [Mike] Riley has really turned things around for them, but this could change the attitude of the whole season for us."
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Utah's struggling offense faces its greatest challenge of the season Saturday against Oregon State's defense. Here is how the Beavers rank by category.
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Passing 291.8 10 112
Total 361.8 6 45
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The Lexus LF-A is already an exclusive super car in its own right. And as it the case when exclusivity begets more exclusivity, Lexus has announced that they are releasing a new track edition LF-A optimized for circuit driving. It's called the Nürburgring Package and references the world-famous race track in Germany where the legend of the LF-A came to life.
The Lexus LF-A is powered by a 4.8 liter V10 that delivers a maximum output of 560 HP, but for the LF-A Nurburgring Track Edition the output will be raised to 570 HP. The sprint from 0 to 60 mph will be made in 3.7 seconds, and top speed will go up to 210 mph.
The Lexus LF-A Nürburgring Package will be offered in only four colors: Matte Black, Black, White, and Orange. Interior colors options are also limited: black and red, black and purple, or just black.
It goes without saying that Lexus struck gold in its first foray into the realm of the super car; a remarkable achievement considering that before the LF-A came to life, the words 'Lexus' and 'supercar' were as synonymous to each other as peanut butter and carrots.
UPDATE 09/07/2011: It's official! The LFA Nurburgring has lapped the famous Nurburgring in only 7 minutes and 14 seconds! This new record was achieved at the hands of Akira Iida using the Bridgestone Potenza RE070 tires that come standard with the LFA Nurburgring Edition. The 7:14 time beats out the competition provided by the Porsche 911 GT2 RS (7:18), the Corvette ZR1 (7:19.63), and the Dodge Viper ACR (7:22.1).
Check out the video of the lap by clicking on the image above!
UPDATE 10/30/2011: One of the only 50 LF-A Nurburgring units have been brought by Lexus at its SEMA stand in las vegas. And this was the perfect opportunity for us to bring you a new set of high res images. Find them in the picture gallery.
Hit the jump to find more about the LF-A Nurburgring Package.
Exterior and Interior
The Lexus LF-A special edition will be distinguished by the addition of new CFRP components - a larger front spoiler, fin-type side spoilers, and a fixed rear wing. These components are combined to offer improved high speed downforce. Customers will have to choose between four exterior colors: matte black, black, white or orange, with interiors finished in black and red, black and purple, and all-black.
On the interior, the LF-A Nurburgring edition will add a carbon fiber center console and door trims, while the carbon fiber bucket seats are trimmed in Alcantara.
For the LF-A Nurburgring Edition, the 4.8-liter V10 engine has been tricked to deliver an extra 10 HP to a total of 562 HP. The engine is mated to a six-speed sequential transmission that shifts in just 0.15 seconds. With the extra HP, the LF-A will sprint from 0 to 60 mph in 3.7-seconds, while top speed goes up to 210 mph.
The package also features suspension tuning and a 10mm reduction in the ride height. Exclusive mesh-type wheels are introduced, fitted with dedicated high-grip tires.
Record Attempts and Successes
During the ADAC 24 hour race in June 2011, the Lexus LFA Nurburgring Package proved it was worthy of its name as Gazoo Racing's Akira Iida used the special edition to lap the Nurburgring race track in 7:22.85 purely for exhibition purposes. Lexus stated that this wasn't an "official" lap time, but just a warm up to a possible official attempt later this year. This "warm-up" lead to an official lap time of 7 minutes and 14 seconds in September 2011. The new record was achieved at the hands of Akira Iida using the Bridgestone Potenza RE070 tires that come standard with the LFA Nurburgring Edition. The 7:14 time beats out the competition provided by the Porsche 911 GT2 RS (7:18), the Corvette ZR1 (7:19.63), and the Dodge Viper ACR (7:22.1).
There will only be 50 units built of the LF-A Nurburgring Package, but customers interested will have to pay an extra $70,000 in addition to the standard $375K. If you opt for the matte black edition then you will have to pay an extra $20K.
The Lexus LF-A takes on models like the Ferrari 458 Italia and the Mercedes SLS AMG.
The 458 Italia is powered by a 4.5 Liter V8 engine equipped with the traditional Ferrari flat crankshaft that delivers a total of 570 HP. With this amount of power, the Italia will sprint from 0 to 60mph in 3.4 seconds and won't stop until it hits a top speed of 202 MPH. However, the Italia is much cheaper than the LF-A: it only costs $275,000.
The Mercedes SLS AMG is powered by 6.3-liter V8 engine located front-mid that will develop 571 hp and up to 650 Nm of torque. The engine is mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, and will sprint the car from 0 to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds, while top speed will go up to 197 mph. The SLS is the cheapest of all three models at $183,000.
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WASHINGTON (BP) -- An interview President Obama conducted in 2004 about his faith is getting a second look after being re-posted on a popular website, and it shows that on several major doctrinal issues -- including sin, heaven and the Gospel's exclusivity -- he steps outside historic Christianity.
The one-hour interview by Cathleen Falsani was conducted when Obama was running for U.S. Senate, several months before he was introduced to the country during his 2004 Democratic National Convention speech. At the time, Falsani was a religion reporter for the Chicago-Sun Times. Although the interview formed part of a book ("The God Factor: Inside the Spiritual Lives of Public People"), much of Obama's answers were not included in it. She calls the interview the "longest and most in-depth he's granted publicly about his faith," and she made the transcript available at the popular Sojourners website in February.
Among Obama's most intriguing answers, he says he believes there are many paths to God. His answers on heaven and sin, though, have drawn the most discussion:
FALSANI: "Do you believe in heaven?"
OBAMA: "Do I believe in the harps and clouds and wings?"
FALSANI: "A place spiritually you go to after you die?"
OBAMA: "What I believe in is that if I live my life as well as I can, that I will be rewarded. I don't presume to have knowledge of what happens after I die. But I feel very strongly that whether the reward is in the here and now or in the hereafter, the aligning myself to my faith and my values is a good thing. When I tuck in my daughters at night and I feel like I've been a good father to them, and I see in them that I am transferring values that I got from my mother and that they're kind people and that they're honest people, and they're curious people, that's a little piece of heaven."
FALSANI: "Do you believe in sin?"
OBAMA: "Yes."
FALSANI: "What is sin?"
OBAMA: "Being out of alignment with my values."
FALSANI: "What happens if you have sin in your life?"
OBAMA: "I think it's the same thing as the question about heaven. In the same way that if I'm true to myself and my faith that that is its own reward; when I'm not true to it, it's its own punishment."
Obama said he is a Christian but that he also draws beliefs from other religions.
"I am a Christian. So, I have a deep faith," he said. "So, I draw from the Christian faith. On the other hand, I was born in Hawaii where obviously there are a lot of Eastern influences. I lived in Indonesia, the largest Muslim country in the world, between the ages of six and 10. My father was from Kenya, and although he was probably most accurately labeled an agnostic, his father was Muslim. And I'd say, probably, intellectually I've drawn as much from Judaism as any other faith."
He added, "So, I'm rooted in the Christian tradition. I believe that there are many paths to the same place, and that is a belief that there is a higher power, a belief that we are connected as a people."
Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, said after reading the transcript, he views Obama as being a "typical 21st century National Council of Churches, mainline Protestant."
"He would be quite at home at Vanderbilt Divinity School, Perkins School of Theology, Yale Divinity School, Union Theological Seminary," Land said of a series of schools that embrace liberal theology. " ... He certainly is someone who views the Bible as a resource, not as ultimate authority. And so he is a cafeteria Protestant. He certainly is not putting himself under the authority of Scripture."
Obama's answer on sin, Land said, is well off target.
"An orthodox Christian answer would be 'being out of alignment with God's values,'" Land said. "The contrast is stark."
But Land won't say that Obama is not a Christian.
"You can't know that without talking to him," Land said. "I wouldn't say that about anybody without talking to them personally, because Christianity is first and foremost a personal relationship between the individual and Jesus."
Obama said he "committed" himself to Christ in the late 1980s during a Sunday morning service at Trinity United Church of Christ. He went to the altar, he said.
Asked who Jesus is to him, Obama answered, "Jesus is an historical figure for me, and he's also a bridge between God and man, in the Christian faith, and one that I think is powerful precisely because he serves as that means of us reaching something higher. And he's also a wonderful teacher. I think it's important for all of us, of whatever faith, to have teachers in the flesh and also teachers in history."
Obama was not asked about his beliefs on the deity of Christ or the resurrection.
The full interview -- which also was posted at Beliefnet.com in November 2008 after he won the general election -- can be read on the Sojourners website at http://sojo.net/blogs/2012/02/21/transcript-barack-obama-and-god-factor-interview
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There is a good chance that Portland will have two picks in the lottery. Jersey's pick should be #4 or #5 and the blazers should be bad enough to get into the top 10. They will have a ton of cap space, but don't expect a superstar coming to P-town. We could buy some great supporting players and stay with the Blazers philosophy of not paying lux tax. This years draft is very deep. Better times ahead. Shout out to Nate, one of the best coaches in blazer history, some players (crawford, felton, camby) just gave up on the season. LA still the focus of the team. If Batum could bring it every night, he could be a real stud, he just needs to bring it.. Looking forward to draft night!
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Many people find it difficult to look and feel their best during winter. The harsh air and cold, dry nights can be tough on your skin and the short days make it difficult to stay active. To counteract these negative effects, many people look for creative ways to remain healthy and vibrant during the coldest season. One popular way to counteract th Read More


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Now is the best time to stock up on fresh shell eggs. Beyond making colored hard-boiled eggs to decorate your spring table, give one of one the following egg-enriched recipes a try.
All three were finalists at the 45th Annual Pillsbury Bake-off. We also would like to add to our recipe box any fabulous egg recipes that you may have to share.
Breakfast Crostatas
- 1 can Pillsbury refrigerated crusty French bread
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves, crushed
- 1 1/2 cup diced ham or Canadian bacon
- 1 1/2 cups shredded Gouda or Cheddar cheese
- 4 eggs
- Dash of salt and black pepper
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray cookie sheet with no-stick cooking spray. Carefully unroll dough onto cookie sheet; cut in half lengthwise and crosswise to from 4 squares. Sprinkle dough squares with basil and rosemary. Top dough squares evenly with ham and cheese. Make a small well in center of ham and cheese on each square.
To form crostatas, fold edges of dough up 1-inch over filling, making pleats and pressing dough firmly. Carefully crack open each egg and drop into well on each crostatas. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake 20-25 minutes or until egg whites and yolks are firm. Makes 4 servings.
Smoky Onion-Custard Tarts
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 /2 cups coarsely chopped sweet onions
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 ounces (1/3 less fat) cream cheese, softened
- 2/3 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan
- 1 can Pillsbury Place 'n Bake refrigerated crescent rounds
- 4 teaspoons dried chopped chives
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Spray bottoms of 8 regular-size muffin cups with no-stick cooking spray. In a skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Cook and stir onions in butter 5-6 minutes or until softened. In a medium-sized bowl, beat eggs, liquid smoke and nutmeg with a mixer. Beat in cream cheese and sour cream until smooth. Add onions and Parmesan. Remove crescent dough from can; separate into 8 rounds on a floured surface.
Using a rolling pin, roll each round to a 4 1/2-inch diameter. Press into muffin cup. Spoon about 1/3 cup mixture into each cup; sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon chives.
Bakes 25-30 minutes or until center is set and edges are golden brown. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Run knife around edge of each muffin cup to loosen tart; remove from pan. Serve warm. Makes 8 servings.
White Chocolate and Apple Cinnamon Roll Bread Pudding
- 1 can Pillsbury refrigerated cinnamon rolls with icing
- 1 bag (12-ounces) Hershey's premier white baking chips
- 3 cups half and half or heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs
- 1 large Granny Smith apple, peeled and diced
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup sweetened whipped cream
- 8 cinnamon sticks
- 8 fresh mint sprigs
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Spray 8 (10-ounce) ramekins or custard cups with no-stick cooking spray and dust with flour. Place each roll, cinnamon topping up into a ramekin. Reserve icing. Place ramekins in a large baking pan with sides. Bake 11-15 minutes or until golden brown.
Reserve 1/3 cup white chips for topping. To make custard, in a 1-quart saucepan combine remaining baking chips, half and half, vanilla and salt. Cook over a medium heat, stirring frequently, or until mixture is smooth; then remove from heat and cool 5 minutes. Beat eggs into custard.
Pour approximately 1/2 cup of custard mixture over baked roll. Let stand 10 minutes. Evenly top ramekins with remaining custard. Bake for 10 minutes more or until eggs are set.
Meanwhile, in medium bowl, stir together reserved icing, diced apple, ground cinnamon, pecans and reserved white chips. Spoon about 1 1/4 cup of apple mixture over each roll. Bake an additional 18 minutes or until apples are tender.
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Trading Fertilizer After Earnings
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Over the last few weeks, the world's largest fertilizer companies have reported earnings with very mixed results. Where CF Industries (NYSE: CF), a nitrogen-based fertilizer company, reported very strong operating results, potash-based operations, like Agrium (NYSE: AGU), posted disappointing figures. Underlying the future prospects for both of these companies are the agricultural condition in play in the U.S. and globally. The combination of drought conditions, low per acre yields and forward-looking projections suggest that the industry is well positioned for the next several years. Based on very strong fundamentals, these two stocks are strong buys for your core portfolio.
The Agricultural Backdrop
Dry weather during the current growing season has caused yield projections for corn to be slashed to estimates of 146 bushels per acre by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Low yields have caused inventories to drop, prices to rise and projected planting for next year to swell to 96 million acres. Farmers have enjoyed a profitable year, freeing up the needed cash to invest in sufficient supplies of fertilizer to achieve better yields in both 2013 and 2014.
In general, there is a strong correlation between corn prices and fertilizer demand, just as there is a strong negative correlation between yields and fertilizer demand. When farmers are able to secure handsome profits, but yields are low, it creates a fundamentally strong market for fertilizer. Producing more corn can only be achieved by planting more acres or obtaining higher yields. While some farmers may opt for corn over other crops, the available acreage is limited; this leaves fertilizer as a primary source of more corn.
Supply issues have also had a significant impact on the performance of each of the above companies. Inputs to fertilizers – including nitrogen, natural gas and potash – have each played a role in driving the recent performance of those companies involved in the industry. While many of these factors are expected to persist, it is the global demand picture that serves as the catalyst for buying both stocks.
A Tale of Two Earnings Results
It was the best of times for CF, and it was the worst of times for Agrium. Nitrogen supplies have been tight, improving margins for CF and its subsidiary, Terra Nitrogen (NYSE: TNH). Simultaneously, low natural gas prices have helped the companies reduce productions costs, as gas is a critical element in the production of nitrogen-based fertilizers. The result has been higher margins that led to the solid operating results for CF that were recently released. The company reported earnings of $5.85 per share, beating the consensus estimate of $5.70.
On the other end of the spectrum, Agrium reported a 56% drop in quarterly profits during a quarter than was hurt by a shutdown of its potash mine; the idle time is projected to have cost the company as much as half of its sales. Earnings fell from $1.85 per share a year ago to $0.80 in the most recent quarter. The release drove the stock down nearly 10% on the news. Agrium was the latest potash company to guide lower for the fourth quarter as a both India and China, the world's largest consumers of the nutrient, failed to sign new contracts. In recent earnings releases Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) and Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) guided lower on the failure to get strong commitments from the two nations.
Despite the apparent weakening demand, all indications suggest that it is very temporary making potash an excellent investment on weakness for 2013 and beyond. Agrium CEO Mike Wilson believes the issue will be resolved by early 2013: "China and India will settle. And as soon as they settle, they're going to try to pull hard (on supplies). You combine that with Brazil, Southeast Asia, and we think it's going to be an excellent year for potash and phosphate and nitrogen in North America - you're going to see a real surge of demand."
The Trades
As farmers begin to prepare for the next growing season, fertilizer demand is expected to be very strong. Nitrogen-based fertilizers remain strong on structural advantages within the market – primarily tight nitrogen supplies and low natural gas prices. These factors create a strong environment for CF, making it a buy at current levels.
On the potash side of the industry, while Agrium's operating results were not pretty, the company is well position for the next few years. The selloff looks like an overreaction in that context, giving you a nice buying opportunity at current levels. I would buy a portion of your desired position here and look for attractive entry points through 2012 to fill out the position.
Given the fundamental strength of the industry, CF Industries and Agrium are strong buys.
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In a future Chicago, 16 year-olds must choose among five factions to determine their identity, but when Beatrice finds out that she is a "divergent" it sets in motion a series of events that test not only her physical and mental strength, but her entire world.
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I lovedddddddddd divergent it was sad,romantic, and scary it had me crying, screaming and smiling.I had mixed emotions. Anyway I suggest this book to anyone who likes a action , romantic ,and sad book.READ IT!!!!!!!!!!! It doesn't matter tf your 9 or 8, you can read it. I'm 9 years old and I read it it was amazing!
I Love it!! Can't WAIT to read Insurgent!!! Has to be the BEST book I've EVER READ that pulls me in and makes me feel like i'm there!!!
Ok, yes, this books lives up to the hype. Well written and engaging.
Twilight meets Hunger Games... Still worthy of a read
"People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets. You believe you know them, that you understand them, but their motives are always hidden from you, buried in their own hearts. You will never know them, but sometimes you decide to trust them."
― Veronica Roth, Insurgent
Oh how I loved this series! So good. It's one of those books that you simply cannot put down. The movie, too, was excellent. It followed the storyline, albeit not perfectly, but it certainly didn't "diverge" from the story too much. (Haha) Anyway, do read it, you won't regret it. Although I will warn you, the ending of the last book will have you sobbing. Ooh don't get me started on that! Or I won't see the keyboard properly, through my tears!! You will enjoy though! Despite the ending....... :)
The basic story plot is excellent. The idea of a city divided into five groups each focusing on one virtue is quite unique. Each character is developed pretty well and the ideas are interesting. And it's very different from the Hunger Games in several ways.
But it's not my cup of tea. The violence, the over-doing with the romance, and other things leave a sour taste in my mouth. Yes, I love Tris, Four, Christiana, and some of the better characters and the idea of working together to build a better society but some things mentioned are better left unsaid.
Divergent is a must read! Each page brings you somewhere new that keeps you reading until the end.
I accidentally read the whole book in one sitting. Such a good read.
A fun, easy, quick read.
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You nailed it ILuvHP_2. And lots of violence and brutality too.
there is way too much kissing in this and isn't exactly "age appropriate" for kids 13 and under...
No words can describe divergent like the actual book so go read it now!
A 16 year old girl named Beatrice who soon changes her name to Tris lives in the fraction Abnegation but thinks she is not selfless enough to be there. So she decides to go to Dauntless. But before she went there her test to see what group she belongs to goes haywire and gives her 3 instead of one test results. Meaning she is Divergent. But she doesn't really know what it means. All she knows is it is not safe to be one. so she has to keep it a secret and long as she can.
Summaries below are accurate- The book is a dystopian, and therefore overhyped, just like Hunger Games. This book is horrible.
In this dystopian society, in the future Chicago, those that reach the age of 16 are forced to pick their life. They must decide where they belong: Abnegation, Erudite, Candor, Dauntless or Amity. Each faction has a goal. For example, the Abnegation believe that people are too selfish, therefore they show selflessness. Once they turn 16, they take a test to help them decide which faction is best for them. This story follows the life of a teenage girl, Beatrice Prior. When she takes the test, she learn that she is part of a rare group, she is Divergent. This means that she didn't fit into a specific group.
Through this story, it shows Tris' problems, decisions and her survival. Can she survive? Can she keep her divergence a secret? Will those that are hunting her find her?
Beatrice Prior and all other sixteen year olds in the future Chicago must make the most significant decision of their lives. They will decide to be Abnegation, Erudite, Candor, Dauntless, or Amity. To help them with this decision, an aptitude test creates a simulation to find what faction the teenagers belong in. This test shows that Beatrice does not just show traits of one faction, but instead shows three. This makes her Divergent.
This novel shows Tris's struggle to survive in a world that wants to kill her and every other Divergent. Divergents are hunted down and killed by the will of a certain one faction that has a plan to control the others. The only flaw in their control are the Divergents, who "cannot be controlled". Tris must save not only herself, but friends and family from their impeding deaths.
It was a good book. Kept me wanting to read more. Can't wait for the rest of the movies to come out.
This is the first book in the "Divergent" series. Beatrice Prior lives in a dystopian future Chicago where society is divided into 5 different factions based on the results of an aptitude test. This test is taken by every member of the city at age 16. The next day at the Choosing Ceremony, they can pick any faction to spend the rest of their life with, regardless of the test results. Beatrice Prior gets 3 results, which makes her Divergent. Abnegation, which she was born into because both her parents were Abnegation, Erudite and Dauntless. She picks Dauntless at the ceremony. Read the book to find out what happens next ;)
With a system of four factions in place, you must choose when you are sixteen whether or not to stay in your designated faction. Tris id contempating her options
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Violence: Slight violence may be overwhelming for younger crowds
Frightening or Intense Scenes: Peter stabbing Eward's eye, Simulations, Tris getting hurt over and over again, Tris almost get killed by the people she loves the most. But is also sad because Four doesn't know Tris in the end and tries to hurt her, she witnesses her moms death, and she has to kill one of her best friends.
Other: Kind of sad
Frightening or Intense Scenes: Peter stabbing Edward's eye. During some stimulations. Four almost killing Tris.
Violence: Yes, of course Divergent would have violence. It's like The Hunger Games that way. For example, getting stab in the eye with a butterknife, fighting each other as a test, and being under simulation and killing off all the people of one faction. That's alot already.
Violence: Intense parts and may be traumatic to children 8 & under
Violence: Lots of fighting scenes
Sexual Content: Kissing during and not during simulations.
Violence: Fighting with guards and initiates.
Frightening or Intense Scenes: Girl falls of a ledge. Boy commits suicide.
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"Faction before blood"-erudite woman
"I am not Abnegation. I am not Dauntless. I am Divergent."- Tris
"Be Brave"- Tris's mom, Tobias
"I am Brave"-Tris
"Fear doesn't shut you down, it wakes you up. I've seen it, it's incredible."
'I want to hurt them. So I will'-Tris
"Fear doesn't shut you down; it wakes you up"
Never let fear decide your fate.
-Veronica Roth
"I don't just want to be kind or brave I want to be all of them"- Tobias
Fear doesn't shut you down, it wakes you up. -Four
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Divergent Preview: Taking a Stand
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Final Theatrical Trailer for Divergent
Divergent Official Trailer
Divergent Book Trailer
Created by the JCL DeSoto Book Trailer Club
Divergent movie trailer (Official)
Divergent movie trailer.... ish
best fan made trailer ever!!! i didnt make it... but i sure wish i did =)
Divergent Trailer
Divergent Fan Casting
So this is just fan made, not by me but I thought the cast was absolutely perfect :D


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The Ed Hardy Boyz: The Case of the Missing Sick Belt Buckle from Funny Or Die

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Bobby Bottleservice (Nick Kroll) and Peter Paparazzo (Jon Daly) are the Ed Hardy Boyz. They're equally sick at getting girls as they are at solving mysteries. With the help of Christian Audigier, King of the Ed Hardy fashion empire, they're working super hard to make our world a more dope place, one vodka event at a time.
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Alison Becker - Ed Hardy Salesgirl
Brody Stevens - Affliction D-bag
Angela Trimbur & Nick Thune
Camera operator: Eric Notarnicola
Additional Wardrobe provided by: Hilary Olson
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Published October 05, 2009
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Nick Thune
Jon Daly
Alison Becker
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Jon Gosselin
The video opens with a shot of Nick Kroll and Jon Daly posturing for the camera. Hard rock music plays in the background. There is a short montage of images of Nick Kroll and Jon Daly. The shot cuts to a stylized background and the following text – The Ed Hardy Boyz. The shot cuts back to Nick Kroll and Jon Daly with text – solving mysteries – over them. The shot then cuts to a miniature Jon Daly dancing between the words – good at business. The shot then cuts to Nick Kroll posing behind the words – Super good at girls. Jon Daly appears by himself and the name - Peter Paparazzo – appears. The shot then cuts to Nick Kroll and the name Bobby Bottleservice appears. The words – The Ed Hardy Boyz – appears again. This cuts to the words – The Ed Hardy Boyz in the case of "The Missing Sick Belt Buckle." The shot then cuts to Jon Daly and Nick Kroll out on the sidewalk talking to a woman.
Nick Kroll: Oh, I would love for you to come to an event that we are throwing. Are you interested in coming out?
Jon Daly takes pictures of the woman while Nick Kroll talks to her.
Nick Kroll: You have very beautiful nails and that phone is very cool. Thank you so much.
The text – OBJECTIVE PROMOTE TONIGHT'S VODKA EVENT – appears.
Nick Kroll: Yo, come check it out, full bottle service. Ed Hardy vodka for children event. Tonight.
Jon Daly: Paparazzi red carpet. Paparazzi red carpet.
Nick Kroll (to a woman walking by): Excuse me. Why can't you smile for me. Why you look so sad?
Jon Daly (to woman): Usually I'm very shy, but you've turned me into an introvert.
Nick Kroll (to two attractive women walking by): Oh, are you on an Anaheim baseball team, cause you both angels.
Jon Daly's phone rings.
Jon Daly: Oh, snap.
The phone's caller Id reads - Christian Audigier founder of Ed Hardy.
"Christian Audigier": Hello boys. It's me Christian Audigier.
Jon Daly: What's up Christian?
"Christian Audigier": I have a case for you. Yesterday, A totally sick belt buckle was stolen from my flagship store.
Jon Daly: No!
"Christian Audigier" (in car): The buckle was going to be a personal gift from me to my best friend Jon Gosselin. Your mission. Find the belt buckle. Return it to me and I will let you touch Michael Jackson's corpse.
Jon Daly: Tight.
Nick Kroll: Let's do this ASAP.
The shot cuts to Jon Daly and Nick Kroll at the Ed Hardy flagship store. The following text appears – OBJECTIVE SNIFF OUT CLUES. Nick Kroll is questioning Alison Becker.
Nick Kroll: OK, so what was it that occurred for you?
Alison Becker: I was in here folding clothes and this really sketchy guy came in and he was wearing an Affliction T-shirt.
The shot cuts to Jon Daly randomly taking photographs of the store's interior. The shot cuts back to Alison Becker and Nick Kroll.
Alison Becker: Oh, and then I went out for a little bit and when I came back, like, the sickest Ed Hardy belt was missing.
Nick Kroll scribbles in a small notebook.
Alison Becker: What are you writing?
Nick Kroll: Oh, no, it's just me cooking you breakfast.
Nick Kroll shows Alison Becker a childlike picture of him cooking eggs.
Nick Kroll: I would like to ask you now, as another follow up question, why is is that you look familiar? Do you work out at that gym that I have a financial stake in?
Alison Becker: No.
Nick Kroll: But you have a beautiful body. Third and thirdmostly, I would like to ask you, do you date me? No, not yet, but maybe someday, God willing.
Alison Becker: Oh, I don't know if this will help you, but he did mention that he never misses a free vodka event. Oh, that would be very much for me to tell you that we are doing an Ed Hardy vodka for children event tonight.
Jon Daly: He will be drawn to our vodka event like a moth to a flame.
Nick Kroll: Thank you for you help with this situation. It would be very much my honor that you would meet my mother.
The shot cuts to the vodka event opening. The text – OBJECTIVE SOLVE THE MYSTERY – appears.
Jon Daly (taking pictures of a guest): Oh, give me your eyes. Your eyes are blue, like blue flowers. Alright, you're done, OK.
Nick Kroll (to guest): Are you on this list? OK.
Jon Daly (taking pictures of another guest): I'm gonna steal your soul like native indians.
Nick Kroll (to Nick Thune): Is that a hummingbird on your shirt bro?
Nick Thune: No, it's a...
Nick Kroll: Get the fuck out of here, bro! This is fucking rock n' roll bro.
Nick Kroll (to Angela Trimbur): Oh, I like how your eye makeup makes you look like a bird.
Jon Daly (to Brody Stevens): Alright bro! Here's we go bro. Looking good! Looking...good.
Jon Daly sees the stolen Ed Hardy belt buckle on Brody Stevens.
Jon Daly: Hey bro, sick belt buckle bro.
Brody Stevens: I know.
Jon Daly (under his breath): You fucking know. You fucking piece of shit. (calls Nick Kroll, who is a few feet away) Hey.
Nick Kroll: Hello?
Jon Daly: The eagle has landed, on the red carpet. It's the sick belt buckle and it's here.
Jon Daly, Nick Kroll and Brody Stevens take turns saying, what's up, bro, where you at bro, and are you here bro.
Nick Kroll: Sick belt buckle, bro.
Jon Daly (yelling): Sick belt buckle bro!
Brody Stevens: I know. Bro.
Nick Kroll: You motherfucker, that belt buckle doesn't belong to you! It belongs to Christian Audigier! The fucking new genius of the free world!
Nick Kroll and Jon Daly beat Brody Stevens up. They then tie a handkerchief around his mouth and pour water over it.
Nick Kroll: We're going to Ed Hardy structure waterboard you, bro.
Jon Daly: Yeah, Ed Hardy structure water, which contains hexagonal molecules of gold and platinum bro.
Nick Kroll tears the belt buckle off.
Nick Kroll: We did this for you Christian.
Jon Daly calls "Christian Audigier."
Jon Daly: We got the belt buckle bro!
"Christian Audigier": A job well done, Ed Hardy Boyz. Enjoy the corpse of Michael Jackson. As for me, I must go to my girlfriend's sweet 16.
The shot cuts to Nick Kroll and Jon Daly cooking eggs. Alison Becker come out of the other room in just a T-shirt.
Jon Daly: Oh, good morning. Early bird gets the omelet
Alison Becker: Fun night last night.
Nick Kroll: Yeah. You ever gotten it from two dudes at one times?
Alison Becker: Not when they were both soft.
Jon Daly flips over the omelet to reveal the words – Ed Hardy THE END.
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Victory looks really enticing to play. I've always felt the Africa campaign has been overlooked by WWII video games even for how critical it was for most years of the war, so fighting in the dunes will be a fresh peek at things. I hope they will include a campaign and give some depth to it, rather than make it tanks with sand and that's it. Gameplay looks interesting with lots of terrain to reroute enemy troops, pincer and blitz attacks, and perhaps they could play on strategic resources that so defined the African front. Thanks for the interview, looking forwards to how this develops!
Petroglyph discuss Victory, their new WWII strategy title
Last week, Petroglyph quietly put up a game announcement for a project called Victory on a new Facebook page. Following its official announcement today we managed to catch up with the Petroglyph team to find out more about their new WWII online strategy title, and the Kickstarter campaign to get it funded.
Hello there! What is Victory, and why have you opted to crowdfund the project?
Victory is an online team based WW2 action strategy game. From the start our philosophy for Victory has been to include the community in the process of making the game, so crowdfunding was a natural fit. We want players involved in every step of the process to make Victory the best game it can be.
You've been quite up front about saying this is not an RTS title (due to the lack of base building and resource gathering.) Did you feel an RTS game would stand less chance of success on Kickstarter?
We think Planetary Annihilation's success showed that an RTS can make it on Kickstarter. There is clearly a robust community passionate about the genre. Petroglyph's love for the RTS genre is definitely unabated. With Victory we just wanted to do something different.
Is Joe Bostic involved at all in the development of this title? If so, what's his role?
As the Studio Design Director, Joe Bostic oversees all projects currently in development. Did you know that his original RTS prototype that lead to Dune II was playing with army men in the sand – just like Victory?
Your Kickstarter makes plenty of references to 'in game currency' purchases. Will there be real world currency transactions too, and if so how will you maintain game balance?
Players will be able to spend real world currency on items in Victory. However, Victory is not a game about buying power – everything can be obtained by purchases with the in-game currency. It will be quite possible to be competitive without spending real money or grinding an extreme amount.
Will the game be based around an experience system like we see in games such as World of Tanks which you have mentioned?
Players in Victory will have an opportunity to gain experience and level up, but the approach isn't quite the same as World of Tanks. Leveling will focus on the player's companies (groups of units brought into battle) and not on their overall account.
What will be the upper limit on players in team vs team, 4v4, 8v8, more? Is there any 1v1 play?
Right now the plan is 4v4, with 8v8 play as a stretch goal. Victory is designed as a team game, and as a result we won't have 1v1 play initially as it doesn't really work with the core game mechanics. Nonetheless, one of our philosophies with Victory is to listen to player feedback, so we are open to doing 1v1 in the future if the demand arises.
How many units will each member of a 'team' typically be controlling and keeping track of?
The number of units a player controls will ultimately be up to their play style and preference. A player seeking to bring large numbers of infantry may have as many as 20, while a player who likes smaller squads could bring just 5 heavy tanks. The average balanced player will likely have 10 to 12 of various different types.
Since teamwork and co-ordination seem so important to the game, what chat/voice options will there be in Victory?
Initially Victory will feature basic team chat functionality as well as a robust ping system. The pings will allow players to provide more information than usual, calling out information like unit types and requesting actions, such as advance or retreat. Once the game is live we have plans to expand the system to allow for even more detail.
Will there be other game modes alongside 'capture and hold'?
At launch there will be one game mode. We wanted to first and foremost focus on making the best, most balanced gameplay we could.
The Kickstarter page mentions certain 'special orders' that can be acquired and used on units. Can you give us any examples of those?
Special orders are essentially unique abilities a player can bring into a battle to augment their fighting force. Orders might include a command that temporarily boosts the speed of your infantry or the damage of your tanks. Orders don't dictate the outcome of a battle, but they provide a player with a variety of tactical options.
Everybody is obviously keen to get a slice of the 'multiplayer battle arena' revenue, but is there a danger that this is simply the new gaming "gold rush" (as MMOs were a few years back); where a few companies get rich and the rest fall by the wayside?
During the MMO gold rush, most games were very similar in mechanics and playstyle, with stylistic exceptions such as a particular focus on PvP or story. As a result, there was little incentive for players to branch out into different games, with a few exceptions for very different games like EVE Online, which is still going strong today. Arena games aren't quite the same – rather than a defined genre, it's simply a multiplayer style that encompasses many different types of games. It could be argued that Battlefield, League of Legends and World of Tanks are all Arena games, and all of those games enjoy big markets with a lot of overlap. Victory is very different from any other Arena game on the market – it offers totally different gameplay, gameplay that will appeal to players who love real time tactical squad based combat and customization.
Beyond the Africa campaign, have you planned out further content in other theatres of war and will the game move beyond WWII at any point? C&C managed to migrate between timelines quite successfully.
After launch we do plan to expand the game to other theatres of war such as West/East Europe or Asia. There is a huge amount of material available in WWII to explore. As of now we don't intend to include other conflicts, but that may change in the future.
Members of the Petroglyph team have been involved with some of the greatest strategy games ever created, Red Alert, C&C, Company of Heroes and more. Not to forget Frank's amazing Red Alert Soundtrack. Based on this vast experience, what makes this game different from what's members of the team have worked on before?
Petroglyph has had a lot of experience making traditional RTS games, but Victory is something new. While it includes elements of different games, including traditional RTS games, it isn't quite like anything out there. It takes the tactical "micro" gameplay of an RTS game and transforms that into something even deeper and much more accessible than before. On top of that, it brings a unique twist to overall strategy with squad customization done in a style similar to deck building in card games such as Magic the Gathering. At launch, there will be nearly 100 different units to collect and build your companies with.
I know this is not Victory related, but what happened with your involvement with End of Nations? To an outside observer, it appeared as if Trion suddenly pulled the game 'in house' to finish development. Was that always the intended development process for the game, or did that move come as a surprise to Petroglyph?
It's not unusual for developers to hand a game over to the publisher for ongoing live operations, and this was something that was foreseen with End of Nations. We enjoyed our productive collaboration with Trion, and we are looking forward to the release of EoN. Meanwhile we have set our focus on Victory – the support for the game has been great and we are very excited to make this dream a reality with the help of our fans.
We've been asking quite a few fashion-related questions in our interviews of late, so here's one for you guys too: what's the ideal outfit for playing Victory in?
We think wearing Forever Lazy adult footed pajamas (watch now) is the best outfit for playing Victory. We fully expect that you will love Victory, and that once you start playing, it would be unlikely for you to go anywhere any time soon, so might as well get cozy, right? A convenient rear flap allows you to streamline those inconvenient "bio break" disruptions and, therefore, maximize your time online. Best of all, it's available in almost-military-like heather gray!
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March 5, 2013 at 10:26 pm
I would like 1v1 very much. I have this one particular friend who I've battled with for years on RTS games (mainly Red Alert) – it started with the Millennium Challenge (tells you how long ago it was we started). Victory sounds like the perfect game to keep that battle going.
I wonder why 1v1 doesn't work with the game mechanic?
So 100 units to collect at launch which means if they're well balanced there is going to be a lot of scope for tactical play.
I'm pretty excited for this protect. I hope it gets its funding.March 6, 2013 at 4:17 pm
Salina, I thin 1v1 won't work because as a team-based game, Victory looks like it'll have each player fill a specific role in combat (infantry, tanks etc). Imagine if Scouts counter Infantry, and in a 1v1 you bring in a company of Infantry and your opponent brings Scouts. The game would be a stomp, over in no time, and you wouldn't have a chance.
If you look at the Kickstarter, this game will play more like a tabletop tactical game like Warhammer, more than an RTS like C&C or StarCraft. There's no basebuilding, and you decide outside of combat what units and things you're bringing with you into the fight.
I'm really looking forward to this game and backed it for $95 where my wife thinks I've pledged $40 >.>
I really think there's room in the market for a game like this, and I really believe that Petroglyph deserves the chance to develop this game.March 7, 2013 at 3:00 pm


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The end of the school year combined with hot days and warm nights mean people - including teenagers - are heading in droves to local parks and beaches. And while Hudson's Sandy Beach Nature Park is a big draw, the Town says everyone must clear out by the posted 9 p.m. closing time.
But that's not always the case, according to Hudson Community Patrol supervisor Dave Legault, who says more than a dozen tickets have been issued so far this year for such things as loitering and starting open air fires.
Tickets cost offenders $200 and $300 respectively, plus court fees.
Legault says the Town has tried to give "the good kids" a break in past years but "trouble makers ruin it for everyone."
According to Mayor Michael Elliott, though it doesn't always do so, the Town finally asked the community patrol to enforce the 9 p.m. curfew after receiving numerous complaints from residents living near the beach.
"We're hearing about parties, speeding to and from the beach, fires, that sort of thing," Elliott said of the park that is situated along waterfront property on the Ottawa River and which runs from the newly created Jack Layton Park to Sandy Beach via a nature trail network.
And while the Town has always had a curfew, they don't usually implement it "until things get rough," Elliott said.
That's what happened a few weeks ago when a beach bonfire got out of control, reaching heights of more than 8 feet.
Fires, which are prohibited at all times at all public parks, especially pose a danger at Sandy Beach because of the forested areas surrounding the beach.
Last year, the community patrol issued more than 20 tickets at the park.
No harmonized by-law
Since the 9 p.m. curfew is not part of the region's harmonized by-law which states all public domains and parks in the region must close at 11 p.m. (a harmonized by-law is one that's been adopted by all 23 Vaudreuil-Soulanges municipalities) Hudson's community patrol are the only ones issuing tickets before 11 p.m.
Hudson has given the same opening and closing hours - 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. - to Jack Layton Park.
Legault says three full-time and up to seven part-time officers patrol 22 hours a day, while a dedicated bike unit additionally covers Sandy Beach.
"We'll be the first ones to deal with people breaking the curfew, but if they don't cooperate with us they'll end up cooperating with the police, who will back us up if needed," Legault said.
And police will also come in anytime after 11 p.m.
In the end, though, the Town wants everyone to enjoy the park and beach while being considerate of other beach goers, or people living nearby.
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Last Thursday, Asylum and the Songwriters Club organized another house show at La Casa Blanca. This one featured amps and a PA system; this house was literally rockin'.
The opener, Like Wild, played a melodic acoustic set, priming the audience for the night. Like Wild is the one-man acoustic band of musician and songwriter Patrick Hatt. His 30-minute set consisted of songs from his recently released EP, "The San Diego Sessions."
Following Like Wild, Settle for Less took the floor. Their musical mayhem and debauchery with drums shook the window panes.
Settle for Less from New Jersey had a raw, young sound. They sounded like a post-hardcore band fresh out of high school. With musicians no older than 20, it was evident that the band has a lot of growing to do. But talking with singer Alex, he revealed that "the band is going to eventually break-up, but we're going to keep playing for now."
Settle for Less kicked things off with the organizer of the event, Drew Magid, jumping off the stairs into a group of people as they played their first song, "Alden Park." Throughout the set, a few avid fans even were singing along and pushing each other around in the spirit of moshing.
After a visit from the police and the threat of a noise citation, the amps were turned down (momentarily) and the show continued. At this point Such Gold took the stage. By the time the band got its guitars tuned, the anxious house was packed with almost 75 people in attendance.
Such Gold put on a terrific show with both old and new material from their "Pedestals" and "Stand Tall EP." They had many dedicated fans in the house, some sitting on the stairs watching from a distance and others listening in on the porch. Such Gold's lead singer, Ben Kotin, even played a song from his previous band.
Kotin mentioned that their recent album, "Pedestal," was leaked to many online services. To combat the leak, they released the album. The leaked version is an unfinished copy, so Such Gold put the official version up on iTunes shortly thereafter.
Overall, despite police interruption, the show was a success. Everyone who came out had a good time. No matter if they were dancing, moshing, or just checking out the budding artists, there was no doubt that Such Gold, Like Wild, and Settle for Less put on an entertaining show.
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The extremists linked to al-Qaida overran a garrison town after cutting off a key road. According to a French citizen in the area, the French Embassy immediately ordered the evacuation of the roughly 60 French nationals in the region.
Mali's military is in disarray, and it has let many towns fall with barely a shot fired since the insurgency began last year in the West African nation. Mali's north, an area the size of France, was occupied by rebels last April following a coup in the capital.
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A Point of Interest is a notable location within the world of Tyria, ranging from specific places and sites to smaller settlements and unmarked towns. Points of Interest, often referred to as PoIs by players, are initially marked with an unnamed hollow icon on the map. When a character arrives at a point of interest for the first time, a message will display on screen indicating the name of the point of interest and the amount experience earned for the discovery. Once discovered, the map icon is changed to a filled orange square and will display the place's name when the player mouses over it. Players will also be awarded with experience depending on the area level.
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All answers are private and will not contain any information that could identify you. Participation in this survey is voluntary, and there are no negative consequences whether or not you choose to participate in the survey. You will not directly benefit from your participation in this study; however your participation will help us assess the prevalence of risk factors for job burnout.
If you have any questions about this survey please contact:
Steve Hyman, M.D., M.M.Associate Professor Medical Director, Medical Center East ORsEmail: email@example.com: 615-936-1206
Damon Michaels, CCRPClinical Trials Manager1211 21st Avenue South, 705 MABEmail: email@example.com: 615-343-6223
Click on the following link to begin the survey:
A Survey Evaluating Burnout


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