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Mitchell Jr.
Art thou perhaps harborer's of evil?
Hast thou not remorse thy deeds ill occurs?
For dost thou seest thy fallen sanity ill?
Henceforth unto thou I say - Avaunt Curs!
Forsooth Serpents speak with a forked tongue,
Untrue living - thus foolishly unsound;
Slithering disrespectfully among...
Unto thou I say - What goes round comes round!
Art thou perhaps wolves therein sheeps clothing?
Senseless cowardly acts notorious.
Shall forgiveness find I for once loathing?
For history repeats - good victorious!
One cannot perform God's task to judge!
Praying of they am I holding not grudge.


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Last year I abstainedMargaret Atwood (via fatsmartandpretty)
this year I devour
without guilt
which is also an art.
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Last year I abstainedMargaret Atwood (via fatsmartandpretty)
this year I devour
without guilt
which is also an art.
(via bigfatfeminist)
Neil Gaiman. (via iqfashion)
I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes.
Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You're doing things you've never done before, and more importantly, you're Doing Something.
So that's my wish for you, and all of us, and my wish for myself. Make New Mistakes. Make glorious, amazing mistakes. Make mistakes nobody's ever made before. Don't freeze, don't stop, don't worry that it isn't good enough, or it isn't perfect, whatever it is: art, or love, or work or family or life.
Whatever it is you're scared of doing, Do it.
Make your mistakes, next year and forever.
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The fear of abstract art is that it could be interpreted in many ways, and who knows what you could read into a painting that didn't have a clear message? One of the obsessions that the Soviet Union and the eastern European communist parties had was always controlling the message — all information that everybody gets has to be carefully controlled and monitored. Art was no exception, art was supposed to tell a story, it was supposed to have a happy ending, it was supposed to teach, it was supposed to support the ideals of the party. There was no such thing as art for art's sake and there was no such thing as art reaching into some kind of spiritual, wordless realm. No, art was done in service of the state and it was something that was going to help mold people and create citizens who do what the state tells them, and who follow the rules.Anne Applebaum on the fear of abstract art in communist culture in the period after World War II (via nprfreshair)


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Associated Press - Court Dismisses Suit Over National Day of Prayer
April 15, 2011
By Scott Bauer
MADISON, Wis. A federal appeals court on Thursday threw out a ruling that the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional and ordered that a lawsuit challenging President Barack Obama's right to proclaim the day be dismissed.
A three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the Madison, Wis.-based Freedom From Religion Foundation did not have standing to sue because while they disagree with the president's proclamation, it has not caused them any harm.
"Hurt feelings differ from legal injury," the appeals court said. . . .
. . . . The American Center for Law and Justice, which represented 67 members of Congress in defense of the prayer day, praised the ruling.
"This decision represents a victory for our nation's heritage and history," the group's attorney Jay Sekulow said in a statement. . . .
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A southern Illinois school district is weighing its options after an activist group has threatened to sue if prayers offered at graduation ceremonies aren't halted.
The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan reports that the American Humanist Association's legal arm has sent letters warning of the potential lawsuit to Norris City-Omaha-Enfield High School administrators.
The group insists that by including prayers during the high school's graduation ceremony, the district unconstitutionally coerces students to participate in a religious activity.
The high school's principal, Matt Vollmann, says the student-led prayer long has been part of the ceremony, and that he's never fielded any local complaint.
Vollmann says the district is probing the validity of the aggrieved group's claims.
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DMM is pleased to welcome Lucy Creamer to their team of sponsored climbers. Lucy needs little introduction. If you had to name Britain's most technically accomplished and best known all-round female rock climber you'd be likely to say Lucy Creamer.
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Her wide-ranging experience includes onsighting sport 8a, redpointing sport 8b+ (first Brit female), E6/7 trad onsight (Boss Hogg), headpointing E8, M9 mixed climbing (F.A. Mighty Aphrodite), bouldering Font 7c+ (Trente-Six, Veaux) and establishing a new 600m route on The Baroness (Venus Envy, E4/5 6a) in Greenland.
Over the years, Lucy has without doubt literally been the leading lady when its come to the British competition climbing scene: seven times British Leading Champion since 1997/98 and British Bouldering Champion in 2001. Internationally, she has qualified for two World Cup Finals with a best place of ninth.
Lucy will be drawing on all this experience in providing important feedback from her everyday use of DMM's gear. Lucy commented: "It's great to be working with a climbing company such as DMM that traditionally has always had a close involvement with the British climbing scene. The kit is the ultimate in design and production as well as being cool products for your rack. And its hardware that is manufactured in Wales! Great for the environment and the UK economy."
Asked what her plans for the winter were, she said: "I'm psyched for my sport climbing at the moment. I'm hoping to get some more 8b+'s done and who knows, if I get strong enough, maybe an 8c! I was hoping to have done a lot more trad done this summer but that didn't work out. I'm going to train for a couple of months before going to Osp (Slovenia) and perhaps Spain from January onwards."
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Just as you were lining up that shot to buy Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2, it goes and walks behind a tree until 2013. Yes, the sniping game is delayed once again (after already having been nudged into August 2012 from March), and will now be out of your sights until January of next year.
The change of release date is reflected on City Interactive's official site for the game, which now lists release as 15 January.
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Globally flexible functional forms: The neural distance function
AbstractThe output distance function is a key concept in economics. However, its empirical estimation often violates properties dictated by neoclassical production theory. In this paper, we introduce the neural distance function (NDF) which constitutes a global approximation to any arbitrary production technology with multiple outputs given by a neural network (NN) specification. The NDF imposes all theoretical properties such as monotonicity, curvature and homogeneity, for all economically admissible values of outputs and inputs. Fitted to a large data set for all US commercial banks (1989-2000), the NDF explains a very high proportion of the variance of output while keeping the number of parameters to a minimum and satisfying the relevant theoretical properties. All measures such as total factor productivity (TFP) and technical efficiency (TE) are computed routinely. Next, the NDF is compared with the Translog popular specification and is found to provide very satisfactory results as it possesses the properties thought as desirable in neoclassical production theory in a way not matched by its competing specification.
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In a small bowl combine ground flax seeds and water. Set aside for 2-3 minutes
In a large bowl cream together butter and sugars (I used a hand mixer). Add flax mixture and vanilla and mix well.
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Domestic Violence Fact
Only 17% of the victims were asked by the police about a restraining order, and 83% were provided no printed information with contact information or resources.
Domestic Violence Fact
Only in one-third of the domestic violence calls did an officer take photographs or ask about prior abuse.
Domestic Violence Fact
Even with this dramatic under-reporting, domestic violence calls constitute approximately half of all violent crime calls to police departments. For example, 49% of the violent crime calls received by the DC Metropolitan Police Department in 2000 were for domestic violence incidents.
Domestic Violence Fact
The most common reasons for not reporting domestic violence to police are that victims view the incident as a personal or private matter, they fear retaliation from their abuser, and they do not believe that police will do anything about the incident.
Domestic Violence Fact
Only about half of domestic violence incidents are reported to police. African-American women are more likely than others to report their victimization to police
Domestic Violence Fact
African-American women experience more domestic violence than White women in the age group of 20-24. However, Black and White women experience the same level of victimization in all other age categories
Domestic Violence Fact
Hispanic women are less likely to be victimized than non-Hispanic women in every age group.
Disturbing Fact about Domestic Violence #5
Fifty-three percent of battered women still involved with the perpetrator experienced self-blame for causing the violence.
Disturbing Fact about Domestic Violence #4
Each year, medical expenses from domestic violence total at least $3 to $5 billion. Businesses forfeit another $100 million in lost wages, sick leave, absenteeism and non-productivity.
Disturbing Fact about Domestic Violence #3
Women from 15 to 44 years old were more likely than women of other ages to be victimized by an intimate. Also, the rate of intimate-offender attacks on women separated from their husbands was about three times higher than that of divorced women and about 25 times higher than that of married women. However, because the survey records a respondent's marital status only at the time of the interview, it is possible in some instances that separation or divorce followed the violence.
Disturbing Fact about Domestic Violence #2
During each year women were the victims of more than 4.5 million violent crimes, including approximately 500,000 rapes or other sexual assaults. In 29 percent of the violent crimes against women by lone offenders the perpetrators were intimates —husbands, former husbands, boyfriends or former boyfriends.
Disturbing Fact about Domestic Violence #1
Every year, in the United States there are over 3 million incidents of reported domestic violence. Every year, 4,000 victims of domestic violence are killed. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 95% of assaults on spouses or ex-spouses are committed by men against women. Nearly one-third of the women who seek care from hospital emergency rooms are there for injuries resulting from domestic violence.
Understanding the Cycle of Violence
Domestic violence relationships exhibit certain characteristics that differ from healthy, intimate relationships. Understanding the difference may be the key to recognizing the need to seek assistance.
Violent relationships usually do not begin with violence. Like normal, healthy couples, you begin with romance.
During this time, the batterer attempts to bond or connect with their partner. Domestic violence relationships never return to romance once the cycle begins. Domestic violence partners then proceed into the next phase of the Cycle of Violence, called the Tension Building Phase, which is marked by Power and Control.
- Tension Building Phase
The batterer begins to assert his or her power over the victim in an attempt to control the victim's actions. Batterers will set rules for the victim that are impossible to follow. They will tell the victim that there will be consequences if they break the rules. Sadly, the consequences usually result in violence against the victim. Rules often may include no contact with family members, money spending rules and/or needing to obtain permission for everything the victim does. Batterers use demeaning, degrading and derogatory phrases toward the victim in an attempt to "objectify" the victim. This is done because it is easier to commit violence against an "object" rather than someone you are supposed to love.
The victim may internalize the appropriate anger at the abuser's unfairness and experience physical effects such as depression, tension, anxiety and headaches. As the tension in the relationship increases, minor episodes of violence increase, such as pinching, slapping or shoving.
The rules are nearly impossible to follow, but victims try to follow them in an attempt to forestall the inevitable assaults. The violation of the rules leads the couple into the next phase, Acute Battering Phase.
- Acute Battering Incident
During this phase, the batterer exhibits uncontrolled violence outbursts. This is the shortest of the three but the most dangerous. Batterers decide to teach the victim a lesson and will usually injure the victim. The injuries may start out as minor such as a slap, a pinch, or hair pulling. As the cycle continues the violence becomes increasingly brutal and escalates into a great bodily injury or death.
If death does not occur, the victims usually react with shock, denial or disbelief and the cycle continues into the third phase The Acute Battering Phase ends in an explosion of violence. The victim may or may not fight back. Following the battering, the victim is in a state of physical and psychological shock. The batterer may discount the episode and underestimate the victim's injuries.
- Remorseful Phase
During this last phase of the cycle of violence, the batterer usually begins an intense effort to win forgiveness and ensure that the relationship will not break up. Batterers ask for forgiveness, say it will not happen again and behave in a very loving and kind manner. While batterers apologize, they still blame the victim for the violence stating, "If you had only stayed home like I asked you, I wouldn't have had to hit you…" or "I'll never do it again…" Often batterers use gifts to convince the victim to forgive. The victim wants to believe that the abuse will end. The victim's feelings that the abuse will now stop is supported by the batterer's loving behavior.
Once violence has begun, it continues to increase in both frequency and severity. When you identify the cycle of violence in your relationship or that of a loved one, you can start to see how you or your friend has been victimized. Change cannot occur unless you seek assistance from a trained professional. Resources are available. Remember life is not so lacking in value that it should be risked in order to "help" someone who is brutally battering.
Reasons Why Battered Victims Stay With the Batterers (Part 5)
Some batterers are life endangering. It is possible to evaluate whether a batterer is likely to kill his partner, other family members, and/or others attempting intervention. The following are indicators often used in making an assessment of a batterer's potential to kill.
- Fantasies of Homicide or Suicide - The more the batterer has developed a fantasy about who, how, when and/or where to kill, the more dangerous the batterer may be. The batterer who has previously acted out part of a homicide or suicide fantasy may be invested in killing as a viable "solution" to the abuser's problem.
- Weapons - Where a batterer possesses weapons and has used them or has threatened to use them in the past assaults on the battered victim, the children or self, the batterer's access to those weapons increases the potential for lethal assault.
- Obsessiveness about Partner or Family - A batterer who is obsessive about their partner, who either idolizes and feels that they cannot live without their partner or believes they are entitled to their partner no matter what because they are their spouse, is more likely to be life-endangering.
- Centrality of the Battered Woman - If the loss of the battered victim represents or precipitates a total loss of hope for a positive future, a batterer may choose to kill.
- Rage - The most life endangering rage often erupts when a batterer believes the battered victim is leaving.
- Threats of Homicide or Suicide - The batterer who has threatened to kill himself/herself, his partner, the children, or her relatives must be considered extremely dangerous.
- Depression - Where a batterer has been acutely depressed and sees little hope for moving beyond the depression, may be a candidate for homicide and suicide.
- Drugs or Alcohol Consumption - Consumption of drugs or alcohol when in a state of despair or fury can elevate the risk of lethality.
- Pet Abuse - Those batterers who assault and mutilate pets are more likely to kill or maim family members.
- Access to the Battered Victim and/or Family Member - If the batterer cannot find the victim, the batterer cannot kill the victim.
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Seems every movie channel wants its own Mad Men–style prestige project. Which could explain why pay-cable upstart Starz has raided the Oscar vault to turn the 2006 best-picture winner, Crash, into an ambitious, if not immediately convincing, weekly series.With all new characters, so this isn't exactly a sequel, TV's Crash resembles the movie in being less about car wrecks than about disparate cultures colliding within the ethnic melting pot of Los Angeles. Still, there is one fateful smashup in the opening hour, and pivotal moments often occur on wheels — in a limo, an ambulance, a patrol car.An uneven slice of urban life that blends police and domestic intrigue, with plenty of graphic language and sex and violence to remind us we're in HBO/Showtime country, Crash initially feels like a drive-by drama. It skitters along the surface of various racial, sexual, class and moral-ethical conflicts without immersing us fully enough in any individual story line. That could change, and improve, over time.But first impressions count for a lot, and Crash opens on a whopping wrong note by focusing on the cast's biggest name, who ironically may be the ensemble's weakest link: hammy Dennis Hopper as a wacko music mogul first seen delivering an overwritten, pretentious soliloquy to his groin. Obsessed with mortality and prone to violent outbursts, he's obviously meant to be tragically fascinating. So far, he's not.I was much more drawn to Eddie (Brian Tee), a Korean-American who's left gang life to work as a paramedic but gets caught up in a murder plot that puts him at odds with a corrupt police lieutenant who's sleeping with a fellow officer who…and so it goes, in an endless vicious circle.Crash doesn't burn so much as it simmers. It's provocative and intriguing, but leaves you wondering if the whole setup might not simply work better as a movie.Crash airs Fridays at 10 pm/ET on Starz.
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Roberto Luongo could help Caps, others
There was hardly even time for fun speculation, Washington Capitals GM George McPhee made sure of that. On Sunday afternoon, both Vancouver GM Mike Gillis and Canucks assistant GM Laurence Gilman were in Washington, D.C., among those scouting the matinee game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Capitals. When asked what brought the two executives so far east, especially in a season in which the Canucks won't have to face either team until the Stanley Cup finals, Gilman smiled. Just watching some hockey.
Roberto Luongo trade rumors: Would Canucks deal with Capitals?
The issue for the Capitals is whether adding Luongo, at his age and cap hit, makes sense this season and in the immediate future. They are already behind the eight-ball in the Eastern Conference, and the Alex Ovechkin-Nicklas Backstrom-Mike Green core hasn't contended since 2010.
Players Gillis could be interested in: young defenseman Dmitry Orlov and prospect Filip Forsberg. If he's looking for immediate help along the second line, though, the Capitals don't have much to offer.
Are the Panthers looking to trade Weiss?
Elliotte Friedman says there's rumors #Panthers might move Stephen Weiss for right price. GM Tallon calls those rumors ridiculous.
— Spector's Hockey (@SpectorsHockey) February 3, 2013
Luongo shrugs off trade rumours to Maple Leafs: Cox
Luongo has done a very good job so far of playing the good soldier while GM Mike Gillis sorts out potential trade scenarios. The Maple Leafs still are interested in the 33-year-old netminder despite his nightmarish contract, but aren't willing to pay the price in players and prospects that Vancouver is demanding.
Florida may or may not be interested. Washington? Just speculation at the moment.
Before P.K. Subban gets back on the ice with the Montreal Canadiens, he better be ready to buy into a new philosophy.
The defenceman joined his team Wednesday in Ottawa for the first time since signing a two-year $5.75 million contract, but was not in the lineup for their game against the Senators.
He took part in the team's optional morning skate, and admitted he wasn't sure when he would play his first game.
It appears Subban has been given a clear message and if he plans on playing an integral role with the team he'd better accept the new set of rules.
"The first thing Marc Bergevin and I did was sit down with (Subban) and explain our philosophy and he understood where we're coming from," Canadiens coach Michel Therrien said. "It was a good, honest conversation with P.K. and we just want to make sure everyone is on the same page."
Text Size BROSSARD, Que. — It wasn't exactly smiles and high fives in the Montreal Canadiens dressing room on Tuesday over the news that P.K. Subban's contract dispute had finally ended. In fact, the mood was surprisingly chilly on a team that started the lockout-delayed NHL regular season 3-1-0 without the flashy player who was their top defenceman last season.
Johnston on Leafs: The Kessel conundrum
The most polarizing athlete in Toronto had provided plenty of grist for the rumour mill after just five games. Paid millions to put the puck in the net, Kessel was still looking at a donut beside his name in the goal-scoring category despite 104 minutes 35 seconds of total ice time and 24 shots.
"He's had chances," said Carlyle.
Even though the coach didn't seem overly concerned, many others in the city weren't quite so willing to cut him slack. Talk radio shows seized on the opportunity to renew the debate about Kessel's long-term place among the team and began asking listeners whether he should be traded before his contract expires at the end of next season.
Canadiens Sign Subban for 2 years
The Montreal Canadiens have just signed restricted free agent PK Subban to a 2 year contract worth a total of 5.75 million.
Good news if you are a habs fan and didn't want to see the Subban issue grow any more that it already has.
Flyers and Canadiens talking about a Subban trade
RDS.ca is reporting that the Flyers and Canadiens have been taking about a potential deal for Subban. It is noted that the Flyers are eagerly looking to find another top defender aftger they failed to land Weber in the summer.
Why don't the Maple Leafs make an offer to P.K. Subban?
The question was clearly asked to a member of the Maple Leafs front office and the answer was just as direct.
Why not make a restricted free agent offer on unsigned defenceman P.K. Subban? Why not take a run at the best player not playing for the Montreal Canadiens?
RUMOURS DU JOUR – By Bruce Garrioch ,Ottawa Sun
After Montreal GM Marc Bergevin sat down with agent Don Meehan for a meeting Friday, the future of Habs blueliner P.K. Subban is all the rage. The two sides have gotten nowhere and many wouldn't be surprised if this ended in a trade demand from the Subban camp in the near future. As reported last week, Subban wants a five-year, $27.5-million deal at $5.5 million per season. Sources say Bergevin used Florida D Dmitry Kulikov (two years, $5 million) and New York D Michael Del Zotto (two years, $5.1 million) as comparisons. That won't wash with Subban. If the Habs decide to deal Subban, Detroit, Philadelphia and the Rangers will make a push. But sources insist there is a surprise candidate that could have the assets to acquire Subban — the Winnipeg Jets. League sources say GM Kevin Cheveldayoff wants to make a splash to get an impact player. The problem for Bergevin is simple: As mad as the Habs' camp is at Subban, he's a thoroughbred and they don't come along often … Lots of teams are waiting to see where the dominos fall with Vancouver G Roberto Luongo before making a move for a netminder. Canucks GM Mike Gillis has told several teams he's not doing anything until he gets his asking price. Yes, the Edmonton Oilers have what it takes to acquire Luongo, but he wouldn't approve a trade there. The Panthers don't want to make a deal unless Gillis is willing to take cash back. The Canucks know the pressure is mounting in some markets to win and they'll find a desperate GM trying to save his job, maybe even Washington or Philly.
Sean Couturier to the Habs?
Sean Couturier would likely be the piece going back to Montreal for Subban. Btw 2 other teams have contacted MTL about Subban.
— Josh Rimer (@JoshRimerHockey) January 25, 2013
Time to offer-sheet or trade for Canadiens' P.K. Subban?
As the P.K. Subban saga drags on, you have to wonder if there is a team out there that would consider an offer sheet for the defenceman, who remains far apart on a deal with the Montreal Canadiens following a meeting that yielded no progress Friday.
At the top of anybody's list would be the Philadelphia Flyers, a club that tendered an offer to Shea Weber which was matched by the Nashville Predators last summer, and who lost another defenceman Friday when it was announced oft-injured Andrej Meszaros will be out for a month with a shoulder injury. With Chris Pronger's career all but officially over because of a concussion, the Flyers have a need for a top blueline presence.
Gillis would trade Luongo to a Western Conference team
If the best offer the Vancouver Canucks get for goalie Roberto Luongo happens to come from a fellow Western Conference team, then that's the offer general manager Mike Gillis says he'll give the most consideration.
"I'm pretty pragmatic," Gillis told TEAM 1040 radio today.
No Rush to Move Bishop
No rush for #sens to move Ben Bishop. He's an asset and Ottawa will look to maximize any return. May wait for desperate team needing goalie
— Andy Strickland (@andystrickland) January 24, 2013
Roberto Luongo to Maple Leafs talk sure to heat up
The conversation begins again. It has to. It has to because with any kind of goaltending the Maple Leafs don't lose to the New York Islanders Thursday night.
The conversation begins again, because there were boos instead of Lous at the Air Canada Centre. And the more there are boos, ask Ron Wilson about that, the more calls there will be calls for Roberto Luongo in the Maple Leafs net, because over two nights, one a win, one a loss for Toronto, the number of weak goals given up is five.
Bob McKenzie: Oilers are interested in Luongo and Chicago has had long interest. Says list of teams he WON'T go to isn't that long
— TSN Radio (@TSN1050Radio) January 22, 2013
Potential Luongo deal does not involve the Leafs
Gillis says he has trade in place for Luongo re @rcamcole barring some shoes to drop and I can confirm deal he talks about isn't with Leafs.
— steve simmons (@simmonssteve) January 22, 2013
Look for the Canadiens to use the Edler contract as a blueprint to resign Subban. hockeytraderumors.com
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I live on a military base so I cant paint. I have some temporary furniture as you can see by the chair. Id like to get curtains. I was thinking black and white striped horizontal. Please help
Why don't you get something more neutral and less trendy? You may be moving a lot and a simple curtain will be more flexible for you when you move from one assignment to another. Add the stripes and patterns and color in pillows, throws, and artwork. I'd keep curtains and area rugs neutral and more flexible, and put effort and money into less expensive accessories that can easily be changed as your taste and fashion trends change.
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Diana, is that a sliding door behind the sofa with the blinds? If so, do you use that door for access to the room? Also, do you open the slat blinds for light in the room, or leave them closed?
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I don't open them since there is no privacy. I keep them closed. I doubt I will open them during the summer since I live in Okinawa and the ac will run most of the time. My couch is shaped differently so it's hard to line it up against anything. So I decided I can put it in front of the sliding glass door. Behind me is my tv. The counter top is next to the chair. This space is small and long and weird.
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thanks for all the photos. I assume the slat blinds on the sliding doors belong to the apartment and you can't toss them. But, maybe you could take the slats down and put them under your bed til time for you to move on and put them back up (aren't they on little hooks?) and leave the "cornice" to hide the hardware. Then cover the glass with removable wallpaper that has some pattern and happy colors.
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Summer Recipe: Cappuccino of Tomatoes & Mozzarella
Have you ever had a cappuccino — of tomatoes? Here's a recipe that upends the traditional idea of a cappuccino and replaces it with tangy tomatoes and a froth of whipped mozzarella and cream.
This recipe was developed as a pairing for Chablis. This wine, made with Chardonnay grapes, is one of our favorite types of wine to drink in the summer. Here are a few good tips on Chablis and Chardonnay; any one of them would go very well with this recipe.
Cappuccino of Tomatoes & Mozzarella
Recommended Pairing: Chablis Premier Cru Montée de Tonnerre 2007
4 sundrenched tomatoes
Ciabatta bread
1 ball of buffalo mozzarella
1 glass of milk or single cream
2 tablespoons of freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
Lemon zest
Basil leaves
Clove of garlic
Olive oil
Chablis wine
Toast the ciabatta bread and cut it into thin slices.
Peel the tomatoes and then blend them with the garlic clove, some salt, pepper and a drizzle of olive oil. Pour the tomato purée into two glasses.
Dice the mozzarella and blend it with the milk or single cream. If you can't get enough froth whisk it a bit. Add the lemon zest at this stage.
Set your oven to 400°F degrees and drop two separate tablespoons full of grated Parmigiano-Reggiano on a nonstick baking tray. Wait till they have melted and start to brown a bit, take them out; they will bring some crunchy texture to the dish
Plunge the bread sticks into the tomato purée, cover with the mozzarella froth and add a bit of pepper and basil. Garnish with Parmigiano-Reggiano crisps.
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What a clever idea. It sounds like something Michael Chiarello would do.
Wow, yum! This is so creative!
This doesn't sound as great as traditional Italian preparations for fresh tomatoes like bruschetta or panzanella, but it might be worth a try since it's cute. Also, using an oven to make the frico "(Parmigiano-Reggiano crisp") is a big waste--just use a skillet.
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Berkeley Coalition secures scrutiny of mutual aid agreementsFriday, February 17, 2012 at 1:52 pm by Emily Odgers
The Coalition for a Safe Berkeley in Northern California is urging its city council to review several proposed agreements between the Berkeley Police Department and police agencies of other jurisdictions — like Oakland, or the University of California – that have recently violated the civil rights and liberties of their residents. At a hearing this Tuesday night, the coalition shared its concerns, prompting coverage by the nightly ABC news, which made the hearing the subject of its lead story:
Late last year, the coalition succeeded in postponing the renewal of the city's mutual aid agreements — pacts between law enforcement agencies to aid one another when need be — with the University of California and Oakland police departments after incidents of police brutality at Occupy Oakland and Occupy Cal in the fall. The Berkley coalition is arguing for aid agreements that provide safeguards, so that Berkeley police won't help other law enforcement agencies in abusing the civil rights of their neighbors.
"We want to engage in mutual aid that respects civil liberties," said Berkeley City Councilor Jesse Arreguin. "We don't necessarily want our police to automatically respond, but very seriously evaluate whether we should respond and how we respond."
The reforms to the agreements have brought together many members of the community who were disturbed by the response towards Occupy Oakland, and are looking to ensure Berkeley law enforcement will not engage in similar activities.
"The things that I saw there," testified Francis Grinnon, of Veterans for Peace, "in terms of abuse of police authority, are not the things that members of the armed forces went into the service to defend and protect the constitution."
The work of the Coalition for a Safe Berkeley is an example of the grassroots organizing efforts happening around the country in response to the federal government's rising reliance on local law enforcement agencies to aid in the corrosion of civil rights. From Asheville, North Carolina, to San Francisco, California, residents are reclaiming their rights through local reforms.
Through BORDC's Local Civil Rights Restoration Campaign, people in any city or town can work to restore their constitutional rights that have been carved away at in the past ten years of fear mongering and inexcusable government abuses. For instance, the Berkeley coalition is also seeking further measures to protect civil liberties and civil rights, including provisions that would: prohibit constitutionally protected and private information from being sent to government fusion centers; end the police department's participation in certain aspects of Secure Communities (S-COMM), by prohibiting the practice of holding suspected undocumented immigrants in local jails at the request of Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE); and achieve greater transparency into potential profiling, by documenting the racial impact of police activities.
The Coalition for a Safe Berkeley is advised by BORDC, and includes many of the city's human rights and civil liberties organizations, including the Berkeley Peace & Justice Commission, the NAACP, National Lawyers Guild, East Bay Sanctuary Covenant, Black Alliance for Just Immigration, CAIR-SF, Asian Law Caucus, National Network of Immigrant & Refugee Rights, and others.
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This is a very nice, hard-to-find, Boston & Albany Railroad China Sauce or Gravy Boat in the Berkshire Pattern. There is no maker mark but it was possibly manufactured by Buffalo or Syracuse China. The Boston & Albany Railroad was part of the New York Central Lines System but operated independently into the 1930's or possibly later. This great little serving piece of dining car china is only 6 inches long and 3-1/4 inches to the top of the handle so it was most likely used as an individual serving piece for a railroad dining car passenger. The colors are bright and clear and the glaze still maintains its high gloss. Except for a repaired crack at the base of the handle, this piece is in very good condition with only a few surface marks. Considering its age and type of usage, it has stood the test of time with very little wear. What a great piece of memorabilia for any railroad enthusiast or collector of railroad china!
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"Well off to class," Roz said lazily. "That sure was an uneventful lunch."
"Where is everyone?" Brynn casually commented taking a seat at their usual table.
"Where do you think?" Roz said taking a place by Brynn. "They're all by the back doors seeing if Ann will show up to meet Brendon."
Brynn looked away and started to mash up her potatoes. She didn't want to think about it. If anything, she just wanted to forget Brendon existed.
Meanwhile by the doors leading out to the back parking lot sat four boys surrounded by masses of girls.
"This was a bad idea," Brendon muttered looking onto the masses.
"What do you mean bad idea?" Ryan interjected. "Look at everyone that showed up."
"But none of them are Ann."
"How do you know?"
"Ryan, I think I know what she looked like."
Just then a giddy freshman stepped forward in front of Brendon. She had blonde hair and gleaming blue eyes. "Hi Brendon," she said in a surprising high voice. "I'm Ann."
Brendon looked at the poor mistaken girl and switched his glance to his friends. "Let's just ask you a few questions shall we?" Ryan said taking charge. "The Ann Brendon knows had what color hair."
The girl looked kinda confused at the ridiculous question but answered quickly none the less. "Blonde of course."
"That is wrong…move along."
Quickly behind the blonde girl stepped another one. This one was a Junior and she had brown curly hair. "I believe Ann had brown hair," she said pleasantly knowing her answer couldn't possibly be wrong.
"Well, yeah," Brendon answered defeated, but he could tell from just this girl's tone of voice she wasn't Ann.
"So that's it then?" She asked hopefully all the while staring longingly at Brendon. Brendon got uncomfortable and pushed Spencer ahead of him.
"Well," said Spencer. "We could run some more tests"
Brendon didn't care. He knew the girl was wrong the moment she had walked up. He knew all the girls were wrong, but now he had to get rid of them. Then he had an idea.
"Excuse me ladies," Brendon announced loudly. "I'm going to ask you all a question only the real Ann would know the answer to." The girls stood erect willing to be the first asked. "Ann dropped something when she left that night. I have this item. What is it?"
The room actually fell silent for a few seconds before an eruption happened. Countless words were thrown at Brendon such as, earring, phone, and even tooth. Brendon sighed and stepped away. None we're Ann he already knew that. He didn't get far though in his departure before he was stopped with a push from a hand. He looked up to see Tiffany glaring down at him with Clair and Cher at her side.
"What do you think you're doing Brendon!" She stormed her blonde hair bouncing around in her rage. Brendon stepped back suddenly feeling like an ant at her picnic. Tiffany gave a fake smile understanding she was scaring Brendon senseless. "Brendon…hun…what is this I hear about this Ann girl?"
Brendon gave a small laugh trying to lighten the mood but It was clearly not called for. "Tif…I would've told you. It's just I didn't think there was anything, you know, to tell."
This obviously wasn't what Tiffany wanted to hear. She scrunched up her face and looked away before twisting back around and confronting Brendon. "What do you mean nothing to tell? I saw the banner. Who is Ann and why are you throwing me away for her?"
Now Brendon didn't care. Tiffany had been fun, yeah, but he didn't want anything from it. "Tif, I gotta go," he said before moving around her and her friends. Spencer, Brent, and Ryan followed him but only after Ryan gave Tiffany a small wink indicating to call him.
Tiffany's screams of frustrations could be heard throughout the school.
"What was that?" Brynn said hearing the high pitch squeals.
"I don't know," Roz answered. The two friends picked up their trays in the empty lunchroom and put them in the tray receiver. "Well off to class," Roz said lazily. "That sure was an uneventful lunch."


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Voice acting for video games
In today's guest post, Yuri Lowenthal (who voiced the Prince in 2003's Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time) talks about the special challenges of voice acting, as opposed to acting on camera.
When Yuri, Joanna Wasick and I came together in a sound studio for the first day of voice recording on POP:SOT, we didn't have animations, animatics, or even concept art yet. While the POP team was bringing the world and characters of the game to life on screen, two actors first needed to make them real in their imaginations. The Prince and Farah began as voices in darkness.
I cherish voice recording as a special, thrilling, and terrifying moment in game production. Having experienced it from a writer-director's point of view, I asked Yuri for an actor's perspective on the process.
Yuri Lowenthal is an actor who lives and works in Los Angeles. You may have heard/seen him in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Afro Samurai, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and Ben 10. He is married to actress Tara Platt and easily stalked at @YuriLowenthal. And if you're nice he'll tell you the exciting story about the time he met Jake Gyllenhaal.
People often ask me: "What's harder? Voice acting or real acting?" I've heard it so many times that I hardly get offended anymore. Almost hardly. I mean, I get it; the person speaking is really trying to say: "What kind of acting is more difficult, the kind where we just end up hearing your voice, or the kind where we end up seeing your face?"
Well, let's break it down:
For on-camera acting, I generally get the script in advance, time to talk with the director about the character and what his or her vision is for the project, maybe do a little research, put on a costume, work with some props, walk around the set, rehearse with other actors, and take time to break down the script so that I can bring you, the viewer, the best performance I am capable of.
For voice acting, I generally show up the morning of the recording, am handed a script, and after about 5 minutes (if I'm lucky) of discussion with the director (or sometimes writer) about the project, we get down to business so that I can bring you, the viewer/listener/gamer, the best performance I am capable of. Will my performance be judged less harshly because I didn't have the niceties that an on-camera or theatrical situation can afford? Absolutely not. Continue Reading
Breaking Into Making Games: Matthew Hall
Today's guest post comes from KlickTock founder Matthew Hall, creator of Doodle Find and Little Things.
I can identify with Matt's feeling that he came to the industry too late — that the "golden age of the bedroom coder" had passed him by. That's exactly how I felt in 1982, when I'd had my Apple II for four years — since age 14 — and still hadn't managed to get a game published. While other programmers produced hits like Space Eggs and Alien Rain, I could feel the window of opportunity closing, and kicked myself for having taken so long to get my act together.
As Matt and I can both attest, the brass ring comes around more than once.
Matthew Hall established KlickTock in 2009 from a sheep farm in rural Australia. A veteran of the Australian game development industry, Matthew started programming games at the age of seven.
I met Jordan at GDC earlier this year. I'd recently attended his postmortem of Prince of Persia and ran into him in the halls. We talked about developing games at that time and our own game development histories. However, given Jordan is quite famous and you probably have never heard of me before — what went wrong?
I am only a few years younger than Jordan. Just like he received his first computer, an Apple II in 1978, I received my Commodore 64 in 1983. I programmed games throughout my childhood, but by the time I was able to produce a professional quality game — the golden age of the bedroom coder was over. My 8-bit heroes had moved onto 16-bit and found themselves struggling. The industry had passed to the hands of those with big cheques and bigger teams.
Instead of producing a hit title in my bedroom — as I was always hoping to — I developed homebrew titles for the newly released Game Boy Advance. Nintendo would never allow garage developers like myself access to their development kits, so I used one of the many "flash-kit" solutions available on the black market. As an unlicensed developer I had to release all my titles for free; hardly untold riches! Regardless, I am proud of my titles even if only a handful of people were ever able to enjoy them.
My portfolio of titles and expertise in new hardware allowed me to get a professional game development job. But after 8 years of doing thankless work-for-hire, I eventually came to the conclusion that I had to leave my paid jobs and strike out on my own if I ever wanted to make a game I was truly proud of. I left my job just as the App Store was launching, though I had no idea it was going to change my life.
Little Things was released a year later. Though it was initially a failure on PC, it was featured by Apple as the iPad App of the Week and I've had similar chart-topping success with my other iOS games.
Finally the games industry had come full circle, once again empowering a lone developer with a stable platform, low cost of entry, excellent engines and tools available on the market, and a direct line to customers hungry for more games.
So I have a few pieces of advice for those with a passion for games and a notebook full of game ideas: Continue Reading
Breaking Into Making Games: Adam Atomic
A number of readers have written to ask: "I want to make games for a living — how can I get started?"
Here's advice from someone who crossed that bridge a lot more recently than I did: Adam "Atomic" Saltsman, creator of the phenomenally successful indie game Canabalt.
Today's aspiring game designers can tap resources we couldn't have dreamed of in 1980. But as Adam emphasizes, the bottom line is still the same: Don't wait. Start making games right now.
Adam 'Atomic' Saltsman made Gravity Hook, Fathom, Flixel, and Canabalt. Adam also helped make Paper Moon, Cave Story Wii, FEZ, the Game City Idea Bucket, and the Flash Game Dojo. He lives in Austin, TX with his wife Bekah, his son Kingsley, and a couple of pug dogs, where he makes iOS games at Semi Secret Software.
When I graduated from high school in 2000, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with my life: make video games. There was only one serious video game curriculum at the time, offered by the DigiPen Institute, so competition for admission there was pretty intense. I didn't even apply. The programs at Carnegie-Mellon and MIT were still in their infancy. GAMBIT didn't exist yet, but they had some other programs that looked interesting. I couldn't afford the out-of-state tuition, and the enormous in-state college I decided to attend offered a single, solitary 4-credit course on the subject.
Times have changed; finding a satisfying career in video games isn't the impossible joke it used to be. However, the chasm between "I want to make video games!" and actually making video games still intimidates a lot of people, regardless of age, gender or background. If you find yourself on the wrong side of this abyss, don't panic! Crossing this gap is a lot less complicated than you might think.
Before we start figuring out how to make our dreams come true, though, let's clarify what that dream is. Contrary to the funny comic above, what we're talking about is making games, not playing games. Hopefully this doesn't surprise you, but these are wholly different activities! Just because you enjoy playing games does not necessarily mean that you will love making them too. There's only one way to find out, of course, but now is a good time to seriously consider whether you really love the act of creation. There is no position at any company in the world that involves just playing games for fun. Seriously, ask a video game tester how much "fun" it is to play the same level 6000 times…
But our game-making dream still needs a bit more clarity. After all, a significant portion of the modern video game industry revolves around pumping out rushed, under-budget game versions of cartoon franchises to whatever console happened to be left over during publisher negotiations (this is not a slam on folks that do that work for a living; their dedication and resourcefulness impresses the heck out of me). So our dream is not just to make any old games, but to make satisfying, interesting games that reflect our passions and interests, whatever those may be.
So how do we do that? How do we escape from our IT/retail/food-service gig and start making games for a living? Continue Reading
Still Life with Apple
I finally read Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak's great memoir this week — prompted by the tsunami of media commentary on the resignation of Steve Jobs (you know, the other guy). It got me thinking about what an incredible impact stuff made or sold by those two Steves has had on my life over the past three decades.
I was a sophomore in high school when I bought my first Apple II. It cost $1200 at the Computerland of Fairfield, Connecticut — my life savings, including all my loot from years of drawing caricatures at community fairs, plus a loan from my kid sister.
I remember opening the box, lifting the computer out of those custom-molded foam packing pieces. The tactile thrill of owning an Apple began before I'd even plugged the thing in. I knew it was going to change my life.
I hooked it up to an old TV and a cassette recorder, and I was up and running.
Weekends and after school (and sometimes instead of school), I progressed from typing in BASIC game program listings from the red book that had come with the Apple (Breakout was the best), to inventing my own games — first in BASIC, then in 6502 machine code, using the built-in mini-assembler. I pored through the red book, trying to understand its secrets.
As soon as I could afford it, I increased the Apple's 16K of RAM by adding another row of chips, and then another. Each enhancement unlocked new capabilities: hi-res graphics, then two-page hi-res. Newer, more sophisticated games like Apple Invader (a pixel-perfect copy of the coin-op Space Invaders, programmed by the mysterious M. Hata) pushed the machine's limits beyond what I'd imagined possible. I realized the games I'd programmed so far hadn't scratched the surface of what it could do.
I brought my Apple to college. Tricked out with a dot-matrix printer, 5 1/4″ floppy disk drive, lower-case adapter chip, and new word-processing software that could hold up to four pages in memory, it replaced a portable Smith-Corona typewriter as my go-to device for writing papers. I was the only kid in my dorm who had such an awesome system. I used it to earn extra cash typing other people's papers for a buck a page.
Between classes (and instead of them), I used it to make a game called Karateka.
The Karateka royalties bought me a brand-new 512K Macintosh computer, through a special student-discount arrangement Apple had with Yale.
Macs started popping up all around campus that year. It was still unusual for a student to actually own one — the only other guy I knew who had one was David Pogue, down the hall — but anyone could use the ones in the computer rooms, and a lot of people did.
The Mac had a tiny, but amazingly high-resolution screen, with a mouse-driven graphical interface that gave it a totally different vibe from other computers. It was a device that even non-techies felt comfortable using. And it could hold 100 pages of text in memory. The Mac changed playing games and typing papers on computers from a fringe activity into part of mainstream college life.
I loved my Mac. It was a shiny new toy — good to write papers on, fun to show off to friends — but I didn't consider it a machine for serious programming. I wasn't enough of an engineer to pop the hood and figure out how it worked and what all the chips did, the way I'd done with the Apple II. It was too sophisticated.
Besides, the installed user base of Macs in 1985 was miniscule compared to the Apple II. As a game programmer, it didn't make business sense for me to switch.
So my new Mac took its place alongside my main working system — which I'd by then upgraded to a newer Apple IIe with 64K of RAM, two disk drives, color monitor and joystick. That was the computer I used to program Prince of Persia.
I hadn't anticipated that, due to my combination of obsessive perfectionism and occasionally dilatory work habits, Prince of Persia would take me four years to finish. By the time I was done, the Apple II was obsolete.
Ironically, it was the Mac version that saved my new game from oblivion. While the Apple market was dying, the rise of desktop publishing had created a new market of Mac owners hungry for games to play on their high-resolution color screens. They embraced Prince of Persia and made it a hit.
Thanks, Woz. Thanks, Steve. If I'd gone for the Commodore PET or Compucolor II in 1978, my programming career wouldn't have been nearly so charmed.
Today, like almost everyone I know, my daily life is inextricably bound up with Apple products. I'm typing this in a café on a MacBook Air, with an iPad and iPhone in my shoulder bag, and more Macs and iProducts on view at the tables around me than I can count.
Devices that in ten years will seem as quaint as my 1978 Apple II does now.
But oh, man, it was a thing of beauty.
e3 Sketchbook
Survived another Electronic Entertainment Expo, and I even got a few minutes to sketch between meetings.
The LA Convention Center felt much quieter compared to previous years. Restaurants had plenty of tables, and on the show floor you could actually hear yourself talk.
Speaking at Nordic Games
I'll be speaking at the Nordic Game 2011 conference next week in Malmö, Sweden. The theme of this year's conference is "Creativity and Entrepreneurship" and they've asked me to give a keynote on the subject of "Transmedia." (No, I don't know what it means, either — I'm putting my presentation together today, so if you have any ideas, shoot them over quick!)
Hope to see some of you there. And Mom, if you're reading this, Happy Mother's Day!


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2008 BMW 135i*For some, the new 135i Coupe is being regarded as the 2002's second coming. This will be the first 1 Series to run with the twin-turbo N54 engine, giving it 300 hp in a lighter platform than the 335i. It's also smaller and ostensibly more nimble, perhaps not unlike the 2002, which redefined what a driver's car could be in the 1960s and '70s.
Whatever the case, the 1 Series Coupe will redefine the entry-level BMW for the new century. And over here, the 135i already has the blood pumping. Its turbocharged six-cylinder engine, delivering goodly torque at the bottom of the tachometer (peak by 1300 rpm), allows more than adequate acceleration at any speed.
From the beginning, cabin space was suspect. I had serious doubts that there would be enough room for four full-grown adults. After strapping myself into the back with a colleague placed up front and his seat adjusted so his knees weren't jousting the glove compartment, I found the back seat does in fact accommodate a six-foot frame. My front-seat colleague was similarly proportioned, but a taller individual placed in either position could upset this delicate balance.
One thing the 1 Series offers against other cars in its segment-the GTI/Golf, Audi A3, and Mazda3 all come to mind-is a signature rear-drive BMW experience. Unlike its front-drive competition, the separation of drive power and steering contributes to the 1 Series' agility. But don't get any wild ideas about driving around everywhere tail-out. My drive included laps around Gotland Ring on the windswept island of Gotland, Sweden, and here the 135i demonstrated its marked resistance to oversteer at the limit, even with Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) and related functions switched off. The 135i reportedly comes with a standard M sport-tuned suspension, but it's nothing like, say, the suspension on an E46 M3 or our Z4 M Coupe. There's clearly more of a concession to ride comfort in lieu of an all-out performance assault.
The car also features big binders, with 13-inch rotors in the front and discs nearly that large in back. Calipers are finished in gray with a white BMW logo, a radical departure from the spartan, undecorated brake assemblies normally found on BMW automobiles. And, love or hate the idea, all 135i models will leave the factory wearing run-flat tires, which on the one hand, afford the average driver peace of mind, but on the other, compromise handing and ride comfort.
Despite its entry-level status, the 135's interior is telling of its typical Bavarian build quality. The layout is similar to that in the 3 Series, with no corners cut according to material quality, fit or finish. The 1 Series is definitely not a stripped-out BMW, just in case you were worried. The 1 Series Coupe also touts new technical enhancements to help fuel economy, what BMW calls EfficientDynamics. The majority of these appear on other models in the range, but the 135i features Brake Energy Regeneration, which recharges the vehicle's battery through braking force to help power the on-board electronics.


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Coal City is a populated place located in Venango County at latitude 41.311 and longitude -79.813.
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett's company says fourth-quarter earnings rose 10 percent to nearly $5 billion as its insurance, rail and energy businesses generated major profit gains.
Berkshire Hathaway's insurance companies, which include Geico and General Reinsurance, reported a $394 million operating profit for the final quarter of 2013, compared with a $19 million loss a year earlier. The Omaha, Neb., company also benefited from a surge in pretax earnings at its "Powerhouse Five," a group of non-insurance companies that include Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad and electric utility MidAmerican Energy.
Net income rose to $4.99 billion on revenue of $47.05 billion from $4.55 billion on revenue of $44.72 billion in 2012. Operating earnings, which exclude investments and derivatives, grew to $3.78 billion, or $2,297 per Class A share.
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St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - The St. Louis Blues rewarded head coach Ken Hitchcock with a contract extension on Wednesday.
The extension runs through the 2013-14 season and includes an option for the 2014-15 season that will be jointly decided on.
Hitchcock was honored as the NHL's top coach, taking home the Jack Adams Award, for his efforts last season.
The 60-year-old Hitchcock took over for Davis Payne on November 6 and turned a team languishing with a 6-7-0 record into a Presidents' Trophy contender. The Blues finished the year tied for second in the league with 109 points (49-22-11) and wrested the Central Division away from the rival Red Wings for the first time since 2000.
The Blues recorded their first playoff series win since 2002, but were swept by the Stanley Cup champion Kings in the Western Conference semifinals.
"I feel like we are putting together a quality program here," said Hitchcock. "We had a good year finishing where we did in the standings (tied for second in NHL with 109 points) but this club is not satisfied with our ending and firmly believes we have great things to come."
Blues executive vice president and general manager Doug Armstrong feels that Hitchcock can take the team to the next level.
"Ken came in and immediately steadied our group and was able to get each one of our players to elevate their game," said Armstrong. "He still has the passion and drive to be a Head Coach in this League and is committed to taking this team to the next level."
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