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BlackRock Inc., the world's biggest asset manager, reported higher first-quarter profit as rising markets more than made up for client redemptions and a continuing shift to lower-fee passive products.
Net income at the New York-based firm rose 0.7 percent to $572 million, or $3.14 a share. Rising markets and foreign-exchange swings lifted assets to $3.68 trillion. BlackRock fell the most in four months as customers removed a net $48 billion in the quarter.
Chief Executive Officer Laurence D. Fink has been urging clients to invest in equities as markets have rallied. BlackRock has started a new advertising campaign aimed at making it better known and is seeking to increase higher-fee assets as investors have turned away from actively-managed funds in recent years. The firm's share of fees from active funds has fallen as investors moved money into BlackRock's iShares ETFs.
"We saw renewed confidence in global markets driven by European stability following the European Central Bank's announced liquidity plan together with positive economic data in the U.S., leading investors to seek out macro exposures primarily through index products," Fink said in today's statement.
BlackRock fell as much as 3.9 percent, the most since Dec. 8, and declined 2.7 percent to $196.32 at 10:18 a.m. in New York. Before today, the shares gained 4.4 percent in the 12 months through April 17, compared with the 8.3 percent decline in the 20-member S&P index of asset managers and custody banks.
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BlackRock drew $18.2 billion into its iShares ETFs in the quarter, compared with deposits of $1.1 billion into active bond funds and redemptions of $4.5 billion from active stock funds.
BlackRock's net withdrawals were driven by a $36 billion redemption from a single institutional fixed-income client. Excluding that previously-disclosed redemption and withdrawals from cash funds, BlackRock said clients added $25.7 billion during the quarter.
Money managers such as BlackRock, which earn fees based on the assets that they manage for clients, traditionally benefit from rising stock markets and investor deposits into higher-fee stock and bond funds. The MSCI ACWI Index of global stocks rose 11 percent in the first quarter and the U.S. benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 12 percent.
'New World'
BlackRock's assets rose about 1 percent to $3.68 trillion from a year earlier and increased 4.9 percent compared with the prior quarter. BlackRock's investment advisory fees fell about 0.4 percent compared with a year earlier.
Investors put an estimated $73 billion into active funds industrywide this year through March, while depositing $34 billion into passive funds, according to data compiled by Morningstar Inc. in Chicago. U.S. exchange-traded products had their best ever start to a year, attracting new assets of $55.6 billion in the first three months of 2011, according to data compiled by BlackRock.
BlackRock in February started a "new world" campaign to tell clients how to invest in an uncertain market. Four-page inserts appeared in publications including the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times as part of the branding initiative. Fink and other BlackRock executives have spoken publicly about how investors can be harmed by staying in cash-like products and focusing on short-term investing.
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The firm, which acquired Barclays Global Investors in December 2009, offers actively managed stock and bond funds, passive strategies, hedge funds and portfolios that use mathematical models, giving it the broadest array of products among money managers.
Fink, who co-founded BlackRock in 1988, has built the firm through a series of acquisitions, including the 2006 purchase of Merrill Lynch & Co.'s investment unit. BlackRock acquired the hedge fund-of-funds business of Quellos Group LLC in 2008. The company last year expanded the alternatives division, which manages hedge funds, real estate funds and private-equity strategies.


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|Introduction : Toward and beyond the abolition of capital punishment / Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., and Austin Sarat --
pt. 1. Assessing the prospects for abolition --
The executioner's waning defenses / Michael L. Radelet --
Blinded by science on the road to abolition? / Simon A. Cole and Jay D. Aronson --
Abolition in the United States by 2050 : on political capital and ordinary acts of resistance / Bernard E. Harcourt --
The beginning of the end? / Carol S. Steiker and Jordan M. Steiker --
Rocked but still rolling : the enduring institution of capital punishment in historical and comparative perspective / Michael McCann and David T. Johnson --
pt. 2. Debating lethal injection --
For execution methods challenges, the road to abolition is paved with paradox / Deborah W. Denno --
Perfect execution : abolitionism and the paradox of lethal injection / Timothy V. Kaufman-Osborn --
"No improvement over electrocution or even a bullet" : lethal injection and the meaning of speed and reliability in the modern execution process / Jürgen Martschukat --
pt. 3. Putting the death penalty in context --
Torture, war, and capital punishment : linkages and missed connections / Robin Wagner-Pacifici --
Making difference : modernity and the political formations of death / Peter Fitzpatrick.
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Former judge in Kelsey Smith-Briggs case indicted by Oklahoma grand jury
Kelsey died from a "blunt force trauma" injury to the abdomen. No one was ever convicted of her death.
Her mother, Raye Dawn Smith, 33, was convicted of enabling child abuse and is serving a 27-year prison sentence.
Kelsey's stepfather, Michael Lee Porter, pleaded guilty to enabling child abuse and is serving a 30-year sentence.
Key has had recent severe financial troubles. He owes the federal government, for instance, around $150,000 on an unpaid student loan, records show.
Key faces seven felony counts in all — three counts of delivery of a forged check, two counts of embezzlement, one count of conspiracy to commit larceny of domestic animals and one count of larceny of domestic animals.
Charged with Key in the cattle theft indictment are Joshua E. Anderson, 36, of Agra, and Leslie L. Bottger, 47, of Agra.
Grand jurors allege Key gave them $200 cash on Sept. 28 to cover the expenses of the theft. Grand jurors allege the two men stole a trailer from the victim to move the stolen cattle to Key's farm in two trips on Sept. 29.
Grand jurors allege Key instructed another man, Brandon Ray Dawson, 42, of Chandler, to sell the stolen cattle at a sales barn in Waurika in October. Grand jurors allege Key promised Dawson $200 from the proceeds of the sale.
Dawson was charged last year after state Agriculture Department agents prevented the sale.
Grand jurors allege Dawson, on Oct. 9, sent a text message from the sales barn to Key's cellphone as agents approached him.
According to the indictment, the message was: "Cops Just Came In." Key responded, "Leave."
All three indictments will be filed in Lincoln County District Court. Prosecuting the case will be assistants of Attorney General Scott Pruitt.


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... they would have patented it then sued everyone for having mass.
It's British vs American English usage. We Brits treat companies as plurals.
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I can see it now, every low-life scrote using that as an excuse for their actions.
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The Dynamic Nature of Membranes
Lipids are not covalently anchored to other lipids
Non-covalent interactions among lipids allows individual lipids to migrate.
Membranes are highly flexible.
Gel Phase is the formation of a semisolid lipid bilayer which constrains the motion of individual lipid molecules. This is due to lack of energy from temperature to allow motions to occur.
Liquid-Disordered state, the interior of the bilayer is fluid and allows for rotation of lipid molecules and free migration, this occurs when there is enough energy from temperature to overcome intermolecular interactions.
Liquid-Ordered State
Liquid-Ordered State is intermediate between liquid disordered and gel phase. It requires the presence of cholesterol. Acyl chains are ordered, but there is allowance for lateral movement of lipids.
Lipid Characteristics Which Influence Membrane Fluidity: Saturation
Saturated Fatty acids can pack more tightly together producing higher melting points and lower membrane fluidity. Unsaturated fatty acids have kinks in their hydrocarbon chains that disallow tight packing, increasing membrane fluidity
Lipid Characteristics Which Influence Membrane Fluidity: Hydrocarbon Length
Hydrocarbon chain length influences amount of hydrophobic interactions. Longer chains provide more interactions decreasing membrane fluidity and shorter chains have less interactions increasing membrane fluidity.
Lipid Characteristics Which Influence Membrane Fluidity: Presence of Sterols in Membrane
Sterols stabilize the liquid-ordered phase. They act as buffers to maintain membrane fluidity. Sterols reduce the freedom of acyl chains to move by rotation around their carbon-carbon bonds and force the chains into fully extended conformations, this results in less-tight packing, resulting in increased membrane fluidity.
Maintenance of Membrane Fluidity
Cells regulate lipid composition to maintain a constant membrane fluidity under different conditions to conserve a membrane which can provide proper transport.
Trans-bilayer Movement of Lipids
Flip-flop diffusion of a molecule, when a lipid molecule from one leaflet of the bilayer is transferred to the other. This occurs very rarely.
Lateral diffusion of a lipid molecule occurs more commonly.
Trans-bilayer movement - energetically unfavourable, but necessary
Flip-flop diffusion requires the polar head group to move through the hydrophobic interior of the bilayer. It has a large, positive free-energy change. ~
40-50 kcal/mol
Flip-flop diffusion is necessary because some lipids are synthesized on one face of the membrane but are only functional on the other side of the membrane.
Flippases - Catalysis of flip-flop diffusion
Flippases catalyze the translocation of aminophospholipids: phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylserine from the extracellular to the cytosolic leaflet of the lipid membrane.
Requires ATP
Floppases - Catalysis of flip-flop diffusion
Floppases catalyze the translocation of phospholipids from the cytosolic leaflet to the outer leaflet of a membrane.
Requires ATP
Scramblase - Catalysis of flip-flop diffusion
Scramblases move lipids in either direction to reach equilibrium. This enzyme is important because a lot of lipids are synthesized on the inner membrane, and a high concentration of these lipids is formed. This gradient allows scramblase to effectively transport lipids from the inner membrane to the outer membrane.
Observation of Lateral Diffusion of Lipids: FRAP
Method used: FRAP (Fluorescence Recovery After Photolysis)
Stain lipids with bleach, use a laser to beam bleached area, and observe how quickly the non-bleached area fills in. Take the area and time, and determine the rate of lateral diffusion of lipid molecules: ~ 1 μm/s
Observation of Lateral Diffusion of Lipids: Single Lipid Tracking
Method used: Lipid labelling, allow particle diffusion to be observed. Label lipids individually and observe under a microscope the path of their diffusion. Discovery of barriers which restrict overall random movement of lipid diffusion. Lipids appeared as though they moved around in a corralled region, then moved to another corralled region.
Possible Barriers of Lateral Diffusion
Actin and Spectrin are filamentous cytoskeletal proteins which tether proteins.
Proteins are tethered to spectrin and restrict lateral-diffusion of lipid molecules.
Glycophorin, chloride-bicarbonate exchanger both are immobile and are barriers to lateral diffusion.
Actin and Spectrin form junctional complexes.
Ankyrin is attached along Spectrin.
exchangers are stabilized by ankyrin.
Glycophorin is anchored by interactions directly with spectrin.
Cholesterol-sphingolipid microdomains are on the outer monolayer of the membrane.
Rafts are composed mainly of sphingolipids which have longer, more saturated acyl groups, and form more stable interactions with Cholesterol.
Physical Characteristics of Membrane Rafts
Membrane rafts are slightly thicker and more ordered (less fluid) than neighbouring micro domains.
Membrane rafts are more difficult to dissolve with nonionic detergents.
Enriched in 2 classes of integral membrane proteins: proteins with two lipid anchored saturated fatty acids, and GPI-anchored proteins
Functional Significance of Membrane Rafts
Some membrane proteins require there membrane proteins for functionality.
Membrane rafts contain certain subsets of proteins.
This allows for more collision of membrane proteins for functionality.
Caveolin, an integral membrane protein which has two globular domains, connected by hydrophobic domain. This domain helps attach it to the membrane.
3 Palmitoyl groups (on the carboxyl terminal of the globular domain) anchor it to the plasma membrane.
Caveolin binds cholesterol and forces inward curvature of a membrane.
Caveolae vs. Membrane Rafts
Caveolae are rafts which involve both leaflets of the plasma membrane, whereas normal membrane rafts do not involved both leaflets of the plasma membrane.
Caveolin is strongly associated because of lipid anchors.
Cholesterol interacts strongly with Caveolin, which allows for membrane rigidity even when the membrane is curved.
Caveolin is a dimer it has an alpha helix with a proline residue which turns it.
Amphiphilic - there are both polar and non-polar regions.
Protein with intrinsic curvature on its surface interacts strongly with a cured membrane surface, allowing both membrane and protein to achieve lowest energy.
Monomeric subunits form a superstructure to stabilize a curved membrane.
Protein with one or more amphipathic helices insert into one leaflet of the bilayer and crowds the lipids in that leaflet forcing the membrane to bend.
Structure of Integrins
Integrins are heterodimers: two-unlike subunits, α and β subunits.
Combine to form a specific binding site for extracellular proteins such as collagen and fibronectin. [They contain a common determinant of integrin binding (Arg-Gy-Asp)]
α and β subunits are anchored to the membrane via transmembrane helices.
Functions of Integrins
Surface adhesion proteins
Carry signals in both directions across plasma membranes.
Cadherins are also surface adhesion molecules which undergo homophilic interactions. They bind identical cadherins on the surface of neighbouring cells.
Selectins have extracellular domains that in the presence of Ca
bind specific polysaccharides on the surface of an adjacent cell. They are essential for blood clotting.
Requirements for fusion of membranes
Two membranes must recognize one another
Membrane surfaces requires removal of water molecules normally associated with polar head groups, to bring them close together.
Bilayer structures must become locally disrupted, fusion of outer leaflets.
Bilayers must fuse to form one continuous bilayer
Process must be triggered at the appropriate time
Neurotransmitter Release at Synapses: Example of Fusion
v-SNAREs (vesicle cytosolic proteins) bind t-SNAREs (target membrane integral membrane protein)
Structural change produces long thin rods produced from helices from both SNAREs and 2 helices from SNAP25. (NSF is also a required protein)
SNAREs interact at their ends, then zip up into the bundle of helices, this pulls the membranes together.
Hemifusion is when lipids from one membrane begin to communicate with the other membrane.
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This is one of my all-time favourites. I'll never tire of watching it. Beautiful. Stunning.
I actually like this better than your usual style. Your art is so detailed that the negative space really makes it pop.
I can't tell you how much I adore this pic. It really inspired me.
it's a very nice concept, it would be cool to see some more of the kind
Ok. This is the BEST thing I've ever seen on this website. It's so perfect! I really want to create a character like this in one of my fantasy stories.
You did an amazing job, I have no words to tell you how much I love it.
(It's my new wallpaper on my phone. Maybe you can imagine how obsessed I am ^^)
You did an amazing job, I have no words to tell you how much I love it.
(It's my new wallpaper on my phone. Maybe you can imagine how obsessed I am ^^)
I can't get over this piece, I adore it. I've loved it ever since you first posted it. The colors, the textures, and most of all the emotion in his face is just captivating.
that's "some doodling" you got there
Your work is amazing and he is amazing. I can't believe you did this on CS4. It looks like a non digital painting. Fantastic work.
So beautiful. Reminds me of the Brandon Sanderson books, The Stormlight Archives (book 2 just came out).
This instantly reminded me of Peter Pan and I started crying because the real story and meaning behind the boy Peter Pan is really sad and depressing and gahhhh THOSE EMOTIONS IN THIS PIECE OF MAGNIFICENT IS X.X
Wow... The details are just gorgeous! Truly lovely work!
Amazing work as usual!!
Words escape me! Simply BREATHTAKING!
I love this one a lot
Looks a tad like Loki.
Amazing art work <3
this piece became a favorite as i saw it. it's really amazing work, specially love the emotion on his face as he looks at the fairy... the only thing that seam a bit just a small bit out of place to me is the low sparkling line on the back part of his shoulder... they don't seam to blend much with his armor... still love it though
This reminds me of a scene off of Legend of Zu
I love how right from looking at this a story just popped up in my head (and one I can relate to, too). It's a moving piece that speaks volumes.
^ Was going to say something along those lines but you did it for me. Congratz.
I appreciate the atmosphere in this painting~
This is really beautiful! Your an amazing artist!
I think this one might be my favorite of yours even though it's experimental. I love the texture and his expression most of all!
Great Detail here
I would nosebleed to death (in the good way) if you made Jareth from Labyrinth. He doesn't get enough credit. XD
Sorry, I had to write that in capslock
Sorry, I had to write that in capslock
Beautiful, I love the style and colors.
Love this picture. The detail in his hair in awesome and his expression is... I don't even know, but I love it.
I love the style and the detail, very impressive!
I see hope for life for a warrior. Beautiful!
fantastic work!
i LOVE his facial epxpression, its stunning!!
beside the light, colours and details!
beside the light, colours and details!
The whole style of this picture from the sensuality to the smokey hair (which I adore) makes this an amazing piece, there should be something beyond love for me to press for this piece.
Interesting Dynamic
Wow..the way you bled the various elements into each other is just awesome. Metal to hair, etc. That takes major skill.
Aww this one looks so sad.
It's beautiful!
o.o that man is beautiful...nicely done!
Simply stunning!
guau!, it's awesome!, no sé exactamente que es lo que debo de mirar, pero creo que es un poco de melancolía. experimental o no, es algo increíblemente bello.
Woooow! ♥
Waw awesome and you call this doodling? really? Sinon tu n'as pas des tutoriels par hasard?
just awesome !!!


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THE ALLEN COLLECTION OF ENGLISH AND EUROPEAN Ceramics and Porcelain is what we might label in Australia, a Cinderella Collection, a collection which is often overlooked or is overshadowed by more prominent collections, but which contains exceptional examples of period and style, pieces of international importance, comprehensive samples of local work and delightful, often quirky individual pieces.
The collection was established through the generosity and connoisseurship of two local benefactors, Major Ross Bignell of Alton and Herbert Druitt of Christchurch. The two collections were brought together in the affiliation of Hampshire museums and in 1976 Curtis House was gifted to the Hampshire Country Council to become the Allen Gallery which now houses the Allen Collection. There are some 7000 items in the collection of which approximately 3000 can be housed and displayed at the Allen Gallery at any one time.
The collection is added to through public subscription and council grants. A feature of the collection is the emphasis on local country wares which were produced in the various potteries in Hampshire and Dorset in the 18th century, including Bishops Waltham, Kingsley and Verwood Pottery in the New Forest. These wares were for the most part unpretentious utilitarian pieces, made in small quantities using local clays and simple lead glazes. Among the collection can be found beakers, storage vessels and bowls of considerable charm. Their appeal arises from the simple elegance of their forms and the integrity of their design. These qualities of purity, truth to materials and the integration of form and function were to be rediscovered in the aesthetic movement of the mid to late 19th century and indeed resonate in the revival of English studio pottery led by Bernard Leach in the 1950s.
The raw terracotta surfaces of these wares were occasionally graced by commemorative illustration such as the charmingly simple inscribed drawing of a locomotive which adorns a costrel made by Charles Budden at the Verwood Pottery in Dorset, quite possibly celebrating the coming of the railway to the district in 1864. An imposing terracotta urn from Kingsley, bares the mysterious inscription 1774 TC.
Who or what was TC? In part, the history of the Hampshire potteries can be seen in the works of a number of potters in the collection who were the descendants of the family-owned potteries, and who, after studying at art schools in London and locally, brought back new ideas and sensibilities to the family businesses. One such potter was Charles Brannam who inherited the family pottery at Barnstaple and after completing his studies, returned to convert the pottery from country utilitarian ware to the production of Arts and Crafts inspired quality pieces. His grotesque tea pots produced at Barnstaple, were sold through Liberty & Company of London in the late 19th century.
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McCauley T. Vailes of Fishersville has been named to the dean's list for the 2013 spring semester at Virginia Tech University with a 3.64 GPA . Students with a GPA of 3.4 and higher receive this honor. Vailes is an animal and poultry sciences, pre-vet emphasis in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
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So I was just laying in my hospital bed and my water broke:( they got me another steroid shot and I'm on antibiotics but I've started having some contractions. Doc won't give me anything for contractions because they said if the baby is ready the baby is ready and they won't intervene. Need a lot of prayers and positive stories right now. Freaking out!
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Wasn't finish with comment, before it posted. Relax and stay calm, do not want to panic. You and baby will be fine, I'm pray for your situation.
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Praying for you sweetie. Keep us updated. Hugs
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What's weird is I'm having some pretty strong contractions but they don't show up on the monitor.
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That happened to me @ 28wks. They gave me magnesium and shots for the babys lungs to develop. Weve made it to 31 wks today & not on any meds! :) On bed rest tho & I still get contractions that come & go but the dr told me some women dont ever stop contracting till the birth. Try & stay positive. I would talk to her & keep telling her to wait a while longer. So far she's listened. lol
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Luckily no. They released me after a few days once they were able to control the contractions. Praying for you!


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Robert Pattinson, 28, and his gorgeous fiance FKA Twigs, 27, stunned on the red carpet at the Met Gala on May 4. Meanwhile, Kristen Stewart, 25, was not there for the event, seemingly avoiding Rob making his red carpet debut with the singer! Did she avoid the ball because she was having bitter feelings towards Rob and FKA? Here's what HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY learned.
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Kristen Stewart Calls 'Twilight' Sex With Robert Pattinson 'Agony'
Twi-hards, cover your ears! Kristen opened up about the famous sex scene in 'Twilight' between Bella and Edward, revealing that it was most definitely not as sexy as it looked on-screen. In fact, she called filming the scene pure 'agony' for both her and Rob!
Kristen Stewart, 25, and Robert Pattinson, 28, could have fooled us! While we remember the sex scene between Bella and Edward in Breaking Dawn: Part 1 as magical and sexy, Kristen said that it was just the opposite for her and Rob while they were filming it! This is incredibly shocking to hear seeing as though they were happily dating at the time. So what exactly made it unbearable for them? Here's what she said!
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Kristen Stewart's 'Harper's Bazaar' UK Covers: Stuns In Chanel
Pretty in pink! KStew traded in her casual skinny jeans and plain tees for two fresh-for-spring looks from Chanel. The fashion house's campaign star adds a bit of a grungy edge to both feminine, embellished looks — and we can't get enough of it! Can you?
Kristen Stewart, 25, goes uber feminine in pastel and floral accented Chanel looks. We thought the actress looked gorgeous on both covers, (which are officially out on April 30), and showcased a softer side of her trademark edgy look when paired with textured hair and no makeup-makeup. Let us know which look you like better!
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Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart: Why She Dissed His Invitation To Meet At Coachella
Staying friends with your ex is hard, huh? Well, it definitely is when you're Kristen Stewart. Recently-engaged Robert Pattinson reached out to his ex-girlfriend, asking her to meet up with him during Coachella, but she declined his offer. And we don't blame her!
Kristen Stewart, 25, and Robert Pattinson, 28, haven't been able to completely put their past behind them. After an incredibly hurtful breakup that stemmed from K. Stew cheating on Rob three years ago, the two actors haven't exactly become BFFs again. However, a source tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY that Rob reached out to Kristen to see if they could make things better during Coachella — but she said no. Find out why!
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Kristen Stewart Avoids Robert Pattinson At Coachella Weekend 2
Look who showed up at Coachella! Kristen Stewart and her BFF, Alicia Cargile, hit the festival's second weekend — narrowly avoiding an awkward run-in with Robert Pattinson and his fiancee, FKA twigs.
Kristen Stewart, 25, was a no-show at the 2015 Coachella Music Festival's first and most popular weekend. Not-so-coincidentally, that was the same weekend her ex Robert Pattinson's fiancee, FKA twigs, was performing. But, during the second weekend, the former Twilight actress showed up with her closest friend, Alicia Cargile. Well played, KStew!
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Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson: Her Fears For Him After Engagement
Oh no. Kristen isn't just 'hurt' over Rob's recent engagement to FKA twigs, but she deeply fears for the future of Rob's relationship with the singer, according to a new report. Find out why.
Kristen Stewart, 25, may be heartbroken over the fact that after only five months of dating, Robert Pattinson, 28, and singer FKA Twigs, 27, are engaged, but she's always had Rob's best interest at heart. While she's leaning on her close gal pal, Alicia Cargile, for comfort, Kristen has one big fear about Rob after his engagement, a new reports says. Find out the details here!
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Robert Pattinson's Friends Dissing Kristen Stewart After Engagement To FKA Twigs?
Eek! Are Robert Pattinson's friends taking shots at Kristen Stewart now that he's found love with FKA twigs?
Robert Pattinson, 28, could not be happier now that he and his girlfriend, FKA twigs, 27, are engaged to be married. However, one of Rob's friends seemed to be taking a dig at his infamous ex, Kristen Stewart, 25, when he captioned a recent photo on Instagram that has sent fans into a fit.
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Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart: FKA Twigs Is 'Ok' With Her Attending Their Wedding
As Robert considers inviting Kristen to his low-key wedding to FKA Twigs, HollywoodLife.com has EXCLUSIVELY learned that the singer would be 'ok' with having her in attendance!
Would you want your fiancé's ex-girlfriend at your wedding? If you are FKA Twigs, 27, then it doesn't bother you at all! HollywoodLife.com has EXCLUSIVELY learned that if Robert Pattinson, 28, does invite Kristen Stewart, 25, to his informal wedding to the quirky R&B singer, FKA Twigs wouldn't be too upset. Find out why here!
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Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson: He Plans To Invite Her To His Wedding
Their relationship may have ended unceremoniously after she strayed with another man, but Robert holds no grudges against Kristen. Instead, HollywoodLife.com has learned EXCLUSIVELY that the 'Twilight' hunk wants to invite his ex-girlfriend to his wedding to FKA Twigs!
They may not have had a happy-ever-after ending in real life, but HollywoodLife.com has EXCLUSIVELY learned that Robert Pattinson, 28, wants to invite his former love and Twilight series co-star Kristen Stewart, 25, to his wedding to FKA Twigs, 27. As far as he's concerned, it's all water under the bridge. What a guy!
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Kristen Stewart, Vanessa Hudgens & More: Best Dressed Of The Week
April showers aren't keeping our fave celebrities down — they took advantage of the gloomy weather this week to rock, dark dramatic prints and patterns! VOTE on who you think was best dressed this week.
From coast to coast of the US to Tokyo, Japan, famous ladies stunned this week in fierce frocks and intricate lace patterns, which is one of spring's hottest trends. Though many of the stars were attending premieres and theater openings, the real art was found in their gorgeous outfits! Kristen Stewart, 25, Vanessa Hudgens, 26, AnnaSophia Robb, 21, and Lily James, 26, are just a few of the fashionistas that made our list this week. Let us know who your pick for best dressed is!
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Keeping his cool
It's one of the most important days in the golf career of Lincoln Park Academy senior Justin Dorward. But that isn't exactly easy to tell as Dorward walks down the 18th fairway during the final round of the Class 1A state tournament.
There is absolutely no expression on his face and no tension in his body as he walks swiftly to his ball, which he plays quickly. His playing partners look nervous, but it's Dorward who is in contention and will go on to lose by a stroke.
Staying calm and composed isn't natural for Dorward, who put a lot of focus on his demeanor this season. That focus proved to be beneficial to his game, as he had the finest season of his high school career this fall.
"There were just a few tournaments in general (last year) where I lost my mind," said Dorward, the Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers Boys Golfer of the Year. "You can't vary your emotions too much on the golf course ... A bad shot doesn't mean you're going to have a bad round."
Dorward's new attitude was a big reason for him becoming the most consistent golfer on the Treasure Coast this season. He simply didn't make many big mistakes. His improvement got him noticed by the University of Louisville, where Dorward will play next season under a full scholarship.
And Dorward's laid-back approach in that final round at the state tournament also put him in position to win the state title, even though he was in a situation where most players would have faltered.
On the par-5 16th hole that day, a player in the group behind him landed his second shot 20 feet from Dorward, as he was about to try a short putt for birdie. Dorward had to back away from the putt, and ended up missing it. He was visibly upset, but composed himself almost instantaneously.
On the next hole, he got an even worse break: his approach to the 17th green flew too far and plugged in the muddy rough behind the green. But Dorward stayed calm, allowing him to convert on a highly unlikely chip and putt to save par.
"I was able to keep my head in all my matches," Dorward said. "Even if I was a few over at one point. That helped me to stay confident, and bring it back, sometimes."
Dorward's new-found ability to focus through anger wasn't the only improvement he made this year. He's now hitting the ball farther off the tee than he ever has, and farther than most golfers ever will.
Standing at about 6-foot-3, Dorward consistently averages more than 300 yards per drive. And when he's having a "good day," the ball can fly in the 320-yard range.
"About two years ago I noticed the difference, and now it's improved even more," Dorward said. "I got a lot stronger this year through working out and conditioning. Along with the right technique and being physically fit, they definitely help me to hit the ball farther."
Lincoln Park senior
Season average: 35.3
District tournament: 69 in District 19-1A (tied for second)
Regional tournament: 66 in Region 7-1A (champion)
State tournament: 70-73—143 (second)
Notable: Dorward worked on his game over the summer to become the most consistently low-scoring player on the Treasure Coast. "He set his goals and he was focused on them," Lincoln Park coach Rik Gray said. "Very impressive." Dorward has the ability to go low, but he rarely makes big numbers, which is perhaps his greatest strength as a player. He rarely makes a mistake that knocks him out of contention.
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Area Residents Gain Access to High Quality Care as State Approves Only Program in The Bronx
NEW YORK, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Patients who suffer from severe liver disease and need a liver transplant will no longer have to seek that highly specialized surgery and critically important follow-up care outside the borough of the Bronx. Area patients and their families now have access to this high-quality care locally, without having to travel long distances, as a result of the New York State Department of Health's approval of the first and only liver transplant program in the Bronx, at Montefiore Medical Center (http://www.montefiore.org).
"The liver transplantation program at Montefiore Medical Center fills a significant, unmet medical need for people who live in the Bronx and suffer from end-stage liver disease," said Steven M. Safyer, M.D., president and CEO of Montefiore.
"The Bronx has one of the highest rates of liver disease in the country and the highest rate of liver disease in New York State," said Dr. Safyer. "Until now, patients in the Bronx and surrounding areas who had liver disease had to travel outside of the borough to receive care, which was an additional burden on them and their families.
"Our liver transplant program now allows these patients to receive be cared for locally closer to home, by a team of professionals, at a center with an incredible amount of experience and expertise in all aspects of liver care," said Dr. Safyer.
The liver transplant program is part of the Montefiore-Einstein Liver Center and is supported by a research component from Albert Einstein College of Medicine's National Institutes of Health-funded Liver Center.
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I am outraged. I am ashamed. And I am deeply sorry to Polish people, for my president, and for the tragic series of events that put this merciless SCoaMF in the Oval Office.
And with that, I've managed more of an apology than the White House could muster. Instead of a personal apology, Obama sent out a lowly NSC spokesman to say, "The president was referring to Nazi death camps operated in Poland. The president has demonstrated in word and deed his rock-solid commitment to our close alliance with Poland."
Well isn't that just dandy. The president himself said about the stupidest, most offensive thing imaginable to an entire people. And by way of apology, SCoaMF had someone nobody has ever heard of explain that of course Teh Won didn't really make a mistake. He's the smartest man in the room, don't you know.
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Comstock Resources, Inc. (CRK) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for March 05, 2014
Comstock Resources, Inc. ( CRK ) will begin trading ex-dividend on March 05, 2014. A cash dividend payment of $0.125 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 17, 2014. Shareholders who purchased CRK stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 4th quarter that CRK has paid the same dividend.
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Peter Jackson 'eviscerated' 'The Hobbit,' 'LOTR,' says Tolkien son
Christopher Tolkien, son of J.R.R. Tolkien and executor of his father's literary estate, expressed disappointment in the films made of the books by Peter Jackson.
During his first interview in 40 years in June, with the French publication Le Monde, Tolkien, 87, said that Jackson "eviscerated the book by making it" into "an action movie for young people aged 15 to 25," he said of the "Lord of the Rings" films. "And it seems that 'The Hobbit' will be the same kind of film." »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Skylight's 'Here's a Howdy Do' is the very model of charming fun
Creating comedy is a bit like making a soufflé, with no middle ground between success and failure.
The Skylight Music Theatre's "Here's a Howdy Do: The Mischievous World of Gilbert and Sullivan," which previewed Sunday evening in the Broadway Theatre Center's Studio Theatre before its New Year's Eve opening, is a comic soufflé to savor. »Read Full Article
Marc Salem plays amazing mind games with 'Mind Over Milwaukee'
Nearing the conclusion of his jaw-dropping "Mind over Milwaukee," a blindfolded Marc Salem stated that the untouched object beneath his hand must be a watch - before proceeding to make its secondhand stop altogether.
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What song best sums up 2012 finally coming to an end?
2012 is nearly over -- finally. Feels like the end of a year like this one should have a theme song, doesn't it?
You can choose one on Tap Milwaukee. Which best sums up how you feel about the end of 2012? Take the poll here. The videos for your choices are below. »Read Full Blog Post
Top of the Charts: 2012's top hits
Bruno Mars continues his reign at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts for the third week with "Locked Out of Heaven." But, today on New Year's Eve Top of the Charts takes a look back at the 2012's biggest hits as ranked by Billboard Magazine. Watch the videos below for the five songs that spun the most across radio stations nationwide and kept us dancing and singing along all year.
On Tap for Today: Ringing in the new year
See ya, 2012. Hello, 2013. We have high hopes for you.
If the end of the year snuck up on you and you find yourself without plans or reservations, there's a party out there to enjoy. Here's are a few examples: »Read Full Blog Post


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About 3,000 people from Western Europe have travelled to Syria to join the Islamic State terrorist group, and authorities are worried that young people in the West might increasingly become converts to extremist Islamic ideology.
Last week U.S. authorities arrested six young men from Minneapolis's Somali community who were planning to join the terrorist group. The number of U.S. recruits to the Islamic State remains small compared with Europe, yet the threat here of increasing recruitment is worrisome.
Experts are struggling to determine why, psychologically, many young Westerners are tempted to identify with terrorist mayhem and brutality. Finding answers is challenging because the recruits, many of whom are college educated and come from middle-class families, don't fit a typical profile.
I explored this subject in an earlier post, What Warps the Mind of Domestic Terrorists. That post explained how some individuals are drawn to violent rebellion in order to cover up or defend against their underlying self-doubt and passivity. Recruits to terrorism, I wrote, embrace an ideology that idealizes aggression and defiance in order to deny (cover up or defend against) their emotional entanglement in feelings of being a person of limited value and significance. As a defense against their own readiness to feel devalued, they begin to experience anger and hatred toward those who allegedly discount their value. [Read more…]


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YIELD: Makes 6 servings
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- 3 very ripe bananas, peeled, each cut crosswise into 4 pieces
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When: 9 p.m. Saturday, Cascio Interstate Music Groove Stage
Fest résumé: Even though Thomas, a cellist, grew up in Wisconsin, his first Summerfest was in 2010, when I'm Not a Pilot performed there for the first time. This will be its third Big Gig show.
Best fest memory: Last year I played for Peter Gabriel at the Marcus Amphitheater (as part of the New Blood Orchestra). It doesn't get better than playing for Peter Gabriel on Summerfest's opening day at the Marcus Amphitheater.
Best fest set: Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros. The lead singer was all over the place, crowd surfing, climbing up on the speakers. Anything went for him. And I was pretty much in the second row, so it's mind-blowing to see something that good that close.
Favorite fest food: The fried eggplant strips with the marinara sauce (from Venice Club). They're amazing.
Must-see gig: Thievery Corporation (10 p.m. Saturday, U.S. Cellular Connection Stage). I've been a huge fan for years. They're awesome live.
What he'd change: Have all the local breweries represented more at Summerfest.
- Piet Levy, Special to the Journal Sentinel