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Is this a new kind of 'religious novel'?
Christopher Beha's novel Arts & Entertainments can be read in a single evening; Rebecca Mead says so in her cover blurb, and I can attest to it. Not that that should be among the criteria for a recommendation, but it does say something about the style of prose and pace of the plotting—"breezy and breakneck," maybe, if more cover-ready copy is ever needed. But is it also a religious book? The blurbs offer no clues to that.
Little surprise, given the likely intended audience, whose ranks would probably include the kind of people who inhabit its pages: thirtyish New Yorkers in and at the fringes of the creative class. Like the novel's art gallery employee with a secret fondness for the religious works of the Renaissance says: "I can't even tell people I believe in God. They find it ridiculous." Arts & Entertainments may not be about belief: Beha's main subjects are celebrity obsession and the insidiousness of reality television, the narrative kicked into action by the sale of a sex tape. But belief is in its pages, even if sometimes tough to square with the occasionally unlikely turns of the plot.
Which is, in summary: former smalltime actor "Handsome" Eddie Hartley, now teaching drama at the tony Upper East Side Catholic school he attended as part of a scholarship program for less privileged students, is mired in debt from unsuccessful fertility treatments for his child-yearning wife (the aforementioned art gallery employee). With good intentions and terrible judgment, he takes up an offer to sell intimate footage from years before of himself and his former girlfriend, a talented and beautiful actress since gone on to television fame. Though he edits himself out of the video, he's quickly and inevitably identified as the villainous purveyor—a development that casts his wife into the spotlight as the woman-been-wronged heroine of a reality TV show called "Desperately Expecting Susan," which will track the successful impregnation (triplets!) made possible by new fertility treatments paid for with the money Eddie got for the video. It soon becomes Eddie's quest to win Susan back, a desire that plays out publicly as Eddie himself is incorporated into the show as the obligatory bad boy—his dream of acting ironically fulfilled as he's trailed everywhere by camera and crew.
If you've watched even a single episode of any reality show, you'll recognize the traits and tropes Beha is out to satirize in making his larger point about the distortion of "reality" in an age of unapologetic exhibitionism and voyeurism. You might ask: What's there even to satirize? And that's a bit of a problem with Arts & Entertainments: For all of its lightness of touch, it displays periodic heavy-handedness; for all of its momentum, it can feel a step or two behind (a reality show actually called "Dating Naked" is debuting tonight). The ironies come pre-cooked, and a sly last line doesn't feel fully deserved. Still, it's compelling in the way that Jay McInerney's Bright Lights, Big City—a book it recalls somewhat—was on first read thirty years ago.
How much those religious strains have to do with it is another issue. They appear at odd times and can seem randomly deposited, as when a little light talk about Mass and hymns reads as obligatory fleshing out of character. But then there's the part where Eddie recalls feeling something like transcendence as a ten-year-old altar boy, when his "whole body buzzed with the presence of something other than himself"—a moment he has never told anyone about, but a sensation he thinks later "had sometimes visited him while he was onstage." There's also the elusive creator of the reality series, a former seminarian who learned his current trade by assisting with a fundraising video for a cash-strapped retreat house. He tells Eddie:
The things that were really going on there couldn't be captured on film, because they were meant for God, not the audience. They happened inside people. [So] I started to intervene in little ways. When I saw someone praying, I suggested that he look up a bit more, or put his hands in a reverential pose. … These priests, they wanted the video to lead the audience to God. But I realized they had it all wrong. They needed the audience because there is no God. The more I considered it, the more I saw in the audience everything I'd been taught to see in him. Never visible, but always present. Many and one at the same time. … The audience gives us free will, but it expects us to use that freedom in a way that pleases it.
And when he finally reveals what Eddie must do for the sake of the show, he characterizes it as "taking on the sins of the world." What does it add up to? I'm hesitant to superimpose unwarranted meaning. Still, considering Beha's debut novel What Happened to Sophie Wilder, along with his own public comments on his Catholicism, there would seem to be purpose. D. G. Myers, writing in Books & Culture, sees that purpose, and talks about it in connection with the larger discussion on faith in fiction that Paul Elie initiated in 2012 in the New York Times Book Review:
Elie commits the error that so many commit in talking about religion: he reduces it to the confession of belief, which must be uttered in a voice loud enough to be heard over the fashionable din. … It doesn't follow that provocative and satisfying religious fiction is not still being written. … [In Arts & Entertainments] the Catholic religion is an undertone, but like a ringing in the ears. …
So is it the kind of religious novel for this kind of time? Myers continues:
Beha serves up reality TV as a parody, or travesty, of divine providence. Eddie Hartley may exercise freedom of will, but only within the narrow limits of what reality TV will permit. … Eddie tries to find substitutes for transcendence in acting, and it remains without religious significance for him: "If asked, he would have said he was Catholic, just as he would have said he was Irish—it was a matter of birth, not of action or belief." Everything that happens to him after peddling the sex tape happens because of his failure to make "that feeling" the basis of action or belief. Like so many of his contemporaries, he prefers fame and the buzz to God.
A preference so strong that maybe any mention of religion in publicity for the book could be seen as the kiss of death for sales…. But then, maybe no such blurb is needed: the undertones will reach those who'll hear them, and persist beyond the evening spent reading Arts & Entertainments—itself a far better use of time than watching a reality show in the first place.
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Sound like a good reason to continue to read science fiction and to also continue to avoid "reality shows" like the bubonic plague.
Television has become such an integral part of our culutre that it is difficult to assess its impact on our collective consciousness. Kierkegaard, ironically, had a line on it.
"Suppose someone invented an instrument, a convenient little talking tube which, say, could be heard over the whole land...I wonder if the police would not forbid it, fearing that the whole country would become mentally deranged if it were used." '
But, I know it's true, oh so true, cause I saw it on tv as the John Fogerty sang. Reviled as a vast wasteland but a deposit of nostalgia at the same time.
George, what's the source of the Kierkegaard quote? I googled it and came up with dozens of sites replicating it, but none citing it. It's a striking comment and I'd like to see it in context.
Thanks for bringing this book to our attention. Sounds interesting. Not if it was you who recommended the immensely satisfying Patrick Melrose novels, always some good rec's on here. I see St. Aubyn has a new one out.
I remember the quote from some time ago but cannot recall where I read it either. Nor could I find the original source. I seem to recall, and this was years ago, that it was in Letters of Kierkegaard but I cannot be certain. Sorry.
I don't read Danish, but the quote appears in NB 8 of K's Journals:
The Princeton University Press has issued translations of K's journals and notebooks. You should be able to find an English version of the quote in Vol. 5: Journals NB 6 -- NB 10.
Jean -- see our review of St. Aubyn's latest novel, Lost for Words, in our current print issue or online here.
Yup. Thanks, Chris.
Sure thing, Abe. Running Kierkegaard's prose through Google's handy-dandy Danish to English translator will yield marvelous results:
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Trevor M. Penning, Ph.D.
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Steroid Hormone Transforming Aldo-Keto Reductases.
The aldo-keto reductase (AKR) superfamily contains mammalian hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases (HSDs). For each sex steroid there are a pair of HSDs, which by acting as reductases or oxidases can convert potent steroid hormones into their cognate inactive metabolites or vice versa. When found in steroid target tissues they can regulate the occupancy and trans-activation of steroid hormone receptors, providing a pre-receptor regulation of steroid hormone action. Many HSDs are considered therapeutic targets. For example, aldo-keto reductase AKR1C3 (type 5 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase) catalyses the formation of the potent androgens, testosterone and 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone, in castrate resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). CRPC is dependent upon intratumoral androgen biosynthesis that reactivate the androgen receptor and is uniformly fatal. Structure-based inhibitor design is being used to develop selective AKR1C3 inhibitors for the treatment of CRPC. In another area structure-function studies on steroid 5beta-reductase (AKR1D1)are being pursued. This enzyme catalyzes a pivotal step in bile-acid biosynthesis and natural mutations are causal in bile-acid deficiency syndromes which are often neonatal fatal. In both areas we use the following techniques: site-directed mutagenesis, x-ray crystallography, transient and steady state kinetics, and transfection studies in prostate cancer cell lines.
Dihydrodiol Dehydrogenases and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Activation
Dihydrodiol dehydrogenases are members of the AKR superfamily. They convert PAH-trans-dihydrodiols (proximate carcinogens) to reactive and redox active o-quinones. By entering into futile redox-cycles the o-quinones can amplify the production of reactive oxygen species (e.g., superoxide anion, hydrogen peroxide and hydroxyl radical). The pro-oxidant state may provide a mechanism by which PAH can act as complete carcinogens. Similar metabolic activation has been observed for the structurally related catechol estrogens and diethylstilbestrol. The cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of PAH o-quinones are being studied in human lung cells as it pertains to causality in human lung cancer. Methods include cell culture, high-resolution NMR, EPR, mass-spectrometry, PAH-DNA adduct chemistry, and mutagenesis paradigms.
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Jin, Y., Chen, M., Penning, T.M. : Rate of steroid double-bond reduction catalysed by the human steroid 5β-reductase (AKR1D1) is sensitive to steroid structure: implications for steroid metabolism and bile acid synthesis. Biochemical Journal 462: 163-71, 2014.
Huang, M., Zhang, L., Mesaros, C., Zhang, S., Blaha, M.A., Blair, I.A., Penning, T.M. : Metabolism of a representative oxygenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) phenanthrene-9,10-quinone in human hepatoma (HepG2) cells. Chemical research in toxicology 27: 852-63, 2014.
Huang, M., Blair, I.A., Penning, T.M: Identification of stable benzo[a]pyrene-7,8-dione-DNA adducts in human lung cells. Chemical research in toxicology 26: 685-92, 2013.
Baldwin DA, Sarnowski CP, Reddy SA, Blair IA, Clapper M, Lazarus P, Li M, Muscat JE, Penning TM, Vachani A, Whitehead AS: Development of a genotyping microarray for studying the role of gene-environment interactions in risk for lung cancer. J Biomol Tech. 24: 198-217, 2013.
Liedtke, A.J., Adeniji, A.O., Chen, M., Byrns, M.C., Jin, Y., Christianson, D.W., Marnett, L.J., Penning TM.: Development of potent and selective indomethacin analogues for the inhibition of AKR1C3 (Type 5 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/prostaglandin F synthase) in castrate-resistant prostate cancer. J. medicinal chemistry 56: 2429-46, 2013.
Zhang L, Huang M, Blair IA, Penning TM: Interception of benzo[a]pyrene-7,8-dione by UDP glucuronosyltransferases (UGT) in human lung cells. Chemical research in toxicology 26: 1570-8, 2013.
Tamae, D., Byrns, M., Marck, B., Mostaghel, E.A., Nelson, P.S., Lange, P., Lin, D., Taplin, M.E., Balk, S., Ellis, W., True, L., Vessella, R., Montgomery, B., Blair, I.A., Penning, T.M. : Development, validation and application of a stable isotope dilution liquid chromatography electrospray ionization/selected reaction monitoring/mass spectrometry (SID-LC/ESI/SRM/MS) method for quantification of keto-androgens in human serum. Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology 138C: 281-89, 2013.
Barski, O.A., Mindnich, R., and Penning, T.M: Alternative splicing in the aldo-keto reductase superfamily: implications for protein nomenclature. Chemico-Biological Interactions 202: 153-8, 2013.
Sinreih Maša, Sosič Izidor, Beranič Nataša, Turk Samo, Adeniji Adegoke O, Penning Trevor M, Rižner Tea Lanišnik, Gobec Stanislav: N-Benzoyl anthranilic acid derivatives as selective inhibitors of aldo-keto reductase AKR1C3. Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters 22(18): 5948-51, Sep 2012.
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Milan, 22 January 2014 - Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, aims at accelerating expansion in the business of Subsea Umbilicals, Risers and Flowlines (SURF) by establishing new Headquarters in Houston, TX under the responsibility of Robert Conners who joins the Group.
With the strengthening of its operations in Houston and with such an experienced professional as Robert Conners joining the Group, Prysmian aims at developing a new business strategy by expanding the global growth of the Business Unit and by improving market penetration for niche products in the Oil & Gas industry.
Special attention to Brazil and long-standing partnership with Petrobras will still be within Prysmian's focus, with production of Umbilicals and Flexible Pipes in the state-of-the-art plants in Vila Velha, on the Vitoria channel (Espirito Santo State). Josè Luiz Dacal Castro will temporarily support the business handover and the development of the new initiatives before taking the lead of the Brazilian Operations of the Business Unit.
Over the past years Prysmian has been investing in the development of umbilicals - both Steel Tube and Thermoplastic- and flexible pipes with the aim of diversifying and further expanding its activities in the market of technology and products for the OG&P industry. The flexible pipes plant has complemented the umbilical plant, opened in 2007, and the addition of flexible pipes to its product range has enabled Prysmian to offer the OG&P industry a comprehensive range of SURF products.
Thanks to the merger between Prysmian and Draka in 2010, now, the Group can rely also on two plants in North America, thus broadening the available range of products technology to special Down Hole Technology (DHT) systems (manufactured in Massachusetts and New Jersey) and creating interesting cross-selling opportunities.
Recently the Group has been awarded by Petrobras a new major contract related to a frame agreement for Umbilical products worth approximately $ 260 Million with 50% minimum purchasing commitment and call-off orders to be placed within a two-year period. Prysmian has also been awarded by Petrobras the extension to 2016 of the existing frame agreement for flexible pipes, worth a total of $ 95 Million of which $ 20 Million have already been called off for the Macabu, Jubarte and Marlim Leste fields. Important results have been achieved in order to achieve finalisation of the on-going qualification process for 6" flexible pipes and strong engagement is currently dedicated to develop products and technologies for the harsher Pre-Salt layer.
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Prysmian Group is world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry. With over 130 years of experience, sales of some €8 billion in 2012, about 20,000 employees across 50 countries and 91 plants, the Group is strongly positioned in high-tech markets and offers the widest range of products, services, technologies and know-how. In the Energy sector, Prysmian Group operates in the business of underground and submarine power transmission cables and systems, special cables for applications in many different industrial sectors and medium and low voltage cables for the construction and infrastructure industry. In the Telecom sector, the Group manufactures cables and accessories for the voice, video and data transmission industry, offering a complete range of optical fibres, optical and copper cables and connectivity systems. Prysmian is a public company, listed on the Milan Stock Exchange in the FTSE MIB index.
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In terms of development, what capabilities does Google Earth Plugin have over Google Earth?
Google Earth can display a number of file formats, which may be generated programmatically, but in general the user controls the interaction.
The Google Earth Plugin can use the rich set of tools available for web development, and allows DOM manipulation of the data used within the earth environment. You can interact with the user environment, modifying the layers and how they are displayed.
I think with enough tweaking you can achieve almost anything that one can do in the other, but you might be pushing limits of edge cases. In more general terms, I think one difference is that the Google Earth Plugin can be programmed, and Google Earth is a viewer.
In more detail, Google Earth is a viewer of KML/KMZ files and data layers. Because layers can auto-update (based on time, viewport, location, etc.) you can achieve some advanced features. Because you can record and then play back, you can also make "movies" in Google Earth.
On the other hand, the Google Earth Plugin can be much more interactive, or even active without the user input. It is easier to push data using asynch client/server techniques, manipulate the DOM, etc.
I'm not sure what 'In terms of development' means here, do you mean 'for developers'? I'm assuming you don't and that you just want to know what capabilities the GE Plugin has over the GE client.
Adding to what has been mentioned already:
None of these features are available in the plugin but you can view tours/network links and all other KML features and use other GE features like navigating.
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TOPEKA – Kansas Governor Sam Brownback expressed his administration's appreciation today for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) approval of haying on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres designated as "CP25," which have been ineligible for emergency haying in the past.
Governor Brownback, Kansas Secretary of Agriculture Dale Rodman and Kansas Water Office Director Tracy Streeter have worked closely with U.S. Senator Pat Roberts for more than a year urging USDA to approve haying on CP25 acres. There are more than 726,000 acres of CP25 land in Kansas, and according to CRP regulations, farmers and ranchers are allowed to hay half of the CP25 acres.
"As this drought continues to strengthen in intensity, it is imperative that our livestock producers have access to all possible water and forage to care for their animals. I thank USDA for recognizing the dire situations we're facing in Kansas and for providing immediate relief to struggling farmers and ranchers," Gov. Brownback said. "It's reassuring to see the cooperation shown among Kansans to provide resources, information and assistance to help farmers and ranchers cope with the drought. I especially appreciate the leadership shown by Sen. Roberts in his efforts to help open these additional CRP acres for haying."
In addition to approving emergency grazing on CP25 acres, USDA also declared additional Kansas counties as federal disaster areas. Atchison, Brown, Doniphan and Jackson counties were declared as primary disaster areas. Jefferson, Leavenworth, Nemaha, Pottawatomie and Shawnee were named contiguous disaster counties. Agricultural producers in these counties will be eligible for federal disaster assistance programs.
"We continue working with our partners in Kansas to assure farmers and ranchers have the resources they need to respond to the drought today but also to recover from it going forward," said Secretary Rodman. "Haying on CP25 acres will provide access to additional forage and will provide immediate relief to livestock producers. We will continue exploring all avenues to provide relief from this drought to Kansas farmers and ranchers."
Earlier this week, Governor Brownback sent a letter requesting U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack help push forward a limited irrigated crop insurance option to help Kansas agricultural producers. Implementing the plan that has been developed for limited irrigation crop insurance will allow producers to better manage their risk as they look for ways to conserve the Ogallala Aquifer.
"We greatly appreciate all of USDA's efforts to respond to this drought and we are hopeful Secretary Vilsack will work with Kansans to provide this additional option for farmers and ranchers," said Director Tracy Streeter.
Farmers and ranchers are encouraged to contact their local USDA Farm Service Agency office for immediate assistance.


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Actress With Local Ties in Film
Marissa Molnar, an actress with eastern Ohio roots, is making a name for herself on stage and screen.
Molnar has a supporting lead role in a new feature film, "Me, You and the Road," that premiered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Saturday, Nov. 3. The cast is awaiting a New York City premiere.
"Me, You and the Road," produced by C&I Studios of southern Florida, is described by the filmmakers as "an art house film about the journey of two men, as they struggle to find their way through life, and what it means to truly live. The film is intertwined with subtle themes and complex life and relationship issues." The plot concerns two men, in their late 20s, who sell their possessions and embark on a cross-country road trip on motor scooters.
Molnar also has done considerable stage work, primarily in the Washington, D.C., area. She has performed in "The Screwtape Letters" on a national tour at the Shakespeare Theatre Company. She served as director and choreographer of "Voices from the Edge," a 2012 production for New Perspectives Theatre Company.
A member of the Synetic Theater's company from 2007-11, Molnar played Helena in "A Midsummer Night's Dream," which won a Helen Hayes Award for outstanding ensemble, at Synetic Theater and the Kennedy Center. A Washington Times critic wrote of her performance as Helena: "Marissa Molnar, graceful as a ballerina but a gifted physical comedian in the Carol Burnett mold."
Molnar played the Nurse in "Romeo and Juliet" at Synetic Theater and the Folger Shakespeare Theatre. She and her castmates won two Helen Hayes awards for outstanding ensemble and outstanding resident play. A Washington Post critic wrote of her performance: "A slapstick tumbling routine in which Molnar gives as good as she gets."
She also appeared in "Orestes: A Tragic Romp" at the Folger Shakespeare Theatre and Two River Theatre Company. She and the other members of the cast of "Orestes" were nominated for a Helen Hayes Award.
Also a dancer and model, Molnar earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude with honors, from American University in Washington.
Molnar is the daughter of Dave Molnar, a Columbus businessman who grew up in Belmont County. Her other local relatives include her grandfather, longtime News-Register columnist Al Molnar of St. Clairsville.
Wheeling native and screenwriter Sean Hennen's latest episode of the hit CBS drama, "Person of Interest," is scheduled to air at 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15.
This newest episode that he has written will air during the all-important November sweeps rating period. Hennen is a second-year member of the writing staff for "Person of Interest."
Hennen, a graduate of Linsly School and Elon University, is the son of Sherry and Mike Hennen of Wheeling.
In observance of Veterans Day, a new documentary film, "Tradition of Service," is slated to be shown again on West Virginia public television at 7 p.m. today, No. 11.
The film documents the story of the West Virginia Legacy Project, initiated by Glenville State College, to archive and preserve stories of men and women from the Mountain State who served in the armed forces during World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War and the military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The film utilizes 150-plus hours of archival footage gathered by a research team headed by Jason Gum.
The film was made by Allegheny Image Factory, a film production company in West Virginia. Officials said the company has begun production on a web series, "1863," chronicling the birth of the 35th state.
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I've been looking for some time now and have come up short. The most promising I found was Spike PHP, which seems to no longer work. I'm looking to scan my code for potential risks of SQL Injection, XSS, etc. I've gone through most of my code manually, but with a few hundred thousand lines of code, I'm sure I missed things. If possible, are there any tools that can be downloaded and analyze code on my local machine rather than installing to the live server (this isn't a requirement if not)?
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There's a static code analysis tool for PHP called RIPS. I've not had the chance to use it as yet, but it sounds like it's in the right kind of area for what you're looking to do.
On the commercial tool side of things, Fortify SCA has support for PHP, as far as I know.
Check out YASCA. From their own site: it's a "glorified grep script" plus an aggregator of other open-source tools". I've had some success with this discovering security issues is the past, although I'd have to agree with the previous post that the commerical alternatives I've tried really are a couple of moves ahead.
AppScan Source, a commercial tool from IBM, also has support for PHP.
Unfortunately, the free tools aren't that great; they're pretty limited, not so easy to use for a security novice, and/or have only limited coverage of potential security issues.
You could look at free web pentesting tools, e.g., Burp Suite. For more recommendations, see, e.g., the following questions on this site: security assessment, pen testing tools. However realize that they have limited coverage and will miss many vulnerabilities.
The Spike PHP Security Audit Tool is another static analysis tool to scan for security problems in PHP code.
These will scan and audit your server/website and return insecurities. They are very useful.


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Have you ever read the sonnet, Ozymandias?
By the sounds of things, the lovable Borderlands villain Handsome Jack has come across the famous poem, proving that he's not just an evil maniac with a pretty face. He is a well read individual and learned in all things… especially the art of killing and destruction. He's very good at those.
Listen to Handsome Jack wax poetic in the most recent trailer for 2014's Borderlands The Pre-Sequel, and rifle through El33tonline's previous coverage of the game to find out about this new journey to Pandora's moon and the new gameplay features we'll be having fun with later this year:
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BELLAIRE - The defense never rests at Indian Creek.
The tenacious Redskins remained unbeaten on the young season, besting homestanding Bellaire, 53-29, Tuesday night in the House of Champions.
The win was the fourth straight for Coach Joe Dunlevy's well-schooled cagers. It also marked the third successive game Indian Creek has held its opponent under 30 points.
"This is a fun bunch to coach. The seniors are great group of leaders. They have been playing since sophomores," Dunlevy said. "They are good players, good students and good young men.
"Our kids pride themselves on their defense, and they did another nice job tonight at that end," he added. "Bellaire is just going through a tough stretch, but they are getting better."
The Big Reds are now 0-6 on the season. But even in defeat, Coach J.R. Battista's charges handled themselves well at times. They were sabotaged early by some faulty ballhandling while misfiring on many good shots.
"Our kids played hard. They have all year," Battista said. "Indian Creek is a very good and experienced team. That is the same bunch of athletes that helped them make the state football playoffs.
"Their skill level is better than ours right now. Hopefully, one day our skill level will get to that point," added the former Big Reds' hoop star. "But we are making some positive strides. We are improving."
Creek placed two players in double figures. Athletic senior Alex Young led the way with 14 points while sweet-shooting classmate Matt Furda delivered 11 counters.
Rugged post Shane Winland battled for nine markers.
Kenny Hess was the lone Big Red in double digits as he netted 14 points. Nick Patrone was his top support with seven counters.
Bellaire set the tone at the outset by committing turnovers on its first three possessions of the game. Creek parlayed the Big Reds' miscues, six all told in the first period, into a 7-3 lead after the opening quarter.
The pace quickened in the second quarter, as the Redskins waxed red-hot from the floor. They dropped nine-of-12 floor shots to build a 28-15 halftime upper hand.
The Big Reds displayed some grit, hanging within striking distance at 30-22 midway through the third frame. The bottom fell out on the hosts the balance of the quarter as Creek closed with a 17-3 run to build an insurmountable 47-25 advantage heading into the final quarter.
Creek sank 22-of-42 on the night for a shade better than 50 percent. The Big Reds, meanwhile, attempted just 25 shots in the contest, sinking 10 for a 40 percent night.
Bellaire finished the night with 17 turnovers compared to just 10 for the Redskins.
"The last three years of coaching these kids have been a blast," said Dunlevy.
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Three-point goals: Indian Creek: Roar (1); Bellaire: Steele (1), Patrone (1).


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This two-day workshop covers the Tabular modeling in Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services 2012/2014 and includes exercises to make practice with DAX and Tabular modeling.
The course is aimed to professionals who want to exploit the full power of the new Tabular models in Analysis Services. No knowledge of previous versions of Analysis Services and Unified Dimensional Model (UDM) is required, because Tabular is based on different concepts and on the new DAX language.
You will also learn the differences between the two technologies (Tabular and Multidimensional) and when to choose one over the other.
After this course, you can attend the Mastering DAX Workshop in order to learn how to write complex measures and queries using the DAX Language, which is just shortly introduced in the SSAS Tabular Workshop course.
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Malaysia Airports (Niaga) Sdn Bhd (MAN), incorporated in 1993, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad. Through its renowned brand Eraman, MAN started out with high-end fashion boutiques at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport in Subang. Eraman went on to expand its business to KL International Airport (KLIA) when the airport opened back in 1998.
Currently, Eraman operates at five international airports, one domestic airport and two low-cost carrier terminals in Malaysia. The international airports are KLIA, Penang International Airport, Langkawi International Airport, Kuching International Airport, Kota Kinabalu International Airport, and the domestic airport is Labuan Airport. Meanwhile, the two LCC terminals are LCCT-KLIA and Terminal 2, Kota Kinabalu International Airport.
Eraman is the premier airport travel retailer in a wide range of duty-free and non duty-free products at all major Malaysian airports, with good prices that are always supported by great customer service.


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City of Waukesha favored Romney, Thompson in 2012 election
Not many voters in the City of Waukesha split their ticket when voting in this election.
Those who supported the Republican ticket of Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan for the presidential election also gave their vote to Tommy Thompson in the US Senate.
Of the 36,219 votes in the City of Waukesha, 21,348 went to Romney/Ryan or 57.8 percent.
The winning Democratic ticket of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden garnered 15,113 votes in the City of Waukesha or 40.9 percent. That is a difference of 6,235 votes.
For the US Senate seat, which US Rep. Tammy Baldwin won, Thompson with 57.9 percent of the vote took home 20,961 votes compared to Baldwin's 14,246 or 39.3 percent. It's a difference of 6,715.» Read Full Article
Crest owner brings Irish flavor to new venture in downtown Waukesha
Opened in May and dedicated to providing a unique experience, The Crest Pub & Grill in Downtown Waukesha showcases its owner's deep experience in Irish fare and desire to establish roots in a new community.
Building on experience
Owner Bruce Russell developed his restaurant chops in various environments, but is most comfortable with casual, lively venues. After establishing two Menomonee Falls-based restaurants, A.J. O'Brady's Irish Pub & Grill and The Mill, he looked at several other locations before deciding that Waukesha was the perfect next step.
"We looked at various locations over a two-year period," Russell said of the former restaurant space. "We kept coming back to this one. We liked what was going on in the city."
Appealing to various tastes» Read Full Article
Complaint: Waukesha woman, drunk, grabbed gun following phone dispute
Don't bring a gun to a cellphone fight might be the lesson learned by one Waukesha woman who's facing criminal charges for allegedly doing just that.
Betty Dyer, 51, was charged Monday, July 18, in Waukesha County Circuit Court with disorderly conduct (use of a dangerous weapon) and possession of a firearm while intoxicated, both misdemeanors. Online court records show she's free on a $2,000 signature bond.
According to a criminal complaint, Dyer grabbed a gun and pounded on one of her neighbor's doors July 16 in the 2100 block of Kensington Drive, demanding to be let in, after the neighbor accidentally damaged Dyer's phone when tossing it to another person.
Dyer reportedly asked the neighbor, a man, to remove his phone number from her device and the man tried to toss the phone to the third neighbor who said she knew how to remove the number. The toss was short and the phone's screen cracked when it hit the ground, according to the complaint.
After the screen broke, Dyer reportedly grabbed her Bersa Thunder .380-caliber handgun and marched over to the man's apartment, insisting he open the door, the complaint said. At one point, according to the complaint, she identified herself as a Waukesha police officer in an attempt to get inside the man's home.» Read Full Article
2016 Waukesha County Fair coverage
The Waukesha County Fair, the oldest fair in Wisconsin, is in full swing on the grounds of the Waukesha County Expo Center.
And our interns McKenna Oxenden and Maddy Heim have been enjoying all aspects the fair brings.
From ranking the tastiest food items at the fair, to being there when the Fairest of the Fair was crowned, to having a good time watching the pig, duck and goat races, a new attraction at the fair. Take a look at our coverage of the fair, which continues through Sunday, July 24.
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Video: Crafting and animal races at the Waukesha County Fair
Sheltered from the storm and sweltering heat inside the Waukesha County Fair Exhibit Hall on July 21, Ellen Smith, owner of One of a Kind Beadwoven Bracelets, kept a careful eye and a steady hand on her work.
Smith, who has been crafting since she was 9 years old, was weaving an intricate pattern on a small, traditional Native American loom. As she looped the threads and pointed out another piece of beadwork in her hair that was made by a friend, she described her extensive history with the craft.
This is Smith's 16th year competing at the fair, though not always with her beading. When she was younger, Smith explained that she participated in 4-H and showed a horse that she bought and paid for by herself.
Entering quilts, crochet and sewing projects is all in the family, according to Smith. She went to her first beading class when she was 12, where she was the only child in attendance. A few years later, she picked the habit back up again and has been entering projects into county fairs and the Wisconsin State Fair ever since.» Read Full Article
Outstanding fees could prevent students from graduation ceremonies
The Waukesha School District is changing it's policy regarding fees for graduating high school seniors.
The new policy, which will take affect at the beginning of the school year, will deny students with outstanding fees from participating in graduation ceremonies.
The old policy authorized principals to withhold diplomas from students with outstanding fees, which isn't appropriate, according to Assistant Superintendent of Student Services Joe Koch.
"This diploma is a student record, therefore we were not able to withhold it," Koch said.
Koch went on to say during the Policy and Committee meeting Monday, July 18, that this practice of barring students with fees is commonplace in many neighboring school districts including Ozaukee County and Milwaukee County suburbs.» Read Full Article
Studio time gives students opportunity to create
The room was quiet except for the hum of the pottery wheel and the soft sound of brush strokes. Each student was deep in concentration, working on a painting, drawing or clay sculpture.
The open art studio at Waukesha South High School lets students spend as much time as they want in the classroom to work on art projects they want to pursue during the summer.
Running for four weeks during summer school, the studio is open from 7 a.m. to noon, with students showing up whenever they feel like, and leaving when they feel they are done.
"I just saw a need," Art Teacher Tom Mancuso said.
Mancuso runs the studio space during the summer, which came about after he taught art classes during summer school for a few years, and saw a need to change the program. He went to the district and petitioned to return to the open studio concept that they had in the past.» Read Full Article
Social media story on the storms rolling through Milwaukee area
A social media story of the storms that moved through the Milwaukee area during the morning of July 21.
Resources available to Waukesha County residents during extreme heat
Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow is reminding residents of the resources available during the excessive heat warning in effect from noon Thursday, July 21, through 7 p.m. Friday, July 22.
"Excessive heat is the most frequent weather-related danger in southeast Wisconsin," said Farrow. "For this reason, Waukesha County has safeguards in place to ensure that even our most vulnerable residents can stay safe and healthy."
Cooling centers
Dozens of cooling centers and places to cool off are in Waukesha County, such as libraries, malls, or senior dining centers.
·Members of the public may use Waukesha County ice arenas as cooling stations for free. The cost to skate is $6.50 for adults and $5 for seniors and children.» Read Full Article
Stay cool at Hebron House and Jeremy Safe Haven
City of Waukesha — Local social service agencies are doing their part to keep people safe by offering cooling stations over the next few days, when extreme heat could prove to be life threatening.
Kris Androsky, executive director for Hebron House of Hospitality said, "Extremely hot weather poses hardships for those who do not have a cool place to stay. While the risk of heat illness for those outdoors depends upon the amount of exposure and the health of an individual, Hebron House shelters are responding proactively by providing water and respite from the dangerous heat."
The Hebron House shelter, 812 N. East Ave., and Jeremy Safe Haven, 1301 E. Moreland Blvd., will both remain open all day Thursday and Friday as cooling zones for anyone needing help.
A prolonged period of hot temperatures is expected to hit Waukesha County on Thursday afternoon through Friday evening, with daytime highs in the mid 90s. The heat and humidity will make conditions feel warmer than actual temperatures are.
People are advised to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room and out of the sun. Heat exhaustion, nausea, headaches, and confusion can swiftly lead to deadly heat stroke as the body loses the ability to regulate its temperature.» Read Full Article
Waukesha Salvation Army offering cool place to stay in light of impending heat wave
Dangerously high temperatures forecast for later this week have prompted the Waukesha Salvation Army to open its doors — and air-conditioned rooms — to area residents who do not have access to such spaces.
According to a news release, refrigerated bottled water will also be available inside the building, 445 Madison St., just north of downtown.
"Our Waukesha Corps will be open both days from 1 to 4 p.m.," said Major Nelson De Le Vergne, "and people are welcome to have a seat in designated air-conditioned spaces during the heat of the day."
"We're honored by the long-standing support of Waukesha County and we're pleased to be able to give back to area people in need," De Le Vergne added.
According to the National Weather Service in Sullivan, the heat index is expected to rise to between 100 degrees and 115 degrees on Thursday, July 21 and between 95 degrees and 100 degrees on Friday, July 22.» Read Full Article
Woman killed in Waukesha County crash is identified
One woman was killed and two women were injured when a vehicle westbound on Interstate 94 in Waukesha County crossed the median and struck an eastbound vehicle head-on Tuesday.
The crash, which occurred about 5:30 p.m. at county Highway SS in the Town of Delafield, closed the freeway in both directions for several hours.
The driver of the westbound vehicle, an 18-year-old Waukesha woman, was transported to Froedtert Hospital by Flight for Life for serious injuries. Her passenger, identified Wednesday as 67-year-old Melinda Malison of Waukesha, was pronounced dead at Froedtert.
The driver of the eastbound vehicle, a 22-year-old Delafield woman, was treated for minor injuries.
The accident remains under investigation by the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department.
Initial Reaction Podcast: Wisconsin Badgers football, WIFCA All-Star game
Lake Country/Now sports director JR Radcliffe and Time Warner Cable Sports Channel's JP Cadorin chat about the Wisconsin sports scene, with an emphasis on Milwaukee-area preps. Find the podcast on Stitcher and iTunes.Future football stars in Wisconsin were on the table this week when Ben Worgull of the Badger Nation stopped by to talk about the state of the Badgers gridiron team, which begins in earnest Sept. 3 with a battle at Lambeau Field against LSU. Ben also talked Badgers basketball recruiting and JP and JR discussed the WIFCA All-Star game, featuring a couple future Badgers last weekend. Plus, the baseball state-tourney field is set. Each week,
Funeral Services: July 21, 2016 issue
Lucille M. Liburdi, 97, of Waukesha died Friday, July 15, 2016. Visitation and a funeral Mass were Wednesday, July 20, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Waukesha.
Leva McLaughlin,88, of Waukesha died Thursday, July 14, 2016. Visitation and a Mass of Christian burial were Wednesday, July 20, at St. Mary Catholic Church.
Lorna Schaefer, 88, of Waukesha died Thursday, July 14, 2016. Visitation and a funeral Mass were Monday, July 18, at St. William Catholic Church, Waukesha.
Plans to redevelop former Gasthaus site denied by Waukesha officials
Plans for a proposed razing and redevelopment of the Gasthaus restaurant, which shuttered about two weeks ago, have again come before a city panel and again been turned away.
The Waukesha Plan Commission on July 13 denied preliminary approval to the project's site and architectural plans, and denied a conditional use permit for a standalone restaurant that's part of the same proposal.
According to planning documents, Kansas-based Klover Architects is looking to build a mutli-tenant retail center at the corner of Silvernail Road and Grandview Boulevard — where the Gasthaus once stood — and a free-standing Panda Express restaurant south of the retail plaza.
Commissioners and city staff shared concerns about the land-use intensity of the project, how much more traffic it will generate and the negative effect it could have on surrounding businesses.
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Waukesha police report: July 21, 2016 issue
1A man reportedly flashed his genitals to staff at the Waukesha Women's Center around 4:43 p.m. July 7 in the 500 block of North East Avenue. A police report said the man, who was uncooperative with officers when they found him, was arrested.
2A 25-year-old man was reportedly carrying a bat and challenging motorists with it while standing in the street around 10:54 p.m. July 7 near Oakdale and School drives. According to a police report, the man did not hit any cars with the bat but was trying to.
3Police helped a man find his 15-year-old daughter and return her home after a brief confrontation between the two around 9:01 p.m. July 8 in the 100 block of Arcadian Avenue. The girl was reportedly late coming home from a friend's apartment that her parents do not want her visiting. According to an incident report, the girl was disorderly and uncooperative but ultimately left with her parents.
4An anonymous caller reported a reckless driver who was supposedly traveling 15 mph below the posted speed limit around 10:23 p.m. July 8 near Meadowbrook Road and Summit Avenue. A police report did not indicate whether officers were able to find the slow-moving vehicle.
5Emergency personnel had to extinguish a vehicle fire around 12:16 p.m. July 9 next to the Habitat for Humanity Restore, 2120 E. Moreland Blvd. According to an incident report, the fire was raging in an empty truck about 20 feet away from the store. The fire department declined to investigate the blaze, the report said.» Read Full Article


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The Saudi-Qatari Joint Coordinating Council concluded its second meeting in Doha today under the co-chairmanship of Second Deputy Prime Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz and Qatari Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.
The Council issued a communiqué reviewing regional and global developments and agreeing to intensify consultation and coordination between Saudi Arabia and Qatar, as a way of strengthening regional security and stability. The two sides agreed to study the establishment of a mutual investment fund and expressed satisfaction that bilateral trade between the two countries has grown from SR 2.02 billion [$538.08 million] in 2003 to SR 6.69 billion [$1.78 billion] in 2008.
At a joint press conference yesterday evening, Prince Nayef noted that Sheikh Tamim has accepted the invitation of Crown Prince Sultan, who is also a co-chairman of the Saudi-Qatari Coordinating Council, to hold the group's next meeting in the Kingdom.
Prince Nayef was accompanied to the two-day meeting by Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal; Minister of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance Sheikh Saleh bin Abdulaziz Al-Asheikh; Minister of State and Cabinet member Dr. Mussaed Al-Aiban; Finance Minister Dr. Ibrahim Al-Assaf; Minister of Agriculture Dr. Fahd Balghunaim; Minister of Commerce and Industry Abdullah Zainal; Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Abdulaziz Khoja; Minister of Health Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah; Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Nizar Madni; and a number of other senior officials.
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In Jurassic Park: The Lost World, a T-Rex is captured from the island, sedated, and put on a boat for the mainland. During the trip to the mainland, the T-Rex got free and killed everyone. When the boat arrives, our intrepid heroes find that in the ship's control room, there are body parts. How did the T-Rex manage to kill people in that room? All of the doors look smaller than the T-Rex's head, so how did she eat them?
I recently watched this and thought exactly the same thing. Looking into it a bit it seems the scene showing veloceraptors boarding the boat was scraped. Which makes sense - that whole last 30 minutes seemed out of place!
This from The Lost World: Jurrasic Park's IMDB page:
I think this is a plot hole of the movie. We really don't know what happened aboard the ship, except that the T-Rex was tranqualized and then counteracted.
T. rex had strong forelimbs, and while they were likely evolved to deal with struggling prey larger than human, once the tyrannosaur got hungry enough "life found a way." At least one person had to go up to the wheelhouse to control the ship, and the dinosaur presumably killed the crew one by one as they emerged from below decks.
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Since november 2011, Kdenlive has moved to the KDE infrastructure. It means that all our translations are now managed by the KDE translation teams. If you want to help translating Kdenlive in your language, the first thing to do is to get in touch with the KDE localization team: http://i18n.kde.org/
There is a team for each language and you can get infos here.
After that, we recommand using the Lokalize tool which was designed to make KDE translations easier. Here is a quick howto, but please Don't forget to contact the translation team for your language so that the work is not done twice.
If you have questions, you can always contect the Kdenlive developers on the Kdenlive mailing list
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E: Ok, it's clear now.
Mon, 10/19/2009 - 19:43
Im trying to translate this thing to swedish but im a screwup at patching and gtranslator is messing with me. Just want to make sure im not doing something someone have already done or are doing, can you sign me up for the swedish translation? firstname.lastname@example.com
Fri, 10/30/2009 - 03:27
Hello everyone, I hope you can help can be useful for the whole community!!
I have been informed that I download the language pack on my language and reviewed, I now test my translation in the application. How do it?
My language is en, gave a good revised with the help of the program gtranslator, and now would like to test is in my translation kdenlive. How do it?
I have the translated file extension *po
I'll be back later to see the answer!!
Thank you
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Sun, 12/06/2009 - 11:54
Hello everyone!
I'm a new member in the community, I want to translate the programs into Arabic and Persian.
Sun, 12/06/2009 - 18:06
Hello good afternoon!
Recently I was working on a new translation of Kdenlive for my language (pt_BR), now would be available in the po * with the new translation for others, may have translated your program.
Already registered at SOUCERFORGE.
How do I send the translation to you?
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 14:49
I will try to translate into Norwegian. How do I sign me up for this?
-David Petterson
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 13:49
I'm up for doing the Esperanto translation.
Wed, 02/03/2010 - 08:21
I'd like to help with russian translation.
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Bill Hill - How does ClearType work?
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dpen2000 wrote:green eh? that explains why the xp start button is green I guess.
But hey, cleartype is cool and nice looking but what is it actually? How do you define Cleartype?
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I've been using about the same color scheme since I started using Win95 extensively.
I just find it hard staring at RGB(255,255,255) all day and in the default setup it's the background for every text-based program.
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I might add that i've only switched to WinXP on this machine on Monday. Our central IT-team didn't allow it earlier because the standard profile is Win2k.
So it's just XP in classic mode, I haven't spend much time tweaking it.
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I am running 11.04 and sometimes I need to take a screenshot of a full-screen application - and the Gnome panels on top and bottom are usually in the way.
So, I can click the "hide buttons" (panel handles?) on left and right of each panel bar, and then the panel goes left or right - however, the handle itself is still visible, and "always on top" - so again it ends in the screenshot.
Is there any way to hide the panel handles completely?