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LISTEN: Lorde - 'Tennis Court' (Diplo's Andrew Agassi Remix)
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What do Lorde, Diplo, and Andrew Agassi have in common? Diplo has shared his remix (his "Andrew Agassi" remix to be exact) of Lorde's hit "Tennis Court."
A while back, the producer shared a very short Instagram clip with the remix in progress being played in the background. Now, Diplo has finally shared the final product.
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Casper's Golden ChanceCasper's Golden Chance (1979) - Casper and the Angels Cartoon Episode Guide by Dave Koch
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- 1979
- Hanna Barbera Studios.
- Casper and the Angels Episode Guide
- Cartoon Characters: Casper, Officer Minnie, Officer Maxie, Commander, Harry Scary.
- Vocal Talent: Julie McWhirter (Casper), Laurel Page (Minnie), Diana McCannon (Maxie), John Stephenson (Commander, Harry Scary), Bob Hastings, Dick Beals, Rick Dees, Ronnie Schell, Hal Smith, Frank Welker, Paul Winchell.
- Directed By George Gordon, Ray Patterson, Carl Urbano.
- Produced By Alex Lovy, Art Scott.
Executive Producers: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera.
- Animated By Robert Alvarez, Frank Andrina, Colin Baker, Anne Marie Bardwell, Ed Barge, Tom Barnes, Maxwell Becraft, Bob Bemiller, Richard Bowman, Bob Bransford, James Brummett, Oliver Callahan, Rudy Cataldi, Steve Clark, Roger Chiasson, Richard Coleman, John Conning, Jesse Cosio, Gabor Csupo, Zeon Davush, Daniel De La Vega, Elaine Despins, Chuck Downs, Joan Drake, Judith Ann Drake, Marcia Fertig, Gail Finkledei, Hugh Fraser, Al Gaivoto, Charles Gammage, Miguel Garcia, Fernando Gonzalez, Jeff Hall, Terry Harrison, Bob Hathcock, Fred Hellmich, Charles Howell, Bill Hutten, Volus Jones, Mario Julio, Aundre Knutsen, Rick Leon, Teresa Loewy, Hicks Lokey, Michael Longden, Mircea Manta, Mauro Maressa, Duncan Marjoribanks, Burt Medall, Tran Vu Minh, Ken Muse, Constantin Mustatea, Sean Newton, Margaret Nichols, Eduardo Olivares, Margaret Parkes, Lester Pegues Jr., Delpino Ramirez, Harry Rasmussen, Morey Reden, Mitch Rochon, Tom Ruegger, Joel Siebel, Mark Simon, Ken Southworth, Leo Sullivan, Robert Taylor, Barry Temple, Dave Tendlar, Richard Thompson, Richard Trueblood, Robert Tyler, Carlos Vincenzi, John Walker, Allen Wilzbach.
Animation Supervision: Bill Keil, Jay Sarbry, Bob Goe.
Assistant Animation Supervision: Rick Leon.
- Graphics: Iraj Paran, Tom Wogatzke.
- Title Design: Don Sheppard.
- Creative Producer: Iwao Takamoto.
- Background Supervision: Al Gmuer.
- Backgrounds: Lorraine Andrina, Fernando Arce, Greg Battes, Dario Campanice, Gil Dicicco, Dennis Durrell, Martin Forte, Fla Ferreira, Bob Gentle, Bonnie Goodknight, Al Gmuer, Ann Guenther, Tom Hames, James Hegedus, Eric Heschong, Jim Hickey, Michael Humphries, Bill Proctor, Vivien Rhyan, Jeff Richards, Jeff Riche, Andy Phillipson, Cal Titus. Dennis Venizelos.
- Checking and Scene Planning: Cindy Smith.
- Xerography: Star Wirth.
- Ink and Paint Supervisor: Alison Victory.
- Sound Direction: Richard Olson, Bill Getty.
- Camera: Jerry Mills, Curt Hall, Ross Avery, Mike Kane, Bob Berry, Neil Viker, Allan Childs, Roy Wade, Marc Debaudt, Brandy Whittington, Candy Edwards, Jerry Whittington.
- Dubbing Supervisor: Pat Foley.
- Music Editor: Joe Sandusky.
- Effects Editors: Julie Bagdonas.
- Negative Consultant: William E. DeBoer.
- Production Manager: Jayne Barbera.
- Post Production Supervisor: Joed Eaton.
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CWRU Expert: Less sunlight means you're less energetic
(Cleveland) -- This is the weekend that we turn our clocks back one hour, but even though many of us will get an extra hour's sleep Saturday night, that doesn't mean you'll feel better, as the lessening of daylight this time of year can cause you to have health problems.
Dr. Michael Decker, associate professor of nursing at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University, tells WTAM that as the amount of daylight grows shorter as we approach winter, seeing less daylight can make us feel more sluggish, or only half-awake.
Decker attributes that to the fact that incandescent and fluorescent lights don't cover the full spectrum of light. They don't put out blue light, and that blue light is necessary for the brain to stay energetic and alert. He suggests using some blue lights, which are commonly available at home improvement stores in the light bulb section.
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An Open Letter to The New York Times
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I am writing to express my concern about a recent string of reports and columns from your publication that have done nothing but use false pretenses to cast a shadow on Bill and Hillary Clinton. It says a lot that Rush Limbaugh applauded your "injurious" work on the former first family yesterday afternoon on his radio program. This recent pattern is all the more worrisome in light of your political editor's decision to assign a reporter to cover Hillary Clinton, now a private citizen with no announced political plans, more than three years before the next presidential election.
To begin, your August 13th report that claimed to expose the "unease" over finances and management at the Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation was an exercise in evidence-free speculation. On August 16th, the former president and the Foundation corrected the record, explaining that your reporters failed to provide critical context and facts essential to the story and misconstrued the Foundation's lawful accounting. More specifically:
- On financials: The report claimed the Foundation ran a $40 million deficit in 2007 and 2008 and an $8 million deficit in 2012, citing tax returns. As the Foundation noted, the IRS requires tax-exempt organizations to report multi-year financial commitments occurring in the year the commitment was made. In 2005 and 2006, the Foundation reported a surplus exceeding $100 million. In subsequent years, that money is reported as spending, but not cash inflow. Clinton also pointed out the difficult reality all nonprofits face when fundraising during a recession.
- On management: The report also questioned the capabilities of senior Foundation employees and the effectiveness of the organization's domestic and global initiatives. A 2011 review of the Foundation by the law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett undermines this speculation of mismanagement -- the review states that "[i]nterviewees uniformly praised the effectiveness of the Foundation and its affiliates, noting the enormous amount they have accomplished over a ten-year period." As Clinton noted, the Foundation has responded in accordance with the firm's recommendations over the last two years, strengthening the leadership and structure of the organization.
While the Times stubbornly refuses to acknowledge the errors in its reporting and President Clinton's statement in a follow-up story, an editorial clarification, or even a mention by the paper's ombudsman, that ombudsman published an August 17th article describing the "potential benefits and the possible pitfalls" of assigning a reporter to a full-time beat on the former secretary of state. Most troubling was Political Editor Carolyn Ryan's reasoning for the assignment - "there is a certain opacity and stagecraft" surrounding the Clintons, she said, wrongly implying that they purposely misled the public with no evidence.
Another cause for concern is two recent columns from Maureen Dowd that reinforce her long pattern of using hollow caricatures to attack the Clintons (and the former first family in general). On July 31st, she compared Clinton to Daisy Buchanan in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, marking the fifth time she has used the inapt literary analogy against Hillary Clinton. And just this past Sunday, she compared the Clintons to Wile E. Coyote. Clark Hoyt in 2008 called out Dowd's "gender-laden assault on Clinton" and others of the same stature have taken notice. Despite criticism from her colleagues, Dowd's invective against the Clintons ensues.
These recent developments raise the question of whether what we are seeing is an anti-Clinton institutional bias at the Times. Rush Limbaugh certainly seems to think so. I hope this is not the case.
We respectfully ask that you:
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2. Refrain from negatively pre-judging the Clintons in the manner of your political editor;
3. Correct the anti-Clinton animus consistently exhibited by one of your columnists; and
4. Resist the temptation to create purely speculative news in your new Clinton "beat."
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Scotty McCreery launching first headlining tour
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Scotty McCreery is heading out on his first headlining tour. The former "American Idol" winner will make more than 20 stops on his "Weekend Roadtrip."
The trek's name reflects the singer's current lifestyle, which involves maintaining his career by playing shows on the weekend while he continues his education at North Carolina State University.
Scotty will kick off the trek with a concert in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and has shows booked through mid-May. Scotty's sets will include the hits "The Trouble With Girls", "Water Tower Town," and "I Love You This Big," along with other material from his debut album, "Clear As Day," He'll also pepper in some cover tunes and preview some new music from his upcoming sophomore album.
Tour Dates:
February 14 - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center
February 15 - Niagara Falls, New York, at the Rapids Theater
February 16 - Atlantic City, New Jersey, Golden Nugget
February 21 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at STAGE AE
February 22 - Dover, Delaware, at the Dover Downs Hotel and Casino
February 23 - Charleston, West Virginia, at the Clay Center for the Arts
March 8 - Plant City, Florida, at the Florida Strawberry Festival
March 9 - Kansas City, Missouri, at the Uptown Theater
March 23 - Katy, Texas, at the Katy Crawfish Festival
March 28 - Aurora, Illinois, at the Paramount Arts Center
March 29 - Prior Lake, Minnesota, at Mystic Lake Casino
March 30 - Merrillville, Indiana, at the Star Plaza Theater
April 18 - Albany, New York, at the Palace Theater Albany
April 19 - Wallingford, Connecticut, at the Toyota Presents Oakdale Theater
April 20 - Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, at the F.M. Kirby Center
April 26 - Robinsonville, Mississippi, at the Horseshoe Casino Tunica
April 27 - Biloxi, Mississippi, at the MS Coast Colisum Crawfish Festival
May 10 - Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at the American Music Theater
May 11 - Hampton, New Hampshire. at the Casino Ballroom
May 12 - Morristown, New Jersey, at the Mayo Performing Arts Center
May 13 - Red Bank, New Jersey, at the Count Basie Theater
May 17 - Elizabeth, Indiana, at the Horseshoe Southern Indiana
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Feminism | Posted by Katie S on 07/30/2014
Why Todd Akin Still Matters
It has been almost two years since I heard the infamous Todd Akin remark about "legitimate rape" and abortions and I am still as angry as I was then. Recently, Todd Akin rereleased a statement in his new book apologizing for the remark but stood by his claim that there is medical proof about how stress can end a pregnancy.
Well, Todd Akin, I don't accept your apology, but thank you ever so much for telling me once again how you know more about my body than I do based on a Google search. But beyond his remarks being offensive, and the fact that he clearly didn't listen to or learn from the overwhelming response to his ignorance, it seems that Akin's comments indicate that the Republican strategy …


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Chuck Hagner, Editor
Chuck is a publishing professional with over 20 years' experience writing, editing, and choosing photos to inform, educate, and entertain. He became editor of BirdWatching (formerly Birder's World) in 2001, after a successful career as a writer and editor at Time Life Books. Chuck is the author of two books about birds and birdwatching: Guide to Ducks and Geese and Wings of Spring: Courtship, Nesting, and Fledging (Stackpole Books). He holds a master's degree from American University in Washington, DC, and dual bachelor's degrees from Boston University. You can reach Chuck at (617) 315-9160 and [email protected].
Matt Mendenhall, Managing Editor
Matt edits Hotspots Near You and other sections of each issue, and he writes news and feature stories and book and product reviews. He also evaluates manuscripts and finds photos, and he has reported extensively on the endangered Whooping Crane. He joined the magazine in 2000 after a five-year stint as the editor of a trade publication. He holds a Bachelor's in journalism from Marquette University. You can reach Matt at (617) 706-9098 and [email protected].
Lee Mergner, Group Publisher
As group publisher at Madavor Media, Lee oversees three magazines: BirdWatching, The Writer, and JazzTimes. Lee also contributes reviews, columns, news features, and profiles to JazzTimes, and he's the co-host, along with singer Rene Marie, of JazzTimes Spins & Riffs, a weekly podcast available from iTunes. Born and raised in the Philadelphia area, Lee obtained his BA in psychology and math from Dickinson College and an MBA in marketing from Temple University. You can reach him at (617) 315-9154 and [email protected].
Lizz Anderson, Senior Designer
Lizz has been a graphic designer at Madavor Media since 2010 and has been designing BirdWatching since the December 2012 issue. Designing everything from feature stories and covers to the hotspot maps and house ads, she aims to make the magazine as nice to look at as it is interesting and informative to read. Lizz received her BFA in graphic design from the Hartford Art School and then returned to the Boston area, where she grew up and currently resides. You can reach Lizz at (617) 706-9085 and [email protected].
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Our contributing editors aren't just columnists. They're bestselling authors, popular public speakers, tour leaders, field researchers, and well-known artists. Each is knowledgeable, likable, and frequently, really funny. They're just the sort of people you'd want to go birding with. They're the biggest names in the world of birding. And you can find them in every issue of BirdWatching.
Julie Craves
Julie answers readers' questions about birds in her column "Since You Asked" in every issue of the magazine. She is supervisor of avian research at the Rouge River Bird Observatory at the University of Michigan Dearborn and a research associate at the university's Environmental Interpretive Center. A tireless researcher and bird bander with a keen interest in the stopover ecology of migrant birds, she is also a personable writer with a gift for making everything she writes readable and entertaining. Her first article in Birder's World (now BirdWatching), "Forest Fire-tail," a profile of the American Redstart, appeared in June 1994. Send a question to Julie.
Pete Dunne
Pete is an accomplished birder, a gifted storyteller — the "Bard of Birding," according to the Wall Street Journal — and one of North America's preeminent nature writers. He is the author of over a dozen books and our regular wide-ranging column "Birder at Large." He founded the World Series of Birding and, in 1987, was awarded the ABA Roger Tory Peterson Award for lifetime achievement. For many years the director of the Cape May Bird Observatory, he recently transitioned over to the role of New Jersey Audubon's Ambassador for Birding. His first article, the essay "Hawks and Feeders," appeared in June 1987.
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Eldon Greij
Eldon is a biologist and lifelong educator and the author of our popular column "Amazing Birds." He is professor emeritus at Hope College in Holland, Michigan, where he taught ornithology and ecology for many years while working closely with area birdwatchers. He left academe in 1987 to launch Birder's World and served tirelessly as its publisher and editor.
Kenn Kaufman
Kenn's column "ID Tips," featuring the photographs of Brian E. Small, appears in every issue of the magazine. He is an expert birder and naturalist, a talented artist and photographer, a world traveler, and the author of many books about birds and other wildlife. His work first appeared in Birder's World (now BirdWatching) in April 1988.
David Allen Sibley
David's column "ID Toolkit" appears in every issue of the magazine. He is the author of the bestselling Sibley Guide to Birds, Sibley's Birding Basics, and Sibley guides to birds of eastern and western North America. His first article, a profile of St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge in Florida, appeared in our August 2006 issue.


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Gucci Mane takes aim at Nicki Minaj & Tyga
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Nicki Minaj and Tyga are firing back at Gucci Mane for some harsh Twitter comments.
On Monday, Gucci unleashed a number of uncensored comments over the micro-blogging network. During the profanity-laden tirade, Gucci claimed that he once had sex with Nicki.
The "Queen Barb" later responded over Twitter, asking God to strike her dead if she had ever been intimate with Gucci. Nicki also wrote that Gucci Mane is "fighting so hard for one more ounce of relevance." She also claimed that she and Tyga recently turned down a request to appear on a track with Gucci.
Meantime, Gucci also took a shot at Tyga's girlfriend Blac Chyna. Tyga fired back with some uncensored barbs of him own. He also played on Gucci Mane's name, calling him "Burberry."
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Traveler's Joy
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By Joani
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By Andrew
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Great price for a product with great attachments and cool air feature.
Not an easy yo use item
By anamika
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Not for me.... may be for others
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Attachments stay securely in place and the dryer isn't bulky. Love that the cord swivels.
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By Rachel
from St. Louis, MO
I've been looking for the perfect hairdryer/comb combination because it's so hard to blow dry my hair with a brush in my other hand. I thought I'd be using the brush attachment, but I use the comb attachment. I dry most of my hair on high, then go to the scalp on low, then finish off with cool. It takes about 10 minutes and my hair is medium long.
Not that useful as a 'comb' dryer.
By LadyWic
from Ontario, Canada
Has good output and power but is rather unwieldy to try and use as a comb.Only two settings - the lowest takes forever to dry but does let you 'comb'. The highest dries very well but is too powerful to use as a comb, it just blows the hair everywhere.I continue to use it but just as a regular blowdryer, not with the comb adapter.If I was grading it as strictly a blowdryer I would give it a 4 out of 5, but because it is marketed as a detangling 'comb' dryer I had to give it just a 2.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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The product worked as advertised. The directions were easy to read and follow. My hair was much more manageable when dried with this hair dryer as compared to being blown all over the place with a conventional hair dryer. I highly recommend this product.
Very Happy with my new hair dryer so far
By Jackye
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Very helpful because I have a cast on one hand which makes it impossible to use a brush and hair dryer, so having this dryer with attachments is perfect!
Just What was Needed
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from Columbus, OH
So perfect for detangling the long locks of the girls!
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Aloha and welcome to HPU's M.Ed. in Elementary Education degree program,
If you are interested in becoming an elementary teacher, it probably means you are patient, have a good sense of humor, enjoy explaining how the world works, and have a deep appreciation for learning. It means that you get excited by the smiles on children's faces, and even more so when you see the proverbial light bulb blazing above their heads as they learn something for the first time. It means that you are ready to make a difference in the lives of children and in the fabric of our society. Robert Fulgum reminds us how many vital life lessons we learn as early as kindergarten; lessons like "Play fair. Live a balanced life. Be aware of wonder."
HPU is here to help you on your journey to become an elementary teacher, and we have designed a program that promises to challenge you intellectually, support you socially, and provide you with the flexibility you need to balance your many life commitments. Our faculty is prepared to guide your growth in becoming a knowledgeable, caring, and effective professional who will have an impact on the lives of children for years to come.
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On Thursday I asked that President Obama no longer consider me for the job of secretary of state. I made this decision because it is the right step for this country I love. I have never shied away from a fight for a cause I believe in. But, as it became clear that my potential nomination would spark an enduring partisan battle, I concluded that it would be wrong to allow this debate to continue distracting from urgent national priorities — creating jobs, growing our economy, addressing our deficit, reforming our immigration system and protecting our national security.
These are the issues that deserve our focus, not a controversy about me. On Sept. 16, when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was unavailable after a grueling week, the White House asked me to appear on five Sunday talk shows to discuss a range of foreign policy issues: the protests against our diplomatic facilities around the world; the attack in Benghazi, Libya; and Iran's nuclear program.
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Hey guys, I haven't been here in awhile since my last failed attempt, but since the release of BT4, I felt the need to give it a new try. I have finally got the notorious linux broadcom drivers up and running. The only issue i have now is when i try to run airodump:
but when i do run airmon-ng i get:Code:
root@bt:~# airodump-ng --ivs -w dmp eth1
ioctl(SIOCSIWMODE) failed: Invalid argument
ARP linktype is set to 1 (Ethernet) - expected ARPHRD_IEEE80211,
ARPHRD_IEEE80211_FULL or ARPHRD_IEEE80211_PRISM instead. Make
sure RFMON is enabled: run 'airmon-ng start eth1 <#>'
Sysfs injection support was not found either.
I would cry if i finally got this to work, and I feel like i'm so close. Any help is appreciated.Code:
root@bt:~# airmon-ng start eth1
Found 4 processes that could cause trouble.
If airodump-ng, aireplay-ng or airtun-ng stops working after
a short period of time, you may want to kill (some of) them!
PID Name
6369 knetworkmanager
6481 NetworkManager
6486 wpa_supplicant
7225 dhclient
Process with PID 7225 (dhclient) is running on interface eth1
Interface Chipset Driver
eth1 Unknown wl (monitor mode enabled)
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