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Madonna and Anne Hathaway are reportedly planning to duet at a New Year's Eve party tonight.
The stars will be welcoming the start of 2013 in Gstaad, an exclusive mountain resort in Switzerland. Designer Valentino and his partner Giancarlo Giammetti have invited the pair to their lavish bash at the members-only Eagle Ski Club. According to the New York Post, Madonna and Anne may even team up to treat their fashion icon host to a tune when the clock strikes midnight.
"Rumours are flying that both Madonna and Anne Hathaway will take turns serenading the legendary designer, and they might even do a duet at midnight," a source told the publication.
Anne - who has impressed critics with her performance in the new musical movie Les Misérables - will be accompanied by her husband Adam Shulman. Madonna is believed to be taking her teenage daughter Lourdes along.
The party promises to be an unforgettable experience.
Valentino is sparing no expense on the event and has reportedly splashed out 500,000 euros so far. Guests are flying in from all over the world to attend the bash. They will be treated to caviar, champagne, live music and a stunning firework display.
Madonna and Anne aren't the only famous faces set to enjoy themselves on New Year's Eve.
Jay-Z and his pal Coldplay frontman Chris Martin will be ringing in 2013 with a gig in Brooklyn, New York, with their spouses Beyoncé and Gwyneth Paltrow set to attend.
Naomi Campbell is hosting a party in Miami, while Rihanna is among a host of stars planning to let loose in St. Barts tonight.
Rihanna and Kings of Leon are rumoured to be performing at Russian businessman Roman Abramovich's party, with Kate Moss, Ellen DeGeneres and her partner Portia de Rossi, Russell Simmons, Rachel Zoe and Kimora Lee Simmons all due to attend.
P. Diddy is also in St. Barts, soaking up the sunshine on his impressive yacht.
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Sebastopol Scouts' charter pulled over anti-bias policy: Boy Scouts of America says no leewayin ban against gays
By GUY KOVNERThe Press DemocratThursday, August 14, 2003A Sebastopol troop has lost its Boy Scouts of America charter for refusing to drop an anti-discrimination statement that Scouting officials say conflicts with the organization's national policy banning homosexuals.Bev Buswell, led adviser to the 16-member Venture Crew 488, said her application for charter renewal was denied because it included a statement she wrote pledging the crew would not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation and other factors.Local and national Scouting officials say there is no leeway in adhering to the 93-year-old organization's membership standards."The policies of the Boy Scouts of America are not pick and choose," said Ralph Voelker, who takes over Friday as executive of the Redwood Empire Boy Scout Council, covering Sonoma, Mendocino, Humboldt and del Norte counties.The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June 2000 that the 3.3 million-youth member Boy Scouts, as a private organization, has the right to ban gay members and leaders.On its Web site, the Boy Scouts of America states: "We believe an avowed homosexual is not a role model for the values espoused in the Scout Oath and Law."The Scout Oath, including a commitment to stay "physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight," often is cited as justification for prohibiting gay Scouts and leaders.Critics, including Buswell, say Scouting's opposition to homosexuality is dictated by conservative national leadership and by churches that sponsor more than half of Scout troops and packs."I feel like they stole Scouting," she said.Involved in Scouting since age 16, Buswell said she was troubled by the ouster of gay Scout leaders and Scouting critics, including Dave Rice of Petaluma, a 59-year Scouting veteran removed as an assistant Scoutmaster in 1998.Buswell said she drafted her first anti-discrimination statement three years ago and included it in her charter renewal application in December, knowing it might prompt the crew's termination"I actually felt it was my Scout duty," Buswell said. "I feel strongly that a terrible injustice is being done with this policy."Buswell said she told crew members about the statement but did not ask for their opinions. "I've been pretty careful not to involve the youth," she said.Mariana Thorn, a former Crew 488 member, said she was dismayed by the fate of the group, which she said was absolutely the highlight of my high school life."But Thorn, an Analy High School graduate and now a junior at UC Santa Cruz, said she agrees with Buswell's protest. "A gay person can be a perfectly good role model." she said.The anti-discrimination statement was approved by a parent committee that helps run Crew 488, said Merryl Mendelson of Sebastopol, the committee's chairwoman.Mendelson said Scouting was "very close-minded" about prohibiting homosexuals. "It needs to be open to everybody," she said.But Voelker said any Scout unit or regional council would risk loss of its charter by adopting an anti-discrimination statement, as Buswell proposed to the Redwood Empire Council."We would no longer exist as an organization," he said.In June, Roy L. Williams, nation Scout executive, issued a memo stating that no local council "is permitted to depart from BSA membership policies."Williams said he was "unaware of any council that is not in compliance."Buswell, 44, a Sebastopol real estate broker, said a meeting last month with a Scouting official failed to find common ground. "We agreed to differ," she said.Buswell, a veteran Scouting leader, said 65 teen-agers and 21 adult leaders had participated in Crew 488 since 1996. The crew, which engages in such high-adventure as backpacking, caving, whitewater rafting, surfing and snow camping, is nw in limbo because it lost the insurance provided by the Boy Scouts.Buswell said she hopes to revive the crew through affiliation with the YMCA, Camp Fire, West County Community Services or some other organization.Venturing, a Boy Scouts of America youth development program for men and women ages 14 to 20, has 315,296 members, nearly 10 percent of Scouting's total youth membership.Buswell, a former Boy Scout troop leader, joined Crew 488 when her daughter, Alyssa, turned 14. "We turn it up a notch," she said, referring to the crew's involvement in rugged outdoor activities."You learn survival and self-reliance," she sad.Laurie Stoumen, a Sebastopol landscaper whose daughter was in Crew 488 two years ago, said she supports Buswell's stand."I don't believe in discriminating against anybody," said Stoumen, whose deceased brother was gay. "The whole thing is very personal to me."To protest Crew 488's loss of charter, Buswell and others said they will stage a protest Aug. 21 in front of the Redwood Empire Council's office.She holds little hope of a resolution, but Buswell said that in training Scouts for citizenship merit badges she advocated "standing up for what you believe in."The current Scouting controversy is not the first in Sonoma County.Steven Cozza, 18, a Petaluma Eagle Scout and now a world-class junior bicyclist, launched a national protest against Scouting's ban on gays in December 1997. Cozza still attends rallies when his bicycle training schedule permits, and his petition to change the policy has more than 90,000 signatures, said his father, Scott Cozza.Scouting groups can maintain a no-discrimination policy only if they keep quiet about it, said Scott Cozza, who was ousted as a Petaluma assistant Scoutmaster in 1998.You can reach Staff Writer Guy Kovner at 521-5457 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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text: Lindsay Gets Herself A Jailhouse PharmacistKaty Kelleher7/21/10 9:00amFiled to: Dirt BagLindsay Lohanmichael lohanAlexis NeiersTiger WoodsRachel UchitelMel GibsonOksana grigorievarihannaKe$haBritney SpearsHayden Panettierezsa zsa gaborHouseJersey ShoreSnookithe situationJwowwJesse JamesRobert PattinsonSandra Bullockkristin stewartAnna ChapmanJames FrancoAnna Nicole SmithKathy GriffinElizabeth HesselbeckAppic214EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkLindsay Lohan has already found a pharmacist willing to fill her prescriptions — which include Adderall and Ambien — while she is incarcerated. Michael Lohan, and some mysterious "friends" say it's the prescription drugs that caused all Lindsay's problems. [TMZ]Even though Lindsay has only been behind bars for less than a full day, there is already some prison drama brewing. Lohan is reportedly being housed in a 12-by-8 cell next to E! reality tv star Alexis Neiers, who was part of the celebrity-robbing "Bling Ring." A detective who testified at Neiers' hearing said investigators found a Chanel necklace stolen from Lindsay at the Neiers' family home. [NYDN]Neiers' mom, Andrea Arlington, says prison is "brutal" on girls like Alexis and Lindsay. "Nobody is getting VIP treatment... I feel sorry for the people that are there." She also has a little advice for Lohan's visitors: arrive early. [Radar]And because you're dying to know: Lindsay's first dinner in jail was spaghetti and broccoli. Also, the New York Post has published her height and weight, so there's that. [NYP]A spokesman from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed that Lilo won't serve her full 90 days, and will most likely be out by August first due to overcrowding issues. But she won't get to cut down her 90 day mandatory rehab stint, which means filming for the upcoming Linda Lovelace biopic won't begin until late this year. [Daily Mail, AP]Michael Lohan went on Larry King Live last night to talk about his daughter's legal troubles and his notoriously bad parenting. When asked if he ever blames himself, Michael said "Sure I do." [TV Squad]Brooke Mueller, estranged wife of Charlie Sheen, has completed a stress managment program and will head back to L.A. to begin a new, Charlie-free life. [Radar]Singer Chris Isaak could be the next Simon Cowell, reports the Hollywood Reporter. Isaak is one name on a short list of possible American Idol replacements for the cranky Brit. [TV Squad]Former mistress of Tiger Woods, Rachel Uchitel has announced that she will be on Celebrity Rehab to address her addiction to Ambien. 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Horus is a level 68 general goods, meat, and drink vendor located at Dragonmaw Base Camp in the contested territory of the Shadowmoon Valley. Although he is called an "innkeeper", he will not let anyone set their [Hearthstone] there. Horus is friendly to players who have completed [70] Blood Oath of the Netherwing
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- He is named after the ancient Egyptian god Horus.
- Otherwise, it is possible his name is a reference to the barkeeper in Family Guy of the same name (and similar profession). It should be noted, though, that that character's name is spelled "Horace".


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Wallabies do 'Australian crawl' in the womb
Baby wallabies start doing the "Australian crawl" while still in their mother's womb, high-resolution ultrasounds reveal for the first time.
The paddling movements prepare the tiny blind and hairless embryo for the journey to its mother's pouch when it is born, says study co-author Dr Geoff Shaw from the University of Melbourne.
"They've got this glorious 'Australian crawl'," he said.
"The four limbs go in this circular pattern on both sides - left, right, left, right, swinging their arms around which propels them across the fur.
"They actually start those sorts of movements ... three days before [birth] when they really are a very early embryo," Dr Shaw said.
The study by Dr Shaw and colleagues, reported in Nature Scientific Reports, provides a unique insight into the development of marsupials.
"[Marsupials have] all evolved from the same origins and the physiological needs that they have are pretty much the same. But given how immature they are at the time they are born, to find that they are doing quite complex controlled movements three days before birth is just astonishing."
Marsupials have very rapid development periods compared to other mammals. They have ultra-short pregnancies and give birth to very immature, almost embryonic young.
Weighing in at around 5 kilograms, the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii) is one of the smaller species within the genus, which includes 14 species of kangaroos and wallabies.
Tammar wallabies are pregnant for around 26 days before giving birth to a joey that weighs around 1 gram and crawls unassisted to its mother's pouch.
Dr Shaw says during pregnancy the embryo is still a "hollow ball" until about day 18, and it is only in the last eight days that the cells transform into an identifiable embryo.
"Humans begin co-ordinated limb movements about week 12 of pregnancy. When wallabies begin their coordinated movements, three days before birth, they are developmentally equivalent to about a four to five-week old human foetus," he said.
Synchronized pregnancies
To study the development of the wallaby embryo, Dr Shaw's team and researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research in Germany, selected a group of 20 wallabies and synchronised their pregnancies.
They then monitored the wallabies over their 26-day active gestation phase with daily ultrasounds.
"About the time we were expecting them to give birth we even watched them 24 hours a day to see when they actually gave birth to have that extra bit of data," he said.
Not only did the ultrasounds show the embryo moving while in the uterus, but from halfway through the pregnancy the lining of the uterus showed strong rolling movements.
"That probably stirs things up around the embryo and makes sure the nutrition gets to where it should be around the baby," Dr Shaw said.
He says the findings are likely to apply to other marsupials, but these would be much harder to study.
"You need a very high resolution ultrasound if we deal with smaller marsupials than the wallaby," he said.
"Some of them have got absolutely minute babies that are able to climb when they are born and attach to the teat.
"Like the honey possum from Western Australia, for example, their babies are 10 one-thousandths of a gram when they're born. They look like a grain of rice."
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The island of Khortytsya, in the Dnieper, was headquarters ( sich ) of the Zaporizhzhya Cossacks from the 16th to 18th cent. (The word Zaporizhzhya means "beyond the rapids," i.e., of the Dnieper.) For nearly three centuries the Zaporizhzhya Cossacks served as the rallying point for Ukrainian struggles against social, national, and religious oppression.
After the union of Poland and Lithuania in 1569, Ukraine came under Polish rule; but the Poles were too weak to defend it from frequent devastating Tatar raids. The need for self-defense led at the end of the 15th cent. to the rise of the Ukrainian Cossacks, who by the mid-16th cent. had formed a state, organized along republican lines and ruled by a hetman, along the lower and middle Dnieper. At its height it occupied most of S Ukraine except the Black Sea littoral, a possession of the Crimean khans. Although they formally recognized the sovereignty of the Polish kings, the Cossacks, for all practical purposes, enjoyed complete political independence.
By the end of the 16th cent., however, Poland sought fuller control over Ukraine and the Zaporizhzhya Cossacks. Persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church after 1596 provoked repeated outbreaks among the Ukrainians, and the Cossacks, as staunch adherents of the Orthodox faith, participated actively in the rebellions. In 1648 the Zaporizhzhya Cossacks, led by Hetman Bohdan Chmielnicki, began a series of campaigns that eventually defeated the Poles and freed Ukraine from Polish domination. Chmielnicki's forces suffered defeat in 1651, however, and were forced at Bila Tserkva to accept a treaty unfavorable to Ukraine.
In 1654, Chmielnicki persuaded the Cossacks to transfer their allegiance to the Russian czars. By the Treaty of Andrusov in 1667, the left bank of the Dnieper and Kiev were ceded to Russia. The Russians proceeded to encroach upon Cossack privileges much as the Poles had, thus engendering revolts in what was left of the Zaporizhzhya territory. When Hetman Ivan Mazepa joined Charles XII of Sweden against Russia in the Northern War, he shared in the Swedish defeat at Poltava (1709). Many Zaporizhzhya Cossacks fled to the khanate of Crimea, but in 1734 they were allowed to return to their old territory and to establish a new Cossack headquarters.
Russia, however, continued to view the Cossacks with suspicion; and in 1775 the Russian army, on orders from Catherine II, destroyed the Zaporizhzhya camp, thus completely abolishing the last stronghold of Ukrainian independence. Most of the Zaporizhzhya Cossacks then moved to Turkish territory at the mouth of the Danube, where they founded a new community. In 1828–29, however, they returned to Ukraine and settled along the shores of the Sea of Azov.
When the Russians tried in the 19th cent. to settle them in the newly conquered N Caucasus, the Cossacks rebelled and were disbanded (1865). Those Zaporizhzhya Cossacks who had remained in Ukraine were allowed in 1787 to settle along the Black Sea shores between the Dnieper and Buh rivers; they became known as the Black Sea Cossacks. In 1792 they were resettled in the Kuban region and after 1860 became known as the Kuban Cossacks.
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A North Texas family wants everyone to know about the real dangers of driving along one of Texas' newest toll roads — and it has nothing to do with the 85-mph speed limit.
Jackie Anderson, of Mount Vernon, says her family was driving on Texas Highway 130 near Austin at about midnight last Friday when they hit 25 to 30 feral hogs crossing the highway.
"All of a sudden, it seems like I was 100 feet when I noticed them — a pack of wild feral hogs," said her husband, David Anderson.
Their SUV rolled 10 times.
"We must have rolled and flipped for 300 feet before the car landed on [the] driver's side," David Anderson said.
The family, including their 5-week-old granddaughter survived the crash, but one of the family's dogs died. Another was lost but found four days later with a broken leg.
Jackie Anderson, who was in the front passenger seat, said she remembers thinking she wouldn't live through the crash. She sustained serious injuries — a concussion, seat belt burn and soft-tissue injuries all over her body.
Jackie Anderson said she wants Texas drivers to know about the very real feral-hog problem and questions why the state hasn't done more to warn drivers of the danger or try to keep them from entering the roadway.
The Andersons said they only saw one sign on the road, near Lockhart. More lighting and signage could have helped, they said.
"Knowing that I could have seen one light bar that said, 'Careful, feral hogs,' I would've taken a different route," Jackie Anderson said. "It just makes me sick."
In October, SH 130 Concession Co., the private company that runs the 41-mile portion of Texas Highway 130, said it would put up temporary electronic message boards warning of wildlife in the area until permanent signs could be installed.
The Texas Department of Transportation said the safety of drivers is its top priority.
"Wildlife roadway crossings are a global problem. But we have already taken some measures to protect drivers on this highway. We currently have 'Wildlife Crossing' signs posted along the ROW of this highway," agency spokeswoman Veronica Beyer said in a statement Thursday. " We continue to work with the Concession company to identify what additional measures may be appropriate to improve driver safety. It's also important that drivers pay close attention and focus 100 percent of their attention on driving."


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If the après-ski music at the Kristalhütte in Zillertal sounds suspiciously like the legendary Café del Mar compilations, it's because that's what is: DJs from the Balearic Islands often play here in the Austrian Alps. Equally fantastic: the view from nearly 2200 meters up.
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At King's Club, the legendary disco in the noble ski resort St. Moritz, the champagne flows freely for an international crowd of stars, who come to see and be seen. But to make it past the bouncers at this exclusive nightspot in the elegant Badrutt's Palace Hotel, they have to be dressed appropriately.
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Julio E. L¾pez-Ferrao joined NSF's Division of Research on Learning (DRL) in Formal and Informal Settings as a Program Director in March 2007. He is a graduate from the University of Puerto Rico (biology), New York University (science education), and George Mason University (PhD in Science Education). Before coming to NSF in 1995, he was a Senior Research and Development Associate with Education Development Center, in Newton, Massachusetts, where he provided technical assistance to several New England states; a science and mathematics teacher, district science coordinator, science curriculum specialist, and science supervisor at the Puerto Rico Department of Education, where he was appointed as the Science Program Director. His system-wide responsibilities in that position included K-12 curriculum development and implementation; professional development programs for teachers and administrators; coordination of technical assistance to K-12 science teachers through regional supervisors and district coordinators; and special programs for teachers and students, including scientific research academies and state and international competitions. Before joining DRL, L¾pez-Ferrao was a program director with the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research; and the Division of Educational System Reform, where he managed research and development large-scale efforts.
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Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are infectious diseases that spread from person to person through intimate contact. STDs can affect guys and girls of all ages and backgrounds who are having sex — it doesn't matter if they're rich or poor.
Unfortunately, STDs (sometimes also called STIs for "sexually transmitted infections") have become common among teens. Because teens are more at risk for getting some STDs, it's important to learn what you can do to protect yourself.
STDs are more than just an embarrassment. They're a serious health problem. If untreated, some STDs can cause permanent damage, such as infertility (the inability to have a baby) and even death (in the case of HIV/AIDS).
How STDs Spread
One reason STDs spread is because people think they can only be infected if they have sexual intercourse. That's wrong. A person can get some STDs, like herpes or genital warts, through skin-to-skin contact with an infected area or sore.
Another myth about STDs is that you can't get them if you have oral or anal sex. That's also wrong because the viruses or bacteria that cause STDs can enter the body through tiny cuts or tears in the mouth and anus, as well as the genitals.
STDs also spread easily because you can't tell whether someone has an infection. In fact, some people with STDs don't even know that they have them. These people are in danger of passing an infection on to their sex partners without even realizing it.
Some of the things that increase a person's chances of getting an STD are:
- Sexual activity at a young age. The younger a person starts having sex, the greater his or her chances of becoming infected with an STD.
- Lots of sex partners. People who have sexual contact — not just intercourse, but any form of intimate activity — with many different partners are more at risk than those who stay with the same partner.
- Unprotected sex. Latex condoms are the only form of birth control that reduce your risk of getting an STD, and must be used every time. Spermicides, diaphragms, and other birth control methods may help prevent pregnancy, but they don't protect a person against STDs.
Preventing and Treating STDs
As with many other diseases, prevention is key. It's much easier to prevent STDs than to treat them. The only way to completely prevent STDs is to abstain from all types of sexual contact. If someone is going to have sex, the best way to reduce the chance of getting an STD is by using a condom every time (or a dental dam when a girl is receiving oral sex).
People who are considering having sex should get regular gynecological or male genital examinations. There are two reasons for this. First, these exams give doctors a chance to teach people about STDs and protecting themselves. And second, regular exams give doctors more opportunities to check for STDs while they're still in their earliest, most treatable stage.
In order for these exams and visits to the doctor to be helpful, people need to tell their doctors if they are thinking about having sex or if they have already started having sex. This is true for all types of sex — oral, vaginal, and anal. And let the doctor know if you've ever had any type of sexual contact, even if it was in the past.
Don't let embarrassment at the thought of having an STD keep you from seeking medical attention. Waiting to see a doctor may allow a disease to progress and cause more damage. If you think you may have an STD, or if you have had a partner who may have an STD, you should see a doctor right away.
If you don't have a doctor or prefer not to see your family doctor, you may be able to find a local clinic in your area where you can get an exam confidentially. Some national and local organizations operate STD hotlines staffed by trained specialists who can answer your questions and provide referrals. Calls to these hotlines are confidential. One hotline you can call for information is the National STD Hotline at 1-800-227-8922.
Not all infections in the genitals are caused by STDs. Sometimes people can get symptoms that seem very like those of STDs, even though they've never had sex. For girls, a yeast infection can easily be confused with an STD. Guys may worry about bumps on the penis that turn out to be pimples or irritated hair follicles. That's why it's important to see a doctor if you ever have questions about your sexual health.
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Fix a Leak Week 2012: What I Do to Save Water
By Elona Myftaraj
I lived in Albania until I was about six years old, and one of the few things I remember is how scarce water was. There was very little indoor plumbing, and every Saturday was spent walking up the mountain carrying water, an all day trip. All water was stored in huge barrels, each specified for drinking, bathing, farming, or household chores. The water had to be carefully rationed so it didn't run out.
When we moved to the United States, my sisters and I were fascinated with the indoor water systems. Since water was now abundant, we started to get carried away with our usage. We could control the temperature of the water instead of waiting for the sun to warm it up, and we could finish the dishes unbelievably quickly. There were no more trips up the mountain and, seemingly, no need to conserve. We had all of the water we wanted, whenever we wanted it… that is, until our dad saw the water bill. He reminded us of the way we used to live and explained to us how important conserving water was, even if we live in a place where its supply is not scarce. We learned to do simple things to save water, like not letting the sink run when we brush our teeth, and remembered that we didn't need to waste so much.
Working as a student at the EPA has taught me a great deal about how important water is, along with many ways to conserve. I learned that a toilet leak can waste as much as 200 gallons of water every day, and that washing your car with a bucket and sponge instead of a hose saves a lot of water. Replacing old or broken showerheads, sink faucets, and toilets with the WaterSense labeled products can be a big help. Just taking a few simple steps can help save a lot of water.
That's how I learned to save water. What's your story? Share it with us in honor of Fix a Leak Week (March 12-19, 2012).


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LITCHFIELD, Mich. — With the use of spikes, a Hillsdale County sheriff's deputy ended a 27-minute traffic pursuit that began in the neighboring county early yesterday.
Branch County sheriff's deputies began the chase about 3 a.m. in Butler Township, with Michigan State Police taking over at the Hillsdale County line. The chase continued in northern Hillsdale County until a deputy deployed spikes to flatten the passenger-side tires of the suspect's vehicle.
The suspect, whose name was not released pending arraignment, was stopped just inside the Litchfield city limits. Branch County deputies said the suspect's driver's license had been denied and revoked eight times.
The driver was arrested for driving while license denied and revoked, fleeing and eluding police, and driving under the influence of drugs.


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In specific cases under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, employers in Canada can hire foreign workers without requiring an HRSDC job offer confirmation. IRPA exemptions from the HRSDC confirmation requirements are intended to facilitate the entry of foreign workers to support broad economic and trade objectives in Canada.
North American Free Trade Agreement
Under Chapter 16 of the NAFTA, citizens of Canada , the United States and Mexico can gain quicker, easier temporary entry into the three countries to conduct business-related activities or investments.
All businesspersons covered by the NAFTA are exempt from the need to obtain approval from HRDC. This means that Canadian employers do not need to have a job offer approved by HRDC to employ a U.S. or Mexican businessperson.
General provisions on temporary entry also apply to citizens of the three countries.
The NAFTA applies to four specific categories of businesspersons: business visitors, professionals, intra-company transferees, and traders and investors.
Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement
The CCFTA is modelled on the NAFTA and makes it easier for Canadian and Chilean citizens to temporarily enter the other country. The rules and requirements are similar to those under the NAFTA and cover the four categories of business persons: business visitors, professionals, intra-company transferees, and traders and investors.
General Agreement on Trade in Services
Under the GATS, Canada has committed to facilitate market access for certain businesspersons who are foreign service providers in specified sectors. The commitments apply to service providers from more than 140 World Trade Organization member countries. Three categories of businesspersons are covered: business visitors, professionals and intra-company transferees. Qualifying businesspersons find it easier to enter Canada because they do not need to obtain HRDC confirmation or, in the case of a business visitor, a work permit.
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MobileIron Raises $16.0M
Sunnyvale-based MobileIron, a developer of software for managing smartphones and other mobile devices for enterprises, has raised $16.0m in a new equity funding round. The funding came to light through a regulatory filing. Source of the new investment was not disclosed. MobileIron has previously received funding from Norwest Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, and Storm Ventures. The firm last announced a round of funding in August of 2009, a Series B worth $11M. More information »


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(A couple come into the Italian restaurant where I work. I seat them and hand them menus. After a moment, the man waves me over.)
Me: "Hi there. How can I help you today?"
Husband: "I don't see unlimited salad or breadsticks on your menu."
Me: "Oh, I'm sorry. That's a different restaurant. If you order the garlic bread, though, it comes with a lot of pieces! And our salads are very large."
Husband: *to his wife* "I thought you said this place was just like Olive Garden."
Wife: "I said it was Italian food like Olive Garden, sweetie. The menu's not the same."
Husband: *looking disappointed* "What's chicken scallop pine?"
(I explain a few menu items, all of which he pronounces wrong, and they order. The woman kept giving me apologetic looks the whole time. Later, when I brought their food, the man was in the bathroom.)
Wife: "Sorry for the problems earlier. He's not that bright, but he's so good at other things, if you know what I mean."
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Jennifer Lopez stops by "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on Wednesday (Jan. 16), where she talks about former boyfriend Ben Affleck winning Best Director at the Golden Globes and how much she misses "American Idol."
"['Argo'] was a great movie. We got a lot of — they were really hard on us in the press when we dated back in the day, on movies and stuff like that," says Lopez. "It was a nice moment. It was nice to see him have that moment. I was really happy for him."
As for "Idol," J-Lo says she's "missing it so much right now."
"I miss it, I gotta tell you. I'm happy with everything that I'm doing … but I am gonna miss it. I love the people there. Randy, Ryan, Steven, Nigel, everybody behind the scenes. It was a nice little family," says Lopez.
As for the rumored Mariah Carey-Nicki Minaj feud, J-Lo laughs and says, "I don't know. I think I shall not [comment]."
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Tories defended overall control at Herefordshire Council with a landslide victory in a previously marginal seat.
The result at Ross on Wye West was a disappointment for Liberal Democrats who have the ward's other seat but came last behind an independent this time.
There was some cheer for Lib Dems when they held on at Highbridge and Burnham Marine, Sedgemoor District, Somerset.
This week's contests came in two marginal Commons seats: Tory Hereford and Herefordshire South and Lib Dem Wells.
Herefordshire County - Ross on Wye West: C 695, Ind 312, Lib Dem 270. (May 2011 - Two seats Lib Dem 617, C 597, Ind 522, Ind 503, C 383, Lib Dem 368, It's Our County 97). C hold. Swing 16.7% Lib Dem to C.
Sedgemoor District - Highbridge and Burnham Marine: Lib Dem 379, C 288, Ind 253, Lab 249, Ind 68. (May 2011 - Lib Dem 782, No description 705, Ind 543, Lib Dem 528, C 516, Lib Dem 511, C 473, 471, Lab 451, 379, 351). Lib Dem hold. Swing 0.8% C to Lib Dem.
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text: DEARBORN, Mich., March 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FCE Bank, a European subsidiary of Ford Motor Credit Company, has published its Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended Dec. 31, 2012. FCE Bank also has published an investor presentation on its 2012 financial results. The annual report and accounts and the 2012 FCE financial results investor presentation are available at http://www.fcebank.com/investorindex.html. About FCE Bank FCE Bank plc is a United Kingdom-registered bank that provides automotive financial services to Ford dealers and customers in Europe. FCE is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Credit Company LLC, a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company. SOURCE Ford Motor Credit Company


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Senior Class Convocation - Saturday
The senior class president, university president, and an invited guest speaker will address degree candidates and their families at Senior Class Convocation, the day before graduation. The senior class will also present its class gift to the university.
Saturday, May 27, 2017
Schoellkopf Stadium (gates open 10:00am)
Guest Speaker
Each year, a Convocation speaker is chosen by diverse members of the student senior class who serve as the Convocation Committee. (Note: The Committee will announce the name of its 2017 invited speaker in the spring.)
Students do not wear cap & gown to this event. Students and guests should dress per their comfort level (business-casual is common). We suggest comfortable shoes for walking. Also, the stadium does not have a roof, so please be adequately prepared for weather (sunblock, umbrella, jacket), as deemed necessary for conditions.
Cornell reserves the right to search persons and property.
Parking is free all day on campus and in outlying parking lots. Please be aware of road closures and restrictions by reviewing the Parking & Seating page. Also, review the Maps page for Saturday parking locations, campus bus transportation, closed parking lots, and closed campus roads.
Taxis, hotel shuttle vans, chartered buses, and limousines will be treated as private vehicles and are subject to the same parking regulations and road restrictions.
- Time: Schoellkopf Stadium opens at 10:00am and seating is first come, first served. Guests should plan to be in their seats by 11:30am.
- Seats: Guests may sit in the Crescent (bleachers) or in chairs on the field. Students sit in the audience with their families.
- Mobility-Impaired Seating: see "Mobility Impaired" section below.
- Strollers: The stadium is not conducive to strollers.
- Weather: The stadium does not have a roof, so please prepare for weather (umbrella, sunblock, etc.), as deemed necessary for conditions. (see Inclement Weather Plan)
- Pets: No animals (other than service animals) are allowed inside Schoellkopf Stadium.
Mobility Impaired Parking & Seating
Helpful parking & seating accommodations are available, upon request, for mobility-impaired guests. Details about obtaining and using these permits are outlined on the Mobility Impaired web page. Permits are valid both Saturday (Convocation) and Sunday (Commencement). Special seating arrangements will be available in addition to the parking permit. Maps and instructions are included with the permit. (Note: These permits will allow vehicle access to certain parking areas on campus that are designated for mobility-impaired parking only.)
Sign Language Interpretation
Sign language interpretation is available for Senior Convocation. A sign language interpreter will be located in the Option 1 Mobility Impaired seating area at the south end of Schoellkopf Field. Hearing-impaired guests needing sign language interpretation should (1) apply for an Option 1 Parking Permit to park in the parking garage, and (2) email or call the Commencement Office at 607-255-9541 for a seat in the sign language seating area. Upon entering Schoellkopf Field from the parking garage, ushers and signs will direct guests to the sign language seating area.
Dining - Saturday Lunch Locations
There are several campus dining locations open for lunch on Saturday.
Webcast, Television, and Large-screen Viewing of Senior Convocation
There are a variety of ways to watch the Senior Convocation event on Saturday.
- Webcast: To watch Senior Convocation online, go to http://cornell.edu at 11:45am and look for the webcast link posted there that morning.
- Television coverage: Senior Convocation will be televised starting at 11:45am on local Time Warner Cable Channel 16, viewable on televisions in homes and hotels with Time Warner Cable.
- Large-screen viewing: Senior Convocation will be broadcast beginning at 11:45am at these indoor locations: The Cornell Store, Robert Purcell Community Center, and dorm lounges.
This outdoor event is open to the public. There are NO TICKETS required and there is no guest limit. However, this will become a ticketed event under the Inclement Weather Plan (see below).
Inclement Weather Plan & Tickets
Senior Convocation will be held outside at Schoellkopf Stadium in good and fair weather on Saturday. If Saturday's weather is inclement (pouring rain, high winds, lightning, and/or cold temperatures), the event will be moved indoors to Barton Hall, and inclement weather tickets (see below) will be required. A decision to enact the Senior Convocation inclement weather plan will be announced starting at 8:00am on Saturday at www.cornell.edu and www.commencement.cornell.edu. To get the latest weather and campus operating status please check www.cornell.edu. In the case of an indoor ceremony, please consider watching the program via the Cornell webcast or on local Time Warner Cable channel 16. Viewing sites are also set up in residence halls and the campus store.
Inclement Weather Tickets for Senior Convocation: Students will be informed in May about how to obtain e-tickets for inclement weather.
Mobility Impaired Guests: The mobility impaired entrance to Barton Hall is located on the Garden Avenue side of the building. Ushers will be available to assist.
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Wheat fields with stripe rust increasing in N.D
Category: Grains
(AgWeek) – Stripe rust has increased substantially during the past in some areas of North Dakota.
The higher severities are being reported in winter and spring wheat fields. The greatest severities are in northern counties where weather conditions have been consistently cooler and wetter than much of the state, but some other locations also are reporting fairly abundant stripe rust.
Of the fields scouted the week of June 18 across the state, about 25 percent had symptoms of stripe rust at varying levels of prevalence within a field.
"In some fields, there were heavy orange stripes of spores, while in other fields, stripe rust lesions are going into the overwintering, dormant stage," says Marcia McMullen, North Dakota State University Extension Service plant pathologist. "In the black spore stage, the long stripes turn black and don't disperse to infect the crop during the summer."
This week's heat in parts of the state may push the crop and result in more stripe rust spores going into the dormant or black spore stage.
Many wheat fields may be too advanced in growth stage (past flowering) for a fungicide application or the disease may be too advanced for successful management (flag leaf with greater than 1 to 5 percent severity or going into the black spore stage).
"A fungicide application on infected leaves will not rescue the leaf tissue," McMullen says. "However, if the crop is still in the boot or early heading stage, with only a few pustules of stripe rust, growers may need to treat with a fungicide as soon as possible because the stripe rust can advance rapidly when moderate temperatures and dew occur."
Fungicides to control stripe rust have not been evaluated in North Dakota.
But wheat pathologists from states such as Kansas and Nebraska have concluded that Headline, Caramba, Folicur, Prosaro, Twinline, Quilt and Quilt Excel provide excellent control. Products with very good control are Tilt, Stratego EC and Stratego Yld.
For more information on wheat rust diseases, go to www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/plantsci/smgrains/pp1361.htm.


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German soprano Dorothea Röschmann made her Royal Opera debut in 2003 as Pamina (Die Zauberflöte) and has since sung Countess Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro), Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte) and Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni) for the Company. She returns in the 2016/17 Season to sing Desdemona (Otello).
Röschmann studied at the Hamburg Hochschule für Musik und Theater, the Bremen Akademie für Alte Musik and in Los Angeles, New York, Tel Aviv and with Vera Rózsa in London. In 1995 she made her Salzburg Festival debut as Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro). She went on to become a member of the Berlin State Opera, where her repertory included several Mozart roles, Ännchen (Der Freischütz) and Micaëla (Carmen). She continues to perform regularly for Berlin State Opera, and for other leading companies such as Vienna State Opera, Bavarian State Opera, La Scala, Milan, Bolshoi Theatre and Paris Opéra. Her repertory includes Rodelinda, Florinda (Fierrabras), Elsa (Lohengrin), Eva (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg), Mařenka (The Bartered Bride), the Marschallin (Der Rosenkavalier) and Anne Trulove (The Rake's Progress).
Röschmann is a prolific recitalist and performs regularly throughout Europe and at New York's Carnegie Hall. Concert engagements include Vier letzte Lieder with the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under Antonio Pappano, Des Knaben Wunderhorn with the Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala under Daniel Harding, and appearances with the Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Bavarian Radio Orchestra, New York Philharmonic and Cleveland Orchestra. Her recordings range include Bach cantatas under Ton Koopman and Vier letzte Lieder under Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
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text: How to tell the difference between finger scans from the living and the deadEsther Inglis-Arkell7/26/11 10:00amFiled to: mad sciencePhysicsbiologyTechnologyZombiesTop141EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink There was once a time when, upon the discovery of a chewed-on corpse in a secure underground military bunker, it was impossible to determine whether responders were dealing with a regular sociopath or a full-scale zombie invasion. Those dark times have ended. Scientists can now tell the difference between a fingerprint made by a living body or dead flesh. Advertisement This isn't just an technique meant to screen out zombie killers. It also rules out Demolition Man style security breaches in which people use dead fingers to beat fingerprint scanners. More seriously, it can end the material reward for chopping people's fingers off to get access to secure areas, or even high-value cars. There have been some gruesome reports of people having their limbs amputated to beat such scanners.There are many differences between living and dead hands. (For instance, it's creepy to hold living hands some of the time and dead hands all of the time.) Most of those differences are difficult for a machine to quickly and reliably quantify. The most reliable difference, though, is the fact that living skin pales when it is pressed against a surface. The capillaries that rush blood around the surface of the body aren't able keep themselves open under pressure, and blood leaves that part of the skin. Although different fingertips may be different shades, the color change is constant. Advertisement Living fingers with all their blood in them absorb light of about 550 nanometers. When the skin is pressed into paleness, the color changes to absorb light at about 1450 nanometers. If there's no change, the blood has already left the body. If the sensor doesn't sense a change between first contact and an extreme press of the hand, it can surmise that either the dead walk among us, or someone is missing something important.Via New Scientist.Reply14 repliesLeave a reply


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Built in 1934 and nestled in Kentish Town, The Forum is a beautiful art deco building that has played host to some of the music industry's biggest names since becoming a live music venue in the 1980s. With a capacity of 2,300, The Forum has seen performances by the likes of Rihanna, Kiss, Justin Timberlake, The Killers, Jack White, Noel Gallagher, Bobby Womack, Amy Winehouse, Rancid and tonnes more. As well as putting on live music events The Forum has also been the backdrop for movies and commercials as well as host to big club nights and other parties. Since early 2016 it's been officially known as O2 Forum Kentish Town.
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I've just seen Nouvelle Vague's concert at Forum in Kentish Town. It's a beautiful venue, close to the station and within easy reach to the Overground as well (Kentish Town West).
It's an old building, very pretty. On the ground floors there are two bars and beer is sold at a reasonable price (£4,50 a pint), and the standing area is quite spacious, however the place itself is not big. The acoustic was really good and we had a great time! Wonderful concert!
One of the last old school music venues in London,seeped in history of gigs from yesteryear. I love this venue and was reminded when I recently went to see Beth Orton there. It's an easy place to get to,next to Kentish Town Tube and plenty of free parking after 6.30, practically outside the door. With a huge standing area downstairs and seating upstairs,you can either get stuck in and crowd serf to the front or observe and enjoy from the gallery. Simple booze list and bars on both levels,not too expensive either. Gig tickets are usually reasonably priced too. Here's hoping them pesky developers don't get their hands on it anytime soon,ey?!
I saw a stand-up here and it was my first time at the venue, despite it being just 2 miles from my flat! The building itself is beautiful and in some ways it seems wasted as a gig or comedy club; the stunning art-deco style would really well suited for use as a theatre, dance or other performance space. It could then be polished up a little, a nicer bar created and loos updated. However, with O2 as it's owners and music, I imagine, bringing in more revenue, that won't happen.
Still now I've been reminded it's here, I won't hesitate to go there if someone I want to see is playing as it's a lovely space, with a great big stage and, best of all, for miniature people like me, I can choose to sit in the balcony area so I can dance in my seat but still actually see the performance!
I recently just went to the venue a couple of days ago fro the first time, my initial reaction was that The space is a lot bigger on the inside than it seems like it. I thought security was a little ridiculous seeing as I was going to a graduating event and it was not even 8pm yet, I even got patted down which doesn't even happen in big clubs. The alcohol was very expensive, in my opinion too much for he area and the prestige of the venue. Overall though, I had a good time, but it was nothing special.
I like Kentish town area, has that nice relaxed
north London feel , with just right amount of hipsters and cool pubs.
That is why I was quite pleased when the concert was moved from
Shephards Bush to North London!
We went to see Nothing but Thieves
and it was an energetic concert, but the venue itself helped as well,
because it is spacious enough and people working there are very friendly
and helpful. I like the energy here, can't wait for more gigs happening
I hadn't been here for ages but when our gig got moved from Shepherds Bush Empire I was secretly glad of the change! I saw Pvris (pronounced Paris) here and we had balcony tickets so got to watch it without trying to see over someone's head who would inevitably be taller than me (am 5'4") if we'd have bought standing tickets. The night was sold out and I was expecting a mixed crowd but there were people of all ages, despite them being an emo-ish type band from the east coast.I don't think the venue has great acoustics but prefer it as an alternative to Brixton academy which has too big a capacity to be able to enjoy gigs there sometimes.
An ok venue. I've been a few times with the most recent one when I watched Simple Plan. It felt a bit disorganized with letting people in. By the time the first band was on the queue outside was still ridiculously long and we missed a big chunk of the first support. They could've opened more entries (which as we could see, had the staff for it) but didn't. Acoustics were good and overall a decent venue.
Great venue. My friend and I enjoyed a relaxing evening, also at the Lucy Rose concert. As both of us were warding off colds we were happy to sit upstairs with our glasses of whisky and foot tap the night away. Great show, great sound and effects. No queue at the bar. Friendly staff.
I saw Lucy Rose here last night (best artist EVER by the way, just saying!) and was in awe at how beautiful the venue was, if you ever visit PLEASE take a minute to look at the ornate ceiling etc. Just the right size so that the gig felt pretty intimate but also big enough to gather a large number of fans! It's only a couple of minutes walk from Kentish Town station which is serviced by the Northern line and National Rail services, plus the overground station is only a ten minute walk away. The sound was incredible, as was the lighting - both making the performance by Lucy and her two supports totally mesmerising.
This is a beautiful venue, inside and out. I saw Fink here and will be seeing Eagles of Death Metal later this week, and I am so looking forward to it! The sound is really incredible and the venue lends itself well to lighting effects during shows. Drinks are your standard London pricing for the most part. Easy to get to from Kentish Town overground, though make sure you check when the last trains leave - we didn't and we ended up taking a cab home.


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MBL, WOODS HOLE, MASS.One helpful action anyone can take in response to global warming is to plant trees and preserve forests. Trees and plants capture carbon dioxide during photosynthesis, thereby removing the most abundant greenhouse gas from the atmosphere and storing some of it in their woody tissue.
Yet global warming may affect the capacity of trees to store carbon by altering forest nitrogen cycling, concludes a study led by Jerry Melillo, Distinguished Scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) Ecosystems Center, and published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The paper summarizes the results of a 7-year study at Harvard Forest in central Massachusetts, in which a section of the forest (about one-quarter of an acre) was artificially warmed about 9oF above ambient, to simulate the amount of climate warming that might be observed by the end of the century without aggressive actions to control greenhouse gas emissions from fossil-fuel burning and deforestation.
The study confirmed, as others have, that a warmer climate causes more rapid decomposition of the organic matter in soil, leading to an increase in carbon dioxide being released to the atmosphere.
But the study also showed, for the first time in a field experiment, that warmer temperatures stimulate the gain of carbon stored in trees as woody tissue, partially offsetting the soil carbon loss to the atmosphere. The carbon gains in trees, the scientists found, is due to more nitrogen being made available to the trees with warmer soil.
"Tree growth in many of the forests in the United States is limited by the lack of nitrogen," Melillo says. "We found that warming causes nitrogen compounds locked up in soil organic matter to be released as inorganic forms of nitrogen such as ammonium, a common form of nitrogen found in garden fertilizer. When trees take up this inorganic nitrogen, they grow faster and store more carbon."
Melillo says that the biological processes that link soil warming, increased soil organic matter decay, increased nitrogen availability to trees, and increased tree growth will likely operate together in many temperate and boreal forestsforests found in North America, Europe, Eurasia and much of the developed world. Tree growth in tropical forests is often limited by factors other than nitrogen, so lessons from this new study are not widely relevant in the tropics.
While Melillo thinks that the carbon-nitrogen interactions he is studying at Harvard Forest will help us to make predictions of carbon storage in forest over the coming decades, he adds that "the carbon balance of forest ecosystems in a changing climate will also depend on other factors that will change over the century, such as water availability, the effects of increased temperature on both plant photosynthesis and aboveground plant respiration, and the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide."
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For the first four games of the season, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra kept forward Michael Beasley glued to the bench.
Four games for the Heat, four "Did Not Play — Coach's Decision" lines for Beasley.
But with big man Chris Bosh out against the Toronto Raptors because of the birth of his daughter and the Heat trailing 33-25 Tuesday, Spoelstra put Beasley in the game for the first time this season.
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In his first 74 seconds, Beasley took and made two three-pointers. About a minute later, he blocked a shot. Spoelstra removed Beasley from the game after 3 minutes, 59 seconds, and Beasley never played again.
He finished six points on 2-for-4 shooting and one block in limited minutes. It was a fine stretch of basketball for a guy looking to save his NBA career. The Heat needed Beasley for a few minutes, and he delivered.
Just 24, he has been a double-digit scorer during his five-year career. His talent is obvious. His work ethic and commitment to the game are not, and that's why — along with off-court distractions — the Phoenix Suns got rid him after last season.
It's why the Heat are making Beasley work for his minutes. They want to make sure he is as committed to winning an NBA championship as LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Bosh and everyone else on the roster.
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The Heat are making Beasley, who started his career with Miami, earn his stay with the team. He is on a non-guaranteed deal so the Heat lose little if they have to cut him.
"He's making very good progress," Spoelstra said recently. "He just needs to continue to embrace the work (and) embrace the routine."
But Miami also realizes it needs a committed Beasley. Winning three consecutive titles is extremely difficult, and the Heat know several teams in the East — the Indiana Pacers, Chicago Bulls and Brooklyn Nets — improved and are prepared and capable of knocking them off in a seven-game series.
Down the road, Spoelstra will start working him into the rotation more and more.
"He has earned the opportunity to be ready for his next opportunity," Spoelstra said.
It can be a win-win for both sides. The Heat have a better shot at winning a third consecutive title if Beasley can contribute, and Beasley can save his career by following instructions. The Heat need Beasley, and Beasley needs the Heat.
It's up to Beasley to make it work.
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Vermont and Maine are not exactly considered the cradle of coaches for the NBA.
However, two guys in their first year at the helm — the Charlotte Bobcats' Steve Clifford and the Philadelphia 76ers' Brett Brown — are from Vermont and Maine, and both are the sons of coaches.
But that's not their only connection. They are friends, and Clifford worked for Bob Brown — a regional coaching legend and member of the New England Basketball Hall of Fame — at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire. Clifford even lived at Bob Brown's house for a short time.
"He's a very close friend of ours," Brown said.
(Clifford was hospitalized Thursday night with chest pains and has since had surgery to add two stents to his heart but is recovering well, according to the team.)
USA TODAY Sports sat down with Brown earlier this week at the Sixers' practice facility, and here are more nuggets from that meeting:
• Pace. Brown wants to run, beat opponents down the floor and score easy baskets. But he acknowledges it's not easy to run, echoing comments by Houston Rockets coach Kevin McHale from last season.
"It is beyond difficult. It's such an easy phrase to say. It just rolls off your lips," he said. "But people don't understand. Everybody wants to run. It's hard to run. It's really hard to run over 82 games. That's still the plan. There's just a lot that goes on."
Brown also said it's more than just the number of possessions per game, and the Sixers are second in the league in possessions per game at 105.38, just behind the Golden State Warriors.
"It's not about possessions because sometimes that can equate to bad, quick shots. It's not just a raw number. There's a human element that has to creep in to determine good shot, bad shot, time and score, all those things that's coaching. It's just not numbers."
• Brown is an avid outdoorsman — specifically, a fly-fisherman and camping enthusiast. He spent 14 seasons in Australia and has fished some of the best brown trout waters in Australia and New Zealand.
"Stunning, stunning scenery, and great trout fishing," Brown said. "But Maine is still the best. I grew up in a trout fishing family. We tie our own flies. We've made our own rods."
One of his last vacations before heading to Philadelphia for the season was in the deep woods of Maine, and it required a two-hour boat ride to reach his location.
• Dallas Mavericks second-year forward Jae Crowder has made himself a valuable rotation player in coach Rick Carlisle's system with his three-point shooting. Crowder has made 13 of 19 threes (68.4%) and is averaging 10.6 points in 17.2 minutes a game.
• Cleveland Cavaliers forward Anthony Bennett, who has struggled with health (asthma and sleep apnea) and conditioning early in the season, scored his first basket of the season Wednesday after missing his first 16 attempts.
• Speaking of firsts, first-year Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens registered his first win, a 97-87 victory against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday.
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One of the more intriguing statistical features to hit the NBA in years is available for fans to peruse.
It's called SportVU. Using six cameras installed above every NBA floor, SportVU software tracks the movement of every player on the court and the basketball 25 times per second and provides data to teams and league.
Here are just a couple numbers that generate interest:
• Houston Rockets forward Chandler Parsons travels 2.7 miles per game at an average speed of 4.4 mph. Three Los Angeles Clippers — Blake Griffin, Chris Paul and DeAndre Jordan are in the top five in distance traveled per game.
• SportVu also records secondary assists, otherwise known as hockey assists — the pass that leads to the pass that ends with an assist. Milwaukee Bucks rookie point guard Nate Wolters leads the league in 3.3 secondary assists a game followed by Washington Wizards point guard John Wall (three a game).
• In the touches/possessions category, Paul leads the league in time of possession per game. He is in control of the ball 7.5 minutes a game. Wall is second at 7.2 minutes a game. Miami Heat forward LeBron James has the ball 4.1 minutes a game.
There are so many more to look at it: defensive impact, rebounding opportunities, drives, catch-and-shoot, pull-up shots and shooting efficiency.
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NBA president of basketball operations Rod Thorn's office has been busy. The league has issued two suspensions, three fines and six flop warnings through the first 10 days of the season.
• Rockets forward Chandler Parsons has strong comments about his team's performance in Sam Amick's USA TODAY Sports report from Houston's 99-98 home loss against the Los Angeles Lakers.
• Check out Selena Robert's thoughtful story at Sports On Earth on fatherhood in relation to LeBron James' new Samsung commercial. James has done a wonderful job bringing family and friends into his Samsung commercials and showing a side in which people can relate. His two sons steal the show in the latest spot.
Charles Barkley, talking on TNT after the Los Angeles Clippers' loss to the Miami Heat on Thursday: "The Clippers are softer than tissue paper. They've got the toughness of a flea and the toughest guy on their team is 5-7 (Paul). They are soft and they're only going to go as far as Blake and DeAndre take them."
Jeff Zillgitt covers the NBA for USA TODAY Sports alongside Sam Amick. They trade off weekly NBA A to Z and also do Spreecast live chats and more. Send them questions on Twitter at @JeffZillgitt and @Sam_Amick.
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Meet our precious girls.
Beauties, huh? And they've got the sweetest dispositions to match. This photo captures something of their personalities: H is reserved, observant, sensitive, serious, and smart as a whip. S is warm, friendly, affectionate, trusting, and fun. Of course, these are just initial impressions, and we'll get to know their many facets in the days and months to come.
I've decided not to use their names on the blog to help protect their privacy — initials will have to suffice. And I'm going to be judicious about sharing photos — at least for now — as I navigate the new waters of blogging about our family life. Everyone handles this differently; some bloggers put it all out there, and others share no pics or info at all. I plan on something in the middle, but I'm not quite sure what it will look like yet.
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Forget black and white: the newest sartorial marker between good and evil is single-versus double-breasted suiting – or so posits Gangster Squad, a film noir style caper from director Ruben Fleischer that opened this weekend.
Set in 1940s gangland Los Angeles and based on the true story of East Coast-born kingpin gangster – and confirmed double-breasted devotee – Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn), the film features a team of gumshoe coppers, led by single-breasted stalwart Sgt. John O'Mara (Josh Brolin), tasked with running the bad guys out of town.
It also contains another fashion-star-making turn from Emma Stone as the love interest/gangster's moll, complete with claret-red bias-cut evening dress: nipped in at the waist, slashed at the thigh and with a long, noose-like halter neck (symbolic of the gangster's grip on the girl no doubt). But despite a series of figure skimming gowns on Stone, the focus here is firmly on the guys and their gear.
Those on the side of justice are almost exclusively clad in heavy single-breasted suit jackets. "We didn't go for any wools that were under a 12-ounce weight. It wasn't about comfort in those days, it was about long lasting," explains Mary Zophres, an Academy Award-nominated designer whose team made 90 per cent of the costumes that appear in the film.
Sporting a cork-brown felt fedora pulled firmly down at the brim – a unique piece created by Chicago-based milliner Optimo – a single-breasted clad Brolin contrasts neatly with gangster Cohen, who in real life was said to have never worn the same suit twice (as Cohen used to get his suits made by his own dodgy tailoring shop). Similarly, Penn's character never wears the same outfit in multiple scenes, his hot temper offset by a wardrobe of double-breasted suits in cool greys, blues and blacks.
Caught between these two poles is Sgt. Jerry Wooters (Ryan Gosling) – a member of Brolin's squad whose true motives are often hidden behind his penchant for hard liquor and loose women – his questionable allegiance reflected in his style. Like gangster Cohen, Wooters favors a double-breasted long line wool blazer, as opposed to his colleagues' single-breasted styles.
But if his suit choices are morally suspect, Wooter's stylishness is beyond reproach. Not only does he sport a natty pair brown leather lace-up loafers with a mesh raffia woven tongue, sourced from a vintage dealer in San Francisco, but some of the most decorative ties in a film full of look-at-me neck wear. One particularly flamboyant example in deep red with an art deco design etched in silver is almost more eye-catching than a ricocheting bullet.


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Bing: Celeb Athletes
By Drew Mackie
You know the expression "Don't quit your day job"? Many celebs have done just that in order to become successful actors and musicians. But some extra-talented celebs walked away from serious athletic pursuits when they headed to Hollywood. Click through to read about the surprising accomplishments of stars in the sports realm.
George Clooney has made a name for himself as a multitalented guy: He's an actor, a director and an advocate for political causes. But he was almost a pro athlete, too.
BING: What sport did Clooney attempt to play at the pro level?
FIND: What schlocky movie did Clooney appear in before he was famous?


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As a member of the succession planning committee, Microsoft Chairman and co-founder Bill Gates made it clear that he'll work closely with other board members to identify a "great new CEO." But what does that CEO look like? And what are the challenges of making this shift?
We caught up with Rob Enderle, principal analyst at The Enderle Group, to get his HR-minded take on the transition. He told us, first of all, that Ballmer was probably just as surprised he was stepping down as many others were, especially considering he just announced a reorganization of the company aimed at making it leaner and more innovative.
"I think Ballmer expected to stay on board another three years to settle the reorg. It is unusual to allow a CEO to do a massive reorg and then boot them out. That's just doubly disruptive," Enderle said. "If you want to do a reorg and you have a new CEO coming in, you let the new CEO do the reorg so the company is organized around the new leader. But Microsoft's recent write down on hardware could have triggered the move."
Worse Off Without Ballmer?
But that was the (recent) past, what about the distant future? Who will Gates and the board choose to fill Ballmer's shoes? Who's qualified? There are plenty of names being bandied about, including Qi Lu, an executive vice president at Microsoft who is leading the company's work on Office, Skype and Bing. Some have mentioned Nokia's Stephen Elop or Google Developer Advocate Don Dodge.
"Qi Lu is probably the most likely internal CEO candidate," Enderle said. "The most qualified external would probably be either Bill Veghte over at HP or Pat Gelsinger running VMware. I'd favor Pat only because he's been down that mobile path. He also has the breadth to handle the enterprise and could repair the Intel relationship."
For all the mixed emotions over Ballmer's departure -- some say it was about time and others are declaring he deserves more credit -- Microsoft is still one of the most profitable companies in the world. That could spell trouble with a transition.
"It is more likely that someone new coming in would damage the company's profitability than it is they would fix the mobile problem, which is the high-profile problem Microsoft's got," Enderle said. "Recognize that Microsoft is really the only company in the market that spreads from consumer to corporate. No other company has been able to do that successfully."
How About Co-CEOs?
While it remains unclear who will take the reigns from Ballmer, one thing is certain: Whoever is the next Microsoft CEO will have to find a way to split up the consumer and corporate parts of the business, Enderle said. With that task in mind, co-CEOs could be the way to go. But even a flexible model brings challenges.
"With common resources in the middle co-CEOs introduces a lot of bureaucracy that otherwise wouldn't exist. Plus, the kind of person you'd want to run the consumer side might actually want to be the CEO of the entire company. Typically you'd make the corporate guy the CEO. Either way, it's going to be problematic from a leadership perspective," Enderle said.
"Microsoft could do what EMC did and actually form a separate company, have it wholly owned and let it operate as its own entity. Xbox used to work that way. It was a contained company within a company and that was during some of its more successful years," he added.


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Atomic Power Review shows the now enclosed first reactor at Fukushima Daiichi.
TEPCO press photo showing the final roof panel unit being lowered.
Nextbigfuture - Thorium power start-up
Summary of the Introduction to Flibe energy presentation. Flibe energy is working towards liquid fluoride thorium reactor. Flibe Energy will initially design, develop and demonstrate a small modular liquid-fluoride thorium reactor (SM-LFTR) for the US military.
* Desired first demonstration at a military site to be determined.
* Design power level of 20-50 MWe.
Nextbigfuture - China's nuclear energy program
China's nuclear program continues and even the completion of nuclear plants already under construction will increase China's nuclear power to about 45GWe.
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EDMONTON - The Alberta government has cleared the way for a subsidiary of a Brazilian-based agri-food giant to buy a meat packing plant that was at the centre of the largest meat recall in Canadian history.
The province has approved an exemption to its Foreign Ownership of Lands Regulation, which allows JBS Canada to formally purchase the XL Foods operation in Brooks, Alta.
JBS took over management of XL Foods in October with an option to buy after an E. coli bacteria outbreak led to the recall.
Normally, the regulation limits foreign interests from owning more than two parcels of rural land of no more than eight hectares each.
But Mike Berezowsky, a spokesman for Service Alberta, says an exemption can be granted if there's an economic benefit to the province.
The government's order-in-council approving the exemption was approved Dec. 21, but was only made public Thursday. (CKUA)


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Prosecutors will decide whether criminal hit-and-run charges are warranted against a motorist who backed into a fuel pump last night in San Bernardino, igniting a gas station fire that incinerated his car and the pump, police and city fire officials say.
The blaze was reported at 6:16 p.m. Sunday at a Valero gas station near Del Rosa Avenue and Date Place, just south of I-210.
The driver fled after parking the burning car next to the gas station, but fire crews activated an emergency shut-off valve and prevented the flames from spreading to the building. The driver fell in the parking lot, but managed to walk about 1-1/2 miles to his home, said fire department Capt. Jason Serrano.
The manâs relatives later summoned paramedics to their home along the 2100 block of Belle Street to provide medical aid for a gash he suffered on one leg, police Lt. Paul Williams said this morning.
The cost of the damage has not been determined, and the man â" in his mid-40s -- has not been arrested, Williams said.


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