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Further to the above comments, here is an indication of Thanissaro Bhikkhu's perspective on the matter...
Source: http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/auth ... tml#tuning" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;When I first went to stay with Ajaan Fuang, one of the questions I asked him was, "What do you need to believe in order to meditate?" He answered that there was only one thing: the principle of kamma. Now when we hear the word "kamma," we usually think, "kamma-and-rebirth," but he meant specifically the principle of action: that what you do shapes your experience.
If you're convinced of this, you can do the meditation because, after all, the meditation is a doing. You're not just sitting here, biding your time, waiting for the accident of Awakening to happen. Even in very still states of meditation, there's an activity going on. Even the act of "being the knowing" is still a doing. It's a fabrication, a sankhara. In one of the suttas, the Buddha says that all the different khandhas, all the different aggregates that make up experience as a whole, have to get shaped into aggregates by the process of fabrication. In other words, there's a potential for a form, a potential for a feeling, potential for perception, fabrication, consciousness; and the act of fabricating is what turns these potentials into actual aggregates.
It sounds abstract, but it's a very important lesson for the meditation even from the very beginning. You sit here in the body — and of course, that's a fabrication right there: the idea that you're sitting in the body — but given all the many different things you could focus on right now, there's the possibility of choice. This possibility of choice is where kamma comes in. You can choose any of the sensations that are coming into your awareness. It's as if there were a buzz in all the different parts of the body. There's a potential for pain here, a potential for pleasure over there. All these different sensations are presenting themselves to you for you to do something about them, and you have the choice as to which ones you'll notice.
Doctors have done studies showing that pain isn't just a physical phenomenon. It isn't totally a given. There are so many different messages coming into your brain right now that you can't possibly process them all, so you choose to focus on just some of them. And the mind has a tendency to focus on pain because it's usually a warning signal. But we don't have to focus there. In other words, there can be a slight discomfort in a part of the body, and you can focus on it and make it more and more intense, more and more of an issue. That's one thing you can do right now, but — even if you may not realize it — you have the choice of whether or not to do that. You can choose not to make it more intense. You can choose even to ignore it entirely. Many times we have habitual ways of relating to sensations, and they're so habitual and so consistent that we think there's no choice at all. "This is the way things have to be," we think, but they don't.
That's the other implication of the principle of kamma: You can change your actions. If some parts of experience are dependent on choice and fabrication, you can choose to change. You see this really clearly when you focus on the breath. The breath is always there in the body, and if you look carefully you'll discover that it has many levels. It's like looking up in the sky: Sometimes you feel a breeze coming from the south, but you look up in the sky and see a layer of clouds moving east, and another higher layer of clouds moving west. There are lots of different layers of wind in the atmosphere and, in the same way, there are lots of different layers of breath in the body. You can choose which ones to focus on.
It's like having a radio receiver: You can choose to tune-in to different stations. The radio waves from all the nearby radio stations, all the different frequencies, are all in the air around us. There are radio waves from Los Angeles, radio waves from San Diego, even short wave radio waves from who-knows-where, all over the place. They're going through this room right now. They're going through your body right now. And when you turn on the radio you choose which frequency you want to focus on, which one you want to listen to. The same with the body. You sort out, of all the possible sensations, just one type of sensation to focus on: the breath-ness of the breath. Wherever you feel the sensation of the in-and-out breath most clearly, you focus right there. Now some of us have a radio we haven't taken very good care of, and as soon as we tune it in to one station it slips over to another. So you've got to keep tuning it back, tuning it back.


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2008 Acura MDX ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
Powerful and luxurious, seating for seven.
The Acura MDX was completely redesigned for the 2007 model year. Larger than before, it improves upon on the first-generation MDX (2001-2006), which had a unique combination of style, design, utility, and a rock-solid powertrain. The MDX balances power and fuel economy well. All that made it very popular among mid-size luxury SUVs. Given last year's complete redesign, there are only a few minor changes for 2008.
For 2008, the MDX adds a new auto dimming Day/Night rear view mirror; updates to the navigation and real-time traffic systems; a new exterior paint color choice of Sterling Gray Metallic; and a taupe interior is now available with the Aspen White Pearl exterior.
The Acura MDX is built on a truck platform, not on an adaptation of a passenger car platform. It is among the largest vehicles in its class, offering lots of space for folks and cargo. From its wild grille to its elaborately stylish cat's-eye headlamps to its huge new taillamps, it has a more muscular look compared to the original, especially in the areas around the tires. Sporty styling cues include the big, fat dual exhaust tips that look like they belong on a V8, and the hefty five-spoke alloy wheels.
The seats are laid out in three rows of two but can offer seating for up to seven people. The 10-way driver and 8-way front passenger power seats allow huge adjustment latitude for long-distance comfort for drivers of many different sizes.
Its rigid structure is beneficial for ride and handling as well as tightness, which should prove beneficial as the vehicle ages.
It has a large, powerful V6 engine, combined with a five-speed manual-shift automatic transmission. Inside, there is an organic, unified presentation of instruments and controls, a more involving scheme for the driver that should be appreciated by moms and dads alike.
We found the MDX quiet and quick, with nicely weighted steering. The active damper system that comes on the Sport model makes driving the MDX more fun, with a flatter ride and less body roll in the corners. The driver can select between sport and comfort modes for sharper handling or a softer ride. The navigation system, satellite radio, iPod input jack and Bluetooth phone synching make it easy and fun to go down the road.
The Acura MDX competes with the BMW X5, Volvo XC90, Lexus RX 350, Mercedes-Benz ML 350. Acura hopes the new MDX will appeal to women who want a sports car but need an SUV.
The 2008 Acura MDX ($40,195) offers three optional packages.
The Technology package ($43,695) includes the voice-activated navigation system with Zagat reviews and ratings, real-time traffic data, and a rearview camera. The AcuraLink satellite communications provides information specific to the vehicle, including required maintenance information. There is a 410-watt ELS surround sound system with 6CD changer and 10 speakers, wireless telephone equipment, and three-zone automatic climate control that automatically adjusts temperature and fan speed according to the position of the sun. For 2008, 32 markets have been added to the Real Time Traffic system, which now covers 76 major metropolitan areas.
The Sport package ($45,795) includes the Technology package and adds Delphi active-damping magnetic rheological shock absorbers, perforated leather interior trim, alloy wheels, and self-leveling HID headlamps.
The Entertainment package ($2,200), is available with either the Technology or Sport packages, adds a DVD rear entertainment system, heated second-row seats, a power tailgate, and a 110-volt power point in the front console.
Safety equipment includes two-stage frontal air bags and active head restraints, two-stage driver and front-passenger knee bolsters, front-seat side-impact air bags, and three-row side-curtain air bags with rollover triggering. Active safety features, designed to help the driver avoid accidents in the first place, include all-wheel-drive, electronic stability control, and anti-lock brakes (ABS) with electronic brake force distribution and brake assist for panic stops. The MDX earned a Top Safety Pick designation from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, which conducts crash tests for the insurance industry.
The exterior and interior of the Acura MDX were designed in America, at Honda's facilities in Los Angeles and Ohio, with input from design centers in St. Moritz, Switzerland, and Milan, Italy.
The grille is a metal-filled hole that looks like a battering ram, and the side window arrangement is designed to suggest more sportiness than the original, with converging sheetmetal lines built into the design. The head lights and taillights are heavily sculpted. The sides are clean, with no cladding or side trim. The wheel openings, especially the fronts, are pronounced, for a more sporty stance.
This second-generation MDX is more than two inches longer in length and wheelbase than the first-generation MDX (2001-2006), but it doesn't look like it from the outside, with a wider track and a lower stance.
Acura's power tailgate system is available on the MDX with the entertainment package. It can be operated either from the remote key fob, from a button on the driver's door panel, or from a button located inside the tailgate. The location of the tailgate's motor is the D pillar, not the roof, which yields more headroom for the third-row occupants. The tailgate can also be operated manually.
The interior of the Acura MDX is designed with driver-centric instrumentation and displays. The beautiful three-spoke brushed-aluminum steering wheel has nine control systems mounted on it for cruise control, telephone, entertainment systems, and information displays.
The dashboard has a high-mounted, large navigation screen in the heavily sculpted panel, with all other switches subservient to the nav center, and carefully orchestrated into about one square foot of dashboard real estate. The two-line readout display for the climate control and entertainment systems uses large segmented figures and is very easy to read and interpret. The compact main instrument pod is housed in one deeply tunneled nacelle, with four even deeper nacelles for the main instruments.
Three-zone automatic climate control allows the driver, front passenger and rear passengers to set different temperatures for maximum comfort.
The seating is arranged as two front, two center, and two rear, with a third seat available for the second row. There is scant rear legroom in the third row for adults, making the third row strictly for the kids.
Cargo capability is competitive for the class. When the second and third row seats are folded down, the floor is flat, and for ease of use, the third row can be folded flat without removing the head restraints. In spatial terms, the interior has 142.2 cubic feet of passenger space. There's 15 cubic feet of cargo behind the third seat, 43 cubic feet with the third row seats folded into the floor, and 83.5 cubic feet with all seats down.
Driving Impression
The Acura MDX offers a quiet ride and brisk acceleration performance. MDX is rated to tow up to 5000 pounds.
Its rigid structure, and long wheelbase add up to a quiet ride quality, and we've experienced zero squeaks, creaks, groans or rattles.
Acura says the 300-hp 3.7-liter V6 engine is the most powerful V6 engine in any SUV sold in the U.S. market. It's quick, fast, and quiet, like every Acura engine before it, only more so.
Fuel economy is an EPA-rated 15/20 mpg City/Highway, and the V6 uses premium unleaded fuel.
Underneath the lithe lines of the MDX, in the Sport package option you'll find an active damper system. These are the fastest-acting shock absorbers in the world, and they make driving an SUV much sportier, with a flatter ride and less body roll in the corners. A console-mounted switch lets the driver select between sport and comfort modes with the shocks.
With the power and torque available from the engine, and the amazing capabilities of the Acura Super Handling All-Wheel-Drive (SH-AWD), this vehicle handles very well. This system actively distributes just the right amount of torque not only between the front and rear wheels but also between the left and right rear wheels. Not only does this help in ice, rain and snow, but helps drivers maintain control in cornering situations even when the road is dry.
We drove the MDX in the hill country of western Pennsylvania and eastern West Virginia, and found it to be a delightful traveling partner. The torque-sensing variable power rack-and-pinion steering provided the right amount of help in every situation from parking to very high speed Interstate travel, with nice weight at the wheel and good center behavior. The wheel was connected to big 255/55R18 mud-and-snow tires, very nice to have along, not too noisy, with plenty of cornering grip. Braking performance in those hills was exemplary.
The Acura MDX is sized right for the job. It looks aggressive and sporty. The interior design is especially zoomy, but not at the expense of function and ease of use. It's a good choice for drivers who need a truck-based SUV that can tow.
NewCarTestDrive.com correspondent Jim McCraw performed his test drive of the MDX in the mountains of West Virginia and western Pennsylvania.
Model Lineup
Acura MDX ($40,195); MDX with Technology Package ($43,695); MDX with Technology and Entertainment Package ($45,895); MDX with Sport Package ($45,795); MDX with Sport and Entertainment Package ($47,995).
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Acura MDX Sport Package ($45,795).The Acura MDX offers outstanding V6 power, standard seven-passenger seating and Acura's exclusive Super Handling All-Wheel Drive (SH-AWD) system. Compelling styling, attention to detail, comprehensive safety equipment and advanced technologies increase the appeal of this luxury SUV. The MDX is powered by a 300 hp 3.7-liter V6 engine, mated to a five-speed automatic transmission with SportShift manual mode. Heated front seats, leather upholstery, tri-zone automatic climate control and satellite radio are standard on every MDX. Three premium amenities packages are available: the Technology package adds a navigation system with voice recognition and integrated rearview camera parking assist, upgraded audio and HandsFreeLink (Bluetooth) wireless connectivity; the Sport package includes the Technology package, as well as a sport suspension with active damper system, exclusive wheels and upgraded interior trim elements; and an Entertainment package boasts Acura's DVD Rear Entertainment system, heated rear seats and a power tailgate. Standard safety-enhancing features include anti-lock disc brakes with brake assist, SH-AWD, Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) with traction control, Xenon High-Intensity Discharge (HID) headlights, front side-impact airbags, overhead curtain airbags for all three rows and active front head restraints. The 2008 Acura MDX is a carryover from 2007.
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Deputy finance ministers and central bankers of the G20, which is made up of wealthy nations and leading emerging economies, met in Mexico City on Sunday and Monday amid a deepening sense of doom around the global economic outlook.
An index of German business sentiment fell to its lowest since early 2010 this month, showing that even the strongest of Europe's economies is succumbing to an economic downturn despite the European Central Bank's recently announced bond-buying plan. Growth is slowing in China and the United States, too.
Mexican Deputy Finance Minister Gerardo Rodriguez said new asset-buying plans from the ECB, the Bank of Japan and the U.S. Federal Reserve had helped to calm markets but were not enough.
"There's worry about the (economic) environment and there's a conviction that monetary policy by itself is not sufficient," Rodriguez told Reuters on the sidelines of the meeting.
Mexican central bank board member Manuel Ramos said the extra stimulus did not cancel out downside risks from the euro zone's debt crisis, impending fiscal tightening in the United States and slowing growth in emerging markets.
"Monetary relaxation buys time, but the risks are still there," he told a news conference after the meeting.
Other delegates who spoke on condition of anonymity said that given increased concern about the global outlook, the Fed's bond-buying program - criticized by emerging market powers in the past - was a necessary evil.
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development cut its growth forecasts for major developed economies this month, and the International Monetary Fund warned it was set to scale back expectations for global growth, too.
OECD Chief Economist Pier Carlo Padoan, who attended a seminar about the world economy before the G20 gathering, said the outlook was clearly worse since the leaders' summit.
"The U.S. is weaker, the emerging economies are visibly weaker, and the euro area crisis has not improved so far," he said in an interview on Friday.
Rodriguez urged governments to speed up steps promised at a June G20 leaders meeting to boost demand, support growth and cut unemployment, given the deteriorating outlook, but for many the room to move is limited.
Italy was forced to sharply raise budget deficit projections after revisions to growth forecasts showed the economy is expected to shrink by 2.4 percent this year, double its previous forecast, and there is no sign growth will return in 2013.
Spain, another country in the spotlight, has just raised value-added taxes and might freeze pensions as part of a deal for support from its euro-zone partners - moves that are needed to regain investor confidence but will likely deepen a recession that began at the end of last year.
Delegates said emerging market economies had not made a big issue of a possible revival of the "currency wars" that followed previous rounds of central bank stimulus when countries tried to avoid cheap money pushing up their currencies.
Before the meeting, Brazil vowed it would not let its real currency appreciate as a result of aggressive monetary stimulus in advanced economies, but G20 officials said other emerging economies did not raise similar concerns.
"There was an almost resigned reaction to the monetary easing - on the basis that other measures that should have been taken were not, so it was up to the central banks to do something," one G20 official at the meeting said.
"There is a perception that the spillover effects should be smaller than the last time."
Unlike the last time the Fed undertook a round of stimulus in late 2010 and early 2011, some emerging market currencies, including China's yuan and Russia's rouble, are depreciating.
Brazil has also cut rates to a record low of 7.5 percent in contrast to the 10.75 percent benchmark rate it had in late 2010, making the country less attractive as an investment destination and a less likely target of speculative flows.
Mexico's Rodriguez said countries had agreed that improved trade and more transparency in markets could help tackle high food and commodity prices, which have pushed up inflation.
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Rumors circulating that Novell is going to kill off its popular Linux desktop lines are completely false. [However,] Novell is making one large strategic change. The GNOME interface is going to become the default interface on both the SLES and Novell Linux Desktop line. KDE libraries will be supplied on both, but the bulk of Novell's interface moving forward will be on GNOME. "The entire KDE graphical interface and product family will continue to be supported and delivered on OpenSuSE."
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FRESNO — It was around 2 o'clock, temperatures rising under an arcing sun, when I met two workers on a peach farm near here recently.
One had first entered the country illegally nearly 40 years ago but later became a U.S. citizen at a time when the process wasn't so difficult and politicized. He became a foreman, and he and his wife raised three children who went to California universities and got good jobs.
The second worker, who was thinning peach trees, is here illegally from Mexico. He sends money home to a family he can't visit because it's too difficult and expensive to cross the border. He shares a cottage with four other farm laborers and lives in fear of arrest and deportation.
I met the owner of the farm, too, and he's worried sick that a possible labor shortage in September will leave him unable to harvest grapes for raisins. He's not alone. Lots of growers in California fear that this could be the year when they take a hit because they can't find enough hired hands, due in part to tightened border security. And if that happens, don't be surprised if their losses translate into higher prices for you at the supermarket.


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There has been much discussion and debate about the likelihood of legislation being enacted that would require the licensing of personal trainers and the desirability of this eventuality to the club industry.
From what I've read, it appears that the umbrella organizations of our industry are against requiring licensing. It is from this position that I respectfully dissent. I believe that licensing is much needed and would be positive for the industry.
I implore these organizations to re-deploy their lobbying efforts. Instead of trying to defeat this legislation, they should endeavor to ensure their own participation in the licensing process.
Our industry organizations should work with legislators to formulate legislation providing that certifications from agencies recommended by them would become the criteria for obtaining a license. States don't know how to measure competency in the fitness field. They need industry groups to provide them with standards.
This is commonly done for licenses that require achievement of a de minimis level of substantive expertise. For example, in the state of New York, attorneys are required to be licensed. The condition for obtaining the license is passing the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) exam. The NYSBA, a voluntary nonprofit association of lawyers, fashions an exam, and the New York state legislature respects this exam as an appropriate testing authority. The state does not itself attempt to determine or quantify the level of substantive expertise needed to practice law. They instead rely on the NYSBA to make this determination.
Similarly, professional organizations in the club industry should compile a list of competent certification agencies, and the legislation should provide that obtaining a certification from any of these recommended agencies would be deemed sufficient proof of the education needed to get a license.
A license serves two important purposes. One, it assures that the recipient has achieved a de minimis level of expertise; and second, it provides location information in the event the licensee engages in some form of malpractice and needs to be sued.
I have had the appalling experience of seeing people who hold themselves out as personal trainers, who themselves have not had any professional training at all, and who know absolutely nothing about fitness and training. They have duped customers into paying to train them. Not only are they not helping these clients, but they pose them substantial risk. Under current New York state law, or rather the lack of it, these faux trainers are not breaking any laws, or engaging in any impermissible act. This really should be changed.
I have heard arguments that a licensing requirement would increase the cost of labor, making it more difficult for club owners to make a living, and that licensing could make the cost of a club membership too high for many people.
I appreciate the need for a low-cost fitness product. But this can be achieved by limiting the breadth and quantity of service. There needn't be a limit on the quality of service. Cost-cutting shouldn't be achieved by employing trainers who are uneducated.
If all trainers were required to get certified, the incremental cost of obtaining a license would be minimal. There is indeed a cost associated with getting a certification, as there is with any good educational process. But licensure beyond certification would be merely a filing fee.
Further, I think the concept of containing costs by keeping remuneration low for our industry professionals is a flawed one. Trainers are the conduits of our services—our agents for making money from the public. In this respect, I believe we are best served by having the smartest people represent us.
Instead of using our lobbying efforts to defeat licensing legislation, we should endeavor to become an integral component of the legislation.
Elaine Platt is the owner of Smart Workout, a fitness center in New York City. She holds an MBA from New York University Stern School of Business, a JD from Boston University School of Law, and an LLM in corporate law and an LLM in tax from New York University Graduate School of Law.


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With the 2010 AT&T MLS All-Star Game less than a month away, one of the big questions on everyone's mind is whether or not Mexican sensation Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez will appear with his new club, Manchester United, when they take on the MLS All-Stars on July 28 at Reliant Stadium.
Manchester United's website reported the following: "Manchester United is pleased to announce that Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez has been granted a work permit and will join the club (early-mid July). Chicharito, who has already passed a medical and agreed to personal terms, will join United's squad on the Philadelphia leg of July's pre-season trip to the USA and Canada."
In a May 18 news conference with Major League Soccer, Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson also confirmed that Chicharito is scheduled to join the team in Philadelphia as part of their preseason North American tour.
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"He's young, and I think he can handle coming into training with the team," Ferguson said. "The most important part is to integrate him with the squad, because he doesn't know any of the players. So it's an important period to get him to join us."
Chicharito was signed by Manchester United in April after scoring 10 goals in eight games for Mexican club Chivas de Guadalajara. One of soccer's brightest young stars, Chicharito appeared in four matches for Mexico in the 2010 FIFA World Cup and scored two goals, including one in the Round of 16 against Argentina.


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Want to Get Into B-School? Go for the Easy A
Business-school applicants with high undergraduate grade point averages are more likely to be admitted than those who performed slightly less well but did so amid tougher grading standards. Melissa Korn reports.
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University of Vermont
2012-2013 Catalogue
Zoology (Bachelor of Arts)
General Requirements
Specific Requirements
CHEM 031/CHEM 032 or CHEM 035/CHEM 036, to be taken the first year if possible; CHEM 141/CHEM 142; MATH 019 (or higher), plus at least six additional credits in quantitative disciplines from among Mathematics (MATH 020 or higher), Physics (PHYS 011 or higher), or Statistics (STAT 141 or higher). BCOR 011/BCOR 012, (preferred, but BIOL 001/BIOL 002 is accepted), BCOR 101, and either BCOR 102 or BCOR 103, and at least fifteen additional credits in zoology or related fields from BCOR 102 or BCOR 103 (whichever was not taken above) or other courses from the approved list available from the Department of Biology office or department advisors. Students preparing for entry into professional schools, such as veterinary or human medicine or dentistry, should consult with their department advisor to select the proper sequence of electives.
- Colleges and Schools: College of Arts and Sciences.
- Departments and Programs: Biology Department.


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Edwardsville, Ill. - The Tennessee State volleyball team (17-13, 10-6 OVC) ended the regular season strong by defeating SIUE in four sets (25-27, 25-22, 25-20, 25-13).
Sherryce Butler and Rachel Ambroch each had 16 kills in the match to lead all attackers. Butler's total tied her career high that she set Oct. 12 at UT Martin.
TSU recorded 95 digs as a team, 19 higher than the squad's previous season-high. Naomi Wells and Britani Hathorn led the team with 28 and 25 digs, respectively. Well's 28 digs broke her previous season high by nine.
Setter Erika Moss tallied 52 assists in the match- her second 50-plus assist match in her last three tries.
SIUE (9-18, 5-11 OVC) jumped out to an early 3-1 lead when an attack from freshman Emilie Sandve Aase went long, but the Tigers came roaring back with a 4-0 run. Butler and Moss led the charge with a kill apiece, and freshman Jaime Cooper recorded her only service ace of the match.
SIUE came right back to tie the frame at six with a slam from Leslie Lindsey, but a 7-3 TSU run from there gave the Tigers a big lead at 13-9.
Tennessee State maintained its advantage for the better part of the set, but SIUE would eventually tie the score at 23 with an attack by Kelsey Augustine. Sensing the momentum shifting away from her side, TSU coach Kathy Rouhlac called time to talk things over.
The message was not received as SIUE ended the set on a 4-2 run to take the opening period.
The start of the second set was just as close as the ending of the first, as a kill from Butler tied the score at six a side.
Back-to-back points from Ambroch later in the frame put TSU up 12-8, prompting a timeout from the home team. Ambroch's second point of the run was one of Ambroch's four service aces in the match.
Freshman Linday Hornsby had a slam following the timeout, but SIUE rebounded to make the score 13-13.
The score was still tied at 22 each when Ambroch had a pair of points and Hornsby recorded another kill to tie the match at one set apiece.
With the score tied at five early in the third frame, the Tigers went on a 5-0 run highlighted by three kills from Butler.
The run proved to be too much for the Cougars, as they could never get within one of the lead and TSU hung on for a five-point set victory.
With two straight set wins, TSU carried over its strong play in the third set, starting on an 8-2 run. Butler and Aase led the charge with two kills each.
The Tigers extended their advantage to eight when SIUE committed two errors, causing SIUE to use its second timeout of the set.
The stoppage did nothing to stop the TSU run, as the Tigers eventually went up 20-10 when Hornsby connected on an attempt.
Hornsby finished the match third on the team in kills with 14.
Freshman Shawneis Jones recorded her first career kill to make the score 24-12, and Wells ended the match two-points later with a kill assisted by Moss.
TSU hit .270 during the final set and held SIUE to a -.105 line.
By virtue of its win, TSU earned the five-seed in the OVC Conference Tournament. This sets up a match against Austin Peay on Thursday, Nov. 15 at 4:30 p.m.
The match will be held in Morehead, Ky.
--TSU Tigers--


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I liked the book because I enjoy historical fiction and I liked how it gives factual information about what happens in the hurricane. I really wanted to learn what Barry is doing to save his family.
I recommend I Survived Hurricane Katrina to people who like exciting, historical fiction series. I think you will like it because it sounds so real.


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Professor of Biology A. Malcolm Campbell has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Campbell was cited for distinguished contributions to undergraduate science education, particularly for establishing the Genome Consortium for Active Teaching and founding the journal CBE Life Sciences Education.
Campbell created the James G. Martin Genomics Program at Davidson, and continues to serve as its director. He introduced courses in genomics and synthetic biology to the curriculum, and co-authored with Professor Laurie Heyer of the mathematics department the first true genomics textbook for undergraduates, titled, Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics. He and Heyer have also directed scores of students in research projects that include building a bacterial computer, and using the principle of evolution to optimize drug production by microbes.
Campbell and collaborators in the American Society for Cell Biology launched CBE Life Sciences Education in 2002. This free, online quarterly serves professionals engaged in biology teaching at all levels by publishing peer-reviewed articles on life science education. The journal has become an international leader in education research in the life sciences.
Campbell founded the Genome Consortium for Active Teaching (GCAT) in 2000, and through it has trained more than 360 undergraduate faculty members to bring genomics into the undergraduate curriculum. Originally focusing on delivering affordable DNA microarray experiments to students, GCAT now also brings the tools and resources of synthetic biology and next generation sequencing to undergraduates nationwide. With funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and National Science Foundation, GCAT has helped more than 36,000 undergraduate students conduct their own microarray experiments.
Campbell has received several previous honors for his commitment to science education and Davidson College. Earlier this fall The Genetics Society of America awarded him its Elizabeth W. Jones Award for Excellence in Education.
He also received the American Society for Cell Biology's Bruce Alberts Award for Excellence in Science Education in 2006, and the college's Hunter-Hamilton Love of Teaching Award in 2008.
He received his B.S. in biology from Davidson in 1984, his Ph.D. in biology from The Johns Hopkins University, and joined the Davidson faculty in 1994.
He is among 702 AAAS members named as Fellows this year because of their outstanding efforts to advance science or its applications. New fellows will be presented with the association's traditional certificate and rosette pin on Saturday, February 16, 2013, during the association's annual meeting in Boston.
The tradition of AAAS Fellows began in 1874. Members can be considered for the rank of Fellow if nominated by the steering groups of the association's 24 sections, or by any three fellows who are current AAAS members and are unaffiliated with the nominee's institution, or by the AAAS chief executive officer.
Each steering group then reviews the nominations of individuals within its respective section and a final list is forwarded to the AAAS Council, which votes on the aggregate list.
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Ms magazine honored ten outstanding women as 2003 Women of the Year at an awards breakfast on Monday. The 2003 awards continue a tradition that began in 1982, when Ms. editors had enough of Time magazine's "Man of the Year" cover.
"In case there are still some curmudgeons who think only men produce great achievements, even they will have to think again after the Ms. 2003 Women of the Year issue is released," said Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority Foundation and publisher of Ms.. Smeal received a surprise honor at the awards breakfast - the first Ms. Legend Award, presented by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), for her over 30 years of leadership in the women's movement.
"In a group, the Women of the Year are impressive in a way no single woman could be. They dramatize each other's uniqueness, shatter the stereotype of female sameness, and show the multiplicity of paths toward a shared goal," said Gloria Steinem, one of the founding editors of Ms. magazine. "Over the years, the only thing they have had in common has been a desire to help other women and to credit their community of support."
"To find these women, to be touched by their accomplishments, we need only to have visited our local libraries ... watched the nightly news, or wandered out to a movie theater," said Elaine Lafferty, editor-in-chief of Ms. The 2003 Women of the Year include such outstanding women as Pamela Thomas-Graham, the CEO of CNBC and the most powerful African-American woman in cable television; Dr. Sima Samar, chair of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission who has fought for women's and human rights in Afghanistan; and Carla Diane Hayden, president of the American Library Association, who is fighting the USA PATRIOT Act.
"I have long been a fan and a regular reader of [Ms.] magazine, and I cannot tell you how proud I am to receive this recognition," said Hayden as she received her award. "To stand here today in the company of such accomplished women is inspiring. Like other women in this room who have worked hard to bring positive change to empower the powerless, I work with librarians and the diverse communities that they serve, to educate people about defending their civil rights and liberties ... Librarians are committed to educating our citizens about the dangers of many provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act ... Instead of being called mousy and dull, we are being called 'feisty fighters for freedom.'."
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Israel Must Understand It Cannot Be Like America
For the sake of hegemony, Israel is mortgaging the well-being of its children and the lives of its grandchildren, together with the well-being and lives of children and grandchildren throughout the region.
The labyrinth of interchanges and roads on the way to Jerusalem tells of planners, ministers, mayors and contractors who "think America." We have gotten used to dimensions that dwarf anything that is not asphalt - people and trees, for example. We have gotten used to "transportation solutions" that gobble up nature. Moreover it's as if, without meaning to, these so-called solutions are tearing apart the existing social fabric.
If it were only a matter of ministers, planners and asphalt, so be it. But thinking America has become a character trait. Thinking America guides Jewish-Israeli society in its policy toward our very own red Indians. Why should we be less successful than the United States, Canada or Australia, which, as they came into being and gained world eminence, wiped out - to differing degrees - the societies and communities that lived there before? When it comes to us, why should people not forget what they have forgotten about those countries, which now present themselves as bastions of enlightenment?
Now, when the remnants of the first peoples in those countries dare to demand rights, a share in resources and compensation, they no longer endanger whites and their hegemony. And this could be just as true for us. We will hold out another 20 or 50 years, continue robbing the goat and the hill and grinding down the poor, encouraging emigration, buying off and suppressing the leadership, arming and going to war. Until this nuisance of a national, cultural and political entity that is demanding its rights all but disappears.
This train of thought is so logical that most Israelis are not even interested in discourse about solutions. And of course most are not interested in any of the facts and details that are weaving together an obscene, despicable, contemptable reality of Israeli tyranny. What interests most Israelis is that their personal security is not threatened and, if it is, how strong the Israel Defense Forces is and how many Bible verses prove our ownership of the land.
But happily, and to our relief, the Palestinians are one people (unlike the hundreds that were in America ) and the process of Jewish settlement did not wipe them out. We are in a different age and a different region. Thinking big makes us forget that, unlike the model we admire and seek to emulate, we are a minority in the region. And the region is evolving and demanding a change in the rules of the game that have been so convenient for the United States and Israel.
The real question is not whether the solution is "two states" or "one state." History in any case does not recognize end points - every stage leads to another. Visions are also not lacking. The visions must develop and change during the struggle for equality and justice, otherwise they will become gulags. The question was, and is, how much more bloodshed, suffering and disasters will be needed until the Jewish regime of discrimination and separation, which we have created here over the past 64 years, crumbles.
The Palestinians provided us, the Israelis, a ladder that would have saved us the kind of suffering and loss that we have caused them. A ladder that we could have climbed to a historic rung where we could have been accepted in the region as neighbors who also have roots in this place and rights - not only as aggressive invaders. But successive Israeli governments, with the backing of their voters, have knocked the ladder over. They knew only too well why they must thwart the two-state solution (in its original, pre-1967 borders format ). It would have led to different ways of living together and sharing the land. But the basic logic of these ways of life requires giving up Jewish hegemony and superiority.
This must be said: For the sake of hegemony, Israel is mortgaging the well-being of its children and the lives of its grandchildren, together with the well-being and lives of children and grandchildren throughout the region.
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You can now invite other players into your games and reserve spots for them! After joining a game, send invitations from the MyGames -> Awaiting Players screen. The spot is automatically reserved for 24 hours and the player is sent a PM with instructions. You can invite players into public games and private games. You can invite players to specific teams in team games. You can invite just one buddy or reserve all the spots for your entire family.
Want to join a public triples game with your whole team even when your teammates are offline? Just join it and immediately invite your two other teammates! Want to challenge someone to a 1-vs-1 duel? Now you can with a few easy clicks! Want to start an 8 player game with some buddies but let random people join as well? Don't bother with a private game, send out a couple invites to your public game instead!
Now is a good time to start adding your favorite conquerors as friends because the game invitation screen lets you quickly invite friends without typing their usernames.
Game invitations respect the foes list and other restrictions on joining games, except that invited players don't need to know the password to the private game if they are invited. Game invitations are not available for speed games. Like creating private games, only Premium members are allowed to send invitations but Free members can receive invitations. Tournament Organizers are also given access to game invitations to their tournament games via the game finder. Now they can control more precisely who goes in which game and even on which team.
Based on the suggestions from Molacole and from Serbia back in 2007, we've chosen to go with game invitations instead of "convert private to public" or "join as a team" suggestions because it is so flexible. We hope you enjoy this feature and start inviting people right away
UPDATE: I forgot to mention, there is a new option under Game Settings that will let you block game invitations in case you don't want them
Free Premium
Now that we've introduced a new Premium feature, it's only fair that we do something to make it easier to get Premium Membership, right?
TrialPay is now available as an alternative to credit card and PayPal. Click the TrialPay button, complete one of their offers, and you will then get Conquer Club Premium Membership for free! The offers depend on your location, and many involve puchasing something else like movies or flowers, but in the United States you can simply apply for a credit card and that's good enough, even if you never use it
Other Improvements
- Added [find a member] links to all form fields where you type in a username. Clicking the link will open a popup search form to help you find someone.
- Fixed this bug that sometimes gave a game to longer exists error message when you start a private game.
- Fixed this bug that sometimes caused a rating to appear immediately instead of after the game is archived.
- Re-calculated ratings for all players to correct the effects of past bugs.


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Reactions to Arizona's Immigration Law From Around N.M.
Gov. Bill Richardson will be on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday (9 a.m., channel 4) to talk about our neighboring state's new law.
The governor also said he's "deeply concerned that New Mexico residents traveling in Arizona could be subject to detention and investigation." Richardson ordered the state's Division of Human Rights to immediately assist New Mexicans traveling in Arizona. The division will offer info on avoiding unlawful detention and help with legal action when necessary.
Sen. Bingaman also asked U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to look at how New Mexicans in Arizona would be affected by the law. The Department of Justice is reviewing its legality.
Somos un Pueblo Unido, an immigrant rights group in Santa Fe, says we should boycott Arizona.
Sen. Udall opposes the law and is calling for national immigration reform.
Reps. Heinrich, Teague and Lujan say the same.
Four of five Republican candidates for governor support the bill to some degree. Republican Doug Turner and Lt. Gov. Diane Denish, the race's only Democrat, stand against it.
Tomorrow in Santa Fe Somos un Pueblo Unido and protesters will meet at 1:30 at the De Vargas Mall (Corner of N. Guadalupe and Paseo de Peralta) to march against Arizona's SB 1070.
In Albuquerque, there is a Day of Action event planned by El Centro de Igualdad y Derechos at the Plaza de Encuentro (714 Fourth Street SW, between Coal and Bridge). It's a concert, vigil and party that calls for national immigration reform this year. The event will go from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
If anyone knows of anything else happening this weekend, please post it here.


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ATHENS, Ga. – Sherrard Brantley says his most prized possession is a Class AA state championship ring, earned fewer than two years ago.
Brantley's Dublin (Ga.) High School team went 31-1 and won its final 23 games in 2009. He averaged 15.1 points per game for the Irish, but from a recruiting standpoint, the 6-foot-2 Brantley tended to get lost in the shuffle.
"I had a real good team," Brantley said, "so I didn't have to put a whole lot of attempts up."
Bethune-Cookman came calling at the time. So did Coastal Carolina. But with academics a concern (he didn't qualify until the summer after his senior year), Brantley wound up at Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, Fla.
It's not ideal to take the junior-college route, but in Brantley's case, one year of JUCO basketball proved a blessing disguise.
"It still kind of surprises me even now when I think about it," he said.
Brantley arrived in Florida as basically an unknown prospect and exited a year later with offers from a handful of major-college programs.
He actually averaged fewer points, posting 13.7 per game for a team that won 30 games to claim its conference and reach the quarterfinals of the national finals. But he shot 263 times from 3-point range during the season. Of those attempts, 113 percent went in (43 percent), helping Brantley be named Freshman of the Year in his school's conference.
"I was just thinking of getting more exposure, trying to get my name out a little more," Brantley said. "Going from (high school) to a high-major junior college, the game is just a little different. I shot a lot more from the 3-point line in junior college."
Schools began noticing, especially ones that needed more perimeter shooters.
UGA assistant Philip Pearson scouted Brantley, and the Bulldogs began recruiting him in January of that season.
"He can shoot the ball – period," UGA coach Mark Fox said. "We needed a guy who could shoot the basketball, and Sherrard can do that, and he can do that very well."
Brantley picked in-state Georgia over LSU and knew he would be exiting junior college after only one season, since he had qualified academically.
"Playing close to home was a reason," Brantley said, "and Coach Fox painted a good picture for me, not just things on the court, but off the court after I graduate."
Since his arrival, Brantley has played in 22 of Georgia's 23 games as a sophomore this season. At nearly 14 minutes per game, he is seventh on the Bulldogs in playing time, and his role has long been defined.
On a team generally lacking punch from 3-point range, Brantley is the specialist. Of his 79 shot attempts this season, 63 have been from 3-point range. He has made 21 (33.3 percent). Only Dustin Ware (37) and Gerald Robinson (23) have made more 3-pointers for UGA this season, and each plays more than 30 minutes per game.
Fox says Brantley has the green-light to shoot whenever it suits him.
"He's a great shooter," Fox said. "And he's much more comfortable in all phases of the game. He's ten times a better defender than he was two months ago. He's a better ball handler, and he's really played pretty well. I think he's comfortable in his role right now."
"He's helping us out a lot this year," UGA forward Travis Leslie said. "When people come in and knock down big 3s, it brings a lot of energy and helps us out a lot."


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Jason Manson begins his fourth season with the Blue Devil football coaching staff in 2013 and will serve as co-defensive coordinator in addition to coaching the safeties. He came to Central Connecticut after coaching stints at Western Connecticut and Milford Academy.
During his tenure in New Britain, Manson has coached both the defensive line and defensive back groups. The 2013 season will be Manson's second as co-defensive coordinator.
Manson, a native of Bloomfield, CT, graduated from Iowa University in 2006 where he was a two-year letter winner, playing quarterback and wide receiver. At Iowa, he was also a member of the Team Leadership Council and the Iowa Student Athlete Advisor Committee.
He played Professional Indoor Football for a season after college and then began his coaching career as wide receivers coach at Becker College in Worcester, MA. In the spring of 2008 Manson worked as an assistant coach at Western Connecticut State University, again coaching the wide receivers.
Prior to joining Central's staff in 2010 Manson was the offensive coordinator for the Milford Academy football team in New Berlin, NY. He was responsible for game planning and play calling during his tenure at the preperatory school.


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Main Site - :: Why Won't God Heal Amputees? ::
Assuming your question is: "Do you think any of those techniques if used by a woman would work on you? Why or why not?"I've already answered a very similar question in my reply #25. I don't believe/think I would turn homosexual under any circumstance, hence I don't believe such techniques would work on me.


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Credit Unions can register for Jeans Day here.
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Danica Patrick Not Running in This Year's Indy 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Danica Patrick says she does not plan to race in this year's Indianapolis 500 because she wants to concentrate on her first full-time season in NASCAR's Sprint Cup series.
Patrick also skipped the Indy 500 last year, instead running in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on the same day. She said Thursday that she will do the same in 2013.
Speaking on the opening day of testing of NASCAR's new "Gen 6" cars at Daytona International Speedway, Patrick said that her schedule also could include some Nationwide series events, although she has not yet signed a deal with a racing team or sponsor.
Meanwhile, AJ Foyt Racing has signed Takuma Sato to drive the No. 14 Honda in this year's IndyCar season.
The signing announced Thursday fills the seat left open by Mike Conway, who said he didn't feel comfortable racing on ovals during practice for last September's season finale at Fontana.
Foyt said Sato's aggressive driving style caught his attention in last year's Indianapolis 500. Sato charged to the front of the field and challenged Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon in the closing laps, only to crash trying to pass Franchitti for the win on the final lap.
The Japanese driver has completed three seasons in IndyCar, winning two poles and five top-five finishes in 49 starts. His best finish was second in 2012 at Edmonton.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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text: Reviewer: Chunkblower Review Date: February 19, 2012 Format: Blu-ray Released by: MGM Release date: January 24, 2012 MSRP: $24.99 Region A Progressive Scan Codec: AVC, 1080p Widescreen 1.33 | 16x9: Yes 1946 Beyond a shadow of a doubt, Notorious remains to this day the most beloved by audiences and critically revered of Hitchcock's early American films. It was the film that incontestably cemented both Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman as screen icons and Hitchcock as a master of the suspense genre. I don't deny that Notorious is a very good film - maybe even a truly great one - but after the complex and layered Rebecca and the ambitious Spellbound I can't help but find it a bit superficial and disappointing. The Story After her father is tried and convicted for treason against the United States, Alicia Hubermann (Ingrid Bergman) descends into a spiral of drunken excess. American agent Devlin (Cary Grant) insinuates himself into her circle of friends and recruits her to work as an American spy. The US government bugged her house months before her father's trial and their recordings revealed that, despite her father's treason, Alicia herself holds steadfast patriotic beliefs. This makes Alicia the ideal candidate for undercover work: a promiscuous drunk who's the daughter of a convicted traitor would be the last person anyone would suspect of being a spy. Devlin brings her to Rio for her first assignment, but while waiting for their orders the pair develops romantic feelings for one another. Their romance is cut short when Alicia's orders finally come through: the US and Brazilian governments are collaborating to bring down a ring on Nazi sympathizers headed by scientist Alex Sebastian (Claude Rains). Sebastian was once in love with Alicia, so head US agent Paul Prescott (Louis Calhern) is hoping that Alicia can use his romantic feelings against him to gather intelligence about his organization. She successfully re-establishes contact with Alex and begins seeing him romantically, but she does her job perhaps a bit too well. After spotting Alicia talking to Devlin at the race track the jealous Alex puts her to the ultimate test of loyalty: he proposes marriage. Her American handler Prescott immediately signs off on the idea, but Devlin clearly has reservations. So, too is Sebastian's mother, (Madame Konstantin), wary of this union being utterly convinced that Alicia is a gold digger after Alex's sizable fortune. Settling into Alex's estate, Alicia comes up against a mysteriously locked wine cellar that Alex's mother has the only key to. Confident that the cellar holds the evidence needed to break up the Nazi spy ring, Devlin suggest that Alicia host a reception at Alex's house and slip him the key so he can investigate. They successfully get into the wine cellar and find that some of the vintage bottles are filled not with aging vino, but with strange metal filings. Alicia and Devlin avoid immediate discovery of their snooping by pretending to canoodle on the patio but the next morning a still suspicious Alex investigates the cellar and finds a broken wine bottle. Realizing that his wife is actually an American spy, he begins plotting with his mother to do away with her. My biggest issue with Notorious is that the spy elements are largely relegated to second fiddle, which is a serious problem considering they comprise some of the film's best moments. The scene where Alicia and Devlin search Sebastian's wine cellar is classic Hitchcock: the intercutting between the team in the basement and the champagne bottle upstairs that serve as a timer is fantastic. As is the shot of an unaware Devlin sloooowly inching a wine bottle off the shelf until it finally falls and shatters on the floor. This is the sort of thing we watch a Hitchcock film to see. It's kind of sad, then, that all these wonderfully choreographed suspense scenes are secondary to what's the film is truly about. The spy elements are never resolved but just ended in a final shot that, while it satisfies the needs of the story, still feels totally anticlimactic. I guess I never fully bought into the romance between Devlin and Alicia, and that's a pretty big problem considering that the entire film hinges on it. The setup is good but at some point in Brazil the two fall in love, or at least they're supposed to, and it feels more like plot mechanics than true love. It's not Alicia who fails to sell the romance; she wears her heart on her sleeves, but Devlin. He's just so distant and cold – intentionally so – that his 180 turnaround doesn't ring true. What was really needed to sell it was a scene where Devlin's veneer of uncaring slips to reveal his true feelings to the audience even while he's still in denial. Grant is just too implacable in this role, a rare miscalculation from a truly fine actor. The Rio scenery was no doubt impressive and exotic back in the 1940s and it stands out as exemplary among its contemporaries. Decades upon decades of films have done it one better, however. The luscious tropical foliage of Brazil is not terribly well served by the black and white cinematography. Not helping matters any are some really obvious and distracting optical process shots. With Brazil a hotspot of activity right now, both culturally and economically, the resultant opening of its borders to the international community has made Hitchcock's version of Rio quaint at best and hopelessly outdated at worst. Even silly popcorn entertainment like Fast Five has a more authentic feel for the land and the culture of Brazil than Notorious. Years of Bond films exploiting the trope of the "Good Bad Girl" dilutes the impact of the character of Alicia somewhat. We expect that she will complete her mission or die trying, thereby redeeming herself for her inaction while her father was sympathizing and collaborating with the Nazis. I kept waiting for Hitchcock to subvert my expectation, to twist the film to show that Alicia had her own motives and was actually the one in control all along; playing Devlin, Alex and Prescott like a fiddle the whole time. That the film plays out pretty much the way you'd expect is not necessarily a flaw but it does make the movie feel disappointing in its relative straightforwardness. I don't intend to give the impression that Notorious is a bad film or unworthy of its place in the Hitchcock canon, it's not. I guess I just prefer the brooding, gothic Hitch of Rebecca or Psycho to darkly romantic Hitch. I count myself lucky, as should all film fans, that one of the greatest directors left us enough films that you have plenty of options no matter what flavor of Hitchcock you prefer. Many may disagree with my assessment of Notorious but doesn't it speak highly to Hitch's legacy that even his middling films are still pretty damn good? Image Quality Notorious looks fantastic for a 60+ year-old movie but compared to the picture quality of the Rebecca Blu-ray, it's a bit of a disappointment. The source material shows a lot more blemishes despite Notorious being six years newer than Rebecca. Hitchcock's reliance on process shots ensures that there's a lot a graininess that occasionally causes compression issues. There's also a fair amount of flickering in the image and overall it's a lot softer than I expected. A lot of the issues clear up somewhat as the film progresses. The restoration featurette included on this disc illustrates just how much work was done to get the film into as good as shape as it is, and the work is to be commended, but I think that there's still quite a bit of room for improvement. Sound I experienced no disappointment in the DTS-HD Master Audio mono track. Despite much of the dialogue being spoken in hushed tones, it's always crisp and clear. There's no audible hiss or distortion when listening at a comfortable level. The string-heavy score never experiences clipping on the high end. Again, no alternate language audio or subtitle options are provided meaning non-English speaking Hitchcock fans are, once again, S-O-L. Supplemental Material Accompanying the film is not one, but two Audio Commentaries. The first, with film professor Rick Jewell, provides a historical context for the film while the second, with film professor Drew Casper is the more typical analysis of the film itself. Setting out to include two commentaries with very different but complementary focuses is a fantastic idea I wish was employed on more classic film re-issues. Between the two commentaries, nary a stone is left unturned. Fans should be pleased. Notorious is a film driven largely by dialogue and exposition with a score that is used very sparingly, so the Isolated Music and Effects track isn't quite the boon that it would be for another Hitchcock film, like Rebecca. Still, it's there for the purists who want it. Focusing on primarily on the relationship between Alicia and Devlin is The Ultimate Romance: The Making of Notorious (28:22). This is a well put together documentary with knowledgeable participants who go into a great deal of depth. I don't agree with the overall thesis of the piece, but I still found it a fascinating watch. Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster (13:10) is not specifically about Notorious, but a general overview about the techniques that Hitchcock employed to create suspense and how his career helped shape the spy genre. Good, but a bit slight given the considerable impact Hitchcock can claim. Not really the footage of the actual ceremony as its title would imply, The American Film Institute: The Key to Hitchcock (3:20) is sort of a documentary about the footage. It's short but scattershot, with awkward observations on the AFI event from Hitch's granddaughter that are not nearly as interesting as simply watching the footage from the ceremony itself would be. As with the other Hitchcock films in this wave of MGM reissues, another exceedingly well preserved radio adaptation is included. This time it's a 1948 Radio Play Starring Ingrid Bergman and Joseph Cotton (59:35). Notorious is a pretty talky movie, so it actually lends itself to radio adaptation better than Rebecca, which relied much more heavily on its visuals. There are also more clips of the Bogdanovich (2:14) and Truffaut (16:22) Hitchcock Audio Interviews, these ones pertaining to Notorious. The Bogdanovich clip is too short to go into very much detail and Truffuat interview still has the language barrier making it feel stilted but still, it's great to hear Hitch talk without the affectation of his public persona. The aforementioned Restoration Comparison (2:50) provides viewers with a side-by-side, before and after look at the difference in picture pre and post restoration. Like I said, a commendable job has been done but the end result is still far from flawless. Rounding out the supplemental package is the Original Theatrical Trailer (2:31). As was the case with the trailer for Rebecca, the 4:3 image is oriented not in the centre of the screen as is standard, but all the way over to the left. I'm at a loss to explain why the trailer is presented this way. Still, the trailer is interesting and in good condition, though the last few seconds are clipped off. Final Thoughts Notorious is a film about how reputation can serve as a smokescreen to reality. I find that an appropriate metaphor for how I feel about the film. It's still a great story well told, but lacking in the depth of theme or sophistication of construction that I've come to associate with Hitchcock's finest works. My opinion is certainly in the minority; Notorious is one of Hitchcock's best loved films and that's unlikely to change any time soon. C'est la vie. Notorious' myriad of fans shouldn't hesitate to pick up this disc. Minor reservations about the video quality aside, this is a handsome, well priced release that's loaded to the brim with quality special features. Rating Movie - B Image Quality - B- Sound - A- Supplements - A- Technical Info. Colour Running time - 1 hour and 43 minutes Not Rated 1 Disc Chapter Stops English Mono DTS-HD Master Audio English SDH subtitles Supplemental Material Audio Commentary with Film Professor Rick Jewell Audio Commentary with Film Professor Drew Casper Isolated Music and Effects Track "The Ultimate Romance: The Making of Notorious" Documentary "Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spy Master" Featuerette The American Film Institute Award: The Key to Hitchcock 1948 Radio Play starring Ingrid Bergman and Joseph Cotten Hitchcock Audio Interviews Restoration Comparison Original Theatrical Trailer Other Pictures


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Sometimes the spectators at sporting events can draw as much attention as the players.
They'll no doubt be plenty of stars popping up on TV during the Super Bowl, but it's quite another thing to be a loyal fan, who shows up on a regular basis.
These avid and loyal fans spend big bucks to sit up close — often in the first row. Take "Sopranos" actor Steve Schirripa, a longtime New York Yankees baseball fan who likes to sit behind home plate, where tickets cost up to $2,500 a game. Or "Fantastic Four" star Jessica Alba, who often sits courtside at Golden State Warrior basketball games. A premium seat at the team's Oakland arena can cost $1,700. And of course, there's three-time Academy Award winner Jack Nicholson, who goes to just about every Los Angeles Lakers home game. He has held courtside season tickets for more than three decades. Courtside tickets to Lakers games can cost more than $5,000.
Who are these die-hard celebrity sports fans? Click ahead to find out who made our list of celebrity sports fans and how much one of their tickets might cost.
Oh, and by the way, we've excluded those celebs with a financial or personal interest in the team. So sorry, George W. Bush; even though you are a big Texas Rangers baseball fan, you were once part-owner of the team. And Jay-Z: We know you're a Nets fan, but you, too, are an owner.
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This limitation implies:
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- a limit of 128MB of RAM per process
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BioBike (formerly "BioLingua") is an approach to reducing the distance between biologists and biocomputation by providing an integrated, on-line, programmable biological knowledge base.
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BioBike itself is a very simple, very efficient biology-specific programming language embedded in an integrated biological knowledge-base, and accessible through the web. In the best case, biologists themselves would be able to log into the system and write their own simple programs to ask novel biological questions without the help of (or with very little help from) software engineers.
JP Massar | Jeff Shrager | Mike Travers
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Strong's Hebrew1593. gannah -- a garden
... 1592, 1593. gannah. 1594 . a garden. Transliteration: gannah Phonetic Spelling:
(gan-naw') Short Definition: gardens. Word Origin fem. ...
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5873. En Gannim -- "spring of a garden," two places in Isr.
1588. gan -- an enclosure, garden
Thou that Dwellest in the Gardens, the Companions Hearken to Thy ...
The Fairy Gardens. January 9.
A Fountain of Gardens, a Well of Living Waters, and Streams ...
February the Twenty-Second the Three Gardens
The Treasury must Restore Lands, Gardens, and Houses to the ...
Lands, Gardens, or Houses, but not Actual Produce from Them, are ...
A Description of Some Parts of Ancient Jerusalem.
The Last Journey to Jerusalem.
The Country of Gennesaret.
ATS Bible DictionaryGardens
Are often mentioned in Scripture, though in a sense somewhat peculiar; for in the language of the Hebrews, every place where plants and trees were cultivated with greater care than in the open field, was called a garden. Fruit and shade trees, with aromatic shrubs, sometimes constituted the garden; though roses, lilies, and various gardens were used only for table vegetables, Genesis 2:8-10 15:1-21 1 Kings 21:2 Ecclesiastes 2:5,6. They were located if possible beside a river or fountain, Genesis 13:10 Numbers 24:6. In other places reservoirs were provided, from which the water was distributed in various ways, as occasion required, Proverbs 21:1 So 4:12-16 Isaiah 58:11. Gardens were inclosed by walls, or by hedges of rose bushes, wild pomegranate trees, or to her shrubs, many of which in Palestine have long and sharp thorns, 2 Samuel 23:6,7 Job 1:10 Proverbs 15:19 Hosea 2:6. Often, however, they were left unenclosed, and were watched when their fruits began to ripen, Isaiah 1:8 Jeremiah 4:16,17. It is still customary in Egypt, Arabia, and Hindostan, to plant a large level tract with melons, cucumbers, etc., and place a small hut or booth on a mound in the center. In this a solitary keeper is stationed, who remains day and night until the fruits are gathered, Job 27:18 Isaiah 1:8. Gardens and groves were often furnished with pavilions, seats, etc., and were resorted to for banqueting and mirth, Isaiah 51:3; for retirement and meditation, John 18:1; for devotional purposes, Matthew 26:30 John 1:48 18:1,2; and for idolatrous abominations, 1 Kings 14:23 Isaiah 1:29 65:3:66:17 Jeremiah 2:20 3:6. A family tomb was often prepared in a garden, John 19:41.
Easton's Bible DictionaryMentioned in Scripture, of Eden (Genesis 2:8, 9); Ahab's garden of herbs (1 Kings 21:2); the royal garden (2 Kings 21:18); the royal garden at Susa (Esther 1:5); the garden of Joseph of Arimathea (John 19:41); of Gethsemane (John 18:1).
The "king's garden" mentioned 2 Kings 25:4, Nehemiah 3:15, was near the Pool of Siloam.
Gardens were surrounded by hedges of thorns (Isaiah 5:5) or by walls of stone (Proverbs 24:31). "Watch-towers" or "lodges" were also built in them (Isaiah 1:8; Mark 12:1), in which their keepers sat. On account of their retirement they were frequently used as places for secret prayer and communion with God (Genesis 24:63; Matthew 26:30-36; John 1:48; 18:1, 2). The dead were sometimes buried in gardens (Genesis 23:19, 20; 2 Kings 21:18, 26; 1 Samuel 25:1; Mark 15:46; John 19:41). (see PARADISE.)
Topical Bible VersesGenesis 2:8-10
And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
ThesaurusGardens (14 Occurrences)
...Gardens were surrounded by hedges of thorns (Isaiah 5:5) or by walls of stone (Proverbs
24:31). ... Multi-Version Concordance Gardens (14 Occurrences). ...
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Olive-gardens (4 Occurrences)
Vine-gardens (41 Occurrences)
Planting (57 Occurrences)
Garden (68 Occurrences)
Etam (5 Occurrences)
En-gannim (3 Occurrences)
Engannim (3 Occurrences)
Stored (55 Occurrences)
Bible ConcordanceGardens (14 Occurrences)
Numbers 24:6 As valleys they are spread forth, as gardens by the riverside, as aloes which Yahweh has planted, as cedar trees beside the waters.
Psalms 92:13 Those who are planted in the house of the Lord will come up tall and strong in his gardens.
Ecclesiastes 2:5 I made myself gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit.
Song of Songs 4:15 a fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, flowing streams from Lebanon.
Song of Songs 6:2 My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
Song of Songs 8:12 My vineyard -- my own -- is before me, The thousand 'is' for thee, O Solomon. And the two hundred for those keeping its fruit. O dweller in gardens!
Song of Songs 8:13 You who dwell in the gardens, with friends in attendance, let me hear your voice!
Isaiah 1:29 For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired, and you shall be confounded for the gardens that you have chosen.
Isaiah 65:3 a people who provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens, and burning incense on bricks;
Isaiah 66:17 "Those who sanctify themselves and purify themselves to go to the gardens, behind one in the midst, eating pig's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, they shall come to an end together," says Yahweh.
Jeremiah 29:5 Build houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
Jeremiah 29:28 because he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, The captivity is long: build houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them?
Amos 4:9 "I struck you with blight and mildew many times in your gardens and your vineyards; and your fig trees and your olive trees have the swarming locust devoured: yet you haven't returned to me," says Yahweh.
Amos 9:14 I will bring my people Israel back from captivity, and they will rebuild the ruined cities, and inhabit them; and they will plant vineyards, and drink wine from them. They shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
Gardens of Eden: Called the Garden of God
Gardens of Eden: Called the Garden of the Lord
Gardens of Eden: Fertility of Canaan Like
Gardens of Eden: had Every Tree Good for Food
Gardens of Eden: Man Driven From, After the Fall
Gardens of Eden: Man Placed In, to Dress and Keep
Gardens of Eden: Planted by the Lord
Gardens of Eden: The Future State of the Jews Shall be Like
Gardens of Eden: Watered by a River
Gardens: (Enclosed) of the Pleasantness, Fruitfulness, and Security
Gardens: (Well Watered) Spiritual Prosperity of the Church
Gardens: (When Dried Up) the Wicked
Gardens: Blasting of, a Punishment
Gardens: Jews Ordered to Plant, in Babylon
Gardens: Kinds of, Mentioned in Scripture: Cucumbers
Gardens: Kinds of, Mentioned in Scripture: Fruit Trees
Gardens: Kinds of, Mentioned in Scripture: Herbs
Gardens: Kinds of, Mentioned in Scripture: Spices
Gardens: Often Made by the Banks of Rivers
Gardens: Often Refreshed by Fountains
Gardens: Often Used for Burial Places
Gardens: Often Used for Entertainments
Gardens: Often Used for Idolatrous Worship
Gardens: Often Used for Retirement
Gardens: Taken Care of by Gardeners
Related Terms
Olive-branches (2 Occurrences)
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Small Town Claim to Fame - Jamestown, ND - World's Largest Buffalo
The Small Town: Jamestown, North Dakota Populaton 15,427 (2010 Census)
The Claim to Fame: Dakota Thunder - The World's Largest Buffalo
Sixty tons of steel and concrete, 26 feet tall and 46 feet long, the world's largest buffalo sits massive and solitary on a hill overlooking the prairie in Jamestown, North Dakota. A fitting tribute to the North American bison if you ask me. Many, if not most, roadside attractions are a bit cheesy and silly. Tommy Turtle is a good example. Dakota thunder, (I can call him that now since he was recently named) on the other hand, always seemed a bit realistic to me. I've been face to face with couple of buffalo and this sculpture captures the amazing strength of this animal very well.
He always seemed sort of sad to me, as if he was looking out over the prairie, remembering the days when the buffalo ruled this turf in herds stretching to the horizon. Or it could be he's sad because of the annual humiliation he is subjected to at the hands of mischievous students from the local high school. Dakota Thunder, you see, is anatomically correct and it was (maybe still is?) a tradition for the graduating class of Jamestown High school to paint these anatomically correct male parts the school colors of black and white. I'm not sure whose job it is to paint the buffalo's, uh, stuff, back to the original color, but I would guess they don't do it during business hours. This means some guy probably has to work late one night each year, telling his wife that his truck wouldn't start or the hooves needed a late night touchup.
Here's a nice video of Dakota Thunder. -----> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXbRYm6t6yY


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Raymond E. Crossman, Ph.D.
Raymond E. Crossman, Ph.D.
Member since 2003
Raymond E. Crossman, Ph.D. was appointed the fifth President of Adler University in 2003.
Dr. Crossman is a psychologist and family therapist. He has served as a graduate psychology leader and a faculty member since 1992.
Dr. Crossman was appointed to the Presidents' Council of the Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universities, is a Past President of the National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology (NCSPP), is a Past Chair of the Council of Chairs of Training Councils of the American Psychological Association (APA), and served on the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association. He received the Significant Professional Contribution Award from the Hawai'i Psychological Association (HPA).
He currently serves on the board of directors of the Center on Halsted, Chicago Public Media, Thresholds, LGBTQ Presidents in Higher Education, and Illinois Campus Compact; serves on the editorial board of Training and Education in Professional Psychology; and serves on the Higher Learning Commission's (HLC) Institutional Actions Council.
Dr. Crossman received his B.S. (summa cum Laude) in Psychology and Fine Arts from Fordham University; he earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Temple University; and he studied at Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic.
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