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Dr. Gregory Hess, who was named the 16th President of Wabash College on Saturday, wants to approach Wabash's future with ambition and execution.
Hess, currently the Dean of the Faculty and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Claremont McKenna College (CMC), was very direct during his finalist visit to campus and touched on some of the financial issues and other challenges facing Wabash and liberal arts colleges. First and foremost, Hess wants to form strong bonds with College leaders and to become acclimated with the College's work and planning.
"There is a great deal of good work that has been done through the Board of Trustees, and other parts of the College, that have evaluated some of these issues about financial planning, financial aid, and all those topics," Hess said. "I think it will be important for me to just start getting informed. One of the things I will be doing my first chance at Wabash is to listen to a lot of different constituents, and then try to set a course that continues to develop the excellence of the institution. I am hoping to make that mark pretty early because I think we need to set a course."
A common theme from the presidential finalists when they were each on campus was the future of liberal arts colleges and how Wabash would weather the financial and admissions challenges on the horizon. "The colleges that I think are going to do best moving forward are those with really distinctive missions," Hess said. "But a mission is never enough; it is all about your execution and ambition level. We are going to emphasize excellence, ambition, and execution throughout the institution. Not only are we going to be a male liberal arts college, but we are going to try to work on being the best place for any man to get educated."
Despite all of the planning and research ahead, Hess also understands the importance of becoming involved in the lives of students, faculty, and the community members. Wabash prides itself on the close interactions between faculty, staff, and students. "Lora and I will be huge fans of the institution and really try to get involved with student life, recognizing that a president has a lot of other types of responsibilities too," Hess said. "I have good relationships with students at CMC, and I plan on making that one of the hallmarks of my presidency at Wabash."
While there are similarities between CMC and Wabash, Hess will have a lot of adjusting to do when he arrives in Crawfordsville. One of his favorite CMC traditions is enjoying Rice Krispie Treats at 3 p.m. each day, which serves as a chance for people at CMC to come together and socialize. While CMC traditions will be left behind, Hess looks forward to the new chapter and developing new relationships.
"Lora and I are incredibly excited and honored to be joining Wabash and I am looking at it as a great adventure," Hess said. "There are so many impressive things about Wabash that I want to embrace, so I see the upside as huge and real here."
The future is uncertain, but Hess has high hopes and plans for Wabash to continue to thrive as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country. "We are going to drive [the College] with excellence and with some entrepreneurial thinking which means that you have to take some calculated risks on developing new activities and you also have to be ready to manage those risks," Hess said. "That means you need a good team in place to be the eyes and ears out there and give you good advice when things are working and in particular when things are not working. We are going to try some new things and we are going to do them well within the culture of Wabash but we are going to try to expand students' opportunities for the future."
Hess was selected from a pool of three finalists. President Patrick White will finish this semester as president of Wabash, and Hess will officially take office July 1.


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Penn 73, Cornell 66
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Waterbury (AP) — Gun play between two friends has left one of the men dead, according to police, who called the killing "senseless and preventable."
Dow Kling, 22, was shot in the chest in a Waterbury apartment on Sunday as he and Shawn French took turns pointing a gun at each other and pulling the trigger, police said. Both men thought they were shooting blanks.
French, also 22, was charged Monday with first-degree manslaughter and first-degree reckless endangerment. "I feel more guilty than anything I could think of," he told WFSB-TV.
Witnesses in the residence told police they heard a loud popping sound, then saw Kling on the floor and French with a gun in his hand. He was described as "freaking out."
French initially lied to police, saying he saw a man running from the home, the arrest warrant said. He later changed his story and admitted shooting Kling, police said.
French told investigators that he and Kling were playing with the pistol when Kling pointed the gun at his own chest and fired. That story changed when detectives told him it didn't make sense, the Republican-American reported.
French said he pointed the gun at Kling and pulled the trigger, believing there was a blank round.
"He thought there was a blank round in the chamber of his gun when he pointed the gun at Kling and pulled the trigger," according to court documents. "Kling was telling him to do it."
Said Waterbury Deputy Chief Chris Corbett of King's death: "I would describe it as senseless and preventable,"
French said Monday he had known Kling since meeting him when the two were teenagers.
French, who posted a $25,000 bond after his arrest, appeared Monday in Waterbury Superior Court. He was ordered to surrender all firearms and police confiscated other guns, including the pistol suspected of being fired at Kling.
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Succumbing to a sudden fit of retro-surfing nostalgia, we recently spun Leftover Salmon's seminal Ask The Fish for a fresh listen. A riot of colliding strings and goofball interludes and marksman-like musicianship, the band's first live CD, recorded at the Fox in October 1994, marks a fitting left-side bookend to the jamgrass franchise's career ascendency and a fitting vignette of the party-yer-parts-off madness that Salmon would shortly take national.
Mando/guitarist/co-founder Drew Emmitt remembered the gig when we caught up with him last week, just back from an Emmitt-Nershi tour and slumming it with Salmon on Little Feat's annual Jamaica Excursion.
"Oh yeah," he chuckles, "that was recorded on Halloween, and we were all in costume. I was wearing this very cumbersome wizard costume with these huge sleeves. So not only were we recording a live record, but were also hindered by the costume element. Plus it was an absolutely crazy night. So it was kind of a nutty way to make a live record — picking one of the craziest gigs ever and recording it.
"And I think some of that craziness still exists in the band, but it's sort of tempered now by more focusing on the music, not just so much being the most crazy, weird band we could possibly be. Which is kind of where we were back then."
When Salmon climbs the stage Tuesday night for the first time at the Fox since their bye-for-now New Year's Eve 2004 gig, and unofficially for their 64th appearance up there (and yes, we think that's the venue's single band marquee record), they'll be returning re-inspired and reinvigorated. A new CD of all original material (working title, Aquatic Hitchhiker) is in the can and poised for a spring release. It was recorded in Portland last month and produced by Los Lobos' Steve Berlin, and two or three tours of 50 or 60 gigs total extend the band's schedule through 2012.
"It's really a very different record for us," says Emmitt, "in that we really all got together and helped each other write the songs. It wasn't like we each had songs and brought them to the table and that was it. We all collaborated on it. And Steve really helped too, he came out early and we had a session at Vince's where we got together and wrote, and he had some really great input. … It's really the first time we really collaborated on a record as a band.
"But we're psyched. It's bluegrassy, almost a little folksy in a way. A little bit of rock, some Cajun, some calypso in the true Salmon tradition. But … it's kind of hard to describe. Very roots and very earthy."
Salmon has been pointing toward this moment for a couple of years now, picking up more tour dates the last couple of years after unofficially and sporadically resuming business in 2007. Talk to just about anyone with history in this organization, and they'll all point to the full-time addition of banjoist Andy Thorn as the spark that lifted the band from part-time, extended reunion status to Fish 2.0.
Thorn filled in to handle some Salmon dates a couple of years ago, and it was pretty obvious to everyone by early last year that the late Mark Vann's banjo seat was filled.
"Big time, definitely," Emmitt says. "He saw us in Chapel Hill at the Cat's Cradle years ago when he was 14, his mom brought him, and he said that gig changed his life, made him really want to do this. And y'know, Mark was really a big influence on him.
"And he plays a lot like Mark. He's a great bluegrass banjo player, he plays in the Emmitt-Nershi band as well, just rips on the banjo. But he can also rock out on the banjo, and that's been a tough thing. That's something that the other banjo players that came after Mark, as great as they were, weren't really able to capture. And that's what Leftover Salmon requires. It's a rock 'n' roll bluegrass band. Equal parts. And he's definitely got both those worlds."
As for the Fox, Emmitt expressed a little shock when we told him how many Fox gigs are on the band's résumé. But he couldn't deny the role that the band and the venue each had in helping the other grow up.
"It was kind of our standing monthly gig for a while," he says. "Before we started touring, we played the Fox, we played the ski areas, Fort Collins. But yeah, that was our mainstay, that's where we first learned we could really blow up some shows and make it happen.
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A 57-year-old man found floating in Watts Bar Lake on Saturday is believed to have died as the result of a medical emergency rather than drowning, authorities said Monday.
Harriman resident Randy E. Bardill, of 235 Woodland Drive, likely overexerted himself trying to regain his 40-foot houseboat as it floated away from him and his sister on Saturday, Meigs County Emergency Services director Tony Finnell said.
The two were on a houseboat Bardill kept docked at the Blue Springs Marina and had traveled to the Sand Island-Euchee area in Watts Bar Lake where they decided to cool off, Finnell said.
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A Seattle police report on an incident involving Washington tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins said the driver of a vehicle involved in a weekend accident had a bloody nose consistent with hitting his face on the windshield and the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage.
Names are redacted in the report released Monday by the Seattle Police Department, but a detective said Sunday that Seferian-Jenkins was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. The school also released a statement Sunday acknowledging Seferian-Jenkins was involved in an incident Saturday night.
Seferian-Jenkins released a statement through the school Monday night taking responsibility for his actions.
"Coach (Steve) Sarkisian holds our team to high standards on and off the field, and I fell short of those standards this weekend. I apologize for letting down my family, my team and the entire University of Washington community. I will take full responsibility for my actions and work to use this as a learning experience," Seferian-Jenkins said.
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Right about the time you're settling down for some Memorial Day barbecue and beverages on Monday, the Cubs and White Sox will renew their Crosstown Classic rivalry. This year it's only four games—two at each ballpark—and they're all back to back.
Cubs Fans: Instead of watching your team lose this week, DO go see "Star Trek Into Darkness." Producers' disappointment over it failing to earn $100 million in its opening weekend might help you put Alfonso Soriano's $136 million contract into perspective. Besides, as the World Series is an unknown universe to any Cub fan under age 105, Star Trek may be your best chance to "Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before."
Sox Fans: Hmmm … "Don't watch your team play baseball, go to a movie instead?" This was definitely written by a White Sox fan. They needed incentives from the front office to buy post-season tickets in 2005. Look, we're experts at watching bad baseball on the North Side, and the Crosstown Series is no exception. So White Sox fans, DO try something new: Buy tickets, get yourself to the North Side and support your team, no matter how bad they are at baseball. The Crosstown series is no fun if Cubs fans only have Carlos Marmol to hurl insults at. Oh, and keep an eye out for falling concrete.
Sox Fans: DON'T pay homage to the worst hairstyle in history and expect to hear Whitesnake, Poison or other '80s rock when mullet-sporting Cubs pitchers Jeff Samardzija and James Russell take the mound. Despite Julie's contention that big hair, muscle tees and ripped jeans are common attire at U.S. Cellular Field, our only Mullet Night is June 28. Of course, since we're talking about '80s rock, I have to be cliché and also say Don't Stop Believin. We're very much in the division race, unlike the Cubs, whose ownership is telling their fans to not start believing until 2016.
Cubs Fans, Don't make the mistake of watching the White Sox broadcast of the Crosstown Series. Having been weaned on the knowledgeable and dulcet tones of Harry Carry and Len Kasper, the trauma that Hawk Harrelson will inflict on your psyche will take years of therapy to overcome. Not only has Hawk defined "The Will to Win" as the most important metric in baseball, but he also won the coveted title of Worst Broadcaster in Baseball, as determined by GQ magazine. Unless you're lucking enough to tune in to an inning when Hawk is pouting (note: when Hawk is pouting, he refuses to speak), stick with Len and Jim. And be grateful.
As White Sox sluggers launch an onslaught of homeruns into the stands at the Cell, Cubs fans: DON'T throw the ball back onto the field. While it may be a grand part of the Loveable Loser tradition in Wrigleyville, it's considered nothing more than littering in our house. Instead, act more like the greatest Cubs fan of all time, Steve Bartman and grab at all foul balls that drift out of the field of play BEFORE greedy Cubs players try to rob you of a souvenir.
Cubs Fans DO remind White Sox players that there's a moratorium on the amount of time they can use the 2005 World Series as their response to every bit of smack talk thrown their way, and that the time is rapidly approaching when "2005" will sound as stupid as "1908." Once we hit the 10-year mark, they're going to have to give up their go-to response and actually rely on their team to play some decent baseball.
White Sox fans, DO get out to Wrigley Field and see a true historical landmark before they modernize it (i.e. try to copy everything cool about the Cell) next year. Be sure to enjoy a bison dog or two. It will help you understand why Cubs fans are always full of bull when talking about their team.
White Sox Fans, DON'T expect the food at Wrigley Field to be as good or as varied as the food at the Cell. On the rare occasions that I make the trek to 35th and Shields (to cheer for whoever is playing the Sox, of course), I'm delighted by your ability to make ballpark food that doesn't taste like ballpark food, and I'd like to give a special shoutout to the ice cream sundaes in the club section. Sadly, when you think of Wrigley Field food, think White Hen Pantry. Then take it down a notch or two. Now your expectations are more realistic. Enjoy!
Finally, whether you bleed Cubby blue or wear Sox on your head, DO take a page from White Sox marketing slogans, Julie and I and RESPECT THE GAME (and each other). Talk smack with your mouths, not your fists during this series. Remember, beer baths are meant for bratwurst not for igniting an MMA fight with your crosstown rival. While the BP Cup is fun for bragging rights, I'd give them all to the Cubs for ONE World Series Ring. I'm sure ANY Cubs fan would feel the same.
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Apparently Natalie Portman is out of the Wuthering Heights project:
Natalie Portman has walked out of new film 'Wuthering Heights'.
The Hollywood actress has reportedly left movie bosses fuming after quitting her role as Cathy Earnshaw in the big screen adaptation of Emily Bronte's classic 1847 novel, despite having "seduced" them into giving her the part.
A movie insider told Britain's Daily Mail newspaper: "It's fair to say we were seduced by her and we should have been on our guard."
Portman is said to have made a concerted effort to convince director John Maybury and producers Ecosse Films and HanWay Films to give her the role of Cathy, even convincing them to allow her casting approval over the choice of actor to portray her character's lover Heathcliff.
'Wuthering Heights' producers refused to comment on Portman's decision to pull out of the project.
Maybury is now looking for a new lead actress. Sienna Miller and Keira Knightley - who both star in his upcoming film 'The Edge of Love' - were both previously linked to the project.
That sounds pretty bizarre. If this is true, and she was so taken with the project, why give it up so soon? As an aside, I continue to find it amusing that Keira Knightley is suggested as the ideal actress- in some circles, mind you- for both Cathy and Jane. Maybe we need to have a few more actresses of substance out there to choose from? I don't know- I am still living under a pile of spiral bound notebooks.


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About once a month I get the chance to sit down *virtually* with a blogger (or author or artist or designer…) to pick their brain about their own sense of creativity and style.
Usually it's a home design blogger. Sometimes it's an entertaining/hostessing site (like here), or an organizing blog (like here), an inspirational everything collection (like here), an author or editor (here or here) and sometimes it's a super clever crafter (like here or here), but usually it's a blogger remodeling/redesigning/reimagining their home. Through these little interviews I get to share what makes these bloggers/authors/artists spark, what inspires them, what trends they're following and what some of their favorite design tricks might be. I don't get to interview nearly as many as I'd like. It's a time-consuming sort of post, but it is truly one of my favorites.
Some of my favorite blogs include families that are completely modifying and remodeling an older or builder-style home little by little. Like an HGTV show but over a few years rather than 30 minutes.
My guest today, Dana of House*Tweaking, is one of those bloggers! And her 1950's rancher-style home is a seriously pretty example of such a transformation.
What initially drew me to Dana's blog is the awesome nursery she designed for her daughter, Mabrey (isn't that an equally awesome name??). The white wooden mirror with the coral gradient, those dark charcoal walls, the chevron jute rug, the white Eames rocker… I could go on and on.
And the rest of her home? So very inspiring. (Wait until you see their new 'everything' room after the jump.) In fact, this interview is a reminder to myself that I'm about one weekend (and ten paint brushes) away from painting the inside of my entire house charcoal and white. Sigh.
Read on for more examples, and Dana's answers!
{PDB Interview with Dana of House*Tweaking}
What inspires your design style?
What doesn't?! There is so much at my disposal nowadays – what with pinterest, decorating books, online magazines and design blogs – that the hard part is figuring out which inspirations to pull from and which to admire from afar. That's such a politician answer, isn't it? Specifically, I'm inspired by real homes that have a casual, masculine, uncluttered and somewhat tailored look but I like a little quirk here and there. Nate Berkus, Emily Henderson and Emma Reddington are some of my favorite designers. Emma's "Hello! Neighbor" house tours get me every time. I'm drawn to interiors with high contrast, natural materials, a mix of shapes and different textures.
What do you love most about what you do?
I get to explore so many of my creative interests. I've always loved writing, photography, design and all things home. My blog is a compilation of all that with a dose of real life thrown in for good measure. I guess you could say that what I love most about what I do is that I get to do what I love. It hasn't always been that way. I quit my respectable (to be read "life-sucking") day job less than a year ago. It has been so freeing!
What are your favorite design trends?
Black accent walls, floor poufs, open shelving, reclaimed wood, industrial lighting and anything made from a kilim are on my radar right now. I never met a stripe I didn't like.
The 'everything' room that functions as dining room/mud room/laundry room.
What are three design suggestions that you would like to offer our readers?
{1.} Add curves and circles into a room with mostly linear pieces to give it better flow. Round coffee tables, round accent tables, round rugs, round lighting and round mirrors are great at softening straight lines.
{2.} Sometimes the best choice is the obvious one. I think with the tremendous number of interior design images floating around on the internet, we feel the need to try something totally unique and new in our own spaces just to get noticed. But if all of your inspiration images have a white slipcovered sofa in them, then by all means buy a white slipcovered sofa and enjoy it!
{3.} In rooms with little to no architecture, fake it with large freestanding bookcases or floor-to-ceiling curtains and/or open shelving.
Thank you, Dana!
If you loved this interview, check out more great spotlights {and tips & tricks!} from fantastic bloggers, designers and authors.


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April 2, 2006
After getting swept in Saturday's double-header, not even a 4 ½ hour rain delay could keep the Bisons' from preventing a sweep at the hands of the Owls.
In a game in which the first pitch was thrown at 1 p.m., the final pitch was not thrown until approximately 8:30 p.m. The game was halted after the second inning due to rain and did not resume until 6:30.
Josh Smith got the start for the Bisons. In his two innings of work, Smith gave up three runs on four hits.
The Bisons took their first lead of the series in the bottom of the first. Trailing 1-0, Nathan Sensing led off with a walk. With two outs, Zac Miller drilled a two-run homer to left to give the Bisons a 2-0 lead.
Kennesaw State regained the lead in the top of the second after plating two runs. However, four Bisons' runs crossed the plate in the bottom of the inning, highlighted by a two-run double by Miller, to give Lipscomb a 6-3 lead.
With the completion of the second inning, play was halted due to the rain, signaling the end of Smith's day.
"Smitty [Smith] came out today and pitched well from the get go," Bisons' catcher Caleb Joseph said. "He located pretty good. But with the rain delay, it is just like an automatic that you will have a new pitcher. It is very difficult to come back after the delay and throw again.
"But Smitty kept us in there. After getting down early, he was able to hold them and let us come back."
Freshman right-hander Brandon McClurg came in to pitch for the Bisons after play resumed.
The Owls tied the game with three runs in the fifth, but the Bisons wasted not time in retaking the lead, this time for good.
Miller hit a solo home run to lead off the bottom of the fifth, his second home run of the game and his team-leading fourth of the season. He recorded five RBI's in the victory.
The Bisons tacked on another run in both the sixth and eighth innings to bring their lead to 9-7.
The Owls pulled to within one in the ninth but it was too little too late, as the Bisons pulled off the 9-8 victory.
In seven innings, McClurg gave up five runs on nine hits. He received the win to record his first collegiate victory.
"McClurg came in and shut the door," Joseph said. "It was probably his most impressive outing all year. For him to step up as a freshman was huge, especially with the importance of us not getting swept. It was important to get that one win even though we dropped two yesterday."
The Bisons' season continues on April 4, when they take on Middle Tennessee state at Ken Dugan Field. The first pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.


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Within both the natural world and constructed displays, our visual system transforms a raw image into objects and relations. Our lab explores this transformation: how we group objects together, how we know whether one object is larger, brighter or farther to the right than another, how many objects we can deal with at once, and how we track them over space & time. Beyond their theoretical importance, these questions are vital to applications in education (e.g. graph understanding) and broader information visualization.


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How to apply for computing time at GCS
All scientists and researchers in Germany and Europe have access to GCS computing resources. Computing time allocations are allocated based on scientific criteria through independent reviewers in a peer-review process on the national level
- through the executive committees and allocation committees of the three GCS centres,
- through biannual public announcement from GCS (calls for large-scale projects), and
- on the European level through the PRACE regular calls for projects (also biannual).
As a result, researchers have a variety of optimal access routes to GCS resources, depending on their project size.


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DETROIT (AP) - Ford is recalling about 465,000 cars and SUVs because the fuel tanks can leak and cause fires.
The global recall affects the Ford brand's Fusion, Explorer, Taurus, Flex, Police Utility and Police Interceptor.
Also covered are the Lincoln MKS, MKT and MKZ. All the vehicles are from the 2013 model year.
Ford says customers could smell gas or see a leak on the ground. The company says no fires or crashes have been reported because of the problem.
About 390,000 of the vehicles are in the U.S., with another 23,000 in Canada and 7,600 in Mexico. The rest are in Europe, South America, Asia and other areas.
(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


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So I recently revamped some pages for my portfolio and I'd like to get some feedback on them as I start to work on some more.
Please check out http://www.coroflot.com/yssagul and let me know what you think about the first three projects (Surge Protector, Faucet, and Desk Accessory)
I've learned a lot about presentation in the past six months at my current job and I'm pretty happy about where I've gotten these but I know that the world is a gigantic place full of intelligences greater than mine. Feel free to comment on the other projects but they're really just photographs that don't communicate too much.
For any younger readers looking for inspiration. The world (some might say nature in general) is incredibly competitive and there is always motivation to take things a step further if you look in the right places.
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BEIRUT, Lebanon, March 20 (UPI) -- Rocket shells fired from the Syrian side of the border were found six miles inside Lebanese territory, national security officials said Wednesday.
Lebanese security officials said five shells hit a border town six miles inside Lebanese territory Wednesday morning, The Daily Star newspaper reported. There was no word on casualties or claims of responsibility.
Syrian forces struck alleged rebel targets along the Lebanese border Monday. Damascus sent a letter to Lebanese defense officials last week warning that it may take military action against armed gangs suspected of crossing the Lebanese-Syrian border.
Syria's war has threatened to spill into neighboring Lebanon.
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said in early March that he was concerned about stability in his country given regional strife. Nabih's March 8 coalition includes members of Hezbollah; he added there are growing signs of an al-Qaida presence in Lebanon.
Syria's civil war entered its second year this week. The United Nations estimates at least 70,000 have died and more than 1 million people have been displaced by the conflict.
The European Union estimates that, since of the end of February, more than 325,000 Syrian nationals have fled to Lebanon.
U.S. Navy Adm. James Stavridis, NATO's supreme allied commander for Europe, told the Senate Armed Services Committee this week that "we are prepared if called upon to be engaged" in Syria.


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"The Little Mermaid"
In a magical kingdom fathoms below, the beautiful young mermaid named Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, she'll have to defy her father King Triton, make a deal with the evil sea witch Ursula, and convince Prince Eric that she's the girl with the enchanting voice. Featuring the hit songs from the animated classic including "Part of Your World," "Poor, Unfortunate Souls" and the Oscar-winning "Under the Sea." Performances Nov. 29-30 and Dec. 1, 6-8. All shows at 7 p.m.
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Boston cops are cracking down on heavy-metal head-bangers throughout the city who police believe have taken their mosh pits too far.
The police cited the infamous House of Blues for a license violation after a mosh pit broke out during a Feb. 21 show by Los Angeles band Flogging Molly, the Boston Herald reported.
Police noted that 60 concertgoers engaged in "aggressive mosh pit dance," which resulted in human collisions and people getting thrown to the floor.
The communal dance that has been apart of the American hardcore punk and heavy-metal culture since the 1980's apparently violated safety rules. The club was cited because security did not intervene.
"Dancing is a First Amendment right, but the behavior itself is a violation, especially when it becomes dangerous and a public safety hazard," Boston police spokeswoman Officer Nicole Grant told the Boston Herald.
"The safety of our patrons is the top priority," the House of Blues said in a statement.
Representatives of the popular concert venue said they are working with city officials to adhere to the concerns involving moshing.
No other Boston clubs have been cited for violent moshing. A City Hall hearing on moshing was held earlier this week.
Hardcore bands that feed off of the aggressive dance style at their live shows were outraged after the House of Blues was ordered to post up illuminated signs announcing that moshing is now banned in the venue.
Brian Fair, vocalist for Grammy-nominated metal band Shadows Fall, told the Boston Herald that the crackdown is "ridiculous."


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Happy Halloween, everybody! Before you go diving into the candy (um, again), check out this scary-good deal we found on a full set of home theater speakers.
Woot is at it again, offering the Energy Take Classic 5-Piece Speaker System for just $149.99. The set normally sells for $299, which means you'll save about 50 percent off this purchase!
This five-piece speaker set includes four satellite speakers and a center channel. Just add a subwoofer and you'll have a full 5.1 speaker system.
Standing at less than 7 inches tall, each of those satellites has a 3-inch poly-titanium woofer and a 0.75-inch Hyperbolic aluminum-dome tweeter. Designed for wall mounting, each speaker also has keyhole slots, threaded inserts, and rubber bumpers. That center channel has similar specs, but adds in two front-firing ports.
Remember that this is a Woot deal, meaning you'll have to cough up an extra five bucks for shipping on this purchase. That said, it's still a good deal — one that probably won't last for long. Woot is only discounting this set today (Wednesday, October 31, 2012), or until the retailer runs out of stock!
Electronic House Hot Deals are offered as an editorial service to readers. EH is not paid to promote Hot Deals and makes no guarantee on the accuracy of the product descriptions we find at the dealers' sites, nor does EH verify that the site/dealer is an authorized reseller of the product or brand.


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Breaking News
John McAfee -- the millionaire who created McAfee Antivirus software -- has been released from custody in Guatemala ... where he was arrested for allegedly entering the country illegally, while still considered a "person of interest" in a Belizean murder case.
After his release, 67-year-old McAfee told reporters, "I'm free. I'm going to America." He said he plans to catch a flight to Miami.
Guatemalan immigration officials have already escorted McAfee to the Guatemala City airport.
As we reported, McAfee has been on the run ever since he was named a person of interest in the murder of his neighbor in Belize -- where McAfee had been living for several years.
McAfee's lawyer has said returning the software mogul to Belize could effectively be a death sentence ... because McAfee "has denounced authorities."


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Taking issue with parking, occupancy levels and the ratio of liquor-to-food sales, several neighborhood associations are opposing a request for a liquor license transfer that would allow the owners of Michael's Cafe in Timonium to open an establishment in Federal Hill.
The leadership of both the Federal Hill Neighborhood Association and the South Baltimore Neighborhood Association are encouraging their membership to show up to speak against the request at Thursday's meeting of the Board of Liquor License Commissioners for Baltimore City.
The neighborhood associations say that Michael's has not agreed to the groups' desired occupancy limit of 150 and they are not satisfied with Michael's parking situation.
"Right now we have plans for seven [parking spaces]," said Steve Dellis, whose family owns and operates Michael's Cafe in Timonium. "That's seven more than anyone else has down here."
Dellis said he is requesting an occupancy of between 250 and 300 people to in order to accommodate large groups for catered events such as weddings.
"If we set it at 150, it would make it more like a bar," he said, "which is what the community said it doesn't want."
In June, the Dellis family announced plans to build a new restaurant on what is now a parking lot at South Charles and Cross streets. The new restaurant would operate under the Michael's banner but with a different concept.
The neighborhood associations also have not been able to extract a commitment from Michael's to cap the percentage of liquor sales at the new establishment -- a cap that is not required under a tavern license, which is what Michael's is seeking.
In a letter to membership, Federal Hill Neighborhood Association president Eric Costello wrote, "[T]he proposed operators would not limit the consumption of alcohol in ways to ensure that the establishment operates as a restaurant and not a large bar."
Dellis agrees that negotiations about percentages came to a halt.
"They say they wanted us to do half [liquor] and half [food]. We're not willing to do that," he said. "A number will limit the way we can do business in an effective way. We don't want to go down [to the liquor board] to have a gun put to our heads."
Costello of the Federal Hill Association agreed that the two sides are not close.
"We want assurances in place that protect the neighborhood, so that we know they're operating as a restaurant and not as a large bar," Costello said in an interview. "Without that we can't support it."
Groups representing Otterbein, Federal Hill South and Sharp-Leadenhall have also said they oppose Michael's plan.
In June, a coalition of neighborhood associations successfully opposed a license request for a proposed beer garden in Federal Hill.
"It looks like we're going to the mattresses again," Costello said.


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My posts don't post--what am I doing wrong?
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 9:15 pm
About one in four of my attempted posts to any forum don't appear after I think I have posted them. I write something, press post, and the post vanishes into the ethers. I can't decide whether I am doing something really stupid, like hitting the wrong button, or whether the dakinis didn't like the post so they are removing it before I make a big mistake.
Anyone have any guesses?
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Heat (re)sign Michael Beasley; plus Redskins nickname poll (vote now), 9/11, U.S. soccer, Miley bares all (video), UM's Duke, NFL Pix 'n Fantasy & more
1) It is WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11. On the 12th anniversary of 9/11 ... Never Forget! I'm Proud To BeAn American. 2) In The Previous Blogpost (ITPB): Dolphins win opener, DSM poll & more. 3) Follow us on Twitter (gregcote), Instagram (Upsetbird) and Vine (Greg Cote).
U-S-A! U-S-A!: I think it's the right day to be patriotic, so here's a shoutout to the U.S. men's soccer team for whipping Mexico 2-0 last night and qualifying for a seventh straight trip to the World Cup. Not saying the Spains and Brazils should be quaking, but Jurgen Klinsmann has a very good, confident American team. Go U-S-A!
We're football-happy!: The first Dolfan Satisfaction Meter poll result rolled in at a solid 86.5 percent, one day after the latest Canesfan Satisfaction Meter showed a euphoric 96.7% following the Gator beating. Can't recall another week when both results were so favorable.
HEAT REACQUIRE POT SMOKIN' MICHAEL BEASLEY: I jacked "pot smokin'" into the headline to make it clear I am quite aware of all the risks/baggage that comes with signing Michael Beasley. And, yes, it's still a smart signing. It's low risk. He comes cheap. Heck, a one-year, non-guaranteed deal is no-risk. If he decides weed is more important than his career and gets bounced, what has the Heat lost? Meanwhile, if he gets straight and gets serious, well, he is still only 24 years old. He's a career 14.1-point, 5.2-rebound guy. He's a flexible 6-9 forward. The upside is still way up. Besides, this orgnaization, and its leader Pat Riley have earned benefit of doubt on any signing, even or especially this one.
ON THE GROWING ISSUE WITH THE 'REDSKINS' NICKNAME: Washington's NFL team is standing firm on not changing it, and the NFL has not stepped in, but something close to a media boycott of the nickname has begun. Several outlets including Mother Jones, Slate, Washington City Paper and New Republic now no longer use the name. And prominent sportswriters Peter King of Sports Illustrated and Bill Simmons of Grantland also have erased it. I support their doing so; it is their right. For years I have not referred to corporate names of stadiums and arenas as my own little moral stand, so I can't criticize someone else's. The thinking is that if the boycott grows -- if, for instance ESPN and the Washington Post stopped referring to Redskins or showing the logo/image pictured -- the weight for change might become too heavy to ignore. Imagine if a national TV broadcast of a Washington game purposely did not mention the word? I find this subject interesting but also personally conflicting. I'll admit that. I respect both the team and its fans wishing to protect what they consider a traditional nickname, but I also respect groups such as the American Indian Movement that consider "Redskins" to be offensive. It is one of the few topics on which I'm torn. That is why I have not columnized on this. Because "I see both sides" is a lousy starting point for any column. Do you have a stronger opinion than I do? That's what this poll is for. Vote and say why.
ESPN, ENOUGH WITH THE LEBRON NON-NEWS ON 2014!: Geez, are we facing almost a year of this non-stop? Of LeBron James being asked about next summer, essentially saying who-knows and having that fashioned as news? Headline today on ESPN.com's front: "LeBron has 'no idea' about '14 free agency." The implication is a questionable committment to Miami, or at least doubt. But in the story, right after he says he has "absolutely no idea" what might happen, he says: "I would love to spend the rest of my career in Miami with this great team and great organization as we continue to compete for championships. That's ideal." LeBron is smart and prudent to A) say he's happy here, but also to B) leave his options open. He doesn't know what will happen in 2014, OK!? Let's leave it at that, play a season and then all find out together. And in the meantime let's quit acting as if "I have no idea" constitutes news or the slightest tilting in any direction. Pictured: LeBron at age 6, offering only a coy, noncommittal smile as he is probed about his intentions in 2014.
OH MY MILEY OH MY: Miley Cyrus, fresh from her tawdry twerking at the VMA's, has a new video out for her song Wrecking Ball, in which she swings on said wrecking ball while clothing-less. She also seems to be in love with a sledgehammer. Hey, this is a blog ... could I say it if it weren't true? ADVISORY: Do NOT click on the link if you are easily offended.
NFL PIX 'N FANTASY / WEEK 1: Ouch. Rough start against the point spread, and in fantasy. NFL predix: We went a solid 11-5 overall on our Week 1 Friday Page predictions, but we were a dismal 4-11-1 (the Bears pushed) vs. the spread. The wrong side of too many 3-to-4 point lines leaves us some early digging to do. Had a great shot on our Upset of the Week call ("Aawwk!"), but Carolina gave it up in the fourth Q. Fantasy: Greg's Lobos lost 177-111, led by Larry Fitzgerald's 28 points. Remember in our poll you all made a clear favorite of the team in my league led by Adrian Peterson and Peyton Manning? Good call. They combined for 80 points and that team won its opener, 205-105.
CANES' DUKE STILL NO. 2 BUT NEW LEADER IN OUR SOPY 'STATE HEISMAN' RANKINGS: This is the second season of our blog-exclusive State Offensive Player of the Year (SOPY) rankings, a weekly updated list of the most productive quarterbacks, running backs and receivers from the state's seven FBS schools: Miami, FSU and Florida, FIU and FAU, and South Florida and UCF. Miami's Duke Johnson (pictured) remains second despite a relatively quiet game vs. the Gators. Canes QB Stephen Morris won the 2012 season title with 1,900.5 points, edging FSU QB E.J. Manuel. Our simple formula awards a half-point for every passing yard and one point for every rushing or receiving yard, with six points for every TD scored or thrown. Our 2013 standings entering Week 3:
Rk (LW) Player, Team-pos. SOPY Pts. Wk2=Year
1 (4) Blake Bortles, UCF-qb 141 = 318
2 (2) Duke Johnson, Miami-rb 77 = 307
3 (3) Marcus Shaw, USF-rb 94 = 292
4 (10t) Jeff Driskel, Florida-qb 176.5 = 278
5 (9) Storm Johnson, UCF-rb 146 = 259
6 (1) Jameis Winston, FSU-qb-* BYE = 233
7 (--) Rannell Hall, UCF-wr 127 = 191
8 (--) Stephen Morris, Miami-qb 84 = 186
9 (--) Solomon Patton, Florida-wr 128 = 166
10 (6) Mack Brown, Florida-rb 29 = 153
Bubble: Jaquez Johnson, FAU-qb, 141.5 FIU leader: Lamarq Caldwell, rb, 119. *-Note, FSU (Winston) has played one fewer game than others listed.
Cote's State of the State rankings: 1. FSU (1-0); 2. Miami (2-0); 3. Florida (1-1); 4. UCF (2-0); 5. USF (0-2); 6. FAU (0-2); 7. FIU (0-2).
WELL PLAYED, MIKE WALLACE. NOW PLAY WELL!: Dolphin Mike Wallace's so-predictable day-after response to his postgame diva act was to say he was mad at himself, not at the coaches or play-calling. That's smart P.R. No team needs this kind of controversy, not this early, and especially not after a win. Click HERE for my column from the game on Wallace catching only one pass and then reacting as he did. He'll be a happier man this week. Indianapolis won't have a cornerback for him as good as Joe Haden, and the play-calling will attempt to make amends. Miami needs its $60 Million Man heavily involved ... and happy.
ON MAYWEATHER-ALVAREZ: No surprise, but Floyd Mayweather is a prohibitive betting favorite at 5-14 over Canelo Alvarez in next week's fight, a line designed to stem the flow of money on Money. A Mayweather win by decision is the result of choice at 10-19, and the over/under on pay-per-view buys is 1.75 million. Signs you may be a degenerate gambler: Betting the over/under on the PPV.
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Over on Pharyngula, PZ has posted a viddy of Michael Shermer at the Creation Science museum, interviewing one of their research scientists. I won't link the actual video here, because it is just so annoying. The scientist is utterly blinkered, and stays on her points despite Shermer's rather tepid prodding. She studies bacteria, and the changes that turn symbiotic bacteria into pathogens--that is, the non-evolutionary changes, since they are still bacteria.
Bacteria will always be
Bacteria; we'll never see
Another organism come
From just a changed bacterium.
We won't see an amoeba grow
A pair of fins, and so we know
That evolution's tale is wrong.
We've known it, really, all along.
Until a lump of lifeless mud
Transforms itself to flesh and blood
And starts to dance and sing a song,
We'll know that evolution's wrong.
The logic's clear, and all it took
Was looking at our holy book;
The truth about our planet's age is
Written there within its pages.
If evolution's true, then god
Deceives us with a false façade,
A tale of time's expanse so vast,
Which stretches back into the past,
With fossils, footprints, DNA,
To disbelieve and throw away
As "just a test"; and this, we know
Because the Bible tells us so.
Because we fear the pit of fire
We trust this demonstrated liar;
He made his Adam and his Eve
Along with fossils to deceive;
The fossil footprints? Ancient mud
Set down in the Noachian flood
A mere few thousand years ago—
But any older? God says "no!"
If God created all the earth,
Was there for every creature's birth,
Created Sun, and Moon, and tide,
Then who are we to say he lied?
The words god wrote in bio-data,
Fossils, geologic strata,
Are these words merely so much libel
Because they do not match the bible?
It seems to me that either way—
No matter which you choose to say—
In Earth or Book, it's no surprise,
You're telling us that Yahweh lies!
I hope that Dr. Purdom's work
Includes a decent healthcare perk;
It wouldn't seem quite right to me
To charge for her lobotomy.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Research at the Creationist Museum
Posted by Cuttlefish at 12:33 PM
Labels: religion
1 comment:
- Die Anyway said...
So excellent. And I'm glad I followed the link from Pharyngula so that I could enjoy the [snip*ped] bits.
I'm always tempted to try my hand at some similar poetry but then you blow me away with some astounding bit of rhymery and I hang my head and crawl back under my rock.


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As a user on androidandme stated in the next nexus wish list thread, wouldn't it be awesome if you could build your own smartphone exactly how you want, or get one custom made? Like this video http://youtu.be/mtBHnwok3rI . lets all post what we would combine from other phones/upcoming phones to make our dream phone.
My dream phone:
White HTC One X Body
SLCD2 720p display fills up as much of current ONE X dimensions as possible (small bezel)
On screen buttons
Best available camera for smartphone
Exynos 5 quad
Stock Android AOSP builds straight from google :D
Razr maxx battery 3000+ mAH
Stereo speakers
I think that about covers it for what i would want in my dream phone :D


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A Las Vegas psychiatric hospital has been accused of busing its patients off to cities across the country, and leaving them there.
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera launched an investigation on Monday into the Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital's alleged "dumping" of mental health patients, NBC Bay Area reported.
Since July 2008, the hospital has dispatched more than 1,500 patients to cities all over the country by Greyhound bus, with a third of the them ending up in California, according to The Sacramento Bee, who broke the news that prompted authorities to launch an investigation.
Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich is also investigating, according to NBC Los Angeles.
"We got preliminary reports about three to four weeks ago on this issue and immediately opened up a criminal investigation," Trutanich said. "We were looking at it, at first from the civil side, and we realized that the 150 patients allegedly have been dumped."
Rawson-Neal puts patients on buses with a one-way ticket and are given a ration of Ensure and just enough medication to last for the duration of the bus ride, according to The Bee.
The practice does not break protocol, but the hospital has come under scrutiny for placing patients on buses unchaperoned and without confirming that there is shelter waiting for them on the other side.
The story came to light after a schizophrenic man from Rawson-Neal showed up in Sacramento confused, suicidal and without medication or identification.
Last year, the hospital bused out patients at a pace of well over one a day, with 400 patients deployed to 176 cities and 45 states, according to The Bee.
San Francisco's Herrera slammed the hospital for the alleged practice, which he says takes "advantage of our most vulnerable, putting them on a bus with a one way ticket to somewhere with no support."
Trutanich said the practice is a form of human trafficking and is prohibited under state and local ordinances.
"The reason you dump patients is you want to get out from under the cost of them," Trutanich said. "You jeopardize their safety, and we have no idea what the elements are that these individuals who have been dumped, allegedly have been dumped onto our streets, are suffering from."
The hospital has not responded to the allegations, but Nevada's Depatment of Health and Human Services Director Mike Willden said in a statement on Monday that Rawson-Neal "has maintained its high quality of certification and accreditation."
"Nevada DHHS is reviewing the approximate 1,500 discharges that included out of state transportation over the past five years," he said, adding that the practice "appears not to be systemic, with the failure occurring at the clinical level.


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I've been reading a Time Magazine article on Starbuck's attempt to freshen their brand: Starbucks Looks for a Fresh Jolt. There are library blogs out there that talk about marketing and branding and such, and I usually like to steer clear of business talk, but I was struck by a line from the past and current CEO of Starbucks.
From the article: "The three of us stand and look at the area by the cash register–a clutter of CDs, breath mints, chocolate-covered graham crackers, chewing gum and trail mixes. 'There's no story,' Roberts says. Schultz adds, 'We're selling a lot, but the point is to take a step back and ask, Is it appropriate? We've been selling teddy bears, and we've been selling hundreds of thousands of them, but to what end?'"
The first thing I thought of was my own local Starbucks and the way I've seen it transform in the past few years from a coffeeshop into something resembling an upscale convenience store. The breath mints, the teddy bears, the special CDs–all with the Starbucks brand on them. It seems to offend some people, but I actually like Starbucks coffee, and while being only a moderate coffee drinker I've certainly bought my share of grande coffees over the years. What I haven't liked is everything else. Sometimes I even get in a very un-Starbucks mood and wish the people in front of me would just order a cup of coffee instead of whatever fancy drink they ordered, not because I begrudged them their half-decaf, fruit-filled, skim mochaccino, but because I'm in a hurry and just want my straight cup of coffee. Most of the time, though, what I don't like is being bombarded with all of the cutesy or cuddly non-coffee crap they also sell. So, I don't go to Starbucks as often as I might.
After the brief meditation on my own Starbucks experience, which lasted less time than it took to write the previous paragraph, I thought about the many librarians trying to brand or perhaps rebrand the library. I blogged last year in Conceptual Incommensurability and Video Games criticizing attempts to turn the academic library into a social space. Libraries can open up pubs and hold square dances, but that will never make them any more popular qua libraries. The old library brand is, I suppose, Books. My library has millions of books and buys tens of thousands more every year, but Books doesn't work well as a brand because it captures only a portion of what we do. Information is too broad. Perhaps Scholarly Research would be the best brand, because the library and its resources are central to and indispensable for scholarly research in the humanities and social sciences.
If Scholarly Research is the brand of the academic library (and I'm arguing it should be), then do we dilute our brand if we focus on other things? I think we do. Usually when I see discussions of the problem of branding, they're talking about public libraries and trying to make the case that libraries have more than books. However, academic libraries have some of the same issue problems. Should we create blogs? Should we be on Facebook? How can we appeal to and more importantly communicate with students? Having a mission–Scholarly Research–helps answer some of these other questions. Should we have a space on Facebook? Sure, if it helps the mission, but not if it's just to have a page up to show that we're hep to the latest fashion. Should we blog? Definitely, if it serves the mission of scholarly research somehow. Our mission is scholarly research, and that should be central to how we brand ourselves.
Scholarly Research may sound like a humdrum or humorless mission, but it has to be the identity of the academic library. It might not appeal to 18-year-olds as much as something trendier, but the library is what it is, and the struggle of marketing is to make things popular, not to change the things into something else. We can experiment with and investigate trends and fads to see what might help us in our mission, as long as we remember the mission and don't get caught up in frivolities that we think might make us more popular. It might be best for our image to sell scholarly research as the worthwhile endeavor we all think it is than hanker for something sexier. There's an old Dudley Moore movie about an advertising executive who ends up in an asylum, Crazy People. One of the crazy ads he comes up with is, "Volvo: We're Boxy But We're Good." We will probably be better off selling the library as what it is than trying to pretend it's something else.
The Library: It's Boxy but It's Good.


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Four peace witnesses were convicted of trespassing at Vandenberg Air Force Base in a Dec. 4 trial in U.S. District Court in Santa Barbara, Calif. Their crime: stepping two feet across a green line on a roadway limiting where protesters can gather.
Jesuit Father Steve Kelly, Franciscan Father Louis Vitale, Dennis Apel of the Guadalupe Catholic Worker in Guadalupe, Calif., and Jeff Dietrich of the Los Angeles Catholic Worker were found guilty in verdicts handed down by Magistrate Rita Coyne Federman.
The case against a fifth defendant, L.A. Catholic Worker Mike Wiskiewski, who was photographing the encounter, was dismissed. Coyne Federman ruled prosecutors failed to prove he was given a warning to move back across the line before his arrest. The others were given the warning, hence the guilty verdicts.
The arrests came during an Armed Forces Day vigil May 19, 2007, according to Dietrich. He said Apel originally wanted to talk with the base soldiers about their role in carrying out military orders that have led to the maiming and killing of innocent civilians, especially in Iraq. When he refused to step back across the line, the others joined him in support and also were arrested.
Father Kelly told Catholic News Service the defendants had built their defense around their religious convictions and on international law that prohibits the development of weapons of mass destruction. However, Coyne Federman prohibited such testimony after the federal prosecutor objected.
The group faces sentencing March 12. Because all are long-time protesters and have been tried and found guilty of similar charges in the past, they face up to six months in jail.
Vandenberg has been the site of monthly prayer vigils organized by Apel and others concerned about the development work being done at the base on a space-based missile defense system.


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- 2 green onions, chopped
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
- 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
- 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided, plus additional for brushing
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, divided
- 2 garlic cloves, pressed, divided
- 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon peel, divided
- 4 6-ounce salmon fillets (preferably wild)
- 1/2 cup plain whole-milk yogurt
- 1 tablespoon tahini (sesame seed paste)*
- 12 ounces fingerling potatoes, scrubbed, halved lengthwise
- 1 bunch baby carrots, trimmed
- 8 ounces sugar snap peas, strings removed
- Lemon wedges
Recipe Preparation
Toss green onions, dill, cilantro, and mint in small bowl. Set herb mixture aside. Toast coriander seeds in small dry skillet over medium heat until slightly darker in color and fragrant, about 2 minutes. Cool. Crush in mortar with pestle, or place in plastic bag and coarsely crush with mallet or rolling pin.
Whisk 1 tablespoon oil, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 garlic clove, 1/2 teaspoon lemon peel, and half of crushed coriander in 11x7x2-inch glass baking dish. Sprinkle salmon with salt and pepper; add to baking dish and turn to coat. Let salmon marinate at least 15 minutes and up to 30 minutes.
Mix yogurt, tahini, 1 tablespoon oil, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 garlic clove, and 1/2 teaspoon lemon peel in small bowl. Stir in half of herb mixture.
Position 1 rack in top third and 1 rack in bottom third of oven; preheat to 400°F. Brush 2 large rimmed baking sheets with oil. Toss potatoes, carrots, remaining coriander, and 2 tablespoons oil in large bowl. Spread potato mixture on 1 baking sheet; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast on top oven rack until almost tender, about 18 minutes.
Meanwhile, arrange salmon on second oiled sheet. Toss snap peas with remaining marinade in dish; stir into potato mixture.
Transfer sheet with potato mixture to lower oven rack. Place sheet with salmon on upper oven rack. Roast salmon until just opaque in center and vegetables until tender, about 8 minutes.
Transfer salmon to platter. Mix remaining herb mixture into vegetables; spoon vegetables around salmon. Garnish with lemon wedges; serve with yogurt sauce.


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NEW YORK (CNN) -- While shoulder pads and big hair are no longer part of the Bangles' repertoire, those glorious harmonies remain.
The Bangles just started on a new CD and have stayed active by touring.
The '80s band (whose members aren't entirely sold on that description) recently powered through a set at Sirus XM Radio's New York headquarters as part of the company's "Artist Confidential" series.
An audience of happy fans watched from outside a studio as Susanna Hoffs and sisters Vicki and Debbi Peterson attempted to rattle the glass walls with the melodious "Manic Monday" and an electric "Hazy Shade of Winter."
The Bangles broke up at the end of the decade, after also having hits with "Eternal Flame" and "Walk Like an Egyptian," but re-formed in 2000. In 2003, they released the album "Doll Revolution." They've just started on a new CD. These days, there are only three members; bassist Michael Steele left the group in 2005. Watch the group draw the line at walking like an Egyptian »
Hoffs, now 50 but looking nowhere near it, celebrates the release of a side project next month: a collection of '70s covers with musician Matthew Sweet called "Under The Covers Vol. 2."
The Bangles talked to CNN about fine wine, being horrified by the decade that made them and stumbling across embarrassing photos on the Web.
CNN: What's it like performing together now? Is it easier or more enjoyable than it was in the '80s?
Susanna Hoffs: For me, it is. One nice thing about getting older is that we're better musicians, and we play better.
Vicki Peterson: And slightly more relaxed as humans. And maybe we have a little more perspective.
Hoffs: That fine wine mellowing. (It) has happened to us as well.
Vicki Peterson: Yes, the drinking of the fine wine, not the being of the fine wine.
Debbi Peterson: We've mellowed out, man.
CNN: Well, that's kind of boring, isn't it?
Hoffs: Don't worry. We still have our edgy moments.
CNN: Now that you all have families, how do you juggle recording an album and going on the road?
Hoffs: There's a lot of text messaging. It's mostly scheduling. It's crazy how busy we are. But it's OK. It's just juggling. It's like any working mother.
CNN: How's the new album coming along?
Vicki Peterson: We just sort of started it, scratched the surface. ... We've been having a good time, and we're experimenting with technology. Both Susanna and I have studios in our home, so that's going to open up our scheduling a little bit. We're also recording as we write, which we've never done before. So it's an interesting process.
CNN: Do you have a deadline?
Hoffs: No. No record label, no deadline. And that's kind of what's fun about it.
Vicki Peterson: No one breathing down our necks. Hopefully we get it done. Because normally we need deadlines or we don't do anything.
CNN: Why do you think people are still so fascinated with the '80s?
Hoffs: I've been thinking about that a lot lately. Because during the '80s, we were sort of horrified by the '80s! No, not horrified ... but we were shocked by how silly a lot of it was. And kitsch.
Debbi Peterson: And big hair.
Vicki Peterson: And not in synch with our own time.
Hoffs: We were little girls who grew up being obsessed with all things '60s, because to us, the '60s was like the Renaissance. It was like the golden age of culture, art and music, films and fashion. I think there's an aspect to the '80s that no matter what you think about it, it was just silly and fun and lighthearted. There wasn't a lot of protest music going on. There wasn't a lot of super-meaningful stuff, except there was great indie rock that came out of the '80s. It was just fun.
CNN: But ultimately, you don't identify yourselves as an '80s band, do you?
Vicki Peterson: No, we don't. Even in the '80s, we felt a little out of our element.
Hoffs: And yet I wore the terrible shoulder pads.
Debbi Peterson: We're all guilty of that one.
Hoffs: Why did I do that?
CNN: Do you often look back at old photos?
Hoffs: The problem is the Internet. Everything's on there now. It's inescapable.
Vicki Peterson: Everything lives forever.
CNN: Do you self-Google just to torture yourselves?
Debbi Peterson: Never.
Vicki Peterson: (jokingly) That's a rather personal question, isn't it?
Hoffs: I've been known to do it, just to kind of see what's out there, and it's a very dangerous, slippery slope. One should not do it too often.
Vicki Peterson: I wouldn't recommend it.
CNN: What do you think about social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter and MySpace?
Hoffs: I think if it's not twitter-lating, then one must not spend too much time doing it. Twittering. I can't go down that path yet. ...
Vicki Peterson: Tweeting actually is the verb. One tweets.
Hoffs: I know, but I've created the new "twitter-lating." It's my own personal statement on it. It's just too many things to keep track of. And it's too many things that are about the moment.
Vicki Peterson: There's a complete lack of the inner critic, a complete lack of editing. Everything is out there all the time. There's no mystery. I don't think I want the world to know my innermost thoughts.
CNN: Are there any girl bands out there that impress you?
Vicki Peterson: It's a rare breed still for whatever reason. Antigone Rising opened for us here in New York. They were wonderful.
Debbi Peterson: The Donnas.
Hoffs: People don't realize how awesome it is and how fun it is, having the camaraderie with other women. Women get together and do other things. Why not play music together? There's a certain something about it that's very compelling.
CNN: Take me back to the moment when you decided to reunite.
Vicki Peterson: It was a long, drawn-out moment. It lasted about three years.
Hoffs: I was the instigator. You guys would admit that, too.
Vicki Peterson: Absolutely. At ever-increasingly close intervals, she would call. Eventually, we did all get on the phone together and decide that the idea was a good one. We were all making music with other people, and there is a certain magic to the Bangles when we sing together.
Debbi Peterson: The voices.
Vicki Peterson: And the writing. I missed the writing partnership.


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Loyola press release - March 31, 2012
The Loyola University New Orleans student-run multimedia journalism outlet, Pack News, recently wrote and produced a full-length web news story for "Washington Week with Gwen Ifill," a national news program featured on the PBS network. The story, "Voice of the Voters: Louisiana Youth," aired March 20 and reported that the energy issue and rising gas prices resonated heavily with local voters leading up the Louisiana GOP presidential primary last Saturday.
"The online editor at 'Washington Week' asked the students to cover issues that appealed both to Louisiana voters and to voters at the national level. They decided that oil, gas and the energy versus environment dilemmas, especially in the wake of the BP oil spill, were pretty strong issues," said Pack News adviser Mark Poepsel, Ph.D.
A seven-person crew comprised of Colby Wilson, Khephra White, Xavier Mantica, Crystal Brotmeyer, Santi Caicedo, Danielle Latimer and Kamaria Monmouth, researched, wrote and produced the four-minute, 33-second story over a weekend and had it ready for air by the Tuesday deadline.
"We started Pack News this year. We had it officially recognized just this semester and have only produced three news shows so far," Poepsel said. "Considering we were just getting started and then all of the sudden were asked to produce something for a national news show, I was pretty impressed."
Most of the students involved in Pack News are mass communication majors. All are members of the newly revamped Loyola chapter of the Radio Television Digital News Association, the world's largest professional organization exclusively serving the electronic news profession, consisting of more than 3,000 news directors, news associates, educators and students.
According to Poepsel, Pack News is working closely with The Maroon staff to add a different dimension to the journalism experience at Loyola.
"The Maroon has been very receptive to partnering with Pack News because we all realize that there has to be some multimedia dimension to the news produced here, whether we're encouraging Maroon reporters to create video stories or they are giving us information for our video broadcasts. The Maroon has the infrastructure, and we're working to add more of a video and social media presence to what's already there. That's the way the media are trending, and future journalists have to be prepared to do it all," Poepsel said.
For more information about Pack News, go to http://www.loyolamaroon.com/pack-news or contact Poepsel at 504-865-2012.


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Vanessa Hudgens: Let's Have An Amazing 2013!
Vanessa Hudgens walks side-by-side with her boyfriend Austin Butler as they head out to lunch together on Tuesday (January 1) in Los Angeles.
The 24-year-old actress looked super cute in her boho chic outfit!
On New Year's Eve, Vanessa updated her blog with a post about 2013.
"Tonight we start a new year!" Vanessa wrote. "Cheers to you all for an amazing year and let's hope 2013 is just as amazing. A new year is a chance to start new adventures and have new goals. What are some of your favorite memories of 2012 and annyyy goals for 2013 lovebugs?"
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Officials from Angus Reid Strategies on Thursday revealed polling results to The Vancouver Sun that showed the ubiquitous roll-of-the-dice TV ads that targeted Liberal leader Stephane Dion as a flip-flopping advocate of a carbon tax persuaded 11 per cent of Canadian respondents not to vote for any candidate at all.
The roll-of-the-dice attack ad -- as well as a series of anti-Dion TV spots that aired soon after the Quebec MP was elected party leader in December, 2006 -- were key to producing the lowest voter turnout in Canadian electoral history, pollsters Andrew Grenville and Mario Canseco said in an interview...
"poisoning the well"...
The most common words those surveyed associated with the roll-the-dice TV ad were "disgust," "lies" "unethical" and "unCanadian."
Whiny Stephane had a point:
Grenville said Dion was absolutely right on Monday when, in announcing he would step down as Liberal leader, he remarked that he'd been backed into a corner by being targeted by more than a year of vicious TV ads.
The Conservative ads typically portrayed Dion as bumbling and ineffective, repeatedly showing an image of the party leader shrugging his shoulders.
"It's up to the people of Canada to say they're sick of this," Grenville said, "to say they're sick of being misled and lied to and having politics driven down into the mud."
The ads did convince some of those that bothered to vote to change their preference, which is clearly the only thing that matters to Conservatives. That said, the above provides some validation that this government is the LOWEST of the LOW, in terms of ethical conduct, moral integrity and capacity to inspire. You've made the once dirty Liberals, look like the Glad Man.


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Until Dawn - "Horizon"
Artist Bio:
Until Dawn's intense energy, intoxicating guitar riffs along with their lively stage shows has shown that their location in the remote northern depths of Fort McMurray, Alberta will not slow them down. Mixing the sound of modern metal and classic rock, brothers Luke and Deke Worrell, with Adam MacLeod and Steve White have created a sound appealing to both young and old alike.
This modern sound with a classic throwback was evident in their self-titled debut that was released in early 2011, with their hit single "Table and The Plastic", which was on steady rotation at local Fort McMurray station Rock 97.9FM. The debut was then followed two years later with the band's monster sophomore album 'Horizon' in August 2013.
Since that release, Until Dawn has enjoyed great success from their hard work and determination. Pushing hard with touring in their home province plus local praise from their home town station Rock 97.9 FM naming them #4 on the Top 20 Metal/ Hard Rock Albums released last year.
Now in 2014, Until Dawn are setting new plans to tour and bring their music to larger audiences in Canada and around the world, having already performed at past festivals in Alberta and sharing the stage with such as acts as rock legends KISS, Volbeat, Billy Talent, A Day To Remember, Hell Yeah, 3 Inches of Blood, Striker, All Else Fails and Fozzy. All in all, Until Dawn is melodic metal at its finest, and this is just the beginning.
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Help-Mahidol update anyone? Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Help-Mahidol update anyone? Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Thailand View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message seriousgirlJoined: 31 May 2007Posts: 20 Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:06 am Post subject: Help-Mahidol update anyone? Hello! I have been in Thailand as a tourist for the last two months, and have been invited to do an interview at Mahidol. (Otherwise, I need to book a flight out of here for the end of the month and get on with other business...difficult to know what to do with almost no real information at the moment...stress!) Does anyone work there now, and have any updated information about working in the International Programs in Salaya i.e the overtime options, etc, for an ESL instructor, if any. Working atmosphere is also very important to me, as well as the physical environment-air quality- in Salaya. I understand it is in the burbs. Thanks so much for any input! serious Back to top flowJoined: 31 Aug 2012Posts: 44 Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:45 pm Post subject: I worked at Mahidol in Salaya. It's indeed out in the burbs of BKK but air's clean and the uni is definitely one fo the better ones in Thailand. Can't comment further as I have been out of the country for quite a while now, so my info is a bit outdated... Back to top No MossJoined: 15 Apr 2003Posts: 1995Location: Thailand Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 2:20 am Post subject: Mahidol Salaya It's a pretty good ride from Bangkok (one hour + on the bus from Siam Square, downtown Bangkok), but the bus leaves from the road just outside the campus, and it's cheap (about 25 baht, or less than $1). The air quality is fine in Salaya. Don't know how much there is to do around there, especially if you don't have a car or motorbike. There is a decent cafeteria and some restaurants on campus, along with convenience marts and at least one good coffee shop. There is transportation on campus, and it's flat, so it's easy to ride a bike there. Pretty good uni, as the previous poster mentioned. The Salaya campus is the international school, of course. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Thailand All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal officials say technical issues stopped all planes from departing from the Los Angeles area for more than an hour.
In addition, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday its air traffic control facility had also temporarily stopped accepting additional flights into the airspace.
The agency says some flights were diverted as it gradually restores the system.
Officials at Burbank airport said some flights were again being allowed to take off.
No further details were immediately released.