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The actress, who was born in Canada and raised in New Zealand, would go on to play Sookie Stackhouse in the HBO vampire series "True Blood" and the mutant Rogue in the "X-Men" films, starting in 2000.
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In "The Piano," Paquin played Flora McGrath, the daughter of a mute pianist, portrayed by Holly Hunter. The film was directed by Jane Campion and co-produced by Jan Chapman. Eddie Campbell worked as Paquin's dialect coach. Patricia Quirke was her tutor and chaperone.
Tatum O'Neal became the youngest person to win an Oscar when she took home the award for her role in the 1973 film "Paper Moon."
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Oscar.com also hosts the official Oscar blog, which will feature red carpet fashion trends and tips from chef and lifestyle experts for hosting the best Oscar party.
Leading up to the ceremony, "On The Red Carpet" co-host Rachel Smith will be doing interviews with hair and fashion stylists and makeup artists for the "Best Dressed" video series featured on Oscar.com, beginning on Feb. 11. Smith will also be covering live events and offering post-show analysis of Oscar night fashions for the site.
The site also has a social media page, Oscar Buzz, which tracks comments from fans using #Oscars and #OscarBuzz.
It was announced in November, that Billy Crystal would return to host the 84th annual Academy Awards.
The awards ceremony will air live on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012 on ABC7. Coverage begins at noon PT.
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U.S. President Barack Obama says he remains determined to tackle the nation's toughest problems, even if his actions are politically unpopular. In an interview with ABC television, the president acknowledged he has paid a political price in his first year in office.
President Obama sat down with ABC two days before his scheduled State of the Union address to Congress and the American people.
The speech comes at a time when his policies are under attack, and his public opinion ratings are sagging.
But in the interview, Mr. Obama made clear that he has no regrets. He said he will not shy away from taking tough action that he feels is necessary.
He was asked whether he fears that the result might be only one-term in office.
"The one thing I'm clear about is that I'd rather be a really good one-term president than a mediocre two-term president," Mr. Obama said.
The president said he will not slow down or take an incremental approach to the challenges facing the nation. He said he will continue to press for action in areas such as health care reform.
"You know, there is a tendency in Washington to think that our job description, of elected officials, is to get reelected," he said. "That is not our job description. Our job description is to solve problems and to help people."
President Obama dismissed the latest dip in his public approval ratings. But at a recent event here in Washington, honoring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., Mr. Obama talked about the change in his political fortunes during the past year.
"There are times when the words spoken about me hurt. And change is so painfully slow in coming and I have to confront my own doubts," Mr. Obama said.
However, in the ABC television interview, the president made clear that he is not having second thoughts about the policies he has espoused since taking office. He said that he is not concerned with his own popularity, but with making a difference.


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Tipperary's first match under new manager will aid Emly school extension
Tipperary hurling fans will have their first chance to see the county team perform under their new manager Eamonn O'Shea at a charity challenge match against University College Cork at Emly GAA Club at 2pm on Sunday, January 6.
The match, in aid of an extension for Emly National School, will be an interesting test of the Tipperary team's form after the winter break.
There are several Cork and Waterford senior hurlers on the UCC side, which currently holds the Fitzgibbon Cup for winning the All-Ireland third level colleges hurling championship.
Catherine O'Heney of Emly National School Board of Management said there was a lot of excitement and anticipation surrounding the game in the village.
"We applied to the Tipperary County GAA Board to host a match and they were very favourable towards us. We are just delighted they offered us this game - the team's first under their new manager,†said Catherine, who is the parents representative on the school's Board of Management.
She said Eamonn O'Shea was expected to introduce a few new players to the Tipperary team in the challenge game, which will be of huge interest to fans of the Blue and Gold.
Funds raised from the match will be donated to Emly National School's extension fund. The school secured €170,000 grant from the Department of Education & Skills in October for the extension of a classroom, toilets and shower but the school must pay the final €17,000 of the cost of project.
The challenge match between the Tipperary senior hurling team and UCC is the school's first significant fund-raiser for the extension.
Emly National School and other community organisations in the village will be pulling out all the stops to create a festive atmosphere at the match.
The school band, led by music teacher and Cork native Alan Finn, will entertain the crowd before the match.
And during the interval, a team of U-12 boys and girls from Emly National School will play an exhibition match against their neighbouring U-12 rivals from Lattin/Cullen.
Emly NS Parents Association will also run a shop at the GAA grounds on the day selling teas and coffees.
"It will be a great community event,†said Catherine O'Heney. "We have the GAA, Bord na nOg, the variety players, community council, the parents and school board of management all working together on this.
"We will be having a meeting on January 2 to finalise the plans. There is a wonderful community spirit here and everyone is looking forward to the match.â€


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S15 Preview: Round Four, Part One
It may still be early days in the Super Rugby season, but the pressure is already on as no team wants to get left behind.
Although we are still at the start of a long season, there are still a host of teams looking for their first win, so they will all be keen to hit their stride as soon as they can.
Friday will see the round kick off with two derbies either side of the Tasman, with the Hurricanes taking on the Crusaders in Wellington before the Rebels face the Reds in Melbourne.
On Saturday the Cheetahs and the Highlanders will both be looking to open their accounts for the season when they meet in Invercargill, and the Waratahs will try to knock the unbeaten Brumbies off their pedestal in Canberra.
We take a closer look at the first four matches this weekend:
Friday, March 8
Hurricanes v Crusaders
(Westpac Stadium, Wellington – Kick-off: 19.35; 06.35 GMT)
Both the Hurricanes and the Crusaders will be looking for their first victory of the season in Wellington on Friday.
Another thing they both have in common is that they have been beaten by the Blues, who have established themselves as early front-runners in the competitive New Zealand conference.
The hosts will be desperate to get some momentum going after a frustrating outing against the Reds in Brisbane last week, which saw them fail to score a try.
The Hurricanes have one of the most potent attacking backlines in the competition, but there will have to be some hard work done up front by the forwards if they are going to put the Crusaders under enough pressure.
Ben Franks will be up against his brother and the rest of his old teammates who form a fearsome and consistent tight five.
If the Hurricanes can match the Crusaders'physicality and get some decent ball away from the set-pieces, then they could cause some serious havoc out wide.
The seven-time champions will certainly tighten things up after their disappointing opening performance last week, and with Israel Dagg back at fullback where he is more dangerous, they will be looking to expose any weakness in the Hurricanes' defence.
Prediction: The Hurricanes should not be written off at home, and certainly have the tools to win, but the Crusaders are a powerful unit that should take this by about five points.
Hurricanes: 15 Andre Taylor, 14 Alapati Leiua, 13 Conrad Smith (captain), 12 Tim Bateman, 11 Julian Savea, 10 Beauden Barrett, 9 TJ Perenara, 8 Victor Vito, 7 Karl Lowe, 6 Brad Shields, 5 Jason Eaton, 4 Jeremy Thrush, 3 Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, 2 Dane Coles, 1 Ben Franks.
Replacements: 16 Motu Matu'u/Ash Dixon, 17 Ben May, 18 James Broadhurst, 19 Faifili Levave, 20 Chris Smylie, 21 James Marshall, 22 Reynold Lee-Lo.
Crusaders: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Tom Marshall, 13 Robbie Fruean, 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 Johnny McNicholl, 10 Dan Carter, 9 Andy Ellis, 8 Kieran Read (captain), 7 Matt Todd, 6 George Whitelock, 5 Dominic Bird, 4 Samuel Whitelock, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Corey Flynn, 1 Wyatt Crockett.
Replacements: 16 Ben Funnell, 17 Joe Moody, 18 Tom Donnelly, 19 Luke Whitelock, 20 Willi Heinz, 21 Tom Taylor, 22 Adam Whitelock.
Referee: Andrew Lees (Australia)
Assistant referees: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand), Shane McDermott (New Zealand)
TMO: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Rebels v Reds
(AAMI Park, Melbourne – Kick-off: 19.40; 08.40 GMT)
After two wins at Suncorp Stadium the Reds head to Melbourne to take on the Rebels who have lost their last two games.
Having lost the influential Kurtley Beale to injury, it will fall to stand-in skipper James O'Connor to control things from flyhalf and try to unlock the well-organised Reds defence.
The Rebels forward pack has been quite competitive this season and have benefited from the addition of Wallaby loose forward Scott Higginbotham, but they are in for a tough time from his old team.
The Australian conference champions have shown already this season that they are more than prepared to grind it out, and they will be keen to confront the Rebels physically.
The flyhalf battle between O'Connor and Quade Cooper will be a major focus, although the Reds playmaker probably has more ammunition outside him.
Prediction: The Rebels will fight hard and have their moments, but the Reds should have too much class for them and will win by about ten points.
Melbourne Rebels: 15 Angus Roberts, 14 Richard Kingi, 13 Mitch Inman, 12 Lachlan Mitchell, 11 Alex Rokobaro, 10 James O'Connor (captain), 9 Nick Phipps, 8 Scott Higginbotham, 7 Scott Fuglistaller, 6 Luke Jones, 5 Cadeyrn Neville, 4 Hugh Pyle, 3 Laurie Weeks, 2 Ged Robinson, 1 Nic Henderson.
Replacements: 16 Shota Horie, 17 Paul Alo-Emile, 18 Jordy Reid, 19 Jarrod Saffy, 20 Nic Stirzaker, 21 Rory Sidey, 22 Tom English.
Reds: 15 Jono Lance, 14 Dom Shipperley, 13 Anthony Faingaa, 12 Ben Tapuai, 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Nick Frisby, 8 Jake Schatz, 7 Liam Gill, 6 Eddie Quirk, 5 Rob Simmons, 4 Ed O'Donoghue, 3 James Slipper (captain), 2 Saia Faingaa, 1 Greg Holmes.
Replacements: 16 James Hanson, 17 Albert Anae, 18 Adam Wallace-Harrison, 19 Radike Samo, 20 Ben Lucas, 21 Mike Harris, 22 Chris Feauai-Sautia.
Referee: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)
Assistant referees: James Leckie (Australia), Ed Martin (Australia)
TMO: George Ayoub (Australia)
Saturday, March 9
Highlanders v Cheetahs
(Rugby Park, Invercargill – Kick-Off: 19.35; 06.35 GMT)
The Cheetahs head to the deep south of Invercargill this weekend as they try and pull themselves off the bottom of the standings after a demoralising tour-opener against the Chiefs last week.
The Free State side may have won some admirers for their willingness to run the ball, but the fact remains that despite dominating territory and possession in the first half in Hamilton they only scored three points, and then proceeded to concede five tries after half-time.
Coach Naka Drotske has picked the same team for this game, and they will want to show that they can make better use of their opportunities and play for a full 80 minutes against the Highlanders who are coming off a bye.
The Highlanders also suffered at the hands of the defending champions in their only game so far this season, and they certainly cannot afford consecutive defeats at home so they will want to bounce back quickly.
Both backlines boast a number of exciting runners, so we should see the ball go wide, but the key will be which team is able to straighten up and cross the advantage line which is where players like Ma'a Nonu, Hosea Gear and Ben Smith will be crucial for the home side.
For the Cheetahs all eyes will be on flyhalf Johan Goosen whose return from injury has been spoiled by some indifferent goal-kicking, and if he is able to find some confidence it may be the spur that the team needs to cause an upset.
The inexperienced Cheetahs forwards will have to be be committed at ruck time against a Highlanders side renowned for their strength at the breakdown, which is where supersub Heinrich Brussow may have an impact in the second half.
Prediction: The Cheetahs will not lack enthusiasm, but may not be able to sustain the intensity required to get the better of the Highlanders who we think will win at home by 10 points.
Highlanders: 15 Ben Smith, 14 Kade Poki, 13 Phil Burleigh, 12 Ma'a Nonu, 11 Hosea Gear, 10 Lima Sopoaga, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Jake Paringatai, 7 John Hardie, 6 Joe Wheeler, 5 Josh Bekhuis, 4 Brad Thorn, 3 Ma'afu Fia, 2 Andrew Hore (captain), 1 Tony Woodcock.
Replacements: 16 Brayden Mitchell, 17 Chris King, 18 Jarrad Hoeata, 19 Tim Boys, 20 Fumiaki Tanaka, 21 Colin Slade, 22 Shaun Treeby.
Cheetahs: 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Willie le Roux, 13 Johann Sadie, 12 Robert Ebersohn, 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Philip van der Walt, 7 Pieter Labuschagne, 6 Frans Viljoen, 5 Francois Uys, 4 Lodewyk de Jager, 3 Lourens Adriaanse, 2 Adriaan Strauss (captain), 1 Trevor Nyakane.
Replacements: 16 Ryno Barnes, 17 Coenie Oosthuizen, 18 Rynhard Landman, 19 Heinrich Brüssow, 20 Piet van Zyl, 21 Riaan Smith, 22 Ryno Benjamin.
Referee: Nick Briant (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Mike Fraser (New Zealand), Kane McBride (New Zealand)
TMO: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Brumbies v Waratahs
(Canberra Stadium, Canberra – Kick-off: 19.40; 08.40 GMT)
The Brumbies will be out to defend their spot at the top of the standings in front of their home fans when they take on the Waratahs on Saturday.
The abrasive Canberra outfit looked very convincing in their first two matches and will start as favourites at home against the more erratic Waratahs.
Jake White's well-drilled side will look to pressurise the visitors by shutting them out defensively and forcing them to play from their own half, a formula which saw them cruise to victories over the Reds and the Rebels before their bye last week.
The Waratahs needed to come from behind to beat the Rebels last week, and they will need a far more fluent performance if they want to get past the Brumbies on their home turf.
Coach Michael Cheika's side may have got off the mark last week, but they have not clicked yet, and will be looking for more of a cutting edge this weekend.
Both teams have some talented backs that can pose a threat, but the forward battle will be central as both rely on getting front-foot ball in order to impose themselves.
The return of openside flank Michael Hooper to Canberra will be interesting to watch, with his duel with David Pocock sure to be a highlight whilst the return of George Smith will also be monitored with interest.
Prediction: The Waratahs will be looking to step it up after their underwhelming start to the season, but the Brumbies should have their number in Canberra so we are backing the home side to win by about eight points.
Brumbies: 15 Jesse Mogg, 14 Henry Speight, 13 Andrew Smith, 12 Christian Lealiifano, 11 Clyde Rathbone, 10 Matt Toomua, 9 Nic White, 8 Ben Mowen, 7 David Pocock, 6 Peter Kimlin, 5 Sam Carter, 4 Scott Fardy, 3 Dan Palmer, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Ben Alexander.
Replacements: 16 Siliva Siliva, 17 Scott Sio, 18 Fotu Auelua, 19 George Smith, 20 Ian Prior, 21 Robbie Coleman, 22 Joe Tomane.
Waratahs: 15 Ben Volavola, 14 Israel Folau, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Tom Carter, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Bernard Foley, 9 Brendan McKibbin, 8 Dave Dennis (captain), 7 Michael Hooper, 6 Mitchell Chapman, 5 Kane Douglas, 4 Sitaleki Timani, 3 Sekope Kepu, 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1 Benn Robinson.
Replacements: 16 Luke Holmes, 17 Paddy Ryan, 18 Greg Peterson, 19 Lopeti Timani, 20 Pat McCutcheon, 21 Matt Lucas, 22 Lachie Turner.
Referee: Jonathon White (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Angus Gardner (Australia), Rohan Hoffmann (Australia)
TMO: Peter Marshall (Australia)
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"This is a girl's store!"
Connie Cotter's warning is well taken for any man who stumbles into C. Marie's Collectibles, her doll shop on West Douglas. Dolls – hundreds of them – stare out from the walls and shelves, and up from the floors, interrupted only by frilly hats, aprons and handkerchiefs.
There are life-size and startlingly lifelike dolls, as well as rag dolls, handmade dolls from Europe and a dozen other varieties.
"I wanted a small business," Cotter said of her reason for opening C. Marie's. "But secondly, I wanted to make people smile and laugh."
Cotter has based her business on the idea that some women never really outgrow dolls. About a third of her inventory is collectibles geared toward adult buyers, ranging from $70 to $300 in price. The rest are baby and play dolls for children and priced far less.
In a best-case scenario, Cotter said, both mother and daughter (or grandmother and granddaughter) visit the store and find something they like.
Cotter got the idea for her shop when she was visiting Las Vegas three years ago and spotted a doll called "Ava" in a store. She'd played with dolls as a child, but hadn't given them much thought since then.
But something about Ava's big brown eyes spoke to her, and what she heard was: Start selling dolls.
"I just thought it was so beautiful," Cotter said. "And it was quality."
Cotter got in touch with the maker of Ava, who suggested that she open a store. Instead, she started collecting inventory and educating herself about the doll business. She learned there's a "Doll of the Year," for instance, and met the Lennon Sisters, who have their own line of dolls (so does Marie Osmond), at a trade show.
"They're the nicest people," she said.
Eventually, she said, "The basement was getting full of dolls."
That's when Cotter suggested converting some space next to Prime Electric, owned by her husband, David, into a doll shop. Cotter said her husband has been supportive, although when he suggested she might be able to base her business on the Internet, "I said, 'Oh no, they've got to see these dolls.' "
Cotter has gotten help from her children as well. Her daughter, Cara, an interior architecture student at Kansas State University, decorated the inside of the shop in pastels and a purplish carpet. Her son Steve, who's in the advertising business, started her Facebook page and is developing a website for the shop. And her other son, Jeff, who's in medical school, has been a good "cheerleader," Cotter said.
Initially, Cotter intended to focus almost solely on collectibles – dolls made of high-quality materials in limited or discontinued editions. Because those dolls can increase in value, she said, "It made sense in this economy."
But after opening in September, Cotter said she realized she needed to sell young girls' dolls as well. There are no G.I. Joes or X-Men action figures in sight, but Cotter did add teddy bears at a friend's suggestion, "and they've done great."
Cotter is still trying to stock her store with dolls that other retailers don't carry, such as a Belgian-made rag doll she found in Paris. When she asked the maker, via e-mail, how many other stores in the United States carry his dolls, "He e-mailed me back: 'You are the only one in the U.S. who carries them.'
"Yes! Paris and Wichita!" Cotter said as she pumped her fist.
Cotter also works part time as a nursing liaison for children with disabilities for the Wichita school district. For now, the store is open Thursday through Saturday.
Cotter said one man even found what he was looking for in the store, after complaining: "My daughter drags around a dirty doll!"
He left with a new one.


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I know it may seem like I have not been keeping everybody informed, but that's only because nothing has happened - and I mean nothing. I still have the pain, and only silence from the doctors and radiologists.
On Tuesday I finally got the call that they wanted to do another MRCP (a special type of MRI that traces the biliary system) with some type of contrast that the doctor's assistant said would make me 'violently ill'. Yea for me! Right after that scan I was to go to the surgeon's office and meet with him, the resident, and the GI specialist.
I am happy to say I didn't get 'violently ill,' instead I felt like I drank a lot of warm Root beer. You know the feeling: like it's shaken up in your tummy and you're afraid you're gonna puke it up, but somehow you keep it down? - well, that was the feeling. The bad part was that after they gave me the injection, they didn't turn the volume up on the headphones I was wearing to hear the tech so I didn't hold my breath at all during the scan like you are supposed to. Erhg. Good news, the scans came out clean, despite my lack of participation.
Once inside the doctors office, he said that they confirmed that my pancreas was draining, but not fully. The short reason: suspected pancreatitis (an inflammation of the pancrease). They have used all the best equipment, brought in all the brightest professionals and have boiled it down to this. If it is pancreatitis, it should calm down eventually, especially with out more tests that poke at and aggravate it, but it could take several more months. The other option is a pancreaticoduodenecotmy (surgery to remove part of the pancrease, duodenum, and do hook up more intestine to 're-plumb' the area.) This is also known as a "Whipple's operation." It's a 10-12 hour surgery, and in my case would be very complicated.
These were two extreme options on opposite sides of what would seem to be a very broad spectrum. One is to do nothing, the other to carve out more of my organs. I said to the surgeon, "Is there any grey area here? - any 'middle of the road' treatment?" Nope. It's one or the other.
I guess my expression said it all - let's go conservative. If I still feel this way in 6-12 months, we'll consider surgery. He agreed. In fact, he was concerned as this would be my sixth abdominal surgery in that area and that is not a good thing for anybody. Not me, and it wouldn't be all that easy for him either.
So the boil down is this: I just gotta deal with it and hope it goes away. After thousands and thousands of dollars we're not doing anything. At least not for now. (Is this good?? - yes, I think.)
In the meantime, I'll be trying to do normal activities up to my comfort level. Adam is bringing in the treadmill from the garage. Regardless of the plan, the doc said I have to loose 20-30 pounds to do anything predictable. Since movement is painful, I figure a slow easy walk indoors is probably the best way to get started. I'm already settling into my new vegetarian diet, so it's a good time to add something else.
Thank you for all your prayers. There is so much I'd like to type tonight, but let's be honest . . . you probably have other things to do. I will say that until recently, I had forgotten that the most important tool God gave my is my body, and well, I guess you could say I haven't been a good steward with that gift. Please pray that I will have the courage to get my strength back, and the dedication to keep my instrument well tuned.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
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I'm glad you don't have to have surgery at this point. I'll be praying for relief from your pain. I think a diet from stress would also be in order. My two cents. :)ReplyDelete
I'm glad to hear the update. Adam told me you had to have this other test. I hope things get better for you!!! Do you have 20-30 pounds to lose? I think not!ReplyDelete
Good to hear you finally got an answer. With a choice of path to take. Like everyone else. I will be praying for relief from your pain.ReplyDelete
Jenn, thanks for the update. You just take it easy and do a little at a time. If either you or Adam need anything please let us know.ReplyDelete
Hey girl,U know we love u lots and lots, so you just better take it real slow. You can do it so listen to your mom Love you. TeresaReplyDelete
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The members of Destiny'S Child have reunited for Michelle Williams' new video.
Williams recorded new track Say Yes! with Beyonce and Kelly Rowland last month (May14), and now the trio has regrouped for the accompanying promo.
At first it appears the threesome shot their scenes separately, but the former bandmates' reunion comes together as the ladies dance with one another at a party.
Williams says, "We had so much fun. Sometimes the director or production assistants had to say, like, 'OK, girls, bring it back home. Bring it back together'. When we were together, we go back to how we were when we were younger, just always laughing and talking about things. It's been a great moment."
The track will appear on Williams' upcoming third solo album, Journey to Freedom.


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Who Is Arel Moodie?
BusinessWeek said that Arel Moodie "teaches young people that anything is possible."
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Arel is the bestselling author of Your Starting Point for Student Success, a book not about helping students go to college, but more importantly helping students successfully go THROUGH college to truly succeed in school and in life.
Arel grew up on welfare in the projects of Brooklyn, NY where he witnessed those around him being murdered and imprisoned. Seeing college as his "way out", Arel took advantage of his college opportunity to the fullest. He started his first successful internet company while in college, and served as president of four different student organizations. Arel's college named him "The Most Outstanding Graduating Senior".
In a short period of time, Arel has already spoken to over 100,000 students in 43 states and 4 countries while still in his 20s. Arel has been featured in the #1 NY TimesBestselling book who's got your back by Keith Ferrazzi (also author of Never Eat Alone).
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Our body system is like a car engine, the more we move, the more we stay active and healthy. However, if your lifestyle lacks physical activity or exercise in particular, then the chances of health problems tend to rise drastically.
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Thereby, exercise cannot be credited for a slimmer body, always and completely.
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People whose quest for a healthy weight is wide and old would easily relate garcinia cambogia with Dr. Oz. A very famous media figure and a very trusted doctor, Dr. Oz is best known to support natural weight loss.
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Of late, the diet community witnessed Dr. Oz supporting Garcinia cambogia. The fruit Garcinia cambogia has several other names; however, it is commonly known as gummi-gutta.
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Of course, they needed an explicit solution for weight loss, something that can aid people naturally.
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So, this is what the experiments on HCA revealed:
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Must see: How to Lose Up To 15 Pounds in a Month
Dr Oz Research on Raspberry Ketone
Then there is raspberry ketone, another natural agent highly promoted and rated by Dr. Oz. Like garcinia cambogia, the substance has also found to promote weight loss in the best effective and natural way.
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Seeking entries – 2008 Victorian Schools Garden Awards – closing date 25 July
Posted in Events, Models, Seeking by Ferne Edwards on July 16th, 2008
For more than 30 years the Victorians Schools¹ Garden Awards have encouraged school communities to utilise their gardens and grounds effectively, and have supported the full development of every student. Indeed, the Awards provide a great opportunity for students to explore fresh ideas in the face of water scarcity and climate change.
All Victorian schools are invited to enter the Awards program by completing the attached entry form. Schools and regions affected by drought are especially encouraged to participate, thereby expanding traditional notions of what gardening can embrace or lead to.
Judges will visit entrant schools during Term 3, and regional winners and state finalists will be announced during Term 4. In late October, popular gardening personality Jane Edmanson (and her team of judges) will again take to the skies to visit state finalists, and presentation of the Awards will take place in December.
For those schools who received an Award in 2007, don¹t forget to redeem your prize at a nursery listed on the back of your voucher.
Actions Required
- All Victorian schools are invited to enter the Awards by completing the entry form
- 2007 Award recipients who haven¹t redeemed their prizes are reminded to contact a nursery listed on the back of their prize voucher.
Critical Dates: Entries close on Friday 25 July, 2008.
Additional Information: General information regarding the Victorian Schools¹ Garden Awards is available on the Department¹s website:
URL: http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/events/garden/default.htm
For further entry information: Contact Debbie Daks, VSGA Program Coordinator, on 0417 507 574, or visit the Nursery & Garden Industry Victoria website


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I don't need a special day to remind me to be thankful because it never leaves my mind. Now this goes without saying but I cannot thank you enough for being such rad readers. Yes, even the ones who ruin the comments… Also I'd like to thank the supporters and sponsors of this site, to whom which I'm eternally grateful for everything they've done.
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In a study conducted from 2006 to 2010, it was found that teen driving deaths in Wisconsin led the nation. Alarming statistics like this have prompted many states including Wisconsin to initiate a Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) program. In a GDL program, first-time teen drivers must achieve certain milestones before getting a driver's license.
Your first step in the Wisconsin GDL is to get your learner's permit, which is also referred to as a learner's permit. Below you will find all the important details related to getting a learner's permit, including what documents to bring to the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), and your state-specific behind-the-wheel practice driving requirements.
If you have any additional questions, you can reach the DMV at (608) 264-7447.
New to Wisconsin?
If you're new to the state and you took Driver's Ed in your previous state, you can transfer your permit to a Wisconsin learner's permit, as long as the Driver's Ed course you already completed included both classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction.
How to Get a Wisconsin Learner's Permit
To get your Wisconsin learner's permit, you must be at least 15 1/2 years old and you must be enrolled in or have completed an approved Driver's Ed course. Your course can be taken at most high schools or from a private driver training school.
Your approved Driver's Ed course must include:
- 30 hours of classroom instruction.
- 6 hours of behind-the-wheel training.
- 6 hours of in-car observation.
You also need to be enrolled in a high school or high school equivalency program and you need to pass the written knowledge exam.
Bring the following documents with you to your local DMV office:
- A completed Wisconsin Driver License Application (Form MV3001) signed by your instructor and a parent, guardian, or other adult sponsor.
- Proof of identity (e.g. valid U.S. passport, Social Security card, pay stub with name and Social Security number [SSN]).
- Proof of Social Security (e.g. a Social Security card, pay stub with name, address, and SSN, or completed W-2 form).
- Proof of legal presence (e.g. valid U.S. passport, Consular Report of Birth abroad, Employment Authorization document).
- If you would like to get a REAL ID, you will also need to bring proof of:
- Name and Date of Birth
- Name Change (If it applies)
- Address
If you're 18 years old or older, you'll also need to provide proof of Wisconsin residency (e.g. a utility bill, valid Wisconsin hunting or fishing license, college enrollment documentation).
For more information, please refer to this list of acceptable documents (including those required for REAL ID) provided by the DMV.
Taking the WI Written Permit Test
Written knowledge/permit tests are administered at DMV service centers on computer-based kiosk stations. The exam questions are based on information about Wisconsin traffic laws, road signs, and safe driving techniques discussed in the Wisconsin Driver Handbook. The test will take approximately 45 minutes to complete.
If you don't pass the test, you are allowed 5 attempts to take it within 1 year. If you don't pass in 5 attempts, you'll need to get special permission from the DMV to take it again.
Once you pass the exam, you'll also need to successfully complete a vision test and pay the required $35 permit fee.
A lot of people fail the written exam on their first try due to lack of preparation. The Wisconsin DMV has an App for that. In addition, we suggest preparing with an online practice test form our approved partner.
Behind-the-Wheel Driving Requirements
Once you have your learner's permit, your first behind-the-wheel lesson needs to be conducted within 60 days.
If you're under 18 years old, in addition to the 6 hours of behind-the-wheel training that is part of your Driver's Ed requirement, you will also need to complete 30 hours of supervised behind-the-wheel practice driving; 10 hours must be completed at night.
These hours must be logged on a Wisconsin Graduated Driver Licensing Supervised Driving Log (Form HS-303).
Learner's Permit Driving Restrictions
Whenever you are operating a vehicle with a learner's permit, including your behind-the-wheel training, you must always be accompanied by a driver with a minimum of 2 years driving experience who currently has a valid (non-probationary) license seated next to you in the passenger seat at all times.
Your supervising driver can be one of the following:
- A qualified driving instructor 19 years old or older.
- A parent or guardian 19 years old or older.
- A person 21 years old or older. If you're under 18 years old, this accompanying licensed driver must have written authorization from your parent or guardian.
Please note: If you're driving during hours of darkness, your supervising driver must be at least 25 years old with at least 2 years of driving experience.
In addition to the restrictions mentioned above, you are only allowed to drive with immediate family members who must ride in the back seat while wearing seat belts. You're not allowed to drive with any other passengers.
Replacing Your Learner's Permit in Wisconsin
If you need to replace your learner's permit, the DMV will need to see either:
- A course completion certificate from driver's education.
- A Wisconsin Driver License Application (Form MV3001) signed by your Driver's Ed instructor showing you are still enrolled.
You will then need to appear at a DMV service center with a parent or guardian and bring the documents mentioned above.
Your Next Step: Get Your Probationary License
Once you have your learner's permit in hand for at least 6 months, it's time to get your probationary license. For more information, please refer to our page on Teen Driver's Licenses in WI.
- Driver License Application
- DMV application for any class of an original, renewed, OR replacement Wisconsin driver's license OR instruction permit.
- Graduated Driver Licensing Supervised Driving Log
- The Wisconsin DMV provides this log for you to track the required number of supervised driving hours a graduated driver's license applicant must complete.


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Angban Bekanty looks set to become the latest member of the Ivory Coast Under-17 World squad to make the move to England. The Stade D'Abidgan could be about to sign with Liverpool, following in the footsteps of Coulibaly Souleymane wh recently joined Spurs, thats according to the clubs president
Reports in the Ivory Coast claim Liverpool have agreed a fee with Stade d'Abidjan for the services of the striker however club president, Abi Koffi Richmond, says that despite the EPL side's interest nothing has been agreed with him yet and other sides are also interested in the youngster.
Speaking to skysports.com Richmond said: "Liverpool has not agreed anything with me yet, I have nothing written.
"They are a great club and respected club, I do not need to tell them how to do their work.
"I have contact from them through some agents but they are not the only club interested in the boy."
Meanwhile another player from the squad Diarrassouba Drissa is reportedly set for a trial with Stoke City.
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Jennifer McFadyen is a freelance writer with a passion for immigration issues. She applies her first-hand knowledge about the complex immigration process to her writing.
Immigration is more than a hot topic; it's a part of my life. I had no idea what I was in for when I began my own immigration journey. I held a number of misconceptions about the process and the journey has been a real eye-opener.
When I started my immigration process, I read everything I could get my hands on, participated in immigration forums and kept up with all the latest immigration news. The more I learned, the more I wanted to use my knowledge to help others. Soon after, I began writing articles about the immigration process.
My goal is to make your immigration journey a little easier. I'll provide you with the basic facts, sort through the complexities and guide you through the current issues, from politics to policy changes. Best of luck on your journey!


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IRVINE, Calif., Feb 03, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Kofax® Limited OMXC20, +0.85% a leading provider of smart process applications for the business critical First Mile™ of customer interactions, today announced that one of the five largest U.S. banks has made a $1.0 million initial investment in software licenses for the recently launched Kofax Mobile Capture™ Platform and frameworks for Mobile Bill Pay and Mobile Check Deposit apps. The bank will use the solution to over time progressively expand and enhance its mobile banking apps for customers throughout the U.S.
The bank currently has millions of customers who take advantage of its mobile banking apps. As part of a program to retain and expand its customer base, the bank selected Kofax because of its unique ability to deliver a wide range of mobile capture applications, including check deposit, bill pay, new customer onboarding, new account openings and mortgage application processing, on a single platform. Kofax also was selected because of its flexible software development kit for mobile capture apps and advanced analytics that provide organizations with actionable insights into these customer facing processes and the accuracy and performance of their mobile apps.
The transaction was closed and delivered during January 2014.
"This bank's selection of the Kofax Mobile Capture Platform is a significant validation of our strategy to offer a single platform that supports a wide range of mobile capture apps," said Howard Dratler, Executive Vice President of Field Operations at Kofax. "Our technology provides financial leaders with tools that enable them to control their own mobile development on a highly scalable platform that can handle hundreds of millions of documents and transactions per year, and optimize the overall customer experience."
About Kofax Mobile Capture Platform
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Originally posted by OrionSirius
Perhaps...but i thik eminem is just pure GAY
Originally posted by Bob88
I was listening to a Springsteen song the other day, it too mentions the NWO!!!
Men walkin' 'long the railroad tracks
Goin' someplace there's no goin' back
Highway patrol choppers comin' up over the ridge
Hot soup on a campfire under the bridge
Shelter line stretchin' round the corner
Welcome to the new world order
Originally posted by ultra_phoenix
Echelon, I don't like your new avatar.
It have the same meaning like the nazi svastika !!!! It's sucks !!!!!!!
Originally posted by echelon
but nazi's & communists hated eachother (and still do)...
and all the hammer & sickle represents is the laboring class of the soviet union.
It's not important. Facts are facts. And these facts tell us that the communists did exactely the same bads things like the nazis did it.
Originally posted by Bob88
I was listening to a Springsteen song the other day, it too mentions the NWO!!!
Originally posted by ultra_phoenix
Do you know what's happened in China, Cambodia, North-Korea ...etc.. ?
Originally posted by echelon
heh... the communists you speak of are false communists that received payments from under the table... this took place during and after Stalinist times... and is currently taking place in China...
Originally posted by ultra_phoenix
"By destroying the delayed country economy, the famine objectively brings us closer from our final goal, socialism". In 1914, he provided the foundations of the civil war: "No revolution without blood bath. We do not make the war against the people in particular, we want to exterminate the middle-class like class.


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Christian Banner eXchange
Chocolate was introduced to Spain when Christopher Columbus returned from his fourth voyage to the New World in 1502.
Chocolate grew in popularity with the Spaniards, who had learned its use from the Aztecs at the time of the invasion by the Spanish explorer Hernán Cortés in 1519. Cortés tasted chocolate prepared by the Aztecs and learned how to convert the bitter bean into a wonderful drink. He brought this treasure back to Spain where the origin and preparation method remained a secret for nearly 100 years.
In France, chocolate was met with skepticism and was considered a "barbarous product and noxious drug". The French court was doubtful and accepted it only after the Paris faculty of medicine gave its approval. A French queen finally saved the day. In 1615, Anne of Austria, wife of Louis XIII declared chocolate as the drink of the French court.
During the early seventeenth century, chocolate found its way to Italy and England, among other European countries. In 1650, chocolate became the rage in Oxford and in 1657, a shop called the The Coffee Mill and Tobacco Roll opened in London. Although chocolate was not featured, the drink quickly became a best seller. As the popularity of chocolate grew, England imposed an excessive duty of 10-15 shillings per pound. By the way, the duty was comparable to approximately three-fourths its weight in gold. It took almost 200 years before the duty was dropped.
In the United States, chocolate was first manufactured in 1765. It was introduced at Milton Lower Mills, near Dorchester, Massachusetts by John Hanau and James Baker who opened a processing house.
The Swiss began making chocolate in the mid 1800's. Switzerland, at the time, had cows but did not have abundant commodities of chocolate and sugar. In 1876, M. Daniel Peter attempted to add milk to chocolate to produce a smoother chocolate. However, adding water to chocolate made the chocolate shrink, separate and generally disintegrate. Milk has water in it, and it took Peter 8 years of experimenting before taking his product to Henry Nestle, a maker of evaporated milk. Nestle had perfected the manufacture of condensed milk, and he and Peter hit upon the idea of mixing sweetened condensed milk with chocolate.
The invention of the cocoa press in 1828 by C. J. Van Houten, a Dutch chocolate master, helped reduce the price of chocolate and bring it to the masses. By squeezing out cocoa butter from the beans, Van Houten's "dutching" was an alkalizing process which removed the acidity and bitterness, which is why alkali processed cocoa is also called Dutch chocolate.
Chocolate was available only as cocoa or as a liquid until 1879. It was Rodolphe Lindt who thought to add cocoa butter back to the chocolate. Adding the additional cocoa butter helped the chocolate set up into a bar that "snaps" when broken as well as melting on the tongue.
It was World War I that really brought attention to the chocolate candi
The U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps had commissioned various American chocolate manufacturers to provide 20 - 40 pound blocks of chocolate to be shipped to bases in the field. The blocks were chopped up into smaller pieces and distributed to doughboys in Europe. Eventually the task of making smaller pieces was turned back to the manufacturers.
By the end of the War when the doughboys arrived home, the American chocolate business was assured. Why? Because the returning doughboys had grown fond of chocolate candy and now as civilians wanted more of the same.


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That devil, always messing with the details, like a naughty kitten who won't be deterred from pawing a flower arrangement. With the slightest curious swipe of the paw, the whole thing comes crashing down. It's much like what happened during the first weekend of this year's Festival of Independent Theatres, that unpredictable month-long mishmash of local stage talent at the Bath House Cultural Center. There, the devil is having a party with muffed details, allowing otherwise mediocre plays to be transformed into Grade-A snoozefests. There are, however, unexpected gems to be found amidst the local theater fodder. Now in its eighth year, FIT is an alternately entertaining and embarrassing group of one-act plays. It's frustrating but true; this year's festival carries on the tradition of random excellence and needlessly disappointing performances that could have been mended with just a little attention to detail.
Careless set design and poor casting are the most vile culprits in Something Unspoken and Tough Choices for the New Century. Are we to believe a rich Southern woman in Tennessee Williams' Unspoken couldn't manage to find a dining set with matching pieces? And a pretty, feminine gun-rights fanatic would be hilarious in Tough Choices if the actress had any concept of the absurd. In contrast to those sloppy efforts, something as simple as a well-tended soundtrack to Sunny and Eddie Sitting in a Tree is an example of what happens when someone sweats the little things: The audience stops observing the characters and starts feeling for them. In a tiny black-box theater like the one at the Bath House, the fourth wall is a delicate one. In this sampling of three FIT plays, it is not always treated respectfully.
Something Unspoken was first produced in 1958 along with Williams' better-known Suddenly Last Summer as a pair of one-acts. In the years since, Summer has taken on a life and following of its own, fascinating audiences with its gruesome imagery--cannibalism and lobotomies, anyone?--leaving the rarely produced Something Unspoken in its wake. But underperformed plays by great playwrights aren't put out to pasture for nothing. Unspoken's difficult subtext and sparse story make it a challenging piece to produce effectively.
Festival of Independent Theatres
Festival of Independent Theatres continues through August 5 at the Bath House Cultural Center. Consult bathhousecultural.com for a full schedule of performances.
The plot is about the well-to-do, conniving, middle-aged Cornelia Scott and her bid for the position of regent in a New Orleans chapter of the Confederate Daughters. Scott, portrayed by a dignified Midge Verhein, manages her campaign from a phone in her breakfast room rather than attending the vote herself. The only other onstage character is Scott's high-strung younger secretary, Grace Lancaster, played like a deer in the headlights by Moira Wilson. Nearly all of the 45-minute play's dialogue is spoken across Scott's breakfast table, a piece of furniture that would, in a stronger production, become a character unto itself as it bears the burden of 15 years of sexual tension between Cornelia and her secretary. The "something unspoken" is simply this: The women are, and have always been, in love with one another.
The entire play, however, revolves around that stately cherrywood kitchen table that hardly matches two dark, unpolished wooden chairs used by Cornelia and Grace. Was there no matching dining set to be had in all of Cornelia Scott's rich New Orleans--or in all of artistic director Susan Sargeant's Dallas? A proud Confederate Daughter such as Scott wouldn't be caught dead with mismatched table and chairs. Unspoken relies heavily on subtext; the women of Something Unspoken are deep, troubled characters who must be developed through more than dialogue. Overlooking something as character-defining as the table across which Ms. Scott attempts to profess undying love is inexcusably shoddy set design.
The clashing furniture distracts from the emotional tension between the rigid Grace and passionate Cornelia. They're left with an empty space unbridged by formulaic almost hand pats and stolen glances. At the end of the play you're left wondering, "So, they're supposed to be lesbians, right?"
Initially less painful but ultimately more stagnant is Tough Choices for the New Century, a faux safety seminar written by Emmy-nominated New York comic Jane Anderson. The material is plentiful--a bickering, overstressed husband and wife attempt to lead a lecture on "preparedness" after suffering every possible act of God, from hurricane to forest fire. Clad in matching "TOUGH CHOICES" tees and khakis, Bob and Helen Dooley (played by spot-on Ray Gestaut and an exhausting Kelly Thomas) encourage the audience to ditch their keepsakes--begrudgingly on Helen's part, as she did love those Hummel figurines that got lost in the 'quake--and live in a state of constant vigilance.
In Tough Choices, details such as a horrendously designed PowerPoint presentation and overused laser pointer create a pleasant, Spinal Tap-esque atmosphere during the first half of the play. But when the third presenter, militant femme Arden Shingles, played by the too-slight, too-pretty Aleisha Force, is introduced, the laughs decrease exponentially. It's not the script, it's the casting.
Shingles, a businesswoman turned way-overzealous gun enthusiast after she was kidnapped and forced to shoot and kill her assailant, requires a more intense degree of crazy than Force musters. She just doesn't grasp that her character is completely out of control, even when she pulls out a loaded 9 mm during her lecture. Yet even if she were to lend a wilder eye to the performance, Force still lacks the physical edge for the role. The show makes a vain attempt at recovery in the last few minutes, with Bob Dooley stepping in for some much-needed comic relief and, hooray, gunplay! But it's not enough to erase a languishing second half.
There is at least one clear winner among the eight plays in FIT rotation: Sunny and Eddie Sitting in a Tree, an inspiring romantic comedy by local playwright Matt Lyle that's performed by the thoroughly funny Bootstraps Comedy Theater company. The premise, two people falling in love at their therapist's office, has the potential to become trite but escapes that fate through painfully human dialogue, stories too embarrassing to be taken from anything but real life and a genuine appreciation for silliness that's refreshing.
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Taking obvious but carefully controlled cues from Woody Allen and Cameron Crowe, Sunny and Eddie feels as much like a film as a play. It's got all the overt physical outrageousness of live theater--the clown bit is particularly entertaining, and the part with the 8-foot Cyclops just wouldn't be nearly as funny on the screen--but nervous eye movement, lip-biting and finger-drumming say just as much at key moments.
Kim Lyle's Sunny starts out thoroughly overacted with only a damn funny script to make her endearing, but she finds her groove near the middle of the play and becomes much more likable. The neurotic Eddie, immediately enamored of Sunny, is lovingly played by the show's writer, Matt Lyle. The small supporting cast, given roles ranging from Bible-beating online daters to gay dads, provide just the right amount of texture.
The most remarkable aspect of Sunny and Eddie, however, is the recognition of how powerful the right music can be at the right time. Every scene change is punctuated by the soundtrack of Sunny and Eddie's twentysomething generation. Audience members actually started singing along with the Polyphonic Spree, and no song could better capture Sunny and Eddie's awkward offstage love scene than Bright Eyes' "Take It Easy (Love Nothing)." Where other FIT plays forget their audience, Sunny and Eddie knows them intimately, and the details are filled in effortlessly. The whole thing comes off feeling--gasp--practically professional.
A note to FIT plays' producers and directors: Treat the devil and his details right, and you'll be rewarded. Treat the devil wrong, and you'll end up with that most undesirable of outcomes: local theater that looks, feels and sounds like local theater.


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Wiz Khalifa's $1 million lawsuit against a concert promotion company has been dismissed by a judge.
The Black And Yellow hitmaker sued It's My Party, Inc. claiming bosses axed his performance in Washington, D.C. last December (12) at the last minute and failed to hand over an agreed $85,000 fee.
The hip-hop star alleged the cancellation damaged his reputation, but lawyers for It's My Party insisted the deal was never finalised as Khalifa did not sign a contract.
A judge sided with the promoters and has thrown out the case, reports TMZ.com.


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Hamlin Leads The Sprint Cup Battle
FT. WORTH, Texas – There's a new NASCAR Sprint Cup leader and his name is Denny Hamlin.
Hamlin won Sunday's AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway to take the point lead away from Jimmie Johnson with just two races left.
"What a run," said Hamlin. "We didn't have a good car at the beginning of the race, but we kept working on it. The team stayed focused and we got it done."
Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin, Joey Logano, Greg Biffle, Kevin Harvick, Clint Bowyer, David Ragan, Jimmie Johnson, and Paul Menard were the remaining top-10 finishers.
Jimmie Johnson's 10thplace finish dropped him to second, 33 points behind Hamlin.
"It was a long day," said Johnson. "We gave away so many positions early in the race. It didn't work out today. We'll just try to come back next week. We're doing the best we can."
Jeff Burton got into the rear of Jeff Gordon during a caution on lap 200, knocking Gordon into the outside wall, and wrecking Burton's No. 31.
After the two drivers emerged from their cars, Gordon's temper flared and he shoved and even swung a fist at Burton, before officials were able to restrain him.
Both drivers wound up with DNFs. "Out of all the drivers out there, I never thought Jeff would do something like that."
After the incident, Gordon's entire pit crew was transferred to Johnson's No. 48, replacing that team.
"You've got to remember, we are all Hendrick teams," said Johnson's crew chief, Chad Knaus. "We're doing the best we can to win a championship. The 24-team was a little faster today, and that's why we brought them over to the 48-car."
Kyle Busch finished 33rd, three laps down. He was penalized a lap for giving a NASCAR official the "bird."
Top-12 Chase contenders with two to go: 1. Hamlin- 6325, 2. Johnson-6292, 3. Harvick 6266, 4. Edwards-6008, 5. Kenseth-6000, 6. J. Gordon- 5994, 7. Kyle Busch-5986, 8. Stewart-5962, 9. Biffle-5953, 10. Clint Bowyer-5928, 11. Kurt Busch-5890, 12. Burton-5852
Carl Edwards derailed Kyle Busch's drive for a sixth straight NASCAR Nationwide Series victory at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday.
Busch dominated early in the 205-lap race, which was extended five laps from its originally scheduled distance by a green-white-checkered finish, as he lead four times for a race-high 107 laps. But with less than 50 laps remaining, Busch's once dominant car began to tighten up around the 1.5-mile oval, opening the door for polesitter Edwards to take the lead on lap 155.
Busch hung tough in second, holding off a hard- charging Brad Keselowski. Joey Logano, Martin Truex, Jason Leffler, Reed Sorenson, Kevin Harvick, Paul Menard, and Steve Wallace rounded out the top-10 finishers.
Keselowski's third-place finish was enough to insure him the 2010 Nationwide championship.
Top-10 points leaders after 33 of 35: 1. Keselowski- 5314, 2. Edwards-4849, 3. Kyle Busch-4619, 4. Allgaier- 4402, 5. Menard-4205, 6. Harvick 4044, 7. Bayne-3765, 8. Leffler-3743, 9. Logano-3717, 10. S. Wallace-3688
TEXAS truck race goes to Busch
Kyle Busch blew past Todd Bodine on a restart on lap 127 and held off Johnny Sauter over the final 20 laps to win Friday night's Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
Bodine chose the outside lane for the final restart, but Busch cleared Bodine's No. 30 Toyota through turns 1 and 2 and held the lead the rest of the way.
Sauter came home second, followed by Matt Crafton and Bodine, the series points leader. Bodine increased his margin to 230 points over seventh-place finisher Aric Almirola with two races left in the season. Bodine can clinch his second series championship by finishing fourth or better next week at Phoenix.
Busch's seventh win in 14 starts this season gives him 23 career victories in the series.
"On that last restart there I got a good jump," Busch said. "I got a good jump and didn't beat Todd to the line and ended up kind of being alongside him into turn 1, and I don't know if my lane just had a better draft or what—we pulled away down the backstretch and held on there."
Top-10 points leaders after 23 of 25: 1. Bodine-3645, 2. Almirola-3415, 3. Sauter- 3341, 4. Crafton-3237, 5. Dillon- 3153, 6. Peters-3107, 7. Hornaday 3059, 8. Skinner-2964, 9. Starr-2898, 10. White-2813
NASCAR's Brian France talked about possible changes coming to the sport and why TV ratings are down last week on Sirius Satellite Radio.
Question: This is what the Chase was supposed to be like (with three drivers so close this late in the season).
Brian France: "It is. It's supposed to, obviously, be very competitive and make it where the driver who is at his best when it really matters, which, of course, is down the stretch. That's what everybody wants to see. We're thrilled that it's turning out that way. This is going to be a telling weekend. Looking forward to kicking off the final three here in Texas this weekend."
Question: With the Chase going as well as it is are there still discussions going on at NASCAR about further tweaks to the Chase or have those been put on the backburner now?
Brian France: "No, I don't think so. I think it's this time of the year when we do a lot of things in terms of looking at what is the best rules package or format in the case of the Chase or whatever it might be. We've announced a few weeks ago going to ethanol and our first biofuel, which is really important for us to keep a slow steady step in the green space and doing what's best for the environment and energy independence. When it comes to the Chase, what we want is big moments where drivers and teams have to be their very best on a given day, that's what creates the atmosphere we want and we'll be looking to make sure we have the perfect format going into 2011."
Weekend racing: NASCAR's three major series will be at the one-mile Phoenix track for the next-to-last race of the season.
Fri., Nov. 12, Camping World Trucks Lucas Oil 150, race 24 of 25; starting time: 7:30 p.m. ET; TV: Speed.
Sat., Nov. 13, Nationwide Arizona 200, race 34 of 35; starting time: 4 p.m. ET; TV: ESPN2.
Sun., Nov. 14, Sprint Cup Kobalt Tools 500, race 35 of 36; starting time: 3 p.m. ET; TV: ESPN.
Racing trivia question: Where is the first Sprint Cup race of the season held?
Last week's question: Where is the last Sprint Cup race of the season held? Answer. It is held at Homestead, Fla.
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You Can Have a Welfare State, or You Can Have Open Borders, But …
Christopher Caldwell does not quote Milton Friedman's famous observation in this New York Times opinion piece, but it underlies it. Caldwell is a senior editor of the Weekly Standard and columnist for the Financial Times — as well as being the author of the most important book on Europe by an American that I've read in years, Reflections on the Revolution in Europe. This opinion piece addresses the same general concern as that book, updated to today: immigration and borders in Europe. In many ways, after all, at least alongside the sovereign debt crisis in Europe is the startling re-introduction of border controls in Continental Europe, and a call by Sarkozy and Berlusconi for a revision of the famous Schengen agreement removing border controls among twenty-two European states (not including the UK and Ireland).
The present crisis started when refugees began fleeing Tunisia by boat in the wake of January's revolution. Italy was a natural destination: its island of Lampedusa lies south of Tunis and just 70 miles off the African coast. These refugees were joined by others from Libya, and by late May almost 40,000 had arrived. Under ordinary circumstances, if you make it to Lampedusa, you can get to Paris or Berlin with few questions asked.
The Schengen agreements, signed in 1985 and 1990, permit passport-free travel within 22 continental countries of the European Union (Britain and Ireland are among the exceptions), as well as non-Union signatories. Along with the euro, Schengen is Europe's symbol, a milestone in its integration — on a continent long hemmed in by nationalism and bureaucracy, an Italian can travel to Paris without showing papers or changing money. And it's growing: the European Parliament this week voted overwhelmingly to recommend extending Schengen to the European Union's two newest members, Bulgaria and Romania.
The union's treaties assume that whatever country receives migrants will also process their asylum applications and look after the migrants during the adjudication of their status. But Italian bureaucrats are overwhelmed by the tens of thousands of applicants, and the Italian public, like most of the rest of Europe, does not like mass migration.
With the slyness that is his political calling card, Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian prime minister, issued six-month residency permits to 8,000 of the newcomers this spring, allowing them free movement within the European Union. The Tunisians, who are largely Francophone, then headed for France, turning Mr. Berlusconi's political problem into that of the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy. In April Mr. Sarkozy shocked European leaders by re-establishing Franco-Italian border controls for several hours. Under Schengen, countries may re-man their borders only if there is a "grave threat to public order or internal security" — say, soccer hooligans. But Mr. Sarkozy and Mr. Berlusconi recently wrote a joint letter that called for putting the agreements on hold in case of a big refugee influx.
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Perhaps the episode referred in the article isn't really a matter of suspension under the Schengen regime on "open internal borders", but rather a matter of sindacating lawfulness "Schengen permits" issued in another member State. Under the Schengen regime Member States may issue derogatory permits which are valid only on their territory, while Schengen Permits are valid on the whole area. Issuance of Schengen permits must comply with common requirements. If such permits are issued derogating to the said requirements … migrants may flow to Schengen States de facto eluding the burden sharing (?) expressed in the (former) Dublin treaty, not Dublin II Regulation, which establish the competence of the State of entry (mainly Spain, Italy and Greece) into the EU to examine the request for asilum and other forms of protection.
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