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January Jones Sports The New Pregnancy Trend — Sheer Tops! Would You Wear One?
Charlotte Gainsbourg wowed at Cannes in a see-through dress last week and now January sports a sheer top while out walking her dog. New trend?
Why bare your bump when you can simply share your bump? Whether it be on the red carpet or on the sidewalk, pregnant celebrities have been giving sheer glimpses of their burgeoning bellies in see-through black tops — but would you?
Mariah Carey, Alanis Morissette and Penelope Cruz all sported the sheer style during their pregnancies and it looks like January Jones and Charlotte Gainsbourg are doing the same!
But is a see-through top appropriate for a walk with your dog or a stroll down the red carpet? Or is it a little too risque? VOTE!
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- If You Didn't Know Charlotte Gainsbourg Was Pregnant, You Do Now — See-Thru Shocker!
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On September 19, the UN mission sent to Syria, was attacked.
The State Department is sure it was not done by a plane of the U.S.-led coalition.
"At the moment we do not know whether it was done by Russians, or by the [Assad's] regime,", said one of the senior authorities.
Washington believes that Moscow is responsible for what happened anyway: not only it should refrain from such actions itself, but also make sure the Syrian government does the same. After that, the United States decided to reconsider cooperation with Russia on Syria.
Earlier, the Syrian army announced termination of the truce, placing the responsibility for breaking the ceasefire on armed opposition groups and terrorists.
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Texas Tech edges Washington for second tournament title this season
LUBBOCK, Texas -- Already the No.1-ranked player in the country, Kim Kaufman turned in yet another memorable performance Monday. She fired a 6-under-par 66 with five birdies on the back nine to lead the Lady Raiders, ranked No. 13 by Golfweek, to the Westbrook Spring Invitational title after a school-record 11-under 277 final round at the Westbrook Village Golf Club in Peoria, Ariz.
Tech's 277 card snapped the previous school record of 279 from the 2012 Westbrook Spring Invitational second round where the Lady Raiders eventually earned runner-up honors. The score was also the lowest 18-hole score in tournament history.
The team title marks the second for Tech already this season and the sixth under fourth-year head coach JoJo Robertson. The Lady Raiders also won the season-opening Ptarmigan Ram Classic, marking the second year in a row where Tech has claimed multiple tournament crowns.
The Lady Raiders entered the day tied for second with Washington and two strokes back of first-day leader Arkansas. Tech quickly made its way up the leaderboard with under-par cards not only from Kaufman but Hannah Arnold and Elin Arvidsson as well.
Kaufman finished in a tie for second with Washington's SooBin Kim at 6-under for the tournament and two strokes back of medalist Gabriela Lopez of Arkansas, who like Kaufman, fired a tournament-record 66 final round. It was the fifth top-five finish in just six events already this year for Kaufman and the fourth time she has finished in second or better overall.
Arnold and Arvidsson both carded career-best 68 and 69 final rounds to help lead Tech to its third-lowest 54-hole total. The Lady Raiders ended the tournament with a 2-under 862 that was five strokes better than second-place Arkansas and 12 better than Washington in third place. Both teams entered the event ranked in the top 10 of the latest Golfweek poll.
After sharing the tournament lead after two rounds Sunday, Arvidsson dropped a few spots on the leaderboard but still managed to record her first career top-five finish as she was a stroke back of Kaufman in fourth place.
Arnold ended the day tied for 15th with fellow teammate Beverly Mendoza, who completed Tech's final round card with a 2-over 74. It was the highest career finish ever for Arnold, who earned her second career top-20 performance. Kimmy Hill also fired a 3-over 75 final round to finish tied for 56th overall.


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Philosophy. Every time that topic comes up I think of old wise scholars with full beards discussing in great detail topics which overpass my limited knowledge. Recently, though, while browsing through Barnes and Noble I picked up the book A Brief History of Thought – A Philosophical Guide to Living by Luc Ferry. A popular book in France, I thought I'd take a stab at further understanding the philosophy of…well…philosophy.
Divided into six rather lengthy chapters, Ferry provides an overview of the five key "transforming visions" which have shaped our world views concerning philosophy. In my mind philosophers attempt to explain the meaning of life; a concept which is board and beyond the human mind. As humans we are constantly evolving and changing, and with this change new theories are ever emerging.
I do not attempt to understand each revelation brought forth that spans centuries nor to zero in on which theory is "right". However I think this book is an excellent read for those searching for more knowledge about the topic without going further into schooling or an in depth program.
My thoughts on the meaning of life? I prefer to dwell on the absurd concept brought forth from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, that is the meaning of life is 42. Which of course is the answer, but to what question?
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In contrast to the film noir styling of last week's episode, "Bright Lights, Dean City" went back to being a standard offering of color and style and showed us how Dean Venture spent his summer working.
With the recent release of Phantom Limb, along with him working with Professor Impossible, it really should not come as a surprise to anyone that the two of them (along with Baron Underbheit) are forming a new villain team, The Revenge Society. But they ran into a few hiccups along the way. The biggest obstacle? Recruiting new members. Though the appearance of man in a bear suit, with blood on it, holding a knife and not saying a word did rattle the team a bit (as it should).
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Encore and The United States Playing Card Company Announce Expanded License Agreement(March 23, 2010)
MINNEAPOLIS, March 23, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Navarre Corporation (Nasdaq:NAVR), publisher and distributor of physical and digital home entertainment and multimedia products, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Encore has expanded its agreement with The United States Playing Card Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Jarden Corporation, to become the exclusive publisher of Bicycle™ Card interactive PC, Mac and console games. New games including Multiplayer Texas Hold 'Em, Totally Cool Card Games Collection, Blackjack, Solitaire, Canasta, Hearts and others will start shipping in March 2010. The announcement comes as USPC celebrates the 125th anniversary of Bicycle® Playing Cards this year.
Under the terms of the expanded agreement, Encore will manage the development, manufacturing, marketing and sales of new Bicycle™ brand interactive games for PC, Mac and console platforms in the retail, direct-to-consumer and OEM channels. Encore will operate all online sales and marketing activities at www.bicyclecardgames.com.
Previously, Encore exclusively distributed the #1-ranked PC/MAC Hoyle® game Card, Casino, Puzzle & Board and Slots titles in the U.S. and Canadian retail, direct-to-consumer and OEM Channels. Expanding the current portfolio to include Bicycle™ brand interactive card games is a strategic move to increase sales and secure Encore's place as a category leader.
"Building on the great momentum we have created with Hoyle® brand PC and Mac games, we are confident that Bicycle™ interactive games will dramatically increase the strength of our portfolio," said Cal Morrell, president of Encore. "Bicycle® is the best-selling playing card brand in the world, and Encore expects Bicycle™ brand interactive games to have mass appeal and to yield increasingly higher sales."
"Given Encore's success during the past five years in the marketing and brand management of the Hoyle® software games, Encore is well positioned to develop, market and sell Bicycle™ brand interactive games," said Phil Dolci, president of The United States Playing Card Company. "We anticipate continued success as consumers look for digital versions of their favorite offline card games."
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Navarre® Corporation is a publisher and distributer of computer software, home entertainment media and related products. The company publishes computer software in its Encore® subsidiary and produces animé video through its FUNimation Entertainment® subsidiary. Navarre Distribution Services provides complete distribution and third-party logistics (3PL) services to North American retailers and their suppliers. Navarre was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Additional information can be found at www.navarre.com.
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The United States Playing Card Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Jarden Corporation is the leader in the production and distribution of premier brands of playing cards, including BEE®, BICYCLE®, AVIATOR®, HOYLE®, KEM® and CONGRESS® playing cards. BICYCLE® has been the best selling playing card brand in the world for 125 years. Founded in 1867, the company manufactures markets and distributes playing cards, children's card games, collectible tins, puzzles and card accessories and is part of the Branded Consumables segment of Jarden Corporation (JAH). BEE®, BICYCLE®, AVIATOR®, HOYLE®, KEM® and CONGRESS® are registered trademarks of The United States Playing Card Company. For more information, visit www.Bicyclecards.com.
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As for Thanksgiving, I feel I have so much to be grateful for. The Tattooed Queen is set to be released December 1st (I expect there will be opportunity for pre-orders through Five Rivers and Amazon, etc., although they haven't been posted yet.) I also have a date for my first Edmonton launch at Audrey's Books for December 7th. It will be a joint launch, which I'm sharing with the amazing and talented Ann Marston. Her book, A Still and Bitter Grave, is also through Five Rivers.
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GUTHRIE, Okla. -- As the maintenance worker for Westview Living Center, Gerald Perry, Jr. had unlimited access to this Guthrie facility.
Guthrie Police Spokesman, Mark Bruning, said, "They thought they could trust him, so he could go in the rooms with clients, be himself. He obviously violated their trust."
Police said Perry raped and molested several residents there.
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Supporters of a café have used a Hitler parody to show how a rival is putting their eatery under threat.
A video uses the 2004 German movie 'Downfall' - which shows the Nazi leader in his Berlin bunker with his staff in the last days of the war.
Subtitles explain that Grandma's Kitchen in Chorley is being threatened by nearby Chorley Town Centre Café, mocking up words from Hitler.
The video starts with Hitler being told: "A new branch of eateries is branching out, sir . . .
"Our sources tell us they have been getting ever nearer.
"Finally they have arrived, Chorley Town Cafe!"
It goes on: "They are undercutting the prices left right and centre."
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"Look what happened to Burger King. Gone! Pizza Land !!! No-one messes with Grandma's Kitchen!"
The video also sees Hitler mention a petition and criticism of Malcolm Allen, chairman of the Chorley Traders' Alliance.
It has since been taken down from the Chorley Then and Now facebook group and the owners of Grandma's Kitchen, Stan and Jeannie Hilton, have denied any involvement.
A spokesman for the group said: "I was disgusted and we don't allow that sort of nonsense on the group.
"Personally I thought there was a racist element to it when they put they should have got a petition to run the scoundrels out of town.
"I also got in touch with Malcolm to say his business was mentioned - not in a pleasant way."
Mr Hilton said him and his wife had seen the video, which he described as "hilarious" but had had nothing to do with it. He said: " Our alibi is we were on holiday.
"I think it's funny. We were laughing our heads off.
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This is the story of three people: Julia Blackburn, her father Thomas and her mother Rosalie. Thomas was a poet and an alcoholic, who for many years was addicted to barbiturates, which would often make him violent. Rosalie, a painter, was sociable and flirtatious; she treated Julia as her sister, her confidante, and eventually as her deadly sexual rival. For after her parents were divorced, Julia¿s mother took in lodgers, always men, on the understanding that each should become her lover. When one of the lodgers started an affair with Julia, Rosalie was devastated; when he later committed suicide the relationship between mother and daughter was shattered irrevocably.
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Graduating from high school is a huge milestone, for students and parents alike.
For the Diaz family of Keller, multiply it by five.
Early Saturday, Enna, George, John, Emilio and Maria Diaz — that's their birth order— celebrated graduating from Keller High School in a commencement ceremony at College Park Center at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Diplomas in hand, the quintuplets — born July 14, 1996, in Houston to Enna Sr. and Jorge Diaz — will move on to increase the enrollment at the University of North Texas in Denton.
A few days before graduation, the family talked about their busy past, present and future.
High school has been a whirlwind of activity for the three brothers and two sisters.
This past year, all five ran cross-country, giving a whole new meaning to sibling rivalry.
Everyone but John had run previously on the team; he played soccer earlier in high school.
"We had to talk him into it," George said.
Emilio credits cross-country coach Brian Zaring with helping him stay on track in his classes. If his grades were sliding, Zaring encouraged him to do better so he could keep competing.
Enna, Maria and George were involved in art and participated in Keller High's National Art Honor Society.
Maria took the Advanced Placement art portfolio class this semester, which requires a student to finish 24 pieces. Not coincidentally, she is the only one of the five not to have a job this spring. The students' art is proudly displayed in the Diaz home.
When it comes to schoolwork, there is strength in numbers.
"Instead of being competitive, we just help each other, and besides, everyone knows I'm the best," George said.
John and Enna participated in Health Occupation Students of America, and Enna continues to be interested in science. At UNT, she plans to major in biology; the brothers will study business and Maria will study graphic design and business.
The close-knit family, which includes little brother Sebastian, 13, spends a month in Mexico every year, seeing grandparents and other relatives.
Most years, the Diazes drive the 1,500 miles in their van to the Mexico City area. They like keeping the family and cultural ties close, speaking Spanish at home.
"Even though they have been born in the U.S., we want them to keep their roots," their father said.
George attributes the closeness of the family to his parents.
"No matter what we do, even if we mess up, they'll be looking out for me," George said.
The same philosophy applies to the quintuplets.
"It's having someone whose always got your back," Emilio said.
"And never being left alone," George added.
But they understand that they'll eventually have to go their own way.
The boys talk about careers in business and marketing, just like Dad.
Maria has a dream. She'd like to have a successful graphic design business and be able to fund a school for special-needs kids. Their brother Sebastian, a student at Indian Springs Middle School, has Down syndrome.
The parents and kids are unsure whether everyone will live at home during college and are considering student loans to help with the expenses, which could easily surpass $100,000 per year.
Jorge recalls a news conference at the Houston hospital when the quints were born. He was nervous and wanted the doctor to do most of the talking.
"They had one question for the doctor and all the others were to me," Jorge said. "I remember them asking, 'What will you do when they go to college?' "
Husband and wife look at each other and shrug.
"We live one day at a time," Enna Sr. said.


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It is now official: the average price of a gallon of gasoline was higher in 2012 than any year on record, according to data from the American Automobile Association, or AAA, The Wall Street Journal Reports.
The national average price of for the year was $3.60 a gallon, a significant jump from the previous record of $3.51 set in 2011. While 2008 is famous for a huge summer spike that drove the average above $4 a gallon, price weren't as consistently high as this year, leaving 2008 in third place overall at $3.25.
"Record high gas prices have made this the most expensive year yet for motorists," said AAA spokesman Avery Ash. "Factors as volatile as major hurricanes, refinery outages and tension in the Middle East resulted in significant frustration for people filling up their cars."
AAA said the national average has broken a daily record high for a total a 248 days in 2012, including 134 consecutive days of records. April 5 and 6 marked the highest daily national average of the year at $3.94 a gallon on while the price dropped to its low point of $3.22 on Dec. 20.
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Newcastle continued their pursuit for Champions League qualification by brushing aside a lacklustre Stoke City side at the Sports Direct Arena.
A double from Yohan Cabaye and Papiss Cisse`s 11th goal in 10 games helped Newcastle to a sixth straight victory which saw them leapfrog Tottenham into the final Champions League spot.
Newcastle made one change as Cheick Tiote came in for James Perch, whilst Stoke made three changes as Andy Wilkinson, Glenn Whelan and Peter Crouch came in for Jermaine Pennant, Dean Whitehead and Kenwyne Jones.
The result could have been so much different if Stoke had opened the scoring within the first 10 minutes. Marc Wilson, who was playing at right back to combat the threat of Hatem Ben Arfa played a long diagonal ball into Peter Crouch who managed to nod the ball into the path of Jon Walters who found space in the Newcastle penalty area but horribly fired over. No wonder the striker has scored for over 5 months from open play.
Newcastle made Walters pay as Davide Santon advanced down the right wing and found Ben Arfa, who with a change of pace easily gets around Irishman Wilson before setting to the by-line to cross towards the far post where Papiss Cisse was unmarked and was allowed to crash his header off the bar. Stoke defenders and goalkeeper stood static as Yohan Cabaye charged in and fired a header home from 6 yards. GOAL 1-0
Almost immediately after the restart Newcastle came straight back at Stoke and calmly passed the ball out of defence, and when the ball found Cabaye who was in acres of space, the little Frenchmen threaded a perfectly weighed ball in between the Stoke defenders which saw Cisse latch onto it too easily to place the ball into the far corner of the net past Begovic who was too slow coming off his line. GOAL 2-0
Cabaye continued to terrorise Stoke as he advanced down the right wing and whipped in a delicious ball across the 6 yard box, only for it to be agonizingly out of the reach of the outstretched boot of Demba Ba.
The Newcastle bombardment continued as Santon was allowed too much space on the left wing as he wriggled into the penalty area and manufactured a shot on goal which this time was comfortably saved by Bosnian Begovic.
The score line seemed to have got worse for the Potters when Cisse won a header and found Ba who hit a seemingly comfortable shot for Begovic to take care of but he made a hash of his collection which saw Cisse react quickest and bundle into the empty net on the rebound. Stoke`s number one stopper blushes were saved as the lineman`s flag was raised for offside. The lead stayed at 2.
That lead was soon increased though as Tiote, Ben Arfa, Cisse, and Ba all linked up and passed the ball around like it was a training session, causing Stoke`s defenders too case shadows. The ball finally found its way to Cabaye who curled the ball home from the edge of the right hand side of the box. GOAL 3-0
Cabaye was then replaced with a standing ovation from the Sports Direct Arena faithful by James Perch.
Immediately after the substitute, Whelan`s corner was flicked on by Robert Huth into the path of Crouch who smashed the ball goal wards only for Perch to get a block in.
After Stoke`s rare venture into the Magpie`s half, Ba lined up a free kick but crashed it into the wall but the ball dropped nicely for Tiote who struck the ball sweetly and with the ball looking destined for the top corner, Begovic managed to fly across his goal and tipped the ball over.
From the resulting corner it seemed like Tiote was on a one man mission to make it 4 as the ball was played out to him 25 yards from goal and the Ivorian midfielder drove the ball at goal only for Begovic to beat the effort away once again.
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Krul, Simpson (Gosling 82), Santon, Coloccini, Williamson, Cabaye (Perch 60), Ben Arfa, Gutierrez, Tiote, Ba, Cisse (Ameobi 69)
Begovic, Wilson, Huth, Shawcross, Wilkinson (Whitehead 32), Shotton, Whelan, Palacios (Jerome 55), Etherington, Crouch, Walters


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U-M students create local business platform and App
ANN ARBOR—Growing up in Los Angeles, Jake Fleshner and his brother liked to visit a local deli and then nearby stores before heading home. These local businesses often attracted a similar customer, so why weren't they promoting each other to their customer bases?
That question eventually led to creating Spade America—an ad exchange that connects businesses that want to advertise with brick-and-mortars that want to monetize their physical location and foot traffic.
Jake Fleshner, now a University of Michigan sophomore studying sport management, connected with Logan Levin, a freshman at U-M's Ross School of Business; Noah Witus, a School of Kinesiology sophomore; and Isaac Haft, a freshman in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, to commercialize the idea. Spade is meant to bring small businesses together that may share a customer base.
The Spade mobile app, the business-to-consumer aspect of the business, brings these partnerships to life. As partnerships are closed online, consumers can scan discounts offered as they visit their local businesses.
"We hope to be on every college campus," Fleshner said. "A lot of our sales force is college students. It's all student-based. They want a discount and are always on their phones."
Spade is one of 60 ventures that U-M students across campus are pushing forward with support from the institution's top-ranked entrepreneurial programs. Details of other student startups and endeavors are included in the second annual Made at Michigan. The report is produced by Innovate Blue, along with a network of programs, centers and institutes that help support U-M's student innovators and entrepreneurs.
"We are young, but I think that helps us," Fleshner said. "Our app helps students and local businesses."
So far, they've introduced Spade in more than 25 small businesses in Ann Arbor. They plan to initially grow in college towns where students tend to have similar needs and wants.
"It's easier to understand the market when you are the market," Levin said.
One of their clients, a pizza restaurant, puts their print ad signs into partner clients like a nearby apartment building. The pizza place pays the apartment building for the space each time a customer scans the ad on the Spade mobile app. Clients set their own prices for renting their "space" to other businesses through print ads posted on their walls. Spade is paid a percentage of every scan.
"Businesses don't have to pay unless customers scan their ads, so they are only paying for it when the ad is effective," Levin said. "The goal is for businesses to help each other out so they can maximize their income."
The businesses interface through their online platform. There they can log into their accounts and select the stores where they want their ads placed and agree on the price they will pay for each scan of their ads. The businesses offering ad space can decide whether or not to accept the ad.
The goal this summer is to grow their user base. They also want to test sensor technology that would allow users to get a notification on their phones to swipe on the discount there instead of from a print ad on a wall.
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The dachshunds did not eat the tomato leaves or stems, probably because they aren't very tasty. That's fortunate, because those parts are toxic--as are parts of many common garden plants.


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I find it amusing that every school district was closed on Wednesday because of the snow except Upper Perkiomen. I'll bet the superintendent doesn't even live in the district. Great job.
"Participating in a gun buyback program because you think criminals have too many guns is like having yourself castrated because you think your neighbors have too many kids." Author unknown.
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In honor of the Philadelphia Eagles, Gov. Wolf unveils his $33 billion budget tax hikes.
Economists have been saying the stock market is due for a big correction. Over the past 10 years, the Feds have kept the interest rate at historic lows in order to prop up the stock market and weak economy. Seniors and others with low risk investments like CDs made next to nothing. With normalization of interest rates maybe all investors can make a little money now.
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Nancy Pelosi is not the second richest member of Congress. There are 15 members that are richer than Rep. Pelosi. She is worth $29 million. The two top are Republicans, Rep. Greg Gianforte from Montana at $315 million and Rep. Darrell Issa from California with $254 million.
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I believe most of America knows that the FBI is filled with upstanding Americans. Just because of a scandalous few doesn't shake my confidence. I'm grateful what has been brought to light but then again darkness is always outed by the light. May God bless America.
Lady Di
Do you know what would be neat? A hoagie/pizza store where you could call an order in and then drive up to a window and pick up your order without having to go inside.
Every time township commissioners approved development they are changing our lives forever and not for the better.
During Clinton's second term he had HUD implement an easy money, low-interest-to-start mortgage program for people with poor or no credit. These mortgages ratcheted up to regular rates after five years and gradually most of these mortgages failed and the people lost their homes. It took about nine years for this to play out hurting the banks and construction industry and bringing on the recession. Clinton caused the recession, not Bush or Obama.
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This is to North Coventry Yankee. I just presented to you a solution to help the 370 coal miners not lose their jobs but I guess you don't care about them either. You can't have it both ways.
It doesn't matter how much the dreamers are paying in taxes. It's more than Trump is paying. Why do you think he's not releasing his tax returns?
At 4 on Tuesday 80 percent of the sky was covered with parallel plane trails, the older ones in the west and the newer ones in the east. What was their purpose? Were they bringing the Wednesday storm or preventing it?
Someone should remind Donald Trump that the famous mobster John Gotti was considered to be untouchable and was nicknamed Teflon Don because prosecutors couldn't get him for any crimes. Do you know who sent him to prison for life? Robert S. Mueller III. Look out Donald.
Jay Miller
Maybe I misunderstood what he really meant but it seems to me that Trump just told everybody that he wants a shut down because people won't do what he wants done. This man is a menace. I hope he gets the dues he deserves.
Dump Trump
How ironic that John Kelly who worked for Donald Trump, the laziest president in history, would call the DACAs too lazy to sign up. That's the same demeaning things that people said about John Kelly's ancestors 100 years ago. Sad.
A Concerned Senior Citizen
I'll be glad when Trump finally either steps down or gets impeached but I will miss all the comedians' material he has supplied all over the world. Maybe Trump will continue to tweet. We can still get some good laughs out of that.
Jay Miller, you ought to take up gardening and relax.
I guess I'm just stupid but can someone explain to me why knuckleheads, as Philly Mayor Kenney calls them, go out and do all that damage to celebrate and riot? It doesn't make any sense to me. If someone did that damage to their things they wouldn't be happy.
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President Pushes For More Cyber Security, High-Tech Education
Technology-related initiatives came up several times during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night with cyber security and STEM education two major focus points.
"We know hackers steal peoples' identities and infiltrate private e-mails," Obama said. "We [also] know foreign countries and companies swipe our corporate secrets."
Obama also emphasized some key targets in the "cyber terrorism" sphere – an area of national security that several military leaders have spoken of as a growing problem, "Our enemies are also seeking the ability to sabotage our power grid, our financial institutions, and our air traffic control systems."
Earlier on Tuesday, President Obama signed an Executive Order aimed at strengthening the nation's cyber defenses through increased information sharing, especially between the public and private sector. That order also included standards outlining what companies operating critical infrastructure in the United States should do to protect themselves from attack.
Technology also took center stage when the president spoke of education – specifically, an initiative that would reward schools that develop partnerships with colleges and employers, as well as those that create classes focused on STEM – science, technology, engineering and math.
"Tonight," Obama said, "I'm announcing a new challenge to redesign America's high schools so they better equip graduates for the demands of a high-tech economy."
President Obama argues those skills are what employees need right now to get jobs and will be even more critical to the nation's long term recovery.
In addition to offering his own proposals, Obama called on congress to act on both education standards and cyber defense.


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Overland Park Police Chief John Douglass said Tuesday he will retire in April to become director of safety and security for the Shawnee Mission School District.
After more than 40 years in the department, Douglass credits his colleagues for the many accomplishments throughout his tenure.
"The thing I'm most proud about is to have been in association with and part of a great many initiatives of this department," Douglass said. "The officers of this department are some of the finest people I've ever known."
Douglass, who has three grandchildren in the Shawnee Mission School District, said he is looking forward to a new challenge.
"There's no greater asset than our children," Douglass said. "The opportunity to participate in such a program seemed like a worthwhile project."
Overland Park Mayor Carl Gerlach said Douglass, through his high-quality leadership and public safety initiatives, helped make Overland Park a first-class city.
"It is great for us that he will continue to be working with the largest school district in our town and improving the safety in our community," Gerlach said. "It makes us glad that he'll still be around and helping the city of Overland Park and other cities by helping keep the schools safe."
Douglass will retire April 18 and expects to start work at the district May 1. The Shawnee Mission school board expects to vote on his appointment Jan. 27.
Douglass joined the department in February 1973 as a patrol officer. During nearly 41 years with the agency, he worked in every division of the department. He has been a detective, a sergeant and a member and commander of the tactical team.
Douglass served as acting police chief in December 1995 and was appointed to chief in March 1996.
Douglass has been credited with implementing information-based policing and crime-fighting strategies that have been copied nationwide, as well as a program to combat racial profiling in municipal law enforcement agencies.
Douglass also has led the In Defense of Our Schools initiative, a task force focused on school safety and security issues that worked closely with area districts.
Shawnee Mission Superintendent Jim Hinson said Douglass is "absolutely the right" person for the district because of his experience and training.
"He has a tremendous amount of knowledge of the community here as well as our schools," Hinson said.
In the newly created position, Douglass will oversee the district's security officers and school resource officers as well as the safety and security protocols for the entire district.
Henry E. Lyons, president of the Olathe Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said he has called Douglass for advice on many issues.
"He is an excellent police chief and person, and well respected in the law enforcement community," Lyons said. "If something is happening in Johnson County he can get everybody together and talk about any issue."
The Olathe Branch also recognized Douglass for his work in diversity.
"I'm still going to be calling him for advice," Lyons said. "No matter where he's at. That's how much I value his advice."


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Why Surrey?
Surrey is a leading UK university for nursing - students of our Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing Studies (Mental Health Nursing) programme are taught by staff with internationally recognised expertise.
The programme focuses on the importance of caring and compassion and will prepare you to respond to the complex, diverse and evolving nature of healthcare.
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Our programme offers you the opportunity to gain professional registration in mental health nursing, together with an academic postgraduate qualification.
It will develop you as an autonomous, reflective practitioner who has empathic qualities, is committed to delivering high-quality care and can empower individuals to maximise their own independence.
Clinical, decision-making and leadership skills are developed progressively throughout the programme. Biosciences and psychosocial, spiritual, ethical and legal aspects of care inform a holistic approach to care, alongside a strong emphasis on interprofessional learning.
In contemporary healthcare, collaborative practice is vital in meeting the complex needs of individuals and their families.
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This programme is studied full-time over two academic years; over this period students must gain 2,300 hours of theory and 2,300 hours of practice for NMC registration. The programme is divided into modules.
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Example module listing
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- Prepare students to deliver and analyse the impact of safe and compassionate evidence based care, whilst demonstrating the values and attitudes in keeping with anti-discriminatory practice and an orientation towards holistic care
- Foster and facilitate partnership working with health and social care professionals, service users, carers and families, acknowledging and promoting the contribution of a collaborative approach to care and the importance of education for health to practice as a registered nurse
- Enable students to contribute to the planning, design and delivery of care by leading, delegating, supervising, evaluating and challenging other nurses and health care professionals' practice
- Develop the capacity to adapt to change and identify, initiate and lead innovations in practice whilst working within the governance framework
- Facilitate the development of higher level clinical, analytical and reflective thinking skills with the ability to distil research impacts, integrate and combine sources of knowledge and identify new directions for research
- Nurture a commitment to life long and independent learning
- Enable students to critically appraise, plan and lead teams in the application of research to nursing practice
Programme learning outcomes
The programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, skills, qualities and other attributes in the following areas:
Knowledge and understanding
- Demonstrate a comprehensive and critical understanding of the knowledge and research evidence that underpins practice thus enabling an appropriate response to a wide range of health and dependency needs
- Critically apply knowledge and skills based upon best available evidence in the planning, delivery and evaluation of safe and effective care, accessing or referring to specialist services as required
- Demonstrate an ability to meet complex and co-existing needs of people in their own field of nursing in any setting
- Demonstrate and appraise knowledge of the relationship between common physical and mental health problems in both acute and long terms conditions
- Critically appraise and apply high quality evidence to support and develop practice whilst identifying and proposing areas for further investigation
- Demonstrate the importance of and be able to evaluate safe practice, which is informed by best available evidence and through a critical understanding of risk management strategies, local and national guidelines
Intellectual / cognitive skills
- Demonstrate an advanced level of critical thinking and decision making skills in the assessment, documentation and interpretation of a comprehensive systematic nursing assessment that takes account of relevant physical, psychological, social, cultural, spiritual, genetic and environmental factors
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- Be capable of innovative and creative thinking and develop the ability to improve professional practice and quality outcomes by using a range of methods and clinical governance processes
- Critically apply relevant theoretical and research evidence in the evaluation of nursing interventions and health care provision and evaluate and ensure the use of findings help to improve peoples' experience in order to shape future services
- Critically appraise the evidence and research base of new and emerging health care technologies to advise about their appropriateness and use
- Evaluate own performance and need for personal and professional development demonstrating learning from experience, feedback and reflection
Professional practical skills
- Act to care for and safeguard the public practicing in a compassionate and respectful manner whilst working within professional, ethical and legal frameworks in order to maintain, improve, and lead on high standards of care
- Practice autonomously and be responsible for the delivery and leadership of high quality evidence-based care, whilst maximising peoples' ability to care for themselves
- Communicate safely and effectively and ensure decisions about care are shared when working across health and social care environments and in partnership with other professionals and agencies, service users, carers and families
- Act upon an understanding of how peoples' lifestyles, cultures, environments and choices influence their health and wellbeing and adapt practice to meet the changing needs of service users
- Demonstrate excellence in team working and the ability to lead the co-ordination, delegation and supervision of care, whilst remaining accountable for care given
- Use leadership skills to support and manage others and make significant contributions to the planning, designing, delivering and improvement of future services
- Work innovatively and act as change agents, using leadership skills to challenge practice in order to enhance people's wellbeing and experience of health care
Key / transferable skills
- Demonstrate a range of highly effective communication and interpersonal skills, including the use of communication technologies
- Build high quality partnerships and therapeutic relationships with service users, carers, families and other professionals in order to ensure safe, effective and non-discriminatory communication
- Accurately communicate and document using appropriate and plain language both verbally and in written and electronic formats
- Manage health information and information systems in order to search for valid and relevant information to inform nursing practice
- Abstract, analyse and interpret data using a range of techniques including assessment monitoring, audit and the use of research data to inform and develop the delivery of high quality care
- Demonstrate safe and effective medicines management
Global opportunities
We often give our students the opportunity to acquire international experience during their degrees by taking advantage of our exchange agreements with overseas universities.
In addition to the hugely enjoyable and satisfying experience, time spent abroad adds a distinctive element to your CV.
Learn more about opportunities that might be available for this particular programme by using our student exchanges search tool.


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Join fellow business owners and entrepreneurs over breakfast in a friendly, informal environment at our new venue, The Arnold House Hotel
7am – Doors open
7-7.30am Tea & coffee available during informal networking
7.30am –Round table networking over cooked breakfast, with opportunity for each attendee to introduce themselves/their business to the table
8am – Presentation by the speaker
8.40am = FSB announcements, new attendees offered opportunity to address the room, sharing good news (for the cost of £1 in the charity tin!)
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Alzheimer's…the word alone is enough to scare most people over 50. Whether it be because we know someone or some family that has been effected by this condition or whether we fear it for ourselves, Alzheimer's disease (AD) has become a popular concern for my older patients. By the way, many of my patients in their 30's also fear it when they walk into a room and can't remember why they went in there. This luckily is not the cardinal sign of Alzheimer's; otherwise, we would be in real serious trouble. Ok, back to the stats. It affects 10% of Americans over 65 and nearly 50% of those over 85. It's one of the more genetically studied diseases and while several genetic markers have been identified, the reality is that less than 1 in 1,000 of people with Alzheimer's has these genetic markers. So when it's unlikely to be caused by genetics, the medical community starts digging for another cause. Well, diet & lifestyle are back in the medical news because of some very impressive findings recently.
Here are a few tips from the world of Functional Medicine known to support both the prevention of Alzheimer's and also the improvement of early stage cognitive function issues ('cognitive function' is just medical fancy for your brain's 'thinking abilities').
- Watch 'Therapeutic Lifestyle Change' on LivingWellnessUniversity.com – learn how a lifetime of smoldering inflammation impacts your health, and more importantly, how you can stop it.
- Watch 'The Anti-Inflammatory Food Pyramid' – develop your personalized action plan for getting good fats, antioxidants and whole foods into your diet. Additionally, eating this way will keep your blood sugar and insulin levels stable, which leads me to…
- Get your diabetes under control ASAP – current research published just this week in Neurology, a respected medical journal, has shown a significant link between type 2 diabetes and the development of Alzheimer's and other types of dementia. This is huge with diabetes affecting so many families and likely going to get much worse with childhood obesity on the rise.
- Get moving! – A recent study at the Mayo Clinic showed that exercise promotes better brain health as you age and reduces your risk of Alzheimer's disease. Set the goal of 150 minutes per week (in divided sessions) of moderate exercise. Be sure to start low and go slow if you haven't been exercising and check with your physician to be sure you are safe to start.
- Play Smart! – That's right, play games. Studies have shown that our brains have a 'Use it or Lose it' function. In the infamous Nun Study conducted in the early 2000's, research had proven that exercising your brain frequently is protective. What a great excuse to grab that Sudoku or crossword puzzle, or just engage in a good old fashion debate with a friend.
- Quit Smoking! – For many, many reasons, but regarding dementia and Alzheimer's the data show that individuals who have experienced a stroke significantly increased their chances of getting Alzheimer's. Smoking any amount doubles your risk of stroke and the longer you smoke, that risk increases even more.
Remember, your genes load the gun, BUT your lifestyle pulls the trigger! If someone in your family has dementia or Alzheimer's, you are not doomed like so many believe. You can change the course of your future by making smarter lifestyle choices now. Get educated, get your diet and exercise on track (the way you know is really best for your body), and keep that brain active!


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However, under the hood V8 does rely on several different representations of properties for performance and memory reasons. In this blog post we are going to explain how V8 can provide fast property access while handling dynamically-added properties. Understanding how properties work is essential for explaining how optimizations such as inline caches work in V8.
This post explains the difference in handling integer-indexed and named properties. After that we show how V8 maintains HiddenClasses when adding named properties in order to provide a fast way to identify the shape of an object. We'll then continue giving insights into how named properties are optimized for fast accesses or fast modification depending on the usage. In the final section we provide details on how V8 handles integer-indexed properties or array indices.
Named Properties vs. ElementsLet's start by analysing a very simple object such as {a: "foo", b: "bar"}. This object has two named properties, "a" and "b". It does not have any integer indices for property names. array-indexed properties, more commonly known as elements, are most prominent on arrays. For instance the array ["foo", "bar"] has two array-indexed properties: 0, with the value "foo", and 1, with the value "bar". This is the first major distinction on how V8 handles properties in general.
The following diagram shows what a basic JavaScript object looks like in memory.
Elements and properties are stored in two separate data structures which makes adding and accessing properties or elements more efficient for different usage patterns.
Elements are mainly used for the various Array.prototype methods such as pop or slice. Given that these functions access properties in consecutive ranges, V8 also represents them as simple arrays internally — most of the time. Later in this post we will explain how we sometimes switch to a sparse dictionary-based representation to save memory.
Named properties are stored in a similar way in a separate array. However, unlike elements, we cannot simply use the key to deduce their position within the properties array; we need some additional metadata. In V8 every JavaScript object has a HiddenClass associated. The HiddenClass stores information about the shape of an object, and among other things, a mapping from property names to indices into the properties. To complicate things we sometimes use a dictionary for the properties instead of a simple array. We will explain this in more detail in a dedicated section.
Takeaway from this section:
- Array-indexed properties are stored in a separate elements store.
- Named properties are stored in the properties store.
- Elements and properties can either be arrays or dictionaries.
- Each JavaScript object has a HiddenClass associated that keeps information about the object shape.
HiddenClasses and DescriptorArraysAfter explaining the general distinction of elements and named properties we need to have a look at how HiddenClasses work in V8. This HiddenClass stores meta information about an object, including the number of properties on the object and a reference to the object's prototype. HiddenClasses are conceptually similar to classes in typical object-oriented programming languages. However, in a prototype-based language such as JavaScript it is generally not possible to know classes upfront. Hence, in this case V8, HiddenClasses are created on the fly and updated dynamically as objects change. HiddenClasses serve as an identifier for the shape of an object and as such a very important ingredient for V8's optimizing compiler and inline caches. The optimizing compiler for instance can directly inline property accesses if it can ensure a compatible objects structure through the HiddenClass.
Let's have a look at the important parts of a HiddenClass.
- Objects with the same structure (same properties in the same order) have the same HiddenClass
- By default every new named property added causes a new HiddenClass to be created.
- Adding array-indexed properties does not create new HiddenClasses.
The Three Different Kinds of Named Properties
However, if many properties get added and deleted from an object, it can generate a lot of time and memory overhead to maintain the descriptor array and HiddenClasses. Hence, V8 also supports so-called slow properties. An object with slow properties has a self-contained dictionary as a properties store. All the properties meta information is no longer stored in the descriptor array on the HiddenClass but directly in the properties dictionary. Hence, properties can be added and removed without updating the HiddenClass. Since inline caches don't work with dictionary properties, the latter, are typically slower than fast properties.
Takeaway from this section:
- There are three different named property types: in-object, fast and slow/dictionary.
- In-object properties are stored directly on the object itself and provide the fastest access.
- Fast properties live in the properties store, all the meta information is stored in the descriptor array on the HiddenClass.
- Slow properties live in a self-contained properties dictionary, meta information is no longer shared through the HiddenClass.
Elements or array-indexed PropertiesSo far we have looked at named properties and ignored integer indexed properties commonly used with arrays. Handling of integer indexed properties is no less complex than named properties. Even though all indexed properties are always kept separately in the elements store, there are 20 different types of elements!
Packed or Holey Elements: The first major distinction V8 makes is whether the elements backing store is packed or has holes in it. You get holes in a backing store if you delete an indexed element, or for instance, you don't define it. A simple example is [1,,3] where the second entry is a hole. The following example illustrates this issue:
const o = ["a", "b", "c"];
console.log(o[1]); // Prints "b".
delete o[1]; // Introduces a hole in the elements store.
console.log(o[1]); // Prints "undefined"; property 1 does not exist.
o.__proto__ = {1: "B"}; // Define property 1 on the prototype.
console.log(o[0]); // Prints "a".
console.log(o[1]); // Prints "B".
console.log(o[2]); // Prints "c".
console.log(o[3]); // Prints undefined
In short, if a property is not present on the receiver we have to keep on looking on the prototype chain. Given that elements are self-contained, e.g. we don't store information about present indexed properties on the HiddenClass, we need a special value, called the_hole, to mark properties that are not present. This is crucial for the performance of Array functions. If we know that there are no holes, i.e. the elements store is packed, we can perform local operations without expensive lookups on the prototype chain.
Fast or Dictionary Elements: The second major distinction made on elements is whether they are fast or dictionary-mode. Fast elements are simple VM-internal arrays where the property index maps to the index in the elements store. However, this simple representation is rather wasteful for very large sparse/holey arrays where only few entries are occupied. In this case we used a dictionary-based representation to save memory at the cost of slightly slower access:
In this example, allocating a full array with 10k entries would be rather wasteful. What happens instead is that V8 creates a dictionary where we store a key-value-descriptor triplets. The key in this case would be 9999 and the value "foo" and the default descriptor is used. Given that we don't have a way to store descriptor details on the HiddenClass, V8 resorts to slow elements whenever you define an indexed properties with a custom descriptor:
const sparseArray = [];
sparseArray[9999] = "foo"; // Creates an array with dictionary elements.
In this example we added a non-configurable property on the array. This information is stored in the descriptor part of a slow elements dictionary triplet. It is important to note that Array functions perform considerably slower on objects with slow elements.
const array = [];
Object.defineProperty(array, 0, {value: "fixed", configurable: false});
console.log(array[0]); // Prints "fixed".
array[0] = "other value"; // Cannot override index 0.
console.log(array[0]); // Still prints "fixed".
Smi and Double Elements: For fast elements there is another important distinction made in V8. For instance if you only store integers in an Array, a common use-case, the GC does not have to look at the array, as integers are directly encoded as so called small integers (Smis) in place. Another special case are Arrays that only contain doubles. Unlike Smis, floating point numbers are usually represented as full objects occupying several words. However, V8 stores raw doubles for pure double arrays to avoid memory and performance overhead. The following example lists 4 examples of Smi and double elements:
const a1 = [1, 2, 3]; // Smi Packed
const a2 = [1, , 3]; // Smi Holey, a2[1] reads from the prototype
const b1 = [1.1, 2, 3]; // Double Packed
const b2 = [1.1, , 3]; // Double Holey, b2[1] reads from the prototype
Special Elements: With the information so far we covered 7 out of the 20 different element kinds. For simplicity we excluded 9 element kinds for TypedArrays, two more for String wrappers and last but not least, two more special element kinds for arguments objects.
The ElementsAccessor: As you can imagine we are not exactly keen on writing Array functions 20 times in C++, once for every elements kind. That's where some C++ magic comes into play. Instead of implementing Array functions over and over again, we built the ElementsAccessor where we mostly have to implement only simple functions that access elements from the backing store. The ElementsAccessor relies on CRTP to create specialized versions of each Array function. So if you call something like slice on a array, V8 internally calls a builtin written in C++ and dispatches through the ElementsAccessor to the specialized version of the function:
Takeaway from this section:
- There are fast and dictionary-mode indexed properties and elements.
- Fast properties can be packed or they can can contain holes which indicate that an indexed property has been deleted.
- Elements are specialized on their content to speed up Array functions and reduce GC overhead.
Understanding how properties work is key to many optimizations in V8. For JavaScript developers many of these internal decisions are not visible directly, but they explain why certain code patterns are faster than others. Changing the property or element type typically causes V8 to create a different HiddenClass which can lead to type pollution which prevents V8 from generating optimal code. Stay tuned for further posts on how the VM-internals of V8 work.
Posted by Camillo Bruni (@camillobruni), also author of "Fast


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One problem with trying to write critically about this year's election coverage is that by choosing any single aspect of its manifold failures, one automatically does an injustice to the full scope of its immense, almost stupefying awfulness. When I wrote What Liberal Media? I could not have imagined more irresponsible coverage than the "Gore's a liar, Bush is a dope"-athon to which we were treated in 2000. But given that most of the mainstream media have been performing like trained seals in a Karl Rove-produced traveling circus, Sam and Cokie's giggling about an Al Gore grimace on This Week four years ago would be the equivalent of Pericles' funeral oration today.
Consider the saturation coverage of the Dan Rather/CBS documents mishap. The network made a stupid mistake in rushing to broadcast a story about Bush's refusal to complete his National Guard training. They compounded the error by serving as a go-between for a source and the Kerry campaign. It was inexcusably bad journalism and everyone involved ought to be suitably embarrassed, and a few–including possibly Rather–disciplined and dismissed. After attempting to defend the story unsuccessfully for a while, CBS relented, apologized and appointed a surprisingly hostile Republican-led investigative team.
Now look at the Alice in Wonderland discourse the CBS screw-up has inspired, along with the assumptions that underlie it.
Worse Than War: When the New York Times ran its May 26 admission that it gullibly swallowed the Bush Administration's deception about Iraq's nuclear weapons program, which helped win support for a ruinous war, the story was, according to the invaluable Media Matters, reported thirty-eight times in US newspaper and wire reports during the following forty-eight hours and seven times on cable news. It was entirely ignored on Fox News Channel. By contrast, in the forty-eight hours following CBS's admission that it "should not have used" memos critical of Bush's military service because of questions regarding their provenance, the story was reported 167 times in US newspaper and wire reports and fifty-seven times on cable news broadcasts. Every single Fox News Channel program devoted itself to the story.
Lectures From a Traitor. Robert Novak convulsed the world of journalism recently when, alone among six selected journalists, he played patsy for the Administration's dirty tricks and willingly blew the cover of a CIA agent in order to discredit her husband. Novak–who once told me he "admired" Elliott Abrams for lying to him in the service of a conservative cause–then helped to erode the profession's First Amendment protections and encourage the courts to threaten other journalists with jail rather than give up the source of his black-bag operation. (Novak has not personally been threatened with jail time, which leads many to conclude that he may secretly be cooperating with the authorities.) And yet this right-wing warrior, employed by CNN and carried faithfully by the Washington Post, felt no compunction about demanding on Capital Gang that Rather reveal his sources. "I'd like CBS, at this point, to say where they got these documents from," he exclaimed to his co-panelists, not one of whom called him on his hypocrisy.


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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has vetoed the bare-bones budget lawmakers sent him.
Quinn's veto Wednesday leaves the state without a spending plan on the first day of the new fiscal year.
The Democratic governor made good on a promise to nix any "partial" budget the General Assembly approved. He says taxpayers deserve an "honest budget, a full budget, a balanced budget, and also a decent budget."
Quinn wants an income tax increase to help fill a budget deficit of as much as $11.6 billion. But lawmakers have blocked that.
Anticipating the veto, the House speaker and Senate president on Wednesday said they'll call a special legislative session July 14. They plan to consider overriding the governor's veto.
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Huge superhero news! The crack team of superheroes is coming back — on July 20 the guys behind 'The Avengers' officially announced a sequel!
It feels like it's been way more than just over a year since Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, Captain America, Black Widow, and Hawkeye came together to save the world in 2012's The Avengers, the superhero movie to end all superhero movies that caused box offices to explode. But on July 20, we finally got our first news about what's to come in The Avengers series.
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A combination of sumptuous food and live theatre! Muriel's Jackson Square provides the ultimate experience for ticket holders. On the evening of any local theater performance at the Saenger Theatre, The Orpheum Theater, The Joy Theater, Mahalia Jackson Theater, Le Petit Theatre or the Southern Repertory Theater, dine on a special menu prepared exclusively for theater patrons.
$34.95 Includes choice of one Appetizer, Entree and Dessert
Seafood Gumbo, Turtle Soup, Soup of the Day
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Muriel's House Salad
Mixed baby greens tossed in a pomegranate vinaigrette with shaved sweet onion and manchego cheese
Shrimp, mussels, jumbo lump crabmeat and seafood meatballs tossed with andouille sausage and orzo pasta in a sweet vermouth- tomato broth
Pecan Encrusted Baby Drum
Served with oven roasted pecans and Louisiana crab meat relish, laced with lemon butter sauce
Double Cut Pork Chop
Wood grilled and topped with a Louisiana sugar cane apple glaze, served with pecan candied sweet potatoes and southern style greens
Cajun Demi-Poulet
Oven roasted half chicken served with a pan saute' of fingerling potatoes, tasso ham and mushrooms, topped with a roasted garlic veloute.
Vanilla Bean Creme Brulee
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False Confession Day is celebrated on November 20th of each year. The staff at National Whatever day were unable to locate the origin of this day. However, if you have been waiting for the perfect day to confess to something false, today is your day.
A false confession is an admission of guilt in a crime in which the confessor is not responsible for the crime. False confessions can be induced through coercion or by the mental disorder or incompetency of the accused. Even though false confessions might appear to be an exceptional and unlikely event, they occur on a regular basis in case law, which is one of the reasons why jurisprudence has established a series of rules to detect, and subsequently reject, false confessions. These are called the "confession rules." Plea agreements typically require the defendant to stipulate to a set of facts establishing he is guilty of the offense; in the United States federal system, before entering judgment on a guilty plea, the court must determine that there is a factual basis for the plea.