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WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner called on President Barack Obama on Wednesday to deliver a specific rationale for using U.S. military force against Syria as a growing number of congressional Republicans and Democrats expressed concerns about war with a Mideast nation roiled by civil conflict.
In a letter to the president, the Ohio Republican underscored that he has been supportive of administration policy to date as Obama has called for Syrian President Bashar Assad to resign and insisted that the use of deadly chemical weapons would be a gross violation of international norms.
Boehner wrote that in light of the administration's contention that the Syrian government had used chemical weapons against its people, Obama should provide "a clear, unambiguous explanation of how military action — which is a means, not a policy — will secure U.S. objectives."
The administration signaled Wednesday that it would act against the Syrian government even without the backing of allies or the United Nations in response to the alleged chemical weapons attack outside the Syrian capital last week. The United States has not presented proof publicly, but Obama said his administration has concluded that the Assad government carried out the large-scale attack on civilians.
Obama said he had not made a decision about how the United States would respond.
The administration was planning a teleconference briefing Thursday on Syria for leaders of the House and Senate and national security committees, U.S. officials and congressional aides said.
Boehner asked Obama to "personally make the case to the American people and Congress for how potential military action will secure American national security interests, preserve American credibility, deter the future use of chemical weapons, and, critically, be a part of our broader policy and strategy."
The speaker also pressed the president to provide a legal justification for any U.S. military action. There was no immediate reaction from the White House to Boehner's request.
In the House, 98 Republicans and 18 Democrats have signed a letter to Obama demanding that he seek congressional authorization for any military action against Syria. The letter written by Rep. Scott Rigell, R-Va., argues that intervention without a direct threat to the United States and without Congress' approval would be unconstitutional.
Washington Rep. Adam Smith, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, cautioned that an attack might be ineffective and draw the United States into the Syrian civil war, now in its third year.
"Simply lashing out with military force under the banner of 'doing something' will not secure our interests in Syria," Smith said in a statement.
Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said he informed the administration that he could not support any military strike against Syria unless Obama presents a detailed strategy to Congress and provides a defense budget to support any action.
An increasing number of Republicans and Democrats insist that Congress should have a vote on whether to authorize any military steps against Syria, dismissing the notion that the commander in chief can act unilaterally and ignoring Congress' constitutional power to declare war.
"The war in Syria has no clear national security connection to the United States and victory by either side will not necessarily bring in to power people friendly to the United States," Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said.
In his letter, Boehner raised 14 questions that he asked Obama to answer, including what the administration would do if Syria retaliates against U.S. allies in the region, whether the administration would launch additional military strikes if the initial ones proved ineffective and what was the intended effect of such a step.
Boehner alluded to the 10-plus years of fighting in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks and the need for the administration to have strong public and congressional support for U.S. involvement in a Mideast war.
"Our military, as well as their families, deserve to have the confidence that we collectively have their backs — and a thorough strategy in place," the speaker wrote.
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A flash-flood watch is in place for most of Arkansas as a cold front pushes in rain, saturating the state.
Some severe storms are possible Tuesday, but forecasters are keeping their focus on heavy rain.
Severe storms Tuesday will be "isolated and confined to the eastern part of the state during the afternoon and early evening," National Weather Service meteorologist John Robinson said in an email.
The areas recovering from an April 27 tornado — including western Pulaski, Faulkner and White counties – are under a small chance of isolated thunderstorms in late morning or early afternoon, he said.
Showers and thunderstorms are expected to diminish across the state as afternoon turns into evening, but another bout of rain will hit late Tuesday night and will last "through a good part of the day Wednesday" but taper that evening, Robinson said.
Rainfall totals through Thursday morning will be lowest in Northwest Arkansas, likely at only 1/4 inch to 3/4 inch, Robinson said. The rest of the state is forecast to receive 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches in many areas, with some spots receiving 2 to 3 inches.
The flash-flood watch, in effect through Wednesday evening, covers parts of central, north-central, southwest and west Arkansas. The following counties are included: Boone, Clark, Conway, Dallas, Faulkner, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Johnson, Logan, Marion, Montgomery, Newton, Ouachita, Perry, Pike, Polk, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Scott, Searcy, Van Buren and Yell.

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'Moon Day' Activities Planned at Museum
The Museum of the Coastal Bend is hosting Moon Day activities Saturday, July 19th, to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the first moon landing and Texas' role in space exploration. On that day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., museum visitors are invited to:• Build a model lunar lander to protect two pingpong ball "astronauts" as they fall to the ground.
• Attempt to fit together the parts of the Saturn V rocket that sent Apollo 11 to the moon.
• Discover what NASA was looking for when the space agency considered Victoria as a possible site for a space center.
• Follow a timeline of space milestones like Sputnik to a launch from Matagorda Island.
July 20, 1969, the first words uttered from the moon were: "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed." This world-changing event was the result of eight years of work across the country and in Texas. The U.S. space program was championed by then-Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson, resulting in the creation of NASA's mission control center in Houston. "When the Apollo 11 astronauts talked to Earth, they were talking to scientists and engineers right in our backyard," Isabel Van Dyke, museum curator of education and public programs, told the Victoria Advocate. "With this program, we want to share that part of Coastal Bend history and bring the moon just a little bit closer to Texas."
Activities are included with the museum's regular pay-what-you-want admission. The museum is located on Victoria College's main campus, 2200 E. Red River St. in Victoria. For more information on Moon Day activities at the museum, contact Van Dyke at 361-582-2559 or email email@example.com.


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|2,690 sq. ft.
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Rustic and nice rural house with private pool in Benissa, Spain for 8 persons, for a nice holiday on the Costa Blanca with family or friends. The house is situated in a hilly, rural and wooded area. The house has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, spread over 2 levels. The accommodation offers privacy, a beautiful pool and wonderful views of the bay, the sea and the valley. Its comfort and the vicinity of places to shop, sports activities and places to go out make this a fine rural house to spend your summer holidays on the Costa Blanca.
Interior of the house
- 2 level rural house
- living room with television
- dining room
- fireplace in living room (wood)
- 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms
- cable television (Spanish)
- utility room with washing machine
- open kitchen-diner with electric hob, electric oven, microwave, refrigerator-freezer, coffee machine and toaster
- kitchen-diner with electric hob, electric oven, microwave and refrigerator-freezer
Bedrooms and bathrooms
- 3 bedrooms, each with double bed
- bedroom with 2 single beds
- bathroom with single washbasin, bath with shower, bidet and toilet
- 2 bathrooms, each with single washbasin, shower and toilet
Exterior of the house
- enclosed plot
- private pool measuring 8m x 4m
- 2 terraces, of which 1 covered
- barbecue
- outdoor shower
- outside sitting area and outside dining area
- 8 private parking spaces
More info
- nearest town: Benissa (within 2 kilometers )
- nearest riverbank or shore: Mediterraneo (within 10 kilometers )
- nearest beach: Playa Arenal-Bol (within 10 kilometers )
- nearest port: Puerto de Calpe (within 5 kilometers )
- nearest park within 10 kilometers
- nearest airport: Alicante (within 100 kilometers )
- second nearest airport: Valencia ( > 100 kilometers )
- public transport: bus within 2 kilometers
- no smoking accommodation
- please consult if pets are allowed
Features and services included in the rental price of the house
- internet (WiFi)
- bed linen and towels
- reception service and 24 hours emergency service
- electric heating
Entertainment and leisure activities for your holidays in Benissa, on the Costa Blanca
- discotheque and bar (within 5 kilometers )
- theme park (Terra Mítica), zoo (Terra Natura) and water park (Aqualandia) (within 25 kilometers )
- cycling (within 1000 meters )
- tennis (within 5 kilometers )
- golf (Golf Ifach), hiking, kayaking and snorkeling (within 10 kilometers )
- windsurfing (within 25 kilometers )
In the low season this holiday home in Benissa can also be let to less tenants than the total capacity of 8 persons.
The floors of the accommodation are connected with internal staircases.
There is a height level gap between the street and the entrance of the house and between the house and the garden area. There are stairs. The plot is not suited for wheelchairs.
There is a special safety deposit for groups of young people and special events.
The amount varies between 100 and 300 euros per person, according to the quality of this holiday home in Benissa in order to warrant the perfect order of this holiday accommodation.
The pool is protected for small children with a metallic fence.
The delightfully rustic township of Benissa lies in the northern part of the province of Alicante and the Valencia region. It is one of the oldest municipalities on the Costa Blanca, with a population of 12'400 covering around 28 square miles. Benissa's three miles coastline of sandy beaches, clear water, high mountains, and wide valleys, as well as its inland wine orchards and unusually green landscape make for quite a unique little Spanish town. Here, charming narrow streets and old houses with iron-worked window details form the décor of an authentic Spanish way of life. It is a place where local merchants offer their traditional goods with true pride. Stop for lunch at a local pub in the historic district and try the famous Benissa-style sausages with a cold pint or a glass of good wine. You will be absolutely captivated by the town's Spanish intimacy.
Benissa - Costa Blanca - Spain History of Benissa
Many towns along the Costa Blanca were founded during the Moorish occupation, and were consequently given Arabic names. Thus, also: Beni Isa, which means 'sons of Isa.' Moorish influences have, over the years, given Spanish culture an Oriental streak that is still evident today. In 1248 Jaime I of Aragon brought Benissa under Christian rule, but because all available military resources in the area were spent fighting Berber pirate raids (especially during the 15th and 16th centuries), the town's population remained primarily Moorish. A definitive expulsion of the Moors did not occur until 1609, when people from Catalonia, the Pyrenees, and Aragon began to settle in Benissa. During the late 80s and early 90s the town experienced a large-scale renovation of its historic district to combat obsolescence and the strains of time. Benissa 's 17th and 18th-century houses, narrow streets, churches, and town hall were all improved, resulting in a reborn, radiant town.
Landscape and surroundings of Benissa
Benissa 's surroundings are seductively beautiful. Its landscape, lighting, Mediterranean flora - everything is in harmony. The natural environment of the surrounding area is well-protected by the government, a policy that has done well in preserving the town's authentic ambiance and character. Situated between the Costa Blanca's spectacular cliff and rock formations and a high mountain range in the hinterland, Benissa and its geographic location truly make it an unforgettable place. A short tour by car will lead you past old fincas nestled against spacious wine orchards and a beautiful overall Mediterranean panorama.
Benissa beaches
Be stunned by Benissa´s three miles coastline that connects the towns of Moraira and Calpe. Here you will find rustic little bays where the infinity of the horizon blends with an endless blue sea, where you can relax and recover from the hassles of everyday life, and where the view is truly breathtaking.
La Fustera
The best known beach is Fustera, endowed with a Blue Flag, and equipped with excellent facilities for children. Fustera has fine sand and a small marina with a sailing school and diving centre. This is the ideal place for various watersports, such as windsurfing and sailing.
Cala Pinets en Cala l´Advocat
The beaches of Cala Pinets en L'Advocat are a combination of sand and rock formations.
Cala Baladrar
The idyllic bay of Baladrar is marvelled for its bright, deep blue water and sleepy pines that mirror in the calm waters of the Mediterranean Sea.
La Llobella
If you are looking for complete peace and privacy, then this beach is the best retreat. Because of its unique location, you will picture yourself in another world.
Things to see in Benissa
The medieval town centre, with its plaza, narrow streets, and churches, has been preserved astoundingly well. Balconies with typical iron-worked detail and coats of arms adorn the historic buildings. Benissa has a strong Catholic tradition that runs throughout the town. The Franciscan order produced many followers, who spread out over all of Spain . The most prominent piece of cultural heritage is the neo-Gothic Cathedral de la Marina. This white church was built in the 1920s, commissioned by the wealthy freemasons of Benissa. It was inaugurated in 1929 during the festival of St Peter. The cathedral is 59 metres long, 29 metres high, and has an imposing altar honouring the town's patron saint Nuestra Purisima Xiqueta (Our Holy Virgin). The distinctive lighting on the altar is something you cannot afford to miss. A stroll through the town will lead you through the historic centre, with its impressive 15th-century market place, the Lonja de Contratación (the oldest building in Benissa , which also serves as the Ethnographic Museum ), past the town hall (a former hospital for the poor), and the Palacio de los Torres-Orduña (now the cultural centre and local library). Here you will also find the Casal de la Joventut – an old prison that today is a youth centre.
Just outside the town past the huertas (farmland) you will find the routes along the Costa Blanca that the Ribereros (seasonal rice-harvest workers) used in order to trek to the Valencian coast. These days a monument honouring the Ribereros is the symbol of Benissa. Guided tours are given on most working days.
Sports and recreation Benissa
Benissa 's rough landscape lends itself perfectly to sports such as rock climbing, hiking, and horseback riding. Routes are marked out for you and will lead you along the Sierra de Bèrnia, La Solana, Oltà, and Mallà Verda. Should you be more interested in water sports, you will find the Club Náutico "Les Bassetes" to offer everything you could wish for: 80 moorings for boats up to 8 metres, an experienced sailing school, and a professional diving centre. Here you can also find opportunities for kayaking, wind surfing, catamaran sailing, and fishing. It is impossible to be bored in Benissa.
Cuisine of Benissa
'Discovering Benissa ' also means getting to know her tastes and aromas. The Valencian kitchen comes into its own with Benissa 's abundance of dishes. Blends of herbs, spices and local products from both sea and land are prepared in centuries-old traditional ways to make dishes for those who enjoy the finer things in life, from amateur to experienced connoisseur. Try the Borreta de Melva (fish stew), Mullador de Pelleta (fried vegetables), Sang amb ceba (blood sausage with onions), Putxero de polp (octopus stew), Mullador de sangatxo (fried tuna), Coques al calfó (cornbread). But the variety of rice dishes, too, is endless and comes in all forms: arròs al forn (baked rice), arròs amb faba pelada (rice with peeled beans), arròs amb fèsols i naps (rice with pork, beans, and cabbage), arròs de senyoret (rice and seafood), arròs a banda (rice cooked in fish bouillon), and many, many more A special note about Benissa sausages: Benissa made a name for itself with this traditional product, for which the recipe is passed down from generation to generation, thus belonging very much to the town's culinary heritage. The care and effort of the local sausage producers have succeeded in turning an ordinary sausage into a meal fit for the gods.
Holidays in Benissa
Benissa always seems to be in a festive mood. Diverse activities for all ages are organized throughout the entire year: plays and performances, conferences, theatre, music concerts, film, excursions, markets, etc. More often than not this is paired with an abundance of firework and large banquets in the streets. A small selection from a busy calender:
- Cabalgata de Reyes January 5 Three Kings, celebrated with an impressive parade.
- Fira i Porrat de Sant Antoni January 7 – February 1 Festival of St Anthony – during this 20 day-long festival the town offers many attractions to both young and old, such as a medieval market with vendor stalls, birds of prey, and jesters; the blessing of animals, livestock market, fair, and many other games and cultural attractions.
- Semana Santa Holy Week During Holy Week you can enjoy religious, classical, and antique music concerts.
- Fiestas Patronales de la Purísima Xiqueta starting the 4th Sunday in April Festival of the Holy Child (holy patron of Benissa ). Each municipality has its own patron saint and thus also its own festival. In practice, all the preparatory work is done during the preceding week, and the town celebrates 24 hours a day with parades, dance parties, live music, sporting events, fireworks, and crowning of the Queen of the Festival.
- Running of the Bulls April 28 - 30 Bull running is organised even in Benissa . Large, specially-bred bulls are released into the streets to chase the daredevils who believe themselves fast enough. Hundreds of people watch from higher vantage points while the fear-driven herd of bulls keep on coming. Definitely not an event for the animal rights activist in your family.
- Moros i Cristianos last week in June The festival of the Moors and Christians has been celebrated on the Costa Blanca for a very long time. This is not surprising, since the struggles which occurred here between the 12th and 16th are firmly rooted in Spanish history. The festival is a dramatic performance marked by colourful costumes, bombastic music, and re-enacted battles from times long lost.
Location of our holiday rental homes, holiday rental villas, and holiday rental apartments
We offer you a complete selection of holiday accommodations: luxury villas on the coast, rustic fincas a little further inland, holiday apartments in the historic district…. We have carefully selected quality accommodations for every preference and budget so you can relax and enjoy your well-earned holiday.


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The Nun (2018)
R | 96 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A priest with a haunted past and a novice on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate the death of a young nun in Romania and confront a malevolent force in the form of a demonic nun.
Director: Corin Hardy | Stars: Demián Bichir, Taissa Farmiga, Jonas Bloquet, Bonnie Aarons
Votes: 30,271 | Gross: $86.42M
The Predator (2018)
R | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
When a young boy accidentally triggers the universe's most lethal hunters' return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled science teacher can prevent the end of the human race.
Director: Shane Black | Stars: Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key
Votes: 17,589 | Gross: $26.53M
A Simple Favor (2018)
R | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A woman seeks to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of her best friend.
Director: Paul Feig | Stars: Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells
Votes: 4,683 | Gross: $17.29M
Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
PG-13 | 120 min | Comedy, Romance
This contemporary romantic comedy, based on a global bestseller, follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family.
Director: Jon M. Chu | Stars: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Gemma Chan
Votes: 23,842 | Gross: $150.26M
The Meg (2018)
PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
After escaping an attack by what he claims was a 70-foot shark, Jonas Taylor must confront his fears to save those trapped in a sunken submersible.
Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Jason Statham, Bingbing Li, Rainn Wilson, Cliff Curtis
Votes: 39,523 | Gross: $137.38M
Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
PG-13 | 147 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong.
Director: Christopher McQuarrie | Stars: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg
Votes: 127,631 | Gross: $216.29M
Ocean's Eight (2018)
PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Debbie Ocean gathers an all-female crew to attempt an impossible heist at New York City's yearly Met Gala.
Director: Gary Ross | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling
Votes: 79,447 | Gross: $139.36M
Searching (III) (2018)
PG-13 | 102 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After his 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a desperate father breaks into her laptop to look for clues to find her.
Director: Aneesh Chaganty | Stars: John Cho, Debra Messing, Joseph Lee, Michelle La
Votes: 13,597 | Gross: $19.86M
BlacKkKlansman (2018)
R | 135 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime
Ron Stallworth, an African-American police officer from Colorado, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan with the help of a white surrogate, who eventually becomes head of the local branch.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Topher Grace
Votes: 28,838 | Gross: $46.05M
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
As Scott Lang balances being both a Super Hero and a father, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission that finds the Ant-Man fighting alongside The Wasp to uncover secrets from their past.
Director: Peyton Reed | Stars: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Peña, Walton Goggins
Votes: 95,266 | Gross: $215.44M
Incredibles 2 (2018)
PG | 118 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) is left to care for the kids while Helen (Elastigirl) is out saving the world.
Director: Brad Bird | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Huck Milner
Votes: 98,130 | Gross: $605.66M
The Equalizer 2 (2018)
R | 121 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Robert McCall serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, but how far will he go when that is someone he loves?
Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders, Orson Bean
Votes: 25,403 | Gross: $102.00M
Christopher Robin (2018)
PG | 104 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A working-class family man, Christopher Robin, encounters his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life.
Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael, Mark Gatiss
Votes: 17,600 | Gross: $95.31M
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
PG-13 | 114 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Five years after the events of Mamma Mia! (2008), Sophie prepares for the grand reopening of the Hotel Bella Donna as she learns more about her mother's past.
Director: Ol Parker | Stars: Lily James, Amanda Seyfried, Meryl Streep, Cher
Votes: 31,202 | Gross: $119.77M
The Children Act (2017)
R | 105 min | Drama
As her marriage crumbles, a judge must decide a case involving a teenage boy who is refusing a blood transfusion on religious principle.
Director: Richard Eyre | Stars: Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Ben Chaplin, Fionn Whitehead
Votes: 1,842 | Gross: $0.02M
SuperFly (2018)
R | 116 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
With retirement on his mind, a successful young drug dealer sets up one last big job, while dealing with trigger-happy colleagues and the police.
Director: Director X. | Stars: Trevor Jackson, Jason Mitchell, Lex Scott Davis, Michael Kenneth Williams
Votes: 2,461 | Gross: $20.55M
Book Club (2018)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Four lifelong friends have their lives forever changed after reading 50 Shades of Grey in their monthly book club.
Director: Bill Holderman | Stars: Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen
Votes: 10,595 | Gross: $68.57M
American Animals (2018)
R | 116 min | Crime, Drama
Four young men mistake their lives for a movie and attempt one of the most audacious heists in U.S. history.
Director: Bart Layton | Stars: Spencer Reinhard, Warren Lipka, Eric Borsuk, Chas Allen
Votes: 14,135 | Gross: $2.86M
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)
PG | 97 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Count Dracula and company participate in a cruise for sea-loving monsters, unaware that their boat is being commandeered by the monster-hating Van Helsing family.
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky | Stars: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James
Votes: 13,728 | Gross: $165.32M
King of Thieves (2018)
108 min | Crime, Drama
A true crime film about a crew of retired crooks who pull off a major heist in London's jewelry district. What starts off as their last criminal hurrah quickly turns into a brutal nightmare due to greed. Based on infamous true events.
Director: James Marsh | Stars: Michael Caine, Charlie Cox, Michael Gambon, Ray Winstone
Votes: 506
Stree (2018)
128 min | Comedy, Horror
In the small town of Chanderi, the menfolk live in fear of an evil spirit named "Stree" who abducts men in the night. Based on the urban legend of "Nale Ba" that went viral in Karnataka in the 1990s.
Director: Amar Kaushik | Stars: Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor, Pankaj Tripathi, Aparshakti Khurana
Votes: 6,260
Manmarziyaan (2018)
156 min | Romance
The film is a love story set in Punjab where Abhishek Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu, and Vicky Kaushal will be seen in prominent roles.
Director: Anurag Kashyap | Stars: Tapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal, Abhishek Bachchan, Abdul Quadir Amin
Votes: 1,243 | Gross: $0.29M
The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Romance
In 1993, a teenage girl is forced into a gay conversion therapy center by her conservative guardians.
Director: Desiree Akhavan | Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, Steven Hauck, Quinn Shephard, Kerry Butler
Votes: 2,299 | Gross: $0.88M
The First Purge (2018)
R | 98 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
America's third political party, the New Founding Fathers of America, comes to power and conducts an experiment: no laws for 12 hours on Staten Island. No one has to stay on the island, but $5,000 is given to anyone who does.
Director: Gerard McMurray | Stars: Y'lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Joivan Wade, Steve Harris
Votes: 13,946 | Gross: $69.09M
Cold War (2018)
88 min | Drama, Romance
A passionate love story between two people of different backgrounds and temperaments, who are fatefully mismatched, set against the background of the Cold War in the 1950s in Poland, Berlin, Yugoslavia and Paris.
Director: Pawel Pawlikowski | Stars: Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc, Agata Kulesza
Votes: 2,052
Lucky (2017)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Drama
The spiritual journey of a ninety-year-old atheist.
Director: John Carroll Lynch | Stars: Harry Dean Stanton, David Lynch, Ron Livingston, Ed Begley Jr.
Votes: 10,714 | Gross: $0.96M
Yardie (2018)
101 min | Crime
Set in '70s Kingston and '80s Hackney, Yardie centres on the life of a young Jamaican man named D (Aml Ameen), who has never fully recovered from the murder, committed during his childhood,... See full summary »
Director: Idris Elba | Stars: Antwayne Eccleston, Fraser James, Aml Ameen, Rayon McLean
Votes: 756
The Festival (2018)
98 min | Comedy
After Nick's girlfriend dumps him, his best mate Shane has the perfect antidote to his break-up blues: three days at an epic music festival.
Director: Iain Morris | Stars: Joe Thomas, Hannah Tointon, Hammed Animashaun, Hugh Coles
Votes: 1,156
Les gardiennes (2017)
R | 138 min | Drama
Women are left behind to work a family farm during the Great War.
Director: Xavier Beauvois | Stars: Nathalie Baye, Laura Smet, Iris Bry, Cyril Descours
Votes: 688 | Gross: $0.18M
If.... (1968)
R | 111 min | Drama
In this allegorical story, a revolution led by pupil Mick Travis takes place at an old established private school in England.
Director: Lindsay Anderson | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, David Wood, Richard Warwick, Christine Noonan
Votes: 19,380
Gorky Park (1983)
R | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A Moscow police officer investigates a vicious triple homicide and stumbles upon a high-level international political conspiracy.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Brian Dennehy, Ian Bannen
Votes: 10,835 | Gross: $15.90M
Imagine (1972 TV Movie)
83 min | Documentary, Music
A surreal, half-fiction, half real life footage of a day in the life of John lennon and Yoko Ono, composed to music from John's historic 'Imagine' album and Yoko's 'Fly'.
Directors: John Lennon, Yoko Ono | Stars: Fred Astaire, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Dick Cavett
Votes: 472
Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed (1926)
Not Rated | 81 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
A handsome prince rides a flying horse to far-away lands and embarks on magical adventures, which include befriending a witch, meeting Aladdin, battling demons and falling in love with a princess.
Directors: Lotte Reiniger, Carl Koch
Votes: 4,427


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Opulent Oceans: Extraordinary Scientific Illustrations from the Museum's Library exhibition includes 46 exquisite reproductions from 33 rare and beautifully illustrated scientific works.
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A new must-see exhibit in the world-famous Fossil Halls.
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This month at the Museum there are special programs galore from longer hours in the Discovery Room to the history and astronomy of Manhattanhenge in the Hayden Planetarium!
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Explore the rapidly evolving science that is revolutionizing how we view human health.
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Explore 11 funhouse-like spaces in this highly experiential exhibition.
March 12, 2018–January 6, 2019
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Embark on a journey that takes you from the oceans' sunlit surface to inky depths to discover the latest ocean science and meet the researchers and technologies powering exploration today.
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SOLD OUT - Discover how scientists and artists use fossil evidence to infer the anatomy of extinct human relatives and build your own hominin craniofacial reconstruction.
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This year, I celebrated my 30th anniversary in the fitness industry. Reflecting back, the industry has come a long way since the early '80s, when doing excessive repetitions of exercises at lightning speed with no awareness of technique was the only way to workout. It really didn't matter what you did as long as you were wearing the right outfit! Don't get me wrong, it was fun, but lacked intention.
Today, the level of education is greater than ever and certified fitness professionals have access to groundbreaking research in training methods, individual assessment and health and disease prevention. Training has become much more sophisticated, effective and methodical.
However, there is still an obsession with the body beautiful image that is portrayed in advertising, infomercials and the media. Recently, I heard a highly recognized fitness professional say, "I have to be this thin for people to buy my product." I question whether we have grown at all or are we still attached to the idea that no matter what, it is how you look that determines whether you are fit.
According to Dr. Steven Blair, director of research at the Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research in Dallas and one of the leading researchers in exercise, aging and medicine says, "Health and fitness is not determined by size." In fact, it may have very little to do with the way we look.
Most people think that you can tell if someone's fit, active and healthy just by looking at them. It's not true. Fit, healthy people come in all sizes and shapes. The same is true of unhealthy people. I know several thin people who are unfit and have serious health problems. Weight and appearance aren't everything.
We all have a genetic predisposition to be a certain body shape and size. Even though we engage in exercise or diet programs, our legs will never get longer, our height will never change and the fact that your body stores fat in your mid-section instead of your hips is predetermined.
I recently heard a fitness instructor call out to her participants, "Work harder to get rid of that tummy?" Or do 100 more reps and you will tone your arms. It is so frustrating to think that people still buy into the idea that doing an exercise for a targeted area can change its appearance. Spot reduction is a myth and we have known that for over 25 years. So why do we still buy into it?
We need to change our attitude toward fitness and pay more respect to how it makes you feel. People who exercise for health and well-being have a higher self-concept, maintain their fitness programs and live longer.
In Blair's research, he has tracked a large group of patients from the Cooper Clinic. The results are fascinating. The followup has shown that the death rate for women and men who are thin but unfit is at least twice as high as their obese counterparts who are metabolically healthy (for instance, not having any of the risk factors of metabolic syndrome, such as high blood pressure or high fasting blood sugar levels). In fact, across every category of body composition, unfit individuals have a much higher death rate than those who are fit.
As adults and parents we are role models for the next generation. Until we change how we view health and fitness, we will continue to support the unrealistic role models that we have all been exposed to through advertising.
Focus on your health. Get stronger, have more energy, feel good and live longer. The rest will take care of itself.
Helen Vanderburg, owner of Heavens Elevated Fitness and Yoga, Elite Athlete, World Champion Synchronized Swimmer, Renowned Fitness Trainer, Master Trainer for Fusion Fitness, Schwinn Cycling, BOSU and Total Gym. Motivational and Corporate Wellness Speaker. Find her online at heavensfitness.com and fusion-fitness-training.com.


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For the filling: Add all ingredients for the filling into a large mixing bowl. Push the veggies into the meat until everything is mixed well. All of the veggies should bind together with the meat. If you have any loose veggies hanging out keep mixing and binding. Set aside until ready to build pasties.
For the crust: In a separate large mixing bowl, add the flour and salt. Combine together, and then add the 2 types of shortening. Break up the shortening while working it in with the flour. You want to have small, pea size pieces of shortening and flour combined yet not over mixed. In a separate bowl, blend the eggs, water, and vinegar. Add to the flour and mix and fold the contents together, gently pushing the flour and liquid mixture until they are together in a large dough consistency. Pick up the mix and continue to turn it over on top of the liquid and just push it down into the liquid not to over mix the dough. Cover the dough and chill it before rolling.
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
Take a portion of the dough and lay on a floured counter. Roll out the dough to no more than 1/4- inch thickness. Roll out as big of a sheet as you are comfortable with; we use an 8-inch plate and cut out crusts for each pastie. After cutting the crust, work the scraps back into the next sheets. Do this as many times as it takes to use up all the dough. With a consistent thickness you should get about 25 crusts.
Once you have your crusts rolled out you can begin filling. Lay out your crusts and egg wash half of the inside crust. Lay 1 cup of filling in the center of each crust. Fold in half gently, careful not to tear the dough. After folding, use a fork to crimp the crusts. Place pasties on a lined baking sheet, poke fork holes on top to create air pockets, egg wash the top, and place in the oven. Bake until the crust is golden brown and an internal temperature is reached of 160 degrees F.
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CL-GODB (A Common Lisp GO Database Manipulation Library) is a library for accessing and interacting with gene ontology (GO) data stored in the Gene Ontology Database (GODB).
CLARITY: A Common Lisp Data Alignment Repository
"CLARITY is a tool and method for the storage and comparison of data with numeric and set membership components". It is especially suited for bioinformatics applications.
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Wieringerwaard (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)
Wieringerwaard, an old polder reclaimed in 1610 in the Dutch province of North Holland; the Mennonites living here did not form a congregation but belonged to the Barsingerhorn Waterlander congregation. They, however, had a meetinghouse of their own in the hamlet of Kreil, which was renovated in 1859 and used until 1923. Wieringerwaard is sometimes inaccurately called Nieuwe Zijpe.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Wieringerwaard (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 24 Sep 2018. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Wieringerwaard_(Noord-Holland,_Netherlands)&oldid=126616.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Wieringerwaard (Noord-Holland, Netherlands). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 September 2018, from http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Wieringerwaard_(Noord-Holland,_Netherlands)&oldid=126616.
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HANAHAN, SC (WCSC) - Police say a man died early Tuesday after the lawn mower he was trying to steal from a Hanahan home fell on top of him.
According to Hanahan Police Lieutenant Michael Fowler, the incident happened outside a home on East Lakeside Drive around 5 a.m. East Lakeside Drive is located off North Rhett Avenue near Yeamans Hall Road.
Fowler said the suspect was loading the stolen riding lawn mower onto the bed of his pickup truck when it fell on him. Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury identified the man as 57-year-old Robert Eugene Catching, of Ladson.
At 4:49 a.m., officers responded to the intersection of E. Lakeside Drive and Holly Street in reference to someone stuck under a lawnmower. When officers arrived, they saw a man who appeared to be stuck under a red lawn mower which was on two large pieces of wood that were being used as a ramp at the rear of a truck.
Police officers report that the man did not appear to be trapped under the lawnmower, but was unresponsive.
The man who alerted police, said he was delivering newspapers in the area and saw the man under the lawnmower. Police say the man then called police and emergency crews to the scene.
Emergency medical crews then arrived on scene and determined the man to be deceased.
Investigators then spoke to a neighbor who said his lawnmower had been stolen. The neighbor then identified the lawnmower at the scene.
The coroner's office said there was no initial evidence of foul play.
Salisbury confirmed Wednesday Catchings died from a "cardiac event."
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University of Hawaii Advisory Presidential Selection Committee to conduct series of "Listening Tours" at UH campusesUniversity of Hawaiʻi
HONOLULU — The University of Hawaiʻi Advisory Presidential Selection Committee is in the process of conducting a series of "listening tours" scheduled this week at University of Hawaiʻi campuses statewide. The tours are intended to solicit input to help in the selection of a new president for the University of Hawaiʻi System to succeed current UH President David McClain, who will be leaving the position this coming summer.
Listening tours were previously conducted at UH Hilo and Hawaiʻi Community College campuses and with the Student Caucus, Council of Chancellors, All Campus Council of Faculty Senate Chairs, and Pukoa Council.
Donna Tanoue, head of the 12-member search committee, said, "The recent listening tours provided excellent and valuable feedback from faculty, students, administrators and community members. We are encouraging anyone who is interested in attending to join us and share their thoughts and opinions."
The public is welcome to attend the tours, which will be held in an informal talk-story format. Select members of the Selection Advisory Committee, together with representatives from the search firm Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates and/or the UH Board of Regents will be at the tour locations to solicit input on the characteristics, credentials, and opportunities and challenges for the new president.
The information will be used to assist the selection committee in identifying highly qualified candidates. Those who are unable to attend a meeting but would like to contribute comments can do so by sending an email to email@example.com.
This week's schedule of tours is as follows:
Wednesday January 21
9 a.m. — Kapiʻolani Community College (Tamarind Room, Ohelo Building)
2 p.m. — Leeward Community College/UH West Oʻahu (GT 105, Leeward Community College)
Thursday, January 22
9:30 a.m. — Maui Community College (Laulima 107)
2:30 p.m. — Kauaʻi Community College (Cafeteria)
Friday, January 23
9 a.m. — UH Mānoa (Hemenway Theater)
Noon — Windward Community College (Hale Akoakoa 105)
2:30 p.m. — Honolulu Community College (Norman W.H. Loui Conference Center, Bldg. 2, Room 201)
For more information about the UH presidential search, visit www.hawaii.edu.
Established in 1907 and fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, the University of Hawaiʻi is the state's sole public system of higher education. The UH System provides an array of undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees and community programs on 10 campuses and through educational, training, and research centers across the state. UH enrolls more than 50,000 students from Hawaiʻi, the U.S. mainland, and around the world. For more information, visit www.hawaii.edu.
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text: Student Profiles Andrew Rudisill Vinton Andrew Rudisill Vinton Why did you come to Bowdoin? I was born right up the street at Park View Hospital and lived in Damariscotta, but when I was five we moved to Utah. It was always in the back of my head that I wanted to come back here. When my senior year rolled around and the college question came up, my list of criteria pointed to a relatively small college with a Division I ski team. That gave me a list of around 10 pretty good schools. When I did my college tour of those schools something just felt irrevocably out of place. Maybe it was because I was born around here, or that I liked the ski coach more, or that I sat in on better classes, but Bowdoin just felt like it fit. On a quick aside: it also helped that my brother went here and his friends threw a party when I visited. Why did you decide on that major? Everyone in my family has been an English major. That said, when I started here I was pretty certain that I was going to be the Vinton to buck that trend. I took some sociology, a little philosophy, I even took Economics 101, but by the spring semester of my sophomore year I had taken a few courses that showed me where I was really supposed to be. Then I threw in the Government portion as an act of rebellion—a small act of defiance to teach my family a lesson (I don't really know what that lesson was). But seriously, these are just two good departments with great professors and interesting material. Every time that the course packet for the next semester comes out I find that there are enough courses in English and Government to fill two schedules. What's the best class you've ever taken at Bowdoin? My sophomore year I took a course on John Milton with Professor Ann Kibbie. This was probably the class that sealed the deal for me becoming an English major. It wasn't just that I liked the material or that I felt like I was on the same wavelength with the professor, but more that it was the first time that I could remember being that excited about the work, the reading, and the ideas. When you get that much excitement out of reading Areopagitica you can't help but feel like you've been initiated to something. What extracurricular activities do you participate in? I was on the Alpine Ski Team for my first and second years. I had grown up racing and it had become one of the things I defined myself by. That's why the decision to quit and focus on school was so difficult. I also am a part of Brunswick's charter of "Big Brother's, Big Sisters." They tell me that it's a good experience for these kids but I take a lot from it myself. Even when I'm loaded with papers and reading, meeting with my "little" is the best break I can have. Although some people wouldn't view it as an "extracurricular activity," I'm also involved in the Bowdoin Bowling League. I think that when you take it as serious as my team and I do, it ceases to be a mere social gathering. What's your best Bowdoin memory? Hands down, easily, by far the greatest thing to happen to me was when my team took the Bowling League championship last year. We had been to the finals our first two years and finally broke the curse. It validated all the after-hours practicing we had been doing and proved that team spirit does have a place in bowling alleys. Unfortunately, one of our teammates missed the championship game and another missed the awards because he was on the phone with his mom. I guess that means that they wouldn't cite the championship as the momentous highlight of their Bowdoin careers. What's your strangest or funniest experience while at Bowdoin? I'm not good at immediate recall so I'll go with something recent. My friend and I have a radio show on WBOR and the byline on it says, "Nouveau Post-Mondale Minneapolis Underground: In the mid-80's a certain sentiment fell over Minneapolis like a blanket of polluted snow. What we do is make tangible what has thus far been unarticulated." I got a kick out of that but I guess most of my humor is for my own entertainment. Kind of like the segment we do on the show called "The Ultra-Mundane." This is the part where my brother calls from work and we talk about the mundane details of his life, i.e. 401k plans, his computer network's technician, even the "check engine" light in his car. Have you done any independent study/honors projects? I did an independent study with Professor Kibbie during the fall of my junior year. At the heart of it was Norman Mailer's nonfiction novel called The Executioner's Song. I wanted to look at the complications and implications of putting the terms "nonfiction" and "novel" together. Every page of the book seemed to be complicated and compounded by the fact that it was an attempt to create a narrative structure within events that actually took place. We started out with really no limits on where it would go or what form it would take, so it was up to me to find out what parts of it really interested me. I ended up focusing on the impact of the author on what was supposed to be a "true" story. What are your plans for after graduation? For the last four summers I've worked as a river guide in southern Utah. I'll be heading back there directly after graduation. It has been a great experience and an amazing counter to my time here at Bowdoin—definitely two different worlds. We only do multi-day trips as well, which means that each week I get to know another group of people in a pretty intimate way. After that I'm going to be a deck hand on a research vessel. From October to March I'm going to be coiling the rope, swabbing the deck, and dropping the anchor. It's a job that I got through a guest I took down the river last year. After that I really don't have what you would call a plan, as such. I'm winging it really, at least until I decide whether or not I want to go to grad school. Is there anything else about Bowdoin or your experiences here that you would want prospective students to know? I think a lot of people view a Bowdoin education as a means to something else—like a gateway to their future lives. I don't disagree; Bowdoin does provide that. But I think it's also good to look at the Bowdoin experience (or any liberal arts experience for that matter) as something more inclusive: an education in and of itself. Story posted on November 04, 2003 « Back | More Student Profiles | Go to News Home


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Scarlett Johansson stepped out at the premiere of her play "Cat On a Hot Tin Roof," bringing with her some old Hollywood glamour. Complete with retro hair, fiery red lips, and defined eyes, the star took everyone back in time. The face of Dolce & Gabbana wore the brand from head-to-toe, including her nail polish, fragrance, and black ensemble. This old-school look created by celebrity makeup artist Gianpaolo Ceciliato, shook things up on the red carpet without looking costumey—she saved that for the stage!
Bring out your theatrical side and copy Scarlett's bright lip and black liner by following these steps from Ceciliato.


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The HP Deskjet Control Panel for DOS is software that replaces the front panel switches found on older HP Deskjet printers. The Control Panel is not a printer driver; it must be used along with the DOS software's printer drivers. When there is no specific printer driver available in a program for the printer being used, the Control Panel allows access to some print settings and features that may not be available through the DOS program. If settings are available in both the DOS program's printer settings and the Control Panel, the settings made in the DOS program should override those made in the Control Panel.
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A team of UC Davis investigators has found that a genetic mutation may play an important role in the development of prostate cancer. The mutation of the so-called p53 (or Tp53) gene was previously implicated in late disease progression, but until now has never been shown to act as an initiating factor. The findings may open new avenues for diagnosing and treating the disease.
The study was published online in the journal Disease Models & Mechanisms and will appear in the November 2012 print edition in an article titled, "Initiation of prostate cancer in mice by Tp53R270H: Evidence for an alternate molecular progression," and is available online.
"Our team found a molecular pathway to prostate cancer that differs from the current conventional wisdom of how the disease develops," said Alexander Borowsky, associate professor of pathology and laboratory medicine and principal investigator of the study. "With this new understanding, research can go in new directions to possibly develop new diagnostics and refine therapy."
Prostate cancer is the leading cancer diagnosis in men in the United States. Although it is curable in about 80 percent of men with localized disease, the rate is much lower if the cancer is highly virulent and has spread beyond the prostate gland.
The investigators developed a mouse model genetically engineered to have a mutation in the "tumor suppressor" gene, p53, specifically in the cells of the prostate gland. These mice were significantly more likely to develop prostate cancer than control mice without the mutation, and provided the first indication that the p53 mutation could be involved in the initiation of prostate cancer. They also note that the mutation of p53 in the prostate differs from loss or "knock-out" of the gene, which suggests that the mechanism is more complicated than simply a "loss of tumor suppression" and appears to involve an actively oncogenic function of the mutant gene.
The p53 gene encodes for a protein that normally acts as a tumor suppressor, preventing the replication of cells that have suffered DNA damage. Mutation of the gene, which can occur through chemicals, radiation or viruses, causes cells to undergo uncontrolled cell division. The p53 mutation has been implicated in the initiation of other malignancies, including breast, lung and esophageal cancers.
Other studies have associated p53 mutation with disease progression in prostate cancer, but this is the first to find that it can have a role in the early initiation of prostate cancer, as well.
Until now, understanding of the role of p53 was that mutation occurred exclusively as a late event in the course of prostate cancer. Based on the findings in the new mouse model that the researchers developed, p53 mutation not only can initiate prostate cancer but might also be associated with early progression toward more aggressive forms of the disease.
Genetic mutations can initiate cancers in a variety of ways. Those include promotion of uncontrolled cell growth and loss of the gene's normal cell growth-suppressor functions. Exactly how the p53 mutation promotes the initiation and progression of prostate cancer remains to be clarified and is a focus of current research by the UC Davis team. They also are trying to gain an understanding of how the p53 mutation affects the effectiveness of standard treatments for prostate cancer, such as radiation and hormone therapy.
Another application of the discovery could be the development of a new diagnostic test for prostate cancer based on the presence of the p53 mutation as a biomarker.
"Knowing that prostate cancer can develop via p53 mutation opens new opportunities for researchers in the field," said Borowsky. "This is a game-changer in the understanding of prostate cancer."
Other UC Davis study authors were Ralph de Vere White and Ruth Vinall of the Department of Urology, and Jane Qian Chen, N.E. Hubbard and Shola Sulaimon of the Center for Comparative Medicine. Borowsky is also affiliated with the UC Davis Center for Comparative Medicine.
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is the only National Cancer Institute-designated center serving the Central Valley and inland Northern California, a region of more than 6 million people. Its specialists provide compassionate, comprehensive care for more than 9,000 adults and children every year, and access to more than 150 clinical trials at any given time. Its innovative research program engages more than 280 scientists at UC Davis, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Jackson Laboratory (JAX West), whose scientific partnerships advance discovery of new tools to diagnose and treat cancer. Through the Cancer Care Network, UC Davis collaborates with a number of hospitals and clinical centers throughout the Central Valley and Northern California regions to offer the latest cancer care. Its community-based outreach and education programs address disparities in cancer outcomes across diverse populations. For more information, visit cancer.ucdavis.edu.


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Just a note of interest... Coach Garry Maskaly opted not to attend a mandatory volleyball meeting of the committee that selects the North/South team. Chase Ealey was chosen but none of the required paperwork had been turned in by her coach, again Maskaly. Other varsity coaches on the committee have verbalized their support and disappointment for her. The team was in Albuquerque for state and the meeting was held during down time for the teams, five plus hours... No phone calls or emails to the coach have been returned, it appears he is in England. College team scouts these games, just saying. We may have had more team members nominated but we will never know, the coach never showed...


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Captain Sam Warburton will return to the Wales starting line-up for Saturday's Six Nations clash against Ireland in Dublin.
Warburton, who began his comeback from a shoulder injury off the bench when Wales beat Italy three days ago, replaces openside flanker Justin Tipuric.
Wales coach Warren Gatland has made two other changes from the side that accounted for Italy 23-15, recalling 101 times-capped prop Gethin Jenkins in place of Paul James while Andrew Coombs takes over from lock Luke Charteris, who has a hamstring injury. James and Tipuric are among the replacements, where there is also a spot for uncapped Scarlets lock Jake Ball.
Ball, 22, emigrated to Australia five years ago but his rugby progress Down Under was spotted by the Scarlets, and they signed him on a three-year deal in 2012.
The Berkshire-born forward qualifies for Wales through his father, who was born in Colwyn Bay.
Ball's Scarlets colleague, centre Jonathan Davies, will not be involved at the Aviva Stadium.
He returned to action with a 40-minute run-out for the Scarlets last Saturday following a three-month absence recovering from a torn pectoral muscle.
Lock Alun-Wyn Jones led Wales in Warburton's absence from the starting XV against Italy as the reigning Six Nations champions got their quest for an unprecedented title hat-trick off to a winning start.
And while Gatland has made three switches up front, the back division is unchanged.
Full-back Leigh Halfpenny, who passed 350 Test points during the Italy match, will win his 50th cap, a landmark that James is also set to reach if he features off the bench.
Wales have won three of their last four games against Ireland, but Joe Schmidt's team delivered a strong display to account for Scotland 28-6 in their Six Nations opener on Sunday.
"It is great to bring Sam and Gethin back into the side, and it's a good opportunity for Andrew Coombs to start as well," Gatland said.
"Last weekend was a good hit-out for a lot of reasons, but we still have things to work on and we know how important this game is.
"We haven't lost an away match in the Six Nations since 2011, and we have to have the belief and confidence that we can do it again this weekend.
"It's going to be tough - both sides won their opening game. We will have to be physical and take it to them.
"We feel in most tournaments that we get stronger as it goes on, and that will need to be the case this weekend."
Wales team to play Ireland:
L Halfpenny (Cardiff Blues); A Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues), S Williams (Scarlets), J Roberts (Racing Metro), G North (Northampton); R Priestland (Scarlets), M Phillips (Racing Metro); G Jenkins (Cardiff Blues), R Hibbard (Ospreys), A Jones (Ospreys), A Coombs (Newport Gwent Dragons), A-W Jones (Ospreys), D Lydiate (Racing Metro), S Warburton (Cardiff Blues, capt), T Faletau (Newport Gwent Dragons).
Replacements: K Owens (Scarlets), P James (Bath), R Jones (Scarlets), J Ball (Scarlets), J Tipuric (Ospreys), R Webb (Ospreys), J Hook (Perpignan), L Williams (Scarlets).
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The idea of craft is an unanticipated product of the Industrial Revolution. Since everything humans made before that time was craft in one way or another, involving hand and eye, the concept had nothing to contrast with. But the Industrial Revolution robbed the hand of all its skills, building them instead into machines, leaving the hand to perform basic repetitive actions–turning a knob, tightening a nut, pressing a button. Everything that distinguished handed beings was appropriated by the machinery that turned out uniform products in quantities limited only by the capacity of society to consume bicycle wheels, grooming combs, snow shovels, bottle racks and urinals, all in profitable numbers. Craft emerged as a concept in the late nineteenth century as an anti-industrial ideology, which advocated returning skills to the hand and aestheticizing the autographic quality of nonuniform products–the handmade, the handwrought, the handsewn, the handspun, the handwoven, the handpainted. To choose the often rough and uneven craft-object over the smooth and uniform industrial object was to declare one's preference for a society radically different from the one industrialization generated. It was to will a more elemental and allegedly a more fulfilling form of life. "I still find it amazing," the artist Tim Rollins wrote, "that the greatest indictment of capitalism can be found in but a yard of [William] Morris's perfect, beautiful materials." Morris undertook to re-enfranchise the hand in the age of mechanical production. The hand, of course, had never disappeared from art. The Arts and Crafts movement, with which Morris's name is associated, accordingly treated art as the paradigm through which to understand what craft should be. The artist's touch became the basis of aesthetics and connoisseurship.
"My hand," Marcel Duchamp said in a late interview, "became my enemy in 1912. I wanted to get away from the palette. This chapter of my life was over and immediately I thought of inventing a new way to go about painting. That came with the Large Glass." The Large Glass is a paralyzingly complex work, on which Duchamp labored from 1915 until 1923, when he more or less abandoned it. But he had begun to compile ideas for the work as early as 1912, using whatever scrap of paper was at hand and throwing the notes together in a box. It is widely assumed among Duchampians that the notes, with their cryptic references, their calculations and diagrams, hold the key to the hermetic Large Glass, a work at once scientistic and erotic. Like Picasso's Demoiselles d'Avignon–the only twentieth-century work with which it can be compared–it is something of a comic masterpiece. The full title of the work is The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even (La Mariée mise à nu par ses célibataires, même). The prurience aroused by the title is not readily gratified by looking at the work, least of all the Bride herself, who scarcely looks naked and hardly looks female. She is suspended in the upper left corner of the glass, like the Sibyl of Cumae, which Petronius's narrator claims to have seen, hanging in a bottle (ampulla), with his own eyes.
Fascinated as I have always been with Duchamp as an artist, I have been content to learn what I could from those who sought to glean meaning from the notes, as the art historian Linda Dalrymple Henderson has done in a remarkable new study, Duchamp in Context. "The complex iconography of the Large Glass," Henderson writes, "can be fathomed only with reference to the multitude of notes Duchamp began to make in 1912, in preparation for the work." Duchamp himself characterized the notes as "somewhat like a Sears Roebuck catalogue," meant "to accompany the glass and be quite as important as the visual material." Henderson, however, has gone further: She has undertaken to set Notes and Glass together, as her subtitle announces (Science and Technology in the Large Glass and Related Works), in the context of early twentieth-century science and technology. It is not Henderson's claim that tracking down scientific references is "the whole story," and of course it is not (there may not be a "whole story"). But she captures enough of the science to make clear that much of the inspiration for the Glass derives from what, to us, is a fairly remote period of scientific discovery. Consider the discovery of X-rays. The X-ray is so common a diagnostic instrument that it is difficult to imagine anyone today as thrilled by X-rays as Flammarion, the French science writer, was: "To see through opaque substances! to look inside a closed box! to see the bones of an arm, a leg, a body, through flesh and clothing!" Fearing that they might be "stripped bare" by X-rays, Henderson tells us, women could avail themselves of lead undergarments as modesty shields; and she quotes a scrap of contemporary doggerel: "I hear they'll gaze/thro' cloak and gown–and even stays/These naughty, naughty Roentgen Rays." It somewhat confirms the lubricity of the male gaze feminists have made so central to their reflections on gender, that one of the first applications to occur to anyone was a new way of peering up skirts. It also alerts us to an irresistible connection between erotic humor and scientific concepts, which played so large a role in Duchamp's sensibility. Alas, if the Bachelors should have used X-rays to strip the Bride, they would have gone too far, for they would also have stripped her of her nakedness. I cannot imagine the prurient readers of men's magazines being aroused by X-ray photographs of famous models.


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If you thought that whole Nene Leakes and Kim Zolciak feud was over, you know, being that their reality show is currently off the air, well think again.
That beef got reignited this week as Kim graces the latest cover of Life & Style magazine under the heading of "Baby Drama." It seems Kim's baby drama has to do with her Real Housewives of Atlanta castmate and former BFF Nene, who had some not so nice things to say about her to the mag.
"I'm not interested in seeing the baby, and I have no plans to send a gift," Nene tells Life & Style of Kim's baby, due in June. "Absolutely no plans at all," added the Nene.
Meanwhile, Kim is still very upset at Nene for both accusing her of treating her assistant Sweetie Hughes like a slave and then calling Sweetie a slave to her face.
Plus back on Feb. 16, a "Free Sweetie" campaign was launched after Nene called in to Rickey Smiley's Atlanta radio show. "To have all these T- shirts and posters being made, it's disgusting," Kim tells Life & Style. "NeNe has problems. I never want to speak to her again."
That feeling is mutual with the Nene, who Life & Style describes as still being "extremely angry," as she had more words for Kim. "She's a big, big liar, and I have a problem with liars," NeNe tells Life & Style.
As if the national magazine cover story wasn't enough, the ladies took their beef to the twitter.
Nene fired the first shots when she tweeted on Wednesday morning. "U know these chicks gotta get press somehow so what better way than 2 call my name because nobody is calling theirs!" wrote Nene, having spent the past two months talking about Star Jones to the press. "My life is EVERYTHING right now so please don't bring these negative, miserable pretending 2 b happy people comments 2 my timeline!" added Nene. Life must be tough when you're always the victim.
Kim's response you ask? She tweeted a link to the Life & Style story and then added "I want her to say what I have EVER lied about! Lmao! She can't! Nice try #peoplecanttakeitwhenothersarehappy."
And finally, we reported two weeks ago that Kim and her NFL player baby's daddy in waiting Kroy Biermann were looking to purchase a $3.25 million mansion. In fact, the two even put in an offer on the 11,000 sq. ft. mansion in Duluth, Georgia. Well it seems that offer did not go through as the AJC reports the couple is now in talks to lease the same property.


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- Brazilian Grand Prix - FP2
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Lewis Hamilton said that McLaren is "certainly looking strong" after topping both Friday practice sessions for the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Having won the last race in Abu Dhabi, Hamilton set the fastest time of FP1 by just 0.009s before extending his advantage over Sebastian Vettel to over a quarter of a second in the afternoon session. While high track temperatures meant many drivers were struggling for grip Hamilton said he was encouraged by McLarens pace in the conditions.
"It's been a positive first day - I hope we can maintain our form or even progress it tomorrow," Hamilton said. "We're certainly looking strong, but this place can be so tough on tyres that it's hard to make any accurate predictions at this stage. The track and ambient temperatures were so high today that it felt almost as though I was sliding around the track with the tyres melting! Having said that, our long runs are usually tougher on the tyres [than shorter runs], but our long runs still looked quite good today."
Hamilton also said that he would be "savouring every moment" of his final race weekend with McLaren.
"It's great to have such a positive final Friday with the team - it's been one of the best Fridays we've had for a long, long time, in fact. I'm savouring every moment of this weekend, and I'll be taking photographs of my engineers and mechanics through each day. The car feels really good - thanks, guys - and it would be the perfect Saturday if I could take pole tomorrow."


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Assessing Rapid Climate Change During the Last Interglacial with a New Approach to Sea Level Reconstruction
OCCI Funded Project: 2005
Ken Sims - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Allen Curran - Smith College
Brian White - Smith College
What are the primary questions you are trying to address with this research?
The purpose of this project is to document the history of Last Interglacial sea level in detail, in order to understand if interglacial climates are inherently more stable than glacial ones. Previous work by others has produced conflicting results. The details of sea-level change have been difficult to resolve because of significant problems with conventional methods of coral dating. We will use a promising new approach that results in more accurate ages. Preliminary results suggest sea level changes by tens of meters over cycles of several thousand years.
What is the significance of this research for others working in this field of inquiry and for the broader scientific community?
Rapid and substantial sea level change implies similar changes in global climate and continental ice sheets. Present ideas about rapid climate change often invoke surges of ice or melt water from large northern hemisphere ice sheets. If such changes were indeed occurring during the Last Interglacial, a time of minimum northern hemisphere ice, it will require a different explanation. Rapid fluctuations in ice sheets also present a challenge to those working on glacier dynamics. In addition, if the new approach to coral dating proves to be robust, it will lead to significant improvements in chronologies for the past 600,000 years, benefiting all who work in this interesting period.
What is the significance of this research for society?
Today's interglacial climate appears to have been relatively stable over the last several thousand years, in sharp contrast to the most recent glacial period where rapid and substantial climate changes have been well documented. In light of the increasing human impact on Earth's climate, it is important to understand whether our modern climate is inherently stable, or if it might be susceptible to rapid change.
When and where will this investigation be conducted?
The plan is to revisit key coral outcrops on Barbados and the Bahamas, to do high-resolution sampling and mapping. If detailed results from these two sites agree, it will build confidence in this new methodology and add to our understanding of Last Interglacial sea level and climate change. In both locations, previous mapping and dating provides a solid foundation for focusing detailed sampling efforts.
What are the key tools or instruments needed to conduct this research?
In addition to a sledgehammer and chisel, which are the sampling instruments of choice for coral outcrops, the isotopic analysis for dating will be done at the WHOI Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry Facility. The instrument, a Neptune ICP-MS, has the required precision to generate high-quality coral ages.
Relevant publications:
Thompson, W. G., and S. L. Goldstein (2005). "Open-System Coral Ages Reveal Persistent Suborbital Sea-Level Cycles." Science 308: 401-404.
Thompson, W. G., et al. (2003). "An Open-System model for the U-series age determinations of fossil corals." Earth and Planetary Science Letters 210: 365-381.
Web links to popular science articles:
Bill Thompson is presently an Ocean and Climate Change Institute Postdoctoral Scholar at WHOI. His PhD work on coral dating and sea level was done at the Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, where he developed a new approach to U/Th coral dating. Undergraduate work and a Masters thesis on sea level variability during the Late Holocene and metal contamination in salt marshes was completed at Wesleyan University. Bill was born in landlocked Ann Arbor, Michigan, but grew up on the Connecticut shore of Long Island Sound. After a twenty-year career as a musician and entrepreneur, he returned to school with the intention of studying molecular biology, but quickly gravitated to the Geology department. Bill and his new wife, author Jamie Callan, currently live in a converted boathouse on Eel Pond in Woods Hole village. He spends his off hours fishing, cooking, and puttering around with his bonsai trees.


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"Radiant Space" Illuminates Houston with Flashes of the West Coast's Light and Space Movement
In his sculptures, videos, and works on paper, Stephen Dean approaches color theory from a scientist's perspective. Using the tools of the laboratory—including colorful NASA-designed dichroic glass, weather maps, and thermal-imaging cameras—Dean creates works that celebrate the relationship between saturated color, transparency, and light. "The way I make these pieces, it's like a form of painting," Dean has said of sculptures like Prayer Mill (2007), which features colorful panels of high-tech dichroic glass arranged on a postcard stand. "It's not in the idea of turning painting into a three-dimensional space, but about the looking." In such pieces, ambient natural light plays as important of a role as his physical materials, changing the colors of the sculpture throughout the day.
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January 18. 2014 1:27AM
Guns & illness: A better way on mass shootings
Adam Lanza, the shooter at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., lived in Kingston, New Hampshire, until 1998. Had his mother chosen to stay in New Hampshire, and Adam's life remained the same otherwise, it is possible that the children of some people reading this editorial would be dead by Adam Lanza's hands.
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, the anti-gun left lifted its banner and ran to Washington to demand sweeping gun control measures. That did not happen, thanks to sensible senators like Kelly Ayotte. The next time a mass school shooting gains national attention, the outcome might be very different. Our Second Amendment rights will be secure only so long as the people demand that they be upheld. But the people can be fickle.
Supporters and defenders of the Second Amendment should be working on solutions that will reduce the odds of another mass shooting (last year's gun control measures would not have) without endangering our rights as a people. Unfortunately, when a bill to do that came up for discussion in the Legislature last week, the most vigorous opponents were self-described defenders of the Second Amendment.
Senate Bill 244 would place on the federal list of people prohibited from gun ownership anyone involuntarily committed to a mental health facility, found incompetent to stand trial, found not guilty by reason of insanity, or having a court-appointed guardian.
The bill needs a lot more work. The list is too long. Having a court-appointed guardian, for instance, is not the same as being too mentally ill to own firearms. What if, as in the Lanza family, a mentally ill person lives with a non-ill gun owner? What protections would be put in place for people whose local police chief is a zealous gun-confiscator?
But the approach is more sensible than the typical gun-grabbing approach.
If we want to curb mass shootings, we need to focus on people with serious mental problems, not on guns.


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Olivia Newton-John's daughter, Chloe, with ex-husband Matt Lattanzi stepped out with her famous mom (right) looking very different than she did in 2011. The newly blonde singer had noticeably larger lips and breasts and was showing a lot more skin. The duo were promoting their new music video for the song "You Have to Believe," a remix of Newton-John's 1980 hit, "Magic."
Billy Joel's little girl is all grown up. Alexa Ray, the daughter of the "Piano Man" singer and model Christie Brinkley has turned heads with her recent looks. Alexa admitted to a nose job in 2010, but it looks to us like she didn't stop there...
The 'Pulp Fiction' star, 44, turned heads with her appearance (left) at a party Feb. 9 for her new NBC miniseries 'The Slap.' She looked much different - and more like her old self - just a year ago at the Cannes Film Festival celebrating the 25th anniversary of 'Pulp Fiction.'
Brittny Gastineau sure looks different, and it's not just her hair color that's changed. The reality star and model's lips look fuller and her jaw line more pronounced. Click here for more pictures of Gastineau from X17online.com.
Aubrey O'Day seems to have changed her face quite drastically since leaving Danity Kane. The singer's dramatic makeup and enhanced lips made her nearly unrecognizable. Click here for more pictures of O'Day.
Reality star Courtney Stodden has certainly gone under quite the transformation since she first made headlines for marrying then 51-year-old actor Doug Hutchison at the age of 16. The now 20-year-old has admitted to breast implants and lip injections but claims that's all she's changed. Click here for more pictures of C-Stod before the fame.
Yes, that really is Renee Zellweger. The "Bridget Jones" star was completely unrecognizable (right) at the 2014 Elle Women in Hollywood awards, causing many fans to question if it was really her. Click here for more of the shocking photos.
The typically-made up "Real Housewife" went for a more natural-look while filming in Amsterdam. But it's not her nearly-bare face that made us say what? The picture revealed Glanville's plumper lips and larger cheek bones. Click here for more pics of the 'Real Housewives' star.
Lark is best known for playing Lisa on "Saved By The Bell," but she has drastically changed her look since her child star days. She is almost unrecognizable in this recent snapshot, leaving us wondering just what work she had done. Click here for more photos of her transformation
Following a car accident in 2007, McGowan said she had some corrective surgery to heal a cut from eyeglasses under her eye.
But some say she had additional procedures on her cheeks and nose.
Looking at her before (left) and after pictures.
Reid's career might be facing a revival of sorts -- she stars in the cult movie "Sharknado 2" -- but it looks like her face could use its own rejuvenation of sorts. The actress looked scary in the Syfy channel's original movie (R).
The reality star vehemently denies that she's had any work done on her face. But when you look at more recent pictures of her (C) she looks like a completely different person.
When additional images surfaced of her with an extreme trout-pout (L), she explained: "The reality is I didn't [have plastic surgery]. I was puffy. I was swollen."
Mysterious. Click here for more pictures of Kim.
Kidman's appearance at the Cannes Film Festival caused a stir, but it wasn't her new movie, "Grace of Monaco' that had everyone buzzing. The actress' face looked frozen and noticeably more puffy. We think the mom of four experimented with too many fillers, do you? For more pictures of Nicole, visit Hollywoodlife.com.
Rumer's lips looked noticeably plumper after stepping out in West Hollywood. Is it just a rumor, or did the actress get lip injections to enhance her look? For more pictures of Rumer, go to X17online.com.
Rinna's lips have always looked somewhat enhanced, but when the star stepped out recently with especially plump-looking lips we can't help but wonder if she had a little more work done. For more pictures of Rinna, go to X17online.com.
Dickinson's face has been looking extra stretched lately. No one has eyebrows that are naturally that high.
The actress sure does look different from her "Kill Bill" days.
Specifically in the brow, lip and cheek areas.
See how much Daryl's face has changed over the years at X17Online.com.
Rosie has always had show-stopping lips, but the model's signature pout has been looking extra puffy as of late.
Actress Lara Flynn Boyle is almost unrecognizable in recent photos. Did she go under the knife?
Click here for more pics of Lara from RumorFix.
Nicki Minaj's hair color and style are always changing, but what about her face? It looks pretty different in 2013 than it did in 2010. Minaj says makeup is to blame—she does have highly skilled contour artists at her disposal—but we're not so sure.
Lindsay Lohan's little sister Ali looks drastically different these days. The 19-year-old insists she hasn't had any plastic surgery, but we've got to wonder. Here she is in 2006, left, and in a recent photo, right.
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Over the years, Kristin's face appears to keep changing. On the left is a fresh faced Kristin in 2003 as she was promoting an ABC movie, then (middle) you see the actress two years later. On the right is the face that Kristin wears today, but who knows what it'll look like next year...
Click through for some other plastic surgery mysteries.
The mom-of-eight appeared on "The View" on Feb. 26 (right) looking awfully different. Aside from her new longer locks, her nose, chin and cheeks all look a bit redone.
Click through for some more mysterious celebrity transformations.
Though rapper Lil' Kim won't admit to having any plastic surgery done, these pictures of her in 2008 (left) and 2013 (right) seem to tell a different story. The singer looks almost nothing like her younger self, leaving fans to wonder just what work she has had done.
Click here for more photos from Celebuzz
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The "Sleepless in Seattle" star was known for her cute, girl-next-door look when she first started out in the '80s (left). Now, (right) she looks a little, um, different.
Although she's never publicly said she has had work done, pictures suggest otherwise.
Vivica A. Fox (right) is looking rather different than she did in 2003 (left) and now we know why. "Yeah, I have experimented with it, but no, I'm not doing any more of that plastic surgery crap," the actress told Upscale magazine in 2007.
Not mysterious.
The "Rambo" star (left) has always had a naturally interesting face. And as the years go by, his face gets more and more interesting (right).
Could the changes be due to age, getting punched too many times in the "Rocky" movies or plastic surgery?
You decide.
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Megan Fox (left) wants you to believe that her beauty is au naturel. She even posted a TwitPic of herself showing off her wrinkles to dispel any rumors that she has gone under the knife.
But whether it's a different makeup artist or a new doc, something is looking rather different about her these days (right).
The 42-year-old actress looks great for her age (right). But is it because of great genes or great docs?
The "Jersey Shore" star recently lost weight (right) and says that's the cause of her changing face.
"People are saying I got cheek implants, my chin shaved down and a nose job," she tells In Touch magazine.
"I lost 15 pounds and my cheeks have become more defined," she says.
Her chest, though, she freely admits is surgically enhanced.
Not mysterious.
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Have they or haven't they gone under the knife?