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MORGAN HILL, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California preschool teacher is facing jail time after pleading no contest to slipping sleeping pills in toddlers' water cups.
Santa Clara County prosecutors say 59-year-old Deborah Gratz entered the plea this week to a charge of attempted child endangerment.
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For Michelina Scotto, raising $10,000 is easy. It's the 24 hours of cold water that has her worried
For Michelina Scotto of Stevensville, the easy part is raising the $10,000 qualification fee for joining the Super Plunge Team of the 17th Annual MSP Polar Bear Plunge benefitting Special Olympics Maryland.
So what if fundraising — including a Fire and Ice Party January 19 — cost the restaurateur, co-owner of Luna Blu in Annapolis and Rustico in Stevensville, more than she expects to raise? Raising money is what Scotto knows.
Cold is what she fears.
"I don't like the cold," she says.
Yet for four years she's taken the plunge, not only dashing in but going under the icy water.
How did it feel?
"Cold!" she says.
"My first year was the year of the snowstorm," she says. "It was so bad at the 1pm plunge you couldn't see the Bay. People were medevaced out. The 3pm plunge was cancelled."
Four immersions in four years are an icy drop in a frozen bucket to what Scotto plans this year.
As a super plunger, she'll be submerging herself 24 times, once an hour for 24 hours, from 10am Friday, January 25 to 9am Saturday, January 26.
"I'm scared to death!" she says.
Only love could drive a normally rational person to such madness.
Jimmy Myrick Jr. drove Scotto to it.
Jimmy, who is 30 and has Down's syndrome, made 10 plunges until acute leukemia forced him out of the water last year.
Scotto calls him "the face of Special Olympics."
"Last year," she says, "super plungers carried cutouts of Jimmy in each of their plunges."
This year, Scotto is super plunging in his honor.
"There's nobody like Jimmy," Scotto says of her family friend. "He still smiles after this year, back in the hospital over and over with acute leukemia on top of Down's syndrome."
So the last Friday in January, Scotto will arrive at the Super Plunge Team tent at about 9am for the first dip at 10am.
"Every hour on the hour there's a countdown," she says. "Everyone goes out one door with Jimmy's picture on it, so you hit his picture as you go."
Then it's into the frigid water for the Super Plunge Team of 30 or so fanatics. Scotto covers up with Under Armour and water shoes. Then she goes all the way in, so not an inch of her tall frame, from her toes to her long blond hair, is dry.
"Everyone comes back in another door and in to three hot tubs. I expect to jump right in one of them," she says.
Men's and women's changing rooms also have saunas and space to slip into dry clothes. Dry until the next hour's countdown, that is.
In between plunges, massage is offered by therapists like Michele Kliever of Even Keel Wellness Spa, who is keeping vigil with Scotto. There is food, chairs to relax in and hope of a few minutes sleep.
"At 7pm," when, Scotto says, "you need the momentum to pump you up, anyone in your family can come into the tent and go in with you."
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If somehow you figure out a way to stop super sophomore Jalen Brunson, then fellow fine sophomore Colby Cashaw will burn you inside and outside. Add the outside shooting of Andy Stempel and Matt Morrissey, and there is no wonder why the Patriots are the top seed in the Waukegan sectional.
"They have four really good players," Lake Zurich coach Billy Pitcher said. "And with Cashaw hitting 3s, they are hard to defend."
On its march to a North Suburban Conference Lake Division title, the visiting Patriots hit their first three baskets from three-point range and never looked back in beating Lake Zurich 62-49 Saturday night.
It marked the 20th win of the season for Stevenson (20-4, 9-2), which concludes division play with a home game against Mundelein on Friday night.
Brunson's first three buckets of the night came from long range. He had 15 points by halftime, as the Pats took a 31-16 lead.
"Our coach has confidence that we can go out and knock those down," Brunson said. "But we also know that we can't settle for just this."
That two-headed scoring machine of Brunson and Cashaw split six 3-pointers in the victory.
"Brunson's got such a smooth shot," Stevenson coach Pat Ambrose said. "And Cashaw is just as smooth as butter."
Stevenson's three-point attack was contagious, as senior backup point guard Justin Berkson launched one in the middle of the third quarter. When it landed, the Stevenson lead was almost untouchable at 41-20. It grew as high as 27 points (48-31) when the third quarter expired.
And then the home team finally had enough. Lake Zurich (13-13, 3-7) caught fire in the fourth quarter, scoring twice as many points in the second half as it scored in the first half.
"That team didn't lie down," Ambrose said. "They came back hard at us."
On a tough, spinning shot from Lake Zurich's John Repplinger (9 points), the Stevenson lead shrunk to 54-42.
"We got it going," said Bears sophomore guard Mike Travlos, who scored 9 points. "We were aggressive on the defensive end. We are way better than our record shows."
Pitcher and his assistant coach, former Hersey head coach Don Rowley, both agreed the Bears didn't come out strong against this league leader.
"We weren't aggressive enough," Pitcher said.
Some of that lack of aggressiveness may have been a reason why Lake Zurich reached the free throw line just once all night.
Brunson and Cashaw led the way early for the Pats. When Cashaw banked in a shot to open the team's second-quarter scoring, he and Brunson had 16 of their team's first 20 points.
Cashaw led all scorers with 19 points. Brunson had the great first half but was held to a single point in the second half.
"We got lazy on defense,'' Brunson said. "In the second half, Lake Zurich really scored."
While the Pats landed eight 3-pointers, the Bears didn't manage a single trey until the second half. That's when Repplinger, Travlos and Ryan Roach each hit a 3.
Fleet-footed Brad Kruse led a balanced Lake Zurich attack with 12 points. Roach added 9.
Stevenson had help from Morrissey (10 points) and Stempel (6).


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Ashes, Ashes, We All Fall Down
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One day. That's how long it took for the mighty kingdom of Dres Vaan to descend into chaos. That's how long it took for Dres Vaan to topple from her throne at the top of the world into the abyss below. It took a single day for this one proud country to be brought to its knees. The culprits: the innumerable feral gangs that roamed throughout Dres Vaan's slums and stalked its dark alleyways. The constant rivalry between the gangs normally would have never allowed this to happen. They were too preoccupied with their own greed for power. But it happened. One man united them, the most vile of them all: the Skull King.
Screams and cries for help echoed from every corner of the fallen kingdom as cities were set ablaze with gunshots and were diminished to rubble. Civilians flocked to the border but those filthy thugs had already beaten them to it and locked the giant metal gates, their last means of escape. From then on, it was a massacre. Death hung over the kingdom like a blanket, snuffing out the signs of life.
You would never believe the things I saw as a child. Bodies littered the roads, limbs were strewn across telephone poles and buildings, and the stench of rotting, sometimes burning, flesh was unbearable. There was never a moment without the sound of gunfire or shrill screams. The walls of houses were painted crimson, riddled with bullet holes. And when it rained, the runoff paved the streets blood red. What was once Main Street is now called the Red for its concrete was permanently stained with blood. The Council tried to repaint it black but to no avail. The red still shown through as if to mock Dres Vaan for its weakness. So they reluctantly painted it red and today, it is a constant reminder of our past. The brutality of it all was enough to drive anybody insane, traumatizing them for life.
For five years Dres Vaan remained in this tattered and beaten state, ruled by thugs, until two valient men came together and rallied the troops, Liam Woods and Edgar Carlton. With a newfound strength, leadership, and boost in morale, the Army struck back with a terrifying force. The war that ensued was one the world had never seen before. It was as fierce as the massacre before it and countless of lives were lost.
The apprehension of the Skull King signaled the end of the decade long war. The execution scaffold was built on the Red and the citizens came from all over the kingdom to watch the man who had brought them ruin and despair meet his end. It was the first time in years that the ventured out into the streets. They no longer needed to hide.
Liam and Edgar stood on either side of the Skull King, guns pointed at his temple. Then Liam made a mistake. One that would haunt the kingdom in its coming years. "Any last words?" he asked. At this the Skull King let loose a bone-chilling laugh. "Even without its head, a skeleton will continue to live. It will appear from the shadows once more and will terrorize you until you are at your wit's ends. And if you think you've seen the last of me, then you, my friends, are dead wrong." Rattling his chains, his howl echoed over the faces of the crowd before him, faces that had been contorted into fear. Liam and Edgar pulled their triggers but it was too late. The damage had been done. Though the Skull King had been silenced, he had drilled fear and dread into their hearts.
In the years that passed, the Army drove the rest of the gangs into hiding. The people crowned Liam king who then chose Edgar to be the Army's Commander. Without the Skull King, the gangs fought one another in a scramble for the throne. But none was as strong, as cunning, and as charismatic as their former king. The alliance fell apart but the gangs never stopped fighting. The Army was able to arrest countless numbers of gangs but many more still remained. So to this day, the war between the gangs and the Army still rages on. The skeleton the Skull King had spoken of died in the end, but the people feared that one day, he'd be back and the bloodshed would repeat itself.
But I won't allow that to happen. My name? Lilia Carlton, the Commandant's only child and a proud member of the Army's secret faction, the Hunt. Ever since the day I was born, the hatred towards those filthy gangs has flooded my veins and has been drilled into my heart, body, soul, and mind. Though seventeen is a young age for one to enlist in the Army, let alone the Hunt, I am a soldier through and through. I swear to my kingdom, I will do what my father has not been able to. I will erase every damn gang off the face of our world so that our kingdom can finally be at peace.
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By Kathryn Kopchik
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Pianist Barry Hannigan, a professor of music at Bucknell University, has been appointed to the Ellen Williams Professorship in Music at Bucknell.
The professorship is one of two endowed positions that recognize distinguished teacher-scholars for their academic and teaching excellence within the University's music department. They also provide the recipients with resources to pursue their scholarly interests in music.
Hannigan plans to use one year of the five-year stipend to create two new CDs of music he has recorded. For the following four years, he will create the Williams residencies in piano at Bucknell, bringing artists to campus for several days to work with student piano majors in a masterclass before performing a recital.
In addition, the residency would provide visits several times each year by noted artists as guest lecturers to meet and work with students. Piano majors are the second largest group of music majors at Bucknell.
Known for his performances throughout the United States and in Europe, Hannigan had his New York debut in Carnegie Recital Hall and his European debut at the Edvard Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway. Since joining the faculty at Bucknell in 1978, he has presented more than 100 concerts on campus. || Related story: solo concert Jan. 20
On the roster of Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour, for three years he toured Pennsylvania promoting works by living Pennsylvania composers, underwritten by grants from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Dozens of his performances have been aired on National Public Radio affiliate stations across the United States.
He is the recipient of the Class of '56 Lectureship Award, given by Bucknell University for inspirational teaching, as well as the Harold Cook Award and an alumni fellowship. He was selected as one of two judges for the Northeastern Division Finals of the Collegiate Artist competition.
Hannigan holds his degrees from Colorado College, the University of Colorado and Eastman School of Music. He served as a faculty member of the Rocky Ridge Music Center summer program from 1980-2003. His students have earned graduate performance degrees in piano at schools including Peabody, Eastman and the New England Conservatory.
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We all expected the Samsung Galaxy Note to receive Android 4.0 in Q1, but unfortunately the software upgrade has been pushed back to sometime in Q2. Thankfully this major upgraded dubbed "Premium Suite" will include a lot more than just Ice Cream Sandwich.
Today Samsung shared a video that detailed all the new things coming to the Galaxy Note. The Premium Suite upgrade offers exclusive S Pen applications, enhanced multimedia features, and an Android 4.0 upgrade as expected. It will also unlock 30 Danger Zone levels in the new Angry Birds Space game.
"With the Premium Suite upgrade, we wanted to add features that enrich users' Note experience even more, including the great advantages of Android 4.0 and innovative applications for S Pen," said JK Shin, President of Samsung Mobile. "We are committed to providing extraordinary experiences for consumers, and we will continue to provide new features and upgrades to enrich our offering."
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Abbas Maleki & Kaveh L. Afrasiabi
In the wake of escalating tensions between United States and Iran, touching on both the nuclear standoff and the situation in Iraq, the two sides need to take tangible steps aimed at reducing the escalating tensions between them, and the sooner the better. But those steps, such as confidence-building measures in the Persian Gulf that would avert an accidental war between the U.S. and Iranian navies, must be anchored in a better understanding of each side's intentions and interests - both in Iraq, Afghanistan and the broader region.
Unfortunately, today's climate in U.S.-Iran relations is fogged by poisoned rhetoric, accusations and counter-accusations, labeling and misperceptions. One such misperception is that the United States and Iran operate at complete cross-purposes in Iraq and today's Iraq represents a theater of "zero-sum" conflict between Tehran and Washington.
Yet, a clue that the picture is, indeed, much more complex and there are coinciding interests between the two nations was given by Iran's Ali Larijani, the head of powerful Supreme National Security Council, in his recent interview with the Arabic network, al-Jazeera, when he stated that Iran is not in favor of an immediate withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq. This echoes an earlier statement by Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, in his recent interview with the Financial Times, stating that Iran favors an orderly, gradual withdrawal of foreign forces from Iraq.
Such news from Iran may be surprising to the hawkish U.S. politicians and media pundits, who portray Iran as America's mortal enemy. Yet this is not so, when seen from the prism of Iran's national security interests, and especially given Iran's concerns about conflict spillover, refugees, and the like, that would result from a chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Iraq. In fact, Iran's willingness to hold rounds of direct dialogue with the United States on Iraq's security, ending 27 years of diplomatic non-communication, reflects those shared interests.
Iran has given generous economic assistance to Baghdad's government and has a burgeoning trade with Iraq that exceeded $2 billion last year. Iran has a vested interest in a politically and economically stable unified Iraq, and is opposed to Iraq's disintegration.
Similarly in Afghanistan, where the United States and Iran cooperated in bringing about the downfall of the Taliban in 2001, the government of Kabul has adamantly rejected White House allegations of Iranian support for the Taliban. Iran is concerned about the resurgence of the Taliban insurgency, backed by al Qaeda, as well as about the growing drug traffic from Afghanistan, which takes the lives of hundreds of Iranian law enforcement officials each year.
At the same time, Iran is worried by the United States' post-9/11 encirclement of Iran, categorization of Iran as part of an "axis of evil," and, more recently, the branding of Iran as a new cold-war enemy that precludes the politics of "engagement" recommended by the Iraq Study Group. From Iran's vantage point, the U.S. military's plan to build a base near the Iran-Iraq border, ostensibly to prevent the flow of arms into Iraq, is a convenient excuse for a long-term U.S. presence in Iraq.
What is needed is continued multilateral talks and diplomacy in order to de-escalate the dangerous crisis over Iran's nuclear program, which has been certified by the International Atomic Energy Agency, after extensive inspection of Iran's facilities, to be devoid of any evidence of military diversion. In light of the steady progress in Iran-IAEA cooperation, the direct dialogue between the United States and Iran on Iraq's security, and Iran's ability to play an even more constructive role in regional stability, the stage is set for a thaw in U.S.-Iran relations. With sufficient political will on both sides, Washington and Tehran can achieve this by adopting concrete confidence-building measures and by imposing a mutually agreed-upon moratorium on demonizing each other.
A start would be for the United States to release the five Iranian diplomats seized by U.S. forces in the Kurdish city of Irbil. Another would be to explore the idea of an "incidents at sea agreement," whereby the chances of accidental maritime warfare between United States and Iran would be minimized.
What's necessary is not the "grand bargain," as called for by some American pundits, but concrete baby steps aimed at incremental improvement of the U.S.-Iran climate - something that is feasible, and yet sadly lacking today. Given the potential flash points in the region and the proximity of the U.S. military to Iran, it would be imprudent not to pursue those steps, in the interests of regional and global peace.
Abbas Maleki, a former deputy foreign minister of Iran, is a visiting scholar at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. Kaveh L. Afrasiabi teaches international relations at Bentley College and is the auth of books on Iran's foreign and nuclear policies.
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The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with ninth-round draft pick OF Jake Stewart, as well as P Josh Turley, a 16th round selection. The club also agreed with C Drew Longley, a non-drafted free-agent from the University of South Florida.
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How do they make programs and services run as SYSTEM? Is there a non-third party way to do this? I am just interested in how virus of some kinds do this...
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Try http://www.codeproject.com, lot of winders programmers hang out there. I'm certain someone has written a tutorial or two on programmatically using the _SYSTEM_ user.
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you can use the instsrv.exe that is in the resource kit to make a service out of an executable (that is, if it's possible to run it as a service) and also everything that is run by the task schedular also runs as system, so this means when you use the following command (time may vary) : "at 10:58 /interactive taskmgr"
that at 10:58 the taskmg will popup as an application run by the system.
this has pretty nice oppurtunities:
kill explorer.exe and then via the taskmgr start it again, now everything you will do and start with explorer will also run as system, this means more rights in the registry, and hidden and password protected files aren't that hidden and protected anymore...
A lot of services run as system. When you install the service, you simply specify the local system user rather than running under a particular account.
This can also be changed in services in control panel.
It's occasionally useful to be able to run normal programs as localsystem (especially regedit). There is no really easy way of doing this - but one way is to change the logon screen saver for the default user to regedit.exe, then log out and wait for the screensaver.
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When we think of the seminal moments in the birth of the United States of America, many people would point to the battles of Lexington, Concord and Bunker Hill. But according to Robert Sullivan, the founding landscape of our nation is not in Massachusetts. It is in and around New York.
In his new book, My American Revolution: Crossing the Delaware and I-78, Sullivan writes that the majority of battles in the Revolutionary War were fought in the middle colonies: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
In the book, he retraces the steps of Washington and his soldiers on a 30-mile trek north from the Delaware River. Sullivan tells weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz, the journey took him through the Watchung Mountains, a low mountain range in New Jersey, that played a key role in the Revolution. It is where Washington lit fires as warning signals to those in New York, when he saw movement by the British force.
Sullivan wanted to do his own reenactment. He managed to use a mirror and the sun's reflection to send a signal to his daughter 20 miles away in Brooklyn. Through the process, Sullivan discovered something about those signal posts. They have been critical points throughout our history.
He tells Raz, they were used as anti-Soviet missile sites by the American military. "And then at 9/11 each one of these sites had become exactly a place where people went ... to see the towers come down," he says. "These high points mattered to us strategically."
Boston has its Liberty Trail, but Sullivan says, Revolutionary landmarks in and around New York tend to go unnoticed. It could be because the British were often on the winning side of the battles fought there. "We don't champion them naturally. It's hard to champion great losses and defeats and evacuations." Like the Battle of Brooklyn, which wound up being the first big fight and failure of the Revolution.
"It was an evacuation," Sullivan tells Raz. The British "cornered Washington up into what is today Brooklyn Heights." But the Marbleheaders, a brigade from Massachusetts, rowed Washington and his troops to safety across the East River.
Though these sites might seem trivial today, Sullivan wants to champion them as footnotes of history — "and make the footnotes the top part," he tells Raz. "What we stand in is the kind of everyday landscape that seems to be no big deal in history. And so this kind of footnoted history is more about humility and understanding that you can't fight certain things."
It's WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Guy Raz. Massachusetts likes to call itself the cradle of liberty, but an argument could be made on behalf of Brooklyn. A man making that case is writer Robert Sullivan. In his new book, he revisits the sights of some of the turning points in the Revolutionary War, and many of them happen within an hour's drive of Battery Park in Manhattan. In fact, most of the battles of the war were fought in the middle colonies: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania.
So Sullivan set out to relive this forgotten history. He began by retracing the steps of George Washington and his troops who trekked 30 miles up from the Delaware River and through the Watchung Mountains of New Jersey to Morristown in 1776. His new book is called "My American Revolution: Crossing the Delaware and I-78."
ROBERT SULLIVAN: When you walk through the mountains, you can completely see the strategy of the war. And when I got back to New York, I thought this is it. This is what I want to do. I would try to do in the New York area, rather than re-enactments - and I don't really have a good term for this - re-emplacements. So I'd go back to the place in that particular season and think about the history then and now.
RAZ: Here's something interesting, which is that you point out the first big battle of the revolution is the Battle of Brooklyn. There was an evacuation.
SULLIVAN: There was an evacuation. All of Washington's troops, they built these kind of wonderful battlements all across the hills of Brooklyn. And the British, basically after landing in the harbor, kind of went around the back and cut through the passes in the hills. And then they came from over around Bed-Stuy - the British did - and they came back from Bay Ridge, and they sort of cornered Washington up into what is today Brooklyn Heights.
And then he sat up in the hill for two days and suddenly was convinced by his generals that he ought to get down to the Brooklyn ferry really quickly. And these guys from Massachusetts, the marble headers, who are kind of the - maybe they're sung, but they should be more sung heroes of the revolution - they say, don't worry. We'll take care of everything. They rode everybody across overnight.
And there's this really wonderful moment in the morning. The British diaries describe a British soldier coming down the Brooklyn ferry in the morning - and they think the whole army's going to be there but they're gone - and they see one tall redheaded guy in a cape, an officer, getting in the last boat, and they take a couple shots at that boat. And everybody has always thought that that was Washington.
RAZ: You try to actually personally re-enact the evacuation of Brooklyn. You wanted to take a rowboat and just go across the East River from Brooklyn to Manhattan. But apparently, you can't do this. This is not legal.
SULLIVAN: There's a lot of permitting involved with that. So at some point, I think: OK, I want to try a re-enactment. But what is that in the landscape? What is there? And as a kid, I've lived all around the New York area. And when we lived in New Jersey, my father used to talk about the signals that Washington put up on the mountains in New Jersey, the Watchung Mountains. And he had these signal posts. And at the signal posts, they'd light a fire if there was movement of the British forces, and you could see that fire in New York 20 miles away.
And I thought: This is it. I'll re-enact the signal. I'll go up on the hill, and I'll use a mirror. And in the morning, when the sun is right, I'll signal back, and somebody will be able to see me in New York. So I try with friends, I try my wife. I try with my landlords up on the roof of our house. And eventually, I'm just down to my daughter, who at the time is around 14, and she's hanging out windows. And at last, I do a signal back to her, and she sees me - few things have I been so excited about.
But in the course of trying to find the right spot to signal from, I realize that these signal posts had become anti-Soviet missile sites that the American military used. And then at 9/11, each one of these sites had become exactly a place where people went at 9/11 to see the towers come down.
RAZ: Because they were high points.
SULLIVAN: They were high points. And these high points mattered to us strategically.
RAZ: You go to Boston. And anybody can walk the Freedom Trail, which is incredible. Why isn't there anything like that in New York?
SULLIVAN: Well, I don't know, but I could say it's an advantage, that, you know, these are all the footnotes of history. And that's why we don't champion them naturally. You know, it's hard to champion great losses and retreats and evacuations.
RAZ: Because the Battle of Brooklyn was a disaster...
SULLIVAN: A disaster.
RAZ: ...for the -a collateral for the militiamen, the Americans.
SULLIVAN: But then one of the greatest things I think you can say about Washington is he learned from these mistakes. He learns lay in the mountains, stay back, engage them bit by bit. So this idea of the footnotes of history, that's what I try to write in this book. I tried to turn it over and make the footnotes at the top part. But I also like the idea that footnotes and feet and what we stand in is the kind of everyday landscape that seems to be no big deal in history. And so this kind of footnoted history is - it's more about humility and an understanding that you can't fight certain things.
RAZ: Robert Sullivan is the author of the new book "My American Revolution: Crossing the Delaware and the I-78." And, Robert Sullivan, thank you so much.
SULLIVAN: Thanks for having me. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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OAKVILLE, Canada (AFP) – Hunter Mahan fired a flawless eight-under-par 64 to take a two-shot lead over John Merrick after two rounds of the US PGA Tour's Canadian Open.
Mahan's eight birdies were enough to seize the lead from early second-round pace-setter Merrick, who equalled the Glen Abbey course record with a 10-under 62 that included an eagle and eight birdies.
Mahan had a 13-under-par total of 131, with Merrick on 11-under 133. Former Masters champion Bubba Watson was alone in third place after a 67 for 135, and it was a further stroke back to Patrick Reed (68) and Australian Aaron Baddeley (68) on 136.
Mahan, who played in the final group on Sunday at the British Open and finished ninth in the year's third major, birdied his last three holes to get past Merrick.
Mahan had got his round going with a similar burst of three birdies at the second third and fourth, and also birdied 11 and 13.
"I kind of built off last week," Mahan said. "I got some good things I'm doing with my swing and everything, and feel good about that. I'm just going out there and really trying to trust my game.
"Just allow things to happen and not get in the way of myself and be as present as I can and keep my head up and keep moving forward and just kind of letting my abilities and everything that I'm doing in my game, let it try to come out."
Merrick's round matched the course record set by Leonard Thompson in 1981 and tied by Andy Bean in 1983 and Australian Greg Norman in 1986.
But he acknowledged such a feat wasn't looking likely after a poor warm-up on Friday morning.
"I wasn't hitting it that great on the range and I didn't feel that good," Merrick said. "Maybe that makes you focus a little bit more, try to figure out what's going on, and I was able to kind of work a couple things out."
Merrick, who earned his first US PGA Tour title with a playoff victory at the Northern Trust Open in Los Angeles in February, jump started his round with an eagle at the par-five second hole. He added back-to-back birdies at the seventh and eighth, and his six birdies on the back nine included another brace at 17 and 18.
"It was a great day," said Merrick, who hit 17 of 18 greens in regulation. "I got off to a good start, hit it over the green on two and chipped in for eagle.
"My game has been feeling pretty good lately. Everything kind of clicked today."
Hopes of a first Canadian victory in 59 years in the country's national open were looking dim after 36 holes. Mike Weir, who has been hampered by various injuries since winning the Masters in 2003, was the top Canadian after a five-under 67 that left him tied for 26th on 140.


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More than 300 people showed up July 5 to help the Arizona Department of Fish and Game open the Northern Arizona Shooting Range about 10 miles east of Flagstaff.
Attendees were invited to shoot archery on one of the facility's 50-yard ranges. Work is under way to develop the facility's six-distance archery range, which will place targets from 10-90 meters. The ranges are being built with help from the National Rifle Association and federal funds collected through the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act.
Mike Raum, ADFG's bowhunting coordinator, said the range will be operated and maintained by Northern Arizona Shooting Foundation.
"The goal is to work with an archery club to take care of the range and conduct shoots," Raum said. "That's how a lot of our ranges operate."
The range's grand opening included remarks from Congressman Paul Gosar and state Rep. Tom Chabin, and a ceremonial blessing from a Hopi tribal elder. In addition to archery shooting, attendees also took turns shooting .22 rifles at steel targets and shotguns at sporting clays.
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Meanwhile, residents of Oro Valley on the north side of Tucson in Arizona's Pima County are looking forward to new archery ranges planned for the Naranja Town Site Park, thanks to a cooperative effort through the AFGD, Raum reports.
The proposal, 18 months in the making, was recently OK'd by the Tucson City Council. Raum said parks-and-rec officials hope construction work will begin in August. The park also will include baseball, soccer, softball and football fields; tennis and basketball courts; a skateboarding and rollerblading arena; BMX track and improved and primitive trails.
The archery range will feature targets from 10-90 meters for FITA competition, as well as two 14-target walking courses. The targets will be bought by the Pusch Ridge Archery Club. The archery range will be located near the entrance to the 212-acre park.
The AFGD is providing a $15,000 range grant to help build the facility, which also includes a shade canopy, concreted pad, restroom facilities and a storage shed. Raum said range supporters are also applying for a grant from the Easton Sports Development Foundation to help cover costs.


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Proton Therapy for Craniopharyngioma in Children: the Orsay Proton Centre Experience
The Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Last Modified: May 21, 2012
Presenting Author/Institution: Claire Alapetite, Proton Center of Orsay, Institut Curie, France
- Craniopharyngiomas are benign intracranial tumors arising from Rathke's pouch in the sellar region. While they do not have the potential for malignant spread, they can become very large, creating mass effect in an eloquent area of the brain.
- Craniopharyngiomas represent 3-9% of intracranial pediatric tumors. Over 50% of patients are less than 18 years of age.
- Patients with craniopharyngiomas are at risk for complications including visual disturbances, endocrinopathies and neurocognitive dysfunction.
- These complications can be part of the presenting symptoms of the tumor, or they can be caused by operative and/or radiotherapy damage.
- Gross total resection (GTR) is the primary curative modality; however, GTR is often difficult to achieve because of the proximity of the tumor and normal brain structures. Therefore, many patients undergo a subtotal resection (STR) and are at higher risk of recurrence.
- After STR, immediate post-operative radiotherapy reduces the recurrence rate; however, repeat surgery or salvage radiation is also a reasonable alternative. Therefore, the role of immediate post-operative radiation is debated, particularly in younger children who are most sensitive to the long-term effects of radiation (Merchant et al. 2008).
- Patients with craniopharyngioma are particularly good candidates for proton therapy for three main reasons:
- Tumors are in a quite eloquent location near the visual structures, hypothalamus, and temporal lobes.
- Long-term survival is expected in these patients and therefore reducing long-term toxicity is at the utmost importance.
- Many patients have pre-existing morbidities from either the tumor itself or surgical treatment.
- Improving the dose delivered to critical structures including the brain may permit safer delivery of immediate post-operative radiotherapy.
- From 1994-2009, 49 children with craniopharyngioma were treated.
- A total of 19 of these patients were treated at relapse. 31% had one prior surgery but 69% had 2-4 surgeries (2 surgeries=4 patients, 3 surgeries=5 patients, 4 surgeries=3 patients).
- One patient had prior gamma knife radiosurgery to 12 Gy.
- Starting in 2004, 30 patients with initial hypothalamic involvement were treated post-operatively after a conservative subtotal resection (STR).
- Median age was 10 years (range 3.8-16.1 years).
- A median total dose of 54 Gy was delivered using conventional fractionation.
- A combined photon/proton approach was used in 10 early patients and then proton therapy alone in later patients, using passive scattering delivery in fixed beam line.
- Clinical target volume (CTV) was constructed via CT planning with image fusion with 3 MRI sequences (T1 with contrast, T2, FLAIR). Discussion with the neurosurgeon was also encouraged.
- GTV median size 4.6 cc (0.28-15 cc); CTV margins of 3-5 mm were applied to the GTV.
- PTV median size was 27 cc (6-18 cc).
- Proton beam therapy was delivered as double scatter proton beam therapy.
- 5 beams were used with 2 alternating beams/day.
- Comparative dosimetry was performed in two cases and showed a benefit of proton beams for critical organs including the optic chiasm, brainstem, cochlea, temporal lobes, and whole brain. The main difference is the low-dose bath (the 10 Gy isodose line).
- Dose constraints:
- Maximum dose of either 52 or 54 Gy was applied to the optic pathways were adapted to visual status.
- Volume of temporal lobes receiving 20 Gy (V20) was maintained at less than 10%.
- Median V10 of first 10 patients was 38%, but was 6% for later patients who were treated with proton beam therapy alone.
- Two patients required general anesthesia.
- Cyst size was monitored during proton therapy (Beltran et al 2012) and one patient had enlargement warranting replanning of collimators and compensators at week 3. One case required transient treatment interruption for surgery.
- Follow-up included serial imaging and neurocognitive evaluation in all recent cases.
- Median follow up was 53 months (range 24-156 months).
- There were 4 in-field cystic relapses that were treated with surgery. Median time to relapse was 43 months (range 3-68 months).
- 1 relapse was categorized as early at 3 months and the other 3 as late
- Three cases were not felt to be a geographical miss; however, one case was at the inner border of the field.
- One additional relapse occurred along the surgical access route after 56 months. This area was not treated with proton beam therapy in an effort to minimize the volume.
- All but one child had hypopituitarism prior to proton therapy.
- The authors found a reduced rate of obesity (27% vs 60%) with STR and immediate post-operative RT compared to radiation at relapse.
- There were no proton-related optic neuropathies.
- 15 patients had had neuropsychiatric assessments, telephone semi-structured interview with parent, questionnaires and quality of life assessments. In children irradiated after several surgeries, neuropsychiatric evaluation emphasized altered short-term memory, social and emotional functioning, and significant school difficulties. There were lower rates of behavioral disorders in patients treated with STR and radiation.
Authors' Conclusions
- Preliminary results of a combined approach with conservative surgery for craniopharyngioma and proton therapy radiation suggest reduced morbidity without risking tumor control.
- Long term follow up is required including neurocognitive testing and quality of life.
- Proton therapy is a promising tool to decrease the risk of late sequelae and secondary malignancies.
- The Curie Institute currently has an phase II study of dose escalation from 52.7/54.4 Gy (RBE) to 59.4 Gy (RBE), while maintaining dose constraints to optic pathways.
Scientific/Clinical Implications
- Although craniopharyngiomas are benign tumors, the destructive effects of the tumor and surgical and radiation treatments can be devastating.
- Proton therapy is ideally suited to the treatment of craniopharyngiomas given eloquent location of these tumors within the brain.
- This study addresses the controversial question of optimal management: conservative surgery followed by radiation immediately or more radical surgery with radiation only at relapse.
- The authors find that the risk of obesity and neurocognitive deficits is lower with conservative surgery/radiation.
- However, it should be noted that the follow up is shorter in the latter population than for relapsed patients as they were treated more recently.
- In addition, most patients treated immediately post-operatively received proton therapy alone, whereas patients treated at relapse were treated with a mixture of proton and photon therapy; this may confound the adverse effects results.
- The authors note that MRIs need to be performed while on treatment at least every 2 weeks to assure that the target volume still receives adequate doses of radiation.
- It should be noted that if pencil beam scanning or intensity modulated proton therapy is used, MRI scans should be performed even more frequently as this treatment is very sensitive to small target volume changes.
- Future studies need to be performed to see if margins can be safely decreased. The phase II dose escalation study underway at the Curie Institute will help determine if there is improved local control with dose escalation.
- Further long-term follow up is needed on the visual, hypothalamic, and neurocognitive effects of radiotherapy in both the immediate post-operative and relapse settings.


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Gold, the much talked about Akshay Kumar starrer, is doing the rounds for all the right reasons. With the posters keeping the intrigue going, the just dropped teaser for this film is hitting exactly the right spots.
Here's the promo of #Gold… Stars Akshay Kumar… Reema Kagti directs… 15 Aug 2018 release… #StandUpForGold… #GoldTeaser link: https://t.co/trhdPoFI1s
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 15, 2018
The teaser starts off with a voice over asking everyone to stand up for the National Anthem. While one would naturally assume the line was directed towards the Indian National Anthem, God Save The Queen, the British Anthem, starts playing with the Union Jack fluttering in the background. Watch the teaser here.
Thank you everyone for all the love and support pouring in for the special unit of #Gold…sharing it here, on popular demand 🙂 It's time to #StandUpForGold https://t.co/4rdAoS8Q7y@excelmovies @FarOutAkhtar @ritesh_sid @Roymouni @kagtireema
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) June 15, 2018
The teaser further goes on to ask the people in the video one important question: how did you feel when the British National Anthem played instead of the Indian National Anthem? A dramatic pause follows, after which a grim faced Akshay Kumar unruffles a crumpled Indian flag. "One man's dream," the teaser continues, "Made the British stand up for our anthem." There is a resounding cry of Vande Mataram, the logo of the film appears and the teaser ends.
Directed by Reema Kergi, Gold is set against the backdrop of the historic gold medal won by India in the 1948 Olympics. For a long time, people thought the film was a biopic. However, producer Ritesh Sidhwani confirmed the opposite. "We have set it in real events so people (often) confuse it with a biopic. It talks about the era in which we achieved Independence and what happened with sports, (primarily) hockey at that time. It is not about a particular character and Akshay is not even playing (hockey in the film). He plays the manager," he said in a statement. The release date of Gold is yet to be revealed.
Bollywood And The Big Fat Weddings They Have Had
"All the world is a stage," said William Shakespeare. With over the top clothes, extravagant lifestyles and weddings meant for the silver screens, our Bollywood celebrities definitely agree with the idea. If you still have doubts about how our favourite stars live their lives, then check out their larger than life weddings!
1. Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan – Rs. 1 Crore
Not only was their wedding one of the most talked about, it was also one of the most expensive ones at the time. An inter religion wedding with its fair share of ups and downs, this epic love story culminated in a grand affair that came up to a little over Rs. 1 crore. While it does not sound like a lot now, money had a higher valuation back then and the boy, did these two lovebirds make everybody's head turn! Not a bad affair, at all!
2. Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao – Rs. 2 crores
While quite mellow people individually, Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao create quite the splash when they are together. From their life to the kind of movies they make, these two are definitely the talk of the town. In fact, one of the reasons Lagaan became the humoungous hit it was was because of the fact Aamir had proposed to Kiran on the sets of the movie! Their Big Fat Indian Wedding moment became all the more grander when the whole wedding cost the stunning pair a little over Rs. 2 crores!
3. Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna – Rs. 3.5 crores
When the ultimate Bad Boy of Bollywood ties the knot, it has to be a huge deal! From chasing around girls around the trees to running around the love of his love (Twinkle Khanna,) Akshay Kumar has to have a grand affair out of everything in his life! He was the white whale and she was the queen of the hour and when Akshay Kumar popped the question, Twinkle Khanna could not refuse! The two tied knot and spent a grand total of Rs. 3.5 crores for their wedding!
4. Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan – Rs. 6 crores
She is the ultimate reigning lady of Bollywood while he is the true legacy holder. When Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan came together to make the ultimate commitment, the world had to stop and stare. Despite the grand affair being such an intimate thing, the wedding was definitely extravagant and grand. The wedding came up to a grand total of Rs. 6 crores!
5. Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan – Rs. 10 crores
Perhaps one of the most expensive weddings of the year and in all of Bollywood to date, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan tied the knot in the most lavish way possible. A celebration that lasted for over a period of 5 days, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan celebrated their union in a wedding fit for the silver screen! Definitely worth filming, this wedding was!
Weddings are worth celebrating and when they happen with this much pomp and show, one cannot help but keep thinking about it even days after the affair. If you think we missed out on any other weddings that have to be mentioned on this list, comment and let us know!
Bollywood Films Which Show Love Has No Gender
India recently passed a law which said Section 377 is no longer valid and that love no longer has any gender boundaries. Simply put, people who fall in love with those belonging to the same sex are no longer liable to prosecution and can do what their heart desires. While this in itself is a commendable move, it is only fit that we take a look at Bollywood films which showcased love over boundaries long before this act was abolished. Check out these films here!
1. Margarita With A Straw
Margarita With A Straw, directed by Shonali Bose and starring Kalki Koechlin, broke not one but two stereotypes. The film not only explored love between Kalki and her partner, it also showed how it was possible to love despite being diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Bose addressed this issue with subtlety, giving everyone goals like never before.
2. Aligarh
Aligarh, directed by Hansal Mehta and starring Rajkummar Rao and Manoj Bajpai, addresses the story of how a professor gets suspended from college because of his gender preferences. A representation of the struggles people in the country go through for doing the unexpected, Aligarh is a film that people need to watch to understand the life of the repressed.
3. My Brother Nikhil
My Brother Nikhil, directed by Onir, explores the sexuality of a man and about how he was affected with AIDS. This film explored both these situations at a time when both homosexuality and AIDS were a huge taboo! My Brother Nikhil brought to the fore the struggles of Nikhil and how only his sister helped him through the most difficult times of his life. A must watch for people to realise what happens when others are pushed into a corner.
4. Fire
Deepa Mehta's Fire addressed two serious issues at the same time: homosexuality and family discord. Both Shabhana Azmi and Nandita Das are stuck in marriages that are not working and in the middle of this imbalance, love starts blossoming. Trouble starts brewing when they want to be together and society goes against this "unholy" union. A bold take on love beyond boundaries, FIre puts forth the troubles one does not expect.
5. Bombay Talkies
Bombay Talkies, a culmination of several stories by several directors, stands out primarily because of one particular story from the film: Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh by Karan Johar. Showing the story of a married couple (Vidya Balan and Randeep Hooda,) this particular story talks about how despite being a part of the media world, people are still averse to the idea of homosexuality. Some even say this is a take on Karan Johar's personal life and when you watch it, you realise this could actually be the story of an everyday family man!
With India embracing the issue of homosexuality, it is now time for our directors to tell these stories! If you think we missed out on any films like these, comment and let us know!
Best Celebrity Tweets This Year!
There was a time when our Bollywood stars were distant and inaccessible. However, with the internet being used on such a wide scale and regular basis, the connect between the audience and the celebrities is increasing on an everyday basis! Check out these really hilarious tweets by the people who rule our hearts and screens!
1. When Google does NOT always have your back
T 828 – Mary Kom !! wins her boxing bout, insured a Bronze ! What a story ! A Mother of two from Assam, creates moment of pride for India !!
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 6, 2012
This is when he learnt how to to apologize!
T 828 – Sorry correction : Mary Kom is from Manipur, not Assam .. apologies !!
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 6, 2012
2. Who wants to gift Salman Khan a dictionary?
The most heinous crime is killing an innocent
— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) December 19, 2014
3. When Uday Chopra makes fun of himself
Thinking of numbers again. Do you think Zero is a number? I'm thinking not. If numbers are a representation of value then zero signifies the absence of value. So zero is not a number…BUT then, what about negative numbers like -1 or -57.67 are these numbers then?
— Uday Chopra (@udaychopra) September 1, 2018
4. The ultimate typo queen!
Eat london Heathrow airport pic.twitter.com/fpaOb2axkz
— ameesha patel (@ameesha_patel) October 27, 2015
5. Of course we have to end this list with Sonam Kapoor!
That feeling when you realise it was just a bad dream!😂😅 pic.twitter.com/ObnK1hxnmg
— Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) September 10, 2018
6. When Rishi Kapoor forgot the film he acted in
O Gosh noooo. What film is this? Has to be long back. I am so much younger and thinner lol https://t.co/5RrTWjq3UO
— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) September 10, 2018
7. When Arjun Kapoor said no to PeeCee's money. Oops
Hey Priyanka I don't want all ur money… I just want u to enjoy the film the way it is just like u enjoyed the trailer for its simplicity and honesty. And also a big thank u for the words and await the GIF arrivals https://t.co/U1SSc82dKP
— Arjun Kapoor (@arjunk26) September 13, 2018
8. When Karan Johar schooled all the parents
GPS shows you the way! Is there one for emotions as well? Apparently it's called a Parent….
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) September 15, 2018
When our celebrities say and do silly things, it is always fun to have a laugh at their expense, right? But what makes all the trolling so much more exciting is that the celebrities respond, making light of the entire moment! If you have any fun celebrity interactions like these, comment and let us know!
Varun Dhawan And His Best Performances So Far
Varun Dhawan, undeniably the most sought after man of the hour, has been a part of the coveted 100 crores club not once, but four times! With not a single box office disaster to his name, the young actor has definitely come a long way from when he made his debut in Karan Johar's Student of the Year! With 9 supremely successful films in his kitty, it only makes sense to take a look at some of Varun Dhawan's best performances in the past!
1. Main Tera Hero
Varun Dhawan's first ever film with his father, Main Tera Hero was arguably one of Dhawan's best performances during the growth of his career. Named as the Govinda of the current generation, Main Tera Hero gave Dhawan the title of being a complete riot, with an unabashed touch of innocence,
2. Badlapur
Touted as one of Dhawan's extremely intense film to date, Badlapur was the film that changed his career trajectory. A story about a man avenging the death of his wife and son, the film failed to make a major splash at the box office, earning less than 100 crores in its lifetime, despite the film being appreciated by the critics.
3. Dilwale
Despite having a strong cast (Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Kriti Sanon) in the lead roles, Varun Dhawan managed to make Dilwale his own! With his flawless acting, perfectly timed comic scenes and superfluous dialogue delivery. Dhawan definitely shone bright like a diamond in this Rohit Shetty directorial!
4. Badrinath Ki Dulhania
There is something really adorable about an Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan pairing, which was brought to the fore with Badrinath Ki Dulhania, the sequel to Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania. What makes this film so loved is that it was the second time Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan were seen together, giving us major Student of the Year feels!
5. October
Varun Dhawan broke free from his chocolate boy image with this Shoojit Sircar directorial. With October, Dhawan established himself as an actor to watch out for and proved beyond the shadow of a doubt that he is killing it and is here to stay!
From his first ever movie to his latest one, Varun Dhawan has grown exponentially. If you think we missed out on any of Varun Dhawan's amazing past performances, comment and let us know!
Anurag Kashyap's Journey In Bollywood: From The Beginning To Now
It was the 1990s, when directors were starting to figure out their films and the kind of script they did. While there was talk of conventional cinema stereotypes being broken, no director really made the effort to work out of the box and produce thought provoking and truly unique films. Even though the directors at that point had a very loyal target audience, certain factions of the society kept craving for more, for something strong and different.
Breaking the mould
There was a very solid feeling of nepotism in the Bollywood industry during the 90s. A young boy, freshly graduated and in his early 20s, realised the very apparent need for breaking this convention. He wanted to make films which were dramatic, different and told not fancy stories, but stories of the ordinary man as well as about the dark side of the moon.
For an outsider, getting into the very closed door world of Bollywood was not an easy thing. For Anurag Kashyap, it was all the more harder because he wanted to make films no one else dared to even think about. Kashyap's first two Bollywood films, Paanch and Black Friday, failed to create the impact he expected them to make, leaving Kashyap with not a lot of money and a lot of wasted years (7, to be exact.)
Struggling forward
Even as a kid, Anurag Kashyap always loved horror as a genre. From stories about psychopaths, killers and gang members, everything that had a dark and twisted side was extremely appealing to this particular director. When Kashyap entered the industry, there was a very specific pattern followed by the directors. Trees, lovemaking, dramatic songs and almost cliched scenes were the order of the day for most of the films then. Kashyap realised then that something needed to change as soon as possible.
Armed with a genre he treasured more than his life, Kashyap tried creating a splash with his first two movies. However, his grand entrance was disturbed and he managed to cause nothing more than a tiny ripple in the water. Despite the failure of his films, his dedication to the script was so strong, he went above and beyond to get the work done.
The work was hard and real
For Paanch and Black Friday, Kashyap would shoot on the streets at night to reduce location costs. For Gulaal, he really wanted particular shots that needed more money than he could afford at the point. Inspiration struck during Diwali when he saw the hoard of lights all over the streets of Jaipur. These films were about his early life (Paanch was a dedication to his life and struggles; Black Friday was about how he got sexually abused as a child, while Gulaal was about several turning points during his growth as a director.)
With That Girl In The Yellow Boots, he realised the amount of potential there was in the international market, while with films like Raman Raghav 2.0, Gangs of Wasseypur 1 and 2, he came to understand the the audience's lack of appreciation towards the ordinary man's struggle. From all the films Kashyap has made to date (the successes and the failures,) you cannot miss the very obvious presence of Kashyap in these films. Every movie is real, every story is dark, psychological affecting and haunting,
Every time I watch an Anurag Kashyap film, something stirs inside me. A little bit of happiness leaves every time I watch his films and I do not know if the feeling is that of happiness or sadness. This man has taught me life is hard and jagged, with stories at every corner and turn. If you have any Anurag Kashyap stories to share, comment and let us know!
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The unnerving cliché of a bully dominating the school halls has just gotten scarier—for both the bullied and the bully. A new paper published at the University of Warwick asserts that children on either end of bullying are three times more likely to have thoughts or plans of suicide before age 11.
Plus: How to Handle Preschool Bullies
The study looked at data from 6,043 children from a long-term health research project (the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, also known as "Children of the '90s") at the University of Bristol and asked further questions associated with bullying or victim frequency to teachers, parents and children. The study found that when compared to kids who were never bullied, the victims of bullies were three times as likely to have suicidal thoughts; those who suffered from long-term bullying were six times more likely to consider suicide. It was also noted that bullies, even if they always stayed the aggressor, have a higher risk of suicidal or self-harming thoughts, though these results were less consistent.
Plus: New Report on Anti-Bullying Laws
Professor Dietor Wolke, one of the authors of the study explains, "Our study findings suggest that suicide-related behavior is a serious problem for pre-adolescent youth: 4.8% of this community population reported suicidal thoughts and 4.6% reported suicidal or self-injurious behavior." Not only is suicide a significant and global health problem, it is also the leading cause of death in many countries. Wolke recommends that those in the medical field should understand the relationship between suicide and bullying, as the effects of harassment develop earlier than previously thought.
Plus: 6 Things to Know About Child Depression
It is important for bullying behavior to be examined seriously from an early age and "targeting intervention schemes from primary school onward is paramount," Wolke continues. Paying extra attention to the first signs of this behavior and bully education "could help to prevent chronic exposure to bullying, which is especially harmful."
Plus: Why Kids Should See the R-Rated Movie Bully
Has your child ever been the victim of bullying—or, gulp, the bully?


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badna0 Imperator Thursday 01/07/2010, 15:10
¿Volviendo al clásico?
I like the deck I'm using - it's pretty solid for DT use, and I've used it pretty well. Just got my record best finish (and after I started the tournament 12 minutes late [oversleep, lol]). I calculate that should be about ~329 points if I had played the whole hour, which is a pretty decent score.
badna0 from guild deaths shadow with 263 battle points won 660 Clintz + 1 Credit.
Of course, I'm not entirely happy with the placement of Hugo in the deck, as he's ELO banned often. I think I could get another 12-24 points out of the tournament if I could find a decent substitute, but so far I haven't found anyone that provides consistent support and helps win even pill battles as much as Hugo (probably why he's banned), and pretty much guarantees a win with Tula. The other annoying part is that the support characters (Scubb and Taljion) aren't used to their complete potentials with a leader popping in every now and then. Hasn't affected me much, but still...
In case the preset link doesn't work, the deck is ¿Volviendo al clásico? and contains:
Hugo/Hawkins/Scubb/Smokey Cr/Taljion/Tula/Tyd/Ulrich.
St3f Guru Thursday 01/07/2010, 16:38
You don't lose points with hugo , only elo permabanned card lose you points, as for t1 I don't know t2 is great too. Have you ever tried t2?
Z4KALW3 Hero Thursday 01/07/2010, 16:45
The -point only count for staff banned cards, not for those voted out by users.
badna0 Imperator Thursday 01/07/2010, 17:05
12th badna0 from guild deaths shadow with 339 battle points won 977 Clintz + 1 Credit.
11:03 ..you beat Monsieur Lee, La Congrégation de l'Ombre (7-1) – your wins: 20 points and 5 Clintz
10:59 ..you beat Zanna94, The AvƐngers (10-4) – your wins: 22 points and 5 Clintz
10:56 ..you beat DarkocK, The Bitter Nightmare (6-1) – your wins: 22 points and 5 Clintz
10:52 ..you narrowly escaped from GuilDerRU (4-3) – your wins: 17 points and 5 Clintz
10:48 ..you beat deliberator (8-0) – your wins: 20 points and 7 Clintz
10:45 ..you drew with PriZraK666, Red Army (4-4) – your wins: 9 points and 3 Clintz
10:38 ..you beat dejvid92, Army of Elite Mercenaries (6-1) – your wins: 20 points and 5 Clintz
10:34 ..you narrowly escaped from Nellaf (6-4) – your wins: 23 points and 5 Clintz
10:29 ..you narrowly escaped from BC-Trance-Meu, Bonnut City (6-3) – your wins: 22 points and 5 Clintz
10:26 ..you beat jarvis-, Auzzie Pride (4-0) – your wins: 27 points and 7 Clintz
10:23 ..you crushed Louharn (12-0) – your wins: 28 points and 9 Clintz
10:19 ..you narrowly escaped from Guapa156, Imposible is Nothing /// (6-3) – your wins: 24 points and 5 Clintz
10:16 ..you won by timeout against iguana monster, roletaria (10-9) – your wins: 19 points and 5 Clintz
10:11 ..you crushed UmExcuseMe (12-0) – your wins: 22 points and 9 Clintz
10:08 ..you crushed Robin-boss-64 (10-0) – your wins: 19 points and 7 Clintz
10:05 ..you beat tomas007 (10-1)
badna0 Imperator Friday 02/07/2010, 14:56
Oh nice. I guess then I'll be fine. that last tourney went REALLY well.


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Part of the fun of writing these weekly thoughts is to try and find artists that are new to me. This was a great week of personal discovery when I downloaded a recent album from the band Red. The new CD is titled Until We Have Faces but the song that inspired today's iPod Devotional is called "Not Alone".
The lyric begins with a haunting psalm-like lament.
Slowly fading away
You're lost and so afraid
Where is the hope In a world so cold?
Looking for a distant light
Someone who can save a life
Living in fear that no one will hear your cries
(Come and save me now)
Then the tone changes and the song becomes an anthem of hope. Why? Because God has promised we are not alone.
I am with you
I will carry you through it all
I won't leave you
I will catch you
When you feel like letting go
'Cause you're not
You're not alone
I have to be honest and admit I have been pretty mediocre really trusting that God would carry me through great trials. I believed it intellectually. I said the words. But I did not want to surrender control so that God could catch me, carry, and comfort me. Or I was afraid I would be judged if I confessed that I wasn't spiritually feelin' it when the storm hit.
I was led to believe there was something wrong with me when I was hurting. If I am struggling I must be doing something wrong spiritually. Shouldn't God meet this need? What is wrong with me? The answer is quite possible that there is nothing wrong with me. I may simply be in a place where I must trust Him and wait. But that is NOT what I want to hear. Do nothing? Just pray and trust and have faith? I want to DO something. But God's Word says that if I trust Him and have faith I will please Him.
And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him. (Hebrews 11:6, NLT)
I acknowledge that can be easier written than done. I can give you a promise that is a good place to start building that foundation of trust upon.
"And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age." (Matthew 28, NLT)
Not a hint of ambiguity there. Jesus does not say if you pray all the time or read the Bible every morning or go to church three times a week He will be with you. He does not say He may or may not be with you. He does not say you just might disgust Him enough that He may leave you. Jesus says "be SURE of this: I am WITH YOU".
I believe that Jesus aches to come along side me (and you) and help us deal with the junk in our lives. His agenda is for me to stop trying to a hero going it alone and trust Him for my sin and growth. And Jesus has promised to be with me each stumbling step of the way. When a dad is teaching his toddler to walk he is patient and encouraging. When the tyke wobbles and falls a loving father doesn't start screaming at his child.
"There you go again! You can't walk three bleepin' steps before you tumble over again. You are hopeless. You will never get this walking thing down. Why am I wasting my time?"
Hardly. The Dad encourages and applauds the effort. He lifts the child back up and exhorts him to try again. He is beaming with each step and not at all angry when the child falls. That is how I view Jesus with my spiritual walk when I understand His grace. He is thrilled with each spiritual step and is encouraging and lifting me up without condemnation when I stumble. How quickly we forget Paul's words to the Church at Rome.
So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. (Romans 8, NLT)
And I will be your hope
When you feel like it's over
And I will pick you up
When your whole world shatters
When you're finally in my arms
Look up and see love as a face
Can we trust Jesus enough to quit scuffling in self-effort? Can we trust Him enough to finally surrender and look into His face? Can we trust Him enough to be authentic knowing that in His grace there is no condemnation? A good step toward that kind of faith is to believe and really trust that we are not alone. He promised we are not.


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"Tupperware Tuesday" is about getting to those geocaches that have been sitting on our "To-Do" list for way too long! You know the ones I am talking about. Those quick caches that are languishing just off our usual route to the grocery store, pharmacy, vet appointment, etc. The "Oh yeah I should have turned left, well maybe next trip", caches that we all pass everyday. Those "I've been meaning to go get to that one", puzzle caches that we solved last winter and forgot about come spring. (I now have a binder full of those pages I found while cleaning out my files!) And oh yeah… leftovers.
You see, Tuesday is the day my "significant other" plays darts at the local Am-vets post in the evening. Tuesday night is the one night of the week that I can honestly say that there is no cooking required! The fridge is usually full of leftovers (sitting in tupperware) from the weekend just begging to be eaten. A-la dinner for one! Reheat and dinner is served. So, Tupperware Tuesdays, serves a dual purpose: to clean out some caches and the fridge!
No matter what day of the week you choose for your "To-Do" list caching, you can help encourage me and support your fellow cachers by joining in on current "Tupperware Tuesday"
All of this fun and excitement will begin January 5, 2010. I'm hoping to make 2010 a much better caching year than 2009 has been! The "how-to's" of participating are below. Please help keep me motivated this winter by joining this quest!
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