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Diaz's book was a nominee last fall for the National Book Award.
Organizers of the Story Prize, established in 2004, also announced a new award: the Story Prize Spotlight Award for collections "worthy of additional attention." This year's winner, Krys Lee for "Drifting House," will receive $1,000.


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Release Date: April 30, 2012
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- More than 175 University at Buffalo students will volunteer across the Buffalo Niagara region Tuesday as part of the university's Pride and Service Day.
The biggest gathering of students, at least 100, is expected at UB's Solar Strand. From 9:30-11:45 a.m., students will plant shrubs, level gravel in walkways and cap pipes to make the 750-kilowatt installation more pedestrian friendly.
The Solar Strand, a unique project between UB and the New York Power Authority, is located near the university's Flint Road entrance on the North Campus. It will produce enough power for hundreds of student apartments and help UB achieve its goal of becoming a climate neutral institution. For more information visit: http://www.buffalo.edu/sustainability.
Students are also expected to volunteer at:
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-- Benedict House, 2211 Main St., Buffalo.
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-- Compass House, 1451 Main St., Buffalo.
-- Friends of the Night People, 394 Hudson St., Buffalo
-- Garden in the Sun, 382 Fargo Ave., Buffalo
-- Keep Western New York Beautiful, Linear Park (at the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus)
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-- Riverside Planters, 179 Ontario St., Buffalo
-- Vive, Inc., 50 Wyoming Ave., Buffalo
UB Pride and Service Day began in 2005 with the idea of showing school spirit and enabling students to make a difference both on and off the campus. For more information, visit http://www.student.affairs.buffalo.edu/leadership/ubpride.php.
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WILMINGTON, Mass. — Some 15 minutes before the official start time of Bruins practice today at Ristuccia Arena, captain Zdeno Chara made his way onto the ice surface.
Chara, who missed Sunday's practice with flu-like symptoms that had been bothering him for a few days, set himself up at the blue line and one-timed passes from assistant coach Doug Houda. Rookie Steven Kampfer joined Chara and Houda shortly after, and then other players began trickling onto the ice.
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What Causes Hiccups and Why Does Sugar Cure Them?
The cause depends on who you ask. The ancient Greeks thought hiccups were violent emotions erupting from body. Today, evidence points to spasms in the diaphragm, the large muscle between the chest and abdomen that aids airflow during breathing (the medical term for hiccups is synchronous diaphragmatic flutter). A spasm of the diaphragm can be brought on by any number of things that might irritate the nerves that control the movement of the muscle. A full stomach, heavy boozing, rapid shifts in temperature either inside or outside of the stomach, and certain emotions like shock or excitement are all common culprits.
No matter the cause*, the result is the same. The diaphragm spasms and causes us to take a quick breath. The sudden rush of air causes the epiglottis (the flap that protects the space between the vocal cords) to shut and interrupt the breath, which makes the familiar "hic" sound.
What Cures Them?
A good cure also depends on the person you ask. Almost all cures are based on one of two principles. One type works its magic by overwhelming the vagus nerve with another sensation. The vagus nerve is a cranial nerve that innervates the stomach and conveys sensory information about the body's organs to the brain. When distracted by overwhelming information of another sort, it basically tells the brain that something more important has come up and the hiccuping should probably be stopped (vagus nerve stimulation is also used to control seizures in epileptics and treat drug-resistant cases of clinical depression). The other method for curing hiccups is to interfere with breathing, increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the blood, and causing the body to focus on getting rid of the of the CO2 and not making hiccups.
Swallowing a spoonful of sugar is probably the most commonly prescribed hiccup cure and falls in the first category. A teaspoon of sugar is usually enough to stimulate the vagus nerve and make the body forget all about the hiccups. Even ardent supporters of the sugar cure disagree if the sugar should be taken dry or washed down with water, though.
If this home remedy doesn't work, and your hiccups are both severe and persistent, you may need to bring out the big guns. For chronic cases like this, doctors sometimes use a cocktail of Reglan (a gastrointestinal stimulant) and Thorazine (an anti-psychotics with sedative properties) to quiet things down. In some cases that resist these drugs, Kemstro, an anti-spasmodic, is also used. Other doctors have used vagus nerve stimulators implanted in the upper chest of patients. The pacemaker-like devices send rhythmic bursts of electricity through the vagus nerve to the brain to keep the hiccup cycle in check.
Sugar has always worked on our web editor Jason's hiccups. I prefer to hold my breath until they go away. What method do you use?
* While the causes mentioned above are pretty common, there have been specific cases of hiccups attributed to skull fractures, tuberculosis and constipation (a winning combination if there ever was one).


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I wasn't going to comment about the remarks of the racist ESPN talking head who suggested that football star Robert Griffin III might be a "cornball brother" (i.e., an inauthentic black) because Griffin's fiance is white and he might even be a Republican. Random stupidity doesn't interest me.
But then I heard that the taking head in question, Rob Parker, attended graduate school in journalism at Columbia University. Thus, his stupid fixation on race and "authenticity" may not be so random. Comments that shock sports fans, and other ordinary Americans, of all races might well pass as edgy profundity in certain precincts of the Ivy League.


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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Yale took second place in the Ivy Scrimmage Saturday and Sunday at the Brady Squash Center. The Bulldogs defeated Brown and Cornell before falling to defending Ivy League Champion Princeton in the finals.
In the first round of competition, the Bulldogs swept Brown 9-0 to advance to the semifinals. In the semifinals, Yale met the surprising Cornell team that had upset Harvard in the previous round. The Bulldogs squeaked out a 5-4 win over Cornell to advance to the finals against Princeton.
Princeton defeated Yale 7-2 in the finals of the Ivy Scrimmage.
Yale will officially open its season on December 6 by playing host to Ivy League rival Penn.
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Charlie Strong has the long-term commitment he wanted from Louisville.
Charlie Strong has the long-term commitment he wanted from Louisville.
The Cardinals coach and the university agreed on an eight-year contract extension Wednesday that will pay the former Florida assistant an annual base salary of $3.7 million, plus incentives worth at least $583,333 for reaching the BCS championship game.
Strong's third season with Louisville ended with a 33-23 upset of Florida in the Sugar Bowl three weeks ago, the school's second BCS bowl victory. The Cardinals (11-2) were ranked the 13th in the final poll and won a share of the Big East Conference championship for the second straight year.
The deal comes more than a month after the 52-year-old Strong rejected an offer to become Tennessee's coach, saying he was staying because of Louisville's commitment to him and his relationship with players.


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Carlton Gus Gustafson, 88 - February 19, 2014Carlton "Gus" Einar Gustafson, 88, of Altadena, CA, originally of Gothenburg, died Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, at his he shared with his wife, Juliene, for 51 years.
A memorial and a celebration of life service will take place on March 22 at 2 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Pasadena.
Gustafson was born at Gothenburg on Dec. 6, 1925, the second child of Einar and Vollga Gustafson. The son of a butcher, he was a brother to three siblings—older sister Charlotte Nutting and Paul and Don Gustafson.
In 1944, following graduating from Gothenburg High School, he was drafted to the United States Army and served in the Pacific theater during World War II. As part of Company F, 383rd Regiment 96th Infantry Division, he was wounded three times on Okinawa receiving the requisite three Purple Hearts as well as a Bronze Star for his effort in taking Conical Hill.
After the war, Gustafson attended the University of Nebraska, graduating in 1950. He loved to write and was editor of the Curtis Enterprise newspaper. He relocated to California in 1956, where he worked in insurance before joining Fred Stoffel Associates selling specialty advertising and eventually becoming owner. He retired in 2001.
In 1962, he married Juliene Westerberg, originally of Fergus Falls, MN.
?Gustafson was a longtime member of the University Club of Pasadena and a Rotarian for over 60 years.
?He was a lover and champion of wine, leading several group trips to Napa and Sonoma as well as France's Loire Valley and traveling extensively to Europe, South America and Asia. He also loved sports and was a lifelong fan of Nebraska football and the Cincinnati Reds.
Gustafson was the family historian transforming his love of writing in commemorating the lives of relatives and friends alike. Most importantly, he was a loving father and husband, a man with a legacy and generous beyond his means, according to family members.
Survivors include: his wife, Juliene; a daughter, Ann; son-in-law, Tony; and granddaughters—Clarice and Emilia of Altadena; a son, John; daughter-in-law, Bethany; and granddaughter, Phoebe of Santa Monica; a brother, Don of Omaha.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the City of Hope, 1500 East Duarte Rd., Duarte, CA 91010-3000.
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"Curious about the human condition"
A conversation with Western writer Philip Fradkin
Philip Fradkin was raised in the Northeast, but he's done all of his writing in the West. As a fledgling L.A. Times reporter, he shared a Pulitzer Prize as the first journalist to cover Watts from the inside during the 1965 riots. He was one of the earliest environmental reporters, and he worked for a spell for California Gov. Jerry Brown, the first leading politician to preach the idea of limits. His 1981 book, A River No More, marked the first time a layman documented the thesis that the overallocated Colorado River would eventually run out of water. It was followed by books about subjects as various as the Nevada Test Site's downwinders, earthquakes, California's changing demographics, and, most recently, a biography of Wallace Stegner, the quintessential Western author. Now 75, Fradkin is researching his 13th book. HCN freelancer Tony Davis talked with Fradkin last spring after he spoke at a book festival in Tucson.
HCN: How did you fall in love with the West and decide to settle here?
Fradkin: I was raised in Montclair, in the North Jersey suburbs of New York City. My father took me on a grand tour of the West when I was 14, of Yellowstone, Bryce, Zion, the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Salt Lake City and Lake Tahoe. Then, we drove down the east side of the Sierra Nevada and entered Yosemite National Park on a dirt road before continuing on to San Francisco. The trip opened my eyes to a completely different landscape, to a lot of drama that was missing in New Jersey.
HCN: What got you started in journalism?
Fradkin: I graduated from Williams College in Massachusetts, majoring in political science, and I had no experience at any level of the craft. Then I went into the Army, where I worked as a chaplain's assistant on a troop ship and put out the ship's paper. That gave me a taste of journalism. I wanted an occupation that would put me in contact with as wide a range of experiences and people as possible. I'm curious about the human condition.
Everyone told me I was a fool to go out West because New York City was at the center of journalism, but I wanted to live somewhere between the mountains and the sea. So I drove out West in a VW bug in the summer of 1960. I took my first job as an ad salesman at a small suburban weekly in the Bay Area, because I didn't have the experience to get a reporting job. At night, with the help of my city editor, I covered city council and planning commission meetings and wrote the stories on my own time.
HCN: What was your experience in covering the Watts riot?
Fradkin: The afternoon before the riot started ... a highway patrolman was trying to manage a crowd that was gathered because he had stopped a motorist. I went down there with a photographer, and they stoned our car and broke some windows. We left, and came back in an hour. Just as police started pulling out, the crowd exploded. I saw someone out of the corner of my eye raise a brick and aim at my head. I ducked, the brick grazed my head and landed on my shoulder. I fell on the ground, rolled over and knew if I stayed there I was done for. I quickly got up and vaulted across the hood of a car, found our photographer who was about to leave without me and got out of there. ... I was terrified, but I returned for the next five days.
HCN: How did you transition into environmental reporting?
Fradkin: After Watts, I covered urban and student riots all over, was at the Ambassador Hotel when Robert F. Kennedy was shot in 1968, and spent six months in South Vietnam. I could see that other journalists got addicted to the violence. It was cyclic and very exciting, but the huge gaps in between those times were rather depressing. The environment seemed a much more peaceful –– and enduring –– beat. So when I came back from Vietnam just after Earth Day 1970, I saw nobody at the paper was specializing in the environment, and it was a big issue. After about a year I pushed a little and they gave me the title of environmental writer.
It was a hell of a good story. I got to travel anywhere I wanted to go in the American West, the Canadian Arctic and as far south as Tierra del Fuego –– I was dealing with subjects in places that really interested me. But in March 1975, the metro editor called me into his office and said that he and other editors thought I was becoming too much of an advocate and they were taking me off the beat.
HCN: Were they right?
Fradkin: It's a problem with specialists; you start believing in your specialty. You need to believe in it to keep working at it. But I think the editors suspected what I didn't realize myself. I get bored doing things that had been done before. I was finding I'd written a lot of these stories and they were falling into a predictable outline. … The message was that it was time to move on, not from the environment but in terms of the format I was writing in. I contacted people I knew who had just begun work in the Jerry Brown administration and became assistant secretary for the California Resources Agency, where I stayed for a year and a half before going to work as Western editor of Audubon magazine.
HCN: Were you able to accomplish your goals at the California Resources Agency?
Fradkin: Brown had a very good mind, but he didn't want any agency to move ahead of him. From almost the beginning, he was focused on running for president. His main concern was how would this play in his campaign for the Democratic Party nomination. What you had to do was disguise what you wanted to get done. You had to be cunning. I focused on getting the California Coastal Act passed in 1976, which created the Coastal Commission. It was the first agency with real strong land-use controls, and it was over the most valuable, heavily populated piece of California. All the various resource agencies in the state had to agree on the various aspects of the legislation that would create the Coastal Commission. They didn't agree, though –– they had their own petty jurisdictional fiefdoms they were trying to protect, and the best way I could figure out to get around their pettiness was to represent their views to Brown to the best possible extent, and that made them look foolish. If they look foolish, Brown thinks they have no real objections.
HCN: How did you come to write A River No More?
Fradkin: After writing stories on the Colorado River for the L.A. Times and Audubon magazine, I knew the river knit the West together. I thought it was a tremendous way to give a portrait of the region and hook it onto the river as a lifeblood, a dying lifeblood. Nobody in the government had put the whole river together and seen the demands on it and seen the amount of water that was and wasn't there. No one had ever taken into account the fact that when the Colorado River Compact was put into place in 1922, it was based on a series of very wet years. I felt out on a limb. But if you added up the facts and looked at the river as a whole, you couldn't help but come up with this idea that it's no longer a river –– it's a river no more.
HCN: Now, with the river suffering from a decade-long drought, do you feel vindicated?
Fradkin: No way. I think vindication is a sign of a large ego. The vindication is not personal. It is watching the continuation of the same kind of boom-and-bust development and the overuse of water in the West – it's the vindication of history. I only act as a narrator.
HCN: How did your reporting affect your view of the environmental movement?
Fradkin: Increasingly, I saw it as just one more special interest. They would always damn the developers as a special interest, but particularly working for Audubon magazine and watching that bureaucracy operate, I could see that where developers sought money, environmentalists sought to inflate their egos. After I left Audubon in 1980, I never renewed my membership in the Sierra Club or the National Audubon Society. But today, I'm very active on local issues in the small community where I live, on the coast north of San Francisco. At the local level, you can solve problems and have a greater effect than you can nationally.
HCN: You said at the Tucson Festival of Books that you changed from writing about things to writing about people. How did that happen?
Fradkin: I follow what interests me. If I repeat myself, I get bored and disinterested. The things I was writing about for a long time, like a trilogy I wrote about earthquakes, although people were in them, it didn't center on them, it centered on the phenomenon. My next book was about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and that centered on people rather than the phenomenon. Then it was an easy step to pure biography.
HCN: What moved you about Wallace Stegner, and what made you take on the Ruess biography?
Fradkin: Stegner's is a story on a life and a place, a history of the American West seen through the life of this man. It was a wonderful journey that allowed me to go back and write about areas I had known and loved, but hadn't written about. Everett Ruess is the story of all of us when we were young and confused and in our formative stages. It is also the story of a parent's grief. There is a totality and a universality about the story of Ruess' life and death that has not been explored. His death made him a figure of mystery and myth.
HCN: What's next in your creative development? You've said you might switch to photography from writing.
Fradkin: I'm sort of bored with books. I'm moving into something more intuitive. I'm fascinated with photography. It's another method of expression. It's freeing my mind. I have no project in mind. It's nice to just travel without knowing I have to come back with some specific amount of information to put into a receptacle. You may never hear from me again.


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Coastal environments occupy one of the most dynamic interfaces on Earth, at
the boundary between land and sea, and they support some of the most diverse
and productive habitats. These habitats include natural ecosystems, in addition
to important managed ecosystems, economic sectors, and major urban centers.
The existence of many coastal ecosystems is dependent on the land-sea connection
or arises directly from it (e.g., deltas and estuaries). Coastal ecosystems
can encompass a wide range of environmental conditions over short distances,
particularly of salinity (from fresh to hypersaline) and energy (from sheltered
wetlands to energetic wave-washed shorelines). At a much coarser geographical
scale, there is a spectrum of climate typesfrom tropical to polarwith
concomitant broad-scale differences in biogeophysical processes and features.
Coastal environments, settlements, and infrastructure are exposed to land-sourced
and marine hazards such as storms (including tropical cyclones), associated
waves and storm surges, tsunamis, river flooding, shoreline erosion, and influx
of biohazards such as algal blooms and pollutants. All of these factors need
to be recognized in assessing climate-change impacts in the coastal zone.
Box 6-3. Potential Impacts of Climate Change
and Sea-Level Rise on Coastal Systems
Biophysical impacts can include the following:
Related socioeconomic impacts can include the following:
A summary of potential impacts appears in Box 6-3. Note, however, that owing
to the great diversity of coastal environments; regional and local differences
in projected relative sea level and climate changes; and differences in the
resilience and adaptive capacity of ecosystems, sectors, and countries, the
impacts summarized here will be highly variable in time and space and will not
necessarily be negative in all situations.
Some natural features of the shore zone provide significant coastal protection,
including coral reefs (the most extensive, massive, and effective coastal protection
structures in the world); sand and gravel beaches, which function as wave energy
sinks; and barrier beaches, which act as natural breakwaters. Coastal dunes
form natural buffers and sand repositories, from which sand may be extracted
during storms without major shoreline retreat; coastal vegetation often absorbs
wind or wave energy, retarding shoreline erosion. Even the value of salt marsh
as a sea defense (King and Lester, 1995) and mangroves as a sediment trap (Solomon
and Forbes, 1999) have been recognized. These functions of natural coastal systems
contribute to resilience, as discussed in Section 6.6.2.
Bijlsma et al. (1996) and the various regional reports in IPCC (1998) identify
the areas of greatest sensitivity to accelerated sea-level rise. These areas
comprised low-elevation coral atolls and reef islands, as well as low-lying
deltaic, coastal plain, and barrier coasts, including sandy beaches, coastal
wetlands, estuaries, and lagoons. To this list can be added coarse gravel beaches
and barriers, especially if sediment-starved; cliffed coasts in unlithified
deposits, particularly where the proportion of sand and gravel is limited; and
ice-rich cliffed coasts in high latitudes. Bold and rock-dominated coasts are
relatively less vulnerable but often include coastal reentrants with beaches,
estuaries, or deltas, which may represent areas of localized vulnerability.
On such coasts, wave runup and overtopping can be a factor that threatens infrastructure
situated well above mean sea level (Forbes, 1996).
It is important to recognize that vulnerable coastal types in many parts of
the world already are experiencing relative sea-level rise, from a combination
of subsidence and the global component of sea-level rise identified to date.
Submergence rates of 2.5 mm yr-1 or more are not uncommon, and higher rates
apply locally, such as in parts of China (Ren, 1994), the United States (Dean,
1990), Canada (Shaw et al., 1998a), and Argentina (Codignotto, 1997). Although
this sea-level rise implies enhanced vulnerability, it also provides a basis
for assessing coastal response to various rates of relative sea-level rise,
where similar coastal types, boundary conditions, and system properties can
be identified. Numerous studies along the U.S. Atlantic coast, where relative
sea level is rising at rates of 2-4 mm yr-1, have demonstrated common patterns
of barrier beach retreat by washover and ephemeral inlet processes (Leatherman
et al., 2000). More rapid retreat is recorded in delta-margin settings characterized
by rapid subsidence (e.g., Stone and McBride, 1998).
In addition to submergence, seawater intrusion into freshwater aquifers in deltaic
and nondeltaic areas is an increasing problem with rising sea level (Moore,
1999). This intrusion has been documented in diverse environments such as the
arid Israeli coast, the humid Thailand coast, the Chinese Yangtze Delta, the
Vietnamese Mekong Delta, and low-lying atolls (e.g., Melloul and Goldberg, 1997;
Chen and Stanley, 1998; Singh and Gupta, 1999).
Although some low, sediment-starved, gravel barrier beaches show rapid retreat
under rising sea level, this process is highly nonlinear and in some cases is
more closely related to storm event frequency and severity (Forbes et al., 1997a).
The response of coasts to storm-related sea-level variations around the North
Sea has not been determined, although past increases in the winter means of
high water levels of the order of 1-2 mm yr-1 have taken place (Langenberg
et al., 1999).
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I hope Juan Pierre proves me wrong, because it is really hard not to like the guy. You know a player loves the game when he shrugs his shoulder at the $55 million he has already banked in his career and signs a minor league contract at the age of 34 just so he can keep on competing. Pierre takes baseball seriously, and you can see why Charlie Manuel has such an affinity for him. Plus, he wears his socks high.
At the same time, it is fair to wonder how many one-dimensional clubhouse leader types the Phillies need on their bench at any one time. If this was last year, I would understand the desire to carry Pierre on the roster. His skill set is one that has been missing from the bench ever since I started covering this beat: a guy who can lay down a bunt, a guy who can steal a base, a guy who does not strike out.
This year, though, the move feels like an extra layer of sun tan lotion while sitting on the deck of the Titanic. That is hyperbole, obviously. Regardless of the many holes that have devleoped over the last six months, the Phillies will still enter the season as the favorite to win the National League East. Still, you have to acknowledge that they are sitting in a precarious position. And while they may have had the luxury of augmenting their roster with specialists the last few seasons, right now they are in no position to be turning away a player who has the potential to make a meaningful impact on the top half of the batting order. You've been reading this blog enough this spring to know the player I'm referring to is Scott Podsednik.
Look, maybe Podsednik wouldn't have made a difference. But he at least looked like he might have the potential. We're talking about a guy who just two seasons ago hit .297/.342/.382 while stealing 35-of-50 bases. To put that in perspective, Jimmy Rollins has never hit .297 in a season, and only three times has he posted an OBP of at least .342, and he hasn't stolen 35 bases since 2008.
In 2009, Pierre hit .308/.365/.392, which is the type of line Manuel likely had in mind when he labeled Pierre a high OBP guy earlier this week. But Pierre hasn't hit better than .279 or posted an OBP better than .341 in the two seasons since. Forget about the Grapefruit League numbers. Podsednik was clearly the better base-stealer and the better base-runner and if his bat speed was not significantly better than Pierre's, well then I'll never be able to accurately scout a baseball player. Forget about the fact that Podsednik is two years older, or the fact that he was sidelined for most of last season with a foot injury. He looked faster, stronger, and more fluid than Pierre. He seems to bring you everything that Pierre does, except with the ability to drive the ball to the gaps, something the Phillies will need with Chase Utley on the sidelines.
Maybe the Phillies still have Podsednik in their plans. Maybe they want to call him up at some point before June 1. But even if that is the case, I don't know that they are a team who has done enough to be able to afford to wait.


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A New York City TV anchorman issued a death threat against his wife as he was being arrested on charges of attacking her at their Connecticut home, according to a court document released Tuesday.
New York City police, meanwhile, disclosed that they were called 11 times to the couple's home when they lived in Manhattan. One call resulted in an arrest, but the case was sealed, they said.
In the Connecticut case, a Darien police officer wrote that Rob Morrison, who works for WCBS-TV, "threatened that if he was released from police custody, he would kill his wife."
The document was offered in Superior Court in Stamford, in support of an order of protection against Morrison. Judge Kenneth Povadator ordered Morrison to stay 100 yards away from Ashley Morrison except when they're both at work.
She works for "CBS Moneywatch."
Rob Morrison, 44, was charged Sunday with strangulation, threatening and disorderly conduct. Officers had been called by his mother-in-law to the couple's home in Darien. They said Morrison had been belligerent toward his wife throughout the night and had wrapped his hands around her neck, leaving red marks.
Morrison's lawyer, Robert Skovgaard, did not enter a plea at the arraignment. He said afterward a plea would come "at the appropriate time."
Skovgaard said Monday that the allegations had been exaggerated and on Tuesday he referred to his previous statement.
Outside the courthouse, Morrison said: "I did not choke my wife. I've never raised my hands to my wife."
The NYPD said it was called 11 times between 2004 and 2009 to the couple's home on West 90th Street. In the 10 cases that did not result in an arrest, the calls involved verbal disputes and harassment, with no allegations of physical violence, the police said.
It was not clear if violence was alleged in the case that was sealed. Skovgaard did not immediately return a call about the New York incidents.
Morrison was released Tuesday on the $100,000 bond he posted Sunday. He is due back in court in Stamford on March 26.
Morrison, who has been a combat correspondent and was a reporter and anchor for WNBC-TV, anchors WCBS-TV's news programs "This Morning" and "News at Noon." Ashley Morrison worked for Bloomberg Television before joining "CBS MoneyWatch."
The couple has a young son.
Skovgaard said that because of the order of protection, Morrison "will not be going home tonight."
Associated Press writer Colleen Long in New York contributed to this report.


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Physics Olympics, bridge-building contest at KCC on SaturdayUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Posted: Feb 17, 2011
Perhaps the winner of a bridge-building contest today may be the physicist of tomorrow. That's what local high school students may be hoping, as the 22nd annual Hawai'i Physics Olympics & Regional Bridge-Building Contest is held on Saturday, February 19, from 8:30-11:00 a.m. at Kapiolani Community College.
About 120 high school students, in 25 teams from public and private schools on O'ahu, will challenge each other in five fun events based on concepts in physics, plus an optional bridge-building contest. Testing of bridges will take place in the cafeteria throughout the morning. At 11 a.m., there will be a presentation by Dr. G. Wiz in the auditorium, followed by the awards ceremony.
Participating high schools are Farrington, Kamehameha, McKinley, Radford, Roosevelt and Sacred Hearts. The events will be designed and led by students from UH Mānoa, Kapi'olani Community College, Leeward Community College, Brigham Young University Hawai'i and Chaminade University.
The public is invited to view the events, but space is limited and seating may not be available for spectators. For more information, contact Maria Bautista in the KCC Math and Sciences Department at 734-9356 or Michael Jones in the UH Mānoa Physics & Astronomy Department at 956-2932.
This year's event is dedicated to the memory of Walter Steiger, a pioneer in physics and astronomy in Hawai'i and a longtime University science educator.
The event is sponsored by the Hawai'i chapter of the American Association of Physics Teachers, the KCC Engineering Club and UH Mānoa chapter of the Society of Physics Students.


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The Power Thought That Leads to God's Good Plan for Your Life
Enjoying Everyday Life
Joyce Meyer
Post Date: 12-04-11
God has a good plan for your life, but if you want to experience that plan, your mind has to be renewed so you can think like God thinks.
I remember a time when I didn't understand that God had a good plan for my life. Because of the abuse I experienced throughout my childhood, I expected to live a second-class life. But once I made a serious commitment to grow in my relationship with God and began really studying the Word of God, I was able to get past this lie. I can honestly say now that my life has become better and happier than I ever imagined it could be.
Renewing my mind with God's truth was the key to my breakthrough in living the life Jesus died for me to have. As I've studied the Word, I've discovered what I call "power thoughts" based on Scripture that have been instrumental in helping me get there.
Colossians 3:2 (AMP) says, "Set your minds and keep them set on what is above (the higher things), not on the things that are on the earth." We need to set our minds, and keep them set, on things that benefit our relationship with God and prepare us to make right choices when temptations come.
One decision we need to make and set our minds on is "I don't make decisions based on my feelings." This is such an important power thought because people tend to make most of their decisions based on what they feel like doing. It's easy to see how this can cause trouble because emotions are unstable—when we follow them, life is like a roller coaster and we get stressed out. Have you ever made a decision in the heat of emotions and then wondered later, "Why did I do that?!"
We cannot just live by emotions and expect to have the full blessings of God in our lives. For example, if you don't go to work because you don't feel like it, you will probably end up without a job. If you lose your temper whenever somebody does something that upsets you, you won't have healthy relationships. If you decide to eat junk food all the time, you won't feel good. And it's usually not smart to make decisions about whether you should buy something just based on how you feel about it.
Emotional decisions like this cause regrets, create debt, and cause us to give up on things we should stick with or start things we can't finish. Then we can't keep our word, we say things we don't mean, people don't trust or respect us, and we disobey God.
We need to learn to slow down and let emotions calm down before making decisions. I like to say it like this: Let emotions subside before you decide. I've learned to walk away from something I'm emotionally excited about and wait a day or two before making a decision about it.
We have free will to make decisions, but God has given us the Holy Spirit so we have the ability to do what's right – whether we feel like it or not. The question we need to ask ourselves is, are we moving at God's command, in His timing? That's how we live in God's good plan for our lives.
If you struggle with making decisions based on emotions, I have good news for you: You can learn how to live beyond your feelings. Meditate on the truth of God's Word and renew your mind so you can live the life God has for you. Get your thinking straightened out, and then your life will get straightened out.
Start by making these decisions: I'm going to love God with all of my heart, whether I feel good about what's going on in my life or not. I will obey God whether I feel like it or not, and whether I get what I want or not. I will love God in good times and bad times. I'm going to serve God passionately because He is worthy of my love and affection. And I will let my emotions calm down before I make important decisions because if I don't, I'm going to end up in trouble. I will not make decisions based on my feelings.
For more on this topic, order Joyce's four-CD series Power Thoughts. You can also contact us to receive our free magazine, Enjoying Everyday Life, by calling (800) 727-9673 or visiting www.joycemeyer.org.
Joyce Meyer is a New York Times bestselling author and founder of Joyce Meyer Ministries, Inc. She has authored more than 90 books, including Battlefield of the Mind and Living Beyond Your Feelings (Hachette). She hosts the Enjoying Everyday Life radio and TV programs, which air on hundreds of stations worldwide. For more information, visit www.joycemeyer.org.
Please note: The views and opinions expressed throughout this publication and/or website are those of the respective authors and do not necessarily reflect those of Joyce Meyer Ministries.


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New Hakuouki anime movies
So the first movie is going to be called Hakuōki: Daichishō Kyoto Ranbu (Hakuōki: Chapter 1 Kyoto Dance) and it will be released on August 24.
Original Work: Idea Factory
Director: Osamu Yamasaki
Script: Tsunekiyo Fujisawa / Osamu Yamasaki
Original Character Design: Yone Kazuki
Character Design/Chief Animation Director: Atsuko Nakajima
Animation Production: Studio DEEN
Houko Kuwashima as Chizuru Yukimura
Shinichiro Miki as Toshizō Hijikata
Showtaro Morikubo as Sōji Okita
Kousuke Toriumi as Hajime Saitō
Hiroyuki Yoshino as Heisuke Tōdō
Koji Yusa as Sanosuke Harada
Kenjiro Tsuda as Chikage Kazama
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|2012-12-10, 09:28
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False alarm there.
All of them does not indicate a new anime project for Hakuoki.
Pr1: New Hakuoki game; not a remake or some weird spinoffs.
Pr2: Something about serialization. Probably a manga or novel.
Pr3: Hakuoki Event-Sakura no Utage 2013. They held this last year as well.
The only plausible choice is 2nd project, but quick glance at the usage of words would easily erase any doubts that this will be in written media, and in GirlsStyle magazine. Keyword: 'Beginning serialization in next issue' (次号よ り連載開始), plus the fact that they collaborated with Girls'Style anyway.
Think it would be better to close the thread.
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Aren't there supposed to be a couple of movies coming or did not?
Otherwise, this show is seriously more popular in Japan than I thought....
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Hakuouki is the most profitable otome game to Otomate from what I've seen and the huge amount of merchandise, events and so on somewhat supports that statement
For those interested the new Hakuouki game is called Urataka Hakuouki and the new characters have been revealed:
Young leader in remorse of his deceased teacher.
Connection with Harada: through Shiranui (both anime and game did mention it).
Run away with a reason.
Connection with Saitou: one is Joi side and one is Shogunate side. Fated to be enemies (he appeared in the recently licensed musou game by AKSYS Hakuoki: Warriors of the Shinsengumi)
Sad killer following his teachers orders.
Connection with Okita: two insane swords shining in battlefield.
Mysterious weapon merchant.
Connection with Heisuke: an invisible line links them.
I'm sure this is going to have an anime someday.
And about the Hakuouki movies still no information I think.
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Background of the protagonist of Urataka Hakuouki:
Since her parents died when she was young, with her older brother, the siblings run the dojo their father left them. However, her peaceful life was shattered by an intruder - a white-haired monster wearing asagiiro haori. To avenge for her brother, who died protecting her, she picked up her sword. Where will her determination lead her in this upheaval era?
Bakumatsu Era described from the opposite point of view from Hakuoki. Not only Shinsengumi members will make an appearance, there will be tons of elements Hakuoki fans will be happy to see.
There's people speculating that the movies will be based on this game or a mix between this and the original Hakuouki.
Well, when the movies were announced they did say that it was going to have a new story and there's not much left to be said about Hakuouki main characters after Reimeiroku...
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And there's a new female MC? I like Chizuru, but hopefully she does more than Chiz does.
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The first film will be on cinemas in summer and is going to be called Hakuouki Reimeiroku ~ Shoushinkatari ~
A movie about Reimeiroku? The anime adaptation wasn't that great because it only had 12 episodes so I wonder what they're going to tell... At least we have Nakata Jouji and Seki Tomokazu duo or not
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|2013-07-16, 04:35
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PV for the first movie
Fujisawa is one of the original game producers and a history freak so at least the plot shouldn't be very bad if he's in charge of the script. Since it's a movie it has better quality than the tv series but nothing too spectacular. I'll still check it out.
Could the thread be moved to the movie,ova section?
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State police investigating serious assault in Westmoreland
October 24. 2013 6:48AM
WESTMORELAND - A 48-year-old man was taken to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon Wednesday night after he suffered serious injuries in an assault at his home.
Walter Field, 48, of 159 Depot Road was attacked at his residence by an unknown assailant or assailants, according to a news release issued by the New Hampshire State Police.
Field suffered significant injuries as a result and was taken to the Lebanon hospital for treatment. State police learned of the assault in a telephone call just before 8:30 p.m. from the residence requesting medical assistance for Field.
Investigators believe the assault is an isolated incident and that there is no danger to the general public.
Anyone with information pertinent to the investigation is asked to call trooper Thomas Byrne at 603-223-8494 or 603-358-3333.


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Gee, Thompson lead Cavaliers past Magic, 91-85
Apr. 08, 2013
CLEVELAND (AP) — Kyrie Irving isn't the only second-year player turning in big performances for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Forward Tristan Thompson, following up on a career night Friday, had 15 points and 16 rebounds as the Cavaliers defeated Orlando 91-85 on Sunday night, leading Cleveland to its second straight win for the first time since Feb. 26-27.
Thompson put a stop to the Cavaliers' season-high, 10-game losing streak Friday against Boston with 29 points and 17 rebounds — both career highs. He hit two free throws and a hook shot in the final three minutes Sunday to help Cleveland maintain its lead after the Cavaliers rallied from an eight-point deficit late in the third quarter.
Alonzo Gee scored 19 points, while Wayne Ellington's jumper gave the Cavaliers the lead for good at 72-70 with 7:57 remaining in the game.
Tobias Harris scored 26 points, while Nikola Vucevic added 21 points and 21 rebounds for Orlando, which has lost five in a row and 13 of 14. The Magic have dropped 11 straight away from home — the second-longest road losing streak in franchise history.
"You've just got to be more selfish (than we were), and want more than a six-point lead going into the fourth," Orlando coach Jacque Vaughn. "Defensively, we were pretty solid in giving ourselves a chance, even though we were 1-for-13 on threes. But you've got to defend without fouling in the fourth quarter, and that's what the game came down to."
Cleveland began its rebuilding process in the post-LeBron James era by taking Irving with the first pick in the 2011 draft. The Cavaliers surprised many observers by selecting Thompson, who played one season at the University of Texas, with the fourth pick.
After struggling to be consistent as a rookie, Thompson has been a bright spot in another difficult season for the Cavaliers, who have been plagued by injuries and are facing speculation that coach Byron Scott might not return next season. Not only is Thompson averaging 11.5 points and 9.4 rebounds, he's become a player the Cavaliers can count on late in games.
"You look at from the beginning of the season until now, it's big-time improvement," Scott said. "He's gotten better. He put in a lot of work this summer and it's starting to pay off."
"I'm just playing with energy," Thompson said. "That's what I did the last two nights. I'm going to try to keep doing it the rest of the year."
Scott is pleased with what he's seen from his team the last two games.
"They haven't quit," he said. "They are going to play it out. We are going to keep playing as hard as we can."
Orlando was winless on a five-game, nine-day trip. The Magic haven't won away from home since March 4.
"It's not easy because we're all competitors, but we understand this is part of the process," said Vucevic, who has recorded three 20-point, 20-rebound games this season. "We have been competing all year in games — not getting blown out a lot — and we know our future is bright."
Irving, the Cavaliers' All-Star point guard, scored nine points on 3-of-15 shooting. Irving, who had 10 assists, is 12 for 51 from the field in three games since returning from a shoulder injury. Following the game he gave all the credit to Thompson.
"He's been awesome," Irving said. "We're going to keep feeding him and he's rebounding his butt off right now."
Cavaliers guard C.J. Miles left the game in the second quarter after being hit in the forehead with an elbow from Vucevic while the two were going for a rebound. Miles was down on one knee for a couple of minutes and walked to the locker room with a towel to his face. He received six stitches and didn't return.
"I wasn't sure what happened," Miles said. "I heard a guy in the front row say something. I looked down and saw a puddle of blood. I was about three or four seconds from passing out."
Orlando forward Kyle O'Quinn also received six stitches on his lip after being struck in the mouth during a second-quarter scrum under the basket. O'Quinn said a tooth went through his lip.
The Magic had 10 players in uniform. Point guard Jameer Nelson (sprained ankle) missed his fifth straight game. Swingman Maurice Harkless started at shooting guard despite sustaining a knee injury in the first quarter Friday against Chicago. Harkless scored seven points in 39 minutes.
Shaun Livingston added 12 points for Cleveland.
NOTES: Two busloads of fans from St. Bonaventure — the alma mater of rookie forward Andrew Nicholson — made the three-hour trip to attend the game. Nicholson scored eight points and had four rebounds. ... Cavaliers F Luke Walton (sprained ankle) didn't dress. He was injured Friday against Boston. ... G Daniel Gibson (elbow) missed his second straight game.


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Apr 8th
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Travel the Arctic and experience Spitsbergen, East Greenland and Iceland
Dramatic coastlines, glimmering fjords, wild creatures that take your breath away – the three Arctic islands of this 13-day trip are filled with sights that invigorate all the senses. The Arctic is a place of extremes, where stories of Viking conquests and ancient myths from northern cultures add a layer of enchantment and mystery to the stark, ice-covered land. Traverse from the glaciers of Spitsbergen to the rocky eastern coast of Greenland and the sheer wintery beauty of Iceland. Hike through wildflower-strewn landscapes, cruise crystal clear waters by zodiac or take a kayak out on an expedition to remote coves. There are plenty of chances along the way to spot bearded seals, walruses, whales and, of course, magnificent polar bears. Once you breathe in Arctic air and glimpse the pristine land at the top of the world, nothing feels quite the same.
Seek out unforgettable Polar Bears sightings while roaming the hunting grounds of this ruler of the Arctic
Discover the history of Greenland with explorations of the ruins of ancient Thule settlements and learn about the Inuit life in Ittoqqortoormiit
Experience how this incredible environment is ever-changing while cruising through freshly birthed icebergs in Scoresbysund
Kayaking on crisp, clear Arctic waters is a unique and intimate way of exploring this amazing region. Book early as these activities can sell out fast
As you'd expect, temperatures in the Arctic are very cold. A warm parka will be provided along with waterproof boots and unlimited hot drinks, but you should also bring base layers and lots of warm clothing. Please see the trip notes for further important information about what to bring.
Weather depending, you will be making regular excursions in a Zodiac boat to explore the local area and look for wildlife. It can get very cold and wet on the Zodiac, so make sure you are dressed appropriately and that you keep your camera safe and dry. Sturdy sea legs are needed as you make wet and dry landings from the boat, and on steep terrain, snow and other uneven surfaces. Some ships have a lot of stairs, so please hold on to the handrails if seas are rough.
The weather plays a pivotal part in this adventure and although there's an itinerary in place, there are no guarantees that you'll be able to do everything that is planned for. A level of flexibility and openness to embracing the unexpected are important in expedition travel, especially to such a remote area.
This trip takes places during the time of year that Spitsbergen enjoys 24-hour daylight. Just one of the benefits of this is that incredible wildlife can be seen at any time of the day – be prepared to be woken at any time so as to not miss out on exciting animal sightings.
Polar bears are one of the most incredible and appealing animals on the planet, but they are also powerful predators with little fear of humans. Therefore it's necessary to be aware of the guidelines surrounding any contact with Polar bears. Follow your leader's instructions and do not stray from your group – your leader carries equipment to protect you.
On this itinerary, you'll be travelling aboard the Ocean Adventurer.
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There are currently no scheduled departures on our Spitsbergen, East Greenland and Iceland trip. If you are interested in other trips in the region visit one of the links below.
Arctic and Antarctic bookings have an increased deposit requirement of 20% of the full voyage cost (before any discount). The balance is due 120 days before departure.
If a booking is cancelled 120 days or more before departure - the cancellation fee is the full loss of the deposit paid.
If a booking is cancelled between 119 days and departure - the cancellation fee is 100% of the total price of the voyage.
Other fees may apply for air tickets and other arrangements booked in conjunction with a Polar voyage.
Kayaking is available to book on all Arctic voyages (except the North Pole). This must be booked prior to departure and incurs an additional cost. Spaces are limited so please enquire at time of booking. To participate in kayaking, previous, recent experience is essential. In addition, there are other included optional activities offered on some voyages such as snow shoeing and hiking. These activities do not need to be booked in advance and no additional cost applies.
Your voyage is operated by our sister company, Quark Expeditions. All accommodation and transfer arrangements as listed in the itinerary are also operated by Quark Expeditions or their local representatives.
Strict luggage limits apply. Please see Trip Notes (What to Take) for more information.


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Ryokan Murayama is a Japanese style hotel in a quiet environment near Hida-no-sato Hida Folk Village in the west part of Hida Takayama. It is about 2km from JR Takayama Station. Pick-up service from the station is available. Ideal location, free Wifi, great Japanese cuisine, and relaxing hot spring, the hostel has everything one can ask for.
Ryokan Murayama is a traditional Japanese hotel which has capacity of 100 people. There are 22 Japanese style guest rooms, 10 of which equipped with bathrooms. The ryokan has an atmosphere of ancient Japan. The thick pillars in the building are the same timbers used in the world heritage site Shirakawa-go.
In the dining hall of our ryokan, guests can enjoy Japanese cuisines sitting around the traditional Japanese fireplaces called irori, which are becoming rare in modern Japan. Barbeque fish, rice cake, Hida Beef shabushabu are all delicious. Fresh seafood is also available. Our food plans are very popular among Japanese guests, and we hope you can enjoy them as much as the Japanese people do.
We have 2 public hot spring baths. Please enjoy relaxing in our spacious bathtub. Jacuzzis are also available. If you are not comfortable with public bathrooms, we also have a family bath for private use.
We have a vending machine outside the hotel, and a small souvenir shop.
Ryokan Murayama is very close to Hida Folk Village (Hida no Sato) , which is 'the Living Museum' where one can see the good old days of Japan. There are also many morning markets in the neighborhood that are worth visiting. They sell food, flowers, and also souvenirs. The morning markets have a history of hundreds of years, since the Edo period.
We offer pick-up service from JR Takayama Station from 14:00 until 17:30. Please call from the Information Center in front of the station. Transportation to JR Takayama Station is available at 8:20, 9:00 and 10:00 in the morning.
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Nickelback. The name itself is musical shorthand for everything music aficionados love to hate about modern rock.
But with more than 50 million record sales worldwide and a lead singer who earns $10 million a year, the band is laughing all the way to the bank — as reporter Ben Paynter describes in Bloomberg Businessweek Magazine.
To start with, Paynter tells weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz, the band has worked hard to become ubiquitous in the blue-collar rock scene. You can hear them on the entry songs for World Wrestling Entertainment, commercials for NASCAR's Speed Channel and Michael Bay's bombastic Transformers movie. The band even struck a strategic promotional alliance to have some of their music played during Stanley Cup highlight videos.
"If something's getting punched, smashed, broken or otherwise causing chaos, Nickelback is usually the background soundtrack to it," Paynter says.
The band also tours on the cheap, under a promotional deal with Live Nation that rivals that of Jay-Z and Madonna. Lead singer Chad Kroeger is an incredibly prolific songwriter, Paynter says, who co-owns 604 Records, the Canadian label that spawned Carly Rae Jepsen's monster summer hit, "Call Me Maybe." Paytner says the label takes a lot of chances on young, Canadian talent.
"They just work on building them up in Canada and launching them in the United States," he says.
As for the band's take on its divisive reputation, Paynter spent some time with them — and concluded they don't seem to mind much.
"These guys know exactly what they do. They do it to a T. They pack stadiums because of it. And they've worked real hard to get to that point."
It's WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Guy Raz. One of the more controversial groups in rock is a band called Nickelback. Critics hate them for what they call the band's derivative, uninspired sound.
NICKELBACK: (Singing) This is how you remind me of what I really am. This is how you remind me of what I really am.
RAZ: Now, even though the band is consistently bashed, Nickelback happens to be one of the industry's most successful acts - 50 million in record sales, a lead singer who earns 10 million a year. And how do they do it? By treating the band as a business. Ben Paynter wrote about Nickelback in this week's Bloomberg Businessweek magazine.
BEN PAYNTER: Well, I guess the best way to explain it is if you tune in to your regular TV, you can hear them on, you know, the entry songs for World Wrestling Entertainment's "SmackDown," commercials for NASCAR's SPEED channel, the background of the "Transformers" movie. And during the Stanley Cup, they did a strategic promotional alliance to have some of their music played during highlight videos. So if something's getting punched, smashed, broken or, you know, otherwise causing chaos, Nickelback is usually the background soundtrack to it.
RAZ: Ben, explain this about Nickelback because it's a phenomenon. They are a hated band. Like, people, listeners, music fans around the country and the world hate them.
PAYNTER: Yeah. You know, I think you'd say that music aficionados hate them because there's a whole group of fans that absolutely love them. But as far as the hate goes, they've been vilified for doing what is basically formulaic rock and roll.
RAZ: I mean, apparently, during a protest against the union standoff, the teachers' union standoff in Chicago, somebody held up a sign that said: Rahm Emanuel likes Nickelback.
PAYNTER: Yeah. You know, they've become...
RAZ: He - by the way, he had to publicly deny this. Like, he went on the record...
PAYNTER: Yeah.
RAZ: ...and said: It's not true. I don't like Nickelback.
PAYNTER: You know, that was probably a strong political move for him at that point. You know, it's - they're incredibly prolific. They've had this great business model behind what they do. They tour on the cheap. They produce music incredibly quickly and prolifically, because Chad Kroeger's such a...
RAZ: He's the lead singer of the band.
Yeah. He's an amazing - he's just an amazingly quick songwriter. They sell their concert tickets cheaper than other bands do because they travel cheaper than other bands do. And that allows them to hit more places, you know, at a quicker pace. And they've gotten this multimillion-dollar tour deal from, you know, a touring company because people recognize that they're not just good but they're incredibly efficient in the way that they travel.
They also own a record label - or the lead singer owns a record label - the record label that spawned this hit.
CARLY RAE JEPSEN: (Singing) Hey, I just met you and this is crazy...
RAZ: The song by Carly Rae Jepsen, which has been a number one - which was a number one song for many, many weeks. He owns that label.
PAYNTER: He owns that label. He's been around with 604 Records since 2002. Basically, he goes out there, and he takes a chance on talent. And if you look at a lot of talents they have, it's a lot of - a lot of it is Canadian born and bred talent, just like Nickelback. And a lot of them are their own songwriters, and they just work on building them up in Canada and launching them in the United States.
PAYNTER: You know, they seem to be a little bit sensitive to that fact that not everybody likes...
RAZ: Oh, really?
PAYNTER: ...they're under the spotlight.
RAZ: And how do they respond to it?
PAYNTER: Well, you know, I think that they're going for giving their fans fun and a lot of action and, you know, a good boozing time at their shows. And, you know, if people have an expectation that they're going to be more like Mozart, they're not going to - that's not going to happen. These guys know exactly what they do. They do it to a T. They pack stadiums because of it. And they - I think they've worked real hard to get to that point.
RAZ: That's Ben Paynter. His article about the business behind the band Nickelback is in the latest issue of Bloomberg Businessweek. Ben, thanks so much.
PAYNTER: Thank you.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An agreement Monday has resolved a lawsuit over plans by the city of New Orleans to enforce a "clean zone" where the use of banners, signs and flags would be restricted during Super Bowl week.
The agreement, which must be approved by a federal judge, would allow the city to enforce some limits on commercial activity in the French Quarter and surrounding neighborhoods. The filing says the city can prohibit "off-site and mobile advertising," such as signs attached to a vehicle or worn by a person.
However, American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana's Executive Director Marjorie Esman said the city has agreed not to restrict other forms of commercial or non-commercial speech in the "clean zone." She said local businesses, for instance, will be free to hang signs advertising their wares.
The ACLU sued the city last Thursday on behalf of an activist and a street preacher. They claimed the "clean zone" limits, spelled out in a new city ordinance and a code enforcement guide, would trample on their free speech rights and limit their activities leading up to the title game between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers.
"The city has essentially eliminated all of the problems with the original drafting" of the ordinance and guide, Esman said of the settlement Monday.
Last Thursday, U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt issued a temporary restraining order that said the city can only enforce the limits in an area near the Superdome, where the game will be played Feb. 3. The ACLU and city on Monday asked the judge to dissolve that order.
Esman says other Super Bowl host cities have enforced similar rules in recent years at the NFL's request, but they had never been challenged in court before.
New Orleans planned for its measure to take effect on Monday morning and end on the evening of Feb. 5.
The ordinance, passed last month, said that the content of any temporary signs approved by the city must consist of at least 60 percent Super Bowl or NFL branding. But the settlement bars the city from enforcing that provision.
The city, Mayor Mitch Landrieu and Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas were named as defendants in the suit. The plaintiffs are Tara Jill Ciccarone, an Occupy NOLA member, and Troy Bohn, pastor of a religious congregation that regularly preaches on Bourbon Street.


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Many indicators, including a record-setting 2011, show the firearms industry continues to thrive in a down economy and that the potential exists for another strong sales year in 2012, reports the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry.
NSSF made the announcement today at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade ShowSM (SHOT Show), where exhibitors unveiled thousands of new products they hope will excite customers in 2012. The trade show, with an attendance of nearly 60,000, is the largest of its kind in the world.
The $4 billion firearms and ammunition industry stands apart from other industries that are struggling in the slow economy. Demand for guns has continued at a robust pace since late 2008. NSSF estimates the industry is responsible for approximately 180,000 jobs and has impact on the U.S. economy of $28 billion.
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Class Notes - 1950s
March 11, 2007
Charles "Chuck" Babin '50 and wife Virginia celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in June 2006 at St. Anthony Church in Tigard. They met in 1943 at the Portland Rose Festival, shortly before Babin reported for Navy duty and served in the battle for Okinawa.
Robert Young '50 and his wife, Dar, a registered nurse, volunteered with the Red Cross for three weeks to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina. Robert helped coordinate ham radio systems, making contact with countless displaced and worried family members. Dar helped evacuees find aid and shelter.
|Arts & Sciences Golden Reunion May 18-20, 2007
June Christensen Fleming '57 was profiled in the "My Workout" feature of the Oregonian's Living section on May 31, 2006. Her workout includes cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and 18 to 20 miles of urban hiking each week. In May, she went on her first solo snow camping trip in 20 years. She told the Oregonian, "I'm in better shape now than I was when I was 50."
Carol O'Connor '58 is happily retired in Arizona and enjoying time with her two grandchildren: Trinity Ellison, 5, and David Ellison, 1. Her daughter just received a master's degree in business and marketing. She welcomes contact with alumni friends who are visiting the Phoenix area.
John Sherrill Houser '58 created the world's largest equestrian bronze sculpture for the entrance of the El Paso International Airport. He devoted nine years to the 36-foot-high piece, creating a small-scale model in 1997 and the full-scale work in his Mexico City studio between 1998 and 2005. The statue depicts Don Juan de Oñate, Spanish colonizer of New Mexico, who introduced the Spanish settlement and the horse to the American Southwest in 1598. John's father, Ivan Houser, taught art at Lewis & Clark, and was assistant sculptor to Gutzon Borglum during the early years of carving the granite presidential heads on Mount Rushmore.


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The 2017 Summer Leadership Conference will take place Tuesday and Wednesday, August 15-16 at The Homestead. Students will experience two full days of leadership learning, networking opportunities, service, and fun with one overnight stay that includes five meals, plenty of snacks, and all transportation is provided.
Priority Registration available until Friday, July 28 10:00 p.m. is only $25 with a completed registration form, travel agreement, and your money paid to Leslie in the Student Life & Leadership, Taylorsville Office, STC 124. We will refund $20 of that $25 with complete fulfillment of the expectations of the conference. Make sure your email is correct when requested later in this form because you will be sent another form to complete through OrgSync - the travel waiver. This travel waiver must be completed in order for you to attend.
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WAITING ON KATE: According to industry sources, Lancome, the L'Oreal-owned beauty brand, has signed Kate Winslet to be a spokeswoman. Winslet — perhaps best known for her starring role in "Titanic" with Leonardo DiCaprio — is expected to be introduced to the press at a Lancome event tonight in Paris. She and DiCaprio are currently filming "Revolutionary Road," a movie slated for a 2008 release.
OLD AS NEW: Prada's first women's fragrance, an amber-based scent launched in 2004, may have been an exercise in quality. But now, Miuccia Prada is undertaking an exercise in originality. The September launch of Infusion d'Iris may be the debut of the house's second women's scent, but, because it's the first fragrance to feature Prada's original 94-year-old logo, it feels like the first time for the designer. The plain, vintage-looking bottle — designed by Miuccia — has a metal plate stamped with the Prada logo. The color of the box? The house's signature pale green hue, of course.
PARIS POSSE: The Ritz Club dealt a royal flush Thursday evening at a cocktail party to launch Repossi's Czarina line, codesigned by socialite Eugenie Niarchos and Gaia Repossi. Princess Caroline of Monaco and her daughter, Charlotte Casiraghi; Olympia Scarry, and Columbian heiress Tatiana Santo Domingo were among the guests who rubbed shoulders with Karl Lagerfeld, who popped in for a nightcap. Azzaro designer Vanessa Seward, accompanied by fiance Bertrand Burgalat, discussed plans for their wedding in Paris in October. "I'll be designing my own dress," she said. Meanwhile, Scarry said she was soldiering on with her art projects after a recent exhibition for the inaugural show at the gallery 20 Hoxton Square in London, where she suspended chrome-coated lingerie within a giant box of mirrors. "After tonight I'm zooming off to the Venice Biennale," she said as she hit the dance floor.
TEA AND SYMPATHY: Some brands stage a runway spectacle worthy of fashion week to unveil resort, while others prefer to present it quietly in their showrooms. For Ports 1961, the season offered a good excuse to transform its terrace space on Thursday into a botanical garden for a Mad Tea Party. Ports' creative director and designer Tia Cibani, Mary Alice Stephenson, Lucy Sykes, Ann Caruso and Eva Lorenzotti hosted the party, and the afternoon tea and fashion show brought in the likes of Gabrielle Union, Celerie Kemble, Vanessa von Bismarck, Jackie Astier and Adelina Wong. The shindig was inspired by Zelda Fitzgerald's "Mad Tea Party" painting — a suitable choice since Ports' resort collection is based on the spirit of the Twenties. Eleanor Lanahan, the granddaughter of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, was on hand to add a touch of authenticity to the afternoon. "[Zelda] would have loved it," she said.


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Roche's approach to buying Illumina may have cost the Swiss drug development and diagnostic firm a chance at the San Diego-based next-generation sequencing firm, Illumina President and CEO Jay Flatley tells Bloomberg.
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