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An Evening with Maury Yeston and William Whitener
Two-time Tony Award-winning composer Maury Yeston performs at the piano and discusses his latest work, Tom Sawyer – A Ballet in Three Acts, commissioned by Kansas City Ballet. Serving as the inspiration for this Big Read, the ballet is based on the classic Mark Twain novel and is making its world premiere in October 2011 as part of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts' grand opening.
Yeston composed the Broadway productions of Titanic and Nine, which both earned Tony Awards for Best Musical. He also wrote the score for Phantom and contributed to the score for the Broadway stage version of Grand Hotel. Well-versed in a variety of styles, he has written cello concertos for Yo Yo Ma, a choral symphony for the National Symphony Orchestra, and songs for Gloria Estefan and Barbara Streisand.
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Actually, I don't frequent there, but your comment sent me back. Sure, there were a few FUs, but then "Nicole" explained she was really looking for advice, and they calmed down and kept her thread near top. But what I can't figure is if Nicole REALLY wanted to know about the lamb matching, and not just plugging the video, she didn't ask her question here?
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No Boston sports prediction entering 2013 would have been more brash than this: The Red Sox will win the World Series for the third time in 10 years. And you know how that played out — coming off a 69-win season, they proved that anything really is possible. None of our predictions for 2014 don't have such long odds, but we do like the chances of at least some of them coming true.
Patriots defeat the Chiefs to win the AFC title
I'm gonna give you the truth even though I could have gotten away with this like LeGarrette Blount gets away from Bills defenders: Originally, when I first started thinking about my 2014 predictions in mid-December, this item was slated to say: Ravens end Patriots in AFC Divisional Round. Given that the Ravens didn't even make the playoffs, we can safely say that's not happening. As for what will happen, I think we can agree on this: The 2013 Patriots are incredibly resilient. They've also lost a ton of talent to injury along the way, and they do have significant flaws. Fortunately, there's no truly dominant AFC team this year. The Chiefs will hand Peyton Manning his eighth career one-and-done, and the Patriots will advance to the Super Bowl for the sixth time in the Belichick/Brady era. How will they fare? The crystal ball is hazy on that one.
The Red Sox shave their beards in spring training
As wonderful as last season was for the Red Sox — and it probably had the highest fun-to-melodrama ratio of any team I can recall — it's also true that no two teams and seasons are alike, and players like to forge new identities and bonds each spring. This group will still be unified, but they'll find a less hirstute way of doing it. Well, except for Mike Napoli. His beard is at the point where it's stronger than a Brillo pad and resistant to all attempts at shaving, plucking and detaching.
Jon Lester signs a long-term contract with the Red Sox
Lester hasn't even turned 30 yet — he will hit that milestone January 7 — and he's already spent a dozen years in the Red Sox organization, having been drafted in 2002. He's had many more ups than downs, but we've watched him overcome adversity to become one of the great lefthanders in Red Sox history, and one of the best postseason pitchers (2.11 career ERA in 13 appearances) of his generation. Lester, a free-agent after this season, is positioned to be a Red Sox lifer, particularly if he's willing to sign for a little less than contemporaries such as Zack Greinke and Cole Hamels got in recent years. The hunch here is that a five-year deal in the vicinity of $110 million gets done in late February.
The Patriots spend their first-round draft pick on a defensive lineman
It's too soon to give you a name — we'll leave that to the Mel Kipers and Mike Mayocks of the world a few months from now. But it's evident that the interior defensive line is a need of primary importance to the Patriots. Vince Wilfork (pictured) is 32 years old and trying to come back from an Achilles' injury. Tommy Kelly, 33, was lost for the season in November with a knee injury. And while a cast of unknown fill-ins and street free-agents has put in an admirable effort, it's tough to tell whether Sealver Siliga, Chris Jones, and Joe Vellano are worth keeping around. The dream scenario for the Patriots is to hit the jackpot just as they did in 2004, when they stole Wilfork with the 21st overall pick.
Xander Bogaerts makes the AL All-Star team
Here's what Baseball America said about Bogaerts while naming him the top prospect in the Red Sox organization (talk about a no-brainer) entering 2014: He's major-league ready as a shortstop or third baseman, one who will hit lower in the order to begin 2014, with a likely peak of 25-plus homers in the middle of the lineup. …. "They may end up making a statue of this guy,'' said one evaluator. Bogaerts made a spectacular impression in the postseason, showing patience and producing against premier pitching while posting an .893 OPS. He arrived in the big leagues sooner than expected, and he will thrive in the big leagues immediately, whether at shortstop or third base.
The Celtics don't make the playoffs
The Eastern Conference is brutal this season, with just three teams (Pacers, Heat, Hawks) above .500 as of Monday. You'll note none of those teams are from the Atlantic Division, which the Celtics, a surprising and entertaining 13-17 at this writing, have led by default much of the season. They've recently been surpassed for the division lead and the fourth-seed by the Toronto Raptors and currently hover on the playoff/lottery fringe as the eighth seed, a game ahead of Chicago. Because the Knicks and Nets are so dismal, it's possible that the Celtics as currently constituted overcome the mighty Raptors of Demar DeRozan and sneak into the postseason. But the hunch here is that Danny Ainge will not keep them as currently constituted, and players such as Brandon Bass will be moved before the season is over.
The Celtics don't end up with one of the big names in the lottery
The Celtics' pleasant mediocrity is, without a fortunate bounce of the ping-pong ball, going to keep them in the back end of the lottery, picking in the 13 or 14 range. They'll miss out on one of the potential franchise players at the top of the draft — a six-deep group led by Kansas's Andrew Wiggins (pictured) and Joel Embiid and Duke's Jabari Parker. The Celtics got Kelly Olynyk at No. 13 last year. They should get an even more promising player in that range in the talent-rich 2014 Draft, but it's not the same as getting a franchise cornerstone 10 picks or so higher.
Rob Gronkowski returns in Week 4
There have been reports since Gronk suffered a devastating knee injury against the Browns in early December that he would pursue an "aggressive'' rehab program with the intent of being ready for the opener. While we've seen players come back sooner than expected from a torn ACL — Adrian Peterson being the most notable example — it makes sense for Gronkowski to be patient and make sure he's fully healed before he returns. It's more important to have him healthy and as close to his old form as possible at the end of the season than the beginning.
Bruins defeat the Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup Finals
The degree of difficulty with this one got tougher in the final week of 2013 when tough, steady defenseman Dennis Seidenberg was lost for the season to a knee injury. But Claude Julien's team has proven remarkably resilient in the face of mounting injuries this season, and there remains a deep and talented core. Plus, Tuukka Rask has confirmed his status as one of the league's elite goalies. They'll miss Seidenberg, but they are still fully capable of exacting their revenge on the Blackhawks for their six-game Cup-capturing victory this past season.
Paul Pierce re-signs with the Celtics
Wishful — or maybe wistful — thinking? Sure. It's still strange to see Pierce, a 15-year Celtic whose No. 34 will hang from the Garden rafters someday, wearing the stark black and white of the underachieving Brooklyn Nets. But it's also reasonable to suggest that Pierce, 36 now and averaging career-lows (including a 12.6 ppg scoring average) across the board, will want to end his career on a better note and in a better place. He's a free agent after the season, and coming back to Boston to wind down his career as a role player off the bench would be the perfect epilogue.


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|2009-07-19, 08:38
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but that anime plot was like Simpsons,
whenever they got serious suddenly some random event happens
and sometimes they randomly end things or randomly handle them.
its totally random i should say.
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The best ecchi harem animes in my opinion:
KissXsis - about this guy living together with his two stepsisters who are both in love with him, but chosing between them isnt easy ( definetly one of the ecchiest animes ive seen so far )
To-Love-Ru - really good anime, very ecchi aswell. About a human boy getting engaged to a alien princess against his will, but he cant say no cause if he does, the earth will be destroyed. (Its science fiction with a little action from time to time
Rosario + vampire - about a human boy (Tsukune.. i think) who, by a mistake winds up going to a school for monsters. There he meets a vampire girl and they (kind of) fall in love. However alot of other girls fall in love with Tsukune and tries to seduce him :P
(also a really good mix of ecchi stuff with action aswell.. ooh and chicks ;D)
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Location: Netherlands
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Currently watching MM! it's good rather original as well. The main char is a masochist, but he wants to cure it so he can lead a normal love life. Most of character have some kind of interesting "issue" they have to deal with.
|2010-11-17, 04:10
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Lets see.... what l got now and would recommend are:
Queen's Blade ( Tons of ecchi stuff, all girls)
Amaedaiyo ( Ecchi Comedy, Good, harem)
Ichigo 100% ( Good, classic teaser, harem)
Imamori Himari ( Better, action ecchi, harem)
Highschool of the Dead ( Great Ecchi Teasers)
Tsukaima no Rondo??? ( Funny Ecchi, Average)
Full metal panic Fumoffu ( Funny, Great teaser, action)
Ladies vs Butlers ( Good Ecchi comedy harem)
Rosario Vampire (Great Ecchi, funny, harem)
To Love ru ( Ecchi, funndy , harem)
Highschool girls ( ecchi, girls )
Baka to Test to Summon beings ( VEry funny, Yaoi, and yuri ecchi)
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Well i know list may not be alot of help but this is my Watched Anime List.
I mainly like ecchi/harem/romance
I can watch other types of shows involving romance depending on the storyline but ah well, Heres the list, Hope it helps.
Shin Koihime Musou
Koihime Musou
Shin Koihime Musou: otome tairan
Princess Lover
Dance in the Vampire Bund
Ookami Kakushi
B Gata H Kei
Kaichou wa Maid-sama
Kiss x sis OVA
Kiss x Sis
Amagami SS
Occult Academy
Seikon no Qwaser
Sekirei ~Pure Engagement~
Omamori Himari
Hyakka ryouran samurai girls
Highschool of the dead
Mayoi Neko Overrun
Sora no otoshimono
Sora no otoshimono forte
Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou
kimikiss pure rouge
Sister princess
Asobi ni iku yo
Crescent Love
Alice Academy
Amaenaideyo katsu
Monster princess
Onegai teacher
onegai twins
They are my noble masters
to aru majutsu no index
tayutama: kiss on my deity
negima! aka mahou sensei negima
angel beats
dragon crisis
shukufuku no campanella
asu no yoichi
hayate no gotoku
hayate no gotoku S2
urusei yatsura
nyan koi
H2O: Footprints in the sand
koi koi seven
kyo no gononi
kujikiki unbalance
crest of the stars
Ah! my goddess
Ah! my goddess: everyone has wings
akane iro ni somaru saka
Aquarian age
kyoshiro to towa no sora
angel tales
air TV
shinyoku soukai polyphonica crimson s
Mamoru Kun Ni Megami No Shukufuku
Kenko Zenrakei Suieibu Umisho
Da Capo
Da Capo II
Golden Boy
Green Green
Dual Parellel! Trouble Adventures
Girls Bravo
Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan
Macademi Wasshoi
Ichigo 100%
Birdy The Mighty Decode
Natsu no Arashi!
3x3 eyes
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Halloween is creeping closer, and annual events designed to provide a scare or two are popping up on the calendar.
In addition to the Trunk Or Treat events that have become popular at churches around Shelby County, the annual scare-you-to-death fundraisers are now open.
Back for its fourth season, the Blood Orchard Curse is offering scary tours Fridays and Saturdays, 8 p.m.-midnight at Red Orchard Park on Kentucky Street.
The costs is $10 per person, and proceeds go to the Shelby County Parks and Recreation Department.
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§ Thomas Freese and Brian Bush are back with more hair-raising storytelling of Civil War ghost stories at 6-7 p.m. Oct. 27 on the front lawn of the Shelby County Library, 309 8th Street. First person accounts of ghosts encountered on the battlefields of the civil war, plus battlefield backgrounds and history will be presented. If inclement weather, this event will be held in the Hudson room. For more information call 633-3803, E-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.scplibrary.net.
§ Shelby Prevention is using the season to help spark a murder mystery party fundraiser it is having at 7-10 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Birch House in Clear Creek Park. The theme is a Halloween costume party, and appetizers will be served. There will also be a silent auction. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased from Leesa Stivers at 647-1171 or Elizabeth Pulliam (437-0491).
§ And, if you don't mind traveling a bit, Greenfactory, with the Central Kentucky Jaycees, presents Misery Manor, located at 109 W. Main Street in Frankfort. Gates open at 7 p.m. today, Saturday Thursday, Friday and Oct. 22 and 25-31. Tickets are $5, with proceeds going to charity. For more information visit miserymanoronline.com.
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Arnie & Jack
- Palmer, Nicklaus, and Golf's Greatest Rivalry
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- Release date: 24-02-2013
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Surprisingly, one of sport's most contentious, complex, and defining clashes played out not in the boxing ring or at the line of scrimmage but on the genteel green fairways of the world's finest golf courses. Arnie and Jack. Palmer and Nicklaus. Their 50-year duel, in both the clubhouse and the boardroom, propelled each to the status of American icon and pushed modern golf to the heights and popularity it enjoys today.
Yet for all the ink that has been spilled on these two essential golf figures individually, no one has ever examined their relationship in this way. Arnie was the cowboy, with rugged good looks, Popeye-like forearms, a flailing swing, and charm enough to win fans worldwide. Jack was scientific, precise, conservative, aloof, even fat and awkward. Ultimately, Nicklaus got the better of Palmer on the course, beating him in major victories, 18-7. But Palmer bested Nicklaus almost everywhere else, especially in the hearts of the public and in endorsement dollars - Palmer was the top-grossing athlete for 30 years, until Michael Jordan surpassed him.
With dogged reporting and crisp, colorful storytelling, the award-winning sports columnist Ian O'Connor explores this heated professional and personal battle in fascinating, intimate, and revelatory detail. Drawing on unique and exclusive access to Palmer and Nicklaus, and informed by some 200 new interviews, O'Connor illuminates the two men's extreme differences and sprawling influence through mini-dramas, such as their little-known first meeting on the course at the topsy-turvy U.S. Open in 1962, their early involvement with marketing and a small agency called IMG, and their intense competition for golf-course designs in their later years.
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Nostaligic sports history at its finest!
I was a late comer to Arnie's Army. He was already past prime, but I still wanted him to best Jack. That all changed into 1986, Jack's final major victory at Augusta, a glorious televised ending to a legendary career. I enjoyed Jack then as much as I had Arnie. Great one on one rivalries in sports are rare, especially now. Tiger Woods has no such counterpart, never will. Even Tiger would admit that the modern game of (and business of) golf has Arnie and Jack to thank for what it is to day and will be forever more. This was great read, albeit limited to those who love the arcane history of a sport that quite frankly is still mostly about rich or well to do kids with a talent for performing and making a great living on not the most stressful of backdrops. I would guess that mostly older men and golf fans as myself will enjoy this read the most, but if you're young and you really want to know about a rare sports duo that will likely never again be matched, try it out. The narration is smooth, a bit monotonous at times, but still lovingly given.
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Good, but the narrator? Meh...
Really enjoyed this book, but the narrator read it like English wasn't his first language. Makes it a 3 star rather than a 4 star recording.
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I listened to The Grand Slam, a book about Bobby Jones, prior to listening to this one. There is no comparison. The Grand Slam is a much better book. This one cannot come close to properly interjecting significant current events into the time line of the story being told, though this book tries. It is almost as though the author read The Grand Slam and tried following the same format. The narrator of this story is better suited to reading the time of day and the temperature when dialing "time" with your phone. He reads it as if watching a teleprompter, with -zero- emotion. Still, I did learn a few points of trivia regarding the careers of these two great golfers.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - No sooner had Bush started speaking at the naturalization ceremony welcoming new American citizens than protesters began shouting at him, calling him a "war criminal."
The President paused in his remarks and then responded, "To my fellow citizens, we believe in free speech in the United States of America."
One woman moved towards the stage before being stopped by security, but other protesters still made their voices heard.
Only minutes later, another protester shouted expletives at the President, while still another called Bush "a fascist".
By the time Bush finished his 10-minute remarks, at least nine protesters had been escorted out of the event by law enforcement.
Although Bush did not mention the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in his final Fourth of July speech as President, he did thank the troops, while paying tribute to the author of the Declaration of Independence, who died on this day in 1826.
"We honor Jefferson's legacy by aiding the rise of liberty in lands that do not know the blessings of freedom," Bush said. "And on this Fourth of July we pay tribute to the brave men and women who wear the uniform of the United States of America," prompting a standing ovation from the assembled crowd.
Bush congratulated the new citizens participating in the naturalization ceremony, more than 70 men and women from about 35 different countries, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Norway, and Burma.
"From this day forward the history of the United States will be part of your heritage, the Fourth of July will be part of your Independence Day, and I will be honored to call you a fellow American," said the President.
While in Charlottesville, Bush toured Monticello with Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, a Democrat. Early in the afternoon, Bush returned to the White House to celebrate Independence Day, a holiday which falls right at the start of his birthday weekend.
"Thomas Jefferson once said he'd rather celebrate the Fourth of July than his own birthday," said Bush, who turns 62 on Sunday. "To me it's pretty simple, the Fourth of July weekend is my birthday weekend."
Protesters also lined the President's motorcade route, chanting "Arrest Bush" as he drove to and from the Monticello ceremony.
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Super Meat Boy Boxed Special Edition Expected by 'the End of January'
According to the developer's blog, the upcoming special edition--featuring fantastic box art from Daniel Rapoza--is set to include the Steam version of Super Meat Boy, behind-the-scenes videos, art, and more.
Team Meat hopes the printed version of the game will launch "by the end of January," following the release of the game's level editor. Pricing has yet to be determined, but it "will probably sell for around 20-25 bucks depending on the final price of the printing." The boxed edition will be released independently by developer Team Meat and will only be available for purchase from the dev's site.
Since launch, Team Meat's skinless hero has found his way into the hearts and hands of PC and Xbox 360 owners everywhere--as well as the cross-hairs of Animal Rights group PETA. A Nintendo Wii version was planned but has been delayed.


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Justin Bieber Brings Back His Famous Swoop Hairstyle
The Justin Bieber female fan base worldwide is smiling today. There's not a new song or not a new video that has surfaced online ... It's something much bigger than that. He brought back his famous side swept hairstyle that made girls swoon at every glimpse they got of the singer.
Bieber premiered the familiar look on Thursday (Jan. 12) when he appeared in Las Vegas for the International Consumer Electronics Show to help unveil the TOSY mROBO Robot. But his new look stole the show -- and even annoyed a robot creator -- as photographers snapped away to deliver the first look at his new 'do.
So why the sudden change back to his old hairstyle? Could it have something to do with his girlfriend, Selena Gomez, who also debuted blue tips this week?
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Book Report: A new Scandinavian thriller takes the stage
I'm way behind in my coverage of the Scandinavian thriller surge in world publishing, not having even read a Stieg Larsson thriller, so I'll try to make it up by reviewing a finely wrought thriller by first-time Swedish author Alexander Soderberg. It's "The Andalucian Friend," (Crown, $26), translated by Neil Smith.
Soderberg will certainly join the other Scandinavians with the sophisticated creation of his heroine, Sophie Brinkmann, a nurse who has been widowed. She meets a patient at her hospital, one Hector Guzman, a charming fellow whom she falls for. But there's a problem. Hector turns out to be the head of an international crime syndicate dealing in drugs and weapons.
To make matters worse, Hector has a problem. His syndicate is under attack by a German syndicate as bad or worse than Hector's. Poor Sophie is caught between this rock and that hard place.
So how could this sensitive and intelligent woman fall for a guy like Hector? Think "The Sopranos." As an avid fan, I've watched every episode of this blockbuster TV show, much to my wife's chagrin. ("How can you watch such violence and vulgarity?") I reply that it's because I have affection for Tony Soprano, during his "tender" moments with family and despite the fact he not only kills his enemies, but also his relatives. The same can be said for Hector. He's cool, likeable. "Blacklist" author Brad Thor writes in advance praise on the dust jacket: "Imagine 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' meets 'The Sopranos....'" Bingo!
How Sophie navigates this ironic situation makes for great reading.
Moving on from a first novel, we come to Jonathan Kellerman's thirtieth novel, "Guilt" (Ballantine Books, $28), the latest installment of his Alex Delaware series, by the award winning author of books like "When the Bough Breaks," ""Obsession," "Compulsion," and "Rage," as well as other books co-authored with his wife, Faye Kellerman."
Alex Delaware is a psychologist and in this outing, he's come to the aid of LAPD detective Milo Sturgis, who's stumped at a case taking place in a fancy L.A. neighborhood, where an excavation has dug up the body of an infant who has been down there for sixty years. Soon after, a young woman is found shot in the head very near the infant's excavation.
Is there a link between the two? That's what Delaware and Sturgis must find out, as they dig into the history of the neighborhood. Backtracking sixty years, they discover tales of a beautiful nurse, a wealthy doctor and a long-gone hospital with a notorious reputation.
Most authors of adult mysteries, like Kellerman, write books in series, with the same main character in successive novels. Authors of adolescent mysteries aren't far behind. I recently received "Change of Heart," (Darby Creek, $8.95 paper) by Norah McClintock, a Canadian author. McClintock, winner of prestigious Canadian prizes for her work has created a teenager, Robyn Hunter, who has now appeared in nine novels.
Hockey plays a big role in "Change of Heart," because Robyn's good friend Billy has been arrested for the murder of his classmate, high school hockey star Sean Sloane. Robyn is convinced of Billy's innocence and so to complicate matters, Robyn's good friend Morgan had been dating the dead player and Robyn's mother, an attorney, is defending Billy, and her father thinks Billy might very well be guilty because he had "motive, method, and opportunity."
Here's a novel that is easily accessible to the slowest reader. Sentences are short, straightforward and conversational.
Dave Wood is a past vice-president of the National Book Critics Circle and former book review editor of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Phone him at (715) 426-9554.


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Describing his art as the "elimination of all obstacles between the painter and the idea, between the idea and the observer," Mark Rothko was one of the leading proponents of color field painting, a type of non-gestural Abstract Expressionism that entailed large canvases distinguished by monumental expanses of form and tone. In his mature paintings, which he began in 1949, in place of overt symbolism, color and surface luminosity are meant to encourage an emotive, profound response from the viewer. This radiant canvas burns with subtle variations of orange and yellow hues, which glow and undulate as light, atmosphere, and space.
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"Annual Report 1954–1955" (Art Institute of Chicago, 1955), n.pag., as "Untitled."
"Recent Additions to the Twentieth Century Collection," "The Art Institute of Chicago Quarterly" 49, 2 (April 1, 1955), pp. 23–24, as "Untitled."
"Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago" (Art Institute of Chicago, 1961), p. 404.
"Instituto de Arte de Chicago," El mundo de los museos (Madrid: Editorial Codex, 1967), pp. 15 (ill.), 79 (color ill.).
James N. Wood, "Treasures of 19th- and 20th-Century Painting: The Art Institute of Chicago" (Abbeville Press, 1993), p. 305 (color ill.).
David Anfam, "Mark Rothko, The Works on Canvas: A Catalogue Raisonné" (National Gallery of Art/Yale University Press, 1998), cat. 500 (color ill.).
Miguel López-Remiro, "Mark Rothko: Writings on Art" (Yale University Press, 2006), pp. 104–07.
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Technology available to help navigate your Black Friday rush
Evzdrop, a Chicago-based company has launched a new free iPhone and iPad app by the same name just in time for Black Friday shopping.
The company was founded by David Rush of Winnetka and Erik Bron of Wilmette. The app offers a real-time, location board network where shoppers and even the stores can "drop" information or deals. It may come in handy for shoppers telling cohorts if a Black Friday deal is already sold out, where the lines are too long or where the next special is popping up, Rush said.
"It's like a tweet or a post, but we call them drops," Rush said.
The app works by allowing users to follow, or eavesdrop, on places to get an inside look at what's happening through the eyes of the people who are present and posting. On-site users can post real-time reviews or other insightful content limited to 140 characters. Businesses also can post and send push notifications, letting fans know about whether something is being restocked or if a new discount is available just for Evzdrop users.
The app, launched in September, is also available on the web platform and an Android version is in development, but won't be available for Black Friday, Rush said.
"Anyone can participate, but right now we're still new and focused just on the Chicago area," he said.
For those looking for any number of apps, QR codes or other technology to navigate Black Friday doorbusters, Verizon Wireless said these free apps are available on both Apple and Android devices to help with holiday shopping, including:
• Black Friday Survival Guide: This app lets shoppers view leaked and verified Black Friday ads, search for the best deals and create personal shopping lists.
• Shop Savvy: Using their smartphone camera, shoppers can use this app to scan prices and search for the best in-store and online deals. It's available on Apple and Android devices.
• Find My Car: This app uses location services to help shoppers locate their vehicles in crowded mall parking lots.
• Black Friday Deals 2012: Your app to find all Black Friday ads and Black Friday deals for 2012 in one space. This list will be updated several times a day.
• Black Friday 2012 Ads: They are bringing Black Friday ads, big sales, and the best deals right to your phone with the blackfriday.fm app.
• SitOrSquat: Restroom Finder: Need to go, on the go? SitOrSquat by Charmin can help you find public restrooms near you or where you're planning to travel.
• Bar code Scanner: Scan bar codes on products then look up prices and reviews.
• ShopSavvy Barcode Scanner: Find the best online and local prices. Aim the camera at any product's bar code, wait for the beep and ShopSavvy will provide you with a list of online and local prices.
Here are some others:
• Chicago-based CouponCabin.com offers a mobile app at www.couponcabin.com/mobile. It offers a camera app so users can transform paper coupons into digital versions that will be stored in the app and scanned by cashiers at checkout. Users take a picture of the coupon, scan the bar code and save it to their device as a digital coupon. Users then can add labels, descriptions and expiration dates to their coupons. CouponCabin also offers Newflash, an app that sends up-to-the-minute coupons and deals.
•AT&T, which has its Midwest headquarters in Hoffman Estates, offers an app for download that is a bar code scanner that can scan UPC or QR codes and does a search to find the best deals around you.
•Shopkick allows you to earn "kickbucks" while shopping, just for doing things like checking in or scanning items in stores. These kickbucks can be redeemed for instant gift cards, right on an Android phone. Also, it offers you deals every time you walk into a participating store. It has a number of big-box retailers, like Target, Best Buy and Macy's already on board,
•Slickdeals.net is an app that offers an RSS feed and deals.
• TGI Black Friday, aggregates all of the latest Black Friday ads floating around.
• SnipSnap is an app that allows you to scan, save, and redeem coupons directly from your smartphone.
• MyCityWay is an app that brings in the utility of about 30 apps and can help Black Friday shoppers make their plans. It can help you avoid traffic and plan the most efficient route, receive live transit alerts, find local transportation options and view more than 400 traffic cams in real-time. You can also locate the best boutiques by category, neighborhood and location, as well as nearby sales and deals. And the app pinpoints necessities, like the nearest bathrooms, Wi-Fi hot spots and other information. To download the app, visit iPhone/iPad, Android, Blackberry, Nokia or MyCityWay download page.
•Black Friday App by Dealnews.com and available through Google Play allows shoppers to get deals all in one place and search stores based on your location.
•FamilyWhere from T-Mobile and Google Play keeps track of the family among the shopping crowds.
•NeatCloud and NeatMobile can help on Black Friday. Shoppers can save receipts immediately with NeatMobile by using the camera on their mobile device. Simply take a picture of the receipt by using the NeatMobile application. NeatMobile employs Optical Character Recognition, or OCR, and parsing technology, which extracts key information from receipts, making each file keyword searchable and easy to retrieve for future returns. With more and more shoppers purchasing gifts online, Neat can be used to organize receipts. Sending all e-receipts to a distinct @neatcloud.com email address which syncs with NeatCloud. Users can also share receipts and expense reports with spouses, family members and friends in NeatCloud. When sharing files in Neat, people can exchange comments and communicate on specific files or folders about the holidays.
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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. —
Two boats totaling almost $285,000 were stolen from a locked boat yard Sunday.
Deputies said two men entered the Sea Fox Boats yard and removed the Sea Fox Boats between 9:10 p.m. and 10:20 p.m.
The men then took the boats somewhere else and stripped them, removing motors, instrument electronics, steering controls, ladders and canopies, according to a release.
Authorities said the boats were abandoned, and the men left the area.
Both men are described as white or Hispanic, standing 5 feet 7 inches to 6 feet tall, and weighing 150 to 180 pounds.
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St. Petersburg baseball team sold fewest tickets in MLB last year; owner says a new site will help.
Ever since the Tampa Bay Rays made it to the World Series in 2008, they have been admired as one of professional baseball's best teams — quite an achievement for a low-salary club that for years occupied the basement of their division.
But no matter how many games the Rays win, they just cannot seem to translate their on-field prowess into love at the turnstiles.
Case in point: When the Rays face off against the Baltimore Orioles in their season-opener at Tropicana Field on Tuesday, it is likely that the St. Petersburg stadium — the team's home for the past 15 years and one named for Bradenton's Tropicana Products Inc. — will be packed with fans.
But if history is any guide, by the time the ever-popular New York Yankees end their swing into the Trop on April 24 — and all the Joe Maddon gnomes are given away as a promotion — Rays' attendance will slide like a baserunner attempting a suicide squeeze.
It is not a tough prediction to make.
The Rays, which expanded a relationship with Southwest Florida by moving spring training to Charlotte County five years ago, came in dead last in Major League Baseball ticket sales in 2012.
To boost attendance, team owner Stuart Sternberg contends that the Rays need a new stadium — and likely a new location.
But new digs, like the retractable-dome stadium that is now home to the Miami Marlins, would cost around $550 million. The Rays have stated they would be willing to contribute $150 million for the right site.
If or when a stadium shift occurs, it could have widespread ramifications for Southwest Florida Rays' fans, who would likely have to travel farther north on Interstate 75 to see the sort-of hometown team play.
The stadium debate may soon come to a head because Tropicana Field construction bonds are set to be paid off by 2015. When that happens, it will free up millions of dollars annually in Pinellas County bed taxes for other projects, including a proposed $160 million home for the Clearwater Marine Aquarium.
"There's going to be a whole line of open palms for that money," said Kevin Reichard, publisher of Ballpark Digest, a Madison, Wis.-based website founded in 2002.
As the debate rages to the north, however, even local die-hard fans acknowledge the need for a team move.
Randy Etzkorn, owner of the Venice Avenue Creamery in downtown Venice, manages to get to more than of half of the Rays' 81 home games at The Trop each year.
"Their location, even though I like it, I think they rank last in the majors in terms of how many people live within a 30-minute drive to the stadium," Etzkorn said. "So they are the least accessible of any major league team."
Reichard and others maintain, meanwhile, that a better-located ballpark would generate enough tax revenue to make the public investment feasible.
"There are many factors that challenge the leadership of the Rays and the region," said Mark Rosentraub, professor of sports management at the University of Michigan. "What is clear, however, is that without a new facility incorporated into an urban plan that attracts people to a destination site, attendance levels will not improve."
Deadline looms
Tropicana Field was built — speculatively — to house a baseball team by a coalition of local governments using the "Field of Dreams" theory: If you build it, they will come.
The indoor stadium opened in 1990 as the Florida Suncoast Dome. It sat empty for five years, until Major League Baseball executed a long-awaited expansion plan.
In 1996, Tropicana — contemplating a break from its then-owner Seagram Co. to become a standalone company — stepped forward with a purported $46 million to rename the domed stadium Tropicana Field.
The first game at Tropicana Field — the team was known as the Devil Rays at the time — occurred in March 1998. In an inauspicious debut, the team lost to the Detroit Tigers, 11 to 6.
From a stadium perspective, at least, things have not improved much.
"The Trop, along with the Coliseum in Oakland, are the two worst venues in Major League Baseball," said Reichard, whose newsletter reviews ballparks nationwide.
A new Rays stadium — regardless of where it is — should be in a walkable neighborhood and have a retractable dome with better corporate suites and more business support.
In Tampa and St. Petersburg, it is a sport itself keeping track of the on-again, off-again stadium posturing: Whether taxpayers should help pay for a new stadium, and whether the team should be let out of its Tropicana Field lease, slated to expire in 2027.
Much of the decision-making rests for now with St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster, who could not be reached for comment.
The Rays are not talking, either. The team declined to comment on stadium talks or provide a geographic breakdown of season ticket holders that might illuminate just how much fan support comes from Manatee, Sarasota and Charlotte counties.
"The official position from the City of St. Petersburg has been 'You've got an agreement, you've got to stay here through your lease which ends in 2027,' " said St. Petersburg city councilman Charlie Gerdes.
"My fear is that while we may be able to enforce them staying until 2027, I want them to be here in 2067 and 2087," Gerdes added. "And I am just afraid our position of enforcing the current agreement is going to backfire in the long run."
For his part, Reichard believes the stadium issue could end up in court, if the Rays decide to break their lease on the grounds that The Trop is a sub-par stadium.
"It would be an interesting legal battle," Reichard said.
'A transient state'
Nearly everyone involved acknowledges that it is possible that the Rays' attendance problems might not be the fault of Tropicana Field.
It might be that Major League Baseball just does not spark enough interest in Florida, with its tropical summer weather and majority of transplanted residents who follow other teams.
"Warmer weather climates, without a longer-term history of commitment to baseball and a team, are always more challenging markets for MLB," said Rosentraub, the University of Michigan sports management professor.
The Rays draw the most fans when their opponents are popular northern teams, like the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago Cubs or the Yankees.
That is the line the owner of Norma Jean's Sports Bar & Grill, in Venice, takes as well when buying thousands of dollars worth of Trop tickets for annual bus trips to the stadium.
"We will definitely do Yankees, Red Sox, Orioles," said owner Barry Lucibello.
"Their attendance is phenomenal," Lucibello said. "It's made up of people who have lived there all their lives. Down here, we don't have that. Florida is just such a transient state."
Others cite the lack of amenities around the stadium as the reason for the lack of attendance.
"The stadium, it's OK," said Sarasota's Michael Bragg, who attends games at The Trop at least once or twice each summer with his 13-year old son, Joshua. "When the game is over, though, there is nothing to do."
Among the most mentioned sites for a new stadium is a 17.5-acre tract known as Carillon, west of Interstate 275 at Ulmerton Road.
But Grant Thrall, a site selection consultant and a fellow at the University of Florida's Miller Center for Retail Education and Research, says that would be a mistake.
"If a community wants to get the biggest bang for the buck, they should build a stadium in a place where there has already been a viable retail base," Thrall said.
Reichard, the Ballpark Digest publisher, echoed those sentiments: "That plan is essentially putting a ballpark in a suburban business park."
More workable, in Reichard's view, is a proposal to use the Al Lang Stadium site on the St. Petersburg waterfront, formerly the Rays' spring training home.
He also favors a design similar to the Marlins' stadium, in Miami, which debuted in 2012.
But that would require taxpayer funding of $400 million — even if the Rays contributed $150 million.
Still, the investment can pay off. Reichard points to stadiums in Denver, Minneapolis and San Diego that have delivered economic development home runs and scored in improving urban landscapes.
In the case of San Diego, he said, the city invested $301 million in Petco Park, home of the Padres.
"It's netted the city $350 million in new tax revenue," said Reichard.
A straight economic analysis may not show a similar positive return in Tampa-St. Petersburg, but that may be beside the point, Thrall notes. To him, having a big-league baseball team is important if an area hopes to keep growing.
"That is how we learn our geography today," Thrall said.
Just as the Rays (not to mention the Republican National Convention) have put "Tampa Bay" on the nation's mental map, they have also prompted Port Charlotte, 80 miles to the south, to resonate with visitors thanks to it serving as the team's spring training home.
"If you don't know anything about us, you might go right past us on I-75," said Lorah Steiner, director of the Charlotte Harbor Visitor & Convention Bureau.
"So having people come to spring training brings them off I-75, and right into the heart of our destination."


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Server implemented in java. Has very good default transcoding profiles for several clients, but lacks good information for headless servers.
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Server implemented in java. Has very good default transcoding profiles for several clients, but lacks good information for headless servers.
The default install location is /opt/pms and the config file is at /opt/pms/PMS.conf, there are comments describing what each option is for.
If running headless on a server
Operating Mode
minimized = true
If you don't want your entire filesystem to be shown
Media Locations
folders = /directory.you.want.shared/,/another.directory
If you run into issues with the wrong audio track playing (example: English desired)
Audio language priority
mencoder_audiolangs = eng,und
Example of english subtitles desired, no subtitles by default on English programs
Subtitle language priority
mencoder_sublangs = loc,eng,und
A list with all options can be found here.
Edit the system-wide configuration file:
PMS_USER='<user name to run it as>'
Make sure that you place your configuration file in /home/<user name to run it as>/.config/PMS/PMS.conf
May not be necessary on all systems
# mkdir /opt/pms/database # chown <username> /opt/pms/database # chown <username> /var/log/pms.log
Run as a daemon
Use the following modified daemon script (originally from pms-svn).
#!/bin/bash . /etc/rc.conf . /etc/rc.d/functions . /etc/conf.d/pms PID=`cat /var/run/pms.pid 2> /dev/null` [ -z "$PID" ] && PID=`ps -Ao pid,command | grep java | grep pms.jar | awk '{print $1}'` case "$1" in start) stat_busy "Starting PS3 Media Server" if [ -z "$PID" ]; then if [ -n "$PMS_USER" ]; then su -s '/bin/sh' $PMS_USER -c "/usr/bin/ps3mediaserver &>> /var/log/pms.log" & else /usr/bin/ps3mediaserver &>> /var/log/pms.log & fi PID=$! if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then stat_fail else echo $PID > /var/run/pms.pid add_daemon pms stat_done fi fi ;; stop) stat_busy "Stopping PS3 Media Server" [ ! -z "$PID" ] && kill $PID &> /dev/null while ps -p $PID &> /dev/null; do sleep 1; done if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then stat_fail else rm /var/run/pms.pid 2> /dev/null rm_daemon pms stat_done fi ;; restart) $0 stop sleep 1 $0 start ;; *) echo "usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}" ;; esac exit 0
# /etc/rc.d/pms start
- (optionally) watch the output with 'tail -f /var/log/pms.log' or 'tail -f /opt/pms/debug.log' for any problems.
The package ships a systemd unit file by default now (since 1.71.0-2). After installation just run:
# systemctl daemon-reload # systemctl start pms@<username>.service # to start once # systemctl enable pms@<username>.service # automatically start at boot # journalctl _SYSTEMD_UNIT=pms@<username>.service # to debug the logfiles
- Use your web browser to go to: http://<ip-address-of-your-server>:5001/console/home and click on 'index files and folders'
- After the indexing has ended, you are done.


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Sony PlayStation Namco Joy Stick Controller
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Sony scored an incredible success with the PlayStation home video game console. Released in the United States in 1995, the PlayStation quickly became the must-have system, and by 1999 the console sat alongside televisions in more than a third of all American homes. Born of an abandoned joint project with Nintendo, Sony's PlayStation appealed to a broader gaming audience. Standardizing the disc format allowed for greater quantity and quality of game content. By creating a conducive market environment, Sony attracted numerous third-party developers who produced scores of outstanding games. The PlayStation's production run lasted 11 years, sold over 100 million units worldwide, and over 1,000 titles.
- Manufacturer: NAMCO
- Material: plastic | metal
- Origin: Japan
- Object ID: 115.492
- Credit Line: Gift of Craig Powell
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Before & After: A Total Kitchen Remodel
Oh man, we love kitchen renovations! It's such a treat to see a transformation, especially when it's as good as this one. Want to see how reader Annie transformed her little bungalow kitchen? Read on!
Annie writes:
In 2008, shortly after getting married, my husband and I took on a complete remodel of our home in Morro Bay, CA. The house was one of the first built in the area, and was originally used by the military. My husband's grandparents purchased the house in the 1960s for $6500, and we were blessed to receive it as a gift from them after we were married (they still have a vacation home right next door).
We took the house down to bare studs and started from scratch (keeping the basic layout). It took us exactly six months to the day from demolition to move in - new roof, plumbing, electrical, floors, insulation, drywall, siding... you name it, we did it! Cost of the kitchen was between $25 and 30K of our total budget.
The after photo was taken while we were still moving back in, so please excuse the boxes!
Great job, Annie! What a gift that is, to receive a house. I really like how the original (and spacious!) shape of the kitchen has been preserved, while turning the whole thing into a more modern, pleasant place to cook and entertain.
Read more about Annie's home renovation: Our Remodel Adventure
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Stocks Snap Win Streak
The Federal Reserve's new stimulus program failed to excite skeptical investors, who bid stocks higher for several hours before erasing those gains to end the day largely unchanged.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished with a decline of 2.99 points, or 0.02%, to 13245.45, snapping a five-day winning streak that had pushed the blue-chip index to a one-month high.
The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index edged up 0.64 points, or 0.04%, to 1428.48, extending its winning streak to six days. The Nasdaq Composite gave up 8.49 points, or 0.28%, to 3013.81.
Oil futures rose 1.1% to about $86.77 a barrel, while gold futures gained 0.5% to $1,716.60 an ounce. The dollar fell against the euro but jumped against the yen. Treasurys fell, pushing the yield on the benchmark 10-year note higher to 1.699%.
Stocks began the day quietly, trading roughly around the flat line ahead of the Fed's expected announcement that it would buy $45 billion in Treasurys each month, in addition to the $40 billion in mortgage-backed securities it purchases each month. The program will replace its current stimulus program known as Operation Twist, which ends this month.
However, the central bank also said that it would keep interest rates at near-zero rates as long as the unemployment rate remains above 6.5% and inflation remains in check, surprising investors who did not expect the Fed to explicitly tie its interest-rate policy to the unemployment rate.
The Fed decision sent the Dow up as many as 81 points. But blue chips relinquished those gains later in the afternoon as investors reassessed the implications of the decision.
"If they're going to keep their accommodative policy until the unemployment rate gets to 6.5%, they'll be at it for a long time," said Keith Bliss, senior vice president at Cuttone Co. "It's clear to me that they're trying to inflate assets and really gin up consumer spending... I expect we'll get that initial pop, but then people will step back and say, 'What is the real efficacy of this for the real economy?' And it's getting less and less with each effort."
Separately, investors continued to watch negotiations on the "fiscal cliff", a bundle of tax increases and spending cuts set to take place in the new year, provided Congress doesn't act to avert those changes. On Wednesday, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor seemed to dampen hopes of a near-term breakthrough. Late Tuesday, President Barack Obama said that he was optimistic about budget talks between him and House Speaker John Boehner.
In broad stock market action, technology and consumer-staples stocks weighed most heavily on the downside. Wal-Mart Stores WMT 0.16% led the Dow decliners.
Telecommunications and financial stocks pulled on the upside. Hewlett-Packard and DuPont led the gains among Dow components. DuPont announced a $1 billion stock repurchase program and adjusted its 2012 earnings outlook to the high end of the previously provided expected range.
European markets were marginally higher after Greece's successful bond buyback. The Stoxx Europe 600 inched up 0.1% to stretch its win streak to eight sessions, and to finish at its highest level since May 2011. Greece's borrowing costs fell after bids for the debt exceeded the €30 billion targeted.
Elsewhere, an unexpected decline in euro-zone industrial production in October was offset by U.K. data showing a surprise decline in claims for unemployment benefits in November.
Asian markets were broadly higher as strong gains in U.S. markets helped fuel optimism. Japan's Nikkei Stock Average gained 0.6% to an eight-month high, while the Hang Seng Index rallied 0.8% to its highest level since August 2011.
Elsewhere in economic headlines, import prices declined 0.9% in November from the month before, marking the first decline in four months. The reading, which was lower than expected, came as softening petroleum prices helped reduce inflation pressures.
The U.S. federal budget deficit, meanwhile, widened to $172.11 billion, 25% higher than the $137.30 billion shortfall during the same month a year earlier. The reading was higher than expected.
In corporate news, 3M MMM 0.49% slipped after the maker of consumer and industrial products affirmed its 2012 earnings outlook and provided an expected range for 2013 earnings that met current analyst estimates.
Both classes of Berkshire Hathaway shares rose after the company, controlled by Warren Buffett, purchased 9,200 of its larger Class A shares at $131,000 per share from the estate of a long-time shareholder.
Apple AAPL -1.08% dropped after The Wall Street Journal reported the technology giant is working with Asian component suppliers to test designs for televisions, including large-screen high-resolution TVs.
Nasdaq OMX Group gained after the exchange operator agreed to acquire Thomson Reuters' investor relations, public relations and multimedia services businesses for $390 million in cash.
Facebook FB -1.86% shares fell on the company's first day as a member of the Nasdaq-100 index, joining as its 23rd largest component. The Nasdaq-100 collects the 100 biggest nonfinancial companies trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
Lennar gained after the home builder lined up a $1.7 billion loan from state-run China Development Bank for two major San Francisco-based projects, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the deal. Rival home builders D.R. Horton DHI -0.31% and KB Home KBH 0.75% also climbed.
Eli Lilly LLY 0.25% declined after the drug giant said it doesn't intend to submit a license application for its Alzheimer's treatment until it conducts a second Phase 3 study, which the company expects to initiate no later than the third quarter of 2013.
Molycorp fell after the rare-earth company ousted its president and chief executive, Mark Smith, after five years in charge. The company named director Constantine Karayannopoulos as interim CEO until a permanent replacement can be found.
Geospace Technologies GEOS 4.98% slumped after the maker of seismic data-processing equipment used by the oil and gas industry reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that fell well short of analyst forecasts, citing erratic order flow and timing of shipments.
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals climbed after the company said the Food and Drug Administration approved its supplemental new drug application for its glaucoma treatment.
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Six Things You Should Know About Janet Yellen
Janet Yellen will be Barack Obama's nominee to chair the Federal Reserve. It's the right choice and in many ways the inevitable choice, but throughout the hubub over Larry Summers, you may have actually missed the key facts about her:
1. She'll be the best-qualified Fed chair ever: Ben Bernanke had a stint as Council of Economic Advisors chairman and served a couple of years on the Fed Board of Governors before taking over. That at the time made him one of the most qualified and well-credentialed Fed chairs ever. But Yellen blows him away. She did the CEA gig too. And she was a governor for three years. But she was also president of the San Francisco Fed for five and a half years and has been vice chair for the past three years. It's a level of experience that's unprecedented in the history of the system.
2. She'll be the most important woman in economic policy in American history: It's probably no coincidence that it took someone so super-duper-duper-qualified to break this particular glass ceiling. No woman has ever chaired the Federal Reserve. Nor has any woman ever chaired any of the other major central banks. We've never had a woman run the Treasury Department or the National Economic Council.
3. She's a "dove" on inflation in the best possible way: Yellen's allies often want to debunk the idea that she's a "dove" on inflation, pointing out that at times she's favored tighter money when appropriate. But I think she ought to own it. Right now monetary policy debates are divided into two factions—the people who think tighter monetary policy is a good idea when inflation is problematic, and the people who think tighter monetary policy is a good idea even if inflation isn't problematic. Let the people on the latter team be the hawks and let the Yellens of the world be the doves. She's for monetary policy that fits the actual circumstances.
4. She's a believer in the power of fiscal stimulus: There've been a lot of interesting debates about whether monetary policy can or does offset the growth impact of fiscal stimulus or austerity when short-term interest rates are at zero. Yellen has made fairly extensive presentations on the theme of austerity holding back growth during the current recovery, so we see where she stands.
5. She's only the second-most-accomplished economist in her marriage: Yellen has solid academic credentials (Ph.D. from Yale, professorships at Harvard and Berkeley), but has spent a lot of her career in government and has made her mark more as a policymaker than as a scholar. Her husband, by contrast, is Nobel Prize-winning economist George Akerlof—an academic giant whose ideas are discussed in policy circles but who's never really been a policymaker.
6. Nobody knows very much about her views on bank regulation: During the Summers contretemps, there was a lot of interest in the Fed's role as a bank regulator. Yellen is a bit of a blank slate in this regard, and doesn't have many well-known views on the subject. As president of the San Francisco Fed, she was alert to the existence of serious problems in mortgage lending, and seemed to urge the board in Washington to do something about it but didn't try to find any authority to act unilaterally.


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Laura Burkle and her colleagues captured 2,778 bees while retracing the muddy steps of a scientist who studied the interactions between bees and flowering plants more than a century ago.
Occasionally stung, but considering herself lucky to have access to the rich historic records that guided her field work, the Montana State University ecologist and her collaborators have now published their results in the prestigious journal, Science.
"It's exciting," Burkle said as the Feb. 28 publication date approached.
Burkle conducted her bee study in the forests of southern Illinois while she was a postdoctoral researcher at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. Now at MSU for the past two years and planning a major ecological study between Yellowstone National Park and Glacier National Park, Burkle and her co-authors compared the bees and flowering plants that existed in 2009 and 2010 with those that existed in the late 1800s and early 1900s around Carlinville, Ill.
(See related: Pesticides on brink of ban over honey bee losses)
The researchers discovered that the area has lost many species of bees and flowering plants over the 120 years since professor Charles Robertson first surveyed the area, Burkle said. Also lost were many interactions between the bees and flowers.
Despite the loss, however, the bees and plants have been surprisingly resilient in the face of warmer temperatures and changing land use, Burkle said. The forests that once grew 10 miles outside of Carlinville are fragments of what they were when Robertson drove his horse and buggy to collect specimens. Fields of corn have replaced acres of trees and prairie. Natural areas have been converted to agricultural, commercial or residential uses. Winter and spring temperatures have risen an average of 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
"The good news is that these systems and the way they are structured make them really resilient to change," Burkle said. "But there's been so much change that resiliency has been compromised."
Co-author Tiffany Knight, Burkle's faculty adviser for the study, said, "Plants are an important resource for humans, providing food, fiber and the backbone for all other ecosystem services. Most plants rely on animal pollinators for their reproduction. There is concern that human changes to the environment are disrupting plant-pollinator interactions, but our study is the first that has been able to look at this problem using historical data.
(See related: Honey bee losses defy solitary explanations)
Pollinator mismatch
"One of our significant findings is that climate change has resulted in mismatches between plants and their historic pollinators, such that insects are active during times when plants are not in bloom," Knight said. "This is likely because plants and insects respond to different environment cues, and thus, we expect that mismatches between plants and their historic pollinators due to climate change is important across the globe."
The scientist who inspired the recent study was a Harvard professor before moving to Illinois to retire. When he discovered the woods around Carlinville, however, he resumed his academic life as a professor at the local Blackburn College. He collected most of his data from 1887 to 1897, but continued into 1917.
"He loved it," Burkle said. "That was his full-time passion."
Burkle learned about Robertson while looking for a research project to pursue as a postdoctoral researcher. Since Carlinville and St. Louis are just 1 ½ hours apart, Burkle and Knight decided to follow up Robertson's study with their own.
They spent the springs of 2009 and 2010 doing fieldwork around Carlinville. Generally working in the woods between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. when bees are most likely to fly, the researchers slogged through the forests looking for the first flowering plants of the season. Then they captured the bees that pollinated those flowers and identified them under the microscopes Burkle set up in their Carlinville apartment.
In 477 hours over two years, the researchers collected 3,620 "floral visitors," Burkle said. Of those, 2,778 were bees and the rest were mostly flies and butterflies. The plant that attracted the largest number of bees -- 923 individuals and 33 species - was Spring Beauty, a small herbaceous plant. Second most popular plant was the Great Waterleaf.
In addition to their and Robertson's specimens, Burkle and Knight compared their findings to those of co-author John Marlin from the University of Illinois. Marlin, who had gathered data from the Carlinville area in the 1970s, provided intermediate-year information that was "incredibly helpful," Burkle said.
Burkle conducted her research with a $75,000 RAPID grant from the National Science Foundation.
Burkle's next study will begin this summer and look at disturbances - such as from recent and more historic fires -- to see how plant and pollinator communities re-assemble across Montana between Yellowstone and Glacier national parks.
The suite of species that live in Montana and Illinois are entirely different, but some of the same issues apply, Burkle said.
Knight said, "I would expect that the effects of climate change on plant-pollinator interactions are even greater in some locations, such as high elevation sites in the Rocky Mountains that have experienced more dramatic changes in climate than our Midwestern site."
She added that Burkle's expertise on identifying bees and analyzing plant-pollinator networks were crucial to the success of the bee project.
"I miss working with her at Washington University, but I think she is in an excellent location to make new and significant contributions to the field of pollination biology," Knight said.
Evelyn Boswell, (406) 994-5135 or [email protected]


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Harry Melvin Philpott
The following biographical sketch was compiled at the time of induction into the Academy in 1972 and 2008.
Dr. Harry Melvin Philpott was born May 6, 1917 in Bassett, Virginia, and reared in North Carolina. He was an ordained Baptist minister, but spent his professional life in the field of higher education.
Dr. Philpott was graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1938 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree Cum Laude. Holding a scholarship during his four years at Washington and Lee, he was awarded the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Medallion in 1938. He did graduate work at Yale and received the Doctor of Philosophy Degree from that institution in 1947. His major field of study was religion and higher education with extensive work in philosophy and psychology. He was the winner of the Tew Prize for outstanding work in ethics in 1941, was designated a Yale University Scholar in 1941-43, and held the Walter C. Teagle Fellowship in 1946-47. The Auburn University president had honorary degrees from Stetson, Washington and Lee, University of Florida, and the University of Alabama.
He was director of religious activities at Washington and Lee from 1938 until 1940. He served with the Chaplains Corps, U.S. Naval Reserve with the rank of lieutenant from 1943-46, and was attached to the U. S. S. Tucson and saw action with the Third and Fifth Fleets in Pacific operations, including the surrender and occupation of Japan.
In 1947, he joined the faculty of the University of Florida as a professor of religion. There he organized the University's Religion in Life Program which received a Freedom Foundation award. He was called to Stephens College in 1952 to become Dean of Religious Life and head of the Department of Religion and Philosophy. He returned to the University of Florida to become vice president in November, 1957. From 1965 until 1980 he served as president of Auburn University.
He served as chairman of the Alabama Education Study Commission in 1967-69. The study he headed led to increased appropriations for education in the state and to the establishment of a permanent commission. His work in this area led to his designation as the Alabama Educator of the Year by Kappa Phi Kappa, and as Citizen of the Year by Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges.
He was a member of Kappa Alpha Order, Omicron Delta Kappa, Kappa Phi Kappa, Blue Key, Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma, and was active in the First Baptist Church and the Kiwanis Club.
Dr. Philpott served as a member of the Board of Directors of the First National Bank of Montgomery and of the West Point Pepperell Company.
He was married to the former Pauline Moran and they had four children: Melvin, Jean, Cabell, and Virginia.
Dr. Philpott died on January 28, 2008.


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Republicans and Democrats remained locked in a budget impasse Friday morning, with both sides identifying different sticking points that are preventing a deal to fund the federal government.
With just over 12 hours until the deadline to pass a funding measure or shut the government down, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pointed to a quarrel over funding women's health centers as the reason for the continuing standoff, while House Speaker John Boehner said flatly that only differences over spending levels remain between the two warring sides.
Democrats have painted the conflict as one solely over the abortion issue, arguing that Republicans refuse to drop their push to scrap funding for Planned Parenthood even at risk of a shutdown.
Boehner disputed that Friday morning.
"There is only one reason that we do not have an agreement as yet and that issue is spending," Boehner told the press in brief remarks.
Reid told reporters earlier Friday that the dispute over depth of the spending reductions has been resolved and that he and Boehner have agreed on $38 billion in cuts.
The impasse solely hinges on government funding for health centers that include Planned Parenthood, an abortion provider, Reid said.
"It's an ideological battle that has nothing to do with [the] fiscal integrity of this country, everything to do with the ideology on that other side of the Capitol," Reid said.
Aides from both parties said top negotiators, including the chiefs of staff to Boehner and Reid, worked at the Capitol until 3am ET last night without a deal. The president has asked for notification on the status of the cuts by noon.
Both House Republicans and Senate Democrats will huddle in private talks early this afternoon, and GOP leaders are expected to speak after their meeting.
The Senate took steps last night to take up and possibly amend the one-week short term continuing resolution that was passed in the House yesterday.
Boehner urged the Senate on Friday to pass that one-week measure, which would fund the Pentagon (and thus paychecks to members of the armed services) for the rest of the year. But that bill also includes deep spending cuts and a policy rider addressing abortions in the District of Columbia. The White House has said it will veto it.
NBC's Kelly O'Donnell and Shawna Thomas contributed to this report.


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Marilyn (Becky) Hecox, 87 - November 03, 2012Marilyn "Becky" Hecox, 87, of Cozad passed away Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, at Cozad Community Hospital.
Memorial services will be conducted on Friday, Nov. 9, at 11:30 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Cozad with the Rev. Elaine Besthorn officiating. A private family burial will be at the Cozad Cemetery prior to the service.
A visitation will take place on Thursday, Nov. 8, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Berryman Funeral Home in Cozad.
Hecox was born March 8, 1925, at Columbus to Bid and Mildred (Jessup) Boettcher. She graduated from Columbus High School in 1943.
On Aug. 1, 1946, she was united in marriage to Fred W. Hecox at Columbus. In 1948, the couple moved to San Diego where they lived while he was serving with the U.S. Navy.
In 1951, she and her family moved to Cozad where her husband joined his father in the family dental practice, and Hecox lovingly cared for their three children, said family members.
She was a longtime member of the First Presbyterian Church of Cozad where she remained active for many years. She was also an active member of the Cozad P.E.O. Chapter.
Hecox was an avid Husker athletics fan, she and her husband enjoyed season tickets to the football games for many years. She also enjoyed cooking, entertaining guests, playing bridge and traveling as well as spending time at their family cabin at Jeffrey Lake, said family members. The cabin at Jeffrey Lake was like a sanctuary for her and she cherished the wonderful moments shared with her family there.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Bid and Mildred Boettcher.
Survivors include: her husband, Dr. Fred Hecox of Cozad; two daughters—Teresa (Jim) Lambrechts of Westminster, CO, and Catherine Kissel of Kearney; a son, Dr. Michael (Dawn) Hecox of Cozad; brother, Mark (Elizabeth) Boettcher, Jr. of Columbus; seven grandchildren—Gina Denton, Darcy Week, Cody Kissel, Christopher Lambrechts, Dr. Ashton Hecox, Tarron Hecox and Cullon Hecox; three great-grandchildren—Kyle, Evan and Riley.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the First Presbyterian Church.
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Krishna12 wrote:I have been lucid dreaming for years now. Usually the dreams are nightmares though. For instance the reason that I am awake right now is because I just had one. It took me four hours to fall asleep, though looking back I think I might have been dreaming that I was trying to fall asleep. When I finally "fell asleep", I woke up immediently with a terrible feeing that someone was breaking into my house. I got up quietly and tried to turn on the light. The switch would not work and my eyes were so heavy that I could barely open them. I opened the door and rushed to the hallway to turn on the light, my eyes were still heavy, but I could see shadows of people. I ran to my roommates room and began to shake her. This is when I realized that I was dreaming. I tried to make the dream better and began screaming at her, but all that came out was mummbling. I drug her to the living room and kept shaking her. I was screaming out(though it was muffled) wake up, wake up to myself! I could not get myself out of the dream. Finally I bit myself so hard that I woke myself out of the dream. Any ideas on better ways to get yourself out of nightmares? Usually I can yell at myself to wake up, but the last few dreams, where I realze that I am dreaming, it seems harder and harder to get out of them.
Now this is something I can help you with! For me, nightmares help me get lucid so I even try to get them . Some of this I should thank to my older sister. She said to me that whenever I have monsters in my dream I should throw soap at them and be happy. I know, funny, but it helped me. I'm not saying you should do this exactly, but that you should just be happy and look at everything positively. Just laugh at them instead of asking them why you're doing this and that like most people would say. That gives an atmosphere of seriousness, and so more bravery to break out. If this is hard for you, maybe you should be positive on your real life as well. It helps a lot. If you read a lot of books, and you can't seem to become happy in a nightmare, just let yourself be inspired by characters! Authors tend to make them brave, smart, or something like that. As for me, I like reading ALOT, I even read adult books already. Therefore I like to become characters in my dreams and turn the nightmare into a battlefield with an army of stories at my side. So long, scary things! I know this might be hard for you, since I'm a child and there's always a level of fun for us kids, with less stress than an adult. But this is the best advice I can give to you from my perspective. But kids have loads of arrogance


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Theatre auditions will be held at rec center
The Jamestown Community Theatre will hold auditions for its upcoming November musical titled "Once Upon a Mattress" on Sunday, Aug. 19, at the Jamestown Recreation Center. Auditions are open to Jamestown residents only.
"Once Upon a Mattress" is a musical comedy that opened off Broadway in May 1959. The play was written as an adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, "The Princess and the Pea."
There will be a mandatory meeting at 3 p.m. for parents of minors who plan to be in the play. Auditions for children ages 7 to 12 will begin at 3:30 p.m. They will be asked to memorize a poem or monologue 10 to 12 lines long. Auditions for teens and adults begin at 4 p.m. They should be prepared to read from a script. Those who would like to sing in the play should prepare a song of their choice. All singers must bring sheet music for the accompanist.
Rehearsals will begin in early September and will be held two to three times each week. Performances will be held on the second and third weekend of November. For more information, call Julie Andrews at 560-0474.