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Every year the Academy slips in a frowned spurn at a movie that is on everybody's mind. This time 'Boyhood' became the bait. The coming-of-age tale that spread brilliantly over the span of 12 years, was a sure shot per se. But alas! the Oscars have a reputation in doing the unthinkable. 'Birdman' beat Linklater's panache not only in Best Picture and Original Screenplay categories but also in Best Direction. The latter managed to hold its ground thanks to Patricia Arquette's Supporting Actress win.
Not long ago when the Academy had pressed its Oscar sheet, the snubbing of great movies like 'Foxcatcher', 'Big Eyes', 'The Lego Movie' and great actors like Amy Adams, Jennifer Aniston, David Oyelowo, Helen Mirren, Bill Murray, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ralph Fiennes and Christoph Waltz, had caught a lot of moss. Putting out Selma flame was a big rebuff this year since people claimed it to be a distinction on Academy's part, not to mention the fact that a majority of voting members in the Oscar team are white.
Apart from the biggest surprise of the night, some more were strewn all along the event. Academy chose to ignore the 'How to Train Your Dragon' franchise once again giving precedence to 'Big Hero 6' in the animation department. Best Editing went to 'Whiplash' which again was a pie in the face for 'Boyhood'. 'American Sniper' losing to 'Whiplash' in Sound Editing was another one. 'Interstellar' managed only one out of its five nominations. Surprise was Zimmer's stunning score bowing down to Desplatic rhythm. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes overlooked in the Visual Effects department came as a big blow. However, it was a close call since Interstellar's visuals were quite brilliant as well. It was great to see Glory glorified and Feast winning the Best Short Film Animated category. Winston just had to win 😉
Here is a short summary of what happened:
- The Imitation Game (had 8 nominations, bagged 1)
- Boyhood (had 6, bagged 1)
- American Sniper (had 6, managed 1)
- Birdman (had 9, got 4)
- The Grand Budapest Hotel (had 9, got 4)
- Whiplash (had 5, got 3)
- Interstellar (had 5, got 1)
- Foxcatcher (had 5, received none)
'Foxcatcher' was overlooked big time. Given the amount of work Bennett Miller had put in to create the beauty, he needed a little Academy respect and attention. Steve Carell's transformational looks as John du Pont at least deserved a Makeup and Hairstyling accolade.
Rumours have continuously surrounded the Academy owing to its big decisions which seem pretty biased sometimes. The one that exemplifies the obvious perfectly – Incessant snubbing of Leonardo DiCaprio despite outstanding performances throughout his life. Academy even failed to recognize exceptional knacks of Wes Anderson and Richard Linklater last night. Both are yet to bag an Oscar, and that is just sad.
I picture Academy as one old crude witch, who just loves to see the world burn. If you have a favorite the Academy would snub it and shout "In your face!" in your face. Mainstream movies never even make it to the list.
Whatever the hammer says hardly bothers us though. We know for sure, nothing is really lost. The shattered are still celebrated. We still have incredible movies to watch thanks to sensational efforts put in by excellent directors, actors and the remaining crew.
If you didn't make it, we don't really care. Academy is just a bunch of people with their scathing point of view. If you consider all of us – people who watch you from every corner of the world, who care about every single thought you conceived to carve something beautiful, who praise your extraordinary efforts to create what we can only imagine, those who really love your work, who really encourage you do the exceptional, the real movie buffs, for us, you are still our winners! You will never lose! Let us raise one to that!


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Rodrigo Abelha has been playing drums for more than 18 years. He was born in 82 in São Paulo and started to study drum at the age of 11. He studied drums at the U.L.M (University of Free Music) and percussion at E.M.M (Municipal School of Music) both in SP. As a drummer he has been playing many styles of music, from jazz to rock and metal.
In 2005 he won the 1st place with his group "Zambé (Brazilian-jazz) of the 1st MPB festival from U.L.M. He played a few internationals jazz festival such as Punta del Este-Uruguay 2006, Santiago- Chile 2008.
In 2009 he stayed in London-UK playing with Iris Lacava (Brazilian singer) and Busking with Luca Orsini (Italian Bass player). In London he also studied music production at Point Blank. Nowadays he plays with "RockStock" (Rock Covers) and "Suíte12Boulevard" (Instrumental-Live Electronics). He has performed with: O Surto, Andrea Marquee, Pat Escobar, Iris Lacava (London), Fabio Leandro, Rogério Botter Maio, Edu Marron, Big Band ULM, Gabriéla Gonzales, Marcus Almeida Trio, Grupo Zambé, Banda Kashmir, 1A+, Hidrogênio Experimental, Dapulli, Cale Narman.
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Tips From an Oral Surgeon for What to Eat After Dental Implant Surgery
As an oral surgeon, we perform dental implants oral surgery on a regular basis. This procedure allows us to give our patients a permanent replacement solution for a missing tooth and root. An implant is unlike dentures or a dental bridge that only attempts to replace the tooth. This makes dental implants the most durable and long-lasting solution to tooth loss that you can get. Simultaneously, once an implant is in place, it serves to strengthen and preserve the jawbone, providing much-needed stimulation. For this and many reasons, implants are among the most preferred restorative solutions that we offer.
Since placing an implant requires us to surgically insert a titanium post under the gums, it is typically done under anesthesia so that you will not feel anything or remember the surgery. Given that the gums are cut open, there is a natural recovery time where you will need to be careful with what you eat and your general activity levels. This recovery period is different for every person and influenced by your overall health, age, and how many implants were placed. We can let you know what to expect during a pre-operative appointment.
After your dental implants oral surgery, it is important to keep up your intake of highly nutritious foods since this gives your body the best opportunity for a fast recovery. Many people make the mistake of not eating or eating very little after having oral surgery. While understandable, if your body is deprived of essential nutrients it can delay your recovery process. As an oral surgeon, here are some meals that we recommend you try during your recovery period.
While an important meal, many people skip breakfast even before having oral surgery. One of the best ways to receive the nutrients that you need is to blend fruit, vegetables, yogurt, and protein powder to make a nutritious smoothie. You can drink it on the go, and if you are uncomfortable from the procedure, this will ensure that you still eat a healthy meal without needing to chew. You can have a smoothie multiple times a day if you like.
Another option is to eat scrambled or hard boiled eggs for breakfast. They are full of protein and as an oral surgeon, we have found that this is a convenient meal for most of our patients to make. You can even buy egg beaters in liquid form if you want to make it easier.
Try hummus on soft bread. Hummus is nutritious and incredibly soft. You can even eat it by itself if you like. Add a side of cool yogurt to balance out your meal or a side of applesauce.
As an oral surgeon, we know that this is one of the most difficult meals to replace. Instead of eating meat that is difficult to chew like beef, chicken, or pork, eat flaky fish that you do not need to chew very much. You can also try making a potato or vegetable soup. Most soups can be blended to make them even easier to eat.
After your dental implants oral surgery, it is important to focus on your health and recovery. We can provide you with more tips and suggestions during your appointment.


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Jesus loved surprises. His Father in heaven was the God of surprises, so it would naturally follow that Jesus reveled in surprising people with good things. In the Gospel today he surprises a woman who has been plagued my physical problem and the parents of a little girl thought to be dead. Both woman and the parents desperately hoped for a surprise. They were not sure there would be won, but they were at least open to the possibility.
Jesus like people who had the openness of spirit and mind to be ready for surprises. Those who in the core of their personalities believed in a God of surprises. That's just what The Father in heaven want of all of us. Jesus would have had a much harder time helping the cynical, the sardonic, the bitter, the conniving who might want to purchase miracles from him. So the simple faith of these simple people occasioned the grace that Jesus had within him.
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Once upon a time, a certain pastor, worn out from phone calls and summons to the office was slipping off to the land of Nod when a call came from the teenager who manned the office in the evening. Father, there's a kind of cute elderly man down who wants to talk to you. "Kind of cute" meant that the young woman did not deem him dangerous. The man was well-dressed, handsome, genial, Yes, kind of cute. Probably a nut said the pastor to himself. He wants to complain about the sermons last Sunday or the Bishop or the Pope. Yes, he said, not particularly happy to have been disturbed so late on a cold winter evening. You don't remember me, do you, father? I've seen a lot of faces in the last forty years in a rectory. No reason to remember me.
I was hitchhiking home from college because we didn't have much money in those days and I borrowed fifty dollars from you. I promised to pay you back, and I never did.
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That's right, Father. What my kids call a Domer. I figured I'd better pay you back. What kind of interest do you charge? The priest remembered that he had liked the young man because of his grace and charm. No, interest he said. That wouldn't be fair. The man took out his checkbook. How about two hundred percent, he said as the grinned and wrote a check. Could I bring in my kids and introduce them.
Megan, he said to the teenager, who he knew had been listening at the door, could you make us a pot of tea?
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Reminder that nominations for the 2009 Reader Survey Wine of the Year and 2010 Wine to Watch are due by Monday 12/7 at 9pm. Read about the survey here.
Olsen Estates is a family winery located in Prosser, Washington. The Olsen family's history in the Yakima Valley dates back to the early 1900s. In 1972, brother's Dick and Larry established Olsen Brothers Farm. They planted grapes on the farm in 1980. Twenty nine years later, the Olsens have twenty-one varieties planted on 765 acres near Rattlesnake Mountain.
While the first vinifera vines were planted many years back, the winery didn't make its first wine until the 2006 vintage. Before this time, the vineyard provided grapes for other wineries, such as Kestrel. For their wines, Olsen uses one hundred percent estate fruit. The winery currently produces Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, Malbec, Merlot, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Roussanne, Syrah, and Rhone-style white and red blends. Total production is 5,000 cases. Dick and Larry's sons, Martin and Leif, manage the winery and vineyard.
The two wines sampled here are both excellent. The 2007 Petit Verdot comes from one lot on Ranch 15, known as "Olsen Hill." This is one of the finest examples of this varietal I have come across in Washington.
Unfortunately, I have not seen many of the Olsen Estate wines on the shelves at this point (I purchased these bottles at Seattle Uncorked's Debuts & Discoveries event earlier this year). I expect that to change given their production and the excellent wines they are making. Your best bet for finding these wines at present is directly from the winery either on-line or in the tasting room which is open daily.
Olsen Estates Chardonnay Yakima Valley 2007 $25 Rating: *
Pale golden color. A very clean aroma profile with mineral, Golden Delicious apples, and light spices. A beautiful, smooth palate that glides along. It is very clean but still has weight. Intricately complex on both the nose and taste. 100% Chardonnay. Aged in 74% new French oak. 100% barrel-aged for sixteen months. 14.5% alcohol. 600 cases produced.
Olsen Estates Petit Verdot Yakima Valley 2007 $37 Rating: *
A deep, dark color. Abundant herbal aromas mix with brambly berries, light chocolate, nuts, wet, dark soil, and traces of violets. Not an overwhelming nose but still very intriguing. The palate is polished and even. There are pieces missing, but considering it is one hundred percent varietal, not many. 100% Petit Verdot. Aged in 75% new French oak for sixteen months. 14.4% alcohol. 200 cases produced.
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Hey, glad to see the site working...probably my PC. Thanks for reviewing these. I've never seen them on the shelves either, but we do go to Prosser / Yakima / Sunnyside periodically, so now have a level of trust and confidence. Thanks!
drinknectar, thanks for the comment. Definitely seek this winery out the next time you are in the area. I'm looking forward to visiting the winery as these wines are very impressive.
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I just purchased both , their Chardonnay and Petit Verdot, at the Sandpoint Metropolitan Market. LOVE them!!! Checked out their website, too, looks fabulous.
EastMeetsWest, glad to hear that you found them and enjoyed them. Excellent wines! I agree that it is a beautifully done website.
Great place, great wines and great growers. Curious as to why most articles about this winery seem to exclude any mention of there talented winemaker Kyle Johnson.
Anon, thanks for the comment. I didn't see Kyle's name mentioned on the website when I was working on my writeup. Thanks for sending it along.
Olsen Estates is great!!! Nice people working the tasting room........beautiful winery.....OH and their wine is fabulous. The Heritage Syrah is smooth.
Anon, thanks for the comment. I'm excited to visit the winery. Very impressed by the wines I tried here. Looking forward to trying the Heritage wine which was nominated in our 2009 Reader Survey Wine of the Year.
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Sean, thanks for including Olsen Estates, we do appreciate it. We are in the process of making some changes to our website, sorry Kyle's info is tough to find, this is good feedback to hear. It can be found here, http://www.olsenestates.com/wines/ When you make it down the Yakima Valley it would be great to meet you in person. -Martin Olsen
Martin, thank you for the comment. I will look forward to visiting the winery and meeting you.


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More than 30 leading regional and multinational employers will converge on Houston over the two day Summit, with the intention of luring high caliber African talent back from the international market.
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Global leaders Toyota, Shell and Heineken, will join forces with prominent regional brands such as PetroSA, Cisco, Telkom SA and Barloworld to lead a new drive for African talent.
The international search for Africa's most talented professionals will culminate in Houston on November 16 with Careers in Africa - the largest African recruitment event in North America - attracting over 800 pre-selected candidates.
Considerable economic progress in Angola, Nigeria and South Africa has resulted in significant demand for broad-based management skills and experienced professionals in the areas of Engineering, Finance, Logistics and Procurement.
More than 30 leading regional and multinational employers will converge on Houston over the two day Summit, with the intention of luring high caliber African talent back from the international market.
For companies with experience in developing human capital across Africa such as Diageo, Coca-Cola and SAB Miller, these Summits are considered an ideal forum to conduct international recruitment as part of their overall skills development strategy; "With major human capital investment across Africa, the Careers in Africa recruitment initiative is a great source of talent for us," says the HR Director, Coca-Cola Sabco.
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As Christmas approaches and homes become stocked with presents and goodies which can be all too attractive prospect for thieves, Police Scotland is issuing safety tips to help keep your secure your home.
Inspector Ewan Henderson said: "Christmas nights out are planned in advance, so just taking a few minutes to think about the security of your home will mean everyone's Christmas can be fun-filled.
"Posting photos on social media of nights out are an everyday occurrence. What we are asking is that you think about it before you post the messages. Are you inviting someone to break-in to your home by advertising it is unoccupied? Could the messages be posted the next day?"
Peter Kirwan, Neighbourhood Watch Scotland, added: "We're encouraging people to ask a neighbour to keep an eye on their house when they go away. Small things like moving curtains and taking in mail can help make a place look occupied and reduce the risk of a house breaking."
Police Scotland's top tips for protecting your home:
• Thieves know that over Christmas there will be high value presents and maybe more cash in your house than is normal. Keep your home secure – lock all windows and doors, don't leave gifts in view of the windows and keep cash in your home to a minimum.
• If you're having a house party with lots of guests, it can be all too easy for a thief to slip in unnoticed. Make sure you know everyone who is there. If you're going to a party, don't let anyone tailgate you into a house or through a controlled entry door who may not be a guest.
• Protect any gifts you've bought for your friends and family. Register mobiles, tablets, laptops and cameras at www.immobilise.com. If you are giving them a good quality bike make sure you include a good quality lock, and register bikes at www.BikeRegister.com.
• If you're going away for Christmas, keep your home secure. Lock all windows and doors, set your house alarm if you have one, use timers on lights, cancel any deliveries and ask a neighbour or friend you trust to keep an eye out while you're away.


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So when the children's book author heard about a lesbian couple at her church, First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto, whose kids were being bullied and harassed because of their parents' sexual orientation, she was inspired to write a book.
"It's really a sweet story because it's looking at it from the kids' point of view. They love their parents and want to see their families validated in society," Chin-Lee said.
The book tells how two kids, 8-year-old Alex and her younger brother, Nicky, are teased by their classmates because their parents — two moms — aren't married. The book is set in the Bay Area in the months preceding the passage of Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage.
In the book, the children encourage their parents to marry, and much of the book concerns the personal story of their family.
"I think it's important to open the dialogue, the conversation. There are over 18,000 couples that got married in that short time in California when gay marriage was allowed, and lots of those marriages have children. The little boy that posed for Nicky in the book has two dads. There are celebrities. ... You see it, and there are kids that are going to wonder about it," Chin-Lee said.
The family that inspired the book told Chin-Lee that they had Mormon friends who were confused about Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California, but went along with the church doctrine to support it. After the election, they "said they did the wrong thing because they liked the gay people as people."
Chin-Lee noted that children of gay marriages "are normal kids … (and) it's unfair to them not to have their families get the validation of society." Although some people disagree with her, "I hope that just by talking to them that they'll begin to realize that there's a different way of thinking," she said, pointing to the many ways families can be different. Some are headed by single parents; some are interracial or inter-faith.
"It's not so long ago that the Supreme Court made a decision about interracial marriage," she added.
Chin-Lee, who is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and the author of "Amelia to Zora," "A if for Asia" and "Almond Cookies and Dragon Well Tea," among others, sees "Operation Marriage" as a civil-rights story.
"The book is for all kids, all families, not just kids with gay parents. I have a particular passion for social justice and celebrating diversity. ... We grow from our shared humanity," she said.
She is currently trying to partner and donate a portion of the proceeds from her book to the Human Rights Campaign and Parents, Families, & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG).
Ultimately, she said, "If I just change one person's mind, that makes it worthwhile. And I feel that there's been much more support. It's been a great project."
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Color me sketch.
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Oh man, I'd love to go on a bike-able sketch crawl! And I love the photo of your bicycle with balloons, I want to draw that :) btw The scarf on this first post made me think of you: http://abeautifulmess.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/11/more-sneak-peeks-.htmlReplyDelete
lovely :D I should pull out my sketchbook too more often, it has far too much work related stuff in it lol!ReplyDelete
But I like the idea of sketch+crawl a lot :D and photography of course!!
Love the first pic, colours are scrumptilicious ;)
Cool. Those balloons make me happy.ReplyDelete
Beautiful post!ReplyDelete
What a cute sign !ReplyDelete
Golden Gate Park is awesome
- AnonymousThursday, November 19, 2009
OT, but NYT piece today on Palo Alto area bicyclists: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/opinion/19thu2.htmlReplyDelete
What a fantastic lil' group!ReplyDelete
You may have inspired one in Seattle.. :D
San Smith/ thanks luv! yes her blog is full of such lovely things right!?!ReplyDelete
Lorenza/ thanks for your nice words, as always. Yes, it is very easy to forget about it, but easy to get back in the groove when you feel the need to keep on drawing ;)
Dottie/ <3
/Thanks Lilia
Christa/ Yes! cant wait for you to visit :DDDD
Anonymous/ thanks for the link!! stanford has made the rounds here ;) [link]
RJ/ I can see you pulling it off! go for it girlfriend, much fun :D
I LOVE the Frenchi tree love pic.ReplyDelete
I was a pleasure to meet you fun girls at the Cow Palace.
The gossiping girl phone line has been a buzz. Has it been about the new Twilight flick. NO it has been about Ivy telling all her friends that she has met a fashion model!
~Sara (Richard's wife)


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Lowell, Mass. – After a hot start, the UMBC men's basketball team (4-10, 0-1) cooled over the final 30 minutes of play and fell to UMass Lowell (2-11, 1-1), 59-54, in the Retrievers' America East Conference opener .
Freshman guard Rodney Elliott (Baltimore, Md./John Carroll) led UMBC and was the Retrievers' lone player in double figures as he scored 14 points. Elliott, UMBC's America East Player of the Game, tied his season high with six assists.
Trailing 57-54, Elliott had chance to send the game to overtime, but his contested baseline trey with three seconds left drew iron. UML corralled the rebound and Kerry Weldon hit two free throws to seal the victory.
One game after committing a season-low 12 fouls in the victory over Navy, the Retrievers were whistled for 25 fouls and UML took advantage, outscoring UMBC from the stripe, 21-11.
UMBC bolted out from the gate, scoring the game's initial 15 points in the first 5:24 of action. The Retrievers hit seven of their first nine shots from the floor and still led, 17-6, on a Charles Taylor, Jr. (Silver Spring, Md./Springbrook) lay-up with 12:04 to play in the half. But the Riverhawks pounded UMBC on the offensive glass from the midpoint of stanza and outscored the Retrievers, 28-14 the rest of the half.
UMBC was plagued by fouls, as the hosts hit 11-of-15 free throws and UMBC managed just 4-of-8. The Riverhawks led, 34-31, at the break.
The hosts extended the lead to 41-31 early in the second half UMBC responded with a 10-2 run and had two possessions to tie or take the lead, but could not convert.
Although the Riverhawks did not extend the lead beyond six points in the final 16 minutes, UMBC only had one possessions with a chance to tie until Elliott's final attempt.
After hitting 13 of 23 shots from the floor in the first half, UMBC sagged to 7-of-24 in the final 20 minutes. The Retrievers struggled from behind the arc (3-of-14) and at the charity stirpe (11-of-20).
UML senior guard Akeem Williams led all scorers with 18 points and reserve forward Antonio Bivins, who was listed as red-shirting this season, made his season debut and added 14 points.
The Riverhawks shot just 34 percent from the field (17-of-50) for the game, but outrebounded UM BC, 37-32.
UMBC senior guard Quentin Jones (Baltimore, Md./mount St .Jossph) added nine points for the visitors.
After one day at home, UMBC heads back north to face Albany in a Wednesday evening contest at SEFCU Arena.


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Jonah Peretti recently sent an email to BuzzFeed employees titled The Top 7 Reasons BuzzFeed Is Killing It.
One of its investors, Chris Dixon, republished it with permission on his blog.
According to Peretti's email, BuzzFeed surpassed 30 million users last month, up from 20 million in April.
The growth is thanks in part to viral hits like 21 Pictures That Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity.
(That one post alone may have been responsible for the traffic surge; the single-page post raked in 8.9 million views)
But Peretti also says BuzzFeed's revenue is on track to more than triple the year prior. He says both uniques and revenue have grown because of the company's strategy.
Specifically, Peretti says this is why BuzzFeed is finding success:
- Long Term Focus - " Nobody has built a truly great publishing company for the social age and we have a good shot to be the ones who do it.'
- Respecting our readers - "We don't publish slideshows. Instead we publish scrollable lists so readers don't have to click a million times and can easily scroll through a post."
- We build the whole enchilada. "We manage our own servers, we built our CMS from scratch, we created our own realtime stats system, we have our own data science team, we invented own ad products and our own post formats, and all these products are brought to life by our own editorial team and our own creative services team. "
- We Are Doing Something Hard - "As one of the few venture backed publishers, we are in a unique position to be one of the leading creators of web content crafted by true professionals."
- We got lucky! - "People don't like to admit it but skill is 63% luck."
- We Don't Treat Half Our Team Like Losers - "People don't do good work when they feel like losers and are second class citizens within their own company. Fortunately we have avoided that problem. We love the silly, we love the substantive, and we love making advertising that is actually compelling."
- Our Awesome Team - "In just the past 6 months (!), we have assembled an incredibly talented group of reporters and writers who are regularly breaking news, unearthing scoops, advancing ideas, and engaging business leaders, US Senators, Presidential candidates, the White House, and leading media outlets."
To read Peretti's entire email, head over to Chris Dixon's blog >


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Winner Becomes Brand Ambassador and Spokesperson
For Retailer's Fall and Holiday 2013 National Ad Campaigns
NEW YORK - October 5, 2012 - Oxygen Media today announced a strategic multi-media partnership with ULTA Beauty, one of the fastest growing beauty retailers in the United States, for its new modeling competition series, "The Face," set to debut in Q1 2013. "The Face" is produced by Shine America.
"The Face," hosted by photographer Nigel Barker, features supermodel coaches Naomi Campbell, Karolina Kurkova and Coco Rocha as they compete to find the newest face of ULTA Beauty. The series will give viewers access inside the world of the industry as three teams of models, each led by a supermodel coach, are guided through real life assignments, including photo shoots and commercials.
The winner of "The Face" will receive, courtesy of ULTA Beauty, an ultimate grand prize of becoming a spokesperson and ambassador for the brand's Fall and Holiday 2013 national ad campaigns. The contract will give unprecedented exposure to the winner, including a photo shoot for ads that will run in national publications, on ULTA.com, on signage in more than 500 stores, in ULTA Beauty direct mail magazines and in newspaper inserts reaching millions of readers. The winner will also make personal appearances in ULTA Beauty stores across the U.S., provide blog beauty tips and behind-the-scenes photos on ULTA.com, represent the brand at Fall Fashion Week 2013, and participate in multiple social media initiatives for the company.
"Oxygen is reimagining the TV modeling competition genre giving one winner a unique opportunity to be the face of a national brand - a huge break for any model," said Jane Olson, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Brand Strategy, Oxygen Media. "Fashion and beauty are passions for our young, female audience; and, ULTA Beauty is a great brand for our multi-media partnership. It's one of the fastest growing beauty brands out there, being embraced by women everywhere."
"We're thrilled that ULTA Beauty has come aboard 'The Face' with such a dynamic, integrated partnership," said Monica Austin, Senior Vice President, Business and Brand Development, Shine America. "'The Face' will allow aspiring models the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn and work with some of the top names in the fashion industry. And ULTA Beauty is the perfect brand for the winner to represent as it is a company that truly celebrates and inspires beauty."
Throughout the series the supermodel coaches will mentor young hopefuls, using the lessons and skills they have learned to guide their teams through challenges which will accurately depict what it takes to have a career as a model and be the face of a brand. During the process, the aspiring models will be exposed to the very best photographers, stylists and designers in the fashion world. In the end, one girl will be chosen to become "The Newest Face of ULTA Beauty" and a brand ambassador for the company.
"ULTA Beauty is proud to sponsor Oxygen Media's new reality competition series, 'The Face,'" said Chuck Rubin, President and CEO of ULTA Beauty. "We are pleased to offer the winner the opportunity to become "The Newest Face of ULTA Beauty" and star in our Fall and Holiday 2013 campaigns. As the largest beauty retailer of our kind, we look forward to providing a strong launching point for the winner's career."
As part of the exclusive deal, Oxygen Media will provide in-show integration for ULTA Beauty throughout the season with an emphasis on the finale episode, which will feature an "ULTA Beauty Challenge." ULTA Beauty will also provide its ULTA Cosmetics line of products, as well as its top hair and makeup artists for styling throughout the series.
"The Face" is produced by Shine America with Eden Gaha, Paul Franklin and Andrew Frank serving as executive producers.
About Oxygen Media
Oxygen Media is a multiplatform entertainment brand that delivers relevant and engaging content to young women who like to "live out loud." Oxygen is rewriting the rulebook for women's media by changing how the world sees entertainment from a young woman's point of view. Through a vast array of unconventional and original content, including "The Glee Project," "Best Ink," and "Bad Girls Club," the growing cable network is the premier destination to find unique and groundbreaking unscripted programming. "The Glee Project" is a winner of a 2012 Gracie Award which honors programming created for women, by women and about women for "Outstanding Reality Show." A social media trendsetter, Oxygen is a leading force in engaging modern young women, wherever they are, with popular, award winning features online including www.OxygenLive.com, the real time social viewing party that is also available as an app for the iPhone and iPad. Oxygen is available in 80 million homes, and can be found online and on mobile devices at www.oxygen.com. Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/OxygenPR. Oxygen Media is a service of NBCUniversal.
About ULTA Beauty
Ulta Beauty is the largest beauty retailer that provides one-stop shopping for prestige, mass and salon products and salon services in the United States. Ulta Beauty provides affordable indulgence to its customers by combining unmatched product breadth, value and convenience with the distinctive environment and experience of a specialty retailer. Ulta Beauty offers a unique combination of over 20,000 prestige and mass beauty products across the categories of cosmetics, fragrance, haircare, skincare, bath and body products and salon styling tools, as well as salon haircare products. Ulta Beauty also offers a full-service salon in all of its stores. As of July 28, 2012, the Company operates 489 retail stores across 45 states and also distributes its products through the Company's website: www.ulta.com.
About Shine America
Shine America is a world leader in producing and distributing compelling scripted and unscripted television and digital content and through its global Shine 360 division, building brands through the leveraging of its intellectual property and creating integrated marketing opportunities for advertisers. Shine America is known for popular and award-winning original series including The Biggest Loser, Tabatha Takes Over and upcoming series The Face; adaptations of Shine Group formats MasterChef, Minute to Win It, One Born Every Minute and Parental Control; long-running scripted hits The Office, Ugly Betty, and The Tudors; and over 20 ground-breaking original online series on MSN, Yahoo!, YouTube premium channels and other platforms, many of these produced in partnership with global brands such as Walmart, Toyota, Kraft Foods, Subway and Microsoft. Through Shine Group's distribution arm, Shine International, Shine America distributes its extensive library of programming and formats to more than 150 countries.


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Junior • 2013
Rowed the fifth seat for the first varsity all season, including five wins and a second-place finish at the IRA National Championship … Helped Radcliffe produce the largest margin of victory, 8.259 seconds, in the Eastern Sprints first varsity race since 1996.
• 2012
Rowed for the varsity eight all season … Helped the varsity eight take bronze at the IRA National Championships, the first medal the Radcliffe lightweight crew has captured since 2006 … Contributed to third-place finish at the EAWRC Sprint, the lightweight varsity's third straight bronze … Rowed in win over Princeton to reclaim the Class of 1999 Cup for the first time since 2009 … Topped MIT by over 30 seconds in a lightweight crew sweep to take the Muri Cup … Finished third against No. 2 Wisconsin and No. 1 Stanford in the grand final of a six-team regatta on the Charles River … Contributed to win over Georgetown.
Freshman • 2011
Joined the varsity eight late in the season after racing with the second varsity eight four times … Helped the varsity eight place fourth at the IRA National Championships … Raced to third place at the EAWRC Sprints … Helped the second varsity eight to victory over MIT April 30 … Helped the second varsity eight beat Princeton April 30 … Contributed to a second-place finish at the April 17 race, beating Buffalo … Contributed to the victory over Stanford at the April 16 race.
Before Harvard
Graduated with honors from The Winsor School … Member of women's varsity lightweight crew for three years … Team went undefeated in 2009 … Placed ninth in 2008 and eighth in 2009 at Youth Nationals, rowing in the women's lightweight four … Coached and volunteered at the Community Rowing adaptive rowing program.


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Stephen Rushmore Jr. A new name also brings a new logo. Here you go:
travelbugs We have already booked flights and made reservations at the Monteleone. What do you feel is wrong with it? Thanks.
Root-Beer Man We've stayed a few times at the Dauphine Orleans in the Quarter. By far my favourite hotel that we've stayed at. Great service, nice rooms and a good location. Close to Bourbon St., but not too close. Great staff, too!
travelbugs No rooms at the Richelieu for our dates; we will stick with the Monteleone, thanks.
travelbugs Is there any news on the 2014 Foodfest in New Orleans? Other than the original announcement, I haven't been able to learn anything more. I have regretted being unable to attend Foodfest in previous years, but this year as soon as I received the announcement email I booked flights and reserved at the Monteleone. Since the original announcement, however, I have heard nothing (including no response to my emails). I would love to know if there will be a crawfish boil this year, plus any other news that might be available. Thanks.
travelbugs Ordered tix for the Kickoff Party today. We will be in NOLA for a week but withiut a vehicle. Hoping we can find a crawfish boil in town while there. Really loved one we had outside of town when we visited years ago and have been thinking of it fondly ever since.


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How to Use Vectorization with If Statements in R
Vectorization is one of the defining attributes of the R language. R wouldn't be R if it didn't have some kind of vectorized version of an if…else statement.
The problem
The priceCalculator() function still isn't very economical to use. If you have 100 clients, you'll have to calculate the price for every client separately. Check for yourself what happens if you add, for example, three different amounts of hours as an argument:
> priceCalculator(c(25,110)) [1] 1060 4664 Warning message: In if (hours > 100) net.price <- net.price * 0.9 : the condition has length > 1 and only the first element will be used
Not only does R warn you that something fishy is going on, but the result you get is plain wrong. Instead of $4,664, the second client should be charged only $4,198:
> priceCalculator(110) [1] 4198
The warning message should give you a fair idea about what hapened. An if statement can deal only with a single value, but the expression hours > 100 returns two values, as shown by the following code:
> c(25, 110) > 100 [1] FALSE TRUE
Choose based on a logical vector in R
The solution you're looking for is the ifelse() function, which is a vectorized way of choosing values from two vectors. This remarkable function takes three arguments:
A test vector with logical values
A vector with values that should be returned if the corresponding value in the test vector is TRUE
A vector with values that should be returned if the corresponding value in the test vector is FALSE
How it works
Take a look at the following example:
> ifelse(c(1,3) < 2.5 , 1:2 , 3:4) [1] 1 4
Run over the steps the function takes:
The conditional expression c(1,3) < 2.5 is evaluated to a logical vector.
The first value of this vector is TRUE, because 1 is smaller than 2.5. So, the first value of the result is the first value of the second argument, which is 1.
The next value is FALSE, because 3 is larger than 2.5. Hence, ifelse() takes the second value of the third argument (which is 4) as the second value of the result.
A vector with the selected values is returned as the result.
Try it out
To see how this works in the example of the priceCalculator() function, try the function out at the command line in the console. Say you have two clients and you worked 25 and 110 hours for them, respectively. You can calculate the net price with the following code:
> my.hours <- c(25,110) > my.hours * 40 * ifelse(my.hours > 100, 0.9, 1) [1] 1000 3960
Remember, the ifelse() function can recycle its arguments. And that's exactly what it does here. In the preceding ifelse() function call, you translate the logical vector created by the expression my.hours > 100 into a vector containing the numbers 0.9 and 1 in lieu of TRUE and FALSE, respectively.
Adapt the function in R
Of course, you need to adapt the priceCalculator() function in such a way that you also can input a vector with values for the argument public. Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to calculate the prices for a mixture of public and private clients. The final function looks like this:
priceCalculator <- function(hours,pph=40,public){ net.price <- hours * pph net.price <- net.price * ifelse(hours > 100 , 0.9, 1) tot.price <- net.price * ifelse(public, 1.06, 1.12) round(price) }
Next, create a little data frame to test the function. For example:
> clients <- data.frame( + hours = c(25, 110, 125, 40), + public = c(TRUE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE) +)
You can use this data frame now as arguments for the priceCalculator() function, like this:
> with(clients, priceCalculator(hours, public = public)) [1] 1060 4198 5040 1792


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Chris Brown's misdemeanor assault trial is facing a long delay after his bodyguard, a key witness for the defense, refused to testify unless he was granted immunity following his own conviction on Monday.
Christopher Hollosy was found guilty of punching 20-year-old Parker Adams in the face during a bust-up outside a Washington, D.C. hotel in October.
The security guard claims he was the only one to hit Adams, and insisted during his trial that he lashed out because the victim was attempting to gain access to his client's tour bus.
Brown's trial relating to his involvement in the alleged assault began immediately after Hollosy was found guilty, but his lawyers were granted a continuance and the case was postponed until Wednesday.
Proceedings have stalled again after prosecutors denied Hollosy's request for immunity over evidence he had been expected to give during Brown's trial, which the defense team had hoped would clear the star of any wrongdoing.
Hollosy's lawyers have now revealed they plan to challenge the bodyguard's conviction and will not participate in Brown's trial until the appeal process is complete. The singer's attorney, Mark Geragos, believes this could take at least six months.
Judge A. Franklin Burgess, Jr. set a date for a status hearing in Brown's case for 25 June – the same day Hollosy is due to be sentenced – although a new trial date has yet to be determined.
Brown, who has denied the assault charge, faces up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine if convicted. He could land a further four years behind bars if the ruling is deemed a violation of his probation following his 2009 conviction for assaulting his then-girlfriend, Rihanna.
Meanwhile, the incarcerated singer is waiting to hear if he will be allowed to walk free from jail – a California hearing regarding his release is due to take place on Wednesday afternoon.
Brown has been behind bars since he was dismissed from a rehab facility in California, where he was receiving court-ordered anger-management treatment, last month.
Chris Brown's misdemeanor assault trial is facing a long delay after his bodyguard, a key witness for the defense, refused to testify unless he was granted immunity following his own conviction on Monday.


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In the mid-1960s, President Johnson saw the need for independent nonpartisan analysis of the problems facing America's cities and their residents. The President created a blue-ribbon commission of civic leaders who recommended chartering a center to do that work. In 1968, the Urban Institute became that center.
Today, we analyze policies, evaluate programs, and inform community development to improve social, civic, and economic well-being. We work in all 50 states and abroad in over 28 countries, and we share our research findings with policymakers, program administrators, business, academics, and the public online and through reports and scholarly books.


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Two hundred miles north of the Arctic Circle, near the jagged tips of Norway's crown, the Sun does not set for weeks on end during the summer months, and the midnight sun bounces off fields of midsummer snow. This Dome360 film features the Sami People of northern Scandinavia as they follow the reindeer migrations, much like their ancestors. A total of 10 filming expeditions and 105 days were made to the Arctic to capture the Northern Lights, the Sami and their reindeer, dog sledding and the beautiful Arctic scenery.
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Families of victims in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre appeared together Monday to make a brief but moving joint statement asking that America mark the approaching anniversary of the attack by performing acts of kindness and volunteering for charities in their hometowns.
"We hope that some measure of good may be returned to the world," they said.
The statement, read aloud by two red-eyed Newtown mothers in halting voices, concluded with relatives announcing their intent to light a candle on the eve of the anniversary in honor of the loved one they lost.
It started with with JoAnn Bacon, whose daughter was killed and who read the last half of the joint statement.
"I'd like to add that our family will be lighting a candle on the eve of 12-14, the last night we spent with our sweet Charlotte."
Then 13 more family members — representing about half of the shooting's victims — stepped up to say who they'd be lighting a candle for that night:
"Our beautiful girl, Jessica," Jesse, "our daughter, Emily," "my mom, Dawn Hochsprung," "our older sister, Victoria," "my sweet boy, Jack," "our beautiful girl, Grace," "our gorgeous daughter, Avielle," "our beautiful daughter, Ana," "our sweet son, Daniel," "my daughter, Lauren," Chase, "our irrepressible Benny."
The group slowly walked away, passing beneath a banner inscribed with the names of each of the 20 children and six educators killed on Dec. 14, 2012, when gunman Adam Lanza burst into the school and opened fire before turning a gun on himself. The names on the banner were shaped in a heart, with the the phrase "Always in our hearts" underneath.
The families said that they were all grieving in deeply unique and personal ways, but wanted to allow others to share remembrances of the victims and communicate with each other. So they created a website, My Sandy Hook Family.
"This will be a singular place for sharing, communication and contact with the families of those who lost their lives that day," said Krista Rekos, whose daughter, Jessica, was killed in the shooting. "MySandyHookFamily.org allows us the opportunity to honor those who were taken from us so violently."
Early in the day, officials in Newtown said they were trying to make the approaching anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre as uneventful as possible, urging media to stay away and asking people to focus on performing "acts of kindness" in their everyday lives instead of descending on their small town and triggering bad memories.
"We are trying to respect the world's interest in us, but we also have a real need in our community to gain a foothold," First Selectman Pat Llodra said at the start of a 50-minute press conference meant to satiate intense media demands for comment. "We pay a price when the media is here, because we're a small community."
She and other officials stressed that Newtown was on the first leg of a long journey toward healing, and was in no need of being reminded of the shooting.
"Newtown is cracked," said Matt Crebbin, the senior minister for the Newtown Congregational Church and coordinator of the Newtown Interfaith Clergy Association, paraphrasing a lyric by songwriter Leonard Cohen.
"He writes in one song that there's a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in," Crebbin explained. "I'd say Newtown is cracked. We've been through a devastating experience and yet in the midst of our cracks and our brokenness there is light shining through."
Crebbin noted, for example, that in addition to honoring those who died, his congregation would be baptizing a baby this weekend.
Interim Schools Superintendent John Reed said the district would attempt to have as normal a day as possible on Friday, the day before the anniversary. A majority of students and staff are expected to come to school.
The goal is to "maintain as much as possible the consistency and ebb and flow of the school day," Reed said.
The district has been operating an intense mental health program in which it has monitored the progress of its students — not only those who were in the school at the time of the shooting, but across the entire local system, Reed said. That observation will continue until they graduate high school, he said.
Newtown is in the process of developing a school to replace Sandy Hook Elementary, which was demolished weeks ago. Llodra said there was no plan for a memorial at the new building.
Police Chief Mike Kehoe said there would be an "increased law enforcement presence" in Newtown all weekend to ensure a sense of safety and security. Other than that, "we're going to do what we can to make it a routine day, like any Friday, Saturday and Sunday."
His officers were among the first to arrive at Sandy Hook Elementary as the massacre was unfolding. Asked how those officers were doing, Kehoe said the department had "made remarkable gains."
"We're showing a resilience that I expected from a law enforcement agency," Kehoe added. "But I know we have a long road to go."


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The Arlington and Monroe boys basketball teams will be playing in the annual Coaches vs. Cancer game at Arlington High School on Friday, helping raise awareness of cancer and money for the American Cancer Society.
This is the third year Arlington is hosting the event and fans are encouraged to wear pink to "Pink Out" the gym.
There are a number of festivities scheduled to take part, including a halftime shootout, halftime pop-a-shot and donation buckets. All donations will go to the ACS.
Honorary coaches — either cancer survivors or someone who has been affected by cancer — will be present on the bench before and during the game. This year two of the honorary coaches include stage IV breast cancer survivor Erin Lewis, mother to varsity player for Arlington basketball player Nate Lewis, and Maria Dingman, also a stage IV breast cancer survivor and mother of Arlington freshman player Seth Dingman.
This year's goal is $4,000 and for anyone wanting to make a donation that can't be at that game, visit www.cvcarlington.com.


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For seemingly as long as the Defense Department has deployed software, its leaders have pursued an elusive goal: software reuse. After a military service spent the money to develop a piece of software or commissioned a contractor to build an application, information technology chiefs have sought to find a way for other branches of the military to reuse that code. Software reuse could save money and increase uniformity of operations.
How it works: Necessity was the mother of many of DISA's apps
Project at a glance
See the full list of agency winners
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Now, the Defense Information Systems Agency has latched onto a new approach that could help achieve that goal by making its own internal software open source.
Earlier this year, DISA released as open source a suite of more than 50 different applications, collectively named the Open Source Corporate Management Information System (OSCMIS). The idea is that other government agencies and commercial firms could reuse the software for their own purposes. And if a few of the users are savvy enough to make a few changes that improve the underlying code and then share those improvements with DISA, everyone involved would reap the benefits of the open-source model.
Codes of honor: The team at DISA's personnel systems support branch have written about 50 open-source applications that could not be obtained commercially.
The OSCMIS package is a collection of programs written by Nelson's staff that fill those gaps. The developers started creating the applications in 2006, and most applicatins use Microsoft SQL Server for a database and Adobe ColdFusion for the Web-based user interfaces. They are production use programs — already used on a regular basis by more than 16,000 military personnel worldwide. The 50 programs handle duties such as human resources management, training, security, acquisition and related functions. Twenty-three were developed in the last half of 2008, including more than a few that were complex in scope.
"The merits of the team's approach are apparent in the speed, ease of use, and accuracy of the delivered solutions," said Barry Leffew, vice president of Adobe's public-sector division.
Although the suite of applications is a success story, Nelson took an uncharacteristically brave step for a program manager: He opened his code for outside inspection and use. He consulted with DISA's legal team, and in March, the agency signed a cooperative research and development agreement with the Open Source Software Institute (OSSI), a nonprofit organization that promotes the open-source model to government, to help release the source code of the programs for other organizations to inspect and possibly reuse. Because DISA, as a government agency, cannot copyright its programs, OSSI holds the copyright and offers OSCMIS under Version 3 of the Open-source License.
By making the code open source, DISA "hopes to get access to more developers in the common community," Nelson said. The programs are fully functional, but there are always more features that could be added and technical issues to be resolved.
"My people are extremely fast, though we have to keep tweaking stuff, too, as regulations and procedures change," Nelson said. "So there is no way they'll be able to finish out the whole suite itself." By placing OSCMIS in the open-source community, others might enhance the software as a byproduct of inserting it into their own systems.
"DISA was able to recognize and leverage the open-source economic model," said John Weathersby, president of OSSI. By now, most industry observers note that the open-source model of collaborative development is one that can pay off by sharing the development among everyone who uses the product. In government procurement practices though, the open-source model is still largely a novel one.
Last month, Nelson and OSSI held a demonstration of the software's capabilities in Washington, showing a packed room how some of the programs worked. Many officials, from agencies such as the General Services Administration and Air Force, showed an interest in the applications, although just as many people in the audience had questions about the process of releasing government software as open source, which Nelson and his team are documenting.
The questions Nelson received were broad and varied. Can it still be called open-source if it relies on proprietary products from Microsoft and Adobe? Nelson replied that open-source databases could be used in place of SQL Server, though the stored procedures would need to be rewritten. Someone else asked if the code would be posted online. Not yet, replied Nelson, adding that the OSCMIS distribution could be obtained on a DVD from DISA if requested by a government agency and through OSSI if requested by a nongovernment organization.
After demonstrating the software, Nelson's office has had requests every day from other government agencies for the package. Although it's too early to tell if the idea of government-sponsored open-source software will take off, much less pay off, Nelson and DISA have done much to generate interest in the possibility.
"It takes leadership within an organization to recognize the opportunity of open source and to have the fortitude to go for it," Weathersby said of DISA. "They're working outside the box."
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Part of my evil plan in offering drawings in exchange for donations to Charity Water and the Red Cross was to get myself drawing again. I used to draw a lot; in fact, my old sketch books are half diary, half whimsical expressions of my whirling inner vortexes. But part of the whole Camp Mighty thing is to write a life list and then open yourself up to the magical forces that will magnetically draw the things you wrote on your list toward you. So the other day I started a list, and the first thing on the list is REMEMBER HOW YOU USED TO LIKE TO DRAW? YOU ONLY GET BETTER IF YOU PRACTICE, NUMBSKULL. And then I got my idea to exchange drawings for donations, and then you people began to donate! And now I'm forced to draw pictures for you! You are helping me achieve the first goal on my list! This life list stuff is magical. I'm almost afraid to put anything else on it. I might actually end up with my pet skunk flying a helicopter with Martin Starr's face painted on the side. (Note to self: Keep dream journal separate from life list.) Here's a lady who looks like she's made out of wood:
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Harbor City >> A Los Angeles police officer was killed and another was seriously injured early Saturday when their patrol car was violently broadsided by a hit-and-run driver during a pursuit of another car in Harbor City.
Police Chief Charlie Beck, who responded to the scene of the accident, identified the fatally injured officer as Roberto Sanchez, a six-year veteran of the LAPD who had worked at Harbor Division for two years. He was married just 90 days ago.
Sanchez, 32, was the third LAPD officer killed in an on-duty traffic accident in less than two months.
Harbor Division Capt. Gerald Woodyard said Sanchez, a Santa Ana resident, chose to work at Harbor Division and was "a phenomenal patrol officer."
"Anytime there's a loss of an officer in the line of duty it's the ultimate sacrifice," Woodyard told reporters.
LAPD Cmdr. Andrew Smith said Sanchez considered his partner — the officer injured in the crash — as his best friend. The injured officer, taken to County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center for treatment of a broken jaw and other injuries, is expected to survive, Woodyard said.
The injured officer, who has not been identified, was most concerned about his partner after he was taken to the hospital, Woodyard said.
The 26-year-old driver of the SUV that struck their patrol car allegedly ran from the scene, called for help and was picked up by a woman driver, officers said.
The male suspect was later apprehended, taken to a hospital for treatment and is in custody, police said. Officers said there is a possibility that drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash, but that has not been confirmed.
The collision occurred at 3:55 a.m. at the intersection of President Avenue and West Anaheim Street. The officers reportedly were pursuing a speeding Chevrolet Camaro eastbound on Anaheim Street at the time and had made a U-turn during that pursuit when the accident occurred.
Police said Sanchez had been driving the police cruiser. The collision was so violent that the police radio was destroyed and the officer in the passenger seat had to call for aid from a cellphone.
Firefighters had to extricate both officers from the badly damaged patrol car and transported them to a Harbor-UCLA, where Sanchez died.
"Anne and I extend our deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Officer Sanchez as they mourn this tragic loss," said Gov. Jerry Brown in a message from him and his wife. "Californians will not forget Officer Sanchez's service to his community and the sacrifice of the family he's left behind."
With black bands wrapped around their badges and some wearing dark glasses to cover red-rimmed eyes, dozens of LAPD officers stood at attention saluting as their fallen fellow officer was brought out of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, draped in an American flag and placed into the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner's van.
His distraught family, including his wife, held one another and sobbed.
One officer said Sanchez's death came as a heavy blow for the Harbor Division.
"We are very close and all work together," the officer said, but declined to give his name.
As word about Sanchez's death began to spread, more and more LAPD officers and Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies began to stop by the hospital until more than 50 uniformed and off-duty personnel gathered at the entrance and lobby of the hospital.
"I knew something bad happened to a cop when I saw so many officers here" said Qing Lan of El Monte. Lan was visiting a family member at the hospital when he noticed the large number of officers.
"They guy who hit him had to have known he hit a cop and still he ran," said Lan. "That is terrible, and it's so sad he had to die."
The procession led by more than a dozen motorcycle officers — with lights and sirens on —drove past the Harbor Division station on its way to the Coroner's Office.
The mood was somber at Harbor Division, where flags were lowered to half-staff and many gathered as plans for a procession were made that would take Sanchez's body past the station before it was taken to the Coroner's Office.
Shortly after noon, dozens of officers, including representatives of the California Highway Patrol, the Los Angeles Fire Department, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the Port Police, lined John S. Gibson Boulevard — the U.S. flag hanging above from extended firetruck ladders — awaiting the coroner's van for Sanchez's final pass in front of the station where he'd served.
In addition to his wife, Sanchez, an only child, is survived by his parents.
Nearly 12 hours after the fatal crash, investigators were still at the scene gathering evidence.
Some residents said they didn't hear the impact of the crash but were awakened by the sounds of helicopters overhead.
Woodyard, who just stepped into the commander's post at the 336-officer Harbor Division a few months ago, said Sanchez was the first officer killed in the line of duty at a station under his command.
"We will be there (for the family) physically, emotionally and financially," Woodyard said, adding that Sanchez "will never be forgotten.
"He was doing his job," Woodyard said. He and his partner patrolled the Harbor City/Harbor Gateway area where crime has recently gone down, Woodyard said.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti issued a statement saying he was "deeply saddened" by Sanchez's death.
"Officer Sanchez died a hero, but that does not lessen the blow to his family and fellow officers," Garcetti said. "Amy's and my thoughts are with his family and his brothers and sisters in blue today.
"We are also hoping for the recovery of the officer he was riding with last night, who was also his best friend."
The spate of traffic fatalities in the LAPD has hit the department hard, officials said. Officer Nick Lee was killed on-duty March 7 when a truck slammed into his cruiser in Beverly Hills. On April 5, Officer Chris Cortijo was killed on duty when he was rear-ended by an allegedly drunken driver as he sat on his motorcycle at a traffic light in Sun Valley.
"This third loss of an officer in the line of duty in just two months is a stark and tragic reminder of the dangers our first responders face every day," Garcetti said. "It is with a heavy heart that I am again ordering the city's flags to half-staff."
Tyler Izen, president of the Los Angeles Police Protective League said, "Once again our hearts are broken."
"Today the world has lost a true hero. Roberto will be greatly missed as a protector of our society and even more as a person," Izen said. "We live in a dangerous world, and Roberto served to keep our community safe. We extend our deepest condolences to the Sanchez family and his friends and co-workers.
Izen also noted the death overnight of another LAPD officer, reportedly due to a heart attack.
"This is a hard time for the LAPD family having lost two dedicated and well-liked officers in the last 24 hours," he said. "As we have done all too often lately, we ask that the community please keep both officers and their families in their prayers and remember the sacrifices paid by law enforcement officers daily to keep our communities safe.
"We are praying for a speedy recovery for Officer Sanchez's partner, who was seriously injured in the crash, but managed to use his cellphone to call for help."


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Jackie O seduced Marlon Brando -- and he wanted to reveal the steamy details of their romp, a new book claims.
The alleged post-JFK assassination affair is detailed in "Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story" in which author C. David Heymann reprints what he bills as unpublished excerpts from Brando's memoir that discuss his two steamy encounters with the first lady in 1964, the New York Post reported.
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"In Brando's words, 'From all I'd read and heard about her, Jacqueline Kennedy seemed coquettish and sensual but not particularly sexual. If anything I pictured her as more voyeur than player. But that wasn't the case. She kept waiting for me to try to get her into bed. When I failed to make a move, she took matters into her own hands and popped the magic question. 'Would you like to spend the night? And I said, 'I thought you'd never ask.'"
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The Warabrook teenager suffers from a severe neurodegenerative disease known as Ataxia Telangiectasia, so rare there are only 35known ''AT families'' in Australia.
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''There is no cure and because it is considered an 'orphan disease' funding and research are significantly lacking and desperately needed,'' his mother, Brenda Jordan, told the Newcastle Herald.
In a bid to create awareness and find a celebrity to champion the disease, Mrs Jordan and Aaron's sister Chloe posted a photograph of the teenager and some words about his battle on The Ellen DeGeneres Show's Facebook page earlier this month.
The response floored the Jordan family, with the post receiving more than 50,000 ''likes'' from Facebook users, while thousands more sent messages of support.
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