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While the broadcast networks continued their usual summer ratings patterns last week, Disney Channel ended USA Network's 13-week run as cable's most-watched network in prime time, thanks to "Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam.''
The Friday premiere of "Camp Rock 2,'' starring tween favorites Demi Lovato and the Jonas Brothers, averaged 7.96 million viewers. That's the highest viewership for a movie on cable television this year and the most for any cable program between Aug. 30 and Sunday.
"Camp Rock 2'' would have placed sixth among the week's programs on the five major broadcast networks, according to figures released today by Nielsen Media Research.
The Disney Channel averaged 3.13 million viewers for its prime-time programming for the week, which also included Saturday and Sunday airings of "Camp Rock 2'' and a Thursday showing of the 2008 made-for-cable movie, "Camp Rock.''
NBC's "America's Got Talent'' returned to the top of the television ratings following a two-week absence because of NBC's coverage of the Emmy Awards and ``Sunday Night Football.''
Tuesday's "Talent'' episode averaged 11.5 million viewers, while the Wednesday episode was second, averaging 10.47 million.
An episode of "America's Got Talent'' has been the most-watched program seven of the last 11 weeks and the most-watched non-sports program for 12 of the 14 weeks it has aired this summer.
CBS' combination of reruns of its scripted programs, along with "60 Minutes'' and "Big Brother,'' made it the most-watched network for the 11th consecutive week, averaging 5.71 million viewers for its prime-time programming between Aug. 23 and Sunday.
CBS had the five most-watched scripted programs, topped by "Two and a Half Men,'' which finished third overall, averaging 9.14 million viewers.
The three "Big Brother'' episodes all finished among the top 11 programs of the week, led by the Wednesday episode, which was sixth for the week, averaging 7.87 million.
NBC finished second, averaging 5.18 million viewers, followed by ABC, which averaged 4.65 million, and Fox Broadcasting, which averaged 3.62 million.
ABC was first among viewers ages 18-49, the group Fox and NBC also target and advertisers covet because those viewers watch less television and are harder to reach.
ABC's most-watched programs in the category were "Wipeout'' and "Bachelor Pad.'' The Tuesday episode of "America's Got Talent'' was the most-watched program in the category.
Fox led among viewers ages 12-17 and 18-34, while CBS was first among viewers ages 25-54 and 55 and older. (For ratings purposes, ABC and CBS both aired 21 hours, 40 minutes of prime-time programming for the week and NBC 21 hours, 39 minutes -- less than the usual 22 hours because of a speech by President Barack Obama -- and Fox its usual 15 hours.)
As usual, Univision was the most-watched Spanish-language network, averaging 3.81 million viewers for its prime-time programming. Telemundo was second, averaging 810,000 viewers, followed by TeleFutura, which averaged 730,000, Azteca America, which averaged 210,000 and Estrella TV, which averaged 180,000.
Univision drew more viewers ages 18-49 than any of the five major English-language networks.
The week's most-watched Spanish-language prime-time program was the Tuesday episode of "Soy tu Duena.'' The Univision telenovela averaged 5.94 million viewers, which would have put it 19th among the programs on the five
major English-language networks.
The "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams'' finished first among the network nightly newscasts for the 98th time in 99 weeks, averaging 8.04 million viewers.
ABC's "World News with Diane Sawyer'' finished second, averaging 6.96 million viewers, and "The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric'' averaged 5.4 million viewers to finish third for the 206th consecutive week.
The week's 10 most-watched prime-time programs were the Tuesday and Wednesday episodes of NBC's "America's Got Talent''; CBS' "Two and a Half Men,'' "The Big Bang Theory'' and "NCIS''; the Friday premiere of Disney Channel's "Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam''; CBS' Wednesday episode of "Big Brother'' and "NCIS: Los Angeles''; TNT's "The Closer''; and CBS' Sunday episode of "Big Brother.''


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FAQ - Oracle Clusterware For Oracle Linux
A cluster is a group of independent servers used in a network that cooperate as a single system. Clustering is a technique used to create a highly available and easily scalable environment. Cluster software is the software running on each of these servers that provides the intelligence, which enables the coordinated cooperation of those servers. If one of the cluster servers fails, the work previously running on that server can be restarted on another available server in the cluster.
Oracle Clusterware is a portable cluster software that allows clustering of single servers so that they cooperate as a single system. Oracle Clusterware also provides the required infrastructure for Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC). In addition Oracle Clusterware enables the protection of any Oracle application or any other kind of application within a cluster.
Oracle Linux Support customers at the Basic or Premier level are now entitled, at no additional license and support costs, to download and deploy Oracle Clusterware in a Linux cluster covered under their Oracle Linux Support agreement. This provides customers with the ability to enable applications running in the cluster to be monitored and managed by Oracle Clusterware for high availability.
Oracle is committed to making Linux more scalable, available and overall a better enterprise platform. Oracle Clusterware provides high availability for all applications. With the increased acceptance of the Linux operating system in enterprises and data centers of all sizes, there is also an increased demand for higher availability of the applications running on these Linux systems. Servers that might be running a web server such as Apache, or an application server such as Oracle Application Server, or applications such as Oracle E-Business Suite, Peoplesoft or Siebel need to be monitored and managed for high availability.
Oracle recommends using Oracle Clusterware as the underlying clustering solution for Linux systems whenever clustering is required to ensure high availability for applications of any kind. Customers who have a Basic or Premier Oracle Linux Support agreement with Oracle are entitled to use Oracle Clusterware at no additional charge. A single point of contact for the entire software infrastructure stack along with Oracle's top-to-bottom software compatibility, results in improved responsiveness, reduced system downtime and increased system reliability.
Oracle Clusterware provides high availability for any kind of application. Oracle Clusterware is based on proven cluster technology and has been ported to all the operating systems certified for Oracle Real Application clusters. Oracle Clusterware is the most common clustering solution for Linux today and was one of the first fully supported clustering solutions for Linux. This offers Oracle's customers a solid and proven clustering solution built with two decades of clustering experience.
How do I protect my application with Oracle Clusterware?
Oracle documentation describes how Oracle Clusterware can be used in various environments and additional examples of how to protect typical applications can be found here: http://otn.oracle.com/clusterware
In the event of a system failure, clustering ensures high availability to users. Redundant hardware components, such as additional nodes, interconnect, and disks, allow the cluster to provide high availability. Such redundant hardware architectures avoid single points-of-failure and provide exceptional fault resilience.
In Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) environments, Oracle Clusterware monitors and manages Real Application Cluster databases. When a node in the cluster is started, all instances, listeners and services are automatically started. If an instance fails, the clusterware will automatically restart the instance, so that the service is often restored before the administrator notices it was down. In this sense Oracle Clusterware is the basis for Oracle Real Application Clusters.
In those environments RAC ensures the continuous operation of the database as well as its scalability by running more than one database instance simultaneously, typically one on every node in the cluster.
Oracle Clusterware and the Oracle Management Pack for Linux are two totally independent products. However, the Management Pack for Linux requires the Oracle Enterprise Manager infrastructure. Once this infrastructure is set up, one cannot only manage Oracle Linux environments including the ability to monitor and manage servers, but also Oracle Databases (Single Instance Databases as well as Oracle Real Application Clusters databases) and Oracle Application Servers.
Based on Oracle's two decades of experience in cluster software, Oracle Clusterware is one of the first fully supported clustering solutions available for Linux. Oracle's cluster solutions for Linux, based on Oracle Clusterware as well as the Oracle Cluster File System Version 2 (OCFS2), can be utilized together or separately as required.
Oracle Clusterware is supported on all Operating Systems certified for Oracle Real Application Clusters. For more information about supported Operating Systems and configurations for Oracle Real Application Clusters consult: www.oracle.com/technology/support/metalink/index.html
There are no specific hardware or software requirements for Oracle Clusterware. All certification and technology requirements for Oracle Real Application Clusters apply to Oracle Clusterware. Current detailed information on certifications and technology requirements related to Oracle Real Application Clusters can be obtained through Oracle Metalink / Certify. The current minimum hardware requirements specific to Oracle Clusterware on Linux can be found here: www.oracle.com/technology/products/database/clustering/certify/tech_generic_linux_new.html The general software requirements can be found in the official Oracle documentation.
In addition to the official Oracle documentation, Oracle maintains Oracle Metalink Note 220970.1 - "RAC Frequently Asked Questions" in order to address the most common questions regarding Oracle Clusterware and Oracle Real Application Clusters. Access to Oracle Metalink requires a valid Oracle Customer Support Identifier (CSI), usually received with the purchase of an Oracle Support Contract. For Service Requests regarding Oracle Clusterware, contact Oracle Support through Oracle Metalink. For sharing general information as well as your experience, go to community.oracle.com
Oracle Linux Support customers at the Basic and Premier levels can download the product and deploy it for free as part of their Oracle Linux Support contract.

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First Look: KickBeat for PlayStation Vita
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Martial arts and music: for years the two lived synonymously with Carl Douglas, but Zen Studios' newest game looks to change that.
KickBeat, which is slated for a summer release on the PlayStation Vita, takes the rhythm-matching engine of games such as Dance Dance Revolution and meshes it with a battle.
From Zen Studios:
KickBeat offers players several innovative ways to interact with music. The game combines beat-matching mechanics with an acrobatic style of martial arts, turning every song into a raucous battle. The game also features a music analyzer that allows players to create new tracks from their own music libraries.
The game features 18 tracks from artists such as Pendulum, Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson. Zen Studios Creative Director said he wanted the Beastie Boys' "Sabotage," but was unable to procure the rights.
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Origin of the Snakemen
A Co-Op fanfic by 2-Bad and General Stingrad
Chapter I: the Snakes Venom
Part I : Shattered Peace
Eons ago, before the seed of evil spread across the land and casts it shadow across the realm of Eternia, the Planet was ruled by Great Leaders who were respected by all people.
To the North was Eternos, ruled by the King Grayskull the great; it was the largest of the kingdoms. Grayskull was the fifth ruler of the tribe of Grayskull. Grayskulls closest friend and advisor was a wizard and prophet known as Eldor.
To the east was Zolacia, it was the center of all magic on Eternia and many of its greatest wizards and sages came from there. The leader of this noble land was by a being known as the Ruler of Zolacia.
However neither Eternos nor Zolacia could compare to the kingdom of Serpia ruled by King Orphedius. The people of this land worship the god Serpos as its patron deity who was responsible for all the blessings in their lives & for the unlimited food supply. All the other kingdoms depended on Serpia for food and all other monarchs made sure to ally themselves with Serpia first, to ensure a share in their bounty.
However this peace would be interrupted, an evil had stepped foot on Eternia once more- The being known as Horde Prime .The ancient demon wizards powers were almost godly . At first he made his return on Eternia go unnoticed, that is until he created a huge army at his disposal consisting of mutilated prisoners, thieves , assassins & some of the most horrid species of beings on Eternia. One by one attacked the villages of the Southern rim of Eternia & developed a huge Acropolis. The Eternians kept close watch on his activities. Then his eyes were set on the Kingdom of Serpia, which was bordering the southern rim.
The people didnt know about this darkness approaching, in fact evil was the last thing on their minds; it was their annual harvest celebration, a yearly celebration of the and King Ophedius had invited his three closet allies, Grayskull, Eldor, the Ruler of Zolacia to join in the festivities
This year brought quite a good harvest for Serpia Eldor commented to his ally King Grayskull.
I agree, Grayskull. Their god has blessed them abundantly this year, what say you Eldor The ruler of Zolacia commented. The Ruler of Zolacia was the oldest of the three monarchs; since Zolacia was the seat of all magic on Eternia it took decades to train the next king of that realm.
Yes, it has King Ophedius has a lot to be thankful for this year Grayskull replied as they looked at the place of Serpia. Waiting for their ally to show up.
Finally about noon, King Ophedius stepped out on to the balcony, My friends, this year Serpos has given us a plentiful harvest this year and we praise him for that he said raising his eyes toward the sky in prayer.
HAIL SERPOS! the crowed roared in response it was then that Eldor looked up at the sky and saw something eclipse the sun.
The wizard turns to Grayskull, King Grayskull we must assemble the council, I fear the nameless terror from the bottom of the world has arrived. He informed his friend.


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Exchange Helping Wounded Warriors Back on Their Feet
DALLAS - The Army & Air Force Exchange Service, in conjunction with New Balance, is helping wounded service members take a step forward in their recovery process with free athletic shoes through the Wounded Care program.
Since 2007, the Exchange and New Balance have provided complimentary footwear to service members who have been injured in action. More than 400 free pairs have been provided to Wounded Warriors this year alone.
"These warriors have already sacrificed so much that the very least we can do is make sure they've got a good pair of shoes for their road to recovery," said the Exchange's Chief of Staff Col. Tom Ockenfels.
Members of any branch of service returning injured from Operations Iraqi, Enduring Freedom, New Dawn and Noble Eagle or any current member of a Wounded Warrior Battalion or a Warrior Transition Unit (AW2) are eligible to receive a free pair (any style) of in-stock New Balance athletic footwear. Certificates for the shoes can be obtained from the installation chaplain.


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Tuscan Fish Stew
Almost every region in Italy makes a hearty fish stew. The fish stew in this recipe comes from Tuscany and contains mussels and clams, as well as shrimp, squid, and fish.
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 50 to 55 minutes
Yield: 6 servings
Fresh rosemary, or 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
Fresh sage, or 1 teaspoon dried sage
1 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
1 medium red onion
8 cloves garlic
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup white wine
8 squid, cleaned
2 dozen mussels
2 dozen clams
1 pound plum tomatoes (fresh or canned)
3 cups fish stock or water
6 large shrimp
1 pound boneless fish (any mixture of monkfish, salmon, tuna, grouper, or halibut)
Salt and pepper to taste
4 slices Tuscan or Italian bread, toasted and rubbed with a clove of garlic
Chop the fresh rosemary and sage.
If you're using dried herbs, you don't need to chop them.
Peel and chop the onion.
Peel and crush the garlic cloves.
In a large soup pot, sauté 1 tablespoon rosemary, 1 teaspoon sage, red pepper flakes, onion, and garlic in olive oil over medium heat.
When the onion becomes soft, after about 5 minutes, add the wine and cover the pot.
Cook until the wine is completely reduced, 5 to 7 minutes.
Cut the squid into 4 pieces each.
Add the squid to the pot and cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.
Scrub and debeard the mussels.
Place the clams in a bowl under cold running water for 5 minutes.
This rinse removes any sand.
Add the mussels and clams to the pot and cook, stirring occasionally, for 8 minutes.
Puree the tomatoes in your blender or food processor.
Add the tomatoes and water or fish stock to the pot and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Peel and devein the shrimp.
Add the shrimp, fish, and salt and pepper to taste and simmer for 8 minutes.
Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper, if necessary.
Discard any clams or mussels that don't open.
Spoon the stew into soup bowls, top with the toasted bread, and serve immediately.


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Kendall (because she goes by just the one name in the modeling world, apparently) features in a new photo shoot for Vogue Paris, a pretty prestigious gig for a new face. In a 13-page editorial, she's on three pages — two with other models, one by herself. She looks appropriately moody throughout, because when you're a model you should often look extremely annoyed/bored by the fabulous clothes you get paid to wear. It's just how the fashion world works.
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Montel Harris ran for 143 yards and three touchdowns to lead Boston College past Rhode Island, 42-0, yesterday in the schools� first meeting since 1917.
Backup quarterback Dominique Davis added a 24-yard touchdown run for the Eagles (3-1).
Derek Cassidy was held under 200 yards passing for the first time this season, finishing 26 of 41 with three interceptions and 189 yards for the Rams (1-4).
Rhode Island lost its fourth straight since winning its season opener against Monmouth.
Rock star Bruce Springsteen, whose son is a freshman at BC, watched the game from the president�s box. They played his hit �Glory Days� over the PA system when the NCAA champion hockey team was honored on the field at halftime.
After the Eagles� offense sputtered, collecting only two first downs and 32 yards in three first-quarter series with starting quarterback Chris Crane, Davis led them to four consecutive scores after an early three-and-out.
Harris ran five consecutive times for all of the 56 yards of the drive � scoring from 5 yards out � to give BC a 7-0 lead 4:07 into the second quarter.
The Rams went three-and-out on the ensuing possession before Davis� 24-yard nifty run through the URI defense made it 14-0. He went up the middle before a quick stop-and-go move at the 5 faked out a defender and he trotted into the end zone.
Jeff Smith capped a five-play, 47-yard drive � when he carried the ball on every play � with a 7-yard TD to make it 21-0. Harris� 5-yard scoring run with 17 seconds left in the opening half made it 28-0.
Crane, booed in the opening half of BC�s win over Central Florida last Saturday, played the third quarter. He finished 1 of 4 for 6 yards.
Harris� third TD of the game, a 3-yarder coming with 5:42 left in the third quarter, made it 35-0. Linebacker Mark Herzlich returned an interception 60 yards for the final TD.
Most of the second half was played in a steady rain.
It was the seventh meeting between the schools, and the first since Nov. 3, 1917. BC has won five.


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Rome • Daniele Salerno was in the bathroom and missed LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson's 2008 announcement that a temple would be built in his city: Rome.
What Salerno did hear was a communal "whoa," followed by cheering and shouting coming from the chapel, hardly the typical response from Mormons viewing LDS General Conference on a big screen.
When he emerged into the hallway, Salerno saw fellow Latter-day Saints hugging, crying, clapping and celebrating as if their soccer team had just won the World Cup.
That moment became pivotal in the young father's life.
Growing up as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salerno had always heard Italian Mormons say that one day they would have a temple in their midst. Now the Telecom Italian sales consultant drives by the temple site, an hour or so outside Rome's center, on his way to work every day. The sight of that sacred structure emerging "brick by brick" makes him want to be growing spiritually at least as fast.
"The Lord is blessing us as a community," Salerno says. "It is an increasing challenge to be a light to our neighbors, friends and family."
News of a Mormon temple in Rome also brought a rumble of approval in the giant LDS Conference Center in downtown Salt Lake City on that October day 3 1/2 years ago.
More than practically any other place, planting a temple in the Eternal City, not far from the seat of Catholicism, carried a symbolic significance for the Utah-based faith. It seemed to say: Mormons have arrived on the world stage and are here to stay.
Long time coming • Mormons landed in the boot-shaped country as early as 1850, when then-apostle Lorenzo Snow and two companions dedicated the place for LDS preaching. The trio even renamed the city La Tour as Mount Brigham, according to the 2012 Church Almanac. Most of the early converts emigrated to Utah, so the Mormon presence there disappeared until after World War II, nearly a century later.
The first LDS stake (a cluster of congregations) was formed in Milan in June 1981, and several others followed in that decade. By 1993, the Italian government formally had recognized the church as a legal entity, allowing it to buy property.
Mormons in Italy, who now number nearly 25,000 in almost 100 congregations, making up seven stakes, have an excellent relationship with the government, says Rome Stake President Massimo DeFeo.
Though most of the country's recognized churches get some government support through their members' taxes, the LDS Church does not.
"Part of the agreement ready to be signed between Italy and the LDS Church includes a refusal by the LDS Church to accept tax money," DeFeo writes in an email. "It is now a matter of a short time to sign the final agreement."
Though the process to gain all the approvals for the temple was lengthy, it went more smoothly than expected, he says. "We were able to obtain the permission due to the hard work with contacts at the city administration level."
The church had owned the site for a decade or more, but to build there, it had to ensure no ruins were buried there. While crews dug for bones of buildings, the Mormons fasted.
In the end, some ruins were found within 200 yards of the site, but not within it. The project moved forward.
"It was amazing," says Jeff Acerson, LDS Rome mission president from 2007 to 2010. "You would think there would have been more obstacles."
It seemed, well, almost miraculous.
Among the Catholics • Mormon officials believe their temple will enhance Rome's reputation as a cosmopolitan city that accepts a bounty of faiths.
"We are living in this cultural and religious environment," explains Raimondo Castellani, an area Seventy and former president of the LDS temple in neighboring Switzerland who directs the faith's public affairs in Italy. "Mormonism is now part of that culture."
LDS officials cite "high-level" meetings they have had in recent years with various Catholic and Vatican leaders, including one with a visiting general authority and one Acerson and other religious leaders had with the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See.
"It was amazing to see the openness of the Catholic Church," Acerson says. "They don't see us taking over the world, but they recognize our church is made up of good people trying to do good things."
DeFeo, who works at the U.S. Embassy in Rome as the operations supervisor for West Europe, echoes that sentiment.
"Mormons are perceived in general as good people, honest, clean and very respectful," he says. "The Vatican has great respect for our community has held several meetings in the past three years to consolidate the relationships and ties between the two faiths but they do not know that we are Christians yet."
The bigger problem for the American-born faith may be its invisibility.
"The Mormons are still poorly known in Italy," says Massimo Introvigne, sociologist and director of the Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR) in Torino.
Introvigne's center surveyed Italians some years ago and discovered that many believed that Mormons who account for fewer than half a percent of the country's populace still practiced polygamy, though the church officially gave it up more than a century ago.
"Now Mormons are generally associated with [presidential candidate Mitt] Romney," Introvigne writes in an email. "The Romney phenomenon has increased the interest for Mormonism in the Vatican. There, the authorities look for information from scholars and from [Catholic] bishops in the United States, whose views of the Mormons are quite balanced and mostly positive. This is balanced by negative views by bishops in Latin America and elsewhere afraid of Mormon missionaries' proselytism."
Rome has a section quite far away from the city's heart where the Great Mosque and a large Jehovah's Witness center are located.
"They do not disturb the Romans and in fact the Great Mosque, one of the largest in Europe, has been converted into a tourist attraction," he says. "While a Mormon temple in the city center would disturb many, in fact the temple … will be just as invisible as the mosque is."
Introvigne points to the Catholic or Italian view of new religions.
When it comes to proselytizing, he says, Italians think first of Jehovah's Witnesses, who have 400,000 members in the country. Mormons, with their much smaller numbers, don't register; even Mormon missionaries are not "well-known."
The temple may help introduce Mormons to the country, he says, as long as it is done artfully.
It could be "an opportunity to explain what 21st-century Mormonism is all about," he writes. "But my personal impression, as a social scientist, is that it will all depend on how much the Mormon factor becomes part of the Romney-Obama campaign."
Castellani, 62, says most Mormons think little or nothing about Romney and American politics, but they do care about building bridges with their neighbors Catholics and others.
"I joined the church when I was 33 years old, and I think I know well both religions," he says. "I believe that the Catholic Church is still looking at the LDS Church with some suspicion, mostly because of misinformation. But I think there is a good dialogue."
The temple, he believes, will propel that dialogue.
Missionaries and members • Because Italy, like much of Europe, is awash in traditions and secularism, it has not been a particularly ripe area for LDS conversions.
That makes it tough for Mormon missionaries, says Acerson, because the people don't see religion as important to their lives.
Still, the temple announcement had a big impact.
"Baptisms increased even as the number of missionaries decreased," he says."It gave the missionaries an added push in excitement."
The American-born faith has been especially attractive to a large number of immigrants, especially those from South America. They seem to be filling up pews in LDS chapels such as the one that houses the Rome Second Ward. Most members take public transportation to the area, but cars are packed in tightly on the streets surrounding the meetinghouse. The chapel is overflowing, with the speakers piped in to an upstairs classroom and believers leaning in through patio windows.
Serving in Italy is definitely "as hard as you think," says Mary Celeste Lewis, a Mormon missionary from Morgan, after a service in Rome. "But these are the most amazingly strong people I've ever seen; they deserve their own temple."
Indeed, Italian Mormons have been avid templegoers for years, taking time off from work to travel to Switzerland, Acerson says. "Some 80 percent of temple work done in the Swiss temple was done by Italians."
And young LDS couples seem to be leading the way.
"They were taught in their youth, embraced it," says Acerson, who lives in Lindon and teaches leadership at Utah Valley University, "and now form a strong foundation for the church going forward."
Alessandro Dini Ciacci was very religious, an altar boy who went to Catholic school and loved it. He learned "great principles and met great people," he says. "But when Mormon missionaries came, I started wondering about lots of things."
He read the signature LDS scripture, the Book of Mormon, he says, "in order to refute it."
After about eight months, Dini Ciacci joined and later was called to the Athens, Greece, mission, where he met his future wife, Sara Squarcia, a third-generation Mormon, whose mother also served a mission. They've been married for six years and have two children and another on the way.
"When the temple comes," Dini Ciacci says, "it will be our weekly date night."
Daniele and Norma Salerno are second-generation Mormons who met at church young-adult activities. The couple were "sealed" for eternity in the Swiss temple, immediately after being married in an Italian public wedding.
When the Rome temple opens sometime in the second half of 2014, the husband and wife plan to attend often to participate in sacred ceremonies.
"Now we won't have that long journey," Norma Salerno says. "We really think, as a family, we will be blessed to go each week. We want our children to love the atmosphere of the temple grounds."
Having a temple close by is "the dream of the dreams," DeFeo says, "both to practice temple work more easily for all members from all over Italy, but also as a missionary tool to let the church come out of obscurity."
He added: "It will greatly improve the image of the church among the people of Italy not only the image in Rome but Europewide."
That, he says, is "true happiness."
Twitter: @religiongal
Italy's Mormons by the numbers
24,443 • Members
98 • Congregations
49 • Family history centers
2 • Missions
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UN underlines efforts to end violence against women
KABUL (Pajhwok): The top UN diplomat in Afghanistan on Saturday stressed the need for unified action from all Afghans to achieve the goal of ending violence against women.
Today, the UN in Afghanistan marked International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and 16 days of activities aimed at raising awareness on the issue commenced.
"Violence against women in Afghanistan must immediately stop," said Tadamichi Yamamoto, the UN secretary-general's special representative and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
"For Afghan women to achieve their full potential and their immense capacity in development, in peace and in security, the violations of the rights of women and girls, particularly through violence, must cease."
One in every three women around the world has experienced physical or sexual violence, according to a statement from UNAMA, which called gender-based violence a global issue, affecting millions each year.
Particularly affected were the most vulnerable, including Afghan women and girls, the statement added. Violence, including harassment and harmful practices, is major barrier to women and girls enjoying their fundamental human rights.
Rebecca Tavares, country representative ad interim for the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, said: "Violence against women and girls is not inevitable. There are many ways to prevent violence in the first place..."
Alongside effective legal and institutional mechanisms for access to justice, stopping violence against women need an effort from all to speak out against violence in homes, workplaces and social settings, UNAMA stressed.
This year's 16 Days theme -- Leave No One Behind -- reflects the importance of the UN's 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, which commits to eliminating all forms of violence against \women and girls.
Supported by the UN, the Ministry of Women's Affairs is initiating advocacy and awareness-raising activities to address issues of violence against women and girls in Afghanistan. The campaign runs until 10 December, International Human Rights Day.
Recalling the National Action Plan for the Women of Afghanistan, the United Nations recommitted itself to support efforts by Afghan institutions and civil society to empower women and girls, and to promote the protection of their right to be free from fear, intimidation and all forms of violence.
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CNBC's Rick Santelli will be making some noise on Monday.
He plans on demonstrating to the world that cars can easily be converted to run on natural gas.
Remember, Santelli arguably started the whole Tea Party movement with his famous rant about paying for his neighbors' mortgage.
Santelli was interviewed by King World News:
But, being somewhat of a mechanic by hobby, I had an idea several weeks ago. I'm from the Midwest and I remember lots of guys I went to college with, in Champaign, telling me how they converted various vehicles, trucks, tractors, on the farms to natural gas, and it was no big deal.
Well, we're drowning in natural gas. To me it should be the energy that every politician should be pushing. I think we could have an energy revolution, create boatloads of jobs, have lower energy (costs) and cleaner energy. So, to that end, this Monday I am going to be in Oklahoma City at CNG Industries...
What I'm going to do personally is drive in a brand new Ford, F-150, 5-liter V-8, that runs on gas, and convert it to run both on natural gas and regular gasoline. I will then drive it out on natural gas by the end of the day, probably during one of the afternoon shows.
Energy legend T. Boone Pickens has been a vocal advocate of getting more vehicles on natural gas. His plan call for government subsidies to assist in the transition.
However, unlike Pickens, Santelli is against the idea of government subsidies. "If a product is good, then let the private sector price it."
Bigger picture though: This idea that there's a massive opportunity for the US in terms of natural gas is something that more and more people are talking about.
Compared to the price of oil, natural gas has just gotten ridiculously cheap.
Meanwhile Citi has predicted that abundant domestic energy will spark the next US industrial revolution >
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Avalanche gets the best of the Minnesota 88s
Please read Thursday's paper and online editions for what I think is a really cool piece on childhood teammates Erik Johnson and Peter Mueller of the Avalanche. Did you know those Bloomington-raised boys met around age 5 and began playing hockey together at age 10, and won the Minnesota peewee A (ages 11-12) state championship together for Bloomington Jefferson in 2001? Bloomington Jefferson went 54-2-2 that year, according to Johnson, and won the state-title game 12-0. (These figures came straight from Johnson, so if they are inaccurate, please email me at email@example.com to discuss.)
I had a blast working with EJ and Muells on this piece today, and certainly think you'll enjoy Thursday's read. I put together the following chart based on EJ and Muells' Tier 1 summer teams from ages 10-15:
Minnesota 88s
From ages 10 to 15, Erik Johnson and Peter Mueller of the Avalanche played for a star-studded Tier 1, triple-A summer team (April-September) based out of the Twin Cities suburbs. They were called the Minnesota 88s, signifying their birth years. Here are five of the 88s, in the order of how they were selected in the 2006 NHL draft:
Pos. Player College/jrs. NHL draft (team) Current team
D Erik Johnson Minnesota No. 1 (St. Louis) Avalanche
F Kyle Okposo Minnesota No. 7 (N.Y. Islanders) N.Y. Islanders
F Peter Mueller Everett (WHL) No. 8 (Phoenix) Avalanche
D Jamie McBain Wisconsin No. 63 (Carolina) Carolina
F Mike Carman Minnesota No. 81 (Colorado) Lake Erie (AHL)
Also, did you know Mueller committed to the University of Minnesota in eighth grade, when he was playing high-school varsity for Breck School, a preK-12 college prep school? He ended up playing major-junior in Everett, Wash. … And, guess which team was the first to beat the 2000-2001 Bloomington Jefferson peewees? Hint: It's the team that won the 2001 Tier II PW national championship (Dallas Stars backup goalie was the man).
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Swissotel Krasnye Holmy, 52 Kosmodamianskaya Embankment, Building 6, Moscow; (495) 787-9800, https://www.swissotel.com/hotels/moscow/. This five-star hotel in the heart of Moscow offers panoramic city views, an indoor pool and a popular, award-winning bar. Doubles start at $440.
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Hotel Astoria, 39 Bolshaya Morskaya, St. Petersburg; (812) 494-5757, https://www.thehotelastoria.com. The hotel overlooking St. Isaac's Square houses Davidov Restaurant with live piano music and the Rotonda Lounge with its chocolate fountain and Russian blintzes during tea time. Doubles start at $293.
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Russian Vodka Room No. 1, 4 Konnogvardeyiski Blvd., St. Petersburg; (812) 570-6420, https://www.vodkaroom.ru. Traditional and Soviet-era Russian dishes and more than 200 kinds of vodka. Most entrees $13-$32.
Gorky Park, 9 Krymskiy Val St., Moscow; (495) 995-0020. Open 365 days a year.
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, 15 Volkhonka St., Moscow; (495) 637-1276, https://www.xxc.ru. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays and 1-5 p.m. Mondays.
Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, 12 Volkhonka St., Moscow; (495) 609-9520, https://www.arts-museum.ru/?lang=en. Admission $13.
Patriarch's Pond, Moscow. Open 365 days a year.
Arbatskaia Lavitsa, 27 Arbat St., Moscow; (495) 690-56-89. The store offers a wide and well-priced selection of Russian souvenirs. Open 9 a.m.-9 p.m. daily.
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St. Petersburg River cruise, Nevskiy Prospekt and Fontanka River, St. Petersburg; (495) 225-6070, https://www.cck-ship.ru. The 1- to 1.5-hour canal cruise through the historical center of St. Petersburg is a great way to get a sense of the city. Boats leave throughout the day. Last tour starts at 8 p.m. Tickets $13.
Russian Museum, 4 Injenernaya St., St. Petersburg; (812) 595-42-48, https://www.rusmuseum.ru/eng/home/. Museum is closed Tuesdays; open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays-Sundays; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays; 1-9p.m. Thursdays. Admission $11 for adults, $5 for students and children 7-16.
Russian Vodka Museum, 4 Konnogvardeyski Blvd., St. Petersburg; (812) 570-6422, https://www.vodkamuseum.su/index.php?lang=en. Admission $5; with guided tour $10. Vodka sampling with three kinds and traditional Russian snacks $10.
Pushkin Apartment Museum, 12 Moyka River Embankment, St. Petersburg; (812) 571-38-01, https://www.museumpushkin.ru/eng/. Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesdays-Mondays. Closed last Friday of the month. Admission $5.
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When Brit Colin Furze discovered he was going to be a dad, he thought there might be days when pushing his newborn baby in a pram up hills might be too much effort. So he set out to build a motorized baby stroller for him and his baby. But what started as an idea to aid a gentle walk with his child turned into a project to build the world's fastest stroller, with the 33-year-old plumber-cum-inventor soon succeeding in his quest.
Furze, from Stamford in England, took four weeks to build his 50 mph (80 km/h) stroller, at a cost of £450 ($720). Featuring a 125cc motorcycle engine, a platform for Furze to stand on (no, he can't run at 50 mph), four gears, a space for shopping and a drinks holder on the side, the Brit said it travels so fast that he's set to be officially recognized by Guinness Records as the creator of the world's fastest baby stroller.
Furze told The Sun that up to now he's "managed not to crash" the motorized pushchair. Oh, and before you start thinking he must be some kind of irresponsible bozo taking son Jake – now a month old – out in a souped-up speeding stroller, rest assured that he only goes very slowly when his little one's inside.
"I've had lots of envious looks from mums and dads, especially when they're pushing their babies up hills," he said.
However, Furze explained that when he takes it to the extreme, there are certainly risks attached. "It's really unstable when it goes at top speed and if you hit a rough bit in the road you are in danger of falling off, but so far I've managed not to crash."
Furze's high-speed pushchair isn't his first madcap creation. According to his website, the part-time inventor has also built "mobility scooters that can break the national speed limit, a motorbike that's longer than two buses, and a moped that has a 15ft flamethrower." Whatever is he going to think of next?
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I. Introduction
Given a family of sets S = {Si}, we have the following relations:
(DEF 1) The equinumerous relation: EQ ⊆ S x S where (Si,Sj) ∈ EQ ⇔ A is equinumerous with B
(DEF 2) The cardinality equivalence relation: CE ⊆ S x S where (A,B) ∈ EQ ⇔ there exists a bijection f:Si → Sj
(Lemma 1) CE is an equivalence relation
Proof:(Lemma 2) EQ is an equivalence relation
(1) (Reflexive) CE(X,X), since the identity map is a bijection
(2) (Symmetric) CE(X,Y) ⇒ CE(Y,X), since bijective functions have inverses that are also bijections
(3) (Transitive) CE(X,Y) and CE(Y,Z) ⇒ CE(X,Z), since a composition of bijections is a bijection.
Proof:(1) (Reflexive) EQ(X,X), since every set is equinumerous with itself.
(2) (Euclidean) EQ(Y,X) and EQ(Z,X) ⇒ EQ(Y,Z): if Y is equinumerous with X and Z is equinumerous with X, then Y is equinumerous with Z. [As Euclid stated: "Things which are equal to the same thing also equal one another."]
Reflexive Euclidean relations are equivalence relations (proof), so EQ is an equivalence relation.
(Lemma 3) If A = B, then EQ(A,B)
By substitution, EQ(A,B) ⇔ EQ (B,B) since A = B. Since EQ is reflexive, we have EQ(B,B), and thus EQ(A,B).
(Lemma 4) If f:A → B is a bijection, then there exists a bijection f-1: B → A such that for all a ∈ A and b ∈ B: f(f-1(b)) = b and f-1(f(a)) = a.
If f:X → Y is a function, then define:
(DEF 3) X ⊕ f := {(x,f(x)) | x ∈ X} [⊆ X x Y]
(DEF 4) f ⊕ X := {(f(x), x) | x ∈ X} [⊆ Y x X]
II. Problem statement
We have:
That is, if two sets are equinumerous, then their elements can be put into a 1:1 correspondence. I take this statement to be non-controversial and it is therefore offered without proof.
I wish to show:
I.e. that if two sets can be put into a 1:1 correspondence then they are equinumerous with one another.
I will make use of the following principle:
Conservation of Elements (CoE): If a process, operation, or modification of a set neither creates or destroys any elements of that set, then the number of elements doesn't change.
Prepending a "c" symbol to each natural number: {c0, c1, c2, c3, ...}. No elements of N are created or destroyed, so by CoE this set is equinumerous with N.
Adding c to the set of natural numbers: {c,0,1,2,3,...}. A new element, c, has been created and added to N. CoE does not apply.
Removing 0 from the set of natural numbers: {1,2,3,...}. An element, 0, has been destroyed. CoE does not apply.
III. Proof
We will need the following lemma.
(Lemma 5) If f:X → Y is a bijection, then f ⊕ X = Y ⊕ f-1
Let a ∈f ⊕ X. Then a = (f(x), x) for some x ∈ X. Since f:X → Y, f(x) ∈ Y, say f(x) = y. We have f-1(y) = f-1(f(x)) = x. Since y is in Y, (y, f-1(y)) ∈ Y ⊕ f-1. But (y, f-1(y)) = (f(x), x) = a. So a ∈ Y ⊕ f-1.
Let c ∈ Y ⊕ f-1. Then c = (y, f-1(y)) for some y ∈ Y. We have f-1(y) ∈ X, since f-1:Y → X. Also, f(f-1(y)) = y. So c = (y, f-1(y)) = (f(f-1(y)), f-1(y)) ∈ f ⊕ X.
Suppose CE(X,Y). Then there exists a bijection f:X → Y, and likewise a bijection f-1:Y → X.
(1) The process of post- or pre-pending f(x) to each x in X neither creates new elements in X or destroys elements of X. Therefore, by CoE, EQ(X, X ⊕ f).
(2) The process of flipping each (x,f(x)) pair doesn't create or destroy any pairs. Therefore, by CoE, EQ(f ⊕ X, X ⊕ f).
(3) The process of post- or pre-pending f-1(y) to each y in Y neither creates new elements in Y or destroys elements of Y. Therefore, by CoE, EQ(Y ⊕ f-1, Y).
(4) By Lemmas 5 and 3, EQ(f ⊕ X, Y ⊕ f-1).
(5) We have EQ(X, X ⊕ f) [from (1)], EQ(X ⊕ f, f ⊕ X) [from (2) and symmetry of EQ], EQ(f ⊕ X, Y ⊕ f-1) [from (4)], EQ(Y ⊕ f-1, Y) [from (3)]. Since EQ is transitive, we have EQ(X,Y).


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Cliff Avril has found a new home. He's still looking for his big pay day.
NFL.com's Albert Breer reported Wednesday that Avril has agreed to terms to join the Seattle Seahawks. NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday night the deal is for two years and $15 million.
Avril turned down a three-year, $30 million contract extension with the Detroit Lions last year.
Avril began his career in Detroit, where he collected 39.5 sacks and forced 16 fumbles over five seasons. Entering his age-27 season, Seattle gets Avril with multiple prime years on the table.
This is your classic case of the rich getting richer. The Seahawks arguably had football's best defense last season, and now they add the top edge rusher on the open market. Two days after acquiring wide receiver Percy Harvin from the Minnesota Vikings, the Seahawks are establishing themselves as a favorite in the NFC.
It fits a need as well. With defensive end Chris Clemons coming back from surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament, the Seahawks were short-handed in their base pass rush. That was made clear during their loss to the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC divisional playoffs. With Avril, Bruce Irvin and (eventually) Clemons in the fold, the Seahawks will bring the pressure.
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There were questions that Avril's value on the open market was over-inflated, given the talent he played with along the Lions' defensive line, but now he heads to another team with star power. He doesn't have to be the big attraction in Seattle, merely a productive part of a greater machine.
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My heart shall sing of the day you bring.Let the fires of your justice burn.Wipe away all tears, for the dawn draws near,And the world is about to turn.
Even as the sidewalks are still frozen here in St. Paul, and the ground is way too stiff and snowpiled to even think about planting and harvest, we are in a season of flux. This should come as no surprise to people in our line of work. We know the rhythms of liturgical years as well as program years. Like the slow rotation of the earth, even now we start leaning towards the turning of spring and summer, and the changes and challenges that await us there.
If there's hope for us to find in the seasons of transition and change (and I believe there is), it is in the presence and participation of God, whose promises endure despite the changing climates of our contexts, and who has called us together into mission to redeem the world through love.
Though I am small, my God, my all,You work great things in me,And your mercy will last from the depths of the pastTo the end of the age to be.
Current interns and committees and supervisors have grown to know each other during these past months. Things that may have been forced or formal in the early days are now more natural, as trust and confidence grow. Even as these relationships settle into familiar patterns, however, the year is turning towards the conclusion of internships. If there's a slope, you are together headed towards the time of transition and parting. You can celebrate this—trusting that the brevity of a year together is balanced by the durable learning and growth you have shared—blessings that will shape your ministries for decades to come.
This saving word that our forebears heardIs the promise which holds us bound,Till the spear and the rod can be crushed by God,Who is turning the world around.
Next year's interns lean in wonder and hope towards a year yet-to-be imagined. Know that the communities who await your coming share these hopes and fears. They are eager to meet you, to change and be changed by your work and witness among them. They are excited to be a partner in your training as a pastor and your growth as a person. We will work to make matches and placements that honor the gifts and desires of all (students, supervisors, and congregations) in the internship mix; we trust that God is also patiently and purposefully at work in these relationships.
Luther Seminary is currently in a season of turning as well. Elements of our institution's life which we took for bedrock seem nowadays more slippery and fluid. Each day confronts many of us with the reality that we are sailing uncharted waters. God has blessed us in this moment with extraordinary leaders and teachers who recognize the seriousness of the moment and are creatively bringing many resources and gifts into the work we face. We persist in faith, training leaders for God's church, trusting that the One who has called us is faithful, and that our labor is not in vain.
My heart shall sing of the day you bring.Let the fires of your justice burn.Wipe away all tears, for the dawn draws near,—And the world is about to turn.
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The next multiplayer Battlefield 3 expansion, subtitled Aftermath, is set in post-earthquake Iran and features four new maps.
Other new features include three new vehicles, as well as a new deadly crossbow. Besides all this, there's a new Scavenger mode, which EA describes as, "an objective based Conquest mode where lost soldiers armed only with a pistol must search the environment to find more powerful weapons and increasing their chance for survival."
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Sasha and Malia are officially the nation's First Tweens.
The Obama girls along with the first lady -- and a cabal of Chicago friends and White House staffers -- attended the Beyonce concert last night at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., for at least a portion of the pop diva's show, ABC News reported.
Several concert-goers Tweeted around 8:40 p.m. that screams of excitement erupted in the Center when they found out First Lady Michelle Obama and the girls came to support Beyonce, reported Fab Empire.
The girls even got a shout out.
"This is for Sasha and Malia!" the bedazzled pop queen said before belting out her hit single "Single Ladies." During the song, President Obama was caught on video doing the dance.
It's not the first time Beyonce has serenaded the Obamas. During Obamas' first dance as first couple on inauguration night, the pop singer sang Etta James' "At Last" as the two shared a tender moment on stage.
At last night's show, Beyonce once again sang"At Last," during which a video of the first couple on Inauguration night was shown.
Beyonce told Vogue magazine earlier this year she thought Michelle Obama was a role model for girls.
"She told me she was very happy that her girls have someone like me to look up to," Beyonce told the magazine. "And I'm like, 'Oh, my God.' You have to feel fortunate to be one of the people whom parents don't mind their children looking up to."
Beyonce aired a video montage featuring Shane Mercado, Justin Timberlake and Barack Obama singing along to her hit "Single Ladies" to kick off the U.S. portion of her "I Am..." tour in New York on Saturday, according to Rolling Stone.


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As if $20 million isn't enough, Jamie Dimon could be getting paid a whole lot more.
As Bloomberg News lays out, the board of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. is deciding whether CEO Dimon can collect 2 million of stock options granted in 2008 that are now worth about $34 million.
The board was supposed to decide a year ago how many of the options Dimon could redeem. But that was around the time that the board halved Dimon's 2012 pay over the London Whale trading loss, and board members decided to put off a decision about the options.
Separately, on Friday, the board said it would raise Dimon's 2013 pay to $20 million, most of it in restricted stock. This amounts to a 74% increase from his 2012 pay.
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A New Zealand man has pleaded guilty to assaulting cricketer Jesse Ryder during an altercation outside a bar in the South Island city of Christchurch last month, reports said on Tuesday.
The 20-year-old, whose name was suppressed, was convicted after pleading guilty to one charge of assault and will reappear in the Christchurch District Court on June 5, the Christchurch Press reported.
It said a second man, 37, the convicted man's uncle, elected to contest charges of assaulting and injuring Ryder and planned to take the case to trial.
His lawyer, Jonathan Eaton, said the dispute erupted after Ryder had a drink with the men then left the bar without buying a round in return.
"It was all over in seconds, where it is alleged there was one kick at the shoulder... a breaking up of that incident and then my client then alleged to have delivered a single punch which caused Mr. Ryder to fall to the ground," he said.
"He hit his head, causing a severe concussion. He swallowed vomit, which is the reason he had lung issues during the course of his treatment."
Police initially reported that Ryder was rushed to hospital in a critical condition and put into an induced coma suffering from a fractured skull and internal injuries, including a collapsed lung.
The batsman was released after six days in hospital and earlier this month tweeted that he was back at the gym.
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JEFFERSON CITY (AP) - A Missouri House committee has advanced legislation seeking to end to a tax-break battle for businesses with Kansas.
The bill endorsed Monday by a special House business committee would affect four counties on each side of the Missouri-Kansas line in the Kansas City area.
Missouri would stop offering tax breaks tailored for businesses to move from those four Kansas counties into one of the four Missouri counties - but only if Kansas enacts a similar moratorium through legislation or an executive order.
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Kobe Bryant flashed a killer death stare at coach Mike Brown after the Lakers lost to the Jazz on Wednesday night.
Since LA is 1-4, the stare became a sign that tensions were boiling over amid massive pressure in the locker room.
But Kobe addressed the issue yesterday, and totally dismissed Death Stare-gate as "childish." Here's what he told ESPNLA:
"I don't give a (expletive) how it was interpreted. It doesn't really matter to me. I'm too old to deal with that stuff. I really am. I've been (Brown's) biggest supporter. So, I'm really too old to be dealing with childish things."
"God, people are bored."
Kobe hasn't been afraid to speak his mind this season, and it's been entertaining to watch. He trashed former teammate Smush Parker in the preseason, and told his critics to "shut up" after LA lost to Portland last week.
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Thrillist has hired Gene Newman, former Digital Editorial Director of guy magazine Maxim, to oversee all of its mobile and web editorial content.
Newman will be Thrillist's first general manager. He'll work with Thrillist's president, Philippe Guelton, and its cofounder, Adam Rich, who has been the site's editor-in-chief since it was founded in 2004. Rich will remain editor-in-chief of the email product; Newman will take over all Web content.
Newman will be based in the New York headquarters. His mission: turn Thrillist into the ultimate digital publication for men.
"Gene knows how guys think," Thrillist president Phillipe Guelton tells us. "We see an amazing opportunity to leverage the brand DNA and authority on other digital platforms." Newman has been in the digital space for 15 years. He helped launch Maxim's website, then became editorial director of Hachette Filipacchi before re-joining Maxim last year.
"[Thrillist's] commitment to the digital space is like none I've ever seen and I can't wait for us to conquer the web as the already have in the email space," says Newman.
Thrillist recently raised $13 million at a valuation north of $150 million. The cool guy site, which started as an email company, is expected to generate $60 million from advertising revenue, subscription revenue, and its JackThreads e-commerce business this year.