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There are movie stars, and then there are actors whose involvement appears more important than the movie itself. Some are so critical to success that studios will pay them tens of millions of dollars to be in their pictures. To identify the most valuable actors of all time, 24/7 Wall St. ranked nearly 700 leading actors in online movie data resource Box Office Mojo's database. Actors ranked higher if they starred in more films, if the films they starred in averaged high ticket sales, and if they had among the highest combined box office gross adjusted for ticket price inflation. Based on a review of films' gross box office sales, adjusted for ticket price inflation, from Box Office Mojo's data, these are the 10 most valuable actors of all time:
10. John Travolta
Total film gross: $4.3 billion
Average film gross: $99.7 million
Films: 43
Top grossing film: Grease
Acting Oscars: 0
After starting his career on the TV show "Welcome Back, Kotter," John Travolta's film career took off in the late 1970s with starring roles in "Saturday Night Fever," which earned him an Oscar nomination for best actor in a leading role, and "Grease." Adjusted for inflation, these remain the two highest grossing films of Travolta's career. Since then, Travolta has starred in blockbusters in several different genres, including comedies such as "Look Who's Talking" and more-violent films such as cult film "Pulp Fiction" and "Face/Off." But not all films Travolta has starred in have been successful. In 2000, Travolta's "Battlefield Earth" was released to universally negative reviews and was named by the Razzies—which highlight the worst movies and performances in film each year—as the "Worst Movie of the Decade" in 2010.
9. Clint Eastwood
Total film gross: $4.3 billion
Average film gross: $93.3 million
Films: 46
Top grossing film: Every Which Way But Loose
Acting Oscars: 0
Clint Eastwood has been a well-known actor for the past 45 years, with his first film — "A Fistful of Dollars"—released in early 1967. His highest grossing film, the 1978 blockbuster "Every Which Way But Loose," brought in more than $283 million in current dollars. Other films starring Eastwood that have earned more than $150 million include "Dirty Harry," "The Enforcer" and, more recently, "Gran Torino." Eastwood also has been a successful director, winning a best director Oscar for "Unforgiven" and "Million Dollar Baby," both of which went on to win the Academy Award for Best Motion Picture of the Year. He has yet to win an Oscar for his acting.
8. Morgan Freeman
Total film gross: $4.5 billion
Average film gross: $95.8 million
Films: 47
Top grossing film: The Dark Knight
Acting Oscars: 1
Morgan Freeman was first nominated for an Oscar for his supporting role in the 1987 film "Street Smart." Over the course of his career, Freeman has been an Academy Award nominee five times, winning once, in 2005, for his supporting role in "Million Dollar Baby." Freeman has also starred in a number of major box office hits, including the Batman trilogy directed by Christopher Nolan—one of the most successful franchises of all time—and the comedy "Bruce Almighty." Freeman may be best-known for his voice, and has served as a first- or third-person narrator in a number of movies, including "The Shawshank Redemption" and "March of the Penguins."
7. Sean Connery
Total film gross: $4.5 billion
Average film gross: $122.9 million
Films: 37
Top grossing film: Thunderball
Acting Oscars: 1
Sean Connery is one of six actors who have played the role of Ian Fleming's James Bond. Between 1963 and 1983, Connery played the secret agent in seven films. Adjusted for ticket price inflation, two of these movies — "Goldfinger" in 1964 and "Thunderball" in 1965—each earned more than $500 million. Connery also has starred in a number of successful action movies, including "The Untouchables," for which he earned his only Oscar, "The Rock" and "The Hunt for Red October." Connery is currently retired as an actor. His last film, released in 2003, was "The League of Extraordinary Gentleman," based on the comic book by Alan Moore.
6. Dustin Hoffman
Total film gross: $4.6 billion
Average film gross: $117.5 million
Films: 39
Top grossing film: The Graduate
Acting Oscars: 2
Although Dustin Hoffman has appeared in nearly 40 movies, his first, 1967's "The Graduate," remains his highest grossing film, after adjusting for ticket price inflation. For his performance in the movie, Hoffman received the first of his seven Oscar nominations. He went on to win his first Academy Award for his leading performance in the 1979 drama "Kramer vs. Kramer" and his second Oscar for his role in "Rain Man," in which he starred alongside Tom Cruise. In all, one-third of Hoffman's films have grossed at least $100 million, ranging from political drama "All the President's Men" to the comedy "Tootsie."
5. Tom Cruise
Total film gross: $5.0 billion
Average film gross: $153.0 million
Films: 33
Top grossing film: Top Gun
Acting Oscars: 0
Tom Cruise is one of just a handful of actors to have grossed more than $5 billion in inflation-adjusted ticket sales. At just 23, Cruise starred in "Top Gun," a film that went on to gross $370 million. Other movies starring Cruise that grossed more than $300 million include "Rain Man" and the first two Mission Impossible movies. Cruise has never won an Academy Award, but has been nominated three times for his roles in "Born on the Fourth of July," "Jerry Maguire" and "Magnolia." Cruise has also been nominated for seven Golden Globes, winning three.
4. Robin Williams
Total film gross: $4.8 billion
Average film gross: $108.4 million
Films: 44
Top grossing film: Mrs. Doubtfire
Acting Oscars: 1
After starring on the TV series "Mork and Mindy," Robin Williams began his film as the title role in "Popeye" in 1980, the first of his 16 films that would gross more than $100 million in inflation-adjusted ticket sales. Among Williams' smash hits were comedies such as "Mrs. Doubtfire" and "Flubber," as well as dramas such as "Dead Poets Society" and "Good Will Hunting," which earned Williams his only Oscar to date. Williams has also lent his voice to two of the highest grossing animated movies of all time, "Aladdin" and "Happy Feet." His one Oscar came in a noncomedic role, as best supporting actor in "Good Will Hunting."
3. Eddie Murphy
Total film gross: $5.9 billion
Average film gross: $154.6 million
Films: 38
Top grossing film: Shrek 2
Acting Oscars: 0
Eddie Murphy, a comedian whose acting career took off at age 19 after he joined "Saturday Night Live," has become one of the most successful comedians of his generation. He has been in 11 films that grossed more than $200 million in inflation-adjusted terms, ranging from "Mulan" to "The Nutty Professor." His two highest grossing films, "Shrek 2" and "Beverly Hills Cop," have grossed more than a half-billion dollars each. Despite his success, Murphy has never won an Academy Award, although he won a Golden Globe in 2006 for his role in "Dreamgirls." On the flip side of Murphy's career, he won a Razzie in 2010 for worst actor of the decade, noting his appearances in busts such as "The Adventures of Pluto Nash" and "Norbit."
2. Harrison Ford
Total film gross: $7.4 billion
Average film gross: $218.3 million
Films: 34
Top grossing film: Star Wars
Acting Oscars: 0
Harrison Ford is best known for starring as Han Solo in the original Star Wars trilogy, which grossed nearly $2.9 billion after adjusting for ticket price inflation, and as the lead in the Indiana Jones franchise, which grossed more than $1.8 million. Outside these series, Ford has starred in numerous blockbuster action films and thrillers, including 1985's "Witness," for which he received his only Oscar nomination, 1993's "The Fugitive," and 1997's "Air Force One." Following Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm in October 2012 and the announcement that new films would be made for the franchise, rumors have circulated that Ford may be open to starring in future Star Wars movies.
1. Tom Hanks
Total film gross: $6.2 billion
Average film gross: $155.4 million
Films: 40
Top grossing film: Forrest Gump
Acting Oscars: 2
Since his film career began in 1984, movies starring Hanks have grossed, on average, more than $155 million in inflation-adjusted ticket sales. However, many of Tom Hanks's films have grossed significantly higher. The highest grossing film was "Forrest Gump," with an adjusted total of more than $611 million. Other films that grossed more than $300 million include "Saving Private Ryan," "Cast Away" and all three Toy Story movies. Hanks has been nominated for five Academy Awards and has won two: best actor in a leading role for "Philadelphia" in 1994, and the same Oscar again in 1995 for "Forrest Gump." Read more from 24/7 Wall St.: The Most Valuable Actors of All Time.
1. Tom Hanks
Total film gross: $6.2 billion
Average film gross: $155.4 million
Films: 40
Top grossing film: Forrest Gump
Acting Oscars: 2
Since his film career began in 1984, movies starring Hanks have grossed, on average, more than $155 million in inflation-adjusted ticket sales. However, many of Tom Hanks's films have grossed significantly higher. The highest grossing film was "Forrest Gump," with an adjusted total of more than $611 million. Other films that grossed more than $300 million include "Saving Private Ryan," "Cast Away" and all three Toy Story movies. Hanks has been nominated for five Academy Awards and has won two: best actor in a leading role for "Philadelphia" in 1994, and the same Oscar again in 1995 for "Forrest Gump." Read more from 24/7 Wall St.: The Most Valuable Actors of All Time.


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Award-Winning Teen Entrepreneurs Meet President Obama at the White House
Student Business Owners from New York, Connecticut and California Who Took Top Honors at the OppenheimerFunds/NFTE National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge Set To Visit Oval Office
Oct 12, 2010, 08:00 ET
NEW YORK, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Four students, all winners of the 2010 OppenheimerFunds/NFTE National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge, presented by Kathryn W. Davis, will meet with President Obama today, October 12 in the Oval Office, to discuss their business plans and aspirations for the future.
Nia Froome, a 17-year-old student from Valley Stream, NY, won the grand prize for her business, Mamma Nia's Vegan Bakery. Inspired by her mother's battle with breast cancer, she says she plans to donate a portion of her winnings to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, in addition to investing in her business and education.
Bosnian immigrants Zermina Velic and Belma Ahmetovic, from Hartford, CT, took First Runner-Up for their computer services company, Beta Bytes. Crystal Vo of San Jose, CA, won Second Runner-Up for her cake ball company, Sweet Tooth Bites, and finally, winner of NFTE's first Online Elevator Pitch Challenge, presented by E*TRADE Bank, was Steven Gordon of Brooklyn, NY for his business, TattooID.
This prestigious annual Challenge is organized by the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), an international non-profit organization that inspires young people from low-income communities to stay in school, to recognize business opportunities and to plan for successful futures.
The 32 finalists, all business plan competition winners from their respective regions, were required to develop and present original business plans as part of their entrepreneurial studies at school based on curriculum created by NFTE. As part of their coursework, NFTE students receive hands-on training in launching a business and learn the real-world relevance of math, reading and writing to their businesses. NFTE studies reinforce students' critical thinking skills and provide them with tools to help them control their futures. Scientific research by Harvard University has shown that youth who are taught entrepreneurship are more likely to be focused on academics and develop leadership aspirations.
Said Amy Rosen, president and CEO of NFTE, "Skills learned through entrepreneurship education—such as problem solving, supply and demand, and negotiation—are critical to success in the 21st century global economy. When young people learn to see opportunity amid obstacles, by applying entrepreneurial skills to real-world scenarios, they are armed with resilient tools that will increase their success in college and beyond. At NFTE, we believe that entrepreneurship education can serve as a key strategy for ensuring that all students graduate from high school ready for college and a successful career."
Winner: Nia Froome, 17, Mama Nia's Vegan Bakery, Valley Stream, NY
As an amateur baker and cook, Nia began altering recipes for her vegan parents when her mother gave up meat after her cancer diagnosis 10 years ago. After reading about the founder of Mrs. Field's cookies as part of her NFTE class, Froome was inspired to combine her passion for vegan baking and cookies to establish Mamma Nia's Vegan Bakery. With the $10,000 in prize money that Froome won, a portion will be donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, in addition to investing in her business and education.
First Runner-up: Zermina Velic, 17, and Belma Ahmetovic, 17, Beta Bytes, Hartford, CT
Velic and Ahmetovic are no longer chasing the America dream. They caught it in May when they took first place in NFTE New England's regional competition for their business, Beta Bytes, a foreign language and culturally-sensitive computer repair service they started through the NFTE program at their high school. Both teens were just a few months old when their families fled Bosnia after their homes came under attack during the Bosnian War. Currently serving family and friends, Velic and Ahmetovic hope to grow Beta Bytes to serve their entire community. Next up are the Albanian and Latino markets. After graduating high school with top honors, Velic and Ahmetovic both hope to attend the University of Connecticut.
Second Runner-up: Crystal Vo, 17, Sweet Tooth Bites, San Jose, CA,
Crystal was inspired to create Sweet Tooth Bites when her NFTE teacher gave the class an assignment to invent a new kind of confectionery. When Crystal presented her idea for mini cake bites, her NFTE teacher encouraged her to pursue the venture. Crystal's mini cake bites, or cake balls, quickly gained popularity among her family and friends. But Sweet Tooth Bite's most notable success to date was an order from Intel for 2,000 cake balls, which she plans to fulfill when she returns home from New York. She gives great credit to her NFTE coach who not only prepared her well for competition, but also helped open doors for her business deal with Intel.
Winner, NFTE Online Elevator Pitch Challenge presented by E*TRADE Bank: Steven Gordon, 18, TattooID, Brooklyn, NY,
Steven Gordon created TattooID (pronounced tat-too-eed), which provides parents with safe, fun temporary tattooed identities for their children, featuring their initials and contact information. In the summer of 2009, Steven participated in NFTE's two-week summer BizCamp at Columbia University, which inspired him to create a business plan based on his experience with his little brother. When he learned that 1.3 million children are reported missing each year, he created a solution. Steven is currently a freshman at Hunter College studying nursing and continues to expand his business.
About the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship
Too many young people today drop out of school and struggle to break the cycle of poverty. Since 1987, the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) has been inspiring young people to pursue educational opportunities, start their own businesses, and succeed in life. By providing entrepreneurship education programs relevant to the real world, NFTE empowers students to own their educations in and out of the classroom and to find their own path to success. Hundreds of thousands of students have discovered opportunity all around them through entrepreneurship via thousands of certified educators worldwide. NFTE supports active programs in 21 states and 10 other countries through our network of program offices and licensed partners. Entrepreneurs are a powerful driver of economic growth and NFTE sows the seeds of innovation in students worldwide. For more information, visit www.nfte.com.
About OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
OppenheimerFunds, Inc. is one of the nation's largest and most respected investment management companies and is widely recognized as a leader in educating and empowering investors. To date, OppenheimerFunds, Inc., including subsidiaries and controlled affiliates, managed more than $195 billion in assets, including mutual funds having more than six million shareholder accounts.
Shares of mutual funds are not deposits or obligations of any bank, are not guaranteed by any bank, are not insured by the FDIC or any other agency, and involve investment risks, including the possible loss of the principal amount invested. The products and services of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and its controlled affiliates include: mutual funds, hedge funds or funds, qualified retirement plans for individuals and corporations, investment management for institutions and sub-advisory services. For more information, visit www.oppenheimerfunds.com.
SOURCE Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship

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Gippsland pokie losses down
Gamblers lost less money on Gippsland's gaming machines last financial year.
The region's heaviest pokie losses in the 12 months to June were suffered in the Wellington Shire.
The latest figures from the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation show Wellington punters lost just under $22 million.
That was down on the $23.5 million figure from the 2011-2012 financial year.
There was also a big drop recorded in the Bass Coast Shire, where $15.1 million was lost on the pokies.
The figure for the previous 12 months was $19 million.
The losses were also lower last financial year in the Baw Baw and East Gippsland shires.
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Apple has released Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3 (by far Apple's most inelegant product name). It's a whole bunch of under-the-hood stuff, mostly bug fixes. It adds support for Catalan, Croatian, Greek, Hebrew, Romanian, Slovak, Thai, and Ukrainian. It's all in Software Update.


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The Lipscomb University Lady Bisons may have missed their first 19 three pointers, but they connected on the long balls when they mattered most and pulled off a 52-45 victory over Presbyterian College in the MSU Invitational in Morehead, Ky.
Lipscomb shot 5-of-36 from the three-point line for 13.9 percent. The Lady Bisons were 16-of-63 overall from the field for 25.4 percent.
The Lady Bisons attempted 17 three-pointers in the first half and did not connect on any. Presbyterian held a 22-18 advantage at the half.
Lipscomb head coach Frank Bennett attributes the poor shooting performance to not shooting with good fundamentals.
"We weren't shooting with good form," said Bennett. "Our strokes weren't looking good and I was thinking to myself that 'I know we have a much better shooting team than this.'"
Lipscomb scored 16 of their 18 first half points off 19 Presbyterian turnovers. Presbyterian finished with 31 turnovers on the afternoon.
"The defense kept us in there both halves," said Bennett. "Finally a steal and layup, a three, and a few free throws got it to where momentum shifted our way."
Lipscomb missed two more three-pointers to start the second period before Jenna Bartsokas nailed a long ball from the left key with 18:05 left.
Presbyterian took its largest lead of the game 35-25 on a three-pointer by Amanda Mills with 13:58 left.
With Lipscomb down nine, Brittany Duerk connected on a jumper and then Hannah Phillips hit a three-pointer on the next possession to put Lipscomb back in the game with 9:58 left.
Presbyterian's Mariah Pietrowski made two layups to put the Lady Bisons down eight. Presbyterian did not hit a shot the rest of the game and made only one free throw.
Lipscomb went on a 16-1 run over the last 7:41 of the game.
"We realized that their point guards weren't very good going to their left and we overplayed that," said Bennett. "This adjustment killed time, they didn't get into their offense very well, and then Miaca took a charge and we really took them out of their rhythm."
Phillips hit two free throws with 4:49 left and then drained her second three-pointer of the afternoon with 4:13 on the clock. Phillips led Lipscomb with 12 points and hit all six of her free throw attempts.
Kaitie Fritts gave Lipscomb their first lead of the second half on a jumper with 3:35 left. Miaca Bowman added a three pointer while Phillips and Bartsokas each added two free throws to seal the games for the Lady Bisons.
Bartsokas also scored in double figures with 11 points.
Presbyterian held a 41-32 advantage on the boards. Duerk had 10 rebounds to lead the Lady Bisons. Lipscomb had 15 offensive rebounds and 16 second chance points.
Pietrowski led Presbyterian with 14 points.
Lipscomb improves to 2-4 on the season. Presbyterian is 0-5 on the year.
"Hopefully today's win will be a big confidence boost," said Bennett. "I hope we learned that can win on a bad night and we can make plays to finish games."
The Lady Bisons will take a few days off for Thanksgiving before traveling across town to face Tennessee State Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Gentry Center.
Written by Trevor Garrett, Athletic Communications Manager


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LITTLE ROCK — Scammers are likely to try to take advantage of the public when guides begin helping people enroll in the new health insurance exchange, state Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford said Tuesday.
"They'll come out of the woodwork," Bradford said at a joint meeting of the House and Senate committees on insurance and commerce. "We've all got to be conscious of that."
Bradford told legislators that the real guides, about 500 people who will be contracted by various organizations and paid with federal grant money, will be trained and certified by the state, but some uncertified people likely will claim falsely to be guides. Scammers typically strike whenever big changes occur in federal health insurance programs, he said.
"They'll tell some unknowing person that they represent the Affordable Care Act and they'll want to get personal information, which is not appropriate," he told reporters after the meeting. "Also, they might want to collect a premium. … (Authentic) guides will never take a premium. They never recommend a specific company."
Bradford said the state Insurance Department will work to educate Arkansans on how to protect themselves from fraud.
"We're going to warn people that they've got to check the credentials of these guides," he said. "They will be licensed and credentialed and they'll have those credentials on their persons at all times while they're working. So you'll see some education process through the media saying, 'Beware. Be sure you're talking to someone who is a licensed guide.'"
Training for the guides is being provided through the state's 22 community colleges, also with federal funding. Cynthia Crone, health benefits exchange partnership director for the Insurance Department, told the legislative panel Tuesday that 100 guides have completed the first phase of training.
Enrollment in the exchange, a marketplace where people and small businesses can shop for insurance plans that suit their needs, is to begin Oct. 1 for coverage that will begin Jan. 1.
The federal Affordable Care Act requires the creation of an exchange in every state. Arkansas has elected to operate its exchange in partnership with the federal government.
Five insurance companies have applied to offer medical plans and six companies have applied to offer dental plans through the Arkansas exchange.
The companies that have applied to sell medical plans are Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield; the national Chicago-based Blue Cross Blue Shield; Celtic Insurance Co. of St. Louis; Qual Choice of Arkansas; and United Security Life and Health Insurance Co. of Bedford Park, Ill.
The companies that have applied to sell dental plans are Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield; Best Life and Health Insurance Co. of Irvine, Calif.; Delta Dental of Arkansas; Dentegra Insurance Co of San Francisco; New York-based Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America; and Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. of Fort Wayne, Ind.
Crone told the panel Tuesday that three other insurance companies may apply to offer dental insurance through the exchange.


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Privacy Case May Come Down To Whether It Costs $12k To Uninstall An iPhone App
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Regardless, the lawsuits against Path and others didn't seem likely to have much of a chance -- but in one of the main cases against Path, the plaintiff who is trying to do a class action lawsuit came up with a way to try to show "harm," claiming that it would cost him $12,250 to hire someone to remove the Path app (though he never claimed to have actually paid that). Path responded by noting that deleting its app is "a simple act requiring no more than two swipes of his finger on his phone," and suggesting that the $12,250 is completely and totally bogus. The judge, however, is letting the case proceed, noting that at this stage of the game, it has to accept the $12,250 as true, and Path can push back on the validity of the statement later in the process.
The ruling does dismiss (while leaving open the possibility of amendment) a bunch of the claims, showing that the plaintiff, Oscar Hernandez, really tried to throw the kitchen sink at Path -- with a bunch of claims that made no sense at all. So it throws out the claim of wiretapping (no communications intercepted), the "Stored Communications Act" claim (no communications service or electronic storage as defined in the act is present), "Invasion of Privacy" under California state law (fails again for a lack of interception), "public disclosure of private facts" (nothing was publicly disclosed, so...), and trespass (he failed to show "significant impairment" as required by the law). On other points the motion to dismiss was denied, but on the whole, it seems likely that Path is going to win this case in the end. I'm just amazed at the $12,250 claim as an attempt to show "harm." They may have gotten away with it so far, but would a court really allow such a bogus claim to stand? Eventually, it's going to be shown that removing Path from an iPhone is ridiculously simple.


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2012 Arista Marine Phantom 24 Superyacht Support Vessel
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For the Superyacht owner who has it all, there is the limousine tender, the custom wake-board boat, the high performance jet skis', the helicopter, and the mini-submarine, so what could possibly be missing?
Arista Marine Ltd, have come up with a stylish solution by announcing the development of The Phantom 24m, the most effective Superyacht Support Vessel (SSV) on the market.
The Phantom 24 catamaran has taken the role of the SSV or shadow vessel, and given it a contemporary twist. With its 12m beam contributing to the 210 m.sq of deck storage area the phantom has the carrying capacity of a much larger mono-‐hull vessel. Carrying the tenders and toys is just one of the support functions that the Phantom provides. The catamaran platform is very stable, and as such the vessel makes an ideal day boat. It is finely appointed with all the amenities of the best beach club. The large open deck is close to the water so with its' wide swim stairs and transom ladders, access to the sea is easy and fun. This can be a great asset for family's, particularly those with young children. There is a small pool on the foredeck, with sufficient room to surround it with several luxurious sun loungers, and there is a small bar and galley for food and beverage preparation.
Cleared of the tenders and toys the aft deck of the Phantom can become a great venue, for BBQ's and parties. The deck has plenty of shade, and below decks there is an air-‐conditioned lounge for guests wanting relief from the sun, and a day bed for those fancying an afternoon siesta.
Ideally suited for existing yachts without a large modern beach club transom the Phantom offers a means for guests to get more connected to the sea. More toys, more space, and a large deck nearer to sea-‐level can only enhance the whole yachting experience.
For owners embarking on a new build project the Phantom gives more freedom of design when agreeing space allocations. Internal volume dedicated to ever more technical tender garages can be kept to a sensible level if the yacht is set up to operate in conjunction with the Phantom catamaran SSV.
Operating a yacht with a support vessel has other advantages too. Additional owners team staff members such as beauticians, valet's and security staff can be accommodated on the supporting vessel, a big asset if the 'mother yacht' is classified for only twelve guests.
Some owners see value in letting the crew go to the escorting vessel for a well-‐earned break away from the close confines and pressures of the main yacht.
The Phantom can be built to operate as an occasional helicopter-landing pad. Many existing superyachts do not have a landing platform so the Phantom 'H' variant offers that capability at a very efficient price. For new builds, not having the helicopter onboard the main yacht makes for more simple construction and class issues, and most designers will be happy not to have to work an unsightly platform into the styling concept of the new yacht.
Additional Specs, Equipment and Information:
Designer: Arista Marine Ltd
Warranty: 1 year
Hull Shape: Catamaran
LOA: 23.95 m
Beam: 12.50 m
LWL: 23.95 m
Length on Deck: 23.85 m
Minimum Draft: 1.15 m
Maximum Draft: 1.55 m
Headroom: 2.0 m
Freeboard: 3.20 m
Dry Weight: 54000 kgs
Transom Height: 2.35 m
Max Load Capacity: 80 kgs
Drive Type: V Drive
Cruising Speed: 16 knots
Maximum Speed: 20 knots
Range: 1000 nm
Engine Options
Engine Option 1: 1x
Fresh Water Tanks: 2 (800 Liters)
Fuel Tanks: 2 (4000 Liters)
Number of single berths: 4
Number of double berths: 1
Number of cabins: 3
Number of heads: 3
Number of bathrooms: 2
Cockpit speakers
TV set
DVD player
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Radar Detector
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CD player
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Fresh water maker
Air compressor
Sea water pump
Air conditioning
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Microwave oven
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Electrical Circuit: 220V
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Holder chief of staff targeted by Republicans in 'Furious' scandal to leave post
In one of the first high-level departures from the Justice Department since President Obama was elected to a second term, Attorney General Eric Holder's chief of staff -- a political target for Republican lawmakers probing Operation Fast and Furious -- will be leaving his post.
The Justice Department says Gary Grindler was a "top adviser" to Holder "on all matters," and he "played a key role" in negotiations over the BP oil spill, which recently culminated in a $4 billion settlement with BP.
"Gary has played a central role in our work to protect the American people and I will always be grateful for his dedication to the Department, his service to our Nation, and his sound advice and personal friendship," Holder said in a statement. "He has demonstrated time and again his good judgment and an ability to make the tough -- and correct -- decisions."
A Justice Department official says Grindler's departure is part of a normal turnover between administrations, with nothing more to it than that.
Nevertheless, congressional Republicans looking into the botched Operation Fast and Furious pointed to him as evidence that high-level Justice Department employees in Washington knew about the program while it was underway. Grindler received a short briefing on Fast and Furious during a meeting with law enforcement officials in March 12, 2010, several months after it was launched by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
However, "the limited information presented at the briefing was not sufficient to put Grindler on notice of ATF's failure to interdict firearms that it could have legally seized," according to a recent report by the department's inspector general. In addition, Grindler told congressional investigators that if he had been told firearms were being allowed to go to Mexico he would have "done something about it."
At the same time, the inspector general's report said Grindler should have notified Holder when he learned guns found at the scene of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry's murder in December 2010 were tied to Fast and Furious.
In a statement released in response to Grindler's departure, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., who chairs the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said he anticipates other officials involved in the operation will follow Grindler's lead.
"Gary Grindler was appropriately faulted by his department's own inspector general for keeping information about a connection between the murder of a border patrol agent and a mishandled department operation away from the attorney general and the Department of Homeland Security. His departure from the Justice Department is warranted and long overdue," Issa said.
Grindler has been chief of staff for nearly two years, and before that he served as acting deputy attorney general -- the department's No. 2 position.
It's unclear what's next for Grindler. His last day is Wednesday.
Prior to joining the Obama administration, Grindler was in private practice in Washington with the firm King & Spalding. He focused on white-collar criminal defense, internal corporate investigations and complex civil litigation, according to the Justice Department.
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Abstract: Using time-series cross-section analysis, we provide additional empirical validation for the principal-agent model developed by Adserà, et al. (2003). In our innovation, efficient economic policy is proxied by economic freedom from the Fraser Institute database and political institutions are proxied by variables from the Database of Political Institutions. Our results suggest that the more credible the threat of removal from office, the more government officials will pursue efficient economic policies.
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Pomp & Poise, a new gift store concept specializing in home and garden items, has signed a new lease at Park Place Center.
Pomp and Poise will occupy 1,400 square feet at the East Memphis retail center at the southwest corner of Park Avenue and Ridgeway Road.
Pyro's Fire Fresh Pizza, a new pizza restaurant concept, also recently signed a new lease for 4,823 square feet at the Loeb Properties Inc. retail center, taking the space that became available when Jason's Deli moved to a new location.
Park Place, which Loeb Properties purchased from Belz Enterprises Inc., for $10.3 million in 2010, also features P.F. Changs, Stash Furniture, IO Metro Furniture, Amerigo Italian Restaurant and Hallmark.
Meanwhile, Sugar Plum Consignments, a popular women's consignment boutique that provides new, gently used and vintage brand-name merchandise, has renewed its lease at Primacy Place retail center.
The East Memphis submarket, the most stable in the city, continues to see strong leasing activity, which Loeb Properties has been able to capitalize on.
"We currently find demand for retail space in East Memphis to be the strongest across our portfolio," said Aaron Petree, vice president of brokerage at Loeb.
"Our East Memphis retail centers are currently 99 percent occupied," Petree said. "As a company, Loeb Properties is always pleased with business investment in the core of our city."
Petree represented Loeb Properties in the Pomp & Poise lease while Taylor Weaver with Crye-Leike Commercial represented the tenant. Petree also represented Loeb Properties in the Pyro's Fire Fresh Pizza lease while Shawn Massey, a partner with the Shopping Center Group LLC, represented Pyro's. Laura Reece represented Loeb Properties in the Sugar Plum transaction.
• In other leasing news, Crawford & Co. has leased 916 square feet at Poplar Towers in East Memphis.
Atlanta-based Crawford & Co. is the world's largest independent provider of claims management solutions to insurance companies and self-insured organizations, boasting a worldwide network serving clients in more than 70 countries.
The 102,040-square-foot Poplar Towers is at 6263 Poplar Ave. in East Memphis. Poplar Towers is owned by Lake Worth, Fla.-based In-Rel Properties, which has a 1.4 million-square-foot portfolio in Memphis.
Dexter Warrior represented Crawford & Co., while Anna Tranum and Phil Dagastino Jr. of Commercial Advisors/Cushman & Wakefield – which manage the In-Rel portfolio – represented the landlord.
Since taking over leasing duties, Commercial Advisors has been able to steadily increase occupancy at Poplar Towers from 71 percent in 2012 to 79 percent today.
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• Meanwhile, Audio Video Artistry will move from the Century Center to a 4,000-square-foot suite inside Trinity Ridge Business Center on Trinity Road in Cordova.
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Audio Video Artistry specializes in residential entertainment and communications, including home theaters and music systems.
Century Center is Boyle Investment Co.'s 150-acre mixed-use development with current zoning allowing 500,000 square feet of retail and 1 million square feet of office, showroom, distribution and retail square footage.
Montreal-based Dalfen America Corp. bought the eight-building Trinity Ridge Business Center in Cordova in 2011 for $7.6 million. The eight-building, 235,000-square-foot industrial park is on 22 acres north of the intersection of Trinity and Raleigh-LaGrange roads. It was built between 1998 and 2007. In August 2007, DBSI Inc. purchased Trinity Ridge Business Center for $22.9 million.
Bryce Daves from CB Richard Ellis Memphis represented the landlord.
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National Cities Corp. acquired the 16,255-square-foot center on 1.28 acres at 4277 Elvis Presley Blvd. near Raines Road from the William E. Gerber Living Trust.
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs' new track Under The Earth is streaming.
I don't know if anyone has posted this earlier. Here it is:
The new album could well be one of the best of the year just judging by the two tracks available.
new album leaked
it's massively disappointing. i did really like sacrilege and under the earth but the rest is bland.
That's a shame. I'll check it out and give it repeat listens
nonetheless when it's out. I'm looking forward to The ATP weekend at Ally Pally next month. It's Blitz was always going to be a tough act to follow.
it's like she/they forgot how to write memorable hooks :/
the other albums are packed with them
but either way, still a great live band
I like this a lot,
really looking forward to the album.
I'm not going to bother with the 128kb shitty leak available, I'd rather wait longer than it takes me to listen to it once before forming an opinion, unlike others.
fuck off you smug prick
;-) Mwah! xx
You only post to piss on other's chips, it's a downer man. Get some love in your life, peace and love, peace and love. X
The album is decent IMO (though I still cannot bring myself to like that awful front cover).
I heard the leak at my mate's house a few times yesterday. It's certainly got a variety of stuff on it (well it's varied within the scope of what the YYYs do, I guess).
'Sacrilege', 'Under the Earth', 'Always', 'Slave' and 'Despair' are good and 'Three Paths' may be one of the best things they've ever done. I'm not keen on the Dr. Octagon bits in 'Buried Alive (though the guest rapper gives you some idea of how they're trying 'new' things here.
I cannot see the point in 'Area 52' which is just really not much of anything as far as I can see and the album sounds better without it.
It's a grower and as I say, it's decent - it's not 'It's Blitz' and I say this as someone who has always been a bit ambivalent about the YYYs, so if you're a fan, it may be a nice surprise.
New album is great
(he declared, having listened to it only the once thus far).
It's the next step from It's Blitz, and while I'm not confident that it will work quite as well as that album, it's certainly got enough gold in it that I expect to come to like it almost as much.


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Anti-Catholicism in the United States
Mark S. Massa S. J.
Historian John Higham once referred to anti-Catholicism as "by far the oldest, and the most powerful of anti-foreign traditions" in North American intellectual and cultural history. But Higham's famous observation actually elided three different types of anti-Catholic nativism that have enjoyed a long and quite vibrant life in North America: a cultural distrust of Catholics, based on an understanding of North American public culture rooted in a profoundly British and Protestant ordering of human society; an intellectual distrust of Catholics, based on a set of epistemological and philosophical ideas first elucidated in the English (Lockean) and Scottish ("Common Sense Realist") Enlightenments and the British Whig tradition of political thought; and a nativist distrust of Catholics as deviant members of American society, a perception central to the Protestant mainstream's duty of "boundary maintenance" (to utilize Emile Durkheim's reading of how "outsiders" help "insiders" maintain social control).
An examination of the long history of anti-Catholicism in the United States can be divided into three parts: first, an overview of the types of anti-Catholic animus utilizing the typology adumbrated above; second, a narrative history of the most important anti-Catholic events in U.S. culture (e.g., Harvard's Dudleian Lectures, the Suffolk Resolves, the burning of the Charlestown convent, Maria Monk's Awful Disclosures); and finally, a discussion of American Catholic efforts to address the animus.
Buddhism in America
Jeff Wilson
Buddhist history in the United States traces to the mid-19th century, when early scholars and spiritual pioneers first introduced the subject to Americans, followed soon by the arrival of Chinese immigrants to the West Coast. Interest in Buddhism was significant during the late Victorian era, but practice was almost completely confined to Asian immigrants, who faced severe white prejudice and legal discrimination. The Japanese were the first to establish robust, long-lasting temple networks, though they, too, faced persecution, culminating in the 1942 incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans, a severe blow to American Buddhism. Outside the Japanese American community, Buddhism grew slowly in the earlier decades of the 20th century, but it began to take off in the 1960s, aided soon by the lifting of onerous immigration laws and the return of large-scale Asian immigration. By the end of the 20th century American Buddhism had become extremely diverse and complex, with clear evidence of permanence in Asian American and other communities.
Calvinism in the United States
Darryl Hart
The history of Calvinism in the United States is part of a much larger development, the globalization of western Christianity. American Calvinism owes its existence to the transplanting of European churches and religious institutions to North America, a process that began in the 16th century, first with Spanish and French Roman Catholics, and accelerated a century later when Dutch, English, Scottish, and German colonists and immigrants of diverse Protestant backgrounds settled in the New World. The initial variety of Calvinists in North America was the result of the different circumstances under which Protestantism emerged in Europe as a rival to the Roman Catholic Church, to the diverse civil governments that supported established Protestant churches, and to the various business sponsors that included the Christian ministry as part of imperial or colonial designs.
Once the British dominated the Eastern seaboard (roughly 1675), and after English colonists successfully fought for political independence (1783), Calvinism lost its variety. Beyond their separate denominations, English-speaking Protestants (whether English, Scottish, or Irish) created a plethora of interdenominational religious agencies for the purpose of establishing a Christian presence in an expanding American society. For these Calvinists, being Protestant went hand in hand with loyalty to the United States. Outside this pan-Protestant network of Anglo-American churches and religious institutions were ethnic-based Calvinist denominations caught between Old World ways of being Christian and American patterns of religious life. Over time, most Calvinist groups adapted to national norms, while some retained institutional autonomy for fear of compromising their faith.
Since 1970, when the United States entered an era sometimes called post-Protestant, Calvinist churches and institutions have either declined or become stagnant. But in certain academic, literary, and popular culture settings, Calvinism has for some Americans, whether connected or not to Calvinist churches, continued to be a source for sober reflection on human existence and earnest belief and religious practice.
Catholicism in the United States
Margaret McGuinness
The Catholic Church has been a presence in the United States since the arrival of French and Spanish missionaries in the 16th and 17th centuries. The Spanish established a number of missions in what is now the western part of the United States; the most important French colony was New Orleans. Although they were a minority in the thirteen British colonies prior to the American Revolution, Catholics found ways to participate in communal forms of worship when no priest was available to celebrate Mass. John Carroll was appointed superior of the Mission of the United States of America in 1785. Four years later, Carroll was elected the first bishop in the United States; his diocese encompassed the entire country. The Catholic population of the United States began to grow during the first half of the 19th century primarily due to Irish and German immigration. Protestant America was often critical of the newcomers, believing one could not be a good Catholic and a good American at the same time. By 1850, Roman Catholicism was the largest denomination in the United States.
The number of Catholics arriving in the United States declined during the Civil War but began to increase after the cessation of hostilities. Catholic immigrants during the late 19th and early 20th centuries were primarily from southern and Eastern Europe, and they were not often welcomed by a church that was dominated by Irish and Irish American leaders. At the same time that the church was expanding its network of parishes, schools, and hospitals to meet the physical and spiritual needs of the new immigrants, other Catholics were determining how their church could speak to issues of social and economic justice. Dorothy Day, Father Charles Coughlin, and Monsignor John A. Ryan are three examples of practicing Catholics who believed that the principles of Catholicism could help to solve problems related to international relations, poverty, nuclear weapons, and the struggle between labor and capital.
In addition to changes resulting from suburbanization, the Second Vatican Council transformed Catholicism in the United States. Catholics experienced other changes as a decrease in the number of men and women entering religious life led to fewer priests and sisters staffing parochial schools and parishes. In the early decades of the 21st century, the church in the United States was trying to recover from the sexual abuse crisis. Visiting America in 2015, Pope Francis reminded Catholics of the important teachings of the church regarding poverty, justice, and climate change. It remains to be seen what impact his papacy will have on the future of Catholicism in the United States.
Lutherans in America
Mark A. Granquist
Lutherans are one branch of Protestant Christianity and have been in America for almost 400 years. Historically they have immigrated to America from Lutheran countries in Europe, especially Germany and Scandinavia. Immigrants during the eighteenth century founded Lutheran congregations in the middle colonies, while westward expansion and further immigration from Europe centered Lutherans in the American Midwest. Lutherans formed regional and national denominations based on geography, ethnicity, and theological differences, In the twentieth century they continued to grow, and mergers reduced the numbers of denominations by 1988 to two major denominations: the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. In 2015 there were close to seven million Lutherans in America.
Protestantism in America
John Fea
It is virtually impossible to understand the history of the American experience without Protestantism. The theological and religious descendants of the Protestant Reformation arrived in the United States in the early 17th century, shaped American culture in the 18th century, grew dramatically in the 19th century, and continued to be the guardians of American religious life in the 20th century. Protestantism, of course, is not monolithic. In fact, the very idea at the heart of Protestantism—the translation of the Bible into vernacular languages so it can be read and interpreted by all men and women—has resulted in thousands of different denominations, all claiming to be true to the teachings of scripture.
Protestantism, with its emphasis on the belief that human beings can access God as individuals, flourished in a nation that celebrated democracy and freedom. During the period of British colonization, especially following the so-called Glorious Revolution of 1688, Protestantism went hand in hand with British concepts of political liberty. As the British people celebrated their rights-oriented philosophy of government and compared their freedoms with the tyranny of France and other absolute monarchies in Europe, they also extolled the religious freedom that they had to read and interpret the Bible for themselves. Following the American Revolution, this historic connection between political liberty and Protestant liberty proved to be compatible with the kind of democratic individualism that emerged in the decades preceding the Civil War and, in many respects, continues to define American political culture.
Protestantism, of course, is first and foremost a religious movement. The proliferation of Protestant denominations provides the best support for G. K. Chesterton's quip that "America is a nation with the soul of a church." Spiritual individualism, a commitment to the authority of an inspired Bible, and the idea that faith in the Christian gospel is all that is needed to be saved from eternal punishment, has transformed the lives of millions and millions of ordinary Americans over the course of the last four hundred years.
The Puritans
Sarah Rivett
The Puritans were a group of people loosely defined through their shared adherence to the reformed theological tradition, largely following the work of John Calvin. Beginning in the 16th century, the Puritan movement took root in specific regional locales throughout Germany, Scotland, the Low Countries, and England. Following Queen Elizabeth's settlement of 1559, which mandated conformity with the Church of England, the church's authority splintered further as Protestants clashed with the episcopal polity, or church hierarchy. Religious conflict intensified from the 1580s through the end of James I's reign, through repeated appeals to antiquity and patristics (writings from early Christian fathers) as pleas for further reform. Religious tension and persecution under the repressive regime of Archbishop Laud caused Puritans to leave England in search of new lands and communities.
When the Pilgrims and Puritans migrated to North America in 1620 and 1630, respectively, they did so with the intention of contesting the power of the crown to mandate religious uniformity. They believed in a Calvinist-based religion that espoused a separation of church and state, but that also privileged the spiritual authority of the individual to such a degree as to leave no clear signposts about how the disparate individuals practicing these faiths should form communities. Puritan congregations in New England allowed laymen as well as women new forms of spiritual self-discovery as they orally translated the evidence of grace recorded upon their souls into communal knowledge and a corporate identity that fashioned itself as a spiritual beacon to the world. Missionary encounters soon redefined Puritan faith, theology, and pious practices. Puritan identity in 17th century North America reconstituted itself through a particular confluence of interaction with foreign landscapes, native tribes, Africans, and new models of community and social interaction.
Religion and Race in America
Emily Suzanne Clark
Religion and race provide rich categories of analysis for American history. Neither category is stable. They change, shift, and develop in light of historical and cultural contexts. Religion has played a vital role in the construction, deconstruction, and transgression of racial identities and boundaries.
Race is a social concept and a means of classifying people. The "natural" and "inherent" differences between races are human constructs, social taxonomies created by cultures. In American history, the construction of racial identities and racial differences begins with the initial encounters between Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans. Access to and use of religious and political power has shaped how race has been conceived in American history. Racial categories and religious affiliations influenced how groups regarded each other throughout American history, with developments in the colonial period offering prime examples. Enslavement of Africans and their descendants, as well as conquered Native Americans, displayed the power of white Protestants. Even 19th-century American anti-Catholicism and anti-Mormonism intersected racial identifications. At the same time, just as religion has supported racial domination in American history, it also has inspired calls for self-determination among racial minorities, most notably in the 20th century.
With the long shadow of slavery, the power of white supremacy, the emphasis on Native sovereignty, and the civil rights movement, much of the story of religion and race in American history focuses on Americans white, black, and red. However, this is not the whole story. Mexican-Americans and Latinx immigrants bring Catholic and transnational connections, but their presence has prompted xenophobia. Additionally, white Americans sought to restrict the arrival of Asian immigrants both legally and culturally. With the passing of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, the religious, racial, and ethnic diversity of the United States increased further. This religious and racial pluralism in many ways reflects the diversity of America, as does the conflict that comes with it.
Religion in African American History
Judith Weisenfeld
Dynamic and creative exchanges among different religions, including indigenous traditions, Protestant and Catholic Christianity, and Islam, all with developing theologies and institutions, fostered substantial collective religious and cultural identities within African American communities in the United States. The New World enslavement of diverse African peoples and the cultural encounter with Europeans and Native Americans produced distinctive religious perspectives that aided individuals and communities in persevering under the dehumanization of slavery and oppression. As African Americans embraced Christianity beginning in the 18th century, especially after 1770, they gathered in independent church communities and created larger denominational structures such as the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, and the National Baptist Convention. These churches and denominations became significant arenas for spiritual support, educational opportunity, economic development, and political activism. Black religious institutions served as contexts in which African Americans made meaning of the experience of enslavement, interpreted their relationship to Africa, and charted a vision for a collective future. The early 20th century saw the emergence of new religious opportunities as increasing numbers of African Americans turned to Holiness and Pentecostal churches, drawn by the focus on baptism in the Holy Spirit and enthusiastic worship that sometimes involved speaking in tongues. The Great Migration of southern blacks to southern and northern cities fostered the development of a variety of religious options outside of Christianity. Groups such as the Moorish Science Temple and the Nation of Islam, whose leaders taught that Islam was the true religion of people of African descent, and congregations of Ethiopian Hebrews promoting Judaism as the heritage of black people, were founded in this period. Early-20th-century African American religion was also marked by significant cultural developments as ministers, musicians, actors, and other performers turned to new media, such as radio, records, and film, to contribute to religious life. In the post–World War II era, religious contexts supported the emergence of the modern Civil Rights movement. Black religious leaders emerged as prominent spokespeople for the cause and others as vocal critics of the goal of racial integration, as in the case of the Nation of Islam and religious advocates of Black Power. The second half of the 20th century and the early 21st-first century saw new religious diversity as a result of immigration and cultural transformations within African American Christianity with the rise of megachurches and televangelism.
Religion in the American City, 1900–2000
Christopher D. Cantwell
Home to more than half the U.S. population by 1920, cities played an important role in the development of American religion throughout the 20th century. At the same time, the beliefs and practices of religious communities also shaped the contours of America's urban landscape. Much as in the preceding three centuries, the economic development of America's cities and the social diversity of urban populations animated this interplay. But the explosive, unregulated expansion that defined urban growth after the Civil War was met with an equally dramatic disinvestment from urban spaces throughout the second half of the 20th century. The domestic and European migrations that previously fueled urban growth also changed throughout the century, shifting from Europe and the rural Midwest to the deep South, Africa, Asia, and Latin America after World War II. These newcomers not only brought new faiths to America's cities but also contributed to the innovation of several new, distinctly urban religious movements. Urban development and diversity on one level promoted toleration and cooperation as religious leaders forged numerous ecumenical and, eventually, interfaith bonds to combat urban problems. But it also led to tension and conflict as religious communities busied themselves with carving out spaces of their own through tight-knit urban enclaves or new suburban locales. Contemporary American cities are some of the most religiously diverse communities in the world. Historians continue to uncover how religious communities not only have lived in but also have shaped the modern city.
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With the announcement of the iPad 3 right around the corner, a lot of people are going to be getting rid of their ancient iPad 2 to help fund their purchase of a pristine iPad 3. Rick Broida already told us how to get top dollar for the iPad 2 and Dan Ackerman filled us in on how to get the most for an iPad trade-in. (Remember to delete your personal data before selling an iPad.) But, what about those used electronics you have lying around that haven't been touched in days?
I rounded up five sites where you can trade in used electronics for cash or gift cards. Here they are in no particular order.
Amazon Trade-In
Amazon Trade-In accepts more than just electronics; it accepts books, video games, movies and electronics. This is also a great way to get rid of those old college textbooks you held onto just in case.
You'll need to have an Amazon account and be able to accurately describe the condition of what you would like to trade in. After locating the product you wish to send in, and describing its condition, you will then be given a value. Once you ship back the item, at Amazon's expense, and they have time to ensure the item is as you described, your Amazon account is credited with an Amazon Gift card for that amount. If the item is in better condition than you described, Amazon promises to give you the higher value.
Your gift card is usually available within two business days after Amazon receives the item(s).
The drawback with the Amazon program is that your money is locked to your Amazon account.
Best Buy Trade-In
Best Buy Trade-In accepts the trade-in of just electronics. Getting a quote is as simple as picking a product category, manufacturer, model, and condition. Once you have filled out the questionnaire to satisfaction, you will be given an offer. The offer amount, if you choose to accept it, will only be awarded as a Best Buy gift card.
You can either ship the item to Best Buy using a prepaid label, or find a local store that is capable of doing trade-ins in the store.
As with Amazon, the drawback with Best Buy is that your money is locked into spending it with Best Buy. Also, the turnaround time of getting your gift card issued is a bit longer than Amazon, coming in at 10 business days after receiving and reviewing your item(s).
Nextworth accepts a long list of electronic devices. You can see if you have an eligible item by searching the site. You will need to answer a short list of questions about the item and you will then be presented with an offer.
Once you tally up your item(s) and accept any offers made, you can select a payment method. Unlike the Best Buy or Amazon services, with Nextworth you can select to get a check, PayPal deposit, or Target gift card for your items. Finally, a service that gives you choices!
You ship the items to Nextworth on their dime, or you can go to your local Target store to trade them in, getting instant credit (via a Target gift card, naturally.)
A drawback with Nextworth, should you choose to ship your items in, is that it can take 10 business days after the initial inspection for Nextworth to initiate your payment. Notice, that doesn't mean 10 days for you to receive your payment; 10 days for the payment process to be initiated.
Gazelle follows the same pattern as the previous services, allowing the trade-in of various electronic devices. Again, you provide Gazelle with an honest description of the device(s), and you will be presented with an offer.
Gazelle allows you to choose from an Amazon gift card, PayPal payment, or a check. You can expect payment from Gazelle within a week of receiving your item.
Gazelle's prices were a bit on the low side when calculating the value of an iPad 2 and comparing those values to the other services in this post.
eBay Instant Sale
eBay Instant Sale is a quick way of getting rid of old electronics, even if they don't work. By following the same process as before, you are able to answer some questions about the condition of your used device to receive an offer. eBay will pay for the item to be shipped in, and then evaluate it once it has been received.
If your item is as described, you can expect a deposit into your PayPayl account for the quoted amount within five business days.
While being limited to PayPal may seem like a drawback, if you have a PayPal debit card your money is as close as an ATM.
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The best available pitcher in the market went to the Red Sox, with hardly a whimper coming from the Mets' camp. Come to think of it, all of the available pitchers on the market went elsewhere or are lingering in the discount aisle.
Of course, adding Ben Sheets changes that to some degree. Sheets is still an injury gamble, and even with him, there are three more questions in the rotation. But, it's better than remaining stagnant.
The biggest acquisition is an outfielder, with reports now coming his former team wanted to redo its offer because of health concerns. Adding Jason Bay without improving the rotation doesn't improve the team dramatically, at least not to where they should be considered legitimate contenders.
Gary Matthews Jr., only illustrates there's nothing in the minor league levels to promote in case of emergency. Don't you think if Fernando Martinez were ready it would have been him?
The bullpen remains a mess and the rotation is Johan Santana and the Four Questions.
The plan was to wait for everybody to get healthy and better and hope for the best. I wrote that last October. That was shot when Carlos Beltran went down. There is no real plan, at least nothing of substance.
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Why did "Shoelace" T-shirt violate NCCA regs?
I don't understand why the Shoelace T-shirt and HE16MAN T-shirt violate NCAA regulations on a likeness of Denard. This whole thing vexes me. Mostly because I didn't buy one of the T-Shirts I liked when they were still available.
I just wonder if UofM is coming down so they can corner more of the market.
I also wonder why T-shirt kiosks, which appear to be unregulated, can exist in front of the Michigan Union on game weekends. It seems a very selective application of the NCAA regs to come down on mgostore and several others out there.


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SEC form PREC14A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that must be filed by or on behalf of a registrant when a shareholder vote is required on a contested solicitation. This filing is designed to provide security holders with sufficient information to allow them to make an informed vote at an upcoming security holders' meeting or to authorize a proxy to vote on their behalf. It includes information about the date, time and, place of the meeting of security holders; revocability of proxy; dissenter's right of appraisal; persons making the solicitation; direct or indirect interest of certain persons in matters to be acted upon; modification or exchange of securities; financial statements; voting procedures; and other details.
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If sediments have been accumulating on the seafloor for three billion years, the seafloor should be choked with sediments many miles deep.
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How do creationists explain the timing and location of early human remains from a biblical perspective?
Isn't radiometric dating irrefutable proof that the earth is approximately four billion year old? Dr. Andrew Snelling, AiG—U.S., responds.
Is the higher elevation of the rim in the center of the Grand Canyon evidence of catastrophic formation? Dr. Andrew Snelling, AiG–U.S., explains.
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When Sgt. Jason Hoster deployed to Kuwait last year, the $500 checks supported his father while he underwent chemotherapy for lung cancer. During an earlier tour in Afghanistan, the cash helped his mother cover expenses.
Those grants came from the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund, a decade-old program that provides money to the relatives of Illinois National Guard members and military reservists who are summoned to active duty.
Some of the program's funding comes from the check-off boxes on Illinois tax returns, where people can choose to donate to several causes. With Monday's tax deadline looming, Gov. Pat Quinn encouraged procrastinating filers to consider contributing to the military fund.
Hoster, a member of the Illinois Army National Guard from Willowbrook, said the checks are a nice token of appreciation that help with day-to-day expenses back home. The last round of contributions, which came as his father pursued treatment for his cancer, was especially meaningful.
"It can help with a prescription or putting gas in the car to get him back to the hospital," he said.
Many reservists and guardsmen see a pay cut when they leave civilian jobs for the battlefield. The state grants are meant to help bridge that gap and spare soldiers from fretting about a leaky roof back home, Quinn said.
"Things happen when you're deployed," the governor said Sunday at a news conference. "We don't want our soldiers on the front lines worried about financial matters back home."
Most Illinois service-member families receive $500 for each six months they serve overseas. Those with financial need can receive up to $2,000, and those whose soldier is wounded get $5,000. The grants aren't charity, Quinn said, but "a token of our esteem and gratitude."
Since the fund was established in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, more than 27,000 Illinois families have received almost $15 million worth of grants, according to the governor. More than 35 other states have since established similar programs, according to Quinn's office.
For 1st Sgt. Richard Winterfeld, a member of the Illinois Army National Guard from Streamwood, the grants were a small but appreciated benefit during his two deployments.
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PHOENIX—What winter?
People in southern California and Phoenix were sunning themselves in 80-degree weather, even as northeastern states struggled to recover from this week's snow and ice storms.
Friday saw a trend of unusually warm temperatures continue in the Southwest, sending people to beaches and golf courses in droves.
The region is known for pleasant weather this time of year, but the National Weather Service said the temps are uncharacteristically hot for mid-February—the result of a high-pressure system off the coast of Southern California.
In the Phoenix area, the many Midwestern retirees and visitors who flock to the desert each winter were thrilled about the 80-degree days—and not being in the miserable cold back home.
Rocky Krizan, a Chisago City, Minn., retiree who spends his winters in the Phoenix area, said his daughter and two grandchildren just arrived from Minnesota and were stunned by the difference.
"When they left there at 5 o'clock in the morning, it was minus 24. That's actual temperature and wind chill," he said.
By 11 a.m. in Phoenix, they were at the pool in mid-70s temperatures.
But not everyone in the region is celebrating the sunshine. The Southwest is in the throes of a severe drought that has seen cities like Phoenix go nearly two months without any noticeable precipitation, and farmers and managers of the region's water supply would gladly see a dose of heavy rain instead of the blue skies.
President Barack Obama visited California's Central Valley on Friday to meet with local leaders about a drought that is the state's worst in more than a century. The president announced about $173 million in federal financial aid to the state.
On the other side of the country, frigid cold has paralyzed the East Coast and left more than 1 million homes in the South without power. At least 21 deaths have been blamed on the treacherous weather, including that of pregnant woman struck by a mini-snowplow in a New York City parking lot.
In the Southwest, the weather service said Phoenix, Tucson and Yuma could break February records for high temperatures during the President's Day weekend.
On Friday, Phoenix tied the record for that date at 85 degrees.
National Weather Service officials say the high pressure system that caused this heat spell is nothing unusual. The system is just part of a pattern the Southwest happens to be caught up in, meteorologist Dan Leins said.
"Across the southwestern U.S., we've had this high (system) in place for the past couple of weeks," Leins said. "It strengthens and weakens. When it strengthens, temperatures climb—and that's what's happening up here."
It hasn't rained in Phoenix since Dec. 20, but the region has faced longer stretches, Leins added.
Areas of low pressure in other parts of the West, from Oregon to Utah, have brought unexpected snowfall earlier this month. The snow in those wetter states has resulted in avalanches and unexpected rain.
Southern California, however, was awash Friday in summery conditions under warm, clear skies after a week of record-setting temperatures caused by a high-pressure front.
Meanwhile, locals and visitors have been taking advantage of the weather around metropolitan Phoenix. Tim Ramos, head golf professional at the Continental Golf Club in Scottsdale, said the course was considerably busy Friday. But he added that the near 90-degree weather outside may have scared off a few people.
"People who come down from Nebraska to get away from 2 degrees don't come here for 90. They come here for 75 and 80," Ramos said.
Norman Lansden, Jr., 62, originally from St. Louis, spent the day golfing at Encanto Golf Course in Phoenix.
"It's 80 degrees here. I can walk around in short sleeves and even short pants if I chose to," Lansden said while enjoying a day on the putting green. "If I was back in St. Louis, I would have on probably two pairs of long johns."
Associated Press writers Brian Skoloff and Josh Hoffner in Phoenix and John Antczak in Los Angeles contributed to this report.
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Anytime people disagree with something that happens with the NCAA, they lash out at Mark Emmert on social media.
They don't always get the right Mark Emmert.
The target is supposed to be Mark Emmert, president of the NCAA. Often caught in the crossfire is Mark Emmert, a sports writer for the Des Moines Register who is a good sport with the misdirected vitriol.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 8, 2013) – History will be made Tuesday night when the ETSU baseball team takes on Tennessee at Thomas Stadium.
The game, which begins at 7:05 p.m., will mark the first-ever sellout at the newly built stadium. The 1,000 reserved seats, sold out on Monday afternoon, and a limited number of standing-room-only tickets will be available for purchase at the ticket gate on Tuesday for $5. Meanwhile, the first 180 students to walk through the gate (located down the third base side) will receive a free ticket. Gates to the stadium will open at 4:35 p.m.
- ETSU extended its winning streak to four straight after sweeping Northern Kentucky last weekend in Highland Heights, Ky.
- The Bucs improved to 18-11 with the three-game sweep, while it also marked the first time the Blue and Gold swept a conference foe since May 13-14, 2011 when ETSU took all three from Campbell.
- Against the Norse, the Bucs hit .306 (37-121) with seven doubles, one home run and 27 RBI, while ETSU outscored NKU, 30-15, including 24-4 from the eighth inning on of the second game of the series.
- Mason Hershey (Altoona, Pa.) led the Bucs at the plate as the senior catcher hit .545 (6-11) with three doubles and three runs scored, while junior outfielder Dylan Tritsch (Boca Raton, Fla.) hit .438 (7-16) with four runs scored. Tritsch also set a career-high with his four-hit game in the 12-9 come-from-behind win on Saturday, while fellow junior Clinton Freeman (Jonesborough, Tenn.) drove in a career-best six runs in the thrilling comeback victory.
- On the mound, senior right-hander Kerry Doane (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) tossed his NCAA leading sixth complete game of the year to lift the Blue and Gold to a 5-2 win in the series opener on Friday, while junior righty Logan Rice (Erwin, Tenn.) registered his second straight win after pitching a career-high six innings on Sunday. Will Chesney (Knoxville, Tenn.) tossed three scoreless innings in two appearances out of the bullpen and earned the win on Saturday, while Freeman recorded his fourth save in the extra-inning victory.
- After taking two of three from Missouri back on March 23 in Knoxville, Tennessee has dropped eight straight games and enter Tuesday's game 13-17 on the season.
- The Vols have three players hitting above .300, with sophomore infielder Will Maddox hitting a team-best .354 (45-127) with four doubles, two triples, 16 RBI and 25 runs scored. Meanwhile, junior infielder Scott Price is right below Maddox with a .352 clip and junior outfielder Bily Pierce is hitting .311.
- As a team, Tennessee ranks sixth in the SEC with a .279 batting average, but its 5.50 ERA ranks last. The Vols do pose a threat on the base path, as Tennessee's 52 stolen bases rank third in the conference and they have only hit into seven double plays, marking the lowest by any team in the SEC. Maddox leads the team with 14 stolen bases and has only been caught stealing twice on the season.
- Tuesday will be the 72nd meeting between the two in-state foes, as Tennessee leads the all-time series, 57-14.
- The Bucs have won seven of the last 11 in the series, including the last three, and four of the last five games played in Johnson City.
- Tennessee snapped ETSU's six-game winning streak by defeating the Blue and Gold, 9-7, back on Feb. 26 in Knoxville. Derek Niesman (Wellington, Fla.), Chris Riopedre (Miami, Fla.) and Freeman all registered two-hit games, while Niesman's two-run homer ignited a five-run fourth inning. ETSU had the tying run at second with one out in the ninth, but freshman right-hander Trevor Bettencourt retired the next two hitters he faced to earn his first collegiate save.
- Last season in Johnson City, Doane made his first start of the year against Tennessee and tossed 6.2 innings of two-run ball to earn the win. The Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. native struck out a career-high seven hitters in the outing as ETSU went on to win, 4-3.
- A pair of freshmen will get the starting nod for their respective clubs on Tuesday night. Right-hander Griffin Krieg (Nashville, Tenn.) will start for the Blue and Gold, while Tennessee counters with lefty Andy Cox. Krieg – who tossed 2.2 innings in a start last Saturday at Northern Kentucky – is 2-2 with a 6.32 ERA (26 ER/37.0 IP) on the campaign. Cox is 1-2 with a 5.68 ERA (16 ER/25.1 IP) in 10 appearances (five starts) this season.
- Live stats will be available for Tuesday's game via StatBroadcast by visiting ETSUBucs.com. Fans can access live stats on their computers, mobile devices or tablets.
- Live video streaming will be provided for free on ASun.TV.
- Tuesday's game vs. Tennessee will be aired live on WXSM-AM 640. Fans outside the Tri-Cities region can access WXSM online at http://www.640wxsm.com/ or you can listen to the games via your mobile device(s) by downloading the iHeart Radio application.
- Live updates will also be posted on Twitter by following @ETSUAthletics and @ETSU_Baseball.
- Only a limited number of standing-room-only tickets will be available for purchase at the ticket gates for $5 each.
- The 1,000 reserved seats have already been sold out, marking the first-ever sellout in Thomas Stadium.
- The first 180 students who walk through the third base gate receive a free ticket.
- Come out to Thomas Stadium early and tailgate prior to ETSU baseball games this season. A designated tailgating area will be roped off in the parking lot where fans can enjoy a festive environment before the Bucs take the field.
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For more information on Buccaneer baseball, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the baseball link.