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Start your Friday morning right with Tai Chi in the King Gallery (between the Lobby and Courtyard Gallery) underneath Anne Lindberg's contemplative installation, "tilted sky." Learn Yang style Tai Chi from Shifu, M. Dee Ogilvy, who began practicing Tai Chi 25 years ago at Duke University. Dee currently teaches in Missouri State University's Wellness Program and runs her own Tai Chi program called White Metal Rabbit Taijiquan. Great for adults of any age and physical fitness level. Requires no special equipment. Relaxed, composed flowing movements that combine strength with gentleness. Beginners are welcome!
November 24, 2017, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM @ Avant Art
Springfield, Missouri is home to a vibrant artistic community. This exhibition highlights and celebrates the creativity of our community focusing on artists living and working in the many neighborhoods that make up our city. This exhibition not only concentrates on the artists on display but also their neighborhoods and what it means to live and work creatively in Springfield.
The exhibit will rotate every six months; the first exhibition will feature work by eight artists from five neighborhoods located in City Council Zone 1 and will run through March 18, 2018.
November 24, 2017, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM @ Armstrong Gallery
Buildings of all shapes, sizes, and styles are ever-present in our environment. A simple landscape becomes more interesting when dwellings or other architectural structures are included as part of the scene.
Familiar structures in a painting may help tell a story, evoke memories, indicate a place, or define a moment in time. They engage the viewer with questions such as: where is this place, who constructed these buildings, why were they built, and where are the people who built them? What memories will the artwork in this exhibit evoke in you?
This exhibition is the sixth in a series, focusing on various artists, styles and trends, pulled exclusively from the Museum's outstanding collection of contemporary American aquamedia. This exhibit was guest curated by Cindy Quayle, Exhibitions Manager.
November 24, 2017, 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM @ Eldredge and Spratlen Galleries
Veterans' Views is a juried exhibition highlighting photographs taken by members of our nation's armed services and relating to their military experience. The primary goal of the exhibit is to raise awareness of our veterans' experiences during service to our country. This exhibit is organized by the Springfield Art Museum in collaboration with Drury University.
• Rebecca Miller, Associate Professor, Pool Art Center Gallery Director and Photography Program Coordinator, Drury University
• Dr. Thomas E. Russo, Associate Dean, International Programs and Professor of Art History, Drury University
• Sarah Buhr, Curator of Art, Springfield Art Museum
November 24, 2017, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM @ Weisel and Kelly Galleries
Modern day museums developed out of two apparently basic aspects of human nature - our curiosity and our desire to collect. Early collections were arranged and contained within private homes in rooms referred to as cabinets. These collections usually included a wide range of objects from taxidermy to paintings and sculpture. As their popularity grew, they began to be called wonder or curiosity cabinets, from the German "wunderkammer."
"Wonder Rooms" examines this human desire to collect, with a specific focus on private collections in Southwest Missouri, in order to discover the underlying stories and driving impulses behind collecting. The exhibit will present representative works from a number of local collections, and will feature a wide range of media arranged in 'rooms,' including ceramics, photography, outsider art, local art, furniture, prints, and drawings.


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Julianne Hough: 'Rock of Ages' Movie with Tom Cruise!
Julianne Hough is set to star in the film adaptation of the musical Rock of Ages opposite Tom Cruise, according to THR.
The 22-year-old entertainer will play Sherrie, a small town girl who rejects Tom's rock star character and ends up as a stripper.
Director Adam Shankman called Julianne's audition "nothing short of a miracle. It was a star-is-born moment," he said.
Mary J. Blige is also on board for the project with Alec Baldwin and Russell Brand in talks for roles.
WHAT DO YOU THINK of Julianne Hough starring opposite Tom Cruise in Rock of Ages?

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I need to alter three designs for t-shirt printing and a simple logo.
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LONFound in ATP-dependent protease La (LON)
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|N-terminal domain of the ATP-dependent protease La (LON), present also in other bacterial ORFs.
|Interpro abstract (IPR003111):
Proteolytic enzymes that exploit serine in their catalytic activity are ubiquitous, being found in viruses, bacteria and eukaryotes [(PUBMED:7845208)]. They include a wide range of peptidase activity, including exopeptidase, endopeptidase, oligopeptidase and omega-peptidase activity. Many families of serine protease have been identified, these being grouped into clans on the basis of structural similarity and other functional evidence [(PUBMED:7845208)]. Structures are known for members of the clans and the structures indicate that some appear to be totally unrelated, suggesting different evolutionary origins for the serine peptidases [(PUBMED:7845208)].
Not withstanding their different evolutionary origins, there are similarities in the reaction mechanisms of several peptidases. Chymotrypsin, subtilisin and carboxypeptidase C have a catalytic triad of serine, aspartate and histidine in common: serine acts as a nucleophile, aspartate as an electrophile, and histidine as a base [(PUBMED:7845208)]. The geometric orientations of the catalytic residues are similar between families, despite different protein folds [(PUBMED:7845208)]. The linear arrangements of the catalytic residues commonly reflect clan relationships. For example the catalytic triad in the chymotrypsin clan (PA) is ordered HDS, but is ordered DHS in the subtilisin clan (SB) and SDH in the carboxypeptidase clan (SC) [(PUBMED:7845208), (PUBMED:8439290)].
This signature defines the N-terminal domain of the archael, bacterial and eukaryotic lon proteases, which are ATP-dependent serine peptidases belonging to the MEROPS peptidase family S16 (lon protease family, clan SF). In the eukaryotes the majority of the proteins are located in the mitochondrial matrix [(PUBMED:8248235), (PUBMED:9620272)]. In yeast, Pim1, is located in the mitochondrial matrix, is required for mitochondrial function, is constitutively expressed but is increased after thermal stress, suggesting that Pim1 may play a role in the heat shock response [(PUBMED:8276800)].
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|proteolysis (GO:0006508)
|GO function:
|ATP-dependent peptidase activity (GO:0004176)
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There are 4892 LON domains in 4891 proteins in SMART's nrdb database.
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- Evolution (species in which this domain is found)
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Turbidity assembly
Flowfit CUA250
Flow assembly for water and wastewater applications
Flowfit CUA250 is a process and flow assembly for turbidity measurement. Continuous in-line measurement of turbidity in aqueous media is used for real-time measurement of non-soluble substances in water for purposes of monitoring, detection of operating states and control applications.
Flow assembly featuring simple adaptation to standard piping
Sensor orientation can be adapted to individual requirements of application
Additional cleaning device employs spray cleaning to increase sensor maintenance intervals
Flange adapter for standardized DN 50 flange installation
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Flowfit CUA250 is a flow assembly for use with turbidity sensors Turbimax CUS31 and CUS41. Typical applications are:
Discharge monitoring in communal and industrial wastewater
Sedimentation monitoring in wastewater treatment (coagulation and flocculation)
Recycling of industrial service water
Filter effluent and filter rupture monitoring
Clear rinse cycle monitoring
Flotation process monitoring
Monitoring of closed circuits, e.g. cooling water and product pipelines


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I just read Mayor Sanders� reply in his letter to the editor (July 25).
I just read Mayor Sanders� reply in his letter to the editor (July 25). Even though I no longer reside in Havelock, I follow us daily in the Havelock News. Havelock is still my home.
I have known Jimmy Sanders for over four decades, both professionally and personally. I have never found a more assiduous gentleman in my life than him. He is quietly professional, rarely taking credit for all the hours he spends for our Havelock, our base, our little part of the world.
Does he make mistakes? Sure, we all make mistakes. As Mark Twain once said, "Humans are the only animal species that blush � or need to."
However, Mayor Sanders always puts our community first, first in our children, first in our military, first in the betterment of our living.
Now, our town is being split in two by those politicians in Raleigh who want to get to their beach cottages a few minutes faster. Neither Mayor Sanders nor anyone else east of I-95 can stop them. The really dumb part is that they could have built a four-lane super slab off I-40 to come behind Jacksonville and hook up with routes 24 and 58 at the Intracoastal Waterway bridge, far less cost, far less interference in small towns such as ours. Mayor Sanders suggested that years ago. No one in Raleigh was, or still is, listening.
As my beautiful wife�s ancestors would say, "Walk a mile in my moccasins before you speak with a forked tongue."
Should he continue as our mayor? That is up to "We the People" of our Havelock. However, the next mayor, whoever she or he may be, has a very large pair of shoes to fill along with a very high pedestal to climb to reach both the professional and personal level of Jimmy Sanders.
Personally, I thank him for being my rock, my co-worker and my very wonderful friend.
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Ok, after learning a bit more C++, I've decided to take another shot at the stresser program.
But, I've got two basic questions abou functions...
When declaring a function with a data type, do all arguments with data types have to be the same type as the function decleration? Or can they vary?
And also, can I have multiple functions in a single program? If so, how would I set them up?


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From Proteopedia
Structural highlights
[NRAM_I75A5] Catalyzes the removal of terminal sialic acid residues from viral and cellular glycoconjugates. Cleaves off the terminal sialic acids on the glycosylated HA during virus budding to facilitate virus release. Additionally helps virus spread through the circulation by further removing sialic acids from the cell surface. These cleavages prevent self-aggregation and ensure the efficient spread of the progeny virus from cell to cell. Otherwise, infection would be limited to one round of replication. Described as a receptor-destroying enzyme because it cleaves a terminal sialic acid from the cellular receptors. May facilitate viral invasion of the upper airways by cleaving the sialic acid moities on the mucin of the airway epithelial cells. Likely to plays a role in the budding process through its association with lipid rafts during intracellular transport. May additionally display a raft-association independent effect on budding. Plays a role in the determination of host range restriction on replication and virulence. Sialidase activity in late endosome/lysosome traffic seems to enhance virus replication.
Evolutionary Conservation
Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.
Publication Abstract from PubMed
BACKGROUND: Inhibitors of the influenza virus neuraminidase have been shown to be effective antiviral agents in humans. Several studies have reported the selection of novel influenza strains when the virus is cultured with neuraminidase inhibitors in vitro. These resistant viruses have mutations either in the neuraminidase or in the viral haemagglutinin. Inhibitors in which the glycerol sidechain at position 6 of 2-deoxy-2,3-dehydro-N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac2en) has been replaced by carboxamide-linked hydrophobic substituents have recently been reported and shown to select neuraminidase variants. This study seeks to clarify the structural and functional consequences of replacing the glycerol sidechain of the inhibitor with other chemical constituents. RESULTS: The neuraminidase variant Arg292-->Lys is modified in one of three arginine residues that encircle the carboxylate group of the substrate. The structure of this variant in complex with the carboxamide inhibitor used for its selection, and with other Neu5Ac2en analogues, is reported here at high resolution. The structural consequences of the mutation correlate with altered inhibitory activity of the compounds compared with wild-type neuraminidase. CONCLUSIONS: The Arg292-->Lys variant of influenza neuraminidase affects the binding of substrate by modification of the interaction with the substrate carboxylate. This may be one of the structural correlates of the reduced enzyme activity of the variant. Inhibitors that have replacements for the glycerol at position 6 are further affected in the Arg292-->Lys variant because of structural changes in the binding site that apparently raise the energy barrier for the conformational change in the enzyme required to accommodate such inhibitors. These results provide evidence that a general strategy for drug design when the target has a high mutation frequency is to design the inhibitor to be as closely related as possible to the natural ligands of the target.
Drug design against a shifting target: a structural basis for resistance to inhibitors in a variant of influenza virus neuraminidase.,Varghese JN, Smith PW, Sollis SL, Blick TJ, Sahasrabudhe A, McKimm-Breschkin JL, Colman PM Structure. 1998 Jun 15;6(6):735-46. PMID:9655825[1]
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Luis Suarez's controversial goal against Mansfield during Sunday's FA Cup third round tie proved decisive, as Liverpool ran out 2-1 winners. Television replays clearly showed that the Liverpool striker used his hand to control the ball before slotting it into an empty net.
Opinion has been divided on whether or not Suarez should have confessed to the handball. Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has defended the Uruguayan, who is seemingly never far from controversy.
The incident has rather predictably dominated the football headlines this week and logically, it has conjured up memories of some of the most notorious handball incidents in football. It would be impossible to detail every handball in the history of the game, but here are three examples of the some 'handy-work' that will never be forgotten.
2001 - Raul Vs Leeds United
Back in 2001 Leeds United, who are now plying their trade in the second tier of English football, met the mighty Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League. The two sides met in the now abolished second group stage. It was a group D game and Leeds went to the Santiago Bernabeu having already qualified for the next round. Nonetheless, the goal that won Madrid the game left the Leeds players, and fans, unmistakably furious.
The game was rife with poor decisions. Leeds striker Alan Smith, for example, put his side 1-0 up with a goal that was clearly offside. However, just a couple of minutes later Smith's controversial goal was overshadowed by Raul's equaliser.
After Madrid won a free-kick, Luis Figo sent a high ball into the Leeds box and Raul threw his arm (not literally) at the ball, sending it into the Leeds goal. Madrid went on to win the game 3-2. Raul was later fined £8,000 by UEFA and banned for one game but that was a very small consolation for disgruntled Leeds supporters.
2009 - Thierry Henry Vs Republic of Ireland
Ireland were leading France 1-0 in the 90th minute of the second and decisive leg of the World Cup play-off in 2009. With the aggregate score sitting at one-a-piece, the tie would have entered extra-time and possibly gone on to be settled by a penalty shoot-out where, as everyone knows, anyone can win.
Alas, it was not to be. After a series of passes in the Irish box, Henry handled the ball to keep it in play before passing the ball to William Gallas who scored from close-range to smash the dreams of thousands of Ireland fans who made the short trip to Paris. The Irish worldwide, myself included, were stunned, irate and most of all, broken-hearted.
1986 - Diego Maradona Vs England
Undoubtedly the most famous handball in the history of football - Diego Maradona's first-half goal helped knock England out of the World Cup in 1986.
As England goalkeeper Peter Shilton came off the goal-line to punch away the ball, the much shorter Maradona rose in the air and used his left hand to put the ball into the net. The goal, which later became known as 'The Hand of God' is a part of footballing folklore and to this day still hurts many an Englishman.
Of course, the game is also famous for Maradona's second goal - an outstanding bit of individual genius that, in 2002, was named 'Goal of the Century' by voters on FIFA's website.
So, Suarez is not the first and certainly will not be the last to use his hand to effect the play, whether intentional or not. However, it is not down to the player to confess to his 'mistake', after all it is the responsibility of the referee to spot such an infringement and take the appropriate action.
That said, it won't make the Mansfield fans feel any better after being on the receiving end of such a controversial goal. The only comfort they can take is that they're not along - just ask the Republic of Ireland fans.


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The mission of the Student Success Center is to provide structured and effective services, opportunities and experiences in a proactive and supportive environment. Using a collaborative approach within and across the campus community the SSC offers all students access to academic counseling and advisement, as well as tutoring and disability services.
We believe in the ability of all well-equipped students to persist and achieve at Clarkson University. The SSC is the centralized location for students to access supports and services to ensure a successful academic career.
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CASTINE, Maine -- Maine Maritime exploded for a 42-26 halftime lead but Anna Maria scored the games final 29 points to mount an monumental second-half comeback to beat the Mariners 55-49 in a non-conference football game Saturday. The AMCATS were backboned by junior Robert Small's 240 yards on the ground and four touchdowns while freshman Gregory McGoldrick was 12-of-19 for 161 yards and one touchdown.
Maine Maritime rushed for 532 yards, which included all of MMA's seven scores, while the AMCATS passed for 210 yards and ran for 322. Anna Maria improved to 1-1, while the Mariners fell to 0-1.
AMC set a new team record for points scored with the 55 point outburst; the former record of 52 points was set in 2011.
Michael Fahey ran for 217 yards and scored four times for Maine Maritime and Billy Wetherbee added 170 yards on the ground and two scores.
The Mariners held a 49-47 lead with about two and half minutes left to play when Anna Maria started a drive on their own 49. Facing third-and-14, McGoldrick was sacked by Cody Chapman setting up fourth and long. McGoldrick fired a pass, intended for Josh Sundquist, that sailed out of bounds but an official called Matt Clifford for a controversial unsportsmanlike conduct call for bumping into Sundquist when he was out of bounds. Three plays later, McGoldrick hooked up with Sundquist on a 29-yard touchdown pass. McGoldrick two-point pass to William Ricard put the AMCATS up for good, 55-49.
That score was one of four unanswered touchdowns by Anna Maria in the final quarter and a half of play. Small scored on a run 32 and had a pair of 3-yard scoring plunges to set up the AMCATS final score. Anna Maria trailed 49-26 before its four unanswered scores.
The Mariners went ahead early in the first quarter when Chapman stripped Small of the ball on the game's second play of the game. Frank True scooped the loose ball and raced 20 yards to give Maine Maritime a 7-0 lead.
Small and Co. rebounded on the AMCATS next possession when John LaMothe threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Small. Johnny Weymouth blocked the PAT to keep the Mariners ahead 7-6 with 12:53 left in the opening quarter.
Fahey gave Maine Maritime a 14-6 lead when he sprinted to end zone on a 41-yard run. Anna Maria answered on the ensuing possession when LaMothe found Justin Ennis from 12 yards out to get the AMCATS within one, 14-13, with 9:39 left in the first.
Fahey and Wetherbee combined for three scores over the next 15 minutes to put Maine Maritime ahead 35-13 with 5:13 left before the half. Fahey scored on runs of 48 and 1 and Wetherbee plunged into the end zone from a yard out. Christopher Bettano made it 35-20 on the ensuing kickoff when he raced 94 yards to paydirt. Bettano's return set an AMCATS record for longest kick return, Kevin McCoy previously held the record return of 69 yards set in 2010.
Fahey and Small traded scores in the final two minutes of the first half to make 49-26 at the break. Fahey scored on a one-yard run and Small reached the end zone after an 80-yard run.
Wetherbee opened the second half with 36-yard run to put the Mariners ahead 49-33 before Anna Maria made its comeback.
Tony Valente paced AMCAT defense with thirteen total tackles, including a record setting three forced fumbles and one tackle for loss. Senior Jordan Koehler also had double-digit (11) tackles while Mike Kennedy and Billy Bishop each had six tackles.
The AMCATS set or tied eleven records in the game. Bobby Small's 30 points scored and 5 touchdowns shattered the records of 18 and 3 respectively, set last season by alumni Dom Concepcion.
The AMCATS are off next Saturday and will head to Catholic University on Saturday September 28 for a 1:00pm tilt.


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AIG Won't Join Greenberg Lawsuit
Most of AIG's directors began Wednesday's board meeting leery of supporting a controversial lawsuit that accuses the U.S. government of taking advantage of the company in its rescue from the financial crisis.
Now the WSJ is reporting the board has made its decision: It won't join the Starr International lawsuit. Here are the headlines crossing the wires right now:


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|10/23/2010 - 8:26am
|Heroic effort
Too bad you are already married. Lucky gal is Mrs. Six Zero!
|09/14/2010 - 1:51pm
|Thank you Brian
Best explanation I've read....you sure you aren't Ron Jaworski? Well done sir.
|07/06/2009 - 8:24pm
|comics in your post???
we are not worthy
|07/05/2009 - 9:43pm
|dumb girl
why the 20 drink minimum?
|12/20/2008 - 1:14pm
|Where's his girlfriend going????
here's my unsubstantiated suspicion. He's a 17 yo kid. With a girlfriend. I'll betcha his girl is going to Tulsa. And now, so is he....
|10/24/2008 - 2:49pm
|funny analogy ....
as Brian is definitely more staid (in a GOOD way).
A better comparison MIGHT be (note the emphasis) Tony Kornheiser and Dennis Miller. The first an accomplished smart journalist with a whole lotta fan sprinkled in without much filter, the second a brilliantly odd, and culturally literate commentator who could border on elitest given the obtuse references to literature, world history, and porn.
Either way, each is good for who and what they are.
And, I now insert those empty Rodney King words....can't we just all get along???? :P
|10/20/2008 - 10:32pm
|Wrong Women
Er, mth882...you need to watch with different girls. This girl yells and screams and is pissed just like the rest of you guys. Not sure if I'm reading your comment correctly, but I think you may be suggesting that RichRod is a girl because he is emotional????
Not so fast.
Football is all about passion, strategy, intensity, and the ability to finish. Something women require in their men too. ;-)
|09/28/2008 - 9:19am
|Dedicated Fans vs. Faux Fans
Absolutely I had no idea that we even had a hope of winning this game after watching the first half 'performance'. Basically I felt sorry for the kids. One "boos" the LIONS. One does not "BOO" a fourth-string QB from Adrian for gosh sakes. I was one of the folks in the stands who stayed til the clock read zeros. And then I still stayed to see the celebration in the student section/endzone. And my dedication was rewarded with one of the most amazing comebacks I've seen in 20+ years of watching Michigan football.
BUT the rain of "boos" came from ALL sections, including people from behind me-- not your so-called 'drunken college students'. In fact, those students got their act together so well that they were able to form a blue block M within a sea of Maize. In the fourth quarter those same yahoos from all sections were chanting 'over-rated' at Wisconsin, like Michigan somehow became #1 in the AP polls.
I feel perfectly justified in calling out the fans who boo'd and who left (quit) early. Good thing the team didn't.
|09/27/2008 - 10:01pm
|roger that
thanks g. definitely value your comments. peace out.
|09/27/2008 - 9:51pm
the mind over-rides the automaticity.
what do you tell them to calm them down tho? as a follow-up: how come the intensity of the fourth quarter comeback doesn't mess up the automaticity but enhances it??
|09/27/2008 - 9:43pm
Greg Mathews knows better than to carry the ball in his inside arm...I mean isn't that a skill you learn in grade school??? ball in the outside arm.
that's what was so baffling to me about the first half---piss poor play vs. bad coaching? or both.
perserverance. impressive.
|09/27/2008 - 9:35pm
|g u r a wise man
g u r a wise man
|09/27/2008 - 9:34pm
|Fickle Fans
Yeah. The fans boo'd the team at the half. I mean c'mon. They are kids. WAY out of their league. And then to get all gung ho and "we're great" crap in the second half??
bugged me.
Props to the D. Props to the kids for No Quit. Props to Chocalate Milk.
No idea how we pulled out that win.....
|09/20/2008 - 2:13pm
|Missing link...
to the full monte photo
brian, you tease!
|09/15/2008 - 7:26am
Dear Brian--
A wonderful tribute to an enigmatic man. It's obvious that you have captured his essence not only in this piece, but also in your daily writings. I'm now having a "look at him" moment about you.
With appreciation and admiration---T9
|09/13/2008 - 1:55pm
major props to Brian for the use of "ennui" w/rt/ Michigan Football 2008
|08/31/2008 - 4:46pm
|just wondering....
why abortion is not ok but war is. does it matter whose baby it is????? the kneejerk reaction is NO, a complicated answer is it depends.....
life is complicated --if one believes in individual freedoms--like carrying a gun, deciding your own religion, and educating one's children--then why is deciding what to do or not do with one's own body a bad thing?
on the other hand, if you believe in Christian values like caring for one another and being your brother's keeper then why wouldn't you oppose war, support universal policies for the good of all, love all despite differences?
I just don't get it and all this politics stuff make my head really really hurt.
|08/29/2008 - 4:52pm
helloheisman you hit the nail on the head.
damn straight i'm insulted! It is demeaning and wrong to think that the only reason women were interested in Hilary is because of her ovaries so having any ovarian candidate on any ticket will therefore bring those voters over.
McCain has just proven that he is a rash, crazy ol' candidate who just doesn't get it.
|08/29/2008 - 12:27pm
Gentlemen--particularly kind ShockFX. I am sorry that I did not use proper etiquette by posting your well-done video on The Spawn. Since Ninja ( a member of WLA) is the blogger formerly known as joshua on MZone I thought that we were all in this together and that you had sent your video as a link to be posted. Honestly I don't know the difference technically between "linking" and "embedding" and I thought that by providing props with a direct link/click (?) to your site right at the beginning that it would be clear where the information came from. My bad.
dex---not sure why you feel the need to hate, but ok. if cross-referencing from here to our site is not 'cool' then we won't bother to again. There are no adds on our site, so the cross-posting was not meant to benefit us in any monetary way and was done at the suggestion of some of our friends over at The Spawn. Those of us who miss Yost and the MZone camaraderie were simply trying to make it known that we are making a go at it.
apparently camaraderie does not equal "comrade" in your army, so consider yourself liberated from us.
|07/30/2008 - 11:35pm
It's easy to snicker about a male twirler--but seriously, wait until you see this kid's skills. He was the best part of his high school's half-time show. Give him credit for being true to himself and following his passion. Maybe think of him as the Holly Mangold of twirling????
|07/15/2008 - 5:57pm
|come visit the M Zone refugees at http://spawnofmzone.blogspot.com/
|07/03/2008 - 4:30pm
|didja know
|Lloyd's son is an adidas rep????
|07/03/2008 - 4:20pm
|07/01/2008 - 9:06pm
|er, techinically, the
er, techinically, the University of Michigan has the largest alumni association in the nation.....
I don't think that one has to be an alum to support U of M athletics, but would contend that you should be an alum to comment on any of the academics.....
|07/01/2008 - 5:42pm
|good to see you again!
|hey glad to see that you are around! have missed your posts on our recently dearly departed M-Zone
|07/01/2008 - 5:34pm
ninja and catie et tu????
or will this be a new home for all of us former mzoners and I can stop spawning over at the SpawnNation???
would be happy if we could all live in peace on one island.


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Since then, of course, DJ Danger Mouse has gone on to even more mainstream success with his Gnarls Barkley project, a collaboration between Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo Green. However, it looks like DJ Danger Mouse has another album that he's been working on, in association with Mark Linkous (of Sparklehorse). Yet, due to ongoing legal troubles with EMI, he can't actually release the music. So he's come up with a rather creative solution. Found via Andrew Dubber, the news is that the next album will be released as album artwork with a blank recordable CD.
Yes, a blank CD-R.
There is no music on it. Because if there were music on it, it would get him in more trouble with EMI. Yet, if you have that blank CD and all the artwork, you certainly could (not that they're suggesting you do...) find that music elsewhere and burn it to the CD. The statement from Danger Mouse reads:
Danger Mouse's new project Dark Night Of The Soul consists of an album length piece of music by Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse and a host of guest vocalists, along with a collection of original David Lynch photography inspired by and based on the music.In some ways, this is reminiscent of what the band Green Day did many years ago, offering up blank CDs with artwork for fans who had downloaded the music from unauthorized sources. Yet, in this case, it's even more interesting since there are no authorized sources at all for the music. It'll be fun to see how EMI reacts. Update: Meanwhile, the folks at NPR alert us to the fact that they're hosting a streaming version of the album for anyone who wants to hear it.
The photographs, which provide a visual narrative for the music, are compiled in a limited edition, hand numbered 100+ page book which will now come with a blank, recordable CD-R. All copies will be clearly labeled: 'For Legal Reasons, enclosed CD-R contains no music. Use it as you will.'
Due to an ongoing dispute with EMI, Danger Mouse is unable to release the recorded music for Dark Night Of The Soul without fear of being sued by EMI.
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Kung Fu Panda 2 (US - BD RA)
Gabe gets a kick out of DreamWorks Animation's first really good sequel...
Years ago Lord Shen (Gary Oldman), heir of the peacock clan that ruled Gongmen City in ancient China, sought to harness the power of fireworks as a weapon with which to rule the entire country. When the court's Soothsayer (Michelle Yeoh) announces that 'a warrior of black-and-white' is destined to defeat him, Shen assumes she is referring to a panda, and attempts to exterminate the panda population. Shen's parents are mortified by his atrocity and exile Shen, who swears revenge. Years later Po the panda (Jack Black) achieves the status of 'Dragon Warrior', and is protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, the Furious Five (Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan, David Cross, Seth Rogen and Lucy Liu) when word comes down that Master Thundering Rhino (Victor Garber), the leader of the kung fu council protecting Gongmen City, has been killed by Shen, and that Masters Storming Ox (Dennis Haysbert) and Croc (Jean-Claude Van Damme) have been imprisoned. Master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman) sends Po and his friends to rescue the surviving masters, and destroy Shen's 'secret weapon'. Meanwhile, Po struggles with visions from his past, and tries to achieve inner peace.
The original Kung Fu Panda was a bit of a revelation for me. At the time I had zero faith in DreamWorks Animation, following years of dopey, unfunny, occasionally even offensively terrible films. I'd also grown numb to Jack Black's usual shtick, which was turning him into consistent douche bag on film, and thought that martial arts in children's entertainment was threatening to grow stale, despite being a big fan of both Avatar: The Last Airbender and the TMNT reboot. I watched the film with heavy skepticism, and was fully won over by its charms, and now no longer assume the worst from DreamWorks Animation and Jack Black. But DreamWorks has a terrible habit of grinding out unneeded sequels, and the generally diminishing quality of these sequels sullies the positive memories of the originals. Kung Fu Panda also put a definitive cap on its story. Po the panda has a spiritual awakening, defeats the most powerful kung-fu master in the world, and wins over the affections of his heroes/friends. The stench of Shrek 3 tainted Kung Fu Panda 2, and I avoided seeing it in theaters. Harrumph.
I guess I forgot that there was probably a story behind Po being raised by a goose. This story really works, however, for a variety of reasons, and all of them are successful built around common storytelling tropes. The writers replace the Hero's Journey aspects of the original film with the common 'loss of power' trope (Po is more or less Superman in this film, and it should follow that Superman 2 is used a bit as a model). At first it seems that Po's assignment to find inner peace is a trite filler for the fact that he's basically invincible, but his strength is rendered moot as his past stirs up fears, leading him to an unexpectedly believable place of uncertainty. The villain of the piece isn't a somehow magically more amazing martial artist than the villain of the previous film, his strength is found in his knowledge, and his threat isn't only a physical one, it's a philosophical one (kind of like Lex Luthor, the Joker, and any other number of famous and enduring arch enemies). His existence doesn't just threaten Po and his friends physically, it threatens their way of life. The writers are using Lord Shen as the familiar metaphor of the modern world destroying tradition, even artistry (if you're will to look that far down this particular rabbit hole). They're also ensuring he has a valid reason for his evil, and that he and Po share a personal link, which is really better than I can say for Tai Lung, the slightly more id-driven villain of the original film. So here, within 15 minutes the makers of Kung Fu Panda 2 have validated their films existence, and I am generally wrong.
I still have problems with Po's not being an absolute kung-fu badass following his spiritual awakening, and losing skirmishes against clearly underpowered opponents, considering he handily dispatched the most powerful warrior in the world at the end of the last chapter in this story, but I can accept ignoring bits of continuity in the case of an unplanned sequel in favour of the better standalone story (I mean, I'm a Star Wars fan, I'm nothing if not malleable when it comes to continuity). There are issues with the momentum of the story considering the 'action sequence every 15 minutes' model the filmmakers set, but the general pacing doesn't suffer too much, and the most uninspired-but-necessary plot moments are skipped over quickly (minus credits the film runs about 80 minutes). The big emotional moments have goose-bump inducing power I was not prepared for, as well. With a bit of tightening up in the middle section this script could've been superior even to the original film. The humour is slightly lacking, I suppose. I certainly didn't laugh as much as I did watching the original film, but I still appreciate the drier jokes when the heavy physical comedy fails. The top-tier quality of the character animation and performances certainly helps, especially anything pertaining to Shen, who features some of the most complex animation, and is played with awkward charm by Gary Oldman. The repeating gags that features Po failing to be the action hero he thinks he is are laugh worthy at every turn.
Even if the story had sucked, and the characters been flat, there'd be no denying that Kung Fu Panda 2 is an incredibly gorgeous film. I remember that when the film was in production it was announced that Guillermo del Toro had been hired as a visual consultant/producer, and his painterly influence is apparent from frame one (del Toro also worked on DreamWorks Animation's Megamind and Puss in Boots, and his long time cinematographer collaborator Guillermo Navarro worked in a similar capacity on Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa). Things open on a beautiful paper/shadow puppet style prologue (similar to the puppet show prologue from del Toro's Hellboy 2), then breaks into some of the most vibrant and evocative CG animation I've ever seen. The most pleasant surprise is the ease at which the filmmakers mix mediums. Traditional cell animation infiltrates the imagery several times, in the form of stylistic punches, and more seriously, memories and dreams. The action is more dynamic this time around as well. I'm not sure I've seen anything else in 2011 that compares in terms of pure action. Occasionally the 'in your face' quality is a little much (I'm assuming this works better in 3D) but the sweeping camera movement during the more adventurously action packed scenes, and the crash-zoom, Dutch angle heavy fight scenes are a blast. The scope of some of these scenes are breathtaking to such a degree one forgets they're watching a patently cartoony animated film.
There is a whole lot to appreciate on this 1080p, 2.35:1 transfer (this is the 2D version for your records), from the tiniest details, and smoothest transitions, to the brightest and most vibrant colours. And I can't find a single thing to complain about, even when I crawl up to the television and press my noise against the glass. The costumes and production design are incredibly ornate, featuring the smallest, most intricate elements imaginable set against even more intricate elements. You can practically feel the juxtaposing textures, and some shots are overwhelming in their dueling elements, without a lick of edge enhancement, digital noise, or any other brand of artefact. Red, yellow and green are general theme colours, and these play sharply against each other in the form of sharp highlights, heavy pops, and soft glows. The heaviest red elements, which usually represent the evil of Shen (who is entirely white, which cleverly allows him to absorb all the colours around him), are incredibly impressive in terms of hue purity. The best I can manage in terms of criticism is some minor banding effects on some of the red background blends. This is reference level material through and through.
Dolby TrueHD soundtracks never sound as loud as DTS-HD Master Audio tracks on my system, and this Dolby TrueHD 5.1 track is no exception, but once I found a happy volume level I was not disappointed. This is an aggressive mix that fills every channel with action and ambience. The smooth warmth of some of the more dramatic, and dialogue heavy scenes are just fine, but the rollicking action sequences take obvious precedence. The fisticuffs feature plenty of zipping directional movement, and the more epic explosive sequences are vast in their immersive quality, and heavy in their LFE component, especially when stuff starts blowing up. Most major characters have some kind of aural signature to their movements, which is a fun way to recognize the smallest noises within even a major battle. I particularly enjoy the beach ball bounce that Po makes, and the manic flutters of Shen and Mantis. Directional elements are a regular occurrence, but there is a standout bit where Po awkwardly dodges nothing throughout the rear channels at the top of the climax.
Like most of DreamWorks Animation's bigger releases this disc features a handful of in-film extras, including a trivia track, a filmmakers commentary featuring producer Melissa Cobb, production designer Raymond Zibach, fight choreographer Rodolphe Guenoden and director Jennifer Yuh, and the Animator's Corner picture in picture option. I've been having some random issues with my player since the latest firmware upgrade, so I couldn't get the audio to work on the Animator's Corner option, but could see the storyboard comparisons, which were cool, and imagine that there isn't too much overlap based on what it appeared the interview subjects were speaking about. Subject matter appears to cover a wide range of the making-of process, and includes interviews with the voice acting staff. The commentary is a bit low key, but there's not a lot of blank space, and plenty of technical discussion. There's a real sense of community between the participants, all of whom seemed to have a big impact on the final product. The trivia track is kind of moot following the other two options. Also under the Blu-ray exclusive menu is Animation Inspiration, a map of China with eight stops, each featuring their own featurette concerning the filmmaking team's research trip to China (11:40, HD).
Likely the most popular extra among fans will be Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (23:00, HD) a new short subject staring members of the original cast. Here Po tricks Tigress and Mantis into breaking into a museum before its official opening, where he generally geeks out, and tells tails of the story of the Masters Rhino, Croc and Ox. This is largely 2D animated in a similar style to the flashbacks in the film. Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (23:50, HD) is the pilot episode of the new animated series (entitled 'Has Been Hero'), which seems to be on a good track to being at least as entertaining as the Penguins of Madagascar series. Kickin' it With the Cast (12:40, HD) sort of speaks for itself, and features behind the scenes footage and interviews with producer Melissa Cobb, director Jennifer Yuh, Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, James Hong, Gary Oldman, Danny McBride, and Jean-Claude Van Damme. The disc also features three deleted scenes in test animation form, with director introductions (4:20, HD), Panda Stories (7:40, HD), a look at the conservation efforts to save the giant panda in relation to the film, two games ( Barrels of Bunnies and Baby Po's Great Crate Challenge), Ni Hao, a Mandarin learning game, a World of DreamWorks Animation soundtrack menu, and trailers.
Kung Fu Panda was the first great DreamWorks Animation film (outside of their Aardman co-productions), and now Kung Fu Panda 2 is their first great sequel. Well, not quite 'great', but very, very good. It's beautiful to look at, features grand scale action, and it ambushed me with its genuinely moving sentiment. I'd like to be too cool for school and say I rolled my eyes when a third movie is teased just before the credits run, but I'm looking forward to another adventure. This Blu-ray looks absolutely perfect, sounds pretty darn good, and features a whole pile of extras, including filmmakers' commentary, PiP behind the scenes, and two amusing shorts.
* Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray image quality.
Review by Gabriel Powers
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I thought this was better than the first. The fact that the filmmakers decided to expand Po's emotional story rather than repeat the plot of the first film is ingenious. Yeah, I cried like a baby in this film, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. Also, that cliffhanger-like ending was awesome. They could seriously come up with a great story for that.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 13th December 2011
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish, French and English Audio Description
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
Extras: Filmmakers' Commentary, Animators' Corner PiP, Trivia Track, Animation Inspiration, Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters, Kickin' It with the Cast, Deleted Scenes, Panda Stories, Kung Fu Shuffle Games, Ni Hao Game, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness Episode, World of Dreamworks, DVD Copy, Digital Copy
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Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Cast: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Gary Oldman, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, James Hong, Michelle Yeoh, Danny McBride, Dennis Haysbert, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Victor Garber
Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation and Comedy
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Capt. Jacqui Boykin replaces former Capt. Tony Lashley, who retired on May 31 after 17 years with Knightdale police.
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Beginning as a patrol officer in Wilson, Boykin eventually became the department's Professional Standards Sergeant and Accreditation Manager.
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Battling a shadow
A Carroll boy's life is on hold while his cancer treatment leaves him vulnerable to infection
Daily Times Herald staff
Matt Brauckman, 13, of Carroll, can't play his favorite sports, such as bowling, football and soccer, after he was diagnosed with cancer this spring.
Matt Brauckman (center with the blue cap) poses with his friends and family (front row, from left) Taidyn Peterson, Kylie Puffett, Keaton Puffett, Samaura Heard, Demarquis Heard, Josh Anderson, Karen Brauckman holding Lena Brauckman, (back row) Brooke Peterson, Bella Peterson, Chris Peterson, Max Molle, Tallon Beiter, Barb Brauckman, Abbey Brauckman, Brian Brauckman, Kalem Heard, Jen Puffett, Ken Ware and Linda Ware.
How to help
Donations to Matt can be made at the Bank of the West in Carroll.
The Carroll Cycle Center will have a benefit during its Rock 'n' Ride Event on June 1.
There will also be a fundraiser at Pizza Ranch on June 24, a fundraiser at the figure-8 races in Coon Rapids July 6 and a silent auction at Santa Maria Winery on Nov. 2.
May 17, 2013
It started in mid-January, when Matt Brauckman couldn't breathe.
His heart hurt.
He couldn't sleep.
Something was wrong.
The 13-year-old Carroll boy went to St. Anthony Regional Hospital, where doctors used X-rays to see his lungs. They were clear. Nothing wrong was obvious.
Maybe it was a bruised rib from snowboarding with friends, they thought.
The pain faded for two months but came back. Matt lay down to sleep on a March night but couldn't catch his breath. His heart hurt again.
He went back to the hospital, and this time there was a dark spot on his lungs.
The doctors told his mom Karen not to worry. Maybe it was scar tissue, or even just a shadow.
Matt went back for a more precise scan a week later that was supposed to help doctors identify the shadowy spot.
Matt and his mom went home to wait for the results. Karen told the helper at her at-home day care to go home. She shouldn't need her anymore that day. But it was only an hour later when Karen had to call her helper back to the day care. She'd already received a phone call from the hospital and she needed to go back.
"They said you have to come up here right now," Karen said. "I said, 'Right now?' She said you need to come right now."
The dark spot wasn't just a shadow. It appeared to be a tumor.
The hospital transferred Matt's care to the Children's Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha, Neb.
Matt and Karen went home as the hospital scheduled their appointment at Children's. They were expecting to have a day or two to get ready. But then there was another call.
"She calls me back and says you need to go now," Karen said. "There's a room waiting for you."
Life on hold
Matt Brauckman should be bowling and playing soccer with friends.
The shaggy-blond-haired boy bowled a personal best of 248 this year and was supposed to compete in the state tournament in March.
He was supposed to run and kick at the first day of soccer practice.
He was supposed to walk the halls of Carroll Middle School for the rest of his seventh-grade year.
He should be doing what he loves - watching figure-8 races with his brothers.
But most of those plans changed after a week of tests at Children's Hospital. He had a CT scan in late March that gave the doctors a better look at the dark spot. They found that the boy has a tumor floating inside his chest. It wraps around his heart and pushes against his lungs.
"It's massive," Karen said. "I almost fell over. I was like are you kidding me? This is in my child?"
Doctors also found that one of his lymph nodes in his neck was swollen and likely cancerous. They wanted to cut it out.
Matt already had a hard time breathing while lying down, so forcing him to sleep with anesthesia for surgery was too great a risk. A surgeon decided to numb the area near the lymph node and keep Matt awake for the procedure.
Tell us if it hurts too much, they told Matt.
The surgeon cut into his neck and pulled out a node the width of a garden hose. Another node showed signs of cancer, but it remains for now.
Then, more tests. Doctors examined his bone marrow and blood to make sure the cancer hadn't spread.
On Easter Sunday, just four days later, Karen got a call from Children's. As the doctors suspected, Matt had Hodgkin's lymphoma.
The disease had progressed to a stage 2. That meant the cancer had spread to two lymph nodes. It hadn't spread to his bones. It wasn't in his blood.
"We knew it was going to be cancer," Karen said. "We didn't know what kind."
But there was good news. The cancer was treatable. Children like Matt have a 95 percent chance of survival.
The way forward
Matt can't go to school. He gets sick too easy.
His lymph nodes play a key role in fending off disease. They have a watery fluid that carries oxygen and nutrients to cells and have white blood cells that fight germs.
Matt's white-blood-cell count has dropped to less than a tenth of normal. He must go to the hospital if his body temperature rises to 100.4 degrees.
So Matt stays home and watches TV and chips away at the stack of homework on his kitchen counter. It's hard for him to answer questions about school lessons he's missed in the past two months.
"He gets frustrated easily right now," Karen said.
Wilma Orlano, a middle school teacher, has started helping Matt with homework every Friday.
But the fight against Matt's cancer has just begun, and the Brauckmans have already racked up nearly $60,000 in medical bills. Matt's first round of chemotherapy alone cost $16,000.
Earlier this month, Matt's absolute neutrophile count, which are a type of white blood cells, were down to nearly zero. It's usually between 500 and 1,500.
He had almost no ability to fight off infection.
Problems like this will keep adding to the hospital bills.
And the bills came at a bad time. Matt doesn't have insurance. He and his brother Seth were enrolled in a taxpayer-paid Iowa insurance program for children, but Karen, who runs an in-home day care, and her husband Doug, who is a self-employed truck driver, made too much money last year to qualify.
Karen said it's happened before, but usually they wait a year and are eligible for the program again.
Their only insurance option, through Doug's work, would have cost them more than $800 per month.
In order to help with the family's expenses, several fundraising efforts have been set up around town.
For now, the Brauckmans are thankful. It could be worse.
Although Matt just wants to be a regular teenager and carry on with his school activities, Karen encourages him to look on the bright side.
"Be happy you're here and you have something that can be fixed, and there is always next year," Karen tells him.
Maybe next year Matt won't have to battle the little dark spot.
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Hodgkin's Lymphoma
The Mayo Clinic, based in Rochester, Minn., describes Hodgkin's lymphoma as a cancer of the lymphatic system.
The lymphatic system controls your immune systems. As Hodgkin's progresses it lessens your body's ability to fight infection.
Karen said the lymphoma is similar to AIDS in how it attacks an immune system.
"Just like a person with AIDS, the person doesn't die from the disease, they die from the infection they get," Karen said.
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Junior • 2013
A CRCA Scholar-Athlete … Rowed second, fourth, and sixth seat for the second varsity all season, including five wins, and a fourth place finish at the NCAA Women's Rowing Championships Petite Final.
Sophomore • 2012
Sat in the six spot as Radcliffe finished fourth in the second varsity eight third-level final at the NCAA Championships in West Windsor, N.J., May 27 ... Rowed in the eight position of the second varsity eight which finished fourth in the grand final, helping Radcliffe claim the first ever Ivy League Championship Regatta May 13 … Assisted the second varsity eight from the eight seat, as it took down Yale for Radcliffe's lone win in the Case Cup April 21 … Contributed in the second varsity eight to Radcliffe's sweep of No. 20 Dartmouth and Syracuse to claim the O'Leary Cup April 14 … Sat in the eight seat of the second varsity eight for Radcliffe's second-place finish (7:20.4) at the Class of 1975 Cup April 7 …Rowed with the varsity four as Radcliffe topped Brown by 6.1 seconds March 31.
Freshman • 2011
Rowed with the varsity eight in the six seat … Helped the varsity eight win the third-level final at the NCAA Championships with a time of 6:34.45 … Contributed to fifth-place finish at the EAWRC Sprints … Helped Radcliffe win varsity and team titles at the Beanpot on April 30 … Aided in a three-second victory over Yale to win the Case Cup for the first time in eight years … Helped the varsity eight beat Dartmouth, No. 10 Ohio State and Northeastern at the Charles River Challenge on April 17 … Rallied with the varsity eight to finish second place, ahead of Minnesota and Syracuse … Part of a resounding victory over Tulsa on March 26 to open the spring season.
Before Harvard
A part of the varsity crew for four years at the six seat and eight seat … Won national championships in 2007 and '09 … Placed third at the Youth Nationals in '10 … Placed seventh at the Head of the Charles in '08 and placed eighth the following year … National Merit Scholar … Inducted to the Spanish Honor Society … Served as a tutor in writing and math … Took part in Clearwater Camp for Girls and Australian Exchange.
Grandfather Robert Wilcox Sr. '43, father Robert Wilcox Jr. '70 and cousin William Lambert '06 all attended Harvard … Brother Benjamin '13 also attended Harvard…Her cousin, Elisabeth Lambert '04 was a member of Radcliffe heavyweight crew.


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'Singing Through Tears': Alan Muraoka Talks About the Broadway with Love Benefit for Sandy Hook
By Alan Muraoka
Alan Muraoka plays "Alan" on Sesame Street.
When I was approached to participate in From Broadway with Love – A Benefit Concert for Sandy Hook, I knew that Sesame Street had to be a part of it. I wanted to rally as many of the cast as possible. Emails and phone calls were sent out, and before you knew it I had group of talented volunteers: Alison Bartlett (Gina), Sonia Manzano (Maria), Bob McGrath (Bob), Roscoe Orman (Gordon), from the human cast, and Muppeteers Carmen Osbahr, Pam Arciero, and Tyler Bunch, performing Rosita, Grungetta, and Herry Monster, respectively. We decided that the song "Just One Person" would be the perfect fit for the benefit, because it is a song about hope, community and love. It seemed to be the right message: Read More


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Late one night at a little coffee shop, we came together to create a storyboard for the Kickstarter pitch video to raise funds for Athena's renovation.
The ever talented Jessi Goodwin frantically drew to keep up with our creative flow. Jessi's sweet drawing of Athena, all done up and ready to party, makes me happy.
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Something like stickam, chat roulette, or omegle or something else. I know some of those sites are known for pranks and creepy people. What are your experiences ?
Have you ever been on any of those sites? Would you go visit them or would you not?
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I have visited some of those sites and my experiences were not very friendly.... Many of the people I encountered were.....well you know........performing a certain action of which made me want to vomit...
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I have seen and heard of Stickam before andlike the above mentioned it was fairly crude and had no boundaries what so ever. If you do not already know peoople on there I would'nt suggest it but you could always find a really cool person and totally enjoy it. I have seen a girl on youtube by the name of nicole337 and she has a Stickam by another name but that was enough to make me want to not get one. Very judgmental I know if you have seen her videos. Quite funny though
Hurry the photobug is around...grab your camera
I tend to avoid them since they seem to be hangouts for assholes and pedophiles.
I used to play Uno on one of those sites but it just got to be too much...........
Where do you expect us to go when the bombs fall?
I've never visited them, but I've heard enough about them to stay away. Anyway, aren't like half the webcams on chatroulette of male genetalia anyway?
I've been on chat roulette before and like everyone said before me. They were performing a very... let's just say wrong action. Though I did see one cool dude on their that I chatted with about COD for like 5 mins. Then he asked how old was I and my response was... "Log Out." Lol
Unless I know the person I don't go on many chat video sites. That's why I stick to skype on my Vita
I'm tired... oh wait... I'm always tired. Maybe I'm just lazy :(
never tried video chat sites, i prolly never will. that stuff steve kardynl(did i spell that right?) does on chatroullete is hilarious though
I never enjoy it. Would like to have a conversation, but everyone just skips me. Understandable when it's a pretty girl or a fat naked old guy masturbating, but everyone else is just as shitty, and immediately disconnects when they see me. I remember these two little Swiss kids were ripping a bong, and that was hilarious.
You can't kill the metal.... the metal will live on!
I have been somewhat interested in visiting sites like that, but after reading these responses..I probably won't go to those sites.....or will I? Nah, probably not.
Never had the desire to go to them. Most likely never will.
Visited them all, but never went back to either. I do know that a few users on Stickam have had their videos stolen and used on Gifyo, a site I go on where you create gifs. They were being used to get naked photos out of stupid teenagers.
Penises. Lots and lots of penises.
People like me should be herded in to ditches and shot.
oh geez me and my friends were bored so i was like hey lets get on chat roulette he was like fine ok so we get on and as we were skipping through people somebody was uhh doing a very unpleasant thing so i exited out and swore to my self i would never get on that sight again
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Fast & Easy Dinner: Tangy Roast-Beef Sandwiches
Fast & Easy Dinner: Tangy Roast-Beef Sandwiches
It's Wednesday night, the middle of the week and I have no time to make dinner. Instead of running to a fast food joint, I turn to a sandwich. A quick, no cook meal that is filling, tasty, and good for me. Everyone always has ham or turkey on hand, but why not choose an alternative lunch meat for variety? Roast beef is a good option that plays nicely with the flavors of horseradish — leftover from yesterday's salmon and potatoes — and crushed fruit spread. If you don't like sprouts, substitute peppery arugula. Get this delish recipe when you,
Tangy Roast-Beef Sandwiches
From Cooking Light magazine
1/2 cup fat-free sour cream
4 ounces 1/3-less-fat cream cheese (about 1/2 cup), softened
2 tablespoons prepared horseradish
1 (16-ounce) unsliced loaf French bread
3/4 cup cranberry-raspberry crushed fruit (such as Ocean Spray)
3/4 pound very thinly sliced reduced-fat deli roast beef (such as Healthy Choice)
1 cup alfalfa sprouts
- Combine first 3 ingredients in a small bowl. Cover and chill.
- Cut loaf in half horizontally. Spread horseradish mixture over cut sides of bread. Spread crushed fruit over bottom half of bread; top with roast beef, sprouts, and top half of bread. Cut loaf into 6 pieces.
Serves 6.
Nutritional Information: CALORIES 445(18% from fat); FAT 8.7g (sat 4.4g,mono 2.2g,poly 1.1g); PROTEIN 23.1g; CHOLESTEROL 42mg; CALCIUM 61mg; SODIUM 1093mg; FIBER 2.7g; IRON 3.6mg; CARBOHYDRATE 67.2g


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When you are Bucky, you are forbidden to tell anyone. You do not get paid. You do it for the privilege of upholding a time-honored tradition. The time commitment is grueling enough. The smell of the head is worse. You never know when you'll get to use a bathroom, but it doesn't matter because you sweat so much. You can't talk and you can barely see.
When you are Bucky, everyone wants to shake your hand. All the girls want to hug you, and children are in awe. When you are being Bucky for the first time, you're confused and disoriented and wondering why you ever got yourself into this. By the time you're done, you don't ever want to stop. Being Bucky changes you forever.
Meet the seven students who play Bucky Badger, the mascot at the University of Wisconsin-Madison during the 2007-2008 school year.
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Port Kells Nurseries is a year round, family run, full service nursery and garden center located in Surrey, British Columbia. We have been servicing the garden needs of Surrey, Langley, Cloverdale, Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley since 1992. Home owners, professional gardeners and landscapers alike have come to trust our staff for advice as well as the high quality of our plant material.
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Children's Cancer Foundation › About Childhood Cancer › Diagnosis and Treatment Glossary › Brain tumour (Cerebral tumour)
Brain tumour (Cerebral tumour)
See cerebral tumour -
An abnormal multiplication of brain cells. This forms a swelling that compresses or destroys the healthy brain cells and – because of the rigid nature of the skull – increases the pressure on the brain tissue. Malignant tumours grow rapidly, spreading through the otherwise normal brain tissue and causing progressive neurological disability. Benign tumours grow slowly and compress the brain tissue. Both benign and malignant tumours commonly cause fits.


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The ballot for Veer Magazine's 2013 Local Music Awards has been unveiled and it includes plenty of Peninsula artists. Most notably, the announcement brought good news to musicians connected with Hampton's Fuzz Band.
The Fuzz Band was nominated in two categories, Best R&B and Best Live Performer, while spinoff acts from the group D*Nik and K'Bana Blaq also crop up throughout the ballot. [Go here to see the whole list. Voting is open now and will continue through Feb. 1.]
D*Nik, the experimental pop duo featuring Fuzz Band singer Nik Madry and instrumentalist Duane Smith, got the nod in Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Emerging Artist categories. Fuzz Band singer K'Bana Blaq, who launched a solo act recently, was nominated for Song of the Year, Best R&B, Best Live Performer.
Elsewhere, Newport News resident Jon Bibbs was nominated for Best R&B, as was Hampton resident Myra Smith. Also, Shakespeare's Ghozt of Hampton was nominated for Best Hip-Hop and Newport News vocalist and band leader Bobby "BlackHat" Walters was named in the Best Blues field. The Dharma Initiative and United Souls will compete in the Best World Beat category.
Bands that include multiple Peninsula members, The 757 Allstars and the Esoteric Ramblers, also received several nominations. What's more, the Peninsula did well in the Best Open Mic Night category with Victorian Station, Hilton Tavern and Marker 20 all named.
[Your very own Sound Check also was nominated in the Best Digital Media class.]
When do we learn who won? At a ceremony Tuesday, Feb. 12 at The Naro Expanded Cinema in Norfolk. Showtime is 7 p.m. and doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets to the awards program are $5, with proceeds going to the Hope House Foundation. Read my earlier post about the unusual live music that will be presented as part of that event.
The fun won't stop once the curtain falls on the awards ceremony.
"Hang on to the ticket because it will also gain you admission into three after-party events with live entertainment," reads an announcement on the Veer website.
Parties will take place at Belmont House of Smoke (Seth Stainback & Roosterfoot, hosted by 96X's "The Local Show"), Cogan's (The Lonely Teardrops featuring Dexter Romweber and Sam "Crash" Sandler, hosted by HardcoreNorfolk.com) and Colley Cantina (Rodeo Clown, hosted by Veer Magazine).


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Turn 1
Future Shock Finishes the turn, in the home stretch with no one to challenge his lead!
Agent Bob tries to through his foes in the way of the oncoming Grand Expedition.
But due to amazing luck she uses him as a shortcut!
With expert dice rolls she reduces Future's vehicle to one health.
Agent is killed in close combat.
Turn 2
Rebel follows the agent into death.
GE is not pleased at Future's survival.
Much better!
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Grand Expedition wins the race!
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The Birger Sandz�n Memorial Gallery announced the opening of a retrospective exhibition featuring the art of Lindsborg artist Lee Becker. The show opens Sunday and continues through Dec. 23. An opening reception will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday with the artist talking about her work at 3 p.m.
The Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery announced the opening of a retrospective exhibition featuring the art of Lindsborg artist Lee Becker. The show opens Sunday and continues through Dec. 23. An opening reception will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday with the artist talking about her work at 3 p.m.
Becker grew up in McPherson, as a spouse and mother through her young adult years. In the early 1970s, she began art studies at Bethany College and received a bachelor's degree in art and art education in 1976. She also completed special studies in sculpture at Bethany and painted in watercolor with Keith Crown, professor emeritus of art at the University of Southern California.
Following her degree completion, Becker began working as a studio artist and teacher. She continues to regularly exhibit regionally, is a seven-time winner in the Kansas Artists Postcard series, and has participated in numerous solo and group shows. She has completed commissions and received honors in juried exhibitions. As a teacher, she has instructed students privately, for arts organizations, and at all levels of formal education for more than 25 years.
In 1999, Becker received an M.F.A. in printmaking from Fort Hays State University. In an effort to broaden her knowledge and experience base, she participated in a group study exchange team to India in 1997 that was sponsored by Rotary International.
In 2007, she again visited India – this time as a Rotary team group leader. Without question, these trips greatly influenced her artwork.
Recently, Becker's art has focused on capturing the presence of rare and endangered animals. In her Rare Forms series, she continues to create life-size portraits of agricultural and exotic animals that are endangered – either because of hunting, environmental issues, or because they have fallen out of favor in an era of mechanized, large-scale food production. The endangered animal series plays to Becker's delight in organic color, form and texture and her intense focus on the personal experience of the animal finds its way onto her canvas. "When I paint," she says, "I consider the sentient being – the presence of these creatures. I want to achieve the feeling I experience when in close proximity to them."
In preparation for her retrospective, Becker reflects on her artistic experiences, "It doesn't seem time yet to be having a retrospective; it has all gone by so fast it seems, and yet not. It has been a journey of surprises, rich experiences, agonies and disappointments. All of these experiences have been rich sources for art making.
"Very early I began to think of myself as someone who would compulsively draw, paint, and make three-dimensional forms. In other words, what everyone calls an artist. Growing up in Kansas exposes one to the land, farms, farm animals, and horses. Additionally, I have studied life drawing whenever models were available and will continue working with the human form as a subject.
"Drawings are the foundation of all my work. They become fodder for the other media that completes the idea – or often I consider the drawing a completed work itself. Many times the idea suggests the media: whether I should do a painting, print, sculpture, or drawing. The painting may be done in oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel or egg tempera. At other times the media comes first and dictates the idea.
"It's such a pleasure to experiment with color against color, or color over color, and line over line – value from deep darks to the barest wisp of a shade. Textures, colors, forms and shapes all combine resulting in an image of man or beast, field or mountain, or invented forms and experiments.
"I thank all those family members, friends, teachers –– and strangers –– who have been a part of it all."
The Sandzén Gallery is located at 401 North First Street in Lindsborg. Hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. The Gallery is closed on Mondays. Admission is free, contributions welcomed. Docent tours for groups are available by two-week advance appointment with the Gallery. For more information about Birger Sandzén and the Gallery visit the website www.sandzen.org., telephone (785) 227-2220.


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Ashley Benson has bad timing.
On Wednesday, the "Spring Breakers" star posted a picture on Instagram of her impersonating Amanda Bynes. While Benson's pose is pretty spot on ... her timing is not so great.
The 23-year-old wrote, "Doing my Amanda bynes [SIC] look this afternoon," along with the photo.
On Tuesday, TMZ reported that Amanda was taken into custody on a 5150 hold for setting a small fire on a residents driveway in Thousand Oaks, California. When police arrived to the scene, it was determined that Bynes needed to be hospitalized.
In the last year, Amanda's showed signs of instability -- from calling fellow stars "ugly" over Twitter, to threatening to sue various media outlets, to numerous admissions of plastic surgery, and even a hip-hop career in the works -- her actions have led the public, the media and now her parents (who are seeking a temporary conservatorship) to worry about Bynes' mental health and general well-being.
After some backlash from fans, Ashley tweeted "To clear up the whole Instagram thing, I had no idea what her situation was. Truly sorry if I offended anyone."
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BEIJING, May 4 (UPI) -- China said Friday blind activist Chen Guangcheng could apply through "normal channels" to study abroad, and a U.S. university offered him a fellowship.
The announcement from the Chinese government signaled a possible breakthrough in a dipolmatic entanglement involving the two countries.
"The Chinese government has indicated that it will accept Mr. Chen's applications for appropriate travel documents," U.S State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said in a statement.
"The United States government expects that the Chinese government will expeditiously process his applications for these documents and make accommodations for his current medical condition. The United States government would then give visa requests for him and his immediate family priority attention."
A U.S. university offered a fellowship to Chen and his wife and children could travel with him, the State Department said.
Liu Weimin, in a statement on the Chinese Foreign Ministry's Web site, said Chen was receiving treatment in a Beijing hospital but could study abroad if he goes through "normal channels to take care of the relevant processes at the relevant departments in accordance with the law," The Wall Street Journal reported.
The ministry's statement followed an intense round of negotiations between China and the United States that ended dramatically when Chen, who fled house arrest in late April, addressed a U.S. congressional panel via a cellphone held by an American Christian activist.
Chen called Congress from his hospital room in Beijing and requested free passage to the United States.
"I want to come to the U.S. to rest. I have not had a rest in 10 years," Chen said. "I'm concerned most right now with the safety of my mother and brothers. I really want to know what's going on with them."
He asked for a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who was in Beijing for economic talks.
"I hope I can get more help from her," he said.
But neither Clinton nor her Chinese counterparts mentioned Chen at the end of two-day talks on trade and security issues, saying instead that differences on human rights matters must not disrupt the broader relationship between the two powers.
In a telephone interview with The Washington Post, Chen said he does not blame American officials for his predicament after he left the U.S. Embassy in Beijing under a U.S.-China deal. He accused Chinese officials of reneging on their promise to restore his freedom.
"It's not a one-time-only decision," Chen told the Post. "It doesn't mean I won't come back. As a free person, I believe I am endowed with the right to leave China when I want to and come back anytime I want."
Liu said Chen could qualify for permission to study abroad despite his conviction in 2006 on destruction of property and obstructing traffic charges, which his supporters say were trumped up by local authorities.
"According to Chinese law he's now a normal Chinese citizen, and through normal means he can apply through relevant procedures," Liu said.
He said he didn't know whether Chen's family would be allowed to leave.
U.S. lawyer Jerome Cohen, who advised Chen this week, told The New York Times the proposal could be a face-saving solution for China, defusing a situation that threatens relations between the two countries.
Chen told the Journal Thursday his family was being mistreated after he escaped house arrest in Shandong province.
"While I was in the embassy, the situation back home was awful," he told the Journal.
"[Local authorities] were in my house, in my room. They wouldn't let my family close the door. I feel my family members aren't very safe in China."
The Washington hearing was called by the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, led by Republicans Frank Wolf of Virginia and Christopher Smith of New Jersey.
Wolf said he would introduce a bill that would seek all State Department and White House communications concerning Chen's case.
Republicans, including presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, demanded the White House work to ensure the safety of Chen and his family.