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A member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibway, Heid E. Erdrich grew up in Wahpeton, North Dakota. Justin Kii Huenemann (Navajo) is president and CEO of the Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI), an organization that's bringing other nonprofits together to buy land for use by Indian-owned for-profit businesses.
Crow Bellecourt is one of the lead singers/manager for the Midnight Express drum group from the Twin Cities. They represent the Ojibwe, Lakota, HoChunk and Menomonee and Pueblo. Last year, 'MNX' as they are known were the winners of the Best Powwow album, at the Nammy's (Native American Music Awards) for their album, "Band of Brothers" CD.
Robert Desjarlait is Ojibwe-Anishinabe from Red Lake, Minnesota. He is a visual artist, historian, educator and traditional dancer. DesJarlait has created numerous paintings reflecting the culture of the Ojibwe and has been a cultural mentor and advisor on numerous public art projects.
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R.I.P Shateecha Roach: Lost Her Life At A New Years Eve Celebration In Pittsburgh! (From Gun Shot Wounds Trying To Leave Fever Nightclub + Footage Of Future Ducking Shots While Performing)
"Police said four people were shot at Fever Nightclub in the Strip District early Sunday morning, shortly after the beginning of the new year. Shateecha Roach, 27, of Pittsburgh, was found at Penn Avenue and 20th Street in the area of the club, police said. She was taken to UPMC Presbyterian with gunshot wounds to the neck and chest and was pronounced dead while being treated at the hospital. Roach was an aide for handicapped children at a city school. Police said she was shot as she got into her car after leaving Fever. A video was posted Sunday on YouTube with the description, "Future ducks when shots are fired." In the video, the rapper is seen on stage talking to the crowd with a microphone. Two loud pops are heard, then a woman screams and the video cuts out as the chaotic scene begins to unfold" - 4 News
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Many people see ads and think they could do better. According to the New York Times, no, they can't. The Times is following the struggle of H.J. Heinz to find five user-generated ads to air on TV sometime this September. Companies like Heinz are discovering that user-generated content doesn't save time or money. For the foreseeable future, Madison Avenue will be responsible for creating the ads we love to hate.
Many entries are mediocre, if not downright bad, and sifting through them requires full-time attention. And even the most well-known brands often spend millions of dollars up front to get the word out to consumers.
We prefer YouTube's user-generated content to the schmaltz spewing from Madison Avenue. What do you think: is the content really worse, or are companies unwilling to step away from their comfort zones? Tell us in the comments. — CAREY GREENBERG-BERGER


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Vodafone has warned the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Intelligence and Security's inquiry on data retention that retaining detailed information on mobile data usage by customers could involve a significant cost for operators. Matthew Lobb, the telco's general manager industry strategy and public policy, also called for clarity on the retention of so-called metadata about customer usage of mobile networks.
Lobb told the inquiry that currently Vodafone retains information only for billing purposes, which in the case of data usage on mobile devices is generally just details about the time a data session is initiated and by which device, the amount of data downloaded and in which cell on the telco's network the session occurred in.
"The main message we would make is that let's think about this in terms of we've currently got: An arrangement for call records and that's proved to be useful [for] investigations. What's required to emulate that in the data world? Certainly the industry's concern is that this is a broader objective than that, and the EU directive [on data retention] that the attorney-general mentions in her letter [to the inquiry] is a good starting point.
"But there is some vagueness about what, for example, providing a record of the location, what exactly does that mean? Does that mean the cell area? Does it mean that we're required to provide location within the cell?"
A letter sent by Attorney-General Nicola Roxon to the joint committee claimed that a new data retention regime would not cover the contents of the contents of communications, but instead relate to so-called metadata. In the case of phone calls, this relates to the number dialled from a particular handset, the time the call occurred and its length.
"The Government does not propose that a data retention scheme would apply to the content of communications. The content of communications may include the text or substance of emails, SMS messages, phone calls or photos and documents sent over the internet," the letter stated
A declassified submission by ASIO to the inquiry sated that "For many years law enforcement and security agencies (as well as many others) have been able to request CAD [communications associated data] from any carrier or carriage service provider. Agencies access … this information through an internal authorisation. This power already exists; a brand new power is not being sought..."
"agencies are looking to access the same general information they have been accessing for many years; information that would enable them to trace the participants of a communication in retrospect, when the communication occurred and ideally where the parties were."
Retaining more data beyond what is currently retained for billing could impose a significant financial burden on operators, Lobb said. In addition, the retention of some information could create a security risk. "What we would be saying is certainly from a cost point of view, from a risk point of view, from a privacy point of view and from a business point of view that [the data retained] should be the minimum requirement that's useful for the [law enforcement] agencies as opposed to a broader set of requirements above and beyond the current traditional approach."
Lobb said that there are cost recovery arrangements in relation to call interception and other information, such as billing records, currently available to law enforcement agencies. If new data legislation requires information that is more detailed than the data currently retained by the telco as business records for billing and auditing purposes then that cost should be borne by the government of law enforcement agencies.
Lobb said that there needed to be clarity on what kind of metadata would need to be retained.
"If you're talking about location within the cell [that a data session takes place] that's an enormous expense. So if it's as simple as a session occurred, a data session occurred, and maybe it went to the first URL, this is what happened, [then] that's manageable. I think it would be expensive but manageable.
"If it's every single URL they went to, [the] amount of data that was used in particular downloading events and similarly with the location, that's when the cost across all your categories increases dramatically and capture becomes extremely expensive.
"So actually having the systems to be able to get information for the agencies that we wouldn't be otherwise interested in storing or capturing."
Yesterday police commissioners appearing before the joint committee said that although law enforment would like communications data to be kept indefinitely, they have compromised on a two-year period for data retention following negotiations with the Attorney-General's department.


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What's Involved?
A home library doesn't have to be elaborate or expensive to provide rich reading experiences. Fancy books aren't necessarily the best way to capture a child's fancy. But a good family library does involve time and space—time to find materials that will interest all the readers in our family, and space to keep and enjoy them. Here are some questions that might come to mind as you plan a family library:
Where is the best place to set up our library?
Many families have found that setting aside a spot in the home for a family library helps them make reading a part of family life. You don't need much space; a corner of a room with a bookshelf, comfortable furniture, and adequate lighting is just fine.
How large should our library be?
It's variety that counts, not size. Instead of focusing on the number of books, keep in mind the special interests and preferences of each member of the family. Ask your children what they like to read, and try to stock up on their favorite subjects and authors. A small collection of books, thoughtfully gathered over time, is better than a large collection that goes largely unread.
How should we display our collection?
In a way that invites the family to dig in! Sturdy bookcases, built-in shelves, and open magazine racks are excellent places to display and store reading material. An orange crate works well, too. A floor-to-ceiling wall system with glass doors might be beautiful to behold, but would discourage a young reader who couldn't get to the books inside. Be sure to put reading material for the youngest readers on the lowest shelves. You may want to group together books about your child's favorite topics—from dinosaurs to space travel—or books by a favorite author.
What kinds of reading materials should we include?Anything goes in a family library. Paperback and hardcover books, a dictionary, an atlas, song books, magazines for parents and kids, newspapers, and even mail-order catalogs all have a place. Keep the ages and interests of family members in mind when selecting material, and get their suggestions. Make sure there is something for everyone at every reading level.
A Shelf of One's Own
Children may want a place separate from the family library to keep books that have special meaning or value for them. By encouraging children to set aside their personal favorites, you are helping them express their affection for books, and showing them that you respect their reading.
Here are some tips for helping your children set up their own collections:
Family Projects
Setting up a home library is more fun if everyone in the family gets involved. Here are some activities you can do with your children to encourage their interest in collecting, displaying, and caring for family books—inexpensive projects that won't require special tools or carpentry skills.
Where to Find Good Books
You can put together a large collection of books without putting out a lot of money. Here are some tips for collectors:
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If you are interested in purchasing the bathing girl statue bust with towel draped like adress you can call the office or fill out an order form for more information.
Some materials that we can create a bathing girl with are bronze, iron, nikel, copper, silver, and even gold. Besides these materials we can also create custom arts of creation with other materials. If the bathing girl metal torso is not for you you may want a bathing girl statue in marble. We can also use wood, fiberglass, or hydrostone. But, if you call the office or fill out a form we can help you out to decide what type of material and gloss you would like. There are also many colors that we are able to implement on the bathing girl statue bust with towel draped like a dress.
If you choose to use hydrostone, cement, or plaster we are able to create faux materials. Some materials we are able to imitate are silver, gold, copper, and marble. Although marble is not shown here we are able to do so.
There are a couple ways we can create a bathing girl statue bust with towel draped like a dress. First we can use our pre made mold. Another way is we can carve directly from the metal that you choose. After we shape the bathing girl statue we then gloss and paint. Lastly, we deliver. Depending on the type of metal torso tab you order the process is different.
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The process of creating an abstract distressed female torso varies. One way we can create a smooth female metal torso is by cutting it from a sheet of metal. After the metal is cut it is carefully detailed with sprays and paints. Another way is when we create a reproduction. Lastly, when the female torso looks exactly what it looks like in the picture we ship it directly to you.
Some metals that we are able to incorporate on an abstract female torso or a custom design are copper, bronze, silver, and even gold. While looking through our comprehensive list of products you'll notice our company deals with many types of materials. Besides these metals we also offer marble and wood. We have a wide selection of abstract marble and wood female statues. So, if you do not like these products just keep looking through the site. If you are still not satisfied we want to hear what you would like!
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The erotic nature of our aluminum male wall relief sculptures is quite undeniable. Whether you are looking for a custom wall relief sculpture portrait, an erotic full torso statue, or something in between, but with more depth than a traditional relief art piece; Our art department can create any erotic male sculpture you direct us to sculpt according to your specifications. Provide us with a detailed description, and photos (or simple drawings), of the subject matter you want to be made into a work of art, and our staff of sculptors will make into a reality. Due to the years of hands on training at the top art schools and museums around the world; Our staff can put together a tremendous level of experience that goes into every artwork we produce.
Notice how the unpolished, or rough polished, aluminum reflects the ambient light in such beautiful shades of silver. The light reflects off of the under surfaces of the chest muscles, abdominals, and rib cage of the sculptures in such a unique manner that only aluminum can produce. Aluminum is a little known, but highly appreciated metal used in modern artworks. We cast in other valued metals such as bronze and brass - in addition to aluminum. One of our sculptors also made a more rough chiseled aluminum male torso sculpture with added dark staining to give it a more aged look, known in the industry as "distressing." Statues, sculptures, and even doors are common items that receive distressing treatments by our art department in order to enhance their character and appeal.
The second smooth aluminum erotic male wall relief sculpture is set in a pose as if being pressed against a wall with his hands above his head bracing for impact, and a towel falling off and dropping down his thighs. The back and shoulder muscles of male subject are very well defined showing every muscle detail and ripple from head to "tail," including a undeniably firm tush. Our staff of artists can take a head shot of any person and sculpt their unique facial structure and make a half-torso wall relief, mounted bust, or full figure statue of the chosen art subject.
Our company has dealt with art for years. Looking through our extensive list of unique art it should show you our dedication and passion of our work. In this particular section we offer the Icarus statue, winged or wingless. If you are interested in purchasing or customizing a Wing or wingless Icarus statue you can call the office or fill out an order form below. When purchasing custom Icarus statuary you are able to control the material, color, and design.
Icarus wasa Greek boy that was the father to Daedalus. Daedalus and Icarus was master craftsman and one day Daedalus created wings that could fly out of feathers and wax. Daedalus warned Icarus not to fly too close to the son, but he did. This lead to his demise. There is a moral to this story but i will leave it up to you to figure out what that is.
We offer many types of materials for your artist or architectural needs. The materials that we are able to completely customize are wood, marble, bronze, copper, aluminum, fiberglass, plaster, hydro stone, silver, cement, and even gold. Depending on the material, the process for creating an Icarus statue differs.
If you would like an aluminum wing Icarus we either can create it as a reproduction or create a completely new mold. After the mold is created, we then ask the customer what type of material to use. For example, gold, copper, plaster, etc. If you would like to have it plated this is also possible. A plated Icarus is when there are two different materials. The inner layer could be nickel and the outer layer can be gold, for example.
Wood and marble, on the other hand, are carved by hand. This gives a much more artistic look. The attention to detail can depend on what the customer likes. For example, if you would like a realistic bear we can get down to every hair if you like. Our wood carvers are from overseas in Indonesia. These expert carvers have many years of experience creating the perfect statue for you. Marble is carved by other sculptors.
Faux marble is also available to our customers. A faux marble statue is created with usually hydro stone, plaster, or cement. After the medium is selected then our artists can make it into faux marble. Our artists have done this for years.Real marble and faux marble are completely identical. Marble is not the only type of imitation that we offer.
In Greek mythology, Daedalus formed a pair of wings out of feather and wax for he and his son, Icaris, to escape an island via flight. Daedalus was a brilliant and extraordinary craftsman in ancient Athens, and a winged escape was his only conceivable chance to flee his isolation and banishment on an island where he and Icaris were being held as prisoners by King Minos - the ruler for whom he had constructed the Labyrinth to detain the mythical Minotaur. His imprisonment resulted from the fact that he bestowed upon Minos' daughter Ariadne a spool of thread in order to aid Theseus, Minos' foe, through the Labyrinth and to help overpower the Minotaur. Prior to departing the island of Crete, Daedalus cautioned Icaris to neither ascend directly towards the sun nor to dive too close to the sea. Overexcited by his adventure of soaring through the sky, Icaris flew curiously and carelessly through his surroundings, but soon forgot his father's words as he continued to fly and soon approached tooclose to the burning sun thereby melting the wax that was holding his wings together. Icarus repeatedly fluttered his broken wings even faster to maintain flight, but soon realized that all of the feathers attached to his wings were gone and simultaneously realized that all that the only thing flapping was his exposed featherless bare arms. Quickly Icaris plunged down into the sea, which is named the Icarian Sea of Samos to this day.
Our artist has added superb sculptural, and stylistic, touches to every aspect of this impressively cool aluminum Icaris statue bust, from the elegant feathered wings to the remarkably brawny structure of Icaris's upper torso. There are two different customized Icaris statues to choose from: one with wings, or one without wings. With no wings Icarus appears more in anguish after losing his wings to the heat of the sun, which is only amplified by the demonstration of a bare chest, suggestive of nudity, but without actually being nude at all. With wings outstretched, as if preparing to fly, the Icaris sculpture looks high in the sky as if fearless of time. Cast in non-corrosive aluminum, the mythical Icaris statue bust makes a stunning presentation of a modernart using an ancient subject, whether it has wings or not is purely a personal choice. Constructed with superb aluminum, these striking sculptures make bold artistic statements where ever they are chosen as decorative elements, indoors or outdoors. Two contrasting sculptures of Icaris yield excellent sculptures to showcase your passion for art that yells with wild imagination and the custom artistic workmanship only a true sculptor can produce. Discover our distinctive statue gifts and sculptural items for beautifying your home, business, home office, conference rooms, or other areas that need enhancement via the placement of a fine art piece. Almost any statue we offer for sale is available fully customized. Request other finishes and personalized ideas to reflect your decorating style, color scheme, and interior decor.
Our company specializes in creating any type of art in any material or size. We have a wide variety of Icarus statues with wings and wingless. If you are interested in purchasing or customizing an Icarus statue you can call the office or fill out an order form for more information. When creating a custom Icarus statue, with or without wings, you are able to control the material, color, size, and design.
Icarus is famous for his blind ambition. Icarus was the son of a master craftsman named Daedalus. Daedalus had created wings out of wax and feathers. Daedalus had warned Icarus to not fly close to the sun or it would certainly be his demise. Icarus ignored his father's wise advice and he plummeted to his death because he flew close to the son.
The process of creating a winged or wingless Icarus depends on the material you use. If you would like a medium, such as aluminum, we first create a mold. We only create a mold for custom designs. The products we offer already have molds already, this is the significance in the price. After creating the mold, we then ask the customer what type of medium he would like, such as copper or aluminum. If you would like to save money and have a plated Icarus statue this is also possible. A plated wing Icarus, or wingless Icarus, is when we fill the mold with a cheaper metal, such as nickel, and plate it with any other material, such as gold.
If you would like to order a marble or wood wing Icarus this would be hand carved. We mostly offer mahogany or redwood for wood. Looking through our extensive list of art work, you'll notice our crafters take incredible time and delicacy to create a fine work of art. Our wood carvers are from Indonesia. These fantastic craftsmen have done many wonderful works of art that can be found throughout the website. We also offer faux marble. In this process you would first choose hydro stone, plaster, cement, or any other medium. Afterwards, our expert artists will come in and artistically draw marble. The colors we offer are white marble, black marble, green marble, etc. Lastly, our artists will gloss finish it to imitate that crystalline appearance of marble.
We offer many materials for the winged or wingless Icarus. The materials that we offer are aluminum, copper, bronze, marble, wood, gold, silver, hydro stone, cement, or plaster. We have many designs for the aluminum Icarus statue. As you know, Icarus was interchangeable to be winged and wingless. An idea for you is Icarus dying. This statue would look great for story telling at a home or business. Keep in mind you are able to create anything you like if you do not find these Icarus statues suitable.


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Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States, and there are an estimated 6 million cases worldwide.
Glaucoma occurs when eye pressure increases and creates stress on the optic nerve. If the nerve is damaged, vision loss occurs. In most cases, glaucoma causes no pain and creates no other symptoms until vision loss becomes noticeable. Because there are no symptoms, regular eye exams are crucial to maintaining eye health.
Warning Signs & Symptoms
Open-angle glaucoma (OAG) is the most common form in America. It has no initial symptoms and primarily affects people over the age of 50.
OAG occurs when pressure slowly builds until the eye is damaged. Symptoms only appear once the optic nerve is damaged, peripheral vision is lost or the cornea swells, though often the condition is painless. Without treatment, total blindness will occur.
Acute closed-angle glaucoma is the result of a sudden blockage in the flow of fluid between the iris and the lens. Symptoms include:
- Severe pain
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Blurred vision
- Seeing a rainbow halo around lights
Most glaucoma is diagnosed through a routine pressure check using tonometry, which is part of a comprehensive eye exam. Regular eye exams can help diagnose OAG early, and early diagnosis is imperative to prevent vision loss from the condition.
The purpose of glaucoma treatment is to reduce intraocular pressure.
Medicated eye drops are the most common form of treatment. While eye drops are effective for many people, the treatment routine can be complicated, so it is imperative to follow the instructions provided by your physician.
If your doctor determines surgery may help prevent vision loss, it may be the recommended treatment option.
- For open angle glaucoma, the doctor may perform a laser trabeculoplasty.
- For closed angle glaucoma, the doctor may perform a laser iridotomy.
Both procedures allow fluid to flow out of the eye more easily, thereby decreasing pressure.
Open-angle glaucoma is not preventable, but you can stop vision loss from the condition. Most people with open-angle glaucoma have no symptoms, so early diagnosis and careful management are imperative.
In order to maintain your eye health and stave off glaucoma, follow these rules:
- If you're over 40, have an eye examat least once every two years.
- If you're high-risk, meaning you have a family history of open-angle glaucoma, or if you're over 65, have an eye exam every one to two years. Ask your eyecare practitioner which schedule will provide you with the most protection.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Nationally-ranked No. 10 MIT overcame a deficit late in the fourth game to record a 30-21, 30-14, 20-30, 33-31, victory over North East Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA) New England Division foe Lasell College on Monday night. Scott Pollom led the Engineers (5-1, 3-0 NECVA) with a strong hitting performance as he finished with 21 kills with two errors in 36 attempts for a .528 hitting percentage while posting four blocks.
Praveen Pamidimukkala notched his first double-double of the season by tallying 20 kills and 16 digs while Eric Reuland added 14 digs, 12 kills, and four blocks. Michael Demyttenaere bolstered MIT's defense with five blocks as Ryan Dean contributed 11 digs. Eugene Jang picked up 10 digs and two aces while Philip Rogoz distributed 52 assists.


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Fiorentina were the biggest losers of the weekend as they lost their grip on fourth place, while Genoa's wretched run of form saw them fall to a seventh defeat in eight at Pescara
Atalanta kicked off round 16 of the Serie A championship by ending a run of three straight defeats with a 2-1 win over Parma on Saturday.
The Orobici took the lead inside just four minutes through German Denis, who nodded Ezequiel Schelotto's cross past a flailing Antonio Mirante.
They then doubled their advantage on 38 minutes, as Maxi Moralez orchestrated a counterattack, resulting in Federico Peluso sweeping up Denis' parried shot.
And despite Amauri heading home Marco Marchionni's cross to pull one back for the visitors on the stroke of half-time, Atalanta held on to climb to leapfrog Parma into eighth place.
Roma came out on top in the clash of the Champions League pretenders on Saturday, as they defeated Fiorentina 4-2 in thrilling fashion at the Stadio Olimpico.
Inside only seven minutes, Francesco Totti's flighted free kick was headed across goal by Panagiotis Tachtsidis and Leandro Castan bundled over the line.
But just moments later, Fiorentina re-enacted a near-mirror image of the Giallorossi's opening goal when Borja Valero's set-piece was tapped in by Facundo Roncaglia.
Fortunately for purists and Roma fans, the high-octane nature of the match was not to fizzle out, as Francesco Totti grabbed the first of his double on 19 minutes by finishing off Mattia Destro's cut-back.
Totti then gave his side breathing space at the end of the first-half with a brilliant strike from 35 yards out after surging forward on the break, leaving Emiliano Viviano helpless.
Returning coach Vincenzo Montella made an inspired substitution during the break when he brought on Mounir El Hamdaoui. The Moroccan repaid that move by tucking home another Valero assist.
The fixture remained on a knife edge for much of the second period, but Pablo Osvaldo's injury-time strike, aided by Totti and Simone Perrotta's vision, saw Roma draw level on points with the Viola in fourth.
Cristiano Bergodi finally got his Pescara career off the mark with a 2-0 victory over fellow strugglers Genoa, who look set to sack coach Luigi Del Neri.
The deadlock was broken on 53 minutes when Elvis Abbruscato popped up in the box to finish off Vladimir Weiss' cross, and the points were bagged 20 minutes later thanks to Ante Vukusic's first goal in Delfini colours.
Pescara now jump to 18th place in the standings, but the Rossoblu drop a spot below their relegation rivals and have now lost seven of their last eight matches.
Catania turned around an early deficit to emerge 3-1 winners over Siena at the Artemio Franchi on Sunday.
The Sicilians started on the back foot, with Alessandro Rosina collecting Francesco Valiani's square pass and coolly poking the ball beyond Mariano Andujar on 10 minutes.
However, just five minutes after the restart, Gonzalo Bergessio's defence-splitting through pass was tucked away with deft accuracy by Lucas Castro for his second Serie A goal.
Seventeen minutes later, Bergessio found the back of the net from Francesco Lodi's delightful ball, lifting the finish over Gianluca Pegolo, and Bergessio then rounded off the success late on with his second.
Catania end a run of two successive league defeats and stay eighth, but Siena fall to the bottom of the pack.
Chievo made it two wins out of two on Sunday, as Eugenio Corini's charges beat Cagliari 2-0 at the Is Arenas.
The game's opening goal did not come until the 67th minute when Alberto Paloschi continued his rich vein of form - following on from last week's hat-trick against Genoa - with a header past Michel Agazzi.
And the victory was sealed with just three minutes of normal time remaining thanks to Cyril Thereau, allowing the Flying Donkeys to move up to 12th place. The Sardinians, meanwhile, stay 14th.
Udinese may have suffered European heartbreak midweek, but they managed to secure back-to-back Serie A victories in Monday's 2-0 success at Sampdoria for only the second time this season.
The Fruiliani broke their duck on 17 minutes when Antonio Di Natale's ball found Danilo all on his own in the box, and the Brazilian defender took full advantage of his free header.
Di Natale then got on the scoresheet himself as Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu's pass was deflected by Gianluca Berardi and into the path of the Italy international, who rounded off the points.
Nicola Pozzi also missed a late penalty for the hosts, as Udinese climb to eighth in the standings. The Blucerchiati, however, find themselves several places below in 13th position.
In Monday's other match, Lazio, who left talisman Miroslav Klose on the bench, could only draw blanks with a resilient Bologna at the Dall'Ara.
Vladimir Petkovic's side had the best of the possession in Emilia-Romagna, but Federico Agliardi was not to be beaten between the Rossoblu posts, while Alberto Gilardino was left to rue a succession of chances for the hosts.
The German was eventually brought on, but even he failed to find the winner. The last remaining embers of the match soon fizzled out when Libor Kozak was sent off following a second bookable offence on Saphir Taider late on.
Lazio fail to capitalise on Napoli's defeat to Inter but the close the gap to three points in fourth spot, while Bologna jump to 15th in the table.


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BAMAKO, Mali - After a punishing bombing campaign failed to halt the advance of al-Qaida-linked fighters, France pledged Tuesday to triple the size of its force in Mali, sending in hundreds more troops as it prepared for a land assault to dislodge the militants occupying the northern half of the country.
The move reversed France's earlier insistence on providing only aerial and logistical support for a military intervention led by African ground troops.
France plunged headfirst into the conflict in its former colony last week, bombarding the insurgents' training camps, arms depots and safe houses in an effort to shatter the Islamist domination of a region many fear could become a launching pad for terrorist attacks on the West and a magnet for extremists from around the world.
Despite five days of airstrikes the rebels have extended their reach, taking over a strategically important military camp in the central Malian town of Diabaly on Monday.
On Tuesday, France announced it was increasing the number of troops from 800 to 2,500. The offensive was to have been led by thousands of African troops pledged by Mali's neighbors, but they have yet to arrive, making it increasingly apparent that France will be leading the attack rather than playing a supporting role.
French President Francois Hollande told RFI radio early Tuesday that he believed France could succeed in ousting the extremists in a week. By afternoon he had outlined a far longer-term commitment.
"We have one objective: To make sure that when we leave, when we end this intervention, there is security in Mali, legitimate leaders, an electoral process and the terrorists no longer threaten its territory," he said during a stop in the United Arab Emirates.
"We are confident about the speed with which we will be able to stop the aggressors," he added.
Supplies for the French forces arrived in a steady stream Tuesday, part of the enormous logistics operation needed to support thousands of troops in the baking Sahara sun, a terrain the Islamists have operated in for nearly a decade. Transport planes bringing military hardware landed in quick succession on the short airstrip: A giant Antonov, two C-17 Boeings and a C-160 disgorged equipment in preparation for a land offensive to try to seize back the northern territory held since April by a trio of rebel groups affiliated with al-Qaida.
Burly French troops in fatigues carried boxes of munitions as armored personnel carriers lined up at the airport's gasoline pump. Roughly 40 armored vehicles were driven in overnight by French soldiers stationed in Ivory Coast. They include the ERC-90, a six-wheeled vehicle mounted with a 90mm cannon. Dozens of French Marines camped out on the cement floor of an airport hangar.
A French military spokesman said the Islamists had managed to seize more territory despite the air assault because the fighters were embedding themselves with the population, making it difficult to bomb without causing civilian casualties. He spoke on condition of anonymity in keeping with military protocol.
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BOSTON, Mass. – Following a strong weekend of competition, the MIT men's swimming and diving team received two conference weekly honors, as announced by the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) on Monday afternoon. The 200-yard medley relay that was made up of sophomore Bo Mattix (La Canada, Calif.), senior Michael Liao (Newport Beach, Calif.), sophomore Sean Corcoran (Huntersville, N.C.) and junior Austin Fathman (Hamilton, Mich.) was named Relay of the Week, while Liao also received Swimmer of the Week honors for his individual swims.
Tech traveled to Maine on Saturday for its second meet of the season, ending the day with a 215-82 victory over host Bowdoin College and a 240-57 win over Babson College. MIT won 13 of the events, taking first through third place in an impressive eight events and claiming first through fourth in three of them. To start the meet off, the Engineers' 200 medley relay finished in first place with a time of 1:34.65, winning by over three seconds.
Liao's first individual win came in the 100-yard breaststroke when he swam a 57.74 and finished over a second and a half ahead of the competition. Later on in the day, he went a 2:07.14 in the 200-yard breaststroke, winning the event by seven seconds. He improved in both of his events by over a second from the meet against Springfield College two weeks ago. The senior was also part of the 400-yard freestyle relay that touched in second place with a time of 3:16.10.
Tech will have less than two weeks off before hosting the annual MIT Winter Invitational on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6-7. The first session of the meet will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, and two sessions will take place the following day, with one at 10:00 a.m. and the other at 5:30 p.m. MIT has won the meet each year since it was first started during the 2007-08 season.


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Department of Revenue News Release
January 18, 2011State Contract with Potosi License Office Agent Canceled; Office Temporarily Closed and Management Contract Will Be Re-Bid
JEFFERSON CITY - The Missouri Department of Revenue and the Office of Administration have canceled the state contract with Kathleen Marler, the agent of the Potosi License Office. The office (located at 219 E. High St.) will be closed until a new agent is named. Customers in the Potosi and Washington County area have nearby offices in which they can conduct driver license, titling and other motor vehicle transactions.
"The Department exercised its option of canceling the contract with the agent after she did not abide by the provisions of the contract that she signed with the state," said Alana M. Barragán-Scott, director of the Missouri Department of Revenue. "I know this action may inconvenience some customers. But it's vital that agents comply with the conditions of their contracts, and that customers have confidence that their local offices are being run in an efficient manner."
Marler had been the agent of the Potosi License Office since 2007. According to estimated figures from Fiscal Year 2010, there were 34,020 transactions and $114,734 in agent fees processed at the office.
There are several other area license offices where Washington County customers can go to conduct transactions. The offices, their addresses, phone numbers, and operating hours are:
Bonne Terre - 522-A Benham St., (573) 358-3584, Weekdays (except Tuesday), 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Last Saturday of the month, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
De Soto - 324 S. Main St., (636) 586-9228, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon.
Ironton - 116 W. Russell St., (573) 546-3204, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon.
Steelville - 207 W. Main St., (573) 775-3828, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Closed for lunch (Monday through Friday), 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Sullivan - 111 Progress Dr., (573) 860-2328, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Last Saturday, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Viburnum - #2 Viburnum Center, (573) 244-3380, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon.
A list of all license offices is available at http://dor.mo.gov/offloc/.
Citizens with questions about driver license transactions may call (573) 751-4600, and questions about license plate renewal or other motor vehicle-related transactions can be answered by calling (573) 526-3669. Many questions can also be answered by going to the Department's website at www.dor.mo.gov.
In the near future the Missouri Office of Administration (OA) will issue a Request for Proposal to ask for new bidders to operate the Potosi office. A copy of the RFP that bidders will use to develop their bids will be able to be viewed at https://www.moolb.mo.gov/. Additional information regarding the bidding process can be obtained at http://oa.mo.gov/purch/vendorinfo/DORoffices.pdf or by calling OA at (573) 751-2387.
The Missouri Department of Revenue is now on Twitter! To follow the Department on Twitter, go to http://twitter.com/MoRevenue.


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Zombie Cannon Carnage Review
Popularized through Flash games, cannon projectile games have been done time and time again, generally with little change from one to the next. At least this one is a little different. Zombie Cannon Carnage is a game that lets you send a zombie superhero soaring through a city, and explode their corpse when they fail to go any further.
If you have ever played a cannon projectile game before, Zombie Cannon Carnage will feel fairly familiar. However, it does bring to the table a nice variety of new elements that must be mastered to succeed. First is the thruster, which allows you to send your zombie flying forward.
When pressing this button you can move the zombie up and down by tilting the device. This is great for reaching obstacles for more points and avoiding flying above the city, which results in getting hit by a plane and ending your round.
After your zombie has racked up enough damage, you can end their run by exploding them. This leaves behind a red ball, which can be steered into obstacles for extra points. If you gain enough damage in this mode, you can create another explosion and send the zombie remains flying further. This continues until you no longer have enough momentum to keep the damage counter up.
Each game initially lasts for three rounds. After each one, you can spend your hard-earned pocket change to upgrade your thruster, cannon, and damage shields to keep you intact longer. There is also a random mystery item, which can be an extra round, chainsaw, air strike, dynamite box, and more.
The big drawback to the gameplay is that there is only one available city. There is a good amount of variety within it, but the lack of randomization means that each round can play like the last. This brings the total replay value down a bit, and we hope more content is added in a future update.
Launching zombies is ok, because they're already dead.
Once you reach a certain number of points, you'll unlock another zombie for a grand total of three. The major difference between each zombie is the way they change the graphical style of the city. For example, Rot Bot makes the city into a futuristic neon environment, while Z-Emo brings her gothic, pink-tinted style with her.
The load screen graphics are done in a witty comic-book style, with speech bubbles playing off the real-world stereotypes of each zombie with an undead twist. Depending on what score you get, the game will either praise you or insult you, saying that you need to read the tutorial or stop being a n00b. We intentionally failed a few times just to read these awesome insults.
Zombie Cannon Carnage, like most other Freeverse-published games, has Plus+ integration. However, we were particularly impressed with the insane amount of leaderboards available. Each type of obstacle (including humans, exploding crates, and chainsaws), your total amount of damage overall, and more are tracked and posted online against other players. There is some slowdown when you get an achievement, but this is fairly minor.
If you have enjoyed shooting things out of cannons in the past, Zombie Cannon Carnage is a title that you should check out. Putting an end to the heroes among zombies isn't just satisfying, it's better than eating brains.


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The day after Peaches Geldof's death, authorities are searching in and around the house where the model, writer and socialite was found, with an autopsy scheduled for Wednesday.
After the autopsy, the coroner will open an investigation and decide whether an inquest -- such as that into the death of singer Amy Winehouse -- is merited, according to the U.K.'s Mirror.
No evidence of drugs was found at the home near London where the 25-year-old was found Monday, the paper said, and friends insisted the mother of two tots wasn't using anything. Officials said there was no sign of injury and no suicide note.
The death is currently being treated "nonsuspicious" but "sudden and unexplained," the BBC said.
Her father, Bob Geldof, patriarch of what the Guardian called "Britain's first celebrity family," issued a statement, obtained by CNN and other outlets.
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"She was the wildest, funniest, cleverest, wittiest and the most bonkers of all of us," he said in the statement. "Writing 'was' destroys me afresh.
"What a beautiful child. How is this possible that we will not see her again? How is that bearable? We loved her and will cherish her forever.
"How sad that sentence is," the former Boomtown Rats frontman continued." Tom and her sons Astala and Phaedra will always belong in our family, fractured so often, but never broken."
"Tom" refers to Peaches' husband, Tom Cohen. The couple's children are nearly 2 and nearly 1 year old, both with birthdays this month.
Fifi Trixabelle Geldof posted a vintage-looking picture of herself and her younger sister Tuesday on Instagram, writing: "My beautiful baby sister... Gone but never forgotten. I love you, Peaches x."
Celebrities sent their condolences via Twitter as well.
"So sad to hear the news about PeachesGeldof. She was such a beautiful & special soul. My thoughts & prayers go out to her family. RIP," wrote Paris Hilton.
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Kelly Osbourne posted a poem in remembrance of actor Mickey Rooney as well as her childhood friend Peaches Geldof.
Her mother, Sharon Osbourne, tweeted, "Devastated about @peaches_g. Sending condolences & respect to the Geldof family. It's unimaginable what they must be going through right now."
"Poor sweet Peaches Geldof," wrote '80s icon Boy George, onetime frontman for Culture Club. "We spoke only a month ago and she looked like an angel. This is truly sad. Poor Bob! R.I.P."
Simon Cowell wrote, "So sad to hear about Peaches. Rest in peace. The few times I met Peaches she was a sweet, funny warm person. Much love to her family she has left behind."
"RIP Peaches Geldof too young to lose your beautiful soul," model Naomi Campbell tweeted, finishing with prayer emojis.
Before her death, Geldof herself -- in an interview with Mother & Baby magazine, where she was to be a columnist -- reflected on her life as a mom. Her mother, Paula Yates, overdosed on heroin when Peaches was 11.
"Since I've had the boys, I don't think of the world as a negative place any more," the onetime socialite and party girl told the magazine. "I just have so much love. And, through my love for them, I've been reborn into a better, more understanding, more patient person -- I feel like an adult."
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Cork may be Ireland's second city, but it has never been known for playing second fiddle. The island's southernmost county captures all the romance and beauty of the country, with lush green hills surrounding quaint, historic cities. Cork itself is built upon a series of islands nestled in the River Lee, and as you'd expect from a coastal city, has a strong maritime history, boasting both the world's oldest yacht club and second-largest natural harbour. A focus on fresh, seasonal food and hearty portions makes eating out in Cork a delight, while the dramatic natural scenery provides plenty of opportunities to work up an appetite.
County Cork's 600-year-old Blarney Castle is located just a 15-minute drive from the city. The enchanting estate warrants a visit in its own right, but the Castle is best known as the home of the famous Blarney Stone. According to local legend, those who kiss the stone will be blessed with the "gift of the gab": the ability to charm all those you meet with sparkling conversation.
The 18th-century Church of St Anne has unrivalled views across the city. For a €5 entry fee, you can climb narrow, winding steps to the top of the tower, stopping to ring the famous bells of Shandon en route. Sheet music inside shows you how to play different tunes, from Irish folk songs to modern rock ballads.
Wining and dining
The ornate Victorian columns and vaulted ceilings of the English Market provide a historic backdrop to your grocery shop. Ingredients such as freshly landed fish, warm soda bread, and delicacies like drisheen (a type of blood sausage) will enliven any self-catering experience. It's best to arrive with an empty stomach, as there are numerous tempting tasters on offer.
Like many European cities, Cork has recently welcomed a wave of artisan coffee shops and craft beer bars, but if you seek a more traditional aesthetic you won't be disappointed. The heritage pubs of Cork are so famous there is a walking trail dedicated exclusively to them. Sin é, (which translates from the Gaelic as "that's it" in a tongue-in-cheek reference to the neighbouring funeral parlour) has live music every night, with traditional bands on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
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The largest county in Ireland, Cork has plenty to offer outside the city limits. Set aside at least a few days to travel around the coastline; the road from Clonakilty to Skibbereen is a particularly memorable drive, with a route that takes in picturesque villages, a historic stone circle, and windswept Atlantic beaches. The historic port of Kinsale capitalises on its coastal location with an annual gourmet food festival, celebrating the town's exceptional seafood restaurants and fisheries. A journey north will lead you across a landscape of mountains and castles, while the West Cork Islands provide a remote getaway where you can enjoy art exhibitions, whale-watching and long walks in the country.
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Away We Go (US - BD)
Gabe Powers takes a cross country trip with two very charming future parents...
Burt Farlander (John Krasinski) and Verona De Tessant (Maya Rudolph) are expecting their first child, but find themselves somewhat unsatisfied with their station in life otherwise. Besides their undying love there isn't a whole lot they have going for them. After discovering that Burt's parents are moving to Europe before their grandchild is even born the couple takes to the road in search of a new place to call home.
Sam Mendes' career trajectory has been a slow trickle to the bottom since it began at the top. After winning several Oscars (including Best Picture and Best Director) for his first feature directorial effort, American Beauty, a film that does not hold up nearly as well ten years on as the similarly themed, but Oscarless, Fight Club, the director's films grew increasingly detached from their characters and stories, eventually becoming a series of perfect images without a home. Away We Go almost delivers on the promise of American Beauty, and is really the film he should've made after Jarhead, which I see as a very respectable failure that swung for the fences and missed (with a plot it may have been a perfect film). Instead he made the Oscar baiting Revolution Road—a dully over-directed slice of Mad Men-lite that did nothing but perpetuate his reputation for overstating the obvious. Three films aren't enough to judge a budding career on, but the writing was on the wall. Who knew that the guy would had something as wistfully amusing as Away We Go in theatres less than a year later? I was certainly surprised.
Mendes doesn't forgo the angst that has slowly sucked the life out of his work over the years, but Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida's script utilize a more sweet-natured brand of angst, better described as neurotic. The characters are easily frightened and somewhat self-obsessed, but their anxieties are understandable, and never come out of a rude sense of self importance. The leads are mostly presented as the sane centre of the quirky salad, while the people around them turn the strange side up to about eleven and a half. The formula gets a little old pretty quick, but enough sweetness permeates the film to keep it moving along, and it's really quite funny. If Kevin Smith had himself fulfilled on his promise of growth seen in the still relatively immature Chasing Amy, this is the kind of film he might've been making today, and Mendes doesn't do some kind of pompous British impression of Judd Apatow either. The comedy doesn't have a totally original voice, but it doesn't play in an overflowing sandbox either. It's also important to note that Away We Go is just as much a road movie as it is a situation comedy about the real life oddities of pregnancy and impending parenthood. Mendes has a habit of finding his way to a subject a little too late ( Jar Head was preceded by Three Kings and Revolutionary Road by Mad Men), but this time the playground is well travelled enough that the lack of novelty isn't really an issue.
The best on-going gags are those pertaining to how awful every parent around the leads acts concerning their children. It's actually necessary to the plot that these people are intolerable without being particularly mean-spirited, and the more comedic members of the supporting cast revel in the chance to crawl under our skin. The capable cast also manage to keep a Sam Mendes film spontaneous, which is something I can't really say for any of his pictures, not even the exceeding weird Jarhead. The more dramatic stuff that marches rather implicitly through the top of the third act (the shift to tragedy is relatively subtle, but the placement is remarkably clear) is less spontaneous, but the lead characters don't change in dramatically unnatural ways. The latter half can be critically picked apart more easily than the first half, but these picks refer more to the listless nature of the story. There aren't any surprises so far as the plot is concerned, and the emotional conclusion seems a bit predestined, even productively saccharine, but the film is clearly stated from the top as a story of hope. I'm personally very thankful for the pure buoyancy from this particular director.
Away We Go is a pretty picture, as Mendes is incapable of making an unattractive movie (he even manages to find beauty in the unmitigated ugliness of Phoenix, Arizona), but it's not a heavily stylized movie so far as lighting schemes go. The look is surprisingly natural for Sam the Stage Director, as if he and cinematographer Ellen Kuras found a way to physically remove the audiences' eyes to understand exactly what we see when we look at America, but the disc isn't overflowing with the stuff that makes Blu-ray special. There's a club scene with really bright red lights that are cleanly edged against deep blacks without any blatant compression noise or bleeding, but my vote for the most colourfully effective scene in the whole film comes when the couple discusses their adventure in Miami beneath an orange tree. The greens and blacks of the tree are rich enough to touch, and the oranges pop without bleeding against the otherwise jade-baked frame. Some wider daylight shots are a little grainier than others, and I did notice some white edge-enhancement a few times throughout, but overall the transfer's details are consistent. The lack of high contrast and extreme close-up means that the details aren't as tactilely overwhelming as some 1080p transfers, but there's plenty achieved that could not be achieved via standard definition discs. Please take the time to notice the more idiosyncratic details of Burt and Verona's little house at the beginning of the film.
Away We Go doesn't feature a lot of aural aggression outside its music, but that's just fine. The most important stuff is the dialogue, and it's all centred and neat and squeaky-clean. The fidelity is the most important element, and it takes precedence in the dialogue and music. The sound effects rarely escape the track with a lot of notice, and I cannot recall and big directional or surround moments. The film's soundtrack is a relatively high selling point, and the music is made up of some really great choices that haven't been overused in film (save The Stranglers' 'Golden Brown'). The music is the only unnatural element on the track, but only on a few occasions. For the most part the music comes from screen sources, so it is realistically effected to sound as it would to the characters. The Montreal scenes feature the most LFE action because of the music, including live jazz and dancey club bits. Alexi Murdoch's folksy original soundtrack additions are presented in a more 'ear of God' manner, but are mixed in a relatively natural fashion, usually only using the stereo and centre channels for the actual music.
The somewhat stunted extras begin with a commentary featuring director Mendes and writers Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida. The track's tone is just as buoyant as the film's, reminding us that Mendes works much better with others than himself in cases like these. A lot of the tone comes out of the fact that Eggers and Vida weren't on set, and are genuinely excited to talk to Mendes about the film. The commentators often act as moderators and interview each other, insuring the track is full of information from top to bottom. The most satisfying moments are those where Mendes speaks about revelling in doing something different, which fills me with hope for his future productions. It's also satisfying to hear the gang complain about the disgusting heat and dryness of Phoenix, but that just a personal preference thing.
'The Making of Away We Go' (16:00, HD) isn't going to shock with its insight, but it's not a wash of EPK stereotypes either. Behind the scenes footage is mixed with cast and crew interview segments, and a few comparison shots from the final film. Briefly covered over the brief runtime is Mendes' intent, the intricacies of the script, casting, cinematography, location scouting, Mendes' contributions, and Alexi Murdoch's musical additions. 'Green Filmmaking' (06:30, HD) wraps things up with a look at the cast and crew's environmental efforts, which isn't a total rarity these days, apparently.
Away We Go isn't a perfect film, but it comes highly recommended, and surprisingly enough exactly what I needed out of director Sam Mendes at this time. It's an actor friendly film, pulling fantastic performances from occasionally unexpected comedic sources, and just as pleasant to look at as American Beauty, but it isn't a studied approach to a studious subject. I'm not ready to take back my insistence that he's the wrong guy to adapt Garth Ennis' perfectly black, God murdering comic book comedy 'Preacher', but he's shown me a range I didn't think was there, and made me laugh out loud on at least three occasions here. Maybe he can do a really darkly comic and gory movie next and instil a little more faith. Anyway, the disc looks and sounds quite good, and features an ace commentary track, so fans should be pretty happy.
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Buying this today with MvA. Thanks for the review Gabe. One of the year's best for me. :-D
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Probably gonna watch it tonight.
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One of the Year's Best!
This and '500 Days Of Summer' saved '09
from being such a dreadful year in film making.
It's nice to see Krasinski in a lead role
and a softer side of Mendes.
This and '500 Days Of Summer' saved '09
from being such a dreadful year in film making.
It's nice to see Krasinski in a lead role
and a softer side of Mendes.
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Watched it last night, really enjoyed it, and the soundtrack is definitely worth picking up.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 29th September 2009
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, DTS 5.1 French, DTS 5.1 Spanish
Subtitles: English SDH, French and Spanish
Extras: Director/Writers Commentary, The Making of Away We Go, Green Filmmaking
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Sam Mendes
Cast: John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Allison Janney, Catherine O'Hara, Jeff Daniels, Paul Schneider, Carmen Ejogo, Chris Messina, Melanie Lynskey, Josh Hamilton, Jim Gaffigan, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Genre: Comedy, Drama and Romance
Length: 98 minutes
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Mike Conley corralled a Monta Ellis miss with seven seconds remaining in overtime and took off the other way.
Like a running back, he put his head down, tried to split four Mavericks on a drive to the basket and drew a foul.
Conley hit the subsequent free throws with 1.1 seconds remaining in overtime Wednesday to lift the Memphis Grizzlies to a 106-105 win over Dallas that clinched them the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference playoffs.
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Release Date: June 23, 2014
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Marnie LaVigne, who has guided University at Buffalo economic development efforts since 2005, including helping UB and its partners establish Buffalo's life sciences sector, has been named CEO of Launch NY.
Her appointment was jointly announced today by Launch NY and UB.
LaVigne, PhD, associate vice president for economic development at UB, will end her tenure at UB and assume leadership of Launch NY in July. One of the founders of Launch NY and a member of its board, LaVigne will focus her efforts in the CEO role on repositioning the young nonprofit organization to coordinate with evolving economic development efforts that target entrepreneurship as a key to the region's economic future and job market.
Launch NY, which has received $8 million in public and philanthropic funding, is a nonprofit venture development organization. It works to identify, support and invest in high-growth, high-impact companies and catalyze the entrepreneurial culture in upstate New York. LaVigne succeeds Al Culliton, who served as interim CEO for the organization after retiring as head of the Erie County Industrial Development Agency.
"With the incredible momentum we've built in this community through programs like the 43North business plan competition, which is part of Launch NY, Buffalo stands to become the hotbed for the most innovative new companies on a global scale," said Jordan Levy, partner of Softbank Capital and board member of Launch NY. "Marnie is the right person at the right time to make sure we have all the key ingredients to help those companies hit the ground running."
LaVigne's expertise in business development, entrepreneurship and the commercialization of university research will strengthen the partnership between Launch NY and UB, building upon each organization's efforts to support the growth of the region's high-tech sectors.
"We have been pleased to play a pivotal role in the creation of Launch NY and hosting it at our New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, where the interaction with our faculty, co-located businesses and firms has already supplied invaluable support in our entrepreneurial efforts," said Alexander N. Cartwright, UB vice president for research and economic development "Given the crucial role of moving university research from the lab to the marketplace, in order to improve the quality of our lives, environment and economy, we look forward to building on UB's partnership with Launch NY as we transform Buffalo into a hub of innovation and entrepreneurship."
LaVigne will lead Launch NY's efforts to expand its influence in Western New York and beyond. Launch NY's executive offices are in UB's New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, located on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. It also has a field office in Ithaca, and entrepreneurs-in-residence working independently in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Binghamton.
"We evaluated best practices in bringing a business idea from concept to high-growth, and like never before, we now have a community ready to engage fully in a collaborative effort that accelerates new business ventures," said David Colligan, partner at Colligan Law LLP and Launch NY board chairman. "Launch NY is eager for Marnie's deep, multidisciplinary experience to lead Launch NY as we seize this moment."
At UB, LaVigne played a major role in the university's efforts to grow the region's life sciences sector through the New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences. In 2012, LaVigne was named associate vice president for economic development. In this role, she led the Office of Economic Development, which leveraged university resources and collaborated with government, community and industry partners to spark innovative business, workforce development and community initiatives. In the last year alone, the efforts of LaVigne and her team yielded more than a 60-to-1 return in economic impact and hundreds of jobs through the work of UB's Center for Advanced Biomedical and Bioengineering Technology, one of Empire State Development's 15 NYSTAR programs across the state.
LaVigne participated in regional strategic planning in economic development and helped UB leaders secure $50 million from the Buffalo Billion initiative to establish the Genomic Medicine Network. She also contributed to UB's successful participation in Start-Up NY, the state's new tax-free zone program, which recently announced that eight of the program's first 12 companies would be partnering with UB.
Before joining UB, LaVigne had 20 years of experience in the private and public sectors, creating new products and start-up businesses involving innovative applications of technology in the health care and life sciences sectors. She also served in executive management roles in two initial public offerings (IPOs).
LaVigne regularly mentors both youth and adults and launched a career pathways program, iSciWNY, which has introduced thousands of people to the rewards and opportunities in high-tech industry. More recently, she introduced StartOneNY to highlight the region's entrepreneurial career pathway.
She volunteers as an editorial board member for the journal Disease Management and as a member of the board of directors for Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, the Buffalo and Erie County Workforce Investment Board, New York State Economic Development Council, Western New York Venture Association, and Insyte Consulting.
LaVigne has a bachelor of science degree in neuroscience and a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Rochester.
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Slack, Marcham, Paul Jr. Use the Right Tools on NAPA NightRick Faeth
PETALUMA, CA, Aug 10 – A brilliant sunshiny day with early evening fog greeted the fans and competitors on Petaluma Speedway's annual Open Wheel Madness Night sponsored by NAPA Auto Parts. A smooth and fast sealed racing surface saw the stars of the Joe Hunt Wingless Sprint Car Series take on the Pit Stop USA local Spec Sprints for the third of four 2013 shootouts. Action started with San Jose's Colton Slack eclipsing the 20-car field with a 14.443 effort. The three preliminary heat races were captured by Hunt Series Point Leader Scott Hall, defending Petaluma Champion Joe Stornetta, and Terry Schank Jr. Slack won the lightning quick six-lap dash that earned him the pole position for the start of the feature. The 25-lap main event pitted Slack and the most recent spec sprint winner Tommy LaLiberte on the front row. LaLiberte blasted from the outside position and held a six car advantage through the first turn. Slack with tremendous poise pointed his car low and passed LaLiberte down the back stretch in impressive fashion. On lap six action was halted for an upended Hall who was pinched by a lapped car and ended up splintering the sound barrier in turn one. Hall was okay but retired for the event. Returning to competition saw no change to the top three Slack, LaLiberte, and Schank Jr. However Bradley Terrell, Nick Larsen, and Shawn Jones waged a see-saw battle for 4th – 6th. Lap 18 saw Petaluma veterans Sparky Howard and Scott Dupont make contact with Howard overturning at least half a dozen times down the back stretch. Howard exited the car quickly under his own power. The final stretch to the finish saw Joe Stornetta, who had to start last due to a push start, quickly exert himself as the one of the fastest cars on the track. Lap 20 saw Terrell bicycle his way out of the top five and Schank Jr. hampered by a lapped car fell to sixth. At the twin checkers it was Slack capping off a brilliant night over LaLiberte, rookie Shawn Jones with his best effort of the season, over Schank Jr., and Stornetta.
The Bay Cities Racing Association Midgets qualified 16 cars with Tehachapi's Shannon McQueen breaking her four year old track record with a 14.203 effort. McQueen and Visalia's Greg Bragg copped the preliminary 8-lappers. The start of the 30 lap main event saw Gary Conterno lead the first circuit but was quickly side-stepped by New Castle, Oklahoma's Trey Marcham in a McQueen team car. Lap five saw the always smooth Bragg pass two cars and take over the runner up spot with McQueen hot on his tail pipe. Lapping began on the 11th circuit. Marcham by this time had a straightaway lead and expertly negotiated the lappers as he approached them. At the half way point it was: Marcham, Bragg, McQueen, Britton Bock, and Taylor Simas. The final half of the race saw the top three in constant traffic and Bragg only able to cut half way into the insurmountable lead of Marcham who won his first ever BCRA feature in caution free-fashion in a resounding 7:40. Second through fifth were Bragg, McQueen, Simas, and Frankie Guerrini III.
The companion BCRA Midget Lites division saw 8 cars compete. Bradley Dillard on the heat race. The 20-lap feature saw Sudden Sam Corso excel to the point. Steve Brown suffered a single car flip, but was righted and kept on racing. Mechanical gremlins sidelined Corso and allowed Dakota Albright to assume the lead. The battle at this stage was for second between Dillard and Scott Kinney. Coming to the checkers it was Dillard attempting a risky move and spinning out Kinney. Albright captured his second Petaluma win in as many seasons, Dillard was second over: Stuart Goehring, Kinney, and Joey Hoover.
The Carr Racing Chassis IMCA Modifieds featured a dozen cars. Michael Paul Jr. and Brian Azevedo found the heat races to their liking as they both took top honors. The feature saw Michael Paul Sr. and Don Camilli drag race into turn one, with Paul Sr. gaining the advantage. Joel Myers made the jump to runner up on lap 2 and displaced Paul Sr. for the lead on lap 3 bringing Paul Jr. in tow up to 2nd. Lap four saw a caution for Camilli who suffered a broken front end. On the restart it was Myers holding off Paul Jr. in what was setting up to be an epic two-car battle. Mid-race saw Michelle Byron and Chris Siewke enter the top five. Lap 18 saw Oreste Gonnella jump to fourth. Two brief cautions on lap 18 and lap 23 saw the battle for the lead swap as Paul Jr. got the better restart and held off Myers. Third was Sieweke over Gonnella, and Byron.
Dwarf car action found veteran Carrol Mendenhall win both the heat race and the 20-lap feature. Early action saw Adam Johnson leading the first few circuits but then make contact and spin yielding the lead to Mendenhall. Travis Dutra made a nice move past several cars on the restart to jump into third. The final dozen laps were swiftly and cleanly run with Mendenhall guiding his familiar #15 into victory lane over Scooter Gomes, Dutra, Tommy King, and rookie Chad Matthias.
Petaluma Speedway will host the legendary Gene Romero's West Coast Flat Track Series this Saturday Night, August 17th. For more information please go to www.petaluma-speedway.com.


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text: DE Lorenzo Carter of Norcross, GA is one of the nation's top prospects for 2014 and already has 27 offers including Clemson and USC. Carter has not narrowed his list and has no favorites but said Clemson and USC will get strong consideration when he shortens his list. "I think both of them have a good shot," Carter said. He was at Clemson for the USC game and plans to visit USC at some point. He's been to Georgia Tech for a junior day and he has visited Georgia. Carter said he has no timetable for a decision. "I won't know until late," he said. Some of his other offers are Notre Dame, Stanford, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Ohio State, Michigan, Miami, Nebraska and Arkansas. Last season Carter had 136 tackles with 18 sacks and 40 tackles for loss.


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It's getting warmer here in the South, and I needed something to lounge in while staying cool. I found this cute star print for $1.99 a yard and I had to have it. I used the Simplicity 3696 pattern, View E; but shortened it a tad. I actually took time to serge-stitch the inside seams and topstitch the side seams, which made it look really nice. It was a breeze to put together.
I recently learned how to make welt pockets (trial and error), and have absolutely fallen in love with them. So, I decided to add one in the back of the shorts (a nice place to put my iPod when I'm busy doing something). I also stitched a faux-drawstring ribbon to the waist and two little decorative buttons to the sides of the legs. I love wearing these around the house, and I loved making them!
Material Notes
3/4 yard of blue star-printed cotton, 1/2 yard of periwinkle satin ribbon, a 4″ × 3″ scrap of blue satin (for welt pocket), four 1/2" blue buttons, 1 yard of 1/2" elastic. Total cost of this project was only $2.00!
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Apr 12, 2011, 02.04 AMby alicerain
Very cool! They look really comfortable. Your ring is awesome – where did you get it?
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Apr 12, 2011, 02.07 AMby lanternwaste33
Actually, my little sister gave it to me for Christmas. She has one that goes with it that's in gold and is in the shape of C3PO! =D I wear my R2-D2 ring all the time.
Apr 12, 2011, 03.53 AMby alicerain
How nice :) I definitely need to get one of those – I'm a huge fan of Star Wars, too.
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Flex time: Putting families first
Given the choice, many working parents in Missouri's Fourth Congressional District would gladly trade overtime pay for time off to allow them to spend more time with their families. But unless these working moms and dads are government employees, they do not have that option. The Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013, passed by the U.S. House and awaiting action in the U.S. Senate, addresses that situation by giving working families the opportunity to prioritize quality family time while still providing for their families.
One of the concerns expressed by many Fourth District working parents is how difficult it is to balance their family needs with the responsibilities of the workplace. Working moms and dads often agonize over their inability to attend a child's Awards Assembly at school, or spend time with an aging parent who undergoes surgery, or to stay home with a sick child. There is a solution: allowing parents the option of flex time.
Flex time involves applying overtime hours to paid time off from work rather than receiving overtime pay. It is a concept that public sector employees have enjoyed since 1985, but private sector employees have not. It is not fair that a parent who works for the federal government can use overtime hours to be with a sick child and still get paid while a person who works for a local small business cannot. It is not right that a single mom who works for a local company has to miss her son's soccer game while her neighbor who works for state government gets to cheer on her child from the sidelines. It is not right that federal laws create two different systems for work rules, separating families and creating heartache. It is time to update our federal laws to make them fair for all families.
The Working Families Flexibility Act addresses these disparities and gives ALL employees equal opportunity to prioritize family. An important aspect of the flex option for private-sector employers is that it is voluntary - just as it is currently for public sector employees. No employees or employers will be forced to participate but they will at least have the option. This is important to families. It is also important for employers wanting to provide this benefit to employees but presently cannot do so. Everyone should have the opportunity to accumulate overtime for future paid days off when needed. It is a "win-win" for everyone.
Spending time with family and being there for those big occasions in life makes a difference in the life of a child. Why should the government stand in the way of those moments by prohibiting flex time - especially since it has allowed it for state and federal employees since 1985?
I'm proud to support this common sense solution. It is time to update our laws to prioritize people by providing a fair overtime system so that ALL employees can spend quality time with family away from the workplace.
Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler represents Missouri's Fourth Congressional District. She serves on the House Budget, Armed Services, and Agriculture Committees.


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Former Bradninch star Gary Chappell, has rejoined the Devon County fold following his selection for Devon for the Bank Holiday Monday game at Sidmouth against University of Exeter.
BCC's Steve Birley says:
"I am personally so pleased for Gary. I owe him a great deal for the early work he did with my son William in and out of nets. Gary's a smashing young man and a jolly good cricketer and I congratulate him on this news."
Here's how the news of the Chappell inclusion broke…
DEVON's pre-season preparations have been hit by a change of date and venue for the 50-over friendly against the University of Exeter, writes Conrad Sutcliffe.
The game should have taken place at Budleigh Salterton on Easter Sunday, but the Ottermouth outfield isn't in peak condition.
So the game has been moved to Bank Holiday Monday at nearby Sidmouth with an 11.30 start, which presents problems of a different kind.
Devon had wanted to get Exmouth big-hitter David Lye out in the middle before the serious stuff starts with a Minor Counties Cup game against Wiltshire at Instow on April 27. Lye can't play on Monday due to work commitments, and neither can pace-bowling clubmate Trevor Anning for the same reason.
Devon's plan had been to field their likely side for the Cup game, but without Anning and Lye they can't.
With spinner Chris Bradley out for the season due to a shoulder injury, Gary Chappell comes in as the likely one-day replacement. The second spinner slot is being contested by Sidmouth's Charlie Miles and Bovey's Matt Golding.
Anning will feature in the Cup and on paper Devon are well covered for seamers with James Burke skipper Josh Bess certainties to play.
The dilemma for Bess and team boss Keith Donohue is what to do about a sixth bowler?
Lye and Liam Lewis can do a job, but Matt Kidd and Ryan Bougourd both have respectable claims for a place,
And Devon have had some unexpected good news with Scott Barlow asking if he can return to the fold after a couple of years with Dorset.
Barlow has been used as a one-day specialist by Devon in the past and is ability to tie up one end would be an attraction.
Devon had no inkling Barlow wanted to return until he contacted them asking if they would be interested.
"I didn't go to any of Dorset's nets in the winter and wasn't picked for their game against Hampshire 2nd XI on Sunday," said Barlow.
"My availability is for three of the four games in the group stages and one of the attractions for me is the game against Dorset at Sidmouth."
Barlow re-appeared for Devon against Somerset 2nd XI at Heathcoat on Sunday, but got mowed around the park by Pete Trego as the visitors ambled to an eight-wicket win.
Devon were all out for 97 in the 36th of their 50 overs – Bess (25) and Sam Smith (21) the only batters to reach double figures.
Lewis was unlucky – he was caught of his arm from a rising delivery – and Matt Thompson was run-out backing up when Trego deflected a Bess drive on to the stumps.
But most of the rest of the dismissals had an early of early season rustiness about them, not helped by the quality of the Somerset bowling.
After 1st XI regular Trego softened Devon up, Ireland international George Dockrell spun his way to five for 17 as the last six wickets went for 23 runs.
Devon 97 (J J Bess 25, S J Smith 21; G D Dockrell 5-17, P D Trego 3-27), Somerset 98-2 (P D Trego 44no).
Devon teams for Bank Holiday Monday
Devon: R J Holman, R J Woodman, J E Burke, L J Lewis, J J Bess, M W Thompson, A P W Allen, M C Golding, G R Chappell, M J L Kidd, R J Bougourd, C L Miles.
Exeter University: J M E Barrs (captain), T B Abell, M L Laidman (wkt), A S N Curtis, O C H Mills, A Morgan, W R G Leith, Z C G Bess, N Prowse, M E Cousens, T Barton, B Lane, J Rimmer.