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Research in the Leighton group is focused on the development of new asymmetric synthetic methods and their application to the synthesis of complex natural and unnatural targets that are possessed of useful and important functionality.
In one major program we are developing a suite of methods for the synthesis of polyketide natural products with extraordinary bioactivity that are in many cases not available in quantity from natural sources, and applying those methods to develop highly step-economical and at the same time practical and scalable syntheses of the natural products. The combination of step-economy and scalability is a powerful one, and is enabling us to pursue some novel approaches to the development of these compounds as anti-cancer chemotherapeutic agents. One current focus is the synthesis and evaluation of analogs of the natural product targets that have been modified to carry a linking functionality, with no loss in activity or potency. This in turn is allowing us to evaluate the potential of these compounds to serve effectively as the drug component of antibody-drug conjugates and other selective delivery vehicles. Validated linker strategies for these natural products is also putting us in a position to carry out chemical biology and mechanism of action studies, as well as explore other more novel linked constructs wherein useful functionality is designed into the linker group.
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In another line of investigation in the group, we are, in collaboration with the Nuckolls and Venkataraman groups, exploring the impact of ring-strain on the electrical conductance properties (oligo)silanes in single molecule measurements using the scanning tunneling microscope break-junction (STM-BJ) technique.
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"Mechanism for Si–Si Bond Rupture in Single Molecule Junctions" Li, H.; Kim, N. T.; Su, T. A.; Steigerwald, M. L.; Nuckolls, C.; Darancet, P.; Leighton, J. L.; Venkataraman, L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 16159-16164.
"High-Conductance Pathways in Ring-Strained Disilanes by Way of Direct s-Si–Si to Au Coordination" Kim, N. T.; Li, H.; Venkataraman, L.; Leighton, J. L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 11505-11508.
"A 'Methyl Extension' Strategy for Polyketide Natural Product Linker Site Validation and its Application to the Microtubule-Stabilizing Agent Dictyostatin" Ho, S.; Sackett, D. L.; Leighton, J. L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 14047-14050.
"A Highly Step-Economical Synthesis of Dictyostatin" Ho, S.; Bucher, C.; Leighton, J. L. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 6757-6761.
"A New and More Powerfully Activating Diamine for Practical and Scalable Enantioselective Aldehyde Crotylsilylation Reactions" Suen, L. M.; Steigerwald, M. L.; Leighton, J. L. Chem. Sci. 2013, 4, 2413-2417.
"Direct and Highly Regioselective and Enantioselective Allylation of b-Diketones" Chalifoux, W. A.; Reznik, S. K.; Leighton, J. L. Nature 2012, 487, 86-89.


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At the last minute I had decided for these boots rather than softer shade of blue.These resemble the Cinderella story, not her shoes.
The angelic camisole has a lower neckline that is not likely to match this topic, garland scarf appears good for the image.
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- The shoes are a wrong color and you have a cluttered chest. Drop some of the items around the chest. The stuff animal would be okay to keep but you really need to change those shoes to something more soft blue than teal colored.
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GIles Coke regards the Owls' FA Cup slip-up as the biggest letdown of his career - and he is determined to make amends today.
The midfield player feels that a great opportunity was missed in the defeat by Charlton but an improved performance against Middlesbrough is the likely result.
"That was the biggest disappointment of my career, because it was the biggest game I've played in," said the 27-year-old who had hoped for a quarter-final clash with United and a Wembley semi-final.
"I'm not happy with the way I played," he admitted. "To play quite poorly in a big game like that really hurt me.
"I wanted it so much that maybe it affected my game. It meant a lot to me.
"There was a nervousness about us, because of how big a game it was. We didn't perform, I was very disappointed, everybody was.
"It's gone now; we can't dwell on it. We look forward to the last 15 games we've got left in the Championship.
"You can't take away how we've been doing in the league - we've played well, so I'm confident you'll see a better performance."


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Men In Black - Andy D'Urso
Andy D'Urso was referee of Blackpool's historic 1-0 away win at Leicester City, but how did he do?
The last time D'Urso refereed a 'Pool game was the playoff final against Yeovil where he managed a men in black rating of 3.5
This time he seems to have done a bit better after a solid showing at The Walkers Stadium.
What the forum members thought:
I'll start us off with a 3. Glad no bookings, thought he missed a fair few pushes etc but good decision for the goal. Disappointed with the amount of extra time allowed though.
3 for me. He did not have much help from the liners.
4/5, on the basis that 5 minutes was probably the correct amount of time to play at the end, due to the injury...
4 from me at least he let play carry on when their player was injured ,how many times does it happen a player goes down when they are in trouble to get play stopped. Missed a bit of the physical stuff from De Vries. Should have booked Hume for impersonating Keigan.
4/5 - As mentioned he did miss some of the fouls from De Vries against Jacko and Evatt. Overall very pleasing let's hope it continues!
4/5. I believe he was spot on with the extra time, and allowed the game to flow.
BFCLuke gave him a 5 as well, which meant his average score for the City game was 3.9
That now leaves his overall MIB rating at: 3.7 - one of the best referees we have come across since starting the feature last January.


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Wednesday, February 09, 2011
Ben McGrath, staff writer at the New Yorker, talks about what the new science on the severity and regularity of concussions means for the future of football.
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Pakistani sugarcane seller Adil aims at football glory
Mohammad Adil set to complete a remarkable journey and fulfil his dream of playing for a foreign club, after an impoverished beginning selling sugarcane on streets
Karachi: Pakistani footballer Mohammad Adil is set to complete a remarkable journey and fulfil his dream of playing for a foreign club, after an impoverished beginning selling sugarcane on the streets.
The 21-year-old has signed a one-year contract with Kyrgyzstan champions FC Dordoi to cap a fairytale rise that has seen him touted as one of the best players ever produced by the Pakistan Premier League.
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"It hasn't sunk in yet," the winger told AFP by telephone from Lahore before his departure. "I am over the moon and very excited that my hard work has paid off."
Even top-flight football in cricket-mad Pakistan is of a low standard and it is extremely unusual for a player produced by its leagues to move abroad.
Adil hails from a small town near the agricultural city of Bahawalpur in Punjab province, where his father used to sell sugarcane.
As a boy, he would wheel a sugarcane cart to school, carrying his books and a tattered football.
"Those were very difficult days," remembered Adil. "I wanted to study and play but I had to take the cart to sell sugarcane after school and then in the little time I used to play football."
Noticing his interest in football, his father encouraged him and Adil took big strides from small clubs to Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) -- one of Pakistan's top teams.
KRL coach Tariq Lutfi said Adil was a natural talent.
"Adil came to us as an exciting player, willing to achieve his football dreams," Lutfi said.
"For the last three years he has been an integral part of KRL and we are now close to achieving a hat-trick of league titles and Adil has a major hand in it."
Adil's main asset is his speed which he uses to make marauding runs at the opposition and set up team-mates.
He was KRL's best player as the club finished runners-up in the Asian Football Confederation President Cup last year.
He helped KRL draw 1-1 against Dordoi, then scored a scintillating goal in the 2-0 win over Palestinian club Hilal-Al Quds before they lost the final.
That, plus another fine show in a AFC Challenge Cup qualifier against Kyrgyzstan, caught the eye of the Dordoi hierarchy.
"Luckily for me, Pakistan's former coach Zavisa Milosavljevic (from Serbia) has taken over Dordoi club and since he liked my style he completed my signing and it would be great to play under him," said Adil, who idolises Argentinian star Carlos Tevez.
"I like the way Tevez plays and once a Dutch coach told me that I play like him which is the biggest compliment I have received, but I have a long way to reach his standards."
A stint with Dordoi will help Adil improve his stature as well as his living standard.
The selfless star says he wants to use some of his new pay packet to send his father on the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca.
"I am sure this contract will help me send my father to Haj and help my brother who also loves playing football," said Adil.
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The earliest folding fan shop signboards seen in pictorial records are in the Machida version of the Rakuchu-rakugai-zu (Views Inside and Outside of the Capital) produced during the latter part of the Muromachi period (1338-1573). This Machida version of the Rakuchu-rakugaizu depicts many shops and we know that signboards are illustrated at four of the fan shops that are depicted. Folding fan shop signboards at the time imitated the shape of the folding fan and were displayed at the front of the shop. One to three signs were displayed depending on the shop.
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I know this is old, but it makes me laugh my *** off, that's when we have fall BRs. Tournaments are never done for pokemon.When the annual tournaments are done. Sometime in September.
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Cards are reprinted in the tcg alot, it happens, you can use you're older card, unless it says ace spec or there is some kind of grammatical change in what the card says and does, you can still use that card, I used reverse holo energy search from hoenn, they don't care (and believe me they're very strict with the rulings where I'm from).


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I'm thinking of creating pages for all the technology in the game Crystalien Conflict that was not release in sets. For example, Crystalien Conflict/Orbital Uplink and such. What do you guys think?
Agree with use to list detail on levels and the like, but see no point in this: http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/Crystalien_Conflict/Saboteur ~ CJC 14:17, August 10, 2012 (UTC)
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Fox News Blooper: Kills Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in their news instead of Sitarist Pandit Ravi Shankar.
Both Fox News as well as MTV News channels committed an unpardonable faux pas where they 'killed' the Art of Living founder and teacher, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar instead of Pandit Ravi Shankar, the sitar maestro.
The Fox News channel displayed the Art of Living founder's photograph in its 10 pm bulletin which was later rectified but the damage was done.
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The three peregrine falcons babies that were born on top of San Jose's City Hall in April and will soon spread their wings have been named.
The three chicks are: Esperanza, Spirit and Hiko.
Mayor Chuck Reed's office explains:
Esperanza received the most votes and was the most-nominated name. Five schools decided on the name Esperanza which means "hope" in Spanish, refelcting the hope that peregrine falcons, which were near extinction, will flourish as a species. Hiko, short for Shina-Tsu-Hiko, the Japanese God of Wind, was selected because falcons are the fastest moving creature on earlth, reaching speeds of up to 200 mph when diving. Students chose Spirit because the new little falcon will have to have a true and powerful spirit to suceed.
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But im sure i will enjoy trying to make this!
I'm no fiberglass expert so there are a few things i didnt understand:
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use as much space as possible, meaning glass to every contour on the side of the trunk. However, you'll also want to use as much MDF as possible, since it is going to be stronger than the glass.
My understanding is that glass or glass matte is basically fiberglass resin and fiberglass cloths/mats which are just applied in layers (a bit like the link i posted earlier to a different DIY thread)
Once you have your back, then stretch fleece, or speaker grill cloth (I prefer fleece, since it gives you a stronger base)
By back, you mean the fiberglass shape thats just been made (i.e the preliminary shape behind the mdf baffle?) Whats the fleece for? and where do i strech it to? This fleece step was missed out on that DIY thread so i can't picture it (by the way i was planning to have an mdf base as well as the baffle)
then back fill with layer upon layer of glass matte.
Im assuming that this is just applying fiberglass resin with fiberglass cloths/mats in layers from the inside
Then make a mixture of kitty hair (bondo, laminating resin, hardener and chopped matte) and flow the inside of the box with it. This will assure a completely covered interior giving you a better seal, and thicker walls. You will need to strengthen from the inside rather than the outside, since you don't want to change the shape of the outside of the enclosure.
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Can i use any glassfibre filler or is kitty hair, like this:
an absolute must? Id like to get something pre mixed, as i dont trust myself mixing various chemicals
At this point you will measure internal displacement.
So what im thinking is to initially measure slightly more than optimum, so i can hopefully get close to the optimum after strengthening
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THERE was a great atmosphere in Arklow Community College on Friday as part of Yellow Flag Hospitality Day.
The event which was part of National Multicultural Week saw the school choir give a rousing performance. Other activities included tastings of a range of foods from around the world, Yellow Flag poetry readings from the students and a Power Point presentation chronicling the school's Yellow Flag activities over the past year. There was also an award for Yellow Flag arts and crafts projects completed by the students over the course of the school year.
The college was awarded its Yellow Flag in 2012, making it the first and to date only school in Arklow to receive the award. The Yellow Flag recognises multicultural activities aimed promoting inclusiveness in schools across Ireland.
For the past five years the school has also held an annual multicultural festival and the school also has greetings in a multitude of different languages.
Friday's Yellow Flag Hospitality Day allowed the school to build on this solid multicultural foundation.
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Gaming registration for Necronomicon 2016 is now open on our site. http://www.necrogaming.org has been updated. I found out today that I put the dates wrong on the site, but that will be fixed tonight. Whoops. Necronomicon is October 28-30, 2016 (Friday-Sunday). All game masters who sign up to run 10 hours will get a refund of their membership at the convention after their shifts are over. Gaming will open at 3pm (first sign up sheets go out at that time) with the first games launching at 4pm. Gaming is open non-stop until 4pm on Sunday. We have 4 rooms available for games to be scheduled and expect to have between 100-150 before the convention weekend starts.
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Yesterday it was announced online that Megacon was coming to Tampa. Whoo hoo, right? Well, normally I'd be all for a new convention coming to the area. But in this case, I'm not. Why? Well, let's go back in time. 35 years ago a local fan group started a small convention that we know as Necronomicon. I first attended this convention back in 1987 and loved it. I've not missed a single day of this convention since that first weekend. In 1989 I met my future husband at the convention when I approached him at the midnight dance and asked him to dance. A year later, at that same convention, on the dance floor, he asked me to marry him (I said yes). In 1992 we began helping to run gaming and eventually took it over and have been running it ever since.
Necronomicon is not a large convention, but it's one that is run entirely by volunteers and we do it because we love this con. We have anywhere from 700-1200 people each year. We support a fantastic local charity called Kids and Canines and donate between $5000 and $10000 each year to them. We're a not-for-profit convention, and we can't do it without the fans who come each year.
Flash forward to yesterday. Several of our regulars messaged me about this big announcement that Megacon had in their program book in Orlando this week. They're coming to Tampa to the Convention Center…October 28-30, 2016 with some HUGE names, namely David Tennant. That's AWESOME…BUT wait, Necronomicon is that same weekend at the Grand Hyatt in Tampa. We've had these dates already booked for over 3 years. Someone asked me, "Can't Necro just move to another weekend?". No, we can't, we have signed contracts for those dates, so for good or bad, we WILL be on the same weekend as Megacon Tampa Bay.
I liken this a little to the movie "You've Got Mail". We are the small local bookstore (fitting as we have authors as our guests of honor most years) and Megacon is the big box store that's coming into town and looking to put us out of business. Now, I'm not saying they picked that weekend with the intention of hurting a 35 year old convention, but even if it wasn't done with malicious intent, the results will be the same. This will hurt us. I just hope it doesn't kill us.
I love Necronomicon, it's like a big family reunion each year. Some of the people we see there each year, we only see that one time, but it's such a feeling of home coming to walk into the hotel and see all those familiar faces. I can't even envision a year without this event.
Several people have made comments that we're two totally different events and it shouldn't hurt us. I really can't see how that would be possible. Hell, I'd want to go to Megacon Tampa if it were any other weekend. I'd love to see David Tennant in person, I'm a HUGE Doctor Who fan and he's one of my favorites. Even if half of our members just decide to go to Megacon one day, that is a lot of money out of our convention, a convention that relies on that membership to support our charity and to continue to run each year.
Maybe we could get everyone to write to David and tell him about Necronomicon, maybe we can get him to come drop in and see our little convention while he's here, wouldn't that be a hoot?
I really really don't want to see Necronomicon die because this huge convention, with deep pockets and big name actors, comes and sets up shop on the corner of our town, basically across the street from us, on the same date.
We're just now gearing up to launch the gaming department for this year, including working on a webpage redesign. With it being our 35th anniversary we're planning all kinds of fun surprises and events and want this to be a fantastic convention.
Want to see who all will be at our con? Check out http://necrofl.com/
Our main guests of honor this year at Necronomicon are Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due. We're also excited to have fan favorite (and my personal favorite) Timothy Zahn returning again this year.
If you've not been to Necronomicon, it's a great convention for your money. Pre-register for only $40 for all three days. We have trivia contests, talent shows, kid's programming, costume contests, tons of gaming (usually 100-150 table top games over the 3 days and no additional fees to play) and LARPs (no additional fees), LAN room (no fee to play), panels, autograph sessions, fully stocked Con Suite (hospitality room) with food/drinks (no fees), Friday night beer tasting party (no fees – see a trend here?), dealer's room and art show (fees to buy of course), Ice cream social, ending ceremonies with a lot of free stuff given away and much much more. We're like a family reunion of 1000 people, come for the events, stay for the friendships you develop. The advantage to a smaller convention, you don't feel like you're a small fish swimming upstream, you can get into the events that you're interested in without having to stand in line for hours ahead of time.
Be sure to check out our local charity Kids and Canines that we support each year.
Feel free to share this blog and help get the word out about our small convention. Help us fight against the big boys who would put us out of business without even knowing we're here.
—Heather Dryer – Necronomicon Gaming Director
This post was made during a bout of insomnia at 4am in the morning, I make no promises to the clarity of my rambling thoughts.
It's a Trap!
Today hubby and I ventured to Winter Park, Florida to do our "beta" test for the new/upcoming adventure game It's a Trap (http://www.itsatrapgame.com). We participated in their Kickstarter and for our donation we received two tickets to come try it out and give our feedback.
They're still working on putting everything into place, doing lots of updates to the building it looks like, in addition to working on the scenario rooms.
Hubby's only "negative" is that he thinks it would do much better if it were over on I-Drive in the middle of all the other tourist attractions. I think it has the potential to do well where it is, with the right advertising and word of mouth. It's not too far away from a gaming store (we passed by but didn't have time to stop) and I think it has a lot going for it.
Now, I'm not going to post anything with spoilers, as that just wouldn't be right. So, feel free to read on with no worries that I'll ruin it for you.
For those who don't know what "It's a Trap" is, the concept is you and 7 others are "locked" in a themed room and you have 1 hour to get out (you're not really LOCKED in, it's just part of the immersion). You win by finding clues to solve puzzles, open boxes, decode riddles, etc.
On their website they currently list 4 different "games" you can choose from. They have two fantasy and two that are zombie apocalypse themed. The one we did was the apocalypse type one, and boy was it fun.
Not only are you searching the room trying to solve the clues, there's actually interaction from an actor who helps you to get into the storyline and really slip into character in the adventure.
In the first few minutes, I felt a little awkward trying to be someone I'm not, which is odd, since I am a GamerChyk after all. But I quickly got into it, talking back and forth with the NPC (non player character for the non RPG people…..Role Playing Game lol).
Hubby and I raced to find clues and with a couple of nudges from the NPC we managed to solve the final puzzle with 1 minute to spare and emerged victorious.
I can not recommend this experience enough. What a fun time. I can't wait for them to open officially so we can try out the fantasy scenarios too.
Be sure to visit their website to check out the 4 listed games, oh, and my understanding is that these games will change periodically, so don't worry that once you go 4 times you'll be done and know how to do them all. From what I read they plan to change out the games to keep it fresh. I want to play them all! Wonder if they'd consider an annual pass, or multi visit pass in the future, hmmm.
Oh, and I'm not being paid for my blog, I didn't get anything for free, I'm not affiliated in any way with "It's a Trap", I'm just a GamerChyk who found out about them on Facebook and jumped in on the Kickstarter they offered.
If you try them out, I'd be interested in your thoughts/opinions.
You can also find them on FB at https://www.facebook.com/itsatraporlando
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It seems Blizzard are considering (I only say considering)the option of making cross realm auction houses.
Yay or Nay?
Yes it would be a good idea.
No it would be a bad idea.
Dont care .
It seems Blizzard are considering (I only say considering)the option of making cross realm auction houses.
Yay or Nay?
only if its for the severly low pop realms. if it comes to any other realms id hate it. its bad enough having idiots on your own realms undercutting you by half price and making everyone lose gold without idiots from multiple realms doing it
"I was a normal baby for 30 seconds, then ninjas stole my mamma" - Deadpool
"so what do we do?" "well jack, you stand there and say 'gee rocket raccoon I'm so glad you brought that Unfeasibly large cannon with you..' and i go like this BRAKKA BRAKKA BRAKKA" - Rocket Raccoon
its getting the level where everything is cross faction. why not make it so that server caps are higher and merge them all together?
1) Load the amount of weight I would deadlift onto the bench
2) Unrack
3) Crank out 15 reps
4) Be ashamed of constantly skipping leg day
Nay. high or low populated realm it's your choice where you play and want to use the AH.
if you want to play out a monopoly in a certain vendoring go play a low pop server
if ye want competition go high pop
I think a Cross-Realm main AH and Realm-wide AH would solve it. Turn the Neutral AH's to realm-wide only, so people can do the whole 'switching faction' thing still.
Creating a CRAH would permit low-level craftables to be useful on the AH as newer realms with new players would then have access to a wide range of items and it would render old craftables useful again.
Monopolies would be as plausible as they are now, just more expensive, which they ought to be, and local trading still exists.
A Cross Realm AH would be good.
Merging Auction Houses means the chances of you selling something will plummet. We already had the price of Windwool Cloth drop so low due to the amount on the Auction Houses, with this everything will drop to being worth hardly anything. Merging Low Population (around four or so, bring each merged server in line with medium servers) servers is still the best way to fix dead realms, it allows the merged realm to have an atmosphere and guilds, a community and a bustling trade system.
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This guy.
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Cross-realm zones are definitely our first move toward improving the play experience for low-pop servers (or even medium population).
Beyond just the fact that the world will be more populated, the ability to make friends at the battle tag level (since that friendship level is cross-server) combined with the ability to do group content with those players represents a huge step forward in the ability for players on smaller servers to access a huge community to play with.
With regard to the auction house, I can imagine a future where we might decide to make auction houses cross-server. It's not something to jump into lightly, but there may be ways to design a cross-realm auction house that ensures a viable economy without getting "too big".
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If the cross realm auction house had higher fees like the current neutral auction house, it would leave a purpose for the regular auction house.
And before you start with the "xfer to a high pop server" crap I pay 15 bucks a month and have paid that steadily for ~8 years I am not shilling out an extra 25 to get what I should be given for free. A healthily populated realm.
nb4reroll because I have. It doesn't nothing for my ~6 year main with all my cool toys or 3 alts. 100 bucks extra to move them all nty.
READ and be less Ignorant.
I would love CRAH. Sellers have way too much power in the current setup, with rich people creating monopolies just because they want 2 million gold instead of 1.5. With all of them fighting against each other it becomes a buyers market, where demand creates the prices, rather than the supplier.
It woould be nice if instead of trying to support the unbalanced servers they let develop they just had a go at organising populations with free or reduced transfers. People would then feel ok about repopulating realms.
Well, if you make the zones cross realm then make the auction house cross realm too. This way the resources aren't getting spread thinner then they already are, especially with low level stuff. The supply with low level ores and herbs is bad enough as it is, and it only gets worse when the few guys that actually farm that stuff have to compete with people from other realms.
That would be awesome.
It will help economies on realms with low populations or with imbalanced factions.
It will help to get rid of resellers, aka "ah players" because they won't be able to corner markets.
Supply/demand ratio will remain the same, so prices won't change.
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Originally Posted by Metzlsepp-Antonidas
Pretty messed up idea.. the demand/supply ratio will get screwed in a way that'll destroy every affected realm in terms of economy.
Warlocks get buffed ONE TIME and suddenly developers are getting fired over it...
I think everyone on the dead realms would agree this is a good idea. If nothing else, just keep it to the low pop. realms. We could definitely use some fixing for our less than lacking AHs.
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i actually would love it
Yes. Gods yes. No more wildly fluctuating economies from server to server, just one constant free market. Beautiful.
No, it wouldn't destroy the economy; demand and supply would go up in equal amounts. It would be glorious. Anyone who's seen how the D3 AH works will know this can only be a good thing; I mean, you put something up to sell, and bam: sold 5 seconds later. Sometimes it doesn't even take that long.
People on low population servers would have a much better chance of making money than they currently do, which would be brilliant. Just... Yes. Please. Gief.
I'm all for linking the low population and faction imbalanced AH's together so that people aren't paying ridiculous amounts of gold for crap, but at the same time, allowing the high pop servers in on it only allows for those who've hoarded a million billion gold to control an even larger market.


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Dave Grohl took to the Foo Fighters Facebook page today with a note confirming the band will take a hiatus just a few days after his onstage comments at the Global Citizen Festival in New York led to rumors of a break-up.
You can read the full text of Grohl's letter here.
Hey everyone . . .
Dave here. Just wanted to write and thank you all again from the bottom of my heart for another incredible year. (Our 18th, to be exact!) We truly never could have done any of this without you . . .
Never in my wildest dreams did I think Foo Fighters would make it this far. I never thought we COULD make it this far, to be honest. There were times when I didn't think the band would survive. There were times when I wanted to give up. But . . . I can't give up this band. And I never will. Because it's not just a band to me. It's my life. It's my family. It's my world.
Yes . . . I was serious. I'm not sure when the Foo Fighters are going to play again. It feels strange to say that, but it's a good thing for all of us to go away for a while. It's one of the reasons we're still here. Make sense? I never want to NOT be in this band. So, sometimes it's good to just . . . put it back in the garage for a while . . .
But, no gold watches or vacations just yet . . . I'll be focusing all of my energy on finishing up my Sound City documentary film and album for worldwide release in the very near future. A year in the making, it could be the biggest, most important project I've ever worked on. Get ready . . . it's coming.
Me, Taylor, Nate, Pat, Chris, and Rami . . . I'm sure we'll all see you out there . . . somewhere . . .
Thank you, thank you, thank you . . .
At the Global Citizen Festival, Grohl said: "We don't have any shows after this. This is where we play as many songs as we can in a short period of time, because, honestly, I don't know when we're gonna do it again."


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Well ladies, there goes another one. Just kidding, we honestly wouldn't get within a mile of Shia LaBeouf without a can of Febreze, but he got married this weekend. The bride was his longtime girlfriend Mia Goth, who people are still calling an actress even though she's definitely like, never been in a real movie.
The wedding was appropriately strange for Shia. They got married in Vegas at the Viva Las Vegas chapel, and TMZ has assured the public that they went with the Elvis theme for their ceremony. Of course this sounds fucking awful, but we would be surprised if Shia LaBeouf did anything even a little bit normally.
Shia reportedly cried during the ceremony, but there's really no way to know the specifics because there were only like, two people there. Now these two happily married batshit weirdos will probably disappear into a cloud of dust, not to be seen for approximately two years. We never know where Shia will pop up again, but we're still waiting for a Disturbia sequel so let's hope it'll be for that.


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NatWest has announced plans to close its branch in Long Buckby.
The bank said the branch, along with others in Thrapston and Raunds, will all close before the end of the year due to a fall in the number of transaction over the last few years.
A spokesman for Natwest said: "We have taken the difficult decision to close our NatWest Long Buckby, Thrapston and Raunds branches.
"Long Buckby will close on 24 November 2014.
"The number of transactions taking place at these branches have fallen over the last few years."
For the Long Buckby branch, the number of transactions taking place at this branch has fallen by 29 per cent over the last few years. The branch is only open for 10 hours each week and only 23 customers use this branch regularly, on a weekly basis.
The spokesman continued: "Over our whole branch network there has been a 30 per cent drop in branch transactions since 2010 as people do their banking where and when it is convenient for them, whilst online and mobile transactions have grown by over 200 per cent.
"We expect these trends to continue as more and more of our customers bank with us through our mobile app, by online and telephone and through our upgraded ATM network.
"When we close a branch, we take a number of factors into account including usage and alternative ways to bank with us in the local area."
Natwest said it has taken a number of measures to ensure that customers will still have access to banking in the area including withdrawing money from local post offices, while the ATM will remain at the Long Buckby branch.
The spokesman added: "We've advised staff and we're writing to our customers to make them aware of the closure and the different ways they can still bank with us. If customers or local businesses are concerned about how this will impact their banking, they can go into the branch where staff will be happy to discuss the alternative ways to bank with us."


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AMD's Cheng goes to Synaptics
by Nick Farrell on17 April 2012
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Godfrey Cheng who recently quit AMD has joined Rick Bergman, another ex-AMDer, at rival Synaptics as a VP of Marketing.
Cheng came to AMD from ATI side to be a Director of Technical Marketing for AMD's client technologies. He worked on everything from All in Wonder to UVD to CrossFire.
According to Anand Tech the move could be an attempt to build a first-generation Holodeck to act as an interface. Godfrey and Bergman were all involved in this particular project and might have been motivated by the potential for a company focused approach to human interfaces, the article claims.
Of course they could both be there because Synaptics has a better cafeteria, health plan, or drinks cabinet too.


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Workers should be concerned that the old requirements were hurting "to the point where they have to be more worried about their jobs," said Lynn Dudley, senior vice president for the American Benefits Council, representing Fortune 500 companies' benefit programs.
The Society of Actuaries, whose members specialize in assessing financial risk, estimates that the new law will cut the $80 billion in required company pension contributions this year by no more than $35 billion. That's out of roughly $1.9 trillion companies have invested in these plans, the society estimates.
The contribution reduction would peak at $73 billion next year, but by 2016 companies will contribute more under the new law than the old one.
For now, failing to use current interest rates means "plan underfunding will worsen, threatening not only the pension system" but also the federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., said University of Pennsylvania professor Mitchell. The agency's deficit grew to $26 billion last year.
To help address that, the new law will gradually increase the $35 annual premium employers pay the PBGC for each worker and retiree to $48 by 2014. To give companies an incentive to fully fund their pension plans, it also will gradually double the additional premium that companies pay for each $1,000 their plans are underfunded, to $18 by 2015, and adjust the premium yearly to reflect inflation.
When the PBGC takes over a pension plan, it pays retirees the full amounts they were entitled to, up to an annual maximum of nearly $56,000 when workers retire at age 65.
The new system is riskier because there is no guarantee that pension funds will earn more than today's low interest rates, said Donald Fuerst, senior pension fellow with the American Academy of Actuaries.
"I think it should make people wary," Fuerst said, but it shouldn't be their prime concern.
"What they should really look to is, is the company that sponsors their pension plan a financially strong company" that can weather market ups and downs, Fuerst said.
Many analysts say with such large sums invested in corporate pensions, they don't expect the reduced contributions to have a major impact.
"Lowering contributions is not desirable, but the amount by which contributions are lowered is probably not that substantial," said Alicia Munnell, director of Boston College's Center for Retirement Research.


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St. Martinville, Louisiana
[It is a sunny day in Louisiana's largest city, home to an estimated population of 300,000. The sounds of children playing in the streets while their parents practice their marksmanship skills can both be heard distinctly in the background, while the hum of the classical radio station my host is listening to plays at a low volume. My host, Mayor of this town and former US Senator Chuck Soileau, closes the windows of his suburban mansion and turns the radio down to an even lower level before speaking.]
I always had a…maverick reputation. Whether that was a compliment or an insult depended on who was saying it. Like most Louisianan Democrats outside of New Orleans, I was firmly in the centre of the political spectrum. Left and right politics still meant something back then; the party next to your name had a big impact on how people saw you. For better or for worse. And in my case, considering how Yellow Dog Democrats in my state were a dying breed, quickly becoming replaced by Yellow Dog Republicans…it tended to be for worse.
So when nearly every one of my congressional colleagues threw themselves behind the bandwagon of Phalanx without even considering the possibility it may be a placebo, I was torn. When everyone decided that the administration's plan for coping with this new crisis was…well, actually useful, I was even more torn. If I spoke up and tried to get people to slow down, look into what was happening outside our borders more carefully, try and make them realise painful precautionary actions, not placebo drugs and placebo policies, were needed….then I'd lose my election, lose my allies, condemn myself to the political wilderness. Wouldn't be able to help the people of my state anymore.
You understand, I had a tough re-election battle. I'd just supported an unpopular healthcare reform bill, and I'd pissed off even more people when I stated it didn't go far enough. I was a moderate Democrat in a state that was increasingly a conservative Republican stronghold, and my bipartisan reputation and years of experience might not have been able to save me. And if I'd gone around inciting up people's fears about zombies, not terrorists, not budget deficits, not drugs or diseases or hurricanes or whatever, but zombies, shit that only existed in my grandson's video games?
Well, no-one wants a fearmongering nutjob in the Senate.
So what did I do? I formed a bipartisan coalition…
With five other Senators?
With five other Senators, yes. [chuckles] . And a few Representatives.
I formed a bipartisan coalition, we read some reports, wrote a few draft bills, made a few low-key press appearances. And then we released our bill. The Emergency Preparation Act. We tried in vain to give it an acronym related to UNDEAD or ZOMBIE or something, but we couldn't, even though two of us were English majors.
It was a…strange experience, just before and just after I'd submitted the bill. I'd spent every morning in the last couple of weeks before submitting the bill to the hopper double-checking this zombie threat was real and dangerous, just in case I was in some sort of hallucination. And of the Senators in the coalition, I was the only one in the class up for re-election in that year, and I was listed as the sponsor of the bill, so I was undoubtedly putting my head on the line the most. I was expecting a PR shitstorm.
Boy, did I get one.
I still think to this day that the reason so many people hated me was because I was the bringer of painful truths. When I told the Republicans we need to act like global warming was real for a myriad of reasons, all but the most moderate members of that party stopped looking at me like a potential ally and more like another wishy-washy liberal. When I told my fellow Democrats their plan for climate change was not only ineffective but also damaging to my state, I knew the party leadership wanted me to shut up. When I told everyone fixing the budget required defense cuts, reforming social security and medicare, some tax increases and some spending decreases, everyone looked at me like I was some sort of laissez-faire capitalistic deficit hawk or some sort of wealth-distributing commie.
And when I told everyone we needed to stop this zombie crisis before it was too late, and we needed to respond hard if it already was past the point of no return, I knew even the reminder of my Gang of Six regretting standing behind me. The President called my measures reactionary and unsuitable for the current circumstances. Committee chairmen refused to even read the long title. My polling numbers hovered around the 20s, 30s if I was lucky.
What exactly did this bill do?
A lot, and I forget the details. But I remember a Senator from…Ohio? No, Iowa. Yeah, Iowa. Yeah, I remember the Senior Senator from Iowa in particular lambasting some new regulations I was placing on trade and travel as draconian, anti-free trade and damaging to the economy, not to mention inefficient and unenforceable. Maybe he was right, but I stood by it. Still do.
Then I also had massive amounts allocated towards special response teams, local police forces, research into this phenomenon, preparations for mass evacuations, etcetera, etcetera. The debates over that were particularly crippling. I was accused of blowing up the deficit in a time of massive national debt. I was hoping that, when the dead are walking the Earth, people might have been able to forget about the deficit for five frickin' seconds…but apparently not.
I remember some idiot, a hypocritical Republican who happened to be my Junior Senator. He basically said that "oh, we hadn't responded like this to AIDS. Or swine flu. Or bird flu." That's because people suffering from that disease don't turn into zombies, you hooker-loving diaper fetishist. I think even he realised how stupid and insensitive those statements were.
It took some manoeuvring, but we finally got it to an up and down vote. I think the party leadership helped me get it there just so they could humiliate me in public. 13 for, everyone else against.
I know this sounds wussy, but I cried when I got home that night. I was SO determined I was doing the right thing, to see it all voted down like that so…candidly. It wasn't easy.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that bill would have been a cure-all for the oncoming storm, far from it. It was just building blocks, laying the groundwork for true international solutions to this issue.
But alas, it never passed.
Just a hypothetical question; but what if it *did* pass, and the undead outbreak just…well, went away on its own?
Then I would have accepted I'd made a massive cockup. I'd probably have been forced to resign. I don't really like "what if" questions, they distract you from the questions here and now, but believe me, the moment the first ideas for the bill came into my mind, I'd always considered that question.
But, and I know it's cocky, but I, and every other member of my cosy little Gang of Six, plus our House allies, knew it was inevitable. We'd read the reports, we'd seen what was happening abroad, we knew we had to behave more like the Israelis and less like the…I dunno. Nearly every nation since then?
And I'd recently received a report from an old friend of mine in the state legislature. She was just about to be term-limited out of office, when she told me a strange story from her district, which was in Shreveport. And, the first confirmed incident of the outbreak had just occurred in Louisiana. She was a 17-year old girl, only a couple of weeks from her birthday, pretty much expected to get Straight As in virtually all her subjects. They reckon she got it on a visit to Africa. She was obsessed with humanitarian work, you see, and she went to Africa to help build a village a well. Must have drank some funny water or gotten bitten by an infected animal or something.
And that girl, and I hate myself for forgetting her name, was the first of many. And that was just the confirmed ones in my states alone. And, bar an occasional surge of interest and concern in it, it still wasn't high-profile enough until the Great Panic started, and then it never disappeared off the news. I think at first people were just struck by the sheer impossibility of it, but after a while, when it was whole families coming down with it, when more countries began to fall like dominoes, it was denial. Denial by the media, the authorities, the politicians, the American public.
Well, I guess it's unfair against my own nation to claim denial was a purely American problem. Pretty much every country against Israel reacted with denial. And, well, it's the walking dead. Can you blame them?
I lost my election, of course. Zombies were still a relatively low-key issue at that point, Phalanx and the President's reassurances were keeping everyone calm and under control and focused on stupid things like gay marriage and Iran. I was surprised I won the primary, truth be told, and I'm surprised I fared as well in the general as I did. 36%. Much better than the 23% I was predicted. Guess people were finally catching on to what was happening and how big it was. Or maybe they just hated the other candidates enough. That's always a good way to increase your share of the vote, after all.
And after the election, you…?
Returned to my hometown. This place. Bought a nice big house, lots of land around it, on the outskirts of the city you see today. Now, call me a crazy survivalist, I don't care, but I gathered up my closest family and my closest friends, and set to work making myself a miniature fort. I weren't exactly the richest Senator around, I ran a bleeding café before I entered politics, but, once I sold off most of my assets, I was able to buy most of the materials, get a wind turbine or two attached to generate power, make a few impromptu farms. I was a farmer by birth, you know, farming was the easy bit. As was grabbing the guns and ammunition to last me…three years, give or take? I was a gun nut, so that wasn't hard.
Hell, I even imported some of those sniffer dogs. Knew I'd be getting refugees knocking on my door once shit hit the fan, and I ain't the sort of person to deny someone in need of asylum. I also ain't the sort of person to let everyone walk in willy-nilly when they very well might be infected and a ticking zombie time-bomb waiting to blow.
Now, being a devoutly religious man, I hate to compare myself to a biblical figure, but at times I felt like Noah. I was, bar a few exceptions, the only individual I personally knew, Louisianan or otherwise, preparing adequately for what was about to happen. Most of the rest of my fellow townsfolk was either getting on with their lives as usual, ignorant of the threat they were in, or preparing in totally inappropriate ways. You know, grabbing a few rolls of toilet paper, a shotgun and a few planks of wood to board up the door.
Strangely enough, I paid more attention to the news as a private citizen than I did as a Senator. Guess I was curious on how the rest of the world outside of St. Martinville was coping.
Not very well, as I'm sure we all know.
When the Great Panic happened, when they finally came in force, I was ready. The fact I'm still here, the fact my family's still here, the fact almost all of St. Martinville's population survived the war should tell you whether my plans were a success or not.
Did you ever get an urge to say…?
I told you so?
I had reason to, but I had better things to do than shove my supposed superiority down the throats of people suffering enough already.
How did you feel when the military arrived?
Relieved, quite obviously. A lot of people in the fort had a very low opinion of the military for a majority of the duration of the war, but when they arrived, well, all was forgiven, especially after they dealt with the horde of zombies surrounding our walls. Musta been…I dunno, a hundred-thousand of the poor fuckers? Completely eliminated future refugee arrivals, as you can probably guess. And after the military declared this area clear…we stayed huddled up in our fort for a while, but, well, afterwards….well, before you knew it, businesses and refugees decided this was a nice place to settle and I was the Mayor of one of the most rapidly-growing cities on Earth. Our first major skyscrapers are being planned, we have one of the best police forces in America, our public transportation is second-to-none, and zombie sightings are at an all-time low.
I hate to boast, but I'm quite proud of what I achieved here. Maybe I just got lucky, but I like to think otherwise.


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Greyhound racing industry disgusted by Four Corners revelations; takes decisive action
Monday 16 February 2015
The Australian greyhound racing industry is taking action against industry participants caught engaging in the illegal practice of live baiting.
Ahead of ABC's Four Corners investigation revealing alarming evidence of the practice, the industry controlling authorities in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland moved to suspend or stand down 23 participants alleged to have been involved in live baiting. Last week, Greyhounds Australasia instigated an urgent review of all national and local trial arm lure rules and will appoint an independent probity auditor to assess the industry's current greyhound welfare and integrity rules and policies and recommend any changes required to ensure we are meeting the community's expectations.
Scott Parker, CEO of Greyhounds Australasia, the peak body for the industry in Australia and New Zealand, said: "I am appalled at some of the footage shown on the Four Corners program. The use of live animals to train greyhounds is disgusting, illegal, unethical and totally rejected by the industry.
"I am very disappointed that a number of our participants apparently have no respect for the law in their desire to succeed. The 30,000 participants who play by the rules have had their reputations severely and unfairly damaged by this appalling conduct.
"The industry accepts responsibility for doing more to rid the sport of this illegal and immoral practice. Racing Queensland Ltd has already announced the establishment of an independent taskforce to investigate the issue and other independent reviews in other states are likely to be announced in the next 24 hours.
"I call on every one of our licensed participants to make sure they support the work of their controlling authority at all times and contribute to the ongoing success of their valued and rewarding industry," Mr Parker said.


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All K-12 teachers in the United States are being offered a chance to see the Hilary Swank movie "Freedom Writers" for free between today, January 26th, and Thursday, February 1st.
The movie is based on the true story of a dedicated California teacher finds a way to unify her disadvantaged, racially divided students and to improve their grasp of academics, partly by having them keep journals about their violent, troubled lives.
AMC did a promotion like this last summer for "Akeelah and the Bee," which was a story of a girl from the inner city that used her talent for spelling to enter the National Spelling Bee.
Teachers will need to present a valid staff ID or pay-stub and photo identification card at the box office in order to receive free admission to the movie. This offer is provided on a first-come, first-served basis and there is a limit of one pass per teacher.
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Kansas City, Mo. and Hollywood, Calif. (Jan. 23, 2007) - In appreciation of teachers across the nation who give endlessly and enrich the lives of so many students, AMC Theatres and Paramount Pictures are offering teachers an exclusive opportunity to see the highly-acclaimed inspirational film, "Freedom Writers," free of charge. All teachers* throughout the U.S. are invited to visit an AMC theatre Friday, Jan. 26 through Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007, to receive one free ticket to any showing of the film during that time. The offer is valid exclusively at all participating theatres in the AMC system including: AMC Loews theatres, AMC Star theatres, AMC Magic Johnson theatres and AMC Cineplex Odeon theatres (check local listings for film availability and show times).
"We are pleased to partner with our friends at Paramount to welcome teachers across the country to a free showing of 'Freedom Writers'," said Peter C. Brown, Chairman and CEO, AMC Entertainment Inc. "We at AMC are indebted to all teachers for the selfless work they do to motivate, teach and encourage our children. In turn, we hope this will help express our sincere gratitude and appreciation for all that they do, often with very little 'thanks' in return."
"We are thrilled to partner with AMC to support teachers in our communities by inviting then to see "Freedom Writers," said Rob Moore, President of Worldwide Marketing, Distribution and Home Video at Paramount Pictures Corporation. "We are proud of this film and appreciate the continued support from Erin Gruwell, director Richard LaGravenese, Hilary Swank and the cast that has helped to make the movie an inspiring success."
This is not the first time AMC has opened its theatre doors to reward teachers with a free movie. In May 2006, AMC offered teachers nationwide a free showing of the educational-themed "Akeelah and the Bee," and thousands of teachers across the country enjoyed the film. AMC has a deep commitment and admiration for the nation's educational leaders, and free showings are part of the company's ongoing effort to recognize and support teachers.
Teachers are asked to present a valid school-issued identification card or pay-stub and photo identification card at the box office in order to receive free admission to "Freedom Writers." Free admission to teachers will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Limit one pass per teacher.
*Teachers for grades kindergarten through 12 are eligible for this offer.
About "Freedom Writers"
"Freedom Writers" is inspired by a true story and the diaries of real Long Beach teenagers after the L.A. riots, during the worst outbreak of interracial gang warfare. Two-time Academy Award(R) winner Hilary Swank stars as Erin Gruwell, whose passion to become a teacher is soon challenged by a group of Black, Latino, and Asian gangbangers who hate her even more than each other. When Erin begins to listen to them in a way no adult has ever done, she begins to understand that for these kids, getting through the day alive is enough - they are not delinquents but teenagers fighting "a war of the streets" that began long before they were born. Erin gives them something they never had from a teacher before - respect. For the first time, these teens experience a hope that maybe they might show the world that their lives matter and they have something to say. (This film is rated PG-13 for violent content, some thematic material, and language.)
About AMC Entertainment Inc.
AMC Entertainment Inc. is a worldwide leader in the theatrical exhibition industry. With a history of industry leadership and innovation dating back to the early 1900s, the company today serves more than 240 million guests annually through interests in 411 theatres and 5,635 screens in 11 countries including the United States. The company is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. Additional information is available online at www.amctheatres.com.
About Paramount Pictures Corporation
Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global company that produces and distributes filmed entertainment, is a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), a leading entertainment content company with prominent and respected brands including Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks. The company's labels include Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, DreamWorks, MTV Films and Nickelodeon Movies. PPC operations also include Paramount Digital Entertainment, Paramount Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing, Paramount Studios, and Worldwide Television Distribution.
About the Freedom Writers Foundation
Erin Gruwell and the Freedom Writers established the Freedom Writers Foundation in 1997. Since then, she has shared her teaching methods with educators in an effort to replicate the Freedom Writers' success in classrooms across the country. The Foundation has encouraged, inspired, and motivated thousands of teachers and students with the same methods Erin used with the Freedom Writers in Room 203.
The Foundation trains teachers and provides scholarships for deserving students with a key metric as a clear indicator of success - the reduction of high school drop-out rates. This epidemic is recognized by government leaders, major foundations, and educational institutions. Using the Freedom Writers Method, the Foundation is actively addressing the situation with proven results in cities across the country. Erin's students graduated from high school and more students at schools throughout the country are graduating in higher numbers due to the innovative teaching methods taught at the Freedom Writers Institute.
For more information about the Freedom Writers Foundation, visit www.freedomwritersfoundation.org.
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Kansas University track legend Wes Santee said Tuesday that next spring's Kansas Relays will be the last held at Memorial Stadium, but the athletic department said Santee prematurely was kicking to the finish line this time.
"We've had a briefing," Santee said. "They're going to take the track out of Memorial Stadium, period. (Track) will have its own facility southwest of Allen Fieldhouse. ... This will be the last year in the football stadium. I know they're planning to do some special things to make it an event, and probably they'll invite everybody back."
The proposed location for a new track and for a soccer game field is at the old football practice fields, but as of now, not enough funds have been raised to shift the project into the definite stage, according to an athletic department spokesman.
"There is a master plan that involves that, but to say it is 100 percent certain right now as we sit here and talk is jumping the gun, to use a track term," associate athletic director Jim Marchiony said.
Will the track be relocated in time for the 2010 Kansas Relays?
"It could be, but that's going to depend on fundraising," Marchiony said.
The goal is to build a track facility with 5,000 seats that could expand to 10,000 with temporary seating.
The "master plan" includes a resurfacing of the football field, at which time the track would be removed. The lanes on the new track would be six inches wider, in accordance with updated recommended lane widths. Widening the lanes at Memorial Stadium would require removing rows of seats for football games, which will not happen.
Asked how he felt about the proposed move, Santee said, "I love Memorial Stadium. But let's be honest, the current athletic administration does everything first class. So if they put a first-class track down there, with locker rooms and all that stuff to go with it, fix it up first class so the people could see all the events, it could be good."
Santee, 76 and a resident of El Dorado, sounded more concerned about the substance of the Kansas Relays than the location.
"I would hope we would go back to making sure we get a lot of colleges here," he said. "Texas, Oklahoma, Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri. We have all these Big 12 and surrounding schools. They ought to be able to put on a show, so let's do it."
Santee pointed to what he called a perfect model for the Kansas Relays.
"The Drake Relays is still a major track meet," Santee said. "One of the big differences at Drake is Des Moines, Ia., gets big-time involved. They have a queen and a parade and all the businesses downtown really turn their attention to it. That hasn't happened here since the '50s. We had some floats and parades at that time for the Relays. That became a major promotion for the townspeople. If they do it well and KU does it well then we sell hotel rooms and food and it's good for the town."
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