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Historian Dr. Marc Baer of the Hope College faculty takes a holistic approach in exploring how in the space of a bit more than a century London's most radical and contentious election district became its most conservative and tranquil.
It's the focus of his book "The Rise and Fall of Radical Westminster, 1780-1890," published this summer by Palgrave Macmillan, part of the Macmillan Group of the United Kingdom. He's been fascinated by the topic ever since he began graduate studies in the latter 1960s, when he did his first research on London's politics.
"What struck me as interesting about that place is the reputation it had in the 18th century for its politics being extremely violent," said Baer, a specialist in modern British history. "One hundred years later, it's the most conservative and it's also the quietest—and that's remained true down to today. And that conundrum grabbed me."
Baer, who is a professor of history and chairperson of the department, considers multiple dynamics as he tracks the change in political culture in Westminster—home of Parliament, Westminster Cathedral and Big Ben—as England made the transition to modern democracy. The 350-page hardcover book examines developments in political language; the role of crowds and the decline of disorder; the evolution of political rituals and civil society; the use of civic, public, private and social spaces in politics; the influence of political art; and a variety of the period's leading figures.
"It's only by getting at that sum total that you can explain the answer to the question," he said.
Baer's research focuses on the cultural, social and political history of Britain, especially London, since the late 18th century. His first book, "Theatre and Disorder in Late Georgian London," was published in 1992 by Oxford University Press. He is currently completing a book on seven major Christian figures in Britain c. 1750-1950. As well, he has published 17 articles and given 40 papers or invited addresses.
A member of the Hope faculty since 1983, he teaches courses including "British and Irish History to 1700," "British and Irish History Since 1700," "Modern Imperialism," "London Histories" and the "History Seminar," as well as "Introduction to Modern European History" in the college's Cultural Heritage program and "Exploring Faith and Calling" in the Senior Seminar program.
His external awards and honors include three fellowships through the Summer Seminar program of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). He has also held research grants from the NEH, the American Philosophical Society and the Michigan Council for the Humanities, in addition to local organizations such as the Padnos Educational Fund and the Holland Community Foundation. Through the years he has also been active in a variety of professional associations.
He spearheaded the effort to organize the college's "Veritas Forum," a three-day event which considers Christian faith and the life of the mind from a variety of perspectives. The event debuted in January 1997 and has been held every two years since, most recently in January 2011. He is also the founding director of the college's Pew Society Program, which began during the 1997-98 school year, and which mentors students considering an academic career.
Among other activities, he has co-led a Hope spring break mission trip to New York City and participated in a seminar during the college's 1999 "Winter Happening" regarding a 1998 trip to India by Hope students, faculty and staff to share the experience of Hope's contemporary worship program with colleagues at Indian Christian colleges. He delivered the college's Opening Convocation addresses in August 1997 and August 2011. In May 2001, he received Hope's Vanderbush-Weller Development Fund award for having a strong, positive impact on students.
He joined the faculty as an assistant professor of history, and was promoted to associate professor in 1986 and full professor in 1992. Prior to coming to Hope, he taught at Frostburg State University, where he was named "Teacher of the Year" in 1983, and Case Western Reserve University.
He holds his bachelor's degree from Iowa State University, and his master's and doctorate from the University of Iowa. He has been married to his wife Patricia for 40 years. Together they have three children and four grandchildren.


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Joost Diepenmaat needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 68 designs submitted by 34 freelance designers.
We're looking for a simple quality company logo. YabNews is one of the premium usenet providers in the Netherlands.
We're one of the major Usenet preparing for international launch. Our customers love our usenet service, because quality of service we offer, fast support and reliability.
We would like a brand new logo to be designed. We always did it without a logo ;-) The logo should fit in the color scheme, and should feel easy going for everyone. Just as relaxed as our website yabnews.nl is (we might rebrand that website here on 99designs.com as well).
Our biggest competitors are http://www.giganews.com and http://www.usenext.com . Our logo should be very unique!
- Simplicity!
- The logo should be rebrandable, we've got YabSearch and Yabse as well...
- Fun, but solid
- No nonsense
- Using color schemes blue and orange (see http://www.yabnews.nl), grey may be added
- Delivered in vector format, preferably Adobe Illustrator
- White background
- Too many gradients
- Only one color
- Look alike..
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If I had to put my finger on the Photoshop CC feature that comes closest to "magic", I'd pick Camera Shake Reduction. For most users, it is the powerful tool that deblurs pictures that got ruined in a sudden shake of the camera. For some, it breathes life right back into memorable moments that can never be captured again. Magic.
Just fixed this old photo with @photoshop CC shake reduction. http://t.co/8QZPdkThIa Everyone but my dad has passed away so this means a lot
— Edward Sanchez (@edwardsanchez) June 18, 2013
Excited? Let's get you started with using this feature:
- For detailed step-by-step documentation, see this Help article
- A video introduction to camera shake reduction is here:
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Memphis, Tenn.
Jasmine Brooks was not looking for UT Martin when she began her college search, but after she found it, she quickly realized it was the university for her.
A city girl at heart, Brooks grew up in Memphis. Her mother was a huge proponent of her daughter's education and moved her from one high school to the next until she felt that it was a good fit for her daughter's education. As a result of moving between high schools, she graduated from Raleigh Egypt High School one year early.
When Brooks began her college search, she was set on finding a school in Atlanta, but her mother had another idea. She encouraged Brooks to attend a college preview day at UT Martin, and after touring the campus, she knew it was where she wanted to continue her education.
"I loved the open spaces and was instantly attracted here," Brooks said. "After my first year, I realized that I could focus so much here."
Now, as a junior communications major, Brooks says she feels at home at UT Martin. She is the vice president of her sorority, Delta Sigma Theta, vice president of the National Association of Black Journalists, a contributor to The Spirit, a volunteer with the Personal Safety Empowerment Program Project (PSEPP) and, perhaps her favorite role, news editor for UT Martin's student newspaper, The Pacer.
"I love The Pacer. I love everyone who works there. It's so free. They give you a chance to be yourself," she said. "I really thought when I came here that I would learn strictly to write, but I got a little bit of experience in a little bit of everything. I'm learning to write, make websites, layout newspapers, talk on the radio … We have a great staff. We're like a little family."
She is grateful for and appreciative of the communications department. After her mother passed away in January of this year, the communications department did not hesitate to offer comfort and kindness. Brooks specifically noted communications instructor Tomi Parrish's compassion as she called to check on her during her difficult time.
"She's my mentor. She's a wonder woman," Brooks said.
Brooks said that her mother was her biggest influencer in her life and in her passion for writing.
"My mom would give me a journal every Christmas and would say, 'Write how you feel.' My mom helped me learn how to express myself," she said.
It is clear that Jasmine took her mother's encouragement to heart and continues to write. After she graduates, Brooks said she hopes to find a job writing for a newspaper entertainment section.
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Incorporating References
Make the best use of your research efforts by incorporating reference information smoothly and systematically into the text and citing your sources accurately and in a consistent fashion. Weave the research through the paper rather than patching a paper together with bits of research. Use quotations of credible references with citations to strengthen your argument.
Putting the Information in Your Own Words
Unless the reference is best stated and most effective for your purposes as a quotation, paraphrasing or summarizing is one way to use research to make your argument. Both require restatement of the material in your own words, while conveying the same ideas or conclusions as the original that you are citing. Remember, you need to cite the source for all material that you have paraphrased or summarized. Even if the words are your own, you must give the author credit for the specific idea.
Using Direct Quotations
Weave quotations into your own writing by clarifying the quote's significance to the topic. Avoid stacking quotations on top of each other. Incorporate them into the writing instead of inserting writing into the quotations. Introduce the quotation, comment on content, explain its significance, disagree with it if necessary, but do not drop a lengthy quotation in the middle of the prose with no comment.
Quotation marks are used to indicate material that is borrowed verbatim and should be followed by a citation. Sources should be cited for all borrowed material, whether direct quotations or ideas. Citation conventions vary by discipline; see Citing/Documenting Your Sources for your specific citation formatting style.
Citing Reference Sources
To avoid plagiarism, cite everything you borrow in the text unless that information is common knowledge.
Sometimes, however, common knowledge is difficult to determine. Consider information common knowledge if:
- reliable authors refer to it without citing its source,
- most people knowledgeable in the field accept it as a fact,
- few experts would dispute it,
- it is reported in most introductory textbooks or basic reference books on the subject.
In addition, keep in mind that the ultimate test is whether your audience can access your research by using the material you have provided. If in doubt, cite your source.
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Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.
FA unaware of match-fixing investigation
The mystery surrounding a European police match-fixing investigation into a Champions League game in England has deepened after it emerged neither the Football Association nor UEFA were aware of any such probe.
Rob Wainwright, director of Europol - the European Union's law enforcement agency, told a news conference on Monday that the match which took place "in the last three to four years" was one of 380 under investigation.
Wainwright refused to name which English Champions League match in particular due to "ongoing judicial proceedings" - and the FA, which as the governing body in the country should be alerted, is also at a loss to know which one.
A spokesman for The Football Association said: "The FA are not aware of any credible reports into suspicious Champions League fixtures in England, nor has any information been shared with us.
"While the Champions League comes under UEFA jurisdiction, The FA, alongside the Premier League, Football League and Conference, monitor markets for the top seven leagues and three major cup competitions in England and take matters of integrity in football extremely seriously."
It is understood UEFA is similarly unaware of an investigation into an Champions League match in England.
A Europol spokesman said he was unable to comment when asked why neither the FA nor UEFA had been informed.
Investigators told the news conference an Asia-based crime syndicate is behind the fixing of the 380 matches, along with World Cup and European Championship qualifiers and "several top football matches in European leagues".
Wainwright said at a press conference in The Hague: "This is the work of a suspected organised crime syndicate based in Asia and operated with criminal networks around Europe.
"It is clear to us this is the biggest-ever investigation into suspected match-fixing in Europe. It has yielded major results which we think have uncovered a big problem for the integrity of football in Europe."


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The weather may not have held out for the 34th Annual E.H. Price Employee Golf Tournament, held May 28th, 2011 at South Interlake Golf Course, but that only made it even more memorable. The sold-out tournament kicked off under blue skies and sunshine, but by the time most teams were approaching the ninth hole rain and hail took over, blanketing the golf course in white.
The video below captures the day's events, including the unpredictable Winnipeg weather.
E.H. Price 34th Annual Golf Tournament from PriceHVAC on Vimeo.
Tags: e.h. price, employees, golf, golf tournament, price, south interlake golf course


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New report says state transportation system needs $1b annually in new revenues; discusses array of possible tax increases
Transportation Secretary Richard A. Davey discussed the report. (Eric Moskowitz/Globe Staff)
A new report from the board of the Massachusetts Transportation Department says the state transportation system needs $1 billion-plus in new annual revenue and outlines a wide range of possible new taxes and fees to raise the money, including possible increases in the gas tax, sales tax, and income tax.
"We cannot adequately pay for the transportation system we have today, and the improved statewide system that our customers want is one we definitely cannot afford without additional funding,'' the board said in releasing the report, "The Way Forward: A 21st-Century Transportation Plan.''
To fully fund operations and implement its plan, the document said, the state will need to raise an average of $1.02 billion per year in new revenue in the next 10 years.
The plan discusses a number of "options and recommendations for raising new revenues that have been proposed by the public and municipal leaders,'' saying the Transportation Department and the Legislature should "consider these and other revenue options.''
The options included: a new 0.16 percent transportation payroll tax that employers would pay on their employees' wages; a 30-cent increase per gallon in the existing gas tax; an increase in the state sales tax from 6.25 percent to 7.75 percent; and an increase in the state income tax from 5.25 percent to approximately 5.66 percent.
Other possible revenue sources include a "green fee'' that would be added to existing title and registration fees, and a vehicle-miles-traveled tax of 2.4 cents per mile that would collected at the annual safety inspection or by an onboard device.
Revenues could also be raised by "a series of modest, regular increases to transportation fares, fees and tolls,'' the report said. Other possiblities to raise money include installing tolls on major highways, tolls on car pool lanes, or developing congestion pricing, which would raise tolls during peak traffic periods.
The report also said it assumed that the tolls on the western section of the Massachusetts Turnpike would be kept in place, which would require legislative approval, since under current law they are expected to be taken down after the bonds on that section of the turnpike mature in 2017.
If no action is taken, the board said, it would have to take a number steps to address budget deficits in 2014, including increasing registration fees by $53, increasing annual vehicle inspection fees by $19, increasing license fees by $85, increasing Massachusetts Turnpike tolls by 5 percent, increasing MBTA fares by 5 percent, and cutting $40 million in service from the MBTA.
"These additional revenues and service cuts, however, are unsustainable and will result in a short time a failed system,'' the report said.
The report said that the "imperative to better fund'' the transportation system had been exhaustively documented by various groups over the past several years.
And it warned that, if more funding isn't found, there will be "inconveniences, lost opportunities for economic development and job growth, lost opportunities for improvements to our natural environment, and, at worst, jeopardized public safety.''
In addition to revenue increases, the report also said the department "must and will continue to improve its business practices and take advantage of new technology'' to deliver more "efficient, cost-effective service.''
Reforms could include: all-electronic tolling replacing toll plazas with overhead gantries ; video tolling, in which bills are sent to people based on a camera image of their license plate; streamlining the Registry; and sale of surplus real estate.


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Mayor delivers a de facto State of the City address
Mayor Dana Williams delivered a de facto State of the City address on Wednesday, touching on a variety of topics and offering a rundown of what business City Hall might handle this year.
Williams spoke to the Leadership 101 seminar at The Yarrow. He was part of a lineup of speakers from government entities and the not-for-profit sector at the annual seminar.
Williams, who is in his third term and has not announced whether he will seek re-election later this year, offered prepared remarks and took questions from the audience. He covered issues ranging from inroads Park City has made in relationships in China to development matters.
Much of what he spoke about has been discussed in City Hall circles, but he did provide some information that had not been widely publicized prior to the remarks.
Williams spoke briefly about a Deer Valley Resort idea to build a gondola connecting the resort to Main Street. The comments were not expected since there has been little public discussion about the topic. Williams did not discuss the gondola in depth.
The mayor said a Deer Valley-to-Main Street gondola is "still in the philosophical stage." He said the Park City Council sees a gondola as something to consider, but issues like parking need to be addressed. He also said a route might cross through land that has been protected as open space, something that could complicate matters.
Williams mentioned several development-related issues that continue to busy City Hall staffers. But he said development discussions have not been as heated in recent years as they had been in the past.
"It's not as contentious as it used to be," Williams, who came to political prominence as a development watchdog in the 1990s, said.
He spoke about the possibilities of the redevelopment of the Bonanza Park district, centered along Bonanza Drive and Kearns Boulevard. Park City desires an "entrepreneurial spirit," Williams said, speaking broadly about the city. He said people who grew up in Park City are returning after living away, but they are having difficulty finding professional jobs.
Williams also offered an update on the long-running negotiations about the Treasure development proposal on the slopes of Park City Mountain Resort overlooking Old Town. He called Treasure "one of the most controversial projects," but he did not provide new insights into the talks. There are discussions about allowing half of the Treasure development rights to be built at the site itself and then shifting the rest of the rights elsewhere.
Other topics the mayor covered included:
"I think we dodged a major bullet," Williams said.
Park City police probe vehicle burglaries in Old Town
The Park City Police Department continues to investigate a series of vehicle burglaries in the overnight hours between Monday and Tuesday, indicating most of the cases were on the same street in Old Town.


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Careers in Geology
Why choose a career in Geology?
This GSA video explains why a career in Geoscience is a great choice:
It is a good time to be a geology major!
Part of the reason why is growth in the demand for geoscientists. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of geoscience jobs is expected to increase by 16% over the next decade, significantly faster than average. This increase is driven by rising global demands for resources as well as retirements. About half of the current geoscience workforce is expected to retire during the next decade and, with less than 5,000 geoscience degrees awarded per year, the supply of trained geoscientists is likely to fall short of the demand. In other words, there is expected to be more jobs than people.
Another reason why geology is a great program of study; geoscience careers pay well! Mean annual salaries for geoscience occupations are well above the national average for life, physical, and social sciences. The median annual salary for geoscientists in 2012 was over $90,000 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Energy and mining salaries tend to be the highest (see recent American Association of Petroleum Geologists salary data) and M.S. graduates start at substantially higher salaries than B.S. graduates.
Earth is Calling video provides informationon the benefits of being a geology major.
What do geologists do?
One of the great things about geology is that there is something for everyone! Most geoscientists work in the oil and gas, mining and minerals, and water resources industries. There are a lot of other options as well, however. Geologists contribute to society in many ways. A good summary of the types of careers available to geoscience students after they graduate is found here. Click here to see the latest geoscience workforce reports from the American Geosciences Institute.
Masters-level graduates will have the widest selection of opportunities, for employers in most fields recognize this as the minimum 'career-level' degree, with which a person can expect to advance to higher responsibilities within a company. Indeed, many major corporations hire geologists only at the M.S. and Ph.D. levels. However, numerous opportunities exist for B.S. graduates. For example, a number of our recent B.S. graduates have been hired by oil and gas companies, oilfield services companies, and regional/national environmental firms.
How do we help our student start their careers?
At present, the Department of Geology offers the B.S./B.A. degree and the M.S. degree in geology. Because graduates with these degrees most often gain employment within the corporate and government sectors, we are well positioned to carry out the theme function of a land grant university, which (loosely stated) is to benefit the State of Kansas by preparing students to become productive members of society.
We look upon the B.S./B.A. degree as a broad exposure to the core elements of geology. At the M.S. level, our students select a general area for further study, and prepare themselves for further study or career employment.
Nearly all of our M.S. students either go on for further study, or receive solid, career-building offers from significant agencies or corporations. We also see most of our B.S./B.A. graduates go on for master's degrees or well-paying jobs. Many of our M.S. students also participate in summer internships that often lead to job offers when they graduate. In addition, many of our advisory council members are in a position to interview our students in informal settings, and many careers have been launched in this manner. We also encourage our students to attend meetings of professional societies (e.g. for presenting research results and professional networking); our alumni and the department support these efforts with funding.


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Hi. My name is Trish and I blog over at notes of sincerity. I am so happy to be back at the Moda Bake Shop sharing another tutorial. Thank you so much for your kind comments left on my previous tutorials.
5 Avalon charm packs
1 1/9 yard Avalon Daisy Natural (blocks)
1/2 yard Avalon Daisy Natural (binding)
4 yards Avalon Cherry Candy for backing
*optional : starch
Our quilt today will consist of two blocks. A four patch block and a diamond block made from half square triangles.
Open and divide charm packs into two piles. You will need 128 squares for the 32 four patch blocks and 62 for the 31 diamond blocks.
Iron and cut 8 – 5″ by width of fabric strips. From these strips cut 8 – 5″ squares. You will need 62 (having two left over).
For the four patch blocks, pair and sew two charm squares together. Press with hot dry iron to set seam then press to one side = 64 pairs. Sew those pairs into 32 four patch blocks, being sure to "lock" center seams.
Press with hot dry iron to set seam, then (using a little starch – optional) press to one side. Here is an example of the back to one of the blocks.
Square to 8 1/2".
Repeat until you have 32 blocks.
For the diamond blocks you will draw a diagonal line on one side of the neutral square. Place flat, right sides together, and pin to patterned fabric.
Sew a 1/4″ seam on either side of the line. Press with hot dry iron to set seam, carefully cut along drawn line.
Iron seams open (my personal preference).
Square to 4 1/2″.
Form a square with four half square triangles in a diamond shape pattern. Sew top two and bottom two together. Press to set seam with hot dry iron, then press to one side.
Sew top two blocks to the bottom two blocks. Press to set seam (with what??) a hot dry iron (wink), then press to one side. Square to 8 1/2″. Repeat until you have 32 blocks.
**little note : pressing both of your blocks to one side will allow those blocks to "lock" together while sewing into rows, then later when sewing rows together to form the quilt**
**little note : pressing both of your blocks to one side will allow those blocks to "lock" together while sewing into rows, then later when sewing rows together to form the quilt**
Lay your blocks out as you would have them – into rows. Sew your rows together, locking seams as you go. To insure that all my rows locked as desired, I made sure to place all diamond block seams facing up and all four patch block seams facing down before sewing.
Now that all your blocks are sewn into rows, it is time to press your rows so that they may be sewn to become your quilt top. To reduce bulk and allow for the seams to lay flat after pressed, I pressed away from the diamond blocks.
Pin each row together and sew rows together, one at a time. I like to number each of my rows with a tiny sticky tab, that way they are sewn together in the pattern I intended, with no guess work.
When rows are all sewn together, you will quilt as desired, bind using 2.5″ strips, and enjoy.
Beautifully long arm quilted by Kathy Olkowski.
a fun and happy Avalon scrappy summer throw that measures 56.5″ x 72″
Trish Poolson


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Can we ever forget the big bad ugly "Great Recession"? Just when you were trying real hard to forget, bam! comes The Big Short, forcing you to relive the pain again. But wait! Don't be fooled just yet. It isn't like any other mainstream movie, or a drama to focus on the severity the great fall brought along, or the lives it uprooted, or the devastating aftermath it brought along with the punishing tide, rather a prequel to how some geniuses had envisaged the collapse way before, and decided to swim across.
Adam McKay packs in an excellent exposition to depict the players of The Big Short, with Ryan Gosling as Jared Venett, the guy with exceptional presentation skills (yes watch out for that bit!), Christian Bale as Michael Burry, the autistic polymath who was the first one to figure it all out, Steve Carell as Mark Baum, the lunatic front-runner to milk out the mortgage shortcomings, Brad Pitt as Ben Rickert, the laconic beast-banker who mentored Charlie Geller and Jamie Shipley played by John Magaro and Finn Wittrock to bet against the dwindling housing market. McKay's direction is one of a kind, as he slams frames mid-way to not focus on apparent conversations. He steers in its comic factor by asking characters to look at the camera mid-way for emphasis. Occasionally playing recorded video frames to make it all look more appealing. You can almost perceive the effort he has put in to break down the gorgeous Michael Lewis book.
"You know what I hate about fucking banking? It reduces people to numbers."
Screenplay of the movie is extraordinary. There are so many words selected from profound areas that fill in the voids of sentience. Dramatic bits in the movie are just so right, that you always feel connected with the adrenaline vibe. There are so many banking terms incorporated in the flick expounded in laymen terms by renowned personalities like Margot Robbie, Anthony Bourdain, Selena Gomez and Richard Thaler that make things easy to gobble.
The moment the flick reaches its climax, you know what's coming, but you still end up with a feeling of satisfaction for those who managed to milk the Great depressing cow with a smug face that barely read "We told you so!"
The fact that it isn't confined to just one perspective drives home its enthralling factor. The story of the people, who saw the monster coming from a distance, makes you want to plunge in the bandwagon too, but alas the procession is long gone and recession pervades. It gives you a sense of contentment to see the hefty checks protagonists managed to weave out of a disaster. It is inspirational in a way and makes you want to get instant rich too. Well, you can do that! Just be a genius and watch out for such loopholes in the system.


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Jon Hilkevitch has been the Chicago Tribune's transportation reporter since 1997. He is responsible for covering every mode of transportation, both locally and nationally, although his primary focus is transportation news affecting the Chicago metropolitan region.
One day he might write a story about an expressway project, the next day about an airplane accident, the problem of Chicago Transit Authority buses bunching up on downtown Chicago's congested streets or the prospect of privatizing the Illinois Tollway.
The common thread in his reporting is a strong consumer-oriented focus, whether the issue is flight delays at O'Hare International Airport or railroad grade-crossing safety.
In 2001, a team of Tribune reporters co-led by Hilkevitch was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for explanatory journalism for their series "Gateway to Gridlock,'' which chronicled the capacity crisis confronting the airline industry and the nation's commercial airports.
Hilkevitch, 52, also writes a weekly commuting column, called Getting Around, which allows him to interact more informally with readers and to bring their complaints about problems on Chicago-area roads and mass transit to the attention of the appropriate government agencies and, when necessary, to relentlessly prod those agencies until they do the right thing.
Hilkevitch lives in Lisle and commutes to work using Metra, the CTA and his own two feet.
His son, Nicholas, is an FAA-certified commercial pilot. He is completing his senior year at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb and plans to pursue a career in aviation.


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- Sherry Milne, owner
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About XMission
Founded in 1993 by technology entrepreneur Pete Ashdown.
- Sherry Milne, owner
Milne Jewelry
XMission has a commitment to quality service, leading-edge technical expertise, and strong advocacy for the local community.
From its early days as a private, Utah ISP to its current role as a global business Internet provider, XMission has expanded its technical offerings to include sophisticated hosting, business telephony and high speed connectivity solutions.
Throughout its history, XMission has also proudly worked with hundreds of Utah's nonprofit organizations by providing free web hosting services, and by sponsoring a variety of community-based events and facilities.
XMission only offers carefully developed and thoroughly tested services. We strive to provide exceptional technical support every time we interact with a customer. Plus, whenever we schedule maintenance or respond to issues, we email clearly-worded announcements explaining the situation.
This adherence to high standards means customers receive a quality of service not offered by larger providers.


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Blues sign Oshie to 5-year contractNHL.com @NHLdotcom
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The St. Louis Blues have signed forward T.J. Oshie to a five-year contract.
Terms were not disclosed but the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the deal is worth nearly $21 million.
At 25, Oshie is among many young up-and-coming players for the Blues. He tied for the team lead with 54 points in 2011-12. He was third in goals with 19 and second in assists with 35. In four seasons, he has 63 goals and 112 assists for 175 points.
Oshie was a first-round pick (24th overall) for the Blues in the 2005 draft.


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Honors & Awards
- Second-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches)
- Honorable-Mention All-Big 12 (Associated Press)
2007 (Senior)
Offensive tackle Carl Nicks made stready progress throughout his brief Nebraska career, capped by earning postseason honors in 2007. The 6-5, 330-pound Nicks was one of Nebraska's top offensive line performers in 2007, holding down the left tackle spot and assisting Nebraska to its top offensive output in 10 seasons.
Nicks played in all 12 games with 11 starts at left tackle in 2007. His play allowed Nebraska to post the top three passing days in school history and rank No. 7 nationally in passing offense at 323.8 yards per game. The Huskers also averaged better than 468 yards of total offense per game to finish ninth in the country in that category.
Nicks and the offensive line paved the way for Nebraska junior I-back Marlon Lucky to gain more than 1,000 yards rushing and post the top season all-purpose yardage total for a Husker since 1997. Nicks' play at his left tackle spot earned him second-team All-Big 12 honors from the Big 12 Coaches and honorable-mention recognition by the Associated Press.
A two-year letterman at Nebraska, Nicks appeared in 23 games in his NU career with 13 starts.
2006 (Junior)
Nicks appeared in 11 games during his first season at Nebraska, serving as the top backup behind starting right tackle Matt Slauson for much of the campaign. Nicks made a pair of starts to end the season against Colorado and in the Big 12 Championship Game against Oklahoma while Slauson nursed an injury. Nicks also served as a regular blocker on the Huskers' PAT and field goal units.
Nicks played in all four non-conference games, but did not see action in three of the next four contests as he battled injuries. He then appeared in each of the final six games.
Before Nebraska (North Salinas HS/New Mexico State/Hartnell JC)
Nicks was one of eight junior college recruits in the class of 2006. As a sophomore, Nicks earned 2005 California Community College Football Coaches Association first-team All-America honors and Region II first-team All-California honors as an offensive lineman playing for Coach Larry Souza. Nicks also was named a third-team JC-Gridwire/JCFootball.com All-American, as he helped lead Hartnell to a 7-4 record and a conference championship. Nicks received a four-star rating from Scout.com and Rivals.com, which listed him as the No. 35 junior college prospect in the country.
After graduating from North Salinas High School in 2003, Nicks attended New Mexico State, playing for then-head coach Tony Samuel, a former Husker player and assistant coach. He started his career as a defensive tackle and switched to offense, before transferring back to Hartnell Junior College. Nicks chose NU over California, Washington, Wisconsin and Louisville. Nicks also threw shot put and discus for Hartnell.
Nicks was born on March 5, 1983, and is the son of Carl Nicks, Sr. He and his wife, Bridget, have a three-year-old daughter Serena. Nicks is majoring in sociology.
Nicks' Career Statistics
Games Played - 23 (2 in 2006, 11 in 2007)
Games Started - 13 (2 in 2006, 11 in 2007)


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Dear Tom and Ray: I took my 2002 Infiniti I35 to a shop to have the rotors and brake pads replaced on the front. While in the shop, the mechanic told me that I would need new struts in the future.
When I left the shop, my car was bouncing all over the place. I was driving on a paved road, and I was actually bouncing off the seat. When I took it back to the shop, I was told that when they had put the car on the lift, air got into the struts because there were tiny holes in them.
The mechanic told me it would go back to normal in a few weeks ... as soon as all the excess air leaked out of the struts. It has been three weeks, and my car still feels like I am constantly driving over railroad tracks.
Is his explanation plausible? — Patricia
Ray:No. He made that up, Patricia.
Tom:Changing the rotors and pads shouldn't have had any effect on the ride, so I don't know what they did to your car to make it ride so roughly — but I have a couple of suspicions.
Ray:The most likely cause, in our experience, is that they inflated your tires, or overinflated them.
Tom:If, before the repair, you had been driving around with tires that were low on air, that could have covered up the poor ride you'd get from bad shocks.
Ray:And then, once they properly inflated your tires, you felt the full effect of your worn-out shocks — in which the springs are undamped and the car kind of rides like a basketball down the road.
Tom:Of course, it's not safe to drive with underinflated tires (or worn-out shocks), so you can't just let some air out of the tires and keep driving.
Ray:But they also could have grossly overinflated your tires. If they weren't paying attention, or had a tire gauge that was faulty, they could have put 60 or 80 pounds of air in your tires. And that certainly would cause you to bounce off the seat.
Tom:One other possibility is that they're actually bad guys and they sabotaged your shocks in hopes of getting more repair work from you. But I'm going to discount that possibility.
Ray:Me too. In our many years of experience, we've found that most repair mistakes flow from gross incompetence rather than outright dishonesty. Doesn't that make you feel better?
Tom:So I'm guessing they overinflated your tires by accident. Have someone check the pressure for you, and if the pressure is correct, then go somewhere else for a second opinion about the shocks. Good luck, Patricia.
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When Angela Ulloa was a girl, she wanted to do something for her country.
"My dad always says that the fight for freedom in an honorable one," she explained. "I went to join the Marines in 1999, but my parents were really concerned. So after 9/11, I joined the Army and headed to basic in May 2003.
"I loved being in the Army. I loved waking up, knowing what I was supposed to wear and how I was to act. My favorite times in the Army were in basic training and the deployment to Afghanistan. It was stressful but everyone spent so much time together that we really became like a family."
Ulloa would have re-enlisted but instead met someone, married and later had two boys. She fulfilled her military contract by joining the Illinois National Guard, in which she served for more than seven years.
In looking for a new career, Ulloa wanted to attend college and did her homework when choosing where to go.
"First I made a list of schools in the area, found out which ones were federally accredited, looked at the available options and then I signed up for classes at College of DuPage," she said.
She decided to pursue her love of art and earned an Associate in Arts degree. However, something was missing.
"I love art but realized it's a fun hobby for me," she said. "I had no direction in the art world so I took Career Development with Dana Thompson. We had to create a portfolio based on jobs that matched our personality test. I have always taken math and science for fun and never imagined that I was intelligent enough to do anything with it. Part of the portfolio involved an interview with an engineer, so Dana suggested that I talk to Katie Nagle, COD's Engineering adviser/professor at that time. I instantly felt I had something in common with her."
Ulloa began pursuing a second degree in Engineering at COD. It wasn't always easy, juggling coursework with raising a family. But she was grateful for the help and inspiration of her instructors and various College services.
"Every teacher who I had was a huge inspiration," she said. "I think I used all of COD's services at one time or another. The advisers were there every step of the way helping me to know what class I should take that would transfer. When my grandma was diagnosed with cancer and passed away, I kept my teachers informed so they could help me stay up-to-date with all of my classes. It was such a huge help.
"I've also been diagnosed with a form of dyslexia that is caused by specific wavelengths in light. My kids broke my glasses, so my ability to read with speed was hindered. I went to Student Services and they allowed me to take tests in their office. The professors in my classes who were most affected by this problem were very understanding and did everything in their power to help guide me."
As for her family, she arranged her schedule to maximize her time.
"Saturdays and Sundays are the days for the kids. They get to direct how we play that day for healthy bonding, whether it's jumping in mud puddles or building train tracks. I also tried to do that for 15 minutes every day," she said. "As soon as I got to school, I stayed until my homework was as done as it could get. I would register for classes as soon as I could so I could put together a schedule that required me to be at school the least amount of days, even at the expense of longer class periods. That made it possible to have a family life outside of class without affecting my grades."
Ulloa earned her Associate in Engineering Studies degree and transferred to the University of Illinois at Chicago to pursue a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. She became a member of Pi Tau Sigma, the Mechanical Engineering Honor Society at UIC.
But then she moved to Kentucky for an engineering co-op at Toyota, an offer that was too good to refuse. She finished her last year of school at the University of Kentucky, but when Toyota announced it was moving its facility, she began looking for another position. She started as a design engineer for SWECO, but a drop in gas prices forced the company to lay off employees.
Ulloa decided to take the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam and is now an Engineer In Training (EIT), which means she can apply for her PE license in several years. She currently works for Anchor Glass as a process improvement engineer and runs her own business, bidding projects online and completing designs. She has purchased two 3D printers and wants to expand on rapid prototyping.
Ulloa is thankful to College of DuPage for providing a high-quality education and knows her degree has made her marketable in many ways. She urges others to take the plunge into education.
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Wyoming coach Dave Christensen fired defensive coordinator Chris Tormey on Tuesday after two straight losses in which the Cowboys surrendered more than 50 points a game.
"I felt that we needed to make a change at this time to give our football team and the young men on it the best opportunity to win our remaining four regular-season games," Christensen said in a statement. "The last two weeks, our defense has not performed up to the expectations of our coaching staff, our players, nor our fans."
Christensen named defensive line coach Jamar Cain as interim coordinator.
Tormey, who was not available for comment Tuesday, had been Wyoming's defensive coordinator for the past two seasons. He will be paid through his contract, which expires in December, according to the university.
The coaching change comes after news last week that Wyoming president Bob Sternberg had hired an outside consultant to evaluate the school's football and men's basketball programs.
Wyoming (4-4, 2-2 Mountain West) has a bye this week. The Cowboys next play No. 16 Fresno State (7-0, 4-0) in Laramie on Nov. 9.
In the last two games, Wyoming lost to conference opponents Colorado State (52-22) and San Jose State (51-44).
Wyoming is giving up 31.6 points and 465.8 yards per game this season. Among the 123 FBS teams, Wyoming ranks 93rd in scoring defense and 105th in total defense.
In addition, the Cowboys are 116th in rushing defense, giving up an average of 236 yards a game, and 64th in passing defense, surrendering an average of 229.8 yards a contest.
Cain is currently in his seventh year as a college coach at the NCAA Division I level. He joined the Cowboys this past spring after coaching at Cal Poly in the Big Sky Conference.


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More than 800 minors were arrested last year in New York for using fake identification to buy alcohol, breaking a record for the number of people arrested on that charge, according to New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo's website.
In addition, more than 1,000 businesses in 2017 were penalized for selling alcohol to underage people in the state.
Throughout New York, 843 minors were arrested for using fake IDs, and 1,031 businesses were charged for the sale of alcohol to minors. In central New York, 133 minors were arrested for using fake IDs, and 83 businesses were penalized, according to Cuomo's website.
The Department of Motor Vehicles and the New York State Liquor Authority worked with local police agencies for "Operation Prevent," an initiative that targets people at concerts, bars and other events serving alcohol to minors.
To discourage the increasing use of fake IDs, the New York State Liquor Authority is working with local police agencies to stop underage drinking.
"Safety is the top priority," said Jade Kraszewski, public information specialist at the New York State Liquor Authority office.
The DMV arrests minors using fake identification, while the New York State Liquor investigates establishments that sell alcohol to minors, Kraszewski said.
If a certain number of minors pass through an establishment in a certain period of time, the license can be cancelled or revoked, Kraszewski said. The Syracuse Police Department's method of catching minors with fake IDs is different.
Sgt. Richard Helterline, a spokesman for the SPD, said city police work with state agencies to pick the day of the week when it's most likely that minors with fake IDs visit a location. SPD then targets that location to crack down on fake ID users, Helterline said.
Real danger for minors comes from the people who give them fake IDs, said Owen McShane, director of investigations at the DMV. For a minor to buy a fake ID, some providers or websites require personal information such as a name, address or other form of identification. The fake ID provider can steal a person's identity, he said. Most of the agencies that provide fake IDs are located overseas and can use personal information to commit felonies and make major purchases.
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The Marine Corps says it is attempting to determine the authenticity of photos published by TMZ.com that the entertainment website says show Marines appearing to burn bodies of dead Iraqi insurgents in Fallujah in 2004.
A Marine spokesman at the Pentagon, Lt. Col. Neil F. Murphy, said Wednesday the Marine Corps also is investigating the circumstances depicted in the photos and attempting to identify the Marines shown. He said the results will determine whether the Marine Corps launches an investigation into possible wrongdoing.
A Pentagon spokesman, Army Col. Steven Warren, said the proper handling of war remains is set by U.S. military regulation. He said the actions depicted in the photos "are not what we expect from our service members."


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Abdullah, Huskers Run By Illini
Lincoln - Ameer Abdullah rushed for a career-high 225 yards and two touchdowns to lead Nebraska to a 39-19 Big Ten-opening win over Illinois on Homecoming at Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
With the victory, in front of the NCAA-record 330th consecutive sellout at Memorial Stadium, the Huskers improved to 4-1 on the season and 1-0 in the Big Ten. Illinois slipped to 3-2 overall and 0-1 in the conference.
Abdullah carried the load throughout the day for the Huskers, powering a Nebraska rushing attack that amassed 335 yards on the ground. Abdullah carried 20 times, including a highlight reel 43-yard touchdown run on NU's opening drive of the second half to put the Huskers up 30-5. He also opened the scoring for the Big Red with a two-yard run on the Huskers' opening drive of the game, to help spark a quick 17-0 NU lead.
Adullah added a 15-yard reception on the day to account for 240 all-purpose yards, while Nebraska rolled up 521 yards of total offense against the Illini. Imani Cross added 76 yards and a second-quarter touchdown run on 15 carries, while freshman Terrell Newby pitched in 19 yards on four carries.
Quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. had another solid performance in his second career start. The redshirt freshman completed 8-of-13 passes for 135 yards and two scores, while adding nine carries for 18 yards on the ground. Armstrong's four-yard pass to senior wide receiver Quincy Enunwa midway through the second quarter put the Huskers up 14-0. He added a spectacular 37-yard connection with junior wide receiver Kenny Bell in the third quarter to give the Huskers a 36-12 lead at the end of three quarters.
Enunwa finished the day with four catches for 80 yards, while crossing the 1,000-yard receiving mark for his career. Bell added four catches for 65 yards. Redshirt freshman tight end Sam Cotton added the first catch of his career, while fellow tight end Jake Long pitched in one catch for nine yards.
Senior quarterback Ron Kellogg III added 51 yards passing, while completing 3-of-6 attempts.
The Blackshirts provided a solid defensive presence, holding the Fighting Illini to just 10 offensive points until the final minute of the game. Illinois finished with 372 total yards, including 195 on the ground and 177 through the air. The Blackshirts held quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase to just 13-of-26 passing for 135 yards, while limiting Scheelhaase to just 11 yards on nine carries.
Josh Ferguson carried 19 times for 114 yards and a score to lead the Illini, while adding eight receptions for 82 yards out of the backfield.
Redshirt freshman linebacker Michael Rose led the Husker defense with 11 tackles, while junior safety Corey Cooper added 10 stops with a TFL. Sophomore Randy Gregory wreaked havoc from his defensive end spot throughout the day with eight tackles, including a TFL and a quarterback hurry.
Senior defensive back Ciante Evans also made plays all over the field, including forcing a fumble on the Illini's first drive that helped the Huskers jump to a 14-0 lead. Evans, who finished with four tackles, notched a sack among his two tackles for loss while adding a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry.
Defensive end Jason Ankrah added two tackles for loss and a sack, while pulling down an interception on pass hurried by Evans in the second half.
Nebraska hits the road for the first time next week, when the Huskers continue Big Ten Conference action at Purdue. Kickoff at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Ind., is set for 11 a.m. with live national television coverage by the Big Ten Network. The game will be Nebraska's first against Purdue since joining the Big Ten Conference, and the first trip to West Lafayette since 1958.
Scoring Summary
Final: Nebraska 39, Illinois 19
Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013
Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, Neb.)
First Quarter (NEB, 14-0)
NEB - 11:06 - Ameer Abdullah 2 run (Pat Smith kick), 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:16 - NEB 7-0
NEB - 5:53 - Quincy Enunwa 4 pass from Tommy Armstrong Jr. (Smith kick) - 10 plays, 69 yards, 3:30 - NEB 14-0
Second Quarter (NEB, 23-5)
NEB - 13:04 - Smith 27 FG - 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:36, NEB 17-0
ILL - 7:50 - Taylor Zalewski 38 FG - 14 plays, 72 yards, 5:09, NEB 17-3
NEB - 4:17 - Imani Cross 2 run (Smith kick failed) - 10 plays, 71 yards, 3:26, NEB 23-3
ILL - 1:44 - Houston Bates safety, NEB 23-5
Third Quarter (NEB, 36-12)
NEB - 12:58 - Abdullah 43 run (Mauro Bondi kick) - 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:02, NEB 30-5
ILL - 5:54 - Donovonn Young 1 run (Zalewski kick) - 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:04, NEB 30-12
NEB - 2:44 - Kenny Bell 37 pass from Armstrong Jr. (Bondi kick failed) - 3 plays, 39 yards, 0:38, NEB 36-12
Fourth Quarter (NEB, 39-19)
NEB - 5:16 - Smith 32 FG - 8 plays, 53 yards, 4:27, NEB 39-12
ILL - 0:57 - Josh Ferguson 1 run (Zalewski kick) - 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:19, NEB 39-19
Final: Nebraska 39, Illinois 19
Attendance: 90,458
Time of Game: 3:24
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Today in Germany the Hacker Tool Law goes into effect. With the official name of Paragraph 202C it states that it is illegal to possess, use, produce, or distribute a "hacker tool".
In theory, law enforcement could come and arrest everyone here at Chaos Communications Camp. A group of hackers gathered in solidarity to protest this law. Hackers in Germany have been protesting the making of this law for the past year and are stunned that it passed and has gone into effect.
The term "hacker tool" is left vague. Nmap or other network monitoring system could fall into this category. Software likeKismac, a wifi detection software, closed down today. Phenoelit, a hacker group, also closed down shop and saying goodbye to Germany.


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Rise Against, The Offspring, Marilyn Manson + More to Play 2013 Amnesia Rockfest in Quebec
There are an incredible amount of hard rock and metal music festivals held worldwide as the summer season stretches from May to September. There's Mayhem, Rock on the Range, Reading, Leeds, Download, Hellfest, Wacken and Bloodstock, just to name a few. But for connoisseurs of punk rock who are looking for a major festival, an incredible lineup has just been put together for the 2013 Amnesia Rockfest in Quebec, Canada, with some hard rock and metal sprinkled in, as well.
When it comes to punk rock, check out this phenomenal list of acts booked for the 2013 Amnesia Rockfest: Rise Against, The Offspring, Social Distortion, Rancid, Pennywise, Dropkick Murphys, Transplants, Lagwagon, Flag (featuring original Black Flag members), Bad Brains, Screeching Weasel, Sick of it All, Cro-Mags … and that's only the beginning!
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Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o admitted to Katie Couric that he lied about his fake girlfriend in December, but still insists that he was not part of the hoax. The confession is in an interview clip that was broadcasted on Wednesday on Good Morning America. The full interview will air on Couric's show on Thursday.
In the interview that took place on Tuesday, Te'o says he believed that his fake girlfriend, Lenny Kekua, had died in September and that he was not aware of the hoax until December. He said he did not lie about the hoax until December. The Daily Mail reported that the talk host chastised him, "You stuck to the script. And you knew that something was amiss, Manti."
Couric pressed Te'o about the timeline of events. Te'o said he believed that Kekua had died In September. He said, "Katie, put yourself in my situation. I, my whole world told me that she died on September 12. Everybody knew that. This girl, who I committed myself to, died on September 12."
Te'o says he learned of the hoax in December when he received a phone call from a woman claiming to be Kekua. "Now I get a phone call on December 6, saying that she's alive and then I'm going to be put on national TV two days later. And to ask me the same question. You know, what would you do?"
Couric brought up that many people think that Te'o used the situation for personal gain. Te'o's father, Brian, defended him saying, "People can speculate about what they think he is. I've known him 21 years of his life. And he's not a liar. He's a kid." Te'o's parents were part of the interview and answered some of Couric's questions.
Te'o's interview with Couric is the second time he's spoken publicly after the scandal broke, but is his first on camera interview. Last Thursday Te'o did an off camera interview with ESPN, in which he insisted that he is a victim of the hoax and not a participant. He admitted it was 'crazy' to have a relationship completely online, but says he was not faking it.
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Lambert determined as job safety assured
Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert confirmed he has been told by club owner Randy Lerner that his job is safe but insists he will never be guilty of resting on his laurels.
Lambert has been given assurances by Lerner despite Villa crashing out of the Capital One Cup to Bradford and being embroiled in a Barclays Premier League relegation battle. The Scot has also retained the support of the bulk of the Villa fans apart from "the odd hate mail" as he looks for his side to bounce back in Friday night's FA Cup tie at Millwall.
Lambert said: "Has Lerner said 'your job is safe?' Yes, just the other day. A big call? That's the relationship I have with him. I get on really well with him."
He added: "It's his club and we are trying to do our best for it, get it rebuilt down the certain path we want to go down. He and Paul Faulkner (chief executive) have been really good.
"I think they knew the magnitude of the job that I've got to come into and we have to try to do. I don't want to sit here and feel easy about that (support) and think 'do you know what, we keep getting beat but I'm safe.'
"I don't think 'because the chairman said your job's safe, it doesn't matter about results'. I still feel like c**p. I don't go home and think 'that's all right, it's great and switch off.' "You always used to blame yourself as a footballer for things. As a manager it's tenfold."
The backing of most fans is in contrast to the constant stream of verbal abuse and vitriol suffered by Lambert's predecessor Alex McLeish.
Lambert said: "The ones that I've met have been great. Obviously you get ones that write you a letter or two, they give you a bit. That happens.
"You get the odd hate mail and all that sort of thing, but to be fair the ones that you do meet are nice. I think the majority see what you are trying to do. You just sense they want this club to do well."
Lambert is not planning wholesale changes against Millwall despite Villa having a crucial home league game with fellow strugglers Newcastle next Tuesday. But midfielder Ashley Westwood and striker Jordan Bowery are available after being cup-tied against Bradford.


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dANCEpROjECt will present its fall concert on Thursday-Saturday, October 29-31, at 8 p.m. at the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland.
The first half of the program, titled "Suite Trick or Treat," will feature works infused with the Halloween holiday spirit. "Helix" features a landscape of moving forms encased in cocoons of stretch fabric. "Unet" explores shape and symmetry in a restricted and isolated space. "Windmills and Wind Up Toys," choreographed by company member Katherine Moore, presents a quartet of mechanical circus-like performers. "Darkness" is a solo with intense and sinister overtones. "Sideshow" is a color-drenched spectacle of fun and animation.
The second half of the program will feature two premieres. "Desde El Jardin" ("From the Garden") is a duet created especially for guest artists Alicia Diaz and Matthew Thornton, who are artistic directors of AguaDulce, and was first performed by them last year at the Museo Municipal in Queretaro, Mexico. "La Orilla" (The Shore") has been adapted from its original duet form into an ensemble piece for the company by Diaz and Thornton, who were the piece's original choreographers and performers.
This year will also feature a costume sale in the lobby. Costumes no longer needed or used by the company will be ready to find new homes or participate in Halloween festivities, and profits from the sale will help fund future productions or help defray the cost of new costumes.
Tickets are $7 for regular admission, $5 students and senior citizens, and free for children under 12. Tickets can be obtained in advance at the ticket office in the main lobby of the college's DeVos Fieldhouse. The ticket office is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and can be called at (616) 395-7890. Tickets will also be sold on performance nights at the door, which opens at 7:30 p.m.
The DeVos Fieldhouse is located at 222 Fairbanks Ave., between Ninth and 11th streets. The Knickerbocker Theatre is located at 86 E. Eighth St.


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Sylvia tucks the last of her children into bed with a kiss. Though weary after a long day, she finds herself excited by her next task.
It's time to go to film school.
Sylvia walks into the den and fires up her Mac, heading to the kitchen for a bottle of water as it powers up. Within a minute or so, the machine is cranked up, her DSL connection is live, and she is ready to go online to join her class.
A single mom of two kids, Sylvia has dreamed all her life about making films, television projects, and, lately, interactive games and animation. Now, she doesn't have to give up her dream of going to film school.
Film school is coming to her.
Sylvia clicks onto her school's web site, and logs into her virtual classroom. She is a few minutes early, so she joins a few of her classmates who are chatting about their current project. They uniformly complain about the tough assignment, but grudgingly admit it's a terrific learning experience.
Right on time, the instructor joins in via live video streaming and announces that class is in session. He takes attendance and asks each student to give a progress report on their projects.
The project is especially challenging, requiring the students to complete their first entire short film. They have been charged with writing, casting, pre-producing, shooting, producing, and editing a 12 minute short film.
They are using their own equipment and resources, enlisting friends and family as cast and crew. They shoot in local locations and manage the process themselves.
This week, they are assigned to present their first "rough cut." As each student describes their project, they also upload a clip to the course server. Along with their presentation, the instructor streams their clips through the virtual classroom so the rest of the class can see the work and critique it.
Sylvia is delighted that her work is well-received by her classmates. She is the second oldest person in the 12-member class, and was not sure she could compete with her young hyper-creative classmates.
As the session ends, the instructor encourages each member of the class to maintain a good pace with their work. The course is coming to a close, and he does not want any late projects.
The class meeting complete, Sylvia prepares to log out of the virtual classroom, but sneaks another look at the archive of Jamie's rough cut. That girl has massive talent, integrating camera angles, editing cuts, and special effects that Sylvia hasn't even learned yet.
As a nontraditional student, Sylvia is joining literally millions of learners as they discover online education. Colleges and universities with active distance learning programs are delivering their programs to students from all over the world.
The difference for Sylvia is that she is going to film school online. Long a bastion for MBA students and high-tech training, the online environment is fast becoming attractive for creative pursuits like film study.
The combination of technological and creative forces changing the way Hollywood operates is also changing the nature of film study. Fast, powerful computers, incredibly robust editing software, high bandwidth Internet connections -- not to mention big doses of creative brainpower -- are driving down the cost of filmmaking and unleashing a massive creative revolution.
Increasingly, top Hollywood filmmakers are using technology to liberate the filmmaking process. Rather than shooting their films within the political and bureaucratic confines of the Hollywood studio system, they are gathering their casts and crews and heading off on location.
There, they shoot their films, often from a relatively skeletal script, in very short times and at very low costs. Finished shooting, they take their films home (often, literally home) to edit on very powerful workstations -- usually Apple Macs with hot editing and special effects software.
The model is shoot, edit, and burn. Filmmakers shoot the story on digital media, edit the work themselves, then burn the result to DVD. It 's a fast, efficient, smart way to create entertainment and information products.
Only when their films are finished do they send them to Hollywood, where the hype is added and the film is put into distribution. The filmmakers maintain almost total creative control, save huge amounts of money, and fully apply their considerable talents.
One important thing for film students to understand is that this "New Hollywood" system is only just beginning. With the rise of high-bandwidth Internet connections, consumers will increasingly have the option to use the Internet to find and enjoy entertainment products. This is going to merely magnify an already voracious appetite for entertainment and media products worldwide.
The other important thing for film school students to understand is that this technology -- and the processes that make it so powerful -- is available to them! Digital filmmaking tools are amazingly inexpensive, so a determined, creative film school student with a digital camera, computer, and some software can become a film storyteller almost instantly.
Therefore film schools, like the film studios, no longer have a monopoly on their craft. This "democratization" of filmmaking means that it is no longer necessary to pay outrageous tuition fees, suffer on interminable waiting lists, or even travel great distances to "go to" film school.
Now, just like Sylvia, you don't have to go to film school at all. Film school can come to you.
Today, the Internet makes it possible for great instructors anywhere on the planet to teach willing students anywhere on the planet. The best virtual classroom systems now use live video, audio, chat, and application sharing to bring the classroom experience right to the computer screen.
And the best film schools in the future will not limit themselves to "film." They will realize that their mission is to help creative people use tools to tell a story (or create an experience). They will encourage students to use digital media to tell great stories and they will teach students how to integrate media resources.
Just as the technology used to enjoy entertainment media (DVD players, PC/Macs, game stations) is becoming less expensive, so is the technology used to create them. For a relatively low cost, film students can now set up a "virtual film studio" in their dens or bedrooms.
Learning to use these mobile, inexpensive, and powerful tools is crucial. Although it's true that very expensive high-end cameras, editing stations, and production facilities give a film the finest "polished" look and feel, they are not necessary to produce an acceptable entertainment product.
Further, in the digital age, the concepts and practices that define the "high end" of filmmaking are also embedded in the less expensive tools. By learning to operate less expensive digital cameras and production software, students get a lower cost introduction to the ideas behind the more expensive machinery.
Online learning is here to stay, but it is not necessarily for everyone. Some students still prefer to study in physical classrooms, interacting with their peers and instructors face-to-face. For them, going away to film school is still a great idea.
However, for many students, time and money do not permit the luxury of a full-time (or even part-time) film school experience. For them, distance learning is a great option.
One of the most profound changes impacting the film and entertainment industries is the use of the Internet to distribute product. The practice of downloading digital media products is here to stay.
The old fight over mp3 file swapping involved copyright and, allegedly, the media industry's interest in protecting its artists' integrity. The same battle moved on to film and other visual media. The Motion Picture Association of America has pusued actions against a number of file sharing sites like Razorback2 and The Pirate Bay, alleging copyright infringement.
Now, the question will not be whether films, games, shows, and other forms of media can be downloaded, but how.
Once those systems are in place, serious creative filmmakers, game developers, and media professionals will be able to offer their products on the Internet with ease and integrity. That is going to open up an entire, massive file-sharing network to new content.
Therefore, not only will filmmakers be able to put a virtual studio on their desktops, they will have access to virtual distribution networks as well. They will be able to make a great digital product, hone it to a high standard, and upload it for sale, with the majority of the revenues coming to them.
Some filmmakers are finding success releasing films or TV shows over the Internet. Like other on-screen releases, they may lose money initially, but those funds can be recouped with DVD sales, cable re-runs, international distribution, and
All of this implies that the filmmaker of the future will need to move beyond the esoteric functions of "making a movie." They will need to be competent in the entire process of creating digital media products.
The film school of the future will help its students expand beyond screenwriting, directing, production, and editing. It will help its students develop the "product orientation" that will enable them to become participants in the new media digital revolution.
Today's entertainment experience is all about participation. Today's film school experience should be the same. And the best way to participate is to jump in and get busy. So make sure your film school curriculum has plenty of hands-on projects and opportunities to create your own content.
Your film school should be designed to get you into the game as soon and as much as possible. Part of getting into the game is getting into the equipment.
You should have your own equipment, even if your school offers a lab. You'll need a great computer (Mac is still the standard. Sorry Mr. Gates.), a digital camcorder (the more professional the better; the Canons do a great job), and some editing software (Final Cut Pro if you can get it; one of the less expensive options if you cannot).
But most of getting into the game is just, well, getting into the game. Your film school should encourage you to create, experiment, and invent. Beware any school or instructor that already "knows" everything there is to know about filmmaking.
Remember, we are living in an age of invention. Most of the great ideas about filmmaking in the digital age haven't even been invented yet. They are waiting for you to invent them.
Your film school instructors should be experts, sure. But even more, they should be coaches, mentors who give you the basics, then let you use your own incredible creativity to invent the future of filmmaking.
Like Sylvia, you might need the flexibility and convenience of a distance learning program. Or you might prefer to meet your classmates and instructors in a building somewhere. Either way, you can join the digital media revolution right now.
Todd Wieland, an Internet and Education entrepreneur, is the founder and director of the Ames Media Institute (AMI), based in Naples, FL. AMI facilitates film and media studies via distance learning, using a distributed, independent learning model.
Mr. Wieland has 15 years experience in higher education, including staff, faculty and administrative positions involving both traditional and distance learning degree programs. His specialties include curriculum design and development, strategic development for nontraditional degree programs, and distance learning and training.
Mr. Wieland's academic credentials include Associate and Baccalaureate degrees from Northwood University and a Master of Business Administration from the American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird). He has also taken doctoral course work in the areas of Higher Education (Research focus: Teaching and Learning in the University of the Future) and Information Science (Research focus: Organizational Information Behavior).


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If you're within a decade of my age, you may forgive my ignorance when I say that I grew up associating autism with the movie "Rain Man."
For those who, like me, saw the film during middle school and rarely mingled with special-education peers, Dustin Hoffman's protagonist seemed like both a medical anomaly and a screenwriter's concoction — we marveled at the split-second math skills and the "Who's on First?" memorization as much as we empathized with his plight.
Years later, as an education reporter for the Daily Pilot, I got a real-world introduction to autism. I attended a school district panel discussion in which a well-spoken young man talked about his filmmaking career. He had completed a documentary on fireworks and had gotten a job as a cameraman for a Costa Mesa insurance company — no small achievements for anyone.
It was only afterward, speaking with the filmmaker's family, that I learned Tyler Norman was autistic. I wrote a profile of him over the coming months, and he told me remarkable stories about how he trained himself to communicate, listen to directions and ignore classmates' taunting.
The revelation I came away with was not only that autism takes many forms, but that I could easily stand in line with an autistic person at the store and not even realize it. It's that simple truth, in part, that inspired the HB Reads committee to select Temple Grandin's "Emergence: Labeled Autistic" as Huntington Beach's citywide book selection for 2012.
HB Reads, for those unfamiliar, is an annual program in which people across Huntington Beach read a book about diversity and human rights. The first four years, the committee chose selections that spotlighted racial or geographical groups: "Three Cups of Tea," about Central Asian schoolchildren; "The Kids from Nowhere," about rural Alaskans; "They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky," about Sudan's Lost Boys; and "Barefoot Heart," about Mexican-American migrant workers.
For this year, the group focused on a minority group of a different kind. "Emergence," which Grandin first published in 1986, details her childhood at a time when autism was little understood by the general public and her years of painstaking adjustment as a teenager and young adult.
Grandin may be well-known as a woman who triumphed over autism, but her life story is about more than overcoming disability. Much of "Emergence" follows the start of her career as an animal scientist, which actually stemmed from her condition. As a child, Grandin found that she could relax her nerves by fitting in a squeeze device used to calm cattle, and she later designed livestock-handling equipment that led to more humane treatment in the fast-food industry.
Like past HB Reads authors, Grandin will address students and community members March 21 and 22 at the Huntington Beach High School gym. Before then, the program will offer film screenings, children's events and more; visit http://www.hbreads.org for a full schedule.
"She's just an amazing person," said Fred Provencher, the chairman of HB Reads. "We're looking forward to having her here."
After reading "Emergence," so am I.
City Editor MICHAEL MILLER can be reached at (714) 966-4617 or at email@example.com.


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It seems that investors have no shortage of things to worry about. The Institute for Supply Management manufacturing index fell to 50.6 in August, indicating that the manufacturing sector is just a hair's breadth away from contracting.
In Europe, similar surveys show the manufacturing sector contracting in France and coming very close to contracting in Germany. The employment picture also looks downright awful. Nonfarm payrolls failed to budge in August; the private sector added a measly 17,000 jobs while the public sector shed and equal number. Bond yields hit record lows … again.
Still, it would appear that much of the anxiety is overdone. Europe and America may indeed be slipping back into recession, but we are talking about a marginal drift from mildly positive growth to mildly negative shrinkage. We're not looking at another 2008-caliber swan dive in which we have a 5% fall in real GDP and a doubling of the unemployment rate.
Meanwhile, stock markets around the globe already appear to be pricing in the worst. Consider the following table:
Riding high on a resource boom, Chile's market looks mildly overpriced and Peru's market resembles America's 1990s dot-com mania. At a P/E ratio of 40, Peruvian stocks are absurdly expensive. But look at the rest of the countries on the list.
Brazil and Mexico — two emerging Latin American regional powers– currently trade at very reasonable prices, as does Turkey. Spain and Portugal both trade at single-digit P/E ratios.
As a point of reference, the last time American stocks traded at anything near those levels was the early 1980s — after a decade of stagflation and two oil crises.
Italy trades for just 10 times earnings, and Israel and the United Kingdom at only slightly higher. In comparison, the United States seems almost expensive — and it is still well below its long-run average of 15.
We may be at the tail end of a run-of-the-mill stock market correction—one of several that occur over the course of a typical bull market — or we could be on the verge of another leg down of broader bear market. Only time will tell. But given the current attractive pricing and given the all-encompassing gloomy sentiment that pervades the market right now, I would recommend erring on the side of bullishness.
Remember, in the immortal words of Warren Buffett, fortunes are made by being fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful. Investors are terrified right now, and stocks are valued near multi-decade lows. It would seem to me that a little greed is in order.
Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA is the editor of the Sizemore Investment Letter, and the chief investment officer of investments firm Sizemore Capital Management. Sign up for a FREE copy of his new Special Report: "3 Safe Emerging Market Stocks for a Shaky Market."


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With the recent celebration of the 21st anniversary of Armenia's independence, we should note that Americans of Armenian descent have helped, participated or, in many instances, just watched from the sidelines as the country has tried to stabilize itself in a tough neighborhood where it is surrounded by hostile neighbors like Turkey and Azerbaijan.
The country is far from perfect, and like most of the former Soviet countries, is predominantly run by oligarchs who control most of the business and government infrastructure.
Building a democracy is a long-term proposition. You have to educate a new generation on grassroots activism that forces change and, gradually, separation between government institutions and business interests -- creating accountable government that looks after the interests of its people, not just the elite.
You only have to look at our own country to conclude that democracy building has to be an on-going effort. The cynicism about whether an individual can make a difference is one of the biggest hurdles in developing countries and is really no different here in the U.S.
The underlying reasons for such cynicism may be somewhat different, but the scary thing is that it still exists in our country despite all the opportunities here in our democracy compared to countries run by oligarchs and dictators.
The movement toward participatory democracy has begun to take hold in Armenia, where ordinary people are starting to challenge the oligarchs and hold them accountable, especially in the court of public opinion. This is a good trend and must be supported.
The U.S. has one of the largest embassies in the region located in Armenia, which can be viewed as a vote of confidence that Armenia has good prospects of blossoming into a true democracy. Through the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), there are many organizations in Armenia working on participatory democracy and institution building programs. Many American-Armenians have moved to Armenia from Glendale and other neighboring areas to work in these organizations.
Recently, however, the U.S. Embassy in Armenia and the State Department did something dumb, which has hurt the U.S government's credibility. In recent weeks, as anti-American violence was spreading across Islamic countries due to the amateur anti-Islam film, the U.S. Embassy in Armenia was one of the first to issue a security warning for U.S. citizens in Armenia (a Christian country) while other Islamic countries like Azerbaijan and many others had nothing of the sort.
This baffled both American Armenians and those in Armenia because there have never been any anti-American protests there or even such sentiment.
Armenia has been one of the most hospitable countries for Americans and the U.S., much of it due to the close connection between American Armenians and their connections back to Armenia.
The U.S. Embassy in Yerevan has yet to produce a justifiable reason for this warning. The State Department claims that they told all missions across the world to be extra vigilant, but the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan chose to issue an alert.
So either the staff in Yerevan are ignorant about the country they are sitting in and they can't distinguish between Armenia and other Islamic countries, or they have a hidden political agenda.
In either case, whether its moves like the security alert -- or more fundamental policy flaws like the State Department refusing to properly recognize the Armenian Genocide or refusing to hold Azerbaijan accountable on anything on the Nagorno Karabagh issue -- it seriously compromises the U.S' position in these countries.
The citizens of these fledgling democracies need a role model to point to if they are to instigate change in their own countries. When the U.S. chooses political expediency over being aligned with American democratic and human rights principles, it undermines our ability to have a credible voice in these countries. And all because bureaucrats and the elite in Washington, D.C. are pursuing short-sighted agendas.
ZANKU ARMENIAN is a Glendale resident and a corporate communications professional. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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Sasikala Natarajan (born 1956) was a confidante of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) politician. During Jayalalithaa's three tenures as Chief Minister, Sasikala is alleged to have wielded absolute power behind the scenes. Sasikala married M. Natarajan, a public relations officer in the Tamil Nadu government.
Natarajan requested V. S. Chandralekha, who was then the District Collector of South Arcot, to introduce his wife Sasikala to Jayalalithaa, who was then the Propaganda Secretary of the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, for recording of party functions. Sasikala and Jayalalithaa gradually became very close. The post of the party's general secretary fell vacant after former chief minister Jayalalithaa died last week. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam has supportedSasikala Natarajan, J Jayalalithaa's longtime aide, for general secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and now Sasikala is the Chief minister of Tamilnadu. OPS had resigned as CM, This came after senior party members and other MLAs get together meeting on Feb 4. People of Tamilnadu are not happy with this so Sasikala memes are flooding across social media.
Sasikala has been sentenced to a jail term of four years and stands disqualified under the representation of the people act and therefore cannot be chief minister of Tamilnadu


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