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Activity level is an assessment of your level of long-term physical activity. Select the alternative that best describes the overall amount and intensity of your physical activity during the past three months.
- Top: You participate in heavy physical training at least 5 times a week, or you are training to improve performance for competitive purposes.You train more than 5 hours per week.
- High: You participate at least 3 times a week in heavy physical training, e.g. you run 20-50 km/12-31 miles per week or spend 3-5 hours per week in comparable physical activity.
- Moderate: You participate regularly in recreational sports, e.g. you run 5-10 km/3-6 miles per week or spend 1-3 hours in comparable physical activity, or your work requires modest physical activity.
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Together, malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS killed 5.7 million people in 2004, accounting for about one-tenth of the world's deaths.
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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- A former top China executive for J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. JPM, -0.40% has been barred from leaving the country and may face legal charges in connection with the bank's hiring practices, Caixin reported Wednesday. Former J.P. Morgan chief executive for China investment banking Fang Fang was arrested by Hong Kong authorities and later released on bail, Caixin reported, citing unidentified sources. The 48-year-old Fang left his position at the bank in March and was, according to a previous New York Times report, the subject of a U.S. investigation into allegations that the bank hired relatives of Chinese officials in order to secure business. The Caixin report said that Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption, which had purportedly ordered the arrest, declined to comment on the case.
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Google has an answer to the pesky economy and to getting over its tiff with Apple. The company says it will begin purchasing one small company a month.
"Acquisitions are turned on again at Google and we are doing our normal maneuvers, which is small companies," Eric Schmidttold Reuters. "My estimate would be one-a-month acquisitions and these are largely in lieu of hiring. There may be larger acquisitions, but they really are unpredictable."
The Silicon Valley search company has a long history of buying smaller companies but Schmidt froze Google's wallet earlier this year because he said the market was too expensive.
The company said the move is a sign that the worst of the economic woes the tech industry has been dealing with is behind them.
"What we see at Google is some level of improvement and what is more important is we see it not just in the United States but outside the United States," he said.
The move should also do wonders in Google's ongoing quest to piss off Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz.


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Home staging is one of the newest and fasted growing marketing tools to improve the odds of selling a home faster and for more money. There are many factors that can influence the sale of a home but growing evidence and anecdotal responses show that highlighting the best architectural features of a home works. Often people wanting to sell their home have lived there for a very long time and have accumulated a lot of stuff. They cannot see it from the buyers' eyes. Stagers work with or without the client to prepare the home to be attractive to the greatest number of buyers. This involves editing possessions, rearranging furniture and creating new placement for art and accessories.
Making a good first impression is critical, from improving curb appeal to providing additional "props" to round out the whole effect; often these changes have minimal costs but big rewards.
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Every day, it's our promise that customers and families around the world can count on us to make life's moments memorable. Dawn Foods is a family company that has been creating high-quality bakery ingredients and products for nearly 100 years. From innovation to inspiration, the world's leading bakers count on us to build their business.


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The record-setting economic growth of the past several years temporarily obscured the reality that recession is a fact of business life. The current business environment reminds us that managing during times of economic turmoil is a critical business capability.
Many club owners tell me that their direct mail pieces and ads pulled in fewer prospects last year. They often point to increased competition and the economy as reasons.
In the December cover story of this magazine, Rick Caro of Management Vision said that not enough information existed to say whether the economy had an effect on memberships and retention last year. Club owners who had problems with membership numbers might have been grasping at straws when they blamed the economy, competitors or layoffs for their lack of business instead of looking at themselves and their marketing, he said.
I couldn't agree more. Although it is easy to point to the economy and increased competition as the sources for lower guest traffic and fewer sales, other factors need to be considered. One of those factors is marketing. In an attempt to compete as the economy falters, club owners often cut people, downsize operations and slash marketing expenditures.
However, at some point, these club owners' only hope for a turnaround is to take marketing out of hibernation. In every business, marketing and investing in staff are the only business functions that create and retain customers. Not finance. Not IT. If a club doesn't offer services that customers will buy, and if it doesn't market those services successfully, then no amount of financial or operational wizardry will help.
During tough times, a solid combination of advertising, incentives and rewards to loyal customers will help retain customers in the short term, but successful club owners also prepare themselves strategically during the good times. They forge resilient strategies designed to work in good times and bad. They narrow rather than broaden their value proposition, focusing on areas in which they can establish a clear lead. They do this with good research.
These high-performing organizations set priorities based on detailed knowledge of how the club creates value. Club owners should not just cut costs — they need to cut the right costs. They must divert resources to activities that actually create value.
In the most successful clubs that I have worked with, the leaders and staff knew explicitly how they made money. They knew how their products and services stacked up against those of the competition, they knew why customers preferred doing business with them, and they knew exactly what they had to do to turn a profit. This knowledge meant that recommendations and decisions about budgets were made with a clear understanding about the potential impact.
The winners of the last recession also collaborated with customers to improve value propositions. They reached out to customers to better understand their challenges. Gathering this information allowed club owners to create new products and services that were uniquely suited to the pressures customers faced during the downturn.
Clubs that are not well positioned in the current uncertain economy can still turn the downturn to their advantage by gathering unvarnished answers to vital questions. Executives have a chance to learn what is important to customers, what is essential for delivering value and what actually distinguishes their club from the competition. With this knowledge, they can create a good marketing plan that will help them prosper, just like winners did in the last recession.
Ed Tock is a partner in Sales Makers, a marketing and sales training consulting firm that has worked with more than 1,200 clubs and won the IHRSA Associate of the Year award. He can be reached at 800-428-3334 or email@example.com.


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Scientific Ocean Drilling: Accomplishments and Challenges (2011)Ocean Studies Board
Each report is produced by a committee of experts selected by the Academy to address a particular statement of task and is subject to a rigorous, independent peer review; while the reports represent views of the committee, they also are endorsed by the Academy. Learn more on our expert consensus reports.
Through direct exploration of the subseafloor, U.S.-supported scientific ocean drilling programs have significantly contributed to a broad range of scientific accomplishments in Earth science disciplines, shaping understanding of Earth systems and enabling new fields of inquiry. The programs' technological innovations have played a strong role in these accomplishments. The science plan for the proposed 2013-2023 program presents a strong case for the continuation of scientific ocean drilling. Each of the plan's four themes identifies compelling challenges with potential for transformative science that could only be addressed through scientific ocean drilling, although some challenges appear to have greater potential than others. Prioritizing science plan challenges and integrating multiple objectives into single expeditions would help use resources more effectively, while encouraging technological innovations would continue to increase the potential for groundbreaking science.
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- U.S.-supported scientific ocean drilling programs have been very successful, contributing significantly to a broad range of scientific accomplishments in a number of earth science disciplines. Amongst other accomplishments, scientific ocean drilling has advanced understanding of solid Earth cycles, revealed the flow of fluid and microbe ecosystems within the seafloor, and gathered extensive information on Earth's climate history.
- Each of the four themes within the science plan identifies compelling challenges with potential for transformative science that can only be addressed by scientific ocean drilling. Some challenges within these themes appear to have greater potential for transformative science than others. In particular, studies of the subseafloor biosphere present opportunities to identify microbes that could be useful to humans, and continuing studies of past climate could provide insight into the global and regional climate change predicted for the future.
- The scientific ocean drilling community should establish a mechanism to prioritize the challenges outlined in the science plan in a manner that complements the existing peer-review process. The plan sets out four research themes—climate and ocean change, biosphere frontiers, Earth connections, and Earth in motion—and presents 14 scientific challenges within these themes, but there was little guidance as to which of the 14 challenges are most important.
- Using legacy data and samples to their maximum capabilities will continue to increase the scientific value of the scientific ocean drilling programs. Expanded use of legacy materials could help, for example, with prioritization of drilling objectives in the next phase of ocean drilling.
- From the earliest stages of proposal development and evaluation, possibilities for increasing program efficiency through integration of multiple objectives into single expeditions should be considered by proponents and panels. Although several natural points of synergy between challenges and themes are well described, the science plan would have been strengthened by a more detailed examination of the areas where natural integration could occur between and among the science challenges, which could help use resources more effectively.
- Pathways for innovations in technology should be encouraged. Setting aside a small portion of scientific ocean drilling resources specifically to promote technological research and development could greatly increase the potential for groundbreaking science. Technology has helped play a vital role in achieving many scientific advances in previous scientific ocean drilling programs.
- Formal evaluation of education, outreach, and capacity building activities should be implemented to demonstrate the broader impacts of scientific ocean drilling. Since its earliest days, scientific ocean drilling has actively engaged in education and outreach, including primary and secondary, undergraduate and graduate education, and non-research-related activities.


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We are enormously proud to announce REWORK_ (Philip Glass Remixed). This App Album takes the incredible remix album made in collaboration with Beck that was released last month, and gives it a feature-length interactive visual treatment.
REWORK_ features eleven "music visualizers" that take the remixed tracks and create interactive visuals that range from futuristic three-dimensional landscapes to shattered multicolored crystals, and vibrating sound waves. People can lean back and enjoy REWORK_ end to end, or they can touch and interact with the visualizers to create their own visual remixes.
In addition to the visualizers, the app includes the "Glass Machine" which lets people create music inspired by Philip Glass' early work by simply sliding two discs around side-by-side, almost like turntables. People can select different instruments – from synthesizer to piano, and generate polyrhythmic counterpoints between the two melodies.
The REWORK_ app features interactive audiovisual mixes by critically acclaimed musicians and remix artists including Beck, Tyondai Braxton, Amon Tobin, Cornelius, Dan Deacon, Johann Johannsson, Nosaj Thing, Memory Tapes, Silver Alert, My Great Ghost, and Peter Broderick.
The app was directed by Scott Snibbe, produced by Ahna Girshick, and engineered by Graham McDermott, with music visualizer programming and design by software artist David Wicks. Lukas Girling designed the Glass Machine and Amon Tobin sequence. Many others helped to make this project come alive, including Philip Glass' assistant Trevor Gureckis (My Great Ghost) who created miles of MIDI tracks and patiently explained Glass' idioms at an 8th-grade level. See all the app credits below.
REWORK_ is available exclusively in the iTunes App Store, and is a universal app for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch.
REWORK_ is available exclusively in the iTunes App Store, and is a universal app for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch.
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Visualizer choreography and design Rebecca Fenton, Lukas Girling, Ahna Girshick, Pete Hawkes, Sean Monroe, Graham Plumb, David Wicks
MIDI Sequencers Trevor Gureckis, Alex Weston, Fritz Myers
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Heading into a US-brokered meeting Tuesday morning with Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is facing deep pessimism from his own people about the prospect of peace – and a severe attack on his credibility by Hamas.
President Abbas's popularity among Palestinians had risen significantly in recent months, potentially giving him more clout as a negotiator. But scathing criticism from Hamas over his agreement to meet Mr. Netanyahu on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York could eat into those gains.
In a statement sent to reporters in Gaza, Hamas said it was "truly shocked" that Mr. Abbas accepted President Barack Obama's invitation for the talks, given that Abbas has insisted for months that he would not meet Netanyahu without a freeze on settlement expansion in the West Bank.
"This means that Abbas has yielded to Israel and the US and retreats from his stance," said Hamas, calling Abbas's decision "a submission to the Zionists." The Islamic movement, which has controlled the Gaza Strip for over two years, called on Abbas "to immediately stop his political rush and stop yielding to Zionist dictations," adding that he should first achieve Palestinian unity.
A Palestinian reconciliation deal to bring Hamas and Fatah together has remained elusive and Abbas is taking a risk by agreeing to a high-profile summit in the absence of the settlement freeze sought by Obama since his June 4 policy speech in Cairo. The Washington Times on Tuesday reported that the Israelis had offered a temporary freeze for six to nine months that would exclude 2,500 units already approved for construction, but such a deal has not been made public and could not immediately be verified.
Abbas gained in polls against Hamas leader
But recent polls have given Abbas a reason to believe that most Palestinians are behind him and will likely accept his going out on a limb to talk to Israel in the name of achieving Palestinian statehood.
"Abbas is certainly stronger, and the public gives him more support now than it did for some time. But the fact that he feels stronger is giving him courage that he didn't have before, and because of that, I think he'll be tougher vis-a-vis the US and Israel," says Khalil Shikaki, director of The Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PCPSR), a Ramallah-based polling organization. "He'd been accused of being a weak president, but now that he has legitimacy and has Fatah behind him, perhaps he feels he can stand up to the American and Israelis and say no to them."
PCPSR found in its most recent poll – conducted in mid-August – that support for Abbas and the Palestinian Authority (PA) he leads was rising while support for Hamas was sinking. Since the organization's previous poll in May, there has been a significant widening in the gap between the level of support for Abbas and for Ismail Haniyeh, the former prime minister in a joint Hamas-Fatah government that dissolved after Hamas ousted Fatah from Gaza in 2007. Specifically, 52 percent supported Abbas and 38 percent supported Mr. Haniyeh in the most recent poll. Their previous support figures were 49 percent and 44 percent, respectively.
The organization says the shift is likely due to the popular Fatah congress held in Bethlehem in August and improving security conditions in the West Bank. There is also a "noticeable decrease in public perception of the existence of corruption in PA institutions under Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad," the PCPSR said in its report on the August survey.
The survey included Palestinians from Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem, and their numbers roughly reflected the proportion of Palestinians in each of those areas. All surveys were done in person.
Palestinian opinion hard to categorize
But looking at the bigger picture, there's an overwhelming pessimism among Palestinians about the ability of their leaders to get to a peace deal with Israel. Sixty-nine percent of those polled, including West Bankers and Gazans, said they believe that the chances for establishing an independent Palestinian state next to Israel in the next five years are slim or nonexistent.
Moreover, some of the positions that Israel and the US are asking Abbas to adopt will be hard to sell to the Palestinian public. For example, only about half of Palestinians say they will accept a mutual recognition of Israel as the state for the Jewish people and Palestine as the state for Palestinian people. A majority of those polled – 61 percent – say they oppose a peace deal based on "the Clinton parameters and the Geneva Initiative."
The reference is to talks under former President Bill Clinton in 1999 and 2000 and to an unofficial blueprint for peace developed by prominent Israelis and Palestinians, including former negotiators in the Oslo peace process.
Both drafts presented similar solutions to a variety of difficult issues, including Jerusalem, refugees, and borders. A large number of Palestinians expressed opposition to those plans because of their dislike of solutions presented on individual issues. For example, only 24 percent of Palestinians say they would support the idea of a Palestinian state with no army, a drop from the 36 percent figure when the poll was first held in 2003.
The polls show how hard it is to categorize the Palestinian public's views. On some matters, Palestinians remains closer to the viewpoint of Hamas than that of Abbas, explains Dr. Shikaki, referring to the Palestinian leader by his nom de guerre, Abu Mazen.
"On the question of violence, most Palestinians are with the Hamas position and not Abu Mazen's," adds Shikaki. "They believe that violence has been helpful in achieving their national rights. But on the issue of two-state solution, they do take a position that is closer to Abu Mazen."
Arabs criticize Obama, too
Mr. Obama has come under fire from Arab commentators for pressuring Abbas to attend the meeting despite US envoy George Mitchell's failure to secure promises of a settlement freeze from Israel.
"Obama bent down to all of Netanyahu's pressures and withdrew from the battle of the settlements that he had engaged in the last period," wrote Abed-El-Bari Utwan, the longtime editor in chief of the Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper in London. "Obama put [Abbas] in an embarrassing situation by making him attend a meeting with Netanyahu after having announced to his people that he would only do such a thing after Israel commits itself to the settlement freeze."
They left Philadelphia to live in the West Bank?The Allons simply wanted more space at the right price. Read about how they and other Israeli settlers see their decision to live at the center of a global dispute. Read more.


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It's been more than a decade since Eminem's one and only starring role in 8 Mile, and you would be fair to assume his acting career had begun and ended right there. But the erstwhile Marshall Mathers was in the running for years to play the lead role in Antoine Fuqua's boxing drama Southpaw, which, like so many other projects, wound up languishing in development. Now the project has been picked up by the Weinstein Company, and though Eminem isn't technically out of the running, he may be on the verge of being replaced by some of the biggest starts out there.
Talking to Shadow and Act, Fuqua said that he plans for Southpaw to be his next project, after the release of this spring's Olympus Has Fallen. He also said that Eminem is still part of the film-- presumably as a producer or consultant-- but may or may not play the lead thanks to scheduling projects. And to replace him, Fuqua is eyeing and starting conversations with pretty much a laundry list of every major up-and-coming actor out there:
We're talking to several other actors that I like a lot. I like Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner. I've spoken to Bradley about it; I've spoken to Jeremy about it. There are a handful of guys I'd be thrilled to work with. There's Ryan Gosling. But that process has just begun.
It's hard to know how serious any of these talks are, and the fact that Fuqua simply rattles these names off suggests that there are no actual talks happening-- this is more of a wish list than anything else. And it's also unclear how starry a cast Fuqua can actually muster. His Olympus Has Fallen, with Gerard Butler and Aaron Eckhart in the major roles, is clearly the second-tier version of this summer's White House Down, starring Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx. But if Fuqua is hoping to drop these names in order to drum up buzz and get the attention of even more A-listers… well, he's succeeded. Well played, sir.


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Teen Pulse staff writer Katherine Wang asked graduating students,"What are your plans after high school?"
On Saturday, the 2015 class of Los Alamos High School graduated, a first of many stepping stones in their adult lives.
Marking the completion of the last four years of standard education, they will now continue to make their way in the world. Three Teen Pulse seniors shared their experiences and their plans for the future.
Melissa Wysocki looks forward to college as the first step in her adult life. "I think college will be freeing, and allow me to be more independent than I ever have been," she said. At Fort Lewis College she will study to become an exercise science specialist.
Her favorite part of high school was seeing the person she became over those four years. To Wysocki, working toward something that she would enjoy and find fulfilling is more important than doing something for other benefits. "Income is not my priority," she said. Wysocki wants to be either a health or physical education teacher, fulfilling her desire to help others become active.
She participated in track in high school, as well as many other clubs and activities. She was involved in Evolvement, Spanish Club, Student Council, Gay-Straight Alliance and Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp (NJROTC).
Teen Pulse staff writer Michael Booton asked students, "How do you plan to celebrate the end of school?"
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is an astonishing mishmash of genres on a level with author Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Meet Richard MacDuff, a heron-like computer scientist who is fascinated by music and physically impossible sofas.
At first, all is perfectly well with the universe. Richard reunites with his old professor Reg for the first time in 10 years, getting together for a pleasantly boring dinner at St. Cedd's College in Cambridge, at the same time that a certain Electric Monk stands looking down on a faraway valley and fervently believes that it is a uniform shade of pale pink (the Electric Monk, for those who might not know, is a labor-saving device that specializes in believing all the things its owner cannot be bothered with).
Before long, though, a number of somewhat strange events begin to occur: Richard realizes that he accidentally forgot his girlfriend once again, a horse spontaneously appears in Reg's bathroom, and someone is inconveniently murdered.
As the 2016 United States presidential elections grow closer and candidates begin their campaigns for the highest office, members of the graduating classes of 2015 will be voting for the presidency for the first time.
To be a part of the election of a national leader such as the president is a great responsibility, however young people do not seem to be treating it as such.
According to U.S. News and World Report, voter turnout is a constant issue in the U.S., particularly among the young.
U.S. News and World Report went on to say that voter turnout decreased in the 2014 midterm elections in most states. The drop in turnout can be partly attributed to the fact that young voters often have an extremely low midterm voter turnout rate.
Something that needs to be considered when talking about young person voter turnout is whether communities and educators around the country are doing a good job when it comes to teaching the youth about their right to vote.
Turnout is usually lower during a midterm election, but this finding uncovers what could be a possibly dangerous trend regardless of the type of election.
One of the primary reasons the United States was first considered a free nation is that its citizens were given the right to elect their own leaders.
Monday: Los Alamos: Kickball, White Rock: Four Square
Tuesday: Pool tournament
Wednesday: Movies and muchies
Thursday: Twister challenge
Friday: Kids choice
Los Alamos: 662-9412, 475 20th St.
White Rock: 672-1565, 139 Longview Dr.
Open 3-6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and noon-6 p.m. Wednesday, unless otherwise noted.
Memberships are free and open to all third through eighth graders.
Teen Pulse Student Editor Tom Hanlon asked students, "What are your plans for the summer?"
Today marks the sixth edition, of "The Pondering Column." Here I will discuss, reader questions, regarding morals, philosophy and belief.
Today's question, asked anonymously is, "Is it ethically incumbent on humans, at the end of their lives, to have made the world a better place or is just doing no damage good enough?"
The question poses several very interesting quandaries. To begin, as the (hopefully) rational beings we are, we can assert almost indubitably that it is ethically wrong to do bad, damage, harm, or anything synonymous with these terms.
However there is a rather protrusive caveat, bad things are often done with good intentions, or with a greater goal in mind.
For example, if a soldier kills an enemy, the act of killing could still be considered wrong, but it is done for a greater good. That would make killing, specifically in this scenario an overall, good act. But which side is doing good and which bad?
Unfortunately, this leads us to the debate over relativity and objectivity.
For the sake of your Sunday morning, and all the trees across the world, we will forgo addressing that portion of this discussion. I digress.
What we can conclude thus far, is that it is most certainly "ethically incumbent" on humans not to do bad.
Directed by Lee Toland Krieger, "The Age of Adaline" is a very unique and creative film, it will keep the viewer entertained but the movie is nothing spectacular.
"The Age of Adaline" follows a woman named Adaline Bowman (Blake Lively) who was born in 1908 and grew up to marry the man of her dreams. Sadly, he dies in an accident during the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and leaves Adaline and her young daughter, Flemming alone.
One night on her way to pick up her daughter, Adaline is caught in an extremely rare snowfall which causes her to slide off the side of the road and into a lake.
At that moment lightning strikes her car, which causes her to remain 29 years old forever.
After 78 years of moving and running away from the authorities, to escape becoming a medical curiosity, and losing the ones she loves, Adaline meets Ellis Jones, (Michiel Huisman) a wealthy man who falls in love with her.
Ellis takes Adaline to meet his parents (Harrison Ford and Kathy Baker), and his father turns out to be one of Adaline's former lovers, leaving everyone in a very awkward situation.
Though it may not be for everyone, because of its mellow nature, "The Age of Adaline" captures the audience's attention and is able to keep it throughout its duration.
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BOSTON, Mass. – Behind 13 saves from tournament MVP Stacey Dierking and a combined 3-for-7 showing on the power-play the Foresters of Lake Forest College (5-2-4) defeated women's hockey (4-7-1) by the final of 5-1 to win the 6th Annual UMass Boston Codfish Bowl Tournament championship Friday evening in the Clark Athletic Center Ice Arena.
The tournament title is the first of the Foresters, who were making their second appearance in the Codfish Bowl. They also became the first non-NESCAC team to win the tournament title with the first four going to Trinity College (Conn.) and last year's going to Bowdoin College.
All-Tournament honoree Michelle Greeneway proved to be the difference maker in the two-day affair. In the championship Greeneway capped off a three-goal second period by the Foresters, before later sealing the victory on a shorthanded empty-netter late in the third. Fellow All-Tournament selection, Melissa Paluch recorded three assists to close out the tournament with a combined five points (1g, 4a).
With Friday's victory, Dierking improved to 2-0-0 on the year, and finished the Codfish with a combined 29 saves respectively.
For the Beacons, their lone goal of the night came from All-Tournament honoree Katie Loiselle (Glocester, R.I.) with just 30 seconds remaining in the third period. Dylan Caron (Burrillville, R.I.) and Angela Dandreo (Swampscott, Mass.) were each credited with an assist. Sarahanne Cavolo (Roxbury, N.H.), who scored the first goal of the tournament for UMB in yesterday's 2-1 win over Stevenson also earned a spot on the All-Tournament team.
Between the pipes Kailyn Burke (Franklin, Mass.) combined for 30 stops in the loss and now stands at 3-2-0 on the season. As a team the Beacons were 0-for-3 on the power-play, while the Foresters record three of their five goals on the power-play.
The two teams were evenly matched through the first 20 minutes of play. The officials let the two squads battle for control in the opening frame with neither team able to capitalize. In the second period, UMB was whistled for a combined four penalties, which gave the Foresters the window they needed to take control of the scoreboard. On the power-play, Lake Forest was 2-for-4 in the second.
Things would loosen back-up in the third, but with a three goal lead going into the period the Beacons were unable to build any offensive momentum. Lake Forest closed out the final period 1-for-2 on the power-play, while UMB went 0-for-3.
Women's Hockey returns to action on Tuesday when they host Buffalo State College at 4 p.m.
6th Annual UMass Boston Codfish Bowl Tournament Final Standings
Lake Forest College - 2-0
UMass Boston - 1-1
Stevenson University - 1-1
Plymouth State University - 0-2
All-Tournament Team
Lake Forest - Michelle Greeneway
Lake Forest - Melissa Paluch
UMass Boston - Katie Loiselle
UMass Boston - Sarahanne Cavolo
Stevenson University - Mackenzie Bruch
Plymouth State University - Ali Ponte
Tournament MVP
Lake Forest - Stacey Dierking


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Ministers are being accused of putting vulnerable women at risk by passing a new law which would deregulate the minicab industry, the Independent has reported.
Under the new law minicabs would be allowed to be driven by anyone when they are off duty, which campaigners say would allow predators to lure women. Another measure under fire would allow taxi operators to subcontract work to other cab offices outside the borough.
However the measure which has drawn the most criticism is a change in the law which would mean a cab license would now be renewable every two years instead of the yearly checks currently in force. Campaigners say this will make it difficult for local authorities to carry out checks and put passengers as risk.
All cabs currently have to abide by strict regulations which were put in place following a number of crimes committed by private hire drivers.


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I feel it's important to introduce you to my old bike first - she was my 2nd bike, my 1st being a battered 60s shopper from York Bike Rescue. The 2nd bike was a Raleigh Caprice, also from the York Bike Rescue project and she did me a good few years. I sold her to a friend, who's recently sold her to another friend. It's good to know that she's still loved and used and enjoying life on the roads. I always feel a bit bad that I never gave her a name.
But now, there's a beautiful new girl in my life. My new job has a shorter commute and cycling is a viable option. It should also save me plenty of money and give me a wee bit of a fitness boost. I spent a lot of time researching which bike to go for, but in the end my heart guided me and I went with a Pashley Princess Sovereign (which I'll be paying for for the next few years thanks to the Pay4Later option at Urban Cyclery).
I went with the Pashley Princess Sovereign because she had everything I wanted - a strong and sturdy steel loop frame, ding dong bell, lugged frame, dress guards so that my long autumn skirts don't get stuck, hub brakes, 5 hub gears, a full chain case to stop me from being covered in mud when it rains, a beautiful wicker basket, dynamo lights, a pannier rack and a snazzy integrated rear wheel lock for an additional element of safety. It's love, for sure.
Pashleys are by no means cheap, but they're beautiful and incredibly well made (and still made in Stratford Upon Avon). And why Boudicca? Partly because Boudicca is somewhat of a hero of mine, but also because despite the fact that this is very clearly a femmey bike, she's also pretty strong, hardworking and sturdy. I wanted a bike that I'd feel safe on, and she's definitely that.
I'm looking forward to regaling you with tales of my adventures as a cyclist in London. I'm already a bit bike obsessed, so there's be details of rides, bike accessory reviews (I'm looking forward to sharing my helmet choice with you!) and various bits of chit chat about my new found love on the blog too.
Do you cycle? What's your bike of choice?


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The Arts program complements concentrations in the arts with a focus on creativity and artistic expression. We take the creative process as our subject and investigate themes of auto/biography, design, communications, and the fruitful cross-pollination between traditional and digital modes of performing and studio arts.
This course explores how Western artists of all genres describe their own creative process and will provide ample opportunities for students in the class to observe their own making of art. Artists' statements and works of art will be the primary texts. A brief overview of the definitions and measurements of creativity in psychology and philosophy will be included as well.
Assignments will also include creative projects done in and outside of class in a range of media. Some issues focused on in the readings and experimentation include the degree to which choice, chaos, and intuition enter into art making; personal and social impediments to creativity; sources of inspiration; and creative collaboration.
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It is a shame to see how blogs and YouTube videos, which discuss critical news about SAIC and the billion-dollar high-tech deals that give birth to insider dealing and mega corruption, can be labeled with adult warnings, but I've seen clips of John Waters' movies on YouTube with nudity and self-gratification scenes, but that's deemed perfectly funny by our admittedly raunchy online standards. But as soon as a blogger starts talking about RICO charges and triple damages and civil and criminal trials, then we focus our eyes and attention on boobs, and we find reasons to restrict access to information that no msm outlet is putting out there. I wonder what would happen if I shaved my chest and put on a pair of falsies under a bikini top ? Would you give me a free pass, like topless YouTube clips of Edith Massey ? Would I finally get some attention focused on my Kickstarter project ?
But then again, I'd probably get labeled as adult content by your same sick and twisted double standards, and I'd only succeed at getting warnings on my online content. Just because all men stare at Suzannah's boobs don't mean we should drape a digital full-body cloaks (aka adult warnings) on her YouTube videos -- against her will. Did I miss something, or isn't this exactly what you are doing to her work ? She's too sexy even in clothes, so let's drape her videos in adult warnings like a quasi "e-burka."
Louis Flores in Response to Suzannah B. Troy's email...
Suzannah B. Troy's letter in The Arts Section of The New York Time on Women and Porn -- Mae Weset Reference and Google YouTubes actions underscore what Louis Flores calls an E-Burka that I also made reference to in this letter how many years ago?
My video response....
also proves my points that women can't be heard -- it is about been seen -- the male gaze...disgusting sexual discrimination and again the misogynist censorship is applied via Google YouTube automatically without me being given a chance to respond before being removed!!!!!


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Human life depends on the earth as much as the ocean for our sustenance and livelihoods. Plant life provides 80 percent of our human diet, and we rely on agriculture as an important economic resource and means of development. Forests account for 30 percent of the Earth's surface, providing vital habitats for millions of species and important sources for clean air and water; as well as being crucial for combating climate change.
Today we are seeing unprecedented land degradation, and the loss of arable land at 30 to 35 times the historical rate. Drought and desertification is also on the rise each year, amounting to the loss of 12 million hectares and affects poor communities globally. Of the 8,300 animal breeds known, 8 percent are extinct and 22 percent are at risk of extinction.
The SDGs aim to conserve and restore the use of terrestrial ecosystems such as forests, wetlands, drylands and mountains by 2020. Halting deforestation is also vital to mitigating the impact of climate change. Urgent action must be taken to reduce the loss of natural habitats and biodiversity which are part of our common heritage.
Goals in action
Drones for Social Good
How could drones possibly help to fight the impacts of climate change? The lowest lying country in the world, the Maldives, is giving it a shot. MORE >
A Guilt-Free Holiday
Montenegro is attracting ever-growing numbers of tourists. But just like any other tourist destination, this beautiful Western Balkan country can be harmed by booming tourism. That's why we're helping Montenegro to go carbon-neutral. MORE >
Removing the obstacles for women farmers
Through the Green Commodities Programme, UNDP is bringing together government, big business and small-scale farmers across 10 countries to address sustainable agricultural practices. The programme helps improve access to resources and ensure equal opportunities for women. MORE >
Another kind of gold mine: Culture
In the place where the Pemón people live, great table-top mountains tower above the rich green valley. In Pemón folklore, these mountains, called "tepui," are home to the gods. MORE >
Cultivating change in Papua
The scent of the Celebes pepper hits you before you even reach Ogenetan in the heart of Papua's Boven Digoel district. Called sereh merah, the plant is used by communities across Papua to drive away evil spirits. MORE >
Learning to restore and protect Azerbaijan's farmlands
With EU funding and UNDP support, the Clima East Pilot Project in Azerbaijan is working to teach and establish sustainable pasture management practices, improve the fertility of pastures and forests and prevent soil erosion and landslides. MORE >
Supporting Mali's women to adapt to climate change
Climate change has led to more drought and shorter rainy seasons in Mali. The government has partnered with UNDP to strengthen agricultural communities and empower women to mitigate the social and economic impacts of climate change. MORE >
Water in Myanmar's Dry Zone
In the Dry Zone, chronic poverty is directly correlated with the effects of drought and climate change. UNDP supports efforts to secure water resources and reduce food insecurity in the most vulnerable townships.. MORE >
Protectors of our planet's lungs
In Peru's Southern Amazon, the indigenous Harakmbut people are fighting against climate change. MORE >
Feeding a family, nourishing a community
1 out of 2 children in Guatemala suffers from malnutrition. A new initiative is working with local farmers to change that. MORE >


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Virginia-Highland (VaHi) is one of Atlanta's most coveted places to live and is a historic district listed on the National Register. Bungalows, cottages, and Foursquare houses, mostly built in the period from 1905 through 1936, line tree-lined blocks. VaHi residents live walking distance from the shopping, dining and nightlife that attracts people from far and wide to the neighborhood, while neighborhood parks, Piedmont Park and the BeltLine border VaHi. Residents know their neighbors and remain tightly knit with active neighborhood organizations including the VHCA, the neighborhood watch program, the security patrol, and the parents' organization.
VaHi is one of 242 official neighborhoods of Atlanta, and its neighborhood association, the VHCA, has a recognized role in planning and other city processes. It is part of NPU (neighborhood planning unit) F. Atkins Park is a separate neighborhood from VaHi, but participates in the VHCA.
Virginia-Highland's name derives from the intersection of Virginia and Highland Avenues. It is bounded by:
- Ponce de Leon Avenue and the Poncey-Highland neighborhood on the south,
- The BeltLine and Piedmont Park/Midtown on the west,
- Amsterdam Avenue and Morningside/Lenox Park neighborhood on the north, and
- on the east, by Druid Hills (unincorporated DeKalb Co.); by Briarcliff Rd. and Druid Hills (City of Atlanta); and by the Atkins Park neighborhood
Map of Virginia-Highland in NPU F.
Virginia-Highland had 7,800 residents at the 2010 census.
- Read about Virginia-Highland's history
- City and civic links for residents
- Photo gallery
- 2010 Census detailed data
- "Best overall neighborhood", Best of Atlanta 2011, Creative Loafing
- "Favorite neighborhood overall", Atlanta magazine, June 2011
- "Neighborhood to Know", Delta Sky magazine, November 2010
External links
Virginia-Highland Business Association (shopping/dining/nightlife)
"Virginia-Highland" – Wikipedia
"Virginia-Highland" – Creative Loafing
"Virginia-Highland/Morningside" – "Ultimate Neighborhood Guide", Creative Loafing


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RCS software is used by more than 14,500 radio stations, TV music channels, cable companies, satellite music networks and Internet stations worldwide. RCS is the world's largest broadcast software company. The company also provides broadcasters and webcasters tools and expertise and also develops real-time audio recognition technology.
Company Overview
In 1979, RCS opened its doors with the first version of Selector® designed for music radio stations wanting to have more control over their song rotations, while maintaining balance and creating variety. Within the first year, Selector had its first station, the NBC owned FM station in San Francisco. RCS invented music scheduling.
RCS saw the need for a sister program to help programmers and sales departments schedule promotional announcements and jingles, or "links" as coined by RCS, so Linker® was created.
In 1993, RCS introduced another innovation, its first complete on-air digital studio automation system called Master Control. The new automation system, along with Selector and Linker, completed the digital paperless studio for radio stations everywhere.
Within the last decade, RCS has reinvented the way broadcasters approach their craft with the newest in a long line of software products. A hallmark of RCS from the beginning was the need to base refinements and improvements driven by its loyal customers and experienced 'power' users of the products.
From GSelector, the world's most advanced multi-station scheduling system, to Zetta the award-winning digital advanced radio playout - automation system, to our advanced traffic software Aquira, to RCS News, the complete news production software, RCS has a complete suite of software products for today's media outlet.
The next generation of software applications will focus on the mobile device and tablet computing. RCS, once again, is pioneering with Selector2GO and Zetta2GO. With the mobile initiative, RCS will put the power of its software in the hands of every user no matter where they might be.
RCS software solutions are more advanced, extremely reliable, comfortably intuitive and expediently flexible and are backed up by a world-class support team. RCS provides 24/7 support and assistance to all users in more than 130 countries.
RCS Executives
RCS World Headquarters
- Philippe Generali, President & CEO
- Chip Jellison, EVP, Technology & Development
- Mike Powell, SVP, International Operations and Chief Compliance Officer
- Neal Perchuk, VP, Sales US
International Executives
- Sven Andrae, VP, Europe & MENA
- Robin Prior, VP, Africa
- Keith Williams, VP, Asia Pacific
RCS World Headquarters
Philippe Generali President & CEO
Philippe Generali is the President/CEO of RCS worldwide. He joined RCS USA in 1996 as Product Manager and served as Vice President of Operations. In 2000, Philippe was promoted to President of RCS.
In 2003, he created a new division, Media Monitors, the highly successful market research company that employs RCS fingerprinting technology with several data production centers around the world. In 2007, Philippe added the duties of President/CEO of Florical Systems division, a leading television automation company. In 2010, he took the helm of Mediabase and then in 2012 brought HitPredictor into the Mediabase family.
Prior to moving to the United States, Generali was the head of RCS Europe, where he spearheaded the company's growth for more than a decade. Generali is an established leader in computer technology and management, stemming from his early school days in radio, with a technical engineering background. He was the driving force behind the US music research index, Mscore and the listening analysis tool, Audience Reaction for which he was recently granted several patents.
He is a member of the EGTA and sits on the IRTS board. He holds a degree in Math/Physics from the University of Orleans, and a Masters of Engineering from ENAC in France.
Chip Jellison EVP, Technology & Development
Chip Jellison is the EVP of Technology and Development leading our worldwide software development efforts across RCS, Media Monitors (Aircheck), Mediabase, Florical Systems, Test All Media and Hit Predictor. Before joining RCS, he got his start in broadcasting at Precision Media in southern New Hampshire. While with the company, he learned the broadcasting craft moving from on air positions to more back office operational tasks including light engineering, production, music and traffic scheduling and keeping the computers running at the station.
In 1998, he joined Prophet Systems and quickly joined the development team on the Audio Wizard product, taking over Product Management and coding. He also joined the NexGen Digital development team early on taking on Product Management, and eventually leading the development team. During 2006, he worked with Philippe Generali on merging Prophet Systems into RCS and assumed his current position in 2007 when that merger was complete.
In his current role of the head of Technology and Development, he works with a first class team of product managers and developers to produce the next generation of tools to help our clients grow their business.
Always the inventor, Chip is listed in over 15 issued patents and more than 20 pending patent applications. Additionally he creates utilities that help RCS clients better leverage our suite of products. These can be found on the support download page located on rcsworks.com. These utilities include AFC Launcher, Zetta Status Monitor, RCS2vCreative (an interface to vCreative for Zetta) and Zetta Crowd Interface.
Mike Powell SVP, International Operations and Chief Compliance Officer
Mike Powell is a former British newspaper and radio journalist who hosted top-rated morning shows on several UK music radio stations before transitioning to station management. He was Program Director of County Sound (Guildford, UK) from 1984 to 1986 and then CEO from 1986 to 1991 - growing the group to eight radio stations. His innovations at County Sound included being the first UK radio station to use RCS Selector 24 hours a day and introducing the UK's first gold format radio station. Powell designed the programming for award-winning station, Fox FM (Oxford) - a joint venture with Capital Radio (London).
After taking County Sound to a full UK stock market listing, he departed to form radio investment, research and management company, Infinity Radio, which set up Pirate FM (Cornwall) with Powell as launch CEO. Infinity then merged with UKRD Group where Mike became CEO - eventually building the group to well over 20 radio stations and associated companies.
While running UKRD, Powell played a key role in launching Manchester's Kiss 102 and served as launch CEO of Berkshire's Star FM, which was joint launch customer in the UK for RCS Master Control. In 1995, he launched the new County Sound Radio Network consisting of County Sound Radio, 96.4 The Eagle and Delta Radio.
In 2001 Powell became Chairman of Infinity Media which then separated from UKRD to concentrate on digital platform technologies. In October 2002, he joined RCS as Vice President of its International division.
Neal Perchuk VP, Sales US
Neal has over 17 years experience in the broadcast technologies and services industries. Neal was Sr. Vice President of Worldwide Sales for Video Monitoring Services of America and a founding member of the AT&T Digital Media Sales Group before becoming Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Florical Systems - the leading provider of automation software to the television industry (a subsidiary of RCS). Neal, as VP Sales USA at RCS, is responsible for all Domestic sales.
Regional Executives
Sven Andrae VP, Europe & MENA
Staying close to radio for 20 years has connected Sven Andræ to the history of European broadcasting. Once a DJ in Sweden at Radio Ryd inLinköping, he moved to Lund to join the now legendary Radio AF/P4 as DJ and Music Director. Today, that station is noted for having produced the most radio talent and radio executives across Sweden.
With a Masters Degree in Engineering Physics from the University in Lund, Sweden, Andræ spent time in the product development department at SAAB motor company. It was through studying that firm's proven approach to efficient product usage and streamlined processes through advanced technology that he mastered skills he would later bring to RCS.
Moving back to radio in 1991 Andræ joined City Radio in Malmö, Sweden. He and his station became advanced users of Selector music scheduling and Linker promo scheduling, early RCS products. Andræ's unique combination of radio plus mechanical and audio engineering came into play at City Radio. By 1992,Andræ was behind the drive to transform City Radio into an early adaptor of digital radio studio technology, becoming only the fifth station in the world to use RCS Master Control.
While a consultant at SBS (Scandinavian Broadcasting System) in the mid 90s Andræ was asked to start RCS Scandinavia. He was made VP/Europe in 2001.
Robin Prior VP, Africa
Robin Prior is a broadcast industry veteran, involved in South Africa radio and TV broadcasting for over 30 years.
Before joining RCS in the USA, he ran his own broadcast related companies, including turnkey radio and TV station installation and systems integration companies. Prior's company represented RCS in Africa for ten years before he moved to the USA.
Prior spent six years at the RCS World Headquarters in New York where he was responsible for the Support and Installation Department as well as Product Management for RCS Master Control. During 2002 he acted as RCS's Vice President - International where his responsibilities included all RCS activities outside the US and South America.
In 2003, Prior returned to South Africa where he was became VP/Africa. Since his return he has been actively introducing Selector to new clients across South Africa and into Sudan, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda and bringing stations into the RCS "family."
Keith Williams VP, Asia Pacific
Keith has worked in the Australian radio industry for more than 40 years. Before he joined RCS, for the last 12 years he was on air, he held the number one ratings position for the 3pm to 6pm drive show on 2DayFM Sydney – which was the most listened-to radio station in Australia.
While at RCS, Keith Williams has pioneered many products beyond the company's core scheduling and automation software products – including AirCheck, which provides spot and music monitoring in all major Australian radio markets.
RCS Insider Podcasts
Learn more about the people who work at RCS on the RCS Insider.


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It's OK to Walk Away
Walking away is a cognitive and purposeful act that does not require emotional closure (although it is easier if you find emotional closure first). Walking away requires you to first look at yourself and take responsibility for the role you played in the situation. After taking responsibility, you can begin to set boundaries for yourself and make changes in your behavior and attitude. These actions can make your decision to walk away more clear and easier to do.
If after you have taken responsibility for your role in a situation and made needed changes in your behavior, you realize there is nothing else you can do to improve the situation or outcome then you may want to consider walking away - leaving the situation, relationship, or environment.
Emotional justice is not yours to deliver. Many people believe that when they have been hurt, they have the right to hurt the person who has hurt them. This is not true even though it may seem unfair. Try using the following as a guide when walking away:
- Take your self-respect with you. Nothing is worth losing your own sense of respect and self-esteem. Exploding may make you feel better in the moment but it takes away every ounce of decency you held.
- Be clear and calm about what you think and how you feel. The calmer you are, the better received and respected you will be by others ... and yourself.
- Stand by your decision to walk away. Walking away is a major decision and should be made with caution and thoughtfulness. If you decide to walk away, you have to understand that it is extremely hard to stay the course. So, prior to making your final decision, set up a support system so you can honor the decision you made and then determine if walking away will be permanent or short-term. Also, decide under what conditions you will return, if any.


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'Teen Mom 2' Star Leah Messer -- I Got JUMPED By 3 Violent Chicks
'Teen Mom 2' Star I Got JUMPED By 3 Violent Chicks
"Teen Mom 2" star Leah Messer was brutally attacked by 3 women outside of a movie theater in West Virginia this weekend ... multiple sources tell TMZ.
19-year-old Leah is telling friends and family ... she had just left the theater with her fiance Sunday night when an older woman began following her and calling her names.
We're told Leah insists she tried to tell the woman to leave her alone ... when 2 other girls appeared out of nowhere and the three chicks opened a can of whoopass all over Leah's face.
Sources say Leah's fiance, and a security guard, managed to pull the three women off the MTV star ... and got out of the area.
TMZ obtained a photo of Leah's face following the brawl ... which shows a swollen cheek and redness on her neck and chest.
We're told Leah did not recognize any of her attackers ... but Leah's mother has since gone to Twitter in an effort to try and identify the assailants.
Sources say Leah plans to follow up with police later today to file a report.
Lois Lane from TV's "Superman"
In the '50s, pinup model Noel Neill became famous for playing Lois Lane on the TV series and early movies " Superman." Guess what she looks like now!
Fat Tuesday
Plump it Up!
People are kicking off Mardi Gras today by gorging their faces for the sacred Fat Tuesday feast -- check out what a few of Hollywood's hottest would look like if they totally let themselves go!
Eat your heart out!
"Melrose Place" Stars
Then & Now!
Andrew Shue played innocent, boy-next-door "Billy Campbell" on "Melrose Place" when it debuted back in 1992 -- and today, he turns 45-years-old!
Now married to "Today" correspondent Amy Robach, Shue is co-founder to both Cafe Mom and the non-profit DoSomething.org.
The years have been kind to Andrew, who still looks pretty great in the gallery above... But what about everyone else?
Gisele Bundchen
Tom Brady Still Loves Me
... in a Bikini
Gisele Bundchen knows ... the best way to get your husband to forgive you for publicly trashing his butterfingery teammates ... is by prancing around in a tiny bikini.
Gisele and Super Bowl XLVI loser Tom Brady were spotted in a beachfront lip-lock/ ass-grab in Central America last weekend ... during a family vacation with their son Benjamin.
As TMZ previously reported, several of Tom's New England Patriots teammates were "disappointed" when Gisele vented after the Super Bowl ... saying, "My husband cannot f***ing throw the ball and catch the ball at the same time."
As you can see from the pics, Tom clearly has the best hands on the team.
Beyonce & Jay-Z
The Courtside Date Night
Last night, Beyonce and Jay-Z made their first public appearance together since she gave birth -- and they looked happier and healthier than ever!
While they left baby Blue Ivy at home, the couple was spotted courtside at Monday's New Jersey Nets vs. New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden.
Beyonce looked amazing in a bright yellow blazer, tight jeans and some high Louboutins, proving motherhood hasn't affected her sense of style.
The two looked beyond happy in the front row as they cheered on and fist-bumped for the Nets, a team of which Jay-Z is part owner.
Looks like they went home happy too -- the Nets won 100/92.
Inanimate Objects & The Stars
Who Look Like Them
Check out which stars share a striking resemblance to some everyday stuff.
They are the objects of our affection.
Surprising Celebs
Who Appeared on "Star Trek"
Romantic comedy/action flick "This Means War" is in theaters this weekend, starring Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine and Tom Hardy. Did you know the one thing the gents had in common before shooting the film? They both starred on some version of "Star Trek!"
Chris shot to fame in 2009 for his portrayal of a young Kirk in the JJ Abrams prequel "Star Trek," while Tom appeared in the 2002 film "Star Trek: Nemesis." And these "Star Trek" appearances are more common than you may think...
Celebrities like Kirstie Alley, Andy Dick, Ashley Judd and even Oscar nominee Christopher Plummer have all appeared on some version of "Star Trek" over the last several decades.
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Apple plans to release an update to iTunes soon, bringing the software to version 8.1. (In other news, the company also plans to release new Macs, updated iPhones, and new software sometime in the unspecified future.) Joking aside, Apple actually acknowledges the 8.1 release ahead of its public availability—somewhat of an uncharacteristic move for the company.
Posted on its iTunes Download page, Apple has a badge that says "iTunes 8.1 coming soon," and the just-updated iPod shuffle has technical specs that require iTunes 8.1 or later. Oh, but we don't just get to find out that it's coming; we also get to find out what's in it!
Apple's iTunes page lists out a few things that users can expect from the upcoming update (scroll to the bottom). Speed improvements when loading large libraries, browsing the iTunes Store, and syncing devices will be coming with iTunes 8.1, as well as Genius sidebar updates that will include recommendations for TV shows and movies (right now, Genius sidebar only recommends music). Finally, users who are importing music from CDs will have the option to "import as iTunes Plus"—256kbps AAC files—though it seems as if sticking with MP3 files would be the simpler choice.
Not touted on the main iTunes page, but snuck into the iTunes A to Z page, is also a small mention of improved parental controls. Now, parents can restrict kids from buying certain content on the iTunes Store, or they can disable access altogether while still allowing them to get to iTunes U materials.
Apple is surprisingly forthcoming with this information ahead of the software's release, indicating that the company may plan to send this one down the pipes as early as today—or, at least by the end of this week. We'll be keeping an eye out.


text: Trust Worthy June 29, 2012 09:43 PM A dynasty trust will pass on assets for generations Spread out before him on a large oak table, the numbers on paper look daunting. Even to Chet Esther, who has managed his multiple-entity farming operation for decades with confidence, the idea of bequeathing large volumes of money to multiple generations is scary. Chet and his wife, Lori, who farm in Beardstown, Ill., have dreamed of passing on the fruits of their labor to sons Chad and Ryan and to their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. They specifically want to keep the land they own in the family so that estate taxes can't rob future generations of inheritance. The Esthers, who farm 4,700 acres and own a construction company and semi-truck and trailer dealership, are participating in the Farm Journal Legacy Project as a succession planning case study family. The 2010 Tax Relief Act makes it possible to fund a $5 million trust without incurring a gift tax bill. It raises the exemptions for the gift tax and the generation-skipping tax, a levy applied when assets are transferred to relatives who are two or more generations below the donor. Last year, the exemption for those taxes was raised to $5 million per person, or $10 million for a couple, for 2011 and 2012. In 2012, both exemptions are further adjusted for inflation. Prior, the gift-tax exemption was just $1 million per person. As a result, the use of so-called dynasty trusts, or trusts for the benefit of multiple generations, are becoming popular. "In working with high-net-worth farm families like the Esthers, we may recommend a dynasty trust to keep land assets in the family and provide financial security," says Kevin Spafford, Farm Journal succession planning expert. From the start, the Esthers have said they want the land to remain with family members. This estate planning tool allows them to: reduce the estate tax and protect the land for generations; protect assets from the creditors of trust beneficiaries; exclude assets from future divorce settlements; apply specific terms and conditions to trust distributions; and remove appreciating assets (land) from the grantors' estate. Building a Dynasty. "Dynasty trust" is not a legal term and it is not found in the tax code. A dynasty trust is an irrevocable trust that is designed to benefit two or more younger generations, says Josh Sylvester, Certified Financial Planner and member of the Legacy Project team. A dynasty trust will continue as long as legally possible, given state law (see sidebar). It will provide income, and possibly principal, to beneficiaries without transferring ownership of the trust property to the beneficiaries. A dynasty trust can be established during a person's lifetime, upon his or her death, or both. A person can transfer up to the gift-tax-applicable exclusion amount ($5 million in 2011). If two spouses each contribute assets to the trust, up to twice this amount can be transferred without incurring a gift tax. "No one can foresee the future, including the Esthers, but the trust will protect the assets and create a family legacy," Spafford says. The trust builds a long-term vehicle to hold the Esther farm, says Scott Reynolds, a Legacy Certified Advisor and financial planner with Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp., based in Joliet, Ill. Reynolds is part of the Legacy Project team helping the Esthers. Their trust will be established in the following manner: The Esthers will provide funds to the trust as well as guidance on the operation and rules governing distributions. Beneficiaries of the trust are descendants of the grantors, including generations and persons as yet unborn. A trustee will be named. Reynolds suggests the trustee not be a beneficiary, but it could be a secondary relative. Chet and Lori would have access to all assets through the independent trustee's discretionary powers. "Chet would have managerial authority over assets until he relinquishes or is incapable of management," Reynolds adds. The trustee typically handles day-to-day operations of the trust, including investment of the trust assets, administrative issues and distributions. However, since the trust is being established during Chet's lifetime, Chet is treated as the owner for income tax purposes but not for transfer tax purposes (this also is called a "grantor trust"). Act Now. Most estate planners urge action on dynasty trusts sooner than later. There is political uncertainty about the permanence of the gift and estate tax exemptions, and with Washington looking for ways to reduce the budget deficit, such tax exemptions could be targeted. "It is a little bit like predicting next year's weather today," Reynolds notes. He points out that the gift tax exemption moved from $1 million to $5 million overnight last year. "If Congress makes a decision to revert back, it is likely to be swift," he adds. "If estate tax credits are reduced in 18 months when the current law expires, the economic burden to the next generation of Esthers could be overwhelming." If both Chet and Lori die today, the estate would need $1.5 million in liquid assets to pay taxes and estate costs. If the law reverts to the 2001 level, costs would exceed $5 million. As a result, the Esthers are heeding Reynolds' warning and are working with their accountant and attorney to get the paperwork ready for a dynasty trust. Is Your State Favorable Toward Trusts? The key to a dynasty trust's longevity is that it must be located in a jurisdiction that does not limit how long or for how many generations the trust can last. About half of all states have such favorable laws, including farming states Colorado, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. In these states, there will never be a transfer tax imposed on dynasty trusts. South Dakota, for example, is most favorable to a trust arrangement because it allows for a perpetual trust and is a state that has no income tax, so farm assets are not subject to state taxes. This allows a trust investment to grow for as long as possible, free of state taxes, which can save significant sums of money. Alaska, Delaware, Florida, Nevada and Wyoming are attractive because they don't impose taxes on trust assets. Best States for Trusts The states that are highlighted in blue on the map below allow landowners to establish a perpetual dynasty trust. Back to news


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EXHOTIC OTHER Premieres at FRIGID NY Theater Festival
How many layers must you lose to get to the center of yourself? Come join award-winning and critically acclaimed writer/performer Una Aya Osato and her burlesque alter ego exHOTic other for their newest solo work, as they take on the world and take off their clothes.
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Big Bangs, Biospheres and the Limits of Science - Professor Martin Rees
6 November 2012
Take a journey through the universe and beyond - to potential other universes in a 'multiverse' - when Professor Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal of the UK, presents his Sydney Ideas talk 'Big Bangs, Biospheres and the Limits of Science' on Friday 9 November.
Co-presented by Sydney Ideas and the Faculty of Science, the talk will trace cosmic history from the big bang to galaxy formation to the emergence of planets like our Earth and the development of life.
Professor Martin Rees is one of the world's most eminent astronomers, as the UK's Astronomer Royal and until recently Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. He was Director of the Institute of Astronomy at Cambridge University for ten years. Professor Rees is a member of the House of Lords and was President of the Royal Society for the period 2005-2010.
"Astronomers have made astonishing progress in probing our cosmic environment. We have worked out that there was some mysterious 'beginning' nearly 14 billion years ago, and we understand in outline the emergence of atoms, galaxies, stars and planets," said Professor Rees.
"We also know that on at least one planet, life emerged and developed a complex biosphere of which we are part. We have recently learnt, moreover, that many other stars are orbited by retinues of planets - some resembling our Earth, and perhaps harbouring alien life."
Showing gorgeous images of our universe and its many fascinating components, Professor Rees will transport the audience on an astronomical adventure through space and time in this free public talk.
"Telescopes have revealed billions of galaxies, each containing billions of stars. But there are intimations that physical reality is hugely more extensive than the domain our telescopes can probe," said Professor Rees.
"Indeed we may inhabit a 'multiverse' - living in the aftermath of one among an infinity of 'big bangs'. It's remarkable to consider the place of our universe.
"These advances in astronomy pose new questions: How 'special' is our Earth and the time in which we are living? Are there aspects of science that human brains will never grasp? What does the long-range future hold, for our cosmos and for 'post-human' evolution?"
Starting with astronomy and ending with a broader consideration of the limits of science, Professor Rees will discuss some of the issues explored in his latest book From Here to Infinity: Scientific Horizons.
Professor Rees is well placed to have a broad view of science, having been President of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (1994-95) and the Royal Astronomical Society (1992-94) and a trustee of the British Museum, the Science Museum, the Kennedy Memorial Trust, the Institute for Public Policy Research, the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study, the Cambridge Gates Trust, and having served on many bodies connected with education, space research, arms control and international collaboration in science.
He will receive a Doctor of Science (honoris causa) from the University of Sydney on 10 November for his work as a world-leading astronomer and key thinker on the future of humanity in the cosmos. The honorary degree ceremony will also see eminent Australians Cate Blanchett, Kate Grenville, Robin Warren and Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu receive honorary doctorates in their relevant disciplines.
Enjoy a galactic getaway and cosmic cruise, as Professor Rees takes an exploratory expedition through Big Bangs, Biospheres and the Limits of Science.
Big Bangs, Biospheres and the Limits of Science - Professor Martin Rees:
Date: Friday 9 November 2012
Time: 6.30pm to 8.00pm
Venue: The Great Hall, the Quadrangle
Cost: Free
Contact: Katynna Gill
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If I had to choose one destination for the trip of a lifetime, Greece would rank high on the list of my all-time favorite places. Greece is as old as antiquity and as alluring as Aphrodite herself. With more than 6,000 islands, cast out like stars upon the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas, Greece beckons with its ancient ruins, turquoise waters, fishing villages untouched by time, and whitewashed villas, crowned with bright blue dooms.
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The Philadelphia Eagles are 3-7 after getting demolished by the Redskins 31-6 today.
Philly has lost three-straight games by at least 13 points, and is 0-6 after shocking the Giants back in Week 4. But Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, who found himself in hot water for trying and failing to spear Robert Griffin III today, is still not convinced that the Eagles aren't the best team in the league:
DRC keeps saying that nobody has more talent than the Eagles: "Nobody has lined up and just beat us. No, it's just mental mistakes." — Zach Berman (@ZBerm) November 18, 2012
The Cardinals, Steelers, Lions, Falcons, Saints, Cowboys, and Redskins have lined up and beaten the Eagles this year.
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|Cobh, County Cork, Ireland
In the summer of 1999 two friends and I spent three weeks traveling around Ireland. The photo above was taken looking out the window of our bed and breakfast. The QE2 (Queen Elizabeth 2) was in the harbor during our visit which I will admit was kind of cool. The photograph below is of the statue of Irish immigrant Annie Moore and her brothers. Annie was the first person to be admitted to Ellis Island when it's doors opened on January 1, 1892.
|Annie Moore Statue, Cobh, County Cork, Ireland
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For those who think that the resistance to TSA groping and naked body scanning is over-the-top, take a look at this video and these quotes.
Scanning and invasive pat downs might be a necessary evil if there were no alternatives, but there are alternatives.
In fact, the alternatives would keep us safer than the peep-and-grope system we have now.
For example, trained dogs can detect many dangerous items which pat downs cannot. Or you could just blow up the terrorists (please ignore the religious smear).
Of course, it would help if we stop creating new terrorists. See this, this and this. But that would be bad for the handful of guys raking in big bucks from the protection racket.
Ron Paul is calling for an airline boycott, saying:
If we tolerate this there is something wrong with us.
But this may not be limited to airlines and airports. Janet Napolitano, head of the Department Homeland Security and Senator Joe Lieberman, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, appear to be pushing for the use of body scanners in subways, trains, boats and federal buildings.
And in July, USA Today noted:
Protecting riders on mass-transit systems from terrorist attacks will be as high a priority as ensuring safe air travel, the new head of the Transportation Security Administration promises.
In his first interview since taking over the TSA, former FBI deputy director John Pistole told USA TODAY that some terrorists consider subway and rail cars an easier target than heavily secured planes. "Given the list of threats on subways and rails over the last six years going on seven years, we know that some terrorist groups see rail and subways as being more vulnerable because there's not the type of screening that you find in aviation," he said. "From my perspective, that is an equally important threat area."
Indeed, as Forbes' Andy Greenberg notes, mobile backscatter x-ray scanners are already being mounted in vans and used on American streets:
The same technology, capable of seeing through clothes and walls, has also been rolling out on U.S. streets.
It would also seem to make the vans mobile versions of the same scanning technique that's riled privacy advocates as it's been deployed in airports around the country.
"It's no surprise that governments and vendors are very enthusiastic about [the vans]," says Marc Rotenberg, executive director of EPIC. "But from a privacy perspective, it's one of the most intrusive technologies conceivable."


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Texas mattress store will be closed "indefinitely" after a commercial it posted on social media promoting a "Twin Tower sale" days before the 15th anniversary of 9/11 ignited a firestorm of criticism.
"We will be silent through the 9/11 Anniversary to avoid any further distractions from a day of recognition and remembrance for the victims and their families," the owner of Miracle Mattress, Mike Bonanno, said in a statement posted on the store's Facebook page on Friday.
Employees of the store had also received several death threats after the 20-second spot was released.
The offending ad for Miracle Mattress starts with San Antonio branch store manager Cherise Bonanno -- Mike Bonanno's daughter -- asking "What better way to remember 9/11 than with a Twin Tower sale?" and ends with two employees falling backwards onto two piles of mattresses with an American flag in between them.
Cherise Bonanno gasps in horror as her coworkers and the mattresses topple over. She then turns to the camera and says: "We'll never forget."