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St. Bernard football to resume season, minus coach
Norwich - Less than 24 hours after players considered boycotting the rest of the 2012 football season upon learning that head coach Scott Cook said he was given a quit-or-be-fired ultimatum, emotions were still raw at both schools involved in the St. Bernard/Norwich Tech cooperative program.
But following a whirlwind day that included meetings with administrators from both schools, the decision to place Cook on paid administrative leave and the naming of freshman coach Bob Burnside as the interim head coach, St. Bernard athletic director Brendan Case said Thursday the season will resume on Oct. 13 at Bacon Academy.
"There were concerns, obviously, and we took some questions," said Case, who was joined by Norwich Tech assistant principal Michael Kaiser during an informal meeting at a pasta dinner with players and parents on Thursday night. "We wanted to push the plan going forward and talked about ways to make the season as productive as possible for the kids."
Case said not every player attended the meeting, but he expects the majority of the team to practice for the first time under Burnside at 2:45 p.m. today. Willie Quinones, Ken Stanley and James Singleton - members of Cook's coaching staff - will also return, Case said.
Burnside, 51, has been assistant at St. Bernard the past four seasons, including three as the freshman coach. A 1979 Stonington graduate who played football under current UConn coach Paul Pasqualoni at Southern Connecticut State, Burnside said his immediate goal is simple.
"The focus right now is to make this about the kids and the game again," he said. "It's time to stop making this about wins and losses, making it about coaches and administration. It's high school football and it needs to be put in its place.
"It's coached by adults, but this is their game and we've lost focus on that."
Burnside, a member of the Army National Guard for 30 years, realizes that emotions are still running high.
"I know they had a rough day yesterday," he said. "But I'm excited that there's a good core of upperclassmen who are still enthusiastic and are ready to continue the season. I know some kids are still upset, but I hope they decide to come back and play the game."
As for Cook, he did not resign Thursday, saying "I've done nothing wrong. I followed protocol and I have been ignored."
That led Norwich Tech, which is responsible for paying Cook - thus making him a part-time state employee - to place him on immediate paid administrative leave.
Patricia A. Ciccone, superintendent of the Connecticut Technical High School System, confirmed the decision via email.
"I am advised by the CT State Dept. of Education's Bureau of Human Resources that Scott Cook's current status is that he has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the results of a fact-finding (mission) on matters pertaining to the performance of his duties as Coach," Ciccone said. "As this is a personnel matter, it is confidential and I am unable to comment any further on the issue at this time."
Prior to the start of school Thursday, players Tucker Johns and Garrett Boerenko questioned leadership at both schools and disputed the reasons given for Cook's dismissal.
Johns and Boerenko were part of a 12-player gathering at Norwich Skatepark across the street from Norwich Tech, supporting Cook.
"They want to hire new coaches halfway through season?" said Johns, a senior at Norwich Tech. "That's how you build a program? (Teammate) Joe Mariani said it best (Wednesday) night. If we change coaches every two years, we're never going to get better."
Cook said Wednesday that executive union representative Ed Levy of Norwich Tech told Cook to resign or be fired during a testy phone call. Cook said Levy cited an incident on a school bus over a year ago among the primary reasons for his dismissal.
"Two of the players (from Norwich Tech) were involved in a scuffle," Cook said. "... They're saying I didn't handle it properly. I didn't know what I was supposed to do. It was a Norwich Tech incident. I made them run hills for their behavior. I told (Norwich Tech athletic director) Tim Krodel the rest of the disciplinary actions were up to them. I didn't feel it had anything to do with me."
Johns and Boerenko agreed, saying they were the two players involved.
"It was all over girls. We were guys about it and got mad at each other," Johns said.
Boerenko said the incident happened on a bus ride from Norwich Tech to St. Bernard. Boerenko said he "slapped" Johns and was issued a three-day suspension from Kaiser. He said Cook made him run after practice as punishment.
"It was two teenage kids pumped up with testosterone on a bus talking about a girl," Johns said. "Garrett and I are fine. Completely fine. We were crying about it (Wednesday) in the locker room. They're just trying to bring up stuff to make coach Cook look like an idiot."
Boerenko said the incident shouldn't be an issue any longer.
"Coach Cook can't control what happens on a bus," Boerenko said. "I don't see what this has to do with him. Plus, we were already punished."
"Our parents say they don't want us to stop playing because it gives the athletic directors more reason to not have a team next year and to show we don't care," Johns said. "But I think it's disrespectful and outrageous to play for another coach halfway through the season."
Sports editor Chuck Banning also contributed to this report.
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In the day since the Boston Marathon was interrupted by two bomb blasts – which killed three and injured more than 170 – a meme has emerged online: "Look for the helpers." The quote comes from Fred Rogers, who shared in his tome The Mister Rogers Parenting Book, "When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers.' You will always find people who are helping."
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Consultation's worship, panel discussion and workshop deemed "eye-opening, insightful, provocative."
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary's 2013 Black Church Studies Consultation attracted more than 300 people, and was the largest and most successful event ever for the Black Church Studies Program, according to the program's director, the Rev. Dr. Lewis Brogdon. The focus of the consultation was to teach attendees how to create change in local communities through the organization of development programs and ministries. Funding for the consultation was provided by a generous grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations.
See photos of the 2013 Consultation here.
Opening worship took place on Tuesday, September 3 at Bates Memorial Church. President Michael Jinkins gave the opening remarks and commented specifically on the importance of anti-racism in theological education. "We hope that, though we are only one school, we can evoke change in an age that polarizes and demonizes difference, and that we can educate men and women for ministry that unites," Jinkins said.
The kickoff's main event was a keynote address delivered by the Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright, who preached mainly on Luke 15: 1-8. His sermon carried themes of "The Good Shepherd" parable and highlighted Jesus Christ's love for and ministry to outcasts. Reverend Wright called upon the church to seek out and to serve those in society who are most vulnerable while also holding accountable the powerful and the privileged, reminding his audience that God never stops seeking those who most need God's mercy and love. Watch a video of the full address here. (Video may take several minutes to load/ begin playing.)
Of the address, Dean Susan R. Garrett said, "There are significant economic, social and cultural challenges that affect black churches and ministries today, and the need for the voice of experienced leaders is greater than ever. Dr. Wright's sermon challenged but also encouraged, called to account but also offered wisdom and hope of perseverance to Christians and especially to ministers who are facing such challenges."
Brogdon commented, "The recent Trayvon Martin verdict is evidence of deep problems confronting black Americans. Reverend Wright's sermon addressed these issues and invited serious reflection and discussion."
Also involved in the opening worship service was the Bates Choir, which wowed the audience when they performed, "The King of Glory," and "Stand Up and Be a Witness" among other hymns.
Panel Discussion Invites Dialogue on Day Two of Consultation
A highlight of the second day of the consultation was a panel discussion titled "Ministry Beyond the Four Walls of the Church." Brogdon moderated. Panelists included Wright; the Rev. Dr. Estrelda Alexander, president of William Seymour College in Laurel, Md.; and the Rev. Dr. Angela Cowser, director of the Center for the Church and the Black Experience at Garrett Seminary in Evanston, Ill.
The discussion opened with a question about whether present day circumstances are "as good as it gets" for African-Americans. The panelists gave a resounding "no."
"It won't be as good as it can get until we repent, reconcile and repair to move black America forward. The central state of black America will shift when we decide we've had enough and we put together a proactive program for our own children, for our own health, our own lives, our own salvation," said Cowser.
Brogdon then asked each panelist to choose a social, religious or political issue of which church leaders should be aware, and speak to why they see that issue as important.
"We don't have courageous religious leaders who are willing to be pastors," said Alexander. "Until we have pastors who have courage, it doesn't matter what the issues are. As long as they're afraid to speak, or to be educated, or to dialogue with people of difference, then our churches will remain 'entertainment centers' where we come to get a spiritual high and have an experience of God, but we never become intimate with each other enough to share our lives. It keeps us bound, because we're not really having church."
"The big issues are myriad," said Wright. "If I had to narrow it down, I'd say the main ones are poor and impoverished people, and how we treat them… the fact that we don't want them in our churches. We'll do missionary work for them, but we don't want them to be part of our congregations." He continued, "The same goes for the 'hip hop generation'. We don't want them and they surely don't want us because they can see how phony we are!"
Cowser responded to the question with a larger question, "What is the purpose of the church?" She said, "If it's anything other than changing the world, I don't know how we can engage in any of the other significant issues. If we're going to significantly improve beyond the four walls, our thinking and imaginations and funding have to go beyond the four walls."
Seeking real-world advice, member of the audience asked, "With 80 percent of black churches in America consisting of congregations of less than 100 people, what can churches do to be most effective?" Wright advised "…some things do not take money." Wright called for congregants to use their time and talents, not just their treasure, to affect change. "I'd encourage every church to take what they have and do what they can. What are your problems? Can your kids not read? Start a reading program. Start with the churches around your church that want to put their heads together and pool resources." He went on to say, "The small churches are where you find community. Mega churches are where you find anonymity."
In keeping with the theme of the panel discussion, Louisville Seminary alum Darvin Adams asked, "What should be the Christian church's response to racism and economic poverty?" Alexander responded, "We need to teach our pastors what's going on with the people. Let's educate ministers and other leaders of the church on how to manage adversity before these issues get to crisis level, and then it's too late."
Following the panel discussion, five afternoon workshops were held on the Seminary's campus. Workshop topics included "Community Organizing," "Changing the Culture of a Congregation," and "Preaching in the Black Church," among others.
About Jeremiah Wright
Wright is Pastor Emeritus of Trinity United Church of Christ (TUCC), in Chicago. In early 2008, he retired after 36 years as the senior pastor and now spends his time preaching, teaching and leading study tours to Africa, Brazil and the Caribbean. Following retirement, Wright's beliefs and preaching were scrutinized when segments of his sermons were publicized in connection with the presidential campaign of Barack Obama. Click here for a related blog post written by Wright.
This is the second time Wright has visited Louisville Seminary's campus; he preached at two worship services during the 2003 Festival of Theology.


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Ubisoft uPlay Launcher Exploit Strips DRM From All Publisher's Games
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Ubisoft's history of DRM use has been...interesting. One could nearly write an entire book on how to fail at DRM using nothing but examples from the company. DRM that allows hackers to take control of gamers' machines. DRM punishing only paying customers when Ubisoft decides to move their servers. DRM that is, seriously, comprised of f$#%ing vuvuzelas. What you'll notice as a trend in these examples, however, is that at least Ubisoft was content to punish only their own customers or themselves, depending on the situation.
Not so, any longer. Their uPlay client for PCs was built so poorly that a simple tool developed by hackers can fool the client into thinking users already own copies of games, allowing for completely DRM-free versions of games from other publishers to be downloaded for free from their platform. As an apparent sign of solidarity by Ubisoft, they also managed to offer up their own unreleased game via the exploit as well.
The vulnerability is allegedly present in the uPlay launcher, which when exploited gives DRM free access to gaming titles from almost all game publishers including the likes of EA Games and Square Nix. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, which hasn't been released yet, is lying on Ubisoft servers which hackers have downloaded. As a proof of the exploit, hackers even posted an 1 hour 30 mins long footage of the game.Typically, when one does something over a long period of time, one gets better at it. Ubisoft appears to be an anomaly in this respect, going so far backwards on the practice of DRM that even their own client software can strip it out with but a little assistance from hackers. Nevermind how stupid and useless DRM is to begin with; now publishers can't even trust the software that is supposed to deliver it. With enemies of DRM hidden everywhere, even in inanimate software, perhaps it's time to give it up entirely.
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8 ways to spring-clean your body (and your brain!)
Arielle Fierman is a board-certified health coach and motivational speaker who has these cool tips for spring-cleaning your body and brain.
1. Drink water. Research shows that upping your water intake helps rev up your energy and digestion- and can even help give your skin a nice glow. Recommended amount: at least the amount equivalent to half your body weight in ounces. (So, if you're 140 pounds, drink 70 ounces of water a day.)
2. Load up on greens. "Raw, steamed, sauteed, chopped, shredded-no matter how you eat them, they have lots of nutrients that will help make your skin glow, rid your body of toxins, and rev up your immune system," Fierman says. "They're loaded with fiber and phytonutrients to help your organs do their best work. My favorites include frozen spinach blended in a smoothie for breakfast, hummus and veggies wrapped in a collard greens for lunch, and kale sauteed with coconut oil and sea salt as a side dish for dinner."
3. Read ingredients. "If something is fat-free or low-calorie, that doesn't necessarily mean it's going to help you lose weight," she says. "And if a food contains fat, that doesn't necessarily mean it's going to make you gain weight. My rule of thumb: If you can't pronounce an ingredient, your body most likely won't be able to digest it, so focus on ingredients instead of nutrition facts. Your body will love you."
4. Meditate. "When I sit upright, hands on my lap facing upward, for at least one minute and take at least three really deep breaths, I automatically get a dose of positivity, a wave of calmness, and a jolt of motivation," Fierman says. "Play a pretty song with positive lyrics, or sit in silence and just listen and breathe. Your to-do list will seem way less overwhelming afterward. I promise."
5. Sweat. "You must sweat at least once a day," she says. "Choose an exercise that you love-dance, stretch class, biking, swimming-and do it just for 20 to 30 minutes per day. Sign up for a group class or pre-pay so you don't have an excuse not to go. Pack your workout clothes with you when you go to work-or better yet, wear your workout tank under a cute blazer and you'll be half ready to hit the gym later on."
6. Rest. Sleep is one of the keys to a happy life, Fierman says-it refuels your body and brain. "Your digestive system needs time to reboot, and your cells need time to regenerate. You only get one body in life, so you are as important as those late-night emails," she says.
7. Cleanse. "I'm talking about cleansing where you sleep (your bedroom), where you work (your office), where you bathe (your bathroom), and where you eat (your kitchen)," she says. "A clean home, a gorgeous desk, and a kitchen stocked with good-for-you foods will help you feel and look fab. Make your bedside table Pinterest-worthy (add a bud vase and place a fresh stem with a flower; keep it tidy). I bet your dreams will be more lucid and you may even get more restful, uncluttered sleep!"
8. Feel your goal. "Want toned arms so you can feel your best walking down the aisle at your best friend's wedding? Focus on the feeling of feeling fabulous, rather than the arms themselves," she says. "When you focus on how you want to feel, rather than the goal itself, it takes the pressure off and the goal so much more attainable. Write down three feelings and post it up in a place that you can see to hold you accountable."
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Around Town: 'Mean Streets' pays tribute to Fellini film
"I Vitelloni," a 1953 semi-autobiographical drama about five male friends living in a small Italian town, is considered one of the watershed moments in Federico Fellini's career. The film is screening Friday through Wednesday at the New Beverly Cinema with a variety of second features that all tip their hats to "I Vitelloni."
Martin Scorsese's 1973 "Mean Streets" is on tap Friday and Saturday. Another coming-of-age film from 1973, George Lucas' "American Graffiti" joins the Italian drama on Sunday and Monday. And on Tuesday and Wednesday, Barry Levinson's nostalgia-tinged 1982 buddy movie "Diner," screens with the Fellini film. http://www.newbevcinema.com
The Art Directors Guild Film Society and the American Cinemathque celebrate the guild's 75th anniversary and its 2012 Film Series with 1929's "The Iron Mask," Douglas Fairbanks' last silent film, early Sunday evening at the Egyptian Theatre.
Allan Dwan helmed this sequel to "The Three Musketeers," which features the production design of Maurice Leloir. Fairbanks went to Paris to cajole the then-74-year-old Leloir to come to Hollywood to do the film. The only 35-millimeter print known to exist, restored by Kevin Brownlow, is being flown in from London for the event. http://www.americancinematheque.com
On Thursday evening, Film Independent at LACMA's monthly "100 Years of Paramount Pictures" presents two films starring a young Michael Caine: the original 1969 version of the caper flick "The Italian Job" and 1966's "Funeral in Berlin," which marked the British actor's second outing as British spy Harry Palmer. And on Sunday, Film Independent is presenting a sneak preview of Wes Anderson's latest film, "Moonrise Kingdom." This event is sold out, but there will be a stand-by line. http://www.lacma.org
Though critics and audiences weren't exactly enthused about the Tim Burton-Johnny Depp version of "Dark Shadows," the director and actor have hit pay dirt with a number of their collaborations. Screenwriters Larry Karaszewski and Scott Alexander will be chatting about their experiences working with Burton and Depp on the 1994 charmer "Ed Wood," after a screening of the film Thursday evening at the Egyptian Theatre. Their discussion is followed by a screening of the first collaboration between Burton and Depp -- 1990's "Edward Scissorhands."
The intimate Spielberg Theatre at the Egyptian Theatre presents the 1917 silent serial "The Mystery of the Double Cross" this weekend. The first eight chapters will be shown on Friday evening, the remaining seven on Saturday evening. "Double Cross" is one of just a few serials from the silent era that still exist in complete form.
The Cinematheque's Aero Theatre continues its "The Poetry of Precision: A Robert Bresson Retrospective." Two of his earliest films screen Saturday evening: 1943's "Les Anges du Peche," based on the Diderot novel, and 1945's "Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne," which was penned by Jean Cocteau. http://www.americancinematheque.com
The Echo Park Film Center presents "PXL: This 21" Thursday night. The 21st annual toy camera film festival features Pixelvision films made with the Fisher-Price PXL 2000 camcorder.http://www.echoparkfilmcenter.org.
A traveling exhibition of new Czech films is visiting Cinefamily at the Silent Movie Theatre. The opening night program Thursday evening is 2010's "Walking Too Fast." Director Radim Spacek will do a Q&A after the screening of the movie, followed by "Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer." http://www.cinefamily.org
Historian and author Miles Kruger will chat about the 1936 version of the Oscar Hammerstein II-Jerome Kern musical "Showboat" on Sunday afternoon at the Billy Wilder Theater as part of the UCLA Film & Television Archive's centennial celebration of Universal. Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Paul Robeson and Helen Morgan star. James Whale of "Frankenstein" fame directed.
The archive's Wednesday evening programming at the Million Dollar Theater in downtown Los Angeles presents two collaborations between director Nicholas Ray and Humphrey Bogart: 1949's "Knock on Any Day" and the 1950 film noir classic "In a Lonely Place," with Gloria Grahame and Frank Lovejoy. http://cinema.ucla.edu
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presents "The Development of the Digital Animator" on Monday evening at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater. The 18th Marc Davis Celebration of Animation evening will be moderated by animator and historian Tom Sisto. http://www.oscars.org
REDCAT presents "New Day at 40: A Community's Celebration" on Monday evening. The program honors the 40th anniversary of indie New Day Films with a screening of work by two of its L.A. members: Anayansi Prado and Adele Horne. http://www.redcat.org
"Douglas Fairbanks' 'Thief of Bagdad," "Iron Mask" to screen at Samuel Goldwyn Theater"
-- Susan King
Photo: Robert DeNiro (left) and Harvey Keitel star in "Mean Streets" Credit: Warner Bros.


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This report was published in the September 2010 Volume 9, Issue 5 issue of the peer-reviewed journal Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. – Arlie B. Whitaker of Lexington died Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008, in Thomson-Hood Veterans Center, Wilmore, Ky.
Funeral services were Saturday at Morgan and Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive, Madison,
Ind., with Lt. John Rudd officiating. Full military honors were conducted at the graveside by The Ceremonial Unit from Fort Knox and Jefferson County, Ind., Post No. 9 of the American Legion.
Masonic services were conducted Friday by the Dupont Masonic Lodge No. 419 at the funeral home. Burial was at the Dupont Cemetery, Dupont, Ind.
MARIEMONT, Ohio – Aaron Austin, 97, of Mariemont died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008.
Mr. Austin served in the U.S. Navy and was a veteran of the Pacific Theatre during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Austin, a resident of New Horizons Assisted Living in Carrollton, Ky.; a daughter, Elaine Friday; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, the former Ruby Wade; a son, Myron Austin; and two sisters, Pearl Weissman and Selma Zeff.
CARROLLTON, Ky. – Rosemary C. Ramsey, 71 of Carrollton died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008, in Carrollton.
A Mass of Christian Burial was said Friday, Oct. 17, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 507 Fifth St., Carrollton, with the Rev. Kavungal Davy officiating. Burial was in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Carrollton.
Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, 509 Highland Ave., Carrollton, was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Ramsey was born May 8, 1937, to the late Thomas Leroy and Cora (England) Cope in Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio.
BEDFORD, Ky. – Verda Delbert Crafton, 85, of Bedford died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008, at the Hanover Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hanover, Ind.
Services were Friday, Oct. 17, at the Morgan and Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive, Madison, Ind., with the Rev. Vickie Perkins officiating. Burial was in Moffett Cemetery in Milton, Ky.
Full military honors were conducted at graveside by Jefferson Post No. 9 of the American Legion.
Mr. Crafton was born Aug. 10, 1923, in Trimble County to the late Wilbur and Laura (Williams) Crafton.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Ky. – William H. "Billy" Ford, 89, died Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008, at Grant Manor in Williamstown.
Services were Monday, Oct 20 at Ransdell Funeral Home, 7101 Campbells-burg Road, Campbells-burg, Ky., with the Rev. Carl Rucker officiating. Burial was in Port Royal Cemetery, Port Royal, Ky. Military honors were conducted at graveside.
Mr. Ford was born Oct. 18, 1919, in Henry County to the late Arthur and Eliza Ford.
Tim G. Keller, 48, of Bedford, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008 at Baptist Hospital North East in LaGrange.
Born April 14, 1960 in Texas, he was the son of William Henry and Marie Clark Keller.
Tim was a Constable in Trimble County. He also enjoyed hunting, croquet, and church softball.
CARROLLTON, Ky. – Kenneth C. Wood, 77, of Carrollton died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008, at New Horizons Assisted Living Center in Carrollton.
Services were Monday, Oct. 20, at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, 809 Highland Ave., Carrollton, with Dr. Bob Brocious officiating. Burial was in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Carrollton.
Mr. Wood was born March 26, 1931, to the late William Alexander and Ella Florence (Bell) Wood in Falmouth, Pendleton County, Ky.
He was a corporal in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
James Richard Troxell, 76, of Seymour, Ind., died Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008, at Hospice of South Central Ind. Inpatient Facility, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Ind.
Services will be tomorrow, August 7, 2008 at 10 a.m. at Ransdell Funeral Home, in Campbellsburg.
Visitation will be today, Wednesday, August 6 from 7-8 p.m. and tomorrow from 9 a.m. until time of service at Ransdell Funeral Home, US 421 S, Campbellsburg.
Burial will follow at Eminence Cemetery, Eminence.
All other information is pending at Ransdell Funeral Home, Campbellsburg.
SANDERS, Ky. – Helen Virginia Edens, 89, died Friday, Oct. 17, 2008, at St. Elizabeth South Hospital in Edgewood, Ky.
Funeral services were Monday, Oct. 20, at McDonald-New Funeral home, 202 N. Main St., Owenton, Ky., with Susan Bryan and Hardin Lowe officiating. Burial was in the Owenton Cemetery.
Mrs. Edens was born Aug. 25, 1919, to the late Robert Sayle and Mary Virginia (Bourne) Garvey in Sanders.
She was a postal clerk in Sanders from 1985-2001. She also worked as a beautician.
Mrs. Edens was a member of Sanders Baptist Church.
C. Todd Smith, 41, of Bedford, died Monday, August 4, 2008 at his residence.
Funeral Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, August 8, 2008 at Ransdell Funeral Home, Campbellsburg.
Visitation is from 3-8 p.m. tomorrow, Thursday, August 7, 2008 and from 9 a.m. until the time of the service Friday at Ransdell Funeral Home, Campbellsburg.
A full obituary will be published next week in The Trimble Banner.
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Steve Myers / Poynter:
Arianna Huffington says traffic is up, announces HuffPost Streaming Network — A year after AOL bought The Huffington Post for $315 million, Arianna Huffington has released figures showing how the site has performed in the last year. Monthly unique visits were at 36.2 million in December …
Discussion: FishbowlNY, Beet.TV, Adweek, Media Decoder, The Huffington Post, The Wrap, NetNewsCheck Latest and Mixed Media
Felicia Pride / FishbowlNY: HuffPost Streaming Network: Game Changer? You Decide
Andy Plesser / Beet.TV: The New York Times Debuts Regular Live Web Programming
Mike Shields / Adweek: Huffington Post Planning Bold Live Video Network This Summer
Brian Stelter / Media Decoder: Watch Out, TV: AOL and HuffPo Jump Into Live Video
Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post: HuffPost + AOL: The First Year in Numbers
Jeff Bercovici / Mixed Media: AOL's Armstrong: Some Patches DID Turn Profitable in 2011
The Onion:
'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine — Horrified Workers Watch As Colleague Torn Apart By Powerful Content-Gathering Engine — NEW YORK—Shocked and saddened witnesses at the Huffington Post's news-aggregation facility have confirmed that employee Henry Evers, 25 …
Discussion: Deadspin, GigaOM and Best Week Ever
Barry Petchesky / Deadspin: What Time Does The Super Bowl Start, He Wrote As A Headline To Game The Google Results
Mathew Ingram / GigaOM: How the Huffington Post became a new-media behemoth
Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Quarterly Profit Falls 12.2% at Times Co. — The New York Times Company reported on Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit declined 12.2 percent as rising subscription and digital advertising revenue at its largest newspapers could not offset the continued drop-off in print advertising.
Discussion: Newsonomics, FishbowlNY, Future of Journalism, @nytprguy, Poynter, Media Decoder, @brianstelter, New York Magazine and The Huffington Post
Ken Doctor / Newsonomics: At Almost 400,000 Digital Subscribers, Inside the New York Times Pay Strategy, Year 2
Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY: The New York Times Company Lost Almost $40 Million in 2011
Steffen Konrath / Future of Journalism: Quarterly profit falls 12.2pc at New York Times Co.
Robert H. Christie / @nytprguy: NYTCO:Circ revs up 5% for total News Media Group and 8% at NYT Media Group led by growth in digital subs to http://nytimes.com/
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: NYT Co. reports a loss of nearly $40 million for full-year 2011: http://www.nytimes.com/... Ad revenues are down, but subscriber revenues are up.
Julie Moos / Poynter:
Fourth quarter earnings report shows New York Times Co. sites have 406,000 digital subscribers — Nearly one year after introducing a new digital subscription plan, The New York Times Co. websites have about 406,000 paid subscribers. That's 390,000 for the Times and the International Herald Tribune …
The New York Times Company: The New York Times Company Reports 2011 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results
Choire Sicha / The Awl: How's That 'Times' Paywall Doing? Eh, So-So
Gavin O'Malley / MediaPost: NYTCO: Digital Revs Slide 5%, Digital Subscriptions On Rise
Joe Pompeo / @joepompeo: Arthur Sulzberger Jr. says New York Times CEO search is "in its early stages."
Jeff Roberts / paidContent: NYT Co Sees Drop In Earnings But 20% Rise In Digital Subs
Jeff Roberts / paidContent:
New York Times Co To Expand Health Coverage Online — Late last year, the New York Times (NYSE: NYT) relaunched its tech blog to add more reporters and more video—in hopes of pulling in more ad revenue. That followed an even larger buildup of its business and finance blog, Deal Book.
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Tumblr Hires Writers to Cover Itself — The popular social blogging site Tumblr is hiring writers and editors to cover the world of Tumblr. — Chris Mohney, a senior vice president for content at BlackBook Media, will be the site's editor in chief. Jessica Bennett, a senior writer …
Foster Kamer / The New York Observer: 10 Questions with Chris Mohney, Editor-in-Chief of Tumblr's New Editorial Project
Graeme McMillan / Techland: Tumblr Hires Journalists to Write About Tumblr
Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY: Tumblr Hires Writers to Report on Tumblr, Tumblr Users, Other Items No One Cares About
Nancy Messieh / The Next Web: Tumblr hires a dedicated team to write about...Tumblr
Vikki Chowney / the Econsultancy blog: Tumblr brings in editorial team to run staff blog
Clyde Smith / hypebot: Don't Ignore Old School Music Marketing: Creative Ideas For Press Kits, Merch & More
Kit Eaton / Fast Company: Amazon (Sorta) Launches In India, Apple Denied German Galaxy Device Ban, Tumblr Hiring Writers And Editors
Kevin Lincoln / Business Insider: Tumblr Is Now Hiring Writers To Cover Tumblr
Bill Carter / New York Times:
Networks Resort to Trickery in an Attempt to Lift Ratings — Viewers who tuned into ABC's "Good Morning America" during the last week of 2011 would have found the same mix of news, gossip and soft features at the usual time of the morning. — But as far as Nielsen ratings were concerned …
Discussion: Company Town, TVNewser, Media Buyer Planner, TVWeek.com and Chickaboomer
Merrill Knox / TVNewser: In the Networks' Race for Ratings, Every Bit Counts
Chuck Ross / TVWeek.com: Desperate for a Ratings Edge, TV Networks Resort to Scheduling Tricks to Juice Their Numbers
Martin Evans / Telegraph:
Police investigating allegations of email hacking at The Times — The Metropolitan Police are investigating allegations of email hacking at the Times Newspaper, sources have revealed. — It is understood the investigation relates to claims that a former reporter at the Murdoch owned newspaper hacked …
Discussion: New York Times, @tom_watson, @jayrosen_nyu, Guardian and Daily Mail
Sarah Lyall / New York Times: Hacking Questions at Times of London
@tom_watson: The Met police have confirmed to me they are investigating @rupertmurdoch's newspaper The Times over email hacking.
Jay Rosen / @jayrosen_nyu: If you have a culture of lying at a firm like Murdoch's the scandal will spread because each "event" leads to more lying. And more scandal.
John Plunkett / Guardian: Police to investigate alleged email hacking at the Times
John Stevens / Daily Mail: Email to James Murdoch telling him hacking was rife at NotW was deleted days before police launched investigation
Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Phone hacking: mobile networks took almost six years to tell customers
Phone hacking: mobile networks took almost six years to tell customers
Discussion: The Next Web
Times editor faces Leveson inquiry recall over NightJack hacking claim
Times editor faces Leveson inquiry recall over NightJack hacking claim
Discussion: paidContent:UK and Tom Watson MP
Alex Leo / Reuters:
Introducing Reuters Social Pulse — Today we launched Social Pulse, our new social media hub on Reuters.com designed to show you the most talked-about news, companies and influencers across the Web. — The first thing you'll see on the page is the news most popular in Reuters social network.
Discussion: 10,000 Words, AdAge, Future of Journalism, paidContent, Between the Lines Blog, ReadWriteWeb and Soup, more at Techmeme »
Ethan Klapper / 10,000 Words: Reuters Releases Social Pulse, A Social Media Hub
Steffen Konrath / Future of Journalism: Social media hub: Reuters launches "Social Pulse"
Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent: Mashable CEO Beats Oprah In Influence—At Least On Reuters' New Site
Rachel King / Between the Lines Blog: Reuters taking 'social pulse' of biggest news, influencers online
Dave Copeland / ReadWriteWeb: New Reuters Site Turns News Decisions Over To Social Media
Estelle Shirbon / Reuters:
Precedent warning as Assange extradition case ends — (Reuters) - Britain's Supreme Court risks jeopardising extraditions to many neighbouring countries if it stops WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange being sent to Sweden for questioning over sex crimes, a lawyer for Swedish prosecutors argued on Thursday.
Drew Olanoff / The Next Web:
Remember that Gawker redesign? A year's worth of data says it worked — On Feburary 7th, 2011, the entire Gawker Media style changed from a typical one you'd see on a blog to a hipper more programmed feel. The design focused on a top story and then listed out others along the side in a static bar.
Discussion: Business Insider and Poynter
Jeff Bercovici / Mixed Media:
Facebook and Don Graham Have Been Very Good to Each Other — Don Graham. Image by Getty Images via @daylife — We already knew that Washington Post Co. chairman Don Graham and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg were very special friends. Now, thanks to the social networking giant's IPO filing, we know just how special.
Discussion: Forbes, Deal Journal and The Not-So Private Parts
Shira Ovide / Deal Journal: Facebook IPO: It's All About Family
Facebook's $5 Billion IPO: The Next Google? Or The Next Groupon?
Facebook's $5 Billion IPO: The Next Google? Or The Next Groupon?
Discussion: PC Magazine and Guardian
Chloe Albanesius / PC Magazine: What Will Facebook Do With $10 Billion?
Dominic Rushe / Guardian: Facebook files for $5bn IPO
Ryan Chittum / CJR:
The Old-School Value of Facebook
The Old-School Value of Facebook
Jeff Tinsley / VentureBeat: Facebook's next big move: a paywall?
Kara Swisher / AllThingsD: On Its Eighth Birthday, Facebook Files to Raise $5 Billion in Massive IPO (Get Your S-1 Here!)
Eric Jackson / Forbes: Why Is Facebook's Growth Slowing So Much?
Cotton Delo / AdAge: Facebook Files for IPO; Reveals $1 Billion in 2011 Profit
David Silverberg / Top Digital Journal News: Facebook files for IPO, reports $3.7 billion in revenue in 2011
Mathew Ingram / GigaOM: Is Facebook's IPO the start of something, or the end?
Vicki M. Young / WWD Media Headlines: Facebook Expects Boost in Brand Advertising
Steffen Konrath / Future of Journalism: What's the value of personal data? - Investor's will pay Facebook for eyeballs
Erik Gruenwedel / Home Media Magazine: As Facebook IPO Looms, Netflix's Reed Hastings Sits Pretty
Tim Peterson / Adweek: Advertising Fuels Facebook's Monster $5 Billion IPO
Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:
Facebook wants to rewire the way the world works
Facebook wants to rewire the way the world works
Paul Hodgson / Forbes: Facebook, I want your money, I don't want your interference
Nicholas Thompson / The New Yorker Blog: What Facebook Can Sell — There's a cute story on the eighty …
Nitasha Tiku / Betabeat: Day After Facebook IPO, Facebook.com Appears to Be Having Some Problems [Updated]
Tom Foremski / ZDNet: 'The Hacker Way' versus 'Don't Be Evil' - Facebook and Google cultures square-off
Charles Cooper / CNET: Facebook's biggest winners look to rich payday
Evelyn M. Rusli / DealBook: Facebook Files for an I.P.O.
European Journalism Centre / Media News: Facebook files for USD 5bn IPO
Chris Taylor / Mashable!: Will the IPO Change Facebook Forever?
Kevin Kelleher / MediaFile: Facebook, is this the best you can do?
Steffen Konrath / Future of Journalism: "Social" will rewire the structure of society, but what will Facebook's role be?
David Benoit / Deal Journal:
Netflix & Wash Post Bought $8M Combined In Facebook Ads Last Year
Netflix & Wash Post Bought $8M Combined In Facebook Ads Last Year
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Yahoo steals NY Times' Virginia Heffernan — In its most high-profile move since announcing the expansion of its political coverage, Yahoo News has hired former New York Times columnist Virginia Heffernan as its National Correspondent. — Heffernan, who wrote The Medium column …
Discussion: Yahoo! News, MediaPost and The New York Observer
Dylan Stableford / Yahoo! News: Yahoo News hires Virginia Heffernan as national correspondent
Jeanine Poggi / AdAge:
Is Netflix Kids' Streaming Part of Nickelodeon's Ratings Drop? — Netflix Users Streamed 2 Billion Hours in the Fourth Quarter — Netflix is adamant that its streaming service will not cannibalize the cable industry, but Nickelodeon's recent ratings decline may provide the first suggestion …
Discussion: Company Town, Bloomberg, Media Decoder, Broadcasting & Cable, paidContent and Multichannel
Andy Fixmer / Bloomberg: Viacom's Profit Drops 65% as Advertising Falls
Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable: Viacom Earnings Hurt By Nickelodeon Issues
Daniel Frankel / paidContent: Viacom's Dauman: Nickelodeon Isn't Losing Viewers To Netflix
Mike Farrell / Multichannel: Dauman: Ad Sales Positive Minus Nick Ratings Decline
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Viacom Says Netflix Isn't Hurting Nickelodeon Ratings
Viacom Says Netflix Isn't Hurting Nickelodeon Ratings
Discussion: AdAge
Robert Andrews / paidContent:
Axel Springer Takes A Slice Of Airbnb In Exposure Deal — Apartment-letting site Airbnb will get investment, endorsement and distribution from the publisher of Europe's most-read newspaper. — Axel Springer, which publishes Bild and is led by CEO Mathias Döpfner, says it has made a "minor investment" in the site.
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Are investors choosing Journal Register over Philadelphia's Inquirer, Daily News? — I was as puzzled as the next guy when I learned Sunday that the Philadelphia Media Network, publisher of the city's two dailies, is on the auction block. This comes a mere 17 months since a group …
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Mirror redundancies: Journalists call for Sly Bailey to go — Journalists on the Mirror titles and People this afternoon called on chief executive Sly Bailey to resign following the news that 75 journalists are to be made redundant across the titles. — Members of the British Association …
Discussion: Guardian and Press Gazette
Richard Wachman / Guardian: Trinity Mirror boss faces investor rebellion over £1m pay deal
Dan Reimold / MediaShift:
Romenesko Gets His Mojo Back After Leaving Poynter — Jim Romenesko is having a good time. Lately, the "journalism evangelist," "KING of the blogosphere," and "go-to source for news about the news" has been waking up earlier, posting more often, and featuring content he had not felt free to publish for more than a decade.


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The once-funny statement that "there's an app for that" is now true much more often than not. With close to 1 million mobile apps available for download, it can be an overwhelming task to sort out the truly useful from those that are simply entertaining - not to mention those that are just plain silly. So, I've done some homework for you! Here's a short list of mobile apps I think you'll find super useful for saving time, making smart decisions and keeping you organized while you're hunting for your next home. 1. Genius Scan What it does: Puts a document scanner in your pocket. Enables you to use your phone's camera to take a picture of a document, then email it to anyone in PDF or JPEG format. Why it's useful: Many real estate agents now use digital document signature software which allow you to sign with a click and, more importantly, without faxing documents back and forth. But some don't - and some mortgage lenders will simply not accept anything but a copy or scan of your 'wet ink' signature. Throughout your transaction, you might find yourself needing to scan and email your contract documents with your original signature, a copy of your deposit check, new payroll check stubs as you receive them, your driver's license, a gift letter from your Auntie Grace or any of a number of other documents you'll need to get to your agent or mortgage pro across town - or across the country. Having the ability to scan documents and checks and email them right from your phone can save you a lot of time and hassle - not to mention gas and cash. Works with: iOS Price: Free Android Alternative: Document Scanner (Free 7-day trial/$3.98 for full version.) 2. Dictionary of Real Estate Terms What it does: Translates the vast universe of real estate jargon and acronyms into plain English, putting a decoder at your fingertips for easy reference any time you need it during your house hunt or transaction. The Dictionary includes over 3,000 real estate terms, charts and graphs. You can save your searches and email terms to others. Your phone does not have to be connected to the Internet to use the Dictionary, which can be useful if you need to look up a term on an inspection or appraisal report while you're in a home or office where you don't have a great connection. Why it's useful: I can guarantee few things in life, but one thing I do feel comfortable assuring you is that home buying will expose you to terms you have never heard before. You need to know what the terms used in your inspection, disclosure, contract and loan documents mean, and sometimes looking them up is the best way to do that. Works with: iOS and Android Price: $1.99 (iOS) and 99 cents (Android) 3. House Hunter What it does: Helps you organize your house-hunting notes and priorities so you can more easily remember and compare the homes you've seen. The app also helps you evaluate the homes you've seen by providing a scorecard that weighs features against what you've identified as requirements and priorities. It includes a mortgage calculator, photo storage, and a feature that allows you to share your notes with your agent, among other bells and whistles. Why it's useful: After you see about five houses, they can all blend together. This app helps you keep it all straight, while also keeping you mindful of what your original priorities were and how the homes you see measure up against them. Works with: iOS Price: $3.99 4. SpringPad What it does: Helps you keep track of any and every thing you want to remember in a digital notebook you can access from anywhere, on any device. You can:
- scan barcodes of home furnishings, appliances and other items you want to buy after you move;
- save ideas, property addresses, online clippings from design and news sites, photos from decor mags and to do lists from your mortgage broker;
- categorize all these things - and more - by house hunt, mortgage and escrow, moving, and decorating; and
- set reminders, share your notes with your agent or even get an email alert when the duvet you want goes on sale.
All without a single scrap of paper! Why it's useful: Empowers you to organize the hundreds of elements of your home buying adventure into a single spot and access it wherever you are - without carrying a bulky, messy binder or folder around. Works with: iOS and Android Price: Free 5. ColorSnap What it does: Allows you to take a picture with your phone's camera from anything in the world that inspires you, then discover the corresponding Sherwin-Williams paint color. Why it's useful: If you see a wall color you love in a home you, well, don't like too much otherwise, you can capture the color and replicate that once you do find your dream home. Same goes for if you come across any other item in a color you love and would like to incorporate into your design scheme. Works with: iOS and Android Price: Free 6. Karl's Mortgage Calculator What it does: Calculates mortgage payments using the principal loan amount, interest and term (and can solve for any of these if you input the other three variables). This app also gives you a more precise idea of what your total monthly expenses will be on a given home by factoring in line items other calculators leave out, like mortgage insurance, homeowners association dues, property taxes and homeowners' insurance. You can also see what kind of savings you might be able to achieve - and how early you can pay your mortgage off - by running scenarios that add in extra loan payments. Why it's useful: Having this mortgage calculator handy during your house-hunting adventures will enable you to quickly calculate how a given increase in your offer price will change your monthly payment. Works with: Android Price: Free iOS alternative: Mortgage Calculator Pro (99 cents) 7. Trulia Real Estate App What it does: SHAMELESS PLUG ALERT. Seriously, no mobile app list for home buyers would be complete without the Trulia app. It uses your phone's GPS function to serve you up nearby listings and their details if you happen to find yourself in a neighborhood you love, or in front of a home with a for sale sign - but no flyers! The Trulia app also finds the banks, restaurants and gas stations near any given listing, and can even create instant heat maps showing neighborhood differences in prices. Why it's useful: You may find that you like a particular neighborhood, but not the individual home you came to see. Or you might visit a friend and fall in love with their street, but have no idea what homes in the area go for. Having an easy-to-use mobile app that helps you discover more nearby homes for sale, wherever you are, is actually quite indispensable. It eliminates the need to scrawl down numbers on scraps of paper or squint to see the faded numbers on the curb then wait until you're in front of the computer to try to match an online listing to a real-world house. Works with: iOS and Android Price: Free Brokers, agents, buyers and sellers: What real estate-related apps do you find indispensable?
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ORLANDO, Fla.- It's not hard to see why these two teams don't lose games by a lot of points. The Spartans were never out of this game, and the Eagles were never fully in control- but tonight, Michigan State got a little taste of what Virginia Tech, Clemson, and other ACC powerhouses had to deal with this season. The Eagles, without the standard heroics of quarterback Matt Ryan, pulled off a 24-41 defeat of Michigan State to finish the season 11-3 while extending the nation's longest active bowl winning streak to eight.
"It was big to get 11 wins," said Eagles head coach Jeff Jagodzinski after the game. "To get double-digit wins is hard in any league, and to get 11- we haven't done that at BC since 1940."
Then, there's the whole bowl-streak thing, too.
"You never want to be the team to end the streak," said BC safety Jamie Silva. "Being here on the sidelines and playing for five consecutive wins is something real special."
There were obstacles to overcome on both sides: the Eagles' running game was relatively ineffective, and it took them some time to get into any kind of a rhythym in terms of the passing game. On the Spartans' side, they came out of the gates much more fired up than BC, but it was hard for them to sustain a consistent and effective level of play. Particularly, Brian Hoyer could not keep his composure, throwing four interceptions in key spots for Michigan State while accumulating just 131 yards.
Still, Spartans first-year head coach Mark Dantonio was far from disappointed with his team's effort.
"The one thing I asked our team to do was look in the mirror at the end of the day and do the best we could," he said after the game. "[I wanted us] to hang together and press together and we did that, and we never stopped playing.
"I hope our players understand that the difference between winning and losing is so small that if you blink, you miss it."
While former Heisman candidate Matt Ryan didn't really come alive until the second half, he produced when it counted- he has a knack for doing that. His 68-yard touchdown completion to Rich Gunnell (138 yards) sealed the game for BC, and he somehow finished with a respectable 250 yards.
However, the Player of the Game was not on offense; to nobody's surprise, it was Eagles safety Jamie Silva, one of the 17 BC fifth-year seniors who did not want his last memory as a member of this team to be tarnished by a loss. His two first-half picks saved his team at least 10 points, which certainly came in handy at the end of the fourth quarter, when the Eagles had their backs against the wall.
Like many Boston College football games this season, this one came down to one or two key plays, and it was never over until the final second ticked off the clock. This team has a flair for the dramatic, and fortunately for them and their eight-game bowl winning streak, the Eagles managed to pull it off again.


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Winnipeg, Manitoba, August 6, 2013 —The Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG) and Gurevich Fine Art will join a group of art patrons to honour and celebrate the life and art of Eva Stubbs, RCA, at a private dinner party to be held in the Gurevich Gallery on Thursday, October 3, 2013.
Stubbs' studio closed in 2013 after more than 52 years of artistic achievement in various mediums including bronze, wood, stone, and clay, as well as works on paper. Her remaining works will be shown at an exhibition at Gurevich Fine Art in October.
Stubbs' last major exhibition was presented at the WAG in 2010. At that time Dr. Stephen Borys, WAG Director & CEO, looked to acquire a major work by Stubbs for the Gallery's rooftop sculpture garden. The WAG has now commissioned a bronze casting of Generation to add to the five works by Stubbs already held in their collection. "Generation is one of Eva's most significant works, and we are thrilled that it will be a legacy piece on display on our rooftop, a fitting tribute to her important body of work."
"We're honoured to be involved in helping recognize Eva's enormous contribution to the cultural fabric of not our city but the world," states Gurevich Fine Art CEO Howard Gurevich.
A tribute to Eva Stubbs will be given at the dinner by Stephen Borys and Andrew Kear, WAG Curator of Canadian Historical Art. Patrons will be seated in the gallery surrounded by Stubbs' studio work and maquettes.
Tickets are limited to 50 guests with donations from patrons, including ticket sales being made to the WAG for the casting and purchase of Stubbs' bronze sculpture Generation. The WAG is applying for matching funds from the Canada Council for the Arts for the commission.
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The Winnipeg Art Gallery is a cultural advocate for understanding and experiencing art and art-making, and their vital place in our lives, work, and society. The WAG is currently celebrating its 100th anniversary as Canada's oldest civic art gallery.
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Debra Fehr, Manager, Communications and Marketing, 204.789.1767, email@example.com
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Gurevich Fine Art is a contemporary art gallery that presents a broad view in regards to style with a strong emphasis on talent. The gallery is a focal point for artists and patrons at various levels to exchange visions. More information on Gurevich Fine Art is at www.gurevichfineart.com.
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OK I know I sound like a broken record but my 40th birthday will be coming up soon. I have wonderful things to look forward to like checking boxes on forms that say 40-49 mammograms and high cholesterol. It has also occurred to me that my tag line:
30 something Mom of two, has a Doctorate in education and runs a school. Used to be fun and wild and now just needs a nap.
will no longer be accurate.
I could pretend and be 30 something forever but as I will be embracing my middle age-dom I have decided to change it.
I once saw someone else (thanks Vered) do a tag line contest and since I no longer have an original bone in my body and will never be able to think of a fitting tag line I will be doing a giveaway/ contest. Yes between now and August 6th you my bloggy friend will have the opportunity to help me update my blog with a fitting tag line for your rapidly aging friend. The winner will receive two baby Einstein DVD's. You can either play it for your kids or wait until you get to be my age when you once again find watching brightly colored balls roll and toy monkeys playing a tin drum to classical music endlessly fascinating.
So go on give me some ideas. Don't be shy. Unless you are not form the USA in which case you can submit ideas but there is no way I will get it together to get you the DVD's so all you will get is my undying love and gratitude. The winner will be announced August 6th by *Ryan Seacrest who will be mixing cocktails for me all day long and giving free pedicures.
*I don't actually know Ryan Seacrest and he wont be stopping by but a gal can dream cant she?
Monday, July 27, 2009
Tag Line Giveaway Contest
OK I know I sound like a broken record but my 40th birthday will be coming up soon. I have wonderful things to look forward to like checking boxes on forms that say 40-49 mammograms and high cholesterol. It has also occurred to me that my tag line:
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Please Dont Tell My Mom
I wasn't sure if I was going to blog about this as many family members read my blog. But I have decided that as I approach 40 I'm a grown woman and I can make big grown up decisions without having to explain myself . So here goes I got a tattoo. (Please don't tell my mom please. I know Ill be in some bigggg trouble!)
But I did. I got a tattoo its kind of big but I love it. Its on my hip over some very flattering stretch marks. Its a sea horse. I got a sea horse because the female squirts her eggs into the males pouch and then she goes off gallivanting on her own. The male then clings to a weed and swells up and is forced to sit and waits for the babies to emerge. Now I know this has nothing to do with my life as its been years since any form of gallivanting has not occurred f but its a reminder to myself to maybe start doing a little galli every now and then and save some vanting for later.
I went to Daredevil Tattoo. When I got there it was filled with 18 year old boys covered from head to toe in tattoos. Rap music was playing at top volume. I thought run run now why you can. But I didn't I sat there the old lady in her career pants suit silently hoping a meteor would strike the shop before my appointment.
Finally the owner a nice more my age lady appeared and she took me into a back room. She played some blue grass (apparently this is where the old folk hang out) and helped me settle in for the tattoo which I will name Pain Fest 2009. Pain Fest 2009 consisted of me trying not to bite a hole through my purse while a needle poked repeatedly into my skin for an hour and a half. I tried to be cool but its hard with your shirt tucked into your bra strap as you sit in the equivalent of a human sewing machine. She was however very nice and getting this tattoo proves I'm not really old I'm just enhanced age wise.
So here it is my sea horse!
Just a reminder please do not tell my mom!
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
I HAte Jose'
I take back everything I said about liking to drive. That wonderful driving teacher is now but a memory I have instead been stuck with Jose'. Jose' speaks in a calm voice. He wears dark sunglasses Jose' however is evil. As soon as I get behind the wheel it begins:
Susan you must anticipate traffic
Susan you must use your rear view mirrors.
Susan you are not signalling
Susan do not use the gas when you turn
Susan watch out for that man on the bike
Susan do not hit that woman with a baby carriage
Susan watch out for that pole.
Susan do not back into that tree.
Although he does not yell at me the calm quiet anxiety that Jose' radiate has created a boiling pot of hate and nervousness in my stomach. I find myself unexpectedly hitting the breaks and unable to hold onto the steering wheel do to all the sweat. I have even found myself experiencing road rage while in park.
Jose not only makes me nervous he makes me mad. Its only a matter of time before that pot overflows and I tell Jose' where to stick it. Before I tell Jose' that he is making me a nervous wreck. Before I tell Jose' that no matter how calm he sounds I have seen him tear a hole in dash board with his finger nails as he barks out commands. Before I start to scream DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO JOSE'! I WILL HIT THAT WOMAN WALKING BEHIND MY CAR IF I WANT TO! I HATE YOU JOSE'! AND MY NAME'S NOT SUSAN!
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Monday, July 13, 2009
Im the Queen!
As many of you know I have started driving lessons. Some of my big fear were will I hit anyone? Will anyone hit me? Will I throw up on the instructor? Fortunately I did not do any of these things. The instructor was really nice. He got in the car with me (brave man) and drove me to a not so busy area but as this is Manhattan that phrase is relative.
He had me get behind the wheel turn the key and suddenly I was covered in sweat. Not just a little sweat but flop sweat. The kind of sweat that soaks you from head to toe. My hand kept slipping off the wheel and I had to keep wiping the torrential downpour out of my eyes to see. My poor instructor pretended not to notice as he had me drive around and around the block stepping on his break every few minutes when I missed stop signs and red lights through the downpour of my own fear.
It was sexy let me tell you.
On Saturday it was time for my next lesson. It was new instructor as I guess the old one was ummm. lets call it sick? This instructor was fearless. He greeted me with a smile and said:
Here you go This isn't my car so hit something if you want to I don't care.
Something me sprung to life. Before I knew it I was cruising down the street at 30 miles and hour. I was doing 3 point turns. I was singing along to the radio and cutting off taxis. I was amazing. I was a driving queen.
There was a moment when I almost hit a woman but she totally deserved it as she walked in the back of my car when I was in reverse doing my three point turn.
So watch out you pedestrians, bike messengers and taxis Suzie the Queen of Cars is behind the wheel!
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Today I Drive
Today I am taking my first driving class. I'm not feeling very confident about it. In fact I woke up several times in a hot sweat thinking about crashing into things.
What really made me nervous was when I was in Philly last week (my excuse for going MIB
Lets play a driving game mommy Ill teach you to dive.
Apparently my son is a consummate driver who will teach me the ropes if I panic.
What could it hurt I thought. I gripped that wheel put in my coins and took my shiny yellow car driven by my avatar a big busted, blond haired, gal out for a drive. When it began I was whistling a happy tune by the end I could barely pucker.
Yes, by the time the game was over I was covered in sweat and my shiny new yellow car was nothing but a smoldering wreck. Don't even ask about my avatar she wouldn't have spoken to me if she could. But since she was trapped in the fiery wreckage I can only imagine her wrestling with her broken bones to flip me the bird before she became one with the computer cosmos.
I looked over and my son was jumping up and down clapping he had come in first place his avatar was waving a winner flag and his beautiful red car was shiny and proud.
So if today you hear about a ten car pile up in NYC caused by a student driver please don't tell my avatar I know she'll gloat.
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i had a hard time differencing this manga with another with a fat guy who is sent to a medieval setting after dying in a bus, but i find both interesting, and interesting to see a protagonist with my bodybuild
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Seeing as how this has a PV already I'm guessing that this will air before Sword Art Online. Would be rather silly to air them at the same time... AW could be Winter/Spring 2012 and SAO during the last half of the year.
Anyway I was wondering when Accel World was going to be animated, I kept seeing it rank in the weekly light novel charts over the last couple of years, it is one of the higher selling ones not to be animated. What I didn't know was that the same author as AW had an even bigger series in SAO, I must have payed it no mind when it ranked for some reason...
Also interesting to see Sunrise start to get into adapting Light Novels with firstly Horizon and now Accel World. Though it's not like they didn't adapt the Crest of Stars novels before, really I need to finish that...
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After checking out the manga, I must say I'm really interested in this title. The beginning is always starting with a kind of "loser" character, but thing sure develops fast. Looking forward to the show.
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And the story of accel world is indeed more serious and gruesome judging by the novel illustration of the novel.
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Well my first impression of Haruyuki is a jerk and an idiot from the manga. I almost want to kick that sorry fat ass. But as the chapter goes on. I started to like him. Which is compared to Kirito from the get go is so bad ass already
And as for the PV of it. I don't see much to it aside that if sunrise will be handling AW then I don't have problems and I don't know on when will they air it but isn't it interesting to see if it airs together with the other authors work? though that will probably a bad move because it will go against each other and start a never ending comparison.
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On the positive light, airing both SAO and AW together may benefit both series as they may complement each other and boost the sales of both light novel series and the animes themselves.On the negative light, it may mean more war threads for both series. The side effect would be the decrease in sales for either one or both of the series.
But even before the announcement of anime production for both series, there were already posts and threads about "AW vs SAO" in other forums (not here). I believe the source of this may be caused by the fact that SAO is more popular than AW at least in terms of sales. The latest volume of SAO sold about 93k while the AW counterpart sold about 58k. Seeing that AW always lose to SAO in terms of sales, some AW fans might question what's so good about SAO and try to elaborate how good AW is and how average SAO is. The same thing happens in the SAO camp as they try to defend SAO and attack AW instead.
But no doubt there are much more who liked both series or at least respect the other series while taking sides. I am more of the latter type but i will bank on a good AW anime by Sunrise to turn me into the former type.
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Sunday Sweets; Fondant Free!
A lot of you have requested that I feature some non-fondant cakes for Sunday Sweets. (For you non-bakers, fondant is a kind of sugar dough which makes cakes look ultra-smooth.) Turns out, that's easier said than done; most bakeries these days use fondant almost exclusively. Still, the more I looked, the more I wanted to feature some butter cream-only Sweets, if for no other reason than to show that you still CAN make a beautiful cake without the aid of fondant, and also without all the expensive doo-dads the pros use.
As usual with my Sunday Sweets, I don't have the credits for all these photos, so if you recognize a cake please let me know who made it so I can link to their site. Thanks!
First up, a cute-as-a-button Strawberry Shortcake Cake from Pink Apron:
I like that she used sugar cookies instead of solid fondant for the name (and probably the strawberries, too, although I can't be sure); I'm always in favor of a cake being as edible as possible. The colors, the little flowers - it all just works. Love it.
Next up is a super fun cake that's surprisingly easy to make, considering how cool it looks:
See, I know it's easy, because I actually made one before. Yeah - me. (This is not it.) You can also make the popcorn using fondant, but it's much easier (and yummier) to make it with icing.
This next one uses a nifty icing technique where you dab it on with a brush or sponge:
Sad looking, worn-out teddy bears = unbearable cuteness, in my book. This little guy is by Sarah of The Little Bakehouse.
And finally, here's a great example of all kinds of different piping techniques:
Simple, maybe, but Tammy over at The Piece of Cake knows her way around a piping bag. That basket weave ain't easy, folks!
The best part is anyone who has taken the Wilton classes can make this cake; I'm pretty sure they teach every technique used here, including the flowers. I'm not plugging for Wilton, mind you (I haven't forgiven them yet for those CCC kits) - but I've known some great Wilton instructors in my time.