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Mark Wahlberg: 'I like to be in bed by 9pm'
Movie star MARK WAHLBERG insists the teenage punk he was would not recognise the man he has become - because he shuns parties and likes to be in bed by 9pm.
The actor/producer admits his life is so much clearer now he no longer drinks alcohol and mistreats his body, like he did when he was a juvenile delinquent on the mean streets of his native Boston, Massachusetts.
He tells the Globe, "You'd be amazed with what you can do once you stop drinking and going out at night... Today I was up at 4.30am, played an hour and a half of basketball, then went upstairs. We got the kids out of bed, got them off to school and I was at church by 7.45am.
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Where Shane Victorino grew up, he could reach the beach with a 10-minute drive, no matter which direction he steered his vehicle.
His uncles took him diving and fishing on the weekends, and he exploited the endless sunshine by playing sports year-round.
Where Shane Victorino grew up, he could reach the beach with a 10-minute drive, no matter which direction he steered his vehicle.
His uncles took him diving and fishing on the weekends, and he exploited the endless sunshine by playing sports year-round.
When he searched for a new team over the winter, Victorino sought a destination rife with qualities representative of those from his hometown of Wailuku, a Hawaiian community at the base of the West Maui Volcano.
Alas, he opted for the rugged shores of Boston.
What the heart of New England lacks in black-sand beaches and tropical-drink-sipping vacationers, however, it compensates with a populace of passionate, blue-collar citizens, similar to those who frequent the Ka'ahumanu Church or catch a Golden Baseball League game at Maehara Stadium.
"People sometimes think, 'Oh, you live in Hawaii. It's so different,'" Victorino said. "There's honestly nothing different, except you have the sun most of the year."
The perceived portrait of paradise isn't without merit. As Victorino explained: "I can sit on my island and look across the ocean and see the next island."
But beneath the sandy surface, behind the facade of a blissful utopia, resides an island full of genuine, hardworking people, much like the ones who call Boston home.
"It gets lost, because people think it's just a vacation spot," Victorino said, "but no, these people work hard every day."
It hasn't taken Victorino long to discover that Boston bears a resemblance to the neighborhood with which he's familiar. It became especially evident last week, when the Boston Marathon bombers claimed the lives of three, injured nearly 200 and tested the willpower of the entire area.
"You talk about a city coming together as one to bond and unite and stand up and prevail," Victorino said. "I'm not saying that it wouldn't happen anywhere else, but with the passion and pride for the city of Boston, it's not shocking that it's happening."
The fight to persevere through tragedy reminded Victorino of his roots and his resilient mother, who, in addition to working for a major union, would clean her office to procure a secondary source of income.
"I remember my mom getting up and going to clean at 1 a.m.," Victorino said. "I'd get up that next morning and breakfast was made. Sometimes she wouldn't sleep. Whatever it took to provide and put food on the table, and for my brother and I to get a good education, she would do."
Victorino lives in Las Vegas during the offseason, but he regularly returns to Hawaii, where his lineage dates back "at least five or six generations." Thus, he's well-versed in his town's history. He can recite the tale behind one of Wailuku's landmarks, Iao Needle, a symbol at the site of one of the region's most gruesome, consequential battles in the 18th century.
History and tradition lured Victorino to Boston. He remembers learning about the Boston Tea Party in grade school. He appreciates the patience and dedication exhibited by Red Sox fans who waited nearly nine decades between World Series triumphs. As an opposing player, he savored every moment he roamed the outfield at Fenway Park, marveling at such institutions as the Green Monster and the singing of "Sweet Caroline."
"Things like that," Victorino said, "coming in as an opposing player and listening to that whole stadium get up on their feet and sing that song, that's what it's all about."
Victorino isn't alone in his thinking.
"[Bostonians] love everything about the city and embrace every part of it," said third baseman Will Middlebrooks. "They're passionate. It's good when people are mad when you lose. The pressure to win is always there. It pushes us to play better."
Victorino hasn't needed the extra push so far. In 17 games, the right fielder is batting .308 and reaching base at a .378 clip. He saved Wednesday's victory over the Indians when, on a dead sprint, he extended his glove above his head to corral a bases-loaded laser off the bat of Asdrubal Cabrera.
"He can bunt. He's got pop," said catcher David Ross. "He'll take you deep. He might steal a bag. He plays Gold Glove defense. He throws people out. I can't say enough good things about him."
Last Saturday, the Red Sox returned to Yawkey Way, where they provided a momentary reprieve for a city handed an unimaginable burden. Victorino hasn't been a part of the Boston culture for long, but he knew what to expect.
"To drive back through that area and understand what has really happened in the tragedy and aftermath, if there's one city that's going to prevail, it's going to be Boston," Victorino said.
"It's my first year here, but just being here for this short period of time, you can just tell the unification of the city. That's the kind of stuff you take pride in."
From his condo in downtown Boston, Victorino can head one way toward Copley Square or another for a stroll down the Freedom Trail. It's not Hawaii, but to Victorino and those who live there, it's a paradise in its own right.
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Nats unable to overcome Haren's tough fifth inning
DENVER -- Just when it looked like a doubleheader sweep had awakened the Nationals' offense from hibernation, they took another step back in an 8-3 loss to the Rockies at Coors Field on Tuesday night.
Even as the offense scuffled behind him, Nationals starter Dan Haren gave up only two hits through the first four innings and looked strong enough to keep Washington in control. But pitching is a game of inches, and things changed quickly in the fifth.View Full Game Coverage
DENVER -- Just when it looked like a doubleheader sweep had awakened the Nationals' offense from hibernation, they took another step back in an 8-3 loss to the Rockies at Coors Field on Tuesday night.
Even as the offense scuffled behind him, Nationals starter Dan Haren gave up only two hits through the first four innings and looked strong enough to keep Washington in control. But pitching is a game of inches, and things changed quickly in the fifth.View Full Game Coverage
The loss in the first of a three-game series pushed the Nationals below .500 and moved them to 3-5 in June.
After Colorado catcher Wilin Rosario led off the inning with a walk, Tyler Colvin -- called up from Triple-A Saturday -- knocked a two-run homer just inside the right-field foul pole to knot the game up at two.
Haren struck out the next batter and looked poised to end the inning locked in a 2-2 tie. But the Rockies had other ideas.
The inning only got uglier when pinch-hitter Jordan Pacheco singled to center. Dexter Fowler followed with a double, and two batters later, left fielder Carlos Gonzalez powered a Haren offering on the edge of the plate into the left-field bleachers. Suddenly, the Nationals had buried themselves in a three-run hole.
"It's not fun to strike out four times, but this game is hard," said Gonzalez, whose only hit came on the three-run homer. "They've been pitching me tough. But sometimes all I need is one mistake, and he made one mistake."
That inning proved enough to end Haren's night, as he finished with five earned runs, six strikeouts and a walk in five innings. It was Haren's fifth loss over his last six games, with a shaky 6.29 ERA over that stretch.
"I was kind of dumbfounded," Nationals manager Davey Johnson said. "He was really making pitches, he was breezing. In the fifth inning it seemed like he ... lost the feel for the ball. Just seemed like he couldn't locate it from that point on. He was pitching a great ballgame, making all his pitches. I don't know what happened."
Haren said he took the mound Tuesday night focused on command rather than velocity. The right-hander, once one of the more dominant pitchers in the league, has given up 15 homers this year, nearly half of his career-high for a season, 31.
"I just can't keep the ball in the ballpark," Haren said. "That's what it's coming down to. They're good hitters too and they're going to make me pay for my mistakes, but I've never had so much trouble with homers in my career. I got to really try to focus on keeping the ball down and do the best I can."
The Nationals jumped onto the scoreboard first when Denard Span smacked a double off the right-field wall to bring two runs home in the second inning. Back-to-back singles from Anthony Rendon and Kurt Suzuki placed runners on first and second for Span, but the Nationals' offense disappeared as quickly as it arrived.
Whenever Washington seemed to find some offensive energy, the Rockies were there to snatch it away. Rockies starter Jhoulys Chacin's quick glove snagged a line drive from Roger Bernadina to end the second. In the sixth, Anthony Rendon sent a ball deep into center field, but Fowler had just enough room to reel it in as he backpedaled into the wall.
"We did hit some balls hard tonight," said third baseman Ryan Zimmerman, who went 1-for-4. "... It was just one of those nights. But we got to score more runs, and I think that's kind of what we've said all year."
Chacin, who battled a cold all game, was steady over five innings, allowing two earned runs, seven hits and two walks while striking out two.
In the eighth inning, Ian Desmond pulled a one-out single into left field to score Jayson Werth, extending his career-high hitting streak to 13 games and setting the stage for a rally.
But even that flamed out, and no Washington hitter had more than one hit. The next two batters both grounded out and with it faded the Nationals' hope of building on the momentum of two wins over the Twins Sunday.
"You want to get a rally going, you always want to feel like that," Suzuki said. "But they made pitches and they got out of it."
Nationals relievers Erik Davis and Fernando Abad surrendered only two hits over two innings.
However, things did not go as smoothly in the eighth for Drew Storen.
After Storen allowed a leadoff single, Colvin knocked a 93-mph sinker from Storen into the first row of seats in left field to make it 7-3 Rockies. It was Colvin's second multi-homer game against the Nationals -- the first came on July 6, 2012 -- and the fourth of his career.
A nice grab from Desmond to turn the double play later in the frame saved the Nationals from an even deeper deficit.
Washington had to settle for small victories Tuesday, like Werth's fully-extended diving catch in right field -- saving a run in the sixth -- and Rendon reaching base safely for the 10th straight game.
Ian McCue is an associate reporter for MLB.com.


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When "Titanic" first sailed the world in 1997, perhaps its most astonishing box office feat was taking 67% of its $1.8 billion worldwide tally from overseas, a phenomenon that would stand as a unique achievement for … a few short years.
Nowadays, the international share has soared so high — 80% or more for many pics — that Hollywood is chasing increasingly hard after every yen, yuan, euro and real. It's a fundamental shift that is impacting nearly every decision in town, from marketing and co-production deals to script development, casting, location selection and 3D.
This week's issue of Variety explores those themes through the prism of Hollywood's tilt toward globalization.
As the U.S. market faces maturity, with theatrical grosses increasing just 6% over five years, and actually dropping 4% in 2011, total international box office has grown steadily over that span. In 2011, global totals reached an all-time high of $22.4 billion — 35% ahead of 2007 returns. And there's been no stronger showing of that shift than during 2012, a year characterized by extremes: with mega-hits like "The Avengers" and "The Dark Knight Rises" and Stateside flops like "John Carter" and "Wrath of the Titans," heavily weighted offshore box office either sent Hollywood's tentpoles to new heights, or saved them from total catastrophe.
This year, overseas grosses are tracking slightly ahead of last year's record total, at around $20 billion through Nov. 26. China alone has contributed $1.9 billion through September — 28% ahead of 2011 grosses.
There's no better example of the ever-increasing stakes in the international marketplace than Fox's "Ice Age" franchise. This year's fourth installment, "Continental Drift," grossed a franchise-best $718 million internationally, which represents 83% of the global take, and $160 million Stateside, the franchise's lowest domestic take to date.
Compare that with the second installment, "The Meltdown," which in 2006 earned 70% of its global tally from overseas markets ; in 2002, the original scored 54% of its box office total overseas.
Toons like "Ice Age" tend to travel easily, while other genres (ahem, comedies) have long struggled for overseas success. But even that's beginning to change — and studios are eager to join the action (see story, page 16). Comedies began traveling abroad in earnest when Warner Bros.' "Hangover" pair became the highest-grossing comedy series in the world. Universal scored with two hit laffers this year internationally: "American Reunion" drew a shocking 76% of its $235 million global gross from overseas B.O.; "Ted" followed, becoming the all-time highest-grossing original comedy globally, with more than $500 million, and counting.
Growth in the international marketplace is expected to continue apace for years to come. Chinese box office, for example, is projected to reach $4.5 billion by 2015, which would put it behind only the U.S. as the world's second-largest movie market. Ernst & Young recently predicted that China could be No. 1 — bigger than the U.S. — as soon as 2020.
But even as China's box office explodes, bizzers are looking elsewhere in the world to the newest growth markets, such as Vietnam and Argentina, the latter of which is riding the financial boom in neighboring BRIC country Brazil (see story, page 10).
As they blossom, expect to see worldwide tastes creeping into everything from the locations at which it shoots (see story, page 12) to the stories Hollywood chooses to tell and the stars in every summer tentpole (see story, page 14). And studios are paying closer attention to the needs of their overseas arms: Paramount, for instance, recently hosted an international summit on the lot to invite input from overseas division leaders. One consensus that came from the confab was that Par needed to release more romantic comedies.
Just this year, the studio moved most of its international operations to Los Angeles in an attempt to decrease overhead, but also to make consultations with overseas execs easier.
One aspect of the business that needs no consultation is the importance of 3D overseas. Studios have begun converting pics now solely for the benefit of international markets, as 3D popularity wanes at home.
As for "Titanic," that film got another run this year, re-issued in 3D 15 years after its groundbreaking trip across the world. This time, it netted $349.8 million worldwide, with $291.9 million (or 83%) coming in from overseas — no longer just the tip of the iceberg, or anywhere near.
The takeaway: Due to factors that include everything from the international growth in cinemas to a worldwide embrace of comedies, Hollywood's foreign accent is increasing. And this global emphasis is changing every aspect of U.S. filmmaking.
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Talk about pricing what the market will bear. How about $280,000 for an old Dodge pickup? Or $190,000 for a 1950s station wagon-cum-jalopy covered in rust?
These are the kind of prices Jonathan Ward, owner and head designer of Los Angeles-based custom automobile maker Icon charges — and he still has a year-long backlog of orders.
"My customer is a guy who loves the aesthetic of old vehicles but doesn't want to put up with a lousy ride, the creaks and rattles and breakdowns," Ward says.
Icon sources older models such as Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40s, Ford Broncos and Jeep CJs and marries their exteriors to all-modern chassis and powertrains. They look old but drive like new. Ward also adds one-off (and often wacky) details like hidden navigation systems and sun visors taken from private jets.
At first glance the $280,000 pickup truck looks like a well-maintained 1965 Dodge D200. Then you notice that the behemoth has four doors and a reworked grill. The lights are LEDs and the tires ludicrously oversized.
The double set of side windows have an Art Deco shape and the glass itself has an odd, reflective quality (it's special glass used in skyscrapers). Open a door and a running board slides out from under the vehicle automatically, making it easier to enter.
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Ward and his crew spent a year on the Dodge, removing body panels from the original truck and reworking them to fit the chassis of a heavy-duty 2007 Dodge Mega Cab 3500. The suspension was upgraded and a 5.9-liter Cummins turbo-diesel six-cylinder installed. The engine was specially tuned to produce 975 pound-feet of torque and 575 horsepower.
That incredible power sounds like hyperbole, but as I discover on a test drive along California's Highway 1, it is not. Ward is riding shotgun as I negotiate the precarious curves and find that I rarely need to shift — the engine pulls like a locomotive even in fifth gear.
The long stick from the six-speed manual transmission pokes up from the footwell and takes a strong hand. As does the oversized, leather-bound steering wheel, which only adds to the impression that you're driving a tractor-sized vehicle.
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The roof is padded with bison hide and the thick carpets underfoot pilfered from a Rolls-Royce. While the radio looks like an old AM unit, it actually operates a bumping stereo system. A digital information screen slides out of a compartment in the dash.
The truck was a special order for a client from Wyoming, but Ward says, "I really don't want to give this one up." I sympathize with him. I feel like I'm driving the king of trucks.
Still, good luck reconciling the mind-boggling price, which is partly a result of Ward's near-maniacal obsession with details. Some of the underpinnings (which you'll never see) are aeronautical grade, and though the switches and knobs are the same shape as the originals, Ward mills them out of metal.
His business has grown every year, he says, but the level of specificity slows production. Though Icon moved into a larger shop and delivered 30 vehicles in 2012, Ward says it is difficult to keep up with orders. His best-seller is the reworked Land Cruiser, which starts at around $130,000.
Stepping out of the Dodge with relief (you don't want to mess up a vehicle before the buyer takes delivery), I move over to one of Ward's personal rides, a literal rust bucket.
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Nominally, the car is a 1952 Chrysler Town & Country Wagon with the front end of a DeSoto grafted on. With a teeth-like grill, a rusted patina and rubbed-off paint, it looks like it could have belonged to the Addams Family's Uncle Fester.
But no. As one of Ward's "Derelict" series, it goes for $190,000. "It's super fast. You can hammer the curves with it," Ward explains handing me the keys. I have my doubts, but turn it toward the winding canyon roads.
The steering wheel and wood flooring are all original, but the guts of the thing certainly aren't. The sound of the modern 6.1-liter V-8 Hemi reverberates through the cabin and the five- speed automatic transmission clicks through gears promptly.
The suspension ably handles dips and curves. Yet my subconscious is telling me the car is going to fall apart at any moment. Since this is Ward's daily driver, I turn the wheel over to him.
He promptly sends us hurtling down cliff-side roads, tires shrieking and brakes smoking. I look into the abyss on the passenger side and momentarily lose my breath: For $190,000 you don't get airbags or modern safety restraints — only a simple lap belt.
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She and older sister Olivia de Havilland are the only siblings to win lead acting Oscars.
Joan Fontaine, who died Sunday night at age 96 at her home in Carmel, Calif., represented more than an Oscar-winning career spanning almost six decades: She was one of the industry's last living links to Hollywood's golden era of the 1930s and '40s.
While she was nominated for two Oscars and won another, she's known as much for her relationships with Hollywood icons including Alfred Hitchcock and sister Olivia de Havilland — a bitter rival.
A polished actress, Fontaine began in minor roles in movies such as A Million to One and Quality Street, opposite Katharine Hepburn, both in 1937.
But during a dinner party with famed producer David O. Selznick, he asked her to audition for a part in the adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's novel Rebecca, to be directed by newcomer Alfred Hitchcock.
She earned an Academy Award nomination for that film, and followed it the next year with a best actress win for Hitchcock's Suspicion, co-starring Cary Grant. The trophy would mark the only Academy Award-winning acting performance of Hitchcock's career.
Fontaine scored a third best-actress Oscar nomination for her role in The Constant Nymph in 1943, and had notable turns as Charlotte Bronte's heroine in Jane Eyre in 1944 with Orson Welles, as well as roles in 1950's September Affair and in 1957's Island in the Sun.
But it was Hitchcock's fancy for blondes that skyrocketed Fontaine's career — and exacerbated an already-fierce rivalry with older sister de Havilland.
Fontaine, who changed her last name because the family didn't want the two actresses to share one, faced her sister for an Academy Award in 1942, when Fontaine was up for Suspicion, de Havilland for Hold Back the Dawn. Fontaine took the statuette that night, though de Havilland would win two others, for 1949's The Heiress and 1946's To Each His Own. The night of Fontaine's win, she famously rejected her sister's congratulations, and the relationship became so estranged that they stopped speaking. They remain the only siblings to win lead acting Oscars.
A licensed pilot, Fontaine was an accomplished interior decorator who married and divorced four times, and her husbands included Batman TV show producer William Dozier and British actor Brian Aherne.
In 1980, Fontaine was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for an appearance on the soap opera Ryan's Hope, and two years later headed the jury at the Berlin Film Festival.
Fontaine, who emerged from retirement for the 1994 Family Channel movie Good King Wenceslas, is survived by two daughters.


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The X Factor season 2 is already down to the top 10 finalists and this week another talented contestant will be going home. The X Factor 2012 judges Demi Lovato, Simon Cowell, L. A. Reid and Britney Spears have been watching their teams dwindle down week by week. Who will see another one of their singers fail to impress the voters and be headed out the door this week? Join us for our live The X Factor recap of the season 2 top 10 performances and watch the action with us!Read More..>>


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NHL stars to return to Olympics in Sochi in 2014
NEW YORK (AP) -- After weeks of tough negotiations, the NHL and its players reached a deal with the International Ice Hockey Federation on Friday to put the season on hold again so the game's biggest stars can compete in next year's Olympics in Sochi.
Putting a stop to another season one year after the damaging lockout created a shortened, 48-game campaign was hardly an optimal plan for the NHL.
But an agreement was made to allow the top players to take part in the Olympics for the fifth straight time.
"Our outstanding athletes take tremendous pride in representing their homelands on the global stage," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said in a joint announcement with the players' association.
"The decision to participate in the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi was in many ways a difficult one, but one that we know will be well received by our players and, most importantly, by the vast majority of our fans and sports fans everywhere."
NHL players first went to the Olympics for the 1998 Nagano Games.
Now they will be available to the 12 national teams that will comprise the hockey tournament from Feb. 12-23, 2014.
More than 120 NHL players are expected to compete for their respective nations in Sochi while the league takes a break for 21⁄2 weeks from Feb. 9-26.
Friday's announcement paved the way for the NHL to reveal the schedule for the upcoming regular season.
That had been held up until a resolution was made on Olympic participation.
"The players are very pleased that an agreement has been reached that will allow the world's best hockey players to compete at the Winter Games in February," said Don Fehr, the players' association executive director.
"Having the opportunity to wear their nation's sweater in Sochi is something the players look forward to."
Bettman, Fehr and IIHF President Rene Fasel met for more than five hours July 1 -- the day after the NHL draft -- at league headquarters in New York and made progress toward a deal that took nearly three more weeks to hammer out.
"I am very happy with the result of the constructive discussions which will ensure that once again we will see the world's top ice hockey players competing at the Olympic Games," IOC President Jacques Rogge said in a statement. "I would like to thank all parties involved for making this happen ahead of Sochi 2014."
The biggest challenge the NHL faces every time the Olympics come is the need to stop the hockey season for several weeks so its players can go. That became a bigger factor this time because of last season's lockout that delayed the start of the campaign until late January.
"Although there were many details to discuss with our partners NHL and NHLPA, there was never any doubt in my mind that we would not continue the tradition from Nagano, Salt Lake City, Turin and Vancouver," Fasel said in a separate statement. "The modern Olympic era is about sportive competition on the highest possible level. This is what fans around the world expect from a 100-meter race or downhill skiing and this is also what they are entitled to expect from our sport.
"It is the obligation of the IIHF toward our fans that the biggest sports show on Earth has the best players and toward our member associations that they are able to select the best players that their educational systems have developed. I would like to thank NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA Executive Director Don Fehr for their cooperation."
As part of the deal, seven NHL referees and six NHL linesmen will join the IIHF on-ice officials' crews that will work the men's tournament. The Olympic hockey tournament will be played according to the IIHF rulebook on the bigger international-sized rinks.


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Percy Harvin healed, ready to soar against Saints
RENTON — There was agreement on two key points Thursday.
Dynamic wide receiver Percy Harvin will play Saturday in the Seahawks' divisional-round playoff game against the New Orleans Saints.
And, getting him to this point has been frustrating.
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said Harvin will be unleashed Saturday for the first time since playing 19 offensive and two special-teams snaps Nov. 17 against his former team, the Minnesota Vikings. Carroll and Harvin said there will be no limitations this time.
"He's going," Carroll said. "I told you if he's going to go, he's going. So he's playing."
That means Harvin is expected to be standing in the end zone Saturday at the first opportunity the Seahawks have to return a kickoff.
He'll line up in the slot, outside and possibly in the backfield. New Orleans defensive coordinator Rob Ryan is
aware of those deviations.
"Hell, they could put him at center probably and hike the ball," Ryan said. "He's all over the place. We know who he is, and we'll have him identified, and we'll do a great job."
During his extensive rehabilitation from Aug. 1 hip surgery, there were times when Harvin was unsure if he could return to the field this season.
Even during the game against the Vikings, Harvin said he knew something was not right. Afterward, he had soreness and stiffness in the hip. He also had excess fluid.
"It kind of went up and down, especially from week to week," Harvin said. "Especially after being out there a couple days, going to sleep not knowing if I was going to wake up the next morning with it swelled up. It got very frustrating.
"I know for the organization, it was frustrating, too, knowing that I could practice one day and maybe not practice the next day. It was frustrating for a lot of people. My hat's off to this organization for staying patient with me. I'm just ready to make it all pay off."
Harvin was approached by Carroll on Dec. 30 and was told it was decision time. Either Harvin had to prove he was ready to play or he was going on injured reserve.
Harvin caught some passes from quarterback Russell Wilson, which, in addition to oral affirmation, was enough to persuade Carroll to give Harvin a shot at practicing.
Harvin was limited Jan. 2. He practiced more last Friday. Wednesday and Thursday this week, he was a full participant in practice.
"I'm feeling great," Harvin said. "Had a good two weeks. We came back this week, had no setbacks, it felt good. I was able to finally do all of my cutting, getting out of my breaks, things like that. So it's been great."
It's also a red alert for New Orleans.
The Seahawks finally have their most explosive playmaker in place with a healthy offensive line. Harvin's arrival for the playoffs comes when the Seahawks' offense could use such a jolt. Seattle averaged 13.5 points a game in two losses the last four weeks of the season.
"He's a dynamic player," New Orleans coach Sean Payton said.
Harvin's on-field influence was seen immediately against Minnesota. Even when the ball isn't being thrown to Harvin, his presence forces defenses to align for the possibility.
Against the Vikings, Harvin had one catch for 17 yards. The three receivers around him averaged 31.5, 27 and 26 yards per catch, respectively, that day.
Harvin returned one kick for 58 yards. He was stopped by the kicker as much as indecision. Afterward, Harvin said he was unsure whether to juke or run over the kicker, which left him in between and vulnerable for the touchdown-saving tackle by Minnesota cornerback Marcus Sherels.
"He's been able to create stuff that's unique, and that has given him his reputation that is legit," Carroll said. "Returns, particularly, he's as good as you can get as a kickoff returner."
Once again, the Seahawks' offseason prized toy is out of the box. Just in time for the playoffs.
"I'm just looking to jump on the bus and enjoy the ride," Harvin said.
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I'm not going into who is right or who is wrong politically in my blog because that is not what this blog is about. However, in terms of Civil War era Memory… let's call this a hodge-podge of thoughts from the "for what it's worth" file…
… when a Republican presidential candidate proclaims that he is from the "party of Lincoln," I have to roll my eyes… and I've done it on more than one occasion in the past as others ran from the Republican Party and used the same battle cry. Apart from the name of the party, is the party itself really the same? I don't think so. There was, at one time, a rather solid South behind the banner of the Democats, but today, there is, in my opinion, a distinct difference (having gradually advanced away from the Democratic Party in the latter part of the 1800s and then totally flipping in the other direction in later years… although, I can say that I personally know some in the South who have remained registered Democrats… and that affiliation has a lineage of it's own that goes back to a Confederate veteran or two). So, to call the Republican Party the "party of Lincoln" is a rather empty battle cry used more out of the need to tap into a certain mindset among voters than to convey the truth about modern party politics.
On the other hand, it seems ironic that both major candidates have admiration for Abraham Lincoln… one starting his campaign in Springfield, Illinois and the other using the above stated battle cry. That's interesting…
Lastly, I have to comment also on the status of the Democratic Party earlier this year. I couldn't help but see similarities in the Democratic run for party nomination and the struggle within the splintered Democratic Party in the 1860 Presidential election. While one party candidate has been selected in the recent race, clearly, the most recent splintering is still there. The question is, will it impact the party in a somewhat similar fashion as that which took place in 1860? In the wake of the fight for the nomination, will the splintering work to the favor of the Republican candidate or is the run for the Democratic nomination where similarities end?
Oh wait… speaking of Lincoln, I've got to mention this one… I find it funny that, in my home county, the Republicans come together for a big spread on Lincoln's birthday. It's rather laughable because I can't help but find the irony that Lincoln was never on the ballot in the county (or if he was on the ballot, there was not one vote cast for him).
Wait! One more thing… and, of course, though it has nothing to do with the Civil War, there is the incident in which Biden spoke about the depression and Roosevelt going on television… that said, Jon Stewart added some flavor from the Civil War when he speculated that, perhaps, Biden might say something to the effect that "… and Lincoln, during the Revolutionary War…"
Bottom line… really, I think that there are too many politicians out there (whether democrat, republican or whatever) that need a wake-up call and need to be censured for contributing to the dumbing down of America, all in the name of gathering votes. Thank you politicians, for taking advantage of the American public, showing how historically dumb you are, and/or showing that you think that America is historically dumb!
Maybe those who downplay the importance of history in the education of our children need to take note! Nah… keep us dumb, it makes good putty for political manipulation.


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Back to the future: Clinton vs. Bush?
BOSTON — American politics may be headed back to the future.
Four years after the country elected a 40-something African-American newcomer named Barack to the presidency, a more familiar political order is poised to reassert itself: the House of Clinton representing Democrats and the House of Bush atop the GOP.
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The restoration of either is no sure thing, but what's certain is that Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush loom the largest over their respective parties as the long road toward 2016 begins. Any other would-be presidential candidate will first take a long look toward Chappaqua and Miami before moving forward.
( PHOTOS: Hillary Clinton's career)
Clinton, particularly, freezes her party's 2016 nomination process starting at this moment. After barely falling short in 2008 and earning high marks and soaring approval ratings in four years as America's top diplomat, she unambiguously has the strongest claim on being the next Democratic standard-bearer. If, and it is a big unknown, she wants another shot at the presidency.
Bush, were he to run, most likely wouldn't clear the field in the way Clinton could. But his gravitas, fundraising capability, Florida roots and entree to Hispanics makes him the most formidable Republican on a sparkling roster of potential 2016 contenders.
( PHOTOS: 2016 White House contenders)
The 2012 contest was notable for being the first presidential campaign since 1976 that didn't feature a member of one of America's most famous political families. And it looks like it might be only a brief break from tradition.
That the same two families who dominated American politics for the previous decades may return to the fore after the Obama interregnum would be fitting in a country that purports to disregard dynasties but actually builds, enables and obsesses over its ruling clans.
"We love our brands — they offer certainty in a world spinning apart," said Republican strategist Alex Castellanos, who is friends with Bush and believes he would be a strong candidate. "The political equivalent of a brand is the dynasty, the Bushes or Clintons. And even if Coke produces New Coke, or Ford, an Edsel, now and then…. we remain loyal. We know and value what the brand stands for … otherwise, we wouldn't want it rehabilitated."
( Also on POLITICO: GOP soul-searching: 'Too old, too white, too male'?)
But while there are the obvious questions that hang over both Clinton and Bush — is she up for a second run after a grueling four years and is he willing to confront his family's ghosts — their candidacies would also say much about the direction each party wants to take.


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my $template = Webservice::InterMine->template('Gene_To_Cure_For_Cancer');
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The template can be accessed and used as any other template, both via the API and through the webapp. Don't forget that you can manage your templates through the webapp interface, which in many cases might be more straightforward than using this programmatic API.
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Ask Dr. Brent
Q: There are so many products touting "anti-aging" effects. Is there a more surefire approach?
A: You're right to question those claims. Aging starts the minute you're born, and your health and appearance at any given age reflect the cumulative effect of your lifestyle, including your diet and exercise habits, as well as your genes. One new study in "American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism" showed that resistance training, long known to help with bone density, may help slow the aging process. Women who did resistance exercises for 24 weeks produced more human growth hormone (a "longevity" hormone whose levels start dwindling after about age 30) than the control group. What's more, heavier weights were found to produce more growth hormone than lighter weights. If you don't do resistance training, start now. Try the simple routine below at home or at the gym. -- Brent Ridge, M.D., Vice President, Healthy Living for Martha Stewart Omnimedia.
What You Need
Set of 2- or 3-pound hand weights
Yoga mat
The words "weight training" may evoke images of sweaty bodybuilders, but integrate those weights into a soulful home practice and they become the key component of a strengthening and satisfying morning routine.
On a holistic level, waking up with weights readies mind and spirit to engage with resistance in its many forms. "A dumbbell represents an opposing force and the potential for struggle," explains Tammy Wise, New York City-based creator of BodyLogos, a mind-body practice that combines strength training with meditation. "I call this the Tao of strength training: In working with weights, you learn to recognize and honor personal boundaries, rather than work against them." Plus, adds Mary Tedesco, owner of Body Fit Personal Training in Cross River, New York, "your mind tends to be sharper and more focused in the morning."
On a purely physical level, there are impressive health benefits of strength training, particularly for women. Lifting weights lowers the risk of conditions like osteoporosis, heart disease, depression, and Type 2 diabetes. It may even relieve arthritis and improve sleep quality -- not to mention help prevent age-related weight gain. "Starting in their late 30s or early 40s, women lose about a quarter pound of muscle a year, which slows metabolism and causes the body to gain equal amounts of fat," says Miriam Nelson, Ph.D., associate professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University in Boston and author of Strong Women Stay Young. Regular strength training, she says, can keep this process in check and help prevent fat accumulation.
Of course, working with weights offers an immediate payoff, as well. "Brief sessions with light weights can be invigorating," says Tedesco. For maximum benefit, she suggests gradually increasing weight over time, depending on your comfort level (you can work your way up to as much as 7-pound weights). The following routine designed by Tedesco and Wise pairs muscle-group conditioning with active meditations -- making weight training to another level. This approach lets you "embrace resistance and bring stillness into your workouts," says Wise. And that allows you to start your day from a place of strength.
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Strength training has proven benefits for apple-shaped women (those carrying their weight around the trunk) who want to decrease abdominal fat and lower their risk of heart disease. In a study presented at an American Heart Association meeting, overweight and obese women ages 24 to 44 completed twice-weekly, hour-long strength-training workouts for two years, gradually increasing weights. The program helped prevent an increase in abdominal fat -- and the women lost about 4 percent of overall body fat, compared to no improvements in a control group.
Morning Balancer
What it does: Stretches and strengthens the spine and abdominal muscles; improves posture.
How to do it: Start on hands and knees, with knees under your hips and wrists under your shoulders, fingers pointing forward. Keep your neck in line with your spine and contract your abdominal muscles to prevent your back from sagging. Holding a weight in your right hand, extend your right arm in front of your body, in line with your right shoulder, palm down. Lift your left leg off the floor to hip level. Inhale for 4 counts and bring your right elbow and left knee together until they touch. Exhale for 4 counts and return to extended position so your right arm and left leg are stretched out again. Repeat 16 times. Then switch sides and repeat.
Active meditation: "Your abdominals are your core -- your essential, spiritual self," says Wise. "Maintain integrity in the abs by keeping them strong and aligned. Focus on staying connected to your core, to yourself, as you reach out into the world. It's always a balancing act."
Confidence Lifter
What it does: Works the large muscles of the glutes and quads; tones the deltoids.
How to do it: Stand with feet hip-width apart. Pull your abdominal muscles inward; feel your tailbone drop down. Hold dumbbells in your hands with palms facing in toward your sides. Slowly lower yourself into a squat as if you're sitting on a chair, raising your arms out to shoulder height. Do three sets of 10 to 30 repetitions.
Active meditation: As the primary forward force of your body, the quadriceps move you to new destinations. "As you squat, focus on where you're going," says Wise. "Why are you working so hard to get strong?" As you do each squat, she says, feel yourself taking steps toward the future you wish for yourself.
Heart Opener
What it does: Stretches and engages the core muscles and chest.
How to do it: Lie on your back with your feet off the ground and your legs bent in a 90-degree angle (or rest your feet on a chair). Holding a weight in each hand, start in a closed position above your chest with knuckles touching and arms slightly curved. Open arms smoothly and slowly out to the sides and then close. Exhale as you open your arms; inhale as you close. Repeat exercise 16 times.
Active meditation: Your chest muscles protect your heart, the seat of your emotions. "As you work your chest in this exercise," says Wise, "think about approaching the day with an open heart. Feel this intention expand into your life, letting your heart lead your actions."
Abundance Builder
What it does: Simultaneously engages major muscle groups in your upper and lower body; also increases your heart rate.
How to do it: Start in a lunge, your right foot 2 to 3 feet in front of your left. Holding a weight in each hand, tuck your elbows in by your sides with palms facing each other. Engage your core and inhale for 4 counts, and then exhale for 4 counts as you go deeper into the lunge, lowering your right thigh until it's parallel to the ground (your left knee should almost touch the floor); lift weights toward your shoulders. Return to starting position, inhaling as you come up, and repeat. Do 16 repetitions, and then switch sides.
Active meditation: The biceps allow your arms to pull "desirables" toward you. "Take this opportunity to consider what you really want," says Wise. "Imagine the dumbbells are what you long for most and focus on pulling them inward. Think of this exercise not just as sculpting your body but as helping to sculpt your life."
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This area is a regional shopping destination where you can find merchants of every description, including nationally-known furniture, jewelry and home improvement stores, as well as clothing outlets and a host of specialty retailers. Haywood Road is also home to Haywood Mall, one of the Upstate's largest regional malls, which includes over 150 specialty shops and five major department stores: Belk, Dillard's, Macy's, J.C. Penney and Sears. The area also has a variety of hotels, such as the Hilton, Courtyard by Marriott, and Hyatt Place. Download Haywood Road demographics (PDF)
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With more than 800,000 square feet of existing retail and restaurants, Magnolia Park is one of Greenville's largest and most popular retail, dining and entertainment destinations. Magnolia Park features the #1 Regal Cinema in North Carolina and South Carolina, Cabela's first large format location in the Southeast, Nordstrom's only offering in the state and the highest performing Costco in South Carolina. The lineup of restaurants and retailers also includes a number of new entrants to the state, including Dave and Buster's, Yard House, Tucano's Brazilian Grill, Cheddar's Casual Café and Firebirds Wood Fired Grill. Download Woodruff Road/I-385 demographics (PDF)
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As a huge fan of both Breaking Bad (so brilliant) and Stephen King's Dark Tower series (probably the best story he's ever told), I've been steadily tracking the process of – and obstacles facing – the ongoing adaptation of the multi-part literary franchise. Ron Howard has been involved with the project in assorted stages, and it seems he took a series of meetings with an ideal actor for Eddie Dean – Aaron Paul, bitches!
We've heard this before. But Paul was in Sundance recently promoting a new film, and was asked by Ain't It Cool News about the Dark Tower books and whether he'd ever been considered for Dean. The character is a strung-out junkie pulled into a mystical realm by the story's main hero, Roland, a gunslinger. Dean becomes a hero, despite his numerous flaws. Sounds a lot like Jessie, no? Anyway, Paul says that he hasn't read all of the books (there are seven), but dropped this huge bomb:
I've had a ton of meetings on that. I just had a general sit down with Ron Howard, who is a huge fan of the show, which is such a crazy thing to even think that Ron Howard even knows who I am. They're definitely planning on making it. … I'm excited. Their goal is to do three films, but also have a television element to it, which will be very interesting. From what I hear, Eddie Dean is a pretty epic, iconic character.
Uh, yeah. They're ALL iconic to those of us who've consumed the sprawling Dark Tower series. And while Paul stops short of confirming anything, the fact that he has taken "a ton of meetings" means wheels must be turning.
The way he talks about the TV-movie component of the story means he might still be referring to the plan to stretch the story over various mediums, which I don't think ever got off the ground. Warner Bros. passed on it, no doubt due to the expected costs to tell the story correctly. Universal passed on it years ago.
But we're in a different time now, a time where Netflix and HBO are viable sidebars that can carry longer chunks of a storyline, with audiences heading to theaters to see parts of the story. Hell, if Peter Jackson can squeeze three 3-hour Hobbit movies out of J.R.R. Tolkien's slim novel, then Hollywood can figure out how to bring The Dark Tower to life!!
Cast Paul as Eddie Dean. Hire Javier Bardem as Roland, and Lupita Nyong'o as Odetta. Give the Jake role to Iron Man 3 standout Ty Simpkins. And Joe King can play the younger version of his father. Seriously, look at this!


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There have been significantly more negative tweets about the online marketplace than positive ones since it launched.
The public's impression of HealthCare.gov, the Obama administration's online health insurance marketplace, remains deeply negative two weeks after its troubled launch, according to an analysis of Twitter sentiment .
That's a reversal from what was happening in the weeks leading up to the Oct. 1 launch of the online insurance exchange, when more tweeters expressed positive opinions about HealthCare.gov than negative opinions, according to an analysis by Topsy , an analytics firm that mines Twitter to gauge public sentiment.
The marketplace's sentiment score shot up a few days before the public launch, spurred mainly by tweets from news organizations urging people to check the site out, according to Topsy's analysis. That sentiment score dropped precipitously once the online marketplace was online and has remained low ever since. (See the graph below).
Topsy's "sentiment score" for HealthCare.gov has hovered between 10 and 15 on a scale of 1 to 100 since Oct. 3. The company uses a keyword analysis of tweets mentioning HealthCare.gov to determine whether tweets are positive or negative. A score of 50 out of 100 essentially means there are an equal number of positive and negative tweets, a spokeswoman said.
The sentiment score for the president's overall healthcare reform, popularly known as Obamacare, suffered a similar decline in sentiment after Oct. 1 but has only dropped to a score of about 30 out of 100.
The analyses don't measure sentiment since the end of the partial government shutdown on Thursday, after which more of the public's attention may have been freed up to focus on Healthcare.gov.
After the shutdown ended, the Republican National Committee shifted its focus to the online marketplace's troubled launch, including a Twitter campaign urging the president to fire Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the Health and Human Services Department, which is largely responsible for implementing the new law.
Software failures have plagued HealthCare.gov since its launch, drastically reducing the number of people who were able to enroll in insurance programs through the federal site and frustrating some state exchanges that rely on federal data. The federal site also suffered from insufficient server capacity during its first days, according to U.S. Chief Technology Officer Todd Park.
Less than 1 percent of visitors to HealthCare.gov have successfully enrolled in insurance programs using the site so far, according to figures from the market research firm Millward Brown Digital.
The largest share of people left HealthCare.gov because their attempts to register with the site -- one of the first phases in the enrollment process -- failed, Millward Brown found. IT experts have warned there may be more software troubles that haven't yet been uncovered because people have been halted at the registration phase.
An early version of HealthCare.gov came online several months ago, but the components of the site that allow uninsured people to research and enroll in insurance plans launched at the beginning of this month. HealthCare.gov runs insurance marketplaces for 36 states and provides data for 14 states and the District of Columbia, which are running their own exchanges.
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Auto bailout failure highlights a regional carmaking split
WASHINGTON — The Senate's rejection of a bailout for U.S. auto companies will heavily affect the South, which experienced an economic rebirth through a symbiotic relationship with foreign automakers and domestic auto suppliers.
It's that relationship that's prompted representatives from such companies as Toyota, which has an assembly plant in Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's home state of Kentucky and planned facilities in Mississippi, to urge a bailout for their domestic competitors.
"I've talked to several Toyota executives and they are very concerned," said David Cole, chairman of the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Mich. "The supply base is so tightly woven that you can't separate them at all. Failure would have a devastating impact on all regions but particularly the Midwest and South. Because of the tightly knit web of suppliers, a failure of a GM or Ford would take the supply base down for a considerable time and create an economic tsunami."
Yet McConnell and members of Congress from Southern states that are home to foreign automakers emerged as some of the staunchest opponents of the Democratic- and White House-backed plan, which was approved Wednesday night by the House of Representatives on a vote of 237 to 170, but defeated in the Senate Thursday on a procedural vote, 52 to 35.
The South is home to a network of suppliers spread across such towns as Danville and Georgetown, Ky., and throughout Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Georgia.
In central Kentucky alone there have been eight major layoffs at suppliers, at least one filed for bankruptcy, and groups that assist laid-off employees have helped nearly 550 workers. Kentucky has two Ford plants in Louisville, a Toyota factory in Georgetown and a GM plant in Bowling Green. The state trails only Michigan and Ohio in the number of autos produced.
Publicly, Toyota, Nissan, Honda and other overseas-based auto companies have tried to stay out of the current fray.
For years, Southern lawmakers offered lucrative tax subsidy packages to foreign automotive companies in return for building facilities in the region and hiring local workers. The South's lower wages and weaker support for unions were also a draw. Republican opposition to labor unions was at the crux of ongoing opposition to the bailout.
"They have such disdain for organized labor and that seems to be trumping everything," Cole said. "They're cutting off their nose to spite their face."
Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama, the senior Republican on the Banking Committee and another vocal critic of the auto bailout, represents a state that offered choice tax subsidies to attract Honda, Hyundai and Mercedes-Benz. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C, whose state is home to a BMW plant, has said the Big Three will inevitably fail.
Like Alabama and Mississippi, Georgia also has benefited from hosting foreign automakers. The state is eagerly awaiting the arrival of a proposed $1.2 billion Kia manufacturing plant, which will be located north of Columbus near the Georgia-Alabama border.
In recent years, GM closed a factory near Atlanta.
Even as many Southern Republican lawmakers held firm, arguing that taxpayers shouldn't subsidize failure, experts said that if Chrysler, Ford and General Motors do fail, a number of auto suppliers and even several foreign auto companies will be pulled down by the undertow.
In the meantime, the infighting over the proposed bailout took on a decidedly regional tone, with lawmakers from the Midwest and Northeast expressing frustration with their Southern counterparts.
Others just want a resolution.
"We have to consider the diverse and complicated landscape of the auto industry," said Rep. David Dreier, R-Calif. "The question of what is an American car used to be a very simple one. That's no longer the case."
"Which is more American — the Ford built in Mexico or the BMW built in South Carolina?" Dreier asked. "What about the Chevy built with Japanese parts and assembled in Canada? How do we pick and choose winners in a diverse industry that involves foreign investment, American workers and a global supply chain? Is the Toyota plant worker in Kentucky less valuable to the U.S. economy than the Ford worker in Detroit?"
(David Lightman in Washington and Scott Sloan of the Lexington Herald-Leader contributed to this article.)
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Dickinson's certificate program in security studies exemplifies the college's commitment to providing students with a globally oriented, useful education that is relevant to today's culture. Students in security studies will focus on international relations theory, U.S. foreign policy, U.S. national security policy and strategy as well as transnational issues and the concerns of other countries or regions. Leveraging Dickinson's strength in active learning, certificate seekers have the opportunity for independent study and all students will participate in a senior seminar capstone course. Dickinson's certificate in security studies will benefit students who are simply curious about the world around them as well as those pursuing careers in a variety of fields ranging from foreign affairs and economics to the military and the environmental sciences.
At Dickinson, we who contribute to the Security Studies Certificate Program identify security studies with the issues that tend to capture the attention of those engaged in the defense, intelligence, and diplomatic communities. In our minds, it entails two major areas for exploration. The first is primarily U.S.-centric and involves the study of the formulation and implementation of U.S. national security strategy; domestic institutional structures such as the National Security Council or the Department of Homeland Security; overarching concerns such as civilian-military relations, just-war theory, or adherence by U.S. soldiers to the Geneva Conventions; and the effectiveness of U.S. foreign policy. The second casts a wider net, and examines instability and conflict in various parts of the world, systemic level threats, and regional and international policy structures and initiatives.
Our perception of security studies reflects our understanding of historical experience and of the current forces at play in the global system. It has long been the case that leaders have had responsibility for articulating the national interests of their respective countries and for shaping grand strategy in pursuit of national interests. Leaders have also had responsibility for identifying both imminent and remote threats to national interests and for implementing policies to neutralize perceived threats.
Over the past two decades, the people of the world have become more interdependent and the structure of the global system has changed. As a byproduct of those developments, the nature of threats to the national interests of each country has become more complex. Furthermore, some threats tend to cross national boundaries and encompass the well-being of all human beings. Thus, the list of immediate and longer-term threats to the national interests of the United States or of other countries now includes interstate conflicts, civil wars marked by genocide, abuses of human rights, attacks on civilian populations by terrorist organizations, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, global pandemics, and the catastrophic effects of global climate change. The changing nature of threats makes things more difficult for leaders, who must shape a response via some combination of diplomatic, economic, military, and informational instruments of power.
In light of those developments, we believe that the Dickinson Certificate Program in Security Studies gives students from a range of disciplines an opportunity to explore an area of increasing relevance. We also believe it has some unique features.
- It is consistent with the college's mission statement of a useful education within a contemporary context; indeed, one might argue that a liberal education of the type provided at Dickinson will be of increasing value to those who hope to make their contribution to society in the national security arena.
- It draws upon both the internal strengths of Dickinson and as well the relationships that the college has with the United States Army War College and its sister institution at Carlisle Barracks, the United States Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute; and with the Pennsylvania State University School of International Affairs.
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BOSTON, Mass.—After 108 minutes and 33 seconds of back-and-forth soccer, Veronica Romero lifted a shot over the outstretched hands of a charging Kristen Spain (Quincy, Mass.) to give #2 Emory University (2-0) a 2-1 victory over host UMass Boston (1-1) at the Clark Athletic Field Monday afternoon.
The Beacons took a 1-0 lead in the 22nd minute that lasted for nearly 60 minutes against the 2012 national runner-ups, but couldn't outlast Romero and the Eagles. Emory's senior forward assisted on the game-tying goal in the 80th minute and put just enough touch on the final shot of the game, to push Emory's unbeaten streak to 35 straight (30-0-5) contests against non-conference opponents in the regular season.
Tayla Andrews (Plymouth, Mass.) scored the lone goal of the game for the Beacons and nearly had a second tally, while Spain made a career-high 13 saves on 15 shots in the loss. The Beacons redshirt sophomore keeper was kept busy all afternoon, constantly rushing off her line to cut down Eagles scoring chances and making several terrific saves throughout the contest.
Emory freshman Cristina Ramirez scored her first collegiate goal on a header, while Romero finished with a goal and an assist. Sophomore goaltender Liz Arnold earned her first career win by making three saves on three shots over the final 68:33, while starter Gabrielle Pelura allowed one goal on four shots on goal.
The Eagles outshot the Beacons by a 28-12 margin and owned an 8-0 edge on corner kicks.
UMass Boston jumped out to a 1-0 advantage in the 22 minute behind some terrific individual work from Andrews. The senior forward crossed over her defender to create space just outside of the box and then sent a diving line-drive shot off of a defender and into the net past a sprawled out Pelura.
10 minutes later Andrews nearly doubled the score, when she sent a low shot to the far post that bounced just wide.
With the lead and a large crowd behind them, UMass Boston held off the Eagles for the next 50+ minutes, creating several strong chances, while spending the majority of the game in their own end.
With the clock ticking down towards 10 minutes, Emory finally broke through on their eighth and final corner kick of the day. Romero sent a low line drive to the near post that was cleared back out to her, at which point the Eagles finally capitalized. The senior forward sent an arching cross to the far post, where Ramirez connected on a header for the Eagles first goal of the day at the 79:20 mark.
After a relatively quiet next 10 minutes, both squads came away with great scoring chances in the final minute of regulation.
UMass Boston drew a foul 35 yards from the net with 45 seconds to play, and on the ensuing free kick Amanda Pugliese (Pembroke, Mass.) drove a line drive shot into the upper-right hand crossbar, just barely missing her first goal of the 2013 season.
Emory raced back the other way and with five seconds left in regulation, Spain was forced to deflect a Meredith Doherty shot wide, to keep the game alive.
The Eagles dominated the first overtime session, outshooting the Beacons 3-0 and generating the only two good scoring chances of the period.
The second overtime period was a bit more open, with UMass Boston nearly generating two scoring chances; but in the end it was Romero providing the final blow. Romero tracked down a high bouncing ball just inside the box and fought off a defender and Spain long enough to send a high chip shot over the Beacons keeper and into the net on one bounce.
Monday's loss marked the end of UMass Boston's program-record 16-game home winning streak at the Clark Athletic Field.
Emory will return to action Saturday when they travel to take on #10 Ithaca College at 1 p.m. UMass Boston will travel north as well, as they will travel to Rutland, Vermont to take part in the Castleton State College Tournament. The Beacons will take on Skidmore College at 4:30 p.m. in their first round game.


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Claude Nobs, 76, the founder and general manager of the Montreux Jazz Festival, whose passion for music and artistry introduced generations of legendary musicians to international audiences on the Swiss stage, died Thursday after sustaining injuries from a fall while cross-country skiing nearby on Christmas Eve. The Jazz Festival announced his death.
Nobs, a native of Montreux, worked his way up from being a chef and director of the community's tourism office, where he organized charity concerts, to overseeing one of the most iconic music festivals in the world.
It was from a visit to the New York offices of Atlantic Records that the first festival in his home city was born in June 1967, featuring musicians such as Keith Jarrett and Jack DeJohnette.
The festival was an overnight success, building over the decades on Nobs' passion for jazz, as much as his gumption and contacts abroad.
From that meeting in New York, Nobs went on to gain career-forming introductions to musical greats such as Roberta Flack and Aretha Franklin, who would make her first European tour at his request. The musical acts at the festival also would gradually broaden to include rock and pop.
An early incident involving the rock group Deep Purple, which had come to Montreux to record an album after performing with Frank Zappa, became forever linked with Nobs.
During a fire at Zappa's concert in 1971, Nobs rushed to save several young concert-goers. Deep Purple's hit song, "Smoke on the Water," would memorialize the accident — Nobs as "Funky Claude" pulling kids to safety.
Two years later, Nobs became director of the Swiss branch of Warner, Elektra and Atlantic, a position that gave him added clout to introduce heavyweights on the Montreux stage.
By the 1990s, he was sharing festival-directing duties with the music producer Quincy Jones and bringing in Miles Davis as an honorary host.
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Yesterday I wrote about how Rock Band creator Harmonix is working on a totally new game with combat and stuff. I also threw in some hypothetical game names that probably won't happen, since it's a new IP and all.
This wasn't enough for Harmonix's John Drake, who insisted that I write more.
So without further ado:
- Fallout: New Rock Band
- Final Rock Band XIII-2
- Legend of Rock: A Link to the Band
- Rock Band Blitzball
- Grand Theft Rock Band
- Kirby's Return to Rock Band
- The Last Rock Band
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Rock Bands
- Star Wars: The Old Rock Band
- Marvel vs. Rock Band
- Plants vs. Rock Band
- A Boy and His Rock Band
- Bravely Default: Flying Rock Band
- Resident Rock Band
- The Lord of the Rings Online: Rock Bands of Rohan
- Professor Layton and the Curious Rock Band
- Assassin's Rock Band
- StarCraft II: Legacy of the Rock Band
- The Secret of Rock Band Island
Hope you're happy, Drake.