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Students to be Featured on Inside Keloland
Augustana seniors Joe Coppock and Johanna Gronewold taped a segment on "Inside Keloland" with host Perry Groten. The show will air this Sunday at 10:30 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. on KELO TV.
Argus Leader: A Memorial Pilgrimage
Forty years ago, six students and faculty from Augustana College were flying home from a Colorado Springs, Colo., debate tournament when, in an instant, their airplane disappeared. On Saturday, their names will be spoken again.
Van Bockern and Mulder to Lead Augustana Student Association
Maggie Van Bockern (Sioux Falls) and Phil Mulder (Volga, SD) have been elected President and Vice President, respectively, of the Augustana Student Association (ASA). The Van Bockern-Mulder ticket received 58 percent of the vote.
Argus Leader: Augustana to Establish Prestigious Faculty Position
Robert E. Wright, an economic historian, will start at Augustana in September holding the Nef Family Chair of Political Economy, provided through a gift from Rudy and Marilyn Nef of Milbank.
Augustana Student Organization Reaches Pennies for Peace Goal
With a generous assist from Gay and George Kapplinger, Augustana's New Student Seminar (NSS) achieved its goal of raising $12,000 for Pennies for Peace. The nine-month effort was a community project of Augustana's class of 2012.
Watertown Public Opinion: Nefs Endow Augie Chair
Rudy and Marilyn Nef of Milbank, have provided a leadership gift to create The Nef Family Chair of Political Economy. The position will advance the study of market economies and representative democracies, on campus and throughout the community.
Argus Leader Features Incoming Freshman Softball Student-Athlete
Shelby Thompson is now a senior in the final days of her high school experience - and the future looks bright. Thompson will try to blaze new trails at Augustana, just like she did coming up through the Sioux Falls school system.
Honorary Degree Recipient Dedicated Life to Serving Native Americans
Rev. Larry Peterson will receive the honorary degree Doctor of Humane Letters and address the graduating class at Augustana's 149th Commencement Service May 24 at the Sioux Falls Arena.
Sioux Center Junior Wins Library Associates Research Award
Amy Hulstein, a junior from Sioux Center, IA, is the recipient of the 2009 Augustana Library Associates Research Award. Her winning paper is entitled "In the Steps of a Soldier: Captured at the Bulge."
Nef Family Gift Creates Augustana's First Endowed Faculty Chair
Dr. Robert E. Wright, acclaimed writer and economic historian, has accepted the appointment as Nef Family Chair of Political Economy. Dr. Wright currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor of Economics at the Stern School of Business, New York University.


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Irvine, Calif. (November 11, 2010) – The Progressive International Motorcycle Shows is proud to announce Television Star and Stunt Riding Icon Jason Britton and Team No Limit will perform their thrilling stunt shows at all 12-city stops of the nationwide tour. Show attendees from Dallas to Daytona will have the chance to see Speed Channel's hit show "Superbikes" Star Britton and his Co-star Eric Hoenshell, perform heart-pounding stunts including wheelies, on-bike acrobatics, stoppies, burnouts, endos and more at each show.
"Eric and I are very excited to be a part of the entire 2010-2011 Progressive International Motorcycle Show tour," said Britton. "We look forward to meeting and performing for our fans and fellow motorcycle enthusiasts. It's all about the passion on two wheels! See you at the shows!"
Britton and Hoenshell are two of the world's top stunt riders. Their performances at the Progressive International Motorcycle Shows will provide more than half a million show attendees nationwide an up-close, in person look at these two skilled dare-devils. After the performances, fans will also have the chance to meet Britton and Hoenshell during autograph sessions. A special Team No Limit autograph page is included within the free official show guide which will be available to all show attendees at all shows.
"We went after the biggest name in stunt riding to bring as much excitement and energy to the shows for the benefit of the attendees," said Progressive International Motorcycle Shows Marketing Coordinator Kurt Whittington. "Beyond all the awesome motorcycles we'll have on the show floor, the price of admission now includes live stunt performances by internationally known superstars."
The Team No Limit Stunt Show is a part of the overall re-invention of the 30-year-old powersports event series from the ground up to offer more value for exhibitors and attendees. This year's Progressive International Motorcycle Shows nationwide tour will introduce a completely new visual design and show environment, more entertainment and learning opportunities, more gifts and prizes custom-built for each unique lifestyle enthusiast, and more ways to interact with and buy product than ever before. From New York to California, hardcore powersports enthusiasts, recreational riders, and aspirational fans from all lifestyles and riding abilities will be engaged in a brand new way on the show floor and spend more time connecting with exhibitors and the community, leaving the show with a tremendous sense of satisfaction and tangible value from their experience. For more information call 800/331-5706 or visit www.motorcycleshows.com.

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Senior UNC Bears' plans
TUCSON — Unlike a lot of senior basketball players, Northern Colorado's four seniors aren't mulling pro agents to hire. They're all graduating and likely moving on to other pursuits.
Their 68-50 second-round loss to San Diego State in the NCAA Tournament may be the last game of their lives. It definitely was for center Taylor Montgomery and forward Neal Kingman. Montgomery has heard from pro scouts.
"A couple," he said, "but my body. I'm tired."
Kingman, who already has his business degree, said his plans are to "Find a job and join the real world."
Devon Beitzel, the Big Sky Player of the Year, is Academic All-Big Sky and already has an auditing job secured with the auditing firm Ernest & Young for September. He will send out feelers about pro basketball.
"I'll talk to the coaches, talk to my family and friends and people I'm close with," he said. "We'll see. You're only young once and if it's something I can pursue I'll probably try to do that for a year."
Chris Kaba graduated in December in communications with an econ minor.
"I'll see where basketball takes me," he said. "I've got some feelers. Now that the season's over you can really start talking."
With no more basketball, Montgomery will take a year off before applying at law schools. He hopes to help coaches at his alma mater, Cherry Creek High. He'll graduate in May with a philosophy degree in legal studies.


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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — In an area of Nigeria where an Islamic insurgency has caught fire, security forces are carrying out night raids in residential neighborhoods and have arrested many people. No one knows where the detainees have wound up, whether they're in good health or even if they're still alive.
Distraught relatives, human rights organizations and journalists have asked the army, the police, intelligence services and government officials where the arrested people are, to no avail. No one even knows, or is saying, how many people have been detained.
Human rights monitors are deeply troubled that scores or possibly hundreds of detainees have gone missing in a country where security forces have a reputation for human rights abuses.
The Civil Rights Congress of Nigeria has received "hundreds and hundreds, up to 3,000" calls from people across northern Nigeria complaining that loved ones have disappeared after being arrested by the military or police in the past three years, said Shehu Sani, an activist with the organization.
Habiba Saadu's two sons and her daughter were taken on Aug. 3 by soldiers who went from house to house in a night raid in Maiduguri, accusing them of participating in the uprising by Boko Haram, an armed Islamic group that has been waging a bloody war in Africa's most populous nation for four years.
"Up to now, I have never seen my children!" Saadu said.
Visits to police stations, the army barracks, the intelligence services and local politicians gave no clue to the whereabouts of her children, Kundiri Muhammed, a 32-year-old kola nut trader, and Ka'adam Muhammed, a 29-year-old fuel seller and a daughter whom Saadu declined to name who is a high school student.
Boko Haram – which means "Western education is forbidden" – is blamed for the deaths of more than 1,700 people since 2010. The sect has attacked Christian and Muslim clerics, government health workers and security forces, school teachers and students in its quest to overturn democracy and install strict Sharia law across this nation of more than 160 million people that has a mainly Muslim north and a predominantly Christian south.
President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency on May 14 in the northeastern states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, giving a Joint Task Force of soldiers, police, intelligence and customs and immigration officials the right to detain people and move them from place to place, as well as the right to search without warrants.
But even under the state of emergency, Nigeria's constitution dictates that anyone detained must have access to lawyers and family and must be brought before a magistrate within 48 hours, said lawyer Justine Ijeomah, executive director of the Human Rights, Social Development and Environmental Foundation.
"Any other detention is incommunicado and is against the law," Ijeomah said. Even so, such disappearances are common, he said.
Asked about people disappearing, Joint Task Force spokesman Lt. Col. Sagir Musa told The Associated Press only that "if they are arrested, then they are being held."
In its half-year report published last month, Nigeria's federal prison service said it was holding 202 Boko Haram suspects by the end of June. Yet the military, the police and civilian vigilantes say they have arrested hundreds upon hundreds of suspects. Every day there are reports of people being detained. The disappearances of detainees began even before the state of emergency.
Journalist Hauwa Hassan Kida has spent the better part of the year searching for one of the missing. For her, the mission is a personal one.
On the night of Oct. 28, 2012, security forces took her brother, Samaila Hassan Kida, from the family home in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state. Hassan and her mother got the news by telephone in Abuja, the Nigerian capital where they shared a home.
"The Joint Task Force came heavily armed in two Jeeps. They demanded everyone come out and form a queue, and when they were lined up they started beating everyone up with the rifle butts, their fists and their boots," the reporter said, citing accounts from family members. The raiders asked for her brother by name and beat him so badly that he was unable to get into the security vehicle on his own when they ordered him inside, she said.
A family member reported Kida's arrest to the
police station opposite their home. Siblings went in search of their brother as soon as a nighttime curfew was lifted the next morning. They got leads that he had been taken by two soldiers and learned their names.
The reporter and her mother rushed to Maiduguri, where the reporter spoke with police and military officers and a leading politician but still found no trace of her brother.
"After some days, I found the soldiers that arrested him and pleaded with them, but I did not press them too much for fear they would kill him," she said. "They are all denying they arrested him."
Sani said his organization, based in the largest northern city of Kano in Kano state, has been receiving more phone calls in recent months despite the fact that the military had cut cellphone and Internet service to three other northeastern states and relatives had to travel to another state just to make a telephone call. Service to one of the states, Yobe, has been reinstated.
"If we go to the police, the police will say that they are not with them but may be with the military," Sani said. "The military will say they must be with the intelligence service, the intelligence service say they don't keep detainees – even though they do – and say they hand them over to police. So there is this cycle of confusion. The conditions in which people are being detained is very secretive."
He had asked some families of detainees to join together in a lawsuit against government agencies and officials, including the federal attorney general, to challenge the legality of the arrests but they are afraid that doing so could put their detained loved ones in mortal danger, Sani said.
Hauwa Hassan Kida, the journalist, has returned to her work in Abuja after learning nothing about the whereabouts of her brother. Her mother refuses to join her until she finds her son.
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Lifetime on Monday released the first official photo of Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor in its movie, "Liz & Dick," showing Lilo and her co-star, Grant Bowler, who plays Richard Burton.
The film started principal photography in Los Angeles on Monday. Lohan's hiring has caused a bit of controversy, but the movie's executive producer, Larry Thompson, told E! News last week that LiLo was "more than ready" to play the role.
"This is really happening," he was quoted as saying. "This isn't like making an appearance on 'Glee' or spending a week on 'SNL.' She is No. 1 on the call sheet. She is the star."
Thompson told E! News the shoot will take just 20 days. Hmm, that makes on wonder how well it will turn out.
Hard to form an opinion based upon this photo, but let's try. I think, and one of my colleagues here at RedEye agrees, Lilo really does look like Liz in the photo. What do you think?


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Veterans Day celebrated in Lincoln
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[November 14, 2012]
On a windy, unseasonably warm day in
Lincoln, Veterans Day was celebrated. The Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 1756 hosted the Sunday afternoon event honoring all those who
have served and are currently serving to protect our country through
military service.
Klinger is the assistant
director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. He is also
involved in nuclear safety programs and low-level radioactive waste
management at state, regional and national levels, and acts as the
governor's homeland security adviser.
As a retired Navy captain and former Marine, Klinger struck a
chord with his audience throughout his 10-minute talk. He commended
all those who serve our country and shared several experiences that
bind veterans.
In his opening Klinger said: "As a naval officer, I embrace the
Navy's core values of honor, courage and commitment. And, there is
no greater commitment than taking this oath to serve country and
risking your life. I think every veteran here remembers the time
they took the first oath."
He observed that patriotism brings many to the military, but he
reflected that his motive was not "so honorable."
"I had been saying to myself, I need to get some maturity," he
said. And with more than a hint of sarcasm that brought chuckles, he
added: "What greater way to gain maturity than joining the military
at the height of the Vietnam War?"
Klinger served in the Marine infantry in Vietnam in 1967 and
later as a Navy medical officer in support of Operation Enduring
Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Noting the sign outside the VFW marking 237 years of the U.S.
Marine Corps, he said: "You Marines out there, happy belated
birthday!" adding, "Semper Fi!"
He briefly recalled his experience of entering boot camp and six
months later being in the rice paddies of Vietnam, armed with guns
like an M-16 that often did not work in the heat of battle.
"I saw firsthand the absolute horror and brutality of war," he
He attained the maturity he had sought.
He likened the soldier's combat emotional experiences the same,
whether from the Revolutionary War or today in Afghanistan.
He cheerfully said that being seriously wounded in a helicopter
while in 'Nam changed his life.
"Navy medicine treated me very well and saved my life," he said.
When Klinger came home from Vietnam, it was during that period of
time when the American public not did not appreciate his sacrifice.
The war placed a stamp of disgrace on our soldiers that he said no
soldier should have to endure again.
In 1985, when he returned to the military as a Navy medical
officer, he found satisfaction doing for soldiers what had been done
for him.
Today, he is appreciative that the American public is now able to
distinguish between the warrior and the war. "That's huge," he said,
adding that our veterans need our appreciation for their sacrifices.
When they are stopped in public today and thanked, that is fitting
and appreciated.
He is also pleased to see how women are now being recognized and
serving as leaders, and he acknowledged the numerous women veterans
in the room.
He observed that in a look back through history and comparing
today's soldiers and veterans, some may feel like they are not what
those were who served in World War I and World War II.
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In the face of such daunting reputations, he shared a note seen
on a door not that long ago at the Bethesda Navy Hospital. It was
handwritten by a Navy SEAL who was suffering serious injuries after
being shot in the face and arm by an AK-47.
Attention all who
enter here:
If you are coming
into this room with sorrow or to feel sorry for my wounds, GO
The wounds I
received I got in a job I love; doing it for people I love;
supporting the freedom of a country I deeply love.
I'm incredibly
tough and will make a full recovery.
What is full? That
is the absolute, utmost, physically my body has the ability to
recover. Then I will push that about 20 percent further through
sheer mental tenacity.
This room you are
about it enter is a room of fun, optimism and intense rapid
If you are not
prepared for that; go elsewhere.
It was signed, "The management" -- with a Navy SEAL insignia.
"That's today's warrior," Klinger said. "We are in good hands,"
he observed.
Klinger asked everyone to continue to offer prayers for those who
serve today.
Following Klinger, the winner of the VFW essay
competition for the Voice of Democracy came forward. Jodlowski read
his entry, "Is the Constitution Still Valid?"
Special guests were recognized including Lincoln Mayor Keith
Snyder, VFW Post 1756 Commander Michelle Ramlow, the American Legion Post 263
Senior Vice-Commander and American Legion Ladies Auxiliary President Tecia Hennessey, and Sgt.
Robert "Bob" E. Graue Detachment 1336 Marine Corps League Commandant
James Harnacke.
The day also included prayers , the Pledge of
Allegiance and laying of the wreath by ladies auxiliaries in memory
of all deceased veterans.
The event closed with a 21-gun salute by the American Legion firing squad, taps
by Randy Schrader and prayer.
Ham and beans in the hall followed.
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NASHVILLE — A dozen federal lawsuits against the truck stop chain run by Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam could be consolidated before a single judge.
The cases stem from a federal investigation into alleged rebate fraud by the sales team at privately held Pilot Flying J, the country's largest diesel retailer.
Various plaintiffs have asked for the cases to be shifted to federal courts in northern Ohio, southern Mississippi or middle Tennessee.
Pilot wants the cases to be heard in Knoxville, where the company is based and where most of the defendants live. Nineteen of 35 employees mentioned in an FBI affidavit released following the April raid on Pilot headquarters live in Tennessee, according to the company.
Pilot said it would also agree to having the cases heard in Nashville or Chicago.
Consolidating and transferring the cases would help avoid duplication, inconsistent rulings and an "unseemly race to judgment," Pilot said in a legal filing late last week.
The federal lawsuits against Pilot have been filed in Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Illinois, Florida, Ohio and Tennessee. A federal panel on multidistrict litigation is scheduled to hear oral arguments on consolidating the cases in late July.
Several other lawsuits have been filed in state courts.
Five members of the Pilot sales team have pleaded guilty to mail fraud charges and are cooperating with federal prosecutors. Jimmy Haslam, the brother of Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, has said he was unaware of the alleged conspiracy to defraud trucking company customers until he read the FBI affidavit.
The governor, who was president of Pilot until he was elected Knoxville mayor in 2003, retains an undisclosed financial stake in Pilot, but has no active operational role in the company with annual revenues of $31 billion.
But connections to the family business persist. Haslam this week shrugged off questions about a Pilot board member overseeing a company that is seeking coal mining rights on public land in Tennessee.
Hillsborough Resources, a subsidiary of the Vitol Group, has been negotiating to mine coal within the Catoosa Wildlife Management Area near Crossville. The president and CEO of Vitol's North and South American operations, Mike Loya, serves on the Pilot board.
Haslam told The Associated Press that he doesn't know Loya personally. A Vitol representative did not return a message seeking comment.
Tom Ingram, a close adviser to both the governor and Pilot, faces an Aug. 1 hearing by the Tennessee Ethics Commission over his failure to register as a lobbyist on behalf of Hillsborough.
Ingram ran Haslam's 2010 gubernatorial campaign and has also coordinated the company's public response to an FBI raid on Pilot's headquarters.
"That's just how life works a lot of time," Haslam said. "Look, there's a whole lot of lobbyists who represent a whole lot of different people."
"There's just a lot of people who have overlapping interests," he said.
Haslam announced Tuesday that he will soon begin paying Ingram out of his re-election campaign account instead of through personal funds. Ingram did not return a message seeking comment.
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Skimping on a little shut-eye can result in more than daytime drowsiness. Research shows that lack of sleep, or disrupted sleep, can have detrimental short- and long-term effects, says Lisa Shives, MD, medical director at Northshore Sleep Medicine in Evanston, Ill. Here are seven ways that lack of sleep affects your health, and what you can do to get the 40 winks (probably more) that you need.
1. It bumps up your blood pressure.
Bedtime is supposed to be time to relax, but if you have disrupted sleep or sleep deprivation, that nighttime stress can be just as harmful as any tension during the day. Lack of sleep can raise blood pressure and cause hypertension in adults, according to an issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. "Research has shown stress hormones tend to be elevated in short sleepers or people who are sleep deprived," says Dr. Shives. This hormonal increase can lead to a temporary rise in blood pressure, which could become more permanent after a period of time.
Do this: Stay out of bed until you're tired. Dr. Shives warns that lying in bed waiting to fall asleep can lead to sleep anxiety, which in turn makes it harder to doze off. "You should really be sleepy before you get into bed, which means a feeling in your head behind your eyes; not just body fatigue." She recommends engaging in calm and quiet activity, such as reading or listening to relaxing music, for an hour or two before bedtime. Avoid television and bright lights. If you can't fall asleep, get out of bed and resume the calm, quiet activity until you're drowsy.
2. It threatens your marriage.
Wedded bliss may extend beyond the waking hours, according to research presented at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS). The study showed that married women slept better than single women, and marital happiness lowered the risk of sleep problems. On the other hand, studies show that sharing the bed with a noisy sleep partner may be detrimental to your marriage. Aside from crankiness, "sleep deprivation from snoring can cause depression and anxiety, which could add to marital strife," says Dr. Shives.
Do this: Get the snoring checked. Snoring is a symptom of sleep apnea, a decrease of airflow during sleep. Waking frequently throughout the night is another. Encourage your wood-sawing partner to talk to his or her physician about taking a sleep test, which will diagnose the condition. Bringing sleep apnea under control will mean more restful nights for both of you.
3. It makes you depressed.
Without a good night's rest you may feel grouchy in the morning, but an ongoing lack of sleep can eventually heighten your risk of depression. According to a study presented at the 2009 APSS annual meeting, disrupted sleep can lead to anxiety and intrusive thoughts as well. "Research continues to show that people not sleeping seven to eight hours, even without history of depression, are twice if not three times more likely to have a major depressive episode," says Dr. Shives.
Do this: Quit opening emails and start closing your eyes. Light from electronic devices, including computers, cell phones and televisions, stimulate the brain to get up and go, says Dr. Shives. Avoiding your gadgets for an hour or two before bed will help ease your mind into sleep mode.
4. It dulls your mood and steals your memories.
Commonly known as the stage of sleep in which we dream, the REM cycle of sleep has daytime effects as well. But if your sleep is frequently interrupted, your brain may spend less time in the much-needed REM state. The result? You feel sluggish and have trouble performing tasks and remembering things. "People with fragmented sleep schedules who are able to get more solid REM sleep have a better sense of feeling refreshed, feel better about their well-being, and therefore have better moods," says Dr. Shives.
Do this: Eat more fish. According to Men's Health magazine, omega-3 fatty acids can boost your memory and increase serotonin, a hormone responsible for happiness. You can find the fats in certain fish, such as salmon and tuna, as well as in fish oil supplements. Make sure you choose sources that have been harvested sustainably, like wild-caught Alaska salmon, or U.S.-caught sardines. To get more REM sleep, Prevention recommends sticking to a regularly set bedtime. Also, rid your bedroom of whatever may be interrupting your sleep; make pets or snoring spouses sleep somewhere else (which could motivate that snorer to take that sleep test).
5. It wrecks your game.
For athletic events, engaging in some practice with a pillow may be just as helpful as practicing on the field. A study of the Stanford Women's tennis team showed athletes engaging in serious shut-eye performed faster and more accurately on the court. The women slept on average of 10 hours a night for five to six weeks. Dr. Shives says athletes benefit from a good night's rest because of the body's reparative properties during sleep.
Do this: If you can't add extra hours to your sleeping schedule in the weeks before a match, race or game, at least rest up beforehand. Dr. Shives recommends a 10- to 20-minute nap before an athletic event to rejuvenate your muscles and boost your body's abilities.
6. It threatens your job.
Feel drowsy during your workday? Lack of sleep may be undermining your performance, but there's a quick fix. According to a study presented at the 2009 APSS annual meeting, a short nap may boost your mood and performance on cognitive tasks.
Do this: Take a nap, but keep it brief. People generally perform more sharply and function better right after a 10-minute nap, says Dr. Shives. But getting too deep into the sleep cycle can have negative effects. And more than a half hour of napping may signal sleep deprivation.
7. It puts you at risk for weight gain and cancer.
If you're not spending quality time with your bed, you have a higher risk of obesity and certain cancers. Losing three hours of sleep could result in the consumption of 200 more calories the next day. And people with irregular sleep patterns, or who sleep during daylight, are at a higher risk of colon and breast cancer, according to a Harvard Medical School study. The reason seems to be that the hormone melatonin, produced during sleep in dark environments, can combat the growth of tumor cells.
Do this: Too busy to work out during the day? Get the benefits of the both sleep and exercise. A bout of exercise between 5 and 7 p.m. will leave you feeling calmer than a workout later in the night, prepping your bod for the fast track to dreamland.
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Xbox UK head Steve McGill's told MCV that PGR4, Mass Effect and Halo 3 – the latest three games to be included in 360's Classics range – are "perennial" titles. He may well be right. "These latest three additions are some of the very biggest and best blockbuster games available on any platform," he said. […]
Xbox UK boss: I don't believe Sony's PSN figures
Steve McGill, Microsoft's head of entertainment, has told Videogamer that he simply doesn't believe Sony when it said "the cumulative number of registered accounts on PlayStation Network has exceeded 20 million as of February 20, 2009," in a recent press release. "Sony do what Sony want to do and if they think that's right for […]
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Hang this Patriotic Tissue Paper Wreath in the window in recognition of the service men and women who protect our country over the years. This is a great craft for any of our patriotic observances and can be saved with all your precious decorations for use at any time.
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How to settle the national debate about the value of economic stimulus? How about an experiment involving California?
Californians, after all, voted to elect and re-elect Democrats who have supported economic stimulus, most notably U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer. Much of the rest of the country voted for those who opposed the stimulus. So why not give the people what they want -- and figure out whether stimulus works in the process?
Here's my proposal. Since Californians clearly wanted more economic stimulus than the federal government has received (and this is bipartisan, given the support of the Republican governor for more stimulus), give it to us. Provide the state with the overwhelming stimulus its voters think they need.
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And then to test the premise, give the rest of the country what they want. End the stimulus for the other states, and focus budget cuts elsewhere.
Of course, you might hear some Republicans and people in other states complain: why are you helping California with our money? But there are two easy responses to that. First, California is a net donor to the federal government, so you'd be helping California with California's money. Second, if you other states believe stimulus is so ineffective (that it's hurt the country, which was the position of Republicans in this election cycle), then sending California more money will only hurt California.
Let's try this experiment for two years. If California does better than the country, that might send one signal about the value of stimulus. If the rest of the country outperforms California economically, that would send a different signal.


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The team work method is a concept for distributing automated theoremprovers and so to activate several experts to work on a given problem. We haveimplemented this for pure equational logic using the unfailing KnuthADBendixcompletion procedure as basic prover. In this paper we present three classes ofexperts working in a goal oriented fashion. In general, goal oriented experts perADform their job "unfair" and so are often unable to solve a given problem alone.However, as a team member in the team work method they perform highly effiADcient, even in comparison with such respected provers as Otter 3.0 or REVEAL,as we demonstrate by examples, some of which can only be proved using teamwork.The reason for these achievements results from the fact that the team workmethod forces the experts to compete for a while and then to cooperate by exADchanging their best results. This allows one to collect "good" intermediate resultsand to forget "useless" ones. Completion based proof methods are frequently reADgarded to have the disadvantage of being not goal oriented. We believe that ourapproach overcomes this disadvantage to a large extend.


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The 2006 World Cup proved to the world – if it didn't know it already – that Germany is crazy about football. Every summer, millions of football fans look forward with great excitement to the beginning of the new Bundesliga season. Many stars of the German league have also won fans abroad.In recent years, players such as Mesut Özil, Sami Khedira, Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski have thrilled thousands upon thousands of spectators – and not only on home turf.
Franck Ribéry and Arjen Robben are just two of the many international footballing greats who are under contract to German clubs. The Bundesliga is currently made up of 18 teams which play home and away fixtures on 34 match days. Around ten million fans watch from the stands, supporting their teams with chants, cries of encouragement and even the odd Mexican wave.
Another feast of football is the DFB Cup, which sees teams from Germany's two-tier national league compete against amateur clubs. The final is always played in May or June at the Olympic stadium in Berlin.
It's been a long time since football in Germany was exclusively the domain of men. Indeed Germany is the only country to have won the World Cup and European Championships both in men's and in women's football. The women's team has won the World Cup twice and the European Championships seven times. Birgit Prinz is one of the most famous players of recent times and has been named World Player of the Year three times. Since 1990 the twelve best clubs in the Frauen-Bundesliga have competed every year for the title of German Champion.
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"Thou therefore, my son (and my daughter), be strong in the grace* (G5485 – divine Influence) that is in Christ Jesus . . .
Endure hardness (conflict, adversity), as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. For no man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life (this world) . . . . so that he may please Him Who hath chosen him to be a soldier . . ."
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood (not even our own), but against principalities, and against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in the heavens (ref: Ephesians 2:2) . . .
Wherefore, take unto you the whole armour of God (Theos – Deity, divinity), that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all . . . to stand !"
"For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal (weak, fleshly), but mighty* (full of power) through God, to the pulling down of strongholds, yea, casting down imaginations, and every high thing which exalts itself (Isaiah 14:12-16 and Revelation 12:7-11) against the knowing of God . . . . And bringing into captivity every thought to the perfect obedience of Christ . . . !"
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While the preparations continue to accelerate, Brazilian youths are participating in Olympic sports in Belém, the capital of Pará State in the north of Brazil. Almost 4,000 athletes aged between 15 and 17 years old, from all states of the country, are competing in 13 disciplines in the biggest edition of Brazilian School Youth Games, officially opened on Thursday7 November.
Some of these athletes were part of the group of 1,000 youths that, this Friday 8 November celebrated the 1,000 days to go to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games milestone in the grass of Mangueirão Stadium, forming the number 1,000.
Agberto Guimarães, Rio 2016 Executive Director of Sport & Paralympic Integration, "An event like this is an excellent start for future high level athletes; it can multiply the contact with Olympic values and sports. Each of these 4,000 athletes will spread this engagement through their schoolmates, teachers, friends and family. Celebrating the 1,000 days to go milestone during the competition in Belém means touching the whole country with the spirit and magic of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games."
Sarah Menezes, Brazilian Judo Olympic Gold Medallist at London 2012 Games, "I first encountered the sport of judo at school, when I was nine years old, and, with practice, took part in tournaments and obtained good results to be acknowledged. I am sure that several athletes who compete in the School Youth Games can be part of Brazilian National team, despite their youth. They must believe in their talent, because everything is possible in our lives. It's just about believing, practicing and dedicating yourself."
Vitor Hugo Mourão dos Santos, 17 years old, School Youth Games winner in 2010, second placed in the Youth World Championship in 2013 and integrant of Brazil's athlete's delegation in Copenhagen, in 2009, when Rio was appointed to host the 2016 Games, "The School Youth Games are extremely important as everything starts at school. For 2016, I will still be too young, but I look forward to competing and gaining experience. I notice that the practices with my coach are working and will be in a good shape to qualify for the Rio 2016 Games."
Julio César de Oliveira, 17 years old, winner of School Youth Games in 2012 and medalist at Australia's Youth Olympic Festival in 2013 (silver in the 4x100 relay and bronze in the 400m hurdles), "Several kids start developing their will to practice and compete thanks to the School Youth Games. I am excited to have the chance to be in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and have lots of friends and family watching me competing and supporting me."
Below are some background stories regarding the 1,000 days to go image:
• Over half of the youths who participated in the photo are athletes who competed in the athletics tournament, which started this Friday, with 562 competitors.
• The other half was composed by youths who have benefited from the Pro Paz, a programme that looks forward to spread a culture of peace in poor communities of Pará state through public policies and sports and cultural activities.
• The Mangueirão Stadium, which is included in the Rio 2016 Pre-Games Training Camps Guide, regularly hosts national and international athletics meetings and holds the South American public record in the sport's competitions, with 42.640 people in 2004.
• The strip used to form the statement "Rio at 1.000" showed a rendering of the Rio 2016 official logo produced by Belém's graffiti Dime França and Sebá Tapajós, as well as Minas Gerais native Hyper.
• Also included in the photo are former marathon athlete Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima (bronze medalist in Athens Olympic Games, in 2004, and winner of the Pierre de Coubertin medal, the most important Olympic award) and judo athlete Sarah Manezes (gold medalist in London 2012 Olympic Games), who are ambassadors of the Brazilian School Youth Games.
• A two-time Brazilian School Youth Games winner, in 2005 and 2007, Sarah Menezes is part of a group of athletes that debuted in the Olympic Games less than 1,000 days after having disputed the school tournament. The first Olympic appearance of the judo athlete was in Beijing, in 2008. In London, in 2012, four other athletes participated in the School Youth Games less than 1,000 days before competing in the Olympic Games in the British capital - Geisa Arcanjo (a finalist in hammer), Aldemir Gomes (semifinalist in the 200m), Jonathan Henrique Silva (26th placed in triple jump) and Tamiris Liz (reserve in the 4x100m relay at the age of 16).
• Also included in the photo is former athlete Agberto Guimarães, fourth placed in the 800m in Moscow Olympic Games, in 1980, and two-time Pan-American champion (800m and 1,500m) in Caracas, in 1983. A Pará native, he is now the Sports and Paralympic Integration Executive Director of the Rio 2016 Organising Committee.
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Francona high on Brantley's value to Indians
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The Indians have not officially announced their four-year contract extension with Michael Brantley, but that did not stop manager Terry Francona from discussing the left fielder's value to the team on Wednesday.
"He's a prime example of everything that made us good," Francona said. "His ability to change positions. His ability to move around in the batting order. His two-out hitting. That's part of what made us good last year, was our versatility and guys' willingness to do whatever it took to try to win. That's really appreciated."
The Indians have reached an agreement with Brantley on a four-year, $25 million contract that includes an $11 million club option for a fifth year. The deal, which covers three arbitration years and at least one year of free agency, is expected to be announced Thursday.
Last spring, Brantley shifted out of center field and into left without complaint after Cleveland signed Michael Bourn as its new center fielder. Brantley then bounced up and down Francona's lineup throughout the season, starting games in eight of nine positions.
Overall, Brantley hit .284 with 10 home runs, 39 extra-base hits, 73 RBIs, 17 stolen bases and 66 runs in 151 games last year. He was also one of Cleveland's top hitters in clutch situations, batting .305 with two outs, .375 with runners in scoring position and .364 with two outs and runners in scoring position.
Francona said it is also good when a club is able to lock up a young player who is considered a part of the team's core group.
"When you start eating into their free-agent years," Francona said, "and you know you have a guy, that's terrific. Keeping the core group of guys together is exciting."


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The eyes discover something sublime, sometimes kitschy, sometimes livid as if the sun has beaten the color out of everything... blue becomes white... green becomes dull grey & you see silhouettes completely standout...Yellow checkered high waist, flared pants in cotton khadi with pleat's on the waist.
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The East India Company imported raw cotton from India while they dumped the local Indian market with inferior machine-made cloth. This led to a great decline in the handloom industry. The khadi weavers were first affected with the subsequent establishment of the powerlooms in India. Imitations of the hand-woven saris and garments were dished out, making it much cheaper and severly affecting the rural scenario. During the Second World War (1939-1945) majority of the Indians turned to hand woven saris.
This was further supported by the Swadeshi Movement initiated by Gandhiji where women turned to hand woven khadi fabric in order to shun the English machine made fabric. The effect of the mill spun fabric continued to affect the handloom sector even post-independence.The extent was so large that the Government of India had to ban powerlooms producing certain textiles, one such being the sari. The Government took active interest in reviving traditional saris to prevent it from extinction and provide handloom weavers with a livelihood through the Janata Scheme.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — A 5.6 magnitude earthquake shook central Oklahoma late Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
What could be the largest temblor in the state's history damaged homes, shook buildings, caused cracks and rattled a college football stadium 50 miles from the epicenter.
Emergency management officials in Lincoln County were reporting significant damage, NBC station KJRH of Tulsa reported.
Chimneys collapsed through roofs of homes, KJRH reported. Damage to the Prague library included collapsed air conditioning ducts and a collapsed wall.
Area residents reported glass breaking and items falling from walls, NBC News reported.
Several roadways buckled, including Highway 62 and other county roads, KJRH said.
A boulder the size of an SUV rolled onto one rural roadway, NBC News reported. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol was assessing road damage early Sunday, NBC News reported.
There has been no word on any injuries reported.
The quake was shallow at 3.1 miles deep and occurred at 10:53 p.m. Central Daylight Time, the USGS said. It was centered about four miles east of the city of Sparks in Lincoln County, or about 45 miles east of Oklahoma City. Several smaller aftershocks struck early Sunday.
See a USGS map showing where quake struck
A USGS spokesman told NBC News that callers from Kansas, Arizona, Missouri, Texas and Oklahoma were reporting that they had felt the quake.
People posted on Twitter that they felt the earthquake as far away as Kansas City, St. Louis, and Wylie, Texas.
"The picture by the TV fell off the wall and we jumped up because we thought somebody had hit the house," Noeh Morales of Oklahoma City told NewsOK.com.
The quake struck as ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit was on the air with Chris Fowler to report No. 3 Oklahoma State's defeat of No. 17 Kansas State 52-45 at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater. Herbstreit widened his eyes in surprise as he was being questioned by Fowler, and then told him about the quake and asked him to repeat his question.
"I literally thought the stadium was rocking like people were stepping down off of this platform I'm on, but we had a little aftershock..." Herbstreit said.
Oklahoma State's players were gathered in the stadium locker rooms when the rumbling started.
"Coach (Mike) Gundy was talking to me, everybody was looking around and no one had any idea," quarterback Brandon Weeden said. "We thought the people above us were doing something. I've never felt one, so that was a first."
The shaking could be felt in the stadium's press box for the better part of a minute before it subsided. The stands were already clearing out when the quake happened, just a few minutes after the down-to-the-wire game had ended.
"That shook up the place, had a lot of people nervous," OSU wide receiver Justin Blackmon said. "Yeah, it was pretty strong."
Prague City Police Department dispatcher Claudie Morton told the Tulsa World she had "never felt anything like that in my life."
"It was the scariest thing," Morton said. "I had a police officer just come in and sit down and all the sudden the walls started shaking and the windows were rattling. It felt like the roof was going to come off the police department."
Morton said the office was flooded with calls by residents who told her that picture frames and mirrors fell from walls and broke, drawers worked loose from dressers and objects tumbled out of cabinets.
The quake came after at least three earthquakes shook much of the same area early Saturday.
A 4.7 magnitude quake struck at 2:12 a.m. (3:12 a.m. ET), with an epicenter about six miles north of Prague in southern Lincoln County, the USGS reported on its website. That is about 50 miles east of Oklahoma City.
The USGS said a 3.4 magnitude quake was also recorded at 2:27 a.m. and a 2.7 magnitude quake at 2:44 a.m.
People felt rumbling as far away as Oklahoma City, Tulsa and outside of the state in Wichita, Kan. and Kansas City, Mo., NewsOK reported.
"We have a solid house on a slab, and it felt like it was coming apart," Joe Bill Moad, who lives west of Oklahoma City in Yukon, told the newspaper.
Lincoln County sheriff officials said there have been no reports of injuries but several people reported items falling off walls.
Oklahoma City police officials said they have received several 911 calls, but have no reports of injuries or damage.
The largest previously recorded earthquake to strike Oklahoma was a 5.5 magnitude temblor centered in El Reno on April 9, 1952, according to the Oklahoma Geological Survey.
This article includes reporting from msnbc.com staff, NBC News and The Associated Press.
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Adolescent mental health: Mapping actions of nongovernmental organizations and other international development organizations
[Santé mentale des adolescents: Cartographie des actions des organisations non gouvernementales et d'autres organisations internationales de développement]
This report describes actions undertaken by a range of international development organizations to address adolescents' mental health needs at country level. It was produced in collaboration with UNICEF.
Adolescent mental health is inadequately addressed by international development organizations and actions at country level appear to be fragmented. Interventions for promotion of psychosocial well-being and provision of mental health care to adolescents often have narrowly-focused, project-specific objectives, while opportunities to mainstream adolescent mental health in education, health and child protection programmes are still largely untapped.
The report was presented during an International Experts Meeting on "Bridging the Mental Health Gap: Reaching the World's Adolescents", on the occasion of the launch of UNICEF's 2011 State of the World's Children Report on Adolescents, and provided a basis for discussion on priorities for future joint efforts in the field. It is hoped that it will increase facilitate coordinated actions by international development organizations and other stakeholders towards improved programming on adolescent mental health in countries.
- Date de parution: mai 2012
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Meenakari (Minakari) is the art of colouring and ornamenting the surface of metals by fusing over it brilliant colours that are decorated in an intricate design. Mina is the feminine form of Minoo in Persian, meaning heaven. Mina refers to the Azure colour of heaven. Enamel working and decorating metals with colourful and baked coats is one of the distinguished courses of art in Isfahan. Mina is defined as some sort of glass-like coloured coat which can be stabilised by heat on different metals particularly copper. Although this course is of abundant use industrially for producing metal and hygienic dishes, it has been paid high attention by painters, goldsmiths and metal engravers since long times ago. In the world, it is categorised into three kinds being: Painting enamel, Charkhaneh or chess like enamel, Cavity enamel.
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Unfortunately, it is not always easy to establish a link between occupation and cancer risk. A small percentage of chemicals used in commerce have been tested for their potential to cause cancer. It is estimated that between 4%-10% of cancers in the United States are caused by occupational exposure. But, the risk of developing cancer is influenced by a number of factors that are not clearly understood. Read on to find out more.
General Risk Factors for Cancer
According to the National Institute for Occupation Health and Safety (NIOSH), a person's risk for developing cancer may be influenced by a combination of the following factors:
- Personal characteristics, such as race and gender
- Family history of cancer
- Lifestyle factors and personal habits, such as diet, smoking, and alcohol consumption
- Certain medical conditions
- Exposure to cancer-causing agents in the environment
- Exposure to cancer-causing agents in the workplace
These factors may act together or in sequence to cause cancer.
Establishing a Link
Sometimes, a number of people in a workplace will develop cancer within a relatively short period of time. However, this does not necessarily indicate that there is a cancer risk in the workplace. Cancer is a common disease, affecting over a million Americans each year.
In an effort to identify the role of possible occupational factors and cancer, scientists investigate cancer clusters. Clusters are defined as an unusual concentration of cancer cases in a defined area or time, according to NIOSH. Clusters may have a common cause or may be the coincidental occurrence of unrelated causes.
When evaluating a cancer cluster in the workplace, scientists tend to look for the following:
- Several cases of the same type of cancer, especially if it is not common in the general population
- The presence of a known or suspected cancer-causing agent, and, the occurrence of types of cancers that have been linked with exposures to these agents in other settings
- Past exposures to possible cancer-causing agents in the workplace—often difficult to document
Investigating cancer clusters poses many challenges for researchers. It is often difficult to make a clear connection between cancer and environmental or workplace factors.
Cancers Associated With Occupational Exposures
The American Cancer Society (ACS) offers this table of substances or types of work that have been associated with the development of cancer:
What Can You Do to Decrease Your Risk?
Identifying occupational risks for cancer is an ongoing process. Since it is often difficult to know if we are being exposed to cancer risks in the workplace, the best we can do is use the knowledge already at hand, and control the risk factors that we know we can control.
For example, we are largely in control of diet, smoking, alcohol use, and exposure to known cancer-causing agents. We can also get regular medical check-ups and follow the national guidelines regarding cancer screening tests.
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- A single-breasted coat in wool cashmere with a soft brushed texture. The longline silhouette layers comfortably over tailoring and knitwear.
- Coat length: 104cm/40.9in. This is based on a size IT 50 as proportions change slightly according to size.
- Model's height: 189cm/6ft 2.5in
- Outer: 80% wool, 20% cashmere
- Undercollar: 70% wool, 20% polyamide, 10% cashmere
- Lining: 50% viscose, 50% acetate
- Sleeve lining: 100% viscose
- Buttons: buffalo horn
- Single-breasted closure
- Chest welt pocket, hip flap pockets, internal welt pockets
- Notch lapels
- Signature details: check undercollar
- Specialist dry clean
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Mr. Cupcake & Cook Chef Costume
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Mr. Cupcake & Cook Chef Costume
Cheri sent us these great photos of her husband wearing Mr. Cupcake costume & herself as a Cook Chef. Check out this couple's another amazing costume from last year Halloween - Daisy & Bee!
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This homemade costume for couples entered our 2011 Halloween Costume Contest,
A word from Cheri, the 'Mr. Cupcake & Cook Chef' costume creator:
My husband is wearing this costume.
- Women's pink oversized t-shirt 2 plumbing pvc shaped in to a smaller and larger ring
- silver fabric
- hot glue
- sewing machine
- 20 yards of pink tulle
- craft puff balls
- fabric wire
- tapestry needle
- heavy thread
- stocking cap
- paper plate
- Styrofoam ball
- red glitter
- brown pipe cleaner
I hot glued the bottom of the t-shirt to the larger pvc.
I starched and ironed the fabric in to a zig zag shape and fed a wire through a small tube i had sew along top of the fabric. I then shaped the zig zag in the fabric by bending the wire. On each inward zig zag i used string and a tapestry needle to attached it my top pvc. I sewed a small piece at the bottle of my fabric in order to feed the smaller pvc through it. This created a nice base for the frosting and my cup part of my cupcake. The top is 20 yards of tulle wrapped around the t-shirt to make a cupcake top. The hat is a paper plate with tulle wrapped around in a circle topped with a cherry. The cherry was made from a round Styrofoam ball, painted red, glittered, and a brown pip cleaner for the stem. i sprayed two coats of clear coat over the top so that the glitter wouldn't come off every where. I glued the plate on top of a pink stocking cap.
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Al and I opened presents tonight, since we're heading to Vegas tomorrow and didn't want to lug them there.
He got me a Flip video camera. I got him Bacon Salt*. Hilarity ensued.
Yeah, you can expect more of this shit in the future. No need to thank me.
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12 Monkeys Season 1 DVD Special Features
Language: English Boxed Set: Yes Discs: 5 pcsRelease date: 2015 Condition: New Weight: 0.4 kgFormat: Support both NTSC & PAL No. of Season: 1Region: Region FreeGenre: Historical Drama
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12 Monkeys Season 1 DVD Overview
Time traveler James Cole (Aaron Stanford) travels from the year 2043 to the present day to stop the release of a deadly virus by the enigmatic organization known as "The Army of the Twelve Monkeys". That virus, in Cole's original timeline,12 Monkeys Season 1 DVD caused the death of 93.6% of the world population. Cole will be helped by the brilliant virologist Cassandra Railly (Amanda Schull) and a math genius with mental issues, Jennifer Goines (Emily Hampshire).


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Magically done....a truly beautiful painting! L/F
Thank you so much, Sarah! ☺
Wonderful painting!!! fav
Thanks so much & especially for the favorite! :D
Patricia. Lilacs are one of my all time favorite natural fragrances. We had two large ones back in my home in Nebraska as a boy! This is well done! F/L JERRY
Thank you, Jerry. The blooms do look like lilacs, which are one of my favorites, also. But I did this from a photo of a Jacaranda tree in Hawaii. This was my husband's favorite painting that I did yrs. ago, & when I look at it, it makes me feel a little guilty that I haven't done a painting in a long time!!! I really appreciate your taking the time to look & comment! ☺
I had to comment on this because I love it! Have admired it as your avatar and now just enjoying it as the beautiful painting that it is. Oh it makes me think of Spring...L F
Judy, thank you very much for your comment! I'm sorry it took me so long to say thank you. ♥♥♥
Thank you Patricia for all your kind words, not only are you a fantastic artist but a booster of confidence ............F/V and Google +..........................Conor
You're so welcome, Conor; I love your work! & thank you for the F/V & the Google + (I'm not familiar with that one!). :) ♥
Beautiful painting Patricia, f/v.
Thank you so much, Julie & especially for the f/v!!! :) ♥
Beautiful painting! I love that tree, such a wonderful color!
Thank you so much, Gun! This was my husband's favorite painting that I did :) So, the original is hanging in my living room!
A Beautiful Painting!
Thank you very much, Carol! :) ♥ I'm not real pleased with most of my paintings, but this one...I was :D
How wonderful! I both admire and envy your skill, Patricia!
Thank you, Steve. You give me the greatest compliments! :)
beautiful painting Patricia.
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Love this! Outstanding and instant vote & fave.
Thank you, Lenore! This one hangs in my living room! :)
Gorgeous Patricia!!
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Great choise of colors........wonderful meadow painting Patricia - Chris :-))
Thanks so much, Christiane! & thanks for taking the time to look at my work :)
Amazing piece, Patricia! What a great color contrast, I really love it! Thanks for being so generous in your comments, I do appreciate them!
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So pretty!
Thanks so much, Ellen!
And just in case I haven't thanked the rest of you, I'll take the opportunity to do it now... or again :) THANK YOU ALL!
Thanks so much, Mal, for your nice comment about my work :)
Lovely atmosphere and beautiful colour combinations.
Patircia, This is still my favorite one of your works. Thanks so much for your nice comments on The Footbridge and Patio Window. Have a wonderful Christmas. All the best.
Thank you very belatedly, Judith! I don't know how I miss these comments sometimes!
Thank all of you fellow artists for your great compliments on my work :)
Love the soft haze and colors of this peice you've done. Thanks for comment on my painting called "Golden Surprise".
Thanks so much, Lucas. Sorry I'm so late with the thank you :)
Beautiful colors and contrast!
Thank you, Lynn....sorry about the lateness of it :)
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Summer Mist- This is a print of an original acrylic painting I did some years ago. I love the mystical atmosphere as the fog is rolling in across the meadow. The mist lightly touches the blooms on the old Jacaranda tree; but there's still a ray of sunshine coming through the clouds. ©2007 Patricia Griffin Brett
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Economic collapse, mass joblessness, uniformed paramilitaries, street violence, political assassinations and, now, a round-up of opposition MPs. Euro-wracked Greece is beginning to feel eerily like Weimar Germany. The beleaguered Athens government has arrested five deputies and 15 other activists from the fascist party Golden Dawn, including the leader, Nikolaos Michaloliakos.
The Greek Constitution prohibits the outright banning of political parties, but the authorities have got around that by classing Golden Dawn as a criminal organisation and linking it to the murder 11 days ago of a Leftist musician. We use the word "fascist" so loosely these days that it has almost lost its meaning. If you oppose immigration, you are called a fascist. If you criticise the European Union (EU), you are called a fascist. If you are winning an argument with a Leftie online then, sooner or later, you are called a fascist. The tendency is not a new one, though it has perhaps been accelerated by the internet. George Orwell, writing at a time when there were actual fascist regimes in power, observed that "the word Fascism now has no meaning except in so far as it signifies 'something not desirable'".
In consequence, we struggle to find adequate vocabulary to describe an unapologetic, bona fide neo-Nazi party such as Golden Dawn, the Greek political movement that took seven per cent of the vote in the two general elections last year. Golden Dawn is a textbook fascist party, in its structure, its ideology and its behaviour. It is anti-democratic, favouring an authoritarian state led by a strong man. It looks back fondly at the Thirties dictatorship of General Metaxas, who banned political parties, outlawed strikes and censored the press. It blames Greece's poverty on immigration — somewhat eccentrically, since the country is now a major net exporter of people. Several of its supporters engage in crude anti-Semitism: One of its MPs, wanted by the police after assaulting a female parliamentarian, defended himself by quoting from the Protocols of the Elders of Zion and alleging that he was the victim of a Jewish conspiracy. Like all properly fascist parties, Golden Dawn loathes free markets and private enterprise. It flirted with paganism, dismissing Christianity as a debased and Judaic belief-system before switching tack and embracing the Orthodox Church belligerently. Its members have been involved in numerous acts of political violence and, like the Nazis in the Twenties, it seems to have established links with elements of the police and the armed forces. The party's emblem looks suspiciously like a swastika.
Golden Dawn insists that the device is a "meander": One of those geometric motifs that you see around the border of classical mosaics and friezes. But ordinary party members are not so careful, frequently waving actual swastikas and Iron Crosses and making straight-arm salutes. For more than 30 years, Golden Dawn crawled along as one of Europe's negligible Nazi movements, supported by a few hundred shaven-headed losers in their mothers' basements. It barely registered in elections, typically winning around 0.1 per cent of the popular vote.
Then, in 2012, under the uncompromising slogan "We can rid this land of filth!", it secured nearly half a million ballots and became the third-largest party. What happened? In short, the euro. For once, the metaphor of a Greek tragedy is precisely apt. Hellenes went through the hubris of easy credit years, when the markets treated Greek and German debt as interchangeable.
Now they are suffering the nemesis: Gross domestic product down by an almost unbelievable 23 per cent from its peak; 28 per cent unemployment; middle-class Athenians rummaging in bins for food; farmers bringing supplies to urban cousins. The catharsis, though, has been artificially stayed. Greece will not recover until it defaults, decouples and devalues, minting its own currency and pricing its way back into the market. A political class seen as closed and semi-hereditary has put the interests of the EU before everything else. The Brussels system has been very good, personally, for Greek politicians and officials who, even now, are shielded from the effects of the downturn. One should not be surprised if the rest of the country reacts by losing faith in the system. Such alienation is precisely what opponents of the euro warned against when the single currency was proposed. The 'arrest of the five members', as I cannot resist calling it, addresses an unsightly symptom, but leaves the malady untreated.
Closing down Golden Dawn will not reduce the appeal of its message, any more than closing down the Nazis in 1924 arrested their rise. Some Greeks will cheer, but others will see a remote political caste protecting its own interests. Asked for a comment on the arrests, the prime minister, a harassed-looking Antonis Samaras, replied: "Justice, stability, no elections." Those words may serve as the perfect Euro-slogan; they explain why so many Greeks were pushed into supporting the extremes in the first place. The other day, Greeks were discussing the rumour that the arrests were an attempt to prevent the Golden Dawn MPs from resigning their seats and triggering a series of by-elections. The economic crisis has become a crisis of democracy. Do you remember why the euro was launched? Its supporters made two claims. First, that it would make its users wealthier; and second, that it would make participating countries get on better. In the event, it has inflicted unnecessary poverty and emigration across southern Europe and is now degrading democracy. How much more has to happen before the Brussels elites accept that they have got it wrong?
— The Telegraph Group Limited, London, 2013
Daniel Hannan is a Conservative Member of European Parliament.


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Chara scores winner in Bruins' victory over Rangers
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BOSTON (AP) -- Zdeno Chara and Patrice Bergeron scored third-period goals to lift the Boston Bruins to a 3-2 comeback win over the New York Rangers on Friday.
Brad Marchand also scored for the Eastern Conference-leading Bruins, who improved to 9-2-2 in their last 13 games.
Rick Nash and Ryan McDonagh scored for the Rangers, who completed a five-game road trip 3-2.
Tuukka Rask stopped 17 shots for Boston, which hasn't lost in regulation at home in its last 10 games (8-0-2).
Henrik Lundqvist made 25 saves for the Rangers, who played their first game in Boston since the Bruins eliminated them in five games in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs last spring.
Chara unloaded a low slap shot from straight away about 10 feet inside the blue line that beat Lundqvist between his pads. After he fired his shot, Chara was knocked to the ice. When the puck went into the net, while still on his knees, he pumped his fists in the air in celebration.
Boston had tied it 2-2 on Bergeron's goal early in the third period. His shot was stopped by Lundqvist, but caromed into the net off defenseman Dan Girardi, who was in front with the Bruins Loui Eriksson.
The Bruins were called for too many men on the ice with 4 1/2 minutes left, but held the Rangers without any good scoring chances.
With New York trailing 1-0 in the first period, Nash and McDonagh scored 1:22 apart. Nash, playing his sixth game after missing 17 with a concussion sustained on Oct. 8, tied it when he spun around near the right circle and slipped a wrister inside the left post.
McDonagh moved the Rangers ahead when his rising shot from the high slot beat Rask inside the left post. Benoit Pouliot appeared to screen Rask on the shot.
The Bruins had jumped ahead 1-0 when Marchand one-timed Chara's cross-ice pass under the crossbar from the bottom of the right circle for just his second goal in 11 games.
Midway into a well-paced but scoreless second, Boston's Torey Krug nailed the left post with a wrist shot. The Bruins had a handful of other good scoring bids that were shot just wide or turned aside by Lundqvist.
Both teams had excellent scoring chances in the game's opening minutes. Boston's Chris Kelly redirected a shot that hit the post and Carl Soderberg fired one that sneaked between Lundqvist's pads but trickled just wide. New York's Derick Brassard cut in alone for a decent bid that Rask stopped 6 minutes into the contest.
Boston was coming off a 6-1 loss at Detroit on Wednesday, its first of three games in four days.
NOTES: Bruins D Dennis Seidenberg returned after missing the last four games with an undisclosed lower body injury. ... Rangers LW Taylor Pyatt played his second consecutive match after missing eight with a concussion. ... New York faces Vancouver and former Rangers coach John Tortorella at home Saturday. Rangers coach Alain Vigneault was Vancouver's coach before joining New York. ... Boston hosts Columbus on Saturday. ... Boston captain Chara squared off in a fight with Brian Boyle in the second that brought a loud roar from the sold-out TD Garden crowd. It was Chara's first fighting major of the season. ... Boston won the first meeting 2-1 at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 19. The teams meet one more time in the regular season, March 2 in New York. ... The Rangers entered tied for the NHL lead with nine road wins.


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It seems like rappers nowadays are being influenced by outer space including, most recently, rappers like Future and Kid Cudi, who seem to have drawn their own influence from outer space. They've done this through everything from album titles to the intricacies in their music. Leading the pack with this outer space influence is Bobby Ray, who has some interesting aspirations of his own.
Check out Bobby Ray featured in XXL where he reveals how he would like to be the first rapper ever to perform on the moon and how he even thinks it's possible. He also says outer space has influenced him to the point where it's made its way into his music. Get Strange Clouds here to check out that influence.


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Aporia means professed but false doubt of what to say or choose.
Such amazing memories associated with this outfit.
At the age of 21, I was yet to go on an out of town trip without my family until early this year. I've always been a very sheltered person. That is until I got a licence. But it actually took me years to have the courage to leave the vicinity of my home.
Early this year, I finally got to leave Manila on my own. Well, with friends, but you get my point. Hopped on a plane and headed to the lovely city of Cebu for the Sinulog Festival. Hoping to go more into detail about my Sinulog experience in future posts. For now, an outfit post. I wore this to a party on the first night we got there called Life Dance. Minus the heels of course. But for the photo's sake: