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North Country hopes snow extends winter seasonBy SARA YOUNG-KNOX
Special to the Union Leader
March 19. 2013 9:13PM
The latest snowfall was welcomed with open arms in the North Country.
"We're thrilled," Jackson Ski Touring Foundation employee Raetha Stoddard said Tuesday afternoon, noting the new snow will make the skiing "delicious."
Inside the Jackson center, Adrian Rawn of Portsmouth said: "You have to enjoy it, right?"
Rawn said she was in the Mount Washington Valley on business, but took time out to go snowshoeing. "We'll take it, one last hurrah."
Farther north, Keith Landry, director of the Pittsburg Ridge Runners Snowmobile Club, noted that 90 percent of the 2013 trail network is open, though inlets to First Connecticut Lake and Lake Francis have begun to open up.
"Hopefully Mother Nature gives us some snow from this round so we can extend the spring riding season," Landry wrote on the club's website.
The folks at Bretton Woods ski area declared spring officially on hold, adding an enthusiastic "Woo Hoo!" to the ski resort's Facebook posting.
The bears at Clark's Trading Post recently woke up and had their first meals of the year.
That's a reminder to homeowners everywhere that bears wake up very hungry, and those bird feeders are like fast food outlets to them. New Hampshire Fish and Game recommends residents take down the birdfeeders by April 1.
The thinning of the ice as far north as Pittsburg is a reminder, too, that's it's just about time to get those bob houses off the ice.


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Review: New 'Skylanders' divide and conquer
As Activision's Skylanders franchise has exploded in popularity, more parents have asked me: Is it as cool as it looks, or just an insidious plot to separate my kids from their allowances?
Who says it can't be both?
Look, collectible toys have been around for most of our lifetimes, whether we're talking about Barbie fashions, Matchbox cars or Beanie Babies. The genius of Skylanders is in bringing those toys to life through something else kids love: the video-game console.
For the uninitiated: Skylanders are accompanied by a game disk and a "Portal of Power" that plugs into your Xbox, PlayStation or Wii. When you place a Skylander figurine on the portal, the character materializes in the video game.
The wrinkle in the new "Skylanders Swap Force" is that some of the creatures snap in two, and you can freely replace their tops and bottoms. The most widely available starter kit (for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, $74.99) comes with Wash Buckler, a sword-wielding octopus, and Blast Zone, a bomb-throwing robot. Switch their parts and you get two new characters, Wash Zone and Blast Buckler. You can do this with all 16 Swap Force Skylanders, which means a total of 256 new characters.
In addition, each of the Swap Force models has one of eight skills, like climbing, bouncing or teleporting. Finally, there's a whole new batch of one-piece Skylanders; the starter kit comes with Ninja Stealth Elf.
The obsessive collector needs to start saving up; the Swap Force figurines cost $15 apiece and the regular Skylanders go for $10, so it's pretty easy to crack $500. But you can survive the game's story mode with just the three characters in the starter kit. You can also use any of the Skylanders that have been released since the franchise debuted in 2011.
The game itself is the series' best so far. The story is the usual silliness: Recurring villain Kaos is bent on destroying the Skylands and it's up to you and your companions to stop him. The journey takes you across a series of well-designed environments, from snow-covered mountains to the inside of a volcano. There are monsters to fight, puzzles to solve and treasures to collect, and you can spend all your loot on buying new powers for your favorite Skylanders.
Vicarious Visions, the studio behind "Swap Force," has given all the characters one new ability: They can now jump. That simple addition opens up a whole range of activity, seemingly drawn from every kid-friendly game since "Super Mario Bros." Yes, there's plenty of running and jumping, but you'll also find yourself zipping along rails, manning turrets, navigating mazes and fishing. Certain areas, which you need particular Skylanders to unlock, provide some of the game's toughest challenges.
Like the previous "Skylanders" games, "Swap Force" is a delight for parents and kids to play together. You can team up on the story levels or enjoy a robust collection of bonus challenges, both cooperative and competitive. Indeed, there's so much to do in "Swap Force" that it should take months for even the most dedicated player to discover all its secrets.
Sure, the brand has become a cash cow for Activision, but it doesn't feel exploitive, thanks to the high quality of the games and the toys. I've even developed a bit of affection for some of the Skylanders who have taken over my living room, and I'm looking forward to seeing where they'll go next. Three-and-a-half stars out of four.
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Zumbathon benefits Moyamoya disease
Even though Mercedes can�t share Zumba with her mom like she used to, the 17-year-old Weare senior at John Stark Regional High School decided to incorporate Zumba fitness into a senior project that will raise awareness of Moyamoya and other rare diseases.
Mercedes will hold a Zumbathon on Friday, March 22, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Center Woods Elementary School in Weare. Admission is $7, and proceeds from the event will go to NORD, the National Organization for Rare Diseases, an organization raising money and awareness of conditions too rare to have their own charities.
Several area Zumba instructors will participate, including Jenn Abbott, Gina Gluva, Maureen Menard and Robin Morrell. There will also be raffle prizes, and participants will be able to make handprints to send to the �Handprints Across America� campaign, part of NORD, to raise awareness of rare diseases like Moyamoya.
Dawn was 36 in 2011 when she was diagnosed with Moyamoya. The word is Japanese for �puffs of smoke� and describes how areas of the brain appear on scans of people with the disease. Fragile blood vessels that can burst form around blocked arteries in the brain, looking like smoke in the brain.
The disease strikes people in heir 30s but also may appear in children. It causes strokes, headaches and progressively impares cognition and learning.
In those dark areas, the brain is not receiving enough blood flow. So treatment usually involves surgery on the brain to restore circulation. But there are lingering effects.
�My mom has trouble walking and she also had a stroke,� said Mercedes.
Further operations are also likely as the disease may cause further circulation problems in the brain.
Dawn received treatment first at Dartmouth-Hitcock medical Center in Hanover, then later in Boston. Mercedes did research on the disease. It turns out there is only one hospital in the entire country that has a dedicated department to treat Moyamoya; Stanford University Hospital in California. According to their website, women are nearly three times more likely to get the disease than men.
Zumba is no longer something the McDonalds can share.
�My mom has trouble walking and her speech is slurred,� said Mercedes.
The specter of the disease even haunts her as Moyamoya is thought to be hereditary, though neither she or her sister, Sierra, show signs.
Presently there is no cure for Moyamoya disease. It could end her mother�s life. But Mercedes would rather not linger on that. She hopes that her efforts will help improve the quality of her mom�s life going forward.


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Darien man buys Lennon's old station wagon at auction
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At 29 years old, Kristi Braswell-Panarese may be new to the art of auctioneering, but that didn't stop her dad, the second-generation owner of Braswell Galleries in Norwalk, from giving her a very special lot to call Saturday.
So spitting out prices in rapid fire before a packed auction gallery, Braswell-Panarese hammered the final bid on the white suit John Lennon wore in the iconic photograph that graced the cover of the Beatles' 1969 "Abbey Road" album at the gallery's 24th annual New Year's Day auction. Two minutes after Braswell-Panarese took the podium, the two-piece suit -- according to the gallery custom made for Lennon by the French haute couture designer Ted Lapidus -- sold for $46,000 to an anonymous online bidder.
Just 12 hours before, Braswell-Panarese had been in Atlanta, helping the family open a new gallery, when her father called with the idea. Knowing it would be an honor to call the big-ticket lot, gallery owner Gary Braswell decided to hand over the microphone.
"My dad called me and said, `You know what? I'm going to give you a Christmas present," Braswell-Panerese said. "It was nerve wracking, but it was really cool."
Lennon wore the two-piece suit while shooting the cover art for "Abbey Road," the Beatles' last recorded album. The cover photo, taken by Iain Macmillan, has become arguably one of the best-known images of the 20th century. It shows the four Beatles walking across a white zebra crossing on Abbey Road in St. John's Wood, London. Since the 1969 album was released, the image has been widely parodied, with spoofs by the Simpsons, Kanye West, and others. Last week the famous crossing was deemed a protected landmark by the British Department for Culture, Media and Sport, meaning it cannot be altered without the approval of local authorities.
The auction, which also featured other Lennon and Beatles artifacts such as a brown velvet jacket Lennon wore while performing "Imagine," and his and Yoko Ono's gold record award for "Double Fantasy," drew a crowd of over 500, said Kathy Braswell, Kristi's mother and one of the gallery's co-owners.
"The New Year's sale is our biggest sale of the year," Braswell said. "It's like a party."
Like a true family-owned business, every family member helped out. Braswell's son, Ryan, had been smoking brisket since 5 a.m. for a complementary on-site barbecue. The family's younger daughter, Jen, worked registration at the front desk. And Kathy's brother and sister-in-law helped work the floor.
Claude Bentley, of Greenwich, said he dropped by out of curiosity for how much the Lennon suit would net. Bentley, a 25-year client of the Braswells, said the family-run spirit of the gallery makes it more than just a business."
"The Braswell family business as a brand, is one of the most human, compassionate galleries in the area," Bentley said. "What the Braswells have is very genuine. That's what makes me come back."
Another visitor, Hank Gioiella, of Darien, didn't leave empty handed. Spurred on by his son, Gioiella bought Lennon's rusted green 1972 Chrysler station wagon. Gioiella said his son wanted the car, which sold at a hammer price of $5,500, as a symbol of Lennon's peace-loving, non-materialist spirit.
Asked whether his son would fix it up, Hank said no way.
"He wants people to know you don't need nice things," Gioiella said. "The message from John Lennon is that you don't need a lot to live. This is what he was happy with."


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Workers from the Speiker Company install a new steeple on St. Rose Church.
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Nearly eight months after a lightning strike zapped the steeple atop St. Rose Catholic Church in Perrysburg, construction workers lifted today the replacement cross and new spire to be put into place.
The signature piece of architecture has been missing since April 2 when fire spread through the tower and the copper-covered steeple. A 6-foot-tall wooden cross, erected during a renovation, fell from its 170-foot perch, striking the glass roof of an elevator entrance and crushing a copper gutter before tumbling into the parking lot.
The Perrysburg parish has been worshiping at the 215 E. Front St. church since 1892.
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"Every week we come in and look up ... we came in today and thought, 'Aw, cool, it's back," parishioner Dan Detwiler of Perrysburg said at evening Mass on Sunday about the replacement steeple sitting on the ground in front of the church.
The $200,000 in damage was contained mostly to the steeple, and parishioners and staff were able to scrub down the sanctuary in time to hold Holy Week services just days after the fire. The steeple and cross replacements are the last piece of the puzzle, which included a new lightning protection system, said Msgr. Marvin Borger, pastor.
"That will take care of all the damage," he said.
In a note in the parish newsletter, the pastor asked the congregation to pray for the safety of the construction workers, who will need favorable weather and very little wind to secure the tall spire and position the cross at its peak with a crane.
The congregation has responded faithfully after the fire and through the construction process, Monsignor Borger said.
"They've been very patient, supportive. ... They're very proud of the church," he said.
St. Rose of Lima Parish, which has about 8,000 parishioners, was founded in 1862, and its present Sandusky bluestone building was completed in 1892.
Its vision statement directs the parish community to be warm and welcoming and to share their faith and blessings with others.
"The fire reminded us of what is important," Monsignor Borger said. "The parish is not a building."
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Volunteers scrub St. Rose (4/5/12)
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Despite the recession, my husband voluntarily gave up his job last August to be a full-time dad—and I am the "soul breadwinner", making a living and helping Mike find his passion.
It wasn't easy at first. I felt the burden, both financially and emotionally, in dealing with my new family position. I tended to fixate on those goals instead of the life I was trying to cultivate for us.
Although I've grown into my new role, and Mike is thriving in his, the reactions from friends, family, and strangers have been less than helpful.
Their resistance hasn't come from a financial perspective—I was prepared to fight those battles.
It's the questions about Mike's ability or desire to be a full-time dad that are most troublesome.
I grew up in a conservative town, but always believed that women and men are equally capable in the fields of career and family. I never gave it a second thought until now.
So when someone raises the question of "how hard it must be for a man to give up his job" or "how difficult it must be for Mike to be with his child all day," I get defensive.
What did people think of me when I made the same decision to stay home with my daughter two years ago? I bet they didn't think much of it. But I did.
It is hard to give up your job. It is really hard to be a full-time parent. It's also hard to be the financial provider. But that has nothing to do with what's in your pants and everything to do with those being difficult tasks.
The truth is that people expect us to live a certain way, earn money a certain way, and create families a certain way. Maybe because that's how it's always been.
As a woman, I don't believe we can have it all; I don't want it anyhow. But I do believe we can have a lot. Don't think for a second that you have to live the way people expect to be financially stable, a good mom, or have a lucrative career. Figure out what works best for you and then use the resources you have to make it happen.
Fresh perspective. Why do you think it's tough for men and women to swap roles?
Tara Gentile is a DIY culture & lifestyle design expert who blogs at Scoutie Girl.


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Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, Britain's biggest publicly owned lender, will pay about $612 million in fines for manipulating interest rates, the second- largest penalty imposed in a global regulatory probe.
The lender will pay $325 million to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, $150 million to the Department of Justice and 87.5 million pounds ($137 million) to the U.K.'s Financial Services Authority, the CFTC said in a statement today. RBS said it will recoup about 300 million pounds to pay the fines by cutting bonuses and clawing back previous awards. The bank's Japanese unit agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud as part of a deal with the Justice Department, the CFTC said.
"The public is deprived of an honest benchmark interest rate when a group of traders sits around a desk for years falsely spinning their bank's Libor submissions, trying to manufacture winning trades," said David Meister, the CFTC's director of enforcement. "That's what happened at RBS."
The penalty is the biggest blow to Chief Executive Officer Stephen Hester's attempt to overhaul the lender after it took 45.5 billion pounds from taxpayers in the largest bank bailout in history in 2008. The fine, the third to result from the global probe so far, exceeds the 290 million pounds Barclays Plc paid in June, and is second only to the $1.5 billion Switzerland's UBS AG paid in December.
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"Libor manipulation is an extreme example of a selfish and self-serving culture that took hold in parts of the banking industry during the financial boom," Hester said in today's statement. "We will use the lessons learned from this episode as further motivation to reject and change the vestiges of that culture."
RBS rose 0.4% to 338.8 pence as of 1:09 p.m. in London. The shares have gained 17% over the past year. The U.K. paid the equivalent of 502 pence for the shares as part of the government rescue and British taxpayers own about 81% of the firm.
Investment banking chief John Hourican, 42, will leave the bank after handing over his responsibilities, RBS said. He will forfeit all his unvested bonus and long-term incentive plan awards that are subject to claw-back, the bank said.
"While John had no involvement in or knowledge of the misconduct, and very notable business achievements while in office, both John and the board felt it was right that he leave the organization," the bank said.
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Developer: Epic Games
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Gears of War is the first game developed by Epic Games exclusively for Microsoft Game Studios and Xbox 360. Gears of War thrusts you into a deep and harrowing story of humankind?s epic battle for survival against the Locust Horde, a nightmarish race of creatures that surface from the bowels of the planet.
In this third-person tactical action/horror game, live and breathe the role of Marcus Fenix. A disgraced former war hero, Marcus seeks personal redemption as he leads his fire team against an onslaught of merciless warrior fiends. Immerse yourself in an experience so intensely emotional and gut-wrenching that playing will be like controlling a blockbuster action movie.
Gears of War utilizes the breathtaking new Unreal Engine 3 to create cinematic, high-definition visuals for a gaming experience that truly ushers in the next generation. Experience beautifully rendered interactive environments and characters so lifelike they appear to be made of flesh and bone. The next-generation visuals create a world in which the tiniest detail is vivid in the largest battle.
Gears of War unites next-generation technology with classic, emotional storytelling and a revolutionary tactical combat system, engrossing the gamer in a horrifying epic story of war and survival.
Key features:
- Engaging and disturbing cinematic story: Massively scoped worlds, memorable characters, and an epic storyline play out like an intense and unsettling blockbuster action film. Dramatic in-game camera work and a compelling story bring the brutal, emotionally charged experience to life. Control Marcus Fenix and his fire team as you pit advanced human technology against the overwhelming and horrific Locust Horde.
- Fire team co-op action: All game modes, levels, and scenarios are designed for cooperative fire team play (A.I. or human). For the first time, A.I. teammates are indiscernible from human players. They move intelligently, take orders effectively, and seek cover and defend themselves when necessary. Experience rich cooperative gameplay through unique characters that require cooperation to survive.
- Unprecedented visuals: Gears of War ushers in the next generation with unprecedented visuals. The Unreal Engine 3 technology pushes high-definition visual designs and brings out the smallest details in the largest battle. Experience a rich dynamic world with an unprecedented level of detail. Characters come to life with unbelievable model quality and a physics-integrated animation system that has them truly reacting intelligently to events as they unfold around them.
- Hyper-realistic and intense combat: The battlefield is a lethal place?to foolishly stand out in the open is to die. To survive, create and take cover using interactive and dynamic environments, suppress the enemy with blindfire, and use weapons and teammates to outwit and outfight terrifying enemies.
- Xbox Live action: Gears of War will embody the next-generation Xbox Live experience and extend it even further. Experience individualized matchmaking, view player statistics, earn player achievements, customize your games, and build and personalize your gamer profiles.
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My review
Date reviewed: December 3, 2006
Extract: I've rarely been this impressed by a video game. Gears of War--the single player campaign, at least--is a truly stunning and epic experience. The game is rated Mature 17+, so it's obviously not for kids, and the violence, language, and horror elements are indeed for mature audiences only. But the overall presentation in Gears of War is unsurpassed. It is a gorgeous, fun, and highly playable game, and one I'm eager to play again and again, especially in co-op mode. My complaints are few and all minor. The unique cover combat mode is fine, though the game overloads the controller's "A" button to a dangerous degree. The single player campaign is arguably a bit short, though the overall story is far more complete than, say, that of Halo 2. And there are minor bugs, though nothing as glaring as those in Call of Duty 3. Multiplayer appears to be a bit limited, though Epic could easily fix that with online updates. None of this really matters. You need Gears of War. You want Gears of War. Highly recommended, Gears of War is the game of the year. Read more
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In recent years, there have been some really good Oscar hosts like Hugh Jackman, some acceptable hosts like John Stewart, some disappointing hosts like Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, and some flat-out horrendous hosts like James Franco and Anne Hathaway. Despite the best efforts of some, none have come close to capturing the same wit, timing, and showmanship of reoccurring hosts like Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, or Billy Crystal. At the 85th Annual Academy Awards ceremony however, Seth MacFarlane of "Ted" and "Family Guy" emerged as the single most entertaining first-time Oscar host of the 21st century.
We all anticipated funny voices, musical numbers, and offensively hilarious jokes to accompany MacFarlane's opening monologue. What nobody expected to see was a song about boobs, a reenactment of "Flight" with sock puppets, and a surprise appearance from William Shatner as Captain Kirk. While MacFarlane took a risk with this outlandish material, he hit a bull's-eye with just about every joke. He even managed to incorporate some legitimate class into the monologue with renditions of "The Way You Look Tonight," "High Hopes," and "Be Our Guests." At 15 minutes, his opening never overstayed its welcome, always keeping the audience laughing and on their toes. MacFarlane found just the right balance of being obscene and edgy, while also being charming, funny, and respectful.
Unlike most hosts that just disappear after the first hour, MacFarlane carried the entire show with his likable presence and one-liners. Even during an uncomfortable John Wilkes Booth joke, it was pretty hard to restrain oneself from laughter. That's more than can be said about some of the award presenters. "The Avengers" lineup and "Chicago" reunion both fell kind of flat, never reaching their full potential. The most disappointing team up of all was Melissa McCarthy and Paul Rudd, who were great together in "This is 40." Here though, they had nowhere to go with a meandering, effortless bit about voiceovers. It was actually reminiscent of that painfully unfunny Samsung commercial Rudd did with Seth Rogan at the Super Bowl.
Now let's get into the actual awards. Christoph Waltz pulled off a semi-surprising Best Supporting Actor win for his work as the German dentist/bounty hunter in "Django Unchained." While I had predicted Tommy Lee or Robert De Niro to win here, Waltz was still my personal favorite of the bunch. Seeing the right actor take home the gold is really what matters most. "Django" additional brought Quentin Tarantino his second Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
The Best Animated Short category is often viewed as the little, independent artist's award. Since the uplifting romance "Paperman" was produced by the biggest animation studio in the world, it appeared some voters might be reluctant to award the film. Politics fortunately didn't get in the way as "Paperman" triumphed over its worthy competition. Seeing John Kahrs get on stage to accept the Oscar just about made my night…then "Brave" won Best Animated Feature and my night was ruined. While "Brave" was a perfectly fine animated film, it didn't come close to reaching the level of "ParaNorman," "Frankenweenie," or "Wreck-It Ralph." But at least the award didn't go to a bad animation like "Madagascar 3" or "Ice Age 4."
The Academy would redeem itself later in the ceremony by granting the Best Live-Action Short award to "Curfew." This 19-minute film from writing/director/actor Shawn Christensen is a genuine treasure with a breakthrough performance from young Fatima Ptacek. Be sure to check it out on iTunes if you haven't already.
No big surprises in the Best Documentary category where Simon Chinn and Malik Bendjelloul won for "Searching for Sugar Man." Also not at all surprising was seeing Michael Haneke's devastating "Amour" win Best Foreign Film. In a bit of a surprise though, Sean Fine and Andrea Nix's "Inocente" beat out "Open Heart" and "Mondays at Racine" for Best Documentary Short Subject.
The biggest shocker of the night had to be in the sound-editing category, where Mark Wahlberg and Ted the teddy bear announced a tie. The winners were "Zero Dark Thirty" and "Skyfall," neither of which I predicted to win this award. While many may assume a tie is unheard of at the Oscars, this is actually the sixth time in history it has occurred. The most memorable tie remains when Katharine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand won Best Actress in 1969.
While we're on the subject of Barbra, it should be noted that she honored the late Marvin Hamlisch in an elegant In Memoriam montage, singing "The Way We Were." It's hard to think of a more fitting song to accompany such a tribute.
My absolute favorite movie of the year, "Life of Pi," walked away with the most awards, winning Best Visual Effects, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, and Best Director for Ang Lee. The Best Director win was perhaps the most unexpected upset of all, beating out Steven Spielberg for "Lincoln." Despite what some might say, Lee truly warranted his third Oscar for once again proving he's one of the most diverse directors making movies today.
"Lincoln" didn't go home empty handed either, winning Best Art Direction and Best Actor for Daniel Day-Lewis. Ironically, Day-Lewis probably gave the funniest speech of the night. "Three years ago I had actually been committed to play Margaret Thatcher and Meryl was Steven's first choice for Lincoln."
Another big winner was "Les Misérables," receiving Best Makeup, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Supporting Actress for Anne Hathaway. These are all deserving wins, with exception to makeup. Honestly, how hard was it to smear some dirt on Hugh Jackman's face? One award "Les Misérables" should have won was Best Costume Design. Alas, that award went to the beautiful, yet unbearably dull, "Anna Karenina."
David O. Russell's lovable dark comedy, "Silver Linings Playbook," won one award with the invaluable Jennifer Lawrence triumphing in the Best Actress category. As wonderful as it is to see Lawrence win here, she really needs to watch her step while walking up stairs. Between almost losing her dress at the SAG awards and tripping at the Oscars, Lawrence might become the biggest klutz this side of Steve Urkel.
In celebration of James Bond's 50th Anniversary, the Oscars planned a special tribute to the immortal franchise. This regrettably did not entail an assemblage of the six actors that have played Mr. Bond over the years. Regardless, we did get a respectable montage and Shirley Bassey performing her timeless "Goldfinger." Speaking of Bond songs, Paul Epworth and Adele's theme from "Skyfall" became the first number from a 007 picture ever to win an Academy Award.
In addition to James Bond, the Academy also saluted the movie musical with performances from Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jennifer Hudson, and the cast of "Les Misérables." Come to think of it, Zeta-Jones, Hudson, and Hathaway have now all won Best Supporting Actress statuettes for their work in movie musicals. Chances are the numerous musical numbers either brought you to tears or bored you to tears. As a big fan of Broadway, I couldn't help but get into all the singing even if the numbers did overstay their welcome. Still, if the ceremony wanted to really pay homage to music in film, why not dedicate more time to this year's Oscar-nominated songs? Granted, we did get to hear performances of "Skyfall" from "Skyfall," "Suddenly" from "Les Misérables," and "Everybody Needs a Best Friend" from "Ted." But what about "Before My Time" from "Chasing Ice" or "Pi's Lullaby" from "Life of Pi?"
Jack Nicholson and First Lady Michelle Obama, who appeared live via video from the White House, announced the Best Picture prize. The victor was of course "Argo," which also claimed Best Editing and Best Adapted Screenplay. This marks the fourth time in history a film has won Best Picture without a Best Director nomination. It's nice to see Ben Affleck receive recognition for his extraordinary film. Affleck further left us with the inspiring words, "You have to work harder than you think you possibly can, you can't hold grudges, and it doesn't matter how you get knocked down in life. All that matters is that you gotta get up." From "Gigli" to "Argo," Affleck is proof that any struggling talent can turn their career around.
A lot of people tend to ridicule the Oscar telecast, arguing that the ceremony is overlong and the speeches drone on forever. They actually came up with a clever way to walk people off stage this year by playing John Williams' theme from "Jaws." But you know what? Oscar Sunday is the one night of the year we get to honor the absolute best in this important industry. The telecast should be long and the winners should have their moment in the spotlight.
All in all, this Oscar ceremony might have had one too many musical numbers, some forgettable presenters, and occasional slow pacing. Regardless, this was still a highly enjoyable ceremony, primarily thanks to MacFarlane. Some say MacFarlane is the funniest man on the planet. Others think he's an overrated schmuck. Personally, I thought he was a comedic marvel on Sunday. Here's hoping they bring MacFarlane back for the 86th Academy Awards, although I'm still campaigning to see The Muppets host one of these years.
• Ahwatukee native and Desert Vista graduate Nick Spake is a student at Arizona State University. He has been working as a film critic for five years, reviewing movies on his website, NICKPICKSFLICKS.com. Reach him at email@example.com.


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I know that you're starting to go into Emmys overload here… We've already got naked Lena Dunham, a Sofia Vergara wardrobe malfunction, and a faux rumor about Tracy Morgan passing out. But, if you can believe it, there's so much else that happened backstage that you didn't see. Like Adam Driver from Girls meeting Peter Dinklage! Or Tom Hanks demonstrating the best possible use for an Emmy statue! And no, it wasn't captured by the livestreamed after-party, but over Twitter.
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Has Anyone ever had anything stolen from their tent at Coachella?
I'm wondering how safe it would to leave clothes, sleeping bag and stuff in my tent while at the festival. I would take valuables with me, of course.
Has Anyone ever had anything stolen from their tent at Coachella?
I'm wondering how safe it would to leave clothes, sleeping bag and stuff in my tent while at the festival. I would take valuables with me, of course.
Last year I had two bags taken out of my tent. The bags had underwear, toothbrush, phone charger... shit that only I could use. I'm lucky I brought my tickets and car keys with me.
Basically, I would try to get a spot on a walkway. My tent was way in the middle of a big group of tents and it's much easier for someone to go through those than the ones on the outskirts.
It is kind of a bummer though since there's not much you can do. Don't bring anything expensive that you won't keep on your person / in your car.
i have camped for the past two years (with groups of people) and we've never had any problems... but yeah, definitely don't leave anything you can't replace easily in your tent... and yes, having a site on the walkway definitely helps...
i camped in my car by the 10 freeway last year, so i wouldn't know about theft on the campsite.
though, i do know a great deal about some douchebag spraying beer all over my car and dancing on the hood of my car in the parking lot.
If possible, I'd get a little lock to put on your tent. It's not really going to stop someone if they want to cut the tent fabric with a knife, but it will deter them enough that they will probably move on to an easier target.
they have security walking around throughout the day and night. There are no in or outs during the concert and someone can't get into the campground unless they have a campground pass. The security is mostly looking for people passed out in the tents though since the heat can be a killer, no pun intended... that sucks that someone got something stolen.. you can always leave anything valuable in your car and just get it after the concert if you need it.
Do people leave stuff locked in their cars? I was wondering about where people leave their belongings while not in the campsite.
i myself have never had problems. there are plenty of "do gooders" at the camp grounds. i'm sure someone would speak up if they saw something fishy. one year though, the wind took my friends tent. nothing inside fortunately, but it might have prevented it from blowing away.
putting a lock on your tent would be wise, but you might also be setting yourself up if you did this. If someone is looking to steal and they see a tent with a lock the first thing on their mind would probably be, "This tent is has a lock on it for a really good reason". They're probably right.
All my clothes, towels, bathroom stuff, and sleeping bag were stolen last year within the first 30 minutes of me being there. I put my tent up, went to the bathroom and when I came back it was gone. Wearing the same clothes for the whole weekend pretty much sucks, so keep an eye on your stuff. The parking lot is a short enough walk away that I would leave my stuff in the trunk during the show.
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I still can't believe there are no lockers or cloak rooms. I am getting so paranoid about my passport!
Mostly I am in denial. It just seems like its so illogical to not have any cloaking or locker facilities on the campsite that it simply isn't true.
It says on the main site there are no lockers, but thats for the actual festival grounds...so I am still living on the hope that there is some kind of secure place to store my documents and some backup stuff just in case some junkie nicks my stuff...
Even if they rip you off with the price of the thing, I don't care, I just want to know that I wont spend the end of my trip on a pilgrimage to the Australian embassy.
I was actually having some worries about this too, I was hoping that there would be some lockers at Palm Springs airport, where I could leave flight tickets, passports etc and then just get them before going home.
Anybody know if this is a viable option?
If you're so worried about the safety of your passport why don't you keep it in your pocket?
the problem with putting it in ur pocket is that if your in the crowd moshing u might end up losing it. Im in the same position coming from outside the country. Apparently their are lockers at the Amtrak and Greyhound Indio station
I was just out of the country, and I kept my passport in a pouch around my neck under my clothes. Do that, and you won't lose your passport and you also won't look like a sissy.
If you get the pouches with the clear front part, chicks can see that you're foreign and be all over you
Peace, Love and Coachella.
I would rather not have to worry about my tent or my person and just have it in a safe little hideyhole. I can lose practically anything but my passport. The greyhound lockers sound bloody excellent as I'm hoping to be getting there via greyhound and if I need anything from the locker it can't be too far away from the festival site....I still would be so surprised if there wasn't a block of lockers on site - its a license to print money really....any enterprising young coachellians who decide to set up a locker tent will get my greenbacks for sure!
Edit: hold on...wtf...I seem to be getting quite a few first post flames! I am somehow pissing numerous people off so much that they finally come out of lurkdom just to flame me! I guess it's just encouraging participation from the members...or something...I wonder if she registered just to post that. I'd be angry too if I was her.
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The call came 30 minutes after I'd hung up with one of my sisters after finalizing some plans for my mom's upcoming 90th birthday celebration.
The call came 30 minutes after I'd hung up with one of my sisters after finalizing some plans for my mom's upcoming 90th birthday celebration.
"Mom fell, and she's on her way to the emergency room," my sister told me. "We're heading to the hospital now to meet her."
My mom lives in Cupertino and was in an ambulance en route to El Camino Hospital in Mountain View. My sister and her husband live in Hayward. Another sister, who lives in my mom's house but doesn't drive and has mobility problems, had called 9-1-1 and then my sister.
Thankfully, my mother was not seriously injured. She spent a few nights in the hospital and a week in rehab. She was home on her Valentine's Day birthday.
The fall, though, could have been fatal. Dehydrated, she'd passed out as she walked from the family room into the kitchen, hit her head on the counter and fell to the floor. She had no broken bones and no bleeding on the brain, something her cardiologist later told me is the biggest concern for elders.
He asked if she could live with me or one of my siblings. The answer, of course, is yes, but my mother would be miserable. She's been in the family home since 1963 and has no intentions of leaving it alive. To force her to leave would probably end her will to live. It holds every memory she holds dear and is the center of her world. It's where she has bridge games and Women's Club officer meetings and holiday dinners for 14 people.
She not only won't abandon her home, she won't even give up her bedroom, which is on the second floor of the two-story home. Daily trips up and down the stairs scare us more than anything, but she's 90 and she's not only independent, but stubborn.
None of us can be with her every day. My sister who was living there has been gone almost since my mom's accident, undergoing knee-replacement surgery and subsequent therapy.
So, we worry. We call more frequently than we ever have before. Weekend trips to my mom's house are now the norm.
I'm lucky, though. I can be at her home within two hours. I run errands for her while I'm there. Her doctor had suggested no more driving, and she seems fine with that. We visit my sister at her rehab facility. Mostly we just talk, maybe watch a movie together.
I look around the newsroom and realize how fortunate I am to be so near to my mom. My colleagues aren't as fortunate.
City editor Barbara Zumwalt's mom is in San Diego. Before her father, Jim, passed away a year ago, Zumwalt flew from Sacramento to San Diego, on Southwest, twice a month, just for the weekend. When her sister, who lives five miles away from their parents, underwent cancer treatment five years ago, Zumwalt would spend the weeks of those treatments providing the kind of help her sister normally would have.
Now that her mom, Margarida, 86, is alone in an assisted living facility, Zumwalt visits once a month.
"I want her to have something to look forward to," Zumwalt said.
Administrative supervisor Paula Allard's mom is 1,800 miles away in Sioux Falls, S.D. Cherron Hiatt is 82 and lives alone. Allard's vacation time is spent with her mom. She travels to South Dakota three or four times a year, and while there, takes her mom to doctor appointments and fixes things around the house and yard.
From Stockton, she's in constant contact with her mom's doctors and financial planners. She'd like for her mom to move to California.
"It would be easier here," Allard said. "The weather is better, and she loves to garden and could garden year round."
Editor Mike Klocke lost his dad the day before he began his senior year of high school. His mother died in 1985 when his wife, Kerry, was about three months pregnant with their first child.
Kerry's parents, Donna and Eldon Simons, have always treated him like a son.
Years ago, they would visit in their motor home, venturing to California and then to Florida when the Klockes lived there.
Four years ago, Eldon Simons passed away and Donna Simons was left alone in their home in Jackson, Mich., which is nearly 2,300 miles from Stockton.
Kerry, a teacher, spends two to three weeks each summer visiting her mom. Throughout the year, she and Mike take separate trips to Simons' home to give her more visits. Mike was there a week ago after a business trip to Chicago. He does odd jobs around the house, but mostly is there to visit.
All of us are comforted by the knowledge that our aged moms have people around them to look after them. Neighbors and friends check in on them and will give us a call if there's a problem.
Still, there's always that nagging sense in the back of your mind that this woman you so dearly love is vulnerable and you're not in a position to watch over her.
"I call a lot," Allard said. "Even if I have an extra five minutes before I leave for work in the morning, I'll call and say it's just a short hello, but I know it means so much to her. It doesn't have to be a 30-minute call. Just checking in is huge.
"When the end comes, I know I'll feel like I've done everything I could for her," Paula said. "It won't ease the pain, but I won't be wishing I'd done something else for her."
The phone is Zumwalt's lifeline, too. She talks to her mom every day.
"At the end of every phone call I say, 'I love you,'" Barbara said. "That way, if it's the last time I talk to her, the last thing she heard me say was, 'I love you.' If I'm leaving, I always turn around and wave and let her see me one more time, so if it works out that I don't see her again, she got to see my face one last time."
The Klockes go beyond simple phone calls.
"What's helped us is the iPad," Mike said. "We have FaceTime on the iPad and talk every night. We bought her one for Christmas, and she uses it to check the local newspaper and The Record, and (Klocke's son) Ryan is in the media, too, so she checks his website. She's wired."
He showed off her skill by calling her on his iPhone and letting me talk to her with the FaceTime program. Simons is adorable and said if she can figure out a computer, anyone can.
"It's different if you talk on the phone," Klocke said. "You can't see if she's having a good day or a bad day. With the iPad, we can look in her eyes, look at her face and see what kind of day she's had."
The lesson for me, from listening to colleagues who are faced with a scenario that baby boomers across the country are facing, is that you never stop worrying about your mom's well-being. You also can't be there all the time to protect her from falling, or to make sure she's eating and drinking enough.
What you can do is stay in touch, visit when possible and go to bed every night thankful she had another day and content in the knowledge she knows how much she is loved by you.
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Hi there! I'm Zora, from Tennessee. I've been bento-ing for my husband and myself for about, hmm, almost 3 years now... I originally started making bento after our honeymoon in Tokyo; we have always loved Japanese food, and after seeing all the different bento in restaurants, department-store food floors, cookbooks, etc. on our trip, I bought a couple basic boxes so I could give it a try.... and well, I got hooked! :)
I used to take photos of our bento everyday and post in a Livejournal bento group, but quit about a year ago due to laziness and a desire to sleep a few more minutes each morning. My bento-style is just "food packed into a box" as attractively as possible within my time constraints (I actually get up and cook our bento foods in the morning before we go to work, unless I have leftovers to use), but with the help of a rice cooker with a timer function and lots of Maki's tips on JustBento I've been able to cut my 2-bento prep time down to about 30 minutes. I'd really like to get a better freezer stash set up so that I can be even faster! :)
My goal is to make my bento healthier; I used to do well with that, but recently I've been putting too much junk in there! Oh, and smaller portions too. My husband and I have both put on a few extra pounds over the past couple of months so I'm hoping this will help get us back on track.
Hi Zora! Looks like you've got some great goals tied to the challenge. Best of luck! ^___^
Hi Zora. I'm interested in the ways you've saved time. I, too, need to save some time in the morning without giving up the quality of my lunches.
Hi Kath!
The thing that helps me the most is trying to prep as much as possible the night before... not having to chop up 5 different vege for a stirfry at the crack of dawn really saves time! :) It doesn't always happen, though, but I think that if I planned out my bento for the week (I'm going to try using Maki's planner) I could also plan what I would prep in advance too.
And of course, if I'm cooking a bento-friendly dinner, I try to make enough to have leftovers to use.
I also keep a list of quick-to-make bento foods that I can whip up with things I usually have on hand, so if I stumble into the kitchen at 6 am without a plan I can usually still make a decent bento.
Also, if you make rice often, the rice cooker with a timer is awesome. It's probably my most-used kitchen appliance and such a timesaver.
Hmm... what would REALLY help me save time is if I could get my husband to do the bento box washing-up. Yeah, still working on that one.
Hope this helps! :)
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Following a complete redesign in 2011, the Hyundai Elantra returns largely unchanged for 2012, save for several trim modifications. The base GLS model now has air conditioning, cruise control and a telescopic steering wheel all standard on automatic-equipped versions, and all optional with manual transmission. Navigation is no longer available on the GLS, but is still optional on the Limited.
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Great modern looks; extremely efficient; impressive standard features; excellent starting price
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The Hyundai Elantra is no longer just an affordable alternative to the Honda Civic, it aims to match, and in some ways, beat it. For 2012, the Elantra features a powerful and very efficient engine and a choice of two 6-speed transmissions. With either transmission option, the Elantra is capable of an amazing-for-any-class 40 mpg on the highway. The base model starts at just under $16,000 and a fully loaded Elantra tops out around $23,000.
The 2012 Hyundai Elantra is a FWD compact car powered by a 1.8-liter 4-cylinder engine that produces 148 hp and 131 lb-ft of torque. Transmission options consist of a 6-speed manual and a 6-speed automatic transmission. Fuel mileage falls is an EPA estimated 28 mpg city and 38 mpg highway. Features include 17-inch wheels, hands-free phone capabilities, USB/iPod connectivity, front/rear heated seats, navigation, hands-free phone capabilities, and rearview camera. Safety is comprised of six airbags vehicle stability management, electronic stability control, traction control system, anti-lock braking, electronic brake distribution, brake assist, and tire pressure monitoring. The Accent is backed by a 5-year/60,000-mile warranty.


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The Boy Scouts of Jamestown Troop 1 collected some 2,100 pounds of food in their annual Scouting for Food drive here on the island. The donated items are stored in the St. Mark Food Pantry.
So, what happens to all those non-perishable goods, particularly with Thanksgiving coming up next week?
Mary Beth Martin at St. Mark told us the stored food is "an ongoing year-round project for people in need." This time of the year they also work closely with the island Rotary Club's distribution of Thanksgiving baskets, she added.
Rotarian Win Reed said this year the club will arrange for 28 baskets to be delivered locally, with six additional going to Advent House in Providence. The basic baskets are prepared by McQuade's market for the Rotary Club. "The store does a great job and gives us a very good price on the baskets," Win said. They are then taken to the Food Pantry for distribution, he added.
Here's where Kathy Brownell takes over. During October and November, she has been collecting information from many valuable sources concerning families in need of help this time of year. Other names come in anonymously to St. Mark and the St. Vincent de Paul group that organizes the donations.
Kathy emphasized that the pantry is non-denominational, and in addition to the Boy Scouts is supported by annual food collections by the postal workers and general donations from individuals and community-minded groups such as the Jamestown School's kindergaten classes.
Kathy added that in addition to the Rotary Club's Thanksgiving baskets, Jamestown Cub Scouts Pack 1 has this year donated four turkey baskets, and the school bus drivers have adopted two families who will receive food baskets.
All of the baskets are supplimented with non-perishable items from the pantry.
When ready, Kathy and the St. Vincent de Paul members make the deliveries.
"They're beautiful," Kathy said, "But, we worry that people will go without."
Chris Crawford had to have been the happiest guy on the island when his beloved Colts wupped it up against the Patriots.
*** DIRL = "Dan in Real Life."
If you're going by the Press office today, stop in and give Donna Drago and Alice Dunn big hugs and wish them a happy birthday.
The presentation of a traditional Mummers' play will be featured during the Jamestown Community Chorus' Holiday Concert Dec. 9 and 10 at the Central Baptist Church.
The Mummery is a show based on the legend of St. George and the Seven Champions of Christendom. It was originally a mime show in medieval times, but eventually dialogue was added with heroes and adversaries of pretentious and hypocritical natures.
The seasonal music chosen by chorus members will include "Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Winds" by John Rutter, "The Best of Rooms" with lyrics by Robert Herrick and performed a cappella, Benjamin Britten's "A Ceremony of Carols," "This Little Babe" with words by the 16th century lyricist Robert Southwell, "I Saw Three Ships" by Willcocks, and "Lullay My Liking" by Hoist.
Also, "Worthy is the Lamb" by Handel, "The Sleigh" by Kountz, "O Joyful Children," "The Christmas Song," "Silent Night," "Sing We Now of Christmas," and no Christmas musical program would be complete without "White Christmas."
Tickets cost $11 for adults and $7 for seniors and children. They can be purchased at Baker's Pharmacy, Jamestown Hardware, the Secret Garden, and at the door on the concert dates. Sing out!
The picture of the moon behind the Newport Bridge in last week's Press was the Beaver Moon. The Harvest Moon is in September.
This week we present the "best of" items written for this column by Dr. Joshua Hatch of the Jamestown Animal Clinic.
Have you noticed people avoiding your pet lately? Dr. Hatch may have the answer to solving this embarassing predicament.
"Is Fluffy smellier than you remember? There are a number of reasons why a pet may acquire an unpleasant odor. If the teeth are discolored or there is an odor more than the usual doggie breath, a dental checkup and regular cleaning of your pet's teeth may be the answer.
"Ear infections also have a very distinct odor. If your pet's ears are red or sore, if there is a bad odor, or if Fluffy reacts in pain when you examine his ears then a doctor's visit is in order. If the teeth and ears are fine, then check the skin for any hot spots, flaky dandruff, or an oily or waxy feel to the coat. These skin conditions may require medicated shampoos or other medicines that your veterinarian can recommend. Some pets benefit from supplements for the skin or even thyroid supplements if your pet tests low on blood work." WOOF!!
A reader noted with delight the abundance of grass growing on the beach at Mackeral Cove and recalled that the grass was originally planted as an Eagle Scout project.
That Scout, Chris Calabretta, was 17 when in April, 1992, he first put the roots into the ground as a demonstration project to determine if American Beach Grass (amiophila breuiligolata) would survive and grow in that location.
Later, with the experiment a proven success, more grass was added to the area when the beach was extended and boardwalks installed.
Chris, now 31, is still a resident of the island and continuing with his experimentations and deep interest in the mysteries of the marine world. He is a Ph.D. student at the URI School of Oceanography and in another year of two will have his doctorate in biological oceanography. He is currently working in coastal areas determining the health of ecosystems.
And it all started with some beach grass and an Eagle Scout candidate. Great job, Chris.
Kudos to Jamestown sixthgrader Olivia McGowan, 11, who is this year's winner in the Jamestown Lions Club's entry in the annual International Peace Poster Contest.
Mike Smith, contest chairman for the local club, said that the competition is held in the school's sixth grade each year. Olivia's poster will now go the Lion's District 42 for competition with other schools' entries.
*** Tired of Christmas yet?
In answer to last week's poser, Charlie Masso wrote, "Spike told his mother to 'Leave the Dishes in the Sink, Ma.' Incidentally, his given name was Lindley Armstrong Jones but his father, being a railroad man, nick-named him 'Spike."
Al Bates offered, "I could be in left field on this, but the title that comes to mind is 'Leave the Dishes in the Sink, Ma.'" Thanks, guys.
Richard Botelho writes,
"I could not believe what I read in the Press last week under Town Hall Records, Building Permits. Have we all gone absolutely insane??? Why in anyones world would you re-roof, install skylights, replace doors and windows in a building which will be vacated by the town by next October?? Could we not use the funds for another purpose? I suppose if it is done, when the new Town Hall opens we will have the Public Works Department removing all the doors, windows and perhaps even the "skylights" and storing them at the Waste Water Facility with all the other junk!! Sounds like a waste of my tax dollar."
Dunno, Richard, but we sure could use that new roof.
Our favorite charity has always been the Salvation Army. It's not out there looking for headlines or running commercials during disasters bragging of its accomplishments. The Salvation Army just does its job of helping people.
We hope this year while you're out shopping you'll contribute something to The Salvation Army kettles to help it do that job.
Last year in Rhode Island, the organization provided child care to 413 children, served meals to 19,613 people, visited 10,000 people in nursing homes, sent 200 children to camp, provided energy assistance to 3,100 families, served 31,632 people (unduplicated), and provided disaster services to 37,106 people through the mobile canteen. Thank you.
*** Be true!
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Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has awarded 2012 Junior Volunteer Scholarships to Allison Kennedy and Brittney Kiely. The scholarships are funded by the Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Foundation and Auxiliary.
Kennedy, a 2012 graduate of Niagara Falls High School, will enroll this fall in the physical therapy program at Nazareth College. She has been a junior volunteer for four years and has logged more than 300 hours of service.
Kiely, a 2012 Lewiston-Porter High School graduate, will attend SUNY Brockport where she will pursue a degree in exercise physiology and physical therapy. A two-year junior volunteer, she has donated 233 hours of service.
Junior Volunteer Scholarships are awarded annually to graduating high school seniors who have volunteered at least two years and 100 hours at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center or its Schoellkopf Health Center.


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Don't worry if your little one isn't developing at the same rate as others at this stage; she'll master it all on her own time. If you're ever concerned about your child's development, talk to your pediatrician.
Sits in a high chair without help.
Squeezes objects, and doesn't just grasp them.
Has more control over her hands.
Uses fingers to drag things towards her.
Her first tooth may be starting to come through.
Uses upper lip to help clear food off spoon.
Begins chewing movements using up & down jaw "munching."
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 20th Apr 2012 17:05 UTC
Tobias Bjerrome Ahlin, an interface designer at Spotify, is a big believer in skeuomorphism. Whereas Apple is a strong advocate of this design concept, Microsoft is clearly moving in the exact opposite direction, while Android is in the process of moving away from skeuomorphism entirely, to a more digital experience. As a passionate hater of skeuomorphism in UIs, I found Ahlin's examples to be a bit weak.
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It might as well be the back of computer ones... as far as they are concerned. In fact - who hasn't seen, at least once, some computer mouse with trademark snout and whiskers drawn at the user-facing end?
(and now I'm thinking about very unethical project of trying to fit computer mouse innards into stuffed not-anymore-living mouse; but hopefully me being perfectly aware of too small size of the latter will stop me from ever trying / luckily it's not "computer rat")


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This policy applies to all MUS-owned or managed computer systems. Unless otherwise indicated, the term "user" here refers to both employee and student users.
MUS entities must provide for the security of their data and information resources. For employee and student users, access to these resources must be controlled by having users properly log onto and off of computer systems and by prohibiting users from using other users' accounts. For patron users, management of the patron-accessible systems must prohibit users from engaging in activities that result in security problems.
All MUS-operated computer systems to which a user can connect interactively must display an informational banner at user-connection time explaining what are considered acceptable uses of MUS information technology resources; this information may be in the form of references to MUS policies on security and monitoring, acceptable use, or other pertinent topics.
This computer is the property of Montana Tech and is subject to the MUS security, monitoring, and appropriate-use policies located at: http://…. or available in hard copy from the campus information technology office. Unauthorized use is a violation of 45-6-311, MCA and Montana University System policies. By continuing to use this system, you indicate your awareness of and consent to these terms and conditions of use. Log off immediately if you do not agree to the conditions stated in this warning.
For a computer dedicated for use by a single employee user, at the end of each workday the user should disconnect from network-accessible resources if possible. The user should power off his/her computer(s), or use password-protected screen savers or "sleep modes" to prevent unauthorized access. The user should also release network-accessible resources (i.e., through log-off of connection to that resource) whenever those resources are not in use. Users who plan to leave their computers unattended for 30 minutes or longer should either log off network-accessible resources or use password-protected screen savers or sleep modes to prevent unauthorized access.
For a computer shared by multiple employee and/or student users, each user should disconnect from network-accessible resources, log-off the computer, and make it available for another user immediately upon completion of his/her "computer session." Users of shared computer systems should generally not leave their computer sessions unattended – they should log-off if they must leave the immediate vicinity of the computer, then log in again upon return.


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Emphasizing that his opinions are his own and not those of the National Science Foundation, Shinaishin says there are valid reasons for the difficulties experienced between western and Islamic cultures. But geoscientists, and especially those who work in the field, have a unique opportunity to know both the land and the people who live on it when working in other countries. According to Shinaishin, "Geoscientists are among the most keen regarding respect for nature and the desire to learn about it. They study its interaction with the people who live and depend on it regardless of how technologically advanced they are."
It's interaction with both land and people that makes geoscientists great ambassadors. Most of the people in Islamic countries live in rural areas and have a strong dependency on the land they inhabit. As western geoscientists work in Islamic countries - often with Islamic scientists - they can help increase understanding and break down preconceived notions.
Shinaishin points out that modern science and technology have profoundly shaped the evolution and development of the western world. Religious ideology and tradition have given way to freedom of thinking and the right to experiment. This is not always the case in modern Islamic cultures, where scientific thinking and analysis are frequently misunderstood, and scientific knowledge is often cast in a religious context.
At the same time Islamic countries cannot be dismissed as inherently anti-science, says Shinaishin. "Muslims in countries such as Egypt, Iraq, Iran, India, Spain, and Turkey have a heritage of scientific work from the 7th to the 14th centuries. Their scientists bridged the flow of scientific knowledge between the Greco-Roman era and the western Renaissance. They paved the way for the explosion in scientific knowledge that followed and which continues today. And today they feel they can contribute to human development and participate in the civilized world on equal footing with other countries."
There is ample opportunity to pursue geoscience in this geographically large and well- populated part of the world. Hydrogeology, petroleum geology, geochemistry, and mineralogy are enormously important in Islamic countries. Western scientists also have considerable interest in topics ranging from tectonics of the Himalayas to the geophysics of the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea.
Shinaishin reports that geologists are among the most eager of scientists to collaborate with scientists in the region. "The enthusiasm of geologists who worked in this region, with colleagues from these countries, has been inspiring to me and I am sure much more inspiring to their foreign collaborators. I am convinced that the interaction between these scientists and the help they provide to these countries is of great benefit both to science and diplomacy."
Shinainshin would like to see scientists, particularly geologists who know the land and people, speak up both at home and while visiting foreign countries to promote the concept of the unity of the Earth as they know it and the unity of its inhabitants. In his view, "Their strength is their knowledge of the Earth, its resources and its limitations. I have little doubt that their message will be heard and well received in the Islamic countries. They can help promote a sense of confidence and mutual respect by researchers and leaders."
During the GSA Annual Meeting, Oct. 27-30, contact Christa Stratton at the GSA Newsroom in the Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colorado, for assistance and to arrange for interviews: 303-228-8565.
Note: Photos available of Nangapratab Mountain and western and Islamic geoscientists collaborating in the field.
The abstract for this presentation is available at:
Post-meeting contact information:
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Jan 19, 2011 at 11:02 am
Hi ya Thelma!!! I know forshame forshame on me. Its been @5 mths since on line here. I'm still busy with my trainig dogs & rehabilitationof wildlife. We bought the building our business is in, and we will be retiring in 2+ yrs.. Then its off into the warm breezes only 36 pusher + enclosed trailer with 62 vette. I'm keeping all my homes for a few extra yrs until I decide what I like to do. Then maybe sell the main one and rebuild one in the same location only on a private lot verses a site of homes. I have mom and mother in law both checking on and taking care of my own immune system, so I'm a busy person, still and working with the homeless when I have time. My friends are so much younger that are in the dog training it will be a joy to take a dog along training it until I'm satisfied then donating it to a person who cannot afford these service dogs from PAWS for 10,000-50,0000. I have trained 2 already. Son lives in GA, seen him during Holidays it was fantantastic good looking young man just bought himself a big Ford truck, busy as a beaver working as an operations mgr..Hugs I won't be on again for sometime.. Susie aka/Louise! you have my cell still? Its the same.
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|February 8, 2013 09:00 AM EST
IBM is out to push its Power-based servers into Big Data and the cloud.
Its problem is the cheap commodity servers sold by HP and Dell.
Its answer Tuesday was to cut the price of its proprietary hardware by as much as 50%.
That was the day it unveiled a line of eight Power 7+-based servers running AIX or Linux whose price starts a shade under six grand, the same neighborhood where comparable x86 boxes live, a first for IBM.
They're supposed to be fitted with technology borrowed from Big Blue's super-smart Watson supercomputer, the one that beat human contestants on the Jeopardy game show. The Watson widgetry will let users analyze Big Data and run Hadoop and set up a private cloud at a cheaper cost.
IBM is directing the systems at SMBs who, it says, "have struggled to adopt Big Data and private cloud solutions due to lack of in-house skills and expertise to design and maintain commodity hardware-based systems." Its new stuff is supposed to be easy to use.
"Big Data and cloud systems that were once only affordable to large enterprises are now available to the masses," said Rod Adkins, Senior VP of IBM's Systems & Technology Group in a statement. "With these new systems, IBM is forging an aggressive expansion of its Power and Storage Systems business into SMB and growth markets."
The new systems, which could represent a bit of a problem for Sun and HP's Itanium gear, come optimized for IBM's analytics software including Cognos and SPSS for business and predictive analytics.
IBM will use distribution channels to get the widgetry to market.
It says its Power chips can be a better platform for Big Data and cloud than commodity x86 hardware because embedded memory and virtualization - key ingredients for analytics and cloud workloads - are built into the processor. Folks who want a private cloud can use the optional PowerVM that virtualizes memory, processors, networking and storage.
Power 7+ chips, which comes with four to 16 cores, are also supposed to outperform the x86 in per-core performance.
The low-end single-socket Power 710 Express and two-socket 730 Express are 2U rack servers with 5.4TB maximum storage. The 710 has a memory capacity of 256GB, while the 730 has more disk bays and supports up to 512GB of memory in eight slots.
The servers have five PCI-Express slots. The single-socket Power 720 Express and two-socket 740 Express are 4U rack servers with storage capacity of up to 7.2TB. They support up to 512GB of memory, while the 720 has 25 PCI-Express slots, and the 740 has 45 PCI-Express slots. IBM also upgraded its high-end Power 750 Express 19U rack with Power7+ chips.
The 750 and 760, meant for mid-sized and large enterprises, are supposed to be ideal consolidation platforms that centralize Big Data analytics and cloud workloads.
IBM also wheeled out an upgraded PureData System for Analytics (née Netezza) that competes with Greenplum, Exadata and Teradata and is now is supposed to deliver three times faster query performance and 50% more data capacity per rack in the same footprint.
There's also a new PureApplication System for private cloud application deployment including a so-called "Mini" model targeted at organizations with limited budgets and IT resources, a PureApplication System on Power7+ for transaction processing and analytics in the cloud and a new PureFlex System aimed at managed service providers (MSPs) that's said to be 50% cheaper than starting from scratch.
IDC puts the overall market for Big Data technology - hardware, software and services - at $23.7 billion by 2016, up from $8.1 billion last year.
IBM will start delivering by February 20.
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I've finally decided on a format. SIMPLE! I've fussed around so much and thought if I don't make a decision I'll never do it. I've made a Christmas memories book before (as in all our Christmasses and how we spend them, what we do, etc. but not a specific year December Daily. Hope I keep it up!)
(shall be back to link up products when I am able)
Katie Pertiet:
Our Memories Layered Template (slightly altered)
Winter Peony Solids paper pack
Winter Woods Kit
Pinned December Dates No.2
December Foliage Tags No.1
Scallop Strip Masks No.3
Watery Washes Brushes and Stamps No.3
Roughed Up Pocket Cards Striped No.1
Splatters No.3
Clean Sitched Borders White No.1
Lynn Grieveson:
Winterberry Kit
Ali Edwards:
Heart Everyday Brush & Stamp freebie (from a while ago, sorry)
Pattie Knox:
Brad Bonanza
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