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Weekend of Fun and Speed as Powerboat Racing Continues on Saturday at Fifth Annual Maple City Grand Prix
What is 16 feet long, weighs 1,100 pounds and can accelerate from 0-60 mph in under four seconds? If you answered "Formula 1 Racing Boat," you are correct, and you just might have been at the fifth annual Maple City Grand Prix in La Porte.
"Today is about racers getting out, doing some testing, some time trials and setting up heats for tomorrow's races. We have USF1 powerboats, USF2 lights and junior division. We have about 35 crews here today. These boats can get up to over 100 mph and can perform 90 degree turns. They go pretty quick," said Brett Binversie, Race Director and Director for the La Porte Civic Auditorium, who went on to note the incredible economic impact that the race has for the city.
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"We've always had a great turnout for the event. Our local hotels are filled to capacity. Local restaurants see a tremendous boost. We had a great response to the in-town events last night for the opening night, with the boat parade, block party, live music, beer garden and more. The racers often tell us that this is their favorite stop on the tour."
Beyond the positive economic impact, Binversie believes that the event also works as a defining element for the community.
"It helps not only make local residents feel more pride in their city, but it also puts us on the map throughout the year. This is a family-oriented event, and this one weekend has a lasting impact which will be felt for the next eleven months," said Binversie.
The event featured several vendors selling food, souvenirs and t-shirts, as well as local radio station AM1060 WHFB providing race commentary and doing on-the-spot interviews with racers.
Among the many crews participating in this year's race was Team Dillard, sponsored by Steve Dillard, of Dillard Financial Solutions, a Sumter, South Carolina-based company which specializes in financial planning for federal employees.
"We have two boats in this year's race," said Dillard. "We have boat number 80, driven by my son Brent, and boat number 53, driven by Greg Foster of California. We are very excited about racing here this year and we're hoping to get both boats on the podium here this weekend."
Dillard expressed his appreciation for the city of La Porte as well as the hospitality he and his team receive whenever they come to town.
"The people here are really nice, and the layout of the town - where the stores are - makes it real easy to get around and get whatever we need. The parade last night and entertainment here is amazing. We're happy to be here again and hope to come back next year," said Dillard.
Greg Foster, driver for Team Dillard was excited to compete.
"These boats - when we're out there on the water running over 100mph, we're riding on the prop alone. We're basically in the air. And when we turn, we can easily pull 3-4g. It's really something," said Foster.
Local racer Chris Swanson, territory manager for Mechanical Power, drives for Team SMS, sponsored in part by Downing Plumbing and Antigravity Batteries, says this is his third year at the Maple City race.
"On a good day, we can get up to mid-70 mph range, but with the wind today, we'll probably see a bit less than that. This is the only lake we run on - all the other races in the series are held on rivers. This allows a different type of race. We'll be doing some sharp turns, rather than just running straight down a river and back. It's a different feel," said Swanson.
We caught up with Michigan City resident Brittney Davis and her boyfriend Josh as they grabbed a funnel cake while waiting for the boats to hit the water.
"We're really excited to be here," said Brittney. "This is our second time here and we just love it! It's great that we can have something like this right here in La Porte County. We don't have to travel far to see something like this."
As the crowds relaxed on the sandy beach at Soldiers Memorial Park, Binversie expressed his gratitude to all the volunteers who helped make this year's event possible.
"This is a very labor-intensive event. We could not pull this together without all the hard work and participation of our local police department, fire department and especially our Parks department."
The Maple City Grand Prix runs through Sunday, with final races to be held tomorrow afternoon, and an awards ceremony immediately after.
For more information, visit http://www.maplecitygrandprix.com.


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50 Politicos to Watch 2008
One of the wonderful things about Washington is its fluidity. The college grad working advance for a presidential campaign may finish the administration as press secretary for the National Security Council.
What's more, Washington, in general, is a meritocracy. The people who get ahead are usually the smartest and most energetic. (We know of, um, some exceptions.)
Politico's staff assembled a list of 50 politicos to watch. To be sure, this list was entirely subjective. But these people caught our reporters' eyes. They aren't necessarily the most powerful people (although several may be someday). They are of different ages, party affiliations and backgrounds.
Their common theme is that they are on interesting career trajectories and well worth watching.
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A Public Meeting is being held on Wednesday 11th May 2011, 7 – 8:30pm
at Bow Road Methodist Church
What could the government's idea of a 'Big Society' mean in practice? Community Land Trusts are one example of citizens taking control of their own futures and providing for their own needs, in partnership with local government and public bodies.
Can Community Land Trusts offer solutions to problems of unaffordable housing urban locations. Could an urban Community Land Trust create opportunities to protect and promote local enterprise, keeping money within the local economy and sustaining isolated or disadvantaged communities.
Community Land Trusts have been tried and tested elsewhere – notably in the US – and there is a growing body of evidence to show that they are do-able in the UK.
John Davis is the pre-eminent authority on Community Land Trusts and will speak at the meeting on Wednesday 11th May 2011 at 7.00pm. (Click here for map to venue) John will give a 45 minute talk entitled 'What is a Community Land Trust?', starting from its most basic principles, charting its rise as a tool used by the Civil Rights Movement, through to its modern day incarnation in over 200 cities across the United States. He will then be open to questions and contributions from the floor.[youtube]//www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrLqxXk5k9Q[/youtube]
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Henry Ian Cusick Chávez (born April 17, 1967) is a Scottish-Peruvian stage, television, and film actor.
He is well known for his role as Desmond Hume on the U.S. television series Lost, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He starred in the ABC drama Scandal, as Stephen Finch, but did not return for the second season.
Born in Trujillo, Peru, to a Peruvian mother (Esperanza Chávez) and a Scottish father (Harry Joseph Cusick). When he was two, his family moved to Madrid, Spain, then Glasgow, Scotland, before moving to Trinidad and Tobago where they lived for ten years. There Cusick attended Presentation College, San Fernando. He moved to Scotland with his family at the age of fourteen. Cusick attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and was asked to resign in his second year there. He got his first acting role at the Citizens' Theatre as an understudy in the Christmas Panto playing a polar bear. He appeared in various productions for the Strathclyde Theatre Group in Glasgow. He is fluent in both English and Spanish, and was raised Roman Catholic.
Cusick began his career as a classical theatre actor. His first leading roles on stage included: Dorian Gray in The Picture of Dorian Gray with 'Rupert Everett', Hamlet in The Marovitz Hamlet with 'Helen Baxendale', and Horner in The Country Wife. His performances as Torquato Tasso in the Edinburgh International Festival production of Torquato Tasso, and Creon in the Citizens' Theatre production of Oedipus earned him a special commendation for the 1995 Ian Charleson Award for outstanding performance by a young actor in a classical theatre role.
Cusick began taking television and film roles. After appearing in recurring roles in series such as Casualty and The Book Group, he starred as Jesus Christ in the 2003 film The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John. His largest role to date came in 2005 when he was cast as Desmond Hume in the ABC series Lost. Originally a recurring guest star in the second season (for which he received an Emmy nomination), Cusick became a member of the main cast from seasons three to six. Cusick won the role when, while staying at the home of his friend 'Brian Cox', he met Cox's next-door neighbor, Carlton Cuse, the executive producer of Lost. Cusick believes: "a seed (was) planted, because they had been looking for either a Scottish or Irish character".
He also appeared as Theo Stoller in two episodes of season 5 of 24 and the 2007 film Hitman. He stars in the direct-to-DVD film Dead Like Me: Life After Death, a continuation of the cult classic television show of the same name.
Cusick appears in two episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in the twelfth season, playing Erik Weber, a vigilante with a Citizens Organized Against Predators group. He was in ABC's Scandal in 2011, but left the following year.
He also played Trent Marsh in Body of Proof and appeared in the show The 100, which premiered in March 2014.
Cusick is also the director on a film called Dress, currently being filmed from his home town, Kailua, Hawaii.
Cusick and his wife Annie are parents to three sons, Eli (b. 1994), Lucas (b. 1998), and Esaú (b. 2000). The couple were married in a civil ceremony following fourteen years of cohabitation (July 15, 2006). They now live in Kailua, Hawaii together.
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- His mother is Peruvian and his father is Scottish. He was raised in Trinidad and Tobago and Scotland.
- He auditioned for _Lost (2004)_ (qv) by putting himself on DVD in London and sending it off to LA.
- He was kicked out of The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama before joining the Glasgow Citizens Theatre where he performed for a number of years. He also performed with The Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal National Theatre, The Almeida, Liverpool Playhouse, Babel Theatre Company, 7:84 Theatre Company (Scotland) to name a few...
- Special commendation for the Ian Charleson Award 1994 (Best performance by an actor under 30 in a classical role).
- Has three sons: Elias, Lucas and Esau.
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The global archives director of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee will speak at the next meeting of the Jewish Genealogical Society of New York, on May 16.
The event opens with networking from 12.30-1.45pm, followed by the main program, at the Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street.
JDC's director of global archives Linda Levi is responsible for archival centers in New York and Jerusalem. She is also assistance executive vice president for global archives. An NYU graduate, she holds an MA in contemporary Jewish studies (Brandeis University).
Since its inception in 1914, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC, known popularly as "the Joint") has borne witness to the greatest events of twentieth-century Jewish history. The JDC Archives documents the organization's operations, overseas activities and serves as a record of life in Jewish communities around the world.
Its extensive holdings include eye-witness accounts, correspondence, reports, logs, passenger lists, emigration cards, photographs, and much more. Participants will learn how the Archives are organized, see examples of rich genealogical records in the JDC archival collections, and find out how to conduct research at its repositories. New efforts to digitize the JDC collections will also be included in the discussion.
For more information, visit the JGSNY website.
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You all know how much I rave about Charlotte Tilbury.
The very unfortunate fact of this phenomenal brand is the cost. Everything (seriously everything) is excruciatingly expensive. The best item of all (magic cream) is the most outlandishly priced product of all, but I have to admit it is 100% worth every penny. I've already used about half of my new jar and I will be repurchasing. I have extremely problematic skin and while many brands do send me their products to try, I am hesitant to stray away from the skincare routine I have perfected over a span of two years. Mario Badescu's Enzyme Cleansing Gel is my ride or die cleanser, but when it comes to moisturizer the Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream is my number one choice, always. I'm trying to find a dupe, but I don't know that there is one out there. Because these are such expensive products, I want to make sure I do a thorough review for you- your dollars are hard-earned and need to be well-spent!
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With most masks, I don't see results instantly. The same cannot be said for this clay mask because my skin feels significantly softer and smoother post use. This mask will pull out all of the impurities and underlying problems your skin is facing, bring them to the surface and be cleared by the time you use a soft warm cloth to wipe the mask away. After using this mask, my skin is bouncy and much lighter in color (which is a great thing for me so my face doesn't look so dark and gloomy.)
The magic cream is my all-time favorite item. OF LIFE. I can't put into words how much I love this moisturizer. Any one who asks me what is the best moisturizer, this is the one. I know moisturizer is a very personal thing to most of us because it's the one skincare item that every single person needs to have in their life, no questions asked. You need to moisturize daily no matter what your skin type is and everyone has one that works for them. Having tried so many different ones, this is the one that's worked wonders on my lackluster, dehydrated, yet oily, sensitive and problematic skin. It is literally magic.
The Wonderglow is a great primer to follow the magic cream as it that keeps the oiliness and redness at bay. It's also quite reflective and makes your skin glow in the best way possible. If your skin tends to be dull, dehydrated and a bit lackluster, this will really shake things up for you because it will bring your skin back to life. It keeps me from looking too dehydrated and tired. This product absorbs and reflects UV rays as luminous light which makes the skin more vibrant. It will also reduce the appearance of wrinkles. This also adds a bit of moisture to the face so you're essentially double hydrating your skin (moisturizer first of course) which is never a bad thing.
Now after all of that great results and raving about skincare products, we get into the only makeup item: the lipstick. I was disappointed with this lipstick because I've been lusting after these for months, ever since everyone I know received the entire collection of them. While the color range is beautiful and the packaging just swoon-worthy, the formula itself is not swoon-worthy at all. I did get a brighter shade, Coachella Coral, so you can imagine it's a bright and vibrant color. This formula is creamy and feels moisturizing on the lips, but the long-lasting element of it is not there in the slightest. Just a few hours later, there was literally no remaining product and it didn't look like I had even worn lipstick that day. There was no coral remaining, and there was no hydration on my lips. After about an hour of wear, the formula sinks into the lips and brings out cracked elements and looks gross. Remember that with some lipsticks you need to exfoliate your lips first so it doesn't sink into those dry patches but this one simply does not sit nicely on the lips. I do believe this particular color is that way, so a darker shade of this formula may be fine. However this tube of lipstick just did not meet my wants and unfortunately was quite disappointing.
Now that I've talked your ear off, tell me in the comments below what products from the Charlotte Tilbury line you have!


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The College has multiple reporting mechanisms in place for identifying and reporting threatening and/or at risk behavior and concerns.
Examples of acts/threats of violence or threatening behaviors that should be referred to BAT, as appropriate:
- Brandishing guns, firearms, or other weapons
- Suicide threats (verbal or written) or attempts
- Acts of physical aggression/violence toward another person
- Threats (verbal or written) to physically harm or kill someone
- Psychotic, delusional and/or paranoid behavior that is perceived as threatening to others
- Stalking behaviors
- Bullying or Harassment (in person or on-line)
- Social media postings of a threatening or violent nature
- Threatening or provocative writings produced in a classroom setting
Examples of at-risk behaviors to be reported to BAT, but which may not require immediate intervention:
- Severe depression and/or other minor self-injurious acts (such as superficial cutting)
- Significant AOD abuse
- Severe Eating Disorders
- Disruptive classroom behaviors
Faculty, students and staff who are concerned about a student displaying at risk behaviors should submit a written behavioral report to the Chair of BAT. The report will be reviewed by the Chair and reviewed by BAT as appropriate based on the nature of the behavior, the severity of the safety risk and the needs of the student.
Referrals to BAT may come from any member of the campus community, including the members of BAT.
Faculty and staff members should report a potential threat or concern by filling out a written Students At-Risk Reporting Form.
The Students At-Risk Reporting Form will be reviewed by the Chairperson of BAT.
Reports can also be taken by phone by the Chairperson of BAT or any member of BAT, who should take notes outlining the potential threat or concern;
The faculty or staff member who submits the information will receive an acknowledgement from the Chairperson of BAT confirming that appropriate responses have been or are being made.
Faculty or staff submitting a report should not expect detailed information about the disposition of their submission because the issue may involve confidentiality rights of the student. Confidentiality cannot be guaranteed to reporters.
Before submitting a written Students At-Risk Reporting Form, faculty and staff may consult with any member of BAT. However, filing a formal written Students At-Risk Reporting Form may still be required following the consultation.
Once the report is submitted, the Chairperson of BAT or designee will determine what steps need to be followed. These could include: speaking with the student; gathering additional evidence or information by interviewing members of the campus community; compiling additional documentation; reviewing evidence sources (e.g., Google, public information, security records, and/or academic records).
Faculty and staff should submit additional reports as new concerns arise or as behavior is repeated, even if they have done so before. A single incident may be insufficient to take action, but a pattern of incidents may require an institutional response.


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Love it or like it, there's no denying Marvel's big-screen strategy works. So, in the wake of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Warner Bros. has decided to make some changes to its approach to comic book properties.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. has formed a new DC Films umbrella, which will be managed by DC's Geoff Johns and studio executive VP Jon Berg. The duo will be "given oversight" of the studio's shared universe, in an effort to seemingly attempt to replicate what Marvel has done by having Kevin Feige serve as a shot-caller for the MCU.
Johns will obviously bring a ton of comic know-how to the table (and he's also been a key part of The CW's successful DC universe), while Berg is already deeply involved in DC projects like Suicide Squad and Wonder Woman, so it seems a natural fit. According to the report, the critical backlash from Batman v Superman was the "flashpoint" for the changes, which isn't much of a shock. To that end, Vulture reports Johns is touting "hope and optimism" as part of the course correction for the DC film world.
The shakeup comes as part of a larger shift at Warner Bros., as the studio is now focusing on "genre streams" for executives, as they essentially hyper-focus a team to focus on different types and genres of movies. Put simply: The goal is to put executives who understand these franchises in direct control of their fates, as opposed to a board room of VPs making decisions about a broad group of projects.
Back to the DC properties, this change comes at a precarious time for the franchise. Reports keep ringing out that Warner Bros. has some reservations about Zack Snyder's vision, while Ben Affleck was recently upgraded to a producer on Justice League. Not to mention the fact that would-be director Seth Grahame-Smith exited The Flash project citing creative differences.
It'll definitely be interesting to see where things go in the coming years. Here's hoping Suicide Squad can at least stop the bleeding.
(Via The Hollywood Reporter)


text: Officials, Industry Discuss IPR In Relation To Economy And Society 26/01/2012 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Two top international organisations in Geneva are working to adapt to trends in global intellectual property systems with an eye toward contributing to a positive economic impact, officials told a private sector conference this week. But they heard a complex message about the role of IP in addressing public policy concerns. Intellectual property is "very much a changing field," said World Intellectual Property Organization Director General Francis Gurry. "It leads to the conclusion that IP is about change," and "acts as an agent of change in our society." Gurry was speaking to the Licensing Executives Society Global Technology Impact Forum, held 23-25 January in tandem with the Center for Applied Innovation Invent For Humanity Technology Transfer Exchange Fair. The fair featured a variety of practical inventions aimed at poor populations in developing countries, such as new ways to roll sanitised drinking water to destinations, or simple handheld solar electric devices. "This is bringing together a whole lot of actors and we are working to engage" with those actors, Gurry told Intellectual Property Watch afterward. "Because the problems we face require concerted action" on the part of all. WIPO is a "service provider to the global economy," he told the meeting, working on global patent and trademark applications. It also is a forum for work on the global legal framework, he said, mentioning the upcoming treaty negotiation on audiovisual performances, as well as "mature" discussions on treaties for print-disabled readers, broadcasters, industrial design, and traditional knowledge, traditional cultural expressions and genetic resources. In addition, WIPO helps coordinate the global IP infrastructure with tools like PatentScope, and works to increase the participation of developing countries in the IP system as well as their use of the system. The nearby World Trade Organization, which hosts the 1994 Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), is increasingly considering trade in IP rights including the value of what is traded, said WTO Deputy Director General Rufus Yerxa. This can be challenging in a system based on the difference between goods and services, he said. At WTO, there is becoming less of a clear line between what is exported or imported by countries and more about the global value chain, he said, such as within and between companies, he said. This was supported in relation to technology transfer by Thaddeus Burns, senior counsel for intellectual property and technology policy at General Electric, who said it no longer works in a North-South manner. Rather there are global supply chains, and technology flows in many different directions. "The key is to make sure it gets where it is needed," he said, so the policymakers' role is to create the enabling environment for that. Yerxa said that TRIPS was mainly created with a focus on IP enforcement and has had a positive impact by triggering the strengthening and harmonising of the IP system. But it also has drawn attention to other policy areas, such as development, public health, food security and access to knowledge. He noted efforts by some members to create linkages of TRIPS to other issues, such as the Convention on Biological Diversity. He said that there has been "considerable tension" over some issues like TRIPS and public health, and that debates are being seen in other areas such as climate change, where commercial rights and country obligations need to be worked out. Gurry painted innovation as critical to addressing global economic and social concerns and taking society "to the next level," compared with a lack of innovation, which would mean the problematic status quo. "Innovation is the mechanism that society uses to overcome its problems," he said. IP as Part of the Solution David Koris, chairman of the Commission on Intellectual Property at the International Chamber of Commerce, said the recognition of IP's contribution to the economy is being seen as more discussions about IP are being heard among financial analysts. He also said that in regulation, industry looks for stability, clarity and simplicity, with faster court decisions and easier patent filings. Alan Lewis, immediate past president of the Licensing Executives Society International, said there must be a profit motive for innovation to occur, and that "education" must occur to counter the view among some that "IP is a barrier to access." The "law of unintended consequences applies" when it comes to IP rights, he said, but overall such rights are valuable to society. Thaddeus Burns said that "in Geneva, you hear a lot about IP as a barrier" to technology transfer. But a panel he was moderating suggested that if IP is a factor at all, it is "far down the list," after issues like corruption, tariffs and non-tariff barriers, discriminatory regimes favouring local companies, and import substitution regimes. Barriers to technology diffusion lie in trade distorting factors, he said, but if education does not occur among policymakers, "then IP is going to get pinned" for being the problem. What does need to happen in relation to IP is to create a system for developing countries to develop their own technologies. And for that, "IP is the linchpin," Burns said. "It's going to be the catalyst." Yerxa agreed with the industry view, saying it is important in policy debates to challenge the assumption that IP rights require a barrier to diffusion of technologies. There are "a lot" of examples of societies that have not had good IP protection and that do not see new technologies flowing in. Finding the balance of recognising the need for and rewarding innovation, and taking into account public policies, is "a long, continuous struggle," he said. Some speakers called for new terminology and new ways of looking at the transfer of technology, including more harmonisation of laws governing transfer. But the fusion of IP and public policy is leading to some novel ideas with benefit to society. WTO IP Division Chief Antony Taubman summed up a series of panels, and suggested that it may not be useful to say that everything fits in a new market mechanism, but rather to look at specific activities and learn from those. For instance, there are IP exchanges arising, notably IP Exchange International (IXPI) in Chicago (IPW, Finance, 15 April 2011), which received strong backing in December, and one announced this week between groups in China and the United States. Other examples are the Association of University Technology Managers Global Technology Platform (GTP), and the new WIPO exchange for neglected disease licences called Re:Search. On a global market for IP, Taubman said, "'My message: Watch this space.'" He predicted there will be new models, such as in green technologies and public health. Economists' View Meanwhile, the chief economists of WIPO and the European Patent Office told the meeting that IP policy and public policy have become intertwined. "IP rights have an important effect on economic performance," said WIPO Chief Economist Carsten Fink, who added that more analysis of this needed. "IP questions have become public policy questions. There is a need for policymakers to have empirical evidence" on which to make decisions. WIPO has started a World IP Report series, which will follow a different theme each year, he said. The WIPO economist's office also does work for committees and under the WIPO Development Agenda is conducting national studies on the impact of IP rights on innovation and economic development. Jayashree Watal of the WTO IP Division said economics has long been a part of the WTO, and that there is a growing community of economists with which WTO is now trying to collaborate. She said WTO, WIPO and the World Health Organization are working on a trilateral study on innovation and access to medical technologies. Economists are studying the explosion in patenting since the 1980s and before, said Fink, and now there is an increasing concern among economists that at some point strategic patenting becomes a barrier to innovation as the landscape gets crowded. But there are new benefits to the patent system that were not appreciated 20 years ago. EPO Chief Economist Nikolaus Thumm said IP offices are looking at the policy side of the IP system, both the innovation side and the knowledge transfer side. Mostly it is the innovation side, with the notion that "the market will work it out" if the IP system is left to operate without over-regulation. But Thumm said this "sounds kind of odd," given that IP itself is already a market intervention (as it creates a monopoly). "There seems to be a lot of friction in the system already," he said, and it is important to understand the policy side too. He said economists are looking at where the growth in patent filings is coming from, as they are on the rise despite the economic crisis. Much of the growth is in Asia, he said, with Europe staying even. On patent quality, he said many people equate that with value, but there may be different interpretations of what is a valuable patent. For instance, it might be asked whether it helped many people in society. In a separate panel dedicated to IP valuation, discussions were on mechanisms used by leading firms in California's Silicon Valley and elsewhere by companies buying, selling or investing in patented ideas. There were a variety of methods in use by companies. Watal said new research is looking at different types of developing countries and finding that they are not all the same, with middle income countries having more to gain from the IP system. There also is evidence that most productivity growth is taking place due to foreign patent filings. Only a small number of countries have innovation that exceeds what is coming in from outside, she said. New US-China Patent Index Separately, at the event the Ocean Tomo ITPE 200 Patent Index was announced. It claims to be the "world's first index based on the value of both US and Chinese intellectual property." The index is made up of the top 100 companies that own the most valuable US patents relative to their book value and 100 companies that have the most valuable Chinese patents. Both sides consider that "IP represents a major bridge between the economies of China and the United States and this collaboration, the first in a series of initiatives, will enhance investor understanding and help support the creation of a global market for intellectual property rights investment," they said in a release. 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:: YouTube poker jokester "Tuff Fish" is petitioning for a state-run online poker site in California. [The Argus]
:: Awesome! Council Bluffs has a WSOP Circuit event now. Who's in? [CNNMoney]
:: Not-looking-so-great-lately Shannon Elizabeth reportedly got snappy down under at the Victorian Poker Championship. – [PokerListings.com]
:: A bunch of rock bands on the Warped Tour you probably don't know 'cause you have Nickelback playing on your MySpace page, thus you suck, will face off at the poker table courtesy of Bodog. [Gambling911.com]
:: Voting is underway for Bluff Magazine's Second Annual Reader's Choice Poker Awards and we hear we were nominated for something. Best looking? Sexiest? Most massive manhoods? Has to be one of those. [BLUFF]
:: Yes, that's right, we said Phil Hellmuth will NOT be on Surreal Life 7. [


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A Few Moving Tips To Make The Job Easier
No matter how good you think your memory is, when contemplating a move you will need a list so that things that are not part of your normal routine don't slip under the radar. Moving is not as easy as it looks, it can be very complicated and because of this organization is a must.
It is a good idea to make two lists, one list dedicates itself to the strategic element; calling movers Ottawa, getting estimates on the move, making sure the services are terminated, advise the post office of your forwarding address, etc. Your second list dedicates itself to the contents of your home, you need to list all the boxes, their contents and give them a number. On your list write the box number and next to that write a brief description of the box contents. This little exercise makes placing the boxes in the right rooms in your new home very simple.
In many cases the professional movers in Ottawa are chosen to not only make the move but to box the items as well. If this part of the process is your responsibility then you will want to arrange packing material well in advance. In many cases you can buy the boxes from the moving company, if this is the case buy plenty and arrange for them to refund any that are not used. If you have to purchase the boxes elsewhere, consider passing them on to a friend who also may be moving or arrange for them to be recycled.
Make sure you have plenty of wide packing tape and a couple of tape dispensers. Buy a couple of large bags of foam peanuts you protect your valuable items. A tip: don't use newspaper for protective purposes, the ink will come off and soil your valuables. If you can't locate foam peanuts the use unprinted newsprint.
Although it may not be mandatory, the new residents in the home you are leaving will appreciate if they find it reasonably clean. You may also have to do some quick cleaning when you arrive in your new home. Keep cleaning supplies behind; include disinfectants, scouring powder, rubber gloves, sponges and rags. Keep everything in a bucket that is easy to put in the car when you leave for the last time.


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Today I'm going to stray away from my usual topic of books and writing to talk about art. This weekend my boyfriend and I went to the D'Amour Museum of Fine Art in downtown Springfield for their Old Masters to Monet exhibit, a special display of fifty French paintings on loan from the Wadsworth Atheneum. This is the last week before it closes and I've been dying to see it so we finally made plans to go.
First I just want to say, the paintings were incredible.
Second, there is no place to good for annoying people to be found.
We'll start with the first point. The paintings. They dated from the mid 17th to the early 20th century. There were fifty of them but photographing was forbidden, so unfortunately I can't recall every single one of them, as much as I would love to. Now, I know that to those of you who live in large cities, seeing art of this caliber is probly commonplace, but in my neck of the woods, it is somewhat of a rarity, and this is the first time in my life I have had the pleasure of seeing such a display. Let me also clarify that I am no art expert. I like art, there are certain artists I like more than others, but I don't claim to know anything about style or technique or biographical information about the artists themselves. I do know that the two forms of art I tend to prefer are called Impressionist and Surrealist.
I was very excited about seeing the Impressionist art that I knew was part of the exhibit. I absolutely love Monet, and one of my favorites, The Beach at Trouville, was part of the exhibit. It was just such an experience, to be able to get right up close, and see each individual brush stroke, and to know that Monet applied the paint to that canvas with his own hand. The way he painted it captures the atmosphere so perfectly, you can practically feel the sea breeze blowing off the canvas. I was completely mesmerized. My boyfriend had to physically drag me away from it when it was time to leave.
They had many more beautiful works of art as well. Renoir's painting of Monet at work in their garden, one of Degas' ballerinas, one of Monet's waterlilies, as well as works by Manet, Sisley, Pissarro and Cezanne. And of course no collection of masterpieces would be complete without Van Gogh's Self Portrait.
There was alot of paintings by earlier artists whose names were vaguely familiar, who I don't know that much about, but who truly were masters of their art. The workmanship was so exquisite that some of them almost looked like photographs. And the details were insane, every inch of canvas had something to draw the eye, whether it was the texture of a set of drapes in the back ground, or the tassels on the edge of a tablecloth, nothing was too small or unimportant to have anything less than the most minute attention to detail.
Being in the presence of such beauty was an experience I can only describe as spiritual.
So lets move on to my second point. Annoying people.
YOU DONT LET YOUR KIDS RUN WILD IN A ROOM FULL OF PRICELESS ARTWORK!!!!!! Who brings little kids to an art exhibit anyways?? I mean, unless your child is some sort of genius art prodigy, they aren't going to give a flying rats ass about seeing a bunch of old paintings. Get a babysitter or stay home. That's the way it works when you're a parent. One of the kids was sliding along the wall around the room, and his head was actually bumping against the bottoms of the frames. I was waiting for one of the paintings to go crashing to the floor. Not to mention that if you were standing close to the wall, examining a painting up close, he would squeeze in between you and the wall, forcing you to step back to avoid being knocked off balance and possibly fall against the painting. And I wont even go into the loud echoing voices. Their parents were ignoring them so skillfully that I wasnt even sure who, of all the people in the room, they were.
But all in all it was an excellent day.


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Please be aware that if this happens, we are unable to assist you in any way. Be sure to double-check that you've remembered these documents.
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Please see the list below for countries we can process ETA visas for:
|Czech Republic
|South Korea
|Republic of San Marino
|The Netherlands
UK - British Citizen
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|Hong Kong
|Vatican City
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Meanwhile, despite Mr. Friedman's contention that there is no rule book for handling such situations, Horace Mann has no shortage of recent examples to follow.
The countless transgressions of predatory pedophile Sandusky single-handedly destroyed the legacy of once-legendary coach Joe Paterno and the public university that employed him. In his findings, Mr. Freeh blasted Penn State for its "total disregard for the safety and welfare of Sandusky's child victims by the most senior leaders."
At Poly Prep, former students sued the school and its top officials over the alleged sexual abuse of at least nine students between 1966 and the 1980s, damning the legacy of a popular football coach while also staining the seemingly indestructible image of the Brooklyn prep school. Attorneys for Poly Prep have filed a motion to dismiss the case.
At Syracuse University, two former ball boys for the men's basketball team accused assistant coach Bernie Fine of molesting them. Both accusers are being represented by Ms. Allred, who recently called on state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to investigate Syracuse's handling of these allegations.
But at Horace Mann, the board of trustees was being slow and careful in its approach to the accusations, Mr. Friedman said in the meeting.
"They believe the rules apply to public institutions like Penn State, or less prestigious Brooklyn institutions like Poly Prep, but they don't apply to us," said Robert Boynton, the director of NYU's Literary Reportage concentration and a 1981 graduate of Horace Mann. "That has always been the Horace Mann way."
The school did take immediate steps following the publication of Mr. Kamil's article. Horace Mann partnered with The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children to "audit current administrative procedures and policies that encompass child protection issues," among other new directives. It has met regularly with the Horace Mann Survivors
and the Horace Mann Action Coalition (CORRECTION: the Horace Mann Action Coalition wrote to say that it has not met regularly with the school). It has cooperated with the NYPD's and the Bronx district attorney's independent investigations into the allegations of sexual assault.
Meanwhile, in August, board member Joe Rose set up the Hilltop Cares Foundation, a nonprofit that aims to "assist those affected by the issues arising from allegations of abuse at the Horace Mann School and to study related issues in the broader community," he wrote in an email to The New York Times. Hilltop Cares Foundation is believed to have raised $2 million already.
Some have knocked the Hilltop Cares Foundation as a ploy to protect the school from damaging litigation by creating a separate entity to compensate victims while legally insulating the institution itself, which can thereby avoid taking any direct responsibility for the crimes. As several observers noted, a similar structure was developed by the manufacturing company Johns Manville, which set up a trust in the 1980s to settle asbestos claims by former employees, successfully protecting the company from bankruptcy.
"What [Joe Rose] is doing is the school's attempt at an arm's-length solution," said one former Horace Mann student who has been active in the discussions between the school and the new alumni organizations and who declined to be named for the article.
"It is our understanding that funds being raised are intended for therapy/counseling for self-described 'survivors' who report that they were abused by teachers who are no longer at the school," a Horace Mann spokeswoman wrote in an email to The Observer. She stressed that the Hilltop Cares Foundation is "not affiliated with the school and have their own respective boards and counsel."
"It provides Horace Mann deniability," Mr. Boynton said.


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Are you producing streaming video and wondering if your procedures and work flow maximize quality and efficiency? Perhaps you're on the distribution side and need to learn how to produce a Flash Player, or install or manage the Flash Media Server? If any of these questions apply to you, there's a training seminar next month that you might be interested in.
Streaming Production and Flash Delivery Workshop
Our friend Jan Ozer is co-hosting a workshop all about streaming media production and flash delivery. The "Streaming Production and Flash Delivery Workshop" is happening on March 23, 2010, at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. The workshop courses will detail the complete streaming production and delivery workflow, from set design to Flash Media Server setup, from H.264 encoding to Flash Player creation. The instructors (more info below) are recognized authors, experienced producers and frequent speakers at industry workshops.
This workshop will feature the following 2 tracks, each comprised of two ½ day courses:
Streaming Production Track – Hosted by Jan Ozer
- Video Production for Streaming – Details how to produce high quality video for streaming, from set design, lighting and audio to camera selection and configuration.
- Encoding H.264 Video for Flash, i-Pod/Phone/iPad and Silverlight – How to produce high quality H.264 video that plays smoothly on your target device or platform.
Flash Delivery Track – Hosted by Lisa Larson-Kelly
- Flexible Protocols and Custom Player Development – Learn how to create and configure a Flash Player.
- Flash Media Server Crash Course – FMS installation, configuration and management.
Early bird pricing is $170 for any ½ day course, or $300 for the full day. For more information or to sign up, please visit http://streamingflash.eventbrite.com.
About the Instructors
Jan Ozer has produced and encoded video since the CD-ROM days (1992) and has taught courses in video and streaming production since 1994, most recently for the MCA-I and at Streaming Media Seminars in New York, San Jose and London, and for private organizations like Cisco, Lockheed and Johns Hopkins University. Jan has written many authoritative articles on streaming technologies for outlets like StreamingMedia.com, Digital Content Producer, and EventDV and has written or co-authored 14 books on digital video related topics, including the Hands-On Guide to Flash Video: Web Video and Flash Media Server, with Stefan Richter. Jan's blog is streaminglearningcenter.com.
Lisa Larson-Kelley began her career in print design, but was soon lured to digital media by a little application called Flash 4. She has worked with many video-centric start-ups as well as companies like Adobe, Microsoft and L'Oreal. She has also authored whitepapers, tutorials and e-seminars for Adobe, editorials and features for StreamingMedia.com; and co-authored the book Flash Video for Professionals (Wiley/Sybex, 2007). An Adobe Community Professional, Lisa speaks at numerous industry conferences and user groups around the world, and is a founding member of the FlashCodersNY study group. Her blog is Flashconnections.com


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THE EMBODIMENT OF BRAVERY In 1263, Colin of Kintail, Chief of the Clan Mackenzie, took a bold decision to stand up and be counted, and felled a charging stag which attacked King Alexander III of Scotland. In return for saving his life, the grateful King gifted the 12-pointed Royal Stag emblem to the Mackenzie Clan as a reward. When descendants of the Mackenzie Clan took over the ownership of The Dalmore distillery in 1867, they continued to honour this brave act and proudly put the 12-pointed Royal Stag on the bottle. To this day, the Stag still adorns each and every bottle of The Dalmore. To celebrate the pioneering and innovative values of the Mackenzie Clan, our Master Distiller has painstakingly created the only single malt in the world to unite a unique six cask finish for one outstanding achievement. Spirits matured in ex-bourbon casks, Matusalem oloroso sherry butts, Madeira barrels, Marsala casks, Port pipes and Cabernet Sauvignon wine barriques are combined in perfect harmony to create a uniquely complex, yet smooth single malt. This is the embodiment of brave creativity and a lifetime's experience.
Nose: chocolate and nuts, both flesh and shells, toffee, touches of spiced raisin and vanilla. Palate: measured sugary sweetness to start, with orange and vanilla backed up by sweet raisins, raspberry and winey touches. Finish: Spicy oak, polished wood and liquorice root.


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Esther Intro
A pastor in Malawi, Africa drew this picture after I taught on a firm grasp of God's Word. Hear, read, study, meditate and memorize God's Word.
The Background of the book of Esther
The story takes place in ancient Persia during the period when Persia was the reigning world empire. Nearly 50 million people resided within the empire during this time period of the early 400sBC. Persia had conquered Babylon many years earlier, (539BC) so the Jews residing in Babylon (because of their Babylonian captivity) were now part of the Persian empire. Esther was a child orphan during the time of the famous king Darius. His well-known for his battles with the Greeks, (who would eventually defeat Persia under Alexander the Great). One of the famous battles between Darius and the Greeks was the battle of Marathon in 490BC where, although the Persians were favored, Darius suffered defeat. Enraged, he vowed revenge but died shortly thereafter before he could mount another attack. Darius' son, Xerxes, took over as King and vowed to carry out his father revenge. Xerxes battles the Greeks repeatedly and has some successes and some defeats but eventually the Greeks prevail.
The king with two names
All this to say that Esther was born during the later reign of Darius and came of age under the reign of his son, Xerxes. Xerxes was the name the Greeks gave him, but the Hebrews called him Ahasuerus. Xerxes/Ahasuerus is the king in the book of Esther who eventually takes Esther as his bride.
Vs.1 says "Now it took place in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over 127 provinces, (50 Million people)…in the third year of his reign he gave a banquet….(for his nobles, princes and military officers)… and he displayed the riches of his royal glory and the splendor of his great majesty for many days, 180 days." So, we have a new king with inherited wealth (old money). He could do anything he wants, have anything he wants and go anywhere he wants. Most likely he called these men together to plan out his campaigns and strategies to utterly defeat the Greeks, but the Hebrew writer of Esther tells us it ended with a 7-day banquet. Wine and food took center stage during this banquet.
The king of the world
The drama begins with Ahasuerus assuming the role of "king of the world" with no mention of God. Some things just never change. World rulers have been doing the same thing ever since. Thinking of themselves as men of ultimate power without even a thought toward God. Little does Ahasuerus realize that the unseen God is orchestrating the entire scene for His purposes and Ahasuerus is simply a play actor in the drama. God is about to really rock his world in the next scene with the defiance of his current wife, Vashti.
Lord, in the coming days, teach us more about You and Your divine providence in our lives. Help us avoid the sin of living this life as if it is our own. We are yours. May we be mindful and thoughtful toward You and Your ways and Your Word, always. Amen


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I am completely disgusted with our federal government and the Federal Reserve. After watching Bernanke's press conference yesterday really have to ask myself "Is the government and the Fed trying to kill the dollar?"
If Bernanke & The Fed were serious about curbing inflation, he would raise the interest rates above 5% immediately without hesitation. From the press conference, they (The Fed) believes they will be able to raise interest rates at the 1st sign of inflation to stop it. I know they aren't idiots at The Fed, so I'm quite positive they also see that raising rates at the last minute won't work.
The reason it won't work is this… Inflation is happening right now. Food and oil inflation that we are seeing right now is not "transitory" as Bernanke said. Food and oil prices aren't going to magically go down. Silver and gold prices aren't going to magically drop back to $2 & $200 an ounce respectively without a major economical influence. Foreign economies are distancing themselves from the dollar, so that's leaves to question "What major economical influence can be done for the U.S. Economy to turn it around?"
The biggest influence The Fed had on our economy and inflation was the Fed's rate which has been near 0 for about 28 months now. The 2 rounds of quantitative easing (or printing money to give to the banks in hopes banks will lend more) did NOTHING for our economy except, put a lot of cash into big bankers pockets and caused inflation.
When an outside force acts upon a free market… The market is no longer free. Our country's economic backbone has always been the free market and since the introduction of the Fed, it's been manipulated and controlled. Bernanke admits the Fed was a primary contributor to the length Great Depression.
The Press Sucks
The reporters in the press conference Bernanke gave yesterday didn't ask any questions… Not real ones anyway. I have 3 questions I would have loved to see been asked.
- "What makes you think you have the right to exist as a private organization that acts as a central entity planning the entire financial market?"
- "Can you show any proof that QE1 and QE2 worked?"
- "Can you site any references in history that show a controlled/ planned market trumped a free market in prosperity?"
Nothing close to these questions were asked…
The Fed backed by the U.S. Government is stealing wealth from all of us ordinary tax payers.
In July of 1971, silver traded for $1.57 an ounce as of right now silver is trading at $48.48 an ounce.
Did silver become more valuable?
Yes, against the dollar it has. That's because the worst U.S. President in history (Richard Nixon) took us off of the gold standard on August 15th 1971.
In the past 40+ years the U.S. has seen extraordinary inflation… Nothing transitory about it. This is an issue that no-one on Capitol Hill is or has addressed. What we've seen over the past 40+ years is a MASSIVE expansion of government and corporate interests tied to the government.
What happened to people paying their own way? When did we get to the point as a country that we the people need so much help and support from the government? When did corporate profits start outweighing the will of the people?
Our entire Legislative and Executive branches of the government are completely out of touch with what's going on with the rest of the nation.
How can a person who has served in congress for 20 years (who makes a $174K per year) understand what it's like to be a regular person living in the U.S.
They can't…
Democrat… Republican… It doesn't matter. They all need to go. The Republican party isn't following traditional party beliefs, it should be called the Conservative Democratic Party… The Democratic party should be called the Democratic Socialist Movement.
I don't believe our deficit should be raised… And I'm not a Tea Partier…
The U.S. media outlets try to make people who believe in not raising the federal deficit as "crazy" and "playing to the Tea Party."
Really??? Not wanting our country to be in debt is a bad thing???
Governement spending is OUT OF CONTROL…
Our spineless dictator… errr…. president is nothing more than a puppet for corporate interest. At least with the oil war in Iraq, Bush made up "weapons of mass destruction;" opposed to Obama's unprovoked oil war in Libya and him just doing it.
Wall Street, The Civilian Military Complex and schools of higher education were Obama's biggest supporters in his 08 presidential bid. Here are some of the top contributors to Obama's campaign
|University of California
|Goldman Sachs
|Harvard University
|Microsoft Corp
|Google Inc
|Citigroup Inc
|JPMorgan Chase & Co
|Time Warner
|Sidley Austin LLP
|Stanford University
|National Amusements Inc
|Wilmerhale Llp
|Skadden, Arps et al
|IBM Corp
|Columbia University
|Morgan Stanley
|General Electric
|US Government
|Latham & Watkins
The war machines gave him a lot of cash. No wonder Obama re-negged on his promises to bring the troops home and end the wars in the mid-east. They obiously supported him so much, he had to give them another war (Libya).
Above is a small list of the top contributors for just the presidential campaign. There are 535 members of Congress. Every one of them gets campaign contributions. Campaign contributions from organizations run into the hundreds of millions of dollars.
When organizations give you hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars, you owe them something.
What to do?
I'm for firing all of our government employees and starting over. That's completely implausible, but it sounds good.
In all seriousness… big corporations run our country… There may be a few freshmen in Congress and maybe 2-3 tenured Congressmen/ women who haven't been distorted by greed and corruption. But I feel the majority outweighs the minority on this issue 100 fold.
The 1st step into stopping the corruption is to institute a law that only allows for private individuals to donate to election campaigns. The 2nd step would be to end the Federal Reserve Bank and place our dollar back on the gold standard. If those 2 things would happen right now, I believe our country may have a fighting chance to get out of the hole it's in.
Unfortunately our Senators and Congressmen are fat and out of touch with the American people and I don't think it'll happen…
Anyone who has studied Roman history should be able to see some very scary similarities to the last years of the Roman empire and our current government.
Doom & Gloom
I hate to be all doom & gloom… But I whole-heartily believe our dollar is going to crash. I think we will see inflation over the next 2 years that will make the last 40 years of inflation look like nothing.
I believe we will see a massive economic shock by July 2011 come to the entire world economy because our Congress won't be able to balance the budget; then the Fed will raise interest rates (because it'll have to, to try to curb inflation); then the U.S. will default on it's debt & domestic financial obligations and we'll see complete chaos break out.
As of right now, our government has approximately $113.5 Trillion of unfunded liabilities… $14 Trillion of debt and a $1.2 Trillion annual deficit… Shame on our Government.
The Federal Reserve through QE1, QE2 and their policies have flooded the world with dollars, making them less valuable.
The majority of the G20 want another reserve currency and they are looking to the Chinese Yuan as a possible 2nd world reserve currency (which if implemented would instantly kill the dollar.)
A 3 year old retarded crack baby could see our economy and our dollar are on very thin ice.


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"Draining the swamp" has become synonymous with both the Trump campaign and his presidency. Although it's not a new saying, it has stuck with him since he first uttered it.
The phrase was first made popular by President Ronald Reagan in 1983, who also said he came to Washington to "drain the swamp." Reagan's sentiment was identical to Trump's in that regard. Reagan also wished to roll back the size and scope of the federal government.
It was used again in 2007 by Nancy Pelosi, when the Republicans imploded and were tossed out, leaving her to be elevated to speaker of the House. However, her sentiment was just slightly different. She claimed to want to "drain the swamp" of over 10 years of Republican control of the House.
But it appears, of the three, Donald Trump has already been the most successful. But his success could unfortunately be classified as a mere spit in the ocean. For as a new report chronicles, called "Mapping the Swamp," the Washington, D.C., swamp is far more vast than even we conservatives imagined.
We who write and talk about this stuff report on the size of the bureaucratic state all the time, but to see the magnitude of the federal government laid out in black and white staggers the imagination.
Just the sheer size, in terms of employees, boggles the mind. At almost 2 million, the federal government employs more people than the combined populations of Alaska, Wyoming and Vermont.


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Jeremy Britt was crowned "Biggest Loser" Tuesday night after dropping nearly 200 pounds in seven months.
The 22-year-old baker from Rockford, Mich., cut 51.16 percent of his 389-pound starting weight to end the show at 190 pounds.
"Oh my God!" he shouted as he saw the scale—numerical confirmation of the eye-popping physical transformation he made.
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Britt beat out his older sister, Conda Britt, who dropped 115 pounds to end the season teary-eyed at 179 pounds.
He also beat runner-up Kim Nielson, an ex-wrestler who lost 118 pounds to end the show at 134 pounds. Nielson, however, didn't walk away empty-handed. She won $30,000 worth of gym equipment to share with her community for getting the most people to sign up for the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award—a challenge set earlier in the season by First Lady Michelle Obama.
The live finale invited all eliminated contestants back for a chance to weigh in. Mike Messina, a 41-year-old Oakland native won the $100,000 "at home" prize for shrinking to 198 pounds from a starting weight of 358 pounds.


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You know, I love it when fans of my blog just send me stuff that I can use it for a blog post.
Werewolves are becoming very popular in today's culture, after all, we have them in the latest movies – wolfman, twilight and on tv – True Blood, soon to be Teen Wolf, and even on powerfully, accessible, everyday clothing – 3 wolves and moon t shirt.
The 3 moon and wolf t shirt in fact is such a magnet for power and the prowess it gives the wear of it's haute couture, that it has sparked off several cheap imitations. But this should be applauded, after all, isn't copycat-ism the sincerest form of flattery – by jealousy??
Like the 3 cat and piano t shirt – totally cheap and not even remotely stylish.
Then there was the "my what busey teeth you have" version with Gary Busey in it. Which I do have to pay some homage to, since Mr Busey, was actually in a decent werewolf movie – Silver Bullet.
But by far the best knock off of the 3 wolf and moon t shirt of awesome has to be this one.
The star wars version with "Ewoks."
Yes, it reminds me of when teddy bears attack and then pose. Who knows the ewoks might be long lost, twice removed, never spoken about at the family reunion cousins to the werewolf.
Then again…I think not.
Although I have to say, Chewbecca from Star Wars is somewhat of an icon for us. I know plenty of werewolves who have a Chewy t-shirt, poster or toy of some kind, of the giant wookie furball. Chewy is my homeboy.
This post is dedicated to Jackob'sCarnival for providing me with such easily, laugh out loud, inspiring stuff to blog about.
If you're going to write a rant that's going to be publicly displayed for all to see your righteous anger, you'd want to think you knew your shit first.
But I guess, typing the word WEREWOLF MOVIE into an internet search engine would be a little too taxing. Let's just stick to giving it to a movie reviewer, from a movie website, who might possibly know more than a thing or two about movies, since it's his job to review them and write up about them, then someone who goes to see a movie as a one off.
Kayla Patterson clearly wasn't impressed with the New Wolfman movie when she wrote this to a movie reviewer from Latino Review.
Hey Universal, you just got PWNED. That's what you get for making a werewolf movie that clearly rips off Twilight. Everyone knows that Stephenie Meyer created werewolves, and now you hacks have been exposed! Good luck defending yourselves in court!!
The full letter can be found here.
Hey Kayla, Universal first made the Original Wolfman movie in 1941. They own the movie. They re-made the movie. So I doubt they're taking their own company to court for a spanking.
Clearly not everybody knows that Stephanie Meyer DIDN'T create werewolves. She certainly didn't create me. But if you're talking in a fictional sense like movies and books – take a look at this, this is just a handful of these, werewolf movies…
First Universal Wolfman movie made in 1941.
1942 – The Undying Monster (another universal film)
1943 – Frankenstein meets The Wolfman (universal)
1944 – Cry of the Werewolf
1946 – She Wolf of London (universal)
1947 – La Belle et la bête (French werewolf movie) Aka Beauty and the beast
1948 – Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein (wolfman is in it)
1956- The Werewolf
1957 – I was a teenage werewolf
1960 – La Casa Del Terror
1961 – The curse of the werewolf
1962 – I married a werewolf
1970 -Monstruos del terror, Los
1971 – werewolves on wheels
1972 – Moon of the wolf
Stephenie Meyer born in 1973.
Also before the novels of Twilight were born and published and unleashed onto the tween world movement, there was these classic werewolf movies:
1978 – The Wolfen, Whitley Strieber (Novel)
1981 – The Howling
1981 – An American Werewolf in London
1985 – Teen Wolf
1983 – Cycle of the Werewolf by Stephen King (Novel)
1984 – The company of wolves
1985 – Silver Bullet
1998 – The Wolf Chronicles by Dorothy Hearst (Novel)
1999 – Bitten by Kelly Armstrong (Novel)
2000- Ginger Snaps
2002 – Dog Solders
2003 – Underworld
2004 – GingerSnaps2: Unleashed
2005 – First Twilight Novel Released.
Stephanie Meyer isn't the first person to even come up with the concept of romance between werewolves and humans. It's in plenty of paranormal romance novels, it was even portrayed in Teen wolf and in the TV show Buffy The Vampire Slayer with werewolf Oz and his girlfriend Willow, all well before the Twilight timeline kicked in.
Werewolves and all their mysteries have been around in actual real life, cultural folklore for decades. I don't think I'm the only person who sees this kind of reaction and influence on tweenagers and weeps for the future, once I get past the laughing so hard it hurts part.
I love my werewolves (arooo) and my pack, the Breukelen. But even I'm not ignorant enough to assume we're the only ones or types existing in New York or anywhere for that matter. If Meyer's novels are all you expect from werewolves, than you're expectations are not only disappointing (to this wolf), they are extremely low.
The world is a big place made up of lots of differences, but I guess if you never open your eyes or expand your mind to it, you're probably never going to see it.
Okay let's get the warning out of the way now:
Even a man who is pure of heart
and says his prayers by night
may become a wolf
when the wolfbane blooms
in the autumn moon is bright.
That ought to cover it. Oh and *SPOLER*SPOILER*SPOILER* ahead.
This is a werewolf's review of the 2010 Wolfman movie.
The new Wolfman movie is not so much a remake of the 1941 original with Lon Chaney Jnr (yes he that was immortalized in the Warren Levon song – Werewolves of London).
Rather it's a bit of a re-telling.
Either way, it's still pretty good.
A lot of the original elements are included in the movie.
Larry Talbot (Benicio Del Toro) returns to his father's (Sir Anthony Hopkins) home – Talbolt Hall, upon the death of his brother. In doing so he meets Gwen Conliffe (Emily Blunt) the grieving fiancé of his brother. Larry vows to Gwen to find out all he can about the brutally savage and unexpected death / murder of his brother, that everyone in the village of Blackmoor, England says was at the hands of a lunatic or a beast.
In the process of investigating his brother's death, Larry gets attacked by the beast and thus, becomes the wolfman, under full moonlight.
First of all, I have to say, the fight scene in the gypsy camp, well it kind of had me wound up, in a good way.
Cheering for the werewolf. And to say I got…how shall I put this? Excited?
When the werewolf's claw, was shown straight through the mouth of a victim, was a major turn on and victory for the werewolf within and onscreen.
I say that it was a victory because, it's good to see a serious werewolf depiction on screen. A hardcore one you know? None of this light and fluffy, teenage twilight, emo stuff. And none of this poorly produced CGI crap, like in Underworld Rise of the Lycans.
This is the crux of being a beast as any were-creature might tell you.
It's a duality you struggle with and eventually something's got to give. Loss of control is usually the element depicted in movies. In the case of the wolfman, I don't think it's a loss of control. Poor Larry Talbot isn't even aware of what has happened to him truly until it's too late, a sentiment shared with the original movie.
But there is no one to school him or really help him better the wolfman, or understand the wolfman's needs. So the wolfman has all the instincts of the wolf and hunter thrust upon him. Which once you survive the trauma of the initial attack that made him (a Lycan) and then the shape shift that he goes through, is to be expected.
As his father, Sir John Talbot says to him that is only rules that separate them from being beasts. And he should know.
The urge to hunt and seek prey and blood, resides in all predatory animals.
For a human to carry that, it must like be admitting acceptance to those parts of the soul that make some humans killers rather than all of us. It's something that just can't be culled out. Biological make up is what it is, it's part of the pattern of being something you're not normally.
In Larry's case perhaps, of something he's not meant to be.
He becomes the wolfman (and the make up is BRILLANT) and still retains the semblance of man or human by running around his bloody and torn clothes. Hence the title – WolfMAN not WereWOLF. He's a humanoid wolf figure who can also run around on all fours when required, like a wolf. So it's a mixture of beast and man combined.
The Wolfman incorporates elements of the duality in that sense. But it never seeks to struggle or understand either side of it. It's purely black and white.
Larry wakes up a man in bedraggled clothing with blood on his face and hands, and he roams the forests of Blackmoor as Wolfman, only seeking to kill, with no true reasoning behind it. There is no pattern in his victims, there is no reason given as to why, other than, the power of the full moon.
Yes, the moon is powerful to us werewolves. Of that there is no doubt. But we've come along way from being without all control or thought. Which is only glimpsed at the end of the wolfman movie when Gwen is being pursed by the Wolfman and begging it, by calling it Larry to not kill her.
The duality and intricacies of the Wolfman are not the true story here in this film. Which is a shame. There's far more of a psychological element argued and gone over, in the original 1941 black and white film.
The gore in the film, is gory and I loved it. It's a very pretty gothic film with some seriously great, iconic images in it. I think that's why I liked it so much. That and furry Benicio. Mmmm.
And I do have to say, that watching Benicio as the Wolfman turned me on, a hell of a lot more than watching him as the simpering, reserved, held back in his place, Larry Talbot to his exasperating father, Sir John.
This smack down, drag 'em out, knockout fight between elder and younger Talbot is one that will have kids everywhere who've ever held a little bit of animosity towards their parents, cheering on. He had it coming.
But which one?
I'm also impressed that the word werewolf was only used twice or so in the film but the references to Lycanthropy – being bit by a werewolf were far stronger, since essentially that is what really happened to Larry Talbot .
The wolfman is a lycan, so there are differences between these two beasts. In why he was so mindless and after bloodshed. As a Lycan, he's bound to feel a reoccurring sense of rage and bloodshed. It's quite common for those with Lycanthropy, to act this way.
Larry's wolfman is not a true werewolf.
I have to say that Benicio makes a great Wolfman. Therefore, I'm happy to honorary baptize him a werewolf in my eyes. You can howl at the Brooklyn moon with me anytime Benicio. ANYTIME. Just say the word.
What's the word?
Of course.
Funny thing happened on the way to the mall.
Well not ha ha funny.
But you know, something 'unique' happens, something out of the ordinary and you just get all these little thoughts sparking in your head and you know you just wouldn't get them for no real reason at all…yeah, well if that makes sense, then so will this..
I was roller skating down the street when I saw something on the ground. Natch, I braked before it, intending to bend down and pick up the silver object on the sidewalk.
Only a guy, in front of me, coming from the opposite direction, whom I think I may have momentarily startled by my sudden breaking, right in front of him, did it for me.
We stood separated by about four inches of space.
The startled surprise look swept over and off his face and he looked down, at first, I thought at my groover-licious new skates, (have to wear them in a bit) and then I realized he'd seen the same small object of shiny joy on the sidewalk that I had. I think only, maybe he thought I'd dropped it in my sudden haste to break before it.
Funny how you can stop on a dime when you know how to. Ha ha.
He reached down and picked up the well and truly flattened coin. He held it out before himself, between us in his flat open palmed hand. We both looked at it. Wasn't a dime. It was a quarter.
What's that saying? Find a penny pick it up, all day long you'll have good luck.
He looked from the quarter to me and nodded his head, moving his hand further towards me. He hadn't said a word at this stage. Then again, neither had I. I smiled at him thinking what a nice guy, he wants to give me what by finders rights, should be his luck for the day.
Besides, judging by his smell (mostly of the stinky uncleaned human variety) and slightly rough, unkempt attire, I'd say he could've done with the quarter more than me.
I nodded my head at him, and looked from the coin to him again. He smiled back at me and I picked up the coin from him.
He nodded his brunette head again, quietly, still not saying a word and he moved to the right, I moved to the left and we went around each other. Back on our way to wherever the other one wasn't going.
I turned in a semi circle to skate backwards briefly, looking back at my silent citizen, when I noticed the back of his jacket. I swear my mouth dropped open.
It had a wolfman design on it.
Like the T-shirt I'd bought awhile ago at the Noho flea market.
I skated back towards him, because curiosity had a grip on me. It's a bit of suburban mystery this wolfman thing (Fast becoming my obsession)
You see, this wolfman design in New York, it's not terribly common and yet it just pops up at different places and something about it makes you notice it. Well, I keep noticing it, out of all the street art around. It's like I now have this uncanny ability to spot this wolfman design whenever I'm out amongst any busy wall of grafitti. Probably cause my mind goes looking for it!
This got me thinking, I mean, I think I've only ever seen it, in areas populated or frequented by werewolves. I don't know that any of my friends have seen it firsthand. I mean, I know people who've talked about the wolfman and the mythos around who might be doing this graffiti art and why. I remember hearing conversations about it, but it's like I'm the only person I know out of my circle of friends who's actually seen this design. Or is that just because I pay more attention to my surrounds than my fellow packmates?
So is the wolfman symbol a friendly, yet silent bit of advice to Nons?
A warning of what to look out for?
Or just art?
Someone building a neighbourhood name for themselves?
Someone trying to do some sort of "viral"promo for that movie that's due out soon of..yeah, you guessed it..The Wolfman. Studios would try for that street cred. Hmmm…
This design looked like the one on my t-shirt.
Actually it looked exactly like stencil street art. Like an earlier version of my t-shirt because it was all monochrome in white. But you could still make out exactly what it was an image of. No signature, no tag, no name or writing on it.
You know, like someone has cut out a stencil of the wolfman, walked up behind this poor dude, who lets be honest, looked a little homeless, and spray painted it on the back of his only jacket.
Just as my silent good luck buddy was about to turn around, I stopped and sped back off the way I'd been heading. I mean what was I going to do? Freak out the nice homeless guy who'd given me the lucky coin? Cause I was curious over some vandalism on his jacket. That maybe he didn't even know was on the back of his jacket, or maybe he did and it didn't bother him.
He'd probably think I was mugging him for the jacket! Because I was already roller-stalking him!
Here's a pic of the Noho market T-shirt I was talking about…


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At 75SL, choose from a range of private and shared apartments and commute to Tufts University in 35 minutes. On weekends, walk seven minutes to Wellington Station subway for the half hour ride into central Cambridge or Boston's vibrant North End. Explore the boutique shops and trendy restaurants of Harvard Square, then discover Boston's incredible history on the landmark-studded Freedom Trail. If you prefer travelling independently, rent a Zipcar on site, or make the most of the the indoor bike storage.
When you get home, stop to check your email at the Cyber Café in the lobby, then hang your coat up in your walk-in closet and curl up on the bed with a good book. Use the high-speed internet to research a paper at the coffee table in the living room, or to Skype home with tales of your latest adventures. With heating and air conditioning included, your apartment stays comfortable all year round, while floor-to-ceiling windows provide great views and plenty of light.
With work out the way, head out to the patio for a breath of fresh air, or de-stress with a session in the on-site gym. Afterwards, throw a load of washing in the apartment laundry and sink into a hot bath. Later, spread ingredients out on the kitchen's granite counters and invite your friends over to help you make something delicious for dinner – or opt for fresh sushi from nearby Yoki Japanese instead. Spend the rest of the evening relaxing in the clubroom, or watching movies in the on-site theater.