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College football preseason awards watch lists are, at best, little more than a summertime curiosity these days and, at worst, an easy punchline.
For one, there are far too many awards -- only country music likes to give itself as many trophies as this sport. There are often way too many players on these lists -- the Rimington Trophy list, for example, includes 64 players, or basically half the starting centers in the FBS, and 10 from the Big Ten alone. And, of course, eventual winners of these awards sometimes come out of nowhere, making the preseason lists even more meaningless.
We relegated almost all the watch list releases to tweets, but if you're interested, we thought we'd compile all the Big Ten players who were nominated in one place. If nothing else, you can come back to this page in December and perhaps have a good chuckle. Here you go:
Maxwell Award (Player of the Year)
Ameer Abdullah, RB, Nebraska
Connor Cook, QB, Michigan State
Stefon Diggs, WR, Maryland
Devin Funchess, WR, Michigan
Devin Gardner, QB, Michigan
Melvin Gordon, RB, Wisconsin
Christian Hackenberg, QB, Penn State
Jeremy Langford, RB, Michigan State
Venric Mark, RB, Northwestern
Braxton Miller, QB, Ohio State
Walter Camp (Player of the Year)
Ameer Abdullah, RB, Nebraska
Chi Chi Ariguzo, LB, Northwestern
Shilique Calhoun, DE Michigan State
Stefon Diggs,WR, Maryland
Devin Funchess, WR, Michigan
Melvin Gordon, RB, Wisconsin
Randy Gregory, DE, Nebraska
Braxton Miller, QB, Ohio State
Bednarik Award (Defensive Player of the Year)
Michael Bennett, DT, Ohio State
Joey Bosa, DE, Ohio State
Shilique Calhoun, DE, Michigan State
Frank Clark, DE, Michigan
Carl Davis, DT, Iowa
Kurtis Drummond, S, Michigan State
Randy Gregory, DE, Nebraska
Jordan Lucas, CB, Penn State
Jake Ryan, LB, Michigan
Trae Waynes, CB, Michigan State
Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defensive Player)
Michael Bennett, DT, Ohio State
Joey Bosa, DE, Ohio State
Shilique Calhoun, DE, Michigan State
Frank Clark, DE, Michigan
Blake Countess, DB, Michigan
Carl Davis, DT, Iowa
Kurtis Drummond, S, Michigan State
Randy Gregory, DE, Nebraska
Jake Ryan, LB, Michigan
Trae Waynes, CB, Michigan State
Outland Trophy (Interior lineman)
Jack Allen, C, Michigan State
Michael Bennett, DT, Ohio State
Jack Conklin, T, Michigan State
Carl Davis, DT, Iowa
Rob Havenstein, T, Wisconsin
Kaleb Johnson, G, Rutgers
Brandon Scherff, T, Iowa
Donovan Smith, DT, Penn State
Brandon Vitabile, C, Northwestern
Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback):
Connor Cook, Michigan State
Devin Gardner, Michigan
Christian Hackenberg, Penn State
Braxton Miller, Ohio State
Joel Stave, Wisconsin
Doak Walker Award (Running back)
Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska
Bill Belton, Penn State
David Cobb, Minnesota
Tevin Coleman, Indiana
Josh Ferguson, Illinois
Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin
Jeremy Langford, Michigan State
Zach Zwinak, Penn State
Butkus Award (Linebacker)
Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil, Maryland
Curtis Grant, Ohio State
Mike Hull, Penn State
Taiwan Jones, Michigan State
Mason Monheim, Illinois
Jake Ryan, Michigan
Rotary Lombardi Award (Lineman/Linebacker)
Chi Chi Ariguzo, LB, Northwestern
Michael Bennett, DT, Ohio State
Austin Blythe, C, Iowa
Joey Bosa, DE, Ohio State
Shilique Calhoun, Michigan State
Carl Davis, DT, Iowa
Randy Gregory, DE, Nebraska
Ron Havenstein, T, Wisconsin
Kaleb Johnson, G, Rutgers
Jake Ryan, LB, Michigan
Brandon Scherff, T, Iowa
Biletnikoff Award (Wide receiver)
Kenny Bell, Nebraska
Stefon Diggs, Maryland
Devin Funchess, Michigan
Christian Jones, Northwestern
Devin Smith, Ohio State
Shane Wynn, Indiana
Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive back)
Ibraheim Campbell, Northwestern
Blake Countess, Michigan
Kurtis Drummond, Michigan State
Jordan Lucas, Penn State
Trae Waynes, Michigan State
Mackey Award (Tight end)
Kyle Carter, Penn State
Jeff Heuerman, Ohio State
Jesse James, Penn State
Tyler Kroft, Rutgers
Maxx Williams, Minnesota
Rimington Trophy (Center)
Jack Allen, Michigan State
Austin Blythe, Iowa
Betim Bujari, Rutgers
Sal Conaboy, Maryland
Robert Kugler, Purdue
Tommy Olson, Minnesota
Mark Pelini, Nebraska
Collin Rahrig, Indiana
Brandon Vitabile, Northwestern
Dan Voltz, Wisconsin
Lou Groza Award (Kicker)
Brad Craddock, Maryland
Michael Geiger, Michigan State
Ray Guy Award (Punter)
Cameron Johnston, Ohio State
Peter Mortell, Minnesota
Mike Sadler, Michigan State
Finally, watch this list of my preseason awards watch list, uh, awards:
Most nominated: Thanks to his inclusion on multiple defensive award lists as well as one player of the year recognition, Nebraska defensive end Randy Gregory leads the way with four nods.
Biggest "snubs:" We use the word "snub" very, very lightly here. Still, it was a mild surprise not to see Venric Mark on the Doak Walker list (he was, after all, nominated for the Maxwell) or for Maryland defensive lineman Andre Monroe to not show up anywhere. Apparently, Monroe's 9.5 sacks and 17 tackles for loss last year weren't good enough to get him on the same list as dozens of other less productive players.
Weirdest list: The Butkus Award folks, bless them, either know something we don't or really swung and missed this year. Neither Maryland's Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil nor Ohio State's Curtis Grant were on anybody's radar for a major award, and you could make a very strong argument that neither is even the best linebacker on his own team (the Terps' Matt Robinson and the Buckeyes' Joshua Perry would have made more sense here). And then there's the omission of Rutgers' Steve Longa, who had 123 tackles and 7.5 tackles for loss. Just plain odd all around.
Just happy to be nominated: Northwestern's Chi Chi Ariguzo and Michigan's Devin Funchess are both outstanding players who should be in strong contention for all-conference and quite possibly All-America honors this season. But they have about as good a chance of winning a national player of the year award (which almost always goes to quarterbacks or running backs, anyway) as I do. Funchess was nominated for both the Maxwell and Walter Camp award, which means he has a great public relations man. Meanwhile, Wisconsin's Joel Stave isn't even guaranteed to start at quarterback this season for the Badgers, yet he found himself on the Davey O'Brien watch list. As usual, it doesn't hurt to cover all the bases when compiling a preseason watch list.


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Cultural Migrants Between Armenia and Persia
An old black-and-white photo dating from 1899: a five-year-old boy dressed in an Oriental suit of armour and helmet, and armed with a shield strikes an aristocratic pose.
It is André Sevrugian, son of the Armenian-Iranian photographer Antoine-Khan Sevruguin. He is dressed up as Rostam, the hero from the Persian epic Shahnameh, which would become the focus of his artistic work in later life.
This photo and another 96 works are on display in the exhibition "Sevrugian: Images of the Orient in Photography and Painting 1880-1980" in Frankfurt's Museum of World Cultures.
The two artists in question are father and son, descendants of a cosmopolitan family of diplomats from Tehran, who, despite their Christian-Armenian identity, were deeply rooted in Persian culture. The works of art on display are from the collection of Emanuel Sevrugian, Antoine-Khan's uncle, and the son of André Darvish, who now lives in Heidelberg.
On the threshold of the modern age
The photographer Antoine-Khan Sevruguin was a pioneer in his profession during his lifetime. His photos impressively document an era on the threshold of the modern age and reveal the photographer's awareness of the profound changes happening around him in his country.
Antoine-Khan travelled several times through the provinces of Persia to capture monuments and everyday scenes of life on camera. He worked for the Shah in the period from Naser ad-Din to Reza Pahlavi and counted European archaeologists among his clients.
His open-minded nature made it possible for him to cultivate an intensive exchange with a variety of people throughout the country: from Naser ad-Din Shah's personal physician to the country's intellectuals; from poor rural folk to urban city dwellers of Tehran; from tribal chieftains to Sufis. In terms of culture and society, he travelled back and forth between a number of cultures and social spheres.
The harem: not an erotic prison
His photos contradict the image of a pre-modern and backward Iran in the nineteenth century that was bequeathed to us by Western Orientalists and ethnologists of the time.
In his photos, for instance, we see Russian engineers building telegraph lines; two friends, a physician and a scholar, reading a book together; and Mozaffar ad-Din Shah's harem. The women in the harem are either gazing self-consciously at the camera or playing musical instruments; neither their clothes nor the presence of children brings to mind the cliché of the harem as an erotic, exotic prison.
While social history studies about this era depict women in harems as the passive objects of the shah's sexual appetite, these photos are more reminiscent of family photos of mothers and their children.
Sevruguin's portraits are not the stereotypical genre photos that were produced en masse for curious Europeans at the time. Instead, the value of Sevruguin's photos stems from their documentary character and their distinctive artistic style.
Sevruguin always underscores the personality of the people. European scholars and other travellers to the Orient, in contrast, tended to take photos that made it easier to categorise the people and their lives while corroborating their own preconceived notions of the "Orient".
Antoine-Khan was also open to influences from Persian-Islamic culture. For instance, Ferdowsi's epic "Book of Kings", Shahnameh, was often recited at feasts held at Sevruguin's home. Sufis and Muslim scholars were invited to take part in the intellectual exchange.
Antoine-Khan's son André Sevrugian soaked up this culturally porous environment as a child and later dedicated his life to the illustration of Persian poetry.
A new chapter in Persian painting
After studying painting at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris in the 1920s, André "Darvish" Sevrugian began channelling new impulses, elements of Western painting, into the rigid, stagnant style of book illustrations.
In contrast to the traditional style of illustration, he placed his figures at the heart of his images and depicted them with individual, emotional facial features expressing sorrow, laughter, anger and love.
Those who behold his illustrations do not experience cut-and-dried patterns, but figures that are alive and dramatically vivid. His style opened up a new chapter in modern Persian painting.
Starting in 1924, "Darvish", his nom de plume, spent ten years in ascetic seclusion working on the illustration of the great epic Shahnameh, Ferdowsi's "Book of Kings". The pictures were displayed for the first time in 1934, just in time for the thousandth anniversary of Ferdowsi's birth.
It was an overwhelming success for the as yet unknown artist. His works were displayed in Hyderabad, Calcutta and Bombay, and later in Vienna, Berlin, Brussels and London.
Darvish, the ascetic artist
Darvish's pictures are individual scenes and are more like paintings than book illustrations. Their size alone makes it hard to categorise them as book illustrations.
Darvish was also the first artist to compose these pictures deliberately as paintings. Traditionally, illustrations serve as a visual supplement to the narrative, but with Darvish, the text flows around the depicted scene and is a compositional element in the picture.
After his return from Paris, Darvish founded a philosophical circle with other intellectual friends – among them Sadeq Hedayat and Bozorg Alawi – who gave him the nickname "Darvish", his later nom de plume, because of his deep interest in Sufism and his ascetic lifestyle.
Darvish spent his life exploring the world of mystical poetry by Omar Chayyam, Hafez and Baba Taher, who were the inspirational sources for his subsequent work.
Adding to the attraction of this exhibition is the fact that it records and highlights the vicissitudes of the life of this Iranian-Armenian family of artists over the course of a century, a family that lived not between, but in both cultures.
Nimet Seker
© Qantara.de 2009
The exhibition will be open in Frankfurt until 12 July 2009. It will then move to Vienna (October 2009 to February 2010) and to Tehran (summer 2010).
Translated from the German by Nancy Joyce.
Aniconism in Islam
From Koran to Caricature Debate
Since the caricature debate, if not before, questions have been asked about the role the ban on images actually plays in Islam. Nimet Seker has been reading the new book on the subject by the Geneva-based scholar of Islam Silvia Naef
Photography Exhibition in Sharjah: "Focus Orient"
A Photographic Journey into the Past
In the Emirate of Sharjah, the exhibition "Focus Orient" debuts over 200 historic photographs from the entire Islamic world. All shot by Europeans between the late 19th and early 20th centuries, they show architecture, scenes of daily life and portraits in the Orientalist style. Georg Ossenbach reports from Sharjah
Hafez in Europe
Persian Poetry as Reflected in German Romanticism
Together with German and Persian musicians, the baritone opera singer Holger Falk further developed German music by Johannes Brahms and Robert Schumann that was composed based on Hafez' poetry. By Ali Attar


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Please provide comments to the issue below as part of the 2012 WCB cost model virtual workshop for inclusion in the record. Comments are moderated for conformity to the workshop's guidelines.
The second version of the Connect America Cost Model (CACM v2.0) has defined inputs for specified hardware associated with a fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network, such as optical network terminal units, fiber drop terminals, fiber splitters, and optical line terminal equipment, as shown in CostQuest's Oct. 19, 2012 ex parte filing.
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- Does CACM v2.0 make appropriate assumptions about the types of hardware that are needed for a FTTP architecture? Are there other types of hardware that should be added, or some types of hardware that should not be included, when the Bureau adopts the final version of the model?
- Are the individual input values that CACM v2.0 identifies for each specified category of hardware or infrastructure reasonable? Should the Bureau use these input values when it adopts the final version of the CACM?
- Letter from Mark Guttman, CostQuest Associates, Inc., to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC, WC Docket Nos. 10-90, 05-337 (filed Oct. 19, 2012)
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Re: A logo attracts clientsLUCKIEST Mar 3, 2012 7:57 AM (in response to grafikrtist)
Anthony, I agree with you completely.
I also like your tags business branding cards design logo artist designer computer agency forum graphic designers
When I went into business, I had a art designer come up with a great logo.
Had it on the front door, on my stationary, my business cards (printed and turned 90 degrees)
and on all my give away's.
Re: A logo attracts clientsModerator Jim Mar 3, 2012 9:39 AM (in response to grafikrtist)
We've discussed this before, but it would be interesting to get a new take on it. Do you make your own logo or have one professionally made?
Re: A logo attracts clientsLUCKIEST Mar 3, 2012 3:23 PM (in response to Moderator Jim)
Yes Jim, I know this was coved before. Always use the professional.
A logo is a mark or emblem commonly used by commercial enterprises, organizations
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Logos are either purely graphic or are composed of the name of the organization.
Just watch any ad on TV (without naming the product)
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Nov 30, 2012, 07:48 ET
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- From iPads to flat screens, electronics are gifts people often buy for themselves around Christmas. Electric bicycles are also becoming popular gifts that consumers buy for themselves and others.
When it comes to affordable, fun and healthy transportation, it is hard to beat electric bicycles.
Here are five tips consumers need to know when shopping for an electric bicycle:
1. Height: Shorter riders should consider folding bikes or bikes with 24" wheels. Taller riders will want 26" wheels or larger, with a full size frame.
2. Use: Recreation, errands, riding on campus, exercise, commuting, as well as terrain (steep hills or flat), need to be considered. This helps determine speed and distance requirements.
3. Type: Riders who want to pedal should select lighter electric bikes with a 250-350 watt motor and pedal-assist. Riders looking for a moped experience or who have hills to climb, should select a more powerful bike with a 500 to 750 watt motor and a throttle.
4. Style: Electric bicycles come in many styles; step-thru, classic, folding, commuter, cruiser, and mountain to name a few.
5. Price: For students and consumers on a budget, there are electric bikes for under $800. Quality, light-weight, bikes sell for $900 to $2,000. More powerful and higher quality electric bikes run between $2,000 and $4,000.
Bringing Electronics to Electric Bicycles and Scooters
The next big change in two wheel electric vehicles will come this summer from Saturna Green Systems Inc., a Canadian telematics and display company. Saturna is developing a totally new onboard navigation system for electric bicycles, scooters and motorcycles.
The Saturna System consists of three components:
1. Ruggedized device built into the electric vehicle that communicates between the motor and battery, and the rider or fleet operator.
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With the Saturna System onboard, riders will benefit from many of all of the GPS, turn-by-turn directions, and social media services available on smart phones today. Riders will have very accurate range prediction and routing, theft prevention and tracking, cloud services, and maintenance and trouble shooting capabilities, only available on select cars today.
For information: Douglas Schwartz, Electric Bicycle, Scooter and Motorcycle Consultant at; 800 257-1759, http://www.elvmotors.com or http://www.saturnagreen.com.
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Ohio house where women were held captive now a giant piece of evidence
CLEVELAND -- An imposing, 10-foot privacy fence will soon guard the home of Cleveland rape and kidnapping suspect Ariel Castro, with windows and doors boarded shut to keep people out of the place that police say was once meant only to keep people in.
The run-down house has become a two-story piece of evidence in the abduction and imprisonment case of three women, but neighbors who remain shaken by the horrors alleged inside want it torn down and erased from the landscape of Seymour Avenue.
"The girls that was in that house, when they ride by there, if they ever ride by there again, they won't have to see that, to remind them or maybe scare them," said Johnny Wright, 54, who can see the back of the house from his front door. "What they went through, I don't think any human being should ever been through that."
The house and what becomes of it will be a daily talking point for the Seymour community, as city officials deal with the irony of keeping the dreaded site of the women's imprisonment safe while neighbors almost uniformly want it torn down.
The issue isn't a simple one.
First and foremost, it's evidence against Castro, who investigators say kept the women in chains in a basement before eventually allowing them to live under close control upstairs. The 6-year-old daughter of one victim, Amanda Berry, was also freed; DNA tests showed Castro was her father, a dark twist on years of captivity during which Castro is also alleged to have induced multiple miscarriages in one of the women by repeatedly punching her belly.
The nondescript white house with a red-and-white tile roof sits on a street of other boarded-up houses, victims of the foreclosure crisis which hit the city hard. The house has thousands of dollars in unpaid tax liens, which would have to be sorted out as the city attempts to control the property. County records show it was built in 1890 and updated in 1950. Forty-two years later, Castro bought it for $12,000.
Workers over the weekend began boarding up windows and doors and erecting a metal fence around the house.
The plywood and fence have a two-fold purpose, said Councilman Brian Cummins: preserving the scene as evidence and protecting it from the threats already circulating on the streets to burn it down in a stroke of vigilante justice.
It's a decision for neighbors and also for the women, said Cummins, whose ward encompasses the property and who is in close contact with police and city officials about the situation.
"The issue is how do we respect the wishes of the survivors in this case and it's too premature to know what their wishes would be," Cummins said Saturday.
There's precedent for tearing down scenes of terrible crimes.
In 2011, Cleveland tore down a house on the city's east side where 11 women were killed over several years by a serial murderer now on Ohio's death row.
But first it served as evidence against Anthony Sowell: in June 2011, jurors walked through the house wearing face masks to ward off the smell of decay as Sowell's trial got under way.
That house also had to be protected before trial from people furious at Sowell's crime.
As with the Sowell house, both prosecutors and the defense will want Castro's home still standing until the trial ends, said Michael Benza, criminal law professor at Cleveland's Case Western Reserve University.
"The prosecutors are going to want to preserve it so they can take jurors into it to view, and the defense would want it preserved so at least they could do their own investigation," Benza said.
It's unlikely the house would be needed once the trial ends; typically only evidence like weapons or fingerprints are preserved for appeals, he said.
Almost 30 years ago in Chicago, the vacant house where John Wayne Gacy killed at least 33 teenage boys and young men was demolished.
More recently, a panel in Connecticut voted Friday to tear down Sandy Hook Elementary School where 20 first-graders and six educators were gunned down in December and build a new school on the same site.
Demolition isn't always the answer. Columbine High School, site of a 1999 school shooting that killed 12 students and a teacher, replaced the library where most of the killing happened with a new library. Chardon High School in northeastern Ohio, where three teens were killed in February, repainted the cafeteria where the shooting happened and put in new tables.
Evidence is crucial in such cases and can be an issue when considering demolition.
Last year in Connecticut, parents of three girls killed in a 2011 Christmas morning fire served notice they planned to sue the city of Stamford, accusing officials of intentionally destroying evidence when they demolished the shoreline home a day after the fire.
Victims' wishes aren't always responded to when it comes to such crime scenes. Cinemark reopened a theater in Aurora, Colo., earlier this year that was the site of 12 people killed in a July shooting.
Relatives of several of the victims rejected an invitation to attend its planned reopening, calling it a "disgusting offer" that came at a terrible time -- right after the first Christmas without their loved ones.
Betsy Medina, a nurse's aide who lives behind Castro's house with her three children and her fiance, says tearing it down would spare the three women having to see it again.
Elsie Cintron, who lives three houses down from the house, rejected any idea of keeping it up.
"It'd be a horrifying thing for anybody to go through there thinking something else might happen with the house still standing," she said. "It could be boarded up, locked up -- don't mean somebody can't get in from the back and do something else."
Pastor Horst Hoyer, who leads the nearby Immanuel Lutheran Church, said he took comfort in knowing the women would have heard the bells of his nearby church during their captivity. He agrees with neighbors, calling it "a house of shame."
He said the bells of his church, which once rang to call parishioners to worship, are the only good memory he can have of what happened just down the street.
"They served a real purpose," he said Saturday. "I'm sure they must have given those good ladies hope and what day of week it is and what holiday it is, and were the one thing Mr. Castro couldn't stop going into that house -- those sounds."
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A Huron man died Sunday of injuries he received five days earlier in a two-vehicle crash south of Huron, in Beadle County.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol says 20-year-old Bo Mutchelknaus failed to stop at a stop sign on a gravel road and his vehicle was struck by one driven by an Alpena man shortly before 5pm Tuesday.
Mutchelknaus's pickup rolled onto the driver's side and slid into a ditch, while the other vehicle wound up in a driveway.
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As the Republicans met for the third day of their national convention, it was Eric Trump's turn to take the stage — following appearances by his brother and sister, Donald Trump Jr. and Tiffany Trump. Donald Trump's vice presidential pick, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, introduced himself to the gathering, and one of Trump's harshest critics in the bitterly fought primaries, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, got booed. Here are some top moments from Cleveland.
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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was booed from the floor as he refused to endorse the party's nominee, Donald Trump, telling the convention instead, "If you love our country and love your children as much as I know that you do, stand and speak and vote your conscience, vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedom and to be faithful to the Constitution."
Trump's family sat motionless as Cruz spoke and the audience turned against him.
Cruz, who was bested by Trump during a nasty primary, mentioned his former rival only at the beginning when he congratulated him on winning the nomination.
He focused on what Republicans believe and especially freedom, at first earning cheers.
"We have no king or queen," he said. "We have no dictator. We the people constrain government."
America is exceptional, he said, because it was built on what he called the most beautiful and powerful words in the English language: "I want to be free."
Citizens are furious at a political establishment that cynically breaks its promises and ignores the will of the people, he said.
"We have to do better," he said.
Toward the end of his speech -- as he spoke over the restive audience and at one point said, "I appreciate the enthusiasm of the New York delegation" -- Donald Trump walked into the arena in preparation for his son Eric's appearance.
Meet Mike Pence
A low-key governor to balance the showman at the top of the ticket, Mike Pence accepted the nomination for vice president and told the crowd he had been raised in a small town in southern Indiana "on the front row of the American dream." His political heroes were President John F. Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., he said.
"Growing up I actually started in politics in the other party, until I heard the voice and the ideals of the 40th president, and I signed on for the Reagan Revolution," he said.
Pence described Trump as a man who never quits, never backs down, a fighter and a winner. The Republican ticket would win, he said, because the American people were tired of watching "a mountain range of debt" build up, tired of being told "this is as good as it gets" and quoting Ronald Reagan, "tired of being told that a 'little intellectual elite in a far-distant capital can plan our lives better for us than we can plan them for ourselves.'"
Clinton, whom he called the "secretary of the status quo," represents a third term of President Barack Obama, he said. She champions Obamacare, which she all but invented, more taxes and more government, he said. Indiana has a $2 billion surplus and nearly 150,000 net new jobs, he said.
And following a theme set by earlier speakers, he acknowledged Trump's sharp edges.
"Donald Trump gets it," he said. "He's the genuine article. He's a doer in a game usually reserved for talkers. And when Donald Trump does his talking, he doesn't tiptoe around the thousand new rules of political correctness. He's his own man, distinctly American."
Acclaim from Another Son
Eric Trump endorsed his father as the one candidate who did not need the job, the one who could not be bought, the one who was running for the right reasons.
"It's time for a president with common sense," he said. "It's time for a president who understands the art of the deal."
He praised his father's business successes. Trump was running for the laborer forced out of a job because of illegal immigrants, the oil and gas worker denied a job because of what he called the radical Environmental Protection Agency, for single mothers and middle-class families, he said.
"It's time for a president who can make America great again, ahead of budget and ahead of schedule too," he said.
Protests Turn Tense
Clashes broke out outside the Quicken Loans Arena when members of the Revolutionary Communist Party set an American flag on fire to protest what they called the crimes of the American empire.
Leading the protesters was Joey Gregory Johnson, whose similar flag-burning at the Republican National Convention in Dallas in 1982 was ruled protected speech by the U.S. Supreme Court. On Wednesday, he was thrown to the ground by several police officers.
Eighteen demonstrators were arrested and two police officers received minor injuries, according to Cleveland officials. As Trump supporters waved American flags, officers on bicycles and horses cleared the streets. Police Chief Calvin Williams was out with his officers and he promised to show up whenever there were problems.
Violent Rhetoric Targets Clinton
A Trump adviser called for Hillary Clinton to be tried for treason and executed by firing squad if convicted for her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state.
"As far as I'm concerned, the laws of the land on treason could be firing squad if she's found guilty," Republican New Hampshire State Sen. Al Baldasaro told NBC News, standing by comments he had made earlier.
The threat of death was just the latest made against the presumptive Democratic nominee. Earlier in the week, Michael Folk, a Republican in the West Virginia House of Delegates, tweeted "@Hillary Clinton You should be tried for treason, murder, and crimes against the US Constitution …then hung on the mall in Washington, D.C." Folk, who was suspended from his job as a pilot with United Airlines, later said he regretted saying Clinton should be hung but still thought she should be tried.
Tuesday night, during a speech by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, the crowd started chanting, "Lock her up."
Trump's spokeswoman Hope Hicks said of Baldasaro's comment: "No, of course Mr. Trump does not feel this way."
Emilie Plesset contributed to this report.
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ICNA's Stance on the Occupy Wall Street Protests
JAMAICA, New York (November 02, 2011) – The Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) issued a press release today in support of Occupy Wall Street protesters.
"Real progress and development of a country depends on prosperity of society as a whole, not just that of a selected portion of society. Yet the income gap between the rich and the poor continues to grow, and uneconomic recovery across the country has been uneven and unstable at best. Corporations are ruthlessly cutting jobs, leaving 10% of the entire population unemployed while Wall Street enjoys huge bonuses.
A report this past week by the Congressional Budget Office found that the average after-tax income for the top 1 percent of U.S. households had increased by 275 percent over the past three decades. Middle-income households saw just a 40 percent rise. For those at the bottom of the economic scale, the jump was 18 percent.
Despite government aid during the credit crisis, banks have been indifferent to the suffering of distressed homeowners and have made it extremely difficult to refinance homes. They have also restricted credit to small and mid-size businesses, essentially forcing them to close. Any attempt to improve the situation has been shot down by the Wall Street sponsored lobby.
ICNA sympathizes with the message of Occupy Wall Street protesters and supports their cause. These protesters are raising legitimate concerns regarding income disparity, unemployment and the state of our economy that cannot be ignored. As American Muslims we stand in solidarity with them across the country."
The Islamic Circle of North America is a leading American Muslim organization dedicated to the betterment of society through the application of Islamic values. Since 1968, ICNA has worked to build relations between communities by devoting itself to education, outreach, social services and relief efforts.
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DeGeneres hailed as fearless at Mark Twain ceremony
- DeGeneres joins Bill Cosby, Lorne Michaels and other comedy luminaries
- "You don't do it for awards, you do it to make people happy," she said
- The show will be broadcast on Oct. 30 on PBS stations (check local listings)
WASHINGTON -- Ellen DeGeneres is usually the one cracking jokes and busting out one of her signature dance moves -- anything to make people laugh.
But on Monday night, the tables were turned as a star-studded lineup of her friends and colleagues, past and present, showed up to the salute the comedian at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
The festivities were to recognize DeGeneres, 54, as the 15th recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. She follows in the footsteps of fellow comedians Bill Cosby, Lorne Michaels, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey and others who have had the honor bestowed upon them.
DeGeneres, who has earned critical acclaim with her syndicated daytime talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, has received countless honors and accolades, but she says this honor is "the icing."
"I'm flattered. It's fantastic. Of course I think, 'What took so long?'" she joked on the red carpet.
DeGeneres said that being a comedienne isn't about recognition. "You don't do it for awards, you do it to make people happy," she said.
DeGeneres famously came out as gay on her sitcom, Ellen, in 1997. "It was the right thing for me to do ... it happened to help a lot of people and it happened to cause a ruckus. That was a very fearful time in general for the gay community."
DeGeneres' wife, Portia de Rossi, accompanied her on the star-studded red carpet and sang her praises. "I am very, very proud of Ellen. She's not only the funniest person I know, but she's such a good person," she said.
Her favorite thing about DeGeneres? "I really like those little moments that only I recognize as her being her true self, when I can see she's being vulnerable," she said.
Stars on the red carpet agreed that DeGeneres' kindness and contributions to the gay community set her apart.
"I like to think that Ellen made Will & Grace possible," star Sean Hayes said. "And Will & Grace made it possible for Modern Family. (DeGeneres') fearlessness was her contribution and it continues to be."
"She's the one who went in with the machete and did it all by herself," said Glee star Jane Lynch.
Musician Jason Mraz says he thinks of DeGeneres as his "favorite aunt."
"She's the same backstage as she is on stage, and that's why you love to watch her," he said.
The Office star John Krasinski had a similar reaction: "She's one of those people where you feel she's your friend."
A soft-spoken Kristin Chenoweth (who said she's "having more good days than bad" following an injury on the set of The Good Wife this summer), said the fact that DeGeneres has always remained kind makes her unique.
"She's not a mean girl comic," Chenoweth said.
Comedian Jimmy Kimmel was able to quantify his admiration for DeGeneres: "This is the only time I've ever missed a show for anything. Except when I had my appendix taken out," he said.
"She's very genuine and she makes it look easy and it's not easy," Kimmel said.
During the taping of the program, a variety of stars honored DeGeneres.
Kimmel kicked things off with his own brand of humor. "In 1998, I mustered the courage to come out of the closet, despite the fact that I am not gay." He called DeGeneres the "original Modern Family." He also noted that the Mark Twain Prize honors "people that have spent one season or less as a judge on American Idol."
Vintage clips of DeGeneres aired throughout the program, including one where she did a stand-up routine on the Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson. Following a clip of DeGeneres on TheLarry Sanders Show, Hayes took to the stage. "Just when you thought we ran out of groundbreaking, gay women -- poof! Here I am."
On a more serious note, Hayes called DeGeneres "a hero to me." He went on to introduce "a scene from an episode (of Ellen) where you changed it all. That episode would be, of course, where Ellen's character comes out of the closet.
Steve Harvey wasn't quite sure how to follow the poignant clip. "I'm black, I got my own issues," he joked.
A radiant Chenoweth sauntered onto the stage with a shimmy and a shake. "Now Ellen has conquered the talk show, working one whole hour a day," joked Chenoweth, who feigned jealousy over DeGeneres receiving the award.
More clips of DeGeneres' past stand-up routings, current talk show, giving a graduation speech at Tulane and of her as the voice of Dory in Finding Nemo were scattered throughout the show.
Lynch also danced onto the stage, and recalled being inspired by DeGeneres in the '80s. "And then I saw you in the movie Mr. Wrong, and I had my doubts."
Krasinski was another star to dance onto the stage. He bemoaned the fact that, for a celebrity, being a guest on the Ellen DeGeneres Show is scary. She does, he pointed out, have a propensity for scaring and pranking stars. "And noone except maybe Justin Timberlake should be dancing on that show."
To accept her prize -- a bronze bust of Mark Twain -- DeGeneres stepped out onto the stage. "When i started doing stand-up, I didn't do it for awards," she said. "I did it for the money." DeGeneres called the night's clips a "wonderful walk down memory lane, and a detour down mullet street."
DeGeneres said she had "no intention" of becoming a comedian, she just wanted to make her mother laugh. Of her early years in comedy, "I'm so grateful that I struggled."
"I never could have imagined my life would end up this way. ...I only thought I'd be a positive gay comedian wearing parachute pants."
The show will be broadcast as Ellen DeGeneres: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize on Oct. 30 on PBS stations (check local listings).


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Flora Wovschin
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Flora Don Wovschin was born 20 February 1923 in New York City. Her mother was Maria Wicher and her stepfather was Enos Wicher.
Wovschin was born 20 February 1923 in New York City and attended the University of Wisconsin, Columbia University and Barnard College. At Barnard she was active in the American Students Union and may have been a member of the American Youth for Democracy. She attended Barnard with Marion Davis Berdecio and Judith Coplon whom Wovschin later recruited both into service for the NKVD.
From 9 September 1943 to 20 February 1945 she worked in the Office of War Information then transferred to the United States Department of State She resigned from the State Department 20 September 1945. Wovschin acted as courier between Judith Coplon and Soviet intelligence. Wovschin transmitted to the Soviet Union the information that Americans had somehow become aware of NKVD internal codenames for various American institutions, including CLUB, HOUSE, BANK and CABARET, as used in the NKVD's most secret communications. Coplon had discovered that somehow the government had obtained access to the NKVD's most secret messages and worked out the meaning of certain regularly used codewords.[1]
After the war she renounced her American citizenship and travelled to the Soviet Union and married a Soviet engineer. An FBI counterintelligence report on Wovschin has a hand written not in the margin stating she may have died serving as a nurse in North Korea. Her code name in Soviet intelligence and in the Venona project is "Zora".
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- Bernard Schuster and Joseph Katz: KGB Master Spies in the United States, E.M. Hyde, International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, Volume 12, Number 1, 1 January 1999 , pp. 35–57(23). [2]


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Lonestar, 'The Countdown' – Song Review
Lonestar celebrate 20 years of music in 2012. Of course, Richie McDonald stepped aside to pursue a solo career for four of those years, but the accomplishment is still noteworthy. Their new song 'The Countdown' reminds fans how how sharp the group is musically and how tight they are vocally.
Longtime fans of the group will enjoy the uptempo love song, as it sounds like it could have been recorded on any of their previous seven, McDonald-led studio albums. Above everything else, it's clear the foursome — including Dean Sams, Keech Rainwater and Michael Britt — are having fun again.
"Five long days to you I spend / Three thousand miles just to get to the one / You know you're the one / It's just five more miles, four streets ahead / Three stop lights 'til I, I get to the one / You know you're the one," McDonald sings during the chorus.
Lyrically, the song is folksy without being corny. Strong melodies have been the backbone of Lonestar's biggest hits, and 'The Countdown' is easy to find yourself humming along to after it finishes.
The second verse goes: "Halfway home don't know if I can last / Down another cup of coffee, put your picture on the dash / Burnin' both ends and I can't go too fast / I can feel the rhythm of the wheels goin' round / I play our song and I turn it up loud / Every turn, every town every city every minute I'm counting."
Unfortunately, this single may get lost amongst the stacks of songs awaiting radio airplay. While it's fun and uptempo, those aren't hard qualities to come by. There's no urgent reason for anyone but Lonestar's biggest fans to want to hear the song over and over again. It's a tight mix, but it lacks that vague quality those in the biz call "heat."
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HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) — Luke Roh scored on a layup with 2 seconds remaining to give Colgate a 65-63 victory over New Hampshire in a nonconference game Sunday.
Murphy Burnatowski scored a career-high 31 points, including 18 in the second half, for the Raiders (5-9), who have won two in a row after losing six straight.
Colgate led by as many as 10 points, 39-29, early in the second half, but the Wildcats (4-8) rallied to take a 63-61 lead with 2:10 remaining on a three-point play by Ferg Myrick, who finished with 23 points.
Mitch Rolls' jumper tied the game at the 1:39 mark.
After failed possessions by each team, New Hampshire's Chandler Rhoads missed the front end of a 1-and-1. Roh, after missing a jumper, got his own rebound and scored the game-winner.
Rhoads had 13 points and nine assists and Chris Pelcher had 12 points and nine rebounds for UNH.
St. Thomas 49, Timberlane 45
DURHAM — Jon Nartiff scored 25 points to lead the St. Thomas Aquinas boys over Timberlane, 49-45, in Bobcat Invitational Sunday.
Guy Kassas had six points, hitting two big 3-pointers for the Saints, who went 1-2 in the tournament.
STA hosts Oyster River Friday.
Portsmouth 70, Oyster River 61
DURHAM — The Portsmouth boys basketball team beat Oyster River, 70-61, Sunday during the final day of the Bobcat Invitational.
Patrick Glynn led the Clippers with 17 points, while OR was led by Jake Smith with 21 points and Anthony Shea with 13.
OR plays at St. Thomas Friday.
Conant 74, Coe-Brown 42
KEENE — The Coe-Brown boys basketball team lost in the finals of the Keene State College Holiday Tournament to Conant, 74-42.
Chris Laurion, who was named to the all-tournament team, had seven points and 10 boards, while Andrew Langdon led the Bears with 12 points and five rebounds. Alex Zollman had six points off the bench, while Mike West added five points. Nick Rolser had four points and four assists.
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The following is a statement by Penn State President Rodeny Erickson to the Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee on Feb. 25, 2014. Expanded coverage of this hearing and the subsequent hearing with the House Appropriations Committee is available on Penn State News.
Good Morning Chairman Corman, Chairman Hughes, and members of the Senate Appropriations Committee. This is the final time I will sit before you to discuss Penn State's appropriation request. I will retire by June 30th after 37 years at the University I love in a state that became my home.
Before we get into the topic before us, I'd like to thank you, Mr. Chairman, for the way you have conducted these hearings and for the courtesies you have extended to me during my tenure as president. I also wish to thank the many members of the Committee on Appropriations for your collegiality and support in what have been somewhat tumultuous times.
Over the years, the members of the General Assembly have expressed an appreciation of the value of higher education and of the particular importance of Penn State and the other state-related universities to the welfare of the Commonwealth. It's also clear that investing in higher education yields tremendous returns.
We understand that state policy makers have many demands for limited taxpayer funds; however, over the past 20 years, the state's commitment to higher education has not matched its commitment to other areas of the budget. This trend has created major challenges for our public institutions of higher education.
Despite these funding challenges, Penn State is having considerable success in nearly every metric. Total enrollment last fall was more than 98,000 students, and applications for admission this coming year are on track for an all-time high. Our faculty, staff, and students set a record last year with $848 million in research activity, and garnered a growing number of prestigious awards as the University rose in most national and international rankings. Private donations were the second highest ever with the largest number of alumni donors on record. But these sorts of successes will be increasingly difficult to sustain without additional public and private support. The appropriation you provide serves primarily to reduce tuition for in-state residents, so as public support has stagnated, our students are graduating with a growing level of debt while they take on increasing responsibility for their own costs of education.
This the first time in several years that the state's economy is showing signs of growth. I understand that you will be allocating funds this year for many cost drivers – often out of your control – that will eat up most of your spending authority. Yet, you also will be making investments in the future. Let this be the first year that renews the trend of investing in higher education, so that, 20 years from now, we will be able to step back and see the positive impacts of that commitment to the future of the Commonwealth.


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Originally from Southern Germany, Sohngen dabbled with bass and guitar in various rock bands throughout high school until he had his first professional music lesson at 19.
Growing up in a house, as Sohngen put it, "without music" cultivated the artist's curiosity to explore other types of lyrical art, including opera and different instruments.
After making a career switch, Sohngen gave up on his decision to become a teacher in Germany and went to the U.S. on scholarship to study at the Cleveland Institute of Music in 1990, where he received a bachelor's degree in opera singing.
The Long Island City Academy of Music, located at 44-02 23rd St., opened in 2010.
Despite your age, Sohngen stressed that it wasn't about the time in your life that mattered when you picked up an instrument.
"What matters is that you learn it properly," Sohngen said. "If you don't learn it properly with the proper teachers, you will discontinue it in a short amount of time because it's not enjoyable."
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Yesterday i was stopped by the London Metropolitan Police. A stop and search under the terrorism act, they say.Funny thing was, this is the SECOND time i've been stopped. At the same place. More or less the same time.
Does this look like a terrorist to you?
No rightttt?
Then they searched my bags and i think they found these things:
Let's see..a prayer mat, a qiblah compass, Macroeconomics textbook, external hard drive, my pencil case and the camera. Nothing dangerous there, i presume. Except maybe the prayer mat and the compass. Yes, that makes me a fundamentalist. Satisfied now?
What's wrong with being a fundamentalist anyways?? As a well known blogger currently residing in God-knows-where says, being fundamentalist means you uphold the fundamentals of Islam, which really makes you a better person and not some terrorist killing civilians.
But then, they didn't really accuse me of anything, so no need for emo-ing. It was just a harmless stop-and-search, one officer searched my bag and the other did small talk. No good cop bad cop routine here.
Then they issued me two pieces of paper:
Let me see..stop and search code H & J...so its Terrorism s.44(1) & 44(2).
Once again i searched credible sources (Wikipedia, again). Terrorism Act 2000, if you want to search for it. But particularly this section:
Section 44 powers (stop and search)
The most commonly encountered use of the Act was outlined in Section 44 which enables the police and the Home Secretary to define any area in the country as well as a time period wherein they could stop and search any vehicle or person, and seize "articles of a kind which could be used in connection with terrorism". Unlike other stop and search powers that the police can use, Section 44 does not require the police to have "reasonable suspicion" that an offence has been committed, to search an individual.
In January 2010 the stop-and-search powers granted under Section 44 were ruled illegal by the European Court of Human Rights. .
So it's ruled illegal! But that's ok, we can do whatever we like, we're gonna catch those terrorists mate. And they happen to look suspiciously foreign, maybe Muslim (i don't know how Muslims look like) and preferably Middle Eastern. 'No reasonable suspicion' my a**e.
If you don't want people to come bomb your country, don't go make some fantasy tales about WMDs and bomb their place.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Yesterday i was stopped by the London Metropolitan Police. A stop and search under the terrorism act, they say.Funny thing was, this is the SECOND time i've been stopped. At the same place. More or less the same time.
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As MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) first reported, August's "UFC 133: Evans vs. Davis" event will feature a pair of UFC 133 contests on Spike TV's next "UFC Prelims" special.
Now, the two guaranteed contests for the one-hour program are set.
Officials today confirmed that Alexander Gustafsson vs. Vladimir Matyushenko and Chad Mendes vs. Rani Yahya will be featured on the UFC 133 "UFC Prelims" broadcast.
UFC 133, which features Rashad Evans vs. Phil Davis, takes place
Aug. 6 in Philadelphia. The city's Wells Fargo Center plays host to the
While seven of Gustafsson's (11-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) first nine career victories came via
knockout, the 24-year-old Swedish prospect recently has posted
back-to-back submission victories. His lone career loss came to
unbeaten contender Phil Davis at UFC 112, which followed a KO win over
Jared Hamann in his late-2009 octagon debut. The UFC 133 fight marks
Gustafsson's first-ever bout in the U.S.
Matyushenko (25-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) returns to the cage after a quick victory. "The Janitor"
needed just 20 seconds to drop Jason
Brilz at April's UFC 129 event, a result that lasted just four seconds
more than a 1998 win over the infamous Anthony Macias. With a 4-1 in
mark in his current UFC stint, Matyushenko has won five of his past six
overall outings.
Mendes (10-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), who made his UFC debut with a February win over Michihiro
Omigawa, brings an undefeated mark to the cage. Mendes first fought
under the Zuffa banner in March 2010, when he launched a four-fight
stint under the WEC banner that saw the Team Alpha Male product defeat
Javier Vazquez, Cub Swanson, Anthony Morrison and Erik Koch.
Meanwhile, Yahya (16-6 MMA, 1-0 UFC) looks to put together back-to-back wins in the octagon
after a successful promotional debut against Mike Brown this past
January. Prior to the UFC win, Yahya dropped back-to-back outings to
Takeya Mizugaki and Mendes' teammate Joseph Benavidez.
For the latest on UFC 133, stay to tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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Multiple slots accept SD/SDHC/SDXC, miniSD, microSD, MMC, RS-MMC, MMCmobile, MMCplus, MMCmicro, M2, DV, Memory Stick XC / Pro / Pro Duo / Micro / Pro-HG Duo 8-bit cards, and more. Cards up to 64GB in capacity are compatible
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Jimmy Kimmel has been making celebrities read mean (often fake) tweets about themselves for some time, but now he's expanded to the world of the NBA. And that's a good thing, because now we get to watch Rajon Rondo face the fact that he looks like Franklin the Turtle.
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The other day, Judd wrote an emotional op-ed piece in The Daily Beast. She had been the object of feverish speculation having to do with her face – i.e. why it looked puffier than it had in previous years and whether she'd had "work done." She explained that she'd been sick and was taking steroids and that it was disgusting how women's bodies are picked over and spit out.
I have felt her anger and shared her outrage – both on my own behalf and on Michael's.
My husband takes steroids on and off and has for years. Prednisone is a wonder drug in its ability to reduce inflammation, but one of its dreaded side effects is what's called "moon face." When he's on "Pred," he blows up like the Incredible Hulk. It's not fun, but as soon as he gets off the evil stuff, he goes back to his normal size.
People don't remark about his moon face; they're just glad if he's feeling better. Most people, that is. There's an anecdote in my forthcoming book, YOU'D BETTER NOT DIE OR I'LL KILL YOU: A Caregiver's Survival Guide to Keeping You in Good Health and Good Spirits (Chronicle/October), in the chapter on friendship. He and I were at a wedding reception during a period when he was on high doses of steroids prior to surgery. His face was indeed puffy. Suddenly, a man we thought was a friend, although someone we didn't see on a regular basis, walked up to Michael, pointed at him and said, "Wow. Michael. You got SO FAT!"
I was stunned by this man's insensitivity. I mean, what kind of jerk says that right to a person's face?
Michael was just as stunned, I could tell, but he reacted much more diplomatically than I would have and replied calmly, "I'm not fat. I'm on steroids. I'm about to have surgery."
Not only did the man not apologize, but he didn't even ask about the surgery or say, "I hope it goes well." He is so off our list now.
I'm the opposite of fat – "the size of a pencil," I once wrote about myself – and, Michael's story aside, I have always been amazed how people who are careful to avoid insulting a fat person have no compunction about insulting a thin one.
"You're so scrawny," a woman once told me. "You're nothing but bones," said another. "Do you ever EAT?" many of them have had the nerve to ask.
Just a couple of weeks ago, I was at Saks looking for a top to wear to a dressy event when a saleswoman approached.
"I'm going to a fancy dinner tonight," I told her, "and I need something great to wear under my suit jacket."
"Have you seen the new tops from Theory?" she asked, referring to one of my favorite designers.
"Yes," I said. "I tried them on and they were all too big."
She literally rolled her eyes and said, her tone dripping with sarcasm, "Oh, my heart bleeds for you."
Seriously? Not only was this said without humor or sisterly understanding or even good salespersonship, but it was downright rude.
I stammered and said, "Well, I'm small, I guess."
She said, "Honey, women would kill for your body, so I wouldn't worry about it if I were you."
"I'm not worried," I said, gathering myself after what felt like a punch in the gut. "Have a nice day."
I left the store wondering why it is that people feel so comfortable picking on thin people. I have small bones. I was built that way. And yes, I eat – plenty.
So I agree with Ashley Judd in her message to all the finger pointers out there: buzz the hell off.


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Paramount's Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation delivered this weekend with an estimated first place debut of $56.0 million. The well received fifth installment of the Tom Cruise led action franchise opened towards the higher end of its wide ranging expectations. Without adjusting for ticket price inflation, Rogue Nation claimed the second largest opening weekend take of the Mission: Impossible franchise; behind only the $57.85 million opening weekend of 2000's Mission: Impossible II. Rogue Nation opened 17 percent ahead of the $47.74 million debut of 2006's Mission: Impossible III, though it should also be noted that the opening weekend of Mission: Impossible III adjusts to $61.15 million when taking into account ticket price inflation. Pre-release tracking had been surprisingly soft for Rogue Nation, but the film was ultimately able to get off to a good start thanks in part to its very strong critical reviews and to the rest of the marketplace being fairly empty for this time of year.
Rogue Nation opened with $20.32 million on Friday (which included an estimated $4.0 million from Thursday evening shows), fell a slim 3 percent on Saturday to gross $19.71 million and is estimated to decline 19 percent on Sunday to gross $15.98 million. That places the film's estimated opening weekend to Friday ratio at a solid 2.76 to 1. Early word of mouth appears to be very strong for Rogue Nation, as the film received an A- rating on CinemaScore and currently boasts a 92 percent audience score on Flixster. With that in mind, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation is likely to hold up relatively well going forward, though the film will also face significant competition over the next two weeks from Fox's Fantastic Four, Universal's Straight Outta Compton and Warner's The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The audience breakdown for Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation skewed heavily towards moviegoers 25 years and older (81 percent) and towards male moviegoers (62 percent).
Warner's Vacation debuted in a distant second place this weekend with $14.85 million. The comedy franchise re-launch starring Ed Helms and Christina Applegate has grossed $21.17 million in five days since opening on Wednesday. That is below the already scaled back expectations for the film. Vacation is running a distant 44 percent behind the $37.91 million five-day launch of 2013's We're the Millers. Instead, Vacation performed much more in line with the $19.10 million five-day start of 2012's Hope Springs. Poor critical reviews certainly didn't help matters for Vacation and the film's R rating appears to have limited some of its potential with younger moviegoers this weekend as 64 percent of the film's audience was 25 years and older. Vacation skewed slightly towards female moviegoers (53 percent).
On the positive side of things, Vacation was quite back-loaded towards the weekend as it registered an estimated five-day to three-day weekend ratio of 1.43 to 1. That suggests that the film may be naturally back-loaded going forward. Over the three-day frame, Vacation had an estimated opening weekend to Friday ratio of 3.30 to 1 (the film took in $4.50 million on Friday, increased 28 percent on Saturday to gross $5.77 million and is estimated to decrease 21 percent on Sunday to gross $4.58 million). Vacation may also be aided by the relative lack of new comedies arriving in the marketplace throughout the rest of August. On the other hand, the film's modest B rating on CinemaScore isn't the most encouraging early sign, though it does suggest that the film is going over better with moviegoers than it has with critics.
It was a close race for third place this weekend between Ant-Man and Minions. Disney's Ant-Man currently has the edge for third with an estimated weekend take of $12.62 million. The Paul Rudd led 3D superhero film from Marvel was down a sizable 49 percent from last weekend, as it clearly took a direct hit from the arrival of Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation in the marketplace. Ant-Man has grossed a solid $132.15 million through 17 days of release. That places the film just 8 percent behind the $143.20 million 17-day gross of 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger.
Minions placed in fourth with an estimated $12.16 million. The 3D computer animated prequel from Universal and Illumination Entertainment currently trails Ant-Man by only an estimated $464,000 for the frame. Minions was down a significant 47 percent from last weekend, as the film continues to feel the effect of mixed word of mouth (especially among adults). With that said, Minions has grossed an impressive $287.35 million in 24 days. That places the film 3 percent behind the $295.26 million 24-day take of 2013's Despicable Me 2.
Sony's Pixels rounded out the weekend's top five with an estimated $10.4 million. The Adam Sandler led 3D action comedy fell a sharp 57 percent from last weekend. The film's percentage hold was lackluster, especially on the heels of last weekend's much softer than expected debut. With a ten-day gross of $45.61 million, Pixels is running a disappointing 42.5 percent behind the $79.39 million ten-day gross of 2013's Grown Ups 2 and just ahead of the $44.56 million ten-day take of 2012's Battleship.
Trainwreck followed in sixth with an estimated $9.69 million. The critically acclaimed Amy Schumer led comedy from director Judd Apatow was down a respectable 44 percent. While Trainwreck has already registered a total gross to opening weekend ratio of 2.65 to 1, the film is also displaying more front-loading than is often usual for a film from Apatow; likely a result of Schumer's fanbase having rushed out to see the film. Trainwreck has grossed a strong $79.70 million in 17 days, which places it an impressive 35 percent ahead of the $59.09 million 17-day gross of 2009's Julie & Julia.
The Weinstein Company's Southpaw landed in seventh place with an estimated $7.52 million. The Jake Gyllenhaal led sports drama was down a sharp 55 percent from last weekend, which does take a bit of the luster off of last weekend's stronger than expected debut. Even with this weekend's decline, Southpaw is still off to a solid ten-day start of $31.58 million. The film is currently running 22 percent ahead of the $25.98 million ten-day gross of 2012's End of Watch.


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The Patriotism of CPLY and All That
18 October – 21 November, 2012
Opening Reception: Thursday, 18 October 6-8PM
Paul Kasmin Gallery is pleased to present William N. Copley, The Patriotism of CPLY and All That, on view 18 October - 21 November, 2012 at 293 Tenth Avenue, New York. Referencing the historic exhibition by the same title at Iolas Gallery in 1976, this exhibition of Copley's Patriotic works is emblematic of the social satire and political humor found throughout the artist's oeuvre.
In the paintings on view, which span over a quarter century of CPLY's career, the artist marshals the visual language of American patriotism to create riotous works full of wit and colorful pomp. A field of stars and stripes vignette a comely reclining nude, the Washington Monument becomes a bathroom stall tableau for CPLY's own symbolic scrawls, firecrackers and unlit matches embrace in a kiss.
As a painter, writer, gallerist, and publisher, the artist blazed a singular path through numerous territories of post-war art, along the way charting a vital link between the European Surrealist and the American Pop Art movements. CPLY believed that "what [Surrealism] was always meant to be in terms of painting (more so perhaps than even Breton realized) was an opening of doors to the poetic possible through which contemporary art was going to penetrate." CPLY expanded on this idea of poetic penetration in the realms of contemporary art through his Patriotic paintings.
William N. Copley's (1919 – 1996) work is included in private and public collections worldwide. CPLY has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions and a traveling retrospective at the Kunsthalle Bern, Centre Georges Pompidou, and the Stedelijk Van Abbesmuseum, and has taken part in important group exhibitions including in documenta 5 and documenta 7, and most recently, two major retrospectives at Museum Frieder Burda in Baden-Baden, and the Max Ernst Museum in Nruhl, Germany. CPLY's interest in the art world was cultivated through meeting John Ployardt, an animator at Disney studios, and Man Ray during his time spent in Los Angeles in the 1940s. In 1948, Copley and Ployardt opened their own gallery space called The Copley Galleries, and featured Surrealist artists including Max Ernst, Rene Magritte, Yves Tanguy, and Man Ray. After the gallery's one-year run, Copley began focusing on painting full-time.
A fully-illustrated catalogue will accompany the exhibition, featuring a conversation between CPLY's son, William B. Copley, and Vincent Fremont, about the life and work of CPLY.
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Majesco's alien-wasting adventure sports a distinctly Contra-like feel; if you're a fan of run-and-gun games that are low on plot and high on action, then look no further: BlowOut is every shoot 'em up fans' dream. Loads of slavering alien mutant-type creatures to blast, huge guns to tote, and labyrinthine levels to explore. Heaven.
The alien-annihilating antics begin in earnest when crack commando John 'Dutch' Cane is summoned to the US Marine Space Force Headquarters after reports of an invasion. The station has been overrun by malevolent mutants, or 'Xenomorphs', who are rapidly dispensing with the humans onboard and making themselves at home.
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As long as the river bearing our name has been flowing to the sea, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe has been a part of this great land.
We were among the first to welcome European settlers to these shores. For more than four hundred years, we have extended the hand of fellowship and hospitality.
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Texas Mother Kills Her Baby Daddy Over Cheap Mother's Day Present!
A woman stabbed the father of her children several times on Sunday evening when he gave her a cheap mother's day present that she did not like, according to police. Paige Parkerson, 20, from Jefferson County, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of her live-in boyfriend Clifton JR Barkin, 22. Police were called to the house by his mother Evetta Wright, shortly after she got a phone call from Parkerson allegedly confessing to the crime. She told the Houston Chronicle: 'Paige told me she killed JR, that he was dead.' Mrs Wright had just dropped her son off at the house at 11.30pm on Sunday and that was after taking him to Wal-Mart to buy flowers and a Mother's Day card for Paige. Barkin, 22, was stabbed several times and died just after midnight in the backyard of his yellow rental house. Mrs Wright said she believes Parkerson expected a more expensive gift, such as jewelry.
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Paddy Pan - Andrew Bowler
This charming student film from Andrew Bowler finally gives us a reason to cheer for muffin tops. [Cartoon Brew]
This Extreme Athlete Powered Rube Goldberg Machine Is Just Incredible
What, you got a better method for breaking a can of Red Bull out of a block of ice? Yes, I meant besides just storing it in the fridge. [Gizmodo]
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If you're considering an indoor grow operation but aren't able or willing to construct the conventional room-within-a-room design, don't despair. You can always use a hydroponic grow tent as a seasonal solution. Problem is that with grow tents—much like seeds, light rigs, and most other growing components—finding a quality tent is a bit of a crap shoot. Big Bud's Gary Anderson looks at the pros and cons of tenting. [Big Buds - Image: Everest Garden Supply]
Hide - Kris Menace feat. Miss Kittin
This new music video from French animator Mathieu Bétard is even more impressive when you realize that the entire thing, rotoscope effects and all, were drawn entirely by hand. [iTunes - Cartoon Brew]
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Recently in We Got Sports, How 'Bout You? Category
Obviously, the best part of this game wasn't the commercials, or even the halftime show, or hell, even the game. In this case, it was all about the blackout, or the partial power outage at the stadium that caused reporters' heads to explode and players to lie on the ground "stretching" but looking like they were dying. That's good entertainment for us non-sportsy types, even if it made this game end even later than normal. But before we get to the commercial spots, can we just give a shout-out to the lovely Jennifer Hudson who looked fantastic and sounded even better while belting out "God Bless America"? And can we ask again if Alicia Keys has a codependent relationship with her piano? Because, honestly, her "Star-Spangled Banner" was average, and the piano was a major distraction. And while we appreciated the Destiny's Child reunion, it was a little sad that Kelly and Michelle only got to do snippets of their songs before having to sing one of Beyonce's solo numbers and then be shooed off stage. We kept expecting something more. Like maybe Beyonce to actually hit her mark in the opening so the body-forming lights would have gone around her. But whatever, on to the commercials.
We wasted two hours of our life last night watching Stars in Danger: The High Dive. Well, probably about 45 minutes after skipping all the commercials and instant replays. Honestly, did anyone watch this live? We'd be shocked if ABC wasn't seriously reconsidering their full series Celebrity Diving after watching this hastily thrown together "special" on Fox. And it wasn't just the premise that was ridiculous; so many things were just plain awful about this crappy event. The only remotely redeemable things were seeing Twitch and Terrell Owens in speedos, while the rest was something we're trying hard to erase from our brains.
The Olympics are almost over and we're a little let down and wondering what to do with all our spare time. So we'd like to propose these dream reality shows that would focus on some of the breakout stars of the London 2012 games, keeping the summer Olympic spirit alive for us during the long four-year wait for Rio.
In the run-up to the Olympics, there was much hype about Ryan Seacrest joining the broadcast team and bringing something new to the coverage. He hasn't. But in a surprise twist, the person who has conducted interesting interviews has been John McEnroe. Who would have expected that the former temperamental tennis pro would have such a knack for interviewing Olympians?
It's hard to imagine any opening ceremony in my lifetime living up to the overwhelming spectacle that was at the Beijing Olympics. Just the sheer magnitude of what they were able to do was mindboggling. That said, while London didn't take my breath away with its big displays, it actually really impressed me by adding a lot of humor to an event that is usually dreadfully serious and filled with tradition. Sure, director Danny Boyle infused the 2012 opening with the proper amount of history (and a tribute to the National Health Service), but it was the quirkier moments that will still be talked about when it is Rio's turn to wow the world in 2016. Here are our favorite moments of the night:
I've long held the theory that reality shows cannot thrive in Miami -- look at the Real Housewives of Miami, Miami Social, 8th & Ocean (though the seasons of Top Chef and Bad Girls Club that were in South Beach were pretty awesome, though those shows travel every season and aren't dependent on the surroundings the way that the former series were, but I digress) -- so my hopes for the South Florida spin-off Lifetime's already surprisingly wonderful Pittsburgh-based Dance Moms were exceedingly low. And the show somehow still managed to disappoint me beyond that. Here's why it doesn't work:
With the NFL labor dispute going from bad to worse on Friday with Tom Brady vs. the NFL being filed (and several other players filing suit shortly after), we have to consider the possibility of a shortened or even non-existent (not likely, but not impossible, either) pro football season come fall. If that happens, what will the star players and coaches do with all that free time? Relax? Spend time with their families? Lounge poolside and count their money? Probably, but on the off-chance that they want to keep their profiles elevated without getting arrested for something, they could also guest-star on these appropriate TV shows.
While I love all Olympic sports, I have to admit that ever since I was a little girl, I've loved figure skating (yeah, shocker). However, I've never really succumbed to the allure of ice dancing. It's to figure skating what trampolining is to gymnastics. It's sort of in the same family of sport, but doesn't seem quite as challenging (not that I could do any of the aforementioned without breaking my neck). Nevertheless, I've ended up watching a lot of it this week because the network executives seem to think that it merits a lion's share of primetime real estate. And while I'm sure it has its fans, I'd much rather be watching luge or any of the eight other sports that barely get covered.
I know that there have been a lot of complaints all over the blogosphere about the tape delay (especially for the West Coasters) used for the Olympics, and even though I don't necessarily agree with the logic used to defend it, it seems futile to keep beating that dead horse. They aren't going to change it, so I just deal with it by avoiding the local news, Twitter updates or Internet sport sites until late at night. However, I do have some other issues with the telecasts, particularly during primetime, that are really starting to take some of the joy out of the Winter Games for me.
As I noted in my preview for this ceremony, there was really no way that this could ever compare to the overwhelming spectacle that was the Beijing Olympics. That was evident right off the bat when instead of giant footprint-shaped fireworks (fake or not) leading up to the venue, we get a snowboarder busting through the Olympic rings. Still impressive in its own right, but lacking the big wow factor. But I'm not going to spend too much time quibbling, especially considering that Bob Coastas at one point said that Vancouver's budget was about $30-40 million dollars compared to the $300-400 million that Beijing spent. And this is the Winter Olympics, which is traditionally smaller in scale anyway. So instead I'm going to focus on how they spent their cash and if it was worth it....


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When a connection to the zone is denied, the zlogin command can be used with the -S option to enter a minimal environment in the zone.
You must be the global administrator in the global zone to perform this procedure.
Become superuser, or assume the Primary Administrator role.
To create the role and assign the role to a user, see Using the Solaris Management Tools With RBAC (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Basic Administration.
From the global zone, use the zlogin command with the -S option to access the zone, for example, my-zone.
global# zlogin -S my-zone