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Fall is here and the temperatures have dropped and aren't going to rebound until next spring. Time to fire up the wood stove and start making some comfort food to get you through the gray days.
1. Vegetarian chili. If you're a meat-lover, go ahead and add some beef (or chicken), but this recipe will warm you up from the inside out.
2. Tortilla soup. Speaking of warming you up, jalapenos help with that as well.
3. Pot roast in the slow cooker. You throw all of the ingredients into the crock pot in the morning, and come home after work to a tasty meal.
4. Baked spaghetti. If you have the time, try this variation on the traditional spaghetti dish.
5. The best lasagna ever. Made by The Pioneer Woman, of course.
6. Chicken soup.Whether you're fighting a cold, or just the winter blahs, chicken soup can help.
7. Pulled pork. If you've never had it, you must try it.
8. Apple crisp. We're not going to forget dessert - it's an essential part of surviving fall and winter.
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I have stated that there are more bad sounding suhrs then there are good ones.
^^ Creative idea to nang video director, not the band actually.
and ayaw ko lang sa kanila yung nilabas nila yung music vid nilang DISNEY... ginaya lang yung concept sa STRAWBERRY SWING ng Coldplay.
well sabi ko nga kay robert javier na siya ring sound eng ng album nila,tanya markova lang ang binili kong cd for 2010,aminin natin wala ng makapag bigay ng bagong interest sa mga bagong artist sa ngayun(in my own opinion)at least tanya markova bago naman sa pandinig hehehehe
naging officemate ko si norma love. he also was with me in a very short-lived side band that went down, as i'd sometimes say, like a lead saranggola... i may prefer their older, rawer sound nung di pa sila sikat, but you've got to give them credit for coming up with something different from the usual pogi rock crap on mainstream radio, and still become a success...
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Sunday's Grammy Awards show managed to achieve a delicate balance, paying homage to Whitney Houston without letting her death completely overshadow the music industry's biggest night. But now that Adele, Kanye and the Foo Fighters have been properly feted, you can expect no shortage of tributes to Houston.
The singer's films have already resurfaced on cable, with "The Preacher's Wife" back in rotation on Flix, showing tonight at 8:00 p.m., and "Waiting to Exhale" airing on Encore Tuesday at 4:05 p.m. On Tuesday at 1 p.m. BET will air "Cinderella," in which Houston plays fairy godmother to Brandy. And for you Houston completists, TVOne will be showing "Nora's Hair Salon," in which Houston has a small, uncredited role.
Monday at 6 p.m. BET's will show "106 & Park Remembers Whitney Houston," a 3-hour special looking back at the singer's life on and off the stage.
In an eerie coincidence, the Valentine's Day episode of "Glee" (Tuesday at 8 p.m.) already includes Mercedes (Amber Riley) belting out a cover of "I Will Always Love You," and now the episode will be dedicated to the singer's memory.
"I was very broken up [on Sunday]," Riley told E! "My dad actually called me and told me. He was like, 'Are you driving because I'll need you to pull over,' because he knows how much I love Whitney Houston."
MTV Hits went commercial-free for 24 hours beginning at 1 p.m., Monday, as they and MTV Jams play her videos non-stop. And the parent network, MTV, is digging through its archives for a tribute "in her own words" to air later this week.
And the sister network VH1 will be delivering three specials, beginning with "Whitney Houston: The Death of a Diva" Monday at 9:30 p.m., featuring the latest news on Houston's death, as well as tributes from musicians and fans. That will be followed by a nod to Houston in "100 Greatest Women in Music." Tuesday at noon they'll begin 3-hour block of Whitney Houston A-to-Z videos and finally, on Thursday at 11 p.m. the network will debut "VH1 News Presents Whitney Houston's Greatest Moments."
Not surprisingly, Oprah Winfrey was the last person to sit down for an in-depth interview with Houston--what's shocking is that it was in 2009. OWN (the Oprah Winfrey Network) will re-run the "Remembering Whitney: The Oprah Interview" on Thursday at 9 p.m.
Meanwhile, plans are coming together for Houston's funeral to take place later this week in the singer's hometown of Newark, NJ, an event sure to draw extensive coverage across all networks.
This only the beginning. You can be sure that every network great and small is putting something together, and "The Bodyguard" is sure to find its way back on air, as well as any number of concert performances. Whitney Houston was a legend and she'll be remembered accordingly.
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In Mr. & Mrs. Sacramoni Request... Johnny Sac is shown changing from his prison jumpsuit into a suit for a court appearance. In the background of the shot is a pair of white slip-on deck shoes. Of course, Johnny dies of terminal lung cancer a handful of episodes later in Stage 5.


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Sen. Harry Reid: The Postal Service Must Be Saved Because 'Seniors Love Junk Mail'
from the because-nothing-says-'human-contact'-like-something-addressed-to-'oc deptYou know a service is on its last legs when the best argument a person can make for its continued existence is both a) very likely untrue and b) incredibly depressing. The United States Postal Service, best known these days for its massive accounting losses and quarterly stamp price increases, is being forced to deal with the reality of a world that sends most of its mail via the internet. With deep cuts and office closures looming, Sen. Harry Reid took to the Senate floor to say a few words in its defense, as The Consumerist reports:
Speaking yesterday to his fellow Senators, Reid really sucked the air out of the room with this part of his "Save the USPS" speech:Here's Reid in "action:"
"Elderly Americans rely on the United States Postal Service... I'll come home to my home here in Washington and there will be some mail there. A lot of it is what some people refer to as junk mail. But for the people that are sending that mail, it's very important. And, talking about seniors - Seniors LOVE to get junk mail. It's sometimes their only way of communicating or feeling they're part of the real world."
It's rare to see someone make a statement that undercuts the "essentialness" of the USPS so thoroughly, especially one made in its defense. If the best argument a person can come up with is that the Postal Service needs to remain intact in order to provide a point of contact between desperately lonely seniors and the companies that prey on them, then it's time to admit that maybe, just maybe, the "service" is actually more of a burden.
In fact, with "austerity" being the watchword (well, not here specifically, but all over Europe), maybe it's time to (and this is an unfortunate turn of phrase, but trust me, it gets worse...) kill two birds with one stone and cut off the flow of junk mail to seniors. Now that they won't have a third rejection letter from Publishers Clearing House to look forward to, perhaps they'll go more gracefully into that good night, thus reducing the strain on the already-overmatched Social Security fund.
Speaking of overmatched retirement funds, most the USPS's massive losses stem from having to prefund retiree health benefits, an issue that could be negated with another "two birds one stone" solution. The USPS could cut loose its potential retirees, shifting them from "mounting losses" category into the more profitable "willing recipient of mass mailing" demographic. We call that "win-win" where I come from (a rural Midwestern area known for its redundancy).
Or maybe it's time to privatize. The USPS seems to believe it can compete if the government takes the, uh, governor off rates and services. If so, the USPS will need to hit the ground running, something massive entities are rarely good at. As the Consumerist has shown, both FedEx and UPS are willing to step in to fill the void. The two companies already have a proven track record for getting packages from Point A to Point B (even if the final destination was supposed to be Point C) as well as making great strides in treating your packages with a government-like callous disregard. This may also hasten the adoption of paperless billing, which should prove to be a boon to the economy as the affected companies will be able to collect "convenience charges" for electronic transactions, something simply not possible in the era of
Of course, paperless billing requires an internet connection and the ability to navigate to secure sites without picking up a variety of obnoxious toolbars and pernicious malware, so maybe Harry Reid is right. Despite the fact that Grandma likely has over 96,000 hours of AOL packed into a file box in the hall closet, the internet can be a weird and dangerous place for those used to more analog experiences. And AOL itself is no help. Signing up for the service seems simple enough for those with landlines, but once you decide you no longer need its portal to the sanitized internet, getting them to cancel your service is about as simple as removing your own kidney. (Actually, it's more difficult than that. It's like trying to persuade the surgeon to remove the faulty kidney and instead being told that what you really want is a third kidney.)
If Senator Reid is right, and the USPS is the only thing standing between seniors and a not-all-that-untimely (but very lonely) death, thanks to its continuous flow of "human contact" via junk mail, perhaps the solution is to move some postal workers over to Meals-on-Wheels and let the private sector decide whether or not it wants the aching loneliness of America's growing elderly population on its hands. My guess is that no matter who's handling the delivery side of the business, junk mailers will still find a way to get their ads into the hands of general population.
As for Publishers Clearing House, it will have to make a few adjustments. For starters, it may have to stop pushing magazine subscriptions, as most magazines at this point are pamphlet-thin and nearly 75% ads. (Except for Reader's Digest Large Print Edition!) As the denizens of the internet march slowly towards their golden years, they're not going to have much patience for an information source with less interactivity than a PDF. And they're certainly not going to be checking the mailbox for contact with the outside world.
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Surfing around I ran across this news article from last month. Apparently, 20 years ago this man's daughter passed away. She always loved castles, and as a memorial he has spent the past 20 years building a castle in Arkansas, Lacey Michelle's Castle. If you're in the area, apparently it has a hotel room you can stay in.
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Incidents of school violence are terrible and frightening, but fortunately they are rare. Although it might not seem that way, the rate of crime at U.S. schools that involve physical harm has been declining since the early 1990s.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), fewer than 1% of all homicides among school-age children happen on school grounds or on the way to and from school. The vast majority of students will never experience violence at school or in college.
Still, it's natural for kids and teens to worry about whether something may happen to them. To help them deal with these fears, it's important to talk about these tragedies when they happen, and to know what your kids watch or hear about them. This helps put frightening information into context.
It's important for kids to feel like they can share their feelings, and know that their fears and anxieties are understandable.
Rather than waiting for your kids to approach you, consider starting the conversation. Ask what they understand about these incidents and how they feel about them.
Share your own feelings, too — during a tragedy, kids often look to adults for their reactions. It helps kids to know that they are not alone in feeling anxious. Knowing that their parents have similar feelings helps kids legitimize their own. At the same time, kids often need parents to help them feel safe.
Talk with your kids about what schools do to help protect their students. Many schools are taking extra precautions — some focus on keeping weapons out through random locker and bag checks, limiting entry and exit points at the school, and keeping the entryways under teacher supervision. Others use metal detectors.
Lessons on conflict resolution have been added to many schools' courses to help prevent troubled students from resorting to violence. Peer counseling and active peer programs help students learn to watch for signs that a fellow student might be becoming more troubled or violent.
Another thing that helps make schools safer is greater awareness of problems like bullying and discrimination. Many schools now have programs to fight these problems, and teachers and administrators know more about protecting students from violence.
Of course, you are not your child's only source of information about school shootings or other tragic events that receive media attention. Kids are likely to repeatedly see or hear news stories or graphic images on TV, radio, or online, and such reports can teach them to view the world as a confusing, threatening, or unfriendly place.
Unlike movies or entertainment programs, news is real. But depending on a child's age or maturity level, he or she may not yet understand the distinctions between fact and fantasy. By the time kids reach 7 or 8, however, what they watch on TV can seem all too real.
For some kids, the vividness of a sensational news story can be internalized and transformed into something that might happen to them. A child watching a news story about a school shooting might worry, "Could I be next? Could that happen to me?"
TV has the effect of shrinking the world and bringing it into our living rooms. By concentrating on violent stories, TV news can also promote a "mean-world" syndrome that can give kids a misrepresentation of what the world and society are actually like.
To calm fears about the news, parents should be prepared to deliver what psychologists call "calm, unequivocal, but limited information." This means delivering the truth, but in a way that fits the emotional level of your child. The key is to be truthful, but not go into more detail than your child is interested in or can handle.
Although it's true that some things can't be controlled, parents should still give kids the space to share their fears. Encourage them to talk openly about what scares them.
Older kids are less likely to accept an explanation at face value. Their budding skepticism about the news and how it's produced and sold might hide fears they have about the stories covered. If an older child is bothered about a story, help him or her cope with these fears. An adult's willingness to listen will send a powerful message.
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by KATIE COLLINS, Brush News-Tribune Writer/Photographer
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Chalk up another overwhelming win for the Brush volleyball varsity as the squad managed to sweep through the visiting Highland Huskies, winning all three sets played at BHS during a 25-10, 25-12, 25-20 Tuesday night victory.
Fans of Beetdigger Nation witnessed the Lady 'Diggers domination during a game that highlighted a plethora of talented athletes giving their absolute all in an versatile team effort as superb passing from senior Jordan Deslauriers and junior libero Lexi Garcia ignited the Brush offense early on. Fans also bore witness to a wealth of kills spiked into Husky territory as future Beetdigger ladies began posting kill after kill, tacking on a total of 38 K's that completely covered the north wall of the Brush gym by match end.
Contributing to the nearly 40 kills-on-the-night for the 'Digger effort were junior Ellie Monarch who smacked in 10 to match fellow teammate and sophomore Emma Mortensen's 10. Senior Alex White totaled 9 kills, junior Allyson Pabst brought in 4 with her tenacity at the net and Deslauriers posted 2. Player-of-the-game and sophomore Shelby Wolever not only ignited the Brush win with successful serve after serve in the first set, but posted a total of 4 kills through the effort, had 12 points from her 18 serving attempts and netted 16 assists for the Beetdiggers.
"She is always positive with her teammates and displays a great work ethic," noted Head Coach Audrey Rosenbrock of Wolever. "She has the most pancakes executed during matches, has a great work ethic on and off the court, and is a good role model to the younger players."
Noting a fairly even balance among the hitters and setters as they posted 16 and 14 assists each, Rosenbrock also detailed the match as a night of consistent momentum that created various series of 5-8 points for the server.
"I'm pleased with the teamwork the girls are displaying," she said. "They are executing their strengths on the volleyball court."
In JV action, the Lady Diggers managed a three-set sweep of Highland, bringing their record to 9-2 and the Brush C team earned a win in two sets on Tuesday night, 25-14, 25-21 to take them to 5-6 on the season.
The Lady Diggers (10-5 overall, 2-1 league) will next host their Homecoming match, under this year's "We Didn't Start the Fire: Carrying on the Beetdigger Tradition" theme, on BHS hardwood versus a 7-5 overall 3A Patriot opponent out of Greeley's Frontier Academy on Tuesday, October 2, with varsity action slated for 6:30 p.m.
Brush vs. Highland STATS
SERVING: S. Wolever – 12 pts, 1 ace; J. Deslauriers – 12 pts; A. Pabst – 10 pts, 2 aces; A. White – 6 pts; E. Monarch – 5 pts; E. Mortensen – 2 pts, 1 ace.
BLOCKING: E. Monarch – 2 solo, 3 assts; A. White – 1 solo, 1 asst; E. Mortensen – 2 assts.
BALL HANDLING (assists): S. Wolever 16, A. Pabst 14, H. White 2, M White 1, E. Monarch 1, E. Mortensen 1.
DIGGING: J. Deslauriers 11, Alexis 'Lexi' Garcia 11, S. Wolever 9, E. Monarch 7, A. Pabst 5, E. Mortensen 2, A. White 2.
SERVE RECEIVES: J. Deslaurier 14, A. Garcia 10, M Baker 6, E. Monarch 4, A. White 3, S. Wolever 3, A. Pabst 2, E. Mortensen 1.
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Shakira's humanitarian and advocacy work is focused on universal education and early childhood development, particularly the health, nutrition and stimulation of children who are not yet in school. Shakira has a three-part strategy which includes foundations dedicated to development advocacy in Colombia, Latin America and the World. In October 2011, President Obama appointed Shakira to the President¹s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, a commission dedicated to advising Obama and Secretary Arne Duncan on issues of educational success related to Hispanic students.
The Pies Descalzos Foundation was founded in Barranquilla, Colombia, during the late '90s when Shakira, only 18 years old at the time, decided to take up the social duty of collaborating on efforts to improve the education, nutrition and health of the most vulnerable: the children. The organization consists of support programs for children and their families and offers real solutions to increase quality of life and give these kids and their families the opportunity to exercise their right to an education, which will later determine their growth and development in society.
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ALAS Foundation is a non-profit organization created by the most prominent Latin American artists, business leaders and intellectuals to mobilize Latin-American society towards the implementation of integrated early childhood public policies. 9 million Latin American children younger than 5 years old suffer from chronic malnutrition and 22 million don't have access to education. Malnutrition and the absence of care in the early stages of life are the main mechanisms for the transmission of inequality. This is why experts agree that early childhood development is one of the most effective tools to end with the intergenerational cycle of poverty.
As one of Unicef's Goodwill Ambassadors Shakira has advocated for the importance of establishing political initiatives that put an end to the higher number of children without access to education. According to the international institution, UNICEF, over 120 million children around the world are without any formal education or schooling.


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Our students are on a path toward college and career. We have high expectations for our students and offer a high level of support to help children reach their full potential. We individualize learning based on regular analysis of student progress throughout each school year, and our students are successful.
Core Subjects
These core subjects form the basis of our K–8 curriculum. Students receive 120 minutes of instruction in English Language Arts and 90 minutes of instruction in mathematics, science, and social studies each school day.
Language Arts
We help students develop vital communication skills, while inspiring a love of literature. Our young scholars learn phonics, grammar and comprehensions skills and prepare for reading through multi-sensory activities. STAR Academy students comprehend and analyze both fiction and non-fiction texts as early as kindergarten. The program emphasizes classic works, writing as a process, and the skills that will be tested when our students begin taking the state assessment when they enter third grade.
We balance fundamental skills with critical thinking and problem solving. Our active approach ensures that students understand the realities that underlie mathematical concepts. Games and animations bring concepts to life, while challenge problems, regular practice, and review ensure mastery. We build from the concrete to the abstract as students move from basic skills toward algebra. Students learn by seeing mathematical concepts applied to the world around them.
Our Science program uses hands-on experiments to support the systematic study of life, Earth, and the physical sciences. We nurture curiosity as students practice observation and analytical skills. Students learn how our understanding of the world is shaped by ongoing scientific and technological advances. Teachers provide regular opportunities for students to participate in experiments and projects that include opportunities to apply mathematics and technology through age appropriate activities.
Specialty Subjects
A truly well-rounded education must nourish the body and soul as well as the mind. We believe in the value of exposing children to the arts as well as to opportunities for exercise and physical competition.
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Organized physical education gets children exercising regularly. We teach students important concepts of teamwork and sportsmanship, as well as promoting general health and well-being.
Because of the accelerated modernization of today's world, computer skills are becoming increasingly vital for success. Through exposure to a variety of software programs, we are developing technically literate students who are well prepared for an industrialized society.


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Get away to beautiful stretches of white beaches, rich green rainforests and glistening crystal waters. With a quick stop in St Lucia, your flight time will be nearly 10 hours before you really begin one of our many enticing holidays in Grenada. With so many holiday gems close to the airport, you don't have to venture far. For those who want to explore more of the island, take a look at our car hire options and pinpoint a Grenada map full of adventure.


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Identifying the X-factors for every NFL playoff team
- A number of lesser-known players could help shape the NFL postseason.
- Andrew Luck gets the headlines, but Vick Ballard's contributions could be important for the Colts.
- Sean Weatherspoon will have to pick up the slack for the Falcons as a pass rusher.
You know the big names who have made their livings and their reputations in the postseason — Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers and others.
And you know the rookie stars making their first playoff appearances — Robert Griffin III, Andrew Luck and Russell Wilson.
But NFL reporter Robert Klemko of USA TODAY Sports picks an X-factor for each postseason team — a lesser-known player who could play a pivotal role:
Baltimore Ravens: ILB Dannell Ellerbe
With inside linebackers Ray Lewis and Jameel McClain injured, Ellerbe stepped up to fill the void, and it wasn't clear just how big his impact was until he missed three weeks with an ankle injury. Three consecutive losses followed, and Ellerbe returned in Week 16 with five tackles.
Cincinnati Bengals: K Josh Brown
The Bengals tried out three kickers after Mike Nugent suffered a calf injury in early December, settling on Brown. He has hit 11 of 12 field goal attempts, including a game-winner against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 16.
Denver Broncos: RG Chris Kuper
Kuper, in his seventh season, has endured a broken forearm, a sprained ankle and migraines this season. But he could be the key to keeping quarterback Peyton Manning healthy in the postseason. Denver has given up 19 sacks in the 11 games Kuper has missed and two sacks in the five games Kuper started.
Houston Texans: TE Owen Daniels
Beyond Andre Johnson, there has been little production from Texans receivers. Daniels caught six touchdown passes during an eight-game stretch this season, but he hasn't scored since Nov. 22. The Texans need a legitimate No. 2 target to emerge.
Indianapolis Colts: RB Vick Ballard
The rookie running back has been getting the majority of carries because of Donald Brown's season-ending injury. Ballard has averaged 67.9 rushing yards a game in his last 11. Ballard will be counted on in a cold-weather road test in Baltimore on Sunday.
New England Patriots: CB Aqib Talib
A thin defensive backfield gets a big boost from Talib, whose recent absence with a hip injury forced the Patriots to move Devin McCourty from safety to cornerback, plug Patrick Chung at safety and bump Kyle Arrington from nickel to starting corner. The defense got exposed in a 41-34 loss to the 49ers, a week after Talib tweaked his hip.
Atlanta Falcons: OLB Sean Weatherspoon
In the Falcons' three losses this season, they have managed two sacks and hit the quarterbacks a combined six times. Their best pass rusher, 34-year-old John Abraham, left Week 17's game on a cart with an ankle injury. With no clear candidates to pick up the slack, expect the Falcons to redeploy Weatherspoon, who had three sacks in the first five games but hasn't had one since.
Green Bay Packers: CB Sam Shields
The Packers have been locking up passing offenses in December, and a big reason is Shields' return from ankle and shin injuries. He has shown improved tackling and had two interceptions in the final month of the regular season. Charles Woodson's replacement at cornerback couldn't have shown up at a better time.
Minnesota Vikings: FB Jerome Felton
Offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave says the team has "gone back in time a little bit" by using two-back formations, enabling Adrian Peterson to nearly break the NFL's single-season rushing record. The other man in the backfield is Felton, a fifth-year fullback who earned a Pro Bowl nod despite touching the ball three times on offense. That speaks volumes about his blocking. Peterson says he prefers one-back sets, but he can't argue with the results in 2012.
San Francisco 49ers: TE Vernon Davis
Looking for Davis? You wouldn't have found him in December. The former Pro Bowl tight end, concussed in Week 16, hasn't scored a touchdown since Nov. 19 and has six catches in his last six games. It would help San Francisco if Davis and quarterback Colin Kaepernick can get reacquainted.
Seattle Seahawks: CB Brandon Browner
Seattle dodged a bullet when cornerback Richard Sherman won his appeal of a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing substance policy. Browner, who served his own four-game ban, is eligible to play this weekend. Did a month of rest sharpen Browner or make him a target?
Washington Redskins: WR Josh Morgan
If Griffin continues to be limited by a knee injury, the Redskins offense will lose a dimension in the running game, even though rookie Alfred Morris posted 1,613 rushing yards. If the Seahawks force the Redskins to throw the ball more, watch Morgan, who pulled in his two touchdown receptions this season in December.


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It's fair to say that when Mark Robson was dismissed from his duties as Joint Head Coach, the Barnet faithful were divided over the decision to hand playing legend Edgar Davids sole charge of first team matters.
It was, arguably, a risky move given the Dutchman's lack of hands-on coaching experience at any level, never mind League Two.
However, as we move confidently into the latter part of January – whisper it if you like, Bees fans - it appears the gamble has paid off.
Indeed, for the first time in as long as I can remember, there's a real air of optimism around the club.
Let's put that new found aura of confidence into context.
After the opening 11 games of the season, the Bees languished on three points, bottom of the league and well adrift of the surrounding clubs.
Add to that a goal difference of minus 15 and not a win in sight, things were looking pretty desperate.
Little over three months later and it's a whole different story.
With a string of victories against top sides like Gillingham, Bradford and Rotherham, the best form in the league over the Christmas period (that's seven points from a possible nine) and a much less timid mindset on the pitch, it's like watching a completely different side.
The team are still playing attractive passing football as the early season mantra dictated, but suddenly there's a refreshing lack of negativity in the way the ball is moved up the park.
Better still, the players are functioning as a unit and it's becoming a delight to watch.
Clearly it was disappointing to see this weekend's home fixture against Fleetwood called off because of the adverse weather conditions: scrapping the match meant we missed out on the chance to continue our recent rich vein of form against a decent, not to say, expensively assembled side.
Fortunately results in the remaining games went largely our way too – Aldershot, in particular, still sit just below us in the table, having drawn with York to move on to 29 points, the same total as us.
Elsewhere, with the transfer window open, it's been a good time to address the problem of our ridiculously bloated squad.
As might be expected of a club with limited finances, it's very much been a case of one in and one out – they must have fitted revolving doors at the club.
At the beginning of the window, the club brought in highly-rated Northern Ireland youth international Adam Thompson.
Unfortunately, he returned to his parent club Watford a mere ten days later following a shoulder fracture in training.
One of Mark Robson's early signings, the highly experienced defender Jon Fortune was the next to depart.
Despite being appointed Club Captain at the beginning of the season, the one-time Charlton stalwart made just eight appearances for the Bees and found himself way down the pecking order - even more so following the acquisition of loan signings Krystian Pearce and Andy Iro.
Jack Saville was the next to go, joining Ebbsfleet for a month; an odd decision, perhaps, and one that left the majority of the fan base baffled.
Jack hardly put a foot wrong last season when he arrived from Southampton but has been largely overlooked this campaign.
The most positive piece of news of late has to be that goalkeeper Graham Stack had signed a three-and-a-half year deal.
Not only are such arrangements pretty much unheard of in League Two, it's difficult to remember the last time Barnet offered a player a contract of such length.
Stacky has rapidly established himself as the club's number one between the sticks and his three clean sheets in the last five outings have been instrumental in the recent run of good form.
In fact, the former Arsenal and Hibs stopper has been one of the signings of the season. Fingers crossed this is the start of more good news to come and other players will follow suit and commit their futures to the club.
All we need now is some positive news – indeed any news - regarding the club's plans for next season but so far 2013 is shaping up nicely to be quite a good year for Bees fans.


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|Sam Kay (talk)
|Date Created:
|3rd June 2010
|Please feel free to edit constructively!
Human Edit
Adaptable, ambitious and driven; a people of many paths.
|Average Height:
|5' 6" - 6' 2"
|Average Weight:
|135 - 220 lb.
|Ability Scores:
|+2 Str, Con or Dex; +2 Int, Wis or Cha
|6 squares
|Common, choice of one other
|Skill Bonuses:
|+2 to any two of your choice
|Bonus Feat:
|You gain a bonus feat at 1st level. You must meet the feat's prerequisites.
|Bonus Skill:
|You gain training in one additional skill from your class skill list.
|At 1st level, you choose a 1st level at-will attack power from any class of your choice. You gain that power as an encounter power if it is from another class, or as an at-will power if it is from your own class.
|Human Defense Bonuses:
|You gain a +1 racial bonus to fortitude, reflex and will defenses.
Of all the races of the world, humans are the most adapable and diverse. Human cultures vary greatly depending on the location of the civilization, and the cultures of other nearby races. Humans can excel in any path they choose to follow, though they lack the powers and abilities unique to other races.
Play a human if you want...
- to be a decisive, resourceful hero with enough determination to face any challenge.
- To have the most versatility and flexibility of any race.
- to be able to excel at any class you choose.
Physical Qualities Edit
Humans come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and colors. Human skin can be dark or pale, or anything in between, though skin color tends to vary with climate. Human hair can be of a variety of shades of brown (or even black), blond or red. Human eye colors are most often blue, brown or hazel, though other colors such as green or grey also exist.
Human attire varies greatly with climate, culture and personal preference. Those of high standing in society tend to prefer ostentatious garb with expensive jewelry, while those of low standing tend to wear simple clothes. Human adventurers usually wear practical clothes, though they often favor clothes appropriate for those of their standing in society. Human societies tend to pick up customs from other societies that they trade with, so it is not uncommon for human clothing to include motifs from other races.
Human life spans tend to vary with class and civilization; commoners may not live past 40, while those of high standing may live for 75 years or more.
Playing a Human Edit
Humans can be decisive and rash, often with an explorer's spirit that leads to humans taking the adventurer's path far more frequently than many other races. These traits make humans an indomitable race that can survive through the direst circumstances. Humans typically hurl themselves into the unknown with little thought for the consequences until they arise. The human instinct to "leap without looking" often leads them into danger that they sometimes cannot escape from, for all their tenacity.
Humans are an ambitious race, driven to achieve their goals to a far greater degree than any other race (save, perhaps, for the drow). This ambition can lead them to acts of great cruelty, rival to that even of the drow, but it can also lead them to greatness. Their ambition also makes them impatient and prone to self-deception.
The self-reliance and bravery of humans makes them prefer martial classes to magical ones. Humans often have a fear of the supernatural, distrusting wizards and those of the magical power sources. However, humans tend to be a pious race that put their faith in all of the gods, often too much so.
As a result of their diversity, many humans are tolerant of other races and cultures,though others can be very intolerant. Many human settlements have settlers from other races, either displaced by the destruction of their homes or travellers that have found a human town or village welcoming.
Humans are said to be the most diverse race; though some characteristics are common among humans, there are many exceptions to the generalized view; some humans are very grounded and unambitious, while others may lack the determination and resilience inherent in the majority of the race. Even among those that posses the ambition, determination and tenacity there is a great amount of variation.
Human Characteristics: Adaptable, ambitious, bold, corruptible, creative, driven, hardy, pragmatic, resourceful, territorial, tolerant, unintelligent
Male Names: Alain, Alek, Benn, Brandis, Donn, Drew, Erik, Gregg, Jonn, Kris, Marc, Mikal, Pieter, Regdar, Quinn, Samm, Thom, Wil, Will, William, Bill, Billy, Billiam
Female Names: Ana, Cassi, Eliza, Gwenn, Jenn, Kat, Keira, Prager, Luusi, Mari, Mika, Miri, Stasi, Shawna, Zanne
Human Adventurers Edit
Four sample human adventurers are described below.
Erik is a human fighter, once a member of his village's guard, learned the ways of the sword when fighting against goblin, kobold and orc raiders that attacked his village on numerous occasions. Eventually, the guard was overwhelmed by the sheer number of raiders, and the village was destroyed. Erik led the retreat from the village, saving over a hundred lives, but Erik feels guilt for failing to save those trapped in the burning ruins. Once the villagers where safe, Erik left with a band of adventuers to seek revenge and to save those he can from the monsters that infest the dark places of the world.
Ana is a human rogue who grew up on the streets of a human city, stealing food to survive. Ana knows the allys of cities well, and is no stranger to poverty. For her, the matter of good and evil is irrelevant; all that matters is survival, and she is willing to do anything for it. However, it seems like the ideals of her companions may be slowly rubbing off on her; she is beginning to trust her companions, and has found herself willing to put herself at risk to protect their lives.
Alain is a human wizard who has a burning ambition for power, both magical and political. He adventures is search for arcane knowledge and to perfect his arcane talents. Alain prays to both Ioun and Vecna for aid in seeking arcane knowledge and secrets, and one day hopes to use his powers to become ruler of a civilization.
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55 cases of intranasal endoscopic optic nerve decompression by ethmoidal and sphenoidal sinus approach
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|4. April 2012
Abstract: Optic canal fracture is one of primary causes of hackneyed traumatic blindness.Differert schemes are recommended to treat impaired vision caused by traumatic optic canal fracture. It consists of observation,medical treatments to application of steroid and nerve decompression by different approaches. With the development of intranasal endoscopic operation and nose and eye surgery become gradually mature,intranasal endoscopic nerve decompression becomes possible. Smaller trauma, keen and indeed curative effection is the characteristic of the operation. In the operation, catagmatic fragments are removed in and around optic canal to lessen the oppression and injury of optic nerve,rev down pressure and improve local blood circulation,in the end elevate patients' sight.
Objective: Based on the analysis of 55 patients to discuss the treatment methods and matters needing attention, to observe its clinical therapeutic effect.
Methods:55 eyes in 55 cases of traumatic optic nerve diseases(32 eyes with no light perception ),do the operation in 3-103 days after trauma with application of steroid before and after operation.Observe the recovery of vision after operation and sum up experience,
Results: In 25 of 55 cases visions access to improve,efficiency is 45%;among the total 20 patients get sight above 0.1, which means significant clinical effect.
Conclusion: For the patients with optic nerve damage caused by trauma, conservative treatment fails, we should be early and actively take surgical treatment.Recovery of vision depends on time after injury,degree and extent of optic nerve injury,Patients with no light perception and blinded immediately should either take this operation as early as possible.


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February 2007 (I don't remember the exact day) marked my 35th Anniversary as a paid tax preparer. This year I managed to survive my 36th tax filing season. Yes, I started out very young.
In what seems to be becoming a habit, Congress waited until the very last minute in December of 2006 to extend for 2007 only a group of popular tax breaks. The IRS had already "gone to press" with the 2006 federal income tax forms and instructions without these breaks. So we had to enter "E" on a certain line of the 2006 Form 1040 if claiming the above-the-line deduction for educator expenses and "T" on another line to indicate an adjustment to income for tuition and fees, or "B" if claiming either "E" or "T" and the actual deduction indicated on that particular line And we had to enter "ST" on Schedule A if opting to claim state and local sales tax instead of state and local income tax.
The occasional forgetting to enter the appropriate letter symbol prompted correspondence from "Sam" and a delay in issuing any refund.
I read somewhere that this 2006 irresponsibility of Congress cost the IRS about $1 Million. Who knows how many million Congress's 2007 irresponsibility will end up costing?
As I had mentioned in an April posting, I noticed a few common items on 1040s during the season. Interest income was up substantially – a result of "more better" CD rates. So were capital gain distributions from mutual funds – a sign that the market did pretty good in 2006.
Taxpayers were able to claim a special telephone excise tax rebate on their 2006 returns, or a special form if no tax return was filed – either the actual amount of excise tax paid over a three (3) year period or a standard rebate amount of $30.00-$60.00 based on the number of exemptions. All of my clients who were eligible claimed the standard telephone excise tax credit amount.
For the first time taxpayers who elected to have their federal refund directly deposited could choose to have the refund sent to up to three separate accounts by using a special form. None of my clients did this. Everyone who elected direct deposit had all their money sent to one account.
I ended the tax filing season with probably a few less GD extensions than the year before. More of the extensions were "client based" – they got their information to me too late – and less were filed solely because of my workload.
Mark Everson left his position as IRS Commissioner in April of 2007 to become President and CEO of the Red Cross. Everson's Chief of Staff Kevin Brown took over as acting Commissioner. Brown then left the IRS in mid-September to follow Everson to the Red Cross and become the organization's Chief Operating Officer, and Linda Stiff, IRS Deputy Commissioner for Operations Support, became the acting Commissioner.
George W nominated Douglas H. Shulman, Vice Chairman of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (formerly known as the National Association of Securities Dealers), to be the new Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service in late November. A week later Everson was fired by the Red Cross because "he had engaged in a 'personal relationship' with a subordinate employee". As of this writing I do believe that Shulman has yet to be confirmed.
The Tax Foundation reported that TAX FREEDOM DAY 2007 was April 30th, 2 days later than 2006. This is the day on which the average American has earned enough money to pay all federal, state and local taxes. The Foundation estimated that for 2007, government at all levels would take an average of 32.7% of the nation's income, down from the 34% high in 2006.
On May 25, 2007, George W signed into law the US Troop Readiness Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007, a $120 Billion emergency war supplemental funding bill. Part of this legislation was the Small Business and Work Opportunity Tax Act of 2007, which was, up until last week, the only major tax legislation passed in 2007.
The act increased the federal minimum wage over a three year period, raised the "kiddie tax" age limit to from 'under age 18' to 'under age 19', or 'under age 24' for full-time students, beginning with tax year 2008, and increased the Section 179 "expensing" limits and indexed them for inflation.
As we will be voting for President in 2008, the various campaigns have been off and running for most of 2007. The candidates have embraced and suggested a variety of different tax plans and proposals, including the so-called "Fair Tax" national sales tax. Most of the ideas put forth by the candidates only add to the complexity of the Tax Code, and many are bad ideas. No one is calling for a real overhaul and simplification of the Code.
The IRS reported an increase in electronically-filed tax returns for 2007. 79.98 Million e-filed returns were accepted through October 15th, a 9% jump from the 73.3 Million e-filed returns received for all of 2006. Direct deposit of refund checks were also up. As of October 15th the IRS reports had directly deposited 61.4 million refunds, 8% more than last year.
While I encouraged my clients to have their 2006 federal, and NJ, income tax refunds directly deposited, I continued to prepare all my federal returns manually and have yet to file a 1040 (or 1040A) electronically. Where possible I did submit my 2006 NJ-1040 refund returns via NJWebFile. New Jersey requires that I file all full-year resident state tax returns electronically unless the client chooses to "opt out" by signing a form.
Of course the major tax story of 2007 concerned the dreaded Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT).
When Congress finally decided to do something it was split down party lines. The Democrats insisted that the income lost by passing another one-year fix had to be "offset" by increasing tax revenues elsewhere. One offset was to close a loophole for hedge fund investors. Republicans did not want any offsets. Both sides held out until, once again, literally the very last minute, after all the 2007 forms and instructions had been printed and the IRS software created, with the Democrats blinking first.
On the surface there was some merit to the Republican position. The revenue generated by the AMT over recent years was indeed "found money". When creating the original Minimum Tax the Congress did not intend that it should penalize the middle and upper middle classes. The creation of the Minimum Tax was not really even a revenue-raising measure – but rather a typical lazy Congressional reaction to an outcry by citizens rather than a response to the problem that caused the outcry. But the current reality is that the moneys from the "unfixed" AMT had secretly been counted on to balance the budget, and providing offsets was the fiscally responsible thing to do.
While it seems just about everyone in both parties was against the current AMT and for the patch, there was talk that Republicans were not quite as sincere about fixing it as they appeared to be. This is because it is "blue states" that are hardest hit by this dreaded parallel tax system.
Anyway the bottom line is that Congress once again acted irresponsibly - and as a result the processing of 2007 tax returns and issuance of refund checks will be delayed.
Unethical tax preparation companies like Henry and Richard and Jackson Hewitt will no doubt take full advantage of the delays to push low-income taxpayers into usurious Refund Anticipation Loans.
Another 2007 tax story concerned the "subprime mortgage" crisis.
Families who wanted to buy a home that they could not afford had found lenders willing to give them a mortgage with a minimal down payment, a low interest rate, and small monthly payments for an initial limited period. When this initial limited period passed and it was time to refinance the mortgage, housing prices had dropped – such that in many cases the principal balance on the loan was more than the market value of the home – and interest rates had gone up. The overextended families could not afford the new monthly payments and the lenders had to foreclose on the properties.
In many situations the borrowers and lenders reached agreements so that portions of the mortgage debt were "forgiven" by the lenders. This debt forgiveness is generally taxable income to the borrower.
Once again Congress reacted instead of responding and passed a bill last week that excludes from taxable income for three years any "debt forgiveness" from a mortgage secured by a principal residence and incurred in acquiring, constructing or substantially improving the residence.
This is bad tax policy. Why do homeowners who have bitten off more than they can chew deserve tax relief any more than individuals who went overboard with credit card debt? Neither of them deserves any special treatment. No one put a gun to their heads to force them to borrow more than they could afford to pay back. Congress should not send a message to America that it is ok to be fiscally foolish and live beyond your means because you won't have to pay the consequences.
There was no further action taken on the issue of registration and regulation (licensure) of all tax return preparers (including "unenrolled preparers" like me). However, NATP reports that the new IRS Director of the Office of Professional Responsibility has been quite public recently on the topic, telling the American Bar Association that his office is "preparing for what we believe is the inevitable". The Senate bill (S. 1219) remains "out there", but Congress has been too busy with other things.
While I support the concept of licensure, the Senate bill calls for testing of all unenrolled preparers. This would be literally impossible for the IRS to implement effectively, as there are currently some 1.2 Million of us. There would have to be some kind of "grandfathering", and I have on several occasions suggested a method for NATP to pass along to Congress. At this point in my career I have no intention of taking a test to prove that I know what I am doing!
On the NJ state tax front there was really no activity to report. While both tenants and homeowners received increased property tax "rebates", neither really has any more money in their pockets. The increased rebates were mostly paid for by the 2006 sales tax increase – so it was a case of taking money out of one pocket to put it in the other.
Such was the tax year in review. Did I forget anything important?
2008 will get off to a rocky start with the processing delays. Hopefully Congress will put an end once and for all to the dreaded AMT and extend the expired tax breaks early in the year. But I wouldn't bet the farm on it!


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Robbie Keane backs Steven Gerrard to make MLS impact
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Robbie Keane believes new team-mate Steven Gerrard will have no problem handling the pressure of being LA Galaxy's latest superstar recruit.
The former Liverpool captain, who left Anfield after 17 years this summer, was presented to the Galaxy fans during their 4-0 win over Toronto FC at the StubHub Center on Saturday as Keane bagged a hat-trick.
And the Republic of Ireland striker, who previously played with Anfield icon Gerrard during a year-long spell with the club, reckons LA's newest signing will be comfortable following his and David Beckham's footsteps.
"There's a pressure on you because you are the designated player so people expect so much of you," Keane said.
"We've seen over the years, with myself and when David (Beckham) was here as well, people expect. If things are going wrong, they expect you to pull them out of a hole and that will be no different for Stevie.
"I've been looking forward to him coming – he's been here the last 10 days or so. He's been absolutely brilliant with the players and he's a great lad on and off the field so we're excited to have him here and he's going to be a huge addition to this squad."
The former Tottenham striker, who moved Stateside in 2011, thinks Gerrard will have a major impact on both LA Galaxy and the MLS as a whole and knows he is eager to win trophies with his new club.
Keane added: "I think he'll have a massive (impact). Stevie has that hunger and desire to always do well and players such as myself came over here and got straight into it and wanted to win things and it has worked out well for me.
"Steven is no different – he wants to come here and win things. With him adding to this squad, it is only going to help the Galaxy.
"I just told him to come and enjoy it - he'll have a great time here. It's a great league, a tough league, a competitive league and it's not a bad place to live either."
Asked what Gerrard will have to do to adapt to life in Los Angeles, Keane was quick to dish out some sun safety tips.
He said: "He'll have to put a lot of Factor 50 on, like myself."


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Move over "Twilight." There's a new teen-fiction series headed to the big screen. For fans of Suzanne Collins' wildly popular, post-apocalyptic "The Hunger Games," today's a big day. The trailer for the first film in the trilogy debuted on "Good Morning America" this morning, giving a first live-action look at who is bringing the characters to life.
We see "Winter's Bone" Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence as District 12 tribute Katniss Everdeen, Josh Hutcherson as her fellow competitor Peeta and Liam Hemsworth as Katniss' best friend Gale, and a glimpse at some of the characters I'm most excited about — Lenny Kravitz as Hunger Games stylist Cinna, Donald Sutherland as President Snow and Woody Harrelson as mentor Haymitch Abernathy. If you don't know what I'm talking about, give into guilty pleasures and get the books.
The trailer ends right as the Games begin, so who knows how the film will handle the violence that goes on in the book, but all in all it's promising. It's much better than the teaser trailer Lionsgate released during the MTV Movie Awards earlier this year.
What do you think? Are you excited to see the film when it's released in March 23, 2012?


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Several months ago, I wrote about a new investment strategy I had implemented using ETFs and trailing stop orders (TSO). Now that I have used it for a while, I believe it's a very beneficial component in money management. In this post, I'll provide an update.
The Strategy: A Brief Overview
In the event you missed past blogs where I addressed this particular strategy, here's a brief summary to explain. Let's assume you have a portfolio with 10 holdings, some which are risky and some which are not. The overall risk of the portfolio will be determined by the allocation to each. Given this information, here's what we may conclude: If the markets became highly volatile, the conservative assets probably wouldn't hurt the portfolio. Therefore, I'm not concerned about these holdings and a mutual fund would be appropriate.
The risky holdings could cause great damage to the portfolio during a market crisis. Hence, if the portfolio's stock exposure was 100% mutual funds, and the stock market was collapsing, the sales price of the mutual funds would not be determined until the end of the trading day and you would've absorbed the entire day's loss.
On the other hand, ETFs may be sold at anytime during the trading day. This strategy takes full advantage of an ETF's pricing flexibility. Therefore, for the majority of the portfolio's stock exposure, I'll use ETFs and add trailing stop orders to protect against a large loss.
In short, if the stock market were to collapse, the TSOs would trigger a sale on the ETFs before things got too bad. This will eliminate the possibility of a large loss.
Six Keys to Using TSOs
There are a few keys to using this ETF strategy:
Key #1: Invest after a decline.
Watch for sectors or categories that have been out of favor and have corrected. I have no precise loss percentage at which I will buy in, but I will only do so after a decline.
Key #2: Establish the TSO percentage at a level which you believe will not trigger a sale due to normal market fluctuations.
If you get this correct, you will capture all of the upside while protecting the downside.
Key #3: Select good quality ETFs.
This, like much of the investment process, is somewhat subjective. Because of time and space constraints, we will discuss this in a later post.
Key #4: Choose an appealing theme.
Investment sectors, geographic regions, investment styles, etc., fall in and out of favor at various times. For example, I like to buy companies that repurchase their own shares because this increases the value for the remaining shareholders. This is also a theme which is working well.
Key #5: Use a mix of passive and active strategies.
The best choice depends on the particular sector, style, etc., you are considering. Morningstar Advisor magazine's February/March 2014 issue (not yet available online) published several good articles which analyzed the areas where active management has a greater probability of outperforming a passive index.
Key #6: Consider tweaking your TSO percentage as market conditions change.
This will also depend on the volatility of the specific ETF and where your TSO price is relative to its market price.
My Results Thus Far?
Last year, the results of using this strategy were mostly positive. I was also doing a lot of tweaking. In short, we earned as much as 10% and lost no more than 2% from late June through mid January 2014. There were two ETFs which had a small loss. In each case, the loss is attributed to not waiting for a decline before investing.
This year, I've bought six different ETFs from January 31st to February 7th. Each has a nice gain thus far ranging from 3.0% to 5.9%, in approximately three weeks. To summarize, this will be the first full year with this strategy and I like the results to date. I'll keep you posted.
Thanks for reading and have a great week.


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Grand Theft Auto III
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Grand Theft Auto III (2001) is a game in the Grand Theft Auto series by Rockstar Games.
- Newscaster [Intro]: Liberty City is in shock today, as the police and Emergency Services deal with the aftermath of a devastating attack on a police convoy this morning. As yet, no details have been released about the prisoners being transferred in the convoy, and no group has claimed responsibility. The convoy left police headquarters early this morning for a routine transfer of felons to the Liberty Penitentiary. The attack took place on the Callahan Bridge, leaving few witnesses, and the bridge itself severely damaged. Some of the convicts are thought to have perished in the explosion that followed the initial attack. Revelations as to the professionalism of the attack struck police hours afterward, when identification of the missing felons were further hampered by an attack by computer hackers on police headquarter databases. With the Porter Tunnel project falling behind schedule, this disaster leaves Portland isolated from the rest of the city.
- Colombian Cartel member: Come on! Señor dickhead! It's no problem to kill you! You gonna be sorry. A'right, a'right. Get lost.
- Toni: You did good back there kid, real good. C'mon let's introduce you to the Don.
- Salvatore: Hey Luigi!
- Luigi: Oh, my girls have been missing you so much. Salvatore, you've been away too long.
- Salvatore: You tell them, when this unfortunate business has been taken care of, we'll go down to the club and celebrate. There is my boy.
- Joey: Hi, Pop!
- Salvatore: Have you got yourself a good woman yet? You know your Momma, god bless her soul would be turning over in her grave, if she ever saw you without a wife.
- Joey: I know, I'm working on it.
- Salvatore: TONI! How is your Momma? She's a great woman, you know! Strong, firenze.
- Toni Cipriani: She's good... fine.
- Salvatore: Terrific, Terrific. Now listen you guys, you go inside while I talk to our new friend here. I have nothing but good things for you, my boy...
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- Attention concerned parents:
Today's episode features Granddad demonstrating responsible parenting, playing the controversial video game "Grand Theft Auto 3" to answer any questions he may have and to reinforce the difference between appropriate and inappropriate behavior. We suggest all those with young children take note.
Thank you.
- Granddad: Good aim boy! But remember that in real life, it's very, very wrong to throw a grenade at an ambulance.
- Riley: Yes, Grandad.
- Aaron McGruder, The Boondocks, (1/18/2002).


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The Belvedere presents the early work of Oskar Kokoschka - the most important representative of Austrian expressionism - in an encompassing monographic exhibition.
Early in his career, Kokoschka reached international fame with graphic contributions characterised by the linear style of the Vienna Secession as well as literary works for the avant-garde journal 'Sturm'. In the same period his portraits also caused a sensation as these were not rendering the mere physics of the sitters but their subjective emotional condition.
Featuring 120 works of art (oil paintings and works on paper) the show covers all of Kokoschka's expressive media and visualises his artistic development from the 'Dreaming Lad' of Art Nouveau to the expressionist "Enfant terrible" of European art history. In addition to works from his days at the School of Applied Arts, such as the 'Nudes' featuring Lilith Lang, there are important works representing Kokoschka's literary oeuvre. The Kokoschka pieces owned by the Belvedere are complemented by prominent loans such as the portraits Vater Hirsch (Father Hirsch), the Doppelporträt Hans Tietze und Erika Tietze-Conrat (Double portrait of Hans Tietze and Erika Tietze-Conrat) the Stilleben mit Putto und Kaninchen (Still life with putto and rabbit) and Die Freunde (The friends).
Included in this show are also masterworks by Auguste Rodin, Paul Gauguin and George Minne as these artists exerted lasting influence on Oskar Kokoschka.


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The Color Curiosity Shop (La Tienda de las Curiosidades Sobre el Color)
How do fireworks produce colorful displays? How do mood rings work? How do prisms split light into rainbows? Answers to these questions and more can be found in The Color Curiosity Shop, by RIT color scientist Mark Fairchild.
The 2011 compendium reached a wider audience this year with a Spanish edition, translated by Manuel Melgosa.
Initially, Fairchild made the English version free on his website and bound copies available for the cost of printing on Lulu.com. An agreement with the University of Granada Press will give Fairchild the right to post a PDF of the translation free on his website in May 2013.
"My thought was to teach science in general, but to make it about color," says Fairchild, associate dean for research and graduate education in RIT's College of Science and professor in the Munsell Color Science Laboratory in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science.
"It was an approach to teaching a bit of science using something fun, which is color and color science."
Fairchild presents the science of color in eight topic areas at increasing levels of sophistication, appropriate for ages 3 and up. Readers can also interact with the modules at www.cis.rit.edu/fairchild/WhyIsColor.
"The purpose of the book form was to allow it to be used in places without Internet access and to allow rapid human interaction with the entire resource (also known as flipping through the pages of a book!)," he writes in the introduction.
A steady stream of incoming questions makes The Color Curiosity Shop a living resource. "It's been a labor of love for years."


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Besides roaming our trails, grabbing a bite to eat, embarking on a guided tour, taking a spin on the carousel, feeding the lorikeets, and petting the goats - we have a variety of keeper talks and animal feedings scheduled weekly.
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Obama-care can be stopped; but it needs to happen now, before it is fully implemented January 2014.
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Some SEC teams not waiting to stiffen non-conference schedules
The prevailing narrative emerging from the SEC's annual spring meetings last month was the need for 10 quality games for every season.
And since the SEC knows it's the SEC, and since the SEC believes it has no peers, eight conference games count toward those 10 games. Under that mandate—which doesn't begin until the 2014 season—three teams (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina) got an early jump.
That, of course, means 11 are doing what they've been doing in the SEC for years now: avoiding multiple, quality non-con games at all cost.
"I don't want (member schools) to play four (non-conference) games that don't interest our fans,†SEC commissioner Mike Slive said.
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What Slive wants, he usually gets. But that's another story for another time—and certainly not this season. A breakdown of the SEC's non-conference schedules:
First to worst
1. Florida: Toledo, at Miami, Georgia Southern, Florida State
2. Georgia: at Clemson, North Texas, Appalachian State, at Georgia Tech
3. South Carolina: North Carolina, at UCF, Coastal Carolina, Clemson
4. Tennessee: Austin Peay, Western Kentucky, at Oregon, South Alabama
5. LSU: TCU (Arlington, Texas), UAB, Kent State, Furman
6. Mississippi State: Oklahoma State (Houston), Alcorn State, Troy, Bowling Green
7. Alabama: Virginia Tech (Atlanta), Colorado State, Georgia State, Tennessee-Chatanooga
8. Kentucky: Western Kentucky, Miami (OH), Louisville, Alabama State
9. Ole Miss: Southeast Missouri State, at Texas, Idaho, Troy
10. Arkansas: Louisiana-Lafayette, Samford, Southern Miss, at Rutgers
11. Auburn: Washington State, Arkansas State, Western Carolina, FAU
12. Missouri: Murray State, Toledo, at Indiana, Arkansas State
13. Texas A&M: Rice, Sam Houston State, SMU, UTEP
14. Vanderbilt: Austin Peay, at UMass, UAB, Wake Forest
Games against BCS teams: 17 out of 56 (30 percent)
Games against non-BCS teams: 25 out of 56 (45 percent)
Games against FCS teams: 14 out of 56 (25 percent)
Keeping score (3 of 6 BCS conferences evaluated)
Games against BCS teams: SEC (30 percent); ACC (29 percent); Big 12 (20 percent).
Games against non-BCS teams: Big 12 (53 percent); SEC (45 percent); ACC (42 percent).
Games against FCS teams: ACC (29 percent); Big 12 (27 percent); SEC (25 percent)
Five best games
Georgia at Clemson, Aug. 31
LSU vs. TCU, Aug. 31
Alabama vs. Virginia Tech, Aug. 31
Florida State at Florida, Nov. 30
Clemson at South Carolina, Nov. 30
Five worst games
Tennessee-Chattanooga at Alabama, Nov. 23
Murray State at Missouri, Aug. 31
Western Carolina at Auburn, Oct. 12
Coastal Carolina at South Carolina, Nov. 23
Furman at LSU, Oct. 26
Quick hits
— Yes, everyone, the team that hasn't played a non-conference game west of the Mississippi since 1983 (at USC) has the best non-con schedule in the SEC—and maybe the nation. But Florida's non-conference schedule is also a byproduct of state rivalries: The Gators play at Miami and play host to Florida State—and complete the non-con schedule with home games against Toledo and FCS heavyweight Georgia Southern.
Yet even this schedule comes with some disappointment. A possible—and really, probable—move to a nine-game SEC schedule in 2016 will all but eliminate future games with Miami. Florida will always play FSU, but nine SEC games and FSU would satisfy the mandate for 10 quality games.
— The teams with the most to lose in non-conference scheduling in the SEC are the two teams with the strongest schedules. Because Florida and Georgia play each other at a neutral site (there are no tarps in Jacksonville's stadium for this game, Joe NFL), each is losing a guaranteed SEC home game every other season.
That didn't stop Florida from adding rival Miami, and didn't stop Georgia from adding rival Clemson. Georgia, like Florida, will also always play its main non-SEC rival (Georgia Tech)—and future games against elite BCS teams likely will be eliminated with a move to a nine-game SEC schedule.
— There's no way to dress this up: Alabama's schedule is awful. It starts with a non-conference schedule that includes a neutral game against suddenly shaky Virginia Tech in Atlanta, and three home gimme putts against Colorado State, Georgia State and Tennessee-Chattanooga.
Then there's the SEC portion of the schedule, where the Tide avoids the East Division big three of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina—and gets Tennessee and Kentucky as its games against the East. It couldn't be set up better for a return trip to the BCS National Championship Game, if Alabama can beat one of the East's big three in the SEC Championship Game.
— Take a look at the bottom four schedules in the rankings (Auburn, Missouri, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt). If those four teams don't combine to go 16-0 in those games, something went horribly wrong. When the toughest game of that group is Missouri traveling to play historically woeful Indiana, you know you're essentially scheduling wins.
This the problem Slive has with the non-con schedules. It's not that he wants to eliminate the cupcake games; everyone needs a game or two against the lightweights to breathe between—or get ready for—the heavyweights. But when you're scheduling with the expressed purpose of winning games and not even contemplating competition, that becomes an issue.


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At the heart of all science is the mathematics that makes it tick. And while math drives the universe, some of the curious relationships that arise are, well, just down-right bizzaro. Such is the topic of this weeks review entitled The Glorious Golden Ratio by Alfred S Posamentier & Ingmar Lehmann and published by Prometheus Books. The golden ratio has been known since antiquity and pops up in some unsuspecting places. Signified by the symbol ɸ The golden ratio is simply the division point at which the larger section has the same ratio to the whole as the second smaller section has to the larger. (Phew, a simple home-brewed explanation sans wiki, people!) This comes down to an approximation of 1.61803398874989484820458683436563 . ad infinitum, much like another famous non-repeating decimal, pi. Curiously, the reciprocal of ɸ (1/ɸ, remember your high school math, people!) is 0.61803 . or ɸ – 1, the only number for which this is true! But it gets stranger from there; the authors of The Glorious Golden Ratio do not back away from the Mathiness, in a way that would make Buffys Giles proud. Kepler himself compared the Pythagorean Theorem to a heap of gold while the golden ratio to a precious jewel. If God is indeed a geometer, he must have an affinity for this ratio that pops up in the strangest of places. Of course, Kepler spent much of his academic life chasing a supposed link between the five perfect solids and the then known five planets, a caveat against reading too much into mathematical coincidences.
Still, the authors do a good job with relating the golden ratio and its various instances across geometry, architecture, and even in nature, as well as its close relationship with the Fibonacci sequence. Did you know that the golden ratio pops up in fractal patterns? Or in the Cross of Lorraine? Or in the leaves of a daffodil? Or in Illinois (!) I dont pretend to understand all of the mathiness contained within the covers of this book, although our 43-year old brain can still hold its own. And yes, it sent me off measuring the golden ratio noted by Leonardo da Vinci between the height of my navel versus overall height! (Hey, something had to fall around 0.61803 )
But such is the Sunday afternoon fun that one can have with mathematics. Wisely, the authors do not draw any mystical/metaphysical connections with these curiosities, but instead use them as a teachable moment to demonstrate how math pops up, all around us. And of course, its fascinating to conjecture as to just when ancient man became aware of the golden ratio. And on the astro-biological tip, we wonder if E.T. might be beaming the golden ratio and/or its reciprocal at us, instead of pi or prime numbers? Has Jodi Foster or Seth Shostak checked into this?
Do check out The Glorious Golden Ratio as a serious straight up low-down sans Woo of all that is ɸ… and don't forget to celebrate "Golden Ratio Day" next January 6th at 18:03! (Hey, its never too early to hype!)


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Opera in 10 Podcast: Così fan tutteBy Stéphane MayerPosted in Opera in 10
Ensemble Studio pianist and coach Stéphane Mayer gives you the rundown on what to listen for in Mozart's Così fan tutte, including character transformations, deceptive cadences, and a passage that proved too difficult for the opera's original cast to sing!
Hearing Familiar Music with New EarsBy COC StaffPosted in 18/19
Right from its premiere in 1790, Mozart's Così fan tutte has proven to be a vexing one for operagoers.
First sparking criticism for its scandalous immorality, now interrogated for the way it paints its female leads, the opera continues to be a springboard for conversation. With the piece making a high-profile return to the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts this winter, we wanted to dig deeper with musicologist Margaret Cormier to get her take on some of the more intriguing – and perennially problematic – aspects of the opera.[READ MORE]