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Date and TimeMonday, April 15, 2019
7:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
- West Wall Gallery, L. V. Eberhard Center
The planet Mars has fascinated humanity since early in human history. It enthralls us even more now because it is the only planet in the solar system that could be made to support human life. With the recent discoveries of the Curiosity rover and continued popularity of science fiction film and literature, people all over the world are engaged with the exploration and popular culture of Mars.
Mars: Astronomy and Culture brings together photographs, drawings, movie posters, book covers and video projections. It connects the recent scientific images of Mars to the entire history of photography of the red planet, and shows the impact of Mars on popular culture even before the twentieth century.
In the fall of 2018, Mars: Astronomy and Culture was hosted at the Grand Valley State University Art Gallery, the Center Art Gallery at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan and The Holland Museum in Holland, Michigan. From March 8 – June 21, 2019 a selection of images drawn from the Calvin College and Holland Museum venues will be showcased at the West Wall Gallery in the L. V. Eberhard Center on the Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus.
The exhibition was curated by Pasadena Arts Council for the Williamson Gallery, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California. It is a project of the Pasadena Arts Council's EMERGE Fiscal Sponsorship Program.
Art Gallery, 616-331-2563
This event also occurred on 5/7/2018, 5/8/2018, 5/9/2018, 5/10/2018, 5/11/2018, 5/14/2018, 5/15/2018, 5/16/2018, 5/17/2018, 5/18/2018 and 61 others


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Jussie Smollett's trial will be live and in color.
A Chicago judge issued a ruling on Tuesday (March 12) allowing cameras in the courtroom for his next appearance. During the brief hearing on Tuesday, the Empire star's legal team and the prosecution agreed that cameras would be allowed at the next hearing in the case, AP reports.
"We welcome cameras in the courtroom so that the public and the media can see the actual evidence and what we believe is the lack of evidence against Mr. Smollett and we look forward to complete transparency and the truth coming out," Jussie's attorney Tina Glandian told reporters following the hearing.
The 36-year-old actor was present for the judge's ruling. As previously reported, Jussie kept his head high as he strutted confidently into a Cook County Courthouse on Tuesday surrounded by his legal team and a few of his family members. Jussie wasn't even required to attend the Tuesday hearing, however, sources told TMZ, he chose to go because he intends to be an active participant in his defense and he's done hiding.
The actor is set to appear in court on Thursday (March 14), where he is expected to enter his plea in connection to his on-going disorderly conduct case. Earlier this month, a grand jury indicted Jussie on 16 felony counts of disorderly conduct for filing a false police report for his January attack.
Jussie claimed he was assaulted in Chicago on January 29 by two men wearing ski masks. He said he had just arrived in the city from New York and made a late-night run to a Subway when someone yelled: "Aren't you that f**got 'Empire' n**ga?" He claimed the two attackers, later identified as brothers Abel and Ola Osundairo, then proceeded to jump him, put a rope around his neck and poured bleach on him. Jussie additionally claimed his attackers shouted, "this is MAGA country!" However, Prosecutors allege that Jussie paid the brothers to attack him because he was unhappy with his salary and wanted to promote his career. Jussie, however, mains his innocence.
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Utility has eliminated more than half its annual carbon footprint under Exelon 2020 strategy
CHICAGO - As part of its commitment to accurately report its emissions and further reduce its carbon footprint, Exelon Corporation has joined The Climate Registry, the leading voluntary greenhouse gas (GHG) registry in North America.
"Exelon is demonstrating true environmental leadership by committing to continue reporting its carbon emissions in a public, transparent and credible way," said Denise Sheehan, executive director of The Climate Registry. "Measuring your emissions is a critical step to managing them and fostering new ways to reduce your carbon footprint - and your impact on the planet."
The Climate Registry is an independent nonprofit organization that sets consistent standards for the measurement, verification and reporting of companies' GHG emissions. It is governed by 41 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., Canadian provinces, Mexican states and Native Sovereign Nations.
Exelon is joining The Climate Registry in support of Exelon 2020, the company's business and environmental strategy to reduce 15.7 million tonnes of GHG emissions - the equivalent of Exelon's 2001 carbon footprint - annually by 2020. Exelon, the least carbon-intensive large U.S. electric utility, is already more than halfway to its goal. The strategy includes retiring older, uneconomic coal plants; providing energy-efficiency programs to customers; and expanding capacity at Exelon's existing nuclear plants through uprates.
"In the transition to a clean energy future, companies must ensure transparency in how we calculate and report our emissions and must do so in accordance with the most rigorous standards," said John W. Rowe, chairman and CEO of Exelon. "In keeping with our Exelon 2020 strategy, Exelon will continue our work to reduce, offset and displace emissions and advocate for an affordable approach to ensuring clean, reliable and secure power for all Americans."
As a basic member, Exelon will submit its 2010 GHG emissions inventory to The Climate Registry in 2011. Starting in 2012, Exelon's 2011 inventory will undergo annual third-party verification under The Climate Registry's General Reporting Protocol.
Exelon previously participated in EPA's Climate Leaders GHG reporting program, which EPA is phasing down. Under that program, Exelon reduced its annual GHG emissions by 38 percent from its 2001 baseline as of 2008.


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Datsyuk, Hudler lift Red Wings over Canucks in shootout
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- The Detroit Red Wings have had the hot hand in NHL shootouts this season.
Pavel Datsyuk and Jiri Hudler scored shootout goals, and the Red Wings padded their lead over Vancouver in the Western Conference standings with a 4-3 victory against the Canucks on Thursday night.
Detroit has won all six of its games decided by that tiebreaker and it's just building more confidence.
"When you've won a few in a shootout you're a confident bunch," captain Nicklas Lidstrom, adding that confidence starts with Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard and spreads to the shooters.
"Howard's been playing real great for us and guys have been confident coming in on our shootouts.
"We've been switching it up a little bit, having different guys go but guys have been very confident going in there."
Datsyuk and Hudler both beat Canuck netminder Roberto Luongo on the stick side.
Howard had an easier time as he smothered Alex Edler's attempt when the Vancouver shooter got in too close and forced Mason Raymond to lose control of the puck.
Detroit (35-16-1) won for the ninth time in 10 games to move four points ahead of Vancouver (31-15-5), which has a game in hand.
It was also the fourth win in the last four road games for Detroit, which is now 15-14-0 away from home after struggling away from Joe Louis Arena earlier in the season.
The Canucks closed out a six-game homestand spread over the all-star break with a 3-3 record.
Drew Miller, Hudler and Dan Cleary gave the Red Wings one-goal leads as Detroit moved five points clear of Nashville in the competitive Central Division.
Ryan Kesler, Alex Burrows and Raymond forced overtime for the Canucks who were outshot 43-25 after 65 minutes.
The Wings jumped on the Canucks early and only Luongo's acrobatics kept Vancouver close.
"We got taken to school," said Canucks coach Alain Vigneault who split up twins Daniel and Henrik Sedin in some line juggling to start the third period. "It was obvious to everybody."
"Obviously, we can play a lot better. That's no secret to anybody that knows our team. Tonight, the best team on the ice was obviously, by far, Detroit."
Nudging a point ahead of a conference rival because of the shootout win was not lost on the Wings.
"That's six critical points when you look at it," Cleary said of Detroit's dominance in the tiebreaker.
"Shootouts are important, not something we take for fun. If you look at it at the end of the season, those are important points -- win or lose."
While Hudler scored his fourth goal in three games and the decisive goal in the shootout, Miller counted after a giveaway allowed Burrows to give the Canucks a 2-2 tie midway through the third period.
"I just told myself I've got to get out there and make a difference," said Miller who broke a 17-game goalless drought Tuesday in a victory in Calgary.
"I guess scoring a goal is the best way to do that. You want to get that goal back for your team."
Cleary was playing despite having a cyst on the back of his knee treated at a local hospital on Wednesday but it didn't stop him from stickhandling in on Luongo for the opening goal.
"It was a little sore as the game went on," said Cleary who is facing more treatments.
"It's sore right now but, to be honest with you, it's easier skating than walking."
Both Cleary and Lidstrom expect the Wings to keep improving on the road.
"The thing I like is we've got a good goaltender and great balance in lines, we've got a good game plan and we're a disciplined team," Cleary said.
Lidstrom, who has played on great Detroit clubs in the past, said skill helps but there's plenty of grit on these Wings.
"We're a very solid group," Lidstrom said.
"We're not a faster team that scores nice goals all the time. We can grind it out and stay with teams and get wins that way too."
Kesler said it was one of those games where the Canucks just couldn't generate offence.
"You have to take the positives out of it," said Kesler. "We obviously fought through a lot.
"We're down twice, three times in the game, and battled back every time and got a point out of it, which was important."
Luongo, who robbed several Wings on break-ins, said a slow start is part of the peaks and valleys of a long season.
"You don't want this to go on forever obviously," he said after his first start in nine days.
"We know we're a much better team than that and good teams find ways to perform, especially in big games like that.
"Even though we didn't have our best game tonight, I thought we found a way to get a point."
Notes: The teams conclude their season series Feb. 23 at Joe Louis Arena ... Winger Chris Higgins was out of the Canuck lineup with the flu ... Andrew Alberts drew in as a seventh defenseman ... Howard, who got the day off from practice on Wednesday, made 25 saves when the Wings blanked Vancouver 2-0 on Oct. 13 ... Datsyuk was also allowed to skip the practice after he and Howard participated in the all-star weekend ... Tomas Holmstrom was back in the Detroit lineup after sitting out Tuesday's 3-1 win in Calgary with soreness in both knees after injections last week.


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Rome – One City, two faces
Looking for good wine, delicious pizza and romance? The eternal capital of dolce vita is the ideal destination for anyone who appreciates the good life but also for active types looking for a real adventure. We take a look at both sides.
Homemade meal
Fancy some delicious food prepared and served right at home in a Roman kitchen? Check out bonappetour.com – some people even do vegan.
Famous legacy
Building empires is hard work, and the ancients visited thermal baths to relax and recuperate. Enjoy some traditional wellness at the Terme di Stigliano near Rome.
When in Rome …
Make sure to visit the Villa Borghese, the Orange Garden full of bitter orange trees in Parco Savallo and the Vatican Garden – all ideal for a romantic stroll.
Perfect pasta
Homemade noodles are fun to make, but they don't always turn out. Learn the craft from the experts at the Rome Pizza and Pasta School.
Sunbathe on the beach
Take the train to Santa Marinella, only 50 minutes from Rome, and enjoy the gorgeous Mediterranean beaches in this small seaside stown.
Frozen treat
No trip to Rome is complete without gelato. Gelateria Grom sells organic ice cream made from fruit that its makers have picked themselves.
martial art
Take up sword, shield and armor and learn an Ancient Roman form of gladiatorial combat in a two-hour course offered by Gruppo Storico Romano.
Go for a ride
Enjoy some freedom à la Audrey Hepburn and rent a scooter to explore the streets of Rome. Maneuvering through the traffic on the streets here is sure to give you a buzz.
more than meets the eye
Riddles, red herrings and shady characters: Rome Treasure Hunts will take you on an exciting and suspense-filled tour of the Italian capital.
St. Peter's challenge
There's a breathtaking view from the dome of St. Peter's Cathedral, but you have to climb 537 steps to get there (unless you take the elevator, of course).
River rafting
The Tiber river's biggest tributary is the Nera river northeast of Rome, which has great rapids and a 165-meter waterfall. So what are you waiting for?
On the run
Exploring Rome on foot is fine, but why not take things up a notch? Join a Rome Running Tour (up to 10 km) to break a sweat and see interesting sights at the same time!


text: The Middle East Institute is proud to host MEI Scholar Dr. Charles Schmitz for a discussion about Yemen's political future. Two years after the start of anti-government protests in Yemen, the country remains torn by political divisions and rivalries. Schmitz will examine the political challenges ahead and whether or not the country's upcoming National Dialogue holds the key to stabilizing Yemen. Who are the domestic and foreign actors vying to shape Yemen's future and can the National Dialogue successfully incorporate the political aspirations of a sufficient number of the competing Yemeni groups to lead to a stable political settlement of the Yemeni crisis? Biography: Dr. Charles Schmitzis professor of Geography at Towson University in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Schmitz is a specialist on the Middle East and Yemen, president of the American Institute for Yemeni Studies, and a member of the executive board of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers. Thu, 2/14/2013 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm


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BALTIMORE – UMBC junior hitter Hannah Schmidt pounded down 15 kills and picked up 11 digs for her fourth double-double of the season and the Retrievers rallied from a set down to defeat Hartford in four sets (22-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-21), Friday evening in America East play at the RAC Arena.
"It was just another grind-out victory for us," said head coach Ian Blanchard. "We started serving a little better in the second set… and we got some big performances from Emily [Witsaman], Hannah [Schmidt], and Sherelle [Walker] tonight."
Senior middle Emily Witsaman (Medina, Ohio/Medina) tied for the match-high and led UMBC (13-8, 4-2 AE) with 17 kills while sophomore hitter Sherelle Walker (New Freedom, Pa./Susquehannock) contributed 15 put-aways in the victory. Schmidt and Witsaman each recorded five block assists against the Hawks and UMBC registered 10.0 blocks to Hartford's 5.0.
On the back line, senior Ali Goc (Oshawa, Ontario/R.S. McLaughlin) scooped up a match-best 18 digs and freshman libero Casey Griffith (King of Prussia, Pa./Upper Merion) added 13 digs.
For Hartford (8-14, 2-4 AE), freshman Corinne Horanzy sent down a career-high 17 kills and junior Sareeta Nethersole added 13 winners while registering 12 digs for the double-double.
The first set was a tight affair as the two squads traded the lead three times and were level on six occasions. After Hartford used a 4-0 run to retake the lead and build a two-point cushion, 14-12, the Retrievers won six of the next eight to grab the lead back, 18-16. UMBC led 19-18 after a kill from Goc, but the Hawks put together one last streak and won the first set, 25-22.
The Retrievers answered by opening the second frame on a 5-1 run, but the visitors answered back to level the set at 9-9 on a kill by Dionna Kirton. UMBC looked to put the set away and draw level in the match, building a four-point lead, 14-10, courtesy of a 5-1 run punctuated by a kill from Witsaman. Hartford did not go away, however, and grabbed the lead, 17-15. From there, though, the hosts took control, finishing the set hitting .429 behind 13 assists from senior Mallory McIntyre (Winnipeg, Manitoba/St. Mary's Academy). UMBC went on to pull even with a 25-22 set win and McIntyre finished the match with 53 assists.
Each team went on a run to open the third set, but eventually a 6-2 UMBC stretch midway through the frame gave the Retrievers the push they needed. After sophomore Krystal Mlemchukwu (Baltimore, Md./Western Tech) smashed a winner, Witsaman followed with a put-away to give UMBC a six-point cushion, 18-12. Hartford chipped away at the lead and cut it to 22-18, but the Retrievers held their guests at bay, claiming the third set, 25-21, on a kill by Schmidt.
UMBC continued its momentum into the fourth set, winning the first three sets behind strong serving from Schmidt. The Hawks rallied quickly though, snatching the lead at 5-4 and tried to force a fifth set. Down by two, 14-12, Witsaman sparked a quick 3-0 run, and UMBC never trailed again. At 17-17, back-to-back kills from Schmidt and Goc put the hosts up for good as they finished off the match, 25-21, on a block by Witsaman and McIntyre.
UMBC now plays host to Providence on Sunday at the RAC Arena. The match between the Retrievers and Friars is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m.
Dawg Bites
- The Retrievers have now defeated the Hawks in four consecutive matches and lead the all-time series 21-2 with a 19-2 advantage in America East contests.
- Schmidt is now tied with McIntyre for second on the team with four double-doubles this season. Goc holds the team lead with nine.


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Definition of Cable Theft
Cable theft is the illegal interception of cable programming services without the express authorization of, or payment to, a cable company.
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The Barnes Foundation is no longer the greatest art collection you'll never see.
Art aficionados and academics might never stop debating whether Dr. Albert C. Barnes' jaw-dropping cache should have been uprooted from its cozy confinement in suburban Merion and transplanted to a modernist box on the museum-studded Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
But like it or not, the Barnes' long, strange trip has reached its final destination. It officially opens to the public Saturday.
"We are beginning a chapter of history at the Barnes where the `plain people' that Dr. Barnes so often talked about will at long last feel these masterpieces are as readily available for their enjoyment and study as anyone in this room," said Judge Jacqueline Allen, the foundation's secretary, at a preview of the collection this week.
The Barnes expects 250,000 visitors to see the collection during its first year in Philadelphia, roughly four times more than in its hallowed former home that required months-in-advance reservations. Visitors also will see it better, with discreet lighting to reduce the glare that was a perennial problem in Merion.
Along with the improvements in access and aesthetics comes added space for a restaurant and cafe, a gift shop, classrooms and an auditorium, and more parking than its predecessor.
Folks' opinions on the new amenities may correspond with their view on whether the move saved or destroyed the celebrated collection of 800 paintings and 1,700 other objects.
"This immense tent behind us is where people will dance on the grave of Albert Barnes," said Evelyn Yaari of Friends of Barnes Foundation, a citizens group that fought in court for years to prevent the move, as she and a handful of others protested outside the new building. "The very smart people of Philadelphia know a fake when they see one and they know a racket when they see one."
Opponents said Philadelphia's political and corporate powerbrokers, hungry to reap the economic spoils and bragging rights to the legendary trove, conspired to orchestrate the undoing of Barnes' trust, which stated the collection could never be moved. That scenario inspired the scathing 2009 documentary "The Art of the Steal."
It may look like a museum but officials are quick to point out that the Barnes will remain true to _ and expand upon _ the educational mission that its creator intended. Opponents say removing the collection from its original context has created a "McBarnes," despite the efforts to replicate the dizzying floor-to-ceiling arrangements of paintings, furniture and metalwork that underscored Barnes' eccentric philosophy of art appreciation.
The Barnes Foundation's saga has been a tumultuous one from the outset thanks to the irascible Barnes himself, a Philadelphia butcher's son-turned-pharmaceutical baron.
Introduced in the 1910s to then-radical works of Gaugin, Picasso, Matisse and Cezanne by his friend, Ashcan School painter William Glackens, Barnes went on to amass the world's most comprehensive private collection of French impressionist, post-impressionist and early modern paintings. He also assembled a lesser-known but extraordinary array of African sculpture, Old Master paintings, antique furnishings and Native American pottery and jewelry.
A side exhibit at the new Barnes Foundation _ explaining his art philosophy and presenting newspaper clippings and letters _ lets visitors get inside Barnes' head, in a way the former location could not, to understand the rhyme and reason of his collection.
Barnes created his eponymous foundation as a free art school largely for the underprivileged. "I am trying to do the biggest thing for Philadelphia than any one man has ever attempted," he told an interviewer in 1923.
Shortly afterward, he pulled up the metaphorical drawbridge when the cognoscenti ridiculed an exhibit of his daring collection. He required would-be visitors to make their appeals in writing, and often responded to the high-society types he despised with darkly comical rejection letters he sometimes signed as his dog.
Barnes, who died in a 1951 car crash, left behind a trust that stipulated his collection could never be moved. It took a court fight for Barnes officials to embark on a world tour of the collection in the 1990s. The tour was a success in raising desperately needed funds but the fiscal picture remained grim.
After years of financial struggles, infighting and mismanagement allegations, Barnes Foundation officials in 2002 asked a judge's permission to move a few miles south to downtown Philadelphia. They said staying in Merion, where hours and visitor numbers were strictly limited by the township, would lead to bankruptcy and the dismantling of the multibillion-dollar collection.
Three charitable foundations promised to help the Barnes raise $150 million upon the relocation's approval, which happened in 2004.
"It was a long and arduous road but the (end) product is so wonderful," Allen said.
The legal squabbling continues in Montgomery County Court, largely related to legal fees in the epic case, even as champions of the move attend a week of galas welcoming the Barnes to the neighborhood it shares with the Rodin Museum and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Barnes Collection Opens
It officially opens to the public Saturday.
The Barnes Foundation is no longer the greatest art collection you'll never see.


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Wosie necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 25 diseños de 7 diseñadores freelance.
Our business has been around since 1992 but changing our name from Astarra Capital Limited to Trio Capital Limited.
We operate in the financial services industry so our competitors, in the range of services that we provide, include banks, investment managers, and superannuation providers.
When we had to come up with the new name we struggled to come up with a word that would communicate everything that we do. We need the word to be relatively strong and dependable as we are heavily regulated by several government bodies and our reputation rests on this.
On the other hand we are also a small enough company that we are more flexible and have been very successful with our innovative and tailored approach. So we also want something that says we are a little bit different and contemporary.
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You are particularly liable to attack if your company holds sensitive customer data, including financial information and/or relies heavily on IT to conduct its business.
Our knowledge and experience to design a tailored solution will complement your existing cover.
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Whether you trekked to the North Pole, entered your first 5K or took the dog for daily walks in 2012, you deserve congratulations for perseverance.
Heck, just getting outdoors every now and then is an accomplishment. Consider how many people don't. Ever.
So it's likely that you – yes, you – deserve being named Outdoor Sportsperson of the Year. But my rules only allow one winner.
With imaginary trumpets blaring, the Orange County Register's Outdoor Sportsperson for 2012 is…Beth Sanden of San Clemente.
In 2012, Sanden finished three marathons on three different continents: North America, Oceana, Africa.
With a goal of completing a marathon on each of the world's seven continents, in 2011 she knocked off Asia by finishing a marathon on the Great Wall of China.
But those accomplishments aren't why Sanden deserves being named Outdoor Sportsperson of the Year.
Sanden isn't just an athlete. She's also a coach. Her enthusiasm is infectious. And she raises thousands of dollars to help others discover hope and reinvent themselves in the natural world.
But even those accomplishments aren't why Sanden deserves recognition.
Sanden gets the shout-out because she shows us the infinite power of the human spirit.
Sanden is one of those humans stuffed with positive energy. No matter what.
She doesn't see problems. She sees solutions. She doesn't see obstacles. She sees challenges.
Watch the video of Sanden struggling through the marathon on China's Great Wall. Understand, the wall follows the crests of an endless series of mountains. Stairs are so steep they should be called a ladder.
Now understand that more than a decade ago Sanden was a world-class athlete. She beat so many Ironman triathletes, she qualified for the world championship in Kona.
But on a training ride in 2002, Sanden rounded a corner and hit gravel. She wiped out, shattering two vertebrae and suffering a concussion.
Instantly, her life changed.
Sanden became a paraplegic. After years of determined training, her left leg remains useless, the right leg nearly so.
There's a video of her marathon in China. Twenty of the 26.2 miles are on the Great Wall.
Over and over, Sanden wobbles, nearly falls and regains her balance with a walker.
Up and down she goes. There are no runners in sight. They are long gone. As the day wears on, Sanden pushes on by any means necessary – walker, cane, hand cycle – working the muscles that remain to the max.
A by-passer waves. Clutching her walker, Sanden's unable to throw her trademark kisses. Still, she smiles and manages a cheery thank you.
Sanden's videographer also deserves a shout out. That would be her husband, Burt; their marriage a true partnership. Burt goes the distance documenting the event.
Seven hours, 20 minutes later, Sanden crosses the finish line. The parking lot is nearly empty.
How tough is the marathon in China? Consider that Sanden zoomed Boston in two hours, 34 minutes
It is October 2006, and I walk with Sanden through the early registration area in La Jolla for the Challenged Athletes Foundation's annual triathlon.
The foundation is a nonprofit that raises funds to provide equipment and training to help people with disabilities pursue sports. Sanden's commitment to the Challenged Athletes Foundation is obvious in the smiles. She knows nearly everyone, and nearly everyone knows her.
Virginia Tinley, wife of Ironman champion Scott Tinley, greets Sanden with a hug. Sanden beams.
It turns out Sanden has been raising funds for the Challenged Athletes Foundation for several years. And as the next seven years unfold, Sanden will continue to raise money.
She misses the foundation's triathlon challenge only one year, 2007 – the year the event was canceled because of massive wildfires in San Diego.
In 2008, she invites me to join her triathlon team. I ride the bike leg. Sanden tackles both the swim and the run, the latter using her hand cycle.
At the triathlon in 2009, Sanden spots me and asks if I need anything. I look down at Sanden on her hand cycle and shake my head, wondering how she manages to take care of her own needs as well as those of so many others.
The following year in La Jolla, Sanden introduces me to one of her clients, Greg Tyler, a young man from Mission Viejo who lost an arm in a motorcycle accident. With Sanden's coaching, Tyler has entered the world of triathlon.
As she finishes swimming in the ocean, volunteers carry Sanden up stairs winding their way up a cliff. There was a time when Sanden could have run those stairs. But instead of living in the past, she waves to the crowd.
And the crowd cheers.
In 2010, she smokes the Boston Marathon, beating out another hand cycler 20 years her junior by four seconds
Since her injury, she's competed in some 50 triathlons and more than two-dozen marathons using her handcycle.
Yes, Sanden's competitive fires burn hot.
A mother of two daughters, Sanden tells me after one event: "I have been blessed to have my family and friends rally around me. They all helped me come so far."
Sanden pays it forward in many ways, including training able-bodied as well as challenged athletes.
In 2011 at a Challenged Athletes Foundation race, Sanden introduces me to another of her clients, Matt Neustadt, a 12-year-old Tustin boy who lost the use of his legs after suffering a rare congenital malformation called a neurenteric cyst.
Neustadt blows through the wheelie course.
In the last two years alone, Sanden has raised more than $10,000 for the foundation while also raising awareness about how much challenged athletes can accomplish.
Consider her February marathon in Tanzania, a land of rough roads that often turn to nothing but dirt and rock. The last eight miles was uphill. With a hand cycle, Sanden's race took nearly twice as long as her Boston Marathon.
After Africa, here's what Sanden told Register reporter Fred Swegles: "The challenges were the roads being full of potholes, speed bumps and the traffic spewing exhaust…lots of mud and gravel along the way in my eyes and a long uphill grind."
Completing the Ross Marathon in Tasmania was a little easier. There, she crossed the finish line in 3:32.
Ahead are Europe, South America and Antarctica, where Sanden expects to use something called a push ski.
There is no stopping this mother, wife, fundraiser, coach, athlete and Register Sportsperson of 2102.
Congratulations, Beth Sanden.
David Whiting's column appears four days a week; email@example.com.


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What if the end of man is not caused by some cataclysmic event, but by the nature of humans themselves? In Age of Blight, a young scientist's harsh and unnecessary experiments on monkeys are recorded for posterity; children are replaced by their doppelgangers, which emerge like f...lowers in their backyards; and two men standing on opposing cliff faces bear witness to each other's terrifying ends. Age of Blight explores a kind of post-future, in which the human race is finally abandoned to the end of its history. Muslim's poetic vignettes explore the nature of dystopia itself, often to darkly humorous effect, as when the spirit of Laika (the Russian space dog that perished on Sputnik 2) tries to befriend a satellite, or when Beth, the narrator's older sister, returns from the dead. The collection is illustrated throughout by the charcoal drawings of RISD artist Alessandra Hogan. In haunting and precise prose, Kristine Ong Muslim posits that humanity's downfall will be both easily preventable and terrifyingly inevitable, for it depends on only one thing: human nature.Read more
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Kristine Ong Muslim (b. September 1980, Philippines) is the author of several books, including the forthcoming short story collection Age of Blight and poetry collection Lifeboat, as well as We Bury the Landscape and Grim Series. A new edition of A Roomful of Machines, her first book originally published in 2010 by UK-based Searle Publishing, appears from ELJ Publications this year. Her third book, Grim Series, was included in the preliminary ballot of the Horror Writers Association's 2012 Bram Stoker Award for poetry and was twice nominated for the Science Fiction Poetry Association's Elgin Award. Her poems and short stories were published and anthologized in the likes of Adbusters, Asia Literary Review, Bellevue Literary Review, Boston Review, Confrontation Magazine, Contrary Magazine, Ellipsis, Existere, Gargoyle Magazine, Harpur Palate, Hobart, Narrative Magazine, New Welsh Review, Sou'wester, Southword, The Pedestal Magazine, The Puritan, The State, Verse Daily, and numerous pulp magazines, as well as Dadaoism (An Anthology) (Chomu Press, 2012), Bigger Than They Appear: Anthology of Very Short Poems (Accents Publishing, 2011), The Best of Abyss and Apex Volume One (Hadley Rille Books, 2008), and several volumes of the annual Rhysling Award anthologies. Kristine Ong Muslim is the poetry editor of LONTAR: The Journal of Southeast Asian Speculative Fiction. She grew up and continues to live in a small farming town in the southern Philippines. Alessandra Hogan has a B.F.A. in printmaking at the Rhode Island School of Design. She was born in New Haven, CT, and aspires to be a professional fine artist.
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New documents show how SSS, state prosecutor tore police probe of Oshiomhole's aide's murder apart.
At least two suspects paraded by the police in last year's killing of Olaitan Oyerinde, the Principal Private Secretary to the Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, were staged; same for the weapons police claimed were used for the crime.
The two suspects had earlier been arrested by the police for illegal possession of firearms on April 24, 2012, and were in custody of the Edo State Police on May 4, 2012, the night the attack on Mr. Oyerinde occurred, reports outlining multi-agency investigations into the crime have shown.
PREMIUM TIMES obtained a document proffering legal advice from the office of the Edo State Public Prosecutor, reminding the police of the presumed status of those accused by the police of committing the murder.
The office of the Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, is tasked with supervising the trial of suspects where culpability is established, and offering legal counsel to facilitate diligent prosecution. It also retains records of past and ongoing cases in the state.
The DPP letter
The October 29, 2012 letter, served on the Deputy Inspector General, DIG, of Police in charge of the murder investigations, Peter Gana, advised the police that two of the four suspects listed for the crime- Murtala Usman and Danjuma Musa- were due to have been in police cell, alongside the weapons, on the date of the crime.
The letter, signed by one Ade Irehovbude for the Director of Public Prosecution in Edo State, dismissed as "incongruous" police claims that the arrested suspects were truly behind Mr. Oyerinde's killing.
"Could a weapon recovered and in possession of the police be confirmed by the suspects to have been used for the commission of the offence," the office queried at a point in the letter, citing previous records.
The letter underlined the inconsistencies of the findings claimed by the police in the murder probe, discrepancies that have triggered allegations that police investigators have worked more to shield, than expose the killers. Mr. Oshiomhole has been most vociferous in that claim.
"In my view, the police investigating team under the deputy commissioner of police is purely engaged in acts of mischief in a futile attempt to shield the real murderers," Mr. Oshiomhole said in a statement in August.
"It is now up to the police to prove otherwise, and they are duty-bound to do so," the governor added.
The allegations have found weight in the contradictions pointed in separate investigation by the State Security Service, SSS, and concerns raised by the state prosecutor's office.
PREMIUM TIMES has also exclusively obtained the report detailing the SSS investigation of the case.
While the police say four persons took part in the operation, the SSS, in its report, names three.
Separate accounts
Police account names Murtala Usman, Moses Okoro, Auta Ali and Danjuma Musa as the assailants who breached Mr. Oyerinde's security that night, accessed his apartment, and shot him thrice before stealing his personal effects.
While Danjuma, a 23-year-old man from Kamba in Kebbi State, remained at the gate with a bound guard, Auta Ali manned the bedroom window, and the other two operated the interior of the building. It was Messrs. Ali and Usman who fired at Mr. Oyerinde, the police claimed in its report.
But quoting past police records and investigation, the state prosecutor's office, said Messrs. Usman and Danjuma were due to have been in police custody.
"While Danjuma Musa and Muritala Usman also confessed to the crime, we are constrained to observe that the investigation report suggests clearly that the said Danjuma Musa and Muritala had been in the custody of the Edo state police command since 24/04/12, in respect of a case of unlawful possession of cartridges before the suspects were taken over by the FCID, interrogated and reportedly confessed to this incident that took place on the 4th of May, 2012. This is evidently incongruous," the office said in the letter to DIG Gana.
As with the state prosecutor's office, investigation by the SSS led elsewhere. None of the men mentioned by the police was involved, the service said. The attackers were three, namely Mohammed Abdullahi, Raymond Origbo and Edeh Chikezie.
The service did not provide details of their locations during the operation, but said the three men agreed Mr. Abdullahi was the man who fired the shots that killed the governor's former aide.
Both agencies admitted that their indictments on the suspects were achieved not through forensic examinations, implying no fingerprint links were established, but routine confessions.
However, the links were established through tracing the stolen phones from the buyers to the sellers, they claimed.
As with the police, the SSS adjudged the attack as having involved robbery, yet the agencies arrested different sets of suspected buyers of the stolen goods, more than a dozen men who purportedly purchased the phones, Blackberrys and IPADs stolen from late Mr. Oyerinde's house.
In its report, the police said the locally-made "cut to size single barrel gun with one cartridge", confirmed as having been used during the operation, was traced to Esigie Police Station in Benin, and retrieved.
In the letter, the prosecutor's office noted the same weapon had earlier been recovered by the police station on April 24, 2012, less than two weeks before Mr. Oyerinde's death, and forwarded to Abuja by the Divisional Police Officer of the station, through a July 18 letter.
While the police spoke of an assassination, the SSS said the operation was an armed robbery gone awry.
The suspected shooter claimed he fired not to kill Mr. Oyerinde, but to scare him, and that they had chosen their target for the operation from unwitting comments by Mr. Oyerinde's guard who spoke about his affluence, the SSS said.
SSS sees no friction
Despite the seeming friction, spokesperson, Marilyn Ogar, said such insinuations were media misrepresentations of the relationship between the two agencies.
Apart from the differences in the operational mandates of the two agencies, the SSS does not get involved in assassination or robbery cases, except where there are insinuations that they are being masterminded by the government.
"There is absolutely no conflict between the roles of the police and the SSS. Whatever insinuations are mere media misrepresentations," Mrs. Ogar said.
Mrs. Ogar recalled that the incident occurred at the peak of plans towards Edo elections, with accusations and counter-accusations across the political parties.
She said the involvement of the agency was to investigate the allegations, which was negatively impacting the integrity of the state; and when it was established that it was "robbery gone awry", the suspects were promptly handed over to the police.
Working through the case, arguably one of Nigeria's most embarrassing and intrigues-filled homicide cases in years, and deciding on a believable version of how Mr. Oyerinde died has proved daunting for a public that barely anticipated answers for the crime nonetheless.
Reps open probe
This week, starting Wednesday, a House of Representatives hearing could help sift the facts from organised falsehood.
The House ad hoc committee is to review the various reports from the police, the SSS, and the Edo State Public Prosecutor's office with accounts from the last two that implicitly accused the police of lying and distorting the facts.
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has consistently rejected allegations of the force's complicity in the murder, describing such insinuations by Mr. Oshiomhole, last month, as "baseless".
But the documents examined by PREMIUM TIMES shed light into how a supposedly clear-cut crime, literally, became convoluted by untidy investigations that left loose ends, and varied conclusions.
Surprising suspect
On the night he was murdered, Mr. Oyerinde was sleeping in his sitting room.
After the gunmen successfully broke in, the former labour unionist awoke, huddled with his wife in the bedroom, secured the door, and prepared for the worst.
When the shots rang out, he had no way of escaping. The police said one of the shots, somehow, came from within the room, and another two that turned out fatal, from outside the window. With the three strikes on target, Mr. Oyerinde slumped. It was Auta Ali, who fired the fatal shots, police report states.
The police claimed the attack was sponsored by a Benin City-based rights activist and campaigner, David Ugolor, a close friend of Mr. Oyerinde, who was allegedly keen on ousting the former principal secretary to realise his ambition to assume his position.
The report acknowledges Mr. Ugolor and Mr. Oyerinde were together the previous night before the attack, and that it was Mr. Ugolor, who was first reached by Mr. Oyerinde's wife, Funke, after her husband was shot.
A surprising suspect, Mr. Ugolor's arrest and prolonged detention despite a court order mandating his bail, helped fuel the distrust the police case was oozing.
The police said investigations showed Mr. Ugolor had paid N200, 000 of the total N20 million pledge he made to the attackers to rid of Mr. Oyerinde.
A key suspect, who allegedly coordinated the deadly raid, Garba Maisamari, also secured a positive physical identification of the purported sponsor for the police, the report states.
However, Mr. Maisamari failure to provide further evidences supporting a supposed knowledge of a business client, having no idea of Mr. Ugolor's telephone numbers, residences or car type, gave a lie to the report.
Mr. Ugolor, who is the Executive Director, African Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, has denied the allegation. But the allegation left even more room for suspicion against the police work.
Despite earlier claims of securing phone call logs proving contacts between Mr. Ugolor and Mr. Oyerinde's assailants, potentially the strongest of a relevant evidence initially, the force has failed to produce the logs.
Separately, Mr. Oshiomhole said he found it illogical that hired assassins assured of N20 million would only accept N200, 000 in advance, and for several months dating the attack, failed to extract their balance.
As with the governor, the Edo prosecutor's office raised similar concern of dismal evidences against Mr. Ugolor in the letter to the DIG and asked for his release. It is not clear how the police responded.
Mr. Ugolor was later released and has also instituted charges against the police over his illegal detention.
Its now 10 months since Mr. Oyerinde was killed. Unless the House clarifies the discrepancies in the suspects and the trials, the true murderers of the deceased may never be found.


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Shanahan on the Lions
Mike Shanahan was asked minutes ago at his firing press conference in Denver whether he'd be willing to take on a complete rebuilding job like the Lions at this stage in his career.
You know, I don't want to talk about those things because it's really a slap to the Detroit Lions, just you're talking about a complete rebuilding, Shanahan said. I'll weigh the options when they come and make a decision what I think gives the best chance to be successful.
Shanahan was fired Tuesday after 14 successful seasons with the Broncos. Certainly he's worth a call and would bring instant credibility to the Lions, but he ain't coming to Detroit.
First, the Lions appear to be going down the Atlanta-Miami-Baltimore-Washington route in terms of finding on fresh, moldable face rather than a coaching retread. Second, I can't see Shanahan wanting any part of the Lions without some say in personnel, which Martin Mayhew isn't giving up. More likely, he'd fit in Dallas when Jerry Jones gets around to firing Wade Phillips or he'll take a year off, get paid by the Broncos and make extra money doing TV.
It depends on ownership and people willing to compete, do they want it as badly as you do? Shanahan said when asked if there was any job he thought he couldn't turn around in a year. That's the big question. Obviously there's teams winning three, four games (a year ago) that are in the playoffs, so if you're willing to compete and go to the limits you've got a chance, that's for sure.
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Indiana's Economic Development Corporation secured $6.4 billion in economic development contracts in 2012, thanks in part to a new CRM system.
A commonly held belief is that the role of technology is to support the business of government. And when your business is economic development, as it is for Indiana's Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), it makes sense to look to technology for ways to improve. In 2012, the IEDC secured $6.4 billion in economic development commitments that are expected to lead to more than 27,000 jobs in the state. According to the IEDC, technology played a major role in Indiana's success.
In 2009, IEDC partnered with technology firm Crowe Horwath to implement a Microsoft Dynamics customer relationship management (CRM) solution. According to former IEDC Executive Vice President Chad Pittman, the CRM system improved the state business processes across the board. "With the business process transformation and Microsoft Dynamics CRM implementation, IEDC doubled per-employee productivity and total deal flow while reducing the agency's annual budget allocation from $60 million to $40 million," Pittman told Government Technology.
The project was initiated in 2009 with emphasis on consolidation, said Garth Brazelton, director of operations and business systems for IEDC. They wanted to combine the organization of roughly 70 employees into a cohesive technology platform that would allow them to share data internally and externally. At the time, Brazelton explained, organization databases featured about 80 spreadsheets, and several different database systems -- some off-the-shelf and some customized. "We had all these disparate database systems that some weren't even really meant to be database systems, that didn't talk to each other," he said.
Crowe Horwath custom-built a Microsoft CRM system that would allow the IEDC to accomplish several things that, to Brazelton's knowledge, no other economic development agency does.
"The implementation of our Microsoft Dynamics CRM system has really aided our ability to communicate with our central businesses that want to expand here as well as stakeholders that we integrate with on a regular basis, basically our partners, the local economic development officials throughout the various cities and counties of the state, and our private business consultants as well," Brazelton said.
Deploying the CRM system in 2010, the IEDC has conducted a survey following the CRM deployment in 2010 to see how much time employees spent on various processes before and after the implementation. What they found, Brazelton said, was that the system improved efficiency and productivity for almost every employee and department in the organization. Internal benefits were only part of the story, however.
The new system also provides IEDC users with new services, including an automated application system that allows users to see if their project qualifies for state incentives, functionality not offered anywhere else, Brazelton said. "That application is completely reliant on our database," he said. "It reduces data entry, it reduces errors, and it has increased deal flow."
The IEDC can also now offer a fully automated extranet where clients use a unique log-in to access real-time database information. Being organized internally will allow the IEDC to be an important part of Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's transparency portal, scheduled for release in the coming weeks. "That transparency portal is going to be providing unprecedented data to the public and pulls directly from our system. It's something we never would have been able to do five years ago," Brazelton said.
With the most challenging work of merging so many disparate systems behind them, Brazelton expects future upgrades to be easy. "The beauty of Dynamics CRM is because it's customizable and you can basically add any kind of part onto it you want," adding that the IEDC maintains its contract with Crowe Horwath for that purpose.
While taxpayers generally think of state governments as singular entities, anyone who has worked in government knows that they tend to be highly fragmented. "By utilizing systems like Dynamics CRM and implementing systems that talk to each other, and that are streamlined across agencies, it enables and fosters better communication and it aids what the end-user believes the state to be and that is one cohesive unit," Brazelton said. "All these things, both in the past and going forward in the future, we're inching more and more toward collaboration, transparency, and easier ways to share data among our partners and our clients."


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By now, you've likely heard about the Mediterranean Diet. You may have heard it's good for you, can help you manage your weight and even allows you to enjoy some red wine. But is it true? Can you really enjoy yummy foods and still look and feel great? The answer is – ABSOLUTELY!
The Mediterranean diet is a lifestyle change that helps decrease your risk of cardiovascular events in the future. Research has shown that people who incorporate plenty of produce, fish, whole grains and healthy fats not only weigh less, but also have a decreased risk for heart disease, depression, and dementia.
Because the Mediterranean diet should be a lifestyle choice, it involves the daily consumption of a variety of fruit, vegetables, vegetarian proteins (beans, nuts, legumes), moderate amounts of whole grains (whole wheat breads and pasta, brown rice) and small amounts of red meat. It is important to avoid processed and pre-packaged foods and meals, as they may provide excess fat, sodium and preservatives.
Here is an easy recipe I enjoy making for my family. The leftovers are great for lunch the next day! Feel free to add olives, peppers or any other vegetables of your choosing!
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- Juice from one lemon
- 1.5 tablespoons Dijon Mustard
- 2 teaspoons honey
- pinch of kosher salt
- ground pepper
Wisk the following ingredients together:
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons cider or red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon honey
- pinch of salt
- pepper to taste
- Salmon filets (I use ¾ pounds for 3 -4 servings but make a pound if I want more leftovers)
- ¾ lb fingerling potatoes, boiled
- large handful green beans, steamed
- 4 eggs – hard boiled and cut into quarters
- baby spring mix
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Marinate the salmon for 10-30 minutes.
- Bake the salmon for 20 minutes (or until desired doneness) on a foil lined pan with marinade poured over the top. The salmon should be cooked through so it can be flaked apart into the salad.
- Assemble the salad with the baby spring mix on the bottom and the eggs (quartered), green beans, potatoes and flaked salmon on top.
You can dress the entire salad with the vinaigrette or serve the salad and dress after. I reserve portions of spring mix, potatoes, egg, green beans and salmon to assemble in a Tupperware when cool for lunch the next day, and reserve a portion of the vinaigrette in a separate container.
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Alexis Cutchins, MD is Assistant Professor of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Cutchins completed medical school at Emory University School of Medicine before going to New York Presbyterian Hospital for her Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine. She completed an NIH-supported research fellowship in vascular biology and a clinical fellowship in cardiovascular diseases at the University of Virginia in 2012. She has a special interest in heart disease in women in addition to heart disease prevention and risk reduction in cardiology patients.
Dr. Cutchins has published several different articles on adipose tissue distribution and obesity in journals such as Circulation Research, Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology and Stroke and has a special interest in the effects of adipose tissue distribution on the heart.
Dr. Cutchins is board certified in Internal Medicine (2007) and Cardiovascular Diseases (2012). She is a member of several professional organizations including the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology.
Dr. Cutchins sees patients at Emory Heart & Vascular Center at Emory University Hospital Midtown and Emory Heart & Vascular Center at Emory Saint Joseph's.
She enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband, their three daughters and their dog. She loves to cook and ride horses.


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Dinner Tonight: Sliced Steak with Roasted Corn Salsa Recipe
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This recipe from Gourmet is the kind that really only works in summer. When the winter hits and frozen corn and canned tomatoes are your only option, please stay away. But with the harvest pulling in, and ears of corn stacking up at the market, this is a perfect way to celebrate the season. The steak is just there to help bulk things out. The salsa is the best part.
But don't forget the lime. I was nearly halfway through the meal when I noticed it was missing something acidic to pull the dish together. Then I glanced again and saw that limes are casually mentioned at the end. Don't skip them.
The recipe also advises warming the corn salsa before serving it with the steak. It certainly is flavorful, but I found the salsa to work best once it had come to room temperature. Then you can taste the many different spices. It also acts as a better contrast to the warm steak.
- Yield:4 people
- 3 cups fresh corn (about 3 ears)
- 4 scallions, white and green parts thinly sliced and separated
- 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter
- 2 medium cloves garlic, minced or grated on microplane grater (about 2 teaspoons)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons whole cumin seeds, toasted and groung
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tomatoes, stems removed and finely chopped
- 1 jalapeño, stemmed and finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- Four 1/2-pound top sirloin steaks (about 1 1/2 inches thick)
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 2 limes
Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 400°F. Set 12-inch cast-iron skillet over high heat until smoking. Add the corn and cook, stirring often, until the corn is slightly blackened, 8 to 10 minutes. Set corn aside in large bowl.
Reduce heat to medium. Add butter and heat until melted, swirling pan to coat. Add scallion whites, garlic, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of cumin, 1/2 teaspoon of chili powder, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cook until scallions are very tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer to bowl with corn. Add tomatoes and jalapeños to bowl and toss to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Sprinkle remaining salt, cumin, chili powder, and pepper on both sides of each steak. Clean out the cast-iron skillet, and then place it over high heat. Add canola oil and heat until smoking. Add steaks and cook without moving until crust is formed, about 3 minutes. Flip steaks and cook 3 minutes longer. Transfer to oven and continue cooki until instant read thermometer inserted into center or steak registers 130°F. Transfer to plate, tent with aluminum foil, and allow to rest for 5 minutes.
Slice steaks 1/4 inch thick, top with salsa, and sprinkle with the green scallion and cilantro. Serve immediately with lime wedges.
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Smash a light bulb and it goes out — that much we learned from the latest alien invasion movie, The Darkest Hour. The heroes run around using light bulbs as indicators of when the aliens are around. When they light up people need to be on the look out. But if the bulbs are smashed, they're useless.
Not quite. If you happen to have a bucket of liquid nitrogen around, you can stick the bare filament in it, and it will turn on just fine. A light bulb works by running electrons through a filament fast enough and in great enough quantities that the resistance causes the filament to heat up so much that it glows brightly. That bright glow is only sustained because the inside of the bulb is either a vacuum or filled with an inert gas. If the bulb is cracked, it would fill with air, which contains a vital little thing we call oxygen. A sufficiently hot enough substance will cause its particles to team up with oxygen and flake away. This is known as 'oxidization,' or if you're not inclined to be fancy, 'burning.'
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Moments in Idiocy: Are Pedophiles Behind the Cartoon Character Facebook Campaign?
This weekend, we all eradicated child abuse by changing our Facebook profile pictures to cartoon characters. Or did we? According to the stupidest rumor I have ever heard, pedophiles are behind the useless campaign, for some idiotic made-up reason.
Did you change your Facebook profile picture to Strawberry Shortcake or Optimus Prime or whatever, to show the whole world your bold, courageous stance against beating up kids? Good for you! Too bad that, according to stupid people on the internet, as cited in The Daily Mail, the whole campaign was begun by pedophiles:
What's more, rumours are now sweeping the net claiming the campaign is actually a smokescreen for paedophiles hoping to identify young children.
One Facebooker asked: 'How is this gonna help stop child abuse? Sounds like something a paedophile would do!'
Another user posted the following warning: 'The paedophiles have it easy finding the kids this way from a cartoon in your past! Obviously if someone posts Spongebob Square Pants it's probably a kid, now Betty Boop an adult!'
If you need corroboration, a quick search for "pedophile" or "pedo" on youropenbook.org will turn up a lot of status updates reading something like this:
ATTN:The group asking everyone to change their profile pictures to their favorite cartoon character is actually a group of pedophiles . They are doing it because kids will accept their friend request faster if they see a cartoon picture. It has nothing to do with supporting child abuse and violence, IT'S ON TONIGHT'S NEWS. Copy and paste this to your status, let everyone know now !!!
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But, okay, for real, since some people are having trouble with this: "Pedophiles" are not "behind" this campaign, which is just a moronic way to make everyone feel better about themselves while also participating in the kind of sickening nostalgia for art-murdering pop culture ephemera that represents the nauseating, decadent end of western "civilization." Really! Just... take my word for it, okay? (Know Your Meme says it began as a joke in Greece and Cyprus.)
So: If you need to do the thing with the cartoon character, because you are one of those people, go ahead and do it. Don't be worried because you heard from the internet that pedophiles started that trend. Okay? Because, look, this campaign is already as sad and silly as this kind of thing gets, and tacking another, even dumber rumor on top of it will create an event horizon of internet idiocy (useless "awareness-raising" campaigns! Disgusting show-off nostalgia! Heightened fear of pedophile menace! Utterly unfounded rumors!) that I'm not sure even Facebook can handle.
Facebook Users Defeat All Child Abuse by Changing Their Profile Pictures


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