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If you get your news from Twitter, you already know that the nerd rock scene is exploding. To get at why, I sat down with two of the new leaders of this scene: Angela Webber of Portland's The Doubleclicks, a folk duo named for a maneuver done with a computer mouse, and Kyle Stevens of Seattle's Kirby Krackle, a rock band named for an artistic effect in Jack Kirby's comics. While discussing their new albums Lasers and Feelings and Sounds Like You, my goal was to explore what makes nerd rock tick. They humored a battery of questions on the subject.
Mike: You two are quite tolerant in allowing me to explore the soul of nerd rock through your albums. What does the label "nerd rock" mean to you?
Angela: Genre for us is more "descriptive" than "prescriptive," which I think is true of a lot of music. We write music with the instruments we have about the feelings we have. For us, a lot of the things we know and write about are geeky (Dungeons and Dragons, Jurassic Park, and so on), and often very jokes-and-lyrics-focused, so we find the label "nerd rock" or "nerd folk" helps the audience that would like us find us.
Kyle: When we started in 2009, it meant to us that we advertised heavily the fact that we wrote songs about comic books, video games, and all things geek. To us now, what we consider or genre of "nerd" or "geek" rock means anything we are really passionate about, whether that be traditionally geeky subject matter or a song about how we're really into tacos. In essence, they're love songs directed to whatever we're really passionate about.
Mike: The culture of geekdom is also the culture of marginalized people. Anthems like "The Same Thing," the fake-geek-girl implosion "Nothing to Prove," and "Cosplay Queen," which subtly morphs into a transgender rallying cry, may be touchstones for those who've been taught to be ashamed of their interests. Do you consider yourselves defenders of a cause?
Kyle: I don't consider us defenders but more commenting on a culture we support and observing via song. On songs like "The Same Thing" or "Cosplay Queen" it's pretty easy to tell what our positions are on the subjects you mentioned, but more than anything they are songs about the lives of and friends and fans we see around the country. It was important to me those songs didn't sound preachy, but more a "what if this was you?" narrative to get people thinking about how we are all the same if they hadn't already. We're not breaking new ground here, but it was something we wanted to say for our friends in the LGBT community.
Angela: We wrote "Nothing To Prove" because the "Fake Geek Girl" thing just made us so angry that we had to say something about it. A lot of other great things have been created about the Fake Geek Girl situation, some of my favorites being from the comics of John Kovalic and the blog of John Scalzi. There are a lot of people on this cause with us, but we're certainly happy to help.
Mike: On a similar subject, a decade ago we might've called what you do "filking." And at the time, that genre was often unfairly maligned, even inside many geek culture conventions. That's obviously not the case any more. Is a song like "Set Your Phasers to Sexy" or "Web-Slinger/Hope-Bringer" filk, or has the bar moved quite a bit?
Angela: I am not super familiar with filk, though we do occasionally play with filk artists at cons. It is my understanding that filk, at least right now, describes not just a genre of sci-fi and fantasy music and parody but also a very specific community of people who play music together at conventions and other events in "filk circles"—and that nerdy music that is not performed that way isn't really considered filk. Regardless, I think that more geeks making music is good for everyone.
Kyle: I'm with Angela in that I can't speak for the filk community other than I know they were stylistic ancestors that laid the foundation for what bands like Kirby Krackle and The Doubleclicks do now. We've played with a few filk artists, and though they differ from what we do, I can see how folks would lump us all together. Music for fandom's sake is always a good thing no matter what fandom it is.
Mike: When did the sea change of acceptance happen? Was it Weird Al, Paul & Storm, Jonathan Coulton, or what? How much of this can be laid at the foot of Twitter?
Angela: I think these days there are just more geeks, nerds, computer programmers, and fans, so there are more people to both write and enjoy songs like "Code Monkey" or about topics like Doctor Who or tumblr. Pretty soon everyone will be a geek, so geek music is really just "music" at this point.
Kyle: Word, Angela! Can we just say everyone is a geek now? Avengers was huge and not just in the comic book set, everyone and their mom loves Game of Thrones, and anyone can make their own website look amazing now with a few basic steps and templates. If this is how we define what a geek is, then I don't even know what the rules are anymore. What I do know though is that this is only a good thing for all of us who for a long time felt we lived in a very isolated sub-culture of what was considered geeky stuff to be into. I love the fact that I can now sing a song about X-Men and folks who don't even read comics can know what I'm talking about based off very basic knowledge of the cartoon in the '90s that everyone grew up with or the Bryan Singer movies. "Geek" is bizarrely the hot ticket now, and as bizarre as that is, for those of us who have always been into this stuff it's pretty awesome.
Mike: Lasers and Feelings debuted at number 7 on the Billboard comedy charts, which surprised me not because the album is popular, but because I didn't think of it as comedy. Is nerd rock necessarily comedic?
Angela: We don't really write for a genre in mind, but I think Lasers and Feelings probably got classified as comedy because there are several songs on there that really are straight-up comedy ("The Guy Who Yelled Freebird," for example). We have always really liked music with clever lyrics—whether it be Weird Al's originals, Jonathan Coulton, They Might Be Giants, or even the clever turns of phrase in Billy Joel tunes—so that's a big inspiration for us. If people say our music is comedy, it's really not for us to argue. Some of it is funny, some of it is not, we are okay with that.
Kyle: It can or it can't be. If you're singing about something that for a long time was considered "for kids" by people who have no idea what they're talking about, I think making it funny or fun is the assumption. For us, it's always been about singing from the perspective of and about the characters/franchises/subjects we love and connecting the human element. People inherently want to hear songs that they can relate to and our job as songwriters is to connect the wealth of material that lies in fandom with that human heartbeat. It's hard, fun, challenging, and massively exciting all at once when it happens.
Mike: Your music always assumes your audience knows what you are talking about. The video for "One More Episode" requires the viewer to know about 40 different pop-TV references, to say nothing of the Saturday morning cartoon mashup "Roll Over," which requires knowing what Hawk Haven and the Getafix Potion are. Doesn't that make you blink?
Kyle: From the beginning we made a rule to not wink at our audience. We will assume they know what we're talking about, and if they don't, it's our job to hope the song is strong enough to get them to go and find out. It's not elitist nerd-stuff; it's taking the subject matter seriously and giving people the delivery that we as fans of music would want. It's a puzzle we try to make fun for the fans, and if you're new to the genre, we hope you enjoy it as is. The goal is to write material that connects on multiple levels.
Angela: We have a song called "Spock Impersonator" with a similar set of assumptions—although most of our songs, especially recently, are accessible to even a non-geek audience, at least on an emotional level. But no, it doesn't bother me that you need to be "in" on a set of geeky references to understand some of our songs. We may not play those except at very nerdy conventions, but when we do, people really like hearing the most obscure references… for some reason, the more obscure ones are the most funny.
(That video is a tour de force of kinetic TV logo hat-tips. If you want to treat it as a puzzle, try to identity as many of them as you can, then check the answers.)
Mike: Each of you has recorded songs which aren't about geek culture. "Take You Out Tonight" and "Something Else" are intricate love songs, for example. Is writing without superheroes and dinosaurs easier or harder for you?
Angela: It's all the same, really. "Something Else" is really a song about procrastination—but whatever it is, we write what we know.
Kyle: We're a band that is into much more than comics and games, and naturally that will come out in the writing as well. More and more, I find myself inspired to write about the lives of folks who are into nerd culture when they're not consuming said culture. We all need to be lifted up and taken care of, we all love our grandma (most of us), and sometimes "Cozy Pants O'Clock" is the best part of the day. We sing about what inspires us and makes us feel good. That comes in many forms.
Mike: When you do a more straightforward song, do you feel a compulsion to add something for the nerd fanbase? Angela, I'm thinking of the live version of "Something Else," where your sister Aubrey's punch-a-hole-in-your-heart vocals are accompanied by you playing delightful cat sounds on a B. Meowsic keyboard. Quirky for quirky's sake, or something else?
Angela: We just do what makes us happy.
Kyle: I used to, but now feel like our fans who know us for our geeky jams enjoy the "break" from time to time. It feels fake to cram something in there just as if to say "See, we're still nerdy!" if it doesn't need to be there. Trusting that has been difficult at times, but as an artist when I follow my gut I always end up in the right place.
Mike: That said, you both have a penchant for taking unlikely characters for rock songs and making them perfect candidates. "Impostor," which features the Mars Curiosity Rover in a crisis of confidence, is as touching as any song about a human being has ever been. Is the first step in writing such a song finding a point of empathy with the character?
Kyle: Totally. What's the human element in the song? What is it about this character that makes us love him or her so much? What's their struggle? This is what I love about good writing in general and I hope that fans or our groups can find a bit of themselves in how we interpret the characters and their challenges.
Angela: Of course. "Impostor" is actually about me. *mind blown*
Mike: Mind duly blown. You're both based here in the Pacific Northwest, which is a geek rock mecca as sure as it was for grunge. You're surrounded by Molly Lewis, Hank Green, the Presidents of the United States of America, and many other similar acts, not to mention unique venues like PAX Prime and Emerald City Comicon. I believe I first heard "Booty Do Math" at a Seattle geek burlesque show. How has this scene shaped your music?
Kyle: I grew up in Seattle and was 13 when the "grunge" wave hit. I loved every minute of it, and even though I was too young to participate, it felt like I was in the middle of the explosion heard around the world that was right in my backyard. It felt like magic, and that magic is something I hope people feel when they hear our songs. That to me is the good stuff.
Mike: Kyle, when you performed "Grandma's House" at the Triple Door release party, you thanked the audience for letting you do "the weirdest shit" like that. For some other people, a song about Game of Thrones would be the weird stuff, not the song about your grandmother. That's not the balance for you?
Kyle: Did I say that? *facepalm* Well, it's true! I feel like we get away with a lot of stuff that other bands wish they could do but find themselves worried people will think they are weird. Hmmm…is there anything better? We get applauded the more twisted it is so I'll count my blessings that people continue to support the chaos that comes out of my brain and is put to tape. There's a lot more in there, so if people are asking for it, then I'll keep it coming! Listen to my songs…I'm not sure I'm the right person to comment on what "balance" is, but all I know is there are less songs about grandmas than I can count on one hand, and to me that felt dangerous and fun. That's a dragon I want to chase when I see it.
Angela: To be fair, "Grandma's House" is a really weird song.
Mike: Speaking of the Triple Door, we all appeared there onstage at the Dammit Liz Holiday Special last December, where you debuted your cover duet of "Baby, It's Cold Outside"—starring Princess Leia and Han Solo. It was one of the few times I'd heard that song done with the female character as the aggressor, which was quite cool.
Angela: That was awesome. Kyle wrote most of that parody, and I really really love how it came out. "Baby, It's Cold Outside" is a song with a lot of unfortunate connotations, and I think that he did a great job turning it around and basing it in Han & Leia's relationship.
Kyle: I give all credit to Angela on that one. If I remember right, it was her stroke of genius that led Leia to be the aggressor. Am I wrong? Either way, it was tons of fun to do and a break from what we normally play and a blast to debut at the Dammit Liz Holiday Special. Angela and I sang everything in the studio standing right next to each other…it was very old-school Christmas. So fun.
Mike: Thanks to both of you for talking this out. Though I do suspect that despite all the geek references, the real reason you do all this is just to get a platform to belt out the greatest of our American folk stories, "Don't Stop Believing," on stage.
Kyle: You got me. *High fives Steve Perry and fires up the Trans-Am.*

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Spring collections offer a bouquet of floral designs.
Along with crocuses and daffodils comes another surefire sign of spring: florals in fashion.
The garden-party look is a seasonal classic, but there's been some updating this season. Look for artistic – almost abstract – brushstroke technique, or realistic, photo-style prints. Other twists include tulip-style hemlines and fabric petals adorning everything from tank tops to ball gowns.
Flowers, say designers, are an endless source of inspiration because of their delicacy, femininity and beauty. And it turns out many fashion insiders are gardeners (or aspiring gardeners), too.
The AP asked designers who are offering florals in their spring collections about their favorite flowers:
Carmen Marc Valvo
Flowers creep into his clothes all the time, but there have been two specific flower-themed runway shows. One came after his treatment for cancer six years ago. He saw the rebirth of his peony trees as a hopeful sign, so he used pinks, chiffon petals and "dewdrops" of crystals. A few years later he blew up Georgia O'Keefe-style flowers as prints.
"I was fixated by the way petals moved and I started playing with organza like an origami rose," Valvo says.
The highlights of Valvo's actual garden include the Carmen rose – "for obvious reasons" – and his peonies. Those peonies have taken him on a roller coaster of growing, thriving, shriveling up and once again blossoming. His orchids are also finicky, but Valvo now has a greenhouse for them. "When they come back, it's very satisfying."
Tracy Reese
Peonies are also a favorite for Reese. She says she likes that they evolve from such a compact ball into lovely layers as they blossom. They're also such a welcome sign of sunny days ahead after a long winter, Reese adds.
In her work, though, Reese doesn't restrict herself to springtime blooms. Many of her fall collections – including the one previewed in February at New York Fashion Week – will incorporate florals.
"It's hard to point to a season where we haven't used flowers for something – either shape, color, print," she says.
Florals are a staple of her own wardrobe, and she likes to mix them with other prints. "I'll wear florals and plaid, a striped sweater and a floral-print skirt, but sometimes there's nothing more beautiful than a spring garden dress."
Shoshanna Lonstein
Lonstein recently tossed the holiday paperwhites and moved on to cut gardenias and honeysuckle in the spirit of spring. Later in the season, the hydrangeas she planted will blossom.
She also grows tomatoes, but is a killer of orchids. "I need to stick to the sturdier bushes," she says.
You won't find watercolor florals in her designs either, but every collection has florals, including one Lily of the Valley print that was fashioned after her wedding bouquet. She says florals look chic and sophisticated when they're anchored with black or on tailored pieces.
"You don't want too much fabric," she advises. "Try sleeveless or the top part of dress that's floral with a black skirt or vice versa. If you pull one color out of the print and stick with it for the rest of the outfit, you'll have a nice balance."
Michael Smaldone, creative director at Talbots
"I'm a pink guy, but my favorite flower is an orange poppy," says Smaldone. "I love how they're both wild – with ugly leaves and hairy stems – and have a beautiful delicate flower."
His thumb is pretty green, he says. "I like to get as tropical as I can in a non-tropical location. My garden is very green, organic and has things with big leaves. There are poppies all over the place to give a burst of color."
He turned to a brushstroke floral print for Talbots' spring line, though, because he thought that approach was very optimistic – something the fashion world needs right now.
But whatever the climate is for style trends, flowers always fit in, Smaldone says. "You can do everything with them. They can fit into any trend: ethnic, watercolor, Impressionistic, pop art – you name it."
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Nealz says she loves white magnolias for their "intoxicating scent," but ranunculus are her favorites because they're so cheerful.
"They look like they're made of hundreds of layers of brightly colored paper."
Nealz interpreted sweet, small florals for spring onto a flirty daytime skirt as well as a day-to-night minidress. She used a more tropical flower for menswear on board shorts.
Janie Schoenborn, Lilly Pulitzer design director
Coming from a long line of gardeners – her father has a degree in landscape design, mom has a traditional English garden and Aunt Molly's specialty is tropicals – Schoenborn is trying to keep up the tradition with lilacs and syringas.
So far, she hasn't done a lilac print for Lilly Pulitzer, but a shade of lavender was just added to the label's palette so it probably won't be long until she tries one.
"Every spring is a floral bonanza for us," Schoenborn says. "We don't always do an exact replica of a flower. Right now we have an abstract orchid. There's a Queen Anne's lace that we hadn't done but will have for summer. ... We don't discriminate against any flowers, but we like 'pretty' so no cactuses, but we'll even do lemon and lime blossoms."
Peter Som
Som is yet another peony fan and he also has a thing for green roses. There are some orchids in his house right now that he's trying to revive, but it's not going all that well. "I wish I had a green thumb."
His spring collection had an underlying vibe of Japanese woodcuts – and he found that all sorts of floral prints worked with it. The range included big-scale flowers to 1940s-inspired painterly blooms.
"A flower is eternally beautiful," Som says, "and it really screams spring."


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Ever thought about brushing up your (Asian) culinary skills in the kitchen to impress your better half? Well if you own an iPad, the learning experience should be even more enjoyable now that Asian Cooking For Dummies HD has found its way onto the App Store. We reviewed the iPhone version early this year and found it to be quite the handy app. Now tweaked for the iPad's larger screen, A.C.F.D HD offers over 60 recipes from four countries: China, Japan, India and Thailand. Also included are recipe cards, step-by-step instructions, demo videos, a measurement converter, timer and even a shopping check list tool.
 Anuman, Asian Cooking For Dummies HD, – $2.99


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While it's sad that Wayne and Garth are no longer actively producing their most excellent community television program, I'm sure they would totally approve of this rockin' messenger bag with a built-in functioning guitar. Party on, indeed.
As a messenger bag, it's a pretty standard affair. It'll fit laptops up to 17" and has an organizer for all your pens and miscellania. But none of that matters because it's got a fully functioning touch-sensitive guitar built right in. Just plug in the clip on mini-amp, crank it to 11, and party on till they day's long gone. Or until its 4 AAA batteries run out of juice—whatever comes first. The musically literate among us will appreciate the fact that it plays real chords. The rest of us will be thankful that they're all in the same key so basically anything will sound good. Just drag your fingers across the painted fret board and bask in your newfound rocking ability.
It's currently sold out over at ThinkGeek, but don't fret (sorry), more are on their way. Until then, you'll just have to settle for learning to play the real thing. Or don't, your roommate/family/significant other will probably thank you. [ThinkGeek via Craziest Gadgets]
You can keep up with Michael Zhao, the author of this post, on Twitter.


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I have a wordpress site. Which has the built-in login form with the url http://domain/wp-login.php and register page http://domain/wp-login.php?action=register.
As these pages have no sidebar and headers, therefore I want to display these forms on a page which I have created from the backend.
Is it possible and how will I do this?


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"Journal of International Mine Water Association", formerly "International Journal of Mine Water"
Mine Water and the Environment welcomes original contributions that address either technical questions or practical issues related to the evaluation, prediction, prevention, or control of water problems at mining operations or their impact on the environment. The journal and its audience are interdisciplinary. Manuscripts should convey new technical information and be of potential interest to researchers and/or practitioners in this field. Laboratory and field experiments, modelling efforts, studies of relevant field sites, technical evaluations of new technology, and engineering applications are all appropriate.
Papers may be submitted in one of two formats. Generally, researchers will prefer to submit manuscripts that will be edited and peer reviewed; authors of such manuscripts will receive the reviewers' comments and be given the opportunity to address them before a final decision is made regarding publication. Alternatively, contributors can submit (generally) shorter manuscripts to quickly convey information to others in the field. Limited case studies, field trials, or new developments by the mining industry and details of new methods, techniques, or technology will be appropriate for this format. These manuscripts will be referred to as technical communications, and will be edited but not peer-reviewed; the editors alone will decide if the manuscripts are appropriate for publication in this journal. This format should provide a forum for practitioners and others in the field to let people know of their successes and failures, and for researchers to share their results quickly or to publish studies that are not as comprehensive as might be expected in a peer reviewed text. Technical communications are not intended to serve as advertisements. Authors who step over this boundary will be asked to modify the manuscript or to pay the appropriate page charges and have their text appropriately labeled.
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Brendan Gaughan moving back to full-time Nationwide ride with Richard Childress Racing in 2014
TALLADEGA, Ala. – Brendan Gaughan is moving back to the NASCAR Nationwide Series next year for Richard Childress Racing.
The team announced Friday at Talladega Superspeedway that Gaughan will drive the No. 62 car with sponsorship from South Point Hotel & Casino in his hometown of Las Vegas.
Gaughan is driving for Childress in the truck series this season and ranks 10th in the point standings heading into Saturday's truck race at Talladega. He has also made three Nationwide starts.
Gaughan competed in Sprint Cup in 2004, and he had a full-time Nationwide ride in 2009 and 2010. He has never won a race in NASCAR's top two series.
Childress' Nationwide lineup for 2014 also will include Brian Scott in the No. 2 car and Ty Dillon in the No. 3.


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Power Shift: Hopeful Signs in China's Legal Reform Plan
By Stanley Lubman
Judicial reforms being undertaken in China could, in theory, curtail a long-standing the problem with the country's legal system: the ability of local government to conceal illegal activities through their control over local courts.
The Central Leading Group for Judicial Reform of the Chinese Communist Party announced the reform measures last month and an overview of a new five-year plan issued by the Supreme People's Court on Wednesday signals a serious intention to implement them.
The most notable reform would transfer to provincial governments the power over finances and personnel in basic courts, now held by local governments and People's Congresses. The proposed reforms will begin as pilot projects in six areas that differ widely (Shanghai, Guangdong, Jilin, Hubei, Hainan and Qinghai).
Nationwide reform will have to wait pending "successful completion and review of the pilots." This is consistent with a long Maoist tradition of trying out governance innovations locally before they are extended nationwide.
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According to Chinese legal scholars with knowledge of the reform plans, the pilots would address the administration of the courts in different ways. Senior judges would no longer decide the salaries and promotion of lower-level judges. The accountability system that is now used to evaluate lower level judges, based heavily on the number of cases that are remanded or reversed, would be changed.
The reforms would also change the current practice of separating trial from decision. In many cases, a judicial panel or a single judge conducts trials and reaches decisions that are not final until they are approved within the same court at a higher level. Chinese legal scholars have long urged that the Supreme People's Court should limit this procedure and instead "fully respect decisions made independently by trial judges and the collegiate bench" (pdf).
Other aspects of the courts are presently only listed as matters to be considered: funding of courts at the provincial level, postponing the retirement age for outstanding judges and procurators, and professionalizing the police.
The proposed reforms aim to differentiate judges and procurators from other government bureaucracies by using special methods of selection and. Removing the power of local governments to select these officials could help restrain local officials' abuses of power if they are challenged by citizens in the courts over issues such as illegal land seizures or concealment of violations of product safety and environmental laws.
Another key proposal is improvement of the "responsibility system" that would clarify the rights and responsibilities of judges and prosecutors.
According the South China Morning Post, cases will be handled only by presiding judges and prosecutors, without the participation of local Party political-legal "adjudication committees" that coordinate relations among public security, courts, and procuracy. That would mean giving greater finality to some decisions of procurators and judges rather than requiring higher-level approval
It does not mean, however, that courts will be insulated from pressures from those higher-level officials on their decision-making. Importantly, nothing in these reforms is aimed at diminishing Communist Party control over outcomes in the courts.
China Law Translate notes that despite the focus on protecting courts from local protectionism and increasing their professionalization, the references to Party control and "political character" suggest limits on independence.
A key example is the provincial committees that will be set up to select judges and prosecutors "from the perspective of professionalism." According to The committees will include experienced judges and prosecutors, as well as lawyers, legal scholars and community representatives, but also by officials responsible for maintaining Party discipline and reviewing "political quality, integrity and self-discipline."
It remains to be seen how these proposed reforms are put into practice, and whether the judiciary can become more committed to greater independence. Some clarity on those questions is likely to come once the Supreme People's Court releases the full text of its five-year plan, which will contain more detail than is available at the moment.
Stanley Lubman, a long-time specialist on Chinese law, is a Distinguished Lecturer in Residence at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. He is the author of "Bird in a Cage: Legal Reform in China After Mao" (Stanford University Press, 1999) and editor of "The Evolution of Law Reform in China: An Uncertain Path" (Elgar, 2012).


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New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow isn't even a starter, but the media still can't resist taking potshots at him. "Good Morning America" ran a chirpy segment about Tebow – the backup quarterback for the New York Jets – being anonymously ripped by his teammates.
In the opening segment of Friday's Good Morning America, Amy Robach teased a Nov. 15 segment on the Jets quarterback by questioning: "Tim Tebow's fall from grace? Celebrated for his dramatic last-minute touchdowns and praised for his faith. Now, being torn apart by his teammates behind his back. Why is the most popular man in football no longer hailed as a hero?"
Probably because Tebow is only playing an average of 7 offensive snaps a game, and because the Jets are a dysfunctional (and injury-plagued) team with a 3-6 record as of this writing. This is not rocket science.
But this did not stop Good Morning America from reporting on the fact that "more than a dozen of his teammates on the New York Jets ripped him anonymously this week." Nor did it stop Josh Elliott from hammering "superstar quarterback" Tebow with mocking religious imagery, declaring that he was "once hailed as a savior" and he even made sure to remind viewers that he was "once lampooned for his direct line to heaven."
Josh Elliott made clear the thrust of the segment, noting: "Over the last three years, Tim Tebow has attracted a devout following, on the field and off. The quarterback known across the country as much for his prayerful poses as for his play at the position. But this morning, Tebow appears more tarnished by the day. Though he has hardly played this year, more than a dozen of his teammates on the New York Jets ripped him anonymously this week."
Later, Elliott continued: "It is a seemingly stunning fall from grace, from the Heisman trophy winner acquired by the Jets after a string of miraculous come-from-behind wins with the Denver Broncos. Now, fodder for late night comics." (ABC then showed a clip of Jay Leno ribbing Tebow.)
What is even more ridiculous is that Good Morning America somehow considers newsworthy the ridiculous spectacle of football players on a bad team ripping a teammate who plays less than 10 offensive snaps a game.
After the segment, Elliott decided to flaunt his football expertise, declaring: "I want to point out, the NFL, however brutally [sic], is a meritocracy. If you can play, you will play. And if the coaches thought he gave them a better chance to win than Mark Sanchez, you have to believe that the Jets coaches would be starting Tim Tebow today."
And perhaps Elliott might stop playing sports commentator and echoing his fellow journalists who seem to delight in ripping Christian athletes. And maybe ABC could even cover subjects such as Benghazi, instead of a backup quarterback.


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WinLINE Classic - Windows Plotting That Works. WinLINE is a Windows system printer driver that creates efficient HP-GL, DMPL, HP-GL/2 and HP-RTL output from standard Windows programs. WinLINE provides precise vector graphics rendering from Windows for all Hewlett Packard plotters from the earliest HPGL pen plotter through to current model DesignJets, and plotters and cutters from ENCAD, Calcomp, Océ, Xerox, Graphtec, Mutoh, Roland DG, IOLINE, Summagraphics, Houston Instruments, Gerber, Zund and other leading manufacturers. Generic HPGL and HP-GL/2 drivers create efficient plot files for engineering document management systems. Settings for line width and color translation give designers control over line rendering above and beyond the scope of CAD applications. TrueType fonts render on all devices and as vector outlines in HPGL files. WinLINE Classic is available now for Windows XP, 2000, NT4, 95, 98 and Me. The Demo version only contains raster plotters, which shows the new raster capabilites. There are a few sample HP-GL files at the web site. Or contact me for an exact plot file to check.
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27 March 2014 at 2.18pm | 43 Comments
Due to injury, Yuhui Choe will replace Natalia Osipova in the role of Princess Aurora for the performance of The Sleeping Beauty on 27 March.
The rest of the cast remains unchanged.
Update: Yuhui will also replace Natalia in the same role for the performances on 5 and 9 April.
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Superhero of the desert
I stand poised high above the stony desert in the emirate Ras Al Khai-mah, waiting for the word go. Very soon, I will be hurtling through the air at 150 kilometers an hour, well secured by a safety harness and wearing a helmet, but unprotected by a gondola or any other sort of enclosure. Suspended from a zipline, I will soar at top speed, Superwoman-like, for a distance of 2.8 kilometers. A hot wind blows off the summit of Jebel Jais, the highest peak in the United Arab Emirates. I'm about to ride (here's another superlative) the longest zipline in the world.
"Ready?" someone asks, and four strong hands push me out over the abyss. I'm shocked at how fast I accelerate; my nose and throat dry out instantly and my ears fill with the rushing sound of the attachment as it zips along the steel wire. I cling with both hands to the short piece of rope that I was handed as a psychological prop. The ride lasts for about two minutes – long enough for me to get accustomed to the feeling of freefall and even to start enjoying it.
Back on the ground, my knees shake and my head seems to contain nothing, not a single thought. I'm overcome with a feeling that I cannot describe. I try anyway: "That's really living!" or "Wow, that's what it's all about." I wait for the car that is supposed to pick me up. A dusty goat stands beside me in the shade, chewing its cud. Another thought pops into my head: "Adrenaline – what a wonderful thing!"


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LITTLE ROCK �The Legislative Council on Friday endorsed accepting an $18.6 million grant to proceed with a federal health insurance exchange.
LITTLE ROCK �The Legislative Council on Friday endorsed accepting an $18.6 million grant to proceed with a federal health insurance exchange.
The panel approved the measure as part of a group of grants considered together, brushing aside calls that the health reform initiative be considered separately.
The grant had been endorsed by a subcommittee of Legislative Council last week and was referred to the full committee for approval. Rep. John Burris, R-Harrison, tried to get the grant separated from the other grants being considered, but the panel rejected his request in a 29-17 vote.
After the vote to deny his request, Burris expressed his disappointment.
�As a result of the previous motion failing, a lot of us now have no option � we have to vote against a variety of things in a large report simply because you would not extend a courtesy to pull out a controversial item and consider it separately,� Burris said. �I guess I would say one simple thing, and that is that in 30 days when the balance of this Legislature is not what it is today, and somebody else has a procedural motion, I don�t care what party you are, I will vote for the procedural motion because that is a courtesy in which we should all extend to each other.
�I find that very, very discouraging because I thought we were better than that,� he said.
Under the federal Affordable Care Act, nearly everyone is required to have health insurance and every state is required to have a health insurance exchange where people can shop for insurance plans that suit their needs.
Republicans oppose the state�s receiving any federal grant money to begin implementation of the insurance exchange until the Legislature can consider the issue when it goes into session in January with a Republican majority.
Democrats are the majority on the council but Republicans will have the majority when the new General Assembly convenes in January.
On Friday, the Legislative Council endorsed receiving the $18.6 million federal grant to continue building an insurance exchange � a crucial part of the Affordable Care Act.
Earlier this month, Gov. Mike Beebe said he planned to pursue a partnership with the federal government to run the exchange. He said in November that he was taking another look at the possibility of a state-run system, but Republicans did not warm to the idea after the Obama administration extended the deadline for states to decide.


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Hinduism: Its spiritual significanceThe ideal of Hinduism is to see all in the Self and the Self in all. A Hindu believes that each individual is a conscious manifestation of God. The spirit of selfless service is his supreme secret. A Hindu unmistakably feels that God is manifesting and perfecting Himself through each human being. Each individual soul represents a type of divinity projected by the Supreme. Each human being has a mission to fulfil on earth, and he does it at God's choice hour.
The breath of Hinduism is spirituality. Whatever a Hindu does, he does as a means to this end. It is true, as with any other individual, that he wants to accomplish all that he can here on earth. But the important thing is that he does not and cannot do anything at the expense of his spiritual life. To him, the spiritual life is the only life that can eventually garland him with the victory of perfect Perfection.
In the spiritual life, people very often use the word "sin." Here I must say that a Hindu has nothing to do with sin. He takes into consideration only two things: Ignorance and Light. With his soul's light, he wants to swim across the sea of ignorance and transform his lower self into his higher Self.
Tena tyaktena bhunjita. "Enjoy through renunciation." This is the life-giving message of the Hindu seers. What is to be renounced is the train of our desires, nothing more and nothing less. In renouncing all our earth-bound desires, we can have the taste of true divine fulfilment.
I have already told you that the breath of Hinduism is spirituality. In the spiritual life, the control of the senses plays a great part. Since such is the case, let us try to clearly understand the function of the senses. A devout Hindu feels that his senses are not meant for mortification. The senses are his instruments. Their assistance is indispensable. The senses should and must function in full vigour, for the divine purpose of an all-fulfilling, integral wholeness. Then alone can true divinity dawn in human life. Self-indulgence ends in utter frustration. Poor mankind! It is so lavish in using and exhausting the pleasures of the body. Certainly man is not so lavish in his life with anything else as he is with his self-indulgence. Alas, to his utter surprise, before he exhausts the pleasures of the body, his very life exhausts itself into futile nothingness. It is high time for the brute in man to give place to the divine in him. Brutality does not conquer. It kills.
Spirituality is the all-embracing love. This love conquers man and makes him conscious of his true, inner divinity, so that he can fulfil himself and become a perfect channel for God's manifestation. This love, or this bond of love, man can create within himself in order to bind or unite himself with other individuals, other nationals, other internationals. This is what a devout Hindu feels.
No movement, no progress. Movement needs guidance. Guidance is knowledge. But man has to know that mental knowledge can only help him to a certain extent. With its help, he can go nowhere near the Goal. It is the knowledge of the soul that grants man his God-realisation.
Robert Browning said:
So free we seem,
So fettered fast we are.
Man is bound to the finite, but he cannot be bound by the finite. Man has surrendered himself to time and space. But neither time nor space has compelled him to surrender. Man tries to possess the beauty of the finite. He thinks that if he can bind himself to the finite, he will be able to possess its beauty. Alas, instead of possessing, he has been possessed. Time and space have lured him. He thought he would be able to possess them with his surrender. They gladly accepted his surrender. But he has been possessed by them mercilessly. Possession is not oneness; conquest is not unity.
The vision of Hinduism is unity in diversity. First, Hinduism lovingly embraces all alien elements; second, it tries to assimilate them; third, it tries to expand itself as a whole, with a view to serving humanity and nature. Indeed, this is the sign of its life's meaningful, dynamic aspiration.


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D. Lynn Jackson
Until the 19th century, abortion law was nonexistent and abortion was not seen as a moral issue. However, by the turn of the 20th century, abortion was legally defined and controlled in most states. The landmark Supreme Court case, Roe v. Wade (1973), marked the legalization of abortion but did not end the controversy that existed. Legislation at both the federal and state levels has added restrictions on abortion, making it difficult for women to exercise their reproductive rights. Social work's commitment to promote the human rights of women compels social workers to be aware of and involved in this issue.
Disability: Psychiatric Disabilities
W. Patrick Sullivan
The psychosocial catastrophe that accompanies serious mental illness negatively impacts individual performance and success in all key life domains. A person-in-environment perspective, and with a traditional and inherent interest in consumer and community strengths, is well positioned to address psychiatric disabilities. This entry describes a select set of habilitation and rehabilitation services that are ideally designed to address the challenges faced by persons with mental illness. In addition, it is argued that emphasis on a recovery model serves as an important framework for developing effective interventions.
Quality of Care
Enola Proctor and J. Curtis McMillen
Assessing and improving the quality of social services is one of the most pressing concerns for social work practice and research. Practice in nearly every setting is affected by stakeholder expectations that agencies monitor and improve quality. This entry addresses the meaning of the phrase "quality of care" with respect to social work services, considers this topic in relation to quality improvement, quality assurance, and evaluation of services, and points to the research that is needed in order to assess and improve quality.


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The 8 best secluded hotels
It seems they do exist: the kind of people who even in hopelessly overcrowded shopping streets enjoy a sense of inner harmony; or remain unruffled when their extended family is at loggerheads with each other. Oh, are you not one of those people? Then flee! To where the sound of the ocean, the stillness over the mountains or a desert breeze wafting through an open window awaits you. We bring you the very best in secluded hotels, take you to places where the rest of the world fades into insignificance.
Salute the sun
Nothing but sky and ocean: In these pavilions on the island of Reethi Rah, each guest is assigned a round-the-clock, personal butler service. Daytime program: Relax in a hammock and listen to the waves lapping around the stilts beneath the terrace. If a change is what you're after, try a sundowner tour on board a dhoni, a traditional Maldivian sailboat – or maybe a private yoga lesson at sunrise on a remote sandbank in the middle of the Indian Ocean.
Desert sky
The name of this particular Hilton establishment perfectly suits its location at the foot of an impressive rock formation in the Sonora Desert of Arizona. Spend the day gliding through the air in a hot-air balloon, and the night, simply gazing at the stars.
On top of the world
Wildflower Hall, India
Reclining beneath the open sky in a hot tub 2500 meters up and within sight of the snowcapped Himalayan peaks, worldly worries and cares seem very far away. So we are fortunate that when the British departed, they left behind this colonial palace in northern India – and also the delightful habit of taking meals in style out of doors. If you wish, a well-stocked picnic hamper will be provided for your lunchtime break on a hike through the extensive cedar forests hereabouts. Dinner may also be taken in the gazebo.
Delightfully steamy
Silica Hotel, Iceland
The geothermal waters of the Blue Lagoon originate at a depth of 2000 meters below the earth. The water has a pleasant temperature of 37 to 40 degrees Celsius and contains silica, algae and minerals that have a healing and nurturing effect on the skin. You can buy a day ticket for the thermal baths, of course – but why should you? The Silica Hotel has 35 rooms, an exclusive lagoon for house guests, its own spa – and the Blue Lagoon just a few minutes' walk away.
Jungle joys
The staying-with-friends feeling – that's what you get here in Bahia, the most laid-back region of Brazil. This boutique hotel on the South Atlantic coast comprises eleven houses. Local artists and craftsmen were brought in as consultants during the hotel's construction, and the result could not be more appealing: spacious rooms flooded with light and air, and every last detail, from sofa cushions to soap dish, lovingly made by hand – chiefly from wood and other locally sourced materials. Lush tropical vegetation runs riot in the gardens, and on the beach, guests will find – what else? – the most chilled-out beach bar on the planet.
Buddhist journey
Amankora, Bhutan
The Amankora Lodges are spread across five valleys extending from the west to the center of Bhutan. Booked individually or as a tour, they place the emphasis on Far Eastern spirituality. Local medicinal herbs are used and the massages are inspired by Japanese reiki in the lodges' spas, while priests lead meditations and martial arts experts teach archery. You have no spiritual leanings at all? Then begin your tour at the Lodge Paro in the west of the country and take time out to gaze on the 7300-meter Chomolhari Mountain – that could help.
Dive in!
James Cook, the first European visitor to the Great Barrier Reef, had to spend far longer than planned on the snow-white beaches of the islands there after jagged rocks severely damaged his expedition ship, the Endeavour. It had to be repaired before he could continue his voyage. Today, we know that it is impossible to gaze for too long at the largest coral reef on earth. The best starting point is the Lizard Island Resort, where the occupants of its 40 rooms and suite share no less than 24 private beaches.
Joyful anticipation
The wait for this jewel of a hotel in Ajman, the smallest of the Arab Emirates, is almost over – it opens early 2017. It's just half an hour's drive from Dubai Airport to this world of tranquility far from the glitter of the Arabian super-city. The purist simplicity of the buildings was achieved with natural materials that fit perfectly with the hotel's natural surroundings: beaches and luxuriant forests – just in case you ever feel like stepping outside the hotel with its Turkish hammam and private pools.
This story first appeared in Lufthansa Exclusive, the frequent traveller magazine. For more information about Lufthansa Miles & More offers, please click here.


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We've had a pretty good run on the ol' I'll Drink to That! so far. We've released 45 episodes already, and I'll be honest with you, that's a whole lot more than I ever dreamed we'd get to. Really the response has been very good, people are clearly listening, and that's cool. It keeps us going. But I think what genuinely keeps me interested is learning from what the guests have to say. It has been a very rewarding experience. Not a day goes by that I don't think about something a guest has said on the show. I really owe those people my thanks for sharing their time and insight. I also owe a lot of thanks to the great Matt Duckor, who has been the show's producer and behind the scenes Solomon since before the beginning. And my thanks to you all for listening.
Here are some of the guests who have been on the show recently...
Raj Vaidya of Restaurant Daniel finally explained the long simmering mystery of the 1993 Overnoy! There was also something about a moo cow wine carafe, a fax machine older than a 1985 Joly Savennieres, and the "sunshine in a bag" of chaptalization.*
Josh Raynolds of the International Wine Cellar explained just what kind of crazy person he prefers to hang out with, and it turns out that that person looks a lot like David Schildknecht. There was also a Dali quote, and a rather startling and unexpected mention of Chris Barnes. Plus a ton of years tasting wine and a lot of perspective.
John Ragan of the Union Square Hospitality Group talked about his toughest moments in the business, which included one time where not every hair on his head was set perfectly in place. Just kidding. He didn't actually say that. But he did talk about where to draw the line between leading customer taste and providing hospitable customer service, which you should definitely listen to if you are in the restaurant business because he is one of the best at it.
And Dustin Wilson of Eleven Madison Park talked about the crazy sensation of receiving 3 Michelin Stars on his second day of work. He also broke the code of silence on just how many hours sommeliers actually do work, which can be a ton. "Making it happen" might also mean sleeping on one of the banquets at work after a super long shift, and Dustin revealed which is his preferred table number for getting some Zzzz's at.
*Quote from Jeremy Seysses. Saucy Raj photograph from Thomas Schauer.


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What do you do?
In the past, your options were to pay for the procedure yourself, get another opinion that will be less costly or do nothing. All are bad choices and time is critical.
We've posted a new "appeals kit" designed to help when insurers deny requests to authorize a particular service -- or to pay a claim afterward. The site can help you challenge decisions and appeal denials. We're one of the first states to compile this information into a one-stop, consumer-focused site.
In the case above, you'd have several choices:
- File an urgent appeal with your health insurer.
- If the insurer still says no, you can appeal to an independent third-party group made up of health care professionals. They can overrule your insurance company and make it pay. (Over the last three years, nearly 1 in 4 appeals that were sent to an independent review organization by a health plan ruled in favor of Washington consumers.)
- You can sue.
- Or you can file a complaint with our office.
Check it out.
(Corrected two links. Thanks to Public Data Ferret for the heads-up.)


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Jewelry store owners describe frightening robbery
4 people rob Peterborough store
Four people, one of them armed with a gun, stormed into a Peterborough jewelry store Tuesday night and stole bags of jewelry, police said.
Hobbs Jewelry has been in business in the town for 48 years, and the owner said this is the first time the store has been robbed.
Jacqueline Hobbs said it was a frightening experience when the robbers entered the store 15 minutes before closing time.
"They showed me a gun and told me to work with them and nobody would get hurt," she said.
Hobbs said two men wearing baseball caps and two women with covered faces ordered her to fill plastic garbage bags with everything in the diamond case.
"Yelling and screaming, 'You don't want anybody to get hurt. Please hurry. Go as fast as you can,'" Hobbs said.
Hobbs said it was over in three minutes. She said she was thankful her 80-year-old father wasn't there and that her 17-year-old son, who was in the back, didn't get hurt.
"It's a shame," said customer John Hayes. "This family has been pillars of the community for a long, long time."
As the shop was closed Wednesday, Hayes peered into the store window, saying he hoped to give the owners a hug and a kind word. He said the shock of the crime is reverberating through the community.
"They are loved by everybody in the community, and they just sell great merchandise," he said. "We all love them, and we love what they sell."
Police said they are working with fingerprints and surveillance images. Witnesses noticed a large black Mercedes that backed into a parking spot.
"We want to thank everybody for reaching out to us and giving us good thoughts and prayers," Hobbs said. "It's really appreciated."
She estimate that about $150,000 worth of jewelery was taken.
The Hobbs family said no heirloom or personal jewelry was stolen. They said the store does a lot of repairs and appraisals, but all that inventory was safe.


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Commerce City, Colo. - Former Chivas USA and San Jose Earthquakes defender Bobby Burling played the full 90 mintues for the Colorado Rapids in Wednesday's Reserve League 2-2 draw with the Houston Dynamo. The Monument, Colo. native is currently without a team, and has returned to his home state while exploring opportunities.
"It felt good," Burling said of playing the full match. "The guys made me feel comfortable within the team. It was a good group today. We fought back after giving up a late goal. It's a fair result, to be honest."
Burling was drafted by the LA Galaxy in the 4th round of the 2004 MLS SuperDraft out of Loyola Marymount University, but after not being signed, he joined Chivas USA. The 6-5 forward was shifted to center back and made his MLS debut in his second season, when he played in 20 games for Chivas. Traded to San Jose in 2009, he played a career high 23 games last year for the Earthquakes.
When his MLS contracted ended in December, the 'Quake's left him exposed to the Expansion Draft and he was selected by his former Chivas USA teammate and coach of the new Montreal Impact selected, Jesse Marsch. However the two sides could not come to a contract agreement, which has left Burling in search of a new team.
"There's some talk with the league, but I'm also looking at options overseas," Burling said. "I was ready to go to Montreal and play for Jesse Marsch, and things kind of went backwards. Now I'm kind of tied with them holding my rights."
Montreal holds Burling's rights within MLS, so any move to another MLS team would likely require obtaining his rights from the Impact via trade. But the graduate of Monument's Lewis-Palmer High School is free to look for options outside of MLS, and he recently finished a trial with Belgium club Sint-Truiden, as well as with a team in Germany's third division.
"All doors are open at this point, I'm not ruling out anything," said the 27-year-old. "I'm just trying to stay fit as best I can."
Burling was one of two players being looked at by the Rapids staff. The other trialist to play in the Reserve game was right back Kevin Garcia, who was selected by the New England Revolution in the 2012 Supplemental Draft out of Villanova. Garcia headed in the game-tying goal in stoppage after coming on at halftime.


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Dr. Peter Brown charmed Salter Hall's standing-room-only crowd Monday evening with his lecture on a small species of humans dubbed the "Hobbit people".
Brown, a Professor of Palaeoanthropology at the University of New England in Australia stressed the uniqueness of this find. Brown and his team of researchers found remains of the so-called "Hobbit people," also known as Homo floresiensis, on the remote Indonesian island of Flores. The race of humans, which probably became extinct about 12-13,000 years ago because of a wide-scale volcanic eruption, was no more than about 3-4 feet tall.
The skeletal remains showed marked differences from human fossils of the same time period. The brain cavity's volume was only 460 cc, making it significantly smaller than humans. Furthermore, the facial bone structure lacked a human chin and possessed a much thicker bone.
Despite the differences, Brown stressed the extraordinary findings unique to the excavation site.
The excavation team discovered several man-made stone tools that, barring the presence of humans, which lead Brown and his colleagues to believe the Hobbit people were responsible for the tool's construction.
Brown chose his words carefully during an interview but said most of his colleagues from around the world called the discovery the most important of the past 50-100 years.
Audience members sat mesmerized by the discovery's importance — similar to the seismic wave it created in the scientific community. In fact, Brown's initial Nature article was peer reviewed 12 times, four times the normal number of pre-publication reviews.
"The idea that a small, but complex brain constructed those tools fascinated me," chemistry major Kimmer Graham '06 said. "Obviously there is a good chance they made those tools; it's just hard to believe."
Other audience members found the potential relationships to humans the most fascinating part. According to Dr. Brown, the Homo floresiensi stood on two legs and possessed a bone structure closely akin to humans, though more like common chimpanzees.
Like Chimpanzees, the floresiensi were heavily muscled, but differed from today's modern monkeys because they stood upright and walked. The structure of their feet also indicated they spent most of the time walking, not climbing. Floresiensi's small brain cavity, when combined with their unique bone density, raised many questions for audience members.
"This was essentially human intelligence separated from the human species," biology major Austin Shurtz said in response to Brown's lecture.
Dr. Brown's discovery has been the subject of extensive debate and admiration within the scientific community. However, as Brown pointed out in his lecture, the media were quick to capitalize on the idea of a new, separate Hobbit-like race.
When it came time to name the discovery, Brown and the team of scientists disagreed. Brown refused to support giving their discovery the name of British author J.R.R. Tolkien's diminutive, yet fun-loving race of humans.
"I was worried that a bunch of crazies would get together and want to talk to me about the name," Brown said. "Turns out, that's exactly what happened."
Still, the widespread commercial interest in Brown's discovery helped the scientists present their message to new markets. In fact, Wabash College was Brown's first mainland United States college lecture.
National Geographic, Nature, and the BBC have all commissioned their own stories about the discovery. However, as Brown points out, these news media have been quick to characterize the discovery along the lines of "Tolkien's Hobbits discovered."
In a Monday afternoon interview, Brown said his future work would include looking in more detail at where the Flores island race fits into society. He hopes to learn more about their culture, how they lived, and how they got to Flores.
Flowers is a Wabash College senior and past Editor of the student newspaper, The Bachelor.


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By COLLEEN LEDDY
Rosie's college roommate's mother posted a message on Facebook Monday night:
"Our beloved sweet spirited 7 year old guinea pig Beck passed away today. He was funny and smart. He even went to college one year with Leesa."
It appeared on my news feed because Rosie had commented on it, "Oh, so sad! What a fun year that was with Beck scurrying around under our beds."
I immediately sent a private message to Rosie, "Ugh. I don't think I knew you lived with a guinea pig in college."
The idea of it kind of grossed me out. A little rodent running around, being a rodent and leaving rodent droppings where it would.
"Haha, it wasn't all year...and she always brought it home on weekends," Rosie responded. "It was also not allowed. It mostly stayed in the cage except when we were both in the room studying at night. And I think sometimes it escaped...but we had semi-lofted beds so it had a crawl space to itself."
Images of the guinea-pig-on-the-loose made me shudder, but it's nothing in comparison to the recent escapades of Ben and Maddie. Their exploits just confirm for me that there are things children should never tell their parents no matter how old the children are.
I just don't want to know the scary things that befall them or the things that could have happened. I don't want to know about the things that will only worry me if I knew—at least not until they are over and done with, and, then, maybe not even then.
Sure, I am curious about their experiences. I am thrilled that they are living life fully. But did I need to imagine what would have happened to Ben when he and three friends went fishing off the coast of Bimini a couple weekends ago and while his friends slept below, he continued to fish—alone, at night, in the dark? I don't want to know the answer to this next question unless it's 'yes,' but was he wearing a lifejacket?
And the thought of him under all that water when he scuba dives without the scuba? Free diving and spear fishing...I just have to stop thinking.
"Just come home alive." That's my over-riding thought when I know they are embarking on adventures that might put them at peril.
"Thank you for being alive."
I think I say that most often to Maddie. She's really not all that much of a daredevil, but she seems to get in some strange scrapes. I think it stems from being poor and trying to save money or doing things in a carefree recent-college-graduate kind of way.
"Didn't I tell you about the tires on the van?" she asked while we Skyped on Easter. She was updating us on the status of Sunny's ability to start.
"Sunny" is the very used 1986 Nissan Sunny-Vanette camper van she and her friend Natalie bought with the intent to resell after they completed their travels around New Zealand, essentially recouping their investment.
Maddie had mentioned in passing a few weeks ago that they had to replace a tire. But now she was telling that the tire had essentially shredded as they were driving—like the shredded semi tires you see on I-94.
"No, don't tell me any more!" I just want to put my fingers in my ears and sing, "Lalalalalalalalala," until she's done.
The tire cost $100 plus $15 labor to replace, but the mechanic also put in about $30 in oil.
"He had to put in over two liters or something. Whoops," Maddie emailed later.
Later in their travels the battery light went on at night and when they made it to a mechanic, he gave them a spare battery and jumper cables so they could continue their journey and visit another location 30 km away while they waited for parts to come in.
"We had to jump it five times throughout the 30 km back," Maddie said. "Eventually, we had to drive with it attached to the battery under the driver seat with the cables going back over the bed to the spare battery in the back of the van and drive with it connected or we wouldn't have made it back."
"Probably not supposed to do that," she concluded and then wisely observed, "I worried it would explode or something the whole time."
Lalalalalalalalalala. Guinea pigs under the bed. That doesn't sound bad at all.


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Brookfield mourns fallen police officer
Friends and colleagues are in mourning this weekend after the death of a Town of Brookfield police officer.
Donald Bishop was responding to a burglary call when he died of an apparent heart attack.
Bishop was just 32 years old but had already more than 10 years experience serving as an officer, EMT, and firefighter.
Officer Bishop was driving his squad car when he died. His car crashed into a front yard.
For the town's police force, Bishop's death is an overwhelming loss.
"It was an honor to work with Don here at the town of Brookfield," said police chief Chris Perket. "Residents of the municipality were fortunate to have him serve."
"This is a sad day in the town of Brookfield," said town chairman Keith Henderson. "As a town, we'd like to offer our prayers to Officer Bishop, his family, and his friends."
Officer Bishop worked with the Town of Brookfield since August 2011.
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The Joffrey Ballet's fall engagement offers a glimpse of the troupe's sweeping approach to repertory, an approach that allows it to travel smoothly from 1930s expressionism to the 21st Century while at the same time hosting international geniuses of the art.
Back in 1967, programming Kurt Jooss' anti-war "The Green Table" at the height of America's own anti-war fever was a mark of Robert Joffrey's astute timing. But it was also a highly personal move: Joffrey had first encountered it as an audience member himself at age 11. One of the troupe's great strengths is its flair for reviving gems, while another is its affinity for encouraging contemporary choreographers. It's the latter spirit that brings us Jiri Kylian's "Forgotten Land," which the Joffrey acquired in 1985, and James Kudelka's "Pretty BALLET," premiered two years ago and one of the troupe's most distinguished commissions under current artistic director Ashley Wheater.
"Human Landscapes," the umbrella title for this engagement through Oct. 28 at the Auditorium Theatre, shows off the company's versatility and celebrates its good taste. We've seen our share of later Kylian in recent years, making this look at the much earlier 1981 "Land" all the more fascinating, while "Pretty BALLET" shows off the glories and potential for the art in our time.
Kudelka's work celebrates ballet in ways both thrilling and icily witty. The mostly moonlit setting, the smoky atmosphere, the see-through tulle on the women and the exhilarating rush of classical form are counterbalanced by Kudelka's wry grace notes. The corps of women hold the stage in the opening movement when the moment arrives for the men to enter, and they do so as if in mid-sequence, as partners ready to catch the women in their arms. One of the women ends up with no partner, and yet the way Kudelka designs it, the way the sequence rushes by, makes it all look balanced and natural.
Similarly, the finale boasts the entire cast--minus one dancer. The male quintet is bravura with just a hint of self-satirizing preening, while the tricky lead duet, performed beautifully Wednesday by Victoria Jaiani and Miguel Angel Blanco, is both lovely and acrobatically edgy.
Haunting and mysterious, inspired by a painting by Edvard Munch, "Forgotten Land" is about time, memory, love and loss, its fine cast Wednesday distinguished by a newcomer, Yoshihisa Arai, who, with April Daly, delivered a flashy enactment of the couple in red.
"Green Table" endures as deliciously imagined, a comic cartoon that unfolds into powerful allegory. Jooss' archetypal figures remain universal--the soldier, the grieving mother, the profiteer and, of course, Death, powerfully played Wednesday by Fabrice Calmels and a character who, like his real counterpart, keeps cropping up where you least expect.
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Thursday and Oct. 26; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Oct. 27; and 2 p.m. Sunday and Oct. 28
Where: Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Congress Pkwy.
Price: $31-$152; 800-982-2787 or ticketmaster.com
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W.A. Clark Memorial Library
Huguette Clark with a doll in the 1910s.
By Bill Dedman, Investigative Reporter, NBC News
NEW YORK — The stakes have been set in the battle over the wealth of copper heiress Huguette Clark. More than $300 million is on the table as her extended family prepares for a court fight with her nurse and others for the last whispers of one of the great fortunes from America's Gilded Age.
At her death on May 24, 2011, in the New York City hospital where she had lived for 20 years, the daughter of one of the copper kings of Montana possessed about $306.5 million, counting all her real estate, stocks, bonds, cash, trusts and personal property. The accounting was filed this week in Surrogate's Court in Manhattan by the office of the public administrator, the temporary executor of her estate.
Clark's estimated property values:
- $84.5 million for Bellosguardo, her California beachfront vacation home on 23.5 acres in Santa Barbara. That value was reduced to reflect $502,000 in property tax liens.
- $53.0 million for her three apartments at 907 Fifth Ave., New York City. Their values are $24 million for apartment 12-W, which has been sold, $19 million for apartment 8-W, which has also found a buyer, and $10 million for apartment 8-E, still on the market. Each apartment has approximately 5,000 square feet.
- $14.3 million for La Beau Château, her Connecticut country home on 51.7 acres in New Canaan.
- $79.3 million in stocks, bonds, cash and trusts, including $4,039 in unclaimed funds received from the state of New York.
- $75.4 million in personal property. Details are not given, but this includes a Monet and other paintings, jewelry, furniture and her doll collection.
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Bellosguardo, the Huguette Clark summer home in Santa Barbara, Calif. Her executor estimates its value at $85 million. Other estimates have run to $100 million. It could go to a new arts foundation, or to her extended family.
The net value of the estate will be less. Federal and state estate taxes must be paid, and unpaid federal gift taxes are due to the IRS.
And the estate could increase in value if the executor is successful in efforts to claw back more than $44 million in gifts that were given to Clark's nurses, doctors, hospital and others in her later years.
Huguette (pronounced "oo-GET") Marcelle Clark, born in Paris in 1906, inherited her fortune from William Andrews Clark (1839-1925), a U.S. senator from Montana who was among the richest men of the Gilded Age, a copper miner, banker, builder of railroads, and founder of the city of Las Vegas.
His youngest daughter attracted the attention of NBC News in 2009 because of her vacant but well-manicured mansions and questions about the management of her money. She lived her last 20 years in spartan hospital rooms, dying just weeks before her 105th birthday. The archive of Clark stories, photos and videos is at http://nbcnews.com/clark/.
Rahul Kadakia of Christie's Auction House displays jewels discovered in heiress Huguette Clark's safe deposit box, including a pink 9-carat diamond ring that could be worth up to $15 million and a flawless Cartier diamond worth up to $4 million.
Signed two willsTo direct her fortune, at age 98, Huguette Clark signed two wills.
The first will left $5 million to her private-duty registered nurse, Hadassah Peri, leaving the bulk of her estate to her relatives from her father's first marriage. The family members were not named in that will, which left the estate to her "intestate distributees," legal language for the people who would inherit if she died without a will. Because Clark had been married only briefly, and had no children, her closest relatives were the descendants of her father from the first marriage. These were Huguette Clark's half great-nieces and half great-nephews, and their children. Huguette and her four half-siblings had each received one-fifth shares of W.A. Clark's empire in 1925. Huguette's mother, Anna, received Bellosguardo, which then passed down to Huguette.
Just six weeks passed before Clark signed a new will. It specified that she intentionally left no money to family, with whom the will said she had little contact. The family is claiming that this will was the product of fraud. The newer document leaves the largest share of her fortune to a museum or art foundation to be set up at her oceanfront estate in Santa Barbara. Specific bequests are made to her attorney, accountant, doctor and others, and the remainder is split among the nurse, a goddaughter and the California foundation. (See the earlier story and read the documents: A twist: Heiress Huguette Clark signed two wills.)
Originally the temporary executors of the Clark estate were her attorney and accountant, but the court revoked the accountant's authority, and suspended the attorney from his role, leaving only the public administrator to manage the estate for now. The judge, Surrogate Kristin Booth Glen, acted after the public administrator's attorney revealed that Clark had not filed gift tax returns from 1997 through 2003, leaving her owing millions in taxes plus interest and possible penalties. (See the earlier story: Judge bounces attorney, accountant.)
Preparing for trialThe parties have been collecting evidence in the case through depositions of witnesses. Judge Glen put the attorneys on a fast clock, saying she hoped to begin a jury trial this year, before her term ends on Dec. 31. The judge recently acknowledged in court, however, that such an early trial date seems unlikely, leaving the case for her successor, perhaps early in 2013.
Though a criminal investigation was launched in August 2010 into the handling of Clark's finances by her attorney and accountant, no one has been charged with any crime. Both men have maintained that they did nothing more than carry out the wishes of a woman who wanted to protect her privacy. The investigation continues by the Elder Abuse Unit of the New York County District Attorney's Office. The investigation was prompted in part by reports by NBC News about the sale of property owned by Clark, including a Stradivarius violin and a Renoir painting.
Clark's jewelry collection was sold at auction in April for $18.3 million. That money will be held by the estate during the contest over the wills. Her country estate in Connecticut is for sale, recently marked down to $15.9 million. Her estate in Santa Barbara is being carefully maintained, awaiting the court's decision.
Do you have information on the Clark family?Reporter Bill Dedman is co-authoring "Empty Mansions," a nonfiction book about Huguette Clark and her family. If you have documents or information, you can reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The full story
More on the Huguette Clark mystery is at http://nbcnews.com/clark/.
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well i know this may be a weird palce to ring up mu "problems" but honestly besides my folks all i have is the internet. see i happen to be 20 years old, with no car, no friends and a virgin :( . see i live in a "urban" neigborhood and i could never really relate to the kids around me.... at 15 i broke away from society...i became a "hermit" because of my depression. you see i started going to a suburban school and made tons of friends... even a few girls where interested in me, but of course being 16 and 17 and having no car was like "ill". i could never find a job because of transportation issues... i had one at 16 but was fired 4 months later for not being able to show up to work. i tried city buses but in detroit and being white was a problem to some peole.... i was shot and stabbed once... and decided to never catch a bus in the city again... even though i live in the city. i have never dated, and that makes me fell... well like crap... sometimes even suicidal. see basically i have NO LIFE. see i want to go to a school for either nursing/nurse assistant or pharmacy tech... i mean the schools around here for those things are really inexpensive. but getting a ride from my folks to post school/high school seems way to inberesing for me. plus i really want to u know... get in the sheets finally... but who would want to date a guy in my situation.... i've benn on so many different med's i've gained 105 pounds!!! plus school i go to has to be in subrbia, at least they'll understand that i like metal and rockabilly... and dress like a greaser lol, well some of them anyway... what im trying to say is ther any hope for me... and be honest for real.
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