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Versailles: Rachida Dati, a former French justice minister who is alleged to have had eight lovers around the time she fell pregnant in 2008, will discover next month if she has won her legal bid to have a hotel tycoon recognised as the father of her daughter.
Dati, 46, a glamorous protege of former president Nicolas Sarkozy, has issued a writ aimed at making Dominique Desseigne accept paternity of three-year-old Zohra in the latest case to cast light on the hitherto taboo sexual antics of France's political elite.
The writ was considered at a court hearing here on Tuesday and the judge will issue a ruling on December 4.
Desseigne, 68, the chairman-CEO of the upmarket Lucien Barriere casino, hotel and restaurant group, has confirmed that he had a brief fling with Dati but has refused to take a paternity test that would establish if he is the father of Zohra, who was born on January 2, 2009.
Neither Dati nor her former lover were present at Tuesday's closed-door hearing and lawyers for both parties refused to comment on their way in.
Under French law, the court cannot force Desseigne to have a paternity test but can interpret a refusal as confirming he is the father.
According to Le Monde's weekend magazine, Desseigne's lawyer intended to argue that his client could not have been the father and to highlight the fact that Dati had seven other lovers around the time of the conception.
They allegedly included a television presenter, a government minister, a company chairman, a Spanish prime minister, one of Sarkozy's brothers and a former attorney general of Qatar.
Friends of Desseigne quoted by Le Monde claimed that Dati had sent him threatening letters making it clear she would settle the case out of court in return for a pay-off.
They say he had holidayed with Dati in Mauritius over New Year at the end of 2007 but that the relationship had ended in February of 2008 with him having made it clear he did not want to have a child with her.
The Dati case has come to court just as public interest in the love life of President Francois Hollande appears to finally be waning.
Since winning the presidential election in June, Hollande has had to deal with a string of articles and books documenting the complicated history of his relationship with girlfriend Valerie Trierweiler and her alleged feud with his former partner Segolene Royal.
A book published last month claimed Trierweiler conducted an affair with a prominent rightwing politician whilst also seeing Hollande, who was then still officially with Royal, the mother of his four children.
Twice-divorced Trierweiler denies the claim and is suing the authors of the book for defamation.
Whatever the truth, the publication of such claims - which would have been unthinkable even a few years ago - has been seen as marking a sea-change in French media attitudes to the private lives of politicians.


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VERMILION, Ohio - A mother's frantic plea for help for her disabled 18-month-old son - "He's stiff as a board" - sent an ambulance crew to a reclusive family's home where they found the undersized boy and six other children, most malnourished, according to a 911 tape released Monday.
"He's got medical issues," the mother told a 911 operator Nov. 6 when she and her husband awoke and found the toddler's lifeless body.
"My husband just went inside," she said on the tape released by the Erie County sheriff's department in this lakeside community between Cleveland and Toledo. "He's stiff as a board."
No charges were immediately filed in the case, but the six children, most with physical or mental disabilities or both, were removed from the home and four were sent to the hospital.
Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital in Cleveland said the four were still at the hospital Monday. A spokesman said the hospital could not release information because of patient privacy rules.
A 6-year-old weighed 23 pounds, about half the average 40- to 50-pound weight for the age. The oldest child was 11.
In the call to 911, the mother begged for a quick response from an emergency medical crew.
"Yes, please, please," she said repeating the address located along a country road with a mix of small farms and suburban-style homes with deep front yards.
"We took a nap," she said, "because we had a Halloween party last night with the kids."
The parents apparently were awakened by an 11-year-old who found the toddler unresponsive.
"He's got medical issues, he's disabled, he's a disabled baby and I don't know what happened," the mother. "Oh, please, God help us. We have disabled children."
While begging for fast help from 911, the mother asked, apparently to family members, "When's the last time somebody went in there to check?"
The autopsy attributed the death to malnourishment and dehydration.
A report by sheriff's deputies at the scene said one room had four cribs and extensive medical equipment.
The parents were away from the house Monday for the toddler's funeral, a sheriff's deputy at the scene said.
Neighbors said they had seen little of the family and weren't familiar with their situation.
Messages seeking an update on the investigation were left for the sheriff and prosecutor Monday, a federal holiday for Veterans Day. The county child services agency was closed.
Front windows of the family's home were tightly draped off in black curtains, with paint cans and furniture on the side yard and a pumpkin sitting on the front step. Firewood was stacked on the side.
Erie County was the scene of the emotionally charged trial of a husband and wife convicted of forcing some of their 11 adopted, special-needs children to sleep in cages. Both served two years in prison and were released last year.
The couple lost custody of the children in 2006. They said they used wire and wood enclosures at their home in Norwalk to protect children they said acted up and were destructive.
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I just came back from the holidays and found the new groupgift skin from Reila Skins that I definitely wanted to show you guys: the NOAH skin (Xmas special edition) is a brilliant skin and it is not just the usual skin you can get. The white beard and brows and hairbase just makes it the perfect skin for a unique look and it definitely is brilliant for roleplay. Since the skin is rather fair I wanted to create an angelic look with it. And here comes my nostalgic noob moment: I guess everyone once had this moment as noob when he found some freebie angel wings and stumbled across the grid with these wings for at least a day or two. And yeah – I also was one of them. And I thought I was so fancy with my grey boy next door jumper, the denims and these wings. Times have changed thank god.
So for my Uriel look I decided to wear the Kirins Poem Jewellery from Finesmith (necklace and tiara – also included in the set is a ring that is not shown here). Now all I needed was some wings and I found them as groupgift in a particle shop called Festiva. I must admit that I am kind of snobish about particles because I really dislike poofers and stuff like this. Festiva on the other hand has particles that are kind of out of this world. The creations of Kosamu Oh are a brilliant example of what you actually can do with particles. So if you are looking for effects – may it be as avatar attachment (like the wings) or as rez object – I highly recommend a hop to the shop.
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Hair: Dura – The 2nd year Anniversary hair (Platinum)
Skin: Reila Skins – Noah Xmas Special (Groupgift)
Feet: SLink – Mens Natural Barefeet
Jewellery: Finesmith Jewellery – Kirins Poem
Wings: FESTIVA – Bird (white) (Groupgift)


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If Alfred Hitchcock were alive today, I've got a feeling he'd enjoy Bates Motel. This kinda-sorta prequel re-imagines the story of Norman Bates, his equally unbalanced mom Norma and their relationship at the business that bears their name, mixing the ordinary and the bizarre with unpredictable, broad strokes in a more modern setting. Hitchcock always intended his classic film as a pitch-black comedy...and from that perspective, Bates Motel shares a few similarities beyond its central characters and the all-too-familiar motel grounds. Though it actually takes place in present-day (and fictional) White Pines Bay, Oregon, the show's small-town atmosphere and vintage set design don't feel too far removed from a period piece set four or five decades ago. If not for the iPhones, text messages, Google references and soundtrack cuts from the last 20 years, you'd probably forget when you were. Oddly enough, it's not distracting.
Filmed in British Columbia, the show's foggy appearance and small-town backdrop will immediately remind viewers of landmark shows like Twin Peaks and The X-Files. It feels like a perfect fit, reminding us that we're either in the midst of trouble...or it's just around the corner. More often than not, however, Bates Motel is just as much "comedy" as it is "pitch-black", piling on mountains of over-the-top absurdity that, for unknown reasons, feels kinda normal within the series' unusual boundaries. As a total package, this is compulsively watchable, suspenseful, goofy, dramatic and, above all else, unpredictable television.
Such unpredictability can be a massive gamble...but much like Psycho (and by extension, Robert Bloch's original novel), Bates Motel has been designed to keep its audience perpetually off-balance. At the same time, there's a constant cloud of guilt, paranoia and dread floating above this season, magnified by the unpredictable behavior of Norman (Freddy Highmore) and his mother Norma (Vera Farmiga) in the face of several horrifying events: one leads them to White Pines Bay, and the others happen after they arrive. The immediate and focused suspicion of watchful sheriff Alex Romero (Nestor Carbonell) makes us wonder if he's just extremely good at what he does...or if, in fact, he's secretly pulling the strings. As the initial story arc gradually shifts midway through this first season, lies multiply, layers of mystery keep us interested in this small town and, eventually, we realize that just about everyone's a villain here.
This first season of Bates Motel includes ten episodes and several new characters, from Dylan Bates (Norman's rebellious half-brother, played by Max Thieriot) to the amusingly named junior detective Emma Decody (Olivia Cooke) and popular student Bradley Martin (Nicola Peltz), who is substantially more feminine than her name implies. The casting and performances are universally excellent, especially our unpredictable leads and the countless scenes they have with each other and outsiders. Vera Farmiga is especially impressive from start to finish, consistently stealing her scenes with reckless abandon and deliciously black humor. It's just one more reason why Bates Motel is more than the sum of its parts.
As expected, these 1.78:1, 1080p transfers look fantastic from start to finish. Thomas Yatsko's cinematography favors lots of browns, greens and dimly-lit interiors; luckily, the color palette is rendered nicely, shadow details are strong and black levels hold up nicely. Image detail is also quite good, especially during outdoor scenes and during close-up shots, while a natural layer of film grain is also present along the way. The only problematic scenes are those shot in extreme dark with focused light sources (several of Season One's many "break-in attempts", for example), as some of them appear to have been shot on lesser film stock or even digital video. Still, this appears to be a source material issue, as no other elements suffer from problems like banding, digital noise, interlacing or compression artifacts. Overall, Bates Motel looks extremely strong in high definition and fans should be enormously pleased.
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Not to be outdone, the terrific DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio track generates an effectively cinematic atmosphere. Though Bates Motel is a dialogue-driven series (which sounds clean and crisp, by the way), it has no shortage of suspenseful, music-driven segments and occasional bursts of action along the way. Channel separation is strong and surrounds are reserved for subtle background ambiance and occasional jump-scares. The low end also gets time to shine, especially during several music cues and other creepy moments. It's a small-screen production to be sure, but one with a suitable dynamic range that won't have you reaching for your volume control every few minutes. It's mixed a bit loudly overall, although this could just be in comparison to the rather flat and subdued menu interface music. Speaking of which...
Also included on Disc Two is a Q&A Session with selected members of the cast and crew (45 minutes), recorded earlier this year at the Paley Center for Media. It's a lively and interesting session that features participation from co-creators Carlton Cuse and Kerry Ehrin with actors Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Max Thieriot, Nestor Carbonell and Nicola Peltz. Topics include similarities to The X-Files and Twin Peaks, development with Universal Television, the mother/son relationship, the show's present-day setting, casting & character motivations, the potential length of the series and more. Oddly enough, this event seems to have been filmed on rather low-grade equipment and is framed at 1.33:1, which makes it look a bit older than it really is. Still, this is a nice little glimpse behind the curtain that fans will appreciate.
Though not without a few speed bumps along the way, Season One of Bates Motel is a captivating, suspenseful slice of television that's incredibly easy to be drawn towards. Perfectly cast with terrific performances, fine cinematography, great characters and plenty of pitch-black humor, this ten-episode season goes by in a flash and will leave viewers wanting more...but unfortunately, we'll have to wait until 2014. Until then, this Blu-ray package from Universal serves up a fantastic A/V presentation but a surprisingly weak collection of extras. Even so, it's a collection worth owning, as you'll revisit these episodes several times before Season Two arrives. Recommended for new and established fans alike.
Randy Miller III is an affable office monkey by day and film reviewer by night. He also does freelance design work, teaches art classes and runs a website or two. In his free time, Randy also enjoys slacking off, juggling HD DVDs and writing in third person.


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Stereolab are on their 12th album. No-one makes 12 albums. Coldplay won't even make eight albums. And yet, much like Mark E Smith and The Fall, they've only ever really made one album.
Well, that's not entirely true, the ill expressed anecdote being they're always instantly recognisable and completely inimitable. It makes a Stereolab review an intimidating process, or more a difficult process, as whilst the band really have had a slow, glorious evolution of sound, that evolution halted with 2001's Sound Dust.
In itself progression isn't a necessity, but Stereolab's slow changes have been so inspired and important that whilst their material this century is always a pleasure to hear (and as colourful and comforting as duvets) the band accumulated their fanatical fan base by pushing themselves. Space Age Bachelor Pad Music through to Mars Audiac Quintet explored the sonic possibilities of large Farfisa organs, paired them with beat poetry rhythms and krautrock propulsion whilst proving themselves unafraid of the absurd and pretentious. Emperor Tomato Ketchup (1996) saw them wrap their output in thigh-slapping funk grooves and bring the vocal melodies to the heart of their music with inspired complimentary string arrangements and Cobra And Voltage Come Play in the Milky Night pretty much finished the evolution by adding a clinical gloss and making song structures fibre optic delicate. The album received 0/10 in the NME and can probably be considered one of the music mag's turning points toward the grave, as it displayed an abandonment of music and stuck its neck into the rope of marketing led journalism.
So now what?
Obviously Not Music is superior to 99 per cent of the albums you will here this year, and really deserves a 9/10 or something… unless you've heard the full range of their work. 'Silver Sands' oozes trouble funk whilst phasing through vintage keyboards with a fluidity that still provides the outmost excitement, spraying out incredible, delicious, sounds with ease. Laetitia Sadier's famous chanson also continues to gloriously rasp out against soft, otherworldly harmonies, her tones almost annoyingly contrite yet completely original.
'Delugeoisie' revisits the band's new wave obsession as Sadier now stutters undecipherable coos against an aggressive interjection of competing instruments. The results recalls Polanksi's early work; glamorous women running through the streets of Paris in fear as flutes and hi hats spur them on.
Yet through all this beauty, rhythmic intricacy and European cinema influenced strangeness, there is nothing here that screams out differently from their output of the last decade. There's nothing here that shows a band capable of arguing over which keyboard line to champion or which jazz chord should be used in a counterpoint. It feels as if Tim Gane and co, having spent so long obsessing over sound, are now at a plateau.
Stereolab will always provide excitement, but in the past, part of that excitement came from a band having no idea of how they should sound, so that the result threw polemics and tangents together with an unmatched grace. Now it feels as though they're comfortable in their skin. This is great for them, but for the listener it's a bitter sweet comfort and feels akin to insincerely wishing well to an ex who has happily moved on.
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Ohio meningitis cases linked to recall up to 11
Cases reported in Hamilton, Warren counties
Health officials say a sixth meningitis case in Marion County gives Ohio a total of 11 illnesses linked to a larger outbreak and recalled steroid injections for back pain.
The Ohio Department of Health also has reported single cases of rare fungal meningitis in Crawford, Franklin, Hamilton, Morrow and Warren counties. The cases involve adults, and none have died.
Federal officials report more than 280 illnesses and at least 23 deaths in the outbreak linked to a specialty pharmacy in Massachusetts called the New England Compounding Center. The pharmacy has recalled its products.
Officials say 64 facilities in Ohio received products from the pharmacy. Four clinics in Ohio received the potentially contaminated steroids, and the patients that got those injections have been warned to watch for symptoms.


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Impact Testing of Horse-Riding Equipment for Equestrian Sports
Falling from heights can cause major fracturing and bruising; falling from a horse is no different. A rider falling from a stationary horse hits the ground at roughly 6 m/s, equivalent to 1.26kJ for a 70kg rider. This is considerably worsened when moving- the rider can have a horizontal velocity of up to 12 m/s, in addition to the 6 m/s vertical velocity. It's not just the fall itself that creates a problem, injuries can be caused by collision with the hooves of the horse and the accessories of the course (poles, fencing etc).
Protective equipment is available for riders but must be thoroughly tested in order to provide sufficient peace of mind and protection to participants, event organizers and manufacturers. Our CEAST drop-towers allow the manufacturer to test their products to stringent international standards. Standards such as BS EN 13158:2009 provide test conditions designed to accurately replicate and measure the response of protected body parts to the simulated fall from a horse. The test is performed by dropping a guided, custom striker onto a bespoke anvil, onto which the protective equipment is placed. The standard specifies exactly how large the sample size should be, what parts should be tested, and how. A succesful product attenuates the force transmission within a defined safe range. We can also perform the penetration test of equestrian helmets in accordance with BS EN 1384:2012, whereby a conical striker with a defined mass is dropped onto the helmet with a pre-determined velocity. Failure occurs if the cone penetrates the helmet.
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Time to Spring Clean Your Finances
Make these moves to get your money matters in order.
Spring is almost here. So if you engage in an annual spring cleaning ritual, make sure you take the time to get your financial house in order, too. Here are six things you should do to tidy up your finances.
Clear out your flexible spending account. By clear out I mean use whatever 2012 money is left if your employer gives you until March 15 to use last year's funds. If there's any money left over in your account after that deadline, you'll lose it. See Last-Minute Ideas to Beat the Flexible Spending Account Deadline for tips to help you use your FSA funds.
Eliminate overwithholding of income tax. If you received a hefty tax refund -- the average check last year was about $3,000 -- consider adjusting your tax withholding so that you get the money when you earn it. Sure, it feels great to get a big check you can use to pay down debt, fund a vacation or add to a retirement account. But it means you're handing over too much money to Uncle Sam – money you could use each month to pay bills, buy groceries, invest in stocks or whatever. Use our Tax Withholding Calculator to see how much you can add to your paycheck by adjusting your withholding.
Ditch unnecessary tax documents. After you complete your tax return, take some time to clean out your files. See Which Tax Records to Keep and Which to Toss for specific guidance. In general, hold on to all of your tax documentation at least three years beyond the filing due date. To reduce piles of paperwork even further, consider creating a digital archive of your tax records.
Freshen up your insurance coverage. While you're digging through old documents, pull out your insurance policies to review your coverage. See 10 Reasons Your Insurance May Need a Checkup to find out whether you need to update your policies.
Tidy your credit report. If you haven't checked your credit history lately, find time to do it. A recent study by the Federal Trade Commission found that one in four consumers had errors on their credit reports that might affect their credit scores, and, in turn, hurt their ability to borrow money or get new credit. See Why You Should check Your Credit Reports Each Year and visit Annualcreditreport.com to get a free copy of your credit report from each of the three credit bureaus -- Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.
Unclutter your home. By cleaning out the closets, attic or basement in your house, you might be able to improve your financial situation. See Clear Your Clutter to Reap Financial Benefits to find out how you can put more cash in your pocket or take advantage of tax breaks by getting rid of things you don't need.
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For some, your journey has just started, and others have a whole life full of experiences. Either way, you will be able to learn and share many things through Aniridia Foundation International.
For those that are looking to support a family member, friend, or if you are a philanthropist seeking a worthwhile cause to help children, the visually disabled or to support vision research, we welcome you to our website. Please contact us with any questions you may have.
In the past, there was little information and even less research about aniridia syndrome, mostly because ophthalmologists did not see many cases and are sometimes unfamiliar with its complexities. I felt the key to understanding this genetic congenital eye and medical disorder called aniridia syndrome, with the help of our Medical and Scientific Board physicians and researchers, was to unite those affected by this syndrome, their families, caring physicians, and determined researchers.
Since 2001, when we started as USA Aniridia Network and now doing business as (dba) Aniridia Foundation International (AFI), our team effort has made a real difference in the lives of many. We have made a difference by supporting families in the low vision community, educating and creating awareness about aniridia syndrome, and spearheading important research. But we still have a ways to go.
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HR Tech is one of the top global events showcasing emerging technologies and tools transforming the human relations (HR) industry. This year, platforms utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) continued to trend, with new focus on mitigating bias and ensuring that AI tools can align with corporate goals for diverse and inclusive hiring.
Companies who are committed to hiring "the right talent, right now" and improving the candidate experience must also be committed to being inclusive and accessible to all candidates, including those with disabilities. Read on to learn how you can take part in National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) this October—and carry its spirit forward all year long.
The recent MAVRIC conference showcased momentum for using X-Reality (XR) to improve people's lives, including people with disabilities.
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is currently seeking feedback about whether drivers should have the ability to choose between a pre-set list of sounds that alert pedestrians to the presence of electric and hybrid cars when traveling at low speeds. The notice of proposed rulemaking also asks whether NHTSA should impose limits on the number of sounds that manufacturers may install.
In celebration of the 29th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Frances West joined PEAT to discuss how companies can use inclusion in their business to drive disruptive innovation. Frances formerly served as IBM's first Chief Accessibility Officer and is the founder of FrancesWestCo.
Dan Nichols discusses how Candidit is using artificial intelligence to built a hiring platform based around inclusive talent competencies to reduce bias and better match employers to candidates with the specific skills they need.
Doug Schepers discusses sonification and other innovative methods of making charts, graphs, and maps more interactive and accessible to all users, including people with disabilities.
Ph.D. student Ather Sharif recounts how this year's Teach Access Study Away program in Silicon Valley connected participants to the skills, knowledge, and networking contacts needed to build accessible technologies for the future.
This year's expanded 2-day Accessibility Hackathon at the Web for All (W4A) Conference in San Francisco advanced workplace inclusion for people with disabilities by enhancing web-based tools such as Jupyter Notebooks with an accessibility mindset.
Jim Fruchterman discusses Benetech's research on expanding employment success for people with disabilities, and how inclusive hiring and accessible technology intersect with Silicon Valley's push to drive innovation.


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Kids Fit Club, an organization dedicated to educating youth on the value of proper nutrition and exercise, hosted a dinner event tonight where 4 children (ages 6-9yo) prepared a Mediterranean feast for a group of 14 attendees.
The dinner consisted of the following dishes, listed with ingredients in parenthesis:
– Veggie Platter Appetizer (Carrots, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Red Bell Peppers, Yellow Bell Peppers & Hummus)
– Hummus (Garbanzo Beans, Tahini, Garlic, Olive Oil, Lemon Juice, Salt, Pepper & topped with Pine Nuts & Paprika)
– Salad (Arugula, Cucumber, Avocado, Pine Nuts, Olive Oil, Garlic, Lemon Juice, Salt & Pepper)
– Quinoa Tabouli (Quinoa, Cucumber, Tomatoes, Italian Parsley, Green Onions, Mint, Olive Oil, Lemon Juice, Salt & Pepper)
– Grilled Chicken (Boneless skinless butterflied chicken breast with Shwarma marinade).
– Served with fresh pita and lavash bread.
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"It was easier when it was just Aaron." "I'm OK with it." "Story time."
If the titles of sculptor Adam Brent's artworks sound like bits of overheard dialogue from everyday life, it's no accident. Working with household items and inspired by architectural forms, Brent creates sculpture exploring the hidden emotional life of the family unit. One piece, The Ballad of Crook Horn Road, features potted plants placed on cantilevered structures that call to mind suburban A-frame houses. Another work, Colt, presents two horse figurines—an industrially manufactured version and a rough, handmade one—with one astride the other, suggesting the tension between the ideal and the real.
"I comment on what happens in the home and what it means to create and maintain a home," says Brent, who earned his MFA from Parsons in 2001 and is currently the Vice Provost for Curriculum and Learning.
Brent's sculptures embody new viewpoints and modes of artistic expression, even when his focus lies beyond the domestic sphere. His work with the BroLab collective, which he founded with other participants in the Bronx Museum's Artists in the Marketplace program, explores urban themes rather than domestic life. In the performance piece Pump 14, the group's members laboriously moved water from the East River to the Hudson using pumps and buckets, prompting a dialogue about resources in the urban environment. BroLab recently finished another urban public artwork, this time for the New York City Department of Transportation. Called Humps and Bumps, the piece references the familiar black-and-yellow traffic speed bumps. The collective was also praised by the New York City Council for Piazza Gratissima, its Kickstarter-funded project to build a courtyard for the Mott Haven Library in the Bronx. The project is a collaboration with local residents; unemployed workers from the community will help construct it. And Brent recently completed an installation for Amplify Action, an exhibition and series of events exploring sustainability at Brooklyn's Skylight Gallery.
Brent shares with his students at Parsons the artistic implications of his provocations and collaborations. He encourages students to work together on art that investigates often-ignored aspects of the urban experience. Brent's students have brought art outside the classroom and gallery; they recently participated in the Art in Odd Places festival, held annually in Manhattan. In homage to Brent's collective, BroLab, some of his students named their own group Brodigy.
Brent instills respect for the collaborative experience in future generations of artists at Parsons. "As a student, I learned to work with others at Parsons," says Brent. "I wouldn't be in a collective if I hadn't started here."


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On February 24, 2011, the UJA-Federation of NY Russian Leadership Division hosted a Cook-Off competition at The JCC in Manhattan.
Six teams competed in the cook-off preparing recipes that all shared the secret ingredient of "garlic." The teams worked diligently to cook their dishes in time and present them to the judges for tasting. The judges were impressed by all of the final dishes but in the end, there could only be one winner. It was a wonderful evening full of fun, laughter, and great food.
A portion of the proceeds collected from the event will support the UJA-Federation of NY's mission of "caring for those in need, rescuing those in harm's way, and renewing and strengthening the Jewish people in New York, in Israel, and around the world."
Host: UJA-Federation of NY Russian Leadership Division
Venue: The JCC in Manhattan
Photographer: Ross Den Photography
Videographer NYC: Chris Fig Productions


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BRAZIL BEAT: Klinsmann says Brazil team to beat
FORTALEZA, Brazil (AP) Colombia's James Rodriguez, Brazil's Neymar, Germany's Thomas Mueller and France's Karim Benzema came into the World Cup quarterfinals with a combined 16 goals.
So with all that scoring ability on the pitch for Friday's two games, of course the goals were coming from defenders. Mats Hummels gave Germany a 1-0 win over France, then Brazil's Thiago Silva and David Luiz put Brazil up 2-0 against Colombia. Rodriguez went on to score in the 2-1 loss, though his goal came on a penalty.
SAO PAULO (AP) - A new poll published Friday makes it official: Fans feel that striker Fred is the worst player on Brazil's World Cup squad.
The respected Datafolha polling group says that for 21 percent of the close to 3,000 people questioned, the Fluminense forward is the Brazilian team's worst player. Nine percent said striker Hulk, and 6 percent said defender Dani Alves, who was removed from the starting lineup for Fridays' quarterfinal against Colombia.
No surprise: For 56 percent of the respondents, striker Neymar is the team's best player. Goalkeeper Julio Cesar is a distant second with 10 percent.
Datafolha questioned 2,857 people, and the poll has a margin of error of two percentage points.
- By Stan Lehman
FORTALEZA, Brazil (AP) - Taking advantage of the huge Colombian crowd accompanying the national team at the World Cup in Brazil, Colombia's main newspaper handed out free copies of its daily to fans arriving for Friday's quarterfinal match against the hosts.
Youngsters dressed in the Colombian colors - blue, yellow and red - were giving away a special edition of the ''El Tiempo'' newspaper at traffic lights outside the Arena Castelao in the northeastern city of Fortaleza.
The newspaper says it's the first time in its 103-year history that it's being published in another country. The edition being handed out in Brazil has 12 pages of coverage about the Colombian team and the World Cup in general.
Colombia has one of the biggest fan bases in Brazil, packing stadiums and host cities everywhere the team has played. Colombians were the majority in the crowd in each of the team's first four matches.
- By Tales Azzoni - www.twitter.com/tazzoni
ABOARD SWISS AIR FLIGHT LX093 (AP) - Disheartened Swiss fans returning to Zurich after their country's 1-0 World Cup loss to Argentina could at least take comfort in one parting treat - they were flying home with their beloved team.
Faces perked up at the departure gate moments before boarding when coach Ottmar Hitzfeld and his players strode in. Some stopped to sign autographs and briefly mingled with fans still sporting the team's red paraphernalia.
On board, the players were greeted with champagne and a Swiss-decorated football was draped in a team scarf. Swiss flags were placed inside the cabin and each player's name appeared on his designated business class seat.
Fans quickly snapped selfies with the players, and once everyone was seated, the captain of Swiss Air flight LX093 - even before announcing the duration and altitude - welcomed the team aboard and said the country was proud of their valiant effort against the heavily favored Argentines.
Most players were not eager to speak to a reporter. Others said the memory of Angel di Maria's crushing 118th minute goal was still too fresh.
''We have to try and forget it,'' said defender Johan Djourou. ''When you lose that way, it is always hard.''
Midfielder Valon Behrami said that the team would have much preferred to be on a different flight this day - to a quarterfinal match against Belgium in Brasilia.
''Now everyone has to go to holiday,'' he said shortly before takeoff. ''That is it.''
Mario Stalder, a 46-year-old fan from Bern, said flying home with the team offered a fitting coda to his three-week journey in Brazil. Still, he would gladly have forgone the experience in favor of another.
''I would rather they won the game,'' he said.
- By Aron Heller - www.twitter.com/aronhellerap
SAO PAULO (AP) - No way is Jurgen Klinsmann going against the home Brazilians in this World Cup.
The U.S. coach believes the Selecao are making quite a run at their sixth World Cup championship, even if his homeland of Germany is still in the tournament while the Americans head home.
''Brazil is the No. 1 name to mention because of their talent and their home advantage and the energy they bring into this tournament,'' Klinsmann said. ''There are other teams that will be difficult to beat. Germany will be difficult to beat. Holland will be difficult to beat.''
Germany and Brazil would meet in the semifinals in they both win Friday.
- By Janie McCauley - www.twitter.com/JanieMcCAP
Associated Press reporters will be filing dispatches about happenings in and around Brazil during the 2014 World Cup. Follow AP journalists covering the World Cup on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP-Sports/world-cup-2014


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In the foreward to his book, "On the Art of Drawing", Robert Fawcett writes that he hopes he can "wean some away from the long, long search for shortcuts to a period of study".
"I have purposely avoided gimmicks," he writes, "which tend to lead the learning process away from the substance to be learned, and instead seem to be merely a method of painlessly attracting and holding attention."
Further on he writes, "Although content to start in the schoolroom, I have tried to move from there to the studio, to the living room and then to all outdoors. In this way I hope to avoid the tendency towards specialization which so limits the potential of many artists."
"I have never understood why some draw certain subjects superbly yet become frozen before others."
"An English artist who had just sat for his portrait by a colleague was heard later to say "So and So has just painted a portrait of me..."
"... so I suppose I'll have to do a landscape of him." - which sounds very funny at first but less so the more one thinks of it."
"If the present reader finds a drawing of a figure beside one of a landscape, the object will be not to find how different they are but how similar."
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Hats On
This story appears in the July 1998 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
Next time you're at an amusement park, sporting event, parade or other outdoor event, take a look around and notice how many people are wearing baseball hats. If it looks to you like every man, woman and child as far as the eye can see is sporting such a cap, you're not far from the truth. According to the National Sporting Goods Association, in 1997, Americans spent $208 million on caps and hats emblazoned with sport logos, a16 percent increase over 1995 figures. And this number doesn't even include the untold millions spent on fashion and designer caps from nonsports-related clothing brands, such as Stussy, No Fear and Guess?; novelty caps such as those promoting a hobby like fishing; or machine-embroidered caps custom-made for company outings or birthdays.
While baseball-style caps have been around as long as the game itself, it's only been within the last decade or so that sports teams have really begun to market their brands via headwear. According to David Stewart, chairman of the marketing department at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business in Los Angeles, the quality and variety of sports-branded caps not only provides people with an opportunity to express their loyalty to a team but appeals to their sense of taste as well. "Teams have gotten much more savvy with respect to design and fashion," says Stewart. "The days of having just white caps with a logo are gone. Now you have caps that are much more colorful and that make more of a statement."
Unlike many fashion trends, the popularity of caps seems to span all age groups and income brackets. "You have the older consumers who are identifying with the team, and you have the younger consumers who are just wearing it as a fashion statement; that it's associated with a certain team may be secondary or irrelevant," says Stewart.
Put A Lid On It
The multisegmented and dynamic market for baseball-style caps has spawned a handful of stores that sell nothing but. In the early '90s, Ben Fischman was in college when he noticed that an overwhelming number of his classmates (both male and female) wore baseball caps on a daily basis. Although the students considered their headgear a vital fashion accessory, no one Fischman asked could remember where they had bought their caps. Malls and sporting goods stores carried them, but after checking there, Fischman found their selection and quality seriously lacking.
In 1993, Fischman started selling licensed sports caps from a kiosk at a Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, mall. Sales of the caps were brisk, and soon Fischman, now 27, was able to move Lids into a full-fledged retail location. Lids Corp. now has 200 locations in 40 states and sells more than 8 million hats every year.
Jack Chadsey, 50, CEO of Lids Corp., attributes the chain's success to a strong focus on quality and assortment (the company typically stocks nearly 5,000 caps in each store), as well as surges in sales that result from event-oriented marketing. "We take advantage of different events that take place throughout the year," says Chadsey. "When football season begins and the Jets win their first three games, we will make sure we have Jets hats on hand. When the Denver Broncos won the Super Bowl, within 24 hours, we had Super Bowl Championship hats in all our stores; these sold out in two or three days. Events are huge opportunities for us."
In its fifth year of operation, Lids is growing at an astounding rate, with plans to open 100 to 125 new stores in the United States each year. Also in the works: opening stores in Canada and Puerto Rico.
Another type of cap store serves customers who want to design their own caps. Cap Factory, which offers caps that are custom-embroidered on the spot by a computerized sewing machine, has grown into a 10-store nationwide chain since its launch in 1994.
"While the marketplace for licensed goods is enormous, it seemed to me there was an older demographic group that would be better served by having a customized product," says Cap Factory founder Larry Sax, 36. "There is a point in people's lives where they're a little less inclined to wear what everyone else is wearing. Cap Factory gives them an opportunity to get a hat with the name of their boat, grandkid, business or anything else they'd like."
Cap Factory employees use a PC to show customers lettering styles and graphics, and when a customer is satisfied with the design, the information is downloaded into the sewing machine. Caps embroidered using this process, which takes five to 10 minutes, retail for $17 to $30--roughly the same amount a customer would spend on a licensed sports cap.
Mail order accounts for a growing portion of Cap Factory's profits, which Sax attributes to the company's Internet advertising. Putting the company's Web address and phone number on products' tags has gotten consumer attention. "There's a tremendous opportunity with the Internet," Sax says. "With very little effort, we get a huge response."
Capping It Off
Compared to other types of retail locations, opening a cap store is relatively simple and inexpensive. Because the store only carries caps and cap-related items such as cleaning kits, the size of the inventory (and the capital outlay it requires) can be held down. And because the caps and their displays don't take up a lot of floor space, there's a significant savings on rent. For example, the first store opened by The Hat Zone Inc., a Lee's Summit, Missouri-based cap retailer with 18 stores, cost less than $60,000 for a 300-square-foot mall space.
If you go the custom-embroidered route, a good portion of your start-up capital will be devoted to the automatic embroidering machine. Bridgewater, New Jersey-based Brother International Corp. offers a line of multihead, multineedle machines that each cost between $18,000 and $60,000, not including the computer and software necessary for creating graphic designs.
As with any business, there is a certain element of risk involved in opening a cap store. According to Stewart, while a narrow niche may be a cap store's advantage over full-scale sporting goods stores and other retail outlets, it may also be a store's Achilles' heel. Although it's unlikely people will stop buying baseball-style caps in the near future, there are some ways to protect yourself should the cap market suddenly go sour. "[You could] broaden the appeal by carrying different kinds of hats," says Stewart. "It's certainly a way to hedge the risk, but it requires a larger investment."
Another way to reduce your risk is to start small. As Lids' experience has shown, a kiosk in a mall is a good place to start a cap empire. "You don't have the rent you would have with a [standard retail] store, and you're not going to carry a big inventory," says Stewart. "For someone who doesn't have a lot of business experience, it would be a good way to get a sense of what the business is about while not incurring too much risk."
A Head For Business
Making your cap store a success involves a lot of research and planning. Lids' Jack Chadsey found that while many young women were both sports fans and cap wearers, 80 percent of his chain's customers were male. To make female customers feel more welcome in the stores, Chadsey brought in a retail design consultant who created a softer, more neutral environment that included life-sized wall graphics of women wearing the store's caps.
Stewart suggests that one key to prosperity for a business based on sports-licensed caps is to go where the sports fans are. "You shouldn't put [your business] in an upscale mall--the rent is very expensive there, and you have to think about the clientele you're going to attract," Stewart says. "Ideally, cap stores should be in a kiosk in a suburban mall location or a small storefront in a central city, areas that may have strong allegiances to sports teams."
Baseball-style caps are hot and getting hotter. The continual addition of expansion teams to the schedules of major-league baseball, football, basketball and hockey means that in the near future, there will be more sports fans than ever looking for a fashionable way to rally around their favorite teams. Even those who couldn't care less about sports comprise a potential market for caps. People's desire to express their personalities will never go out of style, and these "T-shirts for your head" are an ideal way to make a lasting impression or, at the very least, camouflage a bad hair day.
Next Step
- Brother International Corp. offers a line of computerized embroidering machines in a wide assortment of sizes and capabilities. Contact the company at 100 Somerset Corporate Blvd., Bridgewater, NJ 08807 or (800) 432-3532.
- The National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) provides information, news and trends on the sporting goods industry and offers annual shows and expositions. Contact the NSGA at 1699 Wall St., Mt. Prospect, IL 60056-5780; (847) 439-4000 or log on to http://www.nsga.org
- The Hat Zone Inc. offers franchise opportunities for entrepreneurs. Contact the company at 1036A N.E. Jib Ct., Lee's Summit, MO 64064; (816) 795-8702; fax (816) 795-9159
Contact Sources
Cap Factory, (800) 222-HATS, firstname.lastname@example.com
Lids Corp., 60 Glacier Dr., Westwood, MA 02090, firstname.lastname@example.com


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Well, that is hardly a fitting summation for a film made during the pinnacle of the French New Wave by one of it's most groundbreaking directors. Jean-Luc Godard's take on the crime film contains all of his signature playfulness and inventive toying with cinema. Based on Dolores Hitchens novel "Fools Gold", Band of Outsiders (1964) takes the notions of the pulp crime story structure and imbues it with youthful, mischievous energy.
Here we get the usual love triangle between the three leads- two men vying for the affection of the lovely Anna Karina, playing Odile, a somewhat bi-polar girl, at once naive and demure yet also flirty and capable of being a wiseass. It is the dashing yet submissive Franz who discovers her and concocts the plan, while the more assertive and dangerous Arthur is the one to catch Odile's eye and set the robbery in motion. But, Godard being Godard, he eschews the typical cinematic ways of telling their story- a flashy montage between their faces to set-up their first meeting, a sometimes wry, sometimes poetic third person narration to tell us the backstory and describe their moods, and a diner sequence that culminates into an unforgettable dance number which shows us both the trios uneven relationship and thier youthful spontaneousness.
As their fanciful plan to make some quick cash unfolds, it becomes more real, the setting more dire. This romantic idea- as Godard points out, "just like a movie"- of taking the cash falls apart when it comes to the actual heist, which, in typical crime caper fashion, unravels before them.
I should point out that I love this movie, but, in general, Godard films don't interest me very much. So, my saying, "I like this film", at the very least may help turn some Godard detractors onto him. I like Breathless. I love Band of Outsiders, and my favorite Godard film is Weekend. But, when I look at the bulk of his work (or, should I say, the bulk that I have seen), I find him to be repetitive and, well, pissy, like some bratty child drawing on the living room wall. What the kid drew may be a good picture, but his attitude when drawing it may leave you sour. I think Godard's desire to mess with cinema went from reckless, tender fun, to cold, difficult, and bitter. That is just the feling I, personally, get. A filmaker I love, Wong Kar Wai (Chungking Express, Happy Together In the Mood for Love, As Tears Go By), is clearly influenced by Godard, and I think he takes the best of Godard- the willingness to be loose, to improvise, and always look for the heart of a picture but without falling into standard A-B-C narrative conventions.
Band of Outsiders is a work from a man clearly in love with cinema, the possibilities of cinema, a man who wants to show that it is a medium where rules should not apply. And, it is thanks to Godard breaking conventions that we have, at least the potential, of a larger cinematic palette for creators to work from.
The DVD: Criterion Collection
Picture: 1.33:1 Standard. I cannot say it is the cleanest of Criterion's efforts. The print still shows some wear and the occasional fleck or spot. It isn't as pristine as, say, their editions of Seventh Seal or Seven Samurai. That said, this re-mastering was supervised by Band of Outsider's cinematographer, Raoul Coutard, so one imagines, despite what some finicky DVD snobs may say, it is a suitable presentation. I can safely say the film has never looked better. The blacks are deep, the sharpness great, and fans of the film should be happy they can throw out those other terribly grainy editions that were previously available for the home market.
Sound: Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono French with optional English subtitles. Clean is the key word. While of course, due to its era, the soundtrack isn't as dynamic as we've all grown accustomed to, Criterion's presentation is free of any troublesome quirks and adequately presents the dialogue and Michel Legrand's
breezy jazz score.
Extras: 16-page booklet--- Chapter Selections--- Visual Glossary (18 mins), in lieu of commentary, this is a very nice extra containing voice over to several scenes, explaining the various references and wordplay that Godard spiked the film with. --- Godard 1964 (5:16) This is footage from a French television program about the New Wave, contains a Godard interview and the only existing behind the scenes footage of A Band of Outsiders. --- Anna Karina (18:26) Fantastic Criterion conducted interview with the films star, one time wife, and Godard collaborator. Very nice and insightful anecdotes, giving a good glimpse at working with the enigmatic director. --- Raoul Coutard (11:02) Nice Criterion conducted interview with the films cinematographer, detailing his work with Godard and the inner workings behind his particular style. --- Agnes Varda's Short Film "Les Fiances Du Pont MacDonald" (2:54), a lightweight, fun silent film parody featuring Karina and Godard. --- Trailers, Godard's original theatrical trailer (1:52) and the Rialto 2001 re-releases (2:11)
Conclusion: While not as extra-packed as their recent two-disc edition of Godard's Contempt (I think Band of Outsiders is superior and deserving of similar SE treatment, but that's just me), it is still a very nice addition to their typically outstanding releases. Certainly a must have for fans and a great starting point for those wanting to be introduced to Godard's work


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Heather Morris' Fitness Secrets
Heather Morris is full of surprises. I'm expecting the bouncy, booty-shaking cheerleader from Glee, but when Heather slides into the booth across from me in Ca Va restaurant in New York City at 9:30 a.m. on a Thursday, she seems...sleepy. Heather, 24, immediately orders coffee and apologizes for being so low-energy, explaining that she had stayed out partying till 3:15 a.m. with her Glee costars. "I'm so mad at myself. I can't believe I did it! I usually like to get eight hours of sleep, but hey, I'm in New York!" Heather says. "I'll go home and sleep 10 hours every night this week to make up for it."
We get to chatting about her favorite subject — her boyfriend, Taylor Hubbell, a baseball player for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette — and Heather drops this bombshell: She would give up her amazing career, if that's what it would take, to live happily ever after with Taylor. "I want to marry him so bad," Heather says. "That's what I really care about. I want to marry Taylor and have kids with him. I love acting, but if it affects my relationship, then I won't continue doing it."
But the biggest who-knew moment is yet to come. Just before our cover photo shoot, Heather, who has a lithe and gorgeous dancer's body, suddenly reveals to a FITNESS staffer that she had breast implants and that she hated them so much she recently had them removed. "Implants were something I thought I wanted when I was younger, and now I don't," Heather says. "It was hard being active with them, because my chest was always sore. It hurt a lot, and I didn't like always being in pain, so they had to go!"
Heather has a habit of doing and saying things that make heads turn. A former backup dancer for Beyonce, she ended up at Glee when a choreographer she knew who was working on the show asked her to teach the actors the dance moves to Beyonce's hit "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)." Coincidentally, producers were trying to cast the endearingly ditzy cheerleader role of Brittany at the same time; they liked Heather so much that they offered her the job. It was supposed to be a nonspeaking part until producers discovered that Heather had a talent for delivering one-liners. (Her favorite Brittany-ism: "'Did you know that dolphins are just gay sharks?' The rest of the cast was dying, because they said I delivered the line like I really believed it!") Now she's one of the most popular characters on the show.
Over an egg-white frittata Heather tells me that because her career "is in a good place," she's busy planning her off-screen pursuits. She has vowed to go back to college to study dance and sociology by the time she turns 30. And she is determined to run her first half-marathon this spring. "I like challenging myself," Heather says. "And nothing feels better than setting goals and then accomplishing them. I just want to learn everything — and have fun doing it."
What's the secret to your amazing body?
Twenty-three years of dancing. My mom says I started dancing along with my older sisters, April and Crystal, at their dance classes when I was 1.
Are there any workouts you're dying to try?
The Tracy Anderson Method [a routine that incorporates aerobics and dance moves]. Gwyneth Paltrow promised she'd take me, but she's so busy that we've yet to go. Gwyneth has a killer body, so I'm willing to try whatever she does to look like that! She's so cool and down-to-earth, I feel like she's my sister.
You started out as a backup dancer for Gwyneth's BFF Beyonce. Did they ever compare notes about you?
Gwyneth told me recently, "I saw Beyonce, and we talked about you all night." I have no idea what they spoke about, but I'm hoping all good things. They better not be talking crap behind my back!
What did you learn about being a performer from Beyonce?
That putting in the time really pays off. Beyonce is so focused. We'd have 12-hour days of nonstop dancing, and she was right there next to us from start to finish. I think that's why she's so mesmerizing on stage; she gives everything her all.
You tried out for So You Think You Can Dance? in 2006, but you didn't make it. Was that disappointing?
At the time, yes. But even then I could sense that it wasn't right for me. Producers wanted us to talk a lot and get emotional, but I like to keep my emotions private, so reality TV and I just didn't mesh. I went home and kept practicing. Dance has always gotten me through hard times. My dad passed away when I was 14, and I worked through my grief with dancing.
What's the longest you've gone without exercising?
A week — and it kills me. My body feels stiff and tight when I don't work out, and my stomach starts to hurt as my metabolism slows down.
Do you see a difference in your mood when you don't get to the gym?
Definitely. When I'm working 16-hour days and I can't work out, I get angry very easily. It's because I'm missing all those good endorphins. For me, exercise equals happiness.
Heather Morris' Diet, Dance Moves, and Confidence Tips
You don't believe in diets. Why not?
Dieting is just not good for your body or mind. I don't think you should ever tell yourself you can't have something you want. You can't have cookies at every meal, but you can have a cookie. If you deprive yourself, that's just going to make you binge and eat the whole bag. I believe in listening to your body. When I eat fries and burgers for a while, I crave vegetables and fruits. I cut out the carbs and the processed foods until I feel good again. Your body tells you when you need to get back on track. Gas, bloating, and stomachaches are all your body's way of sending you signals.
What's in your fridge right now?
I usually have a lot of protein, especially chicken and fish, and vegetables, fruits, and almond milk. I eat pretty well. My big splurge is Tex-Mex food. I especially love my mom's taco salad. It's my ultimate comfort food.
What songs are on your iPod?
Anything by Chris Brown. I also really like Arcade Fire's "No Cars Go," Goldfrapp's "We Radiate," and "Black Sheep" by Metric.
What dance move should every woman know?
Beyonce's booty shake. I say that because my boyfriend, Taylor, really likes my butt!
How did you two meet?
We went to the same high school in Arizona, but we didn't know each other. We didn't start dating until I moved to L.A. He saw me on Myspace, so he messaged me a few years ago. But we've broken up and gotten back together because long-distance relationships are hard. He's moving to L.A. soon. We're dying to be together!
What's your best confidence-boosting trick?
I have a heart-to-heart with myself. I say, "Maybe I shouldn't have eaten that dessert." And then I say, "Whatever. You're going to have a really good apple later, and you're going to work out tomorrow, and it's going to be awesome." Sometimes you just have to give yourself a pep talk. It's exhausting when you're always critical of yourself. Just love who you are!
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The Central Connecticut baseball team earned a 4-0 victory over Rhode Island on Wednesday afternoon as seven Blue Devil pitchers combined to throw a one-hitter. The Blue Devils improve to 11-10 on the season with the victory, while the Rams fall to 12-15.
The Blue Devil offense scored three runs in the third inning and added another run in the fifth. The four run lead was more than enough for the CCSU pitching staff on Wednesday as the Blue Devils picked up their first shutout victory of the season.
In the third inning freshman Connor Fitzsimons singled with one out and went to second on a single from senior Nick Palmisano. A double from senior Bobby Migliazza scored the first run, and the second and third scored when junior Dylan DelaCruz reached on an error. He recorded one RBI on the play.
Migliazza scored the fourth run when he scored on a double play ball in the fifth inning, making it 4-0.
Sophomore Dominic Severino started the game and pitched the first two innings without allowing a hit for the Blue Devils. He struck out two. Freshman Rob Anderson pitched the next two innings, also without allowing a hit.
Senior Nick Boyd pitched the fifth inning, allowing the game's first hit for the Rams. Freshman lefty Michael Pastore pitched the sixth inning without allowing a run or a hit. Junior Tom Coughlin pitched a scoreless seventh. Sophomore Brendon Karinchak pitched a scoreless eighth inning and junior Josh Ingham closed out the game with a 1-2-3 ninth.
The Blue Devil pitching staff faced just 33 batters in the game or six over the minimum.
Migliazza and DelaCruz both finished with two hits and an RBI. Fitzsimons, Palmisano and junior Anthony Turgeon also had hits for the Blue Devils.
The Blue Devils return to action this weekend at LIU Brooklyn with a four-game series beginning on Friday afternoon.


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there seems to be interest in a rafael soriano/Ozzie Guillen pairing. but word thus far is, chisox have little if any $ left
chisox pen not bad w/ sale, thornton, santos, crain, pena. but soriano would be fine jenks replacement — if they find $
Will Santa Jerry visit the South Side again?
BTW, Soriano is a Type-A free-agent who was offered arbitration. So, if the Sox sign him they'll send their 2nd round pick to Tampa Bay (they gave the 1st round pick, #23, to Washington when they signed Adam Dunn).


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176 Reorganization of school districts studied by UIS professor
Dr. Scott Day has completed more than 18 feasibility studies for school districts around the state that are looking into reorganization. He works in conjunction with assistant professors Leonard Bogle and William Phillips. Day talks about his work in this video
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Second in a series marking the 1-year anniversary of novel H1N1 pandemic influenza. The first, on the virus itself, appeared Apr 23.
Apr 26, 2010 (CIDRAP News) – Among the many surprises of the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic—its emergence at the end of a flu season, its unexpected toll of mild illness, its almost-complete replacement of circulating seasonal strains—was its reversal of years of received wisdom on how vaccines would be needed to respond.
Researchers had predicted, for instance, that to be protected against a novel strain, most members of the population would require two doses of vaccine containing the new pandemic strain. And because that many doses of vaccine would stress the existing vaccine-manufacturing system, other researchers had predicted that the addition of dose-sparing adjuvants to the new vaccine would be crucial to stretch out scarce supplies of newly made antigen.
Neither turned out to be true.
To the great relief of health authorities, most members of the population turned out to need only one dose of the novel vaccine, though whether the youngest children needed two became a matter for international disagreement. And because that move freed up so many doses of antigen, the United States' long reluctance to test and license adjuvants used in flu vaccines in Europe did not become the bad bet that many flu experts had feared.
By September 2009, Australian researchers were reporting in the New England Journal of Medicine that—contrary to predictions—one dose of a 15-microgram vaccine made from the novel strain produced an acceptable immune response in 97% of adults who received it.
By November, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) was reporting that the single-dose regimen was equally protective for pregnant women, who were emerging as one of the groups at highest risk of serious complications from the novel virus.
But US health authorities continued to caution that children younger than 10, another group at higher risk for pandemic complications, should continue to receive two doses of the new vaccine, because only 55% of children in those age-groups had produced a protective immune response after one dose.
That recommendation brought the United States into conflict with the World Health Organization (WHO), which only 3 days earlier had recommended giving young children a single dose as a way of extending the vaccine to as many children as possible. When asked about the discrepancy, Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said: "If the data show a difference, we will reconsider our recommendations. . . . We're sticking with what the [Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices] has recommended."
A second report by the same Australian group, published in late December, found an adequate immune response in infants and young children after one dose, but that finding did not change US policy.
Other long-held predictions, however, turned out to be all too accurate. The fragile egg-based manufacturing system for flu vaccine, which had gone without significant innovation for 50 years, proved inadequate to manufacturing the new vaccine. The newly isolated pandemic strain did not grow well in chicken eggs—something that also had happened in the past for seasonal vaccine strains—and the resulting slowdown in manufacturing and delivery strained public confidence and allowed anti-vaccine sentiment to build.
At the same time, long-recognized bottlenecks in flu-vaccine production, including lack of capacity in the post-manufacturing "fill and finish" step that puts vaccine into vials, slowed the industry's process for getting the new antigen out to the marketplace.
In mid-summer 2009, federal officials had predicted they would be able to release 120 million doses of novel vaccine by October, with millions more doses to follow each week. By mid-August, that prediction was scaled back to 45 million doses by mid-October. And on Oct. 21, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was grilled by Congress regarding the slow start to vaccine delivery: Only 12.8 million doses had become available.
In testimony, Sebelius blamed both the new virus's slow growth in eggs, and also production problems on some new manufacturing lines. "We anticipate that number [of doses] growing exponentially as we move into the season," she said. By early November we're confident that vaccine will be far more widely available. There'll be enough vaccine so every American who wants to can be vaccinated."
But by the end of 2009, Americans who had urgently pursued the vaccine when it was supposed to be delivered had turned away from seeking it. By this February, the CDC said in April, 229 million doses of antigen had been ordered, about 162 million had been "fill-finished," about 126 million had been put into distribution, and somewhere between 81 and 91 million doses had been administered.
That accounting made it clear that some millions of doses—the CDC could not, by April 1, say how many—were likely to be discarded because they are subject to strict expiration dates once packaged. (The Washington Post estimated the amount of vaccine discarded could reach more than 71 million doses.)
In a speech last week, Sebelius called the overpromising of vaccine one of the pandemic's "teachable moments" for her department. "We wanted to make sure the American people knew what we knew when we knew it, but we raised expectations too high," she said. Sebelius did not, however, specify how HHS would alter its approach in the future.
But additional millions of doses that remain in bulk form may last long enough to be combined into next fall's seasonal vaccine, giving manufacturers a head start on that always-unpredictable process—provided the circulating virus does not mutate over the summer to make the retained antigen unusable.
"It is theoretically possible that some of that antigen could be the H1N1 component of a trivalent vaccine," Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of the CDC's National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases, said in a briefing April 1. "Plans around that particular decision are under discussion between the Department of Health and Human Services and the individual manufacturers."
See also:
Apr 23 CIDRAP News story "H1N1 LESSONS LEARNED: Pandemic underscored influenza's unpredictability"
Greenberg ME, Lai MH, Hartel GF, et al. Response to a monovalent 2009 influenza A (H1N1) vaccine. N Engl J Med 2009 Dec 17;361(25):2405-13 Epub 2009 Sep 10. [Full text]
Nov 2, 2009, NIAID statement "Initial results show pregnant women mount strong immune response to one dose of 2009 H1N1 flu vaccine"
Nov 2, 2009, NIAID statement "Updated results: In youngest children, a second dose of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine elicits robust immune response"
Oct 30, 2009, WHO Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 briefing note 14: "Experts advise WHO on pandemic vaccine policies and strategies" http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/notes/briefing_20091030/en/index.html
Nolan T, McVernon J, Skeljo M, et al. Immunogenicity of a monovalent 2009 influenza A(H1N1) vaccine in infants and children. JAMA 2010;303(1) Epub 2009 Dec 21 [Full text]
Aug 14, 2009, CIDRAP News story "http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/swineflu/news/aug1409vaccine.html"
Oct 21, 2009, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, "H1N1 flu: monitoring the nation's response" (includes Sebelius testimony).
Apr 1 CDC press briefing transcript


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Transition US is committed to enabling action-oriented programs at the national level. The Home and Garden Challenge is just such an opportunity. Inspired by the the amazing work done in Sonoma County, CA and organizatins such as the Victory Garden Foundation this year we are extending the challenge to span an entire month - May 12th thru June 12th.
Organizing a Home & Garden Challenge in your town (or city, village, county, parish, island) not only helps raise awareness and continue to build local resiliency, it offers an opportunity for your citizens to be a part of something much larger. This is the perfect opportunity for communities across the country to come together and show their solidarity.
So what exactly is the Home & Garden Challenge?
You as an individual in your community can identify specific actions in one or more of the four challenge areas: food, water, energy and/or community or volunteer on a community project. All we ask is that you register your action so we can show the world just how powerful we are as a movement then check out the Actions Map to see who else is taking on the challenge.
We are actively seeking organizations who can help defray the cost of managing a campaign of this size. Learn more about the benefits of being a financial sponsor and if your organization feels called to sponsor this challenge please contact us.
We are excited to be partnering with a growing number of important organizations who are supporting this challenge in a variety of ways. If your organization would like to join this growing team please let us know.
In 2010 a handful of community leaders in Sonoma County, CA demonstrated their collective genius. Inspired by the Grow Food Party Crew 100 Garden Challenge, the Gardens of Gratitude 100 Garden Challenge and the action-based programs of 350.org, the Sonoma County team garnered the support and cooperation of cities, local businesses, and governmental agencies as well as arranged for workshops, volunteer-led community projects, material donations, and numerous discounts. In the end they far exceeded their goal with 628 registered actions! In 2010, the Sonoma County efforts inspired several organizations including Transition Ann Arbor and the Victory Garden Foundation to launch similar initiatives. Thank you all for your inspiration and help in Transition US taking this challenge national in starting in 2011. Only together can we bring about the awareness and change we want to see in the world.
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Check Your Symptoms
A poison is a substance that has toxic
effects and may injure you or make you sick if you are exposed to it. Poisons
can be found everywhere, from simple household cleaners to cosmetics to
houseplants to industrial chemicals. Even medicines that are taken in the wrong
dose, at the wrong time, or by the wrong person can cause a toxic effect.
Poisonous substances can hurt you if they are swallowed, inhaled, spilled on
your skin, or splashed in your eyes. In most cases, any product that gives off
fumes or is an aerosol that can be inhaled should be considered a possible
poison. More than 90% of poisonings occur in the home.
children have the highest risk of poisoning because of their natural curiosity.
More than half of poisonings in children occur in those who are younger than
age 6. Some children will swallow just about anything, including unappetizing
substances that are poisonous. When in doubt, assume the worst. Always believe
a child or a witness, such as another child or a brother or sister, who reports
that poison has been swallowed. Many poisonings occur when an adult who is
using a poisonous product around children becomes distracted by the doorbell, a
telephone, or some other interruption.
Teenagers also have an
increased risk of poisonings, both accidental and intentional, because of their
risk-taking behavior. Some teens experiment with poisonous substances such as
by sniffing toxic glues or inhaling aerosol substances to get "high." About
half of all poisonings in teens are classified as
suicide attempts, which always requires medical
Adults—especially older adults—are at risk for
accidental and intentional poisonings from:
If a poisoning was intentional, call your local suicide hotline or the national suicide hotline 1-800-273-TALK or 1-800-273-8255 for help.
The symptoms of a suspected
poisoning may vary depending on the person's age, the type of poisonous
substance, the amount of poison involved, and how much time has passed since
the poisoning occurred. Some common symptoms that might point to a poisoning
Poison control centers, hospitals, or your doctor can
give immediate advice in the case of a poisoning. The United States
National Poison Control Hotline phone number is
1-800-222-1222. Have the poison container with you so
you can give complete information to the poison control center, such as what
the poison or substance is, how much was taken and when. Do not try to make the person vomit. If your poison control center
recommends vomiting for a specific substance, follow their guidelines.
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Call a poison control center, hospital, or doctor immediately. The United
States National Poison Control Hotline phone number is
1-800-222-1222. Have the poison container with you so
you can give complete information to the poison control center. Do not try to make the person vomit. If your poison control center
recommends vomiting for a specific substance, follow their guidelines.
The poison control
center will be able to help you quickly if you have the following information
If the poison control center recommends medical evaluation,
take the product container or substance and any stomach contents that the
person vomited to help doctors determine the seriousness of the
Do not use syrup of ipecac. It is no
longer used to treat poisonings. If you have syrup of ipecac in your home,
call your pharmacist for instructions on how to dispose of it and throw away the container. Do not store anything
else in the container.
Follow the instructions you received from your
doctor or the poison control center about seeking medical evaluation. Call your
doctor if any of the following occurs during home treatment:
About 80% of poisonings occur in children
ages 1 to 4 years. Develop poison prevention habits
early, before your child is crawling. Babies grow so fast that sometimes they
are crawling and walking before you have time to protect them.
To prepare for your appointment, see the topic Making the Most of Your Appointment.
You can help your
doctor treat poisoning by being prepared to answer the following questions. Be
sure to bring the poisonous substance with you.
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• hokey-pokey •
ho-kee-po-kee • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: 1. Deception, cheatery, trickery, hocus-pocus. 2. A nonsense word used in the name of a song and dance, in which people move various body parts in accord with the song. 3. A cheap ice cream sold by vendors (chiefly in Philadelphia).
Notes: Like all rhyming compounds, the meaning of today's Good Word is a bit mushy. It is actually two words, from two quite different sources (see Word History).
In Play: I suppose the first meaning of today's Good Word, trickery or hocus-pocus, is most popular today; "What sort of hokey-pokey is Ray Scane up to this time?" Back in the 50s, it was the dance that was the rage: "Ray threw his back out of joint doing the hokey-pokey last weekend. I don't think he is able to do any mischief." Going further back, the third meaning was all the rage among the kids of Philadelphia: "Look, you guys! Here comes the hokey-pokey man."
Word History: The origins of the first meaning of today's Good Word are widely known. It comes from a reduction of hocus-pokus. The second meaning above is probably an adaptation of hanky-panky. But few know the origins of the third meaning. (Indeed, few know that meaning today.) Many long years ago shaved-ice vendors used to ply their trade along the streets of Philadelphia. Most of these vendors were Italian. When they completed a transaction, they would say, Ecco un poco "Here is a little". Ecco un poco became hokey-pokey in the mouths of the babes, who passed the word on to hand-held ice cream sold by street vendors and good humor men from 1884 onward.
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Existence and Uniqueness of solution for the Kurzweil Equation associated with the Quantum Stochastic Differential equations
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Today, despite the comfort of lying on the bed while watching your favourite series on the screen of a PC, the living room can really be a good place where the family can gather. So the old, traditional way of watching a movie and sitting on the sofa is probably something that you shouldn't underrating - that's why we want you to give a look at our fantastic TV units. You can keep your television in the bookcases, among books, vases, pictures and ornaments, and create your own personal decoration for your living room. Sometimes, people want a television also in the kitchen to keep them company as they eat or cook, so, if you are interested in having a TV unit in the kitchen but you don't have that much space, just tell us: the units are bespoken and can be combined. Since electronic products are very delicate and must be kept carefully, we strongly suggest you to pay a lot of attention to this choice.
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As promised last weekend in Part 1 of my "How to Make an Easter Bunny Coconut Cake" post, here is Part 2 with my finished cake for tomorrow's party. If you missed Part 1, please check it out!
This cake was a lot of fun to make, and I'm so excited to take it to the party tomorrow. As you can see, I'm not a very skilled cake decorator, but maybe that will give you a little confidence to make it yourself, even if you don't have a lot of experience either. :)
So continuing on from Part 1...
Step 4:
- Bake your cake and cool it completely.
- Use the paper cutouts as a guide to cut your cake, then arrange it on a platter or baking sheet.
Step 5:
- Frost top and all sides of the cake with about 2 cups of white icing, or as much as is needed - be sure your icing is not too thick or it will tear the cut edges of the ears and bow tie.
- Press 2 cups of the shredded coconut (toasted if you like, or not if you want it pure white) against the sides only of the cake, leaving the top with just the white icing.
Step 6:
- Take the remaining 1 cup of icing and color small amounts of it with gel food coloring.
- Pipe it onto the cake (just a plastic baggie with the corner cut off should work just fine) to create bunny features. Just Google cartoon drawings of bunnies for inspiration!
Step 7:
- Sprinkle the rest of the coconut onto the platter or baking sheet - you can even dye it green for fun.
- Scatter assorted candy over the coconut
Step 8:
- Show it off to your family and friends and enjoy!


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Mark Wahlberg is now a married man.
Wahlberg wed longtime partner Rhea Durham in Beverly Hills on Saturday afternoon, People reported.
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The "Max Payne" star and his model wife have three children together, Ella Rae, 5, Michael, 3, and Brendan Joseph, 10 months.
The couple was reportedly joined by a dozen members of their friends and family at Good Shepherd Catholic Church.
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According to a People source on the scene, the bride looked "like a princess and beyond stunning" during the 45-minute ceremony, wearing a white strapless dress.
The star previously revealed his plans for a summer wedding to Access Hollywood last October, noting,"We're talking about August."
Of his then-newborn son, he said things with Brendan and Rhea were "awesome."
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"[I'm] just happy that they're both healthy and everybody's home safe," he said.
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