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  • Mon., June 11: "Tia and Tamera"

    (8 p.m. ET on Style) <em>season premiere</em> <br /><br /> As they face the realities of motherhood and matrimony, Tia and Tamera lean heavily on each other to lighten the difficult moments with comedic insight and advice. After giving birth to her first child, Tia is figuring out how to balance being a successful actress and a successful mom. Tamera, as she approaches her one-year anniversary, is wondering about her new role as a working wife. With homes in Los Angeles and Napa Valley, where her husband's family also owns a vineyard, Tamera finds herself pulled between two different worlds, struggling to decide which she will ultimately call home.

  • Mon., June 11: "Bunheads"

    (9 p.m. ET on ABC Family) <em>series premiere</em> <br /><br /> Don't let the title put you off -- this witty, heartfelt dramedy from "Gilmore Girls" creator Amy Sherman-Palladino is as close a return to Stars Hollow as we're ever going to get. It has that signature "GG" rapid-fire banter, all too familiar music cues and a smart, sarcastic brunette at its center (this time played by Broadway star Sutton Foster). Did we mention it also stars Kelly Bishop? Foster plays Michelle, a Las Vegas showgirl who impulsively marries a man, moves to his sleepy coastal town, and takes an uneasy role at her new mother-in-law's dance school.

  • Mon., June 11: "Lost Girl"

    (10 p.m. ET on Syfy) <br /><br /> Bo's efforts to help Trick find a stolen body uncover a lethal Lich -- and our heroine is put in a precarious position that helps open her eyes to the true extent of her powers.

  • Tues., June 12: "The Catalina"

    (8 p.m. ET on The CW) <br /><br /> It's Gay Pride weekend in South Beach and The Catalina has never been more fabulous. Eyal and the staff build a float to compete in a local parade, while hotel manager Stephanie becomes romantically involved with a guest.

  • Tues., June 12: "Thorne: Sleepyhead"

    (9 p.m. ET on Encore) <em>original miniseries </em> <br /><br /> Part One of the eerie and atmospheric crime drama event, starring David Morrissey as the compelling Detective Inspector Tom Thorne, who possesses a gritty sensibility and an unhinged desire to discover killers. In the first installment, Thorne investigates a series of unusual attacks on young women. The first three victims are found dead, however the fourth victim -- Alison Willetts -- survived an excruciating attack and is lucky to be alive. The miniseries concludes on Wed., June 13 at 9 p.m. ET with "Thorne: Scaredy Cat," when Thorne is joined by Sandra Oh ("Grey's Anatomy") as Detective Sergeant Sarah McEvoy, who appears to be a tough, calm and capable cop to her male colleagues, but is simultaneously battling a serious drug addiction.

  • Tues., June 12: "The Next Big Thing"

    (11 p.m. ET on Oxygen) <em>series premiere</em> <br /><br /> Starring Trapper Felides, a top New York City performance coach and musical director who gives his clients the blunt truth and tough love they need to succeed. The series will follow Felides as he mentors a group of performers as they prepare for their next career-changing audition or their big music industry break. In each episode viewers will get an inside look at Trapper's uncensored methods for success to turn good performers into great ones, and great ones into stars. Trapper is much more than just a vocal coach and career maker -- he's also a life coach, a brother, a mentor and a seasoned guide through the tough world of show business.

  • Wed., June 13: "Dallas"

    (9 p.m. ET on TNT) <em>two-hour series premiere</em> <br /><br /> Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray reprise their famous characters as J.R., Bobby and Sue Ellen Ewing, returning to Southfork with secrets, schemes and betrayals. This time, they're joined by the next generation of Ewings, played by Josh Henderson and Jesse Metcalfe, who take ambition and deception to a new level as the future of Southfork is called into question.

  • Wed., June 13: "Duets"

    (9.31 p.m. ET on ABC) <em>new timeslot</em> <br /><br /> For the next two weeks, the talent contest moves to Wednesday nights, returning to 8 p.m. Thursdays on June 28. Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Jennifer Nettles and Robin Thicke take the stage and perform party songs with their hand-picked Duet Partners. Tonight one amateur is eliminated, leaving six remaining in the competition.

  • Wed., June 13: "America's Best Dance Crew"

    (10 p.m. ET on MTV) <em>season finale</em> <br /><br /> The two remaining crews, 8 Flavahz and Elektrolytes, battle it out for the coveted title.

  • Thurs., June 14: "Burn Notice"

    (9 p.m. ET on USA) <em>season premiere</em> <br /><br /> Season 6 of this summer favorite picks up after Fiona turned herself in on charges of terrorism to save Michael from an extreme case of blackmail. With Fiona in federal custody, Michael and his crew must band together to rescue their friend from a lifetime prison sentence.

  • Thurs., June 14: "Suits"

    (10 p.m. ET on USA) <em>season premiere</em> <br /><br /> The future of brilliant, but not-technically-legal, associate Mike Ross hangs in the balance when a friend threatens to expose him. Legendary law partner Harvey Specter attempts to guard his secret from the firm's top suit Jessica Pearson while she faces even bigger problems when the other half of Pearson Hardman reemerges on the scene.

  • Thurs., June 14: "The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet"

    (11 p.m. ET on Lifetime) <br /><br /> Presenting an honest, authentic and raw view of the shared issues affecting women today, each episode features de Cadenet having powerful and in-depth interviews with some of the world's most famous and influential women. This week's topic is "Living Deliberately," with guests Connie Britton, Mira Sorvino, Kelly Preston and Christina Applegate.

  • Fri., June 15: "Fairly Legal"

    (9 p.m. ET on USA) <em>season finale</em> Kate digs deeper when a news station fires a lesbian couple for fraternizing in the workplace. Also, Kate must choose between Justin and Ben.

  • Fri., June 15: "Say Yes To The Dress"

    (9 p.m. ET on TLC) <em>season premiere</em> <br /><br /> The show returns to its roots at New York's famous Kleinfeld Bridal salon. Part fashion show, part bridal story, part family therapy, the series uncovers the hurdles every staff member faces to make each bride completely satisfied on what may be the single most important day of her life. The new season brings a new batch of unique personalities. From demanding moms to picky fianc?s, brides with unlimited budgets and an appearance from fashion-forward Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir, viewers will be exposed to nearly every aspect of dress shopping in preparation for the big day.

  • Fri., June 15: "Comedy Bang! Bang!"

    (10 p.m. ET on IFC) <br /><br /> In each episode, host Scott Aukerman engages his guests with unfiltered and improvisational lines of questioning, punctuated by banter and beats provided by bandleader, one-man musical mastermind Reggie Watts, to reinvent the traditional celebrity interview. Packed with character cameos, filmic shorts, sketches and games set amongst an off-beat world, the show delivers thirty minutes of absurd laugh-loaded fun featuring some of the biggest names in comedy. This week's guest is "Parks and Recreation" star Amy Poehler.

  • Sat., June 16: "Piranhaconda"

    (9 p.m. ET on Syfy) <em>original telefilm</em> <br /><br /> With a name like that, how can you resist? In B-movie icon Roger Corman's latest, a hybrid creature -- half piranha and half anaconda -- attacks a movie crew on location near her nest when her egg is stolen. Now they must outrun and kill the deadly piranhaconda as well as stop the mad scientist who stole the egg -- before they all become dinner. Stars Michael Madsen and Rachel Hunter.

  • Sun., June 17: "Falling Skies"

    (9 p.m. ET on TNT) <em>two-hour season premiere</em> After last season's cliffhanger finale, Tom returns to the resistance, but his loyalty is called into question, while Pope takes command of a renegade faction within the 2nd Mass.

  • Sun., June 17: "The Killing"

    (9 p.m. ET on AMC) <em>season finale</em> <br /><br /> Will the second season finale cause as much controversy as last year's did? Only time will tell. Sarah and Holder close the case. Richmond sets out on a bold new path. The Larsen family gains closure from an unsuspected source.

  • Sun., June 17: "Forensic Firsts"

    (9 p.m. ET on The Smithsonian Channel) <em>series premiere</em> <br /><br /> This series showcases the history of the forensic tools we take for granted today. Each episode weaves together two criminal cases: a headline-grabbing modern murder investigation and the very first case where a forensic technique was invented and tested in court. Through the course of the hour, the cases reveal how the science evolved, often from a simple hunch into a sophisticated tool that revolutionized crime science.

  • Sun., June 17: "Nurse Jackie"

    (9 p.m. ET on Showtime) <em>season finale</em> <br /><br /> Cruz pushes Jackie to the breaking point, then fires her. Followed by the season finales of "The Big C" and "The Borgias."

  • Sun., June 17: "Girls"

    (10 p.m. ET on HBO) <em>season finale</em> <br /><br /> It's been a divisive freshman season, but we're intrigued to see what Lena Dunham has in store for the finale. Hannah's on the hunt for a new roommate, and has a surprising confrontation with Adam, while Jessa throws a "mystery party."

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    Europe bailout of Spain could cost $125 billion

    MADRID (AP) ? Europe is to offer Spain a bailout package of up to ?100 billion ($125 billion) to help rescue the country's banks and keep the 17-country eurozone from breaking apart.

    After months of fierce denials, Spain admitted it would tap the fund as it moved faster than expected to stem the economic crisis that has ravaged Europe for two years.

    Spain becomes the fourth - and largest - European economy to ask for help and its admission of help comes after months of market concern about its ability to pay its way. In recent weeks investors have demanded higher and higher costs to lend to Spain, and it became clear it would be just too expensive for the country to borrow the money necessary for a bank rescue from the markets.

    The three countries that have received rescues thus far ? Greece, Ireland and Portugal ? are fairly small, and many have worried that bailing out much-larger Spain could call the entire euro project into question. Cyprus, also a small economy, could also be forced to seek a bailout soon.

    Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said Saturday the aid will go to the banking sector only and so would not come with new austerity conditions attached for the economy in general ? conditions that have been an integral part of previous bailouts to Portugal, Ireland and Greece.

    A statement from the finance ministers of the 17 countries that use the euro explained that the money would be fed directly into a fund Spain set up to recapitalize its banks, but underscored that the Spanish government is ultimately responsible for the loan.

    Still, that plan allows Spain to avoid making the onerous commitments that Greece, Ireland and Portugal were forced to when they sought their rescues. Instead, the eurogroup statement said that it expected Spain's banking sector to implement reforms and that Spain would be held to its previous commitments to reform its labor market and manage its deficit.

    The exact figure of the bailout, however, has not yet been decided. De Guindos said the country is waiting until independent audits of the country's banking sector have been carried out before asking for a specific amount. The audits are expected June 21 at the latest.

    De Guindos did say, however, that Spain would request enough money for recapitalization, plus a safety margin that will be "significant." The eurogroup statement said that meant the cost could reach ?100 billion. The aid package was announced after a video conference of euro zone finance ministers.

    With markets in turmoil, de Guindos said the government's efforts to shore up the financial sector "must be completed with the necessary resources to finance the needs of recapitalization."

    "Therefore, the Spanish government states its intention to request European financing for the recapitalization of banks that need it," the minister told a press conference after a videoconference with colleagues from the eurozone.

    The Spanish acceptance of aid for its banks is a big embarrassment for Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who insisted just 10 days ago that the banking sector would not need a bailout. For him and officials of his government, that had become something of a mantra. He was elected in November and walked right into a hurricane.

    International pressure on Spain to solve its financial problems has been growing in recent weeks. On Thursday ratings agency Fitch hit Spain with a three-notch downgrade of its credit rating. That left it two levels above junk status. Then on Friday, Moody's Investor Services warned it could downgrade Spain and other countries in the eurozone.

    In the early hours of Saturday, the International Monetary Fund released a report estimating that Spanish banks need a recapitalization injection of at least ?40 billion ($50 billion) following a stress test it performed on the country's financial sector. That report came out three days ahead of schedule, underscoring the urgency of the situation.

    U.S. President Barack Obama, facing re-election, enduring a weak economy and in need of strong trading partners, expressed concern late Friday over the European economic crisis.

    U.S Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner welcomed Spain's decision and the offer of European support, describing them as "important for the health of Spain's economy and as concrete steps on the path to financial union, which is vital to the resilience of the euro area."

    French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said the deal would "contribute to restoring confidence in the eurozone."

    "The accord announced tonight speaks to a reinforced solidary among the countries of the eurozone and to their resolute desire to ensure its stability," he said in a statement.

    Some of Spain's banks are struggling with by toxic real estate loans and assets. The Bank of Spain says they total around ?180 billion. Nationalized lender Bankia, SA, which has requested ?19 billion in aid, has ?32 billion in toxic assets. Around four other banks are considered prime candidates for bailouts. De Guindos said Saturday the sector is largely solid and the euro zone package will be funnel toward only about 30 percent of it.

    Analyst Rafael Pampillon if IE Business School in Madrid said the bailout addressed the uncertainty the markets had felt about how Spain's debt-laden banking sector would recapitalize.

    "This uncertainty, and hence the panic, will slowly dissipate from the markets," he said. Pampillon added that with polls forecasting a pro-Euro victory in Greek elections, markets would be further relieved because the austerity conditions imposed on Greece would most likely be fulfilled.

    Moody's said Spain's banking problem is largely confined to that country and not likely to spill over to other eurozone nations, with the exception of Italy ? where the European Central Bank has already stepped in to buy government bonds as a way to help lower the country's borrowing costs.

    Spain has been criticized for being too slow to set out a roadmap to resolve its problem. European business leaders and analysts have stressed that Spain must find a solution quickly so that it is not caught up in any market turmoil sparked by the Greek elections on June 17. There are concerns that anti-bailout left-wing party Syriza could become the largest party in the Greek parliament, putting the country's membership in the eurozone at risk.

    But others said it's more important for Spain to correctly assess how to shore up its banking system than it is to hurry into a bailout ahead of the Greek elections.

    If Spain doesn't get a request for outside help right the first time, "then you are in second bailout territory," said Mark Miller, an analyst with Capital Economics in London.

    Working in Spain's favor is the fact that its public debt is actually quite low, at 68.5 percent of its gross domestic product at the end of 2011.

    Its debt is predicted to hit 78 percent by the end of the year, but even that figure would be below the debt-to-GDP ratios of Europe's strongest economy, Germany, which is at 82 percent.

    But Spain's in its second recession in three years, with unemployment at nearly 25 percent and little hope for improvement this year. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's government has imposed a wave of austerity measures since he took office in December that have raised taxes, made it cheaper to hire and fire workers and cut government funding for education and health care.

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    DiLorenzo reported from Paris. Associated Press writers Juergen Baetz in Berlin, Slobodan Lekic in Brussels, and Alan Clendenning and Harold Heckle in Madrid contributed to this report.

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    Brooklyn Museum on Google Art Project - Lines and Colors

    Brooklyn Museum on Google Art Project: William Merritt Chase, Samuel Coleman, Claude Monet, Martin Johnson Heade, John Singer Sargent, Gustav Courbet, Childe Hassam, John Linton Chapman, Theodore Robinson
    The Brooklyn Museum, as I reported back in 2010, is a terrific and underrated museum of art and artifacts that exists in the shadow of larger and better known museums in Manhattan.

    The museum?s collection contains superb examples of American and European painting, some of which you can now view online in glorious detail by way of the Google Art Project.

    Among the paintings in the museum is one of my all time favorites, ?Studio Interior? by William Merritt Chase. This wonderful painting of a figure in an interior also contains a beautiful still life, as my detail crops from the Google Art Project enlargement show (images above, top three).

    This link will give you the Brooklyn Museum page on GAP in small thumbnail mode (you can choose larger preview images at lower left). You may want to additionally click the ?Filter? button at upper right, click ?Filter by Medium? in the range that appears and mouse over the squares to choose a medium, such as ?Oil Painting?, to narrow down the results.

    As I usually do when directing readers to the amazing Google Art Project, I?ll issue my customary Time Sink Warning.

    (Images above: William Merritt Chase [top three], Samuel Coleman, Claude Monet, Martin Johnson Heade, John Singer Sargent, Gustav Courbet, Childe Hassam, John Linton Chapman, Theodore Robinson)

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    Just One Click Away ? Speedy Plans In Home Improvement

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    When you are designing your kitchen, think hard about whether you want an open or closed kitchen floor plan. If you like to be able to talk with your family, watch television and generally know what?s going on in the rest of the house while cooking, you may want an open kitchen plan. However, if you would prefer for the kitchen clutter to stay hidden, you may prefer a kitchen with a door that can be closed.

    Do not neglect safety under any circumstances. Wear goggles, hard hats, gloves and ear protection. Amateurs notice professionals foregoing protective gear and follow their lead. Just because you see others ignoring safety does not mean you should. If you are inexperienced, you have a much greater chance of getting injured.

    Some people hear the words home improvement and automatically think disaster, but this doesn?t necessarily have to be the case. You are going to hit snags in most home improvement projects, so if you are attempting to tackle the plumbing, you might want to leave that to the professionals, to avoid a major home improvement blunder. A good rule of thumb is if your not sure ask.

    Secure your windows from potential burglars with nails! All you have to secure your windows is partially drive a nail in the inside of the sash on both sides of the window just above the bottom panel. You can make the nail removable by drilling the hole instead of driving the nail in. Allow the nail to protrude over the bottom panel so that it can?t be opened without removing the nail.

    You should always purchase the materials you need for home improvement projects in the largest possible lots. Building materials have some of the deepest volume discounts you will ever see. By planning ahead you can figure out how much material you are likely to need and buy it all at once. This will cost you much less than making multiple purchases.

    Don?t spend more on your improvements and repairs than is necessary. Some people become obsessed with making an area exactly how they would like it and don?t review the associated cost. Unless you plan to spend a long time in your home, don?t overspend on your changes. You may end up losing money if you do.

    To give a fresh look to an old brass fireplace surround, paint over the brass with high-heat paint that?s specially made for painting wood-stoves and other surfaces that see intense temperatures. These paints are an inexpensive way to update an outdated surround and can change the look of the whole room.

    Add some new lighting to a room that you feel is kind of dreary. It is inexpensive and easy to make a room look bright and fresh. With a simple trip to the store to find the right light for your space and plugging it into the wall, you will gain a new feel for the space.

    Update your kitchen. Something like this can increase the value of your home. This can be a simple project or a large one depending on what you want to do. If you just want to install a new sink that can be quite simple to do. Look at what you can fit into your budget before jumping into it.

    Have a large bulletin board in your kitchen or living room, where you can write reminders for yourself of things you need to do or bills you need to pay. Emergency phone numbers, contacts, brochures, postcards and notes to yourself, look better arranged on a bulletin board and won?t clutter your refrigerator or other appliances.

    When doing home improvement work, one of the most important tools to have is a drill. It allows you to make different sized holes in surfaces for screws, and allows you to drive the screws in with special attachments. It?s best to have a cordless battery powered drill with at least 9 volts and 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, and 1/32 inch drill bits, and attachments for driving flat-head and Phillips screws.

    Get double-glazed windows, or even triple-glazed windows fitted to your house. These windows can decrease your annual energy bills by hundreds of dollars, as they are great insulators. They are also more difficult to smash, so you home is less likely to be broken into. Additionally, they can significantly increase the value of your home.

    As you may now be starting to understand, the home-improvement process does not need to be as difficult or time consuming as you thought it might be. The important thing to remember is to go one step at a time. By following the tips and advice from this article you will help to ensure your home-improvement project meets with great success.

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    Jonathan Lewis: To Change the World, Ignore Your Parents

    "To Change the World, Ignore Your Parents" isn't the typical graduation speech advice. For one thing, that can be tough advice to take.

    As the iOnPoverty website acknowledges, many students "struggle between tradition and the unknown." Between loyalty to parents and loyalty to self. Between a challenging job market and challenging the status quo.

    For Jerry Hildebrand his moment of decision came after college graduation -- some 50 years ago. First in his family to go to college, paid for by parents of humble and modest means, Jerry resisted their "tremendous pressure" to pursue a conventional career and, instead, opted to join the very first Peace Corps cohort.

    Today the Director of the University of the Pacific's Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship tells his students, "dare yourself to take a risk." As he himself proclaimed 50 years ago, "Mom, I am going to be a pioneer."

    Asking for an assignment to the most remote place possible, he lived for two years in a rural Peruvian village without running water, no electricity and five hours from the nearest telephone. He launched his social change career, as you can kick start yours, by living and experiencing the harsh reality of poverty, a poverty that still shames us today:
    A majority of the 2.6 billion people surviving on less than $2 per day live in remote rural areas.
    In Latin America, the richest 1 percent receives 400 times more income than the poorest 1 percent.

    At an early age, he learned that good intentions and commendable attributes aren't enough. Students come to him all the time to say, "I am ambitious, I'm a hard worker, I'm personable" to which he replies, "What is your tangible skill set -- what do you know that will be useful in a rural village?"

    To find the perfect job and hone his skills, Jerry created his own gap year ("I did not really know what I wanted to do"):


    He cautions, "You can do anything, but there is a discipline. There are steps to doing anything you want to do. Time management is one of the toughest things for university students... one of the things they do worst. Follow through and attention to details are important... "

    "We all love innovative ideas. I like innovative ideas that are [financially] sustainable because they will have long-lasting impact... making a thing work and last."

    "Making a thing work and last." Hildebrand's pioneering legacy! Why not yours too? Why not do something that makes your parents really, really proud?

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    NCAA Rules Committee Recommends Ways to Avoid Being an English Pig with No Brains

    Today, the NCAA announced the resolutions of its?Ice Hockey Rules Committee, which met this week, as they do every other offseason to propose tweaks to?the rules of the game we all love. First up, the most discussed topic, face shields.
    The NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee plans to establish a collaborative process with the NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports to collect data and fully explore the possibility of allowing men?s players to wear three-quarter visors.

    Current rules require a full face shield to be worn.

    The ice hockey committee did not make a formal proposal but focused more on continuing the process of a full review and data collection effort in the review of current technology. Committee representatives will meet with the competitive-safeguards committee next week to review a wider package of potential enhancements that can be made to enhance student-athlete safety. The committee hopes that a partnership with the competitive-safeguards committee and other hockey organizations (for example, National Hockey League, USA Hockey, United States Hockey League) will lead to the use of visors.

    Zzzzzz...huh? What? I'm awake! Before we continue, here's Chris Dilks of Western College Hockey Blog with some of his typically brilliant crankiness:
    Protip: If you're worried about head trauma, don't use language and syntax that makes someone want to beat his head against the wall until his nose bleeds.
    Zing! So basically, no half shields and no three-quarter shields yet, which is quite a letdown after a brief moment of excitement Thursday night. But they'll study it and get back to us in two years. Enthralling.

    The thing that really amazes me is how it's virtually impossible to find a player or coach against the move (the NCAA release cites a survey saying that 83 percent of players and "the overwhelming majority" of coaches are in favor, I feel like that may be conservative), but the NCAA is still finding a way to bureaucracy it to death. Don't believe me? Look at what the rules committee decided in 2010:

    To work with the NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sport to research and study the use of half shield facial protection and the potential impact on NCAA competition.
    So in two years, we've gone from "work with" to "a collaborative process." And we're talking about three-quarter shields instead of halfies. Alrighty. I suppose the insurance companies are happy, although with lower premiums and a (possibly) heightened risk of injury, maybe they shouldn't be.

    Moving on from that non-change, there were proposals of more immediate concern, each of which has to pass through the NCAA's Playing Rules Oversight Panel next month in order to go into effect for the 2012-2013 season.

    • To give conferences and schools the option to play an NHL-style four-on-four overtime in the regular season, although absent a conference rule or agreement between non-conference opponents, five-on-five will still be the default. I suppose as Penn Staters, we begrudgingly have to get re-acclimated to ties (with shootouts in the ACHA, the Icers' last draw was November 4th, 2005 at Rhode Island), but it's nice to know that the NCAA is at least taking steps to reduce them - another 2010 change involved having goalies switch ends for the overtime period, creating the long change for OT.
    • To outlaw hand passes in all zones, including the defensive zone. No issue here, "conditional" rules always bother me - and yes, that includes icing on the penalty kill as well. As punishment for breaking a rule...you get to break another rule? Huh? Okay, back on topic.
    • To move to the NHL rule in cases of goals scored while the net is dislodged, which allows for?movement of the goal as long as it's still touching the pins. It's too bad?they couldn't come up with this one last time, right Michigan State?

    • To add clarity to the "distinct kicking motion" rule, which will allow most goals off of a player's skate.
    • To require two referees and two linesmen for men's hockey, although two referees and one linesman is still an option for women's hockey. Additionally, it is recommended that goal judges no longer be required, just "recommended." Why take it that far? They're useless appendages.
    • To allow video review of disqualifications after the game. Good move, as accuracy is paramount when you're talking about parking players.
    • This isn't really a recommendation, but Michigan State coach Tom Anastos will be the new chair of the committee, effective September 1st. Go Big Ten.
    Know what the best part of all of this is? It's something in NCAA hockey that isn't any newer to Penn State than it is to anyone else. We're getting there.

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    Shanghai Movie Review ? | hopmagazine.in

    Dibakar Banerjee?s political thriller not only shocks, engages and enthrals, but also packs in some subtle messages about the state of the nation

    Genre:?Romance, Thriller, Suspense

    Language:?Hindi

    Release Date:?June, 08, 2012

    Directed By:?Dibakar Banerjee

    Starring:??Emraan Hashmi, Abhay Deol, Kalki Koechlin, Prosenjit Chatterjee and Amin Raj

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    First things first, the real hero of?Shanghai?is neither Abhay Deol nor?Emraan Hashmi, it is Dibakar Banerjee and his co-writer Urmi Juvekar.?Shanghai?is in the same league as the recently released Sujoy Ghosh movie,?Kahaani, though both films have different backdrops.?Political thriller as a genre has rarely been explored in Bollywood, but with?Shanghai, Dibakar has made one of the most compelling films in that category. A special mention here for Emraan Hashmi, who has not only ventured out of his comfort zone, but has also delivered the goods that a film like?Shanghai?demands. This is a mean feat in itself!

    Set in a fictional city called Bharatnagar,?Shanghai?represents almost every developing city in our country, where one always sees that work is in progress, yet knows deep down that it is all hogwash. The selfish agendas of politicians, the helplessness of those who somehow manage to eke a living, and those who suffer for no particular fault of their own, are all mirrored in this film which has a run-time of less than two hours. The interval point (totally uncalled for) might irk you, but Bollywood films minus the popcorn-soda break are unimaginable we guess.

    Adapted from Vasilis Vasilikos? novel?Z, Dibakar?s latest big screen outing is a representation of what is happening around us. The shopping malls, the metro railway lines and all the other development that is being spoken about, mean a lot more ? only if you bother to dig deeper. You could end up as an outcast in your own land if you sell your soul, and that is what we took home with us after watchingShanghai. Selling out is an easy proposition if your existence is at stake or if you are not risking the next meal.

    All in all,?Shanghai?is a film that makes a social statement without being cynical. It?s a well-crafted, well-written movie that sets you thinking. But it doesn?t hit you where it hurts the most.

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    Wishful thinking: If we only had a stable energy policy

    In this column energy expert Rapier provides three examples ? originating with both Democrats and Republicans and impacting both renewable energy and fossil fuels ? of how constantly shifting legislation makes it very difficult to plan and execute energy projects.

    By Robert Rapier,?Guest blogger / June 7, 2012

    Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at the Capitol in Washington, in this May 2012 file photo. Senator Sanders, an Independent from Vermont, has co-introduced legislation called the End Polluter Welfare Act. But some say the politician has promoted misinformation on the Senate floor, and that misinformation has been repeated endlessly.

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    I often hear the comment ? ?If we only had an energy policy? ? but what does that really mean? In this column I will provide three examples ? originating with both Democrats and Republicans and impacting both renewable energy and fossil fuels ? of how constantly shifting legislation makes it very difficult to plan and execute energy projects.

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    Imagine that you were considering buying a home. However, let?s say your income is inclined to wild swings and the mortgage interest deduction is only approved on a year by year basis. Perhaps it is allowed to expire on occasion. In a situation like this, you would be wise to be very conservative with your purchase, or to even forego the purchase altogether.

    This is analogous to the way energy companies plan and execute projects. Decisions hinge on the economics of the project. These projects are large capital expenditures and they only pay out over many years. Thus, when considering the economics of a project, it is important to have a stable environment around regulations and tax policies. Failure on these two items makes for dysfunctional energy policy.

    Below are three recent examples of an unstable environment that can result in projects that will be either delayed or cancelled because ?of the uncertainty this causes for project economics.

    Case 1: The Production Tax Credit (PTC)

    The Renewable Electricity Production Tax Credit (PTC) is a per-kilowatt-hour tax credit for electricity generated by renewable energy resources such as wind, biomass, geothermal, landfill gas, and hydropower. Solar power is eligible for various subsidies, but is not currently eligible for the PTC.

    The PTC was originally established by the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to incentivize renewable energy technologies for power production. Since it was first established, the credit has lapsed on several occasions only to be later extended ? generally in periods of only one or two years at a time.

    Congress is once again debating an extension of the PTC, set to expire again at the end of 2012. The constant political posturing over the PTC creates uncertainty for renewable energy developers. If we as a nation believe that we should encourage production of renewable electricity (and I do believe we should), these extensions of one or two years at a time are not helpful.

    On the other hand, there are technologies that may never be competitive and that will need subsidies forever to survive, and that is not a prescription for success either. So a reasonable compromise ? in my view ? is to extend the PTC for a long period of time but reduce it over time. The current credit is 2.2 cents/kilowatt-hour for power derived from wind and geothermal, as well as for some biomass power plants. The credit is 1.1 cents/kilowatt-hour for some of the other options like power from municipal solid waste.

    One might envision a 10-year extension in which the credits drop by 10% each year. Through a combination of economies of scale and improving technology, the economics should improve over time. If they do not, then opponents of these subsidies will have some assurance that we will not subsidize uneconomical options forever.

    Case 2: End Polluter Welfare Act

    Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent from Vermont, has cointroduced legislation with Minnesota Democratic Congressman Keith Ellison called the End Polluter Welfare Act. The legislation is aimed at domestic U.S. oil companies, and with a title like that is there any wonder why our level of discourse on energy is so dysfunctional?

    Senator Sanders does have an agenda, but it isn?t based on being informed on energy matters. He has made highly inflammatory comments on the Senate floor about ExxonMobil which PolitiFact.com deemed??false? after fact-checking his statements. He promoted misinformation on the Senate floor, and that misinformation has been repeated endlessly. So with this kind of misinformation running rampant (and it certainly isn?t just him) among our elected officials, it should be no surprise that?we get ignorance-based legislation.

    Senator Sanders lists the ?welfare? he proposes to eliminate on his website.?I would be willing to make a bet that Senator Sanders knows neither the purpose of the tax incentives he proposes to eliminate, nor the projected impact from doing so. I am not going to go through them here; you can refer to some of my previous columns.

    The biggest problem with the legislation is that it is not conducive to U.S. energy security. It is legislation that is politically driven, and if oil prices decline it is a prescription for a rapid decline in domestic drilling. In other words, it isn?t sensible long-term energy policy.

    There are ways to capture more revenue from oil companies when oil prices are rising, and I will detail that in a future column. My proposal would actually capture more revenue than Senator Sanders? proposal in an environment of rising oil prices, but would not have the same chilling impact if prices fall.

    Case 3: Navy Purchases of Biofuels Curtailed

    One of the top priorities of Navy Secretary Ray Mabus has been to aggressively pursue biofuels for Navy ships and planes. The Navy?s goals are summarized in a 2010 interview that I conducted with Tom Hicks, who is the Deputy Assistant Secretary to the Navy (Energy). In part, Mr. Hicks said:

    ?So what we are saying is that by 2012, to test the fleet and do the local ops that I mentioned with the Great Green Fleet, we need 8,000 barrels of biofuel. To deploy that in 2016, we need 80,000 barrels. Those are certainly quantities that ? we have talked to industry ? and they will have no problem with delivering. By 2020, we go from 8,000 to 80,000 to 8 million barrels, is what our need is to meet that goal of 50% alternative fuel. So if we were to sit passively back and not send out the demand signal, perhaps we would have a different outcome. We choose a leadership position, and part of that position is sending out a strong demand signal to the market, that if you can deliver this; if you establish this; if you can meet it at a competitive cost long-term, then this is something we are going to commit to.?

    In support of these objectives the Navy has made major purchase over the past few years of biofuels made from various feedstocks, including algae and camelina. However, the prices paid were well above the price of petroleum-derived fuel, and last week the House Armed Services Committee voted to put a stop to the practice ? once more marking an abrupt change in energy policy.

    Again, whether you agree or disagree with the Navy?s commitment to purchase biofuel, here is another example of changing legislation that can totally stunt the development of advanced biofuels. If you are an opponent, you may think this is a fine idea, but there has to be a better way.

    The biggest problem with the Navy case is that the amounts paid for the fuel were 4 or 10 or even 100 times more than the price paid for petroleum-derived fuel. Further, the prices paid were not transparent. The fuel contracts frequently contained money for research which made it difficult to determine exactly how much was paid for the fuel. I think it was fairly obvious that this sort of practice would eventually be stopped, but as in the case of the PTC it would have probably been politically feasible to provide long-term incentives that phase out over a period of 10 years or so.

    Conclusions

    Excerpting?from my book:

    ?A sound energy policy should take into account the supply side, the demand side, and the possibility that projections will be wrong on one or both counts. Energy policy decisions must also factor in the impact on current and future generations, and they should be capable of weathering changing political climates.?

    In order to develop long-term alternatives to oil (or as in the previous example, to develop our domestic oil), it is important that the rules don?t change every 2 to 4 years. Energy projects span much longer than election cycles, and if energy policy can?t withstand changing political climates the result is paralysis.

    I believe the best possibility of passing energy legislation that is stable for energy producers, yet palatable to both major political parties is to build in mechanisms that either phase out subsidies over time, or that automatically change tax incentives based on the price of oil.?However, even then there is nothing to prevent the next election from ushering in new leaders who will completely overturn existing energy policies.

    Thus, the real reason we have dysfunctional energy policies is that we elect dysfunctional leaders. We just have to figure out ways of working around them.

    The Christian Science Monitor has assembled a diverse group of the best economy-related bloggers out there. Our guest bloggers are not employed or directed by the Monitor and the views expressed are the bloggers' own, as is responsibility for the content of their blogs. To contact us about a blogger,?click here. This post originally ran on?www.consumerenergyreport.com.

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    Toshiba Satellite U840 Ultrabook, C, L and M series laptops come to India

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    Yet another Intel certified notebook, this one dubbed the Toshiba Satellite U840 Ultrabook has been added to the wide range of devices already available in India. It is accompanied by the C, L and M series laptops, which are said to be packed with performance-oriented as well as entertainment features.

    The U840 flaunts an aluminium chassis reinforced with fibre glass and crams in a 32GB SSD along with a 500GB HDD. It makes use of hybrid technology for relatively fast boot ups and response time. This Toshiba Ultrabook is powered by the third generation Intel Core i5 processor and is fitted with an LED backlit tile keyboard and ClickPad. The silver colored portable PC, integrated with SRS Premium Sound 3D enhancements, is embedded with a USB 3.0 port and an HDMI output amongst others.

    ?With thinner and lighter profile and high-quality durable design, the new Satellite series is a testimony to our strong heritage of leading innovation. The new range offers faster, more powerful and smarter laptops, powered by latest third Generation Intel Core processors, and is perfect for youthful consumers looking for more of everything,? expressed Sivakumar N., Vice President ? Strategic Marketing, Product Management and Services ? DS Division, Toshiba India.

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    The Toshiba Satellite C series comprising the 14-inch C840 and 15.6-inch C850 can be configured with the Intel 7 series chipsets and dedicated graphics cards. Outfitted with a Clear SuperView LED display each, they are deployed with Toshiba Audio Enhancement and offer a choice between tile and flat keyboards. Some other features of these laptops include an HD webcam, an HDMI connector, a USB 3.0 port and Bluetooth 4.0.

    Equipped with the third generation Intel Core processors, the 15.6-inch L850 of the L series boasts of 30 percent faster boot up. Drenched in the ice silver hue, this metallic device comes with a tile keyboard and dedicated 2GB graphics. The M series? M840, weighs less than 2kg and is available in screen configuration of 14 inches in either champagne gold or dressy turquoise shades. Besides Bluetooth connectivity and USB ports, these notebooks are included with the SRS premium sound HD and Toshiba Audio Enhancement too.

    The Toshiba Satellite U840 Ultrabook price tag reads Rs. 53,500, while the C series laptops price is anywhere between Rs. 23,000 and Rs. 44,000. The L and M series notebooks can be picked up for starting prices of Rs. 51,000 and Rs. 32,500, respectively.

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