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In David Fincher's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Rooney Mara tore up every second that she was on screen as the complicated and complex computer hacker Lisbeth Salander. For that Academy Award-nominated performance, she was honored with a Virtuoso Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF). Collider was there to cover and attend the event, and we've compiled the highlights of what the actress had to say, both on the press line and during the Q&A.
While there, Rooney Mara talked about what the whole award season experience has been like for her, how she felt like she didn't get to know director David Fincher at all from the four days she worked on The Social Network, that she doesn't know when the next films in the Millennium trilogy will start shooting but that she would love to do them simultaneously, and that if Fincher decided not to direct the other films, it would be hard without him but she would get through it with his blessing. Check out what she had to say after the jump.
Question: What's this whole award season experience been like for you?
ROONEY MARA: It's been an amazing experience. I've been lucky that I've been surrounded by really amazing people, so it's been great. It's incredible. It seems crazy when I'm in a setting like this, but then I just go home and life feels very normal.
What has been the biggest highlight?
MARA: We worked so hard on this movie and I think just the fact that people recognize that and admire the work, and that the response has been so great, has been the best part.
What does the recognition that you've been getting for this role, specifically, mean to you? Do you feel like you poured your heart and soul into this character?
MARA: I did. I think everyone who worked on the movie poured their heart and soul into it.
Did playing this character impact your own life, in any way?
MARA: Well, the whole job impacted my life because I had to move and I was working 16 hours a day, five or six days a week. So, it affected my life a lot. It was really hard work, but I always felt really lucky and happy to be a part of it.
People seem to really have loved the different portrayal you gave for this character. Has that been gratifying?
MARA: Of course! It feels good that people pick up on the little things. We all worked really hard on the film and for people to recognize that and appreciate it, it feels really good.
Before doing The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo with David Fincher, you were in The Social Network. Did you ever think that a relatively small part in that film would lead to playing this lead role?
MARA: No. I still don't really think of it like that. I actually think my part in The Social Network almost made David not really want to cast me for the part of Lisbeth, at first.
At what point did he start talking to you about this role? Had you already finished The Social Network?
MARA: I only worked for four days on The Social Network, so I really didn't know David. I knew I had an immense amount of respect for the way that he worked, and I really enjoyed that experience, but it was only four days, so I really didn't know him, at all. It wasn't until much, much later that I even knew he would be directing The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
For the longest time, you had said that you hadn't seen the movie and that you weren't sure if you were ready. So, have you finally seen the movie?
MARA: Yes, I have. I saw it on opening night. I thought it was great!
Is it weird for you to watch yourself, particularly when you're the title character, or do you get a kick out of it?
MARA: No, it's still hard 'cause it's still very fresh. We really only finished the movie not that long ago. I remember those scenes very differently, shooting them. That subway scene (where Lisbeth gets her backpack stolen) was 25 or 30 seconds, but it was three days for me, and I remember it much differently, so it's strange to see it.
One of the hallmarks of the way you characterize Lisbeth is the intense, matter-of-fact way that she speaks, and it's so riveting to watch. Now that you've finished this movie, has that changed the way that you speak, at all?
MARA: I think, in my real life, I have a little bit of that, myself. To be socialized, you have to try not to be that way, but I think I'm pretty matter-of-fact myself. I don't really think of it like that. I never really thought, "Okay, I'm in character now. Now, I'm out of character." I'm sure that a lot of the character did rub off on me, but it's not anything I'm really conscious of.
When David Fincher offered you the role and explained all of the things that were going to have to happen to you, both to prepare for the film and during filming, you were most apprehensive about riding a motorcycle. Once you got on set, was there a particular scene or moment that scared you the most, before you did it?
MARA: Not really. There was definitely a lot of tension built up for two of the rape scenes. I wouldn't say I was particularly nervous to shoot them. They're just such important scenes to the entire trilogy and we had talked so much about them, leading up to it. There was a lot leading up to those days. But, I wouldn't say there was anything I was particularly really scared to do.
Your character has such a complicated relationship in the film with Daniel Craig's character. How did that affect the way the two of you, as actors, related to each other when you weren't shooting? Did you try to get to know each other, or did you keep a distance?
MARA: I think me and Daniel are both quite aloof and guarded people, so we didn't bond that much. We didn't have that much to shoot together. But, we did spend quite a lot of time rehearsing with David [Fincher] and the rest of the cast, and with Steve Zaillian, just reading through the script and trying to make things work. We were lucky, in that we started off shooting in Stockholm. For the first few months, everything we were shooting was pretty insignificant. It was coming in and out of doors. So, we had a lot of time to get comfortable with each other before we went to L.A. and did the meat of the movie.
When you finished filming, what did you do first, to try to get back to being you again?
MARA: I don't know. I think I tried not to do anything for awhile. It was hard to come off of the movie. There wasn't really a day that it was over because we had to wait around for re-shoots. I waited as long as I could to take out some of the piercings. I wouldn't say I was really dying to change anything right away.
What's the time frame, before you have to get back into being Lisbeth Salander again?
MARA: I don't really know. That's a better question for Sony, I guess. I'm happy to have a little bit of a break, but I'm definitely looking forward to doing the next two. I would be really happy to do that.
Are you eager to revisit the character of Lisbeth Salander?
MARA: I'm happy to have a little break, but I am eager to revisit her. But, I'm happy to have a break first.
Is there anything you're most looking forward to, in going back?
MARA: I'm just excited to go back into that world and go back to Sweden.
How do you feel about the prospect of maybe doing The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest simultaneously?
MARA: I'd love to do that. That would be a smart way to do it.
Would it be harder to be in that space for a longer period of time like that?
MARA: No. I don't think it would be any harder than doing it, coming out of it, and then going back into it. I think it actually would be easier to do it, all at once.
What have you enjoyed about working so closely with David Fincher?
MARA: Everything about working with David is amazing. I wouldn't trade anything about him. I love working with him.
If David Fincher decides not to do the other films, would it be difficult for you to go ahead and do them with another director?
MARA: Yeah, of course, it would be hard. But, it wouldn't be without David's blessing, and I would get through it.
Would you like to just sit on a beach in Fiji or somewhere, between now and then, or would you like to go make a romantic comedy first?
MARA: Beaches and romantic comedies are not my thing. I'm a workaholic, so I'm ready to get back to work.
What do you have lined up? Is there anything that you know that you're doing?
MARA: Nothing that I can talk about just yet.
As an actor, do you prefer playing characters that are closer to who you are, or completely different from who you are?
MARA: I don't think I really think about it, in terms of whether the character is different from myself. For myself, it probably is easier to play a character who is much different, with an accent and who looks different and walks different. I find that much more enjoyable. But, at the same time, I felt like [Lisbeth] Salander was very familiar to me. We do have a lot in common. I think a little bit of both is good.


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Bulldozed by the Kansas City Chiefs' running game in the first half prior to a halftime adjustment that salvaged a 9-6 victory, the Ravens' defense was particularly susceptible to the zone-stretch play.
As star running back Jamaal Charles rumbled for 125 yards in the first half before defensive coordinator Dean Pees shifted the Ravens' defensive alignment to widen out the defensive linemen and walk up the linebackers to press the line of scrimmages, offensive guards Jeff Allen and Jon Asamoah kept getting to the second level to block Ravens middle linebacker Ray Lewis.
That's not how the Ravens' defense is supposed to work with Lewis not usually taking on that many hefty blockers. Nose guards Ma'ake Kemoeatu and Terrence Cody are supposed to wall off blockers to allow Lewis to flow freely to the football.
"We did a couple of other things with some fronts that did not help us, and they really hurt the linebackers," Pees said today at team headquarters. "Sometimes you look out there, and you see a corner, and you think the corner gets beat deep, but it might have been the safety that really should have been over the top making the play, but because the corner is close, you assume it's the corner, and you blame him.
"It's the same thing up front. If the offensive line is coming off and getting to the second level on the linebackers, we are not in a good system here. We are not playing good technique then up front. So, a lot of times you can say whatever you want about the linebackers, it isn't going to matter if the guy is coming off and has him sealed. I don't care who it is. It could be Dick Butkus, it isn't going to make a difference. So, that to me was the biggest thing there.
Between Kemoeatu and Cody, they combined for only four tackles while Lewis was being engulfed by blockers and failing to shed them.
"Ray's not getting any help from the guys up front, either Kemoeatu or Cody," former Ravens offensive lineman Wally Williams said. "They are terrible up front. Even in Ray's highest moment, Sam Adams and Tony Siragusa and Kelly Gregg did a lot of dirty work and kept Ray clean. If Ray doesn't stay clean where he's unblocked, he's going to have problems like he did in Kansas City."
With Kemoeatu receiving the majority of the workload on 39 snaps for 55 percent of the defensive plays, Cody played 23 snaps for 32 percent of the defensive plays.
Lewis finished with 10 tackles, but most of them were down the field after solid gains by Charles as he finished with 140 yards, including 15 of those yards on 10 second-half carries.
Cody acknowledged there were fundamental lapses by the defensive line.
"It was a bunch of gap responsibilities," Cody said. "They were doing what they did because of what were doing. It was hard on guys like Ray beause sometimes a zone scheme looks kind of different, how they're coming off.
"We were able to anticipate chop blocks from behind. It was more technique than ability. The nose guards, it's our responsibility to keep the center off of him. We didn't do that good this past game."

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3 Must Have Business Agreements
This article is a reprint of Wise Bread's contribution to OPEN Forum from American Express -- where small business owners can get advice from experts and share tips with each other.
Hollywood movie mogul Samuel Goldwyn, founder of MGM, once said: "A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on." It's a good idea for small business owners to put agreements in writing. Here are three agreements that you should definitely consider getting in writing.
Confidentiality Agreement
Your company many not have a secret formula as valuable as those used by Coca-Cola and KFC, but every company has some information that it does not want to become public. Whether customer lists and pricing information or new products and processes, you have valuable business secrets. To help protect that info, use a confidentiality agreement (also called a nondisclosure agreement).
A confidentiality agreement is a contract signed by your employees or any third parties with whom you intend to share confidential information. By signing the agreement, the employee or third party agrees not to share that information. For example, if you're considering a joint venture with another company, you'll likely need to divulge certain information about your business; make sure it remains confidential by having an agreement in place before you discuss it.
Find free sample confidentiality agreements at:
- IPwatchdog.com (agreement for inventors)
- MoreBusiness.com (agreement with third-parties)
- oneCLE (employee agreement)
Buy-Sell Agreement
If you have co-owners in your business, it's wise to decide what happens to an owner's interest when he or she retires, dies, or just wants out. This can be settled by the terms of a buy-sell agreement.
The agreement can be constructed in several ways:
- Cross-purchase agreement, in which the remaining owner or owners buy out the interest of the departing owner. This type of agreement works best if there are only two owners in a business; it gets cumbersome when multiple owners are involved.
- Redemption agreement, in which the company buys back the interest of the departing owner. This type of agreement works best when there are several owners.
- Hybrid agreement, which can include both a purchase and buyback.
The buy-sell agreement should be made when the company is started, but can be created at any time. Here are some features to include:
- The type of buy-sell agreement (e.g., cross-purchase agreement);
- A list of triggering events, such as retirement, disability, personal bankruptcy, divorce, or death;
- A mechanism to determine the value of the departing owner's interest. This can be a formula clause in the agreement, a requirement that an appraisal be obtained at the time of the triggering event, or some other method. It's usually not a good idea to set a fixed value in the agreement because it may not reflect changes in value by the time of the triggering event;
- The funding that will be used to pay for the buyout. Life insurance usually is used for buyouts at death; other funds must be used for buyouts for other triggering events.
Find free sample buy-sell agreements at:
- DocStoc (for limited liability companies)
- Jian.com (for corporations)
- Meg Financial (for corporations)
Independent Contractor Agreement
Many businesses hire contractors as a way to lower operating costs while still getting things done. The problem is that the IRS and the states will look at how you classify your workers, and if it's determined that your contractors are really employees, you are liable for payroll taxes, employee benefits, workers compensation, and unemployment coverage for them, too.
Worker classification is primarily based on the degree of control you exercise over the workers. One factor in determining control is the relationship of the parties. If you and the workers agree up front that the relationship involves independent contractors and is not an employer-employee relationship, this helps to avoid reclassification of workers as employees. A good way to show the relationship is with an independent contractor agreement.
The agreement should include the following points:
- A statement about the relationship of the parties;
- A statement that the worker acknowledges responsibility for taxes and insurance;
- Language bolstering independent contractor status, such as that the worker is required to furnish his/her own tools.
While the agreement is not binding on the IRS, it can help demonstrate worker classification if the IRS has questions.
Find free sample independent contractor agreements at:
Bottom Line
While sample agreements may be useful in getting ideas for your situation, it is highly advisable to have any agreement you prepare reviewed by your attorney. Your attorney can tailor your agreement to your company's specific needs and make sure it complies with the laws in your state.
Disclaimer: The links and mentions on this site may be affiliate links. But they do not affect the actual opinions and recommendations of the authors.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo, under pressure from local government and school officials, now says he will join their discussion to address the fiscal crisis facing cities, counties and their taxpayers.
Cuomo recently met with some local officials to build support for his proposal to change the binding arbitration law that guides labor disputes. He wants to require mediators to consider taxpayers' ability to pay when awarding judgments to public workers, most of which go to firefighters and police officers.
"Their situation with the police and fire contracts is a specific that is begging that larger problem," Cuomo said on a radio show last week. "I want to use it as an opportunity to talk about the larger problem of distressed communities and governments and how the state can help."
The comment was welcomed by those who have long sought a summit with Cuomo. Local government and school officials had sought more tools from Albany to reduce their costs and avoid raising what are already some of the nation's highest property taxes.
Cuomo's spokesmen declined to comment about his radio statement when questioned by The Associated Press.
The Democratic governor had secured a pension plan that would allow schools and local governments to reduce their staggering payments to public pension systems now by banking on projected savings years and decades from now. But some officials found that risky, saying it simply put off the problem.
"I think it's a step in the right direction," Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner said of Cuomo's new willingness to talk about the issue. She was appointed by Cuomo to be the co-chairwoman of the state Democratic Party and has led the effort to get Cuomo to hold a summit on the fiscal crisis. He previously called for summits to expand the yogurt industry and to help beer and wine sales but not to address this issue.
"He has the skills" to tackle the crisis, Miner said. "If he's going to put people in a room, that's a good thing."
When Miner raised the issue in February, Cuomo's director of operations, Howard Glaser, responded critically on an Albany radio station.
"Syracuse wants somebody else to solve that problem," Glaser said then. "If you're unwilling or unable to solve a problem in fiscal management in a city, there's a mechanism for that: You ask the Legislature to create a financial control board, and the financial control board will solve the problem for you."
Richard Brodsky, a former Democratic assemblyman who is now with the Wagner School at New York University and has been working with local officials, said the rising costs of health care and pensions of public workers is hitting local governments as cities outside New York City are losing population and tax base. Several are on the road to insolvency. Some municipalities in other states have already gone broke.
"There have been a lot of people around the state calling for a broader discussion," Brodsky said. "All of the elbows thrown over the past year will have been worth it if it leads to a discussion. A verbal acknowledgement is good. An actual meeting is better."
Cuomo told public radio's "Capitol Pressroom" that the state can't continue to give cities handouts.
"That does nothing," he said. "I just perpetuates the structural imbalance and it perpetuates the denial of the structural imbalance … you can't have fewer taxpayers paying for more government."


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Online communities could benefit from the power of offline meetings
Face-to-face engagement can cement relationships and build depth in online communities.
As software vendors, open source projects, and companies in all fields rush to gather communities around themselves, I'm bothered that we haven't spent much time studying the lessons face-to-face communities have forged over decades of intensive work by a dynamic community organizing movement. I have spoken twice at the Community Leadership Summit (CLS) about the tradition of community organizing as practiced by the classic social action group, Saul Alinsky's Industrial Areas Foundation. Because we all understand that a community is people — not software, not meeting places, not rules or norms — it's worth looking at how face-to-face communities flourish.
Last week's CLS event had several talks and sessions about face-to-face organizing, which the attendees liked to call offline meetings because we assume so much interaction between groups takes place nowadays on the Internet. As one can find at CLS, a passionate confluence and sharing among dedicated "people people," there's a great deal of power in offline meetings. An evening at a bar — or an alternative location for those who are uncomfortable in bars — can cement relationships and provide depth to the formal parts of the day. Read more…


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MIT will mark the 10-year anniversary of the announcement of OpenCourseWare in April 2011. To prepare for this milestone, the OCW staff has asked a number of MIT community members who've been involved in the project to reflect on its past and look to what lies ahead. In this installment of an occasional series, Stephen Carson, OCW external relations director and president of the OpenCourseWare Consortium, discusses the global OCW movement.
I have been fortunate to have been very involved in the development of the global OpenCourseWare movement in the past 10 years. In the early period of the MIT OpenCourseWare program, I worked informally with many of the universities that — inspired by the mission to share educational content openly — joined MIT in creating OpenCourseWare sites of their own. Later, as these schools organized, I supported the formation of the OpenCourseWare Consortium, and since the Consortium incorporated in 2008 I have had the privilege of serving as the organization's president.
Each time I attend the Consortium annual meeting, which draws together leaders from OpenCourseWare programs around the world, I am struck anew by the breadth and depth of the movement MIT's program helped to inspire, a movement that is often not visible to the MIT community. More than 200 universities participate in the activities of the Consortium, schools that have collectively published more than 14,000 courses, including the 2,000 from MIT. While MIT OpenCourseWare is the single largest OCW site in the world, we are increasingly dwarfed by the materials published by other universities.
The Consortium membership is diverse and truly global, with regional consortia in Africa, China, France, Japan, Korea, Latin America, Taiwan, Turkey, Spain and Vietnam. In total, OCW Consortium members are drawn from 45 countries and territories. The universities of the OCW Consortium have also been joined by dozens of other organizations including professional associations, NGOs, nonprofits and for-profits which all support the Consortium's mission of sharing educational materials widely and freely. The movement also goes beyond the Consortium's membership, with universities such as Harvard, Yale and Stanford launching similar projects.
The other universities in the Consortium bring unique new approaches to the open publication of course materials. Whether the innovative MIMA search system on the University of Tokyo OpenCourseWare site, or the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health OCW's image repository, or the interactive components of the Open University (UK)'s OpenLearn site, these innovations continue to push the staff of MIT OpenCourseWare to reimagine what the program can be.
Every year brings new announcements, such as the OpenCourseWare program in Turkey that is now receiving $1 million of support from that country's Ministry of Education; or how the Indonesian higher education system will leverage the OCW model to share the expertise scattered across the 750 universities in the archipelago; or the efforts of the Obama administration to use OpenCourseWare models in support of our country's community colleges.
This spring presents a unique opportunity for the MIT community to experience the global movement firsthand, as for the first time, the OCW Consortium will hold its annual conference on the MIT campus May 4-6. The Consortium expects to welcome 300 participants from OpenCourseWare programs and related projects to celebrate 10 years of OpenCourseWare and look forward to the next 10 years. Learn more about the conference on the OCW Consortium Website.
This April marks the 10th anniversary of the MIT OpenCourseWare program, but this spring also marks 10 years of a vibrant global movement that has openly shared educational materials spanning academic levels, languages and cultures. While here at MIT we can be proud of what has been accomplished through MIT OpenCourseWare, we should also recognize and congratulate the other members of the OCW community on their remarkable contributions to this global undertaking.


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Lady Gaga and Tyler the Creator lead MTV's newly inaugurated O Music Awards with three nominations each.
MTV announced Tuesday the categories and nominees for its new Web-based awards show, a celebration of digital music. Categories include best fan cover, most viral dance and best music hashtag meme.
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Lady Gaga and rapper Tyler the Creator are among the nominees for most innovative artist and must-follow artist on Twitter. Lady Gaga is also nominated for favorite animated GIF, a kind of avatar. Tyler the Creator, of the much buzzed-about hip-hop group Odd Future, is also nominated for his remix of Lykke Li's "Follow Rivers."
Winners will be decided by fan voting in social media, with the results shown in real-time. The awards will be presented in a live hour-long webcast April 28 on MTV websites and mobile apps.
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MTV, which is part of the Viacom-owned MTV Networks, hopes the show will do for digital music what its Video Music Awards, launched in 1984, did for the music video. As a reference to the rapidly shifting online world, even the "O'' in the OMAs is being left undefined and open to interpretation by viewers.
"Some elements of this will be experimental," said Dermot McCormack, head of digital media at MTV Music Group. "If there is such a thing as a beta award show, this is it."
Several of the awards will go to fans or even pets. Best animal performance is a category, with nominees like a parrot dancing to Willow Smith's song "Whip My Hair."
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Other categories fete the new epicenters of online music, such as best independent music blog, best music discovery service and best performance series. The latter features a group of nominees that pits acclaimed online series like NPR's "Tiny Desk Concerts" and La Blogotheque's "Take Away Shows" against MTV's own "Unplugged."
"We're really launching a new franchise here, something that we're investing in," says Shannon Connolly, vice president of digital music strategy for MTV Music Group.
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Other nominated artists include Kanye West, the Flaming Lips, Nicki Minaj, Arcade Fire and Justin Bieber. Among the non-artist nominees are the comedy site Funny or Die, the music discovery service Pandora and Andy Samberg's comedy troupe, the Lonely Island.
The network says success for the O Music Awards won't be assessed by ratings or view counts, but by its cultural influence.
"We won't be judging by how many streams we do on several websites," says McCormack. "We will be judging it by how much we can affect the conversation around digital music in the lead-up and beyond."
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2014 AMSOIL Engine Masters Challenge Format
Street Power Shootout
Those familiar with the Engine Masters Challenge are aware that the competition format is changed on a regular basis. This ensures a fresh perspective on the engine-building approach and presents the competition builders with new challenges in achieving the ultimate engine combination within the rules. For the last two years of competition, we incorporated some significant changes to the program, both in the realm of technical engine specifications and in the test procedure. The most dramatic change was a move back to a single division format for last year's competition, with an emphasis on street performance. Our competitors took these basic constraints and pulled off some amazing combinations. For 2014, we have revised the program to focus on traditional two-valve V-8 engines. Here is a brief rundown on what to expect.
The following presents an overview of some of the key rules changes and some insight about the reasoning behind them. Bear in mind that this is to serve only as an overview for informational purposes and that the official rules are subject to modification through the course of the year. For a comprehensive look at the exact requirements for an official entry into the 2014 AMSOIL Engine Masters Challenge event, consult the official rules found on our website, enginemasters.com. Remember that the competition is open to anyone who meets the broad eligibility requirements—and that might include you. If you think you have what it takes to build the hottest street engine in the country, don't hesitate to send in an entry as outlined in the official rules by our February 15, 2014 deadline.
Back to the Streets
As with last year's event, we will be returning with a single class of competition as our format for 2014. Many of the engine specifications have been changed in the technical rules section, as has the operational procedure on the dyno. The competition will be scored in a new way, taking an aggregate score based on average horsepower and torque over the entire scored operating rpm range and then adding in the peak power and torque per cubic inch in determining the final score. The effect of this change in the scoring system is to place a higher weight on peak horsepower and torque numbers. This will reduce the influence on the score of engine performance at very low rpm.
The rules for 2014 are a refinement of those of last year's street performance style rules, with key changes in the specifications, rpm range, and allowable hardware. What is allowed is detailed in the "Official Technical Rules" found at enginemasters.com. Here are some of the highlights of the changes for 2014 compared to 2013's rules.
Keep in mind that these highlights are for general informational purposes only. The official rules cover the various restrictions and requirements for competition in detail, and the rules are subject to change and clarification.
In studying the official rules, you might notice the street division technical rules are similar to those of the AMSOIL Engine Masters Challenge last year, with a few changes and tweaks. The objective here is to present engines that more closely resemble the kinds of engines that power true street machines, while opening up some of the specifications to the hotter end of the performance scale. At the same time, we tightened up some of the rules to more closely reflect real-world parts combinations. Significant changes have been made to the scoring system and the operational procedure during competition.
Show Me the Money
For the 2013 Engine Masters Challenge, the contingency payout format has been revised to bring back what is one of the richest purses for this type of competition anywhere. We found the fat payoff added considerably to the heat of the competition and met with unprecedented sponsorship support. While not quite a winner-takes-all format, the payout has been scaled to richly reward the 2014 AMSOIL Engine Masters Champion.
1st Place - $3,500 per contingency
2nd Place - $400 per contingency
3rd Place - $100 per contingency
Instrumentation for recording the engine's performance will be provided by the SuperFlow/DTS dynamometer operating software/hardware and/or Engine Masters Challengeapproved instrumentation. The channels that will be recorded and available to the participants will be: speed/rpm, indicated torque, indicated horsepower, fuel flow, oil temperature and pressure, fuel pressure, water temperature, air/fuel (or lambda) left and right (two channels), and brake specific fuel consumption.
Data Acquisition
Data acquisition systems are permitted as part of the operating engine management system or ignition system of the engine. Sensors in addition to those listed as provided under Instrumentation for the operation of the engine management system for data acquisition are legal.
Qualifying Dyno Pulls
The team leader must be present during his dyno pulls, no exceptions. Dyno pulls during the qualifying session will be conducted as follows: Engines will be placed on an assigned dyno. Participants will assist the on-site officials and dyno facility personnel in completing the necessary dyno connections and final engine assemblies. Each participant will then be required to review and sign a dyno checklist form, which confirms the engine is ready to compete. Participants will be given up to 35 minutes to start, prepare, warm up their engines, and do whatever they wish once the command to start is given. For scoring purposes, during this 35-minute period, participants are required to make a minimum of three medium acceleration scoring qualifying pulls in any order the participants deem acceptable.
Participants may make any changes or any number of pulls during the 35-minute period. At the completion of the 35-minute timer period or at any point during the 35-minute timer period, participants may elect to stop the 35-minute timer for purposes of using the remaining time during final eliminations if the participants make it to the final elimination bracket. Participants then select the three pulls to be used for scoring purposes. The participants' engines shall be removed from the dyno.
Correction Factor
Correction factor to be used during the contest will be SAE J607. Barometric pressure, temperature, and humidity will be recorded at the beginning of the timed period used for scoring purposes. Correction factor data will be documented on a dyno checklist.
Scoring Qualifying and Final Eliminations
Maximum rpm for scoring purposes: 6,500 rpm. Performance rankings for the competition pulls will be computed using average uncorrected torque, average uncorrected horsepower, uncorrected peak torque, and uncorrected peak horsepower numbers from the SuperFlow/DTS dyno. The final score will be determined and the corrected torque/horsepower numbers for the participants' three competition pulls will be calculated by the event director and/or designee. Each entry's scoring is a direct result of a team's engine dyno performance, and resulting scores are specific to the engine. Points and scores are not transferable from a team's engine to another engine entry by the same Team, nor are points and scores transferable from one team to another team.
If an event is postponed for any reason prior to the start of the scheduled run, it is necessary that any engine and team still eligible for event competition be in attendance at the rescheduled date and time to be eligible for all scores and any contingency monies and/or awards. If an event is postponed and/or disrupted and rescheduled due to weather or other conditions, natural disasters, acts of God, etc., participants unable to return will not be eligible for any final placement and/or contingency monies and will be listed as Did Not Finish (DNF) in the event competition postings.
Scored qualifying pulls will consist of three medium acceleration pulls with scoring data recorded from 3,000 rpm and ending at 6,500 rpm. Average corrected torque plus peak corrected torque from each of the three scored qualifying pulls will be added together to arrive at an average torque quotient. Average corrected horsepower plus peak corrected horsepower from each of the three scored qualifying pulls will be added together to arrive at an average horsepower quotient.
To compensate for the different engine displacements, the average torque quotient for three dyno pulls and the average horsepower quotient for three dyno pulls are added together. The sum of the average torque quotient and the average horsepower quotient are multiplied by 1,000 and then divided by the claimed cubic inch displacement of the engine. This will yield a quotient number to be used for scoring for engine dyno results. Final quotient numbers are recorded to one decimal place on scoring form. Rounding of numbers will be utilizing standard rounding: Example 2232.96 = 2233.0.
Claiming a cubic inch less than actual calculated cubic inch as stated in the Engine Displacement section of these rules shall result in disqualification. Claiming a cubic inch 5 or more cubic inches greater than actual calculations shall result in disqualification.
The official rules offer more details on the scoring system, including the dyno settings, the rounding procedure, tie breaking rules, and other considerations and serve as the official guidelines for scoring at the event.
Points Deducted From Dyno Scoring
Ten (10) points shall be deducted for each specific infraction from the quotient number of any participant found to be claiming a contingency product that is not used. Contingency product must be on engine, and proof of use and/or purchase may be required as specified by Engine Masters Challenge Event Management. Thursday, there will be an external contingency verification inspection of the top five scoring engines. The results of the dyno scoring minus any points deducted for false contingency claims will determine the five engines that will compete in the final elimination bracket.
Friday, during post-event inspection, an internal contingency verification inspection of the top three scoring engines will take place. Ten (10) points shall be deducted for each specific infraction from the quotient number of any participant found to be claiming a contingency product that is not used.
Quotient Numbers Used to Determine Final Positions
Dyno scoring quotient numbers minus points deducted for each specific infraction shall determine the final positions of each participant.
Final Elimination Ranking
The top five scoring participants in qualifying will comprise the top five participants to compete in the Final Eliminations round. The top five scoring participants will compete on the same dyno. A random drawing for running order of the top five participants will take place to determine their running order in final eliminations.
Final Elimination Dyno Pulls
The five finalists may remove, adjust, repair, and/or replace any part or component on their engine under Engine Masters official presence the day of final eliminations for a time period not to exceed 30 continuous minutes. If a component is replaced that is an item that is a "tech item checked component," such as a carburetor, the item will be checked for legality before a replacement item is permitted. If the removed item is deemed legal, a replacement item is permitted. If the item is deemed illegal, the engine will be disqualified from competition. When the 30 continuous minutes period has expired or the 30 continuous minutes period has been forfeited by the team leader, the participant will be given 35 minutes plus whatever time was carried over from the qualifying session to use as the participant chooses. For scoring purposes, during this 35-minute period plus whatever time was carried over from the qualifying session, the participant is required to make a minimum of three medium acceleration scoring qualifying pulls rpm in any order the participant deems acceptable.
The team leader must be present during his dyno pulls, no exceptions. Dyno pulls and allowable work time prior to the dyno pulls during the final rounds session will be conducted as follows: Engines will be placed on an assigned dyno. Participants will assist the on-site officials and dyno facility personnel in completing the necessary dyno connections and final engine assemblies. Each participant will then be required to review and sign a dyno checklist form, which confirms the engine is ready to compete. The participant may make any changes or any number of pulls during the above time period. At the completion of the permitted time, the participant then selects the three pulls to be used for scoring purposes. The participant's engine shall be removed from the dyno.
|Rule Category
|2013 Street Division
|2014 Competition
|RPM Range
|VP unleaded 100 octane
|To be announced
|Compression Ratio
|11.5:1 max
|1.750-inch bore max four-barrel and other legal four-barrels as per rules
|Carb Spacer/Gasket Height
|Limited 0.625 inch
|Limited 2.00 inches
|Carb Intake Manifold
|Cast four-barrel
|Throttle body configuration limited
|Oil Pan
|Commercially available. Dimension and configuration limited.
|Pan spacers prohibited
|OEM style
|Two-valve OEM style
|OEM style
|OEM style
|0.043 minimum compression rings
|Minimum 0.035-inch compression rings
|Cam Drive
|Beltdrive prohibited
|OEM style
|Commercially available
AMSOIL Returns as Title Sponsor
When it comes to high-performance engines, effective lubrication is mandatory for longevity and durability, and it is no secret that the oil selection can actually contribute to power production. AMSOIL has been a leader in synthetic lubricant technology since its inception in 1972, and product development has been an ongoing progression ever since. What better venue to demonstrate the capabilities of AMSOIL than the Engine Masters Challenge, an event that pits some of the most competitive engine builders in the country in a head-to-head battle. AMSOIL will provide for the lubrication needs of all of the competition engines for the 2014 event, and with so much on the line, the builders can depend on the protection these lubricants deliver. We are grateful for the support AMSOIL is providing to the Engine Masters Challenge, and we are sure our competitors will appreciate the technology and protection of the AMSOIL family of lubricants.
Important Deadlines and Dates
January 2, 2014 Begin acceptance of applications
February 18, 2014 Cutoff date for applications
March 1, 2014 Participant and alternate selections
March 14, 2014 Entry fees and rules acceptance due
August 15, 2014 Publication of official dyno run schedule
August 22, 2014 Team information sheet due
September 5, 2014 Hotel room block release date
VP Racing Fuels Official Fuel of the Challenge
VP Racing Fuels will once again be fueling the fire for the 2014 AMSOIL Engine Masters Challenge. The gasoline used in competition is literally a matter of life or death for many of the engines, with the potential for detonation or pre-ignition to put an end to a competitor's efforts. For 2014, VP Racing Fuels has stepped in as the Official Fuel, offering high-octane insurance against the ravages of detonation-induced engine failure. For competition, the engines are slated to run on a VP unleaded fuel to be announced. With VP fuel, our competitors can turn up the power with confidence. We appreciate the support of VP Racing Fuels, and we are certain our competitors will appreciate the quality of this fuel as much as the power it is sure to unleash.
SuperFlow and DTS Back at the Engine Masters Challenge
SuperFlow and DTS will once again be a part of the 2014 AMSOIL Engine Masters Challenge. "We're very excited to be a part of the event," said Mike Giles, marketing manager for SuperFlow. "The Engine Masters Challenge is a great event for our customers, and we want to support it and them any way we can."
After merging in 2011, SuperFlow and DTS have been busy streamlining their engine dynamometer lineup and integrating key staff into the new organization. The goal: to offer a set of engine dynos that are unrivaled in terms of quality, innovation, and performance.
UNOH Official Host for the 2014 AMSOIL EMC
We are pleased to announce that, once again, the annual AMSOIL Engine Masters Challenge will be hosted at the University of Northwestern Ohio. With a huge range of varied engines to handle and dyno-test, there is no shortage of work to be done for the duration of our week of competition. It takes a crew with plenty of know-how and discipline to get the job done. We are thankful that our hosts at UNOH have the situation handled, and even more grateful for the experienced students from the school's high-performance motorsports program.
Whether handling the very highly developed competition engines or working to assist the profession engine builders, the student assistants from the UNOH have demonstrated their skills and inspired confidence in their abilities. The affiliation of the AMSOIL Engine Masters Challenge with UNOH provides a unique opportunity for our staff, the many aftermarket sponsors, the competition engine builders, and the students to work together in making the competition a success.


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Week in review
A mining and exploration retrospect for October 6 to 12, 2012
by Greg Klein
«Le Plan Nord est enterré»
Plan Nord was nothing more than "marketing" for projects that were already in the pipeline. So says Quebec's new natural resources minister, according to Sunday's Montreal Gazette. But industry observers still don't know how the newly elected Parti Quebecois will treat the mining sector.
Prior to the province's September 4 election, then-premier Jean Charest vowed his Liberal government would spend $2.1 billion on a massive infrastructure program to develop Quebec north of the 49th parallel. Over a 25-year period, Plan Nord would attract $80 billion in private and public investment, he said. During the election campaign, however, PQ leader Pauline Marois called the Liberals' planned expenditure a $2.1-billion giveaway to the private sector.
Marois also talked of imposing a 5% royalty on all minerals extracted and a 30% tax on all mining profits above 8%. Her election victory raised obvious concerns throughout the sector.
"People involved in the Plan Nord are very anxious to know the position of the government," Nochane Rousseau, a partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers' Montreal office, told the Gazette. He pronounced the Plan Nord "brand" dead but added, "In order to create wealth, we absolutely will have to develop our natural resources, and northern Quebec is overflowing with them."
Natural Resources Minister Martine Ouellet made her dismissive comment in a meeting with the editorial board of La Presse. She refused the Gazette's requests for an interview.
New regulations disappoint Ontario explorers
Ontario's exploration sector suffered a setback with a new mining law that takes full effect April 1. Probably the industry's biggest chagrin is the requirement to consult native bands prior to early-stage exploration drilling on Crown land. The bands will have 30 days to express concerns, which could then block a permit, according to a Tuesday dispatch from Bloomberg. "It's going to cost a lot more now and there are going to be a lot more delays," the news agency quoted Mistango River CEO Robert Kasner.
Solid Gold Resources TSXV:SLD CEO Darryl Stretch told Bloomberg, "It should be the government's duty to consult with first nations, not the mining industry's."
Stretch was a vocal member of Miners United, a group representing about 60 companies that surfaced at last spring's Toronto PDAC convention to express concern about native relations. In a March 27 Globe and Mail story about the group, Ontario Prospectors Association Executive Director Garry Clark said that native bands charge companies for exploration drilling in confidential deals that often surpass $100,000.
Bullish, but …
Among those predicting more merger-and-acquisition activity are the three principals of NewGen Asset Management, which was written up in Friday's Financial Post. "Our strategy is to identify those [most] likely M&A candidates," said Manager David Dattels. The FP explained that one of the company's portfolios "typically has about 20 core holdings, with others used as trading positions, including short positions that usually represent 5% to 20% of the portfolio."
Dattels' enthusiasm for the industry has its limits. "Mining has traditionally been a poorly managed industry. Corporate governance is probably the worst relative to other industries. Investors are smartening up to that."
Consumers acquire critical commodity companies
Increasing demand and a 15% Chinese export tax have put another EU-designated critical mineral in the spotlight. Fluorspar "is used throughout the world, primarily by the chemical industry, for refrigerants and foam products and in the manufacturing of aluminum, Teflon, refined petroleum products, glass and medicine," the Gold Report quoted Jennings Capital Analyst Ken Chernin on Tuesday. "There are virtually no substitutes for many of its uses and it is an essential ingredient in hydrofluoric acid."
Chernin added that companies with deposits outside China are candidates for acquisition—and not necessarily by other miners. "In February 2012, the aluminum company RUSAL acquired the remaining 50% of Russia's only fluorspar producer, [Yaroslavsk Mining Company], from Russkaya Gornorudnaya Kompaniya," he said. "Fluorspar is used to produce aluminum fluoride, which is used in the production of aluminum. And in January 2012, the chemical group Solvay announced it acquired a 30,000 tonne-per-year fluorspar mine in Bulgaria from Italy's M&M Group. DuPont and Honeywell are also big consumers of fluorspar."
More of the same for Venezuela
Hugo Chavez "gets six more years to squeeze industries." That's how the Globe and Mail commemorated the results of Venezuela's Sunday election. His 54% vote gives Chavez another six years in office, which would extend his presidency to 20 years. The Reuters commentary notes that "the nationalization campaign Mr. Chavez launched in 2007 has saddled the state with scores of loss-making companies." Nevertheless he plans to continue nationalizing companies and confiscating mining operations.
Sad SAC
"Vehement" was South American Silver's TSX:SAC denial of the latest allegations from the Bolivian government. The company's Tuesday statement responded to an October 5 threat of legal action from Minister of Mines Mario Virreira, who claimed South American Silver had been working in Bolivia illegally.
The accusations "are patently false and have no factual basis," the company said, repeating its intention to seek international arbitration "to obtain full compensation, including the fair market value of the Malku Khota Project." Bolivia confiscated the silver-indium project in July, after SAC had sunk over $16 million building a resource. On October 3 Virreira stated the company would get zero compensation.
Cry the troubled country
Reports from South Africa said two more people died in labour-related violence early Thursday, while on Friday the three-week truck drivers' strike ended. Also on Friday Atlatsa Resources TSXV:ATL announced that 2,161 fired employees would be reinstated provided they return to work at the company's Bokoni Platinum Mines by October 15.
An attempt at reassurance came from Platinum Group Metals TSX:PTM. On Friday the company stated that progress continues on its application for a $260-million loan to build the WBJV Project 1 Platinum Mine in South Africa. Phase I development "has been progressing steadily and well…. There are approximately 325 people on site and the project has completed 880,000 man hours with a single minor lost-time incident."
Not surprisingly the news was buried by allegations that surfaced on Thursday. South African President Jacob Zuma reportedly spent $23 million of public money renovating his home.
On Monday Kitco News summarized the situation for 10 major companies recently affected by South African strikes.
Canadian juniors explore the world. But beyond?
It's twice the size of earth, mostly diamond with some graphite thrown in—but credit for the discovery goes to astronomers, not geologists. Apparently not the first diamond planet ever discovered, 55 Cancri e, as it's unhelpfully named, "is the first time one has been seen orbiting a sun-like star and studied in such detail," according to a Thursday report from Reuters.
And, as the news agency pointed out, "any fortune-hunter not dissuaded by The Diamond as Big as the Ritz, F. Scott Fitzgerald's jazz age morality tale of thwarted greed, will find Cancri e about 40 light years, or 230 trillion miles, from Park Avenue."


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If you're a Twitterer, you're probably very familiar with the Favorite button on tweets. It's Twitter's equivalent to the Facebook 'Like' and a way to show appreciation to a good tweet, a weird tweet, a tweeted link or any tweet without replying or retweeting. It's fun and it works. It also could have been known as 'Thanks'.
According to All Things D, the familiar favorite button had trial runs as like, star and thanks. Thanks was actually the front runner in the early days of Twitter:
According to sources familiar with Twitter's early thinking, the company was originally toying around with what to call the "favorite" button. Along with "favorite," there were other popular options, such as those we're seeing being tested now - "Like" and "star."
But naming the button "thanks" was one of the most popular terms early on. A "favorite," if you will, among the team responsible for the feature.
I think I like a favorite button more than a thanks button. [AllThingsD]


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January 4th, 2011
The JIIA-hosted standard for flexible, high-speed imaging interface readies for product certification process, global launch expected in March 2011
TOKYO, Japan - January 4, 2011 - The Japan Industrial Imaging Association (JIIA), host of the CoaXPress high speed digital interface standard for imaging applications, today announced that the first edition of the standard has been overwhelmingly approved by its Working Group as a JIIA standard for public release. Additionally, the AIA/EMVA CoaXPress Liaison Group which consists of members from the AIA (Automated Imaging Association, USA) and the EMVA (European Machine Vision Association), have also given their approval, paving the way for global adoption in early 2011. Representatives from both groups voted on the standard during the past month and the results were released in December 2010, showing a total of 31 votes in favour, none opposed and 2 abstentions.
JIIA also announced the launch of a compliance test procedure to test and approve CoaXPress devices as officially compliant products. This compliance program will also manage permission to use the CoaXPress name and logo. Additional details of how this process will work will be announced in Q1 2011.
Following this successful ratification of the standard, reference JIIA NIF-001-2010 - CoaXPress Standard - Enacted on Dec. 6, 2010 - First Edition (download at www.jiia.org), the CoaXPress specification will now go through a three-months international appeal process, during which interested parties can comment on a wide range of technical and legal areas. The result of this process, which has been agreed upon by JIIA and the two other major industry organisations -- the AIA and the EMVA, will be announced at Automate 2011 in Chicago, USA and will pave the way for CoaXPress to become an international standard.
"We are well on our way to making CoaXPress a global and widely adopted standard for high-speed digital image data transmission," said Tadashi Miyazaki, chair of the JIIA CoaXPress Workgroup. "The voting results demonstrate the universal approval for the technical validity of the approach, as well as the support for a next-generation method for enabling flexible, high-speed connectivity between the components of imaging systems, including multiple cameras, frame grabbers, and image processing systems."
The successful ratification of the standard culminates a productive year that began with CoaXPress earning the Vision Award at Vision 2009 in Stuttgart, Germany. Since then, support for the standard has been widespread with more than 30 companies providing feedback on the specification development; an Adopters Group formed to investigate a variety of applications; and involvement from the AIA and EMVA through an active CoaXPress Liaison Group making it a truly global effort.
"I'd like to thank and congratulate the many people and organisations that contributed to helping us reach this milestone for CoaXPress. I am pleased with the broad ranging support and input the specification has received, which confirms the industry demand for a solution of this type. We are also pleased to see the start of the product compliance process so the benefits of CoaXPress can quickly get into system developers hands," said Jochem Herrmann, chairman of the CoaXPress Consortium.
Background on CoaXPress
CoaXPress was originally developed by Adimec, Active Silicon, and Components Express using chip technology from EqcoLogic. First products were demonstrated in Stuttgart, Germany at "Vision 2009" (3-5 November 2009). These included cameras from Adimec, frame grabbers from Active Silicon and cables from Components Express. The products and technology were well received and the CoaXPress Consortium won the "Vision Award 2009" for innovative new technology. These products used an early version of the CoaXPress protocol referred to as "CoaXPress-TD" - for details please see the following statement.
CoaXPress is a digital interface specification that allows the transmission of high speed data from a device, for example a camera, to a host such as a frame grabber in a PC, at a high speed of up to 6.25Gbps over a single coax cable. The device need not be a single camera - it could, for example, be an interface device that concatenates data from several cameras - since CoaXPress has the ability to carry many channels of image data and meta-data. For communication from host to device, there is a 20Mbps "uplink" that allows for control and configuration data. For even higher speeds, links may be concatenated to provide multiples of the single coax bandwidth. Finally there is also power provided over the cable at 24V, up to 13W per cable.
In addition to the simplicity and clear benefits of using coax, CoaXPress works over relatively long cable lengths, depending on the precise cable type - up to 40m at 6.25Gbps and much further at lower speeds.
One of the great benefits of CoaXPress is the ability to use rotary joints and slip-rings. These are typically used in defence, robotic, surveillance and broadcast applications where continuous panning can be a requirement. The availability of low cost RF (radio frequency) rotary joints opens up many options for high resolution and multiple image/data channels in continuous panning applications. The significant interest in this from markets outside machine vision led to the formation of an "Adopters Group" whereby organisations for which machine vision is not a significant part of their business may gain access to the CoaXPress specification.
For more information on CoaXPress, please email or visit http://www.coaxpress.com/. A downloadable version of the JIIA NIF-001-2010 CoaXPress Standard Dec. 6, 2010 First Edition can be obtained from the JIIA website at http://www.jiia.org/.


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| Red
レッド Red
| 155px
Art from FireRed and LeafGreen
|Pallet Town
|Trainer class
|Pokémon Trainer, Player character, Champion
| Red, Green, Blue & Yellow
Gold, Silver & Crystal
FireRed, LeafGreen
HeartGold, SoulSilver
Black 2 and White 2
Pokémon Stadium, Stadium 2
|Anime counterpart
|Ash Ketchum
|Counterpart debut
|Pokémon - I Choose You!
|Manga counterpart(s)
|Red, Red
Red (Japanese: レッド Red) is the canon name of the player character in the Generation I games Pokémon Red, Green, Blue, Yellow and the male choice in their Generation III remakes Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, where his female counterpart is Leaf.
Red is known throughout Kanto and Johto as the Champion from Pallet Town, as well as for his defeat of Team Rocket in Kanto during his quest. He is the final opponent in the Generation II games Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, their Generation IV remakes Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, and Pokémon Stadium 2. He is also a participant in the Pokemon World Tournament's Champions Tournament in Pokémon Black and White 2.
In the gamesEdit
Red is introduced as a curious 11-year-old boy from Pallet Town. In the instruction manuals of Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue Versions, Red gained an interest in Pokémon after his best friend, Blue, stopped playing with him and became a bully. His adventure begins one day when Professor Oak calls the two to his lab for a choice of a starter Pokémon, the last three Pokémon Oak owns. Blue challenges Red to a battle immediately, to test out his new Pokémon, thinking he will easily beat Red.
After Red has journeyed to Viridian City to the north and taken a package back to Oak in Pallet, Oak gives Red and Blue each a Pokédex with which to record data on all known Pokémon in the Kanto region. From here, Red and Blue journey across Kanto, collecting Pokémon to build up their teams, and defeating each of the Gym Leaders in turn, with Blue always one step ahead, showing up from time to time to impede Red's progress. Red also comes across a gang of Pokémon thieves, Team Rocket, several times through his journey, defeating a group of Team Rocket Grunts who are trying to steal Fossils from Mt. Moon, a member who is running the Nugget Bridge challenge to recruit for the organization on Route 24, and another lone member who has stolen a TM from a family in Cerulean City. Eventually, Red uncovers a plot by Team Rocket, infiltrating their hideout beneath the Celadon Game Corner and encountering their boss, Giovanni. Defeating him and ousting Team Rocket from Celadon, Red uses the Silph Scope that Giovanni leaves behind to battle Ghost-type Pokémon and save Mr. Fuji in the Pokémon Tower in Lavender Town, who is being held hostage by a trio of Grunts. Red soon journeys into Saffron City in the heart of Kanto to find it overrun by Team Rocket, who is attempting to take the recently-invented Master Ball from the Silph Co. President, and defeats Giovanni again, ending the group's plots for the time being.
With seven Badges in hand, Red encounters Giovanni for the final time—this time as the Leader of the Viridian Gym, his final obstacle before the Elite Four of Indigo Plateau. Red defeats him in battle, earning his eighth and final Badge—the Earth Badge—and causing Giovanni to realize that he has no chance at reviving Team Rocket if he cannot defeat Red. He disbands the organization, promising to go into solo training to better himself.
Making it through Victory Road and finally to Indigo Plateau, Red defeats the Elite Four and discovers, to his surprise, that Blue has defeated them before him and is the Champion. Red defeats Blue in the final battle, becoming the Champion himself, but then continues his training, rather than staying at Indigo Plateau. Encountering an offshoot of Team Rocket in the southern Sevii Islands, lead by Executive Archer, Red reveals with his Earth Badge that Giovanni has disbanded the organization, and, though defeated, the group there intends to revive Team Rocket and bring Giovanni back, having already made plans to force Pokémon to evolve with radio waves. Red continues as a wandering Trainer, eventually making his way to the caves of Mt. Silver, where he trains his Pokémon alone.
Eventually, Ethan, Kris, or Lyra arrives at Mt. Silver and challenges Red, identified only as a Pokémon Trainer. If defeated, Red vanishes from Mt. Silver, and returns every time the Elite Four is defeated again by the player of Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, or SoulSilver.
In Black 2 and White 2, Red enters the Champions Tournament of the Pokémon World Tournament.
As the player character, Red can have on his team any of the 151 Pokémon available during Generation I. In Generation III, he can have any of the 386 Pokémon available at that time, though only after the player has obtained the National Pokédex.
When he is encountered as an opponent in Generation II and Generation IV, Red has a set team, based on Generation I in-game event Pokémon, and has the highest leveled trained Pokémon yet encountered in the series, with his Pikachu at level 81 in Generation II and at level 88 in Generation IV.
In Pokémon Black and White 2, he can be fought in the Pokemon World Tournament's Champions Tournament.
Pokémon Gold, Silver, and CrystalEdit
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilverEdit
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2Edit
Red uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles and all six in Triple Battles.
Pokémon Stadium 2Edit
Round 1Edit
Round 2Edit
Pokémon Gold, Silver, and CrystalEdit
- Before battle
- "... ..."
- When defeated
- "..."
- After being defeated
- "... ..."
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilverEdit
- Before battle
- ".................. .................."
- When defeated
- "...!"
- After being defeated
- ".................. .................."
|Early artwork
| Starter artwork with
Blue and
| Early artwork with
Blue, Charizard, and Pikachu
|Early artwork battling Blue
| Official art of Red from
Generation I
|Riding his Bike
| Checking the
| In warm clothing,
holding a shovel
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|File:Spr RB Red 2.png
| Red sprite from
Generation I
| Title screen sprite from
Generation I
(Worldwide, JP Blue)
| Title screen sprite from
Generation I
(JP Red and Green)
| Red backsprite from
Generation I
| Red sprite from
Pokémon Yellow
| Red backsprite from
Pokémon Yellow
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|File:FRLG Red Intro.png
|File:Spr FRLG Red.png
| Overworld sprite from
Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow
| Red sprite from
Generation II
| Overworld sprite from
Generation II
| Intro sprite from
Generation III
| Red sprite from
Generation III
| Red backsprite from
Generation III
| Overworld sprite from
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
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Pokémon Emerald
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Generation III
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Pokémon XD
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Generation IV
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Generation IV
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Generation V
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Generation V
Optional names for RedEdit
In the Super Smash Bros. seriesEdit
Super Smash Bros. MeleeEdit
Red's hat appears in Super Smash Bros. Melee as an alternate outfit worn by Pikachu, possibly in reference to the anime or Pokémon Adventures.
Super Smash Bros. BrawlEdit
- Main article: Pokémon Trainer (Super Smash Bros.)
Red himself appears as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, named only as "Pokémon Trainer", with a team consisting of Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard. Rather than fighting himself, like the other human characters, Red sends his three Pokémon into battle, switching between them in order. He is voiced by Michele Knotz in the English version and 半場友恵 Tomoe Hanba in the Japanese version.
In other gamesEdit
Red makes an appearance in both Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness. While he does not appear in the games' Story Mode, he is playable in the Battle Mode when a FireRed or LeafGreen cartridge is used, with a male player character chosen. He can take on the Mt. Battle's 100-battle challenge, as well as compete in Colosseum battles. Red also made a brief appearance in the debut trailer of Pokémon Battle Revolution, having a Double Battle against Leaf, using a Deoxys on its Attack Forme and a Wailord. Despite this, he didn't appear in the final cut of the game.
In the TFGEdit
Red appears as a common Trainer figure in the launch set, Template:TFG, of the Pokémon Trading Figure Game.
In the animeEdit
- Main article: Ash Ketchum
While Red himself does not appear in the anime, his counterpart, introduced in the first episode, is the anime's main character, Ash Ketchum. Like Red, Ash is from Pallet Town, on a journey to become a Pokémon Master. Unlike Red, Ash's journey did not end with Kanto, and Ash has continued through every other region introduced in the main series games, as well as the Orange Archipelago south of Kanto, taking the place of the player characters of Generation II during Johto, and being joined by the anime counterparts of May and Dawn during the Hoenn and Sinnoh sagas. Instead of starting with one of the standard three Kanto starters, however, Ash began his journey with a Template:AP, inspiring Pokémon Yellow's creation, as well as causing some to consider Red and Ash to be the same person, most especially due to Red owning one as well.
In the mangaEdit
Red, like most player characters, also has counterparts in the various Pokémon manga, with Red from the Pokémon Adventures manga, Satoshi from Pokémon Zensho manga, Red from Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga, and Shū from Pokémon Get da ze! manga being among them.
- When Red is encountered in Mt. Silver during Generation II, he has no speech, merely repeating an ellipsis before beginning the battle. This is a reference to the fact that during Generation I he is a silent protagonist, answering only "yes" or "no" questions. He also remains silent when confronted in Generation IV.
- In FireRed and LeafGreen, Blue sarcastically calls him a chatty gossip.
- Despite the ellipsis before battle, when talking to Copycat, she says "<PLAYER>: Hello, do you like Pokémon?" implying that Red is speaking. However, this could be Copycat having nothing to mimic, so she's making up words.
- Much like there is minimal information on his anime counterpart's father, Red's father is mentioned only in passing when examining a SNES in the Celadon Department Store.
- Until the release of Pokémon Platinum, Red's team featured the highest-leveled opponent Pokémon a player could face outside of battle arenas such as the Stadium series and the Battle Frontier, with his Pikachu at level 81, beating the wild Arceus found at the Hall of Origin by one level. In Platinum, however, the rival's team receives a boost in level, putting his starter Pokémon at level 85, while wild Magikarp can be found in the Resort Area at up to level 100. Due to Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver giving Red's team a level boost as well, with his Pikachu topping the list at level 88, Red is again the highest-leveled Trainer opponent (though wild Magikarp still are the highest level opponent Pokémon).
- Red's team in Generation II and Generation IV is based heavily on in-game events from Generation I and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen: Charizard, Venusaur, Blastoise, and Pikachu are the version mascots of the four Generation I games, and are as well available in all iterations of the Kanto storyline; Espeon could have been obtained as an Eevee in Celadon City (and serves as Blue's starter Pokémon in Pokémon Yellow), Lapras is given away by a Silph Co. employee shortly before Team Rocket is vanquished there, and two Snorlax are required to be caught or defeated to travel to Fuchsia City (in Generation II and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, only one Snorlax is found blocking the way in Kanto, indicating a possible connection that Red caught one and defeated the other).
- The four version mascots Red owns all know their signature moves: Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise know Frenzy Plant, Blast Burn and Hydro Cannon respectively, while Pikachu knows Volt Tackle.
- Red's Pikachu's four moves are the same four moves that Ash's Pikachu used most recently in the anime as of the release of HeartGold and SoulSilver: Volt Tackle, Quick Attack, Iron Tail, and Thunderbolt.
- Red's Generation II team was also the same as that of Red in the Pokémon Adventures manga during his venture to Mt. Silver - while he didn't own Charizard and Blastoise, he borrowed them for a time from Blue and Green respectively. However, Red did not own a Lapras as he does in Generation IV.
- An unused default name for Red in the English Generation I games was "NINTEN". Conversely, Blue's unused default name is "SONY". While normally unviewable, changing a few addresses within the game's code can allow for these names to appear as shown here. This references the fact that in the years surrounding the releases of the Generation I games, Sony was Nintendo's main competition. Also Ninten is the default name of the main protagonist of Mother, another Nintendo game. Many of the people who worked on Mother also worked on Pokémon.
- Hidden name data for Red in the Japanese Generation I games include: やまぐち Yamaguchi for the player and いしはら Ishihara for the rival in Pokémon Red and Green. Yamaguchi refers to Wataru Yamaguchi, an art director on the original games, while Ishihara refers to Tsunekaz Ishihara, who is now the head of The Pokémon Company. In Pokémon Blue, the player's unused default name is ゲーフリ Gēfuri, an abbreviation of Game Freak's Japanese name ゲームフリーク Gēmu Furīku. As for the rival, his name is クリチャ Kuricha, in what it seems a reference to Creatures, Inc. As for Pokémon Yellow, it preserved the rival's name from Pokémon Blue; however, for an unknown reason, the player's name was subtly altered by gaining an extra digit, becoming "ゲーフリ1". For more information, see this article.
- The majority of his Japanese default names from FireRed and LeafGreen are shared with Ethan and Lucas. The same holds true for their respective female counterparts.
- All three Kanto starter Pokémon used in his Generation II battle have the moves that appeared on their Template:TCG cards.
- In HeartGold and SoulSilver, apart from his Venusaur and Blastoise being fully evolved, Red's team is identical to that of Ash Ketchum throughout most of the Orange Islands anime arc (Ash's Bulbasaur and Template:AP were at the time, and still are presently, in their base forms).
- Red's Generation II sprite is a colorized and mirrored version of his sprite from Pokémon Yellow. The same thing occurred to his rival, Blue.
- In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Red is the only Trainer in-game who uses the battle transition effect from Generation II.
- Red and all of his anime and manga counterparts own Pikachu, excluding Satoshi from Pokemon Zensho who evolved his into a Raichu.
- Red has appeared in every generation of Pokémon. He shares this feat with Blue, Lance, and the Generation I Kanto Gym Leaders (except Koga).
- If Red is defeated in the Champions Tournament, he will not appear in the lobby of the PWT, unlike the other champions.
In other languagesEdit
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ForumsTips & TricksReferencing Local Files in Task Notes
Referencing Local Files in Task Notes
Norman J.
when I work on projects or tasks I often have to reference sensitive files like a bill, a certificate of an insurence company, ... All kind of data or documents I wouldn't like to upload to Google Drive without an encription.
I stored these kind of information in a true crypt container which I have uploaded to a cloud drive like 'HiDrive'. This way I can access the data from mostly every computer (home, work, relatives, ...) by mounting the remote stored file via SMB as a local drive.
The remaining question was how to link the data with my tasks and projects. My first intention was to use the <a href="file:/... command in the task note but there were 2 problems.
The first problem was how to create valid uris from file system paths. By using the extensions 'lst2clip' for my beloved 'TotalCommander' it is very easy to create valid uris.
The second problem was that 'FireFox' prevents the opening of local files from remote websites for security reasons by default. So I had to configre the browser to open links to local files from toodledo.com
The remaining question was how to link the task with the file. So I tried to use the a href again and it worked quite well.
So it is possible to store files securely in a encrypted container on a cloud drive of your choice and link the stored refrence data to any task.
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Norman nice tip. Please be aware that some browsers handle the file references differently. (i.e. IE vs. Chrome). Have you tested this in other browses?
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Makes one 23cm/9 inch cake
butter, for greasing
8 plums, halved and stoned
225g/8oz butter, softened
225g/8oz soft light brown sugar
grated zest of ½ orange
4 large eggs
175g/6oz self-raising flour, sieved
½ tsp baking powder
50g/2oz ground almonds
Preheat the oven to 180oC/fan oven 160oC/gas mark 4.
Grease the line a 23cm/9 inch springform cake tin.
Place the plum halved, skin side down, on the bottom of the prepared cake tin.
Cream the butter, sugar and orange zest together in a medium mixing bowl, using a wooden spoon or free-standing mixer, until pale and fluffy.
Beat the eggs into the creamed mixture, one at a time. Add 1 tsp of flour to the mixture between each addition. This is quite a runny cake mixture so don't worry. It might even look a bit curdled, but it's absolutely fine. The large eggs make for a lovely moist eggy cake that tastes delicious.
Using a metal spoon, fold in the rest of the flour, the baking powder and the ground almonds and pour the mixture over the plums in the cake tin.
Spread the mixture evenly in the tin with the back of a metal spoon and bake for 30 minutes. Then remove, cover loosely with foil and continue to cook for another 30 minutes.
Remove the cake from the oven and leave it to cool for 5 minutes in the tin and then turn it out onto a wire rack.


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Only four families remain out of hundreds of Jews who used to live in the town of Raida, 37 miles northwest of the Yemeni capital Sanaa. These four extended families comprise the country's largest Jewish community, no more than 100 people, according to leader Rabbi Suleiman Yahya, 45.
President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi reportedly is designating Jewish seats at the national dialogue conference tasked with drafting a new constitution.
Last May, a member of the Jewish community shopping in a Sanaa market was murdered for practicing "Jewish witchcraft." Since the Arab Spring uprisings, according to a Jewish Agency official, Yemen is "in chaos and the Jews are not safe." Most of the few remaining Jews live in isolation due to increasing aggression from the tribal society around them.
"After my house was robbed earlier this year, I stopped socializing with people. I stopped going to their houses for khat sessions and I don't receive them at mine," Yahya said. "While I was not in Raida, someone broke into my house late at night and stole 32 million Yemeni riyals," worth almost $150,000. According to him, the stolen money was composed of gold and cash, half of which was for the families that have left Yemen.
When asked how they could be accepted in American or Israeli schools given their limited educational background, Yahya said, "They are only accepted in Jewish schools."
Until recently, Jewish girls did not go to school at all. But Yahya says that has recently changed. He became the example for his community, he said, when he taught his own daughter, the first Jewish girl allowed to study. Now she is a teacher for other Jewish girls, he said.
There is a single synagogue in Raida in which Jews pray on the Sabbath and holidays. As for daily prayers, everyone prays alone because there are no longer enough men to make up a minyan.
Yemeni Jews share many of the same tribal customs as their Muslim neighbors. For instance, Yemeni women — Jewish and Muslim — do not appear before male strangers. Jewish girls as young as 10 are covered in black from head to toe, and their faces are veiled.
Yemeni Jews complain of widespread harassment and discrimination. "Whenever you go, they call you 'Jew' or 'Zionist.' Sometimes children throw stones at our houses and adults harass our women," he said, attributing some of that behavior to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
"In the past, they would harass Jews when there was a war, and when the war ended the harassment ended with it. But recently, even when there is no war, we are still subjected to different kinds of harassment," Yahya said, adding, "We have nothing to do with Israeli Zionism."
According to Yahya, sometimes Jews go to tribal chiefs to complain or seek arbitration.
"We are living in a tribal area where the tribe is stronger than the government. That's why we sometimes resort to seeking justice from the tribal sheikhs," he said.
"Living here has become unbearable," Yahya said, adding that "most of the remaining Jews are only waiting to sell their properties before leaving Yemen for good."
Five families have left in the past 20 months, he said. He expects that in a few years, there will be no Jews remaining in Yemen.
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On Sunday, the Times issued a surprise half-correction to the unverified claim, made in Matt Bai's July 18 story, that racial epithets were hurled at Democratic congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis during protests at the U.S. Capitol on March 20 against Obama-care. Bai wrote:
The question of racism in the amorphous Tea Party movement is, of course, a serious one, since so much of the Republican Party seems to be in the thrall of its activists. There have been scattered reports around the country of racially charged rhetoric within the movement, most notably just before the vote on the new health care law last March, when Representative John Lewis, Democrat of Georgia, the legendary civil rights leader, was showered with hateful epithets outside the Capitol.
The portion in bold above has now been omitted from the online version of Bai's story. Here's the correction, in Sunday's edition:
The Political Times column last Sunday, about a generational divide over racial attitudes, erroneously linked one example of a racially charged statement to the Tea Party movement. While Tea Party supporters have been connected to a number of such statements, there is no evidence that epithets reportedly directed in March at Representative John Lewis, Democrat of Georgia, outside the Capitol, came from Tea Party members.
The Times' "correction" repeated the original vague and unsubstantiated charge of "scattered reports...of racially charged rhetoric," by claiming "Tea Party supporters have been connected to a number of such statements," just not the one in question. The Times should get specific and stop making vague allegations.
Scott Johnson at the Power Line blog demonstrated that the Times' new version of events has little to recommend it by:
After finding Tea Party protesters guilty of "a number of such charged statements," the Times holds that there is no evidence that Tea Party protesters made the statements on this occasion. In other words, the Times raises no question about the statements having been made at all. Yet this has been the point in contention all along, and there is no evidence supporting Rep. Lewis's contention about the "statements."
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