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TULSA, Okla. (June 14, 2013) – The U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team played strong at the net and held off a second-set rally by France as it defeated the European team, 25-15, 29-27, 25-16 on Friday in an FIVB World League match at the Tulsa Convention Center Arena.
The United States improved its record to 2-1 in Pool A while France fell to 0-3. The teams will play again at 7 p.m. on Saturday at the Tulsa Convention Center Arena. (BUY TICKETS)
The U.S. led in kills (45-29), in blocks (10-3) and in aces 3-2. Setter Kawika Shoji (Honolulu) helped the U.S. to a 54.1 kill percent and a .435 hitting efficiency while France's kill percent was 30.2 and its hitting efficiency was .115. The U.S. Men scored 24 points on France's errors while they committed 20.
"In the beginning, our serving was a little rough; we had a lot of errors," U.S. Team Captain Matt Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) said. "But when we put the ball in we put pressure on them. Our block was huge tonight. I don't remember very many balls that got past us without being touched."
Anderson, who was named Player of the Match for the second straight World League match, led all scorers with 22 points on a match-high 17 kills (65.4 kill percent, .615 hitting efficiency), three blocks and two aces. Carson Clark (Santa Barbara, Calif.) contributed 14 points on 14 kills and Max Holt (Cincinnati, Ohio), who was making his 2013 World League debut, scored 13 points on seven kills and a match-high six blocks.
Marien Moreau and Kevin Le Roux each scored eight points for France. The U.S. held Earvin Ngapeth, France's leading scorer going into the match, to five points.
Matt Fuerbringer (Costa Mesa, Calif.), in his first season as assistant coach for the U.S. Men, made his debut as head coach on Friday for John Speraw (Irvine, Calif.), who plans to return to the team on Saturday after dealing with a personal matter.
"It was an honor to be the head coach and the get a win was great," Fuerbringer said. "I'm already thinking about tomorrow and what we need to do to keep the guys ready. I think we're going to be in for a dog fight tomorrow, so we're going to have to make some adjustments and do better in the areas where we didn't do so well."
In the second set, the U.S. led 18-14 when France scored on a U.S. serving error and two straight aces by Le Roux. Anderson scored with a kill from the back row and the U.S. reached set point first at 24-22. France tied the score on kills by Moreau and Ngapeth and a U.S. violation gave France set point, but Clark tied it with an attack. Team USA reached set point two more times before tying the score at 27-27 on France's service error, then scoring on a kill by Clark and a tip from Anderson.
Among other U.S. scorers, Paul Lotman (Lakewood, Calif.) totaled seven points on seven kill and Russell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.), also making his 2013 World League debut, scored three points on one attack, one block and one ace.
Libero Erik Shoji (Honolulu) led the team in digs with eight. Anderson led the team in excellent reception with 24 and Lotman totaled 17.
Fuerbringer started Anderson and Lotman at outside hitter, Holmes and Holt at middle blocker, Clark at opposite, Kawika Shoji at setter and Erik Shoji at libero. Opposite Murphy Troy (St. Louis, Mo.) played as a substitute.
With the score tied 4-4, the USA scored on two straight blocks to take the lead. Team USA led 8-5 at the first technical timeout (TTO). After the break and a France kill from Hardy-Dessources, the U.S. came back with an Anderson kill and Holt block to lead 11-6 and France called timeout. The U.S. kept up the pressure and led 16-12 at the second TTO. With the U.S. leading 17-14, Holmes took the serve on a Holt block and served for five straight points, including an ace, to give the USA the 22-13 advantage. Team USA went on to win 25-15. Holt led all scorers with six points on one kill and five blocks.
The U.S. jumped to a 9-2 lead to open the second set. A kill by Le Roux and two U.S. errors made it 9-5. Team USA led 16-11 at the second TTO. With Team USA leading 18-14, France scored on a service error and two straight aces from Le Roux pulled the European side to within one at 18-17. Anderson responded with a back-row kill. With the U.S. leading 19-18, the US got three straight kills to lead 22-18. With the U.S. leading 23-19, France got three straight strikes from Ngapeth to pull to within one at 23-22. Team USA reached set point at 24-22 on an Anderson strike. France tied the score on kills by Moreau and Ngapeth and a U.S. violation gave France set point, but Clark tied it with an attack. Team USA reached set point two more times before tying the score at 27-27 on France's service error, then scoring on a kill by Clark and a tip from Anderson.
With the European side deflated, The U.S. took a 9-2 lead to open the third set and France never threatened. The United States led 16-10 at the second TTO and eased its way to a 25-16 victory.
For additional information on the U.S. Men's Volleyball National Team in FIVB World League action, click here. To view the FIVB World League home page, click here.
2013 U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team
12-Man Roster for FIVB World League on June 14-15 in Tulsa, Okla.
No. - Name (Position, Height, Hometown, College)
1 - Matt Anderson (OH, 6-10, West Seneca, N.Y., Penn State)
6 - Paul Lotman (OH, 6-7, Lakewood, Calif., Long Beach State)
7 - Kawika Shoji (S, 6-3, Honolulu, Hawaii, Stanford)
9 - Murphy Troy (Opp, 6-8, St. Louis, Mo., Southern California)
10 - Tony Ciarelli (OH, 6-6, Huntington Beach, Calif., Southern California)
11 - Brian Thornton (S, 6-3, San Clemente, Calif., UC Irvine)
12 - Russell Holmes (MB, 6-8, Fountain Valley, Calif., BYU)
15 - Carson Clark (Opp, 6-8, Santa Barbara, Calif., UC Irvine)
17 – Max Holt (MB, 6-10, Cincinnati, Ohio, Penn State)
18 - Garrett Muagututia (OH, 6-5, Oceanside, Calif., UCLA)
20 - David Smith (MB, 6-7, Saugus, Calif., UC Irvine)
22 - Erik Shoji (L, 6-0, Honolulu, Hawaii, Stanford)
Head Coach: John Speraw (Irvine, Calif.)
Team Manager: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)
Assistant Coach: Matt Fuerbringer (Costa Mesa, Calif.)
Assistant Coach: Mike Sealy (Santa Monica, Calif.)
Consultant Coach: Andrea Becker (Martinez, Calif.)
Consultant Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Consultant Coach: Mike Wall (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Physiotherapist/Athletic trainer: Aaron Brock (Storm Lake, Iowa)
Technical Coordinator: Anton Willert (Berlin, Germany)
Doctor: Stephen Daquino (San Diego, Calif.)
2013 U.S. Men's World League Schedule
June 7: Argentina def. USA, 25-18, 25-21, 22-25, 26-24
June 8: USA def. Argentina, 22-25, 27-25, 25-19, 25-16
June 14: USA def. France 25-15, 29-27, 25-16
June 15: France at USA, Tulsa Convention Center Arena in Tulsa, Okla. BUY TICKETS
June 28-29: Bulgaria at USA, Reno Events Center in Reno, Nev. BUY TICKETS
July 5: USA at Poland, Spodek in Katowice, Poland
July 7: USA at Poland, Centennial Hall in Wroclaw, Poland
July 13-14: USA at Brazil, Maracanazinho in Rio de Janeiro


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Two people have been arrested for the killing of radio and television personality DJ Megatron during a robbery attempt, police said Wednesday.
Police have arrested William Williams, 21, and Richard Cromwell, 20, both of Staten Island, on charges of murder, robbery and criminal possession of a weapon.
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Both suspects have been arrested before, police sources said. Cromwell has prior arrests for reckless endangerment and grand larceny. Williams has been previously arrested on charges of robbery and rape, sources said.
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DJ Megatron's mother pledged to face the killers in court.
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Born Corey McGriff, the occasional BET television segment host was killed near his home late last month. The father of three was gunned down walking to a store.
McGriff, 32, worked on BET's "106 and Park" music countdown series, and also had worked at a number of radio stations including Boston's Hot 97.7 and Philadelphia's The Beat.
He was mourned at a funeral Tuesday on Staten Island, where friends and family portrayed him as a big dreamer who always watched out for his friends. His father, Ponce (Leo) McGriff , told the congregation that his son "brought me so much joy and I'm going to miss having him around."
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Two people have been arrested for the killing of radio and television personality DJ Megatron during a robbery attempt, police said Wednesday.

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Ed Zwick (Love and Other Drugs) has signed on to direct Pawn Sacrifice, a biopic about chess master Bobby Fischer. Tobey Maguire is attached to star and produce. The current draft of the script by Steven Knight (Eastern Promises) focuses on Fischer's rise to prominence in the 1960s, leading up to his famous match against Soviet chess player Boris Spassky in 1972.
THR reports that Zwick's schedule opened up once The Great Wall—a supernatural epic that Zwick is attached to direct—was delayed as Legendary Pictures seeks funding. That leaves Zwick free to step in for David Fincher, who was previously linked to direct. I imagine Zwick's Pawn Sacrifice will be very different than Fincher's Pawn Sacrifice—the directors are on the opposite ends of the cinematic emotion spectrum. Zwick is the safer choice, but I think the story is inherently interest, and Zwick is certainly competent enough to tap into that potential.


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My Monday Morning Muse
I've been doing stuff this morning. And trying not to post anything to facebook because I have numerous deadlines crashing around me today. BUT I woke up feeling just like I did last Monday except I wasn't as spry with the hope and making myself turn the boat of my emotions around. It was more like - God, I'm sorry but I'm depressed. Yes, I think maybe I'm a little depressed. Or maybe worried. Or maybe anxious. And then I thought of you guys because of all of your comments from LAST MONDAY and I thought - Maybe they feel that way, too. So, before I go off slaying the dragons of my deadlines I want you to know that I'm thinking of you. If you woke up with a little cloud hanging over your head your still not alone. The news of Paradise, California has been heartbreaking and soon the news will move on. Just as it has with my beloved Gulf Coast that still needs prayers, money, hands. Not a word in the media and still roofs are missing as it rains, people are homeless, nothing is normal. That enough gives me reason to be blue on this Monday but it's something more than that. It is a ball of mistakes that have rolled up in my front yard and are screaming at me in my sleep. It's been piling on for days. And no matter where I turn, no matter what I do right (and I do plenty right) it's not that voice that is the loudest. It's some ancient internal voice of judgement that has followed me around since I came out of the womb. It is not God's voice. This I do know. But this voice can be powerful in its condemnation. You should have turned left instead of right. You should have, you could have, you would have. If only you had done this or not done that. You've made a mess of everything. This is all your fault. All of it. What's interested me from the standpoint of being able to be intelligent enough (or maybe spiritual enough) to observe this voice is man, has it been piling it on lately. Every day bringing on a new mountain of mistakes and moments newly discovered or old and revisited added to the previous days list.
In J. Philip Newell's Celtic Benediction book of morning and evening prayers Monday looks like this - "In the turbulence of my own life and the unsettled waters of the world today let there be new birthings of your Spirit. IN the currents of my own heart and the upheavals of the world today let there be new birthings of your Spirit."
I reread those words a few times because the turbulence of my own life, the unsettled waters of both the world and my life all seemed very appropriate. That's what I felt and also like my mistakes were threaded into my bone and muscle and then hanging from my skin like odd ends of frayed thread for all the world to see.
My Monday. Your Monday. They may have some shared similarities or maybe you are skipping around singing, OH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING, OH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY! If so God bless you and could you toss up a few notes for the rest of us that are struggling. Could you sing a verse for those of us who just can't sing this morning?
If you have been bombarded lately with feelings of - less than, not enough, too old, too over, too fat, too thin, too tired, too unkept, thin-skinned, wrong color, bad code, no clue. If every time you turn around you just knocked something over, broke somebody's something, tripped on your own tongue, made one more new mistake to add to the mountain that's seems to be crushing you. If you just realized someone just doesn't like you but you don't have a clue why, if you take horrible selfies and then erase them because they all look as old and tired as you feel. If you don't measure up to your own standards much less anyone else's and things don't seem to be getting better but honestly worse by the day and you think - ummm, this doesn't look good. And, then you go out into your day and you SMILE anyway and you like other peoples post and you try to do your job, be you, take care of others, drive another mile, do another thing, sell another widget, cast out another demon and get up and do it again - This prayer is for you.
A New Day
May the light of a new day unfold in your life beginning the moment you read and receive these words. May they begin in you a new work that opens your eyes to the glory of the truth of who you really are. May those old sins of youth or yesterday fall so quickly you are left astonished. May there be in you a smile that defies the gravity of your life situation. In the midst of your battle may you raise your head high, hold out for the strongest kind of magic, and believe with all your might not only in this unseen God but in the power that was gifted you at your birth. That with each continued breath that allows you to remain in this world you may reflect a holy habitation from deep within your soul. May you make eye contact with those around you today and when you do allow them to see the real majesty called - you. May you cling to knowledge that you are a fellow traveler on this journey and were not now or ever meant to be cast off and alone on this wild, ride that is your life. May this day bring with it the surprise of joy. And may that inner voice that declares you broken beyond repair submit to the silence of one final truth, in blessing and beauty you shall continue.
Wishing you an impossible, supernatural peace in the middle of this turbulent world.
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Monday, December 29, 2008
Metallic Halloween
Posted by Rot at 12:07 PM
Labels: dragon, giant spider, metal, sculptures, skulls, yard haunt
2 comments:
- Grim said...
I have always wanted something that blew a big fireball out like that dragon. I keep thinking it would be cool just coming out of the ground or a large cauldron or something like that.
- December 29, 2008 at 6:21 PM
- JHMDF said...
Having a big pit with demons surrounding it.......and then BOOOM!!....a big fire ball shoots out.
- December 30, 2008 at 2:19 AM
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Herbie Hancock Blows School Kids' Minds with the Awesome Power of Synthesized Music
Legendary jazz keyboardist Herbie Hancock stops by Sesame Street in 1983 to explain the inner workings of the Fairlight CMI synthesizer. [Gizmodo]
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This is Richard Schwartz. Richard Schwartz was assistant scientist in the College of Agricultural & Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Then police found the stash of cannabis he was growing—on campus, in the Biology building. Now Charles Schwartz is up on a felony charge of Manufacturing/Delivering THC. The lesson: high-quality camouflage for your grow operation is not an investment, it's a necessity. [WKOW]
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Oz sees hope for resolution to Israeli-Arab conflict
Both sides in the Israeli-Arab conflict are ready to make the painful sacrifices required to achieve peace, Israeli author and peace advocate Amos Oz said in a lecture Monday, Nov. 10, at Princeton University.
Speaking before a packed audience in McCosh 50, Oz said "the vast majority of Israeli Jews and Palestinians are unhappily ready to accept a two-state solution," meaning the creation of a Palestinian state next to Israel.
Oz was among a group of Israeli and Palestinian politicians, human rights advocates and intellectuals that recently unveiled a new blueprint for peace in the Middle East after two years of secret talks. The group's work "is shaking and challenging the long-standing convention that there is no one to talk to on the other side," he said. The 50-page document, titled the "Geneva Accords," is being distributed to every Israeli and Palestinian family.
The document proposes resolutions for the most contested issues in the dispute, Oz said. "This time everything has been dealt with, and dealt with in a way that means very painful compromises for both sides," said Oz, who was a visiting professor at Princeton in 1997. Oz currently holds the Agnon Chair of Hebrew Literature at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. He is the author of works including "Where the Jackals Howl," "My Michael" and "Black Box." In 1998 he won the Israel Prize for literature.
He described the conflict between the two sides as a bitter feud benefiting neither one. "We've been handcuffed to one another for more than 30 years now," he said. "The jailor is no freer than the prisoner in such a situation."
Noting that the "Geneva Accords" cannot be forced on the Israeli and Palestinian leaders and their people, he said, "We cannot open the door, but we did open a window for a new vista, hoping to generate a certain movement in public opinion on both sides."
Oz's talk was designated as the Walter Edge Lecture and was part of the University's Public Lectures Series. Arrangements were made through the B'nai B'rith Lecture Bureau. An archived Webcast of the lecture is available.
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Skywatchers were treated to a "supermoon" on Saturday night. NBC's Charles Hadlock reports.
The supermoon of 2012 is over, but the joys of moongazing are not. Even though Saturday night's lunar showing was the biggest and brightest of the year, the views are nearly as good anytime around the full moon — tonight, for example.
Photographs of the supermoon sight streamed out over online channels, including Twitter feeds, Facebook updates, blog postings and slick slideshows (such as our own roundup). They also streamed into msnbc.com's FirstPerson in-box. I've put together a selection of 10 submissions here.
The kind of supermoon we saw last night isn't exactly a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence. The phenomenon, also known as a perigee moon, can be seen whenever the full moon occurs while it's near the closest point of its elliptical orbit around Earth. Last night, the moon was just 221,802 miles away from Earth, or about 15,000 miles closer than average. The moon's angular size was 14 percent wider than it is at maximum distance, and it was 30 percent brighter than minimum moonshine.
If we define a supermoon as the biggest, brightest full moon of a given year, next year's supermoon will be almost as good as this year's, on June 23, 2013. The supermoon of 2014 will be brighter, and the 2016 supermoon will outdo last year's, which got the moongazing fad started. EarthSky News has the schedule for the next few years. Some rightly note that the moon is worth watching on every night of the year, and that the full moon isn't necessarily the best time to see all the detail the lunar disk can offer. But there's nothing wrong in having an annual holiday devoted to moongazing, is there?
The next big sky event is coming up on May 20, when the new moon blots out most of the sun to create an annular solar eclipse. A wide swath of the Asia-Pacific region and North America will see a partial eclipse, while folks situated along a narrow track of territory extending from China across to the Oregon-California coast and down to Texas can witness a "Ring of Fire," in which the moon's disk covers all but the thin rim of the sun's disk. That'll be an amazing thing to see, but make sure you use proper eye protection. You can get the details from my eclipse viewing guide, and learn more about the appeal of an annular eclipse.
There's an astronomical connection between this weekend's supermoon and this month's "Ring of Fire": Because the moon was nearly as close as it can come for the full-moon phase, it's nearly as far out as it can go for the new-moon phase. Thus, the moon's apparent size is significantly smaller than usual when it tries to covers up the sun — and that's why we have a ring of fire rather than the fully blacked-out sun of a total eclipse. For that, we'll have to wait until November. Stay tuned in the weeks and months ahead for more about all these astronomical phenomena, plus June's last-in-a-lifetime transit of Venus.
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Florida photographer Isaiah Blount of Smooth Images submitted this picture of an airplane crossing the disk of the supermoon on Saturday night.
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The supermoon looms in the skies of Louisiana, outside Farmerville.
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Campbell McCubbin says this is the "first glimpse of the 'supermoon' from my deck overlooking Semiahmoo Bay, White Rock, B.C., Canada."
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Prashanti Pasupuleti of New Delhi, India, says the supermoon is "within my reach."
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Wisps of clouds waft over the supermoon in this view from Albuquerque, N.M.
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Maria Johnson took this picture of the moon around 1 a.m. ET on Sunday in Sarasota, Fla.
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The supermoon rises over a sailboat in the waters near Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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Spring flowers are silhouetted against the supermoon in this picture from Bianca Fister of Hilton, N.Y.
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The supermoon peeks over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in a picture from Joe Leonard of Taos, N.M..
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The supermoon is partly hidden by clouds in the skies above St. Augustine on the island of Trinidad.
More about the supermoon:
- Slideshow: Greatest hits from the supermoon
- How big is that supermoon anyway?
- Wonders of sun, moon and sky
- Five moon mysteries
- Five moon myths
Many thanks to all our FirstPerson photographers, including Lynn Schneider, John McNamara, Josh Warner and Mitzi Easley.
Alan Boyle is msnbc.com's science editor. Connect with the Cosmic Log community by "liking" the log's Facebook page, following @b0yle on Twitter and adding the Cosmic Log page to your Google+ presence. You can also check out "The Case for Pluto," my book about the controversial dwarf planet and the search for new worlds.


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Carrie Billy, president and chief executive officer of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, discusses her work at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives, Bates College, 70 Campus Ave. Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, this event is open to the public at no cost. For more information, please call 207-786-8376. A dinner with Billy precedes the event at 5:15 p.m.; seating is limited and by RSVP only. For more information, contact firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Camp Wood, Green River
January 29th 1862
Friend, Lizzie
I received your kind letter the 27th and read it with pleasure. it found me well and I am now and hope this will find you enjoying the same comfort. the Randolph boys are all well and in good spirits. it is raining here to day and is quite unpleasant. the wether for the past few days has been very pleasant and warm. we have all kinds of wether down here. I have not seen snow enough this winter for any sleighing. Well there is no news to write of any importence.
I spose you have heard of the death of General Zollicoffers death and the defeat of his troops by General Shoeph and thomas, and also the great victory wone by Colonel garfield here in this state so I will not bother to write them. I dont think we will leave here very soon as our troops are building fortifications here as thou we were going to stay here for awhile yet anyhow and I dont care if we do for it is a very helthy plase for this state. the river water is very good to use. I think the desire is now to surround Buckner and wipe him out. I hope it will bee so. for I think a desprit movement will wind up the war the quickest of anything.
Well I guess this is all the news. I should like very well to attend some of your spelling schools but as things are now I dont think I can very well. I have some recolections of padling throu the mud up there but I have seen more mud in Kentuckey than I ever did up in America.
what is vin and said about you dont never seem to speak about them. I spose they live with uncle John yet. I promised to write to said but I have never done it and I spose I have not done rite but you have heard from me once and a while and of corse she would have the opertunity of seeing the letters and know how Jim was. Ill rite to hear [her?] one of theas times if I can get time and vin too so I will.
Well it is not very pleasant writing to day for it is raining all the time and the tent is full. so you see it is not very pleasant writing especily when a person has to write on a board laying on his knees for a desk. no more this time. write soon and write all the news and oblige a friend.
my best wishes and success to all,
James W. Rose
The envelope attached to the letter was franked with an embossing of a cannon and U.S. Flag. Beneath it was printed "From Cotter's Battery Company A, 1st Regiment, Ohio Artillery." The envelope was addressed to "Miss Lizzie Berlin, Rootstown, Portage Co. Ohio".
It appears that James W. Rose may be related in some way but I have not been able to determine the relationship, if any.
At this time (January 1862), Lizzie and most of her family were still living in Randolph township, Portage county, Ohio. "Randolph boys" refers to the men who enlisted from that area.
General Zollicoffer was a Brigadier General in the Confederate Army in command of all Tennessee troops. He was killed under peculiar circumstances at Logan Cross Roads, Kentucky on January 19, 1862 by Speed S. Fry.
"Colonel Garfield" would later become the 20th President of the United States.
Lizzie would have been not quite 19 years old and may have taught school in Randolph Township. She was a teacher for several years after the family moved to Indiana.
"Vin" is most likely a reference to Lizzie's sister, Lovina. "Said" could be the nickname of Sadie for their sister Sarah and "Uncle John" could be their father, John D. Berlin.
See The Berlin Family :: List of The Letters for a complete listing of all of the family letters.


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It has been nearly ten years since I wrote the first editon of Darkhouse Spearfishing Across North America. The 1,000 copies of the first edition, printed in 1992, were sold out by late 1996. They were sold to spearing enthusiasts, book stores, libraries, bait shops, friends, and others as far away as Alaska, New England, and California. Thank you ! However, there is still a strong demand for this little book, so with encouragement of the Minnesota Darkhouse & Angling Association I decided to reprint it.
(From the Preface to the Second Printing, by Jay A. Leitch, Author).
This is the only book we have been able to find that is dedicated exclusively to all aspects of ice fishing from a darkhouse. It is well worth the cost and the time it takes to read (and reread and reread and reread) it. A wonderful refrence book for all who love this sport.


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Not only does it have lots of great exercises to learn from, but most importantly, it shows very common mistakes people can make without even knowing. A knife is probably the most dangerous & versatile weapon one can be faced with... We all have many involuntary re..read more >>


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In the most searing condemnation of reality TV made within the last hour or so, the Girl Scout Research Institute took a break from experimenting with new ways to make mints even thinner to conduct a national survey on reality TV's effects on the beliefs and attitudes of tween and teenage girls. Surprise: Reality TV shows that involve women behaving like horrid shrews toward each other in an effort to stake out a slightly higher percentage of marginalized fame are not just about empowerment.
No, they also apparently teach impressionable young women to "expect a higher level of drama, aggression, and bullying in their own lives, and measure their worth primarily by their physical appearance," with girls who watch reality TV shows believing by a higher percentage than their non-reality-TV-watching counterparts that "gossiping is a normal part of a relationship between girls" (78 percent to 54 percent), "girls often have to compete for a guy's attention" (74 percent to 63 percent), and that they're happier when they have a boyfriend or significant other (49 percent to 28 percent). In addition, 72 percent of girls who watch a lot of reality TV also say they spend a lot of time trying to look pretty—with 38 percent saying that a girl's overall value is based on how she looks—versus the 42 percent of non-viewers. Faced with that data, you can really only draw one conclusion: Girls who don't watch reality TV are total uggos who will never get a boyfriend. Tell everyone!
But yes, there's also the fact that reality TV "perpetuates a 'mean-girl' stereotype" and normalizes competitive behavior between women—at least, according to Institute spokesperson Andrea Bastiani Archibald, who probably doesn't even have a boyfriend. Still, it's not all negative: Girls who watch reality TV and absorb its lessons about how anyone can become important and famous if they can just get on camera somehow are also more likely to think they're mature, smart, funny, seen as leaders and role models for other girls, and to believe that they can "achieve anything in life." Which is exactly what the younger generation needs: more reinforcement that it's special.


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I think a brilliant accessory would be a MIDI expander with a built in powerbank and bluetooth functionality.
Basically it's the same as the current MIDI expander, but with a built in rechargeable battery (via USB), and MIDI over bluetooth (recently implemented in iOS and OSX). This would turn the SoftStep into a wireless MIDI pedalboard (like the iRig BlueBoard), which would probably be a very welcome feature for iPad users (and for myself as an OS X user).


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Newest Sony Release 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs' is #1 Box Office Hit, Visual Effects Production Powered by NVIDIA Quadro Processors
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NVIDIA Corporation, the inventor of the graphics processing unit (GPU), announced today that Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI) utilized NVIDIA(R) Quadro(R) processors to accelerate animation and visual effects production of their latest hit film "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs".
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Opening to audiences across the U.S. on September 18th, the 3-D animated film continues to storm through the box office, grossing over $60 million in revenue since its premiere, making it the #1 film nationwide. "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" continues to enthrall audiences with its groundbreaking computer animation and extensive use of visual effects created on NVIDIA Quadro professional graphics solutions.
The memorable 'spaghetti tornado' scene includes elements rendered using SPLAT, SPI's proprietary volumetric rendering tool designed to run on the NVIDIA Quadro GPU. Atmospheric effects rendered in SPLAT not only included dust clouds, fire and sparks, but also - for the very first time - tomato sauce.
"For visual effects artists to be most effective using computer animation tools, it's all about the speed and especially the user experience," explained Rob Bredow, CTO, Sony Pictures Imageworks. "When an artist can do 10 times as many iterations of an effect in the same amount of time, the quality of the end product will be that much better."
"Our goal with leveraging NVIDIA Quadro GPUs, and other new technologies we integrate, is to make our artists' lives better by helping them be more productive," continued Bredow. "Renders that would have taken 45 minutes or more to run on a CPU, are now cut down to just 20 seconds on our NVIDIA GPU-based pipeline. With this system, the creative process has been transformed from tedious to fun."
In addition to a heavily integrated GPU render pipeline, SPI has deployed NVIDIA Quadro professional solutions on all of its artists' workstations. The power of the NVIDIA processor enabled 24 frames-per-second, real-time previews of highly complex, data-intensive scenes in Autodesk Maya, presenting animators with more accurate representations of their work.
Discussing work performed on "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs", Bredow will be a featured speaker at the upcoming GPU Technology Conference in San Jose, CA, Sept. 30-Oct. 2. Bredow will participate in a panel discussion entitled "The GPU Revolution in Film Production: Report from the Battlefield," joining industry experts from Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Disney Feature Animation and Digital Domain.
"GPU-based render pipelines are gaining momentum, and the early adopters such as Sony Pictures Imageworks are experiencing massive speed increases and a much higher degree of interactivity," said Dominick Spina, technology product manager, Digital Film Group, NVIDIA. "Software developers from all industries can learn from the groundbreaking GPU-based techniques that Sony has successfully employed in filmmaking."
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) awakened the world to the power of computer graphics when it invented the graphics processing unit (GPU) in 1999. Since then, it has consistently set new standards in visual computing with breathtaking, interactive graphics available on devices ranging from portable media players to notebooks to workstations. NVIDIA's expertise in programmable GPUs has led to breakthroughs in parallel processing which make supercomputing inexpensive and widely accessible. Fortune magazine has ranked NVIDIA #1 in innovation in the semiconductor industry for two years in a row. For more information, see www.nvidia.com.
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A major part of Bob Dylan's stock and trade, lo these many years, has been the element of surprise. Some highlights: Bob goes electric. Bob (briefly) becomes a born-again Christian. Bob appears on "Dharma and Greg." Bob shows up in a Victoria's Secret ad. Bob mashes up "Forever Young" with Will.i.am for a Pepsi Super Bowl commercial.
Now comes reports that Dylan, who happily surprised fans this year with the release of "Together Through Life," is working on a Christmas album.
Guess you don't need a weatherman to tell whether there will be a white Christmas.
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News from around the country and around the globe
According to Bullypulpit.com and Billboard, Dylan already has mumbled his way through "Here Comes Santa Claus," "I'll Be Home for Christmas," "Must be Santa" and "O Little Town of Bethlehem."
Forget that Dylan was raised Jewish, or that he's ostensibly returning to Christian-themed music nearly 30 years after "Shot of Love." Perhaps the biggest surprise here is that he's tackling what's become a hackneyed genre: the Christmas album.
Maybe he's trying to make a statement about our times. Maybe he gets a kick out of defying expectations. Maybe he just likes Christmas songs.
The what's-he-thinking part really doesn't matter, and he's not going to tell us, anyway. The album will be worth a listen. Dylan is once again proving, at 68, that he still marches to the beat of his own drummer (or, in this case, his own little drummer boy).
It sounds, though, like he's less than halfway through the album, so maybe he needs a little inspiration. What holiday songs would you like to hear Dylan give raspy voice?
Use the comments section below to get an early start on your Christmas wish list.
Hester is founding director of the award-winning, multi-media NYCity News Service at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is the former City Editor of the New York Daily News, where he started as a reporter in 1992.


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Homeschool or die, part 562
CBS News is reporting that 27 people are dead, includingSay what you will about homeschooling, but if your child is taught at home, he's not going to be shot there by some disgruntled school employee, student, or parent. And the idea that gun control laws will make any difference whatsoever with regards to this sort of thing is risible, given that it is already illegal to carry guns onto school property, to say nothing of shooting people there.
1420 students, after a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. The gunman is among the dead.
And this may be worth keeping in mind when the inevitable push for gun control begins: "The worst mass school murder in American history took place on May 18,1927 in Bath Township, Mich., when a former school board member set off three bombs that killed 45 people."
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You can't expect the Times to cover abortion stories fairly, but it shouldn't be too much to ask them to read legislation and report it correctly. Once again, though, they fail even that basic test of journalism.
To their credit, the Times reported today on Live Action's latest video expose of the ugly practices of an abortion clinic in the Bronx. And ugly it was — callous, heartless, and openly admitting that they murder live-born babies. But of course, that's what abortion is, all the time, every day. It's remarkable that the Times has finally taken some small notice of that fact.
Unfortunately, the Times then went on to give a distorted and bizarre description of the Reproductive Health Act, the bill being pressed by the Governor and the abortion industry here in New York. The Governor has been keeping the details of his bill under wraps, but there is an actual bill already in the Legislature, and no matter which one finally moves forward, this description by the Times is far off the mark:
"Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, a Democrat, has thrown his support behind legislation that will guarantee a woman's right to an abortion after 24 weeks of pregnancy, if her health is in danger or if the fetus is not viable. The current law permits abortion after 24 weeks only if a woman's life is in danger, although it is not enforced because federal court rulings have allowed less restrictive late-term abortions."
That would imply that RHA is only going to make minor adjustments to current New York law, to bring it into line with Supreme Court precedents. But RHA goes far beyond that. It would revolutionize our law, establishing abortion as a pre-eminent right that will be virtually immune from regulation, and enshrining New York as a wide-open territory for the abortion industry to do whatever it wants. It could be called the "Welcome Kermit Gosnell Act".
RHA would define abortion as unqualified "fundamental right", placing it on the same legal plane as the right to vote or political speech. It would require that all regulations of abortion stand up to the highest standard of review by courts ("compelling state interest/strict scrutiny"). This means that all the reasonable regulations of abortion we see in other states — parental involvement in abortion decisions by minors, full informed consent (including sonograms), limits on late-term abortions, bans on sex-selection abortions, etc. — would be virtually impossible in New York.
It would also make abortion even more unsafe than it already is. Currently, New York law permits only doctors to perform abortions. RHA would instead permit abortions to be done by any "qualified, licensed health care practitioner acting within the scope of his or her practice". This term isn't defined in the RHA, but it could include any health worker that the New York State Health Department feels like certifying, without any further consultation with the Legislature or the people of our state. In other words, if the abortion industry wants to have invasive surgery done by non-doctors, then RHA is the perfect bill for them — regardless of the health risks to women.
Current New York law also requires late-term abortions to be done only in hospitals. This is a common-sense safety requirement, since late-term abortions are inherently more risky for the mother. It's also necessary to give a baby born alive after an abortion medical assistance to sustain her life — which is already required in a provision of New York law that is obviously being flouted in that Bronx clinic, and, most likely, in others as well.
RHA would eliminate this hospital requirement and allow post-viability abortions to be performed on an outpatient basis in storefront offices that lack the resources to address any threats to the woman's life, and the specialized medical staff and equipment to provide life support to any baby who survives the abortion. It would also re-define "viability" in a way that would eviscerate the current legal protection for born-alive babies — leaving it entirely up to the discretion of the abortionist whether to provide any care. Anyone who watches the Live Action video, or who has followed the Gosnell trial, knows that this leads directly to infanticide.
Here's what's most frightening about RHA. New York already has a "wild west" atmosphere when it comes to abortion. But this bill sends a signal to the New York abortion industry that they are a special, protected class, and that they don't have to worry about oversight, or scrutiny, or consequences.
Nobody can name a single abortion clinic in New York that has been closed or cited for health violations in years. Freedom of Information requests have been made to state and city governments asking for information about inspections, but there has been no answer. So, we have a city that spends millions inspecting restaurants and sellers of large carbonated beverages, but can't seem to find any abortion clinics to inspect.
If that's not chilling enough, consider this. At a public hearing a few years ago, Christine Quinn, who is the Speaker of the City Council and front-runner for mayor, lauded a witness as a "hero" for all that she did for "women's health" and "reproductive rights". That witness was the medical director at the "Dr. Emily" clinic visited by Live Action. Just think about that — a late-term abortionist who is a "hero" to our most powerful politicians, and whose ordinary practice, according to her staff, is to kill live-born infants.
The Grand Jury in the Gosnell case pointed out that a "pro-choice" political atmosphere in Pennsylvania discouraged regulation and oversight of the abortion industry, allowing that clinic to do its business for years under the radar. Passing RHA in New York will only encourage even more of that kind of laissez-faire attitude in New York.
No matter how the Times tries to downplay it, if RHA is passed, there is nothing that stands between New York and Kermit Gosnell — or those like him, who are already here, operating in secret.
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Snooki Gets Arrested : 'Jersey Shore' Star Arrested for Disorderly Conduct
It is reported that Jersey Shore star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi was arrested this afternoon in Seaside Heights, N.J. for disorderly conduct.
It is believed is she was taken into custody for public intoxication..
PEOPLE is reporting that Snooki was arrested for public intoxication. "She didn't hurt anyone or get in a fight. She just needs to be in a drunk tank for two hours," a source told them.
According to TMZ, earlier in the day, Snooki was at the beach with a beer bong full of Coca-Cola.


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CARY, N.C. - Global Knowledge, the worldwide leader in IT and business skills training, today announced the availability of Cloud: Roadmap to Success: An Interactive Workshop. In the one-day workshop, cloud computing decision makers will learn what it takes to successfully implement cloud computing from their industry peers who have done it.
Through a moderated question-and-answer format, participants will be engaged in a guided conversation with cloud computing veterans that is structured around the key decisions IT managers face when implementing cloud computing. Panelists include executives with real-world corporate cloud responsibilities and experience and cloud subject matter experts with wide industry views.
"Anyone who has to 'do cloud' is going to benefit from this workshop, whether he or she is just starting to implement cloud computing or is well on the way," explained Hank Marquis, cloud solutions practice director at Global Knowledge. "Along with teaching participants things their peers have done to be successful, we'll teach them what to avoid as well."
Workshop participants will learn about:
- Steps to successful cloud computing and how an "information asset risk" approach is key
- Developing a cloud roadmap
- Why organizational and cultural issues should outweigh any other concern, including security
- The impact cloud computing has on traditional IT development and operations
- Issues associated with integrating cloud computing with a compliance and risk framework
- How to maintain and enhance strategic flexibility with cloud governance
- Where cloud fits, why, and for whom
- How choosing the correct approach could help dramatically reduce IT complexity, increase efficiency, and improve agility
- Why cloud isn't for everyone and why and how it can increase costs
Cloud: Roadmap to Success: An Interactive Workshop is currently scheduled to take place in Chicago, Dallas, New York, and San Jose.
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Cubicin (daptomycin for injection): Recall - Glass Particulate Matter Present in Four Lots
Audience: Health Professional, Pharmacy
ISSUE: Cubist has notified customers by letter and phone of the voluntary recall of four lots of Cubicin (daptomycin for injection) due to the presence of particulate matter found in a number of vials from four lots shipped from May 2011 to March 2013.
BACKGROUND: The administration of glass particulate, if present in an intravenous drug, poses a potential safety risk to patients. Case reports suggest that sequelae of thromboembolism, some life-threatening (such as pulmonary emboli), may occur. Patients with preexisting condition of trauma or other medical condition that adversely affects the microvascular blood supply are at an increased risk. Administration of a glass particulate can also lead to formation of granulomas, which represent a protective local inflammatory response to the foreign material and are typically non-serious.
RECOMMENDATION: Anyone with an existing inventory of the product lots listed in the firm's press release should determine whether they have product from the recalled lots, quarantine and discontinue distribution of all recalled lots of the product and call Cubist at (855) 534-8309 between the hours of 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, to arrange for return and replacement of affected lots.
For healthcare professionals and pharmacists with questions regarding this recall may contact Cubist Medical Information at (877) 282-4786 between the hours of 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday.
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Tablescapes, Blushing Bunnies
Welcome to Celebrate & Decorate's annual
Easter Tablescape Hop! 🐇
Clever, crafty Chloe works so hard to put these hops together
Thank you Chloe!
Lots of fabulous Easter tables to see this week!
My table is full of blushing bunnies and flowers
When it comes to flowers, I can look at them for hours
And they are so pretty in pink,
Don't you think??
Who can resist a cute bunny face
or a drooping pink tulip in front of your place
Oh, I want you to meet Ellie!
She is just as cute as any bunny could be~
She was given to me by my sweet friend Emily
She's blushing because I caught her with a cupcake
She truly thought it was hers to take
but I made her put it back on the plate
There's also a blushing bunny over on the stair
hopping around like a wild hare
Another bunny on the butler's tray and more on the chair!
I was hoping my tulips would all bend, go a little askew
But I've come to learn you never know what a tulip will do!
Later in the afternoon the light was just right
The sunlit blooms were a magical sight
Thanks so much for hopping by!
Juicy details
Ellie the bunny doll/Pottery Barn Kids
pink paper wreath, bunny plates, pink dinner plates/HomeGoods
mini bunny cake stands, bunny pillow/Pottery Barn several years ago
cupcakes/mini bundtlettes from Nothing But Bundt Cakes
Rosie Rabbit on butler's tray/MacKenzie-Childs
Watering Can Wreath on the door/tutorial here
Belle Bleu Interiors | Corner of Plaid and Paisley | A casa di Bianca
My Thrift Store Addiction | The Little Yellow Corner Store
Everyday Living | Home is Where the Boat Is | Knock it Off Kim
Me and My Captain | Living With Thanksgiving
Debbee's Buzz | Bluesky at Home | The Painted Apron | Celebrate & Decorate
Sweet Sensations | Zucchini Sisters | Chasing Quaintness
Red Cottage Chronicles | Katherine's Corner | Life and Linda | Our Crafty Mom
Follow the Yellow Brick Home | My Family Thyme
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Meal Plan Monday Dishing it & Digging it, Between Naps on the Porch,
Merry Monday Make it Pretty Monday Celebrate and Decorate,
Tasty Tuesday Oh My Heartsie Girl Full Plate Thursday
Thursday Favorite Things Creatively Crafty Home Matters
Comments83 Responses to "Tablescapes, Blushing Bunnies"
I am so crushing on your dinner plate/adorable bunny plates combination!!!!🐰💕your tulip centerpiece is gorgeous! Such a fun table!! I am with Ellie and ready to steal a cupcake. It is always such a pleasure to hop with you, enjoy your Easter 🐣
Those bunny plates are adorable and your flowers are beautiful. Now I am hungry for a carrot cake cupcake! Ellie had the right idea! Hehe. Sweet! 🐇🐣⚘
Bunnies, bunnies, everywhere, I love them all! Especially Ms. Bunny trying to swipe a cupcake. This post is so much fun to read and drool over, thank you and have a happy and fun holiday.
What a lovely display. The colors are so pretty.
I love all the bunnies and the dishes. Thank you for sharing.
How lovely and elegant. I love all the pink items. So beautiful.
Jenna, your Cottontail Farm bunny plates are adorable and it is a perfect table to show off Ellie. She speaks volumes……Hugs and Cuddle…..Hugs and Cuddle. So adorable even though she has a sweet tooth and likes to nab cupcakes. So incredibly sweet. Happy Easter!
I love your bunny table! Your bunny plates are adorable. I don't have a lot of Easter decor, but I do have bunny plates. I have also found some wonderful Easter things at my parents' home and will be bringing everything home so that I can set a lovely table in their memory. Your flowers look beautiful. Tulips are a gamble, I have discovered. They either do what you want, or what they want!
Jenna, I love your table and your story! Too cute! The table is so beautiful…the pink and green is ever so keen. That pillow is gorgeous and looks so pretty in your chair, and what a sweet bunny that is hopping on your stair! The rabbit plates are adorable, so is the stuff underneath, and look at your door with a beautiful hanging wreath! 🙂 Hugs!!
Oh my goodness, I love your blushing bunnies theme. Those plates are just darling! Blessings, Cecilia @My Thrift Store Addiction
Hi Jenna, I love your blushing bunnies Easter table. Ellie is so adorable. A very gift from Emily. The pink is luscious. So many fun details to look at. The bunny plates are too cute. The pink wreath looks so lovely. I adore tulips……such a pretty table. I wish i could join you. P.S. Thank you so much for your healing thoughts and that special birthday card.
Jenna, this post made me smile this morning! Your table and narration is precious! That sweet Ellie is adorable! I adore pink so I love this gorgeous setting! I hope that you have a happy and blessed Easter!
Your bunny pillow and plates are so cute. Love the whole look.
Visiting from Angies the freckled rose


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An interesting article on LTE EPC market.http://telephonyonline.com/3g4g/news/mobile-core-wars-1221/
Here is the summary.
Alcatel-Lucent: Starting from scratch with 4G, designing its LTE evolved packet core using its IP division 7750 Service RouterCisco: Cisco has built P-gateways and S-gateways using its router platforms, but with the acquisition of Starent Networks it will likely focus on its purpose-built ST40 platform for both 3G and 4G
Ericsson: It's partnership with Juniper ends at 3G. Instead it's using Redback SmartEdge technology to build its gateways.
NSN: While evolving its 3G technology for the LTE core, it is redesigning on the Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture to give it extra kick on the control plane
Tellabs: Bought WiMax gateway specialist WiChorus and plans to use its technology to enter LTE market as well as use augment its backhaul products.
4 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Ericsson seems to have turned the Juniper platform into an EPC gateway too... as well as the Redback.
- January 22, 2010 at 8:56 PM
- Manish Panchmatia said...
A recent paper about major players for EPC LTE
- September 13, 2011 at 11:01 AM
- Manish Panchmatia said...
Again news about LTE EPC market
Ericsson #1 in Global LTE Packet Backhaul Equipment in 2011
- October 12, 2011 at 12:08 PM
- energy market report said...
So informative and comprehensive report.
EPC market
- May 7, 2012 at 4:44 PM


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Blake Masters, which sounds like a porn name, has been picked up by Paramount to pen the script for their upcoming big screen adaptation of "Insurrection". The film will focus on a clone who decides to stand up to the corporation who created him and sent his fellow remakes to battle for them. In case you're wondering my porn name would be Jack Hammer.
I've kind of had my eye on the "Silent Night, Deadly Night" remake, simply titled "Silent Night" because I think remakes of horror flicks that were never that good to begin with can be just fine. This one also has Malcolm McDowell in it so it can't be that bad, right? Well we'll all get to find out on November 30th, which just so happens to be the DVD release date the film has been slapped with. It's creepy to hear me say I have my eye on something right? I'm not going to be offended if you tell me you're a little uncomfortable.
I love the "Friday the 13th" franchise just as much as the next guy but at this point I've shelled out enough money for DVD and VHS versions of the films that I kind of feel like Jason should come to my house and cook me dinner. But now that Warner Brothers has acquired the fights to the films it looks like there may be updated Blu-Ray versions of 1 - 8 in the series so I may have to throw down some more cash. If you remember a few years back the flicks did hit Blu-Ray but in a crappy no new features pretty much DVD quality version which made me want to punch things. You probably didn't know the punch things stuff. I mean unless you can read my mind that is. God I hope you can't read my mind.
Jillian Murray of "The Graves" and "Wild Things: Foursome" fame has been added to the cast of "Cabin Fever: Patient Zero", a film I had forgotten was going to be made. This time around we find ourselves with a party cruise that runs ashore on a medical center where a deadly virus has broken out. I'll just say it now... If the film doesn't cast anyone from "Boy Meets World" I'm not watching it. You've been warned.


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Seafood reigns in San Sebastián. Whether the popular Gilda pintxo (Basque tapas, or bar snack) made with a salted anchovy, pickled guindilla peppers, a green olive and plenty of olive oil, tortilla de bacalao (cod omelette), or ttoro (fish soup), seafood is prevalent in restaurants and pintxo bars in the seaside city.
San Sebastián (officially called Donostia-San Sebastián) is located in northern Spain on the Basque Coast, which runs southwest from France along the Bay of Biscay. Renowned for the high concentration of Michelin-starred restaurants in the area, such as Akelarre, Arzak and Mugaritz, there is plenty at street level, particularly in pintxo bars, to occupy food-oriented visitors as well.
Poteo, or bar-hopping, is the way to enjoy pintxos. Do as the locals do, and have one or two pintxos with a small drink (zurrito – a quarter pint of beer, txakolí – sparkling white wine, or sidra – cider), and then move on to the next bar. Pintxos have evolved from simple snacks held together with a toothpick (pintxo means 'spike') to more elaborate small dishes, such as the Hoguera (bonfire, pictured at top) served at Bar Zeruko (Pescadería, 10).
Due to an unfortunate pintxo experience during my first visit to San Sebastián in the winter of 1999, 'pick your pintxos wisely' was my mantra on my return trip this past autumn. The value of local knowledge cannot be underestimated, especially when choosing a place to eat. Neither my travelling companion, Lara Popic, nor I knew that there was so much more to pintxos than what you see sitting on small plates, covering the bar. Dishes within arm's reach are really only the beginning: a whole host of dishes are made-to-order, and typically listed on a blackboard behind the bar.
Not to knock the ubiquitous tortillas de patatas (Spanish omelettes) or bocadillos de jamón (ham sandwiches) – I'm a believer that all things delicious have their place – but it took a carefully curated tasting tour to teach Popic and me the delights of local ways. While we were eating cod fritters and egg with prawn at Ganbara (San Jeronimo Kalea, 19), we could have also been enjoying made-to-order dishes such as sautéed mushrooms with egg and prawns, cod cheek with clams, and homemade mamia cheese.
San Sebastián Food offers cooking classes, experiences such as culinary tours, Spanish wine tastings, and escapes such as three- and five-day Basque Cooking Classes. Jon Warren, Managing Director and Founder, was inspired to start the company while working at boutique hotel Villa Soro shortly after arriving from London.
"What I found was that all the clients were coming up to me asking where the best places were. 'Is this touristy or not? We want a local place,' and 'We didn't get what was going on, how do you order the hot things?'" Warren says in an interview. "I could see that this local knowledge, even though there are guide books and the Internet, just having someone on the ground was really added value."
Warren proceeded to establish a company that trades on experiences normally out of reach of people just passing through. The Pintxo Tasting Tour we joined was led by culinary guide Lourdes Erquicia, who is fluent in Spanish, Basque (Euskera) and English, and was born and raised in San Sebastián's Old Town (Parte Vieja). Her passion for her hometown, and its food culture came through in the history and customs she shared with us, as well as the dishes and wines she selected.
Our group was small, 10 people including Erquicia and another staff member, and for those adverse to tour group experiences, have no fear: there were no brightly-coloured umbrellas, vests or any other indicators. A group of people enjoying pintxos together is typical in the Basque Country, where groups of close friends called cuadrillas are integral to social life.
We visited six bars in two and a half hours, and enjoyed a pintxo and beverage (Basque cider and Spanish wine pairings) at each one. San Sebastián Food doesn't have agreements with any of the establishments, and as such, pays the listed price for pintxos and is allowed greater freedom with bar choices. In fact, our final destination was changed en route so that Erquicia could share her favourite "pintxo of the moment" with us – Risotto de Idiazabal (a pressed cheese made from unpasteurized sheep milk) at Borda Berri (Fermín Calbetón, 12).
The bars ranged from the family-run Bar Goiz-Argi (Fermín Calbetón Kalea, 4) where we ate brochetas de gambas (shrimp skewers), which are known as a house specialty for a very good reason, and drank a glass of txakolí (pronounced cha-co-lee), to the packed La Cuchara de San Telmo (Calle del Treinta y Uno de Agosto, 28), where we enjoyed crusted pork with apple purée, and a glass of Navarre rosé. Of the crusted pork, my travelling companion Popic had this to say: "It's sometimes in my dreams."
Getting to and from San Sebastián
By air: The airport is 22km east of the city, near Hondarribia; buses leave hourly from Plaza Gipuzkoa and take approximately 30 minutes
By train: EuskoTren runs services from Amara station on Plaza Easo; RENFE trains depart from Estación del Norte on Paseo de Francia
By bus: Pesa runs services to Bayonne, Biarritz and Bilbao; Conda runs services to Pamplona and Vitoria
Further reading
Bilbao & the Basque Lands by Dana Facaros and Michael Pauls (Cadogan Guides, 2012)
The Basque Country: A Cultural History by Paddy Woodworth (Oxford University Press, 2007)
Life and Food in the Basque Country by María José Sevilla (National Book Network, 1998)