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Drive Demons Out With Jesus Name
Demons and demonic possession are very real! Dan Corner has had the unusual opportunity to drive a demon out of a young woman while he was pastoring as he conducted a Bible study. The demon possessed girl attended this Bible study, similar to the man with an evil spirit in the synagogue where Jesus was teaching in Mark 1:21-26. Most Christians are unaware that the devils attend church.
The girl asked for prayer because her stomach hurt. As Brother Dan Corner laid his hands on her head and began to command the demon to come out in Jesus' name, she fell to the floor and started to cough repeatedly. Brother Corner continued to pray and command the demon to come out. Suddenly she fell back on the floor and appeared to be dead. After awhile she opened her eyes and got up. When Brother Dan cautioned her to get saved or the demon would return and bring with it seven more wicked demons, she readily asked God for mercy.
She informed all who were present that the demon had grabbed hold of her lungs as it made its way up through her throat and came out of her mouth.
This is a convincing testimony of the power in Jesus' name. All Christians have this powerful spiritual weapon available to them. By the way, a wooden cross and holy water have no effect on the demonic.
To read the entire testimony, click A true story about exorcism by Dan Corner.

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The best kept secret in Washington has apparently been President Obama's secret debt-ceiling plan. It's the story of the day, and it's a funny kind of secret. It's one that Obama's go-fers are peddling. According to them, the plan has been kept secret because of an understanding among the parties. I guess we are to believe that events have overtaken that understanding, or something. In any event, we are to believe.
Obama's mythical secret plan reminds me of another mythical secret plan: Nixon's secret plan to end the Vietnam War. As our colleague Steve Hayward explains in the first volume of The Age of Reagan:
That Nixon had advertised a "secret plan" to end the war during the 1968 campaign was a commonplace of Nixon lore, but this is a myth, owing mostly to a wire service story that intuited such a plan. Nixon said no such thing; the phrase "secret plan" was used by a questioner to Nixon in a New Hampshire town meeting, but attributed to Nixon in a UPI story that was only belatedly corrected. But Nixon had to treat the issue carefully; it hardly served his interest to refute the story and say he had no plan.
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The Death Star battle stations could perform controlled rotation on at least one axis. This capability was vital to each station's role as a weapon. The composite "superlaser" beam could be fired off-axis within some limits, but the whole station must rotate to face targets sitting outside that arc. The first Death Star rotated towards its targets after arriving in the Alderaan and Yavin systems facing off-target. The second Death Star turned several times to face parts of the rebel fleet near Endor, and finally rotated almost 180° to face the moon.
Rotation about the polar axis was much less necessary for manoeuvring, since the station's sublight drives were equally spaced around the equator. Rotation about the other two axes may have helped the performance of manoeuvres involving accelerations above or below the equatorial plane.
When the first Death Star arrived in the Alderaan system the main weapon was pointed at more than 45° away from the planet. Within a few minutes, the station had rotated until it had a direct facing to the target. The rotation then apparently slowed or stopped when the planet Alderaan was in aim.
The Death Star approaches Alderaan, facing slightly away from target.
During the final minutes of the Battle of Endor, rebel commandos destroyed the deflector shield protecting the Death Star II. In the chaos after the impact of the Imperial flagship Executor, Moff Jerjerrod stayed alone in the bridge of the battle station in order to implement Emperor Palpatine's contingency order: the destruction of the sanctuary moon. In an interval of less than a minute the Death Star II changed from an outward facing (firing on the rebel fleet) to an inward orientation, bringing the moon almost within the firing arc. Combatants on the moon's surface looked in the sky and recognised the superlaser dish aiming towards them, immediately before the station exploded.
Jerjerrod's discussion with an aide [in Return of the Jedi, p.206] enables us to infer the limits of the battle station's rotational abilities. Initially the station was almost spinless when it faced the rebel fleet. At that time the Death Star needed to accomplish slightly less than half a rotation before the Endor Moon was within the reach of the superlaser. At the initial rotation rate the projected firing time was two minutes. Moff Jerjerrod ordered that the rotation be accelerated. At this (presumably maximal) angular acceleration, the firing time was brought forward to sixty seconds. This implies an angular acceleration of the order of:
α = 0.0003 radians / s².
If we knew the mass density of a Death Star then we could estimate the power consumed by this opration. Unfortunately the density is not easy to determine. A lattice of metallic solid is visible through the gaps in the incomplete superstructure, but the void fraction is unknown. The power requirements of the prime weapon also imply the presence of a considerable amount of mass-energy fuel in some other exotic form, and the fuel mass may exceed the "dry" structural mass of the station. Using a fiducial density the same as water, and a diameter of approximately 900km, the power involved in the observed rotational acceleration is on the order of:
This estimate should be adjusted in proportion to the actual density (relative to water). For any plausible density the rotational power is negligible compared to the power of recharging the superlaser.
Given Jerjerrod's urgency in destroying the moon, it seems likely that the acceleration he ordered was near the maximum physical tolerance of the incomplete structure. A robust, fully built Death Star — with a complete internal framework, a full set of inertial compensators and tensor field generators — might be able to accelerate its rotation faster.
The region within approximately six diameters from a habitable world is known as "antigrav range". Within this zone the use of repulsorlift against the planet's gravitational field is a more efficient means of support or outward propulsion than the ion-drive sublight thrusters which are most useful in deep space. The Death Star I fired upon the planet Alderaan shortly after reaching this proximity. The fact that a control room technician announced the station's passage through this threshold in the novel of A New Hope implies that the Death Star was able to support itself using immense repulsor fields. At this distance from Alderaan, if the battle station supported itself entirely by repulsorlift, without engaging in any orbital motion, then its repulsors would need to oppose the local gravitational field strength of about 0.07 m / s². This characterises the lower limits of the accelerative ability of Death Star I's repulsors.
This observation accords well with the physics of Return of the Jedi, and might be able to help solve a minor mystery.
As will be detailed below, the Death Star II required a significant repulsorlift force to sustain it in a low orbit about the sanctuary moon of Endor.
Naturally, the second battle station could not have provided its own repulsor support during the early stages of construction, but it is comforting to know that repulsors of sufficient magnitude to lift a Death Star were within the reach of Imperial military engineering.
at least during the earliest phases of the Endor construction, the ground installation which generated the security deflector shield would also have provided an upwards repulsorlift force.
Sublight drives
The sublight drives of the Death Stars were not conspicuous when the battle stations were viewed from afar. Various sources claim that the sublight engines were housed around the equatorial waistband, but the actual nozzles were too small to be seen from more than a few kilometres away. The Mandel blueprints indicate that there are 68 "antimatter engines", which presumably are the sublight drives.
The tiny size of the sublight drives in proportion to the whole vessel is an important hint to the nature of this technology: clearly the effectiveness of this propulsion mechanism does not increase greatly according to the aperture area.
Though not impotent, the sublight drives of the Death Star were not strong enough to move the battle station's immense bulk around the planet Yavin in less than half an hour. According to dimensions of the Yavin system calculable from data in Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin, the average of the velocity of the Death Star in this trajectory must have been of the order of 400km/s. Of course a sustained acceleration would make any sublight velocity attainable after a sufficient time, but this was the maximum attainable within the constraints of time and the celestial mechanics of the Yavin system.
Rebel starfighters were capable of accelerating well enough to meet the Death Star within only a few minutes. Unsurprisingly, this is much better speed than the battle station could make.
The STAR WARS blueprints quote the maximum acceleration of the first Death Star as "0.0001 grav", which probably means a ten-thousandth of the surface gravity of a standard habitable planet. This would mean something like 0.001 m / s² in metric units. If the Death Star I emerged from hyperspace at rest with respect to Yavin then it would have taken over four and a half days to accelerate to its proper orbital velocity. Either the "0.0001 grav" is in error, has been misinterpreted by me or else vessels are able to emerge from hyperspace at whatever realspace velocity the pilots choose.
For the Death Star II to achieve mobility and firepower similar to its predecessor, its power systems must at least be scaled up in proportion to the overall volume of the station. However when a sphere is scaled up its surface area increases much more slowly than the total volume. Therefore the density of sublight thruster nozzles and heat dispersion ducts on the surface of the Death Star II must be much greater than on the original station. Otherwise these systems must be built for markedly greater efficiency.
The Death Star arrives in the Yavin system and heads towards the planet. In these frames the station is moving at a speed of a few tens of km/s relative to the camera. The camera's velocity relative to the planet is not measurable.
Death Star during its ill-fated orbit of the planet Yavin.
Blueprints stating maximum sublight acceleration of Death Star I. Unrealistically low figure considering the actual accelerations implied in the orbit around Yavin.
limits of thrusters
Suppose that a Death Star has a total mass M (including its hypermatter fuel), and a radius R. Suppose that the battle station can use its equatorial thrusters to change its spin, such as Jerjerrod's attempt to rotate and target the Endor moon in the last moments of the Battle of Endor.
If a single thruster on the surface exerts a force f at an angle θ to the local vertical direction then the torque it exerts on the Death Star is τ = f R sin θ. If the maximum possible deflection off vertical is δ and if all thrusters fire at maximum thrust towards the same side then the total torque exerted on the Death Star is τ = F R sin δ, where is the total output of all N thrusters, F = N f. The resulting angular acceleration of the Death Star (rate of change of the spin) is given by α = τ / I , where I is the moment of inertia about the polar axis.
The moment of inertia is related to the mass and radius of the object, I ∝ M R². The constant of proportionality, which we may label as X=I/M R², depends on how centrally concentrated the density is. If essentially all of the mass were concentrated at the exact centre then X=0. If all the mass were concentrated on the spherical surface then X=2/3. If all the mass were concentrated around the equator then X=1. If the mass is evenly distributed throughout the spherical volume then X=2/5. The possible values of X are realistically limited to the range 0<X<1, unless the outer radius has been misidentified and the Death Star really has a substantial halo of invisible mass far outside its visible surface (implausible).
Combining the definitions above, X M R α = F sin δ. Call this the equation of maximum torque.
Now consider the way the Death Star can direct its equatorial thrusters for maximum acceleration in a particular direction, but no torque (alteration of spin). Individual thrusters fall into one of three areas of usefulness:
The Death Star's total thrust force is (F / π) (δ + cos δ) = M a. Here a is the resulting acceleration, and M is the total mass of the battle station, its fuel and contents. Call this the equation of maximum acceleration.
Finally, we can eliminate F from the equation for maximum acceleration and the equation for maximum torque. Thereby we find that the maximum spin acceleration (α*) and the maximum linear acceleration (a*) of the Death Star are related via the mass concentration parameter X and the maximum deflection of an individual thruster (δ).
a* / R α* = X (δ+cos δ)/(π sin δ).
Example: We have deduced that the maximum angular acceleration of the Death Star II was about 0.0003 rad/s, and the radius was at least 400km. If the internal mass distribution is almost even, and if the thrusters can deflect by 10° in either direction then this particular (incomplete) battle station was capable of accelerating laterally by about 100 m / s², i.e. about ten G. If instead the thrusters can deflect by 30° then the maximum linear acceleration is 40 m / s², just over four G. If the thrusters can deflect as far as the local horizon, up to 90°, then the maximum sublight acceleration of the battle station is 24 m / s², over two G. Thus a Death Star appears to be much more sluggish than the 3000G accelerations that a star destroyer achieves in a straight line chase (e.g. chasing down the Millennium Falcon on several occasions).
Caveat: This relationship between maximum torque and maximum thrust only applies if the equatorial sublight drives are the only devices able to spin a Death Star. We could consider more fanciful alternatives, such as counter-rotating masses of hypermatter in the core acting as invisible, internal flywheels.
Use of the equatorial thrusters of a Death Star. Here the globe is viewed from one of the poles, the equator is the black perimeter. The left panel shows how thrusters are used to accelerate the station's spin in a clockwise sense. The right illustration shows how the thrusters can manoeuver the battle station in some direction within the equatorial plane. Red or pink lines represent the directions of thrust streams from representative sublight drive units in the equator. The angle δ denotes the maximum off-vertical deflection possible for the particle stream from any sublight drive.
The hyperdrives were at least fast enough to allow Death Star I to arrive at Yavin from the Alderaan system within a day after the Millennium Falcon. (Lord Vader stated "This will be a day long remembered. It has seen the end of Kenobi; it will soon see the end of the Rebellion." This clearly indicates that only a few hours passed between the escape of Princess Leia and the Death Star's arrival at Yavin.)
When the battle station arrived in the Yavin it was on a heading towards the planet but at right angles to the sunlight. Thus the hyperspace course did not pass any point closer to the sun, nor did it point towards the sun. Is this kind of tangential course typical or necessary for hyperspace jumps?
The Death Star arrives in the Yavin system and heads towards the planet. The battle station is heading at right angles to the direction of the sun. Its hyperspace course into the system probably went in the same direction.
In terms of tides and celestial dynamics, the arrival of a Death Star is equivalent to the arrival of a new moon. The presence and motion of an object of this size has the potential to perturb the orbits of a planetary or satellite systems. The gravitational tug exerted on a nearby moon by the Death Star effects an exchange of orbital energy and angular momentum, and if an encounter is close enough and of the right duration then the size and eccentricity of the moon's orbit may be substantially permanently altered. A moon with a naturally short orbital period may suffer more severe perturbations, if it passes the Death Star multiple times. Less massive objects will tend to be more greatly affected. In extreme cases, a moon may be perturbed into collision with its planet, or unbound into interplanetary space.
In some planetary systems the orbits of the smallest moons and the planetary ring particles are a self-regulated by a delicate balance of orbital gravitational resonances. In such systems, the direct pertubation of one or more moons may eventually cause further perturbations, indirectly affecting other moons and planetary ring particles as well. The long-term dynamical effects may be chaotic.
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When technophile Sarah Sparks (Anna Margaret Hollyman) becomes pregnant, her uncertainties about motherhood trigger an impulsive road trip to the source of her anxiety: her long-estranged mother living far away and off-the-grid. A SXSW premiere and winner of the Sloan Feature Film Prize, Annie J. Howell and Lisa Robinson co-direct this comic coming-of-parenthood tale for the internet age.
(Co-writer/Co-Director) works as a screenwriter and director. She has written and directed short films that have screened at film festivals around the world including Cannes-Directors Fortnight, Telluride, Edinburgh, and Clermont-Ferrand. Her most recent short, HOLLOW (starring Louisa Krause), was made for ITVS' FutureStates and premiered at the TriBeCa Film Festival. Her writing includes MIND BLAST, an IMAX project for the Blue Man Group that is currently in development. Her web series, Sparks, co-created with Annie J. Howell, was syndicated by the Sundance Channel. Her feature project, SYNAPSE, received the Sloan Foundation Feature Production Award and is in development with Salty Features. She is the recipient of the Martin E. Segal Prize, the Mitsubishi Digital Media Lab Award for Excellence, and a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship. Robinson received her MFA from New York University's Graduate Film Directing Program and is currently Associate Professor of Film at Long Island University.
ANNIE J. HOWELL (Co-writer/Co-Director) has written and directed short films that have played internationally at film festivals including SXSW, Newport, Full Frame, and Clermont-Ferrand. Her work has aired on the Sundance Channel, PBS, and the Independent Film Channel, and as part of the ITVS web series, FutureStates. Her screenwriting work has been the recipient of a Nantucket Screenwriters' Colony fellowship, the Grand Prize Award at IFP's 2008 Independent Film Week, and a SFFS/Kenneth Rainin Foundation grant. Her most recent script is in development with producers Jordan Horowitz (THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT) and Jared Ian Goldman (KILL YOUR DARLINGS). Her web series, Sparks, co-created with Lisa Robinson, is syndicated on the Sundance Channel's website, where she also blogs about film and storytelling. Howell earned an MFA at New York University's Graduate Program in Film and is currently Associate Professor of Film at Ohio University.
ANNA MARGARET HOLLYMAN (Sarah)
Anna Margaret Hollyman was born in New York City and grew up in Connecticut and Austin, Texas. She studied Theater and Art History at Sarah Lawrence College, trained with Suzanne Esper at the William Esper Studio, and studied Improv with Upright Citizens Brigade and the P.I.T. in New York and Los Angeles. She has performed at the HERE Arts Center, P.S. 122, Soho Playhouse, and 59E59th St in New York, and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Her films include WHITE REINDEER, GAYBY, THE ROMANCE OF LONELINESS, THE BRAVE ONE, THE ONES YOU LOVE, ANNA, SAMANTHA, THE COLOR WHEEL, and ADELAIDE (which won Hollyman Best Actress at the 2010 Hill Country Film Festival). Her television roles include ABC's My Generation.
RICHARD HOAG (Henry)
Rich has been featured in over 40 stage musical comedies and is an award-winning writer and playwright who recently won the Arts Fund Award for his one act play, Straight Men. He has also received numerous awards for acting, including many for his touring one-man show, WILL ROGERS' AMERICA. As a writer he has contributed scripts to the Discovery and Disney Channels, and just completed principal photography for his role in the feature-length thriller KILLER HOLIDAY.
ANDRÉ HOLLAND (Leon)
André Holland has appeared in plays with The Public Theater/Shakespeare in the Park, Playwrights Horizons, and Georgia Shakespeare Festival. His film credits include the recent 42, Spike Lee's MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA and SUGAR, co-directed by Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden. His Broadway debut was playing Jeremy Furlow in the acclaimed revival of August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone. He recently appeared in Daniel Sullivan's production of All's Well That Ends Well in Central Park, and Matthew Lopez's The Whipping Man at the Manhattan Theatre Club. He also appeared in Tarell Alvin McCraney's The Brother/Sister Plays at The Public Theater in New York City. His television credits include the role of Marshall Malloy on 1600 Penn and Burn Notice: A New Day. Holland earned an MFA in Acting from New York University.
MARY BETH PEIL (Marjorie)
Mary Beth Peil currently plays the role of Jackie in CBS's The Good Wife, and has recently performed on Broadway in the revival of Follies. Prior to that, Peil performed on Broadway in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, the acclaimed revival of Sunday in the Park With George, Nine (Outer Critics nomination) and The King and I (Tony nomination). An Obie Award winner, her off Broadway credits include The Three Penny Opera (Atlantic), Hedda Gabbler (New York Theatre Workshop), Later Life (Playwrights Horizon), and Sylvia (Manhattan Theatre Club). Her regional credits include Third Story (La Jolla Playhouse), 33 Variations (Helen Hayes nomination), A Month in the Country (Arena Stage), and Sweeney Todd (Kennedy Center). Her television credits include The Reagans and Dawson's Creek, and her film credits include MIRRORS, FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS, and THE STEPFORD WIVES. Peil is a member of the Atlantic Theatre Company.
SARAH RAFFERTY (Emily)
Sarah has worked in theatre, film, and television in both New York City and Los Angeles. Her theatre credits include productions at The Roundabout Theatre Co., Second Stage, MCC, and several productions at South Coast Rep. Her independent film credits include FOUR SINGLE FATHERS, produced by Gabriele Muccino, and FALLING FOR GRACE (TriBeCa Film Festival). Rafferty's television credits include shows such as Brothers and Sisters, Bones, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Six Feet Under, and the Lifetime movie WHAT IF GOD WERE THE SUN, in which she acted opposite Gena Rowlands. She currently appears as Donna in the USA original series Suits. Rafferty is a graduate of The Yale School of Drama.
SUSAN KELECHI WATSON (Towie)
Susan Kelechi Watson's television appearances include Louie (where she plays Louis CK's ex-wife), The Good Wife, Private Practice, Numbers, Law & Order, as well as recurring roles on Third Watch, Kidnapped, and NCIS. Susan's film roles include that of Fatima in BLACKOUT (Tribeca 2007) and Tia in TIA & MARCO (SXSW 2010). Theater credits include A Naked Girl on the Appian Way, written by Richard Greenberg and directed Doug Hughes (Broadway); Missed Connections at Ars Nova; and The Story at the Public Theater (Off-Broadway). Watson recently played the role of Olivia in the Westport Country Playhouse's production of Twelfth Night. Susan received her MFA from New York University.
JENNIFER DOUGHERTY (Producer) got her start in the independent film industry at Rebellion Pictures in New York City and Bona Fide Productions (LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, COLD MOUNTAIN) in Los Angeles, before spending several years as a script reader and analyst at Lionsgate Studios. She also worked as the assistant to director Rodger Grossman on the Rhino Films feature WHAT WE DO IS SECRET (starring Shane West and Bijou Phillips) and as a post-production assistant on PUNK'S NOT DEAD, a documentary about the punk music scene from the 1970s to today. Since 2005, Dougherty has worked in development and production at Salty Features, a New York independent film company whose principals were the creative forces behind BOYS DON'T CRY and MY ARCHITECT. Salty's most recent film, BRIEF INTERVIEWS WITH HIDEOUS MEN, premiered at Sundance and was released in September 2009 by IFC Films. Dougherty is currently producing the feature film FIASCO, a dark satire of the Bay of Pigs invasion written by Donald Diego.
YAEL MELAMEDE (Executive Producer) founded Salty Features in 2003. Salty's goal is to make feature films that showcase unique vision, strong storytelling, and thought-provoking subject matter. Yael served as Producer on the recent documentary DESERT RUNNERS, as well as on the documentary short INOCENTE, winner of the 2013 Academy Award. Salty's film BRIEF INTERVIEWS WITH HIDEOUS MEN premiered at Sundance in 2009 and was released that fall by IFC Films. Based on the book by David Foster Wallace, the film was written and directed by John Krasinski (The Office). Salty's current projects include MARTYRS' CROSSING, a political thriller adapted from the bestselling novel by Amy Wilentz, to be directed by Paulo Morelli and featuring Frank Langella; Melamede also co-produced the Academy Award-nominated documentary feature MY ARCHITECT. She holds a BA and M.Arch from Yale University.
CHARLES E. SWANSON (Cinematographer) has photographed the feature films ALL THE BEST: BILLY SEARS, FROM BARBADOS WITH LOVE, CONTRADICTIONS OF THE HEART, and THIS IS NOT A TEST. Swanson also photographed the award-winning short films RAIN (aired on the Showtime network), I'D RATHER BE DANCING, and TIA AND MARCO (SXSW 2010). The music video JAGUAR, which he photographed for Techno artist DJ Rolando, received wide play on MTV Europe. Swanson earned an MFA from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema and Television and is currently Associate Professor and Chair at Loyola Marymount University's School of Film and Television.
JENNIFER LEE (Editor/Co-producer) has built a storytelling career working across film, comics, and prose. She edited and produced Craig Johnson's THE SKELETON TWINS, starring Kristing Wiig and Bill Hader, as well as editing and co-producing Johnson's TRUE ADOLESCENTS, starring Mark Duplass and Melissa Leo. She edited Vincent D'Onofrio's directorial debut, DON'T GO IN THE WOODS, and was an additional editor for Alexandre Rockwell's PETE SMALLS IS DEAD, starring Peter Dinklage, Tim Roth, Steve Buscemi, and Rosie Perez. She edited Nancy Savoca's UNION SQUARE, starring Mira Sorvino, Tammy Blanchard, and Patti LuPone, and Olivia Silver's ARCADIA, starring John Hawkes and Ryan Simpkins. As a former comic book editor for Marvel and DC Comics, Lee oversaw stories from development to visual execution. Her books include Wolverine, Daredevil, Black Widow,100 Bullets, and The Sand Man: The Dream Hunters.
XANDER DUELL (Original Music) is an independent composer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist based in New York. He has recorded and toured extensively with such diverse bands as Inouk, Mercy the Contours, and Ambulance LTD. Duell plays a variety of roles in the Early Morning Opera theater company, ranging from composing and conducting string quartets to fronting punk bands. His first solo album was released by New York City-based record label Mexican Summer in spring 2011.
Photos: Charles E. Swanson
"Anna Margaret Hollyman … has a lovable screen presence."
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"Effortlessly engaging … this is a small film and knows exactly how to be a small film. Like many New Yorker short stories, its purpose is to strike a particular note and allow it to reverberate."
– Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN TIMES
"True to its title, the film is small, beautiful and moving."
– Matt Singer, TIME OUT CHICAGO
Critics Pick!
"Small Beautifully Moving Parts is a tiny sweet gem … effortless in its merging of 21st-Century techie stuff and that most basic of beta systems: our own hearts."
– Joe Neumaier, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
NEW YORK MAGAZINE Critics Pick!
"A well-observed little indie that goes off in pleasantly unexpected directions."
"The filmmakers and Hollyman create such an endearing character."
– Ian Buckwalter, NPR
"Leaves a smile on your face and leaves you wanting more."
– David Noh, FILM JOURNAL
"A wonderful film."
– E. Nina Rothe, HUFFINGTON POST
"Unmistakably human in its warmth, an indie road movie that runs like clockwork."
– Stephen Saito, IFC.com
"By turns precise and elliptical, like a meticulously crafted short story."
– Joe Leydon, VARIETY
"[Anna Margaret Hollyman gives] a wonderfully natural breakout performance."
– Farihah Zaman, HUFFINGTON POST
"Full of quietly beautiful moments." – Nathan Cone, TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO
"Annie Howell and Lisa Robinson have given me exactly what I want from a drama about women: smart characters who aren't restrained by stereotypes … with a sense of humor."
– Jette Kernion, CINEMATICAL
"An excellent, poetic little movie, beautifully anchored by Anna Margaret Hollyman's lead performance." – Paul Osborne, FILM THREAT
"Winningly played…"
– Mark Asch, THE L MAGAZINE
[An] original and fresh approach to character, story and theme – including the idea that technology may reveal our deepest selves and express our ambivalent human need for connection as much as control …."
– Doron Weber, THE ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION
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On-camera review on Lost in Reviews 3/22/11
Interview on Texas Public Radio 3/21/11
"Casting Review" of SBMP on Film Industry Bloggers 3/16
Review on The L Magazine 3/17/11
Interview with Anna Margaret Hollyman in The Austinist 3/14/11
Review on Smells Like Screen Spirit 3/14/11
SBMP on local NBC affiliate KXAN 3/15
SBMP mentioned in tech article in The New York Times 3/16
Interview with Howell and Robinson in Filmmaker Magazine 3/16/11
Review on Gordon and the Whale 3/15/11
Live interview on IFC.com 3/11/11
SBMP mentioned as a "Movie to Look For" at SXSW in MSN Movies 3/9/11
"Interview with Howell & Robinson" by Efilmcritic 3/9/11
"Meet the SXSW Filmmakers" Interview with Howell & Robinson in indieWIRE 3/8/11
SBMP trailer featured on Hollywood Reporter Blog 2/16/11
Howell & Robinson as Women to Watch in Sound on Sight Blog 2/22/11
SXSW line up in Paste Magazine 2/3/11
SXSW line up in Variety 2/2/11
SXSW in The New York Times 2/2/11
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Cleveland International Film Festival 2012
Kansas City FilmFest 2012
Athens International Film and Video Festival 2012
RiverRun International Film Festival 2012
The Town Hall Feature Film Seminar Series, New York City, 4/23/2012
The Lighthouse Film Society 2012
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Perhaps The Dumbest Idea We've Heard Yet: Nationalize Facebook
from the say-what-now? deptI honestly had to read this article by Philip Howard at Slate three times to convince myself that it wasn't just a Swiftian Modest Proposal. But Howard's discussion of why it might make sense to "Nationalize Facebook" really does appear to be an honest thought experiment, even if he admits it's unlikely (he's wrong, it's not just unlikely, it's not even a remote possibility).
By "nationalizing Facebook," I mean public ownership and at least a majority share at first. When nationalizing the company restores the public trust, that controlling interest could be reduced. There are three very good reasons for this drastic step: It could fix the company's woeful privacy practices, allow the social network to fulfill its true potential for providing social good, and force it to put its valuable data to work on significant social problems.None of that makes any sense. Think of companies that tend to be government run or owned. How many of them have "public trust"? Right. Second, while many people are uncomfortable with Facebook's view on privacy, it seems like a stretch to call the practices "woeful." The real complaint Howard seems to have here is with privacy laws -- and it seems to be based on an ignorance of what kind of mess it would make to start mandating privacy rules of the nature that he seems to think are important. Next, I don't even know what that part about "social good" means, let alone how it makes even a sliver of sense. That same argument could be used to "nationalize" any company. You know, the laundromat on the corner isn't providing enough social good, so we should nationalize it. Finally, nationalizing a company to force it to provide data to solve "social problems" again makes no sense at all. And, um, who determines what the "social good" is here or which social problems to focus on? Howard? The President?
Everything that he discusses is already handled, and handled much better, by keeping Facebook as a private company. If it loses the public trust (which it hasn't), they'll go elsewhere. If it's not giving off enough social good, users will go elsewhere. If that data can really solve significant social problems, there are plenty of incentives to make Facebook release it. None of these arguments make even a sliver of sense, other than that Howard apparently thinks that Facebook should be working on a few of his pet projects. If the post was designed as satire, then I'll grant that it fooled me, but if it is actually serious, it just seems like pure troll bait.
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Throughout the last couple of films, the Fast & Furious movies have really hit a stride. Last spring, the sixth film in the franchise hit the market. May was actually quite a while ago, and you'd think the film might be available on DVD and Blu-ray already, but Universal Studios Home Entertainment won't be releasing Fast & Furious 6 onto Blu-ray or DVD until December 10. Alternatively, fans who are super invested in nabbing a copy of the film will be able to purchase it on Digital HD beginning on November 19. Fans can also purchase a pretty sweet steelbook Blu-ray set for the film, pictured below.
The sixth film in the franchise is congested with famous names and faces. Fast & Furious 6 stars franchise veterans Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, and Michelle Rodriguez, as well as Dwayne Johnson, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Sung Kang, Luke Evans,and Gina Carano, in a plot that follows the successful heist crew turning a new leaf and working for the Diplomatic Security Service in order to receive amnesty and be welcomed back into the United States. This new plotline should help the franchise to riff off into new directions in the future, as there looks to be at least a few more Fast & Furious movies in the works, and the next one should be coming sooner rather than later.
The big extra with the film will be the extended version that comes exclusively with the Blu-ray. I'm not really certain how much extra footage comes is actually involved, though. Universal Studios Home Entertainment is staying mum about how many minutes of extra footage will be available, so I'm guessing it won't be a ton. Regardless, the studio is stating that the extended cut will be filled with even more "intense action," so that's cool. There's actually a ton of bonus features both exclusive to the Blu-ray and on the DVD. Universal also put together some sweet blurbs explaining exactly what will be available in each featurette, so I won't waste too much more of your time talking about the disc. You can peruse the bonus features, below, or go ahead and pre-order the set over at Amazon.
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Below is a postcard of a group of men outside a Hyde public house which has baffled me for months. I have trawled through countless photos looking for clues of where it could have been taken. I have had success at last - and it is all because of a photo that was on the blog on Saturday concerning the French Swimming Team that was lent to us by Fred Booth. It is a photo of the Cheshire Cheese on Market Street in Hyde !
Cheshire Cheese Hyde
Below is a close up of the pub door on Freds Photograph....
Maybe the men on the photo are the French swimming team?
Whoever they are I am just pleased to have cleared up a mystery after all these months !
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By Rob Glidden
Staff Writer
Author and civil rights activist Arthur Miller spoke about bullying and taking responsibility to Southington High School students. After a few years of visiting regularly, he has become a familiar face to the school community.
"I try to talk about the greater good," he said. "If you tell stories, you can connect with them. It helps them identify with the message."
Miller, a friend of SHS teacher Jan Zaccardo, had many stories to tell. He is the author of "The Journey to Chatham – Why Emmett Till's Murder Changed America" and was a childhood friend of Emmett Till, the young black boy who was brutally murdered by racists in Mississippi. The two murderers were acquitted by a jury and later, protected by double jeopardy laws, sold their confession to Look Magazine for a lucrative deal.
The notorious incident inspired many people at the time, including Miller, to join the burgeoning civil rights movement. He described Till's murder as "the ultimate bullying."
"Bullying is barbaric and it is barbaric not to stand up to it," he told the students. "The way to stop bullying is for it not to be empowered by other people giggling."
He told the crowd that even in the midst of his civil rights campaigning, he often felt regret for never reaching out to a girl in his school who was bullied. He has tried to track her down for years with no success.
In a departure from his previous appearances at the school, Miller brought along a guest – Victor Perez, a former gang member who spent over 20 years in jail. He talked about the role bullying played in his struggles.
"I got involved with the wrong people because of peer pressure and because I wanted to be accepted," Perez said. "That caused me a lot of pain and took away many years of my life."
In one visual exercise, Miller pulled out a $100 bill and asked if it would lose any worth if it had insults written on it. The students agreed that it would not, and Miller said the scenario was the same for kids who have been bullied.
He also told them that he had distaste for the phrase "children are the future."
"During the civil rights movement, it was young people who fought," Miller said. "The country was changed by folks about your age and this country needs you right now."
The students had positive words about his message.
"It was really good," said senior Rebecca Allard. "I like the way he talks about bullying."
Senior Shawna Sycz commented that "he told really good stories. It was very inspirational."
Miller also works as a counselor for troubled youth within inner-city areas and stories concerning his work resonated with senior Emily Sheehan.
"It was great," she said. "It's cool the way he helps people. If I was troubled, I feel like he's someone who could really help."


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of degrees
& programs
Fall: June 1 [December 15 for international applicants]
Spring: October 15 [August 1 for international applicants]
Applications are processed as they are received throughout the year.
Number Required: 3
From Whom: One letter of recommendation should be obtained from a university faculty member familiar
with the applicant's academic competence. Currently enrolled undergraduates or those who have recently received their B.S. degree should submit two reference letters from faculty members. One reference letter may be from a practitioner
who can address work-related competence.
While there are no prerequisite course requirements
for admission, students lacking an academic
background in Therapeutic Recreation may be required to complete
one or more undergraduate courses in the discipline during the first semester of their graduate program. Additionally, applicants are advised to complete a course in anatomy and physiology, lifespan human development, and abnormal psychology prior to or at the very beginning of their graduate program. Please note that students whose undergraduate
coursework does not meet the National Council for Therapeutic
Recreation Certification (NCTRC) standards for "supportive
coursework" (see www.nctrc.org) will be required
to complete this coursework prior to sitting for the certification
examination. In consultation with an advisor, students may be required to take:
Ed 121: Life Span Human Development
PE 100: Anatomy and Physiology
Psy 150: Psychopathology
TR 331: TR Assessment and Documentation
TR 335: TR Clinical Procedures
A baccalaureate degree is required, but it need not be in Therapeutic Recreation.
The Statement of Goals should be approximately 500-1,000 words
and should, at a minimum, include the following elements: why
your background and interests make you suitable for a career
in Therapeutic Recreation, your future career goals, and
your academic and research interests and accomplishments.
The GRE/MAT is required. While there is no absolute minimum
score, the department seeks scores in the 50th percentile
or higher on the GRE verbal and quantitative sections or on
the MAT. A combination of UGPA and test scores are used
to determine admissibility.
Minimum TOEFL score or range of scores needed
to be accepted:
575 paper-based, 230 computer-based, or 88 internet-based. Any student admitted with a TOEFL score below 600 on the paper-based, 250 on the computer-based, or 100 on the internet-based examination must pass an English skills course during the first semester of enrollment at Temple University. Those having taken the paper-based or computer-based test have the additional option of testing out of the English course by taking and passing the SPEAK test at Temple.
A resume is required.
Graduate credits from an accredited institution
may be transferred into the Department of Therapeutic
Recreation. The content and credits must
be equivalent to coursework offered at
Temple and must be approved by the department's Graduate Director. The grade must be a "B" or
better in order to transfer. The maximum
number of credits a student may transfer
is 6.
Number of Didactic Credits Required Beyond the
Baccalaureate: 33
Required Courses:
Core Courses (12 s.h.):
TR 511: TR Administration
TR 563: Conceptual Issues in TR
TR 566: Fieldwork (optional
for CTRS)
TR 574: TR Seminar in Disabilities I
Required External
(9 s.h.):
Ed 500: Research Design (or equivalent)
Ed 525: Statistics (or equivalent)
PH 534: Theories of Health and Leisure Behavior
Cognate Courses (12.h.)*:
TR 512: Seminar on TR Professional
TR 521: Leisure, Health and Wellness
HS 570: Clinical Programming and Practice (prerequisites are TR 330 and TR 331 or the equivalent)
TR 575: TR Seminar in Disabilities II
*Other courses
may be substituted in consultation with an advisor.
Internship: Any student who is not a certified recreation therapist (CTRS) is required to perform an internship that is a 600-hour field placement under the supervision
of a full-time CTRS at an approved agency site. If
the student is a CTRS, an advanced internship or substitute
course is mandatory. The student
works with her/his faculty advisor in the selection of
the field site.
Language Examination: No language examination is required.
Comprehensive Examination:
The comprehensive
examination consists of two parts: the first is a multiple
choice exam designed to ensure that the student
has the entry-level knowledge to practice
in the discipline; the second is a written essay exam
to ensure that the student can think critically and
analytically and can adequately express her/his
The multiple
choice exam covers the same areas as the
NCTRC national certifying exam: foundation
material, professionalism, assessment, program
planning and evaluation, program implementation
and intervention, administration, and characteristics
of individuals with disabilities. The written
essay portion of the exam requires responses to questions or scenarios about current
issues affecting the discipline as well as theory/philosophy, program implementation, research,
and administration.
This exam is usually
taken after all coursework is completed. It is available several times throughout the year. Students
arrange with their academic advisors to
schedule and complete the examination.
The Graduate
Faculty who write the questions also grade
the responses. Each examination is evaluated
by two faculty members, each voting to pass
or fail the student. If the members are
not in agreement, a third faculty member
reads and evaluates the examination and
determines the outcome. Students may be
requested to provide verbal explanations
to questions in a follow-up meeting. Students
are allowed two opportunities to successfully
complete the exam.
The student
is given a choice of questions on which
to respond on the written examination. The
evaluators look for (a) an understanding
of core concepts, (b) the application of
principles to specific scenarios, and (c)
an ability to write technically in a manner
consistent with the expectations of the
discipline. Students must successfully pass
at least 70 percent of the written portion
of the exam in order to satisfactorily complete
the requirement.
Master's Project:
Graduate students
with an academic background and previous
experience practicing as a recreation therapist
are permitted to complete a master's project
in lieu of the comprehensive exam. This
option is always used for students who intend
to pursue a doctoral degree.
The master's project
is designed by the student in consultation
with faculty, and can involve research,
program evaluation, or other elements that
demonstrate advanced application of Therapeutic Recreation principles
and practices.
The master's project is
presented to the faculty and evaluated based
on standards appropriate to the project.
Dept. of Therapeutic Recreation
Box 062-55
1700 N. Broad Street, Suite 313
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Sylvia Kaikai
Graduate Chairperson:
Dr. John Shank
Department Chairperson:
The 33-s.h. master's program in Therapeutic
Recreation (TR) is designed for individuals who
want to advance their knowledge and skills in providing
play, recreation, and leisure as a form of health
promotion and rehabilitation to individuals with
disabilities across the lifespan. The program provides
an opportunity for currently certified recreation
therapists to individualize their area of study,
including but not limited to health promotion, clinical
intervention, and administration. Students who
do not have an academic background or work experience
in TR service delivery may use the Ed.M. program to
meet the academic requirements to sit for the national
credentialing examination of the National Council
for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC). Their program is typically 36-39 semester hours.
Time Limit for Degree Completion: 4 years
Main Campus
Students are required to complete the degree program through classes offered before and after 4:30 p.m. Students are also able to complete the degree program on a full-time or part-time (6-8 credit hours or less per semester) basis.
1700 N. Broad Street, Suite 313
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Interdisciplinary study is encouraged through certificate programs in Gerontology (through the Institute on Aging), Horticulture Therapy (through the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture), and Assistive Technology and Disability Studies (through the Institute on Disabilities). Other interdisciplinary study may be geared to the student's personal interests, e.g., exercise science, special education, or counseling. The College of Health Professions also provides opportunities for interdisciplinary learning, which can culminate in a certificate of Interdisciplinary Education.
Numerous health care and human service agencies in Philadelphia and the surrounding Delaware Valley region cooperate with the TR department and offer opportunities for student training and research. These include nationally recognized rehabilitation facilities such as Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Easter Seals Society, Moss Rehab and Magee Rehabilitation Hospital, the Pennsylvania Center for Adapted Sports, the Princeton Medical Center; Shriner's Hospital, the Temple University Hospital and Health System, United Cerebral Palsy of Philadelphia, and the Variety Club Camp and Developmental Center.
The faculty and the program are nationally
recognized for excellence and have received
numerous national and state awards for their
contributions. Graduates of the program consistently
perform well on the national certification examination
for certified recreation therapists.
Not applicable.
Faculty members specialize and offer
learning opportunities in health promotion
and rehabilitation, gerontology, physical
and mental health, and disability studies.
Graduates of the program are highly
sought for advanced clinical/management positions
in hospitals, pediatric facilities, nursing
homes, adult day programs and assisted living
facilities, and community settings providing
specialized services to individuals with disabilities.
Students are allowed to take up to
9 semester hours of coursework before matriculation.
Selection of courses must be made in conjunction
with the department's Graduate Director.
Funding is available in various forms. The principal duties of a Teaching Assistant (TA) include assisting faculty members in the classroom
(field, observatory); conducting tutorials and discussion
sections; and grading quizzes. A TA may also be
used as an instructor in an undergraduate course
in Therapeutic Recreation, depending on the TA's expertise
and experience. Research
Assistants are expected to devote up to 20 hours
per week to research obligations. Availability
depends on whether faculty have externally funded
research grants. Assignments vary depending on the
nature of the grant. Both Teaching and Research
Assistantships carry a stipend
and partial or full tuition remission. Academic Internships are also sometimes available and involve graduate students in faculty- supervised projects other than assisting with teaching and research. An example would be coordinating an after-school recreation program for children in a neighborhood community center. Academic Internships carry a stipend and partial or full tuition remission. Graduate Externships are available
through other divisions of the university. For example,
Temple University's Recreation Services hires externs
to conduct student recreation events, and the Institute on Disabilities hires externs to assist with various projects. Externs do
not receive tuition remission. Externship postions are handled by each
unit offering them. Applying for a position as TA, RA, Academic Intern, or Graduate Extern is done in the form of a letter outlining relevant qualifications and experience submitted by March 15 to the Department Chair.
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HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS — The NBA offseason without a little noise from Metta World Peace wouldn't be civilized.
A noted historian of the game and a keen observer of trends, World Peace knows that the expectations for he and the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers are through the roof. So it should come as no surprise that he also has them pegged for greatness.
He said as much in when he joined the Max and Marcellus Show on ESPN 710 in Los Angeles (these transcribed words courtesy of Chris Fedor of SportsRadioInterviews.com):
What he thinks about the team possibly not having Dwight Howard at the start of Training Camp:
"We definitely want to beat the Bulls record and go 73-9, that's definitely something that I want to do. Whoever is out there at the beginning of the season then we gotta get it. It's as simple as that. We just have to go get it. (Host: So that Bulls record is something you're thinking about?) No question. You try to snatch records before you leave this earth. You gotta try to do a lot of great things so it's definitely a goal. With Dwight Howard, (Steve) Nash, Kobe (Bryant), myself, Pau (Gasol) and then (Antawn) Jamison and a lot of great additions it's something that's possible."
What it will take for the Lakers to overtake the Thunder:
"I think people still have to go through the Lake Show. I think everything goes through the Lake Show. We had a bad season last year. If we don't turn the ball over in a couple of games then we're up 3-1 in that Oklahoma series, actually up 3-2, going back LA so with that said confidence remains."
What he thinks the Lakers are missing:
"Nothing. We feel great. I saw Jamison today and people forget that he is one of the best offensive rebounders in the game, he has the best touch out of everybody in the NBA, he has the best touch out of all the big men in the game so you figure a guy like that and then we have some great players off the bench so we're confident, I trust in myself and I trust in my teammates most importantly."
If he feels that he gets overlooked when people talk about the Lakers:
"To me, I know I'm definitely one of the best players in the league, there's no question. I proved that when I got into shape so I don't need to be, I'm definitely one of the best defensive players to ever play the game so people can deny it if they want but it's okay. I do my own thing, I market myself in my own way so I really don't need to be marketed or talked about throughout the outlets because I do that on my own. On this team nobody plays defense like Metta World and nobody in the league plays defense like Metta World so I don't really need to prove that."
"Metta World," huh?
The 73-9 alone would seem off-the-charts ridiculous to most of us reasonable bystanders. But when you throw in the source and the references to this far off land known as "Metta World" … then it all seems to be a bit far-fetched.
Lakers fans would love for the most colorful member of their team (sorry, Dwight) to be right, though. And we understand why. This is a championship-or-bust proposition for the Lakers.
So we'll just have to check back in a few months and see if they are on pace to hit that 73-win mark.
We're going on record now, though, and declaring that no team in the league comes close to that number!


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Friday, September 16, 2011
5 best Panther-Packer games ever (and a prediction)
Before the prediction, though, here's my own personal list of the 5 most memorable games in Green Bay-Carolina history. The two teams have played each other 11 times in the past 15 seasons, which is a lot for two teams not in the same division.
1) 1997 -- Green Bay 30, Carolina 13. On a frigid day in the 1996 NFC title game, the Packers won at Lambeau Field behind Brett Favre and Reggie White. I've never been colder walking into a stadium.
2) 1999 -- Carolina 33, Green Bay 31. Steve Beuerlein's most startling play as a Panther -- a quarterback draw for a touchdown -- allows the Panthers to pull off the road upset. I was there and still remember the utter silence Steve Beuerlein's draw was greeted by when he scored.
3) 2008 -- Carolina 35, Green Bay 31. In a shootout at Lambeau, DeAngelo Williams scores four touchdowns in the Panthers' last-minute victory. Steve Smith's 54-yard reception late from Jake Delhomme set up Williams' final TD.
4) 2004 -- Green Bay 24, Carolina 14. The Packers disappoint a huge crowd in Charlotte in the Monday Night Football opener the year after Carolina made to the Super Bowl.
5) 2000 -- Carolina 31, Green Bay 14. "Ho-o-o-v!" Rookie fullback Brad Hoover subs in as a tailback and rushes for 117 yards in Charlotte in another Monday night shocker.
-- Carolina Panther fans have long wanted their team to blitz more often. On Sunday, though, they should be careful what they wish for.
When New Orleans blitzed Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers 10 days ago, Rodgers shredded the Saints. According to STATS LLC, Rodgers went 14-for-18 for 207 yards and two touchdowns for a quarterback rating of 151.6 against the blitz.
Of course, giving Rodgers time is a recipe for failure as well. But the Panthers also gave up a 70-yard touchdown pass while blitzing Arizona last week. Given that Rodgers is a far better quarterback than Kevin Kolb, I expect the Panthers at least initially will try to get almost all of their pass rush with only four rushers.
-- Sunday's prediction: Green Bay 37, Carolina 24.
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The best game was a complete blowout and the 4th best is the game that Steve Smith got his leg broken on a horse-collar tackle? Ugh.
- September 16, 2011 at 11:15 AM
Upset Special!
- September 16, 2011 at 11:44 AM
Ugh? You sound like a 14 year old girl. Yes, the best game was our 1st NFC Championship game and if you were at the opener in 2004, you would realized how special that night was and the energy in Charlotte.
- September 16, 2011 at 11:48 AM
- Gimbel said...
I remember the one I hated the most was when we drove up the field for an either game winning field goal or game tying field goal and Shane Graham botched a gimme and we lost. I don't think that Ginger lasted much longer on our team.
- September 16, 2011 at 1:47 PM
and in that same monday night game that was brad hoover's coming out party, remember the lunkhead that ran onto the field and it took a while for him to be tackled..i also remember the packer game (not sure what year) that dan morgan broke his leg trying to plant himself on what was supposedly called turf..the fieldw was coming up and referees were taking square foot after square foot to the sideline after nearly every play
- September 16, 2011 at 3:12 PM
The five best Panther-Packer games ever. Are you serious? The Panthers have only been in the league since 1995. They aren't in the same division wit the Packers. They've barely played more than five games. There must be very little news to report in Charlotte.
- September 16, 2011 at 4:22 PM
barely more than five games? Can you read? It clearly says they have played 11 times..
- September 16, 2011 at 5:31 PM
- MichaelProcton said...
Gimbel, you're not quite right. Graham replaced Jon Hilbert--who was replacing an injured John Kasay--after an 0-2 week 3. That Green Bay game was his first, and he stayed on through the entire season. Kasay was ready for the next season, Graham signed with Cincy, and the rest--including a Pro Bowl--is history.
- September 16, 2011 at 6:55 PM
- Gimbel said...
Since when has one season with us been considered a long or storied history with us. I never mentioned his time with the pathetic bungles, I isolated my comments to the article concerning the panthers vs green bay and that one trick pony screwed up his one duty. Everything else u mention is irrelevant and sidebar so if your going to call me out at least let it pertain to the subject at hand.
- September 16, 2011 at 9:08 PM
I predict that Panthers will have more negro fans than Atlanta had jump on their bandwagon 10 years ago,after they got Vick, all due to Cam
You can already tell by the obvious voices heard on FNZ talk radio
It be what it be
- September 17, 2011 at 12:40 PM
12:40: I could care less if the fans were martians...why would you?
On the 2002 Lambeau field matchup...I was there and Stephen Davis ran threw the Packers all day. It was a mild day in Green Bay and the fan were rabid at times and then quiet at times as it was obvious that the Panthers could move the ball. Graham, then 24, had been at home in Dublin, VA (pop. 2,300) waiting on an NFL call less than 36 hours before he found himself on the not-so Frozen Tundra trying to tie the game up and send it into overtime. And, with the Panthers seemingly getting stronger in the 4th, overtime looked good. The fans were very quiet as the Panthers churned yards in the 4th Quarter, almost acknowledging they were getting ready to lose. After Graham hooked right and the Packers had sealed the victory, my wife and I - wearing our game jerseys - received some of the nastiest comments in the stadium and on the GB streets..."you suck," "you never had a chance," etc., etc. What a turn of events. Like Kerry Collins, Shayne turned it around, got back on track with the Panthers and parlayed this stint into a pretty outstanding NFL career. But, on that lonely day in Lambeau, John Fox's 36 hour gamble with the 24-year-old small town Va. Tech graduate layed a large egg in the land of cheese, brats and beer. Hope at least for as exciting a game today.
- September 18, 2011 at 10:32 AM
Newton punks notoriously post their race trash trying to make it look like non-Newtons do it as usual. Nobody fooled. That angle dont work. FkU bitch. Newton is a still a punk like you.
As far as Greenbay obliterating the Panties by 50-60 pts as WFNZ radio callers say?
Thats off.
- September 18, 2011 at 11:20 AM
Dang. Maybe the Jags will be an easier team to defeat next week but they still have a lot a great players on a young team.
- September 18, 2011 at 4:43 PM


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There is a sense of excitement that comes along with the prospect of meeting someone who you can go on a date with. A significant number of people find dating to be one of the more riveting social activities in existence. If you have gone on a date in the past, you can probably find a sense of familiarity with the fact that dating isn't a precise science. Some dates work and some don't. You can't readily identify what makes a particular connection work but there are a number of ways for you to broaden your options so you can quickly find that one person that you can spend your time with as soon as possible. The first thing that you have to do is to supplement traditional dating activities with more modern methods like online dating. The prospect of meeting people over the web can be a bit daunting and strange at the onset, but with a little bit of familiarity and effort, you'll quickly learn that the experience can be one of the most advantageous things to have when you begin to look for a romantic partner. There are a few elements that influence online dating considerably. Let's take a look at a number of things that you must be cognizant of before you get yourself deeper into the search for your next date.
The first thing that you have to do is to root yourself in an intimate understanding of what you really want to be able to extract from the entire experience. The person that takes on an extreme level of importance in this equation is you. You have to be able to determine in concrete and precise terms what you want in a person to help guide your efforts when you begin to search for the best dating service available.
There are a few individuals who see dating as a casual pastime and then there are others who see it as a means of meeting someone that they can share their lives with a degree of earnestness. You need to be able to determine which camp you fall into as quickly as possible to prevent yourself from feeling disappointed with the prospects that you encounter. Mainstream services will have a variety of users whose activities may not resonate with your preferences and tastes. The sooner you are able to determine what you want from a partner, the easier your search for the best dating service gets.
Your friends may have had a few experiences that they can share with you when it comes to online dating so be sure to ask for their advice if it's possible. You have to tap into as many resources as you possibly can to ensure that all of your personal interests are preserved throughout the course of your search efforts. Fire up your favorite search engines and look for terms like read UK Dating Site Reviews . Exercise the proper degree of caution and invest a decent amount of time on the entire activity and you will be able to find the best option available over the web.


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Songza & Sonos - Curated Music For Every Zone In Your Home
The Songza music streaming service comes to Sonos for music that matches your room's mood.
Instead of digging though all of those incomplete and out-of-data playlists you swear you will eventually update to find music that fits your current mood, the Songza music service provides playlists created by "music experts" to deliver music to fit every situation including wake up, work out, commute, entertain, and sleep.
Sonos wireless HiFi customers can now tune into to the carefully-crafted and ad-free Songza playlists free of charge for music to match every zone you have set up in your home. In addition to playlists created by a network of experts, Sonos is teaming up with select musicians like Tori Amos, Counting Crows, and the Axe-wielding Slash for mixes for special zones with names like home gym, backyard, patio, living room, etc.
If you just want some background noise to help you get work done in the office, or entertaining friends in the living room, without playing DJ, sign up for Songza, and try the new zones out on your Sonos Wireless HiFi System.


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New Children's Center Planned at NMT, July 18, 2007
by Carol Lynn Tiegs
SOCORRO, N.M., July 18, 2007 -- Following more than a year of research, including examining 16 potential sites both on- and off-campus, the New Mexico Tech Children's Center Planning Committee is happy to announce selection of a site for a new Tech Children's Center just south of Macey Center. The construction of the Children's Center at that location will preserve the public artwork and playground already on-site, as well as access to the nearby duck pond. Its location and design also allows the newly planned facility to act as a back sound stage for the amphitheater on Macey Center's south side.
The committee, which includes New Mexico Tech students and faculty/staff, as well as community parents of Center students, community and Tech administration members, paid particular attention to traffic flow, child safety, and proximity to campus amenities in their site selection process. Other considerations included site preparation and related expenses, and access to utilities.
In 2006, New Mexico enacted legislation requiring all new State building to comply with federal Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards for new building construction. The committee also took into account LEED's specific considerations for site selection.
Louise Chamberlin, director of Auxiliary Services, said Tech plans on the building being LEED silver-certified as the first "green" building on campus. Studies cited by Governor Richardson's office indicate that student attendance and performance is higher in green school buildings.
Chamberlin said the existing Children's Center, a remodeled older home, lacks important facilities and utilities, including an adequate heating and cooling system. It has already reached capacity and will not meet expanding community needs. Currently there are 21 children on the waitlist for 2-year olds, and seven on the preschool (4-5 year-old) waitlist. Over the past several years, the student body has been comprised of one-third children of Tech students, one-third children of Tech faculty and staff, and one-third children of Socorro community residents.
The new Center will provide more space for parent and staff resources, an expanded environment for the children and an opportunity to serve more children in the Tech and Socorro communities. It will also help the Center qualify for Level V accreditation with the National Association for Education of Young Children, the highest accreditation level available. (The Center currently holds a Level IV CYFD child care license; however, the constraints of the current building prevent achieving the highest level of accreditation.) Important features of the new Center will include:
- a resource room for parents, teachers and the community;
- additional classroom space to accommodate up to 14 more children;
- a multipurpose room, and conference room; and
- a teacher's lounge and separate staff restroom, plus lots of storage.
The Center will be an environmentally compatible "green" building, incorporating sustainable site development, water saving, energy efficiency, and indoor environmental quality. It's new location will reduce traffic safety issues, and make it easier for children to visit other campus areas that are an important part of the Center's learning environment.
Construction of the 7,054 square-foot facility will require the removal of only one or two trees and the relocation of one picnic table within the area. A few parking spaces will be removed and the area in front of the Center will become a drop-off zone. To enhance safety, the parking lot exit onto Canyon Road will be blocked off and a new exit cut on Olive Lane.
Excluding equipment, the new Center will cost $2 million. This is not covered by state appropriations. Securing the Center's future will also require a $500,000 endowment to provide for ongoing operational, maintenance and upkeep expenses not covered by state appropriations. The university has a partial grant through a private donor, and is actively seeking additional donations of all sizes to cover the full cost of constructing and equipping the Center. Architects expect construction to take a year or less, once plans are approved.
For more information, or to donate to the Children's Center, contact:
Cheryl Pulaski, Director for Advancement
New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Pl., Socorro, NM 87801
(505) 835-6769
Visit our website at www.nmtkids.org


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Frodeno, Morrison Claim Honors at IRONMAN 70.3 Auckland
Two Europeans came out on top in an idyllic day in Auckland to take the Asia-Pacific IRONMAN 70.3 Championship.
A blistering run by Jan Frodeno propelled the 2008 Olympic champion to his first endurance-distance victory as the tall German destroyed a world-class field to clinch the IRONMAN 70.3 Auckland Asia-Pacific Championship title.
Frodeno, 32, competing for just the third time over the IRONMAN 70.3 distance, came out of the second transition in third alongside Kiwi Terenzo Bozzone and a little over two minutes down on the long-time leader, Andrew Yoder of the USA.
Within just 800 m of the 21.1 km run the Australian-based Frodeno powered clear of Bozzone and quickly caught and passed Yoder. By the 5 km point the 2012 London Olympic sixth place finisher had already opened up a 43-second lead on the field. By the time he reached halfway point of the run his advantage was more than 1:30 and the race effectively over.
In the final 100 m he milked the applause of the fans in a sun-drenched Auckland Viaduct Harbour.
"It's fantastic," he said. "My first win in a 70.3 is just the sweetest feeling. This is the greatest job in the world, but it is even greater when you are winning. Today I felt really good on the bike and that has never happened before in a 70.3 race. The swim was very controlled, but because I felt good on the bike I knew I would have a little bit of energy (for the run), which previously hasn't happened."
Frodeno, who is married to Australia's 2008 women's Olympic champion Emma Snowsill, crossed the line in 3:45:39 and believes victory in Auckland will act as perfect preparation for his main goal for the season, the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona, Hawaii.
In a tight battle for second, evergreen Australian Richie Cunningham produced an eye-catching run to surge past Kiwi duo of Bozzone and Bevan Docherty in the final stages of the race.
Cunningham, 40, who came out of second transition in eighth, some 23-seconds down on Bozzone and Frodeno, finished in 3:47:21 to secure second on the podium.
Auckland-based Bozzone came home 11 seconds further adrift, but was delighted to make the podium in front of his home fans.
"I'm really happy with my run," he added. "It is probably my first race in Auckland for eight years and it was nice to be able to perform in front of a home crowd. I gave it my best shot and tried to keep up with Frodo (Jan Frodeno) at the beginning of the run, but he went past me like I was standing still. The crowd support was great. I was trying to keep track of how many cheers Bevan and I got, but I lost count before I made it out of transition (the pair were close together out of second transition)."
Docherty, the two-time Olympic medallist and 2012 IRONMAN 70.3 World bronze medallist, completed a New Zealand three-four finish in the men's elite race, clocking 3:47:43. Australian Tim Reed produced a strong run in trademark fashion to claim fifth in 3:48:04. The defending champion, Christian Kemp of Australia, wound up ninth in 3:50:29.
Morrison runs to the win
A sensational 21.1 km run by former world duathlon champion Catriona Morrison helped overturn the healthy lead of defending champion Annabel Luxford after the bike to clinch the women's title.
The 37-year-old Scot, a three-time former world duathlon champion, trailed the Australian Luxford by more than two-and-a-half minutes after the bike. However, by the midpoint of the run that gap was down to 53 seconds and by the 15 km mark Morrison had caught and passed Luxford, the 2013 champion.
Morrison crossed the line in 4:14:41, 46-secons clear of Luxford, a former ITU world U23 champion.
"It's all so exciting when it all comes together in the end," Morrison said. "You can't really believe it is going to happen until you take the lead and you tell yourself to keep going. I had faith in my own run, but what you don't know is what your opposition has in store. A lot of people, when you pass them, they dig in and hang on."
Luxford, who took a three-week training break in December during which time she was maid of honour for reigning IRONMAN World Champion Mirinda Carfrae, was philosophical in defeat.
"It was probably not the race I had last year, but I came into this race in a lot different condition. Catriona's a great athlete. I'm happy to come away with second."
Jo Lawn, who celebrated her 40th birthday last month, ensured a Kiwi presence on the podium in the women's elite race by taking third in 4:24:22.
Auckland-based Lawn, who lives on the course, is undecided about whether this event will be her final race before retirement and fighting back the tears said: "I love the triathlon people so much it is hard to know when to stop. I know, though, at some point I have to move on and start the next phase of my life. I'm proud of this event because I want all my friends around the world to visit what I believe to be the best country in the world."
Elite Men: Jan Frodeno (Germany) 3:45,39, 1; Richie Cunningham (Australia) 3:47.21, 2; Terenzo Bozzone (New Zealand) 3:47.32, 3; Bevan Docherty (New Zealand) 3:47.32, 4; Tim Reed (Australiaa03:47.43, 5.
Elite Women: Catriona Morrison (Scotland) 4:14.41, 1; Annabel Luxford (Australia) 4:15.27, 2; Joanna Lawn (New Zealand) 4:24.22, 3; Michelle Bremer (New Zealand) 4:28.58, 4; Kym Jaenke (Australia) 4:29.32, 5.


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