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Wednesday, November 30, 2005VALPARAISO (2-0) VS. TULANE (1-1)
WHEN: Friday, December 2, 5:45 p.m.
WHERE: Hawkeye Challenge - Iowa City, Iowa - Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
RADIO: Valpo Sports Radio Network (95.1 FM, WVUR, 95.9 FM, WEFM, Relevant Radio 1270 AM, WWCA, and 1500 AM, WAKE). Todd Ickow will handle the play-by-play with Brent Whitlock providing the color commentary.
TV: None.
THE COACHES: Valparaiso is led by Homer Drew, who is in his 29th season of coaching, and 17th with the Crusaders. He is 540-336 overall and 271-213 at Valpo. Tulane is led by Dave Dickerson who is 1-1 in his first season overall and with the Green Wave.
BEHIND THE SERIES: A rivalry that dates back nearly 50 years, Valpo and Tulane meet tonight for the first time since 1977, when the Crusaders won a Valentine's Day thriller, 79-76 in overtime at Hilltop Gymnasium in Valparaiso. After the two teams met on a neutral court in 1946 (a 74-59 Tulane win), they did not face off again for 20 years, when Valpo coach Gene Bartow put the Green Wave on the schedule in 1969. The two schools went on to meet six of the next eight seasons with the Brown and Gold holding a 4-3 edge over Tulane in the all-time series.
LAST TIME OUT: Valpo picked up their second straight win with a convincing 111-41 rout of NAIA Indiana-South Bend. The 70-point margin was the second largest in school history. Dan Oppland had 20 of his game-high 22 points in the first half and Ali Berdiel had 10 points, eight assists and six rebounds. In all, the Brown and Gold got a school-record 36 assists on 45 baskets.
HAWKEYE CHALLENGE: Tonight's game is Valpo's first in the two-day Hawkeye Challenge, hosted by the University of Iowa. The winner of tonight's contest will meet the Fairfield-Iowa winner tomorrow at 8:05 p.m. The losers will meet in Saturday's third place game at 5:45 p.m. The Crusaders have never before competed in the Hawkeye Challenge, a tournament that has been won by the hosts 22 times in the 23 history of the event. Iowa's only loss came in 1985 when they fell to Arkansas State in the opening round. UAB went on to claim the 1985 Hawkeye Challenge crown.
WINNING BIG: The 70-point margin of victory Monday night was bested in history only by a 132-53 victory the Crusaders had over Western Ontario in 1964. The only game in the last 40 years that came close to Monday's laugher was a 100-49 win the Crusaders picked up over Trinity International in 1999. That 51-point margin was previously the biggest win of Home Drew's tenure.
A LONG ROAD HOME: The Hawkeye Challenge marks the beginning of a busy month of travel for the Crusaders, who will not return home until December 27. The upcoming six-game road swing will take Valpo through Iowa, Wisconsin, North Carolina and Virginia and feature up to four teams from ?power" conferences. The next two weeks are especially hectic, with the Crusaders returning home late Saturday from Iowa City, leaving Tuesday for Marquette, coming back to Valpo late Wednesday and hitting the road again Friday for Charlotte. To make matters worse, the road swing ends with games at Longwood and top-ranked Duke.
STEADY TWENTY: Dan Oppland has started this season right where last year left off, scoring 26 points in the season-opener at IPFW and adding 22 in limited action Monday against IUSB. Oppland has scored at least 20 points in six straight, and at least 16 points in nine in a row. His performances this year have been as efficient as they have been impressive, with Oppland scoring 48 points on only 34 field goal attempts, and in just 54 total minutes. His 64.7% field goal shooting is second in the Mid-Con, and Oppland's also hit two-of-five three-point attempts and pulled down 12 rebounds.
WELCOME BACK ALI: Ali Berdiel had a miserable 2004-05 season, sitting out all but two games with a foot injury and taking a medical redshirt. Healthy again this year, Berdiel had one of the best all-around nights of his career Monday night, scoring 10 points, handing out eight assists and pulling down six rebounds. In the opener at IPFW, Berdiel picked up the 400th assist of his career, third all-time at Valpo, and his three steals this season have moved him into seventh on the Valpo charts. A native of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Berdiel played a year of high school ball in Indiana before beginning an impressive run at Valpo. He earned Second Team All-Conference honors as a junior in 2003-04 and was named to the preseason Second Team this year.
HUFF BENCHING A HEAVY LOAD: Shawn Huff spent the summer competing against some of the best players Europe has to offer while a member of the Finnish National Team, and has come back this year stronger than ever. The sophomore has put forth two strong efforts to start the season, snatching a career-high eight rebounds in the win at IPFW and then matching his career-high with 14 points against IUSB. Huff leads the Mid-Con, making 70% of his field goal attempts, and is averaging 9.0 points and 5.5 rebounds/game.
BIG MO' FILLS THE STAT SHEET: Much-ballyhooed juco transfer Mohamed Kone has been piling up numbers in every category. A native of the Ivory Coast, Kone is averaging 12.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 blocks through the first two games. His rebounding and blocked shots averages are second best in the league thus far, and his 4.0 offensive rebounds/game is also good for second. After struggling from the free throw line in the exhibition season, Kone has hit 3-of-4 free throws so far this year, and has made 11-of-24 field goal tries (45.8%).
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Charlottesville's Bella's Restaurant recently opened a location in Short Pump Village, at 11408 West Broad Street. The restaurant is owned by Valeria Biesnti, a native of Rome who arrived in the U.S. at age 21 and later became a U.S. citizen. With her restaurants, Bisenti has sought to create an ambiance that welcomes diners in a casual setting, like her favorites from her hometown. > Read more.
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The Cook County Hornets (3-3,1-2) earned the team's first region win of the season Friday night, using a stifling defensive effort to knock off the Pelham Hornets (3-3,0-2)19-0.
Cook broke the scoreless tie early in the second quarter, using a six yard pass from quarterback Connor Hilliard to wideout Jeremy Walden to cap off the touchdown drive.
The score turned out to be all Cook would need, as the Hornets stifled Pelham's one-dimensional offense time after time for the entire game.
Pelham, who averages only 24 yards per game through the air, simply could not move the football on Cook's defense.
Just six minutes after Cook got on the board, the Hornets struck again, this time with a rushing touchdown from back Jalen Bennett.
In the final minutes of the fourth quarter, Cook turned in the longest play of the game, a 45-yard strike from Hilliard to Trey Jackson, to stretch the lead to 19-0.
Cook moves to 1-2 in region 1-AA with the victory and will travel to Louisville, Georgia next Friday night for a non-region contest with Jefferson County.
The Hornets next region game is against first-place Brooks County in Adel on Oct. 25.
The loss for Pelham is the team's third consecutive defeat. The Hornets remain winless in region 1-AA and will travel to Quitman next week to take on the Brooks County Trojans, who are currently unbeaten in region play.
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How would you feel, while driving down the road, not violating any traffic laws, if you got pulled over, just because the "law enforcement officer" wanted to see if he could find a violation? Well, folks, this is happening all over our cities today. They used to be called "sobriety check points", but now are using an even more "politically correct" term and calling them "safety check points."
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Seems before we are even allowed to drive on the road and violate any laws, we experience some of those "safety checks." We are subjected to a test in order to have the privilege of driving - our vehicle has to be deemed "safe" through an "inspection" to register our plates with the state so the government can ensure we have proper insurance, are caught up with our taxes and other paper work is in order.
But that's not enough. On almost any given weekend, we are subjected to the check points where innocent drivers are being harassed and harangued by those charged with enforcing the law. I can understand stopping a speeder, or one that's weaving and doesn't appear to be in control of his vehicle. But you and I, on our trips to Grandma's or the store or back home after a night of shopping for the loved ones, should NOT be subject to a safety check point so the police can "look" for some sort of violation of the law they had no reasonable suspicion of prior.
I seem to recall learning of that sort of thing in my history class, but it was in reference to the Gestapo in Nazi, Germany. It was even frequently the butt of jokes or used in the movies. We all recall hearing that guard, upon stopping the vehicle, "your papers please." So, I ask you, how is our current system any different?
Today, you come across one of these check points, you're stopped, the officer asks where you're coming from and where you're going, asks to see your license and insurance card, and meanwhile, is scanning the interior of your car with his flashlight. Why do we tolerate this?
What happened to the Fourth Amendment to our Constitution? The one that supposedly protects us against illegal "searches" without "probable cause?" Our country's founders believed freedom of travel was a such an obvious rightful liberty, they didn't even enumerate it. How far we have fallen?
We need to wake up and work to restore freedoms lost and stop the encroachments on our liberties! We need to elect people, from the local level up, who believe in constitutionally limited government. We need to look at history and see where we are repeating past mistakes so we are not doomed to fall into the same despotism we once defeated!
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And thus begins the final homestand of the season for the Buffalo Bisons. Although technically the Herd is the "visiting" team both tonight and tomorrow against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees. Scranton is playing the entire 2012 season on the road as a new stadium is built this summer. So the Yankees get to bat last.
Righty Chris Schwinden is scheduled to make his 17th start. He has posted a 2.15 earned run average since the All-Star break.
Scranton counters with former Bison Ramon Ortiz. He is 2-0 with a 2.89 ERA against the Herd this season. He started eight games with Buffalo in 2010 going 2-3 with a 3.94 ERA.
Tonight's lineups:
Fred Lewis -- RF
Josh Rodriguez -- SS
Lucas Duda -- LF
Zach Lutz -- DH
Adam Loewen -- 1B
Josh Satin -- 2B
Matt Tuiasosopo -- 3B
Matt den Dekker -- CF
Mike Nickeas -- C
Chris Dickerson -- LF
Corban Joseph -- 2B
Eduardo Nunez -- SS
Brandon Laird -- 1B
AUstin Romine -- C
Francisco Cervelli -- DH
Melky Mesa -- CF
Kosuke Fukudome -- RF
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More than 500 antique and restored cars, trucks, and motorcycles return to the grounds of Hagley Museum and Library in the Brandywine Valley. This years special feature is family cars.
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The Hagley Car Show returns on Sunday, September 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors may browse more than 500 antique and restored cars, trucks, and motorcycles. This years special feature is family cars. Parking for the Car Show is at Hagley. Advance wristbands at a discount may be purchased in the Hagley Store or http://www.hagley.org beginning August 22. Wristbands may also be purchased at the Car Show. Please check our web site for updated information.
Walking past cars like a 1941 Chevrolet Woody Wagon or 1964 Ford Fairlane 500 may bring back childhood memories of family road trips, diners, and motels. Visitors will enjoy many types of family cars from a 1910 Stanley Model 71 Touring Car to a 1961 Chevrolet Corvair Lakewood Station Wagon in addition to perusing other antique trucks and cars on display.
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One year ago - almost to the day - I was in Toronto, trying to believe that 40 degrees was "unseasonably warm," as the locals informed me. But I was there for an actual reason: to visit the set of Mama, the first feature from director Andy Muschetti, based off his short film. Mama is produced by genre luminary Guillermo del Toro. Not content to just throw money at the project, del Toro was deeply involved in every aspect of the film, stopping by the set almost every day. This was possible because del Toro was already camped out at Toronto's Pinewood Studios, working on his monsters vs. robots epic Pacific Rim. Being a gracious producer, del Toro "allowed" Muschetti a sound stage - while Pacific Rim occupied the rest of the entire studio.
Despite being one of the hardest working men in genre film (and possibly all of film in general) del Toro still found time to sit down with a small group of journalists to tell us about his involvement in the "classic" ghost story film.
So how much time do you get to spend over here with prepping Pacific Rim at the same time?
Del Toro: Well what happened is Mama obviously started shooting way earlier than us and we've been working on it for over two years more. We went through many drafts and developing the look of Mama. We started over a year ago. We did some tests, so when we came here it was easier to spend more time at the end of the day going to the Mama office and now I start shooting [Pacific Rim] in two weeks. But I do check Andy's [Muschetti] homework every morning. We arrive like an hour before call; he walks me through his day. I give him my blessing. You know, we literally walk the setups, then at the end of the day I see the dailies. Any comment I have I talk to him. We meet on the weekends for the editing. I mean it's very practical to have it shooting right here. If it wasn't like that, I couldn't do it.
This is a US-Spanish production, right? But it's shot in Canada. Was there ever a notion to shoot it in Spain?
Del Toro: We did. I actually asked Andy. I said to Andy early on, "There are two models of how we can make this movie. One is we have no money, but we do it completely free. You are never going to get a note. The other one, which I cannot fully prepare you for is through a studio, which means that you are going to get notes. I'm going to be the Mexican buffer, so you're not going to get as many. You are going to be well protected, but coming from the background you come from, they are going to feel like a lot." He said, "I've done enough commercials and dealt with the clients," and he chose this model. He said, "I want to have the sets. I want to have the look and the time to shoot it." And that's what we went for.
What was your initial reaction to "Mama," the short film? Why did you get involved?
Del Toro: We look at hundreds of shorts every year. I love producing first time movies. When you find someone like Andy, like Bayona, like Troy Nixey, you know you go "There's a voice in there" and you see a lot of horror shorts that are very well produced by first time directors and you see the person worried more about how polished the short looks, almost like they are calling cards and this one was a genuine… the form was very flashy, because it was a single shot apparently, but it was very, very coherent with the fact that the whole short was about building up… It was very, very smart and then we met… My reaction was I crapped my pants. My reaction was like "If it scares me, it should scare somebody else" and I think that we contacted Andy. We met about the concept of the story. We developed the screenplay together. He had a very clear notion of what he wanted to do with the characters, which strangely enough is very similar to the stuff we did in Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, but it was there before I came in. That notion was there and then we did a very good rewrite with Neil Cross who did a rewrite for me on Mountains of Madness, and he created Luther, the BBC series.
When you are making this into a movie, how do you balance that impact that the short had with telling a longer story? Part of what makes the short work is that level of mystery, that there is just this thing and they call it "Mama." How do you balance that with telling a story that includes the backstory and the answers?
Del Toro: Horror is always better when nothing is explained. You can do that in Europe and you can do it in other countries, but in an American horror movie there will always be the moment where you reveal the origin of this or the origin of that and that inevitably diminishes [the horror.] For example, the two version of The Ring, the original Nakata film and the remake, the difference is how much it is explained. The more mystery, the less linear the backstory is, the better the movie is. We inevitably reveal the origin. I always say "Family is either the greatest joy or the worst horror." Like "Either your stepfather is a fascist or your step father is Professor Broom." I always imagined the sort of tagline for the concept, which was "A mother's love is forever," which, for me, made it something relatable, like All mothers turn into horrible things at some point and then you reconcile and it can be great or not. I thought the idea of that surpasses any origin. It's such a strong thing that ultimately what this creature has is possessive love. A mother's jealousy is really, really strong.
Was there consideration during the development process of Andy shooting the feature as a single shot, like what they just recently did with Silent House and stuff like that?
Del Toro: Yeah, that was really well done, Silent House, but no, we didn't. We start a sort of feral child film: two girls are found. How did they survive? What kept them alive? The great thing about Silent House is it is a single way in and you follow it through. It's really good, but this needed parallel investigative tracks.
We know you're a big monster fan. Can you talk about your input on Mama's look and the hair and the fingers and all of that stuff?
Del Toro: Yeah, well we are starting with a very strong base. Have you seen the DDT makeup shop? Holy shit. Literally I brought them to the house… We start with an amazing prosthetic work, amazing, and I bring them home and I put it on and my daughters run away. "We don't want to see that!" My wife says, "Don't show that to the girls!" It's really cool and then my wife came and visited, because she used to do prosthetic makeup with me back in the day and she came in to see the application and the actor was immobile and he lifted his head and moved his jaw and she said, "I'm leaving." So we started with a very strong base, but I think it's great and we did it in a different way than the ghost in Devil's Backbone, to have an underwater effect for the hair you know. It's really very nice. The tests are really, really promising.
Was it your idea to bring Javier [Botet] in to play Mama since he played a creepy old girl in [REC]?
Del Toro: Javier is like one of the nicest guys on earth, but we had never met. We call him jokingly "The thin Doug Jones," because he makes Doug Jones look like John Candy. But we had never connected and Andy wanted him from the start. DDT are big fans of him, so we just went for it. We did some stuff with him in the tests that are really simple, but it's freaky weird. I mean really, the movement becomes so strange. Andy came up with some ideas that are really revolutionary, I think.
Can you talk about the casting of Jessica Chastain?
Del Toro: We were having many casting suggestions with big names and big stars and this and that and then I saw The Debt - probably an illegal copy, because none of her films had been released yet, I don't know. I was blown away by the fact that all of her choices as an actress were so smart, you know like scenes that played counter point to the way they would normally be played. The way she seemed to absorb Helen Mirren's mannerisms and I talked to her and she said, "Actually Helen Mirren did some stuff I did, because we met after I finished my performance." I said, "Well how did you get all of her…" "I watched a lot of her movies." I thought she was so smart and we went back and said "We want this actress that has no movies released, because she is the perfect actress." Fortunately we got the actress we wanted.
When you are working with a first time filmmaker, how important is it that they have the full idea fleshed out?
Del Toro: Yeah, it helps a lot. The more hours they have under their belt the better. Like Andy has shot hundreds of commercials. He's been in every situation. The fact that he has used every trick, every technical piece of equipment, that's very comforting and yet the main thing is for them to be prepared. Nothing prepares you for a feature, nothing. I mean you could have shot fifty shorts and then you go and do the feature and it's a completely different beast, because in the short you just know "Okay, if I can hold another week…" But in the feature it's "If I can hold another month…" You know, it really is a marathon and I really love the way he works with the camera. I always say that I learn from the really great first time directors. Andy's camera work is very delicate and then when you see it assembled together it flows beautifully. I was learning stuff from him. He's been really, really great. It is my duty to torture him a little bit in the morning and a little bit in the afternoon. "You've got to make your day." "You did ten more takes than you needed." "What about doing this or that?" I am very, very conscious that he's the real deal.
Do you see this as a companion piece to films that you have done, like Pan's Labyrinth and Devil's Backbone?
Del Toro: When I came on board the short, his storyline was something I had a great communion with. At some point I did a little pass on the screenplay and then Neil did a big pass. It's like The Orphanage. The Orphanage and I have many things in common, but it's a movie that is done in such a completely different style. Julia's Eyes, if you saw it, is almost Eastern European-style and what fascinates me is yes, there are many things I have in common with Mama, but the style he is shooting it in, the color palette, the design elements are very different than how I would do it and I'm fascinated by that. They find elegant solutions to things that I break my head over.
You said something about Andy doing some really revolutionary stuff. What can you tell us about what surprised you?
Del Toro: The way he dealt with the movement of the actor is really, really smart. There is one that I use like a test. I showed it to friends and was like "Tell me how we did it" and with the first try nobody succeeds, but there are other ones where he has Javier with a bunch of cables coming out of the body, so he's pulled into directions that are not normal and he has to counter the wire pull and then we remove the wires and what it looks like is literally a marionette coming to life. It looks almost digital, but it's all caught on camera. He moves really disjointedly, because they are trying to trip him essentially. It's really, really cool. The other one he did is really crazy, but is so simple.
Is Mama like a villain? How much empathy are we going to have for her in the classical tradition of Universal monster films?
Del Toro: I think that a possessive mother is very hard to sympathize with for me. She is sheer possession, but Andy is doing stuff with her backstory that is moving. I think that what you have is if you let a human… If the soul is the whole of a human being and you leave out to dry and desiccate and the only thing left is possession, that's Mama.
How have the two young girls dealt with the dark subject matter?
Del Toro: I think out of the movies I've shot, I think six or seven have kids, it's always the same with the kids. The girl from Pan's Labyrinth said it the best. She saw the pale man scene and she said, "It was really fun to shoot, but really scary to watch." To shoot it, you have Mama sitting next to you with a Kleenex on her nose and she is sipping on a cup through a straw, later she removes her teeth to eat a donut… It's very hard to take it seriously and then guys with walkie-talkies bring her in, because she cannot see. It's not like "Ahh!" So it's very easy. The girls really don't seem to react to any of that in any negative way.
How important is it to make sure that the ghost stuff in this is different from what we've see before? You have encyclopedic knowledge of this genre, so are you just saying to Andy, "That's great, but that really is an awful lot like what we've already seen."
Del Toro: Well I think he is very aware of it. I mean I there are moments where if you trace the lineage of ghosts in film, there's a moment where Mario Bava intersects with J Horror, J Horror intersects with Devil's Backbone, so as long as you don't have a guy in a blanket you are doing quite alright. [Laughs] One of the things I said in Devil's Backbone was: "Let's not just change the ghosts, let's change the atmosphere around it, so that there's something that the ghost brings into our world" and we are doing stuff like that in Mama that is interesting. The scariest thing about a ghost is the concept. The look is the second most interesting thing.
Do you see that there is a struggle between filmmakers who are trying to tell a traditional ghost story versus those who are kind of adapting to the Paranormal Activity found footage-style ghost story?
Del Toro: I'm a big sucker for all of those Ghost Hunters and Paranormal Witness. I watch all of that stuff. I think there's a value in the traditional. Sometimes going very traditional is very hard for the hardcore, like new devices make people simply more interested, but the way I see it is there's always a new generation being exposed to the genre. For me the biggest tragedy inevitably was Don't Be Afraid being rated R. I didn't want to remove anything, but it was a kid's movie. We made it to be the scariest Goosebumps episode ever made and I really still hope that younger audiences catch it. So you have to remember that, if you are making these movies for guys that are going to go "Oh my God, I saw Mama when I was ten and I shit my pants," which is what you and I say about The Omen or The Exorcist or movies we were not supposed to see. So we are providing that, and I think the traditional form is really important to preserve.
What are you taking with you from that R rating on Don't Be Afraid of the Dark into this? Obviously that's a lesson in learning what you can and can't do to kids.
Del Toro: We asked very concretely "Why do we have the R?" And they said, "No matter what you change, it's an R." They just said "Pervasive scariness." They said, "If you want to try, you should take out the moments of violence here, here, and here. We don't want to see the girl near a knife. We don't want to see the moment where the creature takes a swipe with the blade at her feet." It was like, we might as well not make the movie. I think the lesson is frankly if I had to go back and change it to a PG-13 and make it more successful, I would not do it, so I guess I didn't learn my fucking lesson. What I did learn was that no matter how much you pre-plan it, the MPAA will have a different point of view. For me it's one of the most deserving PG-13 movies. The opening is what freaked them out also with the teeth, which I must admit I was very happy with.
With the fact that it was about kids in peril, is that a situation that you are going to be facing with Mama?
Del Toro: Probably. I think we will take it step by step. I think that the spirit of the opening in Don't Be Afraid was so mean. We don't have anything like that. This is much more classical like The Orphanage, but The Orphanage got an R also. I don't know, I can't figure it out. I can't play chess with the MPAA.
So when you are filming, do you think about "Is this going to go PG-13 or R?" or do you just kind of say, "Fuck it, let the chips fall."
Del Toro: The opposite has been true on the Hellboy movies. We calculated the Hellboy movies to be PG-13 and we got it first try. I never had to cut a frame. Blade 2 almost got NC-17. We literally negotiated frame by frame. We took very little, but they literally were saying "Six frames less on the exit wound" and we went like "All right, six frames off the exit wound." Some people use the tricks of going extreme and then dialing it back, I don't do that.
What's the dynamic like between Andy and Barbara, brother and sister?
Del Toro: I think they are like the kids from The Midwich Cuckoos - they have like a psychic bond of an unholy kind. They really are a great tag team. Between the two, they approximate my body weight. [Laughs] I tag wrestle them both together, but it's been a really… She is really, really what a producer should be, which is very protective of the first instinct of Andy and then everything else comes second, the schedule, this, that… She is truly the first line of defense without a doubt.
You have to get through her to get to him?
Del Toro: No, no you get them together and the thing is Andy is very independent thinking, but he hears her. It's been really great to work with them.
How do you keep everything straight? You are producing this, you have other movies that you have planning, you have Pacific Rim which is the biggest movie you have ever done. How do you sort of keep everything going with all of these plates spinning?
Del Toro: It has been almost a year since I started working on Pacific Rim. I was working on it when I left The Hobbit, so I've been there first as producer and it was a very easy transition. The sad thing about our business is nothing happens at the same time and everything happens so slowly. It's easier to be on the outside to say "He's doing all of this?" I wish. "He signed a deal for this?" That doesn't mean he's going to ultimately get away with doing it. I've found out if you develop seven things, one becomes real and if you develop one single thing and I've done it and you stick with it, chances are it's like 60/40 it won't happen. It's very sad, but it's true. In the four years between Cronos and Mimic, but I developed Monte Cristo, I developed List of Seven, I developed Devil's Backbone, I developed Spanky or Mavisto's Bridge. Great screenplays, but most of them never happened and I stuck with them until the very bitter end and then I really started carrying them and that's how it goes. The last two years which have been my inactive years as a director, I've produced five movies, put out three novels, developed screenplays for three TV series, one that is known, two that mercifully no one knows about. [Laughs] But you know you keep it like that. If my name was not my name, but the name of my company, people wouldn't even think about it, like if it was Dreamworks, because then you are hiding behind a name, but in reality it's like JJ [Abrams] is equally overloaded for example, but he has Bad Robot.
Question: So are you hoping that by the time if and when you ever get around to doing Frankenstein for Universal that there isn't audience fatigue from every single fucking Frankenstein movie that's being developed now?
Del Toro: That is never going to go away. I mean I have a Frankenstein fetish to a degree that is unhealthy and I've been talking with Sara Karloff about other projects. I'm just a Boris Karloff super fan and fan of Frankenstein the story. It's the most important book of my life, so you know if I get to it, whenever I get to it, it will be the right way. It's like Mountains. What is going to happen next year if all of the rumors are true about Prometheus, that it's essentially Mountains of Madness in a number of ways, you know? Which is alien creatures created life on earth, including man. What are you going to do? You wait three or four years and then you come in, you know? I'm a fat man, I'm used to patience. [Laughs] How many nights at the disco do you think I waited until they said "yes?" You go again and again until one goes "The red light makes you look okay… I'll say yes."
Come back tomorrow for part two of our interview with Guillermo del Toro, when he will be joined by the film's star, Jessica Chastain.


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You might today consider a fresh run to the 7/11, to add to the embarrassing part of the pantry where you already have an emergency Hostess cupcakes and Twinkies stockpile. It seems an especially prudent plan if there's no Kroger Kroger or Wal-Mart in the immediate area.
More than two dozen bidders are vying for bankrupt Hostess. This includes Wal-Mart and Kroger, Bloomberg reports. Some potential acquirers want the whole company. Others are bidding for individual parts.
For Ding Dong lovers, this could prove troubling. If the Hostess brands go to a retailer like Wal-Mart or Kroger, it's pretty safe to assume that the sweets would only be sold there. "Wal-Mart wouldn't be selling Twinkies to Target Target," says Colin McGranahan, a Sanford Bernstein analyst. For sure, running a massive distribution system of perishable goods would be trying. And we already know that Hostess brands carry a rabid following—proof: Twinkies selling for $100 a carton on eBay—so keeping them solely at Wal-Mart or Kroger stores makes sense.
As for the actual production, Wal-Mart, where more than 50% of its business comes in the grocery aisles, would probably use the same roster of companies that make its store-brand products. "Outsourcing to someone else to make this stuff makes sense," McGranahan says. "I would guess Wal-Mart would not be the actual manufacturer. And that sounds like that was the real problem with the business anyways." Kroger already owns production facilities, and the shift there would be fairly easy."
Indeed, production was part of what hobbled Hostess. More specifically, the labor needed to make the goods. A long dispute with unions eventually led to the company's second trip through bankruptcy court in a decade and now, an on-going liquidation of assets. Large debt levels, the result of private equity-led turnaround attempts, also burdened the company.
Unions are something that Wal-Mart has never faced before; Kroger, meanwhile, has one. "Kroger is familiar with unions," says Morningstar Morningstar analyst Michael Keara. "They're the more traditional supermarket guys."
Who else might be in that lengthy list of Hostess suitors? Suntrust speculated that Flowers Food might bid. That Wal-Mart waded in suggests other big-name companies might be sweet on Hostess, too. I speculated that it would make sense for Grupo Bimbo Grupo Bimbo, the world's largest breadmaker, to buy Hostess, after last year's acquisition of Sara Lee Sara Lee; the Hostess CEO then made it a point to publicly refute that. Yet, it might make sense for other food manufacturers like Kellogg or Mondelez International to look closely, too.
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I think the world will survive without hostess products, actually may be better off.
A long dispute with unions eventually led to the company's second trip through bankruptcy court in a decade and, now, an on-going liquidation of assets. Large debt levels, the result of private equity-led turnaround attempts, also burdened the company.
This part of this article wrong and misleading. The union did not cause the demise of Hostess. The two bankruptcies where in the same decade but were only a few years apart. In the first bankruptcy the union workers took a large cut in pay and benefits to keep the company going and management promised to us the money on improvements in the company. Like better marketing, new equipment etc.
Management didn't make any improvements and just before the second bankruptcy The CEO gave himself a 300% raise in pay and all of the executives an 80% raise. Then ask the workers to take more pay and benefit cuts. Enough is enough and said no. Bad management is the biggest cause of frailer companies and the unions get blamed 100% or time by the management and the republican party. If the management blames high wages and pension planes and
benefits. Don't blame the unions the union representatives are doing what they are paid to do, get the best deal they can get for the members. management should not sign the contract if it will put the company in jeopardy.
Abram Brown,
You can stand by what you wrote but you still left out what the unions did after the first bankruptcy to help save this company and how the didn't keep their word to the employees and put the money they gave up back into the company Which should have been said now any reading this article will think the unions caused this whole thing. They screwed the employees just a few years earlier and tried to do it again. Thanks for nothing.
I read the link you gave me and it was the same one I had read to get the information that I was saying you left out. And it shows that management caused the demise. The union members were lied to they gave back to help the company keep going and the money the $110 million was not used for improving the company like Management said they would. Then had the gall to ask the workers to do it again! The last and final offer was full of conditions management knew would be rejected by any union member. Like giving up the 8 hr work day. and being able to out source work. It took labor over 130 years and countless lives to win the 8 hr work day and get it standardized so all workers could have it. That is something no union would give up. Abram you are the one that should read the link you told me to read maybe then you will see it was management that killed the Twinkies. Management wanted this company to fail. Grab all they could and walk a way. Thank you for your time and your response.
Please Abram. I know about the teamster. I also know that they wanted the bakers to have a secret vote on whether or not to accept that great give back they management called their final offer. which I thought would have been a good idea. How long could the teamster give backs have sustained this company that was in debt up to their eye balls.
"The bakery union did not agree. That's one strike against the bakery union."
That was a Ball pitched by management. Did they throw another pitch? No. This company changed CEO's 6 times in 10 years does that sound like a good stable management? The fact that management lied about what they were going to use $110 million that the workers gave back. If they didn't use it for improvements were did all that money go? There are different shades of gray.
"A long dispute with unions eventually led to the company's second trip through bankruptcy court in a decade"
Is this gray? This looks totally black to me. The CEO gave himself a 300% raise in pay and all of the executives an 80% raise. this was not gray enough for you?
"I understand that the $110 million in concessions was apparently not reinvested in the business."
"apparently" was this word really necessary? Or were you trying to make the black gray?
Thank you for not being biased and a union hater.


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Windows 8.1 (codenamed "Blue") will reportedly reinstate two sorely missed features, but there's no need to wait for Microsoft Microsoft's update to get them.
If you've recently upgraded to Windows 8, perhaps you miss your old reliable companion, the iconic Start button. While the death of the PC has certainly been exaggerated, Microsoft's axing of the Start button from Windows 8 certainly hasn't helped its adoption.
Further aggravating users has been the
Metro Modern UI, an elegant touch-friendly interface that morphs into the bane of your existence with the absence of a touch-friendly monitor or gesture mouse. Windows 8′s default boot procedure is to boot into this new app hub instead of the traditional desktop. (Psst, hey Windows Client team: You should be detecting the type of display a user has and booting Windows into either the desktop or Metro based on what they have.)
Here's the truth: I love Windows 8 because of its snappy boot speed and reliability. But I also love it because I already have the Start button and the boot to desktop feature installed, courtesy of a single free piece of software called Classic Shell.
With more than 300,000 downloads per week, the demand for these absent features certainly exists. Some power users have been rocking this app since Windows 8 launched, but it definitely doesn't have mainstream awareness yet. Let's change that with these steps:
As I said, Windows 8 and its Modern UI interface is fantastic and intuitive on a touch screen, but even on the Surface Pro I still prefer booting into my trusty desktop. It's humorous that two features of Windows 8.1 will simply be the reinstating of two essential features that users have embraced since Windows 95. But hey, now you can get back to familiar territory whether or not the Windows 8.1 rumors ring true.
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What's Windows 8? I thought the latest was Mountain Lion!
In my opinion, Microsoft has been ostracizing it's power users. One of the first examples of this was the AWFUL ribbon introduced in Office 2007, with NO way to turn it off and revert to the "menu" driven interface. No "Up folder" in Windows Explorer? Why get rid of it? No Quick Launch? Why not? At least I was able to get that back. Not everyone uses there system the same way and pinning just didn't work for me. I've always been a MSFT fan, but in the past few years, I'm actually contemplating moving away from this Operating System. I SHOULD NOT have to relearn the same software/OS over and over because someone at MSFT thought it would be "better".
Um… you don't have to relearn anything. Just don't upgrade.
The reality is that Microsoft creates the software and can do whatever it wants with it. As a consumer, you can choose to buy or not to buy what they're selling. So no one's really forcing you to do anything.
Have you used Windows 8 on a touch device or tablet? It's amazing! And those ribbon & tabs that you hate so much in Office actually come in handy.
Yeah… That's a great attitude that every company should take. Who cares about the consumer, but do whatever we want and don't listen. That's working out pretty well for JCP's CEO right now.
I have used W8 on a tablet and it's nice, however, I use a laptop and desktop for business purposes and it's NOT nice. …and why should I have to download/install add-ons for features that really should never have been removed in the first place. Sure, make the "new" interface the default, but don't ostracize your power users. Poor decision making at the executive level if you ask me.
Not making changes would be good for microsoft if they didn't want to make any money. Change is what keeps the world moving. Sometimes ideas don't turn out as expected, but that is what it takes to build up towards a truly innovative idea. Something that is world changing. If change didn't exist, we would still be beating our dinner to death with clubs.
and as the web moves forward and requires you to use a newer browser that I can't load on XP or Windows 2000 what is one supposed to do? So I am forced to upgrade to an OS that offers me no advancement in the manner in which I use my computer. So you statement that no one is forcing us to do anything is not only wrong but slightly arrogant.
It's absolutely amazing how lazy people are these days! Even Jason, the author, is just as lazy! What is so wrong with learning how to use something new? Windows 8 is an amazing OS, even if you don't have a touchscreen! If there's anything you need that works best in desktop mode, just pin the icon to the Metro IU. When you click on it, it'll automatically launch the application from the desktop. Windows 8 can do so much. It's just unfortunate that people would rather complain just like they did back when Office2K7 came out. Trust me, I know all about the complaints. Back in the day, I used to be the IT Director for one of the largest Residential Property Management companies in the nation. I was responsible for thousands of desktops and all people did was complain rather than roll up their sleeves and figure it out. Nothing but a bunch of lazy SOBS in this country!
". As a consumer, you can choose to buy or not to buy what they're selling. "
I have documented proof, by way of more than 20 chat logs with Dell computer, as well as phone conversations, that this is a crock of crap.
I buy computers from Dell regularly, some for personal use. For weeks, I asked Dell if I could get some mainstream consumer-grade laptops without Windows 8. They said, "
No., then preceded to read from their friggin' script to try to convince me that Windows 8 was 'fast, fluid, beautiful' I finally told them that I would never buy another product from them again, not even a memory stick, unless they gave me choice of OS. They said, "It's not us. It's Microsoft that's calling the shots."
Well, as is clear by now, Dell gave Microsoft the metaphorical foot, and started selling Windows 7 again, but you have to wait three weeks on some models. And I have good insider information that Dell is NOT happy with Microsoft for 'forcing' Dell to sell only Windows 8 in the first place.
Microsoft has a monopoly over hardware that it does not even make. That's plain and simple. And now, if you buy that hardware, and you want to use UEFI secure-boot (which does NOT belong to Microsoft), you cannot use that PC to boot anything other than Windows 8.
Choice? Flat-out lie. Plain and simple.
i love the ribbon. i am glad i am seeing it in more applications. it really has helped with my productivity.
havent used win 8, but in 7 the up folder button no longer serves a purpose. you just click on the folder you want to go to in the path bar. you can go up one or as many folders as you like.
quick launch and pinning seem identical to me, with more features in pinning. pinning does take up more space, but that isnt an issue for me.
i understand frustration on relearning something. but honestly you sound like a bitter old man. i cant think of one change in win 7 or office 2010 that hasnt been an improvement. obviously it took time to learn my way around, but my reaction isnt 'why did you make me waste time learning this change?', it's 'why wasn't it this way to begin with?'
You do have a choice. Truth. Plain and simple.
If you order a pc with windows 8 loaded, install windows 7. If you cannot do this, that does not mean you do not have a choice, just not the ability to give yourself that choice. a quick google search and a copy of Windows 7 from your previous pc would have you up and running on the new system in no time.
the original poster obviously does not realize that half of the features they are complaining about are actually there and they just do not know how to use the computer. Pretty shocking for a self proclaimed "power user". The "Up Arrow" in Windows explorer is actually available in Windows 8 and was NOT in Windows 7. But if you knew how to use it, being a power user and all, you would notice that you can simply click on the folder in the address bar at the top that you would like to jump back to. This is no harder or more confusing than using the "up arrow". Second on the list is the quick launch bar. this is essentially the same thing as pinning the program to the start menu. You can right click on the icon to open a new window of that particular app and it groups the open windows into that icon. Oh, you dont like the grouping, well guess what? YOU CAN TURN IT OFF!! But ill let the "power user" get back to explaining why it is worse in the new version of windows. And if you dont like the ribbon, google "Quick Access Toolbar", it lets you pick any specific icons or macros that you use from the ribbon and place them on a toolbar that is always visible and does not need to be picked through. It is totally customizable making it actually a lot better than the old "menu driven" format where you constantly had to be digging through menus to get what you wanted done. The only reason you think the menus are better is because you refuse to learn anything new. I guess we could stay on Windows 95 forever, just for you so you do not have to learn anything new.


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2012 Kaminari Taiko of Houston, TX; Bill Bachman
2011 Joel Laviolette and Rattletree Marimba; Andrew Beall
The Tarleton State University Percussion Festival is a 2 day event made up of Children's Concerts for area schools, the Tarleton State University Day of Percussion, and an Evening Concert featuring a Guest Artist.
2012 Percussion Festival
Children's Concerts - All About Percussion - Thursday, February 16, 2012
Performances by the Tarleton State University Percussion Ensemble, Pandemonium, and the Tarleton State University African Drum Ensemble
Concerts are at 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM.
Tarleton State University Day of Percussion
Friday, February 17, 2012
Featuring performances by the Tarleton State University Percussion Ensemble
Additional performances by Area High School Percussion Ensembles
Clinics by Kaminari Taiko of Houston, TX, & Bill Bachman
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Evening Concert featuring:
Kaminari Taiko
Guest Artists
Kaminari Taiko of Houston, TX
Appearance sponsored in part by Tarleton State University President F. Dominic Dottavio, Academic Affairs, College of Liberal & Fine Arts Dean's Circle
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Bill Bachman
appearance sponsored in part by Vic Firth, Dynasty, Remo, Zildjian, Row-Loff
Tickets for the Evening Concert are $8.00
Groups performing in the Percussion Festival may purchase tickets when they register for the festival for $5.00.


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PLATTSBURGH — A Keeseville man was arrested for his alleged connection to a stolen-weapons case.
Keith A. McCray, 23, was taken into custody Oct. 8 after allegedly admitting to Plattsburgh-based State Police that he had stolen multiple firearms from area residences, which he would then resell.
In a case dating back to May, police said they received multiple reports of stolen firearms, and after conducting extensive interviews in the area, learned of numerous individuals who had purchased stolen firearms from McCray in the past.
He was arrested at about 3:20 p.m. and charged with second-degree burglary, a felony, along with fourth degree criminal possession of a stolen weapon, a misdemeanor.
McCray was arraigned in Beekmantown Court before Judge Lawliss and remanded to Clinton County Jail in lieu of $1,000 bail.
Police reports did not specify when he is scheduled to reappear in court.
PLATTSBURGH — Two men were arrested for allegedly taking electronics from a home.
Edward W. Bouvia, 23, of Dannemora and Derek R. Bouvia, 27, of Plattsburgh were arrested Oct. 9 in connection with electronic items that went missing from a home, according to Plattsburgh-based State Police.
Nearly two years ago, someone called police to report a TV, laptop computer and other electronic items were missing from his recently deceased son's home.
By conducting area interviews and tracking the laptop's online activity through the computer's manufacturer, police said they were able to track down the Bouvias.
Both men were charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, a felony, and unauthorized use of a computer, a misdemeanor.
They were arraigned in the Town of Plattsburgh Court and remanded to Clinton County Jail in lieu of bail or bond.
Edward Bouvia remains in custody while Derek Bouvia was released on a court order.
No further information was available.
MOIRA — A Brushton man faces a felony charge following an alleged domestic dispute.
Pasquale Bosco Jr., 51, was arrested at about 6:51 p.m. Oct. 9 after getting into an argument at 9 Spring Grove Drive, according to Malone-based State Police.
When police arrived, they found two people inside the residence and Bosco allegedly in possession of a knife.
He was arrested about 20 minutes after police arrived.
Bosco was charged with two counts of first-degree unlawful imprisonment, a felony, and second-degree menacing and fourth-degree criminal mischief, both misdemeanors.
He was arraigned in the Town of Moira Court and remanded to Franklin County Jail in lieu of $1,000 cash or $2,000 bond. An order of protection was also issued.
Bosco is due back in court Oct. 15.
HARRIETSTOWN — A St. Regis Falls teen faces a felony criminal mischief charge in connection with a vandalism case from August.
Makenzie L. Barron, 16, was arrested at about 4:05 p.m. Oct. 11 after Ray Brook-based State Police said she allegedly played a role in damaging at least 19 mail and newspaper boxes here and in the Village of Saranac Lake during the early morning hours of Aug. 16.
Police said they received numerous complaints of damaged boxes and upon further investigation learned Barron, an unnamed juvenile and Joseph E. Boyle, 19, of Saranac Lake went to a scrap yard and found a three-foot long piece of scrap metal that they later used in their crime spree.
All three suspects were charged with second-degree criminal mischief, a felony, and arraigned in the Town of Harrietstown Court.
Barron was released on her own recognizance to a family member and is due back in court Nov. 7.
Boyle was remanded to Franklin County Jail in lieu of $20,000 cash or $40,000 bond.
The juvenile was issued an appearance ticket to reappear at an undisclosed date to Franklin County Family Court.
DANNEMORA — Three departments responded to a chimney fire here Oct. 12.
A family member at the Rock residence called 911 after seeing smoke coming from the exterior of their 57 Bouck St. home at about 2 p.m.
Dannemore Volunteer Fire Department Chief Mike Recore said that before his crew arrived, two firefighters from the Saranac Fire Volunteer Fire Department who happened to be near the home saw the smoke near the chimney on their way by and quickly tried to find the problem.
Recore said the home's roof sustained partial damage, but no one was injured.
It appears the chimney malfunctioned, igniting the small fire, he said.
In addition to the Dannemora and Saranac departments, Cadyville Volunteer firefighters also responded.
Recore said his crew was back in service by 3:25 p.m.
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Date Published: January 5, 2002
Rob McCarter
Fisheries Aide
District VI, Enterprise, Alabama
One of the most commonly overlooked, but probably most important, pieces of boating equipment is the boat trailer. Without the trailer, the boat would not make it to the water. Trailers consist of a frame, axles, bearings, hubs, tires, runners, rollers, winch, and lights. Some boat trailers are equipped with trailer brakes. Each piece of the trailer is important and demands periodic inspections.
Most modern boat trailers are built from galvanized steel or aluminum to prevent rusting. Some older trailers were made from mild steel and had to be painted to prevent rust. Regardless of the material used, the frame needs to be inspected for cracked joints or rusted pits in the metal. If welding is required to repair a trailer, a qualified welder should be utilized. Visual inspections of the axles and springs need to be made as well.
Marine Police mechanic Brady Lindsey sprays the spring and shackle assembly with lubricant.
The bearings and hubs are the most problematic parts of the boat trailer. They are packed with grease to reduce friction. Tremendous heat builds up in the bearings at highway speeds, which results in grease breakdown. Water from repeated submersions will also flush grease from the bearings. As grease breaks down, heat is increased resulting in the bearing locking to the spindle, ruining the hub, and possibly the axle. To prevent bearing lock-up, bearings need to stay full of grease. The easiest way to keep bearings packed is the use of buddy bearings. Buddy bearings replace the dust cap on the outer end of the hub and are equipped with a grease fitting. The fitting allows grease to be inserted into the hub with a grease gun. One or two shots of grease before each use can prevent an expensive hub or axle replacement.
Marine Police mechanic Patrick Mind pumps grease into the bearing buddy on this boat trailer.
If buddy bearings are not used, bearings need to be repacked each year. Repacking the bearings is performed by raising the trailer with a jack, removing the tire, dust cap, cotter pin, nut, washer and outer bearing. After removing these parts, the hub will slide off the spindle. The inner bearing will stay inside the hub behind the grease seal. A brass drift should be used to knock the seal out of the hub. Brass will not mar the bearing races. Clean the bearings, hub, and other parts in solvent and inspect each piece. Check the bearing races inside the hub to make certain they do not spin inside the hub. If the races spin, the hub is worn and needs replacing. Inspect the bearings for pits or hot spots and replace if necessary. Repack the bearings with factory specified boat trailer grease. Replace inner grease seals each time bearings are repacked. Reinstall inner bearing and seal into hub with a generous amount of grease. Next, replace outer bearing, washer, nut, and a new cotter pin. When tightening, snug the nut down until resistance is barely felt. Turn the hub on the spindle a couple of revolutions to seat the bearings. Then, loosen the nut and re-tighten until a slight resistance is felt in the bearing. Finally replace cotter pin and reinstall dust cover. The packing procedure needs to be followed, even if buddy bearings are used, just not as often.
Tires need to be inspected for tread wear and separation before each use. They need to be properly inflated, including the spare. Periodically check the torque on the lug nuts as well. Boat trailers equipped with trailer brakes need to be monitored for brake shoe wear. Make sure everything inside the drum remains free. Trailers are submerged in water repeatedly and may rust or lock-up inside the drum. Replace any worn or needed parts.
Other aspects of the trailer that require attention are the runners and rollers. Check these for breaks or cracks and, if necessary, replace with new equipment. Broken rollers or runners can cause problems launching and loading the boat and may cause damage to the hull.
Always keep the winch in proper working order. Pay close attention to the winch strap or cable. If the strap or the cable is worn or frayed, replace it. Worn or frayed cables and straps can break causing injury or damage.
The final step in trailer maintenance is checking all running and brake lights. Make sure all bulbs are burning. Replace blown bulbs immediately. Blown bulbs propose a safety risk on the highway. Most trailer light assemblies are not water tight, so always unplug trailer lights before launching or loading. Bulbs get hot when the brakes are applied, and if they are suddenly cooled by water, a blown bulb may occur. Unplugging the pigtail can save the brake light bulbs. Upon inspection, if no lights burn, check wiring and ground on trailer with a test light to find the problem and repair it.
Marine Police mechanic Brady Lindsey test the running lights on a boat trailer.
Boat trailer maintenance is very important and cannot be overlooked. Spending a little time to perform routine boat trailer maintenance can prevent leaving the boat and trailer by the roadside while trying to find replacement parts miles away.
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If you haven't been following any baseball this week, then you have missed a lot! Indians' closer Chris Perez, called out the fan for "Being so negative." After taking some time to think about what Perez said, he was right; I have been very negative lately. In the last few blogs of mine, I told you about how much I hate one of America's favorite teams, The Boston Red Sox. Then I managed to hurt the feelings of Dollar Dog Night lovers and say that it's not worth it. I have been extremely negative and Chris Perez says "no more."
Since Perez's Tribe just swept division rivals, the Detroit Tigers, I will keep my promise and stop being negative. So, since I have been taking subjects that people love and have been hating on them, I'm going to do the reverse this week. I'm going to talk about someone in baseball that has a reputation of being an angry, scary, old man and show you that there is a heart inside the monster.
With that being said, please put me on record by saying that Detroit Tiger's skipper, Jim Leyland, is one of the nicest guys in baseball that I have met!
For those of you that don't know me that well, I am two months away from graduating from Kent State University. During my four years in college, I was very involved with my fraternity and the Greek community.
Every November, we have a philanthropy called "Songfest," where a sorority is paired with two or three fraternities and perform an act on stage; singing and dancing with some acting. The money collected goes to a different charity every year and we normally raise around $30,000.
Leyland's daughter joined a sorority in the beginning of the year and he and his wife attended Songfest. One of my fraternity brothers pointed him out to me right when I got there. At first, I didn't recognize him because he was out of a baseball uniform.
Then I decided to go up to him.
The first thing that I said was "Excuse me, are you Jim Leyland?"
Right away, He was like "Yes, yes I am."
When I shook his hand, I saw a ring on his right hand index finger. I immediately thought to myself, "Great, I just touched his 1997 Florida Marlins World Series ring that should be ours!"
The ring was actually the 2006 Detroit Tigers American League Champions ring. Thank God.
I did bring up the 1997 World Series to him and his response was, "Yea, you guys came close."
I then asked him if we could take a picture together. He was 100 percent fine with it.
Thoughout the whole night, we kept on running into each other. At one point, he was talking to a group of us, us being my fraternity brothers and I. He was saying that Cleveland has a lot of great talent and he likes Vinnie Pestano a lot. After this last series between the Tigers and Indians, Leyland probably does not love Pestano as much as he did in November. In case you did not know, Pestano pitched some lights out baseball against the Tigers!
After talking to the group of us, Leyland asked me where he can go smoke a cigarette. I pointed him to the down stairs door. According to Leyland's Wikipedia page, he is known to be a heavy smoker. Even though I do not support chain smoking, I did think it was funny that I helped him find a place to smoke.
A few months later, I had the opportunity to meet the Indians' manager, Manny Acta. When I met Acta, I showed him the picture that I took with Leyland.
When Acta looked at my picture, he said something like, "Hey! It's Jimmy! I like him a lot. When I got my first manager job in baseball (Washington Nationals), he was the first one to call me and congratulate me."
Truth be told, before I met Leyland, I thought he was an angry, loud-mouth manager. Now, I think that Leyland is still an angry, loud mouth manager but he is also one of the nicest guys that I have ever met. He will always be the same manager that he was 20 years ago and stay that way forever. He is very out spoken and loud, but he loves the game.
I hate the fact that he beat the Indians in the 1997 World Series and that he is the current manager of the Detroit Tigers. I do respect him overall as a manager and as a person. I hope him success with the rest of his career…as long as it is not against my Cleveland Indians!


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Does anyone use chalk when deadlifting? I usually use gloves, but the closer I get to 400lbs, the harder it is to maintain grip. I tried without gloves last night and it was much better. Just wondering if I should look into chalk? Is it safe to use in an enclosed area (safe to breathe?)
I used to use straps, and decided to start getting away from it to help improve grip strength. From the start, I had misunderstood what role straps played.
I use chalk.
Without it, when I go heavy, grip strength or not, its hard to keep the bar from having some motion of its own. Ive found chalk to be beneficial from deads, to BORs, and oddly sometimes even things like flat press simply to remove that greasy-sweaty feeling you get in your palms that makes the bar move around in your hands.
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I can't stand gloves. If I couldn't use chalk I wouldn't deadlift, it's a necessity in my opinion.
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Bench - 325 (old)
Squat - 455x2 (old)
Deadlift - 500(old)
Total: 1280lbs 100% raw
The key to my exercise program is this one simple truth: I hate my body.
Can chalk translate into 90 pounds? I'm asking because I use straps on my last set. Currently I'm doing 335 without straps, but put them on to do 425 because my grip can't hold. So if I use chalk, would that work?
I have self-diagnosed hyperhidrosis in my hands. If it werent for chalk I may have given up lifting a long time ago.
thanks guys. Where can I get chalk online? Any type will work?
Going to a local climbing shop will get you out of having to pay shipping charges.
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Most people pray for a lighter load in life...ever thought of praying for a stronger back?
Goals as of 2/08/11 (current) goal:
Squat: (505) 535, Deadlift: (475) 500, Bench: (325) 350 Total: 1305 (1385)
BW: 225 as of 02/01/2011 Goal: 205 by May 1, 2011
Chalk is a gift from the heavens.
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Total: 1280lbs 100% raw
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Any ideas where i can get a small drawstring (maybe nylon) bag to store a chalk sock in?
I just picked this up today from REI
It's somewhere in between the size of a baseball and a softball. I'm going to just throw it in a ziplock bag for now but i'd like something that isnt see through since i'm not sure if my gym is going to be happy about me using chalk. They don't have any signs up about it but i've never seen anyone else using it.
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You can always put it in a plastic container of some sort.
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Training by Tone Barbaccio
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Best geared meet @ 242
1030SQ, 640BP, 685DL and 2355 total
Best raw meet w/sleeves @ 242
665SQ, 440BP, 727DL and 1815 total
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Love the stuff. Everything in my garage and backyard have at least traces of chalk on it.
You can be pitiful or powerful CHOOSE.
Currently using a Chalk Ball. http://www.rockclimbing.com/gear/Ess...Ball_5008.html
I find it's less mess, same result and is environmentally friendly.
Also it's easy to throw at the moron doing curls in the only rack we have.
If you were at REI you could have gotten a drawstring bag there. I just bought a little blue nylon bag at REI when I got my chalk that is probably supposed to be used for tent spikes or something. Just enough room to maneuver my hand in around the chalk sock/ball thingy and squeeze some chalk on my hand. Not too messy because it's not a bag full of straight up powder, plus I used to take it to my gym and never got hassled for it. Very stealth.
"Fine, if I'm not allowed to light it on fire, can my imaginary friend?"
If you're throwing the chalk around the room, then you might have a breathing problem, otherwise, there are no worries.
Gloves will limit your grip, nix the gloves.
I bought chalk and broke it into 3-4 pieces. I just rub one of the pieces on my hands and that does the trick. I keep it in a ziplock baggie. We're not allow to use chalk, so I'm a bit discrete about using it.
My grip strength hasn't caught up to my pulling strength, yet, so I use straps on my very heaviest sets. I don't compete, so I'm not worried about using straps once in a while.
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Give chalk a chance.
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I ended up getting the chalk ball sek recommended. It is awesome and not messy at all


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— By CHRISTIN COYNE
CRESSON – An oily spill on U.S. Highway 377 in southeast Parker County combined with the rain Thursday morning led to at least a half dozen wrecks and caused minor injuries, according to authorities.
Department of Public Safety Senior Trooper Gary Rozzell said the fluid drop, reported around 10:45 a.m., affected the eastbound lane for about a mile and a half to two miles between the city limits of Cresson and the Tarrant County line.
DPS worked five wrecks, including an vehicle that traveled into nearby trees and a creek and an SUV rollover.
The SUV driver and his two sons were transported to a hospital by private vehicle for minor injuries, according to Rozzell, who said no other injuries were reported.
In addition to the five collisions with damage, a pickup truck and trailer also jack-knifed but there was no damage, Rozzell said.
At one point, two busses stopped to help with the wrecks, according to Rozzell.
It was not clear what the substance was but it was thought to be oil or diesel, according to Rozzell, who said eastbound traffic was shut down for a period of time at the Cresson light as TxDOT dealt with the slippery conditions.
After a possible suspect truck was stopped and determined not to have dropped the fluid, troopers had no other description of the culprit vehicle.
Around 1:15 p.m. sand and six TxDOT vehicles were on site as authorities determined what to do, according to Rozzell.
Responders included Parker County DPS troopers, Hood, Johnson and Parker County sheriffs' deputies and Cresson VFD.