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Barry Hall
Robert DiPierdomenico and Barry Hall agree on one thing: Cyril Rioli must play for Hawthorn Hawks in grand final
Chris Wilson Hawthorn great Robert DiPierdomenico says the Hawks need to roll the dice and play Cyril Rioli.
AFL grand final doesn't depend solely on Lance Franklin, says Barry Hall
Chris Wilson Buddy's contribution to the Swans should not be judged on Saturday's result alone.
Swans legend Barry Hall tips second title in three years
Andrew Wu Barry Hall, who led Sydney to their first premiership in 72 years, is predicting his former club to win a second flag in three years.
Barry Hall inducted into Sydney Swans Hall of Fame
David Sygall Barry Hall had no idea of what was to come.
Barry Hall to call it quits
Michael Cowley WESTERN Bulldogs spearhead Barry Hall will announce his retirement within the next 24 hours after informing coach Rodney Eade of his decision yesterday.
Barry Hall announces retirement
Will Brodie St Kilda, Sydney and Western Bulldogs full-forward Barry Hall has officially announced his retirement, effective at the end of the 2011 season.
Filling Barry Hall's shoes
Matt Murnane With only weeks until the man considered big, bad and bustling retires, thoughts now turn to who could next make football so colourful and controversial.
Sheedy keen to talk with Barry Hall
Greater Western Sydney coach Kevin Sheedy has said today that he would be keen in talking to former Western Bulldog's and Sydney Swans' spearhead Barry Hall, should he wish to come out of retirement.
Barry Hall's AFL career
Barry Hall has announced his retirement from the AFL, effective at season's end. The burly, but agile spearhead booted at least 100 goals at three clubs.
Barry Hall to join Brendan Fevola in country league
Chris Mitchell Wangaratta Rovers have landed a recruiting coup to match Brendan Fevola's arrival, signing former AFL champion Barry Hall.
Barry Hall joins Western Bulldogs
Michael Cowley Barry Hall is officially a Western Bulldog, and will finish his football career over the next two seasons at the Whitten Oval.
Barry Hall's latest brain explosion
Sydney full forward Barry Hall reported in Adelaide for allegedly striking Crow defender Ben Rutten.
Barry Hall quits Sydney Swans
Michael Cowley, The Sydney Morning Herald Barry Hall's career at the Sydney Swans is over, with the 32-year-old announcing today he and the club will amicably part ways, effective immediately.
Barry Hall's every move cheered in impressive showing
New recruit Barry Hall kicked two goals and kept his aggression controlled in an impressive debut for his new AFL club Western Bulldogs today.
Barry Hall? He's a luxury! say the Dogs
While the Bulldogs have made the last two preliminary finals, it was clear they needed a big brute of a key forward in their side to challenge for the premiership.
Barry Hall's five help Dogs punish Swans
Five goals to Barry Hall have helped the Western Bulldogs to a 38-point victory over Sydney in their clash in Canberra today.
Barry Hall escapes suspension
Western Bulldogs forward Barry Hall has escaped AFL suspension for putting a headlock on North Melbourne opponent Scott Thompson on Saturday.
Nine expects Barry Hall to come face-to-face with Aka
Mark Hawthorne Channel Nine maintains that Western Bulldogs spearhead Barry Hall will appear on tonight's edition of The Footy Show, or 'an empty chair will be there'.
Barry Hall cleared over O'Brien clash, free to face former club
Western Bulldogs forward Barry Hall is free to line up against his former club Sydney in Saturday's sudden-death semi-final after escaping a charge for his hit on Collingwood's Harry O'Brien.
Barry Hall reported
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Namco-Bandai Gamescom Lineup Revealed
The Japanese publisher, Namco-Bandai, has revealed their lineup for Gamescom.
I can't continue to engage the negative ones.
Namco Working On New SSB
Saturo Iwata has confirmed that the new Super Smash Bros. game for Nintendo Wii U is being worked on by Namco-Bandai.
The Japanese gaming magazine, Famitsu, has posted the first artwork of the next Tales Of game. The artwork was teased by the series' producer, Hideo Baba, alongside an interview with him. The art shows off a distinct futuristic setting which seems pretty interesting. The game will receive it's formal reveal in Japan on June 2nd.
I am totally 100% confident – I will bet large amounts of money – that we will have, in the next few years, a free-to-play equivalent of Skyrim.
Namco Bandai Teaser Site
Namco Bandai are the latest Japanese company to be teasing a game via their website. The site shows a pulsing X and not much else to be honest. The image is titled xxx.jpg and the website is labelled 'New Title'. Any ideas?
The man may have passed away, but his legacy lives on. Here is a picture posted on the Japanese blog, Esteru, of Steve Jobs in fighting form in Soul Calibur V. The character create mode is extensive as shown by the accuracy in creating the typically Jobs turtle neck and denim attire. Esteru have also posted pictures of notable figures, even Ronald McDonald!
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Street Fighter x Tekken DLC Details Leaked?
The fighting games blog, Hadoken, has posted a list of what is claimed to be a leak of Street Fighter x Tekken's extensive list of downloadable content packs.
No, your eyes do not deceive you. These two images have been used to promote the upcoming fighter, Soul Calibur V. Both images are attention grabbers thats for sure, but Namco have picked up criticism for the suggestive images. So much so, the second image was removed by Namco and will no longer be used to promote the game. I wonder how many people are glad that the first image is being kept?
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The Katamari series is renowned for its madness, and this trailer is no exception. The cinematic posted by IGN for 'Touch My Katamari' which is due out on PlayStation Vita next year is oddly funny. Its hard to explain, like most things Katamari in the world.
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My husband Bob and I flew to San Diego a day early for our scheduled Sea of Cortez cruise aboard the MS Statandam. Good thing. Denver's predicted snow storm blew in that night and blanketed DIA causing flight delays the next morning. We might have, as the saying goes, "Missed the boat!" That said, I never let any of the 557 crew
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Rocky Mountain National Park turns 100 in 2015! Want to start celebrating, but don't want to wait until next year? Rocky's 2014 Annual Pass features the 100th Anniversary logo and a pika, one of the park's most popular residents
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Few animals evoke Colorado's rugged and unforgiving mountains like the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep. Yet the vertical terrain that keeps sheep safe from predators also limits opportunities for Coloradans to view and appreciate Colorado's state animal. A happy exception for wildlife watchers is Georgetown, where the Town of Georgetown, the Georgetown Trust and Gateway Visitor Center, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) are finalizing preparations for the 8th Annual Georgetown Bighorn Sheep Festival. The festival is timed to coincide with
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Fall is in the air. If the wind doesn't strip the trees of their colorful leaves, clumps of rust, gold, green, and brown will continue to dot the landscape. Fall brings to mind Halloween and other holidays. Decorations of witches, ghosts, cats, and goblins appear in yards and porches in October. They wait to
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At the time my husband retired from a position that required weekly travel, understandably, he wanted to stay home rather than hit the road again. However, that eventually changed. Now he wants to attend Dixieland Jazz festivals and go on a cruise once a year.
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Editor's Note: Lyons resident Kelly Yelverton recently graduated from college in Washington state. To celebrate her accomplishment, she and a friend have decided to paddle their sea kayaks on a 1200-mile journey through the Inside Passage to Alaska. She will be sending written updates and photos of her adventure throughout the summer.
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National Parks are special land areas set aside by the government for all people to enjoy, appreciate and preserve. Over the years, National Parks have grown in number, currently, fifty-seven are found throughout twenty-seven different states, and two more in the U.S Territories of American Samoa and the Virgin Islands.
The Parks span mountains to valleys, desert to seaside, prairies to rainforest. Each has its own identity and focus on the natural world. Each has unique land and water formations, wildlife, plants, mineral resources, land development. Each has its own data
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By the time this article makes the paper, my husband and I will be enjoying the last day of our cruise down the Mississippi (provided there is enough water) aboard the American Queen steamboat. Jazzdagen, our Dixieland Jazz cruise agency, hasn't offered this New Year's trip in several years. Now I know why.
The government maritime agency, which originally built the vessel, repossessed it and let it sit in Beaumont, Texas, for three years. Its sister ship, the
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Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum is presenting its first Salute to the Season event on Friday, December 21 at 8:15 p.m. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.Set in historic Lowry Air Force Base Hangar No. 1.,
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BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Revenue has published Revenue Information Bulletin No. 03-008 that gives detailed individual income tax information for Louisiana military personnel and their families. The bulletin is available on the Department''s website at http://www.rev.state.la.us under the category "Laws and Policies," and the subcategory "Other" of "Policy Documents."
"We issued this information bulletin as a public service to our Louisiana military personnel in order to ensure that they are aware of specific benefits provided for under our statutes," says Revenue Secretary Cynthia Bridges. She adds that extensions are available to military personnel assigned to combat zones or direct support zones in and around Iraq and Afghanistan. These military personnel are defined as any military personnel assigned to a combat zone, individuals serving in a combat zone in direct support of United States Armed Forces, members of the U.S. Armed Forces whose military service outside a combat zone is in direct support of the U.S. Armed Forces in a combat zone, and members of U.S. Armed Forces whose military service outside a combat zone qualifies them for special military pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger. The extensions begin when the personnel begin serving in the combat zone or support area and will extend an additional 180 days after leaving the combat zone, direct support area, or being dismissed from a hospital if wounded. For married couples, if one spouse is eligible for the extension, then the extension applies to both spouses, whether joint or separate returns are filed.
The United States Department of Defense has certified the following locations for combat zone benefits due to their direct support of military operations, beginning on the listed dates:
In support of Operation Enduring Freedom(Afghanistan combat zone)Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Jordan - September 19, 2001Incirlik Air Base, Turkey - September 21, 2001Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan - October 1, 2001Philippines - January 9, 2002Yemen - April 10, 2002Djibouti - July 1, 2002
In support of Operation Iraqi Freedom(Arabian Peninsula Areas combat zone)Israel and Turkey - January 1, 2003The Mediterranean Sea east of 30° East Longitude - April 11, 2003
Qualifying military and support personnel have also been granted extensions of collection and assessment deadlines for Louisiana income tax purposes. These extensions are the same as they are for federal income tax purposes and begin when the personnel begin serving in the combat zone or direct support area and extend an additional 180 days after leaving the zone or support area, or being dismissed from a hospital if wounded. Interest and penalties will not be charged for the extension period. For married couples, if one spouse is eligible for the extension, then the extension applies to both spouses, whether joint or separate returns are filed.
Bridges also notes that federal law provides exclusions from federal gross income for certain military pay earned by military personnel serving in a combat zone. Those amounts excluded from the federal gross income figure are not subject to federal income tax. She adds that because these amounts are not included in federal gross income, they will not be included in Louisiana tax table income and therefore are not subject to Louisiana income tax.
In order to claim these extensions, military personnel, support personnel, or persons representing them should note the name of the combat zone or support area at the top of their Louisiana individual income tax return, or collection notice, along with the dates of service in the zone or support area. The name of the combat zone or support area and dates of service should also be noted on the return envelope. If the taxpayer has a power of attorney or any statement signed by the taxpayer authorizing another person to act on his or her behalf, a copy should be attached to the return.
Bridges says if a taxpayer receives a notice of examination, or if the Department takes any actions covered by these extensions before learning that the taxpayer is entitled to an extension, the taxpayer should contact the Department''s Collection Division at (225) 219-2244. The taxpayer may also contact any of the following regional offices: Alexandria (318) 487-5333; Baton Rouge (225) 922-2300; Lafayette (337) 262-5455; Lake Charles (337) 491-2504; Monroe (318) 362-3151; New Orleans (504) 568-5226; Shreveport (318) 676-7505; or Thibodaux (985-447-0976.
Military personnel who did not serve in a combat zone, but did serve as an employee in the uniformed forces may still be entitled to defer payment of Louisiana income tax. Under Louisiana Revised Statute 29:416, if a person''s ability to pay state income tax is materially impaired by reason of that person''s service in the uniformed services, the collection of state income tax is deferred for a period of up to six months after his release from the service or being discharged from hospitalization incidental to their uniformed service. Material impairment is defined as a drop in income as a result of going into military service. No interest or penalty for nonpayment of the amount deferred will accrue during the deferment period.
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Wine lovers are in for a real treat this weekend.
The 8th annual Lake Michigan Shore Wine Festival is coming to Weko Beach. The event is Saturday and features 14 different wineries.
This year's festival, titled Toast the Coast, is sponsored by the Southwestern Michigan Tourist Council, The Economic Growth Alliance, and the Lake Michigan Shore Wine Country.
Organizers say the festival keeps getting bigger each year. "There's nothing better than a beautiful summer day, sitting back and relaxing with a fantastic glass of wine, whatever your preference is, this is what this area is about between the beaches and the vineyards we come together and celebrate," says Nicole Moersch of Round Barn Winery.
The festival runs from 1:00 to 10:00pm and features live music. Tasting tickets are $1 per ticket--1 ticket for a taste and 5-7 tickets for a glass.
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STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (MyFox Detroit) -- Cassie Mileski's best friend, her dog Izzy, only four years old, was killed after getting shocked by a live wire in the backyard of a Sterling Heights home on Strom Street a little after 10:00 a.m. Monday.
"I want to make sure that I remember her and tell everybody how amazing she was and how she was a very important part of my life," she said.
Hours earlier, neighbors took video of the initial sparking from the downed line. They called 911.
6:30 a.m., Sterling Heights Fire showed up. DTE Energy followed behind. The smoke went away, but the danger did not. All this happened while Mileski was sleeping, then the regular morning wake-up routine began.
"Let her outside, filled up her dog bowls, and then I looked outside the kitchen window and I thought she was having a seizure because I couldn't see anything, and so I ran outside and saw that she was on top of an active power line pretty violently shaking."
Mileski ran outside and tried to save her dog, but it was too late.
"It's hard just watching that because they look helpless and you want to help, but I was getting shocked myself. I could only do so much, and there was just nothing I could do after a point. Those images aren't going to leave me."
Mileski is wondering why DTE didn't leave a note, knock on the door or do something to let her know that there was a problem outside. She also wonders why the power wasn't cut off sooner.
DTE officials told us this is an unfortunate situation where Izzy went out in between the time their crews came to assess the situation in the morning and when they returned to kill the live wire. The company is extending sympathy to Mileski.
"I wish I would've known, have been warned. I would've never, obviously, let my dog outside with a live wire. I keep replaying different things I could've done in my head to try and prevent it, but I don't think there was anything I could've done differently."
"Nothing was marked in my backyard, so there was no way for me to tell anything was going on."
We called officials in the Sterling Heights Fire Department to ask them exactly what happened between DTE and them on that morning. They said at this point the investigation is just underway and they will let us know when it's completed.
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Valentine's Day came and went with no signs of Chris Brown on Rihanna 's Instagram feed, so some fans worried that the two might be on sketchy terms. But if pictures from Rihanna's all-day birthday celebration on Wednesday are any indication, Chris and Rih are still at it.
The pair spent Rihanna's 25th b-day in Hawaii, where they were photographed strolling hand-in-hand on the beach. They seemed to be taking things slow, with Rih -- in her tiny bikini and fishnet skirt -- sitting on the sand next to Chris for a chat on the shore.
The lovebirds didn't spend all their time exclusively in one another's company, though. Along with Polaroid pictures of her sitting on Chris' lap, Rihanna also shared photos of her family and friends who were on hand to party. "Me and my big little brother," Rihanna wrote , sharing a photo of herself with her arms around her brother Rorrey .
Rih certainly found time to " pour it up, pour it up. " But along with drinks, there was of course, a very special " Birthday Cake. " Rihanna was presented with a Rastafarian-inspired red, gold and green confection, accessorized with gold marijuana leaves. The cake matched the red, gold and green "#RASTAwoman" balloons that Rihanna also shared a photo of.
She apparently dug right in, sharing a picture of herself with icing all over her face and hands. " Put this #cake in ya face! I made him lick all this icing off! Lol " she wrote, referring to lyrics from her Chris-assisted "Birthday Cake" remix.
So what birthday presents did Rihanna get? Well, she shared a photo of a designer bag and a pair of flower leis, writing "Got the #goyard and getting lei'd at the same damn time."
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Election experts gather to help Arab states conduct polls
Cairo – More than 50 experts from Arab states and from India, Mexico and South Africa gathered in Cairo to help conduct fair and transparent elections in the North African and Middle Eastern countries currently undergoing historic change.
30 Apr 2011
UNDP defers programmes for Yemen, Bahrain and Syria
28 Apr 2011
Indonesian President Yudhoyono, UN development chief meet on forests
ndonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met with United Nations Development Programme Administrator Helen Clark in Jakarta Thursday where they discussed Indonesia's pioneering efforts to prevent deforestation and degradation as part of a UN initiative.
28 Apr 2011
UNDP responds to Media Reports on Afghan Police Audit
Media reports about a special audit of the Afghan National Police (ANP) personnel management systems unfairly characterize the findings of that investigation.
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21 Apr 2011
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15 Apr 2011
Nepal: New voices speak through People's Constitution
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched a film documenting how the hopes and dreams of women, indigenous and disadvantaged groups in Nepal were fused into the country's new constitution.
14 Apr 2011
UNDP heralds new era in South-South links
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is spearheading a range of new partnerships directly between countries in or bordering Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America that previously had been recipients of development support from Europe, the United States, Japan and other traditional donors.
13 Apr 2011
"Desire for Dignity" Driver of Change in Arab World - Helen Clark
In her second Twitter chat, UNDP Administrator Helen Clark answered questions from around the globe on development in the Arab world. The questions ranged from the causes of the uprisings to women and minorities and from the UN's role in Libya to the role of social media and youth in Egypt and Tunisia.
12 Apr 2011
Cameroon community to return home after lake explosion
Nearly 1,700 people died in 1986 when Cameroon's Lake Nyos suddenly released deadly levels of carbon dioxide into the air, following a build-up of the gas in the lake. Another 10,000 people were uprooted and 3,000 heads of livestock were also lost.
11 Apr 2011
Security returning to DR Congo
Security is gradually returning to parts of the war-ravaged Democratic Republic of Congo.
08 Apr 2011
Strong partnerships with civil society critical to development
Meeting with members of the Civil Society Advisory Committee, Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator, reaffirmed the organization's commitment to strategic partnerships with civil society to achieve shared development goals. The two-day consultation session with civil society leaders focused on development trends of importance to UNDP's role and relevance in the multilateral arena.
07 Apr 2011
Helen Clark: Economic, political inclusion needed for peace
Attaining and maintaining the peace and security needed for development requires broad economic and political inclusion, said UN Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Helen Clark.
07 Apr 2011
Multi-use engines drive empowerment in 1,000 Mali villages
Installation of the engine in Koumantou was part of a Mali government programme, supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), that has grown with funding of more than US$20 million from Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, France, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, among other partners.
04 Apr 2011
UNDP deeply saddened by plane crash deaths in DRC
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) personnel working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were among those killed in a plane crash in Kinshasa on Monday.
01 Apr 2011
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31 Mar 2011
UNDP manages global fund HIV grant to Belize
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has begun implementing an HIV/AIDS grant agreement with Belize for programmes that notably aim to treat and prevent the disease among the country's large cohort of teens and young adults.
31 Mar 2011
Liberia: 1.7 million sign up to vote with UNDP support
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is among national and international agencies that laid the groundwork for the 1.7 million Liberians, almost half of them women, who last month completed registration to vote in upcoming elections.
28 Mar 2011
Helping Haitians prepare for the future
The Government of Haiti and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched the first prevention plan to reduce vulnerability to seismic threats.
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Supporters take more control of Forum's identity & functions.
Everton's fans' forum was led by a new chairman at its the latest meeting last month.
For the first time, an Everton supporter, Tony Bott, took charge of proceedings.
A number of issues were on the agenda, including the make-up and management of the forum itself.
It was agreed that more members were required and that former members would be approached with a view to returning on an interim basis. It was also decided that the current forum members would be responsible for reporting the events of future meetings as well as the agenda.
A full-scale recruitment process will take place in August. It was also confirmed that fans can email current members with any issues they have – and that their details are available here.
The meeting was also attended by Alex Leith from Kitbag who discussed issues relating to availability of non-Everton items in club stores and increasing the range and sizes of items available for women and children. The feedback was well received and has been taken away to discuss with the wider Kitbag team.
Everton agreed to investigate the position of cameras which can obstruct the views of some fans watching from the disabled viewing area of Goodison Park at the Park End. This situation will continue to be monitored.
As part of the meeting the forum were also briefed on the pricing for the Sunderland FA Cup game, Season Ticket details for 2012/13 and the issues surrounding Everton's ticket allocation at QPR.
The Club is set to feedback to the forum at future meetings on a number of areas, including: programme sales outlets, a loyalty scheme, pre-paid cards for use on a matchday and supporters' clubs using customer numbers for their tickets.
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The Voice has seen a number of great coaches come and go (and come back) over the years, but only two have been there every season since the start: Adam Levine and Blake Shelton. With the NBC reality competition's return just a...read more
Adam Levine is officially off the market.
The Voice judge and Maroon 5 singer married Victoria's Secret modelBehati Prinsloo in Los Cabos, Mexico on Saturday night, Us Weekly reports.
Season 7 of The Voice is going to be B-A-N-A-N-A-S.
A new promo for the singing competition show premiered over the weekend, introducing new coaches Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams.
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Carrie Underwood took home the top prize at Wednesday's CMT Music Awards, winning Video of the Year for "See You Again."
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Big Sur Marathon Relay Report
One of the nice things about maintaining a regular training habit is that you can change your plans on short notice in order to jump into an event you weren't otherwise expecting to participate in. That's exactly what happened to me last weekend.
Three days before the Big Sur Marathon, a co-worker asked if I'd be available to take the place of a relay team member who had to back out. Basically, I'd have the opportunity to do a little speedwork during my leg of the race, then stay out on the course to jog some easy miles for as long as I wanted. On scenic Highway 1. In the midst of one of the best races in the world. On what was forecast to be one of the most beautiful days of the year.
In other words, he had me at hello. I gladly accepted the invitation, even though the last minute notice meant I didn't have time to properly shave my legs beforehand. When you're on a team, you have to make sacrifices.
On the plus side, I thought it would be a fairly casual run for me, and you know what that means … I brought my Nikon!
My leg of the relay started at mile 9 near the base of Hurricane Point, so I had some time to watch the taiko drummers and take the video from yesterday's post before warming up and waiting for the lead runners to come by. Otherwise, I spent my sunrise looking at this:
I can think of worse places to start the day.
My teammate soon arrived, and I flew past the taiko drummers and charged up the 2-mile climb to Hurricane Point. There are also several powerwalk events during the race, so a few hundred people were already making their way up the hill.
If you ever want to feel really fast, try this: start a run someday blasting up a steep hill with a bunch of walkers, or marathoners who have already run 9 miles. I almost felt guilty hearing people say "whoa!" or "great job!" while I blew past them - so I slowed down a bit and started offering help to any marathoners who might benefit from a minute or two of drafting behind me.
It wasn't very long before I found the main person I was looking for: a friend of mine who was doing the marathon, and looking to break 3 hours for the first time. He caught me about a half-mile up the hill, and I spent the rest of the climb keeping his pace, until we finally found ourselves cruising down the backside of the hill.
We ran together for the next few miles, clocking 6:30s or 6:40s on the uphills, and 6:10s-6:20s on the downhills. I soon got to wondering just how long I might be able to keep that pace, so - you knew this was coming - I decided to find out.
After 7 miles (Mile 16 on the course), we reached the end of my relay leg, and I made my formal handoff. Thereafter, I was officially "off the clock" and free to run wherever I wanted - so naturally I tried to continue along with my friend some more. It was during those miles that I remembered a couple of things:
First, taking pictures is much harder when you're running 6:20 miles on a crowded road than when you're standing on the side of a trail and actually looking through the viewfinder. This was the best self-portrait I could manage. It's, um ... not flattering.
The other thing I remembered is just how difficult it is to run at sub-3 hour pace – especially when you haven't specifically trained your body that way for almost 12 months. Needless to say, the miles were becoming quite a grind, and my speed was running out.
We stayed together until mile 22 in Carmel Highlands, at which point I wished him well and hoped he'd finish strong. Then I dialed my speed down, and decided to double back and forth a few times to log some extra mileage. Since I'm always looking for more hill training, I figured the Highlands would be the perfect place to hang out for a while.
The other thing I wanted to do was start taking some better pictures. Have I mentioned before that Big Sur is a beautiful course?
A few miles back down the road, I saw Eric coming towards me. He was part of our dinner group the night before (separate post sometime), and I was hoping to run some miles with him on Sunday. I was especially glad for his company when we got here:
The strawberry aid station! Of course, I had already stopped here once my first time through, and again on my way back – but Eric didn't need to know that.
It occurred to me recently that some people might suspect I was making up these stories of the strawberry station, like it was a figment of my glycogen-depleted imagination when I'm in my most delirious state. But Eric saw them – so he's a witness now. And here's another picture:
I mean … how awesome does that look? I can assure you, they tasted even better – even after my 6th stop there later in the morning.
Once Eric passed the "free hugs" station at mile 24 without stopping, I figured he wasn't in need of significant emotional support, so I left him to continue, and doubled back again to find another friend (after making another stop at a certain aid station, of course). I eventually found him struggling through mile 21, and accompanied him the rest of the way in – and I also kept taking pictures.
You know, if there were 9000 horses running together somewhere, you can bet that any people close by would be interested to watch. When the roles are reversed … not so much. This seemed like some kind of Far Side situation to me.
This monastery (click to enlarge) is almost 100 years old, sits on a majestic piece of land, and overlooks a beautiful beachfront vista at mile 25 … yet most people have never heard of it. The Carmel Mission totally hogs all of the "historic Catholic" attention around here, but it's not even on the marathon course. Score one for the nuns.
The final mile begins at the base of a long, frequently spirit-crushing climb for weary runners – and this band plays uptempo, carefree music all the while. It always reminds me of those Titanic musicians defiantly playing amidst the chaos and destruction of their final minutes. But maybe that's just me.
We finally crossed the finish line, and I was in for a rude discovery – I couldn't get a massage! Apparently they're only offered to "real" marathoners, not clowns who run around for three and a half hours just for fun. Not only that …
We had a separate food tent as well. It was a fraction of the size of the marathoner's tent, and I had to pile up the strawberries by hand, instead of carrying a whole crate out. What an indignity.
In the final analysis, though, I didn't have much to complain about – because the day turned out to be wonderful on virtually all accounts.
By the time I was done, I had racked up almost 24 miles for the day, and got a chance to participate in an event I thought I'd be sorry to miss. My friend broke 3 hours with plenty of room to spare, and I got to share some miles and experience the race through other people's eyes for a change.
There was only one thing to do before heading home …
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Topics discussed at the IPCV 2012 were varied and included colored-picture editing, calibration of cameras and 3D-reconstruction of video images and fringe projection. For Micromata, a company that places great importance on research and development, supporting the IPCV is a matter that is near to their heart. At Micromata members of staff work passionately with the newest technologies of computer visualization and automatic viewing and also further the development of such.
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Title text: I was almost fired from a job driving the hearse in funeral processions, but then the funeral home realized how much business I was creating for them.
Cueball appears to be at a job interview, proudly stating his motto to the interviewer Ponytail.
"Move fast and break things" is a saying common in science and engineering industries. In that context, it means that making mistakes is a natural consequence of innovation in a highly competitive and complex environment. In particular, it was adopted by Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook, (who even went as far as to say that 'breaking things' is a necessary feature of moving 'fast enough').
While in software development it is unusual for any great harm to result from breaking things, the jobs listed in the comic are ones where there are serious consequences of mistakes. Some would result in dangerous or deadly situations, while others would just end up with broken packages etc. It's not clear what job Cueball is interviewing for; one suspects it's probably one that belongs in the 'breaking things is bad' group.
The results of moving fast and breaking things for the listed jobs might include:
- FedEx driver - Injured/killed pedestrians, collisions with other vehicles, broken & damaged packages
- Crane operator - Damage or destruction of load, dropping loads on people below, damage to crane
- Surgeon - Incorrect operations performed, removing wrong body parts, death of the patient
- Air Traffic Controller - Air collisions, travel disruption, chaos
- Pharmacist - Handing out wrong drugs, resulting in illness or death
- Museum Curator - Damage or destruction of items of historical significance
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- Dog Walker - Injuring the pet, or preventing it from fulfilling its bodily functions (the major reason for a walk)
- Oil Tanker Captain - Collisions between vessels, or tanker and port, or running aground, leading to oil spills and casualties
- Violinist - Ruining an ensemble's performance by playing too fast (with a higher tempo than fellow musicians), breaking the strings or body of the instrument
- Mars Rover Driver - Breaking an incredibly important vehicle, preventing further exploration, and ruining an extremely expensive mission
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The title text posits a morbid scenario where Cueball keeps running over funeral attendees, generating the need for more funerals.
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UES Prof's Book on Obama's Language of Inclusion
Like many members of the engaged electorate, Upper East Side resident Ian Reifowitz has been listening closely to what President Barack Obama has been saying since he launched his run for office in 2007. But while others listen for content, Reifowitz has been analyzing the specific language choices the president has made, and he's just released an entire book about it.
The book is called Obama's America: A Transformative Vision of Our National Identity, released by Potomac Books this summer, and it's Reifowitz's study of the way Obama has used his language to construct an alternate narrative of America.
"The book is really about Obama's attempt to change or transform our national identity, to really make it live up to our true values, which go back to the Declaration of Independence," Reifowitz said. "It's something we haven't always lived up to, but something we've tried to strive toward."
Reifowitz argues that the way Obama speaks forges a feeling of inclusiveness that other presidents and prominent people before him have not been able to achieve. To research the idea, he listened to every recorded speech that Obama has made throughout his career, first as a lawyer and then as a senator, and read all of his published books, papers and written speeches. What he found was that Obama has been using similar rhetoric throughout his professional life, speaking in a way that emphasizes the unity of the American population rather than the factors that divide.
"Obama is focused on equality," Reifowitz said. "He's speaking about American identity in ways that make groups that have historically been excluded feel a sense of inclusion."
Reifowitz devotes chapters of the book to expounding on how Obama's word choices reinforce that idea of a diverse but unified America. As a history professor at SUNY's Empire State College, Reifowitz has experience studying how large communities are formed and identify themselves.
"I've been studying multiethnic societies like ours for a really long time," he said. His first book was on the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which he said has many similarities to our current country's makeup. "Multiethnic societies create a sense of unity among people who aren't from the same ancestral tribe."
Reifowitz said that a society valuing a collective identity that's not based on race or ancestry works against the tendency to value one's own tribe over others, which historically has been the impetus for violent clashes and horrific policies like those of Nazi Germany.
In the book, Reifowitz argues that Obama has tried to move the country between the extremes that have at various points been the dominant cultural forces, movements that promote separation and inhibit inclusion. The obvious example of this is the systemic racism the U.S. has struggled to eradicate, but Reifowitz said that the radical multiculturalism of the 1980s and '90s went in the opposite but just as exclusionary direction.
The book also presents some concrete examples of Obama's policy mirroring his speech.
"[Obama] pushed forward some policies that have worked toward a sense of connectedness and inclusion," Reifowitz said. "His attempt to bring in the children of illegal immigrants who have the opportunity to apply for a work visa—it's not just the policy, it's the way he talks bout them. He says they're Americans, they came here when they were 4 or 5 years old, they don't know any other home. His move to support gay marriage is another area where he pushes for inclusion."
But Reifowitz emphasizes that it's not just in his liberal or Democratic polices that Obama's rhetoric signals a call to unite Americans—it's in everything he does.
"On an overall perspective, it's not an easy thing to get a really diverse population like America to feel itself as one community," Reifowitz said. "We're not born with an American flag stamped on our head. We've got to teach each other. We teach our child that some kid in Idaho or Ohio is part of one American community."
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Book one of the author Patrick Ness' Chaos Walking Trilogy is called The Knife of Never Letting Go, and it's a hard-hitting, gripping, whopper of a dystopian tale. Thirteen-year-old Todd Hewitt has grown up on "new earth," in a colony that fled the turmoil of our planet for a back-to-basics, simple way of life. But life on this new planet has a strange side effect: men can hear each other's thoughts, and the result is world of terrifying chaos and pandemonium. In Prentisstown, Todd was taught that this strange phenomenon was a virus that killed the womenfolk. But when Todd stumbles across the last thing he ever expected—a girl who can't hear what he thinks—everything he knows is about to change. In book one, Todd and the girl, Viola, flee to a city that they believe is a safe haven. But by the time they arrive, their supposed refuge has already been taken over by the vile, sadistic mayor of Todd's hometown. After this cliffhanger ending, things go from bad to worse in book two, The Ask and the Answer. Todd and Viola, fearing all the while for each other's lives, are separated. Todd is forced into the "Ask," Mayor Prentiss' oppressive regime, and Viola winds up in the care of the "Answer," a rebel group hell-bent on stopping Prentiss. Both sides are determined to use whatever means necessary, and the result is always violent. There are no easy answers for Todd and Viola, who grow more desperate and disillusioned with the turn of each page. Still, these are two of the most determined kids in recent science fiction literature, and the reader is just as unlikely to give up hope as Todd as Viola. Provocative and un-put-down-able, readers will want the third volume (Monsters of Men, due spring 2010) close at hand.
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