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Provides a comprehensive breakdown of projects in pre-production, preparation, and active development for film and television.
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Artist Armor is a San Francisco-based software company that offers a unique Web platform for the writing community.
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It began as a survey in 2005 of development execs about their favorite unproduced screenplays and has blossomed into a database for aspiring screenwriters to become discovered.
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The blog of Emmy-winning writer Ken Levine, named one of the Best 25 Blogs of 2011 by TIME Magazine.
A national nonprofit dedicated to mentoring screenwriters. They offer an annual fellowship that includes a 12-month mentorship program with Hollywood professionals.
The Web site for Creative Screenwriting, the magazine that interviews filmmakers, the writers and directors, to reveal what went into the creative processes of major motion pictures, art films and TV series.
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An informational resource for screenwriters worldwide and a source for film and TV producers seeking screenwriters.
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Daily entertainment news, celebrity info, original features, gossip, music and movie reviews, and live-event coverage.
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Akihiro Hino, president of developer LEVEL-5, tells eu.playstation.com how his team joined forces with the legendary Studio Ghibli.
It's a dream partnership: LEVEL-5, the development team responsible for some of the grandest adventures ever to hit PlayStation, and Studio Ghibli, the creative force behind landmark animated films such as Castle in the Sky, Spirited Away and Ponyo. Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is the result of their teamwork and the game has sped to success on PlayStation 3, reaching the top of the charts in countries including France, Germany and the UK.
Here, Akihiro Hino explains how two of Japan's most respected studios teamed up to bring us the story of Oliver and his journey into a second world...
How and when did the idea to collaborate first arise?
Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch originally began as a tenth anniversary project for LEVEL-5. We asked Toshio Suzuki, a producer at Studio Ghibli, if he could help create the animations for our upcoming project, and we were thrilled that he said yes. Studio Ghibli is one of Japan's leading animation studios, so to create something with its team was an honour. LEVEL-5 has aimed to create titles that appeal to a broader audience in recent years, so in that sense we also wanted to learn about the techniques Studio Ghibli uses in its films.
How did the partnership work?
In terms of the process, Studio Ghibli's director of animation Yoshiyuki Momose drew some concepts, storyboards and character designs based on my written descriptions. We didn't make any specific requests; all we asked of them was that their designs have the famous Ghibli-like style.
Did Studio Ghibli come up with ideas for specific story elements, characters or monsters?
Yes. In terms of the animation, Mr Momose created the storyboards, which included everything from staging to the dialogue, based on the written materials we provided. In terms of the in-game event scenes, Mr Momose supervised everything from frame compositions to direction during the motion capture sessions. We're quite confident players will sense this Ghibli-like nature throughout the entire game – not just in the animation.
Were there any doubts or worries from either side about how you might work together?
I wouldn't say there were any doubts. We were very excited about working on a project with Studio Ghibli. I suppose it was difficult figuring out how to explain what might be different about catering to a gaming audience. Movies last at most two or three hours, but games can run anywhere from ten to over 100 hours. The process is a bit different in terms of keeping the player interested or evoking emotion.
I feel that Studio Ghibli's team found game production to be a fresh experience, and overall I think they enjoyed it. They've kindly informed us that it was invigorating to work with such a young and eager crew of creators.
Did LEVEL-5 have any particular Studio Ghibli movies in mind when developing the game?
We were very conscious about making our scenes in the same style as Studio Ghibli. The development team was constantly playing Ghibli films on the production floor throughout the project, not simply to reference the way characters walk, run or talk, but to absorb the feel of their worlds.
And did Studio Ghibli look to any other video games for inspiration?
We discussed a number of games and communicated the appeal of role-playing games. It was Mr Momose's first time being involved in the production of a game, and he showed a lot of interest in the medium and ended up playing a very active role.
What did the team at LEVEL-5 learn from working with Studio Ghibli?
We learned how important it is to show the little habits of everyday people. Before this project, we tended to move the camera to create the coolest composition possible, or we'd exaggerate character movements for added effect. But the Studio Ghibli animators only move the camera when it's necessary, and instead compose scenes so that the natural movements of the characters are easy on the eye. In fact, if the motion doesn't look perfectly natural, they prefer not to show it at all. Not only does this provide the viewer with a greater sense of realism, but the level of empathy is totally different.
Might this be the start of an ongoing partnership?
LEVEL-5 would of course love the opportunity to work on a project with Studio Ghibli again. If we could adapt one of its films into a game, Castle in the Sky would be interesting. I'm a huge fan of the film.
Find out what Akihiro Hino had to say when the PlayStation Community put their questions to him over on PlayStation.Blog at blog.eu.playstation.com. Want to know what Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is like to play? Then find out in our preview. If you like the sound of the game, download it now from our online store.
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The war on terror may be over, but it's left behind a terrible human rights legacy--and Barack Obama has done very little about it, says James Traub, a fellow at the Center on International Cooperation.
I felt a surge of shame earlier this week when I read an account of the 5-to-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision authorizing prison officials to strip-search any of the 13 million people arrested every year. The case was brought by Albert W. Florence, who had been mistakenly arrested for failing to pay a court fine which he had, in fact, paid -- and then was forced to squat naked and cough in front of guards. The infraction could have been even flimsier: Justice Stephen Breyer pointed out that one person had been subjected to this humiliating invasion of privacy after "riding a bicycle without an audible bell." Justice Anthony Kennedy, who wrote the majority decision, rebutted this objection by noting that "people detained for minor offenses can turn out to be the most devious and dangerous criminals."
Florence was not, of course, a suspected terrorist, but the case was a reminder of how America's crackdown on crime over the last generation has converged with the atmosphere of fear and suspicion produced by 9/11 to make the United States a terribly harsh and forbidding place for anyone who falls afoul of the law. Indeed, the Washington Post noted that the court's decision "continued a trend that began after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks of giving jailers more leeway in searching those picked up even for the most minor offenses." And Kennedy's reasoning -- better to subject an entire population to degrading treatment than to overlook one dangerous actor -- is precisely the logic that led the Bush administration to detain vast numbers of perfectly innocent people on suspicion of terrorist activity after 9/11, or to subject millions of visitors to the United States to an exhaustive grilling by customs officials lest a terrorist slip through the net.


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The Registry of Proscribed Charmable Objects is a list maintained by the Ministry of Magic. It presumably covers all the items that wizards and witches are legally forbidden to modify with magic.
The Registry is likely connected with the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office. Arthur Weasley mentioned that carpets are defined as a "Muggle Artefact" by the Registry when barring the importation of flying carpets into Britain by Ali Bashir.
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This is a very important election and I have read lots of passionate posts from both sides. Of the two choices available, I believe Romney is the better choice. We have already seen what direction Pres. Obama has in mind for the country. I believe that most of the politicians are more interested in preserving their income and power by keeping their jobs. I believe that most would say or do whatever it takes to stay in office. The problem is they do it under the guise of lofty ideas of serving the public. If the Congress was really interested in serving the public and vote for what is best for the country, why would they vote themselves exempt from most of the things that are "best for the country".
They do not Participate in social security, instead they have a private retirement program.
They are exempt from the new Healthcare law that was voted in before they even read it.
They can vote themselves a raise from our taxes. Do you really think they deserve a raise when
We are nearly 16 tril in debt? After serving two terms, I believe they receive their salary for life.
Wow, I wish I could find a job that would pay me my salary for life after working 8-12 yrs (2 terms).
I believe that a lot of congress is there not to serve the people, but rather be served by the people and
many of them from both parties need to go and be replaced with men/women that will uphold the spirit and vision of the founding fathers not turn public service into a career.


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Enrique Salmón
Enrique Salmón (pronounced sahl-móhn), is a Rarámuri (Tarahumara). He feels indigenous cultural concepts of the natural world are only part of a complex and sophisticated understanding of landscapes and biocultural diversity, and he has dedicated his studies to Ethnobiology and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in order to better understand his own and other cultural perceptions of culture, landscapes, and place.
Dr. Salmon's recent studies have led him to seriously consider the connections between Climate Change and Indigenous traditional foodways. In order to maintain the sustainable food producing capacities of many landscapes to produce wild and cultivated foods and livestock is to secure a future for the land and people. Increasingly, the scientific majority agrees that Global Warming will negatively impact the planet's ability to feed exponential human population growth. As a result, we need to look to places of hope and resilience for solutions to how to adapt to these Earth Changes and continue to feed human populations. Indigenous homelands are regions noticing the effects of Global Warming, but also able to possibly offer solutions for ways to feed the planet due to the resilience of traditional foodways worldwide. Foodways are connected to every element and process of sustainable bio-cultural diversity meaning that all facets of sustainable foodways including cultural expressions, landscapes, education, leadership development, networking, and policy should be understood and supported.
Enrique has a B.S. from Western New Mexico University, an MAT in Southwestern Studies from Colorado College, and PhD. in anthropology from Arizona State University. His dissertation was a study of how the bio-region of the Rarámuri people of the Sierra Madres of Chihuahua, Mexico influences their language and thought; poisonous plants used for medicine was the focus for the study. During his doctoral course studies Enrique was a Scholar in Residence at the Heard Museum. Enrique has published several articles and chapters on Indigenous Ethnobotany, agriculture, nutrition, and traditional ecological knowledge. He has also written and published a the book, Eating the Landscape: American Stories of Food, Identity, and Resilience with the University of Arizona Press. He is an Associate Professor. Chair of the Department of Ethnic Studies and head of the American Indian Studies program and California State University East Bay in Hayward.
- Cultivating Resilience: Indigenous Solutions to Climate Change
- Ethnobiology of Native North America
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AtomX wrote:Flint the Dwarf wrote:As long as Pan's Labyrinth takes Best Foreign Language Film, I'll be happy.
Geh.. Forgot to mention this one. Though, it should be obvious given my other comments that I definitely hope it wins, and up until a few days ago I would've said it was a shoe-in, but I've been reading up on the other nominees, and I don't think it's gonna be as clear cut as I had hoped. I mean, I can't say Pan's HAS to win considering I haven't actually SEEN the other films, but I do sincerely hope it does since I absolutely adored the film and think it should've gotten the nom for Best Picture.
I had a feeling... I had a feeling either The Lives of Others or After the Wedding would take Foreign Language, despite Pan's Labyrinth winning just about everything else it's nominated for o_o (The Lives of Others won)


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'New York Film Festival at Princeton' debuts
Posted April 14, 2009; 11:46 a.m.
The first "New York Film Festival at Princeton" will bring award-winning movies from last year's New York Film Festival to the University from Wednesday, April 15, through Saturday, May 9. All movies will start at 8 p.m. and are free and open to the public.
The festival will kick off with the screening of Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler" on Wednesday, April 15, at the Princeton Garden Theater, 160 Nassau St. The film features Oscar-nominee Mickey Rourke as the down-and-out professional wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson.
The student group Subtitles: The Princeton Film Society worked with New York Film Festival director Richard Peña to organize the event. Some movies will be followed by discussions with University professors and filmmakers about the films' social and cultural contexts.
Peña and Oscar-nominated director Ari Folman will speak at the showing of the acclaimed animated documentary "Waltz With Bashir" on Wednesday, April 29, at the Princeton Garden Theater. The documentary, nominated for Best Foreign Film at the 2009 Academy Awards, is about an Israeli veteran of the 1982 Lebanon war. Faculty from the Department of Near Eastern Studies will introduce the film.
The other festival screenings are:
• "Wendy and Lucy" on Wednesday, April 22, at the Princeton Garden Theater. Directed by Kelly Reichardt, the film about a girl's search for her missing dog becomes a moving meditation on poverty in America.
• "24 City" on Saturday, April 25, at the Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St. The film is a bleak depiction of the dark side of industrialization by provocative Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke.
• "Happy-Go-Lucky" on Saturday, May 9, at the Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St. This ebullient film asks the question, "Is happiness all it's cracked up to be?" The actress Sally Hawkins lights up the screen with her performance as Poppy, an eternal optimist confronted with the harsh realities people face.
The festival is supported by the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students and the Undergraduate Student Government Projects Board. For more information, visit Subtitles: The Princeton Film Society website.


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July Constellations
The jewels of summer, marking the three corners of the Summer Triangle, are the first stars visible as evening falls in July. But the skies hold plenty of other interesting sights this month as well. Ursa Major, the Great Bear, is the dominant figure in the northwestern quadrant of the sky when total darkness arrives. Most people don't recognize the full bear shape of this constellation, but nearly everyone can pick out a smaller shape, or asterism, within it: the Big Dipper. Trace a line northward from the two stars that make up the edge of the Dipper's bowl to reach Polaris, the North Star. This not-too-bright star marks the tip of the handle of the Little Dipper, which is another asterism, part of Ursa Minor, the Little Bear. Between the two bears twine the dim stars of Draco, the Dragon. This is a good month to look for Draco, as he is highest now, stretching from the northwest, above Polaris, into the northeast.
In the northeastern part of the sky is Deneb, one corner of the Summer Triangle. Deneb is the alpha (or brightest) star in the constellation Cygnus, the Swan, which is immersed in the hazy light of the Milky Way. To the left of Cygnus is Cepheus, the King, whose stars form a sort of crooked house shape. Below him is Cassiopeia, the Queen, an easily recognizable shallow W shape. The first stars of the Great Square of Pegasus are just rising above the northeastern horizon.
Sagittarius is low in the southeast. When you look toward Sagittarius you are looking in the direction of the center of our galaxy. Here the star-clouds of the Milky way are brightest, stretching up the southern sky across to the northeast, through Aquila, Cygnus, and Cassiopeia. Altair, the alpha star in Aquila, the Eagle, is in the east, and bright Vega, the alpha star in Lyra, the Lyre, is above it. They mark the other two corners of the Summer Triangle. Vega is a brilliant blue-white star, which indicates that it is young and very hot, that is the fifth-brightest star in the sky.
Arcturus, the bright orange alpha star in Bootes, the Herdsman, is in the west. Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown, forms a lovely half-circle of stars above the kite shape of Bootes. Antares, the red star marking the heart of Scorpius, the Scorpion, is due south. Like Sagittarius, it lies in front of the center of the Milky Way and has numerous star clusters and nebulas within its boundaries. It is a very interesting constellation to scan with binoculars or a telescope; pay close attention to the area around its tail. Spica, Virgo's bright alpha star, is low in the west. Between Scorpius and Virgo lie the stars of Libra, the Scales. Hercules, a rather nondescript constellation, is straight overhead. Look for the trapezoid shape called the Keystone formed by four of its stars. Along the western edge of the Keystone is M13, the brightest globular cluster (a roughly spherical group of very old stars) visible from the Northern Hemisphere. On clear nights it appears to the naked eye as a faint, slightly fuzzy star.


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Isn't it ****ing hilarious how, outside of 9954 who has been pretty consistent since I started posting here, all of a sudden our government is worthless, can't do anything right, and is a joke? I mean, for some reason I can't possibly put a finger on ( ), right around 2009, all of a sudden our government just completely lost it's ability to be competent. I'm getting pretty tired of the blatant hypocrisy by our far-right posters. I swear, we're a society of sheep...
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Whenever its a government program that ****s up: Obama's fault. Whenever a GOP member ****s up: well, its everyones fault because the government sucks and hey man im just blaming both sides.
When one side is overwhelmingly acting like window licking ******s and you try and blame both sides: you have a partisan agenda. When a school gets shot up and you caution everyone not to talk about gun control out of "respect": you have a partisan agenda. Granted, i wouldnt want to be linked to the oft-rape-discussion party either.
Another related topic that amuses me, many of those same members laughingly mock the lefties on this forum with "hows that Change working for you?!?! lulz!". Yet a minute later they jump into another thread and say "the media has never given a President this much leeway before, EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED!!!!!!". I mean, come on people...
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"Politics is the Art of Looking for Trouble, Finding it Everywhere, Diagnosing it Incorrectly, and Applying the Wrong Remedies".
Actually how many more times do I had to say it didn't just get bad in january 2009, I remember, I was there. I would have to have amnesia. I remember siting in front of my tv, watching Taxidriver in our new house we could barely afford in late 2007. We had one daughter that was less than a year old, and my wife told me she was late. I said you have to be kidding me, you have an IUD, you can't get pregnant.
I soon found out how wrong I was, much like how wrong I am several times on this forum. The economy was TERRIBLE, and I was literally scared ****less. It was more than a year before Obama took office, and we were in a mess.
I do not like Obama, but truth be told, my financial well being has improved under him because my wife ended up finishing her degree and becoming a RN. I feel our biggest problem is that people only hold the other party responsible for problems, I have no party, unless you include the independent, or libertarian party, they are the only ones I feel comfortable with.
My story is close to that. I got laid off back in 2007 from the highest paying job I ever had. I was a construction supervisor in charge of 30 guys. Things were going good then the bottom dropped out. 2 months later my wife got laid off. We were up s***creek without a paddle. My wife still had her part-time job helping deliver babies at a birth center. She worked her way up and is now the office manager running the place. If it wasn't for her we would be in big trouble. I've managed to get more work but the pay isn't what it used to be. In many ways she's become my sugar mama. That's happening all over the country.


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It's delicious. Have made several times. Tonight I added hazelnuts and almonds before roasting...YUMMY!
I already made this twice - once with green and once with white asparagus (I liked green better). It was absolutely delicious, and even my parents liked it - and they are very picky eaters. Both times I served it with garlic bread and home-made basil pesto. For the 30 minutes it took to make from beginning to finish, it's a very tasty, very fast dinner, and will become a regular at my table.
From a Gourmet to those who want it to be complicated...it does not need or have to be. Sometimes, the very best "gourmet" meals are simple, well put together, and a compliment to whatever else is being served. The idea that it is peasant food if it is not time consuming and complicated is ridiculous. This paring of asparagus and feta is a perfect example of putting two delicious foods together to create a sensory explosion; which is what any good "cook" wants to do anyway.
Have made asparagus using this roasting method many times; never before w/Feta -- a very nice variation.
Yum, yummy yum! I made without the feta, as I did not have any. Still delicious!
Gives asparagus a nice kick. I grilled asparagus on grill and used gorgonzola.
This is excellent! With asparagus season just beginning, this is so good with just picked spears. I read reviews and someone said to use infused oil, so I made my own with garlic & thyme as I was using those with the meat I served with. I strained the oil before I tossed with the asparagus. Yummy!
I never would have thought this makes such a good pairing. Tender asparagus and savoury tart cheese. A nice presentation as well.


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i'm looking up information about the PowerVR 3D SGX Engine in order to assist tomasz with his reverse-engineering project, http://code.google.com/p/gles6410.
there is... a great deal of shit and misinformation out there. one of the down-sides of google android is that the number of forums has exploded, with the number of misinformed opinions and the sheer number of AOL-esque "metooings" just completely overwhelming the actually useful contributions - such as tomasz' work.
it took forever to find the GLES6410 project. and no, tomasz' work is NOT restricted to just the S3C6410 - it is very very relevant for absolutely all of the PowerVR SGX Series, due to the architecture of PowerVR. all that the CPU manufacturers do is provide a subtly different "shim" to access the PowerVR's registers and interrupts - that's it. beyond that: once you have a GPL Linux Kernel "shim" driver which makes the access to those registers identical right across all hardware - be it OMAP, Samsung, iMX series from FreeScale or even Intel PPA (Poulsbo, whatever, i don't actually care) from that point on it's pretty much all the same.
i say "all the same" but there do exist subtle bugs in the hardware implementations, and also variations such as the number of parallel engines and various upgrades / versions but effectively yes, it's all the same.
that makes tomasz' work um... incredibly valuable, and i would very much appreciate it if people could spread the word, pitch in and help him out. PowerVR has a hell of a lot of momentum and a very large amount of market share: it's too important to leave it to imgtec to maybe release a Free Software Library in Q3 2011.


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Kerry Kennedy, vice president for business affairs; Frank Segura,
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(Dec. 12, 2006)--Once again, UTSA is among the top 25 Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) programs in the state. Other University of Texas institutions joining UTSA in the top 25 are UT Tyler (35.42 percent), UT Dallas (30.49 percent ), UT El Paso (26.95 percent) and UT Brownsville (26.17 percent).
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UTSA's HUB staff coordinating group meets quarterly to discuss HUB program activities. Staff coordinating group members for 2006-2007 are Pamela Bacon (chair), Tracy Picha, Mary Simon, Terri Vasquez, Charles Lampe, Mansour El-Kikhia, Orestes Hubbard, Cindy Colston, Rodolpho Sandoval, Wanda Guntz, Lacy Hampton and Yolanda Miller.
University staff members and departments that have promoted the HUB program were honored at a Nov. 20 ceremony. UTSA President Ricardo Romo, who provided remarks, congratulated the honorees for being advocates of the program.
The top 5 Texas agencies in HUB utilization for 2006 were Texas A&M International University ($3.3 million, 63.9 percent), Secretary of State ($4.7 million, 41.8 percent), University of North Texas System Administration ($4.4 million, 40.3 percent), Texas Department of Family and Protective Services ($12.7 million, 38.2 percent) and University of Houston-Clear Lake ($3.1 million, 38.1 percent).
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Nice Job its pretty good.Theres is 2 effects i would change and they are not very big changes.
First I would change the arch of the Logo more.The Dolphins looks to long for the Helmet.
The last would be the face...Give it a meaner looking face(although Dolphins arent really mean)with the eyes glowing in orange.
Really don't like the head. Looks like an anime character, and anime is horrible.
Last call for alcohol.
very very nice i would be fine with this
It is not bad to me. It isn' the answer either. Thank you for the effort. If there is another design coming from the FO, I'd hope that it knocks my socks off. This one does not do that.
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Give it back the helmet.
Drop the older sun behind it.
Make the dolphin squattier, kind of like the old logo. It looks like a trout.
It isn't bad though. I like the line work on the dolphin.
Great job!
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It's 50 times cheaper and a lot less maintenance than a real helicopter. You just need to charge the batteries.Co-inventor Ross McAulayTwo Hawke's Bay inventors have turned a $1000 remote-controlled helicopter into an agile weed-killing machine.
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07-03-2013, 01:05 AM #1Member Platy
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50 gallon stocking mbunas
Hey. most of you have probably seen my other topics about stocking my 50 gallon bowfront tank but my dad and uncle that are into african cichlids have made me change my mind about a SA tank and going with african instead.
I have just finished setting up the tank and it looks wonder full i'm so proud of my self.
The tank is setup with just a few rocks but big ones so there is almost no open area at the bottom but a lot a few " higher.
Now i am at the hard part what species to get.
I have decided for the small mbunas that gets to around 4" since the caves are quite small for the larger ones.
How many fishes combined can i have in a tank this size?
I'm going to have 3 species
i have been thinking of Melanochromis auratus , Metriaclima aurora and Pseudotropheus sp. 'acei'
These are easy to get where i live but any tips are welcomed.
the perfect colors would be 2 or more colors per male
i can also go for 6 diffrent colors in the tank.
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is yellow labs cearulus or something like that?
I really don't want males and females to look alike like Golden are (golden are our name for Cearulus)
peakcock is something i thought of but quite rare where i live have to travel several hours just to get any.
Yes, yellow labs are Cearulus. Speaking from experience, you will have your hands full keeping this tank stable. Stay away from Auratus (Melanochromis period for that matter) unless you are ok with just having Auratus and lots of other dead fish. Acei are usually pretty mellow. Auratus you want to up the ration to 1male to 5 females, the other guys you can probably get away with 1 male to 3 females.
Have you done much reading on Mbuna? They are the single most frustrating fish I have ever kept and are not by any means suitable for someone who is not willing to do their homework or take some fish back when they are not a good fit. Also, caves make ALL the difference between a functional, yet semi safe Mbuna battlefield (because honestly, its what they do) and a dead fish every week.
And whoever told you 4" was wrong. Dwarf species maybe...but not the full fledges hellraisers.
Have you by chance considered Tangs or are you set on Malawi?Who is "General Failure" and why is he reading my hard drive?
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i have done reading for abit a year i have been thinking about malawi for that long but it never came to going that route i always keept going the SA route.
I want the small mbunas that reach about 4" the dwarfs ones not the large one.
i have about 30-40 caves but they are small so thats why i want the dwarfs ones they are the only ones small enough to use them when they are adults, also the tank is quite small for the large ones IMO.
I have just named the 3 mbunas i think look cool that are close to me i also like the afra but havn't seen anyone selling any in my area. There are hundreds of mbunas to go though so im asking here for what species are reaching just 4" in lenght, i wasn't saying these are the ones im going to get. If i would i wouldn't ask here for tips on other mbunas would i?
I don't think you have really read anything that i wrote uptop. I have no problem returning fish or doing homework.
Ill do the questions again so you maybe see them.
I want tips on mbunas that reach about 4"
I would love to get all 3 species im going to have with 2 colors per male, BUT i can go for like 6 diffrent colors in the whole tank.
an example:
Metriaclima estherae, males normaly goes blue and females red thats an ok fish for me
Labidochromis caeruleus, males gets yellow and so do female, not an ok fish gets to centered on 1 color.
Do you understand now what i mean?
07-03-2013, 05:53 AM #6Member Platy
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what about ps saulosi males blue femalea yellow. And they stay around 4-5"
There are some dimorphic(different colored gender) species. I will follow that by saying that a 50 gallon bowfront is too small for some, if it is a 36" tank, and realistically you should make it either a single or 2 species tank. Mbuna can be a rewarding experience if you stock right. If not they can be a nightmare. I would warn that you should stay away from Auratus. They are nasty and need at least a 1:7 ratio, lest you start removing dead fish. Here are some ideas.
Psudotropheus Saulosi are a good choice, blue/black striped males, yellow females.
Metriaclima Estherae(Red Zebras), CAN be dimorphic, but you may have a hard time finding blue males. The orange males get paler with baby blue highlights. Regardless, if they are all orange it's a nice contrast in the tank.
Pseudotropheus Elegans(formerly Acei) are monomorphic as well, but get too big(up to 6") for a tank that size.
Iodotropheus Sprengerae(Rusties), also monomorphic, could be a good fit. You need to find a quality strain of these to get the good colors. I've seen way too many in LFS that look nothing like good ones do.
Pseudotropheus Cyaneorhabdos, again monomorphic, only get to about 4" and generally only get a bit boisterous with their own. A two species tank with them and Yellow Labs makes a nice contrast.
Pseudotropheus Demasoni are smaller but mean little buggers. They can also be done with yellow labs. But you need to start with AT LEAST 12 if not more to spread the aggression. In more cases than not, if you don't, you will wind up with one left as the dominant ones will systematically eliminate the others.
If you find a mix you like, you are not limited to what your LFS carries. There are many online places and hobbiests that you can get quality stock from. Mail order is easy and when you buy more and figure in the shipping to the cost per fish, it's not much more(if at all) than buying at a store. If you want suggestions on places to find good quality stock, PM me, I can suggest a few.11 tanks, 5.5g up to 125g(2). Mbuna, Haps, Peacocks, Tangs, wild caught to tank raised!
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I have now intreduced fish i was at probably the biggest cichlid expert in Sweden has had a massive store since -93 and he breeds most of the fish himself and he have been breeding all kinds of cichlids for about 40 years but mostly africans.
I gave a list of about 10 species that grew to about 4" according to the internet and he said that about 4 of the species would work in my tank.
Now it's stocked with 3+3 salosi and 3+3 afra jalo reef.
looks abit empty but they are just about 2.5" big
Good choices IMO based on the tank. Good luck!11 tanks, 5.5g up to 125g(2). Mbuna, Haps, Peacocks, Tangs, wild caught to tank raised!


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'Economic Hit Man' author here, April 11
Posted April 6, 2006; 08:37 p.m.
Best-selling author John Perkins will speak on his provocative
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April 11, in McCosh 10.
For 10 years, Perkins was a chief economist at an international consulting firm, where he worked as an "economic hit man," cheating countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars using tools such as fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex and murder. In his book, he writes that his job was to convince countries to accept enormous loans for infrastructure development, and to ensure that the lucrative projects were contracted to U.S. corporations. Saddled with huge debts, these countries came under the control of the U.S. government, the World Bank and other U.S.-dominated aid agencies that then bullied the foreign governments into submission.
According to Library Journal, "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" is a "riveting look at a world of intrigue" that "reads like a spy novel." The book became a New York Times best seller within a few weeks of its release in 2004.
A question-and-answer session and a book signing will follow the lecture.
The event is sponsored by the Princeton Social Forum, the Princeton College Democrats and the Green Party of New Jersey.


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This summer our Troop went on a great adventure. We backpacked in the Olympic National Park. We.. the whole Troop. We broke up the Troop into three crews, that way we could maintain Wilderness area policies of no more than 12 heartbeats and good leave no trace principles. As we began the process of planning for the adventure we were met with resistance. The first was the issue of our new Scout Patrol. 11 year Scouts, what will they be doing? Backpacking was the answer. 11-year-old boys can not do a 50 mile backpack trip I was told. I believe that they can was my reply.
I searched the age appropriate guide lines, the guide to safe Scouting, and other BSA policies and could not find any thing that would suggest that a new Scout patrol could not complete a 50 mile backpack trip.
So we started training. Three backpacking trips that would increase in length prior to the big trip. We began tearing apart backpacks and looking at detailed packing lists. We looked at getting pack weights down to accommodate the little bodies. Menu planning and setting the course for a "doable" adventure that would accomplish the 50 mile goal and ensure success for every one in the troop.
The plan was to allow the three crews to determine their miles. The older Scouts wanted to move fast and far, the middle group wanted to stay around the 50 mile mark and the new Scout Patrol decided that 50 miles would be enough. I believe in them.
We decided on 7 days on the trail. This would allow us to spread the miles out over more days keeping our daily mileage around the 6 to 8 mile mark. That would put us in camp daily earlier allowing us to provide some program. The New Scout Patrol would focus on the trail to First Class while they were in camp, the middle group would focus their time on leadership development, and the older group was in it for adventure.
The plan was set, we used the Philmont meal plan, and got busy mapping our course. The three training outings went well and prepared us for some of the challenges we would find on the trail. Map reading, adapting to changing plans, and working as a crew.
As we prepared we made major changes to the way we would prepare meals and how we would rotate leadership within the crews. We also found which Scouts worked well together and based on their performance on the practice trips we set the crews. I believed that they could all do it.
Watching the Scouts do the practice trips gave me more and more confidence. I knew that they could all do it.
Fast forward now with me to the end of the trip. 7 days backpacking in the Olympic National Park. The First year Scouts did 51 miles and not one Scout failed to complete the adventure. On the 7th day the Troop met at a large camp ground to spend our last night in the Olympic together. There were nothing but smiles all around. I took time that night to talk with the new Scout patrol. They all shared the same attitude, "Lets do it again"! The middle crew ended the trip at 52.4 miles and saw some of the most beautiful country in the Northwest. It was an epic adventure. The older Scouts ended up backpacking 70 miles and found a great place to base camp where they dropped packs and went on a 20 mile day hike. They placed themselves close to the group site on the 6th day and got a jump early on day 7. They hiked so fast that they had time to jump in the cars and head into the nearest town and take showers. That last night we had an awesome campfire, singing songs and sharing stories of our adventures.
I knew we could do it.
Since we got back I have shared our story with some Scouters. They think that we stepped way out-of-bounds taking first year scouts on this adventure. I disagree.
Before the trip I called out those adults that seem to think that it was ok for us when we were kids to have adventures. Drink from hoses, stay out till the street lights came on etc. I still believe that the reason our kids today "can't" do it is simply because we don't let them. Well We let them and they proved me absolutely right! They can do it. More so though.. they WANT to do it. We need to believe in them.
For the past three weeks I have completed 9 Scoutmaster conferences, mostly with the new Scout patrol. They all remain excited about their accomplishment and can not wait for the opportunity to do it again.
I believe in them. It is that belief that allows me to let them seek and find adventure. It is that belief that gives our Patrol leaders council the ability to plan the next great adventure. It is a visible attitude that sets these young men apart. Sitting on their butt is not an option for them. They want to get out there and explore their world.
I read about troops sharing their summer camp score about this time each year. 20 Scouts, 99 merit badges etc.
Well, here is our Score for this year. 23 Scouts. 23 merit badges. 31 50 miler awards. An adventure that they will talk about for the rest of their lives.
I believe that we offered them this thing we call SCOUTING!
Have a Great Scouting Day!
Note: I hiked with the middle group. These guys impressed me to no end. The leadership that they developed over the course of the trip was great. I believe that they will be outstanding leaders for the future of our troop.


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I have the Flyway G3, train with it and hunt with it. As others have said i attach mine to the strap of my waders using an avery holster and works great.
I've had many, including very nice TTs, but moved to (2) Dogtra 1800's about 10 yrs ago when I had trouble with a pre-G2 TT. The 1800 is very simple - a dial with clicks for 8 levels - one button for momentary - one button for continuous. (Closest TTis probably the 90.) Two dogs run on 4, one on 5, and the dial is rarely changed for a particular dog. This prevents errors. I see all the buttons and switches on the TT models as a source of error and the transmitter seems a little bulky. Some of the Dogtra models seem to have a too-small transmitter. The LCD readout of levels on the Dogtras seems almost useless to me if you're trying to change level "on the fly." (I assume there are still clicks on the TTs.)
The 1800s have been very reliable, but I have replaced the batteries (after 7 or 8 yrs). They can't last forever and the 1800 model has been discontinued, so I am curious if there are people who have used the Dogtra 3500 (or other) AND a TT model. Lots of folks on here like their TT models, a few like their Dogtras and others, but this isn't really a comparison.
Quality-wise Dogtra and TT seem comparable from what I read. I also have heard some problems with plastic guides on receivers breaking and charger troubles on some models... so comparisons of numbers of problems and customer service would be good, but single anecdotes aren't as good as a large sample. Is there such a thing? (Maybe only Collar Clinic would know... and they might not know the manufacturer fixes???) A basic collar that works is better than a fancy one that's at the shop... (and it's better to be rich and healthy than it is to be poor and sick.)
The Dogtra Edge seems to primarily be set up - control wise - to run multiple dogs. (I guess Chris does that with a TT 70.) I'm mainly interested in training one dog at a time.
I'm a Dogtra guy...they've been good to me delivering a quality product at a reasonable price and having EXCELLENT customer service over the past 6 years I've used their stuff.
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HRCH "Tater" MH QAA
Pro 100 G3, love that collar.
I like the bigger TT controller, actually the old style worked better for me. I use a vest with a pocket and velcro strip for the antenna. This is nice because I can quickly get to the controller for a correction. When hunting I already have a whistle and calls around my neck so I don't care to have anything else there. Also when hunting in late season pheasant I usually have gloves on. I have had the TT Pro 500, Upland and Flyway (the last two are basically the same) and I do have a G3 sport which I do like for yard work or taking on walks. This is my vest and they don't make them any longer.
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I am not sure why more companies do not make a pocket for controllers. I have watched ebay for a few years and have bought a couple extras of these vests but now my son has claimed one and my last puppy chewed one up that my son left laying on his crate one day.


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Jeff Beck Discusses Gear, Technique and Hendrix in 1985 Guitar World Interview, Part 2
Do you have any favorite solos from all the records you've made?
No, not really. They usually trigger off a memory that has nothing to do with the playing, some personal thing I went through. It's not until somebody else comes up and reminds me of something I've done that I'll even think about it. I'm just thinking about tomorrow, which is a good sign because they say when you're thinking about yesterday you're too old.
You must feel the pressure of being Jeff Beck, in quotes, with people waiting for you to play can-you-top-this all the time.
Well, yeah, obviously. You've got to brace yourself and be brave and go out there and give the people something you can't just hide away. But like you say, when people are just starting to get into stuff that I did five years ago, like the puns in "Space Boogie" and "Star Cycle" off the last album [There and Back] -- well, there are kids of twenty who've just dialed in to that. It's good, but I wish they would listen a bit closer the first time around, because I can't re-release that. I've got to go on to say something new.
Speaking about a long time, do you get any flack from the record company about how long things take for you to do?
No, I think they've been the most wonderful, enduring company. They have respect for me, so they haven't pushed me about it. Any other record company would've just potted me away, I think [laughs]. They're getting a little bit worried now because the record is so powerful that they want to make sure it's channeled in a very between-the-balls way: they want a sure-fire hit album, I think, and they want to feel part of it, which is good. In the old days I'd just turn up at Epic in New York with the master tapes and they'd say thank you very much and take me out for a meal, and that would be the end of it. But nowadays record companies really want hits on a record more than they ever did; they want to hear five or six hits on an album.
That's the Michael Jackson syndrome.
Yeah, he set the standard for everybody else, I think.
Thirty-five million records is kind of an impossible standard.
But I'm glad he did that, because Epic got off my back a bit when that money started rolling in [laughs]. But they've really been good.
If you had a dream project that you could suddenly do, what would it be?
I've often toyed with the idea of doing a rock thing with a full orchestra. I listen to classical music all the time, and I often wish that I was playing somewhere in the beautiful, wide sound that a full orchestra gets. I don't think anybody's really done that yet. You'd put the guitar where, say, an opera singer would be, so that there'd be vast spaces where the guitar would solo, and then would come these huge attacks -- very exciting and dramatic stuff, that's what I have in mind. I've laid some groundwork for that kind of thing, actually, made some inquiries with composers, but they're really not talking the same language half the time. I'd have to write the music for it to work, and somehow I just don't seem to get round to doing that [laughs].
Are there any composers in particular that you listen to?
Not really. I don't try to lift ideas or inspiration from it that way. It might just be one piece that hits me on the radio: melodically, you can pick up a hell of a lot from that, probably more so than if you were listening to a rock station. Of course, that's just me, but it might be worth somebody out there listening to those things; too many people snap them off immediately because they're not rock and roll. But it's beautiful stuff being played by amazing musicians, and even though you may not copy something directly, you may be more inspired to think of your own original style. A lot of players don't do that these days; they just copy one another.
JIM McCARTY on Beck the Unpredictable:
Jim McCarty played drums in the Yardbirds, as well as adding background vocals and co-writing the tunes. He's known Beck for twenty years, and after a sixteen-year hiatus, worked with him again on the Box of Frogs LP.
Working with Jeff in the Yardbirds was up and down a lot of the time, because we really expected quite a bit from him-after all, he had to follow in the footsteps of Eric Clapton. He wasn't really used to that pressure; suddenly he was in the big time, because when he joined the group we became #1 with "For Your Love." So I think he used to panic quite a bit, but he soon got into the swing of things.
The great thing about Jeff was, because we leaned on him so much -- we relied on him to fill up the sound -- he developed a lot of his futuristic ideas, things that people called gimmicks at the time. We'd been used to playing with Clapton, who was playing much straighter r&b solos, and then Jeff was something much wider -- he was interested in people like Les Paul, and all these footpedals and fuzztones and feedback, something we haven't had before which was very exciting.


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International bazaar will feature crafts and performances
Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010, 1-4 p.m. · Chancellor Green Rotunda
Posted November 30, 2010; 11:25 a.m.
"Emerge! A Global Bazaar," which celebrates international development initiatives, traditional crafts, cultural performances and the culinary arts, will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, in the Chancellor Green Rotunda. The event is organized by the student group Emerge, and co-sponsored by the University's Davis International Center and the Princeton African Development Initiative.


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The diSiac Dance Co. will perform a variety of original routines in "Elements," the student troupe's annual fall semester show.
At left: DiSiac members rehearse one of the group's larger numbers for its Dec. 8-9 performance at the Berlind Theatre.
From ballet to hip-hop to modern dance, "Elements" will feature an array of dance styles.
Photos: John Jameson
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DiSiac performance features 'Elements' of dance
Posted December 8, 2005; 01:26 p.m.
The diSiac Dance Co.
will perform its annual fall semester show, "Elements," at 8 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 8, and at 7 and 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, at the Berlind
The show will feature students performing in each of the many dance elements that are part of diSiac's repertoire, including hip-hop, ballet and modern. A video trailer of "Elements" is available online.
The troupe, which now includes some two dozen dancers, was founded in 1998 by a small group of students from a variety of backgrounds who originally called themselves International Heat of Princeton. DiSiac performed its first show on campus in 1999.


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Eleventh annual Couper Lecture to discuss social injustice
Michelle Fine, a professor in the Social Personality Psychology program at the Graduate School University Center of the City University of New York, will present the eleventh annual Couper Lecture at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, in Rooms E-F of the Public Service Programs Center on the Binghamton University campus.
Fine, a specialist in community development, with an emphasis on urban youth and young adults, will speak on "Revealing the Opportunity Gap: The Reproduction of Privilege...and Moments of Radical Possibility." The lecture is free and open to the public.
Fine's research revolves around issues of social injustice, specifically as it relates to the contexts in which injustice is most pronounced and the ideological conditions in which unjust arrangements appear fair or deserved. She is the author of a number of books including Charting Urban School Reform: Reflections on Public High Schools in the Midst of Change; Beyond Silenced Voices: Class, Race and Gender in American Schools, and Disruptive Voices: The Transgressive Possibilities of Feminist Research.
Fine has been called upon to provide courtroom expert testimony for a number of cases and she received the Janet Helms Distinguished Scholar Award in 1994 and a Spencer Foundation National Mentoring Award in 1998.
The Couper Lecture is funded by the Couper Endowment for Educational Excellence, created in honor of local businessman Edgar W. Couper, a pioneer in New York public higher education and a member of the New York State Board of Regents from 1951-1968.
For more information, contact Binghamton University's School of Education and Human Development at 607-777-2727 or 607-777-6723.


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By Joe Rutherford/NEMS Daily Journal
Few Americans who enjoy learning more about our nation's founders and framers will pass the chance to read Jon Meacham's exceptional new biogaphy, "Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power."
In the book, released last month by Random House, Meacham further confirms his gift of flowing enormous amonts of scholarship and research into a compelling story, this time about the forces, energies, situations, fears, passions, obsessions and loves that shaped Jefferson as he became an immortal figure and influence in the American experiment.
Meacham won the Pulitzer Price for his earlier "American Lion," his engrossing biography of Andrew Jackson, a warrior and populist dynamo whose fierce partisanship included utter devotion to the Union, the cause that many of his age peers and friends disparaged and abandoned in the lead-up to the Civil War.
Meacham writes of Jefferson as the complete American, the fully human man of great ideas and ideals who, while falling short of some of the ideals he espoused, remained engaged in the idea the still-young nation he was elected to lead would become preeminent in ways unimagined before the age of Enlightenment, whose ideas he embraced.
Meacham's grasp of Jefferson's character and vision is alive with the opportunity of a new nation annd the dreams of that unique generation of leaders who had their minds and hearts focused on what they had begun.
"The man who saw America's story in terms of the march of 'human events' was aware of the scale of the expriment in which he was participating," Meacham writes of Jefferson in the early 1780s. "In the first week of December 1783, Jefferson made inquiries about purchasing a mechanical copying device through Samuel House, a brother of Eliza House Trist and a Philadelphia merchant. He wanted to make sure that his role was part of the saga of the age when the time came for the telling of tales and the weaving of history. Jefferson had been thinking in such terms since he began sending out his original version of the Declaration of Independence. Now he was taking steps to preserve the daily, even hourly, record of a life lived on the largest possible stage."
Jefferson, of course, was not universally loved or admired in his own era, and Meacham's unfolding of his life through the details of scholarship provides a balance for understanding why he was both immensely successful politically and so thoroughly despised by some with opposite views of everything from public policy to personal piety.
Jefferson was a cosmopolitan and broadly sensual man, imbued with confidence by a strong father and mother with high expectations, a man enlarged emotionally and intellectually by the challenges of early and frequent loss of people whom he loved, and a figure supremely confident in the power of a better idea.
Reviewers across the nation have found common ground for praise of Meacham's method in showing all of us much more of Thomas Jefferson:
• "Accomplishes something more impressive than dissecting Jefferson's political skills by explaining his greatness, a different task from chronicling a life, though he does that too – and handsomely. Even though I know quite a lot about Jefferson, I was repeatedly surprised by the fresh information Meacham brings to his work. Surely there is not a significant detail out there, in any pertinent archive, that he has missed." –Joyce Appleby, Washington Post
• "[Meacham] argues persuasively that for Jefferson the ideal of liberty was not incompatible with a strong federal government, and also that Jefferson's service in the Congress in 1776 left him thoroughly versed in the ways and means of politics … Meacham wisely has chosen to look at Jefferson through a political lens, assessing how he balanced his ideals with pragmatism while also bending others to his will. And just as he scolded (Andrew) Jackson, another slaveholder and champion of individual liberty, for being a hypocrite, so Meacham gives a tough-minded account of Jefferson's slippery recalibrations on race … Where other historians have found hypocrisy in Jefferson's use of executive power to complete the Louisiana Purchase, Meacham is nuanced and persuasive.." –Jill Abramson, The New York Times Book Review
• "Impeccably researched and footnoted … a model of clarity and explanation." –Bloomberg
The notes and bibliography, one of Meachamm's greatest gifts to readers, runs more than 200 pages and are a treasure of further knowledge and insight in this extraordinary single volume.


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I had an interesting discussion recently about the "Knots" I wear on my uniform.
First of all, lets clarify that yes I wear the knots that I have been awarded, presented or otherwise received. Some do not agree on the wearing of knots, and that is what this post is all about…
"My Son" she said.. yes YOUR son is the reason I wear the knots. I wear the Scoutmaster Key knot because I provided Junior Leader training for your son, which he attended and did well and now we get to see his leadership unfolding in the Troop. I wear it because I have been to training to make me a better Scoutmaster for your son, I wear it because I continue to attend round table meetings to get new ideas to pass on to your son and his buddies in the Troop.
I wear the Scoutmaster Award of Merit, because your son and his peers along with the Troop committee felt I was deserving.
I wear the District Award of Merit because your son and his brothers in the District enjoyed Camporee and Webelos Woods and other District activities that I gave my time for to ensure that he did have a great Scouting experience.
Remember when your son was a Cub Scout and I was his Cubmaster and Den leader? Yes, those knots were given to me for dedicating time and energy into that program so your son would find a path to Boy Scouts… Oh and the real neat colored one, the William D. Boyce Award. I proudly wear it for starting up the unit.
Oh and I wear my Arrow of Light proudly too. I never earned my Eagle Award, but you know, your son and I have something in common, we both wear the AOL.. and he knows that it means the world to me.
Yes, it's all about your son. I wear the knots, show up for campouts, teach about leadership and character, sing silly songs, and sit quietly on a starry nights, all for your son.
Other Scouters don't feel the need to wear the knots, I like them because every time I put my shirt on and look in the mirror I see the value of the program for your son. I wear my wood Badge beads as a reminder to never stop working my ticket, which by the way had to do with your son…
Moms and Dads… it's for your son that we volunteer in the greatest organization on Earth. And wearing a small knot on my uniform reminds me… and you, of why we do it.
Have a Great Scouting Day!


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Twenty-seven years later, we're still losing our shit over Len Bias.
A controversial request for state money to erect a statue of former basketball star Leonard "Len" Bias at Northwestern High School in Hyattsville will be withdrawn due to concerns about the message the honor would send to students.
Mount Rainier Mayor Malinda Miles said she was opposed to the statue because she thought it would send the wrong message and felt there were greater needs to be addressed at the school with the bond money.
"To have died of an overdose of drugs, regardless of the reason or circumstances, is not something I would want my grandchildren to model," Miles said.
That's from last week's Washington Post, though the quote at the end seems to have beamed in from the year 1986. There are lots of good reasons for not wanting to spend $50,000 of public money on statuary. That a statue of Len Bias in his athletic prime might encourage high school kids to stuff the northern coast of Colombia up their nose is not one of them.
But then, it's always 1986 again whenever we start talking about Len Bias. You know the story by now. He died of heart failure brought on by a cocaine overdose two days after getting drafted out of Maryland by the Boston Celtics, whereupon the country went and got hugely stupid in his name, and stupid have we remained ever since. The ur-text here is Dan Baum's terrific Smoke and Mirrors (Michael Weinreb's great ESPN feature from a few years back is required reading, too).
Immediately upon returning from the July 4 recess, Tip O'Neill called an emergency meeting of the crime-relate committee chairmen. Write me some goddamn legislation, he thundered. All anybody up in Boston is talking about is Len Bias. The papers are screaming for blood. We need to get out front on this now. This week. Today. The Republicans beat us to it in 1984 and I don't want that to happen again. I want dramatic new initiatives for dealing with crack and other drugs. If we can do this fast enough, he said to the Democratic leadership arrayed around him, we can take the issue away from the White House.
"In life," Baum writes, "Len Bias was a terrific basketball player. In death, he would become the Archduke Ferdinand of the Total War on Drugs."
Bias's death loosed all kinds of terrible ideas on the nation, foremost among them our famously destructive mandatory-minimum sentencing regime, which was enshrined into law in October 1986. It began the process of militarizing the sports world according to the hysterical exigencies of an unwinnable drug war, a process that accelerated when Ben Johnson tested positive for stanozolol at the 1988 summer Olympics in Seoul and turned performance-enhancing drugs into the war's newest rhetorical front.
Len Bias's legacy is all around us even still. It's the cup you have to pee in before starting a new job. It's the demographic nightmare of crack sentencing. It's the monthly freakout over recreational drug use among athletes. It's Barry Bonds on the federal docket, being prosecuted by morons. It's the ongoing attenuation of our Fourth Amendment rights, helped along by the work of sports league- and media-enabled drug warriors like Jeff Novitzky.


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Genghis Khan, History's Greenest Conqueror 279
New research suggests that in addition to being one of history's cruelest conquerors, Genghis Khan may have been the greenest. It is estimated that the Mongol leader's invasions unintentionally scrubbed almost 700 million tons of carbon from the atmosphere. From the article: "Over the course of the century and a half run of the Mongol Empire, about 22 percent of the world's total land area had been conquered and an estimated 40 million people were slaughtered by the horse-driven, bow-wielding hordes. Depopulation over such a large swathe of land meant that countless numbers of cultivated fields eventually returned to forests. In other words, one effect of Genghis Khan's unrelenting invasion was widespread reforestation, and the re-growth of those forests meant that more carbon could be absorbed from the atmosphere." I guess everyone has their good points.


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Up at 3:30 and back to Monday spot arriving at 5:15. Gobbler started at 5:30 but he was across the swamp this time way off and no way to cross without getting back in the car and driving. Called for a while to see if any other birds were close by. Moved to back side of swamp and a vehicle was already there. Moved to another gate and walked a mile calling. Back at the car 8:30 and headed to money spot for late morning sit. Set up at 9:15 and called lightly till 11:00 and then headed back to car clucking the box all the way back. Nothing talking since sunrise. Meet an old timer at honey hole and chatted for a while as he heard nothing all morning too. With the way its greening up I'll be done in another week. No sign at money spot this year and the old timer agreed. So far rate the season tough going. Heard 1 shot all morning, back at it tomorrow.
Roughrider out